of God before his Eyes, but being led by the Malice and Instigation of the Devil, did on the 28th of January last , kill and murder Robert Nisbit< no role > , with a Razor, giving him a mortal Wound in the Throat, of the length of 10 Inches, and depth of 4 Inches, of which he died.

Peter Kelly< no role > , alias Owen< no role > , alias Nisbit< no role > , whose true Name (as he said) was Mackhuen< no role > , but to make it, of a smoother Pronunciation, and like to an English Name, he call'd himself Owen or Howen< no role > , 40 Years of Age, was born in the North of Ireland , of mean Parents, who gave him no Education at School, so that he could not read or write. When of Age, he was put to a Weaver , and having serv'd out his Time, he married and liv'd for some Time in his own Country, and then he came to London , and follow'd his Business here. He said, that he had always lived honestly, and had never been Thief or Robber; but that otherwise he had been very Profligate in his Life, Whoring, Drinking, and idling away his Time, and neglecting his Business, so that his Wife and Children were forc'd to go a begging, while he went about from House to House, playing upon his two Jews-Harps at once, in doing of which he was very ingenious, and obtruding himself upon all Companies in Ale-houses, and often none of the best, who gave him Drink, and sometimes a little Money for his Musick. As to the Murder of which he was convicted, he was very obstinate in denying it, although the Proof was as clear, as can commonly be obtain'd in Cases of that Nature. I earnestly exhorted him to make a plain Confession, for easing his own Conscience, and to glorify God, by acknowledging Faults. He said, that the deceas'd Mr. Nisbit had been his best Friend in the World, and that he was a very good, honest, charitable Man. He constantly attended in Chapel, and behav'd himself with Gravity and Attention, and never wanted Presence of Mind. He declar'd his Belief of being sav'd only through the Merits of Christ, that he repented of all his Sins, and died in Peace with all the World, and (as he said) in Communion of the Church of Rome .

Timothy Cotton< no role > , and William Marple< no role > , of St. George's Hanover Square , were Indicted for assaulting John Stout< no role > on the Highway, putting him in fear, and taking from him a Hat value 2 s. and 6 d. two pounds of Butter, and two pair of Stockings, the Goods of Captain Trever, and a Knife, a Stock and Buckle, 5 s. and 6 d. the Money and Goods of the aforesaid John Stout< no role > .

William Marple< no role > , of Honest respected Parents, who gave him excellent education at School, both in Town and Country, of which he made no good use and improvement. When of Age, he was put to four different Masters and Trades, but stay'd with none of them. He stay'd longest with a Joyner , but before his Time was out, he fancy'd a young Woman and Married her; his Master coming to know this, and other quarrels arising between them, he left him, or was put away. He said, he lov'd his first Wife dearly, and liv'd Honestly with her, and would have continu'd so, if she had liv'd; but she dying in a short Time, he went out of Town, and at a Village near the Town, he contracted familiarity with a young Woman, who had no good Advice to give him, but was willing to let him go upon the most Wicked adventures to purchase Money for her, whom he brought to Town, took Lodgings for her, and liv'd some time with her, although one Rowden was blam'd for first advising him to rob on the High-Way, he said he did it not, he having often committed Robberies on the High-way, before he joyn'd in Partnership with him. He it was with Cotton, who lately rob'd a Gentleman in Marybone-Fields and beat him. He rob'd a Woman not far from that, of a Basket, in which was a Leg of Mutton, which he caus'd to be Roasted next Day for his Dinner, a pound of Butter and some other things, and then he took her Purse, in which he found Seven Shillings, and he struck the Woman because she said she had no Money. He attack'd another Woman, who had nothing. He it was with Cotton, who stopt the Hampstead Coach at the Style, and rob'd the Passengers; and three Gentlemen on Horse-back coming up, who (as he was since inform'd) knew him, he presented and commanded to ride off apace, they thinking that he had order'd them to deliver, they were preparing to give them Money, but he not knowing their intention, swore he would shoot them if they would not ride off, and then they were glad to slip away with all convenient speed. He was lately Imprison'd in Newgate for robbing an old Gentleman of 35 or 36 Guineas, who would not Prosecute Marple, becase a near Relation of the old Mans committed the Robbery with him, and a third Person confederated with them, waited at the Door till they came out, and then they divided the Money equally between them. He robbed also a Gentleman at, or near to Chelsea . He committed a great many other Robberies, and said, that he could tell me of forty of fifty, but knowing that no Body could remember them, he would not trouble the World with any farther Account of that kind. He commended his late Wife for a Virtuous good Woman, as also the young Woman whom he lately Married, and who is still living, and said, that she knew nothing of his wicked courses, and desir'd that no Body might be so unjust, as to impute his crimes to her. He also said, that lew'd Women were his ruin. He own'd, that his Parents (particularly his Mother) were very indulgent to him, but that he never took her advice, which might have prevented his misfortune. He said, that he believ'd he had been Drunk seven times, for he had no pleasure in Drinking, but he was very much addicted to Whoring, Coveteousness, and Idleness; not much to Swearing. He commonly appear'd with too great an Air of indifference, while under Sentence. He declar'd that he believ'd to be Sav'd by the Mercy of God through Christ, that he was sincerely Penitent for his whole most Sinful and wicked Life, and that he died in Peace with all Mankind.

Timothy Cotton< no role > , near 25 Years of his Age, descended of honest Parents, who gave him good Education at School, and instructed him in the necessary Articles of our Holy Christian Faith. He follow'd the Business of a Poulterer , and sold Fowls up and down the Town, and in the Counry about, and made a good Livelyhood for his Wife and Family that way, neither did he want for any thing needful to a Man in his Circumstances. He said, that the occasion of his going to rob on the Highway, was, his meeting with bad Company, particularly of lewd Women, with whom he spent all his Money, which being gone, he thought the easiest way to get himself Recruited was, to take a Purse from Gentlemen or others, whom he met on the Highway, who were better provided than he, when it cost him little or no pains, or labour; although by that means he lost what was much more Valuable, his Character and a good Conscience, besides the certain loss of Life, whenever he could be Discover'd and Apprehended. He said also, that he never was a pilfering Thief, and that he was but fourteen Days before he was taken up, employ'd in that wicked and unlawful Practice of Highway Robberies, and that he only committed five Robberies, two or three of them in Company with Marple, who had been his old School Fellow and intimate Acquaintance, when both of them were Young. He desir'd me also to take notice, that no Man nor Woman in the World ever advised him, to betake himself to that desperate course of Life, but that it was nothing but the Temptations of the