Jump to Content
Jump to Main Navigation
Jump to Section Navigation
Sign in
Register
London Lives 1690 to 1800
Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
Main Navigation
Home
Search
Browse
Lives
Historical Background
The Project
London Lives Book
<
div1
type
=
"SM_PSpage"
id
=
"LMSMPS50005PS500050003"
>
<
xptr
type
=
"pageFacsimile"
doc
=
"LMSMPS500050003"
>
</
xptr
>
<
p
n
=
"9"
>
Sep. 1690
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"10"
>
<
note
type
=
"authorial"
place
=
"margin"
>
Order for taking
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of the double Watches
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
in the Tower Hamlets}
</
note
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Upon Reading the Humble Petition of
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50005_n10-1"
>
George West
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50005_n10-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"GEORGE"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50005_n10-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"WEST"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50005_n10-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"LMSMPS50005_occ4"
>
Gentl
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50005_occ4"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Gentl"
>
</
interp
>
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"LMSMPS50005_occ5"
>
high
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Constable
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50005_occ5"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"highConstable"
>
</
interp
>
of the
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50005_geo3"
>
Tower Hamletts
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50005_geo3"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Tower Hamletts"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50005_geo3"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
within this County and of the severals
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Petty Constables and Head boroughs there Exhibited unto this Court Setting
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
forth that at a Generall Sessions of the Peace held for this County the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"date"
id
=
"LMSMPS50005_date2"
>
third day of June
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50005_date2"
type
=
"date"
value
=
"16900603"
>
</
interp
>
last Itt was Ordered amongst other things that the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Petty Constables and Head boros. in every Parish Hamblett Precinet &
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Liberty Should every Night sett and place double the Number of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Watchmen usually appointed before the making of the said Order And
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
that the High Constable in every Division should take care to putt
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the said Order in Execution And for as much as the Petitioners have
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
yeilded due obedience to the said Order and the Inhabitants of the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
said Hambletts are Generally very poor and not able to Sustance
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the Charge of Double Watches Itt was therefore prayed that this
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Court would ease them of the Charge of keeping double Watches
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
and that they might only keep their Watches as before the making
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of the said Order Which this Court held reasonable and doth Order
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the same accordingly.
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"11"
>
P Cur
</
p
>
</
div1
>
View as Text
Section Navigation
Home
Search
Browse Documents
Lives
Historical Background
About This Project
Copyright & Citation Guide
Contact Us