Session House Clerkenwell Green

Nov, 2d 1762.

The Jurors of our Sovereign Lord the
King in Grand Inquest Assembled, most Seriously deploring
the increasing Prevalence of that most detestable and
abominable Crime which the Law has Pronounce not fit even
to be named, among Christians, and from several Circumstances
which have come to their Knowledge as Well in Evidence as
otherwise, having reason to believe the Perpetrators of this
horrid Offence are much assisted in the means of effecting
their diabolical Practices by the Access they get to his
Majestys Park of St. James in the City and Liberty of
Westminster during the Night, where their Meetings have
been so frequent as almost to become matter of Public Notoricty;
The Jurors therefore humbly Presume to come before this Court
with a request that the Court will be Pleased, in such mode
and Manner as they shall think proper, to make the needful
application to the Ranger of the said Parh, his Deputy, or
other the Proper Officer, that, if it shall be found Convenient
and Practicable, every Avenne Whatever leading to the said
Park may be Shut up at some certain and Seasonable time
in the Evening, and so continue until Morning, and that no
person be suffered to enter the said Park during the time
of its being so Shut, without, making it appear that they
have some lawful occasion for so doing. The Jurors have
been given to understand, that all the Gates except the
One known by the name of Penny's Gate , are already Shut
up nightly, and they of themselves are not aware of any
Inconveniences that can arise from shutting this also, but