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<p n="315">Pleas before our Lord the King at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo353">Westminster</rs>
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of Hillary Term in the Sixteenth of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the grace<lb></lb>
of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith</p>
<p n="316"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">1743</note>
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Amongst the Pleas of the King Roll</p>
<p n="317"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo354">London</rs>
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Amongst the Indts.<lb></lb>
of last Term No:3}</note>
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Sometime ago (that is to Say) On Monday the Twelfth day of July in the Sixteenth Year of the reign<lb></lb>
of our Sovereign Lord George the Second King of Great Britain Etc at the General Quarter Session of the Peace<lb></lb>
of our Lord the King holden for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo355">City of London</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo356">Guildhall</rs>
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within the said City Before <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n317-1">George Heathcote</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ158">Esquire</rs>
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Mayor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo357">City of London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ159">Sir</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n317-2">John Strange</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ160">Knight</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ161">Recorder</rs>
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of the said City Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n317-3">John Salter</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ162">Knight</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n317-4">Robert Westley</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ163">Esquire</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ164">Aldermen</rs>
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of the said City and others their fellows Justices Assigned to keep the<lb></lb>
Peace of our said Lord the King within the said City And Also to hear and determine divers Felonys<lb></lb>
Trespasses and other Disdeeds committed within the same City upon the oath of Twelve Jurors good and<lb></lb>
lawfull Men of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo358">City of London</rs>
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then and there being Sworn and charged to enquire for our said Lord<lb></lb>
the King And for the body of the said City It was presented as followeth (that is to Say) London to wit<lb></lb>
The Jurors for our Lord the King upon their oath present That <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n317-5">William Viner</rs>
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late of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo359">London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ165">Staymaker</rs>
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on the first day of January in the Fifteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second King of Great<lb></lb>
Britain France & Ireland Defender of the Faith Etc And divers other Days and times between that Day & the day of<lb></lb>
the taking of this Inquisition with force and Arms at London to Wit in the Parish of Saint Martin Ludgate in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo360">Ward of Farringdon</rs>
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without in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo361">London</rs>
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aforesaid did keep and maintain and Yet doth keep and Maintain a Certain<lb></lb>
Common ill governed and disorderly House and in his said House for his own Lucre and Gain Certain Evil and<lb></lb>
disposed Person As well Men as Women of Evil Name and fame and of dishonest Conversation to frequent<lb></lb>
and come together then and the said other days and times there unlawfully and wilfully did Cause and procure and<lb></lb>
the Said Men and Women in his said House at Unlawfull times As well in the Night as in the day then and<lb></lb>
the said other Days and times there to be and remain Drinking Tipling, Whoring, and Misbehaving themselves<lb></lb>
unlawfully and Wilfully did permit and yet doth Permitt To the great Damage and Common Nusance of all the<lb></lb>
Subjects of our said Lord the King and against the Peace of our said Lord the King his Crown and Dignity Which<lb></lb>
Said Indictment our said Lord the King did afterwards for certain Reasons cause to be brought before him<lb></lb>
to be determined according to the Law and Custom of England Wherefore the Sheriffs of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo362">City of London</rs>
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were commanded that they should cause him to come to answer to our said Lord the King touching and<lb></lb>
concerning the premisses aforesaid And Now (that is to Say) on Monday next after the Octave of<lb></lb>
Saint Hillary in this Same Term before our said Lord the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo363">King at Westminster</rs>
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cometh the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n317-8">William Viner</rs>
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by <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n317-9">Christopher Burrow</rs>
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his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ166">Attorney</rs>
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and having heard the said Indictment read he Saith that he is not<lb></lb>
guilty thereof And hereupon he putteth himself upon the County And <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n317-10">James Burrow</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ167">Esquire</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ168">Coroner</rs>
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and Attorney of our said Lord the King in the Court of our said Lord the King before the King himself<lb></lb>
who prosecuteth for our said Lord the King in this behalf doth the like</p>
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