20th Augt. 1714

Garnish money, rep to Comee
to give directions to prevent
its being taken for ye future}

Upon reading a Report from the Comee of this house dated
the 19th day of this instant August under the hands of John
Tayler< no role > Esqr . Treasurer John Cottle< no role > Esqr . Mr. Samuel Keble< no role >
sr . Francis Forbes< no role > and sr . Samuel Clarke< no role > as followeth Vizt.

Peter Pickering< no role > the Porter informed this Comee
that Several Complaints had been made to him by the friends of
persons who have been comitted Prisoners to their hospital that at
their first comeing in the rest of the Prisoners demand one
Shilling Garmish money of the new Prisoners and if they have no
money, compell them to pawn or Sell their wearing apparrell to
raise itWhereupon this Comee examined one Thomas
Fowler< no role > a Prisoner who said that the his first comeing in he
was forced to pawn his Buckles to Joseph Thomas< no role > apprentice to
Crackenthorpe, one of the Hempdressers for one Shilling to pay
Garnish moneyThen William Eagle< no role > Journeyman to Waldo ye
other Hempdresser who looks after the women Prisoners being
called in he denyed that he knew any thing of the Prisonrs.
pawning or Selling their Cloths to raise money to pay Garnish
-Then Mr. Mitton Daughter to the late Matron was called
in, and said that the women prisoners have often complained
to her Mother that they had been compelled at their first
comeing in, either to soll or pawne their Cloths to raise
money for Garmsh And the said Joseph Thomas< no role > and Samuel
Byard< no role > Waldo's Journeyman being called in. Thomas Confessed
that he lent Fowler one Shilling upon his Buckler and both
of them confessed that Garmsh money was usually paid and
said it was an antient Custome here, and in all other
prisons in and about this Citty Then Eagle being called in aga [..] &
reexamined coufessed what he had before deuyed This
Comee haveing considered the matter, are of Opinion that
this practice is a very great abuse and ought to be prevented
for the future-This Court haveing duely weighed &
considered the said Report doth confirme the same
And it is Ordered that it be referred back to the
same Comee to consider how to prevent the like abuse
for the future and to give such direccons therein as they
shall Judge proper.

Apprentices
Indre Sealled 11th Novr. 1714

At this Court ye following poor Boyes were ordered to be put out Apprentices at ye nomination
of ye Governours hereunder menconed vizt

John Woodburne< no role > to James Waldo< no role > p Thomas Rawlinson< no role > Esqr
Thomas Tuckey< no role > toMr. Alderman Lawrence

Bennett Richard< no role >
made free
Indre dat [..] }
Indre val 19 Mar 1705

At this Court Rrichard Bennett< no role > was ordered to be made free of this City haveing Served
his apprenticeship to John Bennett< no role > one of the Arstmas . of this Hospital