To the Worshipful his Majestys Justices of the
Peace for the County of Middlesex .

The Humble Petition of}
Peter Wallace< no role > , Francis Foster< no role > ,
Constables
William Parker< no role > , & John Harris< no role > .

Most Humbly Sheweth

That your Petitioners were Summonsed to make their
Returns of the List of Jurors in their several Districts on the
Sixth Instant at Guild hall Westminster .

That your Petitioners attended accordingly, and
made their Returns, and were Sworn in of the Jury
They were ordered to attend their Foreman, but the
Croud being great they could not See, neither did they
know who their Foreman was; they waited in Court
till about Two O Clock, when the Crier informed
them they might depart and attend again at
Four O'Clock.

That on your Petitioners leaving the Hall
they used their utmost diligence to find out the High
Constable but without Effect. They attended again
at the Hall long before the Doors were opened, and
were there Informed the High Constable was then at a
Public House the Corner of Downing Street, where your
Petitioners went and was then Informed they were
each of them fined Five Pounds.

That each of your Petitioners are willing to
make Oath of the Truth of this their Petition, and that
it was their Intention to have performed their Duty, and
that they Erred only through want of Information.

21st October
1785

Your Petitioners therefore most humbly hope
your Worships will be kindly pleased to take
their case into consideration, and as they did not
wilfully Err that the said Fine may be taken off
or at least initigated so low as not to Distress your
Petitioners, who as in duty bound will over Pray Etc.