his Follies and wicked course of Life, and that, if he thought upon obtaining Mercy from God, he must freely forgive all those who had offended him, which he declar'd frequently, and solemnly he did, with the greatest sincerity, He also complain'd of the hard usage they met with in their Transportation at Sea, and after that in the Country; it was told him, that such treatment was a just Punishment for his former wicked Life, the truth of which he acknowledg?d, bewailing his mispent Time, and vowing, that if he had been to live any longer time in the World, he should, by the Grace of God, live to much better purpose than formerly. I told him that he being a Man of Sense and Understanding for his own Business, was the less excuseable for employing his Time so very ill, which he confess'd to be true, protesting that he was very penitent for all his Offences; that he died in Communion of the Church of England, of which he was an unworthy Member, and in Peace with all the World, expecting, and hoping for Salvation and Mercy from Almighty God only through the Merits of Jesus, Christ.

James Little< no role > , of Pancras , was found Guilty by the Jury, for assaulting Lionel Mills< no role > , in an open Field, near the Highway, putting him in fear, and taking from him three Keys, a Turnover, a Handkerchief, and 16 Shillings in Money, on the 28th of August last . And on a second Indictment for assaulting Richard Hatton Evans< no role > , in an open Field, near the Highway, and taking form him a Cane, three Keys, and 20 l. in Money, on the 7th August last .

James Little< no role > , of Pancras , as he said, near 17 Years of Age, descended of honest Parents, who gave him Christian Education suitable to bit Birth, and put him to an Employment as soon as he was of Age, to which (it seems) he did not much apply himself, but came to understand his Father's business of Painting indifferently well, so that (as he said) he could gain 12 or 15 Shillings a Week: But falling into bad Company, he turn'd very Vicious, addicting himself to Drinking and Whoring. The first Person (he said) who advis'd him, to turn a Highway Robber was a Soldier, who was hang'd with Jonathan Wild< no role > , with whom having spent a whole Lord's Day, drinking to excess in an Alehouse, the said Soldier advis?d him to go out to the Highway and Rob; and Little, by the time, being so Drunk, that he knew not what he was doing; they went out straight into the Fields, and not far from the Highway, the Soldier being arm'd with a pair of good Distols, rob?d one or two Men, Little standing by without any Arms whatsoever, and so besotted with Drink, that he knew nothing of what was done. He went no more with the Soldier, who, a little after, was taken up and hang'd. But it seems he had not Grace to resolve against such a wicked course of Life as he had begun, but went and made himself acquainted with the famous John Sheppard< no role > This name instance is in set 3055. 's Mistress, and such infamous Women, who hurry'd him headlong to his Destruction. He confess'd that he had been a very great Sinner, that he had been a very wicked and disobedient Child, that he had employ?d his Youth in the Devil?s Service himself wholly to the pleasing of his sensual Appetites and vile Lusts which war against the Spirit. He acknowledg'd the justice of his Sentence, and that the Calamities which befel him were a just Judgment form Heaven upon him, for such notable Breaches of his baptisinal Vows. He was desirous of a longer Life, if it had been the pleasure of his Superiors but when he saw that there were no farther expectations of a Reprieve, then he apply'd himself in earnest to the working out of his Soul's Salvation; for before, both he and Whalebone, with the Boy that is Repriev'd (as others told me) were very careless and remise in their Duty, and sometimes in the Chappel, and also in the condemn'd Hold, show d too much of youthful Levity and Inconsideration altho' to me they always show'd abundance of Respect, and were very thankful for the Prayers and godly Advices which were given them, and pretended that the only thing they minded was Death and Judgment, and that these who said any other thing of enmisrepresented them. They did not appear to be broken-hearted and so deeply concern'd at or affected with their miserable and dangerous Circumstances, as they ought to have been; but whether that was to be imputed to their Youth, or the habit they had contracted of living without any due Sense of God and Religion upon these Spirits, I shall not positively determine; for they solemnly declar'd, that they repented of all their Sins, particularly those of which they stood Convicted, and in such a Cafe, we ought to judge upon the most Charitable side. When they were exhorted, in God s Name, to be of a compos'd and grave Temper, considering that it was God and not Man they had to deal with, and that in a very short time they were to enter upon a new and unknown State, an eternity of Hippiness, or an eternity of Misery, and that therefore it highly concet?d them to choose that better part which should not be taken from them. Tey declar'd, that they minded nothing but God and Eternity, and no ways thought upon this World and the Pleasures thereof. Little said, that he believ'd only to be sav'd by the Mercy of God, through the Merits of Jesus Christ; that he died in Communion of the Church of England of which he was an unworthy Member, and in P with all Mankind.

James Carter< no role > , alias Barry< no role > , was found Guilty by the Jury, for stealing a Silver Tankard val. 81. the Goods of Edith Barwell< no role > , and Coat and Wastecoat val. 4 l the Goods of William Cash< no role > , in us House of Edith Barwell< no role > , April 27th .

James Carter< no role > , alias Barry< no role > , as he said, was 21 Years of Age, Son of a Country Farmer in Munster , in the Kingdom of Ireland , of the Romish Religion , had no School-Education, and could neither Read nor Write. He said that for 5 Years past he had been with some of his Relations in France ; he came seldom to Chappel, keeping still down in the condemn'd Hold; but when he came, he was very grave and attentive both to the Prayers and other Instruction which were given them, altho? of a different Communion; as also in the condemn'd Hold, when I visited Mr. Snow when he was grieously afflicted with Sickness. He confess himself to have been a great Sinner, tho not so wicked as most of the common Malefactors are He said that he absented from Church in France and Ireland sometimes, and that he was guilty of Drinking and Whoring, but n often. He appear'd to be broken and tender-hearted for his Sins (when I visited them in the Condemn'd Hold the Night before Execution) shedding Tears in great plenty, acknowledging the justice of his Sentence, and that he deservedly suffer'd for the many Sins of his Life. He was ignorant and illiterate, but declar'd that he believ?d in Jesus Christ as the only Saviour of Sinners, expecting eternal Life and Salvation by the Mercy of God only, through the Merits and Satisfaction of Jesus Christ, that he died in Communion of the Church of Rome, wherein he was Born, and hearily forgave all Men who had offended him, as he hop'd for Forgiveness from God, dying in Peace with all Mankind.

At the place of Execution.] They all declar?d that they were truly Penitent for the Sins of tireir Life, Particular those great and einous Sins for which they Sfer?d. Foster Snow< no role > was allow?d the privilege of a Morning Coach; e dher?s i his former Confessoions, said that he had no more to add and that he had never him guilty of any capital Crimes, but that one for which be Suffer?d Whabone app?d very Penitent, Shedding plenty of Tears, and all of ?em seem?d very serious in their Life Devotions; Cter did not cocr in the Worship, but always pray'd that God w have Mercy on him, that Christ would receive his Soul into Heaven, and two or th such short Expressions

This is the real Account given by me James Guthry< no role > , Minister of Newgate .

London ; Printed by John Applebee< no role > , in Black-Fryers .