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By Adjournment on Thursday the
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17th.
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day of January 1760
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Mr. Harvey &
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Mr. Crosse their
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Report approved Etc}
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At this Court
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Jacob Harvey
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Hammond Crosse
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Esquires delivered in
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the Report of the Committee appointed for inspecting the Prisons
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which Report subscribed by than the said Mr Harvey and Mr Crosse being
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of the Committee is as follows Vizt.
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Middlesex
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December the 12th. 1759
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Bridewell
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We, pursuant to discretion of last Sessions went to the House of
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Correction at
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, when we found only One Woman at hard Labours
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and one Man retained for his Fees who was discharged next day.
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We, viewed the Workshop and found every thing in good Order, only
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there was wanting Irons to the up right Posts, to hold the hands of
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those that wont work, the Irons there being useless.
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We viewed the pasement in the Shed, which is with Brick and the
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same in much out Repair.
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Mr. Walbank informed us, that there wanted a New Lock with three
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Keys for the outside Door of the Prisons as also that there were several
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Holes in the Floor of the Womens Ward.
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And also the two Windows that belong to the Tap house Cellar want
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repairing part of the Brick and Wood Work, being fell down.
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He informed us of the several Bowls up Stairs which ar allowed for
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the Men to make use of in the Night, are most of them stop't by which
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means, the Nuisance cannot go into the Troughs in
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Garden
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and into the Sewer.
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We went likewise to
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and found only two Persons there
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for their Fees, a Man and a Woman, the Man was discharged and
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the Woman desired to stay to do the Work of the House.
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Which report being read and approved It is Ordered that the Matters
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therein represented necessary to be done be and they are hereby
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referred to the Commee of his Majestys
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for the
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said County appointed to meet on the Tuesday before the next Session
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to take much Order for the Performance of the same as they shall judge
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