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