Show al AN EXECUTION punishment of III england in year 1663 in tho the early days ot of public executions it was no uncommon thing for tho the condemned man mail to be hanged on the scene scello ot of tho the crime or even at hia his homp home mr air attended such a spectacle on jan 21 1603 1663 for wo ao read tho the following enar in his diary up and after sending my wife WHO to my aunt wrights to got a place to see turner hanged I 1 to tho the OC change hange and seeing people flock in the city I 1 inquired and found that tin nor was not et hanged so I 1 went among them to Leaden hall street at the end of lyme street near where the robbery 1 e r Y A a as S done don e and to st mary alary A ae e where he lived and there I 1 got for a gli shilling liling to stand upon the wheel of a cart in great pain above an how before the execution was done ho he delat dela ing the time by long discourse and ur drapers aers ono one after another in bopes of a reprieve but none came and at lat was hung flung off the ladder in his cloak A comely looking man ho lie tas as and kept his countenance to tho the and nd I 1 was as sorry to see him it was believed there were at least 12 or people in the street |