bing Mrs. Rogers, at Pancras-Wash , on the 20th of January last , stopping the Coach wherein she was, and taking Money both from her and other Passengers with her. 2dly, For a like Assault upon Mr. Edward Yarborough< no role > , stopping the Wakefield-Coach, in which he was, near the foot of Highgate-hill , and taking 5 s. from him, on the 23d of the same Month . 3dly, For another Fact of the same nature, viz. his Assaulting Mrs. Shutter, as she was in a Coach going down the Hill near Pancras , and robbing her of 3 Gold Rings and some Money, on the 19th of February last . He said, he was this very Day (being the 10th of March ) just entring upon the 32d Year of his age; That he was born at Dunstable in Bedfordshire , and there serv'd 8 Years Apprenticeship with a Surgeon ; That when he was out of his Time, he came up to London , where he exerted his Art for a little while, and then went to a Gentleman's Service : That afterwards he listed himself a Souldier , and at last arriv'd to the Post of a Surgeon's Mate in the 2d Regiment of Guards. He at first said, he did not commit the former, but the two latter Robberies aforemention'd; yet at last he confest all, & likewise 3 or 4 more of the same nature, and about the same time; for he had not been engag'd long in that wicked Course, having enter'd upon it but since Christmas last; and that too not so much by his own Inclination, as by the pernicious Instigation and Perswasion of one William Biggs< no role > , an old Offender, (not yet taken) with whom he had robb'd a Coach coming from Hampsted , and taken from 3 or 4 Passengers in it about 28 s. in Money, which was divided among them two and Tho. Grey< no role > , before mention'd, who was concern'd with them in that Robbery, on the 2d of January last , being Sunday; and on the Tuesday following he robb'd also some Passengers in a Coach on Newington Road , and took from them 22 s. And on or about the 14th of the said Month , he set upon a Worthy Justice of Peace (an ancient Gentleman) as he was riding on Horseback towards Hampsted , taking from him a Watch and some old Gold; which, with his robbing a young Man of Half-a-Crown on the High-way near Uxbridge , on Thursday the 7th of the said January last , were all the Robberies he could reme he ever committed. And now he said, That he was very sensible that for all his unjust Practices, into which he had so foolishly suffer'd himself to be deluded, and by which (as it often happens) he had got but little (not 6 l. in all, he said) he justly deserv'd the shameful Death he was now condem'd to; and thereupon begg'd Pardon of GOD, and of the Persons he had wrong'd, earnestly imploring the Divine Mercy, thro' the Merits of JESUS CHRIST. And to this his Confession (which he had before told me was all he had done of this nature) he did (for the clearing of the Truth, and his own Conscience, as he pretended) add this, " That he was the only Person who robb'd Mr. James " Boys upon the Queen's High-way between Pancras and Kentish Town , on the 19th of January " last; taking from him an old Watch in a Tortoise-shell Case, and 11 s. in Money: And, " That since the time he lay under this Condemnation, he had consider'd how to make what " Amends he could for the Injuries done by him, and therefore had sent several times to Mr. " Boys, to let him know where he might have his Watch again; which when he took, Mr. Boys (as he said) told him, he was very loth to part with it, tho' it was an old Thing that would yield but little Money, not 3 l. but he valu'd it much more upon some particular Account.

This specious and artificial Speech and formal Declaration he thought I would take as the pure Effect of an awaken'd Conscience, that was now willing to discharge itself of its Guilt, and do Right to all the World: And indeed I was at first doubtful in the matter; but I at last discover'd that herein he prevaricated; I taxed him with it, and reprov'd him for it, shewing him what a dangerous thing it was for him thus to add Sin to Sin, and how presumptuous he was, to desire (as he did) that I would administer the Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper to him, who solemnly attested a Lying Story to be true, at such a time when he was just going to be call'd before the dreadful Tribunal of Christ, there to give an Account (to Him who knows the inmost Thoughts of Men's Hearts) of all his secret Imaginations, as well as Overt Acts. With that I startled him, but yet could not make him plainly confess, that John Collins< no role > (as I knew) had perswaded him to charge himself with this Robbery, by telling him it would now do him no hurt, but himself a great deal of service, in that it might save his Life. This he (the said Edmund Eams< no role > ) could not absolutely deny: And so I told him, I wondred that Men under such Circumstances as theirs, whose Business it was to prepare for Eternity, would imploy their Thoughts and precious Time in such wicked Machinations, by which, instead of pacifying the Wrath of God, they provoked him more and more to let them perish in their Sins. On this I enlarg'd, but could get no great Satisfaction from him herein; therefore I shall say no more of him here, but proceed to my Account of the other, viz.

3. John Collins< no role > alias Collinson< no role > , condemn'd for breaking the House of Mr. John Holloway< no role > at Chelsea , and stealing thence 2 Exchequer Notes, value 100 l. each, 237 l. 10 s. in Money, and 194 l. in Gold, on the 23d of January last . And he was also at the same time convicted of a Robbery, on the High-way, committed upon the Person of Mr. James Boys< no role > , whose Silver-Watch, with 10 or 12 s. were taken from him, between Pancras and Kentish Town , on the 19th of the said Month of January . He said, he was not at all concern'd in this latter Fact, but Eams was the Man had done it, as he told him himself since they were condemn'd. And as to the former, he own'd thus much of it, viz. That he robb'd Mr. Holloway's House, and took thence 107 l. (or thereabouts) in 100 l. Bag, and another smaller Bag, and no Gold, nor Money-Notes, nor any thing else: Adding, That he had spent some part of that Money before his being apprehended, but most of it, viz. 90 l. and upwards, was then taken from him, which he suppos'd Mr. Holloway has, or will have again; wishing he were able to make up his whole Loss. He said, he was 42 Years of age, born at Faustone near Hull in Northumberland ; That he was brought up to no Trade, but had been a Footman to several Gentlemen, both in the Country, and here in London , and was some time a Coachman to one of them: That he had also been a Souldier for 6 Years together, and attain'd at last to the