Middlesex Sessions:
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Image 444 of 69614th October 1729


Apnd Hicks Hall P adjorn Martis 14 o die Octobris 1729

Order for Mr. Joshua
Walker Keeper of
New prison to attend
the Court at Hicks hall
touching the escape
of Wm. Goodburn< no role > Etc}

It is Ordered by this Court that the matter of the escape of
William Goodburn< no role > out of New prison at Clerkenwell in this
County (who Stood committed thither by Miles Bourke< no role > Esqr.
one of the Justices of the peace of this County for unlawfully
extorting money form Henry Thomson< no role > under pretence of
Swearing Sodomy against him, and for unlawfully
breaking out of the Roundhouse of St. Martins in the fields
and for makeing his escape from thence and attempting to
gett a knife out of his pockett in order to doe a mischeif
therewith unto Amos Gaines< no role > ) be considered of by this Court
on Thursday next at three of the clock in the afternoon,
and that Joshua Walker< no role > Gent Keeper of New prison
aforesaid do then attend this Court touching the premisses

P Adjorn Jovis 16o. die Octobris 1729

Order desireing Wm.
Cowper Esqr. the
Chairman & Robt.
Thornhill & John< no role >
Milner Esqrs. to attend
the right honble. the
Lords cheif Justices &
Lord cheif Baron
about Settleing the
Fees of the Keepers
of Goals or prisons
in Middx }

His Maties Justices of the peace for this County assembled
at this present Generall Quarter Sessions of the peace now
holden for the Same County Do elect and desire William
Cowper Esqr. Chairman of this Court Robert Thornhill< no role > Esqr
and John Milner< no role > This name instance is in set 4214. Esqr . three of his Maties Justices of the
peace for the said County to attend the right Honble. the
Lord cheife Justice of the Court of Kings Bench, the Lord
cheife Justice of the Court of Comon pleas and the Lord
cheife Baron of the Exchequer, and to settle and establish
with their Lordships or any two of them the fees to be
taken by the Goalers or Keepers of Goals or prisons in this
County, pursuant to the direccon of an Act of Parliament
made in the Second year of the reign of his present Matie.
King George the Second, Intituled, an Act for the releif
of Debtors with respect to the imprisonment of their
persons,




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