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A True Account of the Behaviour, Confessions, and last Dying Speeches of the Condemned Criminals, that were Executed at Tyburn on Wednesday the 15th of this Instant Sep. 1697. On the Lords-Day, after the Condemnation of the Condemned Criminals, a Sermon was Preached on this Text, Reve. 2. 21. I gave her a Space for Repentance; yet she Repented not. In these Words are three Observations 1. THE Lord gives the worst of Sinners a suffficient Time for Repentance. I gave her, even Jesabel who seduced others to commit Spiritual Fornication, in grose Idoaitry. 2. The Lord doth not only afford a sufficient Time for Repentance, but adds many advantageous Opportunities, and the assistance of his Spirit to compleat it. 3. To Sin against all the advantageous Encouragements, which might promote Repentance, by persisting in Impenitency, deeply aggrevates the Sinners Condemnation. The necessary Ingredients which constitute and compleat the nature of Repentance; without which it cannot be available to Salvation, in. 1st. A strict search into the frame of the Heart; to find out the mistery of Iniquity in our most secret and indulged Lusts. There must be a deep Humiliation for the universal Corruption of the Sinners nature, and the peculiar Sins of every Age of his Life. 2ly. An universal hatred of the least Sin, because it offends God, as contrary to his Holy Nature; and for Ingratitude against all the endearing Obligations of divine Mercies, which should soften the Sinners Heart; yet usually these extinguish all good resolutions rf Amendment, and the flood of Afflictions more inflame and irritate Men's Lusts. 3ly. Sincere Repentance includes not only an universal forsaking every evil Way, but also a watchful Circumspection and fixt Resolution to avoid all the occasions of Sinning. 4ly. A turning to God with the whole Heart, in the constant practice of all those Christian Duties which the Lord requires of us. The second Query. What are the fittest and most advantageous Opportunities, wherein to promote the work of Repentance? 1st. Whilst clear and strong Convictions are imprest upon the Conscience, before these be stifled or made ineffectual by the Sinners Corrupting or bribing the sentiments of right Reason; yet many Sinners strive to wear out the Convictions of their Consciences, so that they do no execution on their Lusts. 2ly. When the fond Love of the World is imbittered by sharp Afflictions, now turn the Stream of this Worldly sorrow into the Channel of Sincere Repentance: I affirm that a gracious Person prefers the sharpest and longest Afflictions Sanctify'd, in impressing the divine nature deeper on the Heart, than if the Lord should heap the confluence of worldly injoyments, which usually are abused to Pride, Wantonness, or Slothfulness in his Duty. 3ly. When by an Eye of Faith we behold our Redeemer Crucify'd a fresh in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, as a memorial of his dying Love, to make Sin more bitter to us; now let thine Heart be contrite with Godly sorrow, and pour out the blood of every Lust at the foot of the Altar, as an acceptable Sacrifice to the mortifying Spirit of Christ. 4ly. Comply with the Lord's design, when he sets out other Sinners as the Monuments and Examples of his severity: The Lord will take this very ill when he writes our Duty in the blood and Destruction of other Sinners Less peccant. and yet such who are spared, have no Impression of an Holy Ingenuity to learn Righteousness in the amendment of their Lives. 5ly. When the Lord makes deep Wounds in thine own Conscience, do not presume to heal them by a few slight Formalities in Relenting, neither let the fountanel of Godly sorrow dry up, which should drain ou the malignant ors of thy defiled Heart. 6ly. When thou undertakest any great Service for God, attended with difficulties and discouragements, now is a Time to renew Godly Sorrow, for offending a gracious Lord who puts an eminent Honour on thee, in that he will employ thee in his Service. Also when thou desirest success in entring upon any new state of Life, thou can'st not expect any blessing from God unless thou cleanse thy self from all filthiness of Flesh and Spirit, contracted before in any part of thy Conversation. 7ly. When thou observest the wickedness of other Men, mourn by a sad Reflection on thine own corrupt Nature: This is alike if the Lord had not renewed it by his Regenerating Spirit: Mourn that you have not been faithful in reproving Sinners; because hereby you have Adopted their Sins to become your own. 8ly. When good Resolutions are formed up within us in any Duty of Religion, let us step presently into the Pool of Repentance, for our former not Compliance with the blessed motions of God's Spirit. Here a Case may offer it self to be stated. It is thus. Considering that God gives a fit space of time to the worst of Sinners, to accommodate their Repentance; What Time is requisit for the Magistrate to afford Condemned Criminals to prepare them for their Death? This cannot be stated Absolutely, so as to limit the Power of the Magistrate in this Case. Neither ought any Minister to repine or grudg at the length of Time, as being sparing of his utmost endeavours to save Souls: Yet some think that a compleat Weeks time at least is fit to be granted, if Criminals do not abuse it by being ungovernable, in attempting to break Prison. But much longer Time may make Condemned Persons more secure in presuming that they shall be Pardoned: Hereupon the means of Grace work not so effectually upon them: For when they have no hopes of Respiting their Death, their Convictions are usually the more strengthned, their Prayers more fervent, and their Resolutions to Repent the more settled and confirmed. It is an honourable remark of Piety, and Clemency in the Magistrates of England, that they allow a convenient Time for Reconciling the Souls of Condemned Persons unto God. Yet how strange and deplorable is this, that tho' a sufficient respiting the execution of the Sentence be indulged; Criminals draw on themselves deeper security in Sinning; a stroke far worse than Death, because not felt. Hopes of Life, Dead praying, and Men's promises of Improving the Space for Repentance, are blown away, when the fears of Death are abated. Impenitent Sinners abuse God's sparing Mercy; and as I have observed, are not so fit to dye upon a long Reprieve: They are more Solicitous in employing their Friends to make intercession for their Pardon, than themselves are careful to set forward their Repentance thereby, to be Reconciled to God, by whose Smiles or Frownes Men's Souls are disposed of in Happiness or Misery, throw all the Ages of Eternity. The conclusion was thus Directed to the Condemned. You have heard discrib'd unto you the fittest and most advantageous Opportunities to set Repentance on Work, that it may be compleated unto Salvation; also the dreadful pernicious Effects of willful Impenitency. Yet you have Presumptuously adventured to multiply Sinning, tho' this hath sharpned stinging reflections in your guilty Consciences. Your Ears have been very attentive to the Councils of ungodly Associates: But you have out done the deaf Adder, in stoping your Ears against all God's counter-charmings of your sensual Lusts, by the instructions of Heavenly Wisdom. Do not dare any longer to elude or frustrate the main design of God, in exhibiting the offers of Salvation. How durst any of you cast your Repentance into your last Accounts, which ought to have been the first and choicest Work of your whole Life. Oh! That you would duly consider that all Supernatural Probationary Acts of Grace, such as Repentance, and the severity of mortifying your corrupt Nature, ought to be swiftest toward the end of your Lives, because it is not pos sible, and cannot be Available to renew them after Death in the rectifying, of any mistake. Consider that there is great difference 'twixt a Conscience legally wounded for the dreadful Shameful Punishments of Sinning, and a Conscience Evangelically contrite, out of an Holy ingenuity for offending a gracious God, who hath long waited to overcome the Sinners Stubornness with his Clemency. Fear, least after some short Anguish in your Consciences, you should perish in your delay to compleat Repentance. Consider the Spiritual benefits which sweeten the difficulties, and austerities of sincere Repentance: Tho' sensual Sinners despise a contrite Heart, as effeminacy and baseness of Spirit; yet it is the best Demonstration of love to God, and a genuine fear of his long suffering; not to Sin against it by vile ingratitude. It doth not dispirit Men's Courage in dying, but contemn Life when it cannot be prolonged with the safety of the the Souls integrity and loyalty to Christ's Laws; it casts forth the oppressing load of sensual Surfeits, which defiled the Souls heavenly Purity. In the midst of National amazing Confusions, penitential Converts to God shall be as safe as Salvation it self can make them: Yet consider how difficult it will be to unravel the Web of Sinning, when Men never Communed with their own Hearts, to search out those Iniquities which are confirmed by a long Custom in Sinning. Familiarize therefore to your selves the severities of sincere Repentance: Justify God in his sharpest Corrections of you, to reduce you from wandring in the Bewildring devices of Sinning, and condemn your selves for the minutest Errors of your Lives. Be not slow and slight in so solemn a work; your whole Life ought to have been a continual exercise of Repentance, and of mortifying your Lusts, as a meet disposition for Eternal Life. Take heed of dying in an obstinate contempt of God and Godliness, least the Lord harden his Heart against you, so that when you cry for Mercy, under the anguish of your Consciences, the least glance of it should be denied you. I proceed to give an Account of the Behaviour and Confessions of the Condemned Criminals. 1. John Dewin , Condemned for Counterfeiting the Coin of this Kingdom: Aged thirty four Years. He was born in Norfolk : Was Prentice to a Shoemaker in the Northern parts. He kept Shop four or five Years; but left that Employment to deal in Cheese and Bacon at Waltham-Abby . He confest that tho' he had not wronged any Man in his Trading; yet, that he had not led a Religious Life towards God: For he neglected the Duty of Praying to him; kept the Sabbath very slightly; that he was guilty of Swearing; but seldom Drunk in excess. He wept and said, That it now grieves him that he hath in many things sinned against the Holy Trinity: And yet that he doth not Repent as he ought, for his being so negligent of his Duty to God. But he begs of him earnestly to change his Heart, and not only to pardon his Sins; and hopes that if he might be spared he should never return to any Customary provoking his most holy Creator, but become a reformed Man. II. Isaac Blount , Condemned for Stealing a Gelding: Aged twenty three Years. He was born in Gray's-Inn-lane . He was an Hackny Coach-man , and drove as a Journy-man for some time, till he wrought for himself. He confest that he had many ways offended God, in prophaning the Lord's Day; in omitting often the Duty of praying that he might be kept from bad Company; that he had kept Company with bad Women, but not lately; that he was not addicted to Swearing nor Drunkenness, yet had at times committed these Sins. He said, that he now is sensible of his evil Courses, and mourns for offending God by them, and hopes that he will so soften his Heart, that the Convictions which are in his Conscience may work to a thorough Repentance. III. John Chamberlain , Condemned for Felony and Robbery: Aged twenty six Years: Born in Herefordshire . He was Journyman to a Butcher . He left that Employment about three Weeks since; but was joyned to bad Company before. He denied not the Crime. He confest that he did not performe the Duties of the Lord's Sabbath, but walkt in the Fields with idle and vain Persons; that he was no much given to Swearing, and had somtimes been overcome with excessive drinking; yet he hopes that being now penitent for all his Sins, that God will pardon them. I stated for several days the nature of true and false sorrow for Sinning, also the nature of true saving Faith; wherein it differs from a presumptuous reliance on God's Mercy and Christ's Merits, and the danger of Sinning in hopes of future Repentance; so that they desired me to pray for them, that they might not deceive themselves with false hopes of Heaven. IV. Mary Taylor , Condemned for a Burglary. She was born in Chancery-Lane . Was a Servant for eight Years to several Persons of Quality. She said, That altho' she knew her Duty to God, yet she had Sinned against the Convictions of her Conscience; whereby she had much wounded it. She confest that she had not taken former warning, altho' she had been punished for an evil practice, and that therefore God had justly inflicted this dreadful Scourge upon her, to bring her as she hoped to Repentance. She said, That now the chief trouble of her mind is for offending God her Creator and great Redeemer. She said, That she heartily desires that she may be cleansed with the Blood of Christ. O how merciful said she, is God! that he thus Corrects me, and moderates his Justice toward me, in this, that I am Respited from dying, for the space of six Months, till I am delivered of the Child I am quick with; hereby I have time to Repent of my Sins of Presumption, for I knew God's Will, but obeyed it not; such deserve a more terrible Condemnation. The other Women Condemned, were also found with Child, as the Jury of Women affirmed; therefore they are reserved for a longer time before they suffer. I am sorry that they make so ill an use of it, that they grow secure; yea, obstinate, in refusing to come on the last Lord's Day, and at other times to receive Instruction, in order to bring them to a sensibleness of their evil Courses. Callow especially was obstinate, who is Condemned on two Indictments, for picking of Pockets. On Wednesday the 15th of September, 1697. John Dewin , John Chamberlain , and Isaac Blunt , were convey'd to Tyburn ; the first on a Sledge, and the other two in a Cart. But Flora alias Flower, he died in Prison the 12th of September. The Prisoners being brought to the Tree, were tied up. Dewin would not own his Crime, but desired all good People to take warning by him, how they led their Lives, least by their sinful Courses they should come to such untimely ends. Isaac Blunt would not own his Crime, but said, he had been guilty of divers such Crimes; he did not shew any outward appearance of Repentance. John Chamberlain said, That he was a great Sinner, and had been drawn in by evil Company to do the Fact for which he now suffers; he desired all good Christian People to pray for him, and to take warning by him, and eschew evil Company, and have regard to the Sabbath; he said, That he was bred a labouring Man, and one that did use to work hard for his living; but forgetting God and following Idleness brought him to this untimely end. The Ordinary prayed with them for some considerable Time, and sung a Penitential Psalme. And afterwards they were turned off. This is all the Account that I can give of this Sessions. Dated Sept. 15. Sam. Smith , Ordinary . LONDON, Printed for E. Mallet, in Nevil's-Court in Fetter-lane, 1697

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The ORDINARY of NEWGATE his Account of the Behaviour, Confessions, and Dying-Speeches of the Condemn'd Criminals, that were Executed at Tyburn, on Wednesday, March the 19th. 1700/1701. ON Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the 5, 6, 7 and 8th instant; the Persons hereafter mention'd, being brought to their Trials at Justice. Hall in the Old-Bailey , were convicted, and by their Jury found Guilty of the several Crimes they were respectively charg'd with. On the Lord's Day, being the 9th, I preach'd to them (both in the Morning and Afternoon) upon these Words in Ezekiel 18. 4. - The Soul that Sinneth it shall die. From which (first paraphrastically explain'd) I took occasion to discourse my Auditory upon these three Heads. 1st The dreadful Punishments which shall be inflicted on obstinate and impenitent Sinners after this Life. 2d The gracious Rewards that God will give to the Righteous, and such as by true Repentance, shall have made their Peace with Him, before they are taken out of this World. 3d and last, - The certainty of both these, viz. the Punishments and Rewards, which Men shall receive in the Life to come. The Two former of which, I dispatch'd in the Morning: And in the Afternoon proceeding to the Third, shew'd them; 1st The Certainty of the Punishments; and then 2dly, That of the Rewards, of another World. And so shut-up this whole Matter with a suitable Exhortation and Application. On Monday the 10th, these poor unfortunate Wretches having received Sentence of Death, I went to them in the Condemn'd Hold, that Evening, and continu'd all the Week to visit them twice every Day, both there and in the Chappel; where I found them always desirous of my Prayers, and well dispos'd to receive my Instructions. On the Lord's Day, the 16th (the Day the Dead-Warrant was sign'd) I preach'd to them again, viz. In the Morning upon these Words, Acts 3. 19. - Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your Sins may be blottedout, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. Which having briefly expounded to them, I then discoursed them therefrom upon the seasonable Subject of Repentance: Shewing them, 1st What true Repentance is. And, 2dly, What are the just Motives to it, and the blessed Fruits of it. And in the Afternoon, upon this Text, Hebr. 9. 27. - It is appointed unto Men once to die; but after this the Judgment. From which Words I drew (and discoursed upon) these 3 Propositions. 1st That this Life is the only time which is allotted to us to prepare our selves for Eternity. - And therefore, 2dly, When Death has once given the determining stroke, and put a final Period to this mortal Life; our Day of Grace is at an end, and we are beyond the possibility of available Repentance. 3dly, - That as a necessary Consequence of both these; Judgment will seize on us immediately upon our departing out of this World; and as Death once finds us, it will for ever leave us: For according as we are then prepared, we shall (as soon as we are dead) be translated into an immutable, an unalterable and Eternal State, either of Weal or Wo. After I had enlarg'd upon these Propositions, I sum'd-up all in a pressing Exhortation to Repentance. And herein I labour'd to exercise them daily, as in my preceding, so in my succeeding Visits to them. And in my constant attendance on them, in order to the preparing them to make a happy End, by stirring up themselves to a sincere and entire Love to God, and by making all the Satisfaction, and doing all the good they could to Men, I had opportunity to receive from them the respective Declarations and Confessions following. 1. William Davis , alias Sims , Condemn'd for Felony and breaking open the House of Mr. John Reeve . He said he was about 40 Years of Age, born in London , and had for some Years past, kept the Spring-Garden in Southwark . He acknowledg'd he had been a great Sinner, having (by his Education) had greater opptunities than many others, to have known the ways of God, but had neglected them; and to his other Transgressions, added this, of breaking the Sabbath-Day; which had justly brought upon him the Punishment he is now to suffer. He confess'd the Crime of which he was convicted; and this he did with Expressions of Grief for his having offended God and wrong'd his Neighbour; and earnestly begged Pardon of both. II. Lawrence Levins , Condemn'd for Robbing on the High-way. He said he was about 31 Years old, born in Stepney Parish , and was bred up to the Sea ; and his last Service there, which was about 9 Months since, was in a Hoy employ'd in fetching Timber from Gosport . He readily confess'd the Crime for which he was to die, and seem'd to be penitent, and truly sorrowful both for that and whatever else he had done amiss. III. Thomas Williamson , alias Willison . Condemn'd for the same Fact with Levins, and for Burglary. He said that Williamson was his right Name. He told me he was about 29 Years of Age, born at Stradgwell in Suffolk , and that his ordinary Employment was to carry Pedlers Ware about the Country , and had, for these 3 Months last past, liv'd in Stepney Parish . He acknowledged he had been a great Offender, a Breaker of God's Laws and his Holy Sabbaths, and confessed the Crimes for which he was condemn'd; begging Pardon of God for all the Sins and miscarriages of his past Life, and of Men for all the Wrongs he had done them. He added, that he would rather die than live; for now he found his Heart wholly wean'd from this World, and strongly bent upon Heaven. IV. Edward Shaw , Condemn'd for the same Robbery with the two last mention'd, viz. Levins and Williamson. He said he was about 26 Years of Age, born in Yorkshire , and had been Apprentice to a Joyner at Hull . Afterwards coming up to London , about some 4 or 5 Years ago, he listed himself a Soldier , and being then discharg'd, kept a Victualling-House in Gravel-lane at Wapping . I found he had been pretty well instructed in the Principles of Religion, but not liv'd accordingly. He confess'd he was guilty of the Fact which had now brought him to his untimely End. He said he heartily repented of all the Sins he had committed, which were many, and begg'd Pardon for them; hoping to find Mercy with God, through the alone Merits and Intercession of JESUS CHRIST. V. John Thomas , Condemn'd for Felony and Burglary. He said he was about 27 Years old, born in a little Village near Cracow in Water-Poland , a Hatter by Trade, and own'd himself a Lutheran by Profession: But in truth I found him to have had no Religion at all; but lived, by his own Confession, in all manner of lewdness, profaneness and debauchery; which had at last brought him under this just Condemnation. Thus he acknowledg'd the guilt lying upon him, but seem'd very indifferent for the removing of it by Repentance. And so unconcern'd he was about a future State, that he said, he cared not a Pin what became of him in the other World; for he supposed that there, he could not fare worse than in this. I endeavour'd to inform his Judgment, and prepare his Mind better; as also did three Reverend Pastors of the German and Danish Churches, namely, Mr. Etzard, Mr. Brinch, and Mr. Crusius, who visited him also, but at first could not get any Satisfactory account from him, nor work any good upon him, and all of them, as well as my self, were in some despair of his Conversion. But when Death was making its closer approaches to him; then he seem'd a little to relent, and to have his hard heart somewhat broken. But here I must leave him now for a while, and proceed to give the World an account, which, I thank God, is not so dismal, of his Companion in this Fact. VI. Thomas Jones , Condemned for the same Felony and Burglary with the forementioned John Thomas . He said, he was about 30 Years of Age, born at Killingworth in Warwickshire , a Taylor by Trade; and that he came up to London about the latter end of October last, and lodged in a House in Drury-lane . He, with grief, confessed he had much neglected the Holy Duty of Religion; and from thence had been drawn to the Commission of many Sins, and this in particular for which he was to die. He seem'd indeed to be very penitent, and hartily begg'd pardon of God and all he had wrong'd, or any ways offended: Adding that he greatly hop'd for Mercy, through the infinite Merits and prevailing Mediation of his Saviour; in whom alone he reposed his Trust, and by whom alone he hoped to be saved. This and the foregoing John Thomas put me in Mind of the two Thieves upon the Cross, who were both of them under the same Condemnation; and the one a great Penitent; the other a harden'd Sinner. VII. Richard Humphreys , also Condemn'd for Felony and Burglary. He said he was about 18 Years of Age, born in Fleet-street , London , and a Seaman by his Profession; but was sometimes also otherwise employ'd: For he being in Jamaica , whither he went in the Prudence, a Merchant Ship, about two Years ago, he lookt after some Negroes committed to his Charge there, till he return'd into England; which he did in the Richard and Sarah, another Merchant Man, about 5 or 6 Months since; during which time he was unemploy'd; but said he intended to have gone to Sea again. He ingenuosly own'd he had been a great Offender; but now heartily repented of all his Sins and hoped that God, for Christ's sake, would forgive him, and shew his great Mercy to him. He likewise begg'd Pardon of them he had offended, and professed he died in Charity with all the World. VIII. Jacob Lainiz , alias Macé , Condemn'd for Counterfeiting the Current Coin of this Kingdom. This was the same that was Indicted by the Name of Philip Lianis . He said he was about Fourscore Years of Age, born in the City of Amsterdam , and a Lapidary by Trade. He did not understand English; but Dutch and French he could speak very well. I pressing him several times to confess the Crime for which he was to die, he always affirmed he was not guilty of it; saying, that he lived with, and was as a Servant to his Son Philip Macé , who being committed for the same Fact, died in Newgate a little before this Sessions; That he was not privy to all his Son's Affairs, and knew nothing of his Coining false Money. This is what he said, and persisted in it to the last; and in the Eve before the Execution Day, viz. about 9 a Clock, he died in the Prison, being very old and very weak. IX. Mary Cook , Condemn'd for the Murther of her Bastard Child. She denied she ever did any such thing, and was loath to give any account of her self, and of her Life and Conversation. But upon my pressing her to it, she at last said she was about 25 years of Age, born at Cardiff in Glamorganshire , liv'd in Monmouthshire about 10 Years, and 10 Years here in the Parish of St. Giles in Fields , and was a Servant-Maid . She told me she was born and brought up in the Protestant Religion; but had since embrac'd, and would now die in the Romish Communion . Yet (upon my arguing with her) she own'd it was much better and safer for her Salvation to rely upon the alone Merits and Mediation of Christ, than to depend upon any thing of her own, or the Prayers and Intercession of the Virgin Mary, or any other Saints. This being the Day that the foremention'd Persons were to be executed, I administred the Holy Communion to such of them, namely William Sims , Lawrence Levins , Edward Shaw , Thomas Jones and Richard Humphreys , as I found earnestly desirous, and fitly prepar'd to receive it. Afterwards they were all carried, in three several Carts, to Tyburn ; where I met them, and did my last Ministerial Office to them. They all seem'd very Penitent, and even the Polander, John Thomas , who said his Heart was now melted through the Love of Christ, whom he had never known before, but now embrac'd by Faith. Mr. Crusius was with him, and assisted him to the last. As for the rest ( Mary Cook excepted) having before confess'd their Crimes, and expressed great Sorrow for them, they had not much to say, when they came to this Place; only they recommended their Souls to God, and desired the People to pray for them, and take Warning by them; declaring that Idleness, Drunkenness, Swearing, profaning of the Lord's Day, and other Sins attending a lewd Life, had brought them to this shameful and untimely End. They were, as I said before, all of them very Penitent, at least they appeared to be, and I hope they were really so. And if herein any of them exceeded the rest, I think they were Edward Shaw and Richard Humphreys , the former of whom declar'd now to me, upon the Word of a Dying Man, as he had done before, that whereas he was by some Persons charged with the Adulterous Sin of having married two Wives, he had but one. Mary Cook deny'd with her last breath, that she ever murther'd her Infant. She declared she died in the Romish Faith , and shew'd great Repentance. And she, and all of them, did again ask Pardon of God, and all they had wrong'd, and said they dy'd in Charity with all the World. I pray'd over them, and Sung a Penitential Psalm with them, who very heartily joyned with me herein; and having earnestly recommended them all, and every Soul of them to the Mercy of our good God, I took my last leave of them. They had some time allow'd them for their private Devotions, and while they were calling upon God for Mercy, the Cart drew away, and they were turn'd off. Thomas Browne , alias Castle , and Joseph Trickey , with 4 Women, who were found with quick Child, viz. Elizabeth Talbot , Deborah Smith , Ann Weaver , and Mary Dyer , alias Macé , being also under Sentence of Condemnation, are repriv'd. They all own to have, by their former Lives, grately offended God, and now seem to be very sorry for it, and promise amendment of Life. God grant they may faithfully keep their Promise; and so, avoid Temporal and Eternal Punishment, and obtain Mercy and all Happiness, both in this World and in the next. This is the true Account of the Persons here nam'd, which is given by Mar. 19. 1700. Paul Lorrain , Ordinary . ADVERTISEMENTS. Robert Witledge , Bookbinder , at the Bible in Creedlane within Ludgate , sells all manner of Bibles, Common Prayers, and other Books, very well Bound and Cheap. THese are to give notice that the Society of Gentlemen who undertake to Buy and sell Estates, procure Money on Security, Sollicite all sorts of Business, also to make an Interest to invest Persons in Employments, several being now to be disposed of in Town and Country, most for Life, for particulars refer to the Bills) do now keep their Office in Lincolns-Inn New Square, the corner Stair-Case, next the Stamp-Office, Number [7] the farthest Door on the Right-hand, in the said Stair Case, where attendance is given, by Mr. Preston Agent of the said Office every Day. B. Lilburn, that formerly Lived on Ludgate-hill, next to the Kings-Arms Tavern near Fleet-Bridge, and lately near great Moor-gate. Now Lives at the Golden-Board, and Ball in the Old-Baily. Who maketh and selleth, (and has done near 20 Years) the Water for taking away the Freckels, Pimple, Worms, Morphew, and red Marks of the Small-pox inthe Face: With Elixir Salutis, Balsamum Vitae, Tinctura Vitae. Waters and Ointments for the Eyes, and Ointments for sore Nipples; Piles, Rickets, Swellings, Bruises, Burns, Wounds, Aches, and Strains, &c. Powders, Dentrifices, Elixirs, Essences, Oils, Spirits, &c. both for Ornament, and Curing all Diseases incident to Humane Bodies; but more especially relating to the Female Sex, for whom you may have a safe and easie Cure. (without confinement or hindrance of Business) for the Venereal Distemper, likewise Judgment upon Urine. London. Printed for E. Mallet, at the Hat and Hawk in Bride-Lane, 1700.

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THE Ordinary of NEWGATE HIS ACCOUNT OF The Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Speeches of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn on Friday the 31st of October, 1718. AT the General Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday the 10th, 11th, and 12th of September last, 13 Men that were Try'd for and Convicted of several Capital Crimes, receiv'd Sentence of Death accordingly. And at the last Sessions held at the same Place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the 15th, 16th, and 17th of this instant October, Eight Men and One Woman, then likewise Try'd for, and found Guilty, viz. Two of Murder, and the rest of Felony without the Benefit of the Clergy, did also receive such a Sentence: But of the former (who were Thirteen in number) One dying after a long illness in the Dungeon, commonly call'd the Condemn'd Hold, on Sunday the 12th instant, and 8 of the 12 Men who remain'd of that number, with 5 of this latter, having obtain'd a most gracious Reprieve, 8 only are now order'd for Execution. While they lay under this Condemnation, I constantly visited them, and had them twice every Day brought up to the Chapel of Newgate, where I pray'd with them, and read and expounded the Word of GOD to them, which as they seem'd to give great Attention to, so I hope they were edify'd and comforted by it; being made sensible they had greatly offended GOD, injur'd their Neighbours, and polluted their own Souls. These I daily laid before them to consider, as Things of the greatest import to them, and which (by the Assistance of the Divine Grace intervening) might bring them into a state of sincere Repentance, and prepare them for a happy and glorious Eternity. On the Lord's Days following I preach'd to them, both in the Forenoons and Afternoons, upon the Texts hereafter set down, viz. The 14th of the last Month, upon the 19th Psalm, Ver. 7. The Law of the Lord is a perfect Law, converting the Soul: The Testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the Simple. Having first explain'd both Text and Context in general, I then spoke in particular to these several Points resulting therefrom, viz. I. The Nature of GOD, who is our great Legislator or Law-giver. II. The Spirituality and Extent of his Law. III. The Vivacity and Strength of our own Souls, for whose sakes (chiefly) this Law is given us. IV. The Opposition we meet within our selves, and the many Temptations and Assaults we have from without, whenever we are endeavouring to prepare our Souls, and bring them to a just Conformity and due Obedience to the Divine Law. V. The many Miscarriages of our past Lives, notwithstanding our Knowledge of the indispensable Duty of our obeying that Law. VI. ult. The miserable Toil and Slavery of a Life of Sin; and by what means we may be releas'd out of it, and admitted into the glorious Liberty of the Children of God. The 21st of the same Month my Text was this, Luke 15. 1, 2. Then drew near unto Him all the Publicans and Sinners, for to hear Him: And the Pharisees and Scribes murmured, saying, This Man receiveth Sinners, and eateth with them. From which Words, first explain'd at large, I then shew'd, I. What was this Coming of the Publicans and Sinners to Christ; their good and pious Intent, and the blessed Effect thereof, viz. their receiving Divine Instruction and Spiritual Comfort to their Souls. II. The Pharisees Pride and Arrogancy, which made them murmur at Christ, and envy those poor Sinners who desir'd to repent and become Good Men, and therefore resorted to Christ, to hear and learn of Him the Heavenly and Saving Doctrine he taught. The 28th of the aforesaid Month of September last I took these Words for my Text, Matt. 11. 29, 30. Come unto me, all ye that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my Yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in Heart: And ye shall find Rest unto your Souls. For my Yoke is easie, and my Burden is light. After a general Explanation of the Text, I divided it into, and distinctly discours'd upon, these four Parts; shewing, I. Who He is that invites in the Text. II. Who They are that we find invited. III. What sort of Invitation this is. IV. and lastly, What great Arguments are used to perswade Men to accept of it. The 5th of this instant October, upon 2 Pet. 3. 9. The Lord is not slack concerning his Promise (as some Men count slackness) but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to Repentance. From this Text and Context I observ'd, I. That CHRIST, who had promis'd, That He will one Day come to judge the World; and, That He will then receive the Good and Penitent to Himself, and destroy the Wicked and Impenitent, is able to perform his Promise to the uttermost. II. That He who has made this Promise and Declaration, is yet longsuffering to us-ward; being so Merciful as to bear with us for a time, and not bring us to speedy Judgment III. That one great Reason of that his transcendent Mercy to us, is, That none of us should perish. IV. ult. That the only Way to prevent this perishing (tho' not that Judgment) is to improve such Mercy into Repentance; which the Apostle intimates here is the Design of Christ's delaying his Coming. The 12th instant, upon Mark 6. 12. And they went out and preach'd, That Men should repent. From these Words, first explain'd in general, with their Context, I shew'd in particular, I. The Nature of Repentance. II. The absolute Necessity of it. III. The great Danger of delaying it. IV. & lastly, The blessed Effects of a timely and constant Practice of it. Upon the several Heads of all those Sermons I enlarg'd, and concluded them with suitable Exhortations to the Condemn'd, who did all appear to be very serious and attentive to those Instructions and Admonitions I then gave them. And again on the Lord's Day the 19th instant, when I had Nine Persons more added to those condemn'd before, I likewise preach'd to them, both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon Eccl. 1. 9. Rejoice, O Young-man in thy Youth, and let thy Heart cheer thee in the days of thy Youth, and walk in the way of thy Heart, and in the sight of thine Eyes: But know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into Judgment. From this Text, first open'd in general, I laid down these Points to be severally spoken to, viz. I. That there is a Judgment to come, and very strict and severe it will be against all harden'd and impenitent Sinners. II. That all Men shall be brought to that Judgment. III. That it is GOD, the Great Judge of the whole World, who will bring them to it. IV. That the Matter of it will be the Way of their own Heart, and the Sight of their Eyes; which implies their Thoughts, Words, and Deeds. V. ult. That all this is sure, and evident, from this positive Expression in the Text, Know thou [not Think or Believe, but Know] know thou, that for all these Things [i. e. thy Evil Thoughts, Wicked Words, and Sinful Actions] GOD will bring thee into Judgment. Lastly, I preach'd again (the 26th instant) on part of the 2d Evening Lesson, viz. Ephes. 6. 18. Praying always with all Prayer and Supplication in Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance. After a Paraphrastical Explanation both of this Text and Context, I distinctly shew'd what is to be understood by those Phrases, 1st, Praying always. 2dly, With all Prayer and Supplication. 3dly, In the Spirit, and watching thereunto. 4thly, With all perseverance. Then I proceeded to discourse upon these Points resulting therefrom, viz. I. The indispensable Necessity of Prayer. II. The proper Disposition and due Qualifications for it. III. ult. The transcendent Advantages accruing from it. Having enlarg'd on all those Heads, I concluded each of my several Sermons (which were 14 in number) with suitable Exhortations and Applications to the Condemn'd Persons in particular, endeavouring both in publick and private to give them such proper Instructions as their sad Circumstances requir'd, and might prove conducive to their Repentance and Salvation, which they did all of 'em (some more, some less) shew a Concern for: And those appointed to this Death gave me the respective Accounts of themselves which follow. 1. John Brown , alias Lawrence , alias Heyfeild (which last was his right Name) condemn'd for breaking the Shop of Mr. Henry Powel , and stealing some Pieces and Parts of Silk Shoes, value 12 s. on the 30th of July last. He said, he was about 33 Years of age, born of honest Parents in the Parish of St. Botolph Aldersgate , and had formerly kept (for a while) a Toy-shop just over-against that Church, which before had been his Father's for 40 Years together. He confess'd the Fact he was condemn'd for, and (upon my putting him in mind of it) own'd also, That he had been some times burnt in the Hand, and once receiv'd Sentence of Death, and the Mercy of a Pardon, which he pleaded at the Old-bailey on Saturday the 6th of August, 1715; having then lain above 18 Months under Condemnation, for stealing 2 Pieces of Callicoe out of Mr. Tho. Clark 's Shop, on the 14th of January 1703/1704; and, That instead of complying with the Condition of that Pardon, which was, That he should transport himself out of the King's Dominions in Europe within 6 Months after his pleading it, he remain'd still in London , and there committed new Facts; for some of which that were brought to light, he was apprehended and sent to Newgate ; and when discharg'd out of that Place (which was not very long since) he could not forbear following his Vicious Course of Life, to which (by his own Confession) he was so addicted that he found it hitherto impossible for him to leave it off, though he had, when under Affliction before, strongly resolv'd (as he thought) against it. Upon this I shew'd him the Cause of his Relapse; which was (as he now acknowledg'd) his not minding afterwards his Resolutions, and the Promises he had made both to GOD and Man, of amending his Life; which he (under this last Condemnation) seem'd to be very sensible of, and sorry for his Abuse of former Mercies, praying GOD to forgive him all his Sins, and the Persons by him wrong'd, the Injuries he had done them. 2. James Violet , alias Filewood (the last he said was his right Name) condemn'd for two Facts, viz. First, for feloniously stealing a Pocket with 6 s. 5 d. in Money, and an Handkerchief, from the Person of Mrs. Mary Banbrook ; and, Secondly, for assaulting Mrs. Frances Baldock , and taking from her a Pocket with 12 Guinea's, 2 Pistoles, &c. on the 28th of March last. He said, he was 27 Years of age, born in the Parish of St. Peter, Cornhill ; where his Father, a Poulterer , rented a House and liv'd in good repute for many Years, as being a just and upright Man, whose Advice and Example it would have been well for him to have follow'd. He denied one of the Facts, viz. that about the 12 Guinea's, &c. but the other he confess'd his being guilty of, and would fain have perswaded me it was his first: But upon my telling him, that I thought I had formerly seen him in Newgate , he own'd, That indeed he had been there more than once, but being Innocent of some of the Facts laid against him, and none fully prov'd upon him, he was ever acquitted. I asking him what his former Life had been, and what Imployment he had follow'd; he answer'd, That for a time he follow'd his Father's Trade, and at other times serv'd the Crown at Sea , on board the New Neptune, and the New Scarborough, and had serv'd also in Merchantmen; but the last Service he was in, was on board a Collier; in all which Services he said he had behav'd himself well. But as I look'd upon him to be an old Offender, I still press'd him to discover what Evils (which I suppos'd were many) he had done in the World, and clear his Conscience, and set all things to rights: To which he reply'd, He had not committed so many as I might suspect him guilty of; but perhaps I had the worse Opinion of him upon the account of a Name-sake of his, who about Ten Years ago had receiv'd Sentence of Death. As for himself, he said, That indeed he could not deny but he had been a very ill-liver, and done very wicked things, which now he was not able to repair; but earnestly pray'd GOD, and all the Persons he had any ways offended, to forgive h. 3. Samuel Cole , alias Valentine Newell (the former being his right Name) condemn'd for breaking open the House of Mrs. Elizabeth Gumley , and stealing thence (on the 4th of August last) 2 Silver-Candlesticks, 9 Silver-Forks, and several other pieces of Plate, the Goods of a Gentleman he had lately been a Servant to. He said, he was 19 Years of age, born at Canesham , within 4 Miles of Bath : That he had been Apprentice to a Butcher in that Country; and by the instigation of a lewd Woman, who kept company with him, had robb'd his said Master the Butcher, at several times, of small things, as Groats, Sixpences, and Shillings: That he left him before he had serv'd out his Apprentiship, and went into Gentlemen's Service: That about eighteen Months ago, he being a Servant to a Person of Quality, was by him brought up to London ; but soon after quitting that Service, he came to live with the Gentleman whose Plate he confess'd he stole; which wicked Fact he would not have done, had not the Woman that was an Evidence against him put him upon it. I ask'd him, Whether he was guilty of other Facts besides those he here confess'd? To which he said, He was; but not of that about stealing Wearing-Apparel out of the Shop of Mr. James Kinsbury , on the 16th of July last, which he was convicted of, and order'd to be transported for; adding, That what Evils he had done he could not now undo, nor make amends for; but pray'd that GOD, and those he had wrong'd, would be pleas'd to forgive him. 4. Henry Abbot , condemn'd for Burglary, in breaking the House of Mr. Jonathan Jones , and stealing thence 5 Silver-Spoons, a Silver-Cup, and other Plate and Goods, on the 20th of August last. He said, he was 19 Years of age, born at Mile-End in the Parish of St. Dunstan, Stepney : That he was bound Apprentice to a Carpenter in White-Chapel , with whom when he had been two Years, he left him, upon the account of his great Severity to him and Hastiness in giving him Blows on the Head, and any where else he could hit; which tho' his said Master was afterwards sorry for, when his Passion was over, yet he still feeling the smart, could not easily forget them: That as soon as he had left him, he went to serve another Carpenter, who was to maintain him for his Work till he had serv'd out the Remainder of his Time, which was five Years; but of those five Years he had not serv'd above two when he committed the Fact he now stood condemn'd for; which he confess'd, but said it was his first, and would be his last, if he should live never so long. I found him very tractable and penitent. Thus far as to my Account of the Persons who receiv'd Sentence of Death at the former Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-baily in September last, and are order'd for Execution at this time. And now I proceed to those of the latter Sessions; who are as follows, viz. 5. Sarah Brown , alias Giles , alias Cranfield , or rather Cranford , was condemn'd with William Audley hereafter mention'd, for the Murder and Robbery by them and the Evidence against them (together with the Assistance of two others, viz. One Polcrony, not yet taken, and Ralph Emmery ) committed in Stepney-fields , upon the Person of Mr. Nathanael Asser , from whom they took 2 Gold Rings, a green Purse with 10 Guinea's, and other Things, on the 28th of June last. This Sarah Brown said, she was 20 Years of age, born in Spittle-fields , and was (as she had been told) baptiz'd in Whitechapel Church : That when she was very young, her Parents (who were honest People) remov'd from Spittle-fields to the Mint in Southwark , and as she grew up, learnt the Weaver 's Trade, and work'd at it, weaving Woollen Stuff only, by which she might have got a pretty Livelihood; but growing vicious and lewd, had brought her self under the Hand of Justice before now, being once or twice order'd to the Workhouse, for picking Pockets, which was the chief Business she had follow'd for these several Years past. She deny'd the Facts she was condemn'd for, and was both ignorant and obstinate, insomuch that I found it very difficult to make her sensible of the Necessity of Repentance. Hearing that she lately married an honest Person in White-Chapel , having another Husband alive at the same time, I ask'd her whether it was so; to which she reply'd, It was; adding, That her former Husband was now under Condemnation with her, under the Name of John Cole , alias Cranfield , for stealing a Woman's Pocket; but this Person has obtain'd a gracious Reprieve; which, if he be wise, he will take care duly to improve. 6. William Audley , condemn'd with Sarah Brown , for the Murder of Mr. Nathanael Asser , and Robbing him of a Purse and 10 Guinea's, 2 Gold Rings, and other Things, on 28th of June last, as is before mention'd. He said, he was 18 Years of age in July last, born in Flower and Deanstreet in Spittle-fields : That he wrought with a Weaver there, doing Drawing-work for him as soon as he was capable of working; and by that got 2 s. 6 d and sometimes 3 s a Week: That growing loose he ran away from his Master and Parents; and had for these 6 Years past follow'd very ill Courses, and all the while made it his chief Business to pick Pockets. That having on some of such Facts been Try'd, and found Guilty, he was once sent to the Workhouse without Bishopsgate , and at another time to the Bridewell of London : But these Punishments wrought no Reformation in him, who deny'd the Fact he was condemn'd for, and was like the preceding Offender, Sarah Brown , very hard to be brought to Repentance. 7. John Multus , alias Colethurst (the latter being his right Name) condemn'd for two Facts, viz. First, For assaulting Mr. David Sinclar upon the Highway, and taking from him a Horse, value 6 l. belonging to Mr. Thomas Cox , on the 19th of September last; and, Secondly, For a like Assault, made by him, upon the Person of Mr. Thomas Finch , from whom he took a Cloth-Coat, a Pair of Spurs, and a Gelding, value 20 l the Property of Mr. Matthew Lane , on the 22d of the same Month of September last. He said, he was 21 Years of age, born at Leeds in Yorkshire : That he serv'd an Apprenticeship with a Cloth-dresser there, and afterwards was listed a Soldier , and continu'd 4 Years in that Service: That about 6 weeks since he came up to London , and wrought at his Trade of Cloth-dressing . He deny'd both the Facts he stood condemn'd for; and further said, That he never committed any Crime in his Life. All the time he lay under Condemption, he was so very ill and weak, that he could not be brought up to the Chapel; and when I visited him in that loathsome Place the Condemn'd Hold, I found he could hardly speak, so that it was with much difficulty I got this Confession from him. He desir'd my Prayers, and said that he repented of all his Sins, and trusted in GOD, that through the Merits of CHRIST he should be Saved. 8. George Brown , candemn'd for stealing 18 Guinea's, a Moidore, and 48 Shillings in Silver, the Goods of Mrs. Eliz. Jones , on the 8th of this instant October. He said, he was 22 Years of age, born at Newcastle upon Tyne : That he serv'd an Apprentiship of 5 Years with a Ship Carpenter there; and after his Time was out, being troubled with Fits, and unable to follow that Imployment, he came up to London (about 6 or 7 Months since) and was a Porter at the Horn Tavern near Doctors-Commons , where he committed this Fact, and then quitted that Service. He confess'd his Crime, but said it was his first, and that he was very sorry he ever begun to be concern'd in any unlawful thing. He begg'd Pardon of GOD, of his Master, and of the Woman he had robb'd; adding, That he had made her all the Amends and Satisfaction he could. He farther said, That he had much neglected the Service of GOD, which if he had been careful to discharge, and to keep himself sober, he was sure he should never have come to this Untimely End. He mightily lamented his woful Condition, and implor'd the divine Grace and Mercy. At the Place of Execution, to which they were carried this Day from Newgate in three Carts, I attended them for the last time, and with pressing Exhortations endeavour'd to perswade them to a full clearing of their Consciences by a free Confession and thorough Repentance of all their Sins. Upon which they said, They had confess'd all, and heartily repented. Sarah Brown and William Awdley persisted in their Denial; so did John Colethurst ; as did likewise James Filewood , about his robbing Mrs. Baldock, tho' he again confess'd the other Fact. After this I pray'd for them all, and particularly for Sarah Brown and William Awdley , that they might be deliver'd from Blood-guiltiness. Then I sang some Penitential Psalms with them, and made them rehearse the Apostles Creed; and I advis'd them all to desire the Spectators to pray for them, and take Warning by them; which these Malefactors did, and declar'd, That they dy'd in Charity with all the World, and ask'd Pardon of all whom they had offended; and James Filewood particularly spoke these Words; I desire you all to take Warning by us; And look upon it, That whosoever follows such a Course, will soon or late come to this End. When they had done speaking I pray'd again with them, recommending their Souls to the boundless Mercy of a Good and Gracious GOD. So I withdrew, and left them to their private Devotion, for which they had some time allotted 'em, which being expir'd, the Cart drew away, and they were turn'd off, calling all the while upon GOD to pardon their Sins, and receive their Souls. This is all the Account here to be given by me, of these Dying Malefactors. To which I shall add, A SUMMARY of all the Malefactors who have been Condemned, Repriev'd, and Executed, (as likewise of those that Dy'd in Newgate between the Day of their Condemnation, and that appointed for their Execution) in London and Middlesex, from the Time of my being chosen to be the Minister and Ordinary of Newgate, (which was in November 1700) to the Close of the late Mayoralty. NB. When I first enter'd upon this arduous and melancholy Office, in the Beginning of the Mayoralty of the Right Honourable Sir THOMAS ABNEY , Knight , I found no less than 65 Persons that had lain for a great while before under Condemnation, viz. 52 Pirates, (who were for the most part Foreigners) and 13 other Criminals. Of the Pirates, 24 were Hanged at one time at the Execution-Dock in Wapping, and of the 13 other Malefactors, 8 were Executed at Tyburn. In the Mayoralty of 1. Sir Thomas Abney , Kt . Condemn'd. 118 Repriev'd. 48 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 4 Executed. 66 2. Sir William Gore , Kt . Condemn'd. 49 Repriev'd. 36 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 13 3. Sir Samuel Dashwood , Kt . Condemn'd. 38 Repriev'd. 20 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 18 4. Sir John Parsons , Kt . Condemn'd. 35 Repriev'd. 18 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 17 5. Sir Owen Buckingham , Kt . Condemn'd. 44 Repriev'd. 28 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 16 6. Sir Thomas Rawlinson , Kt . Condemn'd. 33 Repriev'd. 28 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 5 7. Sir Robert Bedingfield , Kt . Condemn'd. 23 Repriev'd. 5 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 18 8. Sir William Withers , Kt . Condemn'd. 34 Repriev'd. 16 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 18 9. Sir Charles Duncomb , Kt . Condemn'd. 39 Repriev'd. 29 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 10 10. Sir Sam. Garrard , Kt .& Bart Condemn'd. 36 Repriev'd. 28 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 8 11. Sir Gilbert Heathcote , Kt . Condemn'd. 36 Repriev'd. 23 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 13 12. Sir Robert Beachcrost , Kt . Condemn'd. 43 Repriev'd. 28 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 15 13. Sir Richard Hoare , Kt . Condemn'd. 60 Repriev'd. 35 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 25 14. Sir Samuel Stanier , Kt . Condemn'd. 108 Repriev'd. 48 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 1 Executed. 59 15. Sir Will. Humphrys , Kt .& Bart Condemn'd. 76 Repriev'd. 38 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 38 16. Sir Charles Peers , Kt . Condemn'd. 122 Repriev'd. 52 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 70 17. Sir James Bateman , Kt .& Bart Condemn'd. 132 Repriev'd. 77 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 0 Executed. 55 18. Sir William Lewen , Kt . Condemn'd. 91 Repriev'd. 60 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 1 Executed. 30 Total - Condemn'd. 1117 Repriev'd. 617 Dy'd after Condemnation, and before their Execution. 6 Executed. 494 PAUL LORRAIN , Ordinary . 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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confessions, and Dying Words, OF THE MALEFACTORS, Who were EXECUTED at TYBURN, On MONDAY the 22d of this Instant MAY, 1732. BEING THE FOURTH EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Rt. Hon. FRANCIS CHILD , Esq ; Number IV. For the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Bolt-Court , near the Leg-Tavern , Fleet-street . M.DCC.XXXII, [Price ] THE ORDINARY Of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Hon. FRANCIS CHILD , Esq ; Lord Mayor of the City of London ; the Right Hon. my Lord Chief Justice Raymond, the Hon. Mr.Justice Denton; the Hon. Mr. Baron Carter; the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London, and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, for the City of London, and Justices of the Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, being the 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22d of April, 1732, in the Fifth Year of his Majesty's Reign. Five Men, viz. Edward WentLand , Thomas Beck , Peter Robinson , James Philips and William Hurste ; and two Women, viz. Anne Wentland and Dorothy Fossit ; were by the Jury found guilty of capital Crimes, and receiv'd Sentence of Death. N. B. William Hurste was very Sick before his Trial, and after that his Indisposition increasing, he was carried to the Old Baily , and supported by two Men, when he receiv'd Sentence; and as he was carried back again to the Cells by one of the Runners of Newgate, he expir'd upon his Back under the Gate. While under Sentence, I expos'd to them their sinful State, how that by Nature, they were Children of Wrath, and that the Imagination of the Heart of the Children of Men, is wholly set in them to do Evil, and that continually: This is the Sin of our Nature, commonly call'd original Sin, deriv'd to us from our first Father Adam. For Adam, in the Covenant of Works, at his first Creation, contracted not only for himself, but for all his posterity; whence it follows, that we are all liable to the just Judgment of God, if God should deal with us in the strict Rigour of Justice: This Our Saviour insinuates, telling us, a good Tree cannot bring forth evil Fruit: neither can a corrupt Tree bring forth good Fruit, St. Math. vii. 18. As if he had said. All Men have degenerated, they have corrupted their Ways and gone backwards, they are naturally from their Childhood, from their Youth, prone to that which is Evil, and inclin'd to wicked and vicious Practices, which is an evident Demonstration of their original Guilt, and that by Nature they are enemies to God. And this the Apostle clearly confirms. For since by Man came Death, by Man came also the Resurrection of the Dead. For as in Adam all die, for even so in Christ shall all be made alive, 1. Cor. xv. 21. 22. This original Sin is the Spring, from whence all the Sins of our Life do proceed; and this it is which makes St. Paul cry out, O wretched Man that I am, who shall deliver me from the Body of this Death, Rom. vii. 24. He calls it a Body of Death, i. e. the first Principle and root of all uncleaness, of all the enormous Transgressions we afterwards commit; this I exhorted them to repent of, and with holy David fervently and seriously to pray unto God; to Pardon their original Sin, whence the innumerable Transgressions of their Life flow, with a hearty hatred and detestation of all Sin, acknowledging and confessing their many Sins, and resolving that if they have done Iniquity and Sin, by the Grace of God, they will do so no more, Behold, I was shapen in Iniquity, and in Sin did my Mother conceive me. Purge me with Hyssop and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than Snow: create me a clean Heart O God; and renew a right Spirit within me, &c. Psalms li. 5, 7, 10, I earnestly exhorted them to mourn over all Sin, whether natural or actual, to be importunate at the Throne of Grace, that God would be pleased to cleanse them with Hyssop, which was made use of in ceremonial Purifications, but in a spiritual Sense this might import, that God might not only cleanse them from the im purity of their Sin, but that he would compleatly cure the Disease; that he would not only remove the evil Qualities of Sin, but also confer upon them the sweet and fragrant Saviour of his Son's Righteousness, by imputing it unto them. Here as we came to understand our total deformity and depravity by Sin, so we have the Remedy pointed out to us: As in Adam our common Father, from whom all Men are descended, by Way of natural Generation, all Men die, i. e. they are liable to Death temporal, spiritual and eternal; even so in Christ shall all be made alive, i. e. in and through Christ, by the Merits of his Sufferings, Death and intercession, &c. all these who truly believe in him, as the Son of God, and the only Saviour of Sinners, have a Right to eternal Life, which they had forfeited by Sin, and to all the Benefits proceeding from his Death and Passion. Most of them inclining to Deny, or at least to extenuate the Facts, of which the were convicted; they were exhorted to a free and full Confession of their Sins. I made it evident to them, that Confession of Sins freely and fully, was always Practis'd by the Saints under the Old Testament. As is clear in the Case of King David, and all those other Worthies, who either compos'd (by special Divine inspiration and direction) or were concern'd in Ordering or Publishing that most excellent Book of Psalms, or heavenly Hymns, adapted to the various circumstances of every Person, be they never so lamentable; where these holy Men, when they implore heavenly Blessings, and deprecate the wrath and vengeance of God, constantly confess themselves among the chief of Sinners, unworthy of the least favour, and meriting no good to be conferr'd upon them, and that whatever we receive, it is intirely owing to the Divine benevolence in Christ. From this and many places of Scripture; I advis'd them first to pour out their Hearts in an ample Confession of their Sins before God, in treating his love, and deprecating the judgments of Heaven, that he who made them, might have Mercy upon them, for Christ's Sake, that he might redeem them for his Mercies Sake, and behold them in the face of his anointed, the blessed Jesus, who came to do away the Sins of the World; and as they ought to acknowledge their Sins before God Principally; so when notorious and heinous Sins, punishable with Death, by the Laws of the Land are committed, which was undoubtedly their case; then they ought ingeniously and freely to confess their Sins unto Men, whom they have offended, and against whom they have Sin'd in an atrocious manner, too often by Murdering and depriving them of their precious Life, an injury for which no reparation can possibly be forgiven to the murder'd Person; at other times by beating of Men or Women upon the High-way, in an unmerciful manner, but frightening them into a complyance with their unlawful requests, in forcing them to deliver or give to them their Money or Goods, against their will, and without their consent; and again by breaking open of Houses in the Night-time, exposing People to the hazard of their Lives, carrying away and robbing them of their Goods; and thus at once ruining and destroying Families. Of confessing such Sins, when convicted of them, and that unto Men, who were the injur'd Persons. I shew'd to them the absolute necessity from the Practice of the Church, both Jewish (before the Incarnation) and Christian in all Ages; from the special command of Christ and his Apostles; and from the general consent of all good Christians, who desire to live according to that holy commandment, which was once deliver'd them, &c. They being ignorant of Christian Principles, I took pains to instruct them in the Doctrine of the Sacrament; how they were early didicated to God in Baptism, having renounc'd the World, the Flesh and the Devil, and given themselves up to God, to obey the Laws of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in every thing: I expos'd to them their many errors and failings, in breaking their baptismal Vows, and serving Sin and Satan; upon which Account, I shew'd them the Absolute necessity of renewing themselves again by Repentance, and partaking in the other Sacrament, where we have the Death and Sufferings of Christ, represented to us in a lively Manner, and wherein, if we truly believe in Christ, as the Son of God and Saviour of Sinners, we are made partakers of the Body and Blood of Christ, to our Spiritual and eternal Comfort. When these and many other proper Exhortations were advanc'd, they came to Chapel: Beck and Robinson, made regular responces, and behav'd sedately and quietly, as did all the rest, particularly Wentland, who declar'd, that he was very Penitent; his Wife stood mostly with her Face to the Wall, and appear'd unwilling to expose herself to the View of Strangers. The other Woman Fossit sometimes behav'd as if she had been crazy, or out of her Senses, but for the most Part she was very quiet, and seem'd attentive, though grosly ignorant, stupid, poor and naked. Philips was very six and weakly, yet (excepting a few Times) he attended punctually in Chapel, and was very attentive. Most of them (especially Beck) were harden'd, and had not those outward Signs of Repentance, which one would have expected. Peter Robinson was very sick, and almost wholly lost the Sense of hearing, so that exhortations were of no use to him, but he always declared himself very Penitent, and that he was fully resolv'd upon a new Life, if it pleas'd God to spare him. Upon Thursday, the 18th of this instant May, 1732, Report of the said Malefactors lying under Sentence of Death, in the Prison of Newgate , was made to his Majesty in Council: When Peter Robinson , of St. George's, Hanover-Square , for assaulting Marriot Hudson in an open Field near the High-way, puting him in fear, and taking from him Six Pictures, value Fifty one Shillings, the Goods of Thomas Middleton , and a Coat Waistcoat, a pair of Shoes, and a pair of Buckles, the Goods of Marriot Hudson , the 13th of April last. Anne Wentland , Wife of Edward Wentland , for privately stealing One bag, value One penny, Eight Guineas, a quarter Portugal peice of Gold, value Eighteen Shillings, and Nineteen Shillings in Money, from the Person of Henry Parker , March 17th. Dorothy Fossit , of St. Peter's Cornhill , for privately stealing a SilverWatch, value Three Pounds ten Shillings, a Seal, value Two Shillings and a block Tin Buckle, value One Shilling, from the Person of Tho. Tay , April the 18th; And James Phillips , of Hendon , for breaking the House of Daniel Perry , no Person being therein, on the 16th of March, about Nine in the Morning, and taking from thence a Cloth Suit of Cloaths, value Thirty Shillings, One pair of Stockings, Three pair of Gloves, and other Things, the Goods of Daniel Perry ; and a Cloth Suit of Cloaths, value Five Pounds, a Drugget Suit, value Thirty five Shillings, a pair of Buckskin Breeches, a pair of Shoes, Four pair of Stockings, Six Shirts, a Hat, a Wigg, and other Things; the Goods of Edward Favin ; receiv'd his Majesty's most Gracious Reprieve; the other two, viz. Thomas Beck and Edward Wentland , were ordered for Execution. Edward Wentland , alias Winkland , of Aldgate , was indicted for assaulting John Saxon on the Highway, putting him in Fear, and taking from him Two half Guineas, July the 23d. Edward Wentland , Sixty six years of Age, born in Westminster , of honest Parents, who gave him good Education at School, in reading, writing, and Accompts, to prepare him for Business, and got him instructed in the Christian Principles; when of Age they put him to a Jag-boot-maker , and that Business he followed for several Years after he had served his apprenticeship with Approbation: He married a Woman, of whom he had several Children, some of them still living, and during all this Time he had a good Character, and was in Reputation in the Neighbourhood as he said. After the happy Revolution, and King William being settled on the Throne, and the long War with France then commencing, he being a large, sizable and strong Man, listed himself in the Army, and was a Grenadier in the first Regiment of Guards , in which Station he serv'd with approbation of his commanding Officers, and with respect and affection of his fellow Soldiers, during all the Course of these tedious Wars, and was at all the great and famous Battles both of the first and last War. At all these occasions he appear'd among the Grenadiers on the Head of the Army, and when Thousands were kill'd around him, he never receiv'd so much as one Wound: This made him reflect, with a deep grief and vexation of Spirit, upon the mighty Misfortune of his being expos'd to such a shameful and ignominious Death, in his old Age, to the Disgrace of himself, his Memory, his Family, his Friends and Relations. I advis'd him to compose himself, to forget all his earthly Relations, and to wean his affections wholly from all sublunary Enjoyments, to think upon God, upon Heaven and Happiness and the Glory of the Life to come, entirely to resign himself to the Will of God, and to work ou his Soul's Salivation with fear and trembling, while a few remaining Moments were left him, which was all he had now to do. After the Peace of Utrecht he came home with the Army, and continued in the Service; and when he was not on Duty he wrought about the East-India-Men, CoalShips, and other Business upon the River : And in this Way he maintain'd himself and Family very well. About four Years ago, he was admitted an Out-Pensioner of Chelsea Hospital , and follow'd his old Way of Business, and wanted for nothing, (and as he said) all this Time nobody accus'd or suspected him of dishonesty, but he still maintain'd a good Character and Reputation. After the Death of his first Wife, he married another Woman, as he believ'd, of an upright and blameless Conversation, and if it prov'd otherwise, it was what he knew nothing of. As to the Fact for which he suffer'd, he denyed the same as the Man swore it against him. The Account he gave of it was to this Purpose; that on the 23d of July last he had been at Chelsea , and coming home between 9 and 10 at Night, he accidentally met with his Wife in Leaden-hall-street , as she was making a Bustle with the Prosecutor, who alledg'd that she and another Woman in her Company, had robb'd him of two half Guineas: Wentland said, his Wife was not the Woman that would do any such Thing; the Prosecutor seeing him own her for his Wife, said, he would Charge him also: upon which he held him by the Arm, and they were all three carried to the Round-house : When the Constable asked the Man who robb'd him? He blam'd the two Women, but had nothing to say against Wentland, who upon this with his Wife was discharg'd. Next Day the Prosecutor met him at the Water-side, intending to take him up as he was going on board an India-Man, but then he went about his Business and would not go along with him. Afterwards his Wife and the other Woman were both tried and transported for the same Crime, and his Wife died at Sea before they came to the Downs. When he visited her in the Compter , he was taken up again and detain'd till he was tried and convicted of the same Crime. I urg'd him very earnestly to confess the Crime, and exposed to him, the infinite Danger of going to eternity with a Lye in his right Hand, and that it was of no avail to deny the Thing, which it was impossible to get over. He would upon no Account alter in his Declaration, but still continu'd in the same way of Speaking to his last. After the Death of his second Wife, he having been for a considerable time out upon Bail; he Married a Widow Woman, who had the misfortune to be under Sentence of Death with him, for privately stealing a Purse with some Gold from a Countryman; both of them behav'd Chris tianly, and with a seeming Sympathy and Love towards each other. He always declar'd, that he knew nothing of his second Wife's being a lew'd Woman, though he suspected that she had been following bad courses that Night, which was the 23d of July last, they were first taken up. Having past much time abroad in the Army; he said he was never quarrelsome, but of a smooth and easy Temper, and that he never wounded or kill'd any Person, unless in Battle; but he own'd that he swore too much, and that he sometimes drank too liberally, but said he never had much to do with strange Women. He constantly attended in Chapel, and was very attentive to Prayers and exhortations. After the dead Warrant came down, he was more affected than formerly, so that he wept and shed some Tears. He was very Penitent, and (to appearance) behav'd Christianly, and as became one under his miserable Misfortunes, which he much lamented, and with a deal of Civility. He declar'd, that he believ'd in Jesus Christ his only Saviour, through whose Merits he expected Salvation, by the mercy of God; that he sincerely repented of the many Sins of his Life; and that he heartily forgave all injuries done him, as he himself expected forgiveness from Almighty God. Thomas Beck , of St. George's in the East , Indicted for assaulting Thomas Wiseman , on the Highway, putting him in fear, and taking from him a Hat, Value 4s. and a Wigg, Value 10s. March the 31st. He was a second time Indicted, for assaulting John Davison , on the Highway, putting him in fear, and taking from him a Silk Handkerchief, Value 1s. and a woolen-Cap, Value 8d. the 28th of March last. Thomas Beck , Eighteen years of Age, his Father being a Sea-faring Man, left his Family 9 or 10 years ago, and the Mother knowing nothing of him, Married anotherMan, after he had Abroad taken another Wife; this disorder happening in the Family, expos'd young Thomas too much to the World, and may be interpreted to have at least in part occasion'd the wickedness and misfortunes of his short Life. However, his Mother took care of his Education the best way she could, and put him to School, that he might be instructed in Reading, Writing and Accompts, to fit him for some Employment, and where he might have learn'd something of Christianity, if willing; but that was what he minded least, having had natural prejudices against all Virtue and Goodness; mostly when he should have gone to School, he went to Play and Game, and by that means got acquainted with his wicked Companions, who hurried him apace to his destruction. He liv'd sometimes with his Grandfather, but both him and his Mother he deceiv'd, by saying he was at School, when he had not been there for two or three Weeks, but playing in Moor-fields , or otherwise idlely employed with the vilest Company. He went to no employment, but sometimes assisted the Weavers and then the Plaisterers , for which he had at first three Shillings, and at last nine Shillings per Week; but no such thing as that could satisfie him, for he prefer'd Thieving, Robbing and Stealing, to any industrious or frugal way of Living whatsoever, naturally inclining to vice, and averse to Honesty and Virtue. He said at first, that he had committed but a few Street-Roberies since Christmas last, but after that he own'd he had committed a great many, and of a much older Date. He was us'd to Pick-pocketing and Thieving, when he was but six or seven years of Age. He kept Company with a abundance of wicked Women, one of the worst he Married. As he stop'd one in the Street, he was shot in the Shoulder with a small Shot, upon which they beat the Man most unmercifully, and rob'd him of all he had. At another time, he went to Bristol with a Prize of twenty or thirty Pounds Value, belonging in common to his Partners, because he fear'd being taken up, and came to Town again, when he thought himself out of danger. He was the most Audacious, and Impudent young Fellow that I ever saw; when I desir'd him to think of Death, Judgment and Eternity, he said, he had been judg'd already, and that the next thing they were to do was to make a button of his Head. When he was once attacking a Man in the Street, he held out a claspknife and shutting it with a noise, the Man believing it to be a Pistol deliver'd to him his money: Upon Saturday the 20th Instant, a young Man not unlike himself came to him in Chappel, both Forenoon and Afternoon, and spoke to him in time of worship and exhortations. I caused some of the Persons whom attend the Prisoners while in Chapel to remove the strange Man, for his impudence and impertinence; Beck looked upon me with fury in his Face, as if he had a mind to do me a Mischief, and because I reprov'd him sharply for such a miscarriage, he said, he should be very glad of an Opportunity to Shoot me. Next morning when I minded him of his misbehaviour, and told him that what I said to him was only for the good of his Soul, as being upon the brink of Eternity, and that he ought only to think upon God and his future well being; he answered publickly in the Chappel, if he had, had a Pistol when in his Passion, he would have Shoot me. He was most obdur'd, impenitent, ingrain'd Thief and Robber, and without any apparent sign of Repentance. He gave Account of the Number of his Villanies, which you may have in the following Narative. When his Mother and some other body bail'd him out of Prison; as she came out of New Prison with him in Clerkenwell Churchyard , he ran away from his Mother, and she never saw him till three or four Days after he was taken up for the Robberies, for which he died: The last of which, at the Prosecution of John Davison he absolutely denied, and said, he was an intire Stranger to the Man, and that he never knew him but in the Prison, when he came to visit him. The following is a true Account, taken from his own Mouth, Two Days before his Execution, of all the Robberies which He had Committed, viz. I Was Born in the Parish of St. Dunstan's, Stepney , where I work'd sometime, in drawing for the Weavers , and continued with them a Year and a half: After that I came Acquainted with one John Thompson , who took me to CroydenFair , where we stoled Six Dozen of Silver Spoons, from one of the Stalls of the Fair, which we sold for 12s. per Dozen: After that we took a turn or two about the Fair in picking Peoples Pockets of their Handkerchiefs. Thompson pick'd their Pockets, and I stood by to receive them. After this, we made the best of our way for London ; when we came to Town, we sold the Handkerchiefs in Fore-street near Moorfields . After this Robbery, I return'd home to my Mother, and she took me to Spittle-Fields Market , where the Boys and Girls stand to be hir'd, whereupon, I was hir'd to Mr. Shales, in Dunning's Alley in Bishopsgate-street , to draw Worsted Damask for 3s. and 2d. per Week. As soon as my Mother was gone, I desired my Master to give me leave to go down to make Water; this opportunity I took in Order to make my Escape, which I did. After I made my Escape, I went to my old Companion John Thompson , he took me to Covent Garden , where we Nail'd a Dose, (that is a Man a Sleep) we took from him his Shoes, a pair of Silver Buckles, Stockings, Hat, and Wigg, a Tortoishell Snuff-box, and 2s. in Silver. The same Night we went into Piccadilly , and stole a Baker's Lobb, that is the Money Draw. The next Robbery we committed, was in the New-Exchange in the Strand , we took fourteen Asses, that is, fourteen Handkerchiefs in one Piece, which we Sold for one Shilling and three-Pence per Handkerchief. Two Nights after this, I and my Fellowman, went to Wapping and there stole a bundle of Flannel, at a Slop-shop upon the Sneak, that is, learing into Peoples Shops, to see if we could take any Thing without being Discover'd; we Sold the Flannel for 1l. 3s. which was worth about 6 l. The same Night we got three Snow-Balls, that is, three SugarLoaves, which we Sold for 5d. per Pound, to a Person we call Fence (that is, one that Buys what we steal) in Petticoat-Lane , overagainst the Marlborough's-Head . The next Night we went and Stole four Pair of Stomps, that is, four Pair of Shoes, in St. Catherines , two Pair we thought proper to make use of for our own wear, and the other two we Sold for 2 s. per Pair. After this Robbery, I left off this wicked course of Life for about two Years, and serv'd as Labourer , to one Mr. Philips a Plaisterer in Bishopsgate-street : One Day he sent me and his Apprentice to Horsey-Down to do some Work; when we came there, the Apprentice sent me up Stairs to fetch a Brush down, no sooner was I up, but I went to Work and broke open a Chest of Drawers, and I took out of it, a black Vel vit Hood, one Cambrick Handkerchief, a Bird's-Eye Handkerchief, a Muslin Handkerchief with yellow Borders, and a smelling Bottle tipp'd with Silver. I was at a stand for sometime, how I should carry them away without being discover'd; at last, I took the Velvit Hood, and wrap'd that about me, next to my Skin, one Handkerchief I thrust into my Breeches, and the other two under each Arm-Pitt; so down I came without any manner of Mistrust. When we went to Dinner, I took an Opportunity and went to Horsey-Down Stairs , and there took Boat, and went to Salt-Peter-Bank , and sold the Hood to one Catherine Collins , a Fence, and two of the Handkerchiefs, for 15 s. 6 d. After this Robbery, I went to Work at Mr. Warner's Apothecaries in Cheapside , and there I Stole a silver Spoon, which I sold for 7 s. 6 d. there was a silver Cup, which I mov'd from the Place where it stood, in order to take it away, but I had no Opportunity. After this, as I was going along Shoreditch , there was a Burying just by Northern Folgate ; I pretended I wanted to see the Deceas'd Person lie in State; but my Business was to get up Stairs if possible, to Rob the House; but instead of going up Stairs, I made a Mistake, and went Backwards into the Kitchen, from thence I took six Plates and march'd off along with the Mobb: My Intent was to hide my Self in the House, till all the Family was asleep, and then to Rob it. The Plates I Planted in Moor-fields , that is, I hid them till next Morning, when I Sold them to a Pewterer's in WhiteChappel , at 6 d. per Pound. One Night as I came from Work, I got into Company with one Morris, and he took me into Leather-Lane , Holborn , where we Stole a silver Lac'd Hatt, (upon the Sneak) which we sold to a Man that cries Old Cloaths, for 7 s. 6 d. As we came along Newgate-street , we stole a Dozen of Stockings upon the same Lay, and sold them for 15 s. The same Night we stole a pair of Shoes that was hung out, at the Corner of St. Martin's-LeGrand ; but my Fellowman bit me and wou'd not give me the Snack, upon which I wou'd not go with him any more. After this I went to Work again for about ten Months, with one William Williamson a Plaisterer ; the first Place I went to Work at, was at a Gentleman's House in Walbroke by Stock's-Market ; where I took an Opportunity to get into the Stable and stole a pair of silver Spurrs, which I sold to one Catherine Collins , for 9s. 6d. After this, Mr. Williamson (not knowing what I had done) wou'd have me go to Work for him in Shoreditch , but my inclinations was rather given to Thieving, than Working; upon which I got into Company with one Thomas Crompton , and we went a Thieving together for some time, and stole several Things. Sometime after this I return'd Home once more to my Mother, and I had not long remain'd at Home, but my Mother bound me to a Master of a Collier , and he bought me Things necessary for his Service, and he gave me a Note to go Aboard, because he was oblig'd to come up to Market at Billingsgate : I thought it not proper to go Aboard, therefore I made the best of my Way for Ratcliff-Highway , and thence to Denmark-street , to see some of my Mothers Acquaintance, and told them I was going to Sea, upon which, one gave me 6 d. another gave me 6 d. and so on till I had got about 7 s. And the same Evening I came into Bishopsgatestreet my Grand-Father met me, and took hold of me, and desir'd me to go Aboard according to my Master's Directions, but all his Persuasions was in vain; then he took me to his House, in order to secure me till he had sent for my Master to carry me Aboard: I broke open the Door about 4 o'Clock in the Morning, and so made my Escape; and going along I saw a Man a Sleep; upon which I took the liberty to search his Pockets, and took what Money I could find about him, which was but 1 s. 5d, and his Hat, and so made off. After this, I went into a Baker's Service , which was to carry out his Bread; I had not been 3 Weeks, before I stole two pair of silver Buttons, and so left his Service. Then I went to Petty-France , and there I continu'd for about six Week in an empty House, till I was oblig'd to quit my Quarters, a Jew having taken it; in bringing in his Goods, I was very officious in helping them, 'till at last I had an opportunity to convey a silver Strainer in my Pocket; then I quitted the Jew's Service. After this, I got acquainted with one Thomas Edwards , he and I went to Thread-needle-street , near the Royal-Exchange , where we saw a Door open, upon which Thomas Edwards went directly up Stairs, while I staid below upon the Watch, and to receive what he stole; and likewise to give him the Word Tommy, which is for him to understand, that some Body is coming, but no Person did come; to Work Tom went, and took two pair of Sheets, and put them into a Pillowbeer, he broke open a Trunk and took out of it a black quilted Petticoat, and a Flannel one, the Sheets we Sold to one Irish Nell a Fence, for 9s. the Petticoat for 7s. 6d. to the same Person. After this Thomas Edwards and I, went and took a Game at the Misissippi-Table, and one Thomas Price came and ask'd us if we dealt in Buff, (we told him, we was Merchants that we dealt in any Thing we could lay our Hands on) that is in Lead, because says he, an Acquaintance of mine has a Key of an empty House to Lett, and I can have it when I please, accordingly we went, and the first Night's Adventure we stole a Pump, and a leaden Pipe, which came down into the Well, and several other Quantities, which we sold in Crooked-Lane for 1 d. per Pound. After this one Daniel Elks and I went into Cock-yard in Bishopsgate-street , where we stole from some Houses in the said Yard, two hundred Weight of Lead, and sold it at the abovesaid Place: After this Robbery Daniel Elks left me as I was Drinking in a Gin-shop; and as I was there, in comes my old Fellowman Thomas Edwards , and he and I soon agreed to go out, and accordingly that very Evening, we stole thirty-five hundred Weight of Lead, and then we left of stealing Lead. After this Thomas Edwards and I went two or three Nights together and had no Success, so we agreed to turn out, and stop the first Man we met, that we thought had the Clie upon him; (that is Money) we had not gone far before we came up to one in Kent-street the other side of the Water; and bid him Stand and Deliver, or else he was a dead Man, the Man very quietly stood still while we search'd him, and we took from him 14s. a Brass Tobacco-Box, and a few Half-pence; as soon as we had done, we pull'd off our Hats, and wish'd him a good Night. After this we went towards Peckham , and just by the first Field, we saw a Man at some Distance, upon which, we made up to him, and stop'd him, and according to Custom, we bid him Stand and Deliver; we took from him 7s. in Silver and 3d. in Half-pence; after we had robb'd him, he could not be contented with his Loss, but he follow'd us, upon which we soon seiz'd him, and flung him into a Ditch, and there we left him. Then we made the best of our Way for PeckhamTown , we went quite round the Town, till we came into the Road, there we met a Man, and Edwards was for attacking him, but I desir'd him not, but he swore he would, and accordingly he did. I was oblig'd to go to his Assistance for fear the Man should be too many for him, and we robb'd him of seven Guineas, a Shilling in Silver, a few Halfpence and a Silver Watch; hearing some People coming along, we was oblig'd to take to our Heels, and made into a Field, and lay'd our selves all along, and we heard them say, this Way they went, upon which, we took the seven Guineas, and the Watch and threw them into a Pond which was just by us, and may be there at this Time for ought I know, for I never went after it, nor my Fellowman, as he told me. After this, he and I went upon the Sneak in Bricklane , near Spittle Fields , I went into a Chandler's Shop, with an intent to steal the Money Drawer, but the Cove came down, which signifies the Man of the House: I made an Excuse, and said, I wanted a half-penny worth of small beer, and so I came out of the Shop; but as I went out, I spy'd a Cellar Window, upon which I cut the Wood and put the Bolt back, I staid sometime in the Cellar, till I had an Opportunity to get into the Shop, which I did, and handed out a Cannister of Coffee, half a Firkin of Butter, a Bottle of Brandy; the Money Drawer being lock'd, or else I had taken that too: The Brandy we made into Punch, and drank our Benefactor's Health, we thought it our Duty so to do. The same Night we robb'd a House just by St. Mary-Overs , we saw the Maid of the House just going in with a full pot of Beer in her Hand, I went up to her, and ask'd her some triffling Questions, in the mean time Thomas Edwards got into the House, and went up Stairs, where he got two Pillowbeers, and put in it two pair of Sheets, and flung them out of the Window to me; after this, he went up another pair of Stairs, which he suppos'd the Maid lay, having a Knife in his Pocket he cut open a Box, and took out some Shifts, Handkerchiefs Caps and several other odd things, which we sold for 35s. After he had done, he came several times down Stairs before he could have an Opportunity to get off, but he did at last with a great deal of difficulty. The next Night we went into Chancery Lane , where Thomas Edwards said there was a Chance, which is as much as to say, that there is room to break into the House, whereupon, he lifted up the Cellar Window, and I went down, and had a Knife in my Pocket, which I always carried about me, and the same Knife which was show'd in the Court last Sessions at the Old Bayley , when I was on my Tryal, with which Knife I took out a pain of Glass, and got into the Kitchen, by unpinning the Window Shutters. I staid there till all the Family was a Bed, which was between 12 and 1 o'Clock in the Morning, then I went to Work, and handed out to Thomas Edwards Sixteen Pewter Plates, and two Copper Stew-pans the Plates we fold for 6 d. per Pound and the Stew-pans for 8 d. After this Thomas Edwards , and I left our Lodgings, and went to Lodge at a House in HollowayLane in Shoreditch , where one Paste and his Doxey Lodg'd; by that means, I and Thomas Edwards came acquainted with this Paste: I had not Lodg'd there long, but I and my Doxey fell out, and so we parted, by reason she wou'd not come to see me while I was in New-Prison , I being taken up; and I swore If I gain'd my Liberty, the first time I could lay my Hands on her, I wou'd cut her Gown off of her Back; and going one Night along Bishopsgate-street , I met her, and I was as good as my Word, for I tore her Gown all to Pieces, and if some People had not come to her Assistance, I believe I should have done her Business. A Day or two after this, Thomas Paste , was taken up and committed to Newgate for a Robbery, but being admitted an Evidence at the Sessions-House , he was at his Liberty again; but I should have told you, the mean Time he was in Gaol, I kept Company with his Doxey. One Evening, Thomas Edwards , James Tripland (which is now a Prisoner, and 'tis said will be admitted an Evidence against some of his Companions, which will be Try'd this Sessions at the Old-Bailey ) and my self, met with Paste, and we was glad to see him at large; and we ask'd him if he would go with us to Mr. Marshal's in Shoreditch , to drink some BurntGinn; ay, says he withal my Heart Boys; when we had been there some time, we began to talk of Business. Paste ask'd Edwards and I, what Lay we went upon? We told him we had been upon the Buff, but now we was going to Mill a Kinn, that is to break open a House; the Hour was appointed, and we all met, and the House that we broke open, was in Whitegate-Alley in Bishopsgatestreet ; Edwards went up Stairs, while I and the rest stood below to watch, and receive what Goods he stole; he hid himself 'till all the Family was in Bed, when he thought every thing was safe, to Work he goes, and Robs the House of several Things of Value, as Plate, Pewter, Brass and Linnen; as he took them, he handed them out to us; while this was doing, the Maid of the House was oblidg'd to get up to Wash, and going down stairs she spy'd Edwards, whereupon he immediately shows her his Pistol, and swore if she spoke one Word, she was a Dead Woman; the poor Girl was so surpriz'd at the sight of the Pistol, and Edwards together, that she fell into a Fit, upon which he took that Opportunity and got clear off undiscover'd. After this Robbery, Paiste said to us, Come Boys, let us go and stop a Rattler, that is a Coach, we readily came into his Proposal, so we made towards Shoreditch , where we met a Coach, but had no Opportunity to stop it, we follow'd at a Distance for some Time, but to no Purpose. Then we went down Old-street , and met a Gentleman, which Paiste bid him stand, upon which, he cryed out Fire, which alarm'd the Neighbourhood, that we was oblig'd to take to our Heels; and made the best of our Way to Hogsdon-square , and cross'd the Fields till we came to St. John's-street , where we met Mr. Prior, a Clergyman, (whom we call a Small-coal-Man) we let him pass by us, till he came to BlackSwan-Alley , when he turn'd down the Alley, we perceiv'd him to look back several Times, we was resolv'd to attack him, according Thomas Edwards took hold of his Coller with one Hand, and in his other was a clasp Knife: whereupon Mr. Prior, cry'd, for God's Sake don't hurt me: upon which I came up, and put a clasp Knife to his Mouth, and swore I wou'd shoot his Brains into Curds and Whey. Then Edward's took his Searfe, James Tripland took his Hat, and I took a 11s. and three Half-pence in Money, and Paiste, took something but I can't remember what, and so we made off. The next Night we went and stole three quarters of a hundred of Lead, in Catheriue-Wheel-Alley in Bishopsgate-Street , and sold it in Crooked-Lane at a Ginn-Shop, for a 1d. per Pound, where Thomas Edwards and I have often sold him Lead at several Times about forescore hundred Weight; particularly at one Time thirty-five hundred Weight, which we stole out of Cock-yard in Bishopsgate-street . N. B. In February last, Thomas Edwards , Paste and James Tripland , was try'd at the Old-Bailey , for Robbing the Rev. Mr. Prior, and I appear'd as an Evidence against them, whereupon Edwards and Paste, was capitally Convicted, and James Tripland was Acquitted; as I am a Dying Man, he was as much guilty of the Robbery as my self, for Paste and Edwards acknowledg'd it in the Cells two Days before their Execution, to a Gentleman who came to see them. Paste and Edwards was Executed on the 6th of March last, for the said Robbery. At the Place of EXECUTION. BECK had been very Impudent and Obdur'd, while under Sentence, but after I left him the Day before his Death, I was inform'd that he wept bitterly in company of some who came to visit him; and next Morning when he went to Chappel he cried very much when at Prayers, and as we were performing other Duties; and then he declar'd himself penitent for all the Sins of his Life, which he said was great and many; and particularly, that he had given such Scandalous offence in Chappel, on Saturday and Sunday last, and upon that account he desir'd Pardon of God and Man, and to die in the Peace of the Church. The very Morning of his Execution, as he was going up Stairs to Chappel, he said to a Young Man, whom he had seen there once or twice before, Now if I had hold of the chain of your Watch, I could take it out without your perceiving any such thing to be done. At the Place, he desir'd to speak with one Peter Buck , who came immediately up to the Cart, and then Beck said, I could not die in Peace till I did you Justice, for upon my Trial declar'd something against you, which was altogether false, and this I desire the World to take notice of, and not to impute that alledgd crime to you. He added no more to his former confessions, only, that he had been a very naughty, disgraceful Boy, and therefore he desir'd all mankind, but especially young People, to take example from his sad fate; to Live in the fear of God, and thus to shun such hard measures and most miserable calamities. He also desir'd, that no body should blame his Parents, or any Person whatsoever for his excessively vicious and wicked Life, for it was what they knew nothing of, neither did ever any of them advise him to follow those irregular courses. Edward Wentland adher'd to his former confessions, and said aloud to the People, that he did not rob the Man that swore against him, and that he never wronged any Body to his knowledge. Both of them declar'd themselves Penitent, and that they hop'd for Salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, and that they died unworthy members of this Church, and in communion thereof. They left the Stage crying out. God have mercy upon us, Lord Jesus receive our Spirits. This is all the Account given by me James Gutherie , ORDINARY of Newgate .

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE’S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession and Dying Words OF PATRICK McCARTY , Who was executed at Russel-street , Covent-Garden , On SATURDAY the Twenty-fifth October, 1760. For the Murder of WILLIAM TALBOT . BEING THE Sixth EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Rt. Hon. Sir THOMAS CHITTY , Knt . LORD-MAYOR of the CITY OF LONDON . NUMBER V. for the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed and sold by J. DIXWELL, in St. Martin’s-Lane, near Charing-Cross,for the AUTHOR: Also Sold by M. COOPER, in Pater-nosfter-Row.[Prince Six-PENCE.] INTRODUCTION. - Et virgo cde madentes Ultima clestum terras Astra reliouit. Ovid. Metam. Lib. I. From blood-stain'd Earth, untainted justice slies, Last of the Gods, and claims her native Skies. The heinous crime of murder carries so many high aggravations in the name and idea of it, that it can scarce admit of any heightening. So strong and deep is the native colour of this guilt, that no tongue, no pencil, no instrument of human imagination can strike it deeper; it mocks all description; it can only be felt; and may none who read this, ever feel it! So keen, so intolerably pungent is the sense of it, to those who are not past feeling. An immortal spirit driven sudden from his earthly house, unprovided, unprepared for, unsecured of, that better, that heavenly mansion, for which it is formed by the Father of Spirits; and out of which celestial abode it can never find true and permanent felicity: his lot cast for all eternity, in the midst of a thousand follies, frailties, and faults, which cannot dwell with celestial happiness; but must depress the spirit, and, if not supported by the consolation, and raised with the hope of healing peace and heavenly pardon, from the supreme judge, must sink it (as sure as bodies gravitate to their center) to that abyss of misery prepared for the destroyer of his angels. What lot more terrible? what thought more amazing and alarming than this? The poet from whom the motto is borrowed, is justly thought by the best critics, to have derived his notions and description of the creation, the deluge, the gradual degeneracy of mankind, and decay of piety, (which provoked that deluge, and which are well represented in his four ages of the world) from a higher source than heathen mythology, even from the writings of Moses, to which his poetical rhapsodies are in many instances so conformable. In proof of this, consider the sentiments delivered by Moses in the sacred oracles. Gen. iv. 10, 11. The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground, and now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her Mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy band, &c. And again, Gen. vi. 11. The earth also was corrupt before God; and the earth was filled with violence, &c. v. 12, 13. And behold I will destroy them with the earth. After the flood, the fame crying sin is forbidden, and guarded against with the wisest cautions, and the surest and severest sanctions of Divine vengeance, Gen. ix. v. 3 - 6. At the same time that the royal grant of animal food is given from heaven, without which charter man has no right to the life of the meanest living creature, blood and murder are warned against and warded off. But flesh which is the life thereof, which is the blood thereof shall you not eat. And surety your blood of your lives will I require, &c. Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. The like precepts and sanctions are conveyed by the law and the prophets; and with greater authority by him who came not to destroy but to save life. On this supposition, 'tis no wonder if the goddess of justice be represented in the stile of heathen poetry, as flying from earth to heaven, detesting the horrors of a world drenched in blood; strongly conveying, and beautifully insinuating, this great truth, that murder is against every rule of natural right, most offensive to the deity and his attribute of justice; and in consequence that the disposal and resuming of life is a prerogative royal of the sole giver of life, which none should presume to invade without a warrant from the supreme power conveyed thro' the channels of proper and regular authority: - that he communicates his power for the purposes of his universal kingdom, the good of the whole, to his vice-gerents on earth; since by him Kings reign, and Princes decree justice, Prov. viii. 15. Rom. xiii. 4. Whose sword is put into their hands, not to be wielded in vain; and through them conveyed to the ministers of their just and lawful commands, from the highest to the lower ranks of men, whether in the civil or military line; who by these direct means derive their authority over the life of a transgressor, or a public enemy, from the Fountain of all power. The argument, therefore, against murder, whether of self, or another, drawn from this principle, is valid and impregnable; and "great pity it is" that the niblers at it, in a late Magazine, did not seriously and sagaciously consider this before they began to shew and apply their teeth to that file: because, - Fragili qu rens illidere dentem, Offendet silido. HOR. L. II. Sat. 1. This attack came from a quarter, whence by the shew and the colours they hang out, it should be least expected. The Gentleman's Magazine should keep up to its title, by giving more gentleman-like treatment, by exhibiting proofs of an extensive knowledge, of candid thoughts and behaviour, becoming a gentleman's education. But if to curtail, misrepresent, and then abuse a performance; if to plunder and maim a traveller, and then sneer at him, become the assumed character of a gentleman, it must be owned, that in this instance, the compiler, like Mackh - th, has top'd his Part. The better morals and sentiments of the heathen poet, will one day rise in judgment against those who disgrace the more venerable name we bear, and the superior degrees of light, of grace and truth, which are daily offered to us. With some out-lines of the same poet's description of the iron age, applicable to the tragic scene before us, I beg leave to close this introduction. -"De duro est ultima serro Protinus irrumpit ven pejoris in vum Omne nesas; fugere pudor, verumque fidesque In quorum subiere locum, fraudesque dolique, Insidique & vis, & amor sceleratus habendi." - Hard steel succeeded then; And stubborn as the metal were the men. Truth, modesty, and shame the world for sook; Fraud, avarice, and force, their places took. "Jamque nocens ferrum, ferroque nocentius aurum Prodierat; prodit bellum quod pugnat utroque; Sanguineaque manu crepitantia concutit arma. Vivitur ex rapto." Thus cursed steel, and more accursed gold, Gave mischief birth, and made that mischief bold; And double death did wretched man invade, By steel assaulted, and by gold betray'd. Now brandish'd weapons glitt'ring in their hands, Mankind is broken loose from moral bands. THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour Confession, and Dying Words; &c. By virtue of the King's commission of the peace, and oyer and terminer, for the city of London, and at the general sessions of gaol delivery of Newgate, holden for the city of London and county of Middlesex at Justice-hall in the Old Baily, before the Right Honourable Sir Thomas Chitty , Knt . Lord Mayor , the Honourable Mr. Justice Clive, one of the Judges of his Majesty's court of Common Pleas; Sir Sidney Stafford Smythe , Knt . one of the Barons of his Majesty's court of Exchequer; Sir William Moreton , Knt . Recorder , and others his Majesty's Justices of oyer and terminer for the said city and county; on Wednesday the 22d, Thursday the 23d, and Friday the 24th of October, in the 34th Year of his [late] Majesty's reign, Patrick M'Carty was capitally convicted for the willful murder of William Talbot . Patrick M'Carty , otherwife Carty , was indicted for the murder of William Talbot , by striking and stabbing him in the left bread, and giving him one wound of fix inches deep, and three quarters of an inch wide, on the 11th of October in the parish of St. Giles in the Fields , of which wound he instantly died. He was also indicted for the same, on the statute of stabbing, and on the Coroner's jury of inquest. The nature and circumstances of the crime were pathetically, and in strong terms, but with candour, laid before the court, and jury, by the learned council, for the prosecution, to this effect: that the prisoner at the bar had kept the King’s-head , at the corner of Prince's-street , in Drury-lane , about six months ago; but having failed, and kept out of the way, an execution was awarded against him in the palace court for a debt, which, with the costs, amounted to 4 l. and upwards; that most of the officers of that quarter being afraid to apprehend him, this attempt unhappily fell to the lot of the deceased, who being apprehensive of an escape, sent for four or five officers to prevent it. The prisoner being in custody, demanded what was due? The deceased put his hand to his pocket to find the execution, and tell the exact sum; during which, the prisoner lifted up his hand with a knife eight or nine inches long, like a cook's knife; and while Talbot, (spying it,) strove to defend his head with his left arm, stab'd him under it, in the left breast, cut the great tendon of his heart; he only said, Oh! He has done for me, and expired. The prisoner brandish’d his weapon, made several pushes at others who stood at some distance in the room, clear'd his way, walk'd down Prince's-street with the bloody knife in his hand, was pursued to Vere-street , and Clare-street ; and the cry of murder being at his heels, was stopt, surrounded by a soldier, and one or two more; and he having still the instrument of death in his hand, it was with hazard and difficulty wrested from him, and being seized and taken before Justice F - G was committed to Newgate . All this, with other aggravating circumstances, was proved by seven or eight witnesses on the trial; and what is remarkable, by a ninth witness also, who was called in the prisoner's behalf to prove what provocation he received from the deceased. The trial continued about an hour and a quarter, and the jury brought in their verdict in a few minutes, without going out of court. At his arraignment, and during his trial, his behaviour was better than could be expected from several gloomy symptoms of a disordered mind, which appeared during his consinement; whether real, or affected, let others determine, as they see cause. But at this, juncture he seem'd composed and quite free from any such symptoms, resolute and unconcern'd, except when the evidence was given about the manner in which he struck the mortal blow, attended with an expression of his breath, like that of a paviour beating down the pavingstones with his rammer. His countenance changed, some say, into a convulsive motion like a laugh, others say he wept, but which foever it was, he put up his handkerchief to his face, to hide it, and wiped his eyes. During the trial, he was observed also to change handkerchiefs with his brother, who stood very near him at the bar; on which various furmises and conjectures were raised, either that poison was conveyed thereby to the prisoner, or else that the prisoner had therein delivered something valuable to his brother; he was therefore afterwards questioned by me, concerning the reason of this exchange, and he said, it was only to return his brother's, and get his own handkerchief from him. Immediately after conviction, sentence of execution was pronounced against him in a very awful, solemn and affecting manner, with an earnest exhortation to him, and prayer for him, that he might by true and hearty repentance be entitled to that mercy in a better world, which could not be extended to him here; and that for this purpose, he might make the best use possible of the very few hours he had to live. And instead of being executed at the usual place, and then delivered to be anatomized, it was judged expedient, in order to deter other desperate debtors, or offenders, especially in that part of the town, where it is said to be too prevailing, from offering any violence to the officer of law and justice, in the discharge of their duty, to execute him at the crossing of several streets between Dury-lane and Covent-garden, nearly within fight o his late house, where the perfidious and bloody deed was perpetrated, and afterwards that his body should be hung in chains at Finchley-common. Having thus thrown together what seemed material and striking, concerning his trial, conviction and execution, the reader is desired to accept of the following brief narrative of his behaviour after his commital. When brought to Newgate, on the day of the fact, and within an hour or two after it, as he fat in the tap-room, he is said to have imputed this rash deed to an unguarded passion, and seem'd to relent. When visited next morning, being Sunday, October 12, he lay on his bed in a room on the press-yard side, which he had paid for; but appeared quite restless and uneasy. I could not forbear expressing my great concern to see him in that sad situation, tho’ a stranger to him and his case; he answer'd without hesitation, that "his case was very bad; for he had killed a man yesterday." I replied, may God give you grace, to repent of this your crime, and of all those evil courses and steps which have betrayed you to so desperate a. deed; but rise quickly and come up to chapel: he forthwith consented and complied, and was at prayers sooner than I could expect. observing him in chapel, to behave awkwardly, sitting when he should kneel, and making no responses, nor reading the Psalms, he was beckon'd to, and directed to open and use a Prayerbook, which he did, being assisted by some other of the prisoners in turning to the psalms and prayers, to which he seemed to give some attention, though with manifest disturbance and confusion, and without any appearance of composure and comfort. This brought to mind that heavy threatning of the Almighty, by the prophet Ifaiah (i. 15.) When ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear, YOUR HANDS ARE FULL OF BLOOD. Yet through this thick and dark cloud, a gleam of light and hope seems to break, to prevent utter despair, in the words immediately following, v. 16, 18. Wash ye, make ye clean, put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes, cease to do evil, learn to do well, - though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow, though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. The lessons also for the morning service were read, open'd and explain'd, and some proper doctrines and uses raised from them, and applied to this and the rest of the prisoners. It was not without a particular felicity, that Nebuchadnezzar's setting up the golden image to be worshipped in the empire of Babylon, a type of the corruptions of the church of Rome, (Dan. iii.) fell in for the first lesson; on which occasion were set before them, the general corruption and prostitution of the consciences of all ranks and conditions of men, in submitting to it; except the three Israelites, true servants of the living God, who made a noble stand against this impious and idolatrous decree; the reward of their brave resolution in suffering patiently, for obeying the will of God, rather than the impious command of man, by passing unhurt through the burning fiery furnace: being preserved by the Divine presence of the Son of God, as this mighty king himself saw and confessed; in consequence of which, he made a decree against dishonouring, or blaspheming the true God; because there is no other God that can deliver after this fort; and promoted his well-tried and faithful servants. These were subjects that should affect the heart of a murderer, bred up in the tenets of persecuting idolatry in that church, which, while it continues unreformed from such doctrines and practices, will ever be a scandal to the laws of God, and the religion of Christ. These proofs should strike him with the strongest and clearest conviction, that he was hitherto in the wrong way; and for the present he really seem'd strongly affected, lifting up his eyes for mercy, when these subjects were touched upon, and when to awaken him to a sense of his guilt, the contrary cause of his expected punishment was laid before him. The 2d lesson, St. Mark xiv. was also explained and applied, setting before him the great end of Christ's appearance and sufferings in our nature, and the blessed hope of pardon and salvation he might by true repentance, and a lively faith derive to his soul from this most merciful and amazing dispensation of divine love; especially considering what farther occurred in this chapter; viz. Peter's rash deed of cutting off an ear; the dental of his master, with many aggravating circumstances; and yet his conversion and repentance. These were insisted on for an example and admonition to the most heinous offenders not to fall into despair, but like Peter, to think on their own crimes with hearty contrition, to weep and pray for pardon; and that, believing, they should receive it, and become everlasting monuments of the Divine mercy, after the example of this fallen but recover'd and restored disciple of the blessed Jesus, recorded in the gospel for the direction and consolation of the most rash and unguarded sinners. Notwithstanding he seem'd deeply affected with what was spoken to him on this subject and occasion, yet when applied to after prayers, he declared himself of the church of Rome, desired he might not be hindered from having a gentleman of that persuasion come to him; (a request he had no occasion to make to me, for I never knew them excluded) for that he freely acknowledged he should be directed by him; though in the mean time he should be glad of my assistance; which, while in his right mind, he accepted of to the last. On this occasion he was answered, that I was sensible how difficult it is to get clear of the prejudices, and even errors of education, but that he had now a fair opportunity for it; that his present dreadful circumstances, if duly improved, might be the occasion of saving his soul; that for this end, every help in my power should be chearfully and heartily given to him, with the same zeal and sincerity as for my own soul: and as to his request for other assistance, he well knew he was now my proper charge; that if the gentlemen whose help and direction he desired, had the power over us, no such favour would be indulged to our people in the like case. This he fairly owned to be true; and from thence (he was told) he might see we had that badge and character of the true disciples of Christ; charity, mutual forbearance, and meekness of spirit, which they wanted; and by this alone he might distinguish this true living branch of the Catholic-church, from all false and dead branches: 'by this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye love one another.' Adding several other marks and proofs, both at this time, and in the afternoon service, which he attended; that we are a sound part of the Catholic-church, and that they are fallen from it; warn'd him also of the consequence of putting himself under another's direction, which I have so often known by experience, that he would be forbidden any farther intercourse with me. However, as he could read, I put a Bible, and other proper tracts into his hands, pointed out the most proper places, and having again warned and directed him, left him to his choice. His brother, with another visitor, were frequently with him; and one or two of the runners were constantly to be left with him, to prevent his offering any violence to himself, according to a caution and order given concerning him, by the justice who committed him. In a day or two he was visited by a gentleman of his own perswasion, as he had desired; but about the same time he began to behave and speak as if mad: when I saw him in the press-yard, he was fingering his irons, asked one of his keepers to let him out, said the affair of the crime he was charged with was got over very well, that the man was recovered, for he had given him fifteen guineas and paid for his cure. The same afternoon he committed several outrages, having given a violent stroke on the nose to James, one of the runners, and beat his head against the wall; in consequence of which he was moved by four men into a cell, and there chained down to a floor. A lay gentleman, Mr. H -, who visited him once or twice in this situation, spoke seriously to him, bid him think of employing his time better, and read good books. He thanked him for his advice, and said he would do so. However, he gave but awkward proofs of his performing his promise, for he kept singing aloud, thus chained as he was, and said he did not value it, nor any thing else they could do-owned his father told him ten years ago that he should be hang'd! [Hear this ye undutiful children! ye obdurate sinners! who provoke and rebel against those who love you, and care most for your happiness, and anxiously forewarn you of your misery, that ye may escape it. Hear this and tremble!] He added, but I am determined I will not be hanged. On this a fresh caution was given to the keepers to watch him more closely, and admit none to him without being present. On his continuing several days to behave like a madman, the Bible, and other books and tracts which I had lent him, were by me ordered to be gathered up and restored. They were all found and returned, except one, which I had first carefully read to him, and instructed him more fully in the contents of it, and then lent to him to be perused in private: this was missing, and could never be recovered. The purport of it is, to shew in few and plain words, the essential and primary articles of the Christian Faith, wherein we agree with the church of Rome, and those twelve articles, superadded, introduced, and imposed, within a few centuries past, by that church, contrary to scripture and antiquity, wherein we therefore differ from them. The tract is entitled, A View of the Articles of the Protestant and Popish Faith: To which is added, An Address to the Laity. This was unluckily sunk, or possibly underwent the flames, as its author might have done in worse times, for bearing witness to truths disagreeable to zealots who are wilfully blind. But alas! why should we be deemed and treated as their enemies, for telling them the most necessary and salutary truths? M'Carty being asked by me, at his last day but one, whether he had read this, and what he had done with it? he said he could give no account of it, for he had read very little of it, and that he had left it in his room: but there it was not to be found, as before-mentioned, tho' more valuable books were. On the day intervening between sentence and execution, he was again visited by me in his cell, where he lay in his bed reading, and seemed tolerably well composed and resigned: having again condoled with him, he was reminded that his present sad condition was what he had too much reason to expect for some time past, hoped therefore it did not surprize him unprepared: that it is my duty to assist and comfort him under it, and endeavour to prepare him for a speedy change for a better place. He thanked me; but "owned he had been visited by another gentleman, who had done whatever was necessary for him; that he was easy in his mind, and would not change his condition with any one." But is there not an opium for souls as there is for bodies? a spirit of slumber and delusion that is deadly poison to the soul? We are assured by the best authority that there is, and are warned against it. I therefore earnestly beseeched him to attend to a word of exhortation, and join in prayers, in which I told him I should urge nor offer nothing in either, but matters in which Christians of every denomination do, or may, safely agree. On these terms I visited him twice this day, for above an hour each time, which he seemed thankfully to receive, and heartily to join in the prayers offered up. In the intervals of which time we had some conversation: he seemed to resent the strict guard kept over him left he should destroy himself by poison, or otherwife; saying, that because Stirn had been possessed with the devil, and made away with himself, they imagined it was so with him too; but, he added, God forbid I should have any such thought. He was instructed in a proper exhortation concerning the heinous and hardening nature of his crime; and that without holiness no man shall see the Lord; earnestly warned, therefore, not to rest in a superficial repentance, or slight endeavour, after that true peace and holiness, but to cry mightily for pardon before he be forever excluded from the hope of it. He was sensibly touched; he complied; he kneeled down on the ground, prayed with his face bowed down to the bed, wept, sob'd and cried earnestly for mercy. Thrice at one visit we repeated this exercise, wherein proper prayers, relative to his crime, were offered up; also for true and hearty contrition, charity and grace to forgive all whom he apprehended to have injured or offended him in any wife, and for those whom he had wronged and injured, especially the widow and orphans whom he had deprived of a husband and a father, and his creditors, to all whom he was incapable to make any satisfaction; beseeching God, of his rich mercy in Christ Jesus, to recompence them with his manifold blessings, and to do them good for the evil he had done them. We prayed also for resignation to the Divine Will, such a servent love of God as should inspire him with an utter abhorrence of sin, and all other graces necessary for a dying person. In conversation he told me, that the fact he was to die for, was occasioned by an affair that happened the 17th of march last, when Mrs. L - D, (the wife of one of the witnesses against him, at whose suit he was arrested by Talbot) came into his house with two men, had some liquor, and a reckoning to pay, for which they offered a ring to pledge, instead of money, and laid it on the bar; that his wife being then in the bar, refused it; and referring it to him, he also said he would take no pawns, as she had once before pledged a silver spoon with them, which proved to be stolen: - That upon this, one of the men took up the ring again, and carried it off; and in a few days after they served him with a writ for the value of the said ring; and he being then, or soon after, under a cloud, banished from his house and business, the suit was carried against him in the court, and run to an execution. - That Mr. Talbot, who knew all the affair, had been his schoolfellow and old acquaintance, yet took it upon himself to arrest him for it. He declared that when he drew his knife he did not intend to murder, but to fright him away by a cut on the head or shoulder that he might make his escape. It was asked, why did you carry such a desperate weapon about you? he answered, he had usually carried it, when in business, as a cook's knife. Are you a cook then? he said he understood a good deal of it: it is said that you were a baker by trade; he answered, he never served his time to it. It is known, however, by his acquaintance, that he has followed that business during the former part of fifteen years that he has been in London; after which he kept the house (in which the fact was done) for three or four years; during most part of which time he served as a parishofficer, or headborough, and is said to have behaved well in that office: he had r the nick-name of laughing Carty, from a propensity to that habit. Being farther questioned, whether he had not declared and resolved to kill any man who should attempt to arrest him; he said, no: but owned he had threatened hard. It was then gently hinted to him, that, besides the fact of which he was convicted, the world took great liberties with his character in another very tender point, of which it behoved him to clear himself if he could: he desired to know what that was; and was answered, that it was said by some of his neighbours that he was the cause of his wife's death; tho' it must be acknowledged at the same time that others of them deny it. He wished to know who charged him with such a thing, for if he were abroad and at liberty, he could soon convince them to the contrary, adding, that he was in exile, and at a distance from his wife when she died, and that it was only a malicious report; and being easy in his own mind about it, he cared not what the world said. Another charge was mentioned to him, which I told him I should be glad to set in a true light, that of tricking his brewer out of a sum of money which had been paid into his hands, in part of a much greater debt. Of this matter he gave the following account: About the 15th of April last he was arrested for 27 l. at the suit of his coal-merchant; he had only 111. in the house, the goods and stock of which were then appraising, in order to be sold to his successor, Mr. C - ns: he desired the officer, P - p W - r, to take his word for an hour till he should receive more money; but this he refused. He then applied to Robson, his own appraiser, then in the house, settling the appraisement, to take his sum of 111. and make it up 27 l. but neither would he do it. He sent his brother to W - m B - n, a publican, in Little Wild-street, to borrow 21 l. of him: this sum Mr. B - n sent him immediately, (tho' he owed him twenty-five guineas before) telling him he must repay it punctually, being his brewer's money; which M'Carty promised to do. With this, and part of his own, he paid the 27 l. and had his liberty. About ten minutes after, his wife sent for him to a neighbour's house, and asked him for some money; he gave her three guineas and a handful of halfpence, about two shillings, which the said was sufficient. Before he could return to his house again, Mr. T - n, his brewer, was there, with his clerk, Mr. A - ms, and his two coopers, who told him the appraisement was ended, and bid him come and take his money; Mr. Y - g, the appraiser for his successor, was telling down the money, about 103 l. in notes and cash: a proper receipt was drawn for it, and given to be read and signed by M'Carty. This done, the brewer's clerk snatched up the notes, cash, receipt, and put all in his pocket. To this, Y - g the appraiser, objected, and said, you have nothing to do with the receipt, that is for Mr. Cummins, who paid for the goods. M'Carty stood still, affrighted for Mr. B - n, who must be broke if he did not repay him the forty-five guineas borrowed of him: at the same time Mr. T - n's officers were waiting in the tap-room to arrest him for the remainder of his debt, over the sum now expected. M'Carty stood and paused, thought it was better one should be bankrupt than two; that he should prevent this by paying his debt of honour for cash advanced him first, and that his other creditors should have their dividend as well as his brewer, who, he thought, had gained more by him than any of the rest. His brandy-merchant and his distiller, who had been kind to him, and got little by him, were to be considered. The house was his brewer's; he had paid him 3000 l. in the time he had lived there. His brother was present, weeping; his wife gone out, and liquor, as she too often, used to be. M'Carty resolutely stood up and told them they had robbed him, and he would prosecute them all if they did not restore the receipt or money. They stared at one-another. He dispossessed Mrs. Cummins of the bar, and goods, which she had entered into before payment. They gave him fair words, asking, if they should return the cash, whether he would repay it to them. Here he owns he told a lye in promising that he would. They then laid down all but 10 l. which they stopped, left any taxes should be due on the house; for which not above three or four pounds were due. He took up 93 l. and put it in his waistcoat pocket; then sitting at the room door, he locked it, and swore bitterly that no officer should come in to arrest him; but had first given possession to his successor. He then said openly it was better to go to gaol with money than without; but called for a sheet of paper to settle accounts with his brewer; to which they readily complied. Mean time he begged the officers might not arrest him while he went about the house to do his business: this was agreed to. One who had a writ against him was not in the way; but his followers were watching him. His brother discovered that the cooper was dispatched for the officer to arrest him, contrary to promise; of which he apprised him; and then pushing out of the door, said, you will be arrested as soon as you have paid that money; get you gone: he tuck'd up his skirt, and went directly to his neighbour Br - n's, paid, and settled with him for the forty-five guineas borrow'd; paid his brother twenty guineas more for his service of above three years, during which, he acted for him as his clerk, and did any other business he put him to. Now, said he, if I must go to gaol Br - n is safe, and will give me a meal while he is at liberty. He was not now master of above thirty pounds. He left his wife at her sister's in Drury-lane; the expences of whose funeral came upon him in a week after; when her friends, who had lived upon him, raised this report of his being the occasion of her death; which, he declares, was rather occasioned, as he believed, by her excessive drinking. He still kept out of the way; but in a week or two wrote to his creditors, an offer of four shillings in the pound in a month's time, if they would sign his letter of licence: all were willing except the brewer, who said he would not give him a day. He owed in all about 600 l. and had debts to the amount of 100 l. due to him; but his debtors hearing that his creditors would not compound, nor give him liberty to sue for and recover his debts, refused to pay; saying, let him come for it. Being particularly asked, he declared he never saw any evil practices going forward in his house from the time he enter'd into it, and first banished the bad company which had frequented it. - Also that he never made an ill use of his office of headborough , but applied himself only to prevent riots, and disperse bad company in his neighbourhood; and the like character in that respect, is attested by gentlemen of credit in that neighbourhood. Thus having spent an hour or two with him the night before his execution, he bless'd and thank'd me for the consolation and assistance given him; but insinuated at the same time, his spiritual guide had said as much as that there was no occasion for my visits or assistance. When visited next morning, the priest of his own persuasion had been with him, and performed the duties and requisites of his office for him. This he told me. And also that he had particular directions from him, what prayers to use, and seem'd determined to adhere to those directions only; hinting withal, that he neither desired nor expected any other from me: however, I reminded him of an advice which I had often repeated to him, viz. to offer up all his prayers to God, only thro' the all-sufficient merits of our only mediator and advocate Jesus Christ. To this he seemed to assent. I offered up a short mental prayer for him, and told him I should continue to do so while he lived and it could avail him. He was decently dressed, and ready to go into the court when we parted. He was carried out about half an hour after eight in the morning, being handcuffed with iron, and his arms pinion'd with a rope: he seemed resigned and calm, and lifting up his face to prayer. He continued reading and praying both going to the place of execution and at it; for which purpose he made use of two books alternately; and was assisted in changing and turning to the prayers he was directed to by the executioner, as his own hands were bound. He is said to have continued in prayer a considerable time at the place or execution, and appeared penitent and resigned. This is all the Account given by me. STEPHEN ROE , Ordinary of Newgate .

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words OF THE MALEFACTORS, Who were Executed at TYBURN, ON TUESDAY the 13th of April, 1743. BEING THE SECOND EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Right Honble . Robert Willimot , Esquire . LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON . Number II. For the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Bolt-Court , near the Leg-Tavern , Fleet-street . M,DCC,XLIII. (Price SIX-PENCE.) THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Honourable ROBERT WILLIMOT , Esq; Lord-Mayor of the City of London , the Right Honourable Lord Chief Justice WILLES, the Honourable Mr. Justice CHAPPLE, the Honourable Mr. Baron ABNEY, and the Honourable Mr. Serjeant URIN, Recorder of the City of London, and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer for the said City, and Justices of Goal-Delivery for London and Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 8th, 9th, and 10th of December, 1742, and in the Sixteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign. SEVEN Men, viz. David Tod , Richard Hassell , Michael Buley , Lot Cavenagh , Thomas Haven , Jacob Cordosa , John Robinson , and one Woman, viz. Cordelia Taylor , were by the Jury found Guilty of capital Crimes, and had Sentence of Death pronounced upon them. ALSO, at the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Honourable ROBERT WILLIMOT , Esq; Lord-Mayor of the City of London , the Right Honourable Lord Chief Baron PARKER, the Honourable Mr. Justice WRIGHT, the Honourable Mr. Justice BURNET, the Honourable Mr. Serjeant URLIN, Recorder of the City of London, and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer for the City of London, and Justices of Goal-Delivery of Newgate, for the said City and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, being the 14th, 15th, 17th, 18th, and 19th of January, 1742. NINE Men, viz. Thomas Dennis , William Bland , or Brand , Bryan Cooley , William Burnet , John Tighe , Thomas Cummyns , Gerard Cavenagh , Patrick Kelley , and Daniel Wicket , and two Women, viz. Honor Cavenagh and Catherine Kelly , were by the Jury convicted of capital Crimes, and received Sentence of Death. AS also, at the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Honourable ROBERT WILLIMOT , Esq; Lord-Mayor of the City of London, the Honourable Mr. Baron CARTER, the Honourable Mr. Baron DENNISON, the Honourable Mr. Serjeant URLIN, Recorder of the said City, and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer for the City of London, and Justices of Goal-Delivery for London and Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, being the 23d, 24th, and 25th of February, 1742-3, and in the Sixteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign. FOUR Men, viz. James Smith , James Roberts , Stephen Wright , and Henry Bully , and one Woman. viz. Ann Bradford , were by the Jury convicted of capital Crimes, and received Sentence of Death. WHILE under Sentence, most of them being very ignorant, they were instructed in the necessary Articles of our Holy Religion, as our Blessed Saviour directs us, John xvii. 3. And this is Life eternal to know thee, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent. Whence it was needful to observe to them, that the saving Knowledge of God, and Jesus Christ, secures to us eternal Life; and therefore it is necessary that we endeavour to attain this saving Knowledge. THEY were likewise admonished sincerely to repent of all their Sins, especially those heinous and villainous Crimes, for which they then suffered so much Shame and Sorrow. To repent of Sin, so as to forsake it; to forsake it, so as to be in Love with the Dictates of Piety, Holiness, and Virtue; to love God, his Precepts and his Ordinances above all Things, and to run in the Way of his Commandments, so as not to grow Weary; to labour so as not to faint, for says our Blessed Saviour, Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish, Luke xiii. 3. And St. Peter to those very Jews who were the Betrayers and Crucifiers of the Lord of Life and Glory, " Repent ye therefore, i. e. of that horrid Guilt " of murthering Christ, with which he had " upbraided them, and be converted, that " your Sins may be blotted out, when the " Times of refreshing shall come from the " Presence of the Lord." From this I observed, that the greatest of Sinners are invited to come unto Christ; " Come unto me all " ye that are weary and heavy laden, and I " will give you rest, St. Matthew xi. 23. " &c. THEY were also instructed as to the Nature of the Christian Sacraments, to renew their Baptismal Vows, by receiving the blessed Communion of our Lord's last Supper, wherein we have the Intent and Efficacy of Christ's Death and Sufferings represented, exhibited, and conveyed to us in a visible and lively Manner. Accordingly most of them took the Sacrament, and behaved very devoutly thereat, twice before the Report was made, having been several Weeks under Sentence. WHILE these, and many like Admonitions were given, they all attended in Chappel, and seemed very earnest at Prayers and Exhortations, being more affected and serious than many of those unfortunate Creatures often are. Some of them were sick at Times, but so soon as they could conveniently, came up to Chappel, and joined in our religious Exercises. However William Burnet , a Boy of fifteen or sixteen, was most Part of the Time sick, so that he could but seldom assist at Chappel, tho' when present he behaved quietly, but was always very indisposed, and had nobody to come after him. Gerard Cavenagh and Honor his Wife , and Patrick Kelly and Catherine his Wife , which two Women were Sisters by Birth as well as in Iniquity; (all the four last named were for High-Treason in counterfeiting the current Coin of this Kingdom) as also Bryan Cooley , all of them attended very regularly with the rest, though they were all five of them Irish Papists , excepting sometimes certain Persons of their own Persuasion privately visited them. UPON Thursday, the 24th of March, 1742-3, Report was made to his Majesty in Council of these 24 Malefactors, when Thomas Cummins , for assaulting Thomas Bond on the Highway, putting him in Fear, a Shirt, Value 20 s. a long Muslin Neckcloth, Value 2 s. a Cambrick Handkerchief, Value 3 s. and a Pair of Shoes, Value 5 s. the Property of Samuel Bond , December 17th; Ann Bradford , for stealing Nineteen Guineas, the Money of William Brown , in the Dwelling-House of John Lancaster , Feb. 16; William Brand for assaulting William Blackwell on the Highway, and taking from him a Hat, Value 2 s. 6 d. Dec. 25; received his Majesty's most gracious Pardon. Catherine Kelley and Honor Cavenagh , two Sisters, for High-Treason, in counterfeiting the current Coin of this Kingdom, in Conjunction with their Husbands (who were executed) were ordered to be transported for Life. Richard Hassel for stealing forty Pieces of Portugal Gold Coin, called Moidores, Value 34 l. and thirty-five Pieces of Gold Coin, called Guineas, Value 36 l. 15 s. the Monies of Philip Brown , Samuel Slater , and Thomas Brown , in their Dwelling-House, Oct. 29; John Robinson for breaking and entering the Dwelling-House of Triphena Eden , Widow , in the Night, and taking from thence two Casks, containing eight Gallons of Rum, one Cask containing ten Gallons of Brandy, &c. the Goods of the said Triphena Eden , Oct. 15; Thomas Haven , of St. Mary le bon , for stealing thirty-one Pieces of Gold Coin, called Guineas, Value 32 l. 11 s. one Piece of Portugal Gold, Value 3 l. 12 s. one Piece ditto, Value 1 l. 16 s. and 33 s. in Money, the Money of Richard Cross , in his Dwelling-House, Oct. 29; Daniel Wicket for assaulting Sarah Smith on the King's Highway, putting her in Fear, and taking from her four Shifts, three Aprons, four Caps, three Handkerchiefs, and one Pair of Stays, Dec. 21; were ordered to be transported for fourteen Years. John Tighe , of Chatham , in the County of Kent , Coachman , for that he, after the 24th Day of June, 1736, to wit, on the 13th of May, in the fifteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign, in the Parish of St. Margaret, Westminster , in the County of Middlesex , did forge and counterfeit, or caused to be forged and counterfeited, and did willingly act and assist in forging and counterfeiting a certain Instrument, partly printed and partly written and sealed, purporting to be a general Release, with the Name of George Frogget , of Chatham , in the County of Kent , Ship-Wright ; and Henry Bulley , for breaking and entering the House of Joseph Taylor , Esq ; in the Hospital of Bridewell , about the Hour of three in the Night, and stealing one Silver Cup and Cover, 2 Silver Mugs, 6 Salvers, 3 Dozen of Spoons, 2 Dozen of Silver handled Knives, 37 Forks, 1 Silver Sauce-Pan, 3 Salts, 3 Salt Spoons, &c. Value 80 l. the Property of Joseph Taylor , Esq ; in the said Dwelling-House, Feb. 15; were respited to a further Hearing or Report, some Circumstances having appeared upon their Trials which seem'd to plead in their Favour. The remaining Thirteen, viz. Michael Bewley , David Todd , Cordelia Taylor , Lot Cavenagh , Jacob Cordosa , William Burnet , Thomas Dennis , Patrick Kelley , Garret Cavenagh , Bryan Cooley , Stephen Wright , James Roberts , and James Smith , were order for Execution, but Jacob Cordosa and Cordelia Taylor were afterwards reprieved. Michael Bewley , of St. Giles Cripplegate , was indicted for breaking and entering the Dwelling-house of David Hodges , after the Hour of seven at Night, and stealing four Pewter Plates, Value 2 s. the Goods of David Hodges , October 25. 1. Michael Bewley , 24 Years of Age, of honest Parents in Bishopsgate street , was educated at School, so far as to be able to read the Bible, and every thing else that was good, as he advanced in Years. His Father being a Weaver of Handkerchiefs, when Michael was of Age, he was bound Apprentice to him , and served his Time, as he says, honestly; when his Apprenticeship was expired, he wrought for himself, and married a very sober Woman, and might have provided very handsomely for his Family; but inclining to Vice and Idleness, did not mind his Business, and associated with the vilest Company both of Men and Women, which completely ruin'd him; he had some Children, who were so happy as to die before him. He own'd the committing the Burglary he died for, confessing, that he took out two Panes of Glass, and got in at a Window, intending to strip the Kitchen of the Pewter, and every thing else he could have laid Hands on; but Mrs. Hodges coming home just at the Time, he only mov'd four Plates, laying them on the Dresser, for then being interrupted, he was obliged to hurry off without his Prize, and happy had it been for him could he have got off so; but the good Woman seeing him jump out at the Window he came in by, and he happening to fall, she immediately seized and brought him to Justice, otherwise he intended to have plundered the House of every Thing valuable. He declared farther, that he should never have left off that pernicious and destructive Course of Life; but that he had never been guilty of any Burglary, except that for which he had been apprehended, having dealt only in little Rogueries, such as robbing Shops, whilst the Backs of People were turned, and cutting Cloth off the Tenters, with other such like indiscreet Practices which brought him to this deserved, untimely, and ignominious End. In Effect, what better could be expected, having always led a most profligate Life, keeping always the vilest of Company, both Men and Women, especially the latter, for whom he forsook his lawful Wife; and being seldom or never Sober for any long Time, in spite of all wholesome Instructions, Reproofs, and Admonitions of his honest Father, and Spouse, who were continually prophecying, and forewarning him, but too truly, what would be the End of such vicious and destructive Courses. ONE Thing above all, stuck for sometime terribly in his Stomach, namely, that he should suffer Death for only breaking into a House, when he did not carry any Thing off; but he never considered that was not owing to any Goodness in himself, but only to his being interrupted and prevented; his Design having been, not to have spared any Thing. At last, however, he seemed better reconciled to it, owned the Justice of his Sentence, and declared he heartily repented, and forgave every one, dying in Peace with all Men, and hoping for Salvation through the Merits and Sufferings of Jesus Christ, in which we hope he was sincere, and are inclined, as we are bound in Charity, to believe he was so, since he did not seem desirous of living longer. Lot Cavenagh , and Cordelia Taylor , were indicted for assaulting William Taylor on the Highway, putting him in Fear, and taking from him one Fustian Frock, with twelve Plate-Buttons, Value 40 s. one white Duffil Coat, Value 15 s. one Cloth Waistcoat, Value 5 s. one Pair of Buckskin Breeches, Value 10 s. one Perriwig, Value 10 s. a Hat, Value 5 s. and a Pair of Silver Buckles, Value 6 s. October 4. 2. Lot Cavenagh , aged 27, was born in the City of Dublin , of honest Parents, who gave him good Education at School, so as that he could read, write, and cast Accounts pretty well; nor was he ignorant of the Christian Faith, as profess'd by the Church of England, having been instructed therein by his Father, who was a Protestant. When he was of a fit Age, he was bound to an Apothecary of the City of Dublin , and having staid with him four Years, understood enough of the Business to qualify him for a Surgeon's Mate ; but he was of such a roving Disposition, that he could not apply himself seriously to any Sort of Business; so not waiting to finish his Education, either as a Surgeon or Apothecary, he engaged in the Service of divers Noblemen and Gentlemen , with whom he travelled almost all over Europe, at least, the better Part of it, England , France , Germany , Italy , Flanders , Holland , Spain , &c. and if we believe him, in all these Rambles, he was exactly honest and just in his Dealings towards his Masters and all others. SOME Years ago he came to London , where he never had the Grace to do much good, but was perpetually Intent upon Mischief, keeping the vilest of Men and Women Company that could be found in or about the Town, and he and they having no good Council to give one another, and as all such People are, being inclined to nothing but Vice and Idleness, he turned a Highwayman and Street-Robber, and was guilty of many attrocious Facts that way, though he could not ennumerate all the Particulars; but amongst the Rest, he ingenuously confessed the robbing of William Taylor , and that he and Cordelia Taylor did actually take all the Goods mentioned in the Indictment, and disposed of them as they thought proper: In effect, he was very Way, being a Slave to drink, particularly Gin, and to the vilest Women that could be found; and this was his constant Course of Life, and as it required no little Money to uphold this, and he had no other way of acquiring Supplies, but by such villainous and unlawful Means as stealing and tricking, it is no wonder it brought him at last to an untimely End, since he had followed this Practice, together with his vile Associates for several Years past. AS for Cordelia Taylor , who was indicted, and found guilty with Lot Cavenagh , for the same Fact for which he suffered, she was an unaccountable, wild, extravagant, and daring Woman; having lived upwards of eleven Months with Taylor, the Prosecutor, and passed for his Wife , as Lot affirmed, though sometimes she would deny it, and say, she had lived only with the latter. Upon being pressed hard to tell the Truth, however, she could not help owning, she had served and lived with them both by turns, to which, as she was desirous of having it believed, it was owing, that Taylor had prosecuted her, her leaving him, and preferring Cavenagh's Company to his, having before occasioned many Quarrels between them. IN effect, however that be, it is certain, they had all three been in Company together, at Lot's Lodging, at one Gascoign's, in Hockley in the Hole , the Night before the Fact was committed, and Taylor, who likewise lay there that Night, being obliged to go out betimes in the Morning to Market, for he was a Butcher, and having ordered the Landlady to call him up accordingly, the Devil put it into the Head of Lot Cavenagh , and Cordelia Taylor , their Money being then at a low Ebb, to follow and rob him. So over-heated were they with Liquor, so little capable of Reflection, and so blind to all the Consequences of this rash Enterprize, that they never considered how much such a Treatment was likely to exasperate him; as also that, as he not only was intimately acquainted with them both, but knew always where to find them, it was putting their Lives directly into his Power. ACCORDINGLY, no sooner was Taylor called up, which was about Three in the Morning, but they got up likewise, and followed him immediately after he was gone out of the House; he had not got far, before Cavenagh overtook him, presented a Pistol to his Breast, and bid him stand and deliver; and as he had no more Money left than Three-pence, he stript him of all his Cloaths, Breeches and all, which was something unkind in an old Acquaintance and Companion, it being then the fourth of October. WHILST this was a-doing, Dilly had the Courage, with a drawn Hanger in her Hand, to stand over him, Lot threatening, if he spoke a Word, to blow his Brains out: Thus they left Taylor naked, and he in revenge, in a few Days, had them taken up, and brought to Justice. In this Affair, 'tis pretty odd, to see Taylor prosecuted capitally, the Girl, who, for a considerable Time past for his Wife, and no less strange it is, that Dilly was of so savage a Disposition, as to rob her Paramour of all his Cloathing, and in a cold Winter Night, to set him out through the Streets naked; nay Cordelia bid him shoot the Dog because he knew them; but Providence restrained them from this Excess of Wickedness. In effect, both Lot Cavenagh and Cordelia Taylor , were very wicked Creatures, and their being so very drunk with Gin, made them mad, and occasioned all this fatal Catastrophe, for they had been rambling and drinking all that Day, which was the Lord's Day, when sober Christians meet for the Worship of God; and this Ramble they continued in, until they were taken up. A Romish Emissary would have had him turn Papist, insisting pretty much upon it; but he would not, nor would Cordelia allow him, though it is to be imagined, neither hers nor his Religion was much; but he told me, his Father was a Tradesman in Dublin, of the Church of England, and took him and his three Brothers constantly to Church with himself, but allowed the Mother, who was a rigid Papist, to take the Girls to Mass with her. He was very willing to confess the Particulars of his Life, (as in the Appendix) and for the most Part behaved indifferently well; but when I spoke to him in private in the Closet, after a little Communication, not being willing to hear good Advice, he ran away. He was unacquainted with, and did not approve the Romish way of Religion, but lov'd the Church of England best. He was a prophane, impudent, ungovernable Fellow. On Monday the 28th of February, 1742-3, he and Cordelia got fuddled, and were very obstreperous, crying out against, and threatning Mr. Wilcox, one of the Turnkeys; but he took no Notice of them. At last, Lot was so unruly, that they were obliged to staple him down in the Cell for a Day or two. Of this Misbehaviour, both of them heartily repented, at least as they said. Lot Cavenagh , before his Suffering, affirmed, he had a confident Hope of being saved by the Mercy of God, through the Merits of Jesus Christ, and that he sincerely repented of a most wicked and profligate Life, and died in Peace with all the World. William Burnet , was indicted for assaulting Elizabeth , the Wife of Francis Bailey , on the Highway, putting her in Fear, and taking from her a Short-cloak, Value 6 s. the Property of Francis Bailey , December 18. 3. William Burnet , 16 Years of Age, born in a Town in the West-riding of Yorkshire , of mean Parents, had little or no Education, and was not put to any Trade when young, so he turned his Hand whilst in the Country, to what he could; amongst the rest, he lookt after Horses , the only settled Business he ever had; he next turned Postillion to the Stagecoaches , and upon Occasions he rode Post, and was many Times at London : He was a silly, unthinking Boy, and knew little of any thing, which was owing in a great Measure to his Youth, and want of Education. As the robbing Mrs. Bailey of her Cloak, at first he denied it to me, though the Morning after he did the Fact, he own'd it before several Witnesses; however, afterwards he acknowledged the same to me, though before he alledged but faintly, he was only in Company with others who committed the Robbery. He was very quiet, and behav'd better than many others more advanc'd in Years. In effect, though he was a poor, ignorant Boy, he did not appear so wicked as many of them under such dismal Calamities, and many of them under the same Misfortune, were bad enough to corrupt a more confirmed Virtue than his, having sometimes committed scandalous Enormities: He was instructed as the Time and his Capacity allowed. He believed in God and Christ, and was in Peace with all Men. 4. Thomas Dennis was indicted for stealing a light Dun Gelding, Value 7 l. 7 s. the Property of George Wright , Esq ; November the 29th. 4. Thomas Dennis was 23 Years of Age, born in Bedfordshire , of mean Parents, who gave him little or no Education, and what he had he had forgot all. When of Age he was put to no Trade, but did Country Work , and served Gentlemen and Farmers; and was sometimes in Town, where he served in the Saloop-Shop in Fleet-street , 2 Years, and another Year with one Mr. Scot, a Brewer in Westminster , in both which he retained a good Character. His Father lives in the Country, and from him he pretended he had the Mare or Horse, for the stealing of which he suffered; and upon his Information his said Father was to have been apprehended, a Warrant being out against him; but the Old Man having some Scent of it, and fearing to be taken up for the same Crime with his Son, fled, and is now no where to be found. He was indicted a second Time for stealing a Horse, but no Evidence appearing, he was acquitted. He lately, within a few Months, married a Milliner in Holbourn , and she came to visit him when under Sentence, and offered him a little Money for Subsistence, which he refused, and forbid her to trouble herself to come to him any more; accordingly she obeyed his Orders, and never saw him again. He seemed to be a silly, insignificant young Fellow, and was very ignorant in Religious Matters; I instructed him as the Time could allow. He behaved very decently and penitently, and it is to be hoped obtained Mercy from God. He believed in Christ as the Son of God, and the only Saviour of Sinners, declared he repented of all his Sins, and died in Peace with all the World. Patrick Kelley and Catherine his Wife , Garret Cavenagh and Honor his Wife , were indicted for that they not having the Fear of God, &c. nor weighing the Duty of their Allegiance, but being moved, &c. after the 29th of September, 1742, to wit, on the 1st of December, in the 16th Year of his Majesty's Reign, craftily, &c. feloniously and treacherously did file, and with certain Materials, producing the Colour of Silver, did wash and colour two Pieces of Brass Money of this Kingdom, called Farthings, with Intent to make each of them resemble and pass for a Piece of lawful Coin of this Kingdom called a Sixpence. And the Indictment further charged them with altering the Impression on each Side of two Farthings, with the like Intent. And the Indictment did likewise set forth, that they on the said first Day of December, did file and wash two Farthings, with Intent as before: And this was laid to be against the Duty of their Allegiance, the Peace of the King, and the Form of the Statute. 5. Patrick Kelley , 50 Years of Age, was born at Connaught of mean Parents, who taught him to read and write a little, but he had forgot all; was of no Trade, but a Labourer at Home, as he had been also in England . He came to London with his Family some Years ago, and he provided for them by working about the River, going on Errands as a Porter , or any Way he could honestly earn a Penny under the Masons, Bricklayers, Carpenters, &c. and by such Means he got good Bread for them. His Wife had the sad Misfortune to be under the same Sentence of High-Treason with him, but by his Majesty's most gracious Lenity was ordered to be transported for Life. He had a Daughter five or six Years old, whom a Countrywoman of theirs brought to Newgate sometimes to visit her Father and Mother; at the Sight of the Child they wept, and were very much disturbed, and Catherine Kelley telling the Child she was to be burned, the young Girl cried most bitterly. Kelley and his Wife kept a House for Lodgers , generally of their own Country, and People of like Character with themselves. He denied the Indictment as given in Evidence against him, but could not say he was altogether innocent, and knew nothing of such villainous Practices. Untill this Crime was discovered, a Gentleman of the other End of the Town declared he was a Man of a very good, honest Character, which was also confirmed by some others. An honest Woman keeps his Daughter, and says, she will not part with her, and the other two younger Children are either put out to Nurses, or into the Workhouse: He was very bigotted to the Romish Way , but without any Prejudice against the Church of England. He always attended in Chapel, and was attentive to Prayers and Exhortations, excepting when a Gentleman of their own Persuasion came and visited them privately: However he did not think himself bound to make Confession to a Clergyman of our Church. He believed in Christ, declared he repented of his Sins, and was in Peace with all Men. 6. Garret or Gerard Cavenagh , convicted of the same Crime with the above Kelley, was 40 Years of Age, born at Dublin of mean Parents, and had indifferent Education; when of Age he served his Time honestly to a Blacksmith in the said City, and then followed and lived by his Business, and married a Wife , the unfortunate Honor Cavenagh , who was involv'd in the same Crime with her Husband, and was to have suffered for it, but her Sentence of being burnt, was by his Majesty's Clemency changed into Transportation for Life. Some Years ago he came to London with his Wife and Family, and not having much to do, and thinking to better his State, he resolved upon a very bad Means, which was that of counterfeiting, diminishing, or altering the King's Coin, a very dangerous and disgraceful course, which brought all of them into utter Ruin and Desolation. Accordingly he was tried, convicted, and cast for making Shillings of Half-pennies, and Sixpences of Farthings; a Thing as one would think impossible, yet this was what a Man and Woman, Graham and Laycock, of their own Country, and the chief Evidences against them, did publickly move in Court, and shew after what Manner it was done; and declared withal, that they did so to save themselves from the same fatal and dreadful Sentence their Associates underwent; however these two Witnesses were very impudent Creatures. Garret denied the coining of Money, but said his Wife saw them work, and assisted in their indirect Practices, and she, to save the Husband, was desirous and willing to take the whole Blame upon herself, and owned she was concerned with these vile Creatures, in working and altering the Halfpence and Farthings. He was a robust Fellow, very wilely and extravagant, and a great Fighter, and would go out to work at the Blacksmith's Trade in the Day Time, and then coming Home at 8, 9, 10 o'Clock at Night, he with his Companions would ply hard at the altering or counterfeiting the Coin, and as the two Evidences, Graham and Laycock declared, they gained a pretty deal of Money that Way, commonly making five Pounds, or five Guineas a Week in that unlawful Manner. DURING Part of the Time they were under Sentence, Garret and his Wife Honor were at Variance, and did not speak to one another: I asked her the Reason why there was any Difference between them? She said, Garret was of a most fiery passionate Temper, and angry with her because she did not make her Information good against the Evidences and others, who were also Partners with them, for she did first inform against several, but neglected to make the Information good in due Time, and then Graham and Laycock went to Mr. North, Sollicitor of the Mint, and plainly proved the Indictment against Garret Cavenagh and his Wife Honor , and Patrick Kelley and his Wife Catherine , which two Women were own Sisters both by Father and Mother, and the two Men Brothers-in-Law. The Women had the good Fortune to escape an ignominious Death; but the two Brothers by Affinity and Villainy were ordered for Execution. Garret had two Sons, the one 9 and the other 10 Years old, who were put into the Parish-School, and taken care of that Way: He knew and practiced but little of Religion, but what he professed was strict Popery , as many of the inferior Sort in the Kingdom of Ireland are. He used to beat his Wife unmercifully, and was cruel to her even under the Sentence of Death, so that for a good while she was afraid to be in his Presence. Hereupon, I advised them to Peace and Unity, to be fervent in Prayer to Almighty God to guide them, and to forget all Animosities. After the Dead-Warrant came down, however, they appeared friendly and at Peace together, and Catherine came to Chapple with her Husband, untill the Day of his Execution, when they parted with sad and doleful Hearts. * Garret Cavenagh declared he believed in Christ our Saviour, repented of his Sins, and died in Peace with all Men. Bryan Cooley was indicted for assaulting Joseph Emmerton on the Highway, putting him in Fear, and taking from him a Cane with an Ivory Head, Value 5 s. January 2. 7. Bryan Cooley , 50 Years of Age, born in the City of Meath , of mean Parents, had little or no Education; when of Age, he was not put to any Trade, but did Country-work , and liv'd in that way honestly for some Time; then he married a Woman by whom he had several Children, four of them now living, to his great Misfortune: Nine or ten Years ago, he came hither with his Wife, but she left him, and they travelled to and fro between the two Kingdoms, as it suited their Convenience, being of a roving and wavering Disposition, never settling to any thing whatever: Sometimes he was a Labourer to Masons, Carpenters, &c. or wrought at the River-side , was a Porter upon Occasions, and did any thing lawful to gain a Penny in an honest way; by such means, and by making of Hay, and Reaping in the Time of Harvest , he had good Bread, and might have liv'd very well with his Wife and Family, but what Evil Spirit possest him to molest Mr. Emmerton in the open Street in the Evening of the second of January last, between Ten and Eleven at Night, cannot well be imagined; especially, since every one gave him a good Character before this Fact, and he had the Reputation of an honest Man that wrong'd nobody, at least to any Man's Knowledge, as I was informed by a Gentleman of that End of the Town. He denied also, that any Person was with him, when the Scuffle happened, though the Evidence swore to a Woman who went off, and also to a Man, and some others, who began to quarrel; but Mr. York, who by Providence came by in the midst of the Fray, being resolute, and shoving the Prisoner into the Passage of an Alehouse, there kept him, and had him secured, otherwise, he said, he believed they would have made a Rescue. Cooley owned his being nigh Temple-bar when Mr. Emmerton was abused and robb'd, only said in general he did not do it, and when I upbraided him with it, he spoke Surly, and was not willing to Confess any more, neither of this, or any other Robberies and Thefts; and as for pushing down Mr. Emmerton, and dragging him six or seven Foot upon his Back, he would not own it, altho' Mr. York wrench'd the Cane with Difficulty out of his Hand, and immediately after this, he was taken and secured. In Effect, he was a very miserable, poor Man, and No-body came after him, insomuch, that he seem'd to be a great Object of Compassion. * Garret Cavenagh was tried at the Old-Bailey in the Mayoralty of DANIEL LAMBERT , Esq ; 1741, for assaulting Elizabeth , the Wife of Roger Conner , on the King's Highway, putting her in Fear, and taking from her, a Cloth-Pocket, Value 1 d. one Guinea, and three Shillings one Penny in Money, and Acquitted. See Sessions-Book No. II. for the said Year. JUST at this Juncture, his Wife with four Children, came from Ireland to live with her Husband, knowing nothing of all the Misfortunes befallen him, the came to London on Tuesday, the 22d of March, and instead of finding him at his Lodgings, the poor Woman was informed he was in Newgate , under Sentence of Death, a shocking instance of Misery and Misfortune; She came to ask for, or to see him every Day, and it was Grevious to behold so miserable a Spectacle. He did not seem so Wicked as many of them; He was a bigotted Romanist , but declared he repented of his Sins, and was in Peace with all Men. James Roberts , of St. Ann, Westminster , was indicted for assaulting Thomas Bell , on the King's Highway, putting him in Fear, &c. and taking from him a Leather-bag, value 10 s. one Dozen of four pronged Silver Forks, value 10 l. four pair of Silver Snuffers, value 5 l. two Silver Snuffer-pans, value 5 l. and a piece of Copper, value 3 s. the Goods of John Neville and Ann Craig , January 28. 8. James Roberts , 40 Years of Age, born at a Country Town in Devonshire , of honest Parents, who gave him good Education at School, so as to be able to Read, Write, and cast Accompts, fit for Business, he was also tolerably instructed in Religious Principles, when of Age; he served his Time honestly to a Bricklayer , and then followed that way of Life, for himself some Time, and doing well, married a Neighbours Daughter, by whom he had some Children, one of whom a young Man of 18 or 19 Years of Age, is now living. He declared that whilst he was in the Country he always liv'd Honestly, but thinking to better his Condition in Town, some Years ago he came to London , with his Family, where not having constant Business at his Trade, and being a lusty strong Man, he turned a Chairman , and he with another, serv'd an old Lady of great Quality, having Sufficient to maintain himself and Family according to his Station; and he always had a good Character, as some Persons also gave him upon his Trial, but his great Misfortune was to take up with a Servant-maid in Town, two or three Years ago, with whom he kept Company, and the past for his Wife, in another part of the Town, he living with his true Wife near St. James's , where his Business was, whilst the other pretended Wife liv'd towards Goodman's-Fields , and he used to go two or three times a Week and lodge with her, and to support this Extravagant manner of Life, was the occasion of his having Recourse to irregular, wicked Courses. HE said he found the Goods mentioned in the Indictment, in Bruton's Meuse, as he was going Home from his Business of a Chairman. I told him no-body could believe him, which he owned to be true, but yet constantly affirm'd it was so, adding that he could not help it, if People would not not believe the Truth. The Goods indeed were all found by his Direction, they having been committed to the care of that Person whom he called his Wife, and all of them, except a Fork or two, he offered for Sale to a Goldsmith, (which was the occasion of his being apprehended,) being sewed up in some Woman's Cloaths. IN Effect, circular Bills having been sent, as usual, among the Trade, giving an Account of the Particulars, and desiring whoever offered them to Sell or Pawn, might be stopt, he could not possibly avoid being taken into Custody, the Moment he tendered them to Sale, unless he had offered them to one as dishonest as himself, of which there are but too many, even amongst those of that Business. Nor was it Reasonable for him to hope to escape Punishment, where it only for his Barbarous usage of the Boy, from whom the Goods were taken, whom he wounded both in the Fore and Hind part of his Head, knocking him down, and leaving him for Dead, insomuch that he was not well recovered, when he appeared to give Evidence against Roberts in Court: Accordingly he was soon Convicted, (the lame Excuse he trumpt up, of finding the Plate, being such as no-body could believe) and Sentenced to suffer as for a Street Robbery. Nevertheless could not be persuaded to Confess the Fact, as Sworn against him, perhaps being unwilling to acknowledge it, because of his barbarous Usage of the poor Lad. MOST of the time he was under Sentence, he was confined to his Cell, by Reason of his Sickness, upon which I visited him there Daily, and he professed Repentance for his mispent Life, but his persisting in refusing to Confess, makes his Sincerity therein very Questionable. His true Wife coming to see him, some Time before he Died, he owned she was the only one, to whom he was lawfully Married; She was very poor and miserable, but yet brought what little she could to help support him under his terrible Misfortune; nor did the Woman, with whom he kept Company, towards Goodman's-fields , forsake him in his Extremity, though such sort of People seldom stick to a Man when under Adversity. In Effect, she came likewise to Visit him, with a New-born Baba, which she had had by him, and of which she had lain in but a little before; however he declared he was never Married to her, and she had passed for his Wife, at that End of the Town. It seems Roberts had had a Son, by his real Wife, who was grown a lusty Lad, and she not knowing what was become of him, she suspected that her Husband, had Sold him; accordingly she wrote me a Letter upon that Subject, which I shew'd to Roberts, and he never wou'd return it to me again; however I had taken a Copy of it, and it was exactly as follows, in her own Style, and Spelling: SIR, I Am heartily sory to trouble you with these lines, as I was a thursday to see my unfortunate husband which would not see nor speak to me, I pray God to be his comfort and forgive him; he charged me by being instrumental to his deth, so far from that cauld my life make retalation I would lay it down for him; indeed Sir I did say to the Gentleman where the fork was ofer'd, Sir by chance he might find this plate for once, he found the case of a gold watch and it was advertisd, and I my Self carried it home and 3 guineas reward not thinking it had been talk'd of and my husband to deny the reward; tis true he may be and is in a pashion by reson I resist agenst his whore but when he is dead and gone I will stick close to her; pray Sir be pleas'd to use the best of your admonition I do know his Stubborn heart Sir he was the best of husbonds till one Sarah Dredge , the first wife of Richard Dredge , now of St. James's , she being long Since dead, set him on to cut my throat which he attempted three times in a month and ever Since that he ever kept to whores and for this wicked creature, he had now, she is guilty of all things in life, having had a base child by a black, and having brought him to this fatal place, I pray to have the letter from my child, to satisfy me and him from the Scandal of the world, I too much fear he have made away with him, and his whore have used him barbrous, I was 22 weeks in a jail for beating that creature, my prayers for him shall not be wanting from the unfortunate wife of James Roberts , chairman . ANN ROBERTS . directed thus For the ordnery of newgate. THIS Letter speaks of a Letter from their Son; the Wife fear'd Roberts had Sold him, but Margaret, who had a Child by him lately, sent up a Letter, by a Woman who had the new-born Child in her Arms, and she show'd it me; it was from that Son, of whose Welfare she was dubious, and was dated from Gravesend, where at that Time, which was about Christmas, he lodged, and it gave an Account that he was to go to the East-Indies, in the Duke, India-man, having sold himself to the Company for four Years; and among other Things, he remembers his Love therein to Margaret, who past for his Father's Wife, and is the Person with whom he lived towards Goodman's-Fields; this vindicates that Woman from barbarous Usage of the young Man: He directs the Letter to his Father, James Roberts , Chairman , who said he knew not what was become of the Lad, untill he received this Letter, written with his own Hand. HE still peremptorily insisted that he found the Bag with the Plate in it, and that he was not the Person who knock'd down and almost murder'd the Boy; but this is no way probable; however, he was unwilling to confess much, only that he was very drunk, and too much addicted to Women. He was desirous of the blessed Sacrament, and took it in Woodstreet-Compter , as well as several Times while under Sentence, after which, he behaved submissively and decently, professed his Belief in Christ, our only Saviour, and declared he repented of all his Sins, and died in Peace with all Men. James Smith , of St. James, Clerkenwell , was indicted for breaking open and entering the Dwelling-House of Ann Dobney , about the Hour of seven in the Night, and stealing 1 Silk Gown, Value 20 s. 1 Cloth Mantelet, Value 5 s. 1 Piece of Linnen Cloth, Value 1 l. the Goods of Ann Dobney ; 2 red Damask Skirts, Value 12 s. 2 quilted Coats, Value 8 s. and other Things, the Goods of John Knell , Feb. 1. 9. James Smith , above 30 Years of Age, was born in St. Luke's Parish , of honest mean Parents, but had little or no Education at School, and what he had learned there he had almost forgot, minding nothing of Religion or his Soul's Concern. He was of a Family of Needlemakers from Worcestershire , where there are a great many of that Trade, and James served out his Time, as he said, honestly to the same Business, and when out of his Time, he followed his Trade for himself, and had good Bread, and a fair Character. He then married a Wife, by whom he had several Children, three or four of whom are now living, his Wife being so laely brought to Bed, that the Minister of the Parish baptized the Child while he was under Sentence, as he did also another Child of theirs, two Years and a half old, at James Smith 's Desire. As to this last Child, Smith said, that he and his Wife, when it was about three or four Weeks old, went to have it christened, but engaging in none of the best of Company, they got both of them so fuddled, that neither Smith nor his Wife could tell whether the Child was baptized or not; wherefore he earnestly entreated the Reverend Clergyman to baptize this Child also, upon Supposition of its not having been done before, which was done accordingly. Smith humbly begged Pardon of God for so scandalous a Mistake. He was likewise a Silver-Thread-Spinner , and by these two Trades he might have had good Bread and Provision for himself, his Wife, and Family; but Smith's Misfortune was to join with the vilest of Company, and this was his compleat Ruin: They brought him to a constant Habit of Drinking, Idleness, Gaming, Cursing and Swearing, &c. so that he became one of the compleat wickedest Fellows about the Town, neglecting all Religion, never going to Church, and despising every Thing that is good, or might contribute to the Benefit of his Soul, which he no more minded, than if he had been an irrational Creature; and as he thus neglected all the Means of other Knowledge, so he was in particular grosly ignorant of Religious Principles, wherefore he was therein instructed by me as the Time allowed, but he was of such a vicious Propensity, and so dull of Apprehension, that notwithstanding all the Misery he endured, he took too little Notice of such Instructions and Exhortations, inclining to prattle and talk with any one who sate next him, and for this I was often obliged to reprove him, and shew the evil Consequence of so doing. He was long sick, and I visited him frequently, when he declared his sincere Repentance; at other Times he constantly came to Chapel, and would sometimes seem attentive to Prayers and Exhortations, behaving indifferently well. However upon the whole, he was a very wicked young Man, and one of those pernicious Fellows they call Gamblers; two Gangs of whom, as he said, there are in St. Luke's Parish , and no more, as he knows of, are in Town. These are a Set of Rogues who frequent the Fields next to Old-street Church , if any Countryman, unacquainted with their Tricks, pass by, they decoy him into their Company, in order to defraud or rob him of his Money. A Reverend Clergyman was one Day walking that Way, and seeing a Countryman likely to have fallen into their Snare, intended to have warn'd him to avoid their Conversation; however the Man past and shunn'd them of his own Accord. This Clergyman visiting Smith under Sentence, and telling him of this Passage, Smith advised him not to do any Thing displeasing to them, for if at that Time they had suspected his advising the Countryman to shun them, they were so profoundly wicked, that he would have been in Danger of being ston'd to Death with Brickbats, for they regarded not any Person of what Station soever, without Exception. He acknowledged he believed in Christ, repented of his Sins, and died in Peace with all Men. N. B. James Smith confessed himself to have been concerned with most of the Gamblers in Town, and earnestly desired that the following Lines might be published in the Dying-Speech, in order to discover their Frauds and Tricks, that unwary People may be the better able to avoid them. THEIR common Places of Resort are Stepney-Fields , Deptford , the Turpentine-house at Wood's-Close , Black-Mary's-Hole , Pancras , and the like; to each Place they generally come once in five Days, but oftener (supposing that they have committed no Cheat for which they are obliged to keep away.) When upon a Cheat they are sought for, their Custom is to send one or more of the Gang, to know whether People have been to enquire after them, and if they find they are all safe, then they return with the Barrow, which, in a cant Word, they call a Coach. THE Method they take in decoying young People, is this: They go out in Gangs, and when they come near the Place of Rendezvous, they part and divide themselves, and very often walk singly, and looking for their Prey, apply to the first Person (if he looks any Way like for their Purpose) they meet, asking some Question about the Murder of a Man, the hanging of another, the committing of a Robbery, till they can lead the poor Creature to the Slaughter. WHEN they meet with a Person they think will do, they ask him much such Questions, Whether he has not heard of a Man being shot by a Highwayman, in such a Road? The other saying, No, the Gambler makes Answer, but I'm going to see him, and if you'll walk this Way, you shall be satisfied. This Way is always the way to the Barrow, where being come, the Gentleman Gambler asks the Barrow-Man, whether that is not the ready way to see the dead Body? Who being in the Secret makes Answer, The Body, Sir, is no longer there, it has been carried away this half Hour, or what Time he pleases to mention. To play the Game, there stands near the Barrow-Man, a Fellow whose Hat is full of Oranges, pretending that he has won them all for a Penny; upon which the Gambler gives a Challenge to the Barrow-Man, to engage the young Stranger to go his Halfs, whom he is sure to make win, in order to egg him on, and then he is not left till they strip him, not only of his Money, but of Watch, Rings, and Shoe Buckles, if Silver, and of every Thing valuable. THE Cheat consists in the Dice, for if they are to stake at the Dice bringing up the Number 21, at 3 different Throws, they are sure to bring up no more than 17; so if you are to fling for 17, they are sure the Dice will reckon up 27; whatever they Bet, they have Dice for the Purpose, which they manage in this Manner: The Barrow-Man, under Pretence of being displeased, snatches up the Dice, and bids the young Fellow to go about his Business, that he will not let them play any longer; upon which the Gambler seems to humour the Barrow-Man, offering him Money, who seems to comply, flings down that Pair of Dice which is to go according to their Number, and the Dice being so effectual to their roguish Design, is because they load them. In short, Smith said, that they were a Set of very infamous Men, that they are more to be dreaded than Highwaymen, for they not only pick Men's Pockets, but very frequently reduce them to the greatest Poverty, to the Shame and Despair of those that are ruin'd, and the Grief and Sorrow of their Relations. Smith said he knew many Gentlemen's Servants utterly ruin'd by their Barrows, and that have, to support themselves, had Recourse to unlawful Means in the Family they liv'd with. In short, he said it was a Pity the Punishment was not adequate to the Crime, for tho' it goes under the Notion of Gaming, yet it is a Contrivance of the greatest Roguery, and of a most dangerous Consequence. Stephen Wright , alias John Brown , of St. Bartholomew's behind the Exchange , was indicted for assaulting John Belchier , Surgeon , in his Dwelling-House, putting him in Bodily Fear and Danger of his Life, and taking a Gold Watch, Value 8 l. and 6 Guineas in Money, the Goods, Chattels, and Money of the said John Belchier , from the Person, and against the Will of the said John Belchier . January the 21st. 10. Stephen Wright , whose true Name, as was given out was Brown , 21 Years old, was born at or about Liverpool ; but when he was a Child of 2 or 3 Years of Age, his Father and Family, with young Stephen, removed to Ireland , and settled in Dublin , where the Old Gentleman was a Merchant of Substance and good Credit: He educated his Son a Gentleman, and at proper Schools, so that he understood English, Latin, and Greek, and could write tollerable, and was well versed in Arithmetic, &c. As to Religion he was pretty well instructed in the Romish Way , and seemed to be a great Zealot in that Profession. When of Age his Father bound him Apprentice to an eminent Surgeon in Dublin , to whom he served his Time, as he said, honestly and faithfully, and when he quitted his Master, he intended to have gone to France , in order to the compleating his Education in Surgery and Physic, and for that End his Parents gave sufficient Plenty of Money, to keep him a Year or two at Paris . Unhappily for Stephen he chose to go by the Way of London , and to acquaint himself a little with England , the Place of his Nativity, whence his Forefathers came; tho', as he said, his Father had a pretty good Estate, besides a handsome Sum of Money in Ireland , to which he was Heir, but by his desperate Misbehaviour, he has effectually prevented his inheriting either one or the other. For some Time after his coming to England, he served a Surgeon in the Country in Surrey , and might have done well, had he kept to his Business and been industrious, as he had good Education, and seemed capable of his Profession. His Friends had advanced to him 180 l. to bear his Expences at the Colleges in Paris . But he not content with that, resolved to improve this Sum, tho' the Project he fell upon was wrong and foolish, and had no Success answerable to his Desire. In Effect he went to a Gaming-House in Covent-Garden , where in two or three Days, or at most a few Days, he lost the 180 l. designed to bear the Expence of his Travels, and then having no Money left, and not knowing what to do, but being destitute of the Grace of God, he resolved upon desperate Courses of Robbing. ACCORDINGLY, on Tuesday the 18th of January, he went to the House of Mr. Belchier, at the back of the Exchange , pretending a Venereal Ailment, and desiring some proper Remedies, promising five Guineas for a compleat Cure, and desiring the Medecines might be got ready against the next Evening, when he would call for them without fail, having Company then waiting for him. In Effect, he came again next Evening, about the same Time, and after some little Preamble, presenting a Pistol charg'd and couch'd, to Mr. Belcher's Breast, and told him very plainly, I want not to be cured, but your Money; Mr. Belcher was very much surpriz'd, and frighten'd, upon holding a cock'd Pistol to his Breast; however, he told him, as he had the Appearance of a Gentleman, he expected no such Treatment; but if he was in want, he would assist him with two Guineas, which Wright took; but then he demanded more, untill the Gentleman made it six, and not contented with that, demanded his Gold Watch. MR. Belcher thought the Thief had too much already, yet, for fear of being shot by the desperate Robber, he deliver'd the Gold Watch also; but then, whilst Wright was endeavouring to pocket up the Gold Watch and six Guineas, Mr. Belcher observing the Robber not to be upon his Guard, rush'd in upon, and seized him, and got him down upon the Floor, holding him so fast, that he could not move his Arms; then he cried out to the Servants, and at the same time a Footman came in, and took not only that Pistol from him, but another charged Pistol out of his Pocket; as for the Gold Watch and Six Guineas, they were taken off the Floor, the Robber overcome, having dropt out of his Hands; this done, they secur'd and ask'd him, how he had the Impudence to commit such a villainous, barefac'd Robbery; he said it was nothing but absolute Necessity, and the greatest Want imaginable, being reduced to such Straits, that he cared not whether he lived or died. Accordingly he was committed to Newgate , tried, convicted, and executed for this Robbery. He boasted of his great Relations, both in England and Ireland; but his Behaviour, especially in this Affair, was neither like a Gentleman, nor a Man of common Sense and Reason. However attrocious his Crime was, he flatter'd himself with the Hopes of a Reprieve; but when he found himself disappointed, he seemed Indifferent, and very little concern'd about any thing, and 'tis to be fear'd, he died in the Gall of Bitterness and Bond of Iniquity: for after the Dead-Warrant came down to Newgate , he being in Chapel as formerly, when no Roman Priest was there, plyed all about him with idle Talk, which gave very great Offence to me and the Protestant Criminals, and I was obliged often to reprove them very sharply. He was a Bigot in the Papist Opinion, and endeavoured what he could, to pervert Others in the Cells, tho' it is to be hoped not with Success. In Chapel, he sometimes asked Questions, and was desirous of Disputing about Principals in Differance; the Authority of the Scriptures, the Translation of the Scriptures about Idolatry in the Church of Rome, which he denied. I told him, if they were not guilty of Idolatry in falling down to, and worshiping carved and painted Images, neither were the Heathens in Time of primitive Christianity, when their Philosophers made the same Apology the Papists do now in that Respect; and agreeable to the old Heathenish Priests and Philosophers, they worshipped Angels, and Great Men and Women, whom they make Demy-Gods, and to whom they erected Temples and Churches, as the Romans made the Pantheon in the City of Rome. I gave Mr. Wright, or Brown, answers sufficient for all his Objections; but he would not give Ear, and I did not think fit to insist too much, especially in a public Place, where a Minister of the Church of England speaks with Authority. He died a rigid Papist; he said he forgave all Men, and was in Peace with them. At the Place of EXECUTION. THE Morning of the Execution, they all, (except those attended by a Roman Priest) received the Holy Sacrament, and devoutly join'd in the Prayers; after which, they were put into the several Carts, and in the following Order, were convey'd to the fatal Tree, viz. IN the first Cart, were Michael Bewley , James Smith , and Thomas Dennis : In the second, were Stephen Wright , otherwise Brown , Bryan Cooley , and William Burnet : And in the third, were Lot Cavenagh , and James Roberts : And in the Hurdle, were drawn Patrick Kelly , and Garret Cavenagh for High-Treason. IN this Manner were they convey'd through a vast Multitude of People to Tyburn . They seemed very devout, and joined heartily in the Prayers and singing of Psalms: though I was sometimes interrupted by a different Persuasion, praying loudly to the Saints. It is to be observed, that William Burnet (one of the unhappy Sufferers) who was of our Communion, and had communicated with us before, yet notwithstanding, on Friday the 8th of this Instant, a Priest going to him in the Cell before I went in, perswaded him to turn Roman . I asked him why he did so? His Answer to me was very saucy and Ill-mannerly; I reproved him very severely, but it had no Effect on him, being very stupid and illiterate. MOST of them adher'd to their former Confessions, and said, they had no more to say, than what they had already told. Our Devotions being concluded by a Penitential Psalm, the Cart was drawn away, and they went off the Stage, crying out, God be merciful to us! Lord Jesus receive our Spirits! This is all the Account given by me, JAMES GUTHRIE , Ordinary of Newgate . APPENDIX. An ACCOUNT of Lot Cavenagh . IT is what the World generally expects from Persons in my unhappy Condition, that they should give some Account of themselves, and of their former mispent Lives, were it only to shew Mankind the Snares by which they have been drawn into such Wickedness, in order to their avoiding the same: Partly, therefore, in Compliance with this Custom, and partly because I think it a Duty incumbent upon myself, to make all the Atonement I can, by declaring, not only the Fact for which I am to suffer, but likewise whatever others I have been guilty of from my Youth upwards; both with Design to take Shame to myself for them, and to clear the Innocent, who may Chance to have been suspected, and even to be apprehended and prosecuted, for Crimes whereof I alone am guilty, and which have brought me to this ignominious and untimely End. TO begin then: I am now about 27 Years old, and was born in Dublin , of very reputable Parents, who gave me a pretty good Education, had I but had the Grace to have apply'd it to a proper Use; but Repentance is now too late, at least for any Advantage it can be to me in this World. When my Parents thought me of a sufficient Age to go to School, they sent me to one Mr. Sheridan, an eminent Master in St. Mary's Parish , in the same City, where I continued orderly enough, till my Father had me bound Apprentice to one Mr. Croke, an Apothecary , likewise in the same City. I served this Master faithfully and justly about four Years, but unfortunately becoming then acquainted with some of the lewd Women with which that Town, as well as this, swarms too much, I never thought myself happy, but when I was in their Company, which I could not be, without neglecting my Master's Business but too frequently, as I accordingly did. This, however, might perhaps have been borne with, at least for some Time longer, had I not robbed my Master to support my Extravagance, and comply with the unreasonable Demands of those unreasonable and riotous Companions, whereof I now too late repent. My Master not only observing my Extravagance, and disorderly Course of Life, which gave him but too much Room to suspect me of wronging him; but being likewise wearied out with my frequent lying out of his House, and apprehending something worse might be the Consequence thereof, at last turned me out of Door; upon which my Father was obliged to take me Home, and satisfy my Master for the remaining Part of my Time, that he might make no Noise about my ill Behaviour, to blast my Character. I had not been long at my Father's, before I got acquainted with some young Fellows, whom by their Appearance I took to be Gentlemen, but whose real Business (as I found afterwards by woeful Experience) was to decay and inveigle away unwary young Lads, and sell them to Officers in the French Service; by which treasonable, base, and cruel Practices, they gained a plentyful Subsistence. Accordingly one Day, when we were together, they asked me, if I would not do them the Favour to let them have my Company to a Public House, about a Mile out of Town, where they were to have a noble Bowl of Punch, and be very merry. Little apprehending any ill Consequence would ensue from my Compliance, I readily accepted of their Proposal, and consented to go with them, as I accordingly did, but had soon sufficient Reason to remember, a Man can't be too cautious with whom he gets acquainted. IN Effect, we were very merry, if Drinking, Singing, and Roaring, can be called real Mirth; in which Kind of jovial Doings we spent the Day, even till Ten at Night; but little did I think it would be my Lot to pay the Piper, as it proved soon afterwards. In the Midst of our Mirth, some young Lads, to the Number of six, dropt in at different Times, with Letters in their Hands, directed to some one of my new Acquaintance; and as each of these came in, he was kindly invited to sit down, and partake of the good Liquor, which he was far from refusing, little imagining, as I suppose, that after sweet Meat, there would come very sowre Sauce. However that be, about Ten at Night my kind and generous new Acquaintance, the pretended young Gentlemen abovementioned, who had given me the Invitation, arose all on a sudden, and drawing each of them a Cutlass he had by his Side, seized on the six poor young Lads and myself, and hurried us all to a Boat, which lay for that Purpose at the Water Side, just by the House where we had been drinking, and carried us directly on Board a Vessel that was lying ready to receive us, where we were clapt into the Hold, amongst above threescore more unfortunate young Wretches, who had been trapann'd on Board in the same Manner. This done, the Vessel hoisted Sail directly for France , nor were we suffered ever to see the Light more till we arrived at one of the Sea-Ports in that Kingdom, which, in all Probability, had been appointed for the Place of Rendezvous, where we were to be delivered, since we there found divers French Officers waiting for our Arrival, who allowed my pretended Gentlemen Companions a certain Sum a-piece, for each of us poor deluded and unwary young Creatures. I mention this, to caution all my unthinking young Countrymen, how they accept of an Invitation to any House near the Sea-side, from any Persons of whose Honesty they are not perfectly well assured. AS I happen'd to be very gayly dressed, one of the Officers took particular Notice of me, and said, I should belong to his Regiment, and not be upon the Footing of a common Soldier, but a Cadet , so I very readily went with him. However I had not been long in the Regiment, before my Uncle, who was a Captain in the French Service, happened to hear that I belong'd to a Captain who was his particular Acquaintance. Accordingly one Day he paid my Captain a Visit, and asked him if he had not a young Man in his Company whose Name was Cavenagh: Yes, I have, answered the Captain, but why do you ask? Because, replied my Uncle, he is my Nephew, if it is the same, as I believe it is. Upon which the Captain sent for me, and immediately my Uncle knew me, and gave another young Man in my Room: I went then into the Company that belong'd to my Uncle; but had not been there a Month, before I thought of some Stratagem to get away, for I had no Notion of a Soldier's Life, especially in the French Service: I judged, however, it would be a difficult Matter to get away without any Money in my Pocket, which put me upon contriving how I might supply myself; nor was I long at a Loss, for I having seen my Uncle put his Money often in a little Beauroe, which I thought I could easily break open, I got a little Chissel, and when he was in Company one Day at a Tavern, with some of his Brother Officers, I took the Opportunity, broke open the Beauroe took out of it seven Guineas, and made the best of my Way to Paris , and so to Calais . WHEN I came to Calais , I went to a Public House, which was kept by one of my Countrymen, and had not been long there, but in comes three or four Officers in the French Service, waiting to go for Paris. On seeing me alone, they asked me to join Company, which I did, and in Conversation enquired whither I was going? I answered, to Paris , to see my Uncle, who was Captain of such a Regiment: They said they knew him very well, and they should be glad of my Company. I told them I should take it as a Favour if they would accept of mine; but informed them at the same Time, I was afraid I should be debarr'd the Pleasure of their Company, for I was short of Money, and was obliged to stay till my Uncle remitted me some to bear my Expences. Pray, Sir, said one of the Officers, don't let that trouble you, for if you want any, you shall have some of me: with that he puts his Hand in his Pocket, and lent me five Guineas, which I told him my Uncle would pay him faithfully, with Thanks; though at the same Time I knew I told him a Lie. Sometime after I had received the Money, I pretended I had Occasion to go out to make Water, and as soon as I got out of the House, I took Shipping for Dover , where I soon arrived in Safety, and from thence proceeded on my Way to London , that great and famous City, which may truly be said, like the Sea and the Gallows, to refuse none. ABOUT fourteen or fifteen Years ago, just as I came from France , between West Chester and Park Gate , I stopped a Man which was driving a Cart (with a Pistol in my Hand, which Pistol I bought at West-Chester) which was loaded with several Sorts of Goods, just came from Ireland : I order'd the Man that drove the Cart, to take out about six or seven Boxes, and made him break them open; I took out of the Boxes, a silver Pint Mug, half a dozen of Spoons, a silver Watch, and a new silk Gown; after I took what I thought proper, I order'd him to put the Boxes into his Cart, and drive on as fast as possible, if not, I would come after him and shoot him thro' the Head. I made the best of my Way cross the Country, and so to Liverpoole ; the silk Gown I sold at Liverpoole, to the Woman of the House where I lodg'd, for 30 s. AFTER this Robbery, I went out about seven or eight o'Clock one Evening, about half a Mile from Liverpoole , where I stopt two Market-Women, who had just come from Market on Horseback; I made up to them with my Pistol in my Hand; they were both of them very much frighten'd; I bid them not be any ways afraid, for I would not hurt them, I only wanted their Money; accordingly I took from them four Pounds in Silver, and four Gold Rings. After I had robbed them, I went directly to Liverpoole , and with the Money I took from them, I bought me a new Suit of Cloaths, and sold my old ones to the Person I bought my new ones off. AFTER I had committed this Robbery, I staid at my Lodgings in Strand street , at the Sign of the Bottle in Liverpoole , about two Days, and then I made the best of my Way for London ; and went to lodge at one Mr. Leadbeater's, at the George in Broad St. Giles's . My Money being almost gone, I turn'd out one Evening about seven o'Clock, and went to Lamb's Conduit Fields ; I had not walk'd long, before I stopt a Gentleman and his Wife, with a little Girl; I presented a Pistol to the Gentleman's Breast, and bid him deliver his Money, or I would blow his Brains out; I took from him three Guineas in Gold, fifteen Shillings in Silver, and his Watch; from the Gentlewoman I took from her, a Purse with five Guineas in it, two plain Gold Rings, Advertisement. THERE being so many Facts and Particulars given by these unhappy Convicts, as render it impracticable to bring the same within the usual Compass, and yet are so necessary to be known; we are oblig'd to refer our READERS to the Second Part of this Account, which will be published on Friday next, wherein the Reader will find a full Relation of the several Facts, and remarkable Transactions of the Life of LOT CAVENAGH . As also, a very particular ACCOUNT of Mr. STEPHEN WRIGHT , otherwise JOHN BROWN , (the last being his right Name) for robbing Mr. Belcher the Surgeon, at his own House near the Royal Exchange. Likewise an Account of all the Robberies committed by Michael Bewley . THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words OF THE MALEFACTORS, Who were Executed at TYBURN, ON TUESDAY the 12th of April, 1743. BEING THE SECOND EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Right Honble . Robert Willimot , Esquire . LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON . Number II. PART II. For the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Bolt-Court , near the Leg-Tavern , Fleet-street . M,DCC,XLIII. (Price SIX-PENCE.) THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. AND one Diamond one, and a Silverrim'd Tortoiseshel Snuff-box; after I had robbed them, I bid them go on, and at the same Time ordered them not to look back, if they did, I would shoot them. I went directly to my Lodgings, and being flush'd with my Success, I ordered a very good Supper, and sent for one of my Girls (for I had no less than Six) to sup with me, where we sat up all Night a drinking. AFTER this Robbery, I staid a Day or two in Town, and then made the best of my Way for Liverpoole again; when I came there, I staid but one Night, and then I cross'd the Water the next Morning to go to Park-Gate ; when I got to the Passage-House, I met accidentally with one Mr. Kelly, a Dancing-master, who liv'd at Liverpoole, a Countryman of mine; we sat down together, and drank our Glass pretty freely: In common Conversation, he told me, he was going to see some Friends at Winchester, and said, he should be back in about 8 Days; he borrowed a Horse of the Man that kept the Passage-House, his Son learning to Dance with him; while we were dtinking together, it rained very hard, I at that Time having a Great-Coat on, he said, he should be very much obliged to me, if I would lend it him; which I accordingly did, and at the same time, gave me a Letter to go to his House at Liverpoole, to take one of his in the Room of mine, till he return'd that which he borrow'd; he made the Appearance of a Gentleman, I thought his Coat might be better than mine, so was very well satisfied. I cross'd the Water for Liverpoole , in hopes of getting the Great-Coat; but when I came to his House, his Wife told me, that her Husband had no Great-Coat; I was somewhat surpriz'd at her Answer; I went to a Public House not far from where he liv'd, and the People of the House informed me he was gone off for Debt, so I gave over the Great-Coat for Loss. I walk'd out that Evening about eight o'Clock, a Mile from the Town, and there I stopt a Gentleman, and robbed him of five Guineas in Gold, a Seal Ring with an Eagle on it, and some Silver he had, but return'd him the Silver again. After I had robbed him, I traveled all Night towards London ; I got about twenty-seven Miles by six o'Clock the next Morning I being both dry, hungry, and very cold, being Winter time, I made the best of my Way to the first Public-House I found upon the Road; when I came there, I call'd for a Quartern of Brandy, and desired the Landlord of the House to get me some Eggs and Bacon for my Breakfast, which accordingly he did. I staid there about two Hours, and setting in a Room which look'd into the Road, I saw Mr. Kelly the Dancing-Master, riding by with my Great Coat on his Back. Immediately I ran out of the House, and laid hold of his Horses Bridle, and swore if he made any Resistance, I would shoot him through the Head. He was very much surprized to see me get so far, having so lately left me. I led him and his Horse to the Public-House were I was, and made him alight and come in; and when he was in, I asked him, how he could be such a Villain to serve me so? (especially his Countryman) to make him go to Liverpoole for his Great-Coat, when he knew at the same time he had none; and likewise told him, that he was informed he was obliged to leave the Town, being so much in Debt. At the same time I took a Paper out of my Pocket, and told him I had an Order to stop him; upon which, he begg'd of me to be pacified, and he would make me any Satisfaction I desir'd: I then demanded of him four Guineas, my Coat, his Horse, Boots and Spurs: The Horse (says he) you know is not my own, I borrow'd it of the Man at the Passage-House, which I desire you will return to him; which Horse I rode to Holyhead , and there I sold him for three Guineas, Bridle and Saddle. The next Day I took Shipping for Ireland ; when I came there, I went directly to my Father, who received me with all the render Affections of a Parent: I staid with him about half a Year, and then I came to London . I had not been long in Town, before my Money was almost gone, wherefore I was forced to set my Wits to work to get more, and not being able to think of any Thing better than to levy Contributions upon the Public, soon determined to enter upon that Course of Life, which suited but too well with my loose Inclinations. By this Time I had got acquainted with some Companions as wicked as myself, amongst whom, were James Lawler , and James Leonard ; wit these two, therefore, who were very fit for my Purpose, I agreed to go a robbing; accordingly, on the 24th of December, 1737, between ten and eleven at Night, having first drank a Pint of Gin between us, in order to put us in Heart, and having resolved amongst ourselves, that, since we wanted Money, Money we would have, if any was to be had aboveground; we turned out, and coming down Drury-Lane , over-against the Coal-Yard , happened to meet Mr. Lines †, who was going along, not apprehending any Danger, with a Gun a-cross his Shoulder. D - mn you, said Lawler, going up to him, and striking him with the Stock of a Pistol he had in his Hand, What Business has such Fellows as you with a Gun? Mr. Lines, however, did not fall down with the Stroke, but immediately seized hold on him at the same Time, and prevented his making any Resistance; Leonard being ordered to stand on the other Side of the Way, and cry Tommy, Tommy, to give us Notice if any one was coming. From this Gentleman, we took between five and six Pounds, together with his Gun, Hat and Wig, and were proceeding to rifle him farther, but that Lawler calling out Tommy, to apprize us somebody was coming, we were obliged to desist, and make off with what we had got, to our respective Lodgings. Next Morning Lawler carried the Hat and Wig to a Pawnbroker's, and sold the Gun outright, and we divided the Spoil between us: There was also one Roland concerned in this Robbery, but he made his Escape after it was committed AFTER this Exploit, one Day as I was going over Tower-Hill , I was press'd by a Press-Gang , and carried on Board the Colchester, from which I was turned over to the Newcastle, Captain Fox, and forced to serve before the Mast; but I had not continued long there, before I was made Surgeon's Mate ; in which Post I went to Lisbon , Gibraltar , and divers other Places; in short, I continued three Years at Sea, when being very ill, I was discharged from the Ship, and came to England , and when I got ashore, I wrote a Letter to my Father, to acquaint him with my ill State of Health, and how my Sickness had cost me what little Money I had got at Sea, upon which he was so kind as to remit me some. AFTER that was gone, I began to think of returning to my old Way of Life to get more, so accordingly, in June last, I, William South , Samuel South , Michael Morgan , and another Person, stop'd a Hackney Coach about Ten o'Clock at Night, by Tottenham-Court Turnpike , wherein† Lot Cavenaugh was an Evidence in the Mayoralty of Micajah Perry , Esq ; against James Lawler , and James Leonard , for robbing one Mr. Lines, and they were both capitally Convicted, and executed for the same at Tyburn , on Wednesday, March 14, 1738. was a Gentleman and three Ladies, from whom we took a Silver-rim'd Snuff-box, with a Mother of Pearl Lidd and Bottom, and the Figure of Neptune on the Lid, and about 15 s. in Silver, a reading Glass and a Cane, and then we all made off. ANOTHER Night, in the same Road, we stopped a Gentleman's Coach, but when we came up to the Door of it, there was nobody in it; upon which we damn'd the Coachman for being disappointed, and bid him drive on. ANOTHER Time, between Eleven and Twelve o'Clock, we stopped a Coach coming from Ranelagh's Gardens , wherein was a Gentleman and a Gentlewoman; we took from the Gentleman two Guineas, and two Gold Rings from the Gentlewoman, and then we bid the Coachman drive on, but says the Coachman, if any Body else should attack us, what must I say? Why, says I, you must say, you have spoke with the Captain. Very well, says the Coachman; Gentlemen, I will obey the Word of Command. ONE Evening I rode out on my black Mare, and between Hammersmith and Turnham-Green I met with two Gentlemen, and rode up to them, and saluted them with the usual Compliment, at the same Time took hold of one of the Reins of their Horses Bridle, and presented my Pistol to the other. I demanded of them to alight, which accordingly they did: I took from them to the Amount of about fifteen Guineas between them, and a Watch from one of them. After I had robbed them, I cut their Horses Girts, and took their Saddles and Bridles off, and then whipt their Horses away some Distance from them, and rode directly towards Brompton Turnpike ; and just before I came to the Turnpike, two Fellows jumpt out of a Ditch, which startled my Mare that she threw me off; they laid hold of me before I could come at my Pistols, and in the mean Time put each of them a Pistol to my Breast; I was going to tell them, I was one of their Profession; D - n you, Sir, don't tell us what Profession you are off, Money we want, and Money we must have; upon which, they fell a searching me, and took 15 Guineas and a Watch, which Money and Watch I took from the two Gentlemen about half an Hour before they robb'd me; likewise they took forty Shillings and a Watch which did belong to me; then they changed Hats and Wigs with me; they took the Bridle and Saddle off of my Mare, and turn'd her loose; with some Difficulty I got her again in a Quarter of an Hour; I mounted her, and came directly to Town, and brought the Mare to the right Owner. BEING tir'd of robbing with other Persons, I was resolved to do it after a more Gentlemanlike Manner; accordingly, I hir'd a Bay Mare, and made the best Way to Portsmouth ; when I came there, I staid a Day or two in Town before I did any Thing; but at last, my Money being almost gone, I turn'd out towards Post-Down Hill , not far from Portsmouth , where I had not rode long, before I spied two Gentlemen coming over the Down towards me; I rode up to them with my Pistol in my Hand, and bid them immediatly deliver their Money and Watches, with the usual Compliment of G - d d - n you stand, or else you are dead Men; I took from one of these Gentlemen, ten Guineas, his Watch, and ten Shillings in Silver; but upon his civilly desiring only the Silver again to bear his Charges to London, I returned it him: from the other Gentleman, I took two Guineas, his Watch, and sixteen Shillings in Silver; after I had done which, I rode a-cross the Country, to a little Village, and put up at a Public-House, where they knew what my Calling was, and then I and my Landlord refresh'd ourselves upon the Fruits of my Labour. ABOUT a Week after this Robbery, I stop'd a Gentleman and his Servant near the same Place, where I committed the last Robbery: First I made the Gentleman dismount, and then I ordered the Servant to take the Money out of his Master's Pockets, which was four Guineas, and nine Shillings in Silver, and his Watch; then I demanded the Servants Money likewise, all the while setting on my Mare, with a Pistol in my Hand; the Servant pleaded very hard, and begged I would not rob him; for said he, you see what Station I am in; but I was deaf to his Intreaties, being resolved, like Death, to spare none, and accordingly insisted upon his delivering what he had, which was about ten Shillings, he having no Watch; at last, however, the poor Fellow continuing to beg very hard, I return'd him his Money back again. He had a Portmanteau behind him, however, which I made him cut open, and in it was a Suit of Cloaths, with half a dozen fine Holland Shirts, which I told him, were fit for my Use; upon which, I ordered him to give them to me, which he accordingly did, and I put them in my Pockets belonging to my Great-coat. All the Time that I was robbing this Gentleman and his Servant, I commanded the Gentleman to stand at some Distance, and not too nigh his Servant; with which he readily complied; and when I had taken all I thought proper, I pulled out my Knife, and cut the Girths and Bridles of both Horses, and riding off towards Portsmouth , put up my Mare at a little House in the Town, which I had before used, and changed my Cloaths; this done, I went out, and who should I meet, but the very Gentleman who I had just robbed, and his Servant, entering the Town: He dismounted at Lambeth-Gate , and his Servant led the Horses to the Red-Lyon Inn , where they lodged. Next Day, about Three in the Afternoon, I and a young Man of my Acquaintance, went to the same Inn, and called for a Pint of Wine, where I again saw the same Gentleman, and heard him telling some of his Companions, that he and his Servant was robb'd within two Miles of the Town, by a single Highwayman, mounted on a Bay Mare, of the Things abovementioned, and at the same Time he was relating of the Robbery, I had one of the Shirts on my Back which I took from him. When he had done relating to his Friends the Particulars of this Robbery, one of them asked him, if he should know the Highwayman again, if ever he should meet him? Know him again, says he, I should know him from a Hundred, for I took particular Notice of him all the Time he was committing the Robbery; upon hearing him say so, I immediately call'd for to Pay, and I made the best of my Way out of the House, for fear of being taken, to my Lodgings, which I should not like. ABOUT a Fortnight after, I stopp'd a Gentleman's Coach near the same Place, wherein was three Ladies and a Gentleman; I commanded the Coachman to get down from his Box, and walk off to some Distance, and in the mean Time, with my Pistol in my Hand, I stood by the Coach-side, for fear they should convey any Thing away: I took from the three Ladies two Mourning Rings, three Diamond Rings, and two plain Gold Rings, and three Purses, which contain'd about five Pounds; After I had robbed the Ladies, I demanded of the Gentleman his Money and Watch, which was four or five Guineas in Gold, and 4 or 5 Shillings in Silver, and his Gold Watch; then I ordered the Coachman to get on his Coach-box, and made him drive back upwards of a Quarter of a Mile, because they were going the same Road as I was, 'till I thought I was out of Danger. After this Robbery, I went to Plymouth , where my Wife lived, and dealt in Cloaths, which she used to sell to the Seamen when they came on Shore, where we both bore the Character of honest and industrious People; but in short, selling those Things was only a Blind to protect my Roguery; I staid about a Month with her, without going in Quest of any Booty; but after that, one Evening I told her I would go to London , in order to buy some Things proper for the Seamen against the Ships came in: She readily consented, so the next Morning I took my Bay Mare, and rode for the City of Exeter , instead of going to London. I put up my Mare at an Inn in that City, and there staid three Days before I attempted any thing; but the fourth Day I rode about three Miles from Exeter , where I stop'd (with the usual Compliment) a single Gentleman on Horseback; and took from him eleven Guineas and his Watch, which done, I made the best of my Way back to Exeter . THE next Night I went again to the same Place, where I stopt two Butchers, who were going to Exeter-Market; I took from them about seven Pounds and a Watch; they desired I would return them some Silver to bear their Charges to that City; upon which I put my Hand into my Pocket, throw'd them three Half-Crowns, and bid them drink my Health, and then I rode off again for Exeter . I staid at that City about a Month; and while I was there, carried one of my Watches which was out of Order, to a Watchmaker's in the Town to have it mended; going one Evening to see if it was done, I found the Master of the Shop asleep by the Fire-side; and seeing in the Shop about twenty Watches hanging upon Peggs, amongst which was my own: I took this Opportunity whilst the Master was asleep, nobody else being there, to borrow about seven of the Watches (leaving my own behind) and put them in my Pocket, which done, I went directly Home to my Lodgings. The next Day I returned again to the Watch-maker's to see if my Watch was mended, and found the poor Man in a great deal of Trouble, as may well be imagined; he told me, he had been robb'd the Nigh before by some Villains, of seven Watches; but Sir, says he, they have not taken yours: Says I, seemingly with Concern for the Man's Loss, how did they rob you? Why, about eight o'Clock last Night, I was dozing by my Fire-side, they took that Opportunity; but little did he think he was telling the Story to the Thief. Well, says I, is my Watch done? Yes Sir, here it is; I asked him what he must have? he told me Half a Crown; accordingly I gave it him, and thought it very cheap, considering I had seven other Watches into the Bargain. AFTER this I returned to Plymouth to my Wife, who thought I had been at London, and had bought those Watches (which I stole from the Watchmaker at Exeter) in order to sell them to some of the Seamen. As I liv'd very high, and went likewise very gay, I spent what I had got in a very short Time, which obliged me to turn out again. Accordingly I went about 2 Miles from Plymouth, where I stopt a Clergyman and his Servant, bidding them stand and deliver, or else I would blow their Brains out. The Parson was very much surprized at this rough Salutation, and begg'd of me to put by my Pistol, and he would give me his Money quietly, as he accordingly did, and it amounted to about 7 l. and his Watch. I then went to his Servant, and took from him but 5 s. which I returned to him again. This done, I went directly Home to Plymouth , and staid there about 2 Months, during all which Time I made no other Attempt. Then I came to London, and soon after Money began to run very low with me, so that I was obliged to take up my Old Trade; accordingly I set out for Hounslow , and between that and Brandford I met with a single Gentleman, whom I robb'd, and took from him 2 Guineas and a Half in Gold, 19 s. in Silver, and a Watch of the same Mettal. After I had committed this Robbery, I rode full Speed to Brandford , put up at the Red-Lyon Inn , and desired the Drawer to shew me a Room next the Road, in order to observe if the Gentleman whom I had attack'd, took the Road to London; but not seeing him come by, after I had waited some Time, I called for my Reckoning, mounted my Mare, and made the best of my Way to Town. ONE Night I was walking along Southwark , in order to go to my Lodgings in George-street near St. George's-Fields (for at that Time I liv'd with my Fellow-Convict Cordelia Taylor ) I saw a Gentleman knocking at his Door, whereupon I went up to him, and held a Pistol to his Breast, and swore I wanted Money, and Money I must have: He put his Hand into his Pocket, and gave me a Guinea; but just as he gave it me, one of his Servants happened to open the Door; upon which he called out Highwayman! Stop Thief! The Watchmen being then at their Stands, and hearing the Out-cry, came running to his Assistance, whereupon I took to my Hells, and they after me; but being closely pursued just by St. Margaret's Hill , I turned about with my Pistol in my Hand, and swore the first Person that offered to lay his Hands on me, was a dead Man, upon which they all immediately dispersed themselves, and when I saw myself out of Danger, I fired my Pistol, and went directly Home to my aforesaid Lodging. ABOUT a Week after this Robbery, I rode out towards Hammersmith , and met two Butchers about 2 or 3 o'Clock in the Morning, going to Market; as it was so early, and they were in a bye Road, I rode up to them, and bid them stand, and at the same Time putting a Pistol to one of their Breast, swore if they did not immediately deliver their Money, I would shoot them thro' the Head; they did not seem inclin'd to resist, so I took from them both about ten Pounds, and then rode for London . SOME short Time after this Robbery, I went the same Road, and met a single Man between Hammersmith and Turnham-Green ; when I came up to him I bid him stand and deliver; but, as I was then on Foot, just as I reached my Hand out to take his Money, he laid hold of it, upon which I fir'd my Pistol at him, but missed him; I then struck him such a Blow over the Head with my Pistol, that it made him stagger; however he recovered himself, drew a Hanger from under his Coat, and fell to cutting of me as hard as he could, and I having a Hanger likewise, did the same by him; however he cut me over the Head in several Places, upon which I took out my other Pistol, in order to put an End to the Battle by putting an End to his Life, but on seeing that he made off, which I was very glad of, for I was so saint with loosing so much Blood, that it was with some Difficulty I got to Town, when I went immediately to one Mr. Coleman's, a Surgeon, (who is since dead) and he dressed my Wounds. I was afterwards informed, that the very Person I attacked was one of the same Profession, insomuch that I may truly be said then to have caught a Tartar. BY this Time I had contracted an Acquaintance with several of my Countrymen, of the same Stamp as myself, and amongst the rest was one Matthew Mooney *, my Intimacy with whom began after this Manner. Happening to lodge at one Mr. Knight's in East-Smithfield , he had not been long there before he was taken ill of a Fever; upon which a Companion of mine, who was his Acquaintance, going to visit him, and carrying me along with him, asked me whether Bleeding would not be proper for him, and on my answering Yes, why, says he, you have been Surgeon on Board a Man of War, do you bleed him, which I accordingly did, and in a few Days his Fever began to abate considerably, and he grew much better. NOT above a Week after, my Companion and I calling again upon him at his Lodgings, to see how he did, and we found him almost recovered; whereupon he returned his Acquaintance and me Thanks, very civilly, for all our Favours, and, amongst other Things, said, he was very glad to see us in such a handsome Garb, for he had some small knowledge of me in Ireland : In Effect, both my Companion and myself were dress'd very smartly, in good superfine Cloath Coats, Waistcoats trimm'd with Silver, and Linnen and every Thing else answerable thereto. I returned him his Compliment, and at the same Time, told him very frankly, he might make as good an Appearance himself if he pleased, provided he had but a Heart to venture. How do you mean, answered Mooney, I don't understand you? Why reply'd I, to be plain with you, if you have the Courage to take a Purse upon the Highway. * Matthew Mooney was Executed at Tyburn , on Monday, November the 12th, 1742, for committing a Robbery on the Highway, on the 29th of April, upon one Mr. Goodwin, then Clerk to Mr. Penny, in New-Broad-Street , from whom he took a Watch, a Snuff-Box, one Shilling and Sixpence in Silver, and one Penny in Copper. Mooney seem to be somewhat surprized at this Expression, but not so much but that I fancied I should soon get the better of all his Scruples and Fears; whereupon, you seem startled said I, but think better on it, and meet me and my Friend in the Evening, in Churchlane , Whitechappel , (at a House that was then kept by one A - n, but he is since broke, and absconds) which he accordingly did. Having prevailed so far, which show'd he was wavering, and was half the Battle, we ply'd him with Liquor, and drank him up to such a pitch, that swore he wou'd never leave us, but would go with us on any future Prize. IN Effect, next Day, having mustered up a little Money, we went to Hyde-park-Corner , to a Friend of my Companion's, and telling him we wanted three good strong Naggs, to carry us to Dunstable , he furnished us with them presently; but, instead of going the Road we pretended, we steer'd our Course towards Essex , in quest of some luckey Adventure, which we accordingly met with, in the Person of a Rev. Clergyman, whom we Saluted with the usual rough and heathenish Compliment of D - mn you Stand and Deliver. This was a very unwelcome Sound to the good Ecclesiastic, who had been just then at London , to receive a more Considerable Sum of Money, than I believe either St. Peter or all the Apostles together were ever Masters of for their own Account, being, as near as I can remember, about 70 l. According, the poor Doctor expostulated with us for some Time, and represented to us the ill Consequence of such a wicked Course of Life, with the Danger of its bringing us to an ignominious End; but all his Rhetorick availed him little, we turned the Deaf Ear to him, bid him Preach that Doctrine to his Congregation next Sunday, and not to Gentlemen of our Profession; after which, we eased him, without any Ceremony, of all his Money, except five Shillings, which we left him, to bear his Expences to Colchester, from whence he was then about twenty Miles. FLUSH'D with this Success, we made the best of our way to London , returned our Horses, and bought three others, very good Beasts, for which we gave Thirty-five Pounds; this done, we went in search of another Booty, upon the Kentish Road . The first Person we met with there, whom we though fit for our Purpose, was a noted Apothecary who lived at Canterbury, from whom with our usual Compliment of Stand and Deliver, we took about Twenty-seven Pounds, he begg'd hard for a Return, and pleaded abundance of Poverty, but as I happened to know his Profession, I bid him go and be D - d, and get more, the same way he had got that, by Tricking and Deceiving Fools, with his pretended Arcana and Nostrums. AFTER this we committed a great many other Robberies upon that Road, till, at last, growing pretty noted thereabouts, we thought it would be advisable to leave that part of the Country, and remain quiet for some Time, whereupon we retured to London , and put up our Horses near London-Wall . WITH what Money we got, we Equip'd ourselves in a very handsome Manner, and we us'd to frequent several Places in Town, where genteel Company resorted, by which means we pick'd up several very creditable Acquaintances; amongst the rest were two Gentlemen of Fortune, who invited us one Night to a private Masquerade near St. James's-Square , where several People of both Sexes, were to meet at a Friend's House, in order to pass away the Evening; our two Masqueraders went thither accordingly, as likewise we did; and whilst the rest of the Company were at the height of their Jollitry, we were very busy in conveying away their Moveables, which we did in the following Manner. THERE was a Room adjoining to that in which the Company was Assembled, in which was left their Swords, Hatts, Gold-headed Canes, Women's Velvet Hoods and short Cloaks, &c. accordingly we being dress'd as Dutch Burgoe-Masters, with our large Breeches, took an Opportunity to slip out very often into the little Room, and stuff our Trouzers full of these Moveables, which we conveyed away at several Times to an old Bulk in St. James's-Market , where we left them in a large Bagg, which we had brought thither for that purpose. As soon as we had conveyed away as many as we conveniently could, we went back, and were as Merry as the Best; but about 4 o'Clock in the Morning, the Company breaking up, and coming to Dress themselves; one had lost his Wigg; another his Hatt; another his Gold-headed Cane, and another his Shoe-Buckles: The Ladies had lost several of their Girdle-buckles, Velvet Hoods, short Cloaks, &c. which put the Company into great Confusion; however we were not at all Suspected, so we made the best of our way towards our Booty, where I untying the Bagg, and pulling off my Masquerade Habit, dressed myself like a Gentleman whilst my Companions in their Dutch Dress, appeared not unlike Porters, marched clear off with our Purchase, to their Lodgings, which they Sold for upwards of 30 l. However we did not enjoy this our ill got Gain long, for the Hazard Table soon strip'd us; so in order to raise more, we once more equip'd ourselves for the Highway, and taking the Northamptonshire Road , committed several Robberies that way. AMONGST the rest we attempted to rob the Northamptonshire Waggon near St. Alban's , in the following manner. I rode up to the Waggoner, and commanded him to stop, and at the same Time holding a Pistol to his Breast, Swore I would blow his Brains out if he any ways Resisted, and likewise if he did not tell me where his Money was concealed: Hereupon the Waggoner delivered his Money to one of my Companions; but as I was turning about to look towards the Arse of the Waggon, the Waggoner who then observed one of his Acquaintance coming towards us at a Distance, took the Advantage of my Back being towards him, to knock me off of my Horse, with the But-end of his Whip, which so surprized my Companions, that they rode off and left me; I recovered myself however Time enough to remount my Horse, and ride after my cowardly Companions, though I narrowly escaped being taking. I made the best of my way to London, where I met with my Comrades, and shared the Booty, which was very considerable. AFTER having made a short Stay in London , I was advised by some of my Acquaintance, not to stay in Town long for Fear of being apprehended, for one of my Companions was taken up for a Robbery, and I was afraid he would impeach me in order to save his own Life. Accordingly having Money enough I went immediately to Harwich , and so for Holland , where as soon as I arrived, I made the best of my Way to Rotterdam , and being dressed very gay, took Lodgings as a young Gentleman just come over to deal in Merchandize. To make this appear more credible, I said I had several Correspondents at China, to whom I pretended to write Letters, and talk'd of expecting large Sums of Money, which were to be remitted in Tea and China-ware, in Return of what was due to me from that Place; and as I was well versed in Duttald's, and other Authors Accounts of China, the Project took very well; for Mynheer Snider, with whom I lodg'd, taking a Liking to me, proposed his Daughter in Marriage, whose Fortune was 500 l. But I knew very well the Design of Mr. Snider was not to conclude the Marriage till the Effects arrived, (which if he had staid for, might have been long enough) so I did not seem to be very forward, but courted the young Lady privately, and soon insinuated myself so far into her good Graces, that I could do almost every Thing with her. IN the mean while I had lived in such a splendid Manner, that all the Money I had brought over with me from England was al most gone, and the Time almost expired that my Goods were to come, so that if I did any Thing it must be speedily. In order to accomplish this, I took the young Lady aside one Day, and taking her by the Hand, told her, My Passion was so great, that I would inevitably destroy myself, if she would not consent to become my Wife. At last, by many artful Persuasions I gained from her a Promise: Then I told her I desired, that if she had the least Respect for me, not to let her Father know any Thing of the Matter (for I was sure he would not consent till the pretended Effects were come from China.) The young Girl promised she would not: Then I told her I designed to make her a Present of a Gold Watch, and a Diamond Ring, which would amount to 200 l. so if she could by any Means contrive to lend me that Sum unknown to her Father, (who living a Widower left his Cash under his Daughter's Care) she poor innocent Girl, greedy with the Hopes of having two such valuable Presents, soon agreed to my Request, which to make sure of, I actually bespoke of a Dutch Jew, and the Jew coming with the Watch and Ring, I desired he would leave it for the Lady's Approbation, to which he (knowing Old Mr. Snider to be a Man of Worth) readily consented: The next Day the Jew calling again, I told him I would give him an Order upon Mr. Snider, payable in six Days for the Money, which he readily accepted. This done, I got the young Girl (who had the Keys of her Father's Treasure) to let me have the Money privately, which I likewise promis'd to pay in six Days at farthest, and with which she was very well pleased, as knowing her Father would not miss it in that Time. NEXT Day, however being in Company privately with the young Girl, who was that Day dress'd, (her Father being gone upon some Business to the Hague, from which he was not to return in three Days) with the Diamond Ring upon her Finger, and the Watch by her Side; having a Mind to have them as the Money, told her that there was a Fault in the Watch, I had not before observed; so desired she would let me carry it to Meshullam the Jew to have it rectify'd; she readily consented, I told her also, I would get the Diamond better Set, which all could be done against the next Day, so took them both, and instead of going to the Jews, made the best of my Way for Helvoetsluys , and from thence to Harwich , where I arrived safely in 48 Hours Time. THE young Lady, as I heard afterwards, sat very patiently for some Time, but finding me not return, sent to Meshullam's the Jew, and finding I had not been there, was surpriz'd, as yet not suspecting the real Cause. But waiting the next Day, and the Day after that, she began to be very uneasy: Her Father coming the third Day, and enquiring for Mr. Cavenagh, she durst not tell him how long he had been gone; but he going into his Closet soon after, and missing a large Sum of Money, was almost mad; coming out in a Rage, who should he meet but the Jew, who was just then come to demand his Money; Meshullam holding out his Paper, and making many Cringes, told him he would not have been so exact, but - But what, Rascal! cried Mr. Snider, I owe you no Money as I know of. Don't you so, says the Jew, but here's your Son-in-Law's Order for 200 l. This putting Mr. Snider into a still greater Passion, they were near going to Blows; however after his Passion was somewhat abated, he called for his Daughter, and asked her what was become of Mr. Cavenagh, the China-Merchant? Upon which she immediately fell on her Knees, and discovered the whole Matter, and Mr. Snider immediately sent after him, but he was vanish'd like the Lady's - Hopes - but not with empty Pockets. When I came to London , I, together with Michael Morgan , and another Person, stop'd a Chaise near the Half-way-House in Hampstead Road , with an Intent to rob the Persons in it; but in the Interim of Time came by a Number of Horsemen, upon which the Per sons in the Chaise cry'd out Highwaymen! and the Gentlemen on Horseback attempted to take us; upon which one of our Companions fir'd a Pistol among them, and then we made off without our intended Booty. ON Sunday, the 7th of June last, about ten o'Clock in the Evening, I, together with Tho. Stanley , Michael Morgan , one George the Sailor, and another Person, stop'd a Chaise at Mile-End , in which was one Mr. Eyres, a Wine-Merchant, in Ratcliff-Highway, and his Lady, a-coming from Mr. Bayes's, the Green-Man at Epping-Forrest, we took from Mr. Eyres a Gold Stopt-Watch, with an Enamel'd Dial-Plate, and a Gold Seal with a Coat of Arms, and some Silver; and from his Lady, we took a Green Purse with about 7 s. in Silver in it, a silver Case of Instruments, a Needle-Book, and three Pair of Gloves, and then made off. AFTER this Robbery, I, William South , Samuel South , and George the Sailor, about ten o'Clock in the Evening, stop'd four Gentlemen and a Gentlewoman, in a back Road between Bow and London ; and we took from one of the four Gentlemen a Gold Watch, and from another, a Silver Watch, the Makers Name John Beaks , and about 40 s. in Money, and some Outlandish Pieces of Money like Silver, and Copper mixt; after we had committed this Robbery, we made the best of our Way to Town. Lot Cavenagh , and one William Jackson †, otherwise South , robb'd one Mr. Kitson, in Aldersgate Street , ofn four Yards and a Quarter of Silk; I and Jackson went to the Shop under Pretence to buy some Handkerchiefs; while the Woman in the Shop was busy in taking down a Parcel, I took the Silk above-mentioned, and gave it to Jackson, and he put it into his Bosom. When we had got about 40 Yards from the Shop, two Men laid hold of us, and brought us back; and as we were coming back, Jackson threw the Handkerchief into a Cellar; we were both carried before the sitting Alderman and committed to Newgate . HAVING staid some Time in London, I had an Inclination to go to Canterbury , which accordingly I did, without attempting any Thing upon the Lay. When I came there, I liv'd after a gay Manner, for about two Months; when my Money being almost expended, I was oblig'd to rack my little Wits how to get more. During the Stay at this Place, I had got acquainted with an old Anabaptist Teacher, that was worth Money, and had insinuated myself so far in this Person's Favour, that he used to be very fond of me, and visiting me very often, we used to have frequent Disputes concerning Religion, till at last Matters being ripe for my Purpose, I pretended that my Conscience troubled me very much, that I had been sprinkled in my Infancy, and not dipp'd; and added, if I could be dipp'd privately, it would be a great Satisfaction to me. This Saying much rejoiced the old Gentleman, who thought that he had brought me now over to his Way of Thinking. He told me, therefore, that if I had a Mind to be dipped, he had a Cold Bath in a back Place in his House, that was used on purpose for those Occasions. I answered with abundance of seeming Joy, I would embrace the Opportunity, and wait on him in a Day or two, in order to perform this Ceremony which I had so long desired. NOW I had often been very watchful to see where the old Gentleman put his Money, which at last I found out; and the Day being come, in which I was to be dipped, I repaired to the old Gentleman's House; when I came there, I found him at Prayers, and very Devout for bringing me over to his Persuasion; as soon therefore as I entered the Room where the old Gentleman was, without any farther Ceremony, I kneeled down likewise, and after we had prayed about the Space of an Hour, we both arose, when I pretending that I would not have the Maid know any thing of the Matter; the old Gentleman call'd her, and told her, if she would, she might go out for an Hour or two, and so she was dispatch'd out of the Way, which was all I wanted. This done, I and the old Gentleman went towards the Bath, which lay backwards, out of † Lot Cavenagh made himself an Evidence against William Jackson , otherwise South , in the Mayoralty of George Heathcote , Esq ; See Sessions Book, No. I. and was found Guilty of 4 s. 10 d. Transportation. any Body's hearing; as soon as we came there, for our farther Security we unlock'd the Door that opened into the Place where the Bath was and lock'd ourselves both in; and whilst I was undressing, the old Gentleman was kneeling with his Back towards me and the Door, and very devoutly at Prayers; I took this Opportunity to unlock the Door softly, and put the Key on the other Side, and when I had so done went pretty quick towards the old Man, and observing before that the Bath was not out of his Depth, so that he could not be Drowned, gave him a push, so that the old Gentleman tumbled in over Head and Ears; and whilst he was scrambling to get out again, I lock'd the Door, shut him in, and went towards the Closet, where he put his Money. In the mean while, the old Gentleman kept knocking and calling out, but he might as well have held his Peace, for no-body could hear him but me, who you may be sure was not in a hurry to let him out, I then took out of the Closet Twenty-seven Pounds and some Silver, and going out shut the Street Door after me, and made the best of my way for London . THE last Robbery I committed was in Company with Cordelia Taylor , who was to have been my Fellow-Sufferer, and with whom I kept Company, as did William Taylor , whom she and I robbed after the following Manner. On Sunday the 3d of October, the said William Taylor took a walk to one Boswel's, in Tyburn Road , where he met with one William Wilson , who had been an old Acquaintance. Hereupon says Wilson to Taylor, I am heartily glad to see you, how do you, won't you Drink with me? Says Taylor, I dont care if I do; so they went into a back Room, and I happened to be in the same Room, they staid there till between two and three in the Afternoon, when Wilson and I persuaded Taylor to go along with us to one Gascoign's, at Hockley in the Hole , where we asked Taylor to stay to Supper, to which he agreed. Thereupon we all went up one pair of Stairs, where we found Cordelia Taylor , who was there before us, and staid till near eleven o'Clock: Taylor wou'd then have gone Home, but, it beginning to Rain, he did not care to venture through it, wherefore he ask'd the Landlady of the House if he could have a Bed there. She told him he might, wherefore he resolved to lye there, and at the same Time desired her to call him up early, for, being a Butcher , he was obliged to be at Market pretty soon; she promis'd she wou'd, and accordingly did call him a little after Three in the Morning, when he got up, intending to make the best of his way to Market. HE had not gone far, however, in Hockley in the Hole Road , before Cordelia Taylor and my self overtook him, and attacked him; I presenting a Pistol to him, bid him stand and deliver, whilst Cordelia Taylor stood over him with a Hanger drawn in her Hand. Taylor said he had but very little Money, but I swore D - n him, if he spoke a Word, and did not deliver immediately, I would blow his Brains out. D - n him cries Cordelia Taylor , shoot him, for he knows us. No, says I, it is enough to rob him, without Murdering him. So we took from him his Hat and Wig, which I threw into Cordelia Taylor 's Lap, then she bid me strip off his Cloaths, which I did, taking from him a Duffle Great Coat, and a Silver plate button'd Frock, which Frock and Wigg I wore in the New Goal, on the other side of the Water: I took also a black Cloth Waistcoat, a pair of Buckskin Breeches, and a pair of Silver Buckles, which Cordelia Taylor pull'd out of his Shoes, at the same Time desiring me not to return him his * Wedges, for, says she, they are Silver. † Cordelia Taylor , complained bitterly of her hard Fate, that she had suffered for one whom she had lived with as Man and Wife for some Time, and likewise alledged the improbability of her and Cavenagh's robbing a Man with whom they were both so intimate, and who knew every Day where to find them both, without Murdering him, when it was in their Power. She added, that when Lot Cavenagh , and this William Taylor , used to come together sometimes to her Lodgings, and she would call him her Billy, with a great deal of good Humour, he wou'd frown at her, and bite his Lips, because Cavenagh look'd hard at her, and D - 'd her for a B - h,* A Cant Word for Buckles. † On Saturday came down a Reprieve for Cordelia Taylor , for Transportation for 14 Years, and when she was informed that there was a Reprieve for her, she seemed no ways overjoyed, as some are, when under her unhappy Condition; but said as she was condemned with Lot Cavenagh , she did not care if she was to Die with the Man she Loved, for Life or Death was equal to her, as he was to Die. flying into a violent Passion, and giving her all Manner of ill Language; in which however she confessed she was not a Jot behind-hand with him, though she said she was always of a peaceable Temper enough, if she was not provoked too much. She said farther, this Taylor had given her Reason enough to be jealous of him, and did not deny but that she had given him the same to be jealous of her, insinuating, that both she and her Fellow-Sufferer Lot Cavenagh, (of whom he said she was particularly jealous) lost their Lives only on Account of a jealous Grudge; adding nevertheless, that she forgave him, and every one else who had injured her, as she hoped he, and all whom she had injured, would forgive her. The following SPEECH was intended to have been spoken by LOT CAVENAGH , at the Place of Execution, but having a Cold, he could not speak it, and therefore desired it might be inserted in his Dying-Speech. GOOD PEOPLE, " I AM brought hither to suffer an untimely " and shameful Death, for a lawless and " more shameful Life. Would to Heaven I " had thought so before it had been too late, " I had not then be brought to this Place, to " be a Gazing-Stock to Mankind; a miserable " End, for a miserable Life: Heaven sanctify " it to my Soul! What makes my Case the " worse, is, it was neither Want of Sense, nor " Want of Ability to get a handsome Living, " in an honest Way, which has brought me " to this ignominious Punishment. No, it was " my own lewd Inclination, and Hatred to " Confinement, or Work of any Sort. Let all " my Countrymen, if any of them are here, " take Warning by my unhappy Fate. " HERE I am now, in a few Minutes " comes Death, and then comes Judgment. " Aye! but what Kind of Judgment? Not a " a Temporal Judgment, that condemns me to " a Temporal and Momentary Death, but a final Judgment, where I am to hear a Sentence " which sends me either to eternal Happiness or " Misery; which I have best deserved, God " and my own Conscience knows too well; but "Thanks to a Gracious Redeemer, it is not " my own Demerits will condemn me, whilst " his Merits can plead for me: The Lord apply them unto my sinful Soul! And why " not? The Mercy of our Saviour is still the " same; and I am not the first Thief who has " gone from the fatal Tree to Paradise. I will " hope the best. " MY dear, good Fellow-Subjects, assist me " with your Prayers till I shall be no more, " especially in my last Agonies, when I am not " able to pray for myself. 'Tis a dreadful Prospect, Heaven strengthen me to go through it! " And now I cooly look back upon my past misspent Life, what better could be expected " from it? I begun with robbing my Master, " who used me very kindly. I practiced next " upon my own Uncle, who took me from under another Officer into his own Company, " that he might have an Opportunity to treat " me the more favourably, and prefer me as Occasion offered: But nothing would make any " Impression upon me, nothing would satisfy " me, but that lewd, loose Course of Life, " which has brought me hither, but too " justly. " AND now, my dear loving Countrymen, " (for so will I call you, though I was born in " Ireland, since we are all Subjects to the same " Prince) I am going to pay my Life a Forfeit " to the Laws; it is all they require; but be " not you more severe than they; do not hate " me beyond Death, do not persecute me when " in the Grave, by reflecting upon my Wife " and innocent Relations, whose Counsel, if I " would have taken, and by whom if I would " have been ruled, I had avoided coming to " this shameful Place. The Lord be as much " their Comfort, as I have been their Shame, " Sorrow, and Heart-breaking. " NOTHING now remains, but to desire your hearty and fervent Prayers for my poor departing Soul. Oh! Dear Saviour, remember " me now thou art in thy Kingdom! In Thee " alone, and thy precious Blood, shed for such " miserable, self-condemned Sinners as me, do " I trust. Lord, I owe much, I have nothing " to pay, do Thou frankly forgive me All, as " I frankly forgive all Men! Let my Soul be " precious in thy Sight! Present my Dying " Groans unto Thy Father; sprinkle them and " the Mercy-Seat with thy Blood! Cloath me " with Thy Righteousness, and receive me into Thy Bosom. Amen, sweet Jesus, Amen. " The Lord have Mercy upon my sinful " Soul! Lot Cavenagh . Dorothy Rowland 's Letter to Lot Cavenagh , when under Sentence of Death. Feb. 10, 1742. LOT Cavenagh , you do very well know that I have been very much deceived by you; I need not tell you the Particulars for you know them right well; and notwithstanding that, I have endeavour'd to assist you to the uttermost of my Power; and because it is not in my Power to do that THING which you requested of me, touching the saving of your Body from the Surgeons; you speak threatning Words to me, telling me, that if you can, you will trouble me after you are dead. O Lot! that is not in your Power, neither am I afraid of you in the least, for that I have made you no fault, and that you cannot say to me. Notwithstanding, I am sorry for you, to hear you, a dying Man, utter Vengeance with your Tongue, when your Heart should think only of Mercy: I should be glad to hear that you in the bottom of your Heart, was truely sensible of your Sins, and the Sinfulness of your Heart, and then, (notwithstanding that I have been a great Sufferer by you) I should from the bottom of my Heart Rejoice; for Heart Conviction of Sin, is the first Step to true Repentance, and unless you be made sensible of the Sins of your Soul, you will not then much Regard what becomes of your Body, after your Soul is departed and gone from it. I therefore could wish that you would not look any more to be help'd by me, for I have done what I can; and now I resign you into the Hands of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who was crucified for my Sins and not for mine only, but also for the Sins of the whole World; and if you are sensible of your sinful Heart, you may find Mercy in his Blood, which was shed for Sinners, and I shall not cease to pray for you so long as you live in this World, for I freely forgive you the Evil that you have done to me, from the Bottom of my Heart; and I hope the Lord will forgive you also. These from your Friend, And Well-wisher, DOROTHY ROWLAND . The following ACCOUNT MICHAEL BEWLEY gave of himself three Days before his Execution. MICHAEL Bewley , aged 24 Years, was born in Bishopsgate Parish , where he has a Father at this Time living, and one Sister, his Mother has been dead twelve Years: When he was fit to go to School, his Father put him to one Mr. Toby, in Bishopsgate-Street , where he continued about three Years, and then his Father took him from thence, and instructed him himself, till he was about fourteen Years of Age, when he bound him at Weavers Hall to himself (he being a Handkerchief Weaver) and he served his Time out very faithfully and justly. He said, the first beginning of his Misfortunes was occasioned by getting acquainted with a leud Woman of the Town, who lives just by his Fathers, and leaving his lawful Wife, who (he says) is a very sober Woman, adding, that had he taken her Counsel, and his Fathers, he had avoided coming to that ignominious Death, he was to undergo. His Father, in particular, would frequently admonish him of the ill Consequences, which, one Day or other, would unavoidably attend his giving himself up to such ill Practices, as he daily follow'd, to maintain that Wretch in riotous living; this he too late found to be true; however, he said, he was very willing to dye, being sensible, that the longer he lived, the more and the greater Sins he should have been guilty off. THE first Robbery that ever he committed, was in company with one Michael Smith *, and Thomas Hedley ||; their frequent Practice was to sally out between seven and eight o'Clock in the Evening, and go upon the SNEAK, that is, to watch an Opportunity while the People of the Shops were busy, to take the first Thing they could lay their Hands on, as Tubs of Soap, or Butter; there was another Person concern'd with them in several Robberies; Bewley said, that Person had seen his Folly, and had taken up, and is very good and works hard at his Trade, having left off this wicked Course of Life for two Years past; and if he had taken his Advice, he had not come to the unhappy End he was then deservedly to make. THE next Robbery they committed, was in Newgate-Street , not far from Newgate , at a Grocers and a Tobacconist's Shop, where they took out of the Shop, about 20 Pound of Rapee-Snuff, about eight o'Clock in the Evening. This was about the Time of the hard Frost, and they sold the Snuff for twelve Shillings, and shared the Money between them. ABOUT a Week after, they all three went out again, and robbed a Linnen-Draper's in Fore-street , one of them going into the Shop on Pretence to buy something, while the other two staid at the Door to stand BULK †. Bewley took from that Place, a Role of Check of about thirty-one Yards, which they sold to one of the Lock's in Rag-Fair , for 9 d. per yard. ONE Evening as they were out upon their Prey they met with a Gentleman who was very much in Liquor. Bewley went up to him, and said, Sir, I perceive you are very much in for it, let me and my Friends take Care of you, and see you safe Home; Honest Friends, said the Gentleman, I thank you, you all seem to be very civil Gentlemen, I don't care if you do, but let us drink together first; withal our Hearts, cries Bewley, and the rest of his Companions; accordingly they all went to a Public-House in Bishopsgate-street , where the Gentleman call'd for a Bowl of Punch, and when it was out, he pulled out his Purse, wherein was about ten Guineas, and pays the Reckoning, little thinking what Company he was in; then they went out all together. As they were going along, they led him into a narrow Passage, and then they told him they must borrow that Purse of Money of him. Money, Gentlemen! What is it you mean? Come, come, Sir, says Bewley, Gentlemen of our Profession are not to be triffled with. Gentlemen, said the Stranger, I took you to be very honest Persons, and I hope you are only in jest. D - n you, says Michael Smith , you shall see that we are in Earnest; upon which he pulled out a Pistol, and swore, he would blow his Brains out, if he did not immediately deliver his Money; which he accordingly did. Bewley then asked him, where he lived, and promised he would in a few Days return him his Money again with Thanks, protesting they would not have taken it from him, but they had a present Occasion for just such a Sum. The Surprize of taking his Money from him, had made him something soberer than he was, so he very readily told them, they might hear of him at Change Hours at Garraway's Coffee-House, he being an Exchange-Broker. D - n him, says Michael Smith , it is no Sin to rob a Broker, for it is only playing at Rob Thief; so they made off with the Purse and Money, and wish'd him well home, and bid him for the future, to take Care who saw him to his Habitation. AFTER they had spent this Money, thus ill gotten, upon the vile Women of the Town, * Michael Smith was tried at the Old-Bailey , and Transported in the Mayoralty of Sir John Salter , See Sessions-Book, No. III. for breaking and entering the Dwelling-House of Mr. Cowley, in the Parish of St. Botolph Bishopsgate , about the Hour of seven at Night, and taking a Stuff Damask Gown, a Green Poplin Gown, an Ash Colour'd Petticoat, and a black Callamanco quilted Petticoat, Value 2 Shillings. || Thomas Hedley is gone for a Marine . † Bulk is to receive the Goods from the Person who steals them, and so march off with them. (which is commonly the Case with these unhappy Wretches) their next Business was to seek out for more, which they accordingly did, as follows. This wicked Triumvirare, Smith, Hedley, and Bewley, went one Night to the Tenter-Grounds near Moorfields , and there took off of the Tenters Eighteen Yards of such Stuff as is used to make Frocks for Men; which done, they sold it to one Betty Barefoot , a great Lock * in Rag Fair , for 10 s. 6 d. and so they divided they Money, which being soon spent, they were again put to their Shifts how to make a Recruit. ABOUT a Week after this Robbery, as they were all three going along near the same Tenter-Ground, and nigh the Place were they committed the last Robbery, they espied some Linnen hanging a drying in a back Yard, which they took and carried off to Rag-Fair , and sold it to the aforesaid Betty Barefoot , for no more than 30 s. though Bewley affirmed it was richly worth 5 l. at least. AFTER this Fact, Bewley left Smith and Hedley, and (as he said) lived honest for some Time, working hard at his Business with a Master Weaver in Spittlefields . In the mean while his two wicked Companions went out together, and committed divers Robberies; particularly Smith took from his own Mother, at several times, many Things of Value. At last he was taken up for breaking open a House, and was admitted an Evidence; which Bewley hearing, left his Master whom he work'd withal, and being afraid that Smith would put him into his Information, and he should be Gravil'd †, he immediately set out for Canterbury , in Order to get Business in that City. He staid there about a Week, but not being able to get any Employment, he returned to London. He kept out of the Way, however, till Sessions was over, when Michael Smith not coming up to his Evidence, was try'd, found guilty, and ordered for Transportation, which effectually took off his Evidence for the future. AFTERWARDS Bewley took for his Fellow-Man ‡ one Richard Clay , and the first Robbery they committed together was between seven and eight in the Evening at a Stocking shop, the upper End of Shoe-Lane , almost to Field Lane , in Holbourn . They took out of the said Shop 21 Pair of Stockings, and had the Impudence to carry them to an Alehouse just by where they committed the Robbery, and there left them. This done, they went immediately out again, and just by Holbourn-Bars they watched the Opportunity of a Maid's going up Stairs, and so pushed into a House, and took out of the Parlour 3 Red Cloaks and a Velvet-Hood; after which they made off to the House where they had left the Stockings, and bundling them all up together, carried them to their Old Friend in Rag-Fair , and sold the Stockings, three Red Cloaks, and the Hood, for no more than Two Guineas. Such lumping Pennyworths do such Wretches make of the ill-gotten Goods for which they venture their Lives. THE next Night they went up Holbourn again, and in going along they spied an Oil Shop, where they observed the Servants to be busy at the furthermost End of the Shop, they took this Opportunity to carry off from thence a Tub of Soap, and sold it for 7 s. 6 d. Several more Robberies of this Kind Bewley owned he had committed with this Richard Clay , and desired he would take Warning by his untimely Fate, and leave off such wicked Courses: Adding, that if he is not gone Abroad, he hopes his Mother will send him out of the Kingdom as soon as possible, if not, he is afraid he soon will follow him, being naturally of a vicious Inclination. AFTER he left Richard Clay sometime, he took up with James Smith (one under the same Sentence with himself) and one Miller: Whilst these two were waiting without, Bewley went into a Grocer's Shop in Holbourn , on Pretence to * Lock, is one that buys stolen Goods, knowing them to be stolen. † Gravil'd, is to be hang'd. ‡ Fellow-Man, one who robs in Company with another. cheapen something, and while the Man's Back was turned, conveyed away a large Cannister of Green Tea, of about 15 Pounds; but as he was carrying it but of the Shop a Man met him, and asked him, What he did with that Cannister of Tea? To which he made no Reply, but being pretty nimble-heel'd, took to his Legs and ran as far as Temple-Bar , where he took Coach, and ordered the Coachman to drive him to the House where he used to leave his unlawful Purchases, and there he found his two Companions, who were waiting for him. They carried the Tea the same Evening to Betty Barefoot 's in Rag Fair , and made a Bargain with her for 3 l. but when she had got it into her Possession, she would pay them no more than 1 l. 8 s. which they were obliged to accept as Bewley said, for Fear she should betray them. Such is the miserable Fate of these poor Wretches, to ventre their Necks to enrich a Pack of vile Receivers, worse than themselves, who run away with the most of the Profit. SOMETIME after this Robbery, Bewley was taken up for robbing a Person of some Rabbits, and by the Persuasion of a Thief-taker he turn'd Evidence, put Miller into his Information, and inform'd one of the Thief-takers where he might take him. Accordingly he went, and Miller happened to be at the Place, but he made his Escape, by getting out of one of the Windows of the House, and got entirely off. Sessions coming on, Bewley was brought to the Bar in Order to take his Trial, but no Proscecutor appearing he was discharged. Sometime after this, Miller * was taken up for stealing a Tea-Kettle out of a Shop in Fleet-street, was tried for it at the Old-Bailey, found guilty, and ordered for Transportation. WHEN Bewley had got his Liberty, and Miller was transported, he was at a Loss to get a Fellowman; at last he bethought himself of his old Companion Richard Clay ; so accordingly one Evening he goes to Clay's Mother in White-Chapple , where he found him, and ask'd him, if he would go out upon the Lay as usual; he readily complyed, and the first Robbery they committed when they were together, was at a House in Red Cross-street . Bewley, for three Quarters of a Year before he was apprehended, had always used to carry a dark Lanthorn and a Chissel about him; and when he saw he had an Opportunity to rob any House, he would go and light his Candle at a Neighbour's just by; when he had so done, he put it into the Dark Lanthorn, and then concealed it in his Bosom, between his Coat and Waistcoat, shutting it close that nobody could see that he had any Light, and then to work he went, while Clay stood Peter †. If he found that the Sashes of any House would not go up, then he would take his Chissel, which he brought for that Purpose, and wrench'd them open till they would go up very easily, and by this Means it was that he got into the Parlour of the abovementioned House, and stript it of what Things were there, as Plate, Linnen, Cloaths, &c. for having bundled up what he got in a large Sheet, he gave them out of Window to Clay, who stood ready to receive them. This done, they both made off undiscovered, and carried the Goods to a certain Jew, who bought them very readily; the Linnen and Cloaths we sold for six Pounds, and the Plate for four Shillings per Ounce. THE last Robbery that Bewly committed was with Richard Clay , and was that for which he suffered; this was for entring the Dwelling House of Mr. Hodges, at St. Giles's, Cripplegate , about the Hour of Seven o'Clock, on the 25th of last October, and taking from thence some Pewter. He got into the House, by cutting the Lead of a Window, and then taking out two panes of Glass, which done, he opened the Window, and slipt into the Room, where he saw nothing but Pewter, unfortunately for him, while he was taking down the Pewter in order to hand it out to Clay, the Woman of the House who had been out, and came Home just in the nick of Time, seeing a light in the House, and knowing she had not left any one at Home, was greatly * Miller was transported about two Years ago. † Peter is one to stand and look out that nobody sees them, and to receive the Goods. alarmed; but she was yet more so, when, coming up to the Window, she heard the rattling of Plates and Dishes, whereupon, she cryed out to one Mrs. Holding, who happened to be near her, I wish somebody has not broke into my House Backwards. These Words were no sooner out of her Mouth, and she had scarce turned herself about, before Bewley, who probably overheard them, jump'd out of the Window, and betook himself to his Heels; he had not got far however, not above Thirty Yards, before he fell down, and she coming up with him, before he could recover himself, seiz'd him by the Collar, and had the Courage there to hold him, till some came to her Assistance, and forced him back to her House, where she charged a Constable with him, who carried him directly to Woodstreet-Compter . NEXT Morning he was fetch'd out to his Examination, before the sitting Alderman, and the Fact being prov'd plainly upon him, was by him committed to Newgate , from whence he was brought to the Bar last December Sessions, and upon a fair Trial, Condemned to Dye an untimely and shameful Death, as his honest Father had often foretold, and forwarned him to little purpose. Altho' Mr. Guthrie, in his foregoing, has given some Account of Mr. Wright otherwise Brown, who robb'd Mr. BELCHER the Surgeon, at his own House behind the the Royal-Exchange , yet we hope it will not be disagreeable to the READER, to give him the following. STEPHEN WRIGHT otherwise John Brown , which last is his right Name, Twenty one years of Age, was born at Liverpoole , in Lancashire , when he was very Young, his Father and Mother went from Liverpoole to Ireland and there settled; by his Behaviour and Conversation, he has had the Education of a Gentleman. When he came to a proper Age, his Father put him Apprentice to one Mr. Josias Harper , a Chyrurgeon in the City of Dublin ; but had not an opportunity in his Apprenticeship to make so great an Improvement in his Profession, as the Practitioners in Surgery have at the Hotel Dieu at Paris. He had not been out of his Time long, before unfortunately he had a Quarel with a Gentleman upon a young Ladies Account; to prevent the ill Consequences of which, together with those which might ensue from his being too much addicted to GAMING; he was resolved to quit Ireland, and make the best of his way to Paris , by way of London , where he arriv'd, but too soon for his own Welfare in November last, with about 180 l. in Cash, with which Money he intended to defray not only his Expences in going to Paris , but to Support himself their during his Stay. HOWEVER, he had not been long in London , before he unfortunately became acquainted with some young Gentlemen, who prevailed with him to go with them to the Lord Mordington's Gaming Table; to which having naturally an itch of GAMING, he was but too much inclined of himself. There he unfortunately lost 30 l. the first Night; but flattering himself with the hopes of having better Fortune another Time, he went another Night, and then instead of regaining what he Lost, had the Misfortune to loose his ALL, which was the whole remainder of the 180 l. with which Money he intended to have made his Progress to Paris. Being then left destitute in a strange City, of both Friends and Money, and reduced even to the utmost Necessity, having Pledg'd most of his Apparel, and being at last compell'd to Sell even his Hat to buy himself a morsel of Meat: In short, being even tir'd of Life, he resolved upon attacking Mr. Belcher the Surgeon as he did, in the following Manner; but solemnly protested he never intended to hurt him. First, he made him a Visit, as a Patient, pretending unfortunately to have caught the Venereal Disease, and acquainting him with the several Symptoms he felt; as also that having heard a great Character of him, it had induced him, tho' a Stranger, to apply to him, preferably to any other, and offering him five Guineas for the Cure; he concluded, with desiring Mr. Belcher to prepare him proper Medicines, against the next Evening, about 5 o'Clock, when he wou'd not fail to call for them, at that Time he could not conveniently stay, having some Gentlemen waiting for him. ACCORDINGLY, the next Night about the Hour appointed, Mr. Wright, otherwise Brown, came to Mr. Belcher's, and knocking at the Door, the Servant immediately came and let him in; upon which Mr. Wright, ask'd if Mr. Belcher was at Home; the Servant told him he was, desired him to Walk in, and strait way lighted him into the Room; after the Servant was gone out, he took a view of the Room, to see if there was any more Door's but one, and afterwards he seated himself in a carless Posture by the Fire. When Mr. Belcher, entered the Room, affected to be a Buckling his Shoes; upon Mr. Belcher's approaching him he seem'd not to see him till he came near the Fire: After passing a few Compliments, Mr. Belcher took out of his Pocket the Medicines he had prepared; (Mr. Brown begged the Favour of Mr. Belcher, that he would not let any of his Servants know his Misfortune,) and set them upon the Table, after which, he got up, took some of the Druggs, and smell'd to them, and seemingly affected to Cough at the Smell, but all of a sudden, taking out a Pistol, and presenting it to the Body of Mr. Belcher, at the same time, desiring him not to be surprized, nor make any Noise; he assured him, that he was drove to the utmost Distress, and that Necessity compell'd him to Attack him in that Manner. MR. Belcher was very much Surpriz'd, as may be well imagin'd, and his Countenance chang'd; however, after he had a little recover'd himself, he put his Hand in his Pocket, and gave Mr. Brown two Guineas; upon which he said, that wou'd not do, he must have more. Mr. Belcher then desir'd him to put his Pistol up, and he wou'd give him what Money he had. Accordingly upon his Request, he did put the Pistol into his Pocket, keeping his Thumb upon the Cock, to prevent its going off. Mr. Belcher then pull'd out three Guineas more, with some Silver; when Mr. Brown perceiving the Chain of his gold Watch, demanded that likewise of Mr. Belcher, who was very unwilling to part with it. But Mr. Brown finding him delay, and not having Patience, pull'd it out himself, and as he was putting it into his Pocket, with the Money, Mr. Belcher observing him not to be upon his Guard, seiz'd him by the Arms, and push'd him back over a Chair, so that they both fell over upon the Ground: Mr. Belcher however, being uppermost kept his Hold, and call'd out Murder, and his Servants immediately enter'd the Room, where they found them in the Posture aforesaid. Mr. Brown, having the Pistol in one Hand, and the Watch in the other: Accordingly he was immediately secur'd and committed to Newgate ; he had not been there long, before a Gentleman (who 'tis said) is a very near Relation of the Prosecutor's, sent him not only a Morning Gown, Shirts, but Money to Pay his Fees, on purpose that he may be on the Master-side, till he should know his Fate. He also allow'd him 5 s. per Week, ever since he has been under this unhappy Condition. After he had hung the usual Time, he was cut down, and his Body was conveyed in a Mourning Coach with four Horses, (which waited there for that Purpose) to Pancras Church-yard , and there Interr'd. The following LETTER was sent to Mr. WRIGHT, otherwise BROWN, just after he was capitally Convicted. SIR, ' IT is with the utmost Concern I write this ' to you, it bringing you no Prospect of avoiding the fatal Sentence lately pronounced against you; I most ardently wish it more in my ' Power, but alas! I have tried the utmost of my ' Interest in your Behalf, without Success. I ' wish you could think of some Way wherein I ' might shew you the Sincerity of my Disposition, to render all the Service I am capable of. ' There is but one left, which I can think of, ' and that is, for you to draw up a Petition yourself to his Majesty, setting forth your Family, ' your Business, your Age, your Misfortunes in ' Gaming at Lord Moddlington's, &c. the great ' Despair and Distress you were in, the Cause of ' your coming over; it being the first Crime or ' Fact you was ever guilty of, your sincere Repentance of it, acknowledging the Justness of ' your Sentence, your owning how greatly you ' have offended the Laws of Society, and your ' Willingness to be transported for Life, to any ' Place his most gracious Majesty, thro' his great ' Wisdom, shall be pleased to order you, and that ' you shall think yourself in Duty bound to make ' an Atonement for this great Offence, by your ' future Conduct, which shall be entirely devoted ' for the Benefit of your Fellow-Subjects, if it ' shall please his Majesty to spare you. This, Sir, ' is the only Thing I can think of, and also the ' last Effort that can be made for you: I'll endeavour all I possibly can to prevail on my Brother to get it presented, and if he should deny ' it me, I'll endeavour to get it done by some of ' his Majesty's Council. Delay not this one Moment; let me have it To-morrow Morning early, there being no Time to be lost; above all ' let it be quite open and true; hide not any thing. ' It grieves me to think I can give you only this ' faint Shadow of Success, this poor glimmering ' Light of Hopes. Therefore for the Sake of your ' eternal Happiness, let not this distant View flatter you in the least; let it not break in one ' Moment on the short time appointed you to live, ' but with the Sincerity becoming a Christian, ' make a thorough Repentance, and a pious Resignation of yourself: Be not intimidated, depend ' more in the Mercy of the Almighty, than in ' our own Merit; rest assured, that thro' his infinite Wisdom, whatsoever is to become of you, ' will be the best for you. I conclude with most ' humbly imploring the Almighty Father and our ' blessed Saviour, that this Cup may pass from ' you, but if not, may his Sovereign Will be ' done, and you enabled to glorify him in this his ' righteous Dispensation. I shall continue to pray ' for you, and otherwise serve you to the utmost ' of my Power. Pray let me hear from you Tomorrow Morning. In the mean while I abide, Your real Friend and Well-wisher. W. B. Lombard-street, March 23, 1742. The following LETTER Mr. Wright, otherwise Brown, sent to Thomas Handley , Esq; April 1, 1743. DEAR SIR, I Wrote to Mr. Dillon on Monday last, to beg his utmost Assistance at this Exigence: he wrote a very kind Answer, wherein he declared his Willingness to serve, provided I could put him in a Way to do it effectually; he mentioned in his Letter, that he had sent to Ireland for a Certificate, whereby to satisfy, not alone my Prosecutor, but other Gentle-men who interested themselves in my Cause; but at that Time, said, he had no Return of an Answer: On Wednesday last, I received the agreeable News that the Certificate was come, which he immediately sent to Mr. Belcher, who seing it certified, and attested by Mr Harper, and twenty three Gentlemen more (all of them great Men) declared now, that he was well ascertain'd of the Truths I had formerly told him; he would use his utmost Interest to obtain a Reprieve, which he did not doubt of succeeding in. I would have wrote before this to you, but could not give you so satisfactory Account. Pardon this Prolixity, and you'll oblige Yours, JOHN BROWN . The following LETTER he sent to a Gentlewoman, some few Days before his Execution. MADAM. YOU may perhaps be surprized at the first Sight of this. But when you recollect and consider, that it comes from the unhappy Stephen Wright , which Name I went by to you, your Amazement then must Vanish, and Pity take its Place. Whether you have, or have not as yet heard of my miserable Condition, the Almighty God best is a Judge, I am not. - But this I must acquaint you, that now I am under the just Sentence of Death, and do shortly expect to appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ; but how shall I look my dear Redeemer in the Face, or whether shall I fly? - Had I never seen that unhappy Place my Lord Moddlington's, I trust I had not now been here; when I came to London, my Intentions were good; but too easily was I drawn into that Snare, which now my weeping Eyes, and aking Heart Repents. Oh! may my ever Gracious God forgive me my manifold Sins. My dearest Friend Mr. John W - I long to see; I conjure him by the living God, to come unto me before I go hence, and am no more seen. I heartily, and sincerely dear Madam, beg your Prayers for my poor Soul. Whilst I am, I'll think of you, and when I am dead, may my Shade for ever rest in Paradise, where you may come to the now Wretched, though then Blessed, JOHN BROWN . From my Cells in Newgate, April 8th, 1743. FINIS. Printed, and sold by M. COOPER, at the Globe in Pater-Noster-Row. 1743. [Price Six-pence.]

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE his ACCOUNT, Of the Behaviour, Confession, and dying Words of the Mslefactors, who were Executed on Friday the 30th of April last at Tyburn. AT the KING’S Commission of the Peace, and Oyer and Terminer, and Goal Delivery of Newgate, Held (before the Right Hon. Sir George Merttins , Knt . Lord Mayor of the City of London , Mr. Justice Tracey, Sir William Thompson , Knt . Recorder , Mr. Serjeant Raby, and several of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace, for the City of London, and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily, on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, being the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th days of April, in the eleventh Year of His Majesty’s Reign; nine Men and Four Women were by the Jury found Guilty of Capital Offences, and received Sentence of Death. Of these Thirteen Persons, with Three others who were Capitally Convicted at the preceeding. Sessions Six received His Majesty’s Reprieve. The Others finding themselves included in the Warrant for Execution, began then to drop those Expectations, which, till the Report is made to His Majesty, Malefactors constantly flatter Themselves with. During their Continuance under Sentence of Death, I instructed them from these Words, Heb. II. latter part of the 6th, ver. He that cometh to God, must believe that be is, and that be is a Rewarder of them that diligently seek him. They were also shown the principal Branches of the Law of Nature, from the following Words of St. Paul, which follow after the Apostle has blamed and accused the Generality of the Heathens for not Glorifying the Deity as God, after they had learned his eternal Power and Godhead, from the Works that are seen, the wonders of Creation; but on the Contrary, turning aside to Stones, and Four-footed Beasts, and creeping Things. For when the Heathen, which have not the Law, do by Nature the Things contained in the Law, These having not the Law, are a Law unto Themselves; their Conscience the mean while bearing Witness, and their Thoughts either accusing, or else excusing one another. The Sunday preceeding their Execution, they were shown the Nature of Just and unjust Actions, the Original of Right and Property, and how lawful Punishments are thence deduced; from a Passage in the first Chap. of the Prophesy of the Prophet Esaiah, part of the 16th and 17th ver. Where God, by the Mouth of the Prophet, after blaming the Jews for their vain Oblations, Sacrifices, New-Moons, and appointed Feasts, directs them in the following manner. Put away the Evil of your Doings from before mine Eyes; Cease to do Evil, Learn to do Well, &c. They were also instructed in the Nature of the Holy Sacrament, from the eleventh Chap, of St. Paul’s first Epistle to the Corinthians; where the Apostle faith, verses the 20, and following; For when ye come together therefore into one Place, this is not to eat Lord’s Supper. For in Eatings every one taketh before other his own Supper, and one is Hungry, and another is Drunken. What? Have ye not Houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the Church of God, and shame them that have not? What, shall I say to ye? Shall I praise ye in this? I praise ye not, &c. While Instructions were given them, from these and other Places of Scripture, the hearty Signs of Repentance, which have always been judg'd requisite in Men so near their End, did not appear; especially in them who had committed the greatest Crimes: But the Carelessness which was particularly observed in these Malefactors, will seem less strange, if we consider the great Number under Condemnation, and how much their own Inclinations naturally lead them to be remiss and negligent in their Devotions, whenever any Let or Hindrance offers itself in the way of their Duty; notwithstanding, they had a Person who continued with them, in order to excite them to their Duty, especially Night and Mornings, The continued Distempers of Jones, Marshal, and Lloyd, (for it pleased God to afflict with Sickness the former two of them for many Weeks successively some of the others complain’d were also an uneasiness to them, and an hindrance in the performance of their Duty. On Wednesday the 28th Day of April, the Report of the 14 Malefactors under Sentence of Death (2 Women, viz. Elizabeth Doyle and Isabella Williams having being found pregnant) being made to his Majesty in Council, 6 of them, viz. Claudius Anjou , Will. Martin , Mary Stephens , J. Lloyd, W. Moore, and J. Jones, received his Majesty's Gracious Reprieve, and the others were ordered for Execution; viz. James Campbell , William Marshal , Thomas Lloyd , Mary Hanson , Vincent Davis , William Eaton , John Guy , and Bryan Smith . If any of the Magistrates upon the Bench, or any of the Jury, or of those who appear’d as Evidences against the Prisoners upon their several Tryals,, are desirous of being inform’d by an Account somewhat more particular, concerning their Behaviour, or Confessions, before their Deaths, or at the Time of it, what we can say farther for their Information is as follows. 1. JAMES CAMPBELL and 2. WILLIAM MARSHAL , of the Parish of St. Mary Islington were condemn’d for assaulting George Bass and Hannah Ward , in a Field near the Highway, on the 21st of March last, and taking from them a Frock value 30s. a Hat 6s. a Handkerchief 2s. and about 12 s, 6 d. in Money. When I enquired of the former of these Prisoners what Education his Parents had afforded him, what he had read in the Old or New Testament, and what he understood of the Religion he was bred up in? He said his Mother was a Woman in mean and low Circumstances, and not able to give him any Learning, and that what he understood of God and of Jesus Christ, he had learned by his own Care and Industry; but as that was when he was very young, his wasting his Time about Islington , Hoxton , Moorfields , &c, by Drinking and idle Diversions, had almost worn out the Remembrance of it: But he at the same time promised to apply to all his Friends, in order to their furnishing him with the Whole Duty of Man, the Practice of Piety, the Christian Sacrifice, and such other Books as were accounted Necessary, and which his Companions in Distress were not furnish’d with. Though upon his being told, before the Warrant for Execution was sign’d, that he very much wrong'd and injured himself, in fancying he should not be included in the said Warrant, he appear'd to be more serious and more concerned than before, yet 'twas to be feared that his Concern was not occasion'd by a Sense of his having offended God and Jesus Christ; because almost to the last of his Life, a strange and uncommon Spirit of Revenge and Rancour was lodg'd in his Mind against the Persons who give Evidence against him; tho’ it was represented to him, that no Christian ought to continue or retain Malice, Revenge, and Ill-will, even towards Persons who have wrong’d and injured him, if he expects Forgiveness from God: And that much less ought a Malefactor to bear an Enmity towards Persons who had acted according to Law, had taken away a Life that was forfeited by vicious Practices, or rather had discovered the Truth, and thereby given the Law an Opportunity of taking it away, and which if they had not done, they had injured fie Society whereof they are Members, and been themselves guilty of an Offence: Notwithstanding this, it was certain that he did not lay aside his Malice and Resentment; and this sufficiently appear'd from his Behaviour at the Chapel on the Sunday before he suffered; for mistaking a Person there present for his Accuser in the Court of Justice, he express'd his want of a proper Instrument to dispatch him immediately, nor could the Prisoner rest till the said Person was put out of the Chapel, after which he seemed at attend very earnestly and very carefully to the Service of Religion, and the Duty for which he was carried thither. Before he dy’d he was Instructed more fully in the Nature of Christianity, and the chief Requisites of Repentance, William Marshal , who was the Companion of Campbell in the Robberies above-mentioned,,and also in a Robbery committed on the Person of Mr. Lush in the Parish of St. James Clerkenwell , was visited with much Sickness during his Confinement, which encreas'd till the Time he suffered Death. I was assured that he most carefully attended to the Person who read to him, as well by Night as Day, in the Condemn’d-HoId, and show'd the utmost Signs of Repentance. This Malefactor did not deny the Robberies which they were by the Jury found gusty of; but Campbell seem’d to prevaricate about the Matter, and to some Persons directly deny'd the Robbery. 3. WILLIAM EATON , of St. Sepulchers , was indicted for assaulting John Evilhay in Charter-house Lane , and robbing him of a Suit of Cloaths, viz. Coat, Wastcoat, Breeches, Shirt, Stockings, Shoes Hat,Wig, &c. on the 27th of March last. It appearing that the Prisoner with one R. Dowland and another, threw down the Prosecutor and took the Apparel from him, the Jury found him guilty of the Indictment. Upon his Tryal he had not any Friends to appear for him, nor after his Condemnation to afford him Cloaths or other Necessaries; but he said the extream Poverty and Misery that appear’d in his outward Condition, did not lessen his Application to God, according to his Capacity, for.tho’ he could not read, he constantly attended the Prayers, and regarded the Scripture when read, with the utmost Seriousness and Care. He said he was continually repeating the Creed and the Lords Prayer, which was all that he could remember. He express'd his readiness to suffer Death for the Crime he had committed, desiring Favour from God alone. THOMAS LOYD ,of Thistleworth , was indicted, together with Katherine his Wife and Mary Stephens , for breaking the House of Joseph Clements in the Night time, and taking thence 30 l. in Money, a Gold Ring, a Coral, a sattin Gown and Petticoat, a pair of Sheets, 6 Yards of Holland, &c. on the 15th of July last. It; plainly appearing from the Evidence, that Mary Stephens had admitted Lloyd and his Wife into her Master's House, during his absence at Uxbridge, and that he robb’d the House when the other Servant , Harris, was gone to Bed; the Jury found Lloyd and Stephens guilty of the Indictment, but acquitted Katherine Lloyd , as being under the Power and Direction of her Husband. As this Prioner was very much visited with Sickness, while under the Conviction of the Law, he said he could not pray to God; but by his Behaviour and all his Expression he appear’d to be Delirious; during the Intervals, and before he was so Afflicted, he applied himself carefully to his Duty, acknowledging he merited Death for the Offence he had committed. 5. JOHN GUY , of Tuddington , was indicted for hunting and killing certain Fallow Deer, the Property of Anthony Duncomb , Esq ; in his Paddock or Pk, after the 1st of June, 1723,viz. on the 1st of September last. It appearing from the Evidence of Charles George the Keeper , and others, that this Prisoner and one Biddesford (who was killed in the Pursuit) were standing arm’d in the Park, and three Deer near them worry’d and kill’d; that in their flight they turn’d upon the Pursuers, and threaten’d to shoot them with their Pistols if they did not desist and leave them, together with other Circumstances, he was found guilty of the Indictment. But his Conviction was very much contrary to his Expectation; and after Sentence was pass’d upon him, tho’ he was far from denying his Guily, he was also far from believing he should suffer Death: So that altho’ he seemed to have a true and thorough Notion of Religion and of his Duty, he nevertheless appear’d Indolent and Remiss, till the Warrant for Execution left him no hopes that he should escape the Law. Before he died, he with many Tears lamented his Distress, and express'd the dangerous Condition of his Soul. 6. MARY HANSON , of St. Katherine’s , was convicted of mortally wounding with a Knife, near the Right Pap, Francis Peters , (a distant Relation by marriage) on the 7th of March last. After the recovered of her Sickness, this Prisoner took very great Pains in informing herself of her Duty, and for that End did not once absent from the publick Worship of God in the Chapel. The Despondence of Mary Stephens (who had much Uneasiness and many Doubts, because she had received the Holy Sacrament and afterwards committed Robberies) put this Prisoner, while she continued with her, upon many serious Reflection and Considerations, and Enquiries. She said she merited more than Death for Murder, and for murdering a Person who had taken her under his Roof, afforded her a comfortable Subsistance, and been particularly civil to her; expecting only in return what she could with Ease and Satisfaction do for his Advantage. She advised all Women, she said, to avoid Drunkenness, as the leader to various Misfortunes; adding, that she did not think her Drunkenness and Passion an Excuse but an Aggravation of the Crime she had committed, and which she desired the Law might punish her for, that her Soul might be saved in the Day of the Lord. She was particularly earnest and desirous before she suffered, to be inform’d in the Nature, the End, Design and Benefits of the Sacrament, which she receiv'd agreeable thereto. 7. VINCENT DAVIS , of St. James Clerkenwell , was indicted for mortally wounding in the Breast Elizabeth his Wife , on the 15th of March last. It appearing from the Depositions, that it was the Prisoner's Custom to beat, cut and abuse the Deceas’d, as well as to associate with other Women, and that he had purchased a Knife, threating that he would destroy her, &c. He was found guilty of the Indictments. Though this, Malefactor, immediately after the commission of the Murder, either as being terrify’d and alarm’d, or as. hoping it might afterwards avail him, appeared to be greatly concern'd and sorry for the Fact, yet after he had been visited in Newgate, and had regaled himself for a few Days, a very strange and sad degree of Prossigateness usurp'd the Place of Sorrow, such as I forbear here particularly to mention; and though he was carried to the Chapel before his Condemnation, when the other Prisoners were not admitted thither, he behaved in a manner very different from what was expected from him. After his Condemnation, his Deportment did not alter; he seem'd desirous to appear like a bold Man, and as one who could gaze on Death with unconcern. But not withstanding this, when; the Warrant for Execution was sign'd, his Behaviour chang'd at once, and his very Countenance and Heart seem'd strook with Consternation even, to the last; he did not indeed ever look in a Book at the Chapel, but at last show’d a vast Concern: Yet he could not be convinced that he had done any great hurt in killing his Wife, saying, she deserv’d it, and if he had not destroyed her Life, she would have destroyed his Soul, for even her very sight rais’d Malice, and Abhorance, and Hatred in his Soul, and whatever is contrary to Christian Love and Charity, from the Time that she had him committed to New-Prison . During his Consinement he not only sent many Letters to all his former Friends and Acquaintance to form a Company, and prevent the Surgeons in their Designs upon his Body; but at the Chapel strove to conceal his Looks from those whom he suspected to be such: So great were these Apprehensions that he should be Anatomiz'd, that I was told he desired and wish'd he might be hang'd in Chains to prevent it, and with that view affronted the Court of Justice. BRYAN SMITH , was convicted of feloniously Writing an extorting Letter to Baron Susso, threatning to murther him or burn his Country House, unless he paid to an appointed Person a Sum of Money therein mentioned, &c. This Prisoner acknowledged the Offence whereof he was convicted, and append observant of his Duty, according to his Sentiments, for he profest himself a Roman Catholick ; adding, that he was born in Ireland . At the Place of Execution. Campbell desired the Spectators to take Notice, that he denied his beings guilty of the Crime laid to his Charge; and during the Prayers appeared with a very strange and uncommon Carelessness and Unconcern, requesting them to put him speedily out of this World, for he thought them very tedious. But the violence of the Crowd hindering the Horses from proceeding, gave a long Stop to Death in the moment of their Suffering, and rendered it more difficult, Bryan Smith , who had attempted to make his Escape amidst the Crowd, being prevented in his Shrowd, seem'd to leave Life with great Difficulty, and with an uncommon Agony. This is the Account given by me T. PURNEY Ordinary and Chaplain. LONDON : Printed by JOHN APPLEBEE , a little below Bridewell-Bridge , Black-Fryers .

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A full and true Account, of the Behaviours, Confessions, and last Dying Speeches, of the Condemn'd Criminals, that were Executed at Tyburn, on Friday the 19th of April, 1700. JOHN Larkin , alias Robert Young , Condemn'd for High-Treason, in Counterfeiting the Current Coin of the Kingdom. Being examined, said, that he was born in Antrim in Ireland , that his Parents perceiving his Genius inclin'd to Learning, kept him at School for some time, and then sent him to the University of Glascow in Scotland , where he made some proficiency in the Study of Philosophy ; then he returned to Ireland , and took upon him the care of a School ; which painful Office he discharg'd so well, that it gained him a general Applause. But having a roving unsettled Mind, he resolv'd to leave that Place, and visit the remotest Parts of that Kingdom, and assuming the Habit of a Minister, performed several Offices belong to that Sacred Function. Then he came to England , and remained for some time in Lancashire ; being, as he said, Master of a Free-School there, having about an Hundred Scholars committed to his Care; but being viciously inclin'd, lived at such a rate, that his Incomes could not answer his unnecessary and exorbitant Expences; which caused him to rack his Invention how to support his profuse way of living. At length he resolved to Forge Bonds, and Counterfeit Hands, in the which pernicious Practices he made such a considerable Progress, that as he freely confest, he could perform it so Artificially that it would be a difficult thing for the Person himself to distinguish the true from the false. This villainous Action was his sole Refuge, and brought in no small Gain. Sometimes he would affix a Bishops Hand, and several eminent Divines to his Letters Testimonial, and so Collect several Sums of Money under pretence of Redeeming several poor Christian Captives that were detained in Slavery. At other times he would Forge Goldsmiths Notes, and Bills of Exchange: This Course of Life he followed for some time, at length Justice overtook him, and his villainies were detected; for which he suffered an Ignominious Puishment, and committed to Prison till he discharged his Fine, which was so considerable, that all Thoughts of Liberty were vanished. In that doleful Place, the Evidence as he said, used to Coin several Sums of Money, and endeavoured to perswade him to assist them, which Proposal, as he pretended, he absolutely refused to comply with; and indeed he was so obstinate as to persevere in this foolish Relation, namely, that he only saw them Coin, that he never actually assisted them, nor had any of the Money for his Share, &c. I earnestly desired him to insist no longer on the Vindication of his pretended Innocence of that Fact, for his Crime was manifest, therefore it became him to own the Justice of his Sentence; to profess rather his abhorance and true Repentance of that Crime of Coining which he died for, and of all his other notorious Villanies, to declare the Satisfaction he would make were he able, to all those Persons he had wronged; to beg all to forgive him, who had suffered by him in any kind, especially those who had learnt any ill from his Acquaintance and Examples; not to bear the least ill-will against his Prosecutors, who were concern'd in bringing him to Justice; to which he replied, that he understood his Duty very well, tho' so unfortunate as to act contrary to it; and that if he died, he would at the place of Execution discover something to me, which might be an advantage to the Persons concerned. II. John Brown , Convicted for two Burglaries, was a Seaman for several Years, and served aboard a Merchant Ship; but being addicted to those Vices which too frequently attend such a way of living, followed the bewitching Allurements of sensual Pleasures; to support which Riotous course of Life, being encouraged by some bad Companions, he resolv'd to break open those two Houses, using a Gentlewoman in one of them very barbarously. After Condemnation he behaved himself very sullenly, seem'd nothing concern'd at his approaching end, but smilling said, that he could stare Death in the Face, for he was acquainted with it, and desired to be troubled with no Melancholly Discourse about it. He was put in Mind that this short Punishment of Death will let him into another Life which is to follow, where the Punishment will be Eternal for its duration, and infinitely more dreadful for the Torments of it, than can either be exprest or conceived; that they who will not believe that there is an Hell, shall surely feel it; and when by feeling the most exquisite Pains thereof, they come to be convinced to their cost that there is one; they shall then be for ever incapable to bear it, or to get out of it. To which he returned this Answer, that he desired the Prayers of all good Persons, but that he cared not much at present to be entertained with such Discourse. Thus he continued in a sullen obstinate Humour till the dead Warrant was Sign'd; then he began to relent a little, to attend patiently to good Advice; then he confest that he was Guilty of both Facts, as also of several others, but declin'd mentioning any particulars; and indeed he is not so sensible of his State as could be wished. III. Thomas Badge , alias Brown , Condemn'd for the same, Confest that he had been formerly Guilty of several ill Practices, that he had received Mercy, and was one of those who lately broke out of the Prison, but seem'd to deny this Fact. His Life was very irregular, having for a considerable time associated himself to bad Company, tho' his Friends frequently and earnestly entreated him to bid adieu to such detestable ways, and persue those things which wou'd conduce to his present as well as Peace. To which wholesome Advice a deaf Ear; bad Company having such him, as to prevail with him those Actions; which now seem'd odious and abominable in his Sight. He lamented his unhappy Condition, often reflecting on his Ill-spent Life, calling his bad Actions to remembrance, and expressing a deep sorrow for them. I hope he is Penitent IV. Thomas Alleson , Convicted for Burglary; confest that he was an old Offender, had lately received Mercy also, but yet would take no Warning. He was formerly a Labourer , and workt very hard for his living, but growing idle and so reduc'd to want, to extricate himself out of those pressing Circumstances, he listned to bad Advice; he added, he died in Charity with all Men, and as an Instance, freely and heartily forgave the Evidence, who was the first Person that seduced him; and persuaded him to be of his Gang. On Friday the 19th of April, 1700. these two Persons were convey'd from Newgate to Tyburn , John Larkin , alias Young , who was drawn in a Sledge, and Thomas Alleson carried in a Cart; and being tied up, Young applied himself to the Ordinary, and told him he could not dye in Peace till he had acquainted him with one thing, which he had hitherto conceal'd, which was this; Being in Newgate with Mr. Charles Newey , who was lately convicted for Felony, as also Pillor'd and Fined for Suborning an Evidence to Swear falsely, he prevailed with him for a Sum of Money to write a very Scurrilous Libel, entituled The Case of Capt . Charles Newey , which he promised to Print speedily, containing very notorious Falshoods, and Scandalous Reflections on the Lord chief Baron and the other Judges who tried him, the Recorder, several Justices of the Peace, and some others, for which he heartily begged their Pardon, and said, it was so malicious and base, that he thought none would presume to Print it. Then he turned to the People, and desired them to take warning by his Punishment, that his most just and lamentable Death might terrifie more from continuing in their Sins, than the example of his evil Life had led into Sin. He also exhorted them to be horribly afraid of the sad end of evil Doers, and of the Vengeance of God, which is oft-times swift but when 'tis most slow, will be sure at last, and utterly insupportable to all those who will not take care in time to appease him by amendment of Life. He was desired to confess his Crime for which he died, but he denied it; then he pray'd thus, O Almighty and most Righteous Judge, to thee it belongeth to take Vengeance, and to me to suffer it. I must clear thy Justice, and confess I have my Deserts, and have none but my self to blame for this shameful Death. But now O Lord, when the Sword of Vengeance is unsheathed, and is come to the stroke, do thou stand by me and comfort me. Deal not thou with me as I have done with thee: But tho' I have basely and wretchedly forsaken thee all my Life, yet leave me not I humbly entreat thee in this my last Hour. Save me O God! a great and wretched, but a penitent contrite Sinner, In thy Merits do I trust, O Blessed Jesus! save me who am chief among Sinners, and rescue my trembling and departing Soul from eternal Misery. Then turning himself, he took a decent leave of all the Spectators, and prayed God to make them all the better by the sadness of the Sight; returning Thanks to the Ordinary for the pains he had taken with him, and his Prayers, desiring the continuance of them in his last Agonies. Tho. Alleson behaved himself very well, confest that he had been an old Offender, and therefore suffered deservedly. They had time allowed for private Prayer, and then the Cart drew away, they were turned off. John Brown and Tho. Badge are to be Executed to Morrow near Stepny , where the Fact was Committed. Dated April 19, 1700. 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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, Of the SIX MALEFACTORS, Who were executed at TYBURN , On MONDAY the 1April1754. BEING THE Fourth EXECUTION in the Mayoralty OF THE Right Hon. Thomas Rawlinson , Esq. LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON. THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, Etc. BY virtue of the King's commission of the peace, Oyer and Terminer, and jail - delivery of Newgate, held before the right honourable and Thomas Rawlinson , esq ; lord-mayor of the city of London , Sir Martin Wright , knt. Sir Richard Adams , knt. William Moreton , esq ; recorder , and others of His Majesty's justices of Oyer and Terminer, and jail - delivery of Newgate, for the said city and county of Middlesex , holden at Justice-hall in the Old Bailey , on Wednesday the 27th, and Thursday the 28th of February, Friday the 1st, Saturday the 2d, Monday the 4th, Tuesday the 5th, and Wednesday the 6th of March, in the 27th year of His Majesty's Reign, John Arnold , James Abbott , George Miles , Eleanor Conner , otherwise Tobin , Samuel Dean , William Wilson , and Jacob Sampson , were capitally convicted, and received sentence of death accordingly Tobin, who pleading pregnancy, was brought in quick with child. The behaviour of these Men has been at chapel constant and daily, except Wilson, who, for about 10 days after receiving sentence of death, did hold out to attend the service of God as well as the rest; but somewhat or took the rust, forsook the chapel, and declared he'd not come out again of his cell, till fetched out for the last Time. However, a reverend gentleman coming to see him on Friday last, among other things, advised him to think of better things than resentment, and to change his mind. He took the gentleman's advice, and on Saturday morning came to chapel again, and attended it to the last. While there, at prayers, I cannot but say, all their behaviour was decent, and apparently devout. They could all read, except Sampson; which has not been the case of a whole set of these unhappy wretches since I have known the place. On Thursday last, the 28March, the report of six malefactors was made to his Majesty, by the recorder of London; when he was pleased to order them all for execution on Monday the 1April. 1. John Arnold was indicted, for that he, together with Isaac Summers , not yet taken, on Richard Harper did make an assault, in an open place near the king's highway, and stealing from his person one silver watch, value 50s. one seal, value 1s. 6d. one key, value 1d. his property, January the 26th 1753. 2. Samuel Dean was indicted, for that he, on the king;s highway, on Richard Parham did make an assault, putting him in bodily fear and danger of his life, and stealing from his person one silver watch, value 3l. one half guinea, and 3s. in money numbered, 1Feb. He was a second time indicted, for that he, together with 3. William Wilson , on the king's highway, on George Lewis Jones , clerk , did make an assault, putting him in corporal fear and danger of his life, and stealing from his person one guinea and 3s. in money numbered, 1Feb. 4. Jacob Sampson was indicted, for that he, on William Jones , in the dwelling-house of Thomas Harriss , and make an assault, putting him in corporal fear and danger of his life, and stealing from his person one silver watch, value 50s. his property, 20Feb. 5. James Abbot , otherwise John Champness , was indicted, for that he, on the king's highway, in a certain open place called Hyde-park , on Mary Crook , Widow , did make an assault, putting her in corporal fear and danger of her life, and stealing from her person one linnen shift, value 1s.d. the goods of the said Mary, and several other things, the property of other persons, 1Dec. 6. George Miles was indicted, for that he, in a certain field or open place, near the king;s highway, on John Briscal did make an assault, putting him in fear and danger of his life, and stealing from his person one silver watch, value 3l. one cornelian seal set in silver, value 10s. one silver medal, and 7s. in money, 21Feb. 1. William Wilson , was about 33 years of age, and was born in the parish of St. Giles in the Fields , of parents very well known in the neighbourhood for a great number of years to have lived in credit and reputation, though so unhappy an offspring has brought sorrow upon their grey hairs. Proper care was taken to give him such education in his youth, as might have put him in a right way of life; but all their indulgences proved unsuccessful to the good purpose they were designed, by means of an untoward disposition, which, though all his life has appeared, as it by some fatality inbred, and natural to his constitution, Very early bad weeds sprang from whatever cultivation was thrown into the barren soil of his hear; and where wheat was sown, tares soon appeared, and choaked it; so that no fruits ever were brought forth to the advantage of the sower. He might have been brought up to a very good trade, if any inclination to industry had been in him; but idleness, and a loose way of living, were his delight from his infancy. Nor could all the authority of a parent make any impression upon the violence of his ungoverned passions. Would to God, this was the only instance of his time, that the throbs of many an aching heart might be prevented. For, one to the unhappy sufferer, yet the distress of grief falls too often heavier on the parents and family, and makes them drag on life, for years, with heaviness to the grave. The unhappy subject of these lines has been a plague to them all his days, and is, no doubt, their greatest grief at the last. How must they now wish, it had pleased providence to have taken him away in his infancy, rather than that he should have lived so long, to bring himself to such an untimely and ignominious end? And that too, you'll say, resolvedly, and premeditately (as to those who have long known him is most evident, both from his words and actions), when, before we have done with him, we make a just representation of his life, as far as we are enabled to do it. We observed before, he might have been bred to a reputable trade, been a credit to his family, and, by this time, have lived comfortably, and been a support to his parents; yet, for all this prospect, (to which was added good advice and instruction) he rashly resolved to take his own course, and cared for none of these things. Instead of regarding what would have made him a man respected in life, the impetuosity to his evil inclinations has made him a sad spectacle to an in-vain pitying multitude. In his early days, instead of keeping at home, and minding business, nothing would please his unsteady temper, but being about in streets among coaches and horses; so that his friends, at length, procured him a place of coachman in a good family, where indeed he lived for a few years. But, regularity did not agree with his bent of mind. He must be where he could do as he list, (which was the worst thing he could do), and, for some time after, he took to driving hackney coaches. Neither would this support his extravagancy, being too forward in loose company of both sexes; so that he, very early in his days, began to pave the way to his ruin. As he would by no means be kept at home, he soon fell into bad company, going from place to place continually in idleness, he was ready to be drawn into all manner of disorder and wickedness, and was easily made to come into any design that might be mischievous and unlawful. As a gambler, he was soon distinguished, and was one of the foremost at the drawing in the ignorant and unwary to the vile schemes of that set of men, too frequently practised, especially in London. All other such enterprizes, prejudicial to society for a while, and at length, destructive to themselves, he as readily became master of, as his masters could teach him. Such was his turn of mind to the choice or delight in any thing that was vile and infamous. He went on for a long while in secret, and undiscovered as to any particular fact, though scarce a day past in which he had not done something to deserve the censure of the law. He had a long time been suspected to be a common highwayman and street-robber; but had the good luck to escape, till, at his old tricks of gambling, he had defrauded and robbed 2 poor strange countryman of several goods, in the year 1750, soon after which he was apprehended, and brought to justice. But before this, he had committed an audacious robbery, in the year 1748. In the month of November of that year, Wilson stole a hamper from behind the Ailesbury coach, as it was going down Holborn , on this side of Holborn bars . After he had taken it, he was observ'd to carry it to Staples-Inn gate , where he rested it one the rails. A man, who observed what he had done, waited till he had taken it up again, and then followed him up Middle Row ; Wilson went into a private court, which goes to the back door of the King's-Head tavern , above the bars. But, observing the man following him, he dropp'd the hamper, and ran away. However. he followed, overtook, and laid hold to Wilson, just as he was going into Holborn , and, with the assistance of other people, brought him back to the place where the hamper was dropped. Then they brought him to the King's Head tavern, and charged a constable with him. While the man, who observed the whole transaction, was gone to the Bell inn in Holborn to see for the coachman, a boy (who is since transported, for felony) opened the door of the room, where Wilson was in custody, and says to him in a cant term, shall I go for the father? The people, who were in the room with him, had no other thought, but that by the father, was meant the poor unhappy old man, who survives (overwhelmed with grief) and began to say many things of his good same, and reputation, and pitied him, that he should have so ungracious a son. But, to their great surprize. about an hour after the boy was gone, their castle was stormed by ten or twelve men, with pistols and cutlasses. Wilson seeing his old companions come to his assistance, called out with the most wicked, and villanous cry, d-n your eyes, sight, cut away. They, ripe for mischief, began to lay on without mercy. The constable received a great blow on his right-arm, and he and the rest of the people, that guarded him, finding such a set of desperadoes about them, were glad to be quiet and shift for themselves, while Wilson's comrades carried him off in triumph: and he had the good luck to get out of that scrape for a time. This escape was followed with no other consequence, but an encouragement for him still to go on with his old companions in iniquity, and in his old courses on the highway, and street-robberies, 'till, as before observed, he robbed a man at a house in Chick-lane , an old resort for such fort of people, called in their cant trem, a flash-house. This poor man, a stranger in the town, as he passed along the Fleet, enquired, who replied, she knew no such person. Immediately a boy, who was upon (what they call) the lay, stept up to him, and told him, he was going to the person's house he enquired son. The man inadvertently embraced the offer of the boy, who, instead of conducting him where he wanted to go, led him to the aforesaid house in Chick-lane . When he came in, he asked, if that was the house he wanted, and was answered, no, But says the boy, I have sold the man you enquire for, a horse for 20l. and I'll enquire whether he has been here to pay me, Accordingly, he called for the landlady, and asked her, if the gentleman had been there to pay the money, She replied, he had been there five or six times; and she would send for him in a minute. So the poor man sat down a little white, expecting the coming of his friend. Soon after Wilson, and Harper (who also was rescued out of the Gatehouse, and afterwards executed in March, 1750) came into the house, and sat down to gaming, at pricking at the belt. Wilson pretended to lose some silver, and a guinea; and then immediately made application to the countryman to change him a 5l. or 5 guinea piece. The poor man very innocently pulled out his money, and silver watch, which he had received in lieu of other money. He had in money a 3l. 12s. piece, two 36s. pieces, and three moidores, all which he took out, and laid upon the table, little thinking what would follow. Wilson was not content with the appearance of this booty; but perceiving the man had another watch in his pocket, says to him, I think you have got a gold watch. I have let mine run down, pray let me regulate mine by your's. The man replyed, it was only a metal one; so he took it out of his pocket, and gave it to Wilson. Immediately Harpur, who was a stout, lusty man, rose from his seat, laid hold of the countryman by the two arms, and led him out at the door. As he was leading out at one door, he looked back, and saw Wilson putting his handkerchief over the watches and money; and pulling all to the side of the table he sat on. 'Till now the man suspected no harm; but before the returned to the room again, Wilson, and the boy (who first took in the countryman, and led him to the house in Chick-lane ) were gone out at the back door with the booty, and Harpur made the best of his way off from the fore door, leaving the countryman to return by himself to the room to lament his loss, knowing the birds were all flown. The poor man could have no information of the persons, tho he told the woman of the house, he thought she kept robbers in the house. After paying his reckoning, he went to another house in the neighbourhood, and told his story; when a person, upon hearing him describe the men, went out, and saw Wilson sitting at the door of the house where the man had been so cheated. Wilson having changed his dress, thought himself safe, and was sitting at the door smoking his pipe, as unconcernedly as if he had done no harm. The people to whom he had related his story, seeing Wilson sit there, and knowing him to be a suspected person, agreed that the countryman should change his dress too, and so pass by, and view him, and upon his giving notice, they were ready to assist him. He passed him a few yards; and having taken a survey of him, the countryman turned to him, and said, " Mon, " thou hast not altered thy head, tho' " thou hast thy dress; thou art the " mon that robbed me." Upon which Wilson was immediately seized; but he was very abusive, and swore he never saw the man before. But, when the man bad put on his own cloaths again, Wilson could not deny but that he had seen him about two hours before he was taken, (which was between 6 and 7 o'clock in the evening of the 18th day of June 1750.) and pretended he went out grumbling, because somebody had robbed him of 6d. But the countryman charged him with the robbery of greater value; and he was that night carried to the Compter , and the next day committed to Newgate . At the sessions in July following, William Wilson was indicted for stealing six dead pigeons, value 1s. one dead hare, value 3s. one wicker basket, commonly called a hamper, value 1s. the goods of Thomas Clark , Nov. 28, 1748. Upon which indictment he was sound guilty, by the jury, of stealing the hamper, and would for that have been transported; but, At the same sessions there was another accusation against him. And William Wilson was indicted, for that he, with two other persons not yet taken, one silver watch, value 3l. one metal watch, value 4l. one 3l, 12s. piece, two 36s. pieces, and three moidores, the property of Joseph Millikin , in the dwelling-house of Ann Glover , did steal, take, and carry away, 18 June. The court and the jury were satisfied of the evidence laid before them. He was sound guilty of the fact; but a point of law arising, whether the method of taking the goods was a fraud, or a robbery, the jury gave in their verdict Special, and judgment was respited till the point was decided by the twelve judges of England. While the point remained undecided, Wilson continued in Newgate, and was one of the greatest reprobates that ever the place was burthened with; and, during the time of his confinement, was many times heard to say, They may as well hang me now, or I shall give them more trouble; for hanged I will be one time or other. Oaths, curses, and blasphemies, too horrid to repeat, were as frequent as speech, or the opening of his mouth to speak. But at length, the point being decided, Wilson received sentence of transportation; and, in pursuance of that sentence. was transported to Maryland . He was no sooner got into banishment, than his mind was set upon contriving how he should return, Because he would keep his word, he would return in order to do more mischief, and be hanged. And, when he had returned, relying upon it, that but two or three persons, who knew him, wou'd take him up for being seen at large, he guarded himself with strong, and resolute accomplices, that so he might be the less in danger of being apprehended. And, with them he betook himself to his old courses upon the highway, and street-robbing. He was frequently seen on the Highgate and Hampstead roads; and about the very neighbourhood where he first drew vital air, he was long been troublesome to those who passed to and fro. And what a strange, and, most audacious in him, he resorted even to his poor aged father's house, against his will, and had scarce been out of it ten minutes at the time he was apprehended. He was always a wilful, head drong fellow, and one would imagine he had resolved, as he had declared, to be hanged long before he came to it, though he had long deserved it. But, when it came to the rest, ten thousand worlds would not have been too much to give to save his life, had he been so possessed. And though, when he thought death was at a distance, he laughed at it, yet when it made its nearer approaches, he strove to shrink back from it, and used all endeavours he could possibly devise to think of, to save himself from this impending death. From this man's behaviour appears what is the boldness of the wicked; and, we see, it vanishes as soon as real danger appears; as soon as it finds justice in earnest treading upon its heel. But, because Dean had connection with Wilson, we shall here leave him, and give him the finishing strone after we have introduced his companion and fellow-suffer a little upon the carpet. 2. Samuel Dean , aged 30, says, he was born in the parish of St. Luke's. in Old-Street , London, of honest and reputable parents, who gave him what education was in their power; and, he says, he always received good advice and instruction from them, which, had he given such heed to as he ought, Tyburn had never been his fate. In his youthful days, he says, he was what is generally called an unlucky one, and of an unfettled mind; but always of a pleasant and good humoured deportment; and, heartily thanks God that he could not charge himself with having abused or ill-treated man, woman, or child; that he always robbed without design of using cruelty, nor did ever; which was more than he could say of his companion Wilson, who, especially of late, being grown desperate, cared not what he he did; but would fire a pistol upon every the least pretence. Dean was bred a coachman , and drove coaches for many years in Goswell-street , where, till he became more intimate with Wilson, since his return from transportation, before as fair a a character among his neighbours as might be expected, for ten, twelve, and sixteen years before. And it is generally thought, and he says himself, he should scarce ever have done such things, had it not been for Wilson's enticements, who was continually buzzing in his ears the booty to be got by robbery; that it was an easy way of working; and, upon account that few people chuse to resist, they might thrive a long time upon rapine rand plunder, and at last escape unpunished. To these fallacious arguments he lent an ear, while Satan prompted him to become partaker with him, and be undone. Such was his own account of the matter; and now, says he, 'tis proved too true for my interest here, whatever may be the case hereafter. He says, he knew Wilson formerly, when both of them followed coach-driving; but he ever was with him at that time any farther than drinking together, nor did he suspect Wilson then of being a thief, or in any particular bad way of life. Of late indeed, he says, he has been but too sensible of it, having been concerned with him and others in a matter of seventy or an hundred robberies. And, he was now become so reprobate, that those who before looked on him as a friend and companion, began to drive him from their company, not being able to bear with his execrable oaths, cursing, and swearing. One of the first things Dean and Wilson did together was this; they, one night, about ten or eleven o'clock, took a coach in Aldersgate-street, and bid the coachman drive to Islington. The man, not knowing them, did not care to go; but they forced him to drive them up Gaswell-street , and so up the road towards the turnpike. But, before they came there, they made him stop, took him down from the coach-box, and robbed him of all he had about him, and afterwards him of all he had about him, and afterwards made him drive them back again into Old Street , and threatened him with death, pistol, and sword, if he spoke a word. This was a frolick to entertain two others, who had lately taken on with them, and stood beholding the sight. The poor man begged for his money again, but al lto no purpose; they had no charity even for a brother whip. For five or six months they have been concerned together in a multitude of rob- beries, both in town and country; but having greatly infested St. Giles's in the Fields parish , and Oxford Road , there was diligent search made after them. About a week or ten days before they were taken, they robbed, in that part of the town, a gentleman of distinction, of a considerable booty; but when they were taken all that was gone; and the produce of several other robberies besides was squandered away, and absorbed in drunkenness and debauchery, the only method of passing away time after an evening's patrole in the streets. Thus far Dean reports; but with regard to any robberies which had not come to light, he was silent, Wilson having out a padlock upon his mouth. He owned the robbery of Mr. Parham, for which he was singly, at first, convicted; nor pretended to deny what appeared against him in court in evidence, acknowledging his verdict just; the robbery also of the Reverend Mr. George Lewis Jones, with Wilson, together with that of Mr. Lane, for which an indictment was found; but they being before capitally convicted, the last indictment was not tried. This robbery was done just by the old pound in St. Giles's in the Fields ; the other at Hockley in the Hole . Their suffering they acknowledged to be just. Dean always behaved well; Wilson only some times. But, before their deaths, in all appearance, both heartily lamented the misconduct of their past lives, and died in hope through Christ. 3. John Arnold , was a youth of about 22 years of age, and says, he was born in the parish of St. James, Clerkenwell . When he was about two years old, he says, his parents removed, and came into the parish of St. Sepulchre , where he has been an inhabitant ever since. His parents brought him up tenderly, and put him to school, first upon snow-hill , afterwards to the parish school, and sometime he went to Haberdasher's alms-house school , at Hoxton : so that he could read and write pretty well. He was afterwards bound apprentice to a plaisterer in the Old-Bailey , in order to be intitled to his freedom, and was afterwards turned over to his mother, who was a plaisterer's widow; and being left with several children, this affair was so managed, because his labour, as a journeyman, might help to support the mother and family. The young fellow worked journeywork for several persons of reputation, who speak well of him, and always found him industrious and honest, as far as they knew. And, though it is generally said, there's searce ever so great smoak without fire, Arnold yet denied all along, and to the last. at the place of execution, that he had ever been guilty of this fact for which he suffered, or any other of the like kind. The fact, however, was proved against him, according to the common usage of the court at the Old-Bailey ; the accomplice swore positively to his being one in the company that robbed the prosecutor; and seve- ral circumstances corroborated his evidence. Arnold denied all, but owned he had been too much given to had company of both sexes. Arnold's pretence to account for being acquainted with the evidence was, that being both plaisteres , they used to meet at King-street end , the usual place of resort for people in that business to get employ, when out of work. Though this seems only an excuse; because, according to what is said of him, by those who knew him, he very rarely, if ever, wanted work, and knew who would employ him every day, without having resort to that place to enquire. True, however it is, he owns, that there was an acquaintance subsisting between him and the evidence; that they used to drink together; but denies utterly any robbery with him. It guilty, as there's too much reason to fear, what could induce him obstinately to deny, I am at a loss to say. The jury that tried him, at first recommended him to mercy; but, after enquiring about him, before the sessions was over, desired to withdraw the recommendation of him to mercy. He behaved under sentence very quietly and decently, and was very attentive to reading and prayer, and was resigned to his fate. On Sunday evening Arnold desired this might be put into the account of him; viz. Let the public know, that I die innocent of the fact, and hope that no-body will reflect on my mother, as if she knew of my doing such things; for she did not. And, as for the public to say I have done such things as what I die for, I have not. I have been bad enough; but not to wrong any-body of any thing, as I am a dying youth. And, I hope all youth will take warning by me, and not keep too much company. 4. James Abbot , otherwise John Champniss , says he is 23 years of age, and that he was born at East Barnet . His parents brought him up to reading, and kept him to school as long as they were able. Sometimes he worked with his father for a while, at husbandry work ; but about ten years ago, he says, he came to London , and got into employ, as a plaisterer's labourer . 'Twere adviseable, methinks, to take care of the youth in that way of business; for, by what has lately appeared, there seems to be a sad contagion among them. This unhappy young fellow has been a most vile profligate wretch. He was addicted to all manner of vice and debauchery; for all which he never had the least reluctant thought, till since convicted; though it would be difficult to find out a name for a vice which he has not been guilty of, except murder, which he utterly disclaims. He did not deny having been guilty of sundry robberies. He acknowledged that for which he suffered, and another indictment, which was found against him, for stealing two watches; upon which he was not tried, being clearly convicted on the former, which was for robbing a poor woman in Hyde-park , of a bundle of things, wis she afterwards found in Abbot's bldlings , in a box. He was of a seeming surly dispoon, of very few words, and theyere in general as bad as his actions while at liberty. The woman, whose name is Brown, with whom he lived, (who was another man's wife, by whom she had children) was tried, and convicted with him, for receiving those goods, knowing them to be stolen; and was, in the other indictment, charged with receiving the watches, knowing them to be stolen, and is to be transported for fourteen years. Before the justice, she charged him of one of her children, of about seven years of age, but he always denied the fact, and charged her with it, as he did also to the last, at the place of execution. There was a charge against him for assaulting and robbing Jane Blackshaw , which he owned, together with the robberies, of John Baptist , and William Barnes , of their watches. But, his fellow-sufferer, Wilson, had shut up his mouth also; nor would let him acknowledge any other wicked act, tho' never so much pressed to it. Abbot behaved, after conviction, in a very quiet sober manner; never appeared grieved at his fate; nor once shed a tear; but his countenance was always the same. He acknowledged he had been a very wicked liver; was very ignorant as to any other part of life; but, he said, he died resigned to the justice of his fate, hoping there was yet mercy for him with God thro' Christ, upon his true repentance. the place of execution, just before he was turned off, he owned himself to be the person that stole a silver tankard from Mr. Weden, at the sign of the City of Newcastle , in Broadstreet ; for which robbery one Joseph Little , of Harlington , was tried, and positively sworn against by two servants in the house, and a soldier, at the last sessions at the Old-Bailey , in January, and had been convicted, had not many circumstances concerned to make his innocence appear. 5. Jacob Sampson , aged 47, says, he was born fifteen miles beyond Frankfort in Germany , of Jewish parents, whom he run away from as soon as he remembers he advanced to the 14th year of his age. When he left his native place, he travelled towards the Rhine , as far as Manheim ; where he had not been long, before a protestant butcher, of that place, took him in the capacity of an errand boy , into his house. About two years after he was with him, he made a proposal for Sampson to become an apprentice to him; which being agreed to he was bound for seven years, which, he says, he served, and staid with his master a year after; so that he was there ten years in all. Then a wandering thought seized him again, and he travelled back through Germany , Spain , and France , and came to Holland . But, there he had no resting place, tarrying in that country only six months, as it did not suit his purpose of getting a living. From Holland he came to England , and says, he has been travelling the country all over for this sixteen years past; never settled long in any one town or county, but continually in motion, from one place to another. As the game of pricking at the garter or belt is, of all others, in general, appropriated to a certain set of men in the world, who are distinguished by the name of Gamblers; upon enquiry how he came by his knowledge of it, he readily owned he had frequently seen the play among that set of people at markets and fairs, and other public places, in his journies up and down the country; but did not say he was one of that society. However, 'tis to be presumed, he was in friendship among them, or he had never learned the trick. Either he must have been taught it through friendship, or else he must have purchased his knowledge. For a man might stand looking at two persons pricking at the but for six months, and be never the wiser. The artist at it may roll it up, and so order it, that the ignorant shall never win, or if he thinks it will cover his design the better, he may let him (what they call) he in now and then, just as he pleases. Such is the odds in this odd game, if an ignorant person will be fool enough to play with a knowing lose an hundred times, and blame ill luck, as he is not aware of the deceit practised against him. The same scheme seems to have been laid in Sampson's affair with the Welch-man, and was in the affairs of Wilson with the other countryman, of which account is given before in these papers, and both were trapanned nethe same spot of ground of theMarket; near to which placeral; of these men are reported, by numbers, frequently to appear, in over to pick up young, raw, country people, whom they look upon to be the most proper subjects to practise their frauand tricks upon. And, tho' the practise is so stale, yet too frequent opportunities offer to exercise themselves in such sort of impositions on the unwary. The account of the matter which Sampson gave was, that he met with one of his old acquaintance, whom he had often met with in his travels in the country (by Name Smith) who taught him to prick at the belt. He told him his design, and he came readily into it; and when he saw the Welchman picked up by his acquaintance, he followed them till, they went into Harris's. the Black-Horse , in Boswell court . Soon after they were gone, Sampson and another man, whose name, he says, he does not know, followed them in, and immediately joined their company. This agrees with the prosecutor's account, who said, he was led there by one, under protence of being told of a place which he wanted, (being then out of place), and that two ment came in presently after, and talked to each other. Then they went to pricking at the string, which Sampson produced, saying, there was no such thing in the world as that. They went to play, and Sampson lent his companion that came In with him a shilling, in order to draw the countryman in. Then the man that picked up the countryman, and the other two went to play, and asked the countryman to play; which he refused; and beginning to be uneasy, pulled out his watch foolishly to see what it was o'clock, because his intention was to have gone further. They finding he was not to be drawn in to play, were obliged to have recourse to force, in order to make their market of him. And, Sampson owned at last, the taking the watch away forcibly from the man, without saying one word to him, and ran, while the others stood in the gap to prevent his following. As soon as the other two had jest him, the poor Welchman ran out of the house, and followed, with the cry of Stop Theif. Sampson being overtaken, and the watch found upon him, which the prosecutor charged him with having robbed him of, he was committed to Newgate ; and, at the sessions, was convicted of the Indictment, and received sentence of death. For some time after he was so ill as not to know what was said to him; but upon his recovery from the indisposition of mind, as well as body, he came with the rest to chapel. Having the appearance of a Jew, I then began to interrogate with respect to his way of religion. He said he was born of Jewish parents; but, upon his running from them, had been among christians, and having served a christian master at Manheim for ten years, he had been used to go with his master and the family to worship, and had been used to look upon himself as a christian ever since. He told me, he had been baptized during his ten years service at Manheim , acknowledged Jesus Christ to be the Saviour of the world, who was crucified under Pontius Pilate, at the instance of the Jews. Desiring to die in the said of Christ, he pretended to no other claim to the favour of God, as he had been a great transgressor, and deserved his wrath, but only the merits of Christ. At first he equivocated about the robbery for which he suffered. and pretended he won the watch at play, as he had done when he made his defence upon his trial; but, upon his own principles, that it was an unfair play, as he owned. 'Provided he had won the watch, it was before God, and in fore conscientia a theft, because fraudulent and unlawful means were made use of to come at it. He knew the Welchman would not win, had he played; because he could manage the garter so artfully, that it was impossible he should. But he did not play. All this he came at last to own, and acknowledged taking the watch against the will of the prosecutor. He own'd the justice of his fate, dessring to die in the faith of Christ, and hoping for mercy from Him, who died for Jew and Gentile, that should come to the knowledge of Him. 9. George Miles was about twenty-four years old, and says, he was born at Lancashire ; that he was of a pretty good family, and was brought up very well, above the rank of life, which, through his own indiscretion, he at last put himself into. He might have been well introduced into the world, had he not run counter to all his family's inclinations. For, though he was a youth of a mild disposition naturally, yet somehow a certain sowerness and asperity of temper attended him to the last. He was not brought up to any business, but lived as he thought proper for some years past, to the great discontent of his friends. He was of a loose disposition, and much addicted to company with lewd women, which forced him to do, what has brought him to ruin. He was very reserved during his lying under sentence of death; had the thoughts of it hung very heavy upon him for a while. But, after some time, finding it necessary to resign to the will of God, who suffers men to be punished for their offences, he began to think of acquiescence under it, and to prepare for another state, by constantly reading the scriptures, and by prayer to God for forgiveness, and by prayer to God for forgiveness, in which he now took delight both day and night. Upon some disgust he took at home, he listed for a soldier about twelve months ago, which, he says, is all the while he has been in London . He belonged to the first regiment of guards, when he did this robbery, and was taken upon the Parade, in St, James's-Park , and the watch he robbed the prosecutor of was sound upon him. He always saud, he had never before committed any robbery; and went out when he did this, in hopes to get money to pay a debt, which he was threatned with an arrest for. He averred to the last it was the first fact; and that, tho' having been of loose, and wicked life for many years, he never had by violence before taken any thing from any man. He acknowledged the justice of his suffering, and had hope, that his endeavours to prepare himself for a future state, would meet with acceptance, thro' the intercession and merit of that atonement made by Jesus upon the cross. At the Place of EXECUTION. ON Monday, the first instant, between the hours of eight and nine o'clock in the morning, George Miles , James Abbot , and Jacob Sampson , in the first cart; William Wilson , Samuel Dean , and John Arnold , in another; were carried from Newgate to Tyburn , amidst a crowd of spectators. While the executioner was trying their halters to the fatal tree, they all prayed very, fervently, and behaved as became people in their unhappy and melancholy circumstances. Then we spent some time in prayer, and recommended their souls to God's protection, in the name of Christ, and his church. Arnold expressed himself to the populace in terms, desiring warning might be taken from his sad sate, and said besides, he dy'd innocently, The rest continued to behave decently; none of them saying any thing more of their own accord. But. Abbot deny'd the murder (which the woman, who was transported for receiving goods from him, knowing them to be stolen) had caused him to be suspected of. And, he owned stealing the tankard, as is before mentioned. There was a Few came to the tail of the cart, and spoke with Sampson. And, as before he had earnestly desired to die in the faith of Christ; I asked him, whether he had altered his mind? To which he made answer direct, and seeming very earnest. he dy'd in the faith of Christ, and disclamed all Fudaism; or, as well as he could express himself, in words to that purpose. This is all the Account give by me, JOHN TAYLOR , Ordinary of Newgate.

