Middx ss:

Ad Genal Session pacis Dui Regis tent p Com Middx apnd Hicks Hall i [..]
St. John Street in Com prd p Adjorn die Jovis Scilt vicesimo quarto die
February Anno regin Din Georgy Scdi nunc Regis magne Britannie Etc
quinto .

Upon reading the humble peticon of Joshua Walker< no role > Keeper of New Prison at
Clerken well in this County exhibited unto this Court Setting forth that the Peticone
had one William Moucreas< no role > committed to the peticoners custody by Robert
Dennett< no role > Esqr . one of his Maties Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid for
breaking the windows of Elizabeth Shelton< no role > , pulling part of her house down, and
threatning to set fire to it, which said Moucreas was disordered in his Senses
sometimes to a great degree, and to prevent mischeif the Peticoner caused
him in the Night time to be put into the Felons Room, but the Floor being
out of repaire the said Moucreas tore it up and has broke it almost to peices,
soe that the Peticoner hath been obliged almost ever Since the last Sessions
to confire the Felons in the same Room with those committed for assaults,
which hath created a great deal of mischeif & disturbance, And that about a
yeare ago some Prisoners breaking out of the Felons Room, It was Ordered
by the Committee appointed to inspect the same that the Floor should be
then repaired as well as the other part through which they had made their
escapes, but the Carpenter neglecting to do it, hath been the occasion of it's
being so easily broke up by the said Moncreas, And the Peticoner therefore
praying that this Court will be pleased to Order the same to be inspected and
to grant the peticoner such releif as to this Court shall seem meet, It is Ordered
by this Court that it be And It is hereby recomended & referred unto simon
Michell< no role > William Brooke< no role > Robert Tothill< no role > William Hayton< no role > Thomas Robe< no role > and
Andrew Osborne< no role > Esqrs . Justices of the peace for this County or any three or more
of them as a Committee to meet together and to take a view of the Room
called the Felons Room in New Prison aforesaid, and to take to their assistance
such able Workman or Workmen as they shall think fit, and to see if the Floor
or any other & what part or parts of the said Felons Room is out of repaire,
and not of sufficient strength for the safe custody of Prisoners, And if it shall
appeare so to be. Then to cause the said Felons Room to be forthwith effectually
repaired and strengthened in the Floor or such part or parts of the same at
are weak or out of repaire at the charge of this County soe as the escape of
Prisoners may be thereby hindred and prevented, And to employ such
Workman or Workmen as they shall think proper to do the same, And to make
their Report in writing touching the premisses to the Court of General Quarter
or General Sessions of the peace for this County

P Cur
Walter