To the Worshipfull his Majestyes Justices of the Peace
for the City &
Liberty of Westmr
Assembled at the Michas Quarter Session of the peace
held for the City and Liberty aforesaid on Wednesday the 19th: day of October 1757
The Humble Petition of Thomas Higginson< no role >
Sheweth
That Your Petitioner has taken a Lease of
Thomas Panton< no role >
Esqr
of a certain Messuage and Tenement Scituate & being in a
Street called
James Street< no role >
near the Hay market
for the Term of
forty two Yeares from Lady day last past,
paying the Yearly Rent of £100, Guineas and has laid out on the,
said Premes above £100,
That Your Petitioner will take great Care that no disorders
shall be Comitted in the said House And that nothing Contrary to
Sobriety decency or good Manners be Exhibited represented or
transacted therein and will Conform Strickly to the Letter of the Act
of Parliament made for the Lycensing of Publick Entertaining
Houses,
Your Petitioner therefore Humbly Prays
Your Worships to grant him a Lycense to keep
the sd House for Concerts & Musical Entertainment
untill the next Michas Quarter Session of the peace
to be held for this Liberty
And Your Petitioners shall ever pray Etc.
{Thomas Higginson< no role >
John Burnell< no role >
Samuel Austin< no role >
, St M [..]
Reynold: Higgins< no role >
, St Mortns
Jno Watson< no role >
, Hd Lane
Jno Stone< no role >
, St [..]
Jas Ellison< no role >
St M [..]
Jno Priest< no role >
Jas Pettro< no role >
Saml. Boler< no role >
Dall Cannon< no role >
John Adams< no role >
Wm Howell< no role >
John Brown< no role >
We whose hands are hereunto
Subscribed being Inhabitants
near to your Petitioners House
in James Street
aforesd. Do request
& desire Your Worships to Grant the
said petitioner Mr: Higginston a Lycense
for the Performance of Concerts and
Musical Entertaiments according
to the prayer of his petition & beleive
the Contents of the said petition to be
true
B Stephenson< no role >
Edwd Owen< no role >
Simon Lemon< no role >
Rowland Hozier< no role >
Jos: Wintor< no role >
James Dalvy< no role >