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Stewd Baileys petition
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for an allowance for ye
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ness of provisions
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Upon reading the humble Petition of
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Thomas Bayly
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Steward
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of ye sd
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hospital of Bridewell
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Setting forth That by an order
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of Court of ye 7th day of May 1647 It was ordered That ye stewd
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Should be allowed after ye rate of five pence P diem for ye Dyet of
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every prisonr kept in ye hospital a whole day and night together
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& that he should provide and deliver for every Such prisonr. on
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Sundayes Mundayes Tuesdays and Thursdays at Dunners the
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third part of a pound of boiled beef without bones a quart of
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pottage halfe a three halfe penny leaf and a quart of four
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Shilling been and at Supper on every of ye same dayes ye like
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weight of Beef a quarter of a three halfe penny lease and a pint
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of four Shillings been And on Wednesdayes frydayes & Saturdays
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at Dunner ye Sixth part of a pound of butter or ye fourth part
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of a pound of Cheese with a quart of Milk pottage and ye like
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quantity of bread and Beer as before at Dinner & at Supper
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one very of those three dayes a quarters of a three halfe penny loafe
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and a pint of four Shillings beer as had been antcently allowed
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That ye Petr. hes been Stewd. of ye sd hospital for five yeares
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& upwards & has all along Supplyed ye Prisonr with ye full
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quantity of provisions according to ye said Order at five pence
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P diem but for ye Greatest part of ye sd time provisions have
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been much dearer than they formerly were particularly ye
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Beef which used to be bought for one penny and three halfe
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pence pound Stands ye Petr in two pence & three pence and
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the Small Been which at ye time of making ye sd Order and for
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many yeares afterwards was at four Shillings P Barrell has
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for ye most part of Cost the Petr Seven shillings & Six Pence
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So that ye Petr. has been a great losser by ye Dyett at ye price
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aforesd. which was a benefitt to ye Steward at ye time of making ye said
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order & as he humbly conceives was so intended to be by ye Governors
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And praying such a Consideracon for his losse for ye time past and
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Such an allowance for ye future as to ye Court Shall Seem meet
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It is Ordered That ye Consideracon of ye sd. petition be
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referred to ye Comee of this house who are desired to report
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to this Court what they think proper to be done therein
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