A few Days before Harry's Execution, Mr. Smith himself, with two Friends, came to Newgate, to question him about the Robbery, which he directly owned in all its Circumstances, and enquired how poor Mrs. Smith did; He was told that she now lay in a melancholy and languishing Condition, her Death hourly expected, being given over by the Physicians, having never been well since that unfortunate Time. He expressed a most hearty Sorrow for it; but said, 'twas now too late to recall past Time; he had but few Days to live, and as a dying Man he could do no more than relate the Truth, which he should do with his latest Breath; and, for the Satisfaction ofMr. Smith, immediately drew up and signed the following short Note, which was directly witnessed by Mr. Smith's two Friends who came with him.

Newgate, June 9, 1747.

"I confess, that I was concerned in

"robbing the Dwelling-house of Mr.

"Nathan Smith< no role > , of the Borough of

"Southwark , with William Bullimore< no role > ,

"Thomas Casey< no role > , and John England< no role > ;

"and, as I am a dying Man, William

"Cavenagh< no role > , Richard Swift< no role > , and William

"Gibbs< no role > , all were innocent of that

"Robbery; for it was committed by

"me and the Persons abovemention'd,

"as I shall answer at the great Day

"of Judgment.

Henry Simms< no role > .

Witness, Robert Hitchman< no role > , Richard Gwilt< no role > .

It being suspected that Black Sam was really concerned in the above Robbery, as Part of the Plate was found in the Custody of his Wife, who was tried for receiving as knowing them to be stolen; Simms entirely cleared him, acknowledging that the Plate was actually sold them by him and his Companions.

After the Affair at Croydon , Simms was removed to Newgate , and tried at the Old Bailey , for robbing a Barber in the Hay-market ; for which he was transported, but staid not long abroad, came home, and did a Multitude of Robberies in different Parts of the Kingdom, (the Particulars whereof will be recited at large in a Book entitled, The Life of Henry Simms< no role > , from his Birth to his Exit; all wrote with his own Hand while under Condemnation in Newgate.)

The same Day that he committed the Robbery upon Mr. Sleep (on which he was tried and condemned) he robbed the Warrington Stage-Coach, for which he was taken and committed to Bedford Goal , where he remained about four Months, and was removed by Habeas Corpus under a strong Guard to Newgate.

While under Sentence he came constantly to Chappel, except once, being indisposed, and while there behaved well; but still seemed found of the gay Part of Life, having a Number of Ladies coming frequently to see him, and did not appear so much concerned as one in his Circumstances should be; seemed very fond of his Fellow-Sufferer Mary Allen< no role > , as she was also of him, though they sometimes fell out, when Simms generally beat her.

The Day before his Execution he seem'd determined to make away with himself, and had gotten a Knife for that Purpose; which being told the Keeper, he was examined, reprimanded, and the Knife taken from him.

At the PLACE of EXECUTION.

THE Morning of their Execution, after going up to Chappel, where they all behaved very devoutly, they were brought down into the Press-Yard, had their Fetters knock'd off, and was then convey'd to Tyburn; Pidgeon< no role > and Exelby< no role > in the first Mourning Coach, Mary Allen< no role > in the second, and Simms< no role > and Hudson< no role > in a Cart. Simms was cleanly dress'd in a White