February 1783

of Corrections at
Clerkenwell lot
at £15 a year char of Taxes comms.
[..] at }

praying an allowance for certain Fixtures which he had purchased
at the said Tap house and having examined Mrs. Harwood the
Widow of the said Thomas Harwood< no role > (who died since the presenting
his said Petition) touching the Premises and being of Opinion that
the Sum of Thirty Pounds would be a proper allowance to the said
Mr. Harwood for the same and she being asked whether she would forego
any advantage that might arise to her in consequence of the said
Petition and continue to Keep the Tap if the Rent was to be lowered
to Fifteen Pounds per Annum and Mr. Harwood agreeing to
continue the Tap at £15 P Annum and to withdraw the said petition
Resolved that the Tap be let to Mr Harwood at the Sum of
£15 PAm. The paying all Taxes the Rent to commence from the
Xmas last day of:

The Report of Mr Byng
respect to the New
River Company's supply
[..] the Prisons with
[..] lw.}

Temporary convenience
the purpose of
receiving water ordered.}

George Byng< no role > Esquire Reported that he had waited
upon the Proprietors of the New River Company and had mentioned
to them the absolute necessity there was for a greater supply of Water
to the Prisons belonging to this County that the Proprietors said
They were very ready to supply the different Goals with a greater
quantity of Water provided the Magistrates would cause proper
Recepticlen to be placed in the Prisons to contain a sufficiency
of Water to serve them by making a Well or Tank or other proper
Reservoir And the Court being of Opinion that in the present
ruinous state of the Prisons it will not be proper to make any
Well on Tank for that purpose Ordered that some Temporary
Conveniences for the purpose of receiving a greater quantity of
Water be immediately provided and placed in the Prisons