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To the Right Honble Sr
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John Fryer
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and to the rest of his Maties
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Justices of the peace
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at their Genl
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Quarter Sessions of the peace Assembled.
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The humble Petition of
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Thomas Cowslade
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. & Company
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That on the Twentieth days of November last 341 Quarter & an
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half of Malt belonging to yr petitioners was put in a Barge or Vessell
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upon the
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, which by reason of
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a Suddein & Violent Templestons Storm of Wind and rain that then
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arose, the Said Quantity of Malt was unfortunately Castaway by
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the Sinking of ye sd Barge or Vessell, for which Your Petrs
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had pa
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Kings Duty
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That Your Petitioners have with their Utmost diligence
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endeavoured to Save as much as possibly they win out of the
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Water And have taken thence
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29
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256 Quarters & Seven bushells
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which is greatly damaged and the remaining 84 quarter & 5
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bushells enterely Lost, by which Your Petitioners are great
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sufferers
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That Your Petitioners have given Notice to ye Comrs of his
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Maties of Excize and have had a View of ye sd Malt with
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An officer appointed by them who now attends to Satisfie
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the Court in the premisses
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Your Petitionr. therefore most humbly pray Your Honr
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& Worps will be pleased to Order that they may be Allowed
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the whole Duty of ye 84 27 & 4 bushelly and also Such
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a proportinable Allowance for ye Damage Lustamed
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on ye 256 Qrs & 7 bushells as yr Honr & Worps Shall
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Adjudge reasonable And Grant them a Certificate for
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that purpose to ye Collectors of ye sd Duty.
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And they Shall ever pray Etc
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