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much for the health of the Prisoners confined in
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if upon their coming into Prison their own
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Cloaths are taken from them in order to their being Smoaked and
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Cleaned and returned to them upon their going out of Custody and
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instead thereof a Clean White Woollen Jacket and Trowsers
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were given by the Keeper to the Men and a Jacket and petticoat
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to the Women which they shall be permitted to wear while they
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remain in Custody The Committee do recommend it to the
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Court that a sufficient Quantity of Woollen Stuff be provided by the
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respective Keepers for the making Twenty five Jackets and Trowsers
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and Twenty five Jackets and Petticoats for each Prison and that
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the Keepers do take Care to have the same properly made up by
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the Prisoners in their respective Custody allowing those who shall
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assist to make the Dresses a small pecuniary recompence or the
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amount thereof in Provisions And Your Committee have
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ordered Mr. Rogers to form a plan of a Room in which the prisoners
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Cloaths may be Smoaked and Boiled and a Copper and Cistern
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lined with lead placed therein to be Used for Washing and Warm
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Bathing together with an Estimate of the Expence of Executing the
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Same
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All which the Committee Submit
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It was Moved that the said Report be again Read Article by
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Article and the same was again Read accordingly and separate
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Questions being put upon the several Articles respectively and the
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same being agreed to It is Ordered that the said Report of
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the said Committee be in every part ratified and Confirmed and
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the same is hereby ratified and Confirmed accordingly
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And it is further Ordered that The Reverend
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George Booth
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attended by the
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be requested
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to wait upon his Grace the Duke of Northumberland Custos
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Rotulorum of this County to Sollicit the favour of His Grace to
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present the Memorial contained in the above Report of the
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Prison Committee to the
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The Treasurer of this County having laid
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before the Court an account of the number of Prisoners acquitted
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and discharged by Proclamation at the Delivery of the Goal of
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Newgate for the
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from April Session 1774
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to October Session 1777 inclusive for each of which said prisoners
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Mr.
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Richard Akerman
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the Keeper of His Majestys Goal of
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Newgate claims a fee of Thirteen Shillings and four pence by
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virtue of an Act of parliament made and passed in the Fourteenth
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