of the Sabbath Day and neglecting his duty thereupon; seldome comeing above once a Month to Church; that he had lost the sence of all goodness and was given over to a hard Heart and a seared Conscience; till such time as he had been 5 weeks a Prisoner in Newgate : tho he could not but confess, that the Spirit of God had often warned him of his condition, and by secret and Heartsearching convictons put him in mind of his Sin and Iniquity. He confessed his Crime; and said that he took the goods over Night for which he is to suffer: and that he layd them in a Ditch, and next morning Comeing over the Feilds to take them away; a Stranger Surprised him and upon Suspition caused him to be Apprehended: But heartily lamented that he denyed the Fact at his Tryal, being Conscious that he therein told a gross untruth: which he desires now to Acknowledge unto Man: and beggs forgiveness therefore of God Allmighty, to whom he Prayes: that his said fact may become a warning to all others to beware of those Crimes which deservedly brought the same upon him. And withall advises all Men that tho they sinck in the success of their affairs, yet that they would waite on Divine Providence for a Maintenance: and not put forth their hands to Worke any Iniquity to break his Laws and Wound the Peace of their own Consciences. He said that he prayed as God enabled him and that he had rather Dye then live to Sin.

IV. Christian Broomfield< no role > , alias Jorden< no role > , was Born at Durham , and is of the Age of 26 Years, she said that one John Williams< no role > , promised to Marry her, and thereupon enticed her from her Uncle, to go with him to London ; and that when she had spent all her Money, she was forced to go to the Service of Mr. George Broomffeld< no role > , in Mugwell-street , where John Williams< no role > perswaded her to Rob her Master; and that he came to her that very Day, to accompany her to New-Castle with the Goods she Stole. She acknowledged her self to be truly Sorrowful for the Fact and said she never followed such bad Practices before: the prayed God, that those Truths and Counsels which the Ordinary gave her, might be grounded in her Heart; she but seldom frequented the Assemblies of Gods Worship, and when she went to Church, little minded the Word Preached: for which she now desired to be truly Penitent.

V. Elizabeth Ratcliff< no role > , was Born in Staffordshire , near Farly ; she is now 30 Years of Age, she lived in several Places in London as a Servant : the Ordinary asked her why she shifted from one Place to another, it might raise a suspition she was not Honest: she replied, she never did any Wrong till the came to, dwell with Mr. Scot, of Kent , where she Robbed him. She had before been guilty of Prophaning the Sabbath Day; and believes for that very Sin, God left her to be Tempted by the Devil to Rob her Master. She was very Ignorant in matters of Religion, and therefore expressed less than others.

VI. Mary Vosse< no role > , was Born in Hereford-shire , Aged 27 Years: she hath lived in London two Years; first with Mr. Gumbleton, in Augustin-Fryers , and afterwards with Mr. Turner, a Victualler, in Thames-street . She complained she had been guilty of Prophaning the Lords Day, and little regarded the Duties thereof; that she seldom Prayed to God, and confessed her self guilty of the Fact for which she Received Sentence; that before she came to London, she was left to her self to commit a very foolish Act, and therefore warns all of her Sex not to believe fair Promises.

VII. Jane Bourn< no role > , was Born in Lancashire : her Father is. a Farmer there: the lived at last, at the White-Horse-Tavern in the Strand , over against St. Clements Church , where she Rob'd her Mistriss of a considerable Value. She said that she was very negligent of her Duty to God, and thereupon left to commit this Crime.

VIII Ann Smith< no role > , was Born likewise in Lancashire , and aged about 26 Years: she Married one John Bagnall< no role > a Taylor , that she had for many Years been Acquainted with. Jane Bourn< no role > , her Country-Woman, she said Jane Bourn< no role > , Stole the Goods of Mrs. Clutton but delivered the same to this Ann Smith< no role > to Sell: she says that the knew not that Jane Bourn< no role > had Stolen them, till afterwards. She confessed she had been a great Sinner, and had on the Sabbath Day joyned with merry Company, of which she now Repents: she said that her Heart was not so Relenting as she desired; that she could not Pray as she would, but hoped that God would make her more sensible of her Offences against him.

IX. John Richardson< no role > , who was by Trade a Tinker , and may well deserve the name of a Bloudy and ill man, was Indicted for Murthering his Wife on the 22th. day of July last . The Evidence against him was very clear that he threw her Violently down on the ground, kicked and beat her on the Head Neck, Shoulders and Belly: of which Blows and bruises the Languishing from the said 22d. of July , and Languishing dyed the 6th. of August following, and that the Woman to the hour of her Death laid the same at his door. After Sentence the Ordinary took a large time to awaken and convince him of that heinous and unnatural Crime; and enquiring into what might move him to do it, He said that he had left off his Trade for some time, and followed the Employment of a Hunts-Man , in the Service of a Person