was on the 8th day of February 1708-9 ; for which Fact, having receiv'd Sentence of Death on the 6th day of May following, he then obtain'd a Reprieve, and afterwards a Pardon: Upon which he was listed into the Queen's Service ; but soon after deserted it. I asking him, How he could abuse such Mercy, and so easily break the good Resolutions, which (I supposed) he had made when under that Condemnation; He plainly told me, That at that time being in good hopes that he should escape Death, as he then did, he had no serious Thoughts of another World, or of reforming himself in this; which made him (as soon as Opportunity served) return to his old Follies again, and thereby involve himself in new Trouble; which now he became truly sensible wits the due Reward of his repeated and presumptuous Sins; and he thanked God for his having given him an Insight into this, and so far alter'd and chang'd his Mind, as that he now perfectly abhorr'd all his former wicked Deeds, and would not repeat them again, though he had never so much Liberty or Opportunity and Encouragement for it. He confess'd, That his Profanation of the Lord's Day had been the first Cause of his Ruin: And therefore, out of Good-will to other profane and loose Livers (whose timely and happy Reformation he heartily wish'd) he warned them against that Sin especially, which (by his woful Experience) he had found to be the root of many others; desiring, that they would so consider it, as not to suffer themselves to be drawn away, as he had been, and shamefully fall by the Hand of Justice, as he now did deservedly. He declar'd, that he dy'd in Charity with all Men, even with the Person who was the Cause of this his sad End, both by his enticing him into those Robberies, for which he dies, and by his turning an Evidence against him therein; praying God that he might not (by returning to his old wicked Ways) bring himself at last to the same Judgment he had brought others to; and that all others (young Men especially) might be wiser and more watchful than himself had been, to prevent their being deluded, as he was. He very earnestly desired my Prayers, and my Directions, which he had, for his Soul's good: And now seeing, that he must dye indeed, after the Hopes of Life which his long Reprieve had made him entertain, he patiently and contentedly (as far as outwardly appear'd) resigned up himself to the Providence of God, who had thus measured his Time, and cut it short, for his Sins.

2. Margaret Lane< no role > , condemn'd for stripping a young Female Child of her wearing Apparel, and leaving her naked in the Fields, on the 18th of May last ; and for having assaulted and robb'd another young Female Child of 12 years of Age, whom she offer'd to stab with a Penknife, and took from her a pair of Gold Ear-Rings, upon the Queen's Highway, the 7th day of the same Month . She confess'd, she was Guilty of both Facts; only deny'd her having then any Penknife, or offering to stab the Girl, whom she robb'd of her Ear-Rings; saying, she had only a bit of May in her Hand. Being ask'd, how she could be so barbarous, to do such wicked things, she answer'd, Another Woman that was then with her, put her on, and assisted her in the commission of them, and afterwards went with her to a Goldsmith, where they sold those Ear-Rings, for which they had 4 s. which they parted between them two: And as for the Cloaths of the other Child they being found upon her when she was apprehended, they were restored to the Parents of that Child that was thus stript and left naked in the Fields. This Margaret Lane< no role > said, she was about 19 Years of Age, born in the Parish of St. Margaret , Westminster : That her Employment was to sew and mend old Cloaths , while in Town; but when (as she often was) in the Country with an Unkle of hers, at Bramyard in Herefordshire , she needed not to work, for her Unkle then maintain'd her, and also gave her some Mony at her last coming from him, which was about Easter last: That when this Money was all spent, and she could neither find any Service, nor maintain herself by her Needle-work, she was induced by that wicked Woman before mention'd to take an ill Course of Life to supply her Wants, which nevertheless grew greater and greater upon her; so that she lived not only a Wicked, but a Miserable Life; as it often falls out, that these two go together. I found her very simple and ignorant, she not being able so much as to read in the Bible; yet she was desirous to receive Instruction, and was made sensible of the heinousness of those her Crimes, that were inhumane, barbarous, and cruel, to a very high degree; which she acknowledg'd (with Tears) to be so, and pray'd, that GOD would please to pardon both these heinous Facts she was condemn'd for, and all other the Sins she had been guilty of, as Whoredom, Idleness, Profanation of the Lords Day, Neglect of Christian Duties, both Publick and Private, and many other great Defects, which were very grievous to her, who did now perceive and feel, that the Wrath of GOD was due to them.

This day they were carry'd, from Newgate (in a Cart) to the Place of Execution; where having discharg'd my last Duty to them, by Exhortations, Prayers, Singing of Penitential Psalms, &c. and finally recommended their departing Souls to the Mercies of our Good and Gracious GOD; 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; crying at the same time upon God and our Saviour to pardon their Sins, and save their Souls, in these and the like Ejaculations: viz. Peter Cartwright< no role > , (for after I retir'd, I could not hear the Woman's Voice, 'twas so low) Lord, have mercy upon me! Lord, I fly to Thee for Succour; Lord, help me! Lord, open to me the Gates of Heaven! Lord Jesus, I come, I come, receive my Soul. With these he also repeated the Lord's Prayer very devoutly, and afterwards gave me a Paper, wherein he declares, (as he did by Word of Mouth to the Spectators) That his poor Wife was so far from being concern'd in any of his ill Actions, that she always advis'd him to the contrary; and had he taken her Counsel, he had prevented this his shameful End. He further said, He knew many there present, pray'd for them all, and desir'd them to take Warning by him.

This is all the Account here to be given of these Malefactors, by me,

PAUL LORRAIN< no role > , Ordinary .

Wednesday, July 18. 1711.

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