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<p n="465">The King<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15062_n465-1">Margaret Birmingham</rs>
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For <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15062_occ281">keeping a disorderly</rs>
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house Etca.</p>
<p n="466">(For the Prosecution)</p>
<p n="467"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Bill found October Sessions 1751</note>
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Indictment sets forth that <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15062_n467-1">Margaret Birmingham</rs>
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late of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo483">London</rs>
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on the 25th day of March in the<lb></lb>
24th. Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second King of Great britain Etca. and continually<lb></lb>
aferwards untill the day of the taking of this Inquisition with free and Arms at London that is to say at the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo484">Parish of St. Botolph without Aldgate</rs>
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in the Ward of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo485">Pertsoken</rs>
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in London afsd. did and Yet doth keep and maintain<lb></lb>
a certain common and ill governed and disorderly house And in the said house for her own lucre and gain<lb></lb>
certain persons both Men and Women of evil Name and same and dishonest conversation to frequent and come together ye.<lb></lb>
same Day & Year abovesaid and divers other Days & times during the time afsd. there unlawfully & willfully did<lb></lb>
cause and procure And the said Persons in the same House at unlawfull times as well in the Night as the day<lb></lb>
then & the sd. other days & times there to be & remain tipling Whering & misbehaving themselves unlawfully<lb></lb>
and wilfully did permit To the great damage & comon Nusance of al the liege Subjects of our sd. Lord ye. King<lb></lb>
To the evil Example of all others in the like Case offending And agt. the peace of our said Lord the King his<lb></lb>
Crown and Dignity.</p>
<p n="468">Plea not Guilty</p>
<p n="469">Case</p>
<p n="470">The Deft. keept this House in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo486">George Court</rs>
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Ward<lb></lb>
where frequent disorders & Riots were Committed to the terror<del>of</del>
disturbance of the Neighbourhood<lb></lb>
particularly on ye. 12th October last.</p>
<p n="471"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">11th Octr.<obscured></obscured>
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12th. Oct<obscured></obscured>
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To prove which Call<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15062_n471-45">Saml. Torrent</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15062_n471-1">Jeffery Dunn</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15062_n471-2">John Smith</rs>
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