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<p n="159">February 1784</p>
<p n="160">Session Vizt. To examine into the General Government of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo54">House of Correction</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo55">Clerkenwell</rs>
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"They have examined into<lb></lb>
the Conduct of Mr Harwood Governour of the said House of<lb></lb>
Correction as well before last Session as since That Mr.<lb></lb>
Harwood before the last Session by his own Confession trusted<lb></lb>
too much to his Servants that he did not do his Duty, that<lb></lb>
he is most heartily sorry for his past Conduct and throws himself<lb></lb>
very contritely on the Mercy of the Court and assures the<lb></lb>
Gentlemen if they will be so indulgent to forgive the neglect<lb></lb>
they shall never have cause again for Complaint That he<lb></lb>
discharged Fletcher the Turnkey and Markwick his other<lb></lb>
servant immediately after the Complaint made at the last Session<lb></lb>
was taken into consideration by the Committee then appointed and<lb></lb>
advertized for a Turnkey and other Servants</p>
<p n="161">And it appears upon the information of several of His<lb></lb>
Majestys Justices of the Peace for this County who have visited the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo56">House of Correction</rs>
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frequently since the last Session That the Gaol<lb></lb>
is now conducted by Mr Harwood with great regularity and attention<lb></lb>
and that it is orderly perfectly clean and healthy.</p>
<p n="162">That having also taken into consideration the circumstances<lb></lb>
referred at the last Session respecting the Prison keepers detaining<lb></lb>
prisoners for Fees The Committee found that several Persons have<lb></lb>
been detained in the Prisons for their Fees some for one day and other<lb></lb>
longer and that one while detained in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo57">New Prison</rs>
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remained in<lb></lb>
Irons And it appearing to this Committee a great hardship that<lb></lb>
a Person committed only on suspicion and who shall afterwards<lb></lb>
upon further examination be discharged by the committing Justice<lb></lb>
should be liable to the Payment of fees and more so to detained<lb></lb>
after such discharge for the same Resolved that it be recommended<lb></lb>
to the Court at the next Sessions to appoint a Committee to revise the<lb></lb>
Tables of fees which have been formed for and delivered to the<lb></lb>
Keeper of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo58">New Prison</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo59">Clerkenwell</rs>
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and the Governour of the<lb></lb>
House of Correction there</p>
<p n="163">All which the Committee Submit Etc Etc<lb></lb>
Etc<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n163-1">Geo. Booth</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ54">Chairman</rs>
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