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mentioned your Committee are of Opinion that no Person dying
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in Prison ought to be buried till an Inquisition taken by the
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and that from the severall Acts it appears that the
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has no Demand on the Goaler for any Sum of Mo-
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-ney whatsover when any Such Inquisition is taken yt the
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taking 5s from the Goaler for a Warrant to bury is unjustify-
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Bridewell
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have both
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been to blame that they have not immediately on the Death
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of any Prisoner in their Prison apply'd to & acquainted the Co
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-roner with the said Death & requested him to come & enquire
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wch. Information & Request appears to be necessary & that the
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Method of making an Affidavit by some Person in Prison
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that the Deceased was not starved or murdered & so obtain-
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-ing a Warrant from the Coroner to bury is irregular and
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unjustifyable And further that the
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in the
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County where any such Default of a Coroner shall happen to
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be have Authority & Power to enquire thereof & to determine
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the same by Examination. All wch. is submitted to the Con
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Your Committee then proceeded to that part of your Order by
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which they were directed to enquire wt if any Provision was
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made for to those who were committed to
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& wt if any
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Difficulties & Hardships they underwent for want of Common Ne-
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-cessaries It appeard to your Committee that this County does
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and that for severall Years last past there has been an Al
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westmr
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& upon
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Enquiry whether some such Allowance was not formerly made
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to the Keepr of
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in this
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Committee was informed yt theretofore there was an Allowance
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of £80 P Ann to the sd. Keepr £60 of wh. sd. Sum was paid by the
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County & £20 P Ann by the Keepr of
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of
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That on the Death of a former Keepr & on a Con-
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