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February 1751

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that Sevral of the Sd Bawdy Houses where the sd
bad Women had been taken fromarewere the Houses
[..] uying to the sd Sr Samll Gower< no role > This name instance is in set 3162. and received all
[..] tenance & Support four him And this Depont
[..] th that soure short time afterwards this Depont
[..] ing St Samll Gower [..] course asked the sd St Samll Gower what
[..] progress he had made for the Suppressing the sd. well
House who Informed this Depont he had done nothing
[..] and this Depont Said to the sd Sr Soml Gowd that if he
Depont ha [..] ed in that heigh bourhood where the Wells
[..] this Depont wond use his attermost endeavours
[..] ss the same And this Depont told the sd Sr Samll
[..] ber he might were dafily Sappress such a bad House
being Land lord of the same And the sd Sr Saur [..]
to this Depont that the he wond do more than
could answer by Law for that there was nothing
[..] acted at the sd. Wells House coutrary to Law And if it
should bethoughtdeemed [..] gal to Oct there [..] Application wand be made
[..] to porhonest for to have on authority to act at sd
[..] well House And this Depont Saith that he
[..] nformed the sd Sr Samll Gowd that the Adlay ton the
High Constable of the sd Division had a Sdorth Waret
[..] oy ther next before this Depont had this Distoarse
[..] Sd. Sr Samll [..] And that the sd. High Constabl
[..] deabanred to Searth the sd rells House but
[..] Sd High Constable & the petty Constable net with
so much ill heat went by throwing of Glass Boths &
other things at them that they were oblidged to re tor
And he the sd [..] Sr. Saml Gowe declared to this Depont that
the sd High Constabl had been half an hour later in
[..] ing hot in his sd Barth he its sd High Constabl would havefoundSeen
the sd Sr Samll Sower at the sd Wells House with [..]
[..] nd [..] and this Depont saith the Com what hethemheard [..] berily beleives
[..] t the presence of the Sd Sr Samll Gowd & his Pread was
order to open the sd Wells & to Encourge ths Save by
this the sd Sr Saml Gowas presence & his friend




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