he smil'd and spoke to disturb others, as his fellow Prisoners, and others observ'd; he was of an abdur'd, insolent Temper, and reproofs were of little avail to him. Daniel Crawfoot< no role > , having been of another Communion, behav'd very gravely and devoutly, but in making responses did not Speak out, as not accustom'd to our manner of Worship, but look'd upon the Prayer Book, and had his Bible always in readiness, when Chapters were read, or citations made. Jeremiah Cray< no role > , behav'd very Devoutly, and (to appearance) Penitently, as did William James< no role > , alias Ives< no role > , and Mrs. Cook who always declar'd herself sincerely Penitent. Judith Hollaway< no role > , who had been kept since the preceeding Sessions in December last, always appear'd very Penitent, Grave and Devout, and declar'd her self wholly resign'd to the will of God. The other two never came to Chappel, having been grievously afflicted with Sores and Sickness, but as I visited them in their Cells, they were very attentive to, and desirous of Prayers and Exhortations.

Upon Saturday, the 1st of February , the Report of the above nam'd eight Malefactors, under Sentence of Death in Newgate, was made to his Majesty in Council; when Judith Hollaway< no role > , of Broad street , for privately stealing a Silver Snuff-box, value 12 s. from the Person of Elizabeth Staples< no role > , on the 6th of November last , the property of William Staples< no role > . Daniel Crawfoot< no role > , for assaulting Mary Dixon< no role > , in her own House, putting her in fear, and taking from her 13 s. and 6 d. on the 7th of January last ; and William James< no role > , alias Ives< no role > , of Uxbridge , for feloniously stealing a black Gelding, Value 50 s. on the 27th of September last , the Property of John Weedon< no role > , Esq ; receiv'd his Majesty's most gracious Reprieve. The remaining Five, viz. Thomas Neeves< no role > , Jeremiah Cray< no role > , William Davis< no role > , Thomas Revel< no role > , and Elizabeth Cook< no role > , were order'd for Execution.

Thomas Neeves< no role > , of St. Giles's in the Fields , was indicted for feloniously stealing a Duroy Coat, Value 13 s. on the 6th of December last , in the Shop of Charles Lawrence< no role > , the Goods of the said Charles Lawrence< no role > ; who depos'd, that about 7 in the Evening, the Prisoner came into his Shop, and ask'd for a dimity Waist coat, they not agreeing on the Price, he d - d him, and turning about snatch'd up the Coat, and ran away with it; the Deponent pursu'd him about 30 Yards, and cry'd out, Stop Thief, the Prisoner doing the same, till he was taken.

Thomas Neeves< no role > , born in London of mean Parents, 28 Years of Age, was educated at School in reading and writing, to fit him for Business, and when of Age was put out Apprentice to a Cane-chair-maker , with whom he staid for some Time, but left him before his Time was out, and betook himself to a rambling Life, which occasion'd his Ruin. He liv'd in a most loose disorderly Manner, and married a Wife, a common Woman of the Town, who apply'd herself to her Husband's Business, of stealing and robbing, for which she was in Prison, and under Sentence of Transportation, while he was under Sentence of Death, and (as he told me) she got leave to come and visit him once or twice, but she having no Children alive by him, and her Character being much upon a Level with his own, he was very indifferent about her. He joyn'd himself to the Gangs of Street-Robbers, and the most notorious Thieves, in, or about this great City; and having been apprehended in March or April last, upon Suspicion of Street-Robberies, he impeach'd his Companions, and turn'd Evidence against them. Accordingly, six Men were convicted upon his Evidence and concurring Circumstances, in April last. Edward Benson< no role > confess'd the Fact for which he died, but the other Five, George Gale< no role > , alias Kiddy George, Thomas Crowden< no role > , James Noon< no role > , John Hornby< no role > , and Richard Nichols< no role > , died with Protestations of their Innocency, as to the Facts which Neeves swore against them. I ask'd him, upon the desire of some of their Relations, if his Evidence was true, as he swore against these five Men, who died denying the Facts he swore against them, although they freely forgave him? He said, in so far as he swore against them, it was true, although perhaps they were not the principal Persons concern'd in those Robberies. I ask'd him the same Question and some others at other Times, but he would make no direct Answer, and told me as he had done to other Persons, that he must give an Account of what things he had done in the other World, it being of no Advantage for him to relate them here, since we could not pardon him: I inform'd him, that the Church, as is acknowledg'd by every Body, hath Power of conditional Absolution, that since it was not in his Power to do any better, he ought at least to make an ingenious Acknowledgement of what Injuries he had done to Mankind, which was all the Reparation he could make them, and by doing whereof he would die in the Peace of the Church, and, doubtless, in much greater Peace in his own Mind, since, He that covereth his Sins shall not Prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall find Mercy. Prov. 28 13. &c. After all I urg'd to him upon this Head, he continu'd inflexible. As to the Crime for which he suffer'd, he said he did not take the Coat, but that another Man gave it him; but in this he varied, which obligeth us to believe the Evidence. At another Time, as we were coming out of Chapel, I desir'd him to speak with me in the Closet, but he refus'd, adding, that he would give no Occasion for composing of Books or Ballads upon him; although I had nothing to say, but to speak a little to him upon the State of his Soul; which, I am afraid, was in the Gall of Bitterness and Bond of Iniquity: For as one or two Persons told me, he said, he had no Hopes of attaining Happiness in another World, yea, that he was sure of being Miserable. The third Day before he died, he curs'd in Chapel, because they would not let Visiters into the Cell to speak with him. The Keeper told him, That he had Orders to keep the Cells very strictly, and that they durst not transgress their Orders, which were occasion'd by the Rudeness and extraordinary Wickedness of the Street-Robbers, who were last executed. I reprov'd him sharply, and exhorted him to Patience under his deplorable Circumstances, which he had brought upon himself by his own Wickedness. Then he sat down and compos'd himself. Two Days before he suffer'd, some Gentlemen of Note coming in to see him, after they were gone, when he came up to Chapel, he abus'd and threaten'd a Gentleman-Prisoner at a strange Rate, because he had told them of his wicked Dispositions and Carriages: For this, the Keeper taking him out threaten'd to punish him severely, and then brought him in again with Tears in his Eyes, when the fear of Punishment kept him Quiet. He was one of the most obstinate, abdur'd, irreclaimable, and (to appearance) impenitent Sinners, I ever saw.

Jeremiah Cray< no role > , of St. Leonard'e, Shoreditch , was indicted for assaulting John Benson< no role > , Esq ; on the Highway, (in a Hackney Coach, in the Road leading to Hackney ) putting