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Image 12 of 9431st May 1720


As to Mr. Mayes loss


of wormwood street near Bishopsgate saith fire

Jur

Geo: Fenton< no role > happened 21 Marcij 1719 in Burn street
wth burnt granary
saith Malt was sent to Deptford & there 14
that it wasdays & brot. to Qn: hith 14 Apr
that 5462 bushells to neare laid in by Mr Mayo
3836 bushells to tally destroyed by fire
Saml. Mayo< no role > 1626 bushells damaged & not fit for use

Jur


Isaac Tillard< no role > Esqr . saith they preeded as fast they could to
remove rubbish, & that it was a moth. before and
rubbish was cleared

Jur


Danl. Dickering< no role > saith he was employed by Mr Mayo to
gott at mast & that it was Friday after fire before
he could gett to matt & sat took out that it was damaged & the
it was 9 days before it came to Qn: hith
saith that 112 qnrs. & ½ 20 qnrs. laid in & no qnrs & 239 qrs ½
were laid in,

112 ½
20
110
439 ½
482
205
687

[..] Wm. Nicholls< no role > as to same articleof Fenwth. Fenton on his
affirmacon saith that abt. 203 qnrs. of the Malt was damaged & not
fit for use, but did not measure it,

Jur Jo: Habersain< no role > saith yr 205 qrs. were laid in
5496 bushells

It apprs. fire began 21 mar 1719 that qrs. loss
began 25 April for contain of all six [..] & was adj to 31. may
& none of the susforons appeared before or
peticoners the Cort, for this reason nee cort
granted




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