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A History of the County of Oxford
… and other pleas it is clear that Oxford Castle was the prison for all forest offenders throughout the county, … clerks, who had been arrested and lodged in the king's prison at Oxford for having been found in the forest of …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… on the erection of the present town-hall; and a small prison, containing two or three cells for the temporary …
Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640
… and fined £10 22 Dec 1595 Entry F was released from prison on the authority of the Keeper of the Great Seal. The …
Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640
… June 1602 Entry F had been released from the Wood Street prison without the College's permission. College to sue the Keeper, Mr Nicholas. Action taken Keeper of the prison to be sued. 4 Dec 1606 Entry Dr Fryer complained about …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… suggested 89 that the tower was the 'cold and uncouth' prison, to which a man suspected of being light-witted was … at that time the former governor's house was the officers' prison. The entrance was by this date at the south-west …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… But part of the keep seems to have been retained as a prison. 6 Alexander Stephenson, a Scottish man, who came in … per annum, all his old Castle, excepting the county-prison for Northumberland, the Moot Hall, and other … 21 and at present forms a lofty, airy, and comfortable prison for male debtors. It is lighted by three windows, …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… Bridge in 1771, its tower was converted into a temporary prison. In 1797, it was taken down; the gateway being narrow, … Leland calls it "a mightye strong thinge." It was once a prison for unruly apprentices; and, during the civil war, … and humourous productions. The description of Newgate as a prison is reserved for another department of the work. …