Ordinary of Newgate Prison:
Ordinary's Accounts: Biographies of Executed Convicts
6th August 1740
THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c.
AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Jail-Delivery of Newgate, held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey
, before the Rt. Hon. Sir JOHN SALTER< no role >
, Knt
. Lord-Mayor
of the City of London
; Mr. Justice Fortescue; Mr. Justice Parker; Mr. Baron Wright; Sir John Strange< no role >
, Knt
. Recorder
; Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London; and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, for the City of London, and Justices of Goal-Delivery of Newgate, for the said City and County of Middlesex, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 22d
, 23d
, and 24th of May last
.
Two Men, viz. Arthur Bethell< no role >
, otherwise Bethwin< no role >
, and John Clark< no role >
, otherwise Smith< no role >
, otherwise Pug, otherwise Jack the Catcher; and one Woman, viz.
Ann Armstrong< no role >
, otherwise Armistead< no role >
, were convicted of capital Crimes, and received Sentence of Death accordingly. And,
At the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, &c. held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey
, before the Right Hon. Sir JOHN SALTER< no role >
, Knt
. Lord-Mayor
of the City of London
; Mr. Baron Carter; Mr. Justice Chappel; Mr. Justice Fortescue; Sir John Strange< no role >
, Knt
. Recorder
; and Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London, and others his Majesty's Justices, &c. on Wednesday the 9th
, Thursday the 10th
, and Friday the 11th of July last
.
Two Men, viz. Samuel Badham< no role > This name instance is in set 1440.
and John Foster< no role >
, were convicted of wilful Murder; and likewise,
Two Women, viz. Rachael Isaacs< no role >
, (a Jewess) and Susannah Breamer< no role >
, were convicted of capital Felonies, and all received Sentence of Death.
After their Condemnation, they were urged in the most serious Manner to prepare themselves for their approaching Dissolution; and as they were all Persons