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

22nd September 1714

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22nd September 1714


(thro' the Divine Grace, and the Merits of Christ) obtain Eternal Life and Salvation. He receiv'd these my Instructions and Admonitions (as it appear'd) with a desire to follow them; but his great Illness of Body (being sick of a Fever) joyn'd to his want of Knowledg, render'd it very difficult, and made his Progress therein very slow. However, as he seem'd to do whatever he could in it, so I hope the Lord has accepted both of it and of him, out of his boundless Mercy in Jesus Christ.

At the Place of Execution, to which the two Coiners were drawn in a Sledge, and the other Five carried in two Carts this Day, I attended them for the last time, and (according to my usual manner) exhorted them to clear their Consciences, and repent of all their Sins, to their utmost ability, earnestly praying God to assist them, and comfort them with extraordinary Grace at this time of their great Need and Distress, that after their departure out of this miserable World, in which they had so much offended both GOD and Man, they might be fitted for Admittance into the Mansions of Bliss and Glory, where they should sing Praises to God to all Eternity. To help them therein, and excite their Desires thereto, after many Ghostly Admonitions, which I gave them, I pray'd for them, sung some Penitential Psalms with them, and made them rehearse the Apostles Creed: And then commending their Souls to the boundless Mercy of God, I left them to their private Devotions; who, after they had spoke to the People to this purpose, That they should take Warning by them, &c. and pray'd a while by themselves, the Cart drew away, and the Men were turn'd off, calling all the while upon God to have Mercy upon their departing Souls, and receive them into his Heavenly Kingdom.

After the Men were thus turn'd off, the Woman (i. e. Joyce Hodgkis< no role > This name instance is in set 12480. ) was ty'd to a Stake, set up for her at a little distance from the Gallows, where I pray'd by her; And when I had done, then the Fuel and combustible Matters, that were there prepared, being placed round her, and set on fire, she was burnt.

This is all the Account here to be given of these Malefactors, by me

PAUL LORRAIN< no role > , Ordinary .

Wednesday, Sept. 22d 1714 .

ADVERTISEMENT.

THis is to give Notice to all Gentlemen, Booksellers, and others, That there is lately publish'd a new sett of Cuts, adapted to several sizes of Common-prayers, all new Designs, by Mr. Gocree of Amsterdam; engrav'd by P. Vandergucht. Likewise Mr. Sturt's Cuts. Sold by ROBERT WHITLEDGE< no role > , at the Bible and Ball in Ave-Maria-Lane , near Ludgate ; where may be had all sorts of Bibles, either in Folio, Quarto, Octavo, Twelves, or other sizes; Common-prayers in Folio, for the use of Churches; Commonprayers in 8° & 12°. A New Edition of the Book of Homilies, in folio. All neatly bound. The Duty of Man's Works of all sizes; Duty of Man in Latin; Latin and Welsh Common-prayers; Tate and Brady's new Version of Psalms, with the new Supplement: Dr. Gibson on the Sacrament, Mr. Clutterbuck on the Liturgy; The Statutes at large, in 3 vol. Bp Beveridge's Sermons and private Thoughts, &c.

This Day is Publish'd,

THE Works of George Villiers< no role > Duke of Buckingham , in 2 Vols, being a compleat Collection of his Plays and Poetry. Adorn'd with Cuts. To which is added, A Collection of the most remarkable Speeches, Debates, and Conferences of the most eminent Statesmen on both sides in the House of Lords and Commons, from the Year 1640 to the present Time. Printed for Sam. Briscoe< no role > , and Sold by Ferdinando Burleigh< no role > in Amen-Corner .

Just Publish'd, the 2d Edition of

THE History of the Lutheran Church; or, the Religion of our present Sovereign King GEORGE, agreeable to the Tenets of the Church of the Church of England. Being an Essay to unite all good Chrstians in Opposition to the Principles of the Church of Rome, John Calvin< no role > , and Theodore Beza< no role > . By a Gentleman-Commoner of Magdalen-College in Oxford. Sold by J. Morphew near Stationers-hall. Price 6 d.

The History of the Lives of the most noted highwaymen, Footpad, house breakers Shoplifters, &c. of both Sexes in and about London, and other parts of Great Britain, for above fifty Years last past; wherein the Secret History of their several Robberies, Thefts, Cheats, and Murthers committed by Malefactors who were executed this last Assizes throughout the Kingdom, with their Confessions, &c with Rules to prevent Peoples being robb'd for the future. By Capt . Alex. Smith< no role > . Sold by J. Morphew near Stationers-hall, & A. Dodd without Temple-bar. In 3 Volumes.

Just publish'd in a neat Pocket Volume, and printed on an Elzevir Letter,

POsthumous Works in Prose and Verse, written in the Time of the Civil Wars, and Reign of King Charles the 2d, by Mr. Samuel Butler< no role > , Author of Hudibras, from Original MSS. and scarce and valuable Pieces formerly Printed; with a Key to Hudibras by Sir Roger L'Estrange< no role > . Printed for R. Smith and Geo. Strahan< no role > at the Royal Exchange , Jonas Brown< no role > without Temple-bar , John Graves< no role > next White's Chocolate-house in St. James's-street , and Sold by J. Morphew near Stationers-hall.

London Printed, and are to be Sold by J. Morphew, near Stationers-hall.




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