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

AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Jail-Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Honourable Sir Edward Becher< no role > , Knt . Lord Mayor of the City of London ; the Rt. Honourable Sir Robert Raymond< no role > , Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench ; the Honourable Mr. Justice Denton, the Hon. Mr. Baron Hales, the Honourable Mr. Baron Thompson, Recorder of the City of London, and John Raby< no role > , Esq ; Serjeant at Law ; and 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) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily , on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday, the 16th , 17th , 18th , 19th , and 21st of October last , in the 2d Year of his Majesty's Reign.

Fifteen Men, viz. Thomas White< no role > , Samuel Lewis< no role > , Thomas Evans< no role > , Nathaniel Walker< no role > , William Taylor< no role > , Charles Mackullister< no role > , John Hyrons< no role > , Anthony Meagre< no role > , Peter Levee< no role > , John Featherby< no role > , Thomas Vaux< no role > , Stephen Barnham< no role > , John Bleak Cowland< no role > , John Taylor< no role > , and John Oney< no role > , and one Woman, viz. Elizabeth Powel< no role > , were capitally Convicted by the Jury, and receiv'd Sentence of Death accordingly.

While under Sentence, they were first instructed in the Articles of our Christian Faith, necessary to be known, that God having made Man upright, after his own Image, and he having fallen from the Obedience due to his Maker, and by Consequence render'd himself uncapable of the Rewards entail'd upon Obedience; yet then God pity'd us in our low Estate, and gave his only beloved Son for us, that whosoever believed in him, might not perish but obtain eternal Life: And that we must not only believe in Jesus Christ the Son of God our only Saviour, but this Faith must be attended with a true Repentance for all our Sins, an Amendment of our Lives and Holiness, in all Manner of Life and Conversation; for without Holiness no Man can see the Lord, Heb. 12. 14. Some of these Malefactors having been notoriously wicked and obstinate Sinners, wholly destitute of Virtue, and immers'd in Vice; I let them in a a few Words see the Difference between Virtue and Vice. That Vice was an aberration and departing from the Rule of right Reason, which God had naturally implanted in the Minds of Men; and that it was also a Breach of divine Law, according to which we ought to regulate our Actions; and that consequently, Vice and vicious Men must be an Abomination to God, and all good Men, in whom any rays of the Divine Image take Place: On the contrary, I show'd them, that Virtue was expressive of, and agreeable to that heavenly Pattern after which Man was made; that it was attended with a serenity of Mind, and that beside the promise of future Rewards, it was always accompanied with a Reward in its own Bosom, a good Conscience, which never fails to comfort a Man under the most violent Disasters. Some of them having shown too much disregard to the hearing of God's Word; I show'd them, with what Regard, Submission, Humility, Dread and Awe of the divine Majesty, we ought to hear God's holy Word from St. Luke 8, 18. Take heed therefore, how ye hear. I also instructed them in the nature of the Christian Sacraments, particularly, that of the Lord's Supper, which was proper to dispose them for Heaven, and that eternal Communion which the Saints enjoy with God in Glory.

While these, and many other Instructions were given, all of them behav'd with much Reverence and Attention, excepting Featherby, Barnham, and Vaux, who were so wild and extravagant, that they could not be reduc'd to Order, till they were corporally punished for their Miscarriages in and out of Chappel. Peter Levee< no role > was the best of these 4 notorious Street-Robbers, appearing more sensible of his Misfortunes than the other Three, and behav'd himself with more Decency, and always appearing to be very Serious and Devout; only they told me, that sometimes he Smil'd to his Companions who indeed tempted and disturb'd him, and all the rest of those unhappy Creatures. Hirons and Mackullister, were very Sick for several Days; when I visited them in the Cells, they always declar'd themselves very Penitent, and thankful for such Christian Visits. John Taylor< no role > , before, and after Sentence, was very Sick, most, if not the whole Time he lay under Conviction. When I visited him, he appear'd to be a sensible young Man, very sorry for his mispent Life, Penitent for his Offences, and said he was fully resolv'd against falling into any such miscarriages for the future, and on the contrary, to lead a new Life, if he was spar'd.

Upon Wednesday the 6th of November , the Report was made to his Majesty in Council, of the above mention'd sixteen Malefactors then lying under Sentence of Death. When John Taylor< no role > , for stealing a bay Gelding, val. 4 l. on the 27th of September last , the Property of Mr. Willington: Samuel Lewis< no role > , of St. Mary White-chapel , for feloniously stealing 700 weight of Lead, val. 4 l. 11 s. o the 27th, of September , the Property o Thomas Scales< no role > , and in the dwelling House o the said Thomas Scales< no role > , and John Bleak Coland< no role > , receiv'd his Majesty's most Gracious Reprieve. The remaining thirteen viz. Thomas White< no role > , Thomas Evans< no role > , Nathaniel Walker< no role > , William Taylor< no role > , Charles Mackullist< no role > , John Hyrons< no role > , Anthony Meagre< no role > This name instance is in set 2881. , Peter Levee< no role > , John Featherby< no role > , Thomas Vaux< no role > , Stephen Barham< no role > , Elizabeth Powel< no role > , and John Oney< no role > , were order'd for Execution. When the notorior Street-Robbers who had before behav themselves after a very impudent manner on several Occasions, they seeing nothing but Death so very near approaching them that Featherby and Levee express'd a deal Penitence, but Barnham and Vaux appear with too much indifference, and not wi that Seriousness which was requisite upon such an unhappy Occasion; all the rest were very Serious, and most of them seem'd be much more affected than they was some time before.

Peter Levee< no role > , Thomas Vaux< no role > , Stephen Burnet< no role > This name instance is in set 3065. alias Barnet< no role > , alias Barnham< no role > , and John Featherby< no role > , were Indicted for assaulting Mr. John Clark< no role > , on the Highway, putting him in Fe and taking from him a silver Watch, va 4 l. a Diamond Ring, 3 l. 11 s. in Silve, and 14 Guineas in Gold, on the 18th, of August last , in the Parish of St. Brides , in t Ward of Farringdon without .

Mr. Clark depos'd, that going in a Coac from Cornhil , to the Inner Temple , he sa three or four Persons dogging the Coach near the Great Toy-shop in St. Paul's Church Yard ; that he scarce lost sight of the when at the end of Water-Lane , Barnha and Vaux stop'd the Coach; at which looking out saw them very plainly: Lev took all the Goods mention'd, and for th greater Expedition, he furiously tore dow his Breeches with the Pocket, and Feather, all the while held a Pistol to his Breast. S. William Billers< no role > depos'd, that Levee voluntarily, without Threats, or Promises confess this Robbery; and that Featherby, Vaux a Barnham assisted him in the Commission this, and many other Robberies which mention'd; which Confession by him, a Barnham was read in Court.

Thomas Wood< no role > depos'd, that he went to ta Featherby, and one Kable, in Blew-Boa Head-Alley , Barbican , and each of th snapp'd a Pistol at him, but neither of th would go off. Mary Vaux< no role > (excusing her,