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