To his Majestyes Justices of the Peace of the County of Middlesex in
their Generall Sessions Assembled.

Middx ss

The Humble Petition of William James Atlee< no role > late one of the High Constables
for the Hundred of Elthorne in this County.

Sheweth

That your Petr. having served the said Office for the Space of three yeares and upwards &
having during that time paid and Disbursed to the severall Petty Constables in his Division
for passing of Vagrants the Sume of Seven & Twenty pounds & four Shillings as appeares
by the Severall Orders or Certificates Signed by Some of his Majestyes Justices of the Peace .
for this County And Upon your Petrs. applicacon to this Court, his Account was Referred
to Alexander Ward< no role > Esqr . one of his Majestyes Justices of the Peace for this County. Who hath
Since Inspected the Same and made his Report to this Court That he found that the Sume
of Eleaven Shillings together with Severall other Sumes amounting in the whole to
five Pounds and Sixteene Shillings were Overcharged, in Such Account, Whereupon
this Court Did allow of the Residue of the said Account amounting in the whole to the
Sume of One and Twenty Pounds and Eight Shillings to be Due to your Petr. on his
said Account And this Court thereupon Ordered that the Treasurer of the Moneys
for passing of Vagrants within the Hundreds of Elthorne Spelthorne and Isleworth should
thereout pay to your Petr. the said Sume of One and Twenty Pounds & Eight Shillings.

Your Petr. further Sheweth That he hath made Applicacon to the said Treasurer
for the payment thereof Who Refuses to pay the Same, alledgeing he hath no Moneys
in his hands.

Therefore your Petr. humbly Prayes that this Court will be pleased forth with to
make an Order for Raiseing Moneys for passing of Vagrants whereby to Enable the
Treasurer of the Vagrant Money within the Said Hundreds to pay your Petr. the said
Sume of One and Twenty Pounds and Eight Shillings So due to him on the Ballance of his
Said Account And the Rather for that your Petr. is Actually a Looser of the said Sume of
five pounds and Sixteen Shillings Disallowed him as aforesaid, And hath been now
above three yeares out of his Money, which is a great Loss to your said Petr.

And Yor. Petr. Shall pray Etc.