Bawdy house in Colsons Court where the Mistress was making a Row [..]
of punch for herself and two Women Lodgers, That the said Mr Whinya [..]
obliged the Headborough and his Watch to stay with him till they
had drink off the punch being about three Quarts, And at his going
away the Headborough ask'd Mr Whinyates if he would not pay for
the Liquor, To which he answered with an Oath, No, No, We never
pay in such houses as these.

3

That another time Mr Whinyates Came about two in the
Morning to the Watch house at St. Gyles's where he found severall
persons whom the Constable had Secured for breach of the peace,
and other Disorders, by them Committed and threatned to Commit
the Constables to Newgate and Discharged the prisoners without
farther Examination.

4

That one of the Constables of St. Gyles's going thorough Drury
Lane with some Watchmen met Mr Whinyates, who told them he
was a Justice of the peace and Commanded them to follow him,
That as they went up Drury Lane Mr Whinyates laid hold of
several persons which they met both Men and Women whom,
he ordered the Constable to secure and to bring them before him
next Morning The Constable after he had Carried these persons to
the Watch house, finding most of them to be honest people Going
about their Lawfull Occasions went the next Morning to two
Justices of the peace in the parish and desired their directions, Those
two Justices, then holding a pettit Sessions, sent him the Constable
to Mr Whinyates to know for what Cause the said persons were in
Custody, and to desire that he would favour them with his Company
The Constable delivering that messuage to Mr Whinyates was taken
into Custody and told that he should be comitted to Newgate for not
bringing the persons before him According to his Orders, and after
detaining the Constable above an hour, he sent for another
Constable, to Convey him to Goal But upon the request of some
persons then present he discharged him.

5

Several Constables Complained that Mr Whinyates since he
had been a Justice of the peace hath in the Night after the Watch
was sett so frequently threatned the Watchmen that the Constable
had reason to apprehend they (the Watchmen) would quit their
Imployments.

We humbly hope my Lords that the bare recital of these facts
will Justify our proceedings in laying them before your
Lordships.

And we beg leave to observe that all these Illegall practices
of Mr Whinyates have been Comitted by him stuce Commission
of peace was last Renewed when his Name was first incerted
into it.