Here he was introduced to the lodge, in which he was obliged to
expose himself a full half-hour to the eyes of all the turnkeys
and door-keepers, who took an accurate survey of his person, that
they might know him again at first sight; and then he was turned
loose into the place called the master's side, having given a
valuable consideration for that privilege. This is a large range
of building, containing some hundreds of lodging-rooms for the
convenience of the prisoners, who pay so much per week for that
accommodation. In short, this community is like a city detached
from all communication with the neighbouring parts, regulated by
its own laws, and furnished with peculiar conveniences for the use
of the inhabitants. There is a coffee-house for the resort of
gentlemen, in which all sorts of liquors are kept, and a public
kitchen, where any quantity of meat is sold at a very reasonable
rate, or any kind of provision boiled and roasted gratis, for the
poor prisoners. Nay, there are certain servants of the public,
who are obliged to go to market, at the pleasure of individuals,
without fee or reward from those who employ them.
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