ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks, ðə dʒˈækəbˌaɪt ˈɑːfɪsɚ fɹˈænsɪs tˈaʊnɛli, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ˈʌðɚ mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə mˈæntʃɛstɚ ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt, hˌuː hɐdbɪn kˈæptʃɚd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈeɪld dʒˈækəbˌaɪt ɹˈaɪzɪŋ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv, wɜː kənvˈɪktᵻd ʌv hˈaɪ tɹˈiːzən ænd kəndˈɛmd təbi hˈæŋd, dɹˈɔːn ænd kwˈɔːɹɾɚd ɔnðə kˈɑːmən ˌɔn θˈɜːɾi dʒuːlˈaɪ.
In 1746, the Jacobite officer Francis Towneley, along with other members of the Manchester Regiment, who had been captured during the failed Jacobite rising of 1745, were convicted of high treason and condemned to be hanged, drawn and quartered on the common on 30 July.