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

19th December 1684

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14th October 1684


THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE Condemned Criminals IN NEWGATE, Who were Executed On Friday the 19th of this Instant December . VIZ; Captain James Watts< no role > , and Captain Peter Barnewel< no role > , for Robbing on the Highway, Daniel D? Coiner< no role > , for Coining of Guineys, Jane Voss< no role > , a Notorious Theife, and Richard Jones< no role > , for Murdering of Elizabeth Fairbanck< no role > , in PICKADILLY .

Together with their Dying Words Before their Execution at TYBURN.

The Ordinary thinks to Publish this Advertisment, that by the desire of the Condemned Prisoners in Newgate, who properly come under his Charge, and of whose Behaviours, and Dying. Conferences with him, a true Account can only be given from him, to prevent misrepresented storys, he is (tho to his great trouble) induced, to render a true Account how they stand affected under the Sentence of Death, and what grounds they have to hope for a future happy Eternity upon a Penttential acknowledgment of their Crimes which he thinks, may be a useful service to forewarn others, not to fall into the same Crimes least they draw the snare of an Ignominious Death upon themselves.

Whereas at the late Sessions of Gaol-Delivery, held in the Old-Bayly, the 10th 11th 12th and 13th of this Instant December : Amongst 18 other Malefactors that received sentence of Death for several Crimes, whereof they were found Guilty; it was ordered that James Watts< no role > Peter Barnewel< no role > , Richard Jones< no role > , Daniel D'Coiner< no role > , and Jane Voss< no role > , should this Day. suffer Death at Tyburn: As to each of which in Particular, you may please to recieve the following Relation: And

I. As to James Watts< no role > and Peter Barnewel< no role > they were Indicted together with one Brian O Cane< no role > , For stealing a Horse, on the 14th. of October , from Richard Winlow< no role > , who was Robb'd by them of the aforesaid Horse, and Several other things, near Stoaking-Church , as he was returning from Ailsbury, Fair : Which came to be Discovered by the finding of a Saddle, that was taken with the Horse, and left at a private House upon the Road, with directions to send it to the Bell-Inn in the Strand : Whereupon, Mr. Winlow took the Saddle and sent it to the




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