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in Colsons Court where the Mistress was making a Row
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of punch for herself and two Women Lodgers, That the said Mr Whinya
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obliged the Headborough and his Watch to stay with him till they
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had drink off the punch being about three Quarts, And at his going
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away the Headborough ask'd Mr Whinyates if he would not pay for
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the Liquor, To which he answered with an Oath, No, No, We never
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pay in such houses as these.
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That another time Mr Whinyates Came about two in the
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Morning to the Watch house at
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where he found severall
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persons whom the Constable had Secured for breach of the peace,
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and other Disorders, by them Committed and threatned to Commit
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the Constables to
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and Discharged the prisoners without
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That one of the Constables of
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going thorough Drury
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Lane with some Watchmen met Mr Whinyates, who told them he
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was a Justice of the peace and Commanded them to follow him,
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That as they went up Drury Lane Mr Whinyates laid hold of
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several persons which they met both Men and Women whom,
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he ordered the Constable to secure and to bring them before him
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next Morning The Constable after he had Carried these persons to
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the Watch house, finding most of them to be honest people Going
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about their Lawfull Occasions went the next Morning to two
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Justices of the peace in the parish and desired their directions, Those
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two Justices, then holding a pettit Sessions, sent him the Constable
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to Mr Whinyates to know for what Cause the said persons were in
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Custody, and to desire that he would favour them with his Company
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The Constable delivering that messuage to Mr Whinyates was taken
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into Custody and told that he should be comitted to Newgate for not
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bringing the persons before him According to his Orders, and after
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detaining the Constable above an hour, he sent for another
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Constable, to Convey him to Goal But upon the request of some
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persons then present he discharged him.
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Several Constables Complained that Mr Whinyates since he
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had been a Justice of the peace hath in the Night after the Watch
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was sett so frequently threatned the Watchmen that the Constable
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had reason to apprehend they (the Watchmen) would quit their
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Imployments.
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We humbly hope my Lords that the bare recital of these facts
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will Justify our proceedings in laying them before your
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Lordships.
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And we beg leave to observe that all these Illegall practices
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of Mr Whinyates have been Comitted by him stuce Commission
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of peace was last Renewed when his Name was first incerted
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