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

22nd December 1711

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22nd December 1711


(all taught her by the Author of her Sins and Ruin, the Father of Lyes) That she never had Knowledge of any Man, and therefore could not be with Child. She confess'd, tho' with some difficulty; that the Child (as far as she could perceive) was born alive; and, that she smother'd it (she could not well tell how) and then threw it into the Vault where it was found; as is set forth in her Tryal, to which I refer the Reader. She frequently shed Tears, and said, she heartily repented of all her Sins, particularly of this barbarous Fact, and wish'd all lewd People would take Warning by her.

2. Thomas Pritchet< no role > , condemn'd for Assaulting and Robbing Mr. William Richardson< no role > , upon the Queen's High-way (between Stepney and Bow ) on the 19th of November last ; and for Breaking open the House of Mr. Edward Nichols< no role > , on the 21st of the same Month . He said, he was not yet 17 years of age, and was born in the Parish of St. Sepulchre ; was by Profession something of a Butcher , but more a Sailor , having serv'd the best part of these last seven years on board several of Her Majesty's Ships of War, the last whereof was the New Devonshire. He readily confess'd the Facts for which he was Condemn'd, and was sensible he had not liv'd as he should have done. He ask'd Pardon of God for all his Offences, and hop'd the Persons he had injur'd would forgive him, being very sorry for what he had done.

3. John Matthews< no role > , condemn'd upon two Indictments, for privately stealing 24 ounces of Hair out of Mr. Trott's Shop, and 2 Perruques out of Mr. Newth's. He said, he was about 28 years of age, born of good Parents in the County of Glamorgan in Wales ; That he had formerly liv'd like a Gentleman, but he being without any Imployment, and in great Straights, had of late Years given himself to this way of stealing Hair and Perruques out of Barbers Shops, which he said his urgent Necessities forc'd him to do. He own'd, he was justly condemn'd, and had been so twice before for such like Facts; so that he could not reasonably expect to find again that Mercy in this World which he formerly had so much abused; but was not without humble Hopes of obtaining Pardon at GOD's Hand, upon true and sincere Repentance, which he told me he did whatever he could to excite himself to, earnestly imploring the Divine Help herein.

This Day they were carried from Newgate (in one Cart) to the Place of their Execution, where I attended them for the last time; and after Prayers, singing of Penitential Psalms, the rehearsing the Apostle's Creed, and my wishing them that Forgiveness of Sins and Life Everlasting, which they had profess'd to believe, and further recommending them to the Grace and Mercy of our Good GOD, I withdrew from them, and left them to their private Devotions. A little before that, they spoke a few Words to the Standers-by, to this effect, viz. John Matthews< no role > ; Good People, let me have your Prayers, and let every one take Warning by me, &c.

Thomas Pritchett< no role > ; I am a young Man, not yet 17: This is the first Fact that I ever committed in my Life. I desire all young Men to take Warning by me; and, Gentlemen all, pray for me, &c.

When they had done Speaking, and spent that Time in Praying by themselves which was allotted 'em for that Purpose, the Cart drew away, and they were turn'd off, each of them calling all the while upon God, in these and the like Ejaculations, viz. John Matthews< no role > ; Lord, have Mercy upon me! Lord JESU, help me! Lord, haste thee unto me! I am ready, O my God, take me unto thee. Lord, open thy Gates! Lord JESU, receive me!

Thomas Pritchett< no role > did much in the like manner, and in the ame Words, call upon God, and his Saviour, to extend his Mercy to him, and help him in this time of need.

As for Phebe Ward< no role > This name instance is in set 8184450. , she was silent; she neither spoke to the People, nor pray'd aloud; saving, that when I was at Prayer with them, she follow'd me with the rest.

This is all the Account here to be given of these dying Persons, by me,

PAUL LORRAIN< no role > , Ordinary .

Saturday, Dec. 22. 1711.

To which I shall add,

A Numerical Account of all the Malefactors who have been Condemned, Reprieved, and Executed, (as likewise of those that Dyed in Newgate between the Day of their Condemnation, and that appointed for their Execution) in London and Middlesex, from the Time of my being chosen to be the Minister and Ordinary of Newgate , (which was in November 1700) to the Close of the late Mayoralty.

