Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minute Books of the General Prison Committee
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12th July 1792 - 14th April 1802

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Bridewell
Hospital
At a Prison Committee Wednesday 13th.. May 1795 .

Henry Cranke< no role > Esqr . Audr. Genl .

Meredith Price< no role > Esqr .Henry Jones< no role > Esqr .Edward Matthews< no role > Esqr .
William Waddinton< no role > Esqr . John Thorne< no role > Esqr .Granville Sharp< no role > Esqr .

By the Calendar of the Prisoners there appeared to be

4 Men
1 Apprentice
23 Women
3 Children
31

Bread-Fur. allowa.
ofOn account of the present high price of Bread Ordered that the Steward
do furnish the Prisoners with three half penny worth of bread instead
of one penny worth 'till further orders and that the same be done by an
equal division of a 3d Loaf

Women Prisoners to
be Bathed & Clothed
in the Uniform of the
House.Ordered that every Woman committed for punishment to this House
for any time not less than 14 days (unless Sick or diseased) be immediately
Stripped Bathed and Cloathed in the Uniform of the House which she shall
wear during her confinement and that her own Cloaths be washed and laid
by in order to be returned to her, on her leaving the House.

To be Confined SeparatelyThat every such Prisoner be confined seperately and so continued
unless otherwise directed at the next weekly Committee.

To have a Separate BedThat every such Person have a seperate bed, and be obliged to undress
herself every Evening.

Her Work &c.That she have her full daily labour alotted to her by the Super-
-intendant, and be employed in Spinning, Knitting or such other work,
for which she may be found capable and may be most likely to obtain [..]
employment and livelihood for her when dismissed the House.

That the Prisoners committed for any less time than fourteen days be




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