Robberies of which he was convicted, that he had been one of the chief of Sinners; for his Sins he beg'd Pardon of God and Man, declar'd his Faith in Christ the only Saviour of the World, that he sincerely repented of all his Sins, and died in Peace with all the World.

5. Isaac Ashby< no role > alias Aslien< no role > , which last (as he told me) was his true Name, 26 Years of Age, of Honest Parents, who gave him Education at School, according to his Station, and put him to a Weaver in Spittle-Fields , which Trade he follow'd, and might have had his Living very well that way, but preferr'd an idle Life to an Honest industrious Course; and falling in with Gamesters, they led him head long to his Destruction. He was one of the most dextrous Pick pockets about Town, but did not thrive long at Robbing on the Street, Dalton's Information putting a slop to that. He was to the last, one of the most obdur'd unconcern'd Malefactors that ever I saw, and appear'd to have been a rude surly Fellow. He confest himself to have been a very wicked Liver, and that he had committed a number of Robberies and innumerable lesser Thefts, (but the particular Fact of which he was convicted he denied, which Rawlins and Benson own'd themselves to have done, and they said, that he knew nothing of it) for which and his most licentious wicked Life, he beg'd Pardon of God and Man; one could scarce discover any outward Signs of repentance in Him, till within a Day of his Death he began to relent a little. He declar'd his Faith in Christ, that he repented of all his Sins, and died in Peace with all Mankind.

6. John Rowden< no role > , alias Hulks< no role > , which last was his true Name, 24 Years of Age, had good Education from his Parents, but improv'd it to the worst of purposes, giving himself up wholly to wickedness, having been addicted to all manner of Vices, and thus being void of the fear of God, and regard to Man: He associated himself to a Gang of the most notorious Thieves and Robbers about Town, who speedily brought him to his fatal End. He was much of the same Temper with Aslien, but a little more Civil. He own'd himself guilty of the two Robberies, of which he with Rawlins and Aslien were convicted; that he had been guilty of all manner of Sins; that his Sentence was most just; that he believ'd to be Sav'd thro' the merits of Jesus Christ; Repenting of all his Sins, and that he died in Peace with all the World.

Edward Benson< no role > , alias Brown< no role > , alias Boyston< no role > , George Gale< no role > , alias Kiddy George, and Thomas Crowder< no role > , Indicted for assaulting James Colvert< no role > , and taking from him a Silver Watch, val. 40 s. and 5 s. in Money, on the 10th of April last .

7. Edward Benson< no role > , 24 Years of Age, descended of Honest Parents, who gave him good Education, and afterwards put him out Apprentice to a Silver Wiredrawer , but he did not serve out his Time, being of a wild ungovernable Temper, and inclin'd to follow loose Company; having left his Master, he follow'd his Business at times, and at other times, made unlawful Shifts. He Married a Wife, but soon wearying of her, he took another Wife; and as I visited him in the Cell, asking something about his Crimes and the conduct of his Life, he said that he had not been so very extravagant in his Life, as a great many other Criminals are, but that he had fail'd in one Point, which was Marrying two Wives, for which he pray'd God to forgive him; saying, here they are before you. I ask'd the two Women if it was so? they said, that they were both his lawfully Married Wives, the latter one said, she did not know of the first Marriage, but that he decoy'd her into that Snare, by making a number of impudent Lies. They seem'd to be Friendly, and not to entertain any grudge at one another. I exhorted him to repent of that Sin of deliberate Adultery; he said, he did of all his Sins, and particularly that one. He was the mildest and Civilest of all the Street-Robbers; behav'd himself with great Devotion in Chapel, never using any undecent carriage, as too many of them did, and his natural Temper seem'd so good, that the miscarriages of his Life in probability were rather to be imputed to the bad advice and example of others, than to his own inclination. He appear'd to be a sincere penitent, believing that God would Pardon his Sins for Christ's Sake, and declaring that he died in Peace with all the World.

