have had no Education. He lived with his Parents, till about 13 Years of Age, but the Neighbours looked upon him as a promising Boy, when he was bound Apprentice to a Fisherman at Horsly-down ; the Boy did not like his present Situation, and complaining to his Father, was by joint Consent of him and his Master, suffered to return Home again. Afterwards he was employed about rigging of Ships in the Yard at Deptford ; which Work he continued at for about the Space of six Months. His Father then got him another Master, and sent him to Sea , in which Employ he remained for about a Twelvemonth longer; during which Time his Father died. About a Year since it was that he was discharged from that Service, and his Master paying what little Wages he had due, to his Mother, at her Request the Lad consented to go Home with her. After a short Space of Time the Money was spent, and she removeing Lodgings, would not suffer him to go along with her, and though, he says, she was in Business, and might have lived tolerably well, she soon after left the Neighbourhood, and being unprovided with either Friends, or Business to get an honest Livelihood by, and he never could see, or hear of her, since, which is above six Months past. About this Time he became acquainted with David Brown< no role > , the Evidence against him, who, he says, has been long conversant in the Arts of a Pick-pocket, Street-robber, and House breaker, and betrayed him, and several other unhappy, and unwary Youths, into this wicked and abandoned way of Life, and brought them to Ruin.

Many Robberies of diverse Kinds have been committed by him, and in Company with David Brown< no role > , but he would not mention more than as follows, viz. Nov. 11th , they met a Gentleman in Tooley street , being Sunday Night, and would have robbed him, but Brown the Evidence fired the Pistol, and shot him in the Side, which alarmed the Watch near at Hand, and they made down to the Water Side, and crossed over to the City. They rambled there some Time, and at last met with the Prosecutor in Catherine-Wheel-Alley , and robbed him, as the Indictment upon which he was convicted sets forth.

The Friday after, Vincent, and David Brown< no role > and another, met another Gentleman in Tooley-street , and after Menaces and Threats, of blowing his Brains out, and the like, robbed him of 3 s. and 6 d. but some-body looking out of Window frighted the Robbers, and though the Person robbed called out stop Thief, and Murder, they got off, and went to their Lodgings in Rag-Fair .

A little while after this, Vincent was walking along somewhere near Rag-Fair , and was met by a Set of Thief-catchers, as they are called, who laid hold of him, and for that Day and Night, kept him in an Alehouse, and the next Day, without going before a Justice, carried him to Clerkenwell-Bridewell , where he was kept for some Time, till the Keeper turned him out; however, the Thief-catchers did not think proper to let him go off so, and before he was got far from the Prison, they took him again, being resolved to make something of him; accordingly they took him then before a certain Justice of Peace, who, without any particular Charge laid against him, committed him to Clerkenwell-Bridewell , for further Examination.

'Twas not long after this, but David Brown< no role > was brought into the same Prison, who was so much in Favour, as to be taken before the Justice, in order to be made an Evidence; which being done, he made Information against Vincent, for the Robbery which he suffered for, and answered the End of his being admitted an Evidence; not so much perhaps for the Sake of publick Justice, as for the Sake of the Price of his Life. He was a Youth of a good Disposition naturally, but by Evil Communications his a Manners were corrupted; had he had a Friend to look to his Ways, and to take any Care of him, he might have made a useful Member of Society in Time. But alas! he is no more; and for the Want of proper Care of his being trained up, it may (in this Case more particularly)