To the Worshipful His Majesty's Justices of the peace
for the County of Middlesex

The Humble Petition of John
Boddington< no role > High Constable of Finsbury
Division

Humbly Sheweth

That in pursuance of a Precept under the Hands.
and Seals of the Reverend Sir George Booth< no role > Baronet Thomas
Cogan< no role > Joseph Faikney< no role > Jenkin Jones< no role > and William Blackborow< no role >
Esquires five of the His Majesty's Justices of the peace for the County
of Middlesex and acting in Finsbury Division your Petitioner
was commended together with this Petty Constable and
Headboroughs to make a General privy Search throughout his
Division and to appointed all Rogues Vagabonds Loose
Idle and disorderly persons as he should find therein.

That in obedience to such precept your Petitioner did
make a General Privy Search throughout his Division and
upon Searching the House know by the sign of the Empress of
Russia in Islington road he found several persons there playing
at Billiard among whom were three persons who your
Petitioner was informed by three of his Officers were known
Swindlers and Sharpers upon which Information your Petitioner
Ordered them to be taken into Custody conceiving they came
within the power invested in him

That in consequence of several persons appearing to
their Character upon their examination the next day before the
Magistrates sitting at the Session House for the said County of
Middlesex they were ordered to be discharge since which time