ness, and Uncleanness: He did not take warning, tho he had been in Newgate formerly. He said, God had beed just, if he had cut him off sooner, and that he now mourns chiefly for offending God.

VI. Thomas Taylor< no role > , for setting a Barn on Fire, and while the Servants came from the Dwelling House, to queuch it, he ran up into a Chamber, pretending to help to preserve the Goods, but ran away with them. He said, he was accustomed to Gaming from 12 years of Age, and that by reason of Idleness he would not be Educated to any honest Imployment. That he had rejected the good Counsel of his Parents, and joyned himself to bad Company, that he never regarded the publick Worship of God on the Sabbath nor any private Duty of Religion. That he was adicted to Swearing and Gaming, which Gaming occasioned, that he had been guilty of Drunkenness, and Whoredom, and all sins except Murther. That he was now ashamed of his very sinful Life, and desired me to pray for him, that God would make him horowly penitent for his secret sins, and all other he Impieties of his Life, whereby he had offended God, and given wicked Examples to others.

VII. William Good< no role > , Condemned for Robbing a Person in Hackny-Fields . He denyed not the Fact, and confest that he had been of a dissolute Life, that bad Company Ruined him. That he had been guilty of many sins, and neglecting Religious Duty's. But now he repents of all sin against God, who hath spared him hitherto, but if he may now escape, he hopes God will give him firmness in his Resolution to Reform.

VIII. Humphrey Malice< no role > , Condemned for Robbing a Gentleman in Chelsy Field . He said, he was born in Exter , and came to be a Gardiner in Westminster , after that he was a Soldier , and that the greatest sin of his Life was Drunkenness. That by perswasion of bad Company, he had his hand in the Robbery, but no share in the spoil.

IX. Edward Booth< no role > , Condemned for the same Robbery, Exprest little sorrow, for that or any other sin.

X. Richard Johnson< no role > , Condemned for several Robberies, being burnt in the Hand before, was not concerned for his bad Life, and withdrew himself from Chappel on Tuesday.

XI. Anne Miller< no role > , Condemned for Felony and Bulgary, refused to come to the Chappel, saying she was a Papist.

This is all the Acconnt I can give of this Session.

Samuel Smith< no role > , Ordinary.

Dated this 18th of December 169.

On Friday the 18th Instant , these Eleven Persons were all Conveyed in Four Carts to Tyburn; in Order to be Executed, viz. Humphrey Malice< no role > , William Smith< no role > , Richard Johnson< no role > , William Good< no role > , William Harsey< no role > , Edward Booth< no role > , Thomas Taylor< no role > , John Barrett< no role > , Mary, Jones, Anne Miller< no role > , and Mary Mott< no role > This name instance is in set 857. This set is in the group(s): MothersOBP . . The first that was Tyed up to the Tree, was Mary Jones< no role > , who said but very little at the place of Execution; only declared, that she had been very well Instructed in her Duty heretofore by her Parents, to whom she never much hearkned, neither took notice of such Pious Counsels: as were given her, and falling into Lewd Company, brought her to an evil end.

Mary Mott< no role > , was seemingly very Penitent, Crying out for Pardoning Mercy from God; for so bloody a Fact, as the Murther of the Innocent Child; but being overwhelmed with Grief, she could not express her sorrow for her sins, and particularly for that for which she Dyed.

Anne Miller< no role > , being the next fastened to the Tree began to lament her untimely evil End, wringing her hands, bewailing herself for her former ill spent Life saying; she threw herself upon the Mercy of God' through Christ; for Salvation, not denying but that she justly Suffered, for she had been a very great Sinner, and she was therefore very willing to submit to the punishment of Death.

Humphrey Malice< no role > , and Edward Booth< no role > , who were both Condemned two Sessions ago, for a Robbery on the High-way in Chelsey Fields ; upon on John Nelson< no role > a Joyner , whom they stript Naked, and beat him, and left him bound in a Ditch, and finding but 8 d. in his Pocket, they gave him several strips more, telling him that the next time he went abroad, he should put more Money in his Pocket, &c. They Robbed another Gentleman the same Night, in the same Fields, striping him in the like Nature, &c. All which they did not deny, but were wery sorry for the injury they had done, Malice said, he had been very disobedient to his Parents, especially to his Mother. Therefore desired Young People to be warned by his Suffering, how they carryed themselves towards their best Friends; adding that he was troubled more for his ill Carriage towards his Mother, then at the appearance of Death, &c.

William Smith< no role > , was very much concerned for his Soul, and hearkned very diligently to the Instructions of the Ordinary, Exhorting all the Spectators to take timely warning (by his Ignominious Death) to prepare themselves for a better Life; Whiles he was speaking these words, a sudden Shout was given by the Multitude, Occasioned, by reason that there was some hopes of a Reprive, coming for some of the Prisoners, but that proved but a false Alarm. After this he said, further that there were several ill Persons about London; that used to buy the Goods that he and others had Stolen which gave great Incouragement to Thieves, for by Reason of such evil Merchandise, several poor Creatures had been brought to such an end, as he himself was just ready to undergo. This (he said) he did not speak out of any particular Malice against of any the Persons, but that all people might take warning by it, &c.

John Barrett< no role > , was the next, who seemed not altogether so much concerned as the former, but yet he Joyned with the rest in the Prayers and Exhortations of the Ordinary.

Richard Johnson< no role > , Formerly Condemned for stealing a Silver Cup. After he was Tyed up, contined very steadfast and in a devout manner, prayed very affectionately for himself, to the last Breath, but said nothing Publickly at the place of Execution.

William Harsey< no role > , Declared that he was very sorry for the wickedness he had done, desiring the Spectators to take heed of Sabbath-breaking and Drunkenness, &c. For those were the sins that put him upon Endeavouring to take away the Lives of no less than three Persons at once, two of which Dyed, but the third thorow the Mercy of God Recovered, being only prickt upon one of his Ribbs.

William Good< no role > , Likewise mae publick Confession, that he had been much addicted to the sin of Drunkenness, &c. For which he hopes he shall receive Pardon thorow Christ Jesus, and desired all good Christians to pray for him.

Lastly Thomas Taylor< no role > , who Dyed for Firing of Barns, behaved himself very undecently and nhandsomely, all the way from Newgate to Tyburn, seeming very indifferently sensible of his Condition, but when he saw pale Fac'd Death begin to draw the Curtains upon him, he seemed to be a little alter'd, and owned the Facts for which he Dyed, adding also that he had set several Barns on fire besides, and committed many more Felony's, for which he hopes that God Almighty will grant him pardon.

After this the Ordinary prayed very earnestly for them all and Exhorted them to pray for themselves, and to confess their sins for which they were to dye, then a Psalm of Penitency was sung, after which the Cart drew away, and they were all Committed to the Infinite Mercy of God.

London , Printed for Langley Curtiss< no role > at Sir Edmondbury Godfry's Head near Fleet-Bridge . 169