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<p n="2">THE Ordinary of NEWGATE his ACCOUNT Of the Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Dying Words of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn, on <rs type="date" id="OA17220521_date2">Monday the 21st of May, 1722</rs>
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<p n="3">AT the Sessions of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal Delivery of Newgate, which began on the <rs type="date" id="OA17220521_date3">10th of April last</rs>
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, were Convicted of Capital Offences, eight Men and one Woman, viz. <rs type="persName" id="OA17220521_n3-3">Je. Rand</rs>
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, R. Whittnigham, T. Smith, J. Hawkins, G. Simpson, J. Booty, L. Hendry, J. Macpherson, <rs type="persName" id="OA17220521_n3-1">Mary Hambleton</rs>
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, alias <rs type="persName" id="OA17220521_n3-2">Brean</rs>
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. The three last of these Receiving His Majesty's Gracious Reprivee, on Condition of being Transported, among the other Convicts, to <rs type="placeName" id="OA17220521_geo1">America</rs>
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. The five remaining ordered for Execution, agreeable to the Sentence pass'd upon them.</p>
<p n="4">As all these miserable Men seem'd perfectly desirous of attoning (in some measure) for the Badness of their Lives by the Goodness of their Deaths, they had oft-times publick Prayers four times a Day; and the best Instructions that could be given them by several Clergy Men, who, as well as my self attended the Malefactors at my Request.</p>
<p n="5">Immediately after their Condemnation I endeavour'd to instruct them, from the following Words, Job 4. Verses 7, and 8.</p>
<p n="6">Remember I pray thee, who ever perished being Innocent? or where were the Righteous cut off?</p>
<p n="7">Even as I have seen, they that plow Iniquity, and sow Wickedness reap the same.</p>
<p n="8">From which Words the Reasonableness of humble Patience, and Resignation to the Will of Providence, were considered; as for other Causes, so, in particular, because, who looks into his own Heart will find more or less Iniquity sowed there, an ample Reason for his reaping the same; and Providence has sometimes made them escape from one Sin, and brought 'em to Death thro' some other Matter which they knew not, nor thought of.</p>
<p n="9">Afterwards we endeavour'd to convince them, and others, of the natural Consequence of Sin, tho' the vicious Liver may gayly spread his Leaves like a green Bay-Tree, enjoy the Delicies of Nature, regale in the glitter of leud Delights, yet a damping Blast will soon arrive and</p>
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