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

18th March 1741

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2nd March 1741


THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c.

AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Right Hon . Humphry Parsons< no role > , Esq ; Lord-Mayor of the City of London ; the Rt. Hon. Lord Chief Justice Wills, the Hon. Mr. Baron Carter, the Hon. Sir John Strange< no role > , Knt . Recorder ; and the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London; and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer for the said City, and Justices of Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, the 4th , 5th , 6th , 8th and 9th of Dec . and in the 14th Year of his Majesty's Reign.

Seven Men, John Runsbergh< no role > , Joseph Huddle< no role > This name instance is in set 38230. , Daniel Jackson< no role > , Thomas Coates< no role > , Thomas Nash< no role > , Richard Quail< no role > , and Robert Legross< no role > , were by the Jury convicted of capital Crimes, and had Sentence of Death passed upon them. Also,

At the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal Delivery of Newgate, held before the Rt. Hon : Humphry Parsons< no role > , Esq ; Lord-Mayor of the City of London ; the Rt. Hon. Lord Chief Baron Probyn, the Hon. Mr. Justice Wright, the Hon. Mr. Justice Fortescue, the Hon. Sir John Strange< no role > , Knt . Recorder ; the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London, and other his Majest's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, for the City of London, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, the 16th , 17th , 19th , and 20th of Jan. 1740-1 . and in the 14th Year of his Majesty's Reign.

Six Men, viz. John Sheriff< no role > , John Elwar< no role > , George Stacey< no role > , Matthias Dennison< no role > , Charles Shooter< no role > , John Cat< no role > , and seven Women, viz. Ann Greenhall< no role > , Sarah Murrel< no role > , Elizabeth Fox< no role > , Priscilla Mahon< no role > This name instance is in set 1293. , Catherine Lineham< no role > , Mary Young< no role > This name instance is in set 3437. , and Elizabeth Davis< no role > , were by the Jury found Guilty of capital Crimes, and received Sentence of Death. Likewise,

At the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Rt. Hon . Humphry Parsons< no role > , Esq ; Lord-Mayor of the City of London ; the Hon. Mr. Justice Page, the Hon. Mr. Justice Parker, the Hon Mr. Baron Abney, the Hon. Sir John Strange< no role > , Recorder ; and the Worshipful 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 Goal-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice Hall, in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 25th , 26th , 27th , 28th of Feb . and Monday the 2d of March 1740-1 . and in the 14th Year of his Majesty's Reign.




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