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THE Ordinary of NEWGATE his ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Dying Words of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn, on Monday the 11th of September, 1721. AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall, in the Old Bayly, and which began on the 30th of August, were try'd and convicted of Capital Crimes, and sentenced to dye, Four Men, viz. John Meff , John Wigley , John Reading , and William Casey . During the Time that they lay under the Sentence of Death to the Day of their Execution, they had Prayers in the Chapel of Newgate each Day in the Morning and Afternoon. I endeavour'd also, as I was capable, to explain to them those Chapters in Scripture especially, which immediately relate to Repentance and Regeneracy. And what Questions were propos'd to me, concerning the Nature of Hell Torments, the Duration and Continuance of them, the intermediate State of the Soul, and the like; I solved them to the best of my Abilities, as I hoped they offer'd them to me out of a sincere Desire to arrive at the Knowledge of the Truth, and not to gratify an impertinent Curiosity, much less to see if I was capable of Solving their Difficulties, and Answering their Objections. On Sunday the 10th Instant, I preach'd to them from the following Words. Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give ye Rest. Take my Yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in Heart, and ye shall find Rest unto your Souls. For my Yoke is easy, and my Burden is light. Mat. 11. 28, 29, 30. In our Endeavours to illustrate the Words, we considered, FIRST, The Invitation, Come unto me. - Made also to the Jews Esaiah 55. 1. and Ezek. 18. which the Prisoners were to comply with, (1) As they had not one Day more before they enter'd upon Eternity, and were assured of their Everlasting Fate. (2.) As no less than their Souls depended on their acceptance of this Favour and Kindness, nor could they pretend that they were not offer'd Heaven, &c. SECONDLY, The Persons by Christ invited, All ye - (viz. both those who led sober Lives, and yet labour'd under Original Depravity, and those who reduced themselves to the violent Death of Hanging on a Tree.) Notwithstanding the Predestinarian's Assertion, who is pleased to admit some to, and exclude others from the Grace of God; saying to the Almighty, hither shall his Mercy extend, and there shall his gracious Arm be stayed, boldly limitting unlimitted Infinity. THIRDLY, We took occasion to consider the Labour and heavy Load, which is the Portion of Sinners upon Earth. Ye that Labour and are heavy Laden.—To wit, while the Murderer is haunted with consciousness of Guilt, that cries aloud in his Bosom, Blood for Blood! While the Debauchee is loaded with Diseases that impair his tottering Frame: And while the Robber, who has divided himself from Humanity, is attended with Terrors, obliged to stifle his Fears in Wine and Riotings, nor dares lay down his Head in Sobriety to Rest, so long as consciousness of Evil pursues his Steps, nor can the Way be discover'd of flying from himself. FOURTHLY, the Terms or Conditions of Acceptance. Take my Yoke upon ye. - Exchange the heavy Yoke of Sin, for the gentle Yoke of Virtue. As (1) Submit to the restraints of Civil Laws, nor hold yourselves at Liberty to bid defiance to the World, and to grasp by Violence whatever ye meet on the publick Ways. (2) Have Humility; Learn of me who am Meek and Lowly, and ye shall find Rest. For Meekness is the Natural Parent of Peace, and obtains us Temporal Quiet, as well as Eternal Joys. FIFTHLY, We considered the Encouragement given us to take the Burden and Yoke of Christ; Because his Yoke is easy and his Burden is light. (1) It cannot be Harsh and Troublesome, as it comes from the greatest and sincerest Friend that Man e'er knew. (2) As it eases us of a heavier and more pondrous Load, the Misery of Impiety, and the Difficulty of the Jewish Ceremonies and Observances. (3) As Religion is further also in its own Nature Delightful and Pleasant to those who are rightly engag'd in it, and can be pleased with the Company and Favour of their Creator, being satisfy'd with acting what becomes a rational and thinking Being. SIXTHLY and LASTLY, Supposing the Duty of Repentance before perform'd, We endeavour'd to evince the Necessity of the Holy Sacrament, and mentioned the Requisites to that incumbent Duty. The Behaviour of the Prisoners under Sentence of Death. PERHAPS there has not often been Men under Condemnation, of Minds naturally more Corrupt and Dead to the Sentiments of Humanity, than the most of Those who were Yesterday Executed; whether we consider their Behaviour at their Tryals, their indecent unconcern, and even Ridicule at time of their Sentence given, or their little Regard afterwards of what had been pass'd upon them. But tho' they appear'd so abandon'd at the first of their Condemnation, yet when they heard that the Warrant was come down for their speedy Execution; They then discover'd that they had something of the Rational remaining in them, and that 'tis perhaps impossible wholly to extinguish that Principle of Thinking aright, which God has put into our Breasts, tho' by an abandan'd Course of Life, Humanity may be so far obscur'd as to seem destroy'd. For tho' even Death at some distance could no Way shock them, in its nearer Approach it alarmed them sensibly; they furnish'd themselves at once with Bibles, Prayer-Books, and what else was necessary; they were changed at once from a careless to a grave Deportment, and the concern of their Hearts very manifestly appear'd; they were solicitous never to omit the publick Prayers, and assured me, they were as constant at their Devotions alone. They seem'd desirous of informing themselves in the Points most necessary to Salvation, and especially the Nature of the Sacrament. 1. John Meff , alias Merth ) was convicted of Returning without Lawful Cause, from his Majesty's Plantations in America , having been thither Transported among other Convicts from Newgate for the space of Seven Years. It appearing to the Court a Scruple whether the other fresh Crime which he was to have been Indicted for was not committed at such a Time, as to include the Offender within his Majesty's late Act of Grace, the Court thought it proper to set aside that Fact, and to try him upon the late Act of Parliament, for the more effectual Transportation of Felons, which fully appearing, he was found Guilty and Sentenc'd. This Prisoner was about 40 Years of Age, Born in London , of French Parents, who fled for Protection, and the Sake of their Religion into England, when the Protestants were, by Lewis the XIV, extirpated out of France: But after a continuance of twelve Years in England, finding it difficult longer to maintain himself and Family, he went over to Holland; and this Prisoner said, it was a heavy Calamity to him that he could not see his Parents before he dy'd. He said, that being put 'Prentice to a Weaver , his Master approv'd of him, as a diligent and careful Youth; and he added, that if he did not continue so when he was a Man, 'twas in a great Measure owing to his Trade, which was not a Maintenance for himself, and his first Wife and Children. He also said, that when he was before Condemn'd for Breaking open a House, and got off thro' the Executioner's being Arrested, he was not the Contriver or Occasion of that Stop to publick Justice; adding, that after that Deliverance from what his Crimes deserv'd, he made in his Mind a solemn Resolution to lead a Regular and Orderly Course of Life, and to be proof against all the Solicitations of Comrades and Acquaintance, if such he should meet in his Transportation; but he knew not what Fate hung over him, as his Terrors were removed, his Resolutions dissolved. But this Weakness in his Nature he believ'd would not have occasion'd his Ruin, had he quietly been landed in America; but as the Ship (he said) which carried the Convicts, was taken by Pirates, it run him into Hurry and Confusion, and alter'd his intended Scheme: For as he refused to Sign a Paper, in order to his becoming a Pirate among them, they set him with eight others a-shore in a Desart Island wholly without Inhabitants. He added, That an Indian Cannoe arriving by Accident there, prevented their perishing with Hunger, as they all expected; for getting into the Vessel, when the Indians were gone up the Island, they sailed from one small Isle to another, till they reached the Coast of America: There (he said) instead of settling in his Majesty's Plantations, he prefer'd the Life of a Sailor , and lived upon the Ocean a considerable Time, carrying Merchandize from Virginia , South-Carolina , &c. to Barbades , Jamaica , and other British Islands: But being too desirous (he said) of seeing how his Wife and Children fared in England, he resolved to return at all Adventure; where having no Maintenance, he fell again to his wicked Practices, and was committed to Newgate on suspicion of robbing a Person near London; from which Prison breaking out, thro' the Assistance of a certain Bricklayer, he was afterwards taken again, being discover'd (he said) by the same Bricklayer; adding also, that while he lay conceal'd at Hatfield , he had a sort of Illusion upon him, and, as if some Ill Spirit or Genius had attended him, he continued there, tho' 'twas so probable he should be discover'd if he stay'd in England. Before he died, he said he was very easy and resigned to the Will of Providence; and he hoped his Father, a Gardener at Amsterdam, would keep his Children by his first Wife from starving, when he should hear of his wretched Fate; and that his present Wife was able; by her Industry, to bring up her own Offspring, for that she was an honest and careful Woman, and (during the nine Months he had been wedded to her) had prest him to go over to Ireland , and lead a regular and sober Life. When he was to receive the Holy Sacrament, he said he doubted not but thro' the Merits of Christ, he had made his Peace with God; that he had had enough of this restless and tumultuous World, and was seeking a quieter and better; thanking God that he had not been molested with the least Cursing and Swearing in the Condemn'd-Hold, but had Opportunity of employing every Moment in the Service of God, and the saving his Soul. 2. James Reading ) was convicted of Assaulting George Brownsworth , in Company with two others, between Islington and the Turnpike, two whereof stopt him till one came out of a Ditch and violently pull'd him from his Horse; where they robb'd him of a Watch, a Pair of Silver Spurs, Silver Buckles, two Guineas, &c. on the 22d of July, about Nine o'Clock at Night. This Malefactor was about 35 Years of Age, an Inhabitant in London , where he had been in Association with many lewd and vicious Men, some of which he impeach'd and caused to suffer. He own'd that he had often robb'd (being a Footpad) in the Road to Hampstead ; that two of his Comrades in those Attempts had been executed, but Shaw and Burridge, he said, had not yet felt the Law. He confess'd that he was privy to the Murther of Captain Hedges of Mile-End, but knew not where the Body was laid, nor had he any of the 50 l. he was carrying Home from the Bank, being at that Time taken up and put into Prison. He said there was three Men concern'd in the Murther of Mr. Philpot, Surveyor of the Window Lights; that he knew two of them, but would not say any thing of the third; but added, that they would in Time be brought to horrible Justice. At the Place of Execution, he said he hoped he had made Heaven sure to himself, and that he died a Member of the Popish Church. 3. John Wigley ) of St. Mary at Islington , was condemn'd for Assaulting Symbol Conyers near Islington , on the 7th of August last, about Nine at Night, in Company with two other Footpads, who took from him a Watch, a Pair of Silver Spurs, four Shillings in Money, &c. One crying out Knock him down! while the other two held their Pistols to his Breast, and pluck'd him from his Horse. This Prisoner was about 40 Years of Age, by Trade a Plaisterer , to which he served five Years, but did not, he said, follow that Business much till lately; that he lived with an Old Woman who sold Brandy in a little Place on Finchley-Common ; but he deny'd that she used to advise or direct him in his ill Practices: He said indeed that he lived with her in an unlawful Manner; but as for the Murther of the Old Man her Husband in the Fields, as he was going from London to his Home, he said I had received a wrong Account of it, and that the Old Man was not murther'd; but being a great Drinker of Brandy, had impair'd his Constitution, and being be-nighted, got into a Barn to lodge, near Hornsey, and died in the Night Time. He said, tho' he had committed many Robberies, (in particular a Coach and four Gentlemen on Horseback by Islington very lately) yet it was not his Method to robb in Gangs, or with Comrades; for that tho' they even gave their Oaths to be true to each other, and there was sometimes found some Faith among them, yet when their Lives were touch'd, they were regardless of their former Promises, and would betray and impeach the nearest Friends. He also added, that he had great Comfort in being without Children, who would have been miserably expos'd to the wide World, helpless and defenceless; for that tho' they continued Robbers never so long, they could never lay up against a Gloomy Day, in which there must be the immediate Hand of Providence. At the Sacrament, he appear'd with a serious Deportment and penitent Behaviour, and express'd a great Earnestness and Fervency all the Way he went to Execution, and left the World with the greatest Appearance of Sorrow for the many Sins of his Life. 4. William Casey ) was convicted of assaulting Joseph Stone in St. James's-Park , the 10th of July, about Eleven o'Clock at Night, together with three others, who robb'd him of a Hat, Wig, Neckcloath, and fourteen Shillings in Money, and then stamp'd upon him, bruised him, and broke a Rib, saying, if he cry'd out, they would sware Sodomy against him. This Prisoner was about 20 Years of Age, enlisted into his Majesty's Service four Years , and had served in Spain . He behaved himself, during his Condemnation, with much Seriousness and Devotion; never once miss'd the Prayers in the Chapel the whole Time, but repeated the Responses, &c. with the greatest Care and Concern. But he much accused a Corporal, before he died, for urging (as he said) the Evidence against him, and saying he would be revenged on the Family to the third Generation, because William Casey 's Father had threaten'd him for ravishing his young Daughter, and had a Letter wherein he, in part, confess'd that Fact, which Abuse William Casey declared, had he not been thein Spain he would have endeavour'd to have had Satisfaction for. He also told the People before he was turn'd off, that he had been suspected of Robbing and Murthering a Woman in the Park; he did not say any thing of the Robbery, but declared, he was not the Person who murder'd her, nor had he murder'd any other Person during the whole Course of his Life. The Paper which he gave me at the Place of Execution contain'd the following Words. Good People, I Am now brought to this Place to Suffer a Shameful and Ignominious Death, and of all such unhappy Persons 'tis expected by the World they should eieither say something at their Death, or leave some account behind them. And having that which more nearly concerns me, (viz. the Care of my Immortal Soul) I chose rather to leave these Lines behind me, than to waste my few precious Moments in talking to the Multitude. And first, I declare I Die a Member, tho' a very unworthy one, of the Church of England as by Law Establish'd; the Principles of which, my now unhappy Father took an early Care to Instruct me in. And next, for the Robbery of Mr. Stone, for which I am now brought to this fatal Place, I solemnly do declare to God and the World, that I never had the Value of one Halfpenny from him; and that the Occasion of his being so ill used was, that he offered to me that Detestable and Crying Sin of Sodomy. I take this opportunity, with almost my last Breath, to give my hearty Thanks to the Honourable Colonel Pitts, and Colonel Pagill, for their Endeavours to save my Life: And indeed I had some small hopes that his Majesty, in Consideration of the Services of my whole Family, having all been faithful Soldiers and Servants to the Crown of England, he would have extended one Branch of his Mercy to me, and have sent me to have serv'd him in another Country; but welcome be the Grace of God, I am resign'd to his Will, and die in Charity with all Men, forgiving, hoping to be forgiven my self thro' the Merits of my blessed Saviour Jesus Christ. I hope, and make it my earnest Request, no Body will be so ill Christians as to reflect on my Aged Parents, Wife, Brothers or Sisters, for my untimely End. And I pray God, into whose Hands I commend my Spirit, that the great number of Sodomites in and about this City and Suburbs, may not bring down the same Judgment from Heaven as fell on Sodom and Gomorrah. William Casey . T. PURNEY, Ordinary. ADVERTISEMENT. A Water that perfectly cures the Itch, or any Itching Humour, in a few Days, without necessity of Purging, or the dangerous Use of Mercury. Price 1 s. 6 d. is only prepared and sold by A. Downing, Chymist, at the Crown and Ball in George-Court in St. John's-Lane by Hicks's-Hall, near West-Smitfield. Where also may be had, the best Spirits of Scurvy-Grass, by Wholesale or Retale at 8 d. a Bottle. A most effectual Remedy for the violent Pain in the Teeth. Price 1 s. Also a most excel Remedy for preserving the Teeth and clear them from the Scurvy.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, OF THE MALEFACTORS, Who were EXECUTED at TYBURN, On MONDAY the 5th of this Instant MARCH, 1733. BEING THE SECOND EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Rt. Hon. JOHN BARBER , Esq; Number II. For the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Bolt-Court , near the Leg-Tavern , Fleet-street . M.DCC.XXXIII. [Price Six-Pence.] Books just printed for T. Worrall, at Judge Coke's Head over against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet. 1. The HOUSEKEEPER'S Pocket Book, and Compleat Family Cook, containing above 300 curious and uncommon Receipts in Cookery, Pastry, Preserving, Pickling, Candying, Collaring, &c. by Mrs. Sarah Hamson of Devonshire; price 2 s. 6 d. 2. Friendship in Death in Twenty LETTERS from the Dead to the Living: To which are added LETTERS Moral and Entertaining, in Prose and Verse, in three Parts, by the same Author; price 7 s. 6 d. bound all together. 3. 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AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Honourable John Barber , Lord Mayor of the City of London; the Honourable Mr. Baron Thomson; the Honourable Mr. Justice Lee; the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy Recorder of the City of London; and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, for the City of London; and Justices of the Goal-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey, on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, being the 21st, 22d, 23d and 24th, of February, 1732, in the Sixth year of his Majesty's Reign. Nine Men, viz. Rowland Turner , Edward Delay , George Dawson , William West , Jonathan Curd , Joseph Fretwell , William Atterbury , Richard Norman and William Chamberlain , alias Cockey Chambers; and one Woman, viz. Sarah Malcolm , were convicted of capital Crimes, and received Sentence of Death. While under Sentence, they were instructed in the essential Articles of our most holy Christian Faith. I show'd them, that God made Man upright, but that he had found out many inventions: For our first Parents having received a positive Law from God, not to eat of the forbidden Fruit, and transgressing that Precept, by that disobedience, they render'd not only themselves obnoxious to the divine Wrath and Vengeance both in this Life and that which is to come. The Condition of the first Covenant, that of Works being thus broken, by our first Father Adam; then it was, that God pitied Man in this deplorable State, and graciously granted him the Promise of a Messias, (i. e.) our Blessed Lord Jesus Christ, the Seed of the Woman, who should bruise the Serpent's Head, (i. e.) who was to overturn the Kingdom of Satan, and by offering himself, a perfect Sacri fice of Attonement to the Justice of God, was to bring all his elect Children into Glory. I show'd them, how they were early Dedicated to God in Baptism, having been Baptiz'd in the Name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, and then having renounced the World, the Flesh and the Devil, they solemnly promis'd to obey the Precepts of Almighty God, and the Laws of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in every thing. From this I took occasion to show them, how far they had come short in performing those solemn Engagements, and that instead of serving their Maker, they had given themselves up to work all manner of uncleanness with greediness. Yet then, notwithstanding all the Inconveniencies, Miseries and Calamities they were invol'd in, I exposed to them the Freedom of God's Grace, and exhorted them not to despair of God's Mercy, which is his darling attribute, he having proclaimed himself, the Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, long suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping Mercy for thousands, for giving Iniquity, and Transgression, and Sin, and that will by no means clear the Guilty, Ex xxxiv. 6, 7. And therefore I told them to cast their Burthen upon the Lord, and he would sustain them: (i. e) to rely upon the Mercy of God in Christ, who is a Saviour, able and willing to save unto the uttermost, all who come unto God through him. Then I earnestly advis'd them to believe in Jesus Christ, as the Son of God and the only Saviour of Sinners, with that Faith which worketh by love, bringing forth many fold Fruits into new Obedience, Holiness and Vertue; and this as I told them, includeth a sincere Repentance for all their Sins, Oiginal and Actual, of Omission and Commission. And because they could not prove their Repentance, by a subsequent Holy Life, I desir'd them to be careful of their Sincerity, since it was not Man but God they had to deal with, therefore I exhorted them, seriously to apply themselves by fervent Prayer to Almighty God, that he who made them might have Mercy upon them, not upon their own Account, but only for the sake of Jesus Christ, who came to take away the Sins of the World; and that he who is the searcher of the Hearts and trier of the Reins of the Sons and Children of Man, who searcheth Jerusalem as with Candles, would be pleased to search and try them, till he found no Iniquity in them. Then I show'd them how necessary it was, to contemn this World and all the Vanities and Pleasures thereof, and to center their Affections and desires wholly upon God, that whereas they had been in love with the Vanities of a present Life, they might love God with their whole Strength, Heart, Soul and Mind; and by this Means attaining some Habit of Holiness and Vertue, they might approve themselves, upon a sincere Repentance, with Consciences void of Offence towards God and towards Men; since without Holiness no Man can see the Lord. I expos'd to them the greatness and notoriousness of those Sins and Crimes, of which they were convicted and for which they have died; particularly, the Sin of Theft and Robbery, which hath always a train of other base Vices attending it, viz. lying, whoring, drinking, idleing away their time, neglecting the publick and private Worship of God, &c. all of which must of necessity be attended with a bad Conscience, which keeps a Man in perpetual dread and terror, making his Life a Burthen, and Death more eligible than Life. I instructed them in the Nature of the Christian Sacraments, and that they having broken their baptismal Vows in such a signal Manner, it was their Duty to renew themselves by Repentance, and in Evidence thereof, to partake in the blessed Sacrament of our Lord's last Supper, where in a visible manner, Christ and all the Benefits of the new Covenant are represented, sealed and apply'd to all true believers. They all attended in Chapel, and those who could Read made regular Responses, and all of them were very quiet, apparently serious and attentive at Prayers, Exhortations and Singing of Psalms; but they had not those outward Sings of Contrition which are necessary. William Harrison was Sick and confin'd to his Cell for some time, but behav'd himself decently, upon all occasions both publick and private. Upon Saturday, the 24th of February, Report was made to his Majesty in Councel, of these ten Malefactors, under Sentence of Death, in the Cells of Newgate ; when George Dawson , for privately stealing sixty Yards of Printed Lawn, value 4 l. 6 s. the Goods of Thomas Hodges , and Jane Turner , in their Shop, December 29th, received his Majesty's most Gracious Reprieve. The remaining eight Men, viz. Rowland Turner , David Delly William West , Edward Curd , Joseph Fretwell , Leonard Budley alias Butler , William Harrison , and William Chamblelain , alias Cockey Chambers, were order'd for Execution. N. B. Sarah Malcolm , convicted of Murther, Burglary and Robbery in the Temple , by a special Order, was appointed to be executed in Fleeet-street , near the Temple Gate , upon Wednesday the 7th, of this Instant March. Rowland Turner , was Indicted, together with David Delly , for assaulting Francis Turner , in a Field or Place not far from the King's Highway, putting him in fear and danger of his Life, and taking from him a Bundle, wherein was a quantity of Rice, Indigo and several other Goods, and Nineteen-pence Half-penny, the Goods and Money of the said Francis Turner , on June the 15th. I. Rowland Turner , about Twentyone Years of Age, of honest Parents in the Parish of St. Anne's Westminster , who gave him good Education at School in Reading, Writing, &c. which he no ways improv'd, but idled away his Time in playing in the Streets for Money, and thus deluded his Parents, who being in a mean way of Life, could not have a strict Eye over him, but believ'd that he went to School, when he employ'd his time in the worst of Black-guard Company, about the Streets: This was the Origine of all his Misfortunes, for having contracted a Habit of Idleness, and an Intimacy with the most abandon'd Wretches, he never cared for applying himself to any settled Business, but his Father being a Coachman, sometimes in the Service of Noblemen, or Gentlemen, and at other times driving Hackney Coaches, and by such means picking up an indifferent living, for his Wife and Children, and Rowland loving an easy Life, seldom did any thing to gain a Penny for his own Subsistence, trusting all to his poor Parents who could not do much. He never was put to any Trade, but at last wearied with staying at home, and asham'd of an idle Life any longer, went to Sea , on Board one of his Majesty's Ships, bound for the Mediterranean. If he had been good for any thing, he own'd that in the Man of War, he might have done very well, having had the Favour of his Captain, and the other Officers, who were kind to him, and would have encourag'd him in going to School, to learn Navigation and other things, proper for Seafaring Men to know; but this excellent opportunity he neglected, and chose for his Companions the meanest and vilest Fellows in the Ship, idling away his Time by Sea as he did on Shore, in a silly and insignificant Way. He was present at the Seige of Gibraltar , and was often in the Town, when the Spaniards were shooting most furiously upon it, but all dangers of that kind he escap'd, and was reserv'd to undergo a deserv'd Punishment of an ignominious Death, for his base Crimes, and the villainous Wickedness of his Life. He serv'd also in the Fleet which of late lay at Spithead, and being discharg'd, he served for some time in a Captain's House; when he was put from that Service, he spent his time as formerly about the Streets, till some time ago hearing that his old Captain was in Commission, he writ him a Letter desiring to be lifted as one of his Men, he sent him down to the Ship to the Muster, but there he was rejected by the proper Officer, and since that time he was in no Business, excepting that sometimes, he wrought with Brickmakers. He said that about this time he fell in with bad Company, particularly of Symonds the Evidence, who (as he alledg'd) was an old Practitioner in raising Contributions on the Highway, and who never left him, till he got him persuaded to go to the Fields, in the Month of June last, and to attack the first Person they met with, who happened to be a poor Man going in the Country, with a small Bundle of Rice, Indigo, and other little Things, which they took from him, after Symonds had first knock'd him down, and wounded him desperately in two or three Places of the Head, and they got only 19 d. Halfpenny in Money, as was sworn against him. This, as he said, was the only Robbery, or Theift he ever committed in his Life; but his utter Ruin was engaging in the Company of bad Women, who injured him, and disabled him for any Business He intended to have gone with the first Fleet going to the Mediterranean, but being oblig'd to get himself cur'd, he thought upon entering into the Lock, and when he was of this Resolution, Symonds, by Advice of one of the Thiefcatchers, went to a Justice, and gave himself up as a voluntary Evidence, and the very Day before he was appointed to go into the Lock, he was taken up upon Symonds's Information, and kept in Goal, till he was brought to condign Punishment for his audacious Crime. He us'd to go to Church till of late, when he wholly addicted himself to the vilest of Company, and practised nothing but Cursing, drinking especially Drams in Shops, Whoring, &c. He said he never thiev'd, or stole by Sea or Land, excepting this single Instance of robbing the poor Man in Marybonfields , nigh Paddington . He was very penitent, and wept bitterly, when I examin'd him, and made strong Resolutions of Amendment of Life, declaring withal, that he sincerely repented of that Fact, and intended never to do the like again. He said, he was often sollicited to go upon the Highway, he always refus'd, and resolv'd, as soon as he was recover'd of his Health, to have gone in a Man of War, for a two or three Years Voyage. He declared his Faith in Christ, that he sincerely repented of all his Sins, particularly the scandalous Guilt for which he died; and that he was in perfect Peace with all the World. 2. David Delly , about 22 Years of Age, of honest but mean Parents, his Father having been a Journeyman Shoemaker in the Parish of St. Ann's Westminster , educated him at School, but he was so careless, that he had forgot all. When young, he stay'd with an Uncle, but applying to no Business, he was careless of every thing Turner and he being born in the same Neighbourhood, were acquainted from their Infancy, and continued inseparable Companions to the last. He was never put to any Trade, but serv'd in Alehouses , and about Taverns, and at other Times went of Errands ; and as he affirm'd, he was always honest, and never blam'd for any criminal Action. By Means of Turner, he got Acquaintance with Symonds, who enticed them both, after they had frequently convers'd and drunk too liberally of Geneva, to take themselves to the Highway, and for that single Robbery in Marybonefields , both he and Turner, upon the Information and Evidence of Symonds, were try'd, convicted and executed; and as both of them solemnly averr'd, they were never guilty of robbing, or thieving at any other Time. When I spoke to him, he wept bitterly, and show'd a deal of Contrition, and, as in Charity may be judg'd, of a sincere Repentance, and made strong Resolutions of Amendment, if he had been spar'd. He confess'd, that he was a great Sinner in Drinking, Swearing, Whoring, Idleness, Sabbath-breaking, &c. He behav'd under his Misfortunes christianly and decently, at all Times own'd the Justice of his Sentence, according to Law; declar'd his Faith in Christ, as the Son of God, and only Saviour of Sinners; that he was a true Penitent for the many and scandalous Offences of his Life; and that he died in Peace with all Mankind. Leonard Budley , alias Butler , and William Harrison , of St. Giles's in the Fields , were indicted for assaulting John Hand , upon the Highway, putting him in Fear, and taking from him a silver Watch, val. 40 s. and 4 Shillings and 2 Sixpences in Money, the Property of John Hand , January the First. 3. Leonard Budley , 22 Years of Age, of honest Parents in Stepney Parish , who gave him good Education at School, in Reading, Writing and Arithmetick, to fit him for Business; and had him instructed in Christian Principles. When of Age, he was put Apprentice to a Master Currier , whom he serv'd honestly for the Space of four Years; but not agreeing well with his Mistress, he left him about that Time, and then he serv'd an Uncle of his own for some Time, who giving up Business, he went to a Master in Fetterlane , where being in Company with his Father of the same Business, he had very good Encouragement for a young Man of his Standing: Yet not satisfy'd with his Lot, and desirous of a licencious Freedom, he left his Master, and the good Company of his Father, who always readily gave him the best of Advice, counselling him to live as becomes a Christian. And at Christmas last, having contracted Familiarity with some who belong'd to the vilest Gang of Thieves, he went to live by himself upon picking of Pockets, Stealing, Robbing, House-breaking, &c. He own'd his keeping too much Company with lewd Women, which prov'd a very great Snare to him; but he did not blame them, as having any concern in his Stealing or Robbing. He said it was his Loss, that his Master was too indulgent to him, and him he commended for a very good Man. His first Fault was, when he got any Money, to stay whole Nights with idle Company, Drinking and Debauching: His Master observing him irreclaimable in this obstinate and wicked Way, was content to let him go about his Business. He kept the Church till of late, when he renounc'd all that was Good. Three or four Weeks ago, after he had commenc'd Street-Robber, he married a Wife; he had been very negligent of his Book, and knew but little of religious Principles, but was very desirous of instruction, which I imparted to him in the most familiar Way. He was very humble and penitent, under a deep Sight and Sense of his Sins. He own'd the Justice of his Sentence according to Law, and that they robb'd the Gentleman in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields , as was sworn against him; and said that he was never guilty of another Highway Robbery, only that the Night following they attach'd another young Gentleman in Lincoln's Inn Fields, who told them he had no Money, and as they were stripping him of his Cloaths, and what things he had about him, Company coming up, they were oblig'd to fly for their own Safety. He own'd also that he was guilty of a great Number of Petty Thefts in Picking of Pockets, and stealing small things out of Shops, but that he never committed any notorious Facts, but these which we have mention'd. On Tuesday Evening, the 27th of February, when I was visiting his Partner Harrisson, who was lying Sick in the Cell, Budley came up crying most bitterly and loudly; afterwards he told me the Reason was, that he had parted with his Mother and a vertuous young Woman, with whom he was in Terms of Marriage, and who told him, if he had perform'd his promises to her, that might have prevented his miserable Fate. He always behav'd decently and well, seem'd to be a young Fellow capable of Business, but who was at once ruin'd by bad Company. He declar'd his Faith in Christ; that he repented of all his Sins, and died in Peace with all the World. 4. William Harrison , Twenty-two Years of Age, of honest Parents in the Parish of St. Andrew's Holbourn , who took care of his Education at School, to prepare him for Business, and instructed him in the Principles of our Holy Religion. When of Age he went Apprentice to a Founder , but did not serve out his time, being the most disobedient, cross and obstinate Boy to his Parents and Master in the World; who gave him a good Example, and were willing and desirous of affording him the best of instructions. Being wearied of confinement in an honest Way, at last Bartholomew-tide, he renounced all Business, took his last fair well of his Parents, Master and all that was good and vertuous and took on the Profession of a notorious Thief, Robber and Pick-Pocket, joyning himself to the most villanous Gangs about the Town, and shunning the sight of all honest People who knew any Thing of him. About this Time he married a Wife, who was his private Companion. He confessed the above nam'd Robbery with Budley, and no more of that kind; both of them blam'd Essex the Evi dence, as their Promptor and Adviser to undertake such a wicked Course of Life. He own'd innumerable Thefts in Shop lifting, and every little Thing he could lay his Hands upon; as also that he was a great Drinker, Gamester, and very much giving to Women. He was very Sick and Penitent, in Evidence of which he shed Tears plentifully. He had more Knowledge of Religion than any of his Companions. He died in the Faith of Christ; Penitent, and in Peace with all Men. William Chamberlain , alias Cockey Chambers, was indicted for assaulting (with Joseph Lambert , not taken) Richard Hull on the Highway, and taking from him a Silver hilted Sword, value 30 s. and 12 s. in Money, Feb. 2 d. William Chamberlain , alias Cockey Chambers, of honest Parents in the Parish of St. Mary Overs in Southwark , who gave him good Education at School in Reading, Writing and Arithmetick for Business; and had him instructed in Christian Principles. When of Age, he did not go out Apprentice, but living with a Plaisterer , of him he learn'd the Business, and serv'd honestly 'till wearied of close Confinement to Business, he Ship'd himself on board a Man of War, and went to Lisbon, Gibraltar, and some Places in the Mediterranean: When he return'd, and had spent his Money, he was willing to do nothing, but took himself to the most abandon'd Life imaginable, and chose for his Companions the wickedest Thieves, Robbers and Whores. He own'd that he was guilty of innumerable Robberies and Thefts, and one of the most abandon'd Wretches in the World. He married a Wife also, tho' he had no other way of Subsisting but by Theft and Robbery. He was inclin'd to all kind of Vices. He confess'd the Robbery in St. Paul's-Church-Yard , of which he was convicted. He had been wholly given to up to a reprobate Sense, yet he appear'd very Penitent and humble for his heinous Sins and Crimes, and talk'd with a deal of assurance in the mercy of God through Christ. He declar'd his Faith in Christ; and sincere Repentance for his many Offences and villainous deeds; and that he freely forgave all the World. Edward Curd , and William West , of St. Martin's in the Fields , were indicted for breaking and entring the House of Richard Greener , and stealing 2 Gowns, val. 20 s. 2 Petticoats, val. 2 s. 6 d. 2 pair of Sheets, val 15 s. 2 Pieces of Silk, val. 10 s. a gold Ring, a Trunk, 3 Shirts, 2 Shifts, 2 Girdles, 3 Caps, a silk Mantle, 24 Clouts, 2 Aprons, a Coat, and a Pair of leather Breeches, the Goods of William Walker , December the 24th, about 12 at Night. Edward Curd , 18 Years of Age, born of honest creditable Parents, in Newport market , who gave him good Education at School, in Reading, Writing, Cyphering, and such Things as were needful to accomplish him for Business; and instructed him in our Holy Religion. When of Age, he was bound Apprentice to a Goldsmith , who was a good Master, and he no less an insufficient Servant; for soon wearying of Confinement to close Business, he left his Master, after two Years, and went to Sea in a Merchantman , which went to Lisbon , Gibraltar , Barbadoes , and some other Places. He thus employ'd his Time at Sea, in this, and another Voyage, about 2 Years; and coming home with the same wicked Dispositions which he carried out with him, he took to no Business, but turn'd a profess'd Thief, left his Parents, Relations and Friends, and joyn'd to a Set of the most notorious Thieves and Robbers in or about the Town. About 4 Months ago, a little after he came home, following the Advice of such worthy Counsellors, he commenc'd this Manner of Life, and had no other Way of subsisting himself, but by Thieving and Robbing, till such Time as he was taken up, for the Burglary of which he was convicted. He went to Church till of late, when he abandon'd all the Paths of Vertue. Amidst his other Vices, he kept Company with ill Women. He imputed his Misfortunes to the wicked Conversation and Advice of 3 or 4 young Men, which utterly ruin'd him. He did not pick Pockets, but liv'd by Shoplifting for 3 or 4 Months past. He never committed any Street-Robberies, nor Burglaries, excepting that one for which he died. He said the Evidence against him went into the House, and handed out to him a great Bundle of Linnens, Gowns and other Things, and these they sold off. He complain'd upon his Partner, who made himself a voluntary Evidence, without (as he nam'd it) any Necessity; but him and all others he freely forgave. I represented to him the Atrociousness of his Crimes, as having no Pretence of Excuse, because he had good Friends to provide him every Thing. This he acknowledg'd, with Plenty of Tears in his Eyes, and trickling down his Cheeks, and declar'd himself most Penitent, owning the great Kindness of his Friends, his own excessive Wickedness, and very deserv'd Sufferings. He died in the Faith of Jesus; a Penitent for his many Sins, as having been a most obstinate and incorrigible Boy; aud in Peace with all Men. Joseph Fretwell , was indicted for assaulting Henry Madding , on the Highway, putting him in fear, and taking from him 3 d. Half-penny. He was a second Time indicted, for assaulting Mary Child , on the Highway, putting her in fear, and taking from her 6 d. Jan. 31. 7. Joseph Fretwell , 21 years of Age, of honest Parents in Westminster , who gave him good Education at School, in Reading, Writing and Arithmetick, to accomplish him for Business; and caus'd him to be in structed in the Christian Faith: But this he made no right Improvement of, being from his Childhood a most disobedient, untractable, foolish and unadviseable Boy; so that he had almost forgot all he learn'd in his younger Years, and knew little of Religion, having reduc'd himself in some manner, into a State of insensible Stupidity; as to every thing that's virtuous or praiseworthy. When of Age, his Father being a Pipe maker , he wrought with him for some Years, but lov'd the Streets and black-guarding ways so well, that he could never keep himself to close Work, and in disobedience to the express commands of his Parents. He often run out and stay'd away whole Nights, in the mean while associating himself with the vilest and basest Companions, that could possibly be found in the whole Town. Three or four Years ago he turn'd so perverse, having so often and so grievously provok'd his Father, who, he said, inclin'd rather to indulgence, than severity; that he was forc'd to withdraw his Bowels of compassion towards him, and let him go where he had a mind to, since by no means he would be govern'd or directed by him; for a long time he had play'd the black-guard about the Street; he went on Board a Man of War , and was in Sir Charles Wager 's Fleet, appointed to carry Don Carlos to Leghorn . When he came home and had spent his Money in an idle, foolish Manner, without going near his Father or Mother, he went another Voyage in a Merchants Ship, and return'd again in two Months time, and after that living in his former wicked Way, and delighting in the Company of none but the meanest Black-guards and Kennel rakers, he fell into extream Misery. Upon the intercession of some Friends his Father met, but would neither speak to nor drink with him, only gave him an old Coat, a Sixpence, and some inconsiderable Triffles, and since that time he never saw or spoke with any more. He own'd he had been a most vile young Fellow in drinking, especially of Drams, Gaming, Picking of Pockets, Whoring, Thieving and Stealing, but for the most Part they were small things, to the value of Six-pence or little more, for the supply of present Necessity. He own'd the Street Robbery for which he died, and said he got no more Booty, but to the value of a Six-pence, that he never attempted any such an audacious Fact at another time. He commended his Father, and Mother in Law as good, kind Parents, and imputed the whole of his Misfortunes to his own uuaccountably wicked Dispositions, and took Shame and Confusion of Face to himself, for his abominable Crimes and Villanies. He was Sick and much disperited, yet always came to Chapel, and behav'd himself very decently and christianity: He shed abundance of Tears and wept when I spoke to him, declar'd himself most Penitent for the most grievous Sins and Crimes of his Life, and that he firmly resolv'd to serve God for the Future, and he said, if it had not been for the Strangers coming to Chapel, who gave him Pennies in Charity, or else he had certainly perish'd of Famine. He died in the Faith, hoping to be sav'd by the Mercy of God in Christ, and in perfect Peace with all the World. William West , of St. Martins's in the Fields , was indicted for the same Burglary with Edward Curd , December the 12th, about 12 at Night, and found Guilty of the same. 8. William West , 16 Years and 6 Months old, of mean Parents in St. Giles's Parish , his Father drove a Cart, and his Mother went a Scouring, put him to School a little, when he was very young; but he was naturally of such a wicked Disposition, that he was not willing to keep the School, or to be learn'd any Thing that's Good; so that from his Infancy he became a meer Blackguard. Booth, and some others of his Companions, taught him to pick Pockets and steal, as soon as he was able to go about or do any Thing, when he was but 10 or 11 Years old; nay, he scarce remember'd at what Age he commenc'd Thief. He was bound to a Fisherman , and stay'd with him a Year or two, but he prov'd so barbarous (as he said) and cruel, that he left him, and his Master never sought after him again, being perhaps glad to get rid of him, for he own'd himself of such a covetous Temper, that every Thing he saw or touch'd naturally stuck to his Fingers. Then he join'd himself to a Company of the most mischievous Thieves and Miscreants about the Town, and the House they haunted was nigh St. Giles's in the Fields, where there were commonly 20 or 30, and sometimes more, of the most notorious Pick-pockets, Street-robbers, House breakers, Shoplifters and common Strumpets, that could be found in or about London; and there they spent their Time in Gaming at Skittles, Shuffleboard, Cards, Dice, &c. in drinking hot Pots, and other strong Liquors, such as Drams, to an extraordinary Pitch. Bad Women (as he said) often entic'd him, but he kept free of them, only he sometimes treated them. The Landlord of that House lock'd them all up, in their Rooms, and at such a Time, he let them out again, as so many unchain'd Dogs, or Fiends going about, like the Devil, and seeking whom they may devour. His great Companions were Booth, Mead, Patrick, and some other young Fellows, who often advis'd him to go out upon the Streets and Highways, but thinking himself too young, he always rejected these Proposals; although, if he had not been cut off in the Bud, he own'd, that he would have been drawn in to go along with the rest. He gam'd and drunk at a prodigious Rate, for one of his Size; for though he frequently, in his Way of Business, purchas'd to the Value of 20 s. in a Day; yet by the next Night, when he was to go out again, it was all spent and lavish'd away, in an extravagant Manner, upon Drinking and Gaming. He was often drag'd by the Mob in Horse Ponds and at Pumps. when taken in picking Gentlemen's Pockets; for his daily Business was to steal Handkerchiefs, Snuff-Boxes and other small Things, in which way he succeeded pretty well, till the Halter put an end to it. He told of two young Women, whom he call'd Sisters, one of them married some time ago, who live by bnying up all the Handkerchiefs they bring to them, and exposing them to publick Sale in the other end of Town. He was once Prisoner in Newgate , once in the Compter , and frequently committed to the Discipline of the Bridgwells, both in Clerkenwell and Turtel-Fields, Westminster ; and in other Prisons. He went to all the Fairs near the Town, and there made Purchase of what he could steal, or pick out of Men or Women's Pockets in the Crowd. Of all the Boys I have seen, he gave the strangest Account of himself, and his wicked Adventures. He was a most unlucky Wretch, having been depriv'd of his Parents, who were but very poor, and could do little for him in his Childhood; and being wonderfully wicked in Disposition, he then associated himself with those abominable young Creatures, whose Company was his only Pleasure, and whom he never left, till Life left him. As is said, he only pick'd Pockets, or carried away small Things, but denied, that he ever was concern'd in Street or Highway Robberies or Shop-lifting, unless in very small Things, which sometimes might stick to his Fingers. He complain'd upon the Evidence, who (as he said) swore falsely against him; he having had no concern in the Burglary, but who, in all other Respects, was a most vicious Criminal; and Edward Curd , who was convicted with him, and suffer'd for the same Fact, told me, that William West was not with him that Night, and knew nothing of the Matter; and took the whole Blame upon himself and Smithson the Evidence. West was grosly ignorant of God and Religion, having been a poor young Creature void of all vertuous Principles: I endeavour'd what I could, and as the shortness of the Time would allow to instruct him; but he was dull of hearing, and slow of Understanding. He declar'd, that he hop'd for Salvation through the Mercy of God in Christ; that he repented of all his Sins, and was in Peace with all the World. At the Place of EXECUTION. THEY all appear'd with great Devotion and Seriousness, both at Prayers and singing of Psalms, and adher'd to their former Confessions. William Chamberlain , desir'd me to take notice, that there are three Men in Newgate , one of them is nam'd Kemp, and two others; against whom (as he was certainly inform'd, as he said) Powers, who was Evidence against him, design'd to Swear next Sessions, with respect to the Robbery he was convicted of, which he confessed, and for which he died; but that the said Kemp and the other two Men, are innocent of that Fact. This also, he declar'd openly to the People, after I left him. William West , with Tears trickling down his Cheeks, declar'd that he was not concern'd in the Burglary, for which he died, as Smithson swore against him, neither did he know any thing of it; and this Andrew Curd , who died for the same Fact, declar'd also, as he did oftener than once to me before, upon the Words of a dying Man and a Christian. Afterwards West and he declar'd also, this to the People, that he was not in Company when the Robbery was Committed. They all kiss'd each other, and went of the Stage in charity with all Men, and Praying fervently to Almighty God to Pardon their Sins, and to receive their Souls, and saying Lord Jesus receive my Spirit. N. B. The eight Men before Mention'd, were Executed at Tyburn, on Monday the 5th of this Instant March, George Dawson , for stealing some fine Linnen out of a Shop, having been graciously Reprieved for Transportation; and Sarah Malcolm , because of the atrociousness of her Crimes, by a special Order, and for Terror to other wickedly disposed People, was appointed to be Executed in Fleet-street , at a Place nigh where her henious Crimes were committed. While under Sentence, she enjoy'd the Benefit of the same Instructions, with the rest of her Fellow Sufferers, and she having been of the Romish Communion, tho' her Profession, considering the vast depravity of her Disposition, is to be made little account of; yet I advis'd her seriously, to rely only upon the Merits of Christ's Sufferings and Death, for Life and Salvation, seeing there is no other Name given under Heaven among Men, whereby we must be saved, but the Name of Jesus, and him crucified, as we have it Acts, iv. 12. Informing her withal, that neither her own good Works, which she could not have the least Pretence to, nor Works of Supererogation, nor any thing else which she could possibly do, could be of the least avail to justify her before God, who only can Pardon Sin which is chiefly committed against himself, and therefore I exhorted her, assiduously to employ her time at the Throne of Grace, that God who made her might have Mercy upon her, for the Sake of Jesus Christ who came to take away the Sins of the World. I instructed her also in the nature of a saving Faith in Christ, that it was not merely believing, that Christ is the Son of God and that he died for Sinners, for the Devils also believe and tremble, as saith St. James, but a believing that Christ died for me, and in applying the Merits of Christ's Death and Sufferings to my Soul, for Justification and Salvation; which Faith must be operative and productive of good Works, for Faith without Works is dead being alone, as saith the same St. James: And this Faith being the cardinal Christian Grace and Vertue, upon which all others depend, I show'd her also that it was her Duty to believe in Christ as the only Mediator between God and Man, For there is one God, and one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time, 1 Tim. 2, 5, 6. Wherefore I desir'd her to be careful of praying fervently to Jesus Christ, who is our only Mediator, to mediate with God the Father for the pardon of her Sins, and that of his infinite goodness and Mercy he would give her the Gift of his holy Spirit, to lead her in the Paths of goodness, and to inspire her with a true Faith, which is the Gift of God; For by Grace are ye saved, through Faith, and that not of your selves, it is the gift of God, not of Works, least any man should boast. Eph. ii. 8, 9. Next I exhorted her to a sincere Repentance, which never fails to be a necessary commomitant of saving faith, and consisteth in a forsaking of all our Sins, and turning unto God with our whole Hearts. We ought to forsake our Sins, so as to loath, detest and abhor our selves in Dust and Ashes because of them; and to resolve, by the Grace of God, that if we have done iniquity and Sin, we shall do so no more; and in this we ought to pray unto God, that he would effectually draw us unto himself. I took occasion to exhort her to an ingenious Confession of her Sins, according to the advice of the wise Man. He that covereth his Sins, shall not prosper: But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have Mercy, Prov. 28. 13. I show'd her the necessity of confessing her Sins, especially in case of heinous offences committed, from Scripture example in the case of Achan, the trouble of Israel, since thereby we glorify God, and take shame and confusion of Face unto our selves, for having offended so good and gracious a God, so merciful and indulgent a Father: And from Scripture precept, for our blessed Saviour commandeth us to confess our Sins to the Church, St. Mat. 18. and St. James saith, Confess your Faults one to another. And this, upon the highest Reasons, hath been esteem'd and practised as necessary, in all ages of the Church; more especially, that we may die in the Peace, and obtain the regular Absolution of the Church, which is a special Means of obtaining our absolution from, and the Favour of Almighty God. While these, and many such like Exhortations were advanc'd, she always behav'd decently, and made regular Responses, tho' she was of a different Communion, excepting once, she sate sullen all the Time, and look'd upon a little Book of her own. Sometimes she wept bitterly, and was in violent Commotions; which made the Generality of them who saw her, think, that there were some inward Thoughts in her Breast, at which she was frequently perplex'd: But this she would by no Means be perswaded to communicate to others. Sarah Malcolm , alias Mallcombe , was indicted for the Murther of Ann Price , Spinster, by wilfully, and maliciously giving her with a Knife, one mortal Wound on the Throat, on the 4th of February last, of which Wound the said Ann Price instantly died. She was a second Time indicted, for the Murther of Elizabeth Harrison , Spinster, by strangling and choaking her with a Cord, on the said 4th of February; by Reason of which strangling and choaking the said Elizabeth Harrison , she instantly died. She was a third Time indicted, for the Murther of Lydia Duncomb , Widow, by strangling and choaking her with a Cord, on the said 4th of February, by which strangling and choaking the said Lydia Duncomb instantly died. She was likewise indicted on the Coroner's Inquisition for the said Murthers. She was again indicted for breaking and entring the dwelling House of Lydia Duncomb , and stealing 20 Moidores, 18 Guineas, 1 Broad-piece, val. 25 s. 4 Broad-pieces, val. 23 s. each, 1 half Broad-piece, val. 11 s. 6 d. 25 s. in Silver, a silver Tankard, val. 40 s. a canvas Bag, val. 1 d. and 2 Smocks, val. 12 s. on the 4th Day of February last, about the Hour of 2 in the Night of the same Day. She pleaded not Guilty to all these Indictments; but upon her Trial, she own'd herself Guilty of the Felony and Burglary, and denied all the Murthers. She was first indicted for the Murther of Ann Price , the young Servant Maid , and upon evident circumstantial Proof, found Guilty of the Indictment. Death. Sarah Malcolm , 22 Years of Age, in the End of May last, descended of honest, creditable Parents in the County of Durham . Her Father (as she said) had a pretty Estate, about 100 l. a Year, which he soon ran out, and then with the Reversions of it, his Wife, her Mother, being an Irishwoman, went to Dublin , and there purchas'd a publick Place of the City, liv'd in good Credit, and gave her very good Education at School, in Reading, Writing, and such other Things, as are proper for a Girl, above the meanest Rank of People. She liv'd with her Father and Mother, who made much of her, because of her sprightly Temper, a considerable Time; till some Years ago, her Parents coming to London about certain Affairs, she came with them; and some Time after that, approaching nigh to Woman's Estate, she went to Service , and was, as I had Information, in several good Families, where she did her Business to the Satisfaction of her Mistresses, and was never blam'd for Dishonesty. Her Father returning to Dublin, where his settled Business was, a little after that her Mother died, and then unluckily for Sarah was left to her own Shifts; about which Time, by Acquaintance, she got herself made one of the Laundress es, or Chairwoman of the Temple , where she serv'd some Gentlemen for a considerable Time. Before this, she was in a Place call'd the Blackhorse Alehouse , where she cultivated her former Acquaintance with Mrs. Tracey, and where she contracted Aquaintance with the two Brothers, Thomas and James Alexander . And she said, that Tracey and these young Men often advis'd her to rob her Master, and this she always refus'd to do. The younger of the Brothers propos'd, to go to her Mistress, and say, that Sarah having been familiar with her Master, had provided Poyson to dispatch her Mistress, thinking if such a Thing were done, the Master would marry her: But all this was only with such an Amusement, to impose upon and extort Money from the Mistress, who was too wise to be bit with such Pretences; and seeing they could get nothing, they left her, and return'd to Sarah, calling the Mistress an old cunning Woman, Cursing her, and giving her ill Names. This gave Occasion of the Story passing through the Town, that she intended to poyson her Mistress, which Thought never enter'd into her Mind, she having been against their going to her on that Account; but her allowing them to go on such a villainous Errand, certainly show'd the great Wickedness of her devilish Disposition. They alledg'd also, that she was the Person who murther'd an old Man of the other End of the Town, for which, 2 or 3 Years ago, a Barber was convicted, and who went to Death denying the Fact. She said, that there was not the least Ground of entertaining any such Suspicion upon her, but that she must be content to bear with such Censures and Reproaches, although it was hard upon her, as that the World should make her much more wicked than she really was. As to the Murthers, Burglary and Robbery, of which she was indicted and found Guilty, the Account she gave me was to the purpose following. Having been acquainted with Mary Tracey , who had been much Abroad following her Husband in the Army, in diverse Countries, and concern'd in many desperate and wicked Exploits for above five Years past; the said Mary and she contracted a great intimacy, and were often together, and Tracey often importun'd her to rob one or other; and she being in that way of Business already mention'd, in the Temple , and having serv'd the Deceas'd Mrs. Duncomb sometime before Christmass last; Tracey often press'd upon her to rob her old Mistress, who she knew never wanted a considerable Sum of Money, and several valuable Goods in the House. She was not averse to this Proposal, but heisitating upon it, she said, she should be taken and Hang'd for the same, and that it was impossible for her to do it, without the Assistance of some others. Upon this, Tracey nam'd the two Brothers Thomas and James Alexander , with whom she had been acquainted about a Year before; at last Sarah was prevail'd upon to consent, and all the four meeting together, they concerted their wicked Plot, and put it in Execution, as is too well known. On Sunday the 28th of January last, the Sunday before the Murder was committed, she met with Tracey, and treated her with Coffee in her Master's Chambers, for he was out of Town, and there the whole of their Conversation run upon the robbing Mrs. Duncomb's Chambers, which they agree to do, either upon that or the following Week; and in the mean time, getting the two Alexanders to engage and concur with them: They put their Design in Execution, upon Saturday Night, or Sunday Morning ensuing, which happen'd to be upon the 4th day of February last; when pretty late at Night they all met according to Appointment; and Sarah got James Alexander , the younger of the two Brothers, convey'd into the Chambers, where he hid himself under a Bed, till Mrs. Duncomb, and her old and young Maid were all compos'd to rest, and then about two in the Morning, Thomas open'd the Door and let in Mrs. Tracey and James Alexander into the Chambers, while Sarah Malcolm herself waited upon the Stairs to take notice, that no body should come to Interrupt them in their villainous Design. She insisted she knew nothing of any design of Murther, and she doubted, if they really had any such Intentions, and that the occasion of it must be accidental; after they found some of them awake, fearing a Discovery, or, if any Noise were made, that they should be apprehended in the Fact; the Devil concurring with their own wicked Minds, employ'd about such monstrous Works of Darkness, they then proceeded, in a Hurry, to the utmost Height of Wickedness, to murther three innocent Persons, the good old Lady Madam Duncomb, and her two Servant s, Elizabeth Harrison and the young Maid Ann Price , who was lately come into the Service; and this they did in a very barbarous Manner, by cutting the Throat of the Maid Ann Price , from Ear to Ear, after she had made no small Struggle for her Life; and by strangling the old Gentlewoman and her antient Maid, who were both sick, and could not make much Opposition, with a small cord; and all the three they left, in this pitiful Condition, lying upon their own Beds, and in different Rooms. Sarah affirm'd, that she knew nothing of all this, till about two o'Clock that Sunday afternoon, about which Time the Murtherers were first discover'd. Upon which they immediately proceeded to the plundering and rifling the House, out of which (as she said) they took to the Value of 300 l. in Money, besides several other small Things, and then they immediately came out, with the Rewards of Iniquity in their Hands, and divided the Plunder pretty equally among the Four, under a Lamp in a Temple. I objected to her that there was not Time to divide such a Sum of Money equally among four, and that under a Lamp; for they might be discovered: Then she alleg'd, that they had made their Divisions in the Chambers, and came down in Haste, and threw above 50 l. Value and the Tankard in her Lap, and then left her abruptly, without telling her any Thing of the Murther, only that they had gag'd all the Three, as had been formerly agreed upon, before the Execution of their most mischievous and wicked Plot: And this she always held by, though with a small Variation: I told her, that certainly she was guilty of the Indictment, thus far, that she was one of the principal Persons in laying the whole Scheme of robbing the Chambers, that she introduced them to the Chamber, and watched while they went in, with a Design to gagg them, and then that she was a Partaker of the Spoil; which makes her accessary, and consequently a principal Person, both in the Murthers and Robbery: But how to judge upon the other Three unlucky Persons whom she blamed, and who are still detained upon the same Account, we must refer the Determination thereof to Divine Providence, which, in most Cases, brings to Light such hidden Works of Darkness. I endeavour'd, what I could, to bring her to a plain Confession of her Sins, but she always denied that she was concern'd in actually imbruing her Hands in the Blood of these three innocent Persons; alleging still, that she knew nothing of any previous Design, nor any Thing of the Murtherers, till Sunday the 4th of February, about two o'Clock in the Afternoon. On Sunday the 4th of March Instant, when I preach'd upon the Subject of Murther, in the Forenoon, when I mentioned several Examples of God's Vengeance upon Murtherers, insisting upon the Case of Cain's murthering his righteous Brother Abel, she wept and cry'd most bitterly; but whether for Fear of Death, or the Shame she was to be expos'd too, or the Remorse of her Conscience, upon Account of her being really Guilty of Murther, and a due Sense of her Guilt, is what we cannot decide, and leave the same to the heart-searching God, who knows all Things. She was a most obdur'd, impenitent Sinner, and gave no reasonable Satisfaction, with respect to her own particular Case; and what Communion she was of, having at first declar'd herself of the Romish, we cannot positively say. She was certainly of a most bold, daring, boisterous and wilful Spirit, void of all Vertue and the Grace of God; which Disposition led her from one Sin to another, till at last she was so far deserted of God, by forsaking Him and his Ways, that she fell into those abominable and vile Crimes, for which she deservedly suffer'd. At the Place of EXECUTION. SHE appear'd at first pretty serene and calm, reading upon a Book; and as I went to wait upon her in her last Moments, another Gentleman was their also who came, to officiate upon that Occasion, as I also desir'd him very earnestly to do, but this Request he would by no means comply with; and then, as bound in Duty, I pray'd for her, and she in Appearance was very serious in complying with the Devotion, but she could not well Compose herself, and cryed most bitterly, and pour'd out a flood of Tears all the Time: When Prayers were well nigh over, I ask'd, if she would have a Psalm Sung, as they commonly desire, but this she refus'd; and then as I was concluding the Prayers, and recommending her Soul to Almighty God, at the point of Death she fainted away, and was a good while before she recovered. What I here deliver to Mr. Applebee to publish, is the Substance of her own Words and solemn Declarations to me, upon the Sincerity (as she at least pretended) of a dying Woman, and of one who was immediately to appear before, and answer at the Tribunal of the great God: If there be any Thing Contradictory, or what may seem disingenious in this Account, it is owing to the unhappy Temper of this unfortunate Wretch Sarah Malcolm, who often varied in her Declarations concerning this barbarous Murder; but this may be depended upon, that I have here delivered my Sentiments as Comprehensive to the World as the Case of this unfortunate Woman would permit me. Just before the Cart drew away she look'd towards the Temple, and cryed out Oh! my Master, my Master! I wish I could see him; and then looking up to Heaven often cryed, Lord have Mercy upon me, Christ have Mercy upon me, Lord Receive my Spirit, and then the Cart withdrew. This is all the Account given by me, JAMES GUTHERIE . Ordinary of Newgate. POSTSCRIPT. AS soon as she entred Newgate she proved a true Foreseer of her own Fate, by her immediatly crying out, I am a Dead Woman. She way conveyed to the old condemned Hole, as the most proper Place for securing her, and there a Person was appointed to watch her from an Apprehension that she intended to take away her own Life. These Fears were occasion'd from her appearing to be exceedingly ill and out of order, her Sick Fits succeeded by Vomitings of gloted Blood, and her persisting during these extraordinary Ails to take any Thing which might Comfort, or even support Nature; but Mr. Snowd a Surgeon after examining into her Case, declaring his Opinion that her Illness might be occasioned by a Preternatural Hurry of Spirits, and was not Dangerous: However she would sometimes fall into strange Agonies, rouling her Eyes, clinching her Hands, &c. particularly once when a Gentleman who had been her Master came to see her, she fell into an extraordinary Disorder, grasping the Keeper's Legs, so as scarce to be got from him, when she came to herself all the Reason she assigned was, that she could not endure to see any of her Acquaintance. When she was informed that Mary Tracy and the two Alexanders were seiz'd, she appear'd pleased, and smiled, saying with seeming Satisfaction, I shall die now with Pleasure, since the Murtherers are taken. When the Boys and the Woman were shewn to her that she might see whither they were the Persons whom she accused, she immediately said, ay, these are the Persons who committed the Murther. And said to Mary Tracy , you know this to be true, which she pronounced with a Boldness which surprized all the Spectators. Then turning to her again, and said So Mary see what you have brought me to, it is thro' you and the two Alexanders that I am brought to this Shame, and must die for it, you all promised me you would do no Murder, but to my great surprize I found the contrary. Some Gentlemen who came to see her in the Press-Yard, importuning her to make a frank Discovery of the Murder, she answered with some heat, After I have been some time laid in my Grave, it will be found out. Some People of Fashion asking her, if she was settled in her Mind, and resolved to make no further Confession; she said, That as she was not concerned in the Murder, she hop'd that God would accept her Life as a Satisfaction for her manifold Sins. On Sunday about Six o'Clock in the Afternoon as some People were with her in her Room, she fell into a grievous Agony, which lasted for sometime, with all imaginable Signs of Terror and Fright; one of the Keepers coming in said, Sarah what's the Matter? What has happened to put you into this Disorder; she pretended it was occasioned by her being told at Chapel that she was to be hanged in Fleet-street among all her Acquaintance, which she said gave her inexpressible Pain! The Keeper replied, I'm afraid Sarah that is not the Truth, when the Dead Warrant came down I acquainted you that you were to die there, so it is not probable that should surprize you so much now. Take my Advice, make a full Confession, and you'll find your Mind much easier, to this she said not a Word! When the Bell-man came into Newgate to give Notice to the Prisoners who were to die on Monday, somebody called to Sarah Malcolm , and bid her Mind what he said, she looking out of her Window, answered that she did, and as soon as he had done, said, d'ye hear Mr. Bellman, call for a Pint of Wine, and I'll throw you a Shilling to pay for it, which she did accordingly. Sunday Night about ten o'Clock, she called to Chambers, one of the Prisoners who were to die the next Day, and who was in a Cell over against her Window, she bid him be of good Comfort, and ask'd him if she should pray along with him, he answer'd, do Sarah with all our Hearts, upon which she began to pray very fervently, and continued to do so for the best part of the Night, untill all her Candles was burnt out, then she exhorted them not to go to sleep, but to pray to God to forgive them their past Offences; your Time, added she, is short, as well as mine, and I wish I were to go with you: As to the ignominy of your Fate, let not that Trouble you, none but the Vulgar will reflect either on you or your Relations; good Fathers may have unhappy Children; and pious Chil dren may have had unworthy Parents, neither are answerable for the other, as to the suddeness of our Death, consider we have had Time to prepare for it, whereas many die so suddenly as not to have Time to call for Mercy; having finished her Speech to these her unhappy Companions, she shut her Window, and laid her self down on her Bed. The following Letter was written by the abovemention'd Sarah Malcom . SIR, YOU can't but know that Sadness is the Rack of an Affliction not to be expressed, a Judgment more prejudical than the wor'st Revenge from an Enemy's Hand, it is like a venemous Worm, which not only Consumes the Body, but eats into the very Soul: It is a Mouth that feeds on the very Marrow and Vitals, a perpetual Executioner, torturing the Soul, and exhausting her Spirits. So, Sir, if Conscience has touched you in the least; It must certainly leave Sadness on your Spirits; and as it behoves every one at their last Hour to die in Peace with God and the World. I freely forgive you and all the World. Sarah Malcolm . Feb. 26th, 1733. ADVERTISEMENTS. This Day is Publish'd, Price 3 s. 6 d. With a Frontispiece of the famous Jack Shepherd 's Escape out of the Condemn'd Hole of Newgate . THE LIVES of the most remarkable Criminals, who have been ondemn'd and executed, for Murder, Highway, House-breaking, Street Robberies, Coining, or other Offences, from the Year 1720 to the present Time: Containing particularly, the Lives of, Mrs. Griffith for the Murder of her Maid, Kennedy the Pyrate; Molony and Carrick, Highwaymen; Brindsden who murder'd his Wife; Levee, and the rest of his Gang, Street Robbers; Capt. Massy for Pyracy; Roch for Pyracy and Murder, a full Account of the Waltham Blacks, the famous Jack Shephard ; his Companion Blueskin; and Towers who was hang'd for setting up the new Mint. Collected from Original Papers and Authentick Memoirs. To which is prex'd, a Preface, containing a general View of the Laws of England, with respect to Capitalt Offences. Printed and sold by John Applebee in Bolt Court , Fleet Street ; A. Bettesworth, and C. Hitch, at the Red-Lion in Pater Noster Row; John Pemberton , at the Golden Buck against St. Dunstan's Church , J. Isted, at the Golden Ball near Chancery-lane, in Fleet-street; E. Symon in Cornhill; R. Ware, at the Bible and Sun in Amen-Corner near Pater-Noster Row; W. Mears, at the Lamb the Corner of Bell Savage Inn on Ludgate Hill; and Richard Wellington , at the Dolphin and Crown , without Temple Bar . The Publick may depend on the Accounts publish'd in this Work, as containing a just and faithful Narration of the Conduct of these unhappy Persons, and a true State of their respective Crimes, without any Additions of feigned and romantick Adventures, calculated meerly to entertain the Curiosity of the Reader. N. B. Vol. II. is in the Press, and will be Publish'd with all convenient Expedition. Where may be had of the Printer of this Paper, The Life and Actions of JOSEPH POWIS , who was Executed on Monday the 16th of October last at Tyburn Written by himself, during his Confinement in the Cells. Price 1 s. Taken by Execution, and to be SOLD On Saturday the 10th of March (The very lowest Price being fix'd) ALL the Houshold Goods, together with all the rich Stock in Trade, of Mr. Thomas Tennant , an eminent wholesale Dealer in all Manner of Houshold Furniture: The Whole consisting of Standing Beds and Bedding, fine large Glass con, Pier Glasses and Chimney Glasses in carv'd and gilt Frames, ditto in plain Walnut tree Frames, and Dressing Glasses of all Sorts; fine Walnut-tree, Mahogany, and other , Book Cases with Glass Doors; several Walnut-tree Chests upon Chests Walnut-tree Writing Desks, Buroe Dressing Tables, Walnut-tree or Mahogany; fine Walnut-tree Tables, and several curious Tables of Divers Sorts not yet expos'd; Mahogany, Dining Tables of all Sizes, Breakfast Tables, Box Tables, Corner Tables and Night Tables, Marble Tables of all Sorts and Du Waters; several fine Mahogany Chests for Cloaths; a large Quantity of fine and course Chairs, Walnut-tree, Mahogany, &c. from one Shilling a Chair to five Pounds, several fine Dressing Chairs, Shaving Chairs, Closestool Chairs, Easy Chairs, Setes and Set: Beds, fine white Callico Quilts and printed Quilts of all Sorts: fine new Whitney Blankets of all Sizes; several very good new Eight Day Clocks, Table Clocks, Stove Grates, Carpets and Pictures: And, for Conveniency of Sale, the Goods are brought from Mr. Tennant's Warehouses in Long Lane, to Surman's Great House in Soho Square, St. Anne's. 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The ORDINARY of NEWGATE his Account of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Speech of John Harman Brian , who was Executed in St. James's-Street near S. James's-House , Westminster , and hang'd in Chains at Acton-Gravel-pits beyond Tyburn , on Friday the 24th day of October 1707, for Robbing and Burning the House of Peter Persaude Esq ; on the 28th day of August last. AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily, on Wednesday the 15th, Thursday the 16th, and Friday the 17th Instant; two Persons, viz. John Harman Brian , a Swisser , and Thomas Smith , being try'd and found guilty of their several Indictments, did accordingly receive Sentence of Death. On the LORD's DAY the 19th Instant, I preached to them and others in the Chappel, both in the Morning and Afternoon upon Levit. chap. 19th, part of the 18th verse. - Thou shalt love thy Neighbour as thy self. - In discoursing upon which Words, I explain'd; I. What is meant here in the Text, and other Places of the Scripture, by the Word Neighbour, i. e. every Man, whosoever is of our own Nature and Kind, and does or may stand in need of us. This I illustrated from the Parable of the good Samaritane, who took care of the Man that fell among Thieves, and was by them stript and wounded, and left half-dead upon the place. Luke 10. 36. II. What is to be understood by Loving our Neighbour as our selves. This Signifies, That we ought to have a real Affection for him: Not that we should love him in the same degree, but as truly and sincerely as we love our own selves; doing him all the good we can, and being careful not to wrong him in any thing, as we would not have him to wrong us: And when it has happen'd, that we have done him any injury, then to make him all the amends and satisfaction we are able, and which in the like Case we might justly expect from him. Here I shew'd; 1st. The Nature and Importance of this Command in the , which [Mat. 22. 39.] Our Blessed Saviour compares to the greatest of all (viz. that which injoins our Love to God;) and the Beloved Disciple [1 John 4. 20, 21.] makes inseparable from it. 2dly. Our indispensable Obligation to this great Duty, and the right Manner of our discharging it: How we ought to extend it to all Men, even our greatest Enemies. 3dly. The strong Motives we have to it, and the excellent Benefits that will accrue both to our selves and others from it. 4thly, and lastly, I shew'd, That all the Desires and Acts of Revenge, and all manner of Injuries and Mischiefs, of which some Men are highly guilty, proceed from the Want of this Love, which we are so strictly commanded to have for our Neighbour. Having inlarg'd upon these, I apply'd my self in a particular manner to the two Persons Condemned, and explain'd in French to the Swisser, some part of what I had deliver'd in English; and added such Exhortations, as I thought most proper for his Case; thereby endeavouring to make him sensible of his most heinous Crimes, to confess them freely, and repent of them sincerely. While they were under this Condemnation I constantly visited them, and had them both brought up to the Chappel twice every day: Where I read and expounded the Word of God to them, and pray'd with them; and shewed them what was fit for them to do (under those their dismal Circumstances) in order to be reconciled to God and their Neighbour, whom they had offended, and to receive Spiritual Comfort in their Souls; and prevent the dreadful Torments, and obtain the unspeakable Felicity of another World. With this, Brain did not seem to be much affected; but Smith all along express'd a great deal of Contrition and Humility, with a desire to improve both the time he had to live here in this World, and the means laid before him of making his peace with God, to his Glory, the Edification of Mankind, and the Good of his own Soul. This Temper he appear'd to be in when there was little hope of his Life. And when a gracious Reprieve came for him, I found him still continue in the same good Disposition; being thankful to GOD and HER MAJESTY for the opportunity he had now to shew, that he sincerely resolves (by the assistance of the Divine Grace) to become a New Man. Which I heartily wish he may. And then let the World call him my Disciple, and they will say right. But while he was taken to be in a wicked Course, it lookt very strange that he should then be call'd my Disciple, as he was by a certain Person, who (I suppose) has no great good will towards me. But God forgive him, and still bless my sincere Endeavours of reforming some of the worst part of Mankind. Wherein Men (both High and Low) who love God and Goodness, ought to give me all the Assistance and Countenance they can. But some there are in the World, that are ready upon all Occasions (or rather without any Occasion) to do whatever they can to render the Ministers of Christ contemptible; and to call Thieves their Disciples, as if instead of Preaching the Doctrin of the Gospel to Men, they taught them to rob and steal, or do any other wicked thing. But to return to this harden'd Sinner, John Harman Brian , who was condemn'd for Robbing and Burning the House of Mr. Persaude, as it is mention'd in the Title: He obstinately deny'd his being guilty of either of these Facts. And as to the Account he gave of his former Life, which he pretended (and by some Certificates appear'd) to have been vertuous; He said, that he was about 24 Years of Age, born of honest Parents, at Dully , a Village belonging to the Bayliwick of Morge , in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland ; That he was brought up in the Protestant Religion, and ever continu'd in that Profession; That when he remov'd out of his own Native Place, he went to Geneva , where he liv'd 4 or 5 Years in the Service of an honest Gentleman ; and afterwards travell'd with another into Italy : That from thence he came into England , where (in the space of three Years) he was at respective times, entertain'd in the Service of divers honourable and good Families, and last of all in Mr. Persaude's; in which he continued two Months, and was then dismiss'd from it, for the reason, and in the manner mention'd at his Trial; viz. for his Carelesness in his Service, and Peremptoriness in asking to be discharg'd. He said, that for the most part of his Life he had been a Valet or Domestick ; and that in his younger years, having for about a Fortnight's time try'd to learn the Art of Lapidary, and not liking it very well, he lived afterwards with a Joyner for the space of a Twelvemonth or thereabouts; but that Trade being too hard for him, and he not strong enough for it, because of some Bodily Infirmities he was afflicted with, he left that also, and went to Service, in the Capacity aforesaid, and liv'd by that, and by buying and selling of Goods . But he deny'd he ever meddled with any that he could suppose might be stoln; and would fain have perswaded the World, that he had bought the Goods found in his possession, belonging to Mr. Persaude, of two Persons, one a Soldier, and the other a Seaman, whom he accidentally met with, viz. the former in Moor-fields , who sold him the Linnen, the Gold-Watch and Gold-Tweezer, &c. and the latter on Tower-Hill , of whom he bought the two Pistols and Fowling-Piece, mention'd in his Indictment. All this he said; and being ask'd, Who those two Persons were, he answer'd he never saw them in his life before, neither knew what became of them afterwards, nor where they might be found. And yet he express'd a great deal of dissatisfaction with the Proceedings against him, and thought much to be found Guilty; though he could alledge nothing that was any ways available to his Justification; he only saying that which is the Common Plea of those who can make no Defence; viz. That he did buy those Things (prov'd to be stoln) that were found upon him. And so full he was of his pretended Innocence in this Matter, that (notwithstanding all that could be said to him) instead of confessing his Crimes, as a Thief and Incendiary, and begging Pardon of God and Man for them; truly he could not forbear his unworthy Reflections upon the Prosecutor, Witnesses, and Justice. There was no Admonition, or Exhortation; no Argument fetch'd from Scripture and Reason, no Representation of a future State, either of Endless Bliss, or Eternal Misery, that could prevail with him, and awake him to a due Consideration of what he ought to do before he left this World. So opiniatre and resolv'd he was in his Denial, that he so much the more hard'ned himself in it, by how much he was press'd to give Glory to God, and Satisfaction to Men, and Ease to his own Conscience, as once a notable Thief, viz. Achan, was perswaded to do before his Death; of which we have an Account in the 7th Chap. of Joshua. Some worthy French Divines, who had the Charity to come and visit this Malefactor Brian in Newgate , found and left him in this his unaccountable Obstinacy, and uncharitable Temper, both with respect to his Neighbour and his own Soul; he not only denying his Facts, for which he was condemned, but charging them with Injustice, who had brought him under this Condemnation; when at the same time he was desir'd to consider, his Sins were the Cause of it; and that if he did not confess and repent in this World, he should find no Mercy in the next. All this did work no visible good upon him. He persisted in his obstinate humour and wilful resisting all that was offer'd to him for his Soul's good. He protested that he was innocent of any thing he was accus'd of, and condemn'd for. And in this Protestation of his Innocence he persisted even to the very last. All the time he was under Condemnation, he seem'd to mind nothing more, than to make his Escape; having attempted it, by unscrewing and filing off his Irons, several times: And when he was told, That he should think of something else, and not spend, in vain Contrivances, the few and (therefore) precious Moments he had to live here; but should carefully employ them in the thoughts of, and preparation for, Eternity, - &c. He answer'd, That Life was sweet, and that any other Man, as well as himself, would endeavour to save it if he could. Upon this, I offer'd many things to his serious Consideration, which I thought seasonable and proper for him under his present Circumstances: But they made no visible Impression upon his heart: He would obstinately follow his own deluded Imagination; and receive and comply with none of those wholesome Advices that were given him, not only by my self, but other Ministers, and some (or at least One) of them, of his Acquaintance; I mean One he had sometimes been conversant with, before he came to this Calamity. At the Place of Execution I press'd him all I could to make an ingenuous Confession, to clear his Conscience, to give Glory to God, to satisfy the World; and to consider, that he was now upon the very brink of Eternity. Instead of giving me that full Attention which so great a Matter requir'd, he turn'd his Eyes towards some Persons at a Window in a House at a little distance, and fell a reflecting upon them; while at the same time I was labouring to perswade him, rather to look upon the Ruins of that House just over against him, which he burnt; that so the Sight thereof might revive in him the Memory of his Crimes, and raise in his heart a just abhorrence, and force him to a sincere acknowledgment of them. At this Discourse he shew'd himself very uneasy, and by no means would own his Guilt, though as plain as the Sun that was then shining upon us. I pray'd for him, I exhorted him more and more; I admonished him of the great danger his Soul was in, of being cast away and lost for ever. Yet he remain'd obstinate. I made him pray after me, That God would please to touch his harden'd heart, and melt and soften it into Contrition, Confession and true Repentance: I desired him to rehearse the Apostles Creed, and Sing with me some Penitential Psalms, which he did. And all this (except a short English Prayer which I made for him, and desired those about me to joyn with me in) was performd in French; being the Language which (it seems) he understood best. Here I recommended him to God for his Grace to convert his Heart and save his Soul: And exhorted him over and over again, Not to go out of this World with a Lie in his Mouth; but lay all things open, and be reconciled to God, through JESUS CHRIST, and make his Peace with his Neighbour, and with his own Conscience, that I perceiv'd was sear'd to the highest degree; which (I told him) was cause of grief to me, and all other good Christians; though he said (but I believ'd untruly) that he saw some Persons there, laughing at his Calamity. 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The ORDINARY of NEWGATE his Account of the Behaviour, Confession, and last Speech of Mr . Roger Lowen , who was Executed on Friday the 25th of October 1706, at Turnham-Green , for the Murther by him committed there, on the 20th of Sebtember last, upon the Body of Mr . Richard Lloyd . AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily , on Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th Instant, Six Persons received Sentence of Death, viz. Four Women for Shop-Lifting an Old Man for Robbing a House, and the Gentleman above mentioned, for Murther. This last is the only Person now order'd for Execution; two of the Women being respited upon their Pregnancy, and the other two, with the Old Man, reprieved by the QUEEN's gracious Mercy; which the Lord grant they may improve as intended. After their Condemnation I visited them twice every day, and on the last LORDS-DAY, the 20th instant, I preached to them, both in the Forenoon and Afternoon, upon part of the Gospel for the Day, viz. Matt. Chap 18. the former part of the 34th Verse. And his Lord was wroth, and delivered him to the Tormenter. Which Words led me to the opening of the Parable, whereof they are a part. In which Parable our Blessed Saviour teaches us to forgive Injuries, and by no means seek for Revenge; but on the contrary be ready to repay ill turns with good ones; To love our Enemies; To bless them that curse us; To do good to them that hate us, and pray for them who despitiflly use us and persecute us, This is his express command Matt. 5. 44. By which we are let to understand how much, yea how indispensable we are bound always to entertain a good Will in our Hearts: Always to have a Spirit of Love and Charity towards all Men; Christ shewing us particularly in the Text, the Severe Punishment of that Bankrupt, that hard-hearted Servant therein mention'd, who having had no Mercy on his Fellow, had likewise, upon that account, no Mercy shew'd to him. He had angred and incens'd his Lord against him, by his Iuhumanity and Cruelty towards another: And so was order'd to condign Punishment. His Lord was wroth (Saith the Text) and deliver'd him to the Tormenters. That we may know the right meaning of this; How far it reaches, and how much every man that wants Christian Love is concern'd in the Parable before us, we have the Application of it made very plainly in the Words immediately following the Text; in which we are told, That God will not forgive the Sins of those Persons, who do not from their hearts forgive them that have done them injury. From which it evidently appears, That if we are oblig'd to have so much Love and Charity for our Neighbours, as to pardon freely, and entirely all the wrong we may have received from them; it is without doubt, I almost said, much more, our Duty to keep ourselves from doing any hur to such as never were hurtful to us; but shew'd themselves of a peaceable and quiet Disposition. I would desire every one that hears me to let this sink into his heart; To consider seriously and without partiality whether he has not been guilty of the Breach of Christian Love: And whether he has not gone so far in that Breach as to have harm'd the Harmless and injured the Innocent. And when he finds he has done so; let him be advised to make what amends and Preparation he can, and speedily repent and return to a right mind; lest he provoke God's Wrath to such a degree, as to draw down Vengeance upon him, and he be deliver'd, not only to a Temporal, but to an Eternal Death; Not only to the Executioner here, but to the Tormenter hereafter; i. e. to the Devil, and all the Griefs and Pains, Racks, Tortures and Torments of Hell. Now, what those Torments are, You may do well to think and consider, that so the serious thoughts and due Consideration thereof may through God's Grace and Mercy, effectually affright you into the happy avoiding of them. The Torments of Hell into which the Cruel, the Merciless, and all other Sinners shall be adjudged, unless they repent, are of such a Nature, as all the the conceived Torments and Miseries of this World put together cannot come up to them, nor fully expresse them. But the Scripture condescending to our own apprehensions, is used to represent them to us under those Emblems and Metaphors, that are most proper to convey the horror of them into our Minds, and make us sensible that they are great and intolerable indeed. 1. Eternal Darkness, 2. Unquenchable Fire. 3. The Worm never dying. 4. Bonds, Chains, and Fetters that cannot be broken. 5. The Company of horrid Fiends and Devils. 6. Bitter Weeping and Wailing, and Gnashing of Teeth. These are the Things by which the Torments of Hell are describ'd to us in the Gospel: And much greater, yea infinitly greater they are, than any notion we can have of them in this World. They are inexpressible and unconceivable. Who can comprehend the Meseries of the Damned, both as to their Pain of Loss, and their Pain of Sense? In those two consists their dreadful Punishment: And they seem to be both pointed at in the Text. I. The Wrath of God, by which he excludes and banishes them for ever from his Beatifick Presence. This is the Pain of Loss. II. The Delivering of them to the Tormenters. This is the Pain of Sense. On these two Heads I inlarged, and concluded the Whole with a particular Exhortation and Application to the Condemned, who were attentive. Roger Lowen , who is the melancholy Subject of the following Account, was a German Gentleman about 40 years of age born (as he told me) at Hanover , and brought up in the Lutheran Church. He said, that he had been a Gentleman of the Querry to the late Duke of Zell; and that before he was entertain'd in that Service, the Duke (in consideration of his Father, that was his Huntsman) sent him into France to learn his Exercises, at his Highness's Charge. He spoke French very well, and it was that Language in which I frequently conversed with him, and he made his Confession to me; which was to this effect; viz. That he had not lived according to that Knowledge he had in Religion, and that (like many other Gentlemen, who mind nothing but the sinful Pleasures of this present Life, he had been very loose and extravagant. He readily confess'd that he had assaulted, and for a long time before design'd to kill Mr . Richard Lloyd ; but for a great while before his Tryal and even some time after it, he seem'd to doubt very much of that Gentleman's Death; saying, that it was impossible he should have dy'd of of the Wounds he gave him. But when he was at last convinc'd, that he was really dead; then he appeared to be sensible that he had committed a very base and heinous Crime, and express'd great Sorrow for it. And this was so much the more afflictive to his now awaken'd Mind, by how much he consider'd the enormity of that bloody Fact, both as to the Nature of it, and the manner of his committing it; and withall the Unreasonableness of that Jealousy which had prov'd the unhappy occasion of it. After his Condemnation he seem'd to apply himself in good earnest to his Devotions; in which he was principally directed by two Reverend Divines of his own Church and Nation, viz. Mr. Ruperti and Mr. Idzardi, who did (together with me) labour to make him sensible that the Crime for which he was justly to die, was both in it self, and in the heinous Circumstances attending it, most base, barbarous and inhumane, and required a degree of Repentance proportionable to the height of that Stain and Guilt which it had brought upon his Soul. And therefore had great need of the Blood of Christ to wash him clean, and of God's extraordinary Help and Mercy, (which he ought to implore) if ever he expected to avoid the Eternal Wrath and Vengeance of the Just Judge of the whole World. He acquiesced in all that was said to him on this Account, and desired our Prayers for him; That God would be graciously pleased to forgive him both this crying bloody Sin, and all his former Wicked Acts of Pride, Lewdness and Debauchery; all the Errors, Follies, and Vices of his mispent Life, and his Neglect of Religious Duties; for which (he said) he heartily begg'd God's Pardon, and theirs whom he had any was offended. At the Place of Execution, where he was attended, not only by me, but by those two Worthy German Ministers, who had constantly visited him while under Confinement, he deliver'd me a Paper containing his Last Speech to the World. Which Paper being in the German Tongue, I have got it translated into English, as follows. It is already known to the World for what reason I am now brought to this Place, and am to suffer this shameful Death, viz. for my having Shed innocent Blood. I do acknowledge the Fact, and confess my Fault, and rest satisfy'd of the just Sentence past upon me; it being agreeable to the Laws of the Land, and the Command of God, That Whosoever shadeth Man's Blood, by Man shall his Blood be shed, for God has made Man after his own Jmage. I was born of honest and Christian Parents; my Father was an Englishman, and my Mother a German: I was educated from my Youth in the Protestant Religion. I declare before God and Man, That I always had an abhorrence and aversion to Actions of this kind, and have taken great care in all the Course of my Life to avoid them: And though I often had the opportunity of taking away the Life of my Adversaries in ungodly Duels and Quarels; yet, I take God to Witnass, as a dying Man, I never was guilty of any Murther before this, for which I justly suffer. I am therefore the more grieved now, that I have been moved to so great a Passion, as to study Revenge, by the Instigation of the Devil and Sinfull Jealousy, which made me think (as I was perswaded by Mr. Crusius) that my Wife was marry'd in my absence with the Deceased. This is the unhappy thing th brought me to the Commission of this horrid Sin, which I heartily bewail with tears; and I do submit to my just Punishment. I am deeply sensible how greatly I have offended Almighty God; and therefore humbly implore his Pardon and Forgiveness, and that my Sinfull Soul may be washed from my Sins in the Blood of Sprinkling, that precious Blood shed by my Redeemer, which speaks better things than the Blood of Abel: And having the Promises from the Word af God, and his own Oath, That whensoever a Sinner truly repents and turns to him, he is willing to receive hlm and to forgive him, herein is the only Hope and Comfort of my departing Soul. I likewise humbly beg the Pardon of her Most gracious Majesty Queen ANN (whom God bless) and publickly ask Pardon of the Widow of the Deacesed Mr. Lloyd, as I have done already by a Letter which I have left unsealed with Mr. Rup. Minister at the Savoy &c. to send it to her, hoping she will (as a Christian) forgive me, as we all hope for Mercy and Forgiveness from God, through the Blood of Christ. In like manner I ask Pardon of my dear Wife, which has been many ways injured by this sad Occasion; and I sincerely declare that I am fully satisfy'd of her Innocence, and that I was jealous without a Cause; And I do not in any respect ascribe to her the Cause of my Misfortune. I truly love her, and assure the World that I have never been marry'd to any other Woman; and I pray heartily for her Prosperity and Happiness both of Soul and Body. Lastly, I desire all good People for God's sake earnestly to pray for the Salvation of my poor Sonl; and I exhort all to take Warning by my sad Misfortune, That they would not give way to Jealousy, Anger, Revenge, or such like Passions; but resist the Temptations of the Devil, the World and the Flesh, with constant and devout Prayer to God, and forgive their Enemies, and pray for them. All which I heartily and sincerely do, as I hope God will forgive me for Christ's sake. ROGER LOWEN . After Mr. Lowen had written this his Last Speech in order to his delivering it to me, as he did, at the Place of Execution; he had the great comfort to receive an Answer to his Letter therein mention'd; in which Mrs. Lloyd shew'd so much Christian Charity as to signify to him, That she forgave him, and pray that God would forgive him also, and have Mercy upon his Soul. This is all the Account here to be given of this Dying Gentleman, by PAUL LORRAIN , Ordinary of Newgate . 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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, Of the TWO MALEFACTORS, Who were executed at TYBURN On Monday the 1st of JUNE, 1752. BEING THE Fifth EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Rt. Honble Thomas Winterbottom , Esq ; LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON . NUMBER V. for the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed for, and sold by T. PARKER, in Jewin-street, and C. CORBETT, over-against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet-street, the only authorised Printers of the Dying Speeches. M.DCC.LII. [Price Six-pence.] THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. BY Virtue of the King's Commission of the Peace, Oyer, Terminer, and Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Right Honourable THOMAS WINTERBOTTOM , Esq ; Lord Mayor of the City of London , Sir THOMAS DENNISON , Knt . Sir THOMAS BURNET , Knt . Mr. BARON LEGGE, RICHARD ADAMS , Esq ; Recorder , and others of his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, and Justices of Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the City of London, and County of Middlesex, at Justice Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Thursday the 14th, Friday the 15th, and Saturday the 16th of May, in the twenty-fifth Year of his Majesty's Reign, James Brown , otherwise Thompson , and Maurice Salisbury were capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death accordingly. The Behaviour of these two poor unfortunate Persons has been decent and quiet. They were very attentive, and appeared devout when at Prayers and in Chapple; and as far as might be discovered by their Behaviour, Salisbury always shewed Marks of Contrition and Sorrow to the last; but Brown turned out a most hardened Miscreant. On Wednesday the 28th of May, the Report of the two Malefactorsimages of original pages 3 and 4 missing was made to the Lords Justices in Council by Mr. Recorder, when they were pleased to order the said James Brown , otherwise Thompson , and Maurice Salisbury for Execution on Monday the 1st of June. 1. JAMES BROWN , otherwise THOMPSON was indicted for returning from Transportation before the Expiration of his Time . 2. MAURICE SALISBURY , was indicted for returning from Transportation before the Expiration of his Time . 1. Maurice Salisbury , was an unfortunate Youth of tender Years, who, had he lived till August next, would have arrived at the 20th Year of his Age. He was born at Crookborne in Somersetshire , of Parents, who, though not in very good Circumstances, lived in Repute among their Neighbours, and brought up this Youth in a tender and affectionate Manner, giving him such Education was in their Power; when he was about ten Years of Age, his Father, who was a Taylor , began to initiate his Son into his Trade, that thereby he might be able to get a Livelihood; and for three or four Years after, his Time was divided between going to School and learning his Father's Business. He was always looked upon as a sober, quiet Youth, very tractable and diligent in Business, not given to Idleness, or Wickedness, till seduced by the evil Counsel and Conversation of some of his Companions. And tho' they were bad themselves, he had not Maturity of Judgment sufficient to discover it, till too late, when, by one of them in particular, he was directed and encouraged to do that which led to his Ruin. He removed with his Parents when very young to Frampton , near Dorchester , and there lived and went on in his Business very well; and frequently was he employed (as the Custom of the Country is) to go abroad to Farmers Houses, &c. to work for so much a Day, with Meat and Drink, and was always esteemed and honest Lad and well respected. At last, being one Day at a Farmer's House, at work by himself, mending Cloaths for the Family; while they were in the Fields about their Business, he says, that a Man-Servant of the House, whose Name was Tizzard, came into Breakfast, about Nine o' Clock in the Morning, and that they breakfasted together upon what the House afforded. During which Time, their Conversation turned upon what had happened the Day before, which they two and some others had made a Holiday of, and been merry together. Among other Things, Salisbury said, he had spent all his Money, and must next pagenow set close to work for more, and so they parted, each one as he apprehended to their several Callings; but soon after Salisbury was settled to work, Tizzard came in again, and after some idle Chat, told him, that he knew how he might get Money very easily. Salisbury naturally replied, How? To which Tizzard, after some little Hesitation, answered, That the Maid's Box stood in a certain Place, and pointed out the Room. What then, says Salisbury? Tizzard told him that she saved up all her Money, and that besides she had other Things of Value, which she left always in that Box, which was without a Lock. He says, for the present he looked upon the Fellow with Distain, his Mind being not yet corrupted, and told him, he wondered at his Impudence to propose such a Thing to him, saying, Do you take me for a Thief? I enquired of him if Tizzard, or others of his Company the Day before, had been suspected of being bad Men. He answered me, No, but that he found afterwards, his Master was obliged to turn him away for some Piece of Thievery, which he catch'd him in, and by so doing, saved him perhaps from being hanged, tho' what became of him afterwards he knew not. This temptation thrown in his Way, when he was low in Pocket, proved afterwards too strong for his former honest Resolutions, and the Devil was very busy with him to prompt him on to the Loss of his Innocence. He thought of what he had told him for an Hour or two, and forbore to put in Practice what Tizzard provoked him to. But, at length, after the Family had been in to Breakfast, and gone out to work again, he was induced by the Opportunity of seeing the Coast quite clear, and Nobody in the House, to go up Stairs, and search for the aforesaid Box. The first Time he went up, he came down again without Success, not finding the Box, and then the family came Home to Dinner before he attempted it again. After Dinner, as 'twas a busy Time, they all went out again; and then he, after a while, having an Itch at the Booty, went up Stairs once more; where, after a more diligent Search, he found the Box, and took out of it two gold Rings and some Money; and what else he found easy of Conveyance, he put into his Pockets, went down Stairs, and returned to his Work again, as if nothing had been the Matter, and no Mischief done. The Family coming Home from Work in the Evening, found him there at his Work, and after a while, he went Home to his Father's unsuspected, nothing as yet being missing in the House.But by-and-by, when the poor Maid-Servant came to look into her Box, to her great Surprize, lo! all the Fruits of her Labours and Industry were gone, she knew not how. Much Enquiry was made, but Nobody knew any Thing of the Matter. All the People that belonged to the Farmer's House accounted for their Time, how they spent the Day. At last, the very Man who laid the Temptation in his Way, and without whose Information he had, perhaps, never thought of a Thing of this Kind, began to raise a Suspicion in the Family upon Salisbury; but, as they could not fix the Robbery upon him, there was no Noise made about it for a few Days, till himself gave Cause of Suspicion, by absconding from his Father's House, and the Town. Upon this, there was a Warrant obtained to take him up upon Suspicion, and in about five or six Days afterwards, he says, he was apprehended, and committed to Dorchester Gaol . He was for this Fact tried at the March Assizes at Dorchester , in the Year 1750, and being found guilty of stealing as above, received Sentence of Transportation for seven Years. According to this Sentence, he was ordered on the first of May following to be sent on Board the Ship Catharine then laying in Appledore Pool , near Biddeford , in the County of Devon , and on the third, he was put on Board the said Ship in Order to be transported. Application was made to a Gentleman in the Neighbourhood, to do what lay in his Power to serve him under those unhappy, tho' merited Circumstances, that he might be treated as favourably as the Nature of the Case would admit. The Gentleman, out of Compassion to the tender Years of the Convict (then not 18) was pleased to intercede so far, as to desire, that he might be sent Abroad with a Master of a Ship, that might use him as kindly as might be, and that he might not be sold for a Slave, when he arrived at some of the Colonies, or Plantations Abroad, and the Request was complied with by the Owner of the Vessel. Sometime after this, the Owner came on Board the Catharine , where Salisbury was, and enquiring for him, he was called up upon the Deck, and exhibited to him as he desired. He says, he had then the Offer made him to go on Board the Grace to Newfoundland, if he liked it; but he chose rather to go to Virginia in the Catharine , which he accordingly did, at the Direction of the Owner, and the Consent of the Master of the said Ship. The Master was ordered to take Care of him, which he did, and kept him on Board, not as a common Convict Transport, but he says, he served as a Sailor , and sometimes as Cook , during the wholeVoyage. The 14th of July 1751, the Ship set sail from Biddeford , and after a pleasant Voyage came to Anchor in Virginia on the 16th of September. There the Cargo was unloaded, and he remained there with the Ship, &c. till the 27th of August following. The Ship then having taken in her Lading of Tobacco, set sail again for England , Salisbury still on Board, as he says, and arrived safe again at Appledore, in the Month of October last. During all which Time, he acted in Capacity of a Sailor , and sometimes as Cook , from their going out from Appledore , to the Return of the Ship thither again. While the Ship lay there, he says, he went on Shore several Times at Biddeford on Errands for the Master, unmolested, and whatever was wanting for his Use, or the Ships, he was generally the Messenger; but, he says, the Master put him upon too hard Duty, scarce ever letting him stand still; and besides, let him go barefoot backwards and forwards upon the Beach, which, when he complained of, he met with rough Language, and was told, that as he was a Convict Transport, he must submit to any Thing without murmuring, or it might be the worse for him. Under these Circumstances, upon Reflection, he did not choose to live; as they had not made a Slave of him Abroad, he had Resolution enough not to be made one at Home; so taking the French Leave, he left the Ship and that Part of the Country, and came on Foot to London . In the Month of November last he came to London , and having a Brother living in or near Old-Street , he found Means to prevail with a Taylor in the Neighbourhood to take him into his House and Service, and he continued working at this Trade from that Time, and is said to have been very industrious and assiduous in his Business. But, sometime in March, (which seems to have been a fatal Month to him) Maurice Salisbury was taken up, and committed by the Right Honourable the Lord-Mayor, on Oath of John Amory , on Suspicion of stealing 4 Silver Spoons, 1 Piece of Coral set in Silver, 4 Silver Buckles, and 2 Guineas, the Goods of the said John, in his Dwelling-house, Feb. 19. For this he was indicted, and took his Trial at the Sessions held in the Old-Bailey in April last, and was acquitted. But, Information being made to the Court, that Salisbury had returned from Transportation, he was ordered to remain in Newgate till May Sessions. Upon his being indicted, and brought upon Trial, one Thomas Fisher produced a Copy of the Record of his Conviction at Dorchester Assizes, March 12, 1750, for stealing 2 Gold Rings, and five Guineas and a half, in the Dwelling-house of Sampson Roper ; that he was convicted of stealing, but acquitted of the Burglary, and ordered for Transportation for 7 Years. Daniel Shaw , (who had been his School-fellow) informed the Court, that he had known him from a Child, that he saw him tried for the beforementioned Fact, that he was cast, and ordered for Transportation; that he was the Person mentioned in that Record, the Copy of which was read in Court, and that he had seen him at large near Old-Street Church . John Amory also, the Prosecutor of him in April Sessions, said, he had seen him at large since that Time the Record set forth, in his own House. His Conviction, and the Identity of his Person thus being proved, the Jury found him guilty. From the Time of his Conviction, to the last Moment of his Life, he behaved as if he really had a proper Sense of that unhappy Situation, to which his own Follies and Faults had brought him. When I came at first to speak to him, he owned he had deserved to die; but said, there were some Circumstances in his Case, which might admit of Mercy, mentioning the Affair as above, with regard to his returning, only giving the Story a greater Plausibility, than in reality it would bear. For, upon Enquiry, he had misrepresented the Case; and tho' he was brought back in the same Ship which carried him over to Virginia , yet he did not deny, but that he was sensible of being liable to Death, if seen at large, and had some Dread of it, at Times, when he thought of that Matter. However, he was so infatuated as to flatter himself, that as he was resolved to behave well in all Capacities of Life that should come within his Sphere, and to give Offence to any Man, no one would bear so hard upon him as to betray him. And, as they were but few in this Part of the Country who were acquainted with his having been transported, and they Countrymen, and, as he thought, Friends, he apprehended, there was very little Reason for him to think he should ever be called upon to answer for the Offence of returning. Being very young, he was willing to have lived a while longer, tho', since he found all Hopes lost, he has said, it might have been worse for him if he had: And so he prudently put himself upon Resignation to the Justice of his Fate, and the Will of God. If ever was a true Penitent in this Situation, I believe he might be looked upon as such. He was very constant all the Time he lay under Sentence of Death, in reading The Help to a true Penitent; and, as far as Man may judge of another's Behaviour, he not only read, but endeavouredto make himself a Copy of the Original, with which he was conversant. He was a Youth of a tender and flexible Nature, of good natural Parts, and Understanding; and being sensible of his Fall, he endeavoured to rise again on the Wings of sincere Repentance, and a true Faith in the Merits of Christ Jesus. 2. James Brown , otherwise Thompson , aged about 37 Years, was born in the North of Scotland , between Edinburgh and Carlisle , of Parents that lived in some Repute, and would have brought him up in a handsome Manner, and qualified him for any genteel Profession or Business, had he had any Docity in himself, or Inclination to Virtue and Goodness. He was sent to School, but to no Purpose; for no Impression could be made on him. When at School he was full of Play, and idle to the last Degree; no Correction nor Persuasion could bring him to apply himself to Learning. He says, he believes he could read a little formerly, but Disuse had effaced the Idea of every Letter of the Alphabet. As he grew up a hardy and robust young Fellow, 'twas Time to think of putting him out somehow into the World; at the Age of about 14, he says, he was bound Apprentice to a Brazier in the City of Edinburgh ; for a while he behaved tolerably well, under the Instructions of his Father, and the Discipline of his Master; but this did not last long, for Work soon grew as disagreeable to him as going to School before had done. He was unhappily of such a Disposition, that nothing intended for his Good, could please him, and his own wicked Temper hurried him on to seek his own Ruin. He made shift however to rub on with his Master for about four Years, he being willing to put up with his bad Behaviour upon Account of his Father, who was his Friend and intimate Acquaintance. He did not hold out quite the four Years, before he run away from his Master, and all his Friends; and abandoned himself to all Manner of Vice and Debauchery. He did several bad Things before he left Scotland , from whence he went to Ireland , and became acquainted with some very bad Fellows there, with whom having committed divers Robberies in that Kingdom, he was obliged, at last, to quit Ireland , and fly to another Part of the World. Having already sold the two Kingdoms of Scotland and Ireland , he came to England , where he behaved no better than he had done before; but grew worse, and went on till he arrived at the highest Pitch of Wickedness and Villainy. Drury-Lane , and about Covent-Garden , were the first Haunts he got into after his coming to Town; where he wanted not for Choice ofCompany as bad as himself, nor was he a long Time before he singled out some of the worst of the Crew of Robbers that infest those Places, to whom he, without much Hesitation, join'd himself, and added one to the Number. He went on in full Career of Wickedness, and committed several Robberies about Town, till he was in great Danger of being apprehended, having by his Feats of Roguery made himself very public and remarkable. But he luckily bethought himself, and resolving to get into Disguise to screen himself, he listed for a Soldier in the First Regiment of Guards during the late War, and was soon after sent over into Flanders . Being a very stout robust Fellow, six Feet high, 'twas indeed the best Way he could be employed, being of a Size and Constitution fit to endure all the Toils and Hardships of a Campaign. He says, he was at the three memorable Battles of the last War, at Dettingen , Fountenoy , and Lafeldt . He was in the Army during the late War, and till after the unhappy Troubles in Scotland, when, he says, he got himself discharged, tho' 'tis rather believed, that he deserted, and might have suffered Death, had he been discovered upon that Account. But, as his Business chiefly lay in secret sculking Places, and was done under the Shadow of the Night, he escaped that Rock to split on another. Wives he had many, all of the Rank of common Prostitutes. One was a Relict of one of his old Companions, sometime since executed. Another has been tried for Forgery, and is liable to be convicted; and several other of this Sort have been always made his Bosom Friends. With one of these, he says, after he left the Army, he retired into Hog-Lane , near St. Giles's in the Fields , and lived, working at his Trade, as a Brazier ; but 'tis plain, he could not be very fond of Work now, after so long Time spent in Idleness, and in the Army, who, in his younger Days, could not be persuaded to be industrious, tho' at that Time he might have had a Prospect of getting an honest Livelihood by his Business. And, tho' tis said of him above, that he was in the Army till the War was over; yet, Is not this to be taken as if he continued always in it? For, after he had served some Time in Flanders , &c. he grew tired of that too, deserted, and came to England , to follow his old Practices. And this he did, till he was taken up for committing a Robbery in October 1748. At this Time he went by the Name of William Thompson only, and at this Time he was not discharged the Army, but appeared in Regimentals. The Circumstance of this Robbery was, Thompson met 2 Sailors at Holborn-Bridge , and they resolved among themselves to go a robbing. So they all went together to Mr. Smith's, a Goldsmith, in St. Bride's Parish , and Thompson introduced 2 Sailors to buy a Pair of Buckles, which, while they were bartering for, he stole two odd silver Buckles, and a Dollar, and went to Duke's-Place , in Order to sell them among the Jews. But Thompson exposing the Things to Sale before the Constable of Duke's-Place, at the Taylor's-Arms , he suspected them to be stolen; and as Thompson could not give a good Account of himself, and how he came by them, the Constable carried him that Night to the Poultry- Compter , and next Day before an Alderman, and by him was committed to Newgate . In December Sessions following, he was indicted by the Name of William Thompson , and was tried on Suspicion of stealing 2 Silver Buckles, and a Dollar, val. 18 s. the Property of James Smith , October 14. The Jury found him guilty 4 s. 10 d. and the Sentence of the Court was, that he should be transported for 7 Years. Accordingly, he was in a short Time after put on Board a Ship in the River Thames, bound for Virginia; which, meeting with very bad Weather in her Passage outwards was cast away. But Thompson among some others, had then the Fortune to escape with his Life, and soon after getting his Liberty, he had an Opportunity of returning to his old Courses, which he did not fail to do. He no sooner found himself at Liberty, than he returned to his old Haunts, and associated with the same Sort of People he had before done. Neither his Escape from the Dangers of the Sea, nor the Thoughts of evading the Punishment the Laws intended to inflict upon him, were of any avail, to reduce this profligate Man to a Sense of any Thing good. Neither was God in any of his Thoughts, nor were the Duties of Society of any Use to prevail with him to forbear to be a common Nusance, and Disturber of the Peace and Quiet of his Fellow-Subjects. Robberies and House-breaking became again his Employment, whenever Occasion and Opportunity presented, and as he was a stout, resolute Fellow (because his Case was desperate) he never wanted those who would join themselves to him, and assist in any of his desperate Undertakings. And thus he went on again, till he had committed another Robbery in April 1749, upon which he was immediately taken sculking in a very scandalous Manner. And the Case was as follows: On the 17th of April, he, with a Woman, one of his Trulls, went into a Shop in St. Giles's in the Fields , and put her upon buying a small Quantity of Cloth of 12 d. or 1 s. 6 d. val. in Order to have an Opportunity of stealing some more, which had the desired Effect; tho' in the long Run it pleased God he should pay for it dearly. While she was making the Bargain, he took a Piece of Linnen Cloth feloniously, and went away with it to an Alehouse in the Neighbourhood, where he drank a Dram of Rum, and left the Cloth, going away in a great Hurry without paying for the Rum. He returned to the Shop, where he left the Woman, and enquiring if she had bargained, they went away together. By this Time the Piece of Linnen Cloth was missed, and being pursued by Women, he went to the House, where he had left the Cloth, thinking to have fetched it away. But as they were close at his Heels, he run thro' the House into the Back-Yard, and made for the Necessary-House; where there being Somebody before him, he was disappointed, and hid himself behind it, till a Constable came, and apprehended him. For this Fact he was indicted at the Old-Bailey in May Sessions 1749, and tried for stealing 15 Yards of Linen Cloth, Value 15 s. the Goods of Elizabeth Ball , Spinster, in the Shop of the said Elizabeth, April 17th. He was now indicted by the Name of James Brown , otherwise Thompson , but tho' he had changed his Name, he certainly was the same identical Person, convicted in December then last past. The Jury upon this Indictment found him guilty 4 s. 10 d. and the Sentence of the Court was to be transported for 7 Years. According to this second Sentence of Transportation he was actually transported to Virginia , where he staid not long. Being terrified and affrighted, he says, at the Labour the People transported undergo Abroad, he resolved not to have any Share with them; 'twas what did not at all agree with his Constitution. Accordingly, as soon as Opportunity presented, he embraced it to make his Escape; and, together with one or two more, cut a small Vessel from her Moorings by Night, and getting her without the Cape of Virginia , carried her to South-Carolina , and sold her. The Purchase Money of her afforded him Subsistance, while he staid there, which was till he had an Opportunity of getting a Passage; and he says, he came in a Ship, that wanted Hands for the Run Home, in which he was employed before the Mast, and had so much per Month Wages, when he came to England. On Thursday the 19th of March last the Ship came to an Anchor in the River Thames, and as soon as he had received his Money for the Run Home, he left her, and returned again to his old Friends and Companions, or picked up new ones, and began his old Tricks of Debauchery and Villainy. Soon after he was seen at large, and marked by some People, who make it their Business to look after, and endeavour to rid the Town of such Miscreants, whom no Laws can prevent from doing Mischief, so long as they have it in their Power to do it. In April Sessions last, he was tried for returning from Transportation, after the Order for being transported upon the Conviction for the Robbery of James Smith , December the 12th, 1748, but as there was no Evidence to prove the Identity of his Person, he was acquitted; nor did he go out of the Court, without the Advice of the Court, to get off the Ground, and to take Care how he came there again; but 'twas all in vain, for tho' he was let loose but on Saturday, April the 11th, when the Sessions ended on the Middlesex Side; on Monday the 13th, he, in Company with two others unknown, and not yet taken, committed a Robbery in St. Clement's Church-Yard , which occasioned an Advertisement of a Pocket-Book lost, wherein were several Parcels of loose Diamonds, and two French Letters, offering One Hundred Pounds to the Person that should produce them. This Affair was also represented in one of the Evening Papers, viz. 'Last Monday Night, at 9 o'Clock, Mr. Ardesoif, a Jeweller, lately come from Paris, going to sup with his Brother in Fleet-Street. was attacked by three Footpads: He making Resistance, one of them called to the other to stab him, which they did in two Places, but it is hoped will not prove mortal. They robbed him of his Pocket-Book, in which was a considerable Parcel of Diamonds, to the Amount of Fifteen Hundred Pounds. Before he went from his Lodgings, he left his Money, and Watch, but forgot to leave his Pocket-Book, which was the most material Affair to take Care of.' The Personr before-mentioned, who hunt after such Pests of Society as he was, were determined however to have him again, if he staid in England; knowing they were other Causes of bringing him to the Fate he had so long deserved. Accordingly, they watched his old Haunts, and because he had threatened them, they were the more diligent to take him, that Men might not have so dangerous a Fellow in their Way; and soon after this Robbery in St. Clement's Church-Yard , they took him impudently standing at an Alehouse, and tho' he had a naked Knife in his Pocket, yet Providence suffered him not to dare to do any Mischief with it, as he had threatned, but he submitted tamely to be taken, tho' he knew his Life must pay for it. In April Sessions he was indicted by the Name of William Thompson , otherwise Tare , otherwise Smith , for returning as before-mentioned; but being again committed to Newgate, he was in May Sessions last indicted, and tried by the Name of James Brown , otherwise Thompson , for returning from Transportation, after his Conviction for the Robbery of Elizabeth Ball , of fifteen Yards of Linnen Cloth, May 13, 1749. When the Identity of his Person being proved to the Satisfaction of the Court and the Jury, he was capitally convicted. He was a Man of a very insolent and resolute Temper; talk he could, butwithoutSense or Meaning, and as for thinking, he was not capable of it to any good Purpose, for himself, or any Body else. Soon after his Conviction, it took Air some how or other, I can't well say how, that this Fellow was concerned in the Robbery before-mentioned in St. Clement's Church-Yard , which he made no Scruple to own; but it was only upon this Motive, that he was induced to own it, thinking to procure an Alteration of his Sentence from Death to Transportation; making a Merit of it, that in Case he returned the Diamonds to the right Owner, his Life should be saved; but tho' the Gentleman who lost them would gladly have recovered them again almost at any Rate, yet did he not attempt to flatter him with any such Hopes, finding he was too notorious an Offender to be spared. Many Applications were made to him upon this Head, to persuade him to make a Discovery were the Diamonds were, that the Owner might be restored to his Right, but to no Effect. He pretended, that he designed the Gentleman should have them, but every Day changed his Tale, and resolved to deceive every one that mentioned it to the last. He made several Promises of so doing, but kept not one, and died without making that Restitution, which he owned was in his Power to do; and which he promised the Gentlemen and his Friends he surely would do, and that not all the World should put him out of that Way of thinking. But the contrary appeared to be his Intention in the Event. Whether therefore he was a Roman Catholick, or a Protestant, it matters not. What can be hoped for a Wretch who persisted thus to the last in carrying on the Villainy he had begun? Christian Charity would engage a Man to go a great Way to save a Soul, to wish well to the most obdurate, with Respect to a future State; but how such a one as this could be assured of Salvation I wont pretend to say. God only knows what shall be hereafter. That he was concerned in the Robbery is very certain, and as sure it is that he had the Pocket-Book, if himself might be believed. For he said he burned the Book himself, and some Papers that were therein, written in a foreign Language. By which Confession, that Gentleman who suffered the Loss is convinced, that he was one of them that robbed him, and took away the PocketBook and Diamonds, &c. And, no Wonder he could thus go on all the Days of his Life, and take Pleasure in doing Injuries to Particulars, when he seemed to express himself regretted, that he had not destroyed a whole Community, if his own Words have any Sense or Meaning in them. For, if I am rightly informed, it was but two Days before he died, that, talking of his being in the Army, he express'd himself in these Terms, viz. "I am "sorry that I did not betray a Pass, "which lay in my Power, to the French, "which would have ruined our whole "Army; adding these Words, If I "had done it, I might have rode in a "Chariot in France." These two unhappy Sufferers of the same Fate, were as different in their Nature and Disposition, as they were in the Degrees of Villainy. And, I believe they are the only two that have suffered together for the Offence of returningfrom Transportation, without other Company. But these Examples, no more than others, 'tis to be feared, will be efficacious to prevent such Profligates from the like too frequent exposing their Lives to the Resentment of the Laws in this Case made and provided. At the Place of EXECUTION. ON Monday the 1st Day of this Instant June, about Nine o'Clock in the Morning, Maurice Salisbury , and James Brown , otherwise Thompson , were conveyed from Newgate to the Place of Execution in a Cart. After the Executioner had tied the Ropes to the fatal Tree, some Time was spent in recommending their departing Souls to the Almighty's Protection, in the Name of Jesus Christ, and thro' his Merits. Salisbury behaved very decently, and shewed great Marks of Contrition, weeping heartily. Thompson not quite so well; but just before the Cart drew from under him, he begged of all the People to pray for his poor Soul. This is all the Account given by me, JOHN TAYLOR , Ordinary of Newgate .

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confessions, and Dying Words, OF THE MALEFACTORS, Who were EXECUTED at TYBURN, On MONDAY the 6th of this Instant MARCH, 1731. BEING THE THIRD EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Rt. Hon. FRANCIS CHILD , Esq ; Number III. For the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Bolt-Court , neat the Leg-Tavern , Fleet-street . M.DCC.XXXI. [Price Three-Pence.] THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Hon. FRANCIS CHILD , Esq ; Lord Mayor of the City of London ; the Hon. Mr. Baron Thompson, Recorder of the City of London; the Hon. Mr. Justice Lee; the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy Recorder of the City of London, and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, for the City of London, and Justices of the Goal-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, being the 23d, 24th and 25th of February, 1731-2, in the Fifth Year of his Majesty's Reign. Seven Men, viz. Thomas Smith , Thomas Faxton , Thomas Past , Thomas Edwards , Edward Dale , Thomas Andrews and Samuel Burrard ; and one Woman Jane French , were by the Jury capitally Convicted, and receiv'd Sentence of Death. When under Sentence, they were Instructed in the first Principles of Religion, that the great God of Heaven and Earth created them for excellent Ends and Purposes, to glorify him, and to enjoy him forever: and that the Way to glorify God was, to serve him sincerely and with uprightness of Heart, to dedicate themselves wholly and without reserve, Souls and Bodies unto God, as a living Sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is their reasonable Service; to order their Lives and Conversations aright in a present, evil World, with con sciences void of Offence towards God and towards Man; to abstain from every appearance of Evil, hating even the Garment spotted by the Flesh, as the Apostle expresseth it, (i. e.) abhoring and forsaking all manner of Sin, consenting to nothing forbidden by the Law of God, but endeavouring to please him in every Thing, to Walk before him as Enoch did, in all our Actions, to behave our selves as in the Presence of God, whose all-seeing Eye is still over us, and however we may conceal our doings from Men, yet they will one Day be expos'd before Angels and Men, by Almighty God who hath appointed one to judge the World in righteousness: And as we ought to abstain from all Evil, so it is our Duty to work righteousness, to perfect holiness in the Fear of God, to advance and make progress in the Ways of the Lord, from Grace to Grace, until in End Grace be consummated in Glory. I told them particularly, that this is life eternal, to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he hath sent; to know God in his nature, that he is the Sovereign Supream Being, existing independantly in and of himself, who is the same to Day, Yesterday and forever; and in his attributes, that he is infinite in all his perfections of holiness, and therefore where-ever he beholds a pure Creature, endow'd with this excellent divine Quality, he loves the same, as the Resemblance of his own Image of justice, and therefore he takes vengence upon the Transgressors of his Laws, in inflicting deserved Punishments upon them, though Hand join in Hand, The Wicked shall not be unpunished: Prov. xi. 21. of his goodness, in Relieving the Oppressed, Sympathizing with the distressed, and Comforting the Comfortless, so that he hath promised to be a Father to the Fatherless, Husband to the Widow, and to help them who are Oppressed and Distressed, &c. I taught them that it was absolutely necessary to believe in Christ, this is to know hi whom God hath sent, for him hath God the Father sent to reveal and interpret the Mind and Will of God unto the Blind, ignorant World, him hath God exalted at his right Hand, to the highest Dignity in the Heavens, to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give Repentance and Remission of Sins unto his People, this is the only Mediator betwixt God and Man, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave himself Ransome for all, to be testify'd in due Time; as St. Paul saith, He came into the World to save Sinners, of whom I am chief: While he was in the World, he went about doing good, and made it his constant Business and Employment to do Good unto the Bodies of Men, and unto their Souls; for so it is written of, him, He came to seek and to save that which was lost: He healed those who were oppressed with the Power and Possession of the Devil; he took Pity upon all those who were in Distress and Calamity, in curing all of them of their Infirmities and Diseases; and therefore it is said of him, How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost, and with Power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the Devil; for God was with him. Acts 1. 38. And not only did he thus heal Men of their bodily Diseases, but his great Work was, to rectify their Mistakes in Matters of Religion, and to reclaim them unto the Knowledge of the Truth, from which they were then turned aside, having degenerated into Idolatry, Superstition, and gross Ignorance: This he did, that their Souls in the Great Day of the Lord might be happy; and this was not only his Business, but his Delight: I delight to do thy Will, O my God, Psal. xl. 8. Yea, he took such Pleasure in this blessed Work, that he expresseth himself as afraid that he had not Time for Accomplishment thereof; I must work the Works of him that sent me, while it is Day; the Night cometh when no Man can work, St. John ix. 4. Having instructed them in those first Principles of all Religion, and particularly of Christianity, to be holy in Heart and Life, as God is holy, and blameless in all manner of Life and Conversation; to imitate our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Example of those who through Faith and Patience have inherited the Promises: Then I show'd them, that this manner of Life was the only Way to Happiness; for without Holiness no man can see the Lord, Heb. xii. 14. This is the Way to Eternal Life; to trace the Steps of the Blessed Jesus: Holiness and Virtue, in endeavouring to keep ourselves pure and unspotted from the World, to be beneficial to the Souls and Bodies of Men, is that eternal Life begun here, the Consummation whereof is to be in Heaven hereafter, where all Sorrow and Tears shall be wiped away from our Eyes. This is the secondary, the great, the main End of our Being, to enjoy God for ever; to be eternally happy in Heaven, in the immediate Vision and Fruition of Almighty God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, of Jesus the Mediator of the New Covenant; in the Company of Blessed Angels and Spirits of just Men made perfect, World without end. Having thus represented unto them that Life which becomes a reasonable christian Man, I took occasion, in applying this Doctrine, to show them, what an irregular, vicious, abominable and corrupted Life they had led, con trary to the Light and Law of Nature, to all Revelation, and especially to our most holy Christian Faith; and therefore I exhorted them to renew themselves by a sincere Repentance, to turn unto God with their whole Hearts, to put on firm Resolutions of new Obedience, and to employ the few remaining Moments of their time in fearing, praising, and loving God, which Duties they had neglected in the preceding Part of their Lives, and which Negligence, to their Grief, Sorrow and Perplexity, had now expos'd them to all those miserable Misfortunes, Calamities and Inconveniences which they were lying under. I likewise expos'd to them the Evil of Theft and Robbery, how contrary it was to, and how destructive of all human Society and Conversation; and therefore the Laws of all well-ordered Kingdoms and Commonwealths had found it necessary to enact Penalties against those who commit such Crimes; and how fatal it was in its Consequences, as being commonly attended with Murder, which one of themselves, (viz. Past) had been guilty of in one of his wicked Adventures, as he himself declared. I endeavour'd also to instil into them some Knowledge of the Christian Sacraments, by showing how proper it was to participate in Christ's Body and Blood, by receiving the Blessed Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, as a good mean to dispose and prepare them for a better World. While many such Exhortations were given, all of them behav'd with Decency and Gravity; Past, Andrews, and Brown, al. Burrard, made regular Responses; Edwards and Dale could not read, but were quiet and attentive; Thomas Smith was opprest with Sickness, but otherwise carried himself well; Jane French came to Chappel when she was able, and was apparently serious; Faxton never came to Chappel, not being able to rise from his Bed, by reason of excessive Sickness: When I first visited him, he heard nothing; so after I had prayed for him, I was oblig'd to go away without getting Speech of him; but when he recovered his Senses, he declar'd himself penitent, and was very desirous of Prayers and Admonitions. These three, who were sick in the Cells, when they were visited, they express'd no small Concern and Penitence; the rest did not seem so affected, as might be thought necessary; only Andrews, in coming to and going from Chappel, and in the Cells, after the Dead Warrant came out, cried and wept very much; but whether out of a sincere Repentance, or Fear of Death, we leave it to the Readers to judge upon. Upon Friday, the 3d of March, 1731, the Report of the said 8 Malefactors was made to his Majesty in Council; when Edward Dell alias Dale , of the Liberty of the Tower , for breaking and entering the House of John Davis , and taking from thence a silk Hankerchief value 3 s. on the 11th of February about eight at Night; and Jane , alias Catherine French , for stealing 7 Moidores, 3 Broad-pieces, 2 Guineas, 2 Gold Rings, value 20 s 2 Handkerchiefs, value 3 s. and 2 Tin Canisters, value 18 d. the Money and Goods of John Smith , February the 7th, receiv'd his Majesty's most gracious Reprieve: The other six, viz. Thomas Smith , Thomas Faxton , Thomas Past , Thomas Edwards , Thomas Andrews , and Samuel Burrard were order'd for Execution. I. George Brown , alias Samuel Burrard , alias Johnson , (whose true Name as he said was Chairman Borrowstown ) was indicted, for that he, in the 3d Year of his present Majesty, was ordered for Transportation, and that he did return before the Expiration of seven Years. George Brown , alias Samuel Burrard , near 22 Years of Age, as he said, of honest respected Parents, born in the City of Bath , though afterwards his Father liv'd in Bristol; had good Education at School in reading English, in Latin, Writing, Arithmetick, Book-keeping, &c. to fit him for Business. When of Age, he was put on Board a Man of War to train him for the Sea, and there he served three Years with Approbation; and afterwards he serv'd in inferiour Stations in other King's Ships , but had not patience to wait for Preferment: He also went some Voyages in Merchant-men , and at times had been over great Part of America and the West Indies , and at many other Places of the World; but he was naturally of too roving a Disposition, to keep one constant and honest Employment, being the most avow'd Imposter, Cheat, and Lyar that ever was born; so that it is a great Question, if any of the Accounts he gave of himself be true, since he brought himself into such a gross Habit of Lying, that he could scarcely speak a true Word, as he himself did own, and as I found out in some Instances. His Father observing his wicked and vicious Temper, advised him to go in the Dutch East India Service; but he said he lov'd the Air of Old England best, and that he always thought that the properest Place for the Scene of his Rogueries. However, he gave the old Man the Slip, and went a Voyage to Guinea and the West Indies ; and when he came home, his next Voyage was to Turky ; and, as he said, he had not been in London above two or three Days before he was taken up for returning from Transportation. He said also, he was in a fair Way to get a Ship trading to the Mediterranean or Turky, if he had been at Liberty. He likewise said, that he had served as Master of a Sloop to Boloign in Normandy ; and that he was Mate of a Sloop laden with Salt, which went to Cromarty-Firth in the North of Scotland ; and that at one time or other he had been over most of South and North Britain , having visited most of the eminent Cities and Towns, as Edinburgh , York , Leith , &c. so that it may be thought he had more Business by Land than by Sea, and that, according to the Accounts he gave of himself, he must have been some Years older than he gave out. As to the Fact of which he was Convicted, he denied that he took any such Coat as they swore to, and as to the Horse he was taken up for, he said he was Lame and could not carry him out of the Way, and that he only left him with a Black-Smith to be shoed, and that upon calling for him they got him again: Otherwise he own'd that he was transported, but that he made his Escape and never went Abroad. The Cause of his Transportation was, as he said, the Pawning of the Pinnate of a King's Ship in the River for 2 or 3 Pots of Beer, but he was so noted for lying, that he scarce knew how to speak a true Word: so that if there be any inconsistence in his Accounts, it must be imputed to his Way of Speaking. He sadly lamented his unluckly Fate, alledging that he was of better Parents than ordinary, and saying that he particularly repented of his Disobedience to his Parents, and dispising his Father's good Advice. He behav'd always very well in Chapel and professed a deep Penitence. He said that he was an unworthy Son of an Hon. Gentleman: I sent to some Persons in Town, who knew that Family, to enquire about the Truth of this; they told me, that they knew of no such Man; upon which I concluded that he had told a Lye: And upon questioning him he own'd the Same. He came once to a Publick House in Town very well dressed asking for Lodgings; the Master of the House straiten'd for Room, recommended him to the Company of another Gentleman: No sooner was the Gentleman Asleep but he stole his Breeches, slipt down Stairs, open'd a Sash Window, gutted the Breeches of a Silver Watch, 2 Guineas and other little Things he thought convenient for him, and then he went off. This Gentleman coming to Newgate-Prison knew him; but he denied all with a Face of impudence, and abus'd the Gentleman with saucy Words; although afterwards he own'd to me that it was all true. Two or three Days before he died, three Gentlemen came from Bromley in Kent, to inquire about a Silver Watch, a Cloak and some other Things; he gave them some Satisfaction, and told them were they might recover some of their Things, one of the Bromley Men said, if he had demanded it, he would have trusted him with 500, and another with 50 or 100l. so well did he Act the Impostor. His Way was to go finely drest, with silver or gold Lace upon his Cloaths, with a fine Sword, Wig, &c. mounted upon a fine Horse, and that only borrow'd to serve his Occasion, and then in strange Towns to insinuate himself into the Company of the Richest Gentlemen or Inhabitants, from whom by cunning and artifice coming to the Knowledge of their Circumstances, he often extorted and cheated them of large Sums of Money. He always pretended that he was of great Parents and had very good Relations, having a Stock of Impudence to personate from the Prince to the Beggar. He appeared to have been a young Man capable of Business, but own'd that he was sunk in Vice; that he was rotten with the Foul Disease; that he had been one of the most notorious Livers and Impostors ever was; so that he may be compar'd to one who is still a living Monument of Misery, for the innumerable Villanies and Impostures of his past Life. He said, that he was such a wicked and profligate Youth, that he died justly, and did not desire to live longer. He declar'd his Faith in Christ, that he repented of all his Sins, and died in Charity with all Men. 2. Thomas Edwards and Thomas Past were indicted for assaulting Edward Prior , Clerk, on the Highway, putting him Fear, and taking from him a Hat, value 15 s. a Hatband, value 1 s. 6 d. a silk Scarf, value 6 s. and 4 s. in Money, January 26. Thomas Past , 23 Years of Age, of honest Parents in Twittenham , had Education at School in reading, writing and Accompts to fit him for Business, and was instructed in religious Principles. When of Age, his Father bred him to his own Business of making of Bricks ; when he was weary of this, he learned to be a Waterman , and he followed either of these Employments when he thought fit, but neither of them to any Purpose. He used to dress himself neat for a Man of his Station, and to go to Houses in the Mint, where he met with Companies of young Women, with whom and others he spent his Time in drinking and dancing. This Practice becoming habitual made him love Idleness, and was the Foundation of his utter Ruin and Destruction; for the Companions he met with in these ill Houses advised him to the Highway, and all Sorts of wicked Courses. For three Years past he was one of the most profligate and abandon'd Wretches in the World, having spent all the Day in drinking, whoring, and gaming, and the Night in going out upon his unlawful Purchases, minding nothing of Religion or any thing that was good. He exclaimed mightily against wicked Women, and blam'd them for his Misfortunes. He married two Wives, one in Twittenham and another in Town, with whom he cohabited of late, but neither of them own'd him under his last Calamity: Besides these, whom he called his Wives, he was familiar with great Numbers of other Women. He was one of the most notorious Street-Robbers, having committed, as he believ'd, above an hundred Street-Robberies. At length he was taken up, and admit ted an Evidence against Yates and some others, who were executed last Year; and he was only let out of Prison, nine or ten Weeks ago, upon his Parents and Friends promising to send him forthwith to Sea, they having provided a Captain for that Purpose; but as his Parents and some of his nearest Relations were in a publick House, intending immediately to put him on board, he went to the Door, pretending to make Water, and ran away, and they never saw him again 'till after he was taken up and capitally convicted; when last Week his old Father and Aunt coming to see him, they cried out bitterly in a Flood of Tears, whilst he stood obdurate; and his Mother, as they told me, who made him her Fondling, and indulg'd him above all her other Children, is now turned almost crazy, and cannot come Abroad, being inconsolable with Grief. Being asked by one, how he could appear so hardened when his Father and Aunt were so greatly concern'd for him? he said, he had unspeakable Grief and Vexation upon his Mind, though he could not express it outwardly. He gave an Account of some of his Villanies in writing, the Substance of which is as follows. His own Account in writing. BEing Apprentice, I went to London to receive my Christmas-Box: At Hammersmith I met with one Mary Monny , and staid with her about a Week. My Money being spent, I went home to my Master, who receiv'd me. A Fortnight after I went to her again, but my Father brought me to my Master, and then I consented to go to Sea, and went on board; but she coming down persuaded me to leave the Ship, which I did, and liv'd with her about half a Year: after this we married, and then I went on board again, and staid till the Ship was paid off. Coming home I ply'd to my Business half a Year, but my Master would employ me no longer. Coming to London, I lodg'd in the Mint, where I broke open a Box, and took away a Wig, but no more, though several other Things were in it; for my Heart failed me: Next I went over to Shoreditch , and got in with M. V. and then I went upon the Highway. The first Robbery we did was beyond Newington , where we took from a Footman about 12 s. We Robbed also another Man and two Women. We met also with a Man near the same Place, and stopping him he run away; he that was with me said, Shoot him, I Shot at him, and am afraid I kill'd him. A great many Robberies we did that way. Between Islington and London , we Robbed a Brewer of 13 d. 1/2 d. but missed 15 Guineas, which we hear'd he had sow'd up in the Waste-band of his Breeches. On the other side of the Water, we Robbed a Man of 8 s. then I left that Partner, and got acquainted with William Yates and John Armstrong , and went out with them. We Robb'd a Coach beyond St. Giles's-Pound , of 13 s. and a Gold Watch; and coming into Holbourn , we Rob'd another Coach, and stopped two more Coaches, but the People crying out, we were forced to run away; and then William B. was taken. William Yates and I went to Hockley in the Hole , where we stopp'd a Chariot and Four, and took from the Gentleman 4 s. a silver Watch and a silver hilted Sword; then I was taken up, and admitted Evidence against Yates, &c. when I got out again, I and another stopp'd and rob'd a Coach by Hogsdon . After which I was soon taken up, upon George Mason's Information. After I got last out, I went with Tom P. and Thomas Edwards and James Triplam , and Rob'd a Squire of his Hat and Wigg, and snatch'd of Hats off of Mens Heads in the Streets, especially in Bishopsgate-street . We rob'd a Parson of 4 s. and his Hat and Scarf, for which I Die. In Shore Ditch there I did Dwell, Where many People knows me well; In Brandy Shops I did use, And lewd Women I did choose. A wicked Sinner I have been, In Whoring and in other things; Two Wives I have been Married to, Which now alas! does make me rue. I freely forgive every Body, And hope they will forgive me. The Man whom he says he Shot at Newington , he said, that he heard that he died of his Wound; so that he was guilty of Murther, which troubled his Conscience very much; and he could not Die in Peace till he made Confession thereof; although he at first denied it to me, that he had ever been guilty that way. I exhorted him to Repent of that Sin in particular, and to pray to God, that he might be wash'd in the Blood of Jesus, which speaks better things than that of Abel; that all his Sins, particularly that of spilling innocent Blood might be Pardon'd. He declar'd his Faith in Christ, that he repented of all his Sins, and died in Peace with all the World. 3. Thomas Edwards , not full 16 Years of Age, Born in Spittle-Fields , of honest Parents; his Father left him young, and his Mother took care of his Education, but he was of such a perverse disposition, that, although they put him to School, he would learn nothing, and continu'd in great Ignorance of Christian Principles. They put him to a Weaver , which was his Father's Trade, but not willing to follow that, they put him to another Business, which he likewise quickly left off, and took himself to Black-guarding, Picking, Stealing, Shop-lifting, Drinking, &c. And he also got in with some infamous Women, who were so base as to bear him Company, though he was but a Child, and to advise him to those wicked courses, which speedily brought him to the Halter. He lov'd to visit the Prisoners in Newgate , where he got acquainted with Past; and after he got last out of the Prison, when they met and drank together, Past advised young Edwards to go with them upon Street-Robberies. Edwards, void of all grace and virtue, and formerly accustom'd to nothing but Pilfering, Thieving, Shop-lifting, &c. and being a villain ingrain'd, readily complied with this hellish advice; and Providence favour'd him so far, that he was prevented from doing farther mischief, he being apprehended for the first and last Fact ever he did, which was the Robbing Mr. Prior the Minister; for which both Past and he were deservedly brought to conding Punishment. He was an obstinate, obdur'd Boy, and utterly corrupted in his Morals from the Cradle. Among other things he confessed, that he was a great Drinker of Drams, and that he was often in Company with lewd Women, both before he was taken up, and in the Prison before his Trial; and that he only delighted in the company of Whores, Thieves and Robbers, and shun'd the conversation of all good and virtuous People. He professed Penitence, and sometimes cried a little. He declared that he believ'd in Christ, and died in Peace with all Mankind. 4. Thomas Andrews , of Bishop's-Gate , was Indicted for breaking and entering the House of John Wragg , and Stealing 8 Plates, value 9 s. 7 Dishes, value 14 s. a Tea-kettle, value 3 s. 3 brass Candlesticks, value 18 d. a Woman's Cloak, a at, a Cloth-Coat, and other things, the Goods of John Wragg , the 17th of January last, about two in the Morning. Thomas Andrews , 23 years of Age, of honest Parents in Shadwell-Parish , was educated at School to fit him for Business, and instructed in religious Principles. When of Age, he serv'd his Time honestly to a Glazier ; and then kept a little Shop in that Parish, where the Neighbourhood look'd well upon him. Some time ago Drinking with some Soldiers, they persuaded him to take on. After this, he said, he never did more good, but gave up his Shop, and left that part of the Town. Meeting with a Country Girl, he fell in Love with her, and they agreed to Marry, and had a good Dinner provided; but the Morning of the intended Marriage Day, the Brides Mother came to Town and hurried away to New-Market; upon this disappointment, he made merry with his Friends, and Solemniz'd the nuptual Feast; but when he came to reflect on the affront he had met with, he turn'd quite crazy, and could not well apply himself (as he said) either to the Duty of a Soldier , or to his own employment. He once behaved undiscreetly to his Officer, but they looking upon him as little better than Mad, inflicted no punishment, but order'd him home to his Quarters. He said, that he never was a Thief nor Robber, although some of the evidence against him declar'd, that they suspected him Guilty of Pilfering and indirect Practices, before he committed the Burglary for which he died. He own'd the Fact of which he was convicted, as it was Sworn against him, and alledg'd that he had a mind to make away with himself, but rather chose to commit a Robbery or Burglary, which was sure way to get himself rid of the World by the Hands of another. As to the murthering of his Uncle, he declared he never intended any such Thing; and if he spoke any Word to that Purpose, that he was certainly out of his Senses and knew nothing of it. Notwithstanding his pretended Weariness of Life, yet he often cried and wept like a Child when he saw he must die; and being asked the Reason, he could give no Account thereof, but that it was a terrible Thing to look Death in the Face. He behaved always very well in Chappel, and was apparently devout and serious; he owned that he had been a great Sinner in whoring, drinking, and Company-keeping, though not so desperately wicked, as commonly these abandon'd Wretches are: He declar'd that he believ'd in Jesus Christ his only Saviour; that he sincerely repented of all his Sins, and forgave all Injuries done him, as he expected Forgiveness from God. 5. Thomas Faxton and Thomas Smith of Hackney were indicted for assaulting William Davis on the Highway, putting him in Fear, and taking from him a Hat, value 3 s. and 9 d. half-penny in Money, the 30th of January last. Thomas Smith , 19 Years of Age, of honest Parents, his Father dying and leaving him young, the Mother Educated him at School, but he being a vicious, sensless and cross Boy, did little or no good that Way, only when he pleased, he sold any small Thing, or went about doing any little Matter for his Mother. When of Age, his Mother put him to a Stocking-Weaver , but he not liking that Trade, soon wearied of it, vex'd and teas'd his poor Mother and left it. Then she bound him to a Fish-monger , with him he stay'd for some Time, and then his Master dying, his Mistress resolv'd to turn him over to another, but he by no Means could be persuaded to engage with a second Master, but went to Sea on Board a Man of War, was in the Fleet at Spithead , and stay'd out about three Years, having serv'd with Approbation, till such Time as the Ship was discharg'd. Then coming home, he went no more Aboad but stay'd with his Mother, and went about the Streets with a Basket, selling Pololian Puddings or Sasuages , which the Mother made for Sale. This Way he got his Bread and might have done very well, till some more settl'd Business had presented, but being of a vicious Disposition, and in his straggling Way, meeting with all sorts of idle, wicked People, he could not be content, but though beholding the miserable Fate of vile Miscreants every Day, yet he resolv'd to forsake all industry and virtue, and to follow thieving, stealing and robbing on the Highway and Streets in the City. In Prosecution of this villainous Purpose, falling into the Company of Thomas Faxton new come from Sea, they contracted an intimacy, and keeping themselves in a Merry Mood, they resolv'd to go a robbing and stopping People upon the Highway: Accordingly being a little elevated with Gin, they went out with a desperate Resolution of attacking the first Person they met with, and in the Hackney Road , they first happen'd to re-encounter with William Davis the Prosecutor, whom Smith commanded Faxton to fall upon with a drawn Knife; Faxtons Courage failing, or his Conscience checking him, upon undertaking such a desperate Attempt, Smith swore furiously at him, D-d him if he did not stop that Man, he would stab him Dead, having a sharp Knife ready drawn in his Hand for that Purpose, with which he threaten'd him; Faxton hovering, and in doubt what to do, yet in accomplishment of their wicked Resolution, and perhaps fearing that Murder might fall out between themselves, he stop'd the Man, and swore he would cut his Throat, or kill him Dead, if he did not immediately deliver, while Smith was standing by ready to receive, or take from him, what Money or Goods Davis had about him. Mr. Davis forc'd to obey, gave Smith a silver Groat, and Five-pence Half-penny, and then he took his Hat and gave him another worth nothing. This happened about Eleven o'Clock, or towards Midnight, yet William Davis meeting with some People on his Way, they pursued and took them immediately. Faxton confess'd before the Justice, hoping to be allow'd as an Evidence against Smith; on which Account, when they were going to Newgate, Smith, said, you whiddling Dog, now you have hang'd yourself and me too, but if I had a Knife, I'd cut your Throat. At an other Time, Smith expressed himself that if he were hang'd, he (meaning Faxton) should be hang'd too. And when Faxton confessed before the Justice Smith clasp'd his Hands together and said, D-m his precious Eyes and Limbs, - that Word has hang'd us both, but I won't be hang'd alone. If I had a Knife, I would stick you this Minute, and will do it before next Sessions. Smith also said to the Prosecutor, Old Man if you'll give me a Groat in Half-pence, I'll tell you where you may find your silver Groat. Mr. Davis gave him what he demanded, and by his Directions he found the silver Groat at a Place in Hackney . This is the first and last Highway Robbery either of them ever committed. Faxton alledg'd that he was perswaded by Smith to go upon the Highway. I ask'd him if it was so? He called him a lying Rogue, and said they were both equally culpable. Both of them took up with Women the Night before this happen'd, and after one Nights enjoyment of their sweet Choice, they were both taken up, and their Mistresses saw them no more. They were provided with no Weapons but Knives, yet if they had liv'd, they were fully resolved to continue in the wicked Courses they had begun. Smith was very ignorant of Religion; I endeavour'd what I could to instruct him, but he was so sick and deaf, that it cannot be suppos'd, he could attain much Knowledge. He behav'd always very well both in Chapel, and when I visited him in the Cells. He had been a disobedient, cross, wicked, vicious and evil-dispos'd Boy. He declar'd that he hop'd for Salvation through the Mercy of God in Christ; that he was heartily sorry for, and sincerely repented of all the Sins of his Life; and that he was in perfect Peace with all Men. 6. Thomas Faxton , about 19 Years of Age, of honest Parents in Town, who gave him very good Education at School, in reading, writing, and Cyphering, to fit him for Business; and got him instructed in Christian Principles. When he was of Age, they bound him to a Sea Captain , whom he serv'd with Approbation for some Years, and then he went some Voyages to Sea , in Ships of War, and Merchant-men to different Places. All this time, as his Father-in-law, and Mother told me, he was still a good Child, and carried himself decently both towards his Parents, Relations and Others. Being lately come from Sea, and having Lodgings in White-Chapel , or Shoreditch Parish , he met with Thomas Smith in Brandy Shops, where they contracted their Acquaintance; and Smith gave those wicked Advices to Faxton, as is above Narrated, which suddenly brought them both to a speedy Destruction. Thomas Faxton was grievously Afflicted with Sickness, both before, and after his Conviction; so that he was never able to come to Chapel, nor to rise off of his Couch, all the short time they were under Sentence, till the Morning they died, when they carried, or help'd him up and down Stairs. As I visited him in the Cell, he could not move, was Senseless and could hear nothing, till within a day or two of his Death, he recovered a little, and seem'd somewhat better; then he could speak but little, and all the Account he gave of himself was, that he had not been so Wicked, as a number of other ill-dispos'd young Men are; and that he had always been Industrious in following his Employment; honest in all his Dealings, and respectful to his Parents; and that he went to Church sometimes, and was desirous to live in the fear of God: And the only thing Ruin'd him was, his meeting with a Company of base Valets in drinking Places, and Thomas Smith advising him to engage in such desperate Courses, as we have formerly given Account. As to the Robbery and Circumstances thereof, and their Amours preceeding the same, as is above mentioned, he could not deny the Truth thereof. He acknowledg'd, that he had been too negligent of God and Religion, and that therefore the Lord had in Justice Afflicted him for his first Crime, which prevented a great many Villainies and abominable Crimes, he probably might have committed. He appear'd to be a young Fellow of some good Dispositions, but was at once Ruin'd by bad Company. He seem'd to be a true Penitent, and declar'd his Faith in God's Mercy through Christ: That he was heartily grieved for all the Sins of his Life, particularly those heinous Crimes for which he Suffer'd; and that he died in Peace with all the World. At the Place of EXECUTION. THEY all appear'd apparently, in a devout Manner. Thomas Past , upon his entering into the Cart at Newgate , addressed himself to the numerous Spectators in the Street, who were waiting their coming out, and earnestly desir'd all young People to take example from him, who was now to Suffer most justly and deservedly, for the unaccountable naughtiness of his Life; for his notorious disobedience to indulgent Parents, whose favours he had made an occasion of habituating himself to vile Company, which afterwards brought him into the Commission of those Crimes, for which his Days were in the Prime cut short. At the place, he own'd that he had been a most flagitious Sinner, but hop'd he had made his peace with God. When Prayers and all were over, he spoke to the Multitude, to the same purpose as before. And last of all, he deliver'd a Paper clos'd up to some Person, but it was not to be open'd, till they came to the House where they carried his Body. Thomas Edwards , own'd himself to have been one of the most Villainous, naughty Boys that ever was. He wept and cry'd in great plenty, as he had frequently done before. Mr. Brown, said he had been a most wicked young Man, but that he sincerely repented of all his Sins, and hop'd for mercy from God, through the merits of our blessed Redeemer. Andrews, Smith and Faxton, had no more to add to their former Confessions, only that they sincerely Repented, and were in Peace with all Men. They went off the Stage, crying to God to have mercy upon them; and that the Lord Jesus would be pleas'd to receive their Spirits, Amen. This is all the Account given by me, JAMES GUTHRIE , Ordinary of Newgate . ADVERTISEMENTS. This Day is publish'd, (By Order of the Lord Mayor) THE Proceedings at the Sessions of the Peace, and Oyer and Terminer for the City of London and County of Middlesex, held at the Old Baily , Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the last Week in February: Containing, the Tryal of Mr. Atkinson for the Murder of his Mother, by flinging her down Stairs, (which Tryal lasted four Hours, the Evidences on both Sides being so very long) with the Tryals of the eight Persons that receiv'd Sentence of Death, viz. Thomas Edwards and Thomas Past , for robbing the Rev. Mr. Prior in the Street; Thomas Smith and Thomas Faxton , for robbing Mr. Davis on the Highway; Jane French , for Stealing out of Mr. Smith's House 14 l. 10 s. in Money, and two Gold Rings; George Brown (with two or three alias's to his Name) for returning from Transportation; Thomas Andrews and Edward Dale , alias Dell , for Burglary. Also the Tryals of James Tripland , for a Street-Robbery; and John Tapper for the Murder of John Cannon ; with the several other Tryals of the Sessions. Printed for J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane. Price 6 d. Where may be had, The former Sessions Papers of this Mayoralty. The First Contains, The Remarkable Tryals of Seven Street-Robbers, all (young Fellows) and Three notorious House-Breakers, (who were all Executed at Tyburn) also the Tryal of Duvries the Jew, for Forging an Acceptance to a Bill of Exchange for 450 l. on Peter Victorin , (for which he was sentenc'd to pay a Fine of 200 l. to stand in the Pillory at the Royal Exchange, to be Imprison'd for a Year, and to give Security for his good Behaviour for two Years more) with the Tryal of Cherry, for the Murder of Peter Longworth , in the Artillery Ground ; Of Francis Hitchcock , a Hackney Coachman , for the Murder of Daniel Hickson ; Of Ellis, the Turnkey of the Gatehouse, for a Rape; and of Mr. Miller, for having two Wives; wherein is shewn the true State of the Fleet Marriages, and their Clandestine Manner of doing them; with their Method of Granting Certificates, and other Trials. Also, The Second Sessions Paper, Part I. Containing the Trial of Middleton, for stealing Leaden Coffins, and Brass Handles and Nails from Coffins, in Bow Church Vault, &c. Also the Trial of Robert Hallam , for the barbarous Murder of his own Wife, by flinging her out of the Window, when big with Child, (for which he was Executed.) Of Corbet Vezey , for locking his Wife up in a Garret, upwards of a Twelve Month, whereby she was starved to Death: And the Trial of George Scroggs , who was Executed at Tyburn , for robbing the Rev. Mr. Bellinger on the Highway, at Tottenham , and other Trials. Price 6 d. Likewise, The Second Part, which contains a remarkable Trial of Conway and Quan, for a Street-Robbery in Fleet-Street; of Elizabeth Caton , for stealing a Gold Watch from Benj. Chaplin, be having pick'd her up. Also, the Trial of Peter Noake , for the Murder of M. Turner, by shooting him into the Head, at the King's-Arms Tavern in the Strand , with other Trials. Price 6 d. N. B. These Trials are taken in a fuller and larger Manner than ever any Trials yet were done in the Sessions-Paper; therefore wou'd be of great Use to Lawyers, &c. to collect together, and bind up at the Year's End. An ADDRESS to the GENTLEMEN, By Dr. GREGORIUS, (Noted for his Skill in Surgery and Anatomy, as well as Physick and Chymistry.) Who having observ'd the many specious Advertisements in the News Papers, of one and another Single Medicine, said to cure all Sorts of Gleets, and Seminal Weaknesses, which their Authors confound together, as if there were no Difference between them, has been prevail'd upon, by his Friends, in this Publick Manner, to inform, and undeceive those who have unwarily been brought into either, (or both together, as it sometimes happens, of these perplexing, draining Imbecilities. That where the Gleeting is only from a Laxity of the Glands in the Urethra, what leaks and drills away ie sensibly from them, through the Urinary Passage, and pots or smears the Linnen, although it may be yellowish yet being without Pain, or any ill-condition'd Disorder, is no more than Mucus, and must be cured one Way. And where it is a Seminal Weakness, that which slips away involuntarily, though it be thin, watery, and unelaborate, either by itself, in the Day-time, or a Nights too frequently, or profusely in the Sleep, or with the Upine, or upon Stool, whether from an Acrimony, or Derravity of the Juices, or by over straining the Spermatick Vessels, or both, is Seed, and is to be remedied as nother, inasmuch, as that Medicine which will cure the one, will not cure the other, and (vice versa) as every Practitioner that knows the Nature, Make, and different Situation of the Parts ministring to Generation, will allow; and that for want of this due Distinction, and right Application, it is, that so many People are disappointed of Cure; and by Continuance of the Gleetings, are drain'd, as they are, into Impotencies, or Infertilities, which as it hinders their Marying, gives them great Anxiety, and the more, when attended, as in some, with Pain and Weakness in the Back and Reins; or as, in others, with Difficulty, or Dribblings of the Urine in, or after making it, which at Length comes away either foul, sharp, slimy, &c. with oftentimes much worse disorders. As this is so in Fact, and the Doctor well known to have experienc'd, in numberless Instances, the noble and neverfailing Effects of Two particular Balsamick Electuaries, which he spared no Pains or Expence to find out, the one to restrain the Mucus, and the other, the involuntary shedding of the Seed, by their respectively bracing up the Fibres, and restoring the Tone and Springiness of the relaxed Glands and Seminals, invigorating the Genitals, and fertilizing the Seed, was also perswaded to recommend their Use, that those, who, for a long while together, had tried Others Medicines for the same Weaknesses, and by their not succeeding, concluded themselves incurable, might be convinc'd by their speedy Amendment and Recovery by these, that it was not the Incurability of their Malady, but the wrong Method they had been in for Cure, But yet, in either of the said Two Weaknesses, or where it happens that they are complicated, and have proceeded, either from Self-Abuses, excessive, or over straining Coitions, or from over Purgations in Venereal Cures, or any other Cause, as a Flux of Humours generally falls down and settles upon all weakened Parts, rendering them still the weaker, and these tender nervous Parts more especially: The first Step to be taken in order to make way for a regular and substantial Cure, (and without which it is not to be accomplished) must, in a pecular Manner, be to correct, and gently divert those Humours; and the only Medicine he could ever rely upon to do this effectually, that is to overcome the Cause, and introduce the Cure of the most difficult of these Weaknesses, (even where the Vessels had been obstructed, Manhood greatly enfeebl'd, and in some, wel igh extinct, or at least not able to touch a Woman, but ad primum labiorum contactum, semen emittunt;) has been his Preparing Pills, of which when the Patient has taken only three Doses, at due Distances he is to be gin (and not before) with one or t'other (or both together, as the Case may chance to be) of the said Two-Electuaries, which how to distinguish in, and how to proceed with, the printed Directions, wrap'd up with the Pills, do so plainly shew, that no Persons, even of the meanest Capacities, can be any Loss to understand them; but will, by their observing the easy Rules therein laid down, have their Blood and whole Body, well cleans'd and purified, the debilated Parts strengthened, and by Degrees, compleatly, and lastingly invigorated and restored, so as to be enabled quickly, and safely to Marry, without the least Need of any further, or other Advice or Medicine. They are to be had, Price 7 s. 6 d. the Box, sealed up, ready to be deliver'd to any Messenger, upon only asking for, A Box of Pills, at Mr. Payn's, a Bookseller, at the Crown, near Ivy Lane , in Paternoster Row; and will also; upon being taken as the Directions show, certainly and quickly Cure all fresh Injuries. Note, The said Two Electuaries, viz, Numb, 1 for Gleets, and Numb. 2 for Seminal and Genital Weak, nesses, are to be had there also Price 7 s 6 d each Pot and are likewise sealed up and to be asked for by Electuary Number 1, or Electuary Number 2. ELectuarium Mirable; or the Admirable Electuary, which infallibly cures all Degrees and Symptoms of the Secret Disease, with more Ease, Speed, and Safety, than any Medicine yet published. Any old Running, &c. tho' of several Years standing, whether occasion'd by an Overstrain, Weakness of the Seminals or the Relicts of a former Infection, is certainly cured in a short Time, without a Minutes Confinement, Suspicion, or the Use of Astringents; being a Medicine so wonderfully pleasant and easie in its Operation, that the nicest Palate, or weakest Constitution may take it with Delight. Two Pots are generally sufficient to compleat Cure in most Cases, To be had (with Directions at large) holy of the Author, Dr. C A M, a graduate Physician, who has published it Thirty Years, and is constantly to be advised with at his House, at the Golden-Ball in Bow-Church-yard, Cheap side, at Half a Guinea the Pot. N. B. Since nothing is more requisite, in the Cure of any Distemper, than for a Patient to have free access to his Physician; therefore beware of buying Medicines from Toy-shops, Book-sellers-shops, &c. the Authors of which are always conceal'd, and not to be Spoke with, on any Occasion: And tho' by their specious Pretences) you are promised a cheap Cure, you'll certainly find it very Dear in the End. Verbum sat sapienti. See his Books lately publish'd, viz. His Rational and Useful Account of the Secret Disease. Price 1 s. His Practicae Treatise; or Second Thoughts on the Consequences of the Venereal Disease. In Three Parts. viz. I. On the Simple Gonorrhaea Gleets and other Weaknesses, whether from Venereal Embraces Self-pollution, improperly call'd Onanism, or Natural Imbecility. II. On the Virulent Gonorrhaea, or Clap. III. On the Venereal Lues, or Grand Pox, &c. Price 2 s. His Essay on th Rheumatism and Gout. Price 6 d. His Discourse on Convulsions. Price 6 d. And his Vindication of the Practice of Salivating. Price 1 s. All sold by G. Strathan in Cornhil, E. Midwinter in St. Paul's Church-yard, and at the Author's House before-mentioned. BOOKS Printed and Sold by John Applebee , i Bolt Court , near the Leg Tavern in Fleet-Street . I. The Life of Catherine Hayes (who was Executed at Tyburn on the 9th of May, 1726, for the barbarous Murder o her Husband) giving a true and perfect Account of her Parentage, Birth, Education, &c. from the Time of her Birth, to the Hour of her Death: Together with every minute Circumstance relating to that horrid Affair. To which is added, the Lives of Thomas Wood and Thomas Billings , the two Persons concern'd with her in committing the said Murder; the Whole taken from the Mouths of the several Criminals themselves, during their Confinement in Newgate . Price Six-pence. II. An Account of all the Robberies, Escapes, &c. of John Sheppard , giving an exact Description of the manner of his wonderful Escape from the Castle in Newgate , and of the Methods he took afterwards for his Security. Written by himself during his Confinement in the middle Stone-Room, after his being re-taken in Drury-Lane . To which is prefix'd, a true Representation of his Escape from the Condemn'd Hold, curiously engraven on a Copper Plate. Price Six-pence. III. A true and exact Account of the Lives of Edward Burnworth , alias Frasier , William Blewit , Thomas Berry , and Emanuel Dickenson , who were Executed at Kingston on the 6th of April 1726, for the barbarous Murder of Thomas Ball in St. George's Fields . Price Six-pence. IV. A genuine Narative of the memorable Life and Actions' of John Dyer , a notorious Highwayman and House breaker, who was Executed at Tyburn on Fryday the 21st of November, 1729, Price Six-pence.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, & Dying Words Of the NINE MALEFACTORS Who were executed at TYBURN On Wednesday the 7th of FEBRUARY, 1750. BEING THE First EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Right Honble Sir Samuel Pennant , Knt . LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON . NUMBER I. For the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed for, and sold by T. PARKER, in Jewin-street, and C. CORBETT, over-against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet-street, the only authorised Printers of the Dying Speeches. M.DCC.L. [Price Six-pence.] THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. BY Virtue of the King's Commission of the Peace, OYER, and TERMINER, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Right honourable Sir SAMUEL PENNANT , Knight , Lord-Mayor of the City of London ; Sir THOMAS DENNISON , Knt . Sir THOMAS ABNEY , Knt . Mr. BARON CLIVE, RICHARD ADAMS , Esq ; Recorder , and others of his Majesty's Justices of OYER, and TERMINER, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City of London, and County of Middlesex, at Justice Hall in the Old Bailey , on Wednesday the 6th, Thursday the 7th, Friday the 8th, Saturday the 9th, Monday the 11th, Tuesday the 12th, of December, in the 23d Year of his Majesty's Reign; JOHN EDWARDS , WILLIAM DAVIS , EDWARD SHERER , JAMES ALDRIDGE , THOMAS GOOD , ROBERT HICKSON , EDWARD DEMPSEY , PATRICK DEMPSEY , and WILLIAM TIDD , were capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death accordingly. By Virtue of the King's Commission, &c. on Wednesday the 17th, Thursday 18th, Friday 19th, and Saturday 20th of January, in the 23d Year of his Majesty's Reign; DENNIS BRANNAM , WILLIAM PURCEL , HENRY WOOLFINGTON , JAMES HAMMOND , LAURENCE SAVAGE , MARY WOOD , and JOHN WALLER , were capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death accordingly. The Behaviour of the nine convicted in December Sessions, has been without much Offence, seven of them regularly attended Chapel, unless prevented by Illness. The two DEMPSEYS being Papists were not suffered to attend, from pretended Reasons of a Faith, which those People are very tenacious of, tho' at the Bottom very uncharitable. As to the Seven of the last January Sessions, BRANNAM, PURCEL, and SAVAGE, are also Papists ; MARY WOOD , and JOHN WALLER were so very ill, as not to be able to attend Prayers, the other two WOOLFINGTON and HAMMOND always did. On the 1st Instant the Report of 15 Malefactors was made by Mr. Recorder to His Majesty; when He was pleased to order the 10 following for Execution, viz. John Edwards , James Aldridge , Thomas Good , Robert Hickson , Edward Dempsey , Patrick Dempsey , Dennis Brannam , William Purcel , James Hammond , and Lawrence Savage , on Wednesday the 7th Instant. Davis and Shorer , for robbing John Bruce , a Black , Tidd , for robbing Henry Applen , for which three have been executed already; Woolfington , for robbing Thomas Miller , and John Waller , for stealing a Watch from the Person of John Gordon , were respited , till his Majesty's Pleasure be further known. Mary Wood , pleading Pregnancy, and being found quick with Child, was not reported. 1. John Edwards was indicted, for entering the dwelling House of Robert Fleming , and stealing from thence one silver quart Tankard, val. 5 s. 2 silver pint Muggs, val. 5 l. 1 half-pint Mugg, val. 20 s. 4 silver Tea Spoons, and one Strainer, val. 5 s. the Goods of the said Robert Fleming , October 17th. 2, 3. Patrick Dempsey and Edward Dempsey were indicted, for that they on the King's High-way, upon Thomas Brown did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear, and Danger of his Life, and took from him one gold Watch, with a gold Seal, val. 12 l. one gold Ring set with 8 Diamonds, val. 12 l. one linnen Handkerchief, one Hat, one Peruke, and 16 s. in Money, the Goods of the said Thomas Brown , October 8th. 4. James Aldridge was indicted, for that he together with Henry Barret , (not yet taken) in a certain Field, or open Place, near the King's High-way, on the Person of John Piercer , Clerk , did make an Assault, putting him in bodily Fear and Danger of his Life; one Pair of Shoe-Buckles, val. 5 s. one silk Handkerchief, val. 2 s. one Pair of leather Gloves, val. 6 d. ten Shillings in Money, the Goods of the said John, did steal, take and carry away against his Majesty's Peace, Crown and Dignity, Sept. 26 . 5. Thomas Good was indicted, for that he in a certain Field or open place, near the King's High-way, did make an Assault upon Robert Butler , putting him in corporal Fear, and Danger of his Life; taking from him, one silver Watch, val. 6 l. one silver knee Buckle val. 6 d. one linnen Handkerchief, val. 2 d. 2 Pieces of foreign Gold, val. 2 l. 14 s. 2 Pieces, val. 3 l. 12 s. 10 Guineas, and 9 l. in Money, the Property of the said Robert, October 15th . 6. Robert Hickson , and Thomas Good (a second Time) were indicted, for that they in a certain Field, or open Place, near the King's High-way, upon Elick Bull did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear, and Danger of his Life, and taking one Silver Watch, val. 50 s. and 11 s. and three Half-pence in Money, the Goods of the said Robert, did steal, take and carry away, October 8th . 7. James Hammond was indicted, for stealing 6 Pair of Men's grey Worsted Stockings, val. 16 s. the Goods of John Elliot , in the Shop of the said John, Jan. 16th . 8. Lawrence Savage was indicted, for stealing one Silver Watch, val. 3 l. the Goods of Constantine Gahagen , privately from his Person . 9, 10. Dennis Brannam and William Purcel were indicted, for that they, on the King's High-way, on Thomas Whiffen , did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear and Danger of his Life, one Hat, val. 8 s. one Peruke, val. 10 s. from his Person did steal, take and carry away . About 6 o'Clock, on Tuesday Evening, come down from the Secretary Duke of Bedford's Office, a Respite of Execution on James Hammond , 'till his Majesty's Pleasure should further be known concerning him. 1. THOMAS GOOD , aged 20, was born near Ludlow in the County of Shropshire , and when of proper Age, was bound ' Prentice to a Sadler in the Town of Ludlow . His Father held a Farm in the Neighbourhood, and the Son not liking the Trade, left his Master, and went Home again to live with his Father; but he dying shortly after, the Youth had nothing left to depend upon, and was destitute of all Means of procuring a Livelihood. However, it happen'd, the late Troubles in the North of England , which were about that Time, gave him for the present an Opportunity of being provided for, and he listed in a new-raised Regiment in those Parts. When that Regiment was broke, he listed again in the third Regiment of Guards , and was abroad with them in Flanders , and the frontier Towns of Holland . He was but a very young Man, consequently easily to be seduced, as unfortunately he was by Aldridge, and Barret. He was concern'd in most of the Robberies hereafter mention'd, and was very active in most. In this he was particularly active, for Harrison swore upon the Trial, that Good took the Things away from James Belsham , who was in Company with Elick Bull , and robb'd at the same time; and that the Watch he took from him, he conceal'd from his Accomplices, and denied it, when they ask'd him, whether he had taken a Watch? He has certainly been a notorious Offender, and has been very severely afflicted. For a Month past, or more he has laid in his Cell, unable to move himself, having lost the Use of his Limbs, and being otherwise so sore, and maciated, that from one of the most likely young Fellows, that might be seen, he was become the most miserable and wretched Object before he was executed. The afflicting Hand of God being thus upon him, he became sensibly affected with his Unworthiness, and earnestly besought the Lord to have Mercy upon him, and pardon his manifold Transgressions, for the Sake of Jesus. He acknowledg'd himself greatly deserving the Wrath of God, only having been so grievously afflicted, he had Hope towards God, that his Punishment might end with this Life, and that the Lord would be gracious unto him, and receive him to Mercy. 2. ROBERT HICKSON , aged 22, was born in the Bishoprick of Durham , and bred to be a Labourer in Husbandry Affairs. He led a quiet and peaceable Life, and got an honest Livelihood in the Parish, where he had been born and bred; nothing out of common Course of his Station in the World happening to him, 'till about 4 Years agon he listed for a Soldier . What was his Motive for so doing, he could give no Account; nor could he say, that the Thirst of Glory, nor the Desire of Honour or Riches were ever in his View, either before or since he was in the Army. But as if tir'd with his former Employ, he chose to do any Thing rather than continue as he was; he listed in the third Regiment of Guards at the Drum Head, beating up for Volunteers in the abovesaid County. He says, he was with the Regiment 2 Years, during the late War, was at the Battle of Lafeldt , and came to England with the King's Troops, at the Expiration of the War. He is said to have behav'd well, as far as a common Man could shew himself, and was esteem'd a good Sort of Fellow, inoffensive, but very reserv'd; however, unhappily for him it was, having been all Day on Saturday the 7th of October, with his Comrades, (who before, tho' unknown to him, were used to go out upon the Lay) in the Dusk of the Evening, they all agreed to take a Walk. This was the first Time he went with them, and then he said, knew not what they were going about, till they got into the Fields. Then they told, what they were about to do, but he being much in Liquor, was as well as the rest fit for any Mischief. In the Fields near Pancras , Hickson, Barret, Good and Harrison, met three Men, who work'd at a File-makers in Drury Lane, and took from them about 15 d. They kept moving all that Night, from one Quarter to another, in Hopes of Prey, but met with no other Booty. All Day on Sunday the 8th of October, they drank and slept, and drank again, keeping themselves still warm with Liquor, and in the Dusk of the Evening, set out again to see what that Night would produce. Accordingly, in a Field near Bow Common , about 7 o'Clock, Hickson confessed, that he, Harrison and Good, met two Men, whom they stopt, and took from the Prosecutor the Goods mentioned in the Indictment. James Belsham , they robb'd of a Watch, and 9 s. But the Charge of the first Indictment, being plainly proved against them, i. e. Hickson and Good, they were not tried upon the other; Harrison was Evidence against them. Hickson was impeach'd by Good, and taken up at his Quarters at Limehouse . Good and Harrison first led him into this Scrape, tho' he was concern'd but in two upon the whole, as above. And he express'd his Joy, that he had not been concern'd in no more; if he had escap'd now, he said, he might have committed more, and as it had pleased God to suffer him to be taken so early, it prevented a further Reckoning, which might have render'd the making Peace with his God a more difficult Task. He express'd his Hopes, having used the utmost of his Endeavours, and died trusting in God's Mercies thro' him for Salvation. 3. ALDRIDGE , aged 24, was born near Manchester in Lancashire , and when very young, bound Apprentice to a Weaver in the same Country, with whom he served 6 Years very regularly, behaved very well. In the 7th Year, he began to keep Company, and soon became as fond of Drunkenness, and Lewdness, as others into whose Conversation he had fallen. His Father died a little before the Son's Time was out, which was between the 17th and 18th Year of his Age; and not being fond of Work, but given too much now to Idleness, he passed away a Year and a half with some of his Relations. But they being tired with seeing him walk up and down useless in the World, some Words passed, and he in Time of the late Commotion in the North, enter'd a Soldier in a new-raised Regiment, which then lay at Newcastle upon Tyne . In this Station he continued about ten Months, when the Regiment being disbanded, not willing to return to his Relations, he rambled up to London , got himself listed into the third Regiment of Guards. He was Abroad with this Regiment in Flanders , during the latter Part of the late War, and came to England again in the last Spring. In May last, he began to enter upon his wicked Courses of Drunkenness and Debauchery, in a more flagrant Manner than as yet he had done, and keeping himself always warm with Liquor, committed Robberies frequent, insomuch that since that Time, he says, he has been concern'd in no less than 40 or 50. Good, one of the unhappy Sufferers with him, was present, he says, at a great many of them; Hickson, another, at only two, but Harrison the Evidence against him upon his Trial, and Barret not yet taken, were accessary to all his Robberies. Being first led into this wicked Way of Life, by one of his Comrades, since dead, as he says, who would never leave teasing him, till he comply'd; he repented heartily of his past Wickedness, and confess'd the several Robberies following; the particular Time and Day he could not remember, but all were committed since last May. 1. In the Beginning of May last, Aldridge and Harrison met a Gentleman in Tottenham-Court Fields , and robb'd him of 14 d. and a Pair of white Gloves. 2. They two and Barret robb'd a Gentleman in the same Fields, of about13 s. and a Tortoise-shell Snuff-Box, with a Silver Lid to it. 3. They three and Good robb'd a Person in the Fields, between Kentish-Town and Pancras of a Moidore, and some Pocket Pieces. 4. They four, in the same Field robb'd a Man of a Pair of Silver Buckles, and a Silk Handkerchief. 5. Harrison, Barret, and Aldridge robb'd a Man of 11 s. 6. They three and Good robb'd a Man in Tottenham-Court Field of half a Guinea, and 3 s. 7. Aldridge, with Harrison and Barret, robb'd a Gentleman of a 36 s. Piece, and 1 s. in Silver. 8. The same three robb'd an Exciseman between Marybone and Paddington , of a Pistol, which he had in his own Defence. When they attack'd him, he offer'd to let fly at them, but missing Fire, they took away his Pistol, 1 s. 6 d. in Money, and his Shirt. And having beaten and abused him for offering to fire at them, they sent him about his Business. 9. The same three robb'd a Gentleman of 6 or 7 s. and his Silver Buckles, between Hide Park Corner and Chelsea . 10. The same three robb'd a Gentleman's Servant of two Guineas, and half, 9 s. Piece, and 4 s. and 6 d. in Silver, near the same Place. 11. Aldridge, Harrison and Good robb'd a Gentleman near the same Place, of 9 s. and a Silver Watch. 12. Aldridge, Good, and Harrison met a Gentleman, whom Good and Harrison attack'd, and took from him 1 s. The Person robb'd, fetch'd a Blow at Harrison, and made him fall, but not having hurt him much, the two Robbers made off towards Aldridge, the third, who was robbing another Man at a Distance, from whom he took 17 s. and a Silver Watch. This was in Hoxton Fields . 13. Aldridge, Harrison and Barret robb'd two Men of about 1 l. 2 s. in the Bridle Road , going up to Islington . 14. Aldridge, and Barret, robb'd a poor Man between Pancras and Kentish-Town of 2 s. 6 d. 15. Aldridge, Harrison and Barret, robb'd the Foot Post, between Hampstead and London , and took from him about 5 s. but no Letters or Packets. 16. The three above-mention'd robbed a Porter of 4 or 5 s. and a Silver Stock-Buckle, in Tottenham-Court Fields . 17. Aldridge, Barret and Harrison, robb'd a Man of about 3 s. 18. Aldridge, Barret and Harrison, met a Man between the Rosemary-Branch and Newington , and took from him about 4 s. and 6 d. They likewise took from him his Buck-Skin Breeches, and Shirt, because he offer'd to resist, and to snatch away the Pistol, which they had before taken from the Exciseman above-mention'd. 19. The same three met a Man, who had been at Tottenham-Court Fair, selling Banbury Cakes, &c. from whom, they took his Basket, and the Remainder of the Cakes, besides 6 s. in Money, with which they regaled themselves, and sent the poor Man away empty. 20. The same three robb'd three Men, and 3 or 4 Women near Pancras of some Shillings. From one ofthe Women they took her Wedding-Ring, which supposing to be Gold she very much lamented, and begg'd them to give it her back again. Her Desire to have it again made them the more resolute in carrying it off, thinking it a good Booty; but they were much disappointed, when going to dispose of it, it turn'd out only Metal wash'd. 21. Aldridge and Barret, the Night before they were taken, robb'd a Gentleman of about 6 s. and his Silver Buckles, between Hyde-Park-Corner and Chelsea . The Robbery for which he was convicted, was committed upon the Reverend Mr. John Piercer , Curate of Kentish-Town , in Company with Barret, not yet taken, and Harrison, who was admitted Evidence against him. Good being first taken, impeach'd Aldridge, having been concern'd with him before, and Aldridge was taken at his Quarters at Lime-house . All these three unhappy young Men belong'd to the third Regiment of Guards ; and many other Robberies were committed by this Gang, which he could not recollect, but said that the whole might amount to 40 or 50. And during all these Transactions, they never were but once in Danger of being taken, when there was a Watch set between Kentish-Town and Pancras; they all being upon that Quarter that Night, had like to have fallen into that Trap. But having some Suspicion, two of their Gang escap'd another Way; and Aldridge and the other, coming up with the Watch, were challeng'd by them, with, Who comes there? Upon their returning for Answer, Friends; Reply was made, what Business have you here at this Time of Night; we expect you to give some Account of yourselves? They did so, and were let pass. What was the Excuse particularly made, Aldridge did not recollect. He appeared very penitent after Conviction, and behaved very well. He had a great Desire to receive the Sacrament, saying, He had great Hopes its would be to his great Comfort, and to the saving of his Soul, through the Merits of him that instituted it. He was as true a Penitent as ever was since my Acquaintance among those unhappy People, if Judgment may be form'd from Actions and Behaviour, and Declarations. He was willing to make known to the World all the wicked Robberies he had been concern'd in; but his Memory not recollecting the Whole, he own'd what occur'd, and wish'd his Examplary Punishment might be of Use. 4. JOHN EDWARDS , aged 26, was born in the Parish of Giles's , of Parents whose Circumstances in the World could afford him but a small Education, his Father being a Seafaring Man , brought his Son up to the Sea, which he followed for nine Years. He made several Voyages, and behaved so well on Ship Board, with that Temper and Industry, which engaged the Affections of his Officers and Messmates. His Employment, when from Sea, was for some Time in the Sawyer s Business, at which he was diligent, and kept close to it, till he got into the Acquaintance of a Parcel of wicked and desperate Fellows, whose Trade was Shop-lifting, and breaking of Houses; to which Company he too soon gave Way, which has been the Occasion of his Ruin, as himself declares. The next unfortunate Step he made was entering into Matrimony, before he was able well to provide for himself. This involv'd him in further Misfortunes and Troubles, because he could not provide honestly, he must do it otherwise, tho' such Resolution was quite wrong, as himself now to his cost experiences. He practised Thievery some Time before once detected; but it happened at last he was apprehended, and tried at the Old Bailey , for opening, and robbing the Till of a Person in the City of 4 s. for which Crime he was sentenced to be transported, by the Name of John Brown , for seven Years, and accordingly was shipp'd off; but before they got from Land, Edwards and some others made their Escape through the Port Holes, and swam to Shore, tho' he was a whole Day upon some Rock or Land near Plymouth , where he was obliged to Rest e'er he could reach the Shore. In a very distress'd Condition he arrived again in London , with a full Purpose, he says, never more to follow his old Courses. But now he began to think it unsafe, and to be afraid of being seen. He found it impossible to get any Livelihood in an honest Way, least he shou'd be known, and detected, and punished with Death, for being seen at large before the Expiration of his sentenced Transportation. In this terrible Condition, and Extremity of Affairs, having a Wife and Family, which during his former Confinement, had contracted Debts, he was under double Apprehensions and Terror. His sole Employment was staying and idling in the Fields all Day, and returning Home to his Family by Night. He went on in this Manner, and led this Life, as long as his unhappy Wife could support him, by the Labour of her Hands; which after some Time was not in her Power to do. He then got acquainted with one Tom. Pendigrass , who led him again to all his former Courses of Vice; and seeing nothing but Destruction and Misery before his Eyes, he yet fell too easy a Captive to his Temptations and Snares, and once more fell to his former Trade. His Wife perceiving his Goings on, and what the End would be, often advised him to leave off, while it was in his Power, and that as his Character was blasted in London, and now no Possibility of getting an honest, tho' ever so mean Livelihood here, begg'd him to leave his Company, and retire with her to some Place, where his Character was not known; she proposed to him Portsmouth, and as he had been used to Sea, she advised him to go on Board a Guard Ship, while she was a-shore in some Pains-taking Way, and they might come together again one Day, and live happily. But this Scheme proved abortive. He promised her however he would go, he says, and the Day was fixed, and agreed on both Sides for their Departure, which was to be on the Day after he was apprehended for the Fact for which he suffered. His Wife, (glad she had perswaded him to consent to go with her) went out to Market, to get some thing for Dinner, and in her Absence this Pendergrass paid him a Visit; in which he soon persuaded him to take a Course with him upon the Sneak. Before the Wife return'd, both were set out, a Message being left they wou'd soon be at Home. Pendergrass supplied Edwards with about seven or eight Drams, between the Place of his Habitation, and where the Fact was committed, besides Purl, in order to prepare him for the Crime he intended Edwards should commit. Accordingly, coming to the House in Friday-Street , Edwards says, he sent him in, whilst he remained without ready to run, as he did, when he saw the other discovered in the Fact. He bless'd God, that in all his unfortunate Courses of Life, using People ill, and Murder, was what he never intended, but rather abominated. And as to what he did, when he was taken, he declared as a dying Man, he knew not that he hurt any one, till he was afterwards told so. Had he not been in Liquor, he said, he should not have drawn a Knife, the which he bought a Day or two before for his own Conveniency, when he had not the least Thought of committing this Robbery, nor had he any Intention, when he bought it, to hurt any one with it. He was in hopes his Years and Family being represented, would have been a Means of moving Compassion towards him; but as he could obtain no farther Respite for this World, he died, he said, in Charity with all Men, forgiving, as he hoped to be forgiven, and laid down this Life in Hopes of a better. He certainly has been a notorious Thief, Shop-lifter, and House-breaker, but was very reserved in his Temper, and would by no means confess any Fact, or Person concern'd with him in any other, but what was too public for him to think of concealing. The Fact he suffered for was certainly a most audacious Piece of Villainy, and the Circumstances attending it so flagrant as not to admit of any Alleviation with regard to the Punishment of the Law; which being too publickly known, was a Bar to all Thoughts of Mercy to be expected, tho' he could not help entertaining some Hopes of it, till within a Day or two of Execution. A Copy of a Letter from Edwards to his Wife. From my Cell in Newgate , My dear unhappy Soul, I Hope and beg you will make yourself as easy as you can about me; don't grieve too much on my Account, I suffer no more than I have richly deserved, and both you and I might expect. Comfort yourself therefore I was not suffer'd to go on any longer in my evil Courses, for the longer I had lived the worse it might have been. Tho I am to suffer this shameful and ignominous Death, I would have you make yourself easy, and learn a good Lesson from it. If possible, my Dear, pluck up so much Courage, and give not yourself over to Grief and Sorrow, for that can avail nothing to me, nor yourself. My Dear, I trust we may have a happy Meeting in Heaven, where we shall neverbe parted, but all Sorrow and Tears shall be wiped away. I hope we may yet be happy, and live in the Presence of Angles, and just Men made perfect. I have been unworthy of this World, and part with it in Hopes of enjoying for ever the World to come, thro' the all-sufficient Merits of my Jesus Christ. Now my dear Soul mind what I say, it is the last Request of your affectionate dying Husband, John Edwards . 5. LAWRENCE SAVAGE , otherwise LAWLER , aged 25, was born in Ireland , and bred to the Sea , which he followed for some Years, but not liking to be under Command, or confined to Business, he left off that Employ. He is said to have exercised the Trade of a Butcher ; if so, it must be the laborious Part of it, for he scarce ever could be a Master either here, or in Ireland . Being a Papist , I could know nothing particular from his own Mouth, because if I spoke to him, or ask'd any Question, he would not vouchsafe an Answer. To the Query whether guilty of the Fact for which he was convicted, the Reply was, Whether I am or no, I shall lose my Life for it, they can have no more. This Person in December Sessions appeared in Favour of Garrett Lawler , who was then tried for House-breaking, and called himself Lawrence Savage ; his Evidence was to this Purpose, That Garrett was a Prisoner for Debt in Ireland , at the Time 'twas sworn, he was concerned with others in a Burglary committed in London. The Evidence against him was an Accomplice, and no strengthening Circumstances appearing to corroborate his Testimony, the Jury thought proper to acquit him; this Lawrence Savage and others giving Evidence of his being at another Place. However, while Lawrence Savage was giving his Evidence, a Person happened to be in Court, who knew him to be the Man that had some while before brought a Watch to him to pawn, which he then suspected to be not honestly come by, afterwards found the Case to be so. This Person got a proper Officer, who before Savage went out of Court seized him, and the Court ordering Examination to be had before an Alderman, he was committed to the Custody of the Keeper of Newgate . In Consequence of this, an Indictment was preferred against him in January Sessions, by the Name of Lawrence Savage , for robbing Constantine Gahagen , and taking his Watch privately from his Person. The Indictment was proved very plain, the Identity of the Watch was proved by the Maker, and the Prosecutor swore positively to the Person of Lawrence Savage , otherwise Lawler , who turn'd out at last to be Brother to Garret Lawler .'Twas indeed a brotherly Kindness to run the Risque of losing his own Life to save his Brother's. He must know what he had done, and that Discovery must prove his Death; so that it was an audacious Attempt in him to appear before the Court. But Providence thought fit that Vengeance should overtake him, having been a notorious Gambler and Thief. He died an Irish Papist . 6. Edward Dempsey , aged 26, was born in Ireland , and brought up a Seaman ; but, as appears by the Consequence of Things, he did not, chuse to be employ'd, and to labour for his Livelihood, so he resolved to get it in an easier, though more dangerous Way, than either boisterous Winds, or the Raging of the Seas could have exposed him to, And at last his Vessel has split upon the Rock on which all such Villanies, as (and not without Reason) he is supposed to have been for some Time conversant in, must be expected to have a Stop put to their further Progresses. Being a Papist I could have no Account of his past Life and Behaviour in the World from himself, not being used, nor expected to keep the Secrets of Auricular Confession. However, he has not been so private in his Wickedness, but so much of it is come Abroad, as to convince that he richly deserved his Fate. He was one of those who was in the House with David Boyd , executed in October last, for robbing Edward Neway , in Company with three more; a House in New Rag-Fair , inhabited by a Set of those Sort of People, for the Rendezvous of themselves, and for the more convenient Stowage and Reception of all stolen Goods. When Neway, and the Company he had got together, in Pursuit of those who robbed him, came to the House to which they were directed to find them, they were ill-used, and Endeavours made to stop them going up Stairs to look after the Rogues: However, in Spite of all Opposition, they went up Stairs, took Boyd, and found Edward Dempsey in the suspicious Circumstance of being just jump'd into Bed with Part of his Cloaths on. He was also taken, committed upon Suspicion of being concern'd in the Robbery, but the Prosecutor not swearing positively to Edward Dempsey , he was acquitted of that Indictment. This was in September Sessions. This Escape was no Warning to him, he returned again, doubtless, to his old Quarters, and continuing the Practice of his old Tricks, was at length apprehended for robbing Mr. Brown, Merchant , of Lombard street . The Watch taken from him being advertised, Search was made after Edward Dempsey , and he was found and taken. He had a Hanger in his Hand at the Time the Robbery was committed, maltreated Mr. Brown, and several Times threatned his Life, for looking after him, and not going another Way, as he was ordered by the Robbers. He had the Prosecutor's Wig on his Head when he was taken, and he was positive that he was one that robbed him, upon the first Sight of him in the New Goal , Southwark ; so that not the least Doubt can remain of his Guilt, tho' he always denied it when I mentioned it to him, till the Day before his Execution; I mentioned it to him again, and his Answer was in dubious Terms, saying, Whether he was guilty or not, he was to lose his Life for it. 7 PATRICK DEMPSEY , aged 32, was born in Ireland , and bred a Seaman , and like his Name-Sake, if not Brother, (tho' they both denied they were any ways related, unless in the Wickedness of their Lives, which neither of them could well deny) chose not to drudge on in the common Way of Life, which he was bred up to, but would needs live by his Wits, and as he lust. He has done so for some Time, and fill'd up the Measure of his Iniquities, and has at Length receiv'd the just Punishment of of his Wickedness, He too was a Papist, and the Arcanum Sacramentale, or auricular Confession, being sacred among these People, no Discovery of whatever Villainies he may have committed is to be come at, but that only for which he suffered. And it was for the same Robbery with Edward Dempsey , in which he was principally concern'd, being the first Man that attack'd Mr. Brown, by taking hold of his Right-hand, and using him very roughly. When the Gentleman endeavour'd to disengage himself from him, Patrick shew'd his Resolution of putting in force his wicked Design, by telling him not to be in such a Hurry, and immediately claping him fast hold by the Collar, at which Instant Edward (and the third Robber not yet taken) came up to him, one with a Hanger, and t'other with a Pistol, threatning to blow his Brains out, if he made the least Noise. Accordingly, they all three had a Hand in rifling him, making no Resistance. The Prosecutor was positive to Patrick's being one, saying, he seem'd to have the same Cloaths on when upon his Trial, as when he robb'd him; he was taken the 14th of November, and when before the Justice, confess'd the Robbery was done by him, in Company with Edward and one James Rion ; so that scarce any Doubt can remain of the Justice of his Execution. A more insolent and audacious Fellow scarce ever appeared at the Bar of the Old-Bailey Sessions-House; he shew'd not the least Sign of Remorse, but rather seem'd to pride himself in appearing a great Villain, and would have taken the whole of the Robbery upon him, declaring Edward not at all concern'd; but the Court and Jury thought it not proper to regard what he said. At the Time of his coming to the Bar, to receive the deserv'd Sentence of the Law, he was so wicked as to get himself drunk, and appear'd with all that Impudence and wicked Behaviour as astonish'd every Beholder; and as if in Defiance of all Law and Justice, wore his Hat in the Court; nor could he scarce be prevail'd upon to stop his unruly Tongue, still repeating the Innocence of Edward, and taking the whole Villainy on himself. Tho' this was all but false Fire; for when I told him of this Behaviour, a Day or two afterwards, his Courage being evaporated, he hung his Head, own'd the Fact, and said he was sorry for what he had done. 8. DENNIS BRENAN , aged 22, was born in Ireland , at what Time he came into England I know not, for I could not perswade him to have any Conversation with me, being a Papist . Since he has been here, it seems he has been in the Weaving Trade , somewhere about Spittle-Fields , where are living his Father and Mother, both antient People, who came several Times to see him in the Press-Yard, while under Sentence of Death, and seem'd greatly to lament the unhappy Case of their ungracious Son. He seem'd not to have had much Education, not appearing with a Book, as the rest of his Fellow-Sufferers of the same Perswasion did, from whence 'tis reasonable to conjecture, he could not read. His Parents and others of the Neighbourhood, who out of Respect to them, came to see him, said, he had been an idle loose, and disorderly young Man, and seem'd to express no great Surprize at finding him in such a Situation; knowing he had long followed such evil Courses, as must needs bring him to it, unless perswaded to return to his Duty. Work he was not fond of, and was under no Restraint, his poor aged Parents being no ways able to curb his untoward Passions, had they been ever so well inclin'd to do it. Brenan had been indicted in December Sessions, and being discharged the last Day, for Want of Evidence, he immediately returned to his old Acquaintance. The next Day being in Company with Purcel, and the Evidence against him at his Trial, one George St. Laurence , they wanted Money for Drink, to raise their Courage, and having some how or other got enough to get a Pot of Beer, and a Dram apiece. Brenan got a Hammer and Chissel, and said, he would have Money, or he'd go again to the Place from whence he came. Accordingly he went with this Resolution, and the first Thing he did, was to knock a Man down, and take away his Hat. This they immediately went and pawn'd for 18 d. which was drank out in Gin, and now they were ripe for Housebreaking, or knocking down People, or any other Mischief that fell in their Way; and several other mischievous Blows were given to different Persons that Night, by the Hands of Brenan, with this dangerous Weapon the Hammer. The next Thing he attempted, was to rob a Cellar, but being seen by a Boy he ran away. The Master of the Cellar followed, and laid hold of him, but receiving a Blow on the Side of his Head, quitted his Hold and left him. The Prosecutor and another Man were walking before them at this Juncture. As soon as Brenan came up with him, he fetch'd him a Blow with the Hammer on the Side of his Head, which brought him to the Ground. Immediately he seizes his Hat and Wig, and would have taken his Money, but some People coming behind, surprised him, and he run away; this was in Shoreditch . Brenan not content, proposed to his Companions, to go and get some Money. So away they went, and Brenan meeting another Man in Hounsditch , gave him a Blow with his Hammer, knocking him down, and taking from him his Hat and Wig. But the Man making an Outcry, the People came out of their Houses, and the Street was in an Uproar, and they were oblig'd to run for it. Again, in White-Chapel , he serv'd another Man in the same Manner; all these malicious Actions he was wicked enough to be guilty of the very Night after he had escap'd the Hands of Justice, and if he had notbeen providentially prevented, what Mischief might he be not capable of? In one so young, 'tis surprizing to think how the Seeds of Malice and Wickedness, could be so deeply rooted. 9. WILLIAM PURCEL , aged 23, was born in Ireland , and was a Papist . In London he had followed the Business of a Weaver , but left that Employment, which might have given him a comfortable Livelihood, for the Sake of Idleness and Debauchery, which have work'd his Ruin. He was so foolish as to pawn his working Implements for Gin the very Night he assisted Brenan in this Robbery, for which he suffered He had been a loose, disorderly Person, and though it does not appear that he was so deeply and wickedly engaged as Brenan, yet he was one of his Companions, and doubtless deserved the same Fate. At the PLACE of EXECUTION. ON Wednesday, the Seventh Instant, between Nine and Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, Thomas Good , Thomas Hickson , and James Aldridge , in one Cart, Edward Dempsey , and Patrick Dempsey , in the second, John Edwards , and Lawrence Savage , in the third, and Dennis Brenan , and William Purcel , in the fourth, went to the Place of Execution: When there, I prayed with and for them all; but only Good, Aldridge, Hickson, and Edwards attended to the Prayers I made use of to recommend their Souls to the Mercies of God, through the Merits of Jesus Christ; the rest, being Papists, turn'd their Backs, and said their Pater-Noster, &c. among themselves. Not one of the Whole deny'd the Fact, or Justice of their Sentence, but, when the Cart drew from under them, they call'd on God to have Mercy on them. Their Bodies were all carry'd off by their Friends; nor was there any Disturbance, great Care being taken to keep off the Mob so long as it was necessary. This is all the Account given by me, JOHN TAYLOR , Ordinary of Newgate .

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The ORDINARY of NEWGATE his Account of the Behaviour, Confession, and Last Speech of the Malefactor that was Executed at TYBURN on Friday the 25th Day of MAY, 1711. AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 16th, 17th, and 18th instant, Four Persons, viz. Three Men, and One Woman, who (upon their Trials) were found Guilty of several Capital Crimes, did accordingly receive Sentence of Death. One of them is order'd for Execution, and the other Three have obtain'd Her Majesty's most gracious Reprieve; which I hope they will improve, to the Glory of God, and the Good of their own Souls. While they were under this Condemnation, I constantly visited them, and had them brought up twice every day, to the Chapel in Newgate, where I read Prayer, and the Word of God (which I expounded) to them; giving them such Instructions and Admonitions, as I thought most proper for Men under their unhappy Circumstances. On the last LORD's DAY, being the 20th instant, and the Day of Pentecost, I preach'd to them, both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon these Words, Joh. 15. 26. But when the Comforter is come, (whom I will send unto you from the Father) even the Spirit of Truth, which proceedeth from the Father, He shall testifie of Me. As I had began, on the Sunday before, to discourse upon those Words, so I now further enlarg'd thereon, prosecuting the same Subject (as proper for the Day) and shewing, That in the Text these Two Things chiefly are contain'd, viz. I. A Discovery (in general) of the whole Sacred Trinity: J (saith CHRIST) will send the Spirit from the Father. II. A Description (in particular) of the Holy Ghost; of whom it is here said, 1. That He is the Comforter. 2. That He will come. 3. That He shall be sent, viz. {By the Son. From the Father. Unto the Apostles, and their Followers. 4. That He is the Spirit of Truth. 5. That He proceeds from the Father. 6. and lastly, That He is to give his Testimony of the Son. To each of which Heads, and Particulars, I spoke amply and distinctly; and shew'd, That He who is here said to be Sent, is no ways Inferior to, but in all respects Coequal and Coeternal with Him, By Whom, and From Whom, He is Sent: That this Mystery of the Sacred Trinity, included in the Text, is (in a very great measure) vail'd from us: That tho' much had been, and much more might still be said on it, yet we must all acknowledg our selves insufficient for these things: That it is unsearchable and unattainable by us, to Perfection, while we are on this side the Grave; and therefore ought rather to admire it with all humility of Heart and Soul, than be too curious in our Inquiry into it: That our Incapacity of comprehending it, is no Argument for our Disbelief of it, since we have it reveal'd, both in the Text and other Scriptures. In a word, That it is the great Object of our Faith; which ought to have a mighty Influence on our Lives, so as to engage us entirely to love that Good GOD, who is so excellent, and so far above all our Thoughts, and humbly serve and adore that Unity in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity, which we are not able to comprehend, but may (as indeed we should) have longing Desires to be united unto Him (that Most Glorious and Most Happy Being) who can make us all glorious and happy as Himself, and will most certainly do it, if we sincerely purpose and endeavour to deny all Ungodliness and Worldly Lusts, and live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present World; as the Apostle expresses it, Tit. 2. 12. This was some part of the Doctrin I preach'd to them; and I concluded both my Forenoon and Afternoon Sermons with these, and the like Exhortations to all my Auditory in general, and to the Condemn'd in particular; That they would consider, How they had offended the High Majesty of Heaven, that Great and Mighty GOD, who is able both to save and to destroy, and who ought so much the more to be fear'd, by how much He is Great and Incomprehensible: And, That as it was their Duty, so likewise their Interest, to apply themselves to Him, in fervent and devout Prayers for Grace to believe, and repent, that they might be sav'd. This chiefly was the Subject I entertain'd them with, at my attendance on them every day. They seem'd to be very attentive to those Admonitions and Instructions I gave them, both in publick and private; and he who is now appointed to Death, did freely confess his Sins; giving me the Account of himself, which (in short and in substance) is as followeth. Josiah Wilson , alias John Waldren , Condemn'd for breaking Mr. Thomas Cotterel 's Show-glass, and stealing out of it a Gold-Watch of the Value of 10 l. He said, he was about Eighteen Years of age, born in the Parish of St. Andrew, Holborn : That for a time he work'd with his Father in the Art of Periwig-making ; but growing loose and extravagant, he endeavour'd to supply his Wants by the many Robberies which he committed in Houses and Shops, and on People walking in the Streets; yet (he said) he got little or nothing but Shame in that wicked Way: for thereby he often brought himself to Justice, and was in July last, and at other times, burnt in the Hand, &c. He confess'd, he was guilty of the Fact he is to die for, and wish'd he had been so wise as to take Warning before, but it was now too late; he hop'd other Offenders would take it in due time, and so prevent their coming to the like sad and shameful End. Upon my telling him, That (for the clearing of his Conscience, and the obtaining the Divine Mercy) he must take care (among other things) to make such Discoveries as he was able to make, and might be useful, either to the Publick, or to any Private Persons; he said, He could discover no more, than he had confess'd to me; adding, That the Profaning of the LORD's DAY had been the First Cause of his Ruin; and therefore out of Goodwill to others, he warn'd 'em here against that Sin especially, that so they might not be drawn away, as he had been, and shamefully fall by the Hand of Justice, as he does. He declar'd, he died in Charity with all Men, and wish'd, that all Young Men, and others, might be wiser and more watchful to prevent their being thus deluded, than he had been. He heartily desir'd my Prayers, and my Directions also, how he should govern himself as to his Eating and Drinking; being now desirous to do every thing that might be for his Soul's good; and telling me, That to this End he had resolv'd to drink nothing but Water. I approv'd of his Care, thus to keep himself in a Sober Temper, that by the neglecting (in some sort) the Concern of his Body, and denying and mortifying his Sensual Appetites, he might so much the better attend the great Business of his Eternal Salvation. This Day he was carried, in a Cart, from Newgate to the Place of Execution, where I attended him for the last time; and after my usual Exhortations, Prayers, singing of Penitential Psalms, and rehearsing the Apostles Creed (in all which he joyn'd with me;) I withdrew from him, leaving him to his private Devotions, for which he had some Time allow'd him. Then the Cart drew away, and he was turn'd off. The Last Words, which he distinctly and audibly spoke, were these and the like: Let every body take Warning by me; and I desire you all to pray for me. O Lord! look in pity upon me. Lord Jesus, have mercy on me! O Lord God, pardon my Sins! Lord, hear the cries of a poor Sinner. Unto Thee, O Christ, I commend my Spirit. Lord I come, I come. Lord Jesus, receive my Soul. This is all the Account here to be given of this Malefactor, by me, PAUL LORRAIN , Ordinary . Friday, May 25. 1711. ADVERTISEMENTS. ROBERT WHITLEDGE , who formerly lived at the Bible in Creed-Lane , is removed to the Bible and Ball in Ave-Mary-Lane near Ludgate , where all Booksellers and others may be furnisht with Bibles and Common-Prayers of all Sorts, with Cuts or without, Ruled or Unruled, Bound in Turky Leather or Plain. Mr. Sturt's Cuts Curiously Engrav'd; also other fine Cuts fitted for all Sizes and Common-Prayers. The Welsh Bible, Welsh Common-Prayer, and Welsh Almanack. The Duty of Man's Works of all Sizes. 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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, OF THE MALEFACTORS, Who were Executed at TYBURN, On FRIDAY the 12th of June, 1741. BEING THE SECOND EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Rt. Hon . DANIEL LAMBERT , Esq ; Number II. LONDON : Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Bolt-Court , near the Leg-Tavern , Fleet-street . M,DCC,XL. (Price SIX-PENCE.) THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Rt. Hon . Daniel Lambert , Esq ; Lord-Mayor of the City of London ; the Hon. Mr. Justice Chapple, the Hon. Mr. Justice Reynolds; the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London; and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, for the City of London, and Justices of Goal-Delivery of Newgate, for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall, in the Old-Bailey , on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 14th, 15th, and 16th, of May 1741, in the 15th Year of his Majesty's Reign. Five Men, viz. John Lupton , John Johnson , Francis Piggot , alias Horton , Thomas Ruby and Richard Baker , and one Woman, viz. Eliz. Bennet , were by the Jury convicted of Capital Crimes, and receiv'd Sentence of Death. While under Sentence, they were instructed from these Words, " Then " said Jesus to his Disciples, if any " Man will come after me, let him " deny himself and take up his Cross " and follow me, St. MATH. 16, 24." From whence was observ'd to them, that tho' the most faithful Servants of the Lord, even the Patriarchs and Apostles, endur'd most unjust Reproaches and Persecutions in this World, yet were they made happy in the next, by patiently submitting and bearing their Sufferings. How much more, then ought they who have been most notoriously wicked here, to submit patiently to suffer the most exemplary Punishments, rather than endure an Eternity of Misery hereafter. 'Twas urg'd to them, how much it was their Duty, to cry unto the Lord, Day and Night, for Forgiveness of their manifold Sins and Wickedness; to that God who is a Merciful God, and will as has been promised in the Holy Scriptures: When the Wicked Man turneth away from the Wickedness that he hath committed, and doth that which is Lawful and Right, shall save his Soul alive; for if we seek God in Sincerity, he will surely be found, and however great and many our Offences have been, yet there is infinite Mercy with God to forgive them. They were all exhorted from these and the like Words, to be sincere and penitent. Elizabeth Bennett , having been guilty of the most heinous Crime of Murder, the dreadful Nature and Consequence of that Sin, was more particularly expatiated upon, that she might be brought to a due Sense thereof; the Barbarity, Cruelty and Inhumanity of it was exposed, it being a Crime against the express Commandments of God, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt do no Murder, Whosoever sheddeth Man's Blood, by Man shall his Blood be shed, GEN. 9, 6 As God made Man after his own Image, how presumptious! how daring! is it in Man to destroy the Image of the True and Living God, and yet expect to pass unpunish'd; 'twas likewise explained to her that if there could be an Aggravation of that heinous Crime of Murder, 'twas in her Case, to murder in so cruel and barbarous a Manner, her own innocent Child. A Crime of such a Nature, that the Lord, by the Mouth of his holy Prophet, Isaiah, proposeth as a Singular Care, as if it were impossible such a Thing could happen, " Can a " Woman (says he) forget her Sucking Child? That she should not have Compassion on the Son of her Womb? Yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold I have graven thee upon the Palms of my Hands, thy Walls are continually before me. Isa. 49, 15, 16. In her appear'd a Brutallity and Savageness of Mind, contrary to the Nature of the tender Sex, who are known to be more fond, more sympathizing and more compassionate, towards their innocent Babes, than are the Men. But she, more savage than the Brutes, suffocated her Infant, the Instant it was brought into the Light of the World. They were instructed in the Nature and End of the Sacrament of our Lord's last Supper, from these Texts, " And they continued stedfastly in the Apostles Doctrine and Fellowship, and in breaking of Bread, and in Prayers, Acts ii. 42. Blessed are they which are called unto the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, Rev. xix. 9. When these, and many other Admonitions were given, they attended in Chapel, complied with the Prayers, and were attentive to Exhortations. Lupton was ignorant, and could not read, but quiet and decent in his Behaviour; and part of the Time was very sick and weak. John Johnson was for some Days lazy, and would not leave the Cell, but by Persuasion, and convincing him what Danger his Soul was exposed to, he afterwards came up, and gave close Attendance. Francis Piggot alias Horton , was sick and distressed, but always came up when capable. Thomas Ruby was lame, yet scarce ever absented. Mr. Baker behaved decently and christianly, tho' most of the Time very sick and infirm. Elizabeth Bennet attended constantly in Chapel, and wept, as most of them did at one Time or other; but had not that Concern as to outward Appearance, as became one in her Circumstances, convicted of so heinous a Crime. On Thursday the 4th of this Instant June, Report was made to their Excellencies, the Lords Regents of this Kingdom in Council, of the six Malefactors under Sentence of Death in the Cells of Newgate; when Thomas Ruby , of St. Giles's in the Fields , for breaking and entering the Dwelling-House of John Tucker , between the Hours of 1 and 2 in the Night, with Intent the Goods of the said Tucker to steal, &c. April 28; and Elizabeth Bennit , for that being by the Providence of God, alone and secretly, deliver'd of a female Bastard Child, yet not having God before her Eyes, she the said Child did cast into a Privy belonging to Richard Lucas , of which casting, &c. the Child instantly died, were Reprieved; the other four, viz. John Lupton , Francis Piggot , John Johnson , and Richard Baker , were order'd for Execution. Francis Piggot , alias Horton , and John Johnson , of St. Giles's in the Fields , were indicted for assaulting Henry Corner , in a certain Field and open Place, near the King's Highway, putting him in Fear, and taking from him a Silver Watch, value 5 l. and a Silver Knee-buckle, value 5 s. the Goods of the said Corner, April 24. 1. Francis Piggot , whose true Name (as he said) was Horton , was 29 Years of Age, born of honest Parents in Shropshire , who gave him good Education at School, in Reading and Writing, in order to fit him for Business, and instructed him in Christian Principles; as he grew up, his Father (who was a Farmer) made him do Country Work , which Way of Business he followed, until he was capable of going out into the World. Then he served several Gentlemen at different Times, and Places, was always sober in Life as to Drinking, but very much addicted to bad Company, especially of vile Women, who never fail to have a chief Hand in ruining such abandoned Youths. Some Years ago he came to London , and serv'd several reputable Gentlemen, with one of whom he travelled over many Parts of the Kingdom, as he also did with others, and was trusted with Sums of Money, and other Things of Value, none of them suspecting his Honesty. He married a Wife, by whom he had several Children, which are all dead. Being too much addicted to lewd Women, in a few Years he grew tired of his Wife, and leaving her, cohabited for near seven Years with another Woman, which occasioned a Report that he had two Wives, tho' he was never married to any but one, who as above, was his true and lawful Wife. Some Years ago, Francis happening to meet at Park-End with the Cook to a noble Lord, he engaged to serve under him in the Kitchen in the Castle of Dublin , where he soon became a Proficient in that Business; but being ever unconstant in his Resolutions, after some little Time he left this Service, and took up with an inferior Station about a Play-house in Dublin . After staying in Ireland about three Years he returned to England , and went to his Mother in Shropshire ; but becoming a Plague to her, she was soon weary of his Company, from thence he came to London , and applying himself to Service, he was employed in several Publick-houses , mostly Bagnio's, particularly of late at the Turk's-Head in Bow-street , and at other Bagnios in Long-Acre , at which last Place he liv'd when he was taken up. His Master and Mistress living themselves at another Bagnio, entrusted the Care of the House to him and a Woman Servant, and gave him the Character of a good and honest Servant , they entrusting him to receive the Money, and transact the Business of the whole House, which he faithfully and punctually performed. Notwithstanding all which, his inclining too much to idle Company, and spending his Money at a very extravagant Rate, constantly brought him into very great Straights. He had been acquainted for some Years with Henry Corner the Prosecutor, tho' he had known John Johnson his Associate, in the Robbery but a few Days. Johnson, who was by Trade a Sawyer , used to work in the City, but accustoming himself to Idleness, and frequenting that Part of the Town where Horton lived, they soon became acquainted, and committed the Robbery as follows. Piggot alias Horon, meeting Henry Corner , desired to drink with him, but not having Convenience at that Time, they appointed 6 in Evening (it being the 24th of April) to meet at an Ale-house, accordingly Piggot and Johnson waited there till Corner came, and after drinking two or three Pots of Beer (for which Corner paid) they proposed if Corner would go with them to St. Giles's to treat in Return, to which he consented; but finding all the Houses shut, they decoy'd him on till they came to Southampton-Row , and from thence into the Fields, where they threw Corner on the Ground, and Johnson held him down while Piggot took his Watch, and one of his Silver Knee-Buckles, and then ran away, not having Time to take the other, because of Corner's crying out Murder! Murder! two or three Times, which brought the Watchman to his Assistance, who found him bloody; Corner immediately related the Affair to him, and told him where Piggot haunted, by which Intelligence they were apprehended at an Ale-house in Covent-Garden , and being carried before a Magistrate, were by him committed to Newgate . Piggot alledged at first, that the Things were given him on a scandalous Account not fit to be mentioned; but Johnson ingenuously confessed the Truth, as afterwards Piggot own'd, that from his Infancy he had been a wicked, obstropulous Boy, and said, that his Mother still living in the Country, would be glad to hear he was hang'd, he having ever since he was four Years of Age been constantly putting her to extravagant Charges, and plunging her out of one Trouble into another. A Master and Mistress of his, with some others, coming one Day to visit him, expressed a very great Sympathy with his Misfortunes; so that he and all of them wept most bitterly, and show'd a very tender Concern; they gave him a very good Character for his Honesty. He often cried, particularly at Divine Service. Four or five Days before he died, as he went down Stairs from Chapel, he was in a Flood of Tears, and could scarcely speak. He believed in Christ our only Saviour, repented of his Sins, and dy'd in Peace with all Men. 2. John Johnson , for the same Robbery with the above Piggot or Horton, was 17 Years of Age, born of honest Parents, who were but mean, and not capable to give him much Education. He was taught in the Ward School in Fridaystreet , to Read, Write, and cast Accompts for Business, and instructed in the Christian Religion, which to his great Loss he minded least, being accustomed to play in the Streets, and learn evil Habits and Practices, when he should have applied himself to his Books, and improved his Education. When of Age he was put to a Sawyer in St. Paul's-Church-Yard , and was honest in his Service, but inclined too much to go Abroad, and spend his Time in idle Company, from whom he learn'd the Vices of the Town, too much followed by the inferior Rank of People, which brought him to this miserable Catastrophe. A great Part of the Time he was sick, and not able to come up, when visited he behaved well, and declared Penitence, and when his Irons were made lighter, came constantly to Chapel, and was attentive to Prayers and Exhortations; but he entertained some Hopes of a Reprieve, by one Friend or other whom he talk'd of, which, together with his Youth and other Frailties, occasioned his not being so deeply affected, as one in his miserable Condition ought to have been. In the preceding Part of his Life he was honest, did not steal nor thieve, and kept in his Master's Service, till taken up for this Robbery, which was the first and last he ever committed, which he freely confessed; and when Piggot or Horton denied it, he reproved him for lying, upon which Horton also confessed the same, and both of them own'd they decoy'd Corner into the Fields, after they had been drinking, and that they robb'd him, as was sworn against them, and disposed of the Goods, which were afterwards restored to the proper Owner. He had been but a few Days acquainted with Piggot, who brought the simple, young Lad into this dismal Scrape, and by Consequence hurried him into speedy Destruction; but Justice instantly overtook them, brought them to a fatal End, and prevented much Mischief, which in all Probability they might have done, if suffered to go on in such a hellish Course as they had engaged in. He believed in Christ to be the Son of God, and only Saviour of Sinners; repented of all his Sins, especially that for which he died, and forgave all Offences against him, as he expected Forgiveness from God. Johnson reprov'd Piggot for commiting this Robbery upon an old intimate Acquaintance, for persuading, or in a manner forcing Corner into the Fields with them, it being the dead and dark Hour of the Night, where he neither knowing nor seeing the Ways, fell down a Precipice, or some ragged Road, and was in Danger of breaking his Neck. Both of 'em likewise confessed, that they agreed before-hand to rob Henry Corner , knowing he had a Silver Watch, Silver Buckles, and perhaps some Money about him. John Lupton , of St. Andrew's Holborn , was indicted (with Alexander Flack not taken) for stealing a Silver handled Cup, value 3 l. and a Silver Spoon, value 10 s. the Goods of William Zachary , in his Dwelling-House, Feb. 26. 3. John Lupton was 16 Years of Age, born of honest Parents, who kept a Publick-House in West-Smithfield , who brought him up in religious Principles, which he being a most obstropulous Boy, but little regarded; and having the Misfortune to lose his Father about four Years ago (who intended to have put him to some Trade) he was left to his Shifts, and not knowing which Way to turn, he serv'd in an Inn in Gosland-street a whole Year, and afterwards in the Punch-House the Back of the Royal-Exchange for some Time, and in some other Places, and (if his own Account be true) in all those Services he was honest, and pleased his Masters and Mistresses. But his Misfortune was after all this, to become acquainted in the House of one - by the Ditch-Side, where Thieves and Whores meet and consult upon their unlawful Expeditions; they soon corrupted his Morals, which were not the best before, having been a Boy of most wicked Inclinations, and disposed naturally to all manner of Vice from his Cradle. Here he got himself acquainted with a Gange of most notorious Thieves and House-breakers; and about four or five Months ago, engaged with them to go a House-breaking, which was the particular Species of Theft or Robbery they professed, and constantly followed; in three Months before he was taken up, John with his Associates had committed 30 Burglaries, the Product of which, as they sold the Goods, came to about 300 l. tho' the real Value no doubt was above three Times that Sum. Thus these vile Wretches threw away the Goods of honest People, and destroy'd whole Families by these hellish Exploits. Lupton came to be well known and famous among the common Enemies of Mankind, and Thief-catchers, who took him up, and had him tried for his Life upon two Indictments, the Sessions before last, with Alexander Flack and John Lowden not taken, for breaking and entering the Dwelling-House of John Deer more, about Eight at Night and stealing a brown cloth Coat, a Cotton Gown, a short Cloak, a Camblet Bed Curtain, the Goods of John Deermore , a Lustring, a quilted Petticoat and a Camblet Riding-Hood, the Goods of Anne Eukley , March 2, 1741. He was also indicted for breaking and entering the Dwelling-House of Lewis Morel , between seven and eight at Night, and stealing a large Trunk, a blue Gown, a Grey Shagreen Gown, a Green quilted Petticoat, a white quilted Petticoat, Two Linnen Shifts, Two Linnen Aprons, a Handkerchief, a Pocket-Book, Eleven Guineas, Three Thirty-six Shilling Pieces, a Three Pound Twelve Shilling Piece, the Goods and Money of Ruth Rugg , in the Parish of St. Brides , March 11. Although he was Guilty of both these Burglaries, yet for want of clear Evidence, he was Acquitted. Some shore Time after this, a certain Person meeting him in the Street, said, I have lost a deal of Money by you, by the two last Prosecutions, and I will certainly take you up again to repair my Losses. He knew Lupton to be concerned in a great Number of Burglaries, having had certain Information thereof, and accordingly was as good as his Word, and apprehended him for this capital Crime, upon which he was convicted, and thereby brought to condign Punishment. He was a very wicked, naughty, incorrigible Boy, and could neither read, nor write, scarce remembered any thing that was good. He mourned over his Ignorance and most vicious Life; declared his firm Resolution, in Case of Life, to do better, and live as becomes a Christian, and was very desirous to be in Company with one of the others, who could read to him, and pray for him. Thus he confessed his very great Wickedness and most deserved Sufferings, and that his Punishment was much less than what he deserved. He was penitent for his very scandalous and impious short Life, was very ignorant of Religion, and all religious Principles. I endeavoured to instruct him, but the Time was short, his Prejudices Great, and his Corruptions were too much confirmed. For above one Half of the Time they were under Sentence he constantly came to Chapel, but could scarce say any more than Amen, otherwise he behaved quietly and decently; at last he fell very sick and infirm, and when I visited him in the Cell, he could scarce speak one Word, yet was desirous of Prayers, and loved Admonitions, and when eased of his Irons, made a Shift to come up to Chapel, although in great Weakness, and supported by Johnson, one of his Fellow-Sufferers. He believed in Christ the Son of God, and the only Saviour of Sinners: He re pented of a most scandalous and sinful Life, and died in Peace with all Mankind. At the Place of EXECUTION, THURSDAY, June 11th, (the Day before they died) their Excellencies the Lords Regents of the Kingdom, were pleas'd to send down a most gracious Reprieve, for Three Months to Richard Baker , which came as he and the rest were receiving the blessed Sacrament of our Lord's last Supper, for which Grace and Favour he gave Thanks to the Lord, and promis'd sincerely to evidence his Gratitude, by the sincerest Tokens of Repentance to the latest Hour of his Life. The remaining Three, viz. Francis Piggot , alias Horton , John Johnson , and John Lupton , were carried in one Cart to the Place of Execution, where they seem'd much affected with their dismal Circumstances and Condition. They were all very attentive to Prayers and devoutly join'd in Singing the Psalm. Johnson said he had no more to add to his former Confession, only that he had been a wicked Youth, and had frequently when his Master was out of the Way, robb'd him of a Guinea, which Sums, as he never took more at a Time, he said, were never miss'd. Piggot, alias Horton own'd that when he went to Shropshire , to visit his Grandmother, who was so kind to keep him when disown'd and deserted by both Father and Mother, he was so base as to robb her of several of her Moveables. Being asked whether he and Johnson were not concerned in robbing a certain Person of 20 l. as dying Men they utterly denied it, and said that had they been acquitted or pardon'd, they were determin'd to lead a new Life. John Lupton , some Time before he died, seem'd stupid, and could scarce speak; they all went off the Stage crying out to God to have Mercy on them, and to our blessed Lord Jesus to receive their Spirits. This is all the Account given by me, JAMES GUTHRIE , Ordinary of Newgate . APPENDIX: The following ACCOUNT of JOHN LUPTON , was taken from his own Mouth, a few Days before his Execution. AS I must in a short Time, justly be made a Sacrifice to public Justice, for the many Crimes I have committed, it may be expected by the World, that I should give some Account of myself, and it is, with the utmost Contrition, that I take a Review of the short, but vicious Course of Life I have led; and I now perceive (although to my Misfortune too late) that a Life spent in a Course of Religion and Virtue, cannot be attended with those bitter Uneasinesses and Gnawings, which hang upon and torture the Soul of a Person who has always indulged himself in vicious Habits. It would be a great Alleviation of my Misfortunes, and a Comfort to me under these melancholy Circumstances, could I be persuaded, or had I any Reason to believe, that by untimely Death, my Companions, and all other young Persons would take warning, and forsake their Follies, which must in the End, inevitably be attended with Misery, Destruction and Death. I am now about seventeen Years of Age, and was born of very creditable Parents, who kept the Rose and Crown in Smithfield , six and Thirty Years, and at a proper Age put me to School to one Mr. Groves, in Red-lion-street , where I continued five Years, but to my Sorrow, I never regarded any Instructions that were given me, for at this Time I can neither write or read. My Father perceiving that all the Care and Expence he was at upon my Account, was to very little Purpose, and my Mother dying, took me from School, and employ'd me to draw Beer , and do other little Services about the House for him; but about three Years ago, it pleas'd God to call him hence, and then not chusing to stay at Home with my Mother-in-law, I hired myself as a Servant to Mr. Wenman, who keeps the Punch-house behind the Royal-Exchange , where I lived about eleven Months. I must own with the greatest Sorrow, that I was induced and persuaded by my Mother-in-law, to rob Mr. Wenman, who was an exceeding kind Master to me, of several Sums of Money. I pursued this Course at my Mother's Desire, the greatest Part of the Time I lived there, without being suspected of Dishonesty; sometimes taking Money out of the Till, and when an Opportunity did not offer itself for me to rob Mr. Wenman in that Manner, I have defrauded him of Reckonings, which I have received of Gentlemen, who have been drinking at his House, all which Fruits of my Injustice, were received from me by my Mother, whom I may justly charge with being the sole Cause of my present unhappy Condition. Upon searching him one Day while he lived with Mr. Wenman, six or seven Guineas was found in his Breeches Pocket, his Mother at the same Time happening to be there, and said the Money was hers; the Boy replied, and said, it was not hers, for he had just receiv'd it of a Person whom his Father had given him Orders to go and receive it. Since his Condemnation, Mr. Wenman and his Wife went to see him, and as soon as he saw them, he fell on his Knees and cry'd, and begg'd they would forgive him, confessing that those Guineas which were found in his Pocket was their Money; and likewise confessed that he and the Bar-keeper was jointly concern'd in robbing them of several Sums of Money at Times. When his Master and Mistress talk'd to him, he seemed very much concern'd for his Misfortunes, and pray'd again for them to forgive him, and wish'd he had taken his Mistress's Advice; if he had, he had never brought himself to this miserable End. His Master and Mistress relieved and comforted him all they could, and defired him to prepare himself for Death; that he had join'd himself with such a Knot of Villains, that he could not expect any mercy from above, and at the same Time Mr. Wenman told him, that he had been so great an Offender (although so young) that he could not interceed for him in any shape whatsoever, and that he readily forgave him the Injury he had done to him, and desir'd him once more to prepare himself for Death, and not flatter myself with any Hopes of a Pardon, which I am inform'd your Mother flatters you with. What gave him the greater Opportunity to rob Mr. Wenman, while he was in his Service, was, that he kept two Houses, he having not left that on London-Bridge. He was told by a Clergyman, who was so kind to come to pray by him, that what he had to reveal to the World of any Consequence, if he did not do it, it would be a very great Sin, committed both to God and Man; and on the contrary, to declare what he thought would be of Service; the Laws of God obliged him to do it, because it would be of service to the World, and likewise an Acknowledgment to God of his Sins, and might give a Turn to other persons, who might probably be reclaimed by reading of this, that otherwise might have gone the same Way. Let me therefore persuade all persons, both young and old, to let this my unhappy Chance of Life be an Example to all those who shall read this paper, especially the young Woman who was Fellow Servant at Mr. Wenman's, and was concerned with me, in robbing of him, at several Times. After this, having a Mind to go down into the Country, I quitted Mr. Wenman's Service, and went to Hatfield , in Hertfordshire , and drew Beer about twelve Months for Mr. Barlow at the Sign of the Chequer ; and during the Time I lived with him, I frequently defrauded him of small Sums of Money in Reckonings; but on his finding a Pint of Wine which I had hid on the But-head, he discharged me. When I left Mr. Barlow, I came to London , and lived at Mr. Winder's, the Horshoe-Inn , in Goswell-street , were I drew Beer about three Quarters of a Year; and I had so strongly imbib'd the Principles of Dishonesty, that I never could possibly forsake them; for one Evening a Gentleman coming into the Inn, out of the Country, desired me to pull his Boots off; I did so, and was very well paid for it, for I found two Guineas in them, which I converted to my own Use, notwithstanding all the Enquiry the Gentleman made after them. After this, Mr. Winder's Maid Servant and I not agreeing together, he turn'd me away, and then I went to live at Gervase Trueman 's, the Sign of Mad-Tom , by Fleet-ditch , where I unhappily got acquainted with my two Companions, Alexander Flack , and John Lowther and they persuaded me to go out with them. The first Robbery I ever committed in their Company was, about half a Year ago, when we broke open a Hosier's Shop in the Strand , and stole about fourscore Pair of Stockings. Flack went in and took the Goods, and I stood * Peter on the Outside, and we immediately took Coach, and carried the Goods to one Mary Brown , who keeps a noted Lock in Rag-Fair , and she gave us 3 l. for them, which we equally divided amongst us. After this, we went to the W – B - r, in B - street, to our Girls and spent the Money. When all our Money was gone, we were obliged to go out again, and accordingly we went, and got into a Linnen-Draper's Shop, in Covent-Garden , by pushing up the Sash, about 9 o'Clock in the Evening. Lowther went in, and took two large Boxes of Linnen, To stand Peter, in the Language of these unhappy Wretches, signifies to lie on the Watch. and I stood Peter. These Goods we carried to Betty Barfoot 's, in Rag-Fair , who always us'd to set up for us 'till twelve o'Clock at Night to receive our Goods, and we sold them to her for four Pounds, all which we spent with our Girls in Bow-street . The next Robbery I committed was at a Washerwoman's House in the Strand . We push'd back the Lock of the Door with a large Knife, and went in, and no body being in the House, we took three large Boxes of Linnen, which we carry'd in a Coach to Betty Barefoot 's, who gave us three Guineas for them, which we spent according to our usual Custom in Bow-street . After this we robb'd * Dr. Turner's House at Westminster , of 4 Silver Salts, and 4 Spoons, which Gervase Trueman and Flack, sold to a Man in the Old-Baily , for a Guinea and a Half. As to the Robberies for which I was tried in April Sessions, and acquitted, I must own I was concern'd in both. Flack went in at Mr. Morell's Window in Salisbury-Court , and took the Maid's Box, and when he was going off with it, a Gentlewoman coming up the Court, I ask'd her for one Mr. Peter, and kept her in Discourse till Flack got clear off, and I went after him into a Court in Fleet-street , where we broke the Box open, and took out a Pocket-Book, a Purse, eleven Guineas, three thirty-six Shilling Pieces, a Moidore, a three Pound 12 Shilling Piece, and 17 Shillings in Silver, and then went away and left the Box behind us in the Court. I was flush'd at the Sight of so great a Booty of this, and proposed to Flack to sink upon Lowther, but Flack said, perhaps the Money might be advertiz'd, and if we did not let Lowther have a snack of the Cole, he would be spiteful and turn Evidence against us, and have us jam'd. After this, we all went down with Trueman into the Country, and when we had staid about three Days, and spent our Money, we return'd to London . I propos'd stopping somebody on the Road, but having no Pistols or other Arms, my Companions would not agree to join with me in my new Undertaking. The next Robbery I was concern'd in was that of Serjeant Wheeler's, in Number-Court , in the Strand , for which I suffer: The Sash of the Window not being fast, we lifted it up, I stood Peter, and Flack went in, and took out a Silver Quart Cup, a Silver Punch Ladle, a Silver Pepper-Box, a large Silver Spoon, and a Silver Pint Mug. This Fact we committed on Easter-Sunday, between Seven and Eight in the Evening, and when we got the Plate, we carried it to Trueman, who sold it for us, but my Companions sunk upon me, for I had a Share of the Cup and Spoon only. After this Fact, we took some Linnen from a Gentleman's House in the Old Baily , which we sold to Trueman for sixteen Shillings. This was the last Fact I was concern'd in, for a few Days after I was acquitted at the Old-Bailey , I was taken by a Person call'd Long Charles, and one Rhodes, at my Lodging at Mrs. Hawkins's, in Cross-Lane . They imagin'd I would make myself a Stag, (an Evidence) but I was determin'd sooner to undergo the Punishment of the Law, than betray my Companions, and when I saw Lowther, I told him, if he would hold his Tongue, all the World could not hurt us, and he swore he never would Puff; but when I was carried before Justice Poulson, he came to the Three-Tunns to me, and snapp'd his Fingers at me; I was enrag'd at this Behaviour, and threw a Knife at him, but happily did not touch him. * For this Fact, Francis Flack was tried and acquitted. See Sessions Book. No. 8. 1739. P. 160. A small Time after, going upon Business in Pall-Mall , we espied a House repairing next Door to Mr. Melchior Wagnier , a Hatter ; Flack said Business might be done that Evening, so we all agreed to go and return about 12 o'Clock, which we judged would be the properest Time for our intended Enterprize; we came according to our Design, and found the Ladder left, which was a great help to us, for by the means of that, we ascended to the Top of the House, and got into Mr. Wagnier's Garret-window, and so rummaging the upper part of the House, we took several Things of Value; Flack was for going down stairs, but Lowther and I being fearful, disuaded him from it; the Goods we dispos'd off chiefly to a Friend on the other side of the Water, and some to our Friend Margery Ackers , otherwise Bunce , who liv'd in Greens Rents , and who usually gave us about a 6th part of the intrinsic Value. I had almost forgot one of the Robberies for which I was try'd last Sessions; I mean that of Mr. Jephson's House in Wine-Office-Court , Fleet-street , from whence we took a large Bundle of Linnen, while the Maid was gone for Water, and sold it to * Mrs. Bunce, in Green's-Rents , for seven Shillings and Six-Pence. I have two Brothers and three Sisters now living, but neither they nor my Mother-in-law, who has been the Cause of my Ruin, have been any service to me since I have been in this melancholy Confinement. And now to look back on my past Life, must to me, or any Person that has lived the same Course with me, and is not altogether insensible, be attended with inexpressible Horror and Torment, for as I have before observed, a Person who has spent the whole Course of his Life in the service of Piety and Virtue, may when he is summon'd hence, look with Courage and Calmness on his past Conduct, and a future State; but the Ends of those who have liv'd a contrary Life, will always be attended with the greatest Marks of Agony and Despair. I die in perfect Peace with all Mankind, and heartily forgive all those who at any Time have Injur'd me, as I myself hope for Pardon of all my Offences. John Lupton . The following is an Account of JOHN JOHNSON , who was convicted of robbing HENRY CORNER , on the Highway. JOHN JOHNSON , (one of the unhappy Subjects of this Paper) was Seventeen Years of Age last St. Thomas's Day, and was born of creditable Parents in Red-Lion-Court , in Charterhouse-Lane . His Father was a Tackle-Porter, and put his unfortunate Son to School to Mr. Gilbert, in Bull and Mouth Street , where he remained about six or seven Years, and learned to read, write, cast Accompts, and what was necessary to qualify him for Business. At a proper Age he was put Apprentice to Mr. Rowland Hare , in St. Paul's Church-Yard , with whom he lived about Half a Year, and from thence he went to live with Mr. Stanworth in Long-Acre , whom he served about two Years and a Half, and then some Difference arising between them, they parted. After this he went Home to his Mother, and worked for himself, till he was taken up for the Fact for which he suffered. The Acquaintance between him and his Companion Piggot, began at Mr. Hart's, a Poulterer, in Hedge-Lane , about a Week before this Fact was committed; and on Piggot's telling him, that the Prosecutor Corner lived at the Lord Mordington's, and was a * Mrs. Bunch was convicted last Sessions at the Old-Bailey, and is to be transported for buying stolen Goods, knowing them to be stole. * Madge Cull, and that it would be easy to get Money from him, he agreed to follow Piggot's Directions. It happened, the Day this Robbery was committed, that Piggot met the Prosecutor Corner, and agreed to see the other the same Evening at six o'Clock, under the Piazza in Covent-Garden . Gorner came according to his Appointment, but being desirous to go to the Play, he went and desired Piggot and Johnson to wait for him till his Return. They did so, and the Play being over, they all went to the King's-Head in James-street , where they drank two Pots of Beer. After this, Piggot persuaded Corner to go along with him and Johnson into the Fields; he did so, and then (if what Johnson says is to be credited) Corner attempted Indecencies upon him, and whilst they were struggling together, Piggot robbed Corner of his Watch and Buckles, and made off. Corner immediately charged Johnson with being concerned in the Robbery, and therefore he thought it best to follow Piggot. After the Commission of this Fact, Piggot pawned the Watch at a Pawnbrokers, facing the Roe-Buck, in Bow-street , Covent-Garden , for two Guineas, which was equally divided between him and Johnson. They were both apprehended the next Day, at a Milk Woman's in Gray's-Inn-Lane , and carried before Justice Poulson, who committed Piggot to New-Prison , and Johnson to Clerkenwell-Bridewell , for further Examination. On the Monday following they were both carried again before the Magistrate, at which Time Johnson confessed what he knew of this Robbery. They were then committed to Newgate , and as they were going out of the Justice's Door, Piggot behaved with uncommon Assurance, and sang, " At the Tree I shall suffer with Pleasure." And, on Johnson's reproving him, and telling him such Behaviour was not consistent with his melancholly Circumstances; he reply'd, when he went to the Gallows, that should be his Song before he was turned off; and, if his Mother had any Knowledge of his Misfortunes, she would rejoice. A few Days before their Execution, Piggot being charg'd by a Person with being the Means of Johnson's unhappy End, he fell on his Knees, and desired he would forgive him, at the same Time owning himself to be the chief Cause of Johnson's being involv'd in his Misfortunes. An Account of FRANCIS PIGGOT , alias HORTON , who was convicted for the same Fact with JOHNSON. I Was born at a Place called Lambkin Bank , in Shropshire , and am about 29 Years of Age. My Father died while I was young, but my Mother is still living in Shropshire, and is married to a second Husband, by whom she has Seven or Eight Children. My Mother spared no Cost or Pains in my Education, but I being naturally of a gay and roving Disposition, could not bear the Thought of applying myself to any Business. When I was about nine Years of Age, I came to London , and was put to School by my Friends to one Mr. Keight's, in George-Yard , in Holborn , where I continued two Years and a half, and readily took the Instructions that were given me. When I arrived at a proper Age, I was put to a Glazier ; but that Business not suiting my Fancy, I did not think proper to stay, so I * A Person whom they call Mollies. and my Friends differed, and I determined to go to Service . The first Place I lived at, was Mr. Robinson's, an Exchange Broker in Hoxton-Square , whom I served about four Months, and got a great deal of Money of Company who came to the House, but it was my Misfortune to be never satisfied or contented; so I left him. I then served Mr. Clark, who kept a Writing and Boarding School, in Peterborough-Court , in Fleet-street , Three Quarters of a Year, and then quitted his Service. After this I lived with a certain Lady by Tothil-Fields- Bridewell , who kept a sort of a Masquerading and Gaming House. This Sort of Life was agreeable enough to my gay Temper; and I unfortunately one Day happened to go into the Parlour, and observed something pass between my Mistresses Daughter and a Gentleman; upon which the Gentleman immediately drew his Sword, and flung it after me with so great a Force, that it broke the Room Door to Pieces. I resented this Behaviour, and resolv'd to leave the House. In this Place I lived about Two Years and a Half, and during that Time I got a Hundred Pounds in Vails, and had Eight Pounds a Year Wages, because I wore no Livery. When I left this Service, I immediately turned Gentleman, and lived upon my Estate, till it was almost spent, and then I went to see my Friends in Shropshire ; but I soon set out again for London , and at Northampton I was taken ill, but recovering, I set out for Cambridge , where my Illness again overtook me. From thence I came directly to London , and my Money being grown very low, and Distress and Poverty presenting themselves in the most shocking Colours before my Eyes, I got acquainted with a Milk Woman, for whom I carried Milk some Time, till I got a set of Customers for myself, and began to live in a tollerable Way. After this, I unfortunately married a Woman who had another Husband, and left my Business and went into Shropshire again, but the Country being too still and quiet for me, and I having formerly been used to the Publick Way of Business, was determined to leave it. My Friends then desired me to go and live at Newport-Pagnel ; and accordingly I went to Mrs. Harrison's, at the Red-Lion there, and had Threescore Pounds Worth of Liquors laid in for me; but my natural Disposition always led rather to Dancing, and the other Amusements of the Country People, than my Business. One Christmas Time, after having been Three or Four Days from my Business, I met a Serjeant, Corporal, and a Drummer, who were beating up for Recruits: With them I enlisted as a Drummer in his Majesty's Service, and provided myself with a large Bunch of Ribbons, to wear in my Hat, as a Badge of my new Employment. Being equipp'd in this Manner, I marched with the Serjeant to Ware , where the Captain of the Company taking Notice of me, desired me to desert the Service, at the same Time giving me a Guinea and a Fortnight's Pay. I immediately left the Company, and my Money decreasing, I went to Chester , in order to get a Place, and after some Time, I was hired at the Golden Talbot there; but that Place not agreeing with me, I went to the Blue Anchor at Park Gate , where I had Fifteen Pounds a Year Wages; but the House being very much frequented by French and English Officers, I was hired by one Captain Cane, to go along with him to Ireland . In a short Time we went on Board a Ship, but we had not made much Way before a Storm arose, in which we were in great Danger of being lost; for one of our Men was drowned, and our main Hatch being lost, Four Mares were smothered. Our Captain was at the same Time on Quarter-Deck, and a Wave came and washed him off into the Sea, and another Wave threw him into the Ship again. After this with some Difficulty we got to Ireland , where my Master and I went into Lodgings; but we disagreeing, I parted with him. While I was here, I saw Two Brothers, and their Sons, executed in the County of Kildare, for the Murder of a poor Shepherd, whom they shot as he was getting out of Bed. After this I ran through a Variety of Adventures, till I was hired by Mr. Draycott an Attorney in Dublin , and might have lived with him to this Day, had I not unfortunately taken an Antipathy to my Master's Brother when he was drunk, and made a Resolution to leave his Service. I soon after went on Board a Ship, in order to come away; but a Storm arising, we were obliged to put back, and cast Anchor in the Bay. Here it was that I became acquainted with Mrs. Reynolds, who was a Performer in the Play-House in Smock-Alley, Dublin, and havin a natural Inclination to Plays, and such Entertainments, I by her Means was admitted into the House, where I used to perform a Page, or a Servant, and I have frequently represented Northumberland, in the Play of Henry the Fourth, and the Duke of York in King Charles: Whereupon I then began to think I was got into a very agreeable Way of Life. After I had followed this Employment some Time, the Master and I differing, I went to London , and served Mr. Gorman, at the Bagnio in Suffolk-street, and he happening to fall into Misfortunes, recommended me to Mr. Farrel, at the Royal Bagnio in Long-Acre ; with whom I lived Three Quarters of a Year, and being taken ill, I was oblig'd to leave him. The next Place I lived in was with Mr. Pierce, who keeps a Publick House in Clare Market , whom I served Three Months as a Cook ; but there being too much Fatigue for me in this Employment, I quitted his Service. I was then hired by Mr. Jones, to serve him as a Waiter at his Bagnio, the Turk's-Head , in Bow-street , Covent-Garden , where I lived to the Time that I was taken up for the unhappy Affair for which I must suffer a shameful and ignominious Death. Francis Piggot Horton . Cells of Newgate , June 9. The following Letter was sent to Mr. BAKER, a few Days before he was repriev'd. My Dear Cozen RICHARD, " MY Soul has laboured under no small Uneasiness, since I have seen you, least " you should not be sensible of that Matter of " infinite eternal Importance, the Salvation of " your Soul; and as the Time draws nigh, " nay, is at Hand, wherein you must launch into an Eternity either of Misery or Happiness. " Oh! arise therefore, and be indeed concern'd about it; it is not, indeed it is not, " now too late; you may now find Salvation for your Soul in this last Hour, tho' you " have never done any Good in all your Life: " but cry unto the Lord Jesus from the Bottom of your Soul, as an undone lost Creature, and he will give you Repentance unto " Life; he will, nay he has forgiven you all " your Iniquities, and make you eternally happy with him: He will give you his Salvation " for nothing, without Money, and without " Price: Ask and it shall be given, knock and " it shall be open'd unto you: This, he who " cannot lie, hath promis'd unto you, and if " you believe it, it shall be performed. He " has confirm'd it by his Oath, which cannot be broken. Our Lord himself saith, " Heaven and Earth may pass away, but not " one Tittle of his Word shall fall to the " Ground. " It remains only then, if you feel and know " in what a miserable Condition your Soul " lies under through Sin and Iniquity, a Captive and Slave of Sin and Satan, in spiritual " Darkness and Blindness, alienated from God, " nay, full of Hatred and Enmity against " him, and every Thing that is evil, which " you will find described by St. Paul in the " 3 first Chapters of the Epistle to the Romans; scuh indeed we are all by Nature. " If you do not find this, you must cry " without ceasing unto our Saviour, untill he " makes it manifest unto you by his Light " and Holy Spirit, for by Nature we are dead " in Trespasses and Sins, and know not our " wretched, undone Condition, and consequently cannot desire after a Saviour. As " a Man who has a mortal Wound about " him, if he knows it not, nor feels it, we " can never suppose, that he will ever seek " for a Physician for his Cure; so is it with " our Souls. We are fallen from GOD by " the Transgression of our Father Adam, in " all Unhappiness of Sin and Misery, and " know it not till our Saviour stirs us up, and " awakes us out of our Sleep, and shews us " our lost Condition by Nature, and that we " are in Need of a Saviour. " He it is who gives Sight to the Blind, and " the Dead, Life, and cures the Diseased; this " was his Work when on Earth, and is yet so " now to this Day by his Spirit. Pray unto " him for this from the Bottom of your Soul, " and it will be given, then you will hunger " and thirst after him, that has shed his Blood " for you on the Cross, and died for you, that " you might not die eternally. But when " our Saviour shall answer your Prayer, and " shew you, that you are nothing but Sin " throughout your Soul, be not frighten'd at " yourself, nor run away from our Saviour; " but fall on your Knees, and thank and praise " him for it, and esteem it as the greatest Blessing that can ever befall you. Then give " yourself over to him, and trust him with " your Soul; believe that you are his, the Purchase of his Blood, the Reward of his Sufferings, dare tell you are a Sinner; and that " it is such, that he is come to seek and to " save. It is not the whole that need Physician, but the sick; when he sees you thus " coming and creeping towards him, it will not " be long e'er his Heart of Love will break " over you, and he will fill your Soul with that " Peace which passeth all Understanding. You " have nothing to do but to believe against all " your Reason, that he has done enough for " you, that he has satisfied for all your Sins, " and reconciled you to GOD. This is what " will give your Heart a solid eace; and if " you doubt not, will To-morrow give you " a safe Passage thro' the Gates of Death, and " waft you to the Bosom of your dear dying " Redeemer. This is his Gift which he will " give you; intreat him that he would let you " feel the Power and Virtue of his Death and " Sufferings in your Heart; that you may feel " Sweetness of his Blood, and find Life and " Salvation therein, before you go hence and " are no more seen; that you yet may be his " living Witness that it is true. O! my dear " Soul, hold fast by this Truth, that he has " died for you; that it is at the Expence of " all his Blood that you are Redeem'd. Cast " your Soul on this, and it will not, no it will " not fail you; lose your Soul in this, and " you shall find it unto eternal Life. O! " what can I say more, Believe, Believe, and " you shall not perish but have everlasting Life. " The Lord Jesus Christ give you a spiritual " Insight and Understanding of what I have " written, that you may feelingly know the " Things that make for your everlasting Peace. " Amen, Amen, Farewel, and think of Your truely sincere Friend, J. OKELY. " P. S. If it be possible, I beg you wou'd " write to me, and let me know how it is " with your Soul before you go to die. Direct " for me at the Golden-Cup in Round-Court, " St. Martin's-le-Grand. If you cannot write, " get somebody else for you. O, I love you! " and shall continually think of you. The following LETTER was sent to Mr. BAKER, the Attorney , who was repriev'd the Night before Execution. St. M - s-G-t, June 5, 1741. ' I Have, my dear Friend, endeavour'd ' to see you, but cannot prevail with ' the Gentleman to admit me, by Reason ' the Dead Warrant is come down for ' your Execution on Friday next; and ' therefore I take this Opportunity to ' commune with you, though absent in ' Person. ' As to your Body, I have nothing to ' say, only, were it the Pleasure of the ' wise Disposer of all Events, to pass the ' bitter Cup! His Will be done. ' I know, and am unwilling to repeat ' the inexpressible Grief you labour under, from the Aspersions that may be ' cast on your unblemish'd Family! but ' dissipate such Cares, as too low for a Person steping into Eternity; it must be a ' Son of a lower Class of censorious Illnature, that will assume to reproach your ' surviving Friends, with the Miscarriage ' of any Branch of so worthy a Family. ' For no Man is his own Keeper, and it ' highly becomes the strongest, to take ' Care least they fall, and every good ' Man knows he has nothing to attribute ' to himself, what ever Good he has done, ' and it is only the restraining Grace of ' God, that keeps us from the blackest ' Enormities. For sure it is, there is no ' Difference (by Nature) between the most ' publick Sinner, and the strictest (unawaken'd) Moralist. ' You know by Nature, we are all born ' the Children of Wrath, and therefore ' every Man must be made Regenerate, ' by the quickening Power of God, and ' his Holy Spirit, e'er he can be a Partaker with the Inheritors of Grace, and ' have an humble, confident, assuring ' Earnest of the Promise of Life, e'er he ' go away, and be no more seen. ' This! This! my dear Friend, is the ' great Errand for which we all came into the World, it mattereth not what ' we have been, but what we now are; ' 'tis vain to premeditate longer on our ' Sins and Follies, when we can faithfully ' see a Mediator. ' There is not that Sin committed since ' Adam, for which Christ hath not dy'd, ' and all we have to do to be Partakers ' of the Efficacy of his Death, is to believe in him with a lively, firm, humble ' (yet assuring Faith) that we find an ' Application of his Blood, sufficient to ' cleanse us from all our Iniquities. This ' indeed is the Balm of Gilliard. This! ' This! alone cures all Diseases of Men ' amongst us, and is free for all who will ' believe on the Donor. With him no ' Time is excepted, no Place excluded, or ' Circumstances exempted; his Love and ' Glory shone on St. Paul in the Prison, ' and his consolating Dove visits the darkest Cell as well as the Altar. No sooner we fell the Want of a Physician, but ' lo! He! the good Samaritan, pours in ' the Oil; no sooner are we determin'd ' to arise and fly to him for Refuge; but ' behold we are in his Arms, and his Love ' embraces us; then will he cloth us with ' the Garment of his Righteousness, and ' adorn us with a Ring of Eternity. ' Oh! my dearest Friend! I rejoice with ' you inasmuch as I hope God hath visited ' you in the Day of Calamity, with the ' consolating Spirit of the afflicteds Comforter: Consider my dear Brother, ' Christ came into the World only to ' cure the broken Hearted; the Motives ' that open'd our Eyes, and brought us to ' Contrition availeth not. It may be, ' God saw the hardness of your Heart, ' and permitted the Dissolution of the ' Body for the Advancement of your ' Soul. ' If you suffer an ignominious Death ' innocently? How much more did our ' dear Redeemer suffer; he in who was ' no Fault, neither was guilt found in his ' Lips, suffer'd for our Transgressions; ' he was abased, that we might be exalted. Oh! infinite and boundless Love! thy ' precious Blood was spilt for all without ' exemption; even the last Moments does ' he accept, though like the Thief on ' the Cross, we deride and re-crucifie during our whole Lives; yet if in the ' last Moments we believe in our Hearts, ' and confess him with our Mouths, we ' shall sit with him in the Paradiscal Mansions of his Father, and Triumphant ' over Death and Sin; singing endless ' Praises and Hallelujah's with the mighty ' Hosts of Heaven. ' Oh! my dearest Friend! here is the ' Heaven of Rest, and happy is the Man ' that gets to this Port first. What signifies in what Manner we leave the World, 'it's highest Honours, Riches or Pleasure, ' are but fleeting and transitory? The ' spiritual Man disregards it's highest ' Objects, as meer Toys, Feathers, or ' Bladders of Water blown in the Air, ' which when broke, vanish and are forgotten. But he that feels Christ form'd ' in his Soul (as the Apostle says) is in ' fulness of Riches, and his Pleasure is ' past expressing. ' In the present unhappy Situation of ' Circumstances, I cannot have the Pleasure of conversing with you, which if ' you are very desirous let me know, ' and I'll omit no Endeavours ' till I get ' Permission; but in the mean Time, ' if your Constitution will any Way ' permit, let me have a Letter from you ' that I may know how you feel your ' Heart; that haply God might make me ' instrumental to administer Comfort. ' I am also concern'd for the Welfare ' of your Body, which if in any shape I ' can be serviceable, lay your Commands ' on your old Friend; but I hope you ' have an unerring Adviser and Consolator, for what Man can do is nothing; ' therefore I recommend you to the Father of the Afflicted, who heareth the ' Sighs of the Contrite, and putteth their ' Tears in a Bottle; and I hope he will ' have Compassion on you, and your loving ' sympathizing Friend. J – H - FINIS.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE's ACCOUNT of the Confession, Behaviour, and Dying Words, OF THE MALEFACTORS Who were executed at TYBURN, On Wednesday, the 14th Day of February, 1770. BEING THE SECOND EXECUTION in the SECOND MAYORALTY, OF THE Rt. Hon. WILLIAM BECKFORD , Esq; LORD-MAYOR of the City of LONDON. To which will be prefixed, the last Words and Confession of George Wood , alias Justice , alias Geery , Who was executed at Execution-Dock , on Wednesday, the 22d Day of November, 1769, for PIRACY on the High Seas. Number I in the Year 1770. LONDON: Sold by J. KINGSBURY, Stationer, N° 47, Tooley-Street, Southwark; S. BLADON, N° 28, Pater-noster-Row; Mess. ARMITAGE and ROPER, at Bishopsgate, and T. WADE, Bookseller, the Corner of Gray's-Inn-Gate, Holborn. [Price SIX-PENCE] To the RIGHT HONOURABLE WILLIAM BECKFORD , Esq; LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON. MY LORD, HAVING, at the Instance and Desire of the Public, with Permission of the late Rt. Hon. Lord-Mayor, and worthy Aldermen of this City, undertaken to make the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, of such Culprits as suffer the Execution of the Law, within my Precinct, known to the World, there is no Person to whom I think it so proper for me to dedicate such an Undertaking, as the first and chief Magistrate of the City of London . I therefore, my Lord, present for your Protection, not only the first Fruits of my Labour, under your Lordship's Government and Inspection, but the first Attempt I ever made to be a public Writer, as an Instance of my Respect and Duty towards you, as I was willing to think (and do presume did not think amiss) that your Lordship had a Sort of Title to the first Fruits and Labours of any who are in employ under your Banner. The Subject of this Tract (being an Account of the Behaviour, Character, and Confession, of those whose improper Conduct have brought them within the Censure of the Law, and the Walls of Newgate, with the Usage and Customs of the Place) is such, that with Propriety it should not, by my weak Pen, be addressed to one of your Lordship's Character and Station. It is a Subject too intricate and difficult to have Justice done it from any single Hand, much less from mine. All, therefore, I can pretend to hope from your Lordship is, that your Candour and Goodness will make just Allowance for the Failings, which your Sagacity will easily perceive in the Performance. I am not, I confess, without hopes that the Disagreeableness of the Subject, the Impossibility of retaining any regular Form or Order, with the Difficulty of making Words not my own appear in the best Light, with other inconvenient Circumstances under which I at present labour, may be some Apology for the Defects of the Work; and if I can but so far obtain your Lordship's good Opinion, as to be thought to have designed well (as I am conscious of my own good Intentions to consecrate all my Labours to the fulfilling of my Duty in that State of Life in which it hath pleased God to call me, and particularly in the heavy Charge, and great Trust, reposed in me by your Lordship, and the honourable Court of Aldermen, of this great and oppulent City) it will inspire me with fresh Vigour, notwithstanding every Difficulty, to proceed with Chearfulness and Alacrity in my future Publications, which shall be true and authentic, and as free as possible from all particular Censures and Animadversions improperly pointed. Perhaps it might be expected that I should, as usual on those Occasions, flatter and commend; but this I shall leave to others, better qualified to perform. Wherefore, forbearing that, I conclude with wishing you an easy and happy Government, with every Blessing and Satisfaction that this Life can afford, in private as well as public. And that the worthy Aldermen, Sheriffs, and Council, with all others in Power and Office under your Authority in this City (animated by your Example of Learning and Religion, influenced by the Wisdom of your Conduct, and encouraged by your Zeal and Perseverance, even to the great Danger of your Health, in Support of our happy Constitution in Church and State, and the general Preservation of the Rights, Priviledges, Properties, Peace and Tranquility, of all his Majesty's Subjects throughout this Kingdom) may so discharge every Part of their Trust and Office, as to make your Mayoralty one of the shining Glories of the present Age, and a provoking Example to all future ones, which is the hearty Prayer, and sincere Desire of, MY LORD, Your Lordship's faithful And obedient Servant, JOHN WOOD . THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE 's ACCOUNT of the Confession, Behaviour, and Dying Words, &c. BY virtue of his Majesty's Commission of oyer and terminer, and goal delivery, for the high court of Admiralty of England, held at Justice-hall in the Old Bailey , on Monday the 30th of October, 1769, before the Right Worshipful Sir Thomas Salusbury , Knt. LL.D. Judge of the high court of Admiralty ; the honourable Henry Bathurst , one of the Justices of his Majesty's court of Common Pleas , Sir Sidney Stafford Smythe , Knt. one of the Justices of his Majesty's court of Exchequer , and others, his Majesty's Commissioners, &c. A bill of indictment was found by the Grand Inquest, against George Geery , and others, for piratically and feloniously boarding a Dutch hoy, called the Derge Sustures, the property of persons to the jurors unknown, upon the high Seas, within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England, on the 15th day of August, 1768, about three leagues from Beachy-head , on the coast of Sussex , in this kingdom, and assaulting Peter Bootes , then master thereof, and robbing him of several hats, the property of persons to the jurors unknown. To this indictment they pleaded not guilty, and for their trial put themselves on God and their country; and the issue of this trial was, that, the evidence being strong and very clear, they were all convicted, in which unhappy situation, when visited, they behaved themselves with humility and seriousness, and daily attended divine service in the chapel, with all decent reverence and due devotion. Neither did any of them attempt to disown their guilt, particularly Geery, who gave the following account of himself - that he was born at Hastings , on the coast of Sussex ; his father a fisherman , who reared and bred him up to the Mackarel and Herring fishery, and when arrived to maturity, he earned his livelihood as a sailor , on board various ships, one of which was the Black Prince, of which I promised to give a particular narrative in this paper, as received from the said George Geery , on Wednesday, the 15th day of November, when he, and several others, guilty of the same offence with him, were ordered for Execution, at Execution-Dock , where they were all hanged on Wednesday, the 22d day of November, 1769. George Geery assumed the name of Wood, a shipmate of his, formerly well known among the sea-fareing people in many of the Ports of England and America, and of universal good character; which character Geery thought might be of some avail to him, whenever brought to the bar of justice, which, conscious of his crimes, he daily expected. He got the name of Justice on board of the Black Prince, from his abhorrence to the cruelties he saw exercised there by the pirating crew, where also he would have been a martyr to their vengeance, had not his firm attachment to any engagement or promise he made among or to them, been ever experienced by them; of which the following is a particular instance. The magistrate before whom he was brought, when first apprehended, taxed him with his having been a sailor on board the Black Prince, which he strenuously denied; and though assured of his life, if he would confess the truth, and become an evidence for the Crown, he rather chose to run the hazard of looseing it, on this principle, that by his death, only one family, which were his own, could be involved in ruin; but, if he became an evidence, many others must equally share the same fate. But however, though he left the unpleasing task of prosecution to those whose sentiments might be more strongly engaged for the public wealth, the good of mankind, and the benefit of community, yet he could not reconcile to his guilty conscience, the thoughts of leaving this world with such a load of iniquity, and horrible cruelty, as he then was about to reveal to me, concealed in his breast; uncertain of the endless happiness, or misery which must be his portion in the world where he, and all of us, must, at the last and awful day appear before the almighty, great, and most powerful judge of quick and dead, to receive this last and final sentence, Come ye blessed into the kingdom of my father, prepared for you and all his holy angels: Or, go ye accursed into fire everlasting, prepared for the Devil and his servants: From which, nothing but an upright, virtuous, and holy life, with a firm confidence on and belief in our God and Saviour; or a sincere repentance of those sins, which the depravity of our natures have led us into, and a thorough resolution of amendment of life, if God gives us the opportunity, can free us from; withall, firmly depending on the suffering and merits of our blessed Saviour, who, for a full encouragement to work out our own salvation, has spoken to us, and all mankind, in these word; Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest; for my yoke is easy, and my burden light; wash ye therefore, and make ye clean; cease to do evil, learn to do well; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes, and fall down and worship before the Lord your God, who hath so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, to the end, that all who believe in and obey him should not perish, but have everlasting life. And who hath also declared, That there more joy in Heaven for one sinner that repenteth, than for ninety-nine just persons, who need no repentance; and that if any man sin, we have an advocate with the father, Jesus Christ, the righteous, who is the Propitiation of our sins. In consequence of all which, he desired that the following declaration should be made known to the world. On the third day of August, 1766, the Black Prince sailed, with full compliment of men and provisions, from Bristol , for the coast of Africa ; when she had run three days out of the harbour, with a smart wind, the greater part of the crew, spirited up to an act of Piracy by a ship-mate on board, to whose counsel they gave great attenti on (being an experienced sailor, and the only son of a wealthy farmer in the south of England, who had at different times made him owner of two ships, the value of which, with their cargoes, he squandered away in lewdness, drunkenness and riot) forced the master and offiers who were on board, with one cabin-boy, nine in number, into the long-boat, left then by them to the mercy of wind and waves. Such afterwards as shewed the least reluctance to their wicked designs and cruel actions, or were any way suspected for a breach of faith with them, they either hung at the yard-arm, towed them along side, till quite dead, as a terrifying example to the rest, or obliged them to walk on a plank, extended from the ship's side, over the Sea, into which they were turned, when at the extreme end. - Then having cruised about two months, and taken some prizes, they were, by stress of weather, drove on shore in the desart parts of the island of Hispaniola , where some of the crew perished, thro' fatigue and want of sustenance; the surviving part, having obtained passports from the governor, by false and delusive means, sailed to Portugal , where in all probability, they are now, except two, who came to England , of whom George Geery was one, whose shameful and untimely end should be a sufficient warning and caution to all men, not only to avoid the company of evil men, but also, not to give the least attention to their wicked, insinuating, and delusive tongues. BY virtue of the King's Commission of the Peace, oyer and terminer, at the general sessions of goal delivery of Newgate, holden for the City of London, and county of Middlesex, at Justice-hall in the Old Bailey , before the Right Honourable William Beckford , Esq; Lord-Mayor of the city of London ; Sir Thomas Parker , Knt. lord chief Baron of his Majesty's court of Exchequer ; Sir Richard Aston , Knt. one of the Justices of his Majesty's court of King's-Bench ; Sir Thomas Gould , Knt. one of the Justices of his Majesty's court of Common Pleas ; James Eyre , Esq; Recorder of the city of London , and Others of his Majesty's Justices of oyer and terminer, for the said city and county, on Wednesday the 17th, Thursday the 18, Friday the 19th, and Saturday the 20th of January, 1770, in the tenth Year of his Majesty's reign; the following named Persons were capitally convicted, viz. William Patterson , John Chapman , William Moody , John Jones , and Thomas Dunk ; Will. Corby , Christopher Busby , Benjamin Jones , John Leyster , Richard Loft , and Isaac Pemberton , for various felonies and offences. On Monday, the 5th of Feb. 1770, the Report of the said Malefactors was made to his Majesty, by James Eyre , Esq; Recorder of the city of London, when William Patterson , John Chapman , William Moody , John Jones , and Thomas Dunk , were ordered to be executed on Wednesday, the 14th of Feb. 1770, and the other six were respited during pleasure. William Patterson , John Chapman , and others, were indicted for making an Assault on John Chambers , on the King's highway, on the 21st day of December last, and putting him in corporal fear and danger of his life, and taking from his person a silver watch, value 40s. 6s. 6d. in money, numbered, and a silver pocket piece, the property of said John Chambers . To this indictment they pleaded not guilty, and for tryal put themselves on God and their country. Patterson alledged in his defence; " that he was not taken up with the others; that he was going to his lodg ings, having been to take leave of his friends, as he was going to the Indies ; and that Levi stoped him, and brought him into the house; that the last evidence, Marten, never saw him with his eyes before that time, and that he was innocent of the fact with which he was charged." On the evidence of John Chambers the prosecutor, Robert Marten , one of the accomplices, and others, William Patterson was found guilty of the charge laid in the indictment, and was sentenced by the law to be hanged by the neck till dead. The account given by William Patterson of himself, is as follows: that he was nineteen years of age, born at Greenwich , in Kent ; when but a year old, his father and mother went to America, and left him in the care of an unkle, who dying, he was sent to the workhouse . From thence, at the age of seven years, he was bound to a China shopkeeper , with whom he lived about two years, when his father and mother being returned from America, brought him on a visit to their home, where he staid much longer than was agreeable to his master, who would not, on this account, take him back again. Some time after, he was sent on trial to a ship captain , and not liking the sea, he returned and wrought at bricklaying with his father and brothers. Tired of this work, he went on board the Proserpine frigate till paid off; then wrought again with his father at his trade for two years, in which time (not having a proper sense of religion, or the fear of God before his eyes) he commenced an acquaintance with a set of very idle bad people, with whom he spent his leasure time, and particularly Sundays, in drinking, tossing up halfpence, and other such idle diversions and amusements, to the neglect of his church, his duty towards God, and the loss of his own worldly wellfare, and (what he most lamented) to the hazard of his everlasting happiness, and the salvation of his immortal soul. For this bad conduct his father corrected him severely, on which he went on board a king's ship a second time, where he continued near three years; when she was paid off, he went into a Greenland fisher , and at the end of four years, being discharged from this service, having first very idly and improperly spent the money he had earned by severe and hard labour, he attended for a little time at a cooperidge : when work ceased at Christmas time, he accidentally got into company with an idle woman, who took him to a house, where some men used him very ill, and took his money from him; then said, if he would give them some drink, they would behave well to him, and return his money; on which he spent eleven shillings with them, whom he then found were known by the names of Conway, Newman, and Millbanks. In two days after this, meeting them and John Chapman in the street, they asked him to go with them to the Star, a public house , and they would give him some beer, to which he agreed. There they sold a watch, which they said they had taken from a gentleman on the highway; besides many other things taken from others in the same manner, by which they supported themselves, who proposed to him to be of their society; which he being in liquor, unfortunately consented to; but never was concerned before or since in any robbery, except those for which he was arraigned, and now must die, viz. the robbery of Thomas Brewer , John Chambers , and John China ; with the other fruitless attempts made by him in company with Chapman, &c. whose unhappy fate should be a warning to all persons, who tender their satisfaction and happiness in this present world, to take care how they are guilty of the breach of that great and solemn day, which the almighty Lord of heaven and earth hath set apart for his own service and worship, and which he hath ordered all mankind to keep holy; and also, that we should honour our father and mother, that our days may be long in the land, which the Lord our God hath given us: a breach of both which commandments has been the distruction of his life and happiness in this present world, and the hazard of his eternal salvation in that which is to come. John Chapman , with William Patterson , and others, were indicted for making an assault on John China , on the King's highway, on the 26th day of December last, and putting him in corporal fear and danger of his life, and taking from his person a quarter guinea, and four shillings and six-pence, the property of the said John China . To this indictment they pleaded not guilty, and for trial put themselves on God and their country. Chambers alledged in his defence, that he came from Lincolnshire , and had no friend here; that he never was with the evidence, nor ever knew him in his life; that he never had a pistol in his hand, and that he was drinking at Mackmullin's all that afternoon. On the evidence of John China the prosecutor, and others, John Chapman was found guilty of the charge laid in his indictment, and sentenced by the law to be hanged by the neck till dead. The account given by John Chapman of himself, is as follows: That he, John Chapman (born of industrious, labouring and honest parents, in Lincolnshire , by whom he was tenderly reared and instructed in the knowledge of Religion and Virtue) was, at the age of ten years, bound to the Sea-Service for seven years, which term being expired, he received, according to the contract of his indentures, a sum of money appointed for him at such time; when, highly elated by the thoughts of not being then subject to the control of any person, and far from those whose friendship and prudent counsel would have directed him to the most proper course of life, full of money, and flushed with the prospect of every seeming pleasure, which then presented to his view, and which (his father being dead) he was determined to enjoy. In this situation and temper of mind, at the age of seventeen years, in an house of ill fame, he got into company with Peter Conway , one of those persons who live by publick plunder, and the spoils of the thoughtless and unguarded part of mankind. Conway perceiving him to be a fit object to work upon, quickly entered into his acquaintance who, too soon, got into great intimacy with him, to whom, and others that his connection with Conway introduced him to, he lent the greater part of his money, and having spent the remainder in their company, with lude and idle women, they proposed a scheme, by which they said, they often were supplied. He being then in want, without any apparent honest means of relief, readily consented to be an accomplice, well knowing their design was to rob, which they then acknowledged they frequently did, and sometimes got very large sums of money; the prospect of booty, in appearance to him so easily obtained, led him to join in their undertakings. The first was on the 21st of December, when they made several attempts to rob, to very little purpose for sometime, till they met with John Chambers , from whom they took the several things laid to their charge. The next, was on the 22d of December, when they also robbed Thomas Brewer , of the things charged against them; the other, for which he suffered death, and the only one he ever was concerned in, except those mentioned, was on John China , the 26th day of December, from whom they took the particulars mentioned in the indictment; and all the money he ever received from them, who sold the prizes, was about four shillings to his share. That he never was before guilty of injustice to any man, except sometimes taking a few half-pence from his master, while his apprentice, and for this he was not duly and properly corrected when discovered, to which he now partly attributes the evil and unjust way of life he got into, which has brought him to this miserable, scandalous, and untimely end, and ought to be a warning to all parents and masters, how they indulge the least propensity in children, or those committed to their care, to any, even the slightest appearance of vice, for by degrees they grow familiar, and at last, fond of that vice and passion, which shocked their nature at first view, and thus having once lost the true ballast of honesty and integrity, they are carried at random as the gale of necessity or convenience drives them, till they imperceiveably arrive at the brink of that precipice, which this malefactor has now tumbled down. William Moody , John Jones , otherwise Possnett , and others, were indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling house of John Wood , on the second day of December, about the hour of 3 in the morning, and stealing a pair of silver shoe buckles, a pair of silver knee buckles, a leather pocket-book, a canvas bag, twelve guineas, six crown pieces, and 3l. 18s. in money, numbered, the property of the said John Wood , in his dwelling house. To this indictment they pleaded not guilty, and for trial put themselves on God and their country. Moody alledged in his defence, that he bought these buckles of a young man, at Mrs. Heydon's house, for seven shillings, and Settle seeing them, asked what he would take for them; he bought them from Moody, for eight shillings, and paid him five shillings of the money, and was to pay him the rest. On the evidence of John Wood , the prosecutor, John Settle , one of the accomplices, and others, William Moody was found guilty of the charge laid in the indictment, and sentenced by the law to be hanged by the neck till dead. The account given by Will. Moody of himself, is as follows: That he, William Moody , born of honest labouring parents, in the north of England , was educated and instructed by them, in the principles of religion and virtue, till ten years of age, at which time he went from his farther's on board the Tarter frigate , where he continued about seven years, when she was paid off; then returned to his parents, and seeing his folly, in a step so contrary to their inclinations, he was determined to become a dutiful son, and help mate to his father, from whom he learned the trade of a carpenter , and at leisure time from work went to school, in which way he lived two years; then thinking to be better instructed in his trade, he came to London , where he wrought journey-work for sometime, with different masters, and latterly with an engine maker, who was so slow and dillitary in his payments, that he was obliged to have resource to magistracy for the recovery of his wages; during which time he, who had nothing but his daily labour to subsist on, and was, since his being at sea , rather inclined to drink and lude women, at one of those houses of call and resort, which tradesmen usually frequent, got acquainted with John Settle , by whose advice he was prevailed on to take unjust means to support the necessities his debauched life brought upon him. That Settle, knowing his situation, invited him to be of his party, and that he would get him money; which invitation he accepted of; on which Settle introduced him to Burkett, and proposed their associating together, at which time they formed a plan for robbing Mrs. Pine, in Tooley-Street , Southwark ; that he was very shy, and did not go near the house; neither did he share any of the booty, on a pretence, that they had not sold the plunder. Being thus used, and then ashamed of his rash and wicked design, he returned to the engine maker, who would not employ him again; and it being a dead time of the year for work, which he in vain made several essays to get into, nature put him on his shifts to seek support as before; and having recourse to Settle, he proposed the breaking open John Wood 's house, where Burkett and he, a few days before saw Mr. Wood, through the window, reckoning a sum of money, which he locked in the bureau, on which their design was: That Settle and he watched on the outside, while Jones and Burkett entered the house, and whatever they got, the only booty they acknowledged was, the shoe and knee buckles, and 15d. in half-pence. Jones wanted him to sell the buckles, and when he would not run the hazard, Settle pawned them, and gave him two shillings of the money. But he positively denies his being guilty of any of the other charges laid against him. That he was taken up at the instance of a prostitute, with whom he sometimes cohabited; she having conceived that he had mall-treated her, made information that he, Burkett, Settle, and Jones, went out every night to rob on the highway, on which they were all apprehended, and prosecuted for this offence, for which he died. He attributed all his sufferings and misfortunes to the great love and fondness he contracted for idle company and drink, since the first time he went to sea; to which he went very early in life, having taken at that time an umbrage at the partiality which, in his apprehension was shewn by his parents to the rest of the family, when he imagined himself very ill-treated; and considering how common this conduct is among parents, who have more than one child, it is strange, that the many unhappy consequences arising from such behaviour in families, should not be some guard to the indulging a passion, productive very often of the ruin and eternal misery of children, and the peace, quiet, and happiness of the parents, who are not quite destitute of all natural reason and reflection. When at the gallows, he declared, he had done his utmost endeavours, while under conviction, to make his peace with God, from whom he hoped for mercy, and begged pardon and forgiveness for all past sins and wickedness, as he then died in peace and forgiveness with all mankind, who ought to be warned by his example, to avoid all wicked company, which were his utter ruin, and which he hoped would be productive of the good effects intended by law and government in the execution of him, who then, as the cart was just going from under his feet, prayed to God to have mercy on his soul. John Possnett , otherwise Jones , Will. Moody , and others, were indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling house of John Wood , on the second day of December, about the hour of three in the morning, and stealing a pair of silver shoe-buckles, a pair of silver knee-buckles, a leather pocketbook, a canvass bag, twelve guineas, six crown pieces, and 3l. 18s. in money, numbered, the property of the said John Wood , in his dwelling house. To this indictment they pleaded not guilty, and for trial put themselves on God and their country. John Jones alledged in his defence, that he was a coachman , drove Lord Harrington, Judge Advocate General Gould, and other noblemen and gentlemen; that he was out of place at that time, and that his mother allowed him eight shillings per week till he could get a place; that he went to Chelsea to his aunt, for this money that was allowed him, and asked Moody and Burkett to go with him, which they did, and met Settle on the way: That he returned to Mrs. Haydon's, at the Hole in the Wall , and lay that night with a soldier that was quartered there. On the evidence of John Wood the prosecutor, John Settle , one of the accomplices, H. Wright, John Merideath , and others, with corroberating circumstances, Jones was found guilty of the charge laid in his indictment, and sentenced by the law to be hanged by the neck till dead. The account given by John Possnett , alias Jones , of himself, is as follows: "That he, John Possnett , alias Jones , when a child, was taken by Mr. Possnett (whose Sirname he went by) who took all the care of him that man, in his situation could, being taught to read, write, and blow the French-horn. When he left school, Mr. Possnett took him to be an assistant in his house, the sole management of which he often entrusted him with, being a barber's shop, and also a public house , where, from his connection and acquaintance with gentlemens servants, he was induced, and had a desire to go into service, which he did as a coachman , in which station he lived for six years, with some noblemen. During this time he got a large and numerous acquaintance among those of his profession; some of whom were not the best of men, whose chief scheme and design of life was to impose on the unwary and unthinking part of mankind, of which number Jones was one, and consequently an easy prey to them. Having an unkle a master builder, he took a liking to the plaistering trade , at which he wrought, when not otherwise engaged; and this was his first entrance into a course of life, which favoured in any manner of dishonesty or wickedness; for when he and his fellow labourers quitted work, they generally went to drink, riot, and debauchery, at notorious bad and improper houses, where he got into such an acquaintance and company of men and women, as led him to his miserable and unhappy end. At one of those houses of resort, he got acquainted with Moody, being a carpenter , and consequently a brother of the building trade; by him he was introduced to Burkett and Settle, who kept a bull , by baiting of which they generally made money, and was supported by a company or club of bull-baiters, who, not being very good accomptants, engaged Jones as their clerk or secretary , which brought him into a stricter acquaintance and intimacy with them; and at last, by custom, he became too familiar with their evil practices, and consequently an accomplice in any scheme proposed. That two months ago he met Burkett and Moody at Mrs. Haydon's, Bow Street , Westminster , and asked them to take a walk; that he was going to Chelsea , to get money from his Aunt; going, they met Settle; and coming back Burkett and Moody observing Mr. Wood's window-shutter loose, went and gave it a pull, and said, it would be a good house to break open; Settle observing a light, and some people up in an house just opposite, said, the people will think you are going to rob the house; on which, they all came away, but returned soon again, and committed the robbery, for which he died; that he committed many others, in the latter part of his life, which has been loose and dissolate. He acknowledged, that Bromley and he were on their flight from justice, when apprehended at the Five Bells in Hammersmith , as his following letter to the turnkey of Toothelfield Bridewell doth shew. The LETTER. THIS comes with our kind respect to you, hoping these few lines will find you well, as we are at present; we have heard of all your schemes in town and country after us; but, thank God, it has been of no use, nor I hope it never will, untill after all is over: and if nothing happens before, you will see us in town about five or six weeks, and then we shall be in hopes all will be quiet. We have taken this opportunity of sending a turkey to you and your spouse, for dinner on Christmas day, and we hope it will be agreeable; and so to conclude the whole at once, we have set off into the west of England, and there we intend to remain till all is quiet; if you please to remember us to William Moody , and Charles Macey , and all acquaintance, so no more at present, From your humble servants, JOHN BROMLEY . JOHN JONES . After he came from chaple the morning of execution, (where he and all the malefactors behaved with great decency, devotion, and zeal, and every sincere repentance and contrition of heart, if outward appearance and expression can be relied on) he frequently declared he was quite easy and happy; that he would not wish for a reprieve, as he then could die in greater joy than he ever lived. He confessed that he and Moody robbed Mr. Woolveridge and a lady, some time ago, near Vaux-hall turnpike , for which there is another person taken up, viz. John Trusler , who is now in the New-Goal . He and Moody also mentioned particular circumstances, whereby the truth of this confession may be assertained by the Rev. John Wood . He also desired that Mr. Wood, the prosecutor on this indictment, should be informed, that the money alledged in his charge against him, Moody, &c. was not taken by them; that he and Burkett went into the house; that all the money they got was about fifteen pence, or some such trifle, in halfpence, in the bag; and that he ought to take care that some other person, now not suspected, had not taken the money charged in the indictment: but that he acknowledged taking the other things. At the place of execution he said, That he knew there were many young men there, who followed the same evil course of life that he had done, and hoped they would take warning from his sad fate, and become in time honest and good men; that nothing but evil company, and an indulgence to his lusts and passions, had caused him to err, for he neither was in want or distress: and then added, he was happy, that he died with greater pleasure than he lived; and that, as he was in peace and forgiveness with all mankind, he hoped and prayed most earnestly for the mercy of God. Thomas Dunk was indicted for making an assault on John Read , in an open place, called the Green Park , near the King's highway, putting him in corporal fear and danger of his life, and taking from his person a pinchbeck metal watch, value 4l. a pinchbeck metal watch chain, value four shillings, a cornelian seal, set in pinchbeck metal, value twelve pence, half a guinea and three shillings in money, numbered, the property of the said John Read . To this indictment he pleaded not guilty, and for trial put himself on God and his country. In his defence he alledged, that a young man from Bath had that watch, and wanting some money, he lent him three guineas on it; that was the watch Jackson and Carley spoke of. The young man paid him the money afterwards, and took his watch again. On the evidence of John Read the prosecutor, Thomas Marshal the accomplice, and others, Thomas Dunk was found guilty of the charge laid in his indictment, and sentenced by the law to be hanged by the neck till dead. He was indicted for several other offences; convicted of one, and acquitted of the rest. The account given by Thomas Dunk of himself, is as follows - Thomas Dunk , formerly of Bath , late a soldier in his majesty's foot guards, now nineteen years old, was, at the age of eleven years of age, bound to a staymaker , with whom he wrought seven years; then came to London, where he listed under his majesty's standard; being tired of the army, he solicited his discharge, determined to work at his trade; which proving very dull, he was easily led on to seek money in an unlawful way, for the supply of his necessities. And at the instance of Thomas Marshal , whom he unfortunately got acquainted with, when a soldier, he, in company with him, committed several robberies, for one of which he suffered. Soon after his being apprehended, he was sent to Newgate , where he, with several others, formed a design to break the goal open, and set the prisoners at liberty; which they partly executed, and would in a very short time have compleated, were it not for the great attention, and watchful care of the master of the prison, to whom the thanks of the public in general, but more particularly of this city, is justly due, not only upon this account, but for his constant assiduity in discharging every part of his duty with justice to his employ, charity and humanity to the wretched criminals who come within his limits. Neither are his servants and turnkeys unworthy of notice, for their secresy and prudent behaviour till the particulars concerned were detected. Some of whom, notwithstanding the mercy and lenity of our most gracious sovereign, are found to be respites from death, not under confinement only for transportation, but full with sanguine hopes of a free pardon, from the pity and compassion of the best of princes, whose mercy and goodness is universally extended, not to his faithful, true, and loving subjects alone, but to those who, by transgressing both the laws of God and man, have forfeited their title to that life, which no mortal man on earth can restore. This scheme of a general goal delivery, was first planned and attempted in manner following: while the goal smith was fixing and putting a lock on the door of an uninhabited room, one of the parties (under the pretence of curiosity) took the key to look at, and while the smith was at his work, with one of the turnkeys present, he, without the knowledge or notice of either, quickly took off the impression, by which afterwards a key was made, which admitted him and the accomplices (of whom Dunk was one, whose mother, as he confessed, brought in a small crow or tool of iron, for the said purpose) into this apartment, at convenient and fit times for their design, where they filed and cut almost every bar in the window, through which their escape was intended, and would have been accomplished, were it not for the divine favour and protection of almighty God, who always brings to light the hidden things of darkness, and by just and wise providence doth bring sin to shame and punishment, disappointing the hopes of wicked men, visiting their sins upon them in this present life, that he may deter others from their evil ways, and save their souls in the day of our Lord Jesus. JOHN WOOD , Ordinary of Newgate.

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The ORDINARY of NEWGATE his Account of the Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Speeches of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn on Wednesday the 7th of February, 1704/1705. AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 15th, 16th and 17th of January last, Six Persons, viz. 4 Men and 2 Women, receiv'd Sentence of Death. The two Women being found with Quick Child, and Two of the Men having obtain'd Her Majesty's gracious Reprieve, are respited from present Execution; and the other Two, namely, Joseph Johnson , and John Norton , are order'd for it. The Day on which they receiv'd that Sentence, I visited them in the Condemned Hold. And from that time forth to this, I had them brought up twice every Day to the Chappel in Newgate , where I instructed them in the Word of God, pray'd with them, and exhorted them to Repentance, and to the making a careful and right Use of the few Moments which they had to live in this World; wherein they had (at least some of them) so far as it appeared, done so much Evil, and no Good at all; and wherein they had now so little time to stay, to undo the one, and perform the other, i. e. To repair those great Defects and hainous Offences, both of Commission and Omission, which (by the Providence and Justice of God) had brought them to this Condemnation, and if not rectify'd by the present Amendment of them all, even those of them who might possibly expect to live longer than the rest, would bring them at last to that wofull State of Eternal Condemnation, which is far, nay infinitely, beyond the dreadfulness and Misery of any Temporal Judgment, how terrible and severe soever it might be. On the Lord's Day, the 21st of Jan. last, I preached twice to them, viz. in the Morning and Afternoon; and took for my Text, these Words of the Prophet, Isai. 55. 6, and 7. (being part of the First Morning Lesson) Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found: Call ye upon him, while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his Way, and the Unrighteous Man his Thoughts; and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have Mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. From which Words, I discours'd upon these 4 Heads, viz. I. The Command which is doubled here, Seek ye the Lord: Call ye upon him. II. The pressing Exhortation to our Obedience to that Command; from this twofold Consideration; 1. That God is not always to be found; And 2. That he is not always near at Hand, to help those that neglect to seek him, and to call upon him in due time. Seek the Lord, while he may be : Call ye upon him, while he is near. III. The Disposition requisite for our Seeking the Lord, so as to find him; and calling upon him, so as to be heard. Let the Wicked forsake his Way, and the Unrighteous Man his Thoughts; and let him return unto the Lord. IV. and lastly, The great Encouragement we have to do this, viz. That God will have great Mercy upon us, and will pardon us, not only a few or small Faults, but many and most heinous Faults, yea all our Sins of what degree, and nature, or number soever they be; provided we do timely and sincerely repent of them. Let the Wicked forsake his Way, and the Unrighteous Man his Thoughts, and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have Mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. Having explained and inlarg'd upon those foregoing Heads, I then reduced the Exhortative Part of my Discourse to these following Particulars, viz. 1st, The Necessity of seeking to God; because without him we are under the greatest Loss, and in the most lamentable State that can be imagin'd. 2dly, The Manner of this Seeking. It must be with great earnestness, and the most fervent application of the whole heart. So we find, Deut. 4. 29. If thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy Soul. And to this purpose, God himself thus speaks by his Prophet. Jer. 29. 13. Ye shall seek me, and shall find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 3dly, The Time of doing this: viz. the present time, as soon as ever we can, without any delay. Prov. 8. 17. I love them that love me, and those that seek me early shall find me. 4thly, The great Danger of putting off this Duty, and doing it too late. Prov. 1. 28, 29, 30. They shall call upon me, but I will not answer: They shall seek me; but they shall not find me; for that they hated Knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord, they would none of my Counsel; They despis'd all my Reproof. 5thly and Lastly, - The infinite Advantage which Men may and shall certainly reap from their seeking to God in due time, and with all the vigor of their Souls. Psal. 119. 2. Blessed are they that seek him with their whole heart. And Psal. 9. 10. They that know thy Name will put their trust in thee: For thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. And this assurance we have from God himself. Amos 5. 4. See ye me, and ye shall live. On the Lord's Day the 28th of January, I preach'd again to them, both in the Forenoon and Afternoon, upon part of the 2d Morning-Lesson, viz. Matth. 25. 46. And these shall go away into everlasting Punishment, But the Righteous into Life Eternal. From which Words I shew'd, That there will be a Judgment pass'd upon all Men; and that Judgment shall be twofold, as the Persons to be judged shall be of two different sorts. I. There shall be a Judgment unto Eternal Death, for Wicked and Impenitent Sinners. These shall go away into Everlasting Punishment. II. There shall be a Judgment unto Eternal Life, for such as shall have liv'd godly and religiously, or repented truly and sincerely. They shall be accounted Righteous, as having Christ's Righteousness imputed to them; by which they shall obtain that Eternal Life, mentioned in the Text, which imports all the Glory and Happiness of Heaven. The Righteous shall go into Life Eternal. Upon these I inlarged, and shewed both the Certainty of this Judgment, and how to prevent the Severity of it, viz. by a timely Return to God. On Tuesday the 30th of January, being the Fast-Day, I preach'd to them again, both in the Morning and Afternoon upon these Words, 1 Pet. 2. 17. being part of the Epistle for the Day - Fear God: Honour the King. From which Words I laid down this Proposition, viz. That they are the best Subjects and the most Obedient to their Superiours, who truly fear God. Upon which I inlarged, and particularly on the first Part of the Text, Fear God. Which I made also the Subject of the Lord's Day that follow'd, viz. The 4th Instant, when (to this purpose) I did, both Morning and Afternoon, take for my Text, Job 28. 28. And unto Man he said, Behold the Fear of the Lord, that is Wisdom, and to depart from Evil is Understanding. From whence I shew'd, That as the Fear of God, Which is Religion in the Abstract, keeps us from doing Evil, and directs us to that which is good; so the want of this Fear brings Men into Sin and Misery. This was the Subject of my then Discourses, which I summ'd up with pressing Exhortations to Amendment of Life. On the 6th Instant, being the Birth-day of our most Gracious Queen, I (according to my Custom) preach'd in the Morning to the Prisoners in Newgate . And this (besides my other Discourses from the Desk) was my 9th Sermon to these Persons since under Condemnation. I took my Text out of one of the Psalms that came of Course then to be read; viz. Psal 30. the latter part of the 12th Verse - O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. In speaking to which, I laid down this Proposition: viz. I. That the Service of God consists of these two great Duties, viz. Prayer and Praise. In both which Holy David, who was fervently and constantly exercising himself herein, is a fit Pattern for our Imitation. Then I shew'd; I. The Dispositions we ought to be in to present our Prayers, and Offer up our Praises to God. II. The Subject of our Thanks and Praise, which is general, for all Things and for all Men, as the Apostle directs, Eph. 5. 20. and 1 Tim. 2. 1. III. The great Priviledge, Benefit, and Advantages of our praising God. And Lastly, I concluded with a Word or two to the Persons condemned, spoken to this Effect, That if they had, all this while they were under Condemnation earnestly pray'd to God, and heartily endeavour'd to be reconcil'd to him through JESUS CHRIST, and by Faith and Repentance, prepared themselves for another Life; they might now feel great Joy at their approaching Dissolution, in this comfortable Perswasion and Assurance, That their Sins were forgiven them; That all their Miseries were near at an end; And that they were going to enter upon a State of Bliss and Glory, in which they should praise God for ever. But withall they must remember, that this happy and glorious State is not attainable without sincere Repentance. And thus I ended all my Discourses here with particular Applications to the Condemned; whom I endeavour'd, by all the convincing Arguments I could think of, to perswade to this important and most necessary Duty of Repentance. This was the great Theam on which I discours'd to them every Day. Wherein I had Opportunity to observe their Behaviour, which appear'd very decent and devout, according to their weak Capacities. So that from thence I may say, I have some ground to hope that if they were inwardly affected, as they seem'd outwardly to be, those of them that are now reprieved, will lead a better Life than ever they did; which God grant they may do: And for those that have suffer'd the Law, as I left them to the Mercy of God, at their Departure oua of this World; so I leave them now to the Judgment of Men, as to what relates to their Confessions to me: Which are as follow. 1. Joseph Johnson , Condemned for Robbing on the High-way. He said, he was about 34 Years old, born in the Parish of Presbury in Cheshire : That his Father was a Husbandman, and he a Servant to him, till he came to be about 22 Years of Age; at which time he came up to London , and was a Servant to 3 or 4 Brewers successively for 7 years or thereabouts. Then turning a Porter , he ply'd in the Streets of London , under the Protection of a Freeman of this City; and afterwards, having got a little Money, he became a Fruiterer . He confessed he had been an ill Liver, breaking the Sabbath-day, and committing several Acts of Lewdness and Debauchery, as Whoredom, Adultery, and the like: But he would fain have perswaded me, that he was innocent of the Fact for which he was condemned; asserting most positively for a great while, his being innocent as to any Concern he had in that Matter. But at last he confess'd it plainly; saying, it was true that on the 30th of Nov. last he robb'd Mr. Woolley of a Silver-Watch and some Money on the High-way, being then with three Companions of his. He confess'd also that the said Watch was by a Friend of his (with his Consent) put into the Hand of Mr. Colman (the Evidence against him) in order to his pawning or selling of it. Upon my asking him several Questions, and particularly these. 1. How he came by his Wounds? For, by his own Confession, he had been shot, and received seven Bullets in his Body. 2. Whether he had ever committed, or endeavour'd to commit any Robbery, and where? And 3. Whether he was the Man that us'd to rob on the Black Mare? He answer'd to the first, That about a Fortnight or three Weeks before he was sent to Newgate , he being out upon a Horse he had hired, with a Design to rob on the High-way, in company with another Man, they did (between Honslow-Heath and Colebrook ) meet with a Stage-Coach, having four Gentlemen in it, who seeing him come pretty near the Coach, and perhaps also perceiving that he had sometimes a Mask on, were (as he supposes) apprehensive of his Design of robbing them: And upon that, did (that is, one of them) shoot him with a Brass-Piece or Blunderbuss, and lodged seven or eight Bullets in his Body. To the Second Question, He said, That he had (in company with some others, that is 3, or 4 High-way-Men he was acquainted with) robb'd some Stage-Coaches and Travellers, but not many, he having begun this Trade of Robbing on the High-Way but in Summer last, when he was perswaded to it by others who had been used to it before him; adding that he never took things of great Value, nor offer'd much Violence to any Person; and that he was so far from designing Murther at any time, that he always resolv'd rather to be killed than kill; because he consider'd that Men were in the right to stand upon their own Defence; but his assaulting of them was unlawful. And this it was that kept him from killing the Gentleman that shot him near Hounslow Heath ; which he said, he could easily have done. To the 3d Question, he gave me this Answer; That he had heard of a Man that used to rob on a Black Mare; but he was not the Man, nor knew him. Thus having answer'd to all these Questions, and I thereupon giving him the best Direction I could to repair (as far as possible) the Injuries he had done, and to apply himself to God for Mercy and Pardon; he seem'd to be very sensible of his Faults, and very desirous to make the World amends for them: But as he could not, so he earnestly beg'd of God and Man to forgive him, as he heartily forgave them that wounded him, and all others that had done him any harm; declaring that he died in perfect Charity with all Mankind; and protesting (upon the Word of a Dying Man) that though he had been a wicked Liver (as before confess'd) yet he never wrong'd the Masters that he serv'd, unless it were in such a small Matter as sometimes to make his Friends drink at their cost. And moreover, he said, that when he was a Porter, being often employed in carrying things of Value, as Plate and Money (which he had done sometimes to the Worth of 200l. at once) he ever was faithful to his Trust. To all he had thus told me he added, That about the latter end of King William's Reign, he being condemned (and that justly too) for stealing some Lead about High-Gate , he was ordered into His then MAJESTY's Service; but he bought it off for 4l. or better: And after that was again committed to Newgate ; but it being upon Suspicion only, and no Body appearing against him at the Sessions (as there was no real Cause for it) he was then acquitted. Both these times he said, he went by another Name than that of Johnson, which is not his right Name; but that was; which he desir'd should be here conceal'd, lest it should come to his old Father's Ears, and so bring his Gray-Hair with Sorrow to the Grave. When at the first he was under this Sentence of Death, he seem'd very uneasie, and unsettled in his Mind, as being divided between Hopes and Fears; with a Mixture of other diquieting Passions, as worldly Sorrow, Love for this Life, Anger, Revenge, and the like; but in time he grew more ease, and at last, wholly resign'd himself to the Divine Providence: So that when he came to understand that there was no hope for him in this Life, and that he must certainly die, he cry'd, The Lord s Will be done. I am willing to die. The Lord prepare me for it, and grant me a better Life. From this time forwards he appeared very well composed in his Spirit, and said, he hop'd that God, for his Redeemer's sake, would forgive him all his Sins. He pray'd that all Ill-Livers, and particularly those he had been concerned with, would take Warning by him, so as to amend their Lives, and thereby prevent their Ruine. II. John Norton , Condemned for privately Stealing a piece of Damask out of Mr. William Elliot's Shop, on the 25th of December last. He said, he was about 28 Years of Age, born at Athlone in Ireland ; That at the beginning of K. William's Reign, being then about 12 Years old, he went to the Army; and having at first been an Officer's Boy , he became afterwards a Soldier under the Command of Capt. Stagby, in Brigadier Titcomb's Regiment; and served also in Brigadier Stuart and Brigadier Hamilton their Regiments, sometimes as a private Centinel, and sometimes as a Trooper. He confess'd, he had been a loose Liver, and guilty of other Felonies besides that for which he was to die: and that (particularly) about a Fortnight or three Weeks before Christmas last, he (with another Person) stole a Parcel of Stockings out of a Hosier's Shop without Temple-Bar ; and that he had for his Share Nine Dozen of them, which he then sold for Two Shillings a Pair, to one that was at that time just going beyond Sea. He told me, that though his Father was a Protestant, yet his Mother being a Roman Catholick , he was baptiz'd in that Church of which his Mother was, and so desir'd to die in it. I found him very ignorant in any thing of Religion; and by his own Confession, he had liv'd without Religion in the World, having in his former Course of Life, very little concerned himself with the Knowledge or Practice of Christian Duties; for which, he said he was now sorry, and wish'd he had liv'd better. He readily, and without any Disguise, owned the Fact for which he was condemned, and said, he never was guilty of Murther: But for other the Offences he had committed (which he confess'd were not few) he pray'd, that God, and those he had wrong'd, would forgive him, as he freely forgave all Men; That was his own Expression; by which he would declare his dying in Charity with all the World. I found there was but one of all the Six condemned Persons beforementioned that could read; which was a great Disadvantage to them. However, through the Care that was taken, this was (as well as it could be) supplyed by others Reading out of the Bible and other good Books to them, while they lay under this Condemnation, which they were (in some measure) sensible that their great Ignorance of so useful a thing as the Knowledge of Reading is, had been one of the Means of bringing them to. This Day of their Execution being come, they were carried in a Cart to Tyburn, where I attended them for the last time, and having asked them whether they had any thing to add to, or alter in their Confessions, they told me No. But desired my Prayers, and the Prayers of all the Standers-by. One of them, viz. Johnson, openly owned that he had done much Evil, but no Good in the World; and herenpon begged God's Pardon, and the Pardon of them he had offended; and earnestly desired, that as he had not by his Life, so he might now by his Death do good, and that his Suffering thus shamefully might prove an happy Occasion of other Sinners Amendment. Then I exhorted them to stir up their Hearts to God: And after Prayers and singing of Psalms, and the rehearsing of the Apostles Creed, and their warning the People by their sad Example to avoid all manner of Sin; After this (I say) wa over, I committed them to God; and retiring from them, left them to their private Devotions, for which they had some time allowed them. Then were they turned off as they were calling upon God in these and the like Ejaculations, which they often repeated. Lord have Mercy upon us! O Father of Mercies open thy Gates unto us, and let us enter in. O Lord despise us not, Reject us not! Lord strengthen us! Lord Jesus save us through the Merits of thy precious Blood! Lord, into thy Hands I commend my Spirit, &c. This is all the Account that can be given here of these Dying Malefactors, by PAUL LORRAIN , Ordinary of Newgate . Wed. Feb.7.1704. London, Printed by J. Downing in Bartholomew-Close near West-Smithfield, 1704.

