THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE his ACCOUNT, Of the Behaviour, Confession, and dying Words of the Malefactors, who were executed at Tyburn, on Wednesday the 7th of this Instant October, 1730 .

AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Honourable Sir Richard Brocas< no role > , Knt . Lord Mayor of the City of London ; the Hon. Mr. Baron Thompson, Recorder; Mr. Serjeant Raby, Deputy Recorder of the said City; and others of his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer for the City of London, and Justices of Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Friday, Saturday, and Monday, being the 28th , 29th , and 31st of August , and Tuesday the 1st of September, 1730 , in the fourth Year of his Majesty's Reign.

Eleven Men, viz Samuel Armstrong< no role > , Nicholas Bennet< no role > , Joseph Robinson< no role > , John Head< no role > , George Taverner< no role > , Andrew Dalton< no role > , Nicholas Gilburn< no role > , Thomas Griffith< no role > , Thomas Hitchin< no role > , Gilbert Laurence< no role > , and Singdel Street< no role > , were by the Jury found Guilty of capital Offences, and receiv'd Sentence of Death.

They having been young Men of a wild extravagant Life, and wicked Conversation, and although some of them might know a little of good Principles, by Virtue of Education, yet altogether ignorant of, and unacquainted with the Practice of Virtue and Goodness, wherein the Life of Religion consists: As I instructed them in the Articles of our Holy Faith, necessary to Salvation, so likewise I shew'd them, that all those Points necessary to be known, in order to Salvation, were intended for the Reformation of our Lives, to restore us unto the Dignity of the divine Native, that we might become Holy as God is Holy, and Blameless in all manner of Conversation, since, without Holiness no Man can see the Lord. I made them to understand, that as Christ came into the World to rectify the Mistakes and corrupt Notions about Religion, which the Jewish Doctors and Rabbi's had propagated, so his great Aim in all these Instructions was to discover unto them wherein they deviated from the Paths of Virtue, and to bring them into the Practice of sincere Piety and Goodness, which is the only way to Happiness; and therefore St. Peter, when preaching to convince Men of the Excellency of our christian Institution, gives this as one of the noblest Epithets of the great Author thereof, who went about doing good: Acts 10. 38. This is one of the signal Characters which Christ bears, that he was constantly imploy'd in doing good to the Souls and Bodies of Men; and in imitation of him, who is the Captain of our Salvation, the Author and Finisher of our Faith, and of those who through Faith and Patience have inherited the Promises; we ought to be constantly employ'd in working Righteousness in exercising ourselves more unto Godliness, which hath Promise of this Life, and that which is to come: For this is the very end of our Creation, that we may glorify God; and by what Means do we glorify God? by working Righteousness and doing good, after the Example of our Blessed Saviour; by exercising our selves to Acts of Justice, Mercy and Compassion; By injuring no Body, but doing good to every one, to the uttermost of our Power; yea, by prosecuting Malice or Revenge against no Person, but freely, and in the Bowels of christian Love, Sympathy and Compassion, forgiving all those who have offended us, as we expect, for the Sake of Christ, Forgiveness at the Hands of a good and merciful God, for the manifold, yea, the innumerable Offences we have committed against him.

I exhorted them all, however many or great their Sins might have been, to throw themselves upon the infinite Mercies of God in Christ, not to despair of the divine Mercy, but to believe in Christ who died for our Sins, to repent of all their Sins, to resolve upon a new Life, and wholly to resign themselves unto God: And in Token of their Repentance, I advis'd them to partake in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, as a Pledge and Confirmation of all the Benefits of the new Covenant.

While these and many such Exhortations were given, all of them attended in Chapel, and they who could read made Responses; but most of them seem'd to be very indifferent, and at some times smil'd and spoke to one another, for which I sharply rebuk'd them, after that they behav'd with more Decency. Polson was always very attentive and apparently Penitent, and complain'd frequently upon the Misbehaviour of some of the rest. Joseph Robinson< no role > behav'd gravely and was Careful in his Devotions. Laurence sate very quiet, but being a Foreigner did not perfectly understand what was said.

Upon Thursday the 1st of October , the Report of the above nam'd eleven Malefactors, under Sentence of Death, was made to his Majesty in Council, when Nicholas Bennet< no role > , Joseph Robinson< no role > , John Head< no role > , and George Taverner< no role > , of St. James's Clerkenwell , for assaulting John Berrisford< no role > , in the House of Joseph Walker< no role > , putting him in Fear of his Life, and taking from him two half Guineas, two Six-pences, two Half-pence, and a Counter, the 29th of August last ; Andrew Dalton< no role > , of St. Dunstan's, Stepney , for feloniously stealing two pair of Silver Buckles, Value 10 s. a Cane, with a Gold Head, Value 3 l. a Wig, Value 20 s. the Property of John Rawlins< no role > , jun . a Bay Gelding, Value 10 l. a Bridle and Saddle, the Property of John Rawlins< no role > , Sen . the 24th of July last ; and Tho. Griffith< no role > , received his Majesty's most gracious Reprieve. The remaining Five, viz. Thomas Hitchin< no role > , Nicholas Gilburn< no role > , Samuel Armstrong< no role > , Gilbert Laurence< no role > , and Singdel Street< no role > , were order'd for Execution.

Thomas Hitchin< no role > , alias Polson< no role > , of Hornsey , was indicted for assaulting Thomas Andrews< no role > on the High-way, putting him in Fear, and taking from him six or