The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman: Who Murdered Their Master at Charlestown, Mass., in 1755; for Which the Man Was Hanged and Gibbeted, and the Woman Was Burned to Death. Including, Also, Some Account of Other Punishments by Burning in MassachusettsGoodell, Abner Cheney
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The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman: Who Murdered Their Master at Charlestown, Mass., in 1755; for Which the Man Was Hanged and Gibbeted, and the Woman Was Burned to Death. Including, Also, Some Account of Other Punishments by Burning in Massachusetts
before the said Treason and murder aforesaid committed by the said
Phillis in manner and form aforesaid did at Charlestown aforesaid on
the twentieth day of June last of his malice forethought (the said
Mark then being Servant of the said John Codman) felloniously &
traiterously advise and incite procure & abet the Said Phillis to do &
commit the said Treason & murder aforesaid against our peace crown &
Dignity (as in Said Indictmt. is at large Set forth) upon which
Indictment the said Phillis and Mark were Severally arraigned and upon
their arraignment Severally pleaded not Guilty and for Tryal put
themselves on God and the Country, and Whereas the said Phillis & Mark
at our Court aforesaid were each of them convict of the crime
respectively alledg'd to be committed by them as aforesaid by the
Verdict of twelve good & lawful men of our Said County and were by the
consideration of our Said Court adjudged to Suffer the Pains of Death
therefor; as to us appears of Record Execution of which said Sentence
doth still remain to be done we command you therefore that on Thursday
the Eighteenth day of September instant between the hours of one &
Five o'Clock in the day time you cause the said Phillis to be drawn
from our Goal in our County of Middlesex aforesaid (where she now is)
to the place of Execution and there be burnt to Death & also that on
the Same day between the hours of one & five of the Clock in the day
time you cause the Said Mark to be drawn from our Goal in our County
of Middlesex aforesaid (where he now is) to the place of Execution &
there be hanged up by the Neck until he be dead, & for so doing this
shall be your Sufficient Warrant--Hereof fail not; and make Return of
this writ with your doings therein into the Clerks Office of our Said
Court as soon as may be after you have Executed the Same Witness
Stephen Sewall Esqr: at Boston the sixth day of September in the
Twenty ninth Year of our reign Annoque Domini 1755--
By Order of Court
NATHANIEL HATCH _Cler_
MIDDLESEX. ss--September the 18th. 1755.
I Executed this warrant as above directed, by causing Phillis to be
burnt to Death, and Mark to be hang'd by the neck until he was dead,
between the hours of one and five a Clock of Said day--
RICHD. FOSTER _Sheriff_
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