Ordinary of Newgate Prison:
Ordinary's Accounts: Biographies of Executed Convicts

3rd March 1737

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19th February 1737


THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c.

AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer and Goal-delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Hon. Sir John Thompson< no role > , Knt . Lord-Major of the City of London ; the Honourable Mr. Justice Probyn; the Honourable Mr. Baron Thompson, Recorder; and the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London; and others of his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer for the City of London, and Justices of Goal-delivery of Newgate, for the said City and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday, the 8th , 9th , 10th , 11th and 13th of December , in the Tenth Year of his Majesty's Reign.

Eight Men, viz. George Sutton< no role > , Robert Campbell< no role > , William Wager< no role > , alias Cockey Wager, Edward Baker< no role > , Gilbert Fruer< no role > , Peter Cross< no role > , Daniel Jenkyns< no role > , and Thomas Strafford< no role > ; and three Women, viz. Phillis Fratter< no role > , Jane Cooper< no role > This name instance is in set 838. This set is in the group(s): MothersOBP . and Katherine Pollard< no role > , were by the Jury convicted of capital Crimes, and received Sentence of Death. And,

At the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer and Goal-delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Hon. Sir John Thompson< no role > , Knt . Lord-Mayor of the City of London ; the Right Hon. the Lord Chief Baron Reynolds; the Hon. Mr. Baron Comyns; the Hon. Mr. Justice Lee; and the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London; and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer for the City of London, and Justices of Goal-delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , upon Friday, Saturday and Monday, the 14th , 15th and 17th of January, 1736-7 , in the Eleventh Year of his Majesty's Reign.

Six Men, viz. Joseph Herbert< no role > , James Ryan< no role > Hugh Macmahon< no role > , Gerrard Fitzgerald< no role > , James Falconer< no role > , and Garret Farrel< no role > , were by the Jury convicted of capital Crimes, and received Sentence of Death. As also,

At the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer and Goal-delivery of Newgate, held hefore the Right Hon. Sir John Thompson< no role > , Knt . Lord-Mayor of the City of London ; the Hon. Mr. Justice Page; the Hon. Mr. Justice Fortescue Aland; the Hon. Mr. Baron Fortescue, the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London; and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer for the City of London, and Justices of Goal-delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , upon Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the 16th , 17th , 18th and 19th of February 1736-7 , in the Eleventh Year of his Majesty's Reign.

Four Men, viz. William Maw< no role > , Jeffrey Murrat< no role > , alias Morrat< no role > , Charles Orchard< no role > , and




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