To the Honble: & Worshipfull his Majesties Justices
of the Peace for the County of Middssx: in their
General Sessions Assembled

The humble Peticon of Mr Josias Nicholson< no role >
& Copartners Common Brewers in the Parish of St
Allhallows the Great Thames Street London

Sheweth,

That by an Act of Parliament made in the Twelfth Year of the
Reign of our late most Gracious Sovereign Lady Queen Ann Intit'led An Act for
Granting to her Majesty Dutys Upon Malt, Mum, Cyder & Perry, for the Service
of the Year 1713, Etc a.

It is amongst other things Enacted, That From & After the Three & Twentieth day
of June 1713 And after the Duty by the said Act Imposed on Malt is paid or Socur'd
to be paid by the Malster If any Quantity of Malt shall Unfortunately happen to be
Destroyed by Fire by the Burning of the Malt House Granary or other Place where
the Same shall be made or kept It shall & may be Lawfull for the Proprietor
or Proprietors of such Malt so Perishing to make Proofe thereof by Two Credible
Witnesses on Oath & of his her or their having Paid or given Security to pay
the said Duty before the Justices of the Peace of the County Riding or Division where
such Accident shall happen at the next General Quarters Sessions to be held for such
County Riding or Division (who are thereby Impowerd to Give Certificates under their
Hands & Seals of such Loss) Upon producing of which Certificate to the Officer Appointed
to Collect the said Duty he shall be Obliged to Repay or Allow to the said Proprietor
or Proprietors so much of the said Duty as shall have been by him or them paid for
the Quantity of Malt prov'd to have sd Perish'd or been Destroy'd as Aforesaid

651 2rs is. 5408 Bush [..]
386 2rs. is. 3088 Bush
at 6d P Bushell
amounts to as
below

And further Sheweth That a Fire happening in East Smithfield in the
Parish of St. Buttolph Aldgate on the Twenty First of March last about Two in
the Morning Yor. Petitioners having a Ware house or Granary there for keeping
Malt the sd. Granary was Burnt & the Malt therein contain'd was either Destroyed
or Damaged Amounting to 651 Quarters Destroyd and 386 Quarters Damag'd
The whole 1037 Quarters at £28 P Quarter Amounts to £1451:16:0 Note the duty of
of the aforesaid malt is included in the price amounting to £207 [..] 8s-0d

That Yor. Petitioners being the Proprietors of the said Malt so
Destroyed humbly Conceives that they are Reliveable by the Pact of Parliamt.
and Ought to be Repaid or Allow'd the Duty paid for the Same but cannot Intitle
themselves thereto unless this Court will be pleas'd to Grant a Certificate as the said
Act Directs

That Yor. Peticoners are Ready to make such Proofe of their
Loss as by the said Act is Required

The Duty of the Destroy'd £130.4.o:
The Duty of the Damaged 77.4.0
207:8:0

And therefore humbly Prays that a Certificate
therefore may be given to them According to Yr Direction
of the said Act.

And Yor. Peticoners shall ever Pray Etc a