To the Worshipful his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the City and Liberty of Westmr. assembled at the
Michaelmas Quarter Session of the Peace held for the City & Liberty aforesaid on Wednesday the 16th. day of
October 1754

The humble petition of John Whitehead< no role > and Mary
Brayfield< no role >

Sheweth

That at the General Quarter Session of the Peace holden for the City and Liberty
aforesaid on Wednesday the 17th day of October 1753 your Worships were pleased to Grant
Licence to your petitioner to keep a certain House called or known by the name of the
New Theatre in the Haymarket in the parish of Saint Martin in the fields in the Liberty
aforesaid for publick Dancing Musick or other publick Entertainment of the like kind
Which Licence was to continue in force until the present Michaelmas Quarter Session of the
peace for the Liberty aforesaid

That your petitioners have in all things performed and fulfilled the Condition
of the said Licence

Your petitoners therefore humbly pray that your Worships
would be pleased to grant a New Licence to your
petitioners for the said House for the Purposes aforesaid
to continue in force until the next Michaelmas Quarter
Session of the peace to be holden for this Liberty

And your petitioners shall ever pray Etc
Mr Whitehead
Mary Brayfield< no role >