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The ORDINARY of NEWGATE his Account of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words of Mr . James Coats , who was Executed at Tyburn , on Friday the 24th of Day January, 1706/1707 AT the Sessions held at Justice Hall in the Old Baily , on Wednesday the 15th, Thursday the 16th, and Friday the 17th instant, the afore-mentioned Mr. Coats received Sentence of Death. While he lay under this Condemnation I constantly attended him in his Retirement, and sometimes in the Chappel. And on the Lord's Day, the 19th instant, I preach'd to him and others there present, in the Morning upon this Part of the Epistle for the Day, Rom. 12. 10. Be kindly affectioned one to another with Brotherly Love. From which Words I shew'd, That Christian Love (which is so much recommended to us under the Gospel-Dispensation) does most effectually keep Men from wilful acts of Injustice, as it naturally puts them upon those of Mercy and Benevolence; it making them as careful to avoid wronging their Neighbours, as they can be desirous not to be wrong'd themselves; and disposing them to be as ready (upon occasion) to do good to others, as they would desire (especially if they stood in great need of it) that others should do good to them. To the Practice of which Duty of being kindly affectioned one to another with Brotherly Love, I exhorted them, chiefly, from these Considerations. I. The Excellency of the Duty it self. II. Our Obligation to it. III. The Advantages accruing to Mankind from it. And in order to this Practice I directed them; 1st. To compare their former Life with the Precept in the Text. And, 2dly, To regulate their future Life by it. In the afternoon I preach'd upon Eccl. 9. 10. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom in the grave whither thou go'st. Here I shew'd, That the Argument us'd by Solomon in the Text to perswade Men not to slip, but readily embrace the present Opportunity, and perform what they have to do before they die, is this; That after Death there is nothing to be done that can any ways be available to them. To inforce this Truth, and inculcate it upon my Auditory, I desired, that with Solomon in this Book of Ecclesiastes, they would but seriously reflect upon the Vanity of this present Life; and herein consider, I. The Shortness of it, and the Troubles it is attended withal. II. The Eternity which is to follow it. And, III. The great Work we have to do before our short time in this World is expired, in order to our avoiding the Misery, and obtaining the Happiness of the next. Having enlarg'd upon these Particulars, I made Application; and concluded with a pressing Exhortation to the Person condemn'd. He was then very attentive, as he always appear'd to be, both before and after his Condemnation. I found him sensible of his great Offences, which he acknowledg'd had justly provoked God to send this Punishment upon him. He declared several Facts which he had committed in company with others, whom he named, and who I hope will now take warning by him: And he particularly confess'd that of his robbing Madam Atley upon the Queen's High-way near Eating ; for which he stood condemn'd. He said he was very sorry for all the ill Things he had done, which he could not now undoe; but earnestly begg'd Pardon for them, both of God and of the Persons he had injur'd, and profess'd that he dy'd in Charity with all Mankind. The particular Account that he gave me of himself, was in short and in substance this; That he was something about 50 Years of age, born in the City of London , of very honest Parents, who lived in Plenty and Credit in the World; as himself did for some time: But having by Gaming, and other Extravagances, brought himself to Poverty; and being disappointed of those Employments which he was seeking for, sometimes in the West-Indies , and at other times in Flanders , as well as here at Home; and wanting the Grace of God, and forgetting those Duties of Christianity that were taught him by his Virtuous Parents; he fell upon this wicked Course of Robbing on the High-way; saying, that he had been engaged in it about a year and a half, and no more; That meer necessity (joyned with the Inducements of others) had forced him to it, and that he never went about it but with some reluctancy, and with a full purpose never to hurt any in their Persons. He said further, that the first ill Fact of this kind, which he ever was concern'd in, was his Robbing Madam Henslow's House near Amersham-Commons in Buckinghamshire , and taking from thence about Eighty Pounds in Money and some Medals, hid in a very private place; to which one Mr. R. L. (who had 5 Pounds for his share) directed him with four more that assisted him in that Robbery, which was by them committed in the daytime upon the 7th of June 1705, when they came under the pretence of being the Queen's Messengers that were sent to search that House. Of this and other his Robberies, he told me, he had given a true and just Information; adding, that he had 8 Pounds for his own share; and the rest of the Booty went to the other four, who were of long standing and greater Masters in that unlawful Art than he was. He said, that he soon grew weary of that Life; and that he was always very poor in it, and much inwardly troubled for it; being sensible, as of the Vanity and Unprofitableness, so likewise of the Sinfulness of it; and upon that account had resolved to leave it off. But he stay'd too long in the Execution of so good a Resolution; and so the Providence of God arrested him, and effectually brought him off from it, by this merciful, tho severe Method, with which he seem'd to be well satisfy'd, and acquiesced in the justice of it. At the Place of Execution, whither he was this day carry'd in a Cart, and where I attend-him for the last time, he express'd himself to this purpose: That he pleaded Guilty both to God and Man; That he hop'd to be sav'd through the alone Merits of Jesus Christ; That he forgave all the World, and pray'd the World to forgive him; That he dy'd in Charity with all Men; and desired the Prayers of the Standers-by. And he openly declared, as he had before done to me; That the Information which he gave before My Lord Mayor, was true in every part of it. Then we went to Prayer, and Singing of Psalms, &c. And after I had perform'd my publick Office with him, I left him to his private Devotions, for which he had some time allow'd him. And then the Cart drawing away, he was turn'd off; while with great earnestness he was calling upon God to have mercy upon his departing Soul, in these and the like Ejaculations. Lord Jesus, I come, I come. O Lord pardon my Sins, and have mercy upon me. Sweet Jesu, receive my Soul! &c. I suppose, That from the Information which Mr Coats has made so publickly at the Tree, the Gentlewoman, who (it seems) is so much in the forementioned Mr. R. L's Interest, will now be satisfy'd, That I have delivered nothing in this Paper concerning Mr. Coats's charging the said Mr. R. L. &c. but what he (upon the Word of a dying Man) confess'd to me; and that she has been very unjust in writing to a certain Person (no doubt) worthier than her self is, That by Bribes one might have any thing put into the Dying Speech. But if ever that Gentlewoman come under my Hand (which God forbid) she will find, that I am not a Man capable of being bribed. This is all the Account here to be given by PAUL LORRAIN , Ordinary . Friday, January the 24th, 1706/1707 ††† Whereas some Persons take the Liberty of putting out of Sham-Papers, pretending to give an Account of the Malefactors that are Executed; in which Papers they are so defective and unjust, as sometimes to mistake even their Names and Crimes, and often misrepresent the State they plainly appear to be in under their Condemnation, and at the time of their Death. 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A True Account of the Behaviour, Confessions and last Dying Speeches of the Condemned Criminals, that were Executed at Tyburn on Friday the 28d of this Instant May, 1697. On the Lords-Day, after the Condemnation of the Condemned Criminals; a Sermon was Preacht on this Text, Mat. 5. 3. Blessed are the Poor in Spirit: For theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. THESE Words contain the Preparative Disposition, to make us Receptive of the richest Effussions of Christ's Spirit. Our Blessed Redeemer being install'd in Majesty, at the Right-Hand of God his Father, yet condescends to dwell in contrite Hearts: These are emptied of proud Conceitedness in any excellency in themselves, that they may seek their whole Spiritual Subsistency from Christ's All-sufficiency. Three General Heads were treated on. First, What is it to be truely poor in Spirit? There is great difference betwixt Legal and Evangelical Poverty of Spirit. The Law of God apply'd in the perfection of its Precepts, and the certainty of its Threats against Sinners, works only Conviction of the loss of our Original Righteousness, and what Debts of Sinful Guiltiness we have Contracted. This is to be miserably poor in Spirit. But such only are commendably poor in Spirit, who are supernaturally Inlightned to discern the wants and losses of their Souls, so as humbly to beg the riches of Sanctifying Grace from Christ. The Sinner Evangelically poor in Spirit, is convinc'd that he is utterly unable to pay God the least mite of Service, or to make satisfaction for the least Sin. He cannot without shame shew his Face: He lies at the Foot of meer Mercy, as acknowleging that he needs not only the free Pardon of his Guiltiness, but also a stock of Heavenly Graces, that he may return in Gratitude the Fruits of Righteousness, for the free Cancelling his demeriting God's severest Justice. Secondly, The truely poor in Spirit, will not sit down satisfied with low attainments in Holiness; They delight themselves in an importunate Hunger after Righteousness, as if they had not the least Degree. There is a Commendable Graceful Poverty, and a Lawful Covetousness. I can never have enough of an Holy Hunger after Righteousness, nor spare any degree of a Loathing abstinence from Sinning. In a Repentant abasement, let me ever abound; this commends me to my God, and by pacifying my Conscience, Reconciles me to my self, know, that to set down contented in low degrees of Holiness, is to be Irregularly Modest, rather then sincerely Devout. Thirdly, How happy are the poor in Spirit? These can carry themselves with an Heavenly stateliness, in contemning the glittering Vanities of this World. Thus they fall not into mischief, while they do not give credit to the Pernicious Charmes of overfondLoving the excellencies of any Creature. O ye glorious recompences of Purity, in Heart and humility of Mind! What Divine Joys overflow in Conquering the softning Allurements of the World? by a resolute contempt of them, in order to embrace the strictest severities, in Mortifying sensual Lustings, which War against the Souls Heavenly Constitution. The poor in Spirit, are the choicest peice of God's New-Creation, as being enrich'd with all the fullness of Christ; yea, their indefeisible Interest in the All-satisfying God, shall be the Portion of their Felicity to Eternity. The conclusion was thus Directed to the Condemned. If the poor in Spirit be blest, then, how accursed are all such who are Proud in Spirit, altho' addicted to Prophaness. How remote have you been from true poverty of Spirit? who have disdain'd to be inricht with the Treasures of Divine Wisdom. You have not searcht into the Misteries of Christ's Kingdom, but have been Covetous in the pursuit of lying Vanities; you have been fill'd with a Proud Conceitedness, that you are stockt with Righteousness, as a sufficient Fund to entitle you to Heavenly Felicity. How have you mistaken true Humility of Spirit? who have with base Servility stoopt to the Vassalage of Sin and Satan; yea, you have readily comply'd with other Sinners, in promoting the excesses of Wickedness. How far have you been from Lowliness of Spirit? in not submiting to the Yoke of Christ's Discipline; you have rather exalted your Folly, in refusing to resign your Hearts in Love and Obedience to Christ's Laws. Be no longer restless in grasping after the sensual injoyments of this World, rather let the choicest of your time, and the strength of your Affections, run out after being inricht with the most excellent Treasures of the Celestial Kingdom; these are of Eternal duration, and suitable to the Divine Original of Mens Souls. These only can yield pure Solid satisfaction, without Stint or a loathing Satiety, yet you have delighted in fullfiling your sensual Lusts: Thus have you lost the Government over your deprav'd affections, which have wandred after Vanity, till you are become viler than Vanity it self. Can any real happiness be secured by the meer Raillery of a discontented Spirit, at the Transitory Pleasures of Sinning: This may, and doth often proceed from the bitter effects of Sinning, and not from any sincere affection toward those Divine Joys, which flow from the intire Resignation of the Heart in the Purity and Strength of its Love to Christ's Sacred Laws. But you have been so secure in your Sinful State, that you have not exprest any Satiety in Sinning; so far have you been from providing any Fund of Righteousness, to fit you for the Felicities of Eternal Life. How empty are you of true Wisdom, tho' you ought to have digged for it in the Mine of the sacred Scriptures. You have not a Rag of Moral honesty left, but have willingly stript your selves of it, that you may boast of being Arch-plunderers of the Estates of industrious Persons. How vile have you made your selves? by the Prodigal abuse of your natural Wit and Strength, in pursuit of lying Vanities. What vast Debts of Guiltiness have you Contracted? which you cannot discharge by all the services of your shortned Lives, having forfeited them to God's Justice, by your Riotous Courses in impiety. you cannot but Remember what a great degree of Blasphemy was vented by the Prophane Scoffers at the Effusions of Christ's Holy Spirit, when the Apostles spake with strange Tongues at the Feast of Pentecost, they were Censur'd to be Drunk with new Wine, being fill'd only with the Spirit of Holiness, wherein is no excess. You will readily condemn such Prophaness; yet your Souls have been deriders of the Power of Godliness, as if this were only the conceited Phantasme of Melancholy Pride. Here I cannot forebear to warn you, that you do not by Drinking excessively strong Liquors, conceit that this will animate you against the Terrours of Death; such a wicked Art of Intemperance, rather strengthens Agonies in dying. Besides, This exposes the Souls of Criminals to a stupifying Bravado, and obstructs all reflexive Sentiments of their Guiltiness and unfitness to appear at Christ's Tribunal; yet, at the very Point of dying, How do many Criminals presume to snatch at the state of Celestial Blessedness? altho' they have no other Qualifications for it, but only Languishing and Lazy Desires after it. Is this to Answer Christ's Design, in his Ascension into Heaven, that by the Effussion of the Graces of his Spirit, Sinners Hearts may be changed, and that they may abound in all Heavenly disposition. Be asham'd that you have advanc'd a joint stock in iniquity, designing to enrich your selves with precious Spoiles; but you have deceived your selves, being loaden with terrours in your Consciences, as made an easy ignominious Prey to Satan. O Supplicate God, that you may be filled with all the Graces of his Spirit; so shall you not be overwhelm'd with Terrours in your dying Extremities; humbly resolve to take no denial therein, for the sense of your Spiritual indigence, is a Disposition and prevalent Plea for God's Mercy, to bestow on you the exhibitions of gracious Qualifications for Eternal Life, Men may be wearied out in Solliciting their scanty bounty; but the God of All-sufficiency, Commands us to open our Mouths, and widen our Thoughts in Praying, and he will fill us with the Treasures of his Grace, with the foretasts of Heavenly Festivities, unutterable and full of Glory; These shall be intail'd on the truely poor in Spirit, as the chiefest Promoters of Christ's Honour. Humility when advanc'd into Heaven, is most illustriously Triumphant in Self denial: Saints when glorify'd, wear their May Crowns, with a blusting Modesty, in Homage to Christ, who is All in All, for their Compleatness in Holiness, and Stability in the state of Heavenly Felicity. I proceed to give an Account of the Behaviour and Confessions of the Condemned Criminals. I. George Gadesby , Condemn'd for the Murder of his Wife; he was a Butcher , who sold meat in Leaden-Hall-market , aged about 40 Years. I endeavoured to make him sensible of this great and Barbarous Crime, but he several times extenuated it, saying that he and his Wife liv'd lovingly together and that she was a very good Wife, and therefore that he did not intend to kill her out of malice; but she reproving him for neglecting his business, and there upon not having Money to supply her Occasions, and other Reflections on him, he was so enraged with Passion, that he flung the Knif at her, which Wounded her Mortally, that she dy'd immediatly. I reply'd, That at his Trial it was prov'd that he did the Fact, not only in Passion, but with an ill Intention, because that the Wound was three Inches deep; and that the pretence of their living lovingly before, did rather aggrivate the Crime, so that a just reproof ought not to have inraged him against her. I daily endeavour'd to make him sensible of the Crime; yet, still he lessned it, and I observed not, that at any time he shed any Tears for it; yet, he Confest, that he thought that God left him to this violence of Passion, because he had sinn'd against him, and did not Repent; in particular, He acknowleged that he did not keep the Duties of the Lord's-Day, was sometimes Drunk, and did often Swear and Curse in his Passion, but that now God in Justice brought these Sins to his Remembrance to humble him, and quicken him to Repentance, and that he hoped the Sentence of Death on him, was to his Souls advantage. II. William Herne , Condemn'd for Burglary, aged 17 Years, he was born in Clarken-wel , was put Apprentice to a Fisherman , but he was Refractory, and run away from him. He said, That he prophan'd the Lord's Day, and would not mention any other Sins; he was not affected with the Exhortations and Prayers, but behaved himself very rudely. He confest that he was Guilty of all the three Burglaries, for which he was Condemn'd. III. Richard Downes , Condemn'd for Coining; He deny'd not that he knew several Coiners, and joined with them in Company, which might encourage them, but he would not now discover any of them. I told him that this was his Duty, and tho' he shed Tears, yet that his Repentance was not sincere, if he did not prevent Coining in others. He said, that his Life had not been Scandalous openly, yet he had committed several Sins, but did not mention them in Particular. IV. Richard Arrigrig , Condemn'd for Burglary, aged 18 Years, he was born at Coventry in Warwickshire . He said, that he waited on a Gentleman for some time, but left his Service, to be at his own disposal. He said, that when he left his Master, he listed himself for a Soldier , and served in Flanders three Years; that he returned into England in November last, and joined with bad Company, and that he had brought himself to ruin, by knowing led Women, and was Guilty of all Sins except Murder. He Confest that he was Guilty of all three Burglaries. V. William Denny , Condemn'd for Burglary, aged 22 Years; he said that his Parents gave him very good Education, but it did not make a deep Impression on his Heart. He came from Flanders last Spring, and met with one John Weaver in Spittlefields , who tempted him to join with him, but that Denny himself, did not enter into the House broken up, and that he had not any part of the Spoil. He said, that his Life had not been Vicious, but he neglected Religious Duties, which exposed him to bad Company. He was attentive to Exhortations and Prayers, and very Penitent, and said if his Life may be spared, he hopes he shall amend it, and be Serviceable and Faithful in any future Employment. I do think he is truely Penitent. VI. William Smith , Condemn'd for picking a Pocket, aged 12 Years, was born at Kingstone ; he was put to a Weaver , but staid a little time with him, after that he took to ill Courses, but especially to picking of Pockets. He wept much, and said, that if he be spared, he will take warning, for the future. VII. John Alderson , Condemn'd for Burglary and Highway Robbing, he was born in Soho . He said, That he did not take to any Employment, and that his Idleness brought him to join with with bad Company. He confest that he was Guilty of this Burglary, which was occasion'd by his knowlege of leud Women, for he stole to maintain them; that he did break the Sabbath, and did Swear, and was sometimes Drunk VIII. Richard Whiteing , Condemn'd for Robbing on the High-ways, and a Burglary, aged 28 Years, was born in St. Gs's Parish ; he deny'd not the Crimes, and Confest that he had been a great Sinner in other respects, but did not mention wherein. He said, That he was sensible of his sinful Courses; yet he distrusted the Truth of his Repentance. IX. Lewis Skidmoor , Condemn'd for Coining, aged 44 Years, born in Somesetshire ; he was a Black-Smith in Southwork . He acknowleged that he observed not the Duties of the Lord's Day; was Guilty of Swearing and Drunkness, and kept bad Women Company, which he now Repents, and warns others to avoid them, as bringing Men to Ruin. X. There is one whose Sir-name is Towers, Condemn'd for Coining, and brought this Sessions to his former Judgment, as not making good his promise, That if he were Repreived, he would discover other Coiners. He deny'd not the Crime, and said, That his Riotous Courses, and bad Women, had exposed him to this untimely Death. XI, XII. Elizabeth Gregg , and Cecillia Labree , both Condemned for Coining, made no Conffession of their evil Lives. On Friday the 28th of May, George Gadesby , Richard Whiteing , William Herne , alias Old Iron, James Golding , Richard Arrigrig , John Alderson and Mary Walker , were Convey'd to Tyburn in three Carts, and Lewis Skidmoor , Richard Downes , John Towers , who was formerly convicted, and Elizabeth Gregg on a Sledge, the Criminals being tied up. only Gregg, who was burnt to Ashes. Gadesby, acknowledged his Fact, saying he was very sorry for what he had done, it being in a great Passion, for he had kill'd a loving Wife, whom he loved as his Life; he seemed to Repent himself of his rash deed. Elizabeth Gregg , who was burnt, owned her Fact, saying, she was led to it by evil Company, but acknowleged that she died a Roman-Catholick . Golding, desired that he might not be troubled, saying, he died a Roman-Catholick . Arrigrig, acknowleged his Crime, saying, Lord look down upon me, and grant me forgiveness for all my past Sins, for I have been a great Sinner. Alderson, said that he was Guilty of this Crime, and divers others, and hoped that God will have mercy upon his Soul. Skidmoor, acknowleged his Fact, but said very little. Downes, said he was privy, and knew of such as drove the Cursed Trade of Coining, but would not mention them. Mary Walker , she said, That she had confest her Fact to God and her self, and said nothing more. The Ordinary pray'd with them for some time, and Sung a Penitential Psalm; then the Cart drew away. They were turn'd off. This is all the Account that I can give of this Sessions. Dated May 28 Sam. Smith , Ordinary . ADVERTISMENT. LOst from Captain Serjant of the First Regiment of Foot Guards, on the 30th of March at the Parade at Whitehall, a Brown Lurching Bitch, her Ears being cropt close, lost about two Inches of her Tail, a small White Speck on each Shoulder, Black Nose, and White Breast, having lately been Scalded thereon whoever brings her to Mr . Edward Paige Surgeon , in Goat. Court on Ludgate-Hill , shall be Rewarded. LONDON, Printed for E. Mallet, in Nevil's-Court in Fetter-lane, 1697

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE his ACCOUNT, Of the Behaviour, Confession, and dying Words of the Malefactors, who were Executed at Tyburn, on Monday the 11th of this Instant November 1728. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Jail-Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Honourable Sir Edward Becher , Knt . Lord Mayor of the City of London ; the Rt. Honourable Sir Robert Raymond , Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench ; the Honourable Mr. Justice Denton, the Hon. Mr. Baron Hales, the Honourable Mr. Baron Thompson, Recorder of the City of London, and John Raby , Esq ; Serjeant at Law ; and other his Majesty's Justices of Jail-Delivery, and Oyer and Terminer aforesaid, together with several of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said City of London and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily , on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday, the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, and 21st of October last, in the 2d Year of his Majesty's Reign. Fifteen Men, viz. Thomas White , Samuel Lewis , Thomas Evans , Nathaniel Walker , William Taylor , Charles Mackullister , John Hyrons , Anthony Meagre , Peter Levee , John Featherby , Thomas Vaux , Stephen Barnham , John Bleak Cowland , John Taylor , and John Oney , and one Woman, viz. Elizabeth Powel , were capitally Convicted by the Jury, and receiv'd Sentence of Death accordingly. While under Sentence, they were first instructed in the Articles of our Christian Faith, necessary to be known, that God having made Man upright, after his own Image, and he having fallen from the Obedience due to his Maker, and by Consequence render'd himself uncapable of the Rewards entail'd upon Obedience; yet then God pity'd us in our low Estate, and gave his only beloved Son for us, that whosoever believed in him, might not perish but obtain eternal Life: And that we must not only believe in Jesus Christ the Son of God our only Saviour, but this Faith must be attended with a true Repentance for all our Sins, an Amendment of our Lives and Holiness, in all Manner of Life and Conversation; for without Holiness no Man can see the Lord, Heb. 12. 14. Some of these Malefactors having been notoriously wicked and obstinate Sinners, wholly destitute of Virtue, and immers'd in Vice; I let them in a a few Words see the Difference between Virtue and Vice. That Vice was an aberration and departing from the Rule of right Reason, which God had naturally implanted in the Minds of Men; and that it was also a Breach of divine Law, according to which we ought to regulate our Actions; and that consequently, Vice and vicious Men must be an Abomination to God, and all good Men, in whom any rays of the Divine Image take Place: On the contrary, I show'd them, that Virtue was expressive of, and agreeable to that heavenly Pattern after which Man was made; that it was attended with a serenity of Mind, and that beside the promise of future Rewards, it was always accompanied with a Reward in its own Bosom, a good Conscience, which never fails to comfort a Man under the most violent Disasters. Some of them having shown too much disregard to the hearing of God's Word; I show'd them, with what Regard, Submission, Humility, Dread and Awe of the divine Majesty, we ought to hear God's holy Word from St. Luke 8, 18. Take heed therefore, how ye hear. I also instructed them in the nature of the Christian Sacraments, particularly, that of the Lord's Supper, which was proper to dispose them for Heaven, and that eternal Communion which the Saints enjoy with God in Glory. While these, and many other Instructions were given, all of them behav'd with much Reverence and Attention, excepting Featherby, Barnham, and Vaux, who were so wild and extravagant, that they could not be reduc'd to Order, till they were corporally punished for their Miscarriages in and out of Chappel. Peter Levee was the best of these 4 notorious Street-Robbers, appearing more sensible of his Misfortunes than the other Three, and behav'd himself with more Decency, and always appearing to be very Serious and Devout; only they told me, that sometimes he Smil'd to his Companions who indeed tempted and disturb'd him, and all the rest of those unhappy Creatures. Hirons and Mackullister, were very Sick for several Days; when I visited them in the Cells, they always declar'd themselves very Penitent, and thankful for such Christian Visits. John Taylor , before, and after Sentence, was very Sick, most, if not the whole Time he lay under Conviction. When I visited him, he appear'd to be a sensible young Man, very sorry for his mispent Life, Penitent for his Offences, and said he was fully resolv'd against falling into any such miscarriages for the future, and on the contrary, to lead a new Life, if he was spar'd. Upon Wednesday the 6th of November, the Report was made to his Majesty in Council, of the above mention'd sixteen Malefactors then lying under Sentence of Death. When John Taylor , for stealing a bay Gelding, val. 4 l. on the 27th of September last, the Property of Mr. Willington: Samuel Lewis , of St. Mary White-chapel , for feloniously stealing 700 weight of Lead, val. 4 l. 11 s. o the 27th, of September, the Property o Thomas Scales , and in the dwelling House o the said Thomas Scales , and John Bleak Coland , receiv'd his Majesty's most Gracious Reprieve. The remaining thirteen viz. Thomas White , Thomas Evans , Nathaniel Walker , William Taylor , Charles Mackullist , John Hyrons , Anthony Meagre , Peter Levee , John Featherby , Thomas Vaux , Stephen Barham , Elizabeth Powel , and John Oney , were order'd for Execution. When the notorior Street-Robbers who had before behav themselves after a very impudent manner on several Occasions, they seeing nothing but Death so very near approaching them that Featherby and Levee express'd a deal Penitence, but Barnham and Vaux appear with too much indifference, and not wi that Seriousness which was requisite upon such an unhappy Occasion; all the rest were very Serious, and most of them seem'd be much more affected than they was some time before. Peter Levee , Thomas Vaux , Stephen Burnet alias Barnet , alias Barnham , and John Featherby , were Indicted for assaulting Mr. John Clark , on the Highway, putting him in Fe and taking from him a silver Watch, va 4 l. a Diamond Ring, 3 l. 11 s. in Silve, and 14 Guineas in Gold, on the 18th, of August last, in the Parish of St. Brides , in t Ward of Farringdon without . Mr. Clark depos'd, that going in a Coac from Cornhil , to the Inner Temple , he sa three or four Persons dogging the Coach near the Great Toy-shop in St. Paul's Church Yard ; that he scarce lost sight of the when at the end of Water-Lane , Barnha and Vaux stop'd the Coach; at which looking out saw them very plainly: Lev took all the Goods mention'd, and for th greater Expedition, he furiously tore dow his Breeches with the Pocket, and Feather, all the while held a Pistol to his Breast. S. William Billers depos'd, that Levee voluntarily, without Threats, or Promises confess this Robbery; and that Featherby, Vaux a Barnham assisted him in the Commission this, and many other Robberies which mention'd; which Confession by him, a Barnham was read in Court. Thomas Wood depos'd, that he went to ta Featherby, and one Kable, in Blew-Boa Head-Alley , Barbican , and each of th snapp'd a Pistol at him, but neither of th would go off. Mary Vaux (excusing her, as to Witnessing any thing concerning her Husband, against whom, she could not by Law be oblig'd to give any Evidence) Swore that she saw Barnham stop the Coach, overagainst Water-Lane , when Levee got into the Coach, and riffled the Prosecutor. The Fact being plain, the Jury found all the four Guilty of Death. 1. Peter Levee , as he said, was 24 Years of Age, of honest creditable Parents in London ; had good Education which he no ways Improv'd, His Father dying left him young, and when of Age, his Friends put him to a Silk Weaver ; but he was of too unsettl'd an Humour to confine himself to an honest Employment, and soon grew weary of his Business, he betook himself to Thieving and Robbery above eight Years ago, at least, as he own'd, and never thought of any other Course of Life, but that of a profest Thief and Robber. He was detain'd Prisoner in Newgate four Years, upon a Fine for some villainous Attempt; and when he got out, he follow'd his old Trade. He confess'd, that he had been one of the greatest of Sinners ever was, in Swearing and Blaspheming, Drinking, Whoring, Gaming, and all kind of Vices. He appear'd to 've been a Fellow of a good natural Understanding, but of a distorted, wry Countenance, and a Visage portending nothing but the devilish Disposition of which he was. He acknowledg'd the Fact for which he was Convicted, and the Justice of his Sentence; that he had been a most expert Thief, in all the different Species's thereof; such as Shop-lifting, House-breaking, frequently acting the Foot Pad near the City, going out upon the Sneak, Pick-Pocketing, and Robbing in the Streets, &c. He said, that he had often knock'd down Men, both in Town and Country, but that he never intended, nor committed Murder, neither did he ever do much harm to any Man's Person, to his Knowledge. He and his Associates denied that they knew any thing of the Robbery committed upon a Gentleman in a Coach between Kentish Town and Highgate, on the 24th, of September last, when a great many Papers of value were taken from the said Gentleman. They all said, that they never rob'd any body of Papers, but restor'd them as useless to themselves. When the other three behaved very disorderly in Chapel, Levee kept an outward Decorum, only sometime he Smil'd, and spoke to some of the rest. He was chain'd down for two or three days in the Old Condemn'd Hold with the rest of his three Companions, for their rude Behaviour in the Cells. After the Dead Warrant came down to Newgate , his Conscience seem'd to be mightily a wakened, and he declar'd, seemingly with a sincere Sorrow, and Penitence, for his Offences, (which he said were many.) He knew little of God, or Christian Principles, having been altogether immers'd in Sensuality and oluptuousness. I endeavour'd what I could instruct and comfort him: He declar'd himself a true Penitent, that he believ'd in rist his only Saviour, and died in Peace th all mankind. 2. John Featherby , as he inform'd me, was 24 Years of Age, descended of honest Parents in London , his Father left him young, and his Mother gave him good Education, in the Principles of Christianity, and in Reading, Writing, Arithmetick, and other things fit to Accomplish him for Business. When of Age, he was put out to a Coach-Painter in the Old-Bailey ; but being of an inconstant, wicked Temper, would not confine himself to any constant Employment; and leaving his Master, he grew altogether abandoned, and irreclaimable in habitual Wickedness, so that he refus'd to stay with his Mother, who offer'd to maintain him at Home, since he would by no means apply himself to any kind of Business, if he would but abstain from wandering Abroad, and following a licencious and wicked Life. He confest the Robbery of which they were Convicted, and that for two Years past and more, he had committed a considerable Number of Robberies of all Kinds. He was try'd with the rest of the Street-Robbers, who were Executed in May last, but Proof not being sufficient against him, he was Acquitted. He own'd that he had been one of the most profligate Fellows ever liv'd, addicted to all manner of Vices. He said, that he was lawfully married to a Woman, who some time ago was Transported. For two or three Days, when they were first under Sentence, he behav'd himself Decently; but after that, growing uneasy at his Restraint, and partly tempted by Barnham and Vaux, when he met with them at Chapel, or otherways; he turn'd one of the most obstinate Fellows that ever was under Sentence of Death. On Friday the 25th, of October, in the Evening, being lock'd up in the Cells, he look'd up at the Window of his own Cell, Blasphem'd at a prodigious Rate, Curs'd all the most eminent Persons in highest Authority; and having Drunk too liberally of that Liquor call'd Geneva, which some Persons privately gave him; he behav'd himself very Disorderly in the Cell all that Night. Next Morning when he came to Chapel, he would not be quiet, but disturb'd the Worship, by throwing Sticks at a Gentleman, by conversing with some of his Companions, and doing of many ludicrous Tricks; and a grave Man in the Chappel giving account, that it was he who bred the Disturbance, he beat him unmercifully, Storm'd and Curs'd him, so that as I was to Read a godly Discourse to them, I was oblig'd to Conclude. When the Keepers knew of this, they stapl'd him down in the Old Condemn'd Hold all that Night. On Wednesday the 30th of October, and Thursday Forenoon he staid from Chappel, upon a very bad Design, as I was afterwards informed. That Day a civil Gentleman, who is by Profession a Brewer, going to see them in the Cells, Vaux was so rude and impudent, as to throw a whole Pot of Beer upon him. That Afternoon they were Drunk and uneasie in Chappel. They were the most unthinking, foolish Creatures I ever saw. For their audacious Behaviour, Featherby, Barnham, Levee, and Vaux, were nail'd down in the Old Condemn'd Hold, all Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday Forenoon, 3d, 4th, and 5th, of November. I went two or three times to them, exhorted and Pray'd to them, when they promis'd me all Obedience, heartily comply'd with Prayer; declar'd themselves Penitent for their Misbehaviour, and other Crimes which they had committed; upon which, they were all four brought back to the Cells, and up to Chappel, where they behav'd with outward Decency. He was a bold desperate Fellow; but after the Dead Warrant was out, he behav'd very civilly, and with a deal of apparent Seriousness and Devotion. I reprov'd him sharply for all his Misdemeanors, for his Sinning against so much Light and Knowledge, and for giving so much Scandal, and Offence to Others, under the same Condemnation. He acknowledg'd his great Wickedness, begg'd Pardon of God and Man, for all the Sins of his Life; and express'd a Confidence he had of being sav'd by the Mercy of God, thro' the Merits of Christ, declar'd himself Penitent, and that he died in Peace with all Mankind. 3. Stephen Burnet , alias Barnet , alias Barnham , which last was his true Name; he said he was near nineteen years of Age, of creditable Parents, who gave him good Education at School, which he did not Mind; bur in his Childhood apply'd himself to Thieving; for being acquainted with the famous Robber Blueskins, who cut Jonathan Wild 's Throat, when Jonathan visited him at the Old-Bailey , as he was going to be Try'd; and was Executed about four years ago. Barnham waited on Blueskins in his Rounds, and attended the famous Jonathan Wild 's Levy, when he should have gone to School. He own'd, that he had been abandon'd of God, and addicted to all manner of Wickedness, from his Infancy and Childhood; that when he was not Tall enough to reach up to a Man's Pocket, he stood upon a stool and pickt some Men's Pockets; and that at other times Blueskins with some of his Companions, would have taken him upon the Sneak to Shops, and that he crept in behind their backs to the lower part of the Shops, and stole Goods to the value of 5, 6 or 10 l. Blueskins and the rest going off upon the buying of a Pair of Stockings to the value of 7 s. for such Services Blueskins made much of this young Proficient, giving him Fruit, or a Shilling or two, and then he thought himself well-pay'd. He was taken up with Blueskins and tried in the Country, where he was acquitted. He said, that he was bound Apprentice to seven Trades, and that also he went to Sea sometimes, but that he was of so perverse and wicked a Disposition that he would stay at nothing, as loving idleness and unwilling to Work. As he grew in Years, so he advanc'd in all manner of Vice, till he became one of the most audicious, impudent and unthinking Thieves that ever was. He took Pleasure in recounting his Adventures, and said, if it were not for the great Sin, that there was as much Pleasure in robbing People; considering the accidents and comical Reencounters which frequently fall out, as in any Game or Diversion whatever. Two or 3 Weeks before they were taken, about Eleven at Night, they stop'd a Coach at the three Tun-Tavern in Newgate-street , but the Coach-man lash'd Barnham upon the Face with his Whip, and almost put out his Eye, then all the four shot their Pistols, but the Coachman lash'd so furiously about him, and the Horses jump'd and leap'd so prodigiously, that they were forc'd to let the Coach go, and take themselves to their Heels. They turn'd into St. Paul's-Church-Yard in the East-end of which near Cheapside , they stop'd another Coach, and robb'd a Gentleman of his Watch and a good many Guineas; then they went through Black-Friars to the Waterside, where they gave a Waterman 3 d. to carry them over, and they were not well Landed on the other Side, when they met a Gentleman whom they robb'd of 10 l. Then they went to a Tavern, where they us'd to meet their Companions, and there they divided the Spoil and drunk liberally with some lewd Women, who attended them. As an Instance of their prodigality, he said, that in one Week, he and two others spent above 120 l. and they set up a poor Man in a Chandlers-shop, who afterwards was kind to them, when they were in Prison. Barnham own'd the Robbery of which they were convicted, and said that after that Night, having lost his Companions at the End of Shoe-Lane where he waited for them, he never saw them again, till they met in Newgate . For five Years past he was not out of Prison above four Months. Barnham, Featherby and Levee were the three Persons, who robb'd Mr. Brown in Deans Court , St. Paul's Church-Yard of his Gold-watch, and Thirteen Guineas. Mr. Brown advertis'd Five Gnineas reward to any Person who would restore his Watch: Barnham writ him a Letter, that he would return the Watch upon payment of Five Guineas, if he came to a Field next to Sadler's-Wells half an Hour past Six: Accordingly Mr. Brown went and found a Man in the middle of the Field precisely at the Hour appointed, who was Barnham, who had a lac'd Hat on: He restor'd the Watch upon delivery of the Five Guineas. Then Barnham held out a cock'd Pistol, and said, I could rob you again, but will not break my Word of Honour, Featherby and Levee stood Guard at a little distance and heard all; Levee also walk'd by in the Time they were speaking together. All the three declar'd, that they were fully resolv'd to murder Mr. Brown, if he had brought any Company along with him, contrary to their Advice, or if he had made the least Opposition or Noise. He spent two or three Shillings every Day for two or three Weeks before they were taken on Coach-hire, in Search after the other three, but could not find any of them till they were all taken and committed to Newgate. He was very turbulent in Chappel, till they were all punish'd for their obstanacy, then he abstain'd from Laughing and making any Noise, and made regular Responses, but did not appear sensible of the miserable Circumstances he was in. He said, that he was never married but kept Company with a Woman. He declar'd, that he repented of his Sins, and died in Peace with all the World. N. B. About two days before he was Executed, he sent for the Printer of the Dying-Speeches, and requested him to insert in this Paper a SONG he was then making, in Commmoeration, and Commendation of himself, Levee, Featherby, and Vaux; which having finish'd, he sent it accordingly to Mr. APPLEBEE, in expectation of its being inserted herein according to his Request; but upon perusing the same, it appear'd to be compos'd in Vindication of his own, and his Companions wicked Exploits, and villainous Actions, and an earnest Exhortation to their Confederates (who are at Liberty) to persue their illegal Proceedings, and glorying in the Perpetration of their abominable Actions, for which Reason it was Refused to be Inserted. This Barnham in all his Exploits, appears to have been a most Impenitent, and audacious Criminal. He was sometime since try'd at Kingston Assizes, but then acquitted for want of sufficient Evidence; upon which, he immediately return'd to his Old Trade, and committed several Robberies on the other side of the Water; and about three Months since, being in Little-Britain , (where he was Born) he shewed publickly to several Persons openly in the Streets, a silver Spoon, and about 15s. in siver and declar'd, that to be the produce of the Days Work; after which, he climb'd up one of the Lamp-Posts, and putting his Head thro' the Iron-Ring in which the Lamps are usually plac'd, he loudly Swore before four Months were expir'd, he would perpetrate some Action; that he might be Hang'd in that Place, in which as to Time, he has been as good as his Word, tho' by the Lenity of our Laws, he suffer'd at the usual Place with the other Malefactors. 4. Thomas Vaux , 23 or 24 Years of age, of mean Parents, had no Education, and was a Chimney-sweeper by Trade. He was a most senseless, obstinate, debauch'd and prophane Fellow. He had been a Thief for many Years past, and engag'd in the Gang with the other three of late for Street-robberies. He also was expert in all the different kinds of Theft and Robbery. When they were nail'd down in the old Condemned-Hold, he said, that they design'd to commit Murder before they died, that they might be hung in Chains, he said, he would kill Abraham (who was formerly Jonathan Wild 's man) who look'd after them in the Cells; but when I reprov'd him for this, he said, it was only in Jest, for he had no Reason for it, he behaving himself very Civil to us: He was turbulent in Chappel, and would not abstain from Laughing and ridiculous Gestures, till he was nail'd down with the rest of his Gang for three Days; then he turn'd a little more Civil, and pretended to something of Penitence, declaring that he believ'd in Christ, that he was griev'd for his wicked and scandalous Life, for which he beg'd pardon of God and Man, and died in Peace with all the World. I remonstrate to them all, what egregious Folly it was to neglect the great Work of their Salvation, since their Time was so short, and it was the great God and not Man they had to deal with; and that the Redemption of the Soul is precious and ceaseth forever, And what can a Man give in Exchange for his Soul. Peter Levee behav'd the best of the Four, Featherby especially and Levee also appear'd to have strong Convictions, the other two were less sensible, and seem'd to be more harden'd. All of them gave fair Promises of Amendment, during the short time allow'd 'em. 5. Thomas White , 25 Years of age, of mean Parents, who put him to School where he was Taught the Principles of Christianity, to Read and Writ. He was a Brickmaker , and (as he said) wrought as hard for his Bread, and his Wife's as any Man. Lagden swore, that he took the Half-crown from him against his Will. Samuel Boyce depos'd, that he saw the Prisoner and the Prosecutor struggling together, and that upon his desire, he restor'd the Half-crown to Lagden. Mr. Wright depos'd, that hearing an Outcry of a Street-Robber, he took him. Yet White went to Death denying all, and affirming, that it was only a private Quarrel between him and Lagden in the Street, and that the Prosecution was carried on against him, at the instigation of a certain Person, that he did not take the Half-crown, but that it was given him, and that he restor'd it, although it was for it they were Fighting: He added, that the Prosecutor was a miserably poor Man, and that when he was taken, he wanted not Money, but had two Guineas in his Pocket. He said, that he never was a Thief nor Robber, that he never wrong'd any one of a Farthing, but was always an industrious Man. He ackowleg'd, that he had been a great Swearer, and a Drinker, and that he was not free of Whoring. He always behav'd with great Decency, and at Prayers made regular Responses. He died in the Faith of being Sav'd thro' the Merits of Jesus Christ only, declar'd himself truly Penitent for all the Sins of his Life, and in Peace with all Mankind. 6. Anthony Meagre , 23 Years of age, his Parents put him to School, but being poor; He was of no Trade, but serv'd Gentlemen , as he said, with a very good Character. He married a Wife and kept a Publick-house , where he had an Opportunity of getting acquainted with bad Company, particularly James How the notorious Robber and House-breaker, who was executed the 11th of September last, who came often to his House, and by his wicked Counsel engag'd him to undertake villanious Practices. He agreed with a Gang to go out upon Street-Robberies, but making his first Adventures in Moorfields ; about an Hour after he had Assaulted Beal, as he walking along Moorfields , being very Drunk, two or three Men in Company with one of them he ha Rob'd took him up, and brought him to condign Punishment; he seem'd to have been a Fellow of an easie Temper, and of no bad Disposition naturally, if he had not been Corrupted. At first he dissembl'd and partly deny'd the Fact of which he was Convicted; but after the Dead Warrant came out, he own'd that it was all true, as the Prosecutors depos'd against him. He was very Penitent and behav'd with Gravity and apparent Seriousness; he own'd the Justice of his Sentence according to Law, and declar'd, that he hop'd for Salvation thro' the Merits of Christ, that he repented sincerely of all his Sins, and forgave all the World. 7. Charles Mackullister , 29 Years of Age, born in Ireland , his Father being a Soldier gave him no Education at School, and when he was of Age, he Listed himself for a Soldier , and when he had time, he serv'd as a Labourer to Brick-layers . He said, that he never was a Thief, but always liv'd honestly, and wrong'd no Body. As to the Robbery for which he died, he said, he knew nothing of it at the Time or before it was done; but that he was in Company with one Street, who was concerned in the Robbery, who told him of it, and that they sold some of the Goods, and then went to an Ale-House and spent all the Money, which was all he knew of the Matter; but that the Person who committed the Robbery made his Escape out of New Prison. He was always (to Appearance) very penitent, and understood as much and more of religious Principles, than many of his Education and manner of Life use to do. He express'd a strong Confidence of being saved by the Mercy of God, thro' Christ; declar'd that he was penitent, and that he died in Peace with all Mankind. 8. John Hyrons , 23 Years of Age, of mean Parents, had no Education, was a Labourer to Bricklayers , and a Soldier . He went to Death saying, that he knew nothing of the Robbery directly nor indirectly, excepting that he knew something of a Pair of Buttons, or some small Things, being sold at a Chandler's Shop; and these Things happen'd to be the Prosecutor's, but was first taken up as he was going out to his Work soon in the Morning. Both those Soldiers denied that they were at any time Thieves or Robbers; but own'd, that otherwise they were great Sinners in Swearing, Drinking, Whoring, idle Company keeping, profaning the Lord's-Day, and seldom going to Church, for which they begg'd Pardon of God and Man. Hyrons declar'd himself penitent for his many and great Sins, that he believed to be sav'd through the Merits of Jesus Christ, and died in Peace with all Mankind. 9 10. 11. Thomas Evans , Nathaniel Walker , and William Taylor , of Hornsey , were indicted for assaulting John Maud , on the Highway, putting him in Fear, and taking from him a Gold Ring, val. 5 s. and a Silk Handkerchief, val. 1 s. on the 30th of August last. They were a second Time indicted, for assaulting Charles Acton on the Highway, at the same Time and Place, (being near a Place call'd the Devil's-gate in Hornsey-Lane ) and taking from him a pair of Brass Buckles, Val. 6 d, and 2 d. 1/2 in Money. Thomas Evans , about 18 or 19 Years of Age, Nathaniel Walker , as he said, not fully 16 Years old, and William Taylor , about 20 or 21 Years of Age, were all Carmen and Sons of Carmen about the Town. Thomas Evans , could read and write, Nathaniel Walker could do neither, William Taylor could read. Evans behav'd always with abundance of Modesty and Seriousness, and made regular Responses in Chapel, as did Taylor, and all the Three were very Penitent, and carried themselves very well both in and out of Chapel. They were Novices in Wickedness, as they said, none of them having been wicked Livers before this desperate Adventure, but that they diligently followed their Business with a good Character of Honestly, and went to Church sometimes, when their Masters allow'd them. At first, they denied that they went out on Purpose to rob on the Highway, but when they saw there was no Expectation of Life, they own'd that they agreed to go out upon Purchase; and the Occasion of their so doing, was, they had eat and drank all their Money at Bartholomew-Fair , to the Value of Half a Crown a-piece, and the Money being their Masters, they were afraid they should not be made Welcome at Home, upon which they went to see if they could make it up, with some Advantage, on the Highway; where meeting with the young Gentlemen between Hornsey and Highgate ; Walker took the Things, mentioned in the Indictment, from them, while the other Two were looking on and assisting him. Walker lamented much for his aged Mother, whom (as he said) he maintained. I represented to them the Heinousness of their Crime; what a dangerous Thing it is to forsake God, and how the Justice of God immediately overtook them, upon their Commission of that capital Crime, of which they were not Ignorant. They all said, that they had never done any great Wickedness before, own'd the Justice of their Sentence, declared their Belief in Jesus Christ our only Saviour, appear'd to be very Penitent for their many Sins, forgave all Men the Injuries done them, as they expected Forgiveness from Almighty God. 12. John Oney , alias Honey , was indicted for returning from Transportation, before the Expiration of his Time. John Oney , as he said, 74 Years of Age, when young was taught to read, and was a Pipe-maker by Trade, which Business he followed, and liv'd in an honest way, till Poverty and old Age coming on he was not able to work. He was a Soldier in the Regiment of Fusileers, as he said, all King William's Wars, and was wounded in several Places at the Siege of Namure , which occasion'd almost the Loss of his Sight. He kept a Woman to whom he was not married, and because of her naughty Carriage put her away, and married a Wife, now living, of 84 Years of Age. He said, that he was never an ill Liver in any other Respect, but liv'd regularly and frequented the Church. He frequently wept over his Misfortunes very passionately. He said, that it was a Yorkshire Man who advis'd him to steal the 4 Weathers, for which he was transported, that he was only Partner with him, who keeps a Horse and goes commonly out and lives by robbing the Country. He never committed any other atrocious Crime, and was very Penitent for his many Sins. When I visited him in the Cell, he desired me to pray for him, which I did, and he was very thankful. He declar'd that he rely'd on the Mercy of God in Christ, that he truly repented of all his Sins, and died in Peace with all Men. 13. Elizabeth Powell of St. Sepulchre's , was indicted for breaking the House of Anne Norton , on the 18th of September last, in the Day-time, no Person being in the House, and taking thence a Wainscot Box, in which was one Guinea and two Crowns, besides some wearing Apparel, the Property of Anne Norton . Elizabeth Powell , 25 Years of Age, born in Herefordshire , of mean Parents, who gave her little Education, because of her bad state of Health when she was young. She came to London some Years ago, and serv'd in several good Houses , as she said, with Reputation; but being at length suspected for a Robbery, she was thrown into Goal, but no Body appearing against her, she was acquitted and turn'd out of Newgate , and the very Night after she got out of Prison, she committed the Robbery for which she died, having been sent back to Newgate about two Days after she came out of it. She acknowledg'd the Fact for which she died, and said that she never committed any other Theft or Robbery. She was ignorant of Christian Principles, I instructed her as far as the shortness of Time, and her slowness of Capacity could allow. She declared her Belief in Jesus Christ our Saviour, that she repented of all her Sins, and died in Peace with all the World. This Paper, written by Fetherby's own Hand, was deliver'd to me in Chapel, immediately before they went to Execution. AS it is my sad Misfortune to come to this untimely End, I think it my Duty to acknowledge the Justice of Almighty God, and that of my Country; and I humbly implore Pardon of the Divine Goodness, and Forgiveness of all that I have injured, or any ways offended. It is a sad Reflection upon my Spirit that I have had the Blessing and Advantage of honest and pious Parents, who's tender Care provided for my Education; so that I might have lived to God's Glory, their Comfort, and my own lasting Felicity; but I take Shame to my self, and humbly acknowledge, that by the evil Ways I of late followed, I neglected my Duty to my great Creator, and brought Grief to my dear and tender Mother; and having thus far, and much more, offended against God and Man, I hope, and earnestly desire, that no prudent or charitable Person will reflect upon my good Mother, or any other Friend and Relations, for my shameful End. John Fetherby . At the Place of Execution, THEY all behav'd with much Seriousness; Ferrebee said that the House where he was taken, was an honest House, knew nothing of his wicked Ways, that they were his Relations, and the Neighbourhood was injurious in entertaining any ill Opinion of them upon his Account. Barnham desired me to publish, that his Brother had been no ways instrumental to his Misfortunes, but that he always endeavour'd to reclaim, altho' his perverse disposition was such, that all Advices were ineffectual. Walker said, that he forgave his Prosecutors, and died in Peace with all Men, and in hopes of a blessed Immortality. White said he did not take Half a Crown from Langden, but that it was a private Quarrel between them in the Street. Mackullister and Hyrons adher'd to their former Confessions. Levee desired a Psalm to be sung last of all. The Lamentation of a Sinner, and Gloria Patria being sung, they all went of the Stage crying out, God have Mercy on us, and Lord Jesus receive my Spirit. This is all the Account given by me, James Guthrie , Ordinary of Newgate London: Printed by J. APPLEBEE, in Black-Fryers.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, OF THE MALEFACTORS, Who were Executed at TYBURN, On MONDAY the 4th of May, 1741. BEING THE FIRST EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Rt. Hon . DANIEL LAMBERT , Esq ; Number I. LONDON : Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Bolt-Court , near the Leg-Tavern , Fleet-street . M,DCC,XL (Price SIX-PENCE.) THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Rt. Hon . Daniel Lambert , Esq ; Lord-Mayor of the City of London ; the Rt. Hon. Lord Chief Justice Lee; the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London; and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, for the City of London, and Justices of Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall, in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 8th, 9th, and 10th of April 1741, in the 14th Year of his Majesty's Reign. Three Men, viz. John Carr , William Robinson , and Andrew Macmanus , were by the Jury found Guilty of Capital Crimes, and receiv'd Sentence of Death. While under Sentence, they were seriously, and fervently exhorted, to prepare for Death, from these Words, Mark the perfect Man, and behold the upright, for the End of that Man is Peace, Psal. xxxvii. ver. 37. they were desired to observe, that however flourishing the Wicked may be for a Season, yet is their End Destruction. I have seen, (says the Psalmist) the Wicked in great Power, and spreading himself like a Green Bay-Tree, yet he passed away, and so he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found; whereas Righteous, and Godly Men, whatever Adversities they meet with in this Life, are sure of eternal Happiness in that which is to come. Their former Life having been spent in a very wicked Manner, they were exhorted to reflect upon the Evil of their Ways, how they had provoked the Holy One of Israel, for which the just Judgments of Heaven had overtaken them, as they had been great Sinners, they were pressed to mourn over their Sins, to con fess and humble themselves before that God whom they had so much offended, who is all merciful! and all Gracious! to forgive us our Sins! and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness! for he who covereth his Sin, shall never prosper, but whosoever confesseth, and forsaketh his Sin, shall find Mercy. Two of them, viz. Carr and Macmanus, having been guilty of intended, and actual Murder, as well as robbing on the King's Highway, 'twas explained to them how heinous that Crime was above all others, it being perhaps the destroying both Soul and Body at one Blow! hurrying the murd'red Person, either to eternal Rest! or everlasting Misery! either to the Company of Angels, or Devils; and what an irreparable Loss must this be to the Soul of a Man, to have no Time for Repentance, but in a Moment, when least expected, in full Vigour and Health, to be hurried by the Hands of a Ruffian, to an uncertain Eternity! 'twas farther explain'd, that as Blood cry'd out loudly for Blood, so were they justly brought to this condign Punishment, and that all their remaining Life ought to be incessantly employed in imploring Forgiveness for their Crimes. They were also exhorted carefully to prepare to receive the Blessed Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, and in order thereto, to look on Him whom God hath set forth to be the Propitiation of our Sins, Rom. iii. 5. Even Jesus Christ that Lamb of God, which taketh away the Sins of the World; Jo. i. 29. and earnestly to beg of God, that by his most precious Blood, their Sins may be washed away, and that God would for his Sake be reconciled to them. While these and many like Admonitions were prescrib'd, they all came to Chapel, and were apparently attentive, John Car was very silent, and professed Penitence; but he did not seem enough affected with the Greatness of his Sin, and his miserable Condition. William Robertson was sick a great Part of the Time, yet generally came to Chapel, made regular Responses, and behav'd well. Andrew Macmanus (being a rigid Papist ) was not at first willing to attend the publick Worship, 'till being told he must either come or be closely confined, he submitted, tho' was very sullen, and frequently conferr'd with one of his own Persuasion. They in general, behaved with seeming Submission, and better than many in their deplorable Circumstances. John Car , 27 Years of Age, was born in North Wales , of honest Parents, who giving him little or no Education, consequently he could know but little or nothing of Religion, he lived with his Parents, doing such Country Work for them, and for some Country Gentlemen thereabouts, he was capable both before he came of Age, and after, behaving (if we may believe him) all that Time with Reputation and Honesty. When he was apprehended, he said his Name was Car, tho' he has since confessed, that his Name was Edwards , and that he changed it to prevent being publickly known, and for other Reasons best known to himself. He has a Wife and three Children now living, whom he made shift to maintain by such little Business he undertook: Being asked what that Business was? He seemed to wave giving a direct Answer, but said he had travelled over the Country pretty much, had been at Newcastle upon Tyne , in Northumberland , and many other Places; so that we must leave the World to judge, what little Business it was he did follow. Some Years ago he came to London , and liv'd with his Wife and Family, and provided for them in the best manner he was able. Being of no Trade, he hir'd himself as a Coachman to Mr. Bell of Tottenham , in which Station he behaved honestly, and seem'd to bear a good Character, and after being discharged from Mr. Bell, serv'd several Hackney Coachmen in Town, some of whom gave him a very good Character on his Trial. He own'd the Robbery for which he died, and the manner of committing it, which was as follows. About Sun-set on the 4th of March last, Car being out seeking for his Prey, met on Finchley-Common with Mr. Ingram, (a Surgeon of Barnet ) to whom he presented a Pistol ready cock'd, and demanded his Money, Mr. Ingram justly surpriz'd at so bold a Salutation, said You Villain! you will not shoot me! on which Car immediately fir'd his Pistol direct in Mr. Ingram's Face, (which blinded him for three Days, and totally depriv'd him of one Eye) the Blood ran down his Face plentifully, and in this Condition he gave him 4 or 5 s. and Car demanding his Watch, Mr. Ingram reply'd, You Rascal, I never carry any; he then rode directly off to an Ale-house hard by, own'd himself a Highwayman, and that he had just shot a Person on Finchley-Common ; the Hue and Cry being after him, he was soon taken, tho' unfortunately the Son of Mr. Ingram coming to his Father's Assistance, was shot in the Feet and Legs by the Pursuers, in a most terrible manner. Car being told in Newgate how barbarous! how cowardly! cruel! and inhumane it was, to shoot an elderly, unarmed Gentleman in such a villainous manner, without any Provocation, and when he was submitting himself to be robb'd, could alledge nothing in Excuse of himself, but that Mr. Ingram struck at him first, a poor and dastardly Excuse, for attempting to rob a Person of his Life! Young Mr. Ingram, (lame as he was) came to Newgate to see Car after Chapel the 23d of April, when Car declar'd himself most heartily grieved for what he had done, and pray'd God to bless both him and his Father, hop'd that God and them would pardon his Crime, and begg'd earnestly that Mr. Ingram would intercede for his Life to be sav'd, tho' he were to be banished to the furthermost Part of the World; Mr. Ingram told him he heartily pray'd for, and forgave him, but in Regard to interceding for his Life, it could not be done, the Gentlemen of the County were already so much exasperated against such Villainy, that they were determined at their own Cost, to have him hanged in Chains, as an Example to deter others from the like Crimes for the future. John Car always attended at Chapel, and behav'd decently. He hoped in the Mercy of God through Christ, repented of a wicked and sinful Life, and forgave all the World. Andrew Macmanus , of St. Leonard, Shoreditch , was indicted for assaulting Christopher Mason on the King's Highway, putting him in Fear, &c. and taking from him a Hat, value 2 s. a Peruke, value 20 s. a Rule, value 1 s. and a pair of Compasses, value 3 s. the Goods of Christopher Mason , Feb. 7. He was a 2d Time indicted (with Thomas Robinson and Charles Maccleaver not taken) for that he not having the Fear of God before his Eyes, &c. on George Peacock , in the Peace, &c. did make an Assault, and that Thomas Robinson on the 7th of Feb. with a certain Hanger made of Iron and Steel, value 2 s. which he in his Right Hand then, and there, had, and held, on the forepart of the Head of him the said Peacock, feloniously, willfully, and of his Malice aforethought, did strike and cut, giving him, &c. one mortal Wound of the length of 7 Inches, and Depth of one Inch, of which, from the said 7th of Feb. to the 21st of the same Month, he the said Peacock languished, and languishly lived, and then on the said 21st of Feb. in the Parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch died; and that Andrew Macmanus , and Charles Maccleaver , were present, aiding, abetting, comforting, and maintaining him the said Robinson, the said Murder to commit and do. The Evidence against Andrew Macmanus was the same as on the former Trial, but he was acquitted, there being a Defect in the Indictment, but upon the preceding Indictment for a Robbery, he was found Guilty, Death. 2. Andrew Macmanus , 36 Years of Age, was born in the City of Dublin , of honest but mean Parents, who gave him very little School Education, and brought him up in the Profession of the Church of Rome ; when of Age they bound him an Apprentice to a Thread-maker and Dyer , with whom he serv'd his Time honestly, at the Expiration of which, he serv'd as a Journeyman when Trade was brisk, and Hands wanted; but when it was otherwise, he would undertake any little Job of Work he was capable of, tho' not in his Way of Trade, to get an honest living. At length marrying a Wife, and having by her several Children, (some of whom are now living in very miserable Circumstances) and Business falling short in Dublin , he determined to come to England , and getting a Passage for himself and Family, a few Years since they came to London , since when what little honest Business he has done has been in the Markets, going of Errands , carrying Goods , &c. by which Means he kept his Family, tho' very poorly, till falling into Company with some of his Country Folk, and others of no great Reputation, who inhabit or meet together in St. Luke's or Shoreditch Parish , and other Parts of the Skirts of the Town, he became as vile as they. The Abuse of allowing or suffering these People to assemble and meet together in such Places, cursing, swearing, blaspheming, and drinking to Excess, calls aloud for a Reformation, which might be brought about with a great deal of Ease, a very little Expence, and to the great Safety of his Majesty's Subjects, their Lives and Fortunes, were there only a supernumerary Man (besides the Beadles) employ'd by the Officers of each Parish, District, where such People frequent, to go round, at different Hours of the Day and Night, to disperse these People to their proper Habitations, those who have any, and those who have none, to be sent as Vagabonds to Houses of Correction, as those Salutary Laws already in Force direct; it would be a strong means of destroying those Vermin, (for they can be call'd by no softer Name) who meet in this manner, spending their Time in all sort of Excess, till their Senses are in a manner drown'd, or stupified, or raised to that Pitch, as to be capable of any Villainy; 'tis then that they divide themselves in Parties, and go upon their hellish Designs of robbing on the Highway, Breaking Houses, Street-robbing, Shoplifting, Pick-pocketting, and in short, every Crime capable for Man to commit and which brings so many to condign Punishment. 'Twas in such like Places as these that Andrew received his vile Instructions, which thro' his extreme Poverty, and wicked Inclinations, he too soon complied with, which brought him to his ignominious Death. As to the Robbery of which he was convicted, and for which he died, tho' he would not own his attacking Mr. Mason in the manner sworn against him, (his Principles leading him to have little or no Regard to what is spoken by any Protestant Divine) yet it is certain, that he was the identical Person who jump'd out of a Ditch, and attack'd Mr. Mason, and that he snapp'd his Pistol twice, and then cursed it for not going off; and that Mr. Mason intreated him not to use him ill, and he would willingly give him what he had about him. While Macmans was taking from Mr. Mason the Things mention'd in the Indictment, the other two Rogues, viz. Thomas Robinson and Charles Maccleaver , attack'd Mr. Peacock, (who was in Company with Mr. Mason) at a little Distance, Robinson with a Hanger gave Mr. Peacock a mortal Wound in the Forehead, which occasion'd so great an Effusion of Blood, that had not Mr. Mason been with him to help him Home, he must have died in the Highway, of which Wound Mr. Peacock languish'd from the 7th to the 21st of Feb. and then died. Macmanus as an Accessary was certainly concerned in this Murder, tho' by a Flaw in the Indictment he was acquitted; the other two Villains Thomas Robinson , who actually committed the Murder, and Charles Maccleaver fled and made their Escape, tho' 'tis hoped the Hand of Providence will one Day bring them to Justice. Macmanus could not absolutely deny these Facts, yet his Heart was so harden'd, that he would not make a clear Confession, tho' it was represented to him what a terrible Thing it was to launch into Eternity with a Lie in his Mouth; and tho' he might impose upon Man, yet God who trieth the Hearts, and searcheth the Reins, could not, nor would not be deceived. It was urged to him, that it was his Duty to glorify God, and humble himself, by an open and free Confession, and that it was altogether in vain as well as sinful in him to make any Excuses, since the Proof was clear against him. This and much more he heard without seeming mov'd, but still continuing in his shifting inflexible Way, possessed with strong Prejudices, and gross Ignorance of every Thing that's good. He was very poor, miserable and naked; had no Friends; he behav'd well and quietly, and said he died in Peace with all Men. At the Place of Execution. CAR, whose true Name was Edwards, and William Robinson , having the Sunday before received the Holy Communion, weeping bitterly (from which Macmanus, being of the Romish Communion , absented) they on Monday Morning came up to Chapel, and behaved very devout and serious at the Prayers; which being ended, his Majesty's most gracious Reprieve came down for W. Robinson; the other Two, viz. Carr and Macmanus, were carried in one Cart to Tyburn. When they came there, and was ty'd up, Macmanus (being of the Romish Persuasion ) turned his Back and pray'd by himself very devoutly; in the mean Time I went to Prayers with Carr, and after some Time spent therein, I asked him if he had any Thing to add to his former Confession; he reply'd no; so recommending him to God, I took my Leave. I had no sooner got into my Coach, but the Cart drew away, and Carr's Rope broke, and he fell to the Ground; the Fall somewhat stunn'd him; but he presently recovered, and was again hoisted up in the Cart, and requested the Executioner to let him see the Light of this World once more; which Request being comply'd with, the Executioner drew up his Cap, and he looked stedfastly around him and upon Macmanus that was hanging, for the Space of two Minutes; as soon as he had so done, his Cap was pull'd over his Face, and the Cart drew away. The Body of Carr was carried off in a Cart, in order to be hung in Chains upon Finchley-Common . A poor Man, who about Christmas last was cut and wounded in a cruel Manner by some of the Crew who frequent those wicked Houses abovementioned, begged of me to ask Macmanus, if he knew any Thing about it, which for some Time he refused to answer, but at length in a surly Tone, said he did not. This is all the Account given by me, JAMES GUTHRIE , Ordinary of Newgate . APPENDIX: The following is an Account of John Carr , otherwise Edwards . JOHN EDWARDS , was born at a Place call'd Sutton's-Green , near Rixham , in the County of Denby , North Wales . I am now in the 27th Year of my Age, my Father rented a Farm in the Place aforesaid, of about Forty Pounds a Year. I being the youngest Child of seven, three Sons, and four Daughters, and my Mother dying when I was about a Year and a Half old, my Father neglected to give me any Education, altho' at that Time, it was in his Power. His chief Care was, for my eldest Brother Thomas , who he maintain'd at School at Rixham , some Years, and then put him Apprentice to an Apothecary in the same Place, with whom he behaved but very Indifferently, rather chusing to be a Gentleman's Servant , than an Apothecary, left his Master, and went to Service, in which Station he still remains; leaving me and the rest of his to sink or swim, to starve or shift for our selves, though Divine Providence has been kinder to them all, than me; my Sisters, being all married to honest working Men in the Country, and my Brothers serve good Masters. When I was about nine Years of Age, I hired myself to a Farmer in the Neighbourhood, for thirty Shillings a Year, with whom I lived two Years; my Business here was to drive Plow , go with my Master to Market, look after Cattle, &c. When I left my Master, I went to Rixham , where at the Three-Spread-Eagles-Inn , I hired my self to be under the Hostler , where I lived about three Quarters of a Year; here my Behaviour was so good, and I was thought so good a Hand at a Horse, and in a Stable, that one Mr. Robert Floyd , of Denby Town , who used the Three-Spread-Eagles , persuaded me to leave the Inn, and come and live with him as his Groom , which I readily accepted; with this Gentleman, I lived a considerable Time, and might have still, had my Behaviour been as it ought to have been. This Gentleman kept a blind Man in the House, who play'd on the Welch Harp, who I persuaded one Day to take a Walk in the Garden, where there was a large Pond of Water; after we had walked some Time, I drew him to the Side of the Pond, with an Intention of throwing him into it, not that I had any evil Design against him, though the Pond was of a great Depth; however, he perceived my Design, and as we stood by the Side, I asked him, if he knew where he was; he answer'd Yes, and immediately threw me into it, instead of my throwing him, and with a great deal of Difficulty, I got out, and saved my Life; this Story coming to my Master's Ears, he thinking I had an Intent to drown the Harper, for whom he had a great Respect, I was discharged, with a Promise from my Master of his giving me a good Character, whenever I could get a Place. Whereupon, I made my old Master at the Three-Spread-Eagles , at Rixkham , a Visii, telling the Story; he told me Doctor Apperly, who is a Doctor of Physic in that Town, wanted a Servant, to whom I was directly hired to be his Groom , and wait on him, he keeping no more than one Servant. I had not been here long, before my Master left Rixkham, and went to see his Father at Hereford , who is a Physician there. During our stay here, which was three Months, I had little else to do than ride about the Country. Here I got acquainted with one Anthony Wearing , a Dealer in Horses, who seeing I understood a Horse pretty well, persuaded me to leave my Master, and get into a Dealer's Stable, telling me that was more beneficial and pleasanter a Life, than a Gentleman's Servant, for that there was little else to do, than ride about the Country from Fair to Fair. Charmed with this new Scene of Life, I gave my Master Notice of leaving him, and accordingly I did when my Month was up; from hence I went to Leominster , to the said Wearing's Father, who is a Dealer in Horses in that Town, but he not wanting any Assistance, I began to repent leaving my Master Apperly. However, as Mr. Wearing had no Employ for me himself at that Time, he was Kind enough to give me a Letter of Recommendation to a Gentleman, a Dealer in Horses in Lincoln , where I went, and was employed some Months; but coming to Northampton Fair with a String of Horses, he and I had some Words, whereupon I left him, and intended coming for London; but coming throw Newport-Pagnel , I stoped at the Sign of the Swan , at one Nellson's, a Dealer in Horses, who wanted an Assistant ; here I stayed about seven Weeks, then came to London . On my Arrival in Town, the first Place I enquired for, was my Cousin Edward Edwards , who lives in Holborn , and keeps Hackney-Coaches , lets out Horses , &c. here I was kindly receiv'd, and the best Part of the first Month was spent in going from Place to Place to see the Town, and Country-people I knew before they came to London, in which Time, near all what Money I brought to London, was spent, which was, as well as I can remember, 4 l. 16 s. when I agreed to live with my Cousin Edwards, as a Servant , who was to give me 6 l. a Year. Here I learnt to drive a Coach, &c. When my Year was up, I went to live with one Owen Morton , a Horse-dealer , at the George , in Smithfield ; here my stay was but short; from thence I went to be Horstler at the White-Horse-Inn , in White-Cross-street ; here, by the Number of Gentlemen's Servnnts who used the House, and several Coachmen who stood in the Yard, I got an insight into their Business. My stay here was about half a Year; at my leaving the Inn, I went to my Cousin Edward Edwards , in Holborn aforesaid, where I was five Weeks out of Place; then I was hired to Francis Jackson , Esq ; who belongs to the Custom-House , to whom I had a Character from Sir W - s W - m W - n, at the Request of my Cousin Edwards, and one Mr. J - s an Attorney at Law; with this Gentleman I lived better than Half a Year, as his Groom and Footman , with whom I might have lived yet, had I not used that Gentleman very ill, whose Pardon I sincerely ask. One Day, as he and I were riding along, to go to his Brother Captain J - n, at Richmond-Park , Words arose, when he struck at me, I resented it, and struck at him again; whereupon I was discharged; whilst I lived with this Gentleman, I got acquainted with my Wife, who then lived a Servant to a Gentleman in the Neighbourhood. I was about three Weeks before I got another Place, and when I did, to be Coachman at Mr. Fell's, Wine-Merchant in Wapping , my late Master, Mr. J - n, refused to give me a Character, whereupon my Cousin Edwards, and one David Fox , who lives at the White-Hart , London-Wall , gave me one. With this Gentleman I lived but two Months; when I was out of Place, I generally lodged either at one Matthews's, the Sign of the Two Brewers , near London-Wall , or Shuters, the Nag's-Head , in Nortonfalgate . The next Place I lived at, was Dr. Manley's, to whom I was Coachman, but here my stay was short. The next Place I had, was to be Coachman to Mr. Bell, a Quaker, in Lombard-street , who's Country-House is at Tottingham ; here I should have been still, but an unforeseen Accident happened, which was, I bought a Mare at Smithfield, which proved blind, and I sold it to a Friend of my Masters, in his Name, for which I was turned away. Immediately upon leaving Mr. Bel, I was employed to drive a waiting Jobb for Mr. Henley, a Hosier, in Warwick-Lane , his Coachman being then ill; upon his Recovery, I was discharged, what Course to take then, I was at a Loss to know, however, to my old Lodgings I went, (to Mr. Shuters) with very little or no Money in my Pocket; however, I was easy as to that, because I could go every Day to the Widow J - s, where my Wife was then Cook, and there have Victuals and Drink enough, and as long as she had any Money, I could have it; when all was gone, I could not tell what to do, or which Way to turn, I thought the best Way would be to enquire after a Place; I accordingly went to my old Friend - - at the W – H -, L – W -, who lets out Horses, &c. when I came to relate the Story to him, he gave me to understand, that his Circumstances were so desperate, that he must use desperate Remedies to retrieve them; when it was agreed between him and me, to turn out upon the Road; but as he is still living, though he does not deserve it from my Hands, I will forbear entering into Particulars, and will only add, that he is the sole Cause of all my Misfortunes; had I never known him I had never been in the wretched Condition I now am in. God forgive him, in my Conscience I can't, because I am made a Sacrifice for his Inequities, and had I thought when I was taken, or before, he would have proved such a Villain as he has to me, I would have had the Satisfaction (if it would not have saved me) of bringing the Villain to Justice, many Highway Robberies have been committed by Persons to my certain Knowledge, that Cook the Stratford Shoemaker has been judged guilty off. But as to that, Mr. – Conscience can best tell. I would not have the World think my railing against him is out of any Peak or Malice I bear to him; but on the Contrary, in Truth and Justice to myself, and to let the injured World and my poor un happy Wife and Relations know, who was the sole Author of my total Destruction. But to return, whenever I wanted a Horse-Pistol, &c. necessary for one of my Profession, as then I call'd it, I need but let Mr. - know, and they were provided ready. As I have above given an Account of my Life, it will be expected by the World to have an Account of the Fact, for which I am to suffer, and the more especially, so as it happened upon a Gentleman of Distinction, and was in itself of so heinous a Nature. The fatal Day about two o'Clock, I dined at Mr. - with him and his Wife, after Dinner he and I drank two Bottles of Dorchester-Beer, and smoaked a Pipe of Tobacco each, then the best Horse of three (they being all he then had) was fed and got ready for me, and about four, I with my Pistols, &c. walked forward to prevent any Suspicion at the House; and left - to bring the Horse to me, which he did as usual. Just on this Side Holloway , I mounted, took my Leave of my Companion, with a Promise to meet me at my return at Night, at the King's-Head Alehouse in Christophers-Alley, upper Moorfields. From Hollaway I proceeded to Highgate , where at the Sign of the Red-Lion , the other Side of the Turnpike, I drank a Pint of Beer and a Glass of Brandy. By this Time it drew towards Night, which was a convenient Time for me to enter upon Finchley Common ; where, as I was riding gently along, I met one Samuel Edridge , a Butcher , who I stopp'd, and from whom I took Eight Shillings. About a Quarter of an Hour after I was overtook by Dr . James Ingram , upon whom I turned my Horse short about, and demanded him to stand and deliver his Money. He not complying therewith, but on the contrary resisted and struck at me, when I told him, if he came any nearer, I would shoot him, which I really believe he did not hear; whereupon I shot him full in the Face; upon which he alighted from his Horse, and pulled out 4 s. which I call God to witness I never had, though I believe it was lost upon the Ground. The Drs. Horse running away, I call'd out to one Bridgeor, who keeps the George Alehouse on the Side of the Hill, who was then standing about a hundred Yards from the Place, and who saw the whole Affair, to stop the Gentleman's Horse, who reply'd How come you to shoot the Gentleman? I did say I would serve him, or any one else the same, who should resist. Upon this I rode off to a Hill a little from the Road, where I stood to load my Pistol again, and had it in my Head to go off the Common towards Tottenham, which Road I knew perfectly well, but coming into the main Road again, just at the Top of the Hill, from the Three Horse Shoes , I met a Dealer in Horses, (whose Name I chuse to conceal, because he would, if it had been in his Power, have been my Friend) came singing. What makes you so merry, says I? He answer'd, because he was going Home to his Wife and Children. Whereupon I asked him, if he had any Money? He said yes, about half a Crown, to which I was heartily welcome, but knowing him, I refused it. Whereupon we both went down the Hill to the Three Horse Shoes , and there drank two Pints of Wine together, shook Hands, and parted, I towards Highgate , and he Home to Coney-Hatch. I had not rode two hundred Yatds, before I met two Men on full Speed, I demanded them to stand, but they continued riding, and I after them, untill we came to a Place called the Dirt-House, where several Country People were alarmed by that Time with my shooting the Doctor, and were waiting with several long Guns in Order to take me; but by this Time it was dark, they by the Cry of Highwayman, by the Two I was pursuing, shot at the first Man, who happened to be young Mr. Ingram, the Doctor's Son, who was sent for to dress his Father; their Intention being to shoot my Horse, as I suppose, by their shoot ing so low, as to shoot him in the Leg. Here they stopped, tho' I continued full Speed, hoping to get off; but before I had rode a hundred Yards, off goes more Guns, and very narrowly missed me. Whereupon I thought proper to get out of the Road; so turning full Speed out of the main Road to go over a Bridge, I missed it, and both me and my Horse fell at least twenty Feet high. My Horse got up and run away, and I finding myself closely pursued, threw away my Pistols, and a little black Peruke I had on when I robbed the Doctor, and my Hat I lost. However I got out of the Ditch, and crept on my Hands and Knees a considerable Way, whilst my Pursuers were running after my Horse, and got off the Common into the Fields, where I met a Man with a Candle and Lanthorn in his Hand, with whom I walked a Quarter of a Mile. When I heard the Pursuers a coming, what to do I could not tell, whether to keep with the Man, or run away from him. I kept with him, but was soon overtaken, and carried to the House where the Doctor lay, who said I was the Man who had robbed and shot him. Whereupon I was carried before two Justices at Barnet, who asked me my Name. I refused to tell them; but as they were a looking and talking of two Scars I have in my Face, I told them my Name was Scar, when they put it down Carr, which was the Reason of my going by that Name. When I came to Newgate , I sent immediately to -, who came to me, but was not concerned so much for me as the Loss of his Horse. He desired me to be silent, and he would go and swear a Porter hired it, and that he did not know me. Which he did, and got the Horse from the Persons to whom it was forfeited; for the Truth of which I appeal to the Men who took me. I will leave the World to judge what this Fellow would stick at doing, when he has been guilty of so bare-fac'd a Villainy. It would surprize the World, was I to relate the innumerable Offences and Robberies committed by this Person and myself; but, as I said before, I shall be silent as to him, because Justice has not yet over-taken him, and relate as to myself. The first Time I ever went out was on the Essex Road , where I robbed a Butcher of two Guineas, between Stratford and Upton , who had been at London to Market, as several others upon that Road, which, as I said before, was thought to be committed by Cook, the Stratford Shoemaker. At other Times I used to change the Roads every two or three Days, sometimes the Uxbridge , sometimes the Kent and Surry , and other Times the West Road . The Particulars whereof would be too tedious to relate. Whatever I got was disposed of by -, who has a Brother a Brazier, and supported by a Jew; who, as I really believe, disposed of what I got, not that I ever took much but Money. I am afraid I have already tired the Reader's Patience with a Melancholly Account of a poor unfortunate young Fellow, who, in three Day's Time is to become a Spectacle to the World, and a Reproach to his Relations, Numbers of whom I have both in London and in the Country, but by them deserted and abandoned, though it was in their Power, without Prejudice to any of them, to have relieved me from the Time of my Commitment to Prison, as long as the Law permitted me to live. May none of them ever feel, what I now do, the Anguish and Torment of which is beyond Expression. A COPY of a LETTER, sent to John Carr , alias Edwards (being his true Name) a little before his Execution. Mr. CARR, YOURS of Yesterday, I received this Morning, and immediately waited on Mr. S - y, who acquainted me yo were misinformed in Relation to the Affair you wrote to me about; however, I esteem your Sentiments, equally as good. Let me, as a Friend, advise you to bend your Thoughts wholly on Eternity; for o! with Horror I name it, I fear your utmost Mark is now in View; whatever Hopes you may entertain of a Reprieve, are, I fear, without Foundation. For, be assured, you have more Enemies than you are aware of, and such, who like Mines, (Miners) work in private. Some Persons have been with a certain Great Man, to engage him not to stir in your Affair. The Truth of it I know not, but fear it is too true. Therefore don't harbour the least Glimmer of Hopes, when such shocking Scenes of Eternity present themselves so gastly before you. Prepare therefore for Death, for such alas, I fear will soon be you Fate. Think, oh think, of the vast tremendous and shocking Abyss of Futurity, into which you shortly must enter. Prepare your Footsteps aright, the little Time you have left, that you fall not therein. Think, oh think, and recall every Moment of your past Life, and let the Remainder be spent in working out your eternal Happiness. My Prayers attend you, and should they have the desired Effect, I could then with more Chearfulness, assure you, that I always have been, Your Friend, G. G. Saturday Morning, May 2, 1741. The following Letter with the enclosed, was sent by Car, to his Wife, the Morning of his Execution. My DEAR, I AM in a few Hours to give an Account to a just and offended God, for my past Transactions, so send you the inclosed, desiring it may be sent to my Friend Mr. - with my Sentiments upon our last Conversation. My Dear, I suppose you will be surprized that I begin not according to my usual Stile, with Tenderness and Respect, but alas! I am so overwhelmed with Confusion at my Separation from you for ever, that I can scarce write. I beg you would pray for me earnestly, that I may be found amongst the Number of God's Elect. God give you comfort, and take my poor Soul to his everlasting Rest. Amen. Your unfortunate, (tho' I hope not unhappy eternally) Husband, JOHN EDWARDS . Monday Morning 6 o'Clock. Dear SIR, " I Humbly thank you for your " kind and seasonable Discourse " on Saturday last, which I have " meditated upon ever since, and " have received much Comfort, God " be praised! " You may remember, that when " you left me, I was in much Confusion, as then imagining myself " to be of the Number of those " whom God had decreed to be eternally destroyed for ever; I " say these Thoughts, continually " pouring in upon me, I was like a " Stock or Stone, for some Time " quite stupid, but Providence so " ordered it, that about an Hour " after you were gone, a Friend " brought me a Common-Prayer-Book, in which was contained the " New Testament. " I looked over Text after Text " for some Time, and at last came " to the Parable of the Prodigal " Son, and when I had reflected " some small Time on that, I immediately jumped upon this Passage, And I say unto you, there is " more Joy over one Sinner that repenteth, than over Ninety-nine " just Persons, which need no Repentance. " This gave me some Comfort; " but it was soon damp'd by another " Text which started into my Mind, " I will have Mercy, on whom I " will have Mercy. This immediately gave me much Disturbance, " and flung me into my old Fit of " Despairing, and I was so confused, " that I cry'd, Oh! Lord, why " was I formed to be destroy'd? " I had no sooner uttered these " Words, but a sudden Thought " darted into my Mind, Wretch! " thou destroyest thyself, by harbouring such blasphemous Thoughts of " a just and good God! I then " considered with myself, David " was a great Sinner, and yet he " repented and was saved, Aye! " but thought I, he was the Elect of God, and I am not. " With these Thoughts I shut my " Book, crying out at the same " Time, Oh, how is it possible such " a Wretch can be saved? The " Book I flung down, and in the " Fall it opened, and going to take " it up, I suddenly cast my Eye " upon this Passage, Believe on the " Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall " be saved. Thought I, God is in " this; and I immediately fell upon " my Knees, and pray'd fot the " Space of an Hour, begging him " to direct me and instruct me to " prepare for my great Change. " I had no sooner poured out my " Soul to God, but immediately had " that Saying of th Prophet impress'd on my Spirit, As I live, " saith the Lord, I have no Pleasure in the Death of him that " dyeth. This gave me great Satisfaction and Comfort, and at the " same Time such a sudden Power " came over me, that I could not " help praying, and continued so to " do the Space of Nine Hours; " and God gave me to see, that he had Mercy in Store for Me, even Me, the worst of Sinners. " Oh! pray earnestly for me, " that this my Faith fail not in my " thorny Passage; and accept of my " Thanks for your Trouble. Who am, Yours, &c. The following is an Account of ANDREW MACMANUS , who was convicted of robbing Mr. CHRISTOPHE MASON , in Kingsland Road . I Am about Thirty-seven Years of Age, and was born in St. Thomas's Parish , Dublin , f very reputable Parents, who educated me in the Principles of the Roman Catholick Religion. When I arrived to the Age of Thirteen, my Friends put me Apprentice to one Mr. Macdonnel, a Thread-Dyer , in St. James's Parish , Dublin , and with him I lived about Five Years and a half. After this I worked Journeywork for several eminent Merchants in the City of Dublin , and might have done so still, had not my Curiosity urged me to come to a Resolution to see England . Pursuant to this, I set out from Dublin , and walk'd to Manchester , where I worked about half a Year; from thence I walk'd to Staffordshire , and so to London. When I first came to Town, I was employed by Mr. Camm, a Thread-Maker in Bishopsgate-street , for three Years, and behaved myself honestly, and to every one's Approbation. From Mr. Camm's I went to Mr. Egerton's, the Three Pigeons in Fleet-street , where I liv'd about half a Year, and upon my leaving him, I work'd as a Porter for Mr. Gray, and others, in Leadenhall , Newgate , and Stocks Markets , and by them I have been entrusted with a great many Pounds, and never was suspected to be guilty of the least Dishonesty or Injustice. I must own that it was my Misfortune to harbour Robinson, (who killed Mr. Peacock) and several of his Companions, and imagining I should come into Trouble upon that Account, I entered myself a Sailor on Board the Neptune Man of War , on the 2d of last March, and on the Saturday following, when I came to see my Wife, I was taken, and this Charge, for which I must die, was brought against me. I beg that nobody will throw any Reflections on my poor unhappy Wife and three Children; and hope all young Men will take Warning by me, and forsake bad Company, which has been the sole Cause of these my melancholly Circumstances. I die an unworthy Member of the Roman Catholick Church, and, as I myself hope for Forgiveness, I heartily forgive all those who have injured me, and am in perfect Peace with the whole World. A. Macmanus. Cells of Newgate , April 30. The Reader doubtless will expect something with regard to all the capital Convicts tried at the last Sessions; we therefore give some Account of this Man though not Executed, which we hope will be acceptable, which is as follows; The following Person was Reprieved the Morning he was to have been Executed. William Robinson , of St. Dunstan in the West , was indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling House of John Hambler , at Ten at Night, and stealing two linnen Shifts, value 12 s. one suit of Cambrick Head-cloths laced, value 12 s. two linnen Caps, value 2 s. two linnen Handkerchiefs, value 3 s. two Towels, value 8 Pence, one Pair of worsted Stockings, value 2 s. two Aprons value 3 s. two Guineas, a Half and eight Shillings and Six-pence, the Goods and Money of the said Hambler, March 11. William Robinson , or Robertson , 25 Years of Age, of honest Parents in Aberdeenshire , who gave him good Education at school, to read, write, cast Accounts, and such other Things necessary to fit him for Business; they had him also instructed in the Principles of our Christian Faith; when of Age, he was put Apprentice to a Merchant in the City of Aberdeen , with whom he serv'd his Time honestly; when he came out of his Time, with the Assistance of some Money given him by his Mother, and other Friends, he began to trade for himself, and continued so to do for some Years, but loving Company too well, not being so carefull as he might, and neglecting his Business too much, he contracted more Debts then he was able to discharge, which made him resolve for London , in hopes to get into some Merchants service as a Book-keeper. He had not been long here, before he was arrested at the suit of a Merchant of Aberdeen, (whom he took for his Friend) and sent to the King's-Bench-Prison . After which, he listed himself as a Soldier in the Third Regiment of Guards, where he serv'd a Year with Reputation, as appear'd on his Trial by the Testimony of his Serjeant and Corporal. He confst himself a vicious Youth, own'd that he had been too much addicted to the prevailing Vices of the Town. The Manner of his committing the Robbery for which he was convicted, is as follows: Being acquainted with Mr. Hambler (who was a Marshalsea Man) by being quartered in this Neighbourhood, Hambler desired Robinson to go with him to Goodman's-Fields , to assist in apprehending a Man, whither Hambler, his Wife, and Robinson went, but not finding their Person, Hambler, (after treating) discharg'd him (about nine at Night); in his Way home, he knowing the Situation of Hambler's-House, he got in, and stript it of all the Things mentioned in the Indictment, most of which he gave to a Woman of his Acquaintance, who afterwards restor'd them to their right Owner. Mr. Hambler, and his Wife coming Home about an Hour afr, and nding their House broken, were much surprized, and on Enquiry next Morning, hearing that a tall thin young Man was seen running the Evening before, with a Bundle under his Arm, he suspected the Prisoner and getting a Warrant for him, he was immediately apprehended at his Quarters in Drury-lane , where he found several of his Things, and a Pair of Stockings on Robinson's Legs, and carrying him before a Magistrate he was committed to Newgate . Robinson did not deny his having these Things, as indeed he could not, Part being found upon him; but in his Excuse said, he found them as he was going along. He declared as a dying Man, that he was honest in the preceeding Part of his Life, and never guilty of any other Robbery. He was very sick and weak most of the Time, but constantly came to Chapel, and appeared very penitent. N. B. Just as Prayers were ended the Morning of the Execution, his Majesty's most gracious Reprieve came to William Robinson , which prevented his going with the others. FINIS.

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THE Ordinary of NEWGATE HIS ACCOUNT OF The Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Speeches of the Malefactors that were Executed at TYBURN on Friday the Twenty-third of December, 1715. AT the General Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-baily on Wednesday the 7th, Thursday the 8th, Friday the 9th, and Saturday the 10th of December, 1715, Thirteen Persons (viz. Eight Men and Five Women) that were severally try'd for, and found guilty of diverse Capital Crimes, did accordingly receive Sentence of Death. Three of the Women being reported to be Pregnant, and Three of the Men having obtain'd a gracious Reprieve (which I would have them duly to consider and improve) Seven only are now order'd for Execution. While they lay under this Condemnation I constantly visited them, sometimes in their Dungeon, oftener in the Chapel of Newgate, to which they were brought up twice every day; there I pray'd with them, and read and expounded the Word of God to them, laying before 'em those Motives and Arguments (arising from it) which might induce them to an accurate, strict, and serious Examination and Consideration of themselves, with respect to their past Sinful Lives, their present woful Condition, and their future Everlasting State, so as to repent of all their former Transgressions and Offences against GOD and Man, to implore the Divine Mercy and Grace, and humble themselves under the Mighty Hand of God, that they might obtain his Gratuitous Pardon and Eternal Salvation, through the alone Merits of JESUS CHRIST. On the Lord's Day the 11th instant I preach'd to them, viz. in the Morning on Psal 19. 12. 13. Who can understand his Errors? Cleanse thou me from secret Faults: Keep back thy Servant also from presumptuous Sins: Let them not have Dominion over me. Then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great Transgression. From these Words (first explain'd in general) I shew'd in particular the Nature of Sin, and the different Characters under which it is here represented, viz. 1. Sins of Ignorance and Infirmity, such as the Royal Psalmist here calls in the Text, Errors and Secret Faults. Price 3 Half-pence. II. Sins wilfully committed, having a reigning habitual Power in wicked Men. These are Presumptuous Sins, which (if long indulg'd) will at last get an absolute Dominion over such Sinners. After I had largely discours'd upon these, I proceeded to shew, III. ult. That if (by the Divine Grace, which we are continually to implore) we do carefully keep our selves from Presumptuous Sins and Evil Habits, we shall be safe, and out of danger of perishing; for notwithstanding those many Errors and Infirmities that we cannot avoid, God will account us, and deal with us, as Righteous Men; which David insinuates in this latter part of the Text, Then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great Transgression. The Meaning whereof is as if he had said, I shall be clear of all such Sins as may endanger my Soul, and expose it to eternal Damnation. In the Afternoon I preach'd on Hebr. 9. the latter part of the 27th Verse, the Words being these, - It is appointed for Men once to die, but after this the Judgment. From which I laid down these following Points to discourse upon. I. That this Life (which is but short) is the only Time allotted Men to prepare themselves for Eternity. II. That when this Life is once ended, the Day of Grace is certainly past with Men, if it were not (as it might be) so before, and then they are beyond the possibility of repenting to any purpose; for there is no Repenting, no Work, nor Device, nor Knowledge, nor Wisdom in the Grave. Eccl. 9. 10. On the last Lord's Day, the 18th instant, I preach'd again to the Condemn'd, both in the Forenoon and Afternoon, and my Text was 1 Tim. 1. the former part of the 15th Verse, This is a faithful Saying, and worthy of all acceptation, That Christ Jesus came into the World to save Sinners. Having first open'd the Words, and consider'd them in general, I then discours'd from them in particular, upon these Points, viz. I. The Doctrine of CHRIST's taking our Nature upon Him, imply'd by this former Clause of the Text, Christ Jesus came into the World. II. The End of that his Coming, thus plainly express'd in the latter Clause, viz o save Sinners. And herein I shew'd what sort of Sinners (not the Impenitent, but the Penitent). He came to save. On these I enlarg'd, and concluded both them and my other foregoing Sermons with particular Admonitions to the Condemn'd, whom I exhorted to Repent, shewing them what true Repentance was, and the blessed Effects of it. And this Subject took up the greatest part of my Time, both in my publick and private Instructions to, and Discourses with them, who seem'd affected (some more, some less) with what I deliver'd to them in the Name of GOD. And those of them that are now to suffer, gave me the respective Accounts of themselves, which follow. 1. Richard Bell , alias Brown (the former he said was his right Name) condemn'd for stealing five Shop-Books out of the Shop of Mr. William Langton , on the 8th of Nov. last. He said, he was 27 Years of age, born in London , but in what part he was loth to tell: That he was bound Apprentice to a Smith , but did not serve out his time with him; and, that he listed himself in the late Queen's Service , and was in the Army in Flanders above one Year. He was not free to give a full Account of his past Life, only in general confess'd he had been a wicked Man, but that ought not to bring any Reflection upon his Friends, who were honest People. At first he would not, but at last did own he was justly condemn'd, and begg'd GOD's Pardon, and all he had injur'd. Upon my hearing, that about three Years ago, he was a Soldier in Gen. Seaburgh's Regiment, in Flanders , and did then (in company with 3 others) rob Mr. Robinson, Pay-master to that Regiment, taking from him a great quantity of Gold, for which one of his wicked Comrades was executed there; and that the said Mr. Robinson's Servant (who was innocent) being suspected of that Fact, was so griev'd at this Suspicion, that he hang'd himself for it: I ask'd this Richard Bell , What he said to all this; and, Whether it was not so. Upon which, having paus'd a little with surprize, he own'd himself Guilty; saying, All that was true. Then I endeavour'd to raise in him a due Sense and Horror of that his heinous Crime, shewing him of how great importance it was to him that he should repent of it in a particular manner; for without this he could never be sav'd. And here I further let him know, That this made me greatly suspect his having committed many other grievous Sins of the like Nature or worse. But he said, that was the greatest he ever did, and that he had many times ask'd GOD's Pardon for it. 2. Henry Howard , alias Powell (which latter he said was his right Name) condemn'd for assaulting and robbing two Women on the King's Highway, between Barnet and Kicks end , on the 15th of October last. He said he was 23 Years of Age, born in the Minories , in the Parish of St. Botolph, without Aldgate : That when he was but 12 Years old, his Friends bound him Apprentice to an Apothecary and Surgeon at Wapping : That his Master dying before his Time was expir'd, (viz. about four years ago) he continu'd with his Mistress only while he had settled the Shop-Accompts, that she might see what was due to her Husband; and, That he did defraud her therein, by scratching out of the Books several Persons (Seamen and others) who ow'd his Master Money for Medicines, &c. which he said he did out of Charity to them, because he knew them to be Poor. Upon this I endeavour'd to make him sensible, that this was a great Sin for him thus to give away (as he pretended in Charity) what was not his own. In the further Declaration he made of his past Life, he told me, That a certain Person, whose Wife being one Day in company with him, having given him a Ring for another he had of much less Value, that Gentleman (her Husband) had him before a Justice of peace, who order'd him into the late Queen's Service, and so accordingly he went to Flanders , and there he was about two Years a private Soldier : That from that time he might date his Misfortune; for then he began to keep bad Company, and to abandon himself to all manner of Lewdness and Debauchery: That he had committed several Capital Facts (both in City and Country) for which he never was brought to Justice, and now he acknowledg'd the just Providence of GOD, that at last now had overtaken him, and inflicted this condign Punishment upon him, who was not like to have been reform'd any other way. I desir'd he would tell me what those Criminal Facts were, and give me a more particular Account of his Life; but he desir'd to be excus'd from this, saying, That it would avail nothing, for he could make no Reparation to the Persons he had injur'd; and besides most of them were absolutely unknown to him. A few of 'em however he nam'd and own'd to the Persons themselves he had robb'd. Here I mention'd to him a certain Robbery committed about Sevenoak in Kent , since Michaelmas last, wherein he was suspected to be concern'd, but he flatly deny'd it: Whereupon I putting him in mind of what was then taken (viz a great quantity of Ribbon) from a Carrier, he own'd he knew something of it, but cou'd not help the poor Man to his Goods again. And this was all I cou'd get out of him. 3. Richard Boucher , condemn'd for breaking and entring the House of Mr. Thomas Brown , with an intent to rob it, on the 3d of November last. He said, he was 24 years of age, born in the Parish of St. James, Westminster : That his Parents brought him up well, and gave him good Education, but he did not live answerably to it: That not liking to live at home, he went to Sea , and serv'd for some time on board a Man of War in the West-Indies , under the late Reign: That when he was return'd home, he had no mind to follow any other Employment but that of being a Drawer in a Tavern , or a Tapster in an Alehouse ; That upon this Account he went to an Acquaintance of his Mother, who kept a Victualling-house at Portsmouth : That after he had been there a certain time, he came up to London again, and got into the Service of another Person, who was of the same Calling; That in all those Services he growing very loose, he did very much neglect Religious Duties, both in private and publick, and became a very ill Liver, breaking GOD's Laws in all Respects, except Murder: Yet at the same time he said he had not transgress'd against the Laws of Men so, as to deserve such a Punishment as this till now. At first I found him very stubborn and harden'd, but at last he seem'd somewhat soften'd, and melted into a due Consideration of his future State, and begg'd Pardon of GOD and Man. 4. Thomas Smith , condemn'd for privately stealing 40 Yards of Justian out of Mr. Finch's Warehouse, on the 8th of November. He said, he was 33 years of age, born of a good Family in the West of England , and had us'd the Seas from his Youth, serving on board several Men of War and Merchant-men, where he bore some Office. He confess'd he was justly condemn'd, and had deserv'd long ago such a Punishment for other wicked Facts he had committed, and could not now make any manner of Reparation for, which was his great Grief. All the while he lay under this Condemnation he was so very ill as not to be in a capacity of being easily remov'd out of the Condemn'd Hold, nor of answering all the particular Questions that otherwise I would have put to him. Under that his extream Weakness, I did at several times pray with him there, who seem'd to be affected with it, and pray'd GOD would be merciful to him. 5. John Wright , condemn'd for stealing above the value of 20 l. in Gold & Silver out of the House of Mr. Nat. Spurling , where he lodg'd, at Wapping , on the 27 of April last. He said he was 24 Years of age, born at Ware , Hartfordshire ; That he was a Baker by Trade, and had liv'd honestly hitherto, but bad Company having debauch'd him, he was tempted to commit the Fact that had brought him to this shameful Death; of which and all other his Sins he heartily repented; praying GOD and the Persons he had injur'd to forgive him, who was very sorry for what he had done amiss, but could not undo it, nor make due amends for it, otherwise than by his Death, to which he submitted. 6. Ann Body , condemn'd for Burglary and Robbery. She said, she was 28 years of age, born at Stoke in Buckinghamshire : That when she was very young, her Friends carry'd her to Saret in Hartfordshire , where she was brought up: That as soon as she came to be of Years capable of Working, she went to Service there : That about 4 Years ago being desirous to try whether she might mend her Condition, she came up to London with an honest Intent to be a Servant in some good Family or other; but before she could find such a Service, she unhappily fell into bad Company that presently deluded and debauch'd her, bringing her into Poverty, and then into the commission of Theft, Whoredom, Drunkenness, Prophanation of the Lord's Day, Swearing, Cursing, and all manner of Sin and Wickedness whatsoever, Murder only excepted; and, That all these 4 Years she had been in London she liv'd that lewd and vicious Life, pilfering and stealing whatever she could lay Hands on: That her common way of Robbing was, the taking Linnen, Cloaths, and other things out of Courts and Yards; and, That for one such Fact she was about 3 Years since brought to Justice, and accordingly order'd to be whipt for it. She further said, That the greatest Crime she ever committed was this she now stood condemn'd for; and, That she did it in this manner, viz. Having got acquainted with the Person that was try'd and condemn'd with her (but repriev'd) she told him one day that she formerly liv'd with a Gentleman in Hartfordshire, who had a great deal of Plate in his House, and she might easily come at it, as knowing every part of that House, and by what way one might enter it; and therefore if he would pay her Lodging, for which she ow'd her Landlady here in Town, and go along with her to that place, they might, set out on their Journey the very next Day. To this he readily agreed, and so accordingly they went; but as they were on their Way her Heart misgave her, and she would go no further, apprehending the Danger she expos'd her self to by this Enterprize; but her Companion being unwilling to go back, they proceeded on their Journey till Night overtook 'em, and then they sought for Lodging, but finding no body that would receive or harbour them, they lay that Night in a Barn: That the next Morning she was again in the mind of returning to London , but he wou'd not comply with her therein, saying, That as she had brought him on thus far, he would go farther: That upon this they both continu'd their Journey, but cou'd not that Night reach Rickmansworth , the Place she told him she would bring him to, so they lay at a certain House by the Way, and the next Morning she made her Escape from him, being mightily afraid to prosecute her wicked Design; But he having enquir'd which Way she went, and being inform'd that she was seen crossing such and such a Field (as they pointed to) he pursu'd and overtook her, and after some hard Words pass'd between them, they finally resolv'd to accomplish this their wicked Purpose; and in order thereto they came at Night to Rickmansworth , and on Monday the 17th of October last, about 2 in the Morning, they broke into the House of that Gentleman she had formerly been a Servant to, viz. Temple-Fotherly Whitfield , Esq ; and taking thence several Pieces of Plate, as, one Silver Sawce-pan, five Spoons, &c. together with some Table-Linnen, and other Things: Which Goods having thus unlawfully got, they came up to London , where offering to sell them, they were stopt, and themselves brought to Justice. She bewail'd this her Wickedness, and all other the Sins she had committed, praying she might be forgiven by her Master and other Persons she had wrong'd, whom she could make no Satisfaction to; and, that GOD would be pleas'd to pardon her, and be merciful to her Soul. 7. Mary Still , condemn'd for breaking open the House of Mr. Jos. Stolwood , and taking thence 4 Diaper Tablecloths, and 4 Diaper Napkins, with 2 Holland Shifts, and other Linnen and Things of great value, on the 9th of November last. She said, she was 22 Years of age, born in West-Smithfield , London , and a Staysmaker by Trade: That having for these 2 or 3 Years past follow'd evil Courses and us'd herself to Thieving, she was at last discover'd, and brought to Justice for a Felony, and burnt in the Hand for it, about 18 Months ago: That her usual Way of Stealing was this, viz. When she walk'd along the Streets, and saw any House open, she went in privately, and took whatsoever she cou'd light-on and carry away, which (for the most part) were things of small value: That by those ill Practices she brought herself into such a settled Habit of Idleness and Wickedness, as made her quite leave off her Business of Stays-making; not being able, nor willing to work at it any longer: That by this Unlawful Method she had taken to live, growing poorer and poorer (as it generally proves with such Persons) she was easily tempted not only to go on in her wicked Way, but waxed bolder in it, so as to venture at last upon greater Robberies, such as this was she now stood condemn'd for; the Justice of which Sentence she acknowledg'd, seeming then to be (tho' she was not before) sensible, that they who presumptuously abandon themselves to such illegal Courses, do thereby render their Life very uncomfortable, and often (if not always) expose themselves to all manner of Troubles and Fears, and at last to a shameful untimely Death in this World, and to the danger of losing their Souls, and bringing Damnation upon them in the next. She said, she wish'd with all her Heart she had not done so, and that she could make Reparation for all the Injuries and Unjust Actions committed by her; but she knew not the Persons she had wrong'd; and if she did, she was not in a capacity of making Satisfaction to them: She therefore ask'd their Pardon, and above all, pray'd GOD to be merciful to her. At the Place of Execution (to which they were all carried from Newgate in 3 Carts this Day) I attended them for the last time, and gave them my usual Exhortations, such as I thought seasonable and proper for them. I pray'd and sung a Penitential Psalm with them, and made 'em rehearse the Apostles Creed, and after I had recommended their Souls to God, I withdrew; leaving them to their private Devotions, for which they had some time allotted 'em: Then the Cart drew away, and they were turn'd off, all the while calling upon God to have Mercy on them. N. B. Powell confess'd he robb'd a Shop in the Minories, taking out of it a great quantity of Stockins. He desir'd me to publish in this my Paper, (as a Caution to all Carriers) That they should take care of their Goods, when they come to any Inn, (in Town or Country) for then they commonly rob both Waggons and Coaches. Bell said, he (with others) rob'd a Shop near the Royal Exchange, and took thence a Piece of Broad Cloth; half of which he had for his Share, the other half he return'd to the Owner. And both Powell and Bell said, that their Wives were honest, and not concern'd in their ill Facts; desiring all to take Warning by them, and to pray for them. This is all the Account here to be given of these dying Persons, by me PAUL LORRAIN , Ordinary . Friday, Dec. 23 1715. London Printed, and are Sold by J. Morphew, near Stationers-hall.

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The ORDINARY of NEW GATE his Account of the Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Speeches of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn on Friday the 4th of May, 1705. AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old Baily, on the 18, 19 and 20th Days of April last, Sentence of Death was pass'd upon Six Malefactors; whereof Three were Repriev'd, and the other Three order'd for Execution. One of the last Three, viz. Cecilia Labree having receiv'd it on Wednesday last, and an Account of it been already given to the Publick, those that will see her Confession, are referr'd to that Account. On the Lord's Day the 22d of April last I Preach'd both to them and others then in the Chappel of Newgate, viz. In the Morning upon part of the Second Lesson appointed then to be read, viz. Acts 19. 4. Then said Paul, John verily baptiz'd with the Baptism of Repentance, saying unto the People, that they should Believe on Him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. Which Words having first illustrated and explain'd, I then proceeded to shew from them; That as the Baptism of John was, so the Christian Baptism is, a Baptism of Repentance and Faith; and that no one is the better for being by Baptism outwardly admitted into Christ's Religion, who (when come to Years of Understanding) does not in his Heart Believe on Jesus Christ, and Repent of his Sins. Here I treated at large of the Doctrine of Faith and Repentance; shewing from the Scripture; 1. That without Faith it is impossible to please God, and be Saved, Heb. 11. 6. and Mark 16. 16. 2. That unless we Repent we shall perish. Luke 13. 3. 3. That if we Believe on the Lord Jesus, and Repent; our Sins shall be blotted out, and we shall be sav'd, Acts 3. 19. 16. 30. 4. That to obtain this saving Faith and Repentance, which is the gracious Gift of God, [Eph. 2. 8, and 2 Tim. 2. 25.] we must beg it of him by fervent Prayer, &c. In the Afternoon I Preach'd upon the 2d of St. Peter 1. 10. Being part of the Second Lesson for that Evening-Prayer, and the Words these; Wherefore the rather Brethren, give diligence to make your Calling and Election sure; for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall. Which Words and their Context, after I had open'd, I shew'd the Necessity of our exerting those Virtues and Graces of Faith, Knowledge, Temperance, Patience, Godliness, Brotherly Love, and Charity, which are mention'd in the 5. 6, and 7th Verses; in order to our obtaining a comfortable Assurance of our Election and Vocation: Which tho' they cannot be made surer, than they are in themselves, and with respect to God, with whom there is no Variableness, nor shadow of turning, and whose Gifts and Calling are without Repentance, because the Lord Knows them that are his: [Jam. 1. 17. Rom. 11. 29. 2 Tim. 2. 19.] Yet this our Election and Calling may be made surer to our selves and to others, by our living a truly Christian Life, in departing from all iniquity, and doing Works meet for Repentance: And this we are so much the more concern'd in, by how much we have neglected Religions Duties before, and done so many Evils, to the dishonour of God, and the Doctrine of Christ; and to the hurt of our Neighbour, and of our own Souls. In Prosecution of this Subject, and to bring those poor miserable Sinners to Repentance, I laid before them the following Considerations, on which I inlarg'd. 1. That Repentance is a sure way for Sinners to regain the Favour of God, which they have lost, and to obtain that Happiness, which they have forfeited, by their Sins. 2. That it is in vain, and most dangerous, for Sinners to flatter themselves with the hopes of being made happy any other way, than by a sincere Repentance, which is the inseparable Companion of Faith; and both of them, the great Work of the Spirit of God upon the Hearts and Souls of Men. 3. That if Sinners neglect their Repentance while God is graciously pleased to call them to it, and allow them Time and Grace for it, they shall at last be shut out of all Mercy, and doomed to a State of Misery for ever. On the last Lord's Day the 29th of April, I Preach'd again to them, both in the Forenoon and Afternoon, upon Deut. 32. 29. O that they were Wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end. From which Words, 1. I shewed, the shortness of this Life. 2. The Necessity of our making a good use of it. 3. I gave Directions for it; from the Consideration. 1. Of Death, to which all Men are Subject, and from which none may justly suppose to be at a great distance. 2. Of the Judgment which is to follow after Death, and will place and Men in a State of Bliss or Woe, that is to have no end. 3. Of the ns, as Meditations and Prayers, &c. which we may use here in this World, to avoid the Misery, and obtain the Happiness of the next. In the Close of all these Sermons, I made a particular Application to the Condemned Persons, whom I constantly Visited and Taught every Day while under this Condemnation: And in my private Discourses with them, I received from them the respective Account following. I. MARGARET GREEN , alias Wothy , Condemn'd for Felony and Burglary, for Breaking the House of Mr. Matthew May , and taking from thence 7 pair of Sheets and other Goods, on the 24th of March last. She said, she was about 29 Years of Age, born in the North of Ireland ; but had liv'd a considerable time at Dublin , where she was marry'd to One that ruin'd her, and left her about a Twelve-month after they were marry'd; and then marry'd another Woman, with whom he lives now in Adultery: Of which she pray'd to God he might repent. She further said, That that Husband of hers was the first Cause of her ensuing Sins and Misfortunes; for she being thus left by him, came up to London , and there got acquainted with another Ma who kept her Company, and they lived together as Man and Wife for these 7 Years last past; within which time he had (together with a certain Woman, a Receiver of Stol'n Goods) prompted her to the Commission of several Robberies, which she said, she did always by her self; as she did, (that is, she was alone) when she attempted to rob Mr. May: Which Fact she confess'd; and acknowledged the Justice of God and Man in her Punishment for it. Only this stuck mightily at her Heart, and she could hardly overcome it. 'That the perfidiousness 'of her Husband, and the Solicitations of that wicked Man who 'kept her Company, and of that Receiver of Stol'n Goods before 'mention'd, had brought her to this her untimely End; which she 'once little thoug she should ever come to; as having, before 'she knew them, been very careful to live honestly and serve God. She mightily complain'd of the hardness of her Heart, and was for a while in great despair of her Salvation; desiring my Prayers for her, who could not well pray for her self. Afterwards she seem'd to be more melted, and earnestly implored God's Mercy and Pardon for all her Sins both great and small, both known and unknown; and she declared, that she dy'd in Charity with all Men, and desired that her Death might be a Warning to others. To which she added, that the Robberies she had ever committed were inconsiderable: Yet she could not make any other amends for them, than by her Death, which she freely took as the one Reward of her Sins. II. Jane Dyer , alias Brown , Condemn'd for stealing Divers Goods of Mrs. Tinnel. She said, she was about 24 Years of Age, born at Burnt helling , a Sea-port-Town, within 18 Miles of Edinburg in Scotland : That she left her Countrey about 9 Years ago, and went to Dublin , where she liv'd 7 Years; and then came to London : That she was virtuously and religiously brought up by her Parents; to whom she had been very undutiful and disobedient; and that she had broke their Hearts by her Wickedness; which was now a great grief to her. She confess'd the Fact for which she was Condemn'd to die, and own'd she had deserv'd Death before now; and she much lamented her Folly in not taking Warning and amending her Life, by the former Punishment she had justly receiv'd, as having been burnt, not long since, for a Felony. She said, she had been desparately Wicked, and was Guilty (to the highest degree) of Lewdness and Debauchery, of Swearing, Lying, Cursing, Sabbath-breaking, and of the total Neglect of God's Service, and of all Sins, Murther excepted. She laid very heavy Loads upon her self, and she was mightily troubled in her Spirit, and desired me to pray more heartily for her than for the rest, because (said She) I am a much greater Sinner than others. Being admonish'd to search out her own Heart, she said, she durst not look back upon her sinful Life past, it was so odious a Sight to her, which fill'd her with horror. Oh that she had liv'd otherwise, and not abus'd her precious Soul as she had done! Oh that she had time to live longer here! Oh that she could live her Life over again, that she might amend it! Oh that God would for Christ's sake, forgive her Sins, which were many, and grievous, and great. These were some of her sorrowful Expressions, as being now sensible (and desirous that others might be sensible also) of the Grief and Misery which Sin is always attended with. She declar'd, that she dy'd in Charity with all the World; and wish'd she were able to make Satisfaction and Reparation to the Persons she had wrong'd; whose Pardon she begg'd: Which, she said, was the only thing she could now do; desiring God to bless them, and to forgive her. This Day Margaret Green and Jane Dyer being carry'd (in a Cart) to Tyburn , I met them there: And having asked them, whether they had any thing more to say, in order to the clearing of their Consciences, and disposing themselves for an easie and happy Departure out of this miserable World, in which God did not think fit they should continue any longer: They told me, They had nothing more to say, but desir'd my Prayers for them, and the Prayers of all good People, while there was Breath in them; This they both of them did desire, but particularly Jane Dyer , who was very earnest with me, That I should do (as she phrased it) my Duty to God for her Soul, till she was quite dead. I exhorted them to lift up their Affections to God more and more, and to pray earnestly to the t, for the Assistance of his Divine Spirit, and the free Pardon of all their Sins: For which I also made Prayers, and in their behalves desired the Standers by to join therein. Then we sung a Penitential Psalm, and rehearsed the Articles of our Christian Faith. Which being done, and some further Admonitions made to them, they spoke to the People to this Effect, That they would take Warning by them; and not to Swear, Lie, Curse, and Blaspheme, nor break the Sabbath day, and neglect God's Service, and do ill things as they had done: For which they were now justly punished in this World, and without God's infinite Mercy, should be much more severely punish'd in the next. Margaret Green warned all Young Women and Old, not to keep Company with idle and wicked Fellows, and maintain them by Thieving, which was the thing that had brought her to this her sad shameful, and untimely End. After this, I pray'd again, and sung another Psalm; and then committing them to God, and the Power of his Grace, I withdrew from them: Who having some time allow'd for their private Devotions, cry'd to God for Mercy in these and the like Ejaculations, Lord have Mercy upon me, (said each of them) Lord Jesu one Drop of thy precious Blood to my polluted sinful Soul! Lord save me! And Jane Dyer in particular had these Expressions, Lord Jesu, Thou diedst for me: O let me patiently suffer, according to thy Will! O receive me to thy self! Lord, I come, I come. And both of them. O Sweet Jesu, Dear Jesu, have Mercy upon us! O Father of Mercies have Mercy upon us! O Holy, Blessed, and Glorious Trinity have Mercy upon us; The speaking again to the Standers by, said, Good People pray for us, pray to God for our precious Souls. To all which they sometimes, each one by her self, and sometimes joyntly, added many other fervent Ejaculations and Liftings up of their Souls to God. While they were thus praying, the Cart drew away, and they were turn'd off, and their Souls launched into their Eternal State. Whereas it lately happen'd in a publick Place, that some Words were spoken in undue Reflection upon the Ordinary of Newgate, as if he us'd to administer the Lord's Supper to Condemn'd Persons for Temporal Ends: The said Ordinary, in just Vindication of his Ministry, which he has ever discharg'd Conscientiously both towards God and those poor Souls under his Care, finds himself oblig'd to give this publick notice; That he never administred that Holy Sacrament to any Prisoners with other intent or regard, than for their Spiritual and Eternal Good; and that he is so far from having fought any Temporal Advantage that way, that ever since his being Ordinary of Newgate, he has provided Bread and Wine for that Sacred Use there, at his own Charge: Neither has he ever received any Promise, or Gratuity, for his representing the Case of Malefactors, better or worse, than it really appear'd to his Judgment; nor was he ever Brib'd for obtaining, or endeavouring to obtain Reprieves for any. 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WHEREAS some Persons take the Liberty of putting out Sham-Papers, pretending to give an Account of the Malefactors that are Executed; in which Papers they are so defective, and unjust, as sometimes to mistake even their Names and Crimes, and often quite misrepresent the State they plainly appear to be in under their Condemnation, and at the time of their Death: To prevent which great Abuses, These are to give Notice, That the only true Account of the Dying Criminals, is that which comes out the next Day afte their Execution, about 8 in the Morning, the Title whereof constantly begins with these Words, The ORDINARY of NEWGATE his Account of the Behaviour, &c. In which Paper (the better to distinguish it from Counterfeits) are set down the Heads of the several Sermons Preach'd before the Condemned; and after their Confessions and Prayers, an Attestation thereto under the Ordinary's Hand, that is, his Name at length: and at the bottom the Printer's Name, J. 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THE TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE BEHAVIOUR AND CONFESSION Of the Criminals, Condemned on Friday the 10th. of September, 1686. at Justice Hall in the Old-Bayly , viz. Elias Smith , John Raven , Samuel Watkins , Humphery Petton , Edward Thornton , Eleanor Jones , Esther Simpson , Mary Stanly , Sarah Dean ,; Of which, Samuel Watkins , Edward Thornton , John Raven , and Eleanor Jones , were in the Dead Warrant to be Executed at TYBURN , On Friday the 17th. of this Instant September. 1686. The other Coudemned Criminals, are by His Majesty, Graciously Reprieved. THe Orninary , on the next day after the Sentence of Death passed upon the aforesaid Criminals, visited them, and after he had prayed with them, earnestly exhorted them that they would beg of God, to make them sensible of their sevearl Crimes, that they would look back on the whole course of their Life, in as much, as the just God never leaves sinners destitute of his preventing Grace, till they first harden their own hearts, indulging themselves in some secret sins thereby strengthning vicious inclinations to a considerable degree of Atheism, because they are not for some time discovered and brought to shame. Notwithstanding, though they had quentch’d the Motions of Gods holy Spirit, and resisted the Convictions of their Conscience formerly, yet, Now, by this Fatal Stroke drawn upon themselves; he loudly calls them to Repentance, that so ehey may escape the Wrath which is to come. They began to be awakened from their Security in an Evil Estate, and to lament their former flagicious Courses; which relenting, the Ordinary encouraged, yet advised them, not to rely on any flight sorrow for sin, as if this were any satisfaction to God, for all the Exorbitances of their Conversations, He Exhorted them to prepare for the Dutys of the Lords Day, because it was likely to be the 1sst Sabbath they would enjoy on Earth. After this, and other Counsel given them, they seemed very sensible of the Heinousness of their Crimes, and were desirous that I would often visit them; I replyed, that It was my Duty, and that I would not fail, by Divine Assistance to fulfil my Office to the utmost, in Compassion to their Souls: And they promised me, that they would take pains with their own hearts in my Absense, to fit themselves for a future Happy State. I told them, they ought to help forward each others Repentance, considering, how by their bad Counsel and Example, they had miss-led others into sinful Practices, and so with Prayer I dismist them. On the Lords Day in the Forenoon, there was a Sermon on this Text, viz. The fifth Chapter of St. Matthews Gospel, the sixth Verse. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after Righteousness, for they shall be filled or satisfied. In the Afternoon, the Ordinary Preached on the 11th. Verse of the 33d. Chapter of Ezekielz Prophesie, Say to them, As I live faith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the Death of the Wicked, but that he turn from his way and live. Turn ye, turn ye, from your Evil ways, for, why will ye Dye O House of Israel. Whence he drew forth these Observations. First, That it is a great Condescension in God, to treat on Terms of Mercy and Reconciliation with sinners, standing out in their Rebellion. Secondly, Inasmuch as the Lord directs Offers of Peace to sinners, under the form of a solemn Oath, to obtain Credit of his willingness to save them. Observe, it is very difficult to convince such who are sensible of Guilt, yet the Lord God will not Arm his Justice to destroy them. Sinners naturally entertain low and hard thoughts of God, as if he studyed to Tryhumph in their Ruin. Thirdly, The only proper way, for any Man to enjoy himself happily, is to turn from a course of sinning to the Lord [Let the wicked turn from his way and live.] Fourthly, As a Relation to God, aggravates the Evil of departing from him, so it ought to be a moving Obligation and Encouragement to return unto him Turn O House of Israel, though very much degenerate, because I am your God, by special Covenant of free Grace, having chosen you to be my peculiar People, in the publick profession of my Name. Fifthly, Sinners often-times Judge Gods way or providential dealing with them to be unequal and severe, when their own ways were evil and perverse, to draw heavy Judgments upon themselves. Turn ye from your own Evil ways. Sixthly, Converting Grace is necessary and difficult: Therefore the Exhortation is repeated with the greater Pathetical Expression. Turn ye, turn ye. Seventhly, There is spiritual Death contracted, by sinning against God, which should provoke us to hate it, and turn from it. Eighthly, Sinners unwilling to turn to God, are self-cruel, and in love with Death. Turn ye, why will ye Dye? Most of these Propositions were illustrated and practically improved: The Conclusion of the Sermon, was directed to the Condemned, with Arguments to turn from their Evil course to the Lord, demonstrating the misery of spiritual Death, and the Happiness of spiritual Life, in a sincere Conversation, stating the Nature of it, with Rules and Directions how to Expedite it. On Monday I visited them again, and after Prayer, whilest they retained tho’e relentinig impressions, which were upon them the day before. I asked them what hope they had that God was Reconciled to them in Christ: They said that they prayed & did what they could to obtain the pardon of their sins, that they might be saved. I assured them, that if they were willing to be happy on Terms viz. If they desired sincerely to be holy, as much as to be delivered from the wrath of God, by whose frowns sinners Dye Eternally, then Christs sanctifying spirit would become their Comforter. The Ordinary took an Account of their fitness fortheir approaching death, and most of them readily complyed with his desires. The first Criminal, who offered himself what his evil Course of Life had been, was Elias Smith , Born in Ludlow , in the County of Salop , Aged, 27. years he was a Button-maker in the City of Worcester , after he left his Trade, he grew acquainted with bad Company, and now is Condemned for stealing a Horse. He said that once he had a full Employment of his Trade, but addicted himself to idleness, he soon became Poor, and cast about in his thoughts to get Money for his vain Expences. He denys not, that he gave his Consent to the stealing and selling of the Horse, and did partake in the price for which it was sold. He acknowledged and bewailed the miserable and sinful Condition into which he hath plunged himself, and that he had grievously offended God, by lately neglecting the Observation of the Lords Day, which he says he was wont to spend in Religious exercises. That formerly he had received much Mercy from God, but for the abusing of proffered Grace, and not keeping due watchfulness over his heart, he proceeded to neglect Prayer, and quentch’d the Motions of the holy spirit. That his evil heart did sometimes vent it self in swearing, and in other sins, that his sorrow is chiefly for offending God, and in rejecting the proffers of his Grace, and good instructions, which were given him by Religious Friends. He much Laments that now, the time of his returning to the Lord by Repentance, is so short, and wishes that Rivers of Tears may run down his Eyes to quench the Flames of his Lusts. He says that his heart is ready to break for the transgressing Gods Laws, in whom alone, is all his snccour and hope of Comfort. Therefore he prays to the Lord of Life, to quicken him by his holy spirit, and that he would put such Petitions into his heart, which may be suitable to his present distress. 2dly. John Raven , Born in Catharine Wheele Yard in Smithfield , Aged 16. or 17. Years. He says his Father was a a Coach-maker, and dying, left his Mother Poor, and not able to put him to any Trade, therefore he was forced to be a Postillion , for which, he received 3 l. Wages by the Year. He stands Condemned, for Committing a Rape on the Body of Mary Katt , a Child of 8 Years and 3 Weeks Old. He would feighnedly have extenuated the Crime, but the Ordinary laid it home to him, then he said that he was sorry for it. He was wonderfully ignorant in any thing which is good, having spent his time idly and vainly; and faith he was disobedient to his Mother. I find few so little instructed, he not being able to repeat perfectly the Lords Prayer. I wish that all Young Persons may take warning by him, to give heed to good instruction, and to fortifie themselves by Prayer against all immodesty and Lasciviousness, in Conversation, least they be hardened in a course of Wickedness, and come to an untimely End. 3dly. Samuel Watkins Born Essex , in Childerditch Parish , Aged 23. or 24 Years. He followed the Employment of a Gardener at Tattenham , for 5 Years, Afterwards being of a vain Conversation he fell into loose Company, and was Burnt in the hand last Sessions; now Condemned for stealing a Dun Gelding: for some time past he faith he was in Lecester-shire to see some Friends, but being Poor, and they not able to supply him, was the occasion of his Horse stealing. He is not very sensible of his past illspent Life, but as Death is heavy and doleful to all such, who take little Care for their future state, so he is now perplext for the shortness of his Days, and his Exorbitant courses. 4thly. Humphery Peiton , Born in St. Giles’s Cripplegate Parish , 20. Years of Aged: He served an Apprenticeship to a Joyner in Threadneedle-Street : He stands Condemned for Breaking open the house of Susannah Kemp . He says that coming from work on a Saturday in the Evening, he went to an Ale-house, where meeting Bad Company, he continued drinking from six a Clock till Midnight, which Evil course he had been addicted unto, and other prophaness: But this sentence of Death, he hopes will bring his sins to Remembrance for committing which, he desires to be humbled and Repent, and that, if he may obtain sparing Mercy, he will endeavour to lead a new Life. 5thy. Edward Thornton , Condemned for Absenting himself from His Majesties Military Service , after having taken Pay, and being Twice Cloathed. He was Born in the County of Durham , Aged One and Twenty Years. Formerly he waited on a Gentleman at London , and for a pretence to leave his Service, he went to see his Friends in the Country, but not finding what he expected, he returned and Lifted himself for a Soldier at Kingstone upod Hull : Afterwards he took an opportunity to Run away from His Majesties Camp at Hownslow-Heath , wandering about as an idle Person, and sell into extream Poverty by keeping loose Company. He is sorry that he hath incurred the King’s Displeasure by his Disloyalty, and thinks, if he had led a better Life, he had not faln under this Sentence of Death. On Tuesday the Ordinary visited them again, and enquired of them what impressions were made upon their hearts, by Prayers and Instructions in Order to their Preparation for Death, and a Blessed Eterniry. They said that it is no little trouble to them that they have sinned against frequent Convictions, of Conscience, which do aggravate the sins of their mispent Life. I told them how deceitful the Heart of Man is, and that sincere Repentance is not so casie a work, after sin hath been strengthened by Custome and that it requires some consideraable time, to manifest the found Fruits and Effects thereof For some Criminals after they are spared, forget the Vows made to God in their Distress, and their good Resolutions of Reformation-Vanish, when their fears of Death are blown over. They replied, that they prayed to God to make them syncere in their sorrow for Sin. Then I stated the Nature of true and false Faith, and Repentance, Exhorting them not to despare of God’s Mercy, but to Endeavour what they can to make peace with Him, thorow Christ, that Death may not be terrible to them. So proceeded to take an account of the Criminals whom I had not yet Examined. First, Eleanor Jones , Condemned for two Felonies, one of which was for Robbing her Master Mr. Carnal, of a good value in Gold and Apparrel, which she doth not deny, but says, that She hath restored most of what She stole. She says that she was Born of Creditable Parents, who live plentifully, and gave her Godly Education but she did not improve that Advantage. I told her, that her Repentance ought to be as Eminent and Remarkable. She said, she hath been seaven years absent from het Parents, the first three of which, she spent at a Boarding-Schoole in Hackney , four years more she lived in Service but shifted her Places, which brought Poverty upon her, and this led her to Stealing. She hopes she hath made her Peace with God. I askt her upon what Grounds she thought soe, she replied, that she had knowledge Enough, and therefore cared not to answer to any more Questions, and that if God hath a good Opinion of her, the Worlds account of her signifies nothing. After I had Prayed with her, and the rest of the Condemned, she only added this Expression, that she Mourns not out of fear of Death; which she is willing to Undergoe but for, offending God, and the disparagement of her Friends. 2d. 3d. 4th. Hector Sympson , Mary Stanly , Sarah Dean are Reprieved , the two latter upon pleading they were quick with Child , which was verified by the Virdict of a Jury of Matrons, so being Respeited from Execution till they are delivered of their Burthen in that Respect, they (as others) of the same Circumstances care not to be discoursed with. Yet the Ordinary advised them, not to grow the more Obdurate by a respeite from Death, and wisht that it may not proproduce greater Security. But if pregnant Criminals shall mispend that Respeite, and grow more hacdned in a sinful State, the Justice of God and Man will overtake them, when they most presume on safety, and will bring them to condigne Punishment, that their carelesness to sit for Death will aggravate their Eternal Condemnation. The Ordinary continued every day to pray with, and Exhort the Persons to be Executed, and hopes that the Lord will make them more penitent and capable of his Mercy. This is all the Account which he can give of the Criminals Condemned this Session. About 10 of the Clock on Friday Morning, they were put into two several Carts at Newgate, and conveyed to the place of Execution, where the Ordinary prayed with them, and exhorted the Spectators to take warning by them; after which the Ordinary sung part of a psalm, and so concluded with a Prayer, after which they were turned off. Dated this 17th, of September 1686. Samuel Smith Ordinary . This may be Printed, R.P. September the 17th, 1686.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confessions, and Dying Words, OF THE MALEFACTORS, Who were EXECUTED at TYBURN, On FRIDAY the 14th of this Instant May, 1731. BEING THE Third EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Rt. Hon. HUMPHREY PARSONS , Esq; Number III. For the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Bolt-Court, near the Leg-Tavern , Fleet-street . M.DCC.XXXI. [Price Three-Pence.] THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Rt. Hon. HUMPHREY PARSONS , Esq; Lord Mayor of the City of London; the Rt. Hon. the Lord Chief Justice Raymond; the Hon. Mr. Baron Cummins; the Hon. Mr. Baron Thompson; the Hon. Mr. Justice Denton, and others of His Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, and GaolDelivery for the City of London, and Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey, on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday, being the 28th, 29th, and 30th, of April, and the 1st and 3d of May, 1731, in the Fourth Year of his Majesty's Reign. Nine Men, viz. James Berry , Richard Cooper , Francis Woodmarsh , Richard Trap , alias Blue Dick, John Peaverly , John Butler , Francis Lynn , alias Glynn , James Owen , and Ambrose Newport , were by the Jury found guilty of capital Crimes, and receiv'd Sentence of Death accordingly. After Sentence, they were instructed in the chief Articles of our most Holy Christian Faith: That it is necessary to know that there is one God, the Sovereign Lord of Heaven and Earth; who made all Things by the Word of his Power, and who preserves every Thing in its Being; " For in him " we Live, and Move, and have " our Being, as certain also of your " own Poets have said, for we are " also his Off-spring: " As saith the Apostle St. Paul, Acts. xvii. 28. And as from the omnipotent Word of God, we have our first Existence, and by his powerful Providence we are preserv'd in our Being; so we ought to believe, that there are three Persons in this one God; the Father, who creates and preserves us; the Son of God, who redeems us by his Death and Sufferings, and thus purchases us to be an holy, peculiar, chosen People unto God, zealous of good Works; and God the Holy Ghost, who sanctifies the elect People of God, and who preserves them by the mighty Power of God, through Faith unto Salvation. And as we ought to believe in the Divine Unity, and that there is a Trinity of Persons in the Godhead; so are we to believe, that there is one Mediator or Intercessor between God and Man, according to the Holy Apostles Doctrine, 1 Tim. ii. 5, 6. For there is one God and one Mediator between God and Men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a Ransom for all, to be Testified in due Time. I exhorted them to believe in Christ, the Son of God, and only Saviour of Sinners, with an operative and lively Faith, moving us to Holiness in all manner of Life and Conversation, for Faith without Works is Dead being alone; as St. James says, Holiness is that which makes us like unto and resemble God, the Archetype of all Perfection, Purity and Virtue. And therefore, since they had been young Men void of Holiness and the Fear of God, which was the occasion of Gods forsaking them, since they had forsaken him, and knew nothing of his Ways, and giving them up to themselves, to their own Hearts Lust, to commit all Uncleanness and all manner of Wickedness with Greediness, I took occasion to offer them a serious Exhortation to Holiness in Heart and Life, to redeem their Time, because the Days are Evil, to improve the few Moments allow'd them upon Earth, in fearing and loving God, and endeavouring to keep his Commandments according to the Apostles Advice. " See then that ye walk Circumspectly, not as Fools, but as " wise Men; redeeming the Time, " because the Days are Evil. " Eph. v. 15, 16. And I desir'd 'em, to resolve, by the Grace of God, that if they had done Iniquity and Sin, they would do so no more: That whereas formerly they had been the Servants of Unrighteousness unto Sin, henceforth they would become the obedient Servants of rigteousness unto holi ness; as the same Apostle adviseth us, " Neither yield ye your members as Instruments of unrighteousness unto Sin; but yield your " selves unto God, as those that " are alive from the Dead, and " your members as instruments of " righteousness unto God. " Rom. 6, 13. And I prest upon them to endeavour after habitual Holiness, because of the great Danger and Destruction ensuing upon a wicked Course of Life. As the Apostle also acquaints us, " For the Wages " of Sin is Death: But the Gift " of God is eternal Life through " Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. " vi. 23. Two of them having been Convicted of Murder, I us'd many Motives and Arguments to convince them of the greatness of their Guilt. I show'd them that this was one of the blackest and most atrocious Crimes, Man was capable of committing, and that therefore, by all Laws Divine and Humane, the Punishment annext to this Sin is Death by the Sword of publick Justice. The History Moses gives us of the Creation and the antediluvian World, is Compendious, and the Account of the Flood itself, and the Times immediately following is but very short; yet that holy Man, inspir'd by the Spirit of God, in an extraordinary Manner, not making mention of other Laws and Customs proper to those very antient Times, takes particular Notice, no doubt as well knowing how prone Mankind is to prosecute Malice and Revenge, by extending their Resentment of suppos'd or real Injuries or Affronts too great a Length of Gods express Command, that the Murderer should by no Means pass unpunished, but that he should die a violent Death by the Hand of Justice. " And surely your Blood of your Lives will " I require: At the Hand of every Beast will I require it; and " at the Hand of Man, at the " Hand of every Mans Brother will I " require the Life of Man. Whosoe sheddeth Mans Blood, by " Man shall his Blood be shed: " For in the Image of God made " he Man. " Gen, ix. 5, . Yet notwithstanding the greatness of their Sins, I desired them to throw themselves upon the Mercy of God which is Infinite, and if with David and Manasseh, who were true Penitents for the same Sin and Crime, they truly and sincerely repented, even of this henious Sin of Murder, then God would receive them into Favour, and Pardon that Sin, as he did remit the same to others; for Pardon is promis'd in general to a true Repentance for all his Sins without exception. I instructed them also in the most important Affair of the Lords Supper, as a special Means to avert their Thoughts from all sinful Appetites, to dispose their Minds for receiving the Grace of God, and to prepare them for the Glories of a future State. While these and many other good Instructions were given, all of them attended in Chapel; only James Berry was indispos'd for some Days, but behav'd Christianly, and show'd a great Desire to take the Sacrament, as did also some of the rest, and in general they behav'd with a better outward Decorum, than these unhappy Creatures use to do. Peaverly the poor Boy was also Sick for some Time, and carried himself always very decently. When I ask'd him, why he robb'd his Master of so great a Sum of Money as 48 Guineas, and what he intended to do with it, or if any Body advis'd him to such a Crime? He said he could not tell why he did it, that he knew not what to do with it, but to cram his Belly with good Victuals, and that no Body advis'd him, but that it was a Motion of his own wicked Heart. All of them made regular Responses; Butler and Lynn, although they declar'd themselves Romans, yet they gave close Attendance in Chapel, excepting one Afternoon, made Responces and comply'd with the Worship, as did the rest in time of Worship; they read a little too loud upon some Romish Manuals they had; but when I reprov'd them for it, and told them our Worship was such as no Christian could in Reason refuse to comply with, although there might be some other Differences, they did so no more, but were attentive with the rest. Upon Tuesday, the 11th Instant, the Report was made to his Majesty in Council, of the nine Malefactors under Sentence of Death in Newgate : When John Butler and Francis Lynn , alias Glynn , of St. Giles's in the Fields , for assaulting Edward Dyer on the King's Highway, putting him in Fear, and taking from him a Hat, val. 5 s. and a Muslin Stock, val. 6 d. the 23d of August last; John Peaverley , of St. George's Hanover-square , for feloniously stealing a Purse, val 2d. and 48 Guineas, in the Dwelling House of Robert Dickenson , the 25th of April last; and James Owen , of St. Bartholomew's-Exchange , for feloniously stealing a Bank-Note, value 100 l. the Property of Thomas Butler , the 4th of February last, receiv'd his Majesty's most gracious Reprieve. The other Five, viz. James Berry , Ambrose Newport , Richard Cooper , Richard Trap and Francis Woodmarsh were order'd for Execution. Francis Woodmarsh , of St. George Hanover-Square , was indicted for the Murder of Robert Ormes , giving him one mortal Wound with a Sword, on the left Part of the Body, near the left Pap, the Length of half an Inch, and the Depth of six Inches, of which he instantly died, the 19th of April last. He was likewise indicted a second Time, upon the Coroners Inquest, for the Murder of the said Robert Ormes . 1. Francis Woodmarsh , 33 Years of Age, born in North-, of honest respected Parents, who liv'd much in Y-, and gave him good Education at School, in reading, writing, Latin, and Accompts, to fit him for the World, and instructed him carefully in the Principles of our holy Christian Faith. He did not go to any particular Business, when of Age, but acted the Gentleman more than any Thing else; he serv'd some Time in the Army, and was advanc'd (as he said) to be an Ensign in a marching Regiment , but soon left that Business; and afterwards not following any particular Trade of Life, 'tis to be feared he was too much addicted to Iddleness. He was married to a Wife, who appear'd to be a good, discreet Woman, whom he commended as such, and recommended to the Care and Kindness of his Friends, who were People of Respect. He had some Children, but they had all the good Fortune to Die before him. He said, he serv'd a Person of Prime Quality, till he went Abroad some Years ago, but without Hopes of returning in haste; and that some of his Friends serv'd that noble Family for some Generations past. He was a Kind of Dealer in Wigs ; when any great Man, whom he knew, wanted a Wig, he us'd to make or provide him One, and by that he sometimes made 2 or 3 Guineas, which was the mot he had to Live upon for some Time past. He said, that about the Time of the late Rebellion, he did several good Services, kept some Gentlemen from joyning in that unnatural Rebellion, and travail'd over best Part of England and Scotland upon that Occasion. His Father had an Estate and a good Farm in the Country, bestow'd very liberally upon him, and gave him several Sums of Money, of which he never made any good Account, and for that Reason, he had not much left him by his Father, and was he less esteem'd by his Relations. He said, that he was a sober Man, kept the Church, hated Cursing and Swearing, and other Vices, that he read his Book much, shunn'd idle Company, and lov'd a quiet, peaceable Life. The Account he gave of the Murder of Robert Ormes , for which he died, was to this Purpose. On the 19th Day of April last, which was Easter-Monday, he walk'd out alone, as far as Chelsea , for his Diversion: When he was upon his Return to Town, the Sun was pretty hot, and he being thirsty, went into on Ale house in Chelsea-Fields , where there was a Company of People, altogether Strangers to him, who Swore and Blasphem'd very much; he was impatient at the hearing of this, and gently reprov'd them, saying that there could be no Profit in using such execrable Oaths, and that it would be much better to be more Smooth in their Conversation, and not to provoke God, by such vain and very sinful Repetitions. They did not think him a proper Person to administer Reproof, but gave him Names, which he took to be opprobrious, and call'd them Scrubs; but insisted that he was a Gentleman and a Scholar, and repeated Si Deus est animas, &c. They bid him pay his Reckoning and begone, and said, they doubted if he had any Money in his Pocket, &c. several satyrical Expressions having past, he was weary of their Company, paid his Three-half-pence, for a Pint of Beer, and went off. The Deceas'd Mr. Ormes, his Wife, and the rest of the Company went out after him, and some of them swore, and cried out to dash out the I-n's Brains. Upon which they beat him unmercifully, with their Canes and Sticks, upon the Head and other Parts of the Body. He was confounded and knew not what to do, but thought upon nothing but his being murther'd: To save himself, he retir'd a good Way, till he came to the Garden hedge, then he drew his Sword to defend himself, and call'd out to hold off and beware of him, being upon his own Defence. At this Time, Mr. Ormes, (as he suppos'd) rush'd upon his Sword and was kill'd, which was the easier done, because his Breast was naked, as he said. And more than this he knew nothing of the Matter: Only to extenuate the Affair, he said, he was very short-sighted, and never saw Ormes, nor none of the Company. This is an Account, which contradicts the Evidence of the Prosecutor, and all who were against him, who swore possitively, that he stabb'd Mr. Ormes, without any Provocation, and that they did not see him receive any Stroaks with a Cane. I told him it was not probable, so many People would witness any Thing but Truth, without varying; but after all the Reasons could be us'd for an ingenious Confession, he never alter'd in his Narrative to me, nor to all those who visited him in the Prison, under Sentence, to whom he always repeated the same Thing, with abundance of Tears trickling down his Cheeks. He said he commonly walk'd out with a Sword, (which was very unfortunate to him, on that unhappy Day); although contrary to the Advice of his nearest Friends. The Reason he gave for dressing like a Gentleman, was, because he had once been an Officer in the Army , and he also expected to get into the Service of some great Man, to whom his fine Dress would be one Recommendation. He made no Reflections, but only said, he heard Mr. Ormes was Quarrelsome. He was Pusillanimous and of a mean Spirit, always wept and cried like a Child, when he told his Case to any Body, the Tears gush'd out in a very strange Manner, so that he could scarce speak because of his deep Sighs and Groans. I comforted him against the Fears of Death, but he remain'd inconsolable. I often told him, that his undiscretion, in medling with Strangers, of whom he knew nothing off, and with whom he had nothing to do, was the occasion of the unhappy Misfortune that happened; and therefore, laying aside all Pretences of Excuse, seeing he was legally Convicted, it was his Duty to repent of that grievous Sin of Murder: He said he did so, but it's to be fear'd, he had some Reserve; and it's certain, there could not be a Man more unwilling, and more afraid of Death than he was. He had been of a careless and idle Disposition, which exposed him to Temptations, and brought him to a violent and shameful Death. He behav'd well, and appear'd very penitent. He declar'd that he hop'd for Salvation thro' Christ, that he sincerely repented of all his Sins, and forgave all Injuries, as he expected Forgiveness from God. On Wednesday Evening, the second Day before their Execution, One in a Lay-Habit, whom they supposs'd to be a R-sh P-st, came to him and spoke silently in his Ear, That it was necessary for him to Turn, for that there was no Salvation out of their Church. Woodmarsh was but a weak Man in his Intellectuals, and he said this Assertion of that Stranger, put him into the greatest Agony and Perplexity immaginable, all the next Night. I told him, he need not be afraid to trust his Salvation upon the Mercy of God, through the Merits of Jesus Christ; and that their Way of Instruction was, to teach Men to confide in their own Merits, and the intercession of the Saints, which was an uncertain Way of obtaining the Favour of God, and contrary to Scripture-Revelation. He was content, and said he did not believe him; but that being so near Death, it put him in no little Confusion, to hear himself upbraided, as if he had liv'd in so gross an Error all his Life. This is a Freedom, which those of our Communion dare not take in some neighbouring Countries. The following ACCOUNT of the Killing of Mr. Ormes, was delivered by Francis Woodmarsh , to a Gentleman in the Press-Yard, in Newgate , the Morning before his Execution, (in the Sight of a great Number of People there present,) and by him requested to be delivered to Mr. Applebee, to be publish'd to the World.- As it is customary for Persons under my unhappy Circumstances to declare the Truth at their last Moments concerning the Fact for which they Suffer: I hope by this to satisfie the World as to the real Truth; tho' things have been much misrepresented, which have done me no small harm. ON Easter-Monday last, towards the Evening, calling at the Three Moor-Cocks in Chelsea-Fields (by my self) for a pint of Beer, I unluckily happen'd to go into the Room where Mr Ormes the Deceas'd was with his Friends, all Strangers to me, and all of them seem'd to be much in Liquor; and some of them talking very Profanely, I took the Liberty to Reprove them. At which the Wife of the Deceas'd was very Angry, and used me with a great deal of Ill manners, and gave me very abusive Language, and prompted Mr. Ormes her Husband to Quarrel with me; and her Expression was to knock my Brains out, with several other indecent Expressions, unbecoming her Sex; upon which I paid my Reckoning, and was going out of their Company; but to my great Surprize, Mr. Ormes push'd me out of Doors, and pursued me seven or eight Yards, giving me several Blows with his Cane, which at last obliged me to Draw my Sword in my own Defence, not with any Intention to Kill the Deceased, but only to make him desist from abusing me; but the Deceased-still pursuing me with his Blows, the unlucky Accident happened, for which I am immediately going to suffer Death. I had no premeditated Design against the Deceased, he being an utter Stranger to me, having never seen him before. Mrs. Middleton, the Landlady of the House, was in the Celler when I went out of the House, and so could not possibly see whether Mr. Ormes struck me or not, though she swore to the contrary; and likewise gave a false Description of the Ground, to discredit the Evidence of Mr. Bell, who appear'd as an Evidence for me: For which I pray God Almighty to Forgive her, as I do the rest of the Evidences that were then in Company, who I think aggravated Matters to the Court. As for Mr. Bell, he was an utter Stranger to me, I never having seen him to my Knowledge, till the Time of my Trial, he coming voluntarily to declare the Truth, which was to the same Effect as I have already re lated, as to the Deceased's following and striking me; for which I have been inform'd, he has been reflected on: But to do him Justice, I have, by the Assistance of my Friends, obtain'd a Certificate, under the Hands of his Officers, in regard to his Character, which I have hereunto annex'd, and which if I had produc'd on my Trial, I believe might have been of Service to me; but my Trial coming on so soon after my Commitment, prevented me from making so proper a Defence for myself, as otherwise I might have done. I hope I have made my Peace with God Almighty, through the Merits of my Saviour Jesus Christ, for this and all other my past Offences. I die an unworthy Member of the Church of England, and beg the Prayers of all good Christians. May 14, 1731. Francis Woodmarsh . A Copy of a Certificate of Mr. Edmond Bell s Character, who was an Evidence for the Prisoner; (Sign'd by his Officers) WE whose Names are hereunto Subscribed, do Certifie, That we have known some Years Edmond Bell , now a Corporal in Lieutenant Col. Henry Wingfield s Company in his Majesty's First Regiment of FootGuards, Commanded by the Right Hon. Sir Charles Wills , and that we have always found him to be a Person of Integrity and Honesty; and that we do believe he wou'd not Swear or Depose any thing but the Truth, upon any Account whatsoever. As Witness our Hands this 6th, day of May, 1731. H. Wingfield, Col. M. Rawlins, Capt. R. Walter, Ensign & Adjutant. Richard Cooper , of St. Catherine Creed-church , was indicted for the Murder of Margaret Harle , alias Hall , by giving her one mortal Wound with a Pistol and leaden Bullet upon the right Part of the Bck, of the depth of five Inches, of which she instantly died, the 16th of April last. He was likewise indicted a 2d Time on the Coroners Inquest for the same. 2. Richard Cooper , 28 Years of Age, Born of honest Parents in the Strand , who gave him good Education at School, in Reading, Writing, casting Accompts, &c. and instructed him in religious Principles. His Father, who was a Maker of Gold and Silver Lace, Died and left him Young; and when he was of Age, his Mother put him to a Shoe-maker , and his Master dying in two or three Years, and he not liking that Employment, would not be turn'd over, but follow'd after that, (as he call'd it) publick Business in Taverns and Shops, by way of a Servant or Porter . In this Station he serv'd an Apothecary near Covent-Garden upwards of six Years; during which Time he was in Love with a young Woman, and was in Terms of Marriage with her: But after he had Spent all his Money in attending and treating her upon all Occasions, she gave him the Slip and married another young Man, with whom (as he observ'd) she liv'd but a miserable and comfortless Life. But this Disappointment prov'd still a greater Misfortune to him, for he being naturally inclin'd to Melancholy, and his Mother, who was left in pretty good Circumstances by his Father, having lost her Money by supporting a naughty Brother, who is gone beyond Seas, and an unlucky Sister, and he having advanc'd some Money upon their Account, he turn'd altogether discontented, and would not serve the Gentleman, who had been a very kind Master to him any longer, but came and engag'd in the Service of Mr. Day a Gentleman of the same Business in Leaden-Hall-Street , where he had the Misfortune to Murther the poor Girl Margaret Hall , for which he died. At first he own'd that he kill'd the Maid, but said, it was only by Accident, by Reason of the Pistol being cock'd, and its going off as he took it out of his Pocket he knew not how; but before he died, he own'd that he did it purposely, and being ask'd Why? He said he knew no Reason, but the violent Temptation of the D-l. He denied that he had any premeditated Design, and that there ever was any Difference between them excepting some hasty Words, which may happen in any House, when Persons live together any considerable Time, as he liv'd with her seven Months. As to the cutting or hurting her Arm, he said it was only accidentally. His Master said, he lost two good Servants, he having been with him nine or ten, and she seven Months. He said, he was always very honest and obliging to his Masters, and that by Serving seven Years about. Apothecaries Shops, he had acquir'd some knowledge of the Business, could make up Drugs and understood Receipts. He had of a long Time thought upon doing away with himself, and some Years ago he threw himself into the Thames but was drag'd out alive; and some Time ago he bought a pocket Pistol for the same Purpose, and (as he said) he intended to shoot himself with it in the back Room, at the same Time he murdered the Maid, but his Master coming in interrupted him, and then he going to the Kitchen, he was tempted to Discharge it in the poor Maids Back, as she was throwing up Coals into the Fire, of which Wound she immediately died, only having gone some Steps into the Shop, she said, Richard had shot, kill'd or murther'd me. He was so indifferent about Life that he made no Application for save ing it, as all of them commonly do. He said, there was no Reason for alledging that he Shot the Maid, because She would not allow off to great Familiarities, for he never intended, nor proposed any such Thing. He had been of a Peevish, Surly and melancholy Disposition; he spoke much and fast, and was of a Hasty passionate Temper; but was not Mad or out of his Senses as they represented him to have been. I represented to him the evil of Murder, especially, Self-murder, and desir'd him to Repent of those Sins particularly. He said he did so, and beg'd Grace of God to assist him. He was never much guilty of Cursing, Swearing, Drinking or Whoring, tho' not altogether free of those Vices. He had some good and virtuous Inclinations, and when he was not necessarily detain'd, he went to Church. He declar'd himself Penitent for all his Sins, that he hop'd for Salvation through the Merits of Jesus Christ his only Saviour, and that he died in Peace with all the World. James Berry , of St. Peter's-Poor , was Indicted for Burglariously breaking the House of John Mendez de Costa , and feloniously taking 6 Silver Spoons value 40 Shillings, a Silver Tankard, value 7 l. the 29th of March last. 3. James Berry , Sixty-five years of Age, born in Lancashire of honest Parents, who gave him Education at School according to their Ability, and had him instructed in religious Principles. They bred him to House-painting , at which Trade he serv'd out his Time, and afterwards liv'd in a creditable, honest way; married a Wife, and had several Children, some of whom, both Sons and Daughters, are now married and following business in an honest way in the Country. He was a Soldier in the Wars of Flanders seven Years, and serv'd there to the satisfaction of his Officers; and afterwards he went to Sea , and was Cook of a Ship two or three Years. In all the different Stations of Life he had been in (as he said) he behav'd himself well, and had still a good Character and Reputation. For a great many Years past he liv'd in or about London , and his late Wife Nurss'd a Son to Mr. De Costa whom he robb'd twenty Years ago, and liv'd after that for the most part in his House as a Servant , and both he and she were very much oblig'd to that Family, for both of them had much of their Bread to eat. Him they employ'd to wash and Paint their House, and about other little Affairs, and her they kept as a Servant, so that he was very ungrateful in robbing his Benefactor. About a Year ago his Wife died, and in a very short Time, though he was pretty well advanc'd in Years, yet he ventur'd upon a second Wife; and not having to support her and keep up a Family, and his old Friend upon some Misbehaviour, having Discharg'd him his House, and he not being capable to Discharge some old Debts, his Creditors thought fit to take out an Exe cution upon his Goods. The poor old Man could not tell what to do in this Extremity, but knowing perfectly the Situation of De Costa's House, without imparting his Mind to any Body whatsoever, he thought fit, by breaking softly with his Hand a Pane or Two of Glass, to open the KitchenWindows in the Night-time, and to take the Silver Tankard and six Silver Spoons, mention'd in the Indictment. He declar'd his Wife knew nothing of all this, but afterwards the Goods being once in their Possession, his Wife and he went in Company to Pawn the Plate, that they might have Money advanc'd to pay off a 4 l. Debt, for which he was then distress'd by the Landlord, who seiz'd his Goods. But the Pawn-Broker, and a Goldsmith employ'd to weigh the Plate finding them to be advertis'd, as stollen Goods from a certain Person, stopt them, and then Berry was taken up, imprison'd, convicted and Executed for the said Crime. He was always very Penitent while under Sentence, and behav'd with a deal of christian Submission, having never been guilty of any Dishonesty in his Life, as he said, excepting the Crime for which he died. He lov'd to keep the Church and follow'd a regular Life; only upon his Travels and the rambling Part of his Life, he had been sometimes Irregular, but not much as he told me. Two or three Days before he died, he was in a little Passion, but when I represented to him the unseasonableness of being so, he declar'd he was very Sorry and Penitent for it. He declar'd, that he firmly believ'd, that he should be Saved by the Mercy of God through Christ, that he sincerely Repented of all his Sins, in Evidence whereof he often shed Tears, and that, he forgave all injuries done him, as he expected forgiveness from God. Ambrose Newport , of Thistleworth , was Indicted for feloniously Stealing a black-brown Mare, value six Pound, the Property of Charles Clinch , the 26th Day of April last. 4. Ambrose Newport , Twenty-one Years of Age, born in a Country Town in Wiltshire , of honest Parents, who educated him at School, so as to fit him for Business, suitable to their Station, and got him instructed in religious Principles. When of Age, his Father educated him to his own Business, which was that of a Gardiner ; this Trade he followed for some Time, but being soon weary of constant Employment, he betook himself to an idle Life, going about the Country, and keeping wicked Company, which in the End prov'd his Ruin. But all this, (as he said) happen'd after his Father's Death, who by his paternal Authority, kept him in some Order; but when his Parents were once dead, being left without any Restraint, he gave himself up to all Manner of Wickedness, and could not be holden in, by any of his Relations or Acquaintances. His Brother's Admonitions, (who often told him, that he would certainly be hang'd,) were of no Manner of Effect, but he still continu'd an abandon'd Wretch, forsaking every Thing that's Good or Virtuous. He continu'd in this Course of Life, and refuss'd the Advice of all those who endeavour'd to Reclaim him. About Michaelmas last, he met with a Company of common Thieves, House-breakers, Highway-men, and Horse-stealers, who did his Business at once, and brought him to his fatal End. They advised him to engage in their Gang, and all gave him fair Promises, that he should never Want, while he had Success in their laudable Enterprizes. He being of a perverse Disposition, too readily concurr'd with them, and succeeded in the stealing of five or six Horses, till at length the unlucky Mare, for which he died, was his final Overthrow. He confess'd that he Stole the Mare, which he sold at Brentford ; and that his Sentence was just, according to Law, that he had Stollen several other Horses, and had been guilty of many other Crimes, such as Housebreaking, Highway, Robbing, Picking, Stealing, Whoring, Drinking to Excess, Swearing and Blaspheming, and that he knew no Kind of Sin he had not committed, excepting Murder, or some such atrocious Sins. He acknowledg'd that he suffer'd most justly, for his Contempt of God and Transgression of his Laws, and for his neglecting the good Admonitions of his Instructors and Well-wishers. He always behav'd very well, both in Publick and Private, and made regular Responses to the Prayers. He declar'd that he believ'd in Jesus Christ, repented of all his Sins, and died in Peace with all Mankind. Richard Trap , alias Blue Dick, of Paddington , was Indicted for assaulting John Monk , on the Highway, putting him in Fear, and taking from him two Cloth Coats, Value thirty Shillings, a Wastcoat, a Pair of Boots and Spurs, a Guinea, a half Guinea, and twelve Shillings in Money, the 19th of March last. 5. Richard Trap , about 26 Years of Age, of mean Parents in Dorsetshire , who gave him no Education at School, having a numerous Family of Children, for whom they could not provide. When of Age, he learn'd to be a Bricklayer , and a Pavier ; and by following those Employments, he gain'd his Bread. Business not being very brisk in the Country at some Times, he us'd to came up to London about Harvest Time for some Years past, and Wrought at Country Work, Brick-laying, or Paving of the Streets as he could be Employed. He fell in Love with, and lately Married a young Woman at Harrow on the Hill , which occasion'd his coming oftner to, and staying longer in or about London than he intended. As for the Highway-Robbery Sworn against him, he said he knew nothing of it, and that Humphreys who swore himself an Accomplice, knew as little of it as he; but that he was induc'd to do it upon some other Motive. After all the Arguments could be us'd for an ingenious Confession; he still said, he did not do the Robbery, but that he was at Home all the Night it was committed, in Company with his Wife at Harrow on the Hill; and that Humphreys the Evidence was all that Night in the same House with them. He own'd, he had been a great Sinner in several Respects, but that he was never Guilty of Thieving or Robbery in his Life. Under his Misfortunes he behav'd very Decently and Christianly; and though he was no Scholar yet he was very attentive to Prayers and Exhortations, and appear'd to have some Sense of Religion upon his Spirits. He hop'd for Salvation through the Merits of Jesus Christ our Lord, Repented of all his Sins, and died in perfect Peace with all Mankind. At the Place of EXECUTION. FRancis Woodmarsh and Richard Cooper , had another Divine, who came that Morning they died, and gave them the Sacrament privately in the Cells. Cooper came up to Prayers, but Woodmarsh staid below with some of his Friends. Under the Tree, he was in great Confusion and Disorder and a mighty Terrour of Death: He seem'd to be a little Stupid, and call'd aloud two or three Times in Time of Prayer, wanting to speak with Some-body. Some of his fellow Sufferers bid him be quiet. He was impatient to know when they would be turn'd off. He had no further Confessions, but insisted too much upon his Innocence, saying, he had no ill Intention, and knew nothing of any Body being Kill'd, that he only defended himself, &c. When he had hung a little, he was stript naked to the Skin, (by the Executioner) a very undecent Spectacle; and likewise Berry was strip'd naked at the same Time by the Executioner, only leaving his Breeches on. Cooper had no more to say. Richard Trap adher'd to his former Confessions, going to Death with a positive Denial of the Fact he died for, or that he was ever guilty either of Theft or Robbery in his Life. Newport said he was griev'd for his most sinful and wicked Life, but that he hop'd God out of his infinite Mercy would Pardon him. James Berry earnestly desir'd hearty Prayers to be offer'd up to God for them. They were all serious at Prayers and Singing of Psalms, and ment off the Stage, crying to God, to have Mercy upon them, and the Lord Jesus would receive their Spirits. &c. This is all the Account given by me, JAMES GUTHRIE , Ordinary of Newgate. ADVERTISEMENTS. Just publish'd, A Rational and Useful ACCOUNT of the VENERAL DISEASE: with Observations on the Nature, Symptoms, and Cure, and the bad Consequences that attend by ill Management; with proper Admonitions; recommended as a Friendly Instruction to all Persons who do, or may, labour under this Misfortune. ALSO A short Enquiry into Old GLEETS, and other Weaknesses; whether from Veneral Embraces, Self Pollution, or Natural Imbecillity, and the Reason why they are so seldom cur'd: With the Author's Method of Cure. To which is added, Some Hints of the Practical Scheme, the Methods and and Medicines therein expos'd, and the gross Impositions justly detected. With an Account of Specificks, the Use and Abuse of the Name, and how it covers Ignorance and a Cheat. The Eighth Edition, corrected, with Additons. By JOSEPH CAM , M. D. Evasti? credo metues, doctusque cavebis. Quares quando it erum paveas, iterumque perire Possis ô toties servus! Horat. Principiis obsta. Ovid. LONDON: Printed for the Author, and Sold at his House in Bow Church Yard in Cheapside; and by E. Midwinter, in St. Paul's-Church-Yard, Price stitch'd, one Shilling. Soap sold by Retale. THE best Cuttings at Four-Pence Half Penny a Pound; and very good Green Soap, at Four Pence a Pound; which is very sweet, will wash as well, and go as far as the best Crown Soap, and is a Penny a Pound cheaper, by William Cowpland, Soap Maker at the 3 Pidgeons and Crown in the Old Bailey, near Ludgate Hill. He also Makes and Sells, fine hard Soap, white Barrel Soap, and all his other sorts of Soap Wholesale as well as Retale, for Ready Money, at the very lowest Prices, even tho' a Child be sent for them. He likewise makes and sells, his admirable new invented Liquid Soap, at one shilling a Pint, which is as clear as Canary, and smells more pleasant than any Perfume, it being the only Soap yet known for washing the finest Laces, Muslins, Cambricks, Silks, Callicoes, &c. even in cold Water as well as hot, and is highly esteemed by most of the best Quality in England, for washing and beautifying the Hands and Face, as also by Gentlemen for shaving. Only to be had as above directed of William Cowpland, who having petitioned his Majesty to grant him his Royal Letters Patents for the sole making thereof, hath obtained the Honourable Attorney General's Report in his Favour. THE ROYAL COSMETICK; To beautify and cleanse the Face, Neck, and Hands, and to preserve the Complection of Ladies and Others: Devised by several learned Physicians, and used by Queens; Princesses, and other Ladies of Quality, in Italy, Germany, France, and England. WHich, for its excellent Virtues, exceeds all others, and beautifies the Face, Neck, and Hands, to the utmost Perfection, giving a charming Lustre and fine Air to the Features, rendering the Face delicately fair, plump, and smooth, though before ever so ordinary; instantly causing a youthful Fairnes, to Admiration, making a Person look young though old; it makes rough and red Hands exceeding white and smooth, infallibly taking away Redness, Wrinkles, Pimples, Spots, Worms, Morphews, Sun-Burns, Heats, or any other Discolourings of the Skin. It nourishes, plumps, smooths, clears and softens the Skin to the last Degree. It likewise heals Chops of the Lips, Hands, and Arms to Admiration. The Use of it is so clean, and it hath so pleasant a Flavour, that nothing can exceed it; and is therefore a most excellent Thing to preserve or regain a fine Skin and Complection. Prepared and Sold by the Author, a Chymist, at his House, the second Door on the Right Hand in Bride-lane, near Fleetstreet; 'tis also Sold at Robotham's Toy-shop without Whitechappel Bars; at Mr. Neal's Toy-shop opposite the Whiteheart Inn in the Borough of South- ark; and at Mr. Greg's, Bookseller, next Northumber-land-house, Charing cross. Price 3 s. 6 d. a Bottle. Where is also Sold, FOR a certain CURE of the SCURVEY, and all SCORBUTICK HUMOURS, is recommended the Tincture Magnum, Anti-Scorbuticum: Or, The Grand Anti-Scorbutick Purging-Tincture of Scurvy Grass; prepared after a new compendious Method, whereby is, made much more beneficial in purging the Blood of all salt brinish, and watery Humours, thn any Preparation heretofore prepared of that Sovereign Herb; to be taken any Time of the Year, but more especially Spring and Fall. At One Shilling a Battle. An ADDRESS to the GENTLEMEN, By Dr. GREGORIUS, (Noted for his Skill in Surgery and Anatomy, as well as Physick and Chymistry.) Who having observ'd the frequent Advertisements in the News Papers, of one and another Single Medicine, said to cure all Sorts of Gleets, and Seminal Weaknesses, which their Authors confound together, as if there were no Difference between them, has been prevail'd upon, by his Friends, in this Publick Manner, to inform, and undeceive those who have unwarily been brought into either, (or both together, as it sometimes happens) of these perplexing, draining Imbecilities. That where the Gleeting is only from a Laxity of the Glands in the Urethra, what leaks and drills away insensibly from them, through the Urinary Passage, and spots or smears the Linnen, though it be yellowish, yet being without Pain, or any ill-condition'd Disorder, is no more than Mucus, and must be cured one Way. And where it is a Seminal Weakness, that which slips away involuntarily, though it be thin, watery, and unelaborate, either by itself, in the Day-time, or a Nights too frequently, or profusely in the Sleep, or with the Upine, or upon Stool, whether from an Acrimony, or Deravity of the Juices, or by over straining the Spermatick Vessels, or both, is Seed, and is to be remedied another, inasmuch, as that Medicine which will cure the one, will not cure the other, and (vice versa) as every Practitioner that knows the Nature, Make, and different Situation of the Parts ministring to Generation, will allow; and that for want of this due Distinction, and right Application, it is, that so many People are disappointed of Cure; and by Continuance of the Gleetings are drain'd, as they are, into Impotencies, or Infertili, ties, which as it hinders their Marrying, gives them great Anxiety, and the more, when attended, as in some, with Pain and Weakness in the Back and Reins; or as, in others, with Difficulty, or Dribblings of the Urine in, or after making it, which at Length comes away either foul, sharp, slimy, or of an ill Smell. As this is so in Fact, and the Doctor well known to have experienc'd, in numberless Instances, the noble and neverfailing Effects of Two particular Balsamick Electuaries, which he spared no Pains or Expence to find out, the one to restrain the Mucus, and the other, the involuntary shedding of the Seed, by their respectively bracing up the Fibres, and restoring the Tone and Springiness of the relaxed Glands and Seminals, invigorating the Genitals, and fertilizing the Seed, was also perswaded to recommend their Use, that those, who, for a long while together, had tried other Medicines for the same Weaknesses, and by their not succeeding, concluded themselves incurable, might be convinc'd by their speedy Amendment and Recovery by these, that it was not the Incurability of their Malady, but the wrong Method they had been in for Cure, But yet, in either of the said Two Weaknesss, or where it happens that they are complicated, and have proceeded, either from Self-Abuses, excessive, or over straining Coitions, or from over Purgations in Venereal Cures, or any other Cause, as a Flux of Humours generally falls down and settles upon all weakened Parts, rendering them still the weaker, and these tender nervous Parts more especially: The first Step to be taken in order to make way for a regular and substantial Cure, (and without which it is not to be accomplished) must, in a pecular Manner, be to correct, and gently divert those Humours; and the only Medicine he could ever rely upon to do this effectually, that is to overcome the Cause, and introduce the Cure of the most difficult of these Weakness, (even where the Vessels had been obstructed, Manhood greatly enfeebl'd, and in some, well nigh extinct, or at least not able to touch a Woman, but ad primum labiorum contactum, semen emittunt;) has been his Preparing Pills, of which when the Patient has taken only three Doses, at due Distances he is to begin (and not before) with one or t'other (or both together, as the Case may chance to be) of the said Two Electuaries, which how to distinguish in, and how to proceed with, the printed Directions, wrap'd up with the Pills, do so plainly shew, that no Persons, even of the meanest Capacities, can be any Loss to understand them; but will, by their observing the easy Rules therein laid down, have their Blood and whole Body, well cleans'd and purified, the debilated Parts strengthened, and by Degrees, compleatly, and lastingly invigorated and restored, so as to be enabled quickly, and safely to Marry, without the least Need of any further, or other Advice or Medicine. They are to be had, Price 7 s. 6 d. the Box, sealed up-ready to be deliver'd to any Messenger, upon only asking for, A Box of Pills, at Mr. Payne's, a Bookseller, at the Crown, facing the Chapter Coffee-house, in PaternosterRow. Note, The said Two Electuaries, viz, Numb, 1, for Gleets, and Numb. 2, for Seminal and Genital Weaknesses, are to be had there also, Price 7 s. 6 d. each Pot, and are likewise sealed up, and to be asked for by Electuary Number 1, or Electuary Number 2.

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THE Ordinary of NEWGATE HIS ACCOUNT OF The Behaviours, Confessions, and Last Dying Words of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn on Friday the 29th of January. 1719-1720. THE Sunday preceeding their Execution a Sermon was preach'd by Me from the following Words, But let none of you suffer as a Murderer, or as a Thief, or as an Evil-Doer, or as a Busy-Body in other Mens Matters (Pet. 4. 15.) The first thing I considered from the Words, was, The Dishonour. that this sort of suffering brings to our holy Religion, to our own Souls, and even to Christ. Should those who have the Title of Christians, be caught performing the Part of Heathens? 'Tis a Guilt in such, that they were once baptized; 'tis a shame for them to own they have ever frequented the Church of God. The Enemies of our Religion object, that it cannot amend the Lives of its Professors; but let it no longer be said that the Foes of our Church are better than its Friends: Some of ye cannot by disputing perhaps do honour to your Religion, but by your Lives and Conversations all of Ye may. Secondly, This sort of suffering, as a Murderer or Thief, brings a Dishonour to our own Souls. The Creator has made Us Superiour to Satan, shall we then by Sin make our selves his Slaves? God form'd Us a little lower than the Angels, and crown'd Us with Glory and Honour. Psal. 8. 5. How may we suppose the Devil to triumph, when the Soul of a Christian becomes his Prey: He more glories in it, than in many Heathens: Will he not boast that a Soul is his, for whom he will say Christ spilt his dearest Blood. Therefore, if ye have no Regard for the Honour of the Religion ye were bred up in, yet if ye have any Regard for your selves, Do not give Place to the Devil. Let him that stole steal no more, but rather let him labour, working with his Hands the thing that is Good. Eph. 4. 27, 28. Thirdly, The sufferer as a Murderer or a Thief, &c. brings a Disgrace even to Christ. Must Christ see those for whom He suffer'd Death, suffer also an eternal Death? This is crucifying Christ afresh; it is peircing again his Hands and Feet, and in vain do we blame the Jews for his Murder if we Murder him so often our selves by Sin. Therefore I may say to you as St. Paul to the Galatians. O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the Truth, before whose Eyes Jesus Christ hath been set forth, crucifyed among you. Gal. 3. 1. The Second Head was, to consider the particular Misfortune of suffering, 1. As a Murderer. 2. As a Thief. 3. As a Busie-Body. In considering the Misfortune of suffering as a Murderer, We observ'd; That if there was no Punishment inflicted by the Laws for this Sin, it self would punish it self: For what Horror of Thought must weigh upon the Soul of a Person, who has sent a poor Creature naked into Eternity, with all it's Sins about it. Thus, we have had Instances in our Nation of Persons who have committed Murder by Accident, and have escaped the Vengeance of the Law; but alas! they could not escape the Vengeance of their own Minds; wherever they went, their Thoughts went with them, and were should they fly from Themselves. Secret Murderers have been often the Revealers of their own Guilt; their Consciences prest too hard upon them; their Fancies have painted before 'em the Buryed Innocent; till weary of the World and Themselves, They have cry'd out upon the Law to lay hold of their Lives. And what is more often the Occasion of Murders, than Passion? It is the Bane of Friendship, the Engine of Satan, the whirlwind of the Soul,-But what need I talk against Passion to you, who have amongst ye so immediate an Instance of its horrid Effects! Dearly Beloved, avenge not your selves, but rather give Place unto Wrath: For it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, faith the Lord. Rom. 12. 19. Secondly, As for the sufferer as a Thief, He is scarce in a better Condition: He is look'd upon with Terror, as the Overturner of Society. As the Beast of Prey among an Herd of Cattle, so is he consider'd in a Society of Men; in short, as a Person whose Business it is to spoil, ravage and prey upon all he meets. He is fear'd and hated by All: They fear his Actions, and hate his Person. Therefore, if ye regard your present welfare (which I think will weigh more than a Future with ye) ye will do to Others, as ye would they should do unto you. Thirdly, We observ'd that the Busy-Body, tho' not within Reach of the Law, might not be less guilty than the Theif; if to separate Friends, to excite Jealousies, to root up Christian Charity be the Height of Guilt. And this Offender meets also his Punishment in this Life: He is accounted a Traytor, an Hypocrite; what Esau fear'd when God had set the Mark on his Back will happen to this Man; every one who sees him would willingly slay him. Behold, how great a Matter a little Fire kindleth; and the Tongue is a Fire, a World of Iniquity, &c. Jam. 3. part of 5th, and 6th, ver. Likewise also these filthy Dreamers defile the Flesh, despise Dominion, and speak Evil of Dignities. Jude 8 v. Therefore, speak not Evil one of another, Brethren; he that speaketh evil of his Brother, and judgeth his Brother, speaketh evil of the Law, and judgeth the Law. Jam. 4. 11. Our 3d and last general Head was to show, how those who do suffer, as Murderers, or as Theives, are to behave Themselves during their Misfortunes. And 1st. We are to suffer with Patience. They that plow Iniquity, and sow Wickedness reap the same. Job 4. ver. 8. 'Tis a natural Conse quence, and why are we enraged at what is natural? Nothing can be a Reason for our being exasperated at our Judges and Condemners; If we are justly condemn'd, why murmer We? If the Case has been wrongly represented to our Judges, we should rest here, That he who is injured in this Life, will be recompenced in the next. Why then do ye complain of the Greatness of your Miseries? Ye are now fallen into the Hands of Men, If that is bad, well might the Apostle, say, 'Tis a fearful thing to fall into the Hands of the Living God. Heb. 10. 31. Be patient therefore, Brethren, unto the coming of the Lord: Behold the Husbandman waiteth for the precious Fruit of the Earth. Be ye also patient; establish your Hearts; for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. Jam. 5. 7. 8. 2dly, The second Requisite, was, a hearty sorrow and Contrition. But here we must beware lest we cheat our immortal Souls. This sorrow must not be for the Mistor mes ye are under, but for your having disobliged so kind a Father as God for having abused so indulgent a Friend as Christ: A Friend who left the Glories of Heaven to free you from Hell,-You, I say, ungrateful as ye have proved! For you his Hands and Feet were nailed. And this sorrow must be an inward hearty sorrow, for God looks at the Heart. It must be joined with Faith and Hope; Faith that Christ is able, and Hope that God is willing to save. If ye have such a sorrow as this, fear not; for however ye may fare upon Earth, trust Me, your Pardons will be seal'd in Heaven; ye will go from Ignominy here, to Glory there; from an Earthly shame, to an Heavenly Crown; where ye will sing eternal Halelujahs with the Saints of Light: For thou art no more a Servant but a Son; and if a Son, then an Heir of God thro' Christ. Gal. 4. 7. 3dly, The third Requisite, is, to be instant and urgent in Prayer. You must run, to make up for the Hours you have loiter'd. Let me advise ye, to assault as it were the Throne of Grace; Wrestle with God as did Jacob; and say with Him, I will not let thee go, unless thou Bless me. Consider, you have lost much time already, and now have none to lose. We should all be Watchful, because our Deaths are Uncertain, But you especially because yours is certain. Therefore watch and pray, lest ye enter into Temptation. Satan will double his Diligence, this short time, for if he deludes ye a little longer, ye are, eternally his. It is your Souls that plead: If you will take no pitty on Them yourselves, how you can expect that God should pity them? They stand upon the very Brink of Eternity; and must belong to God or to Satan in a Moment. Therefore be careful, be vigilant, because the Devil your Adversary is so; be eager, be earnest, because glorious is the Prize ye reach at. How active are Men in the wild Chase of Ambition! Their Industry reaches at earthly Honours, Yours at a heavenly Crown: Fickle Fame is at the end of their Goal, but an eternal Empire waits You at the end of your Race. Press forward then, to the Mark of the high prize of your Calling. Let not the World detain ye one Moment. Open your Hearts to your God: Tell him how your Saviour suffered, and why, but to snatch poor Sinners from Hell. Do not distrust but it's still in your Powers to be happy. The Servant who came in at the 11th Hour, was equal to those who bore the Heat and the Burden of the Day. Behold, I set before you two Things; on the Right Hand is Repentance and Life; on the Left Hand is indolent Carelessness and Death; chuse Whither of them ye will: Ye must now make your Choice, so hardly your Misfortunes press Ye; ye must chuse to be happy or to be tortur'd for ever: The Time of Probation is expir'd, the Thread of Life is spun; and Heaven or Hell depend upon the wise Management of these your last Hours. And now what shall I say more?-If any of ye should have a Pardon brought, Ye would rejoice; Behold, I offer Ye an eternal Pardon! Ye would be glad to have your Lives given Ye here; Behold, Christ will give Ye a Life everlasting! Repent and be saved. Concluding with the Words of St. Paul to the Thess. 5. Chap. 22, and 23 Verses. Hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all Appearance of Evil. And the God of Peace sanctify Ye wholly, and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and Body be preserved blameless unto the Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1. Richard Shepherd , was convicted of House-Breaking. He told me his Parents were of honest Repute in Oxford; but neglected to instruct him in Writing and Reading: He said all the Learning he had, was the Lord's Prayer and Belief, Nor did he know at all what Age he was of, but He believed he might be 30 or 35; but it might seem he was more, if his Age was to be reckon'd by his Crimes. He confess'd the Fact he stood convicted of. He told me he broke open two Houses in Oxford , One a Laundress's, The other a Mercers-Shop. He also rob'd (I think) in Hertfordshire ; but profess'd he had always taken Care, not to commit Murder: He said he had been Guilty of every Ill-Act except that. He had rob'd on the High-Way with One executed at Guilford in Surry ; but luckily escaped being taken with him. He also said He has sometimes taken a Purse near London , in Company with two others who were not yet suspected; but added, that he was unwilling to discover their Names, Unless I would promise to conceal them; because they had relieved him during his Confinement, and he hoped they would continue their Kindness after his Death to his dear Wife and his two poor young Children. He said his Misfortunes came in the following Manner. He was put Prentice to a Butcher ; before out of his Time, he marryed: On this, his Master claim'd 2 l. and a bond of 28 l. more, for the Remainder of his Time; He was thus plung'd irretrievably into Debt; and being unable to recover himself, his Wife added to his Expences, she having a Child the first Year. Being thus brought to Extremities, he took Ill Practices; and had been hang'd before, but that he impeach'd Allen and Chance, and saved himself. He also rob'd the whole Country about Reading , and being taken, was condemn'd at Reading Assizes, but afterwards pardon'd. I advised him to take due Care of his Soul; for he seem'd to be particularly Sollicitous about his Corps after Death: He said his Wife went that Morning to sell the Cloaths she had upon her to buy him a Coffin, and he hoped he should then escape the Hands of the Surgeons. When he was in the Cart at the Tree, he was no whit terrify'd at the Approach of Death; I told him what Importance his Soul was of, and he answer'd, He knew it, and had great hopes he should go to Heaven. 2. Thomas Tharnock , was condemn'd for Robing his Master's Counting House. He confess'd the Fact, but protested that he had never committed any Robbery before. He said he had in some Measure neglected his Duty in Expectation of a Pardon, but found he was deceiv'd. He seem'd to be well instructed in the Principles of Religion. 3. Roger Cane , 22 years of Age, was convicted of assaulting a Person in the Street, whom he knock'd down and took away his Hat, Coat, &c. He said He left the Master he was 'Prentice to, twice, and went to Sea : One time he was at Sea 3 Years; where, on board a Man of War, he encountred a Spanish Ship for 8 Hours by Day, and almost a whole Night, which they took. But coming again to England, He fell into Ill Courses. The Occasion of his wanting Money, he said, was as follows: He courted a Young Woman, and was much in Love with Her: They were to be marryed without the knowledge of his Friends; but it happen'd, he had not Money for a Licence, &c. nor could he get any (he said) unless he had sold his Cloaths. Being above requesting the Maiden or her Mother to be at the Expence of the Wedding. He went out, and meeting with the Person who accused and condemn'd him. He told me that he took from him his Hat, Coat, &c. but deny'd (on the Word of a dying Man) that he knock'd him down, but said the Man was in Drink. He desired to speak with Me before he dy'd; when, he told me, That what burden'd his Mind, was, His having rendred the aforesaid Young Woman so unhappy, who came every Day to cry with him during his Misfortunes; and also that he had made her Mother wretched, who was then sick in Bed, thro' the Grief his Ill-Fate had occasioned her. 4. John Trippuck , (vulgarly call'd John the Tinman, or the Golden Tinman) condemn'd for Robing on the High-Way. When I discours'd with him in Private, in order to give him the best of my Advice, I perceiv'd his Thoughts were intent on the World. He told me he had been indeed a loose Liver, and Careless of his Duty; as I must observe from his little Acquaintance with his Common-Prayer-Book; but protested he was wholly Guiltless and Innocent of the Crime he stood condemn'd for, and that his Enemies (knowing he had been very lately pardon'd) had indicted not him, but his Character. I press'd him to be rather Sollicitous about his Eternal Welfare; he answer'd, do you think it is impossible for Me to procure a Pardon? He desired Me also to apply to a certain Councellour he knew Me acquainted with, who he said was able to obtain what he wanted for him. He desired Me to remember That his Confederate Constable, even at the Moment of his Death, deny'd the Fact they together stood convicted of: Then, opening his own Bosom, he show'd Me the Wounds in his Arm and in his Breast, whence Bullets were taken by Causticks, and ask'd, if those sufferings might not in some Measure attone for his Ill Actions, had he really been Guilty: I told him, I was sorry to find him at that late Hour so in Love with Life, and observ'd, That even to Men of Fortune this World had more of Care than Pleasure in it, much less to him could there be any thing desirable in Life, was it possible for him to extend it; of which however, not the least reasonable Expectation appear'd; those Thoughts were the Dreams of a Man that lay sleeping on a dangerous Precipice, and unless he became more concern'd for his Soul, he was like to lose it for ever. He told me if I would represent his Case in a favourable Manner, he imagin'd it would be advantageous to him. I answer'd, It were better if He would represent his Case to Heaven, and at length acknowledge his Crimes. Before I adminstred to them the Holy Sacrament, I advis'd and conjur'd him to own the Fault he was condemn'd for; He answer'd that he just before made a solemn Promise to some of his Friends, that He would not make any other Discoveries besides that, but as for that, He thought they did not intend to include it, and said, that if I should agen ask him the Question, He would not deny it. But tho' he show'd so hearty a Desire to live, when in Custody first; yet as the Time of his Death advanc'd, and his Hopes of success diminish'd, he appear'd less and less to have a Value for the World. When he was at the Place of Execution, immediately before his Death, I put the Question (as I had been requested to do) whether he was not the Person who murder'd Mr. Hall the Tallow-Chandler, upon Black-Heath, the end of the Last Summer, He said, As I am a dying Man, and you see the Instrument of Death about Me, I protest that I was not concern'd in the Murder of Mr. Hall. He appear'd much concern'd for his Soul, and very earnest in his Expressions of Pardon, as the Moment of his Death drew near; when I seem'd to be particularly engag'd with Mrs. Griffin, he told me twice, He hop'd I would no ways neglect the Souls of them, by praying in particular for Pardon of Murder. Jane Griffin , was condemn'd for the Murder of her Servant-Maid. She desired that the Minister belonging to her own Parish, might attend her jointly with Me, which he accordingly did. As I visited her constantly twice a-day, I had an Opportunity of nearly observing her Behaviour. She appear'd to be very well acquainted with the Holy Scriptures. From the first she did not deny the Fact; but I was tender of putting it to her too soon, less I should teach her to deny it, and make her Confession more difficult afterwards; but she told me, that she knew her present Misfortunes were occasion'd by her former Sins. On Monday Night I was discoursing to her of the Nature of Hell; On Tuesday Morning as soon as she saw Me, she show'd Me in her Prayer-Book, the Picture of our Saviour hanging on the Cross, and ask'd Me, if that was not her Saviour? which words she often repeated to Me; It was the Saviour of Mary Magdalen, who kneel'd at the Cross, and why not hers? She could sometimes not be perswaded to sit on a Chair, but would sit on the Floor, saying that she ought to humble herself in Dust and Ashes; and that had she ten thousand Hearts, she would willingly they ALL should bleed, to attone for her Crime. She was in Hopes of a Pardon till Wednesday; She then heard the Dead Warrant was come down for her Execution on Friday. She then ask'd Me, if it was proper for her Husband to come to her any more; I told her it was proper she should agen see him to give him her best Advice, and to settle the Affairs relating to their Family. She also ask'd Me, if she might go to Bed any more? I answer'd, That as she had always been accustom'd to a certain proportion of Rest, the Want of it might render her unfit for the Duty of the following Day; and as for too much Sleep her Concern would prevent it. On Thursday, she kneel'd down on the Ground, and made the following Confession; I did kill'd my Maid, in the following Manner; After I had cut my Children some cold Fowl for Supper, I miss'd the Key of the Cellar; It not being soon found, I was very angry; going then into the Room where the Maid was, the Maid began to say, I was always blaming her for every thing lost; I using then perhaps a sharp word, the Maid began very foul and abusive Language to Me: On this, as I stood by her, being fretted before, I strook the Case-Knife, that cut the Childrens Supper, into her Bosom; but I verily believe her Stays were open, or it could not else have kill'd her. When she took her last Farewel of her Husband and Daughter, it was not possible to view without Tears the Reluctance with which they left each other for ever. She advised her Husband to be partciularly regardful of the Sabbath; nor to continue any in his House who swore or appear'd to be passionate: Then turning to her Daughter, who hung upon her with Tears, she conjur'd her not to neglect to learn her Duty, to go constantly to Church on a Sunday, and to be afraid of Passion. After a very hard and difficult Task in Parting: Her Husband and Daughter left her, and I prepar'd for the administring to her the Sacrament; but before I did so, I desir'd all present to withdraw, and being alone, I ask'd her If she knew of the Murder of Esquire Hanson in the Farthing Pye-house Fields , she protested she did not, nor did she ever live nigh that Place. I then told her of the Common Fame as to the cohabiting with Mr. Griffin unmarry'd, she protested it was false, and she was innocent of it. On Friday, the Minister belonging to her Parish, attended her to the Tree in her Coach, and I in that appointed for Me. After I had there pray'd with them together, and also with Her in particularly; She desir'd Me to pray agen for the Pardon of her Murder of Elizabeth Osborn . She then declared to Me the following Words, which she requested Me to deliver aloud to the People; I confess (said she) the Murder, but it was not in Malice, nor did I think of doing it a Moment before: It was Passion: Passion I heartily advise and request all present to beware of, especially the first beginnings of it, lest it grow upon Ye, and bring Ye to these Miseries I justly undergo. The other Divine then pray'd with her, and I apply'd myself to the Rest. She soon after desir'd me again to assist her in Words to implore Pardon for the particular Murder of her Maid. When I had done this, and afterwards had pronounc'd the Absolution and the Blessing, and was now departing, She, holding Me fast by the Hands, ask'd me earnestly, if I hop'd there was Mercy for her Soul? If I thought Christ would be entreated? I answer'd her, and recommended her Soul to God; desiring not to dismiss Me with Reluctance, for We should meet again (I hop'd) in the Kingdom of Heaven. T. PURNEY, Ordinary and Chaplain.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, of the FIVE MALEFACTORS Who were executed at TYBURN On Wednesday the 7th of NOVEMBER, 1750. BEING THE First EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Right Honble Francis Cokayne , Esq ; LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON . NUMBER I. for the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed for, and sold by T. PARKER, in Jewin-street, and C. CORBETT, over-against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet-street, the only authorised Printers of the Dying Speeches. M.DCC.L. [Price Six-pence.] THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE's ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. BY Virtue of the King's Commission of the Peace, OYER and TERMINER, and Jail-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Right Honourable JOHN BLACHFORD , Esq ; Lord Mayor of the City of London , the Lord Chief-Justice WILLES, and RICHARD ADAMS , Esq ; Recorder , and others of his Majesty's Justices of OYER and TERMINER, and Jail-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City of London, and County of Middlesex, at Justice Hall, in the Old Bailey , on Wednesday the 12th, Thursday the 13th, Friday the 14th, Saturday the 15th, Monday the 17th, Tuesday the 18th, and Wednesday the 19th of September, in the twenty-fourth Year of his Majesty's Reign, WILLIAM RILEY was capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death accordingly. And, by Virtue of the King's Commission of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, &c. before the Right Honourable JOHN BLACHFORD , Esq ; &c. Lord Chief-Justice LEE, Mr. Baron CLIVE, RICHARD ADAMS , Esq ; Recorder, and others, &c. on Wednesday the 17th, Thursday the 18th, and Friday the 19th of October, in the twenty-fourth Year of His Majesty's Reign, WILLIAM PRICE , MATTHIAS NICOLLS , GEORGE ANDERSON , ELIZABETH DAVIS , THOMAS ODELL , JOHN PRIOR , ROBERT BURRIDGE , GEORGE ROBINS , ROBERT DAVY , and THOMAS REYNOLDS , were capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death accordingly. The Attendance of the above unhappy Persons at Chapel was regular, unless hindred by Sickness, which most of them have been, more or less, affected with, excepting only Anderson and Prior; and when there, appeared devout, and with seeming Heartiness, and an audible Voice, generally join'd in Prayer. A Gentleman of the Roman Catholick Persuasion and Church attended Reynolds, having been bred and educated in that Communion. On Thursday the first Instant, Mr. Recorder attended the Lords of the Regency assembled in Council, and made the Report of ten Malefactors, when they were pleased to order William Riley , George Anderson , John Prior , George Robins , Thomas Reynolds , and Robert Davy , for Execution, on Wednesday the 7th Instant. Elizabeth Davis was not reported, having pleaded Pregnancy, and being brought in by a Jury of Women quick with Child. 1. William Riley , was indicted for the Murder of Samuel Sutton in Tothill-Fields , by giving him a Wound in the Belly , September the 8th. 2. George Anderson , was indicted for stealing two Pieces of Silk Ribband, Val. 8 s. the Goods of James Thwaites , August the 8th. 3. George Robins , otherwise Jones , was indicted for stealing four Pieces of Silk for Handkerchiefs, Val. 7 l. the Goods of James Truby , in the Dwelling-House of Benjamin Wood , August 13 . 4. John Prior was indicted for robbing James Booker , on the King's Highway, of one Purse, one Penknife, and 3 s. and 6 d. in Money, Sept. 9th . 5. Robert Davy was brought to the Bar, and reminded of his Trial, (See No. 577 in the last Sessions Paper,) and asked what he had to say for himself, why Sentence of Death should not pass upon him. He desired he might have the Benefit of Clergy; but was told by the Court, he had it once before, and that there was a Statute Law in this Realm which forbid a Person to have it a second Time. To prove which, the Record of his Conviction was read, which was for stealing, on the 30th of April, in the twelfth Year of His present Majesty, sixty Pounds Weight of Tobacco, Val. 40 s. the Good of Persons unknown, in Company with Thomas Foster , tried at Justice Hall in the Old Bailey , Wednesday the 2d of May, and brought in guilty 4 s. and 10 d. and that then he prayed for the Benefit in that Case made and provided; therefore he was transported for the Term of seven Years, this being a Clergeable Felony. Then the second Record was read, for stealing nine Elephants Teeth , the Goods of Christian Hilier , and Judgment was respited in September Sessions. In October Sessions, he was brought to the Bar, and the Identity of the Person being proved, the Jury found the Issue for the King, that the Prisoner was the same Person, and so Sentence of Death passed on him with the rest. 6. Thomas Reynolds was indicted for inlisting and detaining John Carnes , for the French King's Service, as a Soldier , without Leave or Licence before obtained June 13 . On Tuesday came a Respite from the Duke of Bedford's Office, one of the principal Secretaries of State, for Robert Davy till the 26th Instant . 1. GEORGE ROBINS , otherwise JONES , aged thirty-five, was born at Bath , and was the Son of an Inn-keeper in that City. Coming young to London , he was bound ' Prentice to a Butcher , served out his Time, and was afterwards Servant to another Butcher in Clare-Market . About fifteen Years ago, he married the Daughter of a reputable Tradesman in the said Market, against the Consent of her Parents; who, nevertheless, set him up in Trade for himself, and first and last, he had of them above 300 l. He kept Shop some Years in the said Market; but being an idle, loose, and extravagant young Fellow, he failed, and about six or seven Years ago he went to Ireland ; from whence he returned, after the Affair of Mr. Annesly, to London , no better a Man than when he went away, but, if any thing, worse: Since which Time he took up the Trade of what is commonly called duffing Brandy, Tea, &c. about the Town , from House to House: But how for a Year or two last past, and upon what Trade he lived, no body can account but those who have suffered by his wicked Tricks. None of his old Acquaintance can tell how he lived; and tho' he lived in the Neighbourhood of some of his quondam Friends, in Adultery with a common Woman, they were Strangers to him, and his Actions, till since he has been convicted; and in this Way of Life he was so private, that they never heard of any thing felonious against him, till he was apprehended. Those that knew him formerly, say he was always an obstinate self-willed Person; and that he was a half-witted, perverse Fellow, and so has he continued to the Day of his Death: Nor would all the Arguments made Use of by his Friends persuade him to think he had done any thing to deserve his Fate, notwithstanding there were near twenty Indictments for Facts of the same Nature ready to be preferred against him, should he have escaped from those two which were so justly found; from one of which he escaped by Means of a blundering Evidence, and of the other was convicted. The particular Circumstances of which are as follow: About a Fortnight before the Robbery was committed upon Mr. Truby's Wife, Robins came to Truby, and told him, he would lay out some Money with him in Handkerchiefs, but that at that Time he had no Money. About the Time he promised, he did call at Truby's, whose Wife was then in the Shop, and asked her to shew some Goods. She immediately rung a Bell for her Husband, who came down. Then Robins looked out a Parcel, to the Amount of above 7 l. and the Price was fixed upon the Goods. Says Robins, you must carry them to the King's-Arms, where my Horse has stood this Fortnight; my Wife is there, who is a better Judge of Goods than myself; if she approves of them, I will pay you for them. Sir, says Truby, I'm very dirty, but will shift me in five or six Minutes, and then I'll go with you. No, replied Robins, I can't stay; for myTime is overpast, and should have been at another Place before now; let your Wife go; upon which Truby sent his Wife with the Goods, but no Bill of Parcels, only a Note cast up what the Goods came to. Truby's Wife and Robins went into the King's-Arms Kitchen, where Mrs. Truby put the Goods upon the Dresser, and leant with her Elbow upon them. Robins called for a Quartern of Rum, and before it came, snatched the Goods from under her Elbow, and ran away. This was done August 13. And on the 3d of September, he put the Cheat upon Delawar in this Manner, as Freemount the Foreman told the Story. Friday the 31st of August, Robins came to Rottenbury a Journeyman to Mr. Delamar, with a Letter forged in the Name of one Hampton, a Shop-keeper in Bristol, who knew the said Rottenbury, desiring him to recommend the Bearer to a Person who could use him well for Silks of a particular Sort. Rottenbury carried Robins to Mr. Dolamar's Warehouse-man; but the Warehouse being shut up, Robins was told to call on Monday, and he might see the Goods: Accordingly on Monday Afternoon Robins came, and looked out the Goods, and taking Occasion again to get the forged Letter, he put it into his Pocket. The Goods were, according to Robin's Direction, to go to the Three Cups in Bread-street, for a Gentlewoman to see, who, if she liked them, was to pay down ready Money to Robins, and he to pay Freemount. Robins and Freemount went to the Three Cups ; but the pretended Gentlewoman not being come, they went into the House, where Robins called for Wine, read the News, and all on a Sudden took away the Goods, saying he would snew them to the Lady, and made off through the Inn-Gate with them. Freemount pursued him without his Hat for Haste, thinking Robins could not be above ten Yards before him; however the latter made such Haste, that the former could not overtake him, but lost Sight of him intirely. Such are the Arts that wicked Man made use of to cheat the Unwary; and for a long Time, he, together with one Br - ng, has carried on these vile and atrocious Practices: And, though he would not own any, yet various are the Villanies of this Kind committed by these and others of their wicked and tricking Crew. Robins always took Care to have somewhat of a Note of the Value of the Goods he thus surrepticiously and fraudulently got into his Custody. And, as he stood at the Bar upon his Trial, had a large Parcel of them in his Hat, thinking, by producing these, to evade the Law, and take off the Appearance of Theft and Robbery from every Accusation that might be brought against him. But Justice was too mighty for his little tricking Cunning. Every one that knows any thing of Trade, must see through this Cheat, and judge, that this is not the regular Method of parting with Goods intirely, and alienating the Property; and Robins's Notion of these Things was deceiving himself, and his villainous Accomplices. He seemed to the last the most insensible Wretch that ever was in this Condition; nor could the Terrors of the Lord, or the Persuasionof his Friends avail any thing towards making him Sensible of his detestable ill-spent Life. As witness, that kind, tender, and awakening Letter sent him by a Friend, who saw him once or twice after, and all to no Manner of Purpose. The Letter is as follows, viz. Shoreditch, Oct. 27. 1750. Mr. Robins, SINCE I was with you, I have seen Mr. Delemare, Mr. Truby, and Mr. Horton the Baker, Truby's Landlord, who have convinced me that what you told me of their making out Bills of Parcels of the Goods you had, is an abominable Falsity, I must be so plain as to tell you, such Disingenuity, and prevaricating, is highly unbecoming a dying Man; pray George, lay your Hand upon your Breast, and can you dare to say, Mr. Delemar's Foreman ever deliver'd you a Bill of Parcels of the Goods, or even that there was any Writing at all, except a little Scrip of Paper, with the Number of Yards and Price, cast up for the Man's use that he might not mistake in taking the Money, had you been so just as to pay for them. And you know you would have been cast on Mr. Delemar's Indictment, had not his Man blundered in his Evidence. Truby denies he ever offered to take three Guineas, or any Money in lieu of his Loss. The Landlord says, that when he saw you in Newgate , he desired you to discover if the Handkerchiefs were pawned, and said it was better to pay three Pounds for them, than lose the Whole; and that if he had been at your Tryal, he should have done you no Harm; and as for Truby, you have ruin'd him, and his Wife. And the poor Man from making a few Goods for himself, now works as a Journeyman. Can you appeal to God, who searches the Heart, that when you applied to Delemar, with Browning's forg'd recommendatory Letter, you had no Intention to defraud him of the Goods, but to pay honestly for them? Why did you run away out of the Tap-House, with the Goods, and leave the poor Servant in the Lurch? Was it any Proof of your honest Intent to pay, that you sold (as I am credibly inform'd) part of the Silks, which were prized by Mr. Delemar at 12 s. 6 d. per Yard, for no more than six Shillings? Why did you, to impose on Truby, tell him the Goods must go to the King's-Arms for your Wife to see, and said the Horse stood there, (which was a Lie) and pretend such a Hurry that you could not stay while Truby shifted himself, who therefore sent his Wife with the Goods? Did you not call for a Quartern of Rum at the King's-Arms, and before it came, snatch the Goods off the Dresser from Mr. Truby, who had her Elbow leaning on them, and made off. Now weigh all these Circumstances, and do you, or any Man, of common Sense judge, if in both these Cases, there was not a plain Intent to rob, and defraud. You see I have made as exact an Enquiry as I cou'd, since as your solemn Declarations of Innocence, as a dying Man, somewhatstaggered me, tho' I could not even then believe them true, and should have opened my Mind more to you, had I been with you alone. Perhaps you may feed yourself with Hopes of a Reprieve, but if you had seen a Paragraph in yesterday's Gazetteer, particularly levell'd at you by Name, it would damp all such Hopes. I desire you will not interpret what I wrote, as if I intended to reflect on you under your Misfortunes; no, I pity your Person, tho' I derest the Facts you have committed, and I must take the Freedom to say, that palliating and excusing Facts, which can't be defended, is a small Sign of true Penitence; you may deceive Men, and hide your Crimes; but you cannot deceive your Maker. I pray God to change your Heart, and inspire you with true Repentance; and that you may be prepared for what ever his good Providence shall allot for you; that if your Life be spared, you may, by your future Conduct, shew, that you were deserving the Mercy you received; and if you should be ordered for Execution, that Death itself may be an Advantage to you, is the hearty Desire of Yours, R. C. P. S. I think it highly necessary you make all the Satisfaction you can to the Persons you may have injured, by doing the Best you can to help them to their Goods; and if poor Truby's Goods are pawn'd any where, let him know where, that he may recover them. Directed for Mr. George Robins in the Cells of Newgate . The Paragraph alluded to in the above Letter was as follows. We hear for certain, that there are a Set of Gentlemen Sharpers, who now infest this City and Suburbs, genteely dressed, who call themselves Country Tradesmen, and under that Pretence, sometimes assisted with a sham Recommendation, procure unwary Merchants or Tradesmen to send their Journeymen with such Goods as they pretended to want, to some Inn of Repute, in order to be there paid for them in ready Money. As soon as the Goods are arrived at the Inn, the Gentleman Sharper feigns some specious Pretence for taking the Goods up Stairs, with a Promise, however, of bringing down the Money for them, directing the Journeyman in the mean Time to write a Receipt; and by such like Shifts, these new-fashioned Dealers get (what they call) the legal Possession of the Goods, and then they as legally march off with them, leaving the Proprietor to his Right of Action only, in Case he can find his Chapman. - 'Tis most certain, that George Robins , alias Jones , who is under Sentence of Death in Newgate , belonged to this dangerous Gang, and that he has by this Means taken in several Merchants and Wholesale Dealers, to the Amount of many Hundred Pounds. - He intended to have imposed the same Trick upon Mrs. Truby, whose Goods he is convicted of stealing, but she, guarding against his Designs, he then desperately took them away by Force. - This Paragraph was inserted for publick Utility, that others may avoid the dangerous Snares of the rest of these Villains, whom Justice has not yet overtaken. Robins persisted, to the last Evening, in his obstinate way of saying, that if he had paid for the Goods, as he should have done, and had others been true to him, who gave Orders to him, to look out for Goods, and engaged to pay for them, he knew no Wrong, or Injustice in his Way of Dealing; But, on the Morning of Execution, I made use of such Arguments, particularly with respect to the Robbery for which he suffered, that at last he did comply so far as to say, his Punishment was no more than he deserved for it, and many other Offences of the like Kind. 2. The unhappy Culprit, John Prior , aged not quite 23 Years, was born of reputable Parents, in the Parish of St. James's Clerkenwell . His Father was by Trade a Founder, and lived in tolerable good Circumstances, and (as is the Fault of too many Parents) was over fond of his Boy, humour'd him almost in every Thing that he thought would please him, and scarcely refused any Thing he hanker'd after, without considering the bad Consequences of so indulgent a Compliance. When this Youth was arriv'd to the Age of 14, he was plac'd out Apprentice to one Mr. Kirby a Callicoe Printer at West Ham in Essex , whom he liv'd with, and serv'd faithfully during the Space of six Months, after which Time, Mr. Kirby dying, (having first prov'd Insolvent) the Destitute and Friendless Youth was sent to the Work-House at West-Ham , where he continued but for a little while, when one Mr. Reed, a Gardiner at Oldford , near Bow , in the County of Middlesex , wanting a Servant, and, upon Enquiry, hearing of this Prior, and finding him to be a sturdy Lad, and fit for his Purpose, receiv'd him upon Liking, and afterwards, as we may suppose, approving of his Behaviour, by joint Consent he was bound Apprentice to serve him for seven Years, and learn the Business of a Gardiner , which happen'd at Easter, in the Year 1743. Here he continued, behav'd well, and serv'd his Master duly and faithfully for two Years and a half, 'till at last, and I believe for want of due Correction, or it may be from too much Indulgence, he grew weary of Labour, sick of his Servitude, and from bad Advisers, and a forward Disposition, which grew up with him from his Infancy, thought himself now able to commence his own Master, and in order to do so ran away: Here it is natural to suppose, that the Company he resorted to must be such as himself, or worse; and, in all Probability, old Delinquents, who had laid their Traps to catch this headstrong and unguarded Lad. Under this Situation he continued for full five Weeks, before he could possibly extricate himself from these syren Haunts; at last, recovering of himself, he thought it expedient (like the Prodigal) to return, threw himself under the Shelter of his Uncle, (one Mr. R. - n, in Crooked-Lane ,) upon whose Entreaties he was receive'd into the Service of his said Master Mr. Reed, upon his Promise of Amendment, and to serve out, with all Diligence, the Remainder of his Time. But such is the Nature of Idleness, the catching Influence of Example, and the Perswasion of this new contracted Acquaintance during his first Absence, that after the Space only of six Months, or there abouts, he broke away a second Time from his said Master's Service, on or near the 16th of April 1746, and enter'd on Board the Windsor Man of War , and in the Capaity as a Fore-mast Man , remain'd for two Years, receiv'd his full Pay, out of which he purchas'd himself Clothes, &c. to make a decent appearance, hoping thereby, as he could both write and read well, and had a good Share of Understanding, he might get into some tolerable Employment, but these Hopes (as he says) not succeeding during the Patience of his Expectations, he was determin'd to enjoy the Pleasures of the Town, by which Expression, I am clear, that he meant the Vices of it; and, indeed, so it prov'd, for he soon fell into the Accomplishment of his Inclinations, and that in the Company of the most debauch'd and prostitute. His good Principles, (if any remain'd) were by this Means extinguish'd, and all his Money gone. The next Thought was, how he should supply the Deficiency; Work he was a Stranger to, and it no way suited with his Inclination, and therefore he betook himself to Street Robbing, and Thieving, a Business that could be carried on at Night, and in which, if he prov'd successful, he would not undertake again 'till the Profit of the Spoil was quite exhausted; and as Night affords the most convenient Shade for Works of Darkness, he pursued in this Course, and committed several Street Robberies upon his own Bottom; while at last frequenting the usual Places of Rendezvous for Persons of this Character, he contracted an Acquaintance with one Odel, and Burridge, and so set out to rob in Company, but with this Proviso, that they might make themselves Masters of any Gentleman's Property, bully and swear at him they might, but should promise, not to abuse or hurt his Person - Besides committing many Robberies by himself, the Particulars of which he did not chuse to be very communicative of, he gives the following Account of some he committed in Company with others. The first, he says, was on Thursday, September 7th last, when he, and several others set out together, in order to seek their Prey; that they met a Gentleman in Middle Row , Holborn , whom they attack'd, commanding him to deliver his Money, with bitter Oaths and Imprecations; that they took from him some Money, both Gold and Silver, but to what amount Prior cannot recollect, but whatever it was, he says they equally divided it. The next Night they went out again, and travelled together along Time, but to no Purpose, for they made no Booty that Night. On Saturday Night they went out again upon their Business, as they term'd it, stop'd and robb'd a Gentleman at the farther End of Hatton-Garden , near the Brew-House , on Saffron-Hill ; that Night they committed the Robbery on Mr. Booker, from whom they took 3 s. 6 d. a Penknife, and a Whig, for which Robbery Prior, and two others, were convicted on the Oath of the Prosecutors and Emanuel Clark , one of their Companions; and the same Night, roving about, they strolled into Fleet-street , where they robb'd another Gentleman. On Sunday Night they again went on their accustom'd Hunt, stopp'd, and robb'd a Gentleman in Hatton-Garden of a Snuff-Box, a Case of Instruments, and Sixpenny-worth of Half-pence, which Prior would have return'd, but the Gentleman refus'd and said they might keep them, since they had not injur'd him personally. When I put the Question Home to Prior, and ask'd him how he came not to make himself an Evidence, his Answer was, that he had more Generosity than to do it, and that he should have look'd upon himself as the worst of Villains, to have harbour'd even so base a Thought, (as he called it) as that of betraying his Accomplices, and moreover added, that he heartily forgave Emanuel Clark , who was the Evidence against him and his Companions. He was fully resign'd to his Fate, and endeavour'd, to the utmost of his Abilities, to make his Peace with God, and Man, and died in Charity with all the World. The following Letter Prior sent to Emanuel Clark 's Master the Monday before his Execution. SIR, IT grieves me to think that your Apprentice Emanuel Clark , the Evidence against me, has laid to my Charge, viz. That I advis'd him to rob your House, which is notoriously False, for it was his own base Proposal, not mine; I assure you farther, that the Pistol which was convey'd out of your House, was brought to me by Clark and Odel, and entirely their own Act, without ever consulting me about it, and that I knew not from whence it came, 'till they inform'd me. This I declare solemnly to be a Truth, as I am a dying Man, who hope to be believ'd, and forgiven, at the Hands of God, thro' the Merits of my Saviour, so wishing Prosperity to you and yours, heartily forgiving Clark, and praying that God would forgive him too. I endeavour to rest, Yours, John Prior . From my Cell, in Newgate , Nov. 5. 1750. 3. GEORGE ANDERSON , whose real Name was Jeffery Everett , was born in Hertfordshire , and was about 35 or 36 Years of Age; and if he had lived as many longer, 'tis generally believed he would still have continued the same Man, and that nothing could have put an End to his Villanies that did not prove a Period to his Power of Action. He was bound Apprentice to a Baker , and served his Time; but whether with Honour and Faithfulness to his Master is a Doubt. He was very remarkable, however, among all that had any Knowledge of him in those his early Days, and generally went by the Name of Jeff the Baker. He was an unlucky Youth, and one of the foremost in all boyish mischievous Tricks; and therefore the more generally noted among those of his own Time. He was no sooner out of his Time, than he began to get acquainted with Gamblers, and other idle and wicked Persons, some of which are well known at this Time, and are in a fair Way to follow him the Road he last went. He now became tired of Toyling in a Bakehouse, and thought being abroad with his new Companions much better than being confined in Doors all Day, sweating to get an honest Livelihood. Gaming, and other of those profligate Vices of theirs, seemed agreeable to him, and he resolved to put in his Lot amongst them, and to be Partaker of their Wickedness; and, being an active and a daring Fellow, was very fit for their Purpose, and met with great Encouragement amongst them. No Man was more ready at any Enterprize, and he generally had the good Luck to get off undiscovered, or at least so as to escape the Hands of Justice. The Fate he at last met with, has been deserved this many Years past, which he could not deny: And, though he was sensible he so richly merited it, he used various Means to endeavour an Escape from it. Besides, what will be hereafter set forth, he had the most uncommon and unheard of Assurance to write a Letter to a Person in a very high Rank, supplicating him to save his Life, without any Manner of Recommendation or Knowledge of him; only, perhaps, he might have heard, with the Rest of the World, that he was a tender, humane and compassionate Man to the Distresses and Afflictions of his fellow Creatures. Everett went on in a loose, dissolute and abandoned Way of Life for a long Time e'er the Law had Opportunity to lay hold of him, tho' daily were the Pranks he played that were liable to the Censure of it. At length he and one Wright, having reduced an unwary poor Girl to swear a Street Robbery against two People (on the Indictment for which however they were acquitted) they missed their Aim, and the Trap they had privily laid for others, they sell into themselves: For the Girl in a short Time after, finding them remiss in what they had promised her, disclosed the whole Scene of Iniquity. And Everett and Wright, being indicted for the same, were ordered to be set upon the Pillory at the End of Chancery-Lane ; which was done for them accordingly. This was no Warning to Everett, but he pursued his old Courses, and was seen publickly every Day, after he got free from this Affair, in Company with Money-droppers, Thieves and Gamblers: And the next Scrape he got into, that we can come at the Knowledge of, was from a Copy of his Convicttion at Hicks's Hall , which is as follows, viz. Middlesex, At the Session of Oyer and Terminer of Our Sovereign Lord the King, holden for the said County of Middlesex, at Hickes's Hall in St. John's Street , in the County aforesaid, by Adjournment, on Wednesday the 20th Day of April, in the 21st Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second, King of Great Britain, &c. Newgate, 1748. Jeffery Everett , convicted by Jury upon Trial of an Indictment against him for defrauding Thomas Street of one Pound of Almonds, and 33 s. and 6 d. in Money, is fined for the said Offence One Shilling, and he is ordered to be put in, and upon the Pillory, near the upper End of the Hay-Market for the Space of one Hour, on such Day as the Sheriff of this Country shall forth with appoint; and he is committed to his Majesty's Goal of Newgate , there to be imprisoned until he pay the said Fine, and undergo the said Punishment; which Punishment he underwent, and Fine paid according to Direction of the Court. But The said Jeffery Everett was also convicted upon Trial of another Indictment against him, for falsely and fraudulently, craftily and deceitfully, exposing, uttering and paying to Katharine , the Wife of William Rhodes , one Piece of false and counterfeit Money, of Tin, Pewter, Lead and Brass, and other mixed and base Metals, made, and counterfeited to the Likeness and Similitude of a certain Piece of good and legal foreign Coin, called a Portugal Piece, of the Value of 36 s. the said Jeffery well knowing the said Piece to be false and counterfeit, is fined for the said Offence One Shilling, and he is committed to his Majesty's Goal of Newgate , there to be imprisoned for the Space of two Years, now next ensuing, and until he pay the said Fine: And he is to find sufficient Sureties, by Recognizance, for his good Behaviour for the Space of two Years more, to commence from the Expiration of his said Imprisonment, and to be imprisoned in Newgate until he find such Sureties as aforesaid. Accordingly he was so imprisoned, and paid his Fine, and finding such Securities as required, was once more set at Liberty, April 20, 1750. And here we cannot but remember, during his Imprisonment, his Behaviour was in the same vile, profligate, and wicked Manner, and even there he could not leave off his Thievish Tricks; for the most Part of his Time there scarce went a Person, upon any Account whatever, whether to relieve, or comfort in Distress any of the People confined in those Appartments where he made himself Master and presided, but went out a Loser, which has not been the Case since he left the Place; and it was reported for a Truth, when he left the Goal, that he had not got less than 500 60 l. by his Trade during the Confinement. A Gentleman, with whom I was in Company the Day of Execution, told me, He went with some others to relieve an unhappy Criminal one Day, while Everett was there; before they went out, one of them missed his Handkerchief, and returning to Everett, told him of it; upon which he pretended to be surprised, and said it was impossible to recover it again: But, asking one that stood by, and another or two about it, he at length fixed upon one whom he called Turpin, who, with a great Oath, denied it; at the same Time going out into another Appartment, Everett followed, and presently brought back the Handkerchief, for which he received some Reward. Everett was no sooner discharged from is two Years Confinement; but, staying a few Nights with his Wife, who dwelt in Swan-Yard , next to Newgate ; he once more betook himself to his old Courses. He had no other Way of getting a Livelihood, and therefore we can conclude no other from his then past and future Conduct. The first Thing we know of was, in the notorious Way of picking up poor Country-fellows, in order to practise Cheats and Frauds upon them. Everett one Day, soon after his Enlargement, brought one of these into a Tavern in the Neighbourhood of Newgate Street , and, with unparalelled Impudence, led him through the Kitchen, in which were several Persons who knew him, and his Ways of Working. Upon which, one of the Company, enraged at the Affair, asked him, How he could have the impudence to attempt such a Thing in that Neighbourhood where he was so well known. Upon which he thought proper immediately to withdraw with his Company out of the House, and what was the Event we know not. Sometime in June last, Everett being upon the Lay in Fleet-street , met with a young Gentleman whom he stopt. Being asked whether he intended to rob him, without more ado he knocked him down. The Gentleman having a faithful Dog with him, which attacked Everett; he was not so busy about him as otherwise he would have been, so the Gentleman had Time to recover, and get upon his Legs: By which Time the Watch and others were come to his Assistance, and Everett was secured, and delivered over to the Constables and Watch, notwithstanding all his Hectoring and Threats. It seems he was pretty well known at the Watch-house at Fleet-Bridge ; and the Gentleman being told that he was a desperate, dangerous Fellow, and could procure Evidence to swear any thing; after some Time used in Persuasions, he consented, and Everett was let go. Next follows the blackest Piece of Villainy that could almost be contrived by any the most Abandoned and Crafty, resolved upon every thing, that was notorious. The Gentleman was now tired of the Town, and, as it was the Height of Summer, he must needs take himself into the Country. He had not yet divested himself of all the Spoil of Newgate, (where he got more than ever Man did before, or, it is to be hoped, ever will do again) but with what remained, he took his Departure, and away for Staines and Windsor .'Tis probable he was not altogether unactive, as he went; but at length he came to his native County, after some time travelling round the Country; and at a Place called the Rye , near Hodsdon in Hertfordshire , he and a Woman he took along with him, went to a poor Widow's, who kept a publick House there, where he had met with the civilest Treatment, and served her the basest Trick. Vile Ingratitude! having some slender Knowledge of him, he was admitted with this Doxy into a Room behind the Bar. They had not been long there, only the drinking of a Glass of Wine, perhaps, when Everett made a Motion for this Woman to take a Walk into the Garden, and desired Mrs. Graves, the Mistress of the House, to bear her Company. The poor Woman not suspecting any Harm, as they passed for Man and Wife, went with her; inwhich Interval of Time, Everett found Means to pick the Lock of a Scrutore, or Bureau, and took out 60 l. and some Gold Rings, which Sum it seems the poor Woman had laid up against the Time the Brewer called upon her. When he had got this Booty, he found Means to fasten the Lock again, and filled it with little Pieces of Sticks, to prevent her Key doing its Office, in case she should have Occasion to go to the same Place before his Departure, or sooner than he wished she should; soon after he took his Leave, and away went he and this Mistress. The poor Woman had not Occasion to look at her Money, till about a Fortnight after, when she found the Lock filled with little Sticks, and was obliged to have it forced open. And then, to her great Surprize, she discovered that all was lost. Everett was gone, and having taken the Rout of Baldock and Royston , and so on, went to take the Diversion of Nottingham Races, and so came back to Newmarket ; where, by his returning so soon to London , he had no great Luck, either upon the Filch, or at Gaming. The poor Woman was inconsolable, if not driven to Distraction; his Villainy brought upon her a Suspicion she did not merit; and he owned this Fact to two Gentlemen, who are ready to give Testimony thereof, if Occasion should be to put them to that Trouble. This might have brought him to Justice; but he was always skulking up and down, as Thieves are used to do, and it was a very hard Matter to find him two Days in the same Place: But at length he was overtaken, and the Robbery for which he suffered, and its cruel and barbarous Consequences, which ensued from his Knife of eighteen Inches long, shew how desperate a Fellow he was, and how necessary it was, that he should be taken away from among Men. Since his Conviction, he behaved in a seeming composed and devout Manner, till the Warrant for Execution came down on Thursday last, when he began to be disturbed in Mind, and could not help shewing it. On Friday Night an Information was made to Mr. Akerman, of some Matters, which seemed to shew, he had a Design, by the most outrageous, and murderous Means, to attempt an Escape. On Saturday Morning, Search was made in the Cells, and about his Person, but nothing being found, he behaved in a very insolent Manner, and swore were the Person there, who had made the Information, had he a Pistol in his Hand, he would shoot him directly, and he made use of a very extraordinary Speech, to what Purpose he intended it might serve I never could understand, nor any that heard it; and it was this, pointing with his Righthand to one Part of the Press-yard, and with his Left to the opposite, he said, "Were Death, where he pointed with "his Right-hand, and were my Pardon, "where he pointed with his "Left, and I was told to go to my "Pardon upon Condition of being a "Villain, I would fly into the Arms of "Death." Though it is generally believed, that had he been permitted Opportunity, he would have proved himself a notorious Liar. On the same Evening it was found necessary to put his Wife to the Compter, which being done, and Everett hearing of it, on Sunday Morning when Mr. Akerman went into the Press-yard, he behaved very insolent, blasphemously,and outragiously; for which, to prevent him from Mischief, which he was still big with, it was thought proper to chain him down to the Floor in his Cell, and it was accordingly done. On Sunday Morning his Mistress, the same Woman that went with him Abroad, when he robbed the poor Widow at the Rye near Hodsdon , was sent to the other Compter. A Letter having first come to Mr. Akerman's Hands from Everett's Wife, begging of her Husband to intercede with Mr. Akerman, that she might be set at Liberty, since he, (Everett) knew, that she was innocent of what was done; whereby she seemed to own, that something had been done. Sunday, and Monday Morning Evevett behaved very outrageously, and blasphemously, nor could any Advice take hold of him. Tuesday Morning, when he had proved all his Attempts were vain, his Passion subsided, and he said he found it was over with him, and he wou'd endeavour to be easy, and so continued till Evening, when his Wife was admitted to take her leave of him; and at the Interview, both behaved well enough, all Things considered. On Wednesday Morning he seemed pretty well composed, and in all Appearance, to took leave of the World. THOMAS REINOLDS aged 36, was born in the County of Lowth in Ireland , of mean but very honest Parents, who took as much Care as their Circumstances would admit of to instruct him in Literature; and to make him acquainted with the French and Latin Languages, and finding his Inclinations strong to go over to France, to be educated in one of the French Colleges, (as some of the Youth of Ireland very often do) his Friend made a Collection for him to defray his Expences to Paris , and he accordingly went, but not having a sufficient Recommendation when he came there, nor Money to stand his Friend; he was prevailed upon by some of his Countrymen to enlist himself in a Regiment, where he remained a considerable Time, but his Expectations not answering that Way, he endeavour'd to get his Discharge, and for that Purpose applied to a Person, (who afterwards fell at the Battle of Culloden) he advised him to be content, and promis'd his Friendship to do something for him, as soon as he found a proper Opportunity; but for the present, told him he must be satisfied with being a Servant, and took him into his Service in the Quality of a Groom . About this Time the French were preparing to take the Field, and Reinolds thinking the Life of a Hussar much more decent and profitable than the Employment he was in, he immediately got himself to be enrolled in a new raised Regiment designed for Flanders ; and in order to add a proper Fierceness to his Countenance, he got a pair of artificial Whiskers made, which he wore during that whole Campaign; and behaved himself with equal Courage, it being observable in the Course of the late War, that the Hussars of both Armies did their Duty with a good deal of Spirit. He continued in this Station, till the Attempt upon Scotland was pregnant,when the Person above intimated being ordered to repair to Scotland, to act in an eminent Capacity, and take upon him the Command of the Forces landed in Scotland , he took Reinolds along with him, who was mightily pleased at the Change; and as soon as they landed he extended his Acquaintance, and made himself as popular as he could; he immediately retracted from the savage Moroseness of an Hussar, quitted his Whiskers, and commenced the obliging Deportment of a civilized Frenchman; and in a little Time engaged the Warmth and Affection of every-body he had the least Concern with, and was much respected by all the Officers in the Cause he was concerned in; no Man in short could be more indulged then he, as appears by his being recommended as a proper Domestic to a great Man. Reinolds gained some Money likewise at this Time, by communicating his Knowledge in the Art of War to those who were absolute Strangers to that Science. He attended in the Siege of Fort William , in the Quality of Baggage and Store Master . Immediately after the Siege was raised, he returned to Inverness , and was close by his Patron when he breath'd his last. He suffered the same Fate with the rest of the French Troops, and was once more reduced to the greatest Extremities; he was with many other other confined at Carlisle , where he remained until he was exchanged by Cartel, and sent to France . While he was at Carlisle , he paid his Addresses to, and married a Widow of Cumberland, whom he acquainted with the Situation of some Part of his Affairs; and telling her he had some Dependance in France, which might be for the good of them both, she suffered herself to remain behind, and he went over. When he came to France , they used all possible Means to persuade him to engage as a Soldier, but he absolutely rejected it, and remained some Time without Employ, and at last obtained a Sanctuary in the Family of the Marquiss de Mirepoix, with whom he came over, when he came Ambassador to England . Reinolds's Post, 'tis said, was to take Care of the Marquis's Horses , and to attend him when he rode out. And 'tis also said, that in this Service Reinolds picked up a good deal of Money, and sent for his Wife to London , with whom he lived very happily. When his Majesty went to Hanover, and the Marquis was preparing to follow him, Reinolds, at the Request of his Wife, who was then big with Child, desired to be excused going, which was complied with; and after a little Consultation together, they agreed, and took a Publick House in St. Giles's , on which he expended a good deal of Money, in Furniture &c. and laid in a considerable Stock of all Sorts of Liquors, and had an exceeding good Trade, and lived in great Credit, till this Affair happened, which he declares himself absolutely innocent of. He behaved exceeding penitent, said he forgave all the World, as he hoped for Forgiveness from the Hands of God, appeared extreamly resigned, declared in the Press-yard, while his Irons were knocking off, that he went to be hanged with as much Satisfaction as if he was going to be married; for that he was innocent of the Crime for which he suffer'd, and freely forgave his Prosecutor; and at the Gallows with his last Breath, again declared his Innocence. 5. WILLIAM RYLEY , aged 19, was born near Liverpool , and bound Apprentice to a Watch-maker in that Town, who, when he had served about two Years of his Time, finding Business not so good as he wished, removed to Dublin in Ireland in Hopes of better, and lived upon the Tolsel . Ryley went along with him, and served him in all about four Years and a half. Then his Master failed, and he was left to the wide World, without Friend or Money. Upon which he returned again to Liverpool , and went on board a Privateer to the West Indies ; and upon his Return he was pressed aboard a Man of War in the Downs, and continuing about a Year in the Service, was paid off at Plymouth with the Ship, and came to London. He had not been long in Town before he met a Countryman of his, who was a Soldier , and, being destitute, he soon listed in the second Regiment of Guards. He was looked upon as a quiet, harmless Fellow, and well respected among his Comarades: But, unluckily for him, when the Man walked in Tothill-Fields , 300 Miles in 6 Days, on the Tuesday, this Youth being a good Walker himself, and acquainted with the Man that was to perform the Task, was hired by him to walk before him to clear the Way, and encourage him for the rest of the Journey. Accordingly he walked with him, was always before him, and could have beat him; so that he became as it were a Party concern'd. Flush'd with the Prospect of Victory the last Day Ryley led the Way, and had pushed several People out of the Path before; but unluckily and unthinkingly he says, he happened to strike the Deceased, Sutton, on the Side of the Head, with his Sword, who laid his Foot in the Way: At which Sutton being enraged, flew at him like a Lion, catched him by the Collar, and struck him several Times in the Face, and Riley was tumbled down on the Ground with a Number of People about him. Thinking to get rid of Sutton and the Mob, he says, he thrust at him; and, as it happened, pricked him in the Belly with his Sword, as he stood over him, not with a Design to kill, but to relieve himself from the Press. After which he went to a Publick-House, and drank with some of his Acquaintance, who would have had him to make off; but he replied, he knew not any thing he had done to be afraid of. However, some Time after, came some People, and took him, and being carried before Justice Manly, was committed to the Gate-house. He was sensible of the Guilt of taking away a Man's Life, and repented with bitter weeping for the same; but could not help at the same Time regretting the Loss of his own Life in the Prime of his Age. He laboured under great Anxiety upon Account of somewhat he said he would discover to me before he died; and the Day before Execution he told me as follows, viz. That a Comrade of his having a Wife, whom he treated very ill, upon Account of Jealousy heentertained upon Ryley's Account, tho' he said without any just Foundation. However Ryley, as he declared, in Pity to that Woman, entered into an Agreement with his Comrade, that if he would give up all Pretensions to her, as he saw they would never live peaceably together, he would marry her himself. Accordingly 'twas agreed upon, and the Comrade, the Woman, and Ryley, went to the Fleet, the Comrade first threw his Certificate of Marriage in the Fire, and then Ryley and the Woman were married at the same Place, and had a fresh Certificate. Whatever Offence was chargeable upon his Mind upon this and all Accounts, he was very sorry for, and was almost incessantly invoking the Lord Jesus Christ to have Mercy upon him, and receive his Soul. At the PLACE of EXECUTION. ON Wednesday Morning the 7th Instant, John Pryor , George Robins , and William Ryley in one Cart, and George Anderson , and Thomas Reynolds in another, went to the Place of Execution; who after being tyed up, continued for some Time in Prayer for Forgiveness of Sin; and having recommend-themselves to Almighty Protection, I took my Leave. Prior begg'd all that he had injured to forgive him, as he died in Charity with all Men. Ryley seeing some Soldiers stand at a little Distance, called to them, and said, "If "my Death be looked upon as a Disgrace "to the Cloaths I have worn, I "am sorry for it; yet let it be also an "Example to you not to use your Arms "rashly, and to a bad Purpose, as you "see I have done. And when you have "got too much in your Heads, do not "go after Women, and other wicked "Ways, but go to your Quarters. I "pray God bless you all, and receive "my Soul." Reynolds declared his Innocence of the Offence laid to his Charge to the last. Robins was almost depriv'd of Sense thro' Illness, and said nothing, nor took Notice of any Body. Anderson having been used to a laced Waistcoat, had the Vanity to appear in somewhat like it to the last; and, for that Purpose had a white Linen Waistcoat and Breeches, double laced, as it were, with black Ribband or Ferret, I can't exactly say which of the two. He seem'd composed to the last, and said nothing, but to a young Fellow, whom he called up into the Cart, just before it drew away, to whom he whispered what he had to say. Three Hearses attended for the Bodies of Prior, Robins, and Anderson; Ryley's was taken away by some Soldiers; Reinold's by some of his Friends. Anderson's Body was brought into Swan-Yard ,near Newgate . The rest were disposed of at their Friends Will: And every Thing was managed without any Confusion or Disturbance. This is all the Account given by me, JOHN TAYLOR , Ordinary of Newgate . (This Day is Publish'd, the Second Edition, Price 1 s.) A COMPLEAT HISTORY OF JAMES MACLEAN , The GENTLEMAN HIGHWAYMAN, Who was Executed at TYBURN , on Wednesday, October 3, 1750, for a Robbery on the Highway. Containing the Particulars of his LIFE, from his BIRTH to his DEATH. In which is included, an Account of the Robberies committed by his Companion PLUNKET. And a Series of LETTERS, that pass'd between him and PLUNKET; as well during the Time he was in Holland , as in England ; in which are open'd some extraordinary Scenes. Also, the Particulars of their Fortune-hunting Schemes; in which MACLEAN generally pass'd for a Gentleman of Worth, and PLUNKET personated his Footman. Likewise a Number of Original LETTERS sent to MACLEAN by different LADIES, some of which contain Narratives of Facts so exceeding tender, as must raise Pity and Compassion in the Breast of every Reader. The Whole adorn'd with a very neat Picture of MACLEAN, taken from the Life, while under Sentence. Drawn and Engrav'd by Mr. BOITARD. Printed for C. CORBETT, at Addison's-Head, against St. Dunstan's-Church, Fleet-street.

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The ORDINARY of NEWGATE his Account of the Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Speeches of the Malefactors, that were Executed at Tyburn, on Friday the 2d Day of May, 1707. AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old Baily on Wednesday the 23d, Thursday the 24th, Friday the 25th, and Saturday the 26th of April last, two Men and one Woman being Try'd and found Guilty, did accordly receive Sentence of Death, and are now order'd for Execution. While they lay under this Sentence, I constantly attended them, and did publickly preach to them and other Persons then present in the Chappel of Newgate, viz. On the LORD's DAY the 27th of April last, both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon Ezak. 33. 11. Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the Death of the Wicked, but that the Wicked turn from his Way, and live. In Speaking to which Words, I shew'd; I. The Nature and Extent of that Commission, which God has given his Ministers about this great Doctrine of Repentance; they being (as St. Paul speaks, 2 Cor. 5. 18. &c.) Ambassadors for Christ, to exhort, to pray, to beseech, to intreat Men in Christ's Name and in his Stead, That they would be reconciled to God, i. e. That they would repent of their Sins, and lead a new Life. And here I explain'd to them the Nature of Repentance; such as may be available to Salvation. II. I shew'd them the Reasonableness of this Duty, viz. That Men should repent; That they should do as they are desired and taught in this weighty and important Matter. III. The great Advantages, and unspeakable Comforts resulting from the constant Exercise of true Repentance. Those were the Heads, on which I then discours'd; concluding all with suitable Exhortations to the Condemned. And Yesterday, being a Day appointed for Publick Thanksgiving, I did preach to them again, both in the Forenoon and Afternoon, upon part of one of the proper Psalms for the Morning-Service, viz. Psal. 122.6. Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love it. This Text, I told them, points at two Things. The 1st, Is a Duty prescrib'd. The 2d, A Reward promis'd. The Duty is Prayer. The Reward is Prosperity. Which to illustrate, I shew'd; I. The Obligation incumbent upon all men to pray, not only for themselves in particular, but for the Good of the Publick in general; for the Prosperity of the Church and State; which is intimated in the former Clause of the Text, Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem. II. What Prayer is, and what are the due Qualifications for it. III. The good Effects always attending Prayer (made in Faith and Charity) with respect both to our present and future Happy State; imply'd in the latter Clause of the Text. They shall prosper that love it. Having inlarg'd upon these Heads, and spoke in general to the Assembly, and said something of Thanksgiving, in relation to the Solemnity of the Day, &c. I then apply'd my self in particular to the Persons under Condemnation; shewing them the great Necessity of their constant exercising themselves in this Duty of Prayer; that so, God would be pleased to lend a gracious Ear to them, and dispose them, by his Grace, to be admitted into that Blessed Place where our Prayers shall be chang'd into Eternal Songs of Praise and Thanksgiving to our great and good God, our faithful Creator, and most merciful Saviour. In my private Discourses with them, I received their Confessions; the Substance of which is as follows. I. Thomas Dickson , or Dickenson , condemned for breaking open the House of Joseph Jury Esq ; on the 28th Day of March last, and taking from thence some pieces of Plate and several other Goods of considerable Value. He own'd, he was guilty of this Fact; neither could he deny, but that he had been formerly condemned upon such an account, and had very lately receiv'd the benefit of HER MAJESTY's gracious Pardon. Upon which he said, he was very sorry, he had so ill improv'd that Mercy, and that he now justly deserv'd to find no morë Mercy in this World, who had so much abus'd it before. He told me, that he was about 70 Years old, born at Waltham-Abby in Essex , and had liv'd a great while in or about London, in Bonhill-fields , &c. and that he had for the most part of his Life, got his Livelihood very honestly by his hard Work, he being a poor Labouring Man ; but he confess'd withal, that of late Years he had faln inro this wicked Way of Robbing Houses, being first induced to it by some others that were in the Trade before him. He was very stupid, and very ignorant of the Duties of Religion. He asked Pardon of God for his having offended him in neglecting so much, as he had done, his Worship and Service, and in doing those things which he ought not to have done. He likewise desired all that he had injur'd would forgive him, for he was truly sorry for, but not able to repair, the Wrongs they had suffer'd by him. He said little besides, and that not very material. II. John Gooding , alias Goodwin , alias Plump , Condemned for breaking open the House of Mr. Alexander Hurrick , on the 13th of January last, and taking from thence 200 Yards of Durant-Stuff. He confess'd that he was concern'd in that Robbery, and that he was justly condemn'd; That he had been guilty of such Facts (though of none but this since his last coming from Sea, which was last Christmas) and that he had received Pardon before, viz. about 3 Years ago; but had not then fully resolved to become honest; and so when he found Opportunity of exercising his old Trade of Breaking Houses, he fell to it again. He further said, that he was 22 Years of Age, born in the Parish of St. Andrew's Holborn , and that he had spent most part of his Life in the Sea-Service ; and that the Ship on board which he served last was the Dreadnought, a 4th Rate. He own'd he had been a lewd Liver and a very wicked Man, who had done much mischief, and little or no good in the World, and that it was just with God to take him out of it in this shameful manner. He implor'd the Divine Mercy, begg'd Pardon of all he had offended, and declar'd that he dy'd in Charity with all Men, and wish'd that his Companions in Wickedness would take Warning by him. Alice Gray , condemned for assisting one Thomas, alias John Smith , in committing a Rape upon the Body of Katherine Masters , on the 28th of February last. She deny'd the Fact, and said, she never was guilty of any thing like it, though she had otherwise much offended God, and particularly in her having of late kept company with a Man, whom she was to have marry'd, but was not actually marry'd to him. She said very little else; only, That she was about 32 Years of Age, born at Andover in Hampshire ; That she had all along workt very hard for her Livelihood; That she had liv'd several Years (both a Wife and a Widow) in the Parish of St. Clement's Dane ; and had since her Husband's Death (as in his Life's time) maintain'd her self by her honest and constant Labour; she making-up Cloaths for Souldiers , and sometimes going to Washing and Scowring , and at other times Watching with Sick Folks, and being a Nurse to them. She added, That she forgave all her Enemies, and died in Charity with them, and all the World besides; and pray'd to God, That he would Pardon all the Sins of her Life, and have Mercy upon her Soul. Being often press'd by some Reverend Divines, besides my self, to acknowledge the Fact for which she was condemned; shewing her the dreadful Punishment that would attend her Denial, if she was any ways guilty or appris'd of it, she declar'd thus much, and no more, viz. That there was a Man in the Room that Night when that Fact was said to have been committed; That he lay a-cross the feet of the Bed, but never offer'd to force or lie with the Young Woman; and, That that Man was a Stranger to her, and she did not know what became of him afterwards. This is all that she confess'd in this Matter. Which being again put to her at the Place of Execution, she persisted in what she had said to me before concerning it. At the Place of Execution, whither they were this day carry'd in a Cart, and where I attended them, I did (according to my usual manner) discharge my last Duty to their Souls. They seem'd to be sensible of the Evil of Sin, and declar'd again, that they heartily repented of what they had done amiss, and asked Pardon of God and Men. They desired the Standers-by to take Warning by them and pray for them. After this I withdrew; and having commended them to God's Mercy, left them to their private Devotions, for which they had some time allow'd them. Then the Cart drew away, and they were turn'd off; while calling earnestly up on God, to have Mercy upon their Souls, in these and the like Ejaculations. Lord pardon my Sins, Lord have Mercy upon me, &c. This is all the Account here to be given of these Dying Persons, by PAUL LORRAIN , Ordinary . Friday, May 2d. 1707. ††† Whereas some Persons do frequently take the Liberty of putting out of Sham-Papers, pretending to give an Account of the Malefactors that are Executed; in which Papers they are so defective and unjust, as sometimes to mistake even their Names and Crimes, and often misrepresent the State they plainly appear to be in under their Condemnation, and at the time of their Death. To prevent which great Abuses, These are to give Notice, That the only true Account of the Dying Criminals, is that which comes out the next Day after their Execution, about 9 in the Morning, the Title whereof constantly begins with these Words, The ORDINARY of NEWGATE his Account of the Behaviour, &c. 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THE Ordinary of NEWGATE his ACCOUNT Of the Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Dying Words of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn, on Thursday the 8th of February, 1722. AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bayly , which ended the 17th of January, were Try'd, and Convicted of Capital Offences, five Men, viz. James Shaw , alias Smith , &c. John Smith , William Colthouse , Jonas Burgess and George Nicholas ; The last of these receiving His Majesty's Gracious Reprieve, the remaining Four were ordered for Execution agreeable to the Sentence pass'd upon them. Before the Day of Death I endeavour'd to instruct them from the Sentence pass'd upon them. I said, In the Cutting off of my Days, I shall go down to the Gates of the Grave; I am deprived of the Residue of my Years. I said, I shall not see the Lord, even the Lord in the Land of the Living, I shall behold Man no more with the Inhabitants of the World. Isaiah 38. 10, 11. From this Complaint which Hezekiah made to God, we took Occasion to observe, FIRST, That God is the most proper Being for all sorts of Men to apply to in Calamity and Distress; as he is most Able and Willing to assist, being the great Disposer of Men's Lives and Conditions; and as he is the Universal Father, and has Bowels of Compassion toward all Mankind. NEXT, we briefly considered the Nature of the Creator, as he is here mentioned changing his Intent of letting Hezekiah die, and adding to his Days even fifteen Years, altho' Unchangeableness and Immutability are the Creators eternal Attributes. WE observ'd besides, the Condescension of God in Reclining so much to the natural Frailties of Man, That least King Hezekiah should have committed the Fault of dis-believing the Word of God, pronounced by Isaiah, he prevented his Sin, by causing the Sun (in Effect and Appearance) to go back on the Dial of Ahaz ten Degrees; Isa. 38. 8. Observing, that Lenity and Tenderness, in a generous Mind excited a greater Regard and Desire of Pleasing, and that base and mean Spirits alone, were by Lenity excouraged and puffed up, to disregard and slight. IN the next place, we considered the particular Complaint of King Hezekiah, when he thought he was to die, and was no more to see the Lord, (or the Works and the Goodness of the Lord) in the Land of the Living. Taking notice from thence, of the secret and unaccountable tyes, that bind Men down to love of this Earth, unhappy and wretched as it is; even binding Hezekiah, tho' he had enjoy'd the Pleasures of a Crown, and was a Person prepared for Heaven, as appears from Verse 3. &c. FROM this mournful soliloquy of King Hezekiah at the Prospect of Death, we also considered, in what Cases the Fear of Death may be reasonable and becoming Men and Christians. As, 1st, when 'tis not an uneasiness at leaving the Gaieties and Pleasures of Earth, but a Concern at being deprived of doing Good in the World, or compensating for Mischiefs done. 2dly, When that Fear is not occasion'd by our having too much neglected the Thoughts of God and Eternity, but from a becoming suspicion of our own Worthiness from a due Sense of our Failings, and from a Desire of being more the Favourite of God, before we appear in his Presence. 3dly, 'Tis a reasonable Concern, where a Malefactor is grieved at a ignominious Death, as it is a Disgrace to Christianity, and an Injury to his Family and Relations. LASTLY, we advis'd all Malefactors to imitate the good King Hezekiah, in a decent Fear of Death; and not to affect an entire Carelessness, and a full Contempt of Death, supposing it Bravery and Courage. For the Roman's may commend their Cato's and Curtij, yet Christians are to imitate Martyrs and others, who in all their Calamities waited the Hour of Providence, and had too great an Awe and Reverence for Eternity, rudely to rush into the Presence of God; and too much Greatness of Soul, to fear being Wretched, or to end their Lives to terminate their Misfortunes. The Account of the Prisoners, while they lay under Sentence of Death. THESE Malefactors, during the calamitous space of their Confinement, appear'd to be very earnest in compensating for the many Moments they had trifled away. As they could read, except James Shaw , They assured me, that they made it their business to read and pray with him till late every Night, and very early every Morning; yet complaining sometimes, that he, instead of attending to their Instructions, interrupted both Them and Himself, by vain and leud Discourse; and often endeavouring to convert the Word of God to a Jest or Pun; and at other times by foolish Discourse with the Women there; this Prisoner indeed appeared, to be but little sensible of his sad and distress'd Condition, having a kind of undaunted expectation and wild assurance of future Happiness; yet at length he said, that he found his Inclinations and the Frame of his Mind surprizingly altered, when Death approached near him, which he principally imputed to the good Advice given him by his Parents and others, and to Mr. George Nicholas 's frequently reading to him, and to his frequenting so constantly the Chappel, till he perceived a sort of Delight in what was at first Uneasy, and found a Pleasure by Use and Custom infused into those Duties, which at first he perform'd with a great Reluctancy. 1. JAMES SHAW , otherways Smith , &c. was found Guilty of Assaulting Charles Hungate , on the 27 of December last, between Highgate and Kentish-Town , and taking from him an Horse value ten Pounds, and eight Shillings in Silver. He was also Convicted of Robbing Philip Potts , on the 24 of June last, of a silver Watch, value five Pounds, and a silver Hilted Sword, value three Pounds, near the Tile-Kilns at Pancrass ; and likewise found guilty of the Murthering of the said Philip Potts , by knocking him off his Horse, and then striking him with a large Staff over the Head and Body, while one of his Companions struck at him several times with his own Sword; insomuch, that being carryed to the Pindar of Wakefield , as able to go no farther, he there languished from the Saturday till Monday, and then died. The Malefactor, was about 28 Years old, and born of Parents who he said, would have given him a competant Share of Learning, had not his Temper been too Unfix'd and Unsettled; which Roving Humour appear'd in his being unable to continue in any 'Prentiship, being tryed at a Forgers of Gun-Locks , and other Trades. Yet he would not own that his Inclination was naturally Vicious, but endeavour'd to cast the whole of his Vices and Calamities upon his Wife, asserting, that one while he acquired by his Industry 9 Shillings per Week when first married, but returning weary from his Work, he constantly found his Wife from home, and all things in a melancholly Confusion, which made him (as he said) resolve no longer to labour to so little purpose. And so deep was his inveterate Hatred engrafted in him against his Wife, that no Threats of Hell Fire, no Assurances of being Forgiven, if he heartily forgave Others, could ever abate this settled Eternity; nor could the Sight or Speech of her be supportable; saying also, that the Child which she had, was nothing related to him. He said, that he perform'd all that was in his power to obtain God's Pardon for the vast Number of Robberies he had committed: That these Assaults were chiefly made between Hamstead and London , upon those who went to, or return'd from the Wells or Bellsize; and that the Soldiers were but little Hindrance to them: He owned that he had sometimes taken 60 or 80 Pounds at a time; adding, that he had often robb'd both on Horseback on Hamstead-Heath , Finchly-Common , &c. and often on Foot, but that the most Cruel and Savage, was the way of Robbing on Foot, Murther being commonly committed, they having no other method on Foot of escaping from a Horseman, but by striking him down from his Horse, and then either Binding or else Disabling his Body. But he was firmly of Opinion, that, as it is more sinful to rob a poor Man or the Church of God, so it was less sinful to rob those who would have spent the Money taken in Gaiety and Luxury, or those who perhaps had unjustly acquired it by Gaming. He at first denyed very peremptorily, that he had any hand in the Murther of Philip Potts ; asserting, that in all his Robberies he never us'd Violence to any Man, except one who lives at Islington, and whom they rob'd by the Men who hang in Chains at Holloway , and that he only gave him a slap on the Head after he had bawl'd out Rogues! Highwaymen! Murther! for a very long time without any one touching him. But afterwards he began to acknowledge that he was acquainted with all the particulars of the Murther, which Circumstances could by no Method have been so precisely known, but by an actual Survey and Cognisance of the Performance. He said, that he did not know of anything that had ever touch'd his Heart with Concern or Grief, but the Death of one Barton, who was executed a short time ago, for that he himself ought then to have died, that he robb'd the Lord Viscount Lisbon, as he was going from Hamstead , adding, that he found true, what he could not then keep out of his Mind, to wit, that he should quickly follow to an untimely end. As Jonas Burgess had declar'd, after he had cut his own Throat, that one of the Pistols which were taken from under his Coat, was design'd for this Prisoner, to dispatch himself withal, he was examin'd about it, but would acknowledge nothing, nor own the barbarous Intent he had of killing those who should oppose the Escape of these 4 Malefactors. He said that Burgess had of late declar'd that his Enemies should never see him go to be hang'd, but if he could not escape, he would die; but the Prisoner said (if true I know not) that he advis'd him to beware of Self-Murther; That as he heard the sad Groans he remember'd how he beg'd him not to say that his Enemies had hindered his getting Pardon; for even, if they had destroy'd his Body, it would be no recompence for himself therefore to destroy his Soul. 2. JOHN SMITH was Condemn'd for assaulting and murthering Matthew Walden , with a Pistol, as he was endeavouring to detain and apprehend him for a Riot, an Assault committed on Sarah Thompson , at the Lynn near the Hermitage ; on the 22 of November last. This Prisoner, about 40 Years of Age, was bred to the Sea, and served in most of Queen Ann's Wars against the French; and belong'd to a Man of War , he said, in the Squadron of Admiral Byng, in the Mediterranean, and in particular was at the Fight with the Spaniards, near Messina in Cicily , where the Spanish Fleet was dissipated and broken. He said that his Life had not been the Life of a Robber; but being of late too much on Shore, which was always hateful and uneasy to him, he could not find any way of spending his time, but had been Guilty of Pilfering and Stealing, as much thro' lack of Business and Employ as otherwise to divert his vicious Inclinations, and to terrifie his Mind from Wickedness, he went with his Acquaintance Woolford, to see him Executed; but that sad Sight, he added, was not sufficient to break the viciated Force of his Inclinations; but that he became Acquainted with the Wife of Woolford, who had been before Wise to one Louder that was hang'd in Chains at Holloway, and cohabited with her in an Illegal Manner. The Morning before he dyed, he received the Sacrament with much earnestness and devotion; and the Moment of his Death had an undaunted Resolution and Intrepidity, Confessing his Crime, and advising the Spectators to take Warning by him, and beware how they listened to the Tongues of Women. 3. WILLIAM COLTHOUSE about 34 Years of Age, Born in Yorkshire , was Convicted of Assaulting ROBERT HARLE on Hounslow-Heath , between 5 and 6 in the Evening, and taking from him near 4 l. by catching hold of his Bridle as he was turning out of the Road for a Chaise which he thought the two Highwaymen belonged to. He was besides Convicted of Robbing Benjamin Burrows just after, of a Watch, and two Rings, which he took off his Finger, and 4 s. in Money; these Robberies he committed in Company with one Sinnament, on the 20th of September in the fifth Year of the King. This Will. Colthouse had a good Education, being well Instructed in the Principles of his Religion; but for seditious Words against his Majesty was put into Newgate , about 6 Years ago, where instead of being terrify'd at the Miseries that Vice occasions, as thinking Men would be, he was desirous of acquiring a wicked Acquaintance, which asserted he improv'd to his utter Ruin. After this, he said, he lived like a Gentleman for a very short time, but, was more deeply wretch'd than any Beggar; till his Brother and he, were pursued on Hounslow-Heath , for a Robbery; where his Brother was taken and Executed, but he shelter'd himself from his Chacers in an Hollow-Tree: He said also, that he went to Oxford , intending to alter his vicious way of Life, and work'd sometime as a Joyner there, but perceiv'd at length his ill Inclinations too forceable for his best Inclinations. He added, that he was very sorry that his remaining Brothers should be both suspected of being Highwaymen, for two, nay, one out of a Family was enough to come to a shameful Death; that he really believed his Elder Brother was no Rogue, but his Youngest he was sure was a Child of very virtuous Principles; and that he had left them a Paper, entreating them to mind nothing so much as Reading and going to Church, and to Work hard at their Callings, because six Pecne well got would go farther than a Pound obtain'd by Fraud. Being ask'd if he murther'd a Farmer's Son in Philpot Lane in Hampshire, he denyed it, and said, what made People suspect him, was, because the murtherer had two Scars a-cross his Hand; and he had a Scar on his Face; but he added, that this Scar was occasion'd by a Quarrel at Tuthil-Fields , which happen'd upon a Man's saying the Prince was Par-Blind; in which Quarrel some Soldiers laid his Face on a Red-Hot Gridiron, and burnt up his Cheek, and the lower Lid of his Eye. Before his Death, he appear'd Earnest in his Devotions, denying that he gave Consent to the Design of Burgess and Shaw, of making their Escape with Pistols in Hand; however, he received the Holy-Sacrament with all the Tokens of a real Repentance; and at the Place of Execution, beg'd to be forgiven by all Men, requested their Prayers, and hop'd that they would be so warn'd, as not to follow him, as now to the Place. 4. JONAH BURGESS , of White-Chappel , was condemn'd for stealing from W. Fluck, 60 l. on Sunday in the Afternoon, Septem. 7. by breaking open a Chest, it being the House where he had lodg'd six Weeks. This Prisoner was about 30 Years of Age, and appear'd at first to be very diligent in his Duty; but after he had been Condemn'd about a Fornight, all Thoughts of Death were banish'd from him, and he combin'd with the other Prisoners, to make their Escape, and had prepar'd two Pistols for that End; but being search'd, and they taken from him, he thro' Fury cut his Throat in the Chappel, declaring that his Enemies had boasted they would plant themselve on Holborn-Bridge, to see him carried to be Hang'd, but he would never indulge 'em in such a Pleasure: When his Wind-Pipe was sow'd up by the Surgeon, he was advis'd to lay aside Anger and Passion, and to regard his Future Estate, but cry'd out, that his Enemies had ruin'd his Soul and Body, that they had petition'd the King not to show him Mercy; that he felt no Pain, and only wish'd he might die of his Wound, before the Morrow came, when he was to be hang'd. The Account of the Malefactors at the Place of Execution. William Colthouse acknowledg'd that he had provided two Pistols, and were to have received more, to destroy some who had the Care of them; and had Files to free 'em from their Irons, adding, that the Design had been long under Consultation, and all were concern'd in it except George Nicholas ; but that he was glad it was not perform'd for Blood must have been shed, and as 'twas, he had no Blood to cry out against him. They all acknowledg'd the Offences for which they suffer'd; except James Shaw , who neither deny'd nor directly own'd the Murther. The Paper given me at the Place of Execution, by John Smith , was as follows, I WAS born of Honest Parents, bred to the Sea, and liv'd Honest till I was led aside by leud Women; I then rob'd on Ships, and never robb'd on shore: I had no design to kill the Woman who jilted me and left me for another Man, but only to terrify her for I could have shot her when the loaded Pistol was at her Breast, but I curb'd my Passion, and only threw a Cand lestick at her. I confest my Cruelty towards my Wife, who is a Woman to good for me, but I was at first forced to forsake her for Debt, and go to Sea; I hope in God none will reflect on her, or my poor Innocent Children, who could not help my sad Passion, and more sad Death. Writtenby me JOHN SMITH . T. PURNEY, Ordinary, and Chaptain. ADVERTISEMENTS. Lately Publish'd. 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A True ACCOUNT of the BEHAVIOUR, CONFESSION, AND Last Dying SPEECHES Of the Criminals that were Executed at TYBURN, On Wednesday the 20th of September, 1693. THere were fifteen Criminals condemned to dye this present Session, viz. nine Men and six Women. On the Lords day in the forenoon, the Ordinary preach'd on Ecclesiastes 8. Ver. 11. Because Sentence against an evil work, is not speedily executed. therefore the hearts of the Children of men are set in them to do wickedly. There were several observations raised from the beginning of the Verse, which I omit. From the latter, were stated three general heads. 1st. The difference 'twixt Sinners who are more easily recovered to Repentance, and such whose hearts are fully or desperately set in them to do wickedly. 2. The Ingredients into a desperate state in sinning. 3. The Causes of this. 4. The Cure, or Remedy. The Conclusion was directed to the condemned; but I forbear to recite it, because this short paper will not permit it. In the Afternoon the Ordinary preach'd on the 40 Verse of the fifth Chapter of St. Johns Gospel, viz. Ye will not come to me, that you may have eternal Life. The General Heads enlarg'd upon were these: First, Men generally pretend an inability to come to Christ, yet the grand sin of unbelief, is justly charg'd on the obstinacy of Sinners Hearts. This was demonstrated in several instances, that men do not what they can, may, and ought in order to the implanting of Saving Faith. Secondly, Most Persons lay many impediments in their own way, which obstruct their coming to Christ. These were discovered, and directions given how to avoid or remove them. Thirdly, How the moral, preventing, exciting workings of Gods Spirit in tendency to saving Faith, are stopt in Hypocrites, by priding in a Self-righteousness, and not submitting to the absolute terms of universal self-denial. Fourthly, How far men may advance toward Christ, in doing many excellent things, and suffering many severities in external forms of Religion, and yet never be prevailed upon to close with Christ, on his equitable and indispensable terms in order to eternal life. Fifthly, Several objections which men pretend, as discouragements in coming to Christ, were refuted. Sixthly, Hypocrites reprobate themselves from the state of Salvation, because those seeming contradictions, which carnal reason objects against believing in Christ, are the very Arguments which ought to ground and encourage our Faith in him. Seventhly, How Christ in the day of Judgment, will stop the mouths of Hypocrites, if they dare plead, that they were desirous to believe and repent, but could not, because these Graces were not purchased for them. Eighthly, The Character of a true Believer, in coming to Christ for eternal Life. Ninthly, The excellency of Faiths operations in the soul, and the Blessedness which it states Believers in. The Conclusion to the Condemned. You have heard that spiritual and eternal Life, with all the degrees of it, are centred and secured abundantly in Christ. Yet, what a wretched contumacious Laziness hath possest your hearts. You have not put forth the least moral endeavours in the lowest degrees of coming toward Christ, instead of cherishing the sollicitations of Gods Spirit, and the convictions of Conscience, in order to the implanting of Saving Faith, you have despised and opposed the great Salvation of the Gospel; herein you have judged your selves unworthy of Eternal Life. You have forfeited your Natural Lives by your Crimes against the Laws, as if these were a trifle, in comparison of the momentary pleasures of Sinning. How have you pursued a sinful course, as if you were covetuous of treasuring up divine wrath against your selves. How have you sunk your selves into the depths of Spiritual Death, by Rebellion against the Lord of Life and Glory! Yet with what tender pity doth Christ invite you to come to him, that you may not dye in the contempt of the free offers of Grace and Salvation! Will ye continue Self-cruel, in rejecting eternal life, tho attainable on the most equitable terms of Selfdenial and universal obedience to Gods sacred laws. What Spiritual Frenzy is this, that when you can no longer gratifie your lusts, yet it is to be feared that you rather chuse to cleave to these in dying, than to come to Christ, that he may quicken you by his renewing Grace. God cannot be any loser if you perish by your own sloth and obstinacy. He this day sets Life and Death before you, will you chuse to perish, rather than come to Christ for Pardon, Sanctification, and a blessed Eternity? O monstrous Ingratitude to Him, and affected Cruelty to your own souls! If you had rather be condemned for ever, by envying Christ to become your Saviour, than quit the vassalage of Sin and Satan! This be sure of, that where Christ doth not set up the Throne of his Government in the Heart, he will never expiate the guilt and defilement of Sin on the Altar of his meritorious Atonement. There cannot be any safety in a state of Impenitency. Hasten therefore your coming to Christ, as your City of Refuge; present him with bleeding contrite hearts, so will he heal the corruption of your Nature, and love you freely to Eternal Life. After the Lords day I visited the Condemned, and inquired what impressions the Sermons and Prayers had made on their hearts? They generally reply'd, That they were made sensible of their evil Lives, and hoped that they repented. Hereupon I advised them not to rely on a late slight sorrow for sin, as if this were a satisfaction to God, and could atone for the excesses of a vicious life. I added other cautions and exhortations, dismissing them with Prayer. On Wednesday, being Fast day, I excited all the Prisoners in the Gaol to Repentance and Amendment of their Lives. And afterwards, because I have observ'd many dolorous Complaints of Criminals against themselves, to vanish away, upon the hope of a Reprieve. I exhorted them to beg of God that he would carry on their Convictions to a thorough Conversion. Then I stated the difference of true Sving Faith and Repentance, from that which is false. I did some time after require an acconnt from them severally, in what preparation they were for Death and a blessed Eternity. I shall proceed to give that Account which I received from them. I. William Newbolt and Edward Butler , both Condemned for High Treason, in Composing and Printing Declarations, in the defence of the late King James; in which they attempted to un dermine the present Government, thereby to raise open War in hese Nations. I endeavoured to convince them of the greatness of this Crime: Yet they would not acknowledge it; tho it was evidently proved against them at their Tryal, and they did not deny it then. I told them that altho they might extenuate the Crime, yet God is just in finding them out, and bringing them to publick punishment for their former Iniquities, in which they had securely persisted. I had some doubt whether they were Protestants: And charged them upon the hopes of their Salvation, not to tell an untruth in this respect. They affirm'd, that they were Protestants of the Church of England. I reply'd, that they had given great scandal to the profession of so holy and peaceable Religion. They said, that they were faln under very sad circumstances, through their own inconsideration. Upon this I pray'd with them, that the Omniscient would make them sincere, in what they should say to me. They joyn'd in Prayer, and seem'd affected with their condition: Whereupon, I promis'd to assist them further, in preparing them for death. They did not reject my offer, but withal told me that they had a Clergy-friend who would take care of their Souls. I wisht them to be very cautious whom they intrusted in so weighty a concernment. That no man extenuate their Crime, nor flatter them into presumptuous hopes of future blessedness. I askt the Ministers Name, they were not free to tell me, only that he was an Orthodox man, and was desir'd by some Friends of theirs to visit them. I said, That it is my indispensable duty to take care of their Souls, and I would do so to the utmost of my Power. They thankt me, and did not absent themselves from the Exhortations and Prayers in the Chappel on the Lords day. When I went from them, they promis'd me, that they would readily comply with my Advices for their eternal welfare. II. Robert Wotten , condemned for Clipping the current Money of this Nation. Aged 24 yetrs. He was born in Warwickshire , was a Shoomaker by trade. It is six years since he came to London , where he grew idle, and joyned with bad Company. At last, being very poor, he listed himself into publick service by Land; he said that lesser sins drew on greater: he began with stealing Cocks and Hens, when he chang'd his Quarters in the Country. After he was dismist from being a Souldier , he was intic'd into this crime of clipping money, yet said not by whom; he wishes that he had continued in publick Service, and had been content with his pay; but a covetous mind to get money unlawfully ruin'd him. He confest that he had often broke the Sabbath, had been guilty of Swearing and whoredom; but he hopes that upon his repentance, God will have mercy on his Soul. III. John Child , condemned for clipping the current money of this Nation, aged 26 years; his employment was in making Brick, and Slatting Houses . He left working in the Country, and came to London , where he hath remained eight years since. He confest that he had provoked God by many wickednesses, which grew upon him by neglecting the Service of God, especially that he prophaned the Lords day, would swear and was guilty of all sin except Murther: that he was insensible of his sinful life till he was apprehended, and cast into Prison; but since sin lies as an heavy Mountain on his Conscience, and yet he hath been in great terrors of mind: but he hopes that God will make his grief for sin sincere, and that he shall be at peace with him in Christ; that he prays for the change of his heart, and doth his utmost to procure the pardon of his sins. I hope he was penitent. IV. John Williams , Condemned for Felony, aged 19 years, was born in Suffolk : He sold Brooms , he was not obedient to his Parents, so quitting the Family he fell into bad Company, was guilty of Swearing, and of loving wanton Women; that these sins brought on the crime he is condemned for. I askt him, what hopes he had of Salvation, he said that he did his utmost to get Gods Pardon, and a new Heart. V. Thomas Tavernor , Condemned for stealing a Mare, aged 18 years, born in Woodford , his Employment was to look after a Warren : He did not pray, nor keep the Sabbath, so God left him to the wickedness of his heart. VI. James Cary , His crime was for the marrying of a second Wife, the first being alive; he presumed to claim the benefit of his Clergy, but could not read, and so was condemned. He said that he was a Taylor , and had been 27 years in London ; that his life had been scandalous, but now that he is heartily sorry for all his sins. He seemed penitent. VII. John Jennings , Condemned for Felony, aged 19 years, born in Spittle-fields ; he was Prentice to a Shoomaker , but being obstinate, he left the Trade, and fell into bad Company; he was guilty of swearing and breaking the Sabbath: he said that he now mourns for his sinful life, and desired to be fit for death, that he may not increase his sins. VIII. Joseph Barnet , Condemned for House breaking, aged 20 years, born in Dorsetshire ; he served at Sea six years, but left that employment, and joined with bad Company till he grew very vicious, in excessive drinking, in acts of uncleanness, Swearing and Sabbath breaking. He expest some sorrow for his sins. I proceed to the Confession of the Condemned Women. I. Mary Jingen , Condemned for Felony, aged 18 years, born in Newbury , her Employment was in winding of Silk. A rambling fit brought her to London , and Idleness to Poverty. She lamented that she did not serve God on the Sabbath day, that she did not reform her Life upon frequent checks in her Conscience, and that this brought her to her unhappy death. II. Mary Child , condemned for joyning with her Husband in clipping the current Coin of this Nation. She took Cloaths to wash at home, and sometimes did scowring work abroad; but she said that Poverty made her joyn in this crime: She confest not any gross sin, only that she had many infirmities in omitting to serve God. I replyed, the sins of Infirmity, if not resisted will soon grow to sins of Presumption. She said, that now she is more sensible of the badness of her heart, and mourns for offending God. III. Elizabeth Jones , formerly condemned for Robbing in the Highway, but reprieved as being with Child, aged 28 years, born in St. Martins in the Fields , she wrought in Sempstry work to the Change; she said she did not pray, nor keep the Sabbath, that she was inticed to the crime, and mourns that she hath been a great Sinner. IV. Elizabeth Pepper , Condemned formerly for Burglary, but reprieved as being with Child, aged 23 years, born in Chiswick , she lived at home with her Mother till she was disobedient; afterward she fell to swearing and breaking of the Sabbath, she concluded she had been guilty of all sins but Murther. V. Susannah Lucas , Condemned for Clipping, but repriev'd, being with Child; she was born in Aldgate Parish , and kept a Victualiing house ; she says that her Husband being at Sea, she was inticed into this crime. VI. Elizabeth Gardner , Formerly condemn'd for Clipping, but reprieved, she being with Child; she was born in St. Giles in the Fields , did wind Silk , she grew idle, and that exposed her (she said) to many sins. VII. Sarah Sheldon , Condemned formerly for Clipping, and now bronght to her former Judgment, being not with Child, as she pleaded. Her Husband was a Coachman, she confest that she had been guilty of swearing and Sabbath breaking, but now she endeavoured to repent: That her sins are bitter in her remembrance, and that there is more sin in her heart than she can suspect. Mary Brown , her Maid-servant , was obstinate. VIII. Grace Butler , Condemned formerly for Felony and Burglary, but reprieved being with Child, did neither then, nor now, give any account of the evil course of her life. IX. Anne Davies , Condemn'd this Session for Clipping, but repriey'd being with Child, absented her self most what from publick Prayers and Exhortations. Also Christian Cossey , condemn'd for Burglary, absented her self, being reprieved as with Child, so that I cannot give any account of their former lives. There were 7 Persons in the dead Warrant, of which Edward Butler , and William Newbolt Printers , are repriev'd for 8 days. Elizabeth Gardner , formerly condemned for Clipping, repriev'd; and Elizabeth Morgan , formerly condemn'd for Felony, reprieved. Only three Criminals were executed on the 20th of September, 1693. viz. John Child for Clipping, Joseph Barnet for House-breaking, and Sarah Sheldon condemned formerly for Clipping: Child and she were drawn in a Sledge to Tyburn. He was hang'd, and she after being stifled, was burnt to Ashes. Joseph Barnet lamented his untimely death. John Child upon entring into the Cart pray'd earnestly by himself, Sarah Sheldon warn'd the Spectators against Sabbath-breaking, and all evil courses; they seemed Penitent. The Ordinary prayed twice with them; upon their desire sung a Penitential Psalm, and after a short exhortation committed them to Gods Mercy; after this they prayed for themselves, aud then were executed. Samuel Smith , Ordinary. July 26. 1693. LONDON, Printed for E. Mallet, at Sir Edmundbury Godfrey's Head, near Fleet-Bridge, 1693.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, OF THE MALEFACTOR, Who was EXECUTED at TYBURN, On WEDNESDAY the 9th of this Inst. AUGUST, 1732. BEING THE SEVENTH EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Rt. Hon . FRANCIS CHILD , Esq ; Number VII. For the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Bolt-Court , near the Leg-Tavern , Fleet-street . M.DCC.XXXII. [Price Three-Pence.] THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Hon . FRANCIS CHILD , Esq ; Lord Mayor of the City of London ; the Right Hon. my Lord Chief Baron Reynolds, the Hon. Mr. Justice Probyn; the Hon. Mr. Justice Fortescue; the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London, and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, for the City of London, and Justices of the Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, being the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th of July, 1732; in the Sixth Year of his Majesty's Reign. Nine Men, viz. John Gillets , John Gladman , Daniel Tipping , Robert Ellement , John Robins , Valentine Robins , Henry Barret , Joseph Charley , and Richard Dangerfield , were by the Jury found Guilty of capital Crimes, and receiv'd Sentence of Death accordingly. Upon Friday, the 21st of July last, Report was made to her Majesty in Council, of these nine Malefactors in the Cells of Newgate, under Sentence of Death: When John Gladman of Ickenham , for stealing a Horse; John Gillet , alias Mouth , for a Street-Robbery; John and Valentine Robins , Brothers, Henry Barret , Joseph Charley and Richard Dangerfield , of Pancras , for robbing Samuel Atkins , in a Field, nigh the Highway, not far Pancras , of his Hat, and 3 s. in Money, receiv'd her Majesty's most gracious Reprieve: Daniel Tipping , and Robert Element were order'd for Execution. N. B. Robert Ellement had the Sentence Executed upon him, on Wednesday, the 26th of July last, and a genuine Account of his Life and Character was given, in the last Dying Speech of the said Date, and of his Behaviour and of the rest, while they were under Sentence; to which we refer the Reader. The Evening being the Execution of Robert Ellement , Daniel Tipping was graciously Repriev'd for a Fortnight, but the Crime for which he was convicted, having been represented henious and grievous, it was not thought expedient to enlarge his Reprieve any farther, but to let Justice take Place against him, according to his Sentence. Daniel Tipping had the same Exhortations and godly Advices with all the rest, when they were under Sentence, which we shall not repeat here. I attended him in Chappel, and exhorted him to a serious Preparation for Death, from these Words, Mark the perfect Man, and behold the upright: for the End of that Man is Peace. Psalms, xxxvii. 37. From which Words I show'd him, that after all the vain Pursuits Men may pretend to have in enquiring after happiness; the only solid Ground and Foundation of attaining Felicity, is holiness in all manner of Life and Conversation, for without holiness no Man can see the Lord: The Reflection upon a Life well Spent, is the only Angel can give us comfort in a dying Hour; it is not the great Estates we have conquer'd, nor the numerous Honours and Employments we have gone through which can then afford us any Content or Satisfaction; but the only Thing which then can give us any Pleasure or Delight, is the Reflection upon the Innocency of our Life past, and the good Works we have done. I represented to him how terrible a Thing it is for a wicked Man to think, when Death approaches and his Fate is inevitable, how idlely and unprofitably, how viciously and profligately he hath spent his Time, in doing Mischief to his fellow Creatures, and in ruining and demolishing the common Interest of Mankind; but more especially, in offending and displeasing the great God, in breaking his Laws and contemning his Ordinances; how could he then ex expect to meet with any Comfort, with any thing which could afford him the least ground of Contentment, when all the Riches, all the Pleasures, all the Satisfactions, all the conveniencies of this Life are insipid and unsatisfactory; when all the Supports, all the Friends and these upon whom we rely'd, have deserted and are no ways profitable unto us? And then nothing presents itself to our view, but a Death's-Head, and Beltechazzar's writing upon the Wall, Summoning us to appear before God this Night, yea this very Moment, and before him to render an Account of all the Actions done in the Body, whether good or bad; and what a terrible thing is it, when the wicked Man hath not made his Peace with God, to fall into the Hands of the Almighty, and to be expos'd to that fiery Wrath and Indignation, which shall devour the Adversary, when one is no ways thinking upon, or expecting such a terrible Judgment? From that Text, Rev. xiv. xiii. And I heard a Voice from Heaven, saying unto me, write, blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their Labours, and their works do follow them. From this I say, I show'd them what it is to die, and that in the Lord, which is to die in conformity unto Christ Jesus, who (while he was in this World) went about doing good, Acts x. xxxviii. As a good Life gives us Peace at our last Hour; so it will give us some assurance of our everlasting Peace and Happiness; with what strange delight and satisfaction, does a good Man at the approach of Death, reflect upon the good he had done in his Life! those joys and consolations, which before maintain'd a gentle course within their own Channels, now begin to swell above the Banks and overflow the Man. But then I represented to him, on the other Hand, what a dismal thing it is for a wicked Man to reflect upon a Life ill spent. Behind him he sees nothing but Murders, Adulteries, Whoredoms, Uncleanness, Robberies, Thefts, Drunkenness, Blasphemous Oaths, Perjuries, Lies, Profligate, and the worst of Company, enticing and advising him, to commit these and many such like abominations. When the wicked Man looks before him, he sees nothing but a Prospect of certain Wrath and Judgment, which shall devour the Adversary; the Devils is his Tormentors, wicked and damned Men and Women for his Companions, and lakes of Fire and Brimstone for his Portion, and that for ever and ever; and O what a dreadful thing is it to fall into the Hands of the living God! yet notwithstanding of all this I exhorted him, for his encouragement, not to despair of the Mercy of God; but to hear what is the Answer of God, by his Servant the Prophet, to the wicked Jews saying, If our transgressions and our Sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how shall we then Live! Say unto them, as I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the Death of the Wicked, but that the Wicked turn from his way and Live: Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O House of Israel? Ezek. xxxiii. x, xi. I show'd him, that here the Lord engag'd himself by a solemn Oath, to protect and pardon all true Penitents: He Swears, or Promises, or Protests, by his Life, i. e. by himself, that he hath no pleasure in the Death of Sinners; as I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the Death of the Wicked, &c. As if God had said, I have no delight in the Destruction of the Miserable, in the Ruin of those who have undone themselves; but my great design is, to save those who have destroy'd themselves, to rescue them from the Jaws of Hell, and eternal destruction. I desir'd him to consider how often, how seriously Christ is inviting Sinners to come, i. e. to believe in him; O! every one that thirsteth, come ye to the Waters, &c. Isaiah, lv. i. And whosoever will, let him take the water of Life freely. Rev. xxii. xvii. In the last Day, Jesus stood, and cryed, saying, if any Man thirst, let him come unto me and Drink. He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his Belly shall flow Rivers of living Water. St. John, 7. 37, 38. What more pressing motives; what more earnest invitations than these, can we possibly have from Jesus Christ; to forsake our Sins and come to him, that we may become partakers of everlasting Life? From those considerations I exhorted him to believe in Christ; that he underwent a laborious, troublesome, despicable Life, having been reproached, harrassed and persecuted by his inveterate Enemies, on all Hands, environing and oppressing him; that he suffered a cursed, shameful and ignominious Death, upon the Cross for his Sins: That he rose again from the Dead, upon the third Day, for our Justification, i. e. that our Justification or the work of our Salvation might be compleated: By his resurrection, Christ declar'd himself to be the Son of God with Power, that he was the Sovereign Lord of Life and Death; that by his Death and Resurrection, he triumphed over him that had the power of Death, i. e. the Devil; that he had obtain'd a compleat Victory over the Kingdom, and Power of Satan, and purchased a right unto eternal Life for all them who believe him. I instructed him also that we must believe, that Christ ascended into Heaven, where he is now sitting at the right hand of God the Father, pleading and interceeding for the Pardon of our Sins; for as the Apostle saith, if we have Sinned, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, &c. 1. John. 2. 1. And this Faith in Christ must be attended with good Works, for Faith without Works is Dead, being alone St. James, 2. 16. I also instructed him, how that his committing Theft and Robbery made him an avow'd Enemy to God and Man, and such a course of Life was detrimental to, and destructive of all Human Society. The Fact for which he died, having been in a manner Murther joined to Robbery, I expos'd to him the great Evil of that horrid Sin of Murder, how unnatural, how pernicious, how barbarous it was to destroy the living Image of the living God; and what Confidence could any Man guilty of such barbarity, expect Mercy from God, who had shown no Commiseration upon his fellow Creatures. I also took special Care to instruct him in the Christian Sacrament, how necessary it was to renew himself by Repentance, and to dedicate himself a new to God, in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper; since, in the preceeding part of his Life, he had so far forsaken God, and gone astray from the Obedience of his Laws. While these and many like Instructions were advanced, he behaved decently, and was attentive to Prayers and Exhortations, and failed not to make regular responses, yet he did not appear to be so tender and broken hearted, as became one in his most deplorable Circumstances. When the dead Warrant first came down against him, he wept and shed abundance of Tears, but afterwards knowing of a Re prieve, when he thought upon nothing but Death, next Morning he turn'd a little more indifferent; although he was never outragious in his Carriage, as that set of Men are too ready to be: After some Days loosing all hopes of any further Reprieve; he turn'd very penitent to Appearance, and as he declar'd, tho' he seemed a little too daring and hard-hearted. Daniel Tipping , was indicted for assaulting (with James Plumridge not yet taken) Joshua Lumm in a a Field, near the Highway, in the Parish of Stepney , putting, him in Fear, and taking from him a Cloth Coat, value 3 l. a Hat, value 10 s. a Wig, value 40 s. a Silk Handkerchief, and 19 s. in Money, on Sunday the 18th of June last, near 11 o'Clock at Night. Daniel Tipping 22 Years of Age, of honest creditable Parents in Town, had Education at School, in reading, writing, and Accompts, to fit him for Business; and was instructed in the Principles of our Holy Faith. When of Age, he was put out Apprentice to a Poulterer in Newgate Market , and serv'd good part of his Time to the liking of his Master, as at his Trial, he gave in Evidence in favour of him. He turn'd unruly and obstreperous, and his Master not liking to make himself uneasy, was willing to part with him, and suffer'd him to go to Sea . Accordingly he went a Voyage to China , and returned last Year, having been recommended to the Captain's Care, who was a good Man, and kept him right while he was at Sea. But it seems he had contracted Acquaintance with black guards, thieves and pick-pockets, before he went abroad, and that kind of Company he loved best, preferring them to any settled Business or Imployment, by which he might have liv'd in a virtuous and industrious Way. He liv'd for some Time by keeping and killing Fowls, and carrying them about the Streets, and selling them to Master Poulterers. He needed not have wanted for any Thing, having had his Mothers House to go to, who was concern'd for and took a special Care of him; but his following after bad Company, of the worst Set of Men and Women about the Town, prov'd his Ruin. His Father-in-law, his Master to whom he was Apprentice, and another Master whom he had serv'd for a considerable Time, in overseeing his Business of a Poulterer, gave him a very good Character of his honesty, and said, that they had intrusted him in their Houses at all Times, and particularly with large Sums of Money, sometimes to the Value of a hundred Pounds, which he had pay'd for them, without embezelling one Farthin: They added farther, that was he set at Liberty, they would trust him with all their Affairs, and any Sum of Money, as soon as any other Man whatsoever. Beside them a great Number of other Men, who appear'd to be People of respect, gave him an excellent Character, and declar'd they knew no ill of him; and many more were ready to make the same Declaration in his Favour, if it had been thought needful; but such Evidence could not do much Service, against a clear Proof of a notorious Fact and most barbarous Crime, of which he was convicted. As to the particular Fact of which he was convicted, he continued to deny the same, till such Time as the dead Warrant came out against him, and then he confessed his Crime with Tears in his Eyes, and own'd himself guilty, and that he suffer'd deservedly for such a vile and cruel Action. The Account he gave was, that he accidentally met with Buck in the Street, who persuaded him to go along with him to Drury-Lane , where Buck's Sister would entertain them, though they wanted Money. Accordingly they went and were treated by her, and they stay'd so late in Company, that Tipping was content to lie that Night with Buck, who in the Morning went out upon Pretence of getting his Wig powder'd: This gave some uneasiness to Daniel, but the Sister persuaded him to stay till her Brother's Return, who in the mean Time had gone before a Justice, and sworn the Robbery against Tipping, for which he died. After this they haunted and kept by Tipping, upon one Pretence or another, till such Time as they found proper Persons to apprehend him, and carry him before a Justice, who committed him to Newgate , where he was kept till he was brought to condign Punishment. All this, and a much larger Account he gave, was nothing but Fiction; it was true thus far, that he was in Company with Buck and his Sister, a little before he was taken up, and that they laid the design of bringing Tipping to justice, and by that means to save Buck, but his telling the Story, as if Buck and his Sister had contrived the whole Affair against him, only to save himself, in whose Power it was to Swear Tipping's Life away, because of their intimate familiarity, this (I say) was utterly false, for Tipping was present and assisted in the Robbery of Joshua Lumm , as will appear in his after-confession. I exhorted and endeavoured by many Arguments and Reasons to persuade him to a full Cofession of his Sins; but after all could be said, he continued obstinate and inflexible in denying the Fact, till all hope of Safety was past. Two or three Days before he died, he own'd to me that he was equally guilty with the other two, viz. Buck and Plumridge, who is gone out of the way, in commiting the Robbery upon, and abusing of Mr. Lumm. This Account was to this purpose. That on Sunday the 18th of June last, Buck, Plumridge, and he meeting together, they went to a Brandy Shop, where they stay'd and din'd with the Landlord, and after Dinner they drank liberally at the Punch, till they were pretty well elevated, then towards Night, finding their Pockets light, and that the Money was gone, taking a large Dram, like so many unchain'd Dogs, they went out towards White-Chapel and Stepney-fields , being fully resolved to Attack the first Person they met, of whom they had any hopes of getting any plunder. The first Man they saw, of whom they thought it probable any good could be had, was Joshua Lumm , who had been in the City visitting some of his Friends, one of them laid hand upon him, and desired him to deliver his Money, he was not very willing to comply with their Demands; then Plumridge took a Knife, which he had taken out of the House where they had been drinking immediately before, and with it cut him desperately across the Throat, next he cut his Nose, and then he gave him a great Wound upon the Face; they design'd next to draw him over the Bank, and Plumridge and Tipping dragg'd him violently to the Bank, but finding themselves unable to throw him over, or him not willing or capable to pass over, Buck came behind and struck him most furiously upon the Head several times, with a Stick which he had in his Hand, till at last he being wounded in several places of the Head, having lost great quantities of Blood, in several Parts of the Body, he knock'd him down to the Ground, and he lost his Senses, being almost wholly dead; and to aggravate the Villany more and more; Plumridge with a Knife, wounded him in the middle of the back, cut through his Coat and all his Cloaths, and made the Blood gush out; I ask'd him, if he did any Acts of Violence, or if he had a Stick? he said, he had a Stick, which he threw away, that he had no offensive Weapons about him, neither Pistols, Swords nor Knives; and that he did no acts of Violence to the Prosecutor, saving that he and Plumridge drag'd him to the Bank, where he was knock'd down, and otherwise barbarously treated by the other two, as is above related. He said also, that had it not been for him, he believ'd they had actually Murther'd the Prosecutor, and left him dead upon the Spot, and that he endeavour'd, what he could, to dissuade them from beating and slashing him unmercifully, for which they were like to fall out, and to take Vengeance upon him, for speaking any Way in Favour of the distress'd wounded Man. I told him, that he was equally guilty with the rest, by being engag'd in combination with them, and going out upon such unlawful and wicked Enterprizes in their Company; and that he ought to repent of Murther, as well as Theft and Robbery, since it was nothing but an indulgent Providence, which kept the Prosecutor from being kill'd, or murder'd, or from dying of his Wounds. The Truth of all this he own'd, and that his Sentence was most just, since he was present at, assisted in, and upon the Main approv'd of their villainous and cruel Deed, only in extenuation of his Guilt; he alledg'd that the Evidence swore against him, those Acts of Violence which he himself did; otherwise he acknowledg'd that he was guilty of the Indictment, and suffer'd most justly for being concern'd in such villainous Attempts. He denied that at any other Time he had robbed or thiev'd, except ing this Instance, but what Credit can be given very often to the Confessions of such People, we leave it to every Man to judge upon, as he thinks fit. I told him, that what he said now, was in the Presence of God, before whom in a few Minutes he must appear, and that lying was an adding of Sin to Sin, and iniquity unto transgression, which would certainly aggravate his Condemnation, if he did not Repent. He said, that all he alledg'd, was spoken as before God, and that it might be depended upon for a Truth. He had certainly been a very wicked, profligate, young Man, and his ruin was owing to the Company of bad Women, and the worst Set of young Men. While under Sentence, in the Company of his Companions, he told that once he lay all Night with a Woman, and rising early in the Morning, he bid her lie still and sleep a little, till he came in again; but he thought fit to take Madam's Stays, and to truss them and her Cloaths all together, and then to carry them off, and sell them for Money, to provide himself in Punch and other Liquors; but he never saw the Way back again to Madam, but left her to provide Cloathing the best Way she could. On Sunday the 23d of July last, as he went from Chapel to the Cells, beholding some People looking through the Grate, he ran furiously, and snatched a Pail of Water which he threw upon them; this did not seem to be a very proper Diversion for one in his pitiful Circumstances, On Sunday, the 6th of this Instant August, his Mother came to take her leave of him; they embraced each other, and cry'd in a most lamentable Manner, so that it was hard to get them parted, and all the Spectators were mov'd with the highest Sympathie, at the beholding of such a doleful Sight. N. B. It is expected, that in christian Charity, no Body will reflect upon the Parents or Relations of this unfortunate young Man, who are People of an excellent Character and unblemish'd Reputation. Robert Ellement who was executed the 26th of July last, Tip ping and several others of those wicked Gangs, desir'd to take Notice, that there is a House in the Parish of St. Giles's in the Fields, not far from the Church, which is a common Receptacle for all the Robbers, Thieves and Whores, in and about the Town, and that the Parish-Officers would do well to take Notice of it, and endeavour to get it supprest. Daniel Tipping , always behav'd well in Chapel, but not with so much Seriousness, as might be desir'd: Some Days before he died, he exprest much more Penitence than he had formerly done, but this was, when all hopes of any further Reprieve were quite over. Upon Sunday the 23d of July last, when Chapel was over in the Afternoon, some of his Friends having come to visit him, he was allow'd to wait upon them a little in an empty Room, in the Pressyard Side: Among others, a Butcher took him by the Hand, and spoke to him with a deal of Sympathy, pray'd for his Soul, and gave him godly Advices, to double his Diligence, in his Preparations for Eternity; for although afterwards he was repriev'd for a Fortnight, yet then the Day of his Execution was appointed on Wednesday following: While the poor Man was thus addressing himself to him, Tipping quickly snatch'd the Butcher's Knife by his Side, and pointed it backwards towards his Belly: The Man was mightily surpriz'd and affrighted, and taking hold of Tipping's Hand, he oblig'd him to drop the Knife, which the Butcher broke in several Pieces, and then threw it away, and thanked God for his Deliverance. I ask'd him, what mov'd him to do so? He said, he only did it out of a Joke, which was common among the Butchers, and that he had no ill Design. This appear'd a very unseasonable Jest, for one in his miserable Circumstances, having immediately before pretended to resign and give up himself wholly to God. But we leave every Man to judge upon this, as his charitable Sentiments shall direct him. He declar'd, that he hop'd for Salvation through Christ, sincerely repented of all his Sins, particularly the henious Sins of his Life, and that for which he died; and that he was in perfect Peace with all Men. At the Place of EXECUTION. ' HE was serious in his ' Devotions, and singing of Psalms. He had no ' more to add to his former ' Confessions; only he said, ' he hop'd God would have ' Mercy upon him for Christ's ' Sake, and that he had ' us'd his utmost endeavours ' to make his peace with ' God. He desir'd young ' People to take example ' from his fall, to keep the ' Lord's Day, to shun evil ' Company, and to keep ' God's Laws. After Prayers were ended, he desir'd ' the Spectators to take notice, that he freely forgave ' Buck and his Sister, for ' causing him to be taken up, ' and commencing Evidence ' against him. Then he said ' he hop'd God would receive him to his Eternal rest. ' He went off the Stage, ' crying out, God have Mercy upon me, a miserable ' Sinner, and Lord Jesus receive my Spirit. This is all the Account given by me James Gutherie , Ordinary of Newgate . A Paper left by Daniel Tipping . ' Custom has made it necessary for Persons in ' my unhappy Condition, ' to say something at the Place ' of Death, or to leave somewhat behind them in writing, in order to satisfy the ' Curiosity of those who are ' either Spectators of their ' melancholly End, or desire to be acquainted from ' the Criminal himself of his ' Fate. ' That no fictitious Account therefore may at once ' impose upon the Publick ' and add to the number of ' those real Offences I have ' committed; a Catalogue of ' imaginary Crimes; I declare ' that with the utmost sincerity, I have confess'd them ' to the proper Person, who ' I suppose will Publish what ' is alone concerning me. ' Yet as my miserable and ' ignominious Death will reflect Shame on all who have ' any relation to me, so I ' conceive it my Duty; the ' last Duty indeed that I am ' capable of expressing to my ' Parents, to declare in the ' most solemn Manner, that ' not thro' their Faults or Omissions, but thro' my own ' corrupt inclinations and ' headstrong Passions; I have ' provoked the heavy Vengeance of God, manifested in ' the just Judgment of the ' Law. Had I had Grace to ' improved the care taken in ' my Education, and to have ' preserved those early principles of Piety, with which ' my tender Youth was season'd. I had escaped the ' bitterness of this unnatural ' Death, and what is still ' more bitter the stings of a ' tormented Conscience. But ' since I have given my self ' over to work Wickedness, ' and by quitting the Path of ' Virtue and Honesty, have ' drawn such a Weight of ' Shame and Misery on my ' self, let it not be thrown ' back on my unhappy Parents, (especially my poor ' Mother) but as my Death ' will satisfy the Law; let it ' also satisfy the Tongues of ' Mankind and prevent their ' adding to that load of Sorrow which without deserving, it those from whom I ' desire my Birth already bear. ' How little soever it is in ' my Power to benefit the ' Publick; yet with the last ' moments of my Breath, I ' will endeavour it, by earnestly exciting all young ' Persons who as yet have ' indulged themselves in unlawful Pleasures to set my ' Example before them and ' from the terror of my Death ' amend their Lives. ' Almighty God to whom ' I owe my being, have Mercy on thy Creature, who ' is coming into thy Presence, ' without Hope, without ' Comfort, and without Expectation of forgiveness; but ' from the infinite goodness ' of thy Son, my Saviour, ' who died for Sinners, and ' shed his Blood for their Redemption; Lord Jesus intercede for Me at the ' Throne of Grace; Lord ' Pitty thy dying Servant; ' O God receive my Soul! ' Christ Jesus accept my Spirit.

