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<p n="1296"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">October 1778</note>
Sir</p>
<p n="1297">The Keeper of Newgate presents his most Respectful Complain<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
to Mr. Eyles and in obedience to the Order which he received sends Mr. Eyles<lb></lb>
the following Authority as the legal Ground for claiming the fees</p>
<p n="1298">Where Mr. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ574">Akerman</rs>
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received his admin. to the Office of Keeper of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1158">Newgate</rs>
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he also Received a Table of fees, which Impowered him to demand<lb></lb>
18s..10d. for every felony and 14s..10d for every Misdemr.</p>
<p n="1299">For Prisoners Tried and Acquitted and Discharged by proclamation<lb></lb>
pursuant to an Act of parliament made in the 14th. Yr. of his present<lb></lb>
Majesty</p>
<p n="1300">For Prisoners who are Sentenced to hard Labour by an Act of<lb></lb>
parliament made in the 16th Yr. of his present Majesty</p>
<p n="1301">It is Ordered that Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1301-1">John Hawkins</rs>
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Knight There<lb></lb>
Reverend Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1301-2">George Booth</rs>
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Baronet <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1301-3">Richard Paul Jodrell</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55607_n1301-3" type="surname" value="Jodrell"></interp>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1301-4">William<lb></lb>
Mainwaring</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1301-5">George Allcock</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55607_n1301-5" type="surname" value="Allcock"></interp>
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Thomas Tryon Cotton <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1301-6">Saunders Welch</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1301-7">Thomas Cogan</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1301-8">John Walford</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55607_n1301-8" type="surname" value="Walford"></interp>
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Esquires or any three or more of<lb></lb>
them be and they are hereby appointed a Committee to take into<lb></lb>
Consideration the Claims and Demands of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1301-9">Richard Akerman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
upon this County in respect to the fees Supposed by him to be due to<lb></lb>
him for the discharge and Commitment of certain persons in his<lb></lb>
Custody and to see whether and how far this County is liable to the<lb></lb>
payment thereof and to Report their Opinion to his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ575">Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace</rs>
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for this County on the County day of the next General Quarter Session<lb></lb>
of the peace to be holden for this County and the said Committee are hereby<lb></lb>
empowered to take to their Aid the assistance of such person or persons learned<lb></lb>
in the Law as they shall think proper and the said Committee are also<lb></lb>
hereby authorized to call for persons <del>and</del>
papers and Records and it is further ordered<lb></lb>
that it be an instruction to the said Committee and they are hereby<lb></lb>
authorized and empowered in Case application shall be made on the<lb></lb>
part of the said Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1301-10">Richard Akerman</rs>
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to the Court of Kings Bench<lb></lb>
to compel the payment of his said Demands before the said Committee<lb></lb>
shall have been able to report their Opinion in the premises to his Majestys<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ576">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for this County in Session of the peace assembled to Shew<lb></lb>
Cause in the name of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ577">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for this County<lb></lb>
or otherwise proceed in defence of the County against the said Charge<lb></lb>
and Demands and the Committee are to meet for the first time at<lb></lb>
Hicks Hall on Tuesday next the Twenty Seventh day of October<lb></lb>
Instant at the hour of One in the afternoon and afterwards to meet<lb></lb>
and adjourn at and to Such place and places and time and times<lb></lb>
as they shall think proper</p>
<p n="1302">By adjournment same day</p>
<p n="1303">It having been represented unto this Court that divers Loose Idle<lb></lb>
and disorderly Persons such as players of Interludes and other</p>
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