To the Worshipfull The Justices for the County of Middlesex at their General
or Quarter Sessions Assembled

The Humble Petition of Thomas Brearly< no role > of
George Shut Spitel Fields Silk Throwster

Sheweth

That Your, Petitioner on or about the Sixth day of Jany 1778 received
from Mr. John Griffin< no role > a Master about Eight pounds Weight of Silk to
throw and which your Petitioner Proceeded on

That your Petitioner Proceeding in the said Work was Mobaled
by One William Smith< no role > a Head Borough who Scarched your Petitioners
House and took away £6..140oz of the said Silk Some other Part thereof being
upon your Petrs. Throwing Mill which the Said William Smith< no role > left be hind

That the said William Smith< no role > Pretended he Entered your Petr,
House by Virtue of a Warrant from William Quarrell< no role > Esqr . one of his Majesty
Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex which had been Granted to
Messrs. Goudge and Nicholls on their Sugesting that your Petr. had in
his House Embezzled Silk

That when your Petr. demanded a Copy of the Said Search Warrt.
a Copy of one was delivered as granted by two Justices and not of the same
Warrant Shewn at the time the said Goods were Seized by which Copy of the
Warrant delivered to your Petr. it Appears that Samuel Nicholls< no role > had
made Oath before the said William Querrell< no role > and James Spalding< no role > that he the
Said Saml. Nicholls< no role > had lately delivered to one Joseph Forrest< no role > a Quanty.
of Silk to be worked up and Manufactured and that he had Cause to
Suspect and did Suspect that the said Joseph Forrest< no role > had Embezzeled
the Silk so delivered to him and that there was Just Cause to Suspect that
the said Embezzled or Purloined Silk was Concealed in the Dwelling house
of your Petitioner

That your Petitioner was taken as he believes by Virtue of
Said