A brief collection of some part of the exactions, extortions, oppressions, tyrannies, and excesses towards the lives, bodies and goods of prisoners, done by Alexander Harris Warden of the Fleet, in his four years misgovernment, ready to be proved by oath and other testimonies.  

Murder.  1. AFter known quarrels and fightings between two prisoners, lodging them in one chamber, where quarreling and fight again, and notice to him thereof given, and of likely further mischief, this notwithstanding continuance of them together, until the one murdered the other.  

Felony.  2. Removing a prisoner out of his chamber, having 51. lib. 1. s. hid under his bed, which the prisoner required he might go to his chamber to dispose of, which was denied, and he thrust up in another room close prisoner, until the Warden and some of his servants rifled his bed of that money.  

Robbery.  3. 11. lib. 6. s. taken out of the Trunk, and by violence from the person of a close prisoner sick in his bed, by the Warden and his servants.  

Infidelity.  4. After engagement of faith, soul and all under hand and seal, contrary thereto detaining a prisoner, having liberty by his majesties writ, to his great prejudice.  

False imprisonment.  5. False imprisonment of men discharged, offering to pay all due fees, for divers months.  

Close imprisonment  6. Close imprisonment of many without order, warrant or law, by months and years.  

Cruel imprisonment.  7. Close and cruel imprisonment, chaining, manicling, and bolting of them with irons, some of the degree of Knighthood, without cause or warrant.  

Starving close prisoners.  8. Starving of men close imprisoned, guarding them from meat, drink, etc. and that after command of authority to the contrary.  

Seizing and detaining prisoner's goods▪  9 Breaking of prisoners chambers, having first removed them, opening their Trunks, seizing their goods, and still detaining them.  

Robbing the poor men's boxx.  10. Where an order gives upon every days going abroad by one that is not in execution, 8. d. to the Wards box, the orders exemplified under the great Seal, hath a da●h over the word wards, to make it Wardens box; by which practice and under colour thereof he continually robbeth the poor of that 8. d. a day, which is yearly a great matter.  

Robbing his poor servants of their dues.  11. Where the same order gives 12. d. a day to the keeper that goeth abroad with such prisoner, he robbeth his servants of that also, forcing the prisoner beside to content his keeper.  
12. He hath Warrant Dormants under some of the Counsels hands, not naming any particular person, by which continually in all countries he seizeth upon his majesties subjects, 
Abusing of the Counsels Warrant Dormant.  forceth them to give bonds to be his prisoners, exacteth intolerable fees, and compositions, etc. where these apprehensions ought to be by the Sheriffs of the Shires, without such vexation or charge to the subject.  

Excessive rates of chambers.  13. Where by order no man ought to pay for any chamber, the Warden allowing bed and bedding, above 2. s. 4. d. a week, he exacteth 8. s. 10. s. 13. s. 4. d. and of some twenty shillings a week without bedding.  

Exacting for lodging in Common wards and Dungeon.  14. Where before his time nothing was paid for lodging in the Common Wards, he exacteth as if they lay in private chambers, upon his bedding; yea for the very Dungeon also.  
15. He exacteth after those high rates chamber rends of men having no chambers, but lying abroad by the Kings writ or otherwise. 
Exaction for chambers, not having any.   
16. He exacteth for diet whole commons of men that take none of his meat or drink: a thing never demanded before his time. 
Exactions of diet, taking none.   
17. He layeth impositions upon meat and fuel, and forceth prisoners to pay them, as 2. d. a joint, 3. s. 4. d. for a load of b●l●ets, 
Impositions upon meat and fuel.  etc. and forceth prisoners to pay 12. d. a bushel for charcoal, which are to be bought for 12. d. a sack.  

Horrible exactions upon such as go abroad by the King's writs.  18. Where men be whole vacations abroad by Habeas corpus, he forceth them to pay him 20. d. a day for outgoings, their chamber rend and diet, horrible exactions, never had or demanded by former Wardens.  

Excessive exactions for his favour to go upon the King's writs.  19 Of men having the King's writs to go about their businesses, he exacteth of them for his leave, of some 40. s. 3. lib. 5. lib. 10. lib. or more in money, or other bribes, a daily trade never done by any before: and without yielding these foul exactions, they are stayed, and lose their occasions.  
The foul exactions, extortions, and base usages towards prisoners, by Robert Holmes the Clerk, Henry Cook the Porter, Richard Mansell, and other M. Wardens worthy instruments, servants, and Affidavit men, would ask a volume, and is reserved for a larger discourse.  
There be many other great grievances, which for brevity are omitted, all which will directly be proved, and most of these above be in the particular accusations delivered in Parliament, with the witnesses names annexed, ready to be verified upon oath, as they have already been verbally attested before the honourable Committee, at four several meetings in the Fleet.  
Proverbs 1.19.  Such is the ways of every one that is greedy of gain: he would take away the life of the owners thereof.