, and another in Wood-street , upon the Evidence of William Harper< no role > This name instance is in set 3509. .

5. William Brister< no role > , otherwise Dillsey< no role > , which was the Nick-Name his Gang assign'd him, was Twenty-four Years of Age, born in Deptford of honest poor Parents, who put him to School to Read, Write, and Cast Accompts, and had him carefully instructed in Religious Principles. When he was of Age, he was put Apprentice to a Waterman , and served his Time out honestly. After which he lived handsomely by his Business, but having Occasion to come often to Town, he at length contracted an Acquaintance with some notorious Street-Robbers and Women of the Town, who soon seduced him into the like wicked Way which they were accustomed to.

HE confessed the two Robberies he was indicted for, and owned besides that he had committed many more Offences of the like Nature.

HE was a very vicious young Man, much addicted to Drinking, and other Debaucheries, negligent of all Religion, so that he never of late went to Church, and had almost quite forgot what little good Education his Parents had bestowed upon him. He was very poor and naked, and a miserable Object to look upon. He behaved quietly, came constantly to Chapel, and seemed more serious than many in those Circumstances. He was also one of the Black-Boy-Alley Crew, and therefore no Objection can be made against the Justice of his Sentence. He was very attentive to the Word of God and Prayers, and it is to be hoped died penitent of all his Sins.

Samuel Goodman< no role > was indicted for assaulting, putting in Fear of Life, and robbing Mrs. Mary Footman< no role > , on the Highway, of her Pocket, a Gold Ring, and several other Things of Value.

6. * Samuel Goodman< no role > , 31 Years of Age, of honest Parents in Town, who gave him an indifferent Education at School to fit him for Business, and had him instructed in the Principles of Religion, which he very much neglected. He was of no particular Trade, for being of a loose indolent Disposition, he would not engage himself to any constant Employment. He was unhappily acquainted with divers Gangs of Thieves and Street-Robbers, and equally industrious with the vilest of them in prosecuting their wicked and desperate Practices.

HE was one of the first that was convicted and carried into the Cells in the Beginning of the Sessions, which continuing five or six Days, they had little Opportunity of serving him in the regular Way as usual, and this gave him a violent Cold, which fell into his Legs and Feet, of which Indisposition he never recovered. He reflected on the Evidence as not strictly just in their Information, but no Credit can be given to Assertions of this Nature, as being the common Method with such unhappy Wretches of extenuating their own Offences.

He never came to Chapel but twice or thrice when first convicted, but died penitent for all his Sins.

Henry Gadd< no role > This name instance is in set 3513. , otherwise Scampey< no role > , was indicted for picking a Gentleman's Pocket near St. Lawrence, Guildhall .

7. Henry Gadd< no role > , about 14 Years of Age, of honest, mean, Parents, in Hedge-Lane , had no Education, and was grosly ignorant of Religion; was a wicked perverse Boy, and quite a Stranger to that that was good: He was bred to no Trade, but acquainted and con * The said Goodman was an Evidence against John Sutton< no role > , who was Executed at Tyburn on Wednesday the 4th of June, 1735 .