Complete Lives of the Most Notorious Highwaymen  

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Complete Lives of the Most Notorious Highwaymen (1714) was a bestselling true crime book by Captain Alexander Smith. Its subjects are highwaymen.

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THE PREFACE HE. Firſt Volume of this . Hiſtory having T met with a kind Re ception in the World, I have, at the Requeſt of ſeveral worthy and very honeſt Gentlemen, been per ſwaded tooblige my Country with a Second Voluine, or Inventory of other Mens Faults, which are not made publick with an Intention the VOL. II. A Work a 3 ( * ) World ſhould imitate them, that he Reader Should be deterr'd by them from committing the like Crimes, and make his Advantage of their Misfortunes. I believe no Body of common Senſe, who fees how miſerable theſe Wretches have made themſelves by thei evil Courſes, will be tempted t tread in the ſame Steps, which lead ſo dire & ly to the Gallows therefore I only ſhew which Wa they took, how they ſtumbled. and hope that no Man in his Wits will be incited to follow thein . Such is the unaccountable Im pudence intail'd by a ROGUE making his Exit at the Tree, on a ROG V E , that's ſurviving, that if you examine him concerning the infamous Life he leads, he'li tell you, every Man robs in his own Way ; and will not believe you ( though ever fo honeft ) an honefter ( iii ) , honefter Man than himſelf : Thus we may perceive this is a very wicked' Age we live in ; and, if in Diogenes's Time, Search' was made after one honeſt Man with one Lanthorn, whoever does it now, will want two ; therefore the Incorrigible are to be fear'd, o and all ſuch as are profeſs'd Ene mies to true Morality. I acknowledge, Times paft were as bad as the prefent ; and four or five thoufand Years of Anti quity can furniſh us with many Examples of Wickedneſs ; fur there was many a Man that had his Foible, and could commit a Sin apropos ; but yet hath Vice thriv'd more in England fince Queen ELI ZABETH's Days, than ever it did in this Kingdom in all the Reignis before. Herein we prefent the Reader with the Lives of the moſt no torious Murderers and Thieves A 2 reigning ( iv ) guigning from Sir La Fu1,275" , " T rather 7:17:16 ] n , who in long Time before this robbing Knight, down to this preſent Time; being all ſuch unhappy Wretches, whoſe bad Manners evidently ſhew'd the Malignity oftheir Hearts, and aggravated the Scandal of City, Town, and Country, to their Dif advantage. Indeed, they were ſo very miſerable, as to deſerve our Pity rather than Deriſion ; but, ne vertheleſs, give ine Leave to ſay, ( conſidering how very, bad they were) the World has had a fair Riddance of them ; for had they not been hang'd, we might have faid, that Right and Law are every Day fold, and the Scales of Juſtice rife or fall as Gold turns the Ba lance, or Favour prevails. Tho' Virtue is too apt to be reject ed by many of both Sexes, yet is the ever ſupreain over Vice, whoſe momentary Temptations very often bring ( 0 ) bring Men and Women to the Galo lows; as evidently appears by the fad Cataſtrophe of the unfortunate Perſons inention'd in this Piece of Biograpky, who all came to an un timely End, except Sir John Falſtaff and Jane Frith, cominonly callid Moll Cutpurſe, whoſe Life, neverthe leſs, wehere have inſerted, becauſe; in her Time, ſhe was accounted the only Sybilla Tyburnia, and Oracle of Felony then in Requeſt among all Highway -men, Foot- pads, Houſe breakers, Shop - lifts, Pick -pockets, and other Thieves. For Truth of this Hiſtory , beſides the moſt mate rial Circumſtances of Time, Place , Perſons, and Crimnes, very exactly obſerv'd , I have borrow'd ſeveral Relations from the Writings of ſome learned and eminent Divines of the Church of England, who gave to fome of theſe unhappy Wretches their ſpiritual Advice, whilft under Sen tence of Death . But

