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applied for a Licence for the sd. Lewis Hallam claiming the Promise of the Justices in the sd Division to grant
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aly
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cause to to
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Lewis Hallam
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when his Bro
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Hallam had Left of
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Acting at ye sd. Wells The sd Sr
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Samuel Gower
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Saying he was assured
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that Hallam woud never Act again or Words
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to the for the life
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of that Effect
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and the Sd Justices
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that in consideration thereof ye Justices
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did then Grant then Lewis Hallam a Licence
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but
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and this Depont Saith that in a little Time after
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the ad
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Wm Hallam
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did
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begin to
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Act again at the sd. Wells & has continued
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to do so to this Time
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the
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Depont Saith that the sd Sr S Gower has been heard before him & others to
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dicate their
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acting saying yt they ought not to be dis
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for yt. they did nothing contrary to Law and this
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Depont. saith yt it has been
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for a Justices upon ye Do
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of
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his going away out of his House to give a Permission
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licence to a new Com
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Character to draw Beer until ye next general licencing but never did himself
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any other Justice give such permissive licenses after they has been refuse at a gen
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accept wt Sr S Gower did in the Cases before mentioned
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and this Depont.
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her Sr
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S.Gower has been often told by
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this Depont
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& other Justices of the Seandal he wod bring upon
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by impleying such a Fellow as Winsten an Alehouse keeper for his Clerk at a Great Distance from his
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House and of an in famous Character
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as his Clerk That he
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and this Depont Saith he has
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discharg'd
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Several Warrants fill up by the sd. Winster and sign'd by Sr Saml Gower wch have b
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of and no Colour or preferred
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greating Parts on such frivolous Courpben
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frivolous & trifling and the of
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he ask'd the Complaint ant why they applyd for Warrts. on
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trifling Affairs the have made an
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Mr Winston who fill'd up the
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them & sent them to Sr. S Gowe's House to be Sign'd who seldom or never read ye
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reality
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and set his name to
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then
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the sd warrant and this Depont
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hath
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Saith be has had
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several Warrts. brot. to
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fill'd up up by ye Sd. Winston & upon his this Depont. refusing to Sign
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then
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the sd Warrant this Depont has been told yt they Shed. not have
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come to him this Depont. to sign
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them
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the sd warrant if Sr S Gower had been at Home for he the sd Sr
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Samll Gower
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never ask'd
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sd persons any Question
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but readily Signd Such Warrants as were sentling by ye sd. Winston fill'd of
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That
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That this this Depont. Saith that was at
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General Session held at Hicks Hall in St
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John street
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for the County of Middx on ye County Day in Septr. Session last at
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there was 30 Gentleman
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ses present
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and Sr. S Gower was chargd with the
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facts mention'd in ye
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to the Lord
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of great Britain at the sd Sr. Saml. Gower
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his acts for
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the Tower Division
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and yt ye sd. Sr S Gower acknowledged
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facts thereof on
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this
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& led'd pardon of ye Court &
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to do his Endevour to suppress ye sd. Wills Etc.
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Winston from being his Clerk and to give
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permissions Licences contrary to the Appear
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of ye Justices at a Session held for purpose & do nothing dishonourable to ye
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Upon Sr S. Gr. sd. Acknowledgmt. & Promise the further Consideracon of ye Complts. agst. ye sd. Sr S Gow
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post pond until ye next January Sessions That this Depont was very ill & and not he pres
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yt sd. Session in Janry but ye next succeedg Sessions he attended & heard that
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had been order'd in Janry Session agst. ye Sr. S ower for yt. he had continued to Support
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