P Adjorn Jovis Dennio quarto die Octobris 1725

Order for paymt. of £20
to Mr. Francis Geary< no role >
by Mr. Joshua Walker< no role >
Keeper of New Prison
at Clerkenwell .}

Whereas Francis Geary< no role > father of John Geary< no role > lately Deced
late Keeper of New prison in this County Exhibited his
humble peticon unto the Court of General Quarter Sessions
of the peace holden for this County by Adjornment on Thursday
the Eighth day of April last Settingforth that the Said John
Geary did by the Order of this Court Expend a Considerable Sume
of money in Building a New Wall and Gate in the Said
prison for the Safe Custody of the prisoners Comitted there, and
also in Improveing the Gardens there unto belonging as
also in repaireing Severall places in the Said prison And
that the Money So Expended as aforesaid by the said John
Geary for the used aforesaid was Advanced by the petitioner
and was to have been repaid to him by the Said John Geary< no role >
out of the profits of the Said prison, and that the Said John
Geary being incapable of paying the peticoner any part
of the Said Money So Advanced by the Peticoner as aforesaid
It was therefore prayed by the peticoner that the Court
would be pleased to Order that Such person who Should
be Ordered to Succeed the Said John Geary< no role > in the Said
Office of Keeper of the Said prison might pay unto the
peticoner what Should Appeare to be due to the peticoner
for what had been by him Expended as aforesaid on Such
necessary improvement or otherwise reimburse the
Same as to the Court Should Seem meet, Whereupon It
was by order made by the Said Court of Generall
Quarter Sessions recomended and referred unto John
Fuller William Cotesworth Thomas Pinder< no role > William
Kingsford< no role > Simon Michell< no role > John Ellis< no role > Charles Floyer< no role >
Gwin Vaughan< no role > Jacob Delamott Blagney< no role > Thomas
Thayer< no role > and Henry Lowth< no role > Esqrs . Justices Justices of the peace for
this County or any three of them to Examine into the
truth of the matters aforesaid And to Convene before
them Such person or persons as they Should think proper
for that purpose And to report their opinions in Writing
touching the premises unto his Maties Justices of the