Peticon of Mr Gunson Highe
Constable of Finsbury division
[..] and of the cheife &
antient Inhitants of Whitecrosse
Street Libty in Cripplegate
[..] a walth house
granted

[..] 5s P [..]

with Oct
1696

To the Right Worpll: his Maties: Justices
of the peace for the County of Middlx

The humble Peticon of William Gunson< no role > Gentman High Consta
-ble of Finsbury Division within the Hundred of Osulston
in the County aforesaid. [..] and of divers of the Cheif
and ancient Inhabitants of Whit cross street Liberty in the
Parish of St Giles without Cripplegate in the said County

Sheweth

That complaint hath beene made to your Peticoner by the said Inhabitants, that
some persons of the said' Liberty of then own Authority have lately caused a Watch hous, to
So built in a Certaine place called Play-hous yard in the said Liberty, And Meet one Thomas
Wollaston< no role > a black Smith now Constable of the Said Liberty, hath of his own power removed
the Watch from the ancient standing-place time out of mind, called the White cross near
Cheswell Street end in the said Liberty to the new erected Watch-hous above menconed
which your Peticoner upon his Rounds hath often viewed, and finds to be very inconvenient
and not So much for the Safety of the Inhabitants. or like the old Standing, and accustomed
place of Watching. And also that Since the removal from the old Watching place a Burglary
hath been commited near unto it. by which a person of good Note lost about Three score pounds
in Money.

The promises considered your Peticoner humbly prayes that this
Honble. Bench will please to Order that the Several Constables and
Headboroughs of the Liberty of White cross street above mentioned
may for the future keep their Stands, and constantly Watch in person
att the old accustomed place att the White cross near Cheswell Street
end in the Said Liberty, and not else where

And not only your Peticoner but also
the said Inhabitants, as in duty bound
Shall ever pray Etca

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