but he could not distinguish the person or his horse; that he saw something like metal shine in his hand, which he took to be a pistol; he also swore to the property of the watch produced in court, and stopt by the

2d Witness, Mr. Thomas Bishop< no role > , saleman in Holbourn , September 20, between 12 and 1 at noon from the prisoner at the bar at his own shop, being offer'd him to sale; when the prisoner finding an enquiry made, and himself detected in a falsehood about the makers name; walk'd off without his prize; and mr. Bishop by means of the maker, Jason Cox< no role > , of Long-Acre , came to the knowledge of the owner mr. Parker, who thus got his watch again; the person who brought the watch being in some respect remarkable, was by mr. Bishop described, and being advertised, was apprehended in a few days, in the manner to be explained presently. The

3d Witness, William Edward< no role > , hostler to Mr. Beckford, gave evidence to the hiring of a horse to the prisoner at the bar in the afternoon, and his rideing out on him at six the same evening that mr. Parker was robb'd, and returning with the horse at two next morning. On all which evidence laid together he was convicted, making no sufficient defence, nor calling any witnesses thereto, nor to his character.

When sentence was about to be pronounced on him, and it was demanded, in the usual manner, if he had any thing to offer why it should not pass, he pleaded his youth, and that he should die innocent: But the court told him, that after a fair and even favourable trial he was found guilty, that it was with great reluctance this part of duty to the public was discharged; but it was necessary that examples should be made, of all who sell into this crime of high-way robberies, already too prevailing; he was cautioned not to suffer himself to be deluded with false hopes of life, and thereby diverted from preparing for eternity, to which he must suddenly pass.

On the 28October, being visited, he attended prayers, and a proper exhortation, with devotion and seriousness, and being farther spoken to in private, he wept bitterly.

After this, on proper occasions he gradually open'd himself to the following effect: That he had lived in several services for eight or nine years past as a foot-boy , Etc. since he was eleven years of age; and had left his last place about eleven months since; but not being quickly recommended to another cheifly (as he said) because he had lost an eye, by the stroke of a careless lamp-lighter's ladder, he was advised to go to sea , which he did, entering himself in the Boscawen privateer, wherein he cruised about three months; but the sea and the ships company not proving agreeable to him, he with several others quitted it, and so forfeited what little prize money was due to him. In these circumstances he pleaded necessity for those facts, he now owned he had been guilty of, which were in all about seven robberies, commited on horseback, chiefly on the Hounslow road , viz.