Princess Seraphina - Revision history

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	'''Princess Seraphina''' was the alias for butcher '''John Cooper''' of Number 11, Eagle-court, the Strand, who was a popular London cross-dresser. Cooper’s friends referred him as ‘her’ or ‘her royal highness’. He was described as indistinguishable from a woman, often wearing a white gown and scarlet cloak, fluttering a fan and would curtsey. [[File:PincessSeraphina.jpg\|right\|thumb\|~~300pxs~~\|Princess Seraphina]]		'''Princess Seraphina''' was the alias for butcher '''John Cooper''' of Number 11, Eagle-court, the Strand, who was a popular London cross-dresser. Cooper’s friends referred him as ‘her’ or ‘her royal highness’. He was described as indistinguishable from a woman, often wearing a white gown and scarlet cloak, fluttering a fan and would curtsey. [[File:PincessSeraphina.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400pxs\|Princess Seraphina]]

	In 1732 Princess Seraphina brought a case at the [[Old Bailey]] against '''Thomas Gordon''', an unemployed servant, for stealing his clothes and jewelry at knife point in Chelsea Fields, a popular gay cruising ground. Cooper’s clothes were described as fine masculine apparel. The thief then changed into Cooper’s clothes, saying, if he brought a case against him he would accuse him of [[sodomy]] and paying for his services.		In 1732 Princess Seraphina brought a case at the [[Old Bailey]] against '''Thomas Gordon''', an unemployed servant, for stealing his clothes and jewelry at knife point in Chelsea Fields, a popular gay cruising ground. Cooper’s clothes were described as fine masculine apparel. The thief then changed into Cooper’s clothes, saying, if he brought a case against him he would accuse him of [[sodomy]] and paying for his services.

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	'''Princess Seraphina''' was the alias for butcher '''John Cooper''' of Number 11, Eagle-court, the Strand, who was a popular London cross-dresser. Cooper’s friends referred him as ‘her’ or ‘her royal highness’. He was described as indistinguishable from a woman, often wearing a white gown and scarlet cloak, fluttering a fan and would curtsey. [[File:~~https://lgbthistoryuk.org/w/images/thumb/9/97/PincessSeraphina.jpg/800px-~~PincessSeraphina.jpg]]		'''Princess Seraphina''' was the alias for butcher '''John Cooper''' of Number 11, Eagle-court, the Strand, who was a popular London cross-dresser. Cooper’s friends referred him as ‘her’ or ‘her royal highness’. He was described as indistinguishable from a woman, often wearing a white gown and scarlet cloak, fluttering a fan and would curtsey. [[File:PincessSeraphina.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300pxs\|Princess Seraphina]]

	In 1732 Princess Seraphina brought a case at the [[Old Bailey]] against '''Thomas Gordon''', an unemployed servant, for stealing his clothes and jewelry at knife point in Chelsea Fields, a popular gay cruising ground. Cooper’s clothes were described as fine masculine apparel. The thief then changed into Cooper’s clothes, saying, if he brought a case against him he would accuse him of [[sodomy]] and paying for his services.		In 1732 Princess Seraphina brought a case at the [[Old Bailey]] against '''Thomas Gordon''', an unemployed servant, for stealing his clothes and jewelry at knife point in Chelsea Fields, a popular gay cruising ground. Cooper’s clothes were described as fine masculine apparel. The thief then changed into Cooper’s clothes, saying, if he brought a case against him he would accuse him of [[sodomy]] and paying for his services.

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	'''Princess Seraphina''' was the alias for butcher '''John Cooper''' of Number 11, Eagle-court, the Strand, who was a popular London cross-dresser. Cooper’s friends referred him as ‘her’ or ‘her royal highness’. He was described as indistinguishable from a woman, often wearing a white gown and scarlet cloak, fluttering a fan and would curtsey.		'''Princess Seraphina''' was the alias for butcher '''John Cooper''' of Number 11, Eagle-court, the Strand, who was a popular London cross-dresser. Cooper’s friends referred him as ‘her’ or ‘her royal highness’. He was described as indistinguishable from a woman, often wearing a white gown and scarlet cloak, fluttering a fan and would curtsey. [[File:https://lgbthistoryuk.org/w/images/thumb/9/97/PincessSeraphina.jpg/800px-PincessSeraphina.jpg]]

	In 1732 Princess Seraphina brought a case at the [[Old Bailey]] against '''Thomas Gordon''', an unemployed servant, for stealing his clothes and jewelry at knife point in Chelsea Fields, a popular gay cruising ground. Cooper’s clothes were described as fine masculine apparel. The thief then changed into Cooper’s clothes, saying, if he brought a case against him he would accuse him of [[sodomy]] and paying for his services.		In 1732 Princess Seraphina brought a case at the [[Old Bailey]] against '''Thomas Gordon''', an unemployed servant, for stealing his clothes and jewelry at knife point in Chelsea Fields, a popular gay cruising ground. Cooper’s clothes were described as fine masculine apparel. The thief then changed into Cooper’s clothes, saying, if he brought a case against him he would accuse him of [[sodomy]] and paying for his services.

