The ORDINARY of NEWGATE his ACCOUNT, Of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words of the Malefactors, who were Executed at Tyburn, on Monday, the Twentieth of this Instant May, 1728 .

BY Virtue of His Majesty's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, at the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily , (before the Right Honourable Sir EDWARD BEECHER< no role > , Knt . Lord-Mayor of the City of London ; the Right Honourable Sir Robert Raymond< no role > , Knt . Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench ; the Honourable Mr. Justice Price; the Honourable Mr. Baron Hale; the Honourable Mr. Baron Thompson, Recorder of the City of London; and John Raby< no role > , Esq ; Serjeant at Law ; and others His Majesty's Justices of Goal-Delivery, and Oyer and Terminer aforesaid; together with several of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the City of London, and County of Middlesex,) on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, the 1st , 2d , 3d , 4th , 6th , and 7th of May, 1728 , in the First Year of His Majesty's Reign.

Twenty two Men, viz. Christopher-Thomas Rawlins< no role > , Isaac Ashly< no role > , alias Aslien< no role > , John Rowden< no role > , alias John Hulks< no role > , Edward Benson< no role > , George Gale< no role > , Thomas Crowder< no role > , William Russel< no role > , William Holden< no role > , Robert Crouch< no role > , James Toon< no role > , William Septon< no role > , John Hornby< no role > , Lawrence Clinsmith< no role > , Benjamin Johnson< no role > , Richard Nichols< no role > , Joseph Johnson< no role > , Anthony Beadle< no role > , Hether Landel< no role > , John Cobbs< no role > , Joseph Price< no role > , James Smith< no role > , and James Perre< no role > ; and Seven Women, viz. Mary Prince< no role > , Susanna Vine< no role > , Elizabeth Burden< no role > , Elizabeth Lewis< no role > , Margaret Pendergrass< no role > , Mary Hendron< no role > , and Mary Taylor< no role > , alias Dennis< no role > , were, by the Jury found guilty of Capital Crimes; and received Sentence of Death accordingly.

While under Sentence, they were instructed, How, that by Nature, they were Enemies to God: The Scripture representing to us, that the Imagination of Man's Heart is wholly set in him to do Evil; and that from this corrupt Principle, proceeded all the Irregularities of Life, which had entail'd so much Shame and Disgrace upon them: Therefore I endeavoured to convince them, that in order to be freed from their Sins, it was necessary to search into the Wickedness of their Hearts, which was the Cause of the manifold Failings of their Life; for that out of the Heart proceeds all evil Thoughts, Murders, Adulteries, Fornications, Thefts, False Witness, Blasphemies, Matth. 15. 19. Thence I exhorted them to come to God, under a deep Sight and Sense of Sin, Original and Natural: For while we are not sensible of Sin, it cannot be suppos'd, that we will seek a Saviour to save us from Sin, who is our Lord Jesus Christ, the only Mediator betwixt God and Man. Thence I took occasion to press upon them the absolute Necessity of a Saving Faith in Christ, the Son of God, and Saviour of Mankind, ev'n a Lively Faith, attended with Good Works, bringing forth manifold Fruits unto new Obedience, Holiness, and Virtue.

Many of them appearing Obstinate, I instructed them, that it was not only Expedient, but Necessary to confess their Sins, especially Those for which they suffer'd, as in the first Place of God, who was chiefly offended, so in the next Place, to Man, whom they had so very much wrong'd, since this was the main Reparation they were capable to make. This Subject I illustrated to them from several weighty Considerations taken from St. James 5. 16. Confess your Faults one to another. I also told them, that there being Two Christian Sacraments, Baptism, wherein we were initiated in the Christian Faith to deny Ourselves to the World, the Flesh, and the Devil; and the Lord's Supper, which is a lively Representation of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus, exhibited to us in a familiar Manner adapted to our Senses. This Sacrament, as from other Texts, so particularly from Rev. 19. 7. - For the Marriage of the Lamb is come, I explain'd to them.

While these and many such Instructions were given them, in Chappel all of them comply'd with the Worship, and made regular Responses: But some of them at Times were very undecent in their Carriage, laughing and playing the Fool in a very extravagant manner. Robert Crouch< no role > was most guilty this Way, and disturb'd some of his Fellow Prisoners about him. When I reprov'd him sharply for it, he said, that it was out of no ill Design, and that he could not help it: I told him that it was a Temptation of Satan, and that it shew'd the Corruption of his Heart very much. After many Admonitions and Reproofs, he gave it over. Crowder and Rawlins at several Times flew into very violent Passions, and upon trifling Occasions struck Hornby; for which being seriously reprov'd, they promis'd not to do so any more, and declar'd their Grief for the Offence given. Joseph Prince< no role > was much afflicted with Sickness, as was Margaret Pendergrass< no role > . When I visited them in the Cells, they appeared Devout and Penitent; and when at Chapel, they behav'd themselves Decently. Lawrence Clinsmith< no role > , a Dutch Boy, appeared to be Penitent, and sensible of his Offence; but being in a High Fever, never came to Chapel. James Parr< no role > came only once to Chapel; and when I visited him in the Cell, he was so Sick that he could scarce speak, and so Deaf that he could hear but little; only by his outward Behaviour, he appeared to be Sorrowful for his Sins, and willingly comply'd with Worship, when I pray'd for him. He died in the Cell on Monday Morning, the 13th Day of May .

