14. James M'gennis< no role > was indicted, for that he, together with Benjamin Looly< no role > , and Edward Looly< no role > , on the King's Highway, on Paul Gotobed< no role > did make an Assault, putting him in bodily Fear, and Danger of his Life, 1 Hat. val. 1 s. 1 Peruke, val 1 s. and 1 Silk Handkerchief, val. 2 s. from his Person did steal, take, and carry away .

15. Mary Dymar< no role > was indicted, for that she, on the King's Highway, upon Cornelius Hamiss< no role > did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear, and Danger of his Life, 1 Silver Watch, val. 3 l. one Peruke, the Goods of the said Cornelius Hamiss, did steal, take, and carry away , July 5th .

16. Philip Lacy< no role > was indicted, for that he, together with William Tidd< no role > This name instance is in set 1128. not yet taken, on the King's Highway, upon Henry Applen< no role > , did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear, and Danger of his Life, 1 Man's Hat, 1 Silk Handkerchief, val. 2 s. and 3 s. 3 d. in Monies numbered, did steal, take and carry away , July 25th .

1. PHILIP LACY< no role > , aged 17, was born at Mile-End ; being never used to School, nor put to any Trade, was wholly ignorant of all that is good, and living in Idleness for the most Part of his Life, was exposed to every Evil Youth are liable to fall into. The Church he never went to, the Sabbath was spent in an Alehouse, or Gin-Shop, where the Company was as wicked, if not more so than himself. He work'd at a Rope-Walk on Stepney-Cause-way for 7 Years, he says, but 'twas only now and then, not constantly, and lodged with his Parents in the Neighbourhood, from whom he used to pilfer what little Matters he could lay his Hand on, and fell all to bear idle and extravagant Expences. After some time he began to stay away from Home at Nights, and would spend them in Drinking and Debauchery. So that going on from one ill Practice to another, without thinking what he was about, he has brought himself, thro' Folly and Wickedness, to this unfortunate End.

He said, he never committed any Robbery till this, for which he suffers; except only one Day, as he was going to the House of his Parents, he happened to fix an evil Eye on 2 Shirts, as they lay in a Neighbour's House; and no-body being in Sight, he took them away, and sold them for his own Use, spending the Money idly and wickedly.

He says, that he and the rest concerned in this Robbery, had been drinking in the Minories at the Sign of the Golden Lyon ; William Godwin< no role > , executed last August, proposed taking a Walk towards Evening, which was agreed. As they went along, he says, they saw a Man lying asleep on a Bulk, from whom Francis Otter< no role > , otherwise Johnson< no role > , executed also last August, took away his Shoes, which pawning for 2 Pints of Gin, they drank it among them. After this, going towards White-Chapel Mount , they met the Prosecutor driving a Flock of Sheep. One of the Gang ask'd him, whether they were his own, and he answering in the Affirmative, they hoped to make a good Booty of him, attacked him immediately, and fell to rifling his Pockets, But they were disappointed;