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Summit of Wickedness, and committed a Number of audacious Robberies, the Particulars of which he has impartially related (as they stand in our Appendix) to be made publick to the World, as the only, tho' poor Satisfaction, he had left to make. He died in Peace with all Mankind, in the
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; and most humbly asked Pardon of God and Man for all his Crimes, particularly for that of being the Cause of shedding innocent Blood, having committed the Robbery for which one Bruce was hang'd in August last. He hopes for Salvation through the Merits of our dear Redeemer.
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II. and III.
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, and putting him in bodily Fear and Danger of his Life, and robbing him of his Hat, Perriwig, two Ounces of green Tea, a Thirty six Shilling Piece, one Guinea, and Half a Guinea in Gold, twenty Shillings in Silver, &c. the Goods of the aforesaid
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, of poor but honest Parents, who gave them little or no Education, but brought them up in the
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as they were capable of. As they were Neighbours Children, they contracted an Intimacy and Friendship together, which ended only with their Lives. They came to
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about a Year since, and lodged together in Parker's Lane, work'd as Labouring Men at Islington, and other Places. Meeting with
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, who was their Countryman, they drank together; and being ripe for any Mischief, they soon agreed to set out to rob together; and notwithstanding Lince's publick Declaration in the Daily Advertiser, that they were innocent of robbing Mr. Lewis of
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, they were surely guilty of that Fact, as well as of many others, as will appear in the Account of the Robberies commited by
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hereto subjoined, almost all of which they had some hand in: However, they were obstinately sullen, would confess nothing, but said, they forgave, and died in Peace with all the World.
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, did break and enter, and steal one Cotton Gown, two Linnen Shirts, two Womens Linnen Caps, one Pair of Worsted Stockings, two Pewter Dishes, six Pewter Plates, one Gun, &c. the Goods and Chattels of
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; and a long Lawn Apron, one Copper Pot, &c. of certain Persons unknown .
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N. B. This Mecum, has been a notorious Robber and House-Breaker; he was found Guilty of two Indictments, last September Sessions, and received Sentence for Transportation.
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SAMUEL MECUM
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, about 28 Years of Age, was born of honest Parents in
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