July 1789

Middlesex

At the General Quarter Session of the Peace of our
Lord the King holden in and for the County of Middlesex
at the Session House for the said County (by adjournment)
on Thursday the Ninth day of July in the Twenty ninth
Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third
King of Great Britain Etc Before William Mainwaring< no role >
Esquire , Samuel Glasse< no role > , Herbert Mayo< no role > doctors in
Divinity, Thomas Gordon< no role > , John Staples< no role > , Edward Gray< no role > ,
william Bleamire< no role > , Edward Read< no role > , William Gascoigne< no role > ,
Thoma's Collins< no role > , Charles Friguet< no role > , Henry Holland< no role >
Esquires Justices Etc

The Treasurer of the County having informed the
Court that Mr Leslie the High Constable for Westminster division in
this County was greatly in Arrear in his Payments of the Monies
received by him for the County Rate made in April Session last
Ordered that the Clerk of the Peace do write a Letter to Mr Leslie
to desire his Attendance on the Court here on Saturday next at Three
Clock in the Afternoon precisely to answer for his conduct in the Promises

By Adjournment same day

Two Letters from Samuel Bennett Secretary to the
Committee for carrying His Majestys Proclamation against Vice and
Immorality into effect which were laid before the Court at the last Session
and referred for consideration this day being now read as follows Vizt.

To the Clerk of the Peace

Sir,

"I am desired by the Committee of the Society for
"carrying His Majestys Proclamation against Vice and Immorality
"into effect, to inclose to you two Copies of a Letter; which the Society has
"thought proper to circulate among its Members, relative to the and
"mischievous practice of paying Workmens Wages at a Public House.