Whitehall
17th: July 1747.
Sir,
The following Persons having been tried
and [..] which they received
Sentence of Death viz., Sarah Roachead< no role >
, John Cripps< no role >
,
Anne Boswell< no role >
, John Bruce< no role >
, Martha Paine< no role >
, and
Robert Radwell< no role >
; His Majesty, in consideration of some
favourable Circumstances humbly represented to Him, in
their Behalf; is graciously pleased to extend His Mercy
unto them, on Condition of Transportation; And I am,
accordingly, to signify to you His Majesty's Pleasure, that,
you give the necessary Directions for the Transportation
of the said Sarah Rochead< no role >
for the Term of her natural
Life, and of the said John Cripps< no role >
, Anne Boswell< no role >
, John
Bruce, Martha Paine, and Robert Radwell< no role >
for the
Term of Fourteen Years to some of His Majesty's Colonys
or Plantations in America
, pursuant to the Act of
Parliament; in that behalf
John Newcastle< no role >
I am
Sir,
Your most obedient
humble Servant
11 Sep. 1747
Read in Court
accepted by all
Recorder
of London