Jones< no role > (at times when he thought fit) made such Responses in complying with the Worship, as they could. Timms and Brown were much afflicted with sickness, and although they could read, yet their Weakness and the bad Air of the Hold effected them so much, that they could hardly see. Elizabeth Wade< no role > , alias, Boucher< no role > , seldom attended in Chappel; but as I visited her frequently in the Hold, she pretended Penitence, but shew'd small Signs thereof. They were for the most part very ignorant in Religion, which made me take extraordinary Pains to cultivate the first Principles of Christianity into them, and press them to their Duty, by the threat'nings of Hell and Joys of Heaven; by the Rewards annexed to Virtue and Goodness, and the unavoidable Punishments following upon an irreligious and wicked Life.

Upon Saturday, the 5th of August , the Report of the abovemention'd ten Malefactors, under Sentence of Death, was made to his Majesty in Council; and seven of them, viz. Richard Herbert< no role > for breaking into the Dwelling-house of Richard Langford< no role > , with a design to steal and bear away Goods, &c. Eliz. Wade< no role > , alias, Boucher< no role > , for Shop-lifting; Alexander Jones< no role > for a Street-robbery, in assaulting Mr. Fawcet; Mary Reynolds< no role > for Shop lifting, and stealing 5 China Bowls, val. 4 l, John Prat< no role > , for breaking a Chest of Drawers, and taking thence a Canvas-bag, val. 1 d. 4 Guineas, and two Shillings in silver; Jane Senior< no role > , for privately stealing three Guineas in the House of Samuel Thresher< no role > ; and Sylvia Sherlock< no role > , for privately stealing 7 l. from Charles Headman< no role > ; receiv'd his Majesty's most gracious Reprive. The Remaining three, viz. Thomas Timms< no role > , Thomas Perry< no role > and Edward Brown< no role > were order'd for Execution.

What follows is an ingenuous Narrative of their Carriage under Sentence, to all concern'd or desirous to know the same.

The said Thomas Timms< no role > , Thomas Perry< no role > and Edward Brown< no role > , were indicted for assaulting Samuel Sells< no role > on the Highway, putting him in fear, and taking from him a Pen-knife, val. 4 d. and 20 l. in Money, on Tuesday the 4th of May last , about 5 in the Morning, near Hounslow-Heath .

Thomas Timms< no role > , about 28 Years of Age; had a mean Education suitable to his Parent's Circumstances. He did not appear to have been so extravagantly Wicked, as many who bring themselves into the like Misfortunes. When of Age, his Parents and Friends put him Apprentice to a Carver of Chairs , when his Apprentiship was out, he Married and liv'd in good Repute for some Years, his Honesty not being suspected, till wanting Business, he listed himself a Souldier in the first Regiment of Guards, he commonly follow'd his Employment, except when upon Duty, which he said was so often, that his Business could not Maintain his Family: And a few Months since falling Sick, he was put into St. Bartholomew's-Hospital , but then being reduc'd to great Straits, having had little or no Money allow'd him to supply his Necessities. Afterwards recovering his Health so as to go Abroad, and wanting Money, the first Enterprize he took in hand, was to go with his two Companions on the 3d of May last , towards Hounslow Heath , in order to to rob such People as they should Meet with that Night, they all three lay in the Fields, and next Morning they met with a poor Man, who telling them he had no Money, they let him go; soon after Samuel Sells< no role > from Windsor coming up in his Chaise, they stopt him; Brown held the Horse till Timms receiv'd 3 Half-Crowns, but Brown came up and said that was too little, and demanding more, Sells gave them about 10 or 11 s. more, which was all they got, amounting to about 17 s. as they all three constantly aver'd, although he swore much more against them; allegding that whilst the other robb'd him, Perry stood with a Truncheon over his Head, which Perry denied, saying that he was at a considerable Distance, and offer'd no such Violence to him, but confess'd that all of them had Truncheons, which they afterwards threw away, besides a Sword and a Cane which Brown had. Timms had been taught to read and write in his Youth, yet had so far forgot that he could now read but little. He said, that he had liv'd pretty regularly, till of late, when either Want or Despair seizing him, the Devil working upon his bad Inclinations induc'd him to take that desperate Resolution of robbing on the High-way. He confess'd that he had kept Company with lewd Women. And said that he never committed Theft or Robbery before, and that the Action for which he died, was the only capital Crime he ever was guilty of.

He confess'd himself to be among the chief of Sinners, begging Pardon of God and all the World, which he hop'd to obtain, as believing the Scriptures to be the Word of God, and Christ the Son of God to be the only Saviour of Sinners, and however great his Sins had been, yet that he always knew, and wanted not Inclinations to do that which is good, which he pleaded not as a Merit, but only relied and cast himself upon the Mercy of God, Merits of Jesus Christ, who died for our Sins, and rose again for our Justification, and who now sits at the Right-hand of God, pleading and interceeding for the Pardon of the Sins of poor Mortals. He always appear'd very Devout and Attentive at Prayers and Exhortations,