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To ye: Worshipful Bench of Justices for ye: City & Liberty of Westmr:
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The humble Petition of
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Francis Geary
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That yr: Petitioner humbly thanks this Worpll. Bench and Honble Gentlemen of ye: Committee (that
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Inspected into ye: Abuses of ye. Gatehouse prison) for their favorable Report; which they were so
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pleas'd to make to this Honble: Court, in favour of yr: Petitioner: and according to ye: Order given him,
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on Friday ye: 15th: of this Instant; yr. Petitioner, with all Submission will Obey ye: Sd: Order, only Excepting
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against one Article (which is under Written) in ye: Sd: Order in case ye: worships thinks Proper, which is to ye: great prejudice of yr Petr:
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That yr: Petitioner, will in Person attend, ye: Second day in every Quarter Sessions, whilst he
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continues in his Office; and deliver to ye: Honble: Court, an account in Writing, of all Charities, that
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comes into ye sd. Goal (between ye: time of holding every Such Quarter Sessions) and how ye: same
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was Distributed, so far, as ye Same Shall come to his hand, power, or knowledge And yr: Petition
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will take Care, that all such Charities brought to ye: Sd: Goal, Shall be duely Distributed amongst
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ye. Prisoners; and that he will give a Receipt to ye: Person, or persons, that brings ye: same;
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and also that he will procure a Note, Sign'd by ye: Prisoners, to testify ye: giving of such receipt
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and Distribucon of such Charities.
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That yr: Petitioner, will cause to be put Up, in some Publick part of ye: Sd: Goal, a list of
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his Fees, to be taken, from Debtors, Trespassess Felons, as Settled by Act of Parliament and
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this Honble. Court; and Replace ye: Same, as often as Defaced: and likewise he will put Up, a
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Coppy of ye: Cause, in ye: Statute, of ye: 22d. and 23d. of Cha. 2d, And not Suffer Debtors and Fellons
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to Lodge together in one Room; neither will he presume, to put any Prisoner, in that Room
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call'd ye: Debtors Comon Side, untill it be, to ye: Satisfaction of this Honble: Court. And it's to be
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Observed, that only one Person, and but for two Night, has lain in ye Sd: Room for three Years past.
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That yr: Petitioner; Appeals, to this Honble: Court; against that part of ye Order. viz. That ye.
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Keeper
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of ye: Gatehouse Prison, at any time after Notice of this Order, Shall not take any Fees, Sumes of Money, or other
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things whatsoever, in lieu, of or under pretence of Fees, from any Prisoner whatsoever, brought thither in
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ye: Night time, and not Committed by some Justice, or
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Justices of ye Peace
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, of ye: Sd: City & Liberty of
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Westminster
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which Sd: Clause, in ye: Sd: Order, is so Prejudicial to yr: Petitioner, considering ye: small number of
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Prisoners that have been Committed to ye: Sd: Goal of late, that yr: Petr: lies under an Apprehension,
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that he must inevitably lose all his Substance, as he has laid out in Purchasing ye: Sd: Goal, and
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never be able to pay his Rent, or keep ye: Prison in Repair, as ye: following Reasons will make appear
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That your Petitioner, or his Deputy, are oblig'd to rise out of their Beds, at all hours in ye Night
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to take in Prisoners; which most comonly comes in Drunk, and makes great Disturbances in ye: Sd: Goal,
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which causes many times ye: whole family to Sit up all night, burning Fire and Candle; especially in ye.
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But in case ye: Sd Prisoners are Sober, then ye: Maid of ye: House, also, is oblig'd to rise for
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to put them to Bed; for which Bed, or Beds; yr. Petr: takes no more than one Shilling for a Week, so
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Lodging from other people and very often times not one farthing; which Usage to Prisoners, is not to be met with, in any
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Goal, in or about London; which can be proved by Persons, that have been Committed to ye: very Worst of Prison
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and for ye: very worst of Beds, were demanded to pay half a Crown down, before they were Admitted to go
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therein; and often times to ye: Better Sort, Three Shillings and Six pence Pr: Week, if they lay but one Night
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there.
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That yr: Petr: or his Deputy (and many times other Persons which they Hire) are oblig'd to attend
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night Prisoners, to ye: Justices; Some times three or four days together, and to all part of ye: City & Liberty
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of Westmr: and may times Stays in an Ale house, four or five Hours, waiting for ye: Justices to there
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great loss of Money & time, which is very Considerable.
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Therefore yr: Petr. most humbly Prays; that ye: Worshipful Bench, would be so pleas'd
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to Repeal ye: Order of Night prisoners, for no Goaler before yr: Petitioner, was ever
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deny'd taking half Fees for there trouble, for such Prisoners, brought to Prison
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in ye. Night time; or any Releif, as to yr: Worships Goodness, & Clemency thinks most meet.
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And yr: Petitioner Shall for ever Pray Etc.
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