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The Morning of EXECUTION, Monday 2October,
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continuing ill of a fever, was helped up to the chapel, joined in prayers and received the holy communion with three other convicts.
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John Downs
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being again earnestly warned with ill possible persuasive to be true and full in his acknowledgments and confession, said, he never had more than 70 l. nor knows any thing of the rest of the sum laid to his charge, that the girl whom he courted never had any part of it unless two or three shillings. That some brokers who supplied him with money to support him in prison, would have had him make over the house hold goods to them which he had bought with Mrs. Taylor's cash, but it could not be done; that he never was concerned in any other fact of this kind, nor had he any accomplice.
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Richard Pensum
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declared though he was in the company that was charged with the robbery, he knew nothing of any robbery committed, and that he never was concerned in any such fact. Being reminded that he was the in liquor and might nor remember what passed, he said, he was not so much in liquor as not to know what he did, nor yet. quite sober, but desires to warn all people against tipling drunkenness and loose idle company, which was the sre he fell into.
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John Carrier
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said, that after the assignment of his goods to Margesson and Collison he knew nothing of any composition proposed to pay 5s. in the pound, nor heard of itin prison.
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These four joined in prayers in the chapel very rervently, and received the holy facrament, it is hoped to their comfort and lasting benefit, for they appeared chearful and resigned, In their way to the place of execution they were employed in proper acts
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