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<p n="5107"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Stewd Baileys petition<lb></lb>
for an allowance for ye<lb></lb>
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ness of provisions<lb></lb>
referred to Comee}</note>
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Upon reading the humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20203_n5107-1">Thomas Bayly</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20203_occ3862">Steward</rs>
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of ye sd <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20203_geo1712">hospital of Bridewell</rs>
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Setting forth That by an order<lb></lb>
of Court of ye 7th day of May 1647 It was ordered That ye stewd<lb></lb>
Should be allowed after ye rate of five pence P diem for ye Dyet of<lb></lb>
every prisonr kept in ye hospital a whole day and night together<lb></lb>
& that he should provide and deliver for every Such prisonr. on<lb></lb>
Sundayes Mundayes Tuesdays and Thursdays at Dunners the<lb></lb>
third part of a pound of boiled beef without bones a quart of<lb></lb>
pottage halfe a three halfe penny leaf and a quart of four<lb></lb>
Shilling been and at Supper on every of ye same dayes ye like<lb></lb>
weight of Beef a quarter of a three halfe penny lease and a pint<lb></lb>
of four Shillings been And on Wednesdayes frydayes & Saturdays<lb></lb>
at Dunner ye Sixth part of a pound of butter or ye fourth part<lb></lb>
of a pound of Cheese with a quart of Milk pottage and ye like<lb></lb>
quantity of bread and Beer as before at Dinner & at Supper<lb></lb>
one very of those three dayes a quarters of a three halfe penny loafe<lb></lb>
and a pint of four Shillings beer as had been antcently allowed<lb></lb>
That ye Petr. hes been Stewd. of ye sd hospital for five yeares<lb></lb>
& upwards & has all along Supplyed ye Prisonr with ye full<lb></lb>
quantity of provisions according to ye said Order at five pence<lb></lb>
P diem but for ye Greatest part of ye sd time provisions have<lb></lb>
been much dearer than they formerly were particularly ye<lb></lb>
Beef which used to be bought for one penny and three halfe<lb></lb>
pence pound Stands ye Petr in two pence & three pence and<lb></lb>
the Small Been which at ye time of making ye sd Order and for<lb></lb>
many yeares afterwards was at four Shillings P Barrell has<lb></lb>
for ye most part of Cost the Petr Seven shillings & Six Pence<lb></lb>
So that ye Petr. has been a great losser by ye Dyett at ye price<lb></lb>
aforesd. which was a benefitt to ye Steward at ye time of making ye said<lb></lb>
order & as he humbly conceives was so intended to be by ye Governors<lb></lb>
And praying such a Consideracon for his losse for ye time past and<lb></lb>
Such an allowance for ye future as to ye Court Shall Seem meet<lb></lb>
It is Ordered That ye Consideracon of ye sd. petition be<lb></lb>
referred to ye Comee of this house who are desired to report<lb></lb>
to this Court what they think proper to be done therein</p>
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