to a good Size and able to Work. When he was a Year and an half old, his Right Arm and Hand had been bruis'd, so that being distorted, they decay'd and were only of the bigness of a Child's Arm and Hand, neither had he the Use of them, having no strength and scarce any Motion in them. This he pleaded as a Reason, why the Parish should take Care of him, by appointing for him some small Weekly Allowance; which with what he might earn'd would as (he said) have made him live in a Sober way. But the leading Men there thinking him a big strong young Fellow, and capable of doing several Things for his Subsistence with one Hand only, would not undertake to do any more for him. Upon which he went of't upon his Shifts, and own'd that he could have fallen upon Means to live; But going in with bad Company, who advis'd him to turn Thief and Housebreaker, which hellish Counsel he following, made considerable proficiency, and turn'd dexterous in his Profession, being known among his Companions by the Nickname of Handy, because of his having but the Use of one Hand: This Course of Life, which he could not get out of, prov'd his Ruin. After he had follow'd his Trade of Stealing and House-breaking for a considerable time, he was taken up, and sent Abroad to see if he would learn better Manners in his Travels. He commended the Captain of the Ship for his Kindness and Civility to him, but when in the Country, whither he was Transported, No body would Buy him, because he wanted a Hand, so that when the Captain, who employ'd him as Cook , and look after the Ship went off, as he alledg'd, he was forc'd to come Home, since No body there would employ or give him any Thing. He had a Wife and two or three Children, whom he commended as a virtuous Woman and dutiful Wife, who had done much for the Support of his Family, and knew nothing of his indirect and thevish Courses; but she sometimes suspecting that he did not get Money in an honest way, he denied it, and never told her any thing of the Robberies he committed. He was a Fellow of pretty good natural Parts, and was capable of doing Business, if Opportunity had offer'd and he apply'd himself accordingly, but the loss of his Right Hand was irreparable, rendring him incapable of Working and Labouring as other Men do. He confess'd, that he had led a very wick'd Life, his main Business from his Childhood, at least the Time he left the Charity-School, having been to break Houses, to Pick or Steal, as he found Opportunity; at other times he carried a little Pack with small Things, which way of Trading, it seems, did not answer his Wishes. He said that sometimes he drunk too much, but was not often guilty of that, nor of Swearing much, nor of accompanying with lewd Wo-Women: Although he was not free from these Vices, yet he was not such a Slave to them, as Men of his Profession commonly are: But as he said, he kept at Home in the Night time with his Wife, unless he went out upon Purchase, and provided for his Family as he could in his way, giving to his Wife what he could get, having been always very kind to her, whom he call'd, a deserving good Wife. When he came from Transportation, he was taken up for House-breaking, and found Guilty of single Felony; but upon his Trial he told the Court, that he had return'd from Transportation, upon which an Indictment was order'd against him, to which he pleaded Guilty. Being ask'd the Reason why he did so? he said that he knew they intended to carry him to some Place in the Country, in order to try him for a Crime committed there, and that he was indifferent about his Life; but added, that he was confus'd, and did not think upon what he was saying. Bewley could read but little, and when he was examin'd upon Principles of Religion, I found that he knew not much.

I endeavour'd to instruct him in the fundamental Articles of Christianity, to which he was very attentive, and attain'd some further Knowledge of necessary Points. He cried bitterly, when he thought upon Death, and declar'd that if he were to live any longer, resolved against those wicked Courses which he had follow'd. I exhorted him to endeavour by the Grace of God to repair the Loss he sustain'd by his wicked Life, in improving his remaining Moments, in making up his Peace with God, by an unfeign'd Faith in Christ, a deep Repentance for all his Sins, especially that heinous one for which he suffer'd. He said, that he firmly believ'd in Christ as the only Saviour of Sinners, that he sincerely Repented of all his Sins, and that he was in Peace with all Mankind, expecting Salvation only through the Merits of Jesus Christ his Saviour.

HENRY CHAPLIN< no role > , PETER BOOTHER< no role > , and Henry Girdler< no role > , (not yet taken) were Indicted for breaking into the House of Daniel Lyver< no role > in the Night time, on the 17th of July last , taking thence 10 Pewter Dishes, 30 Pewter Plates, one Guinea, and 7 Shillings and 6 d. in Silver.

Henry Chaplin< no role > , as he said, about 27 Years of Age, descended of honest Parents in Warwickshire , who put him to School, when he was young, but he being of a cross Temper, did not keep it well and profitted little. His Father also taught him his own Employment of Ribband-weaving , but he being 15 Years old left his Father and listed in the Army . He was a young Man of a very vicious Life, having been very much addicted to Drinking, Swearing, and Whoring, but he said that he was never guilty of Robbery or Stealing, but in the single