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

AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Jail-Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Hon. Sir JOHN SALTER< no role > , Knt . Lord Mayor of the City of London ; the Right Hon. Lord Chief Justice Lee; the Hon. Mr. Justice Fortescue; the Hon. Mr. Baron Parker; the Hon. John Strange< no role > , Esq ; Recorder; and the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London, and Others, his Majesty's Justices for the said City, and Justices of Jail-delivery of Newgate, and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall, in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, the 27th , 28th , and 29th of February , and Saturday the 1st of March, 1739-40 , and in the thirteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign.

Two Men, viz. John Sawney< no role > , and Samuel Hill< no role > , and five Women, viz. Elizabeth Whitney< no role > , Mary Nash< no role > , Eliz. Hains< no role > , Frances Humphries< no role > , and Elizabeth Jarvis< no role > , were by the Jury convicted of capital Crimes, and received Sentence of Death. Also, At the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Jail-delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Hon. Sir JOHN SALTER< no role > , Knt . Lord Mayor of the City of London ; the Right Hon. the Lord Chief Justice Lee; the Hon. Mr. Baron Parker; the Hon . John Strange< no role > , Esq ; Recorder ; and the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London; and Others, his Majesty's Justices for the said City, and Justices of Jail-delivery of Newgate, and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall, in the Old-Bailey, on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the 16th , 17th , 18th , and 19th of April, 1740 , and in the thirteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign.

Six Men, viz. John Singleton< no role > , John Hyde< no role > , John Moore< no role > , Thomas Clements< no role > This name instance is in set 940. , Joseph Parker< no role > , and John Ethrington< no role > , and one Woman, viz. Margaret Newel< no role > , were by the Jury convicted of capital Offences, and received Sentence of Death.