For the King and Queenagt: Richard Landman< no role > & alDepth:

London ss
To prove this Call Mr: Wm: Collins< no role >
Mr: Wm: Plumer< no role > & Mr: An: Stick

That the Defth: didi on the 28th: of July last with force and Arms at Stocks Market in the parish of St: Mary
Woolnoth in the Ward of Langbourn make an Assaultandon Wm: Collins< no role > Constable and Tho: Abrehall< no role > assistant
and did then and there beat wound and Evill Entreat the sd. Collins & Abrehall [..] : So that they almost despaired of them [..] give. And
did raise a great Raut in the Street and did offer other Enormities Agt: their Maties Peace Etc

To
To prove this Call

The like Indictmt: agt: Thomas Lussh< no role > for standing and plying with an unlicene'dhisCoach and horsein the pron the 27: Aug:1693last
in the parish of St. Buttolph, Aldgate in the ward of portsoken & for his then & there assaulting and Beating of Williams
Collins< no role > [..] Tho: Abrehall< no role > & Anthony Stirke< no role >

Call Wm: Collins Robert Clark< no role >
& Antho: Stirke< no role >

An Indictmt: agt: Daniel Edwards< no role > for Standing & plying with an unlicenced Coach & horses [..] on the
7th. Augt.1693last in Cheap side near Bow Church in the parish of St: Peter Cheap in Cripplegate ward within And
for kicking & beating Wm. Collins< no role > & Anthony Strike & forraisingraising a Rout in the Street

Call Wm: Collins John Finch< no role >
& Anthony Stirke< no role >

The like Indictmt: agt: Robert Mathews< no role > for standing and Feeding his horses on the 8: Aug: 93 in Pauls church Yard in the
parish of St. Gregories in the Ward of Bernards:Castle & for assaulting & beating of Wm: Collins< no role > & John Finch< no role >

To prove this Call Wm: Collins
Anthony Stirke< no role > , John Finch< no role >
& Wm: Plumer< no role >

JohnThe like Indictmt: Agt: John Prickett< no role > for standing & plying with an Unlicenc'd Coach & horses on the 18. Aug: last
in the parish of St: Stephen Cole manstreet in the Ward of Colemanstreet & for assaulting & Striking Wm: Collins< no role > & Anthony
Stirke< no role > with a Baganett And for saying yt. ye. Ld. Mayor should kiss his [..] A

Witness Wm: Collins< no role > , John Finch< no role >
John Asterley< no role > & Antho: Stirke< no role >

The like Indictmt: agt: Robert Robins< no role > for standing & plying with an Unlicenc'd Coach & horses on the [..] 25th. Aug: last in Kings Street in the parish
of St. Lawrence in the Ward of Cheap & for assaulting & beating of Wm: Collins< no role > , John Finch< no role > & Antho: Stirke< no role > & for raising
a great Rout in the street

Witness Wm: Collins< no role > John Finch< no role >
John Asterley & Anth: Stirke

The like Indictmt: agt. John Gouswell for Standing & plying on the 23: Aug: last withan Unlicenc'd Coach & horses in the Parish of St: Buttolph
Aldgate in the Ward of portsoken & for Assaulting & beating Mr: Chamberlain (the parish Constable) & Wm. Collins< no role > & for
beating & Wounding of John Finch< no role > & raising a Riot in the Street & for another Riot on the last Fast day in Leader
hall street & for. whiping & Beating of Wm: Collins< no role > John Finch< no role > & Antho: Stirke< no role >

White Wm: Collins John Finch< no role > John Finch< no role >
& Antho: Stirk< no role >

The Like Indictmt: agt: Osbourn Martin< no role > [..] ing & plying withan Unlicenc'd Coach & horses on the 26. July last in
the parish of St. Michael Cornhill & forasaultingin the Ward of Cornhill & for assaulting & kicking of Wm: Collins< no role >
& John Finch< no role >

Witness Wm. Collins< no role >
Wm. Plumer Joseph
Tomlinson< no role > & Anthony Stirke< no role >

John Heian Indictmt. Agt: John Heigenbotom< no role > together with John Groves< no role > & other for assaulting beating
& dangerously wounding of Wm. Constable & Tho: Abrehall< no role > & severall others in stocks market & raining
[..] on the 28. July last a great Riot in the Street in the parish of St. Mary Woolnoth
in the Ward of Langborne

The Case

That on the 13: March 1682 An act of Comon Councell was made for the Regulating of Hackney Coaches
Wch: reduc'd their Number to 400 And ascertain'd their prices of Hire Places of standing licenced & with
diverse Forfeitures for Offendrs: And all Constables to be riding in the Excecucon of the sd. Act.

The Court of Aldern 27. June last for the better puting in Execucon of the said Act of Com: Councell did
admit & appoint Wm: Collins< no role > to be a Constable within this City & Libties And also Richard Pemberton< no role > & Thomas Abrehall
to be his assistant. And on the 20th. of July last appointed John Asterley< no role > to be a Constable. And Robert Clarke< no role >
& Tho: Abrahall to be his assistants & requir'd them to prvent the Disordrs of the licenc'd Hackney Coachmen
& to permit none unlicensed to ply within the City & Libties Psuant to the sd. Acts of Com: Counell

The Ld.St. John Fleet< no role > Ld Mayor by warrt: dat 24th. July lastreciting theImpowerd the sd. Asterley and
Collins (the sd. Constable) to take up all offendrs: agt: the sd. act and tohiscarry them before any Justice
of Peace to be Dealt with all according to Lawat P warrt:Pray great damages agt: the Defts. for abusing
the psons at supra in Consempt of the sd. Authorities