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<p n="1733">One <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n1733-1">Lewis Hallam</rs>
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who keeps an Alehouse called the Taphouse<lb></lb>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55602_geo2607">Goodmans Fields</rs>
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aforesaid for keeping respectively<lb></lb>
Common reputed or Notorious known Bawdy houses for Gain<lb></lb>
therein to the Encouraging of all Vice and Profaneness whereunto<lb></lb>
many Tole and Disorderly Persons Young and Old of both Sexes<lb></lb>
resort by day and Night and Commit divers Outrages and<lb></lb>
Disorders to the Disturbance of the Inhabitants - The Said<lb></lb>
Justices of the Said Division At their General Meetings for Granting<lb></lb>
Licences to Victuallers when the said Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n1733-2">Samuel Gower</rs>
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was<lb></lb>
present have often refused to grant Licences to the sd. Roberts<lb></lb>
And Hallam for the Causes aforesaid Notwithstanding<lb></lb>
which And All the said Justices at such Meetings (Saveing<lb></lb>
himself) Utterly refused to Grant Such Licences to the said<lb></lb>
Roberts & Hallam Yet he the said Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n1733-3">Samuel Gower</rs>
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hath<lb></lb>
been Urgent on their behalf And Endeavoured to get Some<lb></lb>
One of the said Justices to Join with him in Granting Such<lb></lb>
Licences.</p>
<p n="1734">That not being able by such his Publick as able Private<lb></lb>
and Personal Sollicitations to procure Such Licences the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ2049">Sir</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n1734-1">Samuel Gower</rs>
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hath presumed by his Own Authority City and Under<lb></lb>
Colour of his Office of a Justice of the Peace Signed Writings<lb></lb>
by him Called Permissive Licences for the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n1734-2">Roberts and</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Hallam respectively to sell Beer & Ale whereby the said<lb></lb>
Wicked Practices have been Continued in their said Houses<lb></lb>
And whereby Also the Commissioners of Excise have been<lb></lb>
imposed upon and have Granted to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n1734-3">Roberts and</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Hallam respectively Licences for retailing Spirituous<lb></lb>
Liquors therein</p>
<p n="1735"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">2</note>
That the said Justice Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n1735-1">Samuel Gower</rs>
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does or lately<lb></lb>
did Employ as his Clerk One winstone <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ2050">Victualler</rs>
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who lately was a<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55602_geo2608">White Chappel</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ2051">Bailiff</rs>
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and Now keeps an Alehouse in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55602_geo2609">the Tower</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Liberty near half a Mile Distant from the said Justice to whom at<lb></lb>
his said Alehouse All Persons Applying to the said Justice for a<lb></lb>
Warrant are to go And the said Winstone when at Leisure is to<lb></lb>
take their Informations and Examinations And there to make out<lb></lb>
Warrants and to send them to the said Justice to be signed That Such<lb></lb>
Persons Drinking in the said Winston'<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n1735-2">s house</rs>
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Untill such Matters are<lb></lb>
prepared are afterwards very unfit to make Oath of the truth</p>
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