These worthy founders not only settled a salary for a Chaplain of this prison, which our author supposes is in the hands of the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen, or some others by their appointment; but ordered that all the rooms in these additional buildings should be for ever free to all unfortunate citizens, and that they, on providing their own bedding, should pay nothing at their discharge for lodging or chamber rent: but the avaricious keepers have long ago broke thro’ this appointment, and contrary to the express orders of the donor, take rent for the rooms he built for the sole use of the poor. As the domestic government of this prison is very singular and remarkable, we shall give a compendious account of it, from a work published some time ago, by one who had been long a prisoner there. For the government of the prison, and the punishment of crimes and misdemeanors committed therein, the master keeper and prisoners chuse from among themselves a reader of divine service; an upper steward, called the master of the box; an under steward; seven assistants, who by turns officiate daily; a running assistant; two church-wardens; a scavenger; a chamberlain; a running post; and the criers or beggars at the grates, who are generally six in number. The reader is chosen by the master keeper, stewards, and assistants, and not at a general election, as the other officers are. Besides reading prayers, he was formerly obliged to ring the bell twice a day for prayers, and also for the space of a quarter of an hour before nine at night, as a warning for all strangers to depart the prison; but on account of the dignity of his office, he is now exempted from these servile employments, and others in his stead are appointed to perform them. The reader’s salary is 2s. 8d. _per_ month; a penny of every prisoner at his entrance, if his garnish amount to sixteen pence; and a dish of meat out of the Lord Mayor’s basket. The upper steward, or master of the box, is by all the prisoners held in equal esteem with the keeper of the prison. To him is committed the keeping of all the several orders of the house, with the accounts of cash received upon legacies; the distribution of all the provisions sent in by the Lord Mayor, and others; and the cash received by garnish and begging at the grates, which he weekly lays out in bread, candles, and other necessaries. He also keeps a list of all the prisoners, as well those that are upon the charity, as those that are not; to each of whom, by the aid of the assistant for the day, he distributes their several proportions of bread and other provisions. He receives the gifts of the fishmongers, poulterers, and other market people, sent in by the clerk of the market, by the running post, for which he gives a receipt; and afterwards, in the presence of the assistant for the day, exposes all to sale to the charity men, by way of market; and the money arising thereby is deposited in the common stock.