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<p n="1263"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">October 1778</note>
The following Petition of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1263-1">James Elmore</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ563">Keeper of Ne<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Prison</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1133">Clerkenwell</rs>
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being presented to this Court and the same being<lb></lb>
Read Vizt.</p>
<p n="1264">To the Worshipful His Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ564">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1134">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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in their General Quarter Session Assembled</p>
<p n="1265">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1265-1">James Elmore</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1266">Sheweth</p>
<p n="1267">That Your Petitioner has held the place of Keeper of N<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Prison at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1135">Clerkenwell</rs>
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under Your Worships appointment upwards of four<lb></lb>
Years, that for the two first Years whilst the Goal was rebuilding Your<lb></lb>
Petitioner received no Emolument whatever from the place, as it was<lb></lb>
Supposed not to be sufficiently Secure for the safe Custody of Offenders</p>
<p n="1268">That very little advantage arises to him even now a<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
the principal part of the persons committed to his Custody consists<lb></lb>
chiefly of Felons and those generally so poor that they are unable to pay<lb></lb>
those fees which he is allowed</p>
<p n="1269">That within a few Months past Your Petitioner<lb></lb>
through the Weakness of the Goal has had the ill fortune to have two<lb></lb>
prisoners Escape out of his Custody the expence of apprehending whom<lb></lb>
has amounted to the Sum of Sixty Six pounds and upwards which<lb></lb>
Escape was not thro any neglect of Your petitioners or his Servants</p>
<p n="1270">Your Petitioner therefore humbly pray<lb></lb>
that Your worships would be pleased to grant<lb></lb>
him an Increase of Sallary or such other relief<lb></lb>
in the premises as to Your Worships shall<lb></lb>
Seem meet</p>
<p n="1271">And Yr. Petitioner will Ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="1272"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1272-1">James Elmore</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1273">A Motion was made that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1273-1">James Elmore</rs>
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<lb></lb>
be allowed a Sallary of Forty Pounds a Year as Keeper of the said Goal or<lb></lb>
Prison until further Order of Court to the Contrary the first payment where<lb></lb>
to begin and be made on Christmas day now next Ensuing and the same<lb></lb>
being unanimously agreed to And this Court being well satisfied that<lb></lb>
the facts contained in the said Petition are true It is Ordered<lb></lb>
that the Treasurer of this County do pay or cause to be paid Yearly and<lb></lb>
every Year unto the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1273-2">James Elmore</rs>
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the Sum or Sallary of Forty<lb></lb>
Pounds in addition to any other Sallary or allowance he may now rece<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
as Keeper of the said Goal or Prison called <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1136">New Prison</rs>
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until further<lb></lb>
order of Court to the Contrary the first Years payment whereof is to b<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
and be made on the feast day of the Nativity of our Lord Christ now<lb></lb>
next Ensuing the date of this Order and afterwards to be paid half Yearly<lb></lb>
and that the Receipts of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1273-3">James Elmore</rs>
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together with this Order for<lb></lb>
be a sufficient discharge to the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ565">Treasurer</rs>
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for the payment thereof</p>
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