"have been discharged (which Certificate the Judge or Justice
"is required to give) pay out of the rates of such County
" [..] such Sum as has been usually paid upon that occt.
"not exceeds 13s. 4d. for every prisoners so discharged to
"the Keeper of the prison
from whence such prisoner
"shall have been adjourned Which Sum, so paid in pursuance
"of the Act shall be allowed to the Treasurers As
"by the Justices before whom than Acts shall be
"passed"
It also appears to your Commee That at the time of the
said Saml. Newport< no role >
s Appointmt to the said office the
Sessn. that. proper to allow the Keeper of the said Prison
to take Fee of 7s. instead of the Antients Fee of 5s:6d:
from every prisoner discharged: upon Indictmt by way of
Commutation for the Claim which the said Keeper had under
the said act of parliamt. for the Fees of prisoners
discharged by procdn. under the said acts. which appears to
your Commee to have been a great Lordship on
the prisoners payg. the same