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<p n="1205">"for the Security of the Prisoners or for the letter preservation of t<obscured></obscured>
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"Health" The Committee were informed That several persons h<obscured></obscured>
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made their Escape out of one of the Wards on the Mens Side in <obscured></obscured>
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Prison by cutting their way through the Walls thereof and it<lb></lb>
being recommended by the Surveyor to have all the Walls of <obscured></obscured>
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Wards secured with Non Hoops and Sheathed with Oak Shea<obscured></obscured>
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in order to prevent an Escape in future Your Committee<lb></lb>
Ordered the Wards in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1086">New Prison</rs>
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to be Secured and Sheathed<lb></lb>
the manner abovementioned under the direction of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ540">Surveyor</rs>
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<p n="1206">The said Committee Further Report</p>
<p n="1207">That being informed by Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1207-1">Elmore Haper</rs>
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of<obscured></obscured>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1087">New Prison</rs>
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he is obliged for the safe Custody of those persons<lb></lb>
committed to his charge to employ two persons at his own Expe<obscured></obscured>
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to sit up each Night to Patrole and Watch the Prison Your<lb></lb>
Committee recommend it to the Court to allow Mr, Elmore<lb></lb>
to provide and Employ a person with a Lanthorn and Candle<lb></lb>
at the Expence of Fourteen pence each Night to Patrole Cry th<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Hours in and watch the said Prison and to charge the same t<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
the County</p>
<p n="1208">Your Committee further Report</p>
<p n="1209">That being informed by Mr, Eyles he had recei<obscured></obscured>
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Notice from the Westminster Insurance Office that the Term fo<obscured></obscured>
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which Hicks Hall had been Insured was Expired Your<lb></lb>
Committee Resolved That Mr. Eyles do immediately insur<obscured></obscured>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1088">Hicks Hall</rs>
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in the names of some of His Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ541">Justices of<lb></lb>
the peace</rs>
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for this County in the said Office at the value of Three<lb></lb>
Hundred Pounds</p>
<p n="1210">The said Committee further Report</p>
<p n="1211">That Mr. Hall Governor of the House of Correct<obscured></obscured>
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having laid before the Committee an Agreement entered into by<lb></lb>
Messrs, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1211-1">Richard Davis</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1211-2">Nathaniel Whitfield</rs>
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of Rotherhi<obscured></obscured>
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with him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1211-3">Edward Hall</rs>
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the said Richard Dan<obscured></obscured>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1211-4">Nathaniel Whitfield</rs>
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to Supply Oakum Stuff to be picked<lb></lb>
by the prisoners in his Custody Your Committee <obscured></obscured>
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Mr. Hall to enquire what is the Usual Allowance of Wast<obscured></obscured>
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in the Hundred And upon Mr. Halls Report finding th<obscured></obscured>
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100.Ct in a Ton and that therefore in the Agreement with M<obscured></obscured>
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Davis</p>
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