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was 20 Years of Age, born of mean Parents in <rs type="placeName" id="OA17380308_geo47">Essex</rs>
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, who gave him no Education, he was bred a <rs type="occupation" id="OA17380308_occ17">Taylor</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="OA17380308_geo48">Suffolk</rs>
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, and liv'd honestly in the Country; but 2 or 3 Months ago, thinking to make some Advantage by the Mourning for her late Majesty, he came to <rs type="placeName" id="OA17380308_geo49">London</rs>
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with Mortished, who knew the Town better, and took their Lodgings in the House where they committed the Robbery; they had been some Time in Town before they got Business, and were but newly settled in constant Employment when this Misfortune befell them. He was not so wicked in his Life as most of these People are, but seem'd a harmless, simple Fellow. He confessed the Fact as charg'd in the Indictment, but denied that he was ever guilty of any Dishonesty before. A good part of the Time that he was under Sentence he was sick and deaf, and being grosly ignorant in religious Matters, I instructed him in an easy, familiar Way. When he recover'd he attended in Chapel, as he did in his Sickness, when able to go up Stairs; and was to all Appearance devout and serious. He declar'd that he hop'd God would pardon his Sins for Christ's Sake, that he truly repented of all his Sins, particularly the Crime he died for, and forgave all Men, as he expected Forgiveness from God.</p>
<p n="43">5. <rs type="persName" id="OA17380308_n43-1">Isaac Mortished</rs>
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, 36 Years of Age, was born of honest Parents in <rs type="placeName" id="OA17380308_geo50">Cheshire</rs>
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, who educated him at School; when he was of Age he was put to a <rs type="occupation" id="OA17380308_occ18">Taylor</rs>
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, and liv'd for some Time by his Business in the Country, having the Reputation of an honest Man. He then came to <rs type="placeName" id="OA17380308_geo51">London</rs>
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to work Journey Work, he grew very extravagant, and fell to Drinking, Gaming, &c. He married a Servant Maid at <rs type="placeName" id="OA17380308_geo52">Islington</rs>
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, who bore him several Children, some of whom are now living; after this Marriage he was forc'd to retire into the Country for Debt, and liv'd at <rs type="placeName" id="OA17380308_geo53"> <rs type="placeName" id="OA17380308_geo54">Coggs-hall</rs>
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in Essex</rs>
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, where Gardiner also was, they came to Town together upon the same Occasion, and lodg'd in the same Room, they both confessed the Fact of which they were convicted. When I spoke to them, they wept bitterly, and said they had been always honest in the preceeding part of their Lives, and made strong Resolutions of new Obedience for the future, if hey had been spar'd. He believed in Christ, repented of his Sins, and died in Peace with all the World.</p>
<p n="44"> <rs type="persName" id="OA17380308_n44-1">Thomas Gittings</rs>
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, of <rs type="placeName" id="OA17380308_geo55">St. James's, Westminster</rs>
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, was indicted for privately stealing a Silver Watch, value 10 s. from the Person of <rs type="persName" id="OA17380308_n44-2">John Hanquets</rs>
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, <rs type="date" id="OA17380308_date24">January 24</rs>
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<p n="45">6. <rs type="persName" id="OA17380308_n45-1">Thomas Gittings</rs>
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, 24 Years of Age, born of honest Parents in Town, his Father a Porter in the Custom-House, gave him a tollerable Education, and put him out <rs type="occupation" id="OA17380308_occ19">Apprentice</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="OA17380308_geo56"> <rs type="placeName" id="OA17380308_geo57">Star Tavern</rs>
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, Coleman-styeet</rs>
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; he served four Years honestly, till his Master left the House, but then having his Liberty, he <rs type="occupation" id="OA17380308_occ20">serv'd in Taverns and Bagnio</rs>
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'. He married a Wife by whom he had four Children, one of them is now living. Of late he fell into bad Company, and he engaged with them in Picking Pockets; he never (he said) took any Thing himself, but received what was stole by others. The Robbery he was condemned for, was committed on the <rs type="date" id="OA17380308_date25">24th of January</rs>
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, as his Majesty came from the House, just by the Palace; the Gentleman being sensible of it, and never losing Sight of him, two Men pursued him into a Barber's Entry, and the Watch was found between the Cloath and Lining of his Coat; he did not deny the Fact, but said he did not steal the Watch himself, but that it was handed to him by another, for he never had the Boldness to steal a Watch himself, his Business being to attend, breed Confusion, and run away with the Plunder, which was equally divided among them. He had been concerned in a vast Number of Robberies of this Kind for some Years past, but behaved well under his Misfortunes, and wept over them; he declared his Hope of Salvation thro' Christ, that he repented of a scandalous and wicked Life, and forgave all Men, as he expected Forgiveness from God.</p>
<p n="46"> <rs type="persName" id="OA17380308_n46-1">Robert Brownjohn</rs>
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, otherwise <rs type="persName" id="OA17380308_n46-3">Briggenshaw Brownjohn</rs>
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, was indicted, for that he being a Person of an evil Disposition, and greedy of Lucre, &c. after the <rs type="date" id="OA17380308_date26">24th of June, 1723</rs>
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, viz. on the <rs type="date" id="OA17380308_date27">7th of January last</rs>
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, knowingly, unlawfully, &c. did send to <rs type="persName" id="OA17380308_n46-2">John Bell</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="OA17380308_occ21">Hosier</rs>
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, in the <rs type="placeName" id="OA17380308_geo58">Parish of Alhallows, Lombard-street</rs>
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, a certain Letter without a Name, directed to the</p>
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