This ambiguous.

The Transports themselves shod. be made
to keep Rooms clean, who could Sweep
& mop & scrub the Places notwithstandg
Fetters.

Q. how a place of 2 or 3 rooms only
as a temorary prison for 2.3 or 4 Days
Only, for the Out prisoners could be sess.
extensive.

Q. When the pulling down the other
Six Gates was first projected

Q. whose ground it is without
the wall between Newgate & the scite
of Ludgater. is it not the City's already
by the next deposition it seems so.

Q. was it then resolved to Petr. for
the County to contributer. no see
below 'twas for a public aid.

The City's annual is (according to the accot.
deliver'd in) £38.000 therefore when the present
public designs are compleat it will in time
grow very rich then why lead the Industrious
part of the County when the business may been
done at the expence or on the Credit of the Corpo-
ration without taxing an individual.

Ludgate was as much a Goal for Debtors
of Middx as Newgate 'till by order of the
[..] made a Gaol for Freemen only and
[..] Debtors were put among the Fel

My Calculation of the Middx London Prisrs
is taken at all times

When transports Sent away wash
the Rooms & as often as opprtunity offers

Thinks erecting a buildg where session
house stands would be as expensive
as a New Goal.56

Sr. J Hodges-to Cast allegation.
In Corwegll. of Inhabitants Petr. the
Comon Council appointed a Comitte
who went thro the allegations
'twas abt. 1757.

A Survey was ordered; caused an
Examination to be taken is respect of
ground to rebuild the Gaol, had plans
deliver'd Quadrangles were proposed
[..] for Debtors tor. for Felons with an
Area to each and purposed to pur.
chase ground at their our expence
And after havg considd. of the expence
wch. was abt £40000. resolved to petnr
Parliamt.57

The City have reserved some ground
between Newgate andtheSession house
and Session house & Surgeons Had
for this purpose58

no fund appropriated to such building
no petr to parliamt. because no
Public Money so dropt.

The money applyd to repairs cause
out of the General Fund of the City.
not out of Sheriffs Fines.

The City used to repair Ludgate
Admits a large sum laid out in repairg
Ludgate by the City.59

[..]

The City's ground.

27 March
Justices Petn.

Midd Justices prescribe to comit to Newgate

By Degress all the [..] Aldermen Etc. were put into the
Comission (instead of Gentlemen of the County) but not by Charter

very beneficial Grants is same Charter therefore
if the Citizens now think Newgate a Burthen let 'em also
consider the John as an equivalent.

This shews that the City have not the
whole load of Middx prisoners.

Copy markd a

at the most for many of them are [..] the
[..] of session [..]

Admits if the ground between Newgate &
the Sessions house was turn'd into
an Area it would be of benefit
and the ground lyes contiguous.

Newgate was originally one of
the City Gates-and as history says
was used for a Gaol in 1213. 60

Admitted that Justices of Middx have
for time imemorial Comitted prisonrs
imediately to Newgate.65

Charter Hen 1 pa 2 read
Citizens to hold Middx in Farm.
Chart E.3. Mayor to be named in
Comn. of Gaol Delivery.66.
Chart, H.4. The Custody of

Newgate & Ludgate Etc. and the
office of Toll Gathering in Cheap &
Billingsgate & Smithfield and
Tronage.

I Higgs (one of the Clks of Indt.) aged 62.

Two prisons for Westmr. 2 for Middx 67.68
Prisoners for capital Offences & grand Larcenies tried
at Old Bailey -petit Lare & Misdemrs at Hicks
Hall .

Previous to Order of 1726. prisoners were carried
to Newgate as Wills found-immemorially
Keepers of New prison Etc are ameanable to the
Sessions of Gaol Delivery69

Neglect of bringing the prisoners the reason of the
Order

usual to Comit felons in the first Instance to
New prison & Bridewell

J Jefferson (Dep. Cl peace of Midd .) produced ye. Order
Order read.70
Keepers deliver calendars pursuant to act of
Hen. 7.-asked as to Order about sendg Indictmts. 71.
W. Pentlow Keeper of New prison .

The prisoners have been removed accord [..]
the order74

Prisoners continue in Newgate 6 Days before
the Sessions and Sessions last 3 or 4 Days.-those
who are convd. remains till executed or Transported

Average of time the Convicts stay in Newgate of
removal is 2 Months; of discharged, not above
10 Days-The number discharged are Sus [..]
to Those Convicted.