July 1782
Middlesex
At the General Quarter Session
of the Peace of our Lord the King holden in
and for the County of Middlesex
at the
Sessions House for the said County by
adjournment on Thursday the 4th. day of July
1782
It being Represented to this Court that the debtors still continue to be Confined by
the Sheriff of this County in the House of Correction
at Clerkenwell
and therefore there is no Room or Opportunity for employing the
Prisoners therein in Hard Labour It is Ordered that the
Order of Court made at the Session of the peace holden for this
County in the month of January last in respect to the allowance
of One penny halfpenny to each prisoner in the House of Correction
during the time only hear she performs hard labour and which
Order was suspended at the last Session be and the same is
hereby further suspended until the County day of the next Session
of the Peace to be holden in the said County
By Adjournment same day
Resolved that the Keepers of New Prison
and Clerkenwell
Bridewell
do attend to the delivery of the Bread to the Prisoners
in their respective Goals and set that the same be of due of Weight
according to the number of Prisoners to whom the same ought to
be delivered and Certify an Account of the same on the first day
of next Session
By adjournment same day
A Motion was made that a Committee be appointed to wait
upon His Grace the Duke of Northumberland Custos Rotulorum
of this County to request the favour of his Gaces to set for his
Picture to be fixed up on the Great Room at the Session House
for this County and the same being agreed to Resolved that
William Mainwaring< no role >
Esqr
The Reverend Sir George Booth< no role >
Bart.
Charles Sheppard< no role >
Esqr
John Lewis< no role >
Esqr.
Thomas Parker< no role >
Esqr
Sampson Wright< no role >
Esqr.
be Such Committee