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for a Nusance in keeping a Gaming House
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(For the Prosecution)
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last May Sessions}
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Indictment sets forth That Deft. on the first day of January in the Twenty fifth Year of the Reign of
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his present Majesty & continually afterwards untill the taking of this Inquisition with force & Arms at London that is
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in London afsd. for his own Luere & gain did
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keep & maintain & yet doth keep & maintain a Certain Comon Gaming House for the playing at Billiards and
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other unlawfull Games And that the sd. Deft. on the same day & year abovesaid & divers other days & times since
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at the Parish & Ward afsd. in London afsd. divers loose idle & ill disposed persons to the Jurors afsd. at yet unknown
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To play at the said Game of Billiards & other unlawfull Games in his said House unlawfully & wilfully did permit & suffer
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And Yet doth permit & suffer To the great damage & Comon Nusance of all the liege Subjects of our said Lord the
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King In evil Example Etca. And against the peace Etca.
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Plea not Guilty
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The Deft. keep this House in
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which becomes
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the more dangerous from its Situtation in the very Centre of business & property its allways open for the
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playing at Billiards & many people of different degrees frequent it at all house it was thought by the
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Inquest of the Ward to be a proper object of their notice & they have presented it having been Eye Witnesses
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themselves on their going up stairs of several Psons engaged in Actual play
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To prove whichCall}
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Mr. Akerman one of the Inquest
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Mr. WaldsDo
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Mr. Witherby Do
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To prove playing at all hoursCallMr. Child
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Mr. Smith an unwilling Witness
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both Neighbours
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To prove a Maws Coming out of the House apparently in great
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Concern & as a Man had met wth ill fortuneCall}
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Bailey
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About ye. 15th. Janry. 1752 (since the day laid in the Indictmt.) the
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Witness detected his Apprentice playing at Billaiards & drove him home}
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Mr. Leapidge
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who servd. Deft. in Capacity of a
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Marker
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N.BPlease to Examine very Closely this last Witness who seems to be an
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