# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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as your pet^rs were carrying of their Goods to sa[obscured]
the same as afores^d— they were seized upon by
W^m Christian who took up as a Seizure your pet[obscured]
s^d Goods being thirty-six Bags of flour— and [obscured]
well known that your pet^rs had no design of defrau[obscured]
the Lord of his Right in this respect for, for want
an Entry here they lose their Debentor in Engla[obscured]
which is far more valuable.

Your pet^rs therefore most humbly pray y[obscured]
Worse to take the Matter to your most jus[t?]
Consideration, and upon Examination of [obscured]
Cause (as your pet^rs Endeavours were for the[obscured]
of the poor and needy,— and as they had no des[ign?]
of fraud or injustice as afores^d) that your [obscured]
will be graciously pleased to order that the
flour may be restored and Delivered to th[obscured]
your pet^rs according to Each ones proportion
afores^d respectively, they paying all Current [obscured]
Duties,— and they as in Duty bound shall p[obscured]

Ordered that this petition come on to be heard upon friday the [obscured]
Inst^o Whereof All proper parties & persons are to have due [obscured]
Given at Castle Rushen this 10 July 1764
Dan Myl[ea?]

I Do hereby Certify that I duly Intimated the above order to William Christian, William
Thomas Candy & William McWhinnee & charg'd them by vertue of the fors^d Governor[s?]
appear at Castle Rushen on friday the 13^th Inst) at ten oClock forenoon. Followers[?]
of the above Petitoners Ramzey 11^th July 1764 Yea[r?]— Geo. Mistr[?]
Dep Searcher[?]

At Castle Rushen July 13. 1764

I Do appoint & order that the Comp^tr do take the Depositions of Witnesses no[obscured]
to the Matter of his pet^n upon [above line: such day as his Comp^tr shall appoint and]
~~Tuesday next the 17^th Inst of July~~ when [obscured]
parties are to attend without further Notice the pet^rs Att^y & the Att^y G[obscured]
the part of the Seizing officer having consented hereto ~~and~~ ~~it~~ ~~bein[g?]~~[obscured]
it being represented by the Pet^rs that their flour is in a perishing Condi[tion?]
& praying that they may have the same upon giving Bond for the amo[unt?]
and value thereof— Therefore it is further ordered that in the mea[n?]