A further additional Act for relief of poor prisoners.

An act for the relief of creditors and poor prisoners. : Wednesday the 5th of October, 1653. Ordered by the Parliament, that this act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Clerk of the Parliament.
Published: (1653)

The prisoners enlargement, or, The poor mans release out of prison : discovering the misery that poor men endure through the cruelty of their hard-hearted creditors : and the worthy behaviour and carriage of the referrees [sic] concerning prisoner : and their releasing by their meanes great number of poor souls : also, shewing how poor men may be relieved, and releas'd out of prison that have hard-hearted creditors to deal withall : desiring all men whatever to prevent imprisonment /
by: L. P., sufferer and wel-wisher to poor prisoners
Published: (1656)

An act for discharging poor prisoners unable to satisfie their creditors.
Published: (1649)

A list of the prisoners of the Upper Bench prison, who have taken the benefit of the Act of Parliament, for the relief of poor prisoners : published to the end, that if any person hath taken the benefit of the Act of Parliament for relief of poor prisoners, which ought not; either by concealing, or making over their estates, at or before their taking the oath, to defraud their creditors: it being made appear, their creditors just relief will be endeavoured therein. By the appointment of the committee, Coll. Thomas Pride. Coll. Tomlinson. Coll. Cooper. Mr. John Fountain. Mr. Richard Wollastone. Mr. Margets, judge advocate.
by: Lenthall, John, Sir, 1625-1681
Published: (1653)

An Act for the relief and release of poor distressed prisoners for debt or dammages
Published: (1699)

Considerations upon the bill for the relief of poor prisoners, : humbly submitted to the wisdom of the high court of Parliament now sitting.
Published: (1696)

Reasons, humbly offer'd for a more extensive act for the discharge of prisoners..
Published: (1714)

To the Honourable House of Commons now in Parliament assembled. The humble petition of the poor prisoners in Ludgate.
Published: (1700)

To the High Court of Parliament of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The humble petition of the prisoners for debt in the Upper-Bench prison..
by: Smith, William, prisoner
Published: (1653)

His Majesties most gracious and royal commission for the relief of poor distressed prisoners.

The Poor prisoners petition for charity against Christmas
Published: (1654)

Proposalls for an Act for speedy setting at large all prisoners both for damages and debt, (those in prison for damages, being many not provided for by the last Act) as well for the benefit of their creditors, as of themselves. : Offered to the consideration of all the people of this nation, who desire the common good. Being a matter of great importance to this nation. To the intent, that any who please should or might within some convenient time write, and publish reasons against or for support or amendment of the same, or any part thereof, that after such writing, for, or against the same left off, and laid aside, and such convenient time past, any of the people of this nation, who desire the publik good, should or might (if they please) petition to &c. for the same proposalls, or as many of them as they think convenient, to be enacted or taken into speedy consideration.
by: Leach, William
Published: (1649)

To the most honourable assembly of the Commons House of Parliament. The humble petition of the distressed prisoners in the Kings Bench, : and Fleete, and all others his Maiesties distressed subiects, now prisoners, within his Maiesties realme of England, and dominion of Wales.
Published: (1624)

The miseries of a iaile: or A true description of a prison, with many remarkeable deuices : wherein young gentlemen and nouices are intangled, to their vtter ouerthrow, and perpetuall imprisonment. With many speciall characters of serieants, key-turners, keepers, beadles, and other officers abusing their places, themselues, and other men. Pleasant, and not vnprofitable. By F.W.
by: Fennor, William
Published: (1619)

A brief dolorous remonstrance : or The pitiful complaint, outcry, and request of poor destroyed prisoners of debt, unto all compassionate, free-born Englishmen.
Published: (1648)

To the right honourable members of the high court of Parliament for the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The humble petition of divers prisoners in the Fleet
Published: (1650)

King William's first Parliament. Sess. 6. in Scotland. Act Anent the Aliment of Poor Prisoners. October the 9th, 1696.

