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<p n="2572"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55607_date62">April 1783</rs>
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By Adjournment Thursday 1st May 1783</p>
<p n="2573"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Report of the Prison Committee}</note>
The following Report from the Committee appointed to carry<lb></lb>
into immediate and effectual Execution the repair of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2155">New prison</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2156">Clerkenwell</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2157">Bridewell</rs>
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being laid before this Court and the same<lb></lb>
being read as follows Vizt.</p>
<p n="2574">To His Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ1066">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2158">County of Middlesex</rs>
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in their April Session 1783 assembled.</p>
<p n="2575">The Report of the Committee appointed to<lb></lb>
carry into immediate and effectual Execution<lb></lb>
the repair of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2159">New prison</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2160">Clerkenwell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2161">Bridewell</rs>
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<p n="2576">The said Committee Report</p>
<p n="2577"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Fees for the discharge<lb></lb>
of prisoners out of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2162">New<lb></lb>
prison</rs>
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and the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2163">House<lb></lb>
of Correction</rs>
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all to <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
reduced from 7sh. to 5/6.}</note>
That having taken into consideration the Orders of<lb></lb>
Referrence to them made at the last Session of the peace held for the<lb></lb>
County, and also the Resolutions of April Session 1775 whereby the<lb></lb>
Fee of 5s/6d. for the discharge of Prisoners out of the House of Correction<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2164">Clerkenwell</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2165">New prison</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2166">Clerkenwell</rs>
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was raised to 7sh. and<lb></lb>
it appearing to the Committee that the said fee of 7sh. has never been<lb></lb>
settled and confirmed pursuant to the directions of the Statute of the<lb></lb>
2d. of George 2d. The Committee recommend it to the Court to<lb></lb>
reduce the fee of 7sh. for the discharge of Prisoners out of the said<lb></lb>
Goals to 5/6d. the said Sum 5/6d. being the ancient and legally<lb></lb>
established Fee for the discharge of Prisoners out of the said Goals.</p>
<p n="2578"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">The salary or allown<lb></lb>
of £50 a year grantd. to<lb></lb>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ1067">Governour of the Ho:<lb></lb>
of Corrections</rs>
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for taking<lb></lb>
can of the Convicts sumd<lb></lb>
to his can continued}</note>
The said Committee further Report That<lb></lb>
having taken into consideration the Sallary or Allowance of £50<lb></lb>
P Annum granted to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ1068">Governour</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2167">House of Correction</rs>
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at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2168">Clerkenwell</rs>
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in October Session 1778 for the care and trouble brought<lb></lb>
upon him in consequence of the Act of parliament passed in the<lb></lb>
Sixteenth Year of the Reign of his present Majestys For authorism<lb></lb>
for a limitted time the punishment by hard labour of Offenders<lb></lb>
who for certain Crimes are or shall become liable to be transport<lb></lb>
to any of his Majestys Colonies and plantations and it appearing<lb></lb>
to your Committee that great numbers of Convicts still continuous</p>
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