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Foster Snow< no role > , of the Parish of St. Giles's in the Fields , was condemn'd for the Murder of Thomas Rawlins< no role > , by giving him, with a Knife, one mortal Wound, of the length of tine Inch, and depth of seven Inches, of which he instantly died. He was a second time indicted on the Stature of Stabbing. And a third time on the Coroners Inquest, for the said Murder. The Jury found him guilty of each Indictment; the Murder being evidently prov'd against him upon the Depositions of several Witnesses; neither did he adduce any thing in his own Vindication, but only some who knew him depos'd that he was an honest, peaceable Neighbour.

Foster Snow< no role > , about 55 Years of Age, appear'd at his Tryal, and a little after, to be in great perplexity and confusion, so that he was thought to be Crased: The principal Reason of this was, to see himself of such an advane'd Age, who had liv'd so long Innocently and without giving Offence, bearing the Character of an honest House-keeper, and peaceable Neighbour, now in his old Age brought to such signal Disgrace and Punishment, for so very heinous a Crime as Murder. He was exhorted to compose his Mind and prepare for another World, and not to be disturbed for the Afflictions which had befallen him, which were a just Chastisement for his Sins, especially the great Sin of Murder, whereof he stood Convicted, and which he ingenuously confess'd since moreover, whatever Troubles can possibly befal us in this World, the Punishment of our Iniquity is insinitely less than what we have deserved, all which he acknowledg?d, and then recollecting himself, he apply'd with great earnestness to the making up his Peace with God, that his Sufferings in this might not end in everlasting Sufferings in the next World. In order to bring him to a deep Conviction and Sense of his great Sin; he was instructed from the Words of the Prophet Nathan, applying his preceeding parabolical Discourse to King David, in order to humble, and bring him to an hearty Repentance, for the like atrocious Sin, 2 Sam. xii. 7. Thou art the Man. I endeavour'd to discover unto him the heinousness of this Sin, from the Unnaturality, Cruelty, and Barbarity thereof; because it is the greatest Sin we can be guilty of against our Brother, or Neighbour, for which no manner reparation or restitution canpossibly be made to the injur'd Person; because Murder is a breach of the express Law of God, Thou shalt do no Murder; from which taking occassion to show him the difference between accidental Manslaughter (which he did not pretend to be his Case) and Murder, proceeding from prepense Malice; And that if every transgression of God's Law deserves his Wrath, &c. as the Apostile faith, Cursed is every one who continueth not in all things which are written in the Book of the Law to do them, Gal. iii. 10. What could so notorious an Offender as the Murderer expect? And again, because Murder is usurping to our selves a Prerogative peculiar to Almighty God, who is the Sovereign Lord of the Life and Death of his Creatures; Deut. xxxii, 39. I kill, and I make alive, I wound, and I heal, &c. From these and many Considerations of the like Nature, design'd to bring him to a deep Humiliation and true Repentance, as for all his Sins, so particularly, for the crying guilt of Murder, he was earnestly exhorted to fly from the Wrath to come, and to lay hold upon eternal Life; which Exhortations seem'd to obtain their intended effect For.

He confess'd his heinons Sin of Murder, with Many Tears, and on all occasions in Chappel, where he punctually attended Divine Service twice in a Day, he appear'd very Devout, Sighing, Groaning, and shedding abundance of Tears, for his Sins, and that of Murder in particular: And when in private, he was admonisn?d to endeavour after true Repentance, attended with broken Heart and contrite Spirit, which is a Sacrif that God will not despise; he said, O Murder! Murder that is the great grief and Affliction of my Soul; and of the Lord's-Day, when in the Communion Service read the Sixth Commandment against Murder, I observ?d him extreamly mov'd and concern'd, and Weeping very bitterly.

As for his Wife, he spoke modestly of her, and because of slanderous Reports, and upon his Wifes desired it was ask'd, Whether or not he entertain'd jealoe Thoughts of her? to which he Answer'd, I never h Jealousy of her Person, but of her Purse, alluding her trusting Mr. Rawlins with too much Money. H complain'd mightily of his Wifes unkindness, and unnaturality, in not visiting him more frequently, and not supplying him with Money, and other Necessarie while he was in Prison, and under Sentence: But ( seems) something of unkindness occasion'd a fort of in differency between 'em.

He complain'd very much of his Wifes Daughter h said, that she was an undutiful Wife to her Husband who has now left her and gone abroad; that she entertain?d and encourag?d Mr. Rawlins too much about h House, against his Will, and prejudicial to his Interest that some of Rawtins?s Children were kept at his Houses that Familiarity was suspected; that he had been a mo kind Father-in-Law to her, giving to her the charge o his whole House, for which he had been but sorrily