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February 1784

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they will be so indulgent to forgive the neglect they shall never have cause
again for Complaint That he discharged Fletcher the Turnkey and
Markwick his other Servant immediately after the Complaint made at the
last Session was taken into consideration by the Committee then appointed
an advertised for a Turnkey and other Servants.

And it appears upon the information of several of His Majestys
Justices of the Peace for this County who have visited the House of Correction
frequently since the last Session That the Gaol is now conducted by Mr
Harwood with great regularity and attention and that it is orderly perfectly
clean and healthy.

That having also taken into consideration the circumstances
referred at the last Session respecting the Prison Keepers detaining
Prisoners for fees The Committee found that several Persons have been
detained in the Prisons for their fees some for one day and others longer
and that one white detained in New Prison remained in Irons
And it appearing to this Committee a great hardship that a Person
committed only on suspicion and who shall afterwards upon further
examination be discharged by the committing Justice should be liable
to the Payment of fees and more so to be detained after such discharge
for the same Resolved that it be recommended to the Court at the
next Sessions to appoint a Committee to revise the Tables of fees which
have been formed for and delivered to the Keeper of New Prison at
Clerkenwell and the Governorer of the House of Correction there.

All which the Committee Submit etc etc etc
Geo: Booth< no role > Chairman

Received and filed


A Motion was made that the said Report be received
and entered among the Proceedings of this Court which was Agreed to

The Governor of the Ho
use of Corrections reprimandd}


A Motion was made that the Governor of the House of
Correction be now reprimanded for the neglect of duty to which the above




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