To the worshipful William Mainwaring< no role > Esqr .
Chairman of the Session of the Peace for
County of Middlesex and the rest of His
Majestys Justices of the Peace for the said
County in their General Quarter Session of the
Peace held for the said County in the Month
of April 1781 Assembled.

The Petition of Edward Hall< no role >

Most humbly Sheweth

That in January Session 1769.
Your worships Petitioner was appointed to the
office of Governor or Keeper of the House of
Correction at Clerkenwell , in which Sittuation
he has now been upwards of Twelve years, It
is not for your Petitioner to say what his
Conduct hath been, but con assure your
worships, that he hath always exerted his
abilities to the interest of the County.

That bring passed the Meridion of life
and the Oldest Officer that attends the
Court, your petitioner hopes he shall
stand excused for now praying to be
removed into another Situation.

That much to be lamented Death
of that good and excellent Officer Mr.
John White< no role > has occasioned a vacancy