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<p n="1238">see forward.</p>
<p n="1239">Not very often for the Court of<lb></lb>
Aldermen & Sheriffs are very<lb></lb>
attentive to that Contract</p>
<p n="1240">More are discharged in a day or two<lb></lb>
or removed to Fleet or Kings Bench<lb></lb>
Because of the detested name of the Gaol.</p>
<p n="1241">Still he has fees for Debtors & for Libty of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo661">Press yard</rs>
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Etc.</p>
<p n="1242">His Salary of £13. P Ann working it comenced in 1756.<lb></lb>
and Accot. Markd (H).</p>
<p n="1243">Vid. Comon Council's Report in 1755-One died.</p>
<p n="1244">One of the Neighbours, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50547_n1244-1">Geo Townsend</rs>
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an old<lb></lb>
Man was produced last Session, to shew the<lb></lb>
Neighbourhood found it offensive</p>
<p n="1245">By Warrt.</p>
<p n="1246">vid antea</p>
<p n="1247">The Case of Many other Gaols.<lb></lb>
and yet the repairs and alterations since<lb></lb>
the great Fire have cost the City near £30,000<lb></lb>
vid. Accots. mked 4 & 10.</p>
<p n="1248">The Masters side Debtors will alone hold 30.</p>
<p n="1249">Many Dark Stair cases is private Houses.</p>
<p n="1250"> <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50547_occ123">Prisoners</rs>
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for Transportation are taken away<lb></lb>
of 4 Stated times in the year24</p>
<p n="1251">remain from 2 to 3 Months-It often<lb></lb>
happens that they wait a 3d Session24</p>
<p n="1252">Middx<del>prisoners for</del>
Debtors remain<lb></lb>
the year round24</p>
<p n="1253">Believes<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Middx Debtors from 15. & 20<lb></lb>
to one of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo662">London</rs>
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Drs.</p>
<p n="1254">Average the year thro' upon the whole<lb></lb>
prisrs Midd. 3 & 4 to 1. of London</p>
<p n="1255">City allow £200. P ann in lieu of Fees 24</p>
<p n="1256">Believes ventilater put up in 1753<lb></lb>
of ye Works</p>
<p n="1257">Remembers a talk (when put up) of Sen<lb></lb>
being taken very ill & dying-they found<lb></lb>
out Air. Servts & neighbours have give<lb></lb>
Same Accot. ever since.25</p>
<p n="1258">produced accot. of Comitments from 1753.</p>
<p n="1259">Prisoners from all parts of the kingd. includ.<lb></lb>
Kept no accot. of proportoins</p>
<p n="1260">Ten or 12. a year only comitted by Ha Cor.<lb></lb>
a few for Debts to the Crown some by Ha<lb></lb>
and some by wit from Sheriff of Middx</p>
<p n="1261">Many Debtors (but not Majority) Elmove themselves from<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo663">Newgate</rs>
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immediately</p>
<p n="1262">Have a constant succession of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo664">Middx</rs>
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Pe<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Debtors in execution have a right to sue for<lb></lb>
their groats, but allowd. not abated for the<obscured></obscured>
27</p>
<p n="1263">Gaol is very old<lb></lb>
no open area that there may be a free pass<lb></lb>
of Air to the Cells & Wards</p>
<p n="1264">Some Wards light-in gennal Dark</p>
<p n="1265">Felons Side &<lb></lb>
Comon Side Debtors}<lb></lb>
Dark obliged to use<lb></lb>
links & buiners to go<lb></lb>
up & down.</p>
<p n="1266">Middx Debtors (Mars side) One Window in each Ward<lb></lb>
no yard.</p>
<p n="1267">Comon side not so light two links &<lb></lb>
Burners to go up & down Stairs 28</p>
<p n="1268">Felons Side the same exceptm. press yard<lb></lb>
theres a little light in one Stair case</p>
<p n="1269">There's a piece of Ground on the West side the Gaol at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo665">upper end of<lb></lb>
