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the chamberlain furnishes him with a
lodging at the rate of 1d. 2d. or 3d. per
night; but demands 1s. 6d. for sheets;
and before he goes to rest, his fellow pri-
soners demand 4s. for garnish, which, if
he does not pay, his cloaths are privately
taken from him at night, and not returned
till he has raised the money the next day.
The steward also demands 1s. 6d. of him
for coals, candles, and the use of the
house.
He is however allowed the liberty of
going abroad; which he may do either
with a keeper, or upon giving good secu-
rity to return at night. If he goes out
with a keeper, he must pay 2s. 6d. to the
head turnkey, and 1s. 6d. to the keeper
who attends him; and every day he goes
abroad afterwards, 1s. to the keeper, and
as much to the turnkey. A bond is also
given for the payment of his lodging to
the master keeper, for which the turnkey
takes at least 5s. as his fee.
If the prisoner pays the debt, and dis-
charges all other actions against him in
either Compter, he, upon his dismission,
pays 2s. to the master keeper; 1s. 2d. to
the turnkey; 1s. for every action entered
against him; and if he is charged in exe-
cution, 2s. 6d. for every action against
him. These fees and his lodging some-
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times amount to as much as the debt.
Maitland, the last edit. printed in 1757.
LUDGATE hill, a spacious and handsome
street, which extends from Ludgate down
to Fleet bridge.
LUDGATE street, begins at the west end of
St. Paul's, and ends at Ludgate. It is a
very spacious and handsome street, chiefly
inhabited by silk mercers and woolen
drapers.
St. LUKE'S, in Old street, was erected on
account of the great increase of buildings
in the parish of St. Giles, Cripplegate;
for notwithstanding there being a chapel
of ease, and several meeting-houses, the
parish church could not contain half the
inhabitants who were desirous of assem-
bling there to attend divine worship. The
Commissioners for erecting the fifty new
churches taking this into consideration,
purchased a piece of ground in this pa-
rish, and erected one of those churches up-
on it; after which the inhabitants apply-
ing to Parliament, had the Middlesex li-
berty of St. Giles appointed for the pa-
rish; and by the same act 3500l. was
granted to be laid out in fee simple, for
the support of a Rector, besides the pro-
fits of which the church-wardens were to
pay him annually 120l. to be raised by
burial fees.
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