THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT, &c.

BY Virtue of the King's commission of the peace, oyer and terminer and general goal-delivery of Newgate, holden for the city of London and county of Middlesex at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , before the Right Honourable Sir Robert Kite< no role > , Knt. Lord-Mayor of the city of London , the Honourable James Hewitt< no role > , Esq. one of the judges of his Majesty's court of King's-Bench , James Eyre< no role > , Esq. Recorder , and others his Majesty's justices of the peace, oyer and terminer and goal-delivery of Newgate, holden for the said city and county of Middlesex on Wednesday the 9th , Thursday the 10th , Friday the 11th , and Saturday the 12th of September , in the seventh year of his present Majesty's reign, Elizabeth the wife of James Brownrigg< no role > was capitally convicted, and received sentence of death, for the wilful murder of Mary Clifford< no role > This name instance is in set 03713. her apprentice .

As the attention of the public has been considerably raised by the various reports which have been propagated respecting this unhappy woman, I thought it necessary to give a fuller extract from the charges exhibited against her, and for which she was tried and found guilty, than is usual in these cases.

The first charge was on the coroner's inquest, whereby James Brownrigg< no role > and Elizabeth his wife were charged, for that they on the 31st of July last at St. Dunstan's in the West , in and upon Mary Clifford< no role > This name instance is in set 3713. did make an assault. And that the said Elizabeth to strip herself did force and compel; and that the said Elizabeth the hands of the said Mary across with one end of a certain cord did then and there bind, and her the said Mary with the other end