All the real Estate, either in Possession, Reversion , Remainder or Expectancy, and of any other Kind, which I William RIGDEN formerly and late of Folkestone in the County of Kent, Victualler who was, on the fifth day of June 1812, and am now, and have continued ever since time of my commitment a Prisoner in the Custody of William COLLISON Bodam and Keeper of Dover Castle Prison and also of the whole of my Personal Estate, which I, or an Person or Persons in Trust for me, or my Use, Benefit, or Advantage, is, or are, seized of, interested in, or entitled unto, or was, or were, in my or their Possession, Custody, or Power, or which I , or such Person or Persons, had any powerof disposingof, or charging, for my or their Benefit or Advantage, at any Time since since my Commitment to Prison, with the Name of my several Debtors, and where they respectively live, or may be met with, and the several Sums of Money from them respectively owing, and how the same respectively became due, and are secured, and if by Mortgage, Specialty, Contract, Note or other Writing, than the Name or Names, and Places of Abode, of the several Witnesses who can prove such Debts or Contracts herein mentioned, pursuant to an Act of the Fifty-second Year of His Majesty King George the Third, intitiled (sic) "An Act for relief of Certain Insolvent Debtors in England".

I have no estate real or personal nor any property either in expectancy or in any way whatever to surrender to my creditors.

Witness Wm COLLISON Keeper of the Prison of Dover Castle.

The above is a full, true and perfect Schedule and Account of all my Debts, Estate and Effects whatsoever, either in Possession, Reversion, Remainder or Expectancy other than and except necessary Wearing Apparel and Bedding for myself and my Family, Working tools and Implements for my Occupation and Calling, together with a Sum of Money not exceeding Five Pounds and these in the whole not exceeding the value of thirty pounds.

Witness my Hand this eleventh Day of August 1812
William RIGDEN

A copy of the Cause or Causes on which William RIGDEN is detained in my custody at the suit of
Samuel FIELD 7th December 1811 �27.9.6
Peter STEDDY and another 16th December 1811 �49.8.7
Richard EDWARDS 11th December 1811 �22

Witness Wm COLLISON Keeper of Dover Castle Prison.

I William RIGDEN upon my corporal oath, in the presence of Almighty God, do solomly swear, protest and declare, that on the fifth day of June one thousand eight hundred and twelve, I was really and truly a prisoner in the actual custody of William COLLISON in the prison or gaol of Dover Castle at the suit of Samuel FIELD, Peter STEDDY and another, and Richard EDWARDS without any fraud or collusion whatsoever and that I have ever since my commitment continued a prisoner within the prison of Dover Castle and in the actual custody of the Keeper or Gaoler of the said prison or with the liberties thereof, without any fraud or collusion whatsoever; and that the Schedule now delivered by me and subscribed, doth contain, to the best of my knowledge, rememberance and belief, a full, just, true and perfect account and discovery of all the goods and effects, estates real and personal, in possession, reversion, remainder or expectancy, and of every other nature and kind whatsoever, which I or any person in trust for me or my benefit or advantage, are seizedor possessed of interested in or entitled unto, or was or were in my possession, custody or power, or in the possession, custody or power of any such person as aforesaid, or which I or sich person had any time since my commitment to prison; and of all benefit or advantage may accrue to me, or to my use or to any person of persons in trust for me, and the names and places of abode of these several persons from whom such debts or contracts, (if any such there be) and that neither I, nor any person or persons in trust for me or for my use, have any lands, money, stoc, or any estate, real or personal, in possession, reversion, remainder or expectancy, or of any nature or kind soever, or power of disposing of, or charging for my benefit or advantage other than what are in the said schedule contained except wearing apparel and bedding for myself and family, working tools, and the necessary implements for my occupation and calling, together with a sum of money not exceeding five poundsand these in the whole not exceeding thirty pounds, and that I have not or any person for me, hath directly or indirectly sold, lessened, or otherwise conveyed, disposed of in trust, or concealed all or any part of lands, moneys, goods, chattels, stock, debts, securities, contracts or estates, real or personal, whereby to secure the same, or to receive or expect any profit or advantage therefrom (sic) or with an intent to defraud deceive any creditor or creditors to whom I am or was indebted to
So help me God
William RIGDEN

At the General Quarter Session of the Peace of Our Sovereign Lord the King, holden by Adjournment at the New Sessions House, St Augustine's, near Canterbury, in and for the County of Kent , on the eighth day of September 1812

Whereas the Bodar, Gaoler or Keeper of His Majesty's Gaol or Prison of Dover Castle, in and for the Cinque Ports, in the County of Kent, hath by virtue of a warrent, under Hand and Seal of one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, and in for the said County, brought before this Court the Body of ( blank - presumably William RIGDEN) who was on the fifth day of June one thousand eight hundred and twelve and still is a prisoner in the actual custody of the said Bodar, Gaoler or Keeper in order to take the Benefit of an Act of Parliament, made in the Fifty second Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third, intitled "An Act for the Relief of certain Insolvent Debtors in England."

And whereas it appears to this court, by the first part of the List delivered by the said Bodar, Gaoler or Keeper and by him subscribed and sworn to, according to the Direction of the said Act, purporting to be a list of the several prisoners in his custody upon the fifth day of June one thousand eight hundred and twelve, that the said Prisoner was in actual custody of the said Bodar, Gaoler, Keeper for non-payment of a Debt or Debts, Sum or Sums of money; not amounting in the whole to a greater Sum than Two Thousand Pounds and hath continued a Prisoner ever since.

And Whereas it also appears, that Public Notice of the Intention of the said Prisoner to take benefit of the said Act, hath been given at the Times and in the manner required by the said Act, and that the said Prisoner hath, in open Curt, subscribed and delivered in a Schedule of his Estate and Effects, and taken the Oath prescribed by the said Act, and in all other Respects conformed thereto.

This court doth therefore Adjudge the said Prisoner to be intitled to benefit of the said Act, and doth Order that the said Bodar, Gaoler or Keeper do forthwith Discharge the said Prisoner out of his custody.