Middx

At the General Quarter Session of the Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King holden for the County of
Middx at Hicks Hall in Saint John Street in the County aforesaid by adjournment on Thursday
the twenty fourth day of October in the twenty eighth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord
George the Second King of Great Britain Etc before Thomas Lane< no role > George Cooks< no role > George
Errington< no role > John Dekewer< no role > Esquires and others their Fellows Justices of our said Lord the
king assigned to keep the Peace in the County aforesaid and also to hear and determine divers
Felonies Trepasses and other Misdeeds committed in the same County.

Application in Writing being made unto this Court by Mr. John Barnes< no role > High Constable
within the Hundred of Edmonton in this County informing this Court that he hath served the
said Office of High Constable for four Years and upwards and praying to be discharged
from the same This Court upon the Recommendation of Merry Teshmaker< no role > Esquire one of
his Majesty's Justices of the Peace of the said County residing within the Said Hundred doth
appoint Edward Bird< no role > of the Parish of Enfield Gent within the same Hundred in
this County of Middlesex to be High Constable within the said Hundred of Edmonton in
the place and stead of the said John Barnes< no role > and doth Order that the said Edward Bird< no role >
do forthwith (after Notice to him given of this Order) attend one of his Majesty's Justices of
the Peace of this county residing in or near the said Hundred and before such Justice of
the Peace forthwith take his Oath for his due Execution of the Office of High Constable
within the said Hundred of Edmonton and from and after the time of his having taken
such Oath the said John Barnes< no role > is to stand absolutely discharged from being High
Constable within the said Hundred.

By the Court
Waller

Sworn the 4th day of
December 1754
Before Merry Teshmaker