To the Worshipful his Majesties Justices of the Peace for
the County of Middlesex in their General Session of the Peace
Assembled

The humble Petition of Several of the Inhabitants
of the Parishes of Saint Mary Islington and
Saint James Clerkenwell in the County of
Middlesex

Sheweth

That by an Act made in the Twenty ninth Year
of the reign of his late Majesty King Charles the Second No
Droven horse courser waggoner butcher or Higher should travel
or come into their Inn or lodging upon the Lords day upon
pain to forfeit Twenty Shillings and if any Person offending
in the Premisses should be Convicted before any Justice of the
Peace upon View or Confession of the party or proof of one Witness
by Oath the forfeitures are to be levied by distress and Sale of
goods and in default of distress the offender Should be set in the
Stocks two hours

That it has been the constant method (till lately) for
the Drovers bringing Cattle out of the Country to Smith field
market to lodge their Cattle in the Grounds or Inns in and abt.
Islington & usually Came into these Inns with such Cattle on a
Saturday to be in Readiness for Mondays market but now and
for some time past the Drovers instead of coming to their Inns
with their Cattle on a Saturday do not come in till the Sunday
Morning which the Petitioners Conceive is not only an undue
Observation of the Lords day a Violation of the above Law but
also a Very Greivous Nusance

That the Petitioners without the interposition of this
Hounourable Court are unable to put in execution the above good &
Wholsome Law and Therefore

Humbly Pray Your Worships to take the Premisses
into your serious Consideration and give such
directions to the high Constables of the Division
in Order to Suppress such great & growing evils
or to grant the Petitioners such Relief as to your
Worships shall seem meet

And the Petitioners will ever Pray Etc
G: Talmash Agent for
the Petitioners