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

BY Virtue of the King's Commission of the Peace, Oyer, Terminer, and Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, held before the Right Honourable THOMAS WINTERBOTTOM< no role > , Esq ; Lord Mayor of the City of London , Sir THOMAS DENNISON< no role > , Knt . Sir THOMAS BURNET< no role > , Knt . Mr. BARON LEGGE, RICHARD ADAMS< no role > , Esq ; Recorder , and others of his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, and Justices of Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the City of London, and County of Middlesex, at Justice Hall in the Old-Bailey , on Thursday the 14th , Friday the 15th , and Saturday the 16th of May , in the twenty-fifth Year of his Majesty's Reign, James Brown< no role > , otherwise Thompson< no role > , and Maurice Salisbury< no role > were capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death accordingly.

The Behaviour of these two poor unfortunate Persons has been decent and quiet. They were very attentive, and appeared devout when at Prayers and in Chapple; and as far as might be discovered by their Behaviour, Salisbury always shewed Marks of Contrition and Sorrow to the last; but Brown turned out a most hardened Miscreant.

On Wednesday the 28th of May , the Report of the two Malefactorsimages of original pages 3 and 4 missing was made to the Lords Justices in Council by Mr. Recorder, when they were pleased to order the said James Brown< no role > , otherwise Thompson< no role > , and Maurice Salisbury< no role > for Execution on Monday the 1st of June .

1. JAMES BROWN< no role > , otherwise THOMPSON< no role > was indicted for returning from Transportation before the Expiration of his Time .

2. MAURICE SALISBURY< no role > , was indicted for returning from Transportation before the Expiration of his Time .

1. Maurice Salisbury< no role > , was an unfortunate Youth of tender Years, who, had he lived till August next, would have arrived at the 20th Year of his Age. He was born at Crookborne in Somersetshire , of Parents, who, though not in very good Circumstances, lived in Repute among their Neighbours, and brought up this Youth in a tender and affectionate Manner, giving him such Education was in their Power; when he was about ten Years of Age, his Father, who was a Taylor , began to initiate his Son into his Trade, that thereby he might be able to get a Livelihood; and for three or four Years after, his Time was divided between going to School and learning his Father's Business. He was always looked upon as a sober, quiet Youth, very tractable and diligent in Business, not given to Idleness, or Wickedness, till seduced by the evil Counsel and Conversation of some of his Companions. And tho' they were bad themselves, he had not Maturity of Judgment sufficient to discover it, till too late, when, by one of them in particular, he was directed and encouraged to do that which led to his Ruin.

He removed with his Parents when very young to Frampton , near Dorchester , and there lived and went on in his Business very well; and frequently was he employed (as the Custom of the Country is) to go abroad to Farmers Houses, &c. to work for so much a Day, with Meat and Drink, and was always esteemed and honest Lad and well respected. At last, being one Day at a Farmer's House, at work by himself, mending Cloaths for the Family; while they were in the Fields about their Business, he says, that a Man-Servant of the House, whose Name was Tizzard, came into Breakfast, about Nine o' Clock in the Morning, and that they breakfasted together upon what the House afforded. During which Time, their Conversation turned upon what had happened the Day before, which they two and some others had made a Holiday of, and been merry together. Among other Things, Salisbury said, he had spent all his Money, and must next pagenow set close to work for more, and so they parted, each one as he apprehended to their several Callings; but soon after Salisbury was settled to work, Tizzard came in again, and after some idle Chat, told him, that he knew how he might get Money very easily. Salisbury naturally replied, How? To which Tizzard, after some little Hesitation, answered, That the Maid's Box stood in a certain Place, and pointed out the Room. What then, says Salisbury? Tizzard told him that she saved up all her Money, and that besides she had other Things of Value, which she left always in that Box, which was without a Lock. He says, for the present he looked upon the Fellow with Distain, his Mind being not yet corrupted, and told him, he wondered at his Impudence to propose such a Thing to him, saying, Do you take me for a Thief? I enquired of him if Tizzard, or others of his Company the Day before, had been suspected of being bad Men. He answered me, No, but that he found afterwards, his Master was obliged to turn him away for some Piece of Thievery, which he catch'd him in, and by so doing, saved him perhaps from being hanged, tho' what became of him afterwards he knew not.

This temptation thrown in his Way, when he was low in Pocket, proved afterwards too strong for his former honest Resolutions, and the Devil was very busy with him to prompt him on to the Loss of his Innocence. He thought of what he had told him for an Hour or two, and forbore to put in Practice what Tizzard provoked him to. But, at length, after the Family had been in to Breakfast, and gone out to work again, he was induced by the Opportunity of seeing the Coast quite clear, and Nobody in the House, to go up Stairs, and search for the aforesaid Box. The first Time he went up, he came down again without Success, not finding the Box, and then the family came Home to Dinner before he attempted it again. After Dinner, as 'twas a busy Time, they all went out again; and then he, after a while, having an Itch at the Booty, went up Stairs once more; where, after a more diligent Search, he found the Box, and took out of it two gold Rings and some Money; and what else he found easy of Conveyance, he put into his Pockets, went down Stairs, and returned to his Work again, as if nothing had been the Matter, and no Mischief done.