applied for a Licence for the sd. Lewis Hallam claiming the Promise of the Justices in the sd Division to grant [..]
aly [..] cause to to Lewis Hallam< no role > when his Bro [..] Hallam had Left of [..] Acting at ye sd. Wells The sd Sr Samuel Gower< no role > This name instance is in set 3162. Saying he was assuredtheythat Hallam woud never Act again or Words
to the for the lifeof that Effectand the Sd Justicesthat in consideration thereof ye Justicesdid then Grant then Lewis Hallam a Licence
butand this Depont Saith that in a little Time after [..] the ad Wm Hallam< no role > didbegin toAct again at the sd. Wells & has continued
to do so to this TimeandtheDepont Saith that the sd Sr S Gower has been heard before him & others to [..] dicate their
acting saying yt they ought not to be dis [..] for yt. they did nothing contrary to Law and this
Depont. saith yt it has been [..] for a Justices upon ye Do [..] of [..]
his going away out of his House to give a Permission [..] licence to a new Com [..]
Character to draw Beer until ye next general licencing but never did himself [..]
any other Justice give such permissive licenses after they has been refuse at a gen [..]
accept wt Sr S Gower did in the Cases before mentioned and this Depont. [..] her Sr [..]
S.Gower has been often told byhim [..] this Depont& other Justices of the Seandal he wod bring upon [..]
by impleying such a Fellow as Winsten an Alehouse keeper for his Clerk at a Great Distance from his
House and of an in famous Characteras his Clerk That he and this Depont Saith he has [..] discharg'd
[..] Several Warrants fill up by the sd. Winster and sign'd by Sr Saml Gower wch have b [..]
of and no Colour or preferred [..] greating Parts on such frivolous Courpben
frivolous & trifling and the of [..] [..] he ask'd the Complaint ant why they applyd for Warrts. on [..]
trifling Affairs the have made an [..] Mr Winston who fill'd up the [..]
them & sent them to Sr. S Gowe's House to be Sign'd who seldom or never read ye [..]
realityand set his name tothenthe sd warrant and this DeponthathSaith be has hadmanyseveral Warrts. brot. to [..]
fill'd up up by ye Sd. Winston & upon his this Depont. refusing to Signthenthe sd Warrant this Depont has been told yt they Shed. not have
come to him this Depont. to signthemthe sd warrant if Sr S Gower had been at Home for he the sd Sr Samll Gower< no role > This name instance is in set 3162. never ask'd [..] sd persons any Question
but readily Signd Such Warrants as were sentling by ye sd. Winston fill'd ofThatThat this this Depont. Saith that was at [..]
[..] General Session held at Hicks Hall in St John street for the County of Middx on ye County Day in Septr. Session last at [..]
[..] there was 30 Gentlemanbeing [..] ses present [..] and Sr. S Gower was chargd with the [..] facts mention'd in ye
to the Lord [..] of great Britain at the sd Sr. Saml. Gower
[..] his acts for the Tower Division and yt ye sd. Sr S Gower acknowledged
[..] facts thereof on [..]
this [..] & led'd pardon of ye Court & [..] to do his Endevour to suppress ye sd. Wills Etc. [..]
Winston from being his Clerk and to give [..] permissions Licences contrary to the Appear [..]
of ye Justices at a Session held for purpose & do nothing dishonourable to ye [..]
Upon Sr S. Gr. sd. Acknowledgmt. & Promise the further Consideracon of ye Complts. agst. ye sd. Sr S Gow [..]
post pond until ye next January Sessions That this Depont was very ill & and not he pres [..]
yt sd. Session in Janry but ye next succeedg Sessions he attended & heard that [..]
had been order'd in Janry Session agst. ye Sr. S ower for yt. he had continued to Support [..]