THE TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE BEHAVIOUR AND CONFESSION Of the Criminals, Condemned on Friday the 10th. of September, 1686 . at Justice Hall in the Old-Bayly , viz. Elias Smith< no role > , John Raven< no role > , Samuel Watkins< no role > , Humphery Petton< no role > , Edward Thornton< no role > , Eleanor Jones< no role > , Esther Simpson< no role > , Mary Stanly< no role > , Sarah Dean< no role > ,; Of which, Samuel Watkins< no role > , Edward Thornton< no role > , John Raven< no role > , and Eleanor Jones< no role > , were in the Dead Warrant to be Executed at TYBURN , On Friday the 17th. of this Instant September. 1686 . The other Coudemned Criminals, are by His Majesty, Graciously Reprieved.

THe Orninary , on the next day after the Sentence of Death passed upon the aforesaid Criminals, visited them, and after he had prayed with them, earnestly exhorted them that they would beg of God, to make them sensible of their sevearl Crimes, that they would look back on the whole course of their Life, in as much, 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 to a considerable degree of Atheism, because they are not for some time discovered and brought to shame.

Notwithstanding, though they had quentch?d the Motions of Gods holy Spirit, and resisted the Convictions of their Conscience formerly, yet, Now, by this Fatal Stroke drawn upon themselves; he loudly calls them to Repentance, that so ehey may escape the Wrath which is to come.

They began to be awakened from their Security in an Evil Estate, and to lament their former flagicious Courses; which relenting, the Ordinary encouraged, yet advised them, not to rely on any flight sorrow for sin, as if this were any satisfaction to God, for all the Exorbitances of their Conversations, He