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March 1796

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To the 41st Rule That he had delivered about 71 Books of
Moral and Religions Instruction to such prisoners as
could Read them

To The 42d. Rule That there is every degree of decorum observed by
the Prisoners when in Chapel, and that they are apparanlty
devotional.

To the 43d. Rule That this Rule has not hitherto been put in
practice, other than his examining Young Offenders as to their
knowledge of the Lords Prayer or their Catechism, and that some young
Prisoners have made considerable Proficiency under his care and
instruction

To the 44th Rule The Chaplain laid his Journal of the state and
and Behaviour of the Prisoners before the Committee, which
appeared to be regularly kept

Mr. Thwaites attended this Committee pursuant to an order for that purpose and Proposed to make
a Farrett Thirty hour Clock with one Duil plate and two
hands completed for £48..18..0 and to keep the same in
perfect Order for One Year, and to do every thing necessary
for that purpose except winding it up

Resolved That W. Thwaites be desired to prepare and lay an
Estimate of the Expence of the Clock before the Court at the next
Session and that this Committee do recommend to the Court
to agree to the same.

Mr Webb the Surgeon and Apothecary to the prisons attended, and
being called in, was Interogated respecting the Rules and Orders for the
government of the New House of Correction and Answered

To the 45th. Rule That there is not more than one Male and Two female
Prisoners Sick in this prison

To the 46th Rule That every thing necessary for the preservation of Cleanliness
and the health of the prisoners is adopted in this prison, except that a
Warm bath is very much Wanted

Ordered That Mr Webb have leave to purchase a Tin Slipper for the
purpose of being used as Warm bath in this prison

Mr: Webb stated to the Committee that a prisoner had been so
much diseased that he was obliged to apply to Mr. Alderman Clarke for




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