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

21st January 1747

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9th December 1746


in the 20th Year of his Majesty's reign four Malefactors, viz. SAMUEL MEGUM< no role > , ROBERT RADWELL< no role > , ROBERT FITZGERALD< no role > , and PHILIP JEWEL< no role > , were capitally convicted for several Crimes, and received Sentence of Death accordingly.

And by Virtue of the King's Commission of Peace, OYER and TERMINER, and Goal-delivery of Newgate, held before the Right Honourable WILLIAM BENN< no role > , Esq ; Lord-Mayor of the City of London , the Honourable Mr. Justice AHNEY, the Honourable Mr. Justice DENISON, the Honourable Mr. Baron CLARKE, and JOHN STRACY< no role > , Esq ; Recorder , 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 Old Baily on Friday the 5th , Saturday the 6th , Monday the 8th , and Tuesday the 9th of December , in the 20th Year of his Majesty's Reign, four Malefactors viz. JAMES ROBINSON< no role > , alias JOHN WILKINS< no role > , RICHARD CLAY< no role > , JOHN MATHEWS< no role > , and PETER DELAFONTAINE< no role > This name instance is in set 540. , were capitally convicted for several Crimes, and received Sentence of Death accordingly.

JOHN PIDGEON< no role > 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.

BARNABY LINCE< no role > , alias LINSEY< no role > , FELIX MATHEWS< no role > , and ANTHONY MATHEWS< no role > , 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 Romish Priest, by whom they were some Times visited at the Intercession of a charitable Friend.

SAMUEL MECUM< no role > , ROBERT RADWELL< no role > , and PHILIP JEWEL< no role > , 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.

ROBERT FITZGERALD< no role > , tho' he declar'd himself a Papist , came now and then to Prayers, and carried himself with a suitable Behaviour.

JOHN WILKINS< no role > , otherwise JAMES ROBINSON< no role > , RICHARD CLAY< no role > , and JOHN MATTHEWS< no role > , constantly attended at Chapel, both before and after Condemnation, and always behaved very decently.

PETER DELAFONTAINE< no role > , (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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