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THE TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE BEHAVIOUR AND CONFESSION, Of the Condemned Criminals, at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily; on the 8th. Day of April 1687. Then and there were Eleven Persons Condemned to Dye, viz. Robert Brewer , John Sawyer , Robert Parret , Thomas Arnold , John Sharland , William Grant , Richard Cane , Elizabeth Clark , Catharine Jones , Elizabeth Creed , and Ann Trahern , Of which Robert Brewer , Robert Parret , Thomas Arnold , Ann Trahern e, were Executed at TYBURN . On Wednesday, the 13th. of this Instant April. Willam Grant was the same day Executed at Covent Garden . Richard Cane on Friday the 15th. of this lnstant, at Tower-Hill . John Sawyer , at Tyburn . Elizabeth Clarke , was Burnt at Tyburn for High-Treason. THE Ordinary visited these Condemned Malesfactors on Saturday. After he had Payed for them, he endeavoured to convince them, how they ought to reflect on their former flagitious Courses, which had provok’d the Lord to leave them most justly in the committing such Crimes, which had drawn upon them the Snares of Death. After he had used Arguments to Excite them to Repentance, he put them in mind how they might prepare themselves for the approaching Sabbath, and so with Prayer dismist them. On the Lords Day in the Forenoon, the, Ordinary read Prayers, and Preached on that Sacred Scripture in the 2d. Epistle of St. Paul to Timothy, the 2d. Chapter, and the 22d. verse viz. Fly youthful Lusts. from whence he declared, that Sin is a spreading Infection which Traints the purest Blood of Infants, and the briskest Spirits or young Men. Hence it is that this rank among mankind is especially warn'd to fly youthful Lusts; these easily and sensibly, insinuate their pestilential malignity into young Ones Hearts, there they lye strongly Fermenting, till by in consideration and an headstrong Presumption they ent themselves Reason is, because Youth is the unthinking time of Life; what may be the shameful and destructive Issue of them. Youth hath strong and fond aflections to sin, on every weak and foolish missapprehensions of the Sordid Profit, and sensual Pleasure of it. They consider not that the natural Genuine Fruit, aid Recompence of Sin is Death, yet they Confidently pour out the strength of their Affections, in a wicked course, tho' this betray them to Gods Wrath and their own Ruin. Young Persons Judge not aright of the Painted Insnaring Complexion of Sin; Therefore fly Youthful Lusts betimes, crush them in the Shell before they be Fledg'd, with the inticing advantage of false artificial Imbellishments, otherwise they will prove too strong to be resisted and overcome. Young men commonly rejoyce in the Daies of their Vanity, to fulfil the desires of their own Hearts. They Indulge an Activity in Sining, they ought rather to look on Sin, in its Nightdress when it is stript of its false Attire, when the Scean of its Finery and vulgar Applause is changed, as ready to shuffle the sinner into a Goal or Grave. Then how wounded Conscience shall seize on the self-deluding Sinner. Here the Ordinary gave many Arguments, to fly from Youthful Lusts, because these stain as a dark Cloud the fair Morning of our tender Budding Age, and prove the reproach of Old Age. Therefore repent of Youth sins, in Youth before these be confirmed by Custom, which is a second Nature; the account of Youth sins, when posted over to a Death Bed Repentance, are multiplied and aggravated, as a Debt standing long undischarged, increases by Interest upon Interest. 2d. Argument Youth sins are most dangerous, because committed out of Presumption, with an high Hand, a stif Neck, a proud Heart, and a Rebellious Mind; young Persons think that they have time enough before them to repent, they think; that youthful sins will dye of themselves, but they are confirmed by Custom, 22d. Jeremiah, 21St. verse. I spake unto thee in thy prosperity, but thou sdst, I will not bear: this hath been thy mannar from thy youth, that thou obeydst not my voice Shall young Persons set their strength to Rebel against the Lord, who is Tender over them, And abounds in kindness to them. Here were laid down some directions to Motisie youth-sins. Directions to expedite and facilitate Repentance for youth-sins. Ist. Trace them by Afflictions: Misery reads a true Anatomy-Lecture on the whole Body of our corrupt Nature, it brings to our rememberance, out Ancient and forgotten Impieties. 24th. Gen. 21st. The 1st. of the Kings, chap. 17. vers. 18. 33. Job 16. By distress the Lord Opens the Ears of sinners to Instructions, against which, they were stopt before. 119. Psalm 67. when thou art bound in affliction, observe what sins come first to thy Memory, or flies in thy Face; that usually is the sin which God points at, and Would have thee to cast it away. 2ly. Keep as punctual a diary of your provocations against the Lord, as you can; when you cannot sleep, Commune with your Hearts on your; Beds and be still or silent. 4. Psal.4. vers. hear out, what Conscience hath in charge to Accuse you of: yet sinners are so far from exercising the Reflective Power of Reason, that they quite Extinguish it, by frequent Transgressing, they so hlot out the Characters, or Sentiments of good or evil, that at last, as a Table-book which is often Spu ged upon, Conscience will not take any Impression of good at all. 3ly. Direction upon the first Conviction of Conscience by the word of the Lord, Smite your Lusts, and fall immediate upon the work of Mortification, do not Repreive your Lusts, but hasten their Execution, otherwise you will be Indulgent to them, after the heat of an Angry Dispensation from God is spent: those Lusts which are spared, as if they could do no are not kill’d outright, and will give thee a fresh onset to thy Ruin. Plead not in defence of youthful-sins: you can never Repent of them, if you count them not a reproach; frivolous excuses cause you to go a stray still, and persist in the greatness of your Folly. Would you repent in good Earnest, never dream that every passionate pang in Conscience, is the real Birth of the New Creature. 4thly. Direction, Take heed of reviving and strengthning youthful lusts, by a delightful bewitching, besotting Speculation 23d. Ezek 19. Yet she Multiplyed her Whordoms in calling to remembrance the days of her youth wherein, she play’d the Harlot in the Land of Egypt. If thou wouldst not by a kind of incest, lngraft a new Sin on the stock of an Inveterate one, roul not lust in thy Fancy with delight: raze out those pleasing Ideas and besotting representations of thy youthful Dalliance. 5thly. Direction, to fly youthful sins, viz. Prevent the occasion, remove those Objects which may again Insnae thy Heart 101. Psal. 3. and 119. Psal. 32. Turn away mine Eyes form gazing upon Vanity, least I be defiled therewith make a covenant with thy senses, and bind thy heart strictly to keep it, 15. Prov. 2. The way of the Wisf is above, to decline the Snares of Death; you cannot carry Fire in your Bosom and not be Burnt. There is a Fly called who delights so long to play about the Candle, till ‘its Wings be inged, and it self Consumed in the flame. He cannot repent sincerely of sin past, who is not watchful against Temptations for the future. Be very temperate in the use of your lawful Comforts, even Timothy himself, who darnk water to the weakning of his Stomack, and even macerated his Body by much Studying, and so was least lyable to be Unchast yet is commanded to fly from youthful Lusts; Mortisy therefore the hidden principles of sin in your Hearts, the greatest Retirdness from sinful Company, cannot without great, Watchfulness and Prayer, fortify the corrupt heart against the pestilential Seeds of its own Natural Lusting. He who is only Civilized with Moral Charmes, and hath not any real Grace to mortify inward Lusting, this may squatt in as the Small pox often doe, yet it will strike a more deadly Infection to the Heart, thorow security in a Paliated cure. Restraint only from slavish fear of Hell, or the Worlds shame, when taken off, the violence of a Temptation, will so possess the sinner, that after the Lucide intervals of Sobriety, and seeming Sanctity, his Phrenfy will return with a sharper onset. 6th. Direction, to Cure the lusts of youth is this, do not post over Repentance for the Vigorous sins of thy Budding Age, to thy old decrepid State, presume not on long Life, as if Repentance, and the season of it were in your own Power: Both are the Sole and free Gift of God, it is Just that they, who put off the serious Remembrance of the Lord, as the Guide

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A True ACCOUNT Of the Behaviour, Confession, AND Last Dying SPEECHES Of the Prisoners that were Executed at TYBURN, On the Twenty First of December, 1689. ON the Lord’s-Day, the Ordinary preacht in the Forenoon on the 17th Verse of the 9th Psalm, The wicked shall be turned into Hell, with all the Nations who forget God. In prosecuting of which Text, these general Heads were insisted on: 1. The Reasons of the Comprehensibleness of the Threatning, Why all the Nations who forget God, shall be turned into Hell. 2. The Difference was stated twixt the forgetting of God by prophane persons, by Hypocrites, and God’s own People, and wherein the Hypocrites forgetfulness of him, is a Sin of the highest stature. 3. Several Instances were shewn, in which we forget God, tho’ we do not suspect it. 4. The Causes of it. 5. The greatness of this Sin, it being a complication of pride of Heart, of great Ingratitude, because the Lord hath given us so many ways of remembring him; it is Sin of Atheism, and the Seed-plat of sinsul Abominations. 6. The many Mischiefs and penal Effects which flow from it. 7. What it is to remember God practically, in many parculars. 8. Arguments to excite to those several Duties. 9. Rules and Directions how to improve the mindfulness of God to the Soul’s present Comfort, and eternal Happiness. At the Conclusion of the Sermon, the Ordinary gave a particular Charge to the Condemned, fitted from the Text, which is too long to insert. In the Afternoon, he preacht on the 10th Verse of the second Chapter of the Revelations of St. John, viz. Be thou faithful to the Death, and I will give Thee a Crown of Life. In treating of which, three Thing’s were shewn: 1. Wherein Fidelity to God, to Men, and the Interest of our own Blessedness are concerned. 2. Arguments to practise and persevere in all the kinds and degrees of Fidelity. 3. Rules and Directions so to do. At the Conclusion, the Ordinary gave this Charge to the Condemned; You have heard of the indispensible Duty of Fidelity to God, to Men, and the Eternal Interest of your own Souls. But what great Cause have you to reflect, with Grief, upon your Neglect of Fidelity in all the kinds and degrees thereof, especially as to God, the Author and Preserver of your Being. How many Obligations of Divine Mercy and Goodness hath he heaped upon you, to allure and bind you to your Duty and Allegiance unto himself. He might have stifled you in the Womb, as foreknowing that you would, in time, vent the Venom and Malignity of your corrupt Nature against himself, yet he hath, in wonderful Long-suffering, waited to be gracious, in order to your Return from a wilful course of Provocation : But you have abused and perverted Divine Patience , which mould have led you to Repentance, having turned it into an Argument of presumpruous Sinning. How have you berray’d your Souls to Eternal Ruin, if Christ’s redeeming Mercy do not retrieve your rebellious Disloyalty to himself? You have sinned against the very Remedy of your Recovery from the Abyss of Sin and Misery. You have been unfaithful to the Spirit of Grace, the Comforter, who only can relieve you in your distress. How have you quencht his holy Motions and Solicitations, whereby fee hath essayed to overcome your Stubbornness with his Goodness. You have been unfaithful to the Checks and Admonitions of your own Consciences. You have wasted and destroyed the Integrity, Watchfulness, and Tenderness of then. And so, nor only have been forgetful of God, but have forsaken him, by running into all Excesses of Sinning, with greediness, as if you had been covetous of Damnation. The Lord’s hand is now justly strercht out against you, as yet, he invites you to repent, and turn to him with your whole heart. Be not so treacherous to your Selves, and your Eternal Happiness, as to bless your Selves in a false Peace, presuming of Salvation, without the real Qualifications thereof wrought in you. Now, in the Evening of your day of Grace, let not the Son of Righteousness set on you in dismal darkness, but awake you from security in sinning, to a state of Righteousness. Fear the Fickleness and Falsness of your hearts, in your present Remorse anal purposes of turning to the Lord, if your Lives may be spare. Some, when the Lord delivers them from present destraction, more harden their hearts, and rebel against him. Such cannot trust rationally in God’s mercy, all they can expect, is to be turned into Hell, as Forgetters and Forsakers of the Holy and Living God. Such cannot hope for the Crown of Life and Righteousness, who despise Christ’s Sacred Laws, in the projecting of al Iniquity. But if you sincerely turn to God, he will pardon your former Provocations. If you faithfully cleave to him in dying, you Shall receive the Crown of Life and Glory, which never withers away, but flourishes Eternally, in the Beatisick Vision of God, in the immense, unchangeable Fruition of him, and an heavenly Conformity to him in perfect Holiness, which only can inflate you in all kinds and degrees of Blessedness. On Monday the Ordinary required an account of their course of Life, and what fitness they were in for their approaching Dissolution. John Davies , he is Condemned for Felony and Burglary, which he acknowledged to the Ordinary. He is aged 23 years, was born in Wales . He says that he had Religions Parents, who bred him up in the Fear of God: That he read often in the Bible at 10 years of Age, and made many Remarks on the Scriptures; so that he trembled at first when he went about any evil Action. He acknowledg’d that he had cherish evil Inclinations in himself, till by Custom in Sinning, the Devil got a deeper possession of his heart. I give you his own expressions. He freely confest that he converst with lewd Women, was not much guilty of Drunkenness, but of many other Notorious Sins. That he had sinned against the clear knowledg of God, and strong Convictions in Conscience, which made him adventure to commit the grossest Sins. He said that he is now troubled for breaking God’s Laws, and that Sin is an heavy burden on his Conscience. That he had rather dye than live, to fill up a fuller measure of Sinning. He cry’d out, that himself was the most villainous of Sinners, but added, that God hath infinite power to work true Repentance. I askt him, What it is? He answered, An hearty Grief for Sin, chiefly as an Offence against the holy and merciful God, that he trusted that by his Favour he would work Contrition of heart in him, as he had piercd the heart of Christ by his Sins. He said, that he expected nothing but Death, and therefore depends only on God for Eternal Life. I askt him. What Saving Faith is? He reply’d, It justifies a Sinner through Christ’s Merit only, and not as our Act, which is Imperfect; yet, he added, that Faith doth not only lay hold on Christ’s Rightteousness, but purifies the heart, working by Love, in Obedience to all God’s Commandments: For, said he, such deceive themselves, who only beg pardon, and not a change of heart. He added, That is the Blood of Christ, and not his own Tears, which can wash away the guilt and defilement of Sin ; yet he begs an heart of sh to moun aright for Sin. And said, Oh that I may be spared one week longer to exercise true Repentance, for this World and Life is but a Shadow. I was much pleased to hear him speak so knowingly in the Qualifications for Salvation, and I hope it proceeded from his heart. John Peartman , Condemned for Robbing one John Hozey on the Road ‘twixt London and Bristol , of a Gelding price 12 l. and taking our of one of his Packs several Goods of considerable value. He is aged 33 years, was bred a Salesman of Cloth, Gloves, and several forts of Haberdashery . He set up his Trade, and lived on it Credibly; but left it, two years since, as rought into Debt, by keeping expensive Company. Thus he was prevailed upon to use Gaming, excessive Drinking, Sabbath-breaking, and other Sins, which made way for Robbing to supply his extravagant Coarses. He said, that now he ates that Sin most, which he indulged most. That it troubles him, that be abstained from the Sacrament, because he had several Law-Suits, and could not bring his heart to be willing to forgive his Enemies: But now he doth, though it be a very hard work. He said also, that it much troubles him, that he hath not lived upto his knowledge in Religion, but aggravated his Sins thereby; yet he believes that God can, and will, for Christ’s fake, paron all his Sins, as he hath promised to true Penitents. I askt him What Sincere Repentance is ? He replied, It is an hearty Sorrow for all Sin, joined with an earnest begging of power against it to resist it, otherwise, Prayer for Pardon is Hypocrisie. He concluded, that he doth, as much as lies in his power, endeavour to repent. That he is much discouraged, by the greatness of his Sins; and that the connual dread of his suffering a shameful Death, doth amaze and distract him. I replied, that such thoughts of Death which do unfit him for his Duty in preparing for a better Life, are to be supprest, by praying to God to sanctisie his Distress, that so this Cup of Trembling may be turned into a Cup of Salvation. Walter Mooney , Condemned for Murder, was a Person of ill Life, and very Ignorant, bred up in a False Religion, and therefore, as much as he could, did decline me, tho’ I spared not to convince him, and exhort him the more earnestly. On Saturday, the 21st of December Instant, Walter Mooney , John Peartman , and William Davies ; were all Three conveyed in one Cart to Tyburn ; and when they came there, Mr. Ordinary and another Minister took great pains with Walter Mooney , to persuade him to believe in Jesus Christ, (he being a Roman Catholick ) telling him, That there was no Name given under Heaven, whereby a Man could be saved, but by the Name of Jesus Christ only. He gave no Answer to this, nor to several other Questions that were put to him, only said, That he would rather take an Affront from any Man, than give one. John Peartman prayed very fervently, and was extremely penitent, warning the Spectators to beware, left they fall into the same Sin; with several other Expressions, favouring of a godly Spirit. And indeed was so penitent, that it drawed Tears from abundance of those that beheld him, and heard his dying words : For he seemed by his Prayers, and the rest of his Behaviour, to be a person that had been well Educated, c. He forgave the person that swore against him, not denying that he rob’d the Carrier of the Goods, but had no design to steal the Horse. He prayed to God for mercy, and willingly submitted himself to the execution of the Law. William Davis desired all his dear Brethren to take warning by him, left they come to the fame punishment, telling them, That he was but 23 years of Age, and that he had been a Robber for Four years last past, not only in England, but in other Countries; and could not be contented to abide with his Parents at home, (tho’ he lived well) but run into Extravagances, keeping com pany with lewd Women, besides breaking the Sabbath day; and was guilty of all manner of enormous Sin;, for which he prayed God to forgive him. Then the Ordinary and another Minister prayed for them, endeavouring to strengthen their Faith; after which, committing their Souls to God Almighty, the three Prisoners were Executed. This is the whole Account which I can give of this Session, tho’ I visited them every day till their Execution. Dated this 20th of December, 1689. Samuel Smith Ordinary . Licens’d, Decemb. 23. 1689. Advertisement. 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His Pills only prepared for the French Disease, and the Running of the Reins, may be had in Boxes of several prices, with other Venereal Arcana’s, as occasion requires, with Directions. LONDON ,Printed for Langley Curtiss at the Sign of Sir Edmondbury Godsrey's Head near Fleet-Bridge . 1689.

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THE Ordinary of NEWGATE HIS ACCOUNT OF The Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Speeches of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn on Wednesday the 26th of June, 1717. AT the General Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-baily, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 6th, 7th, and 8th of June, 1717; Eight Persons, viz. Seven Men and one Woman, who were convicted of several Capital Crimes, did accordingly receive Sentence of Death. But one of the Men having obtain'd a gracious Reprieve (which I wish he may have Grace to improve) and the Woman being found Pregnant, and therefore respited from Death for this time, Six of them are now appointed for Execution. While they lay under this Condemnation, I frequently visited them, and had them brought up, twice every Day, to the Chapel at Newgate, where I pray'd with them, and read and expounded the Word of GOD to them; endeavouring (by the Divine Grace) to inform their Judgments, correct the evil Dispositions of their wicked Hearts, and bring them into a State of Repentance towards GOD, and Faith in our Lord JESUS CHRIST, that by his alone Merits they might obtain the Pardon of their Sins, and the Salvation of their Souls. On the Lord's Day the 9th instant, being the Day of Pentecost, I preach'd to them, both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon part of the Epistle appointed for that Day, viz. Acts 2. 4. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other Tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. From which Text (which I chose as being proper for the Solemnity of the Day to be discours'd upon) I did (after a general Explanation both of it and of the Context) treat of these two Things chiefly, viz. I. The Effusion of the Holy Ghost on the Apostles. II. The Divine Effects thereof. In my speaking to which, I shew'd the Happy and Heavenly Disposition the Apostles of Christ were then in for their receiving of the Holy Ghost: And this I prov'd from these Particulars. 1. Their Unity, which strengthen'd their Prayers; who being all with one accord in one Place (as we read Ver. 1.) were also of one Mind, of one Heart, and of one Spirit. 2. This filled their Souls with Tranquility. 3. It gave them some Foretastes of the Joys of Heaven. 4. It disposed them to a clearer Understanding of the Truth and Mysteries of Christ's Kingdom. To all which Particulars I distinctly spoke, and added these further Considerations; viz. 1. That their Faith and Patience were excellent Qualifications, fitting them to receive the Holy Ghost. 2. That in a moment, and without any Art, they were enabled to speak with other Tongues, i. e. all the Languages they had occasion to use. 3. That their Capacity was proportionable to their high and difficult Employment, and the Circumstances of the Church at that time. 4. That in a few Years they ran down the Idolatrous Rites and Sacrifices of all Nations, and set up and establish'd the Service and Worship of their Crucify'd Master, shewing Him to be the true Living God. 5. That they were endu'd with a Power of working as great, yea, greater Miracles than himself had wrought. 6. ult. That we Christians, who profess to believe all this to be true, should therefore live suitably, and as it becomes this our holy Profession; and whenever we have been so miserable as to do otherwise, take care to repent (in due time) of all our Sins, and to amend our Lives; undoing (as far as possible) the Evil that we have done. On these I enlarg'd, and concluded with particular Exhortations to the Condemned. And on Trinity-Sunday the 16th instant, I again preach'd to them and several others there present, both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon part of the Gospel for the Day, viz. John 3. 3. JESUS answer'd and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a Man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of GOD. From which Words, spoken by our Blessed Saviour to Nicodemus, Ruler of the Jews, I shew'd, 1. That to be born again, is to be renew'd by the Spirit of Christ, and brought out of our Natural Corruption into a State of Purity and Holiness; to be restor'd unto the Divine Image; and of the Children of Adam made the Children of GOD, and Heirs of Salvation and Eternal Life. II. That by the Kingdom of GOD in the Text, is meant the Kingdom of Grace in this World, and that of Glory in the next. III. That the Seeing of that Kingdom, is to be admitted into it, to enjoy and possess it for ever. IV. That such a Blessed and Glorious State is attainable by us Mortals, through the New Birth, which Christ speaks of, as a Regeneration and Renovation of our Minds, whereby our vicious Inclinations and evil Affections are alter'd and chang'd from Bad to Good. V. ult. That the Way to arrive at this, is strenuously to oppose what is so contrary to this New Birth, and that is, Sin; and when it has been our Unhappiness, as heretofore, to fall into the wilful commission of it, and (by a long Continuance in it) made it habitual to us, we ought-now speedily to use our utmost Endeavours to recover our selves, and get out of this miserable State, by Repentance. Again, on the last Lord's Day, the 23d instant, I preach'd to them (both in the Morning and Afternoon) on these Words, 1 John 3. 3. And every Man that has this Hope in him, purifies himself even as He is pure. Which Words I first explain'd in general, and then from them laid down this plain and infallible Proposition, viz. That as a Man may have a true well-grounded Hope that he shall go to Heaven, who does take Care, while here on Earth, to purge himself from all Sin, and live a Virtuous and Religious Life; so he that wilfully neglects this, and delights to follow a wicked and vicious Course, has no reason to expect that he shall ever be sav'd. To set this in a clear Light, I shew'd; I. That all ungodly and impious Persons, who unconcernedly live in a constant Practice of known Sins, and never think of repenting, are in a most dangerous, most dismal, and miserable State, even in a State of Damnation. II. That whosoever has a just and lively Hope that he shall go to Heaven purifies himself even as Christ is pure. What that imports I, under several Particulars, made appear; and having largely spoke to those Points, I then apply'd my self, with particular Admonitions, to the Persons under Sentence of Death, exhorting them seriously to examine themselves by what I had laid before them; which was the Tenor of the Word of God, and that by which they must be judg'd one day, & expect to be severely punish'd for all their Sins, unless they did truly and heartily repent of them before it was too late. To these Exhortations some seem'd to be attentive, and others not; And in my private Examinations of them they gave me the respective Accounts, which follow. 1. John Jones , condemn'd for two Facts, viz. first, for Breaking the House of Sir Arthur Key , and stealing thence 11 Silver-Salvers value 50 l. 3 Silver-Castors value 8 l. 3 Tankards value 16 l. and other Plate, on the 21st of April last: And secondly, for assaulting Mr. James Lowe on the King's Highway, and taking from him a Perriwig, value 15 s. on the 21st of May last. He said, he was about 24 Years of age, born in the Parish of St. Clement Danes : That when young he was carried down to Pembridge in Herefordshire , where most of his Friends and Relations liv'd, and there was bound Apprentice to one of them, a Leather-dresser : That after he had serv'd with him about Two Years he left him, and came up to London : That some time after this, he got into Service with a Captain of a Man of War, and then became a Sailor , and in that capacity serv'd the Crown about Five Years, on board two Men of War, viz. the Guernsey and Triumph, alternately. He would not plainly own his Guilt of the Facts he was condemn'd for, but only said, that he knew something, and might (if he would) have prevented the commission of them. When I charg'd him with being an old Offender, he confess'd he had been so; and, that he had suffer'd the Law for it, being once burnt in the Hand for a Felony, and at another time whipt. 2. Roger Moor , condemn'd for Breaking the House of John Barton Esq ; and stealing thence two Coppers and an Alembick, on the 19th of October last. He said, he was about 20 years of age, born - he could not tell where; for he knew nothing of his Parents, nor how he was first brought up; but only, that an Old Woman living in Temple-street at Bristol took care of him, as her own, when he was but a Child: That after he had receivd some Education, and was become capable of Business, he apply'd himself to the Pedlars Trade, selling Stockings, &c. up and down the Country , by which he could get an honest Livelihood; and so did, till the Evidence against him induced him to do ill things, and particularly the Fact he now stood condemn'd for; which he said was his first, and would be his last, were he to live never so long in this World. He declar'd he was brought up, and desir'd to die, in the Romish Religion ; yet I found he understood very little of it, or any other; nor indeed did he well understand what he said, when he protested to me, he never was concern'd in an ill thing before October last; for, soon after that Protestation, he own'd he had committed several small Robberies (as he call'd 'em) but would not particularly tell what they were. 3. George Mortice , alias Fashion , alias Savil , alias Saven (which last, he said, was his right Name) condemn'd for breaking the House of Mrs. Ann and Margaret Moise at Chelsea , and stealing thence 34 pair of Men's Gloves, and other Millenery-Ware, amounting to a considerable value, on the 7th of May last. He said, he was 30 years of age, born at Silvisho in Bedfordshire : That when but young, his Friends brought him up to London , and put him to a Shoomaker , whom he was not bound to, nor staid long with, but soon left him and went to Sea ; where he serv'd several Years off and on, in diverse Men of War. He at first deny'd the Fact he was condemn'd for, saying, That he never did it, nor was in the least concern'd in it, neither had done any thing of that nature in his whole Life: But upon my telling him, That I believ'd him not, for I knew him to be an old Offender, who once (viz. the 12th of August, 1713) pleaded the late Queen's Free Pardon at the Old-baily, under the Name of George Savil ; and, that I was afraid he had done many ill things since; he own'd, it was true, and wish'd now he had been wiser, and (as I then advis'd him) had improv'd that Mercy better. Here also he confess'd the Fact he was to suffer for, which before he had very strongly deny'd; and now said, That if he could, he would be very glad to help the Persons to their Goods, whom he had wrong'd; but all he was now able to do, was to beg GOD's Pardon and theirs, as he did, praying GOD to bless them, and make up their Losses. 4. Gregory King , condemn'd for a Burglary committed by him and Samuel Freeman , in the House of Mr. William Chapman (as hereafter mention'd) on the 5th of May last. He said, he was about 37 Years of age, born in the Parish of St. Andrew Holborn : That his Father, who was a Butcher , employ'd him in his Occupation; but he did not follow it so close as not to carry on another Trade, which was more private, and altogether unlawful; and that was Thieving and Robbing, which he had for some Years past (through the instigation of wicked People that corrupted him) been engag'd in, and more than once suffer'd for. But as for Particulars, and a plainer Account of himself and his wicked Facts, he desir'd to be excus'd from satisfying the World therein, though many Arguments were us'd to perswade him to clear his Conscience in those Matters, by Confession and Repentance, and repairing (so far as he could) the Injuries he had done his Neighbour. 5. Samuel Freeman , alias John Deane , alias Scull Deane , alias Ralph Harwood , who said (but I believe he told a Lie) that his right Name was Samuel Freeman , condemn'd for a Burglary by him committed, with the above-mention'd Gregory King , in the House of Mr. William Chapman , stealing thence a Cabinet with a Silver Lock, and other Goods, on the 5th day of May last. He said, he was 21 Years old, born in the Parish of St. Dunstan Stepney : That from the Age of Seven he had serv'd at Sea, being sometimes a Cabin-Boy , sometimes a Captain's Servant , and at other times a Sailor : That his Service for the most part was on board Men of War. He at first obstinately deny'd the Fact he was condemn'd for, and would fain have pass'd for a Person that had never offended the Law: But when I told him that I knew him to be an old-Offender, who had receiv'd Sentence of Death before this time for stealing three Silver Candlesticks and a Silver Ladle, value 7 l. out of the House of Mr. Charles Hamilton , on the 4th of November 1713; and that he had obtain'd a Transport-Pardon, which he pleaded at the Old-baily on Saturday the 6th of August 1715, and that all this and more I remember'd of him; then he found it to no purpose for him to deny it any longer: And so he confess'd both that former Fact and this, but was loath to discover or own any thing further. 6. Henry Sewell , alias Sweet , alias Old Harry (who said Henry Suet was his right Name) Condemn'd for two Burglaries, viz. first, for breaking the House of Mr. William Towers , and stealing thence four dozen Pair of Yarn-Stockings, and twelve Pair of Socks, on the 29th of October 1714: And secondly, for a like Fact by him committed in the House of Mrs. Morgan Shaw , out of which he took some Linnen, to the value of 3 l. on the 20th of August 1715. He said, he was 23 Years of age, born at Farham in Hampshire : That, when young, his Friends brought him up to London , and bound him Apprentice to a Sawyer there: That after he had serv'd about 6 Years of his time, his Master dying, he chose rather to go to Sea , than to be turn'd over to another of his late Master's Occupation: That he had for these 5 Years past been (mostly) employ'd in the Merchants Service at Sea, and gone several small Voyages, during which time he liv'd an honest Life; but when he wanted Business he took the Liberty of committing those Facts which are not allowable; and therefore was often brought to Justice, and (for want of sufficient Evidence) always acquitted, except once, when he was convicted of a small Felony, and upon that order'd to be whipt: Yet this did not work on him the Reformation intended, for he still went on in his wicked way. He deny'd the two Facts he stood condemn'd for; but own'd, he had been a great Sinner, and that (besides his being whipt, as he confess'd before) he once was, viz. in October 1711, burnt in the Hand at the Old-baily for a Felony, and order'd to the Workhouse at Clerkenwell, out of which he made his Escape. When these unhappy Wretches were come within sight of Death, then they seem'd to be a little sensible of their past Follies, and of the irrecoverable Loss of their precious Time, which (for the most part) they had spent in Worldly Mirth, in Roting and Drunkenness, and would by no means, even while under these their sad Circumstances, be perswaded to Seriousness and Sobriety, and to a due Preparation for that Great Change which was now so near; but instead of that, did all along most miserably flatter themselves with the vain and unreasonable Hopes of being Repriev'd, till (almost) the Day of their Execution was come. At the Place of it, whither they were carry'd from Newgate in 2 Carts this Day, I attended them for the last time; and there they confess'd with apparent Grief, That they had greatly offended GOD, and done much Injury to their Neighbour; for which they craved Pardon, and said, They had sent to those Persons they had robb'd, to give 'em an Account of their Goods so far as 'twas in their power to do it Samuel Freeman (whose right Name was John Dean ) declar'd, That he was the Man who in Sept. last stole 9 Mourning Cloaks out of Mr. Boltby an Undertaker's House; and, That Mr. Withers, who some time after was arraign'd for it, and acquitted, was perfectly innocent of it. The two former of these Malefactors behav'd themselves well; and Roger Moor seem'd to be very devout in his Way. I earnestly exhorted them all to clear their Consciences: I pray'd by them and for them: I sung some Penitential Psalms with them, and made them rehearse the Apostles Creed. This done, I pray'd again, and having recommended their departing Souls to GOD, I withdrew, and left them to their private Devotions, for which they had some time allotted them; which when expir'd, the Cart drew away, and they were turn'd off; all the while praying for that Mercy which some of them especially had so little regarded before; and GOD only knows whether it was not now too late for them to find it. This is all the Account here to be given of these Dying Malefactors, by me PAUL LORRAIN , Ordinary . Wednesd. June 26th 1717. ADVERTISEMENT. THis is to give Notice to all Gentlemen, Booksellers, and others, That there is lately publish'd a new Sett of Cuts, adapted to several sizes of Commonprayers, all new Designs, by Mr. Gocree of Amsterdam, engrav'd by P. Vandergucht. 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A True ACCOUNT of the BEHAVIOR, CONFESSION, AND Last Dying SPEECHES Of the Prisoners that were Executed at TYBURN, On the 23d of OCTOBER.1689. THE Ordinary visited the condemned Prisoners every day, from that on which the Sentence of Death was past on them, till and at the day of their Execution. On the first day, being Thursday was Seven night, he found, them little sensible of their sinful and deplorable condition. The next day they were more awakened from their Security. On Saturday, after three days counsel, and often praying with them, they much lamented the sinful course of their Lives, and gave the Ordinary good Encouragement and hopes of the success of his Care for their Souls. After he had excited them to examine their Hearts, and to bring their Sins to remembrance, and was apprehensive of some dispositions tending to Repentance. He desired them to beg of God, that the Convictions on their Conscience might proceed to a thorow Conversion, and that they might not deceive themselves with any false hopes of Heaven, staring the Nature of True Faith and Repentance, as indispensible Qualifications for Eternal Happiness. Every day some Hours were spent in Discourse and Prayers relating thereunto. On the Saturday the Ordinary exhorted them to prepare for the Duties of the Sabbath, which they denied not that they had prophan'd. In the Forenoon and Afternoon of the Lord's Day, he preacht on the 12th Chapter of the 2d Book of the Chronicles, and the 14th Verse Rehoboam did much Evil, because he prepared net his heart to seek the Lord, &c. First, That the Omission of any Duty, if it be Indulged, doth not only marr or deprive of the Benefit of every other Duty, but exposes us to the commission of many Sins. Secondly, That we may sin to the doing of our Duty, if we do not discharge it dutifully and faithfully; God's Command being the Motive, and his Glory our Aim in which we centre with delight. Rehoboam did seek the Lord, but yet he prepared not his heart to seek him with the full strength of his Souls Faculties and Delight. The Lord accounts formal flight Addresses to him as a disservice, and dishonour. He would cast back such Sacrifices, as Dung in our Faces, Mal. 23. They call not on God's Name acceptably, who do not stir up themselves to take hold on him, and rejoice to work Righteonsness. sa 4, 7, 8. If we think by saint hearted Services to palliate our Iniquities, we multiply them without suspicion, and so Satan takes a deeper and firmer possession of our hearts. Let not therefore our hearts gather Vanity to themselves, in seeking the Face of God Remisly. God the Father seeks out such, who Worship him in Spirit and Truth, according to the Rule of Truth in his Sacred Word, and in the Truth or Uprightness of their hearts, St. John 4-23. He seeks them, such arc very few, and it denotes also, that they are of a rare and most excellent Spirit, according to Psalm 24. 6. Such are Blessed indeed, who seek their whole heart, Psal. 119, 2. But the Wicked through the Pride of his Countenance will not seek after God, they say we are Lords, can Stand alone by ourselves, we will came no more at Thee, Jer. 2.3. He would set his Face and Heart against such, when they come to Inquire after him in Distress, Ezek 34. 7, 8. Prov. 1. 26, 27, 28: Psal. 8 1. 11, 12. Charles Brooks Condemned for breaking open the House of Mr. William Barringer , and bearing thence several things, as also Money, in all to the Value of about 100 l. He was more knowing than the other, therefore I told him, his Sin was the greater, That he who knew his Masters Will, and prepared not himself to do it, shall be beaten with many stripes. He was from the beginning very traable to me, Attentive to Counsel, Reverent in Praying. Some doubts he had, which I resolved. He was very Penitent, and desired me to sit him for the Holy Communion before his Condemnation, not like some who desire it in an hurry of distracted Thoughts only on the Morning of the Execution, when they are not well prepared for it. I shall say the less of him, because he hath promised to give me the Narrative of his Life at the publick place of Suffering. William Delacore did the like, and was in as good a frame as the former. He was Apprentice to Mr. Thomas Cook , a Merchant . But served not fully out his time. He had 30 l. per Annum left him by his Father in Ireland, of which being deprived, as other Protestants lately. He said, this brought him into streights, then he joined with bad Company, in hope of Advantage by wronging of others, he says this was the first Fact, for which he is heartily sorry. But he promised me to give large, satisfaction in a Narrative of his former Life, and present fitness to Die. Delacore farther said, That if he may be spared, he hopes and intends to lead a New Life. Being Ask'd what Saving Faith is, he said, Its an humble Relyance on Gods Mercies and Christ for Eternal Life. His Faith working by Love, which he hopes it doth, because he is more Grieved for offending God, than for Shame and Punishment, tho some are more troubled for offending a Friend than God. I think he was Penirent. Thomas Kelsay Condemnd for Felony and Burglary. He is Aged Twenty Years, was Born in St. Andrews Holborn Parish, was bred up at Mr. Lanes School at St. Lawrence Church . Was Prentice to a Weaver Three Years and an Half. He is sorry that he joined with ill Company, that since he left his Trade he hath been given to follow Bad Women, with whom he was Unclean, but hates the thoughts of them now, and of breaking the Sabbath. He Prays for Divide Assistance, that his heart may be changed. If he may Live, he intends to mind and serve God better. And said if his Peace be made with him, he shall not much fear Death. William Bond Condemned for Felony and Burglary, Aged 21, Born in Wiltshire , a Baker by Trade: He was once a Soldier in the West. He Lifted himself, because after Two Years Service he had spent his Masters Money upon Women. And that on the Sabbath, tho' he went to Church with his Master, yet he would slip out thence to the Alehouse, that he Seldom Prayd. But now he hopes he Repents, and is sorry, that he is no more knowing in Matters of Religion: That his sorrow for Sin makes God no Amends, he hopes to be saved only by Christs Merits, vet begs that he may not be deceived as to his preparations for ternal Life. John Hoane , Aged 20 Years, Born in Southward , he was not Obedient to his tender Mother, he rose formerly on the Sabbath to go to an Early Lecture, But afterward neglected Religious Duties, and joind himself to Bad Company. He is sorry that he followed not the Advice of good Ministers, whose Preaching be once attended upon, but of late hath been given to Swearing, and said, he grieved that he is fallen away from that Knowledg which once he did live up to, but hopes that God will not take his Spirit tterly from him. He Prays that he would take away his Stony. Heart, and that it may not deceive him in his preparation for Death, but may be upright in what he doth. The paper delivered by William , alias George Delacore , at the place of Execution. I Was born a Gentleman , my Father was a Quartermaster of a Troop of Horse, and a Man of a pretty good Estate. As for my Education, I was brought up to Merchandize, Apprentice to Thomas Cook of Cork in Ireland , but was led away by lewd Woman, first as to the breaking the Sabbath, and then to a habit of Drunkenness, and other Debanche ies, insomach that I denied my self nothing of sensual Pleasure: But, upon better consideration, thinking to shake off this Course of Life, I went with a small Venture to Flanders , but not being successful therein, I returned, and entered my self in a Troop belonging to the Lord of Shannon, Governor of Cork, and when King Charles II. dyed, I quitted the Troop, and came for London, doubting the Alteration the Protestants would find by the scourge of Popery. And here I married, setling in a Victualling-House , living in Credit, by the support of what Yearly my Father left me: But that being cut off, by the Troubles that have since airsen in Ireland, and Debts growing fast upon me, I, in those Circumstances, unfortunately hapned with one George Wood , who gain'd so much influence over me, as to bring me to the Commitment of the Crime I am now to Die for. Having given this satisfaction to the World, I humbly beg pardon of all those I have wronged, as I hope I shall receive the same from Almighty God for my Sins upon my departing this Life, which I trust is for a better in Heaven: But if it had pleased Almighty God to have prolonged my Days, I should, with an afflicted Heart, have repented me of my mispent Time, and redeem it, in my Duty to God and Man, to my Lives end, to the Honour and Glory of my Master, and the Comfort of my own Soul. So departing this Life in Amity, begging the Prayers of all good Christians, I recommend my self to God, concluding these my imperfect Prayers, in the words of my Redeemer, VIZ. Our Father, &c. A Paper delivered by Charles Brooks at the place of Execution. I Came of honest Parents, who, whilst they lived, brought me up in the Fear of God, and in the Communion of the Church of England, in which I now die, and do hope, through the Merits of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; That although I am dispossessed of this Life, I shall not be so of that which is to come. I must own I have been a great Sinner, for several Years, for which I humbly beg pardon of God. The breaking of the Sabbath lies heavy upon me, for which notwithstanding, through the Merits of Jesus Christ, I hope for Pardon: But as for Murder, I thank God I never had that in my Thoughts, but cannot excuse my self upon the account of most other Sins, for my Sins were many and grievous, though my Years have been few and evil. I beg that my sad Example may be a Warning to all that see or hear of my untimely End; therefore, for God's sake, keep the Sabbath, and serve the Lord your God, and pray that you may not come to this shame. However, I abundantly thank my Maker, That he has let me know the number of my days, even to the hour of my Departure: Fore Death, many times, comes like a Thief, when Man least expects it: I beg all good Peoples Prayers, and recommend my Soul to God that gave it, and the Lord have Mercy upon me; The Lord gave, and the Lord taketh away, Blessed be the Name of the Lord. Signed C.B. The prisoners above mentioned were put in Two Carts between Ten and Eleven in the Morning. in order to be carried to the place of Execution, but by the way, in hopes of his Amendment of Life, Thomas Kelsey received a Reprieve, and the rest were carried to Tyburn, where Horn and Delacourt, in a more especial manner, bewailed their unhappy Ends, begging Pardon of God for their manifold Offences, and of all they had Injured, confessing themselves to be great Sinners, and desiring the Prayers of the Spectators, and that they would take Warning by their untimely Ends, not to break the Sabbath, follow Drunkenness, or Evil Company, or hearken to Temptations than might draw them into Ruin. Delacourt's Wife, a young Woman, that had been married to him about 9 Months, all in Tears, came up into the Carr, and he there Exhorted to be Contented, and serve God, thas so she might Live to see happy Days; and indeed they were all of them very Penitent. The Ordinary Prayed with them, gave them the Absolution of the Church of England, seriously Exhorted them, that in this their great Extremity, they would not give way to Temptation, but lay hold on Christ by way of Faith, repeated the Articles of the Christian Faith, which they owned to be the true ground of Salvation, and Sung a psalm, in which they joined, and after they had Prayed to themselves, and Delacourt had Answered some Questions asked him by the Party he had Robbed, the Cart drew a way, and they were Committed to the Mercy of their Creator. This is all the Account that I can give of this Session. Dated this 23d if October, 1689. Samuel Smith , Ordinary . Licens'd, October 23. 1689. Advertisements. These are to give Notice to all Persons, for the Benefit of the Publick, That mr. Elmy, Professor of Physick, and Operator, of known Integrity, and above 25 Years practice, Liveth at the Blue Ball in WhaleBone Court, at the Lower End of Bartholomew-lane by the royal Exchange, who most safely and expeditiously Cures Deafness and Noise in the Ears in any of what Age soever, (if Curable) and at first Sight, by Inspection, Resolves the Patient if so or not, as most Eminent Persons of Quality in this City can TeslifieHe hath likewise a most excellent Gargarism or MouthWater, which will make black or yellow Teeth as white as Ivory, in a few times using; and it will certainly cure the Scurvy, and all other Diseases incident to the Mouth, Teeth and Gums, which in many persons eauseth a stinking breath, which (by the Blessing of God, and the use of this Water) I dare affirm you will be freed from those maladies before mentioned, with Directions. His Pills only prepared for the French Disease, and the Running of the Reins, may be had in Boxes of several prices, with other Venereal Arcana's, as occasion requires, with Directions. In Plow-Yard in Grays-Inn-Lane, lives Dr. Thomas Kirleus a Collegiate physician , and Sworn Physician to Charles II. until his Death: Who with a Drink and Pill, hindering no Business, Cures all Ulcers, Scabs, Scurfs in the Face, or elsewhere; Kings-Evil, Leprosie, and Venereal Disease, expecting nothing if he Cures notOf the last, he hath Cured above 500 persons in this City, many after Fluxing. It quickly and safely Cures it in the beginning, which cannot be done with Mercury, without danger of Life. The Drink in 3 s. the Quare, the Pill 1 s. the Box, which is two Purges. They excel all Purges, in cleansing all Crudities and Impurities, and So prevent and Cure many Diseases, and especially the Gout and Stone. In all Diseases he gives his Opinion for nothing, and his Medicines for little. 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pentance, which might testifie the contraty. By the Christian favour of the Court, they were allowed time to prepare for Death until the 4May; at which time they were carried to Tyburn , and after the usual Prayers, without any considerable or remarkable Speeches, but only requesting the Prayers of all good People present, they were Executed according to Law. THE CONFESSION AND EXECUTION Of the Seven Prisoners Suffering at TYBURN On Fryday the4th of May 1677. VIZ. Robert Dine , William Dine , and Margaret Dine , Of Enfield , for barbarously wounding of Jane King , the Sweet-heart of the said Robert. Margaret Spicer , For murthering her Bastard-childe. David Hackley , Jeremiah Dawson , and Mary Browne , All notorious Offenders, and formerly Burn'd in the hand for several Felonies by them committed. Together with their penitent Behaviour in Newgate , since their Condemnation, and last Speeches at the place of Execution. The Confession and Execution of the Seven Prisoners Suffering at Tyburn. DId not people not onely wilfully neglect all means of Grace, and smother convictions of Conscience, but also abandon all the dictates of Reason, and considerations of their own Interest even in this world, and give themselves wholly up to the conduct of Satan, to be hurried on by his temptations to the most dangerous and destructive Attempts, one would never imagine, that after so many Monthly Examples as this City affords, of persons bringing themselves to shameful and untimely Ends by unjust and wicked Courses, and should be at once so impiously and foolishly bold as to follow the same Courses till they involve themselves in the like miserable and deplorable Fate. At the late Sessions, holden for London and Middlesex the 25,26April, no less than Nine persons received Sentence of death, of whom Five were old notorious Offenders; and though often they had obtained the favour of the Clergy, and some they mercy of Pardons, yet still they persisted in their lewdness: However, Two of them that seemed the least incourrigible, were once more graciously redeem'd from that destruction they had precipitated themselves into: And may their future lives, thus given them as a Prey, and saved as a Brand pluck'd out of the fire, be spent in honest Industry and Employment, that they may prove worthy of such Reprieve; for assuredly if they do not repent, and turn from these wicked practices, they will shortly again stand in need of Mercy, which will then refuse to hear their Complaints, and deliver them up to Death according to Justice. One of the other Four was Condemned for murthering her Bastard-Childe, which she most unnaturally kill'd and hid in her bed for some days, till the same was discovered by one that came to visit her. As she denied her murthering of it at the Bar, so she persisted in that negative to Master Ordinary and other Ministers since she received Sentence, alleadging that it was Stillborn; or at least, contracted its death as soon as ever it saluted the light, by an accidental fall; However, the Law, to prevent such presences which in all Cases of that kind might be made, obliging the woman immediately after to Cry out, and she failing therein, and as 'tis shrewdly apparent by Circumstance, was the principal Author of its destruction, she was condemned to die, and this day executed at Tyburn according to Sentence. Three others, as the Crime they suffered for was the first they were known to have committed; so was it so strange and heinous, as searce ever to have been done by any body but themselves: So that we may say, They died Presidents of Punishment, for a Crime unpresidented. These were the two Brothers and Sister of Enfield , who so barbarously mangled Jane Kine , to whom Robert , one of the Brothers, pretended Love; but after a long acquaintance, being Fellow- Servant s together, she refused to have him: whereupon his treacherous Love turned to Hatred and Malice, instigated (as 'tis supposed) chiefly thereunto by this unhappy Sister, with whom and his Brother he lays a Plot to disfigure her; maliciously and enviously designing, that because she would not accept of him, they would render her so deformed, that she her self should not be acceptable to any other person. In pursuance whereof, on the 20February last about 8 of the clock in the evening, Robert and Jane being only up, and their aged Master in bed, somealls Robert by his name at the back-door, whimmediatley opens; and then comes in the Sister and Brother, the later of whom seizes upon Jane and holds her, while the former barbarous Furcy cuts her Eye so lamentably that she has utterly lost the use of it; mangles her Nose in a dismal manner, insomuch that two bones were taken out of it; her Tongue she flit, and almost cut off both her Lips; and also gave her a wound and two slabs in the Neck, and several slashes on the Arm, Etc. And having dispatch'd this unheard of Cruelty, left her for dead, and went home; who being gone, Robert cries cut Murther and Thieves; and Neighbours coming in, presends to be knock's down, Etc. but in pleas'd God Jane , after three or four days, recovered herand then declared who had abused her, andully proved the same at the Sessions; whereupon they were all Condemned according to the Statute in that Case made and provided. Yet did they all persist in the denial of the Fact, after their Condemnation, even to the day of their Death: nor would all Perswasions or Admonitions of several Ministers that came to visit them, get any acknowledgement that they had any hand in it. Though on the Sunday they carried themselves very attentively in the Chappel, and a great part of the Sermon was to perswade the necessity of Confession in order to their Souls health, yet they could not be prevailed upon; only on the Munday Margaret seemed a little unusually troubled, and delared, That she had something lay upon her Conscience, and desired she might speak with a Minister in private; whereupon a Minister was sent for, who took her aside, and hoping then she would have made an ingenuous Discovery, press'd her with all imaginable Arguments, but to no purpose: For she told him, she knew nothing of it; whereupon he as'd her, What it was she said troubled her, and lay upon her Conscience, for which she defired to speak with a Minister by her self: To which,all the answer that he could get was, That she had, when she said so, something in her head, but now she had forgot it. David Hackley having been before burn'd in the hand, Etc. after his Sentence, appeared very seriously concern'd and whereas he had formerly occasion'd much trouble to a Gentleman that had been his Master, and hired sadler and others to accuse and swear against him for several matters, endeavouring what they could maliciously to have taken away his life, had not their wickedness been frustrated by Providence, he now (I say) did freely confess, That all that Prosecution was malicious and groundless, and that he was chief Defigner and Confederate in carrying on the same: For which he ask'd God and his Master forgiveness; declaring, That he was heartily sorry for the same, especially that he should draw in others, and provoke them to swear notorious untruths, which he was afraid they had never sincerely repented of before their deaths. Of the other two Prisoners we have little to say, but only that as they liv'd incorrigible, and would take no warning by several Convictions; so it is to be fear'd they died so too, at least for any publick signes of Re-

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, OF SIX MALEFACTORS, VIZ. JOHN BRANNON for a Street Robbery, JOSEPH JERVIS for Burglary, &c. CHARLES REILY and MARY ROBINSON For a Robbery in a House, Who were executed at Tyburn on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 1763. JAMES ANDERSON for a Robbery, AND THOMAS THOMPSON for Burglary, &c. Executed at Tyburn on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 1764. BEING THE SECOND and THIRD Executions in the MAYORALTY OF THE Rt. Hon. WILLIAM BRIDGEN , Esq. LORD MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON. NUMBER II. for the said Year. LONDON, Printed for J. COOKE, at Shakespear's Head, in Pater-noster Row, and Sold by all Booksellers and News Carriers. Price 6d.] THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, &c. BY virtue of the King's commission of the peace, oyer and terminer, and gaol-delivery of Newgate, holden for the city of London and county of Middlesex, at Justice-hall in the Old-Bailey , before the Right Honourable William Bridgen , Esq; Lord-Mayor of the city of London ; Sir Richard Adams , Knt. one of the Barons of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer ; James Eyre , Esq; Recorder , and others of his Majesty's Justices of oyer and terminer of the city of London, and gaol-delivery of Newgate, holden for the said city and county of Middlesex, on Wednesday the 7th, Thursday the 8th, Friday the 9th, Saturday the 10th, and Monday the 12th of December, in the fourth year of his Majesty's reign, six persons were capitally convicted and received sentence of death, for the several crimes in their indictments set forth, viz. John Brannon , John Edinburgh , Joseph Jervis , Charles Reiley , Mary Robinson , and Mary Williams . And on or about Friday the 16th of December the report of the said malefactors being made to his Majesty, by Mr. Recorder, two of them were respited, namely, John Edinburgh , for horse-stealing; and Mary Williams , for being concerned with Charles Reily and Mary Robinson in the robbery of Peter Manchester ; and the remaining four ordered for execution on Wednesday December the 28th, and were accordingly executed. 1. John Brannon was indicted, for that he, on the King's highway, on Thomas Worley did make an assault, putting him in corporal fear and danger of his life, and stealing from his person one pair of silver shoe-buckles, value 10s. his property; and Jane Blake , otherwise Buckley , spinster , for receiving the same, wellknowing them to have been stolen, October 17. The prisoner Brannon was one of five in a desperate gang, who attacked the prosecutor Worley, and another, John Paget , in Church-lane , White-chapel , about 12 at night. Having searched them and found no money on them, they took a pair of silver buckles from each, and a handkerchief from Paget: Mean time Esq; Gore's chariot passing by, they fired two pistols at it, because the coachman would not stop. Brannon was positively sworn to, as one of the two first that came up to the prosecutor, and held a pistol to him while he was robbed. He was detected and taken the next day by means of Jane Blake offering the buckles to a pawn-broker, Mr. Samuel Spencer , who stopped them, secured her, and sent constables to search her lodgings, where they took Brannon, found the other pair of buckles and the handkerchief beforementioned, and also a pair of horse pistols loaded. His behaviour after sentence was in general such as became his unhappy condition; but being under the influence and direction of the church of Rome, he gave no account to me of his accomplices, or any other fact: Nor did he pretend to deny this, either at his trial or afterwards, as indeed there was no room for it. He appeared to be about thirty years of age, was born in Dublin , was by trade a Carver , and had served six years in the Royal Navy . 2. Joseph Jervis was indicted, for that he, on the 14th day of November, about the hour of two in the night, on the same day, the dwelling house of Joseph Hill did break and enter, and steal one silver spoon, value 1s. the property of the said Joseph in his dwelling. This convict lived in King-street , Spitalfields ; but how he supported himself there, whether by any honest labour, doth not appear either by his own confession, or the evidence of several witnesses for him, who gave only a negative character, that they never heard any ill of him. And supposing he had practised this wicked scheme of breaking into houses, and plundering them in the hour of deep sleep undiscovered for a time, 'tis hard to imagine how they could hear any ill of him, however criminal. As to the present fact, he had prowled away as far as Kingsland , a mile or two, at midnight, to perpetrate it. But here, luckily for the publick safety, he was mistaken in his mark, and fell upon a house well inhabited by a master Carpenter and his workmen: The former, awakened by the noise of wrenching open the frame of a cellar window, alarmed two or three of his men, who came upon him, and with some difficulty seized and secured him; in effecting of which, by means of his resisting and endeavouring to escape in the dark, he had received two unlucky strokes, one with a pistol and another with a hanger, both on the head; by which he was wounded, and made more deaf and stupid than he was before, for he laboured under both those defects during the time between sentence and execution. After he was apprehended, he was found to be furnished with a tinder-box, a dark-lantern, a candle, and an iron bar flatted at one end. A silver spoon was also found upon him, the property of Mr. Hill, the prosecutor. He had the artifice to plead on his trial, that he was non compos, out of his mind, and knew not what he did. But being reminded by the Court that his situation was very serious, and no proof of this assertion being offered, it was urged no farther. After conviction and sentence passed, he still appeared to be very hard of hearing and dull of apprehension; so that it was a difficult task to instruct and prepare him, whether this was real or partly affected. He said he was born at Hertford , where he learned to read and write, and then was brought up to the trade of dressing flour , which he afterwards followed for several years in London , in or near Houndsditch ; he was now about forty-five years of age. After he had been daily visited, assisted with prayers, and the plainest instructions, he was now and then questioned what progress he had made in his preparation for an awful change; but could give very little satisfaction in that matter, only said, he would trust to Providence; meaning, that he would give no farther account of his past life, nor confess any other facts; tho' he did not pretend to deny he was guilty of any other. When he found himself included in the Death-warrant, it did not much affect him, as he seemed to expect it. Endeavours were renewed to prepare him for the holy communion; but with no better success; he pleaded he had lost his memory, as well as his apprehension; and that what he read or heard made little impression, and was quickly gone from him; so that he seemed incapable of celebrating that sacred act of remembrance. However, there seemed to be a greater want of disposition than capacity. To arouse and quicken him, therefore, to a sense of his duty in this respect, he was permitted to be present, and very near, at the administration of the communion in the chapel, the day before he suffered; so as that he could hear and see all that was spoken, or done, without admitting him to partake of it. Several intelligent good neighbours were present now, and on other occasions, who took opportunities to speak familiarly to him before and after service, in order to bring him to a better disposition. But neither did these means kindle in him that desire, which we hoped. He still continued in a languid indifference. As he could still read, and as his last evening was now come, a brief but excellent little tract on spiritual communion was put into his hands, to assist and raise his thoughts this last night of his life. He returned it to me the next morning, and said he had read it. Being asked whether he understood it, and applied it to himself? he replied, he did, as well as God gave him leave; his usual answer to such questions. 3, 4. Charles Reiley , labourer , and Mary Robinson , and Mary Williams , spinsters , were indicted for that they, in the dwelling house of Francis Talbot , near the King's high-way , on the body of Peter Manchester did make an assault, putting him in corporal fear and danger of his life, and stealing from his person four guineas and one half-guinea, his property, against his will, October 18. The prosecutor, Peter Manchester , was a sailor , come to town about a week, and had received five guineas prize money the very day of this robbery. Passing along Salt-petre Bank , he was forced into this house by Williams and Robinson, shut in, and his purse violently taken from him by these two women, assisted by Charles Reiley . He was also beaten by the women, while Reily threatened to cut off his hand, if he did not let go the purse to him; by which means Reily got it, containing four guineas and a half, and he and Robinson ran off with it. The prosecutor pursued, but missed them; he then applied to two of his shipmates and a constable to assist him. By help of these, and others, the two women were found out, and apprehended the same night. Robinson being searched, had two guineas and a quarter found concealed upon her. The two guineas she confessed before the Justice next day to be the property of the prosecutor, and that they were given to her by Charles Reily , one for herself, and one for Mary Williams , to reward them for their trouble; and that he kept two guineas and a half, the remainder of the money. But luckily for Williams she had not fingered the guinea; which circumstance, together with her not being able to follow Reily, to get her share from him, seem to be the distinguishing considerations, which might turn the scale for a respite to one of these three, rather in her favour. As for Reily he was caught in the very trap for such creatures of prey. The prosecutor being at Hicks's-hall next day, to prefer a bill of indictment against them, had intelligence that Reily was then drinking at Newgate , only as a voluntary visiter, went directly and found him there; and tho' he fled, and had a long run for it, from thence to St. Dunstan's church , he was there taken, detained in the cage at St. John's , Wapping , examined, and committed, having confessed the fact, but said it was the first. Being all three convicted the 10th of December, they came up to chapel the 11th, being Sunday morning, tho' they professed all to be of the church of Rome. Yet Reily, to my surprize, joined in the service, made his responses, read his part in the Psalms and the Liturgy very distinct and intelligible, as if well acquainted with it. On questioning him, after divine service, he let me know, that he was brought up in an hospital for children on a Protestant foundation in a great city, where he received a common share of good learning and the principles of Christianity, but was now determined to die in the faith of the church of Rome; for which he could give no better reason, than that his father died in that persuasion. Endeavours were used to reason him out of this very groundless and weak resolution, and proper books put into his hands for that purpose, particularly a Protestant Catechism and a New Testament, both which he soon after returned, without suffering them to make any good impression upon him. As to the fact for which he was convicted, he said, he was not in the house when the fray began but, having his lodging there, came in, in the midst of it, and so was drawn in. He was bred up to the sea from a lad, served his time in the Merchants service, in the New York trade ; and between six and seven years since, entered into the King's service, a volunteer , at Cork , in which he has continued ever since, till discharged about six months before from the Orford of 70 guns, in which he had been at the taking of the Havanna, from whence he came home in her; and had also a share in two Spanish prizes, the St. Jago and St. Charles, taken by the Orford in company with the Temeraire and the Alarm, a little before the peace extended thither. After he was a prisoner in Newgate , he was told that a dividend of 3l. 17s. a man was paid the 26th of October, which he did not receive, and believed he had much more due to him. In the same ship, he said, he was at the taking of Cape Breton and Quebeck , for both which he received some prize money. - He was about 30 years of age. 4. Mary Robinson was much about the same age of thirty, and had passed thro' various scenes, in her way, which was none of the best. She had been at the cities of Bath and Bristol for five years, to which she came from Dublin , where she was born. She had left her husband there, having sold his goods and quitted him, because, as she said, he had used her ill. While she was under sentence, she owned she had been a wicked sinner in all respects, except the crime of Murder. The Morning of EXECUTION, Dec. 28. OF the four convicts, there being only Jervis who adhered to the church of England, he went up and attended to the duties of the chapel, as well as his imperfect state of sensibility and attention would permit. He was sincere and sensible enough to acknowledge the justice of his sentence; and also owned expressly that this was not his first offence of this nature; but would give no particulars of time, place, or persons. For, either he could not be convinced it was his duty, or else he could not be persuaded to comply with it; still persisting to say, that his memory was so bad he could not recollect any fact, or he did not see what use or satisfaction it could give the world, or any injured person, to confess it. To set this in a strong light before him, a plain case was put; Suppose you had been robbed, would it not give you satisfaction to know who did it? And what is become of him? Whether living or dead? Whether hardened and going on still in his wickedness, or penitent and reformed, at least past the power of offending any more. Would it not be a great ease and benefit to you to put an end to your doubts and suspicions? Would it not be the same to innocent persons, who might be suspected, to be cleared of those doubts and suspicions? Surely it might, to the saving of their character, their liberty, and their livelihood. Reason and justice, no less than our rational religion and our excellent church, join in requiring this mark of sincere repentance from dying criminals: And let those who teach, or think, or act otherwise, see to it. There is the more reason to speak thus freely, because this duty is too often made a stumbling-block to several unhappy persons under sentence, whose preparation is obstructed, and rendered more difficult, by the contrary poisonous principles sown in the prison by some disguised enemy; tho' it must be owned there is no need of this, while the native pride and corruption of the human heart, unmortified, are sufficient to harden it against this duty, and every act of self-abasement. In a word, I could form no apology in my own mind for this criminal not complying with this duty, but his defect of apprehension and memory before-mentioned. We used the Litany, and other proper acts of devotion in the chapel, in which he joined tolerably well for the most part. After which he was directed to meditate on proper subjects, or read in the way to the place. When he went down from the chapel, which was about twenty minutes before nine, he was asked, Are you resigned? He answered in the affirmative. Do you find peace and hope in your breast, on a sure foundation? He replied faintly in the same manner. The other three convicts of the church of Rome, were kept ready in their cells, not in the Press-Yard, or Little hall, as usual, for what reason, as I did not enquire, so I did not learn. But all were detained about an hour later than usual, till after ten, on account, as it was said, of some necessary part of the apparatus not being provided in time. After the Sheriff was set off in his chariot, preceded by proper officers on horseback, then followed the first cart with Charles Reily and Mary Robinson ; and in the second were John Brannon and Joseph Jervis . In a little more than an hour they arrived at the place, where they read and repeated their prayers very earnestly, with an audible voice; the last offices of prayer were performed for Jervis, while the others were exercised in their own devotions. They were all greatly affected, the woman wept and bewailed herself much, till the cart being driven away, they all resigned their lives. An ACCOUNT of the BEHAVIOUR Of James Anderson and Thomas Thompson . BY virtue of the King's commission of the peace, oyer and terminer, and gaol-delivery of Newgate, holden for the city of London and county of Middlesex at Justice Hall in the Old Bailey , before the Right Honourable William Bridgen , Esq; Lord Mayor of the city of London ; Sir Thomas Parker , Knt. Lord Chief Baron of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer ; Sir Eardly Wilmot , Knt. one of the Judges of the Court of King's Bench ; the Honourable Henry Bathurst , one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas ; James Eyre , Esq; Recorder , and others of his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer of the city of London, and Justices of Goal-delivery of Newgate, holden for the said city and county of Middlesex on Friday the 13th, Saturday the 14th, Monday the 16th, and Tuesday the 17th of January, in the Third year of his Majesty's reign, nine persons were capitally convicted, and received sentence of death, for the several crimes in their indictments set forth, viz. Richard Jewes , William Brown , John Prince , James Anderson , Thomas Thompson , Sarah Philips , William Billett , Richard Bevas , and Elizabeth Osborn . On Friday, February the 9th, the Death-warrant was sent down; the report of the said malefactors having been made the preceding day to his Majesty by Mr. Recorder, wherein six were ordered to be respited till his Majesty's pleasure concerning them be farther known, viz. Richard Jewes for stealing a silver tankard, the property of Edward Lloyd , at the Green Dragon in Bishopsgate-street ; William Brown for a burglary and robbery in the dwelling-house of Giles Hanwell , Ringmaker , in Gutter-lane , &c. &c. Sarah Philips for stealing 22l. 1s. the money of Thomas Rogers , in his dwelling-house near Bunhill-row ; William Billet and Richard Bevas for burglary and robbery in the dwelling-house of John Skelton , near Union Stairs , Wapping ; and Elizabeth Osborn for the robbery of John Baily of one shilling, at a house in Cross Lane near Little Queen Street : And three were ordered for execution on Wednesday February 15, viz. John Prince , James Anderson , and Thomas Thompson . But as the execution of John Prince has been farther respited for three weeks, the evening before the day appointed for execution, his indictment and his case need not at present be set forth; hoping his future behaviour will tend to justify, to continue and confirm this great act of royal lenity and mercy; or, in case it should seem otherwise good to the Divine Disposer, and the royal wisdom, that this forbearance may better prepare him for his important change. 1. James Anderson was indicted for that he, in a certain field, near the King's high-way , on Esther Leesome did make an assault, putting her in corporal fear and danger of her life, and violently taking from her person 4s. 9d. her property, Jan. 7. It seems, this poor unhappy criminal was well known where he committed these little dastardly robberies, upon two poor defenceless women; for the mother of Mrs. Leesome was in company with her, and was by him robbed of 15d. at the same time; he also demanded their rings, but they had none: They called him by his name, and prayed him not to hurt them. About the same time another woman seeing him in the field, alarmed Mr. Clark, a neighbour, to run and fright him away, one of these women being heard at the same time to halloo and cry out, stop thief; he was pursued through the out-part of Marybone , by Primrose-hill , till he was taken below Hampstead church , near Belsize house, by Gosling; he had turned about in his flight, threatened and assaulted his pursuer with a piece of iron called a plowtug, the same weapon he used in the robbery, but that being wrested from him by Gosling, and receiving a wound in the head with it, he surrendered: He was brought to the Constable, Mr. Holdway, under the title of the noted Anderson, who said, he was glad to see him, as he had long looked for him. Being secured and hand-cuffed, he confessed this and other robberies. In his defence on trial he did not deny the fact; but insisted, as he had done when taken, that he got but sixpence in halfpence from the two. This, with six other capital convicts, attended the service in the chapel on Sunday morning, Jan. 15, being the first or second day after their conviction, when their anguish was quick and poignant; they behaved with serious attention and deep humiliation; before they went up, immediately on their being brought down from the cells, a small pittance of halfpence was, by some charitable hand, sent to be distributed to each of them: a most seasonable relief to their present hunger and cold, in this new and shocking situation. When in chapel, a proper exhortation was applied to them in a serious manner; they were each of them greatly affected, but variously, according to their different tempers. Several of them wept, especially the two young women; others bewailed themselves with loud cries: Some wrung their hands, looking up intensely to Heaven for that mercy, which they had forfeited and lost sight of in this world. One thing was uncommon and remarkable, that of this number, not one professed to be a Papist or Dissenter; nor did either of the other two, John Prince and William Brown , who were convicted the two following days: So that all the nine daily frequented the chapel, unless one or two hindered by sickness for a few days. On Tuesday the 17th of January, when brought to the bar to receive sentence, an occasion which commanded a deep and awful silence! a striking sense of their sad situation was pathetically impressed upon them; they were reminded, that by their several crimes they had now made the law their enemy; (that law which should be the safe-guard and protection of all honest men.) That they had now no friend but God, whose ears are ever open to the penitent; to whom they were exhorted to apply themselves for peace and reconciliation, and to whose mercy their souls were finally recommended, while their bodies were doomed to death. Conformable to this, they seemed for the present to fall in with the design of this heavy judgment, this most alarming call to repentance and amendment: And to awaken and assist them, proper books were put into the hands of such as could read, and they were directed to use them for their own benefit and of those who could not read, of which there were three or four. Proper Scriptures were also selected, and daily opened and applied to them, as usual. On this occasion the 26th chapter of Leviticus was read to them as a proper lesson, wherein the fears and hopes of transgressors are applied to, with the most powerful threats and promises: Considerations well adapted not only to particulars when visited with afflictions, but to this whole nation and people as dispersed from East to West over the face of the globe, now labouring under various chastisements, and justly apprehensive of more and greater, if not mercifully averted. Let such divine admonitions as these be laid to heart, and applied to this purpose. Levit. xxvi. 23 - 33. And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins; and I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant. - And when I have broken the staff of your bread - ye shall eat and not be satisfied. And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you. And your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. - Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths. But to invite and encourage us to avert or remove these terrible inflictions by a speedy and humble repentance, hearken to the gracious voice of Divine Mercy. (Ibid. ver. 40, &c.) If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they have trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me, and that I also have walked contrary unto them: - If THEN their uncircumcised hearts be hnmbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity, then will I remember my covenant. - And I will remember the land. And they shall accept the punishment of their iniquity, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes. These and the like Scriptures were duly set before them, as they occurred; and tho' now and then some of them seemed to grow restive, and relapse into their foolish imaginations and evil habits, yet upon the whole a remarkable change seemed to be working among them. Some hopeful progress and improvement appeared to be made among the most hardy of them, and more so among the more pliant and tractable. One of the former sort, who must at present be nameless, gave me to understand, on the second or third day after his conviction, that he wanted to have some private conversation with me. For this purpose an opportunity was given him the next morning before prayers, when, instead of opening his many scenes of guilt, and asking advice, direction, and comfort, he declared himself innocent of the charge he was convicted of as the child unborn, and desired to be put in a way of applying effectually to save his life. He was answered, that I was no less surprized at this declaration of his innocence, than at his entire mistaking the nature of my office, which was not to meddle with their temporal affairs, but to minister to and assist them in their more important spiritual concerns, and endeavour to secure to them a pardon and peace more lasting than this world can give: Acquainting him withal, that he might fairly apply for mercy to the Throne, by proper persons and means, if there were a foundation for it; but cautioning him against false pleas and pretences of innocence. This reproof and advice, it is hoped, was not wholly fruitless. But to return to the convict who is the immediate object of our present consideration. James Anderson was born at Wilsden, beyond Paddington, in Middlesex ; not far from the place where he committed this and some other facts: This gave occasion to the prosecutors to say they knew him certainly, tho' they had not seen him for eleven years past. In his early days he was bred up there to labouring and country work , without any learning to read or write. He went to sea about eight or nine years ago, first in the Merchants service and then in the King's ; from which he was paid off a year since, out of the Sutherland of 50 guns; after which he set himself again to labour: He used to drive a team of horses , then wrought with a bricklayer as his labourer ; during this he lived at Bunhill Row near Moorfields . Being out of work, and having a wife and child to maintain, and another coming, he said he was tempted to commit this fact. While this poor ignorant fellow had hopes of life he did not acknowledge any other fact, and declared he had no accomplice. About the end of January a petition was drawn up in his favour, signed by the proper officers and other inhabitants of the parish of St. Luke , Old Street , wherein he and his poor family had their abode, recommending him as an object of mercy. - "That he had served his " Majesty by sea six or seven years, had " been at the taking of Martinique and " the Havannah, and being discharged " on the peace, betook himself to labour " for the support of himself and family in " the said parish; - that they believed this " to be his first fact, occasioned by the " pressing wants of his poor family, &c." The person in whose hand this petition was, and who was active in forwarding it, being a publican in the Minories, said, that Anderson had lodged some time in his house, and gave him a good character for his honesty, declaring he had many opportunities of stealing from him, but he never missed any thing; that he believed this to be his first fact; and that his friends and acquaintance would have come to his character on his trial, had they known of it. It must be owned, his aspect and manner of behaviour had the appearance of a plain, honest, poor man, however he might of late be seduced. The event shews, this petition had not the desired success. One of his fellow-convicts who could read, Richard Jewes , having proper books put into his hands, read to him constantly in his cell, to their mutual improvement; and Anderson daily frequented the chapel, and behaved there with serious attention and devotion. Besides which, they had daily a short instruction given them in some part of the preparation previous to the holy communion. And having notice given them to observe Feb. the first as a day of humiliation, prayer, and fasting, they all willingly joined in at least an outward observance of it: wherein, besides the Psalms of the day and the second lesson being opened, and select parts of them applied as usual, a first lesson (Joel, chap. ii.) was also chosen and explained; and the Commination-office was used. In the morning of this day, before prayers, one of the convicts applied to me in the name of the rest, desiring to defer the administration of the holy Communion, for that they did not think themselves as yet prepared for it. This arose from a gross error in not distinguishing the Word or Office of Commination (which they had been warned to read before, in private,) from Communion; a mistake very natural to these unhappy persons, who had seldom or never used or thought on either of these two very distinct and quite different Offices. Immediate care was taken to rectify this mistake, by giving them a proper and distinct notion of the meaning and design of each Office. So gross is the ignorance of the first principles of Christianity, and the plain contents of our Common-Prayer book, which prevails among the untaught and undisciplined multitude; professing, indeed, the reformed or established Religion; but, in the present Confusion of Tongues, by different sects, names, and parties, losing the great ends of true religion, Knowledge, Love, and Obedience: and being filled with that bigotry, and uncharitable rancour ever arising from causeless divisions. When Anderson found himself included in the Death-warrant, he was much dejected; he wept and bewailed himself, and could scarce be comforted for some days. His usual calm countenance was now disturbed and overcast. His fears and sorrows prevailed over those hopes which he lately entertained, and professed of making his peace with Heaven. He still attended the chapel, and gave heed, with some composure and attention, to those instructions and consolations offered from the holy Scriptures. On this occasion the history of the sufferings of the great sacrifice, and example for suffering sinners, fell in the course of the lessons, out of St. Mark chap. xiv. and xv. Besides which, some select chapters out of the Proverbs, Isaiah, Genesis chap. xxii. and Hebrews xii. were read to them. These and other means seemed to bring Anderson, and his fellow sufferer Thompson, to a more calm and resigned temper. As for Prince he seemed to bear the expected stroke with more equanimity. The respited convicts were removed from the cells to the other side. To assist Anderson and Thompson in private, a prisoner on the Press-yard side, named Folliott, not yet tried, who reads well, was employed and permitted to read to them in their cells, for some hours, during their three last days; they were much pleased with this help, and made some good use of it. A good account is given of their attention and piety on this occasion. About this time Anderson told me, he had strove to ask and obtain pardon of all whom he had wronged; that he had desired one of his fellow convicts to write to his prosecutors, the two women who had sworn his life away (as he expressed it) for that purpose, and that he freely forgave them, and should die in charity with them; he mentioned also a labouring farmer at Wilsden, whose house he had broke into, and robbed. The day preceding their execution was now come, and they had not yet desired to be partakers of the holy Sacrament, tho' daily instructed for it, and reminded of their obligation to it. They seemed rather diffident and disinclined to come to it, tho' this was the last appointed day, and some good neighbours were come in to help their infirmities, and set them a good example. To remove their difficulties, scruples, and fears, two hours extraordinary were spent with them, which at length were blessed with the intended good success; they all three, including Mr. Prince, made full and open profession of the several requisites to a due preparation, and were admitted with joy and satisfaction. 2 Thomas Thompson was indicted, for that he, on the 6th of December, about the hour of three in the night, the dwelling house of John Forbes did break and enter, and steal three woollen great coats, value 20s. four stuff waistcoats, value 20s. eight silk and cotton hankerchiefs, eight shirts, a sattin cap, four pair of stockings, a silk cardinal, six pair of leather gloves, four flannel waistcoats, nine yards of silk persian, and three yards of mantua silk, the property of the said John, in his dwelling-house; and Andrew Biass for receiving a woollen great coat and a stuff waistcoat, part of the said goods, well-knowing them to have been stolen. This affair was brought home to the prisoner by means of the receiver Biass, and the accomplice Branch being apprehended, the former with some of the goods mentioned in the indictment, which were sworn to be the property of the prosecutor's, particularly a great coat and plaid waistcoat, which he had knowingly bought of the felons. Thompson was quickly after apprehended on the information of Branch, who was taken at Salt-Petre Bank , that hapless resort, on Christmas-day; and the following day, Monday 26th of December, gave information against Thompson and Biass. Thompson was taken in his lodging, on the Redriffe side; and earnestly suing to be admitted an evidence in preference to Branch, promised that a dozen of them should die on those terms; vowing, at the same time, that the man who owned the coat he had on, should die with him. So dangerously extensive were their connections! And so trivial, slight, and treacherous the tie which bound them together! The general behaviour of this convict, who was totally illiterate, having been partly described in the preceding article, need not be repeated, only observing, that he was more alarmed, and more deeply touched at being named for execution in the Death-warrant, than either of the other two; whether he had thought less of preparing for this trying moment, and flattered himself more to his greater disappointment; or whether there was some hidden sting in his conscience (a quicker sense of which might now be awakened) did not yet appear. However, a report was now brought to the prison, from an uncertain author, but which came from his own neighbourhood, about Redriffe and Wapping , that he had been concerned in two or three murders; specifying that of the coalheaver, in the New Back Road , near St. George's in the East , some months since; that of a boy thrown out of a bomb-boat (to which Thompson belonged) into the Thames ; and also of some woman, not particularly described; on first hearing, it appeared to me too heavy a charge to be probably true, and yet pass hitherto undiscovered or unnoticed by any of his accomplices, who had impeached him. But without wholly slighting it, or giving too much credit to what might be a flying slander, with which the afflicted and unfortunate are too often loaded, the first opportunity was taken, in endeavouring to abate his grief, to speak to him on these very tender points in a cautious distant manner. He had before acquainted me that he was born in Store-house Yard, near the Glass-house, Ratcliffe , in the parish of Stepney ; served his time to a waterman at Coal-stairs , Shadwell , for two years and a half, till impressed into his Majesty's service by sea , in which he served five years during the late war, partly in the Princess Royal guardship, where he belonged to the press-gang; and partly in the Bienfaisante, a French prize. Being questioned how long he had been concerned in such practices, as that for which he was convicted; he told me he was but lately drawn in by the evidence Branch, an old offender, as he said, about a week before he was discovered, in which time they had committed five such facts. That immediately before this he had been sick for near a month, was then recovering, but reduced to great distress by want, which exposed him to this temptation. He was reminded that this was a great aggravation of his ingratitude, to distrust that good Providence, who had raised him from the bed of sickness, and to seek relief by wicked ways. This he seemed sensible of, and acknowledged the wickedness of it. It was now again laid before him a-new, that it was his duty to open his guilt, in respect of any other notorious crimes he might have been guilty of, as ever he expected pardon and peace; particularly, whether he had been on the highway, or elsewhere for such wicked purposes? He fell on his knees, and declared, he had never stopt man, woman or child, with intent to rob, in any street, highway, or field; and wished he might never find mercy if he ever had: But owned that when he plied in his bomb-boat he had been concerned in taking goods (as tobacco and sugar) out of lighters in the River, and expressed great sorrow at the remembrance of it. He also solemnly declared his innocence of any such deeds of murder, as were before-mentioned to be reported against him; and this he persisted in to the last, on the most serious and trying occasions; and procured several letters to be written, and sent to his wife and his acquaintance, to clear himself of these false and groundless charges, as he asserted them to be. On the Morning of Execution. THE two prisoners were brought down from their cells about seven, calm and resigned, and behaved very properly. It was now known that the execution of Mr. Prince was respited for three weeks, but by whose means, or for what particular reasons, seemed unknown even to himself. He chose, however, to make a right use of this forbearance, by going up to chapel with his fellow convicts, and doing his duty, as if he were to suffer with them; an act of gratitude and thanksgiving to Heaven, which the other six respited convicts have hitherto neglected. May it even now enter into their hearts, that the goodness and long suffering of God leadeth them to repentance, with obligations more prevailing to the humane and liberal mind than his severity. After prayers and administration of the holy Sacrament, in the chapel, at which were present one or two clergymen, and another serious and compassionate person, they were reminded to keep and cherish that blessing in their hearts, which they had now received, and not regard any thing that passed around them. They went down to the Press-yard, and while they were preparing to be put in the cart, behaved themselves with remarkable composure and resignation, professing they were not afraid, but ready and willing to die, for that they had been well advised, and prepared. This happy change for the better was the more favourable to them, now when their hour was at hand, as they had lately been in a different temper, and felt the pangs of grief, when it was more distant. Thus may all those who now sow in tears, at length reap in joy. About nine they were put into one cart hung round with black, which some of the spectators observed to be a decent distinction; they got to the place of execution about a quarter past ten, and when tied up, were again prayed for, near half an hour, in which many of the surrounding people joined. Thompson had promised to deliver to me here the copy of a letter, written to vindicate himself from the charge of murder before-mentioned, but now excused himself, by saying, he could not get it written the last night, and now again declared he knew nothing of those murders. Anderson being also questioned, whether he was ever guilty of any such fact, or privy to it, particularly the murder of the gate-keeper at Marybone turnpike, which it came into mind to ask him, because his facts were done near that quarter; he seemed at first not to take my meaning, but then denied that he knew any thing of it. Having made profession of their faith and charity, and received the final blessing, we parted, and they quickly suffered their sad sentence. The knot of Anderson's rope sliding upwards, when turned off, he was suspended lower by half his height than Thompson. This is all the account given by me, STEPHEN ROE , ORDINARY of Newgate.

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A True ACCOUNT of the BEHAVIOUR, CONFESSION, AND Last Dying SPEECHES Of the Criminals that were Executed at TYBURN, On Wednesday the 8th, of March, 1693. ON the Lord's-Day, in the Forenoon the Ordinary preacht on the 16th. Verse of the 24tb. Chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, viz. And herein, I exercise my self, to keep always a Conscience void of offence toward God and Men. From which Words, The Doctrinal Observation was, that it is the Duty and Priviledge of every True Christian, to get aud retain the Integrity of Conscience. For the Explicating of this Four General Heads were inquired into, and Stated. First, What is Conscience? It is a Mans Judgment of his Souls Estate and Actions, as these are subjected to the Judgment of God in his Revealed Will. The Lord hath placed Conscience in all Men to approve of what is Right with Complacency, and to disallow what is Evil with Grief, Shame, and Abhorrence. It is a Spy and Register in the Bosom of Ungodly Men, that they cannot Sin, in quiet. Conscience makes a Judgment and Determination. How we have observed the Rule of God's Sacred Law, or swered from it, accordingly, it Acquits and Comforts; or, Condems and Terrifies. Secondly, What is essentially necessary to constitute your Conscience Morally Good and Comfortable. First, It must be cleansed and sanctified by Renewing Grace, that it may be conformable in all Things to the Law of God. Secondly, Because its exactest Obedience is defective, therefore it must be spingled with the Propiatory Merits of Christ's Bloodshed. Thirdly, From the Virtue of Christ's death, there must be exprest, the lively Fruits of an Holy Conversation, with a constant Reliance on Christ's Intercession to preserve the Integrity of Conscience, under the Violence of all Temptation to Sin, and to support its Comfort, under the deepest Tryals of Affliction. Thirdly, What Influence doth the Practical believe of the Judgment Day. What doth the Exercise which preserves a Good Conscience include? It signifies, to be train'd up, under the Discipline of Christianity, so as to be confirm'd in an Holy Conversation against all Contempt and Opposition. So dare be openly Good and Strict in the Practice of all Christian Virtues, when the present Age is most degenerate. It is to make True Religigion our Recreation, and to promote its Aymiableness, in the Uniformity of our Obedience. Righteousness toward Men, Severe from Piety toward God, is veiled Athism; and Holy Exercises toward Him, with the neglect of Relative Duties toward men is demure and glittering Hypocrisie. Therefore the Charitable Testimony of others, cannot comfort the Conscience, under its presumptive Groundles Hopes, concerning its Renewed State. This is Infallibly known to God, altho' Conscience may make a false Report, by Self-flattery, and the Sinners deep Security. Therefore, let us Summon our Hearts, to a strict Account, what preparative Dispositions are formed in us, which may present us before Christ's Tribunal, with Approbation. Bu such, who carry their unpardoned Guilt and unrenewed Nature, to the Judgment Seat of Christ, shall have Convulsive pangs of desperation in their Conscience, and shall be rejected by Christ, with the Greatest Abhorrency. After several Rules and Directions, how to get and preserve a Good Conscience, The Conclusion was thus directed to the Condemned Criminals. How may St. Paul's Example in the Text, reflect a sad Aspect on your Consciences. These you have defiled, by prostituting them to the Infamous Lusts of your Fleshly Minds. Have you not striven to rase out the Dictates and Sentiments of common Equity? when your Convictions have been troublesome, you have flattered Conscience, with Carnal Reasonings. How have you deafed it to Divine Instructions. By Wordly Diversions, and have drowned the Cries thereof in sensual Pleasures, and thereby, brought the sly Artifices of Sining, unto a destructive Maturity. You have sinned in despight of all Admonitions, and the Examples of Publick Justice. Notwithstanding, when your Consciences shall be arm'd with God's Commission, they will be active to Condemn you, though cast at present, into a Lethargy of Stupidity. You cannot deny, that you have tbeen great Sinners, yet, there is pardoning Mercy to be obained, by that Satisfaction Christ's death hath made to God's offended Justice. This applied by Faith unfeigned, purifies the Heart in Obedience to all Divine Commands. This Renewed Frame, by sprinkling the Merits of Christ's Bloodshed on the Conscience, turns his Tribunal of Strict Justice, into a Throne of Grace and Mercy. So shall we (at last) be presented to God the Father, not only void of Offence, but in a perfect State of Holiness to all Eternity. I proceed to give an Account of the Behaviour and Confessions of the Condemned Criminals. I. Mr. Best Condemned for High-Treason, in Clipping, Filing, and Diminishing the Current Coyn of England. He is Aged 50 Years. War Educated at School in Hertfordshire . His Father sent him to in Cambridge , where, he continued his Studies, till he took the Degree of Bachelor in Physick . Afterwards, he practised in that Science , and might have lived comfortably upon it. But by Degrees, he neglected to follow his Profession; and was drawn into Bad Company, of which he now Repents. He denied not, that he had been a great Sinner. I enquired into the Particulars of his Evil Conversation, it being a necessary Duty, to unburthen the Conscience of a Load of Sin, by a free discovery, of it, that so, Secenity of Mind, may be obtained. Besides, there is great difference betwixt Person lying on a sick Bed whose Sins are more secreet, and who may recover to a longer Space of Repentance. Such, are not so strictly obliged, to confess their particular Enormities. But for those, who by Notorious Crimes have given Publick Scandal to the Christian Religion, and brought themselves under the Sentence of Death; such onght to make Publick Acknowledgment of their Excesses in Sinning, that their Repentance may be as Exemplary, as their Conversation hath been Vicious upon this, Mr. Best, was better convinced of his Duty. And freely confest, that he had been Guilty of most Sins, Murther only excepted. Saying withal, that he doubted not the Truth of his Repentance, and that God was reconciled to him, in Christ. I replied, that the Heart of Man is very deceitful in Judging its Spiritual State Godward, especially when Persons have con tracted a Custom in Sinning, and thereby hardned their Hearts, to persist therein. To this he replied, that Naturally Man's Heart is inclined to Self-flattery, but he hoped, the Spirit of God had so sanctified this distress, that his Heart was thoroughly broken for and from the Love of all Sin, chiefly, as an offence against God, who might have justly cut him off, by an untimely death, for his younger Excesses in Sinning. But, said he, I would not be Reclamed, by a more gentle Rod; therefore God now compells me, by greater Severity, to turn to him, and Blessed is the Man, whom the Reproachful stroke of Death, makes (tho' late) a Partaker of God's Holiness. I replied, that I was glad, he was convinced of his sinful State, and in some Preparation, to apply the Promises of Salvation. But, it is safest, to be poor in Spirit, and thereby, to Magnifie the All-sufficiency of God's Grace. He replied, that he endeavoured to be Self abas'd in as much, as the Omniscient, Heart-searching God, would not be Mockt, and could not be deceived with semblant Flourishes in Soul-Concernments. II. James Steward . Condemned for Breaking the House of Elizabeth Thorne . He is Aged 24 Years, or thereabout. His Father placed him forth, to the Employment of a Chyrugeon . He said, that his Father was of the Roman Religion , and bred him up, in it, so that he knew not well how to quit it. I replied, that we are not obliged to live and de, in the Religion of our Parents, not grounded on the Purity of God's Word. And endeavoured to convince him of the Hazard and Danger, in Adhearing to False Principles in Religion, in as much, as these have Influence on an Immortal Conversation. He replied, that he had so much Knowledge, as not to believe the gross Errors of the Romish Church. He also said, that be could not have wanted this Severe. Yet, Just Dealing of God with him in as much, that now he is thoroughly awakend from his Security, and Hopes, that God will turn this distress, into a means of his Conversion; and then, he shall not be troubled for his Reproachful Death. I Stated to him, the Nature and Effects of True Saving Faith and Godly Sorrow for Sin: To which he was attentive and seemed to comply with my Advice, that he might be prepared for Death. He said, that if he had followed his Wives Good Counsel to have been content with an Honest Employment, he had not fallen into this Shameful and Untimely End. III. Elizabeth Wann , Condemned for Robbing Frances Coguer of a Gold-Chain, Value 8 l. being stopt, the Neck-Lace was found in her Mouth. She is Aged 16 Years. Had Good Education, but was Disobedient to her Mother. Whereupon she left her Family, and entered her self a Servant in London with a Mistress, who employ'd her, most what in Needle-work; but she soon left that Service. Then she grew idle and kept bad Company. She confest, that not Poverty, but only her wicked Heart, inclined her to commit the Crime she did not observe the Sabboth days of later time, and when she did pray, (which was seldom) she performed that Holy Part of Worship, very carelesly. She denied not that she had been a Great Sinner, but being Reprieved, as with Child she promised, that she would not absent her self from the Publick Worship of God, but would endeavour, to beg of Him, firrm Resolutions of Amendment. IV. David Shammel , Condemn'd for Felony. He is Aged 33 Years. He said, that he was bred up, to Husbandry , and continued that Employment for some length of time, but leaving it, and betaking himself to an Idle Life, he became Poor, and so adventur'd to commit this Felony. He was willing to make an Acknowledgment of his Evil Life. and in particular accused himself of Sabboth-breaking, neglecting to pray that God would keep him, from the wicked incliantions of his own Heart, and the Mischiefs of bad Company. He wept, yet complained of the Hardness of his Heart. Saying, he prayed earnestly, that God would make it thoroughly Contrite, that upon the Change of it, and being made Holy, he might be in a fit Frame to die. V. John Noble , Condemn'd for Felony and Burglary in Breaking the House of William Cook together with others, not yet taken. He is Aged 53 Years. He said, that he had used the Employment of a Seaman for 38 Years. That he had been Master of a Ship , some time since, but of late, he serves King William in the Fleet. That he had escaped many Perils at Sea. That in great Distresses, he made several Vows to God, that is he would preserve him, his Life should be Reformed. But he forgot the sparing Mercies of the Lord, and return to his former Evil Course of Life, which is now, a greater Trouble to his Mind. He said, that God was Righteous in bringing him to Shame and Punishment: But he prays, that this may work upon his Heart, to make him thorouhgly sensible of all his Sins, that the Lord may Pardon them and in Mercy, save his Soul, when he shall undergo the Pains of Death. I hope he was Penitent. VI. Philip Mackqueere , Condemned for Robbing John Lacey Esq ; in the High-way. He is Aged 28 Years. Was born in Ireland of Protestant Parents. They educated him with Religious Instruction, but he now grieves, that it made not that Impression on him, which they expected. For, he was not obedient to them, as he ought. Upon that, he left them to Travel into Spain and Portugal , after that, into the West-Indies when he returned into England. He entr'd into Sea-service , under King Charles the II. He said, that he was entertain'd in a large Ship of War last Summer, and was Engaged in a Sea-Fight: But he left that Employment, and thereupon, joyning with bad Company, fell into many Excesses in Sinning. He said, it Repents him, that he did not take Warning by former escaping the Sentence of Death. But since his last Confinement, he hath endeavour'd to get his Heart made sensible of all his sins, which now lie as an heavy Burden on him. He was attantive to the Exhortations given him, to prepare for Death. He promised that he would endeavour to the utmost, by God's Assistance, to improve his Time, for the getting his Heart into a more penitent Frame, that he may make his Peace with God, and be fit for his Appearance at Christ's Judgment Seat On Wednesday the 8th. of March these Five Prisoners were convey'd to Tyburn , viz. Josias Best (who was drawne in a Sledge) Phillip Mackguire , James Steward , David Shammell , and John Noble . Mr. Best Confest that he had been Educated at the University of Cambridge , and there took the Degree of Batchelour in Physick ; though now he had unworthily declined his profession; which was a great trouble to him, he desires the Ordinary to come to him in the Sledge, which he did, where he told him that he had great hopes of Salvation through the Merits of Christ, and that he was very willing to Dye, though he had sometimes some doubts and jealousies upon him as to his Eternal welfare: Yet now he was Composed, and so did continue to the last, in an humble Frame, after a Devot manner; Joyning in Prayer, and Pray'd to Almighty God in a very sensible manner with Contrition; acknowledgeing that God was Jnst and Righteouss. David Shammell , was very Ignorant as to to the concerns of his Soul, but was willing to hearken to Instructions; desiring all he Spectators to take warning by his untimely end, and particularly to beware of Whoredom, evil Company, and breach of the Sabbath. James Steward , and Phillip Mackguire , Declared that they Dyed in the Roman Catholick Religion , (tho') when they were in Newgate, they always came to the Chappel . Steward at last spake to this effect; Gentlemen, I am but a young Man, and by my sins, I have brought my Body to be Exposed before you, but I hope God will have Mercy upon my soul: I desire that all young Persons would take Example by me, that they may not be Disobedient to their Parents; I run from mine, and would not be ruled by them, they Indulged me and gave me Money, which spoiled me, I had good Edication, and might have lived honestly, but Pride and Lastness hath brought me to this shameful End, and now God is just; I spake this that all Parents may take heed, and breed their Children well; and in the fear of God, and that all men may be warned by my fatal End. Mackguire said but little, only desired all Men to take timely Warning by him; acknowledging that God had justly brought him to such severe Punishment. John Noble , behaved himself a little unseemly, being very unsensible, of his latter End; would not be perswaded to hear good Counsel, he seemed to be disturbed in his Brain. This is all the Account I can give of this Sessions. Samuel Smith , Ordinary . Dated the 8th. March, 1693. ADVIRTISMENT. THere is lately Published a Book Entituled, Conversation in Heaven: Being Devotions consisting of Meditations and Prayers on several considerable Subjects in Practical Divinity; Written for the raising the Decay'd Spirit of Piety; very proper to be Read in the time of Lent: By Lawrence Smith , LL. D. Fellow of St. John's College in Oxford . Price Two Shillings. Printed for Tho. Speed , at the Three Crowns near the Royal Exchange in Cornhill . WHereas a Picture was lost some time since being the Representation of Flushing , one of the Provinces, or a Town in Holland, with a Sea incompassing it; a Packet-boat under Sail, a large Ship under Sail: and a little above the Ship it was torn about eight Inches, and but corsely swen up. At the Bottom, near the Frame, there is a yellow Streak, whereon was inscribed Ulisingen: It had a gilt Frame, and fit for a large Chimney-Piece Whoever gives Notice of it to Edward Paige , Surgeon , in Goat-Court upon Ludgate-Hill , shall be rewarded, and if bought their Money returned, and gratified for their Trouble. LONDON, Printed for L. Curtis, at Sir Edmundbury-Godfrey's-Head, near Fleet-Bridge, 1693.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE' S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, Of the TWO MALEFACTORS, Who were executed at TYBURN , on MONDAY the 05August1754, BEING THE Eighth EXECUTION in the Mayoralty OF THE Right Hon. Thomas Rawlinson , Esq ; LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON . Together with an ACCOUNT of Joseph Mills and Thomas Finch , Who were executed 22July1754, for MURDER. THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, Etc. BY virtue of the King's commission of the peace, Oyer and Terminer, and jail-delivery of Newgate, held before the right honourable Thomas Rawlinson , esq; lord-mayor of the city of London , the lord chief justice Willes, Mr. justice Foster, Mr. justice Burch, William Moreton , esq; recorder , and others of His Majesty's justices of Oyer and Terminer, for the city of London, and jail-delivery of Newgate , for the county of Middlesex , holden at Justice-hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday the 17th, Thursday the 18th, Friday the 19th, Saturday the 20th, and Monday the 22d of July, in the 27th year of His Majesty's Reign, James Barrington , alias Cobley , Ann Lewis , alias Elizabeth Jones , and Mary Smith , were capitally convicted, and received sentence of death accordingly. At the same sessions, Joseph Mills , and Thomas Finch , also being convicted for murder, received sentence of death immediately after conviction, and were executed on the 22nd of July, pursuant to the late act against murderers. Before the sessions ended, Ann Lewis , (who was indicted, and tried for forgery in February1752, and had respite of judgment, upon account the verdict was found special) was called down to the Old Bailey , and then received sentence of death, the point of law, upon which the speciality of the verdict depended, having been determined by the judges against her. Their behaviour, since sentence passed, has been as became people in their melancholy situation. They daily attended chapel, and seemed to pray heartily and devoutly. On Wednesday the 31July last, Mr. Recorder made the report of four malefactors to His Majesty, viz. Ann Lewis , Elizabeth Jones , James Cobley , and Mary Smith , when he was pleased to order the two last for execution on Monday the 5th instant, viz. James Cobley , and Mary Smith . At the same time His Majesty was pleased to order execution of Ann Lewis and Elizabeth Jones to be respited 'till his pleasure touching them should further be made known. 1. Joseph Mills was indicted for the wilful murder of Samuel Room . He also was charged on the coroners inquest for the said murder. 2. Robert Finch was indicted for the wilful murder of his wife, by cutting her throat from ear to ear. He stood also charged on the coroners inquest for the said murder. 1. James Cobley was indicted, for that he, on the 09June, about the hour of 11 at night the same day, the dwelling-house of Henry Lintot , esq; did break and enter, and stole out thence 140 volumes in folio of the manuscript journals of the House of Lords, and rolls in parliament, value 100l. and 11 hundred pounds weight of paper, value 7l. a stove grate, a warming-pan, and a harpsichord. The indictment was laid over again for stealing as above out of the dwelling-house. 2. Mary Smith was indicted for stripping Ann Gouge , a child , of its cloaths. 1. Joseph Mills was about 40 years of age, and was born at Pinney , near Bedminster , in Dorsetshire . He was of a good family, and was brought up handsomely, with a pretty tolerable share of education. He was a man of no great parts, had been bred a gardiner , and in that business was exercised both in country and town, 'till a friend and country-man of his got him into the place of turncock of the Thames water-works . In this employ he had been several years, and the person he murdered being a paviour, Mills let him into all the jobs he had interest enough to procure for him, and there was great intimacy and acquaintance between them. The following is Mills's own account of this affair under his own hand-writing, viz. "The very day this unhappy misfortune happened, the deceased was walking in the walk in which I was turncock of the water, and he, the paviour, for the company of the London-bridge water-works. The very afternoon I was drawing of the water-plugs, for the better cleansing of the pipes in the said walk, when I was in Mansell-street , I met with him, where he and his man were mending a leak in the pipe. We past the compliment of the day to each other, and at the same time I begged of him, that he would take great care in mending it, for that place had cost the company a great deal already, besides that those whom the pipe served had expressed great anger, that it was so often faulty; upon which he said, that he would take care. He said also he wanted a knife to sharpen a spile to mend it with, and asked for mine; I put my hand into my pocket, and said, "Look, here is the sheath, but I "have left my knife at home." However, they mended it somehow, and I walked away, and he followed me to Little Ayloffe-street . There I drawed more plugs; having done which, he asked me which way I was going, and whether I had almost done? I answered, I thought I should not be longe'er I went home. Coming by the Rose and Crown , he asked me if I was for drinking; I said I did not much care: however, we went in, and he called for a pot of beer, which we drank, and I left him there, as I was going to Aldgate to draw another plug; I did so, and going afterwards by Mr. W-t's, his man stood at the door, and asked me in. Having drawn the plugs, I went in and drank with him, and staid till the water was cleansed. As I went out of the shop to put in the plugs again, the deceased came by, and after some talk there I left him, and went home to supper." Here his written account ends; to which he added, that the deceased followed him home, and though both were in liquor, yet he asked Room to drink, and would have sent for more, which his wife not being willing to, and the deceased siding with her in her way of thinking, made him very angry; and, as there had been some secret grudges, arising from jealousy, words passed between them, and Mills took this opportunity for perpetrating this barbarous act for which he suffered; which, if not before thought of, was, thro' violence of passion, heightened by strong drink, now too soon committed in a most inhuman manner. The deceased was for going away before, but Mills having locked the door, and put the key in his pocket, prevented him; and as the deceased attempted to take the key out of his coat pocket, Mills drew his knife out of his breeches side pocket, and run it into his belly, so that his guts came out. Murder was cried, and the deceased, and Mills's wife, by violence, threw Mills down, and the deceased fell upon him, to keep him down and prevent further mischief, while the wife opened another door, and upon the cry of murder, another woman came and beheld the shocking scene, of which she gave evidence upon the trial; and added, that upon asking Mills's wife what was the matter, she replied, her husband had kill'd a man. The poor man, who received such barbarous treatment from Mills, gave the account before he died (how he got his mortal wound in a struggle to get a key from Mills, to open the door and let himself out) to four persons, who appeared on the trial to give evidence. They took it down in writing, nd after consulting about it, left any mistake might be made in what he related to them, as his sad condition caused him to speak in a very low voice, they went to him again, and read their minutes they had taken in his presence, desiring to know whether they had taken his report true. Having read it to him, he said it was true; that by Mills's hand he received his death wound, and in the manner he had rold them. They appeared, as before observed, upon trial, and deposed in substance as follows, viz. The declaration of Samuel Room the person murdered was, that Mills and he had been drinking in company together the best part of the day, and Mills parted with him at Aldgate ; that Mills being in liquor he followed him home, and found him with his wife in his own room; that when he entered the room, Mills locked the door upon him, and said, "I'll do for you both, and d-n you, you have insinuated something into my wife's head these three months," and then threw a bottle of water at his wife's head. Room said he strove to get out but could not. Then Mills run the knife into his belly, and left it there; which he pulled out with his own hand; that then, with the assistance of Mills's wife, they got Mills down upon the ground; and while Room lay upon her husband, the wife opened the back door into another room, and let him out. These words, or to this effect, are positively swore to, by three persons, to be the purport of Room's declaration as to the fact, and certain other strong circumstances sufficiently justified a verdict against him, which was immediately followed by sentence of death, pursuant to the late act. It being about the time of the sessions in April when this murder was done the time would not permit to collect evidence to try him at that session: at the next sessions upon his motion to put off his trial another sessions, 'twas deferred 'till last sessions. After conviction, and sentence pass'd, he behaved with all apparent resignation, and repentance, which he said, he had not deferred to be exercised in from the time of his being committed to Newgate, having expected no other than to die for Murder. In a letter he wrote to his parents, after common compliments past, he says, " As for me, I am "overwhelmed with severe "groaning under the affliction, but still I rely on the infinite goodness of Almighty God, who until now hath preserved me from destruction; and yet I will "conside in him, he being sensible how this sad and melancholy affair happened between us, who had been so great together. Thus far I reflect on my present calamitous condition, not omitting devout and sincere supplications to the great and merciful Redeemer of the world, at whose mighty tribunal I must appear; and, though the thoughts of appearing in a court of human justice strikes a terror to me, knowing my fate must be determined there, yet, with Christian patience, I shall reconcile myself to God's appointment; and if I should receive the terrible sentence of the law, I shall have recourse to the Supreme Being for mercy, he being the fountain of all goodness. I can add no more at present, for my eyes flow with tears, but my blessing to my poor daughter, and respect to all friends, from your unfortunate son, Joseph Mills ." He seemed to wave all declarations with respect to what could induce him to so vile an act, tho' it was well known jealousy was the unhappy cause. He acknowledged that Samuel Room fell by his hands, for which he thought himself deserving that ignominious death he was about to suffer. He died resigned, trusting to the infinite mercies of God in Christ. 2. Robert Finch was about 35 years of age, was born in the parish of St. Stephen Colemon-street , London, of family that took care to bring him up in such manner as to fit him for business. He was bound apprentice to a haberdasher of hats , and served his seven years. Afterwards he set up business for himself, and married, having a fortune with his wife, which might have rendered life comfortable to him and family, had industry been a favourite principle of his mind. Besides, he met with some ill treatment, he says, from the family he first married into; and not being of a very settled mind and resolution, suffered himself to be drove into such a way of life, that he broke in trade, and betook himself to sea, where he was on board in the navy for some years in the capacity of captain's clerk . In the general he is said to have behaved well, his qualifications in writing and figures rendering him useful, but at certain times he was not right in his mind, and was obliged to get other assistance to do the business which properly belonged to him. He says he was very well respected in the general by the officers and seamen, but his misfortunes so sensibly touched him, that he was sometimes out of his mind. When he came on shore, some years ago, he says he married again, and did what he could to get an honest livelihood; but being put into Ludgate for debt, and lying there some time, his friends grew tired of relieving him, and he depended for support on his wife, whom he unfortunately murdered. He says he loved her to distraction, but that fiend of hell, jealousy, had also taken possession of his mind, by which means he was hurried to the atrocious act of murdering her, on whom he owns he chiefly depended for support. The poor woman (however tardy she might be otherwise) was wont to visit her husband every now and then in Ludgate , nor used to come empty handed; and as she now proposed going abroad, she acquainted her husband with it that unhappy day on which she fell by his hand, impelled by a passion, which, when once entertained, requir's vigilant care to prevent, and guard against the furies by which it is haunted. In what manner she opened her mind to him we could not come at the certainty of, but either the thoughts of losing her, and the reflection that another might have in possession, what he thought he so dearly loved, worked him up to such a pitch of anger, (which is by some justly defined by the expression of A short madness) as cost them both their lives. There happened at this interview to be a relation, a nephew to Finch, who he says, upon hearing what words passed between him and his wife, was not wanting to mention some reproachful things of her. This also contributed not a little to heighten his anger and jealousy, and he said to me as he did to others, that had it not been for what was then said, he believed his rage would not have been hurried on to the monstrous act of cowardly and inhumanly butchering the poor woman. He did not endeavour, he said to palliate the atrociousness of his crime by this declaration, because the aggregated guilt of cutting her off in the midst of her sins he was not ignorant of; but was frequently heard to say, he wished his relation had been somewhere else that unhappy day, and not present to interfere in matters that concerned man and wife; as his way of talking tended not to make peace, but rather to widen the breach of their friendship. As soon as the murder was discovered, the people about the place were much alarmed, and Finch being charged with it, immediately produced the bloody razor, reeking hot from the fatal wound just given; upon which he was secured in order to prevent further mischief, but being locked up, and left alone in a room, he tied himself up twice, intending to hang himself, When the people came about him again, and he recovered from the effects of the rope (the marks of which appeared red upon his neck for a while) being asked how he came to do so rash an act, he replied, no-body could tell the provocations he had to do it; and afterwards frequently said, if it was to do again he would do it, rather than any man should be with his wife. A resolution as rash as it is wicked and surprising to every considerate man! 'Twas on the 23d day of May this fact was done, and he might have been tried at a former sessions when the indictment was found, but upon his motion to defer trial it was granted by the court, and he was tried, and found guilty upon full evidence, last sessions, and received sentence of death accordingly. He was very ill when tried, insomuch that the court thought proper to indulge him with a chair to sit during trial. After conviction he grew worse, and was almost insensible, thro' the violence of the sever he laboured under. When sometimes the intermissions of the disorder were, he lamented his sad fate, acknowledging the crime in all its aggravations, and said, he desired rather to die than live, so as he might but be received to mercy hereafter. Whatever were the provocations that produced this rash act, surely the barbarity of the act exceeded all humanity; and that devil jealousy must quite have overcome the man. That a man should deliberately (as he owned he did) follow the person he thought he loved, into a convenient place, to commit so barbarous an act, as almost to cut off her head with a sharp razor, what account can be given for it! unless that the man was almost changed, and metamorphosed into a devil. But, as for the plea of lunacy set up for him, there does not appear the least room for it; I mean, from any one that has known him on shore. As the goodness of God is infinite, he professed to die, in hope of mercy thro' Christ. 3. James Cobley , was about 22 years of age, being born, as he says, in the parish of St. James, Clerkenwell . His father (a man of extreme good report and character from all that know him) took care to give him what education was necessary for the way of life he intended him for; and kept him to school till he was about 11 years of age. About this time an oilman in Fleet-street , being acquainted in the family, was desirous to have this boy for his servant , having taken a liking to him; and consent was given that it should be so. He was a boy of a very untoward disposition from his infancy, and of a very unlucky genius; though of a sprightly and promising aspect. From whence his master flattered himself to have a good servant in him, as he grew up. But how was he disappointed, when he found, that the unlucky youth, not having been with him above three weeks, had found a way to the till, which he opened, and took out of it some pounds. His master being willing to find out the theif, took some quantity of halfpence, which he marked, and put into the till again. Cobley wanted more money, and his fingers itched at it; so he took an opportunity to open the till once more, and took out the very halfpence which were a trap for him. His master finding they were gone, and suspecting him, upon search found some of those halfpence about him; upon which, after chastising him with a pretty severe beating, he sent him home again. His poor father, thinking to reclaim him, sent him to school again for three years longer, when he arrived at fourteen years of age. And, he was put out apprentice to a vintner , where he played all the rogues tricks that possibly could be played by so young a boy; yet, out of regard to the father, the master bore with him till he died, which was about three months after Cobley came to him, during which time a silver spoon had been found in his box. His mistress afterwards missing silver spoons, and money out of her till, and making enquiry, he thought a suspicion would arise upon him, according to the old saying, A guilty conscience needs no accuser; so he found himself obliged to run away for fear of going to jail. Now, as he said, he took man upon himself, he went and offered his service at an alehouse , and lived about and in town for three years more. After this, having for so long time had his own sport, and lived as he list, in all manner of wickedness and debauchery, he took it into his head to return again to his father. He was received, upon promise of being better; and the unhappy father, willing yet to try to save an ungracious son from ruin, after a while got him a place again, and put him out apprentice at a tavern in Chancery-lane . He had not been long there neither, but he began to play his old trick; and several things being missing, he thought it necessary to get off the ground, and was away from his master a week or ten days. But this matter being made up, he was again admitted into his master's service. However, his itch at all manner of roguery was such, that he could not be easy without keeping himself in practice of it; for he had not return'd long to his service, (about half a year) before, being sent to a gentleman's house in the Temple , with a supper, the gentleman gave him a note to take to his master for some money, which his master sent him back again to the gentleman with. But, the temptation was too strong; and, instead of taking the cash to the gentleman, he took himself away again, and went and hired a lodging in Drury-lane . There he remained till the money was all gone, which was squandered away in all manner of lewdness and debauchery; and then he thought once again of returning to his father. He did so, and received a check or reprimand for his evil courses from his father, who took him home to his master the second time. Methods were taken to have persuaded the master to take him again; but he being persuaded he would never mend upon it, resolved to have no more to do with young Cobley, who, soon after, by agreement of parties, was turn'd over to a wine-cooper . This, nor any way of living in industry, suited the temper of this unhappy youth; but after a short space he took occasion to disagree with his master, run away from him, and went to his father. When he came there, he had invented a device whereby to impose on him; which was this; vz. Instead of telling him he had left his new master, he pretended that he was come of an errand from him. He said his master was out of money, and had sent to tell him he would be glad of three guineas. The father little thinking of his roguery let him have the money; and the next day he went to sea. He went out a voyage to New-foundland , cooper of the ship ; was abroad about twelve months, and returned, he says, about Easter last. What he got for the year's voyage was spent in as idle a manner as he had done before what he had gotten in a more easy unjustifiable way. The, not knowing what to do for more to support his dissolute way of life, he thought of laying a project, and resolved to break and enter the house of his former master in Chancery-lane. Knowing the avenues of the house, he was not afraid to venture by himself, that he might not be at the mercy of any one else to betray him. Accordingly, as he reported of himself, he took an opportunity, and stole out of the house two watches, two pair of silver buckles, and wearing-apparel to the amount of ten guineas, as he sold them. The next day he went to Rag-Fair to fell the cloaths; which he did; and, as he was returning along the Minories , he says, he met two servants belonging to the house he had robbed, going towards Rag-Fair, to see if they could see or meet with any one selling their cloaths. He says they were glad to see him, not suspecting what he had been doing, and that they drank together. During the time of their being together, they acquainted him with their misfortune, which he very artfully dissembled, and pretended great sorrow for their loss. Thus had he run such lengths in iniquitous practices, that he scarce knew which way to turn himself. Abandon'd and confounded, what should he do! To go home to his abused father he had no more the assurance to do, being persuaded in himself he had already done enough to incense him, and could expect no more his favour or service. However, that he might be near home, he took him a lodging at a public house in Cold-bath fields , near to where his father lived, and took upon him the name of Barrington. The landlord having cause of suspicion given him, that he was not what he pretended to be discharged him his house, and suffered him to be no more there. Whether he became acquainted with the two persons, he said were concerned with him, and led him into the secret for which he suffered, while he was in Cold-bath-fields , or after, I don't particularly remember; but their acquaintance was not so very short as he once pretended upon his defence. It was not a sudden meeting at an alehouse; but he says, he had known them about three months before he was taken up for the fact, which was only six weeks in bringing about and finishing. They visited the chambers from time to time, during six weeks, he says and never met with any interruption. The whole 140 volumes, besides waste paper, sold for 7l. and no appearance of anybody to put a stop to their proceedings. Being drove from his lodgings in Cold-bath-fields , he took another at a stocking-shop in Salisbury court , Fleet-street , more convenient for attendance upon the scheme he had now entered into. He lodged there three or four nights, but during that short time lodged a harpsichord there, which was stole out of the chambers the volumes, Etc. were taken out of the Temple , which was found there upon search, and owned by Mr. Lintot. The account he gave of the matter was, that he met two men, John Weld , and Martin Taylor , he says were their names. They shewed him, he says, the way to the chambers, and went two or three times with him; and one time, he says, they were in the stair-case when a porter was carrying away some of the goods, when, to put a gloss upon the matter, one of them called out, Who is there? Cobley made answer, Sir, it is I; so the man thought it was all right, and went away quietly with his load, not suspecting any harm. Whether this was true or not, we won't pretend to say, having only his authority for it. However it were, he managed the whole affair, sent away all the goods, and at different times received all the money for the several parcels delivered. The robbery was some time talked of before the robber was found out, and the discovery was merely accidental, if not providential. A person, who had been used to books, and knew somewhat of the value, going to a cheesemonger in the Fleet-market , with whom he dealt, saw a parcel of books piled one upon another, which he thought appeared too good for waste paper. Upon enquiry he found they were valuable books, and advised the method by which the thief was detected. Cobley (as if his fate was determined) still continued his walks through the market. As he passed through one day, he was known, and being apprehended, was taken before the lord-mayor, There proper evidence appearing before his lordship, Cobley owned the fact, and was committed for the same. He did not offer to say any thing tending to deny the robbery. When he was tried upon the indictment, he only pretended that he was seduced by the two persons (whom he then declared to have meet at the Gentleman and Porter in Fleet-street) to commit the robbery. After conviction he seemed very uneasy, between hope and fear. Having great expectation from the interest made to save his life, he was the more staggered, when he found himself included in the warrant for execution; nor did his expectations of reprieve scarce leave him, 'till the day before execution; but when he came to think all hopes were gone, he expressed himself in terms, that he had rather die now than live any longer, as he might not always have so much time to prepare for another world, as now he thought he had. 4. Mary Smith , was about nineteen years of age, and says she was born in the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn , Her parents being not of themselves able to give her any education, she was put to St. George's school, Queen's Square , where she learned to read, and was at fifteen years of age put out to service . She says she has been in several place since, but staid long in no one, which seemed to carry with it a suspicion of her behaviour. She says she had been out of place but three months, when she was tempted to the wicked practices for which she lost her life. The fact was, she pick'd up a child near King-street , Westminster , and carried it into an empty house, where she stripped it of all its cloaths, and left it. Being observed to go in with the child, and come out with some things in her apron, she was asked, What she had there? and what was become of the child? But, she would give no account of what she had in her apron, and disowned leading the child into the house. But, being stopped, and forced to produce the child, she brought it out of a closet, where she had shut it in, with only a flannel petticoat about it. The people took the things, and dressed the child; after which they got an officer, who carried her before a justice, where she said, she had no design to return to the poor infant, of only three years old; and she was thereupon committed. She was also charged on suspicion of stripping Anne Robinson , an infant, of all its cloaths, and taking them away. A third time she was charged on suspicion of stripping Anne Grant , an infant, of a quantity of apparel, and leaving it naked in a bog-house. All these she acknowledged, and said, she had been very wicked in these exploits; being acquainted with a woman whose name was Brown, whom she had known about three months, since she had been out of place. The fact of stripping Ann Gouge was plainly proved against her; nor had she any thing to say to excuse herself; nor had anybody to appear to her character. She acknowledged the justice of her suffering; seemed to behave in a very penitent manner, being sensible of the cruelty of such behaviour to infants that could not help themselves, and died resigned to her fate. At the Place of EXECUTION. ON Monday the 5th infant, about ten o'clock in the morning, James Cobley and Mary Smith were put into a cart, and carried to the place of execution. They passed some time there in prayer to God to be merciful, and to forgive them their offences. Cobley repeated a psalm of confession and supplication, which having ended, the care drew away, as they called on the Lord, and Jesus Christ, to receive them. Their bodies were delivered to their friends. But those of Mills and Finch were, after execution, carried directly to Surgeon's-hall in the Old-Bailey . This is all the Account given by me, JOHN TAYLOR , Ordinary of Newgate .

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A True ACCOUNT of the BEHAVIOUR, CONFEESION, AND Last Dying SPEECHES Of the Seven Criminals that were Executed at TYBURN, On Friday the Ninth of May, 1690. ON the Lord's Day the Ordinary preacht twice, on the 3d Verse of the 147th Psalm, viz. He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. Whence was observed, That Sin makes deep and deadly wounds in all the Souls Faculties, especially in the Conscience. It is a spreading and a deceitful, destructive wound, because most men suffer it to ranck and fester. Then were laid down the Recital of such Sins which do most wound the Conscience, and grieve the Spirit of God; and for what Reasons Sinners must be sensible of their sinful state, before they will apply themselves to Christ for healing and renewing Grace. On Monday the Ordinary inquired how their hearts were affected. They did one by one give some account, that they were sensible of their sin and misery. To which was reply'd, that there are many deceitful pretences on which most men build their hopes of Future Happiness, Therefore I stated the whole method of Salvation as clearly as I could to their mean Understandings, and found, that as they obtained more knowledge, they grew more sensible of their sinful state, and more fit for the healing comforts of Gospel promises. On Tuesday I required an Account, whether they did clearly apprehend the requisite indispensible Qualifications for Salvation: But finding that they did not, I stated the Nature of Evangelical Contrition, or true brokenness of Heart for and from Sin, how this differs from mere legal Attrition in the convictions only of Conscience without any change of corrupt Nature. Also I stated what are the Impediments of healing and renewing Grace, and urged on them many Arguments to come to Christ, for the binding up and healing their wounds in Conscience. I laid down the Characters of true Faith and Repentance, that they might not be deceived with false hopes of Heaven. After much Discourse with them severally, they were dismist with Prayer, and the singing of a penitential Psalm I visited them every day till their Execution, and most days twice. Now I proceed to give an Account of their former course of Life, and of what Hopes they had for a blessed Eternity. Robert Hilgrave , condemned last Sessions, and now ordered to be Executed. He confest that he knew the design of making a Mutiny in the Prison, that they might quarrel with their Keepers, and make a forcible Escape. Mr. Geodman, and one Saxton, with other Officers, coming to quiet them, the foremost is since dead of his wounds. Hilgrave also acknowledged that he had been a great Sinner in slighting the Admonitions of God's Ministers, for which he is now heartily sorry. He said that he repents he did not abhor and watch against Sin; and that tho' he sometimes prayed, yet he did not shun bad Company, which brought him to this untimely End. He said he hoped God would shew him Mercy upon his Repentance. I ask'd him what true Faith is? He replied, It is the Gift of God, to enable a Sinner to relie only on Christ, and his Righteousness, for Eternal Life. I told him that the Heart is very deceitful. He said, that upon his search of it, he finds that he abhors himself for the neglect of his Duty to God, in not hearkning to his frequent Calls of turning to him: And that if he might be spared, he would endeavour to amend his Life. These words were a good profession, but for the sincerity of his heart, I must leave that to God's determination. John Wilson , Condemned for a Burglary with one Elderkin, aged 32 years, bred a Clothworker, in Penny stone Parish in Yorkshire. He kept a Victualling-House in Kent street . He said he had many ways sinned against God. I askt him wherein? But he did not declare expresly in what Particulars. I told him, tho' he hoped Christ dyed for his Sins, yet he would not wash away the guilt and defilement of any Sin, where it is not an heavy burthen on the Conscience. If it were so, he would take the shame of them, and acknowledge his Vileness in a more free and ingenuous manner. At last he said, that he had been very disobedient to his Parents, and that he had wasted their Estate to their great Damage and Grief: But that he will endeavour, to the utmost of his knowledge, to beg of God re|newing Grace, and to settle his Soul-state, that his Convictions may tend to a thorow Conversion in hating every evil work. William Mawn , condemned for stealing a Bay Gelding, was very penitent. William Column , condemned for breaking open the House of one Thomas Baker of St. Mary le Bone , was likewise penitents. Jonas Ratcliffe Condemned for the same Crime, Aged 21 Years, Born in Cripplegate-Parish , bred up to the Trade of a Butcher . He served out his Apprenticeship, and lately Lifted himself for a soldier ; he hath been Twelve Months in that Service. He freely acknowledged, that he did not Pray that God would keep him from Temptations to Sin, and bad Company. He kept not the Sabbath, but was led aside at first by one Christopher Jones , and others, till he fell into this Crime. He did at times Drink to excess. But now he said, he is sorry for all his Sins, and begs of God a change of his Heart. Philip Macqueere Condemned for Twice Robbing on the High-way, Aged 14 Years, Born in Ireland , bred to the Trade of a Watch-maker ; he set up for himself, and followed the said Employment for Three Years, then he became acquainted with another High-way Man, who sollicited him to an Idle and Expensive way of Living. He said, that the Person's Name was Barnet. That he had been a great Sinner. That he seldom Pray'd, and less Watch'd, against the Temptations of the World, and the Evil Inclinations of his own Heart. But now being sensible of his ill Life, it grieves him that he hath offended God, and transgrest the Laws. Yet he hopes, that upon his Repentance, the Lord will fit him for his Death, and make it a means to save his Soul. George Crawford . Aged 36 Years, Born in Scotland . He Lived with his Father 12, or 13 Years, and since had been Employed in Military Affairs . He said, that tho' he hated Quarrelling, and Intemperance, yet he had sinned in other respects; for which God might justly be Angry with him, to suffer him to fall under the Sentence of Death. But now, he said, that he was sensible of the Evil Inclinations of his Heart, and the Miscarriages of his Life; so that he is Vile in his own Eyes, and Abhors all manner of Sin. He Wish'd, that his Humiliation may tend and work to a thorough sincere Conversion to God, and then he shall not count Death terrible. Andrew Browne Condemned for Felony and Burglary, he is Aged 30 Years, was Born in Shrop shire , and bred a Carpenter . He followed that Employment Three Years in Red-Lyon-Fields . But leaving his Trade, and taking to an Idle Life, he fell into Evil Company, and thereby Committed the foresaid Crime. He said, that he had been guilty of Swearing, and excessive Drinking, of which he now Repents; chiefly for offending God, so that he hopes, thro' Christ's Merits, he shall make his Peace with God. William Rolph Condemned for the same Burglary, Aged 23 Years, Born in Glocester-shire , bred up to Husbandry . He acknowledged, that he broke the Sabbath, and was guilty of Swearing; but now he Repents that he led a dissolute Life, and sinned so long against God. That he will endeavour to the utmost so to spend his short Life, that he may get the hope of being happy after his Death. William Bristow Condemned for the same Felony and Burglary, Aged 23 Years, Born in Wilt-shire , a Farryer by Trade, but lately hath been a Soldier . He said, it was his hard Fortune to tall into bad Company. I replyed, that it was his own Corrupt Heart which led him aside to commit the Crime. Had he resolved in God's strength to have departed from all Iniquity, sinning could not so easily, upon Inticement, prevailed with him. He said, that God was Angry with him for many Secret Sins, which have brought him to open Shame and Punishment. Yet he was not afraid to Dye, if his peace be made with God. John Thompson Condemned for Robbing a Waggon on the High way, Aged about 20 Years, was Born in Ireland , but came over to England in Service with a Gentleman who fled hither for the safety of his Person, being a Protestant. He said, he is sorry that he left the Gentleman's Service, about a Year since. So falling into bad Company he committed this Crime. He acknowledged the Just Hand of God upon him, for that he hath been guilty of most Sins excepting Murther. I hope he was Penitent, as willing to take Shame to himself for his Lewd Life. William Elderkin Condemned for Felony and Burglary, Aged 24 Years, was Born in the Isle of Ely , a Wooll Comber by Employment. After his Father Dyed he came to London, and was a Soldier under the Lord Brunkard; whilst his Father and Mother lived he kept the Sabbath, but grew loose afterward, notwithstanding his Good Education. He said, he did too often Swear, and was guilty of other Sins. That he hopes he now Repents, but said he, It is not Crying Lord, Lord, have Mercy on my Soul, such only obtain this, who do the will of their Heavenly Father. In Charity, I think several of them were Penitent, but the Truth of Repentance requires some time of Tryal, in bringing forth meet Fruits thereof For it is difficult to break off a a Custom in Sinning, so that a late Repentance is most what slight and false, as being more for fear of Death, than out of any true Love to God, or Hatred of Sin. But I must leave them to the Judgment of Him who only knows the sincerity of Mens Hearts. On Fryday the 9th Instant, there were Eight of them put into Three Carts, in order to be Convey'd to the place of Execution, but being ascended Holborn Hill , or higher, there was a Reprieve over-took them, laying Claim to the Body of Philip Macqueer , High-way-Man , which was returned to Newgate , William Mawn being Reprieved in Newgate before Execution, who was put into the Dead Warrant the Day before, the other Seven being come to Tyhurn , (viz.) John Williams , William Column , James Chambers Jonas Ratcliffe, John Thompson , William Elderkin , and Robert Hillgrave , and the Ropes being placed about their Necks, Mr. Ordinary began to give them some kind and heavenly Exhortations, in order to their better and more safer passage to another World, desiring them freely to acknowledg their former Misdemeanors, (and Cruel, yea Desperate Adventures,) in a continued Race of Wickedness and Debaucheries. To which, Ratcliffe, Thompson, Elderkin, and Hillgrave, seemed with an Unanimous Consent to adhere, the Four latter were very Penitent, especially Hilgrave, who Cryed out, Gods Will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven, Come Lord and Receive thy Servant, who is ready to Depart, and willing to Dye. After his he gave a Paper to Mr. Ordinary, the Contents of which was, A Cordial Letter of Good Advice, and Heavenly Counsel, from the Minister of Chiswick, sent him to Newgate, which he said, did mightily affect his Soul, hoping God would have Mercy on him, for that he had wronged the aforesaid Minister, by standing by his Bed side, whilst others of his Gang Robbed him: but Confest withal, that he did not Injure him any way. He begged of the People to Pray for him, saying, that he was heartily sorrowful for all the Evil he had done. Jonas Ratcliffe was likewise very penitent, desiring all the Spectators to take warning by him, dying in the Communion of the Church of England. William Elderkin , who stood Mute at first upon his Arraignment, was penitent, and dy'd a Protestant. John Thompson , for Robbing John Rothwel's Wagon, joined with Hilgrave, Ratcliffe, and Elderkin in the Prayers and Exhortations of the Ordinary. Now remains somewhat to be spoken as to the other three condemned Prisoners, viz. John Williams , James Chambers , and William Column , who all appear'd at the time of their Execution to be Papists, tho' visited often by the Ordinary. Williams spoke particularly, saying, That he dyed a Papist and was always true to the Interest of the Late King James, denying the Fact for which he was condemned. The other two said little, but continued praying to themselves, by turning their Faces from the other Four before mentioned. Yet one thing may be Noted, whil'st the Ordinary was praying with the other Four, Column seem'd to attend devoutly, which Williams and Chambers check'd him for. Afterwards the Penitential Psalm being sung, they were all turned off. Let every True Hearted and Unprejudiced Protestant, of what Rank and Quality soever, see now what kind of Instruments, and Dubbed Utensils, the late King James has to work withal, no better than House-breakers, and Common Thieves, who have been fairly Convicted by our English Laws: Yea such Laws that King James himself must needs have made use of, for the Conviction of such Cruel Miscreants as these were; if he had been Seated in the Royal Throne, (which God forbid.) These, and such like, are the Men that even when the Ropes are about their Necks, and just ready to be turned off, they will spit their Venom against the Face of the Government, and if it were possible Stone to Death all the Spectators. Yea the very Civil Officers who are ordered by Law to attend their Execution were affronted, the Prisoners Dying (as it were) like Mad men, putting a bold Face upon't, as if there were no Heaven to Condemn, nor no Hell to Torment, trusting only to the deluding Vanities of a vain hop'd for Purgatory. Which the laborious and never wearied Jesuits, and untir'd Popish Priests do always Buz in their Ignorant Ears, till they have them so fast, that they can never be unlinked, from the Cunning Devices, and Devilish Stratagems, of that Whore of Babylon, who has always been striving to make the Nations Drunk with the Blood of her Fornications, by joining their Gog and Magogs together to undo, yea, (and if it were possible,) to deceive, the very Elect, which such silly Earth-Worms as those will not be sensible of till they come to feel the dreadful effects of it, (in another World,) to their final and everlasting Destruction and Misery, from which dismal Sentence they can never be Redeemed. This is the whole Account which I can give of this Session, tho' I visited them every day till their Execution. Dated this 9th of MAY, 1690. Samuel Smith Ordinary . Advertisements. The Priviledges of the Citizens of London, contained in the Charters granted them by several Kings of this Realm, and confirmed by sundry Parliaments. Formerly published for general Information, upon the occasion of the Quo Warranto brought against the said City, and now Re-printed, upon the account of Reversing that Judgment, and Restoring the Charter, with all its ancient Rights and Priviledges, under our Gracious Sovereign Lord and Lady King William and Queen Mary. Printed for Langley Curtiss . These are to give Notice, That if any person hath occasion to sell any Library, or parcel of Books, either in large or small Quantities, they may receive ready Money for them, upon View thereof, by Langley Curtiss at Sir Edmondbury Godfrey's Head near Fleetbridge . These are to give Notice to all Persons, for the Benefit of the Publick, That Mr. Elmy, Professor of Physick, and Operator, of known Integrity, and above 25 Years practice, Liveth at the Blue Ball in Whale-Bone Court, at the Lower End of Bartholomew-lane by the Royal Exchange, who most safely and expe|ditiously Cures Deafness and Noise in the Ears in any of what Age soever, (if Curable) and at first Sight, by Inspection, Resolves the Patient if so or not, as most Eminent Persons of Quality in this City can Testifie. He hath likewise a most excellent Gagarism or Mouth-Water, which will make black or yellow Teeth as white as Ivory, in a few times using; and it will certainly cure the Scurvy, and all other Diseases incident to the Mouth, Teeth and Gums, which in many persons causeth a stinking Breath, which (by the Blessing of God, and the use of this Water) I dare affirm you will be freed from those Maladies beforementioned, with Directions. London, Printed for L. 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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE's ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, & Dying Words Of the THREE MALEFACTORS Who were executed at TYBURN On Friday the 31st of JULY, 1747. BEING THE Fourth EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Right Honble William Benn , Esq ; LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON . NUMBER IV. For the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed for, and sold by T. PARKER, in Jewin-street, and C. CORBETT, over-against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet-street. M.DCC.XLVII. [Price Six-pence.] THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. BY Virtue of the King's Commission of the Peace, OYER and TERMINER, and Goal-delivery of Newgate, held before the Right Honourable WILLIAM BENN , Esq ; Lord-Mayor of the City of London ; the Honourable Sir THOMAS ABNEY , Mr. Justice DENNISON, and Mr. Baron CLARK, JOHN STRACEY , Esq ; Recorder , and others of his Majesty's Justices of OYER and TERMINER for the City of London, and Justices of Goal-delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City, and County of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall in the Old Bailey, on Thursday the 4th, and Friday the 5th of June, in the 20th Year of his Majesty's Reign; JOHN RYLEY , ELIZABETH DENNIS , JOHN COOK , RICHARD ASHCROFT , and SAMUEL HURLOCK , were capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death accordingly. And, By Virtue of the King's Commission of the Peace, OYER and TERMINER, and Goal-delivery of Newgate, held before the Right Honourable WILLIAM BENN , Esq ; Lord-Mayor of the City of London ; the Right Honourable Sir THOMAS PARKER , Lord Chief-Baron of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer ; the Honourable Sir MICHAEL FOSTER , one of the Justices of his Majesty's Court of King's-Bench ; the Honourable THOMAS BURNET , one of the Justices of his Majesty's Court of Common-Pleas ; JOHN STRACEY , Esq ; Recorder , and others of his Majesty's Justices of OYER and TERMINER for the City of London, and Justices of Goal-delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall in the Old Bailey, on Wednesday the 15th, and Thursday the 16th of July, in the 21st Year of his Majesty's Reign; JOHN COOK was captially convicted, and received Sentence accordingly. Since the Conviction of the five first mentioned, their Behaviour has been, as became People in their unhappy Situation. Their Attendance at Chappel was as often as they were able, for all of them have been greatly hindered by extreme Illness and Weakness, except Ryley, whose Sickness was slight, and of no more than two Days Continuance, and he attended constantly. Cook was convicted only last Sessions; whenever I saw him, his Behaviour was decent, though to the last he conceived Hopes of having his Life saved. On Wednesday, July 22, the Report of the Six Malefactors was made by Mr. Recorder to his Majesty, when he was pleased to order the five following for Execution, viz. Richard Ashcroft and John Cook , on Wednesday the 29th; John Ryley , Elizabeth Dennis , and Samuel Hurlock , on Friday the 31st. John Ryley and Eliz. Dennis were indicted for assaulting Elizabeth Holloway on the Highway, in a certain Place called White-Horse-Alley , putting her in bodily Fear, and Danger of her Life, and taking from her one Cotton Gown, value 10 s; one Pair of Stays, value 3 s; one Handkerchief, value 6 d; one Apron, value 6 d; one Cap laced, value 2 s. &c. the Goods of the said Elizabeth Holloway , May 2. Samuel Hurlock was indicted for wilful Murder; and the Indictment sets forth, that he not having the Fear of God before his Eyes, and being moved by the Instigation of the Devil, on the 11th Day of May, in and upon John Pitts did feloniously make an Assault, and he, the said Samuel Hurlock , with a certain Instrument, called a Bayonet, in the left Breast, between the second and third Ribs, did give one mortal Wound, the Breadth of one Inch, and the Depth of four Inches. He stands likewise indicted for the same Murder by the Coroner's Inquest. SAMUEL HULLOCK , aged 49 Years, was born at St. Mary Newington in Surry , of Parents honest and reputable, who had seven Children, yet took Care to bring him up to Read, Write, and cast Accounts, and at fourteen Years of Age bound him out to the Trade of a Gunsmith . He cannot but confess, that the Fact for which he stands convicted, and is about to die, was a barbarous, horrid, and shocking Murder. When I had laid before him the exceeding Sinfulness of his Crime, and asked him, How he came to do it? His own Expression was, "The Devil was in me." As indeed nothing but the Instigations of that wicked One could prompt a Man to commit this, or any other such atrocious Crime. When I asked him, If there had been any Grudging, or Ill-will between Pit, the deceased, and him? He declared, as he was about to leave the World, that Bickerings, and slight Words would sometimes happen between them, but that they never had any Quarrel, which went so far as to cause them to be at Enmity, or to bear Malice. A very odd Circumstance you'll observe, as I give you Hullock's Relation of what passed in Talk between the two Bedfellows, e'er they slept that Night, in which this execrable Murder was committed. Pit, he says, came, and knocked at the Door between 12 and 1 o'Clock, on a Sunday Night; that he got out of Bed, went down in his Shirt, and let him in. Pit went up Stairs directly, and got into Bed. By and bye, after his Business was done in the Cellar, Hullock went up Stairs into the Garret to Bed to him. Pit asked Hullock, as they were a-bed together, whether he had been Abroad that Day? To which, when the latter's Reply was, He had not; the former (Pit) immediately said, "Some "cruel, wicked, and bloody Thing "would be done that Night." I don't find any Thing particular was mentioned, the Expressions was in general Terms. Hullock says, he took no Notice then of what Pit said to him, but bid him go to sleep, and not trouble his Head with odd Fancies; for the best Way was to go to sleep, and that was what they went to Bed for. This he says, and declares upon his dying Word to be the true Purport of what passed between them e'er they fell asleep, and very much laments that he should so give Wayto those Evils, which the Craft and Subtilty of the Devil worked in him, as to have Reason to remember it all the Days of his Breath. For, as Pit had said, so unhappily indeed for the both Bedfellows, it came to pass, the one was immediately destroyed, and cut off in the Midst of his Sins; the other by acting this bloody Scene, has brought himself to a shameful and ignorninious End, to lose his Life by hanging like a Dog: Afterwards his Body to be exposed in open Air, debarred a decent Burial; which the Antients looked upon as the greatest Unhappiness that could attend their Exit from this World, and imagined the Soul never to be at Rest, till funeral Obsequies were performed for the Body. Besides which, there is the great Danger he is in with respect to the future Judgment, unless the Mercies of God prove infinitely greater than his Merits. Pit's Saying then, as it fell out, was somewhat remarkable; tho', by the bye, I don't pretend to say that any Consequence is particularly to be drawn from it. However, after they had slept awhile, as Hullock informs me, he awoke suddenly, and found Pit was lying cross his Stomach. Upon which, Passion, which is Madness and the Devil, got the Mastery of him; and taking to him the Instrument, that deadly Weapon (of which he had been Owner a long while) with which he first knocked him down, striking him on the Head, and then, in a most barbarous Manner, perpetrated the Sin of Murder, and wilfully killed not only his Neighbour, but Chamber-Fellow, by giving him thirteen or fourteen Wounds or Stabs. Against which, he appears now to be very sensible, that not the Laws of his Country only, but the Laws of the Author of all Beings hath provided, that he who sheddeth Man's Blood, by Man shall his Blood be shed. He says, after he had committed the Fact, and he saw the Cruelty he had been guilty of, and reflected upon what he had done to the little Boy and his Master, he was very much shocked at it in himself, and from that Time expected none other than the Fate he has now suffered. When I asked him again, how he could be guilty of a Murder so shocking to human Nature? He gives no other Account of himself than as above, only varies a little in Terms, that, as well as he can remember, his Passion was so very powerful, and hurried him on to that Degree, that he was in a manner deprived of his Senses, and forsome considerable Time after he had acted this bloody Scene, (for which I refer the Reader to the Sessions Papers) he cou'd neither hear, nor speak, and was like one bereft of all Sense of unguarded Moments. Oh! the fatal Effects! Oh! the detestable Consequences of unbridled Wilfulness! How dangerous is the Situation of that Man, who lets loose the Reins of Government to the Passions, and suffers them to get the Dominion over him. Therefore, Hoc scitum fit alienis periculum facere, to take warning by others, shou'd have its due Weight on the Mind of Man. This is what I gathered from him in the Course of our private Conversation, but not satisfied with this Account, he desired me to let him have Pen and Ink, that he might have the Liberty to write a Sort of History of his Life, to be delivered to the World, that others might avoid those evil Courses to which he gave too much Way, left they come into these melancholy Circumstances, which will put an End to Life. The following Account therefore he wrote himself in the Cells of Newgate, and delivered to me the Day before his Execution, viz. I was put Apprentice to Mr. Brooks, Gunsmith in the Minories in the Year 1716, the fifth of July, where I served very well, and my Master loved me. Mr. Birkill of Buenos-Ayres's Coffee-House in the Minories was my Fellow-Apprentice, till my Master died, which I think was March following. Then I went to Mr. Goodby next Door, and he and I not agreeing about Cloaths, I went to Mr. Clarkson in St. James's-Street, where I was for about five Months. While in this Service, a Fellow-Servant of mine being riper than I was, we used to look out for a Woman after we had done Work of a Night. And so we went on till I found out what sort of a Bargain my Father had made with my Master about me: Which was, I was to serve all the Time over again, that I had served with my former Master, and besides, my Father was to find me in Cloaths all the 7 Years, my new Master not being a Freeman of the City neither. These Things I did not approve of, for besides having no Title to a Freedom of the City after my Servitude, I was likely to go without Cloaths during my Service. For I was sensible, my Father having so large a Family, he cou'd not do it. So I told my Master Clarkson, that I was determined to leave him. He asked me the Reason why, and I told him, as I have related above. Upon which, says he, you shan't have your Things away, till I see your Father, for we have made a Bargain about you. I understand you have, says I, Sir, but I will not stand to it, for my Father has nothing to do with me, but the Executors of my Master are the People that must do it, if any be made for me. Then he said, Sam, I respect you very well, don't leave me, and proposed other Things to me, which I wou'd not agree to, and so left him. After this I came to Major Peter Boulton , a Gunsmith in Tower-Street , and was turned over to him in October, 1717, whom I served to his Satisfaction the Remainder of my Time, and 3 Months over; having before I became his Servant scarce served a Year. My Father dying soon after I went there, and my eldest Brothere living Journeyman at a Stationer's-Shop in Bishopsgate-Street within, I began to be very uneasy about my Mother, and the other Children. But God provided for them, for what with her own Labour and Industry, and the Blessing of God, they lived tolerably well in Life. And by my own Labour I was enabled to help them, which I did as far I cou'd, not having Cloaths to provide for myself, my Master finding them for me; and besides I got a pretty many Pence by lighting Gentlemen Home, that used to frequent our House. Then he goes on, and puts down a Number of incidents too tedious to mention; and then proceeds. In my Apprenticeship, I was used to take Delight in the Female Sex, in going Abroad with them. I have too often spent the Lord's Day, rather than go to Church. Some of those I was acquainted with lived in the Mint, and they wanted me to rob my Master if I cou'd lay Hands conveniently on Plate, or any thing else worth while. To whom I answered, "What "must I do with the Goods when "I have got them?" This seems to shew the Temper of the Man, and it savours rather of Fear of Discovery, than Want of Inclination so to do. Their Answer was, "Bring "them to us, and we know what "to do with them." However, I forsook this Company, though it was not long e'er I became acquainted with, and knew others of the same Stamp, who would have persuaded me to the same, or such like Crimes, but I resolved to forsake their Society, and did leave them for some Time. At this Time I took it into my Head to stay at Home with the Servants of my Master's House, which displeased my Master and Mistress greatly; insomuch that they gave themselves a deal of Trouble to talk to me. But I being too fond of the Sex to listen to any Body's Advice, took no Notice of what they said, at least it made no Impression. For immediately upon that I went over Tower-Hill that Night, where I met a Woman for my Purpose, and being concern'd with her, she gave me the Foul Disease, of which I took proper Care in Time. However our Foreman wrote to my Master then at Bath, who having receiv'd an Account of my Behaviour, immediately ordered me to be turned away. But I made a great Hurry about it, and the Alderman's Beadle was sent for to keep Peace, for fear of my being Angry, and abusing him that sent my Master Word of what I had done, and what had happen'd, so he seems always to have been a passionate and vicious Fellow. Nevertheless having been out of my Time about a Year and a half, and being hired to work by the Year, I insisted on having a Months' Warning. In that Time I sent to my Master, who returned me for Answer, that I might stay as long as I pleased. But when the Month was up, I packed up my Alls, and away I went, and fixed on a Lodging where I became first acquainted with my Wife that now is, with whom I had lived some Years, and had two Children, tho' not yet married. She being a very fractious and turbulent Woman, one Day getting a Warrant for me, had me before Sir John Eyles , who was then Lord Mayor of London , and wou'd have sent me to Prison, but I procured myself to be bailed then, and betook myself to another Woman, with whom I lived long enough to have two Children by her. The former Woman I did not see for five Years and a half, in which Time I had been in the Marshalsea Prison, and when I came out I turned off the latter, and so got rid of them both for some Time. Now I lived single, and by myself again, not troubling my Head about either of them, nor thinking to hear of them more. But at length the Woman I was first acquainted, and knew, came teazing me again, and then we agreed to be married. Accordingly our Banns were ask'd at St. Catherine's by the Tower, and we were really married. On the Monday following, we began to be as much at Variance as ever, and to live like Cat and Dog. I found she wou'd take to her old Courses. For no sooner had we dined that Day at a Publick House upon six fine Rabbits, (at eating which were present six Old Women besides of her Acquaintance) than she began her old Tricks of abusing; and calling me Name, and would not stay with me that Night, but went Home with her Mother, as she call'd a Woman in the Company. But I soon fetch'd her to my Lodgings; beginning again to cohabit, Children came on, and I was forced to take a little House, and lived a troublesome Life with her unsettled Temper, that was never easy. At last she persuaded me to put out the Children, which done she went abroad to learn Slop-work about six Weeks, and then was tired. I went also to Work to Mr. Pickfatt's, but before this had borrowed two Guineas of him. During my being with him, he advised me to get into the Office of Ordnance to Work, for which I got a Warrant sign'd, tho' I never went to Work. One Evening I came Home, and was eating my Supper, when a Man came to the Door, and said, here's somebody in the House that has picked my Pocket, and I will see him. He knocked as if he wou'd knock the Door down; upon which I threw down a Cafe Knife I had in my Hand, and took up a little Fire-Shovel, and went to open the Door. When a Man forced in, and I stroke at him with the Shovel, and cut him on the Side of the Head; then came in another, and I found they were Bailiffs, for they carried me to Goal at Mr. Pickfatt's Suit, and there I staid a long Time. While I was there, he came one Morning, and enquired for me, and I went down to him, and he ask'd me, if I wou'd go Home with him. I desired him to say quickly what he had to say. Why in such a Hurry, Sam, says he? I told him, I was roasting a Breast of Mutton, and cou'd not stay, Why, says he, you live here better than I do at Home. And so I did, for at that that Time I had two Women came to the Prison to me, who took a great deal of Care of me. However, I agreed to go Home with Mr. Pickfatt; and then the two Guineas was come, Chargesand all, to five Pounds, sixteen Shillings, and I was to work with him, and pay so much a Week. My Wife, and Children were now upon the Parish. I staid with him some Time, till he used to lock me out of Doors, and stop too much of my Wages at a Time, which I bore with a great deal of Patience, but resolved to leave him. At this Time my Wife and three Children were all at once sick, but it pleased God to take away two of them. At last Mr. Jones came to me, and seeing me in the Dumps, said, as Mr. Pickfatt did not use me well, he wou'd advise me to come and work with him. Accordingly I did on Monday the 25th of April, 1743, and left Mr. Pickfatt after Eight Years Service, whom I never since saw but once, and then he was after me with Bailiffs, as if I had been the greatest Thief in the World. With Mr. Jones I continued, but lived an uneasy Life with some I had to do with, till the unhappy and barbarous Murder was by me committed, as before related. He leaves a Wife and Child behind him, and having been to all Appearance very penitent, since the Conviction, especially, he humbly presumes on the Mercies of God for Pardon, and Salvation from Death eternal, through the Merits of Jesus Christ. ELIZABETH DENNIS , aged about twenty Years, was born in Petticoat-Lane in Whitechapple , of honest and reputable Parents, who, tho' of mean Circumstances, had her taught to read, and with them, she says she lived till their Decease. After the Death of her Parents, her Relations were so kind, one or other of them, as to keep her in the Capacity of a Servant , and so she had an honest livelihood, till within two or three Years last past, when growing loosely inclined, and wanting more Liberty than the Relations, she had from Time to Time been with, wou'd allow her to take, she set up a Resolution to forsake them all, and be Mistress of herself. But instead of having more Liberty, she became a Servant to Sin, the worst of all Masters, and so was all her Life subject to Bondage. When I set before her what an unhappy Change she had made in leaving the Counsel and Assistance of those who not only wished her well, but demonstrated their Purposes of doing as well for her, as was in their Power; choosing rather to trust to her own Weaknessand Youth, than their Kindness and more experienced Years: She burst out into a Flood of Tears, and very much lamented, that she was so foolish, as to forsake those Friends, which God had raised up to her in the Stead of her Parents, and expressed her Fears, left therefore God had forsaken her, and let her follow her own Imagination. For, she says, since that unhappy Day, she has led a loose and debauched Course of Life; but being urged to particularize, she was always silent and sullen. As to the Fact for which she was convicted, she confesses her Guilt with all its aggravating Circumstances; which are very wicked, and unbecoming one Christian to another, and one of her own Sex. It appears from her own Mouth, that she had known Ryley for some considerable Time, and, no doubt, many a dirty Trick have they committed together, though this was the first Time of their being found out. She accuses him of having led her on to Wickedness, especially to the Commission of this Fact; though she said, she did not chuse to upbraid him. But particularly she says, the Day that Ryley was cleared at the Sessions, before that of their Conviction, she was at the Old Bailey, and seeing him come out, they presently joined, and went away to rejoice upon his Deliverance. They went, she owns, and got fuddled together, and returning towards home in the Evening, fell upon a Booty, which cost them dear, though they made no Advantage of it. The Prosecutrix met, and asked them her Way Home, and they directed her to the wicked Place, where they knew they might, without present Danger, put in Practice their evil Designs against her. They led the Stranger out of the Way, and stripped her of all her Cloaths, and abused her. And beating the poor Woman in a barbarous Manner, who made no Resistance, they at last left her Comfortless, in a forlorn and desolate Place, naked, and in Danger of her Life. Before they could dispose of the Cloaths, she says, she was taken into Custody, and Ryley not long after; so the Day she thought to have rejoiced, proved a Day of Sorrow to her all her succeeding Days. She declares herself sincerely and heartily sorry for this, and all the Sins of her past Life; and though her Wickedness is gone over her Head, she has some Hope it shall not be her Ruin, but that she may be saved by the Merits of Christ. JOHN RYLEY , aged about 17 Years, was born in Old-Street , of Parents, concerning whom he remembers no more but that they were very Poor. He was a Lad of a stubborn, self-willed Temper, was very early initiated into evil Courses, and grew an Adept by times, and having been trained up without any manner of Education, was unhappily ignorant of every thing he ought to have been acquainted with: So that Nature took her own Course, evidenced early Marks of Depravity, and the Bent of his Inclination to Evil discovered itself, almost as soon as she began to exert her Faculties. For he says, when he was about nine or ten Years of Age, he, and one Dick Cooley , began with stealing Apples, and Gingerbread. But, soon growing weary of such trifling Employ, they ventured further, and beginning a new Trade, became Pick-Pocket s. By which slight of Hand, when he had gotten any Money, he was never easy, till he got to Gaming, which practice was attended with a much worse, for profane Cursing and Swearing was as sure a Consequence, as any Effect is of its Cause. When ill Fortune had robbed him of these Acquisitions, away goes he into the Streets, Steals, and Pilfers every thing he cou'd lay his Hands on; scarce as yet having Sense enough to know, that discovery in these Practices wou'd be of ill Consequence to him. He says further, that he was used to lye from Home of Nights, to Game on Sundays, when he had any Money, and every other way did he break the Sabbath, playing at Cards, profanely and profligately blaspheming God's holy Name. And when his Father was in Liquor, he wou'd pick his Pockets, as sure as he had any thing in them. On Sunday Nights particularly he always went to Work, thinking, when People were best dress'd, 'twas likely to meet with the greatest Success. Thus he led his Life for many Months, if not some Years; till seeing other Boys taken up, and punished, he thought it might be his turn next, so took it into his Head, to leave off, which he did for awhile; when he went and hired himself to a Carman , and in the Capacity of a Driver he was for some Time. In this Service having the Misfortune to break his Leg, he was put into an Hospital, and after receiving the Benefit of a Cure there, was put into a Workhouse to get his Bread by the Labour of his Hands, and Sweat of his Brow. But not liking this Birth, he abruptly took his Leave of the Workhouse, and with three or four more Boys, went immediately to stealing Coals , which it seems they did successfully; and he had a Hand in stealing 17 Sacks from a Person, who, since his Conviction, was with him in Newgate, to whom he owned the Fact, and asked him Pardon. At length, having stolen a Shewglass of Buckles, and two Gallon Pots, he was caught, and took his Tryal at the Old Bailey, and for that Time escaped, being cleared by the Court. The very same Day, not at all dismayed, away he goes to May-Fair, which happened to be at that Time: He had no great Success, though his Designs were to have stolen any Thing he could come by conveniently. He got enough however to make him and his Companion drunk, and returning homewards at Night, a Thirst after more induced them to commit the Fact for which he suffers. He says, Swearing and blasphemous Expressions was a Crime to which he was particularly addicted, for which, and all other Offences against God, he declares himself heartily sorry, and is instructed humbly to Hope, that upon his sincere Repentance and Trust in the Merits of Christ, God will forgive him, and he desires all Christian People to pray for his departing Soul, that God will have Mercy upon him. At the PLACE of EXECUTION. BEtween Eight and Nine in the Morning, John Ryley , Elizabeth Dennis , and Samuel Hurlock , went in a Cart from Newgate to the Place of Execution, where Dennis particularly and grievously lamented her Condition, and Ryley shewed great Signs of Sorrow, both frequently calling on God to have Mercy on them, and receive them to his Favour, advising others to take Warning by their unhappy Example. Hurlock appeared, as he always did, with a gloomy Look, and downcast Eyes, and remained in Silence. They were attentive during the Time of Prayer, and repeated with me such Parts, as I directed them. Having recommended them to God, they were turned off, calling on Him to receive their Souls, and had a very hard Passage out of this Life. This is all the Account given by me, JOHN TAYLOR , Ordinary of Newgate .

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THE CONFESSION AND EXECUTION Of the Three Prisoners suffering at TYBURN On Wednesday the 17th of October 1677. At which time suffered John S. William Fletcher , and Rob, Perkins . TOGETHER With their Behaviour, and several remarkable Discourses had with one of the Highway-men in Newgate After his Condemnation. Published for a Warning-piece to all others to avoid the lewd Courses which brought these Poor men to this Ignominious End. The Confession and Execution of the Prisoners dying at Tyburn. AT the Sessions of Oyer and Terminer for London, and Gaole-delivery of Newgate begun at Justice-Hall in the Old Bayly , 10Octob. and ending on the 12 of the same Month, there were in all (as by a Printed Narrative you may already have heard) Five persons, who being Convicted on fair Tryals (per Patriam) of several capital Crimes, received Sentence of Death: But Two of them, whose Crime was stealing of two horses, appearing to be objects of mercy, as having never been concern'd in any such offences before, and seeming now extremely penitent for the same, obtained a Gracious Reprieve. The other Three were this present Wednesday 17Octob. carryed The Confession and Execution of the Prisoners dying at Tyburn. AT the Sessions of Oyer and Terminer for London, and Gaole-delivery of Newgate begun at Justice-Hall in the Old Bayly , 10Octob. and ending on the 12 of the same Month, there were in all (as by a Printed Narrative you may already have heard) Five persons, who being Convicted on fair Tryals (per Patriam) of several capital Crimes, received Sentence of Death: But Two of them, whose Crime was stealing of two horses, appearing to be objects of mercy, as having never been concern'd in any such offences before, and seeming now extremely penitent for the same, obtained a Gracious Reprieve. The other Three were this present Wednesday 17Octob. carryed in the very acts of their impiety Etc. These and many other pressing exhortations, together with severe threatnings to affright them and sweet promises to allure them, taken from the Word of God, were made use of, to bring them to a due sense of their sins, and to cry mightily to God for salvation. But the deaf adder refuses the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely All this good seed could take no root, or produce very little visible fruit on the stony ground of two of these Prisoners obdurate hearts; they not seeming (to outward appearance at least) to take that due and sensible notice of this most important counsel, as might be expected from persons in their condition. But the Spirit bloweth where it listeth. The third seemed much affected with this pious advice, and was very earnest and frequent in bewailing his sins, and condemning himself bitterly for having so wickedly mis-spent his precious time heretoforr. He acknowledged to some, that he had several years been a Thief, but not till of late upon the High-way: that at fust his Conscience would after every fact severely check him; but since custom of sinning taking away the sense, he had run on from one degree of wickedness to a greater without controul. He was very frequent in Prayer, wherein he has been heard to express himself to this effect. Most dreadful and glorious God, though then hatest all the workers of iniquity, yet through the Mediation of they blessed son, with pity behold me a miserable sinner. Had I lived according to thy Commandments, or submitted to the Gospel of thy son, I might approach thee with the confidence of a childe: but I have been a Rebel against thee from my youth up, forgetting the God that made me, and the saviour that redeemed me, quenching and grieving the holy spirit, and slighting the endless Glory which thou hast prepared for me. Oh the precious time which I have lost, which all the world cannot call back; the wonderful love which I unthankfully rejected! How have I lived in continual acts of all kinde of Profaneness, all kind of Debanchery, whoring, swearing, Drunkenness, and especially Theft, which now has brought me to this woful, forlorn, condemned case wherein I am a shame to my friends, and burden to my self; and thou, O God, art my Terrour, who shouldot be my onely Hope and Comfort. Lord, thou knowest my secret sins, which yet are unknown to men, and all their Aggravations. Mine iniquities, Lord, have found me out; my fears and sorrows overwhelm me: a shameful death expects me in this world, and endless torments are ready to receive me in the other. But, Lord! thy Goodness is equal to they Greatness, thy Mercy over all thy works. Good God, be merciful therefore unto me, the vilest of sinners: save me for thy abundant mercy, for the merit of thy Son, and for the promise of forgiveness which thou hast made through him; for in these alone is all my trust. Thou who didst patiently endure me when I despised thee, Oh do not refuse me now I seek unto thee, and in the dust implore thy mercy. Lord, I ask not for longer life in this world, but for life eternal; not for liberty to sin again, but for deliverance from this sinning nature, and that body of death which overwhelms me. To this purpose Lord give me thy grace to improve these few minutes, and prepare me for death and Judgement; that when I leave this world with Shame, I may be received into glory, and yeeld my departing soul with joy into the faithful hands of my Redeemer. Amen. He behaved himself very penitently in the Cart, Prayed a considerable time by himself privately at the place of Execution; desired all people to take warning by him to avoid Idleness and Ill Company, which brought him to this Ignominious End. The other joyned in the publick Prayers, but said very little that could be heard. But all of them together suffered very patiently, and with submissive acknowledgements of the Justice of the Sentence.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, OF BARNABY HORAN , Who was executed at TYBURN , On MONDAY the 4August1755, TOGETHER WITH The Two Malefactors, executed at Tyburn of Monday, July 28. BEING THE Fourth EXECUTION in the Mayoralty OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE STEPHEN THEODORE JANSSEN , Esq ; LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON. THE ORDINARY OF NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession Etc. BARNABY HORNE , otherwise HORAN , was indicted, for that he, being a subject of Great Britain, on the thirteenth of August, in the twenty-sixth year of his present majesty's reign, with force and arms, did procure Alexander Plunket , who being at that time a subject of our sovereign lord the king, to enlist and enter himself into the French king's service, as a soldier , he being a foreign prince, without leave or licence first obtained, Etc.-He was charged a second time for unlawfully retaining him the said Plunket, with intent to cause him to enlist, or enter himself to serve the French king.-He was also charged a third time, for that he did feloniously procure the said Plunket to embark on board a certain ship or vessel, with intent to be enlisted to serve the French king as soldier. Either of which charges being fully proved, subjected him, by the statute in that case made and provided, to capital punishment. It appeared, according to the evidence against Horan, that Alexander Plunket came from Ireland about three years ago, in company with some more of his countrymen; the latter being only labouring men, soon got employment, but he having been bred a dyer, chose to look for business among the trade to which he had been brought up, as well because more money was to be got by it, as that it was in that way easier earned. Plunket had not been in London more than ten days, when (in August 1752) he accidentally met in Wapping with one Fielder, a countryman, whom he had known in Ireland : after the common salutations, fielder took Plunket to the ship alehouse on Tower-hill , then occupied by Horan. A pot of beer was called for, and the landlord joining their company, ask'd Plunket several questions relative to his country and profession; to which the latter giving satisfactory answers, Horan concluded with giving him some friendly and indeed very wholesome advice, with respect to his conduct. Soon after that conversation Fielder went away, telling his newly arrived countryman that he now knew where to meet with him [Fielder.] at any time, if he should want him. Upon Fielder's departure Horan again applied himself to his new acquaintance, telling him he had recollected a person who wanted such a young fellow, and who could employ him in a very good business, Plunket, unwilling to remain longer idle, immediately ask'd who it was? To whom Horan readily replied, it was himself, and, at the same time, briskly ask'd him how he would like to go a smuggling? The young fellow was surprized at the proposal, and objected the danger of the undertaking: Horan endeavoured to dissipate his fears, by telling him, his method was not to bring goods home, but to carry them abroad, to such places where there was the best prospect of a good market. But Plunket, still reluctant to engage in such an employment, continued to urge the danger and hazard attending it, adding moreover, that he had no money to go on with it: the seducer obviated this objection, by telling him that he had money enough, that what they were going upon would not employ more than eight or nine days, when he might return, and he should be handsomely rewarded: that after having experienced it, if he disliked it, he might do as he pleased. Upon the condition of so speedy a return, Plunket consented to go with him. Matters being thus far settled, the deluded young fellow, who had not come willingly into the project, appearing somewhat thoughtful, Horan affected a good deal of concern for him, asking what ailed him, that he seemed melancholy? and whether he was sick? To which Plunket replied in the negative. Perhaps then, says Horan, you may want some money, and immediately threw five shillings on the table. The former refused this offer, tilling him, that he had enough for his present purposes; but Horan insisting on his putting the money in his pocket, he at last complied, very little thinking at that time how fatally this present was intended. The next morning they set out on this pretended expedition, and accordingly went on board a Gravesend boat to Greenhithe , where they staid drinking together the greatest part of the night. Early in the morning they proceeded on their journey, and the same evening arrived at a publick house, the sign of the George, on this side of Canterbury . The next morning, as they were going into Canterbury, Horan expressed some fear, that two strangers being seen together in that city, might subject them to an examination (a strong persuasion this, that he had been before accustomed to the same, or as bad practices); wherefore he directed Plunket to follow him at some distance, but within sight; which he accordingly did, and overtook his wicked companion out of the city; after which, they walked together, and took their abode for that night at the sign of the City of Calais in Dover . While they were at the last mentioned house, the master of a vessel came, and ask'd if there were any passengers to go over the water, telling them to hold themselves in readiness, for that he should fail with the first fair wind next morning: whereupon Horan, the more effectually to secure his prey, desired Plunket to go on board, and secure a good place, and that he would follow presently; which he accordingly did, with some other passengers; when they set fail, and a brisk gale carried them in about three hours to Calais. Here they went to a publick-house, where Horan bid Plunket call for what he liked, while he went into another room, to a gentleman he pretended to have business with. This gentleman, it afterwards appeared, was one Fitzpatrick, an officer belonging to general Ruth's regiment, an Irish brigade in the French service; with whom Horan staid and din'd, an English gentlewoman being also in company with them: she hearing the conversation that passed between them, was curious to see the person they had been talking of; and from her it was that Plunket was first informed of the baseness of his com- panion, and his own impending misfortune. She plainly told him he was sold, and to what purpose: the deceived youth was greatly amazed at what he heard, but was unwilling to give credit to it; However, he went immediately to his betrayer, and reproached him with his villainous intention; Horan calmly bid him be contented, and go into the room from whence he came, and call for any thing he wanted; at the same time denying any such design. But it was not long before the mask was taken off, Horan came to Plunket, and desired him to come into the room where he had been sitting with Fitzpatrick, who was still there. As soon as Plunket entered, the captain accosted him with great complaisance, and endeavoured to prevail on him to serve willingly; which he constantly refused; till Horan inlisted that he actually was insisted in the French service, by virtue of the five shillings he had given him; and the captain told him he had no other choice, but either to serve six years as a soldier , or to live the same space in a dark dungeon, on only bread and water. Reduced to this miserable dilemma, he preferred the former to the latter, and accordingly joined the regiment at Dunkirk ; in which service he continued till the eleventh of last April, when he deserted, and came to Ostend ; where he acquainted the English consul with his case, who sent him to Dover on board the packet. Upon his arrival at Dover he was taken by a press-gang, and put on board a ship, where he was detain'd thirty-three days, till he was sent for by order of the government; when he was put on board a tender, under the care of a lieutenant, who delivered him at Sir Thomas Robinson 's office, from whence he was put under the care of a messenger. Such was Plunket's narrative, which he told freely, and with all the signs of truth; having never varied in his several examinations before the mayor of Dover , at the secretary of state's office, and at the Old Bailey . Two women were brought to invalidate his testimony, who swore positively to having seen him in London last February was twelvemonth; but their evidence was effectually destroyed by the oath of a person, who being accidentally named, was immediately sent for, and proved Plunket's being with the regiment at the times and places he had sworn to. With respect to Horan himself, being a papist , he did not think fit to communicate much to me: the chief of what I could learn from him is, that he was about forty- five years of age, born in the county of Westmeath , in the kingdom of Ireland , and that he was bred to the sea . His irons were knock'd off, he was halter'd, and just steping into the cart with the two malefactors executed last Monday sevennight, when a respite came for him, the surprize of which greatly overpowered him, insomuch that a surgeon was obliged to be sent for to bleed him: but as soon as he had recovered he grew chearful, and laughing, said, he had bit his undertaker. It was strongly reported that some other person would appear, and acknowledge himself the man who trepann'd Plunket, which is said to have been one reason for the short respite he was indulged with. The lenity of our government was conspicuous, in affording him an opportunity of evincing his innocence, had he really been so; but when it was found to be merely pretended, Publick Justice demanded the sacrifice: for surely there cannot be greater crimes than robbing one's own country of its natural strength, and proportionally encreasing our enemies, betraying our countrymen into an almost Turkish slavery, and rivetting in them civil and religious principles, inconsistent with the well-being of our happy constitution both in church and state. All these are the immediate consequences of the offence for which this criminal deservedly suffered; for though he persisted in an obstinate denial of the fact even to the last, as I am inform'd, (for he did not think fit to accept of my service in his last moments) yet there are persons now in London who declare their having seen him in France , and mention one Molloy as his agent in these and other affairs, living at Dunkirk .

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, OF THE SEVEN MALEFACTORS, Who were executed at TYBURN On Monday the Sixth of AUGUST, 1753. BEING THE Seventh EXECUTION in the Mayoralty OF THE Rt. Hon. Sir Crisp Gascoyne , Knt . LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON . NUMBER VI for the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed for, and sold by T. PARKER, in Jewin-street, and C. CORBETT, over-against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet-street, the only authorised Printers of the Dying Speeches. M.DCC.LIII. [Price Six-pence.] THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. BY Virtue of the King's Commission of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail-delivery of Newgate, held before the Right Honourable Sir Crisp Gascoyne , Knt . Lord-Mayor of the City of London , the Lord Chief Justice Lee, Mr. Justice Clive, Mr. Baron Legge, William Moreton , Esq ; Recorder , and others of His Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer of the City of London, and Justices of Jail-delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice-hall, in the Old Bailey , on Wednesday the 2d, Thursday the 3d, Friday the 4th, Saturday the 5th, and Monday the 7th of May, in the 26th Year of His Majesty's Reign, John Fish was capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death accordingly. And, By Virtue of the King's Commission of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail-delivery of Newgate, holden before the Right Honourable Sir Crisp Gascoyne , Knt . Lord-Mayor of the City of London , Mr. Justice Dennison, Mr. Baron Smythe, William Moreton , Esq ; Recorder , and others of His Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer of the City of London, and Justices of Jail-delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice-hall in the Old Bailey , on Thursday the 7th, Friday the 8th, Saturday the 9th of June, in the 26th Year of His Majesty's Reign, William Corbee , Robert Davis , Thomas Cullingham , Ann Ellis , John Ayliff , Peter Tickner , and Simon Smith were capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death accordingly. And, By Virtue of the King's Commission of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail-delivery of Newgate, held before the Right Honourable Sir Crisp Gascoyne , Knt . Lord-Mayor of the City of London , the Lord Chief Baron Parker, Mr. Justice Foster, Mr. Baron Legge, William Moreton , Esq ; Recorder , and others of His Majesty's Justices of Jail-delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice-hall in the Old Bailey , in the 27th Year of His Majesty's Reign, Millicent Clisby , Thomas Buckmore , Anne Robinson , Thomas Twinbrow , and James Williams were capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death accordingly. The Behaviour of all these unhappy People has been quiet and serious, their Attendance at Prayers in Chapel constant and daily, unless hindered by Sickness, only Williams being bred a Roman Catholick , had a Person of that Persuasion to attend him. On Wednesday the 31st of July, Mr. Recorder made the Report of eleven Malefactors to His Majesty in Council, at Kensington, when he was pleased to order the seven following; viz. William Corbee , Thomas Cullingham , John Ayliff , Simon Smith , Thomas Buckmore , James Williams , and Thomas Twinbrow , for Execution on Monday the 6th Instant. Anne Ellis , Peter Tickner , Millicent Clisby , and Anne Robinson , were respited till His Majesty's Pleasure be further keown . John Fish having been formerly respited upon Application of the Jury, an Order was sent, directing him to be executed according to his former Sentence. 1. John Fish , was indicted, for that he, on the King's Highway, on Thomas Lomley did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear, and Danger of his Life, one Clasp Knife, Value 6 d. one Thirty-six Shilling Peace, and 5 s. and 9 d. in Money numbered, from his Person did steal, April 3d . 2. Simon Smith , was indicted, for that he, on the King's Highway, on John Mibous did make an Assault, one Hat, Value 1 s. from his Person did steal, take and carry away . 3. William Corbee , was indicted, for that he, in a certain Field, or open Place, near the King's Highway, on John Stubbs did make an Assault, and him, the said John, did put in bodily Fear, 2 Gold Rings, Value 5 s. one Thread Purse, Value 1 d. one Spanish Dollar, Value 4 s. one Queen Elizabeth's Shilling, Value 6 d. from his Person did steal, take, &c. March the 4th . 4. John Ayliff , was indicted, for that he, on the King's Highway, on William Clifton , Esq ; did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear, and Danger of his Life, one Hat, Value 1 s. one Linen Handkerchief, Value 1 s. one Paper Snuff-Box, 2 Silk Handkerchiefs, Value 2 s. one Linen Stock, one Silver Stock-Buckle, and 3 s. in Money, from his Person did steal, take and carry away, March 4th . 5. Thomas Cullingham the younger , of Houlton , near Holdsworth , Suffolk , was indicted for not surrendering himself according to the King's Order in Council . 6. Thomas Buckmore , was indicted, for that he, in a certain Field, or open Place, near the King's Highway, on one Albert Binmer did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear, and Danger of his Life, 1 s. and 2 d. in Money numbered, from the said Binmer, and against the Will of the said Binmer, did steal, take, and carry away, June 30 . 7. James Williams , was indicted for stealing one Gold Watch, Value 10 l. 1 Steel Watch-Chain, one Seal set in Gold, one Cloth Coat, one Pair of Shag Breeches, the Goods of James Cope , in the Dwelling House of the said James, June 13 . 8. Thomas Twinbrow , was indicted, for that he, on the King's Highway, on John Bowden did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear, and Danger of his Life, and taking from his Person, against his Will, one Canvas Bag, Value 1 d. 56 Guineas, 20 s. in Silver, 14 Sixpences, and Portugal Gold in divers Pieces, in the Whole, to the Amount of 75 l. 9 s. his Property, July 16 . Robert Davis died of the Smallpox . Saturday Morning came down by the Hands of a Messenger, a Respite from the Duke of Newcastle's Office, for four Weeks , for Simon Smith . 1. John Fish , was 18 Years of Age, and says, he was born at Horsleydown , in the Parish of St. Olave , Southwark . His Parents were not able to give him Education at their own Expence, but he learnt to read and write at a Charity-School in the Borough, and was a Youth of no bad Disposition, but seemed rather to incline to be soft and tender, tho' unhappily catched in the Trap that seems to have been laid for him. His Father died while he was very young, and his Mother lived long enough to put him Apprentice to a Cabinet-Maker in the Minories . His Master he served, as far as I can find, for two or three Years, without any great Complaints against him, and his Mistress's Account of him was not at all to his Disreputation. It happened, however, on this unfortunate Night, in which the Robbery he suffered for, was committed, that he left his Master's House about eleven o'Clock, after all the Family were in Bed; and, as he says, he, by Accident, met the Evidence and Accomplice, George Cuttey , who contrived his Ruin. He pretends he went out to get a Waistcoat he had pawned to a Woman, and he went that Night, because he had been told she was to sell it the next Morning, and he had a Mind to have it again: But it proved the worst Night's Work he ever did. He owns that he was a little loose, was given to Drink, and frequented most of the Publick-Houses in the Neighbourhood; but says, he never was guilty of any Sort of Robbery before in his Life: And he always did represent this for which he was convicted, in the following Light; positively, to the last, denying his knocking the Prosecutor down, and putting him in Fear, as sworn against him. He says, on that unfortunate Night, he, and the Evidence and Accomplice, went from one Publick-House to another, and drank together, not one Word being mentioned of Intention to rob any Body. He had been but once before in his Company, which was about three Weeks before. The last House they were at that Night, he says, was in Dark-House-Lane , and that there the Accomplice left him in a Box by himself, and went and sat with the Prosecutor about an Hour, drinking. At last, he says, the Prosecutor was going away, about nine o'clock in the Morning, somewhat in Liquor, and refused to pay his Reckoning before he went: Upon which, some were for husselling him, and setting his Heels where his Head stood, that so, his Money falling out of his Pocket, the Landlord might pay himself; but the Evidence Cutty said, we have another Way for that; and so laying down before the Prosecutor, in the House where they were, with others then present, they pushed him over Cutty's Back, and the money did fall out of his Pocket. Fish says he never thought any Thing of the Matter, 'till he saw the 36 Shilling Piece on the Ground, and the Temptation was then so strong, that he took it up, and immediately went away; and adds, that he never saw the Prosecutor that Night, any where but in the House. The Evidence immediately followed after him, and overtook him, and they went away together to a Place called Clay-Hall, near Old Ford , in the Parish of Bow , where they arrived early the same Morning, and spent the Day there, and in the Neighbourhood. They divided the Money, and spent some of it that Day, and at Night, he says, the Evidence and he walked towards Shoreditch , not thinking what was intended. When they came there, Cutly knocked at a House, where lived some People, commonly called Thief-Takers, who opening the Door, he took Fish by the Arm, and delivered him to them; saying, " Here's 40 l. for you." Upon which, they took him into Custody, and carried him to New-Prison , from whence he was brought, of Course, to Newgate , to take his Trial at the Old Baily, in May Sessions last; which he did, and was found guilty, upon the Evidence of the Prosecutor and Cuttey the Accomplice, who has escaped a long while. Fish behaved very well, and quietly, but was perswaded to saw off his Irons, as the rest had, that were convicted with him, on the Saturday Morning before they were executed; but the Whole was discovered, and they secured. this was Saturday the 26th of May. Sunday the 27th, late at Night, came down a Respite for Fish, and he escaped being executed with the Rest, for that Time. But soon after, the Order for Respite was reversed, and an Order sent to the Under-Sheriff for his Execution. But as there was no Day fix'd, he was reserved 'till this Time. He positively denied either striking the Prosecutor, or taking the Money out of his Pocket, and declared, to the last, that the Truth of the Fact was as represented above. 2. William Corbee , was about 33 Years of Age, was born in the Bishopprick of Durham , and bred to hard Labour in the Coal-pits , being a stout, robust Man, the Son of a Family that lived in good Credit and Repute, and were Owners of Shares in Coal-pits. He never had any Education to read, or write, tho' he was a Fellow of good natural Parts. And, he lived thus by the Sweat of his Brow for several Years after he left his Parents, 'till a wandering Inclination tempted, by a red Coat and Cockcade, induced him to list for a Soldier . He says he has been in the Army for 11 Years past, and had always a good Name as a Soldier. He was abroad in Germany and Flanders , at the several Engagements that then happened, and escaped all that Danger; and says also, that he was in the North, when the late Commotions were there, where he had like to have lost his Life, and wishes God had pleased that then he should have died. About 2 Years ago, he and Ayliff became acquainted, and their Acquaintance has continued to the End of their Days in a wicked Way, which brought them both to a fatal End. They were both of the third Regiment of Guards, and were both sent to the Drill, near the Vine-yard, in St. James's Park , to be kept more strictly upon Duty and Exercise, by Way of Punishment, as is theCustom for smaller Offences; and there they became very intimate, and resolved to go upon the High-way. Corbee says, Ayliff first persuaded him to it, and had talked to him a long Time about it before he could bring him to consent. But one Day they had got out, and drank plentifully, and began with the first Robbery in Hyde-Park . He, and Ayliff, and Eyres, the Evidence against them, committed several Robberies in Hyde-Park , and thereabout. But, being afraid of being taken, he left off for some Time, and he kept close to his Quarters, and Duty. And as yet, he says, he had never made any great Booty of it. He confessed himself to have been a vile, profligate Fellow, and said he had been guilty of every Offence, except Murder, and seemed to be very penitent, and to grieve that he had been so vile a Man. Various were the Robberies he had committed, he said, with Ayliff and Eyres, at different Times, so many, that he could not remember them particularly. He owned, that indeed in one he had like to have done Murder upon a Blacksmith in Aldersgate-street . He was met by Corbee and Ayliff, and they thought to rob him. The Person standing upon his Defence, and having a Stick in his Hand, brandished it at him, and set him at Defiance; upon which he fired a Pistol at him, and the Ball went through the Man's Hat, and the Powder reached his Face, doing him some Damage, and they made off as fast as they could. Many other Attempts they made to rob about Islington , and upon the Highgate Road , and in Chelsea Fields . Sometimes they succeeded, and at other Times met with Repulses, being over-power'd with Numbers; and he said, he was surprised how they went on so long without being taken before, for that they had run great Risques. In December last Corbee and Eyres were out robbing together in Hyde-Park , and met with John Wynn , Servant to Serjeant Draper, as he was coming to Town. They robbed him of Seven-pence, and his great Coat, made him get down from his Horse, and searched him, but finding no more upon him, they went away. For this Robbery they were both tried at the Old Bailey , but the Prosecutor was not able to swear to the Persons, it being between 6 and 7 when he was robbed, and a dark Night. The great Coat was sold by Eyres in Chick-lane, but when he and Corbee came to receive the Money, the Person, who received the Coat had them taken up by a Constable, and they were committed to Newgate . Upon their Trial Eyres pretended in his Defence, that he bought it for 10 s. and Corbee said, he only went with him, not knowing what he was going to do, and that he was innocent of what he was taken up for. Besides, Eyres calling People to prove him to be at another Place at this Time, two Women swore he was with them in Whitecross-street, at the Time the Robbery was sworn to be done, and they were both acquitted. But Corbee confesses, they did commit this Robbery, and several others, that Night, in Hyde-Park , and for many Nights after were upon the same Lay. Thus Corbee went on 'till Fear gave him Wings, and away he sled for a while. By this Time he was become so notorious, that the Thieftakers had got Scent of him, and they came upon the Parade, where he was upon Duty, to take him. However, he had the Luck to escape their Hands for the present, and he deserted, and went down into his native Country. When he came there, he says, he was forced to invent a Lie to his Brother, who asked him upon what Account he was come down? He told him, that he had behaved faucily to, and had abused an Officer, for which he was forced to fly, and if he was taken, he should be tried by a Court-Martial, and ten to one but he should be shot. His Brother believed the Story, and, in order to skreen him, took him with him into the Coal-pits to work. The People in the Country, before he had been long there, knowing him to be in the Army, suspected him of Desertion; but he found Means, for some Time, to prevent their molesting him, and continued to work in the Coal-pits with his Brother. And, he says, he had continual Fears upon him, lest the Truth should come out; so that he had no Satisfaction, or Pleasure, in any Thing he did, or where ever he went. His Conscience went along with him, and he wanted no other Plague or Tormentor. But News, somehow, came to Town where he was; Enquiry had been made after him, and he was discovered to be gone to his native Country. I think he said Eyres, being taken up, gave the Intelligence; and, bye-and-bye, he was surprised by some People, who went down to Durham on Purpose to take him. He had behaved very roughly to some before, who had attempted to take him; but they came well armed, and he was forced to submit. Being well secured, he was brought up to London by Sea, and being carried before Justice Fielding, was committed. The other Robbery, of William Clifton , Esq ; and his Brother, Corbee owns; soon after which he was obliged to fly, tho' Justice overtook him, and he was soon brought back. After Conviction he behaved very well, and, though quite ignorant of Letters, was not lost as to a Sense of his Duty, but improved his Mind very much by constant Attendance at Prayers. He confessed himself to have been a great Offender, and said, As Christ died to save Sinners, I hope I am one of those that, thro' his Merits, may be saved hereafter, tho' I've ruined myself in this World. 3. John Ayliff was about 30 Years of Age, and says, he was born at Sunning , about two Miles from Reading , in Berkshire . His Parents not being well able to give him Education, had Interest enough to get him into a School at Reading , the Parish where he was born having a Right to put in two Children once every seven Years, and he had the good Luck to be one; where he might have had the Benefit of Support in Learning and Cloaths for seven Years, and, at the seven Years End, of Money to put him out Apprentice, if he had behaved as he ought to do. But he was of an untoward Disposition, and all this Advantage was thrown away upon him. He could not be persuaded to stay at School, and his Father was obliged to take him Home again. His Father was a Farmer, and his Son followed the Plow, and other Husbandry-Work , 'till he was about fifteen Years of Age. Then he took it into his Head to come to London , and, at Kensington, one Day, being in Liquor, he listed for a Soldier , and has been in the Army ever since. He was Abroad during most Part of the late War, in the same Regiment with Corbee, and was also in the Expedition to Bretany , when the late Admiral Lestock was sent there. He is said to have behaved as a Soldier very well. He says, the first Person that seduced him to go upon the Highway, was a Corporal in his Regiment, who is now an Officer Abroad in the East-Indies; and that he has done many Robberies with Corbee and Eyres. He was a strong hardy Fellow, and seemed capable of any Mischief. He owned he had been very wicked, and had committed divers Robberies, by himself, and with the others. One of which particularly was rivetted in his Mind, it being a very remarkable one, and a great Booty. His Conscience was troubled upon Account of it, more especially, because he heard the Man whom he, and the beforementioned Person gone Abroad, had robbed, was blamed for it, and lay under some Disgrace. He says, he, in Company with the other, met a Servant of his Grace the Duke of Beaufort's, in Hyde-Park , one Night, who had got a Pormanteau, behind him. They stopt him, and took it away, and went and opened it. They found it full of Linnen, of all Sorts, very fine; and having taken as much out as they thought they could well dispose of, they went back again into Hyde-Park. They were once thinking to throw the Portmanteau, and the Rest of the Linnen, into the Serpentine River; but afterwards they came to a Resolution to throw it over into Kensington Gardens , where, he says, it was afterwards found. He chose to mention this Robbery particularly, because, he said, he believed others might be under Suspicion, which they did not deserve, and that the Blame might be fixed where 'twas due. For some Time after Conviction he behaved in a surly Manner, and seemed not to like his Situation; but when his Gall was once broke, and he found he was to suffer no more than he had a long Time deserved, I found by him, that this sullen Appearance, and downcast Eyes, proceeded from the Conviction he felt in his own Breast, of the Folly and Baseness of his past Life; having been, particularly for two Years past, a Scene of continued Injury and Wrong, whenever he had Opportunity to do it, not regarding how, where, or to whom he did it. Many are the Robberies he has been concerned in, with the Person gone Abroad, Corbee, and Eyres; and a dangerous Fellow he was, resolute, and ignorant, scarce susceptible of Fear. His Memory wasvery shallow, as to Particulars; but the Robbery, for which he died, he owned, and said his Suffering was richly deserved. After this Night's Work, he too thought proper to fly, and went down to his native Country. He says, he had no Peace of Mind, while absent, and he met with but little Encouragement to stay. Upon his Return to Town, he was not long before he was taken up. Eyres was admitted an Evidence, having been taken up for the Robbery of Mr. Clifton and his Brother, and he had impeached Ayliff, who being brought before a Justice, owned the Fact, and several others, and was committed. He had deserved the severest Stroke of the Law a long Time, he said; and wished to die long before the Day. He was ignorant, but willing to receive Instruction, and having a deep Sense of his own Unworthiness, he hoped Forgiveness at the Hand of God, for the Sake of Christ alone. 4. Thomas Cullingham , aged 26, was born, he says, in the Parish of Huntingford , near Holsworth , in Suffolk . His Father was originally a Farmer, with whom the Son lived, and was brought up to Husbandry and Labour, after having a good School Education. He was of an ingenious and sprightly Temper, of Resolution to lead him into any Danger, and of Strength enough to carry him through great Difficulties. He afterwards lived at Holsworth , where he was at the Time that the Proclamation was issued out against him and others. In Process of Time, Things not answering in the farming Business his Father removed to Holsworth, and there kept an Inn, or Publick-House. Being a Sportsman, he was employed by several Gentlemen in the Neighbourhood as a Huntsman, and was very well respected, as well as his Son, who lived with him: And the young Tom Cullingham being a sprightly, active Youth, was taken Notice of by the Smugglers. He was looked upon as a fit Person for their Purpose, and employed in their Service, and does not deny but that he has been a Smuggler himself, but he would by no Means be persuaded to acknowledge, that the Information which Leader had made against him was true, upon which the Indictment of Outlawry was founded, and upon which he was tried and convicted. Nor is this at all strange, for I do not remember that any one of them has owned the Fault for which he suffered. But notwithstanding this, he seems to have shewn by his Method of living after he was proclaimed, that he thought himself concerned, and in some Danger. He was always shifting from Place to Place, and lived as privately as he could for some Time. Then he went over to Holland , and there staid a-while, and when tired of that Country, then he came again to England , and so continued ever since, sometimes in Holland , and sometimes in England . He says, he cannot deny but that he was afraid he might one Day be taken, though he was not the Person, yet, as a Smuggler, it might fall upon himthrough Mistake; and at last his Fears proved to be not without Foundation. As he was sitting at Table in his House at Dinner, he found his Gate was beset; he says, his Mind suggested to him, that it was People come to take him, and so it proved. He escaped out of the Back door, but was closely pursu'd by two Soldiers, and two Officers, to a Brook near his House, which he attempted to leap over, thinking so to facilitate his Escape; but tho', he says, he had leaped it several Times before, his Feet now unluckily slipp'd, and he fell in. Upon which, one of the Soldiers fired a Pistol at him in the Water, which grazed upon the Top of his Head, and left its Mark for 6 or 8 Inches where it passed along. Notwithstanding this, he got out of the Water and ran, but was overtaken by one of the Soldiers again, with whom he had a Struggle. Cullingham says, he got him down, and beat the Pistol out of his Hand, tho' himself had not any Arms, not so much as a Stick. Then came up the other Soldier, and between them they beat him over the Head in a most violent Manner, which the Marks in his Head shewed when he was brought to Newgate. He struggled with them, and says, he had them both down, but being almost tired, and they continuing to lay on him severe Blows, at last, one of them took out another Pistol, and being close to him, shot him directly in the Thigh, left he might get the better of them, and escape, and then they took him. The Officers of the Customs, he says, stood at a Distance to see fair Play, but did not come near. They took him at a Disadvantage, but had he been prepared with any Sort of Weapon, it was Odds against his being taken. After his Wounds had been a little taken Care of, he was brought up to Newgate in a Cart, lying along upon a Bed, attended by a Party of Guards. Cullingham was convicted upon the Outlawry, and has behaved since in a very serious and devout Manner. He has been greatly afflicted with Illness, in different Shapes and Degrees. His Wound in the Thigh was some Time before it was closed up, which occasioned a Lameness to his Death. Then an agueish Disorder frequently attacked him, attended sometimes with a Fever, which almost tore him to Pieces. After this he was seized with that loathsome Disease the Small-pox. All these he had Resolution and Strength to bear up under, and had well high got the better of it before he suffered. He appeared all along, and to the last, to be truly and sincerely sensible of having offended God, in that he suffered him to be so sorely afflicted in this World; and said, he hoped that he might receive the due Reward of his Deeds while in this Life, that so he might have the surer Hope and Assiance in God's Promises of Life eternal, thro' Christ Jesus; and he died thoroughly resigned to the Will of God. 5. Thomas Twinbrow , was scarce 21 Years of Age, was born in Whitecross-street , in the Parish of St. Giles's Cripplegate , of Parents who gave him a good Education, and kept him to School from 6 Years old, as he says, 'till he was about 14; where he learned to read, and write, and he had the Advantage also of the Rudiments of the Latin Tongue. As soon as he left School he was bound Apprentice to his Father, who is a Tallow-Chandler , and bears a good Character in his Neighbourhood. The Son (unhappily for him) began to take the Man upon him too soon, and by his Folly and Wickedness, has cut himself off, and quitted Life, before he well knew what Life was. And he does own, that had he paid regard to his Father's Instructions, and good Advice, which he ought to have done, and not let loose the Reins to his own Will, and headstrong Passions, the Case must have been quite otherwise, than what it was, he could never have been so unhappy. He says he first rejected his Father's Councils, and then forsook his God; and Destruction hung over his Head from that very Time. Within these two Years past, he has been a most wretched Prodigal, and undutiful Son. He would leave his Father's House sometimes for a Fortnight, or three Weeks, and sometimes longer, and wander up and down the Country. Sometimes he would consent to work with one Tallow-Chandler, and sometimes with another; all this while doing Wrong to his Father, and neglecting his Duty to him, both as a Son, and as a Servant: And, instead of assisting to get Money, as he was doubly engaged to do, he has found means to squander away for his Father, a large Sum of Money, in riotous Living, and what may be called by some Gaiety and Pleasure. He says, 'twas the Number of Places of Entertainment that led him to his Ruin; all which he attended as oft as they were open, one at one Time, and another at another. But they were all frequented by him at Times, and when once he had had a Taste of them, his Mind was never easy, nor could be pleased any other way. His Fortune could not support it, because he had none; but his Father's Substance suffered for it, and was scattered every Day, like Dust in the Wind. Some Time ago his Father sent him to Sea , thinking that might tame him, and by going thro' some Hardship, that he might come to himself. But this would not do; he returned about Christmas last, and soon gave Earnest, that the Change of Air had not changed his Mind. He was now grown too headstrong for his Father, and would go his own Way in Spite of his Persuasion or Authority. Bad Company, you'll imagine, he was got into. Too true it was; and they of both Sexes. His Father found what vast Inconveniency it must be to him, if the Youth went on as he had done, the rest of his Family must be ruined. So he began now to think it necessary to take Care to prevent his squandering away any more. The unhappy Youth finding himself thus curbed, what does he do? Why, in a Rage, and mad at his disappointed Hopes, that his Father would not let him still go on, he goes to his Companions, and tells them his Case. They werenot long considering the Matter, before they persuaded him to the forlorn Hope, to go upon the High-way; one was to go with him, the other was to share in their Fortune, provided they succeeded. When he left his Father, 'twas with Design to go to Sea again, and a Sea Chest, and all Things were provided for him, and sent, as his Father thought, on Board a Ship, and that his Son was gone to Sea. But, how sadly did he find himself mistaken, when the News came of the Son's being in Custody for the High-way. 'Twas on the 16th of July he hired a Horse in Whitechapel , and set forth about 12 o'Clock at Noon, and made his Way for Finchley Common . He rode about the Country, sometimes in the High Road, sometimes in the Cross Roads, without attempting to do any thing. At last he got upon the Edgeware Road , where, he says, he met two Persons, whom he resolved to rob. Accordingly he rode up to them, and they made a Push to get off. But he, overtaking them again, threatened, if they stirred again, 'till he had done with them, he'd shoot them dead. So he robbed the one of 75 l. 9 s. the other of 25 l. each Sum in a Bag, and rode away towards London . The two Men resolved, a little after, to pursue him, which they did, hearing of him all along the Road, and overtook him in Ponstreet , near Hampstead ; where they had Assistance, and took him; his Mare being near tired, and he so idle, as to stop to buy a Whip by the Way, gave them great Advantage. When taken, he was carried into the George Alehouse , and searched, and only a Bag with the 75 l. 9 s. was found upon him; the other he pretended he had dropt in the Lane which led to Hamstead-Heath . Then he was taken before a Justice of Peace, and committed to Newgate . When he was brought to Newgate he lamented greatly, and said, that Necessity had drove him to it; that he had been ashamed to go Home to his Father, having spent so much Money for him, and used him very ill. What he called the Pleasures of the Town, and Places of Entertainment, had been his Bane. He wanted Money to support his Extravagance in frequenting these Places, and the Advice of bad Company had put him upon going on the High-way. The Fact upon Trial was fully proved, and he had nothing to say in his Defence. After his Conviction he had great Hopes of saving his Life, and great Interest there was made for him. But this Behaviour in the Robbery seem'd to shew he was no Novice to these Things, and left very little Room for Mercy. He said indeed, that he had been upon the High-way 8 or 9 Days before this Robbery was done. Then he, and the Person in the Counter, went out together, and were several Hours in Kennington-lane , but that they return'd without doing any Thing. And they were to have met again the Saturday before, but he was deprived of his Company by his being arrested thatMorning for Debt. He went himself on Black-Heath , but did nothing. When he found he was included in the Warrant, her began to think himself in great Danger, and to reflect somewhat more seriously upon his Folly, and past ill-spent Time. And tho' he could not help conceiving Hopes of Life being saved; yet he seemed to be upon the Stoole of Repentance, resign'd himself a Sacrifice of his Fate, and applied himself to Preparation for Eternity. One of the last Things I said to Twinbrow was to ask him, whether he knew of those two Men coming that Road with a Sum of Money about them? To which he replied, As he was a dying Man he did not know any thing of them till he met them, nor did he, when he stopped them, expect to find any such Sum as he did. On Friday Evening last I received a Letter from Janeway's Coffee-house, Cornhill, in which was inclosed an exhortatory Epistle, which I was desired to let Twinbrow have a Sight of: On Saturday Morning I shewed it him, and read it with him, and it contained wholsome Advice sent him from one who subscribed himself Your former Neighbour. It desired an Answer directed to Janeway's Coffee-house, which was sent, and was as follows: SIR, July 4, 1753. I Received your's, though you are unknown to me. I humbly thank you for your good Advice, and shall endeavour the few Moments I have left to make the best Use of it. The Crime I am to die for I was really guilty of, and deserve Death, which I hope will be a Warning to all young People. And I beg, as they tender the Salvation of their own Souls, to shun bad Company, and undutifulness to their Parents; for these Things are the first Steps to Ruin. I hope every one forgives me what I have done to injure them; as I forgive every one that injured me, as I expect Forgiveness from the Almighty. From my Cell in Newgate. P. S. I hope the World will never reflect on those I have left behind me, for had I taken the Advice of my Parents and Friends, I had not brought myself under these Misfortunes. 6. James Williams , whose right Name is Thomas Brown , told me he was born in the North of Ireland, in the County of Derry , or as others say, Mayo , of a good Family. His Education was pretty tolerable, and he says, he was bred a Limner and Painter ; but he not liking his Business, he did not follow it long, his Education being such, as enabled him to be Clerk to Merchants, or Masters of Ships , he got into Employ that Way, and his Inclination led him Abroad. However his Temper was so given to change, that he would not stay any Time, in any Place, or Employ, and was continually changing his Situation, and he seldom came any-where, but some unlucky Affair or other happened,which put him upon finding out a new Residence. When he came to England , he listed, and became a Soldier in the Footguards , in which Situation he remain'd some Time, and in that Character is said to have behaved very well. He was a likely personable Youth, and 'tis said, might have done very well before now, had he continued in the Army, but about six Years ago he was transported for Felony, and returned, and has since lived upon his Wits. It was but a Sessions or two ago, that he had been committed to Newgate , upon Suspicion of returning from Transportation; but before he came to Trial for that Offence, the Person who was to have sworn against him, being a Bricklayer, fell from a Ladder, of which Fall he died, and so the main Evidence was lost, and he was acquitted. He was suspected by the Court to be the Person, though no positive Proof appeared; upon which the Court thought proper, before they discharg'd him, to admonish him of the Danger he exposed himself to, by being at large, and advised him to suffer himself to be put on Board a Ship, which was then lying to take away the Transports, and voluntarily go Abroad again, to serve out the rest of his Time. This good Advice, he rejected, and denied himself to be the Person he really was, as he since owned to me, and was discharged for want of Prosecution. So infatuated was he to his Ruin, that he had scarce been at Liberty a Week, before he committed the Robbery for which he suffered. He own'd the Fact, died a Roman Catholick , and behaved very well to the last. 7. Thomas Buckmore , was about 54 Years of Age, and was born in the Parish of St. Martin's in the Fields , served a regular Apprenticeship in that Neighbourhood to a Gun-smith . When he was out of his Time, he worked as a Journeyman for a few Years. He says, he has lived 30 Years in St. Catharine's, near the Tower , and has worked for the Office of Ordnance 26 Years, Journeyman and Master. Further, he says, he has had several Apprentices and Journeymen, and his Business has enabled him to keep six Hands to work at a Time. His Neighbours, and those that have employed him, give him the Character of a sober, harmless Man, and he was in Business esteemed an honest Man; but he says, he has been not a little unhappy in the World, thro' Troubles and Losses. He said, that there was an Account now standing open between him and a Gentleman who is in the West-Indies, the Balance of which was on his Side, but being in Debt, and seized for it, before he could get it to pay, made him almost mad, so that he did not care what he did. He and his Wife were very much reduced, he said; and he being obliged to keep out of Sight for fear of being arrested, could get no Business to support them; so at length he resolved to go upon the Highway, either to get Money, orloose his Life, not much concerned about which might be the Consequence of so rash a Resolution. He says, he attempted to rob once before near the same Place, where this Robbery, for which he suffered, was done. He owns he did it, and says, that this Suffering puts an End to a tedious Life. He resigned himself heartily to the Will of God, said he was very sorry for what he had done, hoped the Loss of his Life might make Amends for what Injuries any one had met with from him, as it was all in his Power, but depended on Christ ultimately for Salvation. At the Place of EXECUTION. ON Monday the 6th Instant, between the Hours of 8 and 9 o'Clock, Thomas Cullingham , and Thomas Twinbrow in one Cart; William Corbee , James Williams , and John Ayliff in another; John Fish , and Thomas Buckmore in a 3d, were conveyed thro' a vast Crowd of Spectators, to the Place of Execution. They prayed fervently to God to receive their Souls, while the Executioner was tying them up to the fatal Tree. Then, having in the Name of Christ and his Church, offered up Prayers for them, and with them, and recommended their Souls to Almighty Protection, the the Cart drew away from under them, while they called on the Lord, and Christ to receive them. All was done with such Decency, as the Nature of the Thing admits. Their Bodies were taken Care of by their several Friends. This is all the Account given by me, JOHN TAYLOR , Ordinary of Newgate .

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT OF JOHN GIRLE , Executed at TYBURN , on Monday the 19th of July last, For the MURDER of THOMAS ROBERTS . ALSO OF WILLIAM CANNICOTT , Who was Executed at TYBURN , on Monday, Sept. 20, 1756. FOR THE CRUEL MURDER of his WIFE. BEING THE Sixth EXECUTION in the Mayoralty OF THE Right Honourable SLINGSBY BETHELL , Esq; LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON . NUMBER V. for the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed for, and sold by T. PARKER, in Jewin-street, and R. GRIFFITHS, at the Dunciad, in Pater-noster Row, the only authorised Printers of the ORDINARY'S Account M.DCC.LVI. [Price Six-pence.] THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT OF John Girle , and William Cannicott . BY virtue of the King's commission of the peace, Oyer and Terminer, and jail-delivery of Newgate, held before the right honourable Slingsby Bethell , esq; lord mayor of the city of London , lord chief baron Parker, Mr. justice Birch, Mr. justice Wilmot, Sir William Moreton , knight, recorder , and other of his Majesty's justices of jail-delivery for the city of London , and county of Middlesex , held at Justice Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday the 14th, Thursday the 15th, Friday the 16th, and Saturday the 17th of July, in the 30th year of his Majesty's reign, John Girle was capitally convicted, and received sentence of death accordingly on Friday the 16th. He was indicted for the murder of Thomas Roberts , August the 16th, 1755. John Girle was about 26 years of age, having been born in that part of the ward of Farringdon-within, which is called St. Faith's parish . His parents removed when he was young into the parish of St. Luke, in Old-Street , where he went to school, but profited little; nor did he make more advantage afterwards in the charity school of the ward where he was born. When he left the school, his father using Leadenhall-Market , took his son with him to keep him out of harm's way, and in time the son took on to his father's business, which was dealing in poultry , which they went about town, and country to vend, and in winter imployed their time in catching of birds. The father dying, the son continued to get his bread in the same way of life 'till that unhappy affair happened, for which he suffered. Nor could we find any thing extraordinary, either good or bad, deserving of notice, till this time. On the 16th of August, about seven o'clock in the evening, he said, that he and his partner having caught some birds, went to Roberts's cellar, near Ely-House , on Holborn-Hill , with intent to sell him what birds they had caught. His partner, he says, went down into the cellar to him to offer the birds to sale; Thomas Roberts refusing to buy, words arose between them two, which Girle heard, as he stood above in the street, at the cellar window. And, as he said, being in liquor, he began to call Roberts, and gave him abusive language; upon which he came up out of the cellar. And soon after, as they were talking to one another, Girle thrust the stick, which he had in his hand, into Roberts's left eye; having before made use of some bad expressions, and threatnings, that if he came up stairs, he would punch both his eyes out. Having so done, Girle and his partner were both soon taken into custody, and being taken before a justice, he took the whole blame upon himself; so his partner was sent about his business, and he was committed to Clerkenwell New-Prison ; from whence he found out some method to escape, but it was not a long time before he was retaken, and kept safe, till he came to be tried upon an indictment found against him at Hicks's-Hall , for a misdemeanor in this case. Of which he was found guilty, and sentenced to be imprisoned in Newgate, for a year, ten months of which confinement were passed, when he came to be tried in July last for murder. Roberts lived after he received this hurt at Girle's hands about seven Months; and tho' he went about his business as formerly, yet it seems he always afterwards complained of pains and aches in his head, which the anguish of the hurt he received occasioned; and was attacked frequently by con vulsion-fits afterwards, which he never was used to before. Roberts received the hart August 16th, died the last day of March last. And an indictment being preferred against him in July last, upon trial he was found guilty, as all the maladdies, and complaints which befel him afterwards, seemed to have had their rise from that hurt, as Roberts declared a few hours before he died. Being found guilty, he received sentence of death immediately, and was agreeable to his sentence, executed on Monday the 9th of July. He was a poor, ignorant, and weak young fellow; but behaved as well as could be expected from such an one, between the time of sentence being passed on him, and the time of his suffering. He acknowledged the justice of his fate, and hoped it might be a warning to others, to take care how they permitted their passions to run them headlong into inconsiderate, and unlawful acts, the consequence of which cost him his life. He died resigned, and hoped for a better state thro' God's mercy. By virtue of the King's commission of the peace, Oyer and Terminer, and jail-delivery of Newgate, held before the right honourable Slingsby Bethell , esq; lord-mayor of the city of London , lord chief justice Willes, Mr. justice D Mr. Adams, Sir William Mor , knight recorder , and others His Majesty's justices of the peace, held at Justice-hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday the 15th, Thursday, the 16th, Friday the 17th, Saturday the 18th, and Monday the 20th of September, in the 30th year of His Majesty's reign. William Cannicott was capitally convicted, and received sentence of death accordingly, on Friday the 17th. He was indicted for the wilful murder of his first and lawful wife, on Tuesday the 20th of July last. William Cannicott says, he was about forty years of age, being born at a village called Staples , near Taunton in Sorsetshire . His parents gave him such education as their circumstances would admit; and having learned both to read and write, he was sent forth into the world in his youthful days; and the first employment he entered upon. When he left his parents, was a gentleman's service, and so he has gone from one place to another, for upwards of twenty two years past, and says, he does not remember he was ever out of place six months at a time, during that revolution of years. He says, he was married to the poor murdered wife upwards of sixteen years, who was near twenty years elder than himself; and that he was married to the last woman within two years past, and not having lived with his first wife for five or six years past, she has kept house in East-street, near Red-lion-square , and behaved so as to gain a very good name among such as have lodged in her house; and the whole neighbourhood also speak well of her. But the new flame had extinguished the old, and nothing but reproaches followed the name of the first wife, while the highest praises were bestowed on the latter, who is near twenty years younger than himself. In the course of our conversation since he came to Newgate (it is his own account) that he met accidentally with the murdered wife on Saturday evening, the 18th of July last, when, among other things that then passed between them, she asked him for some money. He says he told her he had none to spare, as the time of receiving his wages was not yet come. And as it was near the time (eight o'clock) that he usually returned home every evening, he staid not long with her, but, he says, before they parted, there was an agreement made between them, to have a meeting again on Tuesday evening following. On the Tuesday following, he says, his master going out of town, left him behind, on account that he had hurt his knee by a fall, and he was indulged in staying behind, in hopes that rest might soon recover him of that hurt. However, after dinner, he says, he thought with himself to take a walk in the fields; accordingly he did so, and met a boy, to whom he gave three half-pence, to go to his wife in East-street , and tell her, that a person wanted to speak with her in the fields, near the Adam and Eve , near Paddington road . The boy went, she came to him, and upon meeting, went into the Adam and Eve, and drank tea; at which place they had no discourse, but about indifferent matters. After this they walked together to the Harp near Kentish Town , where they had six pennyworth of rum and water, in a room up stairs. Then also she asked him for money, which request not being agreeable to his humour, his passions (which were very strong) took fire, and he wanted to be gone. But as that evening was a very stormy one, and there fell a violent shower of rain, attended with thunder and lightning, he was obliged to stay longer than he desired. At the abating of the storm, he flung open the window, to see whether it was over; and he says, that fatal minute the evil spirit was so strong in him, that he resolved then upon this bloody deed. A fatal minute in deed! big with a catastrophe, which is most shocking but to relate. If this, vile as it is, was the only crime of the kind he was the perpetrator of, 'tis the better for him, the less he had to answer for; though indeed enough, if not too much. But though whispers of that kind have been spread abroad, we choose to pass it over without any farther notice, and hope 'twas only rumour; for even this act of barbarity, which he suffered for, is of such a nature, and is attended with such aggravated circumstances, (if not premeditated and intended before the time he allots it) as, had it not been actually done, 'twas scarce to be believed it could have been in the power of human nature to go through with, and perpetrate, viz. that a man should have a heart so steeled, as, in the most ard of manner, to destroy the life of a woman, whom he had (before God and man) solemnly promised to support and defend in all circumstances of life. And, We shall go on to the account of the murder committed by Cannicott, with his confession of the whole affair to Mr. Barnes, high constable for Westminster, in New Prison, and the reasons which induced him to it, viz. On Wednesday the 21st of July, in the morning, one Ann Wedgborough , who lived servant to a gentleman that had lodgings in Mrs. Cannicott's house in Eaststreet, near Red-lion-square , being told that a woman was found stripped and murdered, a pair of pointed scissars and a cord lying by her in the fields near Tottenham Court road , was greatly alarmed, lest it should prove to be the above Mrs. Cannicott, knowing she had not been at home all night. Mrs. Wedgborough went to a gentleman in the same street, told him what she had heard, together with her reasons for suspecting it to be the above person, and begged he would go with her to view the body. Accordingly they went, and found it to be the person suspected. Having, seen the body, they went to Mr. in Bow-street, Covent-Garden, where Mr. Welch took Mrs. Wedgboroughs information upon oath, to the following purpo, viz. she deposed, That she met the deceased as she was going out of her house the preceding evening, dressed, who told her, that a boy had been there with a message from a gentleman in a gold laced hat and waistcoat, who she thought was her husband; and that she was going to him, in hopes he had brought her some money. These circumstances. occasioned the said Mrs. Wedgborough to inspect her husband was the murderer, knowing that a difference was between them. A warrant was then immediately granted to Mr. Barnes, high constable for Westminster, to apprehend William Cannicott ; but he living butler to a person of quality, Mr. Welch thought it proper to wait upon that noble personage, to make him first acquainted with the case; but finding his I - was gone into the country, and Cannicott not at home, the person was told there was a suspicion of murder against Cannicott, and strict charge was given him to secure him, if he came in, till Mr.Barnes returned. When Mr. Barnes returned in company with Mr. Welch, Cannicot was come home, but was denied and after their staying, there till almost one in the morning, they were told, he was not expected home that night; tho' as he told me himself, he was all the while locked up in the parlour. It may perhaps be thought that this was strange dealing with these gentlemen, but the reason given for this answer and denial (which we hope and believe is true) was, that when he was let in (which was before nine o'clock, the murder being committed between seven and eight) the porter told him that Mr. Barnes had been there, acquainted him with what he was accused of, and said he was to call again; thinking by this declaration he might be able, from his behaviour, to judge of his guilt or innocence, and keep an eye over him accordingly. And instead of appearing the man he formerly did, his behaviour was quite the reverse; with all the solemn protestations tongue could utter, insisting upon his innocence, and assuring the porter, if he suffered him to be taken that night, and hurried to goal, for what he would acquit himself of next morning, he would endeavour to make him lose his place. But he promised at the same time, he would surrender to Mr. Barnes the next morning. The porter then submitted to secrete him for that night; (Wednesday) but was determined every place about the house should be well fastened, and that he should be delivered up on the morrow. Accordingly, on Thursday morning by six o'clock Mr. Barnes was called out of bed, who went with Cannicott and the porter to the Brown-Bear , in Bow-Street , where they breakfasted, and stayed till the justices were called. And Mr. Barnes has declared to me, that during that time, his behaviour was such as almost persuaded him in his own mind, that he was not the man. The justices being both ready, Cannicott underwent a very strict examination, and denied the fact. He said, he had been at Bloody-Bridge in his way to Chelsea , that fatal evening the murder was committed: but, as the evening turned out very bad, he returned, and he was wet through before he got home. Upon being asked, whether the hat he then had on (which was a plain one) was the same he had on that dismal night of the murder, the Tuesday. He answered, Yes; though it appeared to be a new one, and not one drop of rain had ever come upon it. This was one strong circumstance, which caused the suspicion of his guilt to gain ground. A pair of scissars, upon searching him, were found upon him; which, he said, he had in use for two years, which was another circumstance of his guilt. For, the scissars appeared new, the sheath old, and did not fit each other. But, on trying the bloody scissars, which were found laying not far from the dead body of his wife, they exactly fitted. And, on examining the bloody scissars minutely, there was found on the inside of the bow the letters L. D. which suggested an opinion, that they had been ground, and those letters were the distinguished marks of the grinder. The next person brought before the justices, was the second wife, who also underwent an examination; which being ended, he was commited to New-Prison, and she to Covent-Garden Round-house. The next step taken by the magistrates, was, to consult how to come at the bottom of this obscure affair. They resolved to send proper persons to drag all the ponds and ditches, near where the body was found. Orders were given to enquire of every body, and at every house in the neigh bourhood, if any such persons (describing both their dresses) had been seen that day together. Enquiry was also made after the grinder of the bloody scissars, and the vender of the new ones; all which enquities had the desired effect For, part of her cloaths were found in a pond near where the body lay. A house was found where they drank tea in the afternoon; persons appeared, who saw them going into the fields after drinking tea (as he told me) at the Adam and Eve , near Paddington new road ; and, a person appeared, who spoke to him, after they had drank six penny worth of ru and water at the Harp , during the first shower in the evening, and desired him not to go to London , as another heavy shower was coming on. His gold laced hat (which he had on the bloody Tuesday night) was found very wet in his trunk, and likewise his coat and waistcoat. And lastly, the grinder of the bloody scissars, and the vender of the new ones appeared. All these evidences being collected together, he was dressed in the cloaths and hat which he had on the night he committed this fact (which he put on without the least appearance of fear of terror) and thus dressed he was was brought again to Mr. Fielding's to be re-examined; and yet, was he so hardened as to deny the knowledge of the crime committed, and as yet persisted in his innocence. But, when the above evidences swore to the identity of his person, and proved his being at the Harp , near Paddington new road ; when the foreman of an eminent cutler in Old-Bond-Street proved, he sold the new scissars to Cannicott the morning after the murder was committed, and that the bloody scissars were ground for him about six weeks before, he could not longer hold out, but confessed he had murdered her, but still positively denied stripping her. Nothing appearing against his second wife, she was discharged, and he was sent back to New-Prison. When he desired Mr. Barnes, who had his keys, to send him some clean linnen. Mr. Barnes went himself, and talked with him some time about stripping the body, which he yet declared he was innocent of. But, upon Mr. Barnes's telling him, if he did not, some body else must be concerned, and in order to get it from him, saying, he would immediately take his wife upon suspicion; he was so worked upon, that instantly clasping him in his arms, Cannicott beged he would not hurt her, for she was innocent, and he the only guilty person, Left his Delilah should be hurt, he did own, that he stripped her. Her shoes and hat he tore to pieces, and dispersed about the fields, her stays, &c. he said he had thrown into a pond near Marybone-workhouse , and on that side which was next the hedge, where they were found. Her ring, and silver buckles, he sold the next morning to a Silversmith, for nine shillings, in Bond-street , who acknowledged the purchase. After which he persuaded his second wife to take a walk with him to Chelsea , with whom he spent the major part of the purchase money, having, as he said, only eighteen-pence left, when he was delivered up. All these things he confessed to Mr. Barnes, while in New Prison; besides which, also the following particulars, viz. After exclaiming against the conduct and temper of the poor murdered wife, (who from every one else had a good name) and crying aloud the praises of the second wife, with he utmost pleasure; he declared, that he had no intent to murder the first wife, when he sent the boy for her, whom he met with by chance. When his wife came, they were together without words, or quarrelling, till they came to the Harp , where she asked him, if he had received his wages, and hoped he would give her some money. He told her, he had not. But she, thinking to the contrary, began to be a little warm. Upon which words arose, and he threw up the window in haste, to see if the rain was over, that he might be gone: when he told Mr. Barnes, that at that instant the bloody thought came into his head, and he resolved to be the death of her. As they were going down the stairs, he saw an old cord of a bed hanging on the rails, which he thought would answer his purpose. He acknowledged also seeing the son who swore to him, and the person who cautioned him from going to town, because of the rain, and because it ightened very much. The cord he had put into his pocket, and when he entered the field he thought the most convenient (which goes by by the Name of Thirty Acres ) he stopt, and she passed him; and, as she pass'd, she said, My dear, flap your hat, lest the lightning should hurt your eyes. He, at the same time, was making a noose with the cord, in order to hang or strangle her. He followed her, and threw it over her head, and pulled her backwards; but she struggling very much, broke the cord, when they both fell down, and she got it from about her neck. Then his cowardly and diabolical spirit fearing she might get the better of him before he could prepare the cord again, recollected his scissars, pulled them out, and stabb'd her with them on either side the neck, and in other places, as fast as he could, till she expired. After a while, he said, his reason broke in upon him, and he began to reflect on what he had done; which shocked him so much, that he swooned away; and how long he lay so, he could not tell. But upon recovering, his thoughts were immediately turned upon how he might escape being discovered, which he imagined could not be effected without stripping her. He then takes up the scissars a second time, cuts off her cloaths, and disposed of them as before related. He then went homewards, and calling at a publick-house the corner of Berkley-square , ordered a pot of porter to be sent home to him. When he came home, he went into the pantry, and washed his ruffles and sleeves in the place where he used to wash his glasses, and then he put the shirt in the foul linnen bag, where Mr. Barnes found it; after which he eat bread and cheese, drank his beer, and, as his fellow-servant said, appeared about the house as usual, and as if no harm had been done by him. Thus was this most horrid act put in execution, whether premeditated or not, the reader may determine from this account of it given to Mr. Barnes, the abovementioned gentleman, without having recourse to his own account, as yesterday published. I have taken the liberty to read it since I wrote the above, and declare, had he given it to me, it should not have appeared in my name. I shall only say of it, that there does not appear to me, to be any one expression throughout the whole, which might signify, that he was sorry for the most enormous crime he had committed. If he wrote it himself, I think the matter is clear, as the whole tends rather to vindicate the bigamy, and does not at all condemn the unlimited indulgence of unbridled passions, tho' the former is prohi bited by human, and the latter by divine authority. He was a man of very strong passions, had tears at will, and was skilled in fair speaking; and, since in Newgate, behaved as a penitent when I saw him. He carried the same appearance along with him thro' every public scene introductory to, and at the time of his execution. 'Tis somewhat remarkable, tha this murder was committed by Cannicott on his wife, on the evening of the very next day that Girle was executed for the murder of Thomas Roberts . This shews how soon publick examples are forgot, when irregularity and self-will only direct the man. At the Place of EXECUTION. ON Monday the 19th of July, John Girle ; and on Monday the 20th of September, William Cannicott , were drawn to Tyburn in a cart. Each had the appearance of penitence there; and execution being done upon them, their bodies were both brought to Surgeon's Hall in the Old Bailey , pursuant to the last act of parliament, intended to prevent murder. This is all the Account given by me, JOHN TAYLOR . A GENUINE ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE and ACTIONS OF WILLIAM CANNICOTT , Who was Executed at Tyburn , on Monday, September 20, 1756, For the Murder of his Wife, on Tuesday the 20th of July, 1756. Written by Himself, while Confined in Newgate. In Order to prevent the Publick from being imposed on by false and spurious Accounts, both of me and the unfortunate Occasion of my Suffering, as well as the Motives that urged me on to commit the atrocious Crime, I have delivered with my own Hand Writing, a just Account thereof; in which I have justly and truly informed the Publick of the whole Progress of that sad and wicked Transaction, from the Beginning to its final and fatal Catostrophe, which no other Person could do: And that, at my own Request, I desire it may be published the Morning succeeding my unhappy End, by Mrs. Judith Walker , the Publisher , at the Golden Key in Fleet-Lane , declaring most solemnly, as I must soon answer the contrary, at the great Judgment Seat of Almighty God, before whom I must soon appear, that I have delivered no other Account to any Person whatever to be published. WILLIAM CANNICOTT . Press-Yard, Newgate , Sept. 17, 1756. Witness, WILLIAM VOCE . LONDON : Printed for JUDITH WALKER , at the Golden Key in Fleet-Lane , 1756. [Price Three Pence.] An Account of the Actions of WILLIAM CANNICOTT , which brought on his unhappy End, written by himself while confined in Newgate. AS I promised to write an Account of myself, from my Youth up, I am willing to attempt it, but fear it will be very imperfect; I can't properly call it my Life, for then my Birth and Parentage would be expected, and that is what I chse to conceal, because I would not have my Relations reflected upon when I am gone. Therefore I will only say, that I was born in Somersetshire ; at seven Years old I went to a distant Relation of my Mother's, who indulged me very much, as a Child that he respected for my Parents Sake; and when he died, which was in three Years after I went to him, he left me ten Pounds, which I was to receive with the Interest when at Age. I continued with Anthony Everet , who succeeded to the Estate, and in two Years Time he died also. Than I went to his Brother in Bridgwater , where I lived till I was thirteen; he would have learnt me to write, &c. and have made me his Clerk , but I being young and foolish, thought it a much finer Thing to be a Footman , so went and hired myself to Dr. Allen, with whom I came to London, and stay'd almost four Years, then left him because I would not go into the Country again. I then went to live with Mr. Blackstone, an Apothecary in Newgate Market , but did not stay long before I hired myself to Mrs. Harvey, in East Street, Red Lion Square . When I came of Age, I left her to go into the Country to receive the Legacy left me by my Relation; and after allowing myself a small Time for Pleasure there, I came to Town again, and hired myself to Mr. Cony, in Gloucester Street ; while I was there I was married to Dorothy Tamlyn , who had lived fellow Servant with me at Mrs. Harvey's. 'Tis needless to say what induced me to marry her, for I was young, not Two-and-twenty, and perhaps fond of being thought Man enough to have a Wife; besides, that is a Time of Life when most Men fancy themselves in Love with any Person that is the least agreeable; but I have since found to my Cost another Person much more so. Well, let it be what it would that induced me; I can assure the Publick it was not her Money, for that did not amount to thirty Pounds, and that I never desired to see one Penny of, nor did I ever see it, but gave her all I had too, and never had any Account of it. Whoever says that I had Six Hundred Pounds with her, says what is false, for I here declare, that I believed her to have no more than what I before mentioned; however, I used her as well as tho' she had had ever so much; for altho' I say it, no Man ever could behave better to a Woman than I did to her for many Years, and when I began to slight her, it was not without some Reason; let all Wives take Care for her Sake not to give the first Provocation to their Husbands, especially to those that are so rash and passionate as she knew I was; for when a Flame is once kindled, it may perhaps be too soon out of the Power of a Wife to quench it, and out of a Husband's Power to recal his Reason when it is most wanting; but no more of this at present, till I have gone further with my Story. As soon as we were married I set her up in a little Haberdasher's Shop in Boswell Court , where she lived ten or twelve Years; I soon left Mr. Cony, and went to live with Mr. Tuckfield in Red Lion Square : I was upper Servant to Mr. Tuckfield till he died, and then to his Son till after he was married, and in the Country; I left him and went to live with Captain Limeburner, in Ormond Street , and from thence to Mrs. Wood, Widow of Dr. Wood, in the Commons; from thence to Councellor Sewell, in Serjeant's Inn , Fleet Street ; and then to Admiral Matthews. My Wife now gave up the Shop in Boswell Court , and I took a House in East Street for her, and furnished it for Lodgers, which took all the Money I had, and when Admiral Matthews died, I went to live a little while with Mr. Banks, and then with a Gentleman in Henrietta Street , Cavendish Square , where I must stop a while to shew what begun the Cause of my present Misfortunes: At this Time I was in a Manner parted from my Wife, not but I continued to give her my Money the same as usual, but as she had provoked me to a high Degree, in selling two Suits of my best Clothes, that fitted me, without my Knowledge, and when I wanted them, and found they were sold, I was in so great a Passion, that I swore I would never come Home to stay any more. So when I was out of Place, before I went to this Place, I took a Room to lodge in, at a distant Part of the Town, which made me pass the better for a single Man, as I found the Gentleman would not hire a married one, if he knew it, which Scruple of the Gentlemen refusing a married Man to serve them, is in great Part the Cause of many Misfortunes that happen to People in that State of Life, and I look upon it as the sole Cause of their being unhappy, at least where the Man and his Wife are by that Means at a Distance from each other; for might a Man always freely own that he was married, it would certainly hinder the Growth of lawless Passion, before it came to such a Height as mine did; for I think a virtuous Woman would be ready to say to any Importunities of that Kind, You are married, but the poor Girl, that was the young Lady's Maid, in listening to my Addresses, was innocent, for she believed me single, and for that Reason cannot be blamed, nor did I at first design more than to pass an agreeable Hour or two in her Company, which is a common Thing amongst our Sex when we are single, to divert a leisure Hour or two in the Company of an agreeable Girl. But oh, let those Men think, whose Practice 'tis to do so, what a cruel Thing it is to engage the Affections of a young innocent Girl without designing a Return. This was in Part my Case; I felt a secret Pleasure in conversing with and engaging her Regard to me; without Design to harm her, more than to see her Love me; but oh, how much and how soon did I smart for this; too soon I found that I loved her more than common; for I cou'd not bear to hear any one speak ill or slightly of her; for the Servants, being a very ignorant Set of People, envied her much, because she, in many Points of Learning, knew more than they. I with Pleasure saw her Knowledge superior to the rest, and always took her Part, and praised her, for which they hated both her and me, and used us ill on that Account; nor was she the less improved, with being freely conversant with her good and amiable Lady, whom I always heard her speak exceeding well of. At last our Master himself began to cast an Eye of Regard upon her; I soon perceived it, for Love has quick Eyes; not that I had any Thing to fear from him, for I knew she was Proof against him. But I really was afraid of a young Man, that I thought made Love to her; I cou'd not bear to see her in his Company, I quarrell'd with him, and set her against him, and made Love to her myself in good Earnest, resolved to gain her, let the Consequence be what it wou'd, for I thought I was not able to live without her. Such is the Force of Love, without Reason for its Guide. I never knew what Love was before, in Comparison of what I now felt; and as I loved her to a great Degree, I cou'd not bear to see her uneasy. I carefully concealed every Thing from her, that I thought wou'd make her so; I seemed to let her know every Thing relating to my Affairs, and when any Rumour of my being married came to her Ears, I soothed and told her, how impossible it was that I shou'd be so: I left nothing unsaid to make her believe the contrary; let no one blame her for believing me, for the World may well think I spared no Pains to persuade her to believe me; and I well know it was the Goodness of her own Heart, that made her confide in my Words; it was a Rule with her to put the most favourable Construction on every Thing; and as she had no Design of deceiving herself, how cou'd she suspect another; especially the only Man she loved and wished to find true. Well, when our Marriage was concluded upon, I left that Service, and hired myself to the Earl of Darnley, and the third Day of June, 1754, we were married at Marybone , and the same Day I went to his Lordship's Place. I had the Satisfaction to find, that my dear Nanny was exceeding happy with me; she staid a Twelvemonth longer with her Lady after we were married, and might, perhaps, have been there yet, had not her Master took it in his Head to follow her more closely; tho' she told him she was married to me, yet that did not hinder him from still pursuing; so I desired her to give Warning; after which she staid five Months to oblige her Lady, to go with her to Bath, in which Time they suited themselves with a Maid, and when they came to London her Master was ready to turn her out of Doors, and wou'd hardly let the poor Soul stay to put her Clothes together. I took a Lodging for her as near me as I cou'd, that I might spend every Moment I cou'd spare with her, which I did, for I sincerely loved her, and was so happy in her Company, that at Times I scarce remembred that I had a Wife before; her excessive Fondness for me had rather encreased than diminished mine for her; in short, no two Persons that ever were married cou'd be happier than we were; the Reflection of which gives me so much Pleasure, that I cou'd dwell for ever on the Subject; but no more; a painful Thought darts quick through my Heart, and tells me, I have lost that Happiness for ever here; but oh, if there is such a Thing as being conversant in Heaven, with those we have loved here (as I hope there is) for I think, happy as that refined State is, our Happiness will have some Addition from the Company of a known Friend. At the Time of the Family's going into the Country, I sent the beloved of my Heart into Kent to her Brother, where I knew she wou'd be safe, and was obliged to content myself with sending and receiving Letters from her, and out of the Way of hearing any Thing of my Wife; for before that Time Mrs. Gore's Maid had possessed herself, that I had a Mind to make Love to her, which, God knows my Heart, I had no Intention to do; therefore it was nothing but her own Fancy, for my Love was too well fixed in my dear Nanny's Breast ever to be removed. Some Acquaintance of Mrs. Morgan's, Mrs. Gore's Maid, happened to know my first Wife, and knew too that there was some Difference betwixt us, so contrived, unknown to me, to bring her into the House as a Friend of theirs; invited me to drink Tea, and, to my great Surprise, I found her there. You may think this Meeting was not very agreeable, for I was always very passionate, to my great Loss; and she, instead of soothing me, took Occasion to upbraid me, which was very aggravating: Bad as I had already acted, there was ten Times worse made of it, as my courting so many Girls, and wanting to marry them, and many more false Accusations, which to hear repeated did but enrage me more. During the Time we were in the Country at Cobham-Hall , I asked Leave of my Lord for a few Days, to take a Tour in the Country and see some Friends, which he gave me Leave to do; now the Coachman to my Lord knew me at Councellor Sewell's, and knew my Wife too, and he being very busy, wrote her Word, that, instead of the Country, he suspected that I was come to Town, and wanted to know if I had been to see her; which set her on writing to and teazing me, to know where I had been, which she nor the Coachman ever did know, nor need I now tell the Publick where I was, only I will say, that I was really in the Country, and not in Town. When the Family came to Town again, I longed to see Nanny, and called her out of Kent from her Brother's; I wou'd have taken her a Lodging at Mrs. Williams's, where she lodged before, but I found that Mrs. Hobson, the Coachman's Wife, had either lodged or come acquainted there, and by that Means had come to the Knowledge of my second Marriage, and had taken Care to let my first Wife know it; so I took her a Lodging in Chapel-Street , and was afraid least any Thing shou'd come to her Ears, and make her uneasy. I desired her not to go near that House, and she did not; but the old canting Mrs. Williams saw her one Day, and followed her Home to see where she lodged, and by her Means Hobson and his Wife let my Wife know where to find her: so when she had been with her, and told her the Truth, besides a great many imaginary Things, then may I say that all my Happiness was ended. Oh, how shall I describe the first Interview with my dear, my tender Nanny. After she knew I had deceived her, she reproached me, 'tis true, but in the mildest Terms, and with so much Tenderness, as shewed more Love than Anger; her soft Complaints and excessive Grief cut me to the Heart; I knew not what to say, or how to sooth her; fly from her I cou'd not, as she wou'd have had me, nor cou'd I bear the Thoughts of her leaving me. I begged of her not to expose me to her Friends; she told me, she had no such Design; but wou'd leave me and go into Place; so at last I promised to enquire for one, which made her seem a little easier in her Mind. I was afraid she wou'd have left me, and not have told me where she was gone; therefore I begged of her every Day not to hide herself from me, for if she did, the Consequence wou'd be fatal, as I cou'd not live without seeing or hearing from her. I believe the Fear of my doing myself a Mischief kept her from absconding; but I never saw her without her trying every Argument to persuade me not to come near her, telling me how great a Sin it was, and, if continued, wou'd involve us both in utter Ruin. Nor did she, in all she said, ever blame my first Wife, but took her Part, and kept my Hand back from distressing her. I can't help reflecting a little on the Conduct of my two Wives; the first had taken Care to spend every Farthing of Money that I had worked hard for, from my Youth up (till within these two Years last past, that I kept part of my Wages from her) without ever giving me any Account of what became of it; and I had several very good Places, and was very little out; I shou'd have been worth many Hundred Pounds, if I had had no Wife to have spent it; on the contrary, my Nanny chose to work or do any Thing, rather than spend too much of my Money. Again, the first Wife exposed me, and said the worst of Things of me, much worse than I deserved from her; she strove to set a bad Character on me every where; and Nanny's Study was, how to hide my Faults, when she knew them; for she loved me, and wanted every Body to think well of me. Again, in regard to themselves, the first Wife said very bitter Things of Nanny, which I knew very well she did not deserve; whereas Nanny said all she could to reconcile me to her, and would (I believe) have been glad if she could have done it. Oh, how happy should I have been had I staid without a Wife till I knew my dear Nanny: But why do I think on it? Is it not my own Folly that has worked my Destruction, and not the Good or Evil of either? I now see I ought to have behaved well to the one, how great soever the Provocation had been, and not have permitted my unbounded Love to overcome my Reason, to ruin the other. In enquiring for a Place for my dear Nanny, I had bad Success; I can't say I was sorry, for I did not want her to leave me, if I could possibly help it. Her Success was as bad as mine; for she could not get a Place, tho' she registered and advertized with the latter, and she would have had one, but her last Master hindered her by writing Word, that she was married, which he made an Excuse for his parting with her, for fear she should disclose the real Reason of her giving Warning; and his Pride wou'd not let him own, that any Servant had ever given him or his Daughter Warning. She offered to go Abroad, but I was greatly against it, and begged of her, with Tears, not to do it. At last she found it too late to go to Place, but was determined to go into the Country to her Friends, as soon as I could give her Money to carry her there. Mean while my first Wife sent her Threatening Letters, and teazed her very much, and made the poor Soul very uneasy. As she had moved from her first Lodgings in Chapel-Street to one in Poland Street , my first Wife would not have found her, had it not been for an ungenerous young Man, who pretended great Friendship for Nanny and me, who told her where she was; and at last she went in Person to the House where Nanny lodged, and told the whole Thing to all the People in the House. I could not prevail on my dear Nanny to leave that Lodging, because she said, that was the Time for us to part, except I was determined to make her for ever miserable. At last, with great Intreaties, I prevailed on her to meet me early in a Morning, but as our Meetings were chiefly in the Street, we had no great Pleasure in them; for the short Time we had the Conversation was nothing but Complaints on each Side, she wanting not to see me at all, and I wanting to see her oftner. In all this Time the Coachman Hobson, and his Wife, were imployed in carying Stories backward and forwards to my Wife, telling her, that I had received my Wages and had Money; therefore she sent to me and teazed my Heart out for some; threatening, if I would not give her any, that she would expose me to all the World, and that she would get my Lord informed of my having two Wives, and in short, that she would hang me for it; and as she had got the Register of my Marriage with Nanny, I thought she could do it, without Nanny's appearing against me; these Things brought on the fatal Event; for, as I have said before, how passionate I always was, perhaps my Consciousness of having done such a wrong Thing made me much more so. As my Affairs were known in the Neighbourhood, I did not care to go to my own House, which made me desire her to meet me, and the Saturday before the Tuesday I happened to meet her, with one or two more, and desired her to come on Tuesday Evening to the Red Lyon in Berkley Square . On Sunday I got a very bad Fall down the Steps at the Hall Door, which Fall hurt me so much, that my Lord did not take me with him on his three Days Pleasure, otherwise I should have been out, that fatal Day, along with him, and perhaps the Thing had never happened. I met Nanny on Monday Morning, and she, seeing me so much hurt, desired me not to come to meet her again till I was well, but I desired her to meet me on Wednesday Morning. I remembered the Appointment with my first Wife on Tuesday, and as I went on some Errand to one of my Lord's Tradesmen, I made it in my Way to come on by Southampton Row , and sent a Boy, that I lighted on by Chance, to tell her to meet me there, which she did, and we took a Walk into the Fields; it was indifferent to me where, for, God knows my Heart, I had no Scheme in my Head, as Justice Fielding thinks I had, nor had I any Thought or Design to hurt her in any Shape; we walked along to Tottenham Court , and went into the Adam and Eve , where we had some Bread and Cheese and Home-brew'd Beer; then she proposed for us to go along the New Road almost to Maryle-bone Town , and to come round, and go into the Harp Alehouse to sit a little. When we had got a little past the House, we met several Hay-makers, one of which said, if we did not turn back to the House, we shou'd be very wet, for it was going to rain very hard; so we run back, but before we reach'd the House it rain'd hard. When we got in, we went up Stairs, and call'd for Six-pennyworth of Rum and Water; all this Time we had been very sociable and good natured, but while we were drinking our Rum and Water, and waiting for the Weather to clear up, she begun to ask me for Money; I told her, I had none, which was the Truth; but she begun to threaten me, and tell me, she wou'd do me all the Ill in her Power, for she was informed that I had received my Bill and Wages of my Lord, and that my Lord knew that I had two Wives, and she hoped soon to do for me. I insisted upon knowing who it was that told her all these Stories; if she would not tell me, I would never give her any Money, nor never see her more. At last she told me, it was Hobson the Coachman, who had been with her the Day before, and that she wou'd believe him before me, for I was not to be believed. Now the Coachman had often taken Occasion to insult me, and tell me I was saucy and proud, now I was grown rich, but I had better pay where it was due; and he had actually told my Lord, that I had two Wives; but my Lord bid him hold his Tongue, and wou'd not hear him. In short, she said every Thing that she cou'd think of to vex and aggravate me, and I knowing that great Part of it was Stories, cou'd not bear it from a Woman which I no longer had any Regard for; but I looked on her as the Bane of all my Happiness, and that she had been so many Years, no wonder that I cou'd not curb my very unruly Passion, in the midst of which we left the House, and as we were going down Stairs I saw a Piece of Cord lie, I took it up, and put it in my Pocket, and as we went homewards it thundered and lightened much; she desired me to let down my Hat, to keep the Lightning from my Eyes; I refused it once, but the second Time I bid her be going on 'till I did it; in which Time I prepared the Cord, and going behind her put it over her Head; she struggled much, and I thought she wou'd get the better of me; but at last I thought of my Scissars, with which I finished what I had begun. As soon as it was done, my Passion abated; I was amazed to find myself such a Wretch; I could hardly believe my Eyes, nor think that my Hands had done it. Think, oh Reader, think if thou can'st, what I at that Instant felt; Fear, Grief, Rage and Despair, by Turns distracted me; I was unable to support the Thoughts which crowded in upon my Soul any longer, so fell down senseless, and there lay for some Time, nor can I tell how long. When I came to myself, I began to think how I might hide the horrid Deed, I went back to her and stript her, and took the Clothes along with me, and flung them some into one Place, and some into another; nor could I remember, when I came to be examined, where I had put them all; and no Wonder, for the Thunder and Lightening, added to my own distracted Mind, might well make me forget, for I scarce knew what I did; it was God's Mercy alone that preserved me from laying violent Hands on myself; surely I was preserved to clear the Innocent. I likewise see God's great Goodness to myself, in allowing me Time to repent; it makes me hope, that I have not sinned past all Forgiveness. I got home to my Lord's about Ten o'Clock, very wet; I went to Bed, and composed myself pretty well before Morning to meet Nanny, which I did, and begged of her to meet me in the Afternoon to take a Walk; she met me in Brook-Street , and we walked to the White Hart beyond Bloody Bridge ; in all this Time I told her nothing of what I had done the Day before; for I knew too well it was a Deed so contrary to her Inclination, that she would have hated me for it; and I loved her too well to tell her any Thing that I could help, to forfeit her Esteem for me. When I went home in the Evening, the Servants told me that Justice Fielding had sent there for me; and they persuaded me, if I was Guilty, not to come in; but I pleaded innocent, and went in; and they denied me when Justice Welch came a second Time. I slept but little that Night, and in the Morning took the Porter with me, and went to Mr. Barnes, the High Constable, in order, as I said, to clear myself. They had a Direction to my Nanny, and I found were going to fetch her; so I desired Mr. Barnes to go for her, which he did; but little did I think they would have been so cruel as to confine her, for I was certain she was innocent. The first Day of Examination I confessed nothing, but when I heard that my dear Nanny was confined, I was ready to tear myself in Pieces, and soon resolved to confess every Thing, let what would be the Consequence, rather than my dear innocent Nanny should suffer on my Account. Accordingly, the next Day, when examined, I confessed and cleared her. We were ordered to take Leave there, and to see each other no more. Altho' she was set at Liberty, yet I can't help reflecting a little how cruel and uncharitable the Justices were, how loath to let Innocence escape; for after she was set at Liberty, they wanted to fetch her up again twice; the Stays that belonged to my Wife, I had flung in a different Place from the rest of her Clothes, and they were not found till I told where they were, for they suspected that Nanny had got them to wear, and were going to fetch her up again, only I overheard them Whisper it, and prevented them, by telling where they were. The next was the Ring and Buckles, which they thought I had given her, but I had sold them to a Silversmith in Bond Street , and threw the Money into the Vault at my Lord's. How lucky it was that I did not throw the Ring and Buckles there, instead of the Money; for if I had, my poor dear Nanny would have been punished for them. But I plainly see there is a Providence which preserves the Innocent, and punishes only the Guilty. O Lord, teach me not to repine at thy Judgment upon me, for I well deserve it; but rather let me give thee hearty Thanks, O God, that thou art pleased to make me sensible of my Faults, while there is yet Time to repent, and the Gates of Mercy are not shut upon me for ever. I now see, O Lord, what great Reason I have to be humble for my Sins, and thankful for thy great Mercies to me, who least of all deserve them. I would give a few Words to the Publick, for a Caution against the like Crimes, which I have been guilty of; but I fear it will be to no Purpose; for how many Men are there at this Time who have two Wives, and may perhaps, like me, be led on to compleat the Sins which I have done; for tho' my Wife provoked me greatly, yet I don't think her Faults any Excuse for my taking away her Life, nor can my Passion excuse my Rashness. I am content to pay my Life down as a Forfeit due for taking away her's; but what Return can I make my second Wife for deceiving her in so gross a Manner; poor injured Girl, who must live to be censured by the uncharitable World, and hear their unjust Reproaches, when 'tis I only that deserve them; for had I followed her Advice, after she knew I had another Wife, I had not been the Wretch I am. Her staying with me after she knew the Truth, was from a different Motive than what the World may think; it was to persuade me to be good, and to contrive a Way for us to be really parted, and not seem so, that her Friends might not come upon me. But I baffled all her Schemes, by not taking her Advice, for indeed I could take none that tended towards my never seeing her. But, alas, I see my Error, now it is too late. I now can only pray for her, and wish her well; and expect my approaching End with Resignation and Patience. And God grant that my Penitence may be equal to my Sins; it shall be my constant Endeavour to make it so, and recommend my Soul to the Mercy of God, through the Merits of my Saviour, on whom alone I depend for Salvation, for he is able, and I hope willing, to save the now unhappy WILLIAM CANNICOTT . POSTSCRIPT. ON the unhappy Mr. Cannicott's pleading Guilty, and his being asked by the Court, why Judgment of Death should not be passed on him, he delivered the following Paper into Court, which was read. MY LORD, I Am the unhappy Perpetrator of that most horrid and unparallel'd Crime of which I stand charged; and as I have nothing to sue for but the Mercy of God to my poor Soul, will not give this Honourable Court any farther Trouble; but as a Penitent, sensible of my horrid Guilt, I earnestly beg the Prayers of all good Christians, that God, thro' his infinite Mercy, and thro' the Intercession of our blessed Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ, may blot out this Stain of shedding innocent Blood: And as the Motives which induced me to do the wicked Act will not appear here, as I do now acknowledge my Guilt, in order that the Publick may be fully satisfyed of the same, I have delivered under my own Hand Writing, a just and full Account of the whole Progress of that sad and fatal Transaction, from the Beginning to its final and fatal End, to be published by Mrs. Walker, the Publisher, the Morning after I am no more in this transitory World, in Hopes the same will be a Warning to all others to avoid the Steps that led me to it. And God, of his infinite Mercy, I hope will have Mercy on me. THE unfortunate Mr. Cannicott was in the 42d Year of his Age; and though he had been married near twenty Years to his first Wife, for whose Murder he died, and two Years to the unfortunate young Woman that survives, he never had any Children by either; and who, during the whole Time of his Confinement, behaved penitent, as one sensible of his wicked past Life. The Morning of his Execution he was brought out of Newgate about Eight o'Clock, from whence to the Tree he took on very much, wringing his Hands and shedding a great many Tears. At the Place of Execution the Minister prayed with him for some Time, when on his leaving him, he knelt down in the Cart, and continued in Prayer by himself for about a Quarter of an Hour, in a little Book, which he read in from Newgate to Tyburn; where he concluded with the following Prayer. 'O Lord I know that thou will not be 'mocked, nor accept of any Thing that is 'not perfectly sincere. O Lord when I consider this, Fearfulness and Trembling 'comes upon me, and an horrible Dread 'overwhelms me, my Flesh trembles for 'fear of thee, and my Heart is wounded 'within me; but, O Lord, one Deep calleth 'for another, the Depth of my Mercy upon 'the Depth of thy Mercy; Lord save me or 'I perish eternally. Deliver me, I beseech 'thee, from the Wages of my Sins, thy 'Wrath and everlasting Damnation, in the 'Time of my Tribulation, in the Hour of 'Death, and the Day of Judgment. Take 'away the Sting of Death, the Guilt of my 'Sins, and then, tho' I walk thro' the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I will fear no 'Evil. I will lay me down in Peace; and Lord, 'when I awake up, let me be satisfied with 'thy Presence in thy Glory. Grant this, 'merciful God, for his Sake, who is both 'the Redeemer and Mediator of Sinners, 'even Jesus Christ. Amen. O God, make Haste to save me; O Lord, make Haste to help me; Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the Beginning, is now, and ever shall be, World without End. Amen. After he had hung about three Quarters of an Hour, his Body was cut down, and put into a Coach, and carried to Surgeons Hall to be anatomised. FINIS. For the Good of the PUBLICK, Notice is hereby given TO Persons of both Sexes afflicted with the Venereal Disease, or an obstinate and inveterate Gleet, or draining Weakness of Reins or Kidneys, whether occasioned by Venereal Complaints or other Causes; that on Friday the 31st of October last, his Majesty's Royal Letters Patent passed the great Seal of England to ROBERT WALKER , the Inventor and Proprietor of that most noble and compendious Medicine, called by him GENUINE JESUITS DROPS, which said PATENT JESUITS DROPS are the most certain, pleasant, safe, cheap, effectual, and immediate Cure in the World for the several Disorders abovementioned; is also a great Strengthner and Purifier of the Blood in all Scorbutic Humours, and, by its wounderful Efficacy, has rendered Health and Strength to a very great Number of Persons of both Saxes, who have been afflicted with decayed and broken Constitutions. It has no Mercurials in its Composition, and neither Purges nor Vomits, but carries the Disorders clean off by Urine, (the Dose only fifteen Drops in a little white Wine or Water, or on a Lump of Sugar) and is an excellent Remedy for Travellers and Persons going to Sea, as they may be taken so secret, that even a Bedfellow cannot make any Discovery, and at any Time, in any Season or Climate, without Alteration of Diet, or Hinderance of Business; and eradicates, Root and Branch, all the poisonous Symptoms of those loathsome Distempers, without the least Distaste to the Palate, Disorder of Body, or Confinement whatever, and absolutely answers all the Ends that can be expected by Salivation, without going through that dangerous Operation. Bottles proportionable, 2 s. 6 d. To be had, by the Patentee's special Appointment, at his Warehouse the Bible and Crown in Fleet-Lane, near the Sessions-House-Gate, Old Baily; Mr. Mackinder's, Peruke Maker, in King's-Street, St. James's Square; Mrs. Printup, Broker in Ratcliff Highway, opposite Well-close Square; Mr. Sanders, a Chandler's Shop in Frying-Pan Alley, opposite St. Thomas's Hospital, Southwark; and Mr. Ozley, at the Green and Gold Cannister, between Nightingale Lane and Salt-Petre Bank, East Smithfield; and no where else in London. His Majesty, in order that his Subjects in Scotland should likewise have the Benefit of so noble and efficacious a Medicine, according to its genuine Preparation, was graciously pleased on the 9th of July last, to grant his ROYAL LETTERS PATENT, under the Seal of that Kingdom, for fourteen Years, to the said ROBERT WALKER ; not only to secure the Property of so valuable a RECIPE to the Patentee, but to prevent any further Imposition on the Publick, by any spurious Medicine, falsly pretending to the same Virtue and Qualities, to the Prejudice of the Healths and Constitutions, as well as endangering the Lives of his Subjects; and Prosecutions are commenced against some Persons for vending a Sort of Medicine, called True and Original Jesuits Drops, and substituting the same for this valuable Medicine; therefore that you may be sure you have the Right, and for your Healths Sake, as well as Certainty of the Cure, be careful to ask for WALKER's PATENT JESUITS DROPS. They will be sent sealed up, so secret as not to be known what they are, to any Part of England (with full Instructions for the Patient to know his own Case, and to obtain a certain Cure) on Receipt of a Letter (allowing for Postage and Porterage) directed to R. WALKER, at the Bible and Crown, Fleet Lane.

