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September 1795.
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As the health of the Prisoners much depends upon their being
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kept clean a warm and cold Bath are much wanted for that purpose
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It is therefore recommended that two may be provided for their use
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they may be very conveniently placed adjoining to the Wash house
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in which there is a very large Copper very well adapted to heat the
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warm Bath.
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In examining the account of Bread sent to the Prison during
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the last Session it appears that the Bread is frequently sent very deficient
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in weight, to prevent which in future the Governor should pay strict
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regard to the twelfth Rule of the Prison and the Baker changed it
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material deficiences occur in future.
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The visiting Magistrates anxious to discharge the day
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in trusted to the them have endeavoured to report such matters as they
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apprehend may be most conducive to the objects under their care, they
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have only to observe that the many judicious remarks and useful
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observations for the well governing and employing the Prisoners heretofore
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made by former visiting Magistrates whose Reports are already before
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the Court leave little room to add to these Remarks: They Therefore
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submit this their Report with all due deference and respect to the
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consideration of the Court.
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Edmund Pepys
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Mr Aris was called in and interrogated relative to the
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Bread being sometimes sent in short of Weight, when he informed the
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Court that tho' sometimes it was impossible to prevent and Oven of Bread
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from being overlaked being short of weight yet that any deficiency which
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might be found in the weight of Bread was always made good on a
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subsequent day and that upon the Average the full weight of Bread was
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always delivered. And it having been stated that Bread was sold
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in the Prisons and that other Articles of Food were also taken in for
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the use of the Prisoners Resolved that no Food of any kind shall
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be taken in or supplied to any Prisoner Convict other then the Goal
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