1. He was about 44 Years of Age, born in Creed-Lane , of honest Parents, who put him to School to learn to read, write, cast Accompts, Navigation, and what other learning was necessary to accomplish him for Business. When of Age, he went to Sea , which Business he followed for many Years while he was young, and had been in many Parts of the World. He had a Relation who was a Merchant in Town, and who had employed him to serve on Board one of his Ships in the Guinea Trade, and that of several other Countries; and had not this Kinsman died, he might by his Interest and several other Relations, have been preferr'd to the Command of a good Ship, which would have put him in a reputable Way; but after this his Prosperity was at an End, he never enjoyed many more good Days: Once as he was in Guinea , in one of his Kinsman's Ships, the Blacks rose , thinking to Man and carry away the Ship; and one of them struck Marsland with a Hatchet upon the Forehead, so that he was almost kill'd, and there was a great Gash seen in his Forehead occasioned by this Wound; they, with difficulty, quell'd the Blacks, after killing several of them. He married a Wife, by whom he had several Children, who are all dead, except Her, who was the Evidence, against her Father. He gave but a mean Account that he had been a sober, regular Man, that he liv'd well and in good Friendship with his Wife, who was an honest, virtuous Woman; but she dying a few Years ago, he married a second Wife, now living, to whom he gave the foul Disease, for which she was put into St. Thomas's Hospital, and turn'd out as incurable, and that now she lives in a miserable Condition with her Mother, as she did at the Time of his Trial: At first, this the Disease flew all up into her Head, and affected her with madness, upon which she was put into Bedlam, and afterwards into St. Thomas's Hospital. He was very much inclined to drinking, and idle Company, which effectually ruin'd him. Of late Years he did not go to Sea, but struggled up and down the Town, selling Spirits distill'd at Home for French Brandy, to such as could not discern the difference; and sometimes he dealt in Gin, Rum, and other Things, but was always (he said) strictly honest, and wanted not Credit in the Dutch Trade to the Value of twenty, thirty, or forty Pounds, the Merchants trusting him, as he never fail'd in his Payments; by this means he supported himself and Family for some Years past. His Daughter Mary< no role > , was about 13 Years of Age, and sometimes went to Service , but being very young, did not stay long in a Place, but came often Home, and they having no other Conveniency for her, she used to lye in the Bed with her Father and Mother-in-law, but unfortunately coming Home about the 20th of September last , the Mother being then abroad for the Recovery of her Health, the Child suspecting no Evil, lay down by her Father, it being late at Night, and she swore that after she had been asleep, he assaulted her, and he us'd expressions not proper to be mentioned, telling her, Parents treated their Children so, &c. Next Morning she went out by seven o'Clock, and never saw the Father again, but upon his Trial; but went about from Place to Place for two or three Weeks, till at last she grew so bad, that she could scarce move; then she discover'd her Case to an Aunt and an Uncle; they had her examined by a Surgeon, who declared her tainted with the soul Disease. The Uncle thought the Crime so horrid, that he resolved to prosecute him, and procuring a Warrant from a Justice, after the Surgeon had made his Declaration, he sought three Weeks after him; but he had absconded; at last they found him and took him up. Though the Proof was clear, yet he was not willing to acknowledge his guilt, but pretended not to be conscious of his having committed the Fact, and that in his Sleep, he might in turning about, give her some Offence. I intreated him not to dye with a Lye in his right Hand, but to glorify God by a free Confession; upon which Subject I preached twice. After all could be said, he would not acknowledge his Crime; but blam'd his Brother-in-Law as having a Spite against him. He was too obstinate in his Temper, and all that was said to him did not affect him. Upon Wednesday the 24th of January , he abus'd his Brother who attended him daily, with scurrilous Language, because he would not encourage him as to a Reprieve, about which he was too anxious. I intreated him to compose his Thoughts, settling them wholly upon God and Eternity. He believ'd in Christ, said he was penitent; and died in Peace with every Body.

John Adamson< no role > , was indicted, for that he not having God before his Eyes, &c. on the 3d of October , in the Liberty of St. Martins-le-Grand , in and upon Katherine Waldgrave< no role > , an Infant, under the Age of ten Years, viz. of the Age of three Years and ten Months, feloniously did make an Assault, and her the said Catherine< no role > , wickedly, &c. did carnally know and abuse.