January 1799.

was very well, Sir Francis said, you look very ill, I
replied he was very well, which Painter Confirmed, he
asked, what his provisions were, which I explained
Sir Francis Examined the Bed, Painter informed
him that the Bed was his own, that he had brought
it there to prevent it from spoiling, Sir Francis
said he wished to see the London People; I asked
him what London People, I did not understand
him, he replied, the Persons Confined for Sedition
and that he also wished to see the Manchester
People, I asked which he would see first he said
the Manchester People, I went with him to the
Manchester People, Sir Francis said, how are you
Gentlemen, they answered pretty well, much better
off than they had been, now they had got a Fire
they told Sir Francis in what manner they had
been Arrested, Dragged out of their Houses without
a Warrant and had been brought heavily Ironed
but their Irons had been knock'd off upon their
Arrival of this Prison; but they had been put into
the Vagrants Room; this I contradicted saying
it was now a Store Room where they might
have slept well for one night having nothing
but Dry Oakum in it, I informed Sir Francis
that the next Day they were put into seperate
Cells and that they had liberty to walk out two
hours every Day - We then went to the London
People (as Sir Francis term'd them) with the
whole of whom he appeared to be well acquainted
they calling him by his Name and he shaking
Hands with one or two of them the Persons
confined there were Evans, Bone Kear, Roberts