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 Jail-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Rt. Hon. ROBERT ALSOP< no role > , Esq ; Lord Mayor of the City of London , RICHARD ADAMS< no role > , Esq ; Recorder , and other his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer and Jail-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice Hall in the Old Bailey , on Thursday the 26th , Friday the 27th , Saturday the 28th , and Monday the 30th of October , in the twenty-sixth Year of his Majesty's Reign, John Simon< no role > and William Montgomery< no role > were capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death accordingly.

The Behaviour of these two poor unfortunate People has been very quiet and peaceable since their Conviction, they both daily attended at Chapel, and appeared devout while Service was performing.

On Wednesday the eighth Instant Mr. Recorder attended the Lords of the Regency with the Report of the two Malefactors, when their Lordships were pleased to order William Montgomery< no role > for Execution on Monday the thirteenth .

At the same Time their Lordships were pleased to order, that John Simon< no role > should be respited till their Pleasure touching him should be farther known .

William Montgomery< no role > was indicted, for that he, at the General Sessions of our Lord the King, held at Guildhall , before Sir Robert Ladbroke< no role > , Knt . Lord-Mayor of the City of London , and others, did on the 27th of September, 1748 , there swear, that he was beyond the Seas on the 1st of January, 1747 , to wit, at Rotterdam , with an Intent to cheat and defraud his Creditors .