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<p n="421">May Session 1790</p>
<p n="422">time to time regulated the Keepers Fees and Conduct and the interior<lb></lb>
acconomy of the Gaol and have and annually do yet allow him a certain<lb></lb>
Salary out of the Chamber of the City the Amount of which has varied</p>
<p n="423">In the Year 1754 <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n423-1">Richard Akerman</rs>
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was appointed<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ149">Keeper of His Majesty's Gaol</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo263">Newgate</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo264">City of London</rs>
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and for<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo265">County of Middlesex</rs>
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and he still continues the Keeper thereof.</p>
<p n="424">In the Year 1732 the Court of Alderman made the<lb></lb>
following Order Vizt.</p>
<p n="425">Martis 3tio. die October 1732 Anno: R. Rds.<lb></lb>
Georgij Sedi Magne Brittanice Etc Sexto:</p>
<p n="426">Child Mayor, This Court taking notice of the very great<lb></lb>
hardships attending poor Prisoners who are committed to the Gaol of<lb></lb>
Newgate charged with several Crimes. That after such poor<lb></lb>
Prisoners are cryed at the Sessions House in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo266">Old Bailey</rs>
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and are<lb></lb>
acquitted by the Jury yet they are frequently after such Acquittal<lb></lb>
detained in Custody for no other Cause than non payment of Fees to<lb></lb>
their great injury and oppression and this Court being resolved as<lb></lb>
much as in them lies to relieve such poor unhappy people in that<lb></lb>
respect doth now order and direct that That as well all such poor<lb></lb>
unhappy Prisoners as have been tried and acquitted at the said<lb></lb>
Sessions at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo267">Old Bailey</rs>
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as those who at any time hereafter shall be<lb></lb>
Tried and Acquitted by the Jury shall not be detained by the Keeper,<lb></lb>
of the said Gaol for or on Account of Fees only but shall immediately<lb></lb>
upon such Acquittal be discharged without paying any Fees for or in<lb></lb>
respect thereof unless it shall be otherwise ordered by the Court and it<lb></lb>
is further Agreed and ordered by this Court that if the Keeper of the<lb></lb>
said Gaol for the time being shall presume to detain any Prisoner who<lb></lb>
has been or shall be acquitted as aforesaid for or on Account of nonpayment<lb></lb>
of Fees only he shall be deemed guilty of Misbehaviour and prosecuted<lb></lb>
for the same with the utmost severity of Law And it is further Ordered<lb></lb>
that Copies of this Order be made and hung up in the said Gaol of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo268">Newgate</rs>
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and at the Sessions House in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo269">Old Bailey</rs>
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and for the future<lb></lb>
duly observed." This Order has never been repealed by any<lb></lb>
other Order of the same Court unless the delivery of the Table of Fees to<lb></lb>
Mr. Akerman with his Appointment can be constructed as such which<lb></lb>
Fees are the usual established Fees taken by the Keeper previous to the</p>
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