The prisoners remonstrance. To the right honourable, the Lord Generall Fairfax, and to his Councell of War, to all the officers and souldiers of the Army, and to every free-born commoner of England. : The humble remonstrance and complaint of all the prisoners of this nation for debt, in the severall goales and slaughter-houses of this land.
Published: (1649)

The prisoners remonstrance. To the right honourable, the Lord Generall Fairfax, and to his Councell of War, to all the officers and souldiers of the Army, and to every free-born commoner of England : The humble remonstrance and complaint of all the prisoners of this nation for debt, in the severall goales and slaughter-houses of this land.
Published: (1649)

A true description of the lavves, iustice, and equity of a compter, the manner of sitting in counsell of the twelue eldest prisoners : With a character of a iayle and iaylor, and the dispositions of such officers as liue in it: the nature of a constable: as also the abuses, offered by beadles and watchmen, that vnderstand not their office. And also a description of a sergeant his nature, slights, and properties, and in what fashions they oftentimes apparell themselues. Together with a portraicture of our moderne-spent gallants, and their trickes to catch young heires with their lewd and vitious course of life.
by: Fennor, William
Published: (1629)

The poor prisoners petition for charity against Christmas.
Published: (1654)

Reasons, humbly offer'd for a more extensive act for the discharge of prisoners.
Published: (1714)

A Second part of the prisoners remonstrance : shewing their sad and heavy pressures with a speedy remedy, and a way for the inlargement of all prisoners for debt, and civil causes. Also many choice points of law worthy every mans knowledge touching the illegallity of the former Act, and some seasonable proposals for the new; for for all mens view, but more especially for prisoners and creditors, and such as are upon their intrest concerned. Together with a tast of the salt sold at salters-hal, and in too many places of this Common-wealth, or certain cases instanced by which their justice may appear; published least men should be deceived or poisoned therewith.
Published: (1654)

Saturday the 25 of February, 1653. By the judges appointed by act of Parliament for relief of creditors and poor prisoners, sitting at Salters Hall, London..
Published: (1653)

The Prisoners remonstrance: or, The desires and proposals of such prisoners as are willing to pay their just debts. : Also, a copy of their petition to the Lord Protector: together with his gracious answer and reference to the Councel. Also an ordinance thereupon, for the suspending the Act for relief of creditors and poor prisoners, till the 20th of this instant April. With divers other remarkable passages fit for all mens views, especially for creditors or debtors, or such who are up on their interest concerned.
Published: (1654)

The Piercing cryes of the poor and miserable prisoners for debt in all parts of England : shewing the unreasonableness and folly of imprisoning the body for debt ...
Published: (1714)

Proposalls for an Act for the more speedy satisfaction of creditors, with little charge or trouble; : of, and against such, as be of ability, and lye in prison and conceal their estates, wasting and consuming in a riotous and chargeable way, as much as would satisfie all, or a great part of that, which they owe to their creditors. With diverse proposals for necessary proviso's, for these and the former Proposals for an Act for setting at large prisoners for debt and damages not able to pay; and for saving to the people of this nation above three hundred thousand pounds yearly, by these proposals for creditors and prisoners. Diverse other proposals being ready to be published in convenient time (according as this receives encouragement) for the saving to this common-weal, fifteen hundred thousand pounds yearly, exacted from the people of this nation by unnecesary upstart officers, in innovated offices concerning the law, created without Parliament authority. /
by: Leach, William
Published: (1650)

The Most indigent poor prisoners letter to a worthy member of Parliament : with reasons humbly offer'd for a bill to free the subjects from taxes for their maintenance, by making every creditor maintain his own debtor.
Published: (1700)

To the high court of Parliament of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, &c. The humble petition of poore prisoners, in the severall prisons in and about London.
Published: (1654)

Abuses discovered, whereby the creditors are meerly cheated : the officers of law, and goalers are unjustly inriched, and the poor debter and their families tyrannically destroyed.
by: Gery, William
Published: (1649)

A Plea for the city orphans and prisoners for debt : humbly offered to this present Parliament.

A Plea for the city orphans and prisoners for debt : humbly offered to this present Parliament.
Published: (1690)

To his Excellency the Lord Generall Cromwell and to the rest of the Right Honourable the Councel of State, patriots and defenders of the common-laws and liberties of the Common-wealth of England. The humble petition of many thousands of prisoners for debt, in severall prisons of a[l]lthe counties of England and Wales; remonstrating the illegality of the arrests, out-lawries and imprisonments for debt, being the saddest grievance, and of the most considerable concernment to all the free people of this nation.
Published: (1653)

Reasons for further explanations and amendments of a late act of Parliament, entitled, an act for relief of debtors, with respect to the imprisonment of their persons : Humbly offer'd to the consideration of the legislature, and more particularly of the honourable committee of the House of Commons, appointed to inspect the state of the jayls in this kingdom.

The English-mans question: : whether imprisonment of the body, for debt and damages, be more advantagious [sic], or prejudicial to the English nation? Also an account of the number of persons that lies now in prison for debt in all the gaoles in England.
Published: (1673)

The English-mans question : whether imprisonment of the body, for debt and damages, be more advantagious [sic], or prejudicial to the English nation? Also an account of the number of persons that lies now in prison for debt in all the gaoles in England.
Published: (1673)