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September 1798.
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the review of every part of it His Royal Highness condescended
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to Examine the Bedding used by the Prisoners which he
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greatly approved and was much pleased to find the Prison
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so quiet and all the Prisoners so usefully employed except
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One Confined on a Charge of Treason who had amused
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himself with a veryDrawing of a Guillotine on
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the Wall of his Cell with the Tree of Liberty loaded at each
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End upon which his Royal Highness saw enscribed
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"A cure for the Kings evil."
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The Governor also produced an Account of the
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Expences attending the Cloathing and maintaining
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the 47. Mutineers sent to his Custody by Order of his
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Grace the Duke of Portland to April 1st. 1798. amounting
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to £506..7s..3d. but in which Account no part of the
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Charges is included which have been incurred by the
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in going for the Prisoners and Conveying
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them and their property to the Prison nor any
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Compensation to the Governor the Chaplain or the
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for their extraordinary Care of and attention
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to those Prisoners.
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Resolved That it is the Opinion of this Committee
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That the Governor has a reasonable claim for £10.
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Per Month the Chaplain to £5 Per Month (he having
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performed seperate Duty for those Prisoners in the
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Chapel) and the Surgeon £5. Per Month for the great
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Additional trouble given to them all.
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The Governor also produced an Account
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amounting to £8..9s..2d. for Expences incurred in the
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maintenance of Seven persons Committed from
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Manchester
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for High Treason and Treasonable Practices
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to the 12th. of April from which time they have been
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allowed 13s/4d. each Per Week for their support by an
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Order from Mr.. Wickham Under Secretary of State
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The Committee Ordered That a regular Day book
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be kept by the respective Workmen in the several Work-
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