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

21st January 1747

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22nd July 1746


Summit of Wickedness, and committed a Number of audacious Robberies, the Particulars of which he has impartially related (as they stand in our Appendix) to be made publick to the World, as the only, tho' poor Satisfaction, he had left to make. He died in Peace with all Mankind, in the Romish Faith ; and most humbly asked Pardon of God and Man for all his Crimes, particularly for that of being the Cause of shedding innocent Blood, having committed the Robbery for which one Bruce was hang'd in August last. He hopes for Salvation through the Merits of our dear Redeemer.

II. and III. FELIX MATHEWS< no role > and ANTHONY MATHEWS< no role > , were indicted for assaulting and wounding John Lewis< no role > upon the King's Highway, near the Parish of Hendon , and putting him in bodily Fear and Danger of his Life, and robbing him of his Hat, Perriwig, two Ounces of green Tea, a Thirty six Shilling Piece, one Guinea, and Half a Guinea in Gold, twenty Shillings in Silver, &c. the Goods of the aforesaid John Lewis< no role > , on the 22d of July .

FELIX< no role > and ANTHONY MATHEWS< no role > , aged each about 30, were both born in the Town of Chloanness , in the County of Monarchay in Ireland , of poor but honest Parents, who gave them little or no Education, but brought them up in the Romish Faith ; and when they were strong enough, put them to such Labouring work as they were capable of. As they were Neighbours Children, they contracted an Intimacy and Friendship together, which ended only with their Lives. They came to London about a Year since, and lodged together in Parker's Lane, work'd as Labouring Men at Islington, and other Places. Meeting with Barnaby Lince< no role > , who was their Countryman, they drank together; and being ripe for any Mischief, they soon agreed to set out to rob together; and notwithstanding Lince's publick Declaration in the Daily Advertiser, that they were innocent of robbing Mr. Lewis of Hendon , they were surely guilty of that Fact, as well as of many others, as will appear in the Account of the Robberies commited by Barnaby Lince< no role > hereto subjoined, almost all of which they had some hand in: However, they were obstinately sullen, would confess nothing, but said, they forgave, and died in Peace with all the World.

IV. SAMUEL MECUM< no role > was indicted for that he together with Richard Clay< no role > and John Mathews< no role > , about One o'Clock in the Night, into the Dwelling-House of John Hillier< no role > of White-chapel , did break and enter, and steal one Cotton Gown, two Linnen Shirts, two Womens Linnen Caps, one Pair of Worsted Stockings, two Pewter Dishes, six Pewter Plates, one Gun, &c. the Goods and Chattels of John Hillier< no role > ; and a long Lawn Apron, one Copper Pot, &c. of certain Persons unknown .

N. B. This Mecum, has been a notorious Robber and House-Breaker; he was found Guilty of two Indictments, last September Sessions, and received Sentence for Transportation.

SAMUEL MECUM< no role > , about 28 Years of Age, was born of honest Parents in




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