Ward Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest mb-artistname David Anslow A couple selling spoons and

A couple selling spoons and asking for old brass or pewter

'The Compleat trull at her lodging in Drury Lane'

and holding a number of smaller baskets for measuring out the fruit

In his other hand he holds a ferret

View of the Chinese Pavilions and boxes in Vauxhall Gardens

Ward Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest mb-artistname David Anslow A couple selling spoons andWard Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest, 1805. Two further Beadles stand in the distance with two figures operating weighing machinery. Ward Beadles hold an annual meeting on the first Friday in September, known as Wardmotes, when they elect citizens to be their representatives on the Court of Common Council.