seven Shillings in Money, a Bay Mare, Bridle, Saddle and a Cane, the 23d of July last .

Thomas Hitchin< no role > , whose true Name (as he said) was Polson< no role > , 29 Years of Age, Descended of Honest Parents at Marlow , in Shropshire , who gave him good Education at School, in Reading and Writing, and instructed him in Principles of Christianity: He was put to no Particular Trade, but follow'd Country-Business of Husbandry . When Young, he was a Perverse, Naughty Boy, Disobedient to his Parents, neglected his School, was inclin'd to Idleness, and addicted himself to Mischievous and Wicked Practices. When of Age, his Father settled him in a good Farm, gave him a Free-hold Estate of 20 l. per Ann. got him a Wife with an Estate of 10 l. per Ann. more, and at the Death of his own Father and his Mother-in-Law, he had an Estate of 20 l. per Ann. more. When he got his Farm and Estate, he was an Idle, Lazy, Fellow, neglected all Business, join'd himself to bad Company, run in Debt to the Value of 140 l lost all Credit and Esteem in his own Country; and then not knowing what to do, as being Despis'd, Hated or Suspected by every Body, he left his own House, bid farewell to his Wife and Four or Five young Children, and came to London upon pretence of having some Business there, and that he was oblig'd to fly his Country for Debt; but his real Design was to try what Treasure he might pick up upon the Highway. And in order to prepare himself for desperate Attempts, he provided a Pocket Pistol or two, and thought he should have better Success about London than he had in the Country; whereupon he set out, and meeting with Thomas Andrews< no role > , between Highgate and Hampstead , in the Day time, between Eight and Nine in the Morning, he presented his Pistol, and robb'd him of those things mention'd in the Indictment, but being immediately pursu'd, and never getting out of Sight of his Prosecutor, or those other Evidences who follow'd close after him, he was apprehended near Cambray House , and committed to Newgate . He own'd this Robbery, as given account of by the Evidence who appear'd against him, and that he had been a very dissolute wicked Youth.

The following is an Account of all the Robberies the above Malefactor gave the Morning of his Execution.

HHe said he began to play at Cards, to which in little Time he took a great liking too, and in Short, when Money began to grow low, would stick at nothing to raise Money, to carry on the Trade of Card-playing: He confess'd, he robb'd his Father at two sundry Times, in order to support his wicked Trade of Gaming, and for above 6 Months successive, his Father's Maid, was mistrusted to have taken the Money, but at lenghth to save her Credit, he wrote to his Father, and own'd the Fact.

Having confessed the taking his Father's Money, was obliged to keep from home; having no Money, and was at a Loss what to turn himself too; he said he was no great lover of Work, and so in short, concluded with himself on going to Wales to steal Horses, and accordingly went, and stole a grey Mare from one 'Squire Lewis, which he sold within 20 Miles of Shrewsberry , to a London Butcher, for 14 l. 10 s. That Money put him forward pretty well in the World, and he ventur'd a second Time into Wales .

Going a second Time, (his Money not being all spent,) he bought a Welch Padd for 50 s. and in his Travels through Wales , met with a Bedfellow at a Country Inn, where he found he had Money about him; took Care to make him Drunk at Night, then they went to Bed together, and he robb'd him of about 6 l. odd Shillings, and in the Morning went a contrary Way to what he said he was going; leaving his Bedfellow fast asleep.

After this Robbery he went to Canterbury , and played a great many Pranks there, but was in a short Time forced to take his Course to some other Place, then he rov'd up an down Kent for sometime, without any valuable Success, that's to Say, Any Thing of a good Booty. But at last, coming near Maidstone , one Day towards the close of the Evening, he spy'd a parcel of fine Linnen drying upon a Hedge, he came up (as he said) on pretence of enquiring the Way, when he found there was no Body there, he took Ten very fine Shirts, and made off undiscovered.

In some short Time after he came up to London , having had but little Success in the County of Kent , and when he came to Town, he sold the ten Shirts to a Life Guard-man for five pound ready Money. He remain'd in London sometime, and then went to Norfolk , Travel'd a great way in that Country, until he came to a Place call'd Ellsome , where he thought to remain for a Time, and there he fain'd himself Lame, by Reason he might not be taken notice off; and in the Time of his stay there, made his Observations round about the Country; being about nine Days there, he paid his Reckoning and came away; but before he parted that Neighbourhood, he stole from the Grounds of Sir John Hubbard< no role > , Bart . a Chsnut Mare, which by a great many Stratagems he brought to London , and put her up in the Hay-Market; the Scent was so Hot after him, that he could not pretend to Sell her in London ; and at that Time Money began to be very short, was oblig'd to borrow four Guineas of his Landlord, and leave the Mare in his Hands, which (he said) was very much against his Inclination.

Sometime after this, his Father was so good to look over all his past wicked Actions of his Life, and took him Home, where he staid and lived Honest for some time with his Wife and Friends; but the unhappy Distemper of Laziness prevailing, against that of Industry, he could not Work long; then he turn'd out again to his old Trade of Thieving, and Horse-stealing, for Money was difficult to come to in the Country, and he could not bear the Want of it by any means.

According to his Resolution he parted from his Fathers Habitation, and took a little Mare belonging to his Brother, promising to Return her in a few Days, an Travel'd the Country up and down, like a Sportsman, seeking for Game; and for fifteen Days successively, could meet with nothing worth his while, but at Length happen'd to meet an old Man on Horse Back in Flint-shire , who he said, had one Foot in the Grave, and one out, he robb'd him of a Silver Watch and 5 s. and some odd Money, and made his Escape undiscover'd.

After he had committed this Robbery, he came towards London , where he spent what he had upon lew'd Women: So seeing his Money began to grow short; was resolved on going in Yorkshire , and accordingly he put forward, and travel'd a great part of the Way without a Penny Cost, for he was forc'd to take to his old Trade of Bilking of Publick Houses in his Journey. He arriv'd at Doncaster in Yorkshire , and in all his Way from London to thence, he never got