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The Confession and execution of the five prisoners that suffered at Tyburn on Wednesday the 23rd of January 1677/8 at which time were executed William King, Henry Claiton, and William Hare, [brace] for several robberies on the highway, Robert Motley, for burglary and felony, and Benj. Smith [brace] for treason, clipping the kings coin : with their behaviour in Newgate, and the substance of two sermons preached to them the Sunday before their death.

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The Confession and execution of the five prisoners that suffered at Tyburn on Wednesday the 23rd of January 1677/8 at which time were executed William King, Henry Claiton, and William Hare, [brace] for several robberies on the highway, Robert Motley, for burglary and felony, and Benj. Smith [brace] for treason, clipping the kings coin : with their behaviour in Newgate, and the substance of two sermons preached to them the Sunday before their death.
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London :: Printed for D.M.,
1677 [i.e. 1678]
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Executions and executioners -- England.
Thieves -- England.
Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685.
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"The Confession and execution of the five prisoners that suffered at Tyburn on Wednesday the 23rd of January 1677/8 at which time were executed William King, Henry Claiton, and William Hare, [brace] for several robberies on the highway, Robert Motley, for burglary and felony, and Benj. Smith [brace] for treason, clipping the kings coin : with their behaviour in Newgate, and the substance of two sermons preached to them the Sunday before their death." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A80317.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024.

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THE CONFESSION AND EXECUTION Of the Five Prisoners that suffered at TYBURN On Wednesday the 23d of January 1677/8.

At which time were Executed

  • William King, Henry Claiton, and William Hare, For several Robberies on the Highway.
  • Robert Motly,—For Burglary and Felony. AND
  • Benj. Smith, For Treason, Clipping the Kings Coin.

WITH Their Behaviour in Newgate, and the substance of two Sermons Preached to them the Sunday before their Death.

This may be Printed.

Ro. L'Estrange.

London▪ Printed for D. M. 1677.

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