To the Comissioners of the Peace for the
County of Middlesex , now at Hixes Hall

The Humble address of Thomas Perren< no role >
Master of St. Sepulchres Work-House Middlesex

Hond: Gentleman these are to inform you that ye
afore sd. Perren has planed a piece of Machinery
for Beating Hemp in Bridwell , long before
he Saw your advertisement; and on Seeing ye
was what promped him to Make his addresses
to you in this form, if you will advance Twelve
Guineas, he will under take to Build you a
Machine Much after ye form of at Grinding
Stone, yt Shall have Namers fixed in Swif [..] els
and two or four Men to Turn it, one Sett on
and Ye other off, in their Turns, Six or Eight
Namers fixed on Ye rim will all give a Nock
every Time ye Wheel gos round with great
Vilosity on ye hemp punny on ye Block and
as soon as ye Nock is given will fall back on
ye nin of ye Wheel till it comes to ye very Same
place again, and all ye Namers in their Turns
will Do ye Same, ye Hemp on ye Block to be Tumd [..]
and Managed by ye weakest hands, this would
be an expeditious Method of preparing Hemp