Jump to Content
Jump to Main Navigation
Jump to Section Navigation
Sign in
Register
London Lives 1690 to 1800
Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
Main Navigation
Home
Search
Browse
Lives
Historical Background
The Project
London Lives Book
<
div1
type
=
"SM_GOpage"
id
=
"LMSMGO55603GO556030043"
>
<
xptr
type
=
"pageFacsimile"
doc
=
"LMSMGO556030043"
>
</
xptr
>
<
p
n
=
"113"
>
Expences of the Same and that the latter hath been more especially
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
reduced Since the late Act of Parliament for preventing the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
excessive Use of
<
gap
reason
=
"illegible"
>
</
gap
>
Spiritous Liquors took place whereby the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Said Liquors restrained from being vended within the Limitt of any
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Prison and thereby the Benefit of the Taphouse hath upon that
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
account fallen to a very inconsiderable value, and the Said Comittee
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
are therefore of Opinion that the Said
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMGO55603_n113-1"
>
William Pentlow
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_n113-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"William"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_n113-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Pentlow"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_n113-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
as
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"LMSMGO55603_occ185"
>
Keeper
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_occ185"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Keeper"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of the Said Prison be entirely discharged from Midsummer day last
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
from the payment of the Said annual Sum of twenty Pounds for and
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
towards the Repairs as aforesaid to the Said Treasurer during
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the pleasure of the Court, And that in further Consideration of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the great number of Felons who are committed to the Said Prison
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
and afterwards removed to
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMGO55603_geo180"
>
Newgate
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_geo180"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Newgate"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_geo180"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
in order for taking their
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Tryals at the
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMGO55603_geo181"
>
Old Baily
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_geo181"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Old Baily"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_geo181"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
for all of whom no manner of Fees are
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
paid or demanded by the Said
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMGO55603_n113-2"
>
William Pentlow
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_n113-2"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"William"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_n113-2"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Pentlow"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_n113-2"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
as Keeper of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the Said Prison, and also for that it appears ur to the Said Committee
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
that very many poor Persons are committed to the Said Prison for
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
divers Petty Larcenies Etc who are never able to pay any thing
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
upon their Several Discharges, and if any of the Said Persons So
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
committed as aforesaid do die during their continuance in the Said
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Prison upon Such their respective Committments that they are
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
buried at the Costs and Charges of the Said
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMGO55603_n113-3"
>
William Pentlow
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_n113-3"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"William"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_n113-3"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Pentlow"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_n113-3"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
as
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Keeper of the Said Prison and further it appearing unto the said Comittee
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
that there is no publick allowance whatsoever for the poor Prisoners
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
in the said Prison confined, as their is to the several Prisons of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMGO55603_geo182"
>
Newgate
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_geo182"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Newgate"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_geo182"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
and
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMGO55603_geo183"
>
Bridewell
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_geo183"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Bridewell"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_geo183"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
and other Goals whereby the said William
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Pentlow as Keeper aforesaid is frequently in Compassion obliged
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
to subsist divers Prisoners while in his
<
gap
reason
=
"illegible"
>
</
gap
>
Custody to prevent
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
their perishing for Want And that the said Comittee in Consideration
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of the abovementioned Premisses and also that it appears that the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
several Fees taken by the said
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMGO55603_n113-4"
>
William Pentlow
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_n113-4"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"William"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_n113-4"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Pentlow"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55603_n113-4"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
as Keeper of the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
said Prison upon the discharge of Prisoners from the said Prison
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
hath been reduced lower than what was taken heretofore by his
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Predecessors in the said Office upon the whole are of Opinion that
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
an annual Sum of thirty pounds be paid unto the said William
</
p
>
</
div1
>
View as Text
Section Navigation
Home
Search
Browse Documents
Lives
Historical Background
About This Project
Copyright & Citation Guide
Contact Us