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The Behaviour, confession, and execution of the twelve prisoners that suffered on Wednesday, the 22nd of Jan. 1678/9. : viz. Robert Freeman, [brace] drawn and hang'd neer Little-Britain for murdering his late master there. At Tyburn, George Brown, John Butler, Richard Mills, Christ. Bruncker, George Kenian, [brace] for a burglary and felony in Hatton-Garden, taking away 380 ounces of plate, besides rings and money, under pretence of searching for Papists. William Brain, [brace] for stealing a horse, having been burnt in the hand formerly. Timothy Smith and Margaret Wells, [brace] for a burglary and felony in St. Giles. William Atkinson and William Tiney, [brace] for a burglary and felony in White-Chappel. Francis Jones, [brace] for a felony and burglary. Gving a true account of their deportment in prison after sentence, and last words, as far as material, at execution /

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Language:	English
Published:	[London] : Printed for C.L., 1678/9.
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Freeman, Robert, > d. 1679. Prisoners > England > Early works to 1800. Crime > England > Early works to 1800. Criminals > England > Early works to 1800. Executions and executioners > England > Early works to 1800.
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