press'd him to consider the Heinousness of his Crime, and excite himself to the highest degree of Repentance possible, both for it, and all other the Sins he was Guilty of, which (tho' he would make no Confession of them) I might well suppose, were not a few. To all this he answer'd, That he must needs say he was a common Sinner, and was sorry for it, and particularly for this Murder, which he at first did not think his Passion would have carry'd him so far as to commit. But as for making any further Confession, he desir'd not to be put upon it, nor to have any thing offer'd to him contrary to his own Principles; for as he was brought up, and always had lived a Member of the Church of Rome, so he resolv'd to die in that Communion.

2. John Sweethones< no role > , condemn'd for robbing Mr. John Mims< no role > , and taking from him a Hat and a Key, on the 22d of December last . He said, he was 20 years of age, born at Acton in Middlesex ; served his Apprentiship with a Bricklayer there; came up to London about 12 months ago, and here wrought at his Trade. He at first deny'd the Fact he was condemn'd for; but afterwards own'd it; adding, that he had been a loose Liver, a Drunkard, a Sabbath-breaker, &c. for which he ask'd GOD's Pardon, and wish'd he had not so much offended. Upon my further pressing him to confess the Facts of Burglary and Murder, which he was indicted for, and (no doubt) guilty of, though acquitted for want of sufficient Evidence; he answer'd, Why do you ask me such a Question? Why should you suppose me to have committed those Facts, when I was clear'd of 'em? To which I reply'd, 'Tis well if your Conscience clears you: Look ye to it: For I must plainly tell you, you're in a miserable Condition, if (being guilty of such Facts) you do not particularly own them, and repent of them.

3. John Keys< no role > , condemn'd for assaulting Mrs. Frances Money< no role > , and forcibly taking away her Pocket, &c. on the 5th of February last . He said, he was 19 years of age, born in the Parish of Newington-Buts ; That he had been brought up to the Sea , and for these 7 Years past serv'd on board the Nonsuch, the Adventure, the Dreadnought, the Rye-gally, and other Men of War alternately. That he never was guilty of any Crime, and was innocent particularly of this he stood condemn'd for.

4. Abel Ball< no role > , condemn'd for stealing 2 Handkerchiefs from Mrs. Mary Pomfret< no role > , on the 28th of January last . He said, he was 25 years of age, born in the Parish of St. Saviour , Southwark : That he had served 12 Years at Sea, off and on; first as a Servant to a Captain , and then as a Sailor , sometimes in Merchant-men, and at other times on board Men of War; the last whereof, in which he serv'd, was the Gosport, a 4th Rate. He confess'd he was guilty of the Fact he stood condemn'd for, and also had committed some suchlike Facts before, within thse last 12 Months; but never went higher in his Robberies than picking of People's Pockets, as he found his Opportunity for it; adding, That he had not driven this wicked Trade very long, nor would ever have been engag'd in it, had he not follow'd and been entic'd by the bad Company he kept: The Folly and ill Consequence of which he now was sensible of, and sorry for.