To the Worshipful William Mainwaring< no role >
Esquire Chairman and the Rest of his Majestys
Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex at
their General Quarter Session of the Peace Assembled

The Humble Petition of John Wild< no role >
High Constable of Holborn Division .

Sheweth

That in the beginning of the Month of September [..]
having received an Information that a member of Prison
intenard to Assemble themselves together in the Fields on a
Sunday Morning for the purpose of Lighting your Petitioner
attended as he thought his Duty required with some other
Officers in order to suppress the some and that in the
course of such Duty your Petitioner and a great
number of other Persons in his Assistance were severely
Beat & Wounded but that in the end Fifteen of this
Rioters were Secured and being taken before this
Magistrates they were committed to Prison and the
Magistrates recommended your Petitioner to Prosecute
the Offenders at the then next Session.

That in September Session last your Petitioner
employed an Attorney to prosecute the said Persons and
Fourteen of them were Convicted and Punished

That Your Petitioner conceiving he did his
Duty in the Promises & having in the course of the
said Prosecution been put to the Expence of £ 16.18.10
the Amount of the Bill hereto annexed

Your Petitioner humbly prays the Court to
take the matters will their Consideration and
that they will Order him to be Reimbursed
his said Expences

And as in Duty bound he will ever pray Etc

John Wild< no role > .