To the Worshipful Sir John Hawkins< no role > Knight and the rest of his
Majesty's worshipful Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex

The humble Petition of George Warner< no role > of the Liberty of Glass
House Yard in the County of Middlesex Peruke maker

Sheweth

That your Petitioner was on Thursday last Summoned to
appear before Mr. Justice Black berry to shew Cause why he should not
serve the Office of Constable for the Parish of Saint Botolph in the said Liberty
of Glass House Yard and on the same Evening your Petitioner alledged that he was
an in proper Person to serve such important office for that he Your Petitioner
was incapable of reading and writing or to be able of keeping any Account or
Accounts whatsoever

That Your Petitioner for further reason alledged that he was
not at this time elligible to serve the said office to he had Abilities sufficient to
Perform the same as mans other Inhabitants stand in Rotation before him
and as it was agreed on Michaelmas Day 1777 by the Majority at an Annual
Meeting of the Inhabitants held at the House of Mr. Farthing at the Sign
of the Golden Horsen Aldersgate Street that every Person should serve the
respective Offices by Rotation

Your Petitioner therefore humbly hopes
for the reasons aforesaid Your Worships will be
Pleased to excuse him from serving the said
Office

And Your Petitioner will ever pray Etc