February 1720 desired to attend on Wednesday the first of March instant
To give an answer to the said Complaints; but did not; but sent a Letter
Signed by himself, but wrote in another hand alledging he was very much
indisposed with a Feavor so that he could not attend and desiring the
Complaints might be reduced into writing and sent him that he might
give his answer thereunto. Whereupon by direction of the Court another
Letter was that day wrote and sent to him by the Clerk of the peace
with a coppy of the said Complaints, To which he was desired to give an
answer on the Friday following (Vizt.) the third of March or To make it
appear to the Court that he was not able to come to Hicks Hall by reason
of his Indisposition, otherwise that the Court had resolved to draw up
a Representation against him to the Lord High Chancellour for his
irregular proceedings, but on the said Friday the said Sr. William Moore< no role >
did not appear, but sent another Letter Signed by himself but wrote in
another hand by a porter dated Buckingham Court Whitehall March
the third, alledging he was then so much indisposed with a Feavor and
other distemper that he could not go out without putting his life in
the greatest danger, though the porter who brought the said letter
acquainted the Court that he had the said Letter a very little while
before from the said Sr. William Moore< no role > who was then at the Sun Tavern
in the Strand .

Wee think ourselves obliged to lay the premises before your Lordship
although the said Sr. William Moore< no role > hath not been heard before us
concerning the same in as much as it is manifest (as wee humbly
apprehend) that the said Sr. William Moore< no role > , doth by false Suggestion sand
plain misrepresentations of the State of his Health Endeavour to impose
upon the Court , in Order to Evade giveing any answer to all or any the
Premises, (otherwise than he has thought fit to do in his last Letter to
the Court relating to the case of Bonfield ,) which with the other Letters
and papers relating to the matters above Stated wee have hereunto
anexed for your Lordships Consideration.

And wee do humbly Submit To your Lordship whether the said Sr.
William Moor< no role > hath not been Guilty of very great abuses of the power
granted by the Comission of the peace, and whither he hath not by
colour thereof very much oppressed the said Ann Charles< no role >
Fortiscue Richard Hanford< no role > and his wife in amesning them before him
from very remote places by special Warrants without just reason to
to their great and unnecessary trouble and expence; and for causes of
which he the said Sr. William Moore< no role > had no Connsance as a Justice of
the peace, or else without any cause at all assigned to as they might
know to what they were to answer and whither he hath not greatly