J Jefferson as to average of prisoners Convicted
acquitted & discharged-produced Accot. of
1752. as a specimen 76

The Anliquity of the Gaol Admitted.
To prove it order City's Governmt. time imemorial
Stype's Continuation of How read pa. 19. 81
Ibm pa 10. read82

Orders of Court of Aldermen read relating to
the Application of Middlesex Justices to be
named in Comission of Gaol Delivery.

Answer of Lord Mayor that the City built the
Session house & Gaol read83

Acts 19 Cha 2. Cap 3. & 39
22 Cha 2. cap 11 & 2}
read

As to repairs in 1630. and Marks of ownership
City Arms [..] carved over postern
on the west side-Inscriptions read.
proved & Admitted that the City have insured
the Gaol and received Money on Dam by fire

W Pentlow. That County hath several Prisons of its ou [..]
He is pd. £30. P ann.- [..] Keep of Clerken-
well Bridewell is pd. by County also.86

The County Repairs New prison & Bridewell
Accot. of Number of Prisoners for the last ten
years is 7053.87

New Prison is very old
The prisoners have been in good Health
Attributes it to air & cleanliness
Nine died & one stabb'd himself in 10 yrs.
none of a contagious Distemper.

In winter sweeps it daily-in sumer
partly wash in every Morning

every might Tubs are put into the Wards for
Prisoners, emptied every Morning into the
necessary & then put made, the pumps & wash'd
If Filth lodges in Shores, throw down water
to wash it away.

There are Houses near New Prison .88
port open to large garden a Sufft. quantity
ofair &light & air.

Prisoners sent from New Prison to
Newgate in one year.89

Oath of Prisoners greatly owing to
[..]

Apprehends Newgate to be three times as big [..]
New prison .

By constant cleaning New Prison , no ill Smells
ififhad shod. use herbs & tobacco.

If we neglected cleaning, the Gaol wod. be more
unhealthy.89

Charter of New prison calld for & produced by J. J.
Copy to be annexed to report.

Jas Elmore< no role > (Keeper of Clerkenwell Bridewell )
has been acquainted with Bridewell 18 years
Salary is £50. pd. by the County.
County Repairs and is at other Incidental Expences
Thirty prisoner now; 'twill hold above 150. go

Tis wash'd every Morning in Summer-in
Winter twice a Week & Swept twice.

Some have died but not of Gaol distemper
No Gaol Distemper in New Prison for 18 yrs. go
Never removes prisrs to Newgate when ill
Known Newgate about 18 years-and if same
care & clean linnen in Newgate 'twould be
more healthy than 'tis.

Newgate not so sweet at our Gaols for we have
more air-If an area at Newgate twould be [..]
more healthy.

That custody of Middx Prisoners not a [..]
to City-Accot. of Sheriffs fines read.
No Attempt to charge the County before
George Dance< no role > This name instance is in set 4335. Is 60. years old never heard ye.
there had.

Accot. of Money reced by Impost on Coals & of
Money paid for Public Buildings.

Comptroller's the Rack Rent of [..]
Mead Estate about 2000 P ann.

London wall from 6 to 9 feet Wide Ground Rent
for scites for Wall.

City are esteem'd proprietors of the Walls & Gates
Buildings in Broad Street are on lease and [..]
Condition to endure much longer, and [..]
let at an improved rent at the expirating [..]

Part of 2 Meeting Houses built on [..]
Wall Inheritance is the Citys

The owner of a House in Cam [..]
the City a Rent for part of the [..]
Scite of Wall.

part of 2d. Chart. of King John [..]
part of Char Hen 3. pa 20 & 21 [..]
pt. of 1 Char Edw. 3. pa. 41. 43. 44 [..]
1. Char Edw. 4 pa. 58.59. wi [..]
Confirmation by K Cha 2 & [..]