of the old ones necessary to be repaired, and that Several
other repaires are wanting, as paveing in the Cellars, holes &
decays in the Cielings in Severall places & alsoe in the floors,
the window Cills in the gallery, and the girder over the
Gallery and in Several other particulars, which we conceive
must be entrusted to the care & honesty of the workemen in
performing thereof by days workes & cannot be reduced to
any certainty as to the expence till finished.

Si: Michell< no role >
Ant. Wroth
Robt. Tothill< no role >

By Adjornmt. on Thursday the 17th. day of April 1740

Order for a Meeting of the
Committee concerning
the House of Correction
at Clerkenwell Etc}

Whereas Simon Michell< no role > Anthony Worth< no role > & Robert Tothill< no role >
Esquires being a Quorum of the Committee of Justices of the
Peace of this County appointed by an Order of Sessions of the
eighth of September 1737 and two Subsequent Orders of the third
of May and eighteenth of October 1739 to view & inspect the
State & condition of the House of Correction at Clerkenwell
and the dwelling house & appurtenances thereto belonging
and to See what repaires are wanting to the Same, and to
consider of the Petition of Peter Creswell< no role > Keeper of the Said
Prison mentioned in the Said Order of the eighth of September
Setting forth his hardship in Supporting the Said prison and
Praying an allowance in respect thereof have by their
Report in writing this day delivered into this Court Certifyed
that they have met together at the Said dwelling house, and
viewed the same and the Said Prison, And having examined
several Workmen's bills for repaires done thereto
and Settled the Same
have directed Mr. Higgs the Treasurer to pay the Same, Vizt.
to Joseph Jackson< no role > Bricklayer £2..0s..0d
to Mr. Adams & Co for Painter's Work£1..9s..6d
to Tho: Williams< no role > for Glasier's Work£1..11s..0d

and to Charles Mainwright for Smith's
work} £4..12s..0d

In all£9..12s..6d

And they further find that the tileing over the dwelling house
& Workshop is much out of repaire, and Should be ript and new
laid, the Charge whereof is estimated by Joseph Jackson< no role > the
Bricklayer at 14 P Square, which they think reasonable,