Accomplice) positively deny'd his being guilty of either of those Facts. But confess'd, he had not lived that honest Life which his good Parents had taught him; and, That he had sometimes (tho' not in great Matters) defrauded and wrong'd his Neighbour; and (to his grief) could not make any manner of Reparation, but he was now severely punish'd, and he look'd upon that Punishment as inflicted on him by Almighty God for all his past Failures. He said, he was about 30 years of age, born at Cobley near Old-Stratford in Warwickshire ; and, That he was a Black-Smith by his Trade, which he had follow'd pretty constantly both in the Country, and here. He outwardly appear'd to be very sensible of the Wrath of God upon Sinners, and cry'd for Mercy; but what his inward Thoughts were, God Almighty only knows.

4. John Long< no role > , condemn'd for assaulting and robbing upon the Queen's High-way near Tyburn , Mr. John Nichols< no role > , and Mr. William Cure< no role > , taking from them, viz. from Mr. Nichols 36 Guineas, and from Mr. Cure 12 Guineas, a Silver-Watch, and several other Things, on the 19th day of November last . He deny'd these Facts at the first, and persisted long in that denial, and protestation of his Innocence in that Matter; but at the same time he confess'd, That though he was but a Young-man (not 20 years old) yet he had done many ill things, and been very loose in his Life and Conversation for which he craved God's Pardon; being grieved at his heart, that he had been so wicked. He said further, That he was born of good Parents, at Leeks in Nottinghamshire ; That he was a Stonecutter and Bricklayer , by his Trade, and, That he listed himself about a Twelvemonth ago. This is the substance of what he said to me before he went to Tyburn . Of which Place when I come to speak (at the end of this Paper) I will say more of him,

This Day being appointed for the Execution of these Malefactors, they were all carry'd from Newgate (in two Carts) to Tyburn , where I attended them for the last time. There I exhorted them again to stir up their Hearts to God in Faith and Repentance, and clearing their Consciences of all things they were to declare to the World, before they dy'd. I asked Jones and Wells, What they now said to the Robberies and Murther for which they were come to suffer in this Place; and, Whether they knew any thing (as I had asked before in Newgate) of the Murther of Mr. Dudley Carlton< no role > , or of any other Murther. To which they answer'd me, That they never were concen'd in the Murther of Mr. Carlton, neither knew who had committed it, nor any thing of it. As for the Crimes for which they were to suffer, Wells said, He was guilty of the Burglary, but not of the Murther of John Lamas< no role > . Jones (tho' I press'd him much and long, to speak the Truth concerning those Burglaries, and that Murther of Lamas) he would not say any thing, but this only, That he would tell me no more Lies, and, That all he had to confess to Man, was, that he had been a great Sinner, and done too many ill things in his Lifetime. By which Answer he seem'd tacitely to own, that he had committed both the Burglaries, and the Murther, for which he was to die.

Then I asked Thomas Smith< no role > , Whether he still persisted in his Denial of the Burglary for which he was condemned, or would acknowledge it now (as it greatly concerned him to do). To which he reply'd, That he had nothing more to say in the matter than he had said already; which was, That the House was broke open long before he went into it.

Lastly, as for John Long< no role > , who had all the while deny'd the two Robberies for which he was condemned, he own'd them here; saying, That he was guilty of them, and pray'd God and the World to forgive him. He cry'd very bitterly, wished he had lived a better Life: And both he and the other three desired all Offenders to take Warning by them, and see that they do not by their wicked ways follow them to this Place.

After this, I pray'd for them all, and sung some Penitential Psalms with them, I made them rehearse the Apostle's Creed; and when they had spoken to the Standers-by, That they would pray to GOD for their departing Souls; I returned to Prayer again; and having recommended them to their Creator and Redeemer, and to the Spirit of Grace; I left them to their private Devotions, for which they had some time allotted them.

Then the Cart drew away, and they were turn'd off; they all the while calling mightily upon GOD, to forgive their Sins, and have Mercy upon their Souls.

This is all the Account here to be given of these Dying Persons, by me, PAUL LORRAIN< no role > , Ordinary of Newgate .

Friday, Dec. 16. 1709.

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Memoirs of the right Villianous John Hall< no role > , the late famous and Notorious Robber. Pen'd from his Mouth some time before his Death. Containing the exact Life and Character of a Thief in General. As also a lively Representation of Newgate , and its Inhabitants, with the Manners and Customs observed there. The Nature and Means by which they commit their several Thefts and Robberies, and the Distinctions observed in their respective Functions. To which is added, the Cant generally us'd by those Sort of People to conceal their Villanies; and Rules to avoid being Robb'd or Cheated by them. Usefully set forth for the Good of the Publick, at the Instance of many honest People. The third Edition, with large Additions, and a Description of Ludgate , the two Compers, and other Prisons for Debt.

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