To the Worshipfull his Majesties Justices
of the Peace for the Liberty of Westminster
in their General Quarter Sessions Assembled

The Humble Petition of the Prisoners for
Debt Confin'd in his Majties. Prison of the
Gate house Westminster

Sheweth

That Francis Geary< no role > the Keeper of the
Prison and his Agents have been guilty of the severall Extor
tions and Abuses following, that is to say They have taken
two pence in the Shilling out of the Sacrament Money, and
proportionably out of all other Exlesiastical Charities for
writing down the Names of the persons Intituled there to and
carrying the said Names to the Abbey . That they have inserted
the Turnkey and his Wife and severall others no ways Intituled
to the said Charities in such Lists.

2d. That the said Geary & his Agents on or about July
last secreted a Gift of the Lady Robinson's of ten Shillings &
applied it to their own use And also that they Extorted Six
pence a man out of a late gift of 12 Stone of Beef and
Sixty leaves of Bread, or else they wou'd have deprived
those who had refused to pay the same of their Shared of such
Charity And did actually take one Stone of Beef and five
Leaves of Bread from one Prisoner, which was given by
another, and which Bread and Beef they Eat in their own
Family.