Ruin. He was one also of the aforesaid Gang, and acknowledged himself to have been a very wicked young Man, but being of the Romish Persuasion, he was not inclined to confess much to me. He died in Peace, he said, with all Mankind, and in Communion with the Church of Rome.

John Potbury< no role > This name instance is in set 3511. was indicted for the same Felonies and Robberies with Wells, Billingsley, Gadd, and the other Street-Robbers.

18. John Potbury< no role > , about 19 Years of Age, of honest Parents. He was put to School, where he learnt to read, write, and cast Accompts, and was instructed in the Articles of the Christian Religion. When of Age he was not put to any Trade, but his Father being a Seaman in the Royal Navy , he went on Board one of his Majesty's Ships of War. He served in three or four Men of War, and sometime in Company with his Father. He was born in Somersetshire , but his Parents liv'd mostly in Town, for the Conveniency of his Father's Business. He had the Misfortune some Time ago, to contract an Acquaintance with the Street-Robbers above-mentioned, and together with them committed many Felonies and Robberies, and that for which he was appointed to suffer Death. He seemed to have a Sense of his Misery, and behaved very well under his unhappy Circumstances. He was sick for some Days, and not able to come out of his Cell, but when he became better, he constantly attended Chapel, and was apparently very devout and serious. He owned himself a very wicked Youth, and that he was led away by wicked Company. He professed his Faith in Christ, and hoped for Salvation thro' Him.

At the Place of EXECUTION.

ON Sunday the Day before they died, all those that were of the Communion of our Church, received the Holy Sacrament, and that in a very devout Manner. On Monday the Day of their Execution, they went up to Chapel betwixt six and seven in the Morning, and was very serious at Prayers, (except John Hill< no role > .) After Prayers was over Hill, as he was going out of Chapel, ask'd a Gentleman why he look'd at him, do you know me? No Friend, replied the Gentleman. I suppose, says Hill, you are some Surgeon, and if I had a Knife in my Hand, I would slit you down the Nose; which shews how stupid these unhappy Wretches , to have such Expressions, when he was just going to Execution. When they came down from Chapel, they were again put into their Cells and were call'd out one by one to be halter'd, and were afterwards put into six Carts, viz.

In the first Cart were Patrick Bourk< no role > , Theophilus Watson< no role > , and Sulpice Du Clot< no role > . In the second, Benjamin Woolfe< no role > , Hannah Moses< no role > , and George Ellis< no role > . In the third, Samuel Goodman< no role > , James Leekey< no role > , and William Robinson< no role > . In the fourth, William Billingsley< no role > This name instance is in set 3510. , William Brister< no role > , and John Potbury< no role > . In the fifth, James Rober's, William Norwell< no role > , and Joseph Field< no role > This name instance is in set 3512. . In the 6th, Thomas Wells< no role > , John Hill< no role > , and Henry Gadd< no role > This name instance is in set 3513. , the little Boy.

When they came to the Place of Execution, James Leekey< no role > acknowledg'd, that he with some others, took a Portmanteou from behind the Gloucester Stage-Coach, in , while the Coachman got off the Box to deliver a Message for Mr. Lockman and his Spuse, Passengers in the same Coach, and just arriv'd from Gloucestershire.

There was contain'd in the said Porteau a great deal of valuable Linnen, Mr. Lockman's Wearing Apparel laced with silver and gold and several valuable Manuscripts, almost ready for the Press, which they burnt; but the Cloaths and Linnen they sold the next Day.

The rest had nothing more to add to their former Confessions, Woolfe and Hannah Moses< no role > , made a great Noise, but upon being reproved, they were somewhat more silent, and softly said to themselves, God have Mercy upon us. They all went off, crying out, God be merciful to us, and Lord Jesus receive our Spirits.

This is all the Account given by me,

JAMES GUTHRIE< no role > ,

Ordinary of Newgate .