About a Twelvemonth since, he had done somewhat to get into Bridewell , where he was confin'd some Time, and kept to hard Labour. His Father-in-Law made Interest, when he was about to be discharged to have him detain'd, 'till he could get a Ship going Abroad, in which he might send him off, fearing he might come to a bad End. Accordingly a Ship was provided, andSmith put on Board, with earnest Request made to the Master, that he might not be suffered to come on Shore. But all their Caution was to no Purpose, he being determin'd to go his own Way to work; so he sail'd in her as far as Gravesend , and the Wind proving contrary, the Ship was forc'd to drop Anchor, and while she staid there a Day or two, Smith found Means to make his Escape, and return'd to London to his old Company and Tricks.

Various are the Robberies he has been concern'd in, and was very busy and active in all. He never went out without Arms, and made nothing of clapping a Pistol to a Man's Head, with bitter Oaths and Threats, endeavouring to intimidate. He had a Trick of pulling Men's Hats over their Eyes, and if the least Opposition was made, he immediately swore he'd blow out the Man's Brains. He remain'd harden'd to the last, and seem'd careless of every Thing but what was to become of his Body, and was busied in providing for the Disposal of it. A particular Account of most of his Robberies are in the subsequent Pages:

6. HENRY WEBB< no role > This name instance is in set 35653565. , aged 21, was born in Shoe-Lane , of reputable, tho' poor Parents, who gave him a tolerable Education in Reading and Writing, and he made some little Progress in Accounts, and when of proper Age, he was put Apprentice to a Watchmaker , who had the Misfortune to fail in the World, when Harry had serv'd but a very little Part of his Time; and he was turn'd over to another Person of the same Trade, where he behaved tolerably well, till he was, as he says, very ill used by his Mistress, which made him determine to leave their Service the first Opportunity, which soon offer'd, and he ran away, and as the Devil never fails to tempt young People, who give Way to Idleness and Extravagancy, he soon fell into bad Company, and by Degrees became a most wicked and profligate Wretch, giving himself up to all Manner of Debauchery and Wickedness, to support which, he first practised the Trade of picking Pockets, and by Degrees proceeded to attacking People on the Highway, and robbing them of their Property, for which he owns, he many Times deserved the Gallows before he arrived there; he has been concern'd in a great Number of Robberies with different Persons, and Pity it is to say, and much fear'd to be too true, that a Person whose Duty it was to teach him better, too much encourag'd him by a Participation of his ill-gotten Booty; he was concern'd with Smith, Chamberlain, and many others, in the Robberies hereafter mention'd, and was very active therein; so that it is for the Benefit of the Publick he was cut off so soon.