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ADVERTISEMENTS.
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This Day is publish'd,
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(By Order of the Lord Mayor)
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THE Proceedings at the Sessions of the Peace, and Oyer and Terminer for the City of London and County of Middlesex, held at the
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, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the last Week in February: Containing, the Tryal of Mr. Atkinson for the Murder of his Mother, by flinging her down Stairs, (which Tryal lasted four Hours, the Evidences on both Sides being so very long) with the Tryals of the eight Persons that receiv'd Sentence of Death, viz.
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Thomas Edwards
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, for robbing the Rev. Mr. Prior in the Street;
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Thomas Smith
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, for robbing Mr. Davis on the Highway;
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, for Stealing out of Mr. Smith's House 14 l. 10 s. in Money, and two Gold Rings;
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(with two or three alias's to his Name) for returning from Transportation;
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, for Burglary. Also the Tryals of
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, for a Street-Robbery; and
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for the Murder of
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; with the several other Tryals of the Sessions.
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Printed for J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane. Price 6 d.
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Where may be had,
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The former Sessions Papers of this Mayoralty. The First Contains, The Remarkable Tryals of Seven Street-Robbers, all (young Fellows) and Three notorious House-Breakers, (who were all Executed at Tyburn) also the Tryal of Duvries the Jew, for Forging an Acceptance to a Bill of Exchange for 450 l. on
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, (for which he was sentenc'd to pay a Fine of 200 l. to stand in the Pillory at the Royal Exchange, to be Imprison'd for a Year, and to give Security for his good Behaviour for two Years more) with the Tryal of Cherry, for the Murder of
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, in the
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Of Francis Hitchcock
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, for the Murder of
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; Of Ellis, the Turnkey of the Gatehouse, for a Rape; and of Mr. Miller, for having two Wives; wherein is shewn the true State of the Fleet Marriages, and their Clandestine Manner of doing them; with their Method of Granting Certificates, and other Trials.
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Also, The Second Sessions Paper, Part I. Containing the Trial of Middleton, for stealing Leaden Coffins, and Brass Handles and Nails from Coffins, in Bow Church Vault, &c. Also the Trial of
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, for the barbarous Murder of his own Wife, by flinging her out of the Window, when big with Child, (for which he was Executed.) Of
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, for locking his Wife up in a Garret, upwards of a Twelve Month, whereby she was starved to Death: And the Trial of
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, who was Executed at
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, for robbing the Rev. Mr. Bellinger on the Highway, at
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, and other Trials. Price 6 d.
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Likewise, The Second Part, which contains a remarkable Trial of Conway and Quan, for a Street-Robbery in Fleet-Street; of
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, for stealing a Gold Watch from Benj. Chaplin, be having pick'd her up. Also, the Trial of
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, for the Murder of M. Turner, by shooting him into the Head, at the
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in the Strand
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, with other Trials. Price 6 d.
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N. B. These Trials are taken in a fuller and larger Manner than ever any Trials yet were done in the Sessions-Paper; therefore wou'd be of great Use to Lawyers, &c. to collect together, and bind up at the Year's End.
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