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5 Mar. T: Ford-
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for the City & County of Middx
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There are other Gaols-'tis the comon Gaol for
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Felony.
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for conveniency, are sent to
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, &
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.pa 1.
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Stands in London & not in Middx
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No other County Goal.There's
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New prison
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, the
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Gatehouse,
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Tothill Fields
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, all in Middx repaired (as suppo
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by Gentlemen of the County.pa. 2:
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The Court of Aldermen Appoint vid
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Entries of Admissions Mark'd (7)
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Sheriffs of London
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appoint Keeper of Newgate
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Believes City have been at expence of Repairs
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Debtors take in execution in London sent to Compters,
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if Don't behave well sent to Newgate 3.
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The City affect to aseribe this to the Judges
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and Comrs of Gaol Delivery; the Comicon entirely
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under the City's direction vid and to Justices
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application
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Order made by the Judges & Comissioners for
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removing Prisoners to Newgate Six Days before
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the Session; that the Every keeper is obliged to deliver a Calender by
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Hen. 7. and the
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Keeper of New prison
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did and
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now does notwithstand. 9 he has 6 days before
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deliver'd over all his prisoners wth. Copies of
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Comitmts. for which (unnecessary) Trouble he has
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no fee. Keeper might have time
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make out Calender of Prisoners Comitted
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Newgate; & that none might escape Justice;
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be not intitled to his Gaol Delivery.
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Duty of 'Tis the Gaoler's Calendar not the Sheriffs of Middx before this order to
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(believes)
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To deliver it perfect
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Calenders
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of all Middx Prisoners to be tried at old
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Comitted to
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and all bright to be removed from other
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Gaol
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Prisons in the County to enable
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the
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Gaoler
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make out Calendar.
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The Sheriffs of
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London
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& Middx having
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Jurisdiction over those Gaols.
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perhaps not 3 in 7 years. but this is not
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the business of the County to contend, non
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is what follows the infact so few as of
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no moment.
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1. are Imprison'd where found.
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2 because head office in London
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3. Do not commit
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4 very few
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5 The whole number in last rebellion abt. 30
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and removed to
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New Gaol
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Southwark
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6 Only at one period on the act of attainder
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7 The Gaol for offences on the Sea in the
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Marshalsea
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or
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admiralty
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prison, except
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particulars in Murder
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8.
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County kept thereby lease of
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Prisonrs are frequently brot. to
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Newgate
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to
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tried in
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Middx
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for offences in other Counties
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Consider Newgate as a comon Gaol for
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whole Kingdom in some respects Vizt
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1 Debtors at suit of the Crown
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2 The Comissionrs of Excise comit thither
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3 Comissioners of the Navy.
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4 House of Comons
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5 Scores of Robets were there.
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6 Mary Smugglers from Kent Sussex
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7 Its the Gaol for all offences on the Sea
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Court of
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Admiralty
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held at Old
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