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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 08, 1817
Page
3
The article describes Brandreth Weightman and Turner facing their sentences with solemn calm. It notes Brandreth’s composed demeanor during a walk and his refusal to discuss past crimes while fellow convicts express deep penitence and sorrow for their actions.
Derby witnessed a grim execution for high treason as Jeremiah Brandreth, Isaac Ludlam, and William Weightman were hanged after a charged trial. The article details their final moments, chants, prayers, and the crowd’s reaction, noting Brandreth’s calm resolve and Ludlam’s devout prayers, with commentary on political manipulation behind the insurrection.
The caravan of prisoners awaited conveyance to the County Hall for triad. They were driven to St Werburgh's Churchyard where a single grave was prepared for all inmates. Javelin men formed a line around the grave, covering it with earth and departing. Brandreth spent his hours in prayer and knitting a grotht bag for his wife, leaving a relic and a list of witnesses to be transmitted.
Correspondent reports widespread mourning across Esher Kingston and Claremont after the Aowely Prisci death. Crowds weep, shops close, and lights stay low as tradesmen and officials prepare to embalm the body and arrange royal tributes.
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