Life and Death of Damaris Page 1: [She] was most notably famous for keeping a house of, what shall I call it, for it had divers names, some called it the Seamans whirlpool, others Venus Bower, Cupids Pest-house, the Chyrurgions friend, the Hectors Office, a Vaulting-School, the amorous Chace, a Brothel, a Stew, the huck-strings Accademy, the hole in the Wall, &c.at Cupid’s pesthouse (n.) under Cupid, n.