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Image 44 of 10710th June 1707


Goal who soon after put ye sd. Jones in Irons &
continued him so all night.

That the sd. Robinson constant practice is to put
Felons in Irons at their first comeing into the said Goal
& to keep them soe till he has extorted from them as
much money, as hee this kesfit & then fakes ye Irons off

That severall times when some of the Felons
wives bring money to there Husbands for their Support
ye:sd. Robinson & his partners take that money of ye sd
Felons & suffer them to goe among ye. women Felons, or
bring ye. women Felons to them & suffer them to stay
together whole nights & particularly that abt. a month
ago one Crafts was suffered to goe into the condemn'd
woemens hole where he continued a whole night wth.
a woman comonly called Poll [..] pope as he hath done
severall nights since

That abt. five or six weekes ago one William
Hopley
< no role > then a Convict was permitted by the sd parties
to staywith one Mary Holden< no role > severall nights
as well in ye sd. comdend warrens hole as on ye: womens Felons side

That ye: sd Robinson frequently perimtts comon lewd
women & theives to come into ye sd. Goal to the Felons there
where they continue makeing great disturbances and
drinking to ex [..] & severall tymes staying whole nights
ye sd. Robinson freqnently keeping them Company




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