put him apprentice to a poulterer . When he had served his time, he set up for himself in the country, but as he did not succeed so well as he could wish, and having a wife and a young family, he came to London , and worked as a labourer to maintain them. He often expressed ?that was the happiest part of his life:? Afterwards he got to be a servant in a dyehouse in Spitalfields , where he continued, till unfortunately for him, he became acquainted with his brotherin-law?s manner of living, who enticed him away from his place, promising him a sufficient support if he would receive what he should bring him and dispose of them: from that time he dates his own ruin and the destruction of his family. The first of his new calling was one hundred and fifty pounds, that he received for disposing of some bank-notes, and other valuable things to one Saunders a Jew, that Brent had robbed Lady Mays of, and for which he has been since executed, and Jones was an evidence against him: with the wages of his iniquity, he set up a public-house, as a randezvous for persons of his own stamp, who used his house, and he became the disposer of stolen goods for them, reserving a handsome premium for his trouble: This did not last long, for it is justly observed, that ill gotten wealth seldom prospers the possessor, which he found to be true: for being reduced once more to a state of poverty, he was obliged to visit a randezvous of thieves to find a companion, who had lately been the commander of many. Amongst people of that class he found Thomas< no role > and John Brent< no role > , brothers of the abovementioned William< no role > ; and, as he used to say, That he thought he could trust his own relations best, (Though Willim had not experienced that in him) they soon agreed to become partners. To carry on their illicit practices, with all the precaution he could, he sends them about the country to mark what houses were proper for their purposes, and then they, acquainting him, went and robbed the houses of what they could get. The first attempt of their alliance, was the robbery of Mr. Franks?s house two years ago, when Jones disposed of the effects to the above-mentioned Saunders.

The next robbery of consequence, was committed at the house of Mr. Grant, at Brentford , where Jones, in his first attempt to get in, broke open the outside shutter, but finding an inside one, he thought proper to look further, and fee if they could get in some other way: In their seeking about, they perceived a window with no outside shutter, where they soon accomplished their design. And now being in the house, their business was to find what they could for their purpose. They soon perceived a box, which they immediately took into the garden to examine its contents; where they found a great quantity of plate, which they hid for that night, and left the box. Having fetched away the plate, they brought it to Saunders, and fold it to him at three shillings and six-pence an ounce. On their dividing the money, they shared fifty pounds each. He could not exactly tell me what number of ounces the plate consifted of, but I have been well informed