Middlx

To the honble the Bench of Justices sitting at Hickshall in St. John Street
in the County of Middx for the sd. County.

the humble Peticon of sundry poor Debtors abideing in
the Comon side of her Maties Goal of Newgate

Sheweth

That in the first yeare of her Prsent Maties regin (one Robinson being then
Thursday) Sundry Complaints were laid before this honble Bench relateing to the
Comon side of Newgate And upon examination into the same an Order
was made by this honble Bench (reciting the aforesd. complaints) that nothing
should be exacted or demanded of nay prisoner comeing into the sd Goal
for garnish or otherways And that noe lewd women or any suspected to
be such should be permitted to lodge wch any Prisoner and many other thing
more Particularly menconed in the sd. Order, as may thereby at large
appeare. Wee therefore yor Worpps humble Petrs. would beg leave
to represent that contrary to the Sd Order the Sd Robinson hath pmitted
& both dayly pernitt lewd women & such as are knowne by many in the
Goal to be Theives as alsoe others not soe well known to lodge wth the
Felous all night in the Sd prison wth. provisoe they pay to the sd Robinson
one Shilling for oath nights Lodgeing & satisfy four over plus Officers
called partners wth drink (which partners soe called being four in
number being set up by Mr. Fell or the Turnkey are Prisoners in the sd
Goal & Doe demand of a very person comeing in as Prisoner two
shillings, and likewise doe pretend to a double allowance of the Charity
beefe & of the broad, and by such pretence take more then a treble
whereby the poor & needy Prisoners are deprived from haveing
their there & from that which really supports them from start
And that the sd Partners are suffered to strike & abuse the Prisoners
and threaten to search & strip such persons as shall refuse paymt. of the
sd. two Shillings in defyance of the Sd Order & to the great detrin of
yor really poor Petrs. And that the women resorting to the sd Prison
doe dayly comitt thefts abroad and bring such goods soe stollen to the
aforesd Goal as can be proved upon oath and if asked for by any
Adversary the Turnkey Robinson Deny's them when knowne to be
within the Goal soe that this plate wth should be for punishing theft
is contrary to the intent of the same the refuse for Theives & a place
to preserve stollen goods. And that the sd Robinson hath been further
out of his place twice, but Mr. Fell lately hath been pleased to make
him Turnkey again many other Misdemeanors contray to the
Order are here dayly practiced wth if yor. Petr. may be heard with
be affirmed upon oath too tedious here to repeat.

Therefore yor Petr. most humbly pray that these matters may be
inspected into by this honble Bench in order to bring the sd Robinson
& Particulars to Justice wth. will in abundant manner releive
yor. poor Petrs. & the other Prisoners.

For wth. they will be obliged (as in duly bound) ever to pray Etc

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