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To the 41st Rule That he had delivered about 71 Books of
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Moral and Religions Instruction to such prisoners as
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could Read them
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To The 42d. Rule That there is every degree of decorum observed by
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the Prisoners when in Chapel, and that they are apparanlty
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devotional.
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To the 43d. Rule That this Rule has not hitherto been put in
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practice, other than his examining Young Offenders as to their
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knowledge of the Lords Prayer or their Catechism, and that some young
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Prisoners have made considerable Proficiency under his care and
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instruction
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To the 44th Rule The Chaplain laid his Journal of the state and
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and Behaviour of the Prisoners before the Committee, which
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appeared to be regularly kept
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Mr. Thwaites attended this Committee pursuant to an order for that purpose and Proposed to make
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a Farrett Thirty hour Clock with one Duil plate and two
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hands completed for £48..18..0 and to keep the same in
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perfect Order for One Year, and to do every thing necessary
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for that purpose except winding it up
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Resolved That W. Thwaites be desired to prepare and lay an
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Estimate of the Expence of the Clock before the Court at the next
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Session and that this Committee do recommend to the Court
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to agree to the same.
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Mr Webb the Surgeon and Apothecary to the prisons attended, and
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being called in, was Interogated respecting the Rules and Orders for the
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government of the
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New House of Correction
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and Answered
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To the 45th. Rule That there is not more than one Male and Two female
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Prisoners Sick in this prison
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To the 46th Rule That every thing necessary for the preservation of Cleanliness
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and the health of the prisoners is adopted in this prison, except that a
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Warm bath is very much Wanted
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Ordered That Mr Webb have leave to purchase a Tin Slipper for the
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purpose of being used as Warm bath in this prison
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Mr: Webb stated to the Committee that a prisoner had been so
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much diseased that he was obliged to apply to Mr. Alderman Clarke for
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