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