To the Worshipful His Majesty's Justices of the
Peace acting in and for the County of Middlesex
in General Quarter Session of the Peace for the said County
assembled

The Humble Petition and Appeal of John Colgate< no role > of
Greenwich in the County of Kent Coachmaster

Sheweth

That in pursuance of a Summons under the hand and Seal of
Cranley Thomas Kerby Esquire one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace
for the County of Middlesex and also for the City and liberty of Westminster
in the said County Your [..] Petitioner did on the twelfth day of June one thousand
seven hundred and ninety eight attend at the Public Office in Queen Square
Westminster to answer a Complaint and Information made before the said
Justice, whereby it was alledged that the [..] Petitioner did after the first
day of August one thousand seven hundred and eighth five (to wit) on
the seventh day of the said Month of June at the Parish of Saint Martin
in the Fields in the said County City and liberty being person licensed to
keep a Stage Coach agreeable to an Act of Parliament passed in the [..]
fifth year of the Regin of the his present Majesty Intituled An Act for
repealing the Duties licenses taken out by persons letting House
for the purpose of travelling post and by time and on Stage Coaches and
for granting other Duties in him thereof and also additional Duties on
Horses lett to hire for Travelling post and by time did at the said
Parish of Saint Martin in the Fields in the said County City and Liberty
keep use and employ a certain as a public Stage Coach for the
purpose of conveying Passenger for hire to and from different places
with in the Hingdon of Great Martin (to wit) to and from
Greenwich in the County of Kent to London without having marked
or painted or caused to be marked or painted on the outside pannel of
each Door of the said Coach, before he your Petitioner used the said Coach
for the purpose aforesaid his your Petitioner Christian and Sir Name
Contrary to the Statute Etc.

That the your Petitioner was convicted by the said Justices of
or by Henry James Pye< no role > Esquire one other of the said Justices attending at the said Office of
the Offence alledged in the said Summons as your Petitioner apprehends and
the said Justices or one of them did adjudge your Petitioner as he had hath been informed guilty
of the said Offence supposed be to be committed by [..] Your Petitioner.