8. George Gale< no role > alias Kiddy George, about 17 Years of Age, born of Honest Parents, who took care of his Education at School, and instructed him in the Christian Religion, and afterwards put him to a House Carpenter or Joyner , which Business he never follow'd; but was one of the most wicked, cross, aud disobedient Boys upon Earth; and married without his Parents Consent: He had committed many Robberies, and was a constant Thief for a considerable Time; only he never own'd the Robbery of which he was convicted, and said, that Neaves swore him falsely into it, knowing the former Proceedings of his Life would make his Testimony against him more easily credited. He wept much, and was grosly ignorant, having forgotten all the good Instructions his Parents or Masters had given him. He declar'd himself Penitent; that he suffer'd most justly for his Naughty Life; that he believ'd in Christ his Redeemer, and was in Peace with all Mankind.

9. Thomas Crowder< no role > , 22 Years of Age, of honest Parents, who gave him good Education, and bound him to a Cabinet-maker . Before he was out of his Time he went to Sea , and improv'd himself in Navigation; and being lately come Home from a Voyage, meeting accidentally with Neaves, the Evidence, at Rotherhith , he got him engag'd into his Company for 3 or 4 Days, attending Neaves at his Wedding; and upon Pretence that Neaves, and he should afterwards join in carrying on a small Trade to France and Holland, 'till they were all apprehended at a Publick-House there: But he said, he swore him falsely into the Robbery of which he was convicted, and that he never was a Thief or Robber. He liv'd two Years with a Woman who was reputed his Wife; but they were not married. He acknowledg'd himself a great Sinner; that God had, in Justice, afflicted him. He died in the Faith of Christ, and in Peace with all the World.

James Toon< no role > , of St. Paul's Shadwell indicted, for that he, together with George Gale< no role > , Edward Brown< no role > , alias Benson< no role > , alias Berson< no role > , did assault James Flemming< no role > , on the Highway, &c. and taking from him a Silver Watch, value 50 s. and 2 Guineas in Money, on the 3d of April last .

James Toon< no role > , Twenty-five Years of Age, had good Education for a common Man; when of Age, he went to Sea ; and when at Home he was a Bargeman . He declar'd, that as he was a dying Man, in a few Days or Hours to answer to God, that Neaves swore falsely against him, and this he affirm'd; adding, that he never had been Thief or Robber. He had no Friends to own him; and behav'd himself always with a deal of Decency and outward Signs of Repentance. He understood the first Principles of Christianity better than many of his Rank; appeared to have some good Dispositions in him; declar'd himself sincerely penitent for all his Sins, which he confess'd to have been very great; that he had a confident Hope of being Sav'd, thro' the Merits of Jesus Christ; and that he forgave all the World, as he expected Forgiveness at the Hand of God.

John Hornby< no role > of St. Gregory , in the Ward of Castle-Baynard , was indicted for assaulting Edward Ellis< no role > on the Highway, and taking from him a Silver Watch, val. 4 l. and 2 Guineas in Money, on the 3d of January last .

John Hornby< no role > , about 21 Years of Age, of honest Parents, who educated him at School, and put him to a Joyner : But he marrying a Woman, and taking himself to wicked Company, went altogether astray, and prov'd a most disobedient and naughty Child. He confess'd, that he had been a notorious Thief and Pick-pocket for a good part of his Life; but as for Street and Highway Robberies, altho' not innocent, yet he had never been much guilty that way. As to the particular Fact for which he suffer'd, he denied, that he was accessary to that Robbery, which indeed, Benson, and another, who assisted in it, affirm'd. He own'd, that he had been guilty of innumerable petty Thefts, such as stealing Handkerchiefs, and the like; but for other more violent Attempts, such as Street-Robberies, he said, that he never committed 'em. He was more Civil than most of them. And as for the Differences which happen'd between him and two others in Chapel, at different Times, he declar'd, that he did not occasion them; and that they were only the effect of their Passion, which instigated them to beat him, for no Fault of his. He frequently wept, and pretended Penitence, declaring, that he hop'd and believ'd to be sav'd, only thro' the Merits of Jesus Christ, and that he died in perfect Peace with all Men.

