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All Vagrants committed to this House to be passed to their respective Parishes bend
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confined in Solitary Cells but that they be obliged to perform the same proportion of work as the p
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All Prisoners coming to this House be immediately stripped and clothed in the Uniform hereafte
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be fixed upon which they shall wear during the whole of their continuance in Prison and the
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their own Clothes be washed and laid by to be given them when they are discharged.
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every Prisoner and Vagrant shall each have a Straw Matras and Coverlid, and shall
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be obliged to undress themselves every Evening.
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Prayers should be read twice a Day to the Vagrants and Apprentices especially and
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occasionally to the Prisoners in Solitary confinement.
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One of the Rooms at present occupied by the Men Prisoners be appropriated to the
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reception of Men and Boys Vagrants where they are to Dine and Work and that
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another Room be filled up for them to sleep in
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in the manner one of the Rooms at present occupied by the female prisoners be appropriated
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for the reception of Women and Girls Vagrants where they are to Dine and Work and that
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another Room shall be fitted up for them to sleep in
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the two Infirmaries be provided with Eight Beds in each and proper necessaries for such
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of the Prisoners as may be adjudged by the Surgeon and Apothecary too ill to Sleep in
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their respective Rooms.
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to prevent the return of such Prisoners who are discharged to their old habits of pilfering an
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Stealing.
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Workshops be filled up where each Prisoner chusing to Work till they can get
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into better employment, shall receive the full amount of their daily earnings.
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the whole of the North side & West of the Inner Court be converted into seperate Cells for the
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Prisoners except such Apartments as are occupied by the Servants of the House; the
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Artsmasters to be removed to the South West side of the Court.
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the Ground Floor be converted into Workshops and Store Rooms as shall from time to time
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be found necessary.
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a Wall be built to divide the Inner Court, together with a cross Wall for the purpose of making
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two Yards to air the Men and Women Prisoners seperately
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The Surveyor be direded to survey and prepare a plan of the above alterations with an estimate of the expence for the
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approbation of the Committee.
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The Committee also took into consideration some extracts
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from the Several acts of Parliament sent by Mr. Bigg respecting
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Vagrants & recommending the said extracts to be painted on Boards and fixed
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up in the Prisons-
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Posponed any Resolution upon the Suggestions of Mr. Till
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until the next
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Meeting of the Prison Committee
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Robt Hunter
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