THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE his ACCOUNT, Of the Behaviour, Confession, and dying Words of the Malefactors who were Executed at Tyburn, on Wednesday the 11th of this Instant, September, 1728 .

BY Virtue of His Majesty's Commission of the Peace, and of Oyer and Terminer, and Jail-Delivery of Newgate, at the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , (before the Right Honourable Sir EDWARD BEECHER< no role > , Knt . Lord Mayor of the City of London ; the Honourable Mr. Baron Thompson, Recorder of the City of London; and John Raby< no role > , Esq ; Serjeant at Law ; with other 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) on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, being the 28th , 29th , and 30th, of August, 1728 , in the Second Year of His Majesty's Reign.

Five Men, viz. James How< no role > , alias Harris< no role > This name instance is in set 3090. , Griffith Owen< no role > , Thomas Medling< no role > , Samuel Harris< no role > , and Edward Roberts< no role > , and one Woman, viz. Eleanor Reddey< no role > , were by the Jury found Guilty of capital Crimes, and receiv'd Sentence of Death.

When under Sentence, they were instructed in the necessity of being holy, as God is holy, and blameless in all manner of Life and Conversation; for he who cometh to God, must believe that He is, and that He is a Rewarder of them who diligently seek him; and without Holiness no Man can see the Lord, Heb. 12, 14. I show'd 'em, that it was not sufficient to believe that God made and preserv'd the World, or that Jesus the Son of God vail'd himself with our Nature, and therein suffer'd and died for our Sins; for the Devils believe and tremble, St. Jam. 2, 19. But that a sincere and hearty Faith must be attended with good Works; for Faith without Works is dead being alone, St. Jam. 2. 17. And by consequence I let them see, that if we intended to enjoy God hereafter, we must be like him here, by ordering our Lives according to his holy Laws; and by imitating Christ Jesus, that perfect Pattern of Holiness and Virtue, separate from Sinners, and now (as a reward of his Obedience) made higher than the Heavens. Heb. 7. 26. I show'd them also, that they were early dedicated to God in Baptism, yet having now broken their baptismal Vows in infinite Particulars and in a heinous manner; the only remaining Duty proper to make up the great breach, which was made betwixt God and them by their most notoriously wicked lives, was to repent sincerely of all their Sins, particularly those scandalous and capital Crimes for which they then suffer'd, and for which the just Judgements of God had over taken them. I exhorted them patiently to suffer the Afflictions brought upon them, in consideration of Christ's Sufferings, who having no Sin of his own, in order to save us from Sin, and to purchase a right to eternal life for all true Believers and sincere Penitents, suffer'd the heavy load of God the Father's wrath to be poured forth upon him: And why then should a living Man complain, a Man for the punishment of his Sins? Since our Sins deserve, not only temporal, but eternal Death; if the mercy of God in Christ Jesus prevent it not. I advis'd them also to renew their baptismal Vows, by partaking in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, which is a proper commemoration of the Sacrifice of the Death of Christ, and which would dispose them for the everlasting communion and fellowship of Almighty God, if they receiv'd it faithfully, believing in the Virtue and efficacy of Christ's death and sufferings. I also let them see the great evil of Theift and Robbery, from the nature of the thing, as destructive of all humane Society and good Order; and from the terrible consequences thereof, as being capital by the Laws of the Land, attended with many other the most excrable Vices, and incurring the penalty of eternal Death, if Repentance, by the Grace of God, prevent it not.

While these and many like Instructions were given, all of them appear'd very devout and attentive when in Chapel. They who could read made regular Responses. Samuel Harris< no role > was most of the time very Sick, and confin'd to the Cell, not being able to come up; but when I visited him, he declar'd himself very Penitent, as did also the other two Highway Men Owen and Medling. How attended always at Chapel, excepting three or four times, when he pretended Business: I desir'd him only to mind the one thing necessary, and to lay aside all Thoughts of this World, which could be of no service to him. He said, that he spent his Time in Reading and Praying Night and Day; but desir'd to be excus'd, because of some small Affairs which were necessary to be done. Roberts behav'd with decency, and apparent Devotion. Eleanor Reddey< no role > was an ignorant, stupid Creature.

Upon Thursday the 5th of September , the Report of the said six Malefactors was made to his Majesty in Council; when Edward Roberts< no role > of St. Paul's, Covent-Garden , for privately stealing a Silver Watch, Value 5 l. a Pearl Snuff Box, and 15 s. in Money, from the Person of Rowland Evans< no role > , receiv'd his Majesty's most gracious Reprieve. The remaining Five, viz. James How< no role > , alias Harris< no role > , Griffith Owen< no role > , Tho. Medling< no role > , Samuel Harris< no role > , and Eleanor Reddey< no role > , were order'd for Execution.

James How< no role > , alias Harris< no role > , was indicted for feloniously stealing to the Value of 5 l. out of the House of John Spencer< no role > : To which Indictment he refus'd to plead, pretending he expected to be admitted as an Evidence; but tho' his Crimes were too notorious for that Liberty to be allowed him, yet