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. This Trial was in February Sessions, 1739-40.
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. This Trial was in March Sessions, 1739-40. N. B. These two last were by the Jury of Matrons found with quick Child, but not being so, they were brought to their former Sentence, and
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, as below. All these received his Majesty's most gracious Reprieve. The following Twenty were ordered for Execution, viz.
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Mary Young
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, between the Hours of one and two in the Night, and stealing one large Pottage-pot, Value 25 s. one Copper Pottage-pot, Value 10 s a Copper Tea-kettle, thirty pewter Plates, twelve pewter Dishes, a copper warming Pot, a Funnel, a Gallon pot, a Box Iron and Heater, a Wooden Box, 6 lb. of Tobacco, and 13 Knives and Forks, the Goods of
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, for receiving them, knowing them to stolen. All three found Guilty.
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Thomas Coates
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, 22 Years of Age, born in
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, of honest Parents, had not much Education, and being a perverse Boy, was careless, and not willing to learn much: When of Age, he was put
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, and served Part of his Time, but not faithfully as he ought to have don, keeping bed Hours, and the worst of Company, who hurried him to his Ruin; these vicious Practices he was us'd to before he went to Business, having been engag'd with a Gang of Thieves about apping, and
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when young, so that he was an old Practitioner in that Way. He own'd the Burglary in Black-ryars, he was convicted of, that he had a chief Hand in it, was an older Offender than Nash, his Companion, and prompted him to go about such villainous Actions; he also acknowleged four or five more Burglaries; that he us'd to pick Pockets, for which he was once sent to
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, where he remain'd 4 or 5 Weeks, and receiv'd the Discipline of the House, but was never in
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till now, when capitally convicted. In his dying Hours, he lamented for being too much given to wicked Women, and drinking, and his breaches of the Sabbath, which were the cause of his Misfortunes. He confest he was a pilfering Thief, and not having the Fear of God, never went to Church, but was very wicked in many Respects; he was Sick all the Time, but a Day or two; I visited him several Times, he protest Penitence, and was desirous of Prayers, and Instructions. Though he did not seem very weak, ye he died in his Cell, a Day or two after
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Daniel Jackson
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, who was condemn'd for the Murder of his Wife.
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Thomas Nash
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, for the same Burglary, with the above
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Thomas Coates
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, 19 Years of Age, of honest Parents, who gave him good Education at School, to read, write, and cast Accompts to fit him for Business, and Instructed him in the Christian Principles, which he very little minded, being a very obstreperous, and unadviseable Boy; when young, he
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, and some other Gentleman, in what little Affairs he was capable to do; and afterwards having some Friends to take Care of his Education, they bound him
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, to whom he served his Time honestly, till he was taken up for the Crime he suffered for, having hitherto maintained the Character of an honest Boy: But then began to neglect his Business, join'd bad Company, who led him into the destructive Paths of Vice and Wickedness, which speedily ended in his total Ruin. He contracted a base Habit of going to Gin-shops, Morning and Evening, where he was first acquainted with Coates, and other wicked People, who gave him the worst of Counsel, which he was too ready to receive. For some Years past, he never went to Church, but prophan'd the Lord's Day in a vile Manner, and was a most wicked Boy with com
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