5 Mar. T: Ford-Newgate in the comon Gaol
for the City & County of Middx

There are other Gaols-'tis the comon Gaol for
Felony.

Prisoners for conveniency, are sent to Gate he
Clerkenwell , & Bridewell .pa 1.

Newgate Stands in London & not in Middx
No other County Goal.There's New prison , the
Gatehouse, Tothill Fields Bridewell , Clerkenwell
Bridewell , all in Middx repaired (as suppo [..]
by Gentlemen of the County.pa. 2:

The Court of Aldermen Appoint vid
Entries of Admissions Mark'd (7)

Sheriffs of London appoint Keeper of Newgate
Believes City have been at expence of Repairs
Debtors take in execution in London sent to Compters,
if Don't behave well sent to Newgate 3.

The City affect to aseribe this to the Judges
and Comrs of Gaol Delivery; the Comicon entirely
under the City's direction vid and to Justices
application

Order made by the Judges & Comissioners for
removing Prisoners to Newgate Six Days before
the Session; that the Every keeper is obliged to deliver a Calender by
Hen. 7. and the Keeper of New prison did and
now does notwithstand. 9 he has 6 days before
deliver'd over all his prisoners wth. Copies of
Comitmts. for which (unnecessary) Trouble he has
no fee. Keeper might have time
make out Calender of Prisoners Comitted
Newgate; & that none might escape Justice;
be not intitled to his Gaol Delivery.

Duty of 'Tis the Gaoler's Calendar not the Sheriffs of Middx before this order to(believes)To deliver it perfect
Calenders [..] of all Middx Prisoners to be tried at old
Comitted to Newgate
and all bright to be removed from otherGaol
Prisons in the County to enabletheGaoler [..]
make out Calendar.

The Sheriffs of London & Middx having [..]
Jurisdiction over those Gaols.

perhaps not 3 in 7 years. but this is not
the business of the County to contend, non
is what follows the infact so few as of
no moment.

1. are Imprison'd where found.

2 because head office in London

3. Do not commit

4 very few

5 The whole number in last rebellion abt. 30
and removed to New Gaol Southwark

6 Only at one period on the act of attainder

7 The Gaol for offences on the Sea in the
Marshalsea or admiralty prison, except
[..] particulars in Murder

8. [..] County kept thereby lease of
[..]

Prisonrs are frequently brot. to Newgate to
tried in Middx for offences in other Counties

Consider Newgate as a comon Gaol for
whole Kingdom in some respects Vizt

1 Debtors at suit of the Crown

2 The Comissionrs of Excise comit thither [..]

3 Comissioners of the Navy.

4 House of Comons

5 Scores of Robets were there.

6 Mary Smugglers from Kent Sussex

7 Its the Gaol for all offences on the Sea
Court of Admiralty held at Old [..]