as to Witnessing any thing concerning her Husband, against whom, she could not by Law be oblig'd to give any Evidence) Swore that she saw Barnham stop the Coach, overagainst Water-Lane , when Levee got into the Coach, and riffled the Prosecutor. The Fact being plain, the Jury found all the four Guilty of Death.

1. Peter Levee< no role > , as he said, was 24 Years of Age, of honest creditable Parents in London ; had good Education which he no ways Improv'd, His Father dying left him young, and when of Age, his Friends put him to a Silk Weaver ; but he was of too unsettl'd an Humour to confine himself to an honest Employment, and soon grew weary of his Business, he betook himself to Thieving and Robbery above eight Years ago, at least, as he own'd, and never thought of any other Course of Life, but that of a profest Thief and Robber. He was detain'd Prisoner in Newgate four Years, upon a Fine for some villainous Attempt; and when he got out, he follow'd his old Trade. He confess'd, that he had been one of the greatest of Sinners ever was, in Swearing and Blaspheming, Drinking, Whoring, Gaming, and all kind of Vices. He appear'd to 've been a Fellow of a good natural Understanding, but of a distorted, wry Countenance, and a Visage portending nothing but the devilish Disposition of which he was. He acknowledg'd the Fact for which he was Convicted, and the Justice of his Sentence; that he had been a most expert Thief, in all the different Species's thereof; such as Shop-lifting, House-breaking, frequently acting the Foot Pad near the City, going out upon the Sneak, Pick-Pocketing, and Robbing in the Streets, &c. He said, that he had often knock'd down Men, both in Town and Country, but that he never intended, nor committed Murder, neither did he ever do much harm to any Man's Person, to his Knowledge. He and his Associates denied that they knew any thing of the Robbery committed upon a Gentleman in a Coach between Kentish Town and Highgate, on the 24th, of September last , when a great many Papers of value were taken from the said Gentleman. They all said, that they never rob'd any body of Papers, but restor'd them as useless to themselves.

When the other three behaved very disorderly in Chapel, Levee kept an outward Decorum, only sometime he Smil'd, and spoke to some of the rest. He was chain'd down for two or three days in the Old Condemn'd Hold with the rest of his three Companions, for their rude Behaviour in the Cells. After the Dead Warrant came down to Newgate , his Conscience seem'd to be mightily a wakened, and he declar'd, seemingly with a sincere Sorrow, and Penitence, for his Offences, (which he said were many.) He knew little of God, or Christian Principles, having been altogether immers'd in Sensuality and oluptuousness. I endeavour'd what I could instruct and comfort him: He declar'd himself a true Penitent, that he believ'd in rist his only Saviour, and died in Peace th all mankind.

2. John Featherby< no role > , as he inform'd me, was 24 Years of Age, descended of honest Parents in London , his Father left him young, and his Mother gave him good Education, in the Principles of Christianity, and in Reading, Writing, Arithmetick, and other things fit to Accomplish him for Business. When of Age, he was put out to a Coach-Painter in the Old-Bailey ; but being of an inconstant, wicked Temper, would not confine himself to any constant Employment; and leaving his Master, he grew altogether abandoned, and irreclaimable in habitual Wickedness, so that he refus'd to stay with his Mother, who offer'd to maintain him at Home, since he would by no means apply himself to any kind of Business, if he would but abstain from wandering Abroad, and following a licencious and wicked Life. He confest the Robbery of which they were Convicted, and that for two Years past and more, he had committed a considerable Number of Robberies of all Kinds. He was try'd with the rest of the Street-Robbers, who were Executed in May last, but Proof not being sufficient against him, he was Acquitted. He own'd that he had been one of the most profligate Fellows ever liv'd, addicted to all manner of Vices. He said, that he was lawfully married to a Woman, who some time ago was Transported. For two or three Days, when they were first under Sentence, he behav'd himself Decently; but after that, growing uneasy at his Restraint, and partly tempted by Barnham and Vaux, when he met with them at Chapel, or otherways; he turn'd one of the most obstinate Fellows that ever was under Sentence of Death.

