sins. He was much troubled that he was not assured of his happy State after this Life, I told him, That a sincere, humble reliance on God's free Grace through Christ, joyned with the purifying effects of it, was sufficient to put him into a State of Salvation; and that the Faith of adhearnce to God in Christ, when he seems an Enemy to us, is more properly Faith, than any evidental knowledge of our Interest in God. He replyed, That he desired to yield up himself to God's disposal, and that it was a great mercy he did not dispair, for he had been guilty of most notorious wickedness. He said, That it would ease his Conscience, could he speak with such whom he had wronged, to desire their forgiveness of him: and wisht he could make Restitution, as Knowing it is his duty; but it grieved him, that he was not in any capacity to do it. He wept often, and in all my Discourses with him apart, gave me more satisfaction of his Contrition than any other of the Criminals.

II. Margaret Dean< no role > This name instance is in set 840. This set is in the group(s): MothersOBP . , Condemned for murthering her Female Infant Bastard Child. She said, That before the committing of this Crime, she had led a bad life: That she did not pray against the Temptations of Uncleanness: That he who begot the Child promised her Marriage, but soon after forsook her, and went to Sea; making no provision for her in his absence: so out of distrust of a Livelyhood, and to cover the shame of Bastardy, she threw the still-born Child, such she called it, into a Vault; but her Mistress suspecting that she had made away the Child, caused the search of the Vault, where it was found. She denyed not the Fact: She sometimes wept, but for the truth of her Contrition, God only can judge of it: I enquired after the course of her life, she said, That she had committed many sins, but was unwilling to acknowledge in what kind. She said she was an ignorant person: I told her that was no excuse, because she might have known more of the Qualifications requisite for Salvation: But she was willing to remain ignorant, that her Conscience might the less trouble her, for leading a bad Life. She could not deny but at times she had trouble upon her mind, but she cast out any serious thought of God or a future judgment; but now she repents she did not observe the Sabbath, and perform the religious duties. This is all the Account I can give of her.

III. William Fielding< no role > , Condemned with Anne Cranbey< no role > , now his Wife , upon three Indictments: The first was for breaking the House of Mary Covel< no role > , Widow , in the day-time, and stealing Goods thence to the value of one hundred pounds: Also for two other Robberies which he confest. He was a Carpenter , and lived comfortably on that Trade; but Marrying one Anne Cranbey< no role > , she proved a very expensive and dissolute Wife, so that she not only reduced him to Poverty, but put him upon her wicked Inventions how to Wheedle persons to leave their Houses, in going to look after Legacies which they pretended were left them, & in the mean time Robbed the Houses of three Widows, by such a notorious Cheat. The Husband seemed penitent, and confest that he had led a bad life before he knew Anne Cranbey< no role > , but after he marryed her, he grew very poor, so that he joyned with her in all her wicked Artifices of Robbing, for which he is now very sorrowful, not so much that he must dye, but chiefly for offending God, and having been injurious to Widows, to whom he cannot make any Restitution. He said, That he was afraid that if he might be spared that he should be tempted to Rob again, because of his extream poverty: Therefore he now submitted to dye willingly, that he might not add sin to sin, and so encrease his future punishment. He seemed more penitent than the Woman, who would not give any particular Account of her ill course of Life, only that she had prophaned the Sabbath, which I told her was a very great sin, and the Inlet to all other Provocations of God.

IV. John King< no role > , Condemned for Felony and Burglary. He said that he was born of Popish Parents, and would not change his Religion. I told him, That he was born and conceived in sin, would he therefore resolve to live and die in it? I offered to convince him of his false and dangerous Sentiments, but he would not hearken to me, remaining obstinate to the last.

V. Jane Walker< no role > , Condemned for Felonious taking twenty pounds in Mony from Charles Thruston< no role > . She said she had been a great sinner, living without any fear of God; she wept, but did not confess any particulars of her bad Life.

VI. Matthew Thomas< no role > , Condemned for snatching a Hat and Peruke in the night from off the Head of Daniel Leery< no role > ; he was a Bricklayer , but neglecting that employment, joyned with had Acquaintance. He said he had been somewhat addicted to excessive drinking, for which and other sins the Sentence of Death now past upon him. He was very ignorant in the concernments of his Soul, yet seemed penitent.

VII. Agnes Clarkson< no role > , formerly Convicted, but respited by pleading her being Quick with Child, is now ordered to be Executed. She said that she did get a Livelyhood till she followed bad Company: That she prayed seldom. She wept, I hope it was from her Heart.

VIII. Mary Hayes< no role > , alias Harris< no role > , Condemned for Felony, which she confest. She said, That after she left being at service , bad Acquaintance inticed her to filching, which she did to get good Cloaths. She was more penitent than the other Women.

This is all the Account I can give of this Sessions.

Samuel Smith< no role > , Ordinary .

On Wednesday, the third Instant, Eight of the Condemned Criminals were convey'd in three Carts to Tyburn , whose names are these, viz. Christopher Tremane< no role > This name instance is in set 1246. , John King< no role > , William Fielding< no role > , Jane Walker< no role > , Margaret Dean< no role > , Anne Cranbey< no role > Wife to Fielding, Mary Hays< no role > alias Harris< no role > , and Agnes Clarkson< no role > , a former Convict: The other two who were in the Dead Warrant, viz. Matthew Thomas< no role > , and Elizabeth Morris< no role > , were, by the Queens Clemency and Grace Reprieved; the latter of which upon account of Pregnancy, tho not pleaded in Court. These being all put into one Cart, and tied to the Gallows, they were admomished to remember their latter end, being near the approach of Death: To which Christopher Tremane< no role > This name instance is in set 1246. , the first that was tied up, answered, That he was willing to Confess the Truth of what he further knew, as to his former wicked Life and obnoxious Behaviour, which he confessed in general had been very Evil. And as to particulars, he said, That he and some others had committed several Robberies, &c. one was at Grays in Essex ; those that assisted him were one Dr. Stout, and one Stephens, and one Bradshaw, who went lately into Scotland, and Mr. Osborn, who heretofore was Executed; and that he had discovered in Newgate (since his confinement) several Robberies that were to be done, if he had not failed, &c. But one thing more lay upon his Conscience, which was, in respect to the Reputation of Mrs. Anne Moor< no role > , a Goldsmith , who was this last Sessions Arraigned, for that she should Combine, or by way of Equivocation, Abbet and Assist him in his unjust Designs, in that she was taxed to have melted down Plate, that he should bring to her: Which suspicion was created by his selling a Silver Tankard to her, which he protested solemnly, before God Almighty, that it was the same Tankard that he bought of her some time before, and that she was altogether innocent of what was charged against her; which he desired might be published to the World, as a further Vindication of the Reputation of the said Mrs. Moor, &c.

The other Seven said but little, only bewailed their sad and deplorable estate, and untimely end, joyning very fervently in the Prayers and Exhortations of the Ordinary, singing a Psalm, very pertinent to the occasion, except John King< no role > , who would not by any means be wrought upon, but died in the Romish Opinion ; turning himself from the rest, and would not hearken to any instruction, &c.

After which the Ordinary prayed for them, and having pronounced the Peace of God to be with them in their dismal Extremity, after they had prayed for themselves, they were all Eight turned off.

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London, Printed for Langley Curtiss< no role > at Sir Edmondbury Godfrey's Head near Fleet-Bridge , 1691.