knight , recorder , and others, &c. on Thursday the 15th , Friday the 16th , Saturday the 17th , and Monday the 19th of January , in the 29th year of His Majesty's reign, John Boswell< no role > , Andrew Brinkworth< no role > , and Alexander Thompson< no role > , were capitally convicted, and received sentence of death accordingly.

On Wednesday, the 18th of February , the report of five malefactors was made by Sir William Moreton< no role > , knight , recorder , to His Majesty in Council, when he was pleased to order for execution Thomas Broadhurst< no role > , Christopher Wade< no role > , John Boswell< no role > , and Alexander Thompson< no role > , on Monday the 23d instant . At the same Time Daniel Little< no role > was respited, till His Majesty's pleasure touching him may be further known .

The behaviour of these unfortunate people, under sentence of death, was such, as restless minds in their unhappy circumstances generally shew, sometimes turbulent, and sometimes quiet. Four of them attended daily at chapel; Rutherford was very ill most part of the time; Broadhurst and Brinkworth were Roman catholicks . Jefferies and Dave, convicted for murder, received sentence of death immediately after, and were executed on Monday the 8th of December , agreeable to a late act against murder.

1. Daniel Little< no role > , was indicted for stealing one silver tankard, value five pounds, the property of John Smyther< no role > , in the dwelling-house of the said John .

2. William Rutherford< no role > , otherwise Smith< no role > , otherwise Wherren< no role > , was indicted for uttering, knowing it to be forged, a counterfeit warrant, or order for payment of twenty one pounds, with intent to defraud .

3. Thomas Broadhurst< no role > , was indicted for that he, on the first of November , about the hour of seven in the night, on the same day, the dwelling-house of William Read< no role > did break, and enter, and steal out thence one silk capuchin, value seventeen shillings and six-pence, five yards of silk lace, value-seven shillings and six-pence, the goods of Elizabeth Read< no role > , Spinster ; and one pewter tea-pot, the property of William Read< no role > , in the dwelling-house of the said William .

4. Christopher Wade< no role > , was indicted for that he, on the King's