A 3 ( vi ) But, by the Way, I muſt not forget to pay my Reſpects to Sir Richard Steclé, for the Notice . he i was pleas'd to take of the firſt and ſecond Volume of this Hiſtory in his Engliſh -man, bearing this Motto : -Little Villains muſt ſubmit to Fate, That Great Ones may enjoy the World : in State. Difp. Then that learned Gentleman , after making an excellent Diſcourſe on Ambition, thus proceeds. “ But " let us turn our Thoughts from 66 thoſe who have had Abilities and Opportunities to make ſuch ge “ neral Diſaſters, and conſider, for " the Uſe of cominon and low “ Life, Criminals of lower Order. “ I had this Day ſent me two Vo lumes, under the remarkable Ti “ tle of, The Hiſtory of the Livesof s6 ♡ ( vi ) CG 26 of the moft noted Highway-men, " Foot-Pads, Houſe-breakers, Shop lifts, andCheats of both Sexes, in " and about London, and other Places of Great Britain, for above 50 Years laſt paſt; wherein tbeir moſt ſecret and bárbaro19s Mur ders, and unparalelld Robberies, “ notorious Thefts, and unheard of Cheats, are expos'd to the Publick, by Captain Alexander Smith . " I have not had Time to peruſe this curious Piece of Biography , but indeed my Curioſity is ex “ treamly rais'd by a Table of all the memorable Paſſages contain'd in this Hiſtory. There is a Sa “ tisfa &tion to Curioſity, in know “ ing the Adventures of the meaneſt of Mankind ; and all that I can “ fay of theſe Great Men in their “ Way, recorded by Capt. Smith , s is , that I have more Reſpect for " them, than for greater Criminals. " Du Vall and others, whoſe Lives A 4 are ( vui ) 66 are written by the learned Capt. Smith, diſcover in many of their Actions, that they have a re maining Senſe of Honour ; but only it is employ'd to a very bad Uſe, in being obnoxious to their “ Fellow -Creatures. Now, to conclude, give me Leave to ſay, you ſhall feldom meet with Books of any Sort, but ſome Advan tage may be had by reading them ; where you will find Virtue che rish'd and Vice puniſh'd . I doubt the Reader will find but little Meil. tion of the former in this Hiſtory , becauſe the Perſons of whom it treats ever practisd the contrary. However, the fad Fate which at tends the latter, being rften tragi cal , it is my hearty Utinam , that vi cious Perſons will ſo far reclaim , as not to put honeft Men to the Trou ble of ſeeking that Juſtice which brings them to an untimely End. . . . ALEXANDER SMITH. Capt. heir re. bur Sad А bei ere TABLE Τ Α Eth Of all the M ܪ1 es Memorable PASSAGES 1 Contain'd in the bt li 7, It Second VOLUME. A A. Page Ndrew Baynes goes ofe with 490 Pounds Worth of Goods into the Mint Ditro, ſues the County for Monery he never lof? 18 Archer, a Taylor, baited with a Bull -Dog Andrew Baynes hang'd at Tylurn 23 Ale congeald, wfed by Thieves fur ſtealing Gold Rings 3 Abel ſung to the King of Poland's Bears Archbiſhop of Armagh robb’d Archbiſhop ofTuam robbid Addiſon hang'd Aaron The TAB L'E . Aaron Jones hang'd for Murder 574 Auſtin murders his Aunt and her five Children, and his own Wife and two Children 16r Auſtin hang'd; with his laſt Requeſt for Curds and Wbey 162 Atkinſon , a Highwayman ,turns Tow -wow -letter Atkinſon hang d , and his laſt Saying 183 Apothecary takes a Groat for eight and forty Shilling's and Four-pence 228 Adams a Lieutenant robli'd 240 Als bunted for a Hair 258 Apothecary bit by a fram Fortune 265 Anthony Geary hang'd 174 a 316 B 20 60 Blanchard, a Shoe -maker, robb’d Bliſter apply *d to the Generation- Tool of Dent, the inte forming Confiable, who mas deſervedły killd in Covent-Garden 23 Bookſellers robb’d 47 Bifhop of Rapho robb'd Bariſter of Lincolns- Inn robb'd Black- Pudding flung at Daniel Burges's Head in his Mexing -Houſe .72 Bookfellerloſes his Pocket Book with a file 75 Buttock and File 76 Bond and Judgment, a mercenary Shoe-maker ſo cald, robb'd 92 Buckinghamſhire Lace-man ufually robb'd for Paffime Butler hang'd in Chains 100 IOL Bifhop of Salifbury's Diſcoter fe with Capt. Uratz in Newgate 112 Boroſby hang'd in Chains at Mile-End 119 Barn ſet on Fire Hutter Woman robbid 129 , 170 Bailly The TABLE Bully Dawſon robb'd in a Gaming -Houſe 197 Baker's Wife raviſh'd and robb'd 204 Buckley hang'd at Nottingham 209 Biſhop of Wincheſter robba 235 Bakard get in a MeetingHouse 242 Bob Conyden unknowingly killd his Father's Man 243 Bob Conydexchang'd in Chains 250 ' Beveridge's Masquerading - Schwol ibid Beau Medlicote robb'd 274 Bradſhaw , Son of Braddhaw , who judgºd. KingCharles the Firſt, knock'd o'tl Head 275 Black -Guard Boy chofe Lord High- Steward 294 Betty the Cook hang'd , 317 . с 22 Corentry -man's Horſe kill'd, and came to Life again-280 Centinel loft his Mufquet 261 Character of a Quaker Cafe , Student in Pinfick and Aftrology, robb’d 28 Charles Moor hanged 30 Country-man loft his shirt off his Back unknown to him, ' till ie went Home 39 Country.man had his Horſe foln from under him, un. known to him 40 Calf fuck'd a Prieſt's Generation- Tool 50 Captain of the Foot-Guards robb'd 59 Chamber-Maid to the Dutchefs of Marlborough robb'd CharaEter of a Sergeant ib. Character of a Whore 246 Chriftmas- Box , fill d with Gunpowder, blown ng 71 Captain of a Ship made to pick Oakum -Capt. Uratz hang'd at Pall-Mall 119 Capuchin Fryer robb'd of his Confefion Byx . Cook -Maid with Calf Country.man loſes his Fiſhing - Tackle 186 . Character ofa Mountebank 403 61 98 158 177 The T A BL E. " Character of a Bakeri 204 Character of a Pawn-Broker 265 Character of a Stock - Fobber 207 Confeſſion of a dying Woman 220 Cheney try'd , condemn'd, and hang'd in one Day 222 Capt. Horn hang'd 223 Col. Kendal lofes bis Coach-Horſes 277 Chancellor Jefferies loft bis Purſe and More 237 Capt. Shooter ſhot .241 Character of a Dutch Woman Character of a Taliy -man 27.5 244 D. 2 81 86 Duke of Monmouth robb’d Deſcription of the Poultry -Compter ib. Dudley hang'd for attempring to rob the Dnke of Lau derdale 8 Deſcription of the Marſhalſea Priſon 9 Duke d’Aumont, the French Ambaſſador, robb'd 62 Doctor Cafe, the Aftrologer, rabbed 70 Doctor of Phyfick helps his own Goods on a Thief's Back Drover rolb'd, and dy'd in his Drunkenneſs Dutch Colonel robb'd 99 Dewſter hangs his brother, by being an Evidence Dretchefs of Norfolk perfonated by a Shop liſt 101 125 Duke of Beaufort's Stables broke open 131 Duke of Berwick robbid 169 Douglas killd 29 Men , Women , and Children 188 Dutchefs of Albemarle robb’d 189 Douglas vomits up a Pearl Necklace he had foln 191 Douglas hang'd, and bury'd in Tyburn Road 194 Dr. Oatsgaggd and robbid 197 Duke of Norfolk attack'd by a Highwayman .213 Dorbei hang'd 216 Duschefs * 1 The T.ABL E. Dutcheſs of Mazarine and a Highwaynan play at Dice 234 Dutcheſs of Marlborough's. Chamber-Maid robb’d 247 Duke of Medina -Celi robb’d 299 E. 3 3936 37 4148 Earl of Rochefter robb'd. Earl of Weſtmorland's Hottle robb'd Eſtrick hang'd Elliot, a Watchman, kill'd Elby hang'd in Chains Expreſſion wicked , ofa Thief Eſcape of Patrick Flemming out of Cork Goal Earl of Albemarