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1764
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By Adjournment Thursday
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13th. December 1764
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Poor Prisoners in Ho: of
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Corr Tothill Fds. to have
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1dy. worth of Bread Ydm.}
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It is ordered that such Poor and Friendless Prisoners in the House
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of Correction at
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in this County as shall be
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unable
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to support and Maintain themselves in Prison shall have an
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Allowance of one Penny worth of Bread dayly at the Charge of this
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County in the Discretion of the Governor or keeper who shall keep a,
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Regular Account to whom such Bread shall have been distributed
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from Day to day as those in
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New Prison
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and the
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at
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Clerkenwell
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have until further order shall be made to the Contrary
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And that the Accounts or Bills of the Bread to be so Supplied shall before
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any order shall be made for payment thereof be referr'd to and Examined
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and allowed by two of his Majesties
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Justices of the Peace
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for this County
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to whom the Bakers Bills for Bread supplied to
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and the
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shall be referr'd from time to time
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By Adjournmt same Day.
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What Vagrants to have
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3d. P. Diem}
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Copier dd to
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Hopkins & Stephens.
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It is ordered that from this day forward the Prisoners apprehended
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in this County as Rogues and Vagabonds and committed to the Houses of
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Correction within this County shall have no other allowance than one penny
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worth of Bread P diem as other poor Prisoners have and that the
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Keepers
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of the said
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do not make any Charges in their Accounts
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for the future is being the Intent and meaning of the Sessions that the Allowa.
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of three pence P diem be made only for the Vagrants Conveyed thro this County from,
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other Counties or please and lvaged in one of the said Houses of Correction,
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in their passage to their Settlement
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