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The King
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London to witt.
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The Jurors for our Lord the King upon their Oath present That
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on the
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first day of January in the fifteenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second King of Great Britain France
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and Ireland Defender of the faith Etc. and divers other times between that day and the day of the taking of this Inquisition
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with force and arms at London to witt in the parish of Saint Martin Ludgate in the
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without in London
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aforesaid did keep and maintain and yet doth keep and maintain a certain common ill governed and disorderly house and in
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his said house for his own Lucre and Gain certain evil and ill disposed persons as well men as Women of evil Name
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and Same and of dishonest Conversation to frequent and come together then and the said other days and times there
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unlawfully and wilfully did cause and procure And the said Men and Women in his said house at unlawfull times
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as well in the night as in the day then and the said other days and times there to be and remain drinking tipling
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whoring and misbehaving themselves unlawfully and wilfully did permit and yet doth permit to the great
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damage and common Nusance of all the Subjects of Our said Lord the King and against the peace of our
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said Lord the King his Crown and Dignity Etc.
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The Case
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The Deft keeps a Common Bandy house (as described in the Indictment) upon
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Ludgate hill
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at the Sign
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of the Bunch of Grapes with his Name upon it where all Sorts of Strong Liquors are Sold for the Entertainment of
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Loose persons of both Sexes at all times both Night and day to the great Nusance and disturbance of the
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Neighbourhood who are most of them creditable and substantial Tradesmen
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The Deft having for this Offence been returned by the Wardmote Inquest was ordered to be prosecuted
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at the City's Expence You will observe he is Stiled Staymaker in the Indictment It Seems ye
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Gentleman
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to account
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in same measure for the great Number of Females resorting to his house gives out that he follows the Business of
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But as we shall be able to prove that all the Ladies pick up Men in the Streets at all hours of the Night
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and carry them to his house We hope the Jury will be of Opinion they do not go there to make Stays.
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Proofs
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That frequently in the Night time Men and Women go in and out of Defts
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house that the Women are Common Street Walkers and frequently pick up Men in
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ye Streets and carry then into Defts house That Generally Men ring the Bell or
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knock at the Door with their Sticks or Canes at 1.2 & 3 o' Clock in the Morning &
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are let in & Deponents have carried Some of the Women who lodge in or frequent
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Defts house to the Watchhouse for Comon Street Walkers & Say Defts house
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is a Notorious disorderly house and that Deft pretends he is a
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that ye Women are his Journey Women}
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Daniel Hubbert
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John Burton
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Say Defts house is a Notorious Disorderly house & have taken Women who are
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reputed Comon Street Walker's out of Defts house and Carried them before a
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Magistrate who has committed them to
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John Mansfield
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& Says
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Deft has owned the Women belonged to him
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To prove ye General Character of the House}
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Mr.
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Francis Dalby
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Mr.
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Mr. Manwaring
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Mr. Manby
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