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<p n="1336"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">January 1779</note>
In 1732 the Court of Alderman made the following order Vizt.</p>
<p n="1337">Martis 3rd die Octobr. 1732 Annog RRo: Georgy<lb></lb>
Sedi Magne Brittania Etc. Sexto</p>
<p n="1338"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Child Mayor</note>
"This Court taking Notice of the very great hardships attending poor<lb></lb>
"prisoners who are comitted to the Goal of Newgate charged with several<lb></lb>
"Crimes That after such poor prisoners are tryed at the Sessions House in<lb></lb>
"the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1182">Old Bailey</rs>
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and are acquitted by the Jury yet they are frequently after<lb></lb>
"such Acquittal detained in Custody for no other Cause than for nor<lb></lb>
"payment of fees to their great injury and Oppression and this Court being<lb></lb>
"Resolved as much as in them lies to relieve such poor unhappy people<lb></lb>
"in that respect doth now order and direct that That as well all such poor<lb></lb>
"unhappy Prisoners as have been tried and acquitted at the said Sessions<lb></lb>
"at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1183">Old Bailey</rs>
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as those who at any time hereafter shall be tryed and<lb></lb>
"acquitted by the Jury shall not be detained by the Keeper of the said Goal<lb></lb>
"for or on Account of fees only but shall immediately upon such Acquittal<lb></lb>
"be discharged without paying any fees for or in respect thereof unless it<lb></lb>
"shall be otherwise ordered by the Court and it is further agreed and ordered<lb></lb>
"by this Court that if the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ602">Keeper of the said Goal</rs>
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for the time being shall presume<lb></lb>
"to detain any prisoner who has been or shall be acquitted as aforesaid for<lb></lb>
or on Account of non payment of fees only he shall be deemed Guilty of a<lb></lb>
"Misbehaviour and prosecuted for the same with them most Severity of Law<lb></lb>
"And it is further Ordered that Copies of this Order be made and hung<lb></lb>
"up in the said Goal of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1184">Newgate</rs>
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and at the Sessions house in the old<lb></lb>
"Bailey and be for the future duly observed". this order has never been<lb></lb>
repealed by any other order of the same Court unless the delivery of the<lb></lb>
lable of fees to Mr. Akerman with his appointment can be construcd as <obscured></obscured>
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(which fees are the usual Established fees taken by the Keeper previous to the<lb></lb>
Year 1732) and has been Complied with by the Keepers even to the present<lb></lb>
time but upon Search it is found that this order is not now hung up either<lb></lb>
in the Goal of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1185">Newgate</rs>
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or' at the Court at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1186">old Bailey</rs>
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the Court of Alderman<lb></lb>
have however since its date appointed several Committees to inquire into the<lb></lb>
profits of the Keeper Etc and in the Year 1744 upon such a Reference the<lb></lb>
following Report and Order thereupon were made Vizt.</p>
<p n="1339">This day the Committee appointed to Consider what<lb></lb>
shall be allowed the Keeper of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1187">Newgate</rs>
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for Executing the said office<lb></lb>
delivered into this Court a Report in Writing under their hands which<lb></lb>
was read in these Words</p>
<p n="1340">To</p>
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