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<p n="115">January 1784</p>
<p n="116"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo31">Old Bailey</rs>
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and Mr Newport being interregated as to the circumstance<lb></lb>
declared that a Woman had been delivered in the Gaol the day after her<lb></lb>
Commitment but that it happened three Weeks before the time of her<lb></lb>
Removal to Newgate to take her Trial and being asked whether any<lb></lb>
Child had died in the Prison within Ten days last past he declared<lb></lb>
that no Child had died in the Prison within Ten days last past to his<lb></lb>
knowledge and being further Questioned whether he knew how many<lb></lb>
Prisoners were now Sick in his Gaol and if he knew their Complaints<lb></lb>
he said only four were now Sick in the Prison but he did not know<lb></lb>
their Complaints Ordered that the above Examination and<lb></lb>
Circumstances be referred to the Consideration of the Committee<lb></lb>
appointed to examine into the General Government of the House of<lb></lb>
Correction at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo32">Clerkenwell</rs>
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and That Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n116-1">John Harwood</rs>
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and Mr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n116-2">Samuel Newport</rs>
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do prepare and lay before the said Committee an<lb></lb>
Account in Writing of what Number of Prisoners have been detained<lb></lb>
in their respective Prisons within a Month last past for fees only<lb></lb>
how long they were detained on that Account and whether any and<lb></lb>
which of them remained in Irons.</p>
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