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<p n="321">Pleas before Our Lord the King at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo377">Westminster</rs>
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of Hillary Term in the Sixteenth Year of the reign or our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the<lb></lb>
grace God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith</p>
<p n="322">Amongst the Pleas of the King Roll</p>
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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 of our<lb></lb>
Sovereign Lord George the Second King of Great Britain Etc at the General Quarter Session of the peace of our Lord<lb></lb>
the King holden for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo379">City of London</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo380">Guild hall</rs>
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within the said City before <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n323-2">George Heathcote</rs>
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Mayor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo381">City of London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ181">Sir</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n323-3">John Strange</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ183">Recorder</rs>
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of the said City Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n323-4">John Salter</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n323-10">Robert<lb></lb>
Westley</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ186">Aldermen</rs>
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of the said City and others their fellows Justices assigned to keep the Peace of our<lb></lb>
said Lord the King within the said City And Also to hear and determine divers Felonys Trespasses and other<lb></lb>
misdeeds committed within the Same City upon the oath of Twelve Jurors good and lawfull men of the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo382">City of London</rs>
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then and there being Sworn and Charged to enquire for our Lord the King and for the body<lb></lb>
of the said City it was presented as followeth (That is to Say) London to wit The Jurors for our Lord the<lb></lb>
King upon their oath present That <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n323-5">William Viner</rs>
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late of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo383">London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ187">Staymaker</rs>
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On the first day of January<lb></lb>
in the Fifteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second King of Great Britain France &<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo384">Ireland</rs>
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Defender of the Faith Etc And divers other days and times between that day & the day of the taking of<lb></lb>
this Inquisition with force and Arms at London to wit in the Parish of Saint Martin Ludgate in the Ward<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo385">Farringdon</rs>
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Without in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo386">London</rs>
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aforesaid did keep and maintain and Yet doth keep and maintain<lb></lb>
A Certain Common ill governed and disorderly House and in his said House for his own Luire and Gain<lb></lb>
Certain Evil and ill disposed Persons as well Men as women of Evil Name and Fame and of dishonest<lb></lb>
Conversation to frequent and come together then and the said other days and times there unlawfully<lb></lb>
and Wilfully did cause and procure and the said Men and Women in his said House at ubnlawfull times<lb></lb>
as well in the Night as in the Day then and the said other days and times there to be and remain Drinking<lb></lb>
Tipling Whoring and Misbehaving themselves unlawfully and Wilfully did permit and yet doth Permitt<lb></lb>
To the great Damage and Common Nusance of all the Subjects of our said Lord the King And against the<lb></lb>
Peace of our said Lord the King his Crown and Dignity Which said Indictment our said Lord the King<lb></lb>
did afterwards for Certain Reasons cause to be brought before him to be determined according to the Law and<lb></lb>
Custom of England Wherefore the Sheriffs of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo387">City of London</rs>
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were Commanded that they should<lb></lb>
Cause him to come to answer to our said Lord the King touching and concerning the premisses aforesaid<lb></lb>
And now (that is to Say) on Monday next after the Octave of Saint Hillary in this Same Term<lb></lb>
before our said Lord the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo388">King at Westminster</rs>
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cometh the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n323-7">William Viner</rs>
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by <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n323-8">Christopher Burrow</rs>
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his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ188">Attorney</rs>
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And having heard the said Indictment read He saith that he is not guilty thereof And<lb></lb>
hereupon he putteth himself upon the Country And <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n323-9">James Burrow</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ189">Esquire</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ190">Coroner</rs>
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and Attorney of our said<lb></lb>
Lord the King in the Court of our said Lord the King before the King himself who prosecuteth for our said<lb></lb>
Lord the King in this behalf doth the like</p>
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