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The King<lb></lb>
agt.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15064_n135-1">John Seymore</rs>
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<hi rend="braceResult"> for a Nusance in keeping a Gaming House</hi>
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<p n="136">(For the Prosecution)</p>
<p n="137"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Bill found at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15064_geo128">Old Bailey</rs>
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last May Sessions}</note>
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Indictment sets forth That Deft. on the first day of January in the Twenty fifth Year of the Reign of<lb></lb>
his present Majesty & continually afterwards untill the taking of this Inquisition with force & Arms at London that is<lb></lb>
to say at the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15064_geo129">St. Mary Woolnoth</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15064_geo130">Ward of Langbourne</rs>
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in London afsd. for his own Luere & gain did<lb></lb>
keep & maintain & yet doth keep & maintain a Certain Comon Gaming House for the playing at Billiards and<lb></lb>
other unlawfull Games And that the sd. Deft. on the same day & year abovesaid & divers other days & times since<lb></lb>
at the Parish & Ward afsd. in London afsd. divers loose idle & ill disposed persons to the Jurors afsd. at yet unknown<lb></lb>
To play at the said Game of Billiards & other unlawfull Games in his said House unlawfully & wilfully did permit & suffer<lb></lb>
And Yet doth permit & suffer To the great damage & Comon Nusance of all the liege Subjects of our said Lord the<lb></lb>
King In evil Example Etca. And against the peace Etca.</p>
<p n="138">Plea not Guilty</p>
<p n="139">Case</p>
<p n="140">The Deft. keep this House in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15064_geo131">Popes head Alley</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15064_geo132">Cornhill</rs>
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in the Ward of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15064_geo133">Laugham</rs>
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which becomes<lb></lb>
the more dangerous from its Situtation in the very Centre of business & property its allways open for the<lb></lb>
playing at Billiards & many people of different degrees frequent it at all house it was thought by the<lb></lb>
Inquest of the Ward to be a proper object of their notice & they have presented it having been Eye Witnesses<lb></lb>
themselves on their going up stairs of several Psons engaged in Actual play</p>
<p n="141">To prove whichCall}<lb></lb>
Mr. Akerman one of the Inquest<lb></lb>
Mr. WaldsDo<lb></lb>
Mr. Witherby Do<lb></lb>
Mr. Boddins Beadle of the Ward</p>
<p n="142">To prove playing at all hoursCallMr. Child<lb></lb>
Mr. Smith an unwilling Witness<lb></lb>
both Neighbours</p>
<p n="143">To prove a Maws Coming out of the House apparently in great<lb></lb>
Concern & as a Man had met wth ill fortuneCall}<lb></lb>
Mr. Witherby<lb></lb>
Bailey</p>
<p n="144">About ye. 15th. Janry. 1752 (since the day laid in the Indictmt.) the<lb></lb>
Witness detected his Apprentice playing at Billaiards & drove him home}<lb></lb>
Mr. Leapidge</p>
<p n="145">To prove Psons playing for Money & paying for ye. use of yt. Tables}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15064_n145-1">Barthom. Ricly</rs>
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who servd. Deft. in Capacity of a<lb></lb>
Marker</p>
<p n="146">N.BPlease to Examine very Closely this last Witness who seems to be an<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15064_geo134">Unwilling</rs>
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