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October 1778
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Sir
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The Keeper of Newgate presents his most Respectful Complain
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to Mr. Eyles and in obedience to the Order which he received sends Mr. Eyles
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the following Authority as the legal Ground for claiming the fees
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Where Mr.
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Akerman
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received his admin. to the Office of Keeper of
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Newgate
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he also Received a Table of fees, which Impowered him to demand
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18s..10d. for every felony and 14s..10d for every Misdemr.
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For Prisoners Tried and Acquitted and Discharged by proclamation
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pursuant to an Act of parliament made in the 14th. Yr. of his present
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Majesty
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For Prisoners who are Sentenced to hard Labour by an Act of
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parliament made in the 16th Yr. of his present Majesty
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It is Ordered that Sir
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John Hawkins
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Knight There
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Reverend Sir
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George Booth
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Baronet
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Richard Paul Jodrell
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William
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Mainwaring
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George Allcock
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Thomas Tryon Cotton
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Saunders Welch
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Thomas Cogan
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John Walford
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Esquires or any three or more of
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them be and they are hereby appointed a Committee to take into
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Consideration the Claims and Demands of Mr.
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Richard Akerman
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upon this County in respect to the fees Supposed by him to be due to
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him for the discharge and Commitment of certain persons in his
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Custody and to see whether and how far this County is liable to the
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payment thereof and to Report their Opinion to his Majestys
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Justices
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of the peace
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for this County on the County day of the next General Quarter Session
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of the peace to be holden for this County and the said Committee are hereby
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empowered to take to their Aid the assistance of such person or persons learned
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in the Law as they shall think proper and the said Committee are also
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hereby authorized to call for persons
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and
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papers and Records and it is further ordered
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that it be an instruction to the said Committee and they are hereby
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authorized and empowered in Case application shall be made on the
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part of the said Mr.
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Richard Akerman
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to the Court of Kings Bench
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to compel the payment of his said Demands before the said Committee
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shall have been able to report their Opinion in the premises to his Majestys
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Justices of the peace
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for this County in Session of the peace assembled to Shew
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Cause in the name of his Majestys
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Justices of the peace
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for this County
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or otherwise proceed in defence of the County against the said Charge
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and Demands and the Committee are to meet for the first time at
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Hicks Hall on Tuesday next the Twenty Seventh day of October
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Instant at the hour of One in the afternoon and afterwards to meet
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and adjourn at and to Such place and places and time and times
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as they shall think proper
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By adjournment same day
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It having been represented unto this Court that divers Loose Idle
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and disorderly Persons such as players of Interludes and other
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