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<p n="5">3. That they neglect to put up any List of such Charities<lb></lb>
as belong to the said Prison by which means the Prisoners are<lb></lb>
Ignorant of their relief, and consequently great Sufferers, And that<lb></lb>
they also Stopt out of a publick Charity £4..10..0 being due to the<lb></lb>
Said Geary from a Felon before they made a general Distribution<lb></lb>
by means of which the other prisoner's proportions were greatly<lb></lb>
diminished And two Debtors did not receive one farthing.</p>
<p n="6">4.That the said Geary and his Agent's neglect to furnish<lb></lb>
the Goal as it ought to be and Extort for the Lodgings more than<lb></lb>
is allowable by Act of Parliament tho' not a quarter furnish'd<lb></lb>
And in those very Rooms frequently Lodge Felons, and other<lb></lb>
disorderly Persons committed in the Night time with the person<lb></lb>
who pay for the Said Rooms more than is allow'd by Parliamt.<lb></lb>
as aforesaid.</p>
<p n="7">5.That the Said Geary and his Agents extort three<lb></lb>
Shillings and Six pence of every Prisoner who comes in Contrary<lb></lb>
to and in defiance of all Law which 3s.6. they dispose of on the<lb></lb>
following manner. One Shilling to Mrs. Geary, 3 Pence to the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65396_occ1">Furnkey</rs>
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's <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65396_occ2">Wife</rs>
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& 3 Pence to Geary's Maid, and the other two<lb></lb>
Shillings, is<obscured></obscured>
in Bignold's Bed Chamber or Lodge.</p>
<p n="8">6.That the Said Geary and his Agents, particularly<lb></lb>
the Turnkey and his Wife frequently threaten<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
to beat the<lb></lb>
Prisoners, and refuse to admit persons to come to them by which<lb></lb>
they suffer great inconvencies & are hinder'd from providing<lb></lb>
necessaries for themselves, according to the allowance of the Act<lb></lb>
of Parliament. And lastly that the Said Geary suffers the Said<lb></lb>
Peal to be so exceeding Nasty for want of Wasting & Cleaning<lb></lb>
that it<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
will, if not soon presented be of very ill<lb></lb>
Consequence, and in danger of Breeding a Sickness.</p>
<p n="9">Your Petitioners therefore most humbly<lb></lb>
Implore Your Worships to take this<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
their Calamitous ease into Your tender<lb></lb>
and Humane Consideration, and to appeal</p>
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