21st October 1773

Session of the peace for the said County to the Contrary for and towards her Support and a
Maintenance by Quarterly payments (to wit) at Michaelmas, Christmas, Lady day and,
Midsummer by equal portions, the first payment thereof to be made at Michaelmas next
and also that the said James Elmore< no role > do and shall from time to time during his being Keeper of
the said Prison at his Charge do or cause to be done the small Repairs necessary to be
done to the said Prison and the dwelling House thereto belonging (to wit) Securing employing
cleansing and Glazeing And that he the said James Elmore< no role > his Executors or administrators
do and shall from time to time well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the Sheriff of the
said County for the time being or his agent for the use of his now Majesty King George the
third his Heirs and Successors all such Sum and Sums of Money as have been or shall
be Imposed and set for any fine or fines by any of the Justices of the peace for the said County
Assembled at any of their General or General Quarter Session of the peace held within the
said County on any prisoner or prisoners committed or to be Committed to the Custody of
the said James Elmore< no role > as keeper of the said prison for any offence or Offences by them
committed and which shall or without his or their wilful default may at any time or times
be received by him or his Servant or Servants during such time as the said James Elmore< no role >
shall continue keeper of the said prison and do and shall likewise from time to time well
and truly account with and pay unto the said Clerk of the peace of the said County for the
time being or his Deputy all such fees as the said James Elmore< no role > or his respective Servant or
Servants shall or without his or their wilful default may during the time he shall
continue Keeper of the said prison receive for the use of such Clerk of the peace of any
Prisoner or Prisoners committed or to be Committed to the said prison And that
whenever the said James Elmore< no role > shall be displaced removed or discharged from the said
Office or Employment of Keeper of the said prison by the Justices of the peace of the said
County or the Major part of them That then the said James Elmore< no role > shall forthwith
peaceably deliver up and quit the possession of the said prison and the dwelling house
and Buildings thereto belonging and the said Garden Richard and other the Appurtenance
together with the prisoners committed to his Custody as keeper of the said prison and
then remaining undischarged to such other person or persons as shall be by the Justice
of the peace of the said County or the Major part of them Elected Chosen Nominated and
appointed to be keeper of the said Prison in the stead and place of him the said James
Elmore And also that he the said James Elmore< no role > do forthwith Enter into [..] a Bond ore
obligation himself in the Sum of Two hundred pounds and Two Sureties each in One
hundred pounds into Sir John Hawkins< no role > Knt . Sir Charles Whitworth< no role > Knight Robert
Pell< no role > and John Brettell< no role > Esquires Justices of the peace for the said county with such
Condition as as above written In Testimony whereof we the Said Justices of the peace
have hereunto set our hands and Seals theday ofin the fourteenth
Year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third King of Great Britain Etc. and in
the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and Seventy four