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<p n="38">that he was in Peace with all Mankind.</p>
<p n="39"> <rs type="persName" id="OA17321009_n39-1">John Mackgrady</rs>
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, 18 Years of Age, Born in the <rs type="placeName" id="OA17321009_geo27">North</rs>
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of honest Parents, who gave him Education at School, and endeavour'd to instruct him in Religion, but those instructions he neglected and was unwilling to receive. His Father caus'd him to work at his own Business of a <rs type="occupation" id="OA17321009_occ19">Fisher</rs>
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, and when he was but nine Years of Age, he by the Advice of a Butcher's Boy nam'd Hardy, robb'd his Father of Money to the Value of 9 l. and this the two Boys spent in eight Days time. After this he went no more home to his Father but came to <rs type="placeName" id="OA17321009_geo28">London</rs>
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, having first robbed a Ship-master, with whom he went a Voyage of several Things of Value, and at <rs type="placeName" id="OA17321009_geo29">London</rs>
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he liv'd by stealing from every Body. When he had stay'd abroad for some Time, he got a Ship to carry him down to his own Country, where an Uncle of his kept him a Year, this Uncle gave him dew Correction for a Fault, to be reveng'd upon him rob'd him of so much Money and ran away with a Horse of his, and this making five or six Guineas, with it he came to <rs type="placeName" id="OA17321009_geo30">London</rs>
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, by the Way having robb'd several People about <rs type="placeName" id="OA17321009_geo31">Newcastle</rs>
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, and having stole less or more from every Body he met with, and every Place he came to. At London he follow'd the same Trade, stealing and thieving every where. He agreed to <rs type="occupation" id="OA17321009_occ20">serve two or three Fishermen</rs>
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, but stay'd no longer with them, than he found an opportunity to rob them: He went a Voyage to <rs type="placeName" id="OA17321009_geo32">America</rs>
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, and stole from the Captain and every Body else as occasion offer'd. When he came home, he haunted in Drinking Shops with the wickedest Boys about the Town, and pick'd Pockets in <rs type="placeName" id="OA17321009_geo33">Tottenham-Court-Fair</rs>
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, <rs type="placeName" id="OA17321009_geo34">Bartholomew Fair</rs>
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, on the Streets at Night and every where. Once he stole 18 l. from a Countryman, and considerable Sums of Money from other Persons, all which he spent wickedly with Whores and Thieves. He committed some Street Robberies, and own'd the Fact for which he died.</p>
<p n="40">He had not been long acquainted with Perkins, but during that short time they did a deal of Mischief, since they exactly agreed in Disposition having been two of the Wickedest young Men in the World; he acknowledged himself the most wicked, flagitious, disobedient, undutiful young Wretch upon Earth, and that he suffer'd most justly, for the innumerable Villainies of his Life; he hop'd for Salvation thro' the Mercy of God in Christ, declar'd himself Penitent for his many Sins, and that he died in Peace with all Mankind.</p>
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, 26 Years of Age, Born in <rs type="placeName" id="OA17321009_geo35">London</rs>
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, was Brother to <rs type="persName" id="OA17321009_n41-2">James Dalton</rs>
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the famous Robber and Evidence, who was Executed last Year, as was thought upon the false Evidence of the infamous Waller, was Educated at School, but he neglected his Learning and forgot all, so that he could neither read nor write. He was a <rs type="occupation" id="OA17321009_occ21">Butcher</rs>
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by Trade, but did not much that Way; he <rs type="occupation" id="OA17321009_occ22">clean'd Shoes</rs>
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, and</p>
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