Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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16th May 1701 - 19th June 1713

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Image 397 of 74824th July 1707


The 25th. day of March 1707 John Pearce< no role > Hempdresser Wee
whose names are under written doe know the Contents of the
above written Certificate are true. by reason of the dayly
inspeccon of the said prisonrs. labour Witness our hands the
day and year above said Tho: Bayly< no role > Steward Wm. Empson< no role >
Porter . Benj: Crakenthorp< no role > Mar. Hempdresser Then the sd.
Convicts being called in to the Barr and Severally answering
to their names The Warrant for their discharge was read
in these words vizt. Anne R: Whereas by Warrant
under our sign Manual bearing Date the Sixth day of March
in the fourth year of our Reign Wee were graciously
pleased to direct that Jane Dennis< no role > Ann Day< no role > Alice Hariett< no role >
Elizabeth Way< no role > . Elizabeth Price< no role > This name instance is in set 4694. . Ann Allen< no role > , Elizabeth Harrow< no role >
Elizabeth Hill< no role > Katherine Garrett< no role > , Deborah Stent< no role > alias Edmunds< no role >
and Mary Bennett< no role > als Bevis< no role > with Severall others then
under Sentence of death Should be inserted in our next
Generall pardon that Should come out for the poor Convicts
of Newgate for the Severall and respective Crimes of wch.
they So Stood convicted upon Condition that they Should
respectively be Still continued in Our Goal of Newgate unto
they Should respectively cause and procure Our Sherriffes of
London and Middlesex for the time being to remove and deliver
Such of them as Stood convicted in London to the publick
Workhouse or Bridewell in London And Such of them as
Stood convicted in Middlesex to a publick Workhouse or
Bridewell in Middlesex there to remaine and be kept
to hard labour as idle and disorderly persons for one whole
year and from thence untill wee should Signifye our pleasure for
their respective discharge, and should procure themselves
respectively to be received and continued in Such respective
publick Workehouse or Bridewell and should Submit to remaine
therein at hard labour dureing the time aforesaid and not voluntarily
depart from thence. And Whereas you have by Yor humble
Petition informed us that the above named Jane Dennis< no role >




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