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<p n="200"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50409_n200-1">Richard Ricards</rs>
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of the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50409_geo146">St. Mary Matfellon otherwise Whitechappel</rs>
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in the County of<obscured></obscured>
the<lb></lb>
Esqr. Maketh Oath<del>& Saith</del>
that the Turks Head Bagnio in Ayloffe Street in Goodmans Fields hall<lb></lb>
been for many Years past & continues Still to be a notorious repated Bawdy House that it was<lb></lb>
Kept Sevl. Years by One Mrs. Roberts but how long She has been dead or who is the present<del>Mat</del>
possessor<lb></lb>
thereof this Depont.<del>kneweth Not</del>
cannot say And this De<obscured></obscured>
Saith That the proprietor of the sd. House is Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50409_n200-2">Saml Baron</rs>
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who<lb></lb>
liveth almost opposite to the sd. House That there are several other noterious Bawdy Houses<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
vear<lb></lb>
to the sd. Turks Head<del>all of them being as in generally believed to be</del>
and as this Deport as heard & verily beleives to be ) the Property of the sd. Mr.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Baro<obscured></obscured>
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who selleth Wine by Retail<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<del>&<obscured></obscured>
formed in his belief</del>
yt.<del>the Sd. reputed Ba<obscured></obscured>
fes</del>
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<del>apporite to him are his Properly for y</del>
for that the sd. Mr. Baron Hath<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Several<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Sollicited this Depont. to give Leave to the sd. Tucks Head & another contiguous<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
draw Beer & Ale Etc but yt. this Depont. hath always refused ye Sd. Mr. Bacon to g<obscured></obscured>
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the Houses being so notorious wicked & disorderly that it is impossible for any<obscured></obscured>
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lived 2 Years in the sd. Parish or Neighbouring Parishes to be ignorant thereof<obscured></obscured>
less<obscured></obscured>
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can Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50409_n200-3">Saml Gower</rs>
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who hath acted as a Justice of the peace in the sd. Parish and to ye sd.<obscured></obscured>
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reputed Bawdy Houses many Years <del>be</del>
a Stranger thereto and<del>further the sd.<obscured></obscured>
</del>
this Depont<lb></lb>
<del>an his Oath</del>
Saith that So Saml Gower was Present at the general Licening for<obscured></obscured>
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Division in the Year 1748 when Mrs. Roberts was refus'd a Licencely all the Ge<obscured></obscured>
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then & there present not on her own Application<del>as the sd. Sr. S.Gowe very Shrewdly say<obscured></obscured>
</del>
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<del>ansr.</del>
but on the earrcest Sollicitation of the sd. Mr. Baren who transacted Affaires for<lb></lb>
as her Sandlord<del>the sd. Sr. Gower</del>
making no Objection to the sd Refusal at the up meeting<del>Blead</del>
rn ye<lb></lb>
Hearing of the Gentleman there<del>but</del>
and this Depont. being at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50409_geo147">Excise Office</rs>
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within a few Days after<lb></lb>
the upeting for<del>ye General</del>
Licencing upon business of this<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
own was askd by some of the Head Clerks at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50409_geo148">Excise office</rs>
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<del>why</del>
<lb></lb>
What was the reason the Justices<lb></lb>
Licencd such a House as ye Tucks Head and Begris an ay lessteet this Depon was then shecon a pice of Paper by the sd. Clerks of<lb></lb>
the sd. Office Signd by Sr S. Gower wherein he the sd. Sr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50409_n200-4">Samll Gower</rs>
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did give Leave to Mrs. Roberts ti keaw Veer<obscured></obscured>
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Etc. at the sd. Tuntue<obscured></obscured>
Head Bagni<obscured></obscured>
the Sd<obscured></obscured>
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of the House and yt. it had been refusd at the General<obscured></obscured>
Ses<obscured></obscured>
for licencing but a few<obscured></obscured>
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before and this Depost siath that ye sd. Sr S.Gower must be better acquainted with Mrs. Roberts & the Turksh<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Bagnio then he pretends to<del>do</del>
be by knowing so precisely the Day Mrs. Roberts died & this<lb></lb>
has been informd & verly believes yt the sd. Mrs. Roberts had Leave form Sr. S.Gower<obscured></obscured>
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<obscured></obscured>
to draw Beer at other Times before ye Year 1747 and This Defent.<del>further oalia Oath says </del>
that<lb></lb>
Sevl Years past ye sd. Sr S.Gower hath applied to<del>him</del>
this Depons & other <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50409_occ64">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the Towards<obscured></obscured>
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