Ordinary of Newgate Prison:
Ordinary's Accounts: Biographies of Executed Convicts

6th November 1700

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6th November 1700


stice of God towards him. And at last owned in particular, his having committed the Fact that had brought him to this sad and untimely Death.

VI. Thomas Huggins< no role > , Condemned for Felony and Robbery. I found this Person to have been well brought up, and to know better things than he practised. He was but a young Man, but had been a great Offender, and much hardned in sin. At last he was (I hope) melted into true Repentance, and confessed he was justly Condemned and Punished.

VII. John Arthur< no role > , Condemned for Felony and Burglary. He acknowledged his Sins to have been many and great, and most grievous; and in particular. owned himself guilty of the Robbery for which he was now justly to suffer. He prayed God would Pardon him for Christs sake, and desired also their Pardon whom he had done wrong to.

VIII. Thomas Payne< no role > , Condemned for Robbing on the High-ways. He was an Irish-man, and of the Romish Religion . He declared he had Lived, and now Died in that Communion. He seemed however to take my Admonitions in good part, and to be satisfied in a Point that then fell in my way to take notice of to him. As soon as he was come to the Gallows, one brought some certain Garments for him to put on. But it being found improper that he should strip himself, and shift his Cloaths, in that Place: He bemoaned himself mightily that he was not at liberty to put on Holy Garments before he died. Then I took occasion to tell him, That it mattered not what the Garments were his Body was covered with, provided he had his Soul cloathed with the Righteousness of Christ, and obtained his Grace and Pardon here, in order to future Joy and Glory hereafter. He seemed to be Penitent, and owned he was justly Condemned. He prayed God, and all the World to forgive him, and declared that he died in Charity with all Men.

There was another Condemnrd Prisoner, namely, Michael Brown< no role > , that should have been Executed with these 8 Persons, but he received his Death before, being (as I have said killed in the Fray that hapned in the Lodge at Newgate , on Munday last . He was then but just gone from me, and I had wrought more on him than on any of the rest at that time; for he not only confest with Tears, that he was a gret Sinner, and undone for ever, unless God was pleased to shew Mercy to him, which he earnestly implored: But he also ingenuously acknowledged that he was justly Condemned. He had first declared to me, That he was born of Protestant Parents, but in his Travels had changed his Religion, and turned Papist , and now owned that he was in a great measure convinced of his Error, and would desire some farther Discourse with me about it before he Died. Thus far he was brought towards a Reformation, both in his Principles and Manners, when Death met him before he was aware of it.

This is the Account, which the short time I had to be with the Criminals above-named has enabled me to give of them. They all confest the respective Crimes for which they now suffered, and seemed to to be all of them very Penitent. I hope their Repentance (though late) was Sincere, and that our Good and Gracious God had Mercy on their Souls.

Dated, Nov. 6. 1700.

Paul Lorrain< no role > .

ADVERTISEMENTS.

Francklin, who Cup't at the Hummums in Covent-garden for many Years, without the use of Fire; any Persons having occasion for him, he is ready to attend them at their Chambers, and is to be heard of at the Crown in Charles-street Covent-garden, not at the Hummums, by reason they have Prejudice against me.

AT the farthest House on the Left-hand, in Blew-ball Court, in Salisbuy-Court, Feet-street, (being the first Court on the Left-hand over against Salisbury-Square) Gentlemen, &c. may heaven Interest made to Invest them in Places suitable to their Capacities. We have several good Places now to dispose of in Town and Country, some for Life, from 300 l. to 50 l. a Year; for those who are good Clerks and Accomptants. We speedily and faithfully Sollicite all sorts of Business, in the Courts of Law and Equity, Treasury, Navy-Offices, &c. Persons may have what Sums they please on good Mortgages. We Buy and Sell Estates, Houses, Ground-Rents, &c. For farther particulars, we refer to our larger Bills. To prevent the Publicks being impos'd on, we think fit to add; That this Office is composed of a Society of Gentlemen of Quality, &c. established by a Deed of Settlement, who are pleas'd to employ some near Relations of Mr. C - Deceased, who was the original Undertaker of this Business upwards of 30 Years ago, who have carried it on ever since his Decease, all other Pretenders to our Business being Upstarts, not of a Years standing. Attendance is given at the place aforesaid, by the Sub-Agents of this Office, by whom Persons may be conducted to the chief Manager's principal Office.

B. Lilburn, that lately Lived on Ludgate-hill, next to the Kings Arms Tavern near Fleet-Bridge, now Lives at the Golden-Board, and Ball, near the Globe-Tavern, in little Moor-fields, near great Moor-gate, up one Pair of Stairs. Who maketh and selleth, (and has done above 16 Years) the Water for taking away the Freckels Pimple, Worms, and Morphew in the Face: With Elixir Salutis, Balsamum Vitae, Tinctura Vitae. Waters and Ointments for the Eyes, and Ointments for sore Nipples; Ointments for the Rickets, Burns, Scalds, Wounds, Aches, Strains, &c. Powders, Dentrifices, Elixirs, Essences, Oils, Spirits, &c. both for Ornament, and Curing most Distempers incident to Humane Bodies; where you may have Advice as well as Medicines, likewise Judgment upon Urine.

The Water for the Freckles, Pimples, &c. The Author has for some Years past, left with several for Sale; and now doth understand, they have been abused by Counterfeits; which to prevent for the future, doth desire those who have bought from them - and not found the Effects answer the Ends for which it is proposed, to acquaint her with it, and where they bought it and likewise to take notice of the Seal, viz. The 3 Water-budgets, and B. L. on the top of the Seal. The Price of the half Pint-bottle 3s.

London. Printed for E. Mallet, at the Hat and Hawk in Bride-Lane. 1700.




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