Executions Ordered For August Third At A Fairs County
Briding July 25 Abingdon witnesses capital convictions for murder burglary and theft. Francis Hill condemned for killing a child at Speenham Land. De la Fountaine Foreman for breaking into the Duke of St Albans house and theft. William Abel for breaking into two houses near Whitley Northampton. Affizes ended with sentences of death for Henry Doggs and Jacob Medlicoate for highway robbery. John Followell for house breaking. Anne Short for receiving stolen goods. Joyce Davis burned in the hand. William Mablett Anne Green and John and Elizabeth Eliott acquitted.
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Briding
Abingdon
Francis Hill
Speenham Land
de la Fountaine
Duke of
St. Albans
George
William Abel
Whitley
Northampton
Mr. Stanton
Viscount Hatton
Moulton
Key
Justice Denton
Baron Carter
Election of a Sheriff for Middlesex at Guildhall
London reports that Sir George Champion was elected senior Alderman to fill the Sheriff's chair for the City and County of Middlesex, replacing the fin'd Marlow. The issue notes civilian and court announcements including mourning proclamations for the Great Duke of Tuscany, royal commissions, ship news from the East India Company, and various local diversions.
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Guildhall
Middlesex
Marlow
George Champion
Lord Chamberlain
Tuscany
William Mathews
Leeward Hlands
Gilbert Fleming
Eigg
Faid Islands
Lady Strathmore
Renton
Bishoprick
Durham
Hans Sloane
Bart
Physick
Chelsea
Company of Apothecaries
East India Company
Chigwell
Essex
Allen
Sun Tavern
Milkstreet
Richmond
Gough
Normington
Rigby
China
Haeflingfield
Birch
Dover
Compton
Holmes
Bencoolen
Bengali
Buffero
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London
St. Helena
Grantham
Hale
Wyndham
Shuter
Bombay
Duke of Lorrain
Anselme
Darby
Cape
Neptune
Dunn
Angria
St. Christopher’s
Prince William
Kinslough
Havannah
Providence
Harl
Bay of Honduras
Campechy
New England
New River
Antigua
Mercury
Clark
Cape de Verd Islands
Virginia
Princess of Orange
Carolina
Dewer
Downs
St. Kitt’s
Orley
Beach
Nottingham
Oglevie
Fenton
Martin
Duke of Rutland
Earl of Warrington
Hereford
Litchfield
Coventry
Manchester
Bela Platt
Elg
Lancashire
St. Martin In the Fields
Mig Field
Royston
Hertfordshire
Wooley
Retford
Squirrel
Mr. Clark
Sweet Williams
Mr. Jones
Betty Moge
Tueday
Earl of Exeter
Mr. Sergeant
Uxbridge
Kelly
Fog
Nicholas Watty
House of Peers
John Beaumont
Laft
Exeter
Richard Veal
Devon
John Tuer
Trevor
High Court of Chancery
Denbighshire
Islington
Jefs
Carmen
Hungerford
Old Swan
Limee House
Col. de Veil
Col. Bagiall
de Veil
Robert Hay
Kinnouj
Morpeth
Earl of Oxford
Reuben Clark
Hugh Pugh
Batchelor’ of Arts
Cardigan
St. David’s
Meuse
Thames
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