January 1779

To the Right Honble the Lord Mayor and Court
of Aldermen

In Obedience to an Order of this Court bearing d [..]
the Nineteenth day of July last whereby it was referred to us (amongst
others) to consider what shall be allowed the Keeper of Newgate for
Executing the said Office We whose names are hereunto Subscribed [..]
hereby Certify That we met for that purpose and have Examined
Mr. Richard Akerman< no role > This name instance is in set 4413. touching the fees taken by him a List of
which we have Caused to be hereunto annexed as also concerning
the Receipts and Disbursements of the said Office and We are of
Opinion that he shall not raise the rent of the Tap or suffer any
Tap to be kept within the Goal except that in the Lodge nor the
drink to be sold there at any higher prices than in any other publick
Common Alehouse and that he shall keep and pay the said number
of Turnkeys & Runners as was kept in Mr. Bolds time without his
their or any other person or persons exa [..] ing any thing from prisoners
or others by way of passing Giggs or any other pretences whatsoever as also
the Usual Watch in the press Yard of two Runners every night when the [..]
are any Prisoners under Sentence of death and that he shall be obliged
to keep the Bedding and other furniture and also the Irons in Repair
of which and any thing else belonging to the said Goal an Inventory
shall be taken and be Signed by him and left with the Town Clerk and
shall so deliver up the same and all other things belonging to the
said Goal at his Surrender or other Avoidance of his said Office or his
Heirs Executors or Administrators in case he shall dye in it and th [..]
he shall not take any other fees than what is mentioned in the above
Table or such as shall from time to time be allowed of by this Court
and that he shall likewise pay and discharge all Expences attending
the said Office of Keeper of Newgate Clerk of the papers and all other
Expences as usually discharged by the late Mr Bold In Consideration
whereof he shall be allowed the Sum of One Hundred and Fifty
Pounds as a Sallary for one Year Comencing the Twenty Eighth
of September last without accounting for any fees or other profits by Ren [..]
or otherwise as are now allowed to be taken by him agreeable to the above
Table of Fees or profits by Rents or otherwise as allowed to be taken by
late Mr Bold and accounted for to the City All which we Submit to
this Honble Court this 8th. day of January 1744 Robt Willim [..]
Robt Ladbroke, Walt. Bernard Saml. Pennant

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