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A72779 By the Maior. A proclamation for the reformation of abuses, in the Gaole of Nevv-gate; Proclamations. 1617-09-23 City of London (England). Lord Mayor. 1617 (1617) STC 16727.1; ESTC S125087 1,934 3

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L. ❧ By the Maior A Proclamation for Reformation of abuses in the Gaole of New-gate WHereas of late notorious Mutinies and Out-rages haue bin committed by the Prisoners within the Gaole of Newgate which is conceyued to grow through the negligence of the Keepers suffering their Prisoners to become drunke and disordered permitting them wine Tobacco excessiue strong drinke gaming and resort of Women of lewd behauiour By reason of which libertie dissolute and lewd personnes who commit Thefts and Robberies take a kind of comfort and gather heart in the saide Gaole and are in some sort incited to commit Fellonies vpon hope of the lewd Company and such lewd Comforts as they finde in the said Gaole For Reformation whereof and to preuent aswell all manner Oppression in the Gaolers and licentiousnesse of Prisoners and to the end henceforth to take away all manner of hope in such as shall be thither sent for offences that they shall not finde such lewd and shamefull comforts as they haue heeretofore there found and to the end to containe the Prisoners within a discipline that Mutinies and Insolencies may bee preuented 1. First It is thought fit ordered and Commanded by the Lord Maior and Court of Aldermen That the Master of the same Gaole bee attendant himselfe vpon the said Gaole and that the same be not Farmed out directly nor by any manner cunning or indirect meane whatsoeuer 2 Secondly That the Gaoler Keepers Seruants or vnder Officers shall not permit or suffer any Beere or Ale to bee receiued or brought into the saide Gaole or Prison but onely of the price of eight shillings the barrell or of foure shillings the barrell nor suffer the dissolute sort of Prisoners in the Common gaole to haue any wine at all to be brought vnto them 3 Thirdly that there be a full Ale-quart of eight shillings Beere or Ale solde for a peny and so deliuered to the Prisoners and according to that rate pint or halfe pint and the like measure of foure shillings Beere or Ale for a halfe peny and that the Prisoners haue Bread and all other Victuals according to the assize and at vsuall and common prizes and that there be no oppression or exaction for their beds or lodging 4 Fourthly that the Gaoler Keepers Seruants or vnder Officers in the saide gaole shall not suffer the taking of Tobacco by the dissolute sort of prisoners in the common gaole and to that end shall search and view all whatsoeuer that shall be brought into the said prison for the vse of any prisoner there that no Tobacco nor Tobacco-pipes Candles or other things to fire their Tobacco be brought to them 5 Fiftly That the saide Gaolers keepers seruants or vnder Officers do take such care and vse such diligence that the men prisoners and women prisoners bee kept asunder and not suffered to come together in anie part of the saide prison except it be at the time of diuine Seruice receiuing of the Sacrament or hearing of Sermons 6 Sixtly that the said Gaoler keepers seruants or vnder Officers shall not take any fee of any Prisoner committed for Fellony or suspition of Fellony nor of any person that shall haue occasion to come or resort to them or to any of them to bring them meate drink or other needfull prouisions for or in respect onely of turning of the key or opening the doore for such person bringing such prouision to any prisoner 7 Seuenthly That the saide Gaoler keepers Seruants or vnder Officers shal not suffer any woman to be with any man … prisoner alone in the prison but onely the Wife Mother Sister or neere kinswoman of such prisoner and so knowne to the keeper before she bee admitted 8 Eightly that the saide gaoler keepers seruants or vnder Officers shall take no Fees for or in respect of release or ease of Irons but such as at his perill hee may lawfully iustifye and auow 9 Ninthly that if any Prisoners mutiny or bee insolent or shall harten or giue euill example to others in stirring other prisoners in word or deede to mutiny that then such prisoner so offending be loaden with more Irons and that he be put into the Dungeon or otherwise chastized in the discretion of the Master keeper so as the same chasticement tend not to the losse of use or limbe 10 Tenthly for auoyding quarrelles in the gaole that no prisoner bee permitted to play in the saide gaole at Cards Dice or any other game whatsoeuer 11 Eleuenthly Whereas there hath beene heeretofore vsed a drunken manner of Garnish in Wine or other strong drinke by all such prisoners as go to the Maisters side at theyr first commitment to Newgate It is ordered and thought fit that the same vsage bee vtterly put downe and disallowed and to be henceforth no more vsed 12 Lastly That the gaoler nor any of the vnder-keepers do take aboue twelue pence for any one times attendance with any Prisoner when the same Prisoner is by Commandement of any Iustice of Peace to bee brought before him The Gaoler offending in any of the Premisses shall for the first offence forfeyte and pay twenty pounds and for the second offence forty poundes and for the third offence to lose his place and to bee for euer disabled to keepe that gaole or any other gaole within the Citie of London and the Liberties thereof Dated at the Guildhall the xxiij day of September in the yeere of our Lord God 1617. ❧ God saue the King ❧ Printed by William Iaggard Printer to the Honourable Citie of London 1617.