To William Mainwaring< no role > Esquire
Chairman of the General Quarter Sessions held
in and for the County of Middlesex at the
Sessions House in Clerkenwell Green and the Rest
of his Majestys Justices of the Peace there

The humble Petition of Henry Cooper< no role > of Market Lane
in the Parish of Saint Jame's within the Liberty of Westminster
in the said County of Middlesex Victualler

Sheweth

That your Petitioner was on the Twenty first day of Septemr
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Eight convicted on the
Information of one Joseph Sowerby< no role > and other Witnesses then Examined
before Cranley Thomas Kirby< no role > Esqr one of his Majestys Justices of
the Peace then acting at the Public Office in Queen Square Westminster
of an offence for setting up maintaining and keeping a certain
Fradulent Game to be Determined by Chance of Dice under the
Denomination of the Game of Hazard Contrary to the Statute in
that case made and Provided

That such Conviction having in manner aforesaid taken
place the said Cranley Thomas Kerby< no role > did as such Majistrate direct
and order that the Sum of Two Hundred Pounds should be forfeited by
your Petitioner and Commanded one John Marsden< no role > one of the
Constables Retained and Employed at the said Public Office to
Levy the said sum of Two Hundred Pounds so forfeited as aforesaid
by Distress and sale of the Goods and Chattels of your Petitioner
and to make sale thereof unless the said Goods and Chattels should
be Redeemed within five days from the taking of such Distress