THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT OF John Girle< no role > , and William Cannicott< no role > .

BY virtue of the King's commission of the peace, Oyer and Terminer, and jail-delivery of Newgate, held before the right honourable Slingsby Bethell< no role > , esq; lord mayor of the city of London , lord chief baron Parker, Mr. justice Birch, Mr. justice Wilmot, Sir William Moreton< no role > , knight, recorder , and other of his Majesty's justices of jail-delivery for the city of London , and county of Middlesex , held at Justice Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday the 14th , Thursday the 15th , Friday the 16th , and Saturday the 17th of July , in the 30th year of his Majesty's reign, John Girle< no role > was capitally convicted, and received sentence of death accordingly on Friday the 16th . He was indicted for the murder of Thomas Roberts< no role > , August the 16th, 1755.

John Girle< no role > was about 26 years of age, having been born in that part of the ward of Farringdon-within, which is called St. Faith's parish . His parents removed when he was young into the parish of St. Luke, in Old-Street , where he went to school, but profited little; nor did he make more advantage afterwards in the charity school of the ward where he was born.