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	[[Category:Crime]][[Category:Male brothels and molly houses]][[Category:London]] [[Category:Cross dressing]] [[Category:Transvestites]]		[[Category:Crime]][[Category:Male brothels and molly houses]][[Category:London]] [[Category:Cross dressing]] [[Category:Transvestites]]
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	[[Category:Crime]][[Category:Male brothels and molly houses]][[Category:London]] [[Category:Cross dressing]] [[Category:Transvestites]]		[[Category:Crime]][[Category:Male brothels and molly houses]][[Category:London]] [[Category:Cross dressing]] [[Category:Transvestites]]
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	[[Category:Crime]][[Category:~~Molly~~ houses]][[Category:London]] [[Category:Cross dressing]] [[Category:Transvestites]]		[[Category:Crime]][[Category:Male brothels and molly houses]][[Category:London]] [[Category:Cross dressing]] [[Category:Transvestites]]

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	''I have known her Highness a pretty while, she us'd to come to my House from Mr. Tull, to enquire after some Gentlemen of no very good Character; I have seen her several times in Women's Cloaths, she commonly us'd to wear a white Gown, and a scarlet Cloak, with her Hair frizzled and curl'd all round her Forehead; and then she would so flutter her Fan, and make such fine Curt'sies, that you would not have known her from a Woman: She takes great Delight in Balls and Masquerades, and always chuses to appear at them in a Female Dress, that she may have the Satisfation of dancing with fine Gentlemen. Her Highness lives with Mr. Tull in Eagle-Court in the Strand, and calls him her Master, because she was Nurse to him and his Wife when they were both in a Salivation (salivation was a mercurial cure for syphilis); but the Princess is rather Mr. Tull's Friend, than his domestick Servant. I never heard that she had any other Name than the Princess Seraphina.''		''I have known her Highness a pretty while, she us'd to come to my House from Mr. Tull, to enquire after some Gentlemen of no very good Character; I have seen her several times in Women's Cloaths, she commonly us'd to wear a white Gown, and a scarlet Cloak, with her Hair frizzled and curl'd all round her Forehead; and then she would so flutter her Fan, and make such fine Curt'sies, that you would not have known her from a Woman: She takes great Delight in Balls and Masquerades, and always chuses to appear at them in a Female Dress, that she may have the Satisfation of dancing with fine Gentlemen. Her Highness lives with Mr. Tull in Eagle-Court in the Strand, and calls him her Master, because she was Nurse to him and his Wife when they were both in a Salivation (salivation was a mercurial cure for syphilis); but the Princess is rather Mr. Tull's Friend, than his domestick Servant. I never heard that she had any other Name than the Princess Seraphina.''


	Princess Seraphina did not win her case and was not prosecuted for [[sodomy]], little was heard of her after this event.		Princess Seraphina did not win her case and was not prosecuted for [[sodomy]], little was heard of her after this event.
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	~~[[Category:People]]~~ [[Category:Crime]][[Category:Molly houses]][[Category:London]] [[Category:Cross dressing]] [[Category:Transvestites]]		[[Category:Crime]][[Category:Molly houses]][[Category:London]] [[Category:Cross dressing]] [[Category:Transvestites]]

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	Princess Seraphina was a fixer for the richer members of Gay London when they desired an assignation: when they fancied a drummer boy, or a market labourer.		Princess Seraphina was a fixer for the richer members of Gay London when they desired an assignation: when they fancied a drummer boy, or a market labourer.


	Mary Poplet was the landlady of the Two Sugar-loaves in Drury Lane and a neighbour to Princess Seraphina and his official employers, the Tulls, gave this account of his character:		Mary Poplet was the landlady of the Two Sugar-loaves in Drury Lane and a neighbour to Princess Seraphina and his official employers, the Tulls, gave this account of his character:
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	[[Category:People]] [[Category:Crime]][[Category:Molly houses]][[Category:London]] [[Category:Cross dressing]] [[Category:Transvestites~~]] [[Category:Trans~~]]		[[Category:People]] [[Category:Crime]][[Category:Molly houses]][[Category:London]] [[Category:Cross dressing]] [[Category:Transvestites]]

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	[[Category:People]] [[Category:Crime]][[Category:Molly houses]][[Category:London]] [[Category:Cross dressing]] [[Category:Transvestites]]		[[Category:People]] [[Category:Crime]][[Category:Molly houses]][[Category:London]] [[Category:Cross dressing]] [[Category:Transvestites]] [[Category:Trans]]

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	'''Princess Seraphina''' was the alias for butcher '''John Cooper''' of Number 11, Eagle-court, the Strand, who was a popular London cross-dresser. Cooper’s friends referred him as ‘her’ or ‘her royal highness’. He ~~would~~ was described as indistinguishable from a woman, often wearing a white gown and scarlet cloak, fluttering a fan and would curtsey.		'''Princess Seraphina''' was the alias for butcher '''John Cooper''' of Number 11, Eagle-court, the Strand, who was a popular London cross-dresser. Cooper’s friends referred him as ‘her’ or ‘her royal highness’. He was described as indistinguishable from a woman, often wearing a white gown and scarlet cloak, fluttering a fan and would curtsey.

	In 1732 Princess Seraphina brought a case at the [[Old Bailey]] against '''Thomas Gordon''', an unemployed servant, for stealing his clothes and jewelry at knife point in Chelsea Fields, a popular gay cruising ground. Cooper’s clothes were described as fine masculine apparel. The thief then changed into Cooper’s clothes, saying, if he brought a case against him he would accuse him of [[sodomy]] and paying for his services.		In 1732 Princess Seraphina brought a case at the [[Old Bailey]] against '''Thomas Gordon''', an unemployed servant, for stealing his clothes and jewelry at knife point in Chelsea Fields, a popular gay cruising ground. Cooper’s clothes were described as fine masculine apparel. The thief then changed into Cooper’s clothes, saying, if he brought a case against him he would accuse him of [[sodomy]] and paying for his services.