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To the Honble: & Worshipfull his Majesties Justices
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of the Peace for the County of Middssx: in their
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General Sessions Assembled
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The humble Peticon of Mr
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Josias Nicholson
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& Copartners Common
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Brewers
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in the Parish of
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St
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Allhallows the Great
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Thames Street
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Sheweth,
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That by an Act of Parliament made in the Twelfth Year of the
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Reign of our late most Gracious Sovereign Lady Queen Ann Intit'led An Act for
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Granting to her Majesty Dutys Upon Malt, Mum, Cyder & Perry, for the Service
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of the Year 1713, Etc a.
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It is amongst other things Enacted, That From & After the
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Three & Twentieth day
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of June 1713
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And after the Duty by the said Act Imposed on Malt is paid or Socur'd
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to be paid by the Malster If any Quantity of Malt shall Unfortunately happen to be
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Destroyed by Fire by the Burning of the Malt House Granary or other Place where
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the Same shall be made or kept It shall & may be Lawfull for the Proprietor
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or Proprietors of such Malt so Perishing to make Proofe thereof by Two Credible
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Witnesses on Oath & of his her or their having Paid or given Security to pay
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the said Duty before the Justices of the Peace of the County Riding or Division where
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such Accident shall happen at the next General Quarters Sessions to be held for such
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County Riding or Division (who are thereby Impowerd to Give Certificates under their
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Hands & Seals of such Loss) Upon producing of which Certificate to the Officer Appointed
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to Collect the said Duty he shall be Obliged to Repay or Allow to the said Proprietor
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or Proprietors so much of the said Duty as shall have been by him or them paid for
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the Quantity of Malt prov'd to have sd Perish'd or been Destroy'd as Aforesaid
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651 2rs is. 5408 Bush
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386 2rs. is. 3088 Bush
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at 6d P Bushell
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amounts to as
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below
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And further Sheweth That a Fire happening in
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East Smithfield
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in the
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Parish of St. Buttolph Aldgate
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on the
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Twenty First of March
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last about Two in
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the Morning Yor. Petitioners having a Ware house or Granary there for keeping
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Malt the sd. Granary was Burnt & the Malt therein contain'd was either Destroyed
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or Damaged Amounting to 651 Quarters Destroyd and 386 Quarters Damag'd
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The whole 1037 Quarters at £28 P Quarter Amounts to £1451:16:0 Note the duty of
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of the aforesaid malt is included in the price amounting to £207
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8s-0d
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That Yor. Petitioners being the Proprietors of the said Malt so
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Destroyed humbly Conceives that they are Reliveable by the Pact of Parliamt.
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and Ought to be Repaid or Allow'd the Duty paid for the Same but cannot Intitle
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themselves thereto unless this Court will be pleas'd to Grant a Certificate as the said
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Act Directs
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That Yor. Peticoners are Ready to make such Proofe of their
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Loss as by the said Act is Required
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The Duty of the Destroy'd £130.4.o:
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The Duty of the Damaged 77.4.0
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207:8:0
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And therefore humbly Prays that a Certificate
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therefore may be given to them According to Yr Direction
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of the said Act.
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And Yor. Peticoners shall ever Pray Etc a
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