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1 Trial at Large of James Hill, Otherwise James Hind, Otherwise James Aitken, Commonly Known by the Name of John the Painter, Who Was Tried and Convicted at the Assizes Held at Winchester, on Thursday March 6, 1777, and Executed and Hung in Chains, at Portsmouth, on Monday March 10, for Setting Fire to the Rope-House in His Majesty's Dock-Yard at Portsmouth, on Saturday the 7th of December, 1776. Together with the Confession He Made before Magistrates, and to Commissioner Gambier; and an Account of His Behaviour at the Time of His Execution. Also, the Particulars of His Life, Previous to His Setting Fire to the Dock-Yard, Which He Gave to Mr. White, Keeper of the Goal at Winchester 1777

handle is hein.trials/aajp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: T H E TRIAL at LARGE OF JAMES HILL, otherwifr JAMES HIND, otherwife JAMES AITKEN, COMMMONLY KNOWN BY TUE NAME OF JOHN the PAINTER) WHO WAS TRIED AND CONVICTED At the ASSIZES held at WINCHESTER, On THURSDAY March 6, 1777, And Executedand Hung in Chains, at PORTSMOUTH, On MONDAY March o, FOR SETTING FIRE TO THE Rope-houfe in his Majefty's Dock-yard At Port/moutb, on Saturday the 7th of Deceinber, 1776. TOGETHER WITH THE CONFESSION he made before Magiflrates,. And to Cornmifioner G A M E I E R AND AN ACCOUNT of his BEHAVIOUR at the Time of his EXECUTION. ALSO, THE PARTICULARS of his LIFE, Previous to his fetting Fire to the Dock-Yard, Which he gave to Mr. WHITE, Keeper of the Goal at WINCHESTER. THE SECOND EDITION. Ornamented with a neatly engraved Copper-plate Cut of •JOHN the PAINTER, and the Figure of the Mc-1INE y which he fet Fire to the Rope-Houfe. ?RINTED in the YEAR 1777; andfold byall Bookfeller3 and News Carriers. [ Price Eigbt-cnce. I