▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁bro th el - keep ers ▁and ▁the ▁authorities ▁were ▁set ▁out ▁in ▁le ase ▁agre ements , ▁and ▁frequently ▁in ▁o ath s ▁sw orn ▁by ▁bro th el - keep ers ▁which ▁required ▁them ▁to ▁make ▁promises ▁of ▁loyal ty ▁and ▁ob ed ience . ▁These ▁documents ▁frequently ▁also ▁contained ▁' house ▁rules ' ▁specifying ▁the ▁behaviour ▁forb idden ▁in ▁bro th els ▁( such ▁as ▁d run ken ness ▁and ▁bl as ph emy ) ▁and ▁gover ning ▁the ▁relations ▁between ▁prost it utes ▁and ▁the ▁bro th el - keeper . ▁▁ ▁Pro st it utes ▁themselves ▁typically ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁bro th el , ▁and ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁pay ing ▁for ▁board ▁and ▁lod ging ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁bro th el - keeper ▁a ▁certain ▁amount ▁of ▁the ▁money ▁they ▁received ▁from ▁clients . ▁This ▁usually ▁amount ed ▁to ▁one ▁third ▁of ▁their ▁ear nings . ▁Most ▁cities ▁permitted ▁bro th el - keep ers ▁to ▁contract ▁deb ts ▁with ▁prost it utes ▁or ▁to ▁accept ▁women ▁as ▁pa wn s , ▁requiring ▁them ▁to ▁pay ▁off ▁deb ts ▁through ▁their ▁labour . ▁Part ly ▁as ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁this , ▁prost it utes ▁were ▁often ▁heavily ▁in ▁deb t ▁to ▁bro th el - keep ers , ▁and ▁many ▁were ▁trad ed ▁between ▁bro th els . ▁ ▁The ▁N örd lingen ▁investig ations ▁of ▁ 1 4 7 1 - 2 ▁ ▁The ▁trans cri ptions ▁produced ▁from ▁the ▁testim ony