Peace in the said Division did not deny the truth of the said Several
Charges but declared he was very Sorry for what he had done and
promised he would not be Guilty of Any the like Practices for the
future or do Anything whereby any Scandall might be brought
on the Commission whereupon the said Several Matters were
referred to further Consideration.

That at the Sessions of the peace held in January last the said
Complaints were renewed

That the said Justice Sir Samuel Gower< no role > This name instance is in set 3163. Notwithstanding
Such Promise as aforesaid did afterwards and doth still Continue
to behave and Act as aforesaid And the said Justices Now Assembled
in Sessions Vizt. On the said 28th. Day of February being the County
Day humbly apprehending that the said Justice has abused the
Authority reposed in him by Granting Warrants in Manner aforesaid
by Licenceing the said Roberts and Hallam to sell Ale as aforesaid.
by not Executing his Authority as to might and was desired so to
do for putting a stop to the said Plays and Interludes and by upholding
and Encourageing the same as farr as it Appears to be in his Power
and by doing many other Irregular things under Colour of his Office
of a Justice of the Peace greatly tending to the Debauching the Morals
of the People and Encourageing Vice and all Violence and Disorder
To the Reproach and Scandal of the Commission in which he is
Named in so much as all the Other Justices of said Tower Division
are made very uneasy in Acting as Justices of the Peace .

And Therefore the said Justices of the Peace for the County of
Middlesex in Session Assembled do unanimously Agree that this
their representation should be made unto your Lordship they
humbly submitting the Premisses to your Lordships Wisdom
and Judgment.

Middx

At the General Session of the peace of our Sovereign Lord< no role > the
King holden for the County of Middx at Hickshall in St. John
Street in the County aforesd. by Adjournment On Thursday the twenty
eighth day of February in the Twenty fourth year of the reign of our
Sovereign Lord< no role > George the second King of Great Britain France and
Ireland Defender of the Faith Etc Before Thomas Lane< no role > Esqr . the right
Honble George Earl of Kinnoull Henry Fielding< no role > John Milner< no role > , Vigerns
Edwards, Henry Butler< no role > Pacey Merry< no role > Teshmaker Richard Ricards< no role >
George Garrett< no role > Thomas Jewis< no role > Peter Elers< no role > Richard Chamberlayne< no role >
George Errington< no role > Boulton Mainwaring< no role > John Dekewer< no role > Barwell Smith< no role >
William Withers< no role > Andrew Crosse< no role > William Caslon< no role > Lister Selman< no role > John Lawton< no role >
Thomas Quarrill< no role > Walter Berry< no role > Joseph Goodman< no role > Esquires and Other
their Fellows Justices of our said Lord the King Assigned to keep the
peace in the County aforesaid and also to hear & determine divers Felonys
trespasses & other Misdeeds committed in the same County.

By the Court