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January 1799.
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Vizt. One pound Loaf Per Day which was Constantly
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delivered to the Prisoners committed on suspicion of
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Sedition or treasonable practices - that
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Kier, Goodluck
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and Neagle (prisoners charged with High Treason)
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were never Confined in any Dark Cell, as stated in
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the Paper - Neagle was never ill as he describes
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nor was the Tub mentioned in the Paper, so near
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his Cell as to create any stench Kier was removed
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from his former Cell and put into another Cell
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for about five Weeks, in Consequence of his having
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drawn the Guillotine Etc. as before mentioned - that
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Evans having got up to the Window and talked
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improperly to the Persons under Sentence for Mutiny
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he was repremanded by me, and told if he did so
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again the shutters should be nailed up (which
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was all the Threat ever used) but he never was
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punished for it, nor was any other of them in any
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way ever corrected except that I had once given Jones
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a Mutineer who had behaved in a riotous manner
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a Stroke with a Cane I had in my hand and upon
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his turning seemingly with an intent to strike
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me I gave him a blow or two with my Fist,
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their relations were never refused access, that I
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know of, except Mrs.. Bone for endeavoring to
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excite a Riot on the outside of the Prison, and
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telling the Mob the Prisoners were starving, and
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Mrs.. Evans for waving her Handkerchief and
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making signals to the Mutineers - I stopped
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both of them coming into the Prison for about
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a Fortnight for so doing, but they were afterwards
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admitted and come in now regularly twice a
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