To the Right worship full The Justices of
the Peace for the County of Midlesex in
Quarter Sessions assembled

The Humble Peticon of Sampson St. Hill< no role > an Officer his
Majesties Customes in the Port of London

Sheweth

That your Peticoner being an Officer of his Majties: Customs by Vertue of
an Act of Parliament made in the first Year of his now Majties: Reigne
Intituted An act to Prvent the Mischeifs by Manufacturing Leaves or
other things to Resemble Tobacco and the Abuses in Makeing and mixing of
Sunff did on the Sixth day of December 1725 find and seize in the Custody of
Samuel Wilson< no role > as his house in Poplar in the County of Middx and within the
Limitts of the Port of London Ten baggs Containing nine hundred and twelve
pounds weight of Coloured dryed Leaves (not being Tobacco leaves or Plants)
Cut into the same or Imitation of the Usuall sizes or Cutts to which Tobacco is
Cutt into for sale All which said your Peticoner brought to his Majties
Warchense for the Port of London being the next Custome house Werehense
pursuant to the direction of the said Act

The Peticoner further Shews That it is Directed by the said
Act of Parliament that the Cause of such seizure shall be heard and Determined
by the Justices of the Peace at the first Quarter Session or (at farthers) at the
second Quarter Sessions after such seizure made And that all such leaves Herbs
Plants Materialls Mixture Engines Mensills and Tools (after Condemnation
or recovery by Judgement of such Sessions) shall be openly burnt or destroyed
by Order of the same at his Majties: Charge

The Peticoner therefore most humbly prays on this
Majties behalfe That your Worshipps would be pleased to hear and Determine
the Cause of the aftersaid serzure in such Manner as your Worshipps shall
think fill and it upon hearing your Worshipps find Came to Condemn the
after said Herbs he humbly prays That your Worshipps would be pleased to
Order the same to be openly burnt or destroyed prsunnt to the Direction
of the aforesaid Act of Parliament

And your Peticoner shall
ever Pray

Samps St Hill< no role >