Old Bailey</rs>
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about 70 yards in length and a good<lb></lb>
Width, belonging to the City on which an area<lb></lb>
hath been proposed to be made and in the<lb></lb>
front of this Ground there's a Middle Row of<lb></lb>
Buildings which the City are impowerd to<lb></lb>
remove-N B. the press yard is on the<lb></lb>
East Side and has tolerable Air considering<lb></lb>
it a Gaol.</p>
<p n="1270">By this means the more healthy part of<lb></lb>
Gaol is generally unoccupied.</p>
<p n="1271">About the year 1728 the City took some Ground<lb></lb>
or <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo666">Old Buildg</rs>
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adjoyning east to the press yard of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo667">Newgate</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and thereon built Cells and besides these a House<lb></lb>
for the Ordinary, and also some appartments which<lb></lb>
to reimburse themselves they let out again to the<lb></lb>
Keeper vid Accot. Mark'd (I)</p>
<p n="1272">2. is not this a Contradictionr. for it<lb></lb>
seems agreed that cleanliness is ever<lb></lb>
sought, for avoiding Contagion and the<lb></lb>
report of their own comittee Speaks it<lb></lb>
And in Order, to<del>Keep 'em</del>
clean distribute 'em<lb></lb>
and does so when sick</p>
<p n="1273">This seems a contradiction of the fore-<lb></lb>
going assertion</p>
<p n="1274">universally so in all<lb></lb>
places</p>
<p n="1275">This assertion alone sufficient<lb></lb>
to deter the parties from Curying<lb></lb>
£50,000 in any part of the City or Subs.<lb></lb>
now so environ'd with Buildings.</p>
<p n="1276">Formerly keepers pd. for Ordinary Repairs</p>
<p n="1277">This seems to have been a materials<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
Complaint and engaged the Attention of the<obscured></obscured>
</p>
<p n="1278">not any place where prisoners may air<lb></lb>
themselves-In press yard a place abt.<lb></lb>
6. feet Wide & 40 long28</p>
<p n="1279">This Distinction seems to be the bane of the Prison. If pay may go into Rooms in press yard<lb></lb>
there aid abt. 16 or 17. rooms-will hold 3<lb></lb>
on 4 Psons each.</p>
<p n="1280">It agt. Many Prisoners all the apartmts.<lb></lb>
are used, if a few, keep them in lower<lb></lb>
part of Gaol for security</p>
<p n="1281">Pays City £30. a year, City pay £50. 29:<lb></lb>
All the rooms in the upper part are fitted<lb></lb>
up & ready for reception of Prisrs.</p>
<p n="1282">Never had so many but room suffict.<lb></lb>
but when agt. member Gaol is sickly<lb></lb>
from smallness of the space of Ground,<lb></lb>
the Want of an Area & free circulation</p>
<p n="1283">If Prisrs distributed in the rooms of<lb></lb>
the press yard as well as other parts<lb></lb>
dont imagine but would be as sickly.</p>
<p n="1284">When I have an oppertunity I distribute<lb></lb>
'em when sick</p>
<p n="1285">Gaol most sickly when full In the<lb></lb>
{Middle of Winter & in damp weather &<lb></lb>
Middle of Summer they are most so 30</p>
<p n="1286">Apprehends sickness may in part proceed<lb></lb>
from the Situation of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo668">Newgate</rs>
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in the Middle<lb></lb>
of the Town & part from being so irregular<lb></lb>
Built & want of air.</p>
<p n="1287">Lets not above 1 or 2. rooms in upper<lb></lb>
part of Gaol on Mar. side felons & about<lb></lb>
2 on Drs.</p>
<p n="1288">have frequently had prisoners if they wod.<lb></lb>
have paid me I could not trust.</p>
<p n="1289">Being askd at whose expence Gaol is<lb></lb>
clean'd I pay scavenger for taking dirt<lb></lb>
got together by Sweeping & Scraping-I pay<lb></lb>
for no repaire</p>
<p n="1290">Clearing Boghouses are pd. for by City<lb></lb>
they frequently run over.30</p>
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