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

AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Bellamy< no role > , Knt. Lord Mayor of the City of London; the Honourable Mr. Baron Thompson, Recorder of the City of London; the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the said City; and others of his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal-Delivery for the City of London, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey, on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, and 17th of September , in the Ninth Year of his Majesty's Reign.

Twelve Men, viz. William Lewis< no role > , Joshua Dean< no role > , Isaac Dennis< no role > , Patrick Gaffney< no role > This name instance is in set 1158. , Edward Togwell< no role > , Peter Matthews< no role > , Charles Connor< no role > , William Phillips< no role > , alias Clark, alias Matthews, John Whitney< no role > , James Farrel< no role > , Charles Hooper< no role > , and George Holloway< no role > , and a Girl, about 10 Years of Age, viz. Mary Wotton< no role > , were by the Jury convicted of capital Crimes, and received Sentence of Death.

While under Sentence, I seriously exhorted them to consider their Ways, and turn their Feet unto God's Testimonies, more especially considering the heinous Crimes they had committed, and for which they then suffer'd the height of Disgrace and Calamity; they having been guilty of Murder, Rapes, Forgery, Robbery,