THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c.

AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Rt. Hon. Sir John Barnard< no role > , Knt . Lord-Mayor of the City of London , the Rt. Hon. the Lord Chief Justice Lee, the Hon. Mr. Baron Carter, the Hon. Mr. Justice Denton, and the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy Recorder of the said City; and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer for the City of London, and Justices of Oyer and Terminer and Goal-Delivery of Newgate, for the said City and County of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 12th , 13th , 14th, 15th, of April, 1738 . and in the 11th Year of his Majesty's Reign.

Seven Men, viz. Richard Newman< no role > , John Toon< no role > , Edward Blastock< no role > , William Tinman< no role > , Phillip Murray< no role > , Joseph Goulding< no role > , and William Lawrence< no role > ; and one Woman, viz. Judith Murray< no role > , were by the Jury found guilty of Capital Crimes, and received Sentence of Death.

While under Sentence, they were exhorted from these Words, Then said Jesus unto his Disciples, if any will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his Cross and follow me, Matt. xvi. 24. We observ'd 1st, Jesus instructed his Disciples or Scholars, who gave themselves up to be taught by him, in those heavenly Doctrines, which alone can make us Wise unto Salvation, and upon such the wise Solomon pronounceth a Blessing, Blessed is the Man that heareth me, watching daily at my Gates, waiting at the Posts of my Door, Prov. iii. 34. 2dly, We observed, that all Men are invited to come unto Jesus Christ and partake of his heavenly Kingdom and Glory; so that if we perish, our Destruction is of our selves, and we are altogether inexcusable; therefore I exhorted them to embrace Jesus Christ, and accept the Offers of the Gospel, which are tender'd indifferently to all without Exception of high or low, rich or poor, noble or ignoble. 3dly, If we intend to partake of the Blessings purchased by Christ's Death an Intercession, pardon of our