February 1800.

prices of provisions would be lowered your Petitioner
has not presumed to trouble your Worships before
your Petitioner therefore humbly Submits his Case
to the Consideration of your Worships to give such
Relief as the extraordinary Circumstance of the
times may induce your Worships to think
reasonable and just your Petitioner does not
presume to point out to your Worships any
sum in Addition to his Allowance but he can
with truth asert that his Expence in maintaining
the Vagrants is at present a loss of at least one
penny Per< no role > head beyond his Allowance as well
as the great increase of Expence in keeping his
Horses and necessary attendants upon the great
number of Vagrants he has to Convey. - and
Your Petitioner is in duty bound will ever Pray

Henry Bothwell< no role > .

N; B. your Petitioner has a great Number of
Vagrants which are very ill and almost lost for
want which he has to Convey.

And the Court having Considered the
same and Examined the said Henry Bothwell< no role >
touching the matters therein Contained Resolved
That the said Henry Bothwell< no role > be Allowed the sum
of One hundred pounds to reimburse him
the losses stated to have been sustained by him
and that he also be Allowed to Charge the sum
of Six pence Per Day for the subsistance of each
Vagrant in his Custody instead of Three pence till
further Orders.

A Petition of Thomas Aris< no role > Gentleman
Governor of the House of Correction for this County
being laid before this Court and Read praying the
Court to Reimburse certain sums of Money which
he had Expended in Endeavouring to Retake
the Mutineers who Escaped out of his Custody