The King
agt.
Jercel Walker}

To the Worshipfull Bench of Justices holding the General
Sessions of the Peace at Hicks's Hall in and for the County
of Middlesex .

The Humble Petition and Appeal of Israel Walker< no role > This name instance is in set 3564. the Deft.

Sheweth

That Your Petir. on the 27th. day of Janry. last was brought before
Henry Fielding< no role > Esqr. one of the Justices of the Peace for the Sd. County and was there in Justly
Charged by a Watchman of the Parish of St. Paul Covert Garden with having
broken his Lanthern the night before, And white your Petr. was Sorn ye Presence
of the Said Henry Fielding< no role > One Colin Campbell< no role > happened to Come there upon So [..]
other Occasion and Seeing your Petr. did Charge him with having on [..]
day of the Said January Played and Betted at Certain unlawfull Game or
Play called Hussell Cap the Same being a Game or Play of Chance At the
House of one Mrs. Burton in Bow Street in the Parish of St. Paul Covent Garden
And that your Petr. in Conservancy with one Cornsay heated ye St. Colin of ye Sum
of fifteen Shillings the Property of the Said Colin As they lay on the Table before
him while the said Colin Chanced to look an other way Whereupon the said
Henry Fielding< no role > did then Committ your Petr. to the House of Correction at
Clerkenwell and did afterwards on the fourth day of this Instant February
lodge a Detainer on your Petr. on the Same Complaints as Rogne & Vagabond
by ye Annexed Copys of ye Sd. Committal & Detainer Appear.

That your Petr did not Play at any Game whatever with ye Sd. Colin
Campbell< no role > or any other Person Nor was in any Sert in Confederacy with the
Said Conway in Cheating the Sd. Campbell of fifteen Shillings or any other Sum
whatsoever But on the Contrary the Sd. Campbell and Conway having
Played Sometime at the said Game for a Shilling a Chance The Sd. Campbell
proposed to your Petr. a Bett of a Crown the best of his Chance agt. Sd. Cornsay
And your Petr. Stood the Bett and lost it to ye Sd. Campbell and also three
further Betts at a Crown each afterwards and then gave the Said Campbell
a Guinea and reced a Shilling in Change thereof from lain And your Petr.
was in further or otherwise Concerned in ye Sd. Playing or Betting And parted
the said Campbell in FriendShipAnd you Petr. was totally Ignore at then
that ye said Game or Betting there at was unlawfull.

That your Petr. is now and hath been and to as keeper within ye Liberty of
Westminster for abt. two Years last Past And a Dealer in Brandy & other Spirituere
Liquors & Commodities in the whse Saleway Whereby he Supported himself and
his Family, And is now Passed of a Dwelling house in James Street
Westminster where he and his Family have Resided for above Six Months
last Past Precedent to your Petrs. Present Continent.

That your Petr. is a great Sufferer in his Trade and business as well
as in his Credit by being solving in Continent under ye Character of a Regne &
Vagabond.