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Pleas before Our Lord the King at
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of Hillary Term in the Sixteenth Year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second
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by the grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith
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of last Term No. 3}
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Sometime ago (that is to Say) On Monday the Twelfth day of July in the Sixteenth Year of the reign of
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our Sovereign Lord George the Second King of Great Britain Etc at the General Quarter Session of the Peace
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of the said City and others their fellows Justices assigned to keep the peace
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of our said Lord the King within the said City And Also to hear and determine divers Felonys Trespasses and
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other Misdeeds committed within the Same City upon the oath of Twelve Jurors good and lawful men of the
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then and there being Sworn and charged to enquire for our said Lord the King And for
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the Body of the said City It was presented as followeth (that is to Say) London to Wit The Jurors for our
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Lord the King upon their oath present That
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on the first day of
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January in the Fifteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second King of Great Britain
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France & Ireland Defender of the Faith Etc And divers other days and times between that day and the
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Day of the taking of this Inquisition with force and Arms at London to Wit in the Parish of
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aforesaid did keep and maintain and Yet doth keep
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and Maintain a Certain Common ill governed and disorderly House and in his said House for his own Lucre
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and gain Certain Evil and ill disposed Persons As well Men as Women of Evil Name and Fame and of
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dishonest Conversation to frequent and come together then and the said other Days and times there
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Unlawfully and wilfully did Cause and procure the Said Men and Women in his said House at unlwfull
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times as well in the Night as in the Day then and the said other Days and times there to be and remain
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Drinking, Tipling, Whoring, and Misbehaving themselves unlawfully and willingly did permit and
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yet doth Permitt To the great Damage and Common Nusance of all the Subjects of our said Lord the
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King and Against the Peace of our said Lord the King his Crown and Dignity Which said
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Indictment Our said Lord the King did afterwards for Certain Reasons cause to be brought before him
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to be determined according to the Law and Custom of England Wherefore the Sheriffs of the said City
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of London were Commanded that they should cause him to come to answer to our said Lord the King
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touching and concerning the premisses aforesaid And Now (that is to Say) on Monday next after
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the Octave of
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and having heard the said Indictment read
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he Saith that he is not Guilty thereof And hereupon he putteth himself upon the County And James
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and Attorney of our said Lord the King in the Court of our said Lord the King
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before the King himself who prosecuteth for our said Lord the King in this behalf doth the like.
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