Tyburn; and considering the presumption of some in Issuing our publickly, pretended Confessions, hath been-prevailed with, to prevent for the Future what Inconveniency may be consequent upon such false Accounts.

Some Crimminals who have Dyed Penitentiary?s, have several times been Mis-represented to have been hardned in a State of Sinning, of whose Happiness after their Death, the ordinary hath had (in Charity) a fairer Prospect. Other Dying Criminals have been affirmed to be very Penitent, who have been very insensible of the particular Crimes for which they Suffer?d, and in a manner persisted in the Denyal of the Perpetration of them. So that it was very difficult for any Judge Poffitively, as some Pamphleteers did, of the truth of their Repentance; however by publishing false Accounts of that Nature, some possibly have been Induced to delay their Repentance to a Dying Hour, and to imagine that so serious a Work may soon be Effected.

Therefore, for the future it is desired, that the ordinary of Newgate would set his Hand to a Faithful Account of the Behaviour and Dying words of Melefactors Condemned at the old-Bayle, to be Executed at Tyburn. Which account will be Printed Authentically only by George Croom< no role > , the Printer hereof; that so the Buyers of such Intelligence, may not be imposed upon by any false Accounts.

Now, whereas it may be expected that the Ordinary should give some Satisfaction concerning the truth of the Behaviour of the present Condemned Prisoners in Newgate, during their Preparation by him for their Execution. He thus affirms, that on the last Lords-Day being Whitsunday, he Preached to them on that Day on this Text of Sacred Scripture, viz. On the 8th Verse of the 5th Chapter of St. Matthews Gospel. Blessed are the pure in Heart, for they shall see God. He observed the Condemned Prisoners Present at the Chappel, to be somewhat awakened from their Security in Sinning, whereupon they desired him to visit them often, that they might be the better fitted for their End, which accordingly he did: and in those times, the Prisoners Ashburnham, and Robinson, much bewiated their Ungodly Practices, and that they had misspent much Pretious Time in a pursuit of Vanity, which now they were Convinced, had turned to no better account than Bitterness, and Anguish of Spirit.

After much plain dealing with them, and enquiring what solid Hopes they had of a future happy State, they assured me, that they received by a divine Blessing, much Illumination, Conviction, deep Humiliation for Sin, and a great desire after the Happiness of an holy Frame of Heart.

It whould be too tedious to set down many Particular, wherein I was much satisfied concerning their Replies to what I Asked them.

As to Gower, who was Sentenced for Killing of his Wife, I solemnly charged him to deal clearly and sincerely in the Confession of it.

I could not procure his own Acknowledgment of that horrid Villany. He said, That he had been a great Sinner, and an evil Husband, in Marrying another Woman while his former Wife was Living. And therefore, after all my Labour with him, I must leave him to the Heart-searching God.

As for Mr. Jackson, I often visited him he confess?d that he had been a great Sinner. I hope that he was a true Penitentiary, as having sequestered himself from much Company, which he said were willing to give him Visits, because he would better dispose himself to Fasting, Prayer, and the stricter Examination of his Heart, and former Course of Living.