May 1792

To the Worshipful William Mainwaring< no role > Esquire Chairman and the rest of His
Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex in their General
Session of the Peace held for the said County in the Month of May 1792 Assembled

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

Humbly Sheweth

That Your Petitioner is the Contractor for conveying Vagrants in
through and out of this County and hath been so ever since April Session
1774

That at the General Session of the Peace held for this County in
May Session 1790 your Petitioner applied to the Court and stated that the
number of Vagrants removed & conveyed Etc. by him had so much increased
that during the Two years ending in April Session 1790 he had removed
5341 Vagrants by virtue of 4111 Passes and in consequence of that Application
the Court were pleased to allow Your Petitioner the Sum of £100 for the extra
Expence Trouble & Attention brought upon him by the great increase of Vagrants
during that period.

That from April Session 1790 to March Session 1792 your Petitioner
hath removed 5651 Vagrants by virtue of 4433 Passes the Average whereof is
1580 Vagrants by 1357 Passes in each Year more than the Average number
conveyed Etc by Your Petitioner during the three first Years of his Contract and
which is more than double the Average number removed by him in the said
three first years.

That in consequence of the great increase of Vagrants Your Petitioner
has been at on Expence of near One Hundred Pounds within the said Period
in building and providing suitable Accommodations for Vagrants at his own
House

Your Petitioner therefor humbly Prays Your Worships
to Grant him such further relief as in your Wisdom
& Justice shall seem meet.

And Your Petitioner will ever Pray Etc.

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