to Licence ye Tap House belonging toyeGood [..] feilds Walls wch was sometimes Kept by Wm. Hallam< no role > & sometimes
by Lewis Hallam< no role > and this [..] poy refused the samebut yr he wasalwaysdeciced by reason yt. ye sd. Taphouse was an Encern agement
to the People who unlawfully assambled at the said Wills by furnishing them with Beer Ale & other
Liquors One of the Hallams bring a Player and the other the Master of the sd. Wells and is being
almost contiguous to ye Wells Yr Rabble and other Lewd & Disorderly persons can easily on ye
approach of Constable & other Officers of the Peace ann out of one House into ye other and
make it difficult to apprehend there [..] and this Depont. believes it to be true yt. the House yt.
Lewis Hallam< no role > No [..] lives in was ferinerly an Old Licencd House & frequented by People of
Tashion for yt. before Wm. Hallam< no role > took the Ground & House of Sr. Saml Gower< no role > This name instance is in set 3162. to build the
Wells House upon there was an old House withit wasa Bowling Green & then House of good repute and since it has been converted into
the sd Wells it has been ye Source & occasion of Multitudes of disorderly Heases being set up in
the Parish of Sr. Mary Matsellon ats White Chappel afsd. & the neighburing Parishes.
being frequented in the general by low People and many of very bad Characters who
smoke & drink during the time of Action and then adjourn the k the neghbourling Baiedy this Depe [..]
Houses And this Depont. Says that Sos. Gowd was Seem himUrgent & pressing with him on the
behalf of Lewis Hall act and yt. the hathseem himUrged & Presddg [..] other Just
of the peace in the sd Division to join with him the [..] in granting Lewis Hallam a Licenceparticularly Mr Quarwell
Berry Mr. Lavten yr agdAnd thos depowr [..] saith yt. Sr S.Gower was told by all ye Justices then pre [..] yt if he could provid
with Wm. Hallam to leave of acting Pantornimes Interludes Etc. they wod then grant a
Licence to the sd. Lavis Hallamto all Beer yr and [..] thisDepont. demies yt. he everhad
a Pigueror Grudge agt. the sd. Wm Hallam or any Dispute or any Conversation wth Wm Hallam abot.
Six shllr st. o beek for the [..] of the pt is he Suggerlad in the sd. Wm. Hollam affids [..] a Wayyt. the sd. Wm Hallam and Mr. also has coplained
to buy Coals & Wattles of this Defont. Without the lease Encouragemt. for him to [..] on Wills
or Licence to reputed Bawdy house and this Depon St. Saith That some Time before the general refing for Licencing in
[..] Warrant was granted at a Petty
Session of the Justices in the Tayer Div [..] for aprivy Search to take up disorderly Persons in the neighbouring
Parishes and the High Constable had Particular Orders to take up such Players Minsteres
and other Persons who are by Act of Parliament esteemed Vagabonds as shoud be found,
acting or playing at the sd. Walls That and ye sd. Wm Hallam< no role > being apprisd of suchWarrant leftPris [..] pras
of acting and promisd ye High Constable to Act no more and that [..] acting anordering
did not Act Shll after the then nextfor some Time [..] yr muchgeneral Licencing was overAndand this Det Saith that at the br Genl Licencing the sd. So S. Gowera[[;oed