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THE Ordinary of NEWGATE HIS ACCOUNT OF The Behaviour, Confession, and Last Speech of John Wheeler , Executed at Tyburn on Monday the 25th of May, 1719. AT the General Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily , on Wednesday the 8th, Thursday the 9th, and from thence adjourned to Saturday the 11th of April 1719; Five Malefactors, viz. Four Men and One Woman being try'd for, and found Guilty of, several Capital Crimes, did accordingly receive Sentence of Death. But Two of the Men having obtain'd HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY'S Free Pardon, and the other, with the Woman, a Reprieve, in order to be Transported (Which Mercies I hope they will all take care, as it greatly behoves them duly to improve) only One of 'em is now order'd for Execution. And again, at the Sessions holden at the same Place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday the 14th, 15th, and 16th of this instant May, there were also Ten other Malefactors then try'd for, and convicted of divers Capital Crimes; who likewise received Sentence of Death. But nothing (for ought I know) being yet determined concerning them, i. e. Whether they are to be Pardoned, Reprieved, or Executed, it is not the Business of these (but may be that of my next) Papers to give an Account of them. All the while they lay under this Condemnation, I constantly visited them, and to that purpose had them twice every Day (saving in the Sessions time) brought up to the Chapel of Newgate , where I pray'd with them, and read and expounded the Word of God to them: And, On the Lord's Day the 12th of April last, I preach'd to them and others present in the Chapel, viz In the Morning upon Num. 23. the latter Clause of the 10th Verse, being part of the first Lesson, and the Words these - Let me die the Death of the Righteous, and let my last End be like his. From which Words I shew'd, That if Men desire to die the Death of the Righteous, and have their Last End like his, they must live the Life of the Righteous: If they intend to depart out of this World in a State of Grace and Favour with God, they must lead an upright and godly Life here on Earth; taking care that their Thoughts, Words, and Actions might always be pure, edifying, and upright. Upon these I enlarg'd; and, In the Afternoon I preach'd on this Text, Prov. 9. the former part of the 10th Verse, The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom. Having first open'd the Text in general, and shew'd, That true Wisdom consists in the Fear of God, and that it comprehends the Whole of Religion; I then observed in particular, I. That by the Fear of the Lord is to be understood that Reverence and Obedience which Men owe to God. II. That by this Phrase, The Beginning of Wisdom, is meant the Foundation of that true and solid Wisdom, which concerns, not so much the Temporal, as the Spiritual and Everlasting Interest of Men, and without which all their Worldly Wisdom and Industry are but Vain. III. That both that Fear of the Lord, and this Beginning of Wisdom in the Text, being of the greatest Use and Benefit to Mankind for advancing them to Eternal Happiness, it follows therefore, IV. and lastly, That it is the strangest Folly and Madness imaginable for Men to despise and reject (or at lest neglect) the Use of those wholsom Instructions and other Means by which true Wisdom, that Wisdom which comes from above (as the Apostle calls it, Jam. 3. 5.) may be attain'd. Upon all those Points I discours'd at large: And, On the Lord's Day the 19th of April last, I preach'd to them again, both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon part of the Epistle for the Day, viz. 1 Pet. 2. 11. Dearly Beloved, I beseech you as Strangers and Pilgrims, all stain from Fleshly Lusts, which war against the Soul. In discoursing upon this Text, I chiefly spoke to these Points, viz. I. The Argument here used by the Apostle to dehort us from Fleshly Lusts. II. What those Fleshly Lusts are, and the dismal Effects they produce. III. The Obligation incumbent on us to abstain from them. IV. ult. The Remedies most effectual for their Cure. On the Lord's Day the 26th of April last, I preached to them again; and my Text was Rom. 6. 23. and the Words these, For the Wages of Sin is Death; ut the Gift of God is Eternal Life through JESUS CHRIST Our Lord. From which I shew'd, I. That the Reward due to Sin is not only Shame and Misery, but Death, both Temporal and Eternal. II. That the End of Holiness is Eternal Life, which ALMIGHTY GOD, for the Sake, and through the Merits of CHRIST, freely bestows as a gratuitous. Gift on them that Believe and Repent. On the Lord's Day, the 3d of this instant May, I did again preach to the Prisoners; and this was my Text, 1 Thess. 5. 2. & 3. For yourselves know perfectly. that the Day of the Lord so cometh as a Thief in the Night: For when they shall say, Peace and Safety; then sudden Destruction cometh, as Travail upon a Woman with Child; and they shall not escape. Having observed in general, that these Words point to the great Day of Judgment, I then shew'd in particular, I. The Certainty of CHRIST's Coming to judge the World. II. The Uncertainty and Suddenness of the Time of that His Coming. III. The indispensable Necessity there is, that Men (therefore) should be always well prepar'd for it, and thereby avoid the great Danger and Loss which their presumptuous Neglect of such a weighty Matter, will (otherwise) bring upon them. To those Points I spoke distinctly: And, On the Lord's Day the 10th of this same Month of May, being the Sunday after Ascension, I preach'd both in the Morning and Afternoon upon this Text, Acts 1. 9. And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, He was taken up, and a Cloud receiv'd Him out of their sight. After a general and succinct Explanation of the Text and Context, I treated in particular of these three things. 1. The Place 2. The Time 3. The Manner of CHRIST's Ascension into Heaven. And from thence drew these several Inferences, viz. 1st, That if (as we outwardly profess to do) we inwardly believe the Ascension of Our Blessed Saviour, our Hearts cannot but long continually to be with Him, that where He now is, incircled in Glory, we might be also. 2dly, That to the end therefore that such a Blisful and Glorious State may one Day be our Portion for ever, we ought to have (while in this World) our Conversation in Heaven, fixing our Affections on Things above, not on the things of the Earth. 3dly, That if, notwithstanding our Profession of Christianity, we should (instead of denying all Ungodliness and Worldly Lusts) give up our selves to commit Iniquity, and work all Uncleanness with greediness, &c. then we must expect, that as sure as CHRIST has ascended into Heaven, so sure it is that we shall descend into Hell: And what a lamentable thing would that be, for us thus to make our selves wilfully Miserable, when by the Grace of GOD, and the Love of JESUS, we might be made Happy! 4thly, That this same JESUS, who went up into Heaven, shall doubtless come again at the last Day to judge both the Quick and the Dead, and shall pass Sentence of Absolution upon the Righteous, and of Condemnation upon the Wicked and Impenitent, as we read in the 25th Chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel. 5thly, That if none of these Considerations, if neither the Hope of Heaven, nor the Fear of Hell, can move us, so as to bring us into a Course of Religion and Virtue; then we must unavoidably perish for ever. But let us consider for our Comfort and Encouragement, 6thly, and lastly, That if we do earnestly and constantly strive to disengage our selves, and take off our Affections, from this wicked World, and place them upon GOD and Goodness: If we (with Heart and Mind) fervently pray. That our Blessed Saviour will please to draw us and all Men to Heaven after Him; Then our Prayers shall be heard, and we shall (as Holy David speaks) enter into the King's Palace; we shall be be admitted into the Eternal Mansions of Bliss and Peace; and there shall dwell with that King of Glory for evermore. Upon each of those Particulars I discours'd more largely: And on Whitsunday the 17th of this instant May, (at which time there was a new Accession of Ten Condemn'd Prisoners, to the Five who receiv'd Sentence at the Sessions before, and yet nothing determin'd concerning them) I preach'd to them all, both in the Forenoon and Afternoon, upon part of the Epistle for that Day, viz. Acts 2. 4. And they were all fill'd with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other Tongues, as the Spirit gave them Uteerance. From which Words, first explain'd in general, I consider'd these two things in particular, viz. I. The Effusion of the Holy Ghost on the Apostles. II. The Divine Effects thereof. In speaking to the First of these Points, I shew'd (as we read in the first Verse of this Chapter) That the Apostles being all with one accord in one Place, such their Unity and Unanimity, 1st, Strengthen'd their Prayers. 2dly, Fill'd their Souls with great Tranquility. 3dly, Gave them some Foretastes of the Joys of Heaven. 4thly, Dispos'd them to a clearer Understanding of the Truths and Mysteries of Christ's Kingdom. And in speaking to the Second Point, I more particularly treated of the blessed Effects produc'd and wrought by the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles on the Day of Pentecost, which were chiefly these; viz. 1st, That in a moment, and without any Humane Art, they were enabled to speak with other Tongues; (saith the Text) i. e. such Tongues and Languages as they understood not before. 2dly, That their Capacity was proportionable to their high and difficult Employment, and the Circumstances of the Church at that time. 3dly, That in a few Years they ran down the Idolatrous Rites and Sacrifices of all Nations, and set up and establish'd the Service and Worship of their Crucify'd Master, whom they prov'd to be the True and Living GOD. 4thly, ult. That they were endu'd with a Power of working such stupendious Miracles, as were (as great, yea, greater than those) wrought by Himself. And Yesterday, being the 24th instant, and the 7th Lord's Day after the Condemnation of them that were try'd first, I preach'd to them again, both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon Psal. 86. 12, 13. I will praise Thee, O Lord my God, with all my Heart; aad I will glorify thy Name for evermore, for great is thy Mercy towards me, and Thou hast deliver'd my Soul from the lowest Hell. In speaking to which Words I shew'd how the Royal Prophet David made Profession, that he would praise GOD; and this not superficially and for a little time only, but unfeignedly and incessantly. I. gnedly, express'd in these Words of his [With all my Heart]. II. Incessantly, which he shew'd by this other Expression [For evermore]. From these I observ'd the Ground of such a Profession here made by that pious Prince, the Man after GOD's own Heart, which was this, That GOD had deliver'd his Soul from the lowest Hell. And from hence I took occasion (as my Text led me to it) to treat of these chief Points: 1st, Of Hell, under its various Acceptations. 2dly, Of our Deliverance from it, through GODs unspeakable Mercy, 3dly, & lastly, Of our Thanks and Praise due to GOD for such a great and happy Deliverance. I inlarg'd upon all those Heads and Particulars, and then concluded the whole with an Exhortation to Repentance, shewing them the Nature, Practice, and blessed Effects of it; to which they were, in all appearance, very attentive. And He who is now appointed to die, gave me this Account of himself which follows. John Wheeler , Try'd, Convicted, and Condemn'd upon two Indictments, viz. 1st, For breaking open the House of Mr. Samuel Mead , and stealing thence 10 Pewter Dishes and 36 Plates, a BrassPorridge-pot, two Stew-pans, and other Goods, on the 20th of January last. 2dly, For another Burglary by him also committed in the House of Mr. Joshua Winsmore , out of which he took 3 Silver-Spoons, a Silver-Cup, and a Silver Quartern-pot, on the 4th of March last. He said, he was 32 Years of age, born in the Parish of St. Bridget , London ; serv'd an Apprenticeship of 7 Years with a Joyner in Bartholomew-Close , in the Parish of St. Bartholomew the Great ; was an Inmate in that of St. Sepulchre for these 9 Years past, and all the while wrought Journey-work at his Trade, by which he might have maintain'd himself and his Family pretty well, had he not been induced by a near Relative of his to follow an idle and vicious Course of Life: That by this means he was brought at last to the commission not only of the two Facts he now stood condemn'd for, but of several others, in most of which his said Relation was an Accomplice with him. He further declar'd, That the greatest part of the Robberies he had ever been concern'd in, were committed in Houses where he had done some Joyners Work ; and, That (according to my Advice to him) he had given an Information and Satisfaction to the Persons thus injur'd by him; particularly he nam'd a Gentlewoman, from whose House (at which he had been at work for some time) he stole Wearing-Apparel, &c. which he afterwards restor'd to her again. He seem'd to be very sensible of his Sins, and penitent, and wish'd his Relation (before mention'd) and other Offenders, might become true Converts, as he hop'd himself was, who now perfectly abhorr'd Sin, and (by the Grace of GOD) would not be tempted to return to it again, were he to live never so long in this World. While he lay under this Condemnation, he behav'd himself (all-along) very decently and devoutly, and (as I perceiv'd) frequently repeated in his private Retirement these following Prayers, which he had out of one of the pious Books charitably provided for Prisoners, &c. by the Honourable Society for the Reformation of Manners. O Lord Almighty, the Soul in Anguish, the troubled Spirit crieth unto Thee; hear, O Lord, and have Mercy, for Thou art merciful. Thou endurest for ever, and I perish eternally, unless Thou hast Pity upon me. I heartily acknowledge, O Lord, that all that I do, all I can suffer, is but the due Reward of my Deeds, and therefore must lay my Hand upon my Mouth, and say, that Righteous art Thou, O Lord, and upright are thy Judgments. But, O Lord, I beseech Thee, in Judgment remember Mercy; and though my Sins have justly provok'd Thee to bring this Evil upon me, yet O consider my Weakness, and do not abhor my Soul, nor cast thy Servant utterly away in Displeasure. Let the Fierceness of thy Anger expire in this temporal Judgment, and never let me fall under that more dreadful one which is eternal. Let the Merits of thy dearly beloved Son interpose between my wretched sinful Soul and thy Indignation: hear the Cry of his precious Blood, that speaketh better things that of Abel: Behold him bleeding, suffering, and dying upon the Cross, and let me not suffer and die eternally. Hear his Intercession now in Heaven for Sinners, and by his Death and Passion, save and deliver me, the greatest of Sinners, from thy Wrath, and from everlasting Damnation. O holy and merciful Jesus, who, when thy self didst hang upon the Cross, didst shew thy Compassion and great Salvation upon the poor repenting Malefactor there suffering, and didst promise to remember him when Thou camest into thy Kingdom; remember, I most humbly beseech Thee, thy Servant, who is undone without thy Mercy. I confess indeed, that I have crucified Thee afresh, and most ungratefully renew'd the Shame of thy Cross and bitter Passion, by my manifold and grievous Transgressions, my horrid Vileness and Impieties; but, Lord, I repent, I am infinitely griev'd, and asham'd, and confounded at it, and therefore I hope thy Bowels will yearn towards me, and that Thou wilt graciously intercede with thy Father for me, that I may not perish for ever. O Almighty God, I humbly submit to thy Will in the Destruction of this corruptible Being, and am content that it return to the Dust out of which it was taken. Since Death is the Punishment Thou hast ordain'd for Sin, and since my Sins have deserv'd this particular Death; with an humble Heart, adoring thy Justice, and submitting to thy Wisdom, I accept it at thy Hands, with all the Pain and Shame that accompanies it. And altho' my Death can make no Satisfaction for my Sins; yet, receiving it with an entire Resignation to thy good Pleasure, accept this, O gracious God, as a Sacrifice of my Will to thine; and let it give some glimpse of Hopes, that being punish'd here, I may not be condemn'd hereafter. My Sins have deserv'd eternal Death; Oh, let me escape that, and I shall patiently bear this. Let this Earth return to the Earth; but let my Spirit, O merciful Creator, return to Thee who gavest it. Grant this for the sake of thy dear Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, Amen, Amen. At the Place of Execution, to which he was carry'd this Day in a Cart, I attended him for the last time, and after Exhortations, Prayers, singing of some Penitential Psalms, and rehearsing the Apostles Creed, as usually. I wish'd him that Forgiveness of Sins, and that Resurrection and Life Everlasting which he had now profess'd to believe. He desir'd the Spectators to take Warning by him, and pray for him: Then I recommended him to GOD's boundless Mercy, and withdrew from him, leaving him to his private Devotion, for which he had some time allotted him. After this the Cart drew away, and he was turn'd off. This is all the Account here to be given of this Malefactor. And, Whereas a Scandalous Lying Paper was publish'd on Thursday last, setting forth, That Paul Lorrain , Ordinary of Newgate , having the day before taken too large a Dose of Jenevre at a Brandy-shop in Newgate-street , went thence to the Condemn'd Prisoners in the Chapel, where he shamefully spued upon his Cushion, and presently dy'd: And Whereas also it is asserted in that Paper, That the said Ordinary was a French Dancing-Master before he took Holy Orders, and, That he was try'd at the Old-bailey , &c. These are to certify, That all and every of those Passages being utterly false and groundless, the said Ordinary does hereby promise a due Reward and Thanks to any Person, who shall discover and secure the Author and Printer of that base murdering Paper, so as they may be brought to Justice, and punish'd accordingly. PAUL LORRAIN , Ordinary . Monday May 25. 1719 Advertisements. ROBERT WHITLEDGE , at the Bible and Ball in Ave-Maria-lane , Selleth all sorts of Bibles and Common Prayers, viz. The Three new large Folio Bibles, printed at Oxford: The English and French Common Prayer: All sorts of Common Prayer-books, illustrated with Sturt's Cuts, Vander Gucht's best Cuts or painted Cuts (rul'd or unrul'd) or without; bound in Shagrine, with Silver Work or without, or in any other manner of Binding: Neat Pocket Bibles, with the Cambridge Concordance: Books of Devotion, the Sacrament, History, &c. 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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, OF THE MALEFACTORS, Who were Executed at TYBURN, On WEDNESDAY the 8th of MARCH. BEING THE SECOND EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Rt. Hon. Sir JOHN BARNARD , Knt . Number II. For the said Year. LONDON : Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Bolt-Court , near the Leg-Tavern , Fleet-street . M,DCC,XXXVIII. (Price SIX-PENCE.) THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Right Hon. Sir JOHN BARNARD , Knt . Lord Mayor of the City of London , the Right Hon. the Lord Chief Baron REYNOLDS, the Hon. Mr. Justice CHAPPEL, the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant URLIN, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London, and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer for the City of London, and Justices of Goal-Delivery of Newgate, for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , upon Friday, Saturday, and Monday, the 13th, 14th, and 16th of January, 1737-8, and in the 11th Year of his Majesty's Reign. Twelve Men, viz. Robert , otherwise Briggenshaw Brownjohn , James Cope , Thomas Jenkyns , George Price , John Margets , William Ifield , John Birt , John Parrot , alias Perrot , Thomas Oliver , John Waterman , John Gardiner , and Isaac Mortished , were by the Jury found guilty of capital Crimes, and received Sentence of Death. As also, At the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Right Hon. Sir JOHN BARNARD , Knt . Lord Mayor of the City of London , the Hon. Mr. Justice PAGE, the Hon. Mr. Baron CARTER, and the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant URLIN, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London, and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer for the City of London, and Justices of Goal-Delivery of Newgate, for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 22d, 23d, 24th, and 25th of February, 1737-8, and in the 11th Year of his Majesty's Reign. Five Men, viz. George Nevil , alias Newel , Thomas Gittins , Nathaniel Hillyard , Samuel Taylor , John Berry , and one Woman, viz. Mary Cook , were convicted of capital Crimes, and sentenc'd to die. While under Sentence, they were exhorted to a sincere Repentance from these Words, Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your Sins may be blotted out, when the Times of refreshing shall come from the Presence of the Lord, Acts iii. 19. I observed to them, that this Exhortation was made by the Apostle St. Peter to a Multitude of the Jews, who were met together to hear the Apostle's Doctrine; that these People were the same who had been the Betrayers and Murderers of Jesus Christ the Lord of Life and Glory. From hence I urged them to reflect upon the infinite Mercy and Love of God, in converting to the Faith of Christ these Jews, who had been the greatest of all Sinners; and advised them not to despair of Mercy, but sincerely to repent of the Errors of their past Lives, for there was yet Hope concerning them, that God would extend his Bowels of Compassion towards them, having declared, That he is merciful and gracious, long-suffering and patient, not delighting in the Death of a Sinner, but who rather by far that he should repent, be converted, and live. One of them, George Price , having been convicted of the most horrid Murder committed in the Memory of Man, as he was also guilty of other Murders and most heinous Sins, he had Admontions suitable to his particular Case. The Facts he had committed, were represented to him in their aggravating Circumstances, the Deceas'd being the Wife of his Bosom, whom he had murdered under a Pretence of Friendship. I represented to him the well-grounded Suspicion he lay under of being concerned in the Death of his Children; and he seemed to be very much affected when his unnatural Crimes, and aggravated Guilt, were laid open to him. They were instructed in the Nature of the Christian Sacraments, and of their Baptismal Covenant; and it was represented to them, how much they had been guilty of the Breach of these Engagements; and as they were soon to leave this World, they were exhorted to renew their Baptismal Covenant, by partaking of the Sacrament of our Lord's last Supper; which if they did in Faith and Love, and with contrite Hearts, they might become Partakers of all the Blessings proceeding from Christ's Passion and Death. They generally attended at Chapel, and behaved decently, George Price , for several Days, with the rest, and sometimes he wept bitterly, especially when I spoke of Murder; but being taken ill, and his Sickness continuing, he at last was found dead in the Cell. Oliver and Mortished were likewise most of the Time sick; when I visited them they appeared penitent, and were attentive to Prayers. Robert Brownjohn fell into a High Fever, but when he recovered his Senses, he behaved well. Waterman was kept in the old Condemn'd-Hold, it not having been thought fit to put him in the Cells with the rest, for as Perrot and Oliver had been convicted upon his Evidence, they could not bear to see him. Mr. Hillyard, during the few Days he was under Sentence, constantly attended at Devotion. Perrot was inconsolable when he heard he was included in the Dead-Warrant; and the first Time he came to Chapel after that, on Thursday the 2d Inst, he was near fainting away in the Midst of publick Devotion, but recovering he behaved seriously and with Attention, and continued to do so during the few remaining Days of his Life. On Thursday the 2d of this Instant March, Report was made to his Majesty in Council of the 16 Malefactors under Sentence of Death, when, John Margets and William Ifield , convicted for robbing Isabel Coates on the Highway, of a Hoop-Petticoat, and for breaking and entering the House of Samuel Puden . John Waterman , (the Evidence against Perrot and Oliver) convicted of a Highway Robbery upon Thomas Wheeler . James Cope , convicted of stealing a Drawer with Money and Goods to a considerable Value, in the House of Eliz. Goodman . Mary Cook , convicted of robbing her Master Mr. Wilson, of Goods in his Dwelling-house. Nathaniel Hillyard , condemned for the Murder of Robert Millegan , a Bailiff , in the Hay-Market , Anno 1734. Thomas Jenkins , for stealing a Watch from the Person of Mr. Monday. And, Samuel Taylor and John Berry , received his Majesty's most gracious Reprieve. The other Seven, viz. John Birt , Thomas Oliver , John Perrot , John Gardiner , Isaac Mortished , Robert Brownjohn , and Thomas Gittins , were ordered for Execution. George Price having been one of the most notorious and execrable Murderers who has at any Time been heard of, for the Satisfaction of the Publick, since he died in the Cell before his Execution, we shall subjoin the following brief Narrative, as received from his own Mouth. He was indicted, for that he not having the Fear of God before his Eyes, &c. on the 10th of October, in and upon Mary his Wife , did make an Assault, and with a certain Knife, value 1 d. which he held in his Right Hand, the said Mary, in and upon the Neck, feloniously did strike and cut, giving her in and on the Neck, a mortal Wound, of the Breadth of five Inches, and the Depth of two Inches, of which mortal Wound she instantly died. He was 23 Years of Age, born of honest Parents at Hay , in Brecknockshire , North-Wales ; his Father, who is a Mason in that Town, gave him a tollerable Education: He was not put to any Trade, but serv'd Gentlemen as a Footman : About five Years ago he came to London , and the last House he serv'd in was Mr. Coke's. Two or three Years ago, being in the Long-Room at Hampstead , he saw a young Woman with whom he fell in Love, and making his Addresses to her, they shortly after married privately; this was the unfortunate Woman he murder'd. About three Quarters of a Year after the Marriage, his Wife bore him Twins, who were two Girls, Price then found it hard to keep a Family, and Poverty staring him in the Face, he began to grow weary of his Wife and Children, upon this ensu'd Quarrels and Janglings between them, which never ceas'd till they ended in Murder. Last Year his Master went to the City of Canterbury , and he attended him; while he was there he writ for his Wife to bring down the two Children, she having an Uncle about 3 Miles from Canterbury : Accordingly she came with the Children, and was to stay with the Uncle, a Farmer, 3 or 4 Months, that they might have Time to recruit a little, and be able to pay some small Debts he had contracted. When they met in the Country, the Scheme was laid for dispatching the Children, and for that End George sent her some Poison from Canterbury ; she gave it to the Children, and both of them instantly died. When they returned to London , they could not agree, for he complained of the Want of Money, and that she was too lavish in spending what she got; the Differences were so great, that she frequently threatned to discover the Murder of the two Children; he to be revenged on hr, contriv'd in his own Mind, to put her out of the Way, and to palliate his devilish Intention, pretended he had provided her a Place in the Country, and persuaded her to go with him to see it; she consented to go, though contrary to the Advice of a Friend, who entreated her for God's Sake not to trust herself in the Hands of such a cruel unnatural Wretch; yet she would venture, but withal told her Friend, if she did not return, or they did not hear of her that Night or next Morning, every body might conclude she was certainly murder'd. On he 10th of October last, they went out together in a Chaise, from the Wool-Pack in Monkwell-Street , towards Hounslow-Heath ; and in the Evening about 6 or 7 o'Clock, as they were going over the Heath, he put his Design in Execution, and left her dead and mangled upon the Ground. He returned to London about 12 or 1 in the Morning, staid at his Master's that Night, and gave an unsatisfactory Account where he had been since his coming from Canterbury in the Hoy last Morning. His Master the next Evening gave him 3 Guineas to fetch something from a Chymist's; he paid 10 s. for it, and with the rest of the Money he ran away. His Relations knew what he was accus'd of, and suspected him to be guilty, but he thinking there would not be sufficient Proof against him, came to London again, and surrendered himself, was found guilty, and received his deserved Sentence. The Motive that induc'd him to commit this Fact, was his growing weary of his Wife; when he had got rid of her, he intended to marry another Woman, who came to visit him twice, while he was under Sentence and lay sick in the Cell. When I spoke to him, he gush'd out into a Flood of Tears, so that he could not say any Thing about his Wife, and some Days after he grew sick, and was confined to the Cell. When I exaggerated his heinous Crime, he wept bitterly, and frequently said, O Murder! Murder! Murder! In his Return from Wales to London , he lodged one Night in a publick Inn at Gloucester , where the People of the House observed him to be in a great Disorder and Confusion of Mind, and being in a Room by himself, they heard him weeping, and constantly speaking to himself; a Gentleman suspecting him to be the Man who murther'd the Woman on Hounslow-Heath , went to the Coffee-house, and finding him to agree to the Description in the Papers, he got a Warrant to apprehend him, but by this Time he had enquir'd the Way to London , and being on the Road thither, they gave themselves no Trouble to send after him. On Tuesday the 7th of February a Gloucester Gentleman being in the Press-yard, gave this Account of him. Two or three Weeks before he died he lost the use of his Limbs; Sickness still encreasing upon him, on Tuesday the 21st of February, when they open'd the Cell Door at 9 o'Clock in the Morning, they found him dead upon the Floor, in a miserable Condition, with his Head leaning on the inside of the Door, having fallen off his Bed in the Agonies of Death. Some of the last Times I visited him, some Signs of Desperation appearing in him, I said, I hop'd he would not lay Hands on himself, he answer'd, God forbid. I exhorted him to trust in the infinite Mercy of God, he declar'd his Faith in Christ, that he was truly penitent for his heinous Sins, and did in Peace with all Mankind. George Nevil , alias Newel , was sick when he was try'd, and receiv'd Sentence on Saturday the 25th of February; his Sickness continuing, on Sunday Morning the 26th, he breakfasted pretty heartily, but after 12 o'Clock, Divine Service being ended, they found him dead in the Cell. He was convicted for breaking open the House of Richard Hind , Esq ; and stealing Goods of a considerable Value. Thomas Oliver and John Parrot alias Perrot , were indicted for assaulting Matthias Holst on the King's Highway, putting him in Fear, &c. and taking from him a silver Watch, val. 6 l. a pair of silver Shoe Buckles, value 14 s. a Cane, value 3 s. a Hanger, value 5 s. and 5 s. 6 d. in Money, Sept. 27. 1. John Parrot alias Perrot , 36 Years of Age, born of honest Parents in Berkshire , had a good Education. When he was of Age he follow'd his Father's Business of a Butcher , about 7 Miles from Northampton ; and while he liv'd in the Country with his Father, no body had any Thing to lay to his Charge; but growing weary of a Country Life, he came to London about 16 or 17 Years ago, and brought his Wife and Family with him, and not liking to follow his Trade of a Butcher, he serv'd Brewers, and for several Years past, work'd in the Service of an eminent Brewer at Westminster , under whom he maintained himself and Family, and had the Reputation of an honest Fellow. But to better his Way of Life for the Maintainance of his Family, having had several Children, two or three of whom are still living, he took an Alehouse in Brick-Lane Whitechapple , the Sign of the Bell and Boy , and tho' by this he and his Family might be provided for more plentifully, yet it prov'd the Destruction of them all; for this House became one of the most noted Receptacles for Thieves in and about the Town, and he soon got acquainted with House-breakers, Street-robbers, and Footpads, who spent their Money prodigally, and when it run short, they went out upon the Highway to rob for more, of this Number was Graston Kirk , Terry Garrard and Shaw, executed last Time for a Highway Robbery, John Parrot , Thomas Oliver , John Waterman and others, who sign'd a sort of a Bond of Agreement, kept Books of all they purchas'd, and were obliged to make an equal Dividend of all they got, whether present at committing the Robberies or not. In this Way they went on since Midsummer last, about which Time Waterman the Evidence join'd into the Gang, and committed above 100 Highway Robberies, as he solemnly declar'd. Perrot had a sore Leg, and that he made a Pretence of leaving his Master's Service, tho' if he had been willing, he was able enough to work, but he found there was more Money to be had in the Course he engag'd in, than in serving a Gentleman honestly with a little Labour, for his House was the common Rendezvous to the Gang, where they spent most of their Money, which made him always ready to encourage them by his Company, in their unlawful Adventures. He stole a Horse (as Waterman said) and went down to Essex and sold it, and kept the Money to himself contrary to Contract. Being asked the Truth of this, he was a little surprised, and only said he knew little of Waterman, and that he was never much in Essex; but he could not deny the Robbers keeping his House, and that he advised and encourag'd them to their Practices. He was terrified and affrighted at the Approach of Death, behav'd well under his Misfortunes, and wept much; but was not so free in his Confessions, as might have been wish'd. He hoped for Salvation through the Mercy of God in Christ, repented of his Sins, and died in Peace with all Men. 2. Thomas Oliver , 38 Years of Age, born in Berkshire , of honest Parents, who kept a Farm. His Father left him young, and when he was of Age his eldest Brother, who got the Farm and an Estate of 60 or 70 l. per Ann. put him to a Shoemaker , to which Trade he served his Time, but was of such a roving Temper that he could not follow it for himself, but travelled up and down the Countries, pretending to work at his Business in several Places, but his chief Design was to plunder wherever he had Opportunity. He at last settled in a Country Town and married a Wife, by whom he had many Children, 6 or 7 of them are still living. By what his Father left him, the kindness of an Aunt and his Brother, he had once to the Value of 120 l. but as he never confin'd himself to his Trade, this Money was soon gone. Seven or 8 Years ago he came to London with his Family, and kept House in Ratcliff-Highway , and last of all he liv'd in Brick-Lane , just by Perrot his Companion, that they might more frequently meet together, Oliver had been a Thief and a Robber from his Youth. He was once taken up at Oxford for a Robbery, stolen Goods having been found in his House or Lodging, for which, after he had been detain'd a long Time in the County Goal of Oxford , he was tried, and with Difficulty acquitted. He pretended to know but little of Waterman the Evidence, only that he made 2 or 3 pair of Shoes for him, and would not own the Fact in all the Circumstances as sworn against him. He acknowledged that he had been a most wicked, profligate Fellow. He own'd he took 60 Cocks from one Gentleman in Hertfordshire , who delighted in these Creatures; some they sold, the rest they fought in Perrot's House; Cock-fighting in this House brought a heap of Thieves together, with whom he contracted an Acquaintance. He was much of the Time very Sick, but before the Dead Warrant came out he recover'd and came to Chapel. He behav'd quietly and decently, but was not so affected as he ought to have been. He declar'd his Faith in Christ, that he was penitent for his very wicked Life, and forgave all Men as he expected Forgiveness from God. John Birt , was indicted for assaulting John Berry in a certain Field near the King's Highway, putting him in Fear, &c. and taking from him 12 s. Jan. 9. 3. John Birt , 20 Years of Age, of honest Parents in Town, who gave him good Education. He was bred a Cabinet-maker with his Father, but was untractable. About 5 Years ago, his Mother, who was tender of him, died; after this he was altogether ungovernable, and fell in with bad Company. He was a very wicked Youth, and was acquainted with Pickpockets, and intimate at bad Houses, hard-hearted and obstinate, disobedient to his Parents, and a notorious Sabbath-breaker. He was naked, and miserably poor, but his Father sent or brought him the Necessaries of Life, and as for Cloaths, the Rags about him were thought sufficient, as he had so short a Time to use them. He behav'd decently, and was attentive to Prayers and Instructions. He declar'd his Hope of Salvation thro' the Merits of Jesus Christ, his Penitence for a sinful Life, and forgave all Men. As for the Fact he died for, he did not own every Thing in the Manner as John Berry swore against him. John Gardiner and Isaac Mortished , of St. Peter's Cornhill , were indicted for stealing a Bond for 100 l. payable to John Davis , for the Use of Simon Walmsley , Edward Merrifield , and others, Members of a Society of Pewterers ; and likewise one Promissory Note, sign'd Ford Beauchamp , dated Dec. 6, value 40 s. and payable on Demand, being the Property of the said Simon Walmsley , Edward Merrifield and others, Members of the said Society, in the House of Ford Beauchamp , Dec. 26. They were a 2d Time indicted for stealing 9 s. 8 d. in Money, and 2 half broad Pieces, value 23 s. the Property of the said Society, in the House of Ford Beauchamp , Dec. 26. 4. John Gardiner was 20 Years of Age, born of mean Parents in Essex , who gave him no Education, he was bred a Taylor in Suffolk , and liv'd honestly in the Country; but 2 or 3 Months ago, thinking to make some Advantage by the Mourning for her late Majesty, he came to London with Mortished, who knew the Town better, and took their Lodgings in the House where they committed the Robbery; they had been some Time in Town before they got Business, and were but newly settled in constant Employment when this Misfortune befell them. He was not so wicked in his Life as most of these People are, but seem'd a harmless, simple Fellow. He confessed the Fact as charg'd in the Indictment, but denied that he was ever guilty of any Dishonesty before. A good part of the Time that he was under Sentence he was sick and deaf, and being grosly ignorant in religious Matters, I instructed him in an easy, familiar Way. When he recover'd he attended in Chapel, as he did in his Sickness, when able to go up Stairs; and was to all Appearance devout and serious. He declar'd that he hop'd God would pardon his Sins for Christ's Sake, that he truly repented of all his Sins, particularly the Crime he died for, and forgave all Men, as he expected Forgiveness from God. 5. Isaac Mortished , 36 Years of Age, was born of honest Parents in Cheshire , who educated him at School; when he was of Age he was put to a Taylor , and liv'd for some Time by his Business in the Country, having the Reputation of an honest Man. He then came to London to work Journey Work, he grew very extravagant, and fell to Drinking, Gaming, &c. He married a Servant Maid at Islington , who bore him several Children, some of whom are now living; after this Marriage he was forc'd to retire into the Country for Debt, and liv'd at Coggs-hall in Essex , where Gardiner also was, they came to Town together upon the same Occasion, and lodg'd in the same Room, they both confessed the Fact of which they were convicted. When I spoke to them, they wept bitterly, and said they had been always honest in the preceeding part of their Lives, and made strong Resolutions of new Obedience for the future, if hey had been spar'd. He believed in Christ, repented of his Sins, and died in Peace with all the World. Thomas Gittings , of St. James's, Westminster , was indicted for privately stealing a Silver Watch, value 10 s. from the Person of John Hanquets , January 24. 6. Thomas Gittings , 24 Years of Age, born of honest Parents in Town, his Father a Porter in the Custom-House, gave him a tollerable Education, and put him out Apprentice at the Star Tavern , Coleman-styeet ; he served four Years honestly, till his Master left the House, but then having his Liberty, he serv'd in Taverns and Bagnio '. He married a Wife by whom he had four Children, one of them is now living. Of late he fell into bad Company, and he engaged with them in Picking Pockets; he never (he said) took any Thing himself, but received what was stole by others. The Robbery he was condemned for, was committed on the 24th of January, as his Majesty came from the House, just by the Palace; the Gentleman being sensible of it, and never losing Sight of him, two Men pursued him into a Barber's Entry, and the Watch was found between the Cloath and Lining of his Coat; he did not deny the Fact, but said he did not steal the Watch himself, but that it was handed to him by another, for he never had the Boldness to steal a Watch himself, his Business being to attend, breed Confusion, and run away with the Plunder, which was equally divided among them. He had been concerned in a vast Number of Robberies of this Kind for some Years past, but behaved well under his Misfortunes, and wept over them; he declared his Hope of Salvation thro' Christ, that he repented of a scandalous and wicked Life, and forgave all Men, as he expected Forgiveness from God. Robert Brownjohn , otherwise Briggenshaw Brownjohn , was indicted, for that he being a Person of an evil Disposition, and greedy of Lucre, &c. after the 24th of June, 1723, viz. on the 7th of January last, knowingly, unlawfully, &c. did send to John Bell , Hosier , in the Parish of Alhallows, Lombard-street , a certain Letter without a Name, directed to the said Roll, Merchant, in Lombard-street , London , demanding the Sum of 100 Guineas, and threatning the Life of the said Bell, if the Demand, was not granted, to his great Damage, and the evil Example of others offending, &c. And the Jurors farther did present, that afterwards, viz. on the 8th of January, the said Brownjohn, knowingly, unlawfully, &c. did send one other Letter, directed to the said Bell, demanding Money, and containing Threats as aforesaid, if the Money was not sent according to the Demand of the said Letter. 7. Robert Brownjohn , alias Briggenshaw Brownjohn , 23 Years of Age, of honest respected Parents in Town, who gave him good Education; when he was about 10 Years old he went to Sea, and hath been employ'd in that Way ever since, sometimes on board of Merchant Men, and at other Times of Men of War, and he was once Mate of a King's Ship , and always behaved well to the Liking of his Superiors. For five Years past he was abroad in North America and the West-Indies , and there he sail'd with several Masters, and of late was Master of a Scooner in Virginia , but after he had made some Voyages in that Ship, he suffered Shipwreck, and lost her with all he had, which was the Occasion of many Misfortunes to him. He declared himself ignorant of the dangerous Consequence of writing Threatning Letters, and that he had no Malice against Mr. Bell, nor would his Refusal to comply with the Demands of his Letter, have been attended with Danger. He was ignorant (he said) of any Law enacted against such Letters. On Sunday the 29th of January, he laid, a long Letter upon the Desk in the Chapel, when I was to read Prayers, giving an Account of all he knew of that Affair. One Henry Shackerley , who was transported some Years ago to Maryland or Virginia , and whom he met in these Countries, put him upon the Commission of this Fact, finding him of an easy Temper, he used to talk of his Transportation, and the many Tricks he did about London to support himself. Shackerley told him among other Things, that the easiest Way of getting Money at London , was to write Threatning Letters, and he often mentioned Mr. Bell, the Hosier , in Lombard-street , and his grert Riches, giving him a Copy of a Leter which he was to send Mr. Bell, and named a great many other Gentlemen in London, to whom he might send these Letters, assuring him, that by this Means he might in a short Time get great Riches. Accordingly when Robert Brownjohn came Home, he did not enquire after his Father or Mother, who live now in Holbourn, but took Lodgings at a Publick House by Iron-Gate , on Tower-hill , and the second Day he was in Town, sent a Letter to Mr. Bell, demanding 100 Guineas, and threatning to murder him if he refused it. Mr. Bell was not at Home, so in a Day or two he sent him a second Letter to the same Purpose, and Mr. Bell meeting with the Bearer, obliged him to find out the Person from whom he had the Letter; the Bearer with a Constable went to a Publick House in Gracechurch-street , where they seized him and carried him before a Justice, where he acknowledged his writing both the Letters, but alledged he was ignorant of the Danger or Punishment ensuing upon it. He was not so wicked as many of these unfortunate Creatures are; he was very sick, and had a High Fever a great Part of the Time he was under Sentence. Under his Misfortunes he always behaved decently, both in publick and private; and when he found he must die, he patiently submitted to the Will of God. He believed in Christ our only Saviour, sincerely repented of all his Sins, and forgave all Men as he hoped for Forgiveness from God. At the PLACE of EXECUTION. THAT Morning the Prisoners appear'd very devout and serious at Prayers; they had little to add to their Confessions. Perrot and Oliver reflected upon Waterman, the Evidence against them. Birt own'd himself an abandon'd Wretch, and hop'd the World would not reflect upon his Relations, who were ignorant of the wicked Courses he had engag'd in. Brownjohn confess'd the Fact he died for; he acknowledged his Sins to God, and had (he said) satisfy'd his Conscience. They went off the Stage calling upon God to receive their departing Souls. This is all the Account given by me, JAMES GUTHRIE , Ordinary of Newgate . The following is an Account which Price gave of himself, while he was under Sentence of Death in his Cell at Newgate , and deliver'd it to the Printer of this Paper, three Days before he died. GEORGE PRICE , was born at Hay , in Brecknockshire , of reputable Parents, where his Father now lives, but his Mother has been dead about 16 Years. He was not put to any Trade, but serv'd a Gentlewoman in Brecknock Town in the Quality of a Foot-Boy : This was the first Person he ever liv'd with as a Servant; and the extraordinary Liberties he was here allow'd, fill'd People's Heads with odd Conjectures concerning him. He continued in this Service about 7 Years, and his Behaviour was all the Time more like that of a Master, than a Servant. At the End of this Term he left Brecknock Town , and came to London ; for some Time he liv'd as a Servant with an Apothecary , in Clement's-Lane , Lombard-Street ; from thence he went into the Lady Page's Service, and after he had been in London about a Year and a Half, he returned to Brecknock Town , and continued some little Time with his former Mistress; then he set out again for London , and at parting, she made him a Present of a very handsome Watch. He had not been long in Town, before he got into the Service of one Mr. Brown, who then liv'd near Golden-Square . Mr. Brown having frequent Occasion to go to Hampstead , his Man Price generally went with him, and at this Place began his Acquaintance with his deceased Wife ( Mary Chambers ) who liv'd at a Publick House, where he fell in Love with her, and after a Fortnight's Courtship he married her at Hampstead ; and when the Ceremony was over, he carried her in a Coach to the White-Hart at Highgate , and there they both lay the first Night. The next Day he returned to Hampstead with her, and took Lodgings; here he left her, and returned to his Master Brown's Service, where he continued some little Time, then left him, and while he was out of Place he took his Wife down in a very grand Manner, to see his Friends at Hay , in Brecknockshire , telling them she was a Captain's Daughter, and that he had great Expectations from her Friends, who were People of Figure and Fortune. After some little Stay at Hay , they both set out for London , and from thence she went to her Lodging at Hampstead , but he got into Mr. Coke's Service in New Broad-street , and continued very fond of his Wife, visiting her as often as he had Opportunity. While she lived at Hampstead and he at Mr. Coke's, she lay in with two Children; what became of them, the following Letters will too plainly discover. About this Time, by going with his Master into Kent , he got intimately acquainted with one Mrs. S-w, and became passionately in Love with her; she gave him Encouragement to pursue his Addresses to her, but his Wife and Children were dreadful Obstacles in the Way to his Happiness: Then it was that he began to meditate the dire Villanies he has since been guilty of; and had the not been brought to Light, he would have been shortly married to this Mrs. S-w. This was the Temptation to the Murder of his Wife, in whose Punishment the Justice of Divine Providence is very visible; for as she consented to her wretched Husband's Sollicitations, and to oblige him, had not only murdered two Infants about a Year and a Quarter old, in full Life, but had likewise destroyed another, then unborn, so Providence suffered her Husband, her Adviser to her Crimes, to be the Instrument of its Vengeance upon her, and she was permitted to fall by his Hands, who urged her to her unnatural Crimes; nor was he suffered to rest after he had committed his Part, and concluded the Tragedy, but the Hell in his Bosom obliged him to discover himself, and surrender himself up into the Hands of Justice. But to go on with our Account. He having resolved to remove his Wife infallibly out of the Way, that she might be no Bar to his fresh Pursuit, an Opportunity offer'd unexpectedly, and which he resolved to make Use of. His Master having on Account of a Hurt he received by a Fall from his Horse, left him at Canterbury to come up by the Hoy when he should be able, his Wife happened to meet him at the Hoy the Morning he arrived; he thinking this a very proper Opportunity to execute his barbarous Design upon her, told her, as soon as he saw her, that he had got a Nursery Maid's Place for her at Wandsworth or Putney, and she must go Home and get a clean Cap and Apron, and must go with him that Day to see the Place. She went to her Lodgings to dress herself, and in the Way Home she called at his Master's, and told the Servants that her Husband was arrived, and acquainted them with what had passed between him and her at the Interview. His Fellow-Servants advised her not to trust herself with him; but she told them she was not afraid of him, that he was in a good Humour, and had given her his Bread and Cheese, which she then shew'd them. Accordingly having borrowed a Cap, an Apron, and other Things of her Landlady, she went to the Place (the Woolpack in Monkwell-Street ) where she was to wait for his coming to the End of the Street; as soon as she saw him at the End of the Street with the Chaise, she went to him, and he drove her away; as they went along, she desired him to stop for a Halfpenny Worth of Snuff, but he told her, She should never have any more. When he got her to Hounslow-Heath , on the first Heath next Hounslow, he stopped the Chaise, and having got every Thing in Readiness (as he said) he threw the Lash of the Whip over her Head; in the Hurry he drew it over her Chin (the Marks of which remained after she was dead) but loosening the Whip, notwithstanding her Struggling, and the Resistance she made, he got it about her Neck, and before he had drawn it tight, she cry'd out, My Dear! My Dear! For God's Sake, - if this is your Love, I will never trust you more! But he soon put it out of her Power to make any Noise, by drawing the Ends of the Lash with both his Hands. While she was in the Agonies of Death, he relented, and loosen'd the Whip; but before she recovered herself, it came into his Mind, that as he had begun, he must go thro' the Business, least the Attempt should provoke her to discover not only this Fact, but the Affair of the Children; upon which he fell to his devilish Work again, and twisted the Whip so violently round her Neck, that he broke the Handle in two Pieces. 'Twas about Ten o'Clock when she was quite dead, and then he drew her out of the Chaise, and stripped off her Shoes, Stockings, &c. when she was stark naked, he drew her to the Place where the two Men hang in Chains, and there he gave her that large Wound which the Surgeons gave an Account of on the Trial; he likewise gave her several Cuts over the Eye-Brows, and slit her Nose, that she might not be known, and that it might be imagined, she was robb'd, and stripp'd, and murder'd by Thieves. Her Cloaths he bundl'd up and brought to London, and to prevent any Discovery by them, he cut them into small Pieces, and dropt them Bit by Bit about the Streets; but she having told him what Things she had borrowed of Mrs. Barber, her Landlady, he imagin'd he should be requir'd to make Satisfaction for them, if they were not returned, therefore he contrived to send Home the Hood and the Cloak, as the most valuable Things, in the Manner that Mr. Barber and his Wife informed the Court in their Evidence against him, and this proved a Step towards the Discovery of his horrid Fact. He was asked (after his Condemnation) by a Relation of his, whether his Mind was not full of Horror as he drove Home in the Dark, after he had thus murder'd his Wife and left her behind him? he said, No, it was not; for he was born to do it, and cold not help it, his Heart being very much harden'd, both before and after the Fact. After he had returned the Horse and Chaise to the Owners, he went Home to his Master's House, and was let in by his Master's Brother, between 12 and 1 o'Clock; the Reason he gave for his coming Home so late, was, that the Hoy was but just arrived; and the next Day the Enquiry that was made after his Wife, both in the House and by other People, so terrify'd him, that he ran away towards the Evening, and went directly to Portsmouth , where he took up his Quarters at an Alehouse, and went by the Name of Thomas Willis , intending to take Shipping, and get out of the Kingdom: But one Night, while he was drinking a Pint of Beer in a Ground Room by himself, he heard the Crier proclaiming the Advertisement in the Street (which had been sent down to the Sea-Port Towns) forbidding all Captains of Ships, and Owners of Vessels, taking him on board, for that he was under a violent Suspicion of being a Murderer: He heard himself so particularly describ'd, that he was in the utmost Confusion and Horror of Mind. But recollecting himself as well as he could, he consider'd he must not stay in a Publick House, nor yet dar'd he to venture out in the Street, for being a very remarkable Person, he concluded he must be discover'd. In this Agony of Soul he observed a Back Window in the Room, which look'd into the Sea; this Window he opened, and fell from thence into the Water, making Shift sometimes to swim and sometimes to wade, till he came to a Landing-Place without the City, where he came ashore. In this Condition he wander'd all that Night, and the next Day, thinking to get into Oxfordshire , and toward the next Evening he came to a Farmer's House lonely situated, and enquir'd at the House if they wanted a Servant? The Farmer was not at Home, but his Wife told him, she thought he did not look like a Country Servant, or one that was fit for her Husband's Business. He told her he had liv'd well, but was now reduc'd; and should be glad to do any Thing in an honest Way to get Bread. She told him she could not say any Thing to it, he might stay if he thought proper till her Husband came in, and then he would have his Answer from him. When the Farmer came Home, and heard what he had to say, he look'd earnestly at him, (which put the Wretch into a Panic) and told him he wanted a second Plowman, but he was sure he would not do for him, he look'd (he said) as if he wanted to be hid for Debt, or something else. He own'd he was under a Cloud of Misfortunes, and would gladly serve him. The Farmer told him no, he did not greatly like him, but as 'twas Night, he might stay and lie with his Servants till next Morning. He was glad to have a House over his Head, tho' but for one Night, and thankfully accepted the Offer; but when the Servants (who lay in an Out-house) went to Bed, they were afraid of him, and told him, if he lay at their Farm that Night, he should lie in a Barn by himself in the Straw; which he was accordingly oblig'd to do. From this Place he got to Oxford , and enquired for a Service; the Person that keeps the House, known by the Sign of the Anchor at Felly-Bridge, (Mr. Hooper) did what he could to get him a Place. He offered his Service to a Gentleman (a Physician) there, but the Doctor insisted upon a Character from his last Master. Mr. Hooper asked him what was the Reason he could not obtain a Character from none of the Places where he liv'd? He made many Excuses, telling him, some where dead, others he knew not where to find, and his last Master was a Foreigner, who was broke and run away. Mr. Hooper himself recommended him to the Doctor, and he was in hopes of getting into his Service, but while this Affair was depending, he happen'd to see an Advertisement in a News Paper, which 'frighted him again, and made him resolve to quit Oxford ; which he did very suddenly, and made the best of his Way to Bredardine in Hertfordshire , where he lay one Night, then crossed the River Wye, and went to his Brother, who was an Apprentice to a Shoemaker at Winforton , about 4 Miles from his Father's House. Here he staid but a very little while, and desired him to go with him to his Father's at Hay , a Market-Town in Brecknockshire . His Brother got Leave to accompany him to his Father's; when they came to the House, the Broher went in first, and burst out into Tears, for George had told him as they came along, what a Fact he had committed, and that he was forced to fly from one Place to another to avoid falling into the Hands of his Pursuers. The poor old Father having seen the Advertisement in the Papers, immediately apprehended something extraordinary had happen'd, and the first Words he said were, - Lord - you have seen George! I hope he's not in the Town! Yes, says his Brother, he's just at the Door, but he's afraid you might have some of the Neighbours with you. There being none but their own Family in the House, he was fetch'd in, and the Minute he saw his Father he fell down on his Knees, and with a Flood of Tears begg'd his Blessing. Ah George! (reply'd the Father) I wish God may bless you, and that what I have heard concerning you may not be true! No, no, (said he) it is not, - it is not, - pray let me have a private Room, - make no Words, I have done no Harm, let me have a Room to my self! As soon as he was put into a Room he pull'd out half a Crown, and desired his Brother John to get him a Lancet with that Money. John asked him what he intended to do with it, and perswaded him not to add Sin to Sin; telling him, he had done enough already, and that he would not be accessary to his farther Guilt. Let me but have a Launcet, said he, and I will put an End to all; he was now satisfied, he said, and desired only to see his Friends, and now would make them all easy, for he would die with them. His Father and Brother perswaded him from his bloody Purpose, and kept him hid 5 Days. Then it began to be rumour'd about the Town, that George was harbour'd in the House, and the People were confirm'd in their Notion, by seeing Smoak come from a Chimney, where there never used to be a Fire before. The Rumour prevailing, he began to think himself not safe, even in his Father's House, and among his Relations. His Brother John perswaded dim to go on Board a Ship from some Sea Port and be gone, but it being windy Weather, he was afraid to venture at Sea. At last he determined to get to Gloucester ; which Place he reach'd undiscover'd, and staid a Fortnight at an Inn; during which Time, every Body took Notice of his labouring under some Disorder of Mind, the Hostler asked him what was the Occasion of it? He told him, and every one else, that he was in Love with a young Woman who was just married to another Man, and this Pretence went down pretty well. At the End of the Fortnight, he found that Mrs. M - n (with whom he had liv'd at Brecknock ) had 2 Sons at School at Gloucester; the Lads having seen him, they made themselves known to him, and in a Letter to their Mother, they inform'd her, that their Man George was at Gloucester ; she immediately wrote back to them, charging them to have nothing to say to him, for he was a Murderer. The Boys whisper'd this about, till it came to the Ears of the Hostler, that this was the Man who kill'd his Wife upon Hounslow-Heath . The Hostler as soon as he heard it, told him, if he did not make the best of his Way from thence, he would certainly be taken. I will not detect you, (says he) but I advise you to be gone immediately. The unhappy Wretch now thought it in vain to think of Refuge any where, he was tired of flying from Place to Place, nor had he any Reason to believe he should be safer any where else, than he had been in the many Places he had attempted to hide himself in; and being under a strong Perswasion that his Crime was legible in his Countenance, that the Hand of Divine Justice was pursuing him; and that it would be in vain to resist it any farther, therefore he came from this Place to London , and surrender'd himself at his Master's House, into the Hands of Justice, as the only Means of putting an End to his constant terrifying Apprehensions. The following is the Defence which PRICE wrote, intending to have spoke it all on his Trial, but thinking it would be improper to produce the Paper at the Bar, he recollected as much of it as he could, and deliver'd himself as was express'd in his printed Trial. My LORD, I Declare, That I am innnocent of all that is laid to my Charge here in Corte; and so far from ever hurting my Wife, much less making away with her, such as murdering hur, or knowing of her being murdered in any Shape, I will take my Oath, that I know nothing to the contrary but what she may be living to this Day, no more than what your Lordship and the jentlemen of the Jury has an Opportunity of hearing from jentlemen, who, upon their Oaths declare, that they se hur after she had been murdered in a barbarous Manner; but it is plain, my Lord, that it is a Sceem of Vilany that has been laid against us both, but whear it spring from I know not; but I hope, and doubt not, but by that Time your Lordship, and the jentlemen of the Jury, has hard me declare the Manner of its being acted, but that you will think me inocent, as I realy am; God forbid but what I should, for I loved my Wife as I did my own Sould, and she merited all my Love, had it been more than what it really was, for she was a modest, virtious, sober, good-natur'd Woman; if she was not so frugall in the Manedgement of the litle that we had to begin the World with, that tended to our Misfortune only, and thear was nobody else could bear aparte; that I bore with Patience, and to confirm which, my Lord, if there is that Person in Corte, or that can be fetch'd in, that can say, George, you have used your Wife ill, or you have abus'd hur in any Respect, or not don for bur to the utmost of my Power, nay more than was in my Power, for I was forsed to troble my Frinds to compleat my Tenderness to hur, if those things can be laid to my Charge, then let your Lordship and the whole Corte, blame me for my Actions; untill then, I hope your Lordship will put charitable Constructions, together with the jentlemen of the Jury, upon the Folly that I have been guilty of, which was, that of leaving my Master's Servis as I did; but eaven that, I was not without my Reasons, and such and such as I dout not but will move your Lordship's Compassion together with the hole Corte, to pity my Surcumstances, and insteed of thinking me that Villan that I have been represented to the World in the publick New's-Papers, as I doupt not but your Lordship, upon inquiring into my Carector, will finde me to be a more tender harted Person than he that should be guilty of such Barbarity: Justice I am not afraid of, my Lord, or I had never come without being forced to look your Lordship and the jentlemen of the Jury in the Face. Gilt is a Stranger to me, thearfore I stand without carn upon my Triall, only for the Loss of my poor Wife. My Lord, I have no Frinds to make intersetion for me in Corte, only God for my Counsellor, and Inocens for my Defence, for hear I expect no more Favour than what Justis gives me a Title to, and that I don't despair of, having no Remorce of Conscience. If I was shure, my Lord, that my Death would add to my Wife's Happyness, I wovld willinly sacrifice my Life for hur. I think, my Lord, that thear is several Parsons in Corte, my Lord, who wear both Eie and Ear Witnesses to my tender Usage, that has Reason to think that what I say is Truth, if your Lordship pleasis to hear them speeck. This bold Defence I made, My Life being sweet; But Fortune did in Corte, With Justice meet. George Price . 1737. After his Conviction, he was asked if he had any Hand in the Death of his Children? His Answer was, As God Almighty is to be my Judge, I know nothing but that they died a Natural Death; my Wife sent me Word they were restless and could not sleep, and I own I sent them some Liquid Laudanum, if she gave them too much, I cannot help that. A Reverend Clergyman having seen the Letters which were found in his Wife's Lodging, and hearing he continued solemnly protesting his Innocence in this Respect, out of a compassionate Regard to his Condition, he paid him a Visit, and advised him to an ingenuous Confession for his heinous Crimes, and in particular for being a Moves in the Death of his Children. He again affirmed his Innocence in that Respect, and deny'd his having any Knowledge how they came by their End. But when the Revd Clergyman let him know his Letters to his Wife were in Custody, which were too flagrant a Proof of this Wickedness, he fell in a Passion, and after he had thrown out some angry Expressions, he grew sullen, and could not be perswaded to speak, or give any Answers to the Questions which were asked him. Thus we may plainly see what Regard is to be paid to the most solemn Asseverations of Wretches harden'd in Guilt, and habituated in a constant Course of Wickedness; and that 'tis too often seen, they are more concern'd for appearing innocent in the Eyes of the World, which they are about to leave, than they are for their eternal Interest, and everlasting Welfare. The following is a Copy of a Letter he sent his Father after his Conviction. For Mr. George Price Mason , in the Hay , Brecknockshire , South Wales , by the Way of Ross. My dear Father, PRay for the Peace of my departing Sole, and in your Praiers forget not to return God Thanks for all the Mercys he has vouchsaft to me your Child, in bringing me so calmly to Justis, not taking me unawares, and lancing me into Eternity without giving me Time to say, Lord have Mercy upon my Sole. But that has not been the Case with me, for God has been flow in his Anger, and of great Kindness, and has given me Time to repent me of the Evil that I have comitted. I have been with my Burthen upon the Seas, when the angry Waves seem'd to me to threathen me, and the foaming Billows knock'd against my troubl'd Conscience. Then I call'd upon the Lord to save me from the Waters, and he heard me, and suffer'd me to travel some hundreds of Miles, but wherever I stopt my uneasines continu'd, even in Bed, let me turn how I would my Burthen was uppermost. Thus I liv'd for two Months in this deplorable Condition, which God thought long enough, at length he influenc'd my Heart with a Scriptur Proof, which was for those that traveld and were heavy loaden to turn to him and he would give them Ease. This Thought I cherisht, which brought me forth to Justis, and in the Time of my Confinement, God gave me that Grace to spend my Time in praying for Forgiveness of my Sins, which I did with Fervency, and God saw that in the Prison, where he planted, that I brought forth Fruit meet for Repentance, which was a forward Step to bring me to his Kindom; for tho' upon my Trial I made a bold Defence, and there being no plain Proof against me, yet God took Pity on me, and rathar then that I should be turned into the wide World a second Time, choose to take me to himself, and 'tis in this last Hope I quit this wretched Being, in Hopes that God will have Mercy upon my Soul, which I don't dispare of in the least. Pray my dear Father don't think much of parting with me, for I don't think much of parting with this wicked World, for Death is the Punishment God has appointed for Sin, and since my Sins has deserved this Punishment, I am contented to make this earthly Atonement, in sacrificing my Life for my Crimes. There is another Thing that attends the Fraelty of human Nature upon these Occasions, which I hope will be banish'd from you and my Brothers, 'tis that of fearing the scandalos Reflections of your Neighbours if at any Time, or upon any slite Quarrel that may happen between you and them, they should say, which you must expect, so well I know the Town, your Son suffer'd so and so, when they have nothing else to say that can move your Temper, in the midst of your Quarrel when you find these Words spoke, make this Reply with a pleasant Countenance, - God forgive you, I pity you for this Speech you have made. I shall soon be happy I hope, so let that reconcile you, much better than if I had gone into some foreign Country, to escape Temporal Punishment, and be banisht from you and all my Friends besides, and perhaps have spent the remaining part of my Life in rioating. But as Fate has ordain'd it, all those future Things are prevented. I pray God to bless you, my dear Father, and my dear Brothers and Sister, if you have any Thing to say to me, 'tis now too late to let me know on Earth, I hope we shall meet in Heaven, there our Hapyness will be compleated, and it will be out of the Power of our restless Adversaries to disturb us, Adieu. Which is the last Lines you must ever expect to receive from your truly penitent Child, George Price . Now under Sentence of Death in the Cells of Newgate . Another to Mrs. S - W. Mrs. S - W. I Little thought that the World would be so censorious to me, as to report it, that I should make any unlawful Pretensions of Love to you, they may be justly call'd unlawful, had there any such been made, because I had a Wife at the Time for which I suffer, now some of the World to compleat their censorious Constructions, will not scruple to say that you ought to bear a Part with me in my Troubles, because they think you have been accessary to my Crime, not Crimes, tho' I have been charged with more then one by the World, but God thought one of that Sort sufficient, so suffer'd me to comit no more, but for that God requires Blood for Blood, and in an Act of Submission to God's Will, I am content to sacrifice my Life for my Sins, in the Destruction of this corruptible Being. I think my Curiosity would be but laudable if I should consult some learned Divine, to know whence it is, that Vice should get the Preference in receiving the Reward before Virtue. You Madam, no Doubt have heard what Death is design'd for me, but I have heard of no extraordinary Reward that your Virtue has mett with. But upon second Thoughts, when I consider that my whole Life has not been spent in Disobedience to the Will of God, 'tis possible, and to be hop'd that the Punishment I meet with on this side the Grave, will be a sufficient Attonement for my Crime. But to those that has had the Benefit of your Conversation, it appears that your whole Life has been a Life of such Virtue and Discretion, that this World is not able to furnish you with sufficient Rewards for your Merits. But be contented and patient under the Reflections (is) cast upon you, your Virtue will not go unrewarded, no more then will my Vice go unpunisht, my Desires in this Letter is to show the World the Justice that is done me, and the Wrong they do you. My Design in this is good, the reading it in one Sense may have one ill Effect, because it will make Servants more cautious how they show common Civility to each other, for fear of the like Reflections being cast on them. A Copy of this I have given to the Ordinary of Newgate, which is all, who is at this Time a Slave to his Misfortunes, under Sentence of Death in the Cells of Newgate . George Price . The following are true Copies of the Letters which were wrote by George Price to Mary his Wife, and which were found (after her Murther) in her Box at her Lodgings at Mr. Barber's a Cutler, near Cripplegate- Church . No 1. To Mrs. Price, at Mr. Pennistone's in Pond-street , near Hampstead . (Note, This Letter is without Date, but was wrote by the Prisoner, previous to his taking her down after Marriage to his Father's at Hay in Brecknockshire. My Dear, I desire you to be in Redyness on Friday Morning, for I desine to com for you by fowr of the Clock. If I don't come, I shan't go before next Week, or may be not at all; for Peeple will not let thair Horsis go so far in a Day, so if we do go next Week, you must contrive to come and lay in Town the Night before. So if I do not come a Friday send me a Letter, whether you can come a Night before. Which is all from your loving Husband, GEORGE PRICE . No 2. Directed as above. Nov. 3, 1735. London . My Dear, I have Rit this according to promis, which is to acquaint you that I went safe from you Home the last Time I was bless'd with thy dear Company, which I long to enjoy oftner than thear is a Possibillyty to do, while I live in Saris. My Dear, you may depend upon my coming as often as possible I can, but I can set no Time, as I am not my own Master. I should be glad to see you, my Dear, in Town, which Request I hope you will grant, if you find I don't come soon, my Love, I hope you will give your self the Trouble to Right, by the Return of the Post, if it suits you. Which is, my Dear, from your affectionnate Husband, GEORGE PRICE . Who will study thy Welfare to Eternyty. Happy is he that is free from Care and Strife, And I'm made so, by making you my Wife. Rit this at 3 of the Clock in the Morning, half a-sleep. No. 3. Nov. 25, 1735. London . My dear Life. I Hope this Leter will finde you in good helth, as I am at present I thank God; but my Dear I would not have you be surprized if you find that I do not come a Wensday Night, for I have been towld since I was blest with seeing you, that he dus not discharge his Sarvants 'till Night, if it be so, you must not expect me till Thursday. But if he dus discharge me in the Morning, I shall make no Stey, but come away directly. My Dear, I thought proper to acquaint you with it, to prevent your being uneasy. My Dear, I hope that my Diligence in this will attone for my former Crime. My Dear tho' at this distance from your Arms May Heaven protect thy sweet engaging Charms O that my Tong or Pen could but impart, Or show how Love has melted down my hart. Pardon my Pation which has been so great, And with my Love I will make it all compleat. Which is at present from your loving Husband, George Price . My Dear, give my Love to Mrs. Wells, I hope she and her Family are in good helth. To Mrs. Price at Mrs. Wells in Pond-street near Hampstead . No. 4. (without Direction) Dec. 7. 1735. My Dear, AFTER the intollerable feteugh (fatigue) of my Journey, I a Rived safe at my Father's House upon Saturday of this Instant, whear I was joyfully receved. I hope my dear Love, you are in good helth. I have no Nuse (News) to tell you, without it is, that I love you to Distraction, but I hope that is no Nuse to you. My Dear, if it any way sutes you to send me the Tea and the Picturs you promised me by the first Opportunity, you will make an Attempt to hithen my Love, but for you to increase it, it is a Thing unpossible, for my Love is now in it's hiest Pitch. My Dear, I shall be as good as my Word, Which is all from your loving and affectionnate Husband, George Price . My Dear I hope you will favour me with an Answer by the next Post. My kind Respects to Mrs. Wells and all her good Family. No. 5. Jan. 4, 1735. Hay . My Dear, I Hope you will not take it amis that I do not come according to my promis, but do not think that I mean it in any Disrespect to you my Love, but it proceeds from the intollerable feteugh (Fatigue) of my Journey coming down; 'tis that makes me cautious of such another Undertaking, but an pleas God I will be in London my self upon Friday comsenight, or Satterday at farthest, but the Wether has been so very bad, that it was unpossible for me to come this Weeck. My Dear, if you wright an Answer to this Leter, I shall be set out before it comes to the Hay, so that I would not have you wright. Pray my Dear give my Sarvis to Mrs. Wells, and to all the good Family. Which is all from your loving Husband till Death, George Price . To Mrs. Price, at Mrs. Wells in Pond-street Hampstead . No. 6. May 3, 1736. London . My Dear, ON Monday the 3d of May, I was inform'd that the Merman was come from Newcastle, upon which I went down to King Edward's Stairs, whear I took Water to go abord the Ship to see your Father, as I thought, but when I came thear was no such Man; it suprised me for the present, but when I consider'd that it was no more than convinsin me of that which I have been long in Expectation of, and that was being deceived by your Father. This was his Fault in a great Measure, but the next shall be mine. Don't let it any Ways supprise you, for my Love is still the same to you, I only wright to you to let you know that we have no Frind but God, I shall be glad to see you a Thursday the same Time you use to come. Which is all from your lovin Husband, George Price . You must excuse my being in hast. To Mrs. Price, at Mr. Penninstone's in Pond-street Hampstead . No. 7. This Letter was wrote by the Prisoner immediately after the Birth of his two Twins. Directed as above, no Date. New-Bond-street , London . My Dear, I Right this to let you know that I am very desirous that the Children may be crisen'd to Morrow, if you can get Mrs. Green and Mrs. Pennistone to stand along with your Father, let them be crisen'd in the Morning, and if thear is any Possibility I will come and see you in the Evening, but I don't chuse to be at the Crisening if I could. I have sent a Top-knot and Sleevestrings for little Pegee , but tell little Mol , not to cry, because it is never the worse, for she shall have a blue one before it is long. My Dear I hope you are pretty well, I long to see you. Which is all from your loving Husband, George Price . No. 8. July 14, 1736. London . I AM sorry that I have no better nuse (News) to tell you, for Yesterday I was with your Father, at the House whear you war to be at, and there found him lying on the Bed very bad, with abundance of Pothecary's Stuff with him, so much that all the Money he hase to receive will not above pay for it, which so provok'd me when I hard it, that I could a stabb'd my self for Madness, so God d - n his lying extravagant Head, he told me he was to have six Ginnyes for the Job, and he was not to have five, and out of that, he has made shift to spend four Ginneys, which has made me so ill, that I am redy to dy, so let him dy and be d - d, for he is not fit to live. I would have if you please to send me that Scarlet Waistcoat, and the Cloth Britchas, that large Pair, send them a Friday, and Ile return you some Money by the Bearer, and if I can a Munday, I will come and see my dear Babes crisen'd, and if God will stand my Friend, redeem you from thear if possible, (The rest was torn) - Which is all from your distrest Husband, George Price . No. 9. For Mrs. Mary Price at Mr. Pennistone's in Pond-street , near Hampstead . Aug. 19, 1736. My Dear, I Received your Letter, and do with Pations bear what the Lord is pleased to afflict me with. You say you are with Child again, if it had pleased God, I had rather it had not happen'd so, but since it is so, God make me able to keep you in Sickness and helth, for while I have a Penny in the World, you and my dear Babs shall never want 3 Farthings of it, so have a good hart for yet nither you nor our little Babs I hope has wanted Bread, but before my Children shall be brought up by the Parish, ile sell the Shurt from my Back if thear be no other Means left. But I hope the Lord will influence me with a better Thought, and that is that you shall put won of my Babs out to nurs to Mrs Finch or any Body elce, if you can find any Body that will take it at half a Crown a Week, in London I should rather, for then I could see it often, so you shall take the other Babee and go down to your Ant Cleevers. I'le pay for that at London , and you must make shift to keep the other in the Country; this is the last Shift that I have left, since it has pleased the Lord to pour his Afflictions upon me so fast, but as for your saying that I did not borrow any Money for your Subsistance, but that I kept what I had for my self, had I been near you when I read that Line, I think I should have stuck you with my Knife, for your ungratitud, you say you have sould your Ring and have but a laven Shillings left, which I am suprised at, but if it be so, I am poor indeed, and want but won Degree to make me a publick Scandal to the World, my Master and I shall com to London in about 3 Weecks Time, and stay there for a Weeck. You must get a Nurse ready to take the Child when I come, and get your self redy to go into the Country with the other, for in Pond-street you shall stay no longer. If your Mony will not hould out till I come, sell that Frock of mine, but don't take less than fifteen Shillings for it, but get as much more as you can; I will come to see you as soon as I come to London , and set you free from Pond-street by the help of God. Rite me a Letter to let me know how you like my Purposhalls, and then you must rite no more till you see me, which will not be long furst, and this coms from your poor Husband, George Price . Brecksbone in Kent . P. S. The Country agrees with me very well I thank God. I hear my Master will com to London sooner than I mention'd before in my Letter, so you must wright as soon as you receive my Letter or not at all, for my Master talks of setting out a Saterday comsenight for London. No. 10. For Mrs. Mary Price , to be left at Mr. Lamb's in Three-Dagger-Court in Fore-street , near Cripplegate , London . July 12, 1737. Howlets in Kent . My Dear, I Am suprised that you should want Mony more than what I desired my Friend Mr. Morgan to let you have, which was a Ginny and a half, for had the Children been at Nurse as before, that Mony had not been out till the twelfth Day of August, but he said, I desired you to discharge the Room that you are in, and get your self and the two Children ready to come down to your Unkle's at Sea Salter , who I believe will receive you in a very loving Manner, for when we come to Town we shall go to Bath, as soon as my Mistress is able, or if we don't, I shall be so confined, that if you lived in the same Street I could not see you half so often as usiall. You shall stay with your Unckle till my Year is up, then will either live with you or elce settle you in a littel Shop by your self, for if you are in Town this Winter at my Expence, I shall never be able to pay my Frind that has supported me in my Extremity. Com down by the Hoys, but be shure you don't mention any thing of me, for all the Men knows Sir Thomas Hailes Family very well. Pray send me Word when you intend to come, but pray direct your Letters Madam, if you please, where I desire you, which was for Mr. George Price to be left at the Miter and French Horn in Highstreet Canterbury till call'd for; and send no more to Sir Thomas's House, if you mind what I say to you, if not, do as you please, and pray when you send me a Letter, look at mine, and make it in the same Form, and get some Shoopkeeper to wright the Directions, for I am ashamed of such Leters as you send me. I receiv'd a Leter from the yong Man that owns the Shurts, to complain that he never had them, which I am suprised at, but I need not wonder, for it is just as you serve me in other Cacis. If you please to send him the Shurts as soon as possible. I thank God I am in perfitt Health, so I hope you and my little Babis are. I hope God will continue my Health, so that I may pay every Body thair own, for that is my Principal. Pray give my Sarvis to my dear Frend Mr. Morgan, and show him this Leter; desiring him to supply your Wants while you stay in London , and let this Leter be his Security, that I promis to pay to him upon Demand the Sums that he has lent to you and me George Price . I hope you will not be above a Weeck before you com down, pray desire Mr. Morgan to take Care to prevent all Suspistions, and I beg that you may not go near our House. No. 11. The following Letter, containing his Instructions to his Wife, for the killing his Children, was without Date. My Dear, I Have sent you some licquit Laudanum for my Babes, for I have nothing else for them, at least that will do them so much good, thearfore I desire that you may put it to it's Use. About the Quantity of three Tea Spoonfulls a peace will do: I doubt not but God will forgive us for this. Pray burn my Leter as soon as you have read it, then you will be at your Liberty, for at present my Hart akes to think that you cannot enjoy yourself, but ly under so many Obligations to your Relations. Now it is almost Hopping Time, and you may go to your Unkle John's, to pick Hops, or any other Places, but God help me, I have enuff to do to pay my Detts, don't you trouble yourself about that, do the best you can for yourself, I never will interrupt you, and I will take the same Liberty. When the Children dies, pray give my Sarvis to your Unkle, and tell him to get them beried, and charg whatever it coms to, and I will pay him; desire him to do it as cheap as he can; you nead not wright to me till the Children are beried, and then send me a Leter what Day you will com to Town, and I will meet you at the Miter and French horne in Canterbury . If that Quantyty will not do, give them sum more: They will dy a sleeping, which will be no Pain to them. Pray take Care of the Stuff that you leave till I see you. Give my Sarvis to your Frinds, which is all from your Well-wisher, George Price . I am too poor to be call'd your Husband. Direct your Letters to the Miter and French horne. No. 12. Another to the same Effect. I Have sent you some more of the same Stuff, and some Powder, if that should not do; but pray, my Dear, don't go to take any of it yourself. I am surpriz'd you should be with Child again, with my enjoying you but once; but if it comes to Perfection, I have no more for it than I have for thease, and do with it what you please. My Dear, I have no Money to buy me a pare of Shoes, much less to give you any, you may believe me, for by God it is true. I desire you would give it all to the Children, and let the next Letter you send me be a litle more to my Satisfaction; as for my coming to Sea-Salter it is impossible, for I am forced to come to Canterbury by stelth, becase I dare not take the Horsis to com, and I have not a Shillin to pay for won, the more is my Misfortune. By Saterday comsenight I shall expect a Leter or see you yourself at Canterbary, but without you have made every Thing easy, do not com: If you should not see me at the Miter, you may conclude that I am sent sum where elce, so leve a Leter for me and go Home to your Unkles, then I will send you Word where to com. My Dear, if you love me, do all theas Things that I desire of you, for I love nobody like you, and all my Grife is, that I cannot help you, you may then do for yourself better than ever; which is all from your Well-wisher till Death, GEORGE PRICE .August 26, 1737.Pray take Care that the Powder touches nothing but what is to take it, as you have red it. Pray date your Letters if you send any. No. 13. For Mrs. MARY CHAMBERS (the Deceased's Maiden Name) at the Black-Griffin , in St. Peter's , Canterbury . MOLLY, THIS is the Stuff for you to take, boil a little of it in a Pint of Milk, and drink it in the Morning; take Care that you don't let any body see you, for thay all know it is good for that Use. I would advise you to go to your Unckles to take it, and then you will be safe. I have rit to Mrs. Shaw, and desired her to send you Word, and direct her Leter to the Flower-deluse, For Mrs. Mary Chambers , till call'd for, so if you will call thear, every now and ten, you will hear what she says. Pray take Care of your Unckles Sack; I have lent you an old Shurt, if it will be of any Use to you, your Stuff is in the Shurt, and the Shurt is in the Sack. Which is all from your Well-wisher, George Price . FRIDAY, Sept. 19, 1737. Mr. Barber produc'd this Letter upon Price's Trial, with a small Bundle of Savin, which he found enclos'd in it, after his Wife was murder'd; but as it did not relate to the Fact, with which the Prisoner stood charg'd at the Bar, it was not read. N. B. The Originals of the above Letters, may be seen at the Printers of this Paper. FINIS.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, OF THE MALEFACTOR Who was Executed at TYBURN, ON FRIDAY the 8th of JUNE, 1744. BEING THE Second EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Right Honble. Sir Robert Westley , Knt. LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON. Number II. For the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Bolt-Court, near the Leg-Tavern, Fleet-street. M,DCC,XLIV. (Price SIX-PENCE.) THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal-delivery of Newgate, held (before the Rt. Hon. Sir ROBERT WESTLEY , Knt. Lord Mayor of the City of London; the Hon. Mr. Baron CARTER; the Hon. Mr. Justice BURNET; the Hon. Mr. Justice DENNISON; the Hon. Sir SIMON URLIN , Knt. Recorder of the City of London; and Others his Majesty's Justices for the City of London , and County of Middlesex , and Justices of Goal-delivery for London and Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey, on Wednesday and Thursday, the 22d and 23d of February. TWO Men, viz. Charles Cleaver , and Tho. Wyton , were by the Jury, convicted of capital Offences, and received Sentence of Death. AND, at another Sessions of Oyer and Terminer, &c. held before the Rt. Hon. Sir ROBERT WESTLEY , Knt. Lord Mayor of London, &c. ONE Woman, viz. Elizabeth Mills , was convicted of a capital Crime, and sentenced to die. AS also, At the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal-delivery of Newgate, held, (before the Right Hon. Sir ROBERT WESTLEY , Knt. Lord Mayor of the City of London; the Hon. Mr. Justice BURNET; the Hon. Mr. Baron CLARKE; the Hon. Sir SIMON URLIN , Knt. Recorder of the City of London, and Others, his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, for the City of London, and Justices of Goal-delivery of Newgate, for the said City and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 10th, 11th, and 12th of May, and in the 17th Year of his Majesty's Reign. FOUR Men, viz. Henry Cole , Hugh Connor , Robert Fuller , and Robert Rockett ; and two Women, viz. Sarah Lowther , alias Rockett , and Ann Terry , were convicted of capital Crimes and sentenced to die. While under Sentence, they were seriously exhorted to think upon the Evil of their Ways and Doings, how we are conceiv'd in Sin, and brought forth in Iniquity, deserving to be cast out of God's Presence, because of original Guilt, the Sin of our first Father Adam, imputed to us; for who can bring a clean Thing out of an unclean? This we call original Sin, over which we ought to cry incessantly unto God, that He who made us, may have Mercy upon us, and cleanse us from all our Sins, original and actual, of Omission or Commission, that so being purified from all Uncleanness of the Body and the Spirit, we may be presented Holy and without Spot, and rebukeable before God, in the great Day of our Lord Jesus Christ. UPON Thursday the 31st of May, Report was made to his Majesty in Council, of the Malefactors abovemention'd under Sentence of Death in the Cells of Newgate, when Charles Cleaver , for robbing Mr. Richard Pidgeon of one Shilling and Five-pence, and Mr. Abraham Constable , of sixteen Shillings; Robert Fuller , upon the Black-Act, for feloniously shooting at Francis Bailey ; Robert Rockett , for robbing Richard Pidgeon , in the Streets; Ann Terry , for the Murder of her Bastard Child; Isabella Mills , for stealing a Silver Tankard: These received his Majesty's most gracious Reprieve for Transportation. N. B. Hugh Connor , was convicted Capitally for an attrocious Robbery in a Gentlewoman's House of a great Quantity of Plate, and other Things of great Value; in this Case, there was a Doubt if it were a Burglary, or only a single Felony; upon which, he was carried over to the common Side, and his Affair postpon'd to some further Judgment. Sarah Lowther , alias Rockett , pleaded her Belly, and was found quick with Child. THE remaining two, viz. Thomas Wyton , and Henry Cole , were ordered for Execution. HENRY COLE , was indicted, for that he being convicted at Kingston upon Thames , in the County of Surry , on the 21st Day of March, 1738, for stealing 11 Holland Shirts, value 5 l. and 10 Table cloths, value 3 l. the Property of Christian Scot , January 4, 1738, for which he was transported; was afterwards, to wit. on the 30th Day of April, 1744, seen at large in Great-Britain , without lawful Cause, before the Expiration of the Term, for which he was ordered to be transported. HENRY COLE , 44 Years of Age the 12th of November last, was born of reputable Parents, in St. Dunstan's in the West, who gave him a very good Education; he was between two and three Years at Hertford , where he was kept like a Gentleman's Son; his Mother dying, his Father married a Woman who had two Children, and his Father having two Children, they did not agree very well; and he being of an unlucky and a roving Disposition, would not be bound Apprentice to any Trade, but had a Mind to go to Sea, where he went as Captain's Servant , with my Lord Forbes, in the Grafton Man of War, where he staid about Half a Year; then there was an Order from the Lords of the Admiralty, that no Boys should go under such an Age; so he was discharged, and was bound Apprentice for seven Years to a very honest Man, in Maryland, with whom he lived six Years and four Months; then his Father sent for him over, to bring him up in his own Business of a Sheriff's Officer , in which, (as he says) if he had been diligent, he might have kept a Chaise and Horse as well as his Father: then he got acquainted with bad Women: The first Person who was the Occasion of bringing him into their Company, was one Joseph Brown , a Shoemaker , who to support this, used to persuade him to rob his Father, which he did frequently, when he was gone to his Country-House at Hampstead . THEN he unfortunately became acquainted with one E – C -, a Mantua-maker; they went to the Hand and Pen in Fleet-Lane, and were married, who he charged (tho' falsely) with keeping Company with other Men, particularly one N - l, who was Clerk to one Mr. Seymour, a Banker, in Fleet-street: He lived with her so long, that he had learned a little of the Wickedness of the Town, that he could live without her; his Father finding him take those Courses, would not see him. What he says relating to his above Wife, is entirely false, she being a very modest, sober, good Woman. HE then became acquainted with Jack Dyer , and - Dumbleton *. Cole said, N - l arrested him for 12 l. which he pretended Cole's Wife had borrowed of him, and out of the 40 l. which he received, as his Part of the Reward, upon the Conviction of Dyer and Dumbleton, he paid N - l six Pounds, and likewise paid for the Burial of Dyer; he said, his Wife frequented several Hops, (which were very much in vogue at that Time) and there kept Company with N - l, and several other loose Persons, which was the Occasion of his leaving her. SOME time after that, he got acquainted with one Margaret Dyer , with whom he lived as his Wife, and continued a Wicked Course of Life for several Years, committing a great many Burglaries, Robberies and Felonies; and on the 21st of March, was four Years, he and this pretended Wife, were convicted for robbing * Cole was Evidence against Dyer and Dumbleton, who were Executed Nov. 22, 1729. The last Person Dyer was Evidence against, and who was afterwards executed, was Humphry Angier , for robbing Mr. Lewin, the under City Marshall, in Hornsey-lane , which Prosecution, (as Cole says) was carried on at the Instigation of Jonathan Wild , and he verily believes Angier was not guilty of the Fact, and in Truth, that Lewin was never robbed. Christian Scot , a Washerwoman in Bennet-Street, in Southwark , of the Things mentioned in the Indictment, and were transported together. ACCORDING to their Sentence, they were transported and carried to Potomack River in Virginia , and he and his Wife were sold to one Thomas Lewis , but his Wife died in about Ten Days after she was sold: He continued there about 8 Months, 5 of which he was sick of a Fever and Ague, and on the 8th of April following he got out of Bed from an old Man who he lay with, and went into the Milk House to take what Provisions he could find along with him for his Support in his Journey; there was no Bread, but he took what Meat there was, which was only a small Quantity of Bacon, which stank, for they had just before shot a Hog in the Woods, which was over-heated, and it would not take Salt. He put what Provisions he had into a coarse Osnaburgh Shirt, which he took with him for that Purpose, and took some of his Wife's Caps to make Tinder of, and two check'd Aprons to make him a Shirt. He lay by all that Day to prevent his being discover'd, and broil'd some of his Bacon, which he eat very heartily. As soon as the Day Light was shut in, he went down towards the Mouth of the River, and travelled all that Night, but could not make much Way. The next Day he lay by again, and the Night following travelled all Night long, and came to a River called Ockaquan, where there is a Ferry, but the Ferry-House was on the other Side of the River. He lay about ten Days on that Side of the River, concealed among the Bushes, which was not above ten Miles from his Master's House, during which Time he wandered about to find a Canoe to carry him over the River, in order to proceed on his Journey; and at a Smith's Shop (it being Moon-light) he happened to see an Advertisement stuck up for taking him, still he wandered up and down the River, having little or no Provisions left, and walked against the Wind to come to a Plantation, in order to get some Provisions, and got to the Milk-House adjoining to the Dwelling House, where he found a Blade Bone of Bacon, some Greens, and a Pone of English Bread made of Wheat, but it was as heavy as Lead: He filled a Cloth full of English Meal, took a Fowl out of the Hen House, and went down into a Pokosen, which is a thick Woody Place, and a wet swampy Ground near the Water Side; there he made a Fire under a Beach Tree, and eat Part of his Bacon and Bread, pick'd his Fowl and dressed it, and made his Flower into Bread and baked it, then he wandered up and down, till at last one Afternoon he saw a Man coming on Shore in a Canoe, who had been selling his Ware, and fastened the Canoe to the Stump of a Tree, and took the Paddle * away with him. He followed the Man through the Woods, till he saw he was clear off. This made the Tenth Day that he was on that Side the River, and he did design (if he had not had this Opportunity of escaping) to return to his Master, and ask his Pardon, and tell him he had attempted to make his Escape, but finding he could not do it, was resolved to continue his Servant. But this was only a Pretence, for he thought to have gone to North Carolina the latter Part of the Season. THE Man who left the Canoe being quite gone, he made a Paddle out of a board, as well as he could, went into the Canoe round a Sort of a Bay, and thought he had been on the desired Side of the River; but in the Morning, to his great Disappointment, found himself on the same Side still. The next Day, being a dull hazy Day, and no Plantation near the River, he ventured over in the Day Time, and, as it happened, undiscovered. When he came on the other Side, at a small Distance he saw some Negroes planting Tobacco, and was obliged to lie in a Parcel of prickly Thorns till Night, he not daring to stir they were so near him; then he set out again, and went to the Plantation and killed a Goose, which lasted him four Days; he still continuing to travail in the Night, and lay by in the Day, and as he went along, used to rob the Milk Houses and the Plantations. ONE Night, in his Way to Rapabannock River , he wat looking at one of the Country Posts which was set up with a Direction cut upon it, and a Woman came out in her Smock (as he believes) to make Water, says she to her Husband, or something like that, here's a Runaway. Cole took no Notice of her, but after he had walked a little Way, the Woman came out again, and said, Hah! you must come back. He made a * A Paddle is what they row the Coast with, and is like a Baker's Peal, only the Handle is not quite so long. Feint as if he was going back again; when she saw that, being in her Smock, run into the House a second Time; upon that he turned back, and said, Who are you making your Fool of? and went forward. The Woman seeing him go forward, said to her Husband, He is not coming back, he is going forward. Then the Man, who was a petty Planter, slipped on his Breeches, put his Gun upon his Shoulder, and came after him; when he came up to him he said, Who do you belong to? Cole answered, I belong to myself. The Planter said, Where are you going? Cole said, To the Eastern Shore. What are you going to do there? said he. Says Cole, I have a Relation that lives in Kent County, and I am going to him; he is a Freeman and a Carpenter, and has sent for me to come and live with him; and, as my Wife is dead, I design to live there. The Planter then asked him his Name. He said, he was not afraid of telling his Name; his Name was John Perkins ; that he served his Time with one John Boyd , in the North Branch of Puttuxent River in Maryland , and had lived 25 Years in the Country, (for there was one John Perkins who had served his Time with Boyd, when Cole was in the Country first; but Cole was not transported then, and, as he says, was never transported but once.) The Planter said, he had mentioned a Place far enough off that he (the Planter) knew nothing of, and that he must give some better Account of himself, or he would take him back again. But Cole said, he would not have minded that, if he had got hold of the Gun. The Planter said, he looked like a Runaway by his going in the Night; that as he was a Constable, it was his Business to look after Runaways; that he had been robbed of all his Linnen but a little before. Cole gave him a particular Account of that Part of the Country and told him he had lived with one Ralph Crab 7 Years. The Planter said, he would not trouble himself with him, but he was sure he would be brought back again, and so they parted. He travelled on, plundering the Milk Houses, till he came within 4 Miles of Rappahanock River. The Night being rainy, and he very wet, he got into an old Tobacco House, [he was afraid of catching an Ague and Fever, but, he said, he believed he was reserved for this Death, otherwise he does suppose he should have died there] and fell asleep between some old Cyder Casks: While he was asleep, he dreamed there was a Man came in a Great Coat with a Gun to take him, and told him he was a Runaway; and just as he awaked he saw a Man * like the other he had been dreaming of, come into the Tobacco Warehouse, with a Gun upon his Arm, and said, Hah, what do you do here? Cole said, What do you think? I was asleep if you had not wak'd me. The Man said he must get up, and come along with him. For what? said Cole; what must I go along with you for? The Man said, because he believed he was a Runaway. Cole said he was no Runaway. The Man said he looked as if he was, for he might have had Quarters at his House if he had been upon the fair Lay, [for every one may travel the Country through, without costing him a Farthing, if he has a Protection] and therefore as it was War Time, he said, he thought proper to take him before a Justice. [This was about the Time of taking Porto Bello.] There were three Negroes accidentally coming by, the Planter called to them to come up; they asked him, what was the Matter? Bryan, said he, had caught a Runaway in his Tobacco House, and they persuaded him to let him go; they said, Poor Barricado, let him go, what signifies keeping him? Bryan said, if they would not assist him to carry him before Mr. Beane, (a Justice of the Peace) he would have them flogg'd. Then Cole consented to go along with them. When they came there, Bryan told Mr. Beane, that his Boy went into the Tobacco House for a Bit of Tobacco, and seeing a Man lying asleep, was frightened out of his Wits, and came and acquainted him with it; upon which he took his Gun and secured him, and had brought him before him, to advise with him what to do. What I would have you do, said Mr. Beane, why you may see he is a Runaway. Mr. Beane said he would send him down to Naylor's-Hole, to Captain Fantleroy. Said Cole, What must I do there? Said * One Bryan, a Planter in Virginia, an Irish Fellow, who had married an old Negroe Woman. † A White Man. the Justice, He will send you to Goal, and you shall be kept there till your Master comes to own you. Then said Cole, He may keep me there a thousand Years, for I have no Master in the World. Justice Beane said, he did not know whether he had or not, but he would keep him five Court Days, and if he was not owned then, the Sheriff should order him to be sold for four Years as a Runaway. COLE said, this was a hard Case, for he had a Wife and Children in the Country; but he could not say, but that he was a Run-away from one Thing, for he had run a way from a Doctor's Bill, for killing his Wife and two Children, [if a Man cannot pay his Debts, they will sell him for a Slave till those Debts are paid] Then the Justice said, let him go about his Business; then Cole went to Bryan's House, and he advised him to go into the Army (for they were then raising Soldiers to go to the Island of Cuba) and that he would give him a Direction to go to a Gentleman in Richmond County ; this Cole accepted of, thinking it might be a Protection, though he had no Intention of going into the Army; on the other Hand, Bryan told him, if he had a Mind to go to England, there was one Captain Loney *, of the Frederick Pink , that lay at Brays-Church, in the Rappahanock River, and that Captain Loney would give 10 l. for the Run Home, to any Body that was a good Sailor. Cole told him, he heard there were pressing Times in England, and that he would rather go into the Land-Service. Bryan said, God bless you, do just as you will, and so they parted. Cole went on his Journey, and before he was well got out of Sight of Bryan's House, he met a Land Captain, who was raising Recruits: Said Cole, I suppose he was one who had killed a Rattle-Snake, and they had made him a Captain for so doing; then Cole returned again, and made the best of his Way to Naylor's-Hole, where there was a Ship lying; he went on Board her, and asked if they wanted a Jobber; they told him they did not want any, but directed him to Captain Loney, who asked him several Questions, because he had heard of an Advertisement, of such a Person running away from his Master; but he told him, he came from Mr. Boyd, in Puttuxent-River; then the Captain told him, he would give him six Pounds for the run Home; upon which, he hired himself to him; when he came to England, he was press'd out of Captain Loney's † Ship, into the Scarborough Man of War, Captain Wm. Lisle, Commander, where he remained till he had an Opportunity to be sent up in a press'd Man's Room; and he was soon after, sent up in a New England Man; then he went to the Regulating Captain in Mark-Lane, and got a Ticket with an Order to go to the Clerk of the Cheque at Deptford, to receive fifteen Shillings Conduct-Money, in order to carry him down to the Scarborough, at Plymouth, or elsewhere; and then went on Board Captain Loney's Ship to receive his Wages, which were paid to him; and instead of going to his Majesty's Ship the Scarborough, he run away from the Service, (this was in September 1740) and then he fell into Company with some of his old Companions, and fell again into his former wicked Course of Life. THE following contains a particular Account of the most remarkable Burglaries which he committed since his returning from Transportation, and are placed in order, according to the Time they were committed, as near as his Memory would permit. He seemed desirous, that the Buyers of stolen Goods should be detected, and punished: for if there were no Receivers, there would be very few Thieves, for then they would not know what to do with the Goods they got; and said, he hated the Practice now as much as ever he lov'd it. IN those Burglaries, where it is not mentioned who the Goods were sold to, were sold to Bess Cane , a notorious Fence or Lock ‡, who lives in Cross-Lane ; others he sold to Ann Collier , in Black-boy Alley , Chick Lane . IN last May was twelve Months, he met with Jack Exelby , who was capitally convicted, and afterwards reprieved for Transportation for 14 Years: Cole returned before him, they were * He insisted upon his Trial, that he was sold to Captain Loney, of the Frederick Pink . † It will be four Years, come the 12th of August, since he was pressed out of Captain Loney's Ship. ‡ A Fence, or a Lock, is a Buyer and Receiver of stolen Goods. Cole says, Bess Cane removed out of Cross-Lane, upon, his Account, but since he has been convicted, she is returned there again. very glad to see one another, as having been in the New Goal together, for (he said) People in our Way, are as glad to see an old Acquaintance, as any Gentlemen are. THE first Expedition he and Jack Exelby , went upon, was to my Lord Cobham's House, with an Intent to rob it (for Jack Exelby had lived as a Sereant with my Lord) they walked up and down a great while; but People passing backwards and forwards, they had no Opportunity that Night, so they never attempted it afterwards. That Night, they two broke open a Stocking-Shop in Chisswell-Street, about half an Hour after 12 o'Clock, by breaking the Glass over the Shutters, which were not close at Top, and took out a great Quantity of Stockings, which the Shop-keeper valued at 14 l. and sold them to Ann Collier for under 3 l. they brought them away in a Bag, for they always took Bags with them, made of two Ells of brown Linnen, for this Purpose. HE, Tom Harford , and one more of his Companions, broke open a Linnen draper's Shop, the Corner of Dean-Street, Soho, and took a great Quantity of Linnens and Cottons, which they sold to Bess Cane for 12 d. a Yard, which he believes were worth 4 s. or 4 s. 6 d. a Yard. THE next was a Linnen-Draper's Shop in King-street, Covent-Garden, where they took a great Quantity of printed Linnens and Chints, which they sold to Bess Cane for a meer Trifle. HE and two of his Companions broke open a Stocking Shop in a new Street by St. Martin's-Lane. They got in by cutting a Hole in the Window Shutter, and putting a Stick in with a Hook to it, and so dragged the Goods out. HE and one Companion broke open a Linnen-Draper's, in Half-Moon street in the Strand, which they did by taking a Shutter down; and took a great Quantity of Linnens and Handkerchiefs, which they sold to Bess Cane . HE and one Companion broke open a Linnen-Draper's Shop the Corner of Southampton street in the Strand, between 12 and 1 on a Sunday Morning, by taking down a Shutter; and took out a large Quantity of plain Holland, a Pound of Tea, and some Threads in blue Papers, which they took out of a Desk in the Window, and burnt the Papers to prevent Discovery. He said the Shutters were worn at the Bottom, that they could easily raise them up, or push them on one Side, and wondered that People should be so negligent and dilatory in not getting their Shutters mended, and keeping the Grooves better secured at the Ends. ANOTHER Thing he blames Shopkeepers for, especially Linnen-Drapers, is for letting large Quantities of valuable Goods lie close to the Window Shutters, so that they may be taken out with their Hands: This must be owing to the Negligence of Masters or Servants, or for Fear of a little Trouble in moving their Goods at Night. HE and Jack Exelby broke open a Linnen-Draper's Shop over-against the Fountain Tavern in the Strand, and took a great Quantity of check'd Linnen and Handkerchiefs, and Sir Thomas Deveil sent the Watchman that stood there to Bridewell, for Neglect of Duty, but the Watchman who supply'd his Place was more didiligent, or else they had broke open the Stocking Shop close to the Fountain Tavern. All these Goods were disposed of to Bess Cane , who afterwards sold some of them to one Anne Clayton *. THE next was a Linnen-Draper's in Long-Acre: There they cut a Hole in the Shutter, and took out a large Parcel of Lawns and Cambricks. They lay so handy for them, that they put them into their Bags, and moved them off directly. THEY broke open another Linnen Draper's Shop at the End of Compton-Street , by old Soho , which the robb'd by cutting a Hole in the Shutter, and drawing the Things out. Those Goods were sold to Bess Cane . * Anne Clayton was cast for Transportation in February Sessions, (but was not sent abroad.) Cole says she is a Second Hand Receiver, and is employed by Bess Cane and Anne Collier to sell Goods for them, and was employed by Bess Collier to pawn a Corral, which was stopped by one Keys, a Pawnbroker in Chick-Lane , for which she was tried; but bringing two Women, who swore they saw a Man offer to sell it to her in the Street, she was acquitted. Cole said, that Anne Clayton was convicted last February Sessions, on Account of some stolen China Ware, which she had received from Bess Cane to sell. HE was concerned in breaking open a Stuff Shop (he thinks) in Queen-street by Golden square, between Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, and took a large Quantity of Stuffs. There were to that Shop two Bars, with Hooks at the End of them, that fix into another Iron. They straitned they Ends of the Hooks with an Instrument made of harden'd Mettal, [some of those Instruments are 3 Foot long, and others 11 or 12 Inches long and an Inch broad, to carry in their Pockets] and with these they could take the Bars off, and take the Shutters down. They took such a large Quantity of Stuffs from thence, that they could not carry them Home, but hid them in a Dunghill in Silver-street , just by Carnaby Market , and on Sunday Night Cole, and Bess Cane , and some other Women, fetched them away in a Basket. HE and Jack Exelby broke open a Linnen Draper's Shop near the Windmill in Silver-Street, about 12 o'Clock at Night, and took a great Quantity of Printed Linnens, Scotch and other Handkerchiefs, by pushing back the Shutters and breaking the Glass. This was owing to the Groove not being rightly fixed, for they drew away a Piece of Wood which was fixed at the End of the Groove. THEY commonly take a View of the Place in the Day Time, that they intend to rob at Night. Sometimes a Boy will hollow out to them from under the Counter; but that does not make them withdraw, unless they have got a great deal to do, or unless any body gets up, and then sometimes to prevent the Door being opened, they tie a Rope to the Knocker, and fasten it to a Post, or any Thing they can fix it to; and sometimes he has had Things drawn out of his Hands, as he has been trying to get them out of the Window. THE next Shop they broke open, was a Slop-Shop, a little below Turn Stile, in Holborn , and took the Shutters down, although there was a Watchman over-against the Door, who lay with his Elbow upon the Bulk, smoaking his Pipe (he could not say the Watchman saw them at Work) they saw him all the Time they were doing this; and as they were returning for more Things, after they had carried some Home, the People had discovered it, and were endeavouring to put up the Shutters, so they were prevented from doing any Thing farther; Cole went to the Watchman, pulled hold of his Coat, and said, What are you asleep, there's a House broke open over the Way, then the Watchman rose up out of his Sleep, but whether he went over the Way, he could not tell, for Cole went forward; but he observed, that in a Day or two afterwards the People were run away; they sold these Goods to Bess Cane for five Guineas. HE and Jack Exelby broke open a Silver-Smith's Shop in Barbican , and took several Corrals and Snuff Boxes, a half Pint Mug, a Silver Waiter, some Coat Buttons, and other Things. HE and two more of his Companions broke open a Silver Smith's Shop near Red-Lion-Square, and took several Things of Value, which they sold to Bess Cane . She bought them at a very low Rate, for she always kept Liquor by her, that they were commonly drunk when they sold them, and hardly knew what they did. THEY broke open a Stocking Shop in Brick-Lane in Spittlefields , by drawing the Shutter back, and took out a great Quantity of Stockings, which were rough as they came out of the Lomb. These they carried to Bess Cane's at two different Times. THEY attempted to break open a Linnen-Draper's Shop in the Borough ; but the People called out and disturb'd them, before they could complete their Work. HE and his Companions broke open a Linnen Draper's Shop facing Five-foot Lane , by taking down a Shutter, and took out a great Quantity of Goods out of the Window with their Hands, they lay so near them, and sold them to Bess Cane ; he said they were more plagued with these Things, than ever they were with any in their Lives; for they went to a Womans House, who keeps a * Case at Rotherhith just by the Waterside, and when they came out of her House, they mistook their Way, and went to Deptford instead of coming to London. THEY broke open a Linnen Draper's and Stocking Shop against Dock-Head, and took a Quantity of Linnen and embossed Petticoats. HE and Exelby broke open a Linnen Draper's Shop at the Golden Key near Princes Stairs in Rotherhith , and took a Parcel of Tureey Cottons, Manchester Cottons and Handkerchiefs. * A common Brothell, or Bawdy House. A little before he was taken up, he and Exelby broke open a Linnen Draper's Shop on Tower Hill the Corner of George Yard , the Side next the Yard, and took out a Parcel of Nuns Hollands, and if the Man had not called out they should have taken a great Quantity of Goods. This was done notwithstanding there was a Watchhouse directly over against it (as he believe) not above six Yards from the Shop. N. B. HE had a Shirt on three Days before his Execution, which he said was made of some of that Linnen, for he had not bought any for some Years. THE following is the Account he gave of his being taken up, which was only for a Quarrel when he was drunk, for he had never been in Custody before, since he returned from Transportation, therefore he said, I see Drunkenness has hanged me. JACK Exelby and his Wife, and Henry Cole had been drinking some hot pot together at the White Swan in King-Street in Wapping , as they were coming Home, they saw two Coal heavers (one of whose Names is Collins) who said they were Watchmen. Cole said, who the Devil made you Watchmen without Lanthorns and Staves; upon which one of them came over the Way and fell upon Jack Exelby 's Wife, and she had like to have been murdered, upon which Jack Exelby fell upon one of the Coal-heavers, and a Fray ensued, then Henry Cole came to the Assistance of Mr. Exelby, and having a Brace of Pistols in his Pocket pulled out one of them, and swore he would shoot him, and (he said) he could have done it if he had had a Mind; upon this a Mob arose, he was secured and carried to the Watch house that Night, and the next day before Justice Jones, and by him committed to New Prison; he said when he was carried before Justice Jones, he could have had Bail, but the Coal heavers insisted upon two Guineas, but he had not so much Money about him, but if he had got off of this, he would have gone to Sea, for he said as to Jack Exelby , God bless him let him go where he will, I am resolved to go to Sea; he said he would have gone in another Name for he could have borrow'd any Bodies Name. He had then 48 s. in Bess Cane's Hands, which was paid to Exelby's Wife. COLE had bought a pair of Silver knee Buckles at Mr. Young's in Bloomsbury* Young and some Thieftakers having a Suspicion of him came to search after some of his Goods, and happening to see Cole and some of his Companions at at Alehouse in Leather Lane, and Young said they were the two Men and he would swear to them, but he got away, if he had not, he believes he should have been hanged for that Fact if he had been taken up, though he was not concerned in it, (he then lived in Purple Lane ) and about half an Hour after he was gone they came and searched the House, and Tom Foot one of the Thief-takers got up the Chimney, and was as black as a Chimney sweeper (for he said he had sometimes hid Things in the Chimney). HE said Tom Dickson was very much addicted to Thieving, and could no more help it, than he (Cole) could help running against a Linnen Draper's Shop Window in the Night Time. HE had several Artifices to deceive the Watchmen, and draw them of their Duty, which he and his Companions frequently practiced; if a Watchman stood too near a Place that they had any Design upon, he would sham drunk, fall down and pretend to be very much in Liquor, and if the Watchman came to lift him up, (as they commonly do) he would say let me alone, the Watchman would perhaps say, come get up you must not lie here; he took care to have some Halfpence in his Hand, which he would drop down so as to make a Noise, the Watchman then he would say Master you have dropt something, and if he had any Silver he would pull it out and say he had lost some, the Watchman says there are some Halfpence picked up, then he calls the Watchman, he wishes he could get to some House to wash himself, the Watchman carries him to a public House, and in the mean Time his Companions are at their Work, then he gives the Watchman six Pence, and the Watchman says God bless you I wish you well Home or a good Night, and then there is a Halliballow, about his Stand. THE Watch Word is sometimes Hey up, or Hip Jones, which is a very common Word with them Sometimes he shall meet with an honest Watchman, that when the Clock strikes will go his Rounds, and then he endeavours to keep close up to that Side of the Watchman which is next to the Place where he or his Companions have been cutting, that the Watchman should not perceive it. He said there are some Watchmen in the City of London as great Rogues as any * His House was broke open by Samuel Moses , Michael Jude , and Solomon Athorn , who were convicted last December Sessions. living, and that there is hardly a Watchman, let him be never so honest or sober, but what he could get off his Stand: And considering the many decrepid Watchmen, and those that will get into Ginshops, 'tis no difficult Matter to accomplish their Designs: And he declared, as he was so near his End, it was no Advantage to him to tell a Lie, and therefore he would speak nothing but the Truth. THOMAS Wyton , of St. Clement Danes , was indicted for breaking and entering the Dwelling House of George Stringer , about the Hour of 4 in the Night, and taking a Mettal Watch, value 3 l. six Silver Clasps for Stocks, value 20 s. five Yards of Dimithy, value 5 s. one Ring set with Stones, value 1 s. an Iron Key, value 2 d. and 15 l. in Money, the Property of George Stringer ; a Silver Watch, value 3 l. the Property of Thomas Jones ; a Silver Watch, value 3 l. two silver Seals, value 3 s. a Gold Seal, value 12 s. a Gold Ring, value 12 s. and a Pair of silver Buckles, value 10 s. the Property of Charles Day , Jan. 11. UPON this Indictment Thomas Wyton was capitally convicted, and on Report made to his Majesty of the Malefactors under Condemnation, he and Cole were the only two ordered for Execution; but on the Morning appointed for their Suffering, he was found dead in his Cell, having hang'd himself with an old Handkerchief which he had platted together, and fastened to a Nail that he had fix'd up for that Purpose. At the Place of EXECUTION. THE Day before Cole died, he received the blessed Sacrament of our Lord's Last Supper very devoutly. The Morning he suffered he went up to Chapel about 7 o'Clock, and was very serious in Prayer and Singing of Psalms. After the Service was ended, he was carried to Tyburn in a Cart by himself, where he behaved with much Seriousness and Devotion, and read a Paper to the Spectators, a Copy of which here follows, viz. The following Speech Henry Cole read at the Place of Execution, immediately after Divine Service, with great Freedom and Composure of Mind. GENTLEMEN! " I CANNOT doubt, but among You, there " are a great many that knows me, and knows " that I came of honest Parents. Undutifulness " to them has brought me to this untimely End. " Drunkenness and lewd Women, debauch'd " Campany and Sabbath-breaking, were the " Forerunners of a Life of unparallell'd Wickness for many Years, with Shame I may speak " it. I cannot doubt but what there are a great " many here, now in Sight of me, that are still " pursuing the same Ways, and if not timely " prevented, will shortly be over-taken by the " Hand of Justice; though I hope in God, that " this my fatal End, will be a Warning to them " all. I hope, that I have made my Peace " with God, through the Merits of Jesus Christ, " in whom I trust. I humbly beg Pardon of all " People I have wrong'd in any Case whatever, " even those who have prosecuted me to my " Death. I freely forgive all Mankind, as I " hope to be forgiven, and die in Peace and " Charity with all the World, and an unworthy " Member of the Church of England. I beg " the Prayers of all good Christian People for " my poor Soul, that is just going to launch into " Eternity, and beg that none will reflect upon " my Wife nor Friends, who were no ways " concerned in the means of my Ruin. I own " my Sentence to be very Just. AFTER he had finish'd his Speech, the Cap was pulled over his Eyes, and he was turned off, crying, Lord Jesus, receive my Spirit! This is all the Account given by me, JAMES GUTHRIE , Ordinary of Newgate . APPENDIX. AS the Persons to whom these Papers relate were repriev'd, we think it requisite to give some Account of the Publication of their Contents. They were taken with all the Caution imaginable, in respect to the Truths they contain, and are sent abroad purely out of regard to Public Good. The Execution of Offenders would be of little Service to the Society, consider'd barely as removing so many Malefactors, the Benefit expected from it arises from the Example, or rather the Effects of the Example; this the Law seeks, and this is principally sought by the rendering these Papers public; and this surely must be therefore esteemed a Reason sufficient. IT will manifestly appear from this Account, that a good Education, and the greatest Tenderness and Care of Parents, have very little Share in restraining young People of a vicious Disposition, and therefore this ought to incline such as have the Direction of Youths, who discover a Propensity to bad Courses, to lay aside an illtim'd Affection, which serves only to thtow them in the Way of Temptation, and to apply an effectual Remedy, by either putting them to a laborious Business with a proper Master, or sending them out of the Road of ill Company, 'till they arrive at Discretion enough to avoid it themselves. BESIDES this, the Magistrate, from these Accounts, may be led to observe, that the Wickedness, which is so much complain'd of, arises in a Manner wholly from the Tolleration, some Way or other, of infamous Houses, in which young People are corrupted, plung'd into Debaucheries, and then turn'd out to rob, thieve, or pick Pockets, in order to support them. These Houses are the Sources of the Fullness of Goals, and the Frequency of Executions, and therefore to remove them, would be found the most certain Means to prevent those, towards which it is hoped the Publication of these Papers, and the remarkable Facts contained in them, may, in some Measure, contribute. A Particular Account relating to ROBERT ROCHEAD , and his Companions. ROBERT ROCHEAD , commonly called Sir Robert, was born in the City of Edinburgh , aged 28 Years, of reputable Parents, whose Father, as we are informed, was Provost of Edinburgh about Nine Years ago, and hath been dead about two Years. When he was of an Age proper to be sent to School, his Parents put him to one of the best in Edinburgh, where he made a very great Progress in his Learning, so that he was Master of the Latin and Greek Tongues. After he had left this School, and his Father thought him fit for some Trade, he gave him an Offer to make Choice of what Business best suited with his Inclinations. He being of a roving Disposition, was not willing to settle to any Manner of Trade; and accordingly he acquainted his Father, that his Humour led him to go to Sea. Upon which his Father not being willing to put him to any thing against his Will, for Fear of the ill Consequences that might attend it, he being of an obstinate Temper, bound him Apprentice to a Captain of a Ship in the Coal Trade, to which he served his Time, and that to the entire Satisfaction of his Master; his Behaviour being so just and agreeable, that the two last Years of his Time, his Master made him Mate of the same Ship . ABOUT four Months after his Time was expired, the Ship that he was Mate of, was cast away near Yarmouth , but the Crew were saved by the Assistance of the Boat. AFTER he arrived safe at Yarmouth , he shipped himself safe of a Brig that used the Holland Trade, in which Service he continued two Years, and might have continued in her longer; but being (as was observ'd before) of a roving Disposition, he came to London , where he had not staid long, before his Money being all exhausted in a riotous Way of Living, he shipped himself on board the Anne Galley bound to Virginia . After his Arrival in James River , in Virginia , he and the Captain fell out; upon which Mr. Rochead challeng'd the Captain to go on Shore, and he would fight him at Sword and Pistol; to which the Captain reply'd, He would, To-morrow Morning, fight him at his own Weapons, viz. Put him in a Goal. Ugon that he got two Persons to join Company with him, and between Eleven and Twelve o'Clock at Night, they ran away with the Long Boat, and went to one of the Branches of James River , and pretended they were cast away on the Coast; by which Means they got Shelter in one of the Planter's Houses for about three Weeks. AFTERWARDS a small Sloop came from Bermudas, that had a Mate and one Hand wash'd over-board, consign'd to the Planter where Rochead and his Companions were. While Rochead remained in the Planter's House, he behaved himself so well, that the Planter recommended it to the Master of the Sloop to take Rochead, and make him his Mate; upon which, on the Character given by the said Planter, he made him his Mate, and likewise took his two Companions into his Service. The Sloop being loaded with Tobacco, the fell down the River, and came to an Anchor, where the Captain and one Man, with a Boy, went on Shore to buy fresh Provisions for the Voyage to the West-Indies. In the mean Time Rochead, with the rest of the Ship's Company, got drunk, and while in that Condition, they consulted to run away with the Sloop, and accordingly cut the Cable, and taking the Advantage of a Moonlight Night, put to Sea, and steer'd their Course for the West-Indies, he being allow'd, by all that know him, to be a very good Sailor, and so accomplished an Artist, as to be capable of conducting a Ship to any Part of the World. The first Land they fell in with after seven Weeks Passage, was the Island of Qualifa-Quaw *, where, in Sight of the Land, they appointed him Master of the Sloop, and he at the same Time made one of his Companions, who had made his Escape with him on board the Anne Galley, Mate. Putting into the Harbour, he went on Shore, and got acquainted with a Merchant, who came to see his Cargoe, he at the same Time, declared to the Merchant, that the Ship and Cargoe were his own, and likewise took upon him the Name of Captain Ellis, which was the Name of the Master they had left behind at Virginia . THERE being three Negroes on board the said Sloop, Rochead promised them their Liberty, if they would not betray him, but he not keeping his Word, but selling them to a Jew, after he had sold them, one of the Negroes discover'd the whole Affair. Upon this he was taken up with three other Men, and committed to Goal, and his new Mate turn'd Evidence against him. Rochead continued in Goal, till they received News from Virginia, in order to confirm the Mates's Evidence, which was near Thirteen Months; and the first News they received was, that Captain Edward Ellis dy'd with Grief for the Loss he had sustained by his running away with his Sloop and Cargoe. The Man and the Boy which went on Shore with Captain Ellis, took the first Opportunity of a Ship bound for England, and no Prosecutor appearing to confirm the Mate's Evidence, they were all discharged. UPON this Rochead went Passenger in a New-England Schooner to Jamaica , where he shipp'd himself Second Mate of a Snow, to go down the Coast and Bay of Honduras Buchaneering; where, in about six Months Time, they met with very good Success, and the Officers expected to make themselves by the Voyage; but in about 28 Leagues S. W. from the West End of Jamaica , they sprung a Leak, and must infalliably have perished, had it not been for the Assistance of a Turteling Sloop, who took all their Men on board (who were in Number, Officers included, Fifty-five) and carried them to Port-Royal in Jamaica . * Taken from a Quaquaw Negroe. SOME small Time after, being on Shore, he had an Opportunity of shipping himself for London as Boatswain, and had Twenty five Guineas for the Run Home. Upon his coming to Town, and with that Money, he equipp'd himself after a very handsome Manner; and one Day being in Company with a young Woman, he fell in Love with her, and made his Addresses to her, and after a few Months Courtship gained her Consent, and was married to her, and she proved a virtuous Woman, by whom he had one Child. HIS Money being all spent, he then shipp'd himself Mate of a Collier, where he continued several Voyages, and his Behaviour was very well approved off by the Owners; but there being an Order from the Admiralty, that no Person belonging to any Ship coming on Shore without their Protection, should be exempt from being press'd; and as he was found on Shore without his Protection, he was accordingly Impress'd, and carried on Board his Majesty's Ship The Cumberland, under the Command of Commodore James Stuart, as a Foremast Man; but having some Friends, through the Interest of his late Father, he was made Midshipman. The Ship falling down to the Nore, there were three 80 Gun Ships to be mann'd, viz. The Torbay, Cambridge, and Chichester, which lay at Sheerness; on which Rochead was turn'd over on Board The Cambridge, under the Captain Thomas Wharwood, who being compleatly mann'd, he immediately ail'd to Spithead. SOMETIME after, there being an Order for a secret Expedition, under the Command of Sir John Norris , the Fleet sailed to the Westward, with the Cambridge in Company, and meeting with some Gales of Wind to the Westward, the Fleet return'd to Spithead: Then sometime after their Arrival, Captain Wharwood was by order of the Lords of the Admiralty, made Captain of the Neptune, a Ship of 90 Guns; and upon Rochead's late good Behaviour, in the Cambridge, the Captain made him Master's Mate of the above Ship. SOME short Time after, Lieutenant Harrison and Rochead, were order'd to keep a Rendezvous at London, to impress, and enter Men for his Majesty's Service, which was kept at the Golden-Lion near Wapping Stairs; the Man who keeps the House is one Henry Ingester, where he continued for about six Months. After he had continued there some Time, an Order came down from the Regulating Captain, to break up the Rendezvous, which was accordingly done. The Lieutenant order'd the Gang to go on Board a Tender, which was ordered for Scotland, to impress Men; the Tender lying near Wapping-Stairs, the Crew consisted of sixteen Hands on Board, the chief Command of which, was given to Rochead, by order of the Lieutenant; Rochead at that Time, being short of Money, discharg'd the Impress'd Men, on a valuable Consideration, which Practice he follow'd for about three Weeks, 'l the Orders for Victualling and Manning the Tender for a sufficient Compliment of Men, came down by Lieutenant Scroop; accordingly they repair'd to the Neptune, which was victualled at Chatham. FROM whence they proceeded for a three Months Cruize, to enter and impress Men both by Land and Sea; and arriving at Leith, Rochead had once more the Opportunity of seeing his Father and Mother, and likewise his Brother, who is now a Distiller in Edinburgh; when his Father saw him, he received him with a great deal of Tenderness, as likewise did his Mother and Brother; before he took Leave of his Father, he furnished him with Cloaths, Books, &c. to the Value of forty Pounds, or upwards. The Cruize being near out, and meeting with pretty good Success, they return'd to the Neptune Man of War at Chatham; and he obtaining Leave from the Captain to come up to London, he got acquainted with some lewd Women of the Town; and he not being able to supply their Extravagancies, he took the following Method; which was, by procuring four or five People to impress Men on the River Thames in the Night-time, under false Pretensions, and thereby extort several Sums of Money from them; he at that Time pretended he was a Lieutenant, so by this villainous Way of proceeding, he got a pretty parcel of Money. The very last Night of his Expedition, a Captain of one of the Ships that he extorted Money from, happened to know him, and upon Application to the Regulating Captains, he acquainted them who Rochead was; they applied to the Lords of the Admiralty, and thereupon Warrants were issued out for taking him; and one Lieutenant Nowel, having a proper Warrant for apprehending him, as he was going along Rotherith, met with him by Chance, and some of the Gang belonging to the Lieutenant, knowing him, he was immediatelyy taken, and put on Board the Tender, then lying at Tower Wharf. THE next Day the Regulating Captains sitting, found Rochead to be the very Person, who made it his Business to impress Persons, under false Pretensions, and likewise to extort Sums of Money from them for their Discharge; upon which, they apply'd to the Lords of the Admiralty, to know how to Proceed against him; and their Lordships Commands were, to commit him to the Marshalsea, which was done accordingly, where he continued in Irons for above five Months. An Alteration being made in the Lords of the Admiralty, and Brigadier General Sinclair knowing his Father, made Interest for him to be sent on Board the Lark Man of War, under the Command of Captain Waring. Some small Time before his Commitment to the Marshalsea, he became acquainted with Sarah Lowther , now under Sentence of Death in Newgate, and who receiv'd Sentence at the same Time as he did, at the Old-Bailey in May Sessions last. While he laid in the Marshalsea, she supplied him with Money, by picking Gentlemen's Pockets, who she pick'd up in the Streets; especially those Gentlemen who she saw any ways disguised in Liquor, she seldom left them without taking either their Watches or Money; being allowed by her own Fraternity, to be a very good Hand, as they term it. WHEN he was discharged from the Marshalsea, he went on Board the Lark; he had not been long on Board, before Orders came for her to repair to Spithead, to take in a Governor for Jamaica . About a Week after the Arrival of the Lark at Spithead, Sarah Lowther received a Letter from him to come down to the Ship, accordingly she went down, and there passed for his Wife; whilst she remain'd on Board, which was three Days, Rochead and the Ships Crew being informed that the Governor was at Portsmouth, and expected him on Board in two or three Days. While his pretended Wife was on Board, they both laid a Scheme for his Escape, which, by her procuring a Bomb Boat, was compleated about twelve o'Clock that Night, viz. One of the Lieutenants coming on Board that Night about Ten, with Orders from the Captain to get every Thing clear'd and ready for sailing, the Governor being to come on Board next Morning, and calling for the Mate of the Watch, it happening at that Time to be Rochead's Turn to have the first Watch, which was to be between the Hours of Eight and Twelve; upon which, he was ordered to get the Accommodation Ladder out, and see the Viol all clear, for heaving in the best Bower Cable. Then the Lieutenant, with some other of the Officers, went to sleep, leaving Rochead as Officer of the Watch, with two Midshipmen, and other Persons proper, viz. Four Quarter-Masters, and one Boatswain's Mate, beside four Centinels. Rochead expecting the Bomb-boat to come off every Moment, as was agreed between him and his Wife; for fear of being Discover'd, he made the petty Officers and the Watch drunk; in the mean Time, the Bombboat came hankering before the Bow; upon his seeing her, Rochead pretending to be in a violent Passion, cry'd out, D - n you, what are you doing here? On which, the Man answered, Andrew Fararo †. Upon which Answer, Rochead desired him to pull on Long side, and make fast to the Accommodation Ladder, and he would soon be with him; then he went to two of the Centinels (whom he had made drunk) upon the Forecastle, took their Pieces from them, and took their Prime out, and afterwards did the same by the Centinels on the Poop; then came down the Side of the Ship, and took one Skull himself, and the Boatman taking the other, made their best way for Portsmouth Harbour; his pretended Wife waiting at Gosport with a Horse ready for him. After discharging the Bomb-Boatman, they mounted their Horses and came † Being an ancient Word for a German Sword-Blade, which was the Watch word agreed between Rochead and Sarah Lowther , for the Reception of the Bomb-Boat Man. to London that Night, to her Lodgings in Goodman's-Fields , when in a little Time, they moved to King's-Head-Court , Shoe-Lane , where they continued for some time, she following her old Course of Life, as picking up Gentlemen, &c. After this Manner she supported him. After they had lived here sometime, she removed to Cooper's-Alley, in White-Cross-street, and continued there about half a Year; when finding Business fall off, she returned to her old Lodgings in King's-Head Court again, in hopes of better Fortune; but here she was disappointed, and her Circumstances being so very bad, that she was obliged to pawn all her Cloaths, so that she had not so much as a Gown to make her Appearance in the Streets of an Evening, which was her constant Practice, on purpose to pick up Gentlemen, and to plunder them at the same Time. Money being so very short, and neither of them having any thing to subsist on, she told him one Evening, that he must Turn out, for she could not maintain him any longer, for she had not a proper Dress to appear in as usual. Upon which, he replied, he would do any Thing in Life to support her, nay, venture his Neck, rather than she should want for any Thing. ACCORDINGLY, in about a Week after, he, and two other Seamen went to Goodman's-Fields , on a Saturday Night, about ten o'Clock, and meeting with a Captain of a Merchant-Ship (as they supposed him to be) coming out of a House of ill Fame in Ayloffe Street , robb'd him of two Guineas, a Silver Watch, and nineteen Shillings in Silver. The Captain calling out Stop Thieves, a Person immediately laid hold on one of the Company, upon which, Rochead knocked him down, rifled his Pockets of a Silver Tobacco box, seven Shillings in Silver, and a Pinchbeck Headed Cane, and left him sprawling on the Ground, and then all three made off thro' White-Chapel , threatening Destruction to any Body that should offer to oppose them, each having a Stick in one Hand, and a Pistol in the other; and then they all made the best of their Way to his Apartment; and Rochead's pretended Wife pledged the Watch that Night for two Guineas; after which, they shared the Money, giving her a Crown for her Trouble; Rochead taking the Tobacco-box as ten Shillings for a Part of his Share. After the Money was shared between them, each of them join'd their Twelvepence a-piece for a three Shilling Bowl of Punch, to drink Success to their New Undertaking. IN about ten Days after, Sarah Lowther had the good Fortune to meet with a Prize of about ten Pounds, with which, she, with her supposed Husband Rochead, took their Pleasure, so that it was all spent in a Fortnight's Time. IN two or three Days afterwards, she going her usual Walks in Fleet street , met with a Person, who took her into an Alley about Ten o'Clock at Night, whose Pocket she picked of a Canvas Bag; by the Weight of it she took it to be Gold: Being over-joy'd, she ran as fast as she could to her Husband, who was near at Hand in King's-Head-Court , and acquainted him, that they were made for ever, supposing the Person robbed to be a Merchant's Clerk; but examing the Bag, found it to consist of nothing more than Half-Pence, to the Amount of about Forty Shillings. AS soon as this Money was gone, he, with one more, hired two Horses on a Sunday Morning, pretending they were to go about Twelve Miles on the Kentish Road, and to return the same Night; but instead of that, took the Chatham Road, with an Intent to rob some of the Receiving Clerks belonging to the Navy, or Landlords, or Landladies, who had received Money due to Sailors, from his Majesty's Ship Prince Frederick. But the Recalls not coming on so soon as they expected, mist of their Booty, and were obliged to return towards London, and upon their Way, they met with a Coach on Black-Heath , and stopped it, and took from the Passengers a Silver Watch, the Makers Name Quare and Horseman, No. 569, a Gold Ring from a Gentleman's Finger, and about Eight Pounds in Money. After this Robbery they made the best of their Way for the Borough, where they met with a Man near the Blue-Maid, and gave him a Shilling to take the Horse's Home near Smithfield . ABOUT a Fortnight after this Robbery, Rochead meeting with an old Ship-mate, he being acquainted in the Navy, ask'd who was dead or alive? The other reply'd one Robert Roan , and others, who had made no Wills at their Decease; and Rochead thinking Roan to be the properest Person to pitch on, he forg'd the Will, and his pretended Wife Sarah Lowther , proved it at Doctor's-Commons, as being the lawful Wife of the Deceased; and then Rochead went to the Yorkshire-Crop, and hired a Chaise for him and his Wie to go to Chatham. When they came to Chatham, she applying at the Hill-House, found the Money was received by another Person, who had made a speedier Application. After this they went to Mother Leask's, at the George near the Hill-House at Chatham, and she telling her the Augusta, not being upon the Recall, was incapable of receiving her Money at present; therefore not having Money enough to stay there, she desired the Favour of her to advance her some Money, and for her Security she would give her a Power of Attorney to receive the Wages; which Power was accordingly made by a Clerk at Chatham, and Rochead recommending her as a Friend, sign'd his Name to the Power, Robert Gordon , on which the Woman advanced near a Guinea to bear her Charges to London. NOT long after this, Mrs. Leask applying to Commissioner Brown, for the Wages of Robert Roan , by her Power of Attorney, he ordered the Clerks to examine the Books in order for Payment, and upon searching, found the Money had been paid about six Weeks before, to another Person: Whereupon she was stopp'd in the Pay Office, till she gave proper Security how she came by the Papers. She being a Woman of undoubted Character, soon provided Security, and Sarah Lowther not appearing, she was oblig'd to put up with the Loss. ABOUT a Fortnight after this happened, Rochead and his Wife fell out, on which he hearing of a Proclamation for Seamen Deserters to come in, enter'd himself Midshipman on Board a Man of War, at a Rendezvous at the Black-Boy and Trumpet in St Catherine's: After he had entered himself, some of the Petty Officers upbraiding him, he so resented it, that he beat some of them; upon which he was sent on board the Tender as a press'd Man, and after that was shipp'd on board the Princess Royal at the Noe, Capt. Obrian Commander, where he remained ill he was turned over to his Majesty's Ship Sutherland, she being ordered with some other Mn of War, to cruize in the Bay of Biscay for two Months. THE Sutherland returning to Plymouth from the Cruize, Rochead received several Letters of Invitation from his pretended Wife Sarah Lowther , to return to London. He having no Opportunity to get on Shore, wrote to her to advance him a necessary Sum to defray his Charges, and he would make all the Expedition he possibly could. Upon which he feigned himself ill, and by that Means got on Shore to seek for a Lodging, in order, as he pretended, to have the Advice of a Physician. He had not been long ashore, before he wrote a Letter to the abovesaid Sarah Lowther , to remit him some Money to bear his Charges for London; accordingly she sent him Three Guineas, with which he returned to his old Lodging in King's-Head Court, near Shoe-Lane. He had not been long there, before Money began to be very short, and one Day drinking at a certain Public House, he there became acquainted with Charles Cleaver , at this Time under the same unhappy Circumstances with himself, who in Company with a third Person, frequently went to the Sign of the Van-Trump, in Brick-Lane , Spittlefields ; hearing there was a large Quantity of Money in the House, made several Attempts to rob it; but for want of a convenient Opportunity, were obliged to defer it for about a Month, being apprehensive the People of the House suspected them, as was afterwards confirm'd to them by the Master of the House, Cleaver pretended for Excuse to the Man who kept the House, that he often came that Way to walk for the Sake of his Health, and likewise to deceive him afterwards, told him, he was shortly going to Lisbon, and his other two Companions which were with him, were Mate and Boatswain of the Ship he was to go in. ABOUT a Month after their frequenting this House, which was the Beginning of December, Rochead, Cleaver, and a third Person, went in about Four o'Clock in the Afternoon, there being at that Time no Company in the House, and the Landlord happening to be abroad, so that no Body was in the House but the old Woman, who they took an Opportunity of plying with hot Flip plentifully, and Cleaver having his Tongue well hung, kept her in Discourse, whilst Rochead, and his other Companion, went up Stairs, and broke open an Escrutore, from whence they took (in Money and Bank Notes) to the Value of 150 l. and upwards; afterwards came down Stairs unperceiv'd by any Person, and staid drinking some Time, then paid their Reckoning, and were going away, but the old Woman would have her Quart of Flip, since they had been such civil Gentlemen in treating her: All the fine Speeches that Cleaver was Master of, could not prevail on her to the contrary; when it was out, they all three took their formal Leave of the old Woman, telling her at the same Time, they were to go to Sea forthwith. THE next Day they went to a Linnen-Draper's in the City, where they laid out about Ten Pounds, and chang'd one of the Bank Notes of 20 l. which they had stolen. Within a Week after, the Man of the Van Trump saw the Note paid as Cash, for Goods bought at a Shop near Charing Cross, he being in the Shop at the same Time. Three other of these Notes were sold for half Value to some Jews in Dukes Place, the latter End of December last. ON Saturday, December 31st last, Robert Rochead , Walter Neagle . (not yet taken) with one more, met together at a House in Covent Garden, and their consults to go Wapping Way to seek out for their Prey, being best acquainted with that Part of the Town; accordingly they set out from thence about 8 o'Clock in the Evening, arm'd with Hangers and Pistols for their black Purpose. Between 9 and 10 the same Evening the met a Man in Well Close square, in a white Surtout Coat, a Cloth Coat, and a laced Waistcoat; two of them attacked him, and at the same Time one clapped a Pistol to his Head, whilst the third stood at a little Distance with a drawn Sword, and demanded his Money. Upon which the Gentleman being in Liquor, cry'd, D - n my Bl - d, what do you mean? What Game is going forward? One of them reply'd, D - n my Bl - d, you Dog, your Money, or your Life; the Person with the Sword drawn crying, D - n my Bl - d, why don't you shoot the Dog if he don't deliver his Money, for we Gentlemen are not to be trifled withal. Shoot who, says the Gentlemen? D - n my Bl - d if I have got any Money for you; notwithstanding a Pistol was still held to his Head, he took an Opportunity to give a sudden Jirk, and got off with without being robb'd. AFTER this Rochead and his Companions retired to Radcliffe Highway , from thence to Nightingale Lane , and so to New Hermitage-Stairs, waiting for Plunder, when in about ten Minutes they met with a Gentleman and his Wife, with a Boy in his Trouzers and a speckled Shirt, a lighting them with a Candle and Lanthorn. In endeavouring to attack them, a Press-Gang came up from Plow-Alley, so they were obliged to sheer off without their Booty. They since have been informed, that the Gentleman was a Captain of a Virginia Man, and had that very Evening received the Freight of his Cargoe. BEING disappointed, they resolved among themselves to rob the first Person they met; accordingly they made the best of their Way to Little Tower-Hill ; they had not been there above half an Hour, before they saw a Dutchman coming along with a Pipe in his Mouth; on their usual Compliment they ordered him to stand still, if not, they would blow his Brains out. The Dutchman being surprized at this ill Treatment, was obliged to submit to have his Pockets searched, wherein they found about 7 or 8 s. Upon the Attack he shewed his Resentment so far as to draw out his long Knife, but finding himself overpowered, easily surrendered. After he was robbed, Rochead, with the great End of his Stick, contrary to the Consent of his Companions, knocked him down, and left him bleeding in a sad Condition. THE same Night, about 11o'Clock, they stopp'd a tall elderly Gentleman in an Alley near Guildhall , and took from him a green Silk Purse, with six Half Crowns in it, and nineteen Pence in Copper, a Cork-screw, and a pair of steel Tweezers; after this, they repair'd to the Anchor and Crown in King's-Head-Court , near Shoe Lane , where they divided the Money, over a Tankard of Bombow. ON Tuesday, January the 3d, one Mr. Constable was robb'd about 9 o'Clock in the Evening in Brewhouse Yard , near Burr-street , Wapping , of 12 Shillings; after they had committed this Robbery, they retired to a Public-House in the Minories; upon dividing the Money, Words arose between Neagle and Rochead; Neagle upbraided Rochead, and said, he saw Mr. Constable give him some Gold; upon which, Rochead replied, D - n your Blood, you Thief and Villain, I will blow your Brains out, if you say so. Neagle, reply'd, and at the same Time pulling out a Pistol, swore he would be very ready to blow out Brains for Brains; one of the Companions, to prevent Murder, knock'd the Pistol out of his Hand, and gave it to Rochead, and then they divided the Money. AFTER this, Neagle swearing Revenge on the first he met, going over Tower-Hill , with the rest of his Companions, attacked one Justice Willoughby, who lived on the Hill, and gave him two Blows with a Stick that stagger'd him; one of his Companions knowing the Gentleman, rush'd upon Neagle to prevent him from doing any further Mischief: The Gentleman having just left some of his Acquaintance at a Tavern; when he had recover'd himself, he cried out to his Friends whom he had just parted from, and they answered him; upon which, Rochead, Neale, and Cleaver, for fear of being detected, ran away, and left their other Companion behind them; who Justice Willoughby took hold of, and secur'd till his Friends came to his Assistance, and challeng'd him as a Confederate of the other three; upon which, he was committed that Night to the Tower Prison. The next Day being taken before Justice Dennet, Mr. Pidgeon and Mr. Constable appear'd; one swore to his Person, and the other to his Voice, and he being Conscious of his own Guilt, made himself an Evidence against the other Three. AFTER this, Rochead and Neagle having Intelligence given them, that they were impeach'd by one of their Companions, shipp'd themselves on Board a Privateer; but had not been long on Board, before they, with others, mutined at Cowes in the Isle of Wight ; and going on Shore in the Long Boat, the Country rose on them, and with some Difficulty, took them, and deliver'd them on Board the Man of War; Rochead on Board the Shrewsbury, and Neagle on Board another, from whence Neagle made his Escape by swimming on Shore Rochead was ordered to be put in Irons by the Commanding Officer, he having Intelligence of his being one of the Persons concern'd in the Robbery on Tower-Hill, and for which he was afterwards condemn'd; he lay in Irons about six Weeks, and at last, there came an Order from the Admiralty, for him to be brought to Town; accordingly one UNWIN went down and fetch'd him up to London: He was brought and convey'd to Newgate Hand-Cuff'd in a Coach; he had not lain long before the Sessions began at the Old-Bailey, where he was tried and capitally convicted. On Thursday the Report of the Malefactors were made to his Majesty; Rochead's Sentence of Death, was, through the Clemency of his Majesty, changed to Transportation for 14 Years. The following ACCOUNT is the Robberies committed by CLEAVER, and his Companions. CHARLES CLEAVER , was born in White-Chapple , aged 29 Years; his Father being a Grocer, who liv'd in Reputation; when of Age, having given him proper Education, he put him Apprentice to a Cabinet Founder and Furbisher ; when he had serv'd his Master about six Years, he began to rob him, (by false Keys) at several Times of small Sums of Money, 'till unluckily one Day his Master happening to want something in his Room, when he came there, to his great Surprize, found his Man Charles at his Escrtore, upon which, he cried out, Charles! Charles! What are you doing there? Now I know who is the Thief; he having at Times missed several Sums of Money. Cleaver being shock'd at the Sight of his Master, and being taken in the very Fact, could not for sometime recover his Surprize. His Master immediately sent for his Father, for whom he had a very great Value, and acquainted him with his Son's robbing of him at several Times, and likewise, that he had detected him in the very Fact. Upon which, the poor Gentleman's Tears run down his Cheeks, to think how unhappy he was to have so wicked and base a Son; when he recover'd himself, he expostulated with his Son, and said, how could you wrong so good a Master, who has been rather a Father to you, than a Master? He immediately fell on his Knees, and begg'd for Mercy of both his Father and his Master, and said, he would acknowledge the whole Truth, if they would freely forgive him; and at the same Time, would acquaint them how he was induc'd; and promis'd them to serve the remainder of his Time faithfully and justly. He said he was drawn away by one Elizabeth Wells , who kept a House of ill Fame in King-David's-Lane near Wapping , who persuaded him to rob his Master, which (he said) was to the Value of 3 or 4 l. and that he upon every Opportunity, returned to her with what he could get. His Master getting a Warrant, searched the above Elizabeth Wells 's House, and found a Velvet Scarf, an India Damask Silk Gown, besides some laced Caps, &c. of his Mistress's, upon which she was taken up, and was tried at the Old Bailey, and cast for Transportation. AFTER this, upon his Promise (and out of Regard to his Father) of good Behaviour, his Master took him again, and he served the Remainder of his Time very faithfully and honestly. After his Time was expir'd, he made his Addresses to a Pawnbroker's Daughter on Saffron-Hill, whom he married, and had 500 l. Fortune with her, and then set up his Trade in Holborn, and had an Apprentice and two Journeymen, and continued his Trade two Years, during which he lived in good Reputation. AT last his Wife and he disagreeing, he flew out, and kept Company with Women of the Town, spent his Substance, and frequently upbraided her with the Manner by which her Money was got, and declared he thought it would never thrive. Being short of Money, he pawn'd all his Wife's Cloaths, and sold off all his Goods, except his working Tools; after that he delivered up his Apprentice's Indentures, and discharged his two Men. He parted from his Wife, who was at that Time big with Child, then went and took a Room for himself in Gunpowder Alley in Shoe-Lane ; his Wife returned to her Friends, then he, to blind the World, would now and then go to Jobbing Work. One Day drinking at a Public House, he there became acquainted with a certain Blacksmith, he and Cleaver used to make it their Business to go to several Public Houses, and watching the People of the House where they put their Tankards, would take Dimensions of the Key Hole, in order to make Keys proper to open the same; afterwards coming to the said Houses, would easily convey the Plate away. This they follow'd together for about Ten Months. ONE Day they went to a Public House which is kept by a Widow Woman at Blackwall ; after drinking some ime, they took an Opportunity by their false Keps to open a Chest of Drawers, from whence they took to the Value of about 18 l. among which were some Pieces of Gold of King Charles I. which neither of them understanding the real Value of, Words arose between them, and they parted. AFTER they had parted, Cleaver took a Lodging in Ayloffe Street , Goodman's-Fields , and by frequently going backward and forward, got acquainted with a Servant Maid belonging to a Widow Gentlewoman, opposite against where he lodged; he pretending to the young Woman that he was a single Man, made his Addresses to her, upon which he had free Access into her Mistress's House, especially when her Mistress was in Bed, and lay there several Nights unknown to the Gentlewoman. One Night he took an Opportunity to open a Buroe, and took out of it an old Silver two handled Cup, half a Dozen of Silver Spoons, one Dozen of Tea Spoons, Tongs, and Boat, with several other Things of Value; afterwards he let himself out in the Morning, and made the best of his Way for Islington, where he took a Lodging near the Peacock; the same Day he pawn'd the half Dozen of Spoons for 35 s. In two Days afterwards, he going to see the Servant Maid, was secured on Suspicion of robbing the House: He denied for some Time that he knew any thing of it, and was very much surprized that the Gentlewoman should have any Suspicion of him; all his Arguments would not prevail, for she was going to carry him before a Magistrate; when he seeing that she was resolved on it, then desired to speak with her, and asked, if he told the Truth, and she had her Things again, except the half Dozen of Spoons which were pawn'd, she would not prosecute him. Accordingly she gave her Word she would not. Then he immediately confessed he had robbed her, and at the same Time told her that all her Things were at his Lodgings at Islington, except the half Dozen of Spoons which he had pawned; accordingly she sent proper Persons along with him to his Lodgings at Islington, where they found all the Gentlewoman's Things, except the aforesaid half Dozen of Spoons, which she fetched out of Pawn, and thereupon discharg'd him. BEING destitute of Money, he made Application to his Brother, who supply'd him with two Guineas, and persuaded him to live with his Wife again, which he comply'd with; then he took a Lodging in Cock Lane near the Fortune of War, and for about four or five Months continued his Trade, and appeared very full of Money, that some of his Neighbours had a Suspicion of him, that he coined. Frequenting the Fortune of War, he there became acquainted with one Grace Macmullin a Scotch Woman, much noted as a Woman of the Town, and she brought him acquainted with one * Matthew Mooney , with whom he committed several Robberies, one of which was on a Cornfactor in returning from Rumford Market, from whom they took about forty Pounds in Money, a silver Watch and Tweezer Case, about nine o'Clock at Night; they having been informed of his having a Charge of Money about him, Cleaver attacked him first and claping a Pistol to his Breast obliged him to dismount; than Mooney coming up insisted upon searching for his Pocket-Book, supposing there might be Bank Notes in it, but found none; than suffered him to mount again, threatning to shoot him if he offered to speak a Word, or ride after them; they afterwards came to Town, and went directly to Cleaver's Lodgings in Cock-Lane , where the divided their Booty. AFTER this, Cleaver once more left his Wife for a Time, and with the Money took a House for Grace Macmullin in Ratcliff, Highway , near the King's-Arms, where she harboured Persons of ill Fame, Mooney and Cleaver pass'd for her Lodgers. She giving a pretty deal of Credit to some Sailors that use to frequent her House, she grew thereby short of Money; upon which she apply'd to her old Friend Cleaver to know how she should proceed. D - n it says he, Mooney and I, will turn out and get you some Money; accordingly they both set out about ten o'Clock in the Evening, in order to seek their Fortune, in Tottenham Court Road ; in their way through the City, Cleaver spy'd a Gentleman making Water against one of the Pillars of the Royal-Exchange , and he said to Mooney, do you stand by, i'll do the Business; he is a right Cull, and stepping up to him, accosted him with the usual Salutation; upon that the Gentleman reply'd, I hope you are not in earnest, Cleaver answered him softly; D - n my Blood, if you offer to speak a Word, (several People passing by at the same time) I will blow your Brains about your Ears; upon which the Gentleman desired him not to use him ill, and he would deliver all he had, and then gave him a Canvas Bagg, wherein was fourteen Thirty-shilling Pieces, and nine Guineas in Gold, and asking him if he had any more Money about him; he answered some few Shillings; upon which he bid him keep them, and drink his Health; and with a great may Imprecations charged him to make no Noise upon Pain of Death, and so left him. THEN instead of Cleaver and his Companion Mooney pursuing their intended Rout, they returned to Cock lane and divided the Booty; Cleaver imagined the Gentleman robbed, knew him, thereupon he moved his Quarters the next Day into Cold-Bath-Fields , where he took a House of ten Pounds per Ann. and frequenting the Ben Johnson's Head, in that Neighbourhood, he took an Opportunity by false Keys to rob the House to the Value of about six or seven Pounds; in which he was detected; but the People did not prosecute him in regard to his Wife and Child; which Child had the Misfortune to be scal'd to to Death, about a Year ago. AFTER this he returned to his old Acquaintance Grace Macmullin in Ratcliffe Highway , where he with Mooney staid till their Money was exhausted; then Cleaver told Mooney, he knew there was Plate in St. Sepulchre's Church , which he thought they might come at, by the help of false Keys that he had at Home. Upon which Mooney reply'd, D - n his Blood, he would do any thing with him, that he could propose. Then they returned to Cleaver's House, and took a Bundle of false Keys, and about twelve at Night, went to the Church, and by the Means of some of those Keys opened the Doors, and took the Plate out of an Iron Chest in the vestry Room, and taking it to his House that Night; the Robbing of the Church of so much Plate made such a Noise in the World, that for fear of being Discovered, they thought it not safe to keep it in his House, upon which they both, about two Days after the Robbery, privately conveyed it into a Pond near White Conduit Fields , where some Part was found by a Boy accidentally Bathing there. Cleaver having been observed to lurk about the Church several Evenings, and be * Who was executed at Tyburn on Monday the 22d of November 1742, for robbing on the Highway, one Mr. Goodwin, of a Watch, a silver snuffBox, and two Shillings in Silver. ing of an indifferent Character, was taken up on Suspicion, but for Want of Proof, was discharged. Since he was under Condemnation, a Gentleman one Day went into the Cell, on Purpose to ask him, whether he was cocerned in the abovesaid Robbery. He denied that he knew any thing of it, directly, nor indirectly. The above Account of this Robbery was given by one of his own Companions, to whom (as that Person says) he told it about two Days after Mooney and he had committed the Robbery. The Reader is at his Liberty to believe which of the two he pleases. AFTER this Robbery he went to Macmullin's, from whence he and Mooney, with one Tool, since executed at Long-Reach, on Board his Majesty's Ship Antelope, for Desertion, went to Cleaver's House, where Cleaver sold his working Tools to find Money for himself, Tool and Mooney to go down to Portsmouth, to raise Contributions on the Road; whereupon they hired three Horses in the Borough on a Sunday, pretending only to go for a Day's Pleasure, and pursuing their intended Journey, when they all three came as far as Ripley, they met with two Lieutenants of Men of War, and swore if they did not stand, they would blow their Brains out; one of them drew his Sword, and swore he would run them through; upon which Mooney rid up to him, and fired a Pistol, which took off the Corner of his Hat, then they surrendered; they took from them about nine Pounds in Money, one gold Watch and a silver one; a small Sword and an Hanger, and also two double Dubloons; this being about seven o'Clock in the Evening; after they had committed this Robbery, they all three rode to the White Hart at Guilford, where they lay that Night. NEXT Morning between nine and ten, they robbed a Gentleman (who said he belonged to General Honeywood's Regiment) upon the Heath, half way between Guilford and Godliman ; from whom they took about six Pounds in Money, and a Bank Note of twenty Pounds. Afterwards they avoided the Portsmouth Road, for fear of being pursued, and took a quite contrary Road, till they came to Winchester, where they staid that Night, and the next Day went to Gosport, without doing any thing. Upon their Arrival, they put their Horses up at Gosport-Beech ; they made all the enquiry they could after Persons that might be supposed to have Money. One Evening as they were drinking, at the Blue-Anchor, one Captain Farmer, happening to be in their Company, they saw him receive between forty and fifty Pounds, after he had staid about half an Hour, he paid his Reckoning and took leave of his Company; he had not been gone long, before Cleaver and his two Companions follow'd him, and overtook him at about half Way to his own House, which was at a Place called Stoke; then Cleaver with a Pistol in his Hand, stepped up to him, and begged the Favour of him to lend him that Sum of Money, which he saw him receive about two Hours ago, in such a Place; for he said, he thought he appeared a more creditable Person, than the Persons he had lent it to; and if he disputed his Word and Honour, he wou'd give him his Bond; upon which the Captain reply'd he did not know him, and said, at the same Time, it was a very unreasonable Request for a Stranger to ask Mooney upon this stepped up, and said, D - n my Blood do you know me, will you lend it to me? at the same Time clapping a Pistol to his Breast, swearing if he denied, he would have his Life; Sir said the Captain, take away your Pistol, and you shall have my Money, he being a long time pulling it out, Tool stepped up and said, God D - n my Blood, why are you so long about so small a Trifle, shoot the old Rogue; upon which Cleaver reply'd, the old Man is doing it as fast as he can, and I will help him, and when they had got the Money, Cleaver shook Hands with him, and wished him good Night. Then they all three returned and took their Horses, and that Night they made the best of their Way to Southampton, and put up their Horses at the Spread-Eagle, and about five o'Clock the next Morning, they went in Pursuit of fresh Adventures towards Salisbury , where they arrived without meeting with any Chance on the Road; lying there that Night; the next Morning they moved on towards Bristol , and about two o'Clock in the Afternoon, they met with one Captain Hayman, (whose Ship lay at Bristol,) by the great Tree about the middle of the Plain, whom they attacked with the usual Salutation, of a God D - n, stand and deliver or else you are a dead Man; he reply'd Gentlemen, I have but very little Money, just enough to bear my Expences to London. Cleaver said, come don't be ill-natured, let us see how much Money you have got, turn all your Pockets out, we won't distress you; upon which he pulled out a green Purse with nine Guineas in it, which they took from him, and at the same Time took a Pocket Book from him, in which was a Note on a Merchant in London, of 130 l. payable on Sight, which they returned, and gave him a Guinea to bear his Charges to London, after that wished him a good Journey; and gave him the Watch-word, which was, you have been spoke with. AFTER this Robbery, they made towards Bristol , and at a Place called Halt, they met with an old Farmer, who had been at Market to sell Sheep, whom they robbed of about 35 l. which they took out of a long greasy Bag; after this Robbery, they went immediately to Bath, where they repaired to the Gaming-Tables, and had not been there a Week, before they were stripped of their Money at Play. When they left Bath they went to Bristol , and when they came there, they put up their Horses at Forsum's-Back , after they had put up their Horses, they went to Michaels-Hill and Joulling's-Lees , where they drank pretty plentiful, and their Behaviour being so very extravagant, they were taken up, to give an Account of themselves. When they came before the Magistrate, they said, they had lately come from the West-Indies, and were come from London to see some Friends in Bristol , and then design'd to return; upon which they were ordered three Days Notice to depart, and at the End of two Days they left Forsum's-Back , and went to Kingswood , where they staid till next Day Noon, and half a Mile from Kings-wood , they attacked a Gentleman, who had but five Shillings, and said it was at their Service; upon which Tool struck him with his Whip, and swore he was a Villain for travelling with so little Money about him. Cleaver rode up to Tool and reprimanded him for using the Gentleman so ill; and said at the same Time, if the Gentleman knew of our coming, he would have been better provided. The Gentleman recovering himself from the Blow which he received, he made one at Tool, saying he was a Villain, but the other was a Gentleman, (meaning Cleaver) upon which Tool returning the Blow, knocked him off his Horse, and he crying out Murder, some People coming by, among them were two Colliers, which Cleaver and Mooney both fired at, and Cleaver happening to shoot one of the Colliers into the Shoulder; more coming to their Assistance, they rode off, and Cleaver's Horse falling he was taken, and committed to Newgate in Bristol, the Gentleman robbed swearing to him; he had not been confined but about five Days, before he made his Escape. Money being very short with him, he was obliged to beg his Way to London. When he came there he went immediately to his old Friend Grace Macmullins; where he met with his two Companions Mooney and Tool, and he falling out with them, about their leaving him, and very high Words rising they parted. Mooney immediately after this, entered into a new Gang, was soon after taken and executed; and a little Time afterwards Tool was taken and hang'd on Board the Antelope as above mentioned. CLEAVER hearing of Mooney's being taken up, and fearing he would turn Evidence, immediately left his old Lodgings, and went to Chelsea to lodge, and on the Road thither, he robbed a Man of two Guineas and a silver Watch, then made the best of his Way to Chelsea. He had not lodged above five Days at the House, before he took all Opportunities to observe where the Money lay; having no proper Tools for his Purpose, he came to London, and went to his old Lodging for proper Instruments, then he returned back to his Lodgings at Chelsea, and when the People of the House were pretty Busie, he went up Stairs, and opened a Chest with the Instrument which he brought with him, and took out in Money to the amount of about 16 l. and immediately came to London. Being obliged to abscond upon an Account of this Robbery, he went to Rotherhith, where he became acquainted with Rochead, who is now his Fellow Prisoner on the Common-side of Newgate, and were both under Sentence of Death, for the Robberies committed by them on Tower-Hill; but have received his Majesty's Reprieve to be transported for fourteen Years. FINIS.

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THE Ordinary of NEWGATE HIS ACCOUNT OF The Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Speeches of William Johnson (alias Holloway ) and Jane Housden , who were both Condemn'd for Murder, and hang'd without Newgate; and of Three other condemn'd Malefactors, executed at TYBURN, on Friday the Nineteenth Day of September, 1712. AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily , on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 10th, 11th, and 12th instant, Two Men and Three Women, that were found guilty of Capital Crimes, having then received Sentence of Death, are now order'd for Execution. There was also a young Man condemned the Sessions before, and repriev'd to this, who was called to his former Judgment, and advis'd to prepare himself for Death: But he has again obtain'd the QUEEN's Mercy; which if he does improve well, and makes the right use of (as I hope he will) I shall not repent for the Certificate I have freely and justly given concerning his Behaviour: A Thing which I never do for Condemn'd Persons, but when there is a very great reason for it; for though no one is more able to do this than my self, yet all these Twelve Years (almost) I have been in this unpleasant and ingrateful Office, I never did it but for two others under Condemnation; whom I have now the Satisfaction to find they live honestly and well, and prove themselves good and loyal Subjects to HER MAJESTY. Which I say here to satisfy those Persons who knowing me not, nor my Office, may seem to be uneasy and offended at my Justice and Charity to the poor young Man, for whom I did this, purely because I know he deserved it; and did not do it for others, because I think they deserved it not. While these Malefactors lay under this Condemnation, I visited them, sometimes in the Condemn'd Hold, and oftner in the Chapel of Newgate , whither they were brought up twice every day: And there I pray'd with them, and read and expounded the Word of God to them, and earnestly exhorted them to Repentance. As the Crime of two of them was of the most heinous Nature, so my Admonitions to them particularly were most pressing; but I found that what I said to them much grated upon their wicked, stubborn, and obstinate Dispositions. On the last Lord's Day the 14th instant I preach'd to them, viz. in the Morning, on Numb. 35, 31. the Words being these. Moreover, ye shall not take Satisfaction for the Life of a Murderer, which is guilty of Death: But he shall be surely put to Death. Having explain'd this Text and the Context in general, I then proceeded to shew particularly and distinctly; I. The horrid Nature of this enormous and heinous Crime of Murder, which in this World, is irremissible, as it is irreparable. II. The severe Punishment which the Law of GOD and Man inflicts upon the wilful Offender in this Case. III. The Degree of Repentance (and that is to be the highest) which the Murderer ought to excite himself to, if ever he desires to find that Mercy in the other World, which he cannot, nor may expect in this. As I was discoursing upon these Heads, Jane Housden , who then sat by William Holloway , thus said to him, Why, he lays this Man's Blood upon us! meaning (I suppose) Mr. Richard Spurling , whose Blood they had shed. Upon which the said Holloway started up, and would go about to Justify both himself and that Woman, saying, " That my Discourse did not belong to them, " nor was that Doctrine I preach'd, proper for them; for they were not guilty " of Murther. In this manner as he was going on, I put a stop to his Speech; telling him, " That he was not to be try'd here; He was try'd already and " condemned; and that too, very fairly and justly; and therefore his Defence " was now unseasonable and of no use: Besides, he ought to consider the Place " he was in, and what he was brought to it for, viz. to apply himself to God " in Prayer, and to hear his Word, which I was endeavouring to instruct him " and others in, and by it, and the Divine Grace, to bring both his and all " their Souls to God; and therefore I desired him, for his own Souls sake (for " which I was much concerned) that he would not interrupt me in my Discourse, which (if he and the other had the patience to hear it, and apply it as " they ought to do to themselves) might prove a happy mean for their Eternal " Salvation, &c. Then he sat down again, and was quiet: And so I went on with my Sermon: Which when I had ended, he started up again, and began anew to vindicate his pretended Innocence of the bloody Fact, for which he was condemned. When he had spoken a few Words in this Matter, as before, I made him hold his Tongue again, telling him, " I suffer'd no Person to speak " at that time in that Place, but to God in Prayer; and I advised him to retire " for the present, and meditate upon what he had heard, and beg of God that " he might have Grace to improve it to his Glory, and to his own Soul's good. Upon that he went away, and said, he would not come again in the Afternoon: But he was better than his Word; for he came again, and heard me preach there, on these Words, Eccl. 11. 9. Rejoice, O Youngman, in thy Youth, and let thy Heart cheer thee in the days of thy Youth, and walk in the Ways of thy Heart, and in the Sight of thine Eyes: But know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into Judgment. This Text I first explain'd in general, and then did in particular enlarge upon it; laying down, and speaking to, these distinct Propositions. I. That there is a Judgment to come. II. That every Man shall be brought to that Judgment; which will be very strict and severe against obstinate and impenitent Sinners. III. That it is GOD, the great Judge of all the World, who will bring Men to Judgment. IV. That the Matter of that Judgment will be the Ways of their Hearts; and that is, their Thoughts, Words, and Deeds. and lastly, That all this is most certain and evident from this positive Expression in the Text, Know thou. For here we may observe, Solomon does not say, Thou may'st think, or thou may'st suppose, or believe; but KNOW: Know thou, that for all these things [i. e. for thy Evil Thoughts, thy wicked Words, and thy sinful Actions] God will bring thee into Judgment. After I had discours'd largely upon these Heads, I concluded with a particular Application and suitable Exhortation to the Condemned; whom I endeavour'd to persuade to Repentance. In my private Discourses with them, I collected the following Accounts. William Johnson , alias Holloway , condemn'd for the Murther of Mr. Richard Spurling , whom he shot to Death, even at the time he was in the Discharge of his Office at the Old-Baily , and the Court then sitting there, on Wednesday in the Evening, the 10th instant. He, the said Holloway, deny'd his being guilty of that Murther; saying, " That he had no Pistol in his Hand, " for ought he knows, and tho' he had, it was far from his intent to have killed " the said Mr. Spurling. Upon this I told him, That suppose he had no Design particularly upon Mr. Spurling's Life; yet he could not disown his having Malice in his Heart, so as to do some mischief, if not to him, yet to some body else. To which he answer'd, "His coming then to the Old-Baily , was " to see Mrs. Jane Housden , and other Friends that were at that " time in that Place, and to drink with them. But when I told him that to make me and the World believe any thing of what he said herein was true, I desired to know of him the Reason he had to come thither with those two Pocket-Pistols loaded with Slugs that were found upon him. Here he was at a stand for a while; and then said, " He ever carry'd those Pistols about him " since he did (some Weeks ago) break out of Newgate , where he was only detain'd for his Fees. Which Fees he telling me he had pay'd after his Escape, and was free to go about his Business, without any danger of being apprehended, I observ'd to him, " That all this could not consist with itself, nor consequently with Truth; For if he apprehended himself in no danger, why did " he carry about him Pistols ready charged, which indeed must be for his Defence and Security, when he thought himself unsafe; or it must imply, as " I said before, a malicious Design in him to do somebody Mischief, as he did? To this he reply'd, that he intended no such Thing: And this is all he could, or would say. This William Holloway (who as I am informed) is to be hang'd in Chains at Holloway , between London and Highgate , had been a very great Offender before, and was Condemned in July 1711 for stealing a Light Bay Gelding that belong'd to the Right Honourable the Lord Pierpoint, on the 4th of June in the said Year 1711. When under Condemnation, he confess'd his Guilt of that Fact, and gave me this further Account of himself, viz. That he was then 33 Years of Age, born at Grafton in Northamptonshire , That he had follow'd divers Callings; being sometimes a Butcher in Newport-Market , sometimes a Grasier in the Country, at another time a Printer of Callico's , and afterwards kept a Cornchandler's Shop in Long-acre , and then remov'd to Southwark , where he kept a Victualling-House in the Parish of Christ-Church ; That he had also practised Surgery , both there, and at Sea, where he was in the Queen's Service, and being carry'd to Gibraltar , he was admitted a Surgeon's Mate in the English Garrison there; and, tho' he owned, That he had led a very ill Life, yet he was then, as he now is, unwilling to make any particular Confession, and having obtain'd a Pardon in June last, has now shew'd himself most unworthy of it. I asked him whether he was concerned in, or knew any thing of the Murher of Esq; Hanson, or that of Mr. Carleton, who some Years ago were found dead in the Fields, viz. the former near Hoxdon , and the latter not far from Cambray-House . To which he answer'd, he knew nothing of those Matters; and so likewise he pretended to be ignorant of this Murther for which he is to suffer; saying over and over again, that he could not tell how it happen'd, neither was he in the least sensible he had any Pistol then in his Hand. This is the Substance of what he declar'd, who when under Sentence of Death, above 14 Months ago, shew'd very little sign of true Repentance, and now shews less. And indeed I had all along but little hopes of his Amendment; for during the whole time he had his Life but by a Reprieve only, he seem'd very unwilling to receive the means of his Instruction and Conversion; he not coming to the Chappel to pray and hear the Word of GOD above 8 times (that I can remember) all the while he lay under that Condemnation, which was near a Year. Neither did his Felllow-sufferer, viz. Jane Housden alias Newsted , assist at Divine Service, (when she was also under Condemnation before this) oftner than he. But instead of that, it seems she was busy in making false Money in Newgate (or at least lay under a strong suspicion of it) at the time when other Prisoners were in the Chapel: And upon that, she was order'd to be (and so accordingly was) kept close Prisoner. But some time after she obtain'd a Free Pardon. This Jane Housden would make no Confession at all, either of her older or newer Sins. When I put her in mind, That on the 18th of August 1702, she was committed to Newgate for High-Treason, viz. for Counterfeiting the Current Coin of this Kingdom; That she was to have been try'd for it at the Old-Baily in Sept. following, but at her desire had her Trial put off to the then next ensuing Sessions; That she being found guilty of the said Fact, received Sentence of Death on the 15th day of October 1702: When I put her in mind of all these things, and pray'd her to consider what she had done, and how great an Offender she had been, she owned indeed, That she was then condemned to die, but deny'd what she at that time had confess'd to me, viz. her Guilt of that Offence. When I further endeavour'd to make her sensible of the Mercy shew'd her in the Pardon granted her for it afterwards, and that instead of improving it (as she ought to have done) returned again to her old sinful Way, and therefore had a second time Sentence of Death pass'd upon her the 9th of September 1710, and again obtained a Pardon the 6th of June last; she said, She had not deserved that Death, but this Pardon, for she was innocent. Thus she deny'd what most plainly appear'd to be true; as she likewise did the justice of her Commitment the 13th of August last, when she was brought to Newgate upon a fresh Suspicion of Coining, but was not try'd for it, she being unhappily concerned in this Murther; which prevented that Trial, and brought her to a worse than that might have prov'd. She shew'd no great Remorse or Repentance for her Sins, but deny'd them all, and would not be put in mind of them, nor receive any ghostly Advice. And herein she appear'd much of another Temper than David was of, who said, That his Sin was ever before him. Psa. 51. 3. Thus far is the sad Account I can give of these two Murderers, William Holloway , and Jane Housden , of whose True Repentance I am in doubt: And this brings back to my mind, what I have long before now observed, That those Persons who are Guilty of wilful Murder, are very hard to be wrought into Repentance; though of all other Criminals, one would think, they should be the most concerned to repent. Let all Men therefore endeavour, and take effectual Care to avoid this Crime, lest it may not afterwards be in their power to avoid their Eternal Condemnation for it. This Morning about 9 of the Clock they were both of them carry'd in a Cart, to the Place of their Execution, and there were Hang'd on a Gibbet, Erected for that purpose, in View of the Old-Baily , where they had committed the Bloody Fact, and of Newgate , upon an Officer wereof they committed it. When they were come to the last Period of their Lives, then indeed they mightily cry'd to God for Mercy: Whether their Prayers were heard or no, is what is not to be resolved by Man. But on this sad occasion (as I have done on several others of the like Nature) I would advise all Sinners to leave off their Sins, and repent betimes; that being the farest way to avoid such a dismal and unhappy End. After I had discharged my Office to these poor wretched Souls, I went on my melancholy Journey to Tyburn , whither the other Three Malefactors were brought in a Cart, and where I Attended them for the last time. When under my Cure in Newgate , I observed they were very attentive to my Publick and Private Instructions, and they earnestly desired my Prayers to God for their Souls; which they had. What Account they gave me of themselves, is (in Substance,) as follows. Robert Coleblack , Condemned for Stealing of a Mare, on the 19th of August last, said, That he was about 34 Years of Age, born at Barkway , and liv'd for the most part at Royston in Hartfordshire : That he was a Labouring Man in Husbandry , while in the Country; and, That since his coming from thence to London , which was about 9 Years since, he had been a Brewer's Servant : He confess'd, that he had Rob'd his Master of a great quantity of Strong Beer, for which he was Burnt in the Hand the 2d day of May last; and, that he was guilty also of the Fact, for which he is now to die, and of many great Sins, whereof he humbly implor'd God's Pardon, and their Pardon also, whom he had any ways injur'd. I asking him, whether he ever was concerned in any Murther? He answer'd, That though he had been a great Offender in other regards, as to be lew'd, profane, and Cheating his Neighbours, &c. yet he thanked God, he never did any thing rending to the hurt of their Bodies. Othey Walton , alias Janas , alias Agnes Walker ; She said, she was about 31 Years of Age, born at Cartmel in Lancashire , and had been a Servant about 15 Years, in good Families, in and about the City of London ; That she never wrong'd her Masters and Mistresses of any thing that was considerable; but that having of late fallen into an ill Gang of Shop-lifters, she learned and practised their wicked Art, which brought her under this Sentence of Death she received on the 7th of September 1711 for Privately Stealing 16 Yards of Silk Sagatha, out of the Shop of Mr. Charles Thatcher , on the 18th of July, 1711. That she had the Benefit of HER MAJESTY's Pardon, in June last, but made an ill use of it; she presently returning to her wicked Ways; by which she brought her self again into Trouble, viz. under this Condemnation, for her Stealing 10 Yards of Muslin out of the Shop of Mr. James Coe , on the 7th of August last. She express'd a great deal of sorrow for her Sins; and as she had no hope to receive any further Mercy in this World, so she was the more earnest in her Application to God, that she might find it in the other. Mary Green , Condemned for breaking open the House of Mr. Christopher Jackman , and taking from thence 3 Sheets, 10 Shirts, and other Linnen, &c. on the 17th of November last. She confess'd that she was guilty of this Fact, and likewise of several others of the like kind; but was not able to make amends to the Persons she had wrong'd. She said she was about 30 years of Age. Where she was Born, she would not tell, saying that she would not shame her Kindred, and that she had a good old Father alive there, as gray as my self, and she was unwilling he should hear of her shameful Death, least it should bring his Gray Hairs with sorrow to his Grave. But she said, that since she left her own Country, she lived some time at Stratford in Suffolk ; and afterwards came up to London , and was an Inhabitant for about 14 years in the Parishes of Stepney and Whitechappel , and kept an Ale-house in the latter, for these 5 or 6 years past. She confess'd she was justly Condemn'd for the Fact she was to die for; But at the same time would fain perswade me, that the Witnesses were mistaken in some Particulers of their Evidence against her. She owned that she had been a lewd and wicked Woman, guilty of all Sins but Murder: And she now grievously ly lamented her past Sinful Life, and present Shame and Misery; praying to God to help her and shew her Mercy. When they were come to Tyburn , I attended them there for the last time; and exhorted them to stir up their Hearts to God, and still excite themselves more and more to Repentance. I prayed and sung some Penitential Psalms with them; made them rehearse the Apostles Creed, and I wished them that Forgiveness of Sins, and that Resurrection and Life Everlasting, which they had profess'd to believe. And so recommending them to God's Grace and Mercy in Christ, I retired, and left them to their private Devotions, for which they had some time allow'd them. They then spoke to the People to this effect, That they should take warning by them, and lead a better Life than they had done, that they might come to a better End. After that the Cart drew away and they were turned off; they all the while calling upon God for Mercy, in these and the like Ejaculations. O Lord forgive our Sins and save our Souls, O Lord Jesus Christ have Mercy upon us! Open thy Gates of Heaven O Lord! and receive us unto thy Self, &c. This is the best Account, which in this Hurry, and under this great Fatigue, I can now give of these Dying Persons. PAUL LORRAIN , Ordinary of Newgate . 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A True Account of the Behaviour, Confessions, and last Dying Speeches of the Condemned Criminals, that were Executed at Tyburn on Wednesday the 22d. of this Instant Decem. 1697. On the Lords-Day, after the Condemnation of the Condemned Criminals, a Sermon was Preached on this Text, John 9. 4. I must work the works of him that sent me. while it is day: The night cometh that no man can work. In these words you have three Parts. 1st. THE necessity which lay on Christ, in the deep and serious sense of his duty, to do whatsoever he could, to promote the Glory of his Father, in fulfilling the office of our Redemption, committed to his trust. 2dly. You have the nature of those works, which Christ was so careful to fulfil; they were not works of Curiosity, but of Indispensible worth; Christ considered the eminency of their Nature, and the Weightiness of their Consequence: He was the Agent of his Father, sent to make Reconciliation 'twixt him and Sinners, by his perfect fulfilling the whole Moral Law of God as our surety, and by dying as a Sacrifice of Atonement, to expiate the Guilt of our Sins. 3dly, Christ knew that when his set time was at an end, he must return to his Father, to state or clear his Accounts, how he had fulfilled his Office. In like manner, we must consider our relation to God, and the end or design he hath in sending us into this World, to quicken us in the Prosecution of our Christian Services. 2dly, Our appointed Works must not end till our Life be determined. 3dly, As we must continue at our work, so we must take the fittest Season for it: This makes it beautiful and successful. The Lord of Life hath placed us within the Limits of time, and commanded us to work out our Salvation, with fear and the utmost degree of diligence, otherwise, eternal Darkness shall surprize us, and overwhelm us with horror. Here I shall instance in what respects Death is compared to the Night. 1st. This is usually the time of Enemies surprizing us, and of laying snares to take the Prey; for Satans chief spight against us is seen in the hour of Death, when we are least upon the watch, and our Spiritual Comforts Clouded, Psalm. 104. 20. Therefore, put on the Armour of Light and Righteousness, before you come to conflict with the King of terrors. 2dly. Men grope in the Night, and wander out of the way like drunken Men, Job 12. 35. Thus the wicked seldom think of God till dying; but then they know nothing distinctly of him, to support their troubled Consciences; their Spirits wander from one false Confidence to another, till they drop into Hell, to convince them of their Security and Self-flattery. 3dly, The Night Season varies our Apprehension of the Formes of things, so that we cannot distinctly and truly percieve them. So in the dismal darkness of Death, our Hearts have no fit leasure to instruct us in the solemn preparation for a blessed Eternity: Then they begin to upbraid us with Folly, because we would not be convinced of the worth of Christ, nor of the vanity of the Creature, which by the false multiplying Glass of Prosperity we so highly magnified. 4y The night binds up all the senses from working: So death puts an end to the improvement or all the means of Grace. 5ly, As Men lay down at Night, just such they rise in the Morning. So no Regenerate state of Sanctification can be wrought in the Heart after death; whatever depravity cleaves to the Soul, in the state of separation from the Body, with the same it rises and comes to Judgment. The doctrine from the scope of our Saviour, is this, That the only time which Men have to provide for the eternal Salvation of their Souls, is the time of this present Life. Many Arguments were given to demonstrate this But I descend to the Practical Improvement of this Truth, That after the night of Death, there cannot be any working for Salvation: How miserable then is the state and condition of all such, who neglect the main business for which they were sent into this World? What Folly and Madness is this, that Sinners work out their Damnation with greediness, as if they were Covetous of treasuring up divine Wrath against the Day of Wrath? How will such Condemn themselves? I have had but a Dream of Delight, in sensual Pleasures which hath bereav'd me of real Blessedness. What a Mad exchange have I made, to gain the sordid profits of this World? I have utterly ruined my precious Heaven-born Soul; But was not this the choice of mine own wilfulness? Was I in Love with Damnation, that I did so obstinately resist the Beseechings of God's holy Spirit, that I would reform my Life? Oh! the labour which it costs obstinate Sinners to ruin their own Souls to Eternity Oh! think of this, you that forget and forsake the Lord; Who knows the power of his Wrath, but only himself who lives for ever to inflict i on all such who abuse his long suffering, to hardon their Hearts in all Impiety? And yet, the very flames of Hell cannot melt down the Pride and Stoutness of the finally impenitent: Now the Spirit of wickedness more deeply possesses them. All the restraints of God's Spirit are now taken off; the damned are arrived to an obstinate Confirmation, in a consummate state of sinning; this is the very Curse intailed upon the Devils, yea, the very Hell of Hells. How dreadful will death be to all such who despise the offers of Life and Salvation by Christ, upon the equitable and advantageous Terms and Conditions thereof? Surely their damnation slumbers not, tho' themselves be overwhelm'd with deep Atheistical security: To such I may say, the night of Death draws on apace. Therefore redeem your lost mispent working seasons for eternal Life, out of the Hands of Sin and Satan. Thus shall you deceive the destroyer of Souls. Great things depend on every moment of our Lives, yet we bring them to an end, as a tale which is told. Do not persist in provoking God, to cut short your Lives by playing Truants in Wisdom's School of Discipline. At what expence of Mercy and Patience is God, in renewing the Seasons of Nature and Grace? yet you have perversly abused the gracious design of both. As soon as you were Baptized God hired you into his Vineyard, why then do you loiter and still fold your hands, in your Bosom, as if you studied to be be idle; and it were a vertue to neglect your Duty, yet, as the shadows of the Sun are longest, when he is nearest to his setting; so Sinners are Presumptuously confident, that the seasons of Grace will be renewed and continued, altho' they trifle with God in the great concernments of his honour, and their own everlasting Felicity. Consider, that you are not sure of the next Moment; therefore, incessantly watch, pray, and work, as for the eternity of Blessedness. Young and Old, agree quickly with God, that he may not continue your Adversary, by delaying of Repentance. The work of your Salvation is of great Importance; be you very cautious and curious about it, for when once it is taken out of your Hands, there is no amendment of any defect in the Contexture of your Obedience. Repel all Temptations to Sinning by this wise consideration, That the fulfiling a Course in wickedness is not the business for which God sent you into this World: You may dye in the present Moment of Contracting Guilt, and will you draw the wrath of God upon your Souls, while you make a sport of sinning? Seneca speaks of some who were always about to Live, yet they never lived in good earnest, so as to Reform their Conversation. Trust not therefore to slight Transient resolutions of turning to God; Hell is full of faint wishes, yea, of pretended purposes of Amendment: Therefore dread sinful Security, as the borders of Hell, for thereby the the severity of God's Wrath is poured out on impenitent Persons, as Sealing them up to eternal Torments. Strive to Redeem the lost seasons of Grace, by redoubling of your Industry. If you finish the great work given you in charge while it is an accepted time with God, he will not desert you. but will conduct you safely thorow the extremities of Death, if you turn to the Lord with your whole Heart, death shall not be any terror to you, but a time of refreshing when Christ shall come to judge the secure World to Ignominious Torments, without any intermission, or allay of Mercy. That this may not be your intolerable state, Redeem every Moment as precious. This will be a clear evidence that you shall be acquitted at Christs Tribunal, and not be delivered over to the pangs of eternal Death. I proceed to give an Account of the Behaviour and Confessions of the Condemned Criminals. I. John Reeve , Condemned for being Accessory, before and after, to a Burglary Committed by Elizabeth Barrenclough . He was an Iron-monger in Felsted in Essex , but was forced by some Debts to desert his House; yet afterwards traded in the Country. He Confest that he had been of an evil Life, and was sometimes drunk, and did Swear in that time; that he went not to the publick Assemblies of God's Worship, for want of decent Cloths, and to decline being Arrested for Debt; and that before, he neglected to pray that God would preserve him from indulging his most beloved Sin; that he kept lewd Women Company: And thus God suffered him to be guilty of many Extravagances, because he lest off to Cohabit with his own Wife. II. John Norcot , Condemned for being Accessary to the forementioned Burglary. He lived in Westminster , and was a Water-man , and rowed a Boat on the Thames thirty Years. He said, That he kept not the Sabbath, and omitted the recieving the Sacrament of the Lord's-Supper, which would have obliged him to have declined the Commission of many Sins; such as Drunkenness, Swearing and Undutifulness to his Mother. III. Richard Downs , Condemned for Murdering William Houseman . Aged thirty Years. He was born in Shropshire , and was employed in Husbandry ; but this being unsuitable to his Mind, he listed himself to be a Soldier . He confest the Murther, but said, That he was very much drunk when he did it. I told him. That this was no extenuation, but an aggravation of his Crime, as leading him to it. He said, That he prophaned the Lord's-Day, was guilty of Swearing and had been disobedient to his Mother. IV. William Wilson , Condemned for Coining false Money. He said, That he had been well Educated; but he Repents that he did not follow his Parents good Counsel and Example. That he was often drunk, and kept lewd Women Company, and that he knew two or three Women by committing unclean Acts on them. V. Edward Weeks , Condemned for Robbing on the High-way. He said, That his Father had been too indulgent of him, and that he abused his Kindness in betaking himself to evil Courses; that he did not observe the duties of the Christian-Sabbath; that he was Guilty of Swearing, and frequenting the Company of bad Women, which had brought him to this untimely Death. He confest that being used to an ill Life, he robbed on the High-way; but denied that he at any time Wounded any Man. VI. William Hollyday , Condemned for Robbing on the High-way. He confest it, and said, That he had used it formerly; That he prophaned the Sabbath, and that he was Guilty of all sins, only Murther excepted. VII. John Hill , Condemned for Coining false Money. Aged twenty seven Years. He was born in Coventry , and was an Iron-monger in Bromingham four Years. He confest that he broke the Sabbath, was guilty of Swearing and Drunkenness; and was undutiful to his Parents. VIII. Charles Harding , Condemned for Picking the Pocket of Richard Hucer. Aged nineteen Years. He was born in Liecestershire . He confest, that joining himself to evil Company, he had committed many heinous Sins against God. IX. Thomas Smith , Condemned for robbing on the High-way. He said, That he had been guilty of all Sins, only Murther excepted. X. James Frimly , Condemned for Robbery. Aged twenty seven Years. He was bound Apprentice to a Cooper in Worcestershire . He confest that he spent the Sabbath very ill; that he had robbed on the High-way, and been very lewd with Women, and had been guilty of all Sins; but not of Murther. XI. John Shorter , Condemned for robbery. Aged seventeen Years. He was born in West-Chester , and was pren to a Butcher : he dying, Shorter went to Sea , but continued not in that employment, so he grew idle and fell into this robbery, being also guilty of Sabbath-breaking, Swearing and Drunkenness. XII. Elizabeth Barnclouf , Condemned for Burglary. Mary Seager , and Mary Potter , Condemned for Burglary and Robbery, pleaded that they were quick with Children, and the Jury of Women giving in their Verdict that it was so, they thereupon are Respited, till they are delivered from their Child bed condition; but they are so secure, that they came to the Chappel only on the Lord's-day, and made no confession of their evil Lives. On Wednesday the 22d of December, 1697. William Wilson , John Hill , Richard Downs , William Hollyday , James Freemly , John Reeves , Thomas Smith , and John Shorter , were convey'd to Tyburn , The two first on a Sledge, and the rest in three Carts. The Persons being brought to the Tree, were ty'd up. William Wilson owned his Crime, and said, He had been a great Sinner, did not regard the Sabbath, and was intemperate; and desired all Christian People to pray for him. John Hill owned his Crime; seemed very Penitent, and desired all good People to take warning by his untimely Death. Richard Downs did not deny the Crime for which he was to die; and said, he was in drink, to which he was much addicted; was guilty of breaking the Sabbath Day, and of too frequent Cursing and Swearing; seemed very Penitent. William Hollyday owned the Crime for which he was to die; and said, That he and one Baillam now in Newgate, and another person, were all three together at a Robbery lately, when they killed a Carrier; he said, he had been a great Sinner, and did not regard the Sabbath: He desired the Prayers of all Christian People; and seemed very Penitent. James Freemly owned his Crime, and said, he had been a great Sinner, but hoped God would pardon him: He seemed very Penitent. John Reeves did not deny his Crime, and said, he had kept bad Company, was guilty of Adultery, Sabbath breaking, Cursing and Swearing. He desired all good People to pray for him; not to be prevailed upon by ill Company, and to take warning hy his untimely Death. He seemed extraordinary Penitent. Thomas Smith owned his Crime; said, he had been a great Sinner; had neglected to go to Church, was much addicted to Intemperance, Cursing and Swearing; and desired all good People to pray for him, and to take warning by his untimely Death. John Shorter owned his Crime; said, that he knew of the Murther of one Lorimer in Newgate, about two years and a half ago, but was prevailed upon by one Tokefield and Jo. Hart not to discover it, and said, that the latter carried the bloody Knife three Days together in his Pocket. He said, that on Tuesday last he verily believed he saw Lorimers Ghost as he was at Prayers in the Chappel at Newgate , which put him into a great Consternation; which being observ'd by the Minister who assisted him, and asking him the reason of his trouble, occasioned this Confession. The Ordinary and another Minister Pray'd with them for some considerable time, and sung a Penitental Psalm; and afterwards they were turn'd off. This is all the Account that I can give of this Sessions, tho' my self and my eldest Son visited the Condemned Criminals every Day, Sam. Smith , Ordinary . Dated Decem. 22. ADVERTISEMENT. Physick truly Practiced. BY Dr. Kirleus, Sworn Physician in ordinary to K. Charles the II. many Years, until his Death, but first a Collegiate Physician of London: Who, with a Drink and Pill, hindring no business, undertakes to Cure all Ulcers, Sores, Scabs, Itch, Scurff, Leporsies, and Ueneral Diseases at all times of the Year, in all Bodies, expecting nothing if he Cures not; of rhe lest he hath Cured many hundreds in this City, many of 'em after Fluxing, which raiseth the Evil from the lower Parts, and fixing it in the Head, and so destroys many. The Drink is 3s, the Quart, the Pills 1s. a Box, with Directions; a better Purger than which was never given, for they cleanse the Body of all Impurities, which are the cause of Dropsies, Gouts, Scurvies, Stone or Gravel, pains in the Head and other Parts. Take heed whom you trust in Physick, for it's be come a Common Cheat to profess it. He gives his Opinion to all that Write or come for Nothing; and if they truly write their Distemper and Age, he fits hem with a Medicine as well as if present. He lives in Grays-InnLane in Plough-Yard. at the Glass Lanthorn. LONDON, Printed for E. Mallet, in Nevil's-Court in Fetter-lane, 1697.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE his ACCOUNT, Of the Behaviour, Confession, and dying Words of the Malefactors, who were Executed on Monday, the 9th of this Instant May, 1726, at Tyburn. AT the Sessions of the Peace, and Oyer and Terminer, for the City of London; and on the King's Commission of Jail-Delivery of Newgate, held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , for the City of London, and County of Middlesex; on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 20th, 21st, 22d, and 23d of April, 1726, in the Twelfth Year of his Majesty's Reign; (before the Rt. Hon. Sir Francis Forbes , Knt . Lord Mayor of the City of London ; the Rt. Hon. the Lord Chief Justice Raymond; the Hon. Mr. Baron Price; Sir William Thomson , Knt . Recorder ; and John Raby , Serjeant at Law ; and other his Majesty's Justices of Jail-Delivery, and Oyer and Terminer aforesaid; together with his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said City of London) Fifteen Malefactors were convicted of Capital Crimes, and receiv'd Sentence of Death, viz. Thirteen Men, and Two Women. John Murrel was also convicted Capitally, for stealing a brown Mare, val 8 l. but being dangerously ill, his Sentence was respited. While under Sentence, they were instructed in the Principles of our Holy Christian Religion; in the Original of Right and Property; they were taught the great Evil of the Sin of Murder from several weighty Considerations; and if Murder in general be one of the most heinous Sins, then in proportion the murderer of one's nearer and dearest Relation must be still a greater Sin than common Murder; and not only of one who is most nearly Related, but also who, by the Laws of God and Man, is a superiour Person in Power and Honour; for that the Husband is called the Head of the Wife, her Lord, &c. and therefore the Laws of this Kingdom have wisely declar'd it to be a greater Crime, and affix'd a severer Punishment upon a Wife's murdering her Husband, than upon other Murderers, &c. I likewise insisted upon the Villany and Uncleanness of unnatural Sins, which ought not to be nam'd among People who have any remainders of Civility lest, much less among Christians who profess the true Religion, teaching us to deny all Ungodliness and Worldly Lusts &c especially the Lusts of the Flesh, &c. I show'd 'em the Evil of this Sin from God's visible Judgments inflicted on Sodom and Gomorrah, and the neighbouring Cities, in raining Fire and Brimstone from Heaven upon them, and consuming them as in a Moment, &c, And in the Apostle St Paul, Rom. 1. and St. Jude in his Epistle, inveighing so much against these most impious and notorious Sinners, &c. In time of delivering these and many other useful Instructions, all of them appeared to be attentive; but no outward Signs of Repentance and Sorrow for Sin, requisite in every sincere Christian, much more in such notable and most impious Offenders, as many, if not all of 'em were; Wood the Murderer was most affected, but he appeared but 2 or 3 Days in Chapel, for falling sick, he died in the Condemn'd Hold a few Days before the Sentence was put in Execution; Billings, who actually murder'd Mr. Hayes, by one stroke of a Hatchet in the hind-part of his Head, was a confus'd, hard-hearted young Fellow, and had few external Signs of Penitence; Mrs. Hayes was too unconcerned, and I fear too often her Mind was taken up with things altogether foreign to the Purpose, and great Work which she had then upon hand; Gillingham, Map, and the rest of 'em were attentive and comply'd with the Worship, excepting one who was a Roman Catholick. Upon Thursday last the Report was made to his Majesty in Council; John Treen , Mary Scuff ham , and George Keger , receiv'd his Majesty's most Gracious Reprieve; John Vanvick , and Thomas Wood died in Prison; the remaining Ten, viz. Cotterel, Gillingham, Map, Hayes, Billings, Laurence, Griffin, Wright, Vigus, and Dupre, were ordered for Execution. The Dead-Warrant coming down on Friday the 6th of May, these Ten began to think seriously upon Death; Gillingham, who formerly appear'd very indifferent, came to Chapel, shedding Tears, Mrs. Hayes, who before shew'd little Concern, being assur'd she was to die on Monday, wept bitterly; and the rest appear'd more effected than usual. Thomas Billings and Thomas Wood , of St. Mary le Bone , were Indicted for the Murder of John Hayes , the former by striking and bruising the said John Hayes on the hinder part of the Head with a Hatchet, on the 1st of March last, of which he instantly died, and the latter for being accessary to the said Murder; to which Indictment they both pleaded Guilty. THOMAS BILLINGS , (as Mrs. Hayes affirm'd some Days before their Execution) Son to John Hayes and Catharine Hayes , between 19 and 20 Years of Age When he was a Child, he did not live with his Father and Mother, but with some of their Relations in the Country; he was put to School in his younger Years, and taught to read his Mother Tongue, to write, and instructed in the Knowledge of the Christian Religion. I ask'd him if he knew what Parents he was of? he said, he did not, but believ'd himself to be a Bastard, but a near Relation of Mrs. Hayes, but what way he could not tell; that he was put to a Taylor in Worcestershire ; and that there was a Country Shoemaker in that County, now dead, with whom he stay'd when he was young, who always pass'd for his Father, I ask'd what mov'd him to murder Mr. Hayes? he said, that he was cruel and barbarous in beating and abusing his Wife; that he threaten'd to murder himself, and said, some time or other he should kill his Wife; and that he was an avow'd Athiest, frequently Blaspheming in a manner which ought not to be express'd, denying the immortality of the Soul, and alledging that Men and Women were in the same Condition with the Beasts that perish. Upon such foolish Pretences Wood and he conceived a false Notion, that it was no more a Sin to kill him than a Dog, or a Cat. I told him, that if he was such a wicked Man as he represented him to have been, there was so much the less shadow of Reason to murder him suddenly and unexpectedly, since it was more reasonable upon that very Account to suffer him to live, that he might have time to think upon the evil of his Ways, and repent of his crying Sin, God being always willing to receive into Favour all penitent Sinners, however notorious their Guilt might be. All this he acknowledg'd, adding, that he had never done it, if he had not been sottishly intoxicated with Liquor, so that he knew not what he was doing. He own'd that there was no Cause for so villainous a Murder; and that whatever Punishment was inflicted upon him, was infinitely less than what he deserv'd. He said, that no sooner was the Thing done, but immediately his Conscience was seiz'd with such horrible Guilt, that he would have given the World to have it undone, but that was impossible; and that Mrs. Hayes and he wept and mourn'd most bitterly all that Night. He denied himself to have been upon the first contrivance of the Murder, but that Mrs. Hayes and Wood first consulted about it; and that when it was communicated to him, he agreed to it, and being overcome with Drink, he was so far left of God, as to commit the Murder. Mrs. Hayes deny'd that she ever advis'd Wood or him to make away with him, or that she knew any thing of it till the Fact was done. Wood, who the second Day after Sentence was confin'd to the Hold, and could not come to Chappel, because of a violent Indisposition of which he died, went to Death with it, that Mrs. Hayes press'd upon him for some time to murder Mr. Hayes, but he refus'd; and Billings, when it was propos'd to him, readily comply'd. He also said, that Mrs. Hayes held the Candle whilst he cut off the Head, and advis'd to the cutting his Body in Pieces, in order to carry it off with the greater Conveniency, and was present at the doing of it; but this, as a dying Woman she denied. Wood appear'd to be mightily concern'd and very Penitent. I ask'd Billings, if he knew that Mr. Hayes was his Mother. He said, that she had told him something of it, but that he knew nothing of Mr. Hayes's being his Father. Having formerly upon several Occasions 'em the heinousness of the Sin of Murder, I took opportunity to inform him, that had his Judges known his Relation to the deceas'd, a more painful and ignominious Punishment had been appointed him; and that his Crime was much greater than what the World had been appriz'd of, Parricide, the murdering of a Father, to whom (under God) we owe our all; being in the esteem of all Men thought a much more barbarous and unnatural Act, than the murder of a Stranger, upon whom one had no dependance. This he own'd, but that then he was ignorant of Mr. Hayes's being his Father; and as to the Punishment, he declar'd himself heartily sorry for his Sin; and that he was content to have his Body disjointed, and all his Bones broken Bone by Bone, or to suffer the most painful Death the Wit of Man could invent, since his Punishment was greater than he could bear, &c. Billings said, that from his Infancy he had always liv'd in the Fear of God, that he had studied and practis'd Religion, and of which indeed he wanted not a competent Knowledge for one of his Station; and that, excepting the barbarous Crime of Parricide for which he died, he had never committed any heinous Sin, neither had he been addicted to any of those Vices, either of Whoring, Drinking, Lying, &c. to which too many young Men do incline. He told also, that he had once taken the Sacrament. I told him, that by that one mortal Sin of Parricide he had lost all his former Righteousness. He hop'd the Seed of Grace was left in him. I said, that it appear'd very ill in such hellish Fruits and Effects, however God was able, if he sought him sincerely, to renew him again by Repentance, to which I earnestly exhorted him, his Crime not being a common Murder but Parricide, by his own Confession; for he knew Mrs. Hayes to be his Mother, and consequently Mr. Hayes her Husband to have paternal Relation to him. He declar'd himself most penitent for his Offence, hop'd that God had renew'd him by a true Repentance, and an unfeigned Faith in Christ, and that he car'd not what he suffer'd in this World, so that his Soul might have everlasting Happiness in the World to come. He seem'd to have been a young Fellow of a simple, easy, foolish Temper, and to have been seduced into the Commission of this unheard of Cruelty by the persuasion of Wood, or some way or other, which we shall leave the World to judge upon. He expected Salvation only through the Merits of Jesus Christ, whose Blood speaks better Things than that of Abel; and in all appearance he was very penitent for his Sins, and died in Communion of the Church of England, of which he own'd himself an unworthy Member. 2. Catherine Hayes was indicted for Petty-Treason, in being traiterously present, comforting and maintaining the said Thomas Billings in the Murder of the said John Hayes her Husband. CATHERINE HAYES , born in Warwickshire , of honest and respected Parents, aged (as she said) about 34 or 36 Years, educated in the Faith of the Church of England; but what good Instructions she received in her younger Years were mostly forgotten; for she married Mr. John Hayes , Son to a Countryman in Worcestershire , within four Miles of the City of that Name; who had an Estate in Land of forty or fifty Pounds per Annum, as she said, when twelve or thirteen Years old, but as some of her Friends said fifteen or sixteen, upon eight Days acquaintance; for travelling by Mr. Hayes's Father's House, and asking the Way, old Mrs. Hayes desired her to come in, and young Mr. Hayes fell deeply in Love with her, and married her suddenly without Consent of Friends, she having left her Mother's House upon some Discontent; and as she affirm'd, Mr. Hayes her Husband was so intent upon the World, that he would not suffer her to apply to reading of her Book, or religious Exercises; such as Praying, &c. and that all the time of her Marriage, which was twenty Years and eight Months, he would never suffer her to go to Church but two or three times, namely, twice at London with Billings the Murderer her Son, whose true Name upon the Words of a dying Woman, she assur'd me to be Hayes; and that when she went to Church, it was without her Husband's Knowledge, and contrary to his Consent. They liv'd in Worcestershire upon a Piece of Land of their own, and some which they farm'd ; but she complain'd that Mr. Hayes was a very unkind Husband, beating and mortifying her upon every trivial Occasion in a cruel Manner; and that when she was with Child, he would never suffer a Midwife to be call'd but once, which with his other ill Usuages prov'd the Cause of Abortion, and commonly put her in hazard of her Life. Five or six Years ago, upon Discontents and Grudges arising in the Family between Mr. Hayes's Father and Mother and her, and her Husband and her, they sold all off they had in the Country, and came to Town, where they kept a Chandler's Shop , and liv'd in different Places, till lately they took an House in the Parish of St. Mary le bon , where this unfortunate Accident of her Husband's Murder happen'd. When I first visited her, asking the Cause, why they murder'd Mr. Hayes in such a barbarous Manner? She told me, that Thomas Wood , one of the Murderers, alledg'd, it was no more Sin to kill him than a Dog or Cat, because of the cruel Usuage he gave her, and his blasphemous Expressions which he too frequently us'd, declaring that he believ'd nothing about a God, and that the Souls of Men and Women died like the Brutes, &c. Wood, when I told him this, cast the whole Blame upon her; saying that twenty Days before the Murder happen'd, Mrs. Hayes advis'd and frequently press'd him to murder her Husband, upon doing of which he should be Master of all her Money, which was of a considerable Value; that he would not consent to do it; but that afterwards she proposing to her Son Billings, he too easily agreed to it. Wood held to this Confession till his Death; for two or three Days before he died, as I visited him lying sick in the Hold, he affirm'd the same; adding that she advis'd to the cutting off his Head, Legs, and Arms; and that she held the Candle while it was a doing, &c. All this Mrs. Hayes constantly deny'd, and by all the Arguments I and several who spoke to her could make use of, either from Scripture, as that by confessing her Sins she glorify'd God, &c. or the Reason of the Thing itself, since the grievous Sin, tho' principally committed against God, yet thereby a terrible Offence and Injury was also given to Man; and that without an ingenious Confession, she could not die in the Peace of the Church, &c. By these and many other Reasons she could not be in the least mov'd to make any farther Confession; only, that three Days before the unlucky Time to her, and the other two, Thomas Wood sitting beside Mr. Hayes in the House, and holding his Hand over Mr. Hayes's Shoulder, said, Mr. Hayes, I think it no more Sin to kill you than a Dog or Cat. Why? says Hayes. Wood answer'd, Because you are so cruel to that poor industrious Woman, and because you are so atheistical and wicked. Mr. Hayes said, that as to his striking his Wife, he had a Giddiness in his Head at some times, that he knew not what he was doing: and that he believ'd some time or other he should kill his Wife in his Passion, which he could not help. Notwithstanding this, Billings said, that his Mother and Wood first plotted the Murder, altho' when she was present, he stood in awe, and would say nothing of her. What past betwixt Wood and Mr. Hayes is all she would confess, that she knew of any fore-thought or design of murdering Mr. Hayes her Husband. I told her, suppose she knew nothing of a premeditated Intention, yet her concealing the Murder, and abetting the Murderers, &c. made her equally guilty of the Crime in the Eye of the Law; that she acknowledg'd, and said, she desired not to live, but thought she should not be Burnt, &c. I told her, that Burning was the particular Punishment appointed by the Law of England, for Women who were concern'd in the Murder of their Husbands. She wept aud fretted when she thought on this. Asking her, why she conceal'd her Husband's Murder? she said, that the ill Usuage he always gave her cool'd her Affection towards him, and her only Son being concern'd, she could not think of delivering him up to public Justice. She spoke much of Mr. Hayes's beating and mortifying her, and sometimes breaking her Ribs and Bones, and of his having murder'd two new-born Children of her's, and burying them, one under an Apple-Tree, another under a Pear-Tree, at two different Places, where they liv'd in Worcestershire ; a Note of which a Neighbour of her's in that Country, who lives near to these Places took, and was to dig about the Trees, to see if he could find any of the Bones, &c. and was to write an Account of it to Town, if any such thing could be found. Being ask'd the Reason, why she malign'd and spoke so much to her Husband's Disadvantage, now that he was dead, and murder'd in so barbarous a Manner? She said, that she had no Malice in her Heart to him, but that her being so ill treated by him, was the Cause why she conceal'd the Murder, and was so indifferent about it; and that she could not die in Peace, till she open'd her Mind to me or some Body about the two Children; otherwise, that she entertain'd no grudge against any Person. She seem'd to be a Woman of good natural Parts, but grosly ignorant in religious Matters, which (it may be fear'd) was the cause of her compliance in any degree with such a horrid Action. I was always very pressing upon her to consider her latter end, and to improve the Knowledge of God, and the Salvation which is to be obtain'd, only in and through Jesus Christ, &c. She frequently affirm'd, that she had no doubt of her being happy in another World, and the Reason she gave for this assertion was, because she had been just and upright in her Dealings, charitable to the Poor, careful in Houshold Affairs, faithful and dutiful to her Husband, &c. As to conjugal Duties, I told her, that although she did not actually imbrue her Hands in her Husband's Blood, yet by potronizing and supporting such execrable Murderers, she declar'd herself a very ill Woman, and deserving the Punishment appointed her. At which she sigh'd and groan'd, confessing herself faulty in part; for which she beg'd God and the World Pardon, and declar'd that she heartily repented for the Murder, so far as she was concern'd in it. I inform'd her also, that if she relied upon any good Work of her own for Salvation, she would fail of attaining the end of her Faith, &c. so I advis'd her only to depend upon the Merits and Intercession of Jesus Christ, &c. She said, that she believed in Jesus Christ her only Saviour, upon whose account alone she expected eternal Life and Salvation. By frequent Instructions both before and after her Tryals I brought her to understand some of the first Elements of Christianity; but was greatly troubled to see her much less concern'd than what I desired; for when I spoke to her about the great Concerns of her Soul, she was too ready to bring in some little Story nothing to the purpose: for which, when I reprov'd her, she acknowledg'd her Error. She declar'd herself of the Communion of this Church, of which she was an unworthy Member. When in Chappel I preach'd, or pray'd, or discours'd about Murder, she commonly fainted away, which she acknowledg'd to proceed from the Thoughts and Apprehensions of her Husband's horrible Murder, which still harass'd and stistracted her Mind Night and Day, ever since it happen'd. She hop'd to be sav'd only by the Merits of Christ Jesus, and declar'd that she died in Peace with all Mankind. 3. Henry Vigous alias Shock , was indicted for assaulting Edward Walmesly in an open Place near the Highway, putting him in Fear, and taking from him a silver Watch val. 5 l. a Hat val 2 s. and 7 s. 6 d. in Money, on the 26th of March, about 4 in the Afternoon. HENRY VIGOUS , alias SHOCK , aged 34 Years, descended of honest, but mean Parents, in the Country, not far from London , had no Education, could not Read, was grosly ignorant, and it was a hard matter to make him understand any thing of Religion. He was Servant to a Brewer in Town, and had the Character of being Industrious and Honest; he lamented much his wicked Life, particularly upon the account of his Wife, reputed an honest Woman, and 2 or 3 young Children, whom he had disgrac'd and ruin'd to his Power. He confess'd the Justice of his Sentence for robbing Mr. Walesly, having committed innumerable Robberies on the Highway, near the Town; that lewd Women with whom he kept Company, were the occasion of neglecting his Business, and betaking himself to such a wicked Life; that he had been a very great Sinner, and had obtain'd the just Reward of his Deeds. N. B. He declared also before Mr. Moleson, a Vintner in Coleman-street, and several others present, that he was the Person who robb'd Elizabeth , the Wife of Robert Storth , of 6 Guineas, as she was coming along the Road from Shacklewell , upon the 30th of December last notwithstanding the said Elizabeth swore the said Robbery upon a Boy named John Brattle , living in that Neighbourhood, who after he had narrowly escaped being cast for his Life, was acquitted; and therefore no Man can in justice after this judge the said John Brattle to have committed the said Robbery upon Elizabeth Storth . Vigous also own'd that it was he who robb'd Mrs. Tull, at the Haltway House between Kingsland and Huckstone . He declar'd himself of the Communion of this Church, that he expected Salvation only in and thro' Christ, and that he died in Peace with all the World. 4. James Dupree was indicted for breaking and entering the House of John Custom , and stealing 27 Yards of Caffoy, value 16 l. the Goods of John Burgess , April the 18th, in the Night. JAMES DUPREE , aged thirty Years, a Silk-Weaver in Spittle-Fields ; of mean Parents, no Education for Letters, and very ignorant in the Principles of Christianity. He said, that he had always been sober in the preceeding Course of his Life; had never committed Theft or Robberies; and that he was in good Reputation in the Neighbourhood. He much lamented his having brought his Wife, and three poor young Children to Misery and Disgrace, by that wicked Action. He wept bitterly for his Sins, declar'd himself a true Penitent, confess'd the Justice of his Sentence, although he thought it hard, being the first Fault, and was always very Grave and Devout in Chappel, both in time of Prayers and Exhortations. He declar'd himself a Protestant of the Communion of the Church of England, hoping for Salvation only through Christ Jesus, and that he died in Peace with all the World. 5. John Cotterel was indicted for breaking and entering the House of Bennet Ward , Widdow , and stealing a Tub, two Pounds of Butter, and one Pound of Pepper, March 28. JOHN COTTEREL , born (as he said) in Cheshire , of honest Parents, Aged 52 Years, or some more, Educated to the Sea, had been Master of a Ship about 200 Tuns, but sustaining great Losses, particularly by his eldest Son, who was Master of a Ship that traded between Holland and England, and France, upon his own Account: he lost the Ship, which with several other Losses brought him very low, so that he was imprison'd in Newgate above 2 Years and a half, till his Majesty's late Act of Indemnity for Insolvent Debtors set him at Liberty; and then being miserable poor, and at that time in Drink, he broke into that little Chandlers-shop, where he us'd to go and buy drams of Gin, in the further End of Ratcliff Highway , where 2 Men passing by, they went in and took him, and swore against him; he acknowledged the Crime of breaking into the House, but said that he had taken nothing away, and thought it hard to die since nothing was lost, it having been the first Crime he was ever guilty of; and having been always before, till of late, a Man of good Business, and a very honest Reputation. He own'd the Justice of the Sentence, forgave the Evidences who swore away his Life, was very penitent for all his Sins, in evidence whereof he frequently wept and shed Tears; declar'd himself of the Communion of this Church, of which he dy'd an unworthy Member; that he hop'd for Salvation only thro' Christ, and died in Peace with all the World. 6. John Gillingham was indicted for assaulting on the Highway Robert Shirly , Esq ; and taking from him a Gold Watch and Chain, value 20 l. February 27. He was a second time indicted for assaulting John De Comines on the Highway, and taking from him a Watch, a Snuff Box, and 5 l. 5 s. in Money, on the 8th of April. He was a third time indicted, for that he with John Mason , since dead in Newgate ) did send to Simon Smith , Esq ; a felonious Letter, not sign'd with his Name, demanding 20 Guineas; the Contents of the said Letter are as follows, To Mr. Smith, in Great George-street , over-against the Church, near Mr. Smith, Hanover-Square . I Desire you to send me 20 Guineas by the Bearer, without letting him know what it is, for he is innocent of the Contents. If you offer to speak of this to any Body, G - D - my Blood and Soul if you are not a dead Man before Monday Morning; and if you don't send the Money, the Devil dash my Brains out if I don't shoot you the first time you stir out of Doors; or if I should be taken, there's others that will do your Business for you, by the first Opportunity: Therefore pray fail not, for G - strike me to instant D - n, if I am not as good as my Word JOHN GILLINGHAM , aged 22 Years of honest Parents in the Parish of St. James in the Liberties of Westminster , who had given him good Education at Westminster-School , which he did not improve to any good Purposes, but took himself to loose and bad Company, which prov'd his Ruin: He had tollerable good Sense, but was too self-conceited; he entertain'd great hopes of a Reprieve, which made him too unconcern'd about the state of his Soul. When he saw himself included in the Dead-Warrant he soften'd a little, but (as I was inform'd) the two Nights before his Death, he committed some Extravagancies in abusing or beating some of his Fellow Prisoners in the Hold, which was an evidence that he had not true Repentance at that time. He deny'd the Robbery upon Mr. Shirley, and said that he did not believe that John du Cumins the Footman lost any thing at all: He confess'd that he knew of the Letter sent to Mr. Smith, but that he neither writ it, nor sent it: He said that he never committed a Robbery but one, and that he was one of them who assaulted and endeavour'd to rob the Earl of Harborough, in his Chair near St. James's Church , and that it was he who shot the Earl 8 Chairman through the Shoulder. He acknowledged himself a great Sinner, and that his Sentence was just, but he complain'd that he dy'd meerly upon a Letter, where nothing was lost; he was very obstinate, but before Death he declar'd himself penitent for all his Sins, own'd that he believ'd all the Articles of the Christian Faith, and that Salvation was only attainable thro' Faith in Christ; that he begg'd God and the World pardon for all the Offences he had committed; that he died in the Communion of this Church, of which he was an unworthy Member, and freely forgave all Mankind who had injur'd him, as he expected forgiveness at the Hands of God. 7. JOHN MAP , was indicted for assaulting William Benfield on the Highway, and taking from him 8 pair of Hinges, &c. and 16 s Feb. 8. This Map was a young audacious Fellow, 23 Years of Age, of honest Parents, and good Relations in the Country, educated to the Sea, having serv'd as Midshipman on board a Man of Wat; but he own'd that what he could gain by his Business could not be sufficient for making him follow his extravagant Courses when at Home, wherefore he betook himself to robbing on the Highway, in which Trade he made such Proficiency, that since Christmas last, before he was committed, he several times said to me, that he had committed above 200 Robberies. He acknowledg'd the Justice of his Sentence, but alledg'd that he only got the 16 s. but knew nothing of the Hinges, which the Evidence also swore to: He confess'd himself to have been a very great Sinner, and that God in Justice had afflicted him. 8. Gabriel Laurence , was indicted for feloniously committing with Thomas Newton , aged 30 Years, the heinous and detestable Sin of Sodomy. GABRIEL LAURENCE , aged 43 Years, was a Papist , and did not make many particular Confessions to me: He kept the Chapel with the rest, for the most part, was always very Grave, made frequent Responces with the rest, and said the Lord's Prayer and the Creed after me. He own'd himself of the Romish Communion, but said he had a great liking to the Church of England, and could communicate with them, but this I would not allow unless he renounc'd rrors. He said that Newton had perjur'd himself, and that in all he had never been guilty of that detestable Sin, but that he liv'd many Years with a Wife, who had born several Children, kept a good sober House; and this he desir'd me to Publish. 9. William Griffin , was indicted for committing Sodomy with Thomas Newton . WILLIAM GRIFFIN , aged 43 Years, an Upholsterer by Trade in Southwark , had (as he said) been a Man of good Business, but having squander'd away or lost his Money, was fallen into Poverty. He denied the Fact for which he died, calling Newton the Evidence perjur'd, and saying that that abominable Sin was always the aversion of his Soul; for he had liv'd many Years with a good virtuous Wife, who had several Children, two of which, a Boy and a Girl, are living, and (as he said) both of them behave mighty well, and to the Satisfaction of all concern'd with 'em, and he hop'd that the World would not be so unjust as to upbraid his poor Children with his unfortunate Death. 10. Thomas Wright was indicted for committing Buggery with Thomas Newton . THOMAS WRIGHT , born at Newbury , aged 32 Years, was instructed in his younger Years in the Principles of Christianity, and inclin'd to the Anabaptist-Way. He said also, that Newton swore falsely against him; but could not deny his following these abominable Courses, only he refus'd to make particular Confessions. Although he had been used to go to seperate Meetings, yet, he said, that he lov'd and esteem'd the Church of England, and was willing to communicate with the Church as soon as with Dissenters; that he always liv'd sobely, following his Employment, which was that of Wooll-Combing ; that he died in the Christian Faith, a Protestant, believing to be sav'd only through the Merits of Jesus Christ. At the Place of Execution, Map got himself loose, threw himself out of the Halter, and jump'd 3 or 4 Yards from the Cart, upon the Heads of the numerous Crowd of People, but the Officers following after him, wounded him with their Pikes, and the Executioner and some others soon brought him back again; Vigous got himself free of the Halter also, which was immediately observ'd: Gillingham was the more desirous of Prayers, having the Night before taken Poyson, and conscious of his Guilt. Wright could not deny his Guilt, but reflected on Newton the Evidence as perjur'd in some Particulars, Griffin would not own the commission of the detestable Sin, but said he had been guilty of Self-Pollutions, Laurence said, that a certain Person had injur'd him, when he took him before the Justice of Peace who committed him, in swearing or affirming that 15 Years ago he had been taken up for that unnatural Sin, and that it cost him l to get himself free, which he said was utterly false, for till this time he was never suspected: Mrs. Hayes was burnt alive; she appear'd altogether unconcern'd, and own'd Billings for her Child, adding nothing to her former Confessions. This is the Account given by me, J. Guthrie, Minister at Newgate. ADVERTISEMENTS. To be Sold, A House of Goods in Greek street, near Sohoe Square, at the Iron-Rails: consisting of Peer and Chimney Glasses, a Mohair Bed, and Damask Bed, Walnuttree matted Chairs, and Spanish Leather Chairs, with other useful Furniture. 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The whole taken from the Mouths of the several Criminals themselves, and confirm'd by their Friends and Relations, and by the Kindred of the deceas'd Mr. Hayes; and the most authentick Accounts of the whole Matter taken upon Oath before the Coroner, and divers of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace, &c. Printed and sold by John Applebee in Black-Fryers , E. Nut at the Royal Exchange, and A. Dod at the Peacock without Temple-Bar, 1726. London ; Printed by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Black-Fryers .

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words OF THE MALEFACTORS Who were Executed at TYBURN , ON FRIDAY the 7th of JUNE, 1745. BEING THE Third EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Right Honble Henry Marshall , Esq; LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON. NUMBER III. For the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed, and sold by M. COOPER, at the Globe in Pater-noster Row . 1745. THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. INTRODUCTION. IT is proposed for the future to render this paper more generally useful to all ranks and degrees of readers. The misfortune hitherto has been, that the account of these unhappy sufferers, being published in a stile and language a little too gross and indelicate for the better kind of readers, their case has not been attended, to as one could wish, by those in whose power it is to put a stop to the growing evil. The generality of these poor wretches are (owing to this want of attention to the public welfare) born thieves, and suffered gradually to ripen into the commission of mischief. The magistrates, as far as they are authorised by law, do every thing in their power to prevent the growing evil; but as their power centers rather in the correction of the body, than in the informing of the mind, so the remedies applied are at best but temporary expedients; those who are caught are duly punished, but that rather lessens the numbers for the present, than in any sense removes the cause. It were therefore heartily to be wished that people of fortune and interest would turn their thoughts a little to consider, whether it is not possible to find means of rendering such poor unhappy wretches, who are now the bane, of some real use and service to society, by contributing to remove the fundamental cause, whereon the evil is built. I need not inform the rich and powerful that these unhappy people are our fellow creatures, nor that it is their interest to make them so in the best sense, since there is no one living but would be glad to walk the streets in safety, and to meet only people as honest and industrious as themselves. I shall not take upon me at this time to intimate what I think the most natural and obvious means of attaining so important an end, since it is necessary first to learn, whether those, in whose power it is to carry salutary schemes into execution, will attend to them with the same ardor, with the same sentiments of humanity, pity, and compassion, flowing from the same benevolence and good-will to our fellow creatures, as I shall from the sincerity of my heart propose them. It is infinitely easy to advise those who either want but little advice, or who have only deviated a little from the paths of honest industry, and have been previously instructed in the principles of religion and virtue; but it is extremely difficult, and a task only suited to the great and good, to attempt the drawing, as it were out of oblivion, poor unhappy wretches, born in vice, and involved in desperation and misery, who hardly know the name of virtue, and are absolute strangers to the most obvious rules of moral rectitude: but as I humbly hope the difficulty is not insurmountable; so I conclude it merits our utmost attention and regard. If a man of a benevolent turn would but survey our back streets, and observe the manner of life, the poor creatures there are habituated to: If he did but reflect that the magnitude of this town, under proper regulations, would be the same as places of lesser space, and has this advantage over them by a flow of business, that no one need want employment who is rightly taught to love industry and sobriety, he would presently conceive that my meaning is neither so deep nor dark, as to want much explanation. The working up of circumstances into practicable schemes for the sanction of the legislature, will be the effect of much care and labor; but the necessity of something being done, for the peace and safety of the community, ought to render such labor of little estimation to virtuous minds. As things are now circumstanced, it is extremely disagreeable to see a man executed for the murder of his servant, and that known to be effected gradually; when it is by our laws understood, that every servant has a proper redress when treated by his master with inhumanity; and if this is, as intimated, not the first fact, it is a high dishonour to our constitution, and therefore commands the attention of power; otherwise we are like wild beasts let out to prey on one another, and every man left to do what seems good in his own eyes. It is likewise extremely disagreeable to find that the poor wretches, now executed, have not the least sense of religion or virtue, nor any kind of compunction or sorrow for the commission of crimes, which are the bane of society, and without being timely remedied are in such an increasing way, as may put a full stop to industry, and render our laudable endeavours to promote the good of society, uneasy, difficult, and impracticable. The rich and great, we humbly conceive, ought first to consider this, and I dare say, whenever they are inclined to forward a general reformation, that they will find the body of the community heartily united with them. The Ordinary of Newgate, his Account of the Malefactors who were executed at Tyburn on Friday the seventh Day of June, and in the eighteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign, being the Year of our Lord 1745. BY virtue of a commission of Oyer, Terminer, and Goal-delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Honorable Henry Marshall, Esq; Lord Mayor of the City of London; the Right Honorable the Lord Chief Justice Willes; the Honorable Mr. Baron Reynolds , Sir Simon Urlin , Knight, Recorder of the City of London; and others his Majesty's Justices for the said City of London and County of Middlesex) at Justice-hall in the Old-Bailey, on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th of April 1745, the following prisoners were tried and convicted, viz. Edmund Gilbert , for the murder of his apprentice, a charity boy; Edward Ryan , for stealing a silver tankard, the property of Dorothy Udall ; Samuel Keep , for stealing eleven sheep and a ram, the property of Ann Carter ; George Norton , for stealing one hundred yards of woollen cloth, the property of William Bray ; Stephen Parson , for stealing a silver chocolate pot, a pair of silver snuffers, a pair of silver tea tongs, and a silver stock-buckle, the goods of Sir Simeon Stuart ; Mary Cut and Come again , for assaulting and robbing Elizabeth Turner ; Lettice Lynn , for breaking and entering the dwelling house of Matthew Wood ; and Esther Fowler , for stealing various goods the property of Philip Shirley . While under sentence of death, they were duly attended by the Ordinary, who endeavoured constantly to insinuate into them his grave and pious admonitions, informing them of the danger of going out of the world in the state of hardened and unrepenting sinners; he set before their eyes the most gracious goodness of the Almighty, in pardoning those which repent, and of his justice in punishing those who neglected his mercy. He remarked to them, that all the evils now attending their unhappy state were entirely owing to idleness; that had they applied themselves to honest labor, they would have acquired more with safety and reputation, than could possibly be got by robbery; that industry would have made them a credit to themselves and families, and an honour to their country, and brought with it peace, prosperity and happiness both here and hereafter; he convinced them of the necessity of keeping strictly to the rule of doing to others as they would be done unto, because none of them would have chosen to have been robbed themselves; that the robbing of one another was the destruction of human society, and that as they behaved in that respect like wild beasts, so it was only owing to the lenity of the government that they were not treated accordingly, and rooted off the face of the earth, they and their posterity; that by trying them in form and giving them time to repent, the government treated them with a tenderness, which their established wickedness could in no sense lay claim to; and having a just regard to their future welfare, they were only punished here, as an example to deter others, and that they might by just and pious exhortations be induced to work out their own salvation, more especially as they could not hope any more to pursue the vanities and follies of this world. As to Edmund Gilbert in particular, it was represented to him, how heinous and wicked his crime was; he was reminded of the punishment of Cain for the murder of his brother Abel: it was intimated to him how wicked a thing murder was in its own nature, as it tended to the destruction of society, but how much worse in proportion as the means used were cruel and unparallel'd, that it behooved him in a more particular manner to repent, as his crimes in the eye of heaven were greater than those of his fellow sufferers. He seemed to listen with attention, but it did not appear that exhortations had any great effect on him. He, as the others, duly attended chapel and behaved with decency, but neither of them appeared to be duly struck with a just sense of their respective crimes, though sometimes, when reflecting on their miserable condition, especially Mary Cut and Come again , and Lettice Lynn , they wept bitterly. Tuesday, the 28th of May, report was made to the Lords of the Regency, of the above mentioned malefactors, when Esther Fowler received his Majesty's most gracious reprieve, and the remaining seven were ordered for execution. 1. Edmund Gilbert , of the Hamlet of Bethnal Green in the County of Middlesex , was indicted for feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, assaulting, beating and wounding Thomas Salter his apprentice with a stick of the value of one penny, as also with beating and whipping him with hard twisted cords, and thereby mortifying him in so barbarous and cruel a manner, as to occasion his death, contrary to the peace of our Sovereign Lord the King, and of the form of the statute in such case made and provided. Edmund Gilbert , of the Hamlet of Bethnal Green , by trade a weaver , sixty-seven years of age, born of mean and obscure parents in the neighbourhood, when young he was sent to school to learn to read and write, but in a course of time forgot all, and seemed to have very little sense of religion or virtue; he was in his natural temper extremely peevish and discontented; when of age he was put out apprentice to a weaver in the said Hamlet, and served out his time faithfully, and afterwards did journey work for some time; then married a wife and set up, by whom he had several children, one whereof is now living and married in the neighbourhood. He had several journeymen and apprentices, and made a tolerable figure in the world, being reckoned generally pretty punctual in his dealings: But being of a very morose spirit used all those very ill over whom he had power, and it is generally believ'd, that Thomas Salter was not the only one who had fallen a sacrifice to his cruel and inhuman barbarity. Though as he was never tried before on that account, we ought out of charity to presume that such conjectures are not grounded on certainty, and therefore to be waved. Those of his apprentices who survived complain much of his cruel usage, in want of suitable provisions and cloaths, as well as bad treatment of their bodies, and being generally friendless charity children, and not knowing the course of our laws, and the remedy in the hands of the magistrate, were obliged patiently to endure such cruel treatment as the master's barbarous turn of mind thought proper to impose on them. The boy, Thomas Salter , was naturally of a very weak constitution, and so unable to perform that part of the business, which, it seems, requires good health and strength, and being abused in his person, grew still worse; and so at last, with his natural weakness, want of proper necessaries, and beating, he fell into a lingering illness, arising chiefly, as it appears, from a mortification occasioned by his master's blows. During this illness strangers were not admitted to visit him, but his mistress was, and furnished him with some small refreshments. But Gilbert being of a very narrow, as well as of a cruel temper, permitted as little to be done for him as possible. His wife is by some blam'd for not preventing him in his barbarity, but if the account of his temper be true, she had possibly as much reason to be afraid of him as his apprentices were; his cruel usage had got him a very bad name amongst his neighbours, so that no one was surprized, when on the body's being taken up, it was found on the coroner's inquest that he died of the blows given him by his master. The prosecution was carried on against him at the expence of the parish, and he appeared both at his trial, and since, to be quite insensible of his crime, as he was of all learning and religion, but several of the prisoners having received the sacrament, he was very desirous to do the same, which was accordingly on his penitence administer'd to him. He said he believed in Christ, repented of his sins, and died in peace with all men. 2. Samuel Keep , was indicted for killing 12 sheep and a ram, the property of Mrs. Carter in the parish of Endfield , contrary to the peace of our Sovereign Lord the King, and the form of the statute, &c. Samuel Keep , forty years of age, was born in the parish of Endfield , of honest parents, and had some slight education at school: when of age he was not put to a trade but followed country business, as husbandry and attending cattle, and his chief employment for sometime was driving them to Smithfield market , and was reckoned an honest man in his way. In process of time he married a farmer's widow, and thereby came into the possession of a good farm and stock; where falling into decay, they were obliged to resign their farm, and he from that time betook himself to bad company, and consequently to evil courses, and amongst others to this of sheep stealing, for which he died. He had not any children by his wife, but she had five by her former husband, to whom Keep behaved with great tenderness and affection, as also to his wife, which shews him not to have been a man of a naturally vicious and reprobate habit of mind. The manner of dealing with the sheep was not to carry them off the ground, but first to rip them up with a sharp pointed knife, and then take out the fat and sell it to some roguish confederate of a tallow chandler for half price, which seldom answered more than the present purpose of a short riot, so that no sooner one mischief was done but they were by necessity ready to commit another, without being the better for all the hazard and labour. After condemnation he grew very sullen and reserv'd, and seemed not to attend much to the care of a future state, but was very sensible of the afflictions of his wife and her children; the good woman constantly attended, and supplied him with what she could procure for him, which was but little, she being herself in very great distress: the poor woman wept bitterly, as did he likewise, as seeming more sensible of her misfortunes than of his own, he professed to be a sincere penitent, and to die in peace with all men. 3. Stephen Parsons , was indicted for breaking and entering the house of Sir Simeon Stuart , Bart, and stealing from thence a great quantity of plate, particularly a silver chocolate pot, while the family was out of town, and of this felony and burglary he was capitally convicted. Stephen Parsons was twenty-four years of age, born at or near London of mean parents, put to school to read and write, and to be instructed in the principles of christianity, which it seems he but little minded. He was not put to a trade but chose to serve in the quality of a footman, wherein for aught that appears to the contrary he behav'd honestly, and had the esteem of his respective masters, until very lately that he fell into the company of some lewd woman at a common bawdy-house in the Strand, who persuaded him to commence thief. He was very far from being of that wicked and abandoned turn, that most thieves are, and entered on this new employment with infinite reluctance; but they having both threatened and intoxicated him, he came at last to a resolution of robbing his late master, which he thus effected. Sir Simeon, his lady and family being all out of town, and he knowing the house was well furnished with plate, and the way to it, and the housekeeper not knowing he was discharged by his master in the country, he very easily got admittance to lie in the house, and had thereby sufficient opportunity to carry off the plate for which he was convicted. He committed various robberies besides this, particularly one on a young woman in the street, from whom he took a riding hood, several suits of fine linen, a pair of fine shoes, and thirteen shillings in money; telling her he was at that time poor, but in a short time he should have a plentiful supply of money, and then she might draw upon him for the sum that was due, and he would honourably answer it. He was the first who desired to receive the sacrament, and the rest of the convicts promised to receive it with him, but only two, viz. Hester Fowler , since reprieved for transportation, and George Norton . He came always to chapel, and made regular responses, declaring, that he believed in Christ, repented of his sins, and died in charity with all the world. 4. Edward Ryan , indicted for stealing a silver tankard value 6 l. the property of Dorothy Udall in her dwelling house, &c. Edward Ryan , 42 years of age, was born in the kingdom of Ireland of mean parents, who neither gave him education, nor put him to any trade, so that the business he must necessarily follow was that of a labourer, which he did for some time, and thereby maintained himself, wife, and children, who are now in Ireland. But at length, whether through idleness or accident, he got himself listed for a soldier in the Earl of Deloraine's Scots regiment, and served in the same above twelve years, and then got his discharge from the regiment being then in Scotland , and went over to Ireland , staid there some time, and then came over to England, and up to London , where he followed labouring work; and if he was not bad before, now fell into bad company. He confessed the stealing of the tankard, but would not own he had ever done any other facts of the like nature; he was a very simple man, and extremely poor and miserable, his simplicity had something very particular in it, he being, as he said, now, and always was, a papist, but at the same time, knew so little of any religion, as under the sanction of an oath that he was a protestant, he continued in the army twelve years, without conceiving himself to have committed any crime; he did, as most of these poor unhappy senseless creatures do when they can't help it, behaved quietly, made the usual responses, seemed very serious when at chapel, and appeared to die in peace with all the world. 5. George Norton was tried on two indictments, the one for stealing 100 yards of woollen cloth, the property of William Bragg , in the house of Thomas Whaley ; of which he was only convicted of simple felony. The other was for breaking open a room in the house of the said Whaley and taking thence a hair trunk, wherein was wearing apparel to a considerable value, the property of Thomas Fox ; for which he was capitally convicted. George Norton , 44 years of age, was born in Yorkshire of honest parents, who gave him a good education at school, so that he could read, write, and cast accompts, and was indifferently well instructed in christian principles, but not being put to any trade, he applied himself to country business, wherein he continued for some years; but the little learning he had, creating in him an ambition to be something better, he travelled up to London, and became an errand porter, and thereby maintained himself very well. In process of time he married a wife, purchased his freedom, and became an established porter , and plied chiefly at Mr. Whaley's at the Bell Inn in Woodstreet , where he more particularly served Mr. Fox the prosecutor whenever he came to town from Wolverhampton. Mr. Fox, on his last going out of town, discharg'd him his service, not for his dishonesty, but because at times he behaved like a madman, owing chiefly as it seems to his drinking of large quantities of spirituous liquors, the bane and destruction of the common people; his temper and disposition seemed to be peevish, sullen, and morose; and not very ready to give any very particular account of himself: He attended constantly at chapel, behav'd very well there, and conform'd with very good will to all rules of the place. He confessed both the robberies for which he stood indicted but did not acknowledge any other. His wife visited, and assisted him to the utmost of her power, he professed his faith in Christ, repented of his sins, and died in charity with all men. 6. Mary Cut and Come again of St. Ann's Westminster , spinster, was indicted for assaulting Elizabeth Turner , widow, in a certain open place in or near Leicester fields , on the King's highway, putting her in fear, and taking from her an apron value 6 d. the property of the said Elizabeth Turner ; an apron value 3 s. a shift value 12 d. a mob value 3 d. &c. the property of Elizabeth Brough , March the 27th. Mary Cut and Come again , whose true name (as she told me) was Mary White , was born near St. James's of mean parents, who got her some little learning at a charity school, but not being thereby detached from the company she was born to keep, what she learnt at school was of so little significancy, that she forgot it almost as soon as she had learnt it, and at her first setting out in the world, on the credit of her voice, commenced ballad singer , which employed her when she had nothing worse to do. She seem'd to have had her education chiefly amongst thieves, in a pretty regular way, and was as bold, wicked, debauch'd, and impudent as any of the society could well be, she curst and swore in the presence of the magistrate, beat the evidence, and expressed herself, and acted so extravagantly as obliged her to be manacled, which only tamed her a little for the present. Her habitation was chiefly in the public streets both night and day; watching every opportunity to whore or thieve, or both together, as she could find people weak or wicked as herself to engage with. She was queen of the blackguards, pilferers, and ballad singers, univer sally known amongst them, and partaker in most of their villainies; she acquired the cant name by which she stood indicted for her dexterity in cutting off womens pockets, and having several companions of the same cast, some used to sing to draw inconsiderate women about them, while others of the gang took care to dispose of their pockets. In this course, the poor wretch, with many other of her companions went on, until she was taken up and convicted; she seemed to have no more sense of religion, or of any moral good than a brute; and experience here has convinc'd me, what great numbers there are in the same miserable state, who are so confirmed in the most stupid wickedness, as to be a disgrace to human nature, and without some speedy means of reformation previous to corporal punishment, must grow upon our hands too fast to be easily eradicated. She confessed the fact for which she was convicted in general, but made some idle objections to the manner of its being sworn to. She for company sake went to chapel, appeared very attentive and quiet there, received the sacrament, professed to be really penitent, and as far as she knew of the matter believed in Jesus Christ, and being ask'd whether she died in peace with all men, she answered in the affirmative, saying innocently enough in her way, she bore no body any spite. 7. Lettice Lynn of the parish of St. Mary Whitechapel , was indicted (together with James Devereaux not taken) for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Matthew Wood , and stealing thence in rings and money to the value of about seventeen pounds, the property of Matthew Wood . Lettice Lynn 22 years of age, was born of mean parents some where amongst the purlieus of Whitechapel , bred at a charity school, and if she is to be believed, put out apprentice a young girl of fourteen years of age, who had the honour to contribute to the support of a bawdy house , by bringing company thither, and where Lettice was debauched the first night of her apprenticeship, by her mistress's special appointment. So particular a beginning could not fail of producing suitable consequences; those who taught her whoring, naturally enough taught her thieving, and she for the future acted in one capacity or the other, or both together, as occasion offered. It's extremely difficult, either through hopes of a reprieve, or natural stupidity, to get any thing out of such poor wretches, that may give any just light into their lives and actions. It is like fishing in troubled waters, where fish are plenty enough but won't bite. Lettice seems to have been taught the principles of villainy with her first debauch, by indicting the person who lay with her for a rape, but had not the fortune to get him convicted. She afterwards fell in with a tradesman of some reputation, and obliged him to marry her, with whom she says, that she lived chast for five years, when her husband leaving her, she first undertook to be the directress of a bawdy house, and by the company she entertained there, became acquainted with, and practised with them street and highway robberies, one whereof she alledges was in company with the woman who calls herself the prosecutor's wife, and who had been previously indicted for receiving stolen goods, but acquitted for want of prosecution. But her chief companion was the famous James Stansbury , late master of the Blood-bowl house in Fleet-street , with whom she committed various robberies, and whose wife having been convicted of a robbery committed in the said house, and being ordered for transportation, Lettice and Stansbury went upon the highway together in order to raise contributions, for the fitting the lady out for her voyage to Virginia; in which undertaking they met with a West-India captain by Mile End , from whom they borrowed fourteen guineas, which was all he happened to be able at that time to spare them, and which proved a very comfortable assistance to the lady in her voyage. Lettice tells many terrible stories about the Blood-bowl house, whereto she often resorted, and of the robberies committed there, but they being only the same as are common to all such houses, and have been on previous occasions published before, are needless to repeat here. When she was taken up she was well provided with necessaries for her support, but according to custom was soon stript of all, and as these wretches have rarely any friends, so when under sentence, she was miserably poor and naked, which brought her into a state of seeming penitence; her tears flowed very plentifully, and she said she believed in Christ, and not being able to war with the world any longer, very honestly died in peace with all mankind. At the Place of EXECUTION. FRiday June the 7th, the seven malefactors, appointed for execution, appeared at chapel at six in the morning, where they all behaved with great decency. AT their coming to the place of execution they all seemed extreamly terrified at their approaching dissolution, so that in their then situation very little could be obtained from them more than is previously mentioned. Edmund Gilbert , who was convicted for the murder of his servant, seemed to have no kind of inclination to make any further discoveries of his life and conversation, but on the contrary appeared extreamly sullen and reserved, answered me, that he had said as much as he chose to say, already, and therefore desired to be left to his own reflections; he seemed to be more shocked at his ignominious fate, than sorrowful for the fact, and left this world seemingly a good deal unconcerned for the actions of his life. George Norton , reflected with great bitterness against the evidence whereby he stood convicted, but seemed modest enough to acknowledge the rectitude of the law in his conviction; a mixture of passion and terror seemed to have got the better of his reason and penitence, so that he rather seemed to leave the world in anger than to be much concerned about it. Stephen Parsons , here, as heretofore, appeared in every respect a true penitent, confessing his sins with great sincerity of heart, wept bitterly all the time, owned the justice of his conviction, and hoped for mercy hereafter, through the merits of his Redeemer, and left the world with great calmness and resignation to the will of heaven. Samuel Keep , seemed very penitent, but could say little more, than that he was at peace with all the world; owned the justice of his sentence; seemed very desirous that the company would pray for him; hoped for mercy through Jesus Christ, and left the world in a good deal of tranquillity. Edward Byan , only said that he believed in God and Jesus Christ. That he died a rigid papist, and in peace and charity with all men. Mary Cut and Come again , otherwise White , seemed to have but little sense of her state as a sinner, though very much shocked at her approaching fate; she seemed to wish, by the example of her companions, that the spectators would pray for her, and would have prayed for herself if any notion of that kind could have been inspired into her, who was a stranger to the very nature and use of prayer; considering all things, and her unhappy ignorance, she went out of the world as much like a Christian, as could be expected from one of her miserable character. Lettice Lynn , behaved very well; confirmed her former confessions; owned the justice of her sentence; hoped for mercy through Christ as a real penitent, and died in peace with all the world. POSTSCRIPT. THE Ordinary having consented to commit the conduct of this paper for the future to a new editor, who has more at heart a due care and concern for truth and the welfare of society, than regard to the profits it may produce; it is much to be hop'd, that such papers as appear hereafter, will have the happiness to please people of the best understandings, by letting them into a true light of the causes of all the robberies and mischiefs committed by an unhappy set of people, who are, if I may so speak, regularly educated in villainy, and who have not, generally speaking, so much notion of happiness either here or hereafter, as to be acquainted with the terms, by which it is to be insinuated into them. Had this paper been set out at first on a right principle, it's highly probable, that the situation of these unhappy people had been consider'd, and some natural remedies applied long ago; but as they have been hitherto generally farce and invention, contrived by the editor rather to lengthen out the paper, than to convey adequate ideas of the facts; so have they been accordingly esteemed, and rarely perused by any, but such as had as little understanding as the editor: When as nothing is more evident than the utility of such paper, wherein the lives and manners of those who are the enemies of society, are fairly and honestly delineated; it may contribute to the amusement of some, the information of others, and the emolument of many. To those who are bad it may be a terror; to those who are wavering between good and evil, a check; and to those who are good, by a natural contrast, illustrate their happiness, which is never so well understood as by a retrospect to misery. It may prove in the event the means of inducing some, who by a kind of natural benevolence are turn'd to good offices, to consider the lowest of their fellow creatures as meriting their utmost regard and attention. This first publication falls very short of the intention of the editor, by reason of the materials coming to his hands too late, either to digest them as he ought, or to enquire further into the life and conversation of the unhappy convicts; by which he was prevented, from improving the state of their respective cases to wholsome and salutary ends, as not being able to learn the beginning, course and end of their ways, which is what only can give light into their usual practices, put honest men rightly upon their guard against them, and be the surest guide to the detection of those who are left behind. This for the future will be taken more particular care of, and the public may not only expect, hereafter, to see them in their proper colours, stript of all disguises, but also attended with such proper reflections, as the editor humbly hopes may prove entirely to the satisfaction of the reader, by giving him such a clear idea of the ways and practices of these sort of people, as may consist at once, both with truth, and instruction. FINIS.

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The ORDINARY of NEWGATE his Account of the Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Speeches of the Malefactors that were order'd to be Executed at Tyburn on Wednesday, the 28th of April, 1708. AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily, on Wednesday the 14th, and Thursday the 15th instant, David Baily receiv'd Sentence of Death for Murther; William Greg , who had receiv'd his two Sessions before, for High-Treason, was now order'd to prepare himself for his approaching execution; and John Morgridge , who was try'd at the Old-Baily in July 1706, and since fled from Justice, but was afterwards taken at Gant in Flanders , and lately brought to Newgate again, had Sentence pass'd upon him at the Queens-Bench-Bar in Westminster, on Wednesday the 21st instant, for killing Mr. William Cope on the 17th of June, 1706. These three Persons being under this sad Condemnation, were by me attended every day twice in the Chapel of Newgate publickly, and often examin'd in private. On the LORD's Day, the 18th instant, I preach'd to them and others there present, viz. in the Morning, on Mark Ch. I. the latter part of the 15th Verse, the words being these: Repent ye, and believe the Gospel. Which I shew'd to be the first Words of the first Sermon preach'd by CHRIST, containing the whole Tenour of what the Gospel requires of us, in order to our Salvation, and therefore highly deserving our utmost attention and regard. From which words I took occasion to explain the Doctrine I. Of Faith. II. Of Repentance. And then I ended the Discourse with a particular Application and Exhortation to the Condemn'd. On this LORD's Day I preach'd again in the Afternoon, and my Text was taken out of Eccl. Ch. II, Ver. 9, the Words being these: Rejoyce, O Young-man, in thy Youth, and let thy Heart chear thee in the days of thy Youth, and walk in the Ways of thy Heart, and in the Sight of thine Eyes: But know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into Judgment. In speaking to which Words, I laid down these distinct Propositions. I. That there is a Judgment to come. II. That every Man shall be brought to that Judgment; which will be very strict and severe against impenitent and harden'd Sinners. III. That GOD, the Great Judge of all the World, is He who will bring Men to Judgment. IV. That the Matter of that Judgment will be the Ways of Men's Hearts; which implies, their Thoughts, Words, and Actions. V. and lastly, That all this is most certain and evident from this positive Expression in the Text, Know thou. For here we may observe, that Solomon does not say, Thou may'st think, or suppose, or believe; but, Know thou, &c. Having largely discours'd upon those several Heads, I then resum'd the Subject of Repentance, which I had handled in the Morning, and endeavour'd to perswade my Auditory, particularly the Condemn'd. That unless they truly repented of all their Sins, and clear'd their Consciences, by a free and open Confession of those Crimes they were to die for, they would in a few Days be brought before the dreadful Tribunal of God, and there have a severe Judgment pass'd upon them; of which there was no more reason for them to doubt, than if they sensibly heard a Voice from Heaven, saying to each of 'em, Thou shalt be brought to Judgment. On the last LORD's Day, the 25th instant, I preach'd to them both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon these words, Numb. xxxv. 31. Moreover, ye shall not take Satisfaction for the Life of a Murtherer, which is guilty of Death: But he shall be surely put to Death. Which Words, and those they refer to, I first explain'd in general; and then proceeded to shew from them, I. The Nature and Heinousness of the Crime of Murther. II. The Severity of the Punishment due to it, which in this World is irremissible, as the Fact is irreparable. III. and lastly, To what degree of Penitence the Person who is guilty of it, ought to endeavour to come up, praying to God, with holy David, Psal. 51. 14. to deliver him from Bloodguiltiness; that so he may not carry this Guilt with him into that other World, where Justice will be infinitely most severe and unavoidable, and the Punishment intolerable and endless. In discoursing upon which Particulars I endeavour'd to make it appear, That all those who contrive the Ruin of others, whether of Single Persons or Communities, are Traytors and Rebels; yea, all those that hate (or do not love) their Neighbours, are Murtherers. This I prov'd from the Scriptures: And then desir'd every one that heard me, and was concern'd herein, to make the Application to himself. On the following Days, to that of their Execution, I attended them, and constantly preach'd to them Repentance towards GOD, and Faith in our Lord JESUS CHRIST. How they receiv'd this Doctrin, and seem'd to improve the Admonitions given them to that purpose, the Reader may judge by the Account of them, which here follows. I. John Morgridge , Condemn'd for the Murther of Mr. William Cope . There being a great distance between the Commission of that Fact, and the Execution of the Sentence pass'd upon this Malefactor for it, I shall here refresh the Reader's Memory about it. " Mr. Cope having got a Lieutenant's Commission, invited some Captains and other Gentlemen to dine with him " at the Dolphin-Tavern in Tower-street , on the 17th day of " June, 1706. One of those Gentlemen that were invited " did take Mr. Morgridge with him thither, assuring him, " that he should be as welcome to the Lieutenant as any " of the Company. Upon that he went; and after the " Dinner was over and paid for by Mr. Cope, they all staid " a while and had more Wine, and each Man paid Half a " Crown for his Club, and then they arose, and most of " them went away: But Mr. Morgridge, with some of the " Company, being invited by Mr. Cope to the Corpe-de-Garde , they went along with him, who call'd for Wine " as soon as they were come in. Two Bottles were accordingly brought in; and as they were drinking, a " Coach came to the Guard-room Door with a Woman " in it of no modest Behaviour, who ask'd for Captain " Cope. This Captain, as she call'd him, presently came " to the Coach, with Mr. Morgridge, and brought her into the Guard-room; where having been a little while, " she cry'd, Who shall pay for my Coach? Upon this Mr. Morgridge said, I will; and so discharg'd the Coach. " Then he offer'd to salute her, but she scornfully rejected him, and gave him ill Words; to which he made " Returns of the like kind. The Lieutenant took the Woman's part, and the Quarrel encreas'd, and came up to " a very high ferment, they (that is, Lieutenant Cope and " Mr. Morgridge) being very much in Drink, and therefore in a raging Passion, and not in a condition to consider, that they were contending about a lewd Woman, " which, had they been wise, they should both of them " have abhorr'd, as a very unfit Person to be entertain'd " by Gentlemen that have any thing (I will not only say " of Religion, but) of Honour and Valour in them. " Thus, being both very much in drink, they could not " keep their Passion within any bounds: They took the " Bottles which were upon the Table, and threw them at " each other's Head; and in that heat Mr. Morgridge " drew his Sword, and gave the Lieutenant a Thrust, of " which he dy'd immediately. Upon which he was try'd at the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily, on the 3d, 4th, and 5th days of July, 1706; and a Special Verdict about the Matter was brought in by the Jury. Some time after this the Judges sate upon it, at the Queens-bench-Bar, and found him guilty of Wilful Murther. But in the mean time he making his Escape out of the Marshalsea , where he was then a Prisoner, Sentence could not be pass'd upon him till he was taken again. When he was so; as you have heard before, he receiv'd his Sentence; to which he seem'd willingly to submit, owning the Justice of it, tho' he declar'd he had no premeditated Malice against that Gentleman whom he had so unfortunately kill'd. He said, he heartily repented of it, and pray'd, that God would wash away the Stain, and deliver him from the Guilt of that Blood which he had so shed. He own'd that he had been a very great Sinner, but was sorry that he had any ways offended GOD and Man, and begged Pardon of both. And he further said, That he hoped, God would shew him Mercy in another World, because he was always grieving for his Sins, and particularly for this, ever since he had made his Escape, and had no apprehension of being brought to Condemnation here for it. It was continually before him, and the remembrance of it was grievous to him: He made strong Resolutions to live otherwise, and was always praying to God to pardon him, and to keep him for the future. He acknowledg'd the Justice of God that had overtaken him, and would not suffer him to live long unpunish'd for this heinous Crime: He more and more lamented it; and seem'd not at all unwilling to suffer for it. He declar'd his being in Charity with all the World, even with those who had brought him to this his Punishment, and he pray'd for the Conversion of all wicked Persons, desiring that they would take Warning by his Fall. He told me he was above 40 years of age, born at Canterbury , of good Parents, and brought up in the Communion of the Church of England; That both his Father and Ancestors had had the honour to serve the Crown for above 200 years past; and, that himself was for a considerable time, a Kettle-drummer to the first Troop of Guards , and was going into a Commission when this melancholy Accident happen'd. I think that Strumpet, who was the unhappy Occasion of it, has a great deal to answer for before God, however secure she may fancy her self from Humane Laws; for she must expect some time or other (and that for ever too) to be severely punish'd for it, unless she repent. And God grant her Grace so to do, and seriously to consider that, besides other Mischiefs she may possibly have occasion'd, she has in their Case been the Cause of the Death of two Gentlemen, who might have been Serviceable to their Queen and Country. II. David Baily , Condemn'd for the Murther of his own Brother, Mr. George Baily , on the 12th day of March last past. He was a Gentleman of a good Family, born in the North Parts of Great Britain ; who had very good Education, and the Example of Religion and Virtue given him by his pious and godly Parents; but his Life had no ways been answerable to those great Advantages; for, by his own Confession, he had indulg'd himself in many Vices; which he was now very sorry for. He did for a great while deny his knowing any thing of the Fact for which he was to die, and obstinately persisted in that Denial to the Day before that of his Death, tho' great means were us'd to bring him to a free Confession and true Repentance: At last he own'd the Justice of his Sentence, and express'd his Sorrow for so great and so heinous a Crime. He all-along seem'd to be very stupid, and under some Melancholy; but whether that was natural or accidental, is what I cannot determine. This only I will say, That the Horrour of such a Crime is enough to throw a Man into the greatest Distraction. Being advis'd to clear his Conscience in all things, and to repair all the Injuries he had done to the World, so far as he was able; he would say nothing more, but that he was sorry for whatever he had done amiss; and sorry too that he could sorrow no more. William Greg , condemn'd on the 19th of January last, for holding Correspondence with HER MAJESTY's Enemies. He readily acknowledg'd his Crime, and express'd great Sorrow for it. He was a Man of Parts, born at Montross , and brought up in the University of Aberdeen , in that part of Great Britain call'd Scotland , and had for some Years past been employ'd in Publick Affairs. He confess'd, that he had formerly indulg'd himself in Lewdness and filthy Pleasures; and that the Expence attending those sinful ways had brought him to Poverty, and Poverty had brought him to these Treasonable Practices. When, on Tuesday the 20th instant, the Death-Warrant was brought to him, and he had read it in my presence, I spoke to him to this effect: Mr. Greg, I suppose this does not surprize you; for I hope you have long before now been preparing your-self for Death, and are ready to leave this World at any Warning. To this he reply'd, This is what I have a long time expected. This is what I am continually waiting and preparing for. I have already receiv'd too much Mercy, both from God and the Queen, in having had so long time allotted me for this Preparation. I humbly submit and resign my self to the Divine Providence, and the Lord fit me for his Mercy. He outwardly appear'd to be in a good frame. He begg'd Pardon of God and the Queen, and of all he had offended; and all-along behav'd himself as one that was truly sensible of, and sorry for his Faults; so that if he was not a true Penitent, he certainly was one of the greatest Hypocrites in the World. This Day they were demanded by the Sheriffs, and carried from Newgate , viz. Mr. Baily and Mr. Mergridge in a Coach with me, and Mr. Greg on a Sledge, to Tyburn ; where I attended them for the last time. I exhorted them to stir up their Hearts more and more to God; I pray'd and sang some Penitential Psalms with them, and made them rehearse the Apostle's Creed. I ask'd them, whether they had any thing more to say before they left the World: To which they answer'd, No. 1. They all desir'd the Spectators to pray for them; and Mr. Greg pray'd, That God would bless the Queen; from whom he had receiv'd so much Mercy in sparing him so long. And Mr. Morgridge did likewise pray for Her Majesty with an audible Voice. As for Mr. Baily, he was not so loud, but pray'd more to himself. And all of them were very earnest with God for Mercy, and seem'd to be in a penitent state. They all declar'd, they dy'd in Charity with all Mankind. 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THE BEHAVIOUR OF John Hutchins , in NEWGATE , Together with his Dying Words As he was going to be EXECUTED in FLEET STREET , On Wednesday the 17th. of December, 1684. for Murdering of John Sparks a Waterman , near Serjeants-Inn , London , on Wednesday the 3d, December, At the late Sessions of Gaol-Delivery, Held in the Old-Bayly, the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th. Days of December. Amongst 18 others that received sentence of Death: One of the Persons of whom we now give a more particular Account is John Hutchins , who was Indicted for the Murder of John Sparks , a Waterman in Fleet Street , on the 3d. of December. It appeared on his Tryal that Sparks with two of his Companions coming from a place where they had been about Business, met with the said Hutchins, who was in Company with two Women, one of whom Sparks in a way of jest stroaked on the Belly, at which Hutchins was so far Enraged, that he run the Deceased party through the Thigh, of which Wound he instantly Died: Upon the same being proved against him, he was found Guilty. After his Condemnation the said John Hutchins , On Monday the 15th. of this Instant December, 1684. Counselled freely of himself, he had been a great Sinner in many Respects, But that he was not Guilty of the Murder for which he stands Condemned. The Ordinary replied, that he did not believe his Denyal of the Crime to be True, because it was proved upon him by several Witnesses, who being upon their Oath, Credit is to be given to them; in as much as Perjury is so Heinous and Soul hardning a Sin, that Repentance for it is very Difficult, and therefore it Hazards the Eternal Happiness of the Soul. Hutchins replied, that tho he could not be Credited in his purging of himself as to the Murder, yet he had many ways greatly provoked Gods Anger against him. Upon this free inclination to a Confession in the General, the Ordinary assured him that he added a deeper Malignity to all his other Sins, if he stood out in the denial of the Murder, and yet was conscious in the least of it, Yet he still denied it, tho he was urged to deal Ignenuously and sincerely, as a Dying Man, whose Repentance would be much hindred and questioned as to the Truth of it, if he proceeded to Extenuate, much more to deny the Fact. So when the Ordinary for that present could not prevail to bring him to an Acknowledgement in that Respect, he proceeded to enquire into his Education, Trade, and manner of his former Conversation. He said that he was Born in a place called Abbot-Sally , six Miles from Taunton in Somerset-shire , Descended of Parents who lived in Reputation, and of a plentiful Estate; that he was the Eldest Son, but being Extravagant in his Conversation, he much Diminished that Estate which was left him; that he was so Profuse, that having wasted most or all of it, he was forced to betake himself to the condition of a Souldier ; That he Listed himself under Sir George Booth , when he appeared in Publick Service, for the Asserting of his Loyalty to the King; That afterward he betook himself to some other Imployment, but soon quitted it; And then fall ing into bad Acquaintance, he Grew negligent of his Duty to God, and by degrees very Intemperate: That he also was addicted to Lying and Swearing; that he seldom Prayed to be kept free from the Temprations of Satan, and the Busts of his own Heat; that the had often Prophaned the Sabbath Day, and by his Excess had deeply run himself into Debr, upon this he was cast a Prisoner into the Marshalsea , where he continued for a long time, and was relieved by the Charity of several Worthy Persons, yet mispent that which was given to him; that he had a great sit of Sickness, out of which if he Recovered, he Vowed to God that he would Reform his Loose Conversation: Yet contrary to his Resolution, he continued very Vain and Regardless of answering the Goodness of God, in restoring him to his Health. This he said; lay as an heavy Burthen on his Conscience, by calling to mind that Counsel and Charge of our Blessed Saviour to the important Man, who had lain at the Pool of Bethesda 38 Years Fo. 5. 14. Behold thou art made Whole, Sin no more, least a worse thing come unto thee. He also said, that he Believed that for sinning against the clear and strong Convictions of his Conscience, God left him to run into further Wickedness; and that the Sentence of Death justly overtook him, because within a few Days before he was Apprehended for the Murder, he lay under this horrid Imprecation on himself, that the Vengeance of God might light upon him, if he did not for hear to go into the Company of a Person with whom he was at Variance. Yet he did Associate after with the very Person On Tuesday, the 16th of this Instant Mr. Ordinary, took the said Hutchine apart from the rest of the Condemned Prisoners and after Counsel and Prayer almost Two hours with him; He then Inquired into the frame of Hutchins’s Heart, how he stood prepared for his Execution on the morrow, being Wednesday and what hope he had of a future Happy State. He answered only in Generalities and loose uncertain hopes. The Ordinary told him, that It was no wonder he was doubtful of his Salvation, whereas he did not perform the conditional requisite preparations for it: For God in sacred Scripture affirms, that he who endeavours to hide extenuate or deny any Sin shall not prosper, but rather draw the severity of Divine Justice on himself. The Ordinary entreated him to be open and free in the confession on all his Sins, but especially of the Murder he is Condemned for; he still after many urgent arguments, to move him to do it stood out in the denyal of it; the Ordinary layd before him the clear Evidence of his Guiltyness as it was Traversed at his publick Tryal yet he denied the Crime. The Ordinary Prayed for him in Particular that the Lord the Omniscient Searcher of every heat would Incline him, no longer to Dally with God, not to presume to deceive such, who deal with him about his Eternal State. After time spent with him to no purpose, as to Confessing his Crime, and yet desiring credit to be given to his denyal of it, the Ordinary acquainted of him two very sad and dangerous Instances, in one Gowre and one Kirk who several times with an Horrid Imprecation, denyed the Murther of their Wives. Nay Gowre after an houre and an halfe absolutely denyed the Murder of his Wife tho much perswasion and Prayers were used to move him to an Ingenuous Confession, yet still he denied it, till the Ordinary went out of the Cart and then being on the brink of Eternity, he durst not venture into the other World with a flat Falsity in his mouth. So, calling for the Ordinary back again, Gower at last Confessed that he Killed his Wife with his own hand. This Horrid Instance of a dissembling and hardned Heart at the very approach of death, the Ordinary spread before Hutchins, to Convince him of the Diabolical artifices of Sinners to palliate the Crimes with a Soul ruinating denyal of them. Yet Hutchins persisted as before in denying, that he was Guilty of the Murder of the Waterman. Upon this, God by a very sensonable providence moved that Heart of the Reverend D. Stillingfleet Dean of St. Pauls, to take very great paynes in perswading Hutchins to Confess the whole truth Concerning his Crime. The Ordinary is obliged to the Dean for his great pathetical Assistance, yet could he not prevail with Hutchins to Confess the Crime. So he left him, and in a pious Compassion of his Stubbornness, desired the Ordinary, to put it home to him at the publick Execution, Which; was this present Wendesday the 17th of December, upon a Gibbet set up on purpose for him at the end of Ram Alley just against the Sign of the Three Kings in Fleetstreet : Whether, about the Hour of 10 in the Morning he was brought in a Cart from Newgate . Upon fight of the place of Execution; the Criminal continued his obstinate denial of the Fact, nor was he observed to change Countenance. The Ordinary Prayed with him twice, and he likewise very Affectionately for himself. In the first of Mr. Ordianarys he Prayers, he humbly entreated the Almighty, that he would so encline the Heart of the poor Condemned Prisoner, that before he went out of the World he might consess and own his Crime: Notwithstanding which, he still denied the same, laying his Salvation upon it that he was not Guilty, and begg’d of the Ordinary that he would Publish the same to the whole World: Tho he confessed he had often provoked God, and that he justly deserved this server Judgement,. No more could be got out of him, but an obstinate denial of the Fact, which he stood in till he was turn’d off the Ladder, about the hour of Eleven, and hung till it was full Twelve. Dated the 17th. day of December, 1684. Samuel Smith , Ordinary . LONDON, Printed by G.Croom, over against Baynard's Castle in Thames-Street. 1684.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, & Dying Words of the THREE MALEFACTORS Who were executed at TYBURN On Wednesday the 22d of JUNE, 1748. BEING THE Fifth EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Right Honble Sir Robert Ladbroke , Knt . LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON . NUMBER V. For the said YEAR. LONDON : Printed for, and sold by T. PARKER, in Jewin-street, and C. CORBETT over-against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet-street, the only authorised Printers of the Dying Speeches. M.DCC.XLVIII. [Price Six-pence.] THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. BY Virtue of the King's Commission of the Peace, OYER and TERMINER, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Right Honourable Sir ROBERT LADBROKE , Knt . Lord-Mayor of the City of London ; the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Justice WILLES, the Honourable Mr. Justice DENNISON, the Honourable Mr. Baron CLIVE, JOHN STRACEY , Esq ; Recorder of the City of London , and others of his Majesty's Justices of OYER and TERMINER, for the City of London , and Justices of Goal-Delivery of Newgate , holden for the said City, and County of Middlesex , at Justice-Hall in the Old Bailey , on Thursday the 26th, Friday the 27th, and Saturday the 28th of May, in the 21st Year of his Majesty's Reign, GEORGE COCK , BENJAMIN THOMAS , and JAMES WATLING , were capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death accordingly. The Behaviour of these Men has been serious, and composed, since they were convicted; their Attendance at Chapel constant, and tho', lab'ring under so great Illness, and wasting, as scarce to be able tocrawl, they strove hard to do their Duty, and to repair the Breaches they had made. On Tuesday the 14th Instant, the Report of the three Malefactors was made by Mr. Recorder to the Lords Justices for the Administration of the Goverment, during his Majesty's Absence, when they were pleased to order for Execution, viz. George Cock , Benjamin Thomas , and James Watling , on Wednesday the 22d Instant. 1. GEORGE COCK , of St. Mary Matfallon, otherwise Whitechapel , was indicted for stealing a Silver Watch, Value 30 s. the Property of James Jones , May the 19th. He was a second time indicted for stealing a Watch, Value 3 l. the Property of George Stead , in the Dwelling House of Alexander Farm , May the 10th. 2. BENJAMIN THOMAS of St. Margaret's Westminster , was indicted, for that he on the 30th Day of April 1748, between the Hours of 2 and 3 in the Night of the same Day, the Dwelling House of Samuel Tuffnell , Esq ; did break, and enter, and a Silver Watch of the Value of 3 l. 212 Pieces of Gold Coin, of the proper Coin of this Realm, called Guineas, of the Value of 222 l. 12 s. and one Piece of Gold Coin of the proper Coin of this Realm, called an half Guinea, of the Value of 10 s. 6 d. did feloniously steal, take, and carry away . There was another Account in the Indictment, that the said Benjamin Thomas , on the 30th Day of April, a Silver Watch, Value 3 l. 212 Guineas, Value 222 l. 12 s. and an half Guinea, Value 10 s. 6 d. in the Dwelling House of the said Samuel Tufnell , Esq ; feloniously did steal, take, and carry away, against the Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King. 3. JAMES WATLING (commonly call'd, or known by the Name of Tom Tit ) late of Benacre , in the County of Suffolk , was indicted, for that he, with divers other Malefactors (disturbers of the Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King) to wit, to the Number of fifty Persons, or more (whose Names are unknown) after the 24th Day of July, in the 19th Year of his Majesty's Reign, to wit, on the 10th Day of September, 1747, and in the 21st Year of his Majesty's Reign, did at Benacre , in the County of Suffolk , with Fire-Arms, and other offensive Weapons, riotously, unlawfully, and feloniously assemble themselves together, in order to be aiding, and assisting in running, landing, and carrying away uncustomed Goods,and Goods liable to pay Duties, which had not been paid or secured, in defiance, and contempt of the King, and his Laws, to the Evil Example of all others, against the Peace of the King, his Crown and Dignity, and against the Form of the Statute in that Case made and provided . George Cock , when he suffered was 28 Years of Age, born in the Parish of St. Botolph near Aldgate , his Parents when he was fourteen bound him Apprentice to a Barber and Peruke-maker , in hopes of his serving out his Time to a Trade, by which he might afterwards honestly and industriously support himself; but he was too much unsettled in his Temper to think of Servitude, for in the short Space he lived with his Master, (being only one Year he eloped several Times, till at length, he absolutely quitted his Service, to seek an Employment that better suited his Genius. For seven or eight Years after leaving his Master, he lived in many Places, either as an Errand Boy , or in the Capacity of a Livery Servant , as yet having no thieving Inclination, tho' of a roving, unsettled Temper, he declares he never wrong'd any one of the several Masters he lived with in any shape, tho' he had frequent opportunities, by being intrusted with Goods of Value as well as with Cash; however, this honesty of Heart it seems was not to last always, for about nine or ten Months ago being out of Place, he set up a new Trade for himself, which was that of pilfering and thieving whatever he could lay his Hands on, his manner of doing it being a little uncommon, I shall here describe it as he told it me himself: His Way was to go into any Neighbourhood, and by Enquiry, to find out if any Person who lived thereabouts was gone to Sea, and to make himself as much a Master of the Time when they went, where bound to, and other Particulars, as might enable him with an Air of Truth to talk to his Wife or Family, to tell them, he had seen him abroad lately, and that he begg'd him to call with his Love, Respects, &c. and so watch his Opportunity to lay his Hands on a Silver Cup, a Watch, a Spoon, or any other Moveable that came in his Way. Tho' he might have had Opportunity enough to get his living honestly, yet the Devil, he says, laid such fast hold of him, 'twas impossible to get back; 'twas not above ten Months since, that being out of Place, a Gentleman offered to take him with him to the West Indies, and allow him 20 l. for a Years Service, which he refused, not caring for Restraint at any rate, the Gentleman offered it to him again, and again, which he still refusing, he was told he would certainly repent if he did not embrace the Opportunity, which now too late, it plainly appears he had Cause enough to do. But to proceed to the Facts: Having now laid aside all thoughts of getting an honest Livelihood, he begins the Scene of those Rogueries which have brought him to his untimely End. The first Fact he says he ever committed was at a Place called May Fair; being acquainted with a young Woman, who was Servant in the above Place, he took an Opportunity when he knew the Family were out of Town, to pay this young Woman a Visit, and while the Girl went to draw him some small Beer, he conveyed a Silver Tea Spoon in his Pocket, which he brought off unsuspected. This Robbery he pretends to call a Modest one, as he took a Thing of so small a Value, when many other portable Things lay in his Way, which he did not touch. His next Affair was in the Country, at Streatham , having learnt by enquiry, that a Lady lived there, whose Son was abroad, he goes boldly and knocks at the Door, desiring to speak with the Lady, being introduced, and paying his Respects, he proceeds to inform her, that he had lately been in Company with a Captain of a Ship just come from abroad where her Son was, who desired him to call to let her know her Son was well, and sent her his most dutiful Respects, she thank'd him, but did not seem to do it heartily as he thought, for he was in hopes of something by way of Gratuity for his News, but being mistaken, he craved however somewhat to regale himself, after having taken a long and tedious Walk on purpose to acquaint her of her Son's Welfare, Orders were accordingly given that what the House afforded might be set before him, which was accordingly done, but while it was doing he made shift to convey into his Pocket a large Silver Spoon, but not so secretly but he was perceived, and was immediately seiz'd, conveyed to Town, and carried before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, who committed him to Bridewell , to be kept to hard Labour, where he remained about twelve or thirteen Weeks, and was then discharged, and had, as he says, a particular Warning given him to take Care of such Practices for the future, lest a worse Thing might befall him; yet he could not forbear, but as soon as he was at Liberty, but like the Sow that was washed, who returned to wallowing in the Mire, so did he again to his wicked Courses. It was not long after he was released from his Confinement, buthe took a walk into the City, and as he went, his Head ran upon his former Contrivances, and he was determined once more to set his Invention at work; accordingly, having learn'd the Name of a Gentleman, who was then abroad, whose House was in a Court in Bartholomew-lane , behind the Royal Exchange; he went, and boldly knocked at the Door, and being introduced into the Parlour, by a young Gentleman, Son to the Person abroad, he immediately began a Cock and a Bull Story, That he came from a Gentleman who was going to the Place where his Father then was, telling him, if he had any Commands, he was ready to execute them for him. And while the young Gentleman was taking down the sham Direction, Cock took an Opportunity to whip a Silver Cup out of the Window into his Pocket, and as soon as he conveniently could make an End of his forged Tale, took his Leave, and marched off with it undiscovered. The Produce of this did not last long, he was soon put to his Shifts again; and in his Ramble, happening into Rood-lane , near Fenchurch-street , he found out a Chandler's-shop, kept by a Woman whose Husband was then at Sea, whose Name he had learn'd, as well as the Ship's Name, Station, and whatever else would suit his wicked Purpose; away he goes, enquires for her, and tells her he had been a Shipmate of her Husband's, and had promised to call, to let her know of his Welfare. The Woman, glad to hear any News from her Husband, and, not suspecting Cock's wicked Design, invited him into a little Room she had behind the Shop: After sitting some little time, a Customer came into the Shop, whom the good Woman went to serve, leaving Cock by himself, who immediately finger'd four Silver Tea-spoons, which lay in his Way, and directly went through the Entry, unseen by the Woman, whom he left to bemoan the Loss of her Spoons, and her Husband's sham Shipmate. His next Ramble was to Ratcliffe-high-way , which he thought a Place very proper for his Purpose, as he might soon find People enough whose Husbands, Sons, &c. were abroad. He soon got Intelligence to his Purpose, and knocks with Authority at the Door of a House, the Master of which, a Captain of a Ship, he knew was abroad; he enquired for the Captain by his Name, being told he was gone to Sea; he then desired to speak with the Captain's Lady, who happened not to be at home at that time. He seemed to express a good deal of Uneasiness, as he had something particular to say to her. An oldGentlewoman who was there, and the Maid, seeing him so uneasy, pressed him to walk in, telling him, it would not be long before the Lady would come home; accordingly he went with them down into the Kitchen, and sat for some time talking with them on indifferent Matters, till at length he 'spied a Silver Cup upon the Table, at which, he says, his Fingers itch'd, and he could not be easy till he was Master of it; and as he never wanted an Excuse on these Occasions, he desired the Maid to draw him some small Beer; but the Girl had like to have spoiled his Scheme, for she was going to lay hold of the Cup to draw it in; but he had his Wits about him, and prevented her, telling her he was very thirsty, and that the Cup would not hold enough to quench it; on which she took a larger Vessel, and while she was gone, he turned his Back on the old Gentlewoman, and she being also a little dim-sighted, he conveyed the Cup into his Pocket unseen. The Maid returning with the small Beer, he drank it, and then seemed to be in a Hurry, said, he could not well stay any longer now, but would call again another time, and went off undiscovered. And now, he says, he began to reflect, and was fearful that as he had so often escaped, he might not always have the same good Fortune, but might be catch'd at last, and dearly pay for all, in which, as it now plainly appears, he was truly prophetical, he had it then in his Thoughts to leave off while he was yet unhurt; but his Repentance not taking Root deep enough, nor weighing seriously the ill Consequences that might attend his going on in this Practice, he had not Resolution enough to combat with the Devil, nor was he able to rescue himself from Satan's snares, who now held him too fast, he therefore again set his Invention on the Rack, for new Methods to deceive the Unwary, among other Thoughts that crouded into his Mind, he remembred to have heard of a young Woman who lodged at a Linnen Draper's in Chiswell-street , who took in plain Work, who he was inform'd had some Moveables by her, which might in all probability, by some of his Artifice and Cunning call him Master, in order to effect which, away he goes, enquires for the young Woman, and was shewn up Stairs; as she was not at Home, he told her Servant that he came from a Gentleman, naming a sham Name, who wanted a Parcel of Linen made, the Girl told him her Mistress was not at Home, but she would send for her, and accordingly left Cock in the Room, while she accordingly went to get some body to fetch her Mistress, he in themean Time made bold with a Silver Watch he observed hang there, and when the Maid came again, he told her he must go a little farther, and would call again as he came back, by which Time perhaps her Mistress might be come in, but neither Mistress nor Maid ever heard of him or Watch any more. In his Way to Spittlefields one Day not thinking of any Mischief, of a sudden the Devil and his own wicked Heart contrived another Scheme, which, tho' an odd one, yet had the Effect he desired; seeing a Servant Maid standing at the Door of a Chandler's-shop, he steps up to her, and ask'd if she knew any Gentlewoman thereabouts whose Husband was abroad, as the Girl knew there were two or three Women in the Neighbourhood, whose Husbands were abroad, asks him particularly if he did not know her Name, to which he cunningly reply'd, he knew it if he heard it, but not being very much acquainted with her he could not immediately recollect it, and added farther, that the Person whom he wanted, was one who lived well in the World; this he mention'd he said, that she might recommend him to the best, if she knew more than one, on which the Girl not knowing his ill Design, told him the Name, and shewed him the House, to which he goes directly, with as much assurance as is usually necessary to such an Undertaking; he knocks at the Door, and enquires for the Mistress of the House, by the Name he had just learnt, is admitted to her, and pretends he is lately come from abroad, and that he had seen her Husband, who was very well, &c. The good Woman no doubt well pleas'd to hear from her Husband, invited him to sit down, which he did, and after some little Discourse, had recourse to his old Expedient, i e. to beg some small Beer, and while it was gone for, he took an Opportunity to pocket two large Silver Spoons, and a little Silver Cup, which he carried away without the least Suspicion. Cock had in this Manner ran a very great Length, till at last his Devil forsook him, and he was discovered, brought to a Trial, and deservedly executed, for the last Fact he committed, which was as follows. Having learn'd that the Husband of Mrs. Susanna Jones , (who lived in the Parish of Whitechapel ) was abroad, he went to her House, pretending a Message from one Captain Johnson in Soho-square , about her Husband, and still making Use of his old Custom, to beg small Beer, she went out of the Room to fetch it, while he in the mean Time took a Watch that hung up over a Chimney-piece in the Parlour, which Watch Mrs. Jones miss'd immediately after he was gone, and pursued him, seiz'd him, and had him brought back to her House; when he was there, (as she swore upon her Evidence) she saw him take the Watch from under his Coat, and lay it down in a Chair, upon which she sent immediately for a Constable, charg'd him with Cock, and had him carried before a Justice.'Tis very remarkable, that in their Way to the Justice's House, another Woman, from whom he had some Time before stolen a Watch, saw him, knew him, and went with them to the Justice's, before whom she swore that Cock came to her Room up two Pair of Stairs where she lay sick, telling her a long counterfeit Story about her Husband, and stole her Husband's Watch, upon which the Justice committed him to Newgate and upon the Evidence of these two Women, and others, he was upon his Tryal found Guilty, and very deservedly forfeits his Life to Justice, and the Laws of his Country. Thus, tho' it was in a low and mean Way that he managed his Affairs, yet had he wicked cunning enough to impose too frequently on the Unwary; let me therefore take this Opportunity to caution Mankind, from those Instances, to beware of being too credulous of such idle Stories, never to trust People who come on such frivolous Messages, but to be well satisfied before they alienate any Part of their Property He seems to be sensible of the many Villanies he has committed, and professes sincere Repentance for the evil Examples he has set to the World; wishes others would, by his Fate, take that Warning he himself neglected to do, and shun such Courses as must inevitably, if not forsaken, terminate in an ignominious Death. He lamented most justly his neglecting to take the Advice and kind Admonition given him on his Discharge from Bridewell . Having Reason sufficient, He declares himself heartily sorry for all the Crimes and Offences he has committed against God and his Neighbour, acknowledges it but just to be ashamed for himself, and wishes it were in his Power to make Reparation to the many he has wrong'd; so putting his Trust in God, and taking Refuge under the Wings of his Mercy, he has humble Confidence, that the great Merits of Christ's Sufferings, are, and will be, sufficient to take away his numerous Offences. Benjamin Thomas , aged 32, was born at Arden , in Flintshire , being bred to Husbandry , and Agriculture : He laboured hard for some Years for an honest Livelihood. But, not content in that Station, he came up to London about ten Yearsago; and has since lived in Service with one Master three, another two, and with Samuel Tuffnel , Esq ; he says, between three and four Years. He declares it never once entered into his Thoughts to defraud any one, till this unhappy Time, and even this he looks upon as too soon; being sensible of the heinous Nature of his Crime, and the bad Example he has set to his Fellow-servants, if the Grace of God be not with them. He says he prays to God, and heartily wishes that his Punishment may be an Exemplary Warning to debarr all others from injuring those to whom, under God, they owe their Subsistence, and every thing they enjoy. He was discharged the Service of Samuel Tuffnel , Esq ; about six Months before this Fact; and was a Servant at an Oil-shop since, in which Service, he got, he says, ten Shillings per Week; upon which he and his Wife lived very easy and comfortably till this unhappy Affair. He has all along declared, he had no Accomplice in this Robbery; he never was prompted to it by any one, nor did any one Person know when he committed the Fact, upon his Word, as he was a dying Man, and hoped to appear in the Presence of that God who searcheth the Secrets of all Hearts. He says, he never once thought of doing this Wickedness, till the very Day he put it in Practice: 'Twas a sudden Temptation he fell under, and the false Prospect of Advantage so blinded his Eyes, that he could not look unto the End and Consequence of this evil Action; but he run into the Pit that was made for him, without seeing the Danger. He knew his Master wanted not Money, and he resolved to run the Risk of finding it; and his Heart was so captivated with the Success proposed, that he never thought of a Discovery, nor gave himself Liberty to think whether he was going to do Good, or to do Evil. And, he believes verily, had he considered it in this Light, he never should have committed the Robbery. But as one who builds Castles in the Air, promises himself to do great Things, if he succeed so and so, and his Hopes at last evaporate; so he had proposed to himself this Scheme, which not only proved ineffectual to his Wishes, but cost him his Life, the dearest Price Man can pay for any of the World's Goods. He proposed to himself, when he had gotten the Money, to set up a Publick-house, or Ale-house, and to trade with it, till he was in such a Way of Business as to be able to spare it again; and then, he says, his Way of Thinking was to have return'd it again. To expose the Absurdity of this, I need not be at the Pains, every one must see and discover the Ignorance and Folly of a Man who could offer to build upon so sandy a Foundation. But this, he says was his Purpose, and accordingly the Success he promised to himself led him on to put this Scheme in Practise; and he went to his Master's House, broke open the Bureau, and took out of it the Moneis and Watch, as they were found upon him, and as laid in the Indictment against him. The Heinousness of this Man's Crime was so much the more aggravated by the particular Obligations he lay under to a kind indulgent Master. In robbing him, he not only acted against the Law of God and his Country, but against Common Law and Gratitude, to eat his Master's Bread, to receive from him Food and Rayment, and in Return to behave with Villany and Perfidy, is the blackest Ingratitude. Whereas Faithfulness is every where in Scripture commanded, where the relative Duties of Master and Servant are consider'd, and positive Injunction laid on Servants not to purloin. He shou'd be careful for his Master's Good, and as thrifty and diligent in doing the Work of his Family, as if it were the Work of his own. Therefore when a Man giveth another Wages, convenient Food, and all other Things needful to the Support of Life, in Hopes to be helped by his Faithfulness and Diligence; then for him, who is thus supported, to deceive, where he is trusted, or any way to reward Good with Evil, is such odious Theft, as is against the Law of Nature, and all Nations, and is sure to meet with proper and deserved Punishment, whenever it is detected. The Crime, he cou'd not but acknowledge, with all its aggravating Circumstances, and tho' he had Reason sufficient to be sorry and repent of all his Offences, of this particularly for which he suffered, and that he deserved to die for it. But hoping that God might be gracious unto him in the future Life, he put his Trust in his Mercy, and thro' the Merits of Jesus waited the Pardon of all Sins. James Watling , aged 28, was born at Wingfield in the County of Suffolk , where he was a Shoemaker , and followed that Trade several Years. For four or five Years of his Time, he says, he hired himself out to labour in Husbandry , but finding that too hard for his Strength, he return'd again to his own Business. About the Middle of March last past, four Officers of the Customs, he says came to Wingfield to apprehend another Person,a reputed Smuggler, for whom he made Shoes; and being in Company together at that Time, were both taken, and conveyed to Yarmouth , where Leader saw him, and swore against him; accordingly they were put on board a Vessel, and brought to Town. That he had been concerned in Smuggling he would not deny, nor would he directly own it; but that he was innocent of the Fact for which he suffered, he always positively asserted. He lamented his hard Fate very much; and to others, in a particular Manner, declares his Innocence, and said, Pray God pardon my Accuser. In all other Respects, he was very reserved to the Last, nor indeed could he well be expected to be otherwise, being ignorant of Letters: Though being very attentive to Prayer and Exhortation, he retained in his Memory some necessary Articles of Duty to God, his Neighbour, and himself; and he would say with hearty Zeal, Should it please God he might live longer, he would mend his Ways, and lead a new Life. But as all Hope disappear'd, he desired his Soul might be recommended to God, and he was content to trust himself to the Mercy of God, through Jesus Christ. At the PLACE of EXECUTION. ABOUT Nine o'Clock on Wednesday Morning June 22d George Cock , Benjamin Thomas , and James Watling , went from Newgate to the Place of Execution in a Cart, when having put up their Prayers to God for Pardon of their Sins, they resigned their Breath without great Difficulty and Struggle. Cock earnestly bid all Men take Warning by his untimely End, and those of his Fellow-Sufferers. He said he had lived with a Woman for some Time without being married; but he had since been married to her for some Months. He declared, that neither she, nor any body else, persuaded him to, nor had a Hand with him in his Cheats and Robberies; begging, that no body would reflect on her, for that she was innocent in this Point. He said farther, that he had another Wife, who was blind, and seem'd to give a tacit Consent that he used her ill, by saying, he hoped she wou'd forgive him. Having staid a convenient Time, they were turned off, calling on God to have Mercy on them. This is all the Account given by me, JOHN TAYLOR , Ordinary of Newgate ,

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE his ACCOUNT, Of the Behaviour, Confession, and dying Words of the Malefactors who were Executed at Tyburn, on Wednesday the 27th of this Instant March, 1728. ***N. B. Whereas in the last Dying Speech of the Malefactors, who were executed on Monday the 12th of February last, several literal Mistakes and other gross Errors, which perverted the Sense, escap'd Correction, through the Hast of the Press: The Readers are hereby desir'd to excuse the same, and may be assur'd that effectual Care shall be taken to prevent the like for the future, by printing the Dying Speeches correctly. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Honourable Sir EDWARD BECHER , Lord Mayor of the City of London ; the Honourable Mr. Baron Comyns; the Hon. Mr. Justice Probyn; the Hon. Mr. Baron Thompson, Recorder of the City of London; and John Raby , Esq ; Serjeant at Law ; and others his Majesty's Justices of Jail Delivery, and Oyer and Terminer aforesaid: Together with several of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said City of London and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall, in the Old-Baily , on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, being the 28th and 29th of February, and the 1st, 2d, 4th, and 5th of March, 1728. in the first Year of his Majesty's Reign. Six Men, viz Benjamin Branch , Martin Bellamy , William Shann , John Potter , James Stagles , alias Howard , and Richard Kelme ; and two Women, viz. Margaret Wallis , alias Staineus , and Margaret Murphy , were found guilty of capital Offences by the Jury, and received Sentence of Death. While under Sentence, they having been for the most part young People of lewd and dissolute Lives, and consequently ignorant of Religion, both in Speculation and Practice, were instructed in those Principles, which are necessary to be known by us, both as Men and Christians. I shew'd them, that Nature itself teacheth us, that unto God the Sovereign Lord of the Universe, Worship, Reverence, and Homage is due from all his Creatures, and that Man who (as the Heathens, who were only led by the light of Nature, acknowledged) was form'd after the divine Image, and substituted Lord of this inferior Orb, was in a more especial Manner bound, in Token of his dependance, to give all due Obedience, by dedicating himself to the Service of God, his Creator and special Benefactor. But if they fell short in complying with the first Principles of natural Religion, which is insufficient for Salvation; how much greater must their Guilt be, who being descended of Christian Parents, and living in the midst of so great Light, had despised those glorious Revelations, which were intended to elevate and perfect our depraved Nature? That Theft and Robbery were destructive of all human Society, and reduc'd Man, who is made after the Image of God, who is the God of Order, into the State of savage Animals and Birds of Prey. Besides, that the Commission of the Sin of Theft and Robbery was attended with innumerable other, the worst of Sins; such as a tendency to Murder, and commonly a continued Practice of Lying, Drinking, Whoring, and many such like Vices; and it is evident, that those who give themselves up to this wicked Course of Life, are the vilest Wretches, and abandon'd to every thing which is good. I instructed them in the Nature of the Christian Sacraments, both of Baptism and the Lord's Supper, how they are Seals of the Gospel-Covenant, and Pledges of all those Blessings procur'd to us by the Sufferings and Death of our Lord Jesus; and that the Lord's Supper was a proper Provision to strengthen our Faith, in order to prepare us for a new State of Life, and that never-ending Eternity, upon which they were to enter. While these and the like Exhortations were us'd, John Potter , James Stagles , Richard Kelme , Margaret Murphy , and Margaret Wallis , alias Staineus , were apparently devout and serious; Benjamin Branch , and Martin Bellamy comply'd with the Worship, by making regular Responses, but were seldom attentive to the Exhortations, and were otherways guilty of carrying themselves most undecently at Prayers and other Times, especially for Men in their miserable and dangerous Circumstances; for which I reprov'd them sharply and frequently; but they were the most obstinate and obdurate Criminals I ever saw. William Shann never came to Chapel but once, having been afflicted with sickness, and afterwards with swelling in his Legs and Feet, so that he could not walk; but as I frequently visited him in the Cell, he still declar'd himself very Penitent, and readily comply'd with Prayers and Exhortations. Upon Thursday, the 21st, of March, the Report of these eight Malefactors under Sentence of Death, was made to His Majesty in Council. When William Shan , for Felony and Burglary, in breaking the House of Richard Wright of Coleman-street , and taking thence 30 Guineas, 10 l. in Silver, 8 Moiders, 2 broad Pieces, and one half broad Piece, on the 8th of December last, the Property of Richard Wright aforesaid. And Richard Kelme of St. John Hackney , for stealing a Brown Gelding, value 7 l. the Property of Mr. Yellowly; a Mare, val, 7 l. the Goods of Mr. Sanders; a Bridle, Saddle, and Saddle-cloth, the Property of John Laurence , out of the Stable of the said John Laurence , receiv'd His Majesty's most Gracious Reprieve. The remaining Six, viz. Benjamin Branch , Martin Bellamy , John Potter , James Stagles , alias Howard , Margaret Murphew , and Margaret Wallis , alias Stainens , were ordered for Execution. Benjamin Branch , of St. Andrew's Holbourn , was Indicted for Assaulting Jane Marshal on the Highway, putting her in Fear, and taking from her two Guineas, two half Guineas, and 3 s. and 6 d, in Silver, 2 Pocket-pieces, value 5 s. a bunch of Keys, and 2 silk Handkerchiefs, on the 27th of Jan. last. Benjamin Branch , 27 years of Age, descended of honest Parents, who gave him good Education at School, in Reading and Writing, and instructed him in the Christian Religion: When of Age, they put him to an Employment, at which he might have liv'd well; but being of a loose Temper, and not willing to confine himself to constant Business, he Associated himself with the worst of Company, and commenc'd Thief and Street-Robber in an extraordinary Manner, surpassing most of his Accomplices in those unlawful and wicked Practices. He confess'd, that he had committed many Street-Robberies, and particularly that for which he was Convicted, that he met with a deserved Punishment, having Sin'd against much Light and Knowledge, and the Convictions of his own Conscience: For his Father (as he said) bred him to his own Business of a Goldsmith and a Lapidary , and put him in a way of living Creditably in the World, but shaking off all fear of God and Regard to Man, and joining himself to a Band of Thieves and Robbers, he became one of the most Noted about Town in that way. He always attended publick Prayers in Chapel, and made Responses regularly, but with too much Indifferency, and for the most part was attentive to the Exortations, only sometimes he spoke to his Friends, and some who were next him. And upon the second Sunday before his Death, he and Bellamy, as I began to speak upon Death, which I judg'd a proper Subject and Discourse for their Case; went out of their Place to talk with Strangers; this giving offence to the Auditory, I desir'd them to return and compose themselves, and hear the Word of the Lord with Reverence and Attention; they were so rude as to cry out, expressing themselves in a very undiscreet Manner, before a good number of People, a Behaviour unbecoming any Person, but especially Men in their deplorable Circumstances. I reproved them sharply, and told 'em, that however they might slight the Ordinances dispens'd by Man, yet that God the righteous Judge, who was ready to take Vengeance upon his Adversaries, would shortly bring them to a terrible Account for so notorious Contempt of his Word, if they did not repent. I have not observ'd two so very audacious Sinners, when so near their latter End. When the Report was made, Branch became more serious and civil, acknowledging himself to have been one of the greatest of Sinners, most unthankful to God and Man, for the great Blessings he had receiv'd, and for misimproving the Talents where with God had endow'd him; adding, that his sometimes laughing and speaking proceeded not from any Contempt of God's Word and Ordinances, but from his Youth and want of Consideration. He declar'd himself penitent for all his Sins, particularly, his great Vices of Covetousness, Robbery, Whoredom, and their Attendants, which had brought him to a shameful and untimely Death; that he died in Peace with all the World, and in the Faith of being sav'd only through the Merits of Jesus Christ. Martin Bellamy , of St. Katherine Cree Church , was indicted for Felony and Burglary, in breaking the House of Giles Holliday , on the 5th of February last in the Night time, and taking thence 12 Pounds of sewing silk, Value 10 l. and 20 pair of worsted stockings, Value 5 l. the Property of Giles Holloday aforesaid. Martin Bellamy , born of honest Parents, who gave him good Education, instructing him in Christian Principles, and the Knowledge of other things proper to fit him for Business in the World. He was about 28 Years of Age, by Trade a Taylor , in which Art he was very skillful, and might have liv'd in Credit and an honest manner, but giving loose Reins to his irregular Passions, he addicted himself to all manner of Wickedness. About 4 Years ago, he married and liv'd only 5 Weeks with his Wife, for being taken up for some Fraud or Theft, he was put into Clerkenwell Bridewell , whether (as he said) his Wife's Brother-in-Law coming to him, desir'd to know, where his Prosecutor liv'd, upon Pretence of making Matters easie, but the said Brother went to the Gentleman and advis'd him to prosecute Bellamy; upon which he resenting this suppos'd Injury, took up an irreconcileable Prejudice against his Wife and all her Relations, never cohabiting with her any more. About this time, e betook himself to his old Companion a young Woman, whom he call'd Amey Fowler , who pass'd for his Wife above the space of six Years, bare him several Children and liv'd in good Friendship with him. Her he commended, though (it seems) he could by no means agree with his true Wife, because she disapprov'd of his naughty Courses. He said also, that Amey Fowler was altogether ignorant of and had no Concern in his Robberies, he having deserted her Company also, when he follow'd that extravagant manner of Life. This he desir'd to be publish'd, because the World blam'd her for his Misfortunes, as advising him to undertake his villainous Attempts. He gave Account of a great many Robberies and Burglaries he had committed; such as, his obliging the Watchman in Thames-street to throw his Lanthorn and Staff into the River, and holding a Pistol to his Breast, till three other Thieves robb'd a Tea-shop to the Value of 20 l. in Goods. In East-Cheap he robb'd a Shoemaker's Shop, and knock'd the Watchman down with a bag of Shoes, which he was forc'd to leave out of hast to make his Escape. In Coleman-street he robb'd a Stocking Shop of Goods to the Value of 70 l. He robb'd a Gentleman near St. Botolph's Aldersgate of a silver Watch with a Case, but left him 6 s. in Money, and cut the Band of his Breeches, to prevent his pursuing him. For a little Premium to support himself in Prison, he put some upon a way of recovering part of their Goods. Some Years ago, upon a false Pretence, he got 10 Guineas from one in Smithfield , in the Name of the lace Jonathan Wild , but made his Peace with Jonathan, by giving him 5 l. and gave his Bond for Payment of the Money at the Baptist-head Tavern , but this is still unpaid. Many such Accounts he told of himself, but with such an air of Indifference and Boldness, as shew'd him to be no way penitent for his Crimes, but to take Delight in recounting his Villainies, and thus glorying in his Shame. Altho' he outwardly comply'd with Prayers, yet at other Times he behav'd himself with such Audacity, sometimes falling out into violent fits of Passion and Swearing; so that he seem'd to have been Craz'd and out of his Senses, not allowing himself time seriously to think upon his latter End, and improving his few remaining Moments, in working out his Souls Salvation with Fear and Trembling: Till some time after the Dead-Warrant came out, he began to Cry and Lament his unhappy Fate; his Conscience then beginning to Awake, because of the most irregular Life he had Led, and the terrible Account he had to make. I frequently and sharply Reprov'd him for his Miscarriages, and for his former vicious Life, having giving himself wholly up to work Wickedness. I represented to him the dangerous Condition he was in, what a terrible Thing it was to fall into the Hands of the living God, of a Just and Sin-revenging God; For who can abide with ever lasting Burnings? And that without holiness no Man can see the Lord. He acknowledg'd himself one of the greatest of Sinners; beg'd God and Man Pardon for the many Offences of his Life, declar'd himself Penitent for all his Sins; that he believ'd in Christ, through whose Merits he hop'd to be Saved; and that he Died in Peace with all the World. Branch and Bellamy own'd themselves much oblig'd to two worthy Divines, who visited them three or four Days before they Died. James Stagles , alias Howard , of St. Dunstan's Stepney , was Indicted for Assaulting John House on the Highway, putting him in Fear, and taking from him two Pocket Pieces, val. 6 d. 6 s. in Silver, and some Half-pence, on the 6th, of February last. James Stagles alias Howard , 43 years of Age, (as he said) descended of honest Parents, who gave him good Education, and instructed him in Principles of Christianity. When of Age, he was not put out to any Employment, but served Gentlemen , and married a Woman in Yarmouth , with whom he got a good Portion, which he prodigally squander'd and lavish'd away. He Travel'd over great part of the World, Italy , France , the Holy-land , and several other Countries, attending his Masters, and could speak some Foreign Languages; and when he came home (as he said) he was worth some thousand of Pounds, which he spent in his foolish Rambles; he purchas'd a Place for himself, which he lost because of his Miscarriages. Being out of Business, and not knowing what to do, and wanting Grace and good Manners, he took himself to the Highway, for two or three Years past; during which time, he was not Inferior to any of his Profession in doing Mischief. He had formerly made himself an Evidence against one George Noble , who was Executed at St. Edmund's-Bury , who deny'd the Fact of which he was Convicted, at his last Hour. Upon a Letter from an unknown Hand at the desire of Noble's Widow, I ask'd, if Noble was guilty according to his Evidence? He answer'd, that it was known he was Guilty, and that his Wife need not enquire into that Affair, knowing the Truth thereof. As to the Robbery of which he was convicted, he denied that he took the Money from the Gentleman, but that it was handed to him by another Person, who is a creditable Man, but whom he did not incline to discover, thinking he should not have been Convicted, and after Conviction it being to no Purpose, he did not judge it proper to ruin a poor Family. He confess'd himself to have been a most wicked and profligate Fellow, and that he had met with a deserved Punishment for his Crimes. Although (as he said) when he was abroad, he was sollicited to alter his Profession, as to Religion, which indeed I believe was, what he least minded, yet he was still of the Communion of this Church, in which he was Baptized. He declar'd himself sincerely penitent, having always behav'd himself very devoutly at Prayers, but that sometimes he spoke to Branch, that he believ'd in Jesus Christ his only Saviour, and died in Peace with all the World. Margaret Murphey , of St. Martins in the Fields , was indicted for privately and feloniously stealing out of the House of John Cordes , a Silver Salver, val. 5 l. a Silver Tea-pot, val. 5 l. on the 15th of January last, the Property of Peter Casteels . Margaret Murphey , 30 Years of Age, born in Ireland , of honest Parents. Her Father dying when she was very young, she got little Education, and if she was put to School, what Instructions were given her were quite obliterated, by Reason of her perverse and wicked Nature. She married a Husband in her own Country, and came over to London 9 Years ago, where she kept House for some time, and as one who liv'd near her, told me, maintaining a good Character among the Neighbours. But (as she told me) her Husband was a very naughty Fellow, and made all away in a most profuse and extravagant Manner, which made her rack her Wit what Course to take, and falling in with ill-dispos'd People, they brought her into Acquaintance of some of Jonathan Wild 's Gangs, which prov'd her Ruin. She voluntarily appear'd as Evidence against Jonathan Wild , who was convicted upon her Evidence chiefly; and upon the desire of one, being ask'd, if the Evidence she gave against Jonathan was True as she deliver'd it? She answer'd, that it was, and several Persons knew it to be so, and that there was no Force put upon her in that Affair, she appearing of her own accord. She own'd herself to have been a very great Sinner, to have liv'd a most irregular and debauch'd Life, to have been concern'd in a great Number of Robberies and Felonies, having for some Years past liv'd upon what unlawful Purchase she could make that way, and to have met with a most deserved Punishment for the Villainies she had committed. As to the Crime of which she was convicted, she said, that she never saw the Silver Tea pot which was sworn against her, and she only got the Salver from another Woman to sell, who never told her what way she came by it; to make this appear probable, she said, that she did not know Mr. Casteels in Long-Acre , having never heard of him, nor his House. But that it was her great Misfortune to be under so bad a Character, because of her Acquaintance with the late Jonathan Wild , and her appearing as Evidence against him, which made her Name still more infamously Famous. I desir'd her to submit to the Will of God, since Providence had justly brought her under severe Afflictions, and the Lash of an ignominious Death for her reprobate and unaccountable Life. She acknowledg'd the Justice of her Sentence according to the Laws of the Land, declaring that she believ'd in Jesus Christ her only Saviour; that she repented of all her Sins; dying in the Romish Communion , and in Peace with all Mankind. Margaret Wallis , alias Staining , was Indicted for breaking the House of Henry Clark of Islington , on the 3d, of February last, in the Night-time, and taken thence 12 Pewter-plates, a Napkin, 5 Handkerchiefs, 4 Aprons, a black and white Silk-hood, a Mob, 3 holland Shirts, 2 pair of Stockings, a Top-knot, a Wrapper, 2 Gowns, six holland Shifts, a Petticoat, a Fann, a pair of Lace-Ruffles, and a Remnant of brocaded Silk. Margaret Wallis , alias Staining , 21 years of Age, of mean Parents in the Country, who gave her no Education. She always serv'd Honestly (as she said) except in the particular instance of this Robery for which she died. She was a very ignorant Creature. I instructed her in the first Principles of Christianity, and with difficulty brought her to a little Knowledge. Altho' she was Sick most of the time she was under Sentence, excepting two or three times, she always attended in Chapel, and to appearance, with abundance of Devotion and Seriousness. She own'd herself guilty of the Robbery of which she was Convicted, and that her Sentence was just according to Law. She declar'd, that she was truly Penitent for her many Sirs, that she believ'd to be Saved thro' the Merits of Jesus Christ, and Died in Peace with all Mankind. At the Place of Execution. THEY all behav'd with very great Seriousness and Devotion, to appearance. James Stagles , alias Howard , desir'd me to write down to the Country, and give a near Relation of his an Account of his deplorable Fate, to communicate the same to the rest of his Friends. Mrs. Murphey declar'd, that she knew nothing of Mr. Casteels nor his House, who swore himself Proprietor of the stollen Plate for which she died; that she knew of no more then a Salver, which was given her by another Woman to dispose off, and this she knew to be stollen, but from whence she could not tell. As for the Tea-pot, she never heard of it. She said also, that she knew nothing of his Grace the Duke of Montague's rich Hangings, and that the Woman, nam'd Sullivane, swore falsely against her, for which she freely forgave her, and prayed God to forgive her. They all adher'd to their former Confessions, and went of the Stage, crying out, Lord Jesus receive my Spirit. Just as the Prisoners were bringing out of Newgate, to go to the Place of Execution, a Reprieve came for John Potter , before-mention'd. At the Place of Execution, Martin Bellamy read a Paper to the Auditors, wherein he lamented the Follies of a mispent Life, &c. the Copy whereof is as follows, Gentlemen, I Am brought here to suffer an ignominious Death, for my having willfully transgressed against the known Laws of God and my Country. I fear there are too many here present, who come to be Witnesses of my untimely End, rather out of Curiosity than from a sincere Intention to take Warning by my unhappy Fate. You see me here in the very Prime of my Youth, cut off like an untimely Flower in a rigorous Season, thro' my having been too much addicted to a voluptious and irregular Course of Life, which has been the Occasion of my committing those Crimes for which I am now to suffer. As the Laws of God, as well as Men, call upon me to lay down my Life as justly forfeited, by my manifold Transgressions. I acknowledge the Justice of my Sentence, and I patiently submit to the same, without any Rancour, Ill will, or Malice, against any Person what soever, hoping, thro' the Merits of Christ Jesus (who laid down his Life for Sinners, and who on the Cross pronounc'd a Pardon for the repenting Thief under the Agonies of Death) to be with him admitted to partake of that Glorious Resurrection and Immortality, he has been so graciously pleased to promise to the sincere Penitent. I earnestly exhort and beg of all here present, to think seriously of Eternity, a long and endless Eternity, in which we are to be rewarded, or punish'd, according to our good or evil Actions in this World, that you will all take Warning by me, and refrain from all wilfull Transgressions and Offences; let a religious Disposition prevail upon you, and use your utmost Endeavours to forsake and flee from Sin, the Mercies of God are great, and he can save, even at the last Moment of Life; yet do not therefore presume to much, least you provoke him to cast you off in his Anger, and become fearfull Examples of his Wrath and Indignation. Let me prevail upon you to forget and forgive me all the Offences and Injuries I have either committed, or promoted, in Action, Advice, or Example, and intreat your Prayers for me, that the Lord would in Mercy look down upon me in the last Moments of my Life. " Look down in Mercy, O God I beseech thee, upon me " a miserable, lost, and undone Sinner; number not my " Transgressions nor let my Iniquities rise up in Judgment " against me; wash me and I shall be clean, purge me and " shall be free from Offence. Tho' my Sins be as Scarlet " they shall be whiter than Snow, if thou pleasest but to " receive me amongst those who are Redeem'd by the Merits " of thy dear Son Christ Jesus And Oh! Blessed Jesus disown me not in my last Extremity, but number me amongst " those whom thou hast redeem'd, that I may sing Praises to " the most High, and extol thy Holy Name in the Courts of " Heaven, for ever and ever more. Amen. This is all the Account given by me, JAMES GUTHRIE , Minister at Newgate . ADVERTISEMENT. This Day is Publish'd, The LIFE of Martin Bellamy , with an Account of all the several Robberies, Burglaries, Forgeries, and other Crimes by him Committed. Also the Method practised by Himself, and his Companion, in the Perpetration thereof. Necessary to be Perus'd by all Persons, in order to prevent their being Robb'd for the future. Dictated by himself in NEWGATE , and Publish'd at his Request, for the Benefit of the Publick. And his Speech to the Spectators at the Place of Execution. Printed and Sold by J. Applebee, in Black-Fryers, A. Dodd, at the Peacock without Temple-Bat, and E. utt, at the Royal Exchange. Price Six-Pence. London : Printed by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Black-Fryers .

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The True ACCOUNT of the Behaviour and Confessions OF THE Condemned Criminals IN NEWGATE, VIZ. William Hainsworth , William Davis , John Holland , Agnes Wearing , John Banwell , Zachariah Thomson , Leonard Bate , and Alice Garret . OF WHICH William Davis , Agnes Wearing , William Hainsworth , and John Banwell , were Executed on Wednesday Decemb. 16. AT TYBURN . WHereas at the sessions of Peacel,Oyer and Terminer, and Goal delivery of Newgate, held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bayly, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Fryday, being the 9th. 10th. 11th Dayes of December 1685. These following persons Received Sentence of Death viz. William Hainsworth , William Davis , John Holland , Agnes Wearing , John Banwell , Zachariah Thompson , Leonord Bate , and Alice Garret , the latter pleading her Belly proved to be with Child: The Ordinary proceeds to give an Account of the Behaviour and Confession of so many of them who were put into the dead Warrant, most of the other being reprieved. On the Lords Day, they were brought to the Chappel and were placed about the Table, at the upper end, and were Solemnly put in minde, how they ought to Reflect on their former slagicious Courses which had provok'd the Lord to leave them most justly to these Crimes, which had drawn upon them the snares of Death. It is very deplorable to consider that frequent examlples of publick Justice do not restrain vicious Persons from their Excesses in Sinning, but rather an Atheistical mind prompts them to presume they shall carry their Sins secretly, and never come to any Shame, nor condign Punnishment for them. Hereupon they adventure to tempt the Lord to withdraw his retraining Grace; and being left to the hardness of their Hearts, they perpetrate the most daring Impieties, which even Heathens abstain from Committing. Thus, tho the Lord bring every Sessions his Judgment to Light, yet the Prophane know no Shame. Tho he give them a space for Repentance, yet they make their Repenting time an occasion perversely to abuse the Long-suffering of God; stifling not only the convictions of an awakned Conscience, but violating all Vows and resolutions of Reformation, if they obtain sparing Mercy. To convince them of so great a presumption, the Minister, in the Forenoon of the Lords Day, Preach’d on this Text, the 2d. of the Revelation of St. John and the 21 ver viz. I gave her a space to Repent in, yet she Repented not. On which Words many Arguments were used, to excite the Condemned Criminals, to improve their short time in this Life, in order to a Blessed Eternity; otherwise they would Aggravate and bind on the guilt of all their Sins, by an inexcusable Presumption In the Afternoon of the Lords-day there was another sermon Preach’d on the 14th ver. of the 5th Chap. to the Ephestans, viz. Awake thou that Sleepest, and arise from the Dead, and Christ shall give thee Light. The Prisoners seemed more Affected with their sinful State than they did in the Forenoon, and some of them were very desirous that they might be Visited on the Monday, so they were. After Prayer for them, by an earnest Exhorration they were desired to give Glory to God, and satisfaction to those whom they had Wronged, by a free and full Acknowledgment thereof; and that without Confession of their Crimes, and those sinful Courses which led them to them, they could not be accounted real Penitentiaries. Some were very much desired to unburthen their Consciences as aforesaid; yet could not be prevailed with to declare what Employment they followed, before they betook themselves to an Idle course, or were drawn away by bad Counsel: Yet they were Obstinate and would not give any ingenuous Account of themselves; so that their seeming Relenting on the Lordsday, was in a manner quite Vanished, to the great discouragement of future Ministereal Endeavours, to prepare them for an happy departure out of this Life. Yet the Minister appointed (who had a tender consideration of the worth of their Souls, and that it is his Duty to instruct with Meekness, even those who oppose themselves,) was not tired out by their present Pevishnesses; but renewed his earnest Prayer and Exhortations, that the Lord would turn them from Darkness to Lights; and that by the powerful convictions of his Spirit, they might be brought to Repentance, and so escape that Wrath which will otherwise be ever pouring out on all obstinate Sinners. They were Visited again, (tho with small hope to prevail with them) because they generally had hopes of a Reprieval: And altho there was no ground for it besides their own fond love of Natural Life, and the slavish fear of Death, yet they usually delay to make any Acknowledgment of the Crime they are condemned for, but utterly to stand out in a denial of it, till the day of their Execution appears; and then they say, Horrour over whelms them, because they have dallied with God, and they are not in a fit temper or preparation for Death. The Ordinary desires that this may be observed by all such who defer their Repentance, till they are upon the very precipice of Desparation, then they be Lock’d up in a state of total Unbelief and obduration of Heart. Many Arguments were urg’d upon them, that they would fly from the Wrath to come, by delaying no longer; to consider their Ways, and turn to the Lord while there is any hope of Divine Mercy, and a striving with them by the Spirit of Christ, to overcome their stubbornness with his Goodness. Upon this they were more Awakned in the general, and confess’d they had been great Sinners,; but very sparing to declare in what particulars. He who was condemned for Murder, declared that his passion was raised to a great degree of Fury. He denied not the fact of Killing the Person, yet he somwhat extenuated the Crime, saying he had no prepensate Malice in it. He was exhorted to deal clearly in the Cafe, as he would answer the truth of his Repentance, before the searcher of every Heart; And being told how great a Soulhardning Sin Murder is, he replied, that he hoped the Lord would make him so sensible of all his Vicious course of Life, that he should be wash’d clean from the Guilt and defilement thereof, through the Infinite Mercy of God, and the Meritori ous Righteousness of christ. There was another Person Condemned for a Felonious Act in taking from a Person seven Pounds in Money. He was informed that Stealth and Robbery is a great Sin; because no extremity of Poverty can excuse it; as being not only against the express prohibition of the Divine Law, but also against the dictates of Natural Conscience, and the restraint of pnal Laws, which had made it a capital Crime, because it is grown common, and counted but a Trifle; tho it be very prejudicial to the Propriety, Safety and Welfare, yea the industry of Mankind; Yet many become Vain, Psa. 62, v. 10. in Robbery, who tho they be not driven to it by deep pressing Wants, yet chuse to persue such a wicked Course out of a customary Delight, tho they endanger Soul and Body only for a Trifle. He replied, that he could not excuse such an injurous Fact; and wished that he had lived in any mean Calling, and wrought hard at it, rather than to have been drawn away by bad Compay to break the sabbaoth, and proceed in Idleness and vain Courses till now he was snared so Fatally. Yet he hoped, that upon a serious calling his former Excesses in Sin to mind, and deep Humiliation for them, the Lord would pity and Pardon him, for that satisfaction which Christ had made to Gods Offended Justice, by his Bitter Death and Passion. He desired that his Heart might be made throughly sensible of all his Sins, that he might hate them as much as at any time he delighted in them; and then Christ being his Redeemer, he hoped his Death would not be Terrible, but a passage to Eternal Life. Upon Tuesday in the Forenoon they were visited again. They who were reprieved came not to the Chappel, neither to hear Prayers, nor to receive any Instruction; and the Ordinary whishes, that they may not by sparing Mercy grow secure and impenitent in a state of Sin, and return to their former vicious Courses, forgetting that Advice which our Saviour gave to the man healed of his long Insirmity, Behold, thou art made whole, Sin no more left a worse thing come upon thee. The Minister who supplied the Ordinary's Office, (he being not able to himself to visit them, by present Sickness ) acquainted the Ordinary, That Davis, who was joyned with one Holland and the MaidServant in Robbering her Master, the Rector of St. Dionis Back church, after much Prayer and Exhorration, were all of them very insensible of the Crime they were condemned for; neither would any of them three declare what had been their former course of Life. Davis hoped for a Reprieve, because Holland had acquainted him, that he had an assurance of his own; this intimation in all probability made Davis the more fly and Reserved not to consess the Robbery. This was observed, that Davis, before he had the knowledge of Hollands Reprieve, was more Relenting than afterward. This begat in him a presumtious hope of being spared himself. So soon are the initials of Repentance stifled or Vanishing, upon the least groundless prospect of a Reprieve only in self flattery. Who would trust his own deceitfull heart, upon solemn Vows of Reformation, in a present distress, which no sooner wears off, but secure Sinners immediately return to their former excesses with more greediness, but less remors in Conscience. As for the Maid-servant who Consented to the Robbery of Mr. Gatford the Minister, with whom she dwelt, she was importunately desired by him to unburn then her Conscience by a free Consession of the Fact, and wherein she contributed in giving any Advice to carry it on; but she was very reserved, and would not reveal to him what aim or direction she gave to so treacherous a Design, which probably was, that by Secrecy in the whole Intrigue she might not obstruct the hope of her Reprieve. Yet this declared the impudent hardning of her Heart to the aggravation of her Crime, that she would rather adventure upon the eternal ruine of her Soul, than take the ingenuous shame of a real Penitent to her serlf. The Minister who was with her afterward urged her to acknowledge her great Treachery to her Master, affirming to her, That her Crime could not be expiated by God's pardoning Mercy, without great Repentance; but she could not pretend to the least initial sign of this, unless she made a discovery of the whole Complotment of it, and Procedure in it; and that this was not sufficient, unless she revealed in whose hands any part of the stoln Goods remained, and caused Restitution thereof to be made, as much as lay in her utmost power to effect it: yet she continued obstinate on Monday, and would not declare where she dwelt before she came into Mr. Gatford’s Service, nor what her former course of Life had been; only, That she was a Sinner, as others were. Thus giving no sign of Repentance, she must be left to the Judgment and Sentence of an higher Tribunal than she hath justly met with in this World. Notwithstanding her present insensibility of her Crime, the Minister importuned her again, That as she desired and expected any Mercy from God in the saving of her Soul, not to trifle as she had done hitherto, with the Searcher of all Hearts, for this would ruine her eternally. Nay, there was great danger of this if she remained careless in the working out of her Salvation. But rather, that the Consideration of God’s affording her and the other Criminals a space for Repentance, might the more quicken them to an exact search of their hearts and ways, that so they might be capable of God’s converting Grace. Moreover, that they would take special care not to be deceived, as unto any false hope of Heaven; that the important Work of Repentance was not slightly to be ordered, because there could not be any amendment of the false Steps in it, after this Life ended. Therefore it concerned them to deal faithfully with themselves, and to take care that their Couversion to God be sincere and genuine. Here were laid down the Signs and Qualifications, the Fruits and Effects of true Repentance, and that they should not trust to any work of Contrition, nor hopes of Amendment in themselves, which is Sacriledge from the Merits of Christ, but wholly cast themselves (when they have acted to the utmost of their power) on the free Mercy of God in Christ, who died to make Satisfaction not only for the Sins of true Penitents, but the defects also of their best Righteousness. To this some were more attentive and affected with it than the rest. Whereupon, he who was condemn’d for Murder, viz. John Banwell , declared, That he was Born of honest, tho mean Parents, who had given him good Instructions; but they dying while he was young, he was put out Prentice to an Hat-maker ; but Trading being dead, his Master had not Employment for him: after which, he was press’d into the Wars with the Dutch: he confess’d, with much sorrow, that he had not made good his Vows to God, that if he escap’d Death in the War aforesaid he would reform his Life; yet, after a very great Deliverance he returned again to the former foolish Vanities, not only of a remiss, but dissolute Conversation. He is very sensible Guilt of the Crime of killing Daniel Walter on the 13th. of October last: for the manner of it the Ordinary refers to the Book of me Tryals. He said that it much troubled him that he should send a Person out of the World, for ought he knows unprepared for Death. He magnifies the Mercy of God to himself, in allowing him any space for Repentance; whereas in Justice he might have taken him away with a sudden stroke in the Commission of his many Sins. William Hainsworth was Condemned for stealing 7 l. in Money from the Person of Samuel Richardson , upon the Royal Exchange in London . As to his Confession, I refer you to what he declared abovesaid; only this is to be added, That he said his Father was a strong-Water-feller on Snow-Hill gave him good Education at St. Paul’s-School ; but he had sinned against good Instruction, and against clear and strong Convictions in his Conscience, which now occasion’d his Repentance to be the more difficult: but he hoped his Heart by Prayer to God was made truly contrite. As for Agnes Wearing and William Davis , who robbed Mr. Gatford the Minister to the value of 300 l. as is set forth in the Indictment, they remained not so sensible of their Crime as they ought to have been. For the rest of the condemned Criminals, they being Reprieved would not give any Account of their former course of Life: and therefore I must here put a period to what I have to lay concerning the Prisoners condemned this Sessions. Between 10 and 11 a Clock in the morning the Prisoners were put into Carts, and drawn to the Place of Execution, who seemed very penitent all the way they went, Mr. Ordinary praying with them. After which, they exhorted the Spectators to take warning by their untimely Ends of the Effects of Sin. Then they prayed earnestly by themselves, desiring the People to pray for them; after which they were all Executed. Dated this 15th of December 1685. Samuel Smith , Ordinary . This may be Printed, 1685. R.L.S. London : Printed by George Croom , at the Sign of the Blue Ball in Thames-Street , near Baynards-Castle .

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THE Execution, last Speeches & Confessions, OF THE Thirteen Prisoners That suffered on Friday the24October1679. VIZ. Christian Woodward , Burnt at a Stake in Smithfield for TREASON, for Clipping of Money. And Twelve hang'd at TYBURN , whose Names and Offences were as follow. Stephen Pushworth ,For Burglary. Tho. Hudson ,Drawn thither on a Sled for Clipping. Thomas French , and John Hurst , For Robberies on the Highway. Edward Jarvis , James Marmaduke , Thomasin Moore , Charles Michenor , Isaac Whitacre , and Charles Pain , For breaking open Houses. George Buttler ,For Horse-stealing. Thomas Dod ,An old notorious Offender. THE last Sessions was very remarkable for the great number of Criminals that there received Sentence of Death, there being no fewer than Two and thirty in all that were there condemn'd (though by a Mistake in the printed Narrative, it was said but Thirty one:) But as all penal Laws are designed not for Cruelty, but amendment of Manners,ut Poena and pancos Terror and omnes perveniat, that by due Punishments inflicted on a few, all being terrified, may desist from ill Practices, for here his most gracious Majesties indulgent Mercy was pleased to extend it self to several of these wretched Malefactors, from whom there might be any hopes of future Reformation. The poor Creature tryed for killing of her Bastard-childe, in consideration of all Circumstances, and that she was convicted onely upon the severity of the Statute, obtained a Reprieve. so likewise did the two men and one woman about killing the Bayliff in Dutchy-lane; and the two women and one man touching the death of the Bayliff at Westminster; and several others. As to the rest, we shall give you here some account of their Behaviour after Sentence, and at the place of Execution. Mr. Ordinary according to his usual care, and the grand importarnce of his place, was not wanting to improve the short time the Prisoners had allowed them in this world, for their spiritual advantage of their Souls. He preacht very elaborately, and searchingly to their Consciences, on the Lords day, and was frequently with them in Prayer; and according to his prudent method, fail'd not to examine each of them apart concerning their hopes of a future happy State, and on what solid grounds the same were bottom'd. He found them generally lamentably ignorant of the Principles of Religion, as if they had been born in Africk, and bred up amongst the Savages of America, rather than in England, that Goshen of Gospel-Light. But he endeavoured with his utmost pains, both to inform their Understandings of the mysteries of Salvation, and perswade their stubborn Wills to submit to the Yoak of Christ, and accept of him upon his own Evangelical Terms. As for Thomas French , he was a Person that had good Friends; and undoubtedly was Master of a great stock of Courage, had he employed it honourably in the service of his Prince, or in lawful Cases. When he found the Mediation of his friends lueffectual, the greatness of his Spirit and emotions of his Minde, struck him into a violent Feaver, so that he was fore'd to keep his Bed, and was not able to attend the publique Exercises of Devotion ; yet the Ordinary charitably visited him and gave him all the assistance he could. As he confessed the Indictments at the Bar, so he now acknowledged, That he had long followed the mischievous practice of Padding on the Road; That he was drawn into it by ill Company and a loose dissolute Life. John Hurst , the other Highway-man , had formerly been condemned at Alisbury in the County of Bucks , but now was fallen into his old wicked Courses again. He seem'd not to be much regardful of his Condition, but first fed himself with hopes of Reprieve, and at last seem'd too much indifferent concerning his future State. Edward Jarvis was convicted upon two Indictments; and besides, had been formerly concerned in Felonious attempts and received Fovour. John Martin and Tho. Dod , seemed to outward appearance, the most penitent of all the company. They much bewail'd their former Ill-spent time, and were very frequently and serventIy in Prayer for pardon and forgiveness for all their Sins, which they freely acknowledged to be most horrid in quality, and Innumerable in number. George Butler was now convicted for stealing of an Horse; but he had been burnt in the hand before, and not long since broke Priat Chelmsford in Essex ; and so could expect no further mercy. Charles Michener and Isaac Whitacre , were Partners in Iniquity, and had broken up a Gentlewomans house at Basing stoke in Hampshire , and took thence a great quantity of Plate and Money; of which, the latter they had spent, the former was found with them when they were apprehended on another occasion by an honest Thieftaker at Wapping ; who seeing so much old-fa-shiond Plate in their custody, concluded they had robb'd some Church; but pressing them with much importunity, he prevailed with them to confess where they had it, and sent the Owner notice in a Letter; who now came up and convicted them. They were old hardened Thieves, and behaved themselves very audaciously. It was a very sad thing to hear, the night before they suffered, when the Bellman, according to custom, came to give them notice that they were to die the next morning, what dismal Cries and Lamentations they made; yet 'tis fear'd, for the most part, not so much out of any due sense of their sins, as of the just punishment that was approaching. Though three or four of them appeared more serious, and with abundance of Tears acknowledged the guilt of their former wicked lives, begging heartily Forgiveness of God, and all those that they had injured by their villainous and pernicious Practices. 'Tis strange and most sad, to consider the corrupt nature of Man, how prone, nay fixt to all kind of Evil, that no Exhortation, no Examples, though so numerous here almost every month of their fellow-Criminals, can reclaim them. The true reason no doubt is expressed by the Psalmist, God is not in all their thoughts, Fear and Shame are the two great Bridles of humane Nature: But these. Restraints they had long since shook off and by a setled Habit of Debauchery, stifled all the Alarms of Conscience, and quenchd the striving motions of Grace and the Holy Spirit , so that they were grown to that Diabolical state, to commit all Wickedness with greediness, and without any Remorse: Never awakend with any apprehensions of Religion, or regard to the everlasting Condition of their precious Souls, till the dreadful Sentence of Death summond them to give a sudden amazing Account, for which they were no way prepared; but in a stupid Horrour, filld with Terrour and Confusion, were hurried out of the World. A most deplorable Caution to all such desperate Sinners, to turn from the Evil of their ways, whilst there is yet a door of Hope left open, that they may not be surprized with the like Consternation, when nothing remains before their eyes, but a certain untimely Death in this world, and inevitable Destruction in the next. The common Malefactors were executed at the usual place and time, first Seven and then Five; and not all at once, as heretofore. But Christian Woodward (condemned to be burned at a Stake in Smithfield ) was not Execured till the afternoon; she having had all the time given her that possibly could be granted, to make her applications for a Reprieve. But no Reprieve could be obtained; the Crime being so notorious, and the practise of it grown so frequent. John Martin , before mentioned, obtained a Reprieve just upon going to Execution.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, OF THE MALEFACTORS, Who were Executed at TYBURN, On WEDNESDAY the 19th of JULY. BEING THE FOURTH EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Rt. Hon. Sir. JOHN BARNARD , Knt . Number IV. For the said Year. LONDON : Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Bolt-Court , near the Leg-Tavern , Fleet-street . M,DCC,XXXVIII. (Price SIX-PENCE.) THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Rt. Hon Sir John Barnard , Knt . Lord-Mayor of the City of London , the Honourable Mr. Justice Probyn, the Honourable Mr. Baron Thompson, the Honourable Mr. Baron Fortescue, the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy Recorder of the said City; and others this Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer for the City of London, and Justices of Goal-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 18th, 19th, 20th, of May, 1738. and in the 11th Year of his Majesty's Reign. Five Men, viz. William Eady , William Wall , John Wisdell , Joseph Hodson , and Thomas Cross , were by the Jury convicted of Capital Crimes, and receiv'd Sentence of Death. As also at the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Rt. Hon. Sir John Barnard , Knt . Lord Mayor of the City of London , the Rt. Hon. the Lord Chief Baron Reynolds, the Hon. Mr. Justice Comyns, the Hon. Mr. Justice Chappel, the Worshipful Mr Serjeant Urlin, Deputy Recorder of the City of London, and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer for the City of London, and Justices of Goal-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 28th, 29th, and 30th of June, and on Saturday the 1st of July. Ten Men, viz. John Green , William Newington , Isacc George , William Moreland , Jonathan Austin , John Fellows , Godfrey Walker , John Wright , Benjamin Read and George Greenaway , were by the Jury found guilty of Capital Crimes, and received Sentence of Death. While they were under Sentence, they were instructed in the Duty of confessing their Sins, from these Words, Confess your Faults one to another, Jam. v. 16. and from the Example of Achan, Josh. vii. 19. And Joshua said unto Achan, my Son give, I pray thee, Glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make Confession unto him, and tell me now what thou hast done, hide it not from me. And Achan answered Joshua and said, indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and tus have I done. From these Texts I show'd them the Necessity of confessing their Sins, 1st, to God, and 2dly, in Case of notorious Offences, we ought to confess our Sins to Man, whom we have in divers Respects injur'd, and this we have confirm'd by the Apostolical Precept, Confess your Faults, i. e your Sins, to one another, and by the Example of Joshua, who commanded Achan the Troubler of the Camp of Israel, to confess his great Crime of transgressing the express Command of God before he died, by the Hand of Justice for his Iniquity; and this Exhortation Achan comply'd with, by which Means he ded with the greater Peace of Mind, as having confest and begg'd Pardon of God and Man, before he went hence, and was no more. 3dly, The Necessity of true confessing our Sins to God and Man is evident, from the good Effects that are consequent thereon; it tends to give us inward Peace of Mind, and is a Token of the Sincerity of our Repentance. I represented to them the absolute Necessity of turning unto God with all their Hearts, of loving God with the whole Heart, Soul, Strength and Mind, of hating all Sin, especially those Sins which had brought them into so much Shame and Sorrow; and that it was altogether necessary to become holy in Heart and in Life, in Soul, in Body, and in Spirit, Since without Holiness no Man can see the Lord, Heb. xii. 14. They were inform'd, that whatever Duties they perform'd, they were all to be done with our Eyes fixed upon Christ, in whom alone God is well pleased, in whom all the Promises of God are yea, and in him, Amen, unto the Glory of God by us. 2 Cor. i. 20. Godfrey Walker having been Convicted of Murder, I exposed to him the heinousness of this the greatest of all Sins, and represented to him, that it was an Affront and Indignity done to the Sovereign Majesty and Authority of Heaven, a Breach of that brotherly Love and Charity which God hath naturally implanted in our Breasts towards one another, and a perverting and over-turning all the Laws of Society and Friendship. This I illustrated by the dismal Consequences of this Sin in Cain, the first Murderer; David, who in other Respects, was a good, religious Man, Manasseh King of Judah, &c. I insisted upon the Aggravations of his Crime in particular, he having murther'd a Man, his Neighbour and Acquaintance, with whom he had no Difference, and one who had not offended him: All this he own'd, and expressed the greatest Grief and Sorrow for his Crime, promising by God's Grace, to double his Diligence in working out his Soul's Salvation, &c. I exposed to them their great Sin of revolting from God, and how necessary it was to renew their Baptismal Vows, by participating in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, wherein Christ's Death and Sufferings are represented to us in a lively, significant, and familiar Manner, &c. While under Sentence, they all attended in Chappel, and behav'd decently and attentively, at Prayers and Ex hortations, but not with that Seriousness and feeling Sense, becoming Persons in their most lamentable Circumstances. William Wall most of the Time was afflicted with Sickness, and a Lameness in his Legs, but when he had any tolerable Measure of Health, he constantly attended in Chappel, and behav'd christianly and devoutly. Isaac George , the Blackamoor , was most of the Time ill, but he behav'd always with a deal of Submission and Resignation, and cry'd incessantly unto God and to Jesus Christ, to have Mercy upon him, and to receive his Soul. He was very poor and miserable, and had no Friend to assist or relieve him. Upon Thursday, the 13th of this Inst. July, the Report was made to his Majesty in Council, of the fifteen Malefactors under Sentence of Death in the Cells of Newgate, when Thomas Cross , for forging a Note of 75 l. Portugal Money, to defraud Benjamin Hoare and Company of the said Sum, was reprieved till such Time as the twelve Judges argued the special Verdict upon Richard Car , indicted and try'd for the same Crime; William Eady , for assaulting Samuel Lewis on the King's Highway, putting him in Fear, taking from him an Iron Key, value 1 d. a Nutmeg, value 1 d. a Copper Ticket for the King's private Road, value 1 d. three Copper Medals, value 2 d. two Pieces of Silver Coin, value 2 s. 10 d. five Guineas and an half, and 13 s. 1 d. in Money, August 27, 1736; and for assaulting Thomas Bullmore on the King's Highway, putting him in Fear, and taking from him a Silver Watch and Chain, value 50 s. a Steel Seal, value 6 d. and 16 s. in Money, Aug. 26, 1736. John Wright , for that he being a Person of an evil Disposition, and the Laws of this Realm not regarding, after the first of June, 1723, viz. on the 13th of June last, knowingly, unlawfully, and feloniously did send a certain Letter in writing, without Name or Date, directed to William Dolley , demanding the Sum of 30 l. and containing divers Threats of Life, and burning the House of the said Dolley, if the said Money should not be paid, according to the Directions of the said Letter, to the great Damage of the said Dolley, against the Form of the Statute, to the evil Example of others, and against the Peace, &c. John Green , the younger, for stealing two black Geldings, value 10 l. the Goods of William Hinton . Godfrey Walker , of St. Luke's , Middlesex , for that he not having God before his Eyes, &c. on the 25th of May, on John Pike , feloniously did make an Assault, and with a certain Hatchet made of Steel, value 6 d. and which he held in both his Hands, upon the fore Part of the Head of the said Pike, feloniously did strike, giving him a mortal Wound and Bruise, of which from the said 25th of May to the 11th of June, he languished, and languishing lived, and then died: He was charged also by the Coroner's Inquest for the said Murder; these receiv'd his Majesty's most gracious Reprieve. The remaining Ten, viz. William Wall , John Wisdell , Joseph Hodsdon , William Newington , Isaac George , William Moreland , Jonathan Austin , John Fellows , Benjamin Read and George Greenaway , were appointed for Execution. Isaac George (a Blackamoor ) was indicted for assaulting John Grovener on the King's Highway, putting him in Fear, and taking from him a Pair of Silver- bow'd Scissars, value 5 s. a Silver Spatula, value 4 s. a Silver Probe, value 6 d. a Steel crooked Needle, value 1 d. a Fish-skin Case with Silver Hinges and Clasps, value 10 s. 6 d. three Lancets, with Tortoiseshel Scales, value 3 s. a Gum Lancet, value 1 s. a black Shagreen Case, value 5 s. a Silver Seal, value 2 s. 6 d and Seven-pence in Money, April 30. 1. Isaac George , 22 Years of Age, born in New-England ; his Father was a Native of Guinea, and his Mother a Mulatto. He had been taught to read and write, and had been received into the Church by the Sacrament of Baptism. He never had been put to any Trade, but went to Sea, and being an able Sailor , was constantly employed in Sea-Business, having made eight or ten Voyages between New England and London . He said he had never wronged any Body of a Farthing till of late: For being taken ill in London , he was put into the Hospital, and when he was discharged, he got into a Service at Stepney , where wanting Money, he associated with some loose, disorderly young People of that Place, who advised him to these unlawful Courses, and he had not Power to resist their Solicitations, but too readily complied. At first he denied his knowing any Thing of the Robbery of Mr. Grovener, either directly or indirectly, I pressed upon him to glorify God by confessing his Crime, shewing the great Sin of continuing obstinate, that it was adding of Sin to Sin, and would certainly aggravate his Condemnation in the great Day of the Lord; but he could not be persuaded by any Means to an ingenuous Confession, till such Time as the Dead Warrant came down; he was then sick in the Cell, and in a miserable Condition; I went to visit him, desiring him for the good of his Soul to confess his Crime; he then finding there was no Hope of Respite, freely owned his Robbing of Mr. Grovener of the Things mentioned in the Indictment, and likewise treating the Gentleman in a barbarous Manner, as sworn against him, that there was only one Partner in Company, who made his Escape, and was not apprehended. He was not willing to confess any other Robbery. He was attentive to Prayers, cry'd constantly to God to have Mercy upon him, and to receive his Soul for Christ's Sake. He appeared not to have been so wicked as most of these Wretches are. He declared his Belief in Christ, as the Son of God, and only Saviour of Sinners; that he repented of all the Sins of his Life, and died in Peace with all the World. William Wall , of St. Paul, Covent Garden , was indicted for stealing 39 Guineas, the Money of Mr. Lane, in his Dwelling-House, May 6. 2. William Wall , 24 Years of Age, born in Gloucestershire , of honest Parents, who gave him indifferent Education. He was not put to any Trade, but his Father being a Farmer , he did his Business, and liv'd for some Time with his Parents, who let him want for no Encouragement they could give him, and while he was with them he behaved honestly: But going to a Fair at Bristol , he met with Company, who informed him of a Gentleman who wanted a Servant ; he hired him for a Footman to him, and served him for some Time; but while he continu'd in this Service, the Gentleman was robb'd of a considerable Sum of Money, and tho' he had a strong Suspicion that his Man Wall was concern'd in the Robbery, yet being of an easy Temper, he only discharg'd him from his Service. After this, he hir'd himself to a Doctor of Physick at Bristol , who likewise losing a large Parcel of Guineas, while this Man liv'd with him, he was again suspected, and turn'd out of this Service. Since his Condemnation, a Gentleman desired me by Letter, to question him, concerning this last-mention'd Fact. I did so, and the Prisoner absolutely deny'd his ever having wronged the Doctor of a Farthing, telling me, he had been half a Year out of his Service before they had any Suspicion of him, and upon the Words of a dying Man, as he was to answer to God, he declar'd that he knew nothing of that Affair directly or indirectly. From Bristol he came to London , and serv'd in five or six Places here, and at the other End of the Town, and (as he affirm'd) behav'd honestly, and injur'd no Man. The last Gentleman he serv'd was Mr. Lane, in Covent Garden , whom he robb'd, while he was abroad, of 39 Guineas. Having got Possession of this Money, he knew not what to do with it, but hir'd a Coach, drove through the Town like a Mad-man, bought a Gold Watch for 13 or 14 Guineas, drank the rest of the Day with a Soldier and the Coachman, and towards Night (being drunk) the Coachman set him down at an Alehouse near his Master's, and thither immediately came in a Fellow-Servant of his, who caus'd him to be taken up, and carry'd before Colonel Deveil; he confess'd nothing that Night, though some of the Money was found upon him, particularly a Guinea in one of his Shoes; but next Morning being call'd before the Justice, for Re-examination, he own'd every Thing, that as his Master was abroad, he broke his Escrutore, took out the 39 Guineas mention'd in the Indictment, went through the Town in a Hackney-Coach, and spent the preceeding Day in drinking at se veral Alehouses with the Coachman and a Soldier, who appear'd in Evidence against him: Then he directed his Master to find the Gold Watch and 13 Guineas which he had hid under some loose Bricks in a Necessary-House, where they were accordingly found; so that Mr. Lane recover'd almost his whole Money, and he foolishly lost his Life for the Pleasure of one Day. A great Part of the Time of his Confinement he was sick, and lame in his Legs and Feet, but whenever he was able to move, he came constantly to Chapel, and seemed devout and serious. He was not so harden'd as many of these wretched Creatures are. He believ'd in Christ, repented of his Sins, and forgave all Men, as he expected Forgiveness from God. John Wisdell , and John Temple , were indicted for assaulting James Little in a certain Field and open Place called Constitution-Hill , putting him in fear, &c. and taking from him a Silver Watch, value 40 s. a Guinea and 24 s. in Money, Jan. 2. Wisdell found guilty. Death. And John Temple acquitted. 3. John Wisdell , 22 Years of Age, born in Leicestershire , his Father was a Miller , and having a large Family, and being but in indifferent Circumstances, he could give his Children but little or no Education. The Prisoner was not put to any Trade, but follow'd his Father's Business, and served in several Places both in Country and Town, maintaining for some time a good Character. About three Years ago he listed himself a Soldier in the first Regiment of Guards, and behaved indifferently, like too many in that Station, till getting acquainted with one Wheatley, they agreed to turn out on the Highway. And the first notable Fact they committed was last Year upon a Laundress in his Majesty's Palace of Kensington ; he with Wheatly and two others took up one of the trees new planted, and carried it to the Window of the Apartment of the said Laundress, by which he got in at the Window and handed out a great quantity of wet Linnen to his Companions, which they pawn'd and dispos'd of. Wisdell last Sessions was cast, on this Account, for Transportation; but the Robbery of Mr. Little upon Constitution-Hill being sworn upon him, he was detained in Jail, and being tried for it, was found guilty. He acknowledg'd his being principally concern'd in this Robbery, and that he used the Gentleman very ill, he himself having proposed to murder him, after they had robbed him. He alledged that he was honest in the preceeding part of his Life, and was not willing to own the Commission of any other Facts, but in general, that he had been a most debauched youth, and had kept company with lewd women, who brought him to destruction; tho' he had a Young Wife and Child who came sometimes to visit him He was very negligent of his Duty to God, and vastly ignorant of the principles of Religion, being very stupid, and but of an indifferent Capacity. He always behaved well, attended constantly in Chapel, complied with Prayers, and was attentive to Instructions. He declared his Faith in Christ our Saviour; that he was truly penitent for his past scandalous and vicious Life; and died in Peace with all the World. Joseph Hodson , was indicted for privately stealing from the Person of John Pye , June 23, a promissory Note, No H. 229. and subscribed Daniel Race , on Behalf of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, bearing Date, June the 2d, Value 500 l. By which Note the said Daniel Race , on Behalf of the said Governor and Company, did promise to pay to Nat. Bracey and Company, the Sum of 500 l. the Property of John Pye , the said Sum of 500 l being then unpaid and unsatisfy'd to the said John Pye . 4. Joseph Hodson , alias Johnson , (his true Name) 45 Years of Age, born of honest Parents in London , who gave him an Education to fit him for Business, and as to Religion,-that he least minded. He never was put to any Trade or Business, but pretended to be a Dutch Trader; but his Business, by which he maintain'd himself and his Wives, was by private Robberies and artful Cheating. For this Purpose he dress'd well, and used to frequent Guildhall , the Royal Exchange , Westminster hall , Masquerades, Assemblies and Installations. Wherever there was any Confluence of fashionable People, he was sure to be present. He was an intimate Acquaintance of the late Jonathan Wild 's, and the Pretence of his being a Holland Trader arose from his being employed by him to carry over his ill-gotten Goods to Holland. He refused to acknowledge any thing relating to the robbing of Mr. Pye of his Pocketbook, tho' the 500 l. Note was found upon him. He was utterly averse to the making any Confession of the Sins of his Life; yet behaved always with abundance of Civility and Modesty, attended constantly in Chapel, and appeared to be very devout and serious in Prayer, and attentive to Exhortations. His Wife, (or one he call'd so) daily visited him; but few Strangers came to see him, excepting one or two Persons of very bad Fame. A Gentleman came once to see him, who told me that he was his School-Fellow, and that the Prisoner, when a Boy, was always employed in picking Pockets, which I find hath been his main Trade ever since. This Gentleman, when he was going up to Chapel, spoke kindly to him, but Hodson was not willing to take him by the Hand, would scarce speak three Words to him, and in order to shun him, hurried up Stairs to Chapel. He declared his Faith in Christ; that he repented of his Sins; and forgave all Men as he expected Forgiveness of God. William Moreland , and John Fellows , were indicted for stealing four Cloth Coach-Cushions, filled with Feathers, the Goods of Temple Stinton , in the Parish of St. Botolph Bishopsgate , May 26. Both Guilty William Moreland , and John Fellows , were a second Time indicted with Jonathan Austin , of Christ Church, Spittlefields , for assaulting David Nix , in a certain Alley, called Smock-Alley , near the King's Highway, putting him in fear, and taking from him a Hat val. 7 s. May 23. 5. William Moreland , 27 Years of Age, born of honest Parents, in Spittlefields , who gave him an Education to fit him for Business, and instructed him in the Principles of Christianity. His Father intended him for his own Business of a Barber and Perriwig-Maker , but he was too soon attach'd to the worst of Company, both of Men and Women; and tho' he was young when he suffer'd, yet about eight Years ago he was Prisoner in Newgate , and was try'd for a Crime and acquitted. He has often been in Bridewell , and has receiv'd the Discipline of the House, yet could not be reclaim'd. About two or three Years ago, he married a Wife, who has the good Fortune to have no Children by him alive; she was ashamed to come near him, and his own Parents are broken hearted on his Account. At first he pretended to have committed no more Robberies, but the two he was this Sessions convicted of, and that the Evidence against him persuaded him to these courses: But when he saw, after the Report was made, that there was no farther Expectation of Life, he owned, with Tears in his Eyes, himself to have been an obstinate wicked Wretch, that he had been a Thief from a Child, and a Street-Robber ever since he was able to assist in these desperate Attempts; that he was guilty of all the Vices common to these abandoned Wretches, such as keeping bad Company, Drinking, Swearing, &c. As to assaulting and robbing of David Nix of his Hat in Smock-Alley , Spittlefields , he acknowledged he and the Evidence were the principal Persons concern'd in that Fact, the other two having been entirely under their Direction. He said he had committed a vast number of Street Robberies, and innumerable petty Thefts, in this Way acknowledging that he had maintain'd himself a great while. He behaved well, and professed Penitence, but was not duly affected with his deplorable Circumstances, yet he hop'd for Salvation thro' the Mercy of God in Christ, and dy'd in Peace with all the World. 6. John Fellows , 15 Years and 3 Months of Age, born in Town of mean Parents, who could give him but little Education at School, and took as little Care of him with Regard to Religion. When he was 7 or 8 Years old, his Father put him to a Weaver to be employ'd in what he was capable of, but he soon got a Habit of loitering away his Time in Gardens, and Skittle Grounds. After this he drove Coaches for his Father and others, but his ill Conduct made his Father disown him, and then getting acquainted with Moreland and Miller, he engag'd to go out with them. Five Robberies he was concern'd in Bishopsgate within, and two other Robberies in Spittle-fields , for the last of which he died. Besides these 7 Robberies he own'd he had committed innumerable petty Thefts, and as Occasion offer'd. He was a very wicked profligate Wretch, and had scarce ever been in a Church; he was very ignorant of Religion, in which I endeavour'd to instruct him. A great part of the Time he was under Sentence, he was very sick, but when he recover'd, he attended constantly in Chappel, and was attentive to Prayers and Exhortations, behaving well, and seemed penitent for his many and great Sins. He professed his Faith in Christ, that he sincerely repented of his Sins, and died in Peace with all the World. 7. Jonathan Austin , 18 Years of Age and one Month, born of honest Parents in White-Chappel , his Father was employ'd in turning a Throwster's Mill, and some few Years ago, came to an unfortunate publick Death. The Prisoner's Mother settled him in a Charity School, where he was taught to Read, Write, and cast Accompts, and was carefully instructed in the Principles of our holy Christian Faith. When of Age he was put to a Brocade Weaver , in Spittle-fields , but too often neglected his Master's Business, and at last falling out with his Mistress, who reprov'd him for some Fault, he suddenly left his Service, and associated with Moreland, Miller, and their Gang, on the Saturday before last Whitsuntide. He was initiated into their Society at an Ale-house, where having drank liberally, they agreed to go out and attack the first Man they met with, who happen'd to be David Nix ; Austin snatch'd off his Hat, but he seiz'd him, and cry'd out, Thieves, Robbers, &c. upon which the rest took to their Heels, but Austin was held fast till he was carried before the Justice, who committed him. Miller the Evidence, 3 or 4 Days after this, being taken up for another Robbery, inform'd against the rest, and they were convicted of the Robbery; but Miller declar'd he would not have put Austin into his Information, if he had not confessed the Fact before Justice Booth. His Master and some others gave him a good Character, and he declar'd that this was the first Crime he ever committed. He behav'd well, and professed Penitence, but was not so deeply affected with his miserable Circumstances as he ought to have been. He entertained Hopes of Salvation thro' the Mercy of God in Christ, and forgave all Men, as he expected Forgiveness of God. Benjamin Read , of St. Mary White Chappel , was indicted for breaking and entering the Dwelling-house of John Chettle , between 2 and 3 in the Morning, and stealing 3 Linnen Shirts, value 8 s. and a Linnen Table-Cloth, value 2 s. the Goods of Martha Lawton , May 30. 8. Benjamin Read , 28 Years of Age, born of honest mean Parents at Poplar , his Father was a Sea-faring Man, and left him young when he died, the Mother marry'd another Husband, and put him out Apprentice to a Captain of a Vessel . When his Time was out, he went Abroad in Merchant's Ships; but his Employment lately has been in his Majesty's Ships of War, and at different Times had been in the West-Indies , at Gibraltar , Port-Mahon , and several other Places, at the Time he was taken up for the Burglary he died for, he belonged to a Man of War, and was in a Day or two to have gone to his Ship at Portsmouth, had he not been prevented by this fatal Adventure. While he was at Home, his chief Pleasure was in the worst of Company, and this hurry'd him apace to his Destruction; he had married a Woman, who had been tried and acquitted for a Fact of the same Nature with which he suffer'd. He own'd his Guilt, and that his Share of the Prize came only to 2 s. 3 d. which was shar'd the Day following. He acknowledged himself to have been a most profligate, abandoned, and irreclamable Youth; and that 2 Years ago he was admitted an Evidence to convict others, and then was set at Liberty. He own'd he had committed all kinds of Thefts, had broke many Houses, and had been guilty of a great many Street-Robberies. He professed Penitence, cry'd, and seem'd discontented with his Fate, but 'tis to be fear'd, he was not so sincere in his Repentance as he should have been, tho' he pretended to make very strong Resolutions of new Obedience, in case his Life had been saved He could not read, and was very ignorant, but acquired what Knowledge the shortness of the Time allowed. He declared that he hoped for Salvation by the Mercy of God in Christ, that he was penitent for a profligate Life, and that he forgave all the World, as he expected Forgiveness of God. George Greenaway , was indicted for assaulting John Goodwin , Clerk, on the King's Highway, putting him in Fear, and taking from him a Guinea, and 8 s. in Silver, May 15. He was a 2d Time indicted for stealing a Gelding of a Brown Colour, value 4 l. a Leather Bridle and Saddle, value 5 s. the Goods of Jude Storer , May 25. 9 George Grinway , alias Greenaway , 28 or 29 Years of Age, of honest reputable Parents at Reading in Berkshire , who gave him a very good Education, and design'd him for the University, but George was of too roving a Disposition for a sedate Life, and therefore chose his Father's Business of a Bargeman , and for some Time he was employ'd in his Father's Barge, between Reading and London . After this he resolv'd to go to Sea, and for that End studied Navigation, Astronomy, and what other Sciences were necessary to accomplish him for a Mariner , and he accordingly went several Voyages, and was commonly employ'd as Mate. He for some Time follow'd the West-India Trade, and had been often at Antigua . At other Times he traded at Leghorn , Ancona , Loretto , and many other Places in the Mediterranean. In this Way he might have succeeded very well had not he constantly spent when he came Home, all the Money he had got Abroad in bad Company, altho' he has a Wife at Newbury still living, yet he was always better pleased with Women of the Town, who, as he confessed with Sighs, and Tears in his Eyes, had brought him to a speedy Ruin. He was Heir to a considerable Estate of some Hundreds per Ann. and had several rich Relations, Men of Credit, both in Town and Country, but his vicious Disposition and indirect Practices, cut him suddenly off from all Hopes of what Advantages he might have obtained on this Side the Grave. He was a Man of tollerable good Sense, and not entirely ignorant of Religion, and his great Misfortune was, that his Course of Life was no ways answerable to his Knowledge. He confest that he was guilty of committing very many Robberies on the Highway, mostly on Horseback, but sometimes he robb'd on Foot, and when he wanted a Horse, he generally stole one out of the first Field or Stable he came to, to enable him the better to persue his unlawful Designs. For some Years past, by these villainous Means, he supported himself and his Women, in all their Extravagancies, and for a long Time past, was suspected for a Highwayman all over the Country, but was so well acquainted with the Roads, that he always escaped. But Parson Goodwin whom he robb'd on Hounslow-Heath , was a Gentleman so well belov'd in the Country, that some Men immediately went upon the Search, and found him out at the Half-Moon , a little Alhouse, in the Parish of Bellfount in Middlesex . The Parson, tho' in his Conscience he believ'd him to be the Man, yet did not directly swear to him, but his Servant swore positively to his Face, which, with other Circumstances, convicted him. This Robbery he own'd, and that he took what Money was charg'd in the Indictment from him, as also the Horse, Saddle and Bridle, from Jude Storer , which were found upon him: He confest his Sentence was just, and according to Law, and that he deserv'd his Punishment for many other Crimes unknown to the World. He behav'd very well while under Sentence, and professed a deep Penitence for the many Wickednesses of his Life. Sometime before he was taken up, he was so abandoned, that his Relations knew nothing of him, neither did they desire to hear of him. After the Dead Warrant came down, he refused to eat, nor could he be perswaded to take one Morsel of any kind of Food, by which Means he brought himself into a very weak and languishing Condition, and continu'd so for some Days before he dy'd, in an almost delirious Condition. While he had his Senses, he professed his Confidence in the Mercy of God, thro' the Merits of Jesus Christ, that he sincerely repented of the manifold scandalous and crying Sins of his Life, and that he forgave all Men, as he expected Forgiveness of God. William Newington of London , Gent . was indicted for falsely, making and forging, and causing to be made and forg'd, in the Name of Tho. Hill , a Paper-writing, purporting in itself, an Order for the Payment of 120 l. which Order is contained in the Words and Abbreviations following, viz. Sir Fra. Child and Comp. Pray pay to Sir Rowland Hill , Bart or Bearer, the Sum of One Hundred and Twenty Pounds, and place it to the Account of SIR, Your Humble Servant, Thomas Hill . To Sir Fra. Child , and Comp. Temple-Bar . With an Intent to defraud Sir Francis Child , John Morse , and Barnaby Bakewell , of the said Sum, June 27. The Indictment farther charged the Prisoner with assisting in making and forging the said Order, June 27. And likewise with uttering and publishing the said Note, knowing it to be false, forged and counterfeit, June 27. 10. William Newington , 21 Years of Age, of honest, reputable Parents in the County of Sussex , nigh to the City of Chichester , who gave him a genteel Education, such as is proper for a Gentleman ; nor was he ignorant of the Principles of the Christian Religion. His Friends some Time ago sent him to London, and put him to an eminent Attorney at Law, to whom he served as Clerk for some Time, and then was discharged with Credit and Approbation. Then he agreed with another eminent Attorney at Law, to serve him as his Clerk, and liv'd with him for two Years past, and during that Time also he preserv'd an untainted Character, having done Business for many Gentlemen, and was never suspected of Dishonesty; one Gentleman in particular had entrusted him in an Affair of 9000 l. and he discharged his Trust very honestly. He was in a short Time to have practised for himself, having a large Acquaintance with People of Honour and Substance; but his Resolutions this Way, were frustrated, by the wicked Project, which on a sudden enter'd into his Head, and which he as immediately executed; for as it was observed in the daily Papers, on Tuesday, the 27th of June, he writ and forged the Note, and was apprehended; on Wednesday he was committed to the Compter, on Thursday a Bill of Indictment was found against him by the Grand-Jury at Hicks's-Hall , on Friday he was indicted, try'd and capitally convicted at the Old-Bailey , and on Saturday he was condemned to die. A most fatal Week's Work to Mr. Newington! He had been look'd upon as an honest Youth, and was esteem'd as such by all his Acquaintance, and wanted not Money for necessary Uses; the Reason he gave for his committing this unreasonable and wicked Action, was, that the Devil prompted him to it, he having forged the Paper, and sent the Porter with it for the Money, all in the Compass of two Hours Time. He said, he had never been guilty of the least Dishonesty in any Respect before, and that it was his first and last Crime (as he solemnly declared) that he ever committed. He was a Youth not addicted to the Vices frequent among these unhappy Creatures. He did not trouble his Friends for a Bed, because he imagin'd his Continuance in the Cells would be but short, therefore he took a Part of Mr. Greenaway's, who was pretty well provided; but Greenaway falling sick, a few Days before they died, Newington was put in a Cell by himself; and as I visited Mr. Greenaway, I found It written upon the Side of the Wall with his own Hand, William Newington , an Attorney , cast for his Life, July 1, 1738. for Forgery. By my Example learn to shun my Fate, How wretched is the Man who is wise too late. He always behaved well, and in a Christian Manner, under his Misfortune, attended constantly in Chappel, complied devoutly with Prayers, and was attentive to Instructions, and sometimes he wept over his most unhappy Fate. He declared his firm Belief in the Christian Faith, and Hope of Salvation through the Merits of Jesus Christ; that he sincerely repented for all his Sins, particularly the great one he died for; and died in Peace with all Mankind. At the PLACE of EXECUTION. ABOUT Nine o'Clock they were brought out of Newgate, and convey'd to Tyburn in three Carts, viz. Moreland, Austin, and Fellows in one Cart; they three being concern'd in Robbing one Nix of his Hat, and some Money in the Street: Read, Wall, and George, (the Black ) in the second Cart. Wasdill, Greenaway, and Mr. Newington, in the third Cart. Mr. Johnson, otherwise Hodgson, went in a Mourning Coach, attended by the Rev. Mr. Broughton. When they came to the Place of Execution, they were all put into one Cart, but Johnson was some Time before his Coach could come up. They all appear'd very serious, being desirous of Prayers and singing of Psalms. Mr. Hodgson, otherwise Johnson, continu'd in his obstinate and sullen Temper, and would not speak any Thing relating to the Fact he suffer'd for, whether he did it or not; but that he was concer'd in the Robbery is not to be doubted, since his Wife (some Time before the Report was made to his Majesty) returned all the rest of the Notes, which Mr. Pye lost. Mr. Newington, when he came to the Place of Execution, was very much shock'd and terrify'd; but recovering himself, he express'd a strong Confidence of the Mercy of God in Christ Jesus, and that he willingly left this World for a Better. William Wall was very much displeas'd at his being ask'd about Robbing his late Master Doctor Logan at Bristol , and only said, he would say no more upon the Subject; so that it is probable he did commit the Robbery, else he would declare to the contrary. All of them adher'd to their former Confessions, and went off the Stage, cry-to God to have Mercy upon their Souls for Christ's Sake. This is all the Account given by me, JAMES GUTHRIE , Ordinary of Newgate . APPENDIX. Some Account of JOHN WRIGHT , now under Condemnation, but respited by his Majesty's Clemency. THE Case of this unhappy Person being very uncommon, and entirely different from that of the many Criminals, who are the usual Subject of these Papers, we thought it might not be amiss to give the World what Account we have been able to get, with Relation to him in particular. He was born of Parents, who profess'd themselves Quakers; and at a proper Age, was put to a Shoe maker , by which Business he has hitherto maintain'd himself. From a Child, he was uncommonly serious, and not a little inclin'd to Melancholy. When he arriv'd at some Degree of Maturity of Judgment, he set himself to a careful Reading the Scriptures, especially the New Testament, and soon became dissatisfy'd with the Tenets of the Religion he was brought up in the Profession of. He was convinced of the absolute Necessity of Baptism, and the Obligation he was under (from the Command of Christ) to commemorate his Sufferings and dying Love to Mankind, in the Institution of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. These Convictions led him to associate himself with some rigid Predestinarians, whose uncomfortable Notions relating to the absolute Decrees of God, Election and Reprobation, he greedily imbibed, as they were suited to his gloomy, melancholy Temper. Among these mistaken People he settled, and after some Continuance with them, he was baptized, and receiv'd the Sacrament. And now being convinced of the Truth of the Doctrine of Election and eternal Reprobation, such Scruples as must necessarily arise from thence, in the Mind of every considerate Person, began to fill his already too gloomy Mind with Horror and Perplexity. Tho' he never was guilty of any gross Enormities, but on the contrary, had liv'd a sober, inoffensive Life, yet he could not help thinking himself too great a Sinner to be one of the happy Number whom God had fore ordain'd and elected to eternal Happiness. Upon this, tormenting Reflections wrack'd his Soul, such Reflections as naturally follow the Belief of this Doctrine, so uncomfortable to the poor Creatures of God, and so unworthy of him. He revolv'd in his Mind his many Failings in his Duty, which confirm'd him in his Opinion that he was a Cast-away; and being throughly persuaded of it, he thought it would be to no Purpose to aim at pleasing God, and that all his Endeavours to serve him, and secure his own Happiness, would be to no Purpose; nor would they be accepted by the supreme Being, from one, whom he had (from all Eternity) devoted to Destruction. That therefore it would be as well for him, to throw off all Regard to Religion and Duty, since his utmost Care, and his most conscientious Behaviour, could not reverse God's eternal Decree concerning him. And among his Friends he has often express'd himself to this Purpose; but possess'd with a Dread, and Fear of offending his Maker, he never broke out into any open Commission of Wickedness. For some Time he bore the Burden of Life, under these continual Terrors of Mind, 'till weary of the Load, and even wishing to know the worst of his design'd Portion, he was tempted to lay violent Hands upon himself, and under the Force of this Temptation he made several Attempts to destroy himself; in some of which he was prevented by others, and in some, by the Dictates of his own Conscience, which represented to him the Heinousness of this Crime. But the Uneasiness of his Mind still increasing, a Life being grown insupportable, yet not daring to destroy Life with his own Hands, he meditated, and put in Execution, the Project relating to Mr. * Rawlinson's House, not with any Design that it should take Effect, or with any Intention to prejudice him, but that, by attempting the Thing, he might be rid of his Life by the Hands of another. For this Fact he was try'd, and the Jury taking the Depositions of the Witnesses who appear'd for for him, and his Confession before the Magistrate who committed him, into Consideration, they acquitted him. Upon his Discharge, his Friends endeavour'd to bring him to a more easy State, and to reason him into some Degree of Contentment; but as they were all of them in the same Way of thinking, with Respect to these Doctrines, they were very improper Persons to remove his truly unsurmountable Scruples, and all their Advice was but like preaching Patience and Resignation to a Man doom'd to languish in the burning Agonies of a continual Fever. However, he wore away the Time, till now, more weary of Life, he resolved to do the Thing effectually, and for that Purpose wrote the Letter to Mr. Dolley, and himself was the Bearer. And tho' Mr. Dolley was not at Home, yet he deliver'd the Letter to his Servant, and without any Compulsion, staid till Mr. Dolley came and seiz'd him; the Consequences of this Action, were Commitment, Trial and Conviction. For the Particulars of which we must refer our Readers to the printed Trial in the last Sessions Book. See his Trial for that Fact, Sessions Book, No IV. 1737. p. 94. While he was under Sentence of Death, a sober Clergyman hearing of his melancholy Circumstances, was so kind as to go and talk to him. He asked him, what was the Inducement to his committing this Fact? Wright answer'd, Sir, my Life is, and has been a great while a heavy Burden to me; and upon the Word of a dying Man, I never intended to get any Money by this Design; but the Burden of my Mind, is what I cannot bear, and is it not better to fall by the Hand of another, than to lay violent Hands on one's self? He was asked, what was the Cause that his Life was thus burdensome to him? He answer'd, because he was convinced that he was decreed to be a Vessel of Wrath, in whom God would shew forth his Justice and Vengeance; and to prove this, he mention'd that Text, - He that believeth shall be sav'd; but he that believeth not, is condemn'd already. Why! (says the Minister) do you not believe that Christ came into the World to save Sinners; and that he came to seek and to save that which is lost? Yes, (he reply'd) but that's no Comfort to me; Christ came to save his elected Ones, and to them he is precious; but I, who am ordain'd to Destruction, can receive no Benefit from the Attonement he made by his Death and Sufferings for the Sins of his People. He was immediately asked, what Reason he had to conclude himself predestinated to Damnation? Because (says he) I am taught from the Word of God, that he that is born of God committeth not Sin; and tho' I have not been guilty of gross Sins, yet I am sensible, too sensible that I Sin daily and hourly; and no Thanks to me, that I have not broke out into the Commission of notorious Crimes; 'tis God's Grace, that hath kept me from that, 'tis not owing to any Goodness of mine. It was then represented to him, that this was a State of Imperfection; and that no Man liv'd and sinned not: That the Words he had mention'd, viz. He that is born of God sinneth not, could not be so understood as to imply Perfection, but rather, that a good Man could not live in an indulged Habit of Vice, nor persist in a habitual Course of Wickedness; that his Frailties and Imperfections were his Trouble, and which no meer Man could entirely be freed from, while he liv'd in a World of Sense, and carry'd about him a frail Body. Instance from Scripture were mention'd to him, and many Arguments were made use of to bring him to a better State of Mind, but to little Purpose: After all that was said to him, he sigh'd, and wish'd for David's and Peter's Repentance, and imputed their Acceptance and Recovery, to their Election, which Doctrine he desired might not be touched upon, because he was as throughly assured of the Truth of it, as he was that he had Eyes in his Head. From hence 'tis no difficult Thing to discover the Source of this unhappy Creatures Troubles: His Mind seems full of Anxiety, and he to labour under such direful Apprehensions, as to make him weary of Life, and even willing to know the worst of his Condition with Regard to Futurity. The two following Letters was sent to WILLIAM MORELAND . WILLIAM, " AS I am depriv'd of the Opportunity of seeing you, on the Account of Mrs. Oaden's " ill Treatment to me before the Turnkey and a " numerous Multitude, charging me with things " I know nothing of, which very much increases " my Scandal, and aggravates my Misfortune. " Pray William be so good to me and my innocent " Babe, as to leave me a Letter to justify my Innocence, or I fear I shall be depriv'd of any " Employment to support me and my tender Infant. Pray leave a Copy of what you write to " me in the Hands of your Brother, which I hope " will prevent for the future, those unhappy Reflections I labour under at present, As your most Affectionate Sorrowful Friend, ELIZ. CASSE . WILLIAM, " I want Words to express my Concern in " your unhappy Case, for my Grief overcoming " my Reason; and I am at this Time in such " Confusions that I know not what to say or do " without the Assistance of a Friend. I hope the " infinite Mercies of God will extend to you, " that your Miserys may end in this World: Again, I hope you will die in the Favour of " God, and then you will live with God to all " Eternity. These Hopes is some Comfort to " me in my sorrowful Case I am in at present. July 18th, 1738. As before ELIZ. CASSE . N. B. Pray let me have an Answer by the Bearer waiting at the Door. William Moreland 's Answer to the two foregoing LETTERS. " THESE are to certify to whom it may " concern, That Elizabeth Casse never was " no Instigation of bringing me to this shameful " End, for quite on the contrary, she was the " best Friend that ever I had in my Life (excepting my Father.) So that all Reports are " false in any kind whatsoever. So excuse me " my Dear for not writing more. So I remain " your ever loving Husband before God, though " not before Man. And as for Mrs. Oaden, she " is an impudent Slutt. So I desire of my Father not to fetch no more Beer from there. " My Duty to my Father, and kind Love to my " Brother. Your unfortunate Friend, WILLIAM MORELAND . From my Cell in Newgate , July 18, 1738. JOSEPH JOHNSON , try'd by the Name of HODSON . WE now come to take Notice of one, whose Character and Way of Life, was directly the Reverse of the former*. The one seems to have disturbed his Head, by dwelling too much upon, and entering too deeply into the Abstrusities of Religion, while the other never concerned himself about any Religion at all. He was born in, or near the Parish of St. Lawrence Jewry , and was about 42 Years old when he suffer'd. His Father was a Porter, and ply'd about King-street and Guild hall. He was a very personable Man, but one of no other Accomplishments than he acquired in the Streets. For he was not much troubled with Schooling, when he was a Child; nor was any Business provided for him, when he grew up. But his Time was spent, while he was a Youth, in Guildhall Yard , Moor-fields , and Places resorted to by such unhappy, neglected Creatures as himself Here he began to practice upon Pockets, for Handkerchiefs, Snuff boxes, and such trifling things; and by this Means he about 18 Years ago) he Berry, (since Executed) with whom he commenced a strict Friendship; and they both agreed to go upon grandeur Exploits together. After some Intimacy together, they agreed the Kid Lay should be the Business they would follow; and accordingly they were constantly upon the Watch in the Streets, for Porters and Boys with Bundles; Barbers and Taylors Apprentices, carrying Perukes and Cloaths home on Saturday Evenings, whom they would hire to go to the next Tavern, &c. to ask for Mr. What d'ye-call-im, or the Gentleman's Great Coat, while they took Care of the Bundle; and Six-pence extraordinary was never minded, provided the Cull would make haste, and would not let the Gentlemen wait too long with it in the Street, for his Return. This Practice they follow'd for about 2 Years; and then Johnson was detected in a Fact of this Nature, and was try'd for the same at the Old-Baily , but had the good Fortune to be acquitted. About twenty Years ago, he was clapp'd up in Newgate for biting a Sword upon the Kid Lay, and receiv'd Sentence of Transportation for the Fact. While he lay in Newgate , he got acquainted with an Irishman under the same Sentence, who had got a stolen Bank Note for a good Round Sum. Johnson and this Man went away together in the same Draught, and by Virtue of this Bank Note (which they shew'd the Captain, promising him a Gratification out of it,) they got to New York , where they took Lodgings in a Tavern; and before the Captain left New York, they had run about 80 l. in their Landlord's Debt, for Lodging, Eating, Drinking and Necessaries. Both Landlord and Captain wanted their Money, so Johnson told them, that both he and his Friend were then out of Cash, but if either of them would take the Bank Note, they should both be paid. The Captain happen'd to have the most Money, so he took the Note himself, and deducting his Gratification, and paying the Landlord, he gave Johnson and the Irishman the Overplus. Soon after the Captain sail'd to Rotterdam, and offering the Bank Note to a Merchant there, who had been advised by his Friend in England of the Loss of this Note, the Captain was question'd about it, was thrown into Jail, 'till he could prove how be came by it. The poor Man was forced to lie in Prison, 'till he got Testimonies from New York, of its having fairly come into his Possession; so after about 6 Months Confinement, he was discharged. When this Affair was a little blown over, Johnson and his Companion took Shipping for Holland , where they were no sooner arriv'd, but Johnson's *Not Moreland, but Companion sent for the Woman he had formerly liv'd with, and order'd her to bring them some Necessaries; which she did, and then they all three return'd to England . Soon after their Return from Transportation, they got acquainted with I - ;, A - t, and A - n, and with them Johnson immediately fell upon the Chiving-Lay.* For this Purpose they all equipped themselves like Gentlemen, with lac'd Hats and Swords, and never fail'd appearing at all Public Assemblies, Balls, and even Churches where they exqected a Throng, and while one or two of the Gang stood Bulk, (that is, standing before the Person that was to be robbed) the other would cut a Girdle in two, and draw it off gently; or whip off the Tail of a rich Gown; and to prevent Discovery, would immediately shift it away into the Hands of another, to carry off. Johnson was a Fellow of the utmost Caution, and whatever Diamond Buckles came to his Share, he, to prevent Discovery, always broke to Pieces, and taking out the Diamonds, would sell them by Weight. For this Purpose when he had got a Parcel he used to appoint a certain Jew to meet him at Sarah Fox 's † in Newtoner's Lane , and here he used to dispose of most of his Jewels; some few he would now and then sell to Jewellers, and as he always went well dress'd, he always escap'd without Suspicion. At the Season of the Year when Masquerades and Assemblies were not so frequent, Johnson and his Companions used to travel the Countries, even an 100 Miles from London; those of them that could talk best travell'd as 'Squires, the others in Liveries as their Footmen. It was their Custom always to put up at the best Inn in the Town they visited, and live elegantly for a Fortnight, three Weeks, or a Month (as their Business could be accomplish'd) and by entertaining the Landlord, and People that knew the Country, would discover what Farmers or Country People had Money by them. When they had learn'd this, they would by some Means or other (if it was possible) make themselves and their Equipages be taken Notice of by those they intended to bite, and when that was done, they used to send a Footman (in which Quality Johnson generally assisted on these Occasions) to desire the Country Man or Farmer would let the 'Squire his Master speak with him. When the Farmer came, the 'Squires had always their Tale ready, - " That they were come down to " see an Estate at such a Place, with which they " were so well pleased, that they bargain'd for it, " and were to pay down so much Money; but not " having Cash enough in the Country with them, " except they parted with some old Family Pieces " (which they would not willing dispose of) they " made bold to ask him if he car'd to lend them " such a Sum for a valuable Consideration, and if " he would assure them that the Family Pieces " should be forth-coming upon the Re-payment " of the Money, they should be told over to him " and seal'd up, and they should be deposited in " his Hands for his Security." The Farmers upon the Sight of the Broad Pieces, which were to be lodged with them as a Pledge, generally brought out their Money, upon which one of the Cheats would very carefully seal up the old Gold in a Green Velvet Purse, and with many Desires they might be ready for the 'Squire when he sent for them again, by Dexterity of Hand, another Purse, (which they had ready on these Occasions) made up and seal'd exactly like the other, was palm'd upon the Farmer, with Half-pence and Half-Crowns in it. By these Means they have boasted they have gotten upwards of 2000 l. among them in a small Compass of Time; and by offering such Pledges as these, and allowing half a Guinea for the Use of a small Sum, till the 'Squires got Home, they have got Money from poor Country People, which has been fetch'd out of Holes in a Chimney behind the Ashes, by Persons, the Smell of whose Dirt and Nastiness has so offended the 'Squires, and even their Footmen, that they have said, they have been all obliged to hold their Noses while they were triking them of their Money. Thus they would travel the Countries for Months together, and when they had collected what they could, they used to come within 5 or 6 Miles of London, and send for their Wives to come to them, and take the Money, that they might take a fresh Course for more. In this Manner Johnson lived many Years, and except when he was out upon Business, he always kept himself very close, and was very shy of be * The Chiving-Lay is to frequent Masquerades, Balls, Assemblies, Installations and Places resorted to by Ladies of Quality, where by the Assistance of the Gang, the Ladies Girdles are cut with a keen Lancet or Penknife, and by drawing them off they often get a rich Buckle, and frequently a Gold Watch, &c. † Sarah Fox was Wife of ---- Fox, who was executed some Years ago for stealing a Sword. ing seen. He had a little obscure House on the other Side of the Water, in which he resided, when he was not upon his Projects in the Country, and when he was at Home, he would not suffer his Wife to open even a Casement, lest some Body or other should discover him and his Habitation. As to the Fact for which he suffer'd, there's Reason to believe that others were concern'd with him in it, one of whom is since dead; but it is evident the Prisoner was the principal Person, because his Wife since his Conviction, has return'd Mr. Pye all the other Notes which were lost with that found upon him. And it is as plain, that he had Associates in the Fact, because when he was taken, they had a Consultation together to bring him off, and it was agreed, that it would not be adviseable for him to deny the Possession of the Note in Question, but rather to set up a Proof that he came by it, as the Captain did by the Bank Note at New-York, and that he was ignorant of its being stolen. He was an intimate Acquaintance of the late Jonathan Wild ; but Jonathan used frequently to complain of his locking * all he got, without consulting him, by which Means Jonathan often lost the Reward proposed to be given, when Watches, Buckles, &c. were advertised. WILLIAM NEWINGTON . WAS born at, or near Chichester , in Sussex , where his Mother (a poor Widow) now lives. He was very well brought up, and had all the Education his Parents Circumstances would afford him. When he was fit for Business, he was put as a Clerk to Mr. Cave of Chichester , with whom he liv'd about 6 Years. Then he left Mr. Cave and came to London ; where he had not been long, before he was employ'd by Mr. Studley, an eminent and worthy Attorney at Law in Nicholas Lane , Lombard-street , as a Hackney-Writer : In this Business he continu'd about 2 Years and a half; but being naturally of a gay Temper, and inclin'd to Company, (which is always too easy to be had in this City) Mr Studley upon some Dissatisfaction, on Account of Newington's Behaviour, discharged him. After this he serv'd Mr. Gabriel Leaver , an eminent Scrivener in Friday-street , as a Clerk , and liv'd with him between 2 and 3 Years, and during his Continuance with Mr. Leaver, his Honesty was never call'd in Question. He left this Service about a Twelvemonth ago, since which Time, we have not been able to find that he was fix'd in any settled Business. However, he always appear'd well dress'd, and kept a pretty deal of Company; and if this unhappy Affair had not happen'd, he was to have been marry'd, in a Month or two, to a young Gentlewoman of a very handsome Fortune. 'Tis imagin'd that under these Circumstances, he might be in some Necessity for Money, to support his Gaiety, and carry on his Design. This laid him under a Temptation, by this bold Attempt, to remove all his Difficulties; and for this purpose (he own'd) he drew this Note upon Sir Francis Child in the Name of Mr. Thomas Hill , who he knew kept Cash with this Gentleman; but the Hurry and Confusion of Mind he was in, even while he was writing the Note, occasion'd his forgetting to date his Draught, which was one Cause of its being more narrowly inspected, and discover'd to be counterfeit. His Defence upon his Trial was very trifling and insignificant, and rather confirmed, than removed, the Circumstances of Guilt he appeared under at the Bar; of which he himself seem'd sensible, and therefore rely'd more upon the Character that was given him in Court, by the many reputable Persons who appear'd for that Purpose, than on any Thing he could say in his own Behalf. When he was brought up (on Saturday) to receive his Sentence, he read the following Lines, from a Paper he had in his Hat; which were tasten from his Mouth, by the Person that took down his Trial. May it please your Lordship! " This my most melancholy Case was occasion'd by the alone inconsiderate Rashness of my " unexperienced Years. The Intent of Fraud, " is without Doubt strongly, and most plainly " proved against me But I assure your Lordship, I neither wanted nor abounded, and in " my Life, I never had any Thought tending to " willful Injustice, 'till a few Minutes before the " immediate Execution of this rash Deed. I hope " your Lordship has some Regard for the Gentlemen who have so generously appear'd in myLoking Goods, is selling them outright to Persons who make it their Business to buy and dispose of stolen Goods. " Behalf; and as this is the first Fact, tho' of so " deep a Dye, my Youth and past Conduct may, " I hope, in some Measure move your Lordship's " Pity, Compassion, and generous Assistance. After Sentence, he was confined in a Cell; and till the Dead Warrant came down, he had no Belief that he should die; but seem'd pretty confident that the Intercession of his Acquaintance would prove effectual, to the saving his Life; nor was he without Hope even after he knew he was appointed to die. A Gentleman discover'd to him, that he was one of this unhappy Number, on the Evening of the Day the Report was made. He receiv'd the melancholy News with some Emotion, and seem'd at first to be very much shock'd. But recollecting and composing himself, he said, - God's Will be done. And bursting into Tears, he bewail'd the Concern his Mother must feel, when she should hear his Doom; and mourn'd, that she, who had been so tender of him, should live to see him made a Spectacle to the World by such a shameful Death; and that he should be the wicked Occasion of bringing her grey Hairs with Sorrow to the Grave. When she receiv'd the dreadful Tidings of her Son's wretched Circumstances, she set out from Chichester with a Heart over-whelm'd with Sorrow: And when she arriv'd in London, it was a Week before the Load of Grief she was under, would suffer her to see her unhappy condemned Child. On Saturday the 8th Instant, was their first Interview: And she, upon Sight of her Son in that miserable Condition, with Difficulty was prevented from swooning; while the Son stood, a mournful Spectator of his Mother's Distress. When she had recover'd herself a little, she fell on his Neck - He dropt down on his Knees and threw his Arms round his aged Mother's Neck, imploring her Blessing, and Forgiveness of his Folly, in bringing himself and her to Disgrace. The moving Scene drew Tears from the Eyes of those who were accustom'd to Scenes of Black, Distress and Death. The Evening before his Execution she took her last Leave of him, under all the Distress that a tender Parent must feel, for a beloved and only Child under such direful Circumstances. LETTERS wrote by William Newington to particular Persons while he was under Sentence. Copy of a Letter to -- Most Honoured and worthy Sir, I Beg you'd excuse this Freedom, but my unhappy Circumstances are such, as oblige me to be thus troublesome, and I do now stand in great Need of your Pity, Compassion, and generous Assistance, in this my most deplorable Case; tho' I confess with Shame, I intended to wrong you, nay, basely to have wrong'd you, and with Pleasure I shall resign myself to Death, to make Attonement for the Injury, which is all the Restitution I am able to make. And from my Soul I do forgive every Person that was any ways accessary to my Prosecution, as I expect Forgiveness from the Great God, and Judge of my Soul, which is now standing on the very Brink of Eternity. Oh! good Sir! Let the Cries and Tears of my Mother, an almost distracted Widow, prevail on you to grant me your Assistance; she is inconsolable, and so overwhelm'd with Grief, that she cannot see me, nor hath not been with me, tho' she has been in Town this Week past. I am so unfortunate as to be included in the Dead Warrant, and am order'd for Execution on Wednesday next; therefore I humbly hope you will lend me your Assistance in this my great Extremity, that my Execution may be respired for a little Time, and that I may not be hurry'd out of the World, into an awful Eternity, in so short a Time, to the immediate Destruction both of my Soul and Body. I have not Sir, been in Prison but little more than a Fortnight, and what a Hardship it is that I, in the Prime of my Years, should be so suddenly taken out of the World, by a shameful and ignominous Death, with all my Load of Sins about me unrepented of, to the eternal Destruction both of my Soul and Body, to the Disgrace of my Family, and the Dishonour of my Friends, and my Country, only for writing a Line or two, and no Body has been injur'd by it, tho' I must acknowledge my Intention was to have done it, and therefore in the Eye of the Law my Crime is the same. But as it was my first Fact, tho' my Offence is of so deep a dye, yet I hope my tender Years may move your Pity. I assure your Honour, that I never in my Life was guilty either by Word or Action, of injuring any Man, till the immediate Execution of this rash Deed; and for which I am willing to suffer, in Case I may have a little more Time to make my Intercession to God, for the Forgiveness of my Sins, as I freely forgive all Mankind. Oh, Sir! consider what a horrible Thing it is to appear loaded with Guilt, before the Judgment-Seat of an Almighty, and incens'd God, so unprepared as I am. May the God above, (who only can extricate me out of all my Troubles) influence and direct you herein, which are the hearty Prayers of, Honoured SIR, Your Unhappy, And Dying Servant, W. NEWINGTON. From my dark and dismal Cell in Newgate , Friday Morning, July 14, 1738. To my Lord B - of C -. My Lord, I Most humbly hope your Lordship will excuse this Freedom, but my unhappy Circumstances are such, that I stand in Need of your Lordship's Pity, Compassion, and generous Assistance. I make no doubt but your Lordship is not unacquainted with my unhappy Case, therefore I shall not trouble your Lordship with a Repetition of it; but the Bearer hereof can inform your Lordship authentickly, if your Lordship thinks proper. Oh! my Lord, with Horror do I name it, I am now under the fatal Sentence of Death in Newgate , London , and am (to my unspeakable Grief) order'd for Execution on Wednesday next; therefore, in Regard I am a Native of the City of Chichester , and one who always had a good Character, and that for 3 Years past I have lived with Messieurs Gilbert and Leaver, your Lordship's Chapter-Clerks of St. Paul's , and always behav'd with great Approbation, as appears by their generously appearing to my Character on my Trial: I assure your Lordship, I, in my Life, never had any Thought tending to wilful Injustice, till the immediate Execution of this rash Deed, for which I am now to suffer that ignominious and shameful Death, to the immortal Destruction of my Family, and Dishonour of my Country. Oh, my Lord! let the Tears and Intreaties of almost a disconsolate Widow (my Mother) move your Lordship's Assistance to relieve me. My Lord, I was taken upon Tuesday was a Fortnight last, and it being the Time of Sessions there, I was order'd on to my Trial, and on the Friday following was capitally convicted, and receiv'd the fatal Sentence of Death: My Lord, as I have been so unhappy to be convicted. I most heartily beg your Pity, and that your Lordship would please to give a Letter to such Persons as your Lordship's Wisdom shall think fit, in order to get my Execution respited, for some little Time, that I may have Time to make Intercession, to the great God, and Judge of my Soul, (whom I shall soon appear before) for the Forgiveness of my Sins. May the God above, who only can extricate me from all my Troubles, be your Lordship's Direction herein, which are the daily Prayers of, My Lord, Your Lordship's Dutiful, And Dying Servant, W. NEWINGTON. From the Cells of Newgate , July 15, 1738. To Mr. Thomas Webb , Goldsmith , in Chichester . My most dear Friend, I Hope you'll excuse my Freedom, but my unhappy Circumstances are such, that obliges me to be thus troublesome; upon my Friend's Return to me this Afternoon from Chichester, tells me, that not a Person in the Corporation will sign my Petition, tho' for what Reason he does not know, and, to my unspeakable Grief, I am a Stranger to; but God's Will alone must be done, Mr. John Fletcher , and others of my Friends, advise me to get a Petition drawn up and sign'd by such of the Gentlemen (that will be my Friends) that are Voters for the City, and present it to the Duke of R -, at Goodwood; and likewise a Petition to the Duke of N -, and send it to Mr. Fowler, at Walberton, who will do me all the Service he can, which Petition I have desir'd my Friend, Mr. Evans, to draw up; therefore most humbly beg, for the Sake of Almighty God, that you will use your utmost Endeavours to save my Life, by spiriting up your Acquaintance. I have not Time to say any Thing more, because I am call'd to Chappel; but that I am Your most Unfortunate, And miserable Servant, W. NEWINGTON. From my Cell in Newgate , July 6, 1738. To Mr. - Hon. Sir. I Hope you'll excuse this Freedom, but my unhappy Circumstances are such, that obliges (as oblige) me to be thus troublesome. I make no Doubt but you have heard of my most melancholy Misfortune, which is, that I now stand captily (capitally) convicted for publishing a Note of 120 l. supposed to be drawn by Tho. Hill of Cleave-land-Court , St. James's , Esq ; on Sir Francis Child and Comp. which Note proves to be forged I was apprehended on Suspicion, upon Tuesday was sev'n-night, and it being the Time of Sessions at the Old-Bailey , I was try'd on Friday, and was convicted for publishing thereof. And for various Circumstances that appear'd on my Trial in my Behalf, and in Regard to my Master's, and a great Number of other Gentlemen appearing in my Behalf, I was by the Jury recommended to the Favour of the Court, and their Intercession to his Majesty for Mercy. And under these deplorable Circumstances, I have by the Advice of my Friends (here in London) made Application to - the D - 's of N - and R - each of whom has had a Petition signed by the Prosecutor Mr. Hill, and the Jury, and my Master, and several others of my Friends; humbly requiring their Intercession for me, in Regard that I liv'd with Mr. Cave at Colchester , about 6 Years, and at the Time of the late Election for that City, and for some Time after, therefore I am induc'd to hope, that your Honour must remember me Soon after which I left Mr. Cave and came to London, where I served two very eminent Gentlemen in this City, viz. Mr. Studley, Attorney, in Nicholas Lane , and Mr. Leaver a Scrivener in Fryday-Street , in the Capacity of a yearly Clerk , and acquired the Approbation of both, to their great Satisfaction, as appeared by their generously appearing in my Behalf on my Trial. I assure your Honour this is the Substance of my unhappy Case, in the concisest Manner I could possibly set it forth, without troubling your Honour as little as possible, in Regard your Honour has on all Occasions been a Suppor and an Assistant to the unfortunate and afflicted, and continually doing Good to those that ask. I most humbly hope, that the Tears and Entreaties of an almost disconsolate and dying young Man, who always, till the immediate Execution of this rash Deed, was the Support and only Comfort of an aged Mother, and a Blessing to all my Family, which your Honour's Nephews Messrs. F - ds, (with whom I have been intimated) can verify. I do assure your Honour, I, in my Life, never had Thought tending to wilful Injustice, till a few Minutes before the Execution of this rash Deed; and as this is my first Fact, (tho' of so deep a dye) my Youth and past Conduct may, I hope, in some Measure, move your Honour's Pity, Compassion and generous Assistance, that I may not suffer that shameful and ignominious Death, to the immortal Destruction of my Family, and Dishonour of my Country. As the noble -are apprized with my unhappy Affair, I most humbly submit to your Honour, that a Letter from you, to one or both of them, would do me great Service, and may the God above, who alone can extricate me from all my Trouble, direct your Endeavours and Proceedings to serve me, are the continual Prayers of, Honoured Sir, Your most unfortunate, unhappy, devout, dying Servant, William Newington . From my Cell. Newgate . July 11, 1738. To Mr. C - at Doctors-Commons. SIR, I Have heard that there has been some severe Reflections cast upon Mr. G - by you, that he was privy to my unhappy Affair before it was put in Execution. And in order to do Justice to that Gentleman, if your Curiosity will induce you to come to this melancholy Place, any Evening about 7 or after, I will with all the Truth and Sincerity of a dying Man, reveal to you all such Questions as concern my most unfortunate Case, and am, Sir, Your most unhappy, unfortunate Servant, William Newington . From my Cell, Tuesday Morning 11 o'Clock. To Miss G -, Miss B -, Miss H -, Miss S -, Miss W -, and Miss E -. Honoured Ladies, I Make no Doubt but you have heard of my most melancholy Misfortune, and my unhappy Circumstances are such, that obliges me to trouble you, as I stand now in Need of all your Pity, Compassion, and generous Assistance. I have been under great Grief and Affliction for a Week past, otherwise I should have troubled you with a true Relation of my most deplorable Affair before now, and do most humbly and earnestly beg and require your good Endeavours with M -, to assist me. The Fact for which I stand convicted, varies but little from the Account you have had in the News Papers. I was taken into Custody upon a violent Suspicion on Tuesday last was Se'nnight, and it being the Week that the Sessions was held at the Old Baily , I was try'd there on Friday following, and was found guilty captively, (capitally) and receiv'd the fatal Sentence of Death on Saturday Morning, for publishing a Note of 120 l. supposed to be drawn by Thomas Hill , Esq ; of Cleaveland-Court , Sr. James's , on Sir Francis Child and Company: And a late Act of Parliament makes the publishing or uttering a forged Note, subject to the same Punishment with the Forgery itself. But, Ladies, for your clearer understanding my Case, I have herewith sent you the Sessions Book, in which, (I cannot but confess) my Trial is inserted in a very exact Manner. When my Trial was over, the Jury, (on Account of my Youth, and the Character the Gentlemen gave me) recommended me to the Favour of the Court, but how far that will have Effect, Time only must discover. In this my most deplorable Condition, I have made Application to - and to - and the Prosecutor and other proper Persons have sign'd two Petitions. One of which was sent down to Chichester, in order to get some Gentlemen's Hands to it, but to my great Surprize and unspeakable Misfortune it was return'd without any one Hand to it. The Reason of which I am an entire Stranger to; but am induced to think, that it proceeded in a great Measure from the ill Conduct of the Person who was sent with it, and from his irregular Proceeding, in making his Application. This, Ladies, is as concise an Abstract of my deplorable Misfortune as possible. I could have been much more brief, (more particular) was I not fearful of giving you too much Trouble; therefore I earnestly beg your Assistance, and your Interest with M -, which I am perswaded will be of great Service. I am informed by Mr T - that the M - and D – R - will do me all the Service they can. But these Circumstances are very precarious; yet upon them my Life depends, and I am very fearful of the Event, because I am convicted in so unhappy a Time; for there are no less than 16 poor unhappy Creatures under Sentence, and three of us are for Forgery. Tho' the Cases of the other two differ somewhat from mine, for they drew several Bills upon Mr. Hoare, and actually receiv'd several large Sums, with which they went off. The Bankers in general will, to be sure, be against us all; but yet, I hope you Endeavours will succeed in my Favour, and that I shall have the unspeakable Pleasure of assuring you, in Person, that I shall always look on myself as under a lasting Obligation to pray for you I am, Ladies, Your Unhappy, Miserable Servant, W. NEWINGTON. From my Cell in Newgate , July 11, 1738. From Mr H – D -, to William Newington , in Newgate . Dear Mr. NEWINGTON, MISS G - desired me to let you know, that her Mother is out of Town, otherwise she would have come to have seen you before now. She hopes (if she can possibly) to come To-morrow; if she can, she will. My dear Friend, I hope we shall have the Happiness of seeing you in Person very soon, out of that unhappy Place. Pray God it may be so. All your Friends are in great Hopes of seeing you at Liberty very soon. Miss H - will do what she can; she was to come to see you Yesterday, but something fell out, that she could not possibly. Miss G - gives her Love and Service to you, with Tears in her Eyes, and please to accept the the same from your Well-wisher, My dear Friend, F - e Tavern. H - D - The following is an Account of George Greenway , written by himself, and printed exactly from his own Copy. My Birth, Parentage, and Education. I WAS born in Reading in Berkshire . My Parents and Relations had all of them unspotted Characters, till this fatal Time. They gave me very good Education, in the English, Latin, and part of the Greek Tongue; and when I was taken from School, I must follow their Business, they having but one Son, until this unfortunate Accident happen'd. I was drinking with a Soldier, which I had some little Knowledge of, when he quarter'd in Newbury , some Time before; and this Soldier committed a Robbery that Night, and the next Morning he was appre hended, and I was taken up for being in Company with him the Day before, and I was sent to Reading Goal , but not arraigned, nor took no Trial. I marry'd a very honest, modest and virtuous young Woman of Newberry in Berkshire, which always proved an indulgent and loving Wife to me; and after the abovesaid Misfortune, I left her and went to Sea for fear of Shame and Disgrace, this was about 5 Years ago; and I went to Sea on Account of this Robbery that the Soldier did, and afterward when I' came home, I was employ'd as a Corse-Bearer for a Master Bargeman: Now you must know, that a Corse-Bearer is one that takes in Goods, and receives and pays Money for the Master Bargemen, and I might have lived very well; but I had been abroad so many Years, that when I came home, I did not greatly agree with my Wife, but loved other Women better; and so I spent my Money upon them and ruin'd my self. I used the Sea, on and off about 6 or 7 Years, and I went several Voyages to Newfoundland , and several other Part. in the Straites, and the Canaries Island , and Lisbon , Cales , and several other Parts too tedious to mention, until I learnt the Art of Navigation; but my roving would not let me stay long in one Shipp, which was a great Misfortune to my Preferment, altho' several Captains were desirous of me. I have belonged to three Men of War, and where respected in them; the one was the Romney, my Lord Muskkery Commander; our Station was for Newfoundland, and on the first Occasion I left him at Lisbon , by his Consent, and sailed home in another Ship. Then I went on board the Success to Antegoa , and as we were coming home, I was press'd out of the Success into the Deptford, and I continued in her 6 Months, because the Wages was good. After this I desired my Friends to help me to be made a Midshipman on board another Ship, that was a Man of War, or else to get me discharged from the Deptford, and my Friends wrote a Letter to a Gentleman, who prevailed with my Captain to let me have that Place I wanted; but then I could not be easy in my Mind, 'till they had got my Discharge from that Ship; and so I shipp'd my self with Capt. Tower, who was going to Leghorn ; and when I came to Leghorn , I did not like to stay in that Ship, so I left it, and went to Genoa , where I continu'd a Month, before I could get any Business, but at last I went aboard the Julian Galley with Captan Brim, and we were bound for Ancona , and the Gulph of Venice , where we unloaded the Ship, and then we went to Zant , and took in Currants; then we came to Hambro ', and staid three Months; then I shipp'd myself for England again, and as soon as I arrived, I went to see my Friends at Reading , and after I had staid some Time at Reading , I came to London, where I got acquainted with some young Women, and left my Wife, who was a very sober good Woman, which was the Reason of my Misfortune; and I hope no Body will reflect upon her for my bad Actions, she being ignorant of them, and always gave me good Advice, which if I had taken, I should not have come to this End: and I hope no Body will be so inhumane as to blame my Father and Mother, for they gave me a good Education, and it is my Fault that I come to suffer this shameful Death; for they instructed me in that which was good, if I had minded them; but I did not, and so the Lord have Mercy upon my Soul. I desire to give my hearty Thanks to my Cousin John Jaques , who has been so kind as to take a great deal of Pains to save my Soul. George Greenaway . After the Dead Warrant came down, he refused to eat, nor would he take any Manner of Food, by which he impair'd his Health so very much, that some Times it was imagined he would expire in his Cell. But some Hours before his Execution, he came surprizingly to himself, talk'd rationally, and told one who came to see him, that his Fellow Prisoners would have more Occasion for the Assistance of the Minister than he should, for he could say all the Prayers in the Common-Prayer-Book perfectly by Heart. Copy of a Letter from Greenaway's Sister to him after Condemnation. For George Greenaway in Newgate . Dear George, WIth a hart full of Sorrow I rite to you to prepare yourself for another World, and mistly beg of God to forgive you your Sines, and pray do not bild to much upon hops of haveing a Repreeue of Transporttation, for we have endevered all that lys in our Power for you in this Case, for the King is very strict in this you now, for God Sake dear George consider what a terable Case it is to lance into a State of Ettarnity withou being prepared, it is a Thing of so great Consiquace, that all the terras in this World is not to compair to it, for we are hear but a Moment, but when we are gon it is for ever, and if you are fit to dy you are fit to live. From your loving Sister and Friend in Sorrow, Hannah Tilleard . FINIS.

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THE Ordinary of NEWGATE HIS ACCOUNT OF The Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Speeches of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn, on Wednesday the 21st of April, 1714. AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-baily, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; the 7th, 8th, and 9th days of April, 1714, Ten Persons, viz. Seven Men, and Three Women, that were Try'd for, and Convicted of several Capital Crimes, receiv'd Sentence of Death accordingly. But one of the Women being found Pregnant, and Four of the Men having obtain'd the QUEEN's most gracious Reprieve, which I hope they will duly improve, Five only are now order'd for Execution. While they lay under this Condemnation, I constantly visited them; and had them brought up twice every Day to the Chapel of Newgate; where I pray'd with them, and read and expounded the Word of GOD to them; shewing them how they ought to repent of all their Sins, and make a right use both of the Time allotted 'em and the Instructions given them, in order to their learning and performing that great and important Work of Repentance, and other Duties of Religion, that so they might redeem the Time, by them formerly mispent, because now their Days were short and evil. On the Lord's Day, the 11th instant, I preach'd to them, viz. in the Morning, upon Num. 23. the latter part of the 10 Verse, taken out of the First Lesson for that Morning, and the Words these. - Let me die the Death of the Righteous, and let my last End be like his. These Words I first explain'd in general, shewing both the Occasion upon which, and the Person by whom, they were spoken; and how a Wicked Man, tho' he may sometimes desire to be like the Godly in a happy Death, yet such his Desire will always prove fruitless to him, who cares not to be like the Righteous in a holy Life. Which having demonstrated, I then laid down this Proposition, resulting from the Text, viz. That to die the Death of the Righteous, and have our last End like his; (i. e. To depart out of this World in a state of Grace, and in Favour with GOD) We must live an Upright, Righteous, and Holy Life here on Earth; keeping our Conscience void of Offence toward GOD and toward Men. To illustrate this Proposition, I shew'd how we ought to take great Care, and use our utmost Endeavours, That all our Thoughts, Words, and Actions may be according to GOD's Will, and to His Glory. These, viz. I. Thoughts, II. Words, and III. Actions, I discours'd upon, and explain'd distinctly and seperately. And in the Afternoon I preach'd upon this Text, John 5. 22. For the Father judges no Man; but has committed all Judgment unto the Son. From which Words, first open'd and explicated in general, I shew'd these Four Things in particular; I. That the Original Right and Supream Power of judging the World, belongs to GOD, and to none but GOD. II. That no Person shall sit to judge Men at the last Day, but the Son of Man, i. e. CHRIST JESUS, who is also the Son of GOD. III. Why, and for what Cause GOD has committed this Power and Authority of judging the World, unto His Son. IV. and lastly, How, and in what sense we must understand those other Texts in Scripture, which tell us, That the Saints in general, and the Twelve Apostles in particular, shall judge. Again, on the last Lord's Day, the 18th instant, I preach'd to the Condemn'd, and other Persons there present (who were many) both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon 1 Pet. 2. 11. (being part of the Epistle appointed for the Day, and also of the Second Lesson for that Evening-Service) Dearly Beloved, I beseech you, as Strangers and Pilgrims, abstain from fleshly Lusts, which war against the Soul. In speaking to which Words, I shew'd, I. The Import of the Apostle's Exhortation, or rather Dehortion, which he ushers in with this most pathetic, tender, affectionate, and winning Compellation, Dearly Beloved, I beseech you; and which also he perfectly levels against Fleshly Lusts, as here he calls them; meaning, 1st, Every sensual Desire, (in particular) such as, Adultery, Fornication, Lasciviousness, Uncleanness, Filthiness, Lewdness, Wantonness, and the like, which the Carnal Mind is fill'd with, and actuated by. 2dly, All Sins (in general) which are call'd the Works of the Flesh, by St. Paul; who gives us a black Catalogue of them, and also denounces the terrible Punishment due to them, Gal. 5. 19, &c. at the front whereof he places the Lusts of the Flesh, strictly so call'd. II. The Twofold Argument, by which St. Peter enforces this his Dehortation in the Text, taken from this weighty Consideration, viz. 1st, That as Christians really are, so they should always look upon themselves to be, Pilgrims and Strangers here on Earth; and this, not only with respect to some particular Place or Country, which they may be driven to, or forc'd to live in, but even with respect to the whole World, wherein indeed they are but Sojourners and Passengers, being continually upon their Journey towards their own proper Country, which is Heaven. 2dly, That those Fleshly Lusts (whether in their more restrain'd, or larger Signification) are directly opposite to Man's greatest and most valuable Interest; in that they deprive him (and for ever shut him out) of the Kingdom of Heaven; for (as our Apostle here says) They war against the Soul. Which we may soon be sensible of, if we do but seriously consider these few Particulars. 1. That Fleshly Lusts stain and defile the Soul in its Celestial Beauty and Perfection 2. That they hinder it from its Noble and Excellent Operations. 3. That they deprive it of its Spiritual Joys and Comforts in this World, and of its most glorious and endless State of perfect Happiness in the World to come. In all which respects Carnal and Fleshly Lusts make war against the Soul, and will most certainly (if not oppos'd in due time, and with vigour) utterly subdue it, and bring it into Eternal Ruin and Destruction. Which to prevent, or to cure, I propos'd and offer'd, III. and lastly, Some proper and effectual Remedies against those Fleshly Lusts, consider'd with regard to both their restrain'd and extensive Signification. And these (as all other my Discourses before the Condemn'd Prisoners) I concluded with particular Exhortations and Admonitions suitable to them, in whom (save Eliz. Boyle ) I observ'd nothing (whether in Publick, or in Private) but what was becoming Persons under their sad Circumstances. In my Closet-Examinations of them, they gave me the respective Accounts following. 1. Anthony Gery , or rather Gearish , which was his right Name, condemn'd for assaulting Elizabeth Whaley , and taking from her a Silver-Porringer of the value of 45 Shillings, on the 20th day of March last past. He said, he was about 20 years of age, born at Newbury in Barkshire : That his Parents removing from thence, and bringing him up to London , he was bound Apprentice (for 7 years) to a Mountebank, to learn the Arts of Dancing on the Rope, Tumbling, Vaulting , &c. That within the space of two years and a half, which he served of his Apprentiship, he grew very loose and wicked, and then ran away from his Master, being almost starved there for want of Victuals; That after this he went to Sea , and successively served on board the Royal Sovereign, the Neptune, and several other Men of War; and was once cast away; and yet did not take any notice of the Wonderful Works of God in the Deep, nor of his particular Mercy towards him in preserving his Life from so great Dangers; but instead of that, abandon'd himself to commit Iniquity more and more. He own'd he had been Guilty of several Felonies and Robberies, and was once (viz. in February 1711/1712) condemn'd to die for Robbing Mrs. Ann Noel on the Highway, the 21st day of that Month; and that when he had obtain'd the Mercy of a Free Pardon (as he did in August last) he was so far from minding it, and improving it, as he ought to have done, that he presently returned to his old wicked Trade of Thieving; and to that added the Crime, yea, the greater (tho' not in this World the more severely punish'd) Crime of Adultery. I endeavour'd to make him (and I hope he was at last made) sensible of his Sins, which he acknowledg'd to have been very heinous, and to deserve a greater Punishment than he was now to suffer for them in this Life; earnestly imploring God's Mercy, that he might avoid the Severity of his Justice in the next: And to that end desir'd my Prayers and Instructions, which he had, and which (so far as I could perceive) he endeavour'd to improve (and did improve) to the utmost of his Capacity. 2. John Johnson , or rather John Cullum , which was his right Name, condemn'd for Stealing out of the Stables of the Lord Page several Suits of Cloaths, and other things of value, on the 17th of March last. He said, he was about 25 years of age, born at Stow in Suffolk : That being brought up to no Trade, he went to Gentlemen's Service , and was for some years a Domestick in several worthy Families here in London , where he behaved himself faithfully; That afterwards he served at Sea, as a common Sailor , and at Land in the capacity of a private Centinel ; but not being contented with what he might have got by a lawful Employment, he would try his Fortune another way; which he did, and that to his own Ruin: For having (in September last) committed a Felony, and been Burnt in the Hand and sent to the Bridewel in Clerkenwel for it, he happen'd there to be concern'd in a Riot, wherein an Officer belonging to that Place was unhappily murder'd; and for that Bloody Fact Richard Keele and William Lowther (there in Company with him) were Executed on Clerkenwel-Green the 23d of December last, while he the said John Cullum fled from Justice, and so made his Escape then. Of which Murder I now putting him in mind, in order to the bringing him to a serious Consideration, and sincere Repentance of it, He told me, That it was more his Misfortune than his Fault, that was like to have brought him into the Danger of suffering for that Murder; for he had no such Design, as to assault or hurt any Person at that time: But as to this Fact he now stood condemn'd for, he own'd it, and the Justice of the Sentence past upon him for it. He confess'd also, he had been an Ill-liver in several respects; and gave me some Proofs and Satisfaction that he was now amended and reformed, being greatly concern'd to make his Peace with God and Man, in the clearing of his Conscience, and rectifying (so far as possible) whatsoever he had done amiss. He cry'd very much, and by that and other Demonstrations of Sorrow for his Sins, I have good Hopes, that he was truly Penitent. 3. John Ralph , condemn'd for Stealing a Silver-Tankard, and other Pieces of Plate, out of the House of his Master, Henry Robins , a Victualler in the Parish of St. Clement Danes . He said, he was 21 years of age, born in the City of Durham ; That he came up young to London , and was bound Apprentice to one Mr. Armstrong, a Wine-Cooper ; That he faithfully serv'd him the whole time of his Apprentiship, and was, not long after that, hired into the Service of Mr. Robins, whom he robb'd of the Plate above mention'd, and with it went away to Plaistow in Essex ; where being apprehended, and the Plate found upon him before he could dispose of it, he was committed to Chelmsford Goal , and there remain'd a Prisoner till brought up to London for his Trial. He said, this was the first time he ever came under the Hand of Justice; but he could not say, and say truly, that it was his first Fact, nor that it might have been his last, if he had liv'd longer in the World. He seem'd to be very sensible of his Faults, and begg'd Pardon of GOD, of his Master, and of all others he had wrong'd, or endaavour'd to wrong; adding, That he never was addicted to Drunkenness, Profane Swearing, Whoring, Gaming, and such-like Debaucheries, and could not tell how he came to take up this wicked Trade of Thieving, being under no great Temptation to it; for he might have liv'd well, and in plenty, if he would have liv'd honestly; which he now acknowledg'd made his Sins so much the more heinous and inexcusable. 4. Elizabeth Boyle , alias Young , alias Betty the Cook, condemn'd upon two Indictments, viz. First, for Stealing three Suits of Head cloaths, a Bible, and other Goods, out of the House of Mr. Daniel Whitfield , on the 17th of March last: And, Secondly, for Stealing also two Gold-Rings, and other Things of Value, out of the House of Mrs. Mary Lambert , on the 23d Day of the same Month of March last. Of these two Facts she own'd her self Guilty; but under her Sentence was at first very uneasie and restless, discovering a hot, violent, and unruly Temper; tho' afterwards she grew milder, and more tractable, giving attention to my Admonitions, and shewing a great Abhorrence of her past Sins, which she confess'd were many, and so much the more heinous, by how much she had committed them wilfully, and drawn others into her own wicked Ways. She said, She was 40 Years of age, born in the Parish of St. Margaret Westminster ; That she had formerly receiv'd the Punishment, or Correction, of being Burnt in the Hand, and sent to Bridewell , for a Felony she then had been found Guilty and Convicted of: That the Cause of her following such a wicked Course of Life as she had done, was her Pride, which rais'd in her a Desire of living above her Condition and Circumstances in the World: And, to compass this, she thought Thieving was the readiest way; but therein found her self much mistaken; for, instead of growing Rich and Great, and able to live at Ease, she brought Poverty, Shame, Misery, and Ruin upon her self, by those very wicked Practices from which she expected to reap great Advantage and Satisfaction. And now she was convinc'd, that as there is no Good, but Evil, to be got in the Ways of Sin, so it had been much better for her to have kept to her former honest Employment, (who once liv'd comfortably enough in the capacity of an Under-Cook in Foreign Ambassadors Houses, and other Noble Families) than to fall from that to the base Trade of Stealing, and thereby advance her self indeed (not to Greatness, as she thought and so much aim'd at, but) to that shameful Death, which now she could not think of without Trouble and Confusion. Under this her present melancholy state I advis'd her to apply herself to GOD for Mercy and Comfort, which she might obtain if she did her utmost to clear her Conscience, to repent of all her Sins, and throughly amend her Life, before Death put an end to it in this World. As she seem'd (at last, tho' not at first) inclinable to receive and comply with this my Advice, so I doubt not but she was sensible of her great Need (and had therefore a strong Desire) of GOD's Pardon and Salvation; considering her great Change then approaching, and (as she was often told) what a dreadful Account she should be call'd to, unless she took care, before that time did come, to make her Peace with GOD and her offended Neighbour. Herein, she said, she would do what she could, and for the rest trust to GOD's Mercy. 5. Lydia alias Elizabeth Cane , alias Taylor , alias Jackson , Condemn'd for Breaking open the House of Mr. John Hatchet , and Stealing thence a Cloth Coat and other Goods, on the 21st Day of December last. She said, she was 25 Years of age, born in the Parish of St. Dunstan Stepney ; That her common Employment was to cry China-Ware about the Streets ; but at the same time confess'd, That she also had too much follow'd that of Stealing and Shoplifting, and had formerly been Whipt and Burnt in the Hand for it, and now was deservedly brought to her shameful and untimely End by it. Herein she acknowledg'd her Guilt, and the Justice of GOD and Man, and pray'd she might find Mercy in the other World, which she could not expect (and therefore quietly submitted to her deserved Punishment) in this. At the Place of Execution, whither they were all carried in 2 Carts from Newgate this Day, I attended them for the last time. I exhorted them well to consider that within a few minutes their Souls were to appear before the Judgment-Seat of GOD, there to receive an irreversible Sentence, either of Absolution or Condemnation; and therefore, while yet in this World, it was both their great Duty and Interest earnestly to pray to GOD to pardon all their Sins, and dispose them, by his Holy Spirit, to die in his Faith, Fear, and Love, that they might have a joyful Admittance into the Kingdom of Heaven: To this blessed End I pray'd with them, and for them; I sung also a Penitential Psalm or two, in which they joyn'd with me; I made them rehearse the Apostles Creed, and wish'd that what they had now made Profession to believe concerning the Forgiveness of Sins, the Resurrection of the Body, and the Life Everlasting, they might obtain, to their Eternal Comfort. After this I withdrew from them, recommending their Souls to GOD's Infinite Mercy, and praying, That the Lord JESUS CHRIST would please to say to every one of them (as He once did to the Converted Thief on the Cross) To day shalt thou be with me in Paradise. As soon as I was gone from them, they spoke these, or Words to this purpose, to the Standers-by: Good People, take Warning by us, and avoid the Sins which have brought us to this Untimely End - &c. And let us have your Prayers for our poor Souls. When they had done speaking to the People, and their Faces were cover'd, they apply'd themselves to GOD in their private Devotions, for which they had some small Time allow'd 'em: Then the Cart drew away, and they were all turn'd off, while each of them was earnestly calling upon GOD to have Mercy on their departing Souls, in these and the like Ejaculations: Lord, forgive me! Lord, help me, or I perish! Lord, have Mercy upon me! Lord, open unto me the Gates of Heaven! Lord, I come, I come; Lord, take me! Lord, save me! Lord Jesu, receive my Spirit! This is all the Account to be given of them, by me, PAUL LORRAIN , Ordinary . Note, If any be (as I hear some Persons are) offended at such Advertisements as they may meet with, and do not like, in these Papers, I must plainly tell 'em, That therein they do me great Injustice; for I have nothing to do with whatever comes in after my Name, - Wednesday, April 21st, 1714. ADVERTISEMENTS. THis is to give Notice to all Gentlemen, Booksellers, and others, That there is lately publish'd a new sett of Cuts, adapted to several sizes of Common-prayers, all new Designs, by Mr. Gocree of Amsterdam; engrav'd by P. Vandergucht. Likewise Mr. Sturt's Cuts. Sold by ROBERT WHITLEDGE , at the Bible and Ball in Ave-Maria-Lane , near Ludgate ; where may be had all sorts of Bibles, either in Folio, Quarto, Octavo, Twelves, or other sizes; Common-prayers in Folio, for the use of Churches; Common-prayers in 8° & 12°. 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THE TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE BEHAVIOUR AND CONFESSION Of the Criminals, Condemned on Saturday the 22th. of May, 1686. at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bayly , viz. Edward Hide , Alice Millikin , David Millikin , John Hellier , William Dondle , Jonathan Bridgeman Pascha Rose , Edward Smith , Thomas Baxter , Richard Thomas , James Cordiner , Nicholas Hanghton , Richard Williams , John Mancliff , Mary Lush , Ellenor Rogers , Of which, Edward Smith , Pascha Rose , Jonathan Bridgeman , William Dondle , and Edward Hide , were in the Dead Warrant, to be Executed at TYBURN , On Friday the 28th of May 1686. The other Criminals are Reprieved. IT is very deplorable to consider, that although the Lord bring every Session his Judgment to Light, against secure Sinners, yet the unjust know no shame. To convince the Condemned Criminals of so great presumption, the Ordinary visited them on Saturday after receiving their Sentence: He put them in mind how they ought to reflect upon their former flagitious Courses, which had provoked the Lord to leave them most justly to these Crimes, which had drawn upon them the Snares of Death. After he had prayed, and used Arguments to excite them to Repentance; he put them in mind, how they might prepare themselves for the Solemn Dutys of the approaching Sabbath, and so dismist them. On the Lords Day in the Forenoon, he Preached upon these Words of our Saviour, in the 21st. Chap. of St. Luck, the 36. Verse, Watch ye, and pray always, that you may be counted worthy to escape these things, and to stand before the Son of Man. This Advice, properly and immediately relates to the destructive miseries of Jerusalem, which were a Prologue and Pledge of the last universal Judgment; and therefore, they are connected in the 24th. and 25th. Chapters of St. Matthew’s Gospel. Our Saviour Rouzes up the secure Jews to Watching and Praying, that so they might escape the Miseries impending and hovering over them. Would we not be surprised by Death and Judgment, as a Snare; we must actually exercise Holy Principles, and Dispositions in Watching and Praying: Not that this can confer any personal worthiness to escape Divine Wrath, only they yield a becoming fitness, or suitable frame of Heart, with which, Christ is so well pleased, as freely to bestow the Reward of Blessedness. Every one may certainly conclude what his future State shall be, without perplexing his mind with the Secret Records of Gods Election or Reprobation, as these are Coppyed out, in the lively Graces of Christs Spirit, or the Prince of Darkness sway him, in an indulgent adhearing to his Lusts and the Vanities of this World. Here the Ordinary set forth the Characters of such sinners, who can least expect to stand Acquitted at Christs Tribunal; also, what sins we must especially Watch and Pray against, which are so deep Dyed in their Malignity and Defilement, that they expose persons to greater difficult try in escaping Divine Wrath. Then he Argued with the Condemned, how little they had Watched and Prayed, to prevent such sins as are most dangerous, inasmuch, as they waste the tenderness, and watchful Circumspective of the Conscience, violating its Integrity, and exposing it to Presumption, and obduration of Heart in a sinful State, to expect Blessedness without Watching, to avoid the Snares of Sin and Satan, is equally as foolish an Act, as to Reckon any Mans Safety to lye in his Security, or to avoid a deadly Snare by Wincking, when his Capital Hope of Heaven is ready to be Cut off and perish. Here many convictive Arguments were offered to lead them to Repentance, and Advice given, how they might with Safety and Comfort, hold up their Heads at Judgment Day. In the Afternoon of the Lords Day, a Sermon was Preached from the 6th. Chapter of St. Lukes Gospel, Verse the 46th. viz. Why call ye me, Lord! Lord ! and do not the things which I say? These are the words of our Saviour, wherein he Expostulates with the formal Hypocritical Professors of his Sacred Religion. This was unfolded in the Nature and several parts of it. Also, in the great Obligations and persuasive Arguments of it, to Excite all Christians to the strict Discipline of an Holy Conversation. The Minister who Preached, concluded with a very suitable Application of the precedent Discourse, to the Condemned Criminals, with which, they seemed much affected. On Monday, the Ordinary inquired what Divine Impressions were made on their Hearts, by the Prayers and Counsel given them the day before. They said, They hoped they were convinced of their sinful course of Life, and that the Lord would grant them Pardon and Peace in Conscience after this. I replyed that it is not an easie thing to have a dear sight of any sinful Action, and sincere deep sorrow of Heart for it. The Reason is, because few persons look upon the Malignity and Defilement of the least sin, in the Agonies of a Crucified Redeemer; or so presumptuously rely upon the Richer of Christs Merits, that they neglect and flight, sanctifying and renewing Grace, in all the Methods of Curing the Rooted Viciosity of their Nature: Besides, instead of Watching unto, in, and after Prayer, most stand ready for Opportunities to sin afresh, and so, gravel, confute, and prophane their very Supplications, for Pardon and Power against Lusts. The Ordinary, therefore warned them of this destructive Hypocrisie, that it is really a Spiritual Phrensie to expert to be saved by Christ’s Priestly Merits, and yet to Rebel against the Scepter of his Kingly Righteousness, that the Divine Original of the Soul is debased, by stooping in a ready Compliance with Satans Temptations, and yet it complains not of its Vassalage. To this some of the Criminals said, That they now felt their sins against the checks of Conscience to be very grievous: That they desired to be Holy as well as Happy, and were as willing to forgive their Enemies, as to seek Mercy at the hand of God. To this, the ordinary replyed, that he is very ill-natured to himself, who is filled with bitterness of Spirit, in an implacable Study of Revenge, such, pursue an Enemy to the loss of their own Souls, in forfeiting all Hopes of Mercy at Christs Judgment Seat: We ought therefore, so to think, Speak, and Act toward one another, as they who expect the Gospel Relaxation of the Rigor of the Moral Law. How can any wait for the coming of Christ in the Clouds, to Judgment, to be Acquitted by him, who are Cloudy in their Countenance, and Censorious of their fellow Brethren. Christ’s appearing, will terrifie such, who subdue not their Ruffling Passions, which disturb Humane Society, and Shame the Profession of Christianity. Here, some of the Criminals said, That they had been Guilty of breaking the Laws of the Nation. After this, the Ordinary continued visiting of them daily, till the time of their Execution; in which time, after Praying, and Exhortations, he took this following Account of their past course of Life; with their present Preparation and Fitness for their approaching End. The first person who offered himself, to give an Account was Jonathan Bridgeman . Jonathan Bridgeman was Condemned, for Killing Elizabeth Bridgeman his Wife , on [the 2d. of April last with a Gouge: He was Born in the Forrest of Deane , a Brick-layer by Trade. He Married his said Wife a Year and an half since, by whom he had one Child. Her Maiden Name was Elizabeth Brace ; she was Born in Hereford , and was 25. Years of Age; her Father was a Poor Man; she was a Servant in the Strand with a Goldsmith Two Years: He Married her from thence. He owns that she pay’d, in a short time, after they were married 27 s. to redeem him from an Arrest he says that afterward, she would upbraid him with it, whether it were upon illhusbandry, he did not own. He says, he had hired an house, and was fiting it up, wherein to keep a Cooks Shop, and he was within Four Days of Employing it to that purpose, if this sad Accident had not prevented. When he threw the Gouge at her, he faith he did not intend to Kill her, but to fright her from that Passion, which he pretends she was in at that time. And he advises all persons by his wosul Example, to beware of throwing any thing furiously, least it prove such a Fatal Stroke, as this hath done. And that they keep the fear of God before their Eyes, who knows the Secrets of the Heart. He Confesses he hath been in great torture of mind since, for his neglect of his Duty, in Omitting Prayer, and Prophaning Gods Name in Swearing; not living up to that Knowledge he had; desiring all persons to take warning of these forementioned sins; because it is hard to be a true Penitent at last: Yet desiring to keep from despair, he relys on the Mercy of God through Christ, begging his pardon for all his sins. 2ly Mary Cale , for stealing of Goods to a considerable value: She was Born in Glocestershire ; she is Aged 21 Years. She faith that she hath been Married Five Months since to a Baker in Glocestershire; he was a bad Husband, and they lived crossly together, wherefore she left him, and came to London , and put her self into the Service of a Lady at Graves-End : But being not guarded with the fear of God, Satans Temptations had power over her, and made her Restless in her Service, and desiring to seek a more easie kind of Life: Therefore left the Service, and spent a Months time idly, and then returned to her Ladys house for her Cloaths, where being under greater Temptations than before, she made that bold attempt upon her Ladys Goods, for which she is heartily sorry; and may she find spearing Mercy, she intends to live honestly and labour with her hands, and seemingly is very penitent. 3dly. Edward Smith Condemned for Felony, having formerly been Burnt in the hand. He was Born in Northamptonshire , is Twenty Years of Age; he denys not the Fact. He was Bred up a Seaman , but bad Company took him off from following that Employment, and drew him to be a prophaner of the Sabbath, also to become a Swearer, and excessive Drinker, whereby he neglecte his Duty to God, and though at sometimes the checks of his Conscience would put him upon good Resolutions of Amendment; he Confesses he often broke those Vows to God, for which he now thinks Divine Justice hath overtaken him. He desires, though it be late, his heart may be truly broken for all his sins, and that he may find mercy from God at the hour of Death. 4ly. Pascha Rose , Seven and Thirty Years of Age, Condemned for Felony; he doth not deny the Fact, he saith he was the first who entered the house: He faith he was Born in Devenshire , of credible Parents in Plimpton , within Three Miles of Plimouth . Whilst he lived at home with his Father, he was very Extravegant, in taking his Fathers Rent, and in spending them in Riotous Courses, which he believes broke his Fathers heart: What his Father left him, he spent prophanely, and from his youth, never minded any thing which was good; for when he was sent to Church, he saith, he only designed to learn the Text, and then went out of the Church, and mispend the Residue of the Time. Take warning by him all Hypocritical pretenders to Religion, whose hearts are far from God, and run out after the Vanities of the World, even while you seem devout in Sacred Ordinances. After he had spent the mony his Father left him, he bound himself Apprentice to a Butcher , with whom he served three years, then he came to London and wrought with Butchers who kept the Markets . He married his first Wife at Lambeth , who is yet living. To pursue his ill course of life, he could not content himself with that Wife but married another, one Rebeccah Biggs , whose Husband was lately hanged: He saith she was drawn away in a short time, by one of her Acquaintance; after this she accused him for having two Wifes, for which he was in Newgate Fifteen Weeks, and then released out of Prison. She who is his second Wife, lyes Condemned for a Felony, being Reprieved as she is quick With Child : He seems to have pity for her, desiring she would hearken to good council, and forsake the several evil courses, she hath habituated her self unto: Formerly he was very just and faithful to such who did intrust him, but since poverty grew upon him by excesses, he made no Conscience of taking by force, that which belonged not to him. He saith, that for his Religion it was so little, that he could shape it to his interest and was somtimes of one Religion, and sometimes of an other: he faith he hath not been at Church for the space of Eight Years. There are none live so prophanely, but when Death stares them in the Face, they begin to reflect on their bad life; as this poor Creature at present doeth; desiring to repent of his Sabbath breaking, Fornication, Swearing, Drunkenness, of keeping of bad Company, and all other his flagitious courses; and desires All, who are entering into such desperate ways, to fear and avoid the evil effects of them, left persisting in them, they come at last to publick shame. 5ly. and 6ly. Alice Millikin , Condemn’d to be Burnt for High-Treason, in Clipping the Kings Coyn: She was Born in Hereford-shire , is Fourty years of Age; she was brought up to make Gloves she Married a Glover in the Country; she hath only one Son , David Millikin Born at Anwick , in the County of Northumberland , being Twenty years of Age, and brought up in his Fathers Trade of a Glover : He also stands Condemned, with her, for the same Crime. As for her, she denys not the Crime; she faith poverty was the occasion thereof, with the instigation of other ill persons, some of which, are not yet Apprehended: She acknowledges that she forsook God’s laws and brake his Sabbaths which is an in-let to the breach of the King's law, She says that she is sorry that she hath neglected: the opportunities of salvation, mispent much precious time, and delayed her Repentance till her life is ready to expire: She warneth all, to beware of a Covetous heart, for though ill-gotten gain remain in secret for a time, so strange and unthought of, will the discovery be, yet the end will be bitterness and shame. As for her Son, he Confesses that formerly he had been disobedient to his Parents, had led an idle prophane life, and if he may find sparing mercy, he hopes he shall improve it, in doing service to God and Man. 7ly. Ellenor Rogers , Condemned for Felony; She was Born in Cheshire , is 26 years of Age; she hath been married to a person very lately, who pretended he had some means whereby to maintain her, yet was only a Gentleman's Servant, and Service was her best imployment; she denys not the Robbing of her Mistress, but faith her Husband came to her in service for Mony, which was a temptation to commit the Fact to supply him and other bad Company, which he was acquainted with: She saith, it is the first wrong she hath done to any person, and if she may obtain a Pardon, she resolves to live honestly and justly for the time to come. 8ly. and 9ly. John Mancroft and Mary Lush : He was Condemned for Felony, and she as Accessary thereto: He is Thirteen years of Age: He had a mean imployment, in helping to look after Gentlemens Horses , and somtimes riding of them which was hot sufficient for his idle expences, and the bad company which he kept, who caused him to break the Sabbath, and also becomes Gamster, a Drinker and a Swearer; tho' he is young in years, yet he hath been a great offender, and desires all young persons to take warning to spend their time better, that they may not be cut off in the very budding of their Age As for Mary Lush , the Accessary, she is 39 years of Age, was Born in Wiltshire ; she married a Shooe-maker, afterward he kept a Victualing house in Dutchy-lane near the Savoy ; he is now a Souldier; but she hath led an ill course of life, in harbouring and countenancing Pick-pockets; being a person of small knowledge she express’d but little, only desires that God will have mercy on her. John Hellier , Condemned for Felony; he was Born in Clarkenwell Parish , is Aged 17 years; he was servant to a Gentleman in the Temple , after a twelvemonths time he left his service, and sell into ill Company, and having not the fear of God before his eyes, he seldome prayed; he said also that he was given to Gaming, for which his bad Acquaintance furnished him with mony, and somtimes himself pick'd Pockets; that when he lost his mony in Gaming, he did Swear and Blaspheme; but now is convinc’d of his great sinfulness, and desires to hate and forsake all his wicked Courses. Thomas Baxter , Condemned for Felony and Burglary, He was Born in Lancashire , is 30 years of Age, he hath a Wife and two Children, his Wife (he saith) is now with Child, and for grief of his being Condemned, is like to dye: He was a Sbooe-maker in the Country, but came to London for imployment in his Trade, and workt in a Chamber: He Confesses, that he was wanton with Women before he was Married; that he hath been given to drink excessively, and then would Curse and Swear, but he is sorry he hath many ways offended God, and resolves if he shall be spared, to lead a better life. 12. 13. 14ly. Richard Thomas , was Condemned for Killing Samuel Corbison , on the 18th. of May, near St. Pancrass Church ; together with him were Condemned James Cordiner , Nicholas Haughton , and Richard Williams . Richard Thomas being very sick, the Ordinary went to him and prayed with him; also, desired him to declare if he were the particular man that Killed Corbison, he said no, but was very sorry that he was in such an unfortunate Fray, wherein a man lost his Life; and desired the continuance of Prayers for him, and if he lived he should be more wary of his Company. Richard Williams Condemned for the aforesaid Fact, was Born in Pembrook-shire in Wales , being Aged Five and Thirty Years. James Cordiner was Born in Scotland , Aged Six and Twenty Years. Both these say, that they had not gone into drink so freely, but that they supposed a Pipe maker in their Company, had mony enough to have paid the Rcconing, which proving otherwise, they were pursued, and being in Drink, there was a Fray betwixt them and some Brickmakers, in which a man lost his Life: But they say that being in drink, they know not which was the person that killed him. The Ordinary laid it home to them, that if they had not been bad Livers, they had been better guarded from such temptations, and desired of them, that if they shall find mercy of the King, they should improve it to Repentance; because they know not, how unfit the Man slain, was for sudden Death. As for some others, who have lived in Ignorance, and seem resolved to continue, such the Ordinary can give no Account of them, but leaves them to the Judgment of the heart-searching God who will reward every one according to their ways. This is all the Account, which the Ordinary can give of the Criminals this Sessions. About 10 of the Clock on Friday Morning, they were put into two several Carts at Newgate, and conveyed to the place of Execution, where the Ordinary prayed with them, and exhorted the Spectators to take warning by them; after which, the Ordinary sung part of a Psalm, and so concluded with a Prayer, after which they were turned off. Rose Confessed at Tyburn, that be had been guilty of bearing false Witness against his Neigbour and was very penitent. Alice Millikin is Reprieved till further Orders. Dated this 27th. of May 1686. Samuel Smith , Ordinary . This may be Printed, R.L.S. May the 28th. 1686. LONDON, Printed by E.Mallet, next Door to Mr.Shipton's Coffee-house at Fleet-Bridge. 1686.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words OF Abraham Pass, a Jew, Who was Executed at TYBURN, ON MONDAY the 21st of November, 1743. BEING THE FIFTH EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Right Honble. Robert Willimot , Esquire . LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON . Number V. For the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Bolt-Court , near the Leg-Tavern , Fleet-street . M,DCC,XLIII. (Price SIX-PENCE.) THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Jail-delivery of Newgate, held (before the Rt. Hon. ROBERT WILLIMOTTE, Esq; Lord Mayor of the City of London; the Right Hon. the Lord Chief Justice Lee; the Hon. Mr. Baron Reynolds; the Hon. Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Recorder of the City of London; and Others, his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer for the City of London, and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 12th, 13th, and 14th of October, and in the 17th Year of his Majesty's Reign. Two Men, viz. Abraham Pass and Christopher Schmitz , or Smith , were convicted of capital Crimes, by the Jury, and received Sentence of Death. The Case of these Two Malefactors was pretty extraordinary. Christopher Smith was a High German, born at Franckfort upon the Mayne , a Protestant of the Lutheran Communion , who had been but a few Weeks at London, and scarce understood one Word of our English Language; he could not speak Latin, nor any foreign Language, only a little French. A Reverend Clergyman of that Nation came sometimes to visit and exhort him, and also frequently brought him Money for the Relief of his Necessities, he being very poor, and destitute of Friends. The other Criminal was a Foreigner, and a Jew , who though he understood and spoke English pretty well, as having been a considerable Time in England, yet being strictly tenacious of the Principles of the Jewish Persuasion, he believed nothing that I remonstrated to him. The only Person who could much profit by Prayers or Instructions, was Margaret Stansbury , (by their Excellencies the Lords Regents reprieved for five Months, to the Beginning of April next, by Reason of her being found quick with Child) who chose rather to remain in the Cells during her Misfortune, than to be turn'd over to the Common Side among the Women, who in Truth are most improper Company for any Person under her unhappy Circumstances. She constantly attended in Chapel, and was very attentive and devout at Prayers and Exhortations, and (as may be hop'd) is a sincere penitent, she appearing very much concerned. Once when I was reading the 51st Penetential Psalm (which was always read in the Evening Service) as she heard these Words, Create in me a clean Heart, O God, and renew a right Spirit within me, she cried and wept most bitterly, and to me appeared truly affected with the Wickedness of her own Heart, and greatly desirous of the renewing Influences of the Spirit of God. While under Sentence, they were instructed in the necessary Articles of our most holy Christian Faith, to believe in God the Creator of all Things, in whom alone it is that we live, move, and from whom we have all our Being, and in Jesus Christ as the Son of God, who, in the Fulness of Time, came into the World to save Sinners by the Sacrifice of Himself, For God so loved the World, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal Life. They were instructed in the great Evil of Theft and Robbery, of the Injustice, Maliciousness, Cruelty, and wicked Designs of that horrid Crime; how contrary it is to all Policy and good Manners, which if allowed, or any ways encouraged, would necessarily destroy all Friendship and Conversation among Men, over-turn Empires and States, and reduce the World into a confus'd Chaos of Irregularity and Disorder. They were also seriously exhorted to prepare for Death, from these Words, Behold thou has made my Days as an Hands-breadth, and mine Age is as nothing before thee; verily every Man at his best Estate is altogether Vanity, Psalm xxxix. 5. From this they were desired to observe the Brevity, Uncertainty, and Fragility of Human Life, and of Men in general, and that great Men of Power and Distinction are not exempted, but all are equally alike exposed to the common Sentence of Mortality and Death, for verily every Man is Vanity, but Man at his best Estate is as it were more than Vanity, he is altogether Vanity. From this they were exhorted to think upon their Frame and Frailty, their Misery and Wretchedness, and therefore to prepare for Death in a serious and solemn Manner, as that which is the King of Terrors, to which all are liable, and therefore, the same ought most diligently to be attended to, as the final Resolution of our State, upon which depends our eternal Happiness or Misery. As for Abraham Pass , the Jew, the only Person appointed to die, I did not incline to preach much upon the Misteries of our Religion to him, I thought it would be to little Purpose; and when I attempted to convert him to the Christian Faith, he gave no Attention, but rather seemed to contemn and ridicule any such Proposals. Upon Thursday the 10th of November, Report was made to their Excellencies the Lords Regents of the Realm, in Council assembled, of the two Malefactors lying under Sentence of Death in the Cells of Newgate, when Christopher Smith , or Schmitz , of St. Martin in the Fields , for stealing a Silk Purse, value 1 Shilling, six Guineas and a Half, and eight Shillings, the Property of James Fitzgerald , Esq; in the Dwelling House of Augustin Copenal , September 16, received his Majesty's most gracious Reprieve for Transportation; and Abraham Pass was appointed for Execution. Abraham Pass , of St. Bennet, Grace-Church , was indicted, for that he, on the 28th of July, about the Hour of One in the Night, did break and enter the dwelling House of Thomas Beate , and John Dawson , and stole from thence 250 Ells of Linnen Cloth, Value 8 Pounds, their Property. Abraham Pass , about 18 Years of Age, born in the City of Bourdeaux , in France , of Jewish Parents, who had him Circumcised and initiated into their Religion, in which way they educated him, and taught him to read and speak a little of the Hebrew Language, to write and cast Accompts after their Manner; he said, his Father is now a considerable Merchant in that City, where there are great Numbers of Jews, and they have eight Synagogues, and that he let him want nothing of Education, commonly bestowed upon those of that Nation; but he was a most perverse, disobedient Boy, and no Ways regardful to the Advice either of Parents or Friends, and naturally inclining to nothing but Vice; he was immersed in every Degree of Wickedness, and averse to all that's Good or Virtuous. His Father bred Abraham to trading , for which most of that Nation have a genius; but he was of so light and giddy a Disposition, that by no means he could be restrained to abide in his Native Place, so contrary to the will of his Parents, who had many other Children, and were very fond both of him and them; he went to Foreign Lands, and travelled over Italy , where he was at Rome , Leghorn , Florence , Genoa , Venice , and many other Countries and Cities, there they have great Numbers of Jews, who are very Friendly, and keep up a desirable Correspondence among themselves, both through Italy and other Empires and Kingdoms. Being asked how so young a Boy as he then was, could adventure to pass through so many Regions! he replied, the Jews in general whereever dispersed, entertain a good deal of Brotherly Love and Affection towards one another; and when their Youth have a longing Desire to Travel Abroad, their Parents and Relations are not averse to send them, but on the contrary, provide them with Letters of Recommendation to their Correspondants in other Countries, and this is their common way, of sending out their young ones to remote and further distant Regions, by giving them the aforesaid Recommendatory Letters; who, generally speaking, receive one another in a respectful Manner, and if they fail in Money or other Necessaries, they by Custom, observed among themselves throughout the World, give Testimonials to whatever State, or Kingdom the Person intends to go, upon which their Friends or Relations, give them the like Reception, and let them want for nothing, and this is the method they frequently pursue in traveling thro' the World, from whence they are called the wandring Jews. The Italians are a grave, sedate, industrious People, polite in their Manners, and altho' now not like their fore Fathers, expert in Arms and War; yet they are good Merchants, Artificers, and have understanding in Things contributing to the Decreation of Life and Manners; in Furniture Sumptuous; at their Tables neat and decent; but these good qualities are stained with vices of a deep Dye reigning among them, particularly Revenge, Lust, Jealousy, and Swearing, to which they are generally too much addicted. He also travelled thro' a great part of Germany , the chief imperial and great Cities, where there is a prodigious Number of Jews, who are allowed their Synagogues and Freedom in their own way and Worship. Here he says, tho' not so Ceremonious as some, yet they are a most kind, friendly, and honest People, civil, and hospitable to Strangers, ingenious Artificers, and most knowing in all kinds of Mechanicks; and in their Cities, and important Places, they carry on a very considerable Trade. From hence, he proceeded to Flanders , and the United Provinces of Holland , &c. where they abound with Jews, and he found among his Countrymen, and others, abundance of Civilities. He was also in Spain , at Pempalona , St. Sebastian , and other considerable Places in the East and North of that Kingdom: Here, he says, they are particularly tenacious of the Principles of the Church of Rome, which makes them narrow in their Thoughts towards all others of a different Opinion, not allowing any of the Protestants to live among them; yet there are great Numbers of Jews, who have no Tolleration of there Religion; but still they live in the Country, although in immenent Danger of their Lives, being upon many Occasions, and upon divers Pretences, taken up, put into the Inquisition-House, robb'd of all they have, and at last put into the Flames, and burnt alive. He also travelled through most Part of the Kingdom of France , where he was born, and of whom it is needless to give a Character, being a polite People, and commonly reputed a Standard for Manners to all the rest of Europe: And to compleat his Travels, he was also in Turkey, abounding with Jews, every where; here also, he was kindly received by his Countrymen, and the Turks also were civil and courteous to him. And at last, he return'd Home to his Father at Bourdeaux . Abraham was of so unsettled a Temper, that without consulting Father or Mother, he came once more over to England about three Years ago, and since that Time, has been constantly residing in London , employed in no good Offices, but constantly intent upon Mischief. Here he got acquainted with the Refuse of his own Nation, and the Scum and Off-scourings of this Country, who suddenly brought him to Ruin and Destruction. His Correspondency was with the most notorious Gangs of Thieves and Robbers, in or about the Town. Sometimes for a Pretence, he served a Druggist; but meeting with his old Companions, and not capable to resist their impious Solicitations, they soon drove him off from his Business, to comply with, and follow them, in their Villainous and Abandoned Practices, of breaking Houses, and stealing and picking any Thing they can lay their Hands upon. He did not commit Street Robberies, neither did he practice Shoplifting, but other sorts of Theft he made free with upon every opportunity. He was a most profligate, wicked young Man, wholly void of the Fear of God, disobedient to his Parents and Superiors, and unwilling to follow any settled Business. In September Sessions last, Pass was the King's Evidence, against one Clay, and some others, and gave Account to the Number of twenty Robberies he had committed in Company of them and others, and he told how they sold the Goods, to whom, and at what rate, &c. As to the Burglary he Dyed for, he confessed, that he and another Jew pushed open the Door of the Cellar, where the Goods were kept with their Feet, then they stole the Goods as mentioned in the Indictment, together with divers others, and if they had not been Surprized by the Watchman, they had carried off many more; he likewise acknowledged that they had robb'd the same Gentlemen two or three Times-before, and if fortune (as he call'd it) had favoured them that Night, they would have carried off to the value of 50 l. As to his Religion, he profess'd himself a Jew, but that is little to be accounted of, for in Fact he had none at all, yet he was very obstinate in his Indefidelity, and by no means could be persuaded to embrace Christianity, one of his strong Prejudices was the Trinity of Persons in God, I told him in Gen. i. v. 1. where we have an Account of God's at first creating the Universe, the Name of God is in the Plural Number, and in the same, Chapter 26, where God holds a Solemn Consultation, as it were about the formation of Man, King of this lower World, under God, the Plural Number is again used, let us make Man, every Man knows God to be one, but why, if not for some Special Reason, should the Name of the Almighty be in the Plural Number, upon no other account, but by reason of the unity of Substance, and Trinity of Persons; and in Isaiah vi. 3. where God appears in his Glory, it is said, Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts, - agreeing with Rev. iv. 8. Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, &c. and that the Messiah was to be God as well as Man, is evident from Psalm cx. 1. God Almighty said unto God Almighty; where the incommunicable Name of God Almighty is attributed to Christ, as we understand by comparing this Text with St. Matthew xxii. 44. and the ancient Jews owned this Psalm to treat of the Messiah; but the modern Rabbi's fly in the Face of their Forefathers, and when urged with many such Texts, know not what to say or make of them, only they are obstinate and hardened in Blindness and Infidelity, as this miserable Wretch Abraham Pass, was, who could not urge any one Reason or Argument in Support of such his Principles and Persuasion; and at last he said, he doubted not of the Truth of what I spoke, but he had not Learning in the Scriptures to conceive aright of the Matter. The Jews who visited him a little before his Execution, greatly endeavoured to settle and confirm him in the Opinion and Credenda of that People, and he was further grounded therein by the Means and Arguments of another Jew, who was confined in a Cell next to him. He had a vile infamous Woman, whom he called his Wife, with whom he used to cohabit, but (as the Manner of such Creatures is) after having brought him to Ruin and Destruction, she left him there, for she never came to see him during all the Time he was under Sentence. He was so destitute and miserable that scarce any Person came to visit him, except one to tell him, that he was reported to have so bad a Character, that his Countrymen would do nothing to get him a Reprieve. The Fact he died for he confessed, and acknowledged that he died most justly. I took an Occasion of further insisting upon the Prophecy of old Jacob, Gen. xlix. 10. The Scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a Lawgiver from between his Feet, untill Shiloh come; and to Him shall the Gathering of the People be. Here by Shiloh is understood the Son, viz. of God, who came into the World precisely at the Time when the Jews lost their Kingly Government, and Herod, an Idumaean and a Foreigner, by Favour of the Romans, was made King of the Jews; I also mentioned to him the famous prophecy Daniel's Seventy Weeks, which taking Weeks or Days for Years, answers the Time of the Crucifixion of our Saviour, and after three score and two Weeks shall Messia be cut off, but not for himself, &c. Dan. ix. 24, 26, &c. he acknowledged these Texts, but neither did, nor could be made to understand them, but was rather willing to continue in Infidelity. He spoke the Languages of those Countries through which he had Travelled very fluent, likewise the English and a little of the Turkish. He owned himself to have been a great Sinner, and said that he forgave his Enemies; I ceased not to Pray for his Conversion and Salvation. The Place of EXECUTION. ACCORDING to the custom of this Kingdom, when the Time for Abraham Pass 's dying drew near, he was allowed, as is usual in those cases, out of Charity to such miserable Creatures in their last Moments, that they may not be put to any Confusion or Uncertainty, to allow them Clergy of their own Communion Accordingly, he having been such an obstinate Infidel in the Jewish Way, it was ordered, that Jewish Priests or Rabbis, or some of their understanding Men, should attend and comfort him, in his great Extremity; so some such Men did wait upon him, and Comforted, and Prayed for him, but all in the Hebrew Language, a great many of their Prayers and Litergy's being taken from the Psalms of David, the xxv, and some such others, as I knew by looking on, and reading some of their Prayers and Litergy's. They Sung most of their Prayers and Petitions, according to their manner of Worship, and that very loudly; Abraham, repeated a vast Number of those Petitions before them, in the Hebrew or Rabinical Language. Monday Morning of his Execution, they being a little Tedious in their Service, I ordered Pass up to Chapel, and they immediately desisted, when Abraham with seven or eight of his own People walked up, I read a few suitable Collects, in the vi, xli, xxv, and xlxxx, Psalms, and the vii. Chap. of the Book of Job about Death, with all which they were well pleased. Then I proposed the reading of the xv. Chapter of the 1 Cor. treating upon the Resurrection, but the Jews insisted he was one of their Religion, and it would be to little purpose to rehearse any Thing out of the New Testament; I concluded the Service with praying heartily, that God would have Mercy upon him and receive his Soul, for the sake of his Anointed. At the Place of Execution, he appeared very Serious and concerned, I prayed for him, and was willing to have read either some suitable Chapters or Psalms, but he was invested with so many Jews, that there could be no Ground gained upon him. He declared that he repented of his Sins, that he had nothing more to Confess, and hoped and believed God would receive his Soul into everlasting Mercy. This is all the ACCOUNT, Given by ME, JAMES GUTHRIE , Ordinary of Newgate . APPENDIX: AS this Part of our Paper is more immediately assigned for recounting the most particular Passages and Circumstances in the Lives of such, who by their open Breach, and Violation of the Laws of the Community wherein they dwell, do thereby Expose themselves to Ignominy, Reproach and Death; we shall, in Pursuance of our wonted Method, and to perfect the Intention of the Legislator, in making Examples of this Nature, as useful Cautions to others, here subjoin a further and more particular Relation of the foregoing unhappy Person, as communicated to us by Himself; that as his Life, (though a very short one, having not quite reached eighteen Years) appears to have abounded with many remarkable and uncommon Incidents, we conceive ourselves obliged to communicate them to the Public, at least such of them, as to us seem more especially regardful of their Notice and Consideration. We shall also in the following Account, point out the Steps which his wicked Companions, together with his own wicked Heart, at first inclined him to take; by all which it will appear, that the Consequence of deviating from the Paths of Dutifulness and Honesty (as here exemplified) is the direct Means of securing to one's self Destruction and every Evil; and as Disobedience to Parents was the first wrong Step this unhappy Person took, we may justly account it the Spring and Source of all his future Miseries; for what besides Reproach, Calamity and Disgrace can we suppose to attend a Crime of so black and heinous a Nature as is that of Undutifulness, which, as it at first contributed to, so at length has rendered him so compleat and perfectly wretched, that in him Misery may now be seen in all its formidable and ghastly Appearance. Abraham Pass , (the unhappy Subject of this Paper) was so unfortunate, as to add to all his other Crimes, the shameful Abuse of a good Education, which his Father, as a Man of Substance and Repute, was (as the Event shews) unprofitably careful to confer and bestow upon him. He was descended of Jewish Parents, now living and residing at Bourdeaux in France , where, he says, he was born. His Father formerly traded as a Wine Merchant to Holland, and other Places, but sustaining very great Losses in Trade, he was thereby brought down from an elevated Station in Life, to a much lower one, which, however, was neither mean, nor contemptuous. About the Age of twelve Years, his Father conceiving it necessary to his Son's future Advantage, sent him to School to Amsterdam in Holland , in order to learn Hebrew, High and Low Dutch, Writing, &c. And there he continued about the Space of two Years. From thence he returned to his Father at Bourdeaux, and was there again put to School to one Mr. Painser, in that City, in order for his further Instruction in the Hebrew, and Spanish Languages. He had not continued there above a Month, but being weary of the Priviledge of a Father's House, and altogether insensible of the Blessings he enjoyed, as dependant thereupon, he did, by contracting an Intimacy with a young Man, an Apothecary, of the same roving Disposition with himself, and agreed with him to make a Voyage to England , (having heard from others, a Commendation of the Country) in order to see London , the Metropolis thereof: But as this Purpose of theirs had no other Foundation than Disobedience, and Inconsideration, and being altogether without the Knowledge and Consent of their Parents, they found themselves in some Difficulty to defray their own Expences; but this, with them, was no Argument to frustrate their Design, and therefore, the better to Accomplish their Purposes, and facilitate their Scheme, they readily agreed to take most, or all, the best Cloaths they had, and so to sell them, in order to bear their Charges and supply their Wants. After having done this, and thereby procured to themselves some ready Money, they then took the first Opportunity of a Ship's failing for England, and embarking therein, they proceeded forthwith on their intended Voyage: When they arrived there, they travelled to London, (the Place they had purposed to see) and coming there as Strangers, they both took a Lodging in Gravel-Lane , Hounsditch . Neither of them having any Acquaintance here, and the Consequences of such rash Exploits recoiling upon them, Abraham's Comrade conceived it more reasonable and prudent to go back and partake of a well - furnished Table, at his Father's House, rather than starve in a strange Place. Accordingly, upon these Considerations, he left his Companion, and set out on his Return Home, and Abraham abode here. But some time afterwards, going frequently as his Manner was, to the Jews Synogogue, he there became acquainted with one Mr. Isaac Malo , who, by his constant Attendance at that Place, apprehended he was a friendless Lad that wanted Business, and thereupon, asked him to come and work with him, which he very readily accepted of, and being a Druggist by Trade, he agreed to give him a Shilling per Day, and his Victuals. He continued with this Gentleman about the Space of eight Months, and then left him, but upon no other Consideration, as he affirmed, than that his Master was a hasty, passionate Man. From him, he went to live with one Mr. Morabbia, a Person of the same Trade, who was very kind and indulgent to him; but here again, abusing the Priviledges he enjoyed, and contracting a destructive Acquaintance with some vile Persons, both Men and Women, he became quite regardless of his Master's Business, and by staying of Errands, lying out, and coming Home late at Nights, gave indubitable Proofs of his Apostacy from whatsoever was honest and praise-worthy. Hereupon, his Master rebuked him, and chid him severely, and very kindly apprized him of the Consequences of such unjustifiable Proceedings; but all this was done to very little or no Purpose, as appears by the following Circumstance. Being sent by his Mistress one Day for a Pint of Wine, she gave him a Guinea to change, but he presently returned again with a Pretence that he had lost the Guinea, and the better to confirm her in the Probabilty of the Story, cuts a Hole in his Breeches Pocket, and then urges the Possibility of its dropping through there; but she not being satisfied with this, he very cunningly, to secure her good Opinion of him, promises to discount it with her in his Wages, desiring her not to intimate the Thing to his Master, least she should thereby endanger his Interest in his Favour. But the Truth of this Affair was, he kept the Guinea himself to serve his own vile Purposes, and the Gulph that swallowed up this, his Time, his Honesty, and every other profitable Thing, was one Sarah L - e, a young Woman in Hounsditch, to whose Account he may very justly place the chiefest Part of his present Misfortunes, and his Inti macy with her, was what he accounted to be the Source of all his Misery. - What! is there such prevailing Rhetorick in a Gallows as to be alone able to convince Men (if we so call them) of the Truth of that, which neither Reason nor Example can do besides? Or, is there no other Remedy to be found, than the Prospect of a Halter, to restore Men to the Exercise of their Senses in this Matter, and give them to understand the Treachery and Deceiveableness of these Sort of Women? It were to be wished, they would either act as Men, or disown the Name. - But to proceed. The Consequence of his Acquaintance with this Woman, was first a losing his Character and Repute with his Master, and presently afterwards his Place, which he was turned away from, after having lived there about eight Months. And now being destitute of all visible Means of Support, he determined with himself to go to Holland , so leaving England, he went first to Helvoetsluys , thence to Rotterdam , and from hence to the Hague , where he staid about eight Days. He was supported on the Road from Place to Place by the Jews residing in those Parts, to whom he used to make Application for Relief, which they are obliged to afford, by a Law among that People compelling them thereto, to all such Itinerates as seek it at their Hands. Being thus provided with Meat and Drink, this Manner of Subsistance was found best to suit with his own supine, indolent Disposition, and being altogether regardless of any other Kind of Support than what was thus afforded him, he travelled by this Means to most Parts of Europe; but was so far from improving himself in the useful Branches of Knowledge, which had he had a Mind, he certainly had an Opportunity of doing, that he hereby only confirmed in Himself a Habit of Idleness. After this short Stay of eight Days at the Hague, his next Rout was to Amsterdam , at which Place he carried on a Series of roguish Pranks; for there he stept into a more elevated Station than what either his Circumstances or Ability could support; but the Devil and his own Heart, soon helped him to an Expedient to carry on and establish the new Character he had so lately assumed, and that was, by taking handsome ready-furnished Lodgings, and so agreeing with the Gentleman of the House for his Board, and a Supply of all suitable Necessaries at so much per Quarter. This Scheme succeeded pretty well for some Time, but having no Money to satisfy his Landlord at the stated Time of Payment, and fearing least his Credit should thereupon be questioned, or called into Dispute, he was wont (in order to remove any such Suspicion) to write Letters to his Father (or rather pretend only so to do) as a noted Wine-Merchant at Bourdeaux, desiring to transmit such Sums of Money to him at a particular Time, and upon a particular Occasion! Then he used to write suitable Answers thereto, promising the Remittance of such desired Sums, and so leave them carelesly in his Room, for the Inspection and Satisfaction of his Landlord; and when such poor Shifts and Evasions could serve his Turn no longer, he then made off with what he could most conveniently carry away, and so (to speak in the common cant Phrase) bilk'd his Lodgings. This he acknowledged to be his usual Practice during his Abode at Amsterdam; but after some Time, (becoming too notorious by such iniquitous Courses) he was thereupon obliged to quit this Place, for when one wicked Method of supporting himself failed, it was seldom long before he found out another; and the next Project he formed was to commence Traveller again, having his Expences defrayed as before by the Contribution of the Jewish Synagogue. He now purposed in himself to visit Germany , and passing through thence to go to France , but had not Inclination of seeing his Parents as yet, or the Place of his Nativity. He made no long Continuance in any of these Parts, but proceeded forthwith to Italy, and immediately upon his coming there he fell sick, and lay about eight Months, being all that while supported by the Benefactions of the Jews, who very kindly and readily ministred to his Necessities. But neither Sicknesses nor Hardships of any Kind, were sufficient to awaken him to a Sense of himself, or to an Apprehension of the unavoidable Consequence of such Proceedings; he remained still inflexible in his Purposes of Evil, deaf to the Instruction either of Persons or Providences, and utterly averse to Labour and Industry. Oh! where has Undutifulness to Parents brought him? whither will it further carry him? Let all such therefore, in whose mistaken Notions Disobedience to Parents seems a trivial Offence, learn, from the Instance before us, to pay all due Respect and Difference to them, least by a contrary Behaviour they secure to themselves a Portion in this unhappy Persons Miseries, for the like Offences will always be attended with like Judgments. Immediately upon his Recovery from his Illness, which was a very long and severe one, he set out to go to Rome , and there staid about a Fortnight; from hence he went to Leghorn , where he was again visited with a fore Fit of Sickness, which held five or six Months. Upon his Recovery from this, he left Leghorn, and proceeded directly to Turkey , being still supported by the old Means. But here he was altogether unfix'd in his Mind, and did nothing but rove from Place to Place, so leaving Turkey he returned again to Leghorn , from Leghorn he went to Genoa , from Genoa to Barbadoes , from Barbadoes to Port-Mahon , and so from Port-Mahon to Gibraltar , where not meeting with such suitable Entertainment as he had before done in other Places which he had frequented; a Resolution came into his Head of returning again to his Father's House at Bourdeaux. When he came there, his Father, with a great deal of Satisfaction, received his lost Son, and also, upon his promise of future Amendment, readily pardoned all his former Disobedience, and such Irregularities of Behaviour as were consequent thereupon. This great Change the old Gentleman discovered in his Son, yeilded him some Grounds of expecting at length, much Comfort and Delight in Him; but he soon found himself mistaken herein, and that the Reformation his Son pretended, proved to be only a Reformation in Appearance, but not in Heart; for he had not continued at Home above the space of two Months, 'ere he again returned to his wonted Courses; and (without any other Reason than what was immediately fetched from his own depaved Heart) he now (for the last Time) forsook his Father's House, and at the same Inst. his own Happiness; and going to a remote part of France , he there became acquainted with two young Men, the one being twenty, and the other about Seventeen Years of Age, Lads equally as unfortunate as himself. With them he agreed to go to England, his two Companions having never seen that Country; accordingly they all three made a Voyage thither, and arriving at Lon don, they all took a Lodging together. They had not continued in this way long, but his two Comrades expressed their Dislike of living after this Vagabond Manner, and thereupon were determined to return Home again, which (the first opportunity that offered) the accordingly did; and happy had it been for this poor Wretch, had he made himself one of their Company. But being at this Time left destitute of all Friends, and void of any means of Support (except being now and then employed in going of Errands) he associated with the worst of Company; and now his Ruin and Destruction advanced a-pace, for as before Disobedience to his Parents had paved the Way to the Disobedience of Natural Laws, he now fell a Victim to offended Justice; and having sown the Seeds of his own Ruin in Undutifulness, he comes now to reap the fertile Crop of all his subsequent Transactions. On his coming to England this last Time, he contracted an Intimacy with one Joseph Machoi , (a Jew ) and together with him committed the Fact upon which he was convicted. He was not immediately concerned herein as an Agent, but only as a stander-by, to give Notice and Intimation of any Watchman, or other People, that might be supposed to prevent or discover their Designs, and was employed in receiving the Goods, or whatever else they stole, out of any House, and afterwards to sell them for his Companions. In the Exercise of this Part of his Business he was detected, for as he was going off with the Goods which his Companion had stole, he was stopt and apprehended by a Person who met him, and after taking the Things from him, he was secured and carried before a Justice, where he confessed the Fact, and declared himself an Evidence against the rest that were concern'd with him. In Consequence of this one Clay was apprehended and tried upon his Information, but by Reason of the Invalidity of it, with respect to him, he was acquitted; and thereupon the Evidence which he gave in this Matter, was found sufficient for no other Purpose than to convict himself, which being retorted upon him, it accordingly did; in Pursuance whereof he re ceived Sentence of Death, as the just Demerit of his multiply'd Offences, and so thereby put an End to an ill-spent, wicked Life, by a shameful, ignominious Death, his Relations and Friends being altogether Strangers to what has so justly befallen him. The following LETTER he wrote some few Days before his Execution, and sent it to one of his Companions, who used to rob with him. Richard C - y, ' THOUGH the Nearness of ' approaching Death, ought ' to shut out from my Thoughts ' all temporal Concerns, yet I could ' not compose my Mind with that ' Quietness with which I hope to ' pass from this sinful World, into ' the Presence of the Almighty, before I had thus exhorted you to ' take particular Warning from my ' Death, which the Intent of the ' Law, to deter others from Wickedness, hath decreed to be in a public and ignominious Manner. ' Let the sad Example of me, ' who died by the Hand of Justice, deter you not only from ' those flagrant Offences, which has ' been so fatal to me, but also from ' those foolish and sinful Pleasures, ' which in some Measure have been ' the Cause of all my unhappy ' Misfortunes, I mean in keeping ' Company with vile Women, especially one Sarah L - e, who ' lives in Houndsditch; I may very ' justly lay my ignominious Death ' to her. ' I hope all young Men especially will take Care to avoid their ' vile and wicked Company; in 'which it is but too frequent for ' young Persons to indulge themselves. Remember that I tell you ' from sad Experience, that the ' Wages of Sin, though in Appearance they be sometimes large, and ' what may promise outward Pleasures, yet are they attended with ' such inward Disquiet, as renders ' it impossible for those who have ' received them, to enjoy either ' Quiet or Ease. Work hard at ' your Employment, and be assur'd, ' that Sixpence got thereby, will ' afford you more solid Satisfaction, ' than the largest Acquisitions, ' at the Expence of your Conscience. ' That God may by his Grace ' enable you to follow this my last ' Advice; and one Thing more before I have done, I desire all young ' Persons to be obedient to their ' Parents, which is the earnest Prayers of Your dying Friend, Abraham Pass . From my Cell in Newgate, Nov. 16, 1743. FINIS. 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THE ORDINARY OF NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, Of the FIFTEEN MALEFACTORS Who were executed at TYBERN On Monday the 31st of DECEMBER, 1750. BEING THE Second EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Right Honble Francis Cokayne , Esq ; LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON . NUMBER II. for the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed for, and sold by T. PARKER, in Jewin-street, and C. CORBETT, over-against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet-street, the only authorised Printers of the Dying Speeches. M.DCC.L. [Price Six-pence.] THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. BY Virtue of the King's Commission of the Peace, OYER and TERMINER, and Goal Delivery of Newgate, held before the Right Honourable FRANCIS COCAYNE , Esq ; Lord Mayor of the City of London, the Lord Chief Justice WILLES, Sir THOMAS DENNISON , RICHARD ADAMS , Esq ; Recorder , and others of his Majesty's Justices of OYER and TERMINER of the City of London, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City of London, and County of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday the 5th, Thursday the 6th, Friday the 7th, Saturday the 8th, Monday the 10th, and Tuesday the 11th of December, and in the twenty-fourth Year of his Majesty's Reign, BENJAMIN BECKENFIELD , ANTHONY BYRNE , WILLIAM TIDD , JOHN NEWCOMBE , JOHN ROSS , THOMAS PROCTOR , DERBY LONG , JOHN WATLIN , JOHN CARBOLD , JOHN RICHARDSON , WILLIAM BAKER , JOSHUA WEST , WILLIAM DAWSON , JOHN FOSTER , LITTLE WILL, CHARLES SPECKMAN , and CATHARINE CONNOR , were capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death accordingly. The Behaviour of these unhappy People has been really very decent, and their Attendance at divine Service in the Chapel constant, only Ben the Coalheaver, having been very ill ever since Conviction, seldom came out of his Cells, before the Day of Execution, and Connor being of the Romish Perswasion was not permitted to attend, but was visited by a Gentleman who was supposed to be of that Way of thinking. On Thursday the 20th of December, the Report of seventeen Malefactors was made by Mr. Recorder to his Majesty in Council, when he was pleased to order the sixteen following, viz. Benjamin Beckenfield , Anthony Byrne , William Tidd , John Newcombe , John Ross , Thomas Proctor , Derby Long , John Watlin , John Carbold , John Richardson , William Baker , Joshua West , William Dawson , John Foster , Little Will, and Catharine Connor , for Execution on Monday the 31st of December. Charles Speckman , was respited till his Majesty's Pleasure should be further known . 1. Benjamin Beckenfield , otherwise Ben the Coalheaver , was indicted for robbing Henry Dickenson on the King's Highway, of a Hat, Val. 5 s. in Company with two other Persons unknown . 2. Anthony Byrne was indicted, for that he, together with two other Persons, on the 28th of November, about the Hour of two o'Clock in the Morning, the Dwelling-House of Joseph Philpot , did break open, and enter, and steal from thence 50 Hats, Value 12 l. the Goods of the said Joseph . 3. John Newcombe , was indicted, for robbing James Clayton on the King's Highway, of one Perriwig, Value 1 s. one Hat, Value 2 s. October 19 . 4, 5. William Tidd , and Anthony Byrne , (a second Time) were indicted, for that they, together with Randolph Branch , Richard Pett , and James Webster , not yet taken, on the 25th of July, about the Hour of 1 in the Morning of the same Day, the Dwelling-House of Mary Ormand , Widow , did break open, and enter, and steal out thence eight Pewter Dishes, Val. 30 s. 13 Pewter Plates, two Pewter Water-Plates, a Pewter Cover, four brass Candlesticks, a Silver Spoon, a Copper Pottage Pot, a Brass Pottage Pot, two Saucepans, a Copper Stewpan, a Box Iron an Iron Heater, a Stand for a Box Iron, two Looking-Glasses, a Pair of Linen Sheets, two Linen Tablecloths, two Diaper Napkins, one Duffil Cloak, a Silk Bonnet, six Linen Towels, three Cotton Aprons, a Pair of Cotton Stockings, and two Pair of Thread Stockings . 5, 6, 7. John Ross , Thomas Proctor , and Derby Long , were indicted for breaking, and entering the Dwelling-House of John Roker , and stealing from thence six Gold Rings, one Gold Locket, one Chrystal Stone Seal set in Gold, one Gold Necklace, eight Gold Beads, five Penny-weight of Gold, four broken Gold Ear Rings, two Pieces of Gold Rings, one Silver Tooth-pick Case, one Wooden Box, three Pair of Scales, thirty-two Ounces of Brass Weights, the Goods of John Roker , Nov. 15 . 8. John Watlin , otherwise John Peters , otherwise Peters Jack , late of Horsey in Norfolk , was indicted for aiding and assisting with divers other Persons, in landing and running Goods, liable to pay Duty, &c. March 11, 1746 . 9. John Carbold , otherwise Cock-eye , late of Horsey in Norfolk , was indicted for aiding and assisting, with divers other Persons, in landing and running Goods, liable to pay Duty, March 11, 1746 . 10. John Richardson was indicted, for that he, on the third of October, about the Hour of two in the Morning, the Dwelling-House of Joshua Woodward , did break, enter, and steal from thence one Copper Tea-kettle, Val. 2 s. 6 d. five printed Pictures in Frames, Val. 2 s. one Needle-work Sampler, with a Frame and Glass, one Velvet Cap, Val. 6 s. the Goods of the said Joseph . 11. Joshua West , was indicted for embezzelling 30 l. the Property of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England . 12, 13. Adam , otherwise William Dawson , and John Foster , were indicted for robbing David Humphreys on the King's Highway, of a Silver Watch, Val. 40 s. one Perriwig, Val. 5 s. one Silk and Cotton Handkerchief, four Guineas and a Half in Gold, and 5 d. in Money, numbered, Nov. 12 . 14. William Dawson , a second Time, and Little Will , were indicted, for that they, together on the King's Highway, on James O'Farrel , did make an Assault, putting him in bodily Fear, and Danger of his Life, and stealing from him one Hat, Val. 3 s. one Handkerchief, Val. 6 d. one Cloath Coat, Val. 7 s. 6 d. one Walking Cane, with a China Head, Val. 5 s. one Snuff Box, and 3 s. and 3 d. in Money, numbered, Nov. 11 . 15. William Baker , Sugar-Baker , was indicted for forging and uttering a Warrant for the Delivery of three Chests of Bohea Tea, with Intent to defraud . 16. Catharine Connor , was indicted for publishing a false, forged, and counterfeit Will, purporting to be the Will of Michael Canty , Mariner , belonging to His Majesty's Ship the Namure , October 29 . On Friday the 28th of December, about nine at Night, came a Letter from the Secretary of State, Duke of Newcastle's Office, signifying his Majesty's Pleasure, that Joshua West should be respited for a Month, from the Day that Execution was once ordered to be done upon him . 1. WILLIAM TIDD , was, about this Season of the Year, arrived to the twenty-first Year of his Age, and was born at Deptford . His Parents gave him no Education, and dying when he was but now past Infancy, he never had the Advantage of any good Admonition, and seemed to be quite a Stranger to every Thing that he ought to have been acquainted with. The Seeds of Wickedness grew up in him very early, and he was always looked upon as an unlucky sad Fellow, always given to Profaneness and Debauchery. He was once bound Apprentice to a Barber in the Borough of Southwark , where he lived not long, but he played his thievish Tricks, and because he met with proper Discipline and Correction, his Stomach was too big to put up with it, and he run away. He had not been gone long, but some Friend happened to meet him, and brought him back to his Master, upon Promise of receiving him kindly; so he came again, and for a Week or ten Days behaved pretty well, but could hold out no longer. And now he began to keep Company, being about thirteen or fourteen Years of Age, and would stay out at Nights; and, coming home after the Family were in Bed, he found out Means to get into the House by a new way, which was not for some Time discovered; till at length he practised it so long, that his Master resolved one Night to watch him, and had the good Luck to find this Creep-hole, which was a little Sky-light over a Cistern they had in the back Part of the House; which was secured for the future, and Tidd receiving another pretty severe Correction, run away from his Master a second Time. He rambled up and down the Borough and St. George's Fields for some Time, till almost naked and penny-less; and having no Subsistence, but what begging, or his Wits procured for him, he says, Hunger and Want had persuaded him to return again to his Master, and to resolve to be a good Boy, and mind his Business. He had no where else to go, and Starving seemed to be before his Eyes, and what he dreaded; but to his Misfortune, he found his Master's Business had failed him, and he was gone off the Ground. It was not long after this, that Tidd, in his Walks, fell into Company of those that taught him how to provide for himself; and though at the Risk of his Life he was prevailed upon to cast in his Lot among them, and to be Partaker of their Crimes. He was guilty, he says, of several little Thieveries six or seven Years ago; but being once in Danger of being taken up for a Robbery committed near the Borough , he was forced to play at Hide-and-seek for some time, till he had the good Luck to get on board a Vessel bound to the Streights and Newfoundland , and there he was out of Harm's Way for about twelve Months. Upon his Return he had got a little Money, which having no particular Friend to go to after being discharged from the Ship, he spent in drinking from one publick House to another, and keeping Company with lewd Women; so that did not last him long, but he was now again as much put to his Shifts as ever he had before been. I can scarce find a Time in his Life, according to his own Confession now, and when formerly under Sentence of Death, that was not spent in Idleness at least, if not in Debauchery and Lewdness, unless where he gives an Account of being with the Barber, and on Ship-board: There indeed he might be honestly employed, tho' the Wickedness of his Nature would even then at Times shew itself. St. George's Fields , Whitechaple , and such Places, have always been the Resort of him, and his Companions; and as he was always himself upon the Loose, any such like Person, as he could pick up, was a proper Companion for him; and if he was not before had enough, he was sure to be taught to be worse by Tidd, who shewed early Marks of great Proficiency in the Ways of Wickedness. In December Sessions, 1749, he was indicted for a Burglary, with another not then taken, for breaking open, and entering the Dwelling-House, and stealing sundry Goods, on the 16th of October then last past. But the Evidence not amounting to a Proof, he was by the Jury acquitted; tho' he has since owned being acquainted with, and concern'd in the Fact. Having escaped this Trial, he was then a second Time indicted for robbing a Man driving of Sheep, near Whitechaple- Mount , in Company with four others, and taking from him 3 s. and 6 d. June 25, 1749; upon which Indictment he was capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death: During which Time it pleased God to afflict him sorely with Sickness, insomuch that he was covered over with the Itch and Vermin, and continued so to be when he was discharged from his Confinement, having received a free Pardon from the Crown. He was indicted for the above Fact in July Sessions, 1749, with Valentine Goodwin , James Johnson , and Wm. Lacy , who were executed for the same; in the Course of which Trial it appeared by the Evidence and Accomplice, that Tidd was chiefly concern'd in it; for after they had all passed the Man that was robbed by them, Tidd went back again to him, and without more ado, collar'd him, and demanded his Money. The Fact was committed in June, but he had the good Luck to keep out of the Way, and was not brought to Trial till December Sessions. All this was no Warning, nor did in the least affect him; and he was no sooner set at Liberty, but he returned to a lewd Woman, with whom he had before kept Company, and liv'd with her some Time, till he had got rid of his Distemper and Vermin, and then he went to his old Trade: But Danger appearing, he got on Board a Ship employed in the Coast Trade, and was absent from Town till the Scent was pretty well worn out, and he thought he might return with some Safety. His Life has since been one continued Scene of Robbery and Burglary, and the Fact he suffers for he did not deny, tho' he would particularly own none other, being resolved to die as he had lived, a harden'd, wicked Wretch, whom no Warnings or Admonitions could prevail with. The Beginning of the Week before Execution, he sent for a Shopkeeper in Newington-Butts, whom he robbed of Goods to a considerable Value but the Night before he was taken up for the Fact he was committed for, under Pretence of letting him know where his Goods were, and how he might recover them; but when the Man came, it appeared to be only a Design to get Money from him, which he asked for before he would speak of the Goods. The Person did not chuse to give him what he asked for, left he might afterwards deceive him; but put it in the Hands of another to give him, in Case he found the Discovery to be true, and he recovered the Goods. Tidd was not satisfied with this, but in a Wrath declared, he never would tell either the Person robb'd, or any Body else, where they were. Such were his wicked Resolutions, altho' he own'd he knew where they were, that they were neither pawn'd nor sold, and that they were in the very Place where he conceal'd them immediately upon stealing them. Thus wickedly obstinate wasthis Wretch to the last, and Proof against all Advice to make what Amends was in his Power, to every one whom he had wronged or injured. No Sense of Mercy formerly received had any Weight with him; his Ignorance and Insensibility seem'd to be invincible, and he continued a most hardened Person, till at the Place of Execution, and then he began to weep, and to shew some Marks of a Sense of his unhappy Condition. 2. ANTHONY BYRNE the unhappy Object of this melancholy Account, was born in the Year 1714, in Whitehorse yard , near Drury-Lane , in the Parish of St. Clements Danes , of very honest and creditable Parents, who acquired a moderate Fortune in the Publican Business. As Anthony was their only Son, the Darling of all their Hopes, they made it their sole Study to bring him up in the Fear of God, and the Exercise of Virtue, which he incontestibly embrac'd in his youthful Days, and during his Father and Mother's Stay in this Life: And as they were sufficiently enabled to defray the Expences of his Education, they adorned his early and growing Genius with every Qualification suitable to promote the Felicity of a Tradesman. Arriving at a proper Age to undergo Fatigue, and to keep his robust and manly Faculties in Agitation, in order to shield him against the Sallies of Idleness, the Root of all Evil, he was left to his own free Will to make a Choice of whatever Trade he liked best, and was accordingly bound Apprentice to a Sawyer in Vinegar-yard , in the same Neighbourhood, whom he served with great Integrity about three Years, but then beginning to think his Station of Life incongruous with his Interest, he discovered his Uneasiness to his Friends, who were too well satisfyed with his Reasons not to submit to any other Occupation that would be more conducive to his Advantage; therefore, immediately came to a proper Agreement with his Master, and the Indentures were cancelled, and Anthony set at Liberty to determine within himself, what Course of Life next to pursue; when, after a short Deliberation, he determined for the Sea , and therefore made it his Business to apply himself closely to the Study of Navigation, which he soon became a very proper Proficient in, and the first Voyage he made was, he says, in a Merchant Man bound to Maryland , Darby Lux , Commander . When he came into that Country he became so fond of it, as to determine with himself to make it the Place of his Settlement, and accordingly spent several Years in failing in the Employment of the most eminent Merchants of that Country, till the Year 1741, when he came Home in the Speedwell , Captain Gray, Commander, from which Ship he was press'd on Board the Advice Man of War ; but falling sick, he was sent ashore, to the Hospital at Portsmouth : After his Recovery he made several Trips to different Places, till he was taken on Board the Frances and Elizabeth , Captain Noah, in which Ship, he says, he made two Voyages to Philadelphia , but at that Time War being declared against France, Captain Noah made a Privateer of her, and named her the Caesar , belonging to Cowes, and made several successful Cruizes, having taken some pretty good Prizes; but in the Bay of Biscay in that same Gale of Wind the Victory Man of War was lost, they received a great deal of Damage, and were obliged to put into Cowes to resist; after which they set out on another Cruize, and unfortunately met with the Grand Turk Privateer in the Channel, belonging to St. Maloes, and engaged her, and fought several Glasses, till many of the Caesar's Men being killed and wounded, and the Captain wounded, they were obliged to strike, and were all carried Prisoners to St. Maloes , where Byrne remained about three Months, and was then brought to England in a Cartel Ship, after which he served on Board several Ships, and by his indefatigable Industry and Zeal, was promoted, and failed to different Parts in the West-Indies , in the Capacity of a Mate , and improved his Fortune greatly, for wherever he went, he had always the good Luck to render himself agreeable to all his Acquaintance, and was looked upon by People of a superior Rank as a hopeful, prudent young Fellow in difficult Cases; on Board his Judgment was always courted, and his Opinion on Shore was generally held in Esteem. The last Voyage he made, he says, was in a Ship called The Duke of Cumberland , Capt. Hardgrove Commander. When he went on Board her he was at Philadephia , where the Ship also lay; and so good an Opinion the Captain had of him, that he made him his chief Manager, entrusted him with the hiring all the Men, paying them their Wages, &c. From Philadelphia they sail'd to Jamaica ; from Jamaica to Bristol , from Bristol to Cork , and from Cork to Jamaica again; to which last Place Byrne carried a Venture with him on his own Bottom, which turned out to a very great Advantage; and when the Ship came from Jamaica to Bristol again, and his Wages were paid, that, together with the Money he made in Jamaica , amounted to a considerable Sum; with which, he says, he might have lived in Credit in some particular Business, whereby he might have gotten a very good Livelihood; but he came to London , and spent his Money so very fast in bad Company, that his golden Harvest was soon reduced; and having just at that Time the Misfortune to commence Acquaintance with one Anthony Whittle , (who was executed some Time since) he was very easily perswaded to use unlawful Means to gain Money, to support that extravagant wicked Life his Companion led him into; and a great Number of Robberies and Burglaries he has been guilty of for a short Time past, till he was overtaken at last by the just Judgment of God, and deservedly condemn'd, for breaking open the House of Mr. Philpot. He acknowledg'd the Justness of his Sentence, said that it was but for a short Time past that he had commenc'd such a wicked Sinner; hoped that God Almighty would forgive him, whose just Judgments he sincerely acknowledged, and whom he most humbly beseeched for Forgiveness and Mercy, hoping through the Merits of Christ he should be saved. 3. LITTLE WILL, whose real Name is WILLIAM KNIGHT , aged 23, was born at Sandwich in Kent ; his Parents being poor, gave him what Education their Circumstances could afford, which was not very extraordinary, and when of fit Age, they bound him Apprentice to the Master of a Vessel trading backwards and forwards from Scarborough , Sunderland , &c. in which Service he behav'd with the utmost Honesty and Integrity, till about six Months ago, happening to come to London , and being taken ill, he was left behind, and was confined to his Room where he lodg'd for a long Time, till he had spent and made away with all he had, for the bare Support and Necessaries of Life. When he became well, all his Money and Moveables gone, quite friendless, and without any Support at all, the Devil, he says, threw him into the Company of People whose Temptations proved stronger than his Virtue, and he was perswaded to go out with them, and join in robbing and plundering honest People of their Substance; which Practice he has followed only about three Months; but in that Time, he says, he has done a great many Robberies, of which he now most sincerely repents, and humbly implores Pardon from his offended Maker, as well as from the injured Persons he has so basely dealt with. In Regard to the Fact for which he suffers, he owns his Guilt, and most heartily wishes it was the only one he had to own. He seem'd to blame the Evidence, as one of his first Seducers; nevertheless he declar'd he forgave him, hopes that he will turn from the Evil of his Way, and repent. He said he was quite resign'd, and died in Peace with all Men, and hoped for Forgiveness through the Merits of our Blessed Saviour. 4. BENJAMIN BECKENFIELD , otherwise Ben the Coal-heaver , was twenty-nine Years of Age, and very capable, had he been willing, of getting an honest Livelihood, by the Way of Business to which his Nickname has Reference. He was born at Darkin in Surry , of Parents that could give him no Manner of Education, but bred him to Husbandry Labour . After the Death of his Parents, he lived in the Country 5 or 6 Years, following this Employ; and, during the Time of Abode there, which was till he was nineteen Years of Age, he could recollect nothing that was remarkable in his Life, unless that he was much addicted to profane Cursing and Swearing, Drunkenness and Sabbath-breaking. About the Year of the last memorable hard Frost, being tired of the Labour of the Field, he took it into his Head to remove himself, and he came for London , never considering what to do, nor how to live; so that being now entered upon a new Scene of Life, the Difficulty was to find out what to turn his Hand to; but at length, being about the Water-side at Fleet-Ditch and Queenhithe , &c. he got himself employed in the Capacity of a Coal-heaver : And in this Way he has been at Times, under several Masters, employed for seven or eight Years past. But Work was not his Favourite, Idleness and bad Company rather pleased his Taste, and to one Day's Work that he would engage in, and stand to stiffly, he had a Week or ten Days Play; so that he never gained any Esteem from his Masters, nor yet had his Fellow-Labourer any Regard to him. But, at last, his idle Disposition, and the bad Company he kept, raised so much the Resentment of the honest Labourers in that Business, that they could scarce suffer him to come among them, and when he did, he was sure to hear of his Tricks. This Ben did not much like, and resolved no more to go among them to an honest Employ, but chose rather to confort with Smith and Webb, executed in August last, and others, who were a notorious Set of Street-robbers and Thieves. He was very succesful among them, in not being discovered for a long Time; nor was he publickly known to be one, till he was indicted in July Sessions, together with others, for robbing one Mr. Henry Smith upon the King's Highway, on the 9th of June. Nor was he now taken, but the Evidence swore him to be one concerned in that Robbery, which indeed he has since confessed. The same Night Ben was concerned in the robbing Mr. Jones under Castle-Yard Gate in Holborn , and took from him his Watch, &c. which they sold to Minous the Jew, in Duke's-Place, and Ben had his Share of the Money it was sold for. The next Night Ben was one of them that robbed a Gentleman in Chancery-Lane , took from him a large Silver Watch, his Gold laced Hat, and about eight or nine Shillings, and went to their Place of Rendezvous in Chick-Lane , without doing any more Mischief without Doors for that Night. In a Night or two after this, Ben was concerned in committing a Robbery or two in Cary street , and others in Holbourn ; the Particulars of which he forgot. Friday, June the 16th, Ben was one of them that robbed a Gentleman in Cary-street , and took from him a French Half-Crown, and some Half-pence. Monday following, he and his Company robbed a Gentleman and Lady in Chancery-Lane , and took from them Money and two Diamond Rings. Divers other Robberies were committed by him, and the large Gang to which he belonged; but none of them came to Light till last September Sessions: At which Time Ben was indicted, with others, by the Name of Benjamin Mason , otherwise Ben the Coal-heaver , for robbing William Harsel of a Gold laced Hat, and Money, upon the first of August then last past. Upon this Indictment they were all acquitted by the Jury, as the Prosecutor could not swear positively to either of them, and nothing brought it home to them but the Evidence of an Accomplice. However, Ben has since owned the Fact, and that he was the Man that held up the Pistol at Mr. Harsel, while another fired at him, but the Pistol missed Fire. Nor was this any Warning, but Ben must return to his old Tricks, which he did in a Day or two after this Escape, and continued to commit Robberies, but, as it were, in a more private Manner than he had formerly been used to, as his Person began now to be pretty well known, as well as his Character; and at last he was caught in the Noose he had so long escaped, and met with the deserved Reward of his wicked Acts. The last Robbery is that for which he suffered, being taken immediately after it was done; in which he shewed himself a thorough-paced wicked Man, by Menaces and Threats to murder Mr. Dickenson, if he did not desist from making a Noise: But as he still kept calling the Watch, they all three thought proper to make the best of their Way off, and took his Hat with them. Ben was stopped by the Watch, and committed to Newgate ; the other escaped for that Time. When brought to Trial, he did not pretend to say any thing in his Defence, and since owned the Fact, and the Justice of his suffering Death for that and his other wicked Practices, which he acknowledged to have followed for some Years past. Immediately upon Conviction, Ben's Courage was all lost, he took it to Heart, and fell ill, and so continued for some Days; but recovering himself again a little, he was able to attend the Chapel, and behaved well, and with Decency to the last. And he seemed to die sensibly affected with the Errors of his past Life, and of the Necessity of his Dependence upon the Merits of Christ. 5. JOHN NEWCOME , aged 21, was born in the Parish of St. Clement's Danes , of Parents that could give him no Education, and he was a very harden'd, as well as ignorant Youth: He was bred to no Business; but, upon the Death of his Father, being destitute of any one to help him, about ten Years ago he took to the Sea. He was a very unlucky Youth, and frequently got himself into Scrapes, and sometimes Whippings on Board of Ship. He was several Years, during the late War, in the Service of the Royal Navy , on different Cruises, and at different Parts abroad, but never made any Thing of it, and was fit for nothing, but the greatest Slavery a Ship might afford, which was always his Lot. Since the Peace was made, he has been several Voyages in Merchant Ships , but for some Time past, at the Intervals between one Voyage and another, he was used to associate with Street-Robbers and Thieves, and long e'er now deserved what he was at last forced to submit to. He was concern'd in various Robberies about Holborn and St. Giles's , and had always the good Luck to get off safe without being in Trouble, as he call'd it, till upon Account of the Robbery for which he was convicted. He was a sullen, obstinate Fellow, nor would be persuaded to own that he knew any thing of this Robbery, but insisted upon the Story he form'd in his Defence upon Trial; and moreover told me, when I spoke to him about it, that one of his Fellow Convicts would, one Day before they suffer'd, acknowledge himself to be the Man that committed the Robbery for which he was convicted. This proved only a Pretence, but he made Use of it in a Letter to the Prosecutor, which he sent by his Mother, desiring him to use what Interest he had to save his Life, and urged him to it the more, because, as he pretended, he was not concern'd in the Robbery, and stopping him upon the Highway; but Mr. Clayton was too sensible of their ill Treatment to think of any such Thing; and at last it comes out, that William Tidd was one of the Persons concern'd in this Affair; insomuch, that he was the Person that fired the Pistol at Mr. Clayton's Head, so near, that the Powder is to be seen remaining in the right Side of his Face; two Balls went through his Hat, and one grazed on his Forehead; but Newcome was with him, and accessary to what was done, as they both at last own'd; and when upon Mr. Clayton's Outcry, they thought proper to endeavour to escape; Newcome was pursued by the Watch, and scarce ever out of their Sight till he fell down, turning the Corner of Chancery-Lane in a Hurry, and was taken. He had with him a Pistol and Hanger, for what Purpose, in such a Fellow's Hands, any one may determine. He was a harden'd, desperate Fellow, and as such deservedly taken from the Earth for an Example and Terror to others. He shew'd very little Signs of Fear, being remarkably impudent immediately upon Conviction, and ever after, till his last Moments of Life drew near, and then he could not prevent the Appearance of Reluctance or Sorrow, the Tears starting out of his Eyes. 6. JOHN RICHARDSON , aged 25, was born at Brentford , in the County of Middlesex , of honest and industrious Parents, who took Care to give him such Education as their Condition in Life would admit of, and at the Age of 14 bound him Apprentice to a Carpenter . His first Master and he not agreeing together, he left him, and was turn'd over to another in Giltspur-Street , with whom he served the remaining Part of his Time, and then work'd Journey-work at several Places in the City , and elsewhere, till this unhappy Affair was discover'd. He own'd he had been a wicked Man, and being idle, tho' a good Workman, wanting more Money to supply his Occasions than his Labour brought him in, put him upon stealing, which he frequently did, and scarce a Person he work'd for, but miss'd some of his Tools upon his going away. He said himself, he believed he had stolen and sold above an hundred and fifty Saws in his Time, besides diverse other Implements that belong to the Trade. Some Time ago he was about to get into a Carpenter's Yard in Giltspur-Street , and climbing over a Gate, hung himself upon the Iron Spikes on the Top, and with Difficulty got off again before the Watch went the Rounds, so for that Time escaped Discovery, being reserved for a worse Purpose. The Fact for which he dy'd was done, he says, in Manner following: The Servant of the House where he work'd had not fasten'd the Window Shutter so close as it ought to be, and he happen'd that Night to try it; and finding the Pin fall out upon his turning the Bolt, he took down the Shutter, and went in at the Window, and brought out the Things mentioned in the Indictment. Next Morning he went to work again as usual, and upon hearing of what had been done, appeared very merry, and laughed at the Man and Maid-Servant, saying, they were Fools to suffer their Master's House to be robb'd. He continued working there till the 29th of October, when he was taken up and committed. On the Morning of his Execution he gave me a Paper, in which was wrote as follows: From my Cell in Newgate , Dec. 30, 1750. I OWN the Fact for which I die, with all its Aggravations; but the Prosecutor did promise me Favour, if I would let him have his Things again; wherefore I confess'd it before him and others, and he had his Things again: But when my Trial came on, he swore hard against me, and denied all that he promised me. I hope God will forgive him and me also, for I heartily and sincerely do forgive him, and die in Peace with all Mankind. John Richardson . 7. JOHN WATLIN , otherwise Jack Peters , otherwise Peters Jack , about 25 Years of Age, was born at Budsdal in Suffolk , of Parents that lived by the Sweat of the Brow, and bred him up to Husbandry , without any Education. He lived with them, and went out to Day Labour in the Neighbourhood, for many Years, and was looked upon as a quiet sober Fellow; but as the Itch of being concerned in the Smuggler's Trade is very catching in that Neighbourhood, he at length became one, and was employed as a Rider, in fetching, and carrying run Goods. He was an active, handy, young Fellow, and so never wanted for Employ; and as it was a Business that brought in greater Gains, and easier than what he was at first bred to, he grew fond of it, and was ready upon all Occasions. The Fact he was committed for was of a very barbarous Nature, if he was concerned in it, as there is scare Room to doubt but he was, the Evidence deposing so positively to him being one of a Company of Smugglers, who fetched him from a Friend's House in Horsey , where he went to pay a Visit, with intent to use him ill, because he had been once in Employ in the Customs, and therefore they looked upon him as an Enemy. But, as is usual with these Sort of Men, he denied to the uttermost having any Hand in the Days Transaction sworn to, and said, as it was so long ago, he could not recollect whether he was at the Place or no, at the Time the Evidence deposed he was; and moreover, that he was the most active in delivering him up to the Outrages of the Gang. He behaved very quietly while under Sentence of Death, but would by no Means be prevailed on to own the Fact. 8. JOHN CARBOLD , otherwise Cock-eye , aged 35, was born in Suffolk , and bred to Husbandry Business, but being very much among the Smugglers in those Parts, he soon left his labouring Business, and commenced Smuggler, and followed that Practice in Suffolk , where he had lived, till within about seven Years past, when he went to live near Norwich , where he was taken by a Party of Soldiers who were sent for that Purpose, after having a proper Description of his Person given them; nevertheless they did not know him when they saw him looking out of a Window in his own House, but enquired of him which was Carbold's; he suspecting them gave them a wrong Direction, but they were immediately set right by the Neighbours, and came back and searched the House from Top to Bottom, but Carbold was not to be found, so that they gave over the Search, and seem'd to wonder which Way he could get off; when one of them perceived some fresh Soot had fallen down the Chimney, on which he put his Piece up the Chimney, when Carbold called out he would surrender, and accordingly came down, was safely conducted to London , and being proved the same Person, was deservedly condemned. To attempt to convince these People of the Heineusness of their Crimes is next to an Impossibility, they will hardly hear you with any tolerable Temper; they fancy there is nothing in Smuggling but cheating the King of a small Part of his Revenue; and that there is no Harm done to the Community in general, or to the Properties of particular Persons; they think they have a Right to shun, as much as possible, paying any Duty for their Goods, and what they get by their Dextority in that Manner, is honest Gain, to be enjoyed as the Fruits of their Industry and Labour; but surely if these People would but listen to the Voice of Reason, they must certainly be convinced, that Smuggling is in itself a Crime of worse Consequence to Society, and more hurtful to particular Persons, than many other Crimes, which Custom has taught them to look upon with great Abhorrence. In the first Place, the fair Trader is injured in his Property by their kind of illicit Trade: He pays honestly the Duties and Taxes charged upon his Commodity at his Entry, which in some Cases amounts to near as much as the prime Cost of his Goods at the first Market; this he must charge upon the Consumer, with a living Profit for his Risk, Trouble, and laying out his Money; but the Smuggler, who buys his Goods at the same Market, and perhaps at a lower Price, as he chuses the worst Sort upon running them, is able to undersell the fair Dealer, at least one Third, and for that Reason is, by the greedy Retailer, preferred, though the Commodity he deals in is worse in Quality. Is not this robbing the honest Merchant of his real Profit. It is evident, Taxes must be paid to support the Expences of the Government; and that every Subject, as he enjoys the Benefit of Government, is obliged to contribute his Proportion to that Expence. It is likewise evident, that if the Duties laid upon one Commodity does not answer the Sum charged upon it, that the Deficiency must be charged upon some other. And as much Money as they pay towards making up this Deficiency, occasioned by the Smuggler, just so much does the Person, who deals withsuch People, rob out of the Pocket of his Neighbour. It is plain that Smuggling is a Crime of the most dangerous Nature, both against the Community and private Persons, and as such subject to the Divine Displeasure, as much as any other Felony. It is not only a Sin destructive to Society, and contrary to human Laws enacted for the Peace, Protection, and Subsistence of the State, but is a sin against the literal Precepts, as well as the Meaning and Intent of Christianity: We are commanded Obedience to Government for Conscience sake; we are commanded to pay Tribute to whom Tribute is due. Our Saviour gave that Answer to the Jews, though that People had as much Reason as any People on Earth, to look upon the Romans as Tyrants, and having no Right to that Tribute, but what they founded upon the superior Force of their Arms; but how much stronger is the Christian Obligation, to pay towards the Support of a Government established, not by Force or Fraud, but by the Consent of a free People, and conducted by all the Arts of prudent Policy conducing to their Happiness, both in their Religious and Civil Capacities? 9. THOMAS PROCTOR , aged 17, was born in Bartholomew-Close , and lived with his Parents till he went to Sea , which was about six Years ago; and has been used to it ever since till within this four Months, having always before been looked upon as a promising Youth, having had Education agreeable to his Station in Life, and being of good natural Parts. It happened unfortunately for him, that he was at Home last Bartholomew Fair , and he had so great a Desire to see the Diversion of it, that he run the Risque of losing his Voyage; and before he could leave his Pleasures, he lost his Business, and the Ship he used to sail in went to Sea without him. The Loss of the Voyage anger'd his Friends, and occasion'd some Chidings, which the unhappy Youth not very well liking, removed himself from their Sight, from which Time is dated the AEra of his Ruin. He took Lodgings up and down, from one House to another, for some Time, and at last got into the Lodging House, in Kingsland-Road , where he became acquainted with Ross and Long, and below the Evidence. He said, he had heard them talking of their Tricks, but never was out upon the Lay with them above twice before this Fact, for which he suffer'd; and that Day, he says, he had pawn the only clean Shirt, not having Money to subsist him another Day; and towards the Evening they all agreed to take a Walk to see what was to be done. By the Way Ross open'd the Scheme to them, and told them, that his Mother work'd at such a House, and he knew how to get in, and he did not doubt of good Booty. Accordingly they came to the House, and had the good Luck to get a tolerable Prize; Ross having opened the Door, which it seems was not very well fastened, brought out a Box from off the Counter, which Proctor and Long run away with. Proctor says, there were but a few trifling Things, which they knew not what to do with when they had got them; and the Watch coming towards them, they threw them down in an Alley, and left them; Proctor was that Night taken up as a Vagrant, and disorderly Person, and sent to Bridewell. Afterwards some of his Companions were brought there, and he among the rest was charg'd with robbing Mr. John Roker , Nov. 15, and deservedly found guilty. Proctor behaved well, and seemed to the last very penitent. 10. DARBY LONG , aged 16, was born in Dublin , in Ireland , of Parents, that gave him no Education, and dying, left him to the wide World; his Inclination led him to Sea , and he has followed it for about five Years. For two Years past he has been most, on Shore, playing his little pilfering Tricks, and picking Pockets; and by the Encouragement of Leblon the Evidence, and Ross, who were longer acquainted with these wicked Ways, he was encouraged to venture on being concerned in this Robbery. Tho' very ignorant, and quite illiterate, he seemed to have great Regard to what was said to him, and with Tears he own'd he had been a wicked Youth, and a great Offender against God. And being heartily sorry for what he had done, he hoped to be forgiven in the World to come for which he was frequently calling on God, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 11. CATHERINE CONNOR , aged 17, was born at Kingsale , in the Kingdom of Ireland , and had no other Education but the Needle; she was a young Woman of a very honest Character, when she left her own Country, as appeared by a Certificate she brought from Home with her, when she came to this Part of the World, to see after Wages due to a Brother or two of hers, which died on Board a Man of War. She did receive Money upon their Account at Portsmouth , as she said; and afterwards was married to a Sailor at the Fleet , who soon spent her Money for her; and he was concerned with Dunn, she said, in putting her upon the proving this forged Will of Michael Canty . She owns she saw Dunn writing it, but he told her, that he had Orders to make Canty's Will, who was a Ship-mate of her Brothers, and to make her Executrix; by which Means she being young was easily imposed upon, and by their Directions went to prove it. She died a Roman Catholick . 12. JOHN FOSTER , about twenty-three Years of Age, was born in the Fens of Lincolnshire , and lived there with his Parents till he was about thirteen Years of Age. When his Father died, he came up to London, and served an Apprenticeship to a Lighterman , that lived about Newington Butts . When he left his Master, he went to Sea , and he has been several Trips with different Masters within these three Years past. When out of Service, he was too much given to Idleness, which led him into bad Company; and he has been concerned with Dawson and others in several Robberies, and other Wickedness for some Time. He confessed the Robbery for which he was convicted with Dawson, as also that for which he was convicted with Little Will; and said that he had been concerned with them and the Evidence Hardwick in many other Robberies: But he could not call them all to Mind, and those he did recollect, are scarce worth Mention; and, upon the Whole, he acknowledged he had deserved to die, lamenting that he had so gone on, to cut himself off in the Prime of his Day, shewed Marks of Contrition, saying, he was heartily sorry for his past evil Life, and begged forgiveness through the Merits of Jejus Christ. 13. WILLIAM DAWSON , aged twenty-three, was born at Newcastle upon Tyne , of honest, industrious Persons, with whom he lived till he was about twelve Years of Age, in which Time they endeavoured, by Precept, as well as by Example, to inculcate into him the Seeds of Knowledge, Learning, and Christianity. Even in his Infancy, according to his own Account, he was such an untoward, unlucky, unmanageable Lad, that it was with the utmost Difficulty his Parents kept him within any Bounds of Decency at all; he frequently making Elopements from them, occasioned their giving him proper Chastisement, in Hopes to reclaim him by Severity, being heartily tired of trying every good-natured Method they could invent; but this had the contrary Effect on William, for being of a wandering, roving Disposition; and finding his Parents were determined to keep a more strict Hand over him than usual, he was resolved to prevent them, by taking himself from them for good and all; accordingly he left them, and came to London , where, for Want of knowing how to provide for himself in an honest Method of Life, as well as for Want of Grace, he soon fell into bad Company, and went a thieving. It is now about seven Years ago, that for a Theft he had committed, he was sent to Bridewell , where he was kept some time to hard Labour; after which, in Consideration of his Youth, by the Compassion of some Gentlemen, he was cloathed, and sent to Sea, where he did not continue long, but returned to London , and to his old Courses; for which he was again sent to Bridewell , and once more had the good Fortune to be equipped out for the Sea; and tho' he did not stay long even this Time, yet he says, that by these two short Trips, he became so much of a Sailor , that he entered on Board the Fleet that went to the Indies , under the Command of Admiral Boseawen, where he remained till the Admiral returned Home. When he came here, he says he received three Years and a Half Wages, which he spent in all Manner of Lewdness and Debauchery, in less Months than he had been Years in earning it; and then he had no other Method than to follow his old villainous Courses of Thieving; and, in order farther to support the Extravagance he had lately been used to, he now began to attack People on the Highway. We have an Account of him in the Sessions Paper in July, in the Mayoralty of John Blachford , Esq ; where he was concerned in stealing a Clergyman's Portmanteau from his Servant in Stepney Churchyard ; but here he got the Start of his Companions, and was admitted an Evidence, and two of them were hanged; but this proved no Warning to him, he still pursued his wicked Methods, till Justice at last overtook him, and he was condemned on two Indictments of different Robberies, and deservedly executed. He behaved well while under Sentence of Death, and died perfectly resigned to his Fate, acknowledging his own Unworthiness upon Account of his Sins, but hoping for a Share in the Merits of Christ's Blood. 14. JOHN ROSS , aged 17, was born of poor Parents in Wapping , who gave him but little or hardly any Education; for indeed he seemed a poor ignorant young Fellow. When they had brought him up to a proper Age, he was put out Apprentice to a Silk-Weaver in Spittal-Fields , with whom he served about three Years, till his Master's Business failing he was obliged to leave him, and being a poor ignorant Lad, knew not how to turn his Hand to any honest industrious Calling, and unfortunately for him, being for Cheapness Sake obliged to take up his Quarters in one of those Lodging Houses where all Sorts are welcome for their Money; he became acquainted with some Lads not of the most honest Sort, with whom he frequently went out pilfering and thieving, what they could lay their Hands on, till from one Degree of Theft to another, they came to breaking open Houses; which Practice he and his Companions followed but a very short Time, before the Commission of the Fact for which he suffered, which he owned in all its Circumstances as sworn against him, and said he died in Peace with all Men, and for hoped Forgiveness from God. 15. WILLIAM BAKER , is about 38 Years of Age, and was the Son of very honest and reputable Parents, who kept a Baker's Shop in Cannon-Street . He was brought up at Merchant-Taylors School , where he had very liberal Education bestow'd on him; and about three Years since he married his own Cousin, the Daughter of a very honest and reputable Clergyman in Northamptonshire, with whom he had a handsome Fortune. He was bred a Grocer , in which Business he set up, with a very good Fortune, in Cannon-Street , upwards of sixteen Years ago; which Business he followed about seven Years, and acquired in that Time a considerable Addition to his Fortune. At the Expiration of this Time he commenc'd Sugar-Baker with one Mr. Carter, to which Business alone had he apply'd himself, he might have been worth some Thousands of Pounds, and lived in Credit and Happiness all his Days; but being in Hopes of encreasing his Fortune, he constantly attended the East-India Company's Sales, where he has bought to the Amount of ten thousand Poundsworth of Goods at a Time, and always took Care to pay for the said Goods at the Time appointed by the Company. But as he sustained every now and then considerable great Losses upon the Goods bought at these Sales, at last his Fortune was greatly diminish'd, and in a Manner lost; which (unfortunately for him) induc'd him to make use of the unhappy Methods for which he has suffer'd, to raise Money, only to supply present Purposes, without direct Intention to have defrauded any Person whatever, but on the contrary, in Hopes to have had some lucky Chance or other, in his large Undertakings, to have redeem'd his past Losses; and his real Intentions, he declar'd, was to have paid the Gentleman in full of whom he borrow'd the Money; his flattering Hopes gave him strong Presumption so to think. He was a Man that never was addicted to drinking, gaming, &c. the Vices of the Age, nor given to any Extravagancy whatever. He was a Man that bore an exceeding good Character in the World, which did appear from the Character given him by several worthy Gentlemen, and some of the most eminent Merchants of this great Metropolis, who appear'd on his Behalf upon the Trial; so that had his Intention been really inclin'd to have defrauded, he might have got many Thousands of Pounds of Money and Effects into his Hands, of other People's, and gone off with the same, without the least Suspicion from any Person whatever. N.B. As he used to buy such large Quantities of Goods at these Sales, he was obliged to borrow large Sums upon Interest, to make good his Payments; for which Sums he has, upon an Average, paid above four hundred Pounds per Ann. for Interest, for upwards of these eight Years past, and had continually great Losses upon these Goods likewise. He, with the utmost Sense of the Badness of the Practice, acknowledged his having been but too much concerned in handing about bad India Warrants. He was content to be made an Example to the Justice of his Country, and wish'd it might have the Effect intended, viz to prevent any one for the future from attempting to make use of such unwarrantable Measures, as by serving their own present Purposes may impose upon, and defraud any Individual, or Body of Men. The following is a Note of Hand given by Mr. Baker, and a particular Account of the Affair relating to it, also under his own Hand. 174 LONDON, I Promise to pay Mr. John Barnes , or order, nine hundred twenty-two Pounds ten Shillings on Demand, for Value receiv'd. 922 10 Per As in all Probability an Affair of me, William Baker , concerning the Bankruptcy of William Sandys , Tea-Man (about nine Years since) may at this Time be mentioned to my Prejudice, the Case is as follows: Mr. John Barnes , an eminent Tea-Broker , came to me, and desired I would give him Cash for a Note of Mr. Sandys's Hand, payable to the said Mr. John Barnes , or order, for nine hundred twenty-two Pounds ten Shillings, but I had not so much Cash by me; he desired I would give him my Note of Hand for the same, which I did in Form, as above. He told me he would indorse Mr. Sandys's Note to me, which I took. I was satisfied with his Indorsement, knowing him sufficient to answer the Sum to me. After this Mr. Barnes desired me to prove Mr. Sandys's Note of Hand under the Commission, as he was become a Bankrupt; upon which I ask'd him, How I could prove it, as having no Concern with the Bankrupt? He told me, as he had my Note of Hand for the same Value, I might prove it, and say, it was for a valuable Consideration. Upon this I went to prove the Note, but in my Hurry, as having never proved a Debt before under a Commission, and there being great Debates and Quarrelling at the Meeting, I inadvertently proved the Note for Goods sold and deliver'd, neither did I know at that Time but the whole Money was due to Mr. Barnes, this Note being given by Mr. Sandys to him on a Mortgage of Teas; but upon Enquiry into the Bankrupt's Affairs, Mr. Barnes was intitled to prove no more than two hundred and ninety Pounds; and I most solemnly declare, as I must soon answer for all my Actions before a true and just God, what I did was without Consideration or Benefit, directly or indirectly, or any Promise or Reward whatever, but to the contrary, I was one hundred eighty-six Pounds out of Pocket for the same, and only have received forty Pounds of Mr. Barnes towards the Expences I was put to. W. BAKER. Witness my Hand, this 24th of December, 1750. In respect to the above Account given by Mr. Baker, under his own Hand, he always, when talk'd to upon that Affair, did declare, viz. That in his Conscience he did believe Mr. Barnes had no Intention of imposing upon him, or putting him upon doing an unjustifiable Thing; but, on the contrary, he was verily persuaded Mr. Barnes had no other View, but to receive only his just Due: And added, that from what did arise of his own Knowledge of that Gentleman, and the Reputation he bore with the mercantile Part of the World, among whom were his grand Concerns, he could not entertain an Opinion that Mr. Barnes would knowingly have put upon him doing a wrong Thing. To this Purpose was always his Declaration; he express'd himself to the same Effect the Sunday Evening before his Execution, in Presence of several of his particular Friends, who came to take Leave of him, and continued in the same Way of thinking to the last, as may be made appear by a Letter which Mr. Baker sent to Mr. Barnes the Night before Execution. Various were the Reports, and many the Aspersions every Day handed about upon Mr. Baker's former Conduct in Life, which came to his Ears while under Sentence of Death. There are some Things he does not deny, but upon Account of which he was highly blameable, to atone for which he was to forfeit his Life, and hoped Forgiveness from all those whom he has wrong'd or injur'd. As to many other Things that were said of him without any Foundation, he gave Ear to them, and passed by with generous Disdain, saying, What he really had in Justice to answer for, was sufficient Weight for him to bear, and he was sorry the World should endeavour to load him with more than what really belonged to him. Where he has done an Injury, the injur'd must be but too sensible of it, and need not to be told what is done; and where there is no Injury done, there is no particular Right to call Mr. Baker's Character in Question, since he has satisfied the Justice of the Law by his Suffering; and as he own'd the Justice of the Punishment inflicted on him, and submitted willingly to his Fate, he wished this might so far plead in his Behalf, as to put a Stop to all false Reports; that the Family to which he belong'd, already sufficiently afflicted upon Account of the unhappy Measures he pursued, might not still have Additions to their Sorrows. His Behaviour all along was quite composed and resigned, and such as was, by all that saw him to the last Minutes, admired and approved of. At the PLACE of EXECUTION. ON Monday, December the 31st, between 9 and 10 in the Morning, Darby Long , John Richardson , and Catharine Connor , in one Cart; Thomas Proctor , and John Ross in another; John Watling , William Tidd , and William Dawson , in a third; John Foster , Anthony Byrne , and John Carbold , in a fourth; Little Will , Benjamin Beckenfield , and John Newcombe , in a fifth Cart; and William Baker in a mourning Coach; went from Newgate to the Place of Execution. They all behaved very decently all that while, except William Tidd , who, I presume, for want of Consideration what he was about, shewed some Levity, unbecoming a Person so near his last Moments. When the Executioner had tied them all up to the fatal Tree, some Time was spent in recommending them to the Divine Protection; and then the Carts were drawn from under them, incessantly, while Breath lasted, calling on God, and Jesus Christ, to hear their Cry, and to receive their Souls. When they were cut down, their Bodies were delivered to their Friends; Mr. Baker's was carried away in a Hearse, Watling's and Carbold's in another, were carried down to their own Country; only Connor, and two others, 'tis said, were taken for the Use of the Surgeons. And the Execution was done with as little Noise and Disturbance as the Nature of so tragical a Scene will admit. This is all the Account given by me, JOHN TAYLOR , Ordinary of Newgate

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and dying Words OF THE MALEFACTORS Who were Executed at TYBURN, On MONDAY the 22d of NOVEMBER, 1742. BEING THE FIRST EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Right Honble . Robert Willimot , Esquire . LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON. Number I. For the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Bolt-Court , near the Leg-Tavern , Fleet-street . M,DCC,XLII. (Price SIX-PENCE.) THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal-delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Hon. GEORGE HEATHCOTE , Esquire, Lord-Mayor of the City of London ; the Honourable Sir JOHN STRANGE , Knt. Recorder ; and the Right Worshipful Mr. Serjeant URLIN, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London, and Others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer for the said City and Justices of Goal-Delivery of Newgate, for the City of London, and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily , on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday, the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 13th of September, in the Sixteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign. Ten Men, viz. John Cooper , John Jennings , John Squires , Edward White , Christopher Peterson , Matthew Mooney , George Anderson , Richard Studder , Henry Hinton , and William Edwards , and one Woman, viz. Jane Wood , were by the Jury convicted of capital Offences, and received Sentence of Death. Also, At the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Hon. GEORGE HEATHCOTE , Esquire, Lord-Mayor of the City of London , the Right Honorable the Lord Chief Justice LEE; the Honourable Mr. Baron REYNOLDS; the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant URLIN, Deputy Recorder of London; and Others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer for the City of London, and Justices of Goal-delivery of Newgate, for the said City and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily , on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the 13th, 14th, and 15th of October, in the Sixteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign. Five Men, viz. Richard Arnold , Robert Bird , or Budd , Thomas Homan , William Bird , and Wm. Dixon , were by the Jury capitally convicted, and sentenced to die. While under Sentence, they were exhorted diligently to consider what a great Work they had to do, to secure themselves an Interest in the Kingdom of Heaven, which shall never be taken from them; and more especially, since their Time was so short, to double their Diligence, in working out the great Work of their Souls Salvation, while it is called to day; their eternal Happiness or Misery depending upon the few remaining Moments. Being young, and grosly ignorant, they were carefully instructed in the first element of Religion, that there is one God, and one Mediator betwixt God and Man; the Man Jesus Christ, who gave himself a Ransom for all, to be testified in due Time. 1 Tim. ii. 5, 6. The Viciousness of their Lives was also represented to them; how dreadful it is to depart from the true and living God, to trust in Vanities and Things of this World, to which they were wholly addicted; yet these Triffles could not in the least satisfy the Desires of an immortal Soul, which can acquiesce in nothing less than God Himself, who is the Author of our Being and Fountain of all our Mercies: And their whole Life having been nothing but a despising of God, and deviating from his Commandments and Ordinances, they were directed to turn the Bent of their Inclinations another Way, towards God and Christ, which as it is their Wisdom, much more is it their Interest so to do, as most agreeable to the Will of God, and most suitable to the rational Nature of Man. Theft and Robbery being the Crimes most of of them suffered for; the Evil of this great Sin was particularly represented to them; how it was contrary to all Laws divine and human; and consequently liable to the Penalty, both temporal or eternal, annex'd to such Laws; the evil of Theft (as we told them) appears by the Injustice thereof, in wronging our Neighbour of his Right, and Property, to which we have no Title or Claim, on which Account it is prohibited by the express Law of God, Thou shalt not steal; it is the Will of God, that Man who is made after his Image, should live in a regular and rational Way, agreeable to the Doctrine of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are commanded by our Saviour to love all Men, to love our Neighbour as ourselves; but to rob and spoil them of their Goods and Property, is to devour and reduce them to Misery and Poverty, which is contrary to the Nature of God, who is good to all, whose Mercies are over all his Works, and his munificence extends to the righteous and the wicked, causing his Sun to enlighten the good and evil. And as to Highway Robberies, it was represented to them, they were next if not equal, to that most atrocious of all Sins and Crimes Murder, since in Case of the least Opposition, or resistance, they not only knock'd down, but kill'd and murther'd the Persons attack'd by them; as hath been frequently too often seen in the Streets and Neighbourhood of this City. Two of them, William Bird and Thomas Homan , being convicted of Murther, it was represented to them, what a dreadful Thing it is to rob innocent Persons of their Lives in an unexpected Moment, and that it was most just with God to throw them into the Pit of Hell and everlasting Destruction on a sudden, for such barbarous Cruelty; the speciality of their Crimes was shewn them; the one, Homan, having murder'd an old, innoffensive Gentlewoman, his Neighbour, in a most cruel Manner, thinking to rob her of her Goods; the other, Bird, having, in a Way unparallel'd and unheard of, in a Hole, where there was not sufficient Air to breath in, thrust down twenty or thirty poor Women, taken off the Street, committed to his Care, many of whom were like to die, though by proper Care recover'd; but four of them, in that narrow confin'd Place, for want of Air, were actually stifled to death. For these most attrocious Crimes, they were exhorted to fly unto the Blood of Christ, which only can cleanse us from all Sin, to exercise in a lively Faith Christ's Merits and Intercession, and to repent deeply and sincerely of all their Sins, especially Murder, begging the Assistance of God's Grace and Holy Spirit, to enable them to work out their Salvation, and so to fit and dispose them for God's heavenly Kingdom and Glory. Upon Thursday the 11th of November, Report was made to his Majesty in Council, of the Sixteen Malefactors under Sentence of Death in the Cells of Newgate; when Christopher Peterson , alias Jack the Sailor, for stealing an Oil-skin Bag, and 17 Pound Weight of Tea, the Property of Wm. Barton , out of the Shop of the said William Barton , February 10th. William Edwards , of St. George's Bloomsbury , for stealing one Piece of Gold Coin, Value 3 l 12 s. two Pieces of Gold Coin, Value 36 s. each, and four Pieces of Gold Coin called Guineas, Value 4 l. 4 s. the Property of Thomas Clarke , in the dwelling House of the said Thomas Clarke , on the 22d of August last; Jane Wood , a Girl 14 Years old, for stealing 13 Guineas out of a chest of Drawers in the George Inn near St. Giles's in the Fields , being the Property of the Innkeeper; William Dixon , of St. George Bloomsbury , for stealing a silver Tankard, val. 7 l. the Goods of Joseph Aldin , in his Dwelling house, August 24, and William Bird , for that he on the 16th of July, in and upon one Phillis Wells , did feloniously, willfully, and of Malice aforethought, make an Assault, and her the said Phillis, then being in a certain close Room called the Hole, then being part of a Building called St. Martin's Round-house ; did feloniously, &c. confine and continue, against her Will, for 8 Hours, during 4 Hours of which Time 20 other Persons were confined in the said close Room, by the said William Bird , which was not of sufficient largeness to contain 20 Persons for 3 Hours without manifest Danger of their Lives, by which confining and continuing, by the said William Bird , she the said Phillis, on the 16th of July, within that close Room was suffocated, and of the said Suffocation died, and so William Bird on the Day, in the said Year, Parish and County, the said Phillis Wells , did feloniously, &c. kill and murther, receiv'd his Majesty's most gracious Reprieve, Bird to be Transported for Life, and the rest for 14 Years; the remaining 11, viz Edward White , Matthew Mooney , George Anderson , Richard Studdor , Henry Hinton , John Cooper , John Squire , John Jennings , Richard Arnold , Thomas Homan , and Robert Bird alias Budd, were order'd for Execution; but Budd on the Friday before their Execution receiv'd his Majesty's most gracious Reprieve for Transportation for 14 Years. Thomas Homan was order'd to be executed three Days before the rest, at the End of Fetter Lane in Holborn , in the publick Street, nearest to the Place where he murdered the old Gentlewoman, which was accordingly done. Edward White was indicted for breaking open and entering the Dwelling House of Mary How , Widow , Sept. 2. in the Afternoon of the same Day, and stealing from thence 2 silver Stock-buckles, val. 2 s. a silvet Thimble, val. 6 d. 2 silk Handkerchiefs, val. 3 s. a piece of Gold Coin, val. 1 l. 1 s. and 2 l. 12 s. in Money, the Property of the said Mary How . 1. Edward White , 24 Years of Age, born at or near Holloway , of honest Parents, who were able and willing to give him good Education at School, but that he minded not, having been so negligent of Instructions, that he had forgot either to Read or Write, being grosly ignorant of his Duty both to God and Man. He was not put to any Trade, but his Father being a Waggoner , he followed that Business, and traded that Way to many Places in the Country, coming to London now and then about his Affairs, he got acquainted with very bad Company both Men and Women, wito whom he became a notorious Drunkard, Swearer, Blasphemer, ad a common Thief. In short, he was a Nusance to the Country, and a mischievous Fellow, and was likewise looked upon as a dangerous Person by the Country People. He said that keeping wicked Women Company was his Ruin, which put him upon Robbing and Stealing in order to supply their Profuseness. He was not willing to confess any more Burglaries but this and another, but own'd himself to have been guilty of innumerable small Thefts. He was a very ignorant, vicious young Man, and while under Sentence, a Gentleman came to the Press-Yard, and earnestly entreated him for God's Sake to think upon nothing but Death, for the whole Country was so exasperated, that before he should escape, they would prosecute him cost what it wou'd, to which being harden'd he said little or nothing. He swore himself an Accomplice in robbing Alice Perry , in Holloway Road Nov. 1, 1739. He was likewise by his own Confession, concern'd in the Murder of Thomas Wall , Sept. 14, 1740 by the Hole in the Wall near Canbury-House Islington ; this Thomas Wall was carried to St. Bartholomew's Hospital , where he died after ten Days Illness, his Skull having been broke and shatter'd in a desperate Manner. He confessed himself to be a very wicked young Man, and that he had committed the Burglary for which he died for, and acknowledged that he suffered most deservedly according to Law. About a Year or two ago he was an Evidence against some others, but they were acquitted, he being so notorious and vile a Fellow, that they did not confide in what he said; he was often turbulent in Chapel, but when I saw him, he was very quiet, and denied all. It was a hard Matter to judge him, not having many outward Signs of Repentance, tho' he said he believed in Christ, and died in Peace with all Men. Matthew Mooney of Stepney , was indicted for that he on the 29th of April last, on the King's Highway, in and upon one Abraham Goodwin , did make an Assault, and put the said Abraham Goodwin in Fear and Danger of his Life, and took from him a Watch, val. 5 l. 5 s. a Seal, value 2 s. a Snuff-box, val. 20 s. and 18 d. in Silver, the Property of the said Abraham Goodwin . 2. Matthew Mooney , 21 Years of Age, was born at Dublin , of honest tho' mean Parents, who gave him pretty good Education, such as to Read, Write, &c. As to Religion, they bred him up in the Romish Way . His Father was a Cabinet maker, and he was likewise bound to the same Trade , at which he served his Time out honestly, and was honourably discharg'd. When he came for himself he lived very well by his Business, and married a Wife, by whom he had a Child, but since dead at Dublin . From thence he came to London as he said, in the beginning of May last, although the Robbery of Mr. Goodwin near Mile End was committed on the 29th of April last, which seems impossible for one to commit a Robbery on the 29th of April at London , and to be working at his Business, and going upon some publick Diversions on the 2d or 3d of May, which for an Evidence he called one Thomas Mooney , who proved to be the Prisoner's Father, and who most probable perjured himself in swearing to favour his Son, but had the Mortification not to be believ'd. Mooney own'd he was acquainted with the Evidence Cavenagh, who convicted him; Mooney and his Father reflected mightily upon him that he did not swear exactly according to Truth, but wrong'd him in many Particulars. Another Man of the Name of Cavenagh swore against Mooney sometime before he was taken up for this Fact, and upon that he was committed and detained in Newgate till this Robbery appear'd, which brought him to this last and fatal Catastrophe. He was of the Romish Communion , but was not bigotted in that Way, for he constantly came to Chapel, made Responses, and sung Psalms with the rest, and always behav'd decently, better then most of the others. He denied his committing any other Thefts or Robberies, but own'd he was very vicious and wicked as to Drinking, Swearing, and keeping reprobate Company, which last prov'd his Ruin. He wept and cried very much for his Misfortunes, died in the Faith of Christ, and repented of all his Sins. Richard Arnold was indicted for assaulting Bernard Gates on the King's Highway, putting him in Fear, and taking from him 15 s. in Money, Sept. 28. 3. Richard Arnold , 33 Years of Age, was born at Market Harborough in Leicestershire , of honest Parents, his Father who rented a small Farm, gave him good Education at School, so far as to Read, Write, &c. and had him instructed in the Christian Faith. He was not brought up to any Trade, but learned to do Country Work with his Father, and likewise serv'd Gentlemen and Farmers, from whom he acquir'd the Character of an honest, careful, industrious Man. Some Years ago he came to Town, and served in many good and creditable Families , particularly an honourable Gentleman, whom he serv'd some considerable Time, and with Reputation, insomuch that he would have been ready to do him any Favour if he had persisted in the Path of Virtue. He married a Wife, who was a Widow, and by whom had 2 Children; both he and his Wife happening to fall sick, and afflicted with a lingering Disease, render'd them both uncapable of any Business whatever. Richard gave him self over to a kind of Despair, and resolved in his own wicked Mind to raise Contributions on the Highway, tho' in the preceeding Part of his Life no Man was reckon'd honester; accordingly he provided himself with a Pistol, some Powder and Ball, and hired a Horse with one Eye in Finsbury Yard Moorfields , and upon the 28th of Sept, he went to try his Fortune that Way, and riding along between Hendon-Common and Ealing , he met Mr. Gates and Mr. Laurence, and riding up between them, he first presented his Pistol to Mr. Laurence, but on a sudden he turned about the Horse and attacked Mr. Gates, he being something better dressed then the other, and demanded his Money, which he very freely gave him to the Value of 15 s. all which Mr. Gates could swear to, being 2 Crown Pieces of King William's, and one of King Charles's, with which he had travelled in his Pocket up and down the Country upon many Occasions. As this happen'd, the Right Honourable the Lord Carpenter was coming to Town from his Lordship's Country Seat, and Laurence having escaped being robb'd, rode directly up to his Lordship's Coach and related what had befallen him; upon which his Lordship was so kind as to order 2 or 3 Servants of his Retinue to pursue the Robber, which they very readily did, and overtook him at a Publick House by the Highway not far off, drinking a Pint of Beer. Hereupon one of the Servants said, Honest Man you have taken the wrong Trade in Hand. He was very sick and weakly, looking rather as if he was dead than alive, having only a Great Coat on, with his Face muffled up, but was not otherways disguised; the poor Fellow immediately confessed the whole Matter, upon which they carried him back to my Lord their Master, and his Lordship being a Middlesex Justice took his Confession in Writing, which the Prisoner signed. Mr. Gates also who was robbed knew Arnold, and swore to his Face, upon which he was committed to Newgate , and received his deserved Doom. This was the first and last Robbery he ever committed, as he declared upon his being taken to my Lord Carpenter, and his Lordship's Servants who apprehended him, and likewise to me and others. He had no Accomplices, nor knew none of their Gangs, being but a meer Novice in that Way; and he further solemnly declared upon the Word of a dying Man, that it was absolutely Necessity, his Wife being lame and sick, and he himself sick and distressed, and having nothing to supply their Wants, but both ready to perish, knowing no Remedy, which drove him to this desperate and unhappy Course. While under Sentence, he was all the Time very sick and weak, and with great difficulty came up and down to Chapel; yet he never absented, but sometimes when very bad. He behaved well, and was very attentive to Prayers and Exhortations, so that we may hope he was a sincere penitent. He believed in Christ our only Saviour; repented of all his Sins, and died in Peace with all the World. John Cooper , John Squire , and John Jennings , were indicted (together with James Stuart , and George Ewins , not yet taken) for that they, in a certain Place near the King's Highway, called Grace's-Alley , upon Joseph Daniel , did make an Assault, and put him in corporal Fear, taking from him a Wooden-Box sixteen Metal Spurs, one Cock, and thirty Shillings in Money, the Property of the said Joseph Daniel . 4. John Cooper , 20 Years of Age, his Father was a Weaver from Worcester, and came to live in London many Years ago; and about 3 Years since he died, and much about the same Time his Mother also. They liv'd in Southwark , and being very poor, could not give their Son John any tolerable Education, and what he got, he was sure to make no good Improvement of it, being of a very wicked, perverse and dogged Temper, so that he forgot all his Learning, and knew very little of Religion. When of Age, he was put Apprentice to a Fisherman on the Bank-side , which Trade he liked best, and made it his Choise; his Master and Mistress let him want for nothing of Entertainment, as to Meat and Drink, or other Things which they were oblig'd to find him; but in other Respects, when going about his Business on the River, he treated him most barbarously, beating him in a most cruel Manner with Ropes, Sticks, and whatever came to Hand; by which means he lived a most miserable and slavish Life, constantly exposed to the imminent Danger of his Life by such cruel Hardships and Blows. Living thus miserably, as they were careless of the Body, so as little did they mind the Soul of this unfortunate Creature; for seldom if ever did he go to Church, neither had he any Fear of God before his Eyes. His Master dying, John was put to his Shifts; his Mistress though inclining to keep up the Business, not being well capable to do it, was willing however to give up John's Indentures, but could not find a Master; whereupon, having nothing to do, John took himself to the Company of bad Women, which was the ready Way to his compleat Ruin, for he lived with a common Creature equally wicked as himself. In effect, in his natural Disposition, he was very wicked and perverse; for upon the Sunday before his Trial, he misbehaved in Chappel, and endeavoured to spit on the Pulpit and Desk; when I reproved him sharply for so vile a Miscarriage; he had the Impudence to deny the same, although I myself was witness to it. He was a most vicious and wicked Fellow, knowing nothing but what was evil, and averse to every Thing that is good, being associated with the vilest Gang of Thieves and Whores about Rag-fair where he lodged. Before this, he also confessed three or four Street-robberies; and before he died, five or six Days, being past all Hopes of Life, he confessed he could not tell the Number he was guilty of with these abandoned Wretches he had joined to; and as to petty Thefts and Larcenies, they were innumerable; he having been nothing but a common professed Thief and Robber from his Cradle, to the Time of his Apprehension for this Robbery, which brought him to the fatal Tree; though as for his unlawful Profits, the highest Prize he got was 20 Shillings at a Time, and very seldom so much. As to his Behaviour, he was a most insolent and wicked young Fellow; one of the chief Occasions of several little Disturbances and Disorders in Chappel, was the Lenity and mild Government in keeping him so long under Sentence, it rather hardens, than has any good Effects upon many of these obdurate and reprobate Creatures. For these Miscarriages, he and his wicked Associates were sharply reproved, and instructed to behave in a decent and Christian Manner: They fairly promised, but did not long keep his Resolutions, untill the Dead-Warrant came down; then Cooper and his Companions altered their Behaviour, and cryed most bitterly, declaring their hearty Grief and Sorrow for their Miscarriages. He was a miserable poor Creature, and had no body at all to come after him; as for his pretended Wife, she never came to ask for him. Upon Wednesday the 3d of November, Cooper and Squire, when they came up to the Afternoon Prayers, slipt down from Chappel towards the Master's Side, and skult about some of the Rooms till one of the Runners went after them and brought them back, and then they were confined to their Cells a short Time for their ill Behaviour. John Cooper was a very profligate unthinking ignorant Youth. I did what I could to instruct him, as Time would allow, though his Capacity was weak. He believed in Christ our only Saviour, repented of all his Sins, and forgave all Men, as he expected Forgiveness from God. 5. John Squire , condemned for the same Robbery with the above John Cooper , nigh 17 Years of Age, of honest credible Parents in the Borrough, who gave him good Education at School, to Read, Write, Latin, Arithmetick, &c and had him instructed in our most holy Christian Religion. When of Age, he was not put to a Trade, but his Father being an Inn-keeper, he did Business for him, helping him to keep the Books and do other Things about the Inn . He was always much inclined to thieving and stealing, having got Acquaintance with some of the Gangs, particularly that Gang about Rag-Fair , who brought all the three Brothers in Iniquity to speedy Destruction. After this, he despised and neglected all Religion, went no more to Church, but lived like a Reprobrate, casting the Fear of God behind his Back, and as he loved not to retain God in his Knowledge, so God gave him up to a reprobate Sense, to practise Lies, and commit all Manner of Abominations, being a notorious breaker of the Sabbath, keeping Company with lewd Women, &c. The Robbery they died for he confest, that they stopt and robb'd Joseph Daniel in Grace's-Alley , and took from him the Cock-Spurs, and what other Things are mentioned in the Indictment; and besides he owned 6 other Street-Robberies he had a Hand in perpetrating; for all which and most scandalous Life, he having done innumerable petty Thefts, he was heartily grieved, and profest a deep Penitence. He blamed nobody for what he did, only his own vicious Inclinations; he wept and profest a deep Penitence, behav'd pretty well upon all Occasions, was very sick a long Time, but recovered and continued indifferent till the Dead-Warrant came down, then he wept and lamented with the rest. He believed Christ our only Saviour, repented of all his Sins, and died in Peace with all Men. 7. John Jennings , 19 Years of Age, born of honest mean Parents in Three Tun-Alley , Allhallows, London Wall ; who gave him indifferent Education at School to Read, &c. and was instructed in the Christian Religion. His Father was a Bricklayer, and John was put to a Clog maker , but not approving of that Trade he went to another, to which he had no better liking, not caring to be confined to any Business whatever, but spent his Time in a foolish idle Way, with wicked profligate Boys, who led him into all manner of Vice and Corruption, and kept the vilest Company both of Men and Women; one of whom he lived with a considerable Time as Man and Wife, and to be sure she gave him no good Advice, but hurry'd him on to Ruin He was a profane, wicked Boy, and for a considerable Time before he was taken up went to no Church, but led a most dissolute Life. He did not confess to me any more Robberies, but own'd a great number of small Thefts, he constantly did as occasion offer'd; and in Alleviation of his Guilt in this Affair, he said, he was no farther concern'd in the Robbery, only that he was present at the Time of committing it, he being 7 Yards distant, and did not help them take any Thing from Mr. Daniel; but if this were true, he was equally guilty with the rest, he going out with them, and being present with an Intent to aid and assist them. He wept and lamented grievously, promising Amendment, and made strong Resolutions if he was spared, and professed Penitence. He was acquainted with too many of the Gangs, so that it would have been a hard Matter to reclaim him. He declared that he was led aside to these wicked Courses by Cooper and Squire, who in consequence was his entire Ruin. The first Day they came to Chapel he misbehaved, but promised Amendment for the future, which Promise he did not fully perform; he blamed some of Anderson's Companions on the other side of the Table, yet he was one of the most regular of them as to his Carriage, and on Wednesday the 17th Instant, the Day before Homan's Execution, he receiv'd the blessed Sacrament with him very devoutly, when the others would not until their Time was nearer. In all Probability if he had lived longer, he would have committed a great deal of more Wickedness, but he was cut off in due Time, and cropt in the Bud. He believed in Christ the Son of God, and only Saviour of Sinners, heartily repented of a scandalous Life, and was in Peace with all Men. George Anderson , Richard Studder , and Henry Hinton , of St. John Wapping , were indicted for feloniously breaking open and entering the House of John Inwood , about the Hour of 1 at Night, and taking from thence 3 Pieces of Cantalloon Stuff, 80 Yards one Piece of printed Linnen, 22 Yards, 14 Ells of Linnen, and 2 Remnants of Bays, all to the Value of 4 l. the Property of John Inwood July 23. Richard Studder was a 2d Time indicted for stealing 2 Geese, val. 3 s. 1 Duck, val. 6 d 2 Game Cocks, val. 5 s. 1 Hen, val. 2 s. 6 d. the Goods of John Hawes , July 17. And John Anderson for receiving the same, knowing them to be stolen. No Prosecutor appearing, they were acquitted. 8. George Anderson , 32 Years of Age, born of honest Parents in Southwark , who gave him Education at School to Read, Write, and Arithmetic, and instructed in the Principles of Christia nity. When of Age he was put out to a Shoemaker in Wapping , with whom he served his Time honestly, and afterwards work'd for himself, and married a Wife, but had the good Fortune to have no Children alive, when he was taken up for this Burglary he died for. Fourteen or 15 Year ago he listed in the 2d Regiment of his Majesty's Foot Guards , but mostly lived by making and mending Shoes . This Anderson, Studder and Hinton, were convicted upon the Evidence of Thomas Studder , Brother to Richard Studder , who made himself a voluntary Evidence to save his Life, and hang his own Brother. They said Thomas Studder persuaded Anderson and Hinton to commit the Robbery which they died for. Anderson said that he was never before concern'd in any Highway Robberies or Burglaries but this for which he was convicted, and was always honest, excepting a few triffling Things he might have taken: He cried and was penitent, behaving always very decently, only he said he was acquainted with a Name-sake of his who was a notorious Thief and Robber, but did not go along with him in his vile Practices. He believ'd in Christ his Saviour, repented of his Sins, and died in Peace with all the World. 8. Richard Studder , convicted for the above Burglary with Anderson, was 24 Years of Age, born of honest but mean Parents in Spittle-fields , who put him to School, but being negligent as to taking his Learning, he had forgot almost all which he learnt. His Father who was a Weaver , bred his Son Richard to the same Business, but he taking no Delight therein, but rather chose a loose vagrant Life, which occasioned him to take up a small Way of Trading in the Country, chiefly in Essex , but sometimes he went down to Northamptonshire , and likewise other Counties; he dealt in China Dishes , which he sold up and down the Country. His Brother Thomas who was Evidence against him, Hinton, and Anderson, his Companions in travelling, and Brethren in Iniquity. His Wife used to travel the Countries with him, and as they disposed of them to the best Advantage, so they never omitted employing their Hands to pick up and carry off whatever they could lay hold on, and one of the chief Things they dealt in was Fowls, which they stole in their Way as Opportunity offer'd. George Anderson , and Thomas Studder the Evidence, were the Persons who first put Richard Studder on this wicked Way of Life, which once engaged in, is not easy to leave off; for having once enter'd into a Gang, if any one breaks off, they have another's Life in their Power, giving Informations against their wicked Companions, and then they become Evidences for the King, and hang one another, which was the Case with Richard Studder , for his own Brother Thomas inform'd against him and the other two, Anderson and Hinton, upon whose Evidence they all three were executed. Studder for some Years past lived by Thieving wherever he went, and trading with China Ware being only a Pretence to hide his vile Practices. He behav'd pretty well, came always to Chapel, and was very quiet, acknowledging the Crime he died for, the Justice of his Sentence, and that he most deservedly suffered, professing Penitence for a most profligate Life, especially with wicked Women, to whom he was much addicted. His youngest Brother came sometimes to visit him, said, (that on Saturday the 30th of Oct. Richard's Wife, who before that came enquiring after him every Day, and was always loitering about the Doors of Newgate, bringing him any small Thing she could get for his Support) she was married to a Sailor bound to the East-Indies or China; this the Woman denied, but the Boy affirmed it for certain Truth to his own Knowledge; she came sometimes after that to see Richard, but did not seem to be much concern'd about him. This proved an unfortunate Family, having 3 Brothers all equally wicked, Thieves and Robbers, tho' the 4th or eldest Brother is a good, virtuous, regular Man. Richard with the others who were not very regular in their Carriage before, but after the Dead Warrant came out, became more circumspect and serious in their Preparations for Eternity. Studder hoped to obtain Mercy from God through the Merits of Jesus Christ, repented of all his Sins, and forgave all Mankind, as he expected Forgiveness from God. Henry Hinton , for the above Burglary with Anderson and Studder, is 19 Years of Age, had little or no Education at School, and had forgot all that was given him, and could neither Read nor Write: His Father was a Shoe-maker in Wapping , and intended to have bred up the Son in his own Way, but he dying and leaving the Son young, Henry left his Father's Business, and being of an unconstant Temper, not willing to be confined, he left the Shoemaking, and join'd the Company of the Studder's, a Gang of Thieves, travelling most of the Kingdom with their China-ware, which was a Blind to conceal their Rogueries. He was a most notorious Thief, upon all Occasions, stealing whatever he could lay his Hands upon; but it was generally but small Things, of no great Value, which was not Capital, but a single Felony; though this was an inlet to greater Crimes, which brought him to speedy Destruction. He was not guilty of any more Burglaries than this he died for, likewise said, he never committed any Street or Highway Robberies. He confest the Crime he died for, that they broke open the House, carried off the Goods, and disposed of them as they could. Studder and Hinton were taken at Mother Rippons at Epping , a House where such People haunt. One of the Evidences declared, there were sixty of that Gang they belong'd to, and in the Neighbourhood, they were so notorious, that People were afraid to stir out of Doors; Studder and another Person, who was lately an Evidence, and tried for his Life, though no Evidence appearing, were acquitted. The above three, Anderson, Studder, and Hinton, were very ignorant. Hinton behaved pretty well, and better than some of the nest. He hoped for Salvation through Christ, repented of his Sins, and was in Peace with all the World. For Mr. Applebee, to be given to my Mother. Dear Mother! I HAVE just made a Shift to write these few Lines, with my own Hand, that you may be assured it comes from me, to desire you not to afflict yourself too much, nor to mind what the World say; if they should reflect upon you, since you know yourself and I have declared to several, that had I taken your Advice, I should not have come to this untimely End; but since it is my Misfortune to suffer this Shameful Death, I hope nobody will be so cruel to add to your Grief, by reflecting upon you; for I all my Life, by doing a great many Things contrary to your Will: nay, at any Time, when you have reproved me, and said to me, Jack, be a good Boy; I have swore and curst at you, because you thwarted me, and would not let me have my Will; I hope however, Dear Mother, you will forgive me for all my Wickedness, as I hope God will forgive both you and me. So no more at present, for my Time is short and very precious, from your unfortunate Son, John Jennings . From my Cell in Newgate , Nov. 21, 1742. At the Place of EXECUTION. MONDAY Morning before they went out, they desired and received the blessed Sacrament of our Lord's Supper devoutly, and they were very serious at Prayers and singing of Psalms; then they were carried to the Place of Execution in three Carts. In the first Cart, were Richard Studder , Matthew Mooney , and Edward White ; in the second, John Squiers , John Jenings , and George Anderson ; and in the third, Richard Arnold , John Cooper , and Henry Hinton . They appeared with great Seriousness and great Concern, seeming very devout at Prayers, and singing a proper Psalm. Matthew Mooney most of the Time read in some little Book, and that so loud, as I was obliged to desire him to read more softly, that the others might hear me praying for them in their last Moments: he also reflected on the Evidence, as if he swore away his Life wrongfully, and this he repeated very often. John Jenings deliver'd a Paper, signifying, that he was a most wicked young Man, that he suffer'd deservingly, desiring all young Men to take Example from him, and not to be disobedient to their Parents and Relations. He desired the Prayers of all good Christians, and hop'd for Mercy through our blessed Redeemer. Edward White hop'd that nobody would reflect upon his Parents or Family. The rest of them had no more to add to their Confessions. They went off the Stage, crying to God to have Mercy upon them, and Lord Jesus receive my Spirit. N. B. Richard Arnold denied that he sold his Body for seven Shillings, or any Money whatsoever to any Surgeon. This is all the Account given by me JAMES GUTHRIE , Ordinary of Newgate . APPENDIX. The following ACCOUNT, EDWARD WHITE gave of himself some few Days before his Execution. EDWARD WHITE , 24 Years of Age, was born at Finchley , of honest Parents; his Mother keeps a Publick-House at Holloway ; he never was at any School in his Life, as he said; but tha Thomas Homan (who was executed for the Murder of Mrs. Dix) was very helpful to him by reading to him, and the other Prisoners. When he came to Years capable of working, he went to Day-labour with one Mr. Simmond's, a Cow keeper , by the Half way House going to Highgate , at 4 s. per Week, and used to look after his Cattle. He lived with him about 12 Months, and after he left his Service, went to live with one Mr. Best, at Bow's Farm , where he continued there about two Years; Afterwards he went to live with Mr. Lidger in Edgware Parish , where he went also to Day Labour After this, he went to Mr. Edwards, at Copenhagen House , where he lived between three or four Years; but has had no settlement since; but has followed an idle Course of Life, which has brought him to this unhappy End, upwards of three or four Years. He declared, that he never wrong'd Mr. Edwards of any Thing, but seven Pound of old Iron, about nine Months ago, which he said he sold for seven Pence in Mutton-Lane . When he lived with his Father and Mother, there was one S - E - kept a publick House at Holloway , who harbour'd a Parcel of lewd Women, where he used to resort and spent his Money; and when he had spent his ALL, they told him he might go and get more how he could. Accordingly he robbed his Father and Mother of 4 or 5 Shillings at a Time, and used to go and spend it there. One of the young Women said, if he could get any Money, she would go into the Country with him, and in order to comply to her Request, he robbed one Mary Hudson , of five Pounds, and took Trunk and all; then the young Woman and he went to the White lion at Mims-Wash , and lived there as Man and Wife, 'till the Money was gone, when they fell out, and she left him. When he lived with Mr. Edwards, he used one B - s, at the C -, not far from Islington Workhouse ; which, he said is a very bad House, and has been the Ruin of him. There he got acquainted with † Patrick Hagan , John Crossly , and William Rawlins ; they all four, as he says, went out together; the first Person they robbed, was one sells Cheesecakes on Finchley-Common , from whom they took 4 s. they came back to B - 's, and spent the Money. The next Night they went on the long Causey between Islington and Holloway ; staid sometime and found nothing for their Purpose; upon which they all agreed to go to Mr. Lewis's to drink: while they were there, in comes a Woman who serv'd Mr. Lewis with Butter: Imagining she had got Money, they staid till she went out, and follow'd her, and knock'd her down, and robb'd her of Four-pence Half-penny and some Silver, Keys and a Lump of Butter. As she cried out, Crossly put his Hand to her Mouth, to prevent her making a Noise; but they did not abuse her. They continued on the Causey about 3 Hours, and went to stop a Man on Horseback; but he clapped Spurs to his Steed, rode over Rawlin's, and got off. After this, they saw one Thomas Wall , who lived at Mr. Harris's at Highbury Barn , coming up† White was an Evidence against Patrick Hagan , alias Egan , John Crossley , and William Rawlins , for the Murder of Thomas Wall ; and likewise for several other Robberies; but they were all three acquitted. See Sessions Paper No. VI. in the Mayoralty of Daniel Lambert , Esq ; the Cross Field, just by Canbury House ; he was very merry and singing; upon which, Patrick Hagan the Irishman, said, he would soon stop his Singing. Accordingly, when he came by the Hole in the Wall , Patrick Hagan attempted to stop him, but the Man knocked him down; however Hagan soon recovered himself, and knock'd him down in return, with a great Broomstick. After which, he said, let us knock his Brains out, for he knows us. To this, White replied, (if he is to be believ'd) don't kill him; but says Hagan, I will, and swore a great Oath; so he follow'd his Blows, till they left him for dead. This done, they searched him, but he had no Money, nor any thing of Value about him, not so much as a Handkerchief. White alledged as an Excuse, that they used him so cruelly, because he resisted them; how this Excuse will pass in the next World, let any one consider; however that be, the poor Man died in the Hospital, about a Fortnight or 3 Weeks after, of the Wounds he then received. After this, they went to B - and the Landlady said to Hagan, How came you to be so bloody? I am afraid you have been doing what you should not do. He said, they had not; if you have not, said she, it is very well. They told her they had no Money, so she trusted them; then they all went Home to Bed; he lived at this Time with his Father, and used to get in at the Window, so that his Father and Mother thought he was at home all Night. Sometime after, they robbed one Philip Wecks , at Cuckold's Corner , of 4 Guineas, a Silk Handkerchief, and a Pair of Garters; they watched till he went out to milk his Cows, and then got into the House. After this, they robbed Mr. Edwards, a Farmer at Hornsey , of between three and four Pounds in Silver, and some odd Money, such as Pence, Two Pences and Groats: In order to this, they watched till he went out, and the rest of the Family were in the Yard before the House, when they broke in backwards; while they were thus employed, one of his Daughters hearing a Noise, cried out; upon which his three Accomplices made their Escape, but White was taken and carried to New-Prison , and was admitted an Evidence, as mention'd before. Page 11. After he was discharged, he went to live with Mr. Haley, in Edgware Road near Kilburn ; but when his Master came to hear what Pranks he had committed, he turn'd him away. He work'd then with another Master about 3 Weeks, when he was turn'd off, and immediately after committed the Robbery for which he suffer'd, which was done after this Manner. He hid himself in a back Building, belonging to his Master where he had work'd, and where were 30 or 40 old Chairs, so that there was no Room for him to lie down, but upon a Board which lay upon three Chairs. He had not been long there before the Chairs and he came down together, the Noise of which alarming a Woman at the next Door; she came down, and asked him what Business he had there? he pretended himself to be in Liquor; she thinking he was so went away; but as soon as she was gone he went to the backside of Mr. How's House, and took down a board, where there was a Hole just big enough for him to get in. He went first to the Cellar, and finding nothing there for his Purpose, he stole up Stairs and open'd 2 Chests of Drawers, in one of which he found only one Handkerchief, and in the other a Guinea in Gold, a Crown Piece, 14 or 15 s. in Half-pence, two silver Stock-buckles, and a silver Knee-buckle; when he had made sure of these, he made the best of his Way, he had not got above a Field off before he sat down to tell the Half-pence which he had in his Hat, and put them into a Handkerchief. The Weight of the Half-pence tearing the Handkerchief, he put them into his Hat again, and went to the White-Bear at Hendon , where he called for a Pint of Beer. The Landlord (seeing so many Half-pence in his Hat) told him, he had been at a good Hole to Day; to which he answer'd, his Master paid him in Half-pence. After he had drank his Beer, he went to Brains street, and going along met one of his Acquaintance, says he, how came you in this Country? White replied, he came about a little Business, and asked his Friend if they could not have a Dram together; he answer'd yes, and accordingly they drank 2 Pints of Two-penny, and some Gin; by which Time he was so much in Liquor, that he tumbled down in the Road. Soon after there was a Noise of the Robbery, and the Woman who saw him in his Master's House describing him, his Master who he said, knew the Way he used to go, pursued and took him. He declar'd he was married at the Fleet to a young Woman whom he got acquainted with at Mr. Philpot's, the White Horse at Holloway ; but did not live with her above a Fortnight or three Weeks before he left her, and she is since gone down into the Country to her Friends. He said his Master and Mistress Edwards who live at Copenhagen House , were very kind to him, and always gave him very good Advice, which he now wishes he had followed; because if he had, he should never have came to this ignominious Death. He exclaimed also against one of his Acquaintance, who, he says, is possessed of a very pretty Fortune, and yet used to entice him to play at Cards all Sunday at B - 's; and if he had the Misfortune to lose, wou'd persuade him to rob his Father and Mother. He wish'd therefore the Gentlemen in the Commission of the Peace for that Part of the Country, would put down that House, which is a downright Nursery for Vice, and Harbour for Thieves and Whores. He begged also that nobody would reflect on his poor Mother, because she was quite a Stranger to his Way of Life, and declared the Grief his untimely End would be to her, shock'd him more than what he was to suffer himself, and concluded with desiring all young Persons to take Warning by his Fall. The following is the Account of MATTHEW MOONEY , taken from his own Mouth some few Days before his Execution. MAtthew Mooney , aged 21 Years, was born of honest Parents in Dublin ; his Father, who was a Cabinet Maker, and had left off Trade, brought him up in the Roman Catholick Religion , and went to School to one Mr. Hoyle in Patrick's Close , where he continued three Years, and then went to Mr. Newby's in Vicker's street , where he learned Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. When he was fit, he was bound Apprentice to one Mr. Hastin, a Cabinet-maker in Dublin , with whom he lived three Years, and was afterwards turned over to one Mr. Ingam, and served the remaining Part of his Time with him, and even worked as a Journeyman with him and his Brother till he left Ireland, which was in May last. He came to Town, as he says, on Purpose to go to Sea, if he could not get Work at his Trade; adding, that he was married about a Quarter of a Year before he came out of his Time; that his Wife is now in Ireland , by whom he has had one Child which died, and that she was with Child again when he came away. When he came first to Town, he lodged at one Gearings by Broad St. Giles's , and from thence he removed to one Knight's in East-Smithfield : He had not been long there, before he enter'd himself on Board the Antelope Man of War, as a Ship Carpenter , but left the Ship after he had been on Board six Weeks. He came then to Knight's again, and was taken ill of a Fever; upon which Lot Cavenagh , who was a Surgeon's Mate on Board a Man of War, was sent for, and he blooded him. Before he was recover'd of his Sickness, Lot Cavenagh was taken, and swore two Robberies against him, one committed on a Gentleman in Holborn , who lost his Sword, and the other on a Coach in Tottenham-court Road ; tho' he says (if you will believe him) he knew no more of it than the Child unborn. Being committed to Newgate , he lay till the next Sessions, for Lot Cavenagh could not get any Bill found; after which he was carried before Justice Poulson, and swore against for another Robbery, upon which he was capitally convicted upon the Evidence of a Person, who, as he said, came with Lot Cavenagh when he came to bleed him. He desired therefore and hopes, that all young Men will take particular Care what Company they keep; and likewise be very cautious what Houses they resort to, especially a House which is kept by one A - n in Church-Lane by White chappel In Effect 'tis Pity the Parishioners of the Parishes where such Houses are do not get them suppressed. He was so far from repining at the manner of his Death, that he said, were it not for the Shame, it was the best Exit a Man cou'd make, because being in Health he was the better able to prepare for Eternity. He was very desirous of having the Account of his dying Behaviour publish'd before his Execution; and being answer'd, it was impossible; reply'd it was very common in Dublin , which is a plain Demonstration that he was a downright Teaguelander. The following LETTER Mooney sent to his Wife at Dublin . My dear Wife. ” WITH Sorrow I write to you, for I am “ under more Concern for your dear self “ than for my own unhappy Misfortune; but I “ hope the Lord will be your Guide and protect “ you from all Harm, which may attend your “ dear Person. I am at this Time of Writing “ under Sentence of Death, and confin'd in the “ dismal Cells of Newgate , where is likewise 10 “ more of us, for different Crimes. “ I was tried and convicted for the Highway, “ and the young Man who was a Companion “ with me in the Robbery was an Evidence against me. I freely forgive him, and I hope “ he will take Warning by my untimely End; “ if not, I am afraid he will shortly be under “ the same Misfortune, which through my own “ vicious Inclinations, has brought me to the dismal and melancholy Place where I now lie “ confined till I go to the fatal Tree. “ My Father is here, and takes on at my unhappy State, that I am afraid he will break his “ Heart. I shall suffer in 3 Weeks, or a Month “ at farthest; the Lord have Mercy on my “ poor Soul; I beg you will keep out of Men's “ Company. These are my dying Words, and “ keep them for my Sake, no more, I am your unfortunate Husband, Matthias Mooney . Remember me to my Mother. Newgate , Oct. 27. For Molley Greham , living at Mrs. Mooney's facing the Cross-Keys in Plunket-street , Dublin . The following is an Account which RICHARD STUDDER gave of himself. RICHARD Studder , about 24 Years of Age, was born of honest Parents in White-Chapel , his Father who was a Weaver, put him to School to Mr. Russel at the Hand and Pen in Baker's-Row , but he could not read, for he would never take his Schooling. His Parents dying when he was young, he was at a Loss where to go, or what to do; so he applied himself to his elder Brother Thomas Studder , who was Evidence against him, George Anderson and Henry Hinton , and who, he declar'd, was the Occasion of his coming to this unhappy End. He never was bound Apprentice to any Trade, but used to travel with his Brother about the Country selling Goods ; and since that his Wife and he used to go about with Earthern Ware upon a Horse ; he said farther, that he rented a private House in Ratcliff Highway , kept as good a Table as need to be, and did not want for 20 or 30 l. at any Time; but he seem'd to equivocate, and was very unwilling to own any other Robberies than that for which he was to suffer. He said the first Robbery he committed was at the Instigation of his own Brother: that he had committed some Robberies since, but none of any Consequence. This he again contradicted, at last affirming, he never committed any other Robbery than that which he was now to answer for, of which he gave the following Account, viz. That he and Hinton had been drinking together, and were going along Wapping , with a Design to steer directly Home, but met his Brother and Anderson together. He passed them however, and went on, but missing Hinton out of his Company, stopped, then Hinton called to him and said, Dick here's your Brother, notwithstanding which he did not care to go back; so his Brother came to him, and persuaded him to accompany them: he added, that he did not know what they were going about, and that even when they committed this Robbery, he did not any ways assist them himself, but only was along with them. In Effect he did not want for Money all the while he was in Newgate , which was about 4 Months, so that he had no Occasion to have committed this Fact. Edward White said, that Richard Studder had declared to him, that his Wife was married to another Husband before the dead Warrant came down, however, Studder said he knew nothing of it, neither did he believe it, because she came to visit him every Day, and seemed to sympathize with him in his Misfortunes. The following Account John Jennings gave of himself. JOHN Jennings thinks he is about 19 Years of Age, and was born of honest Parents in Three-Tun-Alley , Allhallows, London-Wall : his Father, who was a Bricklayer, has been dead about 12 Years; but his Mother is still living. His Parents having got him when young into Broad-street School ; he had a pretty good Education, and was afterwards bound Apprentice to one Davis a Clogg-maker , in George's-Court in Holborn . He served his Master about 3 Years, but gave him the Slip between whiles; after which giving himself entirely to ill Company, he ran away from him altogether, and lay about Streets, and upon Stalls, for the Space of half a Year, and then went to live with a Woman who cried Fish. She helped him to a Place, by recommending him to Mr. Knowles, who follows Gambling: i e. Gaming or playing with Merry-go-rounds; Te-totums, and Tar-pauling Cloths, one of which is called a † Twirl-Cloth and the other a * Toggy-Cloth, at Tottenham Court and other Fairs; after they had done with Gambling, when the Fairs were over, he sold Poultry about Streets . Sometime after, he went from this Master, and betook himself to picking of Pockets. The first Time was in Moorfields , where he took ten Handkerchiefs, and got but 10 d. for them. He continued this Trade of picking Pockets for sometime, and also went up and down a-Nights pushing Peoples Sash-windows up, and taking out what he could get: then he got acquainted with a Haunt for Thieves, at one Bagey's in Hartshorn-Court in Golden-Lane , out of which in about three Years Time, he said there were 9 Persons Executed, and near 20 Transported. He followed Thieving and taking Lead off Houses about 2 Years with Christopher Jordon and Cooks, who are executed; and was concerned with young Cowley and Charles Newton in the same Practices: When Vezey was an Evidence against Cowley and Newton, he was afraid he should have been put in the Information, but was innocent of that Fact. Then he went into Rag Fair and got in Company with ‡ Christo Peterson , alias Jack the Sailor, and Wm Flemmar , alias Silver Heels: then he went a House-breaking with them; they broke open Mr. Denny's House, the Blackmoor' Head , or Indian Queen , within Aldgate , and got as many Things as the Gentleman valued at 12 l. but sold them for 2 Guineas and 14 s. After this, in Company with the above Persons, he broke open a Stocking shop, over-against a Wheel-wright's in St. John's street , and took 4 dozen and 9 Pair of Stockings, as also a Bag with 6 Shillings in Halfpence. Another Time they broke open a House at the Sign of the Hand and Slipper in White lyon-street Goodman's Fields , and got as many Shoes as filled a Sack. Then they broke open a Milliner's and Hosier's at the bottom of Red-lyon-street , in White-chapple , and took a vast Quantity of Handkerchiefs, which they sold for 3 l. and took 2 Pound of Coffee and other Things. Having spent this Money with as little Consideration as they got it. His Accomplices and he broke open a Stocking-shop by Alderman Parsons's Brew-house , and took out 4 or 5 dozen of Stockings, and a Purse with Half a Guinea and 6 or 7 Shillings in Silver; as they did also a House by the Victualling-Office , from whence they carried off about a dozen and a half of Stockings. They rifled also another Shop near Spittle Fields-Market , over against a pav'd Alley that goes to the Church, and took from thence a great Quantity of Gloves, Fans, Smelling Bottles and other Things, which they sold for about Thirty Shillings. Some Time after this, they broke open a Stocking Shop and Glovers, over against Red-lion-street , Whitechapel , and carried off 22 pair of Clogs and 2 pair of Shoes. In doing this, the pulled the† †A Twirl Cloth is a painted Cloth with Figures upon, which they play with an Iron that turns round. * A Toggy Cloth is a printed Cloth upon which they thrw Changes with Dice. ‡ William Flemmar was convicted for Transportation in Sessions 142, and Christopher Peterson was capitally convicted and received Sentence of Death in September Sessions 1742 (the same Sessions in which he was convicted) for another Fact, but being recommended by the Jury, received his Majesty's most gracious Reprieve. Shutters quite down, and had stripped the Shop, if they had not been prevented by People's coming into Town to Market. About 3 Months ago, Wm. Flemmar and himself, went into a Tavern in Exchange-Alley , about Ten o'Clock at Night, from whence Wm. Flemmar carried off a Quart Silver Tankard, and himself a 3 Pint Tankard, and sold them for Nine Guineas to Eliz. Barefoot , who lives in Rag-Fair , tho' the Gentleman valued them as he had been informed at 25 Guineas. Another Time, he alone broke open a House in an Alley by Gray's Inn Walks , and took away five Handkerchiefs; he had like to have got a great Parcel that lay in the Window, but was prevented by a Watchman coming by which obliged him to make off. Again, Peterson and himself, broke open a House near Tower-hill , by the Victualling-Office, having pushed back the Shutters, and with a Hook pulled out a great Quantity of Linnen, however, they left a good deal hanging out of the Window in the Street, which they could not get off, but were obliged to run away, being discovered by a Watchman. Another Time, Christopher Peterson and himself twice attempted to break open Mrs. Huntley's, a Linnen-draper's, in Leadenhall-street , the first Time, they pulled back the Shutter, broke a Pane of Glass, and felt in the Window, but there was nothing in it; whereupon Peterson and he quarrel'd, and did not see one another for a Week; then they attempted it again, and said that a certain Person lent him an Iron which he affirmed cost him 7 s. 6 d. it was like a Crow at one End, to wrench any thing or draw out Nails with, and like a Hammer at the other End, and it would break open any Lock or Fastening, with this Iron they broke the Window Shutter, but being disturbed, they were forced to leave their Instrument behind them, which would have been produced in Court, if Peterson had been tried for the Fact, he being then taken. He was very desirous that this might be made Public, for the Service of honest People, to prevent their being robb'd by others in the same Manner; the Method they take is, to push in this Iron between the Shutters, to shove or wrench them back, then putting in a Hand and breaking a Pane of Glass, they with a Brass or other Wire, with a Hook at the End, can draw any thing out, which lies near the Window, that are not very large, without taking down a Shutter; this, he said, was very much owing to the Carpenter's Faults in not making the Shutters to fix close with proper Irons, and not well securing the Groves. Again, Jennings, Peterson and Flemmar, attempted to break open a Linnen-draper's Shop, the Corner of Crispin street , near Spittle-square , but were prevented by the Watchmen, and left the Instrument behind them, which was much like that left at Huntley's, and as he believes is in Spittle-fields Watch house now. Then they attemptted to break open a Stocking Shop by the Market, and had wrenched the Shutters open, but the Watchman hearing a Noise ran after them, and cried Stop Thief! upon which they fled away, and left their Bag i the Market, Peterson and himself going one way, and Flemmar another; in short, he said he might thank Peterson for his untimely End. Some few Nights afterwards, they went out again with a full Resolution to get Money at all Events, having not a Penny left; accordingly they went into Woodstreet , by Spittle fields Market , but were again disturbed by the same Watchmen: Flemmar then went a robbing with Richard Studder (now Executed) and Martin, and Flemmar got into Clerkenwell-Bridewell , and then Jennings and Peterson not caring to go out by themselves, engaged John Squire to go along with them; the first Night they went out together, they broke open a House in Long-Alley , by Moorefields , and took from thence 4 or 5 Men's Coats, a Woman's green stuff Gown, 2 Handkerchiefs, 2 pair of Shoes, a gold Ring, 2 Silver Spoons, a pair of Buttons and a Girdle buckle, but as to the Plate Jennings sunk that himself, and sold the Ring to Eliz. Barefoot , for 1 s. less than it weighed. He had almost forgot one Robbery which he committed in Company with Peterson and Flemmar, which was breaking open a House in Wapping , where they got a silk Handkerchief, several pair of Stockings and a great deal of Gartering, which they sold to Eliz. Barefoot , for 27 s. After the Loss of Peterson and Flemmar, he got Squire and Cooper to go along with him, and told them he had a Chance; * they went together* A Chance is when we have a House in our Eye, where we have an Expectation of getting something; but if we say we have a dead Chance, then we are Sure we can do it. to a House in a Street between Whitechappel and the Play House in Goodman's-Fields , they had a Rolling-Pin, with which Squire endeavour'd to push back the Shutters, but it would not answer the End of the Instrument they had lost; however Squire happening to have in his Bosom an old rusty Hanger that he brought from his Uncle's, said Cooper to him, I will knock your Head off if you will not let me have it; so at last with that they open'd the Shutters so as to draw some Stockings to the Window, cut the String of the Bundle, and pulled out as many Stockings as they sold for 29 s. to Eliz. Barefoot , the Gentleman he said was an Exciseman, and his Wife kept the Shop; he mentioned this because he heard other People were suspected and threaten'd to be taken up on this Account. After this they disagreed, and he went out with one John Price , who follows the same Course still, and he said that that there are several others besides who are guilty of the same wicked Practices. He added, that there was another Thing he thought it his Duty to mention, viz. to caution People to take Care of their Houses and Shops in an Evening, and not let any Thing lie near the Windows; and in the Day Time to keep their Door shut, and the Sashes of the Windows screw'd down, that they may not be pushed up on the outside, for he said they used to walk up and down in the Day Time to see what Doors were open, or what Windows they could get in at, which they call going upon the Day Sneak; if they get in and nobody is there, they take Plate or any Thing they can lay their Hands on and march off; if they happen to be seen, they ask for some Midwife, or Mantua-maker, or any other Person by any fictitious Name they can think off. If they get nothing below, they venture p Stairs, to see what they can light on there, and if they should happen to be met, they ask if such a one does not lodge there, naming the first Person that comes into their Heads as an Excuse. There is another Thing he desired might be mentioned with Respect to the Carelessness of Servants, in leaving the Window Shutters, &c. open, or unpinned, as was the Case at a Grocers Shop in Lemon-street , Goodman's-fields , where they got in at a Cellar Window, which was left open, but being in the Dark, and not capable of finding their Way, they did not take any thing, but he said if they had had a Dark Lanthorn, they should have carried off all they could have come at, this was between 12 and 1, about 5 Months ago. He desired this likewise might be known by his Master, for which he was very sorry, and asked Pardon, tho' it was but a frivolous Thing, namely, that when he was an Apprentice he broke open the Shed belonging to his Master's Mother, and robbed her of two Gallons of Cherry Brandy, a Shirt, a pair of Children's Shoes, and 7 single Farthings, as also he took away the Leaden Pump out of the Yard, which he was inform'd has been charged upon other Persons. He used likewise to rob People's Shops of Weights, and Pewter Pots, and stripped a Coach House at the Red-Lion in Long Lane of all the Lead, and sold it to one at the Black-Boy in Fleet-Lane , who encouraged him to bring any Thing whatever he got, and accordingly has bought several Gallon Pots of him which he had stolen, and persuaded him to go on in the same wicked Course, as he did all other Persons to do the same. A Year ago he liv'd with one Barrow in Fleet-Lane for about a Month, and by that Means came acquainted with that Persons Way of dealing. As to the Robbery for which he died, he said he had no Intention of committing it, but meeting with Cooper and Squire, he went with them, tho' he declared as a dying Man, he did not know what they were going about, neither did he act in it, but stood by and had part of the Money: he own'd however that he was then going about Mischief himself, and with an Intent to thieve; he said Squire had a Rolling Pin, which the Gentleman they robbed took for a Pistol, and Cooper had a Cutlass. He acknowledged that most of the Goods that they got in their Robberies were sold to Eliz. Barefoot , who is married to one Miller, who was Turnkey at New-Prison, and that they have encouraged him in his Wickedness more than any Body else. He added, that being taken up one Night as a disorderly Person, this Miller stood his Friend, and told him he could get him off of any Thing. He said his Mother and his Father-in-law were very good to him, and gave him such Advice, which if he had taken, he had never come to this untimely End. He seem'd free and genuine in his Confession, and declared he did it from a Sense of his Duty, to do Justice and make some Reparation to Mankind whom he had injured. In short, he owned himself to have been a very wicked, wild Youth, and that he believed for the Time he had followed this Way of Life, he had done as much Mischief as any one Person whatever: adding, that he was very sorry for what he had done, asked God Pardon for all his Sins, and hoped for Forgiveness: He said, without the Mercy of God he was utterly undone; but that he did not despair of it. - In effect, he appeared to be a sincere penitent, and declared he would rather die than live. Jennings said that Richard Studder 's House had been the Ruin of him, and desired all young Men to take Warning by him, and not to frequent Gin shops; especially those who entertain such young Fellows as himself. Richard Studder kept a Sort of a Brandy and Gin-shop in Norman's-Court , near Rag-Fair , over-against Wellclose-Square . He said George Anderson used to be a Sort of a Luggage Carrier for them, and that if there was any thing very heavy, though it was a hundred and an half weight, they used to order him to carry it. When Mr. Huntley's House was attemted to be broke open, Jennings made his Escape, and Peterson was taken. The last Time they attempted it, Mr. Huntley was coming home about twelve o'Clock at Night, seeing them fumbling at the Shutters, passed them, cross'd the Way, and stood still: thereupon Jennings said to Peterson, come away Jack, he has * stagg'd us; to which Peterson answered. Damn you, what ails you, you have no Mind to get Money? Jennings then seeing Mr Huntley go to the Watch-house, cry'd, now don't you see he staggs us, and threw the Instrument into the Channel, and got off, and Peterson was taken upon the Spot. He desires that no body would reflect on his Mother, because the World says she has given him Encouragement in his Wicked ways; though he declares she never did, but always gave him the best of Advice, which if he had follow'd, as he observed before, he had avoided this untimely and shameful End. John Jennings omitted to mention that Peterson and himself attempted to break open a Pawnbroker's Shop in Shoreditch , near Spittle-Yard , where there were Silver Tankards, Cups and Watches hanging in the Window, there were folding Shutters to the Windows with Hinges; however Jennings getting upon the Rails, put his Hand o'er the Top of the Shutters, broke a Pane of Glass, the Shutters being a little open at Top, laid hold of some Watches in his Fingers, but could not get them out; he supposed the People were not in Bed, for hearing a Noise they came down Stairs, which obliged them to move off; nevertheless they design'd to attempted it again, but Peterson being taken soon after, they dropt it. Jennings declares further, that the 2d of March was twelvemonths, Wm. Briers , alias Fat-faced Will, (who is transported) Christopher Peterson , and another, took a Portmanteau out of the Boot of a Coach, at the Bell-Inn in the Strand , in which were two Diamond Rings, one plain Gold Ring, and a great Quantity of Head-cloaths and other Linnen, very richly laced, and of great Value. He says the Wife of one of the Persons wears the Rings now. The following Account Henry Hinton gave of himself. HENRY Hinton 19 Years of Age, was born in St. George's in the East , his Father who was a Sailor, and his Mother are both dead; however, he had some Education at St. George's Charity School , where he continued about two Years: He gave his Mind only to playing Truant, and running away. He began his Villany pretty early, by cheating his Parents of Trifles; for which Reason, and their not being able to keep him under, his Mother put him Apprentice to a Buyer and Seller of old Rags, and broken Glass , when he was about twelve or thirteen Years of Age. Whilst he continued there, when he bought Goods for his Master, he would frequently say there was less than there was; if there was an hundred and an half, he would swear there was but * That is, he spies us. an hundred, and so cheat the People he bought the Goods of, and put the Money in his own Pocket. His Master falling sick and going to St. Bartholomew's-Hospital, he then ran away from him for about a Fortnight: However, when he come home, he took him again upon his Promise of Amendment, but neither did, nor could not refrain from bad Company. Amongst other Thieves with whom he got acquainted, he was particularly great with Thomas Studder , Brother to Richard Studder , who suffered with him, and was concern'd with him and Anderson in this Robbery for which he dies. Their Way was, at first to get into People's Yards in the Day Time, to see what Things were there, in order to take them away at Night; but this Trade in a little Time not answering, by Reason People were more careful, and did not leave their Things abroad as before, but locked them up in their Sheds, they began to be more daring, and used to break open the Out-houses and Sheds, and they followed this Trade in Lime-house and Wapping a great while. About 2 Years and a half ago he had a Mind to leave them, and accordingly went down to Portsmouth , and enter'd himself on Board his Majesty's Ship the Yarmouth, as Servant to the Gunner for a Year, which Time being expired, and his Master removed to another Ship, he not being willing to go with him, came to London , with an Intention, as he says, to lead a new Life. However that be, meeting with his old Companions, he renew'd his Acquaintance with them, and was easily persuaded again to follow his old Course of Life, which led him into more Wickedness than ever he had before been guilty of. By this Means he grew more harden'd, and then they used to go out a Nights into the Fields, stop whoever they met, and take what they had from them, and if they had nothing, they would sometimes strip them, which he own'd he thought no Sin at all. The last Robbery Hinton committed was that for which he suffer'd, and he was very unwilling as he said, to have gone with them that Night, but was over persuaded to it by Thomas Studder , who said he wanted Money, and was resolved then to have some at all Hazards, assuring them he knew of a good Chance, and in Effect, he had determined to commit this Robbery some Time before he actually made the Attempt. Hinton desired that nobody would reflect upon his Sister, (who is the only Relation he had) for his untimely End, begged of God that he would change her Heart, and desired she also would reform her Life, especially to take Care not to prophane the Sabbath-Day, which he has been guilty of, and heartily repents of. The following Letter having been found in Homan's Pocket, after he was cut down and stript, and brought to Us, after the Publication of the Account of his Behaviour, we thought it better to subjoin it here, than to omit it entirely. My Dear! THIS with my kind Love to you, and the Child, and my Brothers and Sisters, desiring you not to fret your self about me, for I am a going to my Home. I trust in God I have made my Peace with him, and am willing to depart this sinful World for a Place of Rest; and I hope you will put your Trust in God likewise; he will have Mercy upon you, if you turn and repent, for he has promist Forgiveness to all Men, if they will but turn. From your loving Husband, THOMAS HOMAN . The following Speech was spoke at the Place of Execution, by JOHN JENNINGS . GOOD PEOPLE. " THE many notorious Offences I have committed against God and my Country, which " show me, tho' a young Man, to have been an " old Sinner; make it necessary for me, if I desire " my Repentance should be thought sincere, to testify my sincere Sorrow for the same; and warn " all Persons of my Age, to refrain from the same " Evil Courses; if they wou'd avoid the like untimely End, and not fill the Hearts of their " Parents, and Relations with Shame and Anguish. " O! my dear Countrymen, did you know the " Pangs I now feel, you wou'd take Care " fall into the same Calamity, as I hope " being desirous of being the last Noster-Row . 1742. “ such an ignominious End. It wou'd indeed be a “ great Comfort to me, in my Dying Moments; “ could I have any Reason to believe my Sufferings “ wou'd be of Advantage to you, and I hope it “ will deter you from splitting upon the same Rock “ as I have done. “ For the rest, I acknowledge the Justice of my “ Sentence, and am even Thankful to Heaven, for “ taking me off in this manner, because otherwise, “ in all probability, I should have persisted still in “ the same evil Courses, 'till I had dropt unawaken'd “ and Impenitent into the Devil's Arms, doom'd ever “ to remain with him in everlasting Flames. At “ present, thank God, the Case is not so, but I “ depart this Life with great hopes of Mercy from “ an all gracious God, thro' the Merits of a Dying “ Saviour, who is ready to receive all who truly “ turn unto him, even at the last Moment. “ Good People, I have how but few Moments “ longer to live, during which I earnestly desire “ your fervent Prayers for my poor Soul; especially, “ in those bitter Agonies, when I shall be unable “ to Pray for myself. May Heaven Guard, and “ Direct you ALL, and may the Lord Jesus, in “ whose Merits alone I trust for my eternal Well-fare receive my sinful Soul. Amen. ADVERTISEMENT. PICTORAL TINCTURE. Never before published (being the Benevolence of a Person of Quality) and at prime Cost for the Relief of the Poor. THAT in Consideration of the daily Disturbance in Churches by continual Coughing, is recommended the original, inestimable Pectoral Tincture, being a speedy Cure for Coughs, Colds, Astma's, Consumptions, Phthisicks, Wheesings, difficult Breathings, Shortness of Breath, Hoarsness, and Rattling in the Pipes, caused by Colds. It dissolves congealed Phlegm in the Thorax, heals Rwness and Soreness of the Lungs, Breast and Stomach; admirably opens their Obstructions, and causes easy Expectoration of those adhesive, thick, slimy Humours that often stuff and clog the perspiratory Passages, which in astmatick People causes so much Uneasiness; relaxes the Fibre, and thereby enlarges the Capacity of the Vessels, cures vehement Catarchs, Distilations of Rhumes, or Fluxes of Humours falling upon any of the noble Parts, and so gives immediate Relief in the severest Fit of Coughing; things the viscid Cohesions in the Vessels and fits them for Circulation, likewise the Hooping Cough; wonderfully comforts Nature in its most declining State, clears the Heart, revives the Spirits, and is a Cordial to the Stomach. To be had at Mr. Wilkin's at the Mitre in Jewin street, near Aldersgate, at one Shilling the Bottle Retail; and at the same Place at nine Shillings a Dozen Wholesale: And for Conveniency sold Retail at Mr. Dodson's, at the seven Stars against the Pump within Aldgate; at Mr. Gepsilp's a Cuttler against the George Inn in the Borough, Southwark; at Mr. Fowcher's Snuff Shop, unper the Passage into Duke's Court near St. Martin's Church, Charing Cross. Where is also to be had, the Original, Angelical Electuary, published for many Years with great Success, at one Shilling a Pot; and is more particularly proper in Catarrhs, Distillations of Rheums, Wheezings, husky and dry Coughs, Rattling in the Pipes, because it is to be dissolved in the Mouth, and by its aromatick Warmth dries up the Rheums that many Times distils plentifully from the Head upon the Larynx Aspera, or Wind-pipe, and is the Cause of frequent Coughing. At the same Place is likewise sold, the Royal Anodyne British Tincture, or great Pain easiing Medicine, at one Shilling a Bottle. This Medicine receives its Name from that admirable Faculty it hath in giving Relief in all Manner of Pains whatsoever, and is the most certain Cure for the Cholick and Disorders of the Bowels, expelling Wind Gripes, Pleurisy, Stitches, Pain of the Side, Back, Loins, Shoulders, or any other Part proceeding either from Cold external Violence, or Sharpness of Humours; not acting by Stupefaction, (as Opiats) but by a friendly Balsamick Quality, extracted from the Life of Plants and Minerals, causing all Pains to vanish as soon as warm in the Stomach. FINIS.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE his ACCOUNT, Of the Behaviour, Confession, and dying Words of the Male-factors, who were Executed on Wednesday the 3d of November last at Tyburn. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Jayl Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Rt. Hon. Sir George Merttins , Kt . Lord Mayor of the City of London , the Rt. Hon. the Lord Chief Justice Raymond, Mr. Baron Price, John Raby , Serjeant at Law , and several of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the City of London and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall, in the Old Baily; on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 13th, 14th, and, 15th Days of October, in the twelfth Year of his Majesty's Reign, six Men and one Woman were by the Juy found Guilty of capital Offences, and receiv'd Senence of Death. Of these seven Persons two Men receiv'd his Majesty's most gracious Reprieve. While under Sentence (People of such lewd and wicked Lives generllay having neglected all opportunities of being instructed in the essentials and first fundamental of Christianity) they were taught the nature of Faith in Christ, from these Words, Col, i. 6. As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him. I told them, that it was not enough to believe in Jesus Christ, that he suffer'd and died for our Sins, and rose again for our Justification, for the Devils believe and tremble; but that Faith, which is acceptable with God, worketh by Love, bringing forth manifold Fruits unto new Obedience, Holiness and Virtue, for Faith without Works is Dead, being alone. The nature of true Repentance was also explain'd unto them, from these Words, Acts iii. 19. Repent therefore, and be Converted, that your Sins may be blotted out; when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. It was shown to them, that we must repent of all our Sins; and that the greatest Sinner is acceptable to God, if he Repent with his whole Heart; This I prov'd to them from several Scriptures and illustrated to them from diverse examples. I show'd to them the original of Right and Property, and of what dangerous and pernicious Consequence it is, for one Man to defraud and rob another: And because one of the Malefactors stood convicted of Murder, I particularly insisted upon that heinous Sin; and from several Topies show'd him the Unnaturality, Barbarity, Injustice, and Cruelty of it. They were also instructed in the nature, design, and necessity of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, from these Words, Acts ii. 42. And they continued stedfastly in the Apostles Doctrine and Fellowship, and in breaking of Bread and in Prayer. While they were instructed from these and several other Texts of Scripture, Foster Snow , the Murderer, was always very attentive and apparently very devout in Chappel, excepting sometimes that some of his Acquaintances, Friends, and others, who came to visit him, by privately asking Questions, most officiously and undecently interrupted him in his Devotions and attention to the Word of God. The Woman (one of the filliest and most ignorant Creatures upon Earth, was afflicted with most grievious Sickness, otherways she was abundantly attentive, but incapable of Instruction. Three of them having been young, rude, vicious Fellows join'd in the Workship at Chappel, but did no ways evidence those signs of Repentance, which are requisite in Men in their Circumstances, and approaching so very near to Eternity. One of them, being a Roman Catholick, seldom came to Chappel; but when he did, he appear'd very grave, serious, and attentive, whenever Instructions were given either to the rest or himself. Steele, who is Repriev'd, appear'd always very grave and devout. Upon Thursday, the 28th of October, the Report of the above-mentioned seven Malefactors under Sentence of Death was made to their Excellencies the Lords Justices in Council, and two of them, viz. William Longmire for a Street Robbery, and John Steele for returning from Transportation, receiv'd his Majesty's gracious Reprieve. If any of the Magistrates on the Bench, any of the Jury, or of Witnesses, who appear’d as Eviden ces against the said Malefactors, be desirous to know any thing more particularly, concerning their Behaviour, or Confessions before Death, or at the time of it, What for your information, we can farther add, is as fallows. Foster Snow , of the Parish of St. Giles's in the Fields , was condemn'd for the Murder of Thomas Rawlins , by giving him, with a Knife, one mortal Wound, of the length of tine Inch, and depth of seven Inches, of which he instantly died. He was a second time indicted on the Stature of Stabbing. And a third time on the Coroners Inquest, for the said Murder. The Jury found him guilty of each Indictment; the Murder being evidently prov'd against him upon the Depositions of several Witnesses; neither did he adduce any thing in his own Vindication, but only some who knew him depos'd that he was an honest, peaceable Neighbour. Foster Snow , about 55 Years of Age, appear'd at his Tryal, and a little after, to be in great perplexity and confusion, so that he was thought to be Crased: The principal Reason of this was, to see himself of such an advane'd Age, who had liv'd so long Innocently and without giving Offence, bearing the Character of an honest House-keeper, and peaceable Neighbour, now in his old Age brought to such signal Disgrace and Punishment, for so very heinous a Crime as Murder. He was exhorted to compose his Mind and prepare for another World, and not to be disturbed for the Afflictions which had befallen him, which were a just Chastisement for his Sins, especially the great Sin of Murder, whereof he stood Convicted, and which he ingenuously confess'd since moreover, whatever Troubles can possibly befal us in this World, the Punishment of our Iniquity is insinitely less than what we have deserved, all which he acknowledg’d, and then recollecting himself, he apply'd with great earnestness to the making up his Peace with God, that his Sufferings in this might not end in everlasting Sufferings in the next World. In order to bring him to a deep Conviction and Sense of his great Sin; he was instructed from the Words of the Prophet Nathan, applying his preceeding parabolical Discourse to King David, in order to humble, and bring him to an hearty Repentance, for the like atrocious Sin, 2 Sam. xii. 7. Thou art the Man. I endeavour'd to discover unto him the heinousness of this Sin, from the Unnaturality, Cruelty, and Barbarity thereof; because it is the greatest Sin we can be guilty of against our Brother, or Neighbour, for which no manner reparation or restitution canpossibly be made to the injur'd Person; because Murder is a breach of the express Law of God, Thou shalt do no Murder; from which taking occassion to show him the difference between accidental Manslaughter (which he did not pretend to be his Case) and Murder, proceeding from prepense Malice; And that if every transgression of God's Law deserves his Wrath, &c. as the Apostile faith, Cursed is every one who continueth not in all things which are written in the Book of the Law to do them, Gal. iii. 10. What could so notorious an Offender as the Murderer expect? And again, because Murder is usurping to our selves a Prerogative peculiar to Almighty God, who is the Sovereign Lord of the Life and Death of his Creatures; Deut. xxxii, 39. I kill, and I make alive, I wound, and I heal, &c. From these and many Considerations of the like Nature, design'd to bring him to a deep Humiliation and true Repentance, as for all his Sins, so particularly, for the crying guilt of Murder, he was earnestly exhorted to fly from the Wrath to come, and to lay hold upon eternal Life; which Exhortations seem'd to obtain their intended effect For. He confess'd his heinons Sin of Murder, with Many Tears, and on all occasions in Chappel, where he punctually attended Divine Service twice in a Day, he appear'd very Devout, Sighing, Groaning, and shedding abundance of Tears, for his Sins, and that of Murder in particular: And when in private, he was admonisn’d to endeavour after true Repentance, attended with broken Heart and contrite Spirit, which is a Sacrif that God will not despise; he said, O Murder! Murder that is the great grief and Affliction of my Soul; and of the Lord's-Day, when in the Communion Service read the Sixth Commandment against Murder, I observ’d him extreamly mov'd and concern'd, and Weeping very bitterly. As for his Wife, he spoke modestly of her, and because of slanderous Reports, and upon his Wifes desired it was ask'd, Whether or not he entertain'd jealoe Thoughts of her? to which he Answer'd, I never h Jealousy of her Person, but of her Purse, alluding her trusting Mr. Rawlins with too much Money. H complain'd mightily of his Wifes unkindness, and unnaturality, in not visiting him more frequently, and not supplying him with Money, and other Necessarie while he was in Prison, and under Sentence: But ( seems) something of unkindness occasion'd a fort of in differency between 'em. He complain'd very much of his Wifes Daughter h said, that she was an undutiful Wife to her Husband who has now left her and gone abroad; that she entertain’d and encourag’d Mr. Rawlins too much about h House, against his Will, and prejudicial to his Interest that some of Rawtins’s Children were kept at his Houses that Familiarity was suspected; that he had been a mo kind Father-in-Law to her, giving to her the charge o his whole House, for which he had been but sorrily requited. This I do not affirm as a Truth, but only declare ingenuously what he asserted. He spoke also, with very much concern, of his Wifes Grand-child, a young Girl, whom he greatly lov'd, and fear'd that she shou'd be neglected in her Education after his Death: But as to his Wife and Daughter, upon admonition of the necessity of forgiving Injuries, he most frankly forgave any Offence given by them, and heartily pray'd for their Prosperity, not entertaining the least grudge against them his nearest and dearest Relations; solemnly protesting, that he died in Peace with all the World, that he entertain'd no ill Thoughts of his Wife; and although he said, that his Daughter-in-Law was the indirect occasion of the Murder he committed, he pray'd she might prove a good and virtuous Woman, and more free of all Suspicions than formerly she had been; But in general he heartily forgave all the World who had injur'd or offended him, as conscious to himself, that this was a necessary condition, upon which he must expect Forgiveness and Mercy at the Hands of a just and holy God. He said that he was descended of honest Parents, who had given him Education suitable to his Station; that he was of the same Trade with his Father, a Gardiner ; and that in the said employment, and that of Butler , he had serv'd Persons of great Quality and Eminence, with Reputation; and that since his Marriage, about 14 Years ago, he had been an honest House-keeper in very good Character and Esteem with the Neighbours; But his great failling was, that especially when a little intoxicated he fell into violent and outragious Firs of Passion, which was the only immediate cause of his Murdering Mr. Rawlins, never, having entertain'd in his Thoughts the least design of injuring, much less of murdering him. He said, that Mr. Rawlins had provock'd him very much, by coming into and staying in his House against his Will, and by affronting him with disdainful and undervaluing Language, and several other ways in his own House, while he was owing him Money, and either could not, or wou'd not pay him: It was represented to him, that all these provocations were no ways equal to the direful vengeance he had taken upon him: This he confess'd to be true, and said, that as he was sorry for the great Sin of Murder, so he also repented for the most unreasonable Passion, which was the cause of it; and likewise for any manner of Drunkenness, or other more thatn ordinary Sins he had been guilty of. He deny’d his having been guilty of any other notorious Sins, and affirm'd that he had been at all times of a charitable Disposition to the utmost of his Power, and most ready to perform other good Offices to Mankind. He deny'd that he said, that after having given Rawlins Names, he would make no more to kill him, than he wou'd to kill a Dog or a Toad. Seven or eight Days before his Death he was grievously afflicted with Sickness, so that he seldom able to come to Chappel. He was somewhat Cras’d which appear’d by his Looks and Gestures, particularly, in Chappel the Sunday before he died, where he spoke a little, too much, and cried out in the time of Divine Service, as if he had been disturb'd in Mind. But he still continu'd Penitent for his crying Guilt , was very thankful for what Advices, Prayers, and good Instructions were given him; declared that he died in the Faith of being sav'd only through the Merits of Jesus Christ, in the Communion of the Church of England, of which he was born an unworthy Member, and in Peace with all the World. John Whalebone , alias Wellbone , was brought in guilty by the Jury, for feloniously returning from Transportation, before the expiration of 7 Years. John Whalebone , alias Wellbone , 38 Years of Age as he declar’d, was descended of honest but mean Parent, in the City of London, of the Parish of St. Dionis-back-church , who (according to their ability) gave him good and Christian Education, to read God's Word, Writ and cast Accompts, and afterwards he was. put to Sea, and serv'd as a common Sailor in the late Queen's and his present Majesty's Navy for some Years. Afterwards lie went about the Streets crying old Cloaths , and accustoming himself to Idleness, he betook himself to Thieving and Robbing, and for some particular Robberies he was Convicted, and Transported about two Years ago, The justice of which Sentence he own'd, confessing; himself a very great Offender and lewd Liver, for which he justly suffer'd all the Miseries and Hardships that had befallen him: But he inclin'd mightily to extenuate the Crime (his returning from Transportation before the time appointed) for which he died; I told him, that altho' in it self his returning was no Crime, yet since the Laws of the Kingdom assign'd seven Years Banishment from his native Country, as a punishment for his former Crimes, and that if any return'd before the expiration of that time, the Law declar'd it a capital Offence: consequently, he was guilty of transgressing the Law in that: respect, and liable to the .Penalty, which is Death; and therefore that it was a great Sin in him to transgress the Laws of his native Country, and that he ought to submit himself patiently to the Punishment they Prescrib'd: In this he acquies’d and seem’d satisfy’d He complain'd very much of the Gentleman who took him up, calling him Cruel; I told him that he must not reflect upon Instruments, but look upon the Providence of God,which hid justly brought all his Calamities upon him for his Follies and wicked course of Life, and that, if he thought upon obtaining Mercy from God, he must freely forgive all those who had offended him, which he declar'd frequently, and solemnly he did, with the greatest sincerity, He also complain'd of the hard usage they met with in their Transportation at Sea, and after that in the Country; it was told him, that such treatment was a just Punishment for his former wicked Life, the truth of which he acknowledg’d, bewailing his mispent Time, and vowing, that if he had been to live any longer time in the World, he should, by the Grace of God, live to much better purpose than formerly. I told him that he being a Man of Sense and Understanding for his own Business, was the less excuseable for employing his Time so very ill, which he confess'd to be true, protesting that he was very penitent for all his Offences; that he died in Communion of the Church of England, of which he was an unworthy Member, and in Peace with all the World, expecting, and hoping for Salvation and Mercy from Almighty God only through the Merits of Jesus, Christ. James Little , of Pancras , was found Guilty by the Jury, for assaulting Lionel Mills , in an open Field, near the Highway, putting him in fear, and taking from him three Keys, a Turnover, a Handkerchief, and 16 Shillings in Money, on the 28th of August last. And on a second Indictment for assaulting Richard Hatton Evans , in an open Field, near the Highway, and taking form him a Cane, three Keys, and 20 l. in Money, on the 7th August last. James Little , of Pancras , as he said, near 17 Years of Age, descended of honest Parents, who gave him Christian Education suitable to bit Birth, and put him to an Employment as soon as he was of Age, to which (it seems) he did not much apply himself, but came to understand his Father's business of Painting indifferently well, so that (as he said) he could gain 12 or 15 Shillings a Week: But falling into bad Company, he turn'd very Vicious, addicting himself to Drinking and Whoring. The first Person (he said) who advis'd him, to turn a Highway Robber was a Soldier, who was hang'd with Jonathan Wild , with whom having spent a whole Lord's Day, drinking to excess in an Alehouse, the said Soldier advis’d him to go out to the Highway and Rob; and Little, by the time, being so Drunk, that he knew not what he was doing; they went out straight into the Fields, and not far from the Highway, the Soldier being arm'd with a pair of good Distols, rob’d one or two Men, Little standing by without any Arms whatsoever, and so besotted with Drink, that he knew nothing of what was done. He went no more with the Soldier, who, a little after, was taken up and hang'd. But it seems he had not Grace to resolve against such a wicked course of Life as he had begun, but went and made himself acquainted with the famous John Sheppard 's Mistress, and such infamous Women, who hurry'd him headlong to his Destruction. He confess'd that he had been a very great Sinner, that he had been a very wicked and disobedient Child, that he had employ’d his Youth in the Devil’s Service himself wholly to the pleasing of his sensual Appetites and vile Lusts which war against the Spirit. He acknowledg'd the justice of his Sentence, and that the Calamities which befel him were a just Judgment form Heaven upon him, for such notable Breaches of his baptisinal Vows. He was desirous of a longer Life, if it had been the pleasure of his Superiors but when he saw that there were no farther expectations of a Reprieve, then he apply'd himself in earnest to the working out of his Soul's Salvation; for before, both he and Whalebone, with the Boy that is Repriev'd (as others told me) were very careless and remise in their Duty, and sometimes in the Chappel, and also in the condemn'd Hold, show d too much of youthful Levity and Inconsideration altho' to me they always show'd abundance of Respect, and were very thankful for the Prayers and godly Advices which were given them, and pretended that the only thing they minded was Death and Judgment, and that these who said any other thing of enmisrepresented them. They did not appear to be broken-hearted and so deeply concern'd at or affected with their miserable and dangerous Circumstances, as they ought to have been; but whether that was to be imputed to their Youth, or the habit they had contracted of living without any due Sense of God and Religion upon these Spirits, I shall not positively determine; for they solemnly declar'd, that they repented of all their Sins, particularly those of which they stood Convicted, and in such a Cafe, we ought to judge upon the most Charitable side. When they were exhorted, in God s Name, to be of a compos'd and grave Temper, considering that it was God and not Man they had to deal with, and that in a very short time they were to enter upon a new and unknown State, an eternity of Hippiness, or an eternity of Misery, and that therefore it highly concet’d them to choose that better part which should not be taken from them. Tey declar'd, that they minded nothing but God and Eternity, and no ways thought upon this World and the Pleasures thereof. Little said, that he believ'd only to be sav'd by the Mercy of God, through the Merits of Jesus Christ; that he died in Communion of the Church of England of which he was an unworthy Member, and in P with all Mankind. James Carter , alias Barry , was found Guilty by the Jury, for stealing a Silver Tankard val. 81. the Goods of Edith Barwell , and Coat and Wastecoat val. 4 l the Goods of William Cash , in us House of Edith Barwell , April 27th. James Carter , alias Barry , as he said, was 21 Years of Age, Son of a Country Farmer in Munster , in the Kingdom of Ireland , of the Romish Religion , had no School-Education, and could neither Read nor Write. He said that for 5 Years past he had been with some of his Relations in France ; he came seldom to Chappel, keeping still down in the condemn'd Hold; but when he came, he was very grave and attentive both to the Prayers and other Instruction which were given them, altho’ of a different Communion; as also in the condemn'd Hold, when I visited Mr. Snow when he was grieously afflicted with Sickness. He confess himself to have been a great Sinner, tho not so wicked as most of the common Malefactors are He said that he absented from Church in France and Ireland sometimes, and that he was guilty of Drinking and Whoring, but n often. He appear'd to be broken and tender-hearted for his Sins (when I visited them in the Condemn'd Hold the Night before Execution) shedding Tears in great plenty, acknowledging the justice of his Sentence, and that he deservedly suffer'd for the many Sins of his Life. He was ignorant and illiterate, but declar'd that he believ’d in Jesus Christ as the only Saviour of Sinners, expecting eternal Life and Salvation by the Mercy of God only, through the Merits and Satisfaction of Jesus Christ, that he died in Communion of the Church of Rome, wherein he was Born, and hearily forgave all Men who had offended him, as he hop'd for Forgiveness from God, dying in Peace with all Mankind. At the place of Execution.] They all declar’d that they were truly Penitent for the Sins of tireir Life, Particular those great and einous Sins for which they Sfer’d. Foster Snow was allow’d the privilege of a Morning Coach; e dher’s i his former Confessoions, said that he had no more to add and that he had never him guilty of any capital Crimes, but that one for which be Suffer’d Whabone app’d very Penitent, Shedding plenty of Tears, and all of ‘em seem’d very serious in their Life Devotions; Cter did not cocr in the Worship, but always pray'd that God w have Mercy on him, that Christ would receive his Soul into Heaven, and two or th such short Expressions This is the real Account given by me James Guthry , Minister of Newgate . London ; Printed by John Applebee , in Black-Fryers .

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, OF THE MALEFACTORS, Who were Executed at TYBURN, On MONDAY the 24th of November. BEING THE FIFTH EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Rt. Hon. Sir JOHN SALTER Knt . Number V. For the said Year. LONDON : Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Bolt-Court , near the Leg-Tavern , Fleet-street . M,DCC,XL. (Price SIX-PENCE.) THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Jail-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Rt. Hon. Sir JOHN SALTER , Knt . Lord-Mayor of the City of London ; the Rt. Hon. Lord Chief Justice Willes; the Hon. Sir John Strange , Knt . Recorder ; and the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London; and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, for the said City, and Justices of Goal-Delivery of Newgate, for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall, in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 3d, 4th, 5th, and 6th of September, 1740, and in the 14th Year of his Majesty's Reign. Two Men, viz. Abraham Hancock , and George White , whose true Name is Wight , were by the Jury convicted of capital Crimes and sentenced to dye. Also, At the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Jail-delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Hon. Sir JOHN SALTER , Knt . Lord Mayor of the City of London ; the Right Hon. Lord Chief Justice Lee; the Rt. Hon. Lord Chief Baron Commyns; the Hon. Mr. Justice Fortescue; the Hon. Sir John Strange , Knt . Recorder ; and the Rt. Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London; and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, for the said City and County of Middlesex at Justice-Hall, in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th of October, 1740, and in the 14th Year of his Majesty's Reign. Seven Malefactors, four Men, viz. Thomas Clack , William Duell , Edward Madder , and William Meers , and three Women, viz. Ann Howard , Eleanor Mumpman , and Margaret Stanton , were convicted of capital Offences by the Jury, and received Sentence of Death. While under Sentence, they were instructed from these Words, The Cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? John 18. 11. from which they were desired to observe, that this is a Question, Christ puts to himself; for had he put it to any other, most likely he had been answered in the Negative; but our blessed Redeemer, freely, and willingly drank all that bitter Cup, of God the Father's fiery Wrath and Indignation, in order to attone the divine Justice for the Sins of Mankind. 2dly, Hence they were desired to observe and admire the infinite Love of God the Father, and God the Son, in thus contriving our Redemption, by the Sufferings and Death of that Person, who is God equal to the Father. 3dly, It was observed, That the Afflictions which befall us, are the kind Visitations of our heavenly Father, who knows better what is for our Good and Advantage, than we can do. And 4thly, From these Words, Shall I not drink it? Therefore we ought patiently to submit to the most adverse Dispensations, as proceeding from our beneficent and indulgent Heavenly Father, who will certainly make every Thing work together for Good, to them who sincerely love and obey him. As also, to comfort them in the miserable and deplorable Condition they then were in, they were desired to take Notice how the holy Psalmist David, a Prince and mighty King, designs the most flourishing Condition a Man can be in, verily every Man at his best Estate is altogether Vanity. Ps. 39. 5 Man in a low, Man in a middling, in a pretty elevated State of Life, is Vanity, but Man at his best Estate, raised to the Height of Plenty and Affluence, a Man exalted to this high Degree is not simple Vanity, he is more than Vanity, he is altogether Vanity. From this Consideration, they were desired to reflect upon the Vanity and Insufficiency of this World, to which they had been so much addicted, after which they had too much coveted, which was the Occasion of so much Misery and Calamity befalling them. And therefore they were exhorted, while any Time was remaining, while God was still calling them to Repentance, to redeem the very short Time they had to live, and to make up their Peace with God, before they went hence to be seen no more. William Duell , having committed a complicated Guilt, a Rape, Robbery and Murther; I represented his Sin to him in the most properest Manner, and the first of these Crimes he having been only found guilty; as what he confessed to the Justice, though he did not deny to me his having a Part in the Robbery and Murther; he was told, the Villainy he and his Associates perpetrated could not be paralell'd in History, excepting some Similitude in the Sin of the wicked Sodomites, and the Gibeonites, ravishing and murthering the Levites Concubine; the first of which brought immediate Destruction upon Sodom, and Gomrrha, and the neighbouring States, by God's raining down Fire and Brimstone upon them from Heaven, and the latter was Occasion of utterly destroying the Tribe of Benjamin, the twelfth Part of a flourishing Kingdom. Though young in Years, yet his Guilt being of a very deep dye, he was entreated to beg earnestly of God to create a new Heart, and renew a right Spirit within him, since unless he repented, and became a new Creature, he could not enter into the Kingdom of God. While under Sentence, they attended in Chapple, and made regular Responses, and they were attentive to Exhortations and Prayers, and more devote than others in that Condition often are. Abraham Hancock was sick much of the Time, but constantly attended Prayers when capable. George White constantly attended and behaved very decently. Thomas Clack was always present at Worship, excepting once or twice when a little out of Order. William Duell was sick sometimes, at other Times attended in Chapple. Ann Howard did not neglect publick Worship, appear'd devout, and behav'd well, as did Eleanor Mumpman . Upon Monday the 17th of November, Report was made to his Majesty in Council, of the nine Malefactors lying under Sentence of Death in the Cells of Newgate: When Ann Howard , of St. Dunstan, in the West , for stealing a quart Silver Tankard, value 7 l. the Goods of Jonathan Gladman , in his House, Sept. 27, and Edward Madder , for the same Burglary with Thomas Clack (Executed) received his Majesty's most gracious Reprieve. The remaining seven, viz. Abraham Hancock , George White , Tho. Clack , William Duell , William Meers , Eleanor Mumpman , and Margaret Stanton , were ordered for Execution. William Meers , of the Parish of Edmonton , was indicted for breaking and entering the House of William Finch , about eleven o'Clock at Night, and stealing four Pewter Dishes, 9 Pewter Plates, a Pestle and Mortar, a Brass Warming-pan, a Pair of Brass Scales, three silver Tea-spoons, a silver Boat, and a Brass Pot-lid, the Goods of William Finch , October 7. 1. William Meers , about 19 Years of Age, of honest Parents near Whitechapple , who gave him a tollerable Education at School to read, write, and cast Accompts, and was instructed in Christian Principles. His Father, who was in pretty good Business, died and left him young. When of Age, having some Friends, they were willing to put him Apprentice to a Glazier , Butcher , or Silversmith . William was not content to go to any of them, though he took a Trial of two, if not the whole three Trades, and was always sure to disoblige his Masters, by neglecting their Business, till in a short Time, not loving confinement to Business, he left them all, and took himself to a loose, wicked, vicious Life, associating with none but Thieves, Whores, and the vilest of Company, who never fail to lead such unhappy Wretches to utter Destruction, and the Conversation of all sober and virtuous People he shunn'd. At first, he denied every Thing but the breaking Mr. Finch's House at Southgate , to which he was advis'd by Seabroke, the Evidence, and Coats: They went out of Town with Intention to rob Mr. Hart's House, but finding that could not be easily done, they broke the House of Mr. Finch, which was next Door, and delivered the Goods as in the Indictment, to Meers, through a Hole, which was easily made in a back Place which needed Reparation; they carried them to Town, and sold them to a Man in Fleet-lane , for 14 s. 6 d. and divided the Money among them. He afterwards confest his being concerned in breaking and robbing another Gentleman's House, with the same Company, and several other Robberies which he did by himself. This he confest, when out of all Expectation of Life, and that in general, he was a Boy of a most profligate, vicious Life, for which he most deservedly suffered Death. For his Misfortunes, he blam'd his Brother, Sister and all his Friends, who always complain'd on him to his Father, who often Horse-whipt him, and beat him most unmercifully, banishing him from the House, and forcing him to take up with the worst of Company, the Occasion of his Wickedness, and Cause of his Ruin. He behav'd well in public, was often sick, and had a great Swelling in his Legs and Feet, occasioned by cold, bruises and hurts which he received by his ill Practices. He believ'd in Christ, repented of his Sins, and died in Peace with all the World. Eleanor Mumpman , of St. John, Wapping , was indicted for breaking and entering the House of Peter Rode , about the Hour of twelve in the Night, and stealing two silver Spoons, three silver Tea-spoons, five Knives, five Forks, six pewter Plates, and two pewter Dishes, the Goods of Peter Rode , Sept. 6. 2. Eleanor Mumpman , 34 Years of Age, born at Whitby , in Yorkshire , of honest Parents, who educated her at School to read, &c. she liv'd at Home with her Parents, and was in several Services in Town and Country, till at length wearied of the Country, some Years ago she came to London , and was in several Places, where she served to the liking of her Masters and Mistresses, as she did at home among her own Friends, having been a young Woman who had some Regard to God and Religion, and had received the blessed Sacrament of our Lord's last Supper sometimes. Of late, she was out of Business, and she found it difficult to get a Place; then being idle, and having nothing to do, was exposed to bad Company, of debaucht young Fellows, one of whom she liv'd with for some time, and from this she dated her utter Ruin; in this Company of wicked young Men, and the vilest of Women, she contracted a Habit of Drinking to excess, and the worst of Conversation, in which being once engag'd, it was not easy to get rid of it again. Such unhappy People, for the generality, are always studying which Way they must get Money to support their Extravagancies, they being willing to do any Thing for that End. Accordingly, they resolve upon breaking Houses; tho' Eleanor had something of Conscience before, yet now these Villains induced her to go along with them into every excess of Riot, and she engag'd to concur with them in all their Undertakings. They agreed to break the House of Peter Rode , whom she had been as a Servant a short Time before, and she knowing the Situation of her Master's House, upon September 16, about twelve at Night, they found Means to break in Mr. Rode and his Servants having something to do, rose at Three o'Clock in the Morning, when he found his House broke open; the Noise surpriz'd and stopt the Thieves in any farther Prosecution of their Design, and her Associates, two Men and a Boy, rush'd out at the Fore-door and escaped, but she being in a Place where she could not slip by her Master without being apprehended, went backwards, and before she was taken, chose rather to jump into the Necessary House, and suffocated with Stench. Mr. Rode look'd about and found the House of Office broke, and looking down, found something moving; he called up some of the Neighbours to his Assistance, who opening the upper Part of it with an Axe, they with Difficulty took it up, not knowing whether it was Man, Woman, or any other Creature; they laid it upon the Ground, and at last discover'd it to be a Woman; they put her into a Sack, washt her with Water, gave her Drams, or what they thought most proper, till she came to herself, and told of the two Men and the Boy escaping, and how they were packing up the Things mentioned in the Indictment, together with some Eatables, but being Interrupted, they could not carry 'em off. That Evening she had drunk too Excess with the Fellow who kept her Company, and others, was not inclinable, but over persuaded to go along with them, it being the first and last theft or robbery she ever committed. They immediately, so soon as she recovered herself, carried her before a Justice, to whom she confessed all as above-related. The two Men and a Boy she always mentioned, could never be heard of more, and she knew nothing what became of them. Eleanor Mumpman , as she told me in the preceding part of her Life, had been a sober, industrious Woman, living at Home with her Parents, who are honest respected Persons, and at other Times in Services, in which she constantly behaved well, having never been blamed for any criminal Actions or Conversation till now; when out of Place at London , she fell in with those wicked Wretches which was concern'd in the Fact, and which hurried her to the fatal Tree. She understood Religion better than most of those unhappy People generally do, and was tollerable regular in her Life, frequenting the Church, and sometimes to have taken the blessed Sacrament. She constantly attended in Chapel, was very regular in Responses, and devout both at Prayers and Sermons. She believ'd in Christ the Son of God, and Saviour of Mankind, appeared a true Penitent for all the Sins of her Life, especially the grievous and scandalous Crime for which she suffered, and forgave all Men, as she expected Forgiveness from God. William Duell of Action, was indicted, for that he not having the Fear of God before his Eyes, &c. upon a certain Person, to the Jurers unknown, &c. did make an Assault, and her against her Will did ravish, and carnally know, September 7. He was a 2d Time indicted for ravishing Sarah Griffin , Sept. 7. He was a 3d Time indicted for stealing 2 s. 6 d. the Money of a Person unknown, Sept. 7. He was a 4th Time indicted for stealing 2 s. 6 d. the Money of Sarah Griffin , Sept. 7. 3. William Duell , about 17 Years of Age, had little Education at School, and what little Reading he had, being an obstinate Boy, he almost forgot it; his Father being a Shoemaker in the Town of Acton , was willing to learn him his own Trade, but being careless and negligent, and not willing to be confined, but went out to ride Horses, and look after them, and sometimes he was employ'd by the Farmers , or at Gentleman's Houses, by which Means, before he was taken up, he for the most Part maintained himself, and was some small Assistance to his Father and Mother. The unhappy Woman whom they so barbarously used, was born in Worcestershire , who some Months ago came from her own Country to live as a Servant in London , and the Air not agreeing with her, she was willing to go Home again, and for that Purpose had a Pass from a proper Magistrate; she set out on her Journey September the 7th. This Boy disobliging his Father, (as he said) he turn'd him out of Doors that very Evening this poor Creature Sarah Griffin was so barbarously used; and that on Sunday the 7th of September, about 8 or 9 in the Evening, he said he met this unhappy Woman, and she asked him for to help her to a Lodging, for she was going to Worcestershire the next Morning down to her Friends; for London Air would not agree with her Constitution. Whereupon he shewed her to a Barn belonging to one Mr. Life's in Horn-Lane , in Acton ; as soon as he and the poor Woman came there, he open'd a Truss of Hay for her to lie on, and then he immediately left her, at the same Time she begg'd and desired of him, that he would not acquaint any Person of her being there: He had not been gone long from her, but he goes to one Cannon in Acton , where he met with Henry Richards , John Wolfe , and Jack at the Captain's, and as they were all going Home they met with John Davis , and George Curtis , alias Tug-mutton, who died in Newgate on the Day he was to be tried with this Malefactor. Duell told Jack at the Captain's, that he had just put a Woman into Mr. Life's Barn, they all whisper'd together, (except Duell) then George Curtis said, that he would go and shew them a Girl in a Barn, and they all readily consented and went together, and found the poor Creature: Curtis ask'd who was there? The Girl made Answer, a poor Woman, for God's Sake don't meddle with me? Curtis began to be very rude with her, and swore if she did not hold her Tongue he would cut her Throat; upon which she begged and pray'd, and desired him not to use her ill, for she said she was in a sad and deplorable Condition; but all her Intreaties were in vain; Curtis reply'd, Be in what Condition you will, he swore he would - he then, with the Assistance of Duell and the rest, had c - al Knowledge of her, during which Time the poor Creature cry'd out Murder several Times. After this, Davis swore, if she would not let him do as Curtis had done, he would kill her; where upon she cry'd as before, and likewise said, for God's Sake don't kill me! After he had his Desire of her, he was so inhuman and barbarous, as to thrust a Pin, of the length of an Inch and half, into her hinder Part, up to the very Head, and not being satisfied with that cruel Usage, he likewise beat her after a very unmerciful manner with his Fist; when he had so done, all the remainder had likewise Knowledge of the poor Soul. Not being contented with the ill Treatment with which they used her with, Curtis got upon her again, and swore, if she did not give him what Money she had, either more or less, he would certainly kill her: The Girl reply'd, if you won't kill me, I will give you what Money I have! but she not giving it him so readily, he fell a beating her with both his Hands; after he had so done, he out off her Pocket, and took out of it 2 d. 3 Farthings, and her Pass which she had to travel with. After this barbarous Treatment, they all went to drink together, except Duell, who had no Money, therefore they would not let him go with them, and staid drinking till between 2 o'Clock in the Morning. Duell was willing to lessen his Crime in the Eye of the World, because of his Youth; but I inform'd him, his Villainy was of the most blackest die, and that he was the sole Occasion of the whole Tragedy being acted, by bringing the rest, and committing the same Wickedness with them. And to compleat their Barbarity, Curtis alias Tug-mutton, who died the Morning he was to have been tried, went and got a Broom-stick, and thrust it up the poor Woman's Body, which gave her the finishing Stroke to her Sufferings and Miseries; she liv'd some few Days in the greatest Torment and Misery, which no Tongue was able to express, and then expired. This Duell was a very obstinate Boy, and likewise of a quarrelsome Nature; for altho' he was under those unhappy Misfortunes, he and his Fellow Sufferer Meers challenged each other to fight, and was a going, but was prevented. I being informed of it, I sharply reprimanded them both; upon which they both promised Amendment, and they did afterwards behave themselves more peaceable. Duell after his Condemnation would not directly own his Guilt; yet after the Dead-Warrant came down for his Execution, he with Tears in his Eyes acknowledged himself guilty of the Rape, Robbery and Murder. He hoped those that were concerned in using the poor Woman so barbarous, may be brought to condign Punishment, which they so justly deserve. He believ'd in Christ, and repented of his Sins, and died in Peace with all the World. Edward Madder and Thomas Clack , of St. Mary White-chappel , were indicted for breaking and entering the Dwelling-House of John Clack , between the Hours of One and Two in the Night, and stealing 31 Cloth Coats, value 30 s. 23 Cloth Waistcoats, value 20 s. 13 pair of Cloth Breeches, value 5 s. 13 Cloth Jackets, value 10 s. 6 Linnen Shirts, value 12 s. 1 pair of Leather Breeches, value 2 s. and three Linnen Shifts, value 3 s. the Goods of John Clack , September the 7th. Madder receiv'd his Majesty's most gracious Reprieve for Life, and Clack was order'd for Execution. 4. Thomas Clack , whose true Name was Clerk , was about 30 Years of Age, born of mean Parents, not far from the City of York , who gave him no Education, and was grosly ignorant of Matters relating to his poor Soul. When of Age he was not put to any Trade, but followed Country Business, or any Thing else he could get to do to support him; after this Manner he lived till some Years ago being very desirous to see London , he came to Town, and lived mostly about Rag-Fair , working on the River-side , and sometimes at Bear-Key, amongst the Colliers, or what fell in his Way (and if we may believe him) was an industrious, careful young Man, had good Cloths, and plenty for one of his low Condition. But he at last, to his great Misfortune, got acquainted with bad Company, that what little good Morals he had, was soon Corrupted by Drinking, Whoring and Swearing; Vices too common to these unhappy Wretches. He did not commit many Robberies in the Street, or in Shops, but made it his constant Business to go on the River and steal Sugar, Tobacco, and all Sorts of Goods he could lay hold on, but generally in small Parcels; though once he was taken up and sent to Bridewell , where he received the Discipline of the House, but never was committed to Newgate till now. The Robbery of Mr. Clack's House or Stall, was the only considerable Fact he said he was concerned in; but for petty Thefts and Larcenies it was the most of his Trade he lived by. He was miserably Poor, and destitute of all Friends, no one assisting or to relieve him, while under Condemnation, having received but Three-pence all the Time under his Confinement: He was ignorant of Religion, and not capable of much Improvement; he always attended in Chappel, and was very quiet, and cried to God for Mercy; he believed in God through Christ, was penitent for his wicked Life, and died in Peace with all Men. Margaret Stanton , otherwise Ruggety Madge, of St. Martin's in the Fields , was indicted (with Catherine Butler , not yet taken) for assaulting Benjamin Parish , in the House of Edmund Cahoe , putting him in Fear, and taking from him a silver Watch, value 3 l. 10 s. a pair of silver Knee Buckles, a holland Shirt, a Pair of Breeches, 3 Portugal Pieces, a Moidore, 14 Guineas, and six Shillings in Money, the Goods and Money of Ben. Parish , October the 8th. 5 Margaret Stanton , otherwise Ruggety Madge, born at Dublin , of mean Parents, 28 Years of Age; she had no Education at School, and knew little of the Christian Faith. When of Age, she served in good Families , but with what Reputation is uncertain. She said she was married to a Butcher, and kept a Stall in a Market at Dublin , and had some Children by her Husband, who are all dead. Her Husband (she said) was none of the best of Husbands, and she and he did not agree together, and she being of a roving Disposition, she made an Elopement from her Husband, and pack'd up what little Things she had, and made the best of her Way to come to England , and landing in the hundreds of Drury , where she met with abundance of her old Acquaintance, who received her kindly, and instructed her in their own Way of Business, which she readily came into, be ing no Stranger to it, having practised it in Dublin, therefore soon became a Proficient in their Way. The Account of the Robbery for which she suffers, is as follows, viz. One Mr. Parish, about twelve o'Clock at Night, on the 8th of October last, as he was going to enquire after his Brother's Wife in Windsor-Court, Drury-Lane, he unfortunately went just by the Door, where two Women were standing (one of them was this Margaret Stanton ) who said Countryman, one Word with you; accordingly he went to them, and as soon as he came near them, they laid their Hands, one on one Arm, the other on his other, and with the Assistance of another Person behind him, pull'd him down on his Back, to a House which is kept by one Edmund Cahoe . He had not been in long, before the Door was shut on him; the other Woman, whose Name is Butler, kneel'd on his Breast, and Stanton kneel'd on his Legs, and forc'd open his Breeches Pocket, and took out 23 Guineas in Gold and some Silver, a Watch, and a Pair of silver Knee Buckles; when he came into the House, he saw a great many Men in the House; whereupon he cried out Murder. As soon as he was robbed, they opened the Door; and he went away with a design to go to his Inn, but meeting with a Watchman who pretended to shew him his Way to his Inn, and instead (like an honest Watchman) of going the right Way with the Countryman, carried him to the Cart and Horse in St. Giles's , where some Irishmen made him drunk, that he did not get to his Inn till Morning. A few Days after the Countryman had been robbed, he took up Margaret Stanton , upon which she was carried before a Justice, and he committed her to Newgate , where she has met with her deserved Fate. A Woman who came to see her while under Sentence of Death, she said had 10 Pound of the Countryman's Money, and gave her but one half Crown; she died in the Faith of Christ, penitent for her most scandalous, wicked Life, and died in Peace with all the World. At the Place of EXECUTION. ON Saturday in the Afternoon, between four and five o'Clock, a Reprieve came to Newgate for George White the Soldier , who robb'd Mr. Martin the Surgeon, and Abraham Hancock , for eight Days. When Prayers and Exhortations in the Afternoon where ended, the Person who brought the Reprieve, being present in the Chaple, acquainted George White with the agreeable News, who, upon hearing of it, fell immediately on his Knees, and at the same Time lifting up his Hands and Eyes to Heaven, and in a most solemn Manner, returning Thanks to God; as did also Abraham Hancock , for their great and unexpected Deliverance. William Meers , William Duell and Thomas Clack , otherwise Clark , in one Cart; Eleanor Mumpman , and Margery Stanton , otherwise Ruggety Madge, in the other Cart. When they came to the Place of Execution, I asked William Meers , if he had any more to add to his former Confession; he replied he had not. He own'd he had committed a great many Robberies which he had given an Account on; and likewise said he was a great Sinner; but hop'd God of his infinite Goodness would forgive him. William Duell , said, he forgave all Men who swore falsely against him; I put him in Mind that he did acknowledge and confess after a solemn Manner, of his ravishing and robbing the poor Woman, and using her after a most barbarous Manner. Some of his Acquaintance came into the Cart to take their Farewell of him, as did his Father, on the Sight of whom, he burst into Tears, and they embraced each other, and wept over one another for some Time. I desired him to compose himself, and to pray to God to forgive him his Sins. Thomas Clark said, he had no more to say, but hop'd God would forgive him his man sold Sins and Wickedness. Eleanor Mumpman had no more to say, but that she had Confidence in the Mercy of God, thro' Christ, and died in Peace with all the World. Margery Stanton , otherwise Ruggety Madge, said, to extenuate her Guilt, that she saw nothing of the Man's Money, or any of his other Things, which he lost. Just before she was going to be turn'd off, she out off her Petticoat, being a very good one, and gave it to a Man of her Acquaintance; after that, she spoke to some People she knew. She said, she forgave all the World, and hop'd God would have Mercy on her Soul, and own'd that she had been a most wicked Liver. Just before the Cart drew away, they crying all the Time, Lord have Mercy on us, Christ have Mercy on us, and receive our poor Souls. This is all the Account given by me JAMES GUTHRIE , Ordinary of Newgate . APPENDIX. An Account of Margery Stanton . ABOUT three Years ago I took a Lodging on the other Side of the Water, in the Mint , Southwark , with one Sarah P - ly, and going one Evening to seek for a Cull, we crossed the Water, and came to Temple-Bar , and as we were strolling towards the New Church in the Strand , I met a Country Farmer reeling along very much in Liquor; as soon as he came up to me, S'bleed! my Dear, says he, you shall go and drink with me, so he, I, and Sally, went to one G. H at the Sign of the Golden-Lyon in the Strand , and after we had drank three or four Quarterns of Brandy, he began to be very sweet upon me, and finding I had no Opportunity to do any Thing with him there, i. e. To mill his * Cly, I proposed to go to my Lodgings on the other Side of the Water, which he readily agreed to; so we all three went down to White-Fryars * His Money. Stairs, and called a Boat, and went over the Water. As soon as I came within a few Yards of my Lodgings, I sent my Friend Sally before to see whether my Landlady was up, I being unwilling she should be acquainted with my bringing the Man Home; she soon came back and told me the Coast was clear, and I having a private Key, we let ourselves in, and I desir'd him to step up into my Appartment, and he had not been long there before he fell fast asleep; as soon as I found him safe, I examin'd his Breeches, and I found upwards of ten Guineas in Gold, and some Silver, and not being content with that, I took his Coat, Waistcoat, Breeches, Shoes and Stockings, and locking the Door softly, I went clear off. The next Morning I sent Sally to see how Matters stood, she imagining the Man being so much in Liquor over Night that he would know nothing of her when sober. When she came to the House she knocked at the Door, and ask'd for me, and there was the poor Countryman like a Madman, saying he was undone! Undone! swearing that he would hang my Landlady if she did not bring the Woman who took away his Cloaths and Money. Sally came to me, and told me how Affairs stood, and I not caring to be any more thereabouts, took a Lodging near Rag-Fair , and cloathing myself pretty gay with the Countryman's Money, I passed for a Mate of an Indiaman's Widow, who died abroad. I appearing as I observ'd pretty tight and clean, soon procured several humble Servants, who were all mighty desirous of my granting them the Favour of their making their Addresses to me; I promised them all in their Turns, till I found one whom I thought had most Cole to spare, and therefore the fittest for my Purpose. So we liv'd together till all his Money was gone, and then by mutual Consent we parted. Some small Time after I had parted from him, I was walking one Evening about eleven o'Clock up Holborn , and I met a Man who said he was a Shoemaker, who asking me to drink, I readily accepted the Offer; we went to a Shop near Field-Lane , and drank between us a Quart of Gin, which so intoxicated my Companion, that he was almost out of his Senses. After we left the Shop, we strolled towards the City, and when we came to Wood-street , my Companion imagining he had been at Home in his own Room, so began to undress himself in order to go to Bed, I humoured the Joke, and began to help him off with his Cloaths, but before I got his Shoes and Stockings off, he fell senseless against a Door; as soon as I perceived this, I made shift to get off his Breeches, and left him naked in his Shirt, fast asleep; then I went and hid the Cloaths at a Friends, and came back to see the Issue of this merry Adventure. By the Time I got back the Watchmen were going their Rounds, so I stood almost on the opposite side of the Way, when the Watchman came up to him, he looked affrighted, seeing him in that naked Condition, and began to pull and hawl him to make him wake, which with much Difficulty he at last effected; when he came a little to himself, imagining the Watchman had used him ill, being very much in Liquor, he suddenly started up, and with his Fist felled him to the Ground; the Watchmen presently recovering himself, call'd for Assistance, and carry'd him in that naked Condition to the Compter, where I since heard he laid all Night, and the next Day giving an Account of himself he was discharged. I once had a Thought of reclaiming, and becoming an honest Woman; but alass, Vice had got such a deep Root in my poor Soul, that whatever Thoughts of Virtue presented themselves to my View when I was sober, one Fit of Drunkenness entirely erradicated; which Vice God forgive me, I was much addicted too, and to which I owe my Ruin. I mention my former Crimes with no Ostentatious View, hoping on the contrary, that all who may read my Catastrophe, will take Warning by my unhappy Example. For did they but know and feel within themselves the Horror and Remorse of Conscience I feel for my past Transgressions and Iniquities, for all which I must speedily answer before a just and an offended Deity; how would they pity, alas! and commiserate my now unhappy and deplorable Condition, which through the just Judgment of God has fell so heavily upon me; how have I gloried in my Shame, and despised Reproof? I could sincerely wish that all those unhappy Persons who were Companions of my former Vices, would reflect with themselves, that the Way they are now running on, will sooner or later bring them into my sad State, and then (but too late) what would they give they had in Time reclaimed by seasonable and timely Advice. Thus much I thought incumbent upon me to publish, hoping it may have the desired Effect, which God grant of his infinite Goodness it may. Newgate , Nov. Margery Stanton . An Account of William Meers . WIlliam Meers , of the Parish of St. Mary, White-chappel , aged about 19, his Mother dying when he was about 2 Years of Age, his Father married a second Wife, who was not over careful of him, so that he was but indifferently educated and instructed; when he was about 10 Years of Age his Step-Mother died, and his Father having several Children besides by his second Wife, Will was committed amongst the rest to the Care of his Aunt, his Step-Mother's Sister, who was his Father's House-keeper; but she not using him as he thought so tender as her own Sister's Children, he run away, and soon after his Father dying, he was left entirely destitute. When he was about 13 Years of Age, being out of Employment, an Upholsterer took him to run on Errands ; during this his Seation, he behaved but very indifferently, loitering and squandering away his Time, by tossing up for Half-pence in the Streets, so that his Master turn'd him off. After this he liv'd with a Butcher, but he not much caring for Work, left this Employment also. Being once more out of Business, he got acquainted with two or three desolute idle Lads, such as himself, who had no Habitation, with these he used to go up and down about the Brick-Fields, and lay there all Day, and in the Evening they used to come into Town and steal whatever came in their Way, as Iron, Brass, &c. for as yet they had not attempted any Thing farther. One Day Mers, and Coates his Companion, going along by a Cellar near the Seven-Dials , in which an old Woman lived who sold boyl'd Meat, Broth, &c. they went down Stairs, and called for Six-penny worth, and after eating their Belly full, they was in a sort of Quandary how they should bilk the poor old Woman, for it seems they had not a Farthing in their Pockets; at last Coates observing a back Place where the Small Beer was kept, which Place had a Door that locked, says Coates, Dame, let's have a Quart of your Small-Beer? which while the old Woman went to draw, Meers suddenly started up, and push'd the Door too, and lock'd the old Woman in the back Cellar. As soon as they had done this, they snatch'd up a Leg of Mutton, a Plate of two, and some other triffling Things, and brush'd clean off. While the old Woman kept knocking and calling out for Help, but all in vain, for no Body could hear her; the Mutton they carry'd to a Place where they lay at an old Barn near Hampstead , which made us two or three comfortable Meals; the Plate swe sold to one S - at the Seven-Dials After this Adventure with the old Woman, we disagreeing seperated for some Time, so I was left to shift for myself. Two or three Days after we had trick'd the old Woman of her Meat, &c. as I was walking one Evening by myself very melancholy in the Temple, having eat nothing all Day, I espyed a Woman with a Bundle under her Arm, which seem'd to me to contain something for the Belly, I stepped up to her, and told her a long dismal Story, how I had been rambling in the Country along Time, and that I had been out of Business, and was so dirty that I was ashamed to go to my Uncle's Chambers, whom I pretended lived up a Stair-case hard by where we was talking; so requesting that she would do me the Favour only to go and ask for Mr. Tim's, and tell him that his Nephew was waiting for him below, who was ashamed to see him, on Account of his being dirty; the old Gentleman I said would make her Amends, and it would do me a piece of Service; the poor good natur'd, easy, credulous Woman, after commiserating my Condition, told me she would, and as she was going, Hold, says I, you had as good let me hold your Bundle for fear my Uncle should have any Company, and then it won't look so well; so giving me her Bundle, she step'd towards the Stair-case, and as she went up, when she was out of Sight, I brush'd clean off; and examining the Contents, I found a Quarter of a Goose, some Sausages, and a piece of a Leg of Mutton, which I devour'd as hearty as a ravenous Wolf does his Prey after a long fast. After this Adventure, as I was going down Holborn-Hill one Night, I met a Shoemaker's Lad carrying Home a pair of Shoes, which I long'd to become Master off, so I followed the Lad at some Distance, in Hopes that I might have an Opportunity of snatching them from under his Arm, but to my great Disappointment, he went through no Alley or Turning, so that my Design in that Respect was frustrated. When he came near Red-lyon-street, he knock'd at a Door, and out came a young Woman, a Maid Servant as I supposed, and asking him what he wanted, as I stood at some Distance I heard him say, that he had brought Mr. Smith's Shoes Home; the Maid told him, Mr. Smith was not at Home, so he desired she would take in the Shoes, which she accordingly did. As soon as the Lad came away from the House I follow'd him at some Distance, and at a convenient Opportunity I came up to him, and suddenly clapping him on the Shoulder, Ha! old School-fellow Tom, says I, how goes it, how does your Master do? He turn'd about, Why, says he, I don't know you, my Name is not Tom; No, says I, why don't you live with a Shoemaker? Yes, says he, I do, but my Name is not Tom; Why then pray says I, where do you live, and with whom? Why, says he, my Master's Name is Mr. -, and I live in Shoemaker-Row. This was all I wanted, so asking his Pardon for using him so roughly, I told him I was mistaken, and took my Leave; and going back to the House, I boldly knock'd at the Door, and when the Maid came I pretended to be out of Breath, and ask'd if a Lad had not brought a pair of Shoes there from Mr. - in Shoemaker-Row, she reply'd Yes, Why, says I, he has brought the wrong pair, and Mr. Smith, who they was made for is now in the Shop, storming like a Fury; so the Maid runs backwards in a Hurry to fetch them, and in the mean Time I catch'd up a Shirt which laid just by me, and put it hastily in my Pocket unperceiv'd by her; when she came back to me, There, says she, take them you Rogue and make haste Home, I said I would. I tryed them on, and finding they fitted me, I gave my own to a poor Beggar, and wore the new ones myself. A few days after, as I was walking near the Seven-Dials , I espy'd a Shop-door open, and a Girl asleep by the Fire-side; I walked very softly in, and hearing a Noise of somebody talking backwards, I durst go no farther; so only took a pretty good Hat which lay upon the Compter, and went away. With this Hat Shirt and Shoes, I began to think myself pretty tight; but I soon varified the old Proverb, that ill got Goods don't thrive, as will be seen in the following Story. I have already observed I had no Lodging, and my usual Residence was at that time in an old uninhabited House near Pancras , and my Bed was a parcel of Hay, which the People had left behind them; one Evening being a little mellow, I came home to my usual Place of Abode, and going to cover myself in order to lay down, I heard something move, and asking with a stern Voice who was there; somebody replyed in a female Tone, Here's one, and coming a little nearer, I found it was a Woman; so asking her where she came from, she told me from Coventry, and that her Friends had used her ill, o she rambled up to Town in order to get a Place, and being benighted, had taken the Opportunity of laying there, so I persuaded her to lay still; and I went back to my place where I lay and soon fell fast asleep; I forgot to observe that before I lay'd down I pull'd off my Shoes and Hat, and lay'd them at my Head. When I awoke in the Morning, I call'd out Ho! young Woman are you there? And nobody answering, I started up and saw she was gone; so I turn'd about going to put my Shoes on, when I found they was gone and likewise my Hat. I was now in a most terrible Condition, it being vey wet Weather and without either Hat or Shoes, so blaming my unhappy Fate, and my easy Credulity in not taking Care of my Things, I laid myself down in a melancholy mood and slept 'till dark; then I arose and walked in that Condition barefooted to London ; as soon as I arrived, I went and stood at a Gentleman's Door, and made a dismal Noise, which one of the Servants hearing came to the Door, and pitying my Condition, gave me a pair of old ones, and a Hatt. After I had got this pair of Shoes and Hat, I met accidentally my Companions, and after some Consultation we agreed with Thomas Seabrook , the Evidence against me, to go upon House-breaking we made several Attempts, but all our Designs were frustrated, by Reason we was shabbily dressed, so that the Watchmen had always a Suspicion of us about Town. One Time Coates and I going along White-Chapel , we spyed a Chandlers Shop, in which sat a young Woman between sleeping and waking. Says Coates, lets * Knap this Chance, so we pull'd a Cord out of our Pockets and shutting the Door softly too, we tyed the Knocker and fasten'd it to a Post which stood near at Hand; as soon as we had so done, we shoved up the Sash softly and snatch'd a Basket of Eggs, a quartern Loaf and a piece of Bacon; in our hurry we awaken'd the Girl, who made an Out cry and run from behind the Compter; but finding herself in Lobbs Pound, she made such a Noise as alarmed some of the Neighbours, who pursued us as far as Petticoat-Lane , which Place we turn'd down, and got clear off. From thence we went to my former Lodging near Pancras , where we made a Fire by the help of some Wood, and with an old Frying-pan which we had stolen the Day before, we made shift to cook us up a good Supper; and afterwards went to bed in my old Place of ATake this Opportunity. bode, already described; by means of these little petty Tricks, we made shift to keep ourselves in Victuals; as for our Cloaths, as I have already observed, they were in a shabby, ragged Condition, so that we was not fit to be seen in the Day-time. I had once an Intent of forsaking my Companions, and get into some settled honest Way of Business; but alas! I had so reduced my self by my idle Course of Life, that nobody would give me a Character. Happy indeed had it been for me if I had perished upon some Dunghill, rather than have brought my self by my Practices to this shameful and untimely, though just Death! These are all the principal Facts I committed, except that for which I suffer. The following LETTER was sent to Seabrooke, the Evidence, against the Malefactor, Meers. THOMAS. YOU are not insensible I suppose, that I am included in the dead Warrant, and am shortly to suffer for what you and I committed. I take this Opportunity to acquaint you, that I sincerely forgive you, as I hope for forgiveness from my much offended Maker, through the Intercession and precious Blood of my blessed Redeemer; and my last Advice is, that my fatal Example may be a Means through the Providence of God, of your Reformation. Oh! do you think it so? and no longer slight the Mercies of a just God; for did you but know the Horors and Remorse I feel for my former Iniquities. How would you, as I now do, wish almost I had never been. If you still continue to run on, notwithstanding all this? what can I say more? why? you'll speedily come to a shameful ignominious, and untimely Death. Oh! repent while you have Time, and God give you Grace so to do. You may perhaps plead Necessity, for I know your Circumstances must be but indifferent; but do you amend your Life, and no Doubt God will amend your Condition. Farewell, Think of the Words Of your dying Companion, Wm. Meers . Dated from my Cell in Newgate , Nov. 22, 1740. POSTCRIPT. AS to the Accident which happen'd at the Execution of William Duell on Monday last at Tyburn , 'twas indeed very singular; but not so unaccountable as some People would make it, since such as have but a very superficial Notion of Anatomy, may easily conceive how a Person very soon cut down may sh even strong Signs of Life, and yet be in no Condition to recover. If he had fell into he Hands of the Mob, instead of the Surgos, in all Probability he could never have came to Life. When he was cut down, he was put into a Coach and carry'd to surgeons-Hall , and seemed to be dead to all outward Appearance, being laid in a Passage up one Pair of Stairs; when in about ten Minutes Time, a Woman belonging to the Hall heard him groan very much; upon which she immediately acquainted some of the Gentlemen; so one of them went to him, and perceiving Life let him Blood, and took several Ounces from him; after which he reviv'd very fast, and looked very earnestly on the Gentleman who bleed him, seemingly to take no Notice of him, nor was not able to answer him, when he asked him how he did. Some short Time afterwards he spoke, but not to be understood, and remain'd so till he was carry'd to Newgate on Monday about 12 o'Clock at Night, in a Coach from Surgeon's-Hall , attended by some of the Sheriff's Officers. When he came to the Press-Yard, he cry'd out with a strong Voice, Lord have Mercy on me; being put into one of the Cells, and cover'd up warm, and some warm Wine and Water given him, he lay very Easy and Composed, slept an Ho at a Time; when he a woke, cry'd out his Mother very much; then went to again, and started up in his Sleep seven Times, and repeated the same as before. On Tuesday Morning when one of the Persons belonging to the Goal unlock the Cell door where he is confined, ask him if he remember'd where he was Monday; he said he was up at Prayers the Chapel, and often insisted he was where else. A Gentleman who is a Prisoner in the Press-Yard of Newgate, gave him a Mess of Broth, he eat it up very heartily, wanted more, and said, had none for Meers. who was executed Being ask'd by the same Gentleman who gave him the Broth, if he could say th Lord's Prayer? He said yes, and said very distinctly; talk'd sometimes very well, and knew very well those Person which used to attend him to Chapel from; and said, God bless you all, repeated it several and several Times. H begg'd for more Victuals, which the abovesaid Gentleman gave him whenever he call'd for it: He began to recover Senses and talk'd very much, but ne remember'd that he was Hang'd, or a Thing like it; nor that he was out of the Goal at all. In the Year 1650, one Ann Green , was executed at Oxford , and after hanging the usual Time, her Body was taken away, and being thought to have some Signs of Life in it, such Methods were used as brought her to herself; she lived many Years after, and gave a long distinct Account of what she suffered from the Moment she was turned off; this made such a Noise at the Time, that near 40 of the Prime Wits of the University wrote Copies of Latin and English Verses on the Occasion; a circumstancial Account of the whole Affair was printed the next Year in a Quarto Pamphlet of three Sheets and a half, bearing the Title of News from the Dead, in the Revival of Ann Green . A latter Instance of this sort happened in Scotland, where a Woman was hanged for the Murder of her Bastard Child, (which however she constantly denied, both before and after her Execution) was by the Care of her Friends brought to herself some Hours after she had been hang'd, and lived in the Village of Mussel-burgh, where many people visited her, and gave her Money to hear her Story from her own Mouth. Such Instances are very rare, and the Causes very difficult to be assigned, and therefore fitter to be left to the Judgment of the Reader, than to be farther insisted on in this Paper. FINIS. ADVERTISEMENT. 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THE Ordinary of NEWGATE his ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Dying Words of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn, on Wednesday the 14th of March, 1722. AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bayly, and which began Feb. 28th, were Convicted of Capital Crimes, 13 Persons; viz. W. Burridge; J. Roberts; J. James; T. Picket; J. Applebie; R. Winter. E. Claxton; G. Bishop; J. Lanman; S. Armstong; W. Edwards; R. Drumman; T. Plowman. Three of these being young Boys, and Four others being found proper Objects of His Majesty's Clemency, the six First were order'd for Execution, agreeable to the Sentence pronounc'd upon them by Law. Some of them during the Time that they lay unde Sentence of Death, frequently complain'd of the great Interruption and Disturbance, occasioned by those who had an assur'd Expectation of a Reprieve, which prevented the hearing William Burridge when he read the Scriptures and Prayers to those who desir'd him; adding, that they could not but regret their great Misfortune in having no Place or Corner to retire unto, or to be private in, from the foolish and idle Clamor of some of their Companions. But some of those who were certain of a Reprieve, found themselves dismally diceived, when the Warrant was carried to the Prison; yet so strongly had their Friends flatter'd them with the Hopes of Life, and so deeply was the Assurance settled in their Minds, that they could not credit the Account, or make themselves immagine they should suffer Death, tho' they were not without those among them, whose filthy Distempers occasion'd by their Vices and Lewdness, made this Life as Uneasy to them, as the next must be fearful and terrible. They were advised not to trouble their Minds with difficult Questions, tho' of some Importance, but considering the great Work they had to perform, and the time they had to compleat it in, to set ernestly about the main and necessary Duties of Repentance and turning to God. This they comply'd with, when their Ends grew near, and the Clamour and Noise was remov'd from among them. The Day preceeding the Execution of these Malefactors, I undertook to instruct them from the following Text of Scripture: And the Voice said, Cry! And he said, what shall I cry? All Flesh is Grass, and all the Goodliness thereof as the Hower of the Field: The Grass withereth, the Flower fadeth; because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth up-it; surely the People is Grass; the Grass withereth, the Flower fadeth; but the Word of our God shall stand for ever, (Esai. 40. Verses 6, 7, 8.) From hence we took Occasion to consider, FIRST, the Imbecility of Human Nature; the Anxiety, Care, and Uneasiness Man is born unto; That even Men of splendid and flourishing Fortunes find more Uneasiness than Pleasure, upon Earth: Observing from thence, That unhappy Men, whom the World has frown'd upon, who are without Friends, and destitute of Estates, need not regret or repine, at losing this World, if they secur'd but a Nobler and higher Existance, without Care, Anxiety and Trouble. SECONDLY, Tho' the Delights of Life should exceed the Cares, its Pans, yet if all Flesh is frail as Grass, in the Morning green, and at Evening withered, What would it avail? And what little cause have those to fret and be impatient, who are cut off from Life? since had Life, by a Reprieve, been continu'd, 'twould have been but for 50 or 60 Years, and perhaps not for so many Days: If they who remain in Life, are, or ought to be, dayly thinking of Death, 'tis no Misfortune to those who are oblig'd to give up those solicitous Expectations, and to take Possession of Eternity. So that 'tis irrational and brutish to spite any Accusers, or to murmur at those, who undertake to act Justice and Equity, even supposing that a Tryal had been unfair; how much more would it be unreasonable, to repine at the Law's being put in Execution, at suffering the natural Effects of Vice and Folly, and at advantaging the Good by diminishing the Wicked. THIRDLY, We considered, the Effects that these Considerations should have upon their Minds: That this Vanity of all sublunary Things, should make Men wholly, and entirely place their Thoughts upon Heaven, and lay up a Treasure where Moth and Rust corrupts not, and where Thieves do not break thro' and steal; where are Crowns of Glory and Pleasures at the Right Hand of God for evermore. 1. JOHN JAMES , alias Eaton , alias John the Grinder, was Convicted of Robbing Elizabeth Knowles , in Long-Lane , and taking from her a Watch and Chain, and a Snuff-Box, valued together at 5l. 18s. which were after-wards Pawn'd for a Guinea; in Company with Thomas Eades (an Evidence) who kick'd up her Legs, Tho. Picket , who snatch'd the Pocket to give to John James and Henry Avery Accquitted by the Jury. While he lay under Condemnation, he always declar'd that he perform'd to the utmost of his Abilities, in making his Peace with God; but he exceedingly lamented his being compel'd to leave the World and his Relations, at 18 Years of Age, saying, That he perceiv'd and was then satisfy'd, that too much Liberty was really Bondage; and he wish'd his Father had compell'd him to an Apprenticeship, having then discover'd so much of his natural Temper, as to be convinc'd, that nothing but a severe and curbing Reign, could possibly have prevented the natural Tendency of his Mind towards vicious Courses. It was difficult to convince him, that the Fact he was condemn'd for, was any more than a very slight and trivial Fault; alledging, that No Body bore their All about them, nor could be much detrimented by so small a Loss, as that of a few odd things they carried in their Pockets; not being without some Malice against some whose Offences he immagin'd much greater than his own, and who yet obtain'd a Reprieve. Before he died, he said he thought it his Duty to declare, that his Parents very frequently advised him to consider whither he was hurrying, knowing no more of his loose way of Life, than his often Lying out o' Nights, frequenting leud Houses, and associating with vicious Women; he added that he was greatly more grieved for his Parents, who could not come to see him for sorrow, and for his Sisters, than for being forced to leave this World, and his vicious Acquaintance, whom he wish'd he had sooner and voluntarily forsaken. 2. JAMES APPLETON , alias Applebie , alias John Doe , was Convicted of breaking the House of Alice Merchant , on the 19th of Novem. Last, and taking thence two Suits of Headcloths, six Guineas, &c. in Company with Richard Jones (an Evidence) who broke the Shutter, so that Appleton took down the Glass Window and enter'd thereat, having first crept thro' the Entry, and discover'd that no one was in the House, but Alice Merchant, it being one Sunday Night, and the House-Door left open. This Prisoner was about 29 Years old, Born in London , but his Father dying when he was 8 Years of Age, he 4 Years after, was sent to Sea , where he said he met with an infinite deal of Barbarity and Cruelty, from those who should have been his Masters, but were really his Tyrants or Butchers, being scourged and lashed and salted, &c. which hard'ned his Mind, and made him hate and defy almost all Mankind. So that returning to England, he was no sooner set on Shore, but he cast in his Mind, how most easily to keep himself, on the Expence of others, and by spoiling and preying on all whom he thought he could with security; He added, that he was about Twenty two Years old when he was apprehended at his Trade of House-breaking, committed to Newgate , tryed, and condemned; but receiving fortunately the Benefit of an Act of Grace, he obtain'd a Reprieve and the free Liberty of Transporting himself to any Part of His Majesty's Empire in America ; but not having Money to do that, he was obliged to contract for his Passage over, at the Price of being sold, when at the End of his Voyage, for a Four-Years-Servant , as the Custom is: He said also, that being accordingly sold in Maryland , he suffered no less than before, at a publick House, chiefly from Sickness, the Country he said being Moorish and watery, and inclining to Agues; and also being often in fear of Pyratical Plunderers; the Governours House at Anapolis being many Miles distant, and their Town consisting but of eight Familes, unable to defend themselves. Returning once more to England he said, that having no Trade or Occupation to subsist by, he was preparing to go again to Sea, but in the mean time, lighting into a Publick House, where he met with Minds like his own, that had not much difficult to encline him to their Purposes; so that he spent the Year and a Half since his return from Maryland, mostly in Plundering and Stealing, adding, that he Stole from Thomas Wedhal , Esq; at his Chambers in Gray's Inn some Whigs and Shoes in the Night time, on the first of January last, as was alledged against him. He also said, that he wished it was in his Power to do any good before he went out of the World, as by informing People of their Goods, or the like, but said, he could only earnestly conjure all Men to take warning by him, not to think to live otherways than by Labour and Industry, for he sadly found the Words of David true, That a sinner must not live out half his Days. 3. WILLIAM BURRIDGE , (about 35 Years old) born in Northamptonshire , of reputable Parents; was convicted of stealing a Bay Gelding, valu'd at 8 l. from William Wragg , on the 23 of January last. He said that he was put Apprentice to a Carpenter , (being proper for Labour, thro' the great strength of his Body, and Robustness of his Constitution) but that he had not the good Fortune to please very well his Master, being often out at Nights upon vicious Pranks, and on Sundays during divine Service with Maid Servants who were left at home, and were glad to receive him. After this, he said, he went to Sea , his Friends advising him to it, to prevent his coming to an untimely End; that he was in the Ship of Commodore Cavendish by Cales in Spain , where they had an Engagement that lasted many Hours, and he was taken notice of for his Resolution: But this having a wrong effect upon him, by puffing up his Mind with some little Vanity; he grew weary of the Sea, not finding that encouragement he thought his Courage and Activity deserved; meeting sometimes with Checks and Contempt from those, who tho' Superior to him in Station, were yet (as he then thought) not equal to him in Worth. He added, being landed in England, he found no Method of arriving at an easy and hardsom Fortune but by Robbing on the Highway, which he did in Hamstead Road and other Places; fully intending (as he said) to abandon and forsake that Course, when his Circumstances were become easy; affirming, that he well knew the Effects and certain Consequences of vicious Courses; and would therefore send an earnest Request to his Wife to continue in an honest and regular Course, that she might draw down on her the Blessing of God, and educate the Babe she was with Child of by him, in the Principles of Virtue, but not to let it be ever acquainted with the wretch'd Fate of its Father, lest desparing of being on the same Level with other People, or led by the Example of him the Father, It would throw up its Rudiments of goodness and follow Vice; expressing at the same time, how shocking the Thoughts was to him, Of bringing into the World a Fire-brand for Hell. He also said, that he detested the Thoughts of Breaking from a Goal, at the Expence of shedding Blood, and adding, Crime to Crime, nor should any solicitations ever draw him to it; but that when he broke out of New-Prison, with Nathaniel Haws and a Woman, they did it by Cunning, having open'd the Door, and so made the best of their Ways over two or three Walls. He likewise declar'd, That he was most uneasy at two Things, viz. At having lengthened out his Life to encrease his Sins, by being an Evidence against Reading another of his Comrades, who were executed, and at his having endeavour'd also this last time to save his Life, by the Means of one Strickland and Ashworth, whose Evidences he said were false and suborn'd, but not sought by him. Of all the Persons in this sad Estate, as he had perhaps been the greatest Offender, he was the heartiest Penitent, being never easy (as I was inform'd) in the Condemn'd-Hold, but when he had a Book in his Hand; continually either Reading to, or Praying with his Fellow-Prisoners, Before he dyed, his Behaviour was neither Dejected nor Presumptious, but even and serious; Asserting that he rather coveted to Die than to Live, for he went not then to Heaven, he fear'd he should never arrive at that Blessed Place, tho' he should live fifty Years. He received the Sacrament the Morning before his Execution with much Earnestness and Devotion. 4. THOMAS PICKET , of St. Bartholomew , was convicted of assualting Elizabeth Knowles , in the Streets of London , and Robbing her of a Watch, a Snuff-Box, &c. He said he could give no other Account of himself, that he was a single Man, 18 Years old, born in St. Giles's Parish , never put Apprentice, being the only Son of his Father, who never visited him in the Prison, but gave him Advice to prepare for a Future State, and not flatter himself with vain Expectations of Life, for their was no hopes of any Reprieve, adding, that he had been given to Ill-Actions about two Years, such as Drunkenness and leud Women, which he hoped his Repentance would attone for: The Morning before he died, he wept most severely, which Sorrow he continued to the Time of his Death. 5. JOHN ROBERTS , alias Lee ) was Condemn'd for Robbing Mary Coop , between seven and Eight at Night, of a Pocket and 2 s. 6 d. in Money, under the Meuse Wall , on the 30th of January last. He was about 26 Years of Age; put Apprentice to a Gunlock-maker when 13 Years old, but went from thence to Sea up the Straights, but continuing a while in the Mediterranean, near Messina , their Ship being afterwards ordered Home, and cashier'd, he enter'd himself aboard another Ship, for the Baltick; but that too being paid off, he had no way to subsist, and took to Robbing on Foot, some Creditors threat'ning to arrest him for Debt, so that not being able to settle to Labour, to avoid a Prison he most effectually threw himself into One. But before he died, when he found himself included in the Warrant, he discover'd all the Tokens of a sincere and hearty Repentance. 6. REYNOLDS WINTER , was Condemned for stealing from the Shop of John Siddal , 72 Dozen of Bathmetal Rings, and 4 Dozen of Sword-belt-Locks, valued together 3 l. 9 s. which Goods he took off the Compter in Company with one Yeomans. He was also Convicted of Robbing the Shop of John Waterson of a Chints Gown, and other Goods, (which he sold in Rag-Fair) Thomas Yeoman 's standing to Watch on the other Side of the Way, while Winter stole the Goods from off the Dyer's Compter. This unhappy Man, tho' Young, was so loaded with sad Distempers, that he was thereby much obstructed in his compleating that Work, which he otherwise seem'd enclin'd and disposed to set about, and his Pains and Cries not only molesting himself, but disturbing likewise all those who were near him. As they went to Execution, they were exceeding Earnest and Penitent, refusing to drink when ask'd to do it; the three eldest in one Cart, reading and praying all the Way, and the three youngest singing Psalms. As Roberts stept out of the Cart he was carry'd in, into that from which he was to dye, some People saying, They pity'd the youngest of those Malefactors; he said, That they had all resign'd this World, and were none of them too young to go to Heaven. William Burridge having been ask'd about a particular Robbery, deny'd it; but said he robb'd a Clergyman beyond Barnet in Hartfordshire , of a Watch, &c. which he sold to a Goldsmith in Leicester . He also said, that he forgot to mention, in the Paper which he gave me at the Sacrament, his earnest Request that no one would be so wicked as to reflect on his Parents for his ignominious Death, notwithstanding what he express'd in that Paper, which he thought then he had writ too severe. The Paper was as follows: I William Burridge was born in West Haden in Northamptonshire , put Apprentice to my Father a Carpenter ; but my Parents being too tender of me, when 10 or 12 Years old, and giving way to my youthful Follies, I was then Guilty of such Things as might seem to exceed my Years: My Parents then going to curb me, when it was too late, at 14 or 15 Years of Age, I took to running away, and often lay about the Country, in Hay-Lofts, &c. taking Hens and what came in my way for Sustenance. After a time, I came to Finchley and worked at my Trade for a Year and a Half; I went to Sea , and wholly forsook my Parents, whom I have not a long time seen; I heartily thank them for their Indulgence; but I leg all Parents not to indulge their Children, for it will bring a good Mind to Wickedness and a shameful Death. I hope my Misfortunes will be a Warning to all Youth, especially some whom I wish well; I will not name them, but hope, if they see this, they will take it to themselves, I die in Charity, and, as I forgive others, I hope others will forgive Me. William Burridge. Before he died, he show'd me several Stanza's which he had Written, and seem'd to take a particular Delight in; the following I took of him the Morning of his Death. O Heavenly Father, God most dear, vouchsafe a tender Eye, On Me a wretch, who prostrate here Beneath thy Footstool lye. Distill thy tender Oil of Grace, into a grieved Breast, And let the Drops of Love efface My Wickedness confest. My vexed Soul depressed low, With careful clogs of Pain, In humble sort most humbly sues Thy pity to obtain. The blessed God I've much displeas'd By pleasuring my Mind; Too long I have my God forgot, Too much to Earth enclin'd. But now I sigh, alas I sob, And sadly do lament, That ever my licencious Life, So wickedly was spent. 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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE his ACCOUNT, Of the Behaviour, Confession, and dying Words of the Malefactors, who were executed at Tyburn, on Monday the 16th of this Instant November, 1730. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Honourable Sir Richard Brocas , Knt . Lord Mayor of the City of London , the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Justice Raymond; the Hon. Mr. Justice Denton; the Hon. Mr. Baron Cummins; Mr. Serjeant Raby, Deputy Recorder of the said City; and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer for the City of London, and Justices of Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex) at Justice Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday, being the 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, and 19th of October 1730, in the fourth Year of his Majesty's Reign. Seven Men, viz. George Beavis , Humphry Belmosset , James Bryan , alias Brien , alias O Bryen , Robert Johnson , Hugh Morris , Thomas Rivers , and James Rogers , were by the Jury found guilty of capital Offences, and receiv'd Sentence of Death. They having been most wild and extravagant Youths, I represented to them the Beauty and Excellency of Virtue, in the Nature of the thing itself, and in the excellent Fruits and Consequences thereof: I shew'd them; that God is the Archetype of all Virtue and Goodness, from whom the same flows and shines forth in the Creature, as faint Emanations of Heat and Light diffuse themselves, from the glorious Body of the Sun, to the various Species of Animals, upon this terrestrial Globe. This lets us see, that Virtue is elegible, because of its Author God, in whom all Perfections are to be found either virtually or eminently, and the Creature possess'd of those Rays of the Divinity, is in so far Partaker of the divine Nature. This makes them who are thus dignify'd, compos'd in their Minds, uniform in their Intentions, consistent in their Proposals, constant in their Resolutions, regular in their Actions, reasonable and unshaken in their whole Tenor and Course of Life. And hence it is, that the virtuous and religious Person is justly esteem'd by all Mankind; yea, even those Persons who are void of Virtue themselves, admire it in others. And as it draws Respect from our Fellow Creatures, so it carries its Reward in its own Bosom, reflecting a pleasant Serenity of Mind, and peaceable Tranquility of Conscience, which passeth all Understanding. Of this the Apostle speaks, 2. Cor. 1. 12. For our Rejoycing is this, the Testimony of our Conscience, that with Simplicity and godly Sincerity, not with fleshly Wisdom, but by the Grace of God, we have had our Conversation in the World. This is the Reward of Virtue in this Life, besides a Crown of everlasting Glory superadded in the Life to come. Rom. 2. 6, 7, 10, 11. Who will render to every Man according to his Deeds: To them, who by patient Continuance in well-doing, seek for Glory, Honour, and Immortality; eternal Life: But Glory, Honour and Peace, to every Man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile. For there is no respect of Persons with God. From this I took Occasion to represent unto them what a bad choice they had made; that whereas, they had been early Dedicated to God in their Baptismal Vows; They, by following their own wicked Courses, and vicious Inclinations, had devoted themselves to the Service of Sin, and Satan, and to Work all Manner of uncleanness with greediness, &c. I exhorted them to consider from whence they had fallen, and to endeavour in the Short remaining Part of their Time, allow'd them by the lenity of their lawful Superiors, to repair the great loss they had sustain'd, and to be importunate at the Throne of Grace, that God, by his special Grace, and out of his infinite Goodness, for the Sake of Christ, might be pleased to cure the Wound their Souls had received, and to make up the vile dishonour, and reproach brought upon them. I comforted them with the Promises of the Gospel, and encouraged them against Despair, by exhorting them to throw themselves over upon the Mercy of God in Christ; since God had declar'd, yea proclaim'd himself, Exod. xxxiv. 6, 7. - The Lord, the Lord God, merciful, and gracious, long-Suffering, and abundant in Goodness, and Truth; keeping Mercy for Thousands, forgiving Iniquity, Transgression, and Sin; and who will by no Means clear the Guilty, &c. I instructed them in the Nature of the Christian Sacraments; and told them, that it was adviseable for them to partake in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, as a commemoration of Christ's Death, and Sufferings, as a Pledge of everlasting Life, and as a proper preparative to dispose them, for entring upon that eternal Kingdom of Glory, prepared for the Saints in Light. When these, and many more proper Instructions were administer'd; they all came to Chappel, and comply'd with the Prayers, and were attentive to the Exhortations; but they were far from that serious Disposition, which was necessary for Men upon the Brink of Eternity, having been so Prophane, that sometimes they laugh'd in Time of Divine Service, although indeed Rivers, and Beavis always behaved gravely, for what I could observe. O Brian was of the Romish Profession, kept the Chappel, and made regular Responses with the rest, till at last they sent some-body to him in Disguise, who indoctrinated him otherways, and then he came but seldom, but when he came, he outwardly comply'd with our Worship. Beavis, and Morris were much afflicted with Sickness, and also Belmosset, although his Disease was rather Poverty: They all profess'd Penitence, and were desirous of Prayers, when I visited them. When the Dead Warrant came out, they appeared to be much more concern'd, and a sensible Alteration was visible in their Countenances. On Thursday the 12th of November, the Report of the above-nam'd seven Malefactors, under Sentence of Death in Newgate, was made to his Majesty in Council: When George Beavis , of St. Giles's, Cripplegate , for feloniously stealing 145 Guineas, 15 Broad Pieces, three twenty Shilling Pieces, a four Pistole Piece, 2 Watches, divers Gold Rings, a Silver Tobacco Box, and other Goods, in the Dwelling-house of Samuel Gillum , the 8th of September last; James Rogers and Humphrey Belmosset , of St. Botolph's, Bishopsgate , for assaulting John Broom , in a common Passage, call'd Rose-Alley , near the Highway, putting him in fear, and taking from him a Cloth Coat, val. 40 s. a Hat, value 2 s. and 12 s. in Money, the 8th of January last, receiv'd his Majesty's most Gracious Reprieve. The remaining Four, viz. James Bryan , alias Brien , alias O Brian , Robert Johnson , Hugh Morris , and Thomas Rivers , were order'd for Execution. Hugh Morris , Robert Johnson , James Brian , alias O Brian , of St. Mary le Savoy , were indicted for assaulting Jane Kidd on the King's Highway, putting her in fear of her Life, and taking from her one Gold Ring set with Diamonds, value 15 l. 15 s. one Diamond Ring, value 4 l. one Gold Ring set with a Ruby, value 3 l. one other Ring set with a Garnet and with Diamonds, other Goods, one Guinea, and 6 s. 6 d. in Money, the 18th of July last. They were a second Time indicted for taking a Pocket and 4 s. in Money, &c. from Margaret Lecroy , at the same Time. They were all three of them indicted a 3d Time, for assaulting and robbing Abraham Reynardson , Esq ; and taking from him a silver hilted Sword, a Gold Watch, a Gold Headed Cane, and 6 s. in Money, the 16th of July last. Hugh Morris , with another of St. Martin's in the Fields , was indicted a 4th Time, for breaking the House of Margaret Walton , in the Night-time, and stealing 41 linnen Aprons, and 40 silk Handkerchiefs, the Goods of Elizabeth Justee , the 12th of June last. Hugh Morris , 17 Years of Age, his Father was once a creditable Shop-keeper in Drury-Lane, and gave him good Education at School, in Reading English, Latin, Writing and Arithmetick, to fit him for Business, and instructed him in the Christian Religion. He was not put out to a Master, when of Age, but his Father having been a Sworn Appraiser, he did Business for him in the Shop , and (as he said) went frequently to the Country upon his Father's Commission, and attended his Affairs in several Places. After his Father's Death, which happen'd about two Years ago, and who fail'd in his Business and left it in Disorder, his Mother put him out Apprentice to an Upholsterer , but having got Acquaintance, he soon was wearied of close Imployment, joyn'd himself to bad Company and stopt at no Extravagancies. He said that his total Ruin was owing to some Places about Chick-Lane , where numbers of the vilest miscreants, Street-Robbers, Thieves, Pick-Pockets, House Breakers, Shop-lifters, and other Monsters of Wickedness, meet in great Companies; and there they Drink and Carouse in a most intemperate manner; then (having got Musicians of their own Kidney) they fall a dancing, Singing, Squeaking and Crying out like so many Pigs and Geese; and often as drink comes in, wit going out, they fall a fighting, beating and tearing one another. In such Hell fire Clubs, where nothing but Blasphemous Oaths and horrid imprecations can be heard, their Money being all spent, then they take themselves to their consultations, about what is proper next to be done, and being in a merry, though diabolical Mood, the advices they give to one another are agreeable to the villainous dispositions of the Person; for the result of all their Deliberations is to go out upon no Purchase, no Pay. Then, as they find the most agreeable Humours, they go out in Pairs, Threes, Fours, Fives, Sixes, &c. like so many little, unchain'd D - ls out of the infernal Pit, upon Satan's Messages, at a dark Hour, about the Works of Darkness, to do mischief to Mankind, to Plunder and Destroy all that come in their Way, and like the D - I to go about seeking whom they may Devour. Here it was in this worthy train, he contracted an intimacy with the two Evidences, who (as he said) advis'd him, and Johnson and O Brien to go out as Partners with them in Robbing and Thieving; which Advice they had not the grace to Reject, but willingly embracing the same, they went out with a Resolution of commencing furious and undaunted Street-Robbers, but all the three were soon cropt in the Bud, Providence not suffering them to continue in this Way above two Months, about the end of which time they were taken up, and brought to answer for their Miscarriages. Morris gave me a Paper containing some of their chief Robberies. On a Sunday-night, they stopt a Gentleman near Bloomsbury-Square , but the Gentleman drew a Sword and would have kill'd Morris, had he not shot a Pistol to Surprize him, and then the Gentleman made such a noise, the Watch being near, that they were fain to take themselves to their Heels. Next they stopt a Man in Long-Acre , and took the Buckles out of his Shoes, but finding them to be Brass, they broke and threw them away. The same Night they Robb'd a Man lying asleep in Carnaby Street , of his Hat and two Shillings, the Man awaking they went off. The next was a Man in New Bond-Street , from whom they took a black Box, his Hat, aud some other small Things, and left him. On a Tuesday-night, they stopt a Coach in King-Street , and took one stone Ring with 5 Sparks, the middle Stone being out, a Brass Mourning Ring, half a Guinea and 3 Shillings in a Green Purse. The same Night they stopt a Coach in Shug-Lane , and took a plain Gold Ring, and one with 3 Sparks, and a Crown in Money One Friday-night, they stopt a Gentleman in Holbourn , and took from him a Gold Watch his Silver-hilted Sword, a Gold-headed Cane, and 7 Shillings in Money. The same Night, they stopt a Coach in the Strand, near the Savoy Gate , and took from two Gentlewomen, 4 Rings, in 2 Pockets, a Guinea in Gold, some Silver, a Silver Nutmeg, and a Silver Seal, with a Griffin upon it. The two last seem to be two of the Robberies in the Indictments. There was a talking, that they had a Design of an unheard off, Impudent, Sacrilegious and Traiterous Robbery, when they went to Windsor : But all three Denied that they ever entertain'd or knew of any such Design, only they said, the other two had been saying between themselves, before they were acquainted with them, that such a thing might possibly be put in Practice. Morris laugh'd and provoked some of the rest to do so once in Chappel, for which I reproved him sharp ly, and he behav'd always afterwards with great respect. He was much afflicted with Sickness, which greatly humbl'd him, and brought him to a deeper Sense of Religion, so that he exprest a vehement Desire to receive the blessed Sacrament. He had been a little, Impudent, Bold, Daring and a knowing Fellow, considering his Youth. He declar'd, that he believ'd in Christ, Repented of all his Sins and was in Peace with all the World. Robert Johnson , not full 20 Years of Age, of Honest Parents; his Father having been an Officer in Drury-Lane who gave him good Education at School, to Read, Write and cast Accompts, and got him instructed in Christian Principles. When of Age, he was put to a Lock-Smith near Hanover-Square , with whom (as he said) he serv'd 5 Years and an half, and then weary of confinement, he went to Sea , and was on board one of his Majesty's Ships at the late Siege of Gibraltar , and at Spithead . He said that his Captain (a Gentleman of honour, whom he greatly commended) was very kind to him, and favour'd him with many good Advices, which he had neither Sense nor Grace to follow. He was Book'd to go to Jamaica with the same Captain again, but designedly slipt the Ship, that he might attend his lovely Company and win the Gallows to himself. He liv'd with a young Woman, who was his Father's Maid, when he died about nine Months ago, who had a Child by him while he was under Sentence, but was not Married, though he call'd her his Wife. He was profoundly idle and unwilling to Work. He idl'd away his time with wicked Company about Town, and was addicted to all manner of Vices. He was disobedient to his Parents, a Sabbath-breaker, a Swearer and Blasphemer, a Drunkard and a Whore-master, &c. in short, he was such a proficient in Wickedness, that he said he was guilty of all Sins, but unnatural Ones and Murder. Once as he was attempting to rob a Gentleman in a Street in Holbourn , the Gentleman threw him down, and would have taken him, had he not shot a Pistol by the Gentleman, which surpriz'd him so as he let him go, and then he thought fit to make the best of his way. When he was young, he pick'd and pilfer'd small things. His Company was the other two and the two Evidences, with whom he continued only two Months, till he was taken. Upon Wednesday the 11th of November, in time of divine Service, he with O'Brien, and one or two more interrupted the reading of the Psalms, for which I exclaimed, telling them, that they had no sence of God upon their Spirits, nor of the danger of Hellfire they were in, which they deserv'd for that one Wicked indiscretion, and that they merited no favour from Man. Next Day Johnson and Rogers threw the whole blame upon O' Brien, who provok'd them in contempt of our Worship, but he obstinately deny'd it, and said that they were equally guilty with him. He profess'd himself a deep Penitent, writ Letters to all those who had any grudge at him, declar'd that he believ'd in Christ his only Saviour, and died in Peace with all Mankind. James Bryan , alias Brien , alias O Brien , near 20 Years of Age, born in Dublin , but came over to London with his Parents, when he was about a Year old. His Father put him to School, and got him taught to read and cast Accompts. When of Age, he did not go to a Trade, but follow'd his Father's Employment, who was a Plaisterer in Drury-Lane , but this Business he took no Pleasure in, and never came to understand any thing of it to Perfection, having always had his Inclinations to go abroad, in order to game and spend his Time with idle and wicked Company, and to act the Black-guard, which was his whole Delight. When wearied of an idle Life, at last with much ado he went to Service , and continu'd for some Time with a Gentleman or two, and serv'd them honestly, with the Approbation of his Masters: But soon weary of this as too settled a Way, for one of his roving Disposition, in a short Time he left his Master, and went to Sea on Board one of his Majesty's Ships , where he serv'd at the Siege of Gibraltar . When he came home from that Expedition, he serv'd a little while in another Man of War, but after his second Return, he did not incline to apply himself to any honest industrious Way for the future. When he was to set out to his last Business which soon put an End to him, he engag'd with a Mistress, a Lady of the Town, who past for his Wife, and whom he much commended for her Care of him. He went to some of those Houses about the Town, where he enjoy'd himself with his Companions, and took on the Resolution of going on the Highway with them, and this Design he put in Execution without Delay, and had the same Success with his Companions, for two Months Time put the finishing Stroke to all of them. He had never been a Thief or Robber, as he said, but during the said Time, and in Company of his Fellow sufferers and the Evidences. He said, he always disdain'd and thought it below him to commit petty Thefts, such as Pick-pocketing, &c. but thought it more becoming a manly Spirit to attack Coaches and such People as he met upon the Highway. He said, that they who upon his Trial swore in his Favour, minded not what they said in order to serve him. As to his Religion, he profess'd himself a Roman Catholick , but said he lov'd the Church of England, and would have died in our Communion, if some of his Friends had not importun'd and press'd upon him to adhere to their Faith; although one may think, he had not so much Religion as that it was worth the contending for. When he came to Chapel, he made Responses and sung Psalms with the rest, and sometimes he read in a small Manual. He was notoriously disobedient to his Parents, and one of the most perverse Boys that ever was. He believ'd himself to have been one of the most wicked young Fellows in the World, and to have been Guilty of all Sins but Murder. He was an impudent, bold young Fellow, and if he had not been prevented might have been Capable of doing much Mischief. He declar'd, that he heartily forgave all Injuries done him, and repented of his Sins. The following is a Copy of a Letter sent by him to his Father and Mother, a few Days before his Death. To Mr. Terence O'Bryan , Living in Burley-street , in the Strand . Honoured Father and Mother, THE uneasiness I give you, is more Terror to me then the thoughts of Death, but pray make your selves as easy as you can, for I hope I am going to a better Place, for God is my Refuge and my Strength, and my helper in time of Tribulation, and pray take Care of my Brother now whilst he is Young, and make him serve God, and keep him out of bad Company; if I had served God as I ought to have done, and kept out of bad Company, I had not come to this unhappy Misfortune, but I hope it is for the good of my Soul, it is good I hope what God has at present ordained for me, for there is Mercy in the foresight of Death, and in the time God has given me to prepare for it; a natural Death might have had less Terror, for in that I might have wanted many Advantages which are now granted me. My trust is in God, and I hope he won't reward me according to my Deserts; all that I can suffer here, must have an End, for this Life is short, so are all the Sufferings of it, but the next Life is Eternal. Pray give my Love to my Sister, and desire her not to neglect her Duty to God. I hope you are all well as I am at present, I thank God. So no more at present from your unhappy and undutyful Son, JAMES O'BRYAN . Thomas Rivers , of St. Botolph's Aldgate , was indicted for Burglariously Breaking the House of Nicholas Fenwick , Esq ; and stealing divers pieces of Plate, to the value of 85 l. 19 s. Holland Shirts, value 20 l. and other Goods of the said Nicholas Fenwick , Esq ; the 8th of September last. Thomas Rivers , 26 Years of Age, descended of Honest Parents in Berkshire , about 50 Miles from Town. His Father was a Farmer and died, when he was but a Year old. Thus being left an Orphan, he was kept by an Uncle in the Country, and there being no School near, his Education was intirely Neglected. He applied himself to Country Work and Labour, and was put to no Trade, but as he came to Age, he left the Country and went to the City of Oxford , where, as he said, he had several very near Relations, and there he serv'd 6 or 7 Years in Coffee-houses honestly. Then he came to London , and kept himself by his former kind of Service in Coffee-houses with approbation. He married a Servant Maid, took Lodgings and liv'd a while with her, but not being able to maintain her, they both went to Service again. John Girst who was Evidence against him, and associate with him in the Robbery for which he Died, learn'd him to make Gloves, by which way of Business (as he said) he would have liv'd very well with his Wife, if he had not been drawn into the fatal Misfortune, which was his overthrow. He wept often, and sadly lamented his Ignorance, for he could neither Read nor Write. I comforted him with the Divine Promises, and told him that God would not require any more at his Hands than what was given him. He own'd his carrying away the Goods of Mr. Fenwick in Burr-street , as mention'd in the Indictment, and that he had dispos'd of some of them, and for that he beg'd Pardon of God and Man. And withal he added, that he was over persuaded by Girst, the other Person concern'd with him in the said Robbery. He said, he never had been vicious in his Life excepting this Instance. He was apparently very Penitent, not having been harden'd and obdur'd, as many of them are, but tearing and crying for his Sins. He seem'd to have been a good-humour'd Fellow, but had fallen into bad Company, which prov'd his Ruin. He declar'd his Faith in Christ, a Sincere Repentance for all his Sins, and that he heartily forgave all Men, as he expected forgiveness from God. All of them own'd the Justice of their Sentence. Sunday, the Day before there Execution, I receiv'd a Letter sign'd W. W. desiring to ask Thomas Rivers , If he did not take some Things, or any Money from his Master W. W. in Q - S. when he liv'd with him last Spring: he said, he did not, and made some Reflections about a Promise made him to deliver a Petition, but added, that he retain'd no Prejudice, and heartily forgave every Body. At the Place of EXECUTION. O'BRIAN read in a Book of his own so loud, that I was oblig'd to desire him to read lower and not to interrupt our Worship; he cried to God and Christ to receive his Soul; and also to the Saints, to Paul and Peter who has the keys of Heaven to receive his Soul. I desired him to speak to himself and worship God. He desired me to inform the World, that they had no design of executing any extraordinary wicked attempt at Windsor, as was given out. The rest had no more to add to their former Confessions, only they were willing I should make it known, that their Parents, Wives, Friends or Relations knew nothing of their Villainous enterprizes, and therefore they hop'd the World would not make any uncharitable reflections on them, upon their Account. Their design of going to Windsor, as they pretended, was to wait on and bring a Mistress of O'brian's to Town, and in that unlucky expedition; each of them had his City Mistress. They were very Serious in complying with Prayers; desir'd a Psalm to be Sung, and went off the Stage crying out, Lord Jesus receive my Spirit. This is all the Account given by me, JAMES GUTHRIE , Ordinary of Newgate . N. B. The farther Account of the several Robberies committed by O'Brian, will be Publish'd in Applebee's Original Weekly Journal next Saturday; with a Copy of Verses which he wrote to his Sister two Nights before his Execution. London : Printed by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Bolt-Court , Fleet-street .

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The ORDINARY of NEWGATE his Account of the Behaviour, Confession, and Last Speech of Peter Bennet , who was Executed at Tyburn on Wednesday the 25th of October, 1704. AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 11th, 12th, and 13th Instant, Two Men and Seven Women were try'd for several Felonies and Burglaries; and being found Guilty, they did all of them receive Sentence of Death accordingly. But Four of the Women, who were found with Quick Child, and the other Three, with one of the Men, through the QUEEN's especial Mercy being Reprieved; One only, viz. Peter Bennet , is now order'd for Execution: On the LORD's-DAY, being the 15th Instant, I peach'd to them and others then in the Chappel of Newgate , both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon these Words of Elihu in Job, chap. 36. ver. 26: Behold, God is great, and we know him not; neither can the Number of his Years be searched out. From which Words, shewing to us, 1st, The Greatness of God, infinitely surpassing our Knowledge of Him. Behold God is great, and we know him not. And, 2dly, His Eternity, not to be brought within the Compass of our Numbers. Neither can the Number of his Years be searched out. I laid down this Proposition, viz. That all the Knowledge we can have of God in this World, is very short and imperfect; and the very highest Conceptions which we can frame of his Majesty or Eternity, are very scanty and defective: Those Divine Perfections infinitely surpassing all our Measures, either as we are Mortal or Limited Creatures. Which Proposition having first Illustrated, I then proceeded to draw from the Whole, these useful Inferences. 1st, What an inestimable Treasure the Holy Scriptures ought to be esteem'd by us; and how we should therefore diligently search them, seeing they contain all that is necessary for us, both to know and to do, in order to Salvation. 2dly, How reasonable it is for us to love one another in some Differences of Thought and Opinion; for where these have no Influences to a bad Life, nor disturb the Government, nor lead to a Necessity of throwing off the Authority of the Holy Scriptures, there our mutual Love and Forbearance (whatever else is) is an undoubted Command. 3dly, What an awful Reverence we should bear to that God, who is so highly and so infinitely exalted above us. 4thly, How we should repent of our Sins, and amend whatever we have done amiss; seriously considering how much we have by our wicked Lives affronted the Majesty of God, and trampled upon his Soveraign Authority; How much we have despised and abused his great Goodness and Mercy; And how much therefore we should be concern'd to prevent the Dreadful Effects of his Wrath, by a speedy, sincere and hearty Repentance, and stedfast Faith, working by Love, and flowing from a due sense of the infinite Excellency of the Divine Nature. 5thly, How we ought to depend upon God in all Events, and under all Circumstances, and wholly resign our selves to his Holy-Will and Pleasure. 6thly, How we ought to wean our Affections from this miserable and wicked World, and fix our Hearts upon God and Eternal Life. 7thly and lastly, How we should be earnestly longing after that happy State, where we shall be advanc'd to an unspeakable degree of God's Knowledge, and most ravishing Joy and Comfort: Where all our Troubles, and Fears, and Perplexities; all our Sins, and Punishments, and Miseries, shall be at an end; and our blisful and surpassingly transporting Enjoyments shall begin, encrease, continue and endure to all Eternity. These Heads of Inferences after I had enlarged upon, I then address'd my self in particular to the Condemned, whom I exhorted to look back upon their Life past; To consider the sad Condition Sin had brought thm into: and to take a Prospect of their approaching future State; which should be a State either of Eternal Happiness, or Eternal Misery, according as they did, or did not, endeavour to improve those few precious Moments, which were remaining them in this World. ON the Lord's-Day following, being the 22d Instant, I preach'd again to them, both in the Forenoon and Afternoon, upon part of the Epistle for the Day, viz. Eph. 4. 22, and 23. That ye put off concerning the former Conversation, the Old Man, which is corrupt according to the Deceitfulness of Lusts: And be renew'd in the Spirit of your Mind. From which Words (first Illustrated) I shew'd, 1st, That there is a Corruption in our Nature, which is called the Old Man, because we derive it from our first Parent Adam, who by his Transgression of God's Command, brought this Corruption upon himself, and entail'd it to his Posterity. 2dly, That this Corruption, though inveterate and deeply rooted in our Nature, yet may be overcome and removed from us, so far as that it shall not prejudice the Interest of our Souls; if so be that we are renew'd in the Spirit of our Mind; that is, if we have the Spirit of Christ; which we shall certainly receive (accorcording to his Promise) upon our earnest asking for it: and by the Power of it we shall have our corrupt Nature chang'd into a State of Purity and Holiness, and consequently of Spiritual Joy and Comfort. Upon these two Heads, I inlarged both my Morning and Evening Discourses, which I concluded with a particular Application and Exhortation to the Condemned Persons; pressing them to Repentance, and shewing them what Repentance was, and what were the blessed Fruits of it. While they were under this Condemnation, I visited them twice every Day, and laid before them those Considerations I thought most proper and most conducive to their Reformation and Salvation. And indeed, I must say this of them, that they all did (while with me) behave themselves in outward Appearance, as Persons that were really sorry for what they had done; and I hope that those of them who are Repriev'd will make good the repeated Promises that they have made to God and me, of forsaking their Sins utterly, and amending their Lives effectually; which the Lord grant they may faithfully perform, to their Temporal and Eternal Comfort. Now as the World will be able to judge of them by their future Life; so it may judge of him who is the principal Subject of this Paper, by the Confession and End he made; which, in Substance, is as follows. Peter Bennet , alias French Peter, alias Peter Flower , the only Person now order'd for Execution, said that he was about 25 Years of Age, born of honest Parents at Niort in the Province of Poictou in France , and brought up in England , whereinto he came very young; and that his first Employment was the Silk-Weavers Trade , of which he work'd about two Years in Spittlefields, and then went into the late King William's Service ; in which, and in Her present Majesty's, he had been (both at Sea and Land) for these several Years past, and was actually in the Second Regiment of Foot-Guards , under the Command of Lieutenant Colonel Bradocke, when he was apprehended. He own'd himself to have been a very ill Liver, and formerly one of Moll Raby's Gang; and he did (with bitter Reflection upon his vicious Conversation, almost through the whole Course of his past Life) freely declare, that he had committed all manner of Sins that cou'd be nam'd or thought on, Murther only excepted; and said that though he earnestly desired to live, that he might lead a new Life, and give sensible Tokens of his Change and Reformation to the World; yet he was willing to submit to the Will of God, and the Stroke of Justice, by which he was appointed to be cut off from the Land of the Living: wherein he had done so little Good, but so much Harm. He confess'd, that he was justly brought to this Condemnation, who had no better improved the Mercy he receiv'd before, when under such another; and that he was guilty not only of the two Facts lately proved, but of all the Seven Indictments then preferr'd against him in the Old-Baily: And 1st, That he, together with Thomas Hunter , (who not long since was executed at Tyburn) and another, whom I shall forbear to name here (because I desire not his Confusion, but his Conversion) broke open, and robb'd the House of Mr. Annis, on the 19th of April last, taking thence 60 Yards of Crape, 90 Yards of Serge, 66 Yards of Holland, and 12 pair of Stockings; which Holland and Stockings they divided among them three; and as to the Crape and Serge, his Companions dispos'd thereof, he does not well know to whom; but he remembers, they had Nine pound for them, and he Three pounds for his Share out of that Nine pound. 2dly, That he, with the other two beforemention'd, and one Sebastian Reis , a German, that was hang'd with Hunter in June last, did likewise in the said month of April, break the House of Thomas Abbot , a Quaker, and took from thence 25 Dozen of Handkerchiefs, and an old Scarf, which they sold for Four Pounds to a Woman that keeps a Brokers Shop at the Golden Ball in High Holbourn : but as for the Guinea mention'd in that Indictment, to have been at the same time with the other Goods, taken out of the forenamed Abbot's House, he said, he knew nothing of it. 3dly, That they did, in May last, break the House of Mrs. Margaret Christian , and take thence a Cheshire-Cheese, about two or three Quarts of Brandy, and some Sugar Cakes; which Cakes and Brandy, they did eat and drink among them; and for the Cheese, himself, who was carrying it away, when pursu'd, threw it down, and left it to whomsoever would take it. 4thly, That they in April last, broke another House, which he supposes might be Mr. Sapford's, mention'd in the fourth Indictment, but had not an Opportunity of carrying any thing out of it, being prevented therein by the Watchman that was then going the Rounds, 5thly, That in the same Month of April, they broke the House of Mr. Palmer, and took from thence four Silver-Spoons, a Napkin, an Old-Sword, and a Spice-Box, with a small Silver-Spoon in it, & some other things, of little or no Value. The 4 Silver-Spoons, he said, Mr. Palmer had again; the Napkin he took to himself, and the Box they left in the Fields; but what was in it, and the Sword with the small spoon, he can't well tell what his two Companions did therewith. 6thly, That towards the end of the said Month of April, he, and the other two first mention'd, broke the House of Mr. Gibbs, and took from thence 8 India-Curtains, 4 Vallance, a Squob, and a pair of Sheets; which Sheets he kept for himself, and one of them took the Curtains, Vallance, and Squob to his own Use, and gave him three half Crowns in Consideration thereof, and their other Companion had also some Money given him upon that account, by him that kept those Curtains, Vallance, and Squob. 7thly, and lastly, That they three went and broke open the House of Mr. Bird, and took thence a Ham of Bacon, (which the Owner had again) and 5 Bottles of Cyder, and two Papers of Tobacco, which they spent among themselves. He added, that he (as he does in general remember, but has forgot the Particulars) had committed several other Robberies and Burglaries, in company with the forenamed Tho. Hunter , and Sebastian Reis , and the other Person whose Name (as I said before) I will now spare; and that this last, in particular, did with him one Night (he can't well tell how long since) break and enter by the Backside, into a certain House in a pav'd Court in Fetter-Lane , and robb'd it, taking thence 24 or 25 Guinea's, about 5l- in Money, a Silver-hilted Sword, a Long-Perriwig, a Silver-Salt Seller, with some Silver-Spoons and Forks, and a Hat; which Hat, he said, he wore now, and was not worth restoring. As for the Sword, they flung it into a Cellar, in Fee-Lane, and for the Plate and Perriwig, his Companion sold them to one William Buxton (an Harbourer of ill People, and a Buyer of stoln Goods) living in Church-Lane between White-Chappel and Gravel-lane . This is the ample Confession he made to me, and declared, that (to his Grief) he was not able to make any Restitution or other Reparation to the Persons he had thus wrong'd; but heartily pray'd that God would bless them, and they would forgive him. He freely acknowledg'd himself a grievous Offender, and repeated again, that he had committed all manner of Wickedness, but Murther; that he was the vilest and the worst of Sinners, and had exceeded in Sin, even those that had first brought him into it: some whereof, he said, had deservedly suffer'd a shameful Death, and others are still living; and these he earnestly intreats to be wiser than himself had been, and take due Warning by him, who now finds his Folly in not having done so by others, that is, by the Punishment of those that went this way out of the World before him. He seem'd to be very sensible that his Neglect of God's Service, prophaning the Lord's Day and Name, Swearing, Drinking, Gaming, Whoring, &c. were the great Causes of his Ruine; and therefore out of that Charity which he owes, and now has for all Mankind, he (in the Words of a Dying Man, that has done with the World, and now speaks without Disguise, by his own woful Experience) admonishes all to avoid those, and all other Vices; that they may prevent their own Destruction both of Body and Soul. Thus he appear'd as one who had great Reason to abhor Sin, and who wou'd fain perswade others to abhor it too. The Day of his Execution being come, he was carry'd in a Cart to Tyburn, where I assisted him to the last; earnestly exhorting him to clear his Conscience by a further Confession, if he had any thing more to say, and stir up his Heart and all the Affections of his Soul to God. Upon which he said, he had nothing more to discover, but heartily pray'd God to forgive him his Sins, and be merciful to him for Christ's sake. Then I pray'd and sung a penetential Psalm with him; and afterwards he spoke to the People to this Effect, I suppose there are some here that have been engag'd in ill things. I know there are. I beseech them to amend their Lives, and I beg that all that see me here, would take Warning by me. I am a very young Man, but a Lad, not above 24 or 25 Years of Age, but a grievous Sinner, and I am now to die for my wicked Life. Pray Gentlemen, take Warning by me, and pray for me, that God would have Mercy upon my poor Soul. And the Lord bless you all and prosper you. Then he lifted up his Eyes to Heaven, and said, Lord have Mercy upon a miserable Sinner. O call me not to mine account. I am not capable of answering thee. Sweet Jesus have Mercy upon me! Lord, open me thy Gates, and let me enter in! When he had done speaking, I discours'd him again, and made him rehearse the Articles of our Christian Faith, and I pray'd again, and sung another Psalm; and having commended his Soul to God, I left him to his private Devotions, for which he had some time allotted him. Then the Cart drew away, and he was turn'd off, whilst he was calling upon God in these and the like Ejaculations, Lord forgive me all my Sins! O God, I come, I come: Reject me not. O do not abhor my Soul! Lord, save me, Lord Jesus receive my Spirit. This is all the Account (which God grant may be useful to the World) that can be given of this Dying Person, by PAUL LORRAIN , Ordinary of Newgate . Wed. Octob.25.1704. Advertisements. THE Exemplary Life and Character of James Bonneld , Esq; late Accomptant General of Ireland . To which is added the Sermon preach'd at his Funeral by Edward Lord Bishop of Killmore and Ardagh The Life by William Hamilton , A. M. Archdeacon of Armagh . Attested by Six of the most eminent Bishops in the Kingdom of Ireland. THE Necessary Duty of Family-Prayer, and the deplorable Condition of Prayerless Families consider'd. In a Letter from a Minister to his Parishioners. With Prayers for their Use. THE Manifesto of the Cevennois. Shewing the true Reasons which have constrained the Inhabitants of the Cevennes to take up Arms. Dedicated to the Dauphine. Price 2d. A Discourse concerning Sins of Infirmity and wilful Sins, with another of Restitution. By the Right Reverend Richard, late Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells. Price 3 d. DIrections for Communicants how to Celebrate the blessed Sacrament of the Lord's-Supper, according to the Prescription of the Church of England, laid down in a plain and familiar way, for the Use of all, but designed especially for the meanest Capacities. With Considerations and Exhortations to encourage our frequent Coming to that Table, &c. All Five Sold by Joseph Downing in Bartholomew Close . THE Christian Education of Children. In a Letter to a Friend. In which are contain'd the Fundamental Truths of Religion, and the Duties of a Christian Life. Profitable for all sorts of Persons; but especially recommended to Schools of Charity. Printed for R. Sympson at the Harp in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1704. A Specifick Powder for the Cure of the King's-Evil. THIS Powder by a long Experience, has been found to be extraordinarily successful and specifick against the King's-Evil: It helps Digestion, takes off the Crudity of the Chyle, revives the Spirits, purifies the Blood, and gives Strength and a Tonus to the several parts of the Body; so that by it, Sores and Ulcers are easily dried up, Swellings discuss'd, the Humours diverted, and their Malignity corrected: It hath a pleasant Taste, and makes no sensible Evacuation, and so may be taken without any Trouble or Disturbance from Business: 'Tis a gentle and safe Remedy, which doth agree with the Constitutions of all People. It is to be had at Mr. Rogers's a Bookseller at the Sun against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-street, at Mr. Round's a Bookseller in Exchange-Alley in Cornhill, at Mr. Baker's Bookseller at Mercers-Chappel in Cheap side, at Mr. Fleetwood's at the Parliament-Stairs Westminster-Hall, at Mr. Rowe's-Coffee-House at the Bridge-Foot in Southwark, and at Mr. Watson's Coffee-house the Corner of Denmark-street in Ratcliff High-Way. Price 5 s. the Box, containing seven Doses. Allowance will be made to those who take any Quantity. WHEREAS some Persons take the Liberty of putting out Sham-Papers, pretending to give an Account of the Malefactors that are Executed; in which Papers they are so defective & unjust, as sometimes to mistake even their Names and Crimes, and often quite misrepresent the State they plainly appear to be in under their Condemnation, and at the time of their Death: To prevent which great Abuses, These are to give Notice, That the only true Account of the Dying Criminals, is that which comes out the next Day after their Execution, about 8 in the Morning, the Title whereof constantly begins with these Words, The ORDINARY of NEWGATE his Account of the Behaviour, &c. In which Paper (the better to distinguish it from Counterfeits) are set down the Heads of the several Sermons preach'd before the Condemned; and after their Confessions and Prayers, an Attestation thereto under the Ordinary's Hand, that is, his Name at length; and at the bottom the Printer's Name, J. 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The ORDINARY of NEWGATE his Account of the Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Speeches of the Malefactors that were Executed at TYBURN, on Friday the First of August, 1712. AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bay, on Wednesday the 16th, and Thursday the 17th of July last past, Five Persons, viz. Two Men and Three Women, who upon their Tryals were found Guilty of Capital Crimes, received Sentence of Death accordingly; and Three of them having since obtain'd the Mercy of a Reprieve, which I hope they will not abuse, the other Two are now order'd for Execution. While they lay under this melancholy State of Condemnation, I visited them constantly, and had them brought up, twice every day, to the Chapel of Newgate, where I pray'd with them, and taught them in the Word of God publickly, as I did elsewhere in private; endeavouring to awaken them out of their Spiritual Lethargy, to a Life of Righteousness, and applying the Remedy of the Gospel unto their Sin-sick and stupefy'd Souls. On the Lord's Day the 20th of July last, I preach'd to them, both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon part of the Epistle for the Day, viz. 1 Pet. 3. 11. Let him eschew Evil, and do Good. Which Words I first explained in general, and illustrated by other Scriptures that inforce the same Duty; and then proceeded to shew from them in particular, these Three Things. I. That we ought not only to abstain from all manner of Evil, in Thoughts, Words, and Deeds, but even from the very appearance of Evil, as the Apostle excellently exhorts, 1 Thes. 5. 22. II. That to the end we may be constant in the Discharge of this first Part of our Duty of abstaining from Evil, and be kept from the Power of Temptation to Evil, we must carefully study to do Good, through the whole Course of our Lves; applying all our Faculties, and making all our Thoughts, Words, and Actions to conspire to this great End. III. lt, That for a Reward of our faithful Performance both of this Negative and Positive Duty of abstaining from Evil, and doing good (in which we ought daily to make further Progress) God will render our Life comfortable to us in this World, and at last advance us to perfect Happiness and Glory in the next. On the last Lord's Day, I preach'd again to the Condemn'd, and other Persons there present; and I took my Text out of the First Morning Lesson for the Day, viz. 2 Sam. 12. 13. And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also has put away thy Sin; Thou shalt not die. In which Words, I told them there were contain'd these Two Principal Things, viz. I. David's Confession, I have (saith he) sinned against the Lord. II. The Absolution given him from God, by the Prophet, in these Words, immediately following upon that Confession; And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also has put away thy Sin; Thou shalt not die. Now, What that Sin was, I shew'd it (in a general Explanation I gave, both of the Text and Context) to be the complicate Crime of Adultery and Murder, of which David was highly Guilty, who endeavouring to hide and smother the former, viz. Adultery, was driven (as most Criminals in this kind commonly are) to the Commission of the latter, i. e. Murder: The Heinousness of which irreparable Offence, I represented to my Auditory; and then laid before them the Character of a True Penitent, in the Person of David; proposing him to them as a sit Pattern for them to imitate in their Repentance, who had imitated him in his Sins. And all these several publick Discourses, as well as my private Ones, I concluded with proper Applications and Exhortations to the condemn'd Persons; endeavouring to perswade their Return to God, that they might obtain his Grace to mollifie and soften the hardness of their Hearts (which I found were most obdurate) and melt them into true Repentance, to their Comfort here, and eternal Bliss hereafter. In my private Discourses with them, and from my constant Observation of them, I found their respective Cases to be as I shall here represent them in the following Account. 1. Joseph Phillips , condemn'd for the Murther of Thomas Cook , an Infant of 6 years of Age. He confess'd that he was guilty of the Fact; but could not be brought at first to own; that it was a most crying and horrible Fact; he saying, That he did it only to be hang'd; for he mightily long'd to die. In this Perswasion he seem'd some time to be; and at other times said, he was sorry for what he had done, and would fain live, if he could. But I told him. He must die, for that he had chosen; and there was no room left for another Choice: but his great Business was to prepare for Death in good earnest, by praying to God that he might truly repent of that horrid Murther, (an Offence altogether irreparable) which he had committed, and which would certainly damn him to all Eternity, unless he repented of it with all his Heart. With these and such other Exhortations, which I thought might have moved him, he did not appear to be affected in the least; but remain'd still (as he was before) sullen, obstinate; and harden'd; and seemed all along to be very foolish, and insensible of his present Misery, and of the great Danger he was in, to fall into greater. And thus he was, till he saw Death coming close upon him, which in some measure awaken'd him, and drew from him such Expressions as these, I am very sorry for what I have done; and wish I had not done it. I pray God forgive me. He told me he was about 23 Years of Age, born in Bishopsgate-street ; That he was a Silk-weaver by Trade , and used to work very hard at it; That he never was addicted to Swearing, Lying, Cursing, Whoring, Drinking, or the like; That he frequently went to Church, and sometimes to Meetings. That he never was Guilty of Murther before, nor of any other Crime whatsoever; and was now very much griev'd he had committed this. But (saith he) it can't be helpt now: If it could, I would never do it again for all the World. These were his own Words to me; by which he discover'd the Sense he had of his great Sin: And upon this I exhorted him, and endeavour'd by all I could think of, to perswade him seriously to consider with himself what he had done, and what would become of him, if he did not truly and throughly repent of this, and of all other the wicked Deeds he might be guilty of, which were best known to himself. To which Admonitions, he gave me no other Answer, than this, To be sure I repent; he appearing still dull and stupid, and giving me no great Satisfaction then, that he repented as he ought to have done. But afterwards he seem'd to be more sensible, shedding Tears, and expreing his Sorrow for the barbarous Murther he had committed. 2. Elizabeth Chivers , also Condemn'd for Murder, readily own'd the Fact, and told me, that the Manner of her Life had been thus: That she being very young when her Father died, and her Mother left in very poor Circumstances, she was forc'd to go to Service at Fourteen Years of age: That she had liv'd in several worthy Families, where she behav'd her self faithfully and honestly in all respects: But, that about two Years since she removing from the Service she was then in, to another, her Master perswaded her to lie with him, and got her with Child: That when she began to grow big, she went from his House to another Service, where she stay'd about six Weeks, and then took Lodgings for her self; where some time after being brought to bed of a Female Child, which they nam'd Elizabeth Ward , the Father promis'd he would provide for both the Mother and the Child; which he did, till (about three Months after) the Devil putting it into her cruel Heart to destroy the poor Infant, which she suckled, carried it to Hackney , and drown'd it in a Pond there. And this she did without being driven to it by any Necessity, or feeling any Remorse for it then: That she being observ'd by some People that were about the Place at that time, she was presently apprehended, brought before a Justice, and committed to Newgate . There she was a Prisoner a good while before her Tryal, as she has been since, and all-along in a despairing Condition: For when I exhorted her to Repentance, and shew'd her how she might perform this great and important Duty, she said to me, O Sir! I am lost! I cannot pray, I cannot repent, my Sin is too great to be pardon'd! I did commit it with Deliberation and Choice, and in cold Blood; I was not driven to it by Necessity: The Father had all the while provided for me, and for the Child, and would have done so still, had not I ut of my wicked Heart destroy'd the Child, and cast my self away. Upon this I took occasion to shew her how cunningly the Devil had dealt with her; how he generally brings those who suffer themselves to be tempted by him, from one Sin to another; and how therefore we should be aware of his Sleights, and keep a as great distance from any Sin as possible; always praying to GOD, that we may not fall into Temptation. And to this I added. That when we have been so unhappy, as to give way to any Sin, we should do our utmost to repent; and to that end implore GOD'S Grace, so much the more earnestly by how much we have sin'd, being assur'd that on our hearty Prayers we shall receive such Spiritual Strength as will enable us to work out our Salvation with fear and trembling, and bring our selves from under the Dominion, Tyranny, and Slavery of Sin and Satan, into the glorious Liberty of the Children of GOD. With these, and such like Admonitions, I perceiv'd she was somewhat mov'd, and seem'd to be made sensible a little of her most heinous and crying Sin, and of the Mercy of GOD to repenting Sinners: But still she said her Heart was hard, and she could not repent as she should, nor have any good Hope of her self. In this sad Condition she continued till within a few Hours of her Death, and then she seem'd to have more comfortable Thoughts, saying, That she hoped GOD had turn'd her Heart, and would save her Soul. The further Account she gave me of her self is this; That she was above 30 Years old, born of honest Parents in Spittle-fields , in the Parish of Stepney ; and that excepting this her Adultery and Murther, the former whereof (which was the Occasion of the latter) she committed by the pressing Solicitations of her then Master Ph. W. she could not charge her self with any enormous Crime whatsoever; she having always before that time kept her self chaste, faithful, and honest, and never given way to Lying, Swearing, Drunkenness, Whoredom, or other Vices. This is the Substance of what she declar'd to me. And upon this, without judging (with rash Men) what is now become of her, as leaving that with GOD, to whom I committed her, I must needs say this, That in my Judgment, the lewd Person that deluded her, and made her commit Adultery with him, is highly guilty before GOD, and must expect to be call'd to a very severe Account, by Him, who is the Great Judge of the whole World, unless he takes effectual Care to prevent it by a timely and sincere Repentance: And GOD of his infinite Mercy give him Grace so to do. These Malefactors, I mean (nor the Adulterer, but) the Two Murderers, whose Confessions I have here set down for publick Satisfaction, were this Day carry'd from Newgate , (viz. the Man in a Coach, and the Woman in a Cart) to Tyburn , where I attended them for the last time. And after my Exhortations to them to stir up their Hearts to God, my Prayers for them, and the Singing of some Penitential Psalms, and rehearsing the Apostle's Creed, I finally commended their Souls to the Mercy of God in Christ, and retir'd from them; leaving them to their private Devotions, for which they had some time allotted them: And then the Cart drew away, and they were turned off, all the while calling on God to have Mercy upon their Souls. This is all the Account here to be given of these dying Persons, by me PAUL LORRAIN , Ordinary . Friday, August . 1712. London, printed by R. Brugis in street, and are to be Sold by J. Morphew near Stationers hall.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE 'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, OF JOHN HAMILTON , Who was executed at TYBURN On Monday the 10December, for MURDER: BEING THE Second EXECUTION in the Mayoralty OF THE Right Hon. Thomas Rawlinson , Esq . LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON . THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession Etc. BY Virtue of the King's Commission of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail-delivery of Newgate , held before the Right Honourable Thomas Rawlinson , Esq ; Lord-Mayor of the City of London , the Lord Chief Justice Willes, Mr. Justice Dennison, Mr. Baron Smythe, William Moreton , Esq ; Recorder , and others of His Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer of the City of London, and Justices of Jail-delivery of Newgate , for the said City and County of Middlesex , held at Justice-hall, in the Old Bailey , on Friday the 7th Instant, John Hamilton was capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death immediately upon Conviction, pursuant to the late Act of Parliament to prevent Murders. The next Day I visited and went to Prayers with him, which he seem'd to be attentive to. Upon talking with him afterwards, I found he was bred a Roman Catholick , and desired to dye such, and afterwards he was attended by a Gentleman of that Profession. He then positively denied the Murder, nay, even being present at it, and further declared, he had never done any Thing to deserve to be hang'd. John Hamilton was indicted, for that he, together with Allen Latty , on the King's Highway, on Datloff Christopher Crauze did make an Assault, putting him in Fear, Etc. and taking from him 7 Guineas and a Half, on the 17September. He was also indicted a second Time for the Murder of the said Crauze. John Hamilton , aged 27, was born, he says, in the North of Ireland , of Irish Roman Catholick Parents, and bred up in that Persuasion himself. He says also he was put out an Apprentice to a Silk-Weaver ; but through Disinclination to Industry, or by reason of youthful Folly, his Mind was taken off from Attention to the Prospect he might have had, of being a useful Member of Society in that Way; and nothing would please him so well when he was about fifteen Years of Age, as entering for a Soldier , to which, long before he did so, he says, his Inclination was (fatally too, God knows) resolutely bent, and at length he put it in Practice, and enter'd in a marching Regiment; so that about 12 Years he has been in the Army, about six or seven of which he was in the Guards, and he belong'd to the third Regiment at the same Time of his being apprehended and taken up upon Suspicion of Murder. About four Years ago he had the Honour to wait on a worthy Gentleman, an Officer of the Company to which he then belong'd, and at that Time he was looked upon as a Person of an honest Character, and was entrusted in Confidence of being a good Servant . Within twelve Months after he was out of this Gentleman's Service, he says he was quartered at a House near the Five Fields going to Chelsea , and there it is not without Cause believed, he began to be concerned with a Party that made it their Business to go upon the Highway. Great Diligence has been made Use of in search after Offenders of this Sort, by Gentlemen Officers of the Army, and where Suspicion has fallen, diligent Enquiry is always made, that such Disturbers of the Peace of Society might be brought to Justice. But it is well known, that Offenders against the Laws, act either so privately or so artfully, as to be an Over-match for those who would wish to drive from Society, such as shall appear to be the common Pests and wicked Devisers of all Kind of Villiany and Roguery. Of this Sort seems the unhappy Person who is the Subject of these Lines, to have been one; and, tho' a suspected Man for two or three Years past, yet had he the Luck to escape without being overtaken, and cut off in his Wickedness, till very lately; but, for what Purpose? It seems as if it had been so by Providence ordered, that this Punishment might be the more exemplary. And considering his having survived the Danger of those Wounds he received, together with his own Mismanagement, for Fear of Discovery, one might, I think, without incurring the Censure of the World for a rash Opinion, say, he was reserved to be a remarkable Monument of divine Vengeance denounced against the horrid Act of Murder. The Five Fields going to Chelsea has formerly been a Place where divers Robberies have been committed, as must be remembered. Whether or no he has been used to practise in that Neighbourhood any iniquitous Deeds, is only to be suspected from his great Desire of endeavouring to take off all Suspicion of that Kind, by positively declaring that a Coat taken from, and owned by him, does not belong to a Person in that Neighbourhood. This is an Affair which he seemed more concerned about clearing up than he did the Guilt of his own Conscience, which, in all human Appearance, hung so heavily over his own Head. Whatever may be the Case, of how much soever he may have been concerned in feloniously disturbing the Peace of Mankind, nothing ever, as far as we know, publickly disturbed his own Peace (whatever his Conscience might do privately, for private Sins have generally private Punishment)! till the Month of September last, when he was apprehended upon a violent Suspicion of robbing and barbarously murdering Mr. Datloff Christopher Crauze ; which Robbery and Murder deservedly raised the Resentment of all Mankind, so far as to wish that the Perpetrators of that fatal Catrastrophe might be brought to Justice, and for which End no Pains had been spared. On the 19September, the second Day after the Robbery and Murder, Hamilton was apprehended in a Situation very suspicious of his being conscious of having done something he ought not to have done, in a Closet in a Two Pair of Stairs Room, with his Shoes in his Hand, ready, as he vainly thought, to escape his Pursuers, and to fly from the Hands of Justice. I Scarce need remark it was on the 17September, that this most barbarous Affair was transacted; but choose to do it, because it will suggest to the Reader's Mind, that the Foot of Justice trod close upon his Heels. And, the Circumstances of the Case seem to say, it was necessary it should be so, and are such as shew that the Hand of Providence is directed to trace out the Footsteps of the Guilty, and to discover their Lurking-Places. To proceed then to the Case in Hand. 'T was on the 17Septemberlast, that Mr. Crauze set out from Petersham in the Evening, by Order of his Right Honourable Master, to attend upon his Duty and Business at London. He rode pretty briskly, little suspecting what was to befall him, till he came pretty near London, in the Dusk of the Evening. He was seen by a Man that keeps a Publick-house at Bloody-bridge , riding by upon a Gallop. Shortly after he heard Three Pistols go off, which was about a Quarter after 7 o'Clock, in the Night of the 17September, which was about Five Minutes after he saw Mr. Crauze ride by his House. Upon this, in about a Quarter of an Hour after, he went out to see what was the Matter, but could see nobody. However, the Report which this Person heard, was made by a Pistol which Mr. Crauze fired at the Rogues, and Two others fired, by each of them one, as he related the Matter. This was the unhappy Minute this dismal Catastrophe was acted, which cost him his Life unmerited, and the Robbers theirs deservedly. Soon after Mr. Crauze had passed Bloody-bridge, he stopped his Horse, and rode gently; when on a sudden Two Men started out of the Ditches, in which they had lurked for the Purpose of Robbery, one on each Side of him, and demanded his Money; upon which he drew a Pistol out of the Holster, and fired it at the Villains, and they fired each one at him; then they laid violent Hands on him, and by Force took him down from his Horse, and threw him on his Back to the Ground; then they robbed him of his Money and Watch; but he recollecting his Knife, which he generally carried about him, took it out of his Pocket, and wounded one of the Two; upon which the Knife was taken from him, and himself was wounded; then he, somehow in the Struggle he had with the Robbers, regained the Knife, and gave the Person he had wounded before Two other Wounds. The Knife was then wrested from him again, and made use of against its Owner; but the Man he had wounded went at a Distance, and calling to his Comrade, said, ' He ' had done for me; stamp upon ' him, kill him, tread his Guts out.' The other Villain, who staid behind with him, did as the wounded had bid him, and they left him for dead. Mr. Crauze, in the Scuffle with the other Man, had got Hold of his Hand, and bit his Thumb, as appeared when he was apprehended. These wicked Wretches having given him several Wounds, one on the Head, another in his Side, a Third on his Lip, and beat out Four of his Teeth, stamped upon his Belly till they had most miserably bruised his Bowels, Etc. and then leaving him for dead, made the best of their Way to escape; which they did for a short Time. Mr. Crauze recovering his Spirits a little, rose up, and, with his Two Hands holding his Belly, walked as far as the King's-Head, about Half a Mile on this Side Bloody-bridge, where several People saw him, one after another, as they came in. The Landlord asked him, What was the Matter? He said he had been robb'd by Two Men in dark-colour'd Cloaths, and miserably abused. Having armed themselves, several People went out to look after the Villains. And the Landlord advised Mr. Crauze to go to the Hospital. He did go to The Duke's-Hospital , and had his Wounds dressed. After which he was carried Home to his own House that Night, and lay in a miserable Condition till 2 o'Clock next Afternoon, when he died, after having grievously complained of his Bowels, miserably bruised by the Stamping, which exceeded the Pain of the Wounds. The People who saw Mr. Crauze at the King's-Head, made diligent Search after the Actors of this tragical Affair; but nobody was to be met with; only in a Gravel-Pit, upon looking about with Lanthorns, were found Three Pistols, the Case of the fatal Knife, with a Needle, used in larding Fowls, Etc. and some Keys; which being brought o him, Mr. Crauze owned one of the Pistols, and the other Things. They were what the Villains took from him, besides his Money and Watch. But, we suppose, thinking these Things might discover and cry out against them, they thought proper to leave them behind, and threw 'em into the Pit. To these Persons he had declared himself to have been robbed, and used thus barbarously. He said, they were Two Men in dark-coloured Cloaths, near of the same Height; that he had wounded one of them in Three Place, the Breast, the Side, and Thigh; and that he had bit the other's Thumb; so that if he was taken, he was sure the Mark must remain visible. As to these Circumstances, there were no less than Eight Witnesses to depose to the Truth of his having told them so before he died. And, some of them did declare, he particularly bid them remember the Bite of the Thumb; and to shew he was sure he had wounded the other, he said he felt the Blood run down upon him warm, after he had given the Wounds. His Descriptions of the Matter were very particular, and such as could not but dwell upon the Mind of such as he related it to. There was scarce any Difference in the Account of any of them. It was so deeply impressed upon his own Mind, that he could scarce vary his Relation of the sad Transaction. And they who received it from him, appeared to deliver this Account of it again in Court, with a strict and nice Regard to the Truth. The Perpetrators of this bloody Act betook themselves to Hiding-places. And, it being Hamilton's Turn next Morning to mount Guard, of course he did not attend, being wounded, as before related. However, Latty, his Companion, was dispatched for his Regimentals to the House where he had left them the Day before, and receiving them, brought them to him at the House of one O'Neal, where he had taken Shelter. Hamilton's Wife went the next Day of fetch a Person, who was a Surgeon and Apothecary, to dress his Wounds, who, when he came to him, found him very weak, and he shewed him a Wound under the Right Breast; but upon turning up his Shirt, to come at that to dress it the more easily, he saw another in the Side of the Belly. Upon Enquiry how he came by them, Hamilton said, he received them from a Comrade in a Scuffle, by a Scimitar. The Surgeon would have it they were by a Knife; but he confidently said. ' T was with a Sci' mitar. And he was advised to go to the Hospital; but his Wife said, 'No, for then his Pay would ' cease; and she would see him paid ' for his Trouble.' The Surgeon said, ' He was afraid he had got ' them some other Way;' and intimated some Suspicion, saying, ' His Wounds, he believed, were ' not fairly come by.' This Gentleman promised to see him next Morning, and intended to have him apprehended on Suspicion, having by this Time heard of the Death of Mr. Crauze. He drest Hamilton on Tuesday Night; but when he came next Morning Hamilton was removed. Here his Conscience seemed to press him with Fear, that Vengeance was at Hand, and he got out of the Way to avoid it. The next Day another was sent for to dress his Wounds; to whom he said, ' He received them in a ' Fray; ' who having dressed his Wounds, after assisted in taking of him at one Kenneday's, in a Closet up two Pair of Stairs with his Shoes in his Hand. This Person was fetched to him by Latty, Hamilton's Companion. To others he said, he had received his Wounds in a Duel with a Brother Soldier; and a third Story he told, which was, that he pick'd up a Girl, or she him, and going to drink with her, three Russians fell on him in Broad St. Giles , near Tyburn Road , and wounded him in that Manner. To this he seemed to stick by to the last, for he made this Pretence to the Gentleman that attended him to the last, as he informed me, and this he pretended when I talked to him. Being apprehended, he was carried before a Justice of the Peace, who, among other Things, ask'd him what Cloaths he wore the 17th, the Day of the Robbery and Murder? To which he reply'd, his Regimentals. But this certainly was false, for two People prov'd his leaving his Regimentals that Day at their House, and putting on brown Cloaths. They swore upon Trial, his Regimentals were at their House that Night, and the Latty fetch'd them away next Morning about seven o'Clock. Being ask'd what was become of the dark Cloaths which he had on that Day? said, he had sold them, but to whom he did not know. As to the Wounds, when Enquiry was made after them, he own'd one in the Breast, and said he had no more; but on Search, the Wounds as described by the Deceased were found, and answered in all Respects, such Wounds as might be given by a two-edg'd Knife, but by no other Instrument, such was the Knife used in this unhappy Transaction. Being ask'd, how he came to deny the other Wounds? he reply'd because they did not pain him so much as that in his Breast. A Serjeant of the Regiment he belong'd to, swore upon his Tryal, he saw Hamilton in the Strand , Monday the 17th, between two and three in the Afternoon, and that he had seen Latty and him together, Latty and Hamilton were Countrymen, and the latter own'd to me, that for twelve Months past, they had been intimately acquainted. And now to recollect the Sum of what is past, we shall observe, as to the Wounds, Mr. Crauze's Declaration, before he died, to several Persons, (all which have declared the same upon Oath) those found on Hamilton exactly answered, as well as the Bite on Latty's Thumb. He said the two Men that so miserably abused him, were in brown Cloaths. Two Persons swore upon the Tryal, that Hamilton was in brown Cloaths on the 17th Day of September, that fatal Day, that he shifted off his Regimentals, and left them in their House, and that he went out from their House in brown Cloaths. And a Person swore also on Tryal, that he saw him in the Strand between two and three o'Clock the same Afternoon, as above. What says Hamilton in order to hide his Guilt from Man? Why, he was in Regimentals all that Day. The contrary of which seems to be the Truth of the Matter; and they that declare it, could have no other Motive but to declare the Truth. He had not injur'd them, therefore it is not to be supposed they should combine together by Perjury to take away his Life; and after having heard such a Number of Witnesses declare such a Number of Circumstances, which nothing but Truth could support; and which, and they not concurr'd so well together, would never have induced a Jury to convict him. How he could persist in the Denial of having any Concern in the Robbery and Murder of Mr. Crauze, is to me somewhat surprizing; and, I believe, I may venture to say, I do not stand single in my Opinion. Hamilton was indicted last October Sessions, together with Allen Latty, for two different Robberies. The Prosecutors of these Indictments, were positive to Latty, who died before the Sessions, or else he might very likely have been then convicted for Robbery; and one of them said, he could swear to the Hands and Voice of Hamilton, but could not take upon him to swear to his Face. These Robberies were committed not far from that fatal Place, call'd Bloody-Bridge, and that Latty was one of the two Men that committed those Robberies, there was positively Evidence; whether Hamilton was the other or no, we leave to any one to determine their own Opinion: However, he was acquitted of both those Indictments, there not being Evidence sufficient to support the Charge against him. Upon which, there was a Motion made, that Hamilton might be detained till the next Sessions. The Council for the Crown acquainted the Court, that farther Evidence was expected by that Time to come out against him, with Respect to the Murder of Mr. Crauze, and by the Diligence of the Managers of the Prosecution for the King, as no other Proof could be sufficient, circumstantial Evidence has appear'd to convince, that Hamilton was greatly concerned in the Robbery and Murder, if not the very Perpetrator of the barbarous Act, as I am afraid will be strongly evinced by and by, when we come to make use of his own Words. On Friday last Hamilton was brought to the Bar, and called to his Tryal, upon Indictments as above; to which he pleaded, Not Guilty. The cruel Case being opened, and amply spoken to by the Council for the Crown, the Evidence called proved the Case sufficiently, to the Satisfaction of both Court and Jury, and he was brought in guilty of the Indictments; which though they consisted of two Facts, the one Robbery, the other Murder, yet were the Circumstances given in Evidence so blended together, as, in general, to tend to the Proof of both; as both were the dark Scene of but one Time of Action. However, he declared himself innocent before he went from the Bar, to the Surprize of every Hearer. When I saw him the next Day, he said, he knew nothing of the Matter; that he was not concerned in this or any other Robbery, with Latty, nor any Body else. Strange! that there should be so much Smoke without any Fire. Before we parted, I found he was of Irish Roman Catholick Parents, was himself bred that Way, and was so still, though he had been in the Army above 12 Years. The Gentleman that attended him the next Day, as such, said He denied not only the Fact for which he was convicted, and suffered, but every Fact of Robbery or Murder that ever was Accusation against him for. Good God! How is this to be accounted for? Can any Man scarce think, a Wretch under these unhappy Circumstances, once to acknowledge, and afterwards persist to his last Gasp to deny the Truth and Justice of his Suffering? Yet here's an Instance; and I am sorry to say it. God best knows how such a Contradiction is to be accounted for. For, after Conviction, and Sentence being passed upon him, Hamilton was brought from the Old Bailey , to be locked up in a Cell in the Press-yard. He came up with two others who had been convicted, and the Person who had the Charge of locking them up in the Cells: That Person says, and is willing to make Oath of it, that Hamilton spoke, as they were going along the Passage, in a Sort of Soliloque, (no-body having said any thing to him about the Affair) in these Words; viz. 'It is over with ' me; if I had not killed the Cook, ' the Cook would have killed me; ' but he gave me the first Stab.' Whom did he mean? Mr. Crauze, no doubt! What shall we say to this? Is this denying the Fact? If this be a Truth, (and the Man is ready to give his Oath to the Truth of it), what shall we say? Or, what can any one think of the Person, who after having, as above, plainly admitted the Fact, goes out of the World with his last Breath denying what himself had before admitted to be true? We shall not pretend, nor attempt to account for this palpable Contradiction. 'Tis strange! 'tis wondrous strange! But, the Lord only knoweth the Secrets of the Heart, and the Counsels of Men, that they are but vain, oftener calculated for their own Interest, than for the Purposes of real Good. Here then, we shall leave the poor deluded Wretch, to whom may God shew more Mercy than he did, or was likely to do, to his fellow Creature. If he was not guilty, all here said will not make him so. But, if he was, as his own Words admit, and strong Circumstances prove, 'tis pity a Man should leave the World, not taking his own Shame upon himself. What could be his Hopes of Hereafter, to comfort him in his dying Moments? And now, I think, we neither can, nor need say any more of the unhappy Malefactor; but leaving him in the Hands of Him who is merciful, tho' just, whose Goodness is to us an incomprehensible Attribute; we shall add a few Words upon the Nature of Murder, and its ill Consequences, horrid and detestable. Murder, in its most extensive Signification, denotes all Cruelty, in Thought, Word, or Deed. In a more restrained Sense, it signifies the taking away of a Man's Life unlawfully. And, if the Murder of Mr. Crauze is not an unlawful Murder, a Murder committed in consequence of an unlawful Act, what, in God's Name, may be termed Murder? 'T was committed with such Circumstances, as shew it to be a voluntary Murder, which was always punished with Death. The Ceremony used by the Israelites, when a dead Body was found in the Fields, slain by a Murderer unknown, is recorded in the 21st Chapter of Deut. (from 1 to the 9th Verse) and may inform Mankind what Idea they had of the Heinousness of Murder, and the Horror they conceived at this Crime. There likewise we see the Fear they were in, that God might take Vengeance for it on the whole Country. It also sets forth the Pollution that the Country was supposed to contract, by the Blood that was spilt in it, unless it were expiated, or revenged upon him that was the Occasion of it, if he should happen to be discovered. Such Evidence as could be come at, proves, and Hamilton owns in private, though not publickly, ' He ' murdered the Cook, or the Cook ' would have murdered him.' Who then can justly think, much less speak any thing against the Justice of his being put to Death? At the Place of EXECUTION. ON Monday the 10th Instant, about Nine o' Clock, John Hamilton was put into a Cart, and carried from Newgate to the Place of Execution. When he came there, he read by himself in a Manual which he had for that Purpose, about a Quarter of an Hour, denying the Fact for which he suffered, but just before the Cart drew from under him. Afterwards his Body was carried back to Surgeon's-Hall , in order to dissected, as the late Act of Parliament, to prevent Murder, has directed. This is all the Account given by me, JOHN TAYLOR , Ordinary of Newgate .

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE his ACCOUNT, Of the Behaviour, Confession, and last Words of Charles Towers , who was Executed at Wapping in the Parish of St. Paul Shadwell , on Monday the 4th of this Instant January: And also of William Anderson , who was Executed at Tyburn on Tuesday the 5th of the aforesaid Month. AT the KING'S Commission of the Peace, and Oyer and Terminer and Goal-Delivery, &c. Held (before the Right Honourable Sir George Merttins Knt . Lord Mayor , the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Justice King, Mr. Justice Dormer, Mr. Baron Page, Mr. Serjeant Raby, and several of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, for the City of London and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old Baily , on Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, being the 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th and 9th Days of December last, four Men were by the Jury found guilty of Capital Offences, and received Sentence accordingly. Two of the Persons, so sentenced, having obtained His Majesty's Reprieve, viz. Rowland Swanson and Thomas Herbert ; the remaining two, viz. Charles Towers and William Anderson were appointed for Execution. Though they at first (especially Charles Towers ) were incapacitated as to the performance of their Duty, by the Anger and Resentment their Condition had fill'd them with, ( Charles Towers in particular, at the same time that he acknowledged the rescuing the Prisoner West from the Hands of John Errington , affirming he was no way designedly disguised and that he no way apprehended he had any occasion to disguise himself, any more than had Tims, Bowler, Tibbs, Fencote, or any other upon the same Enterprize) Yet they afterwards became sensible of the Folly of their Resentment; and as the Friends and Relations of Towers refused to give him any Hopes of a Reprieve, or Expectations of Life, he changed his Passion into Grief and Sorrow, that he had lost, by his neglect, the Use of Letters and Reading. As Rowland Swanson of the Four was alone able to Read, he very industriously assisted his Fellow Prisoners, and call'd upon them to listen to the Scriptures early each Morning, and before they went to Rest at Night. They were all very frequent and regular in their Devotions, when alone by themselves, as well as constant attendants at the Chapel; and 'twas thought apparent they never had any Designs of making an escape from Justice, and the execution of the Sentence that was pass'd upon 'em. Immediately after their Conviction, the Words they were first instructed from were taken out of the xiv of St. Luke, verse 26. If any Man come to Me, and hate not his Father and Mother, and Wife and Children, and Brethren and Sisters, yea and his own Life also, he cannot be my Disciple. The Prisoners who were under the Sentence and Conviction of the Law, appeared to be very serious and attentive while they were directed to postpone every Engagement to God and Religion; to let go the Thoughts of the World, Friends, Kindred, and of Life itself, and place their Hearts upon Heaven, and those Treasures, which Moth and Rust cannot corrupt, and where Thieves do not break through and steal. Because the Folly of those is great, who say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a City, and continue there a Year, and buy and sell and get Gain: The Apostle tells them as follows, Whereas ye know not what shall be on the Morrow; for what is your Life? it is even a Vapour that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away, James iv. ver. 13, 14. It were better therefore to say with the Psalmist, How amiable are thy Tabernacles O Lord of Hosts. Blessed are they that dwell in thy House, they will be still praising thee. Blessed is the Man whose Strength is in thee, in whose Heart are thy Ways, who passing through the Valley of Baca, make it a Well. For a Day in thy Court is better than a Thoasand: I had rather be a Door-Keeper in the House of my God, than to dwell in the Tents of Ungodliness. For the Lord God is a Sun and a Shield; the Lord will give Grace and Glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly, Psalm lxxxiv. They were next instructed from the following Words of the Psalmist. Let the sighing of Prisoners come before thee; according to the greatness of thy Power, preserve thou those who are appointed to die. In considering the three sorts of Prisoners who ought to pray and to lament their Condition, that their sighing might come before God, we especially directed the third sort, who were under Bondage and in Adversity, for evil Doings and vicious Practices: As in Baruch, Chap. iii. Verses 1st and following, O Lord Almighty, God of Israel, the Soul in Anguish, the troubled Spirit, cryeth unto thee. Hear O Lord and have Mercy; for thou art mercifull; and have pity upon us, because we have sinned before thee. For thou endureth for ever, and we perish utterly. Remember not the Iniquities of our Forefathers; bur think upon thy Power and thy Name, now at this time. For thou art the Lord our God, and thee O Lord will we praise. In observing that God is the most proper Being for Prisoners, and all who are under Misfortunes and in Distress to apply to, as he is most Powerful, and as he is most Compassionate, we mentioned Baruch iii. ver. 14 and following. Learn where is Wisdom, where is Strength, where is Understanding; that thou mayest know also where is Length of Days, and Life, where is the Light of the Eyes, and Peace. Who hath found out her Place? or, Who hath come into her Treasures? Where are the Princes of the Heathen become, and such as ruled the Beasts upon the Earth, they that hoared up Silver and Gold wherein Men trust? They are vanish'd and gone down to the Grave, and others are come up in their steads. As for the Lenity and Compassion of Almighty God, it is amply illustrated in Ezekiel, Chapters xviii and xxxiii. If the Wicked will turn from all his Sins that he hath committed, and keep all my Statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. All his Trangressions that he hath committed they shall not be mentioned unto him; in his Righteousness that he hath done shall he live. Have I any pleasure at all that the Wicked should die, saith the Lord God; and not that he should return from his Ways and live. Cast away from you all your Trangressions whereby ye have transgress'd, and make you a new Heart and a new Spirit; for why will ye die O House of Israel. For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God, wherefore turn yourselves and live ye. Again, the Prophet is commanded by God, Chap. xxxiii, when the Children of Israel lamentingly enquired how they should live, when their Trangressions were upon them, and they pined away in them, to answer, As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the Wicked. If the Wicked restore the Pledge, give again that he hath robbed, walk in the Statutes of Life without committing Iniquity, he shall surely live he shall not die. The Sunday immediately before the Execution of those two Malefactors, who were appointed to suffer Death agreeable to the Sentence passed upon them, the Words they were instructed from in the Morning, are contained in the xix Chapter of the Book of Job, verses 25, 26. For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter Day upon the Earth; and tho' after my skin Worms destroy this Body, yet in my Flesh shall I see God, &c. In considering the Resurrection of Christ to Glory, and of Men as the Consequence thereof, we mentioned Romans vi. 9. Christ being raised from the Dead, dieth no more; Death hath no more Dominion over him; For in that he died he died unto Sin once, but in that he liveth he liveth unto God: Likewise reckon ye also your selves to be dead indeed unto Sin but alive unto God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. And also 1 Corinth. xv. 20. Christ is risen from the Dead and become the first fruits of them that slept; for since by Man came Death, by Man came also the Resurrection of the Dead: For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. The Account of these Persons under Sentence of Death. CHARLES TOWERS , sometime Inhabitant near St. James's Market , Butcher , was Indicted, for feloniously appearing, with several others, arm'd with Guns, Swords, Staves, or other offensive Weapons, and having his Face Black'd, or being otherwise disguised, on the Highway called Wapping Wall ; on the 21st of June last; to the Terror of His Majesty's Subjects, against the Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King, and against the Form of the Statute made and provided, and which was to take effect, after the first of June, in the tenth Year of His Majesty's Reign. Upon the Indictment he was Tryed, and it appearing that on Sunday Morning at eleven of the Clock, June the 20th, C. Towers, with seven others, rush'd into the House of John Errington , (with a large Stick, like a Quarter-Staff in his Hand, his Hair clipt off, without Hat, Wig, or Shirt, only with a blue pea-Jacket, which flying open before, show'd his Breast, as well as his Face, Black, and besmear'd as with Soot and Grease;) whence they rescued J. West, affirming that they were sworn thereto, for his Name was set down in their Book kept at the seven Cities of Refuge; and offering (as the Prisoner was with loud Acclamations carrying off) to strike D. Taylor, Waterman, and G. Errington, Brother to the King's Evidence; And the Prisoner's allegations, that he never was in any Riot, but only defending himself against the Baylffs, &c. not being thought of any force, he was by the Jury found guilty of Felony without Benefit of Clergy. As this unfortunate Person, after his Apprenticeship, marry'd young, before he was possest of a Competency, and Children and the Charges of a Family encreas'd upon him, he then judged that Gaming was a proper Method to retrieve himself and support his Family; but by Cards he lost that little he was then possest of. His Circumstances being desperate, he engag'd for a Friend, in a very large Sum of Money; which soon oblig'd him to fly into the Old Mint . When most distrest, he said, he refused all Solicitations to Rob or Thieve: Denying that he ever was guilty of any notorious Offence, except one, which was unfaithfulness to his Wife's Bed; for which, he added, he must acknowledge he deserved Death, tho' Adultery is so seldom punish'd in this Kingdom. As for the robbing Mr. Huggins of a silver Spoon, of the taking whereof he was convicted, some time ago, and ordered for Transportation, he denyed his seeing any such Spoon. And as for the picking the Pocket of Mr. Westwood, an Officer, and taking 3 s. with which Fact he was lately charg'd, he said he believed the Money might fall out of the Officer's Pocket, as they Ditch'd him in a sad and shameful manner, but that he never saw any Silver or Copper. He farther said that their way was, as he must then acknowledge, very cruel and unbecoming Christians, for, during his Time, twelve or more were sentenc'd to be Whip'd, by a Judge, who was chosen from among them, for the Day, and sat in State: He added, that during his Confinement, some Persons had abused and insulted him, who were Friends to Mr. Jones, Bailiff; but he protested he was not Judge when Jones was sen tenc'd, but one who was formerly an Officer in the Army: Nor had he ever any Designs against Sir Isaac Tilliard , or his House. He dwelt four Years in the Old Mint ; but owing to one Man 70 l. was forc'd to harbour in the New Mint, and took an House in Gravel-Lane ; for Prisons were all so full, that Men, as he said, died like rotten Sheep, and he had rather go to the Place whither he was going, than dwell under that Tyranny. He acknowledged the Fury and Violence he had used against innocent Men; and observed how contrary it was to Christian Levity and Mildness; we may suppose, that originally he was perswaded to it, as being strong and nimble; and afterwards had all Encouragement and Commendation; which Incitements coincided with the natural Warmth and Vivacity of his Temper. He confest he had been by much too Enterprizing and Rash; but at the same Time added, he thought the Officers were before his Misfortunes fully reveng'd of the Minters; for, among others, a Carpenter's right Arm was so Hack'd and Chop'd, that the Surgeon was forced to take it off; as for himself, he show'd how dangerously his Head was Cut, even six Weeks ago, the large Scars whereof appear'd. He denyed that he was ever in Disguise with design to do Mischief; but he said they had Mock-Masquerades, and particularly one in Meeting-House Alley , Wapping , where Men and Women met, under the Number of Twenty, and he in particular was in a Miller's Habit and his Face cover'd over with White. He directed his Wife to offer this to the Consideration of his Majesty, in a Petition; and also to insert her having two Children, besides one in her Body, which must come to Misery if the Father was taken from 'em; which Petition she delivered at the Council-Chamber Door. He was happy in having his Health continued entire, from the first Beginning of his Misfortunes; and in having R. Swanson, with him, who was able and ready to Read the Scriptures. When R. Swanson, had been Sick, in the Night, and could not Read and Pray at One of the Clock in the Morning, as was their constant Practice; Towers, the next Day, much condoled the Misfortune, saying he wished he was wealthy enough to employ and reward some Person who should sit up each Night and awaken them to Prayers as soon as Midnight was pass'd. The Day before his Death, he seem'd more chearful than before, saying, This was decreed for me, and I am easy and contented under it; and how should I be otherwise, for I am going from a Life of Trouble and Noise and Confusion, to a World of Quiet. WILLIAM ANDERSON , of Aldgate , was indicted for assaulting Hannah Rickaby , near Burr-street , on the 27th of October last, putting her in fear, and taking a Pocket, an Handkerchief, and 26 s. in Money; and it being proved by Eliz. Thompson , who was walking with the Prosecutor, that the abovenam'd Prisoner (who was stopt by W. Cuthbeard as he ran away) was the Person who snatch'd the Prosecutor's Pocket; the Jury found him guilty of the Indictment. 'Tho' this Prisoner did not seem to be so sedulous in his Duty as the foregoing; yet after the Warrant for Execution was sent to the City, his Behaviour was not amiss. He hoped that God would pardon his roving Mind, for many Opportunities had been offer'd him of settling and living soberly, which he slighted; particularly observing that he refused to settle in the Plantations abroad, tho' a Court of Justice had legally sent him thither for thieving. Tho' a very young Man, he was an old Offender, and before he was of Years to distinguish Good from Ill, fell into the way of picking Pockets, which he acknowledged made his Mind susceptable of any Vice. He mourn'd when Towers was taken from him, and wish'd he was then to have died along with him. As the Hour of his Death approach'd, his Devotion encreas'd; and he earnestly apply'd to Heaven for the pardon of his Crimes. The Behaviour, &c. of C. Towers at the Place of Execution. THIS Prisoner, (who was carryed in a Cart, to the Gallows erected by Wapping , through a very great Concourse of People, many of whom with Tears lamented his Condition) appear'd with uncommon Intrepidity; and tho' the Evening before, he wept very much when he took leave of his Wife and one of his Children, the immediate prospect of his own Suffering no way shock'd him; but in a very loud and exclaiming Voice he asserted his Innocence to the Spectators, after the Conclusion of the Prayers, &c. and to make all who were there believe, that he was not disguised when he rescued Mr. West, unless the dirty Condition he was commonly in, could be so term'd. That Capt. Buckland, sentenc'd Mr. Jones, the Bailiff, when he was used in so cruel and unchristian a manner that he Swooned, &c. That the others who were apprehended in the new Mint, and confin'd on the same Account, were not Guilty of going Arm'd in Disguise, or of any thing else that could nearly affect them; and named Mr. Saintloe, in particular. That he did not rob Mr. Henry Brooksbank , of any Brandy, Tobacco, or Pipes, as he had been charg'd, though the House was threatn'd and design'd against. To this he added, that lest his Words should be mistaken, he had most of the substance of 'em down in Writing; and pull'd out a Paper, written by an Acquaintance, for he could not write himself. He afterwards said, If the Sheriff or the High Constable must of necessity have the Paper, pray at least grant that it may be now read before all these People, for 'tis not against any Court: The Paper was according to his Desire read before the People; but it did not contain any Discovery, or any Confession of the Disguise, or the like, but was to the following Purport or Effect: That as he was in other matters a great Sinner (and had for other things deserved Death, he underwent the Punishment with Patience; and humbly hoped that Almighty God would be merciful to him for the sake of Jesus Christ, in whom he trusted; that he did not know of any Disguise he was in; that he did never commit Theft or Robbery; did not steal a Silver Spoon, or any Money; did not rob any Bailiff, &c. that he was forced and obliged to take Sanctuary in the Place call'd the Mint, in order to avoid his Creditors, because his Debts were so large that it was not possible for him ever to pay them. This was the Substance, but 'twas branch'd into many Words and Sentences. He also inveigh'd against the Bailiffs; but declared that he died in Charity with all Mankind. After the Paper was read, he return'd to his usual Composure and again grew calm. As the Cart began to move forward, he with the loudest Cries and Exclamations cry'd out to God to receive his Soul, till his Breath was stopt, wringing his Hands in a passionate manner; after which, the strength of his Constitution appear'd in the extream and surprizing Difficulty with which he died. The Behaviour of William Anderson at the Place of Execution. WHEN arriv'd at the Tree, the lifting up of his Hands, with Tears in his Eyes, demonstrated to the World a deep sence of his repeated Crimes, and apprehensions of his near approaching Suffering for them; his Behaviour, in a Word, was such as satisfy'd those around him of his sincere Repentance. The interval between the Service he employ'd in making a generous Confession of the Crime for which he suffer'd, and many others antecedent to it; and when he was to be finally dismiss'd, he required proper Expressions from us to recommend his departing Soul to God, which he made use of till his Breath was stopt. This is the Account that is given by me, T. PURNEY Ordinary and Chaplain. N. B. A Paper was given by Towers at the Place of Execution to one Hinton, but was commanded out of his Hands by the High-Constable, and deliver'd accordingly; it was yesterday offered to Mr. Applebee; but as it was read to the Spectators, and the Contents already mentioned in the above Account of the Behaviour, &c. the Paper sign'd by Towers we shall not publish; People may therefore judge whether the Paper printed by Hinton, and published by Warner, is not an Imposition on the Town, altho' witness'd by the two condemn'd Men: As to what Hinton publish'd, as follows, Towers publickly declar'd he would not deliver any Paper to the Ordinary or Mr. Applebee, &c. 'tis a direct Falsity, for Towers never mention'd either of them to the Publick. LONDON : Printed by JOHN APPLEBEE , below Bridewell-Bridge , in Black-Fryers .

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THE Last Dying Speech OF EDGERTON BRETT , Gent. Who was Executed at TYBURN , On Monday the 28th of September, 1691. for the Murther of William Benbridge , Shoe-maker , in Gray's-Inn-Lane . Mr. Brett, being Condemned the last Sessions for the said Murther, was Ordered to be Executed with the 8 Persons who Dyed on Friday the 18th Instant, but by vertue of the Queens most Gracious Clemency, he obtained a Reprieve for Ten Days longer; which being expired, he was conveyed in a Coach to the Place of Execution, where being come, he spake as followeth. NOW that I draw near the point to Dye, I shall speak to Men as I mnst shortly answer at the Judgment-Seat of God. I have lived and I now dye in the Communion of the Church of England, which I pray God to preserve and cause to flourish to you and your Posterity, so long as the Sun and Moon endure. But before I leave this sinful World, I do, with Self abhorrency and deep Humiliation, confess before God, Angels and Men, That the sins and follies of my Youth have been many and great, and my Trespasses have mounted up to Heaven and pulled down this Just Vengeance on my Guilty Head; yet as I have faithfully endeavour'd to act a severe Repentance, so I am fully perswaded, through the Satisfaction and Intercession of our Blessed Saviour Jesus Christ, to obtain God's Gracious Pardon. And now I pray that all Men would be warned by my sad Example, to shun all Excess, Riot and all the Youthful Lusts which have betrayed me into this Bloody Sin for which I justly Dye: And, lastly, I recommend my Soul into the Hands of my only Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, hoping for a Joyful Resurrection after Death to Life Eternal, even so come Lord Jesus. HIS PRAYER. O, Lord my God and most merciful Father, I beseech thee Pardon those many and horrid Sins I have committed against thy Divine Majesty, especially this Bloody Sin for which I Dye; Grant that my Saviour's Blood, being sprinkled on my Soul, may make Atonement for the Blood spilt, and that my Soul may not utterly be abhor'd and forsaken by thee, but that it may, in some degree, receive Eternal Life, to the Glory of thy Holy Name, and for Jesus Christ's sake, into whose Hands I commend my Spirit: O Lord receive my Soul into thy Heavenly Kingdom. Amen. This is a True Copy of the Paper delivered to me with his own Hand, desiring it to be made Publick. Samuel Smith , Ordinary. LONDON, Printed for Langely Curtiss, at Sir Edmundbury Godfrey's Head near Fleet-Bridge . 1691.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, Of the FOUR MALEFACTORS Who were executed at TYBURN On Monday the 13th of JANUARY, 1752. BEING THE Second EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Rt. Honble Thomas Winterbottom , Esq ; LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON. NUMBER II. for the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed for, and sold by T. PARKER, in Jewin-street, and C. CORBETT, over-against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet-street, the only authorised Printers of the Dying Speeches. M.DCC.LII. [Price Six-pence.] THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. BY Virtue of the King's Commission of the Peace, OYER and TERMINER, and Jail-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Right Honourable THOMAS WINTERBOTTOM , Esq ; Lord-Mayor of the City of London , the Honourable Sir THOMAS DENNISON , Knt. the Hon. Sir THOMAS BIRCH , Knt. RICHARD ADAMS , Esq ; Recorder , and others of his Majesty's Justices of OYER and TERMINER of the City of London, and Justices of Jail-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City, and County of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall, in the Old Bailey, on Wednesday the 4th, Thursday the 5th, Friday the 6th, and Saturday the 7th of December, 1751, in the Twenty-fifth Year of his Majesty's Reign, WILLIAM DICKENSON , JOHN MACNAMAR , RUSSEL PARNEL , WILLIAM HUGHES , and RACHAEL BEACHAM , were capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death accordingly. Their Behaviour under Sentence of Death was tolerably decent, and their Attendance at Prayers in Chappel constant, where they appeared with Seriousness and Devotion, during Divine Service. On Wednesday the 8th Instant, the Report of the Five Malefactors was, by Richard Adams , Esq ; Recorder , made to his Majesty in Council; when he was pleased to order the four following, viz. William Dickenson , John Macnamar , Russel Parnel , and Rachael Beacham , for Execution, on Monday, the 13th Instant. William Hughes was respited, in Consideration of being transported for Life 1. John Macnamar , was indicted, for that he, on the second of November, about the Hour of one in the Night, the Dwelling-house of Isaac Buckee did break and enter, and steal 2 silver Watches, value 4 l. 5 Gold Rings, value 2 l. 10 s. 7 Silver Spoons, value 15 s. 5 Silver Thimbles, 2 Silver Stock Buckles, 4 Pair of Silver Sleeve Buttons with Stones, 2 Stay Buckles, with Bristol Stones, 2 Shirts, 2 Pair of Sleeves, 3 Pair of Stockings, 3 Woollen Aprons, 1 White Apron, 8 Handkerchiefs, Silk and Cotton, a wooden Drawer, and other Things; and 30 s. in Halfpence 2. Russel Parnel , was indicted for putting Joseph Charles Lyre in Bodily Fear, and robbing him on the King's Highway, of a Pinchbeck Metal Watch, value 15 s. 1 Pocket Piece, 1 Guinea, and 16 s. in Monies numbered. 3. Rachael Beacham , Wife of Joseph Beacham , was indicted for the Murder of Henrietta Dawes , Spinster , Oct. 25th. She also stood charged on the Coroner's Inquisition for the said Murder. 4. William Dickenson , was indicted for stealing 4 Linnen Bags, value 4 d. 1 3 l. 12 s. Piece, 586 s. Pieces, 1 Moidore, 25 Guineas, 2 5 s. 3 d. and 9 l. 6 s. in Monies numbered, the Property of John Knowles , out of his Dwelling-house, Nov. 13th. RACHAEL BEACHAM , aged 47, was born in the Town of Hull , in Yorkshire , and brought up to London very young, even while hanging on her Mother's Breast. She seemed a poor ignorant Wretch, had no Education, living with her Parents in Shoreditch till they died, and was bred to the Business of winding Silk for the Throwsters . This was the Way, as she says, whereby she always got her Living; but that having been married 27 Years, she has had several Children by her Husband, and that their joint Industry maintained their Family in a tolerable decent Manner. She rented Part of a House , in which she also lodged the Mother of the poor Infant that was destroyed, and she says, they always lived quietly together. She was a sober, pains-taking Woman, and was as well respected among the Neighbours, as a Woman in her Station of Life could be expected to be, till this horrid Affair happened. She says, that about six Weeks before this Violence was done to the Life of this poor unhappy Infant, she had laboured under a violent Fever, which raged upon her for about three Weeks, or more, which Nature, by God's Permission, got the better of, very little assisted by Art or Physick. The Dregs of this Disorder, 'tis reasonable therefore to believe had left a Sort of Delirium, or Melancholy upon her. And she constantly affirmed, that from that Time she was always in a Hurry, and Confusion of Spirits, and could have no rest Day nor Night. She seldom shut her Eyes to sleep, or if she did, was disturbed and attended with Starts and Fears. She was continually running up and down Stairs, and could never set down long to Business, her Spirits being continually agitated and flurried, but by what Means, she could give no Account. She said, moreover, she had been several Times tempted to lay violent Hands on herself, at other Times on her own Children; of this she acquainted her Husband, but he took no farther notice of it, than to say, she was whimsical or magotty; but never took any Pains to consider, or find out what might be the Occasion of her disordered Senses. She declares, as a dying Woman, now sensible of the Heinousness of her Crime, that she could not charge herself with having ever before injured Man, Woman, or Child, that she was heartily sorry for what she had now done, and hoped her Suffering would be a Terror to all others, and be a Means of warning for the future against the Commission of any such horrid and barbarous Act. She says she owed no Ill-will to the Mother, nor yet to the Child, that they had always lived very quietly in the House, without Quarrels, Words, or Blows. Immediately after Conviction, the Woman appeared for some Time stupid and senseless, she scarce took Notice of any Thing said or done; yet went backwards and forwards to Chappel, as the others did, tho' it was with great Difficulty she got up and down Stairs. In about a Fortnight after, she was quite drooping, and kept her Cell for a Week or ten Days, with a violent Disorder and Delirium, so that scarce any one that saw her, believed she would live to be executed. However, about a Fortnight ago, she began to come about again, and has appeared more livelyand sensible, than she had done since Conviction. During which Time, she has been frequently interrogated. As to the Affair, she was always in the same Way of declaring, that indeed she had done the Fact, but that she never thought of hurting poor Henny till a Day or two before she murdered her. The Fact she speaks of in this Manner; That having been, as related above, in continual Hurry of Spirits, she had often thought in that Time, to murder the Child, but never attempted it till the third Day, when, as it unfortunately happened, the Mother of the Child was gone of an Errand; there were left in the Room with her, her own second Daughter about 9 Years old, sick in Bed, and the poor Girl whom she murdered. Beacham on a sudden, seized hold of a Case Knife, and made an Offer at the Child's Throat, as it sat upon the Floor diverting itself. Upon which, her Daughter cried out, Why you wont murder poor Henny, Mamma, will you? She thereupon threw down the Knife, she says, and went to look out at the Window for the Child's Mother; but she staying upon the Errand, and not returning to Beacham's Expectation, she returned into the Room again, and taking the Knife, instantly murdered the poor Infant, by cutting it round its Throat, and giving it a Stab on the Side of its Breast. Her Daughter in Bed cried out for help, and was overheard by her Father; who, had he come directly, as soon as he heard the Cry, might possibly have prevented the Murder; but it seems, there were some Pales between him and the House, which he was not so expeditious in getting over, as 'twere to be wished he had been, but he unluckily stuck upon the Pales for some Time, so that others had discovered the bloody Scene before he came. She seemed much better, and was ready to understand, and give Answers to what was said to her, since the Warrant for Execution came down, than ever she appeared to be before. She wept bitterly when the Affair was mentioned to her in private, but could give no farther or better Account than as above. She was thoroughly sensible, how much she merited her Fate, and said, as she had murdered the poor Babe, she deserved to die, and had no other Reason to desire to live, but for the Sake of her own Children, which are 4 or 5, whom she feared would not have that Care taken of them hereafter, as she had heretofore. She seemed to meet her Fate calmly, not insensibly, as if she had some glimmering Hopes, tho' shefrequently exprest her Doubts with Regard to her Happiness hereafter. 2. William Dickenson , aged 25, was born at Fordingworth, in Lincolnshire, and bred to Husbandry-work . His Parents dying when he was about nine or ten Years of Age, he was put into a Free-school in the Town aforesaid, where he learned only to read, and was then sent about his Business. He was never bound Apprentice, but took to Husbandry, and continued a Day-Servant at several Places; till, about eight Years ago, he hired himself a yearly Servant to a Farmer at Fullingham, in the County aforesaid. He seems to have been a very diligent careful Youth, and willing to learn to live in the World, by what he reports of himself; which is, that he always lived in the Esteem of his Masters, as he never neglected their Business; and moreover, what Money he got by his Labour he chiefly laid out in a very commendable Way; for, he says, he, together with some few others of his Age and Neighbourhood, employed a Person, after their Day-labour was over, in the long Winter-Evenings, to instruct them in reading and writing; by which he got a pretty Livelihood, and they received considerable Improvement; so that Dickenson was able both to read and write tolerably well. He says he had been constantly, for eight Years before he came to Town, in one Service at Fullingham, but that, indeed, he began to think it too great Slavery; and his Master putting him upon a Task he did not much like, i.e. having ordered him to driive a Herd of Swine the next Day to some neighbouring Market, he gave him the Slip in the Night, and resolved to set out for London. But better had it been for him to have drove his Master's Swine to any, than his own to this Market. He had not been in Town long before he was recommended to Mr. Knowles, Coal-dealer, in the Little Old Bailey ; to whom, he says, he should have been as good and faithful a Servant, as he was a Master, had he not been so unfortunately situate, as that neither his Master, nor his Wife, could scarce ever go to the Bureau, where the Money was kept, (which was in a Room of the Inside of the Shop) but he must hear the Sound of it; and besides, he lay in the very Room, which gave him the greater Opportunity; and so between the Temptation, the frequent Sound of the chinking of the Money, and the Opportunity he had by laying in the Room, the Devil tempted him to be a Thief, and he stole 50 l. The Thoughts of the Coin run in his Head Day and Night, and he began to set his Head to work how he should come at it. At length the fatal Night came, and being prepared with Instruments for the Purpose, he resolved to break the Bureau: He did so, and, after wrenching two Locks, he came at the wish'd-for Prize, the Money mentioned in the Indictment. As soon as he had got the Booty, he prepared to get off with it: He dressed himself, and having a Pair of Boots, he slung them cross his Shoulder, and in that Manner carried it off; for he took French Leave the same Night, and away he went towards Barnet . Between Five and Six o'Clock in the Morning he came there fatigu'd and sweating with his Load of Care; but seeing a Light at the Ship and Dragon, he knock'd, and gain'd Admittance. As soon as he got in, he called for Meat and Drink, which while the Landlord of the House was gone to provide for him, he set down his Load from his Shoulder, and left it carelessly on the other Side of the Kitchen. He eat and drank plentifully, and thought it would never be Day; but his own Folly, too soon for him, brought to Light what he had been doing. After having refreshed himself, and drank a little freely, he began to wax warm, and was so free as to boast of his new Acquisition. Says he, "Come, "let's drink about; I have Money "enough, my Boots are full of Money." Upon which he fetch'd his Boots from the other Side of the Room, and began to pull out the Bags, saying, he had an old Aunt died, and left him 50 l. and he was going into the Country to live upon it. The Master of the House began now to suspect he had stole it, and accordingly laid a Trap for him, which the poor Fellow could not help falling into; his Appearance indeed not bespeaking one who might have so much Money at a Time of his own, nor yet be entrusted with it by any Body else, as at best he was but a poor, silly, Country Boy. Says the Master of the House, "I had a "rich old Aunt, and I knew where "she laid her Money, so robb'd her, "and came up into this Country, "and set myself up with it." This was only a Fetch to bring it out, if the Case were as he suspected; and accordingly the unfortunate Youth immediately reply'd, "I've done the "same, and robb'd my Master in "London, and am going into the "Country to set up myself." The Youth was immediately secured, and a Messenger sent for his Master, who, when he came, discovered the whole Affair. Dickenson was then taken before a Magistrate, before whom he acknowledged the Fact, and was by him committed to Newgate. Tho' the Temptation were never so great, he was informed, had he had an honest Mind, it would not have got the better of his Virtue. And tho' it was suspected he left his Country for some bad Practice, he entirely denied any Thing of that Kind, and protested he never before had a Thought of doing Injustice or Wrong to any Body; and still repeated, that, had he not that Temptation laid in his Way, he never should have thought of any such Thing. But, tho' he was but a poor silly Country Boy, he had Invention enough to cut off his Irons. Tho' he had Books to read, yet a natural Inclination to Mischief was too strong for all Reading or Instruction. He got a little Knife, and made a Saw of it; but, at the first Attempt, it would not do; so he got another Knife, and did the same by it, which served his Purpose, and cut the Irons through. He said Macnamar had prompted him to it first, by telling him, that a Felon on the Common Side had begun to saw his Iron, and shewed him how easy a Matter it was to do it. However, he easily consented to it, and cut his own through in about three Days Time, working a little at a Time, as Opportunity served. After this was discovered, he gave himself up for lost, for before he had entertained strong Hopes of escaping; but being found out, he was double iron'd, and then he began to lament his Case, and to think in Earnest of preparing, in the best Manner he was able, for his latter End. He appeared afterwards very penitent, and died in Hopes of a better Life. 3. John Macnamar , aged 17, was born at Cork , in the Kingdom of Ireland , and says he was baptized at Christ Church , in that City. His Parents removed to England when he was very young, and brought him with them: Their first Place of Residence, when they came over, was in Cripplegate Parish, where his Father, being then a good Workman, tho' in very low Circumstances, he made Interest to get him into the Parish School , when he was about eight Years of Age. He staid there between two and three Years, and learned to read, but was a very unlucky one, and ready at all Manner of Mischief. He was a Boy of good natural Parts, and might have done very well, had he been taken any Care of after he left School; but he was never put to any Trade , his Father foolishly indulging him in being at Home with him, and letting him carry the Tools after him, when he chanced to go to work, which was not often; so that Idleness was at first marked out to him by an Example: He never was taught to like Work, nor does he pretend to say he ever did. He says, indeed, his Father would sometimes make him go out with him to work, but he being only a Journeyman, and that of the lower Class, the Boy could not learn much by him, had he been inclined so to do: But, on the contrary, what little he might have learned, he neglected; and having got into bad Company already, his Hours were disposed of another Way, as it better suited his Genius, and he owns himself a common Thief for three Years past. He set out at first with robbing Hen-Roosts, and stripping Yards and Hedges of Cloaths, or any Thing else they could lay Hands on. Hoxton , Hackney , Windmill-hill , Moorfields , &c. were the constant, and daily Rendezvous for him, and his Companions, and Abundance of little petty Thieveries were done in those Parts by them every Night and Day. All this Time he lived, he says, with his Father in Shoreditch , when he thought proper to retire from playing his thievish Tricks, who would sometimes take him to Task, and sometimes correct him for staying out of Nights; but it was all to no Purpose; for as soon as Opportunity served, away he went to his old Haunts, as the Confederacy had always their appointed Times and Places to resort to. In this Course did he go on for a Year and a Half, and never went any further than the Neighbourhood above - mentioned, having hitherto some Fears, lest he should be found out; but at length he grew more hardened, and resolved upon House-breaking . Accordingly he and two more engaged in a Design upon a House, in or about Hoxton , which was a Silk Weavers. They proposed to themselves, that if they could but get a Piece of Silk, it would be a good Booty, and they should get rich by it; having been spoke to by a Person, who buys stolen Goods to procure such a Thing for him, with a Promise of a good Reward, if they brought it him, against he wanted it, in five or six Days. They were determined upon it, and fixed upon the Time, which was no sooner come, than they, between one and two o'Clock in the Morning, attacked the Windows of the House, being prepared with Hammers, &c. for breaking it open. But as soon as they began to work, a Dog that was kept in the Neighbourhood happening to be loose that Night about the House, and hearing the Noise they made, came running full-mouth'd at them, which spoiled their Sport. They were all three very young, Macnamar the oldest; so that now they had nothing to do but to take Care of themselves:They escaped the Fury of the Dog with no small Difficulty, Macnamar having his Coat more than half torn off his Back. This spoiled him for a House-breaker for some Time, and he returned to his little pilfering Tricks again, as he had done before. He says, he and two more such Urchins as himself, went on in this Way for a long Time, till his Campanions were taken up, one after another, and transported. However, there were others left, with whom he had formerly been concerned, and to them he applied himself again, and was admitted into their Company, and became as great a Thief and Housebreaker, as any one of his Years was, perhaps, ever known to be. He owned that he had been a very wicked Youth, and concerned with many such like; but would mention no Name, nor particularize any other Robbery, tho' many, he said, he had been concerned in; and tho' it was said upon his Tryal, that he should say, the Evidence, James Guest , was concerned with him in no other Robbery, but that for which he was convicted. He always, to the last, insisted on the contrary, and affirmed, that he had been in many with him, and that he was the Person that first led him into these wicked Ways. Be that as it will, Macknamar had made great Progress, and was so wicked as to lead a poor Brother, not above ten Years of Age, into a Share and Concern of this Robbery, for which he suffered. This young Rogue too, for Want of somewhat else to do, must contrive to cut off his Irons. This he effected also by stealing a Knife out of another Man's Cell, and somehow making a Saw of it, with which, in two Days Working, he had cut his Irons thro', and it being discovered, he was double ironed also. The Account he gives of this Affair is, that whereas he and Dickenson were in one Cell together; Dickenson was always talking to him about making an Escape. He said, that Dickenson told him, there was a Man in Lincolnshire Goal, convicted for a Rape, who got a Knife, and having notch'd it sawed off his Irons, and made his Escape in Women's Cloaths; and that if he could get a Knife, they might both soon have their Irons off. He says, Dickenson on Monday Night got a Knife, and notching it only against his own Irons, began to work that Night, but could not do it. On Tuesday Night he cut again, but coming to a Part which was Steel, he could cut no further. Then he took the Knife himself, but did not do so well as the other, upon which; Dickenson took the Knife from himagain, calling him Numscull and Fool, and said he could do better himself, so cut it thro' the third Night. These two poor unhappy Youths had deceived themselves with Hopes of making an Escape after their Irons were cut, by Means of borrowed Cloaths, or changing with each other, a Scheme, which had not the least Appearance of Success. After this Discovery, Macnamar too gave himself up; for before, he had entertained great Hopes, that upon Account of his Youth, his Life would have been spared. During the first Week or ten Days after Conviction, these two behaved in a very penitent Manner, with much Lamentation and Weeping; and as far as I can find, minded their Books very well, being in daily Expectation of having their Doomsday fix'd. But finding it put off, they gave some Relaxation to serious Thoughts, and it produced the above Scheme. We shall now see the Circumstances of the Robbery for which he was convicted; a most audacious Piece of Villainy to be undertaken by such Boys. Macnamar says, Guest led him into it, and shewed him the House, and which Way to attempt it. Be it so: However, he was so wicked himself as to go home to his Father's, a Carpenter, to provide Tools for their Purpose, and took his younger Brother from home along with him. To what Forwardness are Children now a Days brought! And, before he entered upon this Robbery, he went to a Shop under Pretence of trying a Coat, and running away with it, sold it immediately at another Shop for 15 d. which they drank out, and then went upon the Jobb. Guest stood without, and having broke thro' the Wash-house, Macnamar went in, and in Half an Hour's Time brought out Goods of divers Sorts to the Value of perhaps 10 or 15 l. Immediately they set out for Bristol , sold the Goods by the Way, and threw some away; they were about 16 Days abroad, taking their Pleasure, and returned to London pennyless. He acknowledged the whole Affair, and said, he deserved to die; and when he found it must be so, he began to lament and bewail his Fate. He was but young in Years, tho' old in successfull Wickedness, of a hardened Spirit, tho' timorous to the least Danger; and, I fear, was not so much affected for what he had done, as that he was to dye. 4. Russel Parnel , aged 25, says he was born in the Parish of St. George's in the East , and that he was descended from a good Family in Huntingdonshire . Being of the younger Branch of the Family, which, through some Misfortunes, was somewhat reduced, his Father was obliged to come to London to seek his Fortune, and bred up his Children in such Manner as he could most conveniently. This unhappy Youth, it seems, was bred in a Rope-walk , in the Back Lane in Shadwell ; and this Business, he says, he followed till he took up another Way of Life, that proved his Ruin. His Parents would have given him what Education their Circumstances would admit of, but he baffled their Intentions; and tho' they paid several Quarters Schooling for him, yet he took Care that his Master should earn his Money easily, for he never gave him the Trouble to teach him any Thing that was good. In all Appearance he was a sour-headed, surly Fellow, of an enterprizing Temper, but not very daring. By his own Confession, he had great Encouragement from Persons in the Neighbourhood of Back-Lane, Cable-Street , in his Undertakings, who promised him, whatever he got they would give him a Price for; and one of them, it is said, was a very near Relation of his own. It is generally said, by those who knew him, that he has been at these Works of Darkness for six Years past, though he would own but one Year at first; at another Time it was somewhat above a Year; and in order to blind the World, that he might seem to have the Appearance of getting a Livelihood in an honest Way, he continued at Times now, and then, to work still at the Rope-walk. He had some Years ago raised a Storm so violently against him, by a notorious Robbery he had committed, how or where he could not call to Mind, being of a very weak and shallow Memory; but it seems he was in so much Danger on Shore, that he chose rather to trust himself to the Mercy of the Seas. Accordingly he entered on Board a Man of War , a cruizing Ship, which never went far out of the Channel; but not liking his Berth, he took an Opportunity to leave her, after about four Months Continuance, and returned to his old Quarters. Upon his Return he was very well received by his old Friends and Companions, being a prime Hand, and one that carried a good deal of Sway among those Sort of People. With these he began afresh to go on in the old beaten Path, committing frequent Robberies and Burglaries ; tho', he says, he had the good Fortune never to be overtaken in his Wickedness till this Time: And since under Conviction, he has had the Assurance to declare, that, one Year with another, he got 200 l. per Annnumby his various Schemes of Villainy. However, there was another Time when he very narrowly escaped the Rock he has at length split upon. Some Time ago there was an Information made before a Justice, against Parnel and others, for being concerned in breaking open a Publick-House somewhere in Wapping , and stealing Copper, Brass, Pewter, &c. to a considerable Value. This put him upon securing his Retreat, which he did, by getting together a Parcel of Goods of one Sort or other, (honestly come by no Doubt) and he went and travelled the County of Surry , in the Disguise and Appearance of a Pedlar . In this Character he continued for about four Months, till the Storm was blown over; in which Time, somehow or other, Matters were compromized, and he came Home again, to do as he had done before. It was about six Months ago that he returned, and shortly after he became acquainted with George Hall , who, being Accomplice , was Evidence also against him in this Fact for which he was convicted. They, in Company, says Russel, committed many a Robbery, and as fast as they got Money, spent it in rioting with the common Women of the Town. After this Fact was committed, they went off, and skulked about for some Time; but the Prosecutor knowing Russel, hunted him from one Place to another, and soon after took them; and being carried before a Magistrate, were both committed, the one to give Evidence. Russel was too stubborn and hardened to make any Discovery; but Hall embraced the Opportunity, it being no new Thing to him to become an Evidence, he having been so once before, against William Hatton , at the last May Sessions, who was convicted and executed. Russel never offered to deny the Fact for which he was convicted, but would by no Means be persuaded to speak particularly of any other Robbery. About a Fortnight before the Warrant came down, he sent to some of his old Companions in Back-lane, Cable-street , where he formerly had his Abode, to come to see him, and threatened them hard what he would do, if they did not come. Upon this, in a Day or two after, they came with their Peace. Offering in their Hand, and bribed him to Secrecy, by affording him Subsistence during Life, and furnishing him with a proper Dress to be hanged in. His Behaviour seemed very quiet under Sentence of Death, and he had great Hopes of saving his Life; till the Warrant came down; and then, tho' he had been very successful incarrying on all Manner of Wickedness, he had scarce Sense enough to know what it was to consider of the Errors of his past Life, and repent; notwithstanding it was always uppermost, and ready at his Tongue's End, I hope I shall make Peace with God. As he had lived in Defiance of all Law, he died, to all Appearance, so hardened as scarce ever in the least to change Countenance. At the Place of EXECUTION. ON Monday, the 13th Instant, about Nine o'Clock, Russel Parnel and John Macnamar , in one Cart, and William Dickenson and Rachel Beacham , in another, were conveyed from Newgate to the Place of Execution. Parnel, at getting into the Cart, saw several of his old Acquaintance, whom he spoke to very chearfully, and shook Hands with them at parting, before the Cart drew away. Macnamar had slipped his Shoes in the Press-Yard, but they were ordered to be pulled up again at the Heels; however, when he had got into the Cart he kicked off one Shoe immediately, and the other not coming off so easily, with great Violence, and seemingly in Anger, having kicked two or three Times, he got rid off it, crying at the same Time with Anger. After they came to the Place of Execution, having recommended their departing Souls to God, I was about to leave them, when Dickenson told me he had something to say; and it was, that upon coming to Town he had changed his Name, and that his real Name was Samuel Taylor , having left a Wife and Child behind him in Lincolnshire ; then the Cart was driven from under them. Their Bodies, after hanging their usual Time, were cut down, and delivered to their Friends: Parnel's and Macnamar's were carried away in a Hearse, Beacham's in a Coach, and Dickenson's was left for any one that would dispose of it. All was done without any great Hurry or Noise. This is all the Account given by me, JOHN TAYLOR , Ordinary of Newgate .

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The ORDINARY of NEWGATE his ACCOUNT of the Persons lately Condemned, and particularly of Grace Trippe , who was Executed at Tyburn , on Friday the 17th day of March, 1709/1710. AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily (by diverse Adjournments) on several Days, viz. on Wednesday the 1st, Monday the 6th, Tuesday the 7th, Thursday the 9th, and Saturday the 11th of this instant March, Four Women, that were indicted and arraign'd for Capital Crimes, and respectively found Guilty of the same, did accordingly receive Sentence Death. Of these, Three are Repriev'd by HER MESTY's gracious Mercy; and she, that is above-named, i now order'd for Execution. Both before and after they were under this Condemnation, I visited them, pray'd with them, and gave them the best Instructions and Exhortations I could, suitable to their Cases; and this I did every Day, Morning and Afternoon, when they were brought up to the Chapel of Newgate; in which Place (chiefly) I taught them, and expounded the Word of God that I then read to them, and performed other Parts of Service to their Souls, in order to the reclaiming them from their Evil Ways, and bringing them from under the Dominion and Slavery of Sin and Satan. This was my constant Endeavour and Labour with them, and for them. And to this purpose (besides those Daily familiar Instructions) I preach'd several Sermons before them, viz. On the Lord's Day the 5th instant, both in the Morning and Afternoon upon Psal. 109, the latter part of the 4th Verse. - But I give my self unto Prayer. Having first shew'd them the occasion upon which David did thus resolve on his strict performance of this great Duty of Prayer, I then discoursed distinctly upon these Heads; I. The Necessity of Prayer, or of our Application to a Powerful Being to supply our Wants. II. The True Object of our Prayers; or, Who that Powerful Being is, whose Assistance we are thus to implore. III. What Prayer is, and what is the particular Nature and Use of it, as it results from the two foregoing Heads, viz. The Sense, 1st, Of our own Weakness and Unworthiness; And 2dly, Of the Majesty and Omnipotence of God. IV. The certain Success and Advantages attending our Prayers, when duely offer'd. V. and lastly, The Requisites, or Conditions necessary for the acceptable and comfortable Performance of this important Duty. On Wednesday the 8th instant, being the Anniversary Day of the QUEEN's happy Accession to the Throne, I preach'd both in the Forenoon and Afternoon to the Condemned, and others there present (as well Strangers as Prisoners) upon part of the Epistle appointed for the Day, viz. 1 Peter, 2 ch. 13 & 14 v. Submit your selves to every Ordinance of Man for the Lord's sake: Whether it be to the King, as Supream; or unto Governours, as unto them that are sent by him; for the Punishment of Evil-doers, and for the Praise of them that do well. I first explain'd the Text in general: And then I consider'd in particular these three Things, and the due import of them. I. The Subjection and Obedience which we owe, and are commanded to pay to our Superiours, viz. To the King (saith the Text) as Supream; or unto Governours, as unto them that are sent by him. II. The Obligation (not only Civil, but Religious) which is incumbent on us, thus to submit; thus to obey. 'Tis God Almighty's Appointment; which is meant by this Phrase. For the Lord's sake: And this must be also understood, According and conformable to the Lord's Will. III. and lastly, The Reasonableness and Usefulness of our exact Performance of the Duty here enjoyn'd, and the excellent Advantages accruing from it, both to the Publick, and to Private Persons; in that, a good Government (which cannot subsist without Obedience to it) tends to the Suppression of Sin and Vice, and the Promotion and Advancement of Religion and Virtue. For this is evident from the Text, viz. That it is for the Correction and Punishment of Wicked Persons, and for the Support, Encouragement, and Reward of the Good, that Kings and Governours are ordained. On the last Lord's Day, the 12th instant, I preach'd again to them, viz. in the Morning upon Luke 11. 28. (Part of the Gospel for the Day) But he said, Yea, rather Blessed are they that hear the Word of God and keep it. These Words, and their Context, I open'd and illustrated; and then laid down this Proposition, arising from them, viz. That God has been graciously pleas'd to make the Terms of Man's Salvation such, as that all may receive them and acquiesce in them: And, That though every one cannot have the Honour to be the Mother of Christ; yet every one that will not only and barely Hear, but also religiously Keep, the Word of God, and obey it, shall be Blessed. Such, and such only, He will accept, and account them as near and dear to Him, as his own Mother was: For this He tells us Himself, Mat. 12. 45. and Mark 3. 35. Whosoever shall do the Will of my Father which is in Heaven, the same is my Brother, and Sister, and Mother. And Luke 8. 21. My Mother and my Brethren are these (pointing to his Disciples) which Hear the Word of God, and Do it. In speaking to this Proposition, I shew'd; 1st. That Men should be diligent to hear God's Word For, saith the Apostle, Rom. 10. 17. Faith comes by Hearing, and Hearing by the Word of God. 2dly. That they should take heed how they hear; as our Saviour advises, Luke 8. 18. 3dly, and lastly, That they should Believe, and Obey the Word, which they hear; and repent of their former Disobedience to it; and according to the Apostle's Admonition, Receive with Meekness the ingrafted Word, which is able to save their Souls. And be Doers of the Word, and not Hearers only, deceiving their own selves, Jam. 1. 21, 22. Having gone through these Particulars, I then proceeded to treat of Faith, and Repentance; which Subject I prosecuted and inlarg'd upon, in the Afternoon. At which time I preach'd upon these Words of the Apostle, Eph. 5. 14. Part of the Epistle for the Day, Wherefore He saith, Awake thou that Sleepest, and arise from the Dead, and Christ shall give thee Light. For an Explanation of which Words, I first gave an Account of these three Things. 1st. Who is meant by this Pronoun He, and what is to be understood by this first, Clause of the Text, Wherefore He saith. And that is, 1st, God the Father, who (in the old time) preach'd to the World by his Servants the Patriarchs and Prophets; and by that Preaching convey'd Light into the Souls of them that would receive it and walk by it. And, 2dly, Christ, the Everlasting Son of the Father, who do's by his Apostles and their Successors (the Ministers of his Gospel) daily preach to, and call upon Sinners, to arise (by Faith and Repentance) from the Death of Sin, unto the Life of Righteousness; and encourages them thereto with the Promise of Eternal Light and Life. 2dly. What this Precept imports, which is thus doubled, Awake thou that Sleepest; Arise from the Dead. By this we are to understand, That Sinners in some respects may be said to be Asleep; and in other respects to be Dead: For they are full of Dreams and vain Imaginations, and as unfit for any good Action as they that are fast Asleep are unfit for any Thing that is Natural and Rational. And they are also as full of Stench, and Putrefaction, and Loathsomness, as they that are Dead. Therefore they are bid to awake from Sin, as a Sleep; and to arise from it, as a Death. 3dly. The last Thing mention'd here in the Text, is the Promise of a joyful and pleasant Light; which Christ will give us: And that is, 1st, The Light of Grace, Peace, and Comfort here: And 2dly, The Light of Eternal Glory and Felicity hereafter. Having spoke distinctly and succinctly to each of these Particulars; I proceeded to the other General Head, upon which I discoursed more largely, shewing, II. That by this Awaking from Sleep, and Arising from the Dead, and Receiving the Light of Christ, are principally meant those two great Things that are the Terms upon which the Promise of Mercy, Pardon, and Salvation is made to us in the Gospel, viz. Faith and Repentance. A Subject which Christ and his Apostles insisted so much upon. Repent ye, and Believe the Gospel, are (as we may gather from Mark 1. 15) the very first Words of the first Sermon that was preach'd by Him, who came to reveal to us the Will of his (and our) Heavenly Father; and to teach us a New Spiritual Doctrine, by which we might be brought out of Darkness into his marvellous Light; and of the Devil's Slaves, and Children of Wrath, might be made the Sons and Daughters of God, and admitted into the glorious Liberty of his Children, &c. Lastly; On Wednesday last, the 15th instant, being a Day appointed for the Publick Fast, to implore God's Mercy, Assistance, Protection and Favour, towards our Selves and Others, I preach'd both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon 1 Chron. 15. 1 & 2, the Words being these: And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the Son of Obed. And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin, The Lord is with You, while ye be with Him; and if ye seek Him, He will be found of You: But if ye forsake Him, He will forsake You. Which Words I first explain'd, with their Context; giving an Account of the Occasion of them; and then I shew'd, That the Text is partly Promissory, and partly Minatory, that is Threat'ning. I. In the Promissory Part, we have these Particulars, viz. 1st. The Matter of the Promise, which is, That God will be with us. 2dly. The Condition of this Promise, viz. That if we will be with God, He will be with us. II. In the Minatory Part, we have these, viz. 1st. The Thing which God threatens, and that is, That when we forsake Him, He will forsake us, and depart from us. 2dly, The Thing suppos'd, which is this: If we forsake Him, i. e. if we desert, and abandon, and depart from Him, and his Service, it will make Him leave us to our selves; than which, a more deplorable and wretched state cannot be imagin'd. III. and lastly, What is fit for us to do, that we may have, and keep with us continually, GOD's gracious Presence, by which we shall enjoy his desirable Favour, Blessing, Protection, and Comfort, under the various Circumstances of Life here in this World; and then at last, obtain in the other, that Fulness of Joy, and those ravishing, glorious, and unspeakable Pleasures, which are in his Presence, and at his right Hand for evermore, as Holy David expresses it, Psal. 16. 12. All these Eight Sermons I concluded with proper Exhortations to my Auditory. And of them I have here given so much the larger Account, because I now intend to say nothing here of the Persons that are Reprieved, but only, That I heartily wish (for their own, as well as others Good) That they would henceforth take effectual care to lead a new Life. And for her who is now order'd for Execution, what I have to say as to her Confession, is, That she was very sparing in the opening of her Heart to me in the Matter of the Murther she was found guilty of, and condemn'd for. I press'd her very much to be free, true, and sincere. And so did likewise other Divines, and several other serious Christians, (among whom there were some of her Friends and Acquaintance) that came to see her. But she would not be perswaded to make a full Confession, neither by Them, nor by my Self. Sometimes indeed she own'd, That she was present when (on the 26th of February last, at night) James Peters , who was her Sweetheart, and by her let into the House that Night, committed that barbarous Murther upon Mrs. Elizabeth Blundel , House-keeper in the Earl of Torrington's Family, in which herself was also a Servant ; and, That this James Peters would have had her held the Candle to him, while he did the Fact; but instead of helping him therein, she took the Candle, and threw it upon the ground, and went towards the Window of the Room (where that Bloody Action was done) with an intent to cry out Murther; but she durst not, for fear of being also murthered herself. At other times she was quite in another Tale: For she would positively deny her being then in that Room; but said, she was in the Kitchin below Stairs, when this happen'd; and, That she knew nothing of the Murther, till James Peters told her of it, which was after they had packt up my Lord's Plate, and carry'd it away; in which Robbery she acknowledg'd she was concerned, both with another Woman, and the said Peters, who was that Woman's Acquaintance, as well as her own. She said, that Woman had given her so much Wine and strong Drink, that Night, that she was very much fuddled, so that she did not know what she then did. Yet she now pretended, that she could very-well remember, That after they had carry'd away the Goods thus stoln by them three, Peters charg'd her (if she was taken) not to discover that the said Woman knew any thing of the Murther, but take it upon herself; saying, that she was the only Person present at it, and assisting him in it. Which she told me was the reason of her owning (as she did several times) That she was aiding and assisting in that Murther. But now she deny'd it. Wherein I find she greatly prevaricated, and spoke against the Truth. This is the Substance of what she then declared concerning these two heinous Facts, viz. The Murther of her Lord's House-keeper, and the Robbery of his Lordship's Plate; for both which she was condemned to this sad and untimely Death, in the very Bloom of her Age; she telling me, she was not yet 19 years old. To all this she added, That she was born of honest Parents at Barton in Lincolnshire ; That they had given her a good Education; but she could not say, she had lived up to it; That above 2 years since she came up to London , and had (during that time) been in Service, in 4 or 5 Families in the said City, and in that of Westminster , and had till this time wrong'd none of her Masters or Mistresses, but her late Mistress, with whom she lived before she came to the Earl of Torrington's Family, in which she had been but 3 days when those notorious Facts of Murther and Robbery were committed there: And that for the wrong she had done to that Mistress it was not great; she having stolen from her, only an old Shift, an Handkerchief, some pieces of Holland, and a pair of old Sleeves. Here she confess'd also (tho' with much difficulty and reluctance) That she had stolen several Pieces of Gold, about 31 Guineas, one Half-Guinea, a double Guinea-piece, and a Broad-piece or two of Gold, which were in a green Silk Purse in Mr. Bourn's Closet, who was her Master. She had been ask'd several Questions, and she told as many formal Lies, about this Matter; but at last she confess'd it. And when she had so done, I endeavour'd to make her (but she did not then seem to be) sensible of her wretched and deprav'd Nature, which had carry'd her up to that high degree of Wickedness, as to dwell so long in her Obstinate Denial of a Fact, which her very Conscience (if she had any) could not but reproach her continually with the Commission of. Thus much for this particular Crime, which prepar'd her for a greater; as some smaller Thefts she had us'd herself to, when in the Country, had prepar'd her for these. But further she confess'd, That she had been highly Guilty of that which is the Devil's Sin in 'special manner; and that is, Pride, which had led her into that of Coveteousness, another odious Sin, that often proves (as it did in this Case) the Parent of Theft and Murther, and is likewise many times attended with several other Crimes. Peters had fed her up with Fancies, that when they had got a good Booty, he would make her live very high, and would keep her like a Lady: So that (it seems) she did not stick at any thing to be advanced to that exalted State: Which, when I put the Question to her, Whether it was not really so, she did not deny. Now what more to say of her I cannot tell, but only this, That at last she was so far wrought upon, as to be brought to confess, That she stood in the Passage near Mrs. Blundel's Chamber, when Peters murther'd her. And when she was thereupon ask'd these Questions severally, viz. 1st, Whether she did not see him give the Blow or Blows? 2dly, Whether she did not hear any Blows given, or any Noise made in the Room? 3dly, Whether indeed she did not shew Peters the way to that Room? 4thly, Whether she did not go in her self with him? 5thly, Whether she held not the Candle to him while he was committing or going about to commit that most barbarous Fact? 6thly, Whether she had not given him the Wooden Pestle with which he did it? And Lastly, Whether she did not help him to search that poor murther'd Gentlewoman's Pockets, and rob her, as (by her own Confession) she had assisted him in the robbing the House, and carrying the Goods away? All these Questions being put to her, and she being closely press'd to give her positive Answers thereto, either Yea, or No; She then would say nothing at all. At the Place of her Execution, to which she was this day carry'd from Newgate in a Cart, I attended her for the last time. I exhorted her again and again to consider well whither she was a going; and to see, that she did not carry the Guilt of any Sin unrepented of into the other World, which would make her miserable and burn in Hell-fire for ever. I press'd her therefore to clear her Conscience, and make a more free and open Confession than she had yet done, of the Murther she was now to die for. To which she reply'd, That She was present at it, and consenting to it. After some proper Exhortations, I pray'd, and sung some Penitential Psalms with her, making her rehearse the Apostle's Creed. I pray'd again, and desired in her behalf (which she herself afterwards also desir'd) the Prayers of the Standers by. Then I committed her to God, and so withdrew. When I was retired, she had some farther time allow'd her for her private Devotions. And while she was calling upon God for Mercy the Cart drew away, and she was turned off. This is all the Account here to be given of this dying Person, by me Friday, Mar. 17. 1709/1710. PAUL LORRAIN , Ordinary of Newgate . London Printed, and are to be Sold by Benj. Bragge , at the Raven in Pater-noster Row .

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confessions, and Dying Words, OF THE MALEFACTORS, Who were EXECUTED at TYBURN, On MONDAY the 14th of this Instant FEBRUARY, 1731. BEING THE SECOND EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Rt. Hon. FRANCIS CHILD , Esq ; Number II. For the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Bolt-Court , near the Leg-Tavern , Fleet-street . M.DCC.XXXI. [Price Three-Pence.] THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Hon. FRANCIS CHILD , Esq ; Lord Mayor of the City of London ; the Hon. the Lord Chief Baron Reynolds; the Hon. Mr. Justice Probyn, the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London, and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, for the City of London, and Justices of the Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old Bailey , on Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, being the 14th, 15th, 17th, 18th and 19th of January, 1731-2, in the Fifth Year of his Majesty's Reign. Two Men, viz. Robert Hallam and George Scroggs , were by the Jury found Guilty of capital Offences, and receiv'd Sentence of Death. While under Sentence, they were instructed from those Words, But as many as received him, to them gave he Power to become the Sons of God, even to them that believe in his Name: St. John i. 12. I took occasion to insist upon the Nature of saving Faith, which is properly the only Condition of the Gospel-Covenant. This Faith (I told them) is, an assured knowledge of God's good Will towards us, founded upon the Truth of his gracious Promise in Christ, made known to our Minds, and seal'd upon our Hearts by the Holy Ghost. This Faith is a special Grace bestow'd upon him by Almighty God, and produc'd in our Hearts, by the powerful Mo tions of the Holy Ghost, who effectually Works in them who believe: And therefore, I desir'd them to admire and adore the infinite Grace of God, in contriving and carrying on the Work of our Redemption, by this new Covenant which is order'd in all Things and sure; and most properly call'd the Covenant of Grace, as founded upon and entirely proceeding from the free Grace and Love of God in Christ Jesus; as the Apostle St. Paul, representeth the Matter, For by Grace are ye saved, through Faith, and that not of your Selves, it is the Gift of God, Eph. ii. 8. Since then it is only by the Grace of God we are saved, in whom all our Thoughts, Words and Actions are begun, continued and ended, that we may glorify his Holy Name; I exhorted them to Pray incessantly to Almighty God, that he would give unto them his Holy Spirit, to Guide them by his Counsel, that they might afterwards be receiv'd into Glory: And this in conformity to the Precept of our Saviour Christ, Seek and ye shall find; Ask, and ye shall receive; Knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh, receiveth: And he that seeketh, findeth: And to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. St. Matt. vii. 7, 8. And as the Apostle saith, For it is God which worketh in you, both will and to do of his good Pleasure. Phil. ii. 13. And as this Faith in Christ may be called the Cardinal Christian Grace, since from it proceed all other heavenly Virtues, it is always accompanied with the peaceable Fruits of Righteousness, which are to the Glory and Praise of God: In Consequence of which, if endowed with this saving Grace of Faith, they must of Necessity repent of all their Sins, particularly, those henious, crying, scandalous and abominable Sins, of which they were Convicted, and this Repentance I told them chiefly consisted, in acknowledging and confessing there Sins before God and Man; in loathing, detesting, and abhoring themselves in Dust and Ashes because of them; and in making firm Resolutions, if they were spared by the Grace of God, to reform and amend the Evil of their Ways and Doings, to become wholly new Creatures, that whereas formerly they had been the Servants of Sin unto Unrighteousness, henceforth they would become the obedient Servants of Righteousness unto Holyness. And thus if they believ'd in Christ, and repented of all their Sins, and lov'd God with all their whole Heart, Soul, Strength and Mind, they might be assured, that God would be gracious and merciful unto them, that he would Pardon their unrighteousness, and remember their iniquities no more; and that he would bless them with Grace here, and Glory everlasting hereafter. I exhorted them to a serious Preparation for Death, since the Loss of Life, and the last Pains wherewith it is lost, are the least Part of Death, this is all to brute Creatures; but to the dying Man, Death appears with another Face, and in another Light. He is not to be resolved into nothing, like the Beasts that perish; he is to launch into an eternal, unfathomable, unknown Gulph, into Eternity of Happiness, or into Eternity of Misery. And what a dreadful Moment must then that needs be, when we are upon the very Edge and Brink of the Precipice! It must be of unspeakable Joy to a good Man, to think upon Death and Eternity; for when he looks backward, he sees a Life well spent, when forward, a Prospect of bright Light and Glory: But what a Damp must it be upon a wicked Man, not to know whither he's going out of this World, and when his Soul is dislodg'd from the Body, who shall give him the first Greeting, whether an Angel, or a Devil; what a terrible State is this! But if a Man hath been so enormous in his Life, as to be in utter Despair of his Salvation, what Words can sufficiently express his piful Condition! With what Amazement will he look backward and forward upon his Sins, and upon his approaching Account! upon his rejecting the many Calls to Salvation, which are now hid from his Eyes for ever. At other Times he may have some Remorses, but his Apprehensions are never so lively and piercing as now, when he thinks that immediately he's to drop into the bottomless Pit; but the Way to escape those heavy and intolerable Judgments, is, to throw themselves upon the Mercy of God in Christ, who is able and willing to save unto the Uttermost, all who come unto God through Him. I insisted upon the heinous Sin of Theft and Robbery, how ruinous it was to all human Society, contrary to and destructive of our reasonable Natures, and making Men like unto so many Devils, who are intent upon the Destruction of Mankind, always going about like roaring Lions, seeking whom they may devour. I told them of the Cause of this Sin, Covetousness, alienating the Mind from God, and centering their Affections on corruptible Dust; and the Attendants of it, Whoring, Drinking, and the most profligate Company, bringing them into the Practice of all vicious Habits, and frequently accompanied with Murther; and of the dreadful Consequences of it, Remorse of Conscience and Vexation of Mind in this Life, and eternal Damnation in the next World, if not sincerely repented of. Robert Hallam having been convicted of Murther, I insisted at some Length, in showing him the grievous Nature and terrible Consequences of this most horrid and crying Sin: How that it is a Breach of the express Law of God, Thou shalt not kill, or, Thou shalt do no Murther; that it is an unnatural and barbarous Sin, transforming Man, who is a sociable Creature, into the Similitude of Lions, Wolves and Tygers, and other Beasts and Birds of Prey, that are set upon doing Mischief to, and devouring their fellow Creatures; that it is the greatest Sin one can be guilty of, as endeavouring, what in the Murtherer lies, to destroy both the Body and Soul of a Man, and to send him to the bottomless Pit at once; that it is a rebellious Usurpation of a Privilege peculiar to Almighty God himself, I kill, and I make alive, Deut. 32. 39. That Murther is the Devil's peculiar Sin, and therefore our blessed Saviour says, Ye are of your Father the Devil, and the Lusts of your Father ye will do; he was a Murtherer from the Beginning, and abode not in the Truth, because there is no Truth in him, Joh. 8. 44. And as Murther is thus a dreadful Sin in its Nature, so no less terrible it is in its Consequences, and the Punishments inflicted upon the Murtherer; who is appointed by God himself to be punish'd with Death in this Life, Who so sheddeth Man's Blood, by Man shall his Blood be shed; for in the Image of God made he Man, Gen. 9. 6. And accordingly we find, that in no Country whatsoever, the Murtherer is suffered to pass unpunished. King David, in other respects, a godly, virtuous Prince, for the Murther of Uriah his faithful Subject, was punish'd in his Person, Estate and Family, in all succeeding Ages But what are all temporal Punishments, in-Comparison of that eternal Vengeance which is due to the Murtherer? He is always reckon'd up in the List of that infernal Crew of Sinners, who have their Portion assign'd them with Hypocrites and Unbelievers, in Lakes of Fire and Brimstone, for ever and ever. I show'd him also, that the nearer the Relation is, so much greater must the Sin be committed against such a Person; but so it is, that a Man's Wife is a Part of himself, yea, she is all one with him, so that as the Scripture represents the Matter, They are no more two, but one Flesh, Eph. 5. 31. And accordingly, A Man ought to love his Wife as himself. So ought Men to love their Wives, as their own Bodies, He that loveth his Wife, loveth himself, Eph. 5. 28. And Men being thus united to their Wives, by natural and religious Obligations, I expos'd to him the Unnaturalness and Barbarity of Treating his Wife in a cruel and outrageous Manner; and that although, according to his own Supposition, he did not actually throw her out of the Window, yet by his unmerciful beating of her, he reduced her to despair, which, with the Fear and Terror upon her Spirit, forced her to throw herself out at the Window, and so to put an End to her miserable Life, and that of her poor Infant, in such a desperate Way; and by this Means, I convinced him, that he was guilty of a double Murther, both of his Wife and Child at once, who were a Part of himself. I instructed them also in the Nature of the Christian Sacraments, and that it was necessary to renew their Covenant with God, by partaking in the Blessed Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, as a proper Means to dispose them for another World. When these and many like Instructions were given, both of them attended punctually in Chapel, and behav'd gravely, particularly Mr. Hallam, was very decent in his Carriage, though at first he sometimes wept; yet he came to be of a more composed, manly Temper, and was apparently most attentive, both to Prayers and Exhortations. Scroggs was a little stupid and indifferent, but both of them always made regular Responses, and declar'd themselves Penitent for their Sins. Upon Wednesday the 9th of February, 1731-2, the Report of the said two Malefactors was made to His Majesty in Council, when the said Malefactors, viz. Robert Hallam and George Scroggs , were ordered for Execution. After this, Robert Hallam appear'd more concern'd, wept and shed Tears; but Scroggs was much after one with what he had been before, viz. stupid, obstinate and indifferent. Robert Hallam , of St. Ann's in Middlesex , was indicted, for that he, by a devilish Instigation, and of Malice afore-thought, on the 9th of December last, on Jane his Wife , then being big with Child, and in a Room one Pair of Stairs high, did make an Assault with both his Hands, and out of a Window in the said Room, did throw the said Jane on a Stone Pavement, whereby she was mortally bruised on her Back, Loins and other Parts, of which she instantly died; and so he wilfully, and of Malice afore-thought, did kill and murder the said Jane. He was a second Time indicted on the Coroner's Inquisition for the said Murther. Robert Hallam , 34 Years Age, of honest Parents, who liv'd the next Door to the House where this unfortunate Accident for which he died befel him, had good Education at School in Reading, Writing and Accompts, to fit him for Business, and was instructed in Christian Principles. When of Age, he serv'd his Time at Sea, with Approbation of his Master, study'd Navigation, and sometimes he went as Mate of Ships , and behav'd himself always well at Sea, in whatever Station he was in, having been an expert, knowing Sailor . He liv'd well, was a good Manager of what he gain'd, was very honest in his Dealings, and carried discreetly and civilly to every body, having had a good Character in the Neighbourhood, and been lov'd and respected among all his Acquaintance. About 11 or 12 Years ago, after he had been several Voyages at Sea, in the West-Indies and a great many other Places of the World, he married a Wife, the unfortunate Jane, for whom he died. Then he gave over going to Sea, and took himself to Work on the River of Thames as a Waterman , wore the Livery of the London Assurance-Office, and had very good Business in that Way, having had two Wherries constantly employ'd. Being settl'd in this Way of Business, as he said, and getting plenty of Money, for one of his Station, for the Space of nine Years, he continued in good friendship with his Wife, and his Affairs prospered, and his Wife bore him several Children, three of which are still living; but then his Family growing, and thinking to enlarge his Profits, he took up a Publick House, the Care of which he committed to his Wife, while he and his Apprentice ply'd close to the Business of a Waterman upon the River, as before. This Publick House was the Occasion of his Ruin, for from that Time, there was nothing but jangling and discord between them, mutual Jealousies, the greatest Plague of a Family arising, after that they never came to have a good understanding of one another any more. The first Difference was, one Day when he was out, his Wife being besotted with Drink, when he came home, he found a poor old Charr Woman taking care of the House, and her Son drawing the Beer: Being naturally of a hasty Temper, he flew into a violent Fit of Passion, which he was too apt to do, and then, in a most severe manner, he gave his Wife several blows. He alledg'd also, that after they kept an Ale house, she not only drank, but debauch'd otherwise, and this his Boy first inform'd him of; and also that when he was at Gravesend two Nights about his Business, the Lodger in the House went into his Mistress: He severely reprimanded her upon this Information, but she denied all; and upon his insisting on the Subject; and promising not to Male-treat her, she own'd Familiarity with the Fellow four times: Upon this notwithstanding his Word to the Contrary, he beat her most unmercifully. Another Time when he was about a Mile from home, with some Company a Merry making, he knock'd a long Time at the Door, and endeavoured to push it open, but could not; continuing thus near half an Hour and making a great Noise, a Woman lent him a Ladder to step in at the Window; when he was ready to go in, the Wife came very quietly and said, stop Robin, don't break open the Window, I'll open the Door; Then he went in at the Door, and she for excuse pretended to have been in a deep Sleep. When she confess'd the other Matter, he ask'd her what she was that Night? She said, There was a Man who did not live very far off in Company with her, and that her letting him out at the back Door, and then undressing herself, that she might appear to have been a Bed; and all this with great Silence, was the Occasion of her delaying so long to let him in. After this it could not be thought he entertained any good Opinion of her. Notwithstanding these Aspersions, whether true or false, the poor unfortunate Woman had an excellent Character of all the Neighbourhood, for her Behaviour and Conduct, both as to her Modesty, and in other Respects, as several Persons, who came to see him under Sentence, told me; and that they never heard, nor could they believe any ill Report of her. On the other hand, she suspected that he went after strange Women; and they told of him, that he was Familiar with a Woman, whose Husband took it so to Heart, that he fell sick and died; and when he was a dying, he said to his Wife, Your keeping Company with such a Man, hath broken my Heart; the only Request I ask of you is, That you do so no more; but he dying, his Advice was not complied with. I ask'd him about these things. He said, He never kept a Mistress, although he could not altogether plead Innocence, only, That he had not been much Guilty that way. When he served as a Sailor in Ships, both Men of War and Merchant-men, he said, that he had been over most part of America and the West-Indies ; and that once serving in Capt. Hinds's Ship, they were taken by the Pirates on the Coast of America; and being all put on board the Pirate Ship, the Captain came down to them in the Hold, and exhorted them with the most urgent Reasons he could advance, to sign the Articles: They all with one Consent refused. Then the Pirate Captain said, Gentlemen, It's to no Purpose to use more Words, advance, come up to the Deck; they all came to the Quarter Deck; then the Captain called for a Quarto Bible, and laid it on a Table; then the Captain went down to the Cabbin, and brought up a drawn Sword and a cock'd Pistol; the Pistol he gave to a Black, and said to him, Whoever of these Men doth not what I command him, shoot him thro' the Head, which if you don't do, I'll stab you dead thro' the Body; and in Confirmation he added a Volley of monstrous hellish Oaths; then they open'd the Bible, and four Men were order'd to lay on each of them his Right Hand, upon a Corner of the Book, and to Swear by God and the Holy Evangelists, That he would discover no Secrets pertaining to the Ship, the Good Fortune, and that he would to the utmost of his Power, do every Thing contributing to the good thereof, and faithfully lay open, in order to prevent all Plots and Conspiracies against the said Ship or Crew. This was the Substance of the Oath, and thirteen Men, which was the whole Ships Crew swore it, four at a Time, while the Captain stood, holding the naked Cutlash pointed to the Black's Breast; and the Black holding the Cock'd Pistol directed towards the Men, and saving, Swear, Swear Lads, Sign, Sign, Brave Boys, else he swore, I'll obey Orders. Then the Pirate Captain said, I will not force the Captain into the Service, but I'll let you go free Sir; but he added another Chain of dreadfull Oaths, If you don't advertise all these thirteen Men, as forc'd into our Service, and that they sign'd the Articles against their Will, at the first Port or Island you come to; if ever I meet with you again, I'll cut you into small Collops. They sent some of their Men on board the Ship they had taken, but the new Adventures they kept on board the Good Fortune. Hallam staid only eleven Days with them, for he, with one of his Ship-mates, pretending to go for something in a Boat, with Difficulty made their Escape, and went to Martinico , where the French took them up, and would have hang'd them for Pirates, had not their late Captain by Providence been there, who declar'd upon Oath, That they were two of his Men, who were all compell'd into the Pirates Service: Upon which they were both set at Liberty. He told also, that he had been taken three other Times by the Pirates, but had always the good Fortune to escape from them; and that there was no Man, of his Age, who had oftner shunn'd imminent Dangers his Life had been in. Reflecting on this he sadly lamented his unhappy Fate, after he was so well settl'd at home. The Account he gave of the Murther was, that he went out with Company the Day before the Death of his Wife, and coming home pretty late at Night, he went directly to Bed, but his Wife sate on the Bed-side, turning her Garter in her Hand, and not like to come to Bed, he desir'd her several times to lie down; she would not, but at length run to the Door, and down Stairs; he jump'd out of Bed, and over took her at the Street Door, as she was going out; took her by the Neck of her Gown, and forc'd her back into the House, and then he gave her two or three hearty Blows; upon this, while he was locking the Street Door, she run up Stairs and shut the Chamber Door with the Poker, or some such thing; he having the Candle in his Hand, and being in his Shirt, desir'd her to let him in, otherwise he threaten'd to beat her with his Cane, but it was hanging on a Nail in the Bed-chamber, where she was; then he endeavour'd to open the Door by Force, which at last he did, and as he was coming in at the Door, she threw herself out at the Window backwards; I ask'd him, How her Hand came to be so wounded? He said, That dropping down by the Hands, it had been hurt upon the Iron Hook which keeps the Window open, and that she had fallen down upon her Feet, but being big with Child, and near her Time, the Fall had kill'd the Child and her both: He run down immediately and said she was not dead then, but went up Stairs with his Help, and spoke to him some Hours after that. He reflected always on a Woman, who declar'd several things contrary to this, that she had no Good-will to him. As to the Evidence of two Men, who were Strangers, and accidentally passing by, who swore, that the woman cried out. Murther, for God's Sake! for Christ's Sake! for our Family's! for our Children's Sake! don't murder me Robin; don't cast me out of the Window, &c. He could make no Account of it, only he said, He heard no such Expressions, and the Fright she was in, for fear of his beating her unmercifully, was the Occasion of her crying out Murther, &c. and then throwing herself out at the Window; but that he did not strike her that Night, excepting two or three hearty Blows; after his dragging her in, when she first went out at the Street Door. I insisted that it was a very clear circumstantial Proof against him, they having declar'd, that they saw a Man in the Room, when she went out of the Window, &c. and he own'd that there was no other Man in the House but himself. He said, He could not help it, but the Matter was Fact as he told it. I told him that it was of no avail to deny the Murther, and I urg'd the Necessity and Expediency of Confession, from a great many Reasons taken from Scripture and Reason, &c. but he persisted Inflexible. On Friday Morning, the 11th Inst. his ancient Father came to Visit him, he fell on his Knees, Wept and Cried most bitterly, and insisted on his Innocency, at least of heaving his Wife out at the Window, but that he was too severe and hard upon her otherwise, in Swearing at her, threatening and frightening her out of her Wits and to Death, and beating her in a barbarous, cruel and outragious Manner, he could not deny. He gave a Paper consisting of Prayers, Vows and Protestations to Almighty God and Our Saviour Christ, mostly taken out of Scripture; and a very devout and frequent Prayer for his Children, for whom he always showed a very tender and affectionate Care, as his chief concern upon Earth. This Writing of his is as follows, A PRAYER, with my Faith in JESUS CHRIST. O Merciful Saviour, who hast taken our mortal Nature, that thou mightest offer it up as a Sacrifice to God; vouch safe me thine Assistance and an Increase of my Faith and Hope, now that I am threatned to be devoured by Death, I embrace thy Cross and Passion as mine only Relief; I take hold of the Horns of this Altar and claim an Interest in thy Sufferings and Righteousness; how grieveous were thy Torments, O! Blessed Redeemer, which made the sweet Drops of Blood, required the Comfort of Angels, and drew from the Strong, Crying and Tears; but thy Death was not as mine, or as the Departure of thine holy Martyrs, who went willingly to Execution with Expressions of Joy; thy Death was an Atonement for the Sins of the whole World, but ours can yield no Satisfaction to the Divine Justice, it makes us capable of keeping the Fruits of thine eternal Compassions and Mediation; thou sufferest the heavy Strokes of Gods Wrath, and tookest upon thee, the Load of our Sins; but we instead of this consuming Fire quenched by thy precious Death, perceive in our Death the Flames and Motions of Love; instead of the Hand of thy Vengance, we meet here with the Embraces of thy Mercy, ready to admit us into eternal Happiness; Death appears to us armed with our Sins, and the dreadful Consequences of Hell and Damnation: But I see all this Armour hanging upon the Cross, as the everlasting Trophies and Monuments of thy Glory; thou hast been pierced with the Darts of a cruel Death, suffered the terrible Thunderbolts and Curses of the Law, and thou hast drank the Dregs of the Cup of God's Fury for our Sakes. That thou mightest Conquer, Sin, Death and Satan, And free us from the Curses we had diserved. O! wonderful Saviour, thou hast spoyled Principalities and Powers, shewing them openly and triumphing over them in the Cross: How Marvellous are thy Works, and worthy of the continual Admiration of Man and Angels; what extraordinary Benefits do I reap from thy Blessed Passion, thy violent Sufferings are Preventions of my Torments, thy Bruises and Wounds are my Safety and Cure, thy Fears comfort and settle my Mind, thy distressed Soul fills mine full of Joy, thy Crying appeases the Troubles of my Conscience, and thy Drops of Blood wash away my Tears, thy Bitterness is my Sweetness, and thy Death my Victory, and thy Cross my Triumph. I shall no longer tremble at the Approaches of Death, since thou hast purchased for me Life and Immortality, and the Kingdom of Heaven is thine by a two-fold Right, as thou art the Son of God, and Heir of all Things, and as thou hast paid for us a valuable Price by thine infinite Merits. The first is sufficient for ye, by the second we have a Claim to this Kingdom, and shall possess it as the Fruits of thy Death and Sufferings, my hope is in thee, O blessed Lord, suffer me not to fail in my Expectations. I know that nothing impure shall enter into thine Holy City, but thy Blood shall wash and cleanse me from all my Sins. O glorious Lord how wonderful art thou, and how precious is thy Death, the Atonement of my Crimes, and the Ransome of the whole World, it's our Peace with God, our Reconciliation with Heaven, and with the Angels of Light. In a word, it hath not only rescued me out of the Abyss of Misery, from eternal Damnation and the endless Torments of Hell; but it hath purchased for me Heaven and its Glory, and Paradise with all its unspeakable Delights and the Method thou hast taken, O Victorious Son of David, to accomplish this deserves our Admiration, by thine own Death its mortal Wound is given, thy Cross therefore is to me as Jacob's Ladder, where at the Bottom I may Sleep secure from Sin, and the Fears of the Grave, and by it ascend up to the Throne of Grace, to obtain Mercy and Help in time of Need: 'Tis the source of Sweetness, Comfort and Joy, and of the Noblest and future Expectations, 'tis a perfect Example to Instruct me how to Die well, and how I ought to be prepared when I leave the World: Grant me Grace to imitate thee, to express to all my Relations that Cordial Affection and Tenderness which I find in thee; to forgive my greatest and mortal Enemies, to pray for my Persecutors, to submit with Patience to thy Will, to behave my self with Courage and Resolution, with Zeal and Affection. For thy Glory here I offer my self to thy Disposal, my Soul belongs to thee as to its Creator and Redeemer, for thou hast ransomed it, washed and sanctify'd it, clothed it with thy Righteousness, and put it into a Capacity of entring into thine heavenly Sanctuary, and of appearing before thee. O! Father of Lights, take it into thy Custody, O! sweet Jesus who hast been Crucified for Me a wretched Sinner: Grant and beseech thee, that I may for ever live and reign with thee in Glory, in thine eternal Kingdom, Amen. O! God forgive the Men that passing by, Said in my Room, they me did see: For they have sworn a gross Mistake, For which I suffer Patiently. A PRAYER for my Dear Children. O Merciful and Almighty God, Vouchsafe unto these my Dear Children thy Blessing, O Lord I shall not say unto thee as Esau did to Israel, when he had blessed Jacob; my Father, hast thou but one Blessing, for I am certain that thou hast an infinite Number, and many inexhaustible Fountains of all manner of Blessings, but I beseech thee with all the Zeal and Earnestness that I am capable of, to bless my Dear Children with thy heavenly and principle Favours, take them into thy Protection, bear them in thy Hands, embrace them with tender Compassion, and let them be as dear to thee as the Apple of thine Eye I am now leaving the World without Grief, or mistrusting thy Care of them; I am ascending with Joy up to thee before my Time, being falsly accused to thee who art my God, my Father and their Father: And I trust in thy great and eternal Mercies, that one Day we shall see one another in thine heavenly Kingdom, when we shall be admitted to behold thy Face, which shall fill us with unspeakable gladness and pleasure O Lord. Amen. O! Lord have Mercy on my Soul, Which from my Body's Flying; Now for my Death, the Bell doth Toll, And so to Christ I'm hastening. Part of the cxix. PSALM. My Soul hath longed for thy Salvation, and I have a good Hope because of thy Word. Mine Eyes long sore for thy Word, Saying, O when wilt thou Comfort me? for I am become like a Bottle in the Smoak, yet do I not forget thy Statutes. How many are the Days of thy Servant, when wilt thou be avenged of them that persecute me. The Proud have digged Pits for me which are not after thy Law. All thy Commandments are true, they persecute me falsly, O, be thou my Help. They had almost made an End of me upon Earth, but I forsook not thy Commandments, O quicken me after thy loving Kindness, and so shall I keep the Testimonies of thy Mouth, O Lord. Amen. In Paradice I hope to Rest, And there Christ for to see: A long with Angels that are blest, O Lord I trust in thee. He appeared to be a discreet, sensible, knowing and civil Man; but the great Misfortune both of him and his Wife was, that domestick Discords and Differences, and mutual Jealousies of one another, brought Ruin and Destruction upon them both; altho' both of them bore a fair Character of all the Neighbourhood and their particular Acquaintances. He seemed to have been of a hasty passionate Temper, but as his Friends declared, never quarrelsome or impertinent in Conversation, but obliging to every Body; and he was respected by his Equals, and often honour'd with the Company of Men in a superiour Station to himself. Yet, when he came home, he was too often very uneasy and barbarous in his Carriage to his Wife; altho' he declared to me and others, that he lov'd her to the last above all Women, and that he never intended to murder her; though he did not say, but he might have used some rash and unguarded Expressions, without any Design. No perswasions or Arguments, which occurred to me, could make him alter in his Confessions, or Way of Speaking on that Subject. As we have been told, he at several Times shed Tears, but whether thro' Fear of Death, or in Evidence of a sincere Repentance, we cannot possibly determine; for at other Times he did not appear so much affected, as one would wish. He oftentimes made Declarations to numerous crowds of people in the Chappel, and to his Acquaintances, Friends and others, upon every Occasion; but how to judge on these his solemn Protestations, we know not. He declar'd himself penitent for all the Offences of his Life; that he hop'd to be sav'd, by the Mercy of God, thro' the Merits of Christ our Blessed Saviour; and that he heartily forgave all Injuries done him, as he expected Forgiveness from Almighty God. 2. George Scroggs , of Tottenham , was indicted for Assaulting Charles Bellinger , Clerk , in an open Place, near the Highway, putting in Fear, and taking from him a Gold Ring with a Cornelian Seal, value 10 s. a silk Purse, value 1 d. and 3 s. and 6 d. in Money, on the 14th of February last. George Scroggs , 22 Years of Age, born at Edmonton , of honest Parents. His Father was a Farmer, and put him Apprentice to a Bricklayer near Shoe-Lane , with whom he serv'd Part of his Time; but being viciously disposed, and falling into the Company of Black-Guards and naughty People, he soon turn'd good for nothing, and disoblig'd his Master, neglected his Business, absented from his house, and could not be managed; so that at last his Master was glad to quit of him, since he would apply himself to no Business, having join'd in Company to Whores, Thieves, Pick-pockets, and the vilest sort of People he could meet with, who minded nothing but drinking, pilfering, and thieving, and other unlawful means to support their Prodigality, and maintain them in that Excess of Riot, to which they were wholly addicted. Having thus got loose from under the Authority of his aster, who kept him in some Awe, he next thought of obtaining a proper Companion of his own Disposition, with whom he might communicate his Counsels, and who was to be Partaker of his Purchase and laudible Labours; and for this Purpose he took to him a Lady of the Town, who passed for his Wife: But having married themselves, and he having been an idle, slovenly, wickedly inclin'd, and vicious young Fellow, and not willing to work for his Bread, The Question then was, What should be done for their Maintainance? He not willing to apply himself to any industrious or lawful means, resolved upon thieving and stealing, and going on the Highway. He had not been long at this Way of Business, before he was taken up for attacking a Gentleman in Enfield Chace , with an Intent to rob him in February 1731, for which he was committed to Newgate , and there detain'd, in order to be punish'd; but boasting among his Fellow-Prisoners of the Feats he had done, one of them (as they say) was so kind as to write a Letter to the Prosecutor to come and see the Fellow, who in the Prison had own'd that he robb'd him in February last. When he saw him, at the first View he knew his Face, which freed him from a lesser Punishment, and brought him to his deserved Fate, for the notorious and villainous Crimes he had committed. I ask'd him if he had been long in that profligate Way? to which he answer'd, No. I then asked him, how many Highway Robberies he had committed; he answered four. He own'd also, that it was the Company of bad Women, and wicked ignorant and profane persons, who minded nothing but Drinking and other Debaucheries, who had brought him to the Gallows. As to the particular Fact for which he was convicted, he could not deny that he assaulted the Gentleman on Sunday Morning the 14th of February last, and that he took the Things mention'd in the Indictment, as was sworn against him; but he made general Reflections on the Prosecuror, without specifying Particulars; only he alledg'd that he had been pointed out to him by another Person. I told him, it was most unjust to suppose that a Minister of God's Word would swear an Untruth, especially when a Man's Life waa at Stake: I bid him rather read his Sin in his Punishment and to acknowledge that he suffer'd most deservedly for violating the Lord's Day in so profane and atheistical a manner, as to have the Impudence to attack a sacred Person when he was going to Church to worship God, where it was his duty to have been, and whether all virtuously disposed People reckon it their honour to go and to join in prayers and praises to Almighty God. He was a Fellow mightily inclin'd to Lying; for when I examin'd him, after the Dead Warrant came out he deny'd every thing he had confess'd before, having (it seems) got his Lesson from some of his graceless Companions, to make no Confessions. I told him the danger of going to Eternity with a Lie in his mouth; for how could he answer to God, who is the God of Truth, and who abhors Lying, which is the Devil's Sin, and who is the Father of Lies: but I could get no Answer from him. I also insisted much upon his confessing his Sins to man, since he could not otherwise die in the peace of the Church, who has power to pronounce a conditional Absolution; and since he had done Injury to man, it was most proper to acknowledge his Sins, which was all the Satisfaction he could give, for the Violences he had committed; but all I could or did say availed not, for he still continued obstinate and obdurate, and would confess nothing. Although his Parents had given him good Education at School, in Reading, Writing and Accompts to fit him for Business, and instructed him in christian Principles, yet he had so inur'd himself to vicious Habits of drinking, whoring, picking, thieving, stealing, robbing and idleness, which is the Mother of all Vice, that good principles were almost wholly obliterated in him and he was grosly ignorant of Christianity. I us'd all means to instruct him, but the Time being short, it may be fear'd, not to very great Purpose. He made regular Responses, and sate quiet in Chappel; but seem'd to be very stupid, hard-hearted, indifferent and unconcerned. He said, that he believ'd in Christ, repented of his Sins and forgave all Men. In his villainous Actions he said, he never joyn'd himself to any Gang of Thieves, but provided a Pistol and went out upon his wretched Adventures alone. He was the most obstinate, sottish and unreasonable young Fellow I have seen. At the Place of EXECUTION. BOth of them appear'd grave, and very much affected with their deplorable Circumstances. Scroggs wept like one in a Fright; but Robert Hallam shew'd a great deal of Resolution and undaunted Courage in his Carriage. They were very desirous of, and attentive to Prayers: And when proper Prayers were near a Conclusion, Mr. Hallam desir'd earnestly, as the last Favour to be granted him upon Earth, that the Blessed Sacrament might be administer'd to him; which was accordingly done, and both of them receiv'd apparently with great Seriousness and Devotion. They had no more to add to their former Confessions, only Scroggs said, he had been a great Sinner, but heartily repenting, he cried to God for Mercy which he hop'd to obtain thro' the Merits of Christ. I ask'd Mr. Hallam, if it was true that he, with some others, had murder'd the Mate of a Ship, upon, or some way nigh to the River, and thrown him into the Sea, and carry'd off 100 l. which they knew he had about him? He said, it was a most scandalous and false Report, if any Person spoke so of him for he never was concern'd in any Murther. They both forgave all Injuries, and died in perfect Peace with all Mankind. When Prayers were over, and they ready to be drawn away, Mr. Hallam look'd to the Coach where I, with some others was, and smileing, said, (meaning the Evidences) the Lord forgive them, they know not what they have done. They went off, the Stage, crying out, Lord have Mercy upon us; Lord Jesus receive my Spirit; God have Mercy upon us, &c. ROBERT HALLAM deliver'd the following Paper, the Morning of his Execution, (which he design'd to have spoke at the Tree) and is inserted at his particular Request. Good People, CUstom making it necessary, for Persons in my deplorable Condition, to say something at the Place where they are appointed to suffer, that their Death may contribute more towards moving others Repentance, and thereby make the greater Satisfaction for those Crimes, by which they have injured Society, and offended God. I therefore to comply with it, and fully to unburthen a Conscience, oppressed with the remembrance of my Sins, by an open Confession, as I hope I have already attoned for them, by a sincere Penitence, declare in the Presence of you, good People, and of that Almighty Being, before whose Judgment Seat I am instantly to appear, that I neither threw my deceased Wife out of the Window, nor was so much as in the Room when she threw herself out. I speak this merely out of Respect to Truth, and with no Design to make Reflections upon any. The God of Verity, who knoweth the Secrets of all Hearts, and from whom the Certainty of nothing can be hidden, knoweth that I was not the immediate Instrument of her dreadful End, yet do I acknowledge the Justice of his Providence, who for many great Sins, hath appointed me unto this ignominious Death, to which as to the Judgment of my Country, I willingly submit. And as my Sins and Trangressions are so great, that they need not be heightened, and so numerous, that they ought not to be multiplied unto the World, after my Decease. I judge it proper, as a Dying Man, to inform ye, Good People, that I lived till within a Year of her Decease, in the greatest Quiet and Affection with my Wife, but in that Interval, I confess, there hath been many Quarrels and much Animosity between us. However, as I am to die for the Consequences of them, I hope ye will speak Charitably of me after my Decease, and not add, as is too often the Custom, the Imputation of Crimes to him, whose Guilt is already but too great. Lastly, I entreat all Christians, that they would not reflect on those poor Orphans, I leave behind me, for my Sake, or that of their deceased Mother: It will be Affliction enough to those unhappy Infants, to remember, as they grow up, the dreadfull End which hath happen'd unto their Parents; and I humbly entreat God it may imprint on their Hearts, a serious Apprehension of doing any thing against his Laws. As they cannot be thought in any Degree answerable for my Actions, so I hope my dying Desire being added to the Dictates of every Man's Reason, will preserve them from any Reproach of this Sort. Finally, I freely, and from my Heart, forgive those who have injured me in any Manner whatsoever, especially those who have reflected too severely on me for that, for which I die, entreating God also to pardon the Intemperance of their Tongues, who have sought to add to my Sorrows, and to increase the Weight of my Afflictions. For you Good People, I humbly beseech your Intercession, to Almighty God, for my departing Soul, that the Greatness of his Mercy may supply the Imperfectness of my Repentance, the heavy Load of my Sufferings, efface the Guilt of my Crimes, and the Merits of my Saviour's Death (in which alone I trust) bring me to everlasting Life. This is all the Account given by me, JAMES GUTHRIE , Ordinary of Newgate . ADVERTISEMENTS. 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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, Of the ELEVEN MALEFACTORS Who were executed at TYBURN On Wednesday the 23d of OCTOBER, 1751. BEING THE Seventh EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Right Honble Francis Cokayne , Esq ; LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON . NUMBER VII. for the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed for, and sold by T. PARKER, in Jewin-street, and C. CORBETT, over-against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet-street, the only authorised Printers of the Dying Speeches. M.DCC.LI. [Price Six-pence.] THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. BY Virtue of the King's Commission of the Peace, OYER and TERMINER, and Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Rt. Hon. FRANCIS COKAYNE , Esq ; Lord-Mayor of the City of London , the Lord Chief-Justice WILLES, the Hon. Baron SMITH, RICHARD ADAMS , Esq ; Recorder , and others of his Majesty's Justices of OYER and TERMINER, for the City of London, and Justices of Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City, and County of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday the 11th, Thursday the 12th, Friday the 13th, Saturday the 14th, Monday the 16th, Tuesday the 17th, and Wednesday the 18th of September, in the twenty-fifth Year of his Majesty's Reign, DAVID BROWN , JOHN JEBB , CORNELIUS NEWHOUSE , JOHN HUNTER , ROBERT STEEL , ANN BERRY , WILLIAM NEWMAN , JAMES MARCH , JOHN JARMEY , SAMUEL EAGER , EDWARD BLAND , EDWARD BROOKE , JOHN CARBOLD , BENJAMIN SMITH , JOHN IRELAND , BRIDGET SHEPPARD , and JOHN ROBERTSON , were capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death accordingly. They were most of them miserable, unhappy, and ignorant Wretches, tho' their Behaviour was for the most Part quiet and submissive, and their Attendance at Divine Service constant, unless by Sickness prevented, which most of them have had in their Turns; only Robertson, for Misbehaviour, and striking one of the People belonging to the Place, and threatning Words, was chained to the Floor for some Days. On Wednesday the 16th of this Instant October, the Report of the 17 Malefactors was made by Mr. Recorder to his Majesty in Council, when he was pleased to order the 12 following for Execution; viz. DAVID BROWN , ROBERT STEEL , ANN BERRY , WILLIAM NEWMAN , JAMES MARCH , JOHN JARMEY , SAMUEL EAGER , EDWARD BLAND , JOHN CARBOLD , JOHN IRELAND , BRIDGET SHEPPARD , and JOHN ROBERTSON , on Wednesday the 23d Instant. JOHN JEBB , CORNELIUS NEWHOUSE , JOHN HUNTER , EDWARD BROOKE , and BENJAMIN SMITH , were ordered to have Execution respited till his Majesty's Pleasure might further be known . 1. David Brown was indicted, for that he, in a certain open Place near the King's Highway, on Daniel Bright did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear, and taking from him 3 s. in Money numbered, April the 25th . 2. Robert Steel was indicted for the wilful Murder of Mary his Wife : He also stood charged on the Coroner's Inquisition for the said Murder, August 29 . 3. Ann , Wife of John Berry , was indicted, for that she, in a certain Park or open Place near the King's Highway, on Martha , the Wife of John Elger , did make an Assault, putting her in corporal Fear, &c. and taking from her 12 s. in Money, the Property of the said John Elger , July 7 . 4, 5. William Newman and James March were indicted, for that they, in a certain Passage or open Place near the King's Highway, on James Daniel did make an Assault, &c. and steal from his Person one Hat, Value 1 s. one Silk Handkerchief, one Pair of Leather Shoes, one Penknife, and one Shilling and Six-pence in Money, Sept. 2 . 6. Edward Bland was indicted, for that he, on the King's Highway, on John Lane did make an Assault, and one Silk Purse, Value 1 d. and one Guinea, did steal, August 31 . 7. John Carbold was indicted, for that he, together with John Cunningham , and others, to the Number of 20 Persons and upwards, armed with Fire-Arms, &c. were aiding and assisting in landing uncustomed Goods, &c. March 2, 1747 . 8. John Ireland was indicted for that he, on the King's Highway, on Edward Brice did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear, &c. one Silver Watch, Value 3 l. 10 s. and 4 s. in Money numbered, did steal, &c. July 2 . 9. Bridget Sheppard , Widow , was indicted for stealing three Half Guineas, and 14 s. and 6 d. in Money numbered, the Money of John Rogers , in the Dwelling-House of the said John, July 8 . 10. John Robertson was indicted for that he, on the 14th of December last, about the Hour of Three in the Night of the same Day, the Dwelling-House of Jeremiah Walton did break and enter, and from thence one Pound of Snuff, Value 12 d. and one Inkstand, Value 6 d. did steal, take, &c. 11, 12. John Jarmey and Samuel Eager , otherwise Heager , otherwise Old York , were indicted for rescuing Holt, an outlawed Smuggler, out of the Hands of a Custom house Officer, November 8, 1747 . On Tuesday Night, about Eight o'Clock, a Messenger came to Newgate, with a Reprieve for Samuel Eager , for one Month from the Day fix'd for Execution. 1. David Brown , aged 22, was born at Newcastle , and bred to the Sea. He was Cabbin-Boy and before the Mast in a Collier for some Time, but behaving amiss, was turn'd adrift, and got on Board a Man of War, and continued in the Service some Years longer; a daring untractable Wretch all his Days. About six Years ago he came ashore here in London , and went to lodge with a Woman called Peg, who kept a common Lodging-House in Kingstand Road . For some Time she kept an honest House, till she was told (as the Neighbours do affirm) that a Rogue's or a Whore's Money was as good as an honest Person's; and that this Advice was given her by the Person who now keeps the same House. Brown and this Woman used frequently to walk Abroad together, and he now commenced an idle Life, and took to little pilfering Ways, and picking of Pockets. The Woman dying about three Years ago, and her Husband having an Information for selling Gin lodged against him, let the House at Christmas, 1748, to one Capt. Tom, with whom Brown remained. This Man throve so by entertaining all Comers, that from nothing, he was able, in less than one Year's Time from his being Landlord, to lay out near 50 l. in a Law-suit. He grew remarkably fond of Brown, and kept him entirely; and they two were generally, if not always Bedfellows: A Thing the more extraordinary, as the Landlord's Bulk seems to require a large Bed to himself; and this was carried on so long, that Brown was generally called by the Neighbourhood the Landlord's Wife. Brown lived in the House in which had been lodg'd three poor Boys, Ross, Long, and Proctor, who, in December Sessions last, were condemned and executed for the Highway; at which Trial the Character of the House was fully established, and it appeared to be a Nest of the worst and naughtiest People that any one can suppose to be in one House. The Neighbours in general assert it to be a Rendezvous for about a Dozen notorious Whores and common Prostitutes; and the opposite Neighbours have declared, that they have seen the Boys and Jades together in the Rooms in Swarms; Boys from 12 to 15 Years of Age. Brown has followed Gambling from his Infancy almost, and the Reason of his continuing at Pegg's House, was as follows: He says, when he came Home from Sea, he lent her all his Wages, which was three Guineas, and she being unable to repay him, he was to have his Board with her in Lieu of it. Here he lived an idle Life, and the mix'd Company in the House did not improve his Morals, if he might be supposed to have any. Here Brown became acquainted with John Lancaster , who was executed in October 1748, and 'tis believed, he was then first seduced to commit these evil Practices of robbing on the Highway. The Man who afterwards became his Landlord was very fond of Brown, ('tis an odd Expression, but it seems too true) and always dissuaded him from going a robbing, and would have kept him entirely without letting him work or thieve. But about Michaelmas 1750, Brown was taken on Suspicion, by a Marshall Court Officer, and charged with being concerned in several Robberies, and being one of those who gave Mr. Emmes several Blows at his own Door on the Head with Bludgeons, of which he in a few Days died: For which being committed to New Prison , his quondam Landlord supplied him with Money, (as he did to the Day of his Death) and at last Brown took an Opportunity to lock the Turnkey up in his own House, and the mean while made his Escape over the Garden Wall. His quondam Landlord fearing Brown should be hanged, sent him away for awhile into the Country, and supplied him with Money. But Brown returning, and taking to his old Trade, he was taken on Christmas-Eve last; was admitted an Evidence, and three were convicted at the Old Baily , who suffered accordingly. And at the March Assizes following, David Jones was tried on his Evidence, but acquitted, for robbing John James of 3 s 6 d. on the Highway. After this, his quondam Landlord, who called him Son, as he did him Father, it seems, supplied Brown with Money enough to keep him from robbing; but he hating Confinement, and getting among his old Associates, followed his old Practices, and eloped from his Father, as he called his quondam Landlord. After this, as if he was infatuated, he gets into Company with some Thief-takers, and tells them what Robberies he had committed with one Bunk, by Nickname, who was gone into the Country. They took Bunk first, and immediately Brown was taken by them, being in Bed with his Father, as he called his Landlord; who has since supported him in Gaol, and was so fond of him, to declare he would spare a hundred Pounds to save him. And he did continue to buoy the poor Wretch up with Hopes, almost to the last, that he might not divulge any Thing to the Prejudice of his Reputation, who has had the Assurance to declare, he never did any Thing amiss. However, Brown was doubtless naturally of a very bad Disposition, prone to Wickedness, nay, fond of it. He was suspected to have been guilty of several Murders; but of these he protested his Innocence, And no Wonder he should be suspected, having been known for a long while to be a bad Man, desperate, and fit for any Mischief; and was always the foremost in every Attack. He was concerned in divers Robberies with William Tidd , and Anthony Burne , executed some Time since. He was concerned with Applegarth, and Soss, lately executed, in several more, particularly that of robbing James Spurling , Esq ; for which they suffered upon his Evidence chiefly; and in which he was the Man who attack'd that Gentleman, and presented a Pistol to him. And upon one of the Accomplices seeming reluctant, he presented the Pistol to him, and swore he'd blow his Brains out, if he did not rifle the Gentleman. One Vincent was also convicted upon his Evidence, the same Sessions, and suffered accordingly, for robbing Richard Radford on the Highway. In this too Brown attack'd, and presented the Pistol, bidding him stand, and deliver; and stood Guard over Radford, while Vincent robb'd him: And Brown told him, after they had taken from him what he had, if he did not go along about his Business he would shoot him. And in the Robbery for which he was convicted, you see the daring, resolute, and wicked Heart. He collared Daniel Bright , and bid him stand, adding, that he'd blow out his Brains if he stirr'd while Holmes search'd his Pockets. Then truly before he took his Leave, he must needs buss Bright. The Reader perhaps will be at a Loss to think what should induce him to this Piece of odd Behaviour; but this is to be accounted for from his Acquaintance with his Landlord mentioned above, in whose Company and Conversation, 'tis generally agreed, he has learned worse, and more abominable Practices, which that might be only introductory to. After all this, he presented his Pistol again to Bright, and swore again bitterly, if he stirr'd till they were out of Sight he'd blow his Brains out. And now, Quos. Jupiter vult perdere prius dementat. And this Fellow was so mad, as to run headlong into a Net, which had long been spread for him. He betakes himself to the Company of Thief-takers, as before observed, and intending to be an Evidence against Holmes, he sends them after him; but Holmes telling them of this Robbery, turn'd the Tables upon him, and Brown being taken, was convicted upon his Evidence. He always appeared of a sullen, morose Disposition, and was not without some Difficulty brought to any Sense of his past mispent Life. Till the Warrant for Execution came down, he was scarce at all concern'd about the Matter; but then began to be a little more serious, and tothink of dying. Tho' he had so many Escapes by being admitted an Evidence against others, who perhaps had not so richly deserved it as himself, and had seen them executed, yet did he entertain Hopes against all that might to the contrary be said to him. When he found no Hopes left, he began to recant, and to own his wicked Practices in the general. He had run a long Course of Villainy in few Years, and Providence thought fit that he should now be cut off. 2. William Newman , aged near 21, was born in St. Giles's in the Fields , and, as he says, was the last Child baptized there before the old Church was pulled down, in order to be rebuilt. He was put to School, and never would attend to learn his Book; so that by his own Fault he was illiterate. He was of an untractable Temper from his Childhood, and as he grew up, nothing went more against the Grain with him than Business of any Sort. He left his Father while very young, being enticed by Playfellows, when he was incapable of distinguishing Vice or Virtue. He might have been put to any Trade that his Capacity would suit, but at last he took to the Seas. He was in the Fleet that was sent to guard the Coast of Scotland in 1745, and says he was Servant to a Person of Eminence in that Expedition, with whom he was in some Esteem. After his Return from thence he still continued in the Navy , and was kept on Board a King's Ship, which had her Station to cruize upon the French Coast and in the English Channel. All this while nothing remarkable occurr'd to affect himself. He left that Ship, and went on Board a Lighter at Sheerness , which lay there for the Purpose of weighing Ships Anchors, &c. from which, when he was discharged, he says he came to London , and liv'd with his Sister. While he was Abroad, a Relation of his Mother's dying, left him 100 l. when he arrived at the Age of 21. It seems he would have been entitled to it had he lived till Christmas, which his own Folly and Wickedness has been the Cause of preventing. After he came Home he drew 15 l. out of the 100, which having squandered away in an idle and dissolute Manner, he was reduced to the utmost Straits and Necessity; and tho' he had been thus foolish, and run headlong to his own Ruin, yet there seemed to be a Softness of Nature in him, which, properly managed in his early Days, might have fitted him for a better Fate. Above twelve Months Newman has been from on Board of Ship, he says, and has owned that he was guilty of many pilfering Tricks, at least for six Months past. Press'd with Necessity, his own Inclination, back'd with the Advice of some wicked ones he met with, led him to rely upon the Industry of his Fingers to procure him a common Subsistence; and he was indefatigable in the Practice of picking Pockets. The Place he generally plied at was the Royal Exchange , and nothing was more common with him than to make three or four Handkerchiefs in the Middle of the Day, and sometimes Things of more Value. He was a Lad that generally appeared pretty well dressed, of a free and easy Turn of Countenance, not very liable to be suspected; which made his Attempts in his wicked Undertakings so much the more plausible. He had been acquainted with his Associates but a few Weeks, when the Fact was committed for which he suffered. He never would own any particular Highway Robberies, tho, doubtless, this was not the first. As it appeared upon the Evidence, the Fact was a downright Attack made upon James Daniel , but Newman always represented it in a different Light. The Prosecutor deposed, that two of the three in Company laid Hands on him as soon as they overtook him, and the other rifled him in George Yard ; the Evidence confirmed the same. But nothing of this Story would Newman be induced to own, but always said, that indeed they did go out together, and wandered they scarce knew where, but happened to stumble into this George Yard , where they saw a Man sleeping in a Cart, from whom he owned the Things were taken, as in the Indictment; but that they went off, and left the Man so fast asleep that he never saw him stir. This was the Account he always gave of the Matter, and said, it was a Design of the Evidence's to ensnare the other two; the Reason for which he gave as follows: Says he, "As soon as we left the Man, "he went away from us, and I saw him not "again till the Thieftaker had apprehended "me; the Evidence immediately went to "him, and directed him where he should "take the other two; which he did accordingly." Newman says, that when he was taken, the Thief-taker said to him, that Money he wanted, and Money he would have; he had better get it by taking Thieves, than by going a thieving. He did not deny taking the Things, but the Manner of taking; and said several Times, that he relented not so much at his Fate, as that the Evidence did not share it with him. 3. James March , aged 17, was born in the Parish of St. Ann's Black Friars , and without any Manner of Education, was put Apprentice to a Waterman . He staid not long in that Employment, but whether the want of Inclination to Labour, or the ill Treatment he pretended to meet with from his Master, was the Cause of deserting him, the Event shews, 'twere better he had staid where he was, and laboured ever so hard, rather than by coming away from his Master, to run the Risque of his Life: For if to avoid the Chastisements, (which his Idleness and want of Application to Business might but too often have merited) he left his Service, he had made no desireable Exchange, since being his own Master has work'd his Ruin. After this he associated with all the vagabond idle Crew he could meet with like himself, being of a surly Disposition, and profligate Manners: He took up with all the little filching and pilfering Arts that came in his Way; and, from picking of Pockets, went on by Degrees to House-Breaking and Street-Robbery. He said he was initiated into these villanous Practices, by two Men famous for these Things, whose Names however he could not recollect. With them he was taken in order to break open a House, which was effected by thrusting this little unhappy Wretch into the Kitchen Window, who, coming up to the Street-Door, by Assistance of a Dark-Lanthorn, provided for that Purpose, open'd the same for his Companions, who were much bigger than he was. They rumaged the Rooms in the lower Apartments, and took Plate, Linen, &c. to a considerable Value, and made of undiscovered. He was but young in Years, tho' old in Wickedness, ignorant almost to Insensibility, and scarce capable of being taught what a State hereafter might mean, wherein an Account was to be given for the Things done in this Life in Provocation of the Almighty: And, the only Thing I ever heard come from him, to distinguish him from the Beasts that perish, was, after a deal of talking to him, concerning the Nature of these Things, he said, he hoped God would forgive him. Newman and March, upon Account of their tender Years, were recommended by the Jury to the Court for Mercy, but as they were the Off-spring of Black Boy Alley , once so notorious, it may be persumed, 'twas not thought proper to spare them, lest it might encourage another Family in that Place, to the Disturbance of the Peace of the Neighbourhood, and Terror of all, whose lawful Occasions might call them that Way. 4. John Ireland , aged 30, was born in Lincolnshire , and bred with an Uncle, who was a Farmer, and Grazier, in his own Way. He says, he might have had School Education, but his Disposition inclined not that Way, and he remained quite illiterate, following his Uncle's Business, tending Sheep , &c.'till about 14 Years of Age. Then the Unsettledness of his Temper, and the Indulgence he met with, would not permit him to embrace any Trade which his Relations intended him: But as he advanced in Years, the Way of Life that seemed most suitable to him, was that of a Gentleman's Servant . Accordingly he got recommended to a Service, where he behaved to Satisfaction; but this Master dying, he was recommended to another Family, in which he remained to Content for about four Years in his own native Country, and then it came into his Head to come up to London , with a View of rising above the common Run of Country Servants; so that Emulation, he seemed to insinuate, was the Motive which induced him so to do. As he appeared to be a Youth of a gentle and tractable Disposition, and very obliging in his Behaviour, he did not long want Employ in the Way of Life he had chosen; and, he says, he at Times lived with many good Masters, Men of Fortune and Figure in the World. And as (according to his own Account of himself) he had the Opportunity of living in the Service of so many reputable Families, if he had not then behaved well, 'tis scarce to be supposed he would have met with so much Countenance in so good Employ as he represents himself to have been in. But there is a Time when every one that is so, begins to be wicked. And, the first Robbery he committed, was when he lived in Quality of a Postilion ; when one Morning early, as he was giving a Horse his Exercise, he met a Gentleman near Kensington , whom he had the Impudence to stop, and demanded his Money. The Gentleman, not prepared for such a sudden Attack, was obliged to comply, and he went off with his Booty. This Course of Life he followed for three Years, every now and then taking a Purse, &c. which was the Time he continued in the Service. And, he managed Affairs so, as to escape all Suspicion; and might have remained unsuspected, had it not been for an Intrigue discovered with a Maid Servant, which occasioned his going from this Service. However, he got a Recommendation, and got into another considerable Family, where he lived for some Time, enjoying all the Felicity a Person in his Station could expect. And a Man can scarce think that he turned Thief and Highway Robber for the Pleasure of Stealing only, for he was in no Necessity: No, 'twas to support the Extravagance of himself, and a Mistress, that led him to run these Lengths; a Case said to be too common in these Days, even among the lower Class of Men. Another Time, in the Dusk of the Evening, he attacked two Gentlemen in Hyde Park , in a Single-Horse Chaise, and robbed them. It seems he was always very cautious in Time of Action, and robbed masked, having Changes of Cloaths suited to these Occasions; and, while he kept this Place, committed diverse Robberies about and in Town, both on Horse and on Foot. He once made an Attempt (so daring was he) upon an Officer of the Guards, who, he says, used frequently to ride out for the Benefit of the Air. Meeting him one Summer's Morning, very early, on the Road to Hampstead, he attacked him, and bid him deliver. But his Menaces had not the intended Effect, for he was obliged to sheer off, and rely upon the Goodness of his Horse. Soon after this he left this Place, and had the good Luck to get another as good, where he lived some Time: Nor yet he could not help doing the same Things now and then, but he followed it still; the Itch was so rooted in him, that he could not get rid of it. And, for 7 or 8 Years at least, he has thus, at Times, infested the Roads. At last the Fire began to take Air, and to blaze Abroad; and he left off seeking after Gentlemen's Service, and took to driving Jobbs, as he call'd it; that is, when Coaches, &c. were hired to any Part of England, which his Master, whom he last served, kept for such Purposes, and says, he did behave with Faithfulness in this Trust. He says he was at the last Epsom Races , and from thence went to Stamford , and Grantham , with a Gentleman, in Quality of his Servant; and being a Native of Lincolnshire , was glad of the Opportunity of visiting his own Country, tho' I don't find he had any Relations living. When he returned, he says, he offered himself for Employ with his last Master, in Jobbs; but, there not being a Vacancy, he was left in Idleness, and became acquainted with one Pullen, since transported, who, he says, would never let him alone, unless he was spending his Time in drinking with him; and, after some Time, they agreed to go together upon the Highway. They did so, and committed several Robberies, but Pullen being taken away, he was left to himself: And at last, robbing Mr. Price on Ealing Common , he was pursued thro' Acton to Kensington Gravel Pits , and then taken with two Watches upon him at the same Time, for which he deservedly met his Fate. 5. Robert Steel , aged 58, was born at Arlington in Yorkshire , and being bred to Husbandry , exercised himself therein for a Number of Years. He was quite illiterate and ignorant to the last Degree. He, in Process of Time, became a Livery-Servant , but not being properly qualified, he was degraded from that Station to the Stables, and became a Helper to the Coachman and Groom ; in which Capacity he served several Years more in his own native County of York . About 20 Years ago he came up to London , and about 16 Years ago married the poor Woman upon whom he barbarously committed Murder, by stabbing her in the Thigh. He never had any Children by her; and, he says, they used to live together quietly enough, and very rarely had any great Commotions between them, but upon Account of a Son of her's by a former Husband, to whom he thought she was too indulgent, by suffering him to do what he pleased. Upon this Account, he says, Words used sometimes to arise; but they went no further than Words before this unhappy Time. He went Abroad to help in Gentlemen's Stables, when Servants were out of the Way, or sick, or lazy; and she got a Livelihood by helping as an under Servant in Gentlemen's Kitchens, at several Houses in the Neighbourhood where they lived, in Brick Street , in St. George's, Hanover-Square ; and, he says, they bought Swine lean, and fed them with Offal, &c. which they used to get from Gentlemen's Houses where they work'd, whereby they turn'd a Penny to pay House-Rent; and so they liv'd a tolerable comfortable Life, between each others Gettings. As to the Fact of the Murder, he confessed it, with all its aggravating Circumstances, and begg'd to know what he should do, being under the most dreadful Horrors, upon Account that he had taken away the Life of his poor Wife, even in the Midst of her Sins; which he fear'd he must answer for, besides the Number and Weight of his own. He seemed, whenever I talk'd to him, to be sensible of the Barbarity and Baseness of perpetrating so very rash an Act; but could give no other Reason for it, but that he was in Liquor, and knew not what he did. As to what was sworn concerning his saying that God had been very good to him that he had not done it before, and that she had got the Length of it, (meaning the Knife;) he did not pretend to say but that it might be so said by him; but that he had no Remembrance of any such Expressions, only from hearing them repeated by the Evidences. The Day he committed the horrid Fact, he says he had been playing at Skittles, and drinking all the Morning, with some Neighbours, and had spent all his Money, and got drunk. He did not pretend to plead this in Excuse for what he had done, but only said, if he had not been so, he never should have done it. Upon this, he apprehended that he came Home to her to get some more, but she refusing to give him any, and upbraiding him for staying out, &c. Words arose, and hisReason being drown'd in Drink, his Passion hurried him on to the horrid Act. He lamented, and wept sometimes bitterly, and always appeared to be very penitent and sorry for what he had done: He frequently expressed his Fear how he should be able to answer for his own, much less for the Sins of her, whom he had cut off in the Midst of her Wickedness; which he was in his own Mind perswaded would lie at his Door. He said he ceased not, Day or Night, when awake, to beg of God that his Repentance might find a Way to escape the Punishment eternal, which his Crime had deserved, unless the Merits of Christ should propitiate the God of Heaven to be merciful to him; in whom alone, from the Time of being sensible of his Crimes, he had put his whole Trust and Confidence. 6. Edward Bland , aged 22, was born at Leeds in Yorkshire , of a good Family, tho' unhappily reduced. He was bred with his Parents, till about twelve Years old, when he went out to Service, with a Farmer in the Neighbourhood, with whom he lived some Time, till about five Years ago a Relation sent for him to London . For one Year he continued with him, and was then recommended to the Service of a Gentleman, with whom he lived till apprehended for the Robbery for which he suffered. He says, he never wrong'd his Master of a Halfpenny, tho' he had great Opportunity, and he might have been honest to all the World, and lived comfortably, had he not also had the exorbitant Demands of a Mistress to satisfy. This unhappy Youth being by Birth of a reputable Family, and looking upon himself to be born a Gentleman, was so unhappy as to think, that tho' a Servant , he must live like a Gentleman; and accordingly, as his Master was pretty much in the Country, and he left in Town upon Board-Wages, he had Opportunity of following all the publick Diversions and Follies of the Town. And his Resolution of putting on the Gentleman's Appearance with a Servant's Pocket, led him into all the Intrigues, and unfortunate Adventures, which have work'd his Ruin. He met with all the Encouragement in his Service, that any one could expect, his Master being willing to do the best he could for him in regard to his Family: And, he might have supported himself in a very decent Manner, but he frequented Houses of ill Fame and Gaming, and grew quite profligate in secret, tho' so artfully as not to draw the least Suspicion from those who knew him in Quality of a Gentleman's Servant. To provide for his Mistress was the grand Difficulty he laboured under; for which Purpose he was forc'd to pawn or sell every Thing he had, even to his wearing Apparel, and as soon as the Produce of that was lavish'd away, the next Thing was to try his Fortune on the Highway. The better to qualify himself for putting this Scheme into Execution, he procured himself a Pair of Pistols, and a genteel riding Frock, which he deposited in the Hands of a Person he was persuaded would not deceive him. The next Thing was to get himself recommended to the Master of an Inn; for which Purpose, he found a Friend, who represented him as a good Customer, and a Gentleman, that would pay well, and not abuse the Horses, provided he was supplied with good Cattle. Things being thus far settled, without farther Consideration, he takes the Road on a Sunday Morning early, and set out towards Windsor. About a Mile on this Side of Hounslow , he met a Post-Chaise, which he made up to, and ordered the Postilion to stop. Then, without further Ceremony, he told the Company in the Chaise, that he was a young Adventurer, who wanted Money, presenting his Pistol, and ordering them to deliver their Money, and the Gentleman and Lady were obliged to hand him their Purses, and a Watch, which he rode off with full Speed. The next Prize he met with was again upon Hounslow-Heath , some Days after,where he attack'd a Coach, which he stopp'd in like Manner, and robb'd. He then cross'd the Country, and kept off the Road for a Day or two; but returning to it again about six Miles on this Side of Windsor, he met with a single Gentleman in an open Field, from whom he took a considerable Sum, and his Watch, and then made the best of his Way for Staines. There he staid for a while, and refreshed himself, and his Horse, and by the Way robb'd several Persons before he came to Town, undiscovered. In this Expedition he was a considerable Gainer, and brought Home good Booty, which gain'd him a kind Reception with his Mistress. But this would not last for ever, and he must turn out for more when that was gone. He did so several Times after, and met with Success: And in his Time near twenty Robberies he had committed, if not more, e'er that fatal Afternoon in which he was taken. The Robbery for which he suffered was plainly proved upon him, and he could not but acknowledge the Justice of his Sentence. He behaved very well under Sentence of Death, and seem'd to be a Youth of a Disposition quite easy and calm, and the very Reverse of what might be expected in Persons that commit such Villainies, as render it unsafe for a Man to travel almost at Noon-day upon the Highway upon his lawfull Calling and Occasion. 7. Bridget Sheppard , aged 44, was born near the City of Salisbury , in Wilts , of Parents that gave her no Education as to Letters; but bred her to Plain-work and Mantua-making . She served seven Years to this Business, and work'd Journey-work many Years more before she left her own Country, living, as 'tis said, in an honest reputable Manner, and was in good Bread. She came to London near twenty Years ago, and was married to Sheppard, with whom she lived many Years, and had several Children by him. After his Death, she says, she went out a Nurse-keeping , and maintained herself very well for some Time; till of late having got Acquaintance with bad Company, she lost her Business, and was in great Distress. The Woman behaved very well while under Sentence of Death, and seemed heartily sorry and penitent; she denied having been guilty of any such Offence before, and said that this Scheme to rob Mr. Rogers was of her own Contrivance, and that Anne Barrett , who was tried with her, had no Knowledge of the Matter, till after 'twas done. She expressed great Sorrow, that she had so wickedly endeavoured to throw the Blame upon her, when they appeared before the Court. She had been in the House about three or four Days, in Barrett's Lodgings, by Consent of Parties, and had, during that Time, found out that there was Money in the Box, in the Landlord's Chamber, and the Temptation was too great for her to withstand. She had thought of it several Times, she said, as she pass'd through the Chamber; but she could not form her Design right, nor get a convenient Opportunity, till Monday Morning, July the 8th. Being plainly convicted of the Fact, she pleaded Pregnancy, to put off the immediate Execution of the Law, when she came to receive Sentence of Death; but the Jury of Matrons brought in their Verdict "not quick, if at all with Child." 8. Anne Berry , aged 31, was born in Ireland , and her Parents, when she was very young, left that Kingdom, and came to England . Their Lot then was to fix in Staffordshire, and her Father being a Weaver , bred her to the same Business. She served seven Years to it; tho' with great Difficulty it was, and a strict Hand kept over her, that her Father and Master could keep her within Bounds, even in her early Days: And notwithstanding all their Care, she at length got herself big with Child, and to avoid the Reproaches and Censure of her Relations and Acquaintance, she left them privately, and away she came to London . After she had produced her first Birth, she had nothing to trust to but herself, not knowing what Course to take, she turns out into the Street, and became a common Prostitute . This is all the Account she could give of the twenty-first Years of her being in London ; within a little while after she met with a Soldier, whose Name she went by, and they agreed to live together; and did so, till within these twelve Months past, that she was become so wicked he turn'd her off, and would have no more to do with her. He was two Years, she says, in Flanders, during the Time they lived together, and that she had nine Children by him. She was a Creature of a most for bidding Appearance, of a masculine Make and Temper, very resolute and impudent. She pleaded also Pregnancy, but was found not quick with Child. However, she relied on that Plea saving her Life, at least for a Time, and behaved in a very audacious Manner, till such Time as the Warrant came down, and then her Note was a little chang'd. She beat and bruised the other poor Woman that suffered with her, frequently, and almost every Day even to the last; and threatn'd one of the People that looked after the Prisoners in such a Manner, that he was even afraid of her, and well he might; for she swore, she'd stab him before she died. She had been very much addicted to drinking, and would lay any where, and with any Body that would take up with her; and having so bad a Character as that she could not expect to be employed in an honest Calling, she had Resolution enough to put all off female Softness, and take to her the Roughness of the Robber. The Places she used to try her Fortune in were St. James's and Hyde-Park , and Constitution-Hill , where she was often seen lurking, and did much Mischief to the poorer Sort of People, who she thought were not able to oppose her masculine Rudeness. For several Years past she has used these Practices, and was well known in those Places, and in that Neighbourhood, by the Name of Staffordshire Nan. It is said she attempted once to rob a Gentleman of Honour, to whom, upon his discovering her Design, she exposed her naked Breast, to take off the Edge of his Resentment; the Gentleman being one who had a very great Veneration for the Sex, this Artifice had sufficient Force to induce him to depart in Silence. It seems she had got into Tothill-Fields Bridewell , upon Account of a Quarrel, and the Prosecutrix enquiring after her by the Name of Staffordshire Nan, (which a young Fellow, passing by while the Robbery was committing, call'd to her by) she heard Nan was there, and accordingly went, and found her. She saw several others, but could fix upon none till Nan was shewn her, whom she immediately charged with having robb'd her in Bird-cage-Walk , St. James's Park ; of which, in September Sessions, being plainly convicted, she deservedly suffered Death accordingly. 9. John Robertson , aged 23, was born in Westminster , of what Sort of Parents he could not tell; however, he had no Education, was bred to no Way of getting an honest Livelihood, and, by all I could understand of him, he must have been a Thief from his Cradle. He was a Youth of a most obdurate Heart, and surly Disposition, according to his Appearance ever since Conviction. He had great Luck not to be cut off before, having deserved hanging for eight or nine Years past, being capable of any Mischief; and his gross Ignorance left Way for him to run into any wicked Enterprize, upon Countenance given him by his Associates. He was guilty of all the Debauchery that can almost be thought of; he had not Sense enough to be a Gambler, but was a vile Swearer and Blasphemer, which he scarce refrained from even to the last. He has been a Companion with Byrne, and Tidd, executed in December last, in many Robberies, with Newcomb, and many others,executed, with whom Multitudes of Burglaries and Robberies he has had his Share in committing, and never was behind the best of them in Forwardness to Wickedness. And in April Sessions last, he was admitted an Evidence against one Ward, with whom he was concerned in breaking the Dwelling-House of Miles Childerry , and stealing Pewter, and a Hat, for which Ward was convicted upon this Evidence, and executed; in which Burglary he was the chief Actor, and contrived the Means to get into the House. He was concern'd also in the Robbery of Mr. Clayton with Tidd and Newcomb, executed in December last; and many other Robberies which himself could not remember, and if he had remembred, would have been too tedious to mention. William Robertson was taken in April last, and admitted Evidence against Ward. He gave Account of many Robberies, and by whom committed. But as none have been tried since upon his Information, there's Reason to doubt of the Truth of it. As 'tis notoriously known in these Cases, when a Fellow is in this Wickedness, he'll inform perhaps against one, whom he entertains a Grudge against, and pretend to do so against many others, in order to get off himself, and put in Names that occur to his Mind; but these did not serve his Turn: For, tho' he did convict Ward upon this Evidence, yet as he had not given Information of this Burglary, for which himself was convicted, and as the Prosecutor was then Abroad, some Persons thought fit to detain him still in Gaol till he should return from his Voyage, to prosecute and get a Bill of Indictment found; which was accordingly done at the Sessions in September last, and Robertson was convicted upon full Evidence, and suffered very deservedly. His Behaviour after Conviction was very unbecoming a Wretch in his unhappy Circumstances, appearing always with a surly, morose, and impudent Aspect; and tho' he did attend Chapel, as usually is done in such Case, unless hindered by Sickness, &c. yet with Difficulty was he brought to behave soberly, even when come into the more immediate Presence of the Almighty, under Pretence of seeking Pardon for his Crimes. No Admonitions could perswade, nor any Threats affright him; he was invincibly bent upon Wickedness, and, as far as he could, he pursued it to the last. A little while after Conviction, he threaten'd one of the People that look'd after them, because he would not suffer him to do as he pleased, and went so far as to threaten his Life, so that the Man dare no more go near him; upon which he was ordered to be lock'd to the Floor: He was so served, and it had some Effect for the present, and made him relent. But, What was the Consequence of his being let loose from that close Confinement? Why, he appear'd with as great, if not greater Hardness than before. If reproved for ill Behaviour, he'd say, he behaved as well as others, and attended as well to Prayers, and what else was said to him; but those that saw him were persuaded to the contrary. Having so long been habituated to all Manner of Wickedness, 'twas impossible for all the Advice in the World to make any Impression, and nothing but the Sight of the Gallows could strike an Awe into him. When he came out of Newgate to get into the Cart, he appear'd as unconcerned as if he had only been going to a Whipping; and just as the Cart began to move, he kick'd off his Shoes from his Feet among the Mob, with the utmost Disdain, and as if he despised any Thing that could be done to him. But when he came to the fatal Place, he grew pale and stood aghast, and great Horrors indeed he seemed to be affected with. A wretched Miscreant indeed! And, but that the Mercies of God we can set no Bounds to, being infinite, and unlimited, otherwise what Hopes could any one entertain of a Wretch that could shew such Behaviour in his last Moments? 10. John Jarmey , otherwise Pawlin , aged 41, was born in Suffolk , and bred to Husbandry with his Father, who held a small Farm, and lived with his Parents till he was pretty far advanced towards a Man. Afterwards he went Abroad to Day-Labour, and was look'd upon as an industrious Fellow. But as Smuggling was for many Years unmolested, and the general Practice of his Neighbours, he ventured among them, and got Money by it, as his Neighbours did. He says it was so commonly practised all over the Country, that he looked upon the bare Act of Smuggling as a Calling, which a Man might exercise himself in without Danger of Life, as well as any other Business. He was apprehended and brought to Newgate about six Months ago, and in September Sessions was tried for several Offences. The first Indictment against him was for the Act of Smuggling, and carrying Fire-Arms, on the 3d of February, 1746, of which he was acquitted. He was indicted a second Time by the Name of Pawlin, for not surrendering himself according to the King's Order in Council; and the Jury found Issues for the Prisoner. He was a third Time indicted for rescuing James Holt , an outlawed Smuggler, out of the Hands of a Custom-house Officer, Nov. 8, 1747, and the Jury found him guilty. The Evidence in this Trial swore directly to the Fact, and no Argument can set aside positive Proof. Jarmey behaved very well under Sentence of Death, used what Means he could to save his Life, but all to no Purpose; which, when he found to be his Case, he used his utmost Endeavours to meet his Fate with Resignation to the Will of God, and Trust in his Mercy. 11. John Carbold , otherwise Cabbolt , otherwise Cabolt , aged 57, was born in Suffolk , and bred to the Plough, and other Husbandry Labour . He was a Man very reserved, and of but narrow Capacity, but well esteemed, and bred up a Family of eleven Children, seven of which are now surviving. He followed smuggling many Years. He was indicted at the Sessions in September for carrying Fire-Arms upon the second of March, 1747, and convicted upon full Evidence of his being present. He behaved very quietly and well under Sentence of Death, and seemed to employ his Time in Endeavours to die peaceably, and resigned to the Will of the Almighty. At the Place of EXECUTION. ON Wednesday the 23d Instant, about nine o'Clock in the Morning, the eleven Malefactors were put into four Carts, in order to be conveyed to the Place of Execution; Robert Steel , William Newman , and James March in one; David Brown , John Ireland , and John Robertson in a second; John Jermey , John Carbold , and Edward Bland in a third; Bridget Sheppard , and Anne Berry in a fourth. When they came to the fatal Place, some Time was taken up in tying them up, while most of them seem'd to be employed in private Prayer, and solemn Ejaculation. Then, after having continued with them awhile in Prayer, and recommend their Souls to the Almighty's Protection, they left the Stage of this World to appear before the great Tribunal hereafter. A dismal Spectacle to the thinking Part of the World! Pity that the Examples of such Numbers executed in a Christian Country should have no better Effect; but the Evil seems to increase with Punishment. And, no sooner is one Set of the publick Infectors of the Peace and Property of the Community cut off from among the Inhabitants of the Earth, but another is ready to follow in the same Way. Their Bodies were all taken Care of by their Friends, and Steel's, for the Murder of his Wife, was carried directly to be hanged in Chains. The whole melancholy Scene was conducted with the utmost Peace and good Order. This is all the Account given by me JOHN TAYLOR , Ordinary of Newgate . The Celebrated Dr. BOERHAAVE'S Antiscorbutick PILLS. FOR curing the most violent Scorbutick Disorder, by an easy gentle Operation by Stool and Urine, which are so innocent and safe, that they may be taken at any Age, requiring no Confinement or Restraint in the Manner of Living. They are faithfully prepared from a Prescription which the Doctor, after several Days Consideration, gave the Maker of them, as a most effectual Remedy for an old inveterate Scurvy, which had appeared in many Ways. Their good Effects have since been experienced in many other Instances. The Doctor recommended them in the following Cases, which he said were only different Effects of a violent scorbutick Habit, that had ceased appearing on the Skin, viz. in extreme Lowness of Spirits, so as to occasion an Inactivity of the whole Body; Heaviness in the Head, accompanied with Pain; frequent Dryness and unsavoury Taste in the Mouth; Oppression of the Breast and Stomach, attended with Want of Appetite; a Loathing of Food, Indigestion and flying Pains like Stitches, with an outward Coldness of the Breast and Stomach; swelling of the Knees, Legs, and Feet, accompanied with Pain and Inflammation; an uneasy Fulness of the Body, Costiveness, and Wind: In these Cases the Doctor particularly ordered these Pills as the best Remedy. They are also good in hysterical Disorders, and very effectual in clearing the Head from a confused Stupor and Gloominess; are excellent for Disorders incident to young Women, but not proper for Women with Child; but may be used with great Safety and Success in all Cases which appear to be scorbutick, or really proceed from the Scurvy. These Pill are sold in London only, at Mr. Portman Stafford 's, Haberdasher of Hats , under the Piazzas of the Royal Exchange in Cornhill , at Two Shillings the Vial, containing three Dozen of Pills, with printed Directions for taking them. Allowance will be made to Country Shopkeepers who sell them again.

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A True ACCOUNT of the BEHAVIOUR, CONFESSION AND Last Dying SPEECHES Of the Criminals that were Executed at TYBURN, On Friday the 9th of September, 1692. ON Saturday the Ordinary visited the Condemned, exhorting them repent of their most secret Sins, God having convinced them of their Atheism, by bringing them to publick Shame and Punishment; desiring them not to persist in trifling away the remaining Opportunities of Salvation. Especially he directed his Speech to the Condemned for Clipping the Currant Coin of this Nation; endeavouring to convince them, that the Law and deservedly made it High Treason. The King and Queen's sacred Authority is violated in diminishing any part of the publick Coiu, in a manner equally, as in debasing it with false Metal. One of the Roman Csars caused the Bones of one Thallus to be broken on a Wheel, for breaking the Seal of a Letter: And doth not the Violating of a Prince's Dignity, in the defacing of his Coin, justly demerit as severe and infamous a Death? Such was David's Tenderness in Conscience, that his Heart smoe him with Grief and Shame for cutting off the Skirt of Saul's Robe, as an Act of great Contempt: Yet Persons addicted to Riotous Expences count it no Traytorous Infringement of due Allegiance, to clip the Inscription of Royal Titles, if the Stamp of the Prince's Image be not defaced, nor imbased. But how shall the Coin be kown to be legally currant, if the Inscription of the Prince's Name, and his Royal Titles, he clipped or filed off? This is a notorious Dishonour to the Prince's Crown and Dignity. Besides, the Diminishing the full Weight, and Intrinsecal Value of Mony, is great Injnriousness to the Nation; because Coin being clipp'd, Trade cannot so honourably circulate, nor the Poors Wants be so confidently supplied, were not Clipp'd Mony made Passable in Payment, by reason of its very geat Scarcity: Yet how numerous are the Practitioners of this Mystery of Iniquity grown! Let them not presumptuously hope that they shall escape a Discovery: The Omniscient frequently brings them to condign Shame and Punishment, though they Atheistically please themselves in dreaming that the Flames of Hell are vanished into Smoak, while they treasonably melt down any part of the publick Coin. After this, Counsel was given to all the Condemned, how to attain Saving Faith and Repentance; that so, their Afflictions being sanctified, they might obtain as Eternal Rest in Heavenly Felicity; and were dismissed with Prayers. On the Lord's Day in the Forenoon, a Sermon was preached on 1 Pet. 3. 14. Wherefore, Beloved, seeing ye look for such things, be diligent, that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. From whence the Certainty of the Day of Judgment was demonstrated from many Scriptural Arguments, and the Equity of the Sentence which shall then be pronounced, as relating to the absolute, unalterable State of the Righteous in Eternal Felicity, and the Wicked in Everlasting Misery. An Exhortation was directed to the Condemned, to awaken them from their Security in an impenitent State; with Rules, how to prepare themselves for Death and Judgment, that neither might be terrible to them. In the Afternoon, the Ordinary preached on Job 40. 4. Behold, I am vile: What shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth. Observ. 1. The more we have to do with God, and the nearer he comes to us, the more we ought to be made sensible of our own Vileness, by reason of our great Sinfulness. Here was shewed, in what Respects Sin makes Persons vile: Sinners former slight Thoughts of God himself before they sin, and dishonourable, hard Conceits of him afterwards, as if he were inexorable. Sin degrades the Integrity, Peace and Safety of the Soul, to the vilest Hire of Wickedness. It is a wilful yet pleasing Slavery to Satan, the Prince of Darkness: It makes as Hell above-ground, to the Overthrow of all Orders among the Societies of Men. Yea, God himself cannot devise a more horrid Punishment, than to give up the Sinner to the greedy Consummation of his Lusts. The Inference, If Sin make vile, do not make a Disport of sinning. Let no Man think that he can be vile enough in Humiliation for Sin, nor too excelling in Vertue. Immediately therefore turn to the holy God, study to be like him; so shall all Remarks of Honour, and his Approbation, continually stream out upon you. From the Second Part of the Text, viz. What shall I answer thee? the Observation was, That when God riseth up to judge us for our Sins, we must not argue it with him, in studying of Excuses, or Extenuations of our Guiltiness. Sinners many times cannot stand before the Tribunal of their own Consciences; their guilty Thoughts fall heavy on them, and crush them into Desparation: However, God looks through their Hearts, and will lay open their Sins, to their Shame and Consternation, when they are most secure. Labour therefore to got the Answer of a good Conscience, purged from the Guilt, Guiles and Pollution of Sin, by the Blood and Sanctifying Spirit of the Lord Jesus. Thirdly, I will lay my hand upon my mouth. Observe, That a true Penitent doth not complain that he is secretly afflicted, but accepts of the Punishment of his Iniquity, to the Amendment of his Life. The sincere Christian bears all from God with great Serenity of Mind: He kisses the Rod, because it blossoms with the Fruits of Righteousness. But the Hypocrite's Affliction doth rather astonish, than awaken him from his Security: He quenches God's Fiery Arrows, and drowns his own Sorrows in Sensual Pleasures: But the Truly Penitent, as the Palm-tree, spring up higher in the Exercise of their Graces, and abound more in the Fruits of Righteousness, by how much their Trials are multiplied and prolonged. The Conclusion was thus directed to the Condemned: Would you lay your Hand upon your Mouth, and justifie the Lord's Judiciary Sentence against you? Observe these Rules: Get the Peace of God into your Hearts, as reconciled to him in Christ; and let it rule in you, to awe you from sinning. 2. Take heed of entertaining any suspicious Thoughts of the Lord's good In tention in chastising you: Such Unbelief strikes the Heart dumb and dead in Prayer. 3. Get a right Understanding of the Lord in his Divine Excellencies, and of your selves in your Miscarriages. 4. Come to Christ, not only for Rest, and Peace in Conscience, but also for Renewed Heart: God will comfort you, if you hate Sin for its Defilement, and be sincere in your Love to Christ. This Frame of Heart you cannot obtain, till you discover the Vanity of studying how to excuse or lessen your Sins. Rather plead with the Lord, that he would change your Hearts, that you may no longer hold fast Deceit, in a slight Return unto them: So the Things of your Everlasting Peace and Happiness shall not be hid from your Eyes, while you submit to the righteous Terms and Articles of God's Salvation. I proceed to give an Account of the Behaviour and Confessions of the Condemned Persons. I. Francis Turner , for Picking the Pock of one Philip Deaves . Aged 23 Years. He was Apprentice to a Sope-boyler in Worcesterstire . He was a Soldier in London-Derry ; afterward he betook himself to polish Looking-glasses : But growing idle, he fell into the Sins of Excessive Drinking, and the unlawful Love of Women; for which he said, that he nw repents. II. Abraham Turner , Condemned for Felony and Burglary: Aged 20 Years. He was born in Spittle-Fields . This Summer he went to the Sea-service , in the Duke; but falling sick, was set on Shoar; and upon his Recovery, he did not walk suitably to God's Mercy, but grew profane in his Course of Life. For which, and all other his Sins, he said, that he was very sorrowful. III. William Carter , Condemned for Picking the Pocket of one Matthew Deane , in Smithfield , whilst he stood there, selling Cattle . Aged 14 Years: Born in Queenhithe-Parish . He confess'd the Fact, and that he was guilty of Sabbath-breaking, Drunkenness, and Swearing, He wept in desiring God's Pardoning-Mercy. IV. G - C - Condemned for Felony and Burglary. Aged 20 Years. He wish'd that he had continued to work with his Master, who is a Joyner; but he was led aside by bad Company. That he had been guilty of Sabbath-breaking, and Swearing. He complained that he hath a wicked Heart, but he prays that God would make it clean; and wisheth that he were fit to die, that he might sin no more. V. Thomas Martin , Condemned for Felony and High Treason, in Clipping, Filing and Diminishing the Current Coin of this Kingdom. Aged 27 Years. He was Journy-man to a Silk-Throwster . He had been at Tangier , as a Soldier , this last Summer (he said) he was in Sea-service ; but falling sick, he was dismissed. He had been guilty of Excessive Drinking and Swearing; and for his lewd Expences, he adventured to Clip the King and Queen's Coin. For which he expressed some Sorrowfulness. VI. John Basdell , Condemned for the same Crime. Aged upward of 30 Years. He was a Silk-Throwster by Trade; but he said, That not having the Fear of God in his Heart, he profaned the Sabbath, accompanied with lewd Women, and had been a great Sinner; but he hoped that upon his Repentance, God would shew him Mercy. VII. John Harris , Condemned for Trayterous Counterfeiting 60 Pieces of Mony, made of Copper, Tinn, and other mixed Metals. Aged 42 Years. His Employment was to make Ship-Nails . He acknowledged that he had not observed the Worship of God on his Holy Day, but spent it in vain Company, and had been a great Sinner other ways. VIII. Jonathan Sheldon , Condemned for the aforesaid Crime. Aged 33 Years. His Employment also was Making of Nails for Ships ; but falling into bad Company, he grew profane in Drinking and Swearing. IX. Thomas Drury , Condemned for the same Crime. Aged 64 Years. He also was Nailer in Worcesterstire . He was very ignorant of the Principles of Christianity, so that he knew not who the Redeemer of Mankind was, nor what he had done and suffered, to save Sinners. He said, That he went to Church, but little minded the Preaching of God's Word; whereby he became ignorant of his Duty to God. I told him, that Affected Ignorance is a Soul-ruining Sin, and therefore took the greater pains to instruct him in particular. X. George Holmes , Condemned for Burglary. Born at Westchester . He much lamented his Undutifulness to his Parents, as the chief Provocation of God, to leave him to the following Profaneness of his Life; saying, He had been a great Sinner; and seemed penitent. XI. Thomas Noone , Condemned for a notorious Robbery of Diamond-Rings, and 57 l. of Monies numbred. He confessed that he had led a very wicked Life: That for four Years last past he had committed many Robberies, for joining in which with him, several have been executed. He said, that he knew not the Golden Farmer, but several Persons, yet surviving, have robbed with him, whose Names he refused to tell me; yet said, that he had sent to them, to forewarn them to desist, lest they come to the same untimely End. He acknowledged also, that had Robbed on the High-Ways, but never killed, nor wounded any Person. He much lamented his wicked Life, that being but 22 Years of Age, his Course in Sinning had been so vigorous and swift. He was Apprentice to a Farrier , but soon left his Employment, to follow Lewd Women. He wept, acknowledging that now he justly deserves to die, because he would not take warning, being Marked in the Hand before. He with the rest were attentive to Advice, how to prepare for their Death, and a future Happy State; yet upon my examining of them, concerning the Grounds of their Hopes thereof, they could give little Account, being very ignorant. Therefore I renewed the stating the nature of true saving Faith and epentance, desiring them not to build their Hopes of on Humiliation for Sin, for this could not make God any satisfaction for it; yet they ought to justify him in the Sentence pass'd upon them, as being the bitter Fruit of their own planting. I also warned them against Mistakes, in converting to God; but to give all diligence to be found of Christ in peace, by getting an universal Change of their corrupt Hearts, and the likeness of God in Holiness, which is the happiness of Heaven. To all which Advice, some were more Expressive of a Penitential Sense of Sin, and a fit preparation for their Death than others. On Friday the 9th of September, 1692. These eight Persons were executed at Tyburn , viz. Thomas Noone who was very penitent, and wept much in the Chappel of Newgate before his going thence, giving the Ordinary there in the presence of many, very moral grounds to believe that he was prepared for Death. He with G - C - and Thomas Martyn warned the Spectators to beware of such Sins which brought them to their untimely End. They behaved themselves very penitently, and prayed earnestly for themselves, desiring the Prayers of all present. The other five Criminals, viz. Abraham Turner , John Basdell , John Harris , Thomas Drury and Jonathan Sheldon , neither in the Chappel, nor at the publick Place of Suffring, were so Attentive and Affective as they ought; yet warned the Spectators of all Sin, and not to adventure on the Crimes which they died for. The ordinary prayed for them, according to what is suitable to their Condition, in the Chucrch Ocffies: And after Exhortation, sung a fit Psalm. Then he Concluded with a Prayer, and committed them to the Mercy of the great Redeemer of Mankind. William Carter , Francis Turner , George Holmes and Jane Ferbey , are Reprieved by Their Majesties Gracious Act of Clemency. This is all the Account I can give of this Sessions. Samuel Smith , Ordinary . Dated this 9th. of September, 1692. LONDON, Printed for L. Gurtiss, at Sir Edmundbury-Godfrey's-Head, near Fleet-Bridge, 1692.

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The ORDINARY of NEWGATE his Account of the Behaviour, Confession, and Last Speech of John Sutton , who was Executed at TYBURN on Saturday the 11th Day of AUGUST, 1711. AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 4th, 5th, and 6th of July last past, Six Persons that were found Guilty of several Capital Crimes, received Sentence of Death; and another, viz. Peter Cartwright , Condemn'd before, and Repriev'd that Time, was called to his former Judgment: Both he and One of the Six abovemention'd, were Executed on Wednesday the 18th Day of the said Month of July last, and the rest, in number Five, then respited from Execution. Among these Five Persons there were Two, i. e. Andrew Baynes and John Sutton , who were Repriev'd only to some appointed Days, viz. the former to the 8th instant, on which Day he was Executed accordingly, and the latter (namely, John Sutton ) to this Day. What my Care was to make them sensible of their approaching Dissolution, and to prepare them for a happy Departure out of this World (where they had sinned so much) and be admitted into a blessed State in the World to come (where they should Sin no more) I have mentioned in a late Paper; wherein I give a large Account of Andrew Baynes , who as he was concerned in several Facts with the Person that is the chief Subject of these melancholy Lines, so I shall have occasion to mention him again in them; which, for the most material part, are the Copy of a Paper deliver'd me by him, the day on which he dy'd; John Sutton being present, and ascertaining the Truth of those Facts therein contain'd. This John Sutton , was condemn'd, together with the aforesaid Andrew Baynes , for Assaulting, Robbing, and Abusing Mr. John Storer upon the Queen's Highway, between Islington and Old-street , taking from him some Money and other Things. He owned, he was Guilty of that Fact, and that he, Andrew Baynes , and another Person not not yet taken, did joyntly commit it; himself being the first that assaulted Mr. Storer, and let off a Pistol, which, he said, he intended should not hurt any Body, but only give Notice to the other two (not far off) to come to his Assistance: That the said Andrew Baynes ty'd Mr. Storer's Hands, and W. M. (the other Accomplice not yet taken) struck him on the Head with the Butt-end of a Pistol he had; they being armed with Swords and Pistols. This is what he said as to this Fact, for which he begg'd Mr. Storer's Pardon. As to other Matters, he was not willing at first to make himself (though it seems he was) a great Offender; saying, that this was the first Robbery he ever committed; adding, That he was about 30 years of age, born at Norwich : That he had been well brought up by his Parents, who lived Honestly and with Repute: That, indeed, he had been taught better things than he had practis'd; That he had often mispent and profaned the Lord's Day; That he had been guilty of the Sin of Uncleanness, and many other Vices, the remembrance of which was very grievous to him; and that he heartily repented of them all, wishing he had been so wise as to serve GOD, and honestly follow'd his Calling, which was that of a Baker. Thus he accus'd himself of his ungodly Deeds and Extravagancies in general: But did not come up to any particular Account of those Robberies which he had committed, till I not only press'd him to it, but mention'd them to him: And though he would not plainly acknowledge, yet he faintly deny'd, That some years ago, he stole a Watch, and was committed to Dover-Castle ; out of which he having made his Escape, was never try'd for that Robbery. But this he particularly confess'd, That he was Guilty of all those Robberies mention'd in the following Paper. The True Copy of a PAPER deliver'd to me by Andrew Baynes , in my Vestry (or Closet) in Newgate , a little before he was carried to the Place of his Execution, on Wednesday last, being the 8th instant. A Particular Account of the Robberies committed by me Andrew Baynes , in Company with John Sutton and W. M. which I heartily desire of Almighty GOD to forgive me; and humbly ask Pardon of all those Gentlemen under-written, which I have, with Sutton and M. offended, especially that Worthy Gentleman, Sir David Hamilton , whose Pardon I humbly ask, and humbly desire he will forgive me, as I forgive the World.Begun on Saturday March 31. 1711. WE robb'd Mr. Potter, at the two Men hanging in Chains near Bow , and took from him a Watch, Rings, and other Effects, with a Snuff-Box. 2dly, We robb'd between Islington and High-gate , Governour Beal, with one Henry Harding , and took from them two Coats, One Blew trimm'd with Black, and the other a Light Colour'd Coat, trimm'd with Silver, One Pound Eight Shillings in Money, and a Tortoiseshell Tobacco Box; which I own. But there was Thirty-two Guineas in Gold, which the said Governour lost, which I suppose Sutton and M - shared together: For, as I am a Dying Man, I know nothing of them. 3dly, We robb'd a Gentlewoman and a Porter, between Kingsland and Shoreditch : We took from the said Gentlewoman Six Guineas in Gold, and 14 s. in Silver, and two Gold Rings. We met a Taylor at the same time, and upon the same Road, and took some small Effects. [NB. John Sutton observ'd, that there was a Mistake in this Article, as to the Date only; for, to his best remembrance, the Taylor was robb'd 3 days after the aforemention'd Gentlewoman. And he said also, That between these two Robberies, he committed another (without Baynes) about that Place, on a Servant-man with a Basket in his Hand, from whom he took a small matter.] 4thly, We robb'd a Single Gentleman by the Brick-kiln next Tyburn, and took from the said Gentleman a Silver-Watch, and a pair of Silver-Buckles, and some Money. 5thly, We robb'd Mr. Thomas Baker , and took two Queen ANN's Guineas, and 7 s. 6 d. in Silver, a Silver-Tobacco-Box, a pair of Silver-Buckles, and three Gold-Rings, and some other Effects from the said Gentleman. 6thly, We robb'd that Worthy Gentleman Sir David Hamilton , and his Man near Pancras-Wells , and took from Sir David one Diamond-Ring, a Silver-hilted Sword, inlaid with Gold, and some Money, with other Effects. The Robbery I own; But for his Man's Snuff-Box, as I am a Dying Man, I know nothing of it.M. was not concern'd in this. 7thly, We robb'd a Gentleman coming from Hackney , upon Cambridge-Heath , and took from the said Gentleman a small Parcel.May 22. 1711 8thly, The Robbery which I am condemn'd to suffer Death for, upon Mr. Storer, between Islington and Old-street , and took Eight Shillings in Money; he having his other Effects again. These are all the Robberies I have committed since I have been in England , [meaning since his Return from Flanders , as he express'd it to me] and Sutton and M. were along with me. And as I am a Dying Man, this is nothing but the Truth. So help me God. ANDREW BAYNES , Aug. 7. 1711. When that Paper was deliver'd to me by Andrew Baynes , John Sutton (as I said before) being then present, own'd the Truth of its Contents. Since that time I read it to him again more than once; and thereupon he again declar'd, That the Facts were all true, and he was concerned in every one of them: But he said withal, That he had none of the 32 Guineas taken from Governour Beal. So that it seems W. M. kept them all for himself. This Sutton, I found, was under a very great disappointment, as having (even to the last) been in expectation of a farther Reprieve; hoping (but in vain) that his Money (which he said was no less than 100 Guineas, which he had ready to give to save his Life) might do great Feats that way; but he was much mistaken therein. I wish other Offenders would take Warning by this; and in good earnest prepare for Death, which is certain; seriously considering, that such a Preparation will do them no harm, but a great deal of good, whether they live, or dye. Before this Malefactor was carry'd (as he was this Day from Newgate in a Cart) to Tyburn , he mightily lamented his Sinful Life, and begg'd Pardon of God, and of all the Persons he had wrong'd, especially of his Father, and other Friends, on whom he had brought this great Shame. All he now could do, was to pray for them; as he did for his own Soul, imploring God's Mercy and Forgiveness, and that all his wicked Deeds and Iniquities might be wash'd and done away in the Blood of Christ. At the Place of Execution, I attended him for the last time; I exhorted him more and more to repent, and to stir up his Heart to God. I pray'd by him, sung some Penitential Psalms with him, and made him rehearse the Apostles Creed. Then recommending his Soul to God, I withdrew. And he having spoken to the People to this Effect, viz. That they would take care not to break the Sabbath-day, nor keep lewd Company, as he had done, and, That they would pray for his departing Soul. At this there was a great Shout made by the Standers-by. Afterwards he betook himself to his private Devotions, for which he had some time allow'd him: And that being over, the Cart drew away, and he was turn'd off, while he thus call'd upon GOD. Lord be merciful unto me! Lord have mercy upon me! Lord JESUS have mercy upon me! &c. NB. Before he was carry'd out of Newgate , he gave me a Letter, which he had prepar'd for me; and at the same time told me, That his right Name was John Thurton ; and that though he was committed by the Name of John Sutton , yet he never went by that Name before; the Copy of which Letter is as follows, viz. I Have brought all my Misfortunes on my self: And tho' I had the tenderest of Fathers, yet my own Extravagant Humour led me into Uncleanness, Drunkenness, and the Unlawful Means to support both, which has brought me to this Unfortunate End. I must own, I make this particular Observation; That when I first left GOD, and did not observe his Day, He left me to be led away to my utter Ruin here, and I must only rely on the immense Mercy of my Creator, thro' the Merits of my blessed Redeemer: And I beg Forgiveness of all the World, but more especially my Father and Family. I beg the World may not reflect on my Wife and Children; she has been a tender Wife and Mother. This is the first time I ever was charg'd with injuring the least Soul; and the Lord have Mercy on me, and comfort my Wife, and help my Children. Aug. 11. 1711. John Thurton . This is all the Account here to be given of this dying Person, by me, PAUL LORRAIN , Ordinary . Saturday, Aug. 11. 1711. ADVERTISEMENTS. 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THE Ordinary of NEWGATE HIS ACCOUNT OF The Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Speeches of the Malefactors that were Executed, viz. Richard Keele and William Lowther on Clerkenwell-Green , and the rest at Tyburn, on Wednesday the 23d of December, 1713. AT the General Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-baily, on Wednesday the 9th, Thursday the 10th, Friday the 11th, Saturday the 12th, and Monday the 14th instant, 23 Persons (viz. 17 Men, and 6 Women) being Try'd for, and Convicted of divers Capital Crimes, did accordingly receive Sentence of Death: Of which number 10 having obtain'd the Mercy of a Reprieve, (which it highly imports them well to improve) 13 of them are now order'd for Execution. And may this be such a Warning to others, as to deterr them from following that wicked Course of Life, the End whereof is Shame, Death, and Misery. While all these poor Souls lay under this sad Condemnation, I constantly visited them, and had them brought up (twice every day) to the Chapel of Newgate, where I pray'd with them, and read and expounded the Word of GOD to them; which they seem'd devoutly to receive, and give serious Attention to: And, On the Lord's Day the 13th instant I publickly preach'd to them, and others there present, in the Morning, upon part of the Gospel for the Day, viz. St. Mat. 11. 10. For it is written, Behold, I send my Messenger before thy Face, which shall prepare Thy Way before Thee. In my Opening of which Words I shew'd, First, Who was that Messenger; and Secondly, What was the End of his Message, viz. the Preaching of Repentance. A Subject seasonable at all times (especially at this) to be insisted upon: Therefore I discours'd my Auditory on this great Point, and herein observ'd these two things chiefly, viz. That there is, I. A Natural, or Legal And, II. An Evangelical Repentance. The first of which, (viz. Legal Repentance) I shew'd them, affords no true Comfort to the Sinner's Soul; but the other [Evangelical Repentance] is available to Salvation. Having unfolded these, and explain'd 'em in general, I then proceeded further to give a particular Account of this Evangelical Repentance, which always is accompanied with Faith, and indeed is the blessed Fruit of it, and may (in short) be thus describ'd: " Evangelical Saving Repentance is a very heavy and sore Displeasure, which " a Man has and feels in his Heart for his Sins, because they are Breaches of the " Laws of Heaven, and consequently heinous Offences against Almighty God, his " most Loving and merciful Father: And hereupon a wonderful and admirable " Change is wrought in his Mind, Will. Affections, and Actions, which are absolutely turn'd from bad to good, by the power of the Divine Spirit, begetting " in his Soul a perfect Hatred against Sin, and a true Love to GOD, with a sincere " Desire and fix'd Resolution for the future to order and govern his whole Life " and Conversation by the Holy Will of GOD reveal'd in His Sacred Word, making it (to that End) the main Subject of his close Study and constant Practice. For the obtaining of this great and precious Grace, to which Eternal Life and Salvation are annex'd, I then gave my Congregation some plain Directions. In the Afternoon I preach'd again to them, taking my Text out of the 9th Chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews, Ver. 27, the Words being these; - It is appointed unto Men once to die; but after this the Judgment. From which Words I shew'd, That it is a certain Rule in general, that all Men are subject to Death, and must die; (which is most evident from the daily Experience of all Mankind.) And, That immediately after the Souls departure out of its Body, it will receive Sentence either of Absolution, or Condemnation; the Body itself remaining unjudged till the last Day, when it shall be re-united to the very self-same Soul that once dwelt in it while in this World, and shall be made Partaker with it of that Eternal State either of Weal or Woe, to which it was adjudged before, in the other World. From this Doctrine, which I (then) more largely explain'd, I drew some pressing Arguments to invite Sinners to Repentance; shewing, I. That this present Life is the only Time allotted us by Almighty God to prepare for Eternity. II. That our Day of Grace (if not pass'd before) is certainly at an End, whenever Death has given the final determining Stroke: For after this it will be impossible for the Obstinate Sinner ever to repent to any good purpose. III. and lastly, That as we die but Once, and this Once is for Eternity, so ought we carefully, and in due time, to make Provision (by a good Life and penitent Death here) for a State of Bliss and Glory hereafter; which State of the Blessed (as well as that of the Undone Wretches, who would not repent) is Eternal and Unalterable. All this I proved both from Scripture and Reason, and endeavoured to make all that heard me sensible of the mischievous and dismal Consequences of a Wicked Life, and the Necessity of their applying themselves to God for a lively Faith, without which it is impossible to please Him; and for a True sincere Repentance, without which also there can be no Pardon nor Salvation. Again, On the last Lord's Day, the 20th instant, I preach'd (both in the Morning and Afternoon) to the Prisoners, and others there present, who were many, yea too many; and my Text was taken out of the Gospel for the Day, viz. Joh. 1. 23. I am the Voice of One crying in the Wilderness, Make straight the Way of the Lord, as said the Prophet Esaias. This Text, with the Context, I did explain in general; shewing, That to the Question which the Priests and Pharisees put to St. John the Baptist, asking him What he was, he answer'd; 1. Negatively, That he was not the Christ; And, 2. Positively, That he was Vox Clamantis in Deserto, the Voice of One crying in the Wilderness, &c. i. e. calling aloud unto Men (lulled asleep by Satan in the Wilderness of Sin) and endeavouring to awaken them out of their Spiritual Lethargy, unto Repentance and Amendment of Life. This is an Old Theam, on which the Ministers of Christ ought still to preach, as Christ himself, this his Precursor (or Forerunner) and all his Apostles did. As long as there are Sinners; as long as Sin reigns in the World, God's Servants must preach, That Men should repent. Therefore I here again insisted upon this great and important Duty of Repentance, and to that end chose this Text, which thus occurr'd to me, (as being part of the Gospel appointed for the Day) that from hence I might have an opportunity to inforce my former Arguments by some New One's, relating to this great and important Duty. Which I did, by laying before them; The absolute Necessity of Repentance, in order to our avoiding the Misery, and obtaining the Felicity of the other World: And this I proved and preed upon them from what the Scripture tells us of a Judgment to come, that shall be most exast, strict, and impartial. This Doctrine I illustrated by several Particulars which cannot come in here. And then I concluded these my Discourses, as I had done the other two before, with earnest Exhortations and Admonitions, suitable to the Condemned Persons; of whom (I mean those ordered for Execution) I shall now give the following Accounts, which I had from them concerning their past Sinful Lives, and present Penitential Dispositions. And, 1. Arabella Thomas , alias Isabella Jones , alias Bolton , alias Wildman , alias King , &c. She was at this time (as she had formerly been) condemn'd for Shoplifting: And this Fact, for which she is now to die, was her privately stealing 62 yards of Sarsenet, value 6 l. out of the Shop of Mr. Philip Bass , on the 27th of November last. Her former Fact (which she committed about 2 years ago, and received Sentence of Death for, in December 1711,) was her stealing several yards of Muslin out of Mr. Warman's Shop. She said, she was about 33 years of age, born at Blackburn in Lancashire : That about 8 years since she came up to London , and was a Servant in several worthy Families, where she at first behav'd herself very honestly: But about 6 years ago falling into wicked Company, she soon learn'd to be wicked too, and committed diverse Felonies in stealing Goods out of Mercers Shops and others, in and about London and Westminster ; some of which Felonies being clearly prov'd upon her, she was burnt in the Hand for them. All this she own'd, and withal confess'd, she had led a very lewd Life, and had for these 6 years past kept Company with Richard Keele (one of her Fellow-Convicts) who was a marry'd Man, and she at the same time Wife to another. But to palliate this Crime, which I represented to her (as it really was) most enormous, she told me, That as her Husband had left her, and Keele's Wife had left her Husband, and given her Leave to live with him, she thought she might lawfully do it. In this sad Circumstance of complicated Wickedness in a double Adultery, which (by her own Confession) she was guilty of, I gave her the best Advice I could; applying the Remedy of the Gospel to her sick Soul, and endeavouring to make her sensible of this her heinous Sin, so as she might repent of it as she ought. Upon which she express'd great Sorrow, and said, She had been a wicked Sinner, and wished she had dy'd when under Condemnation before; for then she could have repented more easily: She should not have been under such hard Circumstances: She should not have abus'd so much Mercy, nor have had so many Sins to answer for, as now she had. When she was first under Sentence of Death, she obtain'd a Reprieve, which afterwards turned to a Pardon; and in June 1712, she pleaded to that Pardon, which was upon this Condition, That she should go to the Workhouse in Clerkenwel , and there be kept to hard Labour for two Years. But there being no room for her, when she was carry'd thither, they brought her back again to Newgate , where she remain'd a Prisoner till August last; at which time she pleaded to a free Pardon, and so was discharged, but not reformed; for some few Months after that, she committed the Fact which her Life must pay for. 2. Richard Keele , condemn'd for abetting and assisting Charles Houghton and William Lowther in the Murther of Edward Perry , a Servant to Mr. Bowman, Keeper of the Bridewel, or Workhouse in Clerkenwel , on the 19th of September last. He deny'd his being guilty of this horrid Fact; saying, he had no intent to do that Mischief, but so far from it, that he did what he could to prevent it: Yet acknowledged God was just in inflicting such a Punishment upon him, for he had been a Loose and Wicked Liver, though not so bad as the World had represented him. Upon this I put him in mind of his being once try'd for, and convicted of Blasphemy, and another time of a Felony; for which latter Fact, he was sent to that Workhouse, where Charles Houghton , William Lowther , with himself and others made a Riot, in which Houghton was killed upon the Spot, himself and Lowther much wounded, and Edward Perry , (mention'd before) received some mortal Wounds, of which he dy'd not long after: All which being fully proved at his Tryal, it was in vain for him now to deny it. To this he answer'd, That what I said was true as to the Fact it self, but it was not chargeable upon him, protesting that he was clear of it; because he had no such Design, as to oppose the Officers of that Prison in the discharging their Duty, tho' he thought it a heavy thing to have Irons put upon him, and be obliged to hard Labour besides. This is all the Confession I could get of him concerning this Matter. As to other Sins he felt his Conscience loaded with, he declared them to me; telling me he had been very much addicted to Swearing, Cursing, Profanation of the Lord's Day, Drinking, Whoring, &c. and that he had, for these six years pass'd, kept Company with a Woman that was not his Wife, viz. Arabella Thomas , of whom I gave an Account just now. He said, he was about 33 years of age, born at Rumney in Hampshire , and brought up at Winchester , where he learn'd the Art of making Perriwigs , and then came up to London , and kept a Perriwig-maker's Shop at Rotherhith for 6 years together: But some Difference arising between him and his Wife, they parted; and that proved the Cause of his going astray, and having to do with another Woman, and one too that had an Husband; but he did not then consider, What great Crime that was: Of which I now endeavour'd to make him sensible, by shewing him from Scripture, viz. 1 Cor. 6. 9. and other places; That as no Murderer, so no Fornicator, nor Adulterer shall inherit the Kingdom of God. To which he reply'd, How then can I be saved? This is enough to cast a Man into despair. Upon this I shew'd him, That if he truly repented, God would be so merciful to him, as to pardon all his Sins, and save his Soul. And here I gave him particular Instructions for his Encouragement to apply himself to God for Grace, that he might be deliver'd from the Wrath to come, &c. 3. William Lowther , condemn'd for the same Fact of Murder, in assisting the forenamed Richard Keele and Charles Houghton in the Commission thereof. He said, That indeed he oppos'd the Officers in that Workhouse, to which they were sent to be kept to hard Labour, when they offer'd to put him and the rest in Fetters; but intended no Mischief, so that what happen'd there, was not by his Fault; and if in the Fray and Hurry he was then in, he did hurt any Body, or did any thing which he should not have done, he was very sorry for it, and asked Pardon, which though he did not expect in this World, yet he hoped to receive it in the next; being much concern'd that he had not lived that Life, which he should have lived; and that Swearing, Drinking, Whoring, Sabbath-breaking, and the like, had been (for sometime pass'd) his common Practice, into which he was inticed by keeping bad Company when Abroad, and particularly in Newgate , where being a Prisoner for Debt about two years since, he had then so much Conversation with Felons and other Wicked Persons there, that he easily grew worse: Yet he said, he never was a common Thief, nor ever took a Trial in his Life before September last, when (at the Sessions then held in the Old-Baily) he was convicted of two Felonies, which he would not confess himself guilty of; but could not deny, That for the smaller of them, the Court order'd he should be Whipt, and for the other, Burnt in the Hand, (together with Richard Keele concern'd in it) and both of them sent to the said Bridewell or House of Correction for 2 years; where that sad Accident happen'd, of which an Account has been given before. A sad and melancholy Thing indeed! when we consider, that as it now is, so it then was the Loss of two Men's Lives, whereof one was suddenly taken away, who having no time to call upon God for Mercy, it is to be fear'd, he dy'd in his Sins unrepented of, and if so, carry'd the Guilt of them upon his Soul into another World. From which Consideration I endeavour'd to make this Lowther and Keele sensible of God's Goodness and merciful Providence towards them, whom he had suffer'd to live longer; giving them space and time, and other Means for Repentance, which they ought duly to improve, and be thankful for. And thus I went on exhorting them to take pity of their poor immortal Souls. The further Account I am here to give of William Lowther , is, That he told me, he was but 22 years of age, born at Whitehaven in Cumberland , and from his tender Youth brought up at Newcastle upon Tyne in Northumberland ; and, That he had used the Sea for almost these 10 years pass'd, and once was (for a little while) Master of a small Collier , (given him by his Father) trading between Newcastle and London ; and might have done well if he had kept to that honest Employment. Now he saw his Folly, and lamented his deplorable Case, who had thus by his wicked Life, brought Misery, Shame and Death upon himself in this World, and might (unless God would be graciously pleas'd to shew him Mercy) be loft to all Eternity. 4. James Boswell , condemn'd for two Burglaries, viz. the Breaking open the House of Mr. Robert Ball , and stealing from thence 100 Ells of Holland, and 104 Ells of Dowlas, on the 17th of January 1712-13; and also for Breaking open the Shop of Mr. Robert Howard , and carrying out of it 40 dozen Pair of Gloves, on the 8th of February following; Thomas Hudson being concern'd with him in this last Robbery. He said he was 22 years of age, born in the Parish of St. Andrew Holborn ; That he was brought up to no Trade, and had no Employment, saving that he us'd the Sea for a little while: That about 3 years ago he was burnt in the Hand for a Felony, and sent to Clerkenwell-Bridewell for 2 years; but staid not long there, before he made his Escape out of it, and being retaken and brought to it again, he broke out and run away a second time; and about 12 months ago, committed another Felony, for which he was again burnt in the Hand, and order'd (as before) to the same House of Correction in Clerkenwell : But there being no Room in that House for him at that time, he remain'd under Confinement in Newgate , till Andrew Harper 's Information remov'd him out of the Way of doing any further Mischief in this World. He confess'd the Facts for which he was condemned, and acknowledg'd he had what he deserved, for he had been a great Sinner. 5. Thomas Dudson , condemn'd for Breaking open the Shop of Mr. Robert Howard , and stealing Goods from thence, with the Assistance of James Goswell , beforemention'd. This Hudson said, he was 26 years of age, born in the Parish of St. Giles in the Fields ; That he had served 9 years at Sea on board the Assurance, the Switsure, the Triumph, and other Men of War, and also had been a private Sentinel for a small time in Flanders . He confess'd the Crime for which he was to die; but said, it was the first Robbery he ever committed; and at the same time acknowledg'd, That about 10 months since, being concerned in a Riot, he was sent to Newgate , where he remain'd a Prisoner under a Fine, till the forenam'd Harper's Information brought him to this dismal Death, which he own'd was but his Due, and that he deserved worse at God's Hand, whom he had greatly offended; adding, That had not this Punishment been inflicted on him, perhaps he might never have thought to repent of those common Vices of Excessive-Drinking, Swearing, Cursing, Whoring, Sabbath-breaking, &c. of which he was guilty. 6. Giles Spencer , condemn'd for two Burglaries, viz. the Breaking open the House of Mrs. Margaret Strickland and Mrs. Mary Strickland , and taking thence 7 dozen Pair of Gloves, 7 Pieces of Muslin, and other Goods to the value of 70 l. on the 17th of October 1712; and also for breaking the Shop of Mr. Henry Goddard , and taking out of it two Sattin-Gowns, and other Goods of considerable Value. He said, he was but 19 years old, born at Lamborn in Barkshire , and from 4 years of age brought up in London , where he had lived all this while, following no other Employment (Stealing excepted, as may be supposed) than Selling of Pictures, Fruit, &c. about the Streets . He confess'd, this Condemnation was just, and said, that tho' young in years, yet he was an old Offender, and had been twice burnt in the Hand. He seemed to submit patiently to his Sentence, and pray'd God to forgive him the many Sins and Offences he had committed. 7. Samuel Dicks , condemn'd for Felony and Burglary in Breaking open the House of Mr. Samuel Beddesford , and taking thence several Pieces of Plate and other Goods of great Value, on the 31st of July last. He said, he was 25 years of age, born at Hamstell in Staffordshire , where he was employ'd in making of Nails , till he came up to London about 6 years ago, and then went to Service, being a Footman to two Worthy Gentlemen alternately, with whom he discharg'd the part of a faithful and diligent Servant. But that Service (in which he had but 5 l. a year Wages) not being sufficient for him to maintain his Wife and Children, he left it, and gave two Guineas to a Chairman for teaching him his Art, hoping he should in time get more by it, than by being a Domestick-Servant: But the Chairman, with whom he had made a Bargain, having within a short time after the Number of his Chair taken off, could ply no longer himself, and so could not teach him, nor would return his Money; which occasion'd his great Poverty, and this Poverty his committing the Fact for which he readily own'd he was justly condemned, and begg'd Pardon of God and Man. 8. James Camelion , or Crimellen , condemn'd for Felony and Burglary in Breaking open the House of Mr. Joseph Slade , and taking thence a Camlet-Coat and several other Goods, on the 10th of November last. He said, he was 22 years of age, born in the Parish of St. Paul Covent-garden ; had served on Board several of Her Majesty's Men of War , for the space of 9 years, and never was guilty of any such Fact before; but of this he was, and of many other Sins besides, which he had committed against Almighty God, through the Course of his Life, for which he was heartily sorry, and begg'd Pardon. 9. Anthony Martin , condemn'd for the same Felony and Burglary, which he own'd himself guilty of, but said, it was his first Fact. He was 25 years of age, born in St. Ann's Parish Westminster , was a Sailor , and had served for some years on Board several Men of War at diverse times. I found him all along very tractable and very penitent. 10. James Urwin , condemn'd for Breaking open the House of Mr. William Pierpoint , and taking and carrying away from thence two Cheeses, a Box of Knives and Forks, and other Things, on the 21st of October last, in the Night-time. He said, he was about 23 years of age, born in the Parish of St. Martin in the Fields , and served out his Time (an Apprentice) with a Surgeon in that Parish: That his keeping of Bad Company, and Profaning the Lord's Day, was the Original Cause of his Ruin; and that though this Fact, for which he is condemned, was the first he committed that deserved such a Death, yet he had been otherways a great Sinner. 11. Richard Latin , or Layton , condemn'd for Breaking open the Shop of Mr. John Fowler , and stealing from thence 18 dozen Pair of Gloves, and other Goods, to the value of 20 l. on the 12th of December 1712. He said, he was 20 years of age, born in the Parish of St. Giles Cripplegate , London : That he was both a Wool-Comber and a Webster by his Trade, and work'd at it for a little time with some of his Friends of the same Occupation in Essex : That Bad Company had corrupted him, and brought him to this untimely End; wishing he had been so wise as to avoid such Persons as made it their Practice to entice Men to Sin, and then bring them to Shame. 12. Sarah Bugden , alias Small , alias Jones , alias Burgis , alias Evans , condemn'd for privately stealing 4 yards and a half of Black Cloth, to the value of 3 l. out of the Shop of Mr. Robert Davenport , the 26th of November last. She said, She was 25 years of age, born in the Parish of St. Dunstan Stepney : That before she committed this Fact (which she pretended meer Poverty drove her to) she lived unblamably, and got (though a poor, yet) an honest Livelihood, being a Basket-Woman , chiefly plying in Leaden-hall , Newgate, and other Markets . She was a poor ignorant Person; yet not so ignorant neither, as not to know her Sins would sink her down to Hell, if she did not truly repent of them. 13. Mary Baker , alias Jane Cook , alias Lobby , alias Hanun , or Harnale , &c. She said, she was about 35 years of age, born of honest and wealthy Parents in the City of Salisbury , whom I will not expose by publishing here her Maiden-Name: She confess'd, That she did betimes take a vicious Life, and disobliged her Friends so, that none of them would look upon her: And this she told me, (though she would sometimes vary in her Confession) That being once a Lady's Woman , she was debauch'd by the Steward of the House, then but a young Man, whom she thought to have marry'd: But their Intrigues coming to her Lord and Lady's Ear, both the Steward and She were turn'd out of their Service; and then her Lover proved false to her, and would not marry her: That after this she marry'd two Husbands, one after another, about 2 years ago, and since that two more; all the four being now alive. As she was suspected to have more Husbands still, I asked her the Question; but she said she had no more; and that having so many as she had, was occasion'd by her several Husbands abusing her and leaving her, as soon as she was marry'd to them. Here I endeavour'd to make her sensible that she was highly guilty of the Sin of Adultery, besides other Sins she had committed before God; of all which, if she did not throughly repent, she would eternally perish. Upon this she seem'd to entertain some serious Thoughts, but withal discover'd a great deal of Uneasiness in her Mind, which visibly encreas'd after the Dead Warrant was come, and she found she was in it. This Day they were all carry'd from Newgate (in several Carts) to the respective Places of their Execution, viz. Richard Keele and William Lowther , to Clerkenwell-Green , where they were hang'd on a Gallows erected there for that purpose; and Arabella Thomas , with the rest, to Tyburn . At both these Places I attended them successively; and discharged my Ministerial Office to their poor Souls for the last time; giving them Ghostly Admonitions and Exhortations, praying and singing some Penitential Psalms with them, and making them rehearse the Apostles Creed, as is usual on such melancholy Occasions; and finally recommending them to God's boundless Mercy and all-sufficient Grace, I withdrew from them. As Keele and Lowther were going to speak to the People in their own Vindication I stopt 'em, telling them, 'Twas more proper for them to apply themselves to GOD, for the Pardon of their Sins, and Salvation of their Souls. And this Advice they comply'd with, earnestly praying God to shew them Mercy. When they were dead, I proceeded on my Journey to the Place where the others (being Eleven in number) were to be executed. After I had pray'd with them, &c. they had some Time allow'd them for their private Devotions; which being ended, the Cart drew away, and they were turn'd off while calling earnestly unto God to have Mercy upon them, and receive their departing Souls. This is all the Account here to be given of all these Dying Persons, by me, PAUL LORRAIN , Ordinary of Newgate . Wednesday Decemb. 23d 1713. ADVERTISEMENTS. THis is to give Notice to all Gentlemen, Booksellers, and others, That there is lately publish'd a new sett of Cuts, adapted to several sixes of Common-prayers, all new Designs, by Mr. Gocree of Amsterdam; engrav'd by P. Vandergucht. Likewise Mr. Sturt's Cuts. Sold by ROBERT WHITLEDGE , at the Bible and Ball in Ave-Maria-Lane , near Ludgate ; where may be had all sorts of Bibles, either in Folio, Quarto, Octavo, Twelves, or other sizes; Common-prayers in Folio, for the use of Churches; Common-prayers in 8° & 12°. All neatly bound. 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The Execution and Confessions OF THE Seven Prisoners Executed at TYBURN On Friday the19December1679. VIZ. John Parker , for High-Treason. Benjamin Penry , for Robbery on the Highway. John Dell , of Edger , for stealing a Mare; but tryed for several Murders, first of his Wife's Brother, then of her Father, and Iately of his said Wife herself. Richard Dean , heretofore his Servant , condemned with him for the same Felony, but supposed to be equally guilty with him in all the said Murders. William Atkins , Susan White , and Deborah Rogers , For several Felonies, being all old Offenders. WITH A particular Account of the said John Dells impenitent and refractory Behaviour after Sentence of Death passd upon him, Etc. AT the last Sessions for London and Middlesex , ending on Saturday the 13December, there were in all Eleven persons (six men and five women) that received Sentence of Death; of whom Four, viz. Jane Cragnel , Anne Side , James Rawlins , and Sarah Bennifield , alias Bodington , obtained his Majesties gracious Reprieve. As for the rest that suffered, we shall give the Reader a true and impartial account both of their Crimes and Deportment after Condemnation. John Parker was by Trade a Watch-maker , and tis said a most ingenious Artist in that Profession; but happening long since into Ill Company, he has for many years followed those mischievous practices of Clipping and Coyning, whereby the whole Nation is most horribly, and more of late than ever, abused and defrauded. He had a Brother of the same bad Principles, for which he had three or four times been questioned; as likewise this man had once been tryed and convicted of the like Offences at Salisbury , though there he evaded Execution. The Fact at present was fully proved upon him by an ocular Witness; and when Sentence of Death passed upon him, he was the onely person that desired time to fit and prepare himself to die; which both to him and the rest was charitably granted. After his Conviction, two persons coming to visit him, were detained; whether charged by him, or otherwise, we shall not say. He seemd all along to comfort himself with hopes of a Pardon, having (as tis said) obtained one for his Brother heretofore in the same Circumstances, by presenting a Watch of exquisite workmanship to a Woman of mighty Prevalency. But as he had led an ill life, so his Deportment was now suitable, rather busied for a Reprieve from man, than pardoning Mercy from God. Benjamin Penry was a very stout portly man, provd to be a notorious Highway-man , and Companion with French who was executed last Sessions; with whom he was taken in Islington-Town on the Lords, day, where being (as tis believed) in drink, they made an Assault on a young man, with an intention (as tis probable ) to rob him of an Horse of great value; for which Misdemeanour being committed, other things came against them, and particularly this Fenry was found guilty of robbing a Gentleman on Bag-shot-heath . As he was a man of Confidence, so he behaved himself with an untoward, at least unchristian kind of Resolution. He had a woman indicted with him, whom he calld Wife, one Mrs. White, formerly condemned for Clipping; she endeavoured to bring him to confess others of the Gang, but as far as we hear, without much effect. The next was the notorious John Dell , Iately living at Edger in Middlesex , of whom common Fame has given such a report, as may excuse us from enlarging. He and his Companion Richard Dean , formerly his Servant , heretofore Tryed for the Murder of the said Dells Wives Brother, a Tanner, whose Body about a Year ago was found near Redlion-fields, were this Sessions Tryed, first for Murdering his the said Dells Wife; and next day, for Murdering one Daniel Ball her Father. The Circumstances on each were very pressing, and (as Mr. Recorder excellently observed) in the judgment of most Auditors, seemd to want rather Proof than Truth: However, they were thereof found Not Guilty; but afterwards Condemnd for stealing a Mare. The Behaviour of this Dell after Sentence was very sad and extraordinary; he seemd to have no kinde of Remorse for his Sins in general, or Sense of his approaching End; but rather added to the former Suspicions: For when soon after Condemnation, by the prudent care of the Court, Dean was ordered to be taken out of his company, and kept apart, he seemed to be much troubled at it; and calling for Ale, whisperd to the Boy that brought it, to commend him to the said Dean, and tell him that possibly he might be put to the Torture, but however he should be sure to stand his Ground. When the other Prisoners went to Prayers, he would retire into a corner, wrap himself up in his Cloak, and refuse to joyn with them, saying, He could, not pray. Even at Chappel, the Minister endeavouring to reach their Consciences by a particular Application, and treating of the heinousness of the sin of Murder, this Dell infolently interrupted him in the publick Congregation, saying, Who do you speak to? Why do you direct your discourse to me? or ill irreverent words to that effect. Befides the unwearied pains taken by Mr. Ordinary, several other able Ministers were sent, or led by Charity to visit him, but he sullenly received them; and to one discoursing of the two future states, Heaven and Hell with a scoffing kind of Atheistical humour, he replied, Heaven! There is not one of a thousand goes to Heaven, why talk you to me of Heaven? Another time he refused to be uncovered at Religious Worship, scoffingly saying, He should catch cold, or a Chine-cough, if he pulld off his Hat; with several other marks of a deplorable Impenitency. As for John Dean , though he behaved himself not fo morosely and untowardly, but would often confess in general terms that he had been a very great Sinner, yet could not he by any pains of the Ministers be brought to acknowledge the Murders whereof they were both so violently suspected as aforesaid. Tis believed, that being only found Guilty of Felony for stealing the Mare, and for want of Legal Proof acquitted of the other matters, might harden their hearts to deny their other Grimes , hoping that for so small an one they might easily obtain a Pardon. So sollicitous are bad men to prolong a miserable, and at best uncertain Life here, for a few moments, though thereby they incur eternal Death and never-ending Torments in the World to come. For let all stubborn Sinners know, that however with Hypocritical pretences to Innocence or Jesuitical Impudence they may conceal from, or forswear their Villanies unto Men, yet there is a most Just and All seeing God, from whom nothing can be hid, and who will not always be mocked; but certainly, though sometimes slowly, sud after a long and seeming prosperous Carreer in Wickedness, will call them to a severe Account, and pour forth to the full his dreadful Indignation upon them. On this present Friday 19December, Parker was drawn from Newgate on a Sled with four Horses: He behaved himself very penitently, holding a Book in his hand, and often elevatedhis eyes to Heaven. Dell, Atkins, and Penry were carried in one Cart : The two women in another, of whomone was whipped but the very last Sessions : And Dean in a Cart by himself; He seemed a poor sorry fellow,but had often been concerned in Rogueries, and without doubt had been a Consederate with his Master Dell inmany of his late horrid Crimes. However, in his Passage he demeand himself with much more shew ofPenitence than the other, and it was well hoped that he would make an ingenuous Confession. Mr. Dell continued obstinate to the last, and in the Morning before. he went out of Newgate , the Ordinary pressinghim to a Confession , he impiously answered , What shall I confess for, it is not in your Power toPardon me? Nor did he at the place of Execution own any thing, nor indeed could be induced to speak; butin a stupid manner was Executed. Parker appeared very penitent, and gave away his Book before he cameto Tyburn to an Acquaintance of his. The Highway-man Mr. Penry, died very composedly, and just before his death, in spight of all his Resolutions, the Tears ran down his cheeks. Atkins, who suffered for being a Pickpocket and a great Practitioner that way, seemed also to be mindful of his latterEnd. Dean was kept alive till all the rest were executed, and Captain Richardson very worthily, andwith incomparable earnest Expressions, importund him to a Confession; and once he was, as it were, turndoff, but stopt; and then he did say, That he verily believed Dell was guilty of the Murder of his Wife: butwould not acknowledge that he himself was concernd. And so he was likewise executed.

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THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE Condemned Criminals IN NEWGATE,VIZ; George Caskey , Francis Pevanson , Daniel Ballantine , William Pierce , Thomas Vickers . and Christian Broomfield , Elizabeth Ratcliff , Mary Vosse , Jane Bourne , Ann Smith . From their Sentence, to his Majesties Gracious Repreive. As Also Of John Richardson , a Tinker (for Murdering, his Wife) and John Tue , for Murdering the Bayliffs Follower, To Their Execution at Tyburn, On Wendesday the 17th. of September, 1684. TOGETHER With his last FAREWELL to his Dear Wife, and little INFANT. WHereas at the late Sessions of Gaol-Delivery, held in the Old-Bayly, on Wendesday, Thursday and Friday, the 3d, 4th, and 5th Days of September Instant. Twelve Persons received Sentence of Death, viz. George Caskey , Francis Pevanson , Daniel Ballantine , Christian Broomfield , Elizabeth Ratcliff , Mary Vosse , William Pierce , Thomas Vickers , Jane Bourne , Ann Smith , John Richardson and John Tue . Of which the Ten first, had on Thursday the 11th. of this Instant, notice of their Reprieve: and the two latter of the Warrant for their Execution, on Wednesday the 17th. of September. The Ordinary thinks fit to Publish, with the content of the Condemned Prisoners, and for the Warning of all others, what the said Persons of their own accord communicated to him of their former manner and course of Life, and how they now stand affected under the sentence of Death, and Prospect of that Eternity, into which they are Launching: when in all Moral credibility they speak the truth, and have another view of a future Estate than what in the careires of Sin and Vanity, and the Excesses of Youth and a Debauched Life they were wont to have; and also in reference to the Grounds they have to hope for a future, happy Estate. As to the Ten former, of which (they being Reprieved;) he hath thought fit to give the World a Satisfaction of their Contrition, before such time they had notice thereof, in their own Words as followeth: As also subjoyned a full Account of the continuance of the Behaviour of John Richardson , and John Tue ; who sufferred the due Demerits of their Crimes at Tybourn , on Wednesday the 17th. this Instant September. I. George Caskey , a Scotch-man; Francis Pevanson , an Italian: and Daniel Ballantine , a French-man; who were all three found Guilty, and accordingly Sentenced for the Murder of one John Teagle , a Watchman , at Rosemary-Lane ; Behaved themselves with great Remorse and Contrition for their past Crimes, and particulary the Italian, who was Born of Popish Parent; in whose Religion, it being the same wherein he was Education ated, he said he should do well to Dye. The Ordinary replied, that it was no Rational Ground of Choosing or Adhering to any Religion, to make our Parents Profession or Opinion, the Standard thereof: because the Just shall live by his own Faith, grounded on the Scriptures: that the sentiments of Progentitors as such, ought not to Model and Confine our Belief, in matters of Salvation; for that is a Humane, rather than a Divine Faith, which the Opinion of others influences upon us: and not the Authority of God, Revealed in the Scriptures of Truth. That the Prisoners Resolution to Dye in his Parents Belief, because it was theirs, and Instilled into him in his Minority, was no Rational Ground for him to be Circumscribed for adhering thereunto; for he was Conceived and Born in Sin: yet this is no Argument why he should Live and Dye in a Sinful State. Besides which, the Ordinary had a long Conference with him, inquiring of his former Life, and present preparations for his last End. As to the first, he acquainted him, that he had for 14 Years been a Souldier to the French King, in the Lord Dunbartons Regiment; that he did not willfully Kill the Watch-man, nor joyn in it; but was afraid of Loosing his own Life. That he had many ways Provoked God, for which he Desired heartily to Repent; and thereupon gave the Ordinary a very distinct and true account of the nature of Repentance: affirming that a true and lively Faith in Jesus Christ, was his encouragement to Repent: and he expected Gods Pardon, because his Heart was freely enclined to forgive all his Enemies. he said he hoped Christ Died for him. The Ordinary desiring from him a reason of that Hope, because he said he was not fondly in Love with his Natural Life, nor in any slavish fear of Death; that seeing it the Lords Pleasure he must Dye for this Fact, he doth not Repine thereat. (At which Words he Wept Bitterly:) And being asked why he Wept if he did not Repine the Sentence must take place: he replied, I weep not that I must Dye, but for all my Sins whereby I have Offended God, and count it better for me to Dye, than Live to Multiplie my Sins. II. William Pierce , who was found Guilty of Stealing a Horse, was Born in London , and was by Calling a Chirurgeon , and had served in his Majesties Ships. He denied the Fact, but said that he Hired the Horse, for which he now Suffers, and knew not that the same was Stolen. The Ordinary replyed, it appeared otherwise upon his Trial; .and that it was not his work to receive any Extenuation of Mens Crimes, but to inquire into as the Truth of their Repentance; and labour as much as in him lay, to fit and prepare them for another World: they having forfeited all Claim and Benefit to this: whereupon he said he Blessed God, for the Merrits of Jesus Christ, through which he hoped he should be Saved, tho he had been a Sinner many ways; that in particular, he had been a Companion of ill Women; that he used to Drink to Excess: Prophance the Lords Name, in Oaths and Execration: neglect the Sabbath Day, and the observation of those Duties which he ought to have Guarded him from many Temptations, in which he had been Ensnared; that not withstanding he hoped God would Pardon him, because of the Riches of his Grace, and free Mercy in Jesus Christ, his Redeemer and Intercessor at the Right Hand of God the Father. That he had every Hour almost since his Condemnation, Recollected himself, in the search of his Heart and ways, how evil they have been; that he might now seriously and unfeignedly Repent and return to God his Creator and Preserver. III. Thomas Vickars , who was found Guilty in 2 Indictments for Stealing of several yards of Cloath from the Tenters in Goodmans Feilds , and other goods in the Fields by Anna St. Clare . He was Born in Bishopgsate-Street , and is now about the Age of 28 Years, and a Silk-stocking-Maker , by Trade. He faith that meeting with several disappointments in the World, his Servants running away from, him and losses ensuing, he became unable to provide for his Family or carry on his Employment, so that being under great distress and necessity he was thereby Tempted to do the Crime, for which he now suffers: It being the First of this nature that ever he was guilty of, the as to other Sins he could not excuse himself, and that Gods Judgments were just upon him for the same: And particularly he confessed with much remorse that he did not repaire to the publick Service and Worship of God as he ought to have done, making light of the Sabbath Day and neglecting his duty thereupon; seldome comeing above once a Month to Church; that he had lost the sence of all goodness and was given over to a hard Heart and a seared Conscience; till such time as he had been 5 weeks a Prisoner in Newgate : tho he could not but confess, that the Spirit of God had often warned him of his condition, and by secret and Heartsearching convictons put him in mind of his Sin and Iniquity. He confessed his Crime; and said that he took the goods over Night for which he is to suffer: and that he layd them in a Ditch, and next morning Comeing over the Feilds to take them away; a Stranger Surprised him and upon Suspition caused him to be Apprehended: But heartily lamented that he denyed the Fact at his Tryal, being Conscious that he therein told a gross untruth: which he desires now to Acknowledge unto Man: and beggs forgiveness therefore of God Allmighty, to whom he Prayes: that his said fact may become a warning to all others to beware of those Crimes which deservedly brought the same upon him. And withall advises all Men that tho they sinck in the success of their affairs, yet that they would waite on Divine Providence for a Maintenance: and not put forth their hands to Worke any Iniquity to break his Laws and Wound the Peace of their own Consciences. He said that he prayed as God enabled him and that he had rather Dye then live to Sin. IV. Christian Broomfield , alias Jorden , was Born at Durham , and is of the Age of 26 Years, she said that one John Williams , promised to Marry her, and thereupon enticed her from her Uncle, to go with him to London ; and that when she had spent all her Money, she was forced to go to the Service of Mr. George Broomffeld , in Mugwell-street , where John Williams perswaded her to Rob her Master; and that he came to her that very Day, to accompany her to New-Castle with the Goods she Stole. She acknowledged her self to be truly Sorrowful for the Fact and said she never followed such bad Practices before: the prayed God, that those Truths and Counsels which the Ordinary gave her, might be grounded in her Heart; she but seldom frequented the Assemblies of Gods Worship, and when she went to Church, little minded the Word Preached: for which she now desired to be truly Penitent. V. Elizabeth Ratcliff , was Born in Staffordshire , near Farly ; she is now 30 Years of Age, she lived in several Places in London as a Servant : the Ordinary asked her why she shifted from one Place to another, it might raise a suspition she was not Honest: she replied, she never did any Wrong till the came to, dwell with Mr. Scot, of Kent , where she Robbed him. She had before been guilty of Prophaning the Sabbath Day; and believes for that very Sin, God left her to be Tempted by the Devil to Rob her Master. She was very Ignorant in matters of Religion, and therefore expressed less than others. VI. Mary Vosse , was Born in Hereford-shire , Aged 27 Years: she hath lived in London two Years; first with Mr. Gumbleton, in Augustin-Fryers , and afterwards with Mr. Turner, a Victualler, in Thames-street . She complained she had been guilty of Prophaning the Lords Day, and little regarded the Duties thereof; that she seldom Prayed to God, and confessed her self guilty of the Fact for which she Received Sentence; that before she came to London, she was left to her self to commit a very foolish Act, and therefore warns all of her Sex not to believe fair Promises. VII. Jane Bourn , was Born in Lancashire : her Father is. a Farmer there: the lived at last, at the White-Horse-Tavern in the Strand , over against St. Clements Church , where she Rob'd her Mistriss of a considerable Value. She said that she was very negligent of her Duty to God, and thereupon left to commit this Crime. VIII Ann Smith , was Born likewise in Lancashire , and aged about 26 Years: she Married one John Bagnall a Taylor , that she had for many Years been Acquainted with. Jane Bourn , her Country-Woman, she said Jane Bourn , Stole the Goods of Mrs. Clutton but delivered the same to this Ann Smith to Sell: she says that the knew not that Jane Bourn had Stolen them, till afterwards. She confessed she had been a great Sinner, and had on the Sabbath Day joyned with merry Company, of which she now Repents: she said that her Heart was not so Relenting as she desired; that she could not Pray as she would, but hoped that God would make her more sensible of her Offences against him. IX. John Richardson , who was by Trade a Tinker , and may well deserve the name of a Bloudy and ill man, was Indicted for Murthering his Wife on the 22th. day of July last. The Evidence against him was very clear that he threw her Violently down on the ground, kicked and beat her on the Head Neck, Shoulders and Belly: of which Blows and bruises the Languishing from the said 22d. of July, and Languishing dyed the 6th. of August following, and that the Woman to the hour of her Death laid the same at his door. After Sentence the Ordinary took a large time to awaken and convince him of that heinous and unnatural Crime; and enquiring into what might move him to do it, He said that he had left off his Trade for some time, and followed the Employment of a Hunts-Man , in the Service of a Person of Quality: but leaving the said Service, he went out to day Labour ; that when he came home at Night his Wife was Absent, who should have taken care for his Refreshment: He went to find her out, and she was so Drunk that she could not stand; that she bid him let her stand as well as she could, which he permitting, she Violently fell and Bruised her self; that after this he had her Home, and took her in his Arms, and carried her to her Bed, wherein for a quarter of an Hour she Slept well. The Ordinary replied, that at his Trial it appeared sufficiently that he was guilty of her Death, and therefore he did not give Credit to this Story, but advised him to a Trueand sincere Repentance; telling him withall, that it was supposed his former Wife came to a like End, by his Cruelty and Wickedness: All which he utterly denied, and seemed to justify himself; that he used constantly to repair to his Parish Church, Morning and After noon, and used to Read good Books, and Pray by himself, but indeed of late had grown Careless, but hoped that God would Pardon him of all his Sins, and that his Heart was near Broken for his Miscarriages. If he gave Violence to his Conscience in not speaking Truth, I must leave him to God. X. John Tue , of the Parish of St. Martins in the Fields Victualler , who was Indicted, and found Guilty of the Murder of William Graves , a Bayliffs-Follower , who came with others to Arrest him, as in his Trial may be seen at Large. After his Sentence, he shewed very great signs of a true and unfeigned Remorse for the Crime of Bloodshed, and all other Sins he stood Guilty of. He was Born at Napton,-Hill in Warwick sheir , that he now dwell’d in Newport Street , at the upper end of St. Martins-Lane ; and had been Married about a Year and a Quarter since; living very Comfortably, till such time as this unfortunate occasion removed him to the place he then was; which he looked upon as Gods just judgment against him for his former Impieties in that he had been Disobedient to his Parents; and no sooner out worn his Minority; but neglected his Duty to God, never Praying unto him for the Continuance of his Blessings, or returned Praise and Thanks givings, for those he had received from him; but gave himself up to the Excesses of a Debauch'd and Disordered Life, in Gaming, Drinking, and other Lewdness which is generally the product of the former: as Swearing, Whoring, and the like. Upon which Accounts, he acknowledged that it was his Belief, that God had most justly left him to the Violence of his Passion; and the rather, in that he had never repented him of his Sins as he now stands Convinced, the ought and should have done. Upon the whole, he gave the Ordinary a very probable account of his Remorse; and several times wish'd that God would more and more soften his Heart. Which may be hoped, was in some measure effected; as appears by his last Farewell to his Wife. My Dear Wife, IT is now but a few Hours, and I must shake-Hands with thee for Ever; a short time will make thee a Widdow, and thy little Infant Fatherless: Such is the good Pleasure of Almighty Providence: which as I ought not to Repine at (the same, being but the just Demerit of my part Offences:) So neither would I have thee lay the same too near thy Heart, but trust in God the Father of Mercies, who is able to do for thee above what thou art able to ask or think. It is God that can supply the Want of all Relations, he'le be a Husband to Provide for, and sustain thee: He’le be a Father to that little Pledge I have left at thy Breast: And in stead of one who too often neglected his Duty and Matrimonial Vows, (which I now heartily acknowledge, and beg Pardon for.) He’le be ever by to Comfort and relieve thee. Oh my dearest! Rest, assured, that till thou leavest him he’le never forsake thee: He is a good God, I have found him so in my utmost Extremities, when the sight of Death hath Terrified my Soul, the Beams of his Countenance have shon in upon, and supported me. I am now going to his Tribunal, to Answer for my past Miscarriages: and had I not Faith in Jesus Christ my dear Redeemer, all the World could never support me: for who is it that can stand against the Wrath of the Almighty? Who is it that can outbravethe fear of Death, but in hopes of his Favour? or pass quietly through the Valley of Dissolution, without a Prospect of the Hills of Salvation. Like a Foolish Pilate I have Shipwrackt the Vessel of this Life, and am now Sinking into the Ocean of Eternity. Pray with me therefore to my God, to bear me up through the Billows of Death, Shame, and the Graze, till he brings me to that Haven of Happiness where I shall behold him Face to Face, where I shall see my Blessed Saviour Christ Jesus: And where tho I never behold thy Face more on Earth, I trust to meet thee, who am Thy Disconsolate, tho not Despairing Husband John Tue This being upon the whole, what the said several Prisoners consess'd to Mr.Ordinary. All that I have to perfect this sheet, is to acquaint the Reader that John Richardson , and John Tue , being this present 17th. Day of September, at the usual Hours put into the Cart at Newgate , were carried to Tyburn ; Where between a 11 and 12 of the Clock, the Ordinary having Prayed and Sung a Psalm, with them after some few words spoken by the said John Tue , in advice to the Spectators and in pursuance of his Confession aforesaid, They both suffer'd Death according to the Law, expressing great signs of Remorse and Penitence for their past Crimes. Dated the 17th.day of September, 1684. Samuel Smith , Ordinary . LONDON ,Printed by George Croom , over-against Baynard's Castle in Thames-Street .1684.

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A True Account of the Behaviour, Confessions, and last Dying Speeches of the Condemned Criminals, that were Executed at Tyburn on Wednesday the 9th. of this Instant March 1698. On the Lords-Day, after the Condemnation of the Condemned Criminals, a Sermon was Preached on this Text, Isa. 64. 7. And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: tho thou hast hide thy face from us, and hast consum'd us, because of our Iniquities. THese Words are a confession of a Sin of Omission, upon Conviction of their formal Addresses to the Lord, in a time of deep distress. The first Observation. There are Sins of Omission, as well as of Commission to be repented of. Omissions are the most in number, and in some Cases, the worst of Sins: These arise from secret practical Atheism, that any will dare to present the holy living God, as if he were an Idol, with dead hearted Services. They draw on Sins of Commission, 2 Chron. 12. 14. Rehoboam did much Evil, because he prepared not his Heart to seek the Lord. Omissions of Duty, or remissness in it, dispirit or dead the Heart toward God, and so causes us to grow weary of duty, yea, to cast it off as despairing of success. But truly pious Souls mourn for secret remissness, in the manner of performing Duties. 2d Observation, Formal Addresses to God, are counted as no Addresses; so they are interpreted in the Text. Quest. When are Persons formal in their Services of God? 1st, When they are partial in their duty. The Hypocrite will sometimes balk a lesser Duty, when he will not stick at a difficult: And if this consist with his self-interest or popular applause, and do not strick at any beloved Lust, or that he still thinks to expiate the guilt of his Sins, by multiplying acts of Devotion. But we must judge of Sins in their malignity, and of Duties in their necessity or expediency, not according to a corrupt Fancy, but according to the rule of God's word, the Judge of Equity and Expediency. God lays great stress on lesser Commands, to silence carnal Reason, by the wisdom of his authority; nay, the least circumstance of a Duty being slighted, may expose to the Commission of a great Sin; yet superstitious Persons stick not at self imposed severities. 2ly, Then Persons are formal in their Duties, when they act by the constraint only of the natural Conscience, least this should check and upbraid them, especially if they seek not God in distress; yet it is only a short visit, not any constant delight in God for his excellencies, as studying to be conformed to him in the beauties of Holiness, but meerly for the exhibitions of his bounty. 3ly, When the service of God flows not from a renewed Heart, nor is directed to a sincere end. 4ly, When Men rest in, and trust to duties, grounding the acceptance of their Persons on the work done, and look not after the improvement of their Graces by them. But slightness in holy Duties is joined with seriousness in sinning. When Israel was formal in praying, they made God to serve under their Iniquities, Isa, 43.22.&24. Formulists can never close with God with an entire fixt Heart, nor cleave to him with delight; nay, in distress themselves are convinced, that their services prove unprofitable: Thus in the Text, notwithstanding their formal Addresses, they confess, That the Wind had bound them up in its Wings, and carried them into Captivity. They meant it not of the natural Wind, but the threats of God's Prophets, which they counted as a puff of Wind, which vanished and should never be fulfilled upon their presumptous Security; yet had speedily and irresistably carried them into captivity. Yet this is a wicked inference, that Persons will quite omit their Duty, because being formally done it is not accepted. It is flat Rebellion in any Servant, to say, I will not stir a Hand nor Foot, because I cannot please; tho' this be from the unfaithfulness of the Servant, who prepares not his Heart to do service with vigour and alacrity. We ought rather to be humbled for our formal Addresses to God, and to strive for a Spiritual frame. Consider, that otherwise we give Satan occasion to upbraid Christ, as if he should say, my Slaves Sweat, drudge and bleed, whom I never fed but only with Flattery, false Promises of profit and Pleasure, which yet proved the wages of Death; and yet thy Servants O Christ are at the end of a Duty, before it be well entred upon, O how do they flag! Nay, God himself who searches the Heart, if you act not in his service, from Spiritual principles to Spiritual Ends, will to punish your Hypocrisy, cause all his promises to prove as so many insignificant Cyphers or Blanks; nay, your formal Services will betray you the more securely to Hell. To prevent such a sad Doom for your slightness in seeking to be reconciled to God thorough Christ, ir up your selves with all your might to stay his Hand, that he may not consume you in, and for your Iniquities. I shall here lay before you some signs of true trouble of Mind, for sins of Omission or remisness of the affections in Religious Duties. A Sincere Heart is troubled that God hath lost his just tribute of honour, in not exercising his utmost dexterity in holy services. He considers, that the Lord searches the Heart, that he counts not of Duties to accept them by their number, but the sincerity of the Heart, and its vigorous alacrity in them. Therefore he mourns that he prays so much and believes so little, that he comes so often where God gives out the pledges of his Love yet, that himself is so poor and low in the expressions of his Duty. He will be more curious in observing, and more careful in doing his Duty for the future: Yet he will be very cautious, least his future constancy should be grounded on Custom, rather than Conscience, and lest it should degenerate into meer Formality. Meer customariness in Religious services, is thus known. Custom gives no strength for Duty, above the Sphere of natural or moral Ability. Custom can never keep the Heart Spiritually close to God, it cannot renounce Self-confidence in its own Resolutions; it relies not on the establishing Grace of God's free Spirit. Custom causes not any trouble of Mind, for the deficiency in serving God, neither inquires how the Spirit of God influences praying, to advance a closer Communion with the Lord, to raise the Heart into an higher conformity to him in the whole Conversation. Meer Formalists grow tiffical in praying, they soon tire and faint in any holy execrise. They are not Sollicitous about the success of their praying, whether they become more humble, holy, and heavenly Minded. Means to prevent Sins of Omission. Be conscienciously cautious of committing the least Sin, so shall you be more curious and exact in the discharge of the least Duty, and circumstance of thy obedience. 2ly, when thou hast been diverted from thy constant Hours of praying, by any unavoidable providence of God interferring, yet mourn for such diversion, as the Chastisement of thy former remissness in thy Duty, and return to thy set stationary Hours of praying, with greater reverence and vigor of zeal, 3. Clear up your interest in God, as your Father in Christ; if you dread him as an inexorable judge, this will breed servility of Spirit, which will determine in the Omisssion of the Duty, or deading the Heart in it. 4. Delight to draw nigh to God for his infinite excellencies, to be tranformed into the beauties of holiness, rather than to participate of the Lord's Bounty. A dutiful Son of God, will address to him to testify his Love, when he hath no wants to supply, which are oppressive. Do not delay to pray, pretending that the Spirit of God doth not excite you. Remember that it is an indispensable Duty of natural Religion: Pretend not present indisposition, and that you will wait for a more prepared frame. Rather pray, That you may be fit for praying. Thus when springs of Water lye low, and the Pump is dry, we pour down Water to make the Pump the better, to suck up Water from the Spring. Count every the most difficult Duty to be an ample reward unto it self then, tho' it be not enameled with Worldly advantages, nor produce present comfort, yet wait on God in his ways, and thou shalt verily be recompenced at last, with joy unspeakable, and full of glorying in God's Salvation. proceed to give an Account of the Behaviour and Confessions of the Condemned Criminals. I. WIlliam Marslin , alias, Peter , Condemned for robbing Mary Jolly on the High-way, taking from her one Lace Head-dress, value six Pounds. He is 23 years of Age; was born in Aldgate Parish . He was Aprentice and Journey Man to a Glass-maker , till a twelve Month since; during which time, (for want of Employment) he went about in Theiving. He affirmed, That he never wounded any Man in the High-way. He was very ignorant in the Fundamentals of the Christian Religion; therefore I instructed him, especially in the nature of true saving Faith and Repentance; upon which, he was more sensible of his sinful State, and said, That he now repents from his Heart, that he did not pray to God as he ought, but broke the Sabbath; that he too much Swore and Cursed others; that he was often Drunk, and that for four years pat, he used the Company of bad Women, of whom he knew some with coupling with them. II Robert Mannin , of Stepny Parish , Condemned for breaking the House of Thomas Disse , taking thence ten pounds in Mony, two Guineas, five Gold rings, and Goods to a considerable value: He confest the Crime He was Apprentice to a Farrier , but left his Employment, which exposed him to want. Since Christmas last he run about the Streets, and used to steal Persons Goods. He said he neglected prayer to God, and joined himself to bad Company, among whom he was drunk sometimes on the Sabbath day; which Sin, he said, was joined with Swearing and Cursing, and lying with bad Women. III. John Edmonds , Condemned for stealing from the right Honourable the Earl of Bridgwater two Geldings, value Fifty pounds. Tho' he was sick he came to the Chappel, and confest he had been a vile Sinner in many respects, and was Penitent. IV. John Chambers , Condemned for Murther, came seldom to the Chappel to join with others in praying and receiving good Instructions to prepare for his Death; so that I cannot give any account of him. V. Henry Harding , Condemned for the Murther of William Fisher a Bayliff . The manner how is to be seen at large in the Book of Trials. This Harding was not so sensible of this great Crime as he ought to have been. He came constantly to the Chappel, was very attentive to the Duties there performed. I inquired into the course of his Life, what Sins might justly provoke God to let him fall into so heinous a Crime as Murther. He freely acknowledged that he had been a very ill person, in committing Sins against the Convictions of his Conscience, viz. Sabbath breaking, Drunkenness, and coupling with ad women. He seemed very penitent. VI. Anne Webster , Condemned for Felony and Burglary, she is aged 33 years, was born in the Bishoprick of Durham, she wrought to the Sale-Shops, in making of Breeches and Wastcoats; she did not deny the Crime, but affirmed that a Woman named Jane Grant tempted her unto it, and thought that she was easily prevailed upon, for the punishment of the many other Sins of her Life. VII. Mary Huggens , Condemned for Felony and Burglary, aged 16 years, born in St. Giles's Parish : She confest the Crime, and said, That her covetous desires to get Money, led her to it, she said, That she did sometimes Curse and Swear, and kept bad Company: She seemed penitent. VIII. Anne Stowel , Condemned for breaking the House of John Bramly , aged 26 years. She was born in Bedfordshire , she said, that she had sinned in marrying a bad Husband against her Parents consent, and tho' she could make works fit for Sale, yet she grew idle, and followed foolish Fashions and vain Companions, yea, had been a great Sinner. She seemed penitent in weeping. George Graham , Condemned for robbing on the High-way. He was very sick, yet came when somewhat better to the Chappel, where he was attentive to Exhortations, and Prayers, and confest with much Sorrow, that he had offended God, in not praying to him, that he kept not the Sabbath; and had been guilty of grosse Sins. I think that he was truly Penitent. On the 9th of March, John Edmonds , John Chambers , George Grahams , David Roberts , Robert Mannin , William Marslin , Anne Webster , Mary Huggins and Anne Stowel , were carried in three Carts from Newgate to Tyburn ; and being all placed in one, were ty'd to the Tree. John Edmonds Confessed he was guilty of the Crime for which he was to dye, but said, he was led into it by one, Horn who is dead, and another Person, with whom he had committed several Robberies; he also said, he had been a great Sinner, was guilty of Sabbath-breaking, excessive drinking, keeping Company with lewd Women, &c. He seemed penitent. John Chambers Confest the Murder for which he was to dye; said, he was guilty of many other gross Sins, such as excessive Drinking, keeping Company with lewd Women, neglected God's Worship; for all which, he declared he was heartily sorrow: Desired the Prayers of all good people, and seemed penitent. George Graham Confessed that he was guilty of taking the Goods from the Girl in the Strand ; that another was Confederate with him; he also said, he had been guilty of many other Crimes; for which he was heartily sorry, as he was for the other Sins of his wicked Life, desired the Spectators to take warning by him: Seemed very penitent. David Roberts Confest the Burglary, for which he was to dye, as he did another, committed by him and a Woman, on one Carter in Hockle of the Hole ; he farther said, That he had been guilty of all Sins, Murder excepted: Desired the Spectators to take warning by him, and to put up their Prayers for him, who had been so vile a Sinner. He seemed penitent. Robert Mannin Confest the Crime for which he was to dye, said, he had no Confederate with him, but broke open the house by himself; that he had been much addicted to pilfering; that he had been a great Sinner, was guilty of breaking the Sabbath, excessive drinking, keeping bad Company; gave warning to the Spectators to beware of falling into his Snare; seemed very penitent. William Marslin did not deny the Crime for which he was to dye, but refused to make any particular Confession; which he said, he had done to God Almighty; however he seemed penitent. Anne Webster did not deny her Crime, said, she had been a great Sinner, but would make no particular Confession: She seemed penitent. Mary Huggens Confessed the Crime for which she was to to dye, but said, she had no Confederates, and that she had been very eager in bringing destruction upon her self; she said, she had been a very lewd liver: Seemed very penitent. Anne Stowel Confessed the Crime for which she was to dye, but said, she was drawn in by a young Man to commit that and other Crimes; she also said, she had been a lewd liver, seemed very penitent. All the Nine unanimously joined with the Ordinary in prayer, for a considerable time, which being over, the Cart drew away; they were turned off. Harding who killed Fisher the Baily in the Strand, was Reprived this morning. This is all the Account that I can give of this Sessions, tho' I visited the Condemned every Day for some Hours. Dated March 9. Sam. Smith , Ordinary . ADVERTISEMENT. AT the House next this side the Blue-Ball in Salisbury-street, near the New-Exchange in the Strand, Persons may have all manner of Business depending before the Council, Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury, Admiralty, and Navy-Office, &c. or in the Law, Causes depending in the High Court of Chancery, Courts of King's Bench, Common-Pleas, Exchequer, &c. speedily and faithfully Sollicited, and on much cheaper Terms than are usually insisted on upon those Occasions. Persons may here be furnished with what Summs they please on good Mortgages. Any who have Estates, Houses, Ground Rents, &c. to sell, if the Titles are indisputable, and they will deal on reasonable Terms, may here be recommended to able Purchasers. I likewise make an Interest to invest Gentlemen and others in Employments, sutable to their several Qualities and Capacities. I have now Places, both in City and Country to dispose of, from 1200 to 50 l. a year. Many for Life; Qualifications for most required, only to write a legible Hand: Most of the great ones but small Attendance, and may be manag'd by Deputies: For the particulars, I refer to my Bills published in most Coffee-Houses; or any Gentleman may be furnish'd with them at my House, gratis. LONDON, Printed for E. Mallet, in Nevil's-Court in Fetter-lane, 1698.

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THE Ordinary of NEWGATE his ACCOUNT Of the Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Dying Words of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn, on Monday the 21st of May, 1722. AT the Sessions of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal Delivery of Newgate, which began on the 10th of April last, were Convicted of Capital Offences, eight Men and one Woman, viz. Je. Rand , R. Whittnigham, T. Smith, J. Hawkins, G. Simpson, J. Booty, L. Hendry, J. Macpherson, Mary Hambleton , alias Brean . The three last of these Receiving His Majesty's Gracious Reprivee, on Condition of being Transported, among the other Convicts, to America . The five remaining ordered for Execution, agreeable to the Sentence pass'd upon them. As all these miserable Men seem'd perfectly desirous of attoning (in some measure) for the Badness of their Lives by the Goodness of their Deaths, they had oft-times publick Prayers four times a Day; and the best Instructions that could be given them by several Clergy Men, who, as well as my self attended the Malefactors at my Request. Immediately after their Condemnation I endeavour'd to instruct them, from the following Words, Job 4. Verses 7, and 8. Remember I pray thee, who ever perished being Innocent? or where were the Righteous cut off? Even as I have seen, they that plow Iniquity, and sow Wickedness reap the same. From which Words the Reasonableness of humble Patience, and Resignation to the Will of Providence, were considered; as for other Causes, so, in particular, because, who looks into his own Heart will find more or less Iniquity sowed there, an ample Reason for his reaping the same; and Providence has sometimes made them escape from one Sin, and brought 'em to Death thro' some other Matter which they knew not, nor thought of. Afterwards we endeavour'd to convince them, and others, of the natural Consequence of Sin, tho' the vicious Liver may gayly spread his Leaves like a green Bay-Tree, enjoy the Delicies of Nature, regale in the glitter of leud Delights, yet a damping Blast will soon arrive and nip the Blosom in its fairest Perfection; since Sin leads to Ruin, as Rivers run into the Sea; from Prov. 1. Verse 17, and 18, &c. Surely in vain the Net is spread in the sight of any Bird. And they lay wait for their own Blood; they lurk privily for their own Lives. Endeavouring, for the Conclusion, to direct those Persons, we had so lurked privily for their own bloody Lives, how they were to act, that tho' they had sought their Deaths in this World, they might secure Life in the World to come; how they might pass from Ignominy to Glory; and tho' they dyed a Death that is termed the Death of the Wicked, how they might make it to them the Death of the Righteous, and have their latter End like this. The Account of the Malefactors under Sentence of Death. 'TIS observeable of these Prisoners, that during the time that they lay under Condemnation, there was not any one of them (being in Health) that once mist the publick Prayers in the Chappel. During those spaces of time that they lay in the Condemn'd-Hole) Hawkins and George Simpson constantly assur'd me, that they permitted not any idle or leud Discourses to be used by any one; but frequently read, especially to Leonard Hendry , who could neither write or read: Refusing to regard those Prisoners underneath the Condemn'd-Place, who thro' a Crevice endeavour'd (as usual) to interrupt them in their Devotions, by calling to them in leud and indecent Expressions. But as Thomas Smith profest himself a Roman-Catholick , and peremptorily asserted he would live and die such, he separated his Prayers from the rest: And a Nonjuror was (toward the last) conducted to the Prison, to assist John Hawkins and George Simpson . 1. RICHARD WHITTINGHAM , of St. Sepulchre's , was found guilty of assaulting William Garnet on the Highway, to wit, in Red Lyon Square , about 12 at Night, on the 26th of November last, and taking from him a Watch, Value 30 s. by diving into his Pocket, while one Appleby knock'd him down, and likewise one Jones and Lee put their Hands to his Eyes, and thrust his own Neckcloth into his Mouth. He was 19 Years old, had been Apprentice to an Hot-presser by Snow-Hill , to which he served, he said, 4 Years, then left his Master, and got acquainted with several leud Women; who kept him for some Time; but afterwards learn'd him to pick Pockets, that he might be able to pay them something for their Indulgences; Labouring, he said, at this Trade more than his own, he met with J. Lee and J. Jones, who now became Evidences against him. Being ask'd how he come to take up with so maen and little way of Robbing; he answered, that he thought there was more Danger in House-breaking, and Robbing on the High-way; and that his Way was not mean, for they oftn found in Women's Pockets 5 or 6 Guineas, and a Woman in particular, whom he assaulted near the Bull and Gate Inn , in Holborn , about 3 Months ago, on a Sunday Night, had 3 Guineas and 14 s. in her Pochet. Adding, that they commonly put one of their Company to watch, while another laid his Leg before the Passer and flung her down, and that they ofter robb'd in the Streets, than in bye dark Allyes, for in such narrow Places, a Pursuit would mor easily overtake, or, stop them. He said, when Appleby his Comrade was apprehended, and he impeach'd, he fled to Rochester , intending to take Ship for Friezland; but his Heart turning toward England, he went from thence, and took a Lodging at Maidstone in Kent , to conceal himself there; but even in Danger, could not abstain from sometimes entering into Pockets. Returning thence to London , he liv'd privately with his Master, never appearing abroad, but having his Victuals convey'd every Day to him. He appear'd no way obstinate, but according to his Capacity, was observant of his Duty; being (he said) more grieved for his Wife, than for himself, since he deserv'd the unhappy Fate that was come upon him. 2. THOMAS SMITH , was convicted of assaulting John Prat on the High-way, under Ludgate , on the 16th of April last, and robbing him of an Hat and Peruke, Value 25 s. together, which he snatch'd off his Head, but was stop'd by John Lander at the End of the Old-Bayly , who pull'd the Wig out of his Bosom. He said he was about 44 Years of Age; but had never been regularly settled in any Business; but going from one thing to another, at length he was Servant to a Gentleman , but the Gaieties and Frolicks which he there found, far from bettering his Mind, but rather turn'd his Inclinations the farther from Business. After this, he said, he bought old Cloths about the Streets , and sold them at Rag-Fair; and was at last drawn in to give sometimes false Evidence in behalf of People to be tryed for Capital and other Offences. He profest himself a Roman Catholick , yet said that Christ was the only means of Salvation; being then ask'd how he could be a Roman, and not hold that good Works could save him? he answer'd, that there was one God, one Faith, one Baptism, &c. that he was born and would die in that Communion, and went abruptly away. 3. JOHN HAWKINS , was convicted of assaulting Thomas Green , a Post-Boy , on this side Colebrook ; this Prisoner waiting (by reason of his remarkable Bigness) at the End of Harmonsworth Lane , while Richard Wilson , and George Simpson , puting their Handkerchiefs in their Mouths, and turning their Wigs upside down, clapt a Pistol to the Post-Boy's Face, led his Horse down the Lane, there making him dismount, where George Simpson bound the Boy and a Countryman with him to a Tree together, while Richard Wilson carry'd the Male to the End of the Lane, where this Prisoner Hawkins was waiting, in order to riffle the 50 Bags, and pick out the Bath and Bristol Bags. This Malefactor was 28 Years of Age; born at Stanes in Middlesex ; where his Father a sober Man, but of no great Substance, intended he should have been of the Plastring Business ; but he not relishing so mean a mechanick Occupation, could not industriously settle to that, or any thing else of such a Nature; telling me, that he believed not many Men had more Greatness of Spirit than himself, but that was so far from being a Benefit to him, that it had occasion'd his Distruction. After he found that he could not subsist by flying from one Project to another, he settled himself in the Family of Sir Dennis Dutry , where, as Buttler , he liv'd without any Exceptions taken as to his Demeanour in the Family; but that he there gratify'd his natural Inclinations, as to Eating and Drinking, and made that habitual which was before in his Constitution. But an Uneasiness happening in the Family, which they fancied the Buttler was in part the Occasion of, he left that Place with a good Character, as to his Integrity. Having been instructed in the Nature of Trading (he said) to France and Flanders , in Wines, Brandies, &c. He joyn'd with his Brother, a Captain of a Vessel, or Sloop, in fetching those Commodities from those Places, and commonly paid the King's Custom for them: That this way of Life was very agreeable to him, but his Gains were not superior to his Losses, running certain Hazards and Accidents in those Matters; but having a strong and violent Inclination to arrive at great Riches and Splendor; on a sudden, he left the uncertain Way of dealing at Sea , to deal (he said) in the South Sea and the Bubbles from which he had recourse to bubbling in an another Way, as some others besides have done; in which vicious Course, he had Success for a considerable time. When I went to him before his Trial, he showed me certain Books, which he said were sent him he believed out of a good Design, and not to cajole him and extort a Confession from him; and much accus'd those who had villaniously asserted in the News Papers, that he and Simpson had acknowledged the Fact before the Justice of Peace, together with above 20 other Robberies. At the same time he showed she an Advertisement, which described the Mail to be robb'd by two Men, whereas Richard Wilson 's Information made them three in Number. And as for their making a strict and previous Preparation, that he said became every Man under Calamities, because God was the properest Being to apply to in Misfortunes, deserved or oppresive. At his Tryal, during the 6 Hours it lasted, he behaved himself in a decent and becoming Manner; when he found himself condemn'd, and well knew the Consequence was certain Death, he put on a Deportment surprizingly odd and bold, arraigning the Court and the Jury alternately, and discovering (as he fancy'd) several irregular Proceedings at his Trial; which Discourse, as it was deliver'd with a good Grace might have an Impression on some People, had it not been fully answered by the Court. At first after his Condemnation, he was greatly disturb'd at the filthy Place appointed for him, but being forc'd to sustain the Consequence of his Vices, they found it not impossible to remove in some measure, the Objections they had against it; preventing by their Authority that leud and prophane Discourse, which is commonly the most heard in that Place, where it should the least be found, preventing those whose Inclinations have been to be serious. But tho' he could not at first be induced to allow that the Sentence past upon him was agreeable to Equity; declaring, that had a certain Person been faithful to him, the Jury could never have found him Guilty, and that the Mildness of the Judge was not very remarkable in his Case; yet after I had talked with him twice in private, I found those Prejudices were of themselves fled from him; for he told me then, that he was perfectly Easy, and satisfy'd to dye, and had no Ill-will towards any Body, and that he had expected to Dye some considerable Time before the Calamity came upon him, and when he was first apprehended, but that some who first understand the Law, had thought him a very Babe to let his Life slip away, and that if he'd but exert himself, Life was as near to him as Death, &c. which Discourses had at first wholly turn'd his Mind to Life and the World. Being told by a Gentleman, that he ought to bear no Malice towards Richard Wilson , his Friend and Accuser, because he Acted not out of Ill-will to him, but to preserve his Life; he answered, That Life was sweet, especially to those in their Course of Life; yet, he himself would have died more Deatht than one, rather than have betray'd his Friend, and embru'd his Hands in the Blood of his Companion; however, he freely forgave him from the very Bottom of his Heart, and wish'd that the Creator would so forgive him. Desiring at the same time, that I would give him the Holy Sacrament the Friday before they Dy'd, as well as at the usual Time, to wit, the Execution Morning, which was complyed with. As to his Deportment, there could be no Objection against it; 'twas serious with Sorrow, and observant with Fear; But as his Death drew near, he appear'd to be greatly more shock'd and alarm'd than George Sympson . At the Sacrament on Fryday, he changed Countenance, when I told him we were to conclude the Sacrament, Prayers, and all, by 9 of the Clock on Monday Morning, being the Day of Execution: During his Devotions he shed a great many Tears, which none else did; which he also did at the Sermon preach'd last before his Death. At the Prayers, the Morning that he suffer'd, tho' he always aim'd at a settled and compos'd Countenance, he yet appear'd ruffled and somewhat terrified; which shewed he had a true Sense of his Condition, that Death is not only the Pain of Dying, but the appearing before God, with the Eternal Seal set upon our Actious, for happiness or Reprobation. 4. GEORGE SIMPSON , was also Condemn'd for the same Assault on the Post-Boy, on the 6th of April last, about 1 of the Clock in the Morning, and taking a Black Gelding, Value 10 l. as also 2 Mails Value 4 l. 50 Leather Bags Value 5 l. the Goods of our Sovereign Lord the King. This Malefactor was about 34 Years of Age; born at Putney in Surrey . He said that this Father was a Wine-Merchant, and had a considerable Estate; and that tho' he was sometime mean, yet he was born a Gentleman; he added, that his Father removing from Surrey into Lincolnshire , did not so well bear up his Head; yet he gave a good Education, and he understood something of the Law; he also said, that some thought a Sheriff's Bayliff (which he was at Lincoln ) an ungenteel Employment, but he thought a Man might behave himself in it as became a Gentleman, and sometimes where the Business would not set off the Man, the Man has set off the Business; and that he was Ignorant of the Art, or racking Men to severely for Civility Money. He told me besides, that when he kept a Publick-House in Lincoln , he permitted no Iregularity to be committed there, but he believed was at that time of Day as well look'd upon, as those who were higher in Quality and Fortune, frequently turning away leud Men and Women, who would willingly have transacted their Leudness under his Roof. But delighting, he said, too much in Pleasure, tho' the Diversions were ignorant, yet his Business decayed insensibly, and he was oblig'd to abscond, and soon fly the Country. Afterwards, he said, when he was Servant to the Lord Castlemain, he could defie the World to alledge any thing to his Prejudice. He adds, that when he left the Lord Castlemain's Place, he need not have again submitted to the meanest of such a Station, but that the lowest Life was to him more elegible than the highest Vicious one, at that happy time. But to prevent Temptations, he afterwards served Mr. Green as a Footman ; yet was not easy in such a Post; but aim'd at some writing Business, as to keep Accompts, or the like. That he was Assistant to Mr. Grubshaw a Fruiterer in Collecting his Debts , and to his Sister Ellet , of Bawtry , in managing her Affairs after the decease of her Husband, she being left with some small Children. He was perfectly compos'd and easy under his Troubles, never shed a Tear, never seem'd terrify'd at the Approach of Death; but was Constant and Regular in his Devotions, Serious at the Sacrament, and maintain'd the very same Deportment to the last of his Life. He said, that Richard Wilson was compel'd to end his own Days, or to shorten theirs, he had nothing to say against him; yet did believe, that there was such a Tye and Obligation in Oaths, especially taken at a sacred Time, that he might question, whether even the Good of the Publick could excuse the breaking thro' them. He said, that it was his unhappiness never to have liv'd with the Person who was his Wife; but on the other Hand, 'twas his Good-Fortune not have any Children to bequeath to Disgrace, and to the Bryars of a wretched World; he added, that yet, as her Relations were Persons of Estate and Account, he might have entertain'd good Expectations after their Decease, had he not abortiv'd his own Prospects, and their Intentions. Three Days before his Execution, he told me he felt an uncommon inward Composure of his Mind, was entirely easy at the Prospect of Death, as he had deserv'd it, and had expected a Turn of Fortune a good while (he said) before it came upon him; desiring to receive the Holy Communion twice before he suffer'd, which I agreed to, and gave it him, the Friday before he died in the Chappel, and the same Day he died in another more silent and quiet Place. He repeated it, that nothing came by Chance, but was under the Direction of a Superior Being. He said also, that he was most concern'd, that some under Condemnation with him, were so Ignorant, that tho' he read and pray'd with them continually, he thought it next to impossible to make them understand. 5. JAMES BOOTY , was condemn'd for Assaulting and Carnally knowing Anne Milton , aged 5 Years and 2 Months, on the 10th Day of July last. As this Boy was struck with Sickness immediately after his Condemnation, I had not an Oppertunity of talking to him in private, as I did to all the Rest, till the Day before he died, but being then somewhat recovered, he told me, he was very willing to be instructed in his Duty; that he was above 16 Years old, born near St. Andrew's Church in Holborn ; that his own Father, a Periwig-maker, could have given him a Sufficiency of Learning, but he dying when he was very young, he never learn'd to read, but that (he said) was not necessary for him as Cabinet-maker, to which Trade he was to have been bound Apprentice, had not his vicious Practices prevented it. Tho' at first he deny'd his Guilt, and protested the Surgeon never search'd him, but only look'd on his Cloaths; yet, he afterwards said, that he enticed the Child to the Top of the House, and on the Leads did abuse her, and gave her the Foul Disease, because he had heard that it would ease his Pains of Body; for he was afraid to discover to any Body his Condition, even to his own Mother. He could not be made very sensible of his Condition, but seem'd Careless and unconcern'd; yet, promised that he would call upon God, as he was able, and consider whither he was going, and the Value of his Soul. 6. JEREMIAH RAND , of St. John Wapping , was convicted of Robbing Daniel Bewly , a Porter , in the Night Time, in Upper-well-Alley , Ratclif-High way , of a Clock, by inviting him to Drink, and afterwards pretending he was going the Porter's Way, and would shew him the House, and instead of that, running away with the Clock, after one Falkner has knock'd the Porter down. He was 37 Years old, of a serious Behaviour, and seemingly earnest in his Duty; he said on Friday, he dare not then receive the Sacrament, but receiv'd it on Monday before he died; and to his Death appear'd to make a strict Preparation for a future State. The Account of the Malefactors, at, and some time before their Execution. SOME time before he dy'd, J. Booty the Boy, said, that a First-Cousin, who was Maid-Servant at his Master's House, (a Girl about his Age and Bigness) came into the Work-house where he lay, in the Night time, to Mend his Coat (as she pretended) torn by his hanging on a sharp Hook as he was falling down; that instead of working by him, she put out the Candle, and cover'd herself by his Side. By whose Means he caught the foul Disease; but she removing suddenly from thence to her Mothers at Westminster, could never since be found, tho' his Mother had hunted for her; and that he had distempered 4 or 5 Children, besides that which he was indicted for. John Hawkins being told by a Gentleman, that Richard Wilson has own'd that he and Hawkins, &c. were concern'd in cutting out the ancient Womans Tongue, and throwing it over a Hedge into the Road, because she told the People in the robb'd Coach that she knew one of the Robbers? This Prisoner's answer was, that he never dealt in barbarous Actions. I told him I had receiv'd a Letter from the Widow of Butler Fox , who desired he would acquaint Fox, if he and Simpson were alone concern'd in that Robbery for which Fox dy'd; he seem'd to encline to it, but said the benefiting that Woman would be harming another Person, if he made any publick Declaration to the People. But as for the Robbing any Nobleman's Coach, near Richmond, and taking a Ring much valu'd as being a Present from another Person of Quality, he absolutely denyed it. George Simpson said, that as a certain Nonjuror had assur'd him, that 'twas not necessary to confess any thing, he was resolv'd to confess Nothing, but said their Robberies about London had been so numerous, that they were too tedious then to Recount, nor were they of any Significance to the World. All the Malefactors took leave of all their Relations and Friends, the Day before they Died, that they might not be disturb'd on the Day of their Deaths. Having concluded their Petitions to God in the Chappel, and the Reception of the Sacrament in a (then) more quiet Place, they were convey'd between 9 and 10 o'Clock to Execution. No one being allow'd the Priviledge of a Coach, they appear'd in the Carts with uncommon Tokens of Repentance, scarce-ever raising their Eyes from their Books to regard the great Crowds about them; nor tarrying to drink Quanties of Liquor as is usually Done. John Hawkins desiring the Spectators to be Silent, said, Christians, I am brought to this Place of shame for my Sins, I hope and earnestly hope all Christians will join with me in Prayer for the Pardon of my Crimes; I forgive all, and hope to be forgiven of all myself. I beg all here present will take warning by my wretched Death, and avoid what led me to it. Pray for me blessed People! pray for my departing Soul! Christ receive me! Lord Jesu come quickly. Being in some Confusion, he was turn'd off, and died not without prodigious difficulty and struggling; contrary to his Friend, who was more compos'd before he died, and more easily lost his Breath. This is the Account to be given of the MALEFACTORS, By T. PURNEY; Ordinary, and Chaplain. LONDON : Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , a little below Bridewell-Bridge , in Black-Fryers .

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THE Ordinary of NEWGATE HIS ACCOUNT OF The Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Speeches of the Malefactors that were Executed at TYBURN, on Wednesday the 22d of December, 1714. AT the General Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-baily, on Wednesday the 8th, Thursday the 9th, Friday the 10th, Saturday the 11th, and Monday the 13th instant, Eight Men who were then Try'd for, and Convicted of diverse Capital Crimes, receiv'd Sentence of Death accordingly; Three of whom having obtain'd the Mercy of a Reprieve (which I hope they will take due care to improve as they ought to do) Five are now order'd for Execution. While they lay under this Condemnation, I constantly visited them, pray'd with them, and expounded the Word of GOD to them in the Chapel of Newgate, to which they were brought up twice every day, to the end that being instructed in that Holy Word, they might (as in a Glass) see the Deformity and Heinousness of their Sins, and the Beauty and Excellence of Religion and Virtue; and thereupon abhor and forsake those, and become enamour'd with, and exert themselves in the constant Practice of these; bringing forth Fruits meet for Repentance, and by that (with the Merits of Christ apply'd to the sanctifying and saving of their Souls) obtain Eternal Life. On the Lord's Day, the 12th instant, I preach'd to them, and others there present, upon part of the Gospel appointed for that Day, viz. Matt. 11. 10; the Words (which were spoken by our Blessed Saviour Himself) being these; For it is written, Behold I send my Messenger before Thy Face, which shall prepare Thy Way before Thee. In my Explanation of which Text, having observ'd, 1st, What Place (viz. Mal. 3. 1.) these Words [It is Written] refer to; which shews the need we stand in of reading and acquainting our selves well with the Holy Scriptures, that are able to make us wise unto Salvation, and administer great Instruction and Comfort to our Souls. 2dly, What was the Person of the Messenger here spoken of, viz. St. John the Baptist; and, What sort of Life he led. 3dly, What was the Nature and Intent of his Message, viz. The Preaching of Repentance. These Particulars I first briefly discours'd upon, and then spoke more largely to the Points following, viz. I. The true Nature II. The indispensable Necessity III. The great Danger in the Delay IV. and lastly, The happy Effects of Repentance. After I had gone thro' every one of these Points, I did (in my particular Application to the Persons Condemn'd) endeavour to inforce on them this important Work of Repentance; which (with other practical Duties of Religion) I laid open before them in my daily Discourses to them, in publick and in private. And on the last Lord's Day, the 19th instant, I preach'd to them again, both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon Numb. 35. 31. Moreover, ye shall take no Satisfaction for the Life of a Murderer, which is guilty of Death: But he shall be surely put to Death. From which Words I shew'd; I. The heinous Nature of the Crime of Murder, which of all other Injuries committed against the Person of our Neighbour, is the greatest; because it is the Destroying (as much as in Man lies) the Image of God Himself, and taking that away which can never be restor'd. II. The severe Punishment of it, which in this World is irremissible, because the Injury is irreparable. III. and lastly, How much that Person, who is so unhappy as to be guilty of such an horrid Crime, (thus unpardonable by Men) ought to be concerned in doing whatever he can, effectually to repent according to the height and heinousness of such his Crime, that he ay obtain Pardon in the other World, tho' he ought not to expect it in this. Having discours'd at large upon these Heads, I concluded here (as I did before) with suitable Exhortations and Application to all the Persons there, and particularly those under Sentence of Death; shewing them from Scripture, That a Man, who hates his Neighbour, and does offer any Injury or Violence to him, which may be the unhappy occasion of Blood-shed, is guilty of Murder before GOD, tho' Human Laws may let him escape the Punishment he really deserves. And upon this Account I endeavour'd to make them all sensible, and truly repent of their Sins, in the Commission of which they did put themselves into the Danger either of killing or being kill'd. What Effect these, and the like Instructions and Admonitions that were given them, had upon their Hearts, I shall leave the Reader to judge from the Accounts they respectively gave me of themselves, which are as follow. 1. Richard Field , condemn'd for the Murder by him committed upon the Person of Mary the Wife of Gabriel Randal , a Tobacco-Pipe-maker at Uxbridge in Middlesex , and stealing out of their House, Gold, Silver, and other Goods, to a great Value, on the 20th day of October last. He said, he was 27 Years of Age, born at Conyhatch in the County of Middlesex : That at first he went to School there, and afterwards to other good Schools in Towns thereabouts, viz. Finchly , Totteridge , and East-Barnet ; and, That a good and pious Gentlewoman taking care of his Education, and defraying the Charge of it, he was well and virtuously brought up; but did not answer the End of that his Education; That when he was about 12 Years old, he would (and so did) go to New-England ; and there being come, he was bound Apprentice to One Michael Harding, a Tobacco-Pipe-maker at Boston : That when he had serv'd out his seven years Apprentiship, he work'd 3 Years more (as a Journeyman ) with his Master, who being a sober and godly Man, and keeping his House in good Order, he the said Field could not but outwardly appear religious and careful to discharge Christian Duties then; tho' indeed at the same time he had a wicked Heart, and would often wrong even his good Master secretly; stealing Money and other things from him: That about 5 Years ago, returning into England , he wrought for a while at his Craft of Pipe-making , by which he got 5 s. or 6 s. a Week, and no more; and being perswaded by some of his Friends to follow some other Employment, he try'd to learn some parts of the Art of Watch-making, as Punching, Gilding, &c. But as he could not attain to any Ability and Perfection therein, so he instead of being a Gainer, was at last a Loser by it: That growing Poor, and desiring to get Money at any Rate, and by any Means (Right or Wrong) he not only fell again to work at his old Trade of Pipe-making, but also pilfer and steal wherever he could; and, at last proceeded to the horrid Commission of the two great Crimes for which he was condemn'd to die, viz. Robbery and Murder; the latter whereof (which certainly is the most heinous of all other Facts) he said, the Devil prompted him to, he did not know how; but being in a hurry, and afraid of a Discovery, he stopt Mrs. Randal's Mouth with a Cloth, and thrust it down her Throat, not thinking that it would (as it did) prove the sad occasion of her Death. At first he pretended that One John Gardener was then in the House, and the Person that committed the Murder; but afterwards he confess'd that none did it but himself, and that taking the opportunity of Mr. Randal's absence, who at that time was abroad, and with whom he work'd Journey-work, he of his own head contriv'd and effected these his wicked Purposes; for which he now express'd great Sorrow, and earnestly ask'd GOD's Pardon and his Master's; wishing a thousand times that he had not brought this double Guilt of Blood and Robbery upon his Soul. 2. William Hoskins , condemn'd for two Burglaries, viz. 1st, For breaking the House of one Mr. Joseph Bird , and stealing thence 190 Yards of Spanish Poplin, and diverse other Goods: 2dly, For Breaking and Robbing the House of Mr. Edward Downes , and taking away from thence 80 pair of Silk, and 40 pair of Worsted Stockings, with several other Goods of great Value, on the 22d of November last. He said, he was about 35 Years of Age, born at Micham in Surry ; where, from his Youth, he follow'd Husbandry , till of late Years he came up to London , and got into Service in several good Families; being first a Coachman to a Lady at Turnham-Green , and afterwards a Footman to a Gentleman at Shoreditch , and to some others. He own'd, he was guilty, not only of the Crimes for which he is now Condemn'd, but of others, which (as far as he could) he made known to the Persons he had injur'd: That now he was sensible his Neglect of GOD's Service, in which he had liv'd for a considerable time past, had given the Devil too much Power over him, and made him unable to resist his Temptations; Adding, That he once little thought he could ever arrive at the Commission of those heinous Facts, that should bring him to this Untimely End; but bad Company had induc'd him thereto; and, among others, John Chance (by whose Evidence he was Cast) had a great hand therein; having perswaded him to go along with him, and assist him in the Robberies before-mention'd. When I told him, that I thought I had seen him in Newgate before, he confess'd it was true, and that it was for taking a great Coat from off a Horse's Back, in the Street, about ten Months ago; for which Fact he was burnt in the Hand, and order'd to the Work-house, out of which he broke soon after. He further said, That of 3 Years and a half he was in and about London , he spent 18 Months in Service, and liv'd then very honestly; but when he quitted that Employment, he became very Loose and Thievish; for tho' he went part of the Summer to Hay-making, yet at other times he supply'd his Wants by pilfering, and the like Unlawful Practices; the Remembrance of all which, and the Sense he now had of the Miseries he had thereby brought on himself, were very bitter and grievous to him. 3. John Savile , condemn'd for Robbing on the King's Highway, and for Burglary, viz. 1st, For Assaulting and Robbing Mr. Thomas Trenowth on the Highway, on the 2d of November last. 2dly, For Breaking the House of Mr. John Lee , on the 6th of the same Month, and stealing thence a Brass Kettle, a Sawcepan, and other Goods. 3dly, For breaking open the House of Mr. Maurice Jones , and taking thence a Brass Porridge-pot, two Brass Sawcepans, &c. on the 7th day of the same Month. 4thly, For breaking the House of Mr. Edward Hughes , on that Day, and taking thence four Pewter Dishes, and ten Pewter Plates. He said, he was 31 Years of Age, born in the Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel ; and was 7 years Apprentice with an Armorer in Haydon-yard in the Minories : That he served 9 Years on board three several Men of War, viz. the Colchester, the Ipswich, and the Severn, as an Armorer; and, That he had never been concern'd in those Robberies he was condemn'd for, had not Moses Woodfield (the Evidence against him) induced him to that wicked sort of Life; by which he did not get above 40 s. in all, and is now brought to Shame and Death in this World, and might (were not God most Merciful) look for greater Punishment in the next. Which to prevent he seem'd to do what in him lay to repent; and as a Proof of his Sincerity herein, he restor'd (as far as he could) what he had stoln and got by any unjust Means, and earnestly desir'd my Prayers to God for him, so careful he was to prevent his Eternal Ruin. As I knew he could write, so I desired he would set down what Crimes he had committed; which he accordingly did, in a Letter he wrote and deliver'd to me; wherein he only omitted the mentioning those Robberies he had before told me of, which were more proper to be (as they were) privately made known to the Persons he had wrong'd, and was now willing to help (as he did some of them) to their Goods again. Here follows a True Copy of his said Letter, for the satisfaction of those that will read him in his own Words. SIR, YOU desir'd me to tell you of what Robberies I had committed: Sir, this is to let you understand, that I never did no Robberies of any Consequence, but the Robberies of which I was convicted; for I never did any thing of Consequence till I went with that Moses Woodfield , which took away my Life; and that was about a Month before I came in hither. I was given a little to picking of Pockets before, and took some small Matters of little value, which I do pray heartily to GOD to forgive me, and desire your Prayers for the same. And, Sir, I have offended God Almighty in keeping company with other Women when I had a Virtuous Wife of my own: And I have been greatly addicted to Swearing, and to breaking the Sabbath, and been disobedient to my Parents, in not being ruled by them when they gave me good Counsel, for which I do repent from the bottom of my Heart, and desire that others will take Warning by my Shameful Death. Pray, Dear Sir, let me have your Prayers for my poor Soul. 4. John Awdry , condemn'd for Burglary, viz. For Breaking open the House of Mr. Thomas Fisher , and taking thence six Firkins of Butter, a great quantity of Cheese, and other Goods, on the 13th instant. He said, he was born in the Parish of St. Giles in the Fields , aged about 26 Years, being 10 Years older than his Brother Roderick Awdry , that was executed on the 28th of May last, for diverse Robberies by him committed. This John Awdry (who was cast by the Evidence of another Brother of his) own'd the Justice of the Sentence of Death past upon him, which he had deserv'd long e're this, as having been concern'd in several Felonies and Burglaries, formerly with Thomas Jarrott (against whom he made himself an Evidence) who was executed the 24th of October, 1711, and of later Date with Anthony Geary , executed on the 21st of April last, and with some others, who are still alive, and whom he desir'd to take Warning by his and other his Companions shameful End, that they might avoid their own, by a timely Repentance. Upon my asking him, What was the reason he did not take such a Warning himself, and after he had been (as he once was) Burnt in the Hand, and sent to the Old Bridewell (where he remain'd two Years) and then set at Liberty in April last; he did not take care to lead a better Life? He answer'd, That it was his Intent then to become a new Man, and never more do an ill thing willingly, but go to Sea again, where he had formerly serv'd the late QUEEN for the space of 16 Years, on board the Suffolk, the Norwich, the Betty of Bristol, the Dunkirk-Prize, and other Men of War; but giving way to the Company of lewd Women, and spending his Substance upon them, and being thereby reduc'd to the Want of Money and all Necessaries; to supply these his Wants, he soon return'd to his unlawful Ways, in which he had been to much conversant before, and which he now (to his great Sorrow) found had brought him to his shameful Death in this World, and the Danger of being eternally lost in the next; which he pray'd GOD, of his infinite Mercy, would please to prevent, for the sake of JESUS CHRIST. 5. Richard Stevens , condemn'd also for Burglary, viz. For Breaking open the House of Mr. Joseph Briggs , and taking thence some Pewter Plates, and other Goods, on the 5th of November last: And likewise for stealing three Holland Shirts, and other Linnen out of the House of Mrs. Jane Hare , on the 13th Day of the same Month. He said, he was 17 Years of Age, born in the Parish of St. Martin in the Fields : He readily confess'd, That he had been a very unruly Youth, disobedient to Parents, and unwilling to be bound Apprentice to any Trade; and therefore his Mother sent him to Sea , where he serv'd about 3 Years on Board the Colchester, the Essex, the Chichester, the Oxford, &c. He own'd also, That he was sometime employ'd in crying News about the Streets , but got very little by it: and, That he had committed several small Felonies, as picking of Pockets, and the like, besides the Facts for which he is now condemn'd to die, and a few other Robberies, of which he had given Information to the Persons concern'd. He also own'd, that about 8 Months since he was found guilty of, and whipt for, stealing some Holland Shirts out of a Yard belonging to a House in the Pell-Mell; adding, That tho' he was given to Pilfering and Thieving (to supply his Expences in Gaming, &c.) yet he thought he should never have come up to such an height (as he has done) in the wicked Trade of Robbing, if he had not been prompted and encourag'd to it by Moses Woodfield , who afterwards turn'd an Evidence against him, and whom he pray'd GOD to forgive. At the Place of Execution, whither they were this day carry'd in 2 Carts from Newgate to Tyburn , I attended them for the last time; and after I had given them proper Exhortations, and pressingly admonish'd them to consider well their great approaching Change, and the Eternity they were just to be lanched into; I pray'd, they might be truly prepar'd for it. They join'd with me both in Prayer, and in the singing of some Penitential Psalms, and likewise in the rehearsing the Apostles Creed; declaring they died in that Faith, which they had thus made Profession of. All of them (but more especially William Hoskins ) seemed to be very fervent and earnest in their Devotions; for which they had some further time allotted them, after I was retired from them. They desired the Standers-by to pray for them, and all (particularly Young People) to take Warning by them. Then the Cart drew away, and they were turned off; every one of them with his last Breath mightily calling all the while upon GOD to have Mercy on their departing Souls. This is all the Account here to be given of these Dying Persons by me, PAUL LORRAIN , Ordinary . Wednesday, Dec. 22th 1714. 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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, OF THE MALEFACTOR, Who were EXECUTED at TYBURN, On WEDNESDAY the 26th of this Instant JULY, 1732. BEING THE SIXTH EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Rt. Hon. FRANCIS CHILD , Esq ; Number VI. For the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Bolt-Court , near the Leg-Tavern , Fleet-street . M.DCC.XXXII. [Price Three-Pence.] THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Hon. FRANCIS CHILD , Esq ; Lord Mayor of the City of London ; the Right Hon. my Lord Chief Baron Reynolds, the Hon. Mr. Justice Probyn; the Hon. Mr. Justice Fortescue; the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London, and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, for the City of London, and Justices of the Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, being the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th of July, 1732; in the Sixth Year of his Majesty's Reign. Nine Men, viz. John Gillets , John Gladman , Daniel Tipping , Robert Ellement , John Robins , Valentine Robins , Henry Barret , Joseph Charley , and Richard Dangerfield , were by the Jury found Guilty of capital Crimes, and receiv'd Sentence of Death accordingly. When under Sentence, they were instructed in those Principles of natural Religion, which it is necessary for every one to know; that there is one God, the Sovereign Supream, infinite Being, from Eternity to the endless Ages of Eternity, the same to Day, Yesterday and forever; who made and created all Things, by the Word of his Power, and who preserves the Same in their Being; in whom alone it is, that we live, move and have our Being; from whom we receive all the Blessings of this Life; and in whom are concenter'd all our hopes, of obtaining eternal Life in a future State. And as Nature teaches us, that there is a God who creates and preserves every Thing, so by Revelation we have a sure and infallible Discovery, that at first God made Man upright, after his own Image, in knowledge, righteousness and true holiness, but that he hath found out many inventions, having fall'n from this primitive Estate of Integrity and Perfection, into a Labyrinth of Sin and Misery, and by this fall having render'd himself obnoxious to the divine Wrath and Vengeance, both in this Life and that which is to come. Next I show'd them, that when we were reduc'd to this Misery, by our Apostacy from God, and from the obedience of his Laws, yet then was his Time of Love; then, when there was no Eye to pity us, nor no Hand to help us, was he pleas'd to say unto us, Live; then did he give us the Promise of the blessed Seed of the Woman, who should bruise the Head of the Serpent, i. e. the promise of Christ Jesus, who is descended of the Woman, viz. the blessed Virgin Mary, in an extraordinary Manner, without an earthly Father, and who being the long expected, and at last the actually exhibited Messias, should destroy the Works of the Devil, and by his Death and Sufferings, should gloriously Triumph over Hell, Death and the Grave, and who should thus lead Captivity Captive, and bestow Gifts upon me, and purchase a right unto eternal Life, for all them who believe in him. Having shewn unto them their lost Estate by Nature, and the Remedy provided by Grace, in and through our Lord Jesus Christ, I exhorted them to a firm and stedfast Faith in God, and in Christ the Son of God and only Saviour of Sinners, according to that Text and saying of our blessed Saviour. And this is Life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. St. John 17, 3. and that other saying of the Apostle, But without Faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God, must believe that he is, and that he is a Rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Heb. xi. 6. I endeavour'd to persuade them by the Terrours of the Lord, to fly from the Wrath to come; that if the infinite Rewards prepar'd for them who love God, did not pre vail, they might consider, what a terrible Thing it is to fall into the Hands of the living God, and to be to all eternity expos'd to the lash of the divine Wrath, and that fiery Indignation which shall devour the Adversary; and at last to have that severe Sentence, at the Day of Judgment, pronounc'd against them, by our Saviour Christ, who by God the Father is appointed to be the Sovereign Judge of all Men: Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting Fire, prepared for the Devil and his Angels, St. Matth. xxv. 41. I expos'd to them the great Evil of Theft and Robbery, from the Causes and the dreadful Effects and Consequences of it. This Sin proceeds from Covetousness, and the inordinate Love one bears to the World, which is inconsistent with the love of God, For, we cannot love God and Mammon, Matth. vi. 24. Another Cause of it is Idleness, not applying ourselves to an industrious and virtuous Course of Life, but sitting down unactive and doing nothing, whereas the Apostle gave it in command, that if one would not work, he ought not to eat. For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. 2 Thess. iii. 10. And this produceth another Cause still more dangerous, which is luxury and intemperance: For the Satisfying of which vicious Appetites, they stopt not at the Commission of the most notorious Crimes, Murder, Robbery, Theft and many other extravagancies, which had brought so much shame and sorrow upon them; and which would bring much more terrible Judgments upon them, the eternal Wrath nd Vengance of the Almighty, if not prevented by a speedy Repentance and thorough Reformation: For it's obvious, that they who give themselves up to such an irregular Course of Life, making Shipwrack of Faith and a good Conscience, and refusing to retain the knowledge of God in their Minds; therefore God gives them up to a reprobate Sense, he leaves them to themselves, and they being thus abandon'd, are ready to commit all uncleaness with greediness, and permitted to fall into those Sins, which are punishable by temporal Death in this World, and if not repented of, with eternal Death in the next Life. For preventing which Misery coming upon their Souls, I seriously exhorted them to believe in Jesus Christ, as the Son of God and only Saviour of Mankind, since there is no other Name given under Heaven among Men, whereby we must be saved, but the Name of Jesus, and him crucified, Then I desir'd them to repent of all their Sins, so as to forsake, to hate and abhor themselves in Dust and Ashes because of them; and to resolve by the Grace of God, if they had done iniquity and Sin, to do so no more. For the obtaining of which and all other saving Graces, I advis'd them to implore of God the Grace and Assistance of his holy Spirit, without whose aid they could do nothing aright, for it is God who worketh in us both to will and do of his good Pleasure. I instructed them also in the Nature of the christian Sacraments, how they were early dedicated to the Service of God in Baptism, and that they having been so notoriously Guilty of the Breach of their baptismal Vows, and being now to leave this World, that it was their Duty to renew those sacred Obligations, by partaking in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, who commands us, to do this in remembrance of him, in Commemoration of all he hath done and suffered for us, and as a Pledge of that everlasting Love he bears us. While these and many other Exhortations were given, they attended in Chappel, and such as could read made regular Responses. They were quiet and made no Disturbance, but seemed too hard hearted, and to have little of that deep Concern upon their Spirits, becoming People in their most deplorable Circumstances. Some of them spoke, smil'd or laugh'd to one another at times; I exhorted them to gravity and sincerity, and put them in mind, that it was not Man but God they had to do with, and that upon the Improvement or Misimprovement of their very short time, depended their eternal Felicity or Misery in a future State. Joseph Charley always attended in Chappel, although he turned very Sick; he was a Quaker in Profession, spoke nothing, show'd no outward complyance with the Worship, but that sometimes he stood, and would not alter in his way of thinking. Gladman did not come to Chappel, having been all the time deadly Sick: When I visited him in the Cell, and he was in his Senses, out of which he was a good part of the time, he declared himself very penitent, and desirous of Prayers and Exhortations. Ellement was Sick all the time he was under Sentence, but came to Chappel the first eight Days, although in the greatest Distress, and when he got clean Linnen, which he was in much need of, being miserably poor and naked, after he heard that the dead Warrant was come out against him, he came to Chappel, being supported by others, both in his coming up and down Stairs: He always behaved very decently, both in publick and private, and appeared penitent. One of the 5, on Friday the 21st Instant, as his Mother, a grave old Woman, pray'd him for God's Sake to take care, repent and amend his evil Ways, spoke roughly and undecently, bid her be quiet, and had no Patience to hear her. For this unchristian Carriage and Disrespect, I reproved him sharply, and desired him to think seriously upon his miserable State, and to make his Peace with God, for the many crying Sins of his Life. Upon Friday, the 21st of this instant July, 1732, Report was made to her Majesty in Council, of these Nine Malefactors lying in Newgate under Sentence of Death: When John Gladman of Ickenham , for stealing a black Gelding, value 10 l. the Goods of William Osmond , May 13th; John Gillet alias Mouth , for assaulting John Maxey , on the High-way in the Parish of St. Dion'ss back-Church , putting him in fear, and taking from him a Hat, valued 8 Shillings, and a Wig valued 2 s. 6 d. April 7th. John Robins , Valentine Robins , (Brothers) and Henry Barret , of St. Bride's , for stealing 150 Brasspatterns, value 30 l. and a Bell Metal Mortar, value 3 Shillings 6 Pence, the Goods of Francis Skèlthorn in his House, June 30th; for which they were found Guilty, to the Value of 39 Shillings each; the said John and Valentine Robins , Henry Barret s, Joseph Charley , and Richard Dangerfield of Pancras , for assaulting Samuel Atkins in a Field near the High-way, putting him in fear, and taking from him a Hat value 4 Shillings and 3 Shillings in Money, July 2d; receiv'd her Majesty's most Gracious Reprieve: The remaining two, viz. Daniel Tipping and Robert Element were ordered for Execution. After the Dead Warrant came out, Daniel Tipping appeared much more concern'd than formerly, and in Evidence thereof, shed plenty of Tears and wept abundantly; but its a difficult matter to judge justly upon such Grief and Sorrow, whether it be the Effect of Terrour and Consternation, upon the View of a present violent and inevitable Death; or of any real sorrow for Sin and true Repentance. Element always behaved well and as became a Penitent, but was mightily oppressed with Sickness and Poverty. N. B. The Warrant of respiting Tipping's Execution not coming down till Tuesday the 25th Instant, at ten at Night (and then to him unexpectedly) he had given the following Account of his Life and Conversation. Daniel Tipping was indicted for assaulting (with James Plumridge not yet taken) Joshua Lumm in a Field near the High-way, in the Parish of Stepney , putting him in fear, and taking from him a Cloth Coat value 3 Pound, a Hat value 10 Shillings, a Wig value 40 Shillings, a Silk Handkerchief, and 19 Shillings in Money, on Sunday June 18th, near 11 at Night. Daniel Tipping 22 Years of Age, of honest Parents, who gave him good Education at School, in reading, writing, and Accompts, to fit him for Business; and had him instructed in the Principles of Christianity: When of Age, he was put out Apprentice to a Poulterer in Newgate-market , and served his time with honesty and the Approbation of his Master, as he gave in Evidence when his Trial, and a great many others, who appeared reputable Persons, gave him an good Character for his Honesty and Diligence in Business. When out of his Time, he liv'd with his Mother, and his Fatherin-law did not let him want Money to buy Goods, for carrying on his Trade, which he did by taking the Fowls and selling them to the Poulterers who kept Stalls or Shops; so that he was no way necessitated to take himself to any unlawful Courses, for want of Bread, having his Mother's House to go too, and his going astray having been the great Grief of his Parents, especially of his ancient Mother, who upon his Misfortunes is sunk with Vexation and Sorrow. He said, that he never was exstremely wicked, as most of those unfortunate Wretches commonly are, and his Father in law gave him a very good Character, and said, that he trusted him with every thing, and never found any loss or harm by him, as did also his late Master, with whom he serv'd his Time, both of whom and others had trusted him with Hundreds of Pounds, and never entertain'd the least Suspicion of his being dishonest. He denied the Fact of which he was convicted, and said, that he never stole, thiev'd, broke Houses, nor robbed on the High Way in his Life. The Account he gave of his Accusation and Apprehension was to this purpose. He had been a little acquainted with the Evidence, only some short time before he was taken up, and that a Day or two after Mr. Lumm was robb'd, as he was coming up Snowhill , meeting with Peter Buck going towards the other End of the Town, he detained him a little in the Street in chat, and about one thing or other; Buck proposed to him to go along with him to Drury-Lane to a Sister of his, who would entertain them; he told him he had no Money, and begg'd to be excus'd; Buck said, though both of them wanted Money it was no matter, for his Sister would treat them. Being over-persuaded he went along with him, and Buck's Sister treated them with' Meat and Drink; and then they sat up playing at Cards, and continued drinking till Morning, when the Sister persuaded Tipping to go to Bed with her Brother, since it was an unseasonable time for going home to his Mother's House: Accordingly he staid that Night with the Evidence Buck, and in the Morning rising and intending to go away, Buck and his Sister persuaded him to stay and Breakfast with them; He complyed with their Request, and after Breakfast, staying to drink a Bottle of Ale; in the mean time Buck pretended to go out and get his Wig powdered, but his true Design was to go before a Justice, and swear an Information against Tipping and others; Tipping upon Buck's absence was impatient, but the Sister gave him abundance of fair Words, and enticed him to stay, till in a little while he found that Buck had informed against him, and that he was only decoy'd into the Snare by him and his Sister. This Account he gave, and said, that Buck and his Sister had contrieved such a Plot against him, because of his Acquaintance with Buck, who had it in his power to swear his Life away, as being a good for nothing Fellow, and a Man of a bad Character. Some part of his Narrative agrees with Buck's Evidence; which I hope what he said was true; and told him that it was not Man, but God he had to deal with, and therefore I bid him take special care of what he said upon that Subject, since by a genuine Confession he glorified God, and did Ju stice to Man, by an open Acknowledgment of his Sins. I pressed upon him to confess his Sins from the Example of the Saints in the Old Testament; and from the express Command of Christ himself in the new Testament, who commands us to confess our Sins to the Church, that we may obtain a regular Absolution; and the Apostle St. James appoints us to confess our Faults one to another, in Confirmation of Christ's Precept. I told him also, that it was the Practice of the Church in all Ages, to make Confession of Sins; especially in cases of Cápital Offences, such as he was convicted of. I expos'd to him the Danger of speaking Lies and telling untruths, which was a mocking of God, who is the Trier of the Hearts, and Searcher of the Reins of the Children of Men; and I show'd him, that such a Method would aggravate his Condemnation in the great Day of the Lord, as being an Addition of Sin to Sin, and Iniquity unto Transgression. He behaved very decently in Chappel, made regular Responses, and complied with the Worship, and for the most part he was attentive to Exhortations. N. B. It is to hoped, that her Majesty's great Mercy and Clemency, will be an effectual Warning to this unhappy young Man, and incline him to lead a Life of Virtue and Sobriety, and become a useful Subject to the merciful Fountain, to which the Continuance of his Being is owing. Robert Element of Shadwell , was indicted for breaking and entring the House of Anne Coniers and stealing a Riding-hood, a Looking glass, a Shift, a Shirt, three Caps, four Towels, and a Pillow; the Goods of Anne Coniers , two Shirts and five Stocks; the Goods of James Rule , two Shifts, three Aprons, four Caps, two Suits of Pinners, a Silk-girdle, and Silverbuckle, and three Handkerchiefs; the Goods of John Cox , April 7th, in the Night. Robert Element was a second time indicted, for stealing a Druggit-coat, a Pair of Breeches, a Pair of Shoes, a Shirt, a Hat, a Wig, a Gown, a Petticoat, an Apron, and two Silver Tea-spoons, and other things, to the value of fifty shillings; the Goods of Robert Dalison , in his House in the Parish of St. Giles's in the Fields , June 10th; of both these Indictments he was seperately found guilty, Death. Robert Element , about 20 Years of Age, of mean Parents at Finehley ; his Parents died and left him young, and he was kept for some time at a Free-school, but he not having Opportunity to attend long there, did not attain much Knowledge, and was very ignorant in religious Matters. Having no Friends to take Care of him, he was put to no particular Trade, but left to do what he could for his Bread: The Business he follow'd most was to drive a Cart, in which Employment he serv'd one Man as a Carter for four Years, and he said, in this Way he might have lived well enough, and got Money to maintain himself; but his Misfortune was, that he could not keep himself at one Thing, and being of a roving, unsettled Temper, he must needs leave his Business and come to London ; where being destitute of any Friends or Acquaintance who could do him any service, and wanting all the necessaries of Life, he was put to his Shifts, and to the utmost Extremities how to keep himself from starving; being reduc'd to such straits, he wrought about the River in the Coal-Barges , or did any other little Thing by which he might earn a Penny: But then the Misery of all was, that he contracted Acquaintance with the vilest Black-Guards, Thieves, Whores, Robbers, Pick-Pockets, and such other refuse of Mankind, the worst and basest of that kind, as could be found about Town. He acknowlédg'd, that since he was a little Boy at School, he had never gone to Church, and had no profession of Religion, neither minded he any Thing but villainous and wicked Deeds, being wholly overwhelm'd with Vice, and Void of all Grace and Vertue. As for the Facts of which he was convicted he utterly denied them, and mightily blam'd Norman the Evidence, for swearing so against him, in whose Power he had put it to do him such a Mischief, by contracting familiar Acquaintance with him. I us'd many Arguments and Motives to engage him to the Confession of his Crimes, but upon that Head he was very obstinate, and was unwilling to give any further Satisfaction. I told him he did not Lye to Man, but God, who knew all our Thoughts aar off, and was fully acquainted with all our ways, and that therefore it was in vain to dissemble, since in a few Moments, he was to appear before the tremendous Tribunal of the great God, who will render to every Man according to his Actions in the Body, whether good or bad. Upon which account, I desired him, for the love of Jesus, and as he loved his own Soul, fully and plainly to confess his Sins, and thereby to glorify God and to procure Benefit to his own Soul; Confession being a means to die with Peace in his own mind, and to obtain the Peace and Favour of God in a future Life. He said, he had no more Confessions to make, and that he would be very injurious to himself, by telling a Falshood, to give the World worse Impressions of him after he was dead, than what he deserved. He owned also, that he had been a notorious Thief in stealing of small Things; for he never saw any thing he could lay his Hands upon, but that he coveted. But otherwise he denied that ever he was Guilty of House breaking, Street or Highway Robberies, &c. or any of those more heinous and notorious Crimes; and he said, that any thing he got by his Thieving or Pilfering was but in considerabe triffles, and scarce of any value: Yet he own'd that he had been a very vitious and naughty Youth, in keeping Company with base Women, and Gangs of Thieves and Robbers; particularly Norman, who, if he had liv'd any time, would have inevitably drawn him into their abominable Practices. He also swore and blasphem'd much, was a great Drinker of Drams and other Liquors, neither did he know any thing, but the basest Vices and vilest habits, incident to such abandoned Wretches. He was very sick all the time they were under Sentence, yet excepting a few Days, he always came to Chappel, though supported by others, and both in publick and private declared himself Penitent, for the great and many Sins of his Life, and appeared desious of Prayers and Instructions, which I endeavoured to instil in him, as the Bravity of time allowed. The following is a Copy of a Prayer, which Daniel Tipping threw to the Bell-Man, just before he inade his speech; not knowing there was a Reprieve for him, which is as follows, viz. O Most great and most wise and gracious God, though thou hatest all the workers of Iniquity, and cannot be reconciled unto Sin; yet through the Meditation of thy blessed Son with Pity behold this miserable Sinner, who casteth himself down at the Footstool of thy Grace. Had I lived to those high and noble Ends for which I was created and redeemed, I might now have come to thee in the Boldness and Confidence of a Child in Assurance of thy Love and Favour, but I have play'd the Fool, and the Rebel against thee, I have willfully forgotten the God that made me, and the Saviour that redeemed me, and the endless Glory which thou didst set before me: I forgot the Business which I was sent for into the World, and have lived as if I had been made for nothing but to pass a few Days in fleshly Pleasure, and hamper a Carcass for the Worms. I willfully forgot what it is to be a Man who hath Reason given him to rule his Flesh and to know his God, and to foresee his Death and the State of Immortallity; I made my Reason a Servant to my Senses, and I lived like the Beasts that perish. O! the precious Time that I have lost which all the World cannot call back. O! the Calls of Grace which I have neglected, and the Teachings of God which I have resisted; the wonderful Love which I unthankfully rejected, and the manifold Mercies which I have abused and turn'd into Wantonness and Sin, how deep is the Guilt which I have contracted, and how great is the Comforts which I have lost: I might have lived all this while in the Love of thee my gracious God, and in the Delights of thy holy Words and Ways. In the daily sweet Foresight of Heaven, and in the Joy of the Holy Ghost; If I would have been ruled by thy righteous Laws, but I have hearkened to the Flesh, and to this wicked and deceitful World, and have preferr'd a short and sinful Life before thy Love and endless Glory. Alas! what have I been doing since I came into the World, Folly and Sin hath taken up my Time, I am ashamed to look back upon the Years that I have spent, and to think of the Temptations that I have yielded to. Alas! what trifles have incited me from my God? How little have I had for the holy Pleasures which I have lost like Esau; I have prophanely fold my Birthright for one Morsel, to please my Fancy, my Appetite and my Lust. I have set Light by all the Joys of Heaven; I have ukindly despised the Goodness of my Maker; I have slighted the Love and Grace of my Redeemer; I have resisted my holy Spirit, silenc'd my own Conscience, and griev'd my Ministers and my most faithful Friends, and have brought myself into this wofull Case wherein I am at present, which makes me a Shame and Burden to myself, and God is my terror who should be my only hope and joy. Thou knowest my secret Sins, which are unknown to Men; thou knowest all their Aggravations, my Sins O Lord have found me out, my Fears and Sorrows overwhelm me. DANIEL TIPPIN . At the Place of EXECUTION. BEFORE he went out, Robert Ellement discover'd a great deal of Sensuality, minding little but Meat and Drink, which he to much wanted, considering the miserable Condition he was in. He was put in Mind, to think upon that Meat which perisheth not, but eedeth the Soul unto Life eternal: By godly Advices he was brought into somewhat of a serious Frame, and continued so at the Devotions in Chapel. He own'd the Crimes he was convicted of with a little variation of Circumstances, notwithstanding all the Denials and Protestations, he had formerly made to the Contrary. For this I reprov'd him, and for being Guilty of such horrid Dissimulation. Under the Tree he call'd for Drink, and it not coming to him in time, when I was praying he call'd out, Coachman, will not you give me a Pint? I was oblig'd to interrupt, and reprove him seriously for such a notable Miscarriage, and to desire him to think upon God and Christ, before whom he was immediately to appear. He said, all the Way he had been praying to God and Christ to have Mercy upon him. He was a poor, ignorant sensual Creature, and much to be pitied. After Prayers were over, he admonish'd young People to be were of Adultery, for his following after bad Women had brought him to this fatal Misfortune. He went off crying to God to have Mercy upon him, and Lord Jesus receive my Spirit. This is all the Account given by me James Gutherie . ORDINARY of Newgate . ADVERTISEMENTS. To be Sold by AUCTION, On Tuesday the 1st of August, and the four following Days. THE Dwelling-House of the Lady MATHEWS, deceas'd, at Twickenham in the County of Middlesex, being pleasanlty situated near the Common; consisting of several Rooms on a Floor, Coach-Yard, Coach-House, and Stabling for six Horses, a large Barn, Brew House, Wash House, and other Out-Houses, a large Court-Yard before the House, fine Pleasure and Kitchen Gardening, with a good Geen-House, the Gardens being exceedingly well planted with Fruit and other Trees; a Padock with a Canal well stored with Carp; also two small Fields adjoining thereto, being part Copy hold and part Freehold, in the Manor of Sion, in extraordinary good Repair, having two Pews belonging to it in the Church. A also the Houshold Furniture; consisting of fine Needlework, Chintz, Silk, and other Standing Beds, with Chairs, Hangings, and Window Curtains suitable to the same; Crimson Damask Window Curtains, Chairs and Hangings; India Cabinets, Screens, Chests and Tables of the rare old Japan, fine large Pier and Chimney-Glasses and Sconces, and a curious large Parcel of old Japan China Ware of the most useful Sort; Counterpanes, Pictures, and several valuable Curiosities, and all Manner of Kitchen Furniture; as also Statues, Vases and Flower-Pots, Orange, Lemon, and other fine Trees, Flowers, &c. The House and Gardens to be view'd from this Publication (Sundays excepted;) the Goods, &c. may be view'd, and Catalogues will be deliver'd, on Wednesday the 26th Instant, and every Day till the Hour of Sale, which will begin each Day at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon precisely. The Conditions of Sale will be put up in the House. Catalogues will be deliver'd at the Time beforementioned, at the Place of Sale, and at Mr. AARON LAMBE 's, Auctioneer, At the Golden Head in Chandois-street , Covent. Garden . N. B. The House, Gardens, &c. will be sold the first Day's Sale. BOOKS Printed and Sold by John Applebee , in Bolt Court , near the Leg Tavern in Fleet-Street . 1. The Life of Catherine Hayes (who was Executed at Tyburn on the 9th of May, 1726, for the barbarous Murder of her Husband) giving a true and perfect Account of her Parentage, Birth, Education, &c, from the Time of her Birth, to the Hour of her Death: Together with every minute Circumstance relating to that horrid Affair. To which is added, the Lives of Thomas Wood and Thomas Billings , the to Persons concern'd with her in committing the said Murder; the Whole taken from the Mouths of the several Criminals themselves, during their Confinement in Newgate . Price Six-pence. II. An Account of all the Robberies, Escapes, &c. of John Sheppard , giving an exact Description of the manner of his wonderful Escape from the Castle in Newgate , and of the Methods he took afterwards for his Security. Written by himself during his Confinement in the middle Stone-Room, after his being re-taken in Drury-Lane . To which is prefix'd, a true Representation of his Escape from the Condemn'd Hold, curiously engraven on a Copper Plate. Price Six-pence. III. A true and exact Account of the Lives of Edward Burnworth , alias Frasier , William Blewit , Thomas Berry , and Emanuel Dickenson , who were Executed at Kingston on the 6th of April 1726, for the barbarous Murder of Thomas Ball in St. George's Fields . Price Six-pence. IV. A genuine Narative of the memorable Life and Actions of John Dyer , a notorious Highwayman and House breaker, who was Executed at Tyburn on Fryday the 21st of November 1729, Price Six-pence. To be SOLD by HAND, On Monday the 31st of July and the following Days, (the lowest Price being fix'd on each Particular, without any Abatement. AT SURMAN'S Great-House , in Soho-square , St. Anne's , all the entire Houshold Goods as likewise all the fine Works of the noted Mr. James Faucon , Cabinet-maker and Glass-grinder: The Goods consisting of Standing Beds and Bedding, large Glass Sconces in carv'd and gilt Frames, fine Walnut-tree Desks and Bookcases with Glass Doors, Walnut-tree double Chests of Drawers, Bueroes, Bueroe Tables, Dressing Tables, fine Walnut-tree Quadrile Tables, several fine Mahogony Writing Tables on Casters, and new fashion'd Mahogony Tables which serve for five Uses, as Dining, Writing, Draughts, Back-gammon, and Quadrile; Mahogony Chests for Cloaths, fine Mahogony Tables, and Breakfast Dining Tables, Night Tables, Box Tables, Corner Tables, and Dumb Waiters on Casters, several fine Tables carved and gilt with Gold, several Dozens of the newest fashion'd Walnut-tree Chairs, covered with Velvet, Damask, black Spanish Leather, or uncover'd, fine Mahogony Chairs, Virginia Walnut-tree Chairs with matted, Bottoms, Beech Chairs of several Sorts, fine Walnut tree Dressing Chairs, Close-stool Chairs, Satees and Chair Beds, fine white Cllicoe Quilts and printed Quilts of all Sorts fine new Whitney Blankets of all Sizes, Eight Day Clocks Table Clocks, Carpets, Pictures, and China. N. B. At the same Place is sold the best new white Hard-Metal Pewter, call'd French Pewter, at 12 d per Pound, or change New for Old, at 4 d, per Pound; Water Plates and Dishes, Tureenes and Covers, are sold as cheap in Proportion. This Day are publish'd, PROPOSALS For PRINTING by SUBSCRIPTION, A Second Edition of THE Translation of Mr. RAPIN DETHOYRAS 'S History of England. In Two Volumes in Folio. By N. TINDAL, M. A. Vear of Great Waltham in Essex; with the following improvements: I. The TRANSLATION is thoroughly revised and corrected. II. The many Errors and Mistakes of the ORIGINAL are carefully rectified. III. Several Hndred of Marginal References, accidentally omitted by the AUTHOR, are suply'd. IV. Additional Notes throughout, with Maps and Genealogical Tables. As the chief Intent of this Edition is to render RAPIN'S History as universal as useful, it will be published in the following Manner: I. 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(by comparing what is already publish'd with the Original) that the Number of Sheets will amount to between Five and Six Hundred; consequently the Price will be almost double of That of this Second Edition, considering the great Expence of engraveing the Maps and Tables. N. B. The Five Sheets to be published weekly, will contain about Six of the new projected Translation. IV. Such as take the weekly Numbers will be reckon'd as Subscribers, that is, shall pay but two Guineas, though the Number of Sheets should happen to exceed Four Hundred. V. The First Volume will be ready to be deliver'd to the Subscribers soon after Christmas next, and the Second by Michaelmas following, which is but one Quarter of the Time wherein a new Translation can be done as it ought by any one Hand. SUBSCRIPTIONS are taken in by James , John and Paul Knapton , remov'd from St. Paul's Church-yard , to the Crown in Ludgate-street , near the West End of St. Paul's . Where may also be had, the History compleat, in 15 Volumes in Octavo. ELectuarium Mirable; or the Admirable Electuary, which infallibly cures all Degrees and Symptoms of the Secret Disease, with more Ease, Speed, and Safety, than any Medicine yet published. Any old Running, &c. tho' of several Years standing, whether occasion'd by an Overstrain, Weakness of the Seminals or the Relicts of a former In fection, is certainly cured in a short Time, without a Minutes Confinement, Suspicion, or the Use of Astringents; being a Medicine so wonderfully pleasant and easie in its Operation, that the nicest Palate, or weakest Constitution may take it with Delight. Two Pots are generally sufficient to compleat a Cure in most Cases, To be had (with Directions at large) only of the Author, Dr. C A M, a graduate Physician, who has published it Thirty Years, and is constantly to be advised with at his House, at the Golden-Ball in Bow-Church-yard, Cheap side, at Half a Guinea the Pot. N. B. Since nothing is more requisite, in the Cure of any Distemper, than for a Patient to have free access to his Physician; therefore beware of buying Medicines from Toy-shops, Book-sellers-shops, &c. the Authors of which are always conceal'd, and not to be Spoke with, on any Occasion: And tho' by their specious Pretences) you are promised a cheap Cure, you'll certainly find it very Dear in the End. Verbum sat sapienti. See his Books lately publish'd, viz. His Rational and Useful Account of the Secret Disease. Price 1 s. His Practical Treatise; or Second Thoughts on the Consequences of the Venereal Disease. In Three Parts. viz. I. On the Simple Gonorrhaea Gleets and other Weaknesses, whether from Venereal Embraces Self-pollution, improperly call'd Onanism, or Natural Imbecility. II. On the Virulent Gonorrhaea, or Clap. III. On the Venereal Lue, or Grand Pox, &c. Price 2 s. His Essay on the Rheumatism and Gout. Price 6 d. His Discourse on Convulsions. Price 6 d. And his Dissertation on the Pox, Dedicated to Sir Hans Sloane . Price 1 s. 6 d. All sold by G. Strathan in Cornhil, E. Midwinter in St. Paul's Church-yard, and at the Author's House before-mentioned. Notice to the Ladies and Gentlemen, From Dr. Helmont, who Prepares for the Use of his own Family, and the Families of his Friends and Patients, amongst whom are many of Distinction and Quality. THE TRUE SAL VOLATILE OLEOSUM, That Great and Noted RESTORER and PRESERVER OF HEALTH and LONG-LIFE BY which NUMBERS OF PEOPLE having found Benefit even beyond all Expectation, in the most Chronical DISEASES, besides those of the Head, Spirit, and Nerves, they have prevailed with him to make it, in this Manner known, for the good of those who may not have heard of it. Its exceeding Volatility, and peculiar aromatick Fragrancy and Efficacy, is what has gain'd it the esteem it is in, it fully answering in the various Maladies and Obstructions which all Physicians in Europe ascribe the true Preparation, of this excellent Medicine to be good for, and which is so superiour to the common Sorts sold in the Shops, that upon comparing them together, there will be found as much Difference, both for Elegancy and Effects, as there is almost between two contrary Medicines; twenty Drops of this, containing more Vertues than a Spoonful of those. For in the Manner, and from the Ingredients, this is prepared, it is brought to the highest Perfection, and become the most powerful Cephalick, Stomachick, and Cardiack known and is withal the best Remedy for the Nerves, in the whole Materia Medica. A few Drops of it, stirred well about, in a Glass of Water or Wine, or both together mix'd, makes a most delicious reviving Cordial, for it immediately raises and exhilerates the sinking Spirits, takes away all Sickness at Stomach, creates an Appetite, rectifies the Digestions, expels Wind, dispels Melancholly, relieves in the Hippo, Vapours, and Hysterick Fits; for it makes the Heart chearful, the Mind gay, delights the Intellects, comforts languid Nature, and warms, makes sprightly, and invigorates an old and cold Constitution. It supports and lifts up, falling and drooping Spirits, dissolves Grumous, cuts sizy, moves stagnating, depurates feculent, and enriches an impoverished weakened Blood, facilitating the Circulations of that, and every other Juice of the Body. By this Means it is, that it rouses in Lethargies, prevents Appoplexies, revives so wonderful in Heaviness and Faintness, fortides in Palpitations of the Heart, and in all sudden Surprizes, both by being inwardly taken and smelled to, and as it so momentarily penetrates and runs through all the Nerves, it greatly helps in Palsies, and all Weaknesses and Tremblings of the Joints and Limbs, and by Bathing them also with it, brings them, by Degrees, to their due Tone, Strength, and Motion. A few Drops of it rubbed between the Palms of the Hands, and the Hands held immediately over the Nose and Eyes, drawing strongly the Scent up the Nostrils, gives instant Ease in the most vehement Head-ach, Giddiness, Swimming, Drowsiness, Faintings, and all other Disorders of the Head and Brain, and also helps to strengthen weak Eyes, especially if it be also rubbed often on the Temples, and behind the Ears. And by being taken inwardly at the same time, prevents infinite Diseases, both of the Head and whole Body; and takes away Pains and Stitches of the Sides, Pleriies and Rheumatisms! These are the real Vertues confirmed by the Experience both of Physicians and Patients, of this true Sal Volatile Olesum, and which are not inherent in the sorts that hear that Name; nor has there been any Thing more said of it, than what every one that tries it will assuredly find. Is Sold in Half Crown Flint Bottles, fit for the Pocket, (seal'd up, with printed Directions how to take it, and use it) only at Mr. Isted's, Bookseller, at the Golden-Ball, St. Dunstan's-Church in Fleet-street,

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A True ACCOUNT of the BEHAVIOUR, CONFEESION, AND Last Dying SPEECHES Of the Seven Criminals that were Executed at TYBURN , On Wednesday the 23d of July, 1690. THE Ordinary visited the Condemn'd Prisoners on Saturday, and after Praying with them, endeavoured to make them sensible not only of such Crimes which had expos'd them to the Sentence of Death, but advis'd them to look back to the most remarkable Sins of their Lives, which justly provok'd God to leave them to themselves, to fall under their present Condemnation. After much conference with them to awaken them from a secure impenitent State, and to fit them for a thorough Converversion unto God, he dismiss'd them with Prayer, exhorting them to prepare their hearts in a due frame for the solemn Duties of the ensing Lord's Day. In the Forenoon of which, the Text was Matth. 5. 4. Blessed are those that Mourn, for they shall be Comforted. In the Afternoon was Preached a Sermon on 2 Tim. 1, 10. endeavouring to convince wicked Persons, who live as if they believed no future State, of the evidence and certainty thereof: after the Rational Proof of this Doctrinal Point of the Life Everlasting. There was a Practical Application made, suitable to the Subject, and the Condition of the Condemned Prisoners. On Tuesday in the Forenoon he repeated his Visit to them, and after the Prayers of the Church read, was Preached to 'em a Sermon on Ephes. 5. 15. See that ye walk circumspectly, not as Fools, but as Wise, Redeeming the time, because the Days are evil. The Sermon concluded with an Exhortation proper to the Text, and to the Condemn'd Persons Circumstances; which was this, You the Condemn'd Prisoners of this place, have been press'd to the Duty of Redeeming your time; and doubtless whatever need others have of putting it in practice, you have a more especial necessity of doing it immediately: Death indeed may not be far off from any of us here present, but to you who have receiv'd a Sentence of Death, 'tis more certainly near than to any besides: O prepare then against its coming, that the Night of Death may be a Season of sweet Rest and Repose unto you in Abraham's Bosome; that you may be said to Die in the Lord, and that thus resting from your Labours, the Reward of Good Works may follow you. Too much of your precious Opportunities for Salvation have you lost already, I beseech you lose no more of them: Redeem the time past by a double diligence in the space yet remaining: Your Day of Grace certainly ends together with the Day of your Lives, and therefore take care that you end not your Lives without a due preparation for your Deaths. The way to prepare for them, is the exercising a thorough Repentance of all your past Evil Deeds; to Repent of them not so much because they have expos'd you to Suffering, as because by your Iniquities you have offended the pure Eyes of your Heavenly Father, have Violoted his Holy, Just, and Good Precepts, have despis'd his Goodness and Forbearance, contemn'd his Justice, and defied his Almighty Power. Work then now as for your Lives, as for your future Everlasting Lives; Read, and Meditate, and Pray; commune with your own hearts, and be still; search the Gospel Promises for your Support and Consolation; search the Gospel Threats for your Awakening and Determent from Sin: plead before God the infinite Merits of his Son's most Holy Life, and Cruel Ignominious Death, for your Forgiveness and Acquitment at the Bar of his Tribunal: Intermit no time from Religious Duties of all sorts; be not so sollicitous for your Earthly, as for your Heavenly Pardons; fear not Death so much, as Sin the Occasion of it; Hate Vice now, as much as ever formerly you delighted in it: Prepare so for your Departures, that they may prove to you an Introduction into Life Everlasting. O lose no one Minute of time from the working out your Salvations with fear and trembling; you have certainly no time to spare, spare none of it from this one thing necessary, the minding the things of your Eternal Peace, before they be hid from your Eyes. Venture not to go out of this World, with Souls unmeet and unprepared for your entrance upon another; use your utmost Diligence in Conjunction with God's Grace, that the work of your Conversion be not left imperfect and uncompleat; for after Death there is no Amending the Work, no Retrieving past Defects; in the Grave, whither you are going, there is no Device nor Knowledg, no Returning again on Earth, to Act better our parts than we did before we went hence. I proceed to give an Account of the Confessions of the Condemned Criminals unto me. Charles Baker , alias Beckworth , Condemned for Robbing John Shepherd Esq; on the High way, on the 9th of June last, he declared unto me, that he is a Roman Catholick, born and bred up in that Religion, and was resolved to adhere to it in Dying. I did for a considerable space of time, endeavor to Convince him, that it is a false Religion, both by Scripture and Reason, and that many who profess it while Living, for Worldly Interest, yet dare not venture to Die in it, as I have known some. It is no Argument to adhere to it because any was born and bred in it. For so we were in Sin, and yet no Man counts it Rational, or Safe, to Live and Die in it. An Erronious Conscience cannot be an Allowed Plea at God's Tribunal, when sufficient means are offered for Conviction of the contrary. Yet he resolved to Die in the Popish Belief, and desired me not to trouble him any further. William Bew Condemned for the same Robbery, denied not the Fact, he was very attentive to Good Advice and Prayers. Acknowledging that he had been a great Sinner, yet very reserved as to the expressing of any particulars wherein. Yet afterwards he made an Ingenious Confession of his evil Course of Life. I hope he was Penitent. Andrew Ellingburgh , and Martin Tashter , both Dutch Men, and Condemned for Robbery. They told me, that they could not speak any English, nor Lattin. So I advised them to send for a Minister of their own Nation. They did so, and he was with them several times in the Prison, and in the Cart at their Execution, where the Minister was their Interpreter to the People: They warned them, to take heed of all Sin, and were very Penitent, Praying for themselves. And their Minister assured me, that they had a deep sense of their Sins, and he hoped they were real in their Conversion to God. Henry Smith , Condemned for Felony and Burglary. He was born in Lancashire , and bred up to the Imployment of a Carpenter , but affecting to live Idly, It brought on Licentious Courses by Joyning with bad Company. He said that he had been a very great Sinner. I ask'd him wherein, he said that his Offences against God were so many, that he could not call them to Remembrance as he ought, He Instanced in some, saying they were Now a burden on his Concience. I told him, that they ought to be such, because they had been so long his effected Bondage to Satan. Therefore they should Now Cause greater Birterness of Sorrow, and a greater hatred of them, and a Viler account of himself than he had yet express'd. James Kerby , Condemned for Felony and Burglary: Being ask'd an account of his Life and Conversation, gave only this that he Lived in some Secret Sins, known to God and himself, but he needed not to Confess to a Minister, who Cannot Pardon him. I replyed, That a Free Confession of Sin brings Glory to God, in the Recognizing of His Infinite Knowledg and Justice, It unburdens the Conscience of a Sinner, and renders him a fit Person how to attain solid Comfort, and that also a Minister Cannot Pardon him absolutely by any Inherent Authority, as God himself doth, yet He hath appointed his Lawful Ministers to pronounce a Pardon upon a Sinners repentance, this being only a Rational Declarative Act, Grounded on a Divine Promise for the Ratification of it. Robert Foster , Condemned for Felony and Burglary. He said that he hoped God would Pardon him, because his Parents Neglected to Instruct him in matters of Religion; I replyed, such neglect in Them, could not excuse his Voluntary Sinning, and that he might have known his Duty and the danger of Sin, by the very Light of Nature, and the check of his own Conscience Besides he confess'd that he seldom Prayed, that he might be kept from Evil Company, which is, (as I assured him) the ready Road to Destruction. As for Thomas Read , and John Carter , Both being Condemned, for stealing a Mare, they are Repreived by the Queens Mercy and Clemency, therefore I forbeare to give any account of their Evil Course of Life. Mary Cary , and Sarah Taylor , Condemned for Felony, were Respired after Judgment, and therefore I spare to mention any thing concerning them. On Wednsday the 23d. Instant, Henry Smith , James Kirby , Robert Foster , William Bew , Andrew Ellingburgh , and Martin Tashter , were all six Conveyed in two Carts to Tyburn ! as also Charles Baker ! alias Beckworth, who made the seventh, for Robbing Esq; Shepheard with Bew on the Highway, Rode to the aforesaid place in a Coach, with a couple of the Sheriffs Officers to attend his passage: he being a Roman Catholick, declared That he had been well Educated, but was Disobedient to his Parents, telling the People that let Parents take what care they can of their Children, yet some would pass on in a Wicked Course, from a small Sin to a greater, untill they provoked God to leave them to themselves, after which they Run into all manner of Debaucheries, and so are brought to Publick shame and Punishment, he said further, that he had led a very Evil Life, and deserved Punishment: For that he was Guilty of the Fact for which he came there to Dye, and therefore desired no further trouble, for he had Begg'd of God to forgive him all wrongs done to others, and was willing to Dye, after which he Prayed to himself, till he was turned off. Henry Smith , For Breaking John Hodges 's house was very Penitent, owning the fault for which he came to Dye, desireing all Men to forgive him all wrongs he had done, hoping God would have Mercy upon his Soul. He was very weak and cold not (in all outward appearance) Express himself. James Kerby , who was one of the Gang of Thieves that Robbed Mr. Baker of St. Mary le Bone , being very Faint desired Mr. Ordinary to acquaint the Spectators, that he would have all Youth to take warning by his Untimely End, (he being very Young) And that they would take Care to Pray to God every Morning and Evening, that he would keep them from all Evil Company; because Evil Company was the greatest occasion of the Breach of the Sabboth, and an Inlet to the Commissions of all Sins, which at last brought Men to Punishment, he owned his Crime, begging Pardon of God and of all the World. William Bew , who was Joyned with Baker in the same Robbery on the High-way, was also very Penitent, desireing that all Persons would so far take warning by him, that he might be the last Man that might be Executed there. He freely acknowledged himself to be Guilty of the Crime, begging Pardon of God and Man for all the Wrong he had done to any Person. Also that the breach of the Sabboth day, was the first step that led him into the commission of all other evils, and Transgressions whatsoever which had proved his Ruin. Robert Foster , (For Breaking the House of one Carter, on Midsummer day last) acknowledged himself to be a Notorious Offender, and that he deserved the Sentence of Death. But more particularly he had been Disobedient to his Parents. He warned the Spectators against Drunkenness and Uncleanness, Saying he had Committed most Sins, excepting that of Murder, &c. After which Mr. Ordinary Pray'd for them, And Sung a Penitential Psalm, to all which Smith, Kerby, Foster, and Bew, gave dilligent attention. The Dutch Minister takeing care of the other two, viz. Ellingburgh, and Tashter, Baker alias Beckworth all the while turning himself from the Rest, dyed in Popish Opinions, &c. The Ordinary Again recomending them to the Mercy of God, they were all Seven Turn'd Off. This is the whole Account which I can give of this Session, tho' I visited them every day till their Execution. Dated this 23d of July, 1690. Samuel Smith Ordinary . Advertisements. There is now Published, The Policks of Europe, or, A Rational Journal concerning the present Affairs; and will for the satisfaction of the Curious, and Ingenious, be continued every Month; and to contain an exact Account of all that passes in Christendom, with Political Reflections upon all Material Events: The First Journal now Published, being Introductory to the rest, gives an Account of the present State of Europe, with regard to its Two most Active Powers, William the Third, and Lewis the Fourteenth. Sold by Langley Curtiss . Price 6 d. These are to give Notice, That if any person hath occasion to sell any Library, or parcel of Books, either in large or small Quantities, they may receive ready Money for them, upon View thereof, by Langley Curtiss at Sir Edmondbury Godfrey's Head near Fleet-bridge . These are to give Notice to all Persons, for the Benefit of the Publick, That Mr. Elmy, Professor of Physick, and Operator, of known Integrity, and above 25 Years practice, Liveth at the Blue Ball in Whale-Bone Court , at the Lower End of Bartholomew-lane by the Royal Exchange, who most safely and expeditiously Cures Deafness and Noise in the Ears in any of what Age soever, (if Curable) and at first Sight, by Inspection, Resolves the Patient if so or not, as most Eminent Persons of Quality in this City can Testifie. He hath likewise a most excellent Gargarism or Mouth-Water, which will make black or yellow Teeth as white as Ivory, in a few times using; and it will certainly cure the Scurvy, and all other Diseases incident to the Mouth, Teeth and Gums, which in many persons causeth a stinking Breath, which (by the Blessing of God, and the use of this Water) I dare affirm you will be freed from those Maladies beforementioned, with Directions. His Pills only prepared for the French Disease, and the Running of the Reins, may be had in Boxes of several prices, with other Venereal Arcana's, as occasion serves. London, Printed for Langley Curtiss at the Sign of Sir Edmondbury Godfrey's Head near Fleet-bridge . 1690.

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The ORDINARY of Newgate's, ACCOUNT OF THE Behaviour, Confession, and last Dying Speech OF Matthias Brinsden , Who was Executed at TYBURN , On Monday, the 24th of September, 1722. For the MURTHER of his Wife Hannah Brinsden , On the 16th Day of July, last, in the Parish of St. Anne, Black-Fryars . Omitted in the Common Account of the Dying Speech, for want of Room, and the largeness of this Account. To which is added, the Paper deliver'd by Tho. Wilson , after the Morning Sermon, the Day before their Execution. LONDON : Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , a little below Bridewell-Bridge , in Black-Fryers . 1722. The ORDINARY of Newgate's ACCOUNT OF THE Behaviour, Confession, and last Dying Speech OF Matthias Brinsden , &c. AT the Sessions, which began at the Old-Bayly , on Friday the 7th of this instant September, was condemn'd, (with 17 other Malefactors) Matthias Brinsden , of the Parish of St. Anne Blackfryars ; for that he, on the 16th Day of July last, did mortally wound, and Murther, Hannah Brinsden , his Wife ; by giving her (with a Knife of 7 Inches in Length) a Wound under the left Pap, of the Length of one Inch, and about the Depth of 6 Inches; under which mortal Stroke, she lay in Agony for one Hour, without Power to speak, or accuse any one of bringing her to an untimely End, and then expired. This Malefactor being a considerable Time under Confinement before his Tryal, and the Exclamations of the Town being strong and violent against him; I was desir'd by a great Number of People, to take a peculiar Regard of his Soul, his Death being as certain as his Imprisonment: Accordingly, I sent for him to the Chapel, observing he absented himself, but he made an Excuse not to be there; upon my repeating and sending to him, the Messenger told me, and said he was brought up according to the Way of the Roman Catholicks , and had nothing to do with our Chapels, Parsons, or Prayers: But this, I believe, was only to prevent his being forced to the Chapel, that he might indulge himself in Sloath and Idleness: Tho' afterwards, he deny'd that ever he declar'd himself a Roman Catholick, or so much as ever spoke to the Messengers I sent. However, during the whole Time that he lay before Condemnation, he never once appear'd at Prayers; when he was upon his Tryal, it was thought remarkable, and a Token of a Savageness and Barbarity of Nature, that, instead of throwing himself upon the Mercy of the Court; instead of desiring Death rather than Life, with Remorse of Conscience; instead of bursting out into Tears, for the Loss of the Partner of his Bed, his Joys, and Griefs; he insisted on trifling Allegations; said his Wife lov'd Brandy and Geneva, disobey'd his Commands, and would not be easy to live as he liv'd; making a Remark, that the Surgeon must swear falsely, in asserting that the Wound was 6 Inches deep, when the Knife produced in Court, was not 6 Inches long. After his Condemnation, he being at Chapel, I examin'd him, and Tax'd him with having so little reguard for his Soul, which must so assuredly make its Appearance in another World, in so short a Time: He answered, That he trembled at the Thoughts of an avenging God, but not the more, for having ended his Wife's Days, which was accidental: At the same Time, he took hold of my two Shoulders, turn'd me round, twisting his own Body in a very strange Manner, in order to explain fully to me the Way in which he perform'd the Murder, his Wife (he said) being pushing violently by him, that she might force her Way to the Brandy-Shop, near her House, where (he said) she continually went. The Sunday, immediately following the Condemnation of him, and the other 17 Malefactors, I preach'd to them, from the ensuing Text of Scripture, taken out of the Psalms. Blood-thirsty and deceitful Men, shall not live out half their Days. In considering the Words, we apply'd our selves particularly, to Matthias Brinsden , and Anne Morris (dead) who was convicted for the Murder of her Female Bastard Child. First, We explain'd the Nature of Murder, 1. According to the Natural; 2. The Jewish; 3. The Christian Law; proportionably stronger. By Nature 'tis unlawful, as 'tis injuring Society; as 'tis robbing God of what is his Right and Property; as 'tis wronging the Slain of the Satisfaction of Eating, Drinking, Talking, and the Light of the Sun, which he had a Right given by the Creator to enjoy; And as it is sending a Soul naked, and unprepair'd to appear before a wrathful and avenging Deity, without Time to say (with Composure) Lord have mercy upon me a Sinner! Secondly, we considered the particular Case of Parricide, and all Murders of Relations; especially; the Murtherer of a Wife; the Parent to a Man's own Children; the Person he once Lov'd, and chose out of the World to be the Companion of his Days, and to live and dye with him; one who had so long shared his good Fortune and his Bad; had brought him, with Pain and Anguish of Travel, several Tokens and Badges of Affection; those Blessings that ought to be like Olive Branches round about his Table; to embrew the Hands in such Blood, must be double Murder, as it murders not only the Person Slain, but kills the Happiness of the Children left, deprives them of Bread, and forces them upon Poverty, and wicked ways of getting a Maintenance, which often terminates in an ignominious Death. In the next Place, we observ'd, that tho' the Child was the Mothers own Property, yet 'its Life was not; for even her own Life was not hers, but Gods. Nor could it be call'd, no Murder, because the Babe had never enjoy'd the World since it had a Soul, for Happyness, or Misery. We enquir'd, How her Sex could deal in Blood and Slaughter? How a Parent could tear to Pieces the Life of her own Infant? How she could bear its Cries, Inocent and Helpless, without relenting? If the very Beasts and Birds will spend their last Blood in defending their Offspring, How she could hazard her Life in depriving Hers of that Existance she had given it, &c. During this Sermon, and another Preach'd by another Clergyman afterwards, Matthias Brinsden , behaved himself no way Indecently; yet appear'd somewhat Serene and Compos'd, as if he was no ways asham'd be, fore Man what he had perform'd, or afraid before God. He complain'd of the prodigious Crowd of Spectators in the Chapel, who were mostly there, he feared, to make Remarks and Triumph over his Misfortunes and Calamities. Soon after this, I took him to Discourse with, into a private Closet, where I ask'd him, how he could bathe his Hands in the Blood of his Wife, who was his own Flesh, and we are told, no Man ever yet hated his own Flesh? What induced him to pierce that Breast that had once thought so kindly of him as to wed him? How he could wish to see that Face Pale in Death, in which he had once delighted in? To this he answer'd, that he was as Innocent of Guilt as the Child unborn; that his Wife was Jovial and Gay, with four or five Women at his House that Evening when he went home, was Free and Merry with them for a considerale time: They going away, he took a narrow sharp Knife, (which he used in his Business) in order to cut some Bread and Cheese; his Wife enquiring if she must feed on Cheese and Bread at Noon, and also, at Night; he asked her if she was so Nice, that she could not digest what he and his Children did? Whereupon, she answer'd in Anger, She would not. That he intended then to give his eldest Daughter a Pye; as he sometimes befriended her a little in her Dyet, because she was (he said) a good Girl, took Care of his Children when his Wife was at the Geneva Shop, and did a great deal of Business, and he thought well deserv'd much more, than was in his Power to bestow upon her. He added, that these Things exciting his Wife, in some Measure to Anger, she thrust by him to get thro' the Door, he resolving she should not go Abroad, but stay at Home at Nights, as became a good Wife. In preventing her going out, (having the Knife and Bread in his Hand) the Knife unhappily she thrust into her own Side. We ask'd, How then the Wound could be so deep? He answered, Thro' he resolv'd Temper to go to the Geneva Shop, that nothing but Death should stop her; denying that he did it through Passion, or was so much as Angry with her. Being ask'd then, how he came to buan her Arms with a red-hot Poker some Years a-go? He said, She was of such an odd Temper, that nothing but Beating would do with her, and she was commonly good for a Week after; but if he let her alone for a Fortnight, she would consume all, and turn the House almost upside down: Which was the Reason, that it was just a Week between this Scuffle, as he intended it, that prov'd her Death, and the Fray the Monday before, when the Sheers were run into her Skull, and she was cover'd with Blood, so that he run away, till he heard she was not dead. He said farther, That tho' his Daughter Swore, he threw his Wife down on the Bed with one Hand, and stab'd her with the other, he laid her gently on the Bed, to preserve her from Death, and to save the Infant that was sucking at her Breast. He added, that he would that Moment have given a thousand Worlds for her Life; and sent for Basilicon and Sugar, to retain that Life a while, which he could not recal; in order to have her declare, That there was no Malice between them, and she could not believe he design'd her Death. He also said, That when he was Escap'd to Mr. Ke's at Shadwell dock , he felt that Uneasiness in his Mind, that he wish'd he might be taken up; and tho' he was then in Bed, the Apprehensions of his Mind, would not let him Sleep, but he fancy'd he heard the Constable approaching to seize him every Moment, even while he was safe on his Pillow. After this, he kept constantly to Prayers, except a Day or two, that he was Sick of three Maladies (he said) at once: But when his Daughter who was Evidence against him, appear'd in the Chappel, to beg h’d forgive her, he turn'd away and would not see her; when the Cirl kneel'd down before him, with the Hands lift up, and in Tears beg'd him to forgive her; and there were near 20 other Persons, some of them kneeling to him) beg'd with Tears, he would pardon his Daughter, &c. He was about half an Hour before he could be induc'd to Kiss her, as the beg'd most earnestly he would, tho' two Clergymen, and others, represented to him, that she was but a Child of sixteen; could mean him no harm, and had only done what Justice and the Law oblig'd her to perform: At last, when he seem'd really to be in Charity with her, he said, (crying very lamentably) For Christ's sake my Child, God forgive me, I have robb'd you of your own Mother; be a good Child rather Die than Steal, never be in Passion, but curb your Anger, and Honour your Mistress, she' be both a Father and a Mother to yon: Farewel my dear Child, Pray for your Father and think of him as well as you can! During this, the sad Sorrow of the Daughter was encreased, by the Sight of her Father wasted away to a Skeleton, from a sanguin florid Complexion; which was not occasion'd, he said, so much by any Sickness he sustain'd, as by the inward Vexation of his Mind, which prevented his receiving any Nourishment from his Food. The Morning before he Dy'd he said Death was very acceptable to him, but he hoped he should not be refused the Sacrament, but allowed to receive it in some Place more free from Noise and Tumult, than the Chapel us'd to be; which was administred to him on Monday Morning agreeable to his Request. Before he went to the Sacrament he took his last Farewel of all his Children, with an incredible Number of Tears from him and them. As the Sacrament was given he passionately called on Christ, cry'd vehemently, wrung his Hands, &c. After he had receiv'd it, he grew Calm, and so continu'd till his Death. Being taken out of the Cart, and plac'd under Tyburn while some others were adjusting the Ropes about their Necks, or taking Leave of Friends, or throwing Books or Handkerchiefs to them among the Croud; M. Brinsden, regarded none, but stood as wholly wrapt in Thought, without any Surprize or Consternation. But afterwards the Prayers being begun, he was earnest and attentive. Then desiring Silence among the People, he desired I would speak aloud what was dictated to me by him, his Voice being to weak to reach the People around; it was as follows, I was born of kind Parents, who gave me Learning; went Apprentice to a Fine Drawer , I had often Jars. which might encrease natural Waspishness in my Temper. I fell in Love with Hannah my late Wife, and after much Difficulty won her; she having 5 Suiters at the same Time. We had 10 Children (half of them dead) And I believe we lov'd each other dearly; but often quareled and fought. Pray good People mind. I had no Malice against her, nor thought to kill her 2 Minutes before the Deed; but I design'd only to make her obey me thoroughly, which the Scripture says, all Wives should do: This I thought I had done, when I cut her Skull on Monday, but she was the same again by Tuesday. Good People, I request you too observe, That tho' the World has spitefully given out, that I carnally and incestously lay with my eldest Daughter, I here solemnly declare, as I am entering into the Presence of God, I never knew whether she was Man or Woman, since she was a Babe; I have often taken her in my Arms, often kiss'd her, sometimes given her a Cake or Pye, when she did any Particular Service, beyond what came to her Share; but never lay with her, or carnally new her, much less had a Child by her: But when a Man is in Calamities, and is hated like me; the Women will make Surmizes be Certainties. Good Christians Pray for me; I deserve Death; I am willing to Dye; for tho' my Sins are great, God's Mercies are greater. A COPY of the PAPER deliver'd to me by Tho. Wilson , the Sunday Morning before he dy'd. " I Thomas Wilson , desire it may be known, that I was in a Horse-way, that lies " between Highgate and Hornsy , where meeting a Man and Woman; they enquired the Way to Upper Holloway; We directed them cross the Fields; mean " time we drank two Pints of Ale to hearten Us, then follow'd them, and rob'd " them of 2 s, and some Half-Pence, the Womans Apron, her Hat, and her Colour'd Handkerchief; we left them without misusing them, tho' there was " Thoughts of doing it; my Companion that rob'd with me, is gone to Holland " upon hearing I was taken up, tho' should not have Impeach'd him, but h " Friends liv'd in Holland. Another Robbery we committed, was by a Barn in " the Foot-Path near Pancrass Church , of a Hat, and Toe-Wig, and Cane, some " Goods he was carrying; but we heard he had a considerable Sum of Money about him, but he ran away, and I ran after, but I being Drunk, he escap'd, " and I was glad to get off safe. We rob'd two other Men near Copenhagen-house " of a Coat and Wastecoat. I committed many Street Kobberies, about Lincoln's-" Inn . For these and all other Sins, I pray God and Men to Pardon me; especially I pray Pardon for Shooting the Pistol off, before Justice Perry, at my " Friend's Adversary; glad I did not Kill him. N. B. On Friday last, Thomas Phelps was taken, and Charg'd with the said Robbery of the Man and Woman, who enquir'd their Way to Upper-Holloway, as above. Thomas Wilson confess'd at the Place of Execution, that he never saw Thomas Phelps , and that he is innocent of the said Robbery. This is the whole Account to be given, by THO. PUYNEY , Ordinary and Chaplain . ADVERTISEMENT. ALL MRLANCHOLY, HISTERICAL, and HEPOCHONDRIACK Distempers, which variously effect the Mind with strange fears, and dismal Apprehentions, Fainttings and Sinkings of the Spirit, great Hurries, Restlessness, and Disquietments, (little understood, and seldom cur'd by any common Means) also Pains and Giddiness of the Head, Risings of the Throat, sick Fits, Tremblings and Oppressions at the Heart, or any other Disorders caused by Vapours are succesfully cur'd (with God's Blessing) by a Physician who is no vain Pretender; but able to give the most doubtful Person sufficient Proof of his great Success, in those deplorable Cases: He also cures all Sorts of Fits, tho' strange and violent, (if curable) which he will justly inform you: Living at (No. 27.) in Prescot-street, in Goodman's-Fields, near Aldgate; where those that have Occasion, and live remote, may direct their Letters, and they shall be speedily answer'd, or attended on if desir'd.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confessions, and Dying Words, OF THE MALEFACTORS, Who were EXECUTED at TYBURN, On MONDAY the 24th of this Instant May 1736, BEING THE Second EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Rt. Hon. Sir JOHN WILLIAMS , Knt . Number II. For the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed and Sold by JOHN APPLEBEE , in Bolt-Court , near the Leg-Tavern , Fleet-street , M.DCC.XXXVI. [Price Six-Pence.] ADVERTISEMENTS. Just Published, The THIRD EDITION, By the Author of the Week's Preparation to the Sacrament. THE HOLY WEEK: Or, The PASSION WEEK before EASTER. In Meditations, Ejaculations, and Prayers upon the Sufferings of our Saviour JESUS CHRIST. 12mo. Price 4d. Printed for J. Hazard, at the Bible, in Stationers-Court. Where also may be had, Devotions for the Altar; or, Select Prayers and Meditations to be used before, at, and after the Receiving the Holy Communion. Collected by a Lady. Price bound in Sheep 9 d. Galf 1 s. 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If used outwardly, 'Tis excellent for Cramps, Swellings, Aches, Pains, Numbness, &c. and all other aged Infirmities. No Family ought to be without it. Sold Wholesale or Retale by Mr. Parker, Printer, at the Star in Salisbury-Court, and by such Persons as he shall depute, viz. at the Wheat-Sheaf in Bandy-Leg-Walk, Southwark, Eighteen-pence a Bottle, with printed Directions, seal'd with a Chiveron between three Mullets, charg'd with three Buck's Heads, cabossed. Where is also sold. An Oyntment which cures the Itch, Burns, or Scaldings. Also, a Water for curing sore and weak Eyes, and a Medicine giving immediate Ease for the Tooth-Ach, for 1 s. each. THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal Delivery of Newgate, held before the Right Honourable Sir John Williams , Knt . Lord Mayor of the City of London ; the Honourable Mr. Baron Thompson; the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London, and others of his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer for the City of London, and Justices of Goal Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the 25th, 26th, and 27th, of February, 1736, in the Ninth Year of his Majesty's Reign. One Woman, viz. Ann Newman , was by the Jury found Guilty of a Capital Crime, and condemn'd to die. And at the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Right Honourable Sir John Williams , Knt . Lord Mayor for the City of London ; the Right Honourable the Lord Hardwick; the Honourable Mr. Justice Denton; the Honourable Mr. Justice Commyns; the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder of the City of London; and others of his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer for the City and London, and Justices of Goal Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old Bailey , on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, the 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, and 11th of May, 1736, in the Ninth Year of his Majesty's Reign. Seven Men, viz. Stephen Collard , George Ward , John Talton , Daniel Malden , Moses Gladwyn , Christopher Freeman , and Francis Owen , were by the Jury convicted of Capital Crimes and received Sentence of Death. While under Sentence, they having been a Company of harden'd stupid Creatures; I exhorted them to think on the evil Course of Life, which they too lately followed, and what a terrible Thing it is to depart from, and to be at enmity with God, who can destroy both Soul and Body in Hell-fire, which punishment, without all doubt, they fully deserved, for their Contempt of God, and neglecting of his Ordinances; and therefore, they having but a few Moments of Time assigned them in this World; I show'd them of what great Importance it was, to improve that very short Time in working out their Souls Salvation with fear and trembling, while it is called to day, since upon the improvement or misimprovement of their few remaining Moments, depended no less than an eternity of Happiness, or eternity of Misery: And who can abide with everlasting Burnings? And as the Tree falleth, so it must lie: God having declared that he will Reward every one according to their Deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing, seek for Glory and Honour, and Immortality, eternal Life: But unto them that are Contentious, and do not obey the Truth, but obey Unrighteousness, Indignation and Wrath; Tribulation and Anguish upon every Soul of Man that doth Evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile. But Glory Honour, and Peace to every Man that worketh Good, to the Jew first and also to the Gentile. For there is no respect of Persons with God. Rom. 2. 6. &c. From this it was observed, that God is just, who chastises, or punishes every Man according to his Deserts, and therefore there is no room left for Complaint, however hard our Lot may be, for, why should a living Man complain, a Man for the punishment of his Sins? 2dly, We observ'd, that God being no respecter of Persons, and all having sinned and come short of the Glory of God, for all Men have corrupted their Ways and gone backward, and are become liable to the Divine Wrath and Vengeance, there being none that doeth good, no not one: Therefore I desir'd them, still to put their Trust and Confidence in God's Mercy, however great, however numerous their Sins were, He having declar'd Himself to be a God, Merciful and Gracious, Long-suffering and Patient, abundant in Goodness and Truth; no way delighting in the Death of a Sinner, but who is by far more desirous, that he should Repent, be converted and live. Owen's Crime having been singular, in wickedly setting Fire to the Bell-Inn in Warwick-Lane , I threatned him with the Terrors of the Lord, shewing him, that the Torments of the Wicked in a future Life, are represented in Scripture by Lakes of Fire and Brimstone, in which they are to be for ever and ever punished; and that he having committed such an enormous Crime, certainly deserved to be punished, by being eternally seperated from the Presence of the Lord and the Glory of his Power, and cast into those Lakes of Fire and Brimstone with Devils and damned Spirits. He was not willing to make a free Confession of his Crime, neither was he duly sensible of his Guilt, but too stupid and hard-hearted. I instructed them in the Nature of the Christian Sacraments, particularly of the Lord's Supper, where we have all the Benefits of the New Covenant, sealed and confirmed to us, if rightly received, from these Words, This do in Remembrance of me, St. Luke xxii, 19. Whilst these and many like Exhortations were given, they behaved quietly in Chapel, and George Ward made regular Responces; the rest of them, though they had been taught Reading, yet were so vicious that they forgot all, and knew little or nothing; they sometimes laughed or smiled, but when reproved, they behaved more decently: They were a Sett of inconsiderate, profane, ignorant, and obstinate Creatures. Thomas Tarlton behaved better than the others, and seemed most affected with his miserable Case. Upon Thursday the 20th of this Instant May, Report was made to his Majesty in Council, of the eight Malefactors under Sentence of Death, lying in the Cells of Newgate; when Ann Newman , of St. Botolph, Aldgate , for feloniously stealing out of the House of Jacob Busalgo , a Barbary Ducat, value 8 s. 6 d. a Barbary silver Ducat, value 2 d. and a green silk Purse, value 6 d. the Goods and Moneys of the said Busalgo, on the 17th of January; Stephen Collard , for privately stealing from the Person of John Morris , in St. Christopher's Parish, a silver Watch, value 5 l. a silver chain, value 7 s. March the 1st; and Moses Gladwin , for stealing a dozen of silk Handkerchiefs, value 40 s. from the Shop of John Anderson , March the 16th, received his Majesties most gracious Reprieve: Ann Newman and Moses Gladwin to be transported for fourteen Years, and Stephen Collard to be transported for Life; the remaining five, viz. George Ward , John Tarlton , Christopher Freeman , Daniel Malden , alias Morgan , alias Smith , and Francis Owen , were ordered for Execution. 1. George Ward , was indicted for breaking and entering the House of Thomas Gibson , of St. James's Clerkenwell , (with Patrick Hall and Edward Dillon , not yet taken) and stealing thence a silver Watch, value 4 l. a silver Porringer, value 30 s. a silver Cup, value 3 l. a Pair of black silk Stockings, value 10 s. and a silver Spoon, value 10 s. the Goods of Tho. Gibson , March the 26th, 1735. He was a second Time indicted for assaulting Thomas Gibson in his Dwelling House, putting him in Fear, and taking from him 10 s. in Money, the 26th of March aforesaid. I. George Ward , 25 Years of Age, born at Dublin in the Kingdom of Ireland , of honest Parents, who gave him good Education at School, and instructed him in religious Principles; when of Age he was put to a House-Carpenter , but being a Boy of a perverse Disposition, he associated with the worst of Company, neglected his Business, and joined with a most mischievous Gang of young Fellows, (whom in that Country they called the Cavanebale) who committed the most unaccountable Disorders in Robberies, Murders, and Riots, that in any Age have been heard of. In his own Country he was concerned in every Kind of Theft and Robbery: When the Constables had taken up Street-Walkers, and put them into a Round-house, they being a numerous Company of impudent Thieves, armed with Swords, Pistols, Clubs, &c. used to set at Liberty the miserable infamous Creatures, and put in their Place the Constables, Watchmen, or Officers of Justice, and to leave them locked up, after they had abused and beat them within an Inch of their Lives; and after the same Manner they used to relieve Thieves, Robbers, or Highwaymen. He got acquainted with the most infamous of the Gangs, and some of his own Countrymen, with whom he committed a deal of Street and Highway Robberies, broke many Houses, pick'd Pockets, stole out of Shops, and were perpetually intent upon doing Mischief, particularly he broke and robbed two Houses in or by Great Wild-street , and in the Evening he, with some of his Accomplices, used constantly to go out upon the Sneak, and to take and run away with whatever they could lay hold on in Shops; and this was their daily Practice and Manner of Life. He was one of the most obdur'd audacious young Men, that ever was reduced to his unhappy Circumstances, who by no Means could be induced to a serious Preparation for Death; but after the Dead Warrant came down, I asking him, If he had any Thing to confess for the Ease of his Mind or Satisfaction of the World? He answered, That he would say nothing, and turning about went off; and again desiring him to tell, Why they not only robbed but shot, in a Manner murder'd, Mr. Gibson, as he was going down Stairs? He spoke aloud, That he was sorry, they had not shot him worse or effectually, that he might tell no more, or Words to that Purpose. He was a poor obdur'd, unthinking, obstinate Creature: I intreated him to think upon Death. Judgment, and Eternity, and incessantly to cry to God for Mercy. He behaved indifferently well in Chapel, and having been the only one of the Seven who could read well, he made regular Responces, and seemed attentive, tho' not with such decent Gravity and Concern, as became one in his miserable Condition. John Tarlton and Thomas Bully were indicted for stealing a black Gelding, value 45 s. and a black Colt, value 5 l. the Goods of Thomas Page , Feb. the 26th. Bully acquitted, and Tarlton found Guilty. DEATH. 2. John Tarlton , about 32 or 33 Years of Age, born at Reading of honest Parents, who educated him at School, and had him instructed in Principles of Religion, but being of an unsettled Temper, he did not much mind such Things, for neglecting all Religion and Virtue, he addicted himself wholly to his Pleasures, and satisfying his lustful Appetite. When of Age they put him to a Bricklayer , and he served his Time honestly; he afterwards lived by his Business, and set up Master Bricklayer at Reading , where he had very good Business, not wanting Friends to advance his Interest; and marrying a Wife, he got a very handsome Maintenance for his Wife and Family, but not loving to be confined to Business, he went too much abroad, which brought him into several Inconveniences, and obliged him to come to London , where being expert in his Trade, he was employed by one of the most eminent Bricklayer's about the Town, and had good Encouragement; but taking up with loose Women, with whom he idled away his Time, and having forsaken his own Wife, he fell into Poverty, and went head long to Destruction. He said he never robbed on the Highway, nor in the Streets, nor breaking open Houses, or such notorious Acts, but being in great need, he took any small Thing that came in his Way, pilfer'd and did petty Larcenies, and lost all Credit and Character, and became utterly contemptible and infamous. He acknowledged that he took a black Gelding, a Mare, and a black Colt, out of a Farm-yard in the Parish of Pen , in Buckinghamshire , and the Countess of Harold's Turkies, for which Fact he was taken up and put into New-Prison , but alledged, that having gave his Evidence against others, and that he was very sorry, when he made his Impeachment before the Justice, that he should be so inhuman, to put his own Brother in the Information: He was asked by a Person who came to see him, How he could impeach his own Brother? He expected by that Means (he said) to have saved his own Life. He made no Defence, only told a long Story of his taking the Horses, and owned every Thing alledged against himself. He owned that he was a very wicked Youth, having been a great Swearer, Drinker, and prophane to a high Degree, in breaking the Sabbath and neglecting all religious Ordinances. He behaved well under his Misfortunes, professed a deep Penitence, a sincere Faith in Christ, and that he died in Peace with all the World. Christopher Freeman and Samuel Ellard , were indicted for breaking and entering the Dwelling-House of Edward Exton , and stealing thence six Linnen Sheets, a holland Apron, a Linnen Gown, two Linnen Aprons, a Holland Shirt, two Dimity Petticoats, a Quilted Petticoat, and other Things, the Goods of Jacob Gold , March the 4th. Ellard acquitted, and Freeman guilty. DEATH. 3. Christopher Freeman , about 20 Years of Age, of honest Parents, had little Education, and made very bad Use of what he had, having been wholly addicted to every Kind of Vice. He was bred a Weaver in Spittlefields , but weary of close Application to Business, he commonly went to Sea , and served on board Ships of War and Merchant-Men. When at Home he associated with the vilest Company both of Men and Women, who advised and drove him to all Kind of Villanies, so that he became one of the most abandon'd Creatures in or about Town. He owned that he committed a number of Thefts and Robberies, and among others, that in a short Time past, he stole above fifty Pewter Signs. As to the Robbery of which he was convicted and for which he died, he alledged, that the Bundle of Cloaths and Linnen, was handed to him by a Woman in the Street, who immediately cried out after him, Stop Thief, and upon that he was taken up, and not seeing the Woman again, he was charged with the Robbery; but this was only Fiction, for he afterwards owned that he got into the House, and stole the Things mentioned in the Indictment, only with this Variation, that the Door was not latched. He and Ward, when I first examined and exhorted privately, behaved very undecently, laughed and seem'd to make a Mock of every Thing that was serious and regular, and foolishly ran away, as if some Injury had been done them. I reproved them sharply, exposing to them the dangerous Case they were in, that it was not Man, but God they had to deal with, before whom in a few Moments they were to appear, and to render an Account of all the Actions they had done, whether good or bad: They were not much affcted, till such Time as the Dead-Warrant came to Newgate , they then behaved with much greater Decency and Submission, acknowledging themselves to have been great Offenders, and that their Sufferings were most just and according to Law, and withal expressing their Hopes of obtaining Mercy from God through Christ. Freeman declared his Faith in Christ, as the Son of God, and only Saviour of Sinners; that he repented of all the Sins of his most scandalous Life, and died in Peace with all the World. Francis Owen was indicted, for that he on the 6th of March, in a Stable in the Yard of John Armitstead , wilfully and maliciously did set it on Fire, to the great Damage of the said John Armitstead . 4. Francis Owen , 19 Years of Age, born in Black Fryars of mean Parents, had but little Education, and did not improve what he had to any considerable Purpose; he was of no Trade, but lived about Newgate Market by going of Errands or carrying of Things . He was a hired Servant in the Bell Inn in Warwick Lane , before he committed the Fact he died for; and alledged, That he did not set Fire to the Stable on Purpose, but that smoaking a Pipe, a little of the Fire accidentally fell among the Hay where he used to lie, and set it in a Flame. This was but a Pretence of an Excuse, for the Proof was full against him, that he set Fire to the Hay on Purpose, he having been seen to go three Times to the Stable about 8 o'Clock at Night, the 6th of March; and the third Time like the Noise of a Gun being heard among the Hay, immediately after that, the Flames and Smoak were seen coming out of the Windows. And in the Compter he confessed to several, that he went to the Foot of Snow-Hill, and bought Powder on Purpose to put Fire to the Inn, which was proved upon him; and the Engineer to the Hand-in Hand Fire Office gave in Evidence, That Owen came down and told him, The Bell-Inn in Warwick Lane , was on Fire; and this he did when he believed it on Fire, and before any other Person knew of it. When the Dead - Warrant came down, he confessed all was true as sworn against him, and that he was heartily sorry he had committed so great a Villainy: I laid down to him what a most heinous Crime he had committed in setting Fire to any House or Place, what great Losses might have been sustained, and that the Lives of several innocent Persons might have been lost, if the Providence of God had not prevented it. The Truth of all which he owned, and declared himself mightily grieved and concerned for so vile an Action. He said, that being concerned in the Fire-Office as one of them who drove the Engine, for the Lucre of Three Half Crowns which was his Hire, without considering the fatal Consequences to himself, and what might have happened to many others, (if God had not been good.) He set Fire to the Hay in the Stable, having laid Gunpowder there for that Purpose. The two first Times he put Fire to it, it would not take effect, the third Time he went in and blew upon it with his Mouth, which singed his Beard, and very much burnt his Eye-Lashes, and much damaged his Face by the Flashing of the Powder. He was not willing to confess this, though he did acknowledge it privately to some in the Goal. He was a poor, inconsiderate, silly, thoughtless, ignorant Creature: He owned that he had been wicked in drinking, swearing, and other Vices, but affirmed, That he always lived very honest, having wronged nobody. He behaved indifferently well under Sentence, he professed that he believed to be saved by the Mercy of God, through Faith in Christ; that he sincerely repented of all his Sins, and died in Charity with all Men. At the Place of EXECUTION. ON the Morning of their Execution, between Nine and Ten o'Clock, they were carried from Newgate in two Carts; Tarlton , for Horse-stealing, and Francis Owen , for setting Fire to the Bell Inn in Warwick-Lane , in one Cart; Christopher Freeman for House-breaking, and George Ward , for robbing Mr Gibson, a Baker at Islington in the other Cart. When they came to the Place of Execution they all appeared very devout, crying fervently to God to have Mercy on them; where being immediately tied up, I went into the Cart to them, and asked them whether they had any Thing more to add to their former Confessions, they replied they had not; Owen own'd the Fact for which he died, and heartily repented of it. Ward also acknowledged the Fact for which he suffered, and being asked who was concerned with him in attacking Mr. Ryan the Player, said, there were two others, one named Denny, who died in Newgate, but the other Person's Name he would not discover, supposing him to be now living in Dublin. Freeman owned the Robbery for which he died, but said that the Door was not latched; and Tarlton also owned the stealing the Rev. Mr. Page's Gelding and Colt, and farther added, that all his Misfortunes came by taking too much Delight in the Company of Women, by whose Means he neglected his Business, which he said at one Time he had sufficient to employ upwards of twenty Men, and was very well respected, not only by the best Gentlemen in the Town of Reading in Berkshire, but also by a great many Gentlemen in that County; Tarlton's Brother came into the Cart to take his last Farewell of him, where they embraced each other very tenderly. After they had done speaking I prayed by them for a considerable Time, and sung with them a Penitential Psalm, then recommended them to call on God, which they did, crying out, Lord have Mercy upon us, Christ have Mercy upon us, Lord Jesus receive our poor Souls; then the Cart drew away. This is all the Account given by me, JAMES GUTHERIE , Ordinary of Newgate . The following is an Account of the Robberies, committed by the three following Persons, viz John Tarlton , Christopher Freeman , and George Ward , the Irishman. JOhn Tarlton , near 30 Years of Age born at a Place called Burvile , within two Miles of Reading in Berkshire , of honest Parents, who gave him a good Education, when of Age he became Apprentice to his Father in the Trade of a Bricklayer , with whom he lived till he was 19 Years of Age, and then worked under Mr. Wright, a builder to the right Hon. the Earl of Burlington, with whom he continued four Years; after that he workt for Mr. Brooksbank, at Hummerton , near Hackney , and from thence went to the Lord Fitzwalters of Chelmsford in Essex , where he assisted in building his Lordships House; from thence was sent for to Rochester in Kent , where he directed the fine front of the Sessions-House; after which he was recommended to build a House for a noble Lord, at a Place called Hamstead , two Miles beyond Newbury in Berks , but the Plan being too large, his Lordship thought fit not to go on with the building; from thence he went to Newbury where he workt with Mr. Hicks a Bricklayer and Stone-Cutter, for sometime; after he left Mr. Hicks he set up for himself at Reading , where he built several Houses for Gentlemen in that Town, and for Francis Hawes , Esq ; at Pangburn having sometimes upwards of 20 Men at work under him; but being out of Business about Christmas last, he came up to London to get Employment, where unhappily getting acquainted with two Men by chance, and drinking very freely together, they perswaded him to go along with them into the Country to look for work, and coming to a Place called Penn in Bucks , they went into the Yard of the Rev. Mr. Page, and stole a Black Gelding and a Colt, and came to London , where they sold the Gelding for one Guinea and half, and deliver'd the Colt up, which Mr. Page had again, and hearing of his Gelding, found out the Person that had bought him of them, and sold him again to him; he said that being at work near Shoreditch , and Search being made for him by the Direction of the Mayor of Reading, he was there taken by one Thomas Field , and - Legg, two Bricklayers , who came from Reading for that purpose, from whom he made his Escape, but was soon retaken by them, and carried before a Magistrate, who committed him to New-Prison , from whence he was removed to Newgate ; he said he always took care to live honestly till the committing of this unhappy Fact for which he dyed; and desired that no Person would reflect on his Wife, and Rela tions, for they knew nothing of his following ill Courses. The following Lines, was sound in the abovesaid Malefactors Cell; which shews the Stupidity and hardness of these unthinking and miserable Creatures, although under Sentence of Death. Poverty God D-n you, what makes you (haunt me so, I han't one Grigg to help my self you know: Neither Shirt, Shoe, nor Hose, For I have pawn'd my Cloaths: I han't a Coat upon my Back, No, nor by G-d but half a Hat, Both Day and Night, thus Maxims runs, Forc'd to Eat dry crusts, instead of butter'd Buns. Christopher Freeman , about 20 Years of Age, Born in Spittle-Fields , of honest Parents; who when he was capable by some Friends got him into the Free-School, where he continued about 2 Years, and then went to work at the Weaving business with his Grandfather, with whom he lived till within these two Years past, then left him and went to Sea , on board the Cornwall Man of War to Leghorn , and returned to England in about 9 Months, in the said Ship; he said, that sometime after he came home, he got into a Company of Pick-pockets, with whom he Associated sometime, but that not answering, he got into other Company, who were above following such a low way: He said about a Year and half ago, he and two more, broke open a House at Deptford in Kent , by taking a Pannel out of the Parlour Window backwards; from whence they took a Silver Cup, a Silver Tankard, six Silver Tea-Spoons, and a pair of Silver Snuffers, two Coats, and two Wastcoats, and a Bible, which they sold for half a Guinea, and sold the Cup and Tankard, to Mrs. Morris, (who is since Transported) for 6 l. 7 s. Sometime after this Robbery, they went on the Water, and Robbed several Ships, and near Rotherith they Robbed a Ship of three suits of Cloths, a Gold Watch in a piece of a shoe, nailed to the Ships side, and a pair of silver Buckels, by putting up the Stern Cabbin Window, and getting into the Cabbin; the next Robbery they committed was, in a Ship near Billingsgate , from whence they took a Wooden Box, in which was a dozen and half of Leghorn Hats, three pound of sowing Silk, and a large parcel of fine Thread; which they sold for 5 l. Some time after this Robbery, they robbed a Ship at Black-wall ; out of which they took 1 Suit of Cloths, a silver string Watch, and a pair of silver Buckles, the Watch he said, he wore himself for six Months afterwards, and then sold it for one Guinea and an half; a little time after, as he and another were coming through Rotherith , they met a young Lad who asked them where they were going, they answered him to London ; he told them that his Father was moving by Night, and that if they would assist him he would shew them, which they consented to; went with him, and took out of the House a Box of Lace Headcloths, which they sold for Seven Pounds, two pair of Bed Curtains, a silver Pint Mugg, half a dozen Tea-spoons, and a silver Sugar Caster, and carryed them to a House in Old Gravel-Lane ; but the Boy stagging them (meaning, following them) they ran from him, and got into a Brandy-shop near Ragg Fair , where the Boy overtook them, and was going to Wittle, (that is, to tell the People, that they had robbed the House) however, giving him six-pence, and telling him he should shear part of the Money they were Sold for, they took an opportunity to get away from him. Some Time after this he and two more going through Tower-street , about the Dusk of the Evening, they saw a Cape Coat and Waistcoat hanging in a Room, in an Apothecary's Shop, Freeman lifted up the Sash and went in, and took out the Coat and Waistcoat, a Velvet Cap, a Silver Cup, and a Bible, which they sold and pawned for 3 l. 5 s. After this Robbery he and two more stole three Pewter Signs in White-Chappel, which they sold for 6 d. per Pound; these Signs he said they got down by going up a Ladder, and wrenching the Hooks on which they hung, the Names of the two Signs were the Magpye and Horse shoe, and the Horns opposite it; a Night or two after they stole the Sign of the Black Boy, near the Cloysters in Smithfield , as also the Sign of the Still, about ten Doors higher, one of which they lost near the Sheep-pens, being followed by the Scout Cull, (meaning the Watchman) and had like to have been taken in carrying it off to Swan Alley Another Night, a little after, they stole the Sign of the Still in St. John's-Street , near Hicks's Hall , and melted it down, for this Sign their Lodgings were searched, and they running away, gave a Suspicion of their stealing it; they had stolen the Sign of the Plough, against the Sign of the Still, the same Night, but were disturbed by a Butcher driving his Horse with a Carcass on his Back, who perceived the Ladder against the Sign-Post, which obliged them to go off without taking that Sign down. The next Robbery they committed was at a House near Clerkenwell , where they got over the Wall by a Ladder, and took from thence a Copper. The next Sign they stole was the King John's-Head in Holloway-Lane , Shoreditch , which they were obliged to saw both Hooks off to get down, and carried it to a Hill near the Fox and Goose in Old-street Road , where they hid it under some Dung and Dirt; thinking it safe, but it was found by a Person who was charged with stealing it, tho' he knew nothing of the Matter. A little while after they stole a Sign near Blue-Anchor-Alley , in Bunhill-Row . Some Time after they attempted to steal a Sign out of Featherstone-street , near the same Place, but Day-light appearing, were obliged to quit it, after having sawed one of the Ears off the Hook whereon it hung. He said that he had been concerned in stealing of above fifty Signs in less than two Years Time, and had committed several Other Thefts which he could not remember; as to the Fact for which he was convicted, he said he was guilty of it; but declared that the Door was open when he went in, and took the Linnen out; he desired that no Person would reflect on his Friends (they always giving him the best Advice) but that his own Inclination lead him to all Manner of Vice, which was the Occasion of his miserable End. On Saturday Morning last, as he was going up to Chappel, he said in a jocular way to his Fellow-Sufferers, This is a fine Act indeed, you thought there would be an Act of Indemnity, which I believe will be at the Place of Execution on Monday next. George Ward , near 26 Years of Age, born at Dublin , in the Kingdom of Ireland , of honest Parents, who gave him a tolerable Education, and when of Age, put him Apprentice to a House-Carpenter in that Kingdom, with whom he served out his Time faithfully, and followed his Business honestly for sometime; but having got into a Fray there, was obliged to leave it and come over to England , which was about March last was two Years, where he stayed one whole Year, in which Time he became acquainted with Patrick Hall , who had been a Servant , with Mr. Gibson, some short Time before; who being a Drinking at a Publick House in Drury-Lane , with three or four other Persons, they were talking of going to Ireland , if they had Cloths and Money, when Hall told them he could put them in a way to get both, if they would agree, and be secret, which they all promised; he then told them, that Mr. Gibson received a Graziers Money in Smithfield , every Monday, and that was the properest Time to rob him, to which they all consented, if they could be sure it was there. Hall telling them he was sure there was about four or five hundred Pounds; in a short Time after this Proposal, they met again, two or three of them having taken a View of the Place, and finding it would answer their Purpose, they on the 26th of March, about two in the Morning, came to the Garden Door behind the House, and he went over the Wall, and opened the Door to the rest, who all came in, (three with black Crape over their Faces, and armed with two old Pistols and an old Sword) and went into the Woodhouse to wait till the Man came to fetch the Shovel to sweep the Oven, which was in a few Minutes after, when Brain Bird, Mr. Gibson's Man, coming out of the Bake-house, they threw him down and rushed into the Master, when Ward fired his Pistol at him, and Mr. Gibson having the Rustling Pole in his Hand, struck at him but missed him, he leaving the Door on the Jarr in his Hand, and Mr. Gibson making a second Blow, struck him in the left Eye, which made him Bleed, when another fired a Pistol over Ward's Shoulder, and shot Mr. Gibson in the Arm, he then closed in with him, and threw him down, and told him he would blow his Brains out if he offer'd to stir; they then brought the Man into the Bake-house and Blind-folded him, and tyed his and his Master's Thumbs and Arms with the Strings that the Sacks Mouths were tyed up with and Apron Strings; the Candles being near out, he ordered the Servant to tell-where they were, who told him they were in a Dresser Draw in the Kitchen, upon which he pulled the Handkerchief from off his Eyes, and forced him to go with him into the Kitchen and fetch them, they then returned again into the Bake-house, where he had left the Master by himself, with whom he staid while his Compaions rifled the House, and took the following Goods viz. A large quantity of Linnen, two suits of Cloths, several pair of Stockings, one Hat, (in which they put the Money that they took out of the Till, which he said near all Half-pence) two Gold pieces of Coin, one of which he sold for 6 s. and the other for 22 s. a two handle Silver Cup, a Silver Porringer, two Gold Rings, a pair of Silver Sleeve Buttons a Silver Stockbuckle, a pair of wrought silver Shoe Buckles, a Silver Spoon, a Silver Watch, a Silver Coral, and Chain, and several other Things, some of which they sold, and some are now in Pawn. After they had committed this Robbery, they divided the Booty, and four of them went for Bristol in order to embark for Ireland , where they met with a certain Person, who speaking to one of his Companions that knew him, they fell into Discourse how Trade went on in Bristol, meaning the Highway, the Person replyed very well, and that if he had a Companion they could get Money enough; and in a few Days after, they sailed to Ireland , where he staid about four Months, and returned again to England , and came to Bridgewater in Somersetshire , where he staid till the Time he was taken (having been there near six Months) which was on the 24th of January last, in the following Manner. A Person came there and asked whether one George Ward , a Carpenter , did not Work in the Town, and being answered he did, sent for him to the Sign of the Ship , a Publick House, where he went to him, and after some Discourse had passed between them, he asked the Party who sent for who it was that sat in the Chimneycorner; and being answered by his supposed Friend, that it was an honest Man whom he had overtaken about 3 Miles off; he seemed easy, when the Man who was Mr. Gibson's Brother, called for the Hostler, to know whether his Horse had any Oats, and being answered he had, he said he would go and see him Eat them; but instead thereof, brought in a Constable and several Assistants, who secured him and carry'd him before Ambrose Hosee , Esq ; Mayor of Bridgewater , and Samuel Smith , Esq ; one of the Aldermen of the said Town, who committed him to Illchester-Goal from whence he was brought by Habeas Corpus to Newgate . On Saturday he said he only wanted to do one Thing more before he dyed, and then he should be easy, and being asked what that was, he wished that the Person who was the Cause of his being Apprehended would come to see him, he would stabb him to the Heart. On Sunday Night he declared that he with one Denny, (who since died in Newgate) and another, were the Persons who stopped Mr. Ryan, the Player, sometime since in Great-Queen-Street , with an Intent to rob him, and that he was the Person that fired the Pistol at him, which Mr. Ryan being acquainted with, went to Newgate the Morning of his Execution, where he declared the same to him and begged his Pardon, saying, he did not intend to shoot him, but that the Pistol went off Accidentally. He said, that about July was Twelve Months, one Paul Ferrel who in Dublin was called Gallows Paul, a fellow that made it his Business to Swear against People for Committing Riots, and have them taken up; two Parties (that is to say,) the Liberty Boys, and the Ormond Boys, came to a resolution to dispatch him when ever they met him, and that if the one side took him, they would deliver him to the other; and it happening that a Robbery was Committed in Dublin , and he suspected thereof, kept out of the way for three or four Days; but being afterwards taken about six Miles from Dublin , at a Place called Swords ; as the Officers were bringing him in a Carr, to Kilmanham Goal , the Ormand Boys rescued him from the Officers, and delivered him to the Liberty Boys, least he should escape the Punishment they thought he deserved who carryed him to New Market, Watch-house , where a Jury of them sat on him, entered into a consultation what Punishment to inflict on him; when some were for quartering him, and some were for Hanging him, but at last resolved to cut his Tongue out: But he begged for an Hour to Pray, some were for giving it him, and others against it; one of the Persons who was of the Negative side, being pretty strenious, Paul Swore he would be even with him sometime or other; upon which they took hold of his Tongue, and going to Cut it missed it, and Cut his under Lip off; they then cut his Buttocks in several Places, and his Privities off, of which wounds he died; they then tyed a Rope about his Neck and dragged him from the Watch-House to Weavers-Square , where they hung him on a Tree, where he hung from Eleven at Night, till 12 a Clock the next Day. There were two other Persons who followed the same Practice, which they resolved to serve in the same manner; whose Names were, Tim Kennedy , a Bayliff , an Mat. Meakins , a Constable , Kennedy they met, and used him in such a manner, that they left him for Dead, for near two Hours; but his recovering himself again, brought them to the resolution of Hanging the first of the three that they met with. The following is the Copy of a Letter which he wrote with his own Hand, with this Direction. To Mr. William Davis at the Sign of the White Sheafe , in St. Patrick-street , near Patrick's-Church , Dublin , in Ireland , with Care. May 22d, 1736. YOU blind squinty Son of a Hore, how durst you heave the Impedence to report upon me that I was hanged. I I gave you a nough all ready, but if I did not, I hope I will before I am much older; you and Billy Williams , and Guiss, you are all three Roagues, and I will meake Roagues of you very soon I hope. I heave heard from Dublin how you expoessed me there, you shall know very soon whether I am hanged or us, for the next Time I teake you in Hand, I will serve you and the rest of your Curst Crew, as the mad Bulls is served, so I will you aspesily, that is, hgh's you; no more at present, but Dm you and your Curst Funkson all together; go and tell my Mother now that I am not hanged yet, to meake you a Lyer very soon I will. No more, From your Cusin, GEO. WARD . Direct your Letter to me at the Heens-Tooth, a Catts-Feather, near the Royal-Exchange , London . A Paper intended (in Case he died) to have been deliver'd at the Place of Execution by Mr. Wreathocke the Attorney. My Dear Countrymen, I Have little Time to spare, a great Work to do, my Dissolution is at Hand. I am going to pay a Debt to Nature, due from all the World; I go before, you must follow after, the Time and Manner is alone uncertain: Some are carried off in Frenzies, others in burning Fevers; some by racking and tormenting Pains; others by lingring Consumptions, and various other ways, according to the Will of Divine Providence: Mine is indeed (as many others have been, and will no doubt be) attended with Violence and Ignominy. My great Comfort and Satisfaction is, that I am wholly innocent of the Offence for which I die, as I hope for Mercy from the Almighty at the great Tribunal, when the Hearts of all shall be open'd, and every one receive a just due Demerit. I do from my Heart (as I hope for the Remission at the last) forgive the Justice, the Dr. the Evidence, the surviving Eleven of the Jury, by whom I was convicted, and all others of what Denomination soever, who have any ways been concern'd, or aiding in pursuing me to Death. God give them all a due Sense of their Sins. May they live long to Repent, and Die in Peace, and receive Mercy at the last. My Time hath since my Conviction, been greatly employ'd in the Care of my Soul, and I hope, and doubt not of receiving Benefit thereby, thro' the Merits and Intercession of my Dear Sur and Redeemer Jesus Christ in whom alone I put my whole Trust. Some Expressions here not proper to be inserted * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * My Defence was just * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * and I doubt not, but a little Tim will bring forth to the World, the true Source and Origin of it. I declare, as I am a dying Man, I never saw Brown 'till the 27th of June last, to the best of my Remembrance, Recollection and Belief. I never saw the Doctors, or his Ladies Watch: I never hired any to kill him, nor ever laid in wait to shoot the Justice, Stories fit for Children, like Raw-head and Bloody-bones; and can, I am thoroughly assured, have no Weight with the Ingenuous and Judicious, and are only here taken Notice of by me for the Sake of the Ignorant and Unwary, who can alone be captivated by the prejudiced and iniquitous. God grant long Life and Prosperity to my King and Royal Family; Peace and Tranquility to my Country, and a full Enjoyment of their Liberties, and due Execution of the Laws. The Lord Pardon all my Sins; I forgive all the World, the Lord have Mercy on my Soul. Adieu. May 17, 1736. William Wreathocke . ADVERTISEMENTS. Newly Publish'd. The FIFTEENTH EDITION of ONANIA Or, the Heinous Sin of Self Pollution, and all its frightful Consequences, (in both Sexes) considered, with Spiritual and Physical Advice to those who have already injured themselves by this abominable Practice. the Sixth Edition of the Supplement to it both Revised, and Enlarged, and now Printed together one Volume. And the several Passages in the former Impressions, the have bèen charged with being obscure, and ambiguous are in these cleared up, and explained, there will be no more alterations or Additions made to them. These Editions contain some further and surprizing Instances of the Mischiefs by that filthy, sinful Commerce with ones self, which is so notoriously practised as well by the Adult as Youth, Women as Men, Married as Single, to the weakening their Generative Faculties, and hindering Procreation, as their Letter of Complaints to the Author herein inserted, shew. And, amongst others, tter from a a Lad, Lecurion with the Author's Answer to it, concerning the Life and abuse of the Marriage-Bed; together with dirs and other Letters from both Sexes, of some secret unnatural Estminaces, necessary to be known both by the Married and single of each Sex. To which is ADDED, Aurious PIECE, translated out of the Ls from L. S. SCKEMIDER, as it is inserted in the Act a Lipciensia, concerning the Return of the Seed into the Mass of Blood; well worth the Perusal of Physicians, Surgeons, Anatomists, and other Arts and Curiosity. As also Dr. QUINCY's Translation of Dr. CARR's remarkable Answer to a Letter sent by a Divine, concerning two Nuns of Rome, reported to have changed their Sex. Likewise Dr. DRAKE's and several other Physicians Opinions of Hermaphrodites, and Women brought to a Resemblance of them, by the Practice of Self Pollution, as was the Case of a young Lady of 18, whose well wrote Letter to the Author describing and lamenting her Condition, is (in order to deter others) inserted. A very grave and learned Divine and Physician having perused this Discourse, before it went to Press returned it with his Opinion of it in these Words. ' This little Book ought to be read by all Sorts of 'People of both Sexes of what Age, Degree, Profession, or Condition soever, guilty, or not guilty of 'the Sin declaimed against it. It is now Sold only by J. ISTED, Bookseller, (Mr. Crouch, Bookseller in Pater-Noster-Row being dead) at the Golden Ball between St. Dunstan's Church and Chancery-Lane, in Fleet-street. Price Stich'd 3 s. Bound 3 s. 6 d. Where may be had. The SUPPLEMENT, by itself, Price stich'd 1 s 6 d. The Royal Anodyne British TINCTURE, OR, Pain-easing Medicine. 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I have Conveniency in my House for any Patient, and for the Benefit of them that is at a Distance, I sell the Quart Bottle of the Medicine, and a paper of powder, for half a Guinea, and keep its Virtue in any Climate, which as soon as taken, discharges the worst of all Fits whatsoever; and any that makes doubt, shall be directed to Persons of the best Fashion I have cured.

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A True ACCOUNT of the BEHAVIOUR, CONFESSION, And Last Dying SPEECHES, Of the Criminals that were Executed at TYBURN, On Friday the 13th of this Instant Decemb. 1695. AT the Sessions in the Old-Bayly, London, Held the 4th, 5th and 6th days of December, 1695; Seven Men received the Sentence of Death, one person for Clipping the Currant Coin of this Kingdom; Some for Robbing in the High-way, others for Picking of Pockets. The Ordinary visited them every day till the Time of their Execution. On the Lord's day, He read Prayers and Preacht there on different Texts. He Preacht also on the Fast-day. In the Afternoon of the Lord's day, He Preacht from the 21 Verse of the Second Chapter of St. Johns Revelation, on these words, viz. And I gave her a Space to repent of her Fornication, and she repented not. Here were raised three Doctrinal Observations. 1. That the Lord gives the worst of Sinners a sufficient time for Repentance, even such a one as Jezabel, that false Prophetess, which snared many into the Spiritual Fornication of Idolatry. 2. That besides a sufficient time to Repent in; the Lord gives many remarkable seasonable advantages, to excite, promote and compleat Repentance. 3. That if perverse Sinners do not discern and improve these advantagious Opportunities, their Condemnation to Eternal Torment, will be the more aggravated. For the practical Improvement of these Observations, two things were Stated. 1. What are the Steps or Degrees, which Constitute and compleat sincere Repentance. 2. What are those most remarkable advantagious Opportunities which ought to excite and renew true Repentance. First, when clear and strong Convictions of Sin are Imprest on the Conscience, Stifle them not by the devices of Satans false Logick, neither corrupt and bribe the Sentiments of your own reason to bring in a false Verdict of your Souls State. Conscience is Gods Spy and Monitor, if you Violate it, in its Accusations, you will perish in your profound Security, whilst you Dream false, yet pleasing Confidences of Heavenly Felicity. Yet, some Sinners fancy, that because they loudly declaim against their Lusts, they are not in Love with them, tho' they never intended to be divorced from them. Some are Frighted in their Consciences, while God's wrath is kindled against them, yet their Resolutions of Reforming vanish, when the Flouds of Affliction are Ebbing from them; such can expect no other, than that God should inflict his Silent secret, yet severer strokes of punishment; in blindness of mind, and that a deadly Stupified Conscience, should deliver them over to the Extremities of Divine Wrath. Meer Relentings for a Sinful State, cannot pass in Gods Estimation for a compleat Conversion to Him. 2. When the Enemies of God and his Grace, cast out Reproaches against thee, for the minutest Errors of thy Life. Now humble thy self before the Lord, because thou hast deserved to be Stigmatized with shame, as going on in some sin which thou didst not observe in thy self; be Viler in thy one account, than opprobrious Sinners can represent thee to other Men. The more they upbraid the desperateness of thy diseased Soul, so much the more do thou resolve to watch against thy corrupt Inclinations, because thine Enemies envy thee, the Grace of thy Redeemer. 3. When the fond love of the World is imbitter'd, by great losses and sharp afflictions, then, Sighs are too Spiritual a blast to be spent on any thing but only thy Sins. Now turn the Stream of thy worldly Sorrow into the Channel of Sincere Repentance. Kiss the rod by submission, and tho' it smart, yet let it Blossom with the Fruits of Righteousness yea mortify that special sin, which gave Life and Strength to other Sins. A Sincere Penitentiary Congratulates the sharpest Afflictions, in order to reduce him from wandring after the devices of his own Heart. He wishes that the Rod may smite him more severely, that the Signature of an holy Nature may be deeper imprest. He prefers God's Right-hand strokes in Love and Faithfulness before the affluence of his Left-hand Comforts, which usually are abused to make Men proud, Wanton and securely Slothful in their Duty. 4. Let abundant Tears fill the Eye of Faith, when it beholds Christ Crucified in the Memorials of his dying redeeming love; then be in bitterness of Spirit, for piercing thy Saviour at the Heart, by thy Sins, pour out the Blood of every lust, at the foot of the Altar, as an acceptable Sacrifice to the mortifying Spirit of Christ. 5. When God withdraws the Exhibitions of his loving kindness, for the unkind usage of his Comforting Spirit. Then mourn as Doves in the Valleys of Soul-perplexities. You cannot rationally think, that the Spirit of Holiness will Seal consolation on an hard Sinful Heart, nor which is unstable as Water, fickle and false in its promises of Obedience, 6. When others are set out as Monuments and Examples of Gods severity, let these make an Impression of holy Ingenuity, in awaking thee from thy deep security in Sinning, that thou mayst learn Righteousness. The Lord takes this very Ill when he writes our duty in the Blood and Destruction of lesser Sinners, and yet, such who are spar'd will not turn to him, in the amendment of their Lives. 7. When the Lord shews thee the bitterness of Sinning, by making deep Wounds in thy Conscience, do not presume to heal them by a few formal Relentings at the present, rather keep open the Incision of godly Sorrow, let it not close up, but drain out the malignant humours of thy defiled Heart. 8. When the Lord shall Seal thy pardon, be not presumptiously fond of Sinning afresh; rather be vilest in thine own account, when the Lord is most graciously reconciled to thee. Then solemnly mourn, without any witness of it: this will clear up thy Sincerity, yea, this will cause thy godly Sorrow to flow more freely, without any Diversion: Thus St. Peter went out of the High-priests Hall into private, that he might weep more bitterly. When you undertake any great Enterprize, or Service for Gods Honour, tho' attended with difficulties and discouragements: Then renew godly Sorrow for offending a gracious God, who puts an eminent Honour on us, in that he will employ us in his Service. When we desire Success, in entering upon any new State of Life, we cannot expect any Blessing from God thereupon, unless we cleanse our selves from all Filthiness of flesh and Spirit, contracted before in any part of our Conversation, When we observe the wickedness of other Men, let us mourn by a sad reflection on our own corrupt Nature, which is alike, if the Lord did not renew it, by his Regenerating Spirit. Also when a Nation abounds in all manner of prodigious Wickedness, propagated by an obstinate Impudency, to the encreasing the common bank of Divine Wrath, then it is high time to pour out Rivers of Penitential Tears, that these may put a stop to the Current of Divine Judgments. When good Resolutions are formed within us, in any Duty of Religion, step presently into the Pool of Repentance, for thy former not-compliance with the blessed Motions of Gods Spirit. When you receive the Sentence of Death in your own Apprehension, then mourn as Doves of the Valleys and (as they) prune the Wings of your Souls, by the Rivers of godly Sorrow, that your Affections being purified, you may soar aloft by Spiritual Contemplations to the Celestial Regions of Eternal Blessedness. And the Lord shall deliver you from Death in a wonderment. Take heed of Cancelling your Vows of Reformation, made in the anguish of your Soul, lest the Lord swear, that such perfidious Relentings for Sinning, shall never arrive at compleat Conversion to him. I proceed to give an Account of the Behaviour and Confessions of the Condemned Criminals. I. Thomas Reeves , Condemned for a Robbery: Aged 25 Years, He was born in Ireland of Protestant Parents; his Father bred him up at a Grammar School, afterwards his Employment was in the Excise in Ireland : This he left at the Request of his Sister, a Widow, in England. He came over hither to help manage her Estate. He had been in England only nine Weeks before he committed this Crime, for which he heartily grieves. He declared he marryed his Wife with his Fathers Consent and good Liking; for he was alway obedient to him: That he lived chastly with his Wife, altho he kept company with bad Women before, yet he was not guilty of Fornication with them. Yet God let him fall justly into this Crime, because ho he pray'd often to him to keep him from Sinning, yet he did it with little Devotion, and not with Fervency; therefore it had not prevalency on his Heart to preserve him from some evil Actions. He acknowledged that tho he observed the Church Duties on the Lord's Day, yet afterwards he retired not to perform the Exercises of private Praying, nor read the Holy Scriptures, neither meditated on what he had heard preach'd; but walk'd in St. James's Park , where he met with News Intelligencers: So keeping Company with Idle Persons, he was tempted to be drunk once in their Company; yet he was not addicted to that or any other Vice. He was very attentive to the Prayers and Sermons on the Lord's Day, and on the Fast-Day, and every other Day. He wept much, and was grieved that he had not been of a strict Life and Conversation. I hope that he was a true Penitent II Thomas Butcher , Condemned for a Robbery: Aged 21 Years. He was born at North-Allerton in York-shire . He served the King three Years at Sea , but falling Sick and being put on Shore, he could not return to the Sea-Service. He went seldom to Church, but idled away the Sabbath in vain Company, which he said exposed him to much Evil, namely, to frequent Swearing and Drunkenness. III. Richard Arrowsmith , Condemned for a Burglary: Aged 25 Years. He was born in Middlesex . His Employment was in making of Bricks . He left this to serve the King as a Land-Souldier . He was disobedient to his Parents, broke the Sabbath, and kept Company with Bad Women. He was drunk sometimes, but much addicted to Swearing. IV. John Macknoll , Condemned for Clipping the Current Coin of this Kingdom: Aged 24 Years, was born in Scotland : He sold Goods there and in England . He confest the Crime. He prophaned the Lord's Day, did swear, and sometimes drink to Excess. He kept bad Company, and seldom pray'd to God till he came into Prison. He said that he was sorry for his evil Life, and doth what he can to repent of his Sins. V. John Jones , Condemned for picking a Pocket; Aged 21 Years: He was born in London : He was disobedient to his Parents, and said that he thought God did justly for this and that other Crime which brought him under the Sentence of Death. He broke the Sabbath, was sometimes drunk and guilty of Swearing. He seldom pray'd that God would keep him from bad Company; for which, and the other Sins of his Life, he said that he now grieves, and hopes that God will pardon him. VI. William Ingram , Condemned for Picking a Pocket: He is aged 19 Years, was born in St. Giles's Parish . He confest that he was Disobedient to his Parents. He prophaned the Sabbath, and kept bad Company. He neglected Praying and was guilty of Drunkenness and Swearing. He shewed some Signs of Sorrow for his Evil Life. VII. William Morgan , Condemned for a Robbery: Aged 22 Years, was born in Ireland : He was placed out with a Wine-Cooper in Galloway , but quitted his Service, being not governable; then he listed himself into our present King's Service as a Foot-Souldier : He seldom pray'd to God, but joyn'd himself in Company with very bad Women; which he said, had now brought him to Ruine. He acknowledged that he kept not the Lord's Day, and thinks that being very wanting in performing the Duties of it, this brought him to drink in Excess, and to frequent Swearing: But he hopes that God will have Mercy on him, he being grieved for his Evil Life. On Friday the 13th of December, John Macknoll , Richard Arrowsmith , and Thomas Reeves were conveyed to Tyburn ; the first on a Sledge, and the other two in a Cart: and being tyed up, they seemed to be penitent. Arrowsmith declared that he had been a very great Sinner upon the Earth, and had committed a great many Robberies for which he deserved to die, but declared that he had never been guilty of any Murder: Then he exhorted the People, and said, Good People, I desire of you all that you would pray for me, I have been a wicked Sinner, and am a young Man, and cut off in the prime of my Years; therefore let nothing tempt you to steal, but labour hard for a Livelyhood, if it be but to get Two Pence a Day, rather than to be a Thief, which is the worst of all Lives, for you see to what untimely End it hath brought me. Lord look down upon me, Oh Christ Jesus, I am a poor Soul, have Mercy on me. Reeves, begged of God that he would forgive him, and said that it was the first Fact that he ever had committed, and was sorry that he had not Grace, that he should dye before his Time: He was in some expectation of a Reprieve, but had been cautioned to prepare himself for another World. Macknoll, desired of God to forgive him all his Sins, and prayed silently to himself; then they joined with Mr. Ordinary in Prayer, and after they had prayed by themselves; the Cart was drawn away, and they were turned off. This is all the Account I can give of this Sessions. Sam. Smith , Ordinary . Dated Decemb. 13. ADVERTISEMENTS, WHere as there formerly have been, and still are, several False Accounts in Print, in Relation to the Condemned Prisoners; and particularly this very Session, which is utterly False: The Ordinary thinks it necessary to acquaint the World (to prevent the like for the Future.) That no true Account can be given of the Condemned Prisoners Behaviour, Confession, and Last Dying Speeches, which is not Attested under his own Hand. LONDON: Printed for E. Mallet, near Fleet-Bridge, 1695.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, Of the FIVE MALEFACTORS, Who were executed at TYBURN On Monday the 27th of APRIL, 1752. AND OF JOHN SALISBURY , Who was executed on SMALLBERRY-GREEN , On Wednesday the 29th of APRIL, 1752. BEING THE Fourth EXECUTION in the MAYORALTY OF THE Rt. Honble Thomas Winterbottom , Esq ; LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON . NUMBER IV. for the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed for, and sold by T. PARKER, in Jewin-street, and C. CORBETT, over-against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet-street, the only authorised Printers of the Dying Speeches. M.DCC.LII. [Price Six-pence.] THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. BY Virtue of the King's Commission of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Right Honourable THOMAS WINTERBOTTOM , Esq ; Lord Mayor of the City of London , the Lord Chief Justice LEE, Sir THOMAS BURNET , Knt . Mr. Baron CLIVE, RICHARD ADAMS , Esq ; Recorder , and others of his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, and Justices of Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey, on Wednesday the 8th, Thursday the 9th, Friday the 10th, Saturday the 11th, Monday the 13th, and Tuesday the 14th of April, in the 25th Year of his Majesty's Reign. John Salisbury , Robert Lake , John Stevens , George Hall , George Basset , John Turner and John Knight were capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death accordingly. Their Behaviour has been very quiet, and their Attendance at Chapel constant, only Stevens and Basset were sometimes hindered by Reason of Sickness. At Prayers they appeared devout and serious, and no Sort of Disturbance or Outrage has been committed by them since Conviction. Whether this extraordinary good Deportment proceeded from a Sense of their unhappy Condition, which Charity would engage tothink, or from a Remembrance of that justly deserved Severity, which was the Consequence of the bad Behaviour of the late rebellious spirited Convicts, we won't pretend to determine, God only knows the Secrets of the Heart: But whatsoever it is owing to, it is happy that any Means may be provided to bring these unfortunate Wretches to be serious, as their Fate approaches, that they may not go out of the World as if they had no Sense of a State hereafter. On Thursday the 23d Instant, the Report of seven Malefactors was made by Mr. Recorder to the Lords of the Regency, when they were pleased to order Robert Lake , John Stevens , George Hall , George Basset , and Turner, for Execution on Monday the 27th Instant, and John Salisbury , on Wednesday the 29th, as near Smallberry Green Turnpike as conveniently might be, where he is afterwards to be hung up in Chains. John Knight was respited till the Lords of the Regency's Pleasure touching him should be further known. 1. John Salisbury was indicted, for that he in a certain House, called the Turnpike-house, near Smallberry Green , on Joseph Thompson did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear and Danger of his Life, 12 l. in Money numbered, did steal, &c. Feb. 21. 2. John Stevens was indicted, for that he on the King's Highway , on Elizabeth , Wife of William Humphreys , did make an Assault, putting her in corporal Fear, and Danger of her Life, and taking from her Person 3 s. 4 d. in Money numbered, the Money of the said William, March 28. 3. Robert Lake was indicted, for that he on the King's Highway , on William Noble ; Clerk , did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear and Danger of his Life, one Metal Watch, val. 40 s. one half Guinea, and 9 s. in Money numbered, from his Person did steal, take, &c. March 10. 4, 5. George Hall and George Basset were indicted, for that they on the 6th of April, between the Hours of one and two in the Night, the Dwelling-House of Samuel Sumpshon did break and enter, and 46 Handkerchiefs, val. 7 l. did steal, &c. April 6. 6. John Turner was indicted for stealing twenty Weather Sheep, val. 15 l. the Goods of William White , July 29. 1. John Turner , aged 23, was born in the Hundred of Broxham in Cheshire ; was bred to Husbandry with his Father, who rented a small Farm in that Part of the Country; and, for several Years, continued with his Parents; and as he had been taught both to read and write, he was useful among the Farmers in keeping their Accounts , and was pretty well maintained, between what he got by that Means, and his Father's House. At length he wanted to see more of the World, and took it into his Headto go into Lancashire ; but, not having wherewithal to support him long from home, and being a a Stranger abroad, without any Recommendation to get him into Business, he was hard put to it to get Bread to satisfy his Hunger, till his wicked Mind suggested to him the unlawful and wicked Methods he afterwards took upon him to pursue. The first Thing he did, having resolved to be wicked, he says, was this. As he was going over a large Common one Day, he observed some lean Cattle at some Distance from any House, and thought within himself to drive off some of them. But being Pennyless, and fearing lest he should starve, or faint by the Way, as he drove them to a convenient Distance in order for Sale, he went into a neighbouring Village, and took up the Trade of begging ; and meeting with some charitable People, after a Day or two, he had got near two Shillings. Upon this Success he refreshed himself, and going to the Common the third Night, he drove off two lean Cattle. He went on with them for some Days, till he came into his own Country. The Cattle he let feed now and then upon a waste Ground, and little Refreshment served himself, till he got into his own Neighbourhood. There he told the People he had been abroad to buy them for his Father, and was going to put them into some Meadows he rented about three Miles from his House. Accordingly he did so, and then went home to his Father, telling him he had got into Service in Lancashire , and was only come home just to get some Necessaries, which as soon as he was supplied with, he should return again. His Father, poor Man, was glad to find him provided with a Service, which the Son spoke of as a very good one, and being furnished with what Money his Father could spare (never speaking a Word of the Cattle) in three or four Days he took his Leave, and went off. By this Time he was pretty well refreshed, and his Cattle had filled their Bellies, and all were fit for a March. He had well tim'd the Matter too; for it happened there was a Fair for Cattle not far off, and there he drove them. As the Neighbours knew his Father kept a little Farm, and now and then sold Cattle, he was not suspected, and sold his Bargain at a good Rate, as Part of his Father's Stock. As soon as he had done this, he went up and down the Country in an idle Manner, drinking and rioting, like a Prodigal Son, till he had consumed all he had. He then stole a Horse , which, in few Days after he had it, he sold to a Farmer, and had in Lieu of it, under Pretence of stocking his Father's Ground some Sheep, which he had no sooner in his Possession, than he sold them at a Market, and as soon as he could, spent the Money. Whenever his Extravagancies had brought him to Pinching, he had Recourse to Theft ; was often suspected, but never brought to Trial. Once before this, he was taken up for stealing Sheep ; but as he had disposed of them, and no Proof could be found, he was let go from Confinement. Various are the Robberies of this Sort, which he has committed up and down the Countries where-ever he came; so many, that himself could not recount them all. For five Years past, he says, this has been his Way of Life, which at last he ended in a most miserable Manner; not only as to the Death he suffered, which he confessed he had long deserved; but Providence was pleased sorely to afflict him here with Diseases, while living, so that he was but just alive when he went to suffer Death. He all along, after Conviction, appeared very penitent, and seemed to die so. 2. John Stevens , aged 24, was born at Goossy , in Berkshire , of honest Parents, though not in Circumstances to give him any Education. At the Age of 12 Years he was bound Apprentice to a Butcher at Wanstead , whom he served seven Years, he says, and afterwards lived Journeyman with the same Master. From thence he removed to Goossy again, where he staid some Time, but not in the greatest Esteem among his Neighbours; his Behaviour being somewhat untoward in those early Days, brought him under Disreputation of the Parish. And after having broke the House of a Farmer in the Neighbourhood, and robbed him, he was obliged to leave his native Place. He had then merited the Fate he has now met with, and must have had it before, but that Tenderness was used towards him, and no Prosecution did ensue. Upon leaving his native County, he came to London , and lived an idle Life , not being able to get into Business for Want of a Character and Recommendation, which he knew he could not apply for at home. After some Time, however, he got in with a Butcher in Cow-Cross , and lived with him three Years; when he dying, Stevens says, he lost his whole Wages, and was left again destitute. After this, having been for a while out of Business , he was taken in to be Hostler at the Red-Lyon Inn in St. John's Street , where he staid not long before he went to the White-Hart in the same Station, and there was Hostler at the Time the Fact was committed for which he suffered. The Crime was using a poor Woman ill, and not content with that, robbing her, which certainly deserved to be severely punished. Of this John Stevens was convicted upon full Evidence; such as, I believe, convinced every one that was present at the Trial, that he was the Man; besides that, he could call no one to prove the contrary, tho' he attempted to prove an Alibi, that he was at home at the Time the Fact was done; but those whom he called, were more conscientious than even to attempt to assist him in Support of such a Proof. After Conviction, he behaved very quietly, but when interrogated, he denied the Fact, and every Part of it. It surprized me, I must needs say, at first, but considering he might think his owning the Fact might put a Stop to all Hopes of getting off, after giving him all the Reasons I could, to shew, that the World was satisfied with the Verdict, I desisted for the present. Soon after it pleased God to afflict him sorely with Sickness, which almost took away his Senses, and he lay in a deplorable Condition. In this sad Plight he continued till three or four Days before he suffered, and it was to no Purpose to speak to him; for if he understood what was said, the Violence of his Sickness was such, that he could not return an Answer. When he became somewhat better, I asked him again of this Matter, and repeated it every Day; but he always denied the Fact, as upon his Defence he did, and said he never saw the Woman before she came to the White-Hart Inn. The same he continued to say the Evening before, in Presence of an Acquaintance of his, who was with me in his Cell, and so on the very Morning of Execution. But, as the Evidence, upon which he was convicted, was so connected, 'tis to be feared he stifled the Truth, and died a hardened Wretch, though scarce alive when he came to suffer. For, First, The poor Woman, notwithstanding his base Treatment of her, was so long with him as to be able to describe Stephens's Face and Dress exactly, which she did to her Husband before she went to the Inn. The Husband traced him from the Queen's Head at Holloway Home to the Inn; upon his Information she went to the Inn, and found Stephens there. The Woman of the Queen's Head swore he drank there a Quarter before Eight in the Evening of the 28th of March, and about Eight the Fact is alledged to have been done. And as the Distance from the Queen's Head, to the Place where the Fact was done; is very trifling, and the Circumstances of the whole Evidence so connected, who can dispute the Justness of his Suffering, notwithstanding his Obstinacy in denying of the Fact to the last? The Mercies of God are indeed infinite; we can set no Bounds to them: But if any Thing can be a Bar to Hopes of Forgiveness, certainly such Behaviour must! Christian Charity engages to wish well to all; but yet, if to the contrite, and the obstinate Sinner, the Case is the same, what becomes of the Difference between Virtue and Vice? 3. Robert Lake , aged 32, was born in Chick-lane , in the Parish of St. Andrew's, Holborn , of Parents who have lived between 30 and 40 Years in that Parish with Reputation, very well respected by their Neighbours, and much pitied, upon Account of the great Grievance this unhappy Youth has always been to them; but more because of that Excess of Sorrow they are now under, for that his Wickedness has brought him to such an ignominious Fate, which may in all Likelihood bring their grey Hairs with Sorrow to the Grave. They gave him such Education as they thought necessary against the Time he might come into Business in the World, and at the Age of 14, put him out an Apprentice to a Butcher in Bishopsgate-street . He served out his Apprenticeship, and worked as a Journeyman some while after, but not liking the Business; he left it, and went home to live with his Parents. To every one that is so, there is a Time when they begin to be vile and profligate. If he had not been so before,he now began to grow loose, and keep such Company as has brought him to Ruin. He had begun, and gone on some Time in the Road to Destruction, before his Parents knew any Thing of the Matter, because before them he was so well acquainted with Policy, as to behave decently before them, and they gave him Encouragement accordingly. In the Neighbourhood too, he was for some Time respected, while he behaved like a sober, honest Man. But he was now engaged in such Practices, as could not long be hid. His Parents hearing bad Report of him, took him to Task, and gave him such Lectures and Admonitions to dissuade him from pursuing evil Courses, as were in the Reach of their Understanding. He gave them the Hearing, and promised fair, but as surely broke thro' his Engagements to them. What should they do? Their Hearts had daily Achings for him, but all they could say or do to him, was to no Purpose. He had now joined himself to a vile Set of Robbers , some of which were executed in January 1746. With these Men he daily conforted, and was led in to have a Share in every evil Thing which such a Company of Men can be supposed to be addicted to; Robbery and House-breaking , Gaming and Extravagance, Debauchery, and the Stews, &c. At length it came about, that Lake was taken up, and tried at the Old-Bailey , in the Year 1746, together with others, who were afterwards executed. But he was for that Time, by some Means or other (not upon his Merits) acquitted, and set at Liberty; for he did acknowledge he was guilty with them of those Indictments from which he escaped, and of many another Robbery in their Company. His Parents, glad of this happy Deliverance of their Son, thought to have preserved him from all such Danger again, by sending him abroad. Accordingly they provided for his going to the Indies , and he was gone between two and three Years. But though in this Way of Life he might have done very well, yet he could not be contented, resolving, as soon as he arrived in England , never to go to Sea again. So as soon as he came home, he acquainted his Parents with his Dislike to a Sea-faring Life, and promised to be very good, if he might live in the House with them. To this they consented, and he lived with them very quietly and orderly for a while. But, as he had married without their Knowledge or Consent (which he had better have let alone) and wanting to have his Wife with him, he was uneasy till he had opened that Part of his Story to them, and resolved to do it. Upon being acquainted with it, they even complied that he might bring her home, being particularly indulgent to him, and so it was. But they had not been long together, before the Parents found it necessary to part, which they did about a Year and a half ago. Then this unhappy young Man took to a Publick House in the Parish of St. Giles's in the Fields , which he made a Lodging-house for the Reception ofall bad Men and Women; in which many a one (since hanged or transported) has been by proper Officers of the Peace apprehended, and brought to Justice for their unlawful, and wicked Ways of Life. Lake got Money enough in this unlawful Calling to have supported him without Thieving, but being an extravagant Gamester , had he got as much more, it would scarce have been sufficient for his Purposes: So that Wantonness, more than Want, was the Motive of his going upon the Highway . For he could not deny but that he had been guilty of other Robberies , besides that which he was justly convicted for, though he would not be particular as to any other. Nor would he have ever owned being concerned in this, he told me, had not his poor Mother laid her Commands on him to own the Truth, whom (after all his Wickedness) he was however more dutiful than to disobey. He was certainly a very audacious Youth, as appeared in almost every Scene since he was taken. At Justice Fielding's he appeared as insolent as he was high. When the Jury found their Verdict, guilty, he insolently turned about, and put on his Hat, uttering some taunting, and opprobrious Words. But, After he had a while been locked up alone in a Cell, and left to himself to reflect, he appeared daily at Prayers as serious as he could, and seemingly prayed devoutly. Thus he continued under a Sort of Mask, till all Hopes of saving Life were over, and then he thought he must appear with his own Face, audacious and impudent to the last Degree, and to the last Moment. 4. George Basset , aged 21, was born in the Parish of St. James's Clerkenwell , of industrious poor Parents; and he had his Education in the School upon Clerkenwell-Green , commonly called the Welch School. And, though he was somewhat unlucky, yet he was a pretty good Proficient in any Exercise he was to go through, and left the School with Reputation. He was a Youth of good natural Parts, and might have done very well, if the Bent of his Inclination had not been towards that which is evil. At the usual Time of doing those Things, the Youth was bound Apprentice to a Needle-maker in St. Martin's le Grand , with whom he served his Time, and lived till last Easter-Eve. During this Servitude, he was too remiss in his Duty, both to God and Man; and as it is too much the Case in this loose and ungoverned Age, instead of seeking to know, and understand his Duty, he run counter to it in all Shapes; and being young and heedless, gave himself up to his own Inventions. He was a very wicked Youth, Swearing, Profaneness, and Sabbath-breaking, being Vices he was too early, and too much addicted to. It is plain he was too early initiated into bad Company; Tares were sown, and grew apace in the Inclosure of his Heart; and he was not so well acquainted with good Husbandry, as to know when it was Time to pull them up. He was a Pick-pocket almost from his Cradle, and never expected any other Fate, but to be hanged. Though he never was before detected, yet he had often industriously deserv'd Punishment, and could not but own the Justice of his Sentence. He says, he had always an Itch at Thieving , and tho' he never went any further than picking a Pocket, or some little low Piece of Thievery, he confessed he had been a very wicked Youth. He met with Hall in Easter Week, who after communicating some of his evil Conversation to him, persuaded him to go a Step further, and he became a House-breaker . From the Time he left his Master, to the Time he committed the Robbery for which he was convicted, was not above ten Days. He says, he happened to meet with Hall accidentally in the Easter Holidays, and, as the Custom is, they drank together. After a While, they came acquainted, and found that they had both been Thieves: So Hall being the most experienced, brought him to that Part of Villainy called House-breaking. He told Basset he knew such and such Houses, where they must get Money, if they could enter them. And as the Lucre of Gain is a very prevailing Principle now-a-days, whether by right or wrong Measures, he was easily prevailed on, his Inclinations being already bent the wrong Way. So he accompanied Hall in several Acts of Thievery for a few Days, and got nothing but a Halter by it. He says, he broke open a House in Company with Hall, in White-chapel , and another in Chiswell-street , for which he was convicted. 5. George Hall says he is about 23 Years old, was born at Lambeth , of Parents who were poor labouring People, that gave him no Education, and at the Years of 14 put him Apprentice to a Fisherman at Horslydown . He was always looked upon as an untoward Youth, head-strong, and inflexible; always deserving Correction, but never the better for it. After a Year or two, not satisfied with what his Parents had done for him, in placing him out to the best Advantage they could think of for him, he left his Master, and returned Home. At this Time he lived an idle, vagabond Life, as he has done ever since, though he did afterwards attempt to go to work at a Potter 's, near Lambeth Marsh . There he was not long contented; for while he was to work, he thought himself always uneasy, not considering what in the End would be the Consequence of Idleness. Work, however, was his utmost Aversion, and long he could not stay any where, if he must do his Days Work for Wages. So Idleness brought him into bad Company, and bad Company to the Gallows. For these 4 or 5 Years he has been a common Thief and Pickpocket ; tho' one Time, having committed a Robbery , for which he expected every Day to be taken, he attempted to go to Sea , and entered on Board a Ship at Portsmouth , where he staid not long. But one Day, going on Shore upon an Errand for the Captain of the Vessel, he met with a Woman he had formerly been acquainted with, who persuaded him to come with her to Town, and he again returned to his old Way of Thievery . He was a silly, insensible Fellow; easily led on to any Wickedness; and no Undertaking was so bad, but what he was unthinkingly prompted to do. Many are the Robberies he has committed of one Sort or other, with divers Persons, some executed, and some transported. He was concerned with William Hatton , executed in June last, in many Robberies; particularly that for which he suffered. Hall, in Company with Hatton and David Jones , did break and enter the Dwelling-house of David Paul , and stole sundry Goods. Against Hatton he was admitted an Evidence, and so escaped for that Time; but this was no Warning to him; for he returned to the same Way of Life, as soon as he was at Liberty. He had the good Luck to be again admitted an Evidence against Russel Parnel , who was executed in January last, and was concerned with him in robbing Joseph Charles Lyre on the Highway, of a Pinchbeck Metal Watch, &c. Nor was this Warning to him, but he continued still to deserve every Day to die as he did. He lately committed a Burglary in St. John's-street , in Company with Basset, and another in Chiswell-street , for which he was tried, and deservedly convicted. He behaved pretty decently while under Sentence of Death; and tho' an ignorant, insensible Wretch, seemed rather to want Grace, than Knowledge of the different Effects of Good and Evil. 6. John Salisbury , aged 27, was born in the Parish of Childry , in Berkshire , was put to School to learn to read in that Neighbourhood, and then his Father took him Home, to work with him at Labours of the Field . As he grew older, his Father being but a Labourer himself, the Son went Abroad to work for other People, according as he could meet with Employ; and so went on for some Time, till he came Home again to his Father's House; and there, he says, was the Place of his Abode at the Time he perpetrated that horrid Murder upon Farmer Aldworth of Childry , in April, 1747. An Account of which is as follows: The Farmer was at Wantage Market , and received some Money of a Malster for Barley, and particularly a Nine Shilling Piece; and after he had done his Business, he went to Chalow , which is in the direct Road to Childry , and there stopp'd at a private House, and paid several Women for Work done in the Field, and then walked on for Childry. About two Furlongs on this Side a House joining to Childry, in the open Field, he was found dead , having his Throat cut from Ear to Ear, and the Wind-pipe wholly divided to the Bone.'Tis certain, that he did not pay away the Nine Shilling Piece to any Person there, and all the Women swore that he did not pay it to any of them; and likewise said that he had such a Piece among his Money. He also bought a Shoulder of Mutton at Wantage , and the Butcher saw a Nine Shilling Piece among his Money; he likewisepaid for a Pair of Shoes, but did not pay this Piece of Money. Several Persons were taken up on Suspicion for committing this Robbery, and Murder. The Vicar of Wantage was desired by all the principal Inhabitants of his Parish to join with them, in order to discover the Person that did it; and they agreed to go to Childry, and give the Coroner and Jury all the Assistance in their Power. Great Numbers of People from Wantage, and all the neighbouring Places, went to Childry to view the Body; and all the People of Childry saw the poor dead Man, except Salisbury's Family. This Circumstance was recollected after the Man was buried. Some Persons had some Snspicions of the Farmer's Son, as he was to inherit the Estate. But his Innocence appeared very clearly to all present, after a most diligent Inquiry; and the Verdict on the Inquest was, that Farmer Aldworth was robbed and wilfully murdered by some Person or Persons unknown. The Farmer was murdered in the Evening a little before Seven o'Clock, on Saturday the fourth or fifth of April, 1747. Salisbury's Conduct was as follows, viz. He was seen at Wantage Market that Day, and afterwards he was seen loitering near a Gentleman's Park Pales in the Road between that Town and Chalow; after that, he was again seen near that Town. Between seven and eight o'Clock in the Evening he came to an Alehouse in that Town, in a very great Heat and Sweating, and drank a Mug of Ale. After that he went to another Alehouse at the End of the Town, directly the Reverse to the Road that leads to Childry, and there he drank two Mugs of Ale, and eat some Cakes. Presently after he went to a Taylor and bargained for a Russia Duck Frock, and put down a Nine Shilling Piece, without saying what Piece of Money it was, and the Taylor gave him the Change, after paying himself for the Frock. About ten or after he was seen going by a Person's House at Childry , who was looking out of his Chamber Window, and ask'd who it was; and Salisbury answered, 'Tis I. The Reader must observe, that the Farmer was carried Home the same Evening, and all agree that Salisbury was neither at the House, nor in the Company of them that carried the Farmer to his House: Yet, next Morning about five o'Clock Salisbury was seen going thro' Letcomb (a Village about three Quarters of a Mile from Childry) by a Person who had been a Fellow- Servant with Salisbury; Salisbury seeing him looking out at a Chamber-Window, ask'd the Man whether he had heard the News at Childry? And, upon his saying, what News? Salisbury tells him that Farmer Aldworth was found murdered, his Troaht cut from Ear to Ear, near Mr. Piggot's little Nursery in the Field; and told him that he was one of the first that found him, and helped to carry him Home, and that he had been at the Farmer's House all Night. Afterwards Salisbury call'd at Farnborough-Inn , and drank a Mug or two of Beer, and told the same Story. Farnborough is about three Miles and an half off Letcomb. From thence he took the Road towards Newbury , and about a Mile from Farnborough call'd at an Alehouse, and drank again, and told much the same Story; and from thence (as appeared after) he went to London . The Inhabitants of Childry not seeing Salisbury as usual, began to make Enquiry about him, and then the Circumstance of his not having been near the dead Body was recollected; and then they traced him thro' the Villages above-mentioned. The Farmer's Son sent Messengers round the Country after Salisbury; and a Person (who had been in the Army) was sent to London, and there had Salisbury advertised; and this Messenger went to the Park, and other publick Places, but could not find him. About a Fortnight after he was taken up at a Publick House near Newbury , and carried before Mr. Justice Hippesley, of Lamborn, who, after a particular Examination, sent him to Reading Gaol . When the Villain was before the Justice, he was search'd, and he had then about six and twenty Shillings in his Pocket; and on examining his Knife and Sheath, it appeared that the Inside of the Sheath was bloody, and a little dried Blood was at the Bottom of the Sheath. The Justice asked him how the Inside of the Sheath became so bloody? He answered, that he had lent it his Father to kill his Hog. The Father was then called in, and the Son turned out; and being examined about his Manner of getting his Livelihood, was asked whether he fatted a Hog, and who killed the Hog? Replied, that he did every Year kill a Hog, and he always killed the Hog himself, and denied the borrowing a Knife; and said the Blacksmith, of whom he rented his House, gave him a Knife for that Purpose, and he never made use of any other. When he came to Gaol, and the Turnkey had fetter'd him, and was locking him up, he cried, and owned that he was guilty of the Fact for which he was committed. Soon after he sent a Letter to his Father by a Man of Wantage, who was discharged out of Prison for Debt; which Letter was intercepted and copied before it went to the Father. In that Letter Salisbury desired the Father to procure a Friend to swear where he had the Nine Shilling Piece, and to take Care to keep the Cloaths in the Coffer out of Sight. A Warrant was obtained, and the Father's House was searched, in which the Cloaths were found; but they had been wash'd, tho' there were some Stains in several Places, as of Blood. A Message was then sent to Mr. Wiseman, the Keeper of Reading Gaol, to desire him to search every Parcel which should be directed to the Prisoner Salisbury. In a few Days after Mr. Wiseman search'd a little Bag, sent by the Father, with a Piece of Bacon, and some Flower and Sewet, and found a Letter in it, in which the Father tells him, 'twould not be possible to procure a Friend to swear about the Nine Shilling Piece, and desired him to endeavour to make his Peace with God. The Assizes were at Abingdon ; and the Prosecutor, young Aldworth, carried over a Waggon full of Witnesses, and two eminent Counsel were retained. At the Trial, two Farmers were subpoena'd to prove that Salisbury left both their Services without any Wages.From one he had stole a great many Dozen of Peaches; the Farmer went for a Warrant, and in the mean Time Salisbury ran away. From the other Master he stole a new Pair of Shoes; and on the Farmer's threatning him in case he could discover the Theft, Salisbury left his Service . Then he came home to his Father's, and stayed about six Weeks, and was not employed by any Farmer in the Parish; so that it was not to be supposed that he could have any Money. It was proved by the Maltster, that he paid Aldworth a Nineshilling Piece, and that he did not pay it away, but had it among his Money when he paid the Women at Chalow . It was proved that Salisbury was at Wantage Market , and that he was loitering on the Road after that, backward and forward, as before mentioned, and that he came to the Alehouse very hot, and in a great Sweat, about eight of the Clock in the Evening; and it was proved by the Taylor that he paid him for the Frock with a Nine-shilling Piece. His going thro' Letcomb next Morning, and what he said to the Man, about his helping to carry the Farmer home, was proved by that Man. The Men that carried the Body home, proved that Salisbury had no Hand in carrying him, and that Salisbury was neither at the Place when they carried home the Body, nor at the House after it was brought home. And the Man of the Alehouse, in the Newbury Road , proved, that he told him the same Story. The Knife and Sheath were produced in Court, and the Contradiction of the Father's borrowing the Knife of the Son, proved likewise. The Turnkey proved that Salisbury acknowledged himself guilty of the Fact for which he was committed. The Debtor discharged out of Prison, proved that he had the Letter from Salisbury to the Father, about procuring a Friend to swear, where he had the Nine-shilling Piece, and to hide the Cloaths in the Coffer, Mr. Wiseman proved the Letter from the Father to Salisbury, concealed in the Bag of Flower; and notwithstanding all these strong Circumstances, the Verdict was, Not guilty, to the great Surprize and Astonishment of the whole Country. After having thus escaped the Gallows, he went to Hounslow , where he lived, he says, near 12 Months. But, as Farmer Aldworth was almost uppermost in all his Thoughts, while he lived there, he could not be easy, but hoped, by removing farther off, to forget him. So he came up to London , and listed for a Soldier in Colonel Backland's Regiment of Foot, and was sent to Aberdeen in Scotland to the Regiment, where he found himself still equally uneasy, and that what Horace says, was true, Coelum, non animum mutant quitrans mare currunt. About Christmas last, having obtained Leave to go home on a Furlow, he returned again to Childry , where, he says, he staid about three Weeks (during which Time the Farmers of that Place went home from Wantage Market in a Body, being greatly afraid, from whence he removed to Hounslow Town , where having married , or taken to him a Wife, he staid about five Weeks. On the 21st of February last, he set out from thence, and having stole a Horse out of a Field on one Side of the Town, he rode to Smallberry Green Turnpike . He called for it to be opened to pass through; but when the Man came to open the Gate, he was got off the Horse's Back, and went in to the House to warm himself. He sat there a While, he says, and talked with the Man that had the Care of the Gate. Then, he says, the Devil put it into his Head (it is his own Words) to behave in the vile Manner he did: And he gave no other Reason for such his Behaviour, than that it came into his Head of a sudden, and he was in Liquor at that Time. He was taken at HydePark-Corner , and committed by Justice Fielding. When they heard the Account of his robbing Mr. Thompson, and attempting to murder him, they were glad to find that he had not compleated his Villainy, and that he was apprehended. In a few Days after he was committed, he sent a Letter to his Father, wherein (to use his own Words) he tells him, "That he was confined in the Gatehouse, "and that he should never be "released, and that he should be sentenced "to be hanged: And he desired "his Father and Mother not to "grieve about it, and not to come "up; for it was what pleased God. This Letter was opened and copied, and then sent to the Father, who is generally esteemed a bad Man; for that on the Trial, he swore quite contrary about the borrowing his Son's Knife, to what he did before the Justice. Upon his Trial he made no Defence, being convicted in his own Mind, as appears by a Letter he sent his Father, after he was committed for the Fact as above. Since Conviction he has behaved well, as became him, and appeared penitent, and heartily sorry for his great Load of Offences. Soon after Conviction, having had Information of the Murder of Farmer Aldworth of Childry , before some People I asked him to declare the Truth with respect to that Affair, and he declared he did commit Murder upon him. His Confession he did sign, and is as follows: "Whereas I, John Salisbury , am now "under Sentence of Death in Newgate , " London , for having committed a " Robbery on the Highway ; and "whereas about four Years ago I was "tried at Abbingdon Assizes for the "Murder of the late Mr. John Aldworth , "of Childry , and acquitted: "Notwithstanding which, as I am a "dying Man, I hereby solemnly declare "and acknowledge myself to be guilty "of the Murder of the late Mr. Aldworth "aforesaid: As Witness my "Hand, this sixteenth Day of April, "1752, John Salisbury ." I sat by John Salisbury when he frankly declared as above. He behaved generally very well, as far as his Understanding would give him Leave; acknowledged his base Treatment of Mr. Thompson, for which alone he thought he deserved to die: Besides, (Oh! terrible but to think on) what Guilt he had incurred for the Murder of Farmer Aldworth . The Circumstance of which he related as follows, viz. He walked with Aldworth from Wantage Market . By the Way he told Salisbury he had received 14 or 15 l. that Day. He was tempted at hearing this,and resolved upon having the Money; but fearing Discovery, as the Farmer well knew him, he found he must kill him, or not rob him. And (Oh, dreadfull) as he was walking by his Side, without a Word spoken on either Side, he took a Knife out of his Pocket, and cut his Throat: Upon which he fell directly; and Salisbury says, he afterwards robbed him of about 50 s. in which was included the Nine Shilling Piece. And he declared, he took no more, to the best of his Remembrance. After this monstrous Act committed, he was, however, artful enough to return to Wantage , and came Home to his Father's about two Hours after the Murder. The next Morning he left the Parish, as related above, and went to Newbury . The Circumstance of his Non-appearance was recollected upon his going off, and occasioned his being taken up at Newbury , and tried at Abingdon ; where be for that Time escaped the Vengeance of the Law, by what Means is not necessary to say. But, as Horace says, Raro ante cedentem scelestum Deseruit paena pede claudo. The Law he escaped, but himself remained, from whom he could not run away. Wickedness was some how or other deeply rivetted in his Breast; and he could not shake it off, till it had brought forth its Consequences, severe Punishment. He begun with Murder notorious, and ended with an Attempt to do what Providence hath not permitted. And the latter seems to have been attempted, that the former might be brought to Light, and punished by Way of Example, that other Men may remember; - It rarely happens, that a Man who will dare to be wicked, does escape, tho' Punishment may not immediately tread upon his Heels. He suffered very deservedly, and to the Satisfaction of all to whom his Wickedness is known. At the Place of EXECUTION. On Monday, the 27th Instant, between Eight and Nine o'Clock in the Morning, Robert Lake , George Hall , and George Basset , in one Cart; John Stevens and John Turner in another, were carried to the Place of Execution; where, having recommended their Souls to the Almighty's Protection, they departed this Life by the Hands of the common Hangman. Lake behaved audaciously to the last, which surprized every Beholder. Every one pitied his Appearance, and was sorry to see a Creature capable of Thought, and who pretended to be a Christian, seem so little affected at his approaching Fate, most ignominious and scandalous in this World, and it is be feared to be attended with worse Consequences in that which is to come. The rest behaved tolerably well, and seemed somewhat more affected. And, On Wednesday, the 29th Instant, about Six in the Morning, John Salisbury was carried from Newgate to the Place of Execution on Smallberry Green ; where having recommended his departing Soul to God, he mounted the Ladder, and was turned off, suffering the just Reward of his wicked Deeds. There he owned the Murder of Farmer Aldworth . He was afterwards hung up in Chains, just at the Entrance upon Hounslow-Heath . This is all the Account given by me, JOHN TAYLOR , Ordinary of Newgate .

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THE Ordinary of NEWGATE HIS ACCOUNT OF The Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Speeches of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn, on Friday the 28th of May, 1714. AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old baily, on Thursday the 13th, and Friday the 14th of May, 1714, Nine Persons, viz. Seven Men and Two Women that were Try'd for, and found Guilty of several Capital Crimes, receiv'd Sentence of Death accordingly. But one of the Women being Pregnant, and the other, with Four of the Men, having obtain'd HER MAJESTY's Gracious Reprieve (which I wish they may duly improve) Three only are now order'd for Execution. While they lay under this Condemnation, I constantly visited them; having them brought up (twice every Day) to the Chapel of Newgate, where I pray'd with them, and instructed them in the Word of GOD, of which they were very ignorant before, tho' most of them could read well. I endeavour'd to make them sensible of the heinousness of their Offences, and of the absolute Necessity of Faith and Repentance, in order to their obtaining Pardon and Salvation through CHRIST. On Whitsunday, the 16th instant, I preach'd to them and others there present, both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon Joh. 15. 26. But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of Truth, which proceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of Me. As I had, on the Lord's Day before, begun to discourse on these Words, so on this I further enlarg'd upon them; prosecuting the same Subject (as proper for the Day) and shewing, that in the Text, we have, I. An Account (in general) of the Sacred Trinity, viz. 1. The Father, from whom the Holy Spirit proceeds. 2. The Son, who sends the Holy Spirit from the Father. 3. The Holy Spirit, who emanates and proceeds eternally from both the Father and the Son. In the Name of which Three Persons, (who are Coessential and Coeternal, and One only GOD) the Apostles were, and all their Successors, the Ministers of CHRIST are, commanded to Baptize. II. A Description (in particular) of the Third Person, viz. the Holy Ghost: Wherein we may observe, 1. His Name of Comforter. 2. The Act of His Coming. 3. His being Sent, viz. 1st, By the Son, 2dly, From the Father, 3dly, Unto the Apostles and their Followers. 4. His Character, which is a Spirit, or rather, The Spirit; yea, The Spirit of Truth. 5. His Procession, as from the Father, so likewise from the Son. 6. and lastly, His Testimony of CHRIST. Having enlarg'd upon these, and shew'd; That this Doctrine of the Blessed TRINITY is a great Mystery, which (though beyond our Apprehension, yet) we are bound to believe upon the Revelation we have of it, both in this Text, and other Scriptures; I then made it appear, How we ought to live the Life of Holy Faith, Love, and Fear; and in this Disposition humbly serve and adore our Good GOD, who is so Great, so Excellent, and so Incomprehensible: How we ought to grieve and repent when we have offended that Glorious and Happy BEING, that is both able and willing to make us all glorious and happy with Him, if we do sincerely endeavour to deny all Ungodly, and Worldly Lusts, and live Soberly, Righteously, and Godly in this present World, - &c. as the Apostle exhorts, Tit. 2. 12. This Duty I inforc'd (particularly) upon the Condemn'd Persons: To whom, On Trinity-Sunday, the 23d instant, I preach'd again (both in the Morning and Afternoon) upon part of the Gospel for the Day, viz. St. John 3. 3. JESUS answer'd, and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a Man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God. From these Words, first explain'd in general, with their Context, I then endeavour'd to shew in particular, I. What it is to be born again. II. What is here meant by the Kingdom of GOD, and the Seeing of it. III. How much it concerns every one to labour after Regeneration, or the New Birth, mention'd in the Text; because, without it, it is impossible to see the Kingdom of GOD, i. e. To be admitted into His Kingdom of Grace in this World, and to the blessed Enjoyment of His Kingdom of Glory in the next. IV. How an old Habit of Sin, to which unthinking Carnal Men insensibly arrive by degrees, is directly opposite to this New Birth, and consequently a perfect Hindrance to the Attainment both of the Kingdom of Grace here, and the Kingdom of Glory hereafter. V. ult. What effectual means Men may, and ought to use for their being Renew'd and Born again, so as to be enabl'd to recover themselves out of those Sins into which they have unhappily fallen, and by such Recovery escape the dreadful Punishment they had deserv'd, and regain both the Favour of GOD they had forfeited, and His Kingdom of Grace and Glory, which they had lost. Having enlarg'd upon all these Heads and Particulars, I concluded at this, as at other times before, with such pressing Exhortations to the Condemn'd Persons, as I thought most conducive to the begetting in them a true Sense and sincere Repentance of their Sins; together with a Spirit of Love to GOD, and their Neighbour, and a due Concern for their own Souls. Thus I endeavour'd to perswade them to redeem the Time they had mispent, and to call upon GOD for Grace, by the Power of which they might recover themselves, and be brought out of their Spiritual Death, and made alive to GOD; that so their Temporal Death in this World (which was approaching) might be a happy Passage to their Eternal Life in that to come. When I had them under Examination in private, such of them as are now appointed for Execution, gave me the respective Accounts of themselves, which follow. 1. Andrew Harper , Convicted and Condemn'd upon four Indictments, for several Robberies by him committed on the QUEEN's Highway near Kensington ; viz. for taking 8 s. in Money from Mr. Michael Biddulph , and 14 s. from Mr. Francis Woodhouse , with other Money, and half a Guinea from other Passengers, in the Cirencester-Stage-Coach, on the 1st of March last, about six a-Clock in the Morning: Also, for stopping the Gloucester-Coach about the same Place and Time, and taking 40 s. in Money from Mr. William Lloyd , and 20 s. and a Watch from Mr. George Cook , who were in that Coach; and not contented with the Silver, &c. he had taken from these Gentlemen, he demanded Gold also; presenting a Pistol to them to hasten their Compliance with his Desire: Upon which Mr. Lloyd gave him two Half-Guinea's. The Day before he was apprehended, he robb'd a Gentleman on Horseback of a Silver-Watch, near Tyburn ; and presently after, another Gentleman in a Coach, from whom he took some Money, near the Park-gate. He said, he was about 29 Years of Age, born in Old-street , in the Parish of St. Giles Cripplegate . At first he deny'd the Facts for which he was Condemn'd; but afterwards he own'd both his Guilt of them, and the Justice of his Sentence; and withal acknowledg'd, that he had been a very great Offender, who, besides the Sins he had actually committed himself, had brought others into his own wicked Ways, and some of them to Justice afterwards, by turning Evidence against them, for having committed some Felonies and Burglaries with him; who thereupon receiv'd Sentence of Death, and accordingly Four of them were Executed about three or four Sessions ago. He further said, That he was bred up a Sailor , and had us'd the Seas for 16 Years together, and serv'd on Board the Cambridge, Exeter, Swiftsure, and other Men of War; and, That about 18 Months ago, being discharg'd from that Service, he then began to give a mighty Latitude to his vicious Inclinations; which prov'd his own and others Ruin, and was now Matter of great Grief to him: But nothing (he said) griev'd him more, than his taking four Men's Lives away, by the Evidence he gave against them at the Old baily, in December last; because he did it, tho' with no Injustice to them, yet without any regard to Justice, or any the least Intention then, either of leaving off his own Wicked Ways, or reclaiming other Sinners from theirs. He said, he was sorry he had done so wickedly, and begg'd GOD's Pardon and theirs, whom he had offended; and declar'd, that he dy'd in Charity with all Mankind. NB. The Persons that were Condemn'd upon this Harper's Evidence, on the 14th of December 1713, and who accordingly suffer'd Death on the 23d of that Month, were James Goswell , Thomas Hudson , Giles Spencer , and Richard Latin . 2. Roderick Awdry , Condemn'd for stealing Plate to the Value of above 20 l. out of Mr. Thomas Gibson 's House, on the 19th of April last. He said, he was under the Age of 16 Years, born in the Parish of St. Giles in the Fields , and confess'd, That tho' he was so Young, yet he had been a great Offender, having committed several Robberies of the same nature with this he now lay under Condemnation for; which he acknowledg'd he had, by his own Folly, brought upon himself, and justly deserv'd: That the Causes of his betaking himself to such ill Courses, as he had done, were his Father's Dying when he was very Young, and his being brought up to no Trade, and turn'd out of Doors, unprovided for, by a Father-in-Law, as soon as his Mother had marry'd again, which was not very long after his own Father dy'd: That being thus turn'd into the wide World, he was then to seek what Course to take, and what shift to make to get a Livelihood; and that which seem'd to him the readiest, was to steal and pilfer. Which wicked Trade he began with robbing of Orchards, and then proceeded to greater Thefts; insomuch that he sometimes stole Plate to such a quantity at once, as amounted to above 400 l. The principal Robberies, which he told me he had committed (all of them in the Day-time, and within the space of 3 or 4 Years last past) were these, viz. 1. He stole Three Silver Spoons out of a House in a Place pav'd with large Stones, over-against St. James's Street , about 3 or 4 Years ago. 2. Eight Silver Spoons out of a House in that Street, about the same time. 3. A great quantity of Plate, out of a House in Hoxton Square , about the same time: Which Plate he sold at an Under-rate, for 15 l. 4. A rich flower'd Silk Gown and Petticoat, trim'd with Orice Lace, out of a House in Golden Square , about 3 Years since. 5. Two Silver Salvers, Casters, Spoons, &c. out of a House in Prescot-street , near Goodman's Fields , about the same time. 6. A Silver Tankard, 6 or 7 Tea-spoons, a pair of Silver Buckles, 18 Guineas, one broad Piece of Gold, 2 Crown-Pieces, - &c. out of a House at Chelsea , about that time. 7. A Silver Pint pot, and other Plate, out of another House there, not long after the last-mention'd Robbery. 8. A Silver Salver out of a House at Stepney , about 3 Years ago 9. A Silver Coffee-holder (as he call'd it) out of a House in Well-Close-Square , near Ragg-Fair , about the same time. 10. Three Silver Spoons, out of a House in Ormond-street , near Lambs-Conduit , 2 Years and a half ago. 11. A small Silver Watch, out of another House in the same Street, about a fortnight after. 12. A Silver Tankard, a Silver Salver, and 2 Silver Spoons, out of a House at Black-wall , 2 Years ago. 13. A Silver Salver out of a House at Mile-end , about the same time. 14. Two Silver Plates, 2 Candlesticks, and other Plate, out of a House at Bednal-Green , about that time also. 15. Two guilt Spoons, a Silver Punch-Ladle, a Silver Salver, 2 small Silver Candlesticks, 2 Silver Plates, 3 Silver Castors, and 4 Silver Salts, out of another House in the same Place, and about the same time. 16. A Silver Tea-pot, a Silver Coffee-pot, and a Stand, out of another House in the same Place, and near the same time also. 17. A Silver Cup, out of a House in Scotland-Yard , about the same time. 18. Two Silver Salvers, a Silver Tankard, and other Plate, out of the Lady Edwin's House in Gerard-street , 2 Years ago. 19. Five Silver Salvers, a Silver Caudle-Cup, and other Plate of great Value, out of a House in the Navy-Office , near Tower-hill , 2 Years ago; which Plate he sold for 36 l. being (as he told me) much less than the real Value of it. 20. A Silver Cup, out of a House in Well-Close-Square , about 2 Years ago. 21. Two Silver Salvers, several Spoons, Forks, and other Plate of great Value, out of Esquire Butler's House in Kensington Square , 2 Years ago. Part of which Plate was taken from him; and the rest (which was worth 50 l. as he told me) he presently dispos'd of. 22. A Silver Tankard, a Silver Salver, and other Plate, out of a Lawyer's House in Castle-Yard , Holbourn , about 2 Years ago. 23. A Silver Snuff-box, and 3 Silver Tea-spoons, out of a House at Chelsea , about 6 Months ago. 24. A Silver Tankard, out of a House at Stepney , 4 Months since. 25. Three Silver Spoons, and a Silver Sauce-pan, out of a House in Well-Close-Square , about 2 Months ago. After he had discover'd so many Robberies, and said he had committed more, I desir'd he would recollect himself about them, and let me know what they were. Upon which he added these that follow, which I shall here set down in the Order he deliver'd them to me. 1. He told me, he stole 2 Silver Pint Pots, a Silver Castor, and 6 Silver Spoons, out of a House in St. James's Square , 6 Months ago. 2. A Holland Shirt, a pair of Holland Sheets, 12 Neckcloths, 2 pair of black Silk Stockings, and 2 pair of woven Stockings, all in a Box, which he took out of a House, near the Royal-Exchange , about 6 or 7 Months ago. 3. Two Silver Spoons out of a House in Lambs-Conduit-street , 3 Years ago. 4. A Silver Tumbler, out of a House in an Alley, near that Place, about 2 Years ago. 5. A Marrow-Spoon, several other Spoons, and other Plate, out of a House on Tower-hill , 2 Years ago. 6. A Silver Canister, and 2 Silver Salts out of a House at Hampstead , about 3 Years ago. 7. Some Money and Cloaths (to the Value of 30 l.) in a Box that was ty'd before a Coach, standing at the Corner of Gray's-Inn-Lane in Holbourn , about that time. 8. A Box full of Shoes and Clogs in Cheapside , about 8 Weeks since. 9. A Silver Salver, some Spoons, &c. out of a House in Piccadilly , about 3 Years ago. 10. A white Wig, 3 Silver Spoons, a Silver Salver, and a Silver Tankard, out of a House in Goodman's Fields , about 6 or 7 Weeks ago. But he said, that the Tankard and Salver (which he had pack'd up) he was forc'd to leave behind him, to save himself, with the other Things he had stoln. 11. A Silver Coffee-pot and Coffee-holder, out of a House in Great Lincolns-Inn-Fields, in Holbourn-row , about 3 Years since. 12. A Parcel of Plate, and a long white Wig, out of an another House there, and about the same time. 13. A Silver-Cup, some Silver-Salts, and other Plate, out of a French Gentleman's House in a Cross Street near Marlborough-street, towards Tyburn-Road , about three Years ago: Which Fact he was then try'd for, and acquitted of, for want of sufficient Proof. To these Robberies he said he might add a great many more, if he could remember all he had committed, but they were now out of his Memory. In all which Robberies, he told me, none of the Servants or Neighbours of the Houses he thus robb'd, nor any other Persons whatsoever were concern'd: But only such, as were notorious Receivers of Stoln Goods, and known Thieves, prompted him thereto, and assisted him therein. And to all this he added, That what he had formerly sworn of Mr. Johnson's having bought the Lady Edwin's Plate, was utterly false; and he begg'd his Pardon a thousand times for the Wrong he had thus done him: Which he likewise did of all the Persons (who were many) he had any ways injur'd; wishing he could make them amends; but it was not in his power to do it otherwise, than as he pray'd GOD to forgive him his Sins, so in like manner he pray'd that He would bless them. N.B. He was several times committed to Newgate , and once to the Prison in the Marshalsea : He was twice sent to the Bridewell in Turtle-fields, Westminster , thrice Burnt in the Hand, and thrice order'd to the Bridewell in Clerkenwell ; and no sooner was he sent to those Houses of Correction, but he presently broke out, and return'd to his wicked Trade; adding Whoredom, Adultery, and all manner of Lewdness to his Thefts and Robberies. This is what he told me himself; who was not sparing, but very free (and did not seem to be at all asham'd) to discover the many ill things he had done; which far exceed whatever I heard other Thieves of his Age ever arriv'd at. I hope, none for the future will be so unhappy, as to lead such a wicked Life, and by it come to such a shameful Death. 3. William White , concern'd with the above-nam'd Roderick Awdry in the Robbery committed in the House of Mr. Gibson. He said, he was about 20 Years of Age, born in the Parish of St. Sepulchre , but liv'd (for the most part of his Life) in that of St. Giles in the Fields : That he being but Young when his Father dy'd, he liv'd with an Uncle of his, who kept a Victnalling-house at Pancras ; and then went to Sea , and serv'd two Years alternately on Board the Cruiser and the Triumph, two Men of War. He own'd, That he was guilty of the Fact for which he was Condemn'd, but said, it was his first, and persisted a good while in that Assertion; the falseness of which, having discover'd, I plainly told him of it, and then made him confess, that he had committed several Thefts before; That he had been Burnt in the Hand once, and once Whipt, and escap'd Justice often; and, besides all this, was once Condemn'd to Die, and obtain'd the QUEEN's Pardon, which he pleaded at the Old-baily in August last, under the Name of William Ward , by which Name he was first Condemn'd, and now own'd it to be his right Name. Roderick Awdry , before-mention'd, was (as I found him) but little acquainted with any thing that was good, and could read very little; but this William Ward , not at all; and was so ignorant, that he did not know (as he told me) what was meant by Sin. Upon which I endeavour'd to make him understand what it was, and what were the dismal Consequences of it; which could not be prevented, but by Unfeign'd Repentance, and Amendment of Life. This I daily instructed both him and the rest in, and earnestly exhorted them all to a constant Practice of; but whether this had its due Effect upon this young Man's dull Mind and harden'd Heart, I will not here determine, but only say, that I observ'd him shed some Tears, implore GOD's Mercy, and beg Pardon of those he had wrong'd. NB. The first time this William White alias Ward receiv'd Sentence of Death, was on the 10th of July 1713, for having stoln 60 Yards of worsted Drugget, value 4 l. out of the Shop of Mr. John Edwards , on the 13th of June before. At the Place of Execution, whither they were carry'd, all Three, in a Cart this day, I attended them for the last time; and after my usual Exhortations and Prayers, singing of Penitential Psalms, and rehearsing of the Apostles Creed, I left them to their private Devotions, for which they had some time allotted them. Then the Cart drew away, and so they were turn'd off; they all the while calling upon GOD to have Mercy upon them; to pardon their Sins, and save their Souls. This is all the Account to be given of them, by me, PAUL LORRAIN , Ordinary . Note, If any be (as I hear some Persons are) offended at such Advertisements as they may meet with, and do not like, in these Papers, I must plainly tell them, that therein they do me great Injustice; for I have nothing to do with whatever comes in after my Name, - Friday, May 28. 1714. This Day is Publish'd, in a Pocket Volume, MEmoirs of the Lives, Intreagues, and Comical Adventures of the most famous Gamesters, and celebrated Shapers in the Reigns of K. Charles the 2d, K. James the 2d, K. William, and Q. Anne, wherein is contain'd the secret History of Gaming, in discovering all the most sharping Tricks and Cheats us'd at Picquet, Glerk, Lantaloe, Bankafalet, Bassit, Primerl, Cribbige, Verquere, Ticktack, and all the English, French, Spanish, and Dutch Games, play'd with Cards, Dice, or Tables. The Whole calculated for the Meridians of London, Bath, Tunbridge, and the Groom-Porters, and may serve for all other Places in Great Britain. Sold by J. Brown, without Temple-bar, and F. 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THE Ordinary of NEWGATE his ACCOUNT Of the Behaviour, Confessions, and last dying Words of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn, on Wednesday the 18th, of July, 1722. AT the Sessions of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal Delivery of Newgate, which began at Justice Hall in the Old-Baily, on the 4th, of this Instant July, 1722. were Convicted of capital Offences Seven Persons, viz. Thomas Wakelin , John Morphew , Thomas Rice , Nathamel Jackson, John Molony , James Carrick , and Thomas Butloin . The two first receiving his Majesties Reprieve; the remaining were Order'd for Execution. The Sunday preceeding their Death, they had a Sermon Preach'd to them, from Rom. 7. 24. Oh! Wretched Man that I am, Who shall deliver me from the Body of this Death? FIRST, we consider'd the Words, as relating to the Body of that Death of Sin, which the Apostle is complaining of. SECONDLY, With respect to the particular Death of great Sinners. THIRDLY, What strong Reason all Men have to Exclaim like the Apostle, concerning the Force and Prevalence of natural vicious Inclinations, entail'd upon us by Adam, and encreased by the Gay prospects of the World, and Incitements of Satan. FOURTHLY, The especial Reason that some there present had, to exclaim in such a manner against the Body of Sin, who so dismally felt the Force and Effects of Vice, being torn and hurried from Light and Life, in an ignominous Manner, even in the Prime of their Youth; fulfilling the Psalmists Words, That Sinners should not live out half their Days. For the Application, we advised the Persons under Sentence of Death, to be greatly on their Guard, to labour earnestly to conquer the vicious Habits of their degenerate Minds (if that Work remain'd to be perform'd) since even St. Paul found those Inclinations so powerfully strong in him, as sometimes to bring him into Captivity, and to produce such an Exclamation as this. (2) If the Apostle found such Unhappiness in Life, such violent and uneasy Combats as made him desire rather to be dissolved and to be with Christ, which is far better, then those who suffer to prevent Themselves and deter Others, from future Offences, should resign to the Hand of Justice, not repine at being forced from this turbulent World, interspers'd with Ease and Pain, Joy and Grief, good Fortune and Calamities; but rather, should endeavour to have the Apostle's indifference for the Things of this Life, and to be able to say, they chose rather to be dissolv'd and to be with Christ, which is far better. (3). Tho' they could not so much as attempt to deliver their Bodies from Death, without the utmost Absurdity, and the Guilt of, at least intending to shed innocent Blood, if any should oppose them, tho' their Duty to do so; yet it was in your Powers to deliver your Souls from Death, and a severer Death than this World Knows; being there dead for ever, to Prospects of Ease and Comfort; but alive forever to all Agravations of Woe and Torture. The ACCOUNT of the Prisoners during their Confinement. 1. THOMAS BUTLOCK , alias BUTLOGE , which latter he said was his right Name, was found guilty of breaking open the Chest and Drawers of his Master Claud Langley in the House of James Dun , and stealing thence 27 Guineas, 4 Lewisdores, 9 Livers, &c. On the 20th of May last. HE was upwards of 23 Years of Age; born about 30 Miles East of Dublin in Ireland , of Parents that took Care of his Education, tho' their Circumstances were Slender, having retreated from Cheshire, (the Place of their Birth) into that Part of Ireland, as Dependants on a Gentleman who remov'd thither. This Son was put Apprentice to a Vinner in Dublin, where, he said, he saw the transacting several ew'd things, which tend more to the corrupting the good Disposition in a young Man, than to the amending a vicious one. But he added, that his Esteem and Affection for his Master was so great, that when his Master fail'd in Trade, and came over to Chester, to live conceal'd, he was far from deserting his Fortune, that he came over to him very frequently, bringing small Supplies of Money, and acquainting him with the Affairs and Condition of his Family, which he left behind. He said, That when he could no longer follow his Master, he was put upon several Projects to obtain a Maintenance; but going into Ireland again, and the Wedding a substantial Man's Daughter, he retriev'd his Circumstances: But being sent for into England by a Gentleman belonging to the Law, he left Ireland with the Expectation of acquiring a good Place, by the Interest of that Gentleman, who was his Relation; and accordingly took Lodgings, but unfortunately in the House where Claude Langley likewise lodg'd; who thereupon askd him to serve him, which Butloge assented to, till his Relation could obtain the Place for him. He added, That it was by no Means Necessity that infused into his Mind the Thoughts of robbing this said Gentleman, nor did it ever enter into his Head, he said, till half an Hour before he committed the Fact, but being alone, his Master at Church, and all the House silent and private, as he sat looking on the Drawers, the Thought entred into his Mind; immagining at the same Time, that as his Master- Claude Langly spoke bad English he should not easily be convicted if taken; and as he must suddenly set out for France, he, (T. Butloge) could easily abscond till he was gotten beyond Sea, and then could in security regale upon the Spoil he had taken: For which end, he went, he said, to Chester; because he was most desirous of appearing Great where he was most known. This, and much more, he mentioned. As to his Behaviour, while he lay under Sentence of Death, he seem'd very Grave and Sober in his Carriage; very easy at the Consideration of Death, saying he expected nor desired nothing less; and added, That he wonder'd at those Men who could attempt to escape from Justice, at the Expence of Blood, and by aggravating the Offences of robbing by the Sin of Murder. 2. NATHANIEL JACKSON , was condemned for assaulting Richard Dennit between Pancras and Hamstead, and taking from him two Shirts, a Coat and Wastcoat, six Lemons, some Human Hair, 13d. in Money, &c. about eleven at Night, on the 20th of June last. This Prisoner said he was above 30 Years of Age; a single Man; Born at Doncaster in Yorkshire . That his Father took Care of his Education during his Life, but dying when he was Young, he flew out into Extravagance; but being bound to a Silk Weaver in Norwich , he was in some Measure restrain'd; till finding that too uneasy, and too great a Check, for his wild Inclinations, after serving 3 Years he ran from his Master. After this, (he added) that instead of purchasing some Place with the Furtune his Father bequeathed him, as his Friends advis'd; he went into the Army, and was for about four Years in Ireland , were he pursued most sorts of Debaucheries, with other Soldiers: He also said he was for some time a Trooper, but fighting a Duel with one of his Friends, whom he said he did not kill, but prodigeously hack'd and wounded him, he was turn'd out of the Troop, and lost the 15 Guineas which he paid to be admitted into it; but he asserted, that it was more on Account of the Officers Profit, than his Offence, that he was Broke. After this, going Home to his Friend, who had the Care of his small Fortune, he lived in the Town with him, but in his House, being unwilling to submit to that regular and sober Life which his Brother requir'd; but chusing to lye abroad several Nights in a Week, and to converse with leud Women at vicious Houses; nor could any Checks or Remonstrances of his Friends prevail upon him to forsake those Courses which his Natural Inclinations so strongly prompted him to. He further said, that tho' he was in the utmost Want and Extremity when he committed the Robbery, (having idely squandered away the Money he at parting receiv'd from his Friends) yet he had no Intention to Rob, till he and John Morphew (whom he knew in Ireland) met with Nathaniel O-Brian in a Footman's Garb, their Acquaintance likewise in Ireland, who invited them to drink in the Camp in Hidepark, and after filling them with Liquor, and paying their Reckonings, told them how he fill'd his Pockets with Money, and if they were Men, and dare walk toward Hamstead, he would put them into the same Method of supplying their Purses. Adding, that O-Brian, (escap'd) would have cut the Throat of Dennit, after they had robb'd and stript him, had not he and Morphew prevented the Murther. He appear'd extreamly grieved and very penitent for the many Offences of his Life, and expresses a sensible Concern for the Disgrace his Death would bring upon his Family, and for the Affliction it was to his good and religious Friends; adding that a Letter sent to him from his Brother, when he left London, having found his Endeavours to save him was in vain, and which Letter he read to me, had more ct his Heart, if possible than a Thousand Deaths. HE assured me, That, as I directed him, he spent all his Time below, in Prayer to God, and in Reading to the other Malefactors, especially to T. Rice, who was not able to Read; that he made the best Use of certain written Forms, proper for Men in his Condition, and frequently call'd upon the rest, to joyn with him in those Prayers. Before he died, he said, He earnestly desired to receive the Holy Sacrament, which he did, with much Devotion, and seem'd perfectly resign'd to this World, and desirous to enter into a far better. 3. THOMAS RICE , of St. Olave Silver-Street, was convicted of privately stealing out of the Shop of John Albright , two Gold Rings Value 38s. on the 27th of April last, being indicted also, for stealing from Thomas Tearl , a Silver Milk-pot, Value 27s. on the 18th of June last. He was about 35 Years of Age, born of reputable Parents, who would have given him a tolerable Education, but that his Mind was unhappily in capable of receiving it; he said he was put Apprentice to a Waterman , but could not Settle a-right to that Employment; after which he kept a Brandy Shop , and could not easily turn his Mind to what was sober and regular; having his Sences in some Measure taken away, on Account of a Young Woman he was in Love with, who died the Day before he was to have marry'd her, and upon whose Grave he laid every Night, for half a Year together. He could not Write or Read, which as some among them were Romans, he accounted the greater Misfortune to him. However, as he was able, he seem'd to use his utmost Efforts and Endeavours, in order to obtain another Life, as his Expectations were gone with Respect to this. He told me, he earnestly requested the other Prisoners to read and pray with him; and spent every Moment in suing for Pardon, for the various Sins of his Life. He acknowledged the Offence which he was convicted of, but said that he had resolv'd for some time, to retrieve his Life: The Estate that was fallen to him, would have put him in a Capacity of doing this: He added, had his Life been continued, as the Matter stood, he was only solicitous lest his Wife and Child should be defrauded of that Estate, which according to Justice and Equity, his Father should receive, and after his Death should bequeath to them, his Wife and Child. When he came to dye, he lamented that certain Persons had so unaccountably infus'd into his Mind Expectations of Life, and had afterwards deceived him; but, he said, he hop'd he was not damned thereby, but that God would even yet accept him. 4. JOHN MOLONY , was Convicted of assaulting W. Young, Esq; in Little Queen-street, between 1 and 2 in the Morning, and on the First of this Instant July, and taking from him a Gold Watch, Value 50 l. A Christial Snuff-box 3 l. a Sword 3 l. and 42 l. in Money; James Carrick stopping his Chair; and puting a Pistol into it, while Molony repeated Carricks demand, Your Money, Sir, do you triffle? The Account that he gave me of himself, was that he was born in Dublin in Ireland was sent to Sea when Young, with the Queen's Letter; served in Spain, and was upon the Coasts of Sicily and about Messina when the War lay there; but their Ship being lost, he was call'd to Account with the other Sailers concerning the Ship. After this, being on board a Privateer, they had success in taking the Pirates, and acquired several Sums of Money, which had he been soberly inclined, he said, would have put him in a prosperous way. He said also, that being order'd into England the Wages he receiv'd from the Ship, were insufficient to maintain him, so that having recourse to the Gaming-Houses, &c. he there became acquainted with several of his Countrymen, but denyed that he knew James Carrick above three Days before the Robbery, but as they danced and fenced together, at the House where they found one another, it was no wonder they soon became acquainted. He asserted that he was at some distance before Carrick and Carrol, when they committed the Robbery. He said that he was earnest in his Duty of Repentance, according to his Notions and Sentiments of Religion. 5. JAMES CARRICK , was also found Guilty of Assaulting William Young , Esq ; on the Highway, and taking from him a Gold repeating Watch, a Christial Snuff-box, a silver hilted Sword, &c. This Prisoner was about 27 Years of Age, born in Dublin in Ireland , where his Father being a Gentleman, as having left off his Business, and being desirous of having his Sons the same, obtain'd for one a Commissioners Post, for a Another a Cornet of the Horse, and made this James an Ensign in which Capacity he serv'd his King, leaving Ireland when he was Young. He said he was a while in Spain , where with other Officers he indulg'd himself in various Extravagances which the Climate prompted him to; the Female Sex having a sort of Regard to him, on Account of the Briskness and Gaiety of his Temper. He added, that having gratifyed his Inclinations so far in Spain, he naturally followed the same Excesses in England, frequenting the Company of every leud Woman, whom he either liked, or could acquire any thing by. He also said, That being reduced, notwithstanding the Assistance afforded him by certain Ladies of Pleasure, he became acquainted with Smith, his Country Man, and they engaged to venture to take a Purse on the High-way, Robbing afterwards with Butler, since executed, and Butler being apprehended, and informing against him, he with some Difficulty then escap'd, being made an Evidence against Butler, who intended to be Evidence against him. He said that his Friends being made acquainted with this, entreated him to return Home, and his Brother promis'd to meet him, and conduct him to Dublin, and there obtain a Place that would soberly maintain him; but having tasted of the Gaities of a different Life, he car'd not to be under the View and Restraints of Friends, so pursued his former Courses, on Bagshot-Heath , Finchley-Common , and Hounslow-Heath , &c. appearing commonly as gaudy in his Habit as Butler. During the Time that he lay under Condemnation, he surpriz'd those who saw him or talk'd with him, by the Gaity of his Behaviour, teling the People, that tho' they paid Money to see him in Newgate, if they'd go to Tyburn, they might see him for nothing, and the like. No one could prevail with him to desist from the Company of certain Women he had delighted in, even immediately before his Death. At the Place of Execution, he laughed and smiled upon all whom he there knew; gave himself genteel Airs in fixing the Rope aright about his Neck, and as he constantly took Snuff during the Prayers in the Chappel, so at the Tree he had continually some pretty Gesture or other when the People were silent and expecting of something from him. He said that the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex had made an Order that no Surgeon should touch his Body. But when I urgingly had him regard and consider whither he was going, he answer'd, that he had received the Sacrament according to his Way, and had prepared himself agreeable to his Opinion. This is all the Account to be given of the MALEFACTORS, By T. PURNEY, Ordinary, and Chaplain. ADVERTISEMENT. 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THE CONFESSION AND EXECUTION Of the Five Prisoners that suffered at TYBURN On Wednesday the23d of January 1677/8 At which time were Executed William King , Henry Claiton , and WIlliam Hare , For several Robberies on the Highway. Robert Motly ,For Burglary and Felony. AND Benj. Smith , For Treason, Clipping the Kings Coin. WITH Their Behaviour in Newgate , and the substance of two Sermons Preached to them the Sunday before their Death. The Confession and Execution of the Prisoners that suffered at Tyburn on Wednesday the 23d of Jan. 1677/8. T was observ'd by the Court this last Sessions, that it has rarely been known so many should be convicted of Crimes deserving Death out of so small a Kalendar, or when the number of Prisoners has been so few; there being no less than Thirteen persons (seven men and six women) that received sentence of Death for their respective Capital Offences. But of the women, two after Judgement pleaded their Bellies in respit of Execution, and by a Jury of Matrons were found Quick with Childe. Another condemned for murdering her Bastard Infant, died in Goal the next day after Sentence; It being supposed that by going abroad immediately after her Delivery upon the unnatural designe of exposing her Childe (as she did) in the streets, she might catch Cold, which together with the dejection of her Spirits, might hasten her End, and prevent an Ignominious by an untimely death. Others, by the mercy of Authority, were Reprieved in hopes of future Amendment of their Lives; but Five this day were carried to the fatal place of Execution, of whom two were the Highway men taken at Whetstone, and the rest before-mentioned in the Title-page. That is to say, William King and Henry Claiton for a robbery on the Road done in Berk-shire ; but the things being taken about them, render'd them liable to betried for the Felony in Middlesex , and appearing to the Court to be a Robbery in another County, excluded them from Clergy. The Goods they took were only two Silver Powder-Boxes, Etc. of no great value; but it was well known, they had been notoriously concerned in such Villanies, near twenty Robberies lying upon them, and violent suspitions of some Murders. The next was William Hare , for a like Robbery on the High-way, only he followed the mischievous Trade on Foot; and indeed these generally are more cruel and dangerous than the other: He was Indicted the Sessions before for a Crime of the same nature, but got off. Robert Motly had been often in Newgate , and Mercy shewed him; Once transported on a Pardon, but returned, before the time in the Condition thereof specified was expired, whereby he forfeited his Life; yet not content, takes the old course, and being now taken in a Burglary, was cut off as an incorrigible Offender. Benjamin Smith had for some time been a person of ill Life, and of late had taken upon him to be a Solicitor for naughty people; he was now Convicted for Clipping of Money. To fit them for this great and terrible Change, great pains and care was taken by several Ministers, and particularly by that sober Divine whose office it more peculiarly is; who on the sunday before their Execution, preach'd two very Pathetical and Christian Sermons to them. To go about to repeat them here, were to wrong that Gentleman whose affectionate and powerful Eloquence cannot, without losing much of its force and beauty, be express'd in any words but his own: But the purpose and substance was to this effect. Taking for his Text in the forenoon, that suitable portion of Scripture, Psalm 90 vers. II. Who knoweth the pomer of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath. From thence he shewed, That all unregenerate men, and in their natural state, pay under the wrath of God, and obnoxious to all the dreadful Curses pronounced in the Holy Scriptures, both in relation to their bodies and souls: Which Divine wrath, though in it self so terrible and weighty, that it is as well Inexpressible as Intollerable, he endeavour'd to shadow forth by certain apt Comparisons and Arguments a minore ad majus. If the wrath of a King be as the roaring of a Lion, which makes all tremble that hear it, who shall be able to withstand the displeasure of the King of King? If God's withdrawing the Light of his Countenance, and visiting his Saints with Chastizements, in Love, be so insupportable to their spirits, with what Horrours and Astronishments must the Wicked be confounded, when he makes bare his Arm to take Vengeance upon them for their long continued and aft repeated Transgressions? He further told them, That the Extremity of this Wrath, was when God, for a punishment of sin, gave persons up to sin without Remorse: That hardness of heart with blindness of mind, was the greatest Plague could be inflicted upon poor creatures. Since not onely their days, but their hours, now were numbred. being but a few minutes on this side Eternal Destrbution, he advis'd them seriously and suddenly, with all their might, to set upon this great and most important business of working out their salvation with fear and trembling: not to slatter themselves with delusive hopes of longer Life, nor murder their Souls by pretending to die with a Roman Courage: For alas, who could contend with Omnipotence? or what Resolution can abide, Everlasting Burnings? David as valiant as any, yet under a sence of his sins, thought it no effeminacy of spirit to water his coach with his tears. The true Penitent is the onely Hero, who subdues Principalities and Powers, and yet lays him low in the presence of his offended Maker; whose breath abaseth the mightiest Conquerours, and swrepeth away the Proud and Obstinate with sudden and Everlasting Destruction: Therefore he passionately charged them, as they would avoid the dreadful wrath of God, the fierceness of which he had in some part represented to them, That they would every one, with broken hearts and bended knees, confess their sins and give Glory to God and loathing themselves and their past actions, die to the Throne of Grave and the Blood of the Lamb, for Mercy and Pardon. For having first search'd their ulcerated hearts, like a prudent Soul Physician, he in the afternoon began to point in the Balm of Gilead, quitting Mount Sinfor Mount Sion, and leading them from the terrors of the Law to the glad tidings of the Gospel, even to the Blessed Jesus, who delus from wrath to come an praying his infiLove land Mercy to penitent simmers, and pre them forthwith to kiss the son with a kiss of Homiage and Obedience; of Love and Loyalty, lost his wrath be kindled and they per ever la Etc. During the Sermons, and other acts, of Devotion, the Condemned Prisoners in general behaved themselves with extraordinary Sobriety and Attention the That oftentimes in abundance gushing forth. Nor was their Deport- ment less becoming afterwards, desiring the Prayers earnestly of such as came to visit them. The Highway-men confessed several Robberies by them committed, but refused to discover any of their Companions. And the most resolute was an old Malefactor in Burglaries, Felo- nies, Etc. who before at the Bar, when he received Sentence, being told by the Court, that he must not expect any Pardon, surlily answered, Why, I do not ask you for any, do I? This person appeared the most unconcerned, and stupidly insensible of his condition, refusing to answer any questions relating to his spiritual State, or enter into any serious Conversation. The rest were much more mollified, and at the place of Execution acknowledg'd, that they died justly; begging pardon first of God, and next of all persons whom they had wronged: Prosessing that Sloath, Pride, Last, and Ill Company had been the sole occasioners of their ignominious end. And therefore desired all to take Warning and Example by them: And to live honestly, industriously and uprightly in the several lawful Trades or Professions, wherein Providence bath placed them: The neglecting and abandoning of which, for a loose extravagant course of Life, they declared was the original Cause of their Ruine.

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THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, Of the TWO MALEFACTORS, Who were executed at TYBURN, On WEDNESDAY the Fifth of June, 1754, BEING THE Fifth EXECUTION in the Mayoralty OF THE Right Hon. Thomas Rawlinson , Esq . LORD-MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON . Together with an ACCOUNT of WILLIAM BRADFORD , Who was executed April 29, 1754, for MURDER. NUMBER V. for the said YEAR. LONDON: Printed for, and sold by T. PARKER, in Jewin-street, and R. GRIFFITHS, at the Dunciad, in St. Paul's Church-yard, the only authorised Printers of the ORDINARY'S Account. M.DCC.LIV. [Price Six-pence.] THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c. BY virtue of the King's commission of the peace, of Oyer and Terminer, and jail-delivery of Newgate, held before the right honourable Thomas Rawlinson , Esq ; lord-mayor of the city of London , Mr. justice Clive, Mr. baron Legge, William Moreton , Esq ; recorder , and others of His Majesty's justices of Oyer and Terminer, for the city of London, and jail-delivery of Newgate, for the country of Middlesex, holden at Justice-hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday the 24th, Thursday the 25th, Friday the 26th, Saturday the 27th, and Monday the 29th of April, and Wednesday the 1st of May, &c. in the 27th year of His Majesty's Reign, Mary Mayne , Hugh Mac Kabe , Silas Dowling , David Edom , and John Parry , were capitally convicted, and received sentence of death accordingly. At the same sessions William Bradford was convicted for the wilful murder of Joseph Hoyd , and was executed on the 2d day after he received sentence of death, according to the late act. 1. Mary Mayne , spinster , was indicted, for stealing 1 pair of silver buckles, set with chrystal stones, value 1 l. 3 s. two cambrick aprons, with laced borders, and many other wearing apparel, together with a 3 36 s. pieces, the goods of Charlotte Parshall , spinster , in the dwelling house of the said Charlotte, April 2 . 2. Hugh Mac Kabe , was indicted for committing a rape on the body of Mary Holmes , an infant not five years of age, March 28 . 3. Silas Dowling , was indicted, for that he, on the king's highway, on Nathaniel Stent did make an assault, putting him in corporal fear, and danger of his life, and taking from him one silver watch, value 3 l. his property, March 28 . 4. David Edom , was indicted for stealing four yards and a half of velvet, value 40 s. five dozen of handkerchiefs, one dozen and a half of pins, thirty-seven yards of linnen cloth, fifteen yards of muslin, thirty-six yards of silk ribbons, the goods of Richard Blackborne , William Swan , and company, in the dwelling-house of Richard Blackborne , April 17 . 5. John Parry , was indicted, for that he, on Ambrose Dawson , M. D. did make an assault, putting him in corporal fear, and danger of his life, and taking from him one gold watch, value 9 guineas, and 2 guineas in money, the goods and money of the said Ambrose Dawson , March 27 . The behaviour of Parry and Edom, when at prayers in the chapel, did always appear to be such as become men in their unhappy situation. On Wednesday the 29th of May Mr. Recorder made the report of four malefactors to His Majesty, when he was pleased to order John Parry , Hugh Mac Kabe , and David Edom , for execution on Wednesday the 5th instant. And, to order that the execution of Silas Dowling should be respited, till his royal pleasure, touching him, should further be made known . On Saturday the 1st instant, a respite was brought to Mr. Akerman, from the office of one of the secretaries of state, for Hugh Mac Kabe , for two months, some favourable circumstances appearing in his favour. 1. William Bradford , was 35 years of age, said he was born in the north of Ireland , and was bred to husbandry labour. When about 18 years of age he left his native country, and came to Lancashire , and says he lived in or near Lancaster , till about five years ago he came up to London , and listed for a soldier in the first regiment of guards, from which he had been discharged about sixteen months. The reason of his discharge, he said, was upon account of his having lost the use of one of his hands by an accident, but another cause there really was, for those gentlemen always discharge suspected persons. He acknowledged to have been a very wicked and profligate liver, was unhappily ignorant, and of a surly cast of mind, and the fact he suffered for proved him to be of a savage and cruel nature to the last degree. Bradford after conviction proved a Roman Catholick , having been taught a lesson before trial. When I cameto talk to him, he owned he had been a very bad man indeed, but as to the murder (though in the strongest terms I set forth to him the terrors of the Lord, in order to persuade him to acknowledgment of the truth) he persisted positively to declare his innocence, and that he knew nothing at all of the matter. As to other acts, whatever they were, they remain a secret, only known to God and himself; but this barbarously perpetrated a murder as it was, was done in consequence of an act of felony, of which kind it scarce was the first he was guilty of. A gardener of Chelsea 's gardens having been robbed of greens to a considerable value, he thought proper to set a watch to catch the thief. The thief came, the watch seized him among their master's greens, and secured him. The proper place for confining a thief taken in the night happened not to be fit to hold the man, and he was taken to the headborough's house by the three men that apprehended him. Two of the three went out again into the fields to see if any body else was stealing greens. The third unhappy man locked the door, where only now remained Bradford with him, and put the key in his pocket. Bradford finding himself alone, with but one to oppose, took a large poker that stood by the fire, and with several blows on the head, which had greatly fractured his skull, laid his guard dead at his feet, took the key out of his pocket, and made his escape. What a desperate mind must this murderer be of, who (to save himself from fear of the consequence of a felony, which could amount to no more than transportation for seven years) could conceive a thought to take away the life of a poor man who had done him no wrong! What a strong hold must the devil have had of his heart! On the 12th of April this barbarity on a fellow-creature was committed, and though he escaped for the present, God suffered him not to go long unpunished, for on the 17th he was seen at Islington by a brother soldier, who had heard of his being the murderer of the man at Chelsea (as before related) who apprehended him. He was committed accordingly, and being brought to trial, Saturday 27, was capitally convicted, and immediately received sentence of death, and was executed on Monday the 29th of April, not without having acknowledged the justice of his suffering. 2. John Parry , aged 27, was born, he says, at Ponty-Pool , in the County of Monmouth , in the Principality of Wales . He is descended of honest, reputable Parents, who live in Credit there, and gave him an Education perhaps more than was necessary for a Person intended to go into the World in no better Condition than that of a Footman . He was a genteel well-made young Fellow, not a little fond of his own Person, which, I fear, has been of no small Prejudice to him in the Course of his Conduct thro' those few Years he has passed over in this World. He says, he was once designed for a more useful Employment; but that he set out with was his own Taste and Choice, and his Parents were indulgent enough to let him follow his own Inclination. I don't find from him, or any Body else, that any Thing remarkable happened in his Life before he left his native Country. He was bred up in a tender and indulgent Manner, as the Delicacy of his Person did seem to bespeak; and, I dare say, 'tis the received Opinion now of his Friends, and all that knew him, that had he made a better Use of the Advantages he had of Person and Education in his Lifetime, he would have cut a much better Figure than he did at his Death. He gives no farther Account of himself, 'till he leaves his Father and Family, and come to London . And the first Time he came to this Metropolis, was with a Gentleman from that Part of the Kingdom where Parry was born, who has been in high Character Abroad. This Gentleman he lived with about three Years, in Conduit-street , in the Parish of St. George, Hanover-square , as a Livery Servant , or Footman . When he left this Service he was out of Place about five Months, which Time he chiefly spent at (Higgins's) Fives-Court , in St. Martins's Street , near Leicester-square , and other Places of Diversion. After a while he got into Service with a Captain of a Man of War , and was on Board the Eagle about fourteen Months, in Quality of Captain's Clerk , and walked the Quarter Deck. His Carriage was such, that had he staid on Board, he might have been preferred in Time, as, he says, he had Reason to believe. But that boisterous Element did not suit his Nature, and he returned to London to his former Employment. And, It was not long after he came Home before he was hired to be Footman again to a Gentleman, with whom he remained not long: But, leaving his Service, went down to Ponty-Pool , to see his Father, &c. who then kept an Inn in that Place. When he came back to Town, he was again in Service with the Gentleman with whom he first came to London . At his House in Berkley-square , with this Gentleman, Parry remained Servant , out of his Livery, 'till such Time as he went Abroad. During the Time of his living in Berkley-square , Parry had contracted an Acquaintance with a Publican's Wife. As soon as he left this Service, Parry and his new Acquaintance went off together, having plundered her Husband of about 60 l. After about seven Weeks Absence she returned, and was received; but Parry did not yet appear. At this Time he was suspected by the Neighbourhood to whom he was known, of doing bad Things, as he always appeared very gay, though there was no visible Means to support it. He afterwards lived with a Gentleman of great Honour and Esteemin Oxfordshire ; but he remained not long there, the Town being his chief Enjoyment and Delight. Having now again been out of Place for some Time, he fell into another good Service; and, had he been faithful and just, he might have reaped the Benefits of a faithful and just Discharge of his Duty. The former Servant of a noble Lady being about to go into Business for himself, had given Notice of his Intention. It being known that one was wanted to supply his Place, Applications from several Persons were made to succeed him. Among the rest Parry wrote to solicit; who, besides writing a very good Hand, if I mistake not, had a Recommendation from the Person he was to succeed in this Service. And, accordingly, Parry was ordered to attend, and was hired in the Year 1750, where he continued 'till July 1753. Being looked upon as a good handy Fellow, and of good Appearance, he was frequently borrowed to wait at Table by Nobles of the Lady's Acquaintance, when they had any extraordinary Entertainment. He was very active, and would do the Work, and be as useful, as any other two or three People in waiting at Table. That he was valuable in any other Respect, I am not convinced from what I heard from him, or of him; whatever Value he might have for himself, or his Friends might think to have set upon him by Reports, which for no other but sinister Views could be propagated. In the Month of July, 1753, Parry was intrusted (by one who had Charity to think him very honest, tho' it turned out otherwise) and sent to his Lady's Banker's to receive a considerable Sum of Money, in order to pay off some Bills. And, as he was taken into Service to save the Lady the Trouble of such Affairs, 'tis no Wonder, (supposing him to be honest) that these Things were left to him. But He returned not Home 'till Afternoon, and before he came Home his Lady was gone Abroad to Dinner. However, he takes Occasion to write Receipts, as tho' the several Tradesmen had been paid, who had delivered in Bills. Or rather, he forged them, and when she came Home, gave them to his Lady. His Scheme began now to operate, and his bad Intention to work itself out into Practice. For, in about a Week, or little more, after this, he went off with about 1100 l. He kept back several hundred Pounds intrusted in his Hands, and took up besides several Sums of Money, as for her Use; which she, after his Flight, was obliged in Honour to pay, and did pay. All to the Amount as aforesaid of about 1100 l. Parry took Opportunity, while the Lady was out of the Way, (as her Manner was to go out to take an Airing to her Country Seat in the Morning, and return to Town to Dinner) to make off with. Before her Return he had got best Part of his Cloaths out of her House, andhaving sent them to a certain House near Charing-Cross , himself soon followed, and staid there 'till 12 o'Clock that Night. Under Cover of Night, he set out in a Post-Chaise for Dover , where he arrived about 10 o'Clock next Morning; and the Afternoon Tide he went in a Packet-Boat to Calais , and so to Paris . There he passed for a Welch Gentleman, and went by the Name of - Lewis, Esq; He cut a great Figure at the Tennis-Court there, and beat the best Players in Paris ; and 'tis thought he was the best Players at Fives and Tennis in Europe. In this, if I may so say, he had an Excellence; but 'twas such a one, as a Man, of his Station in Life, had no Reason to be fond of; for this, among others, proved his Ruin. Parry had no sooner got to Paris, but fine Cloaths, and making an Appearance, was the first Thing that his Mind attended to. And somehow he got into Acquaintance with an Irishman, a top Taylor there, and passing for a Gentleman of Wales, under the Name above-mentioned, gave Orders for Cloaths the most gay and fashionable. But the Taylor having had some Knowledge of Parry in England: the Cash was deposited before the Cloaths were worn; but he had but short Enjoyment of this Gaiety and Finery, e'er he was detected to be a Cheat and Impostor. However, while he had Opportunity, he made the most of himself, and appeared the great Man at all publick Places throughout the whole City of Paris . The noble Lady no sooner found he was gone off, and what Tricks he had played, than she applied to her Banker, who immediately wrote over to a Banker at Paris, to make some Enquiry after Parry. And, soon after Enquiry began to be made, he was discovered by his new Acquaintance the Taylor, who procured him to be taken at his Lodgings, while he was packing up his Cloaths, in order to decamp once more, and had him sent to Gaol. The Taylor sent Word of his being in Custody to England ; from whence 'twas necessary Somebody should be sent to swear to the Identity of his Person. Two Footmen were sent over, and one of the Banker's Clerks. But, before they got over, he had confessed the Whole. Some Bank Notes were secured, which he had not changed, and the Lady had again to the Amount of 400 l. What Cash he had about him was not taken from him; but he remained in Gaol in Paris nineteen Weeks. In the mean Time Letters were sent to France to try if the Government would give him up: But they would not, tho' the Expence of bringing him over to England was ordered to be defrayed, that so he might, for what he had now done, be brought to Justice. However, after being 19 Weeks in Gaol, he was discharged, and ordered to quit Paris in 24 Hours, orto suffer Death. So he packed up his Cloaths, and set out for Italy , through Genoa , for Leghorn , where he remained about three Weeks, and then set Sail for England . What the Occasion of his sudden Return from Italy might be, he did not say particularly. He gave no Reason why he came away; but declared the Reason not to be, what a Pamphlet, called his Life, (printed before his Death suggested; nor what the Advertisement, which puffed off that Pamphlet before it was published pretended) viz. that it was for Murder he fled from Italy and Leghorn . This he protested was absolutely false, as he hoped to be a meet Partaker of the Holy Eucharist, (which he was then about to receive) and to be admitted to the Favour of God and Life eternal. However, he returned to England on the 24th of March last, and when the Ship came up the River he landed at Woolwich , (having paid two Guineas for his Passage) and walked up to the Vine at Vaux hall , where he took up his Quarters, being Sunday. On Monday he lay in Bed almost all Day. On Tuesday in the Afternoon he hired a little bay Mare of the Man at the Vine , and rode round to Putney ; and, about ten o'Clock that Night, he came into Town, and in May-fair , just against Lord Chesterfield's Garden-Wall, he stopped a young Lady, and robbed her of some Money and a Gold Watch. The Seal of the Watch was found upon him when taken. After he had done this Robbery, he went Home to his Lodgings at the Vine ; and next Morning, being Wednesday, he went and sold the Watch for 14 Guineas in Town. Then he went to a Gunsmith in the Strand , and gave four Guineas for a Brace of Pistols, and went back again, by Water, to his Quarters at the Vine. In the Evening he came into Grosvenor-square , and, about 9 o'Clock, stopped Mr. Nisbet in Berkeley-square , and robbed him of a Gold Watch and seven Guineas. In the same Place he stopped Lord Carisforth and Captain Proby, and robbed them both in my Lord's Coach of about nine Pounds. Presently after he stopped Mr. Dawson, and robbed him of a Gold Watch, and two Guineas. He pawned the Watches the same Night: Dr. Dawson's, in Swallow-street , St. James's; Mr. Nisbet's, at a Pawnbroker's in Wych-street , and then went and lay with a Woman at Leicester-square Bagnio , having sent his Horse Home to his Lodgings by a Chairman. Thursday Morning he went again to his Lodgings at Vaux-hall in a Coach; and in the Evening took a Pair of Oars, and went as far as the Temple ; where landing, he went and bought a Horse at the Bolt and Tun Inn in Fleet-street , that was advertised to be sold, and gave 12 Guineas for it. He rode it Home, and committed no Robbery on the Thursday. On Friday Night he stopped a young Lady in Brook-street , and robbed her of aGold Watch, which he pawned in Jermyn-street , St. James's , for nine Guineas. Afterwards he stopped at the Corner of Duke-street , and gave a Chairman 2 s. 6 d. to take his Horse to the Vine, and went to the Bedford-Arms Tavern in Covent-Garden ; where a favourite Woman of his met him, and they supped together. From thence they went to Leicester-square Bagnio , where they lay all Night. The next Morning, Saturday, he went once more to his Quarters at Vaux-hall , and dined there for the last Time. After Dinner he took his new purchased Horse, and came round to Putney- Bridge into the Uxbridge Road , and committed a Robbery that Day. For when he was taken, he had nine Guineas and a Half in his Pocket, and a green Purse. On the Night of this fatal Day, March 30, four People having agreed (without letting any Body else know their Intention) to see if they could not take this desperate Hero, who (for five Nights) had put such a Terror upon all the Quality at the upper Part of the Town, they went out to seek for him, and met Parry in Great Brook street , the Corner of David-street , within a few Yards of the Place where he committed the Robbery the Night before on the young Lady. Seeing a Man walking his Horse gently down the Street, they suspected him to be the Person they looked for, and were soon thoroughly convinced of it. When they came up to him, one of them laid hold of his Bridle, and asked him, who he was, and where he lived. His Answer was, that he was a Gentleman come from Oxford, and lived in Bloomsbury-square. They desired to see if he had any Fire-arms about him, and feeling under his Thigh, betwixt it and the Saddle there was found a Pistol cocked and loaded. When they desired him to dismount he began to be desperate, and attempted to make off; but they soon overpowered and took him, and found the Fellow-Pistol in his Pocket. He at first set Spurs to his Horse, and just got the Start of his Captors, but they having a Bitch with them, which immediately seized the Horse by the Nose or Breast, Parry capitulated, and they secured him. When he was brought before Henry Fielding , Esq ; he confessed the whole Affair, wrote down where the Watches were pawned, and for what Money; and being found, proper Owners laid claim to them. Being committed and brought to Newgate , Parry now thought it high Time to begin the Work of making his Peace with God, and in all Appearance has taken Pains to that Purpose. When Sessions came on, he was brought to the Bar, and pleaded not Guilty; but when the Evidence in Respect to Dr. Dawson's Robbery was given in Court, and Parry was asked what he had to say for himself, he acknowled the Validity of the Evidence, and the Jury brought him in Guilty. Both before, and since his Trial, he has, as far as I know, (who have seen him every Day) behaved very well, and with decent Deportment, notwithstanding what the Pamphlet, intitled his Life, said to the contrary. And, now I am speaking of that Pamphlet, I can't help saying, it is very wrong for any one to charge a Man at any Time with what they do not know him to be guilty of; but especially a Man in his Circumstances, who had enough to answer for, and no need was there of accusing him of Murder, as the Advertisment, which gave Notice of the Pamphlet's being published, did in plain Terms, though the Pamphlet itself barely insinuated Murder. To which Pamphlet Parry gave the Publick the following Advertisment as an Answer: 'Whereas a malicious or hungry Author, has pretended to give a genuine Account of the Life and Transactions of John Parry , now under Sentence of Death in Newgate ; the said John Parry takes this Opportunity to inform the Publick, that no Person can pretend to a Knowledge of either his Life, or Transactions. This pretended Account the Author has taken Care to set in a very black, but a very untrue Light: However, he has been candid enough to acknowledge, that none of it could be got from me. He has had the Presumption to trace my Travels through France into Italy , where he is pleased to say, That at Leghorn I carried on an Intrigue with another Man's Wife, and that it was thought the Man had not fair Play for his Life. The World may be assured this Assertion is false, which I declare as a dying Man. The Captain I came Home with was at Leghorn some Time before I arrived there, and will satisfy any Gentleman, who may be curious to know my Behaviour while I stay'd there, which was nothing but decent and honourable. The Captain 's Name is Benjaman Cuit , near King's-Sairs , Rotherhithe , who is a Man of Credit and Fortune.' The above named Gentleman does declare, that he never heard any such Thing in Leghorn : And, having enquired of other Captains, who left that Country since he did, and were there when he was, they declare, none of them ever heard any Thing at all of such a Matter. They say, moreover, had there been any such Thing done, they must have heard of it, because a Stranger, doing a bad Thing in foreign Countries, is sooner detected than a Native. Parry made a very gay Appearance at Leghorn for three Weeks, and set sail from thence that Day Se'nnight, he apply'd for a Passage to England. He behaved much like the Gentleman, during the Voyage, but was not a little shy of letting his Name be known. In Order to account for his Shyness he pretended, he had fled from England upon Account of a Duel; that he thought proper to abscond till it might be made up; and, as he had now received Intelligence that it was made up, he was returning to his Friends, who were very anxious for his Return. And, he pretended to be Nephew toan eminent Merchant of the same Name with the first Master he came to Town with. His Behaviour, and plausible Story of the Cause of his Flight, together with his Pretence of Relationship to such worthy Persons, as were well known to him, gained Credit for his Story with the Gentleman that brought him over, and he had a very easy Passage to England . But, infatuated to his Ruin, 'twas but one Week's Work that put an End to all his Repose after his Arrival. Whether 'twas his Folly, or Audaciousness, that drove him on so quick upon his Fate, it were difficult to determine; nor does it matter which of the two it was, that led him to that Quarter of the Town, where he dared appear in open Defiance of all Laws. He seemed to die resigned to his Fate, and acknowledged the Punishment due to his Crimes. Wantonness of Heart was the Inducement he had to lewd, and other bad Company. A Sense of these Things wrought in him Repentance, and he dy'd in Faith of the Promises of God through Christ, and an unworthy Member of the Church of England. 3. David Edom says, he was 30 Years of Age, and was born in the County of Fife , in the North of Scotland . He was bred up in the Way of Religion according to the Establishment of that Kingdom; and tho' he could read, yet was it difficult for him to consult the Prayer-Book of the Established Church of England, not having been used to it. However, he was willing to take Instructions from it; and to join in its Forms, when given to understand the good Tendency of that Form in general. Edom says he was bred a Baker , and served seven Years to the Trade; that since he took to carry a Pack , and followed that Way of Life some Time; but he found it too laborious, and too much for his Strength. He says, 'tis about six Years since he came to London . At one while he served a Baker , as Journeyman, in Prince's-street , Westminster ; and, afterwards, lived, he says, as Porter with other Masters near St. Martin's-lane , and once since he came to London , carried a Pack for a while for a Linnen-Draper in Holborn . About 12 Months ago he married, and not being able to maintain a Wife by his own Gettings, he was prompted to do what brought him to Ruin. He had not been long with his Master in Woodstreet , for robbing whom he suffered, but he began to make free with his Shop. But, as it generally turns out, The Pitcher rarely goes so often to the Well, but it returns broken at last, he was not content to steal and rob his Master's Shop once, or twice, but was resolved, seemingly, to go on 'till he was discovered. Having privately laid a-side a Parcel of Handkerchiefs on a Saturday, they were observed, but not removed from where they were laid. The People of the Shop left them as they were in order to detect a Thief, who had robbed the Shop before this was found out. On the Sunday, as he was Porter in the House, he watched anOpportunity, and took them away. Upon which, as a Suspicion had been before conceived against Edom, a Search-Warrant found the Handkerchiefs, which had been lost, in his Lodgings, and he was committed to Woodstreet-Compter . The next Day after he sent to a Peruke-maker in St. Martin's Lane to come to him, whose Shop he had used, and with whom he had lodged, at different Times, two Bundles of Goods, under Pretence of leaving them there, till he had an Opportunity to send them to Scotland. The Man came, and Edom told him he was sent there for stealing a Trifle of Thread from his Master, and begged he would appear for him at his Trial, and bring others, whom he had been Servant to formerly, with him. The Man immediately suspected the Parcels of Goods, left at his House by Edom, were not honestly come by, so he carried the Parcels to his Masters Shop in Wood-street , and the Company owned them as their Property. Upon this Trial the Goods were sworn to be their Property, and Edom made, if any Defence, a bad one. For, he said, he had been in Business before he came into their Service, which seemed to intimate a Claim to the Goods which were sworn to be his Master's Property; and the Jury, upon very good Evidence given them as to Facts, convicted Edom, and brought him in Guilty. He has behaved in a very quiet Manner since, and appeared to be sensible of what he had done; acknowledged the Justice of his Sentence, but it was some Time before he could quit his Hold of a Hope he had entertained of saving his Life. But when he found all Hope was lost, the Emotions of his Breast, arising from the different Motives of Hope and Fear, began to give Way to the Appearance of his approaching Fate, and he was resigned to the Will of God, hoping to change this Life for a better. At the Place of EXECUTION. ON Wednesday the 5th instant, about 9 o'Clock in the Morning, John Parry and David Edom , were brought out of Newgate , and being put into a Cart, were carried to the Place of Execution through a vast Crowd of People, the Streets all the Way being crowded on both Sides as they passed along. When they came there, they were ty'd up to the fatal Tree, and some Time was spent in Prayer, as usual, and recommending their Souls to God, who gave them. They both behaved very much as became their unhappy Case. Parry prayed aloud, and very fervently. Edom did the same, but not with so audable a Voice; and so they continued to do, till the Cart was drawn from under them. After hanging the usual Time, their Bodies were delivered to their Friends. This is all the Account given by me, JOHN TAYLOR , Ordinary of Newgate . In a few Days will be published. THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words of Capt . JOHN LANCEY , Condemned at a Sessions of ADMIRALTY, held at the Old-Bailey , on February 24, 1754, for wilfully Burning and Sinking the Ship Nightingale , in Order to defraud the Insurers: Containing a Genuine and Impartial Narrative of the Share he had in that iniquitous Transaction. N. B. The Public may be assured that all other Accounts will be spurious. Printed for, and sold by T. PARKER, in Jewin-street, and R. GRIFFITHS, at the Dunciad, in St. Paul's Church-yard, the only authorised Printers of the ORDINARY'S Account. [Price Sixpence.]

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A full and true Account, of the Behaviours, Confessions, and last Dying Speeches, of the Condemn'd Criminals, that were Executed at Tyburn, on Friday the 1st. of March, 1700. JOseph Moody , aged 29 Years, Condemned for Burglary, was a Brasier by Trade, but being impatient of the Yoke of Servitude, grew Head-strong, and so letting loose the Reins to his roving and boundless Appetite, following the bewitching Blandishments of sensual Delights, this soon Shipwrackt his Fortune, and reduc'd him to the lowest ebb of Adversity, from whence to disengage himself, he launcht out into a new Ocean of Troubles, following several unlawful ways of Living, which for some time he concealed; but meeting unfortunately with some wicked Persons, that had Consumed their Substance with Gaming and Riotous living, he was by them seduc'd to Steal privately from Persons several things, and at last to Break a House: This pernicious way of living he followed for some time, till at length, his Conscience, whose soft Whispers he had so often drown'd with the Noise of riotous Excesses, began to Allarm him with the Fears of a Future State, and those eternal Miseries, that await all such Impenitent and Obstinate Sinners as he was: This gained thus much of him, to make a stand, and to cease a while from the violent Pursuit of his sinful ways, to Consider what he had got by all his wicked and unjust Dealings; what a certain and dreadful Danger he run? How sad and dismal his Reckoning must one Day be? How vain and transitory the Pleasures of Sin were, and how sore and lasting its Punishments; and that it was yet possible for him, thorough Gods Grace to escape them: These Thoughts did beget in him some Resolutions of Repentance and Amendment of Life; so true is it, that Vice oweth its quiet Possession of Mens Minds, to their Stupidity, Carelesness, and Inconsideration, Reigning undisturbedly, only in Ignorant, Secure, and Unthinking Spirits, but strait loseth all its Force and Power, when once Men begin to look about them and bethink themselves what they are a doing, and whither they are going. For some time (as he said) he kept those good Purposes, and to avoid his bad Company, went to Sea , and remained some time in the East-Indies ; but returning to his Native Country, he was so Bewitched with the alluring Sollicitations of evil Men, that he fell into the same Snare again, committed this Burglary, notwithstanding all his Vows and Resolutions to the contrary; for which he seemed to be very much Concerned, lamenting his Condition with a Floud of Tears, and made several Promises to reform his evil ways, if he could escape Suffering for them at this time. He was put in Mind, of the Reasons he had to suspect the Sincerity of these good Purposes, and to remember that vast Difference that there is, between things as they are only represented to us by our Fancies, and when they become actually and sensibly present to us; to which he reply'd, that he hop'd God would for Christ's Sake, not despise his weak Resolutions, but enable him by his Grace to keep them: Humbly beseeching him not to forsake him in this time of his greatest need of Comfort, but that he would be Graciously pleased to be found of him, at the Hour of Death and Day of Judgment, that God of Mercy and Love, which in himself he always is. I hope he was a true Penitent. John Hudson , 31 Years old, Convicted for the same, was a Farmer , and lived very well, laying out a considerable Sum of Money, in improving a certain Farm which he Rented of a Gentleman; but afterwards, an unhappy Difference arising between them, he was told, that his Landlord was a Minor, when he Signed the Leases, and was resolved, now, to Cancel all the Obligations he was under to perform his Part; upon this, he commenced a Suit against the Gentleman, which proved his Ruin; for having spent his Substance, he was reduc'd to very low and pressing Circumstances, which prevail'd with him at length to commit this Fact, which he confest, was not the first he was Guilty of; he having for some time followed that detestable way of Living, notwithstanding he was frequently sollicited by the Tears and Intreaties of his Relations, to bid Adieu to such wicked and unlawful Practices, to be no longer imposed on by Bad Company, but to betake himself to some honest way of Living; to all which good and wholesome Advice, he turned a deaf Ear, being wedded so much to his wicked Accomplices, that nothing, he thought, could divorce him from them but Death. However, the Miseries of a Prison altered his Sentiments, being at a distance from his old Companions in Sin, he became very uneasy, being disturbed with the Sense of his Guilt, he began to reflect on his past Life, to see what is the Fruits of all his past Follies, and consider the end of these things: this made him Pensive and Melancholy, and Frighted him into Thoughts of Repentance, which he hopes is now improved to a true and sincere one. His Folly and obstinacy in not listening to the good Counsel of his Relations, he very much lamented, beseeching God to help him, (being removed from the Conversation of the World) to descend more seriously into his own Heart, that he might search and try his ways, and most earnestly Repent of all those vitious Liberties he had formerly taken, that so his Heart might be toucht with such a deep Sense of his vilenesses, that the many Offences he had been guilty of against God, his Neighbours and himself, might be very grievous unto him; that the sad Circumstances he was in, might be turned (through the Riches of Gods Grace) into an happy occasion of Converting his Soul, perfecting his Repentance, and promoting his Salvation. He seemed very much affected with the Thoughts of a Future State. Henry Andrews , alias Anderson , 30. Years old, Condemned for two Robberies on the Highway, confest, that he was Guilty of both, as also of a Burglary in Southwark , where they got 120 Guineas, and 40l in Silver, besides Plate. His Life was very Irregular, addicted to Swearing, Drinking, &c. He was an old Offender, having for a considerable time followed such evil Practices, though his Friends earnestly and frequently entreated him, to bid Adieu to such detestable ways, and persue those things which would conduce to his present as well as eternal Peace: But he was inexorable; bad Company having such Influence on him, as to prevail with him to commit those Actions which now seemed odious and abominable in his Sight. Alexander Johnson , Convicted for Burglary, by Trade a Sadler , and as he said, Workt very hard for his Living; would not own that he was Guilty of this Crime, or of any other of the like nature. He was very attentive to good Advice, and behaved himself like a Christian sensible of his Condition. On Friday the 1st. of March, 1700. these two Persons were conveyed from Newgate to Tyburn in a Cart. Henry Andrews , and Joseph Moody , who being tyed up, Henry Andrews ; confest, that he was Guilty of several Robberies on the High-way, that he was also one of those who Robbed Mr. Shard's House in Horsley-Down , which he said, was effected after this manner. Robert Thompson , a Neighbour of Mr. Shards, was the Person who first proposed the doing it, and encouraged him to be concern'd, which at first he refused, but being daily importuned by him, tho' he often told him of the inevitable Danger that attended such a dangerous undertaking: He was so unhappy as to be seduc'd by him, Thompson telling him, how easily it might be done, Thompson, (as he said, employed one Barnes to give them notice when Mr. Shard and his Family were gone to Church, as also how to enter the House, which Directions they followed, and so he, Andrews, with one Oliver Sergeant and Morgan, entred the House, and carryed off a considerable Sum of Money, with one Silver Tankard and Cup; Thompson and Barnes, he protested, were not with them, when they entred the House, but Barnes, (as he said) received his Share of the Money, and they also sent Thompson his Part, but whether the latter received it or not, he knows not: He protested, that if Thompson had not daily desired him to be concerned, he would have had no Hand in it. He desired all Persons to take Warning by his untimely End, that by Gods Judgments executed on him a Sinner in this World, they may learn to fear and avoid those which shall be Eternal in that which is to come. Joseph Moody owned his Crime, as also another Burglary which he Committed. He desired all Persons to avoid bad Company, which brought him to his Ruin; as also not to indulge themselves in any willful vicious Practices, for that one Sin being allowed of, will open an inlet to a great many others, which without a sincere Repentance will prove the ruin of both Body and Soul for ever. He beseech'd God very earnestly to wash him thorowly from his Iniquity, and cleanse him from his Sins, in that Fountain opened for Sin and for Uncleaness, the precious Blood of the Immaculate Lamb of God slain to take away the Sins of the World, that so having had all his Shame and Sorrow and evil Things in this Life, he might hereafter awake to Joy and Happiness in that which is to come He recommended his poor Wife and Children to the Providence of the Almighty God, and as he said, died in Charity with all Men. Then they had time allowed them for private Prayer; and then the Cart drew away, they were turned off. This is all the Account I can give of this Sessions. Dated March 1, 1700. John Allen , Ordinary . ADVERTISEMENTS. B. Lilburn, that lately Lived on Ludgate-hill, next to the Kings-Arms Tavern near Fleet-Bridge, now Lives at the Golden-Board, and Ball, near the Globe-Tavern, in little Moor-fields, near great Moor-gate, up one Pair of Stairs. Who maketh and selleth, (and has done above 16 Years) the Water for taking away the Freckels, Pimples, Worms, and Morphew in the Face: With Elixir Salutis, Balsamum Vitae, Tinctura Vitae, Waters and Ointments for the Eyes, and Ointments for sore Nipples; Ointments for the Ricketts, Burns, Scalds, Wounds, Aches, Strains, &c. Powders, Dentrifices, Elixirs, Essences, Oils, Spirits, &c. both for Ornament, and Curing most Distempers incident to Humane Bodies; where you may have Advice as well as Medicines, likewise Judgment upon Urines WHereas Mr. Edmond Searle , lately deceased, was so famous at curing all sorts of Deafness, this is therefore to Advertise all Persons that Graves Overton , his only Servant , lives at the Hand and Ear in Pye Corner , alias Gilt-spur-street , near Newgate , where he performs the same Cures by his Masters secret Method. There being now, none of his Masters Family living but himself, that performs the said Cure. LONDON: Printed for E. 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THE Ordinary of NEWGATE HIS ACCOUNT OF The Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Speeches of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn, on Friday the 25th of September, 1713. AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-baily, on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th instant, Eleven Persons, viz. Seven Men, and Four Women, being found Guilty of several Capital Crimes, did receive Sentence of Death accordingly: But one of the Women being found pregnant, and another Woman and Two of the Men having obtain'd HER MAJESTY'S Gracious Reprieve, are now respited from Execution, and Seven are order'd for it. When they lay under this Condemnation, I constantly visited them, and had them brought up twice every Day to the Chapel of Newgate, where I pray'd with them, and gave them such Instructions from the Word of God (which I then read and expounded to them) as I judg'd proper for the bringing of them to a Sense of their Sins, the Reformation of their Lives, and a due Preparation for a Christian Death here, and a Happy Life hereafter. On the Lord's Day the 13th instant, I preach'd to them, both in the Forenoon and Afternoon, upon Psal. 39. 12. the Words being these, Hear my Prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my Cry; hold not thy Peace at my Tears. For I am a Stranger with Thee, and a Sojourner, as all my Fathers were. Which Words (with their Context) having first explain'd in general, I then proceeded to discourse in particular upon these three Propositions, resulting from them, viz. I. That all the Sons and Daughters of Men are but Strangers and Pilgrims upon Earth, travelling towards their Long Home; as David professes for himself, and for all before him, in these Words of the Text: I am a Stranger with thee, and a Sojourner, as all my Fathers were. II. That from thence it follows, That as this Life is short and transient, our Abode in this World but temporal, and of no long duration, so we should set our Affections not on things on Earth, but on things that are above; raising our Thoughts and our Desires to that blessed Life which is to come, eternal in the Heavens; as the Apostle excellently exhorts, 2 Cor. 5. 1. and Col. 3. 2. III. and lastly, That the best Expedient, for us to reach home to that most glorious Place, (which we should look upon as our Native Country, and Eternal Inheritance and Abode) we are to make this present Life a Life of Prayers and Tears; mourning for our Sins, and imploring God's Mercy, and Pardon, and Grace, saying with Holy David in the Text and Words following; Hear my Prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my Cry; hold not thy Peace at my Tears.-Oh! spare me a little, that I may recover my Strength before I go hence and be no more seen. On the last Lord's Day, the 20th instant, preach'd again to them, viz. in the Morning upon these Words, Psal. 19. the 12th and 13th Verses, Who can understand his Errors? Cleanse thou me from secret Faults: Keep back thy Servant also from presumptuous Sins; let them not have dominion over me. Then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great Transgression. And in the Afternoon upon St. Mark, chap. I. the latter part of the 15th Verse.-Repent ye, and believe the Gospel. Upon the first of those Texts (after a short Introduction) I examin'd the Nature of Sin, and the different Characters under which it is here represented in the Text, viz. I. Sins of Ignorance and Infirmity, such as the Royal Prophet calls Errors and secret Faults, which we often fall into inadvertently and unawares, without knowing, or considering at the time of our committing of them, that they are things forbidden by Almighty God; and therefore to be carefully avoided by all Men. II. Sins of Presumption, which imply such, as are both known and wilful; and have Dominion over us; i. e. a reigning habitual Power in us. Having explain'd these two principal Distinctions of Sins, I proceeded to consider, III. and lastly, That if we are kept from Presumptuous Sins, and habitual wilful Trangressions, we shall be safe and out of Danger: We shall be in a State of Grace, a State of Sincerity and Favour with God: So that notwithstanding our Errors and Infirmities, God will account of us, and deal with us, as righteous good Men: Which David insinuates in the latter part of the Text, where he says, Then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great Transgression; that is, as if he had said, I shall be clear of any such Sin, as may endanger my Soul, and expose it to eternal Damnation and Misery. Upon the other Text (which I also explain'd in general with its Context and parallel Places) I first took notice, that herein were couch'd the very first Words of the first Sermon preach'd by our great Master, JESUS CHRIST, containing the whole Tenour of the Gospel, as to what is requir'd of us in order to our Salvation; and therefore highly deserving our utmost attention, regard, and obedience: Which having shewn, I then took occasion from those Words, Repent ye, and believe the Gospel, to explain the Doctrine, I. Of Faith, II. Of Repentance. And this done, I concluded my present Discourse (as I did the foregoing) with a particular Application, and suitable Admonitions to the Condemn'd; who seem'd to be very devout and attentive to what was then deliver'd them (in the Name of God) for their Spiritual Instruction, and the Comfort of their Souls. Those of them now order'd for Execution, did (in my private Examinations of them) give me the respective Accounts of their past Lives and present Dispositions (in substance) as follows. I. William Bettings , alias Smith , condemn'd for Assaulting and Robbing James Harrison , Esq , on the Queen's Highway, upon the 11th day of August last. He said, he was 22 years of age, born in the Parish of Wolhope in Herefordshire ; That he liv'd with his Father, a Grazier, till he was about 16 years old, and then he came up to London : That soon after this, he got into a Gentleman's Service, and lived with him a pretty while in the Capacity of a Foot-boy ; and afterwards try'd other Services, and was sometimes a Butler , and at other times a Foot-man , as it happen'd; That in all those his Services together, he spent about 5 years, and might have done well, had he continued honest and diligent, as he at the first was: But in process of time he fell into bad Company, which debauched and corrupted him, and drove him at last into that wicked Course of Life, that soon brought him to this his shameful Death, which he now said was (though untimely, yet) what he willingly submitted to, as being very sensible, not only that he had greatly deserved it, but might have gone on in his wicked Way, and still done worse things, had not Justice arrested him, as it did, almost in his very first setting-out to rob on the Highway; where (as he told me) in a few Days, but could not particularly remember what Days, he committed these following Facts. 1. He robb'd a Man a foot on the Way to Chelsea , and took from him about 12 Shillings, and a pair of Silver Buckles. 2. He robb'd a Stage-Coach on Hounslow Heath , taking from the passengers a Silver-Watch, and some Money. 3. He robb'd another Stage-Coach not far from Reading in Berkshire , and took four Guineas, and some Silver. 4. He robb'd Esquire Dashwood's Coach on the other side of the Water, a little beyond Putney , and took from him and his Lady that was in the Coach with him, a Gold-Watch, and 3 or 4 Pieces of Gold, with some Money in Silver. 5. and lastly, He robb'd Esq, Harrison and his Lady, riding in their Calash towards Fulham , and took from them a Purse with 4 Guineas in it, and some Money: For which Fact he was committed to Newgate , and is now to die. All those wicked Things, he said, he did within the space of less than 3 Weeks, and 3 of them on one Day; and were all (as far as he could recollect) that ever he committed, saying that about two years since, he being then in London , took a Journey into the Country on purpose to rob the House of a dear Friend and nearest Relation of his, which he effectually and easily did, as being well acquainted with all the Parts of that House, and the Ways to come into it; taking away from thence a Horse, some Money, Gold-Rings, &c. He further said, that in all those his Robberies, he never did, nor had it in his thoughts to commit Murder; for which he thanked God, as having so much the less to answer for. He seem'd (by his whole Carriage all the time he was under this Condemnation) to be very sensible of his past Follies, and very penitent. 2. John Heath , alias James How , condemn'd for stealing a brown Mare out of the Ground of Mr. Edward Cabell , on the 27th of August last. He said, he was about 22 years of age, born at Thornwood in Essex ; That while he was in the Country, be follow'd Husbandry , and when about 10 or 11 years old, he was put to a Cook (upon liking) behind the Royal Exchange , London ; but as he did not like that Employment, so at the end of 3 Months trial, he quitted it, and went to Gentlemen's Service , and afterwards to Sea: That both before his going to, and after his Return from Sea, where he served about 3 years in the Royal Navy (the last Ship he was in being the Chichester, a Third Rate, commanded by Capt. [4] Lake) he committed diverse Robberies and Burglaries; breaking open, and taking Goods out of four or five Houses in Essex , in the Neighbourhood where he was born, and robbing several Farmers and others on the Highway between the Green-man and Stratford . He confess'd, he had broke all the Ten Commandments, even that against Murder; for once he had resolv'd (in case of Resistance) to have committed it (though he never actually did) upon the Persons he assaulted and robbed: But as to that heinous Crime, the very next in Order and in Nature to this of Murder, viz. Adultery, he own'd, That he was highly guilty of it; and earnestly pray'd God to forgive it him, and all other his Sins, which were many and great, and for which he was not able to make any other Reparation, than to beg (as he heartily did) their Pardon whom he had any ways offended. He also readily acknowledg'd, That he was justly condemn'd; and, That he had indeed deserved this Death, as having so very lately abused the Mercy of the QUEEN'S Pardon to him, which he pleaded at the Old-Baily , on the 12th of August last. It seems, he then thought (when he receiv'd that Pardon) that by it he was discharg'd not only of the Temporal Punishment he deserved, but of all Guilt; and therefore might begin to Sin upon a new Score, and no notice taken of his former Faults; but he found his Mistake afterwards, when by the Abuse he had made of former Mercy, his present Condemnation stuck so much the closer upon him, and his Heart so much the harder and the more difficult to be melted into Repentance; of which he grievously complain'd, and upon that earnestly desired my Prayers. This ought to be a Warning to those that presumptuously make a Mock of Sin, and grosly abuse (as I know many do daily) the Mercies of God and of the Queen, shewn to them, with this gracious Intent, viz. To encourage and lead them (not to Sin, but) to Repentance and Reformation of Life. 3. George Hollingshy , condemn'd for breaking the House of Mr. William Tidder , and taking from thence an Iron Chain, and other Goods, on the 3d of March last, and for several other Felonies specify'd in the Book of Tryals, to which I refer the Reader. He said, he was about 20 Years of age, born at Mile-end near London ; that he had liv'd most of his younger Years with a Blacksmith in that Place, and work'd with him at that Trade for the space of two Years; and then rambled about London, and afterwards went to Sea, and serv'd about six Years, off and on, on board several Men of War , especially the Warspight, a third Rate, commanded by Capt. Crow; adding, that being once a Servant to the Cook of the Royal William, a first Rate, which at that time had no Commander, he took six Guineas out of a Chest in that Ship, and ran away therewith; and when he had spent all, and was reduc'd to Poverty, and urg'd on by the bad Company he kept, he betook himself to the breaking of Houses, and picking of Pockets, which he chiefly did, viz. the former at Ratcliff High-cross , and the latter in London , where he also frequently stole Things out of Shops, tho' but small matters at a time. He further acknowledg'd, That now he saw his Follies, and was made sensible both of the ill Effect of them, and of his Obligation to make what Satisfaction he could to the Persons he had wrong'd; and therefore sent for such of them as he knew, to ask their Pardon, and give them what Information he was able, that might be of use to them; as being desirous to do whatever lay in his Power to clear his Conscience, and make his Peace with God and his Neighbours (whom he had so greatly offended) before he was call'd to receive his Sentence at the dreadful Tribunal; the thoughts of which made him very much fear and tremble. 4. Thomas Turner , condemn'd for stealing a brown Gelding, out of the Ground of Mr. Ambrose Benning , on the 20th Day of August last. He said, he was 30 Years of Age, born at Thriplow in Cambridgeshire : That his chief Employment was Husbandry ; but had made it part of his Trade for these six Years past to steal Sheep and Hogs, and was for such a Fact burnt in the Hand at Cambridge about nine Months ago; and tho' his Offences had often escap'd the Notice, and consequently the Punishment of the Law, yet he found now, by his woful Experience, that Sinners do not always go unpunish'd, even in this World. He confess'd, that he was justly condemn'd, and that if God were not most merciful to him, who had been a wicked Sinner in many Ways, he should utterly perish. 5. John Joyner , condemn'd for breaking the House of Mr. John Kelly , and stealing from thence 15 Perruques, and above 4 l. in Money and other Goods, to the value of 60 l. on the 14 Day of November 1712; and also for stealing out of Mr. Gurney's House 2 Watches, and 15 Shillings in Money, &c. on the 30th of December following. He confess'd, that he was guilty of those two Robberies; and that it would have been well for him, if he had learn'd to amend his Life, by the Punishment he receiv'd on the 10th Day of July last, at the Old-baily , where he was burnt in the Hand for a Felony he was then try'd for, and convicted of, by the Name of John Williams , under which he went at that time. He said, he was about 28 years of age, an Irish-man by Birth, a Roman-Catholick by Religion, and a Taylor by Trade. He appear'd very thoughtful, and very serious, and gave sufficient Demonstrations of the sense he had of the Misery attending a wicked Life; declaring, that he was griev'd at the Heart he had offended God, and wrong'd his Neighbour, and humbly begg'd Pardon of both. 6. Sarah Clifford , alias Atkins , condemn'd for privately stealing 13 l. in Money from the Person of Ralph Stocking . She said, she was 28 years of age, born in the Parish of St. Giles Cripplegate , London : That she wrought, for a considerable time, at the Weavers Trade ; and then betook herself to another sort of Employment, which was, her going about the Streets and crying (in their Season) Dilters, Alounders, Mackrel, &c. That by degrees, she fell into ill Company, and on the doing of ill things of several kinds, and chiefly Picking of Pockets: Which the better to effect, she allured Men into her Company, especially when she perceived them in Drink, and made them quite Drunk, as she did Mr. Stocking; whom she robbed of the Money he had about him, and then put him into an Hackney-Coach, in which she rode with him a little way, and when she found her opportunity, lipt out of it, and left him there alone: That soon after this, she heard he was dead, and herself suspected of having murder'd him: But she protested to me, that though she had committed the Robbery, yet was clear of his Death. Upon this I endeavour'd to make her sensible; That (indeed) she was not so clear in the Matter, as she deceivingly flatter'd herself to be; for though she might not have laid violent Hands upon the poor Man, yet by her forcing him to drink, when he had drank too much already, and by that means making him Dead-munk (as by her own Confession she had done) it plainly appear'd to me (as no doubt it did so to others) that she was the Cause of his Death: And therefore must expect to be call'd to a strict Account before God, both for that and for all other the Sins she had committed, unless she truly repented of them. At this Discourse she mightily started, and seem'd to be very much concerned, and discompos'd in her Spirit; and then appear'd stupid and harden'd. Sometimes she would justify herself; and at other times fell a crying bitterly; speaking more with her Tears, than in Words; but whether those Tears were Tears of Repentance, or not; Whether they proceeded from her Love to God and Goodness, or from natural Sorrow and Fear, or from all these together, I do not here determine 7. Jane Wells , alias Elizabeth Wells , alias White , alias Dyer , &c. condemn'd for privately stealing a Silk-Gown, a Silver-lac'd Petticoat, a Muslin-Apron, two Gold-Rings, a Diamond-Ring, 15 l. in Money, &c. the Goods of Mr. Samuel Makepeace . She said, she was about 29 years of age, born in the County of Surrey , within 3 Miles of London ; but would not tell the particular place or Parish from whence she first came; only said, she had lived a considerable time, and in very good Families, in and about this City: That in all her Services she behav'd herself as a careful, faithful, and honest Servant in every respect: That she was Guilty neither of Murder, nor Whoredom, nor Swearing, nor Excessive Drinking; nor any such like Crimes. And so she was going on in the setting-out of herself under a fair Character, and making herself appear (all she could) as a very honest and good Woman: But I stopt her too fluent Tongue in this her own vain Commendation; putting her in mind, not only of the Fact for which she stood now condemn'd, but of that also she had done before, and was about ten Months since, Burnt in the Hand, and sent to Bride-well for; reproving her (at the same time) for her wicked Presumption in breaking out of that Place (as she lately did) and presently returning to her former evil Ways; and adding to all this, That I really believed she had been a very Ill-liver, and had (as I was told) done much Mischief in the World by her debauching young Men, and doing abundance of other wicked Things; for which she was now very near her being call'd to a most severe Judgment before Almighty God, unless she prevented it by a free Confession, hearty Prayers, and sincere Repentance. When I laid all these malancholy Matters before her, she groan'd, and shed some Tears, and said, I have been a great Sinner indeed: And the Lord have Mercy upon me! And this was all she said, for she would not confess any thing in particular, saving what was most plain and universally known, viz. Her Escape out of Bridewell (where she was by Order of Court, to have remain'd two Years) and the Fact for which she was now to suffer this shameful Death: To which, as she was approaching, she seemed to entertain more serious Thoughts, and grieve very much for her Sins. At the Place of Execution (whither they were all carry'd from Newgate in three Carts this Day) I attended them for the last time. I exhorted them still more and more to stir up their Minds and Hearts (all the Affections of their Souls) to God, whom they had so much offended. I pray'd, and sung some Penitential Psalms with them, and made them rehearse the Apostles Creed; and finally recommending them to God's All-sufficient Grace and boundless Mercy, I retired from them; who at the same time spoke to the Standers-by, that were many, to this purpose: That they would take Warning by them, and so avoid such an Untimely End as they themselves were now come to, for their Sins. After they had done speaking, they apply'd themselves to their private Devotions, for which they had some small time allotted them: And then the Cart drew away, they all the while calling upon GOD, To have Mercy upon them; to pardon their Sins, and to receive their Souls. This is all the Account here to be given of these dying Persons, by me, PAUL LORRAIN , Ordinary . Friday, Sept. 25. 1713. ADVERTISEMENTS. 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