A True ACCOUNT of the BEHAVIOUR, CONFESSION, AND Last Dying SPEECHES Of the 11 Criminals that were Executed at TYBURN , On Friday the 18th of December, 1691 .

ON Saturday the Ordinary Visited the Condemned praying for them, that the Lord would Convince them of their sinful and deplorable Condition, as having Intangled themselves in the snares of Death, by their Dissolute Practices, against all the warnings of Publick Justice on other Criminals, and that they would Endeavour to search their Hearts and call to Remembrance the secret sins, which had provokt the Lord to set them out, as monuments of his present severe, yet Righteous Judgement.

On the Lords Day in the Forenoon, this Text was preacht on viz. the 60 ver. of the 119. Psalm, I made hast and delayed not, to keep thy Commandments. Whence eight particular false Opinions were confuted, which cause Persons, either to think Repentance needless, or to delay it, to the hardning of the heart by many deceits in sining. The Conclusion was directed to the condemned with very affectionate Counsel and made a good Impression on hem.

In the Afternoon the Ordinary preach'd on the 12th. ver. of the 11th. chap. of St. Matthews Gospel. The Kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence, and the Violent take it by force. The Gospels Dispensation is called the Kingdom of Heaven, because it most clearly Reveals the present State of believing in Christ, for Righteousness to justifie penitent believing Sinners, together with their Regenerating Grace of implanted Holiness, and the inestimable rewards of the future State of Glory. From whence several Inferences were drawn in aggravating that Indifferency of Spirit, which most are guilty of, in neglecting this Coelestial Kingdom.

2. Second Head, about what particulars must this Holy Violence be exercised.

3. How we must Form and lay Siege Regularly to the Kingdom of Heaven. As the Original Phrase implys. Wherein were many Allussions practically improved.

4. The Inefficacy, yea danger of a false Superstitious Zeal, in the prosecution of Heavenly Concernments.

5. Directions how to Scale the Walls of Gods Coelestial Kingdom, by persevering in the Use of proper means. These were aid down, with many Encouragements drawn from Possessing, the Rich Treasures laid up therein.

The Conclusion of the Sermon was thus directed to the Condemned.

You have heard what that Holy Violence is, which takes the Kingdom of Heaven by force, yet, How have you Proclaimed and Prosecuted an open War against God himself, tho he hath entreated you to be Reconciled in Christ.

You have Violated all the Laws of Humanity and Common Equity. You have by your Excesses in Sining drawn upon your selves a Violent and Shameful Death.

And are these the Instances of Good Nature to your selves, liberty to sin hath been very sweet to you. Now mortifie outright in an holy Revenge, the whole body of your Corrupt Nature, strive to demolish the strong holds of Sin and Satan.

You have been swift and earnest in pursuing a Course of Impiety, of which Repent. But you will never be ashamed of a well Tempred Zeal, by expiring your last Breath, in the Commendable Consumation of your short Race, in pios Exercises.

The Kingdom of Heaven hath in a wonderful Condescention, made offers to you of Salvation, when Divine Justice might, as a Flaming Cherubin, have obstructed your Entrance, for your sloth and obstinate Contempt of it. Yet, it is not too Late, to make your selves happy, in the possessing of it, if you offer an Holy Violence, to make sure of it, according to the Rules of Gods appointment.

On Monday, the Ordinary with another Minister Visited them, who stated the Nature of True Repentance towards Cod, and Saving Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ,

After several Prayers made for them, in the Afternoon they were required to give an Account what well grounded Hopes they had of a future State of Blessedness.

On Tuesday they freely gave an Account what their Course of Life had been, and of some particular Sins, which they said, lay as an heavy burthen on their Conscience.

I. William Harsey< no role > , Condemned for killing two Men, he said, he had pious Education which he had sinned against, he confess'd the Crime publickly, with great penitency, saying, that he had often prophaned the Lords-Day, and had been guilty of Excess in Drinking, that he was so when he killed the two Men, one of which was his Friend: And that his former Drunkenness had led him to Acts of Uncleanness, that he had been accustomed to most Sins, of which, he hopes that now he sincerely Repents.

II. William Smith< no role > , Condemned for Fellony. He was Apprentice to a Vintner , after five years, he betook himself to Military Imployment , he said that he was guilty of all sins except Murther, he named Sabbath breaking, Drunkenness, and Uncleanness. He seemed Penitent.

III. Mary Jones< no role > , Condemned for Shoplisting, she came as a Person of Quality , to avoid suspition of her Dishonesty, She said, She was brought up to make Hoods and Scarfs , but Marrying of an Apprentice, and supplying his Extravagancies with Money, She fell into Poverty, and so was induced to the forecited Felonious Practices. And that this was not the first Attempt in that kind. She seemed Penitent, and said, that if She might be sared, She would never follow the like way again, but whatever She suffered She would endeavour to live honestly.

IV. Mary Mott< no role > This name instance is in set 857. This set is in the group(s): MothersOBP . , Condemned for killing her Male Bastard Child, she said, that he who begat it, promised her Marriage: When she was quick with Child, she sent him notice of it, but he ran away, and took no Care of her, so distrusting Gods Providence how she should maintain the Child, she put it up in a Basket, and exposed it in a Gutter, to starving. She said that she had an hard cruel heart, for which she now Relents, as also, for Sabbath breaking, for Drunkenness, and the frequent neglect of Prayer and all other Religious Dutys.

V. John Barret< no role > , Condemned for Burglary, his Father was a Furryer, himself Apprentice to a Clothyer , he served only Four Years. Bad Company brought him to Sabbath-breaking Drunken