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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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a Copy, and whether they are not intitled to the Arrears. also
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whether those Gentlemen who can afford to pay from 7/ to 21/
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P Week for Lodging is intitled to any part of it, and why
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the 8/. Money sent in was divided among the 16 eldest
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Prisoners, when the remaining 27 or 28 had not a Farthing
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many of whom have large Familys and greater Objects of
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Charity, then most of those that got it
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They beg leave to be informed why Six Persons exclusive
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of all the rest should enjoy without cost the use of a Room
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with a Fire Place, who let the Weather be ever so inclement
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absolutely refuse to let any of their fellow Prisoners even so
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much as warm themselves.
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The Prisoners being inform'd there is room in Newgate
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they beg the favor of being removed thereto (the last Act of
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Parliament especially providing for it) according to
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seniority, and not a preference given to those who may be
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arrested in future, or removed from Spunging Houses
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The number of Felons, Women of the Town, Paupers Etc
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brought in, many of whom are in Filth & Raggs, especially the
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latter with the sundry distempers they bring in with them may
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be attended with serious consequencys, on sold Woman in
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particular was brought in a Cart from the
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Parish of Bow
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last Saturday who died in 10 Minutes after she was brought
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here
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October 10th. 1780
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