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THE Ordinary of NEWGATE HIS ACCOUNT OF The Behaviour, Confession, and Last Speech of
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John Wheeler
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, Executed at Tyburn on
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Monday the 25th of May, 1719
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AT the General Sessions held at
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Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily
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, on
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Wednesday the 8th
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Thursday the 9th
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, and from thence adjourned to
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Saturday the 11th of April 1719
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; Five Malefactors, viz. Four Men and One Woman being try'd for, and found Guilty of, several Capital Crimes, did accordingly receive Sentence of Death. But Two of the Men having obtain'd HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY'S Free Pardon, and the other, with the Woman, a Reprieve, in order to be Transported (Which Mercies I hope they will all take care, as it greatly behoves them duly to improve) only One of 'em is now order'd for Execution.
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And again, at the Sessions holden at the same Place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday the
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14th
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,
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15th
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, and
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16th of this instant May
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, there were also Ten other Malefactors then try'd for, and convicted of divers Capital Crimes; who likewise received Sentence of Death. But nothing (for ought I know) being yet determined concerning them, i. e. Whether they are to be Pardoned, Reprieved, or Executed, it is not the Business of these (but may be that of my next) Papers to give an Account of them.
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All the while they lay under this Condemnation, I constantly visited them, and to that purpose had them twice every Day (saving in the Sessions time) brought up to
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the Chapel of Newgate
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, where I pray'd with them, and read and expounded the Word of God to them: And,
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On the Lord's Day the
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12th of April last
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, I preach'd to them and others present in the Chapel, viz
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In the Morning upon Num. 23. the latter Clause of the 10th Verse, being part of the first Lesson, and the Words these - Let me die the Death of the Righteous, and let my last End be like his.
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From which Words I shew'd, That if Men desire to die the Death of the Righteous, and have their Last End like his, they must live the Life of the Righteous: If they intend to depart out of this World in a State of Grace and Favour with God, they must lead an upright and godly Life here on Earth; taking care that their Thoughts, Words, and Actions might always be pure, edifying, and upright.
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Upon these I enlarg'd; and,
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