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<p n="1733">mentioned your Committee are of Opinion that no Person dying<lb></lb>
in Prison ought to be buried till an Inquisition taken by the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ2429">Coroner</rs>
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and that from the severall Acts it appears that the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ2430">Coroner</rs>
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has no Demand on the Goaler for any Sum of Mo-<lb></lb>
-ney whatsover when any Such Inquisition is taken yt the<lb></lb>
taking 5s from the Goaler for a Warrant to bury is unjustify-<lb></lb>
-able & yt the Keepers of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo2088">New Prison</rs>
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& <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo2089">Bridewell</rs>
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have both<lb></lb>
been to blame that they have not immediately on the Death<lb></lb>
of any Prisoner in their Prison apply'd to & acquainted the Co<lb></lb>
-roner with the said Death & requested him to come & enquire<lb></lb>
wch. Information & Request appears to be necessary & that the<lb></lb>
Method of making an Affidavit by some Person in Prison<lb></lb>
that the Deceased was not starved or murdered & so obtain-<lb></lb>
-ing a Warrant from the Coroner to bury is irregular and<lb></lb>
unjustifyable And further that the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ2431">Justices of Peace</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
County where any such Default of a Coroner shall happen to<lb></lb>
be have Authority & Power to enquire thereof & to determine<lb></lb>
the same by Examination. All wch. is submitted to the Con<lb></lb>
-sideration of the Court</p>
<p n="1734">Your Committee then proceeded to that part of your Order by<lb></lb>
which they were directed to enquire wt if any Provision was<lb></lb>
made for to those who were committed to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo2090">Bridewell</rs>
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& wt if any<lb></lb>
Difficulties & Hardships they underwent for want of Common Ne-<lb></lb>
-cessaries It appeard to your Committee that this County does<lb></lb>
and that for severall Years last past there has been an Al<lb></lb>
-lowance of £50 P Ann to the Keepr of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo2091">Bridewell</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo2092">westmr</rs>
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& upon<lb></lb>
Enquiry whether some such Allowance was not formerly made<lb></lb>
to the Keepr of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo2093">Bridewell</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo2094">Clerkenwell</rs>
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in this <del>the</del>
County Your<lb></lb>
Committee was informed yt theretofore there was an Allowance<lb></lb>
of £80 P Ann to the sd. Keepr £60 of wh. sd. Sum was paid by the<lb></lb>
County & £20 P Ann by the Keepr of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo2095">New Prison</rs>
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to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ2432">Keeper</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo2096">Bridewell</rs>
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That on the Death of a former Keepr & on a Con-<lb></lb>
-test who shou'd succeedHarcourt one of the Candidates<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n1734-1">Adam Harker</rs>
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offered</p>
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