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

8th March 1738

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25th February 1738


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 BARNARD< no role > , Knt . Lord Mayor of the City of London , the Right Hon. the Lord Chief Baron REYNOLDS, the Hon. Mr. Justice CHAPPEL, 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, for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , upon Friday, Saturday, and Monday, the 13th , 14th , and 16th of January, 1737-8 , and in the 11th Year of his Majesty's Reign.

Twelve Men, viz. Robert< no role > , otherwise Briggenshaw Brownjohn< no role > , James Cope< no role > , Thomas Jenkyns< no role > , George Price< no role > , John Margets< no role > , William Ifield< no role > , John Birt< no role > , John Parrot< no role > , alias Perrot< no role > , Thomas Oliver< no role > , John Waterman< no role > , John Gardiner< no role > , and Isaac Mortished< no role > , were by the Jury found guilty 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 before the Right Hon. Sir JOHN BARNARD< no role > , Knt . Lord Mayor of the City of London , the Hon. Mr. Justice PAGE, the Hon. Mr. Baron CARTER, 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, for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 22d , 23d , 24th , and 25th of February, 1737-8 , and in the 11th Year of his Majesty's Reign.

Five Men, viz. George Nevil< no role > , alias Newel< no role > , Thomas Gittins< no role > , Nathaniel Hillyard< no role > , Samuel Taylor< no role > , John Berry< no role > , and one Woman, viz. Mary Cook< no role > , were convicted of capital Crimes, and sentenc'd to die.

While under Sentence, they were exhorted to a sincere Repentance from these Words, Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your Sins may be blotted out, when the Times of refreshing shall come from the Presence of the Lord, Acts iii. 19. I observed to them, that this Exhortation was made by the Apostle St. Peter to a Multitude of the Jews, who were met together to hear the Apostle's Doctrine; that these People were the same who had been the Betrayers and Murderers of Jesus Christ the Lord of Life and Glory. From hence I urged them to reflect upon the infinite Mercy and Love of God, in converting to the Faith of




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