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<p n="1735">offered that if the County wou'd choose him he wou'd take it without<lb></lb>
the sd. £60 P Ann and that he was thereupon accordingly chose<lb></lb>
That sometime afterwards the Keepr of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo2097">New Prison</rs>
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by Petition<lb></lb>
to this Court setting forth the great Hardships he was under<lb></lb>
in being obliged to pay £20 P Ann to the Keepr. of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo2098">Bridewell</rs>
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that his Income was greatly lessened & yt he was also obliged<lb></lb>
to pay £10 P Ann to the Matron of the sd. Prison this Court<lb></lb>
did discharge ye sd. Keepr of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo2099">New Prison</rs>
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from Paymt of ye said<lb></lb>
Sum any longer Since wch. Time he has had no stated Salary<lb></lb>
or Allowance. That except his Fees from the Poor People ma-<lb></lb>
-ny of whom are not able to pay any Fees & are often discharged<lb></lb>
wthout any Paymt he has no Income except what his Depu-<lb></lb>
-ty pays him who finds a Turkey & gives him Annually £9<lb></lb>
& wt <del>answers</del>
arises from the <del>People</del>
Prisoners beating of Hemp<lb></lb>
wch Gain in exceeding small especially lately as Hemp is so<lb></lb>
dear Mr Wallbank the present Keeper or Governour of Bride<lb></lb>
-well further acquainted your Committee yt those committed<lb></lb>
to Labour might earn about three half pence a Day or two<lb></lb>
Pence that three Pence a Day was very great Earnings & yt<lb></lb>
he allowed those committed to Labour whether they beat Hemp or not<lb></lb>
a Quartern Loaf among eight every Day at his own Charge that for<lb></lb>
Drink they had good Water That more were committed to Labour<lb></lb>
than for want of Sureties That those committed for want of Sureties<lb></lb>
had nothing from him except wt he sometimes sent them to keep<lb></lb>
them from Starving Neithr was there any Allowance of Provi-<lb></lb>
-sion to the sd. Prison or Prisoners Neither had they any Per-<lb></lb>
-son allowed to go out to beg for them That the Persons in his<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ2433">Custody</rs>
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are even lower in Life & poorer than those committed<lb></lb>
to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo2100">New Prison</rs>
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& often have not one Friend come near them<lb></lb>
during the whole Time they are confined. That the Neighbours<lb></lb>
in Pity sometimes send them some Broth particularly they who<lb></lb>
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in the Quakers <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo2102">Workhouse</rs>
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That many of the Prisoners are in<lb></lb>
a dismall Condition near unto starving & that the he does often sup<lb></lb>
-ply them to keep them alive yet his Income is not sufficient to<lb></lb>
allow them thereout necessary Food that they are often very ill<lb></lb>
and</p>
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