William Sefton< no role > of Islington , indicted for assaulting Henry Bunn< no role > , on the Highway, and taking from him a Silver Watch, val. 3 l. 2 pieces of Foreign Gold, val. 11 s. and 8 s. in Silver, on the 27th of April last .

William Sefton< no role > , 26 Years of Age, born near Wigan in Lancashire , of honest Parents, who gave him but indifferent Education; his Mother marrying another Husband, and his other nearest Relations dying, he was not much look'd after. He was bred a Peruke maker and Barber in his own Country; but not succeeding to his Mind in that Business, he serv'd for some time as a Soldier , and not thinking his Pay sufficient, he went out sometimes upon the Highway to take a Purse from others, whom he thought better provided than himself. He said, that he had not follow'd Robbing or Stealing long, nor committed many Robberies; that he had done the Fact of which he was convicted; and that his Sentence was just, according to Law. He always appeared very Devout and Serious both in Private and Publick; declar'd himself truly penitent for all the Sins of his Life; that he believ'd to be Sav'd, only thro' the Merits of Christ, and died in Peace with all the World.

John Cobbs< no role > indicted for breaking the Dwelling-House of Joseph Brown< no role > This name instance is in set 4110. , and stealing thence, 2 Bushels of Beans, and a Bushel of Barley; but the Evidence being defective, he was acquitted of this Indictment. And again indicted for stealing a Bay Gelding, val. 5 l. on the 26th of December last , the Property of Thomas Aylist< no role > .

12. John Cobbs< no role > , 42 Years of Age, of poor Parentage, had but mean Education, and follow'd Country-work, living Creditably that way, with his Wife and Family, 'till Christmas last; about, and since which Time, by the Advice of Ward the Evidence against him; he stole a Horse, and committed some Robberies on the Highway, for which be declar'd his Sorrow. Being ask'd about a Deposition or Information he had made against Mr. Charlesworth, he gave a Declaration, to the Effect under-written, only with this Difference, that he was not acquainted with Woolham and Clarke, but that the Affair was transacted by the Mediation of Cobb's Wife. Here follows the Declaration of John Cobbs< no role > , with respect to Mr. Charlesworth.

The Acknowledgement of John Cobbs< no role > .

' WHERE AS the said John Cobb< no role > , was prevail'd upon by one Joseph Woolham< no role > and Thomas Clarke< no role > , ' for to make an Information against Mr. Tho. Charlesworth< no role > , being concerned in several Robberies with ' the said John Cobb< no role > , where the said Woolham and the ' said Clarke pretended it would save the said Cobb's ' Life, whereupon the said Woolham or Clarke prevail'd upon the Worshipful Justice Midford, (in White-street near Covent-Garden ,) to take the said John ' Cobb's< no role > Information at Newgate , where the said John ' Cobbs< no role > did swear against the said Mr. Charlesworth ' falsly; and the said John Cobb< no role > , the Eighteenth of ' May , did acknowledge he did not know the said ' Charlesworth, altho' the said Charlesworth was in ' the Room till the said Charlesworth discover'd himself ' before the Minister of the Chapel, and the Reverend ' Mr. Russel, Curate of Cripplegate, and divers other ' Persons, when the said Cobbs asked Mr. Charlesworth's ' Pardon, and said to his Knowledge, he never did see ' the said Mr. Charlesworth before in his Life, and desired the same might be made Publick; and said his ' Conscience would not give him to take the Sacrament, ' till he had asked the said Mr. Charlesworth's Pardon, ' and clear'd him to the World, that he was Innocent ' of what was alledged in his false Information.

Cobbs behav'd always very Christianly, and declar'd; that excepting of late, he had not been wicked in his Life, but a good and careful Husband, as his Wife testified: As also, that he was truly penitent for all his Offences, dying in the Faith of Jesus, and in Peace with all Mankind.

Hether Landell< no role > of Alhallows Barkin near the Tower , was Indicted for privately stealing a silver Tankard, val. 6 l. on the 24th Day of April last , the Property of Mr. Cummins. Also a Second Time indicted, for stealing another Silver Tankard, val. 6 l. out of the House of John Yateman< no role > , on the 24th of March last .