To William Mainwaring< no role > Esquire Chairman and the
rest of his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
in their General Quarter Session of the Peace in June 1785 Assembled

The Petition of Samuel Newport< no role > Keeper of New
Prison at Clerkenwell in the said County.

Humbly Sheweth

That at the General Quarter Session of the Peace holden
for the County in the Month of October 1779 Your Petitioner was
appointed Keeper of New Prison at Clerkenwell in the said County with
a Yearly Salary of £70 and an allowance of One Shilling and two pence
per Night for a Watchman to the said Prison, and also an allowance of all
the Expences for Irons Fetters Etc and also of a Feb of 7s. from every
person that was discharged from the said Prison

That at the General Quarter Session of the Peace holden
for the said County in the Month of April 1782 The Court thought
proper to order that the Irons and Fetters made use of at the said Prison
ought not be provided or repaired at the Expence of the County

That at the General Quarter Session of the Peace holden
for the said County in the Month of April 1783 The Court though proper
to reduce the Fee of 7s. for the discharge of prisoners out of the said Goal
to 5s/6d.

That at the General Session of the peace Holden for the
said County in the Month of May 1783 the Court thought proper to order
that the Expence of the Watchman should not be defrayed by the County.

That Your Worships Petitioner hath not had the smallest
Recompence from the County in liece of the said Alterations which have been
very detrimental to him it having Cost your Petitioner the Sum of Five
Pounds and Eight Shillings for making and repairing Irons and Fetters
since the said time And also the Sum of Thirty five Pounds to a Person
for Watching the said Prison

That from April Session 1783 to April Session 1785
Your Petitioner has received the Fee of 5s/6d each from 1193 Persons and
in Consequence of the Order Court above mentioned your Petitioner