of fix four wheel'd post.chaises, and one stage Bath machine; from all which he had taken nothing but money, except the prosecutor's watch who had it again. The sum of 14 or 15l. was the most he had taken at once; this was soon spent. in a bad way.

In answer to his pleading of necessity, it was urged to him, that there are many demands for honest industry; at this time in particular, the service of his king and country, which he might have complied with, instead of so prostigate a course, which is always taken up to seed vices, and not to answer necessities of nature; few honest, industrious, sober people, if any, perish for want; and that the righteous will never be wholly forsaken. That his first and greatest crime was falling from God, and distrusting his providence, that if he had truly trusted in him, who gave him that life, and that body which he was so anxiously careful to support, he could never have fallen into so grievous a crime.

He now began to see and acknowledge, that the pamper'd and vicious life of a servant, with the general neglect of family instruction, or devotion, public or private, had betray'd him into this fatal distrust of God's providence, and he earnestly wished even with tears, that he had betaken himself to some honest course, instead of trusting in wrong and robbery. He now began to search his own heart, and there to find the source of his error, he remember'd the first principles of his profession, and lamented how greatly he had fallen from them; however, in some services, he said, he had been obliged to attend his duty to God, and then he always kept a good character, and was sure of a recommendation from such families, whenever he wanted. Nor was he conscious, that he had ever wronged his masters, or wasted their goods; for which he was thankful, He said he used sometimes to pray in private, and read his bible and prayer book, but often neglected it. That he first began to commit robbery in order to sit himself out for the sea, and after the last he committed, had resolved in himself, as he sat on horse-back, never to commit another; but it was matter of joy to him, that left he should relapse, he was cut short, and was now convinced, that they who seek to save life, by transgressing God's law, will find certain death.

After he had thus opened himself, and freely confess'd his crimes and errors, he became daily more light, easy, and resigned.

He was apprehended in the Strand by two soldiers, one of whom, had accidentally seen him at a beer-house in shug-lane, to whom he had given part of a pot of beer; he supposes that being advertised and described by mr. Bishop, and being remarkable for the loss of any eye, he was the more easily discover'd. He was carried before justice Fielding, and commited to New Prison , and advertised; on which mr. Bishop and several others, came at the day appointed for his re-examination; mr. Parker among others knew the watch,