Mollie-house

In 1726 a raid on mollie-houses in London resulted in twenty places being discovered.

After what Kate Little had told him, he had gone to the mollie-house tonight half-convinced that he would find Lawrence at the root of it all – a desperate and manipulated figure, perhaps, but guilty nonetheless.

That was very encouraging, indeed, since the only time Matthias had considered leaving his study after his. return to London was to attend the theater or visit a mollie-house.