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January 1779
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In 1732 the Court of Alderman made the following order Vizt.
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Martis 3rd die Octobr. 1732 Annog RRo: Georgy
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Sedi Magne Brittania Etc. Sexto
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Child Mayor
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"This Court taking Notice of the very great hardships attending poor
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"prisoners who are comitted to the Goal of Newgate charged with several
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"Crimes That after such poor prisoners are tryed at the Sessions House in
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and are acquitted by the Jury yet they are frequently after
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"such Acquittal detained in Custody for no other Cause than for nor
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"payment of fees to their great injury and Oppression and this Court being
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"Resolved as much as in them lies to relieve such poor unhappy people
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"in that respect doth now order and direct that That as well all such poor
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"unhappy Prisoners as have been tried and acquitted at the said Sessions
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as those who at any time hereafter shall be tryed and
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"acquitted by the Jury shall not be detained by the Keeper of the said Goal
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"for or on Account of fees only but shall immediately upon such Acquittal
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"be discharged without paying any fees for or in respect thereof unless it
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"shall be otherwise ordered by the Court and it is further agreed and ordered
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"by this Court that if the
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for the time being shall presume
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"to detain any prisoner who has been or shall be acquitted as aforesaid for
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or on Account of non payment of fees only he shall be deemed Guilty of a
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"Misbehaviour and prosecuted for the same with them most Severity of Law
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"And it is further Ordered that Copies of this Order be made and hung
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"up in the said Goal of
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and at the Sessions house in the old
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repealed by any other order of the same Court unless the delivery of the
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lable of fees to Mr. Akerman with his appointment can be construcd as
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(which fees are the usual Established fees taken by the Keeper previous to the
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Year 1732) and has been Complied with by the Keepers even to the present
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time but upon Search it is found that this order is not now hung up either
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in the Goal of
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or' at the Court at the
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the Court of Alderman
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have however since its date appointed several Committees to inquire into the
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profits of the Keeper Etc and in the Year 1744 upon such a Reference the
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following Report and Order thereupon were made Vizt.
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This day the Committee appointed to Consider what
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shall be allowed the Keeper of
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for Executing the said office
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delivered into this Court a Report in Writing under their hands which
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was read in these Words
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