The state of the prisons in England and Wales, with preliminary observations, and an account of some foreign prisons and hospitals / By John Howard, F.R.S.
- John Howard
- Date:
- 1792
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The state of the prisons in England and Wales, with preliminary observations, and an account of some foreign prisons and hospitals / By John Howard, F.R.S. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.
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![f S D Lancas- When a debtor is charged with a declaration is. & \d. with the rule to take the prifoner to the TtR bar and is. & ^d. with the remandato - - - - -048 Castli. When a debtor takes the benefit of the infolvent aft 1and 2s. & \d. to bring the prifoner to the bar by rule, and is. & 4^. for the Iheriff's certificate - - -058 Fees for all crown prifoners - - - - _ - 0180 Lately altered to - - - - . _ -0134 John Dane Gaoler. At my vlfit in 1782, the two Lift articles and the gaoler's name were erafed, and there is now inferted Crown prifoners to pay no fees. John Higgin, Gaoler. Charity Legacies to the Debtor Prifoners m Laneajler Caftle 1770. From Mrs. Henrietta Rigbys executors to twelve of the moft neceifitous and well behaved prj- foners five (hillings each paid by Doctor Fenton and the mayor of Laneajler about the firft day of March every year - - . - - -300 From Mrs. Langton paid by Lawrence Raivjlhorn Efq. each affize - - 2 O o From Sir Thomas Gerrard of Gart/hvood paid by Mr. Starkie, due about the firft of Auguft - 800 Paid under a decree of the court of chancery of this county out of an eftate in Skermifdak called Sand late belonging to Peter Latham deceafed; diftributed at every Auguft affize, by the truftees of the faid Peter Latham or their order, paid by Mr. Ratcliffe of Ormjkirk attorney at law - - - - - - -60* By the will of William Edmund/on of Outhwoaite, one pound fifteen millings yearly, or half the rent of land in Scotforth purchafed by the money left for fuch purpofe by the faid will, paid by the treafurer of the county in bread - - - - -1150 From Mrs. Abigail Righj's executors paid by Doctor Fenton and the mayor of Laneajler every St. Th-mat\ day - - - - - -20c [Qry. Jeb/ln's legacy.] (So in the lift.) At the general quarter feflions of the peace held at Laneajler in and for the faid county palatine of Laneajler, the 15th day of July in the feventeenth year of king George the third's reign ; whereas, it appears to this court on the reprefentation of the keeper of the gaol or the caftle of Laneajler, that feveral prifoners in his cuftody, being members of the Church of England and having no lawful excufe, make a common practice of abfenting themfelves from divine fervice performed in the faid gaol, and mi/behaving them- felves during fervice, It is therefore ordered by this court, that if any prifoner or prifoners confined in the faid caftle '(except Roman Catholics and Quakers) and having no lawful excufe, fnall abfent him her or themfelves, from attending divine fervice within the faid caftle, or lhall in any way milbehave, fuch prifoner or prifoners fhall immediately be deprived of the county allowance until further orders to the contiary. And it is further ordered, that the treafurer of the faid county ftock, (hall immediately upon receiving a complaint from the faid keeper againft any prifoner or prifoners to ftrike his her or their name or names out of his books, and to forbear to pay fuch prifoner or prifoners any more money until further order. Ken yon. N. B. Whereas many of the debtors of late have abfented themfelves from attending divine fervice, this is therefore to give them notice, that for the future the above rule of court will be ftrictly put in •execution, COUNTY](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2136493x_0484.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
