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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, &c.
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By virtue of the King's commission of the peace, oyer and terminer, and goal-delivery of Newgate, holden for the city of London and county of Middlesex, at Justice-hall, in the Old-Bailey, before the
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Right Honourable William Nash
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Lord Mayor
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Honourable Edward Willes
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, in the 12th year of his Majesty's sign, ten persons were capitally convicted, and received sentence, of death for the several crimes set forth in their indictments; viz.
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,
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James Dempsey
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>
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interp
inst
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, and
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rs
type
=
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id
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>
Robert Jones
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>
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interp
inst
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=
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value
=
"ROBERT"
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</
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>
<
interp
inst
=
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>
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interp
inst
=
"OA17721014_n8-8"
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=
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value
=
"male"
>
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interp
>
being respited after the order for their execution.
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rs
type
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>
George Lovell
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>
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interp
inst
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=
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=
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>
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inst
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>
and
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rs
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=
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>
John Devine
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>
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>
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"gender"
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>
</
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>
were accordingly executed.
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p
>
</
div1
>
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