p adjorne Jovis 24 o. die Februar 1731

Upon reading the humble peticon of Joshua Walker< no role > Keeper
of New Prison at Clerkenwell in this County exhibited
unto this Court setting forth that the Petr. had one William
Moucreas< no role > committed to the Petrs. 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 threataing to set
fire to it, which said Moucreas was disordered in his
senses sometimes to a great degree, and to prevent
mischeif the Petr. caused him in the Night time to be put
into the Felons Room, but the Floor being out of repaire
the sd. Moucreas tore it up, and has broke it almost to
peices, soe that the Petr. hath been obliged almost ever since
the last sessions to confine 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 thro' which they had made their
escapes, but the Carpenter neglecting to do it, hath been the
occasion of its being so easily broke up by the sd. Moucreas,
And the Petr. therefore praying that this Court will be
pleased to Order the same to be inspected and to grant
the Petr. 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 > &