Anne Rochford, whose biography was published in 1728, had, apparently a “virtuous” ealry life, then in later years became a prostitute. She then aquired a coffeehouse – Mrs Rochford’s – that became a site for fashionable rendezvous. Her biographer said she “had something Strong in her Diversions, loved to associate chiefly with Rakes, and affected Masculine Pleasures.”
Later she attracted royal patronage (mmm), and was allowed to open a “polite Cabaret” in the Palace mews.
Clayton, A. London’s Coffee Houses: A Stimulating Story, Historical Publications, 2003, p.100
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