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

21st December 1747

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11th December 1747


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 Goal-delivery of Newgate, held before the Right Honourable Sir ROBERT LADBROKE< no role > , Knt. Lord-Mayor of the City of London ; the Honourable Sir THOMAS ABNEY< no role > , Knt. the Honourable Sir THOMAS DENNISON< no role > , Knt . the Honourable Baron CLIVE, JOHN STRACEY< no role > , Esq ; Recorder , and other of his Majesty's Justices of OYER, and TERMINER, for the City of London, and Justices of Goal-delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City, and County of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall in the Old Baily, on Wednesday the 9th , Thursday the 10th , and Friday the "11th of December , in the 21st Year of his Majesty's Reign; SAMUEL AUSTIN< no role > , JAMES WALKER< no role > , and WILLIAM WARDLOW< no role > , were capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death accordingly.

The Behaviour of Samuel Austin< no role > somewhat insolent and audacious before; but since receiving Sentence, he thought proper to change the Scene. And tho' the Apprehensions of his approaching Fate persuaded him to be ready to attend at Chapel, and willing with attentive Ears to hearken to




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