this short petition:-


To the Honourable the President and Commissioners of His Majesty's
Court of Inquiries. The humble petition of A. B., of the Parish of
--- in the Haberdasher.

Showeth

That your petitioner being unable to carry on his business, by
reason of great losses and decay of trade, and being ready and
willing to make a full and entire discovery of his whole estate, and
to deliver up the same to your honours upon oath, as the law directs
for the satisfaction of his creditors, and having to that purpose
entered his name into the books of your office on the --- of this
instant.

Your petitioner humbly prays the protection of this Honourable
Court.

And shall ever pray, &c.


The secretary is to lay this petition before the commissioners, who
shall sign it of course; and the petitioner shall have an officer
sent home with him immediately, who shall take possession of his
house and goods, and an exact inventory of everything therein shall
be taken at his entrance by other officers also, appointed by the
court; according to which inventory the first officer and the
bankrupt also shall be accountable.