In the Cells, Crowder, Rawlins, Hulks, alias Rowden, and several of them, sometimes behav'd themselves most Irregularly and Undecently, Singing and Cursing in such a manner, as was very offensive to every good Christian. The Street-Robbers, one with another, were Originals for Wickedness. Mary Taylor< no role > , alias Dennis< no role > , on Sunday, the 12th of May , being drunk, spoke so much and so loud, that the Keepers were oblig'd to take her out of the Chapel.

Upon Wednesday, the 15th of May , the Report of the above-named 28 Malefactors being made to His Majesty in Council: Joseph Prince< no role > for feloniously breaking and entring into the House of Edward Hoar< no role > , and for stealing Goods and Cloaths to the Value of 4 l., the Property of the said Edward Hoar< no role > ; Anthony Beadle< no role > for stealing 3 s. 6 d. from the Person of Anne Powel< no role > , on the 1st of March last ; Mary Jenkins< no role > for stealing 4 Guineas, a Gold Ring, and a Bathmetal Box from John Anthony< no role > ; Elizabeth Burden< no role > for stealing 5 Broad Pieces of Gold, 2 Guineas, and a Silver Two-pence, 10th of April last , the Property, and in the House of Mary Bonner< no role > ; Susanna Vine< no role > for stealing a Linen Bag, Value 2 d. a Seal, Value 12 d. a French Crown, Five Half Guineas, a pair of Steel Buckles, and some Silver, from the Person of Thomas Dean< no role > , on the 1st of March last ; Benjamin Johnson< no role > , for stealing a Grey Gelding, Value 40 s., on the 15th of January last , the Property of James Crew< no role > ; Lawrence Clinsmith< no role > , for stealing 9 China Dishes, a Silver Porringer, 4 Silver Forks, 2 Silver Candlesticks, 2 Silver hafted Knives, and several other Valuable Goods, the Property of Bernard Count Welderen< no role > ; Joseph Johnson< no role > , for privately stealing a Gold Ring, Value 15 s. out of the Shop of George Joyns< no role > ; and Elizabeth Lewis< no role > , for feloniously stealing 5 Gold Rings set with Diamonds, Value 9 l. 9 Serjeants Rings, Value 2 l. 14 s. 2 Guineas, a Broad Piece, and several other Valuable Things, the Property of John Raby< no role > , Esq ; Serjeant at Law , on the 9th of February last , received His Majesty's Most Gracious Reprieve.

The remaining Nineteen, viz. Christopher-Thomas Rawlins< no role > , John Rowden< no role > alias Hulks< no role > , Isaac Ashby< no role > alias Astien< no role > , John Hornby< no role > , Edward Benson< no role > , George Gale< no role > , Thomas Crowder< no role > , James Toon< no role > , William Russel< no role > , William Holden< no role > , and Robert Crouch< no role > , Street-Robbers; William Septon< no role > and John Cobbs< no role > , for the Highway; Hether Landell< no role > alias Vincent< no role > , James Smith< no role > , Richard Nichols< no role > , Mary Hendron< no role > and Margaret Pendergrass< no role > , and Mary Taylor< no role > alias Davis< no role > or Dennis< no role > , were order'd for Execution. When all Expectations of Life were past, Those who had been most Audacious and Insolent before, behav'd themselves with greater Decency in the Chapel; but they were so inur'd to Wickedness, that at some Times they could not abstain from flying into the most violent Passions when in the Cells, upon the least Uneasiness.

For Information of those who desire to know any thing further about their Confessions and Behaviour, the following Narrative is intended.

William Russell< no role > , Robert Crouch< no role > , and William Holden< no role > , of St. Giles's in the Fields , were indicted for assaulting Martha Hyde< no role > on the Highway, and taking from her a Broad-Cloth Coat, value 40 s. a Looking-Glass, value 30s. a Gown, Apron, and other Goods, value 30s., on the 8th of December last .

Against these 3 Persons, James Dalton< no role > This name instance is in set 3043. was produc'd an Evidence, who depos'd, That on the 8th of March last , about 9 o'Clock at Night, they overtook the Prosecutor, Martha Hyde< no role > , in Fleet-street , and seeing her to have a Bundle with her, they resolv'd to snatch it from her; but not having an Opportunity to do it there, they follow'd her into Lincolns-Inn-Fields , were Crouch alias Bob the Butcher, knock'd her down, and then Russell ran away with the Bundle, in which were contain'd several Aprons, a Woman's Morning Gown, 3 Black Hoods, and a Looking-Glass, which last, in opening the Bundle, fell down and was broke in pieces; all the Remainder was sold to Sarah Watts< no role > (one who buys stol'n Goods, and in the Cant of the Society is call'd a Lock:) but not having well examined the Things before the Sale, they were mortified afterwards to hear, there was 40 s. in Specie rap'd up in a Rag in the said Bundle. - Martha Hyde< no role > the Prosecutor depos'd to the Purpose aforesaid, That she was knock'd down in Lincolns-Inn-Fields , and the Goods before mentioned taken from her. - Russel