3. ABRAHAM DAVAL< no role > , of St. Martins in the Fields , was Indicted for Counterfeiting and Forging a Lottery Ticket, of 7 l. 10 s. No 39, in the 65th Course of Payment, to Solomon Grimston< no role > , of Chaple in Essex , on the 7th of August last . It being firmly believ'd by the Commissioners, that their Names there adjoyn'd, were not writtten by themselves, and also that the Filling up the Ticket was the Prisoner's hand writing; and it appearing that he endorsed it by the Name of A. Deval, at John's Coffee-House , to Mr. Richard Gibbons< no role > , and other matters; he was found guilty of the Indictment.

As this Person was older than the Prisoner last mentioned (being near 30) and had somewhat more accustom'd himself to Thought and Consideration, he show'd a greater Gravity and Seriousness in his Deportment. After the Sentence of Death was passed upon him, he argued pretty much that it was illegal, and his Council defective in their Assurance: For it appeared (said he) that I did not Counterfeit or Forge any real Ticket, but only made but a Duplicate, the real Ticket coming to a Mischance and being Torn; which was sworn in Court, to be found in my Brother Parson's Room, as the Searchers look'd over some Quires of Paper, and not deny'd to be the true Ticket for 7 l. 10 s. &c. The notion that it was possible to have so managed the Affair, as to have escaped a capital Punishment, very much Ruffled his Mind for some Time: But recollecting himself afterwards, he said that he had never more than once deserved Death, and he receiv'd it submissively; that a long Life was but a long State of Misery and Trouble; that he was assured nothing could come by Chance; that he might have died with less Disgrace, but perhaps at the same Time less prepared to enter another World; that the Shame of his Death, could not touch him, but only affect his Relations, &c. But he was also very uneasy at his Irons, affirming 'twas illegal to Fetter any Man, because the Act of Parliament orders, that no Pain or Punishment shall be inflicted on Prisoners; accordingly, (continued he) Mr. Layer asserted at his Tryal, that his Fetters ought to be taken off, which Assertion was allow'd good, 'till it was proved he attempted an Escape; But it was answer'd, that Mr. Layer only argued as to the Time of his Tryal, &c. That the Act of Parliament was General and lose, &c.

Before he suffer'd, as the Law appoints, he frankly acknowledg'd that he also counterfeited a Certificate, for 52 l. 12 s, for 7 Blank Lottery Tickets in the Lottery, 1723. as was shrewdly suspected by many, tho' it did not appear; that he actually did, by a plausible Story get Mr John Cog< no role > to sell the Certificate to Mr. Robinson. He did not scruple to mention 2 or 3 other Facts of the same kind; owning God's Goodness in taking him off from more, and perhaps greater Offences. His Concern'd encreas'd as his Death drew near, and he not only spent his Time in preparing himself, but took pains in urging the Black Boy to prepare for the Death he was to suffer.

The Behaviour and Confession of these Malefactors at the Place of Execution.

AT the Place of Execution, A. Daval desired the Spectators might be told, that he acknowledged the Fact of which he was convicted, but wished them to consider whither nevertheless, he was not illegally convicted: He requested, all who saw him to be admonish'd by him; said he was very easy at leaving this World, and desired the Spectators Prayers.

Joseph Blake< no role > , tho' he was observed by some who saw him, to be disguised in Liquor, and to Reel and Faulter in his Speech at Tyburn , yet was he before he died, sensible of the Crime he therein committed, and as he shed Tears in the Morning at Chapel, so he show'd the same regret immediately before his Death.

This all the Account that can be given, by me T. PURNEY Ordinary and Chaplain.

LONDON : Printed by JOHN APPLEBEE< no role > , a little below Bridewell Bridge in Black-Fryers .