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

28th October 1748

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13th July 1747


At the PLACE of EXECUTION.

ABOUT Nine o'Clock, on Friday Morning last, John Lancaster< no role > This name instance is in set 3830. , Thomas Atkins< no role > , and John Roberts< no role > , in one Cart; Robert Cunningham< no role > , Francis Andrews< no role > , and Samuel Chapman< no role > , in the second, attended by a Party of the Foot-guards; Thomas Thompson< no role > and William Garner< no role > in the third; John Armson< no role > and Sarah Kenigem< no role > in the fourth, and sung Psalms for a considerable Time: After which, the Executioner pulling their Caps over their Faces, the Cart was drawn from under them, calling earnestly on the Lord to have Mercy on them, and receive their Souls.

This is all the Account given by me, JOHN TAYLOR< no role > , Ordinary of Newgate .




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