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to Licence ye Tap House belonging to
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Good
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feilds Walls wch was sometimes Kept by
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& sometimes
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Lewis Hallam
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and this
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poy refused the same
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but yr he was
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always
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by reason yt. ye sd. Taphouse was an Encern agement
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to the People who unlawfully assambled at the said Wills by furnishing them with Beer Ale & other
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Liquors One of the Hallams bring a Player and the other the Master of the sd. Wells and is being
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almost contiguous to ye Wells Yr Rabble and other Lewd & Disorderly persons can easily on ye
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approach of Constable & other Officers of the Peace ann out of one House into ye other and
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make it difficult to apprehend there
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and this Depont. believes it to be true yt. the House yt.
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Lewis Hallam
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No
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lives in was ferinerly an Old Licencd House & frequented by People of
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Tashion for yt. before
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Wm. Hallam
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took the Ground & House of Sr.
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Saml Gower
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to build the
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Wells House upon there was an old House with
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it was
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a
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Bowling Green
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& then House of good repute and since it has been converted into
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the sd Wells it has been ye Source & occasion of Multitudes of disorderly Heases being set up in
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the Parish of Sr. Mary Matsellon ats
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White Chappel
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afsd. & the neighburing Parishes.
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being frequented in the general by low People and many of very bad Characters who
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smoke & drink during the time of Action and then adjourn the k the neghbourling Baiedy this Depe
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Houses And this Depont. Says that Sos. Gowd was
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Urgent & pressing with him on the
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behalf of Lewis Hall act and yt. the hath
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Urged & Presddg
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other Just
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of the peace in the sd Division to join with him the
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in granting Lewis Hallam a Licence
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particularly Mr Quarwell
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Berry Mr. Lavten yr agd
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And thos depowr
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saith yt. Sr S.Gower was told by all ye Justices then pre
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yt if he could provid
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with Wm. Hallam to leave of acting Pantornimes Interludes Etc. they wod then grant a
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Licence to the sd. Lavis Hallam
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to all Beer yr and
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this
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Depont. demies yt. he everhad
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a Pigueror Grudge agt. the sd. Wm Hallam or any Dispute or any Conversation wth Wm Hallam abot.
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Six shllr st. o beek for the
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of the pt is he Suggerlad in the sd. Wm. Hollam affids
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a Way
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yt. the sd. Wm Hallam and Mr. also has coplained
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to buy Coals & Wattles of this Defont. Without the lease Encouragemt. for him to
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on Wills
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or Licence to reputed Bawdy house and this Depon St. Saith
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That some Time before the general refing for Licencing in
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Warrant was granted at a Petty
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Session of the Justices in the Tayer Div
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for aprivy Search to take up disorderly Persons in the neighbouring
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Parishes and the High Constable had Particular Orders to take up such Players Minsteres
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and other Persons who are by Act of Parliament esteemed Vagabonds as shoud be found,
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acting or playing at the sd. Walls
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That
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and ye sd.
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Wm Hallam
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being apprisd of such
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Warrant left
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Pris
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pras
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of acting and promisd ye High Constable to Act no more and that
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acting anordering
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did not Act Shll after the then next
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for some Time
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yr much
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general Licencing was over
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And
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and this Det Saith that at the br Genl Licencing the sd. So S. Gowera[[;oed
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