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<p n="34">whole bying in Rains as the Rioters left it</p>
<p n="35">The Sheriffs being asked the reason why this Goal has<lb></lb>
not been repaired, as it was then more than Nine Months since it was<lb></lb>
destroyed, replied that they had no find to Repair it so there is no<lb></lb>
knowing how long this Goal may be suffered to remain in this<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
State during which time the Sheriffs may send their Convicts to<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50749_geo19">New Prison</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50749_geo20">Clerkenwell</rs>
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where they will be supported<lb></lb>
and kept at an heavy Expence to this County, at the same time the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50749_geo22">City<lb></lb>
of London</rs>
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will be receiving and enjoying the Rents Profits Priviledges<lb></lb>
and immunities of their several extensive Estates many of which were<lb></lb>
originally granted to them for the support of their Goals & Prisoners</p>
<p n="36">While the Goal of Newgate was building an act of<lb></lb>
Parliament passed to enable the Court at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50749_geo23">Old Bailey</rs>
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to comm<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
their Convicts to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50749_geo24">Newprison</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50749_geo25">Clerkenwell</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50749_geo26">Bridewell</rs>
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but<lb></lb>
Newgate having been since distroyed almost all prisoners which<lb></lb>
would have been committed to Newgate are now committed to<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50749_geo27">NewPrison or Clerkenwell</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50749_geo28">Bridewell</rs>
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and are Supported at al<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
heary expence out of the County Stock</p>
<p n="37">Nor is this the only eril which the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50749_geo29">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Suffers for <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50749_geo30">New Prison</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50749_geo31">Clerkenwell</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50749_geo31" type="placeName" value="Clerkenwell"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50749_geo31" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50749_geo32">Bridewell</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50749_geo32" type="placeName" value="Bridewell"></interp>
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being found by<lb></lb>
experience not sufficient properly to contain such Prisoners as are<lb></lb>
committed by the County Magistrates only together with the Convicts<lb></lb>
from <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50749_geo33">Hicks Hall</rs>
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If the Court at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50749_geo34">old Bailey</rs>
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continue to send the<lb></lb>
Convicts to remain in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50749_geo35">New Prison</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50749_geo35" type="placeName" value="New Prison"></interp>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50749_geo36">Clerkenwell Bridewell</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50749_geo36" type="placeName" value="Clerkenwell Bridewell"></interp>
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<lb></lb>
these two Goals will be so erouded that as the warm season<lb></lb>
apporaches every thing is to be dreaded that may arise from<lb></lb>
Infection and Epidemick disorder which may not even prove fatal<lb></lb>
to the Courts of Justice but to the Metropolis nor can this malady<lb></lb>
have an end while Convicts are thus sent to these Goals and to<lb></lb>
continue there Months and for Years in an idle and worse than<lb></lb>
an useless state corrupting each other and forming Confederacies <lb></lb>
dangerous to the public and subversive of all order and good<lb></lb>
government: for convicts knowing that they have received their<lb></lb>
final sentence & that nothing worse can be inflicted are the<lb></lb>
most desperate and dangerous Prisoners, ever making disturbances<lb></lb>
and Riots within the Goals and encouraging others to misbe have</p>
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