NB. When I first enter'd upon this arduous and melancholy Office, in the Beginning of the Mayoralty of the Right Honourable Sir THOMAS ABNEY< no role > , Knight , I found no less than 65 Persons that had lain for a great while before under Condemnation, viz. 52 Pirates (who were for the most part Foreigners) and 13 other Criminals. Of the Pirates, 24 were Hanged at one time at the Execution-Dock in Wapping, and of the 13 other Malefactors, 8 were Executed at Tyburn.

In the Mayoralty of

1. Sir Thomas Abney< no role > , Kt . Condemn'd 118 Repriev'd. 48 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 4 Executed. 66

2. Sir William Gore< no role > , Kt . Condemn'd 49 Repriev'd. 36 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 13

3. Sir Samuel Dashwood< no role > , Kt . Condemn'd 38 Repriev'd. 20 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 18

4. Sir John Parsons< no role > , Kt . Condemn'd 35 Repriev'd. 18 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 17

5. Sir Owen Buckingham< no role > , Kt . Condemn'd 44 Repriev'd. 28 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 16

6. Sir Thomas Rawlinson< no role > , Kt . Condemn'd 33 Repriev'd. 28 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 5

7. Sir Robert Bedingfield< no role > , Kt . Condemn'd 23 Repriev'd. 5 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 18

8. Sir William Withers< no role > , Kt . Condemn'd 34 Repriev'd. 16 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 18

9. Sir Charles Duncomb< no role > , Kt . Condemn'd 39 Repriev'd. 29 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 10

10. Sir Sam. Garrard< no role > , Kt . & Bart Condemn'd 36 Repriev'd. 28 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 8

11. Sir Gilbert Heathcote< no role > , Kt . Condemn'd 36 Repriev'd. 23 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 13

Total Condemn'd 485 Repriev'd. 279 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 4 Executed. 202

ADVERTISEMENTS.

ROBERT WHITLEDGE< no role > , who formerly lived at the Bible in Creed-Lane , is removed to the Bible and Ball in Ave-Mary-Lane near Ludgate , where all Booksellers and others may be furnisht with Bibles and Common-Prayers of all Sorts, with Cuts or without, Ruled or Unruled, Bound in Turky Leather or Plain. Mr. Sturt's Cuts Curiously Engrav'd; also other fine Cuts fitted for all Sizes and Common-Prayers. The Welsh Bible, Welsh Common-Prayer, and Welsh Almanack. The Duty of Man's Works of all Sizes. The Duty of Man in Latin. Latin and French Common-Prayers. Tate and Brady's New Version of Psalms, with the New Supplement. Dr. Gibson on the Sacrament. The Statutes at large, in Three Volumes. Washington and Wingate's Abridgment of them. The Lord Clarendon's History of the Rebellion, in Folio and Octavo. The New Translation of AEsops Fables. Also Bp. Beveridge's Works, in 5 vol. And Dean Stanhope on the Epistles and Gospels, in 4 vol. All which Books and Cuts are likewise sold by J. Baker in Mercers-Chapel

Lately publish'd for the Use of Schools,

Vocabularium Latiale; or, a Latin Vocabulary in two parts. The First being a Collection of the most usual and easie Latin words, whether primitive or derivative; with their signification in English, after the order of the Eight parts of Speech, giving a Specimen of each, and most naturally shewing the gender, increase, declension and motion of Nouns and Pronouns, with the Conjugation-Preterperfect Tense and Supine of Verbs both Simple and Compound. The Second, shewing the variation and declining of all the declinable parts, both regular an irregular. By Tho. Dyche< no role > , School-Master in London , Author of a new Spelling-book, entitul'd, A Guide to the English Tongue. Printed for S. Butler, at Bernard's-Inn-Gate, in Holbourn, J. Holland, near St. Paul's Church-yard, and A. Collins, at the Black-Boy in Fleet-street. Price 1 s.

London printed, and are to be Sold by J. Morphew, near Stationers Hall.




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