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William Mainwaring
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Justices of the Peace
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for the
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County of Middlesex
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in their General Quarter Session of the Peace in June 1785 Assembled
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The Petition of
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Samuel Newport
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Clerkenwell
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in the said County.
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Humbly Sheweth
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That at the General Quarter Session of the Peace holden
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for the County in the Month of October 1779 Your Petitioner was
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appointed
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Keeper of New Prison
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Clerkenwell
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in the said County with
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a Yearly Salary of £70 and an allowance of One Shilling and two pence
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per Night for a
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Watchman
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to the said Prison, and also an allowance of all
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the Expences for Irons Fetters Etc and also of a Feb of 7s. from every
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person that was discharged from the said Prison
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That at the General Quarter Session of the Peace holden
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for the said County in the Month of April 1782 The Court thought
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proper to order that the Irons and Fetters made use of at the said Prison
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ought not be provided or repaired at the Expence of the County
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That at the General Quarter Session of the Peace holden
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for the said County in the Month of April 1783 The Court though proper
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to reduce the Fee of 7s. for the discharge of prisoners out of the said Goal
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to 5s/6d.
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That at the General Session of the peace Holden for the
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said County in the Month of May 1783 the Court thought proper to order
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that the Expence of the Watchman should not be defrayed by the County.
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That Your Worships Petitioner hath not had the smallest
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Recompence from the County in liece of the said Alterations which have been
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very detrimental to him it having Cost your Petitioner the Sum of Five
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Pounds and Eight Shillings for making and repairing Irons and Fetters
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since the said time And also the Sum of Thirty five Pounds to a Person
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for Watching the said Prison
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That from April Session 1783 to April Session 1785
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Your Petitioner has received the Fee of 5s/6d each from 1193 Persons and
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in Consequence of the Order Court above mentioned your Petitioner
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