On Friday the 25th, of October , in the Evening, being lock'd up in the Cells, he look'd up at the Window of his own Cell, Blasphem'd at a prodigious Rate, Curs'd all the most eminent Persons in highest Authority; and having Drunk too liberally of that Liquor call'd Geneva, which some Persons privately gave him; he behav'd himself very Disorderly in the Cell all that Night. Next Morning when he came to Chapel, he would not be quiet, but disturb'd the Worship, by throwing Sticks at a Gentleman, by conversing with some of his Companions, and doing of many ludicrous Tricks; and a grave Man in the Chappel giving account, that it was he who bred the Disturbance, he beat him unmercifully, Storm'd and Curs'd him, so that as I was to Read a godly Discourse to them, I was oblig'd to Conclude. When the Keepers knew of this, they stapl'd him down in the Old Condemn'd Hold all that Night. On Wednesday the 30th of October , and Thursday Forenoon he staid from Chappel, upon a very bad Design, as I was afterwards informed. That Day a civil Gentleman, who is by Profession a Brewer, going to see them in the Cells, Vaux was so rude and impudent, as to throw a whole Pot of Beer upon him. That Afternoon they were Drunk and uneasie in Chappel. They were the most unthinking, foolish Creatures I ever saw. For their audacious Behaviour, Featherby, Barnham, Levee, and Vaux, were nail'd down in the Old Condemn'd Hold, all Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday Forenoon, 3d , 4th , and 5th, of November . I went two or three times to them, exhorted and Pray'd to them, when they promis'd me all Obedience, heartily comply'd with Prayer; declar'd themselves Penitent for their Misbehaviour, and other Crimes which they had committed; upon which, they were all four brought back to the Cells, and up to Chappel, where they behav'd with outward Decency. He was a bold desperate Fellow; but after the Dead Warrant was out, he behav'd very civilly, and with a deal of apparent Seriousness and Devotion. I reprov'd him sharply for all his Misdemeanors, for his Sinning against so much Light and Knowledge, and for giving so much Scandal, and Offence to Others, under the same Condemnation. He acknowledg'd his great Wickedness, begg'd Pardon of God and Man, for all the Sins of his Life; and express'd a Confidence he had of being sav'd by the Mercy of God, thro' the Merits of Christ, declar'd himself Penitent, and that he died in Peace with all Mankind.

3. Stephen Burnet< no role > , alias Barnet< no role > , alias Barnham< no role > , which last was his true Name; he said he was near nineteen years of Age, of creditable Parents, who gave him good Education at School, which he did not Mind; bur in his Childhood apply'd himself to Thieving; for being acquainted with the famous Robber Blueskins, who cut Jonathan Wild< no role > 's Throat, when Jonathan visited him at the Old-Bailey , as he was going to be Try'd; and was Executed about four years ago. Barnham waited on Blueskins in his Rounds, and attended the famous Jonathan Wild< no role > 's Levy, when he should have gone to School. He own'd, that he had been abandon'd of God, and addicted to all manner of Wickedness, from his Infancy and Childhood; that when he was not Tall enough to reach up to a Man's Pocket, he stood upon a stool and pickt some Men's Pockets; and that at other times Blueskins with some of his Companions, would have taken him upon the Sneak to Shops, and that he crept in behind their backs to the lower part of the Shops, and stole Goods to the value of 5, 6 or 10 l. Blueskins and the rest going off upon the buying of a Pair of Stockings to the value of 7 s. for such Services Blueskins made much of this young Proficient, giving him Fruit, or a Shilling or two, and then he thought himself well-pay'd. He was taken up with Blueskins and tried in the Country, where he was acquitted. He said, that he was bound Apprentice to seven Trades, and that also he went to Sea sometimes, but that he was of so perverse and wicked a Disposition that he would stay at nothing, as loving idleness and unwilling to Work. As he grew in Years, so he advanc'd in all manner of Vice, till he became one of the most audicious, impudent and unthinking Thieves that ever was. He took Pleasure in recounting his Adventures, and said, if it were not for the great Sin, that there was as much Pleasure in robbing People; considering the accidents and comical