5. John Joyner< no role > , condemn'd for breaking the House of Mr. John Kelly< no role > , and stealing from thence 15 Perruques, and above 4 l. in Money and other Goods, to the value of 60 l. on the 14 Day of November 1712 ; and also for stealing out of Mr. Gurney's House 2 Watches, and 15 Shillings in Money, &c. on the 30th of December following. He confess'd, that he was guilty of those two Robberies; and that it would have been well for him, if he had learn'd to amend his Life, by the Punishment he receiv'd on the 10th Day of July last, at the Old-baily , where he was burnt in the Hand for a Felony he was then try'd for, and convicted of, by the Name of John Williams< no role > , under which he went at that time. He said, he was about 28 years of age, an Irish-man by Birth, a Roman-Catholick by Religion, and a Taylor by Trade. He appear'd very thoughtful, and very serious, and gave sufficient Demonstrations of the sense he had of the Misery attending a wicked Life; declaring, that he was griev'd at the Heart he had offended God, and wrong'd his Neighbour, and humbly begg'd Pardon of both.

6. Sarah Clifford< no role > This name instance is in set 04696. , alias Atkins< no role > , condemn'd for privately stealing 13 l. in Money from the Person of Ralph Stocking< no role > . She said, she was 28 years of age, born in the Parish of St. Giles Cripplegate , London : That she wrought, for a considerable time, at the Weavers Trade ; and then betook herself to another sort of Employment, which was, her going about the Streets and crying (in their Season) Dilters, Alounders, Mackrel, &c. That by degrees, she fell into ill Company, and on the doing of ill things of several kinds, and chiefly Picking of Pockets: Which the better to effect, she allured Men into her Company, especially when she perceived them in Drink, and made them quite Drunk, as she did Mr. Stocking; whom she robbed of the Money he had about him, and then put him into an Hackney-Coach, in which she rode with him a little way, and when she found her opportunity, lipt out of it, and left him there alone: That soon after this, she heard he was dead, and herself suspected of having murder'd him: But she protested to me, that though she had committed the Robbery, yet was clear of his Death. Upon this I endeavour'd to make her sensible; That (indeed) she was not so clear in the Matter, as she deceivingly flatter'd herself to be; for though she might not have laid violent Hands upon the poor Man, yet by her forcing him to drink, when he had drank too much already, and by that means making him Dead-munk (as by her own Confession she had done) it plainly appear'd to me (as no doubt it did so to others) that she was the Cause of his Death: And therefore must expect to be call'd to a strict Account before God, both for that and for all other the Sins she had committed, unless she truly repented of them. At this Discourse she mightily started, and seem'd to be very much concerned, and discompos'd in her Spirit; and then appear'd stupid and harden'd. Sometimes she would justify herself; and at other times fell a crying bitterly; speaking more with her Tears, than in Words; but whether those Tears were Tears of Repentance, or not; Whether they proceeded from her Love to God and Goodness, or from natural Sorrow and Fear, or from all these together, I do not here determine

7. Jane Wells< no role > This name instance is in set 3122. , alias Elizabeth Wells< no role > , alias White< no role > , alias Dyer< no role > , &c. condemn'd for privately stealing a Silk-Gown, a Silver-lac'd Petticoat, a Muslin-Apron, two Gold-Rings, a Diamond-Ring, 15 l. in Money, &c. the Goods of Mr. Samuel Makepeace< no role > . She said, she was about 29 years of age, born in the County of Surrey , within 3 Miles of London ; but would not tell the particular place or Parish from whence she first came; only said, she had lived a considerable time, and in very good Families, in and about this City: That in all her Services she behav'd herself as a careful, faithful, and honest Servant in every respect: That she was Guilty neither of Murder, nor Whoredom, nor Swearing, nor Excessive Drinking; nor any such like Crimes. And so she was going on in the setting-out of herself under a fair Character, and making herself appear (all she could) as a very honest and good Woman: But I stopt her too fluent Tongue in this her own vain Commendation; putting her in mind, not only of the Fact for which she stood now condemn'd, but of that also she had done before, and was about ten Months since, Burnt in the Hand, and sent to Bride-well for; reproving her (at the same time) for her wicked Presumption in breaking out of that Place (as she lately did) and presently returning to her former evil