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

29th July 1751

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24th July 1751


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

BY Virtue of the King's Commission of the Peace, OYER and TERMINER, and Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, holden before the Rt. Hon. FRANCIS COKAYNE< no role > , Esq ; Lord-Mayor of the City of London , the Lord Chief Baron PARKER, Sir MICHAEL FOSTER< no role > , Knt . Sir THOMAS BIRCH< no role > , Knt . RICHARD ADAMS< no role > , Esq ; Recorder , and others of his Majesty's Justices of OYER and TERMINER, and Justices of Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City of London, and County of Middlesex, at Justice Hall in the Old-Baily , on Wednesday the 3d , Thursday the 4th , Friday the 5th , and Saturday the 6th of July , in the Twenty-fifth Year of his Majesty's Reign; JOHN YOUNG< no role > , ROBERT GLASCOW< no role > , WILLIAM BROWN< no role > , EDWARD DIXON< no role > , THOMAS CATCHPOLE< no role > , RICHARD HOLLAND< no role > , DANIEL THOROWGOOD< no role > , otherwise DAN the Baker , THOMAS MASTERSON< no role > This name instance is in set 4265. , JOHN THOMPSON< no role > , otherwise GARRET LAWLER< no role > This name instance is in set 1435. .

Their Behaviour has been since Conviction tolerable well, considering what Wretches they were. Lawler, Masterson, and Thorowgood, were profess'd Roman Catholicks , and were visited as usual; the rest attended the Service of the Chapel, and for the most Part shew'd Marks of Contrition, and Sorrow for their past Offences.

On Wednesday the 24th Instant , the Report of ten Malefactors was made by Mr. Recorder to his Majesty in Council, when he was pleased to order the eight following for Execution, viz. Robert Glascow< no role > , William Brown< no role > , Edward Dixon< no role > , Thomas Catchpole< no role > , Richard




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