To the Worshipful the Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex

The Petition of Robt. Mc Intosh< no role >

Most Humbly Sheweth

That your Petitioner having contracted to perform all the Slating on
the New Prison at Cold Bath fields with best Westmoreland Hates the
Eaves to be three feet long; your Petitioner begs have to observe about
the time that half the Slating was finished the Westmoreland Slates
rose from Three pounds to Three and a half Guineas Per Ten
which obliged your Petitioner to inform Mr Rogers Surveyor that
a Cargo of Slates had arrived in the River but they had advanced the
price as above on which Account it would hurt him very much to
proceed with his Contract without an addition to the former price
when Mr Rogers desired him to go on with his Contract and Petition
the Magistrates on his Case as he had no doubt but they would make
an allowancethe first board that sat your Petitioner presented a
Petition praying your worships for an allowance of five Shillings Mr
Square when: Mr Holland desired he might go on with his Work and
they would consider of itwhen his Contract was finished
he presented a Petition praying for the addition as abovebut his Petition
was rejected on the Ground that the Slates ought to have been put in
before the riseHe humbly begs leave to inform your Worships that it
was not him but a Slater of the Name of Sandback who originally engaged
for the Contract but Mr Rogers on enquiry not finding Mr Sandback or
getting a Character of him till after your Petitioners Contract was
entered into sent to him to know of he was willing to Contract for the
above Work which he did at One Shilling per Square under the price
that Sandback was to have and at the time your Petitioner engaged
in the Contract the Lodges was then Boarded and ready for Slating and
that part of the Building was almost up which obliged your

Petitioner