offences are committed to his care, New Prison being now made
use of as the County Goal.

That now instead of removing the Prisoners for trial
at the Old Bailey at once as heretofore Your Petitioner is obliged to
take every Prisoner when the Court are ready for the trial of him
singly and also obliged to bring such Prisoner back to the Prison
if Convicted or not tried; that persons even who are committed
for trial at County assizes, and are to be taken there Under a Writ
of Habeas Corpus are sent to him for safe Custody but the advantage
arising by the removal is obtained by another,

That the Number of Persons of this description now
in his Custody amount to 139 above 40 of which are for trial at
the Old Bailey and that they are persons of the most desperate and
licencious conduct and continually endeavouring to Escape, that
in consequence of the unruly behaviour of these persons and of
their Number your Petitioner hath been obliged to keep Eight
Servants that the Money paid by him for the necessary assistance
of Servants for the safe Custody of the Prisoners in his Gaol amounts
to £130 Per Annum.

That this very great expence is nearly equal to
the Profits of his Office, that in consequence of the number of persons
committed to his care he is obliged to confine the Prisoners into
every part of the Prison, and the Prison is thence rendered very
insecure, and on this Account several Persons have effected
their Escape some of whom he has been fortunate enough to
recover at an expence of upwards of Fifty Guineas as Your
Petitioners receipts will Show, and is liable to the payment of
30 Guineas more.

That on the above accounts your petitioners situation
is become truly distressing both on Account of the inadequacy of
the pecuniary benefits to the trouble of his Office, as on Account of
the Anxiety of mind attending the Execution of it,

Your Worships petitioner therefore humbly prays that
Your Worships will be pleased to take his present situation
into consideration and make him such allowance or
recompence for the extraordinary trouble and changes
brought upon him in the present situation of this
County as to your Worships shall seem meet and
Your Worships Petitioner will ever pray, Etc.

Samuel Newport< no role > .