To the Worshipfull His Majesties Justices
of the Peace for the County of Middlesex :

The Humble Petition of Richard WM. Lovett< no role > Samuell
Bradley< no role > James Noades< no role > and Theophilus Prosser< no role > . Constables of
the Dutchy of Lancaster in the said County of Middx

Sheweth

That the Liberty of the Dutchy of Lancaster in the said
County for a Great many Years last past had a convenient Watch House
in the strand near somersett House which stood upon part of the Ground
where the New Church now stands and by the Commissioners was ordered
to be pulled down.

That since the said Watch House was pulled downe the
Constables were for sometime obliged to keep their Watch House in the Church
House of the Parish of St. Clements Danes in the said Liberty for distant
from the place were Comitted in the Streets; and for some time past the
irregularityes were Comitted in the Streets; and for some time past the
Constables of the said Liberty have been obliged to keep their Watch in the
Round House in Strand Lane in the said Liberty farr out of the hearing
of any Noise or publick Clamours in the Streets.

That lately James Brett< no role > Esquire Secretary to his
Grace the Duke of Portland was Robbed and Barberously Wounded
near Somersett house and had the Watch house been in the place where
it formerly stood or had the Constables been in the hearing of the Noise in
the publick Streets the same might probably have been prevented.

Your Petitioners Therefore most hundlg
pray your Worshipps to take the pr, misses
into your Consideration and give such
directions therein as to your Worshipps
shall seem most propee

And your Petitioner. shall ever pray etc

William Lovett< no role >
Saml. Bradley< no role >
James Nodes< no role >
Theo. Prosser< no role > .