once: I stopped the first, and Easter the last, so that the middlemost could not get out of the way; we got but a Trifle there, so we went to Brentford again, and cross'd the Water into Surrey , intending to go that Way to London ; but upon Putney-Heath , I alighted to go into the Ditch, and a Man rode up to Easter, and demanded his Money. I seeing him disputing with the Gentleman, made what Haste I could to his Assistance, when he told me he was in Danger of being robb'd; I said to the Man, I believe you are but a * Scamp Cull, or else you would not go to stop old Collectors. However, he admitting his Errors, and acknowledging his Fault, we consented to make it up with him, on Condition of his giving us a Treat: and he thereupon proposed a Supper at Wandsworth , which we accepted of, and afterwards parted from him.

We then came to London , to our Misfortune as I then thought, for putting up at the White-Bear , in Old-Street , we were both apprehended by Long Charles< no role > , Dick Wornell< no role > , and John Boyte< no role > , and committed to New-Prison . I was admitted an Evidence against Easter, by Justice Poulson, but I never appeared against him, for he was capitally Convicted for a Robbery, in which I was not concerned, upon Mr. Mills, and Mr. Hill, by Devil's-Lane , near Hornsey .

The February Sessions following, I was brought to the Old-Bailey , to be tried for Mr. Evans's Robbery as above, but he dying before I could be tried, I was acquitted of that, but remanded back to Newgate , in order to be carried down to the Assizes held for Kent, to be an Evidence against Bowers and Wibourne, for robbing Mr. Willis of Stroud .

Accordingly the Assizes drawing near, I was carried to Kent , and when I came there, Wibourn had been admitted an Evidence above a Month before by Mr. Waters of Stroud; but I being moved down by a Habeas Conpusad Justificandum, my Evidence was accepted, and Bowers and Wibourn were capitally convicted, Leggit not being then taken.

From hence I was again carried to Newgate , in order to be discharged by Order of Court, and was brought to the Old-Bailey , but the Lord Mayor not being then present, I was referred to him as a proper Person to serve his Majesty, and on my Petitioning his Lordship, he sent my Discharge, and one of his Officers to see me safe on board a Tender.

Accordingly I went on board the Dunkirk Man of War, as Ship's Butcher , and might have lived very well; but being sent on board contrary to my own Inclinations, I was always meditating which way I should escape, and after we had been out two Months cruising on the Privateers, without meeting with any Thing according to our Admirals Expectation, we went towards Plymouth , to refit and clean, and in our way, we met a large Spanish Privateer, call'd, the St. Sebastian, of St. Sebastian's, who had taken the most Prizes of any Vessel belonging to Spain, to the great Disadvantage of the English Merchants. In short we took her, and 2 Prizes which she had got in Tow, and they were all brought safe by the Thetford, and other Ships into Plymouth , and we not being a Quarter of a Mile from Shore, I thought I might then escape.

Accordingly, stripping myself and tying my Cloaths up in a Handkerchief, about my Head, I swam ashore, and came to London , where I had not been forty-eight Hours, before I robb'd Mr. Humphries of Mile end, of Goods of small Value, for which I was apprehended, and being tried at the Old-Bailey , was convicted, and received Sentence of Transportation.

Pursuant to this Sentence, on the 19th of November last , was 12 Months, I was put on board the Harponier Transport, John Wilson< no role > Commander , to be sent to Virginia , and after a long and dangerous Passage, we arriv'd in Hampton River , the 10th of March following; and when we had lain in that River sometime, we went higher up to Rapahanock River , to a Place called Brays-Church , were I was sold the 1st of April, to one George Underwood< no role > , who paid for me 1600 weight of Tobacco, and 2 Casks, and he then sent me to one Jeremiah Struther< no role > , with whom I lived 5 Weeks, but not agreeing, he sold me to one Samuel Kennelly< no role > , at a Place called the Picked

* A Highwayman.