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September 1790
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Samuel Bridgman
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Tallow Chandler
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, Said, he was
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this Year and was Constable the last Year that he
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Parish solicited him to stand another Year to endeavour to remove
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the disorders committed in
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Etc both by Prostitutes
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and Thieves, That Persons of both descriptions were harboured in the
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Public Houses and Courts in
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and that they Picked
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Pockets there at noon day and threatned to do Witness a Mischief.
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That a Committee of the Parish was appointed to enquire
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into the cause of such disorders who were of Opinion that the first
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cause was the number of Public Houses, said there were so many that
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they could not get a living without harbouring these sort of People.
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That upon a Petition from Vestry the Licencing Justices
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stopped several of the Houses when every Body was astonished at
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the Amendment, That Witness apprehended a number of Prostitutes
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and by that means got rid of the Thieves. Mr Blackborow
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complained of the Witness in the Vestry saying he sent them to
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Gaol improperly, but that Committee were of Opinion that they were
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properly apprehended and approved his Conduct.
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That he had occasion to go to Mr. Blackborow to
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complain of Houses permitting Tippling in time of divine Service
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Justice said he had not power to punish them and stated a Case to
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that Effect; Justice said to Witness that his Steps did him honour,
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Witness asked why he undid what he had done, Mr Blackborow
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replied, That Mr Friquet had served him a dirty Frick and that he
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came from Bath to shew Friquet and Witness that he could undo
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more in one day than they could do in Six Months, Witness said,
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he did not do himself credit, Mr Blackborow replied, You do not
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know any thing about Temptation, saying the Man at the Punch
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Bowl had sent him a Letter that would melt the heart of a Stone,
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having Five Guineas inclosed: said another had sent a Tankard
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Value Eight Pounds. Churchwarden said, that might be a temptation
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his Worship could not resist:
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