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That the Goalers will not suffer any Small Beet to be sold in the Goal, nor do they keep the Prison well supply'd with water in order to oblige
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Them to drink theer bad Beer in the Cellar which they Sell in Short measure, and by its badness and newness brings on Severall distemners on
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the Prisoners of wch they frequently dye, They also sell and ordinary bad Liquor call'd Geneva wch they buy for about 18d P Gallow, and by
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their adulterations and short Measure they retail to us at the rate of Four Shillings P Gallon Therefore we pray that Prisoner in
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Generall may have liberty to send for their Drink out of Doors and that no Small Beer be refused entrance to us, as the Law directs
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That when Prisoners have been sick or wounded they would not let Phisitians and Surgeons come in to our relief even on
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the most extraordinary occasions tho they have waited a long time at the Grate, have been obliged to go away without seeing us.
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and ever when poor unhappy Women have been in Labour or Child bearing makeing for whole night the most hideous crying
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for want of a Midwife to assist them, the Neighbours being touched with compassion at their Groans, have sent for a Midwife
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who has come to the Grace demanding admittance to do her Office, but has been deny'd by that barbarous man Mr Perry wch has
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caused severall to lose their lives, in particular oneas allso her child murdered for want of the Midwife
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Assistance.
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That when a woman Felons friends do come to see them to bring them Victuals and necessarys the Goalers do
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constantly demand and extort from them One Shilling before such liberty to see or speak to them is granted, neither is a
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Woman Felon admitted up Stairs on any account but is obliged to pay Mr Parry six pence for liberty of comeing into the
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Stone Hall or Beer Cellar.
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And whereas the said Mr Parry was quilty and stands now charged and indicted for the barbarous and
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willfull Murder of Mr
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in the
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Kings Bench Prison
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and now under prosecution for the same, therefore we
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most humbly pray that he may not be suffer'd to rule over us Poor unhappy Prisoners, after his inhumane manner
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that he may be turn'd out from being a Keeper or Turnkey to prevent his committing any more Murders or Mischiefs
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as allso the persons call'd persons call'd Partners who are generally the greatest of Theives and Felons, and that the Goalers may
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not be sufferd to employ any one Prisoner to plunder, beat and a bush mother. Therefore we pray that Gralers pray be
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obliged to keep servants who are not Prisoners, and none else employed.
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We pray may be
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ordred downe to Corte
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Mrs.
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Mrs
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Goan Colliar
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Elis Macome
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Mr
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Mr
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Jno Hariss
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Jno Mackphedris
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Therefore we do most humbly pray for God sake that of Justices and the cryes of so many
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oppressed men, that you will in Your great Wisdom and Justice redress the severall Articles of
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our just Complaints and that you will be pleased to order that the Wittnesses whose names are
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hereunto annexed may be sent for to make good the allegations and grantus your speedy relief
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for which as in Duty bound we shall ever Pray &c.
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