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<p n="1329"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">January 1779</note>
hard Labour by the Court of Goal Delivery for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1168">County of Middlesex</rs>
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being the like Satisfaction as hath been usually paid to him for the Order of<lb></lb>
Transportation of any offender Your Committee are of Opinion as<lb></lb>
this Claim appears to Stand upon the same ground with that of Mr.<lb></lb>
Deacons the Clerk of the Assaigns of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1169">County of Middlesex</rs>
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under the said<lb></lb>
Act which on Application to the Court of Kings Bench hath been<lb></lb>
determined by the said Court in his favour, that the Treasurer do pay <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
said Demand</p>
<p n="1330">That in respect to the demand made by the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1330-1">Richard Akerman</rs>
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of 13s/4d under the Act of Parliament of the 14th. George the<lb></lb>
Third for the Relief of prisoners charged with felony or other Crimes who<lb></lb>
shall be acquitted or discharged by proclamation respecting the payment<lb></lb>
of fees to Goalers and giving a Recompence for such fees out of the Corm<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Rates for every prisoner who has been charged with felony or some other<lb></lb>
Crime or as an Accessary thereto before the Court of General Goal Delivery<lb></lb>
for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1170">County of Middlesex</rs>
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against whom no Bill of Indictment hath<lb></lb>
been found by the Grand Jury or who on his or her Trial have been acquitted<lb></lb>
or who hath been discharged by Proclamation for want of proclamation<lb></lb>
Your Committee have Caused diligent Search to be made at the<lb></lb>
Office of the John Clerk of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1171">City of London</rs>
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for Evidence and matter<lb></lb>
touching this Claim of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1330-3">Richard Akerman</rs>
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on which Evidence<lb></lb>
they have formed the Case hereunto annexed and have obtained the<lb></lb>
Opinion of Mr Bearcroft one of the Kings Counsel thereon</p>
<p n="1331">Here follows the Case above referred to</p>
<p n="1332">Case</p>
<p n="1333">The Goal of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1172">Newgate</rs>
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which is situate within the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1173">City of London</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1174">the common</rs>
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Prison and place of Security for felons and other offenders a<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
well for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1175">City of London</rs>
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as the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1176">County of Middlesex</rs>
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; and the Citizen<lb></lb>
of London have, since the time of its Erection had the Government and<lb></lb>
Management of it without any interference from the Magistracy a<lb></lb>
Inhabitants of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1177">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="1334">The Citizens by Charter, have the Nomination and<lb></lb>
appointment of the Sheriff for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1178">County of Middlesex</rs>
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and the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1179">City of<lb></lb>
London</rs>
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, The Sheriff usually nominates the Keeper of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1180">Newgate</rs>
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and the Cou<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
of Aldermen receive such nomination and Confirm the appointment</p>
<p n="1335">The Court of Aldermen of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1181">City of London</rs>
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have<lb></lb>
uninteruptedly exercised this right of Appointment have from time to the<lb></lb>
regulated the Keepers fees and Conduct and the interror <obscured></obscured>
sonomy of<lb></lb>
Goal and have and do yet asusually allow him a certain Sallary at<lb></lb>
the Chamber of the City the amount of which has varied</p>
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