For when the Heathen, which have not the Law, do by Nature the Things contained in the Law, These having not the Law, are a Law unto Themselves; their Conscience the mean while bearing Witness, and their Thoughts either accusing, or else excusing one another.

The Sunday preceeding their Execution, they were shown the Nature of Just and unjust Actions, the Original of Right and Property, and how lawful Punishments are thence deduced; from a Passage in the first Chap. of the Prophesy of the Prophet Esaiah, part of the 16th and 17th ver. Where God, by the Mouth of the Prophet, after blaming the Jews for their vain Oblations, Sacrifices, New-Moons, and appointed Feasts, directs them in the following manner.

Put away the Evil of your Doings from before mine Eyes; Cease to do Evil, Learn to do Well, &c.

They were also instructed in the Nature of the Holy Sacrament, from the eleventh Chap, of St. Paul?s first Epistle to the Corinthians; where the Apostle faith, verses the 20, and following; For when ye come together therefore into one Place, this is not to eat Lord?s Supper. For in Eatings every one taketh before other his own Supper, and one is Hungry, and another is Drunken. What? Have ye not Houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the Church of God, and shame them that have not? What, shall I say to ye? Shall I praise ye in this? I praise ye not, &c.

While Instructions were given them, from these and other Places of Scripture, the hearty Signs of Repentance, which have always been judg'd requisite in Men so near their End, did not appear; especially in them who had committed the greatest Crimes: But the Carelessness which was particularly observed in these Malefactors, will seem less strange, if we consider the great Number under Condemnation, and how much their own Inclinations naturally lead them to be remiss and negligent in their Devotions, whenever any Let or Hindrance offers itself in the way of their Duty; notwithstanding, they had a Person who continued with them, in order to excite them to their Duty, especially Night and Mornings, The continued Distempers of Jones, Marshal, and Lloyd, (for it pleased God to afflict with Sickness the former two of them for many Weeks successively some of the others complain?d were also an uneasiness to them, and an hindrance in the performance of their Duty.

On Wednesday the 28th Day of April , the Report of the 14 Malefactors under Sentence of Death (2 Women, viz. Elizabeth Doyle< no role > and Isabella Williams< no role > having being found pregnant) being made to his Majesty in Council, 6 of them, viz. Claudius Anjou< no role > , Will. Martin< no role > , Mary Stephens< no role > , J. Lloyd, W. Moore, and J. Jones, received his Majesty's Gracious Reprieve, and the others were ordered for Execution; viz. James Campbell< no role > This name instance is in set 2868. , William Marshal< no role > , Thomas Lloyd< no role > , Mary Hanson< no role > , Vincent Davis< no role > , William Eaton< no role > , John Guy< no role > , and Bryan Smith< no role > . If any of the Magistrates upon the Bench, or any of the Jury, or of those who appear?d as Evidences against the Prisoners upon their several Tryals,, are desirous of being inform?d by an Account somewhat more particular, concerning their Behaviour, or Confessions, before their Deaths, or at the Time of it, what we can say farther for their Information is as follows.