ons of Robbing, and hath several Times used such a wicked Course, to furnish himself with Mony for his Excesses. He solemnly affirmed, that he never killed any Man: That he is very sensible how he hath drawn on others to sinning: He said that he had been very disobedient to his Parents, and therefore God justly brought him to this untimely and shameful Death: That he dispised strictness of Life, was guilty of Swearing, Intemperance, breaking of the Sabbath, and living like an Athist; but now his Conscience is wounded in the remembrance of all his Impieties, yet he hopes, through God's Mercy, that he shall be daily more contie in Heart, and prepared for his Death.

VI. Thomas Cox< no role > This name instance is in set 3070. , condemned for robbing Thomas Boucher< no role > on Hounslow heath : He denied the Crime at his Tryal, but confest it since to the Ordinary. After several Visits and earnest Exhortations to repent, he confessed that he had been in Newgate about four Years since, and was condemned for killing a Man. I told him, That had he taken warning from his narrow escaping the Sentence of Death then, or had he been truly penitent for shedding Innocent Blood, which cries loud to Heaven for Vengeance, he would not have contracted another fatal Crime. He only acknowledged in general terms, That he had been a great sinner, that he had led an idle Life, which betrayed him to many sinful Excesses. He gave me just cause to fear he was bred up a Papist, or had turned such for worldly Interest: Therefore I used many Arguments to convince him, how dangerous it is to die in a false Religion, or in not living up to the Purity and Power of the Protestant. When I visited him in the Evening before his Death, I ask him whether he were a Papist, he so little regarded what I prayed or exhorted him unto, he made me no answer, and seemed not much concerned, therefore I said at parting, the Lord undeceive you as to any false Hopes of Heaven.

Anne Yates< no role > and Mary Jones< no role > were very penitent, and are reprieved.

This is the whole Account which I can give of this Session.

Samuel Smith< no role > Ordinary .

Dated this 12th of Septem. 1690 .

On Friday about 10 a Clock they were all 6 conveyed in 2 Carts to the Place of Execution, where being all fastned to the Tree, they were (in good order) exhorted to renew their Repentance, and to prepare themselves for their so suddain Change by Death, Mr. Ordinary taking great pains in Prayer to God for their Souls Salvation, using several cogent Arguments to prepare them to a free Confession unto Almighty God of all their former mispent Lives; to which they all readily attended except Cox and W - who were very impertinent in their Behaviour, and undecently and irreverently reflected upon the Government; for which the Ordinary gave them a suddain and a severe Check, and would not suffer them to proceed.

James Smith< no role > carried himself more moderate, and confessed, That he was Guilty of the Crime for which he died, but that he never committed any Murther, desiring all the Spectators to take Warning by his untimely End; and that they would be obedient to Parents, for that Sin was the beginning of his Ruine.

John Daynter< no role > was exceeding penitent: He was a young Man, yet it is to be hoped that God hath had Mercy on his Soul, for he freely confessed, That he had been guilty of very great Sins, as Sabbath breaking, Swearing, Lying, Drunkenness, and a great Whoremonger: But withal he declared before God and the World, That he never wronged any Man before this Time. He cried mightily to God for Mercy, and begged all young Men to take speedy Warning by his untimely End; earnestly desiring all Men present to pray for him: He very penitently and humbly joyned in the Prayers of the Church, as also was very desirious to be instructed in any thing that might contribute to his Salvation, and very meekly submitted to the stroak of so suddain a Death. But not without acknowledging, That he was indebted to several persons in divers Sums of Mony, but saying, He was now altogether uncapable of making Restitution; he hoped that they would remit him, &c.

Tho. Yarrold< no role > said, That he offered to sell a Horse to one Mr. Ball, but said he did not steal it, before he was brought to Tyburn ; but there he confest it, but he said he did not know the Owners Name, but desired the Horse might be returned to Flitton , near Ampthill Town in Bedfordshire , And said he was very sorry he had done so much wrong, &c. acknowledging withal, That he had married an honest Wife, but had some time since put her away; and had been of late in Adultery. He desired the people to pray for him, and take warning by him.

Francis Osborne< no role > was very sorry that he had disgrac'd so good and ingenious a profession as his was; declaring that this Crime was the first that ever he did of that nature, but would not freely acknowledg, nor give any account of the other two, who were concerned with him in the Robbery.

After this Mr. Ordinary prayed with them, and sang a Psalm of Penitency; to which Daynter, Yarrold, Osborn, and Smith gave an attentive Ear. After Mr. Ordinary taking his final leave of them, and recommending them all to God's Grace and Mercy, they were all fix immediately turned off.

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