THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE his ACCOUNT, Of the Behaviour, Confession, and dying Words of the Malefactors, who were Executed on Wednesday the 22d, of this Instant March, 1727 , at Tyburn.

AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Honourable Sir JOHN EYLES< no role > , Knt . and Bart . Lord Mayor of the City of London : The Honourable Mr. Justice Price, the Honourable Mr. Justice Probin, the Honourable Mr. Baron Comins, the Honourable Mr. Baron Thompson, Recorder of the City of London, and John Raby< no role > , Serjeant at Law ; and others of his Majesty's Justices of Jail-Delivery, and Oyer and Terminer aforesaid: Together with several of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said City of London, and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey ; on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, being 22d , 23d , 24th , and 25th, of February, 1727 , in the Thirteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign.

Three Men, viz. James Welsh< no role > , Thomas Wheeler< no role > , a Black , and John Fox< no role > , were by the Jury found guilty of capital Offences, and receiv'd Sentence of Death.

While under Sentence, they were instructed in the most essential Points of Christianity, the nature of the Divinity, the Salvation of Mankind, only through the merits and intercession of Jesus Christ, a sincere and hearty Repentance for all their Sins; particularly, those for which they then suffer'd much Shame and Sorrow, and the absolute necessity of turning unto God with their whole Heart, from whom they had so deeply revolted, as appear'd manifestly from the tenour of their past Life and Conversation, the wickedness whereof had undoubtedly brought them to condign Punishment. And in order to prepare them for Death, as from several texts of Scripture, I spoke much upon that Subject, so especially from Rev. 14, ver. 13. And I heard a voice from Heaven, saying unto me, write, blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, from henceforth, yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their Labours, and their works do follow them. From this having show'd them what it is to die in the Lord, I let them see, how happy those are, who with Conscience of a well spent Life do die in the Lord, and how miserable their condition is, who have nothing but a naughty course of Life to perplex them, when they come to die. When these and such like instructions were given them, John Fox< no role > was always apparently Devout and serious: Welsh (the only one of the three who could read, and who in the Hold read to the other two, till another Person, who often voluntarily shuts himself up in the Hold with the condemn'd Criminals, took upon him to perform that Office. Wheeler the black Boy, most part of the time, was oppress'd with grievous Sickness, but when he attended in Chapel, he was always very grave, but otherways very stupid and grosly Ignorant of Christian Principles.

Upon Saturday the 18th, of this instant March , the Report of the above three Malefactors being made to his Majesty in Council; James Welsh< no role > , for stealing from a Countryman Gold and Silver to the value of 18 l. out of his Breeches, when he was in Bed at the Bear and Ragged Staff-Inn in West-smithfield , receiv'd his Majesty's most gracious Reprieve. The remaining two, viz. John Fox< no role > , and Thomas Wheeler< no role > , a Black were order'd for Execution.

JOHN FOX< no role > , of the Parish of St. George's Hanover Square , was Indicted for picking the Pocket of Henry Daverant< no role > , Esq ; on the 2d, of February last , one Gold Snuff-box, value 17 l.

John Fox< no role > , about 56 years of Age, was descended of mean Parentage, had having got Education at School, so that he could not read, which made him, though otherways he appear'd to be a Man of good Sense. He was not put to any particular Employment, when of Age, but past his time when young, in the Wars in Flanders , in the first Regiment of Guards , till the Peace of Ryswick, after which he took his Discharge, and kept a publick House in Town; where (as he said) he was very well known, and had been abundantly obliging in the Neighbourhood, having been always very careful of keeping his Family in good Order; and likewise good Education to his Children; (the loss of which he was very sensible of with respect to himself) and putting them to suitable