Richard Ricards< no role > of the parish of St. Mary Matfellon otherwise Whitechappel in the County of [..] the
Esqr. Maketh Oath& Saiththat the Turks Head Bagnio in Ayloffe Street in Goodmans Fields hall
been for many Years past & continues Still to be a notorious repated Bawdy House that it was
Kept Sevl. Years by One Mrs. Roberts but how long She has been dead or who is the presentMatpossessor
thereof this Depont.kneweth Notcannot say And this De [..] Saith That the proprietor of the sd. House is Mr. Saml Baron< no role > [..] who
liveth almost opposite to the sd. House That there are several other noterious Bawdy Houses [..] vear
to the sd. Turks Headall of them being as in generally believed to beand as this Deport as heard & verily beleives to be ) the Property of the sd. Mr. [..] Baro [..]
who selleth Wine by Retail [..] & [..] formed in his beliefyt.the Sd. reputed Ba [..] fes
apporite to him are his Properly for yfor that the sd. Mr. Baron Hath [..] Several [..]
Sollicited this Depont. to give Leave to the sd. Tucks Head & another contiguous [..]
draw Beer & Ale Etc but yt. this Depont. hath always refused ye Sd. Mr. Bacon to g [..]
the Houses being so notorious wicked & disorderly that it is impossible for any [..]
lived 2 Years in the sd. Parish or Neighbouring Parishes to be ignorant thereof [..] less [..]
can Sr. Saml Gower< no role > This name instance is in set 3162. who hath acted as a Justice of the peace in the sd. Parish and to ye sd. [..]
reputed Bawdy Houses many Years be a Stranger thereto andfurther the sd. [..] this Depont
an his OathSaith that So Saml Gower was Present at the general Licening for [..]
Division in the Year 1748 when Mrs. Roberts was refus'd a Licencely all the Ge [..]
then & there present not on her own Applicationas the sd. Sr. S.Gowe very Shrewdly say [..]
ansr.but on the earrcest Sollicitation of the sd. Mr. Baren who transacted Affaires for
as her Sandlordthe sd. Sr. Gowermaking no Objection to the sd Refusal at the up meetingBleadrn ye
Hearing of the Gentleman therebutand this Depont. being at the Excise Office within a few Days after
the upeting forye GeneralLicencing upon business of this [..] own was askd by some of the Head Clerks at the Excise office why
What was the reason the Justices
Licencd such a House as ye Tucks Head and Begris an ay lessteet this Depon was then shecon a pice of Paper by the sd. Clerks of
the sd. Office Signd by Sr S. Gower wherein he the sd. Sr Samll Gower< no role > This name instance is in set 3162. did give Leave to Mrs. Roberts ti keaw Veer [..]
Etc. at the sd. Tuntue [..] Head Bagni [..] the Sd [..]
of the House and yt. it had been refusd at the General [..] Ses [..] for licencing but a few [..]
before and this Depost siath that ye sd. Sr S.Gower must be better acquainted with Mrs. Roberts & the Turksh [..]
Bagnio then he pretends todobe by knowing so precisely the Day Mrs. Roberts died & this
has been informd & verly believes yt the sd. Mrs. Roberts had Leave form Sr. S.Gower [..]
[..] to draw Beer at other Times before ye Year 1747 and This Defent.further oalia Oath says that
Sevl Years past ye sd. Sr S.Gower hath applied tohimthis Depons & other Justices of the peace for the Towards [..]