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in the 20th Year of his Majesty's reign four Malefactors, viz.
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, were capitally convicted for several Crimes, and received Sentence of Death accordingly.
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And by Virtue of the King's Commission of Peace, OYER and TERMINER, and Goal-delivery of Newgate, held before the
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of the
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, the Honourable Mr. Justice AHNEY, the Honourable Mr. Justice DENISON, the Honourable Mr. Baron CLARKE, and
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, and Others of 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
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JAMES ROBINSON
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, were capitally convicted for several Crimes, and received Sentence of Death accordingly.
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whom his Majesty has been graciously pleased to respite ) came to Chapel the very next Day after his Condemnation, and continually attended the Service with great Devotion, and a decent Behaviour; the first Time he received the Sacrament, he made great Protestations of his Innocency as to the Facts for which he was cast.
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, came to Chapel only three Times after Condemnation, and when desired to attend constantly, made answer, that they would not change their Religion, but earnestly beg'd to have the Assistance of a
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, came to Divine Service immediately after they had receiv'd Sentence, and behaved always very decent and regular; Radwell and Jewell were at first afflicted with Sickness, but after their Recovery, they constantly attended.
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, constantly attended at Chapel, both before and after Condemnation, and always behaved very decently.
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, (whose Sentence of Death his Majesty has been most graciously pleas'd to change into that of Transportation for Life ,) acknowledged himself a Protestant, and came to Divine Service: I lent him our Liturgy in French, and a French Testament, for which he was very thankful, and was regular in his Devotions.
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