And this Depont Saith that the sd Sr Sam Gower< no role > This name instance is in set 31620. doth continue [..]
sqr. wells by beingby [..] there wth. his Family to encourage their Actings & proceedings & al the he had discharg'd [..]
[..] anor. with a [..] Charactr. & still committed sevl. [..] as a
Peace & this Depont knowing yt he had granted many frivolous & trifling Warrts. [..]
that he had sufferd Hallam to Act again at ye Wells and had before him [..]
And this Depont Saith that sevl Whores & lewd personshadhave been sent from the sd Sr Saml Gower Tents Houses to Bridewell and yt. the whiles sd Sr Saml. Gower [..]
in ye Commicon of the peace it [..] will he difficult to suppress ye said Wells and ye many notorious [..]
Houses yt. are held in the parish of White Chappel & other neighbouring Parishes & at ye [..]
ye [..] of the poor & [..] officer of the parish wth many of the [..]
[..]
[..] peace on to do [..] Service to [..]
Hamlettsand this DepontInformant furthersays yt. he never had [..]
angry Words wth. the sd. Sr. S Gower or wish [..] that on the contrary he hath [..]
particularly as a Copy holder of Man [..] of Stepney he hath [..]
to assisst the sd. Sr S Gower in procuring the Gift of a parish of [..]
convenient for bleaking his Sad Cloth & never to this Deponts. [..]
orwhich any all to ye sd Sr S Gower except it [..]
[..] his guelified to Act in the [..]
[..]
[..]
did ever giver such Permissionnor did to this Depont know for ws purpose the sd. Building was erected unto
sometime after it was built,ThatAnd this Depont Saith that Wm Hallam< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. might apply to him afterwards the sd [..] yor bu [..] for Leave to Act
Plays Etc. therein and yt the sd. Wm Hallam said he wod. act nothing contrary to Law to wch. this Depont. answered yt. if
he did nothing contrary to Law he had no occasion to askhimthis th yr Depont Leave and that if he the sd [..] did
he this Depont should [..] endeavour to oppose & suppress it he this Depont being determined never to connive at or give Leave to ye Acting
of or shewing any Thing in the District where he this Depont was concernd That was illegal or hurtful to the
Community That this Depont. hath been upwards of 20 Years in the Commission of peace last
never acted with any sordid merienars or corrupt Views yt. when at the earnest Desire of ye.
Principal Inhabitants in parish adjacent he [..]
it only to be able to serve them & ye Community and wr. they found him incapacitated or unwilling to
Act in the Commission wth. integrity & disinterestedness yt. yr. he wod. desist from Acting & sue out his Quich
that this Depont. if it were needful having near 40 Years can boast of carryd on as great a
Manufacture employing as many Poor as [..] Yr. does & paid near £1500 of Ann Duties & Excise for ye Manufacture
he is concernd in that he has expended voluntarily & cheerfully £500 in the Support & Defence of ye present [..]
Establishmt. that his Far. expended near as much & hazarded his Life in in preventing his Majty K. W [..] of [..]
& immortal Memory from being Assassinated in the Year 1695 without any Hopes or Expectacon by
either of them of any Reward but ye Satisfaction of having contributed to the Service of the best of
Kings and thereby to the Good of thi [..]