THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE?S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, &c.

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 Right Honourable William Nash< no role > , Esq . Lord Mayor of the city of London ; George Perrot< no role > , Esq . one of the Barons of his Majesty?s court of exchequer ; Sir Richard Aston< no role > , Knt . one of the justices of his Majesty?s court of King?s-bench ; James Eyre< no role > , Esq . Recorder , and others of his Majesty?s justices of oyer and terminer of the city of London, and. goal-delivery of Newgate, holden for the said city and county of Middlesex, on the 3d , 4th , 5th , 6th , 8th , and 9th of june, 1772 , in the 12th year of his Majesty?s reign, fifteen persons were capitally convicted, and received sentence of death for the several crimes in their indictments set forth, viz.

James Hancock< no role > , Thomas Adams< no role > , Edward Jones< no role > , John Adshead< no role > , Benjamin Allsworth< no role > , Edward Barry< no role > , William Siday< no role > , William Paris< no role > , Francis Mascado< no role > , John Hitchcock< no role > , Joseph Guyant< no role > This name instance is in set 1428. , Joseph Allpress< no role > , John Waters< no role > , Charles Locket< no role > , and Mary Brayne< no role > .

And on Wednesday the 1st of July , the report of the said malefactors being made to his Majesty, by Mr. Recorder, eight of them were respited; namely,

James Hancock< no role > , Thomas Adams< no role > , Edward Jones< no role > , Edward Barry< no role > , Francis Mascado< no role > , John Hitchcock< no role > , John Waters< no role > , and Mary Brayne< no role > - Charles