Appendix to the state of the prisons in England and Wales, &c. ... : Containing a farther account of foreign prisons and hospitals, with additional remarks on the prisons of this country / By John Howard.

  • Howard, John, 1726-1790.
Date:
1780
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Credit: Appendix to the state of the prisons in England and Wales, &c. ... : Containing a farther account of foreign prisons and hospitals, with additional remarks on the prisons of this country / By John Howard. 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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    That if any difference lliould happen to arife between the gaoler and prifoners with regard to the goodnefs of the beds or bed deaths or the goodnefs and price of the provifions the gaoier fhall find fuch prifoners with, that then fuch difference ihall be fubmitted to the arbitration of the treafurer of the faid county for the time being, who is hereby defired, and as far as we can, empowered, to fettle and adjufl fuch differences and give fuch relief therein as fhall be reafon- able and jufl to the partjr grieved, and if it fhall happen that either party fhall think himfelf aggrieved by fuch adjuftment, he may appeal from fuch order or determination as fuch treafurer fhall make in the matter to the next General Quarter SefTions of the Peace to be holden for the faid county. In order to enforce the prifoners in the faid gaol to pay duly and regularly for fuch chambers as they fhall take, or fuch beds, bed cloaths, meat and drink as fuch gaoler fhall find them with at the prices and in manner aforefaid. We do hereby give the gaoler, upon their negledb and refufal of payment for one whole month together, liberty to turn them out of their faid rooms and chambers into the common rooms, until fuch time that they fhall have fully and bona fide paid what fliall be fo due from them to the faid gaoler. MichK Richardsi W^. Morgan^ Roger PowelL Michaelmas Quarter SefTions, 1739. A Copy.