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<p n="418">The Answer of Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50410_n418-1">Samuel Gower</rs>
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one of His Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50410_occ163">Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50410_geo455">County of Middlesex</rs>
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to the<lb></lb>
Representation of his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50410_occ164">Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace</rs>
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of the County aforesaid in General<lb></lb>
Sessions Assembled made to the Right<lb></lb>
Honourable the Lord High Chancr of Great Britain</p>
<p n="419">The said Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50410_n419-1">Samuel Gower</rs>
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Maketh Oath & Saith that be Next three<lb></lb>
& four Years ago Application was made to this Deponent (who then was<lb></lb>
& still is one of his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50410_geo456">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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acting in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50410_geo457">the Tower Division</rs>
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) be Mr. Barron an Eminent<lb></lb>
Merchant then & now living in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50410_geo458">Goodmans Fields</rs>
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in the said County<lb></lb>
to grant a Permissive Licence to Mrs. Roberts a Tenant of the said<lb></lb>
Mr. Barron to Sell Beer & Ale whereby she might be Enabled to Obtain<lb></lb>
a Licence from the Comissioners of his Majesties Revenue of Excise<lb></lb>
to Retail Spirituous Liquors in a House situate in Ayloffe Street in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50410_geo459">Goodmans Fields</rs>
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aforesaid will in the sd. Division Which House the<lb></lb>
sd. Mr. Barron assured this Deponent the sd. Mr. Roberts would keep<lb></lb>
only for the Space of three Months in order to have an Opportunity of<lb></lb>
getting in her Debts And this Depont. knowing the said Mr. Barron to be<lb></lb>
a Gentleman of Character & Fortune & relying on his Honour &<lb></lb>
Integrity in Regard to the Person recomended (whom this Deponent<lb></lb>
to his Knowledge never saw) He this Depont. did at this Instance sign<lb></lb>
a Permissive Licence to the said Mrs. Roberts to Sell Beer & Ale But<lb></lb>
this Deponent Saith that the sd. Mrs. Roberts did not by such License<lb></lb>
keep the sd. House long open but dyed the fifth day of December<lb></lb>
following which was in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven<lb></lb>
Hundred & Forty Seven And this Depont. denys that he was present<lb></lb>
at any General Meeting of the Justices of the sd. Division when they<lb></lb>
refused to grant a Licence to the sd. Mrs. Roberts or that this Depont. was<lb></lb>
surgent on her behalf or endeavoured to get some or one of the said<lb></lb>
Justices to join with him in granting such License And this Depont.<lb></lb>
is Credibly Informed & Believed that she never applyed to the Justices<lb></lb>
for a License And this Depont. further Saith that Lewis Hallam in<lb></lb>
the sd Representation named did in or about the Year One Thousand<lb></lb>
Seven Hundred & Forty Eight after the Usual time for granting<lb></lb>
Licences for that Year was past take an Alehouse in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50410_geo460">Goodmans Fields</rs>
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