December 1791

must be a judge if Gates open or shut, That he never let Oxley go into the
yard after Dusk, That he was gone out of the Prison about Fifteen Minutes when he
made his Escape, That he had directions from Bow Street to treat him as he was
treated before, That he had a Single Link at Tothill fields and therefore he put on a
Single Link, Markwith told him he had directions at Bow Street to shew him every
Indulgence; George the Butcher in Smithfield came to see Oxley the Afternoon that he
escaped, That the Publican who keeps the Coach and Horses in Smithfield was also
with him that Afternoon. That Witness was in the Lodge or between the Gates all the
time they were with the Prisoner, That it is usual to permit Persons to See Prisoners
unless instructed to the contrary, That Barnard an Attorney was also that Afternoon
to see Prisoner and two others with him, That nobody was there but Prisoners Wife
at the time he made his Escape, thinks that if Prisoner had been double Ironed he
could not have escaped where he did.

John Markwith the Task Master at the House of Correction
was next Examined who said he was the first Person who took Oxley to
Clerkenwell Bridewell , That he did not see Sir Sampson Wright< no role > himself when at Bow
Street but that Mr Lavender the Clerk directed him to shew Oxley every Indulgence in a
medium way, but not to let him get away, he understood by that, that he was to
have a Lighter Iron and to have such Indulgence as the Prison would afford that they
changed the Iron because he was to have every Indulgence, He understood from
Lavender the Clerk that he was to have Indulgence by Sir Sampson's directions and
understood he was to keep him between Gates and to shew him every Indulgence
the Prison would afford, Witness desired a Lighter Iron might be put on because
Mr Lavendar desired every civility to be shw'n him that according to Mr Lavender's
Word he thought him too heavily Ironed, That He Oxley< no role > never to Witnesses
knowledge desired to have his Iron changed, That when he came in he had a
double Iron on one Leg, that he escaped with the single Iron on, That Witness was
away form home when he escaped, the Iron had been changed 4 or 5 days