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 . Daniel Lambert< no role > , Esq ; Lord-Mayor of the City of London ; the Rt. Hon. Lord Chief Justice Willes, the Hon . Sir John Strange< no role > , Knt . Recorder of the City of London ; the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Urlin, Deputy-Recorder; and others his Majesty's Justices for the said City, and Justices of Goal-Delivery of Newgate, and County of Middlesex) at Justice-Hall in the Old Bailey , on Friday, Saturday, and Monday, the 28th , 29th , and 31st of August , and Tuesday, the 1st of September, 1741 , and, in the Fifteenth Year of His Majesty's Reign.

Four Men, viz James Hall< no role > , John Stevens< no role > , alias Henry Cook< no role > , Joseph Hudson< no role > , and Patrick Bourn< no role > ; and three Women, viz. Mary White< no role > , alias Shays< no role > , or Shields< no role > , alias Ryan,< no role > Mary Harris< no role > , alias Murphey< no role > , and Elizabeth Hardy< no role > , were by the Jury found guilty of capital Crimes and received Sentence of Death.

While under Sentence, the great Evil of Theft was exposed and laid open to them, and they were earnestly exhorted to turn their Hearts, and fervently to implore the Favour, the Forgiveness, and the Protection of an all-merciful, omnipotent, all-gracious God, who will, when the Wicked turneth away from the Wickedness he hath committed, and doth that which is lawful and right, save their Souls alive. When the Body is but Dust, the never dying Soul still exists, and immediately Experiences such endless Torment, or such eternal Happiness, as is beyond the Power of Man to describe, surely then, no Time should be lost, no Pains should be spared to endeavour the saving that precious Part, for what can a Man give in exchange for his Soul.

They were desired to consider from what they fallen, from a State of Grace and Favour with God, into a labyrinth of Sin and Misery, and that therefore, 'twas highly necessary for them to improve the few remaining Moments of their Time to the best Advantage, since upon this, depended their eternal Happiness, or eternal Misery, in a future State.

While these and such like Instructions and Advices were given them, they seemed to behave in a Maner becoming their State. James Hall< no role > , (whose Confessions are published in a seperate Speech, he dying by himself) John Stevens< no role > , alias Henry Cooke< no role > , (while he was capable to come up) Joseph Hudson< no role > , Mary White< no role > , alias Shays< no role > , or Shields< no role > ,