| Description | Nightly 'Report of the Night Beadle of the State of the Nightly Watch'. Printed form pages per night giving:
date and time, when on shift, remarks, patrol times (usually 11pm, 12pm, 3am, 4am, 5am), 'persons confined in the cage and watchhouse', 'casual persons', 'visitors' and 'complaints'. Entries are brief and include drunk, breach of peace, assault, robberies and other incidents. Complaints relate to absent officers such as Headborough from duty at the watchhouse, including attached medical certificates for absence.
Signed by Joseph Adams, Night Beadle |