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< no role > , alias Smith< no role > , condemn'd for Assaulting and Robbing James Harrison< no role > , 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< no role > , alias James How< no role > , condemn'd for stealing a brown Mare out of the Ground of Mr. Edward Cabell< no role > , 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.