While he lay under Condemnation, he always declar'd that he perform'd to the utmost of his Abilities, in making his Peace with God; but he exceedingly lamented his being compel'd to leave the World and his Relations, at 18 Years of Age, saying, That he perceiv'd and was then satisfy'd, that too much Liberty was really Bondage; and he wish'd his Father had compell'd him to an Apprenticeship, having then discover'd so much of his natural Temper, as to be convinc'd, that nothing but a severe and curbing Reign, could possibly have prevented the natural Tendency of his Mind towards vicious Courses.

It was difficult to convince him, that the Fact he was condemn'd for, was any more than a very slight and trivial Fault; alledging, that No Body bore their All about them, nor could be much detrimented by so small a Loss, as that of a few odd things they carried in their Pockets; not being without some Malice against some whose Offences he immagin'd much greater than his own, and who yet obtain'd a Reprieve.

Before he died, he said he thought it his Duty to declare, that his Parents very frequently advised him to consider whither he was hurrying, knowing no more of his loose way of Life, than his often Lying out o' Nights, frequenting leud Houses, and associating with vicious Women; he added that he was greatly more grieved for his Parents, who could not come to see him for sorrow, and for his Sisters, than for being forced to leave this World, and his vicious Acquaintance, whom he wish'd he had sooner and voluntarily forsaken.

2. JAMES APPLETON< no role > , alias Applebie< no role > , alias John Doe< no role > , was Convicted of breaking the House of Alice Merchant< no role > , on the 19th of Novem. Last , and taking thence two Suits of Headcloths, six Guineas, &c. in Company with Richard Jones< no role > (an Evidence) who broke the Shutter, so that Appleton took down the Glass Window and enter'd thereat, having first crept thro' the Entry, and discover'd that no one was in the House, but Alice Merchant, it being one Sunday Night, and the House-Door left open.

This Prisoner was about 29 Years old, Born in London , but his Father dying when he was 8 Years of Age, he 4 Years after, was sent to Sea , where he said he met with an infinite deal of Barbarity and Cruelty, from those who should have been his Masters, but were really his Tyrants or Butchers, being scourged and lashed and salted, &c. which hard'ned his Mind, and made him hate and defy almost all Mankind. So that returning to England, he was no sooner set on Shore, but he cast in his Mind, how most easily to keep himself, on the Expence of others, and by spoiling and preying on all whom he thought he could with security; He added, that he was about Twenty two Years old when he was apprehended at his Trade of House-breaking, committed to Newgate , tryed, and condemned; but receiving fortunately the Benefit of an Act of Grace, he obtain'd a Reprieve and the free Liberty of Transporting himself to any Part of His Majesty's Empire in America ; but not having Money to do that, he was obliged to contract for his Passage over, at the Price of being sold, when at the End of his Voyage, for a Four-Years-Servant , as the Custom is: He