burn so violent, that in the Space of less than an hour it burnt down & totally consumd the said
Sugar house with all Materialls Sugars Molossas & other Goods therein to the Value of Two Thousand Pounds
and upwards. By means whereof Yor. Peticonr. & their Families are totally ruined and must be
exposed to want if not Speedily relieved by Charitable & welldisposed Persons, All wch: your. Peticonr.
are ready to make Appear into this Honoble Court by their own Oaths, & the Oaths of John Cole< no role >
Carpenter & Thomas Austin< no role > Bricklayer able & sufficient Workmen.

Yor. Peticonr. therefore humbly Pray Yor. Worpps will be pleased to Recomend & Certifie
yr. Peticonr. sd. great Loss & deplerable Condicon to his Grace [..] BPP of [..]
and the Lord Bpp of London that so yor Petr. may obtain their Lopps. Lettrs. of Recomendacon
an Request, for the Charitable Contribucon & Benevolence of all weledisposed Persons in such
maner as their. Lopps. shall think his towards Yor. Peticonrs. Support & Relief in this their distress
they not being able to Sustain the Charge of Suing out his Maties Lettrs. Pattents herein.

We his Maties Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlx in or
near unto the sd. Parish of St. Mary White Chappll . and also the Rector
Churchwardens & other Officr. & antient Inhabitants of the Sd. Parish Doe
Certifie that We know the Peticonr. to be howe st credible Psons & that
they have Sustained a very great Loss wch. We believe may amount to
the Sume of Two Thousand Pounds or upwards & have thereby Lost, their
while Substance & are reduced to great necess [..] we do Recomend them
as his Objects of Ph worps Consideracon & Compatsion.

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And yor. Peticonr as in Duty bound shall ever pray Etc.

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