April 1798.

"Samuel Glasse< no role > Doctor in Divinity Thomas Willis< no role >
"Doctor of Laws , Hammond Crosse< no role > , Daniel Williams< no role > ,
"John Bond< no role > , David Dean< no role > , Hugh Dive< no role > , John Spranger< no role >
"Rupert Clarke< no role > , Joseph Merceron< no role > , William Bleamire< no role > ,
"William Hyde< no role > , Samuel Tolfrey< no role > , John Stanford< no role > Girdler
"Alexander Cumming< no role > and John Hole< no role > Esquires and
"upon a full Examination of the Governor and the
"several Officers and Servants belonging to the said
"Prison they have no reason to believe the Escape was
"effected by the wilful neglect or any Corrupt practice
"or Connivance of any Person entrusted with the
"Care of those Prisoners. It appears that notwith
"standing every precaution has been taken to
"prevent any Communication with Persons
"without the Prison that such Communication
"must have been had and by that means the
"Escape effected that some Persons must have been
"aiding and assisting without the Boundary
"Wall with Ropes and Cloaths and other requisites
"to Aid the Escape-That Davies one of the Mutineers
"who Escaped must have Concealed himself in the
"Privy belonging to the Yard where those Prisoners
"were Confined and he had Artfully dressed up a
"Figure to represent himself in Bed when the keeper
"locked up the Door up his Cell and that in the night
"or early in the Morning with some Instruments
"procured for the purpose he wrenched off the outside
"Locks of Six of the Cells every Exertion has been
"made and still is making to discover those who
"have Escaped but hitherto without success.

"I have the Honour to be, with all due Respect
"My, Lord Duke, Your Graces most Obedient
"and most humble Servant.
"Hen; Coll; Selby.
"Clerk of ye. peace for the
"County of Middlesex .

"His Grace the Duke of
"Portland One of his Majesty< no role > 's
"Principal Secretaries of State
"Etc. Etc. Etc.}