as to have no education, nor was he ever brought up to any trade. He lived most part of his life-time in the country, and was bred to husbandry work . He has sometimes been a vagabond , and did a day's work, now and then, when, and where, he could get it.

He seemed to be a fellow of a wicked inclination, though very ignorant. He said, he had been unfortunately idle, and scarce ever went to a church in his life. He was much addicted to cursing, swearing, and drinking, which brought him to a disrelish of work and labour, which now he thought' twas better he had taken more delight in.

He said, he had stolen several horses in his time, but believed the right owners had received them again. He lived with the prosecutor, Robert Scoley< no role > , at Grays in Essex , he says, at that time he stole the horse for which he suffered. He says, he had, thro' the instigation of Devil, waited an opportunity to take away that and another, which he effected on the 26October last. One he sold the week before he was taken up; the other he set up at the Black Horse, in Bartholomew-Close ; where, upon suspicion of stealing, he was taken into custody, and committed to Woodstreet Compter .

The owner of the horse missing him and the horse, made enquiry after him, and found him there. The consequence of which was, he was prosecuted, and convicted, and he owned the justice of his suffering.

4. Joshua Kidden< no role > , was twenty-six years of age, being born of reputable parents in the city of London . He had a very good education, and was put out apprentice at a proper time, with no small sum of money, to the genteel profession of an apothecary ; but, unhappily for him, his mind was not inclined that way, but after a while he was desirous of going to sea , which was indulged him, and, I think, he is said to have been seven years in that way of life.

When he came home, his parents laid out some money to qualify him in the art of navigation, that he might in time have hopes of rising in the station of a seaman. But, neither did this suit his genius; but rather than attend the instruction intended him, he went about idling his time away with company he had better been without

Finding himself neglected by his friends, upon account of this his foolish way of life, he found there was no hope of support from that quarter any longer, so he condescended to betake himself to labour as a porter , and he attended the Fleet-market , and Holborn-bridge for that purpose, in order to get bread. He might have gone to sea again, which would have been better perhaps; but being taken prisoner during the last war, and carried into France , gave him such a dislike to that way of life, that he would rather undergo any hardship, than return to that employment.

In his present situation, he got into the neighbourhood of Field-lane , Etc. and one evening went into the Castle in Chick-lane , the bottom of Saffron hill .