brought him to much Disgrace, and a painful and ignominious End, for his neglecting God's Ordinances, and slighting his Reproof, and that he having forsaken God, God had in Justice left him to himself, till now he had hurried himself into his own Destruction, Sam. 2. 30. For them that Honour me, I will Honour, and they that despise me, shall be lightly esteemed, saith the Lord himself by his holy Prophet. He was long under Sencence, having been kept between two Sessions, and always behav'd himself very decently, and (to appearance) devoutly, and, by what I understood, he was very assiduous in Reading and Praying, by which Means he attain'd to much more Knowledge of religious Matters than he had been formerly Master off. He declar'd himself truly penitent for all his Sins, that he died in Peace with all Mankind, and that he died in Faith of being sav'd only thro' the Merits and Mediation of Jesus Christ our dear Saviour. And having represented to him the great Evil of Whoredom and Uncleanness, Whoremongers being excluded the Kingdom of God, and how undecent and contrary to Christianity it was to correspond with so many Women, pretending Marriage to each of 'em, one of them having another Husband whom he knew to be alive. He confest his great Guilt in that respect, owning himself the chief of Sinners, and expecting Mercy from God only for the sake of Christ.

ROBERT HAYNES< no role > , of the Parish of St. Margaret's , Westminster , was Indicted for the Murder of Edward Perry< no role > , by giving him one mortal Wound with a drawn Sword, on the left part of the right Breast, near the short Ribs, of the breadth of half an Inch, and the depth of 12 Inches, on the 28th of December , of which Wound he languished till the 10th of January following, and then died. He was a 2d time Indicted on the Statute of Stabbing. He was a 3d time Indicted on the Coroner's Inquest for Murder.

Robert Haynes< no role > , 21 Years of Age, descended of honest Parents in Ireland, had good Education at Schools in his own Country, having acquir'd pretty good Knowledge both of the Latin and Greek Tongues, and understood the Principles of Christianity much better than most of those miserable People, who involve themselves into fatal Disasters and Calamities. His Father told me that he intended to have made him a Scholar; but being reduc'd, and not capable to do any more for him, nor to put him to other Business: About two years ago he sent for him over to England , and listed him in one of the Regiments of his Majesty's Foot Guards ; and while he was in the Service, he behav'd himself with much Modesty and Discretion. He was but very Young, lately came from School, and (as he told me) had never addicted himself to vicious Habits, as too many young Men are apt to fall into. He appear'd to be a young Man of a calm and good Temper, not given to Quarreling, but rather to be Meek and Easie in his Disposition; although he had the Misfortune to fall into a foolish and most unreasonable Plea, about the kissing of a Woman in St. James's-Park, which cost him, and the Man whom he rashly Murder'd, their Lives.

I frequently, when he was in Health, ask'd if the Matter was, as the Evidence in favour of him had represented it? To which he answer'd, that it was, adding, That he had no thought or design of Quarreling with any Person that Evening, what happen'd was by meer Accident; for he having Kiss'd one of the two Women as they pass'd by, and they crying out, the Men return'd upon him, and one of them struck him upon the Shoulders and Head most furiously, but which of the two, whether the Deceas'd or Toms he could not tell, it being a dark Evening, so that he could not discern one from the other. Upon this he drew and gave the unhappy Wound to Perry; being interrogate, if Perry drew upon him? he said, he did, and wounded him in the Thumb of his right Hand, and pierc'd his Coat and Wastcoat in the Rencounter. This Account he stood always to while he was in Health, and deliver'd the same to me, much to the same purpose as is above set down, written and subscrib'd by himself, as his last Declaration; and as he was to Answer to God the impartial Judge in a short while. But immediately after that, falling into a violent high Fever in the Hold, when I visited him there, he held by his for Confession, but could scarcely speak any. But afterwards recovering a little, as I visited him, he said, he did not know whether Perry's Sword was drawn or not, this was after that he knew himself to be included in the Dead Warrant; only he said, that he was sure he was wounded in the Thumb, and that his Coat and Wastcoat were thrust thro' with a Sword, which makes it appear most probable, that a Sword had been drawn upon him: He also said, that Higgins and Osborn were in his Company when the Misfortune happen'd, notwithstanding the contrary Evidence; and that he was no ways in Drink, having only drunk part of two or three Quarts of Beer among four or five Men. Two days before his Execution, he was so much Recover'd, that he came up to Chapel, where he confirm'd all as is above declar'd, and said he had no more to add as to that particular.

Haynes appear'd always to be very Devout and Serious, express'd himself to be heartily griev'd for all his Sins, particularly, that unfortunate Rencounter he had with Mr. Perry, which, altho' he had no ill in his Mind, or premeditated intention of doing Mischief to any Person, prov'd of such fatal Consequence to them both though altogether Unacquainted with, and no ways known to each other. He declar'd again, that he had never been guilty of any capital Crime, excepting that one whereof