To the Worshipful Wm Mainwaring< no role > Esqr . the Chairman and
the rest of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
in their Session of the peace holden for the said County in September 1785
assembled

The Humble Petition of Henry Adams< no role > This name instance is in set 1591.

Humbly Sheweth

That in April Session 1774 Your Petitioner Succeeded
his late Father James Sturges Adams< no role > as contractor for conveying Vagrants
in through and out of this County that your Petitioner has an allowance of
£250 P Annum under his Contract for conveying exclusive of the Subsistence
of Vagrants till passed and while passing

That in October Session last your Petitioner applied to your
Worships stating that during the three years immediately succeeding his
Contract he had upon an average removed 1245 Vagrants by Virtue of
860 passes each year that the number removed by him during the last
three years ending in April 1784 was upon an average 26 37 by 1888
passes and in consequence of the said application your Worships were
pleased to allow your Petitioner the sum of one hundred pounds for the extra
Expense Trouble and attention brought upon him by the great Increase of
Vagrants in the said Period

That the Number of Vagrants since removed by your
Petitioner has so much increased that during the last year ending in
April 1785 he has removed 4244 Vagrants by Virtue of 3329 passes
which is 1038 Vagrants by 954 passes more than the Number removed
by him during the year ending in April 1784.

Wherefore Your Petitioner Humbly prays Your
Worships in consequence of the said increase to grant
him such further relief as in your wisdom and Justice
shall seem meet

And your Petitioner will ever pray Etc

Henry Adams< no role > This name instance is in set 1591.