Freeman, was summoned out, as he says, and obliged to leave his Master just upon Christmas; which taking highly in dudgeon, he left off all Thoughts of following that Trade any longer. And this roving Disposition led him to Sea , on board the London Privateer , in which Service, as far as I can find, he did no good for himself, nor any body else. He can give no Account of any thing worthy Remark he did on board, unless that he begun his Acquaintance with the Person who, as he says, led him into this unfortunate Scrape, for which he forfeits his Life.

He says they were 16 Children in the Family, and he is the only Prodigal as far as he believes, and that his Name is not James Johnson< no role > , but Francis Otter< no role > is his real Name. He was the youngest, and his Mother dying while he was an Infant, his Grandfather, at his Death, provided particularly for him: He left Money to support and bring him up till he was of Age, and 50 l. to set him up when he was out of his Apprenticeship: That Money too he received, and squandered away, having never had the Grace to put a Farthing of it to the Use for which it was designed by the Doner. He says, he has been a loose, idle and profligate Liver, in Drunkenness, and other Debaucheries, (in which the present Age does too much abound) but protests against ever having been guilty of Robbery before. This, he says, was never premediated by him, but talks of one William Tidd< no role > This name instance is in set 1128. , (who was formerly his Shipmate, and was an Accomplice, if not chiefly concerned in this Robbery) being the Instrument of his undoing. Johnson says, being then in Liquor, June 25 , he met Tidd and two others in White-Chapel , and they went and committed this Robbery: which when they had done they went round the Field to Stepney . But Johnson escaping for that Time from the Pursuers, was afterwards taken for Robbing a Barber's Shop, and being examined before Sir Samuel Gore< no role > , was committed to Newgate ; and appearing to be one of the Gang that robbed the Man driving Sheep, near White-Chapel Mount , was indicted and found Guilty, and for that Crime was justly doom'd to Death.

6. John Palmer< no role > , aged 28, was born in the Parish of St. Giles's Cripplegate , and was put Apprentice to a Founder , with whom he served but one Year, and as far as I can understand from that Time entered upon all idle, dissolute, and wicked Courses, His Deportment was sullen, to converse with he was obstinate, and scarce would he give himself Time to listen to such Instructions and Admonitions as were proper for him, but was always in a Hurry to fly from them, I frequently endeavoured to perswade him to consider his past evil Days; to repent, and do those Things which were convenient and necessary for him, but to all Entreaty he seemed deaf, and dumb to every Question put to him concerning his Life and Conversation. I did not so much as get an Answer whether or no he was guilty of the Fact for which he was convicted; but he would still prevaricate, or be silent upon that Point, till the very Morning of his Execution: And, I told him to the last, I fear'd his Life and Conversation had been such