he said, that his so soon coming to so fatal, and ignominious an End, was entirely owing. He behaved as well as a poor illiterate Boy could be expected to do, and left this Life in Hopes of a better.

2. THOMAS CLEMENTS< no role > , aged 20, was born in White-cross-Street , in the Parish of St. Gile's Cripplegate , and lived with his Parents, who taught him to read, till he was about 11 Years old; then he went out to work about a Fortnight, and got his 18 d. a Week. After this he went to School again, and continued till he was bound Apprentice to a Glazier , in St. John's Street , whom he served about a Year and a Half, when he says, having but an indifferent Service, and himself inclining to Uluckiness, and Roguery, his Father thought proper to put him to Sea ; accordingly, having got his Son a Master, he bound him over, and the poor Lad went several Voyages up the Straits , and to Lisbon , and other Places, which took up the Space of about three Years; when he came Home the last Voyage, which was from Holland , upon his Arrival about 12 Months since, he found his Father upon his Sick Bed, who in a short Time after died. The unfortunate Son staying to see the Event of his Father's Illness, lost his Voyage for that Time, or else he might have continued, he says, still going to Sea; but, as it has pleased God to suffer Things to be otherwise ordered for him, he says; he resigns to the Will of Providence, and acknowledges the Justice of suffering for his Crimes.

After the Death of his Father, he made his Residence at Home with his Mother, and went out of Days to work for one in Devonshire Square , at Watch Spring-making ; which Art he had learnt of his own Accord, by seeing others working at that Business, and continued so to do for about three Months; when upon some Disgust, Clements, and the Evidence Bisben, agreed to get their own Livelihood no longer by their Hands honestly, and immediately they turned out upon the Lay. And now whatever they laid their Hands on by Day or Night was their own; and though they never got much by the Bargain, yet when once they had begun, could not leave off, till the Law overtook them; and new Clements pays dear for it with his Life, and Bisben will perhaps soon follow in the same Track, being taken again in a Robbery a Night or two after he had given Evidence at the Old Bailey, and was discharged from Clerkenwell Bridewell. And yet all this gives no Warning, seems to have no Manner of Effect, as to Example.

Many Robberies he has been concerned in, but no Particulars are mentioned, and though he had Assurance enough to commit, yet was ashamed to own any more than what he could not hide. The Robbery he was convicted for was done by him, Westley, and Bisben the Evidence; they had been walking in Old Street , some Time before, being idle, and having nothing to do, when they saw as they past by, the Shoes in the Window, and came to a Resolution to have them, which they affected, as he said, by this Means; himself threw up a Sash, and went into the Room, where they lay, and handed them out to Bisben and Westley, who waited with a Cloth, which they had stole in their Walks the same Night, wrapped up the Shoes in it, and went off for the present undiscovered. And what was honestly worth 5 l. they afterwards sold to Cordosa a Jew, a noted Receiver of stolen Goods for 1 l. 13 s.

A few Days before Clements, &c. got into a Man's House, and stole away undiscovered, a Glass Sconce, a Gilt Frame, and 30 Towels, which he sold also to the same Receiver for a Trifle; for this Purpose too he got in at a Window, and handed them out to his Accomplices, Bisben, and others.

In September last, Clements and others broke into a House in the Night, and stole Linnen and Stockings, to a considerable Value, which they immediately the next Day sold to the same Receiver of stolen Goods, Cordosa.