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Continued Thursday 12th. March 1752
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Acton Oliver Huscard of
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Bridewell dischargd
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Upon Reading the humble Petition of
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Oliver Acton
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Setting forth
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That on the Death of
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Thomas Baily
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formerly
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of this Hospital
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the Petitioners Father
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Walter Acton
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then a
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of this Hospital was chosen
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the 20th. Janry 1715 and on his death the Petitioner had the Honour of
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being Elected in his Room the 4th. of April 1718That on his Fathers
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Admission the Widow of the late Steward gave him an Account in her own
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hand Writing which the Petitioner found among his Fathers papers of the
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particulars of the diet which the Steward on by Order of Court Obliged to Allow the
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Prisoners in this Hospital as follow ViztAt Noon, Sundays, Mondays,
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Tuesdays, & Thursdays half a three half penny loaf six Ounces of beef without
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bone ora pint of good Broath rather than a quart they would not Eate, a quart of
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BeerAt Night a quarter of a three half penny loaf, four Ounces of beef a pint
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of beerWednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays,The same bread & over as
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above & instead of Beef four Ounces of Suffolk Cheese or 2. Ounces of Cheshire
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or Butter Sufficient for the bread, & Milk Pottage instead of beef broath When
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the Bakers left off this Size bread a full penny worth was so divided if the
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whole quantity be delivered at once it is no disadvantage to any but the Steward
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That the Petitioners said Father Accordingly during his time gave that
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Allowance and ever since his Death the Petitioner has done the same without
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knowing (till very lately) that it differed in any Manner from the Order of Court
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which was made the 7th. May 1647 by which he finds that on Wednesdays
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Fridays, & Saturdays, instead of 2 Ounces or 1/8 of a pound of Cheese the
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Allowance is ¼ of a poundThat the Short Allowance of Cheese
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Appearing to the last Court they were pleased to Suspend the Petitioner
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till this CourtThat the Diminution was not made by the Petitioner
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but was Ignorantly and Innocently followed by his Father and him from
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the Information received as aforesaidThat the Petitioner has
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been 34 years in your Service, and has Obeyed all Orders and Diligently
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and faithfully performed all the Duty of his Office to the best of his Ability
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without Complaint against him and humbly hopes to the Satisfaction
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of the Court and Comittees except only in this Default in the quantity of
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Cheese which he was led into only by the means before mentioned &
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for which he is heartily sorry and humbly begs the Governors will
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have the Goodness to forgive it.That he has been for above 2 years
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past Miserably afflicted with a Complication of Distempers which he
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fears will soon render him incapable of Executing his Office without
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Assistance
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Wherefore and for that the Petitioner has Spent the Most & best
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part of his life and of his Small fortune in your Service he Most
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humbly beseeches the Governors upon his assurance (that he will
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for the future Govern himself by the sd old Order or otherwise as
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the Governors shall make in this and every other respect) That he
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may continue in his Office or may resign And that the Governors will
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please to give him such an Allowance towards his Support as to the
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Governors usual Goodness and Compassion shall seem Meet.
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Whereupon the Question being put that
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of this Hospital be
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discharged from his said Office it past in the Affirmative.
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Ordered That
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Richard Pice
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the
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do Continue to provide the
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Diet for the Prisoners till further Order.
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