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    1. [ENG-SOM] Sentence of Prisoners in June 1788
    2. >From Felix Farley's Bristol Journal ( Bristol, England ), Saturday, June 28, 1788; Issue 2070. At the general gaol delivery for this city, which began on Wednesday last at the Guildhall, before Richard BURKE , Esq., our Recorder, the following prisoners were tried, and received their sentences: viz. Robert QUARMAN , for burglary, and James SENEY , for privately stealing, received sentence of death; Alice FIDOE , for receiving stolen goods, to be transported for 14 years, and Wm. WARD , for theft, 7 years; Michael ALLEN , for theft, to be publicly whipped this day; David JONES , and Sarah PRICE , for theft, to be imprisoned one month in Newgate; Ann PORTER , for theft, to be privately whipped and imprisoned 6 months in Bridewell; Andrew LEARY , for theft, to be imprisoned 14 days in Newgate and fined 6 shillings. - The following were discharged, viz. Mary JENKINS , Sarah ILWIN , Eliz VOWLES , Ann ROBERTS , Jemima BEVAN , Mary WOOLF , Rob. CRASBY , Catherine MARTIN and Eliz. MORRIS .

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