The Room near the
Sub Hall appropriated
for the use of the witness
att the Grand Jury}

It is Ordered that the Room near the Sub Hall now in the
use of the House Keeper be appropriated for the Witnesses attending
the Grand jury during the time of their sitting in Session: and
that the House keeper do lake care to have a proper fire in the same
Room during the said time

Complaint that Mr. Thos
Gibbs< no role > Surgeon & App
to New Prison did not
personally alld. the said
Prisons}

Information respecting
the death of Bay with
House of Correction and
Examination into the
Circumstances}

This Court being informed that Mr. Thomas Gibbs< no role >
Surgeon and Apothecary to New Prison at Clerkenwell and the
House of Correction there did not personally attend the said Prison
being now here present was called in and having stated that his
Son who is a Surgeon duly attended for him and that there were
more Shirugical Cases among the Prisoners than of a Medical
nature desired his Son might be permitted to give an Account
of his attendance and assiduity and Mr. Thomas Gibbs< no role > Junior
being present after having explained the nature of his Attendances
informed the Court as follows Vizt. That one day soone after
Christmas I was sent for to Cock at a Boy who was ill after I had
sent the Medicines down to the Gaol. I believe it was about 8 o Clock
when I got there the state I found the Boy in was his Legs Intirely
dead and in a state of Mortification. He was speechless and really
appeared to me to die for want of every necessary. When I went into
the Ward I tried to make him speak but found his was quite
set and when I attempted to put the Wine down his Throat he bit
the Cup but I made him swallow some Wine with a great deal of
difficulty the next Morning about Ten I found him dead. The
Morning after there was an Inquest and Fletcher the Turnkey went
up the Yard and told one Harris the Man who waits on the Sick
that he must say that the boy came into the Ward in a fit and
that he had every kind of Necessary. The next Morning I went up
the Gaol after having some conversation with Harris on the Crime he
had committed he did acknowledge before Witness that he was aforesaid
of Fletcher but that the real sentiments of his Heart was that the Boy
perished to Death with Cold and Hunger

Whereupon