Ordinary of Newgate Prison:
Ordinary's Accounts: Biographies of Executed Convicts

10th June 1685

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10th June 1685


The True ACCOUNT OF THE Behaviour and Confessions OF THE Condemned Criminals IN NEWGATE VIZ. John Gorden< no role > Soldier , for Murdering of William Dyson< no role > in the Savoy , on Monday the 1st. of June , William Woodwin< no role > , for Felony and Burglary, John Pilborow< no role > , and Edward Little< no role > .

OF WHICH John Gorden, and William Woodwin< no role > were Executed on Wednessday, the 10th. of June, 1685 .

Together with their LAST Dying WORDS Before their Execution at TYBURN.

Whereas several Malefactors Condemned to Die, do in the Prison of Newgate desire the Ordinary to Publish their Conferences with him, as also an account of their whole Behaviour, from the time of their Condemnation, to the time of their Executions; together with their Confessions to him, to prevent false Stories of them after their Death.

The Ordinary thinks fit to give this Advertisement, that the true Account as taken by him in Writing from their own Mouths shall be Attested under his own Hand, which Account may be an useful Service to Reclaim Vicious Youth by forwarning them not to fall into the same Crimes, left they draw the snare of an Ignominious Death upon themselves.

This Account therefore the Ordinary now gives, that on the next Day after Condemnation, he visited the said Malefactors, and endeavoured to make them sensible of their several Crimes, and withal, sollicited them to look back upon the whole course of their Life, inasmuch, as the just God never leaves Sinners destitute of his Preventing Grace, till they first harden their own Hearts, indulging themselves in some secret Sins, thereby strengthning Vicious Inclinations in themselves, in a considerable degree of Atheism, because they are not for some time Discovered, and brought to publick Shame.




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