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A report on the petition of Nathan Simpson and five other Jewish merchants to be made denizens of Great Britain, dated 16 May 1712.

(Catalogue reference: SP 34/37 folio 129)

1. May it please y[ou]r Most Excell[en]t Ma[jes]ty
2. In humble Obedience to y[ou]r Ma[jes]tys Com[m]ands signifyd
3. to me by Mr Secretary St John I have Considered
4. of the annexd Pet[itio]n of Nathan Simpson & Samuel
5. Levy of London Merchants in behalf of y[e]mselves and
6. Moses Levy Moses Michalls Moses Hart & Mordira
7. Nathan, now living in New York in America, Mer-
8. chants, Setting forth That the Pet[itione]rs are of the Jewish
9. Religion Merchants residing within y[ou]r Majestys
10. Dominions & finding themselves lye under many
11. difficultys in their Trades for want of being Free
12. Denizens to y[ou]r Ma[jes]ty praying therefore that they
13. may Partake of your Ma[jes]tys Royal Favour to be
14. made Denizens of Great Britain & esteemd as
15. Such within y[ou]r Maj[es]tys Dominions in such manner
16. as y[ou]r Royal Ma[jes]ty think fitt And I doe most
17. humbly Certify y[ou]r Ma[jes]ty That the Pet[itione]rs Sam[ue]
18. Levy & Nathan Simpson by their Affidavit annexd
19. have Sworn the Contents of their s[aid] Pet[itio]n to be true
20. And I have no Objection against y[ou]r Ma[jes]tys making
21. the Pet[itione]rs Denizens If their being Jewes be not an
22. Objection, but am humbly of Opinion y[ou]r Maj[es]ty
23. may Lawfully make then Denizens if y[ou]r Ma[jes]ty
24. Shall be graciously pleasd so to doe.
25. All w[hi]ch is most humbly Submitted
26. to y[ou]r Ma[jes]tys great Wisdom
27. Edw[ard] Northey
28. May 16th 1712