P adjorn Jovis 18 o. die Januar 1727

Upon reading the humble peticon of Joshna
Walker< no role > Keeper of New prison at
Clerkenwell in this County exhibited unto
this Court setting forth that in the Appointmt.
of the Petr. to be keeper of the said prison there
is a Reservacon of twenty pounds p ann to be
paid by the Petr. out of the profits for repairing the
said prison But the same hath not been
demanded of the Petr. till since October Sessions
last, since which time the Petr. hath been called
upon to pay the arreares thereof to Thomas
Thayer< no role > Esqr . Trearer of the maimed soldiers Etc
And that since the Petrs. said appointmt. he hath
been ordered by the Court of Goal Delivery to
carry all his prisoners for felony or suspicon
of felony to Newgate six days before every
sessions with the copies of their comittmts. by
reason whereof the Petr. is from time to time
deprived of his fees which divers of such
prisoners are of ability to pay, And that the
Petr. is at great charge as well in keeping those
prisoners which are directed by the Order
aforesaid to be removed to Newgate as alsoe
in conveying them thither & transmitting copies
of their Comittmts. with them for which he
has noe manner of recompence or allowance
whatsoever, And that many of the Prisoners
comitted to the Petrs. custody are very indigent &