his Employer, who took an Account of 64 of this Sort of fraudulent Papers; amongst which, were the two mentioned above; the rest, I am told, are in the Hands of the Commissioners of the Navy. And one of his old Accomplices, Mary Burrell< no role > , who is now in Confinement in the New Jail, Southwark , charged with uttering a Letter of Attorny, which he was charged with forging, made an Information before William Hammond< no role > , Esq ; which contains various Charges of Forgery against him. And she also voluntarily declared, that she had got Andrews 500 l. by administering to forged Wills, &c.

7. William Girdler< no role > , aged 26, was born at Reading , in Berkshire , and bred to Husbandry , and farming Business. He was of a Family that lived in good Reputation, being bred up tenderly, and kept to School, which he had no liking to, and so made but little Advantage of it. Being of an untoward Disposition, he was suffered to have too much his Way, and became a loose and debauched Youth, even before he enlisted in the Army , which he did just about the Time the late War broke out with France ; and at the Battle of Dettingen he was so wounded as to be rendered incapable of any further Service , and was accordingly discharged, and sent Home.

After he had been sent Home some short Time, and had got pretty well, the evil Disposition of his natural Temper began to break forth again. He says he had behaved extremely ill to his own Relations in several Instances, as well as to other People, for which he begged to be forgiven of God, and that they would also forgive him.

Soon after Conviction he was taken extremely ill, and so continued till the Time of his Death. He was sorely afflicted with Sickness, and could scarce stir Hand or Foot for 3 Weeks, nor was scarce sensible of any thing said to him. He was tried at Reading some Time since for stealing a scarlet Cloak, and other Things, of which he was acquitted. Upon which he left that Part of the World, and came for London , where he wanted not for Company as bad as himself. He lay lurking up and down about Hyde-Park-Corner , and was thought to have committed many Robberies in that Neighbourhood. The Fact he would not own the Morning of Execution, tho' it seems pretty plainly proved upon him, his Person answering in all Circumstances the Description the Prosecutor gave of him to those who helped him to apprehend him for it. As he had been a very great Offender, and a daring Man, no Wonder he should persist in Obstinacy to the last, it being so common a Case, among these hardened unhappy Wretches now-adays, who scarce think there's any Harm in doing any Sort of Mischief. He was so weak, when he came to be executed, that he could not stand, and almost hanged himself, by his Legs sinking under him, before the Cart drew away.

8. James Davis< no role > , aged 32, was born in the Kingdom of Ireland , and bred to the Sea , which he had followed several Years, both in Merchant and Navy Service . After the War was over, he was discharged ; and having no Place of Residence, nor Friends to go to, led a debauched, and dissolute Life, and fell into bad Company of Course, which has in a short Time brought him to Ruin. He seemed a Man of bad Disposition naturally, but being unemployed , and not having Sense enough to govern his Passions, plunged headlong into all Debaucheries of Drunkenness, and the Stews.

After Conviction he went up to Chapel two or three Times, 'till he saw the Priest, and then I could see him no more, at least not to speak to him to any Purpose, for he was now a Roman Catholick too. He laboured most Part of the Time he was under Sentence of Death under very great Illness, and scarce was ever out of his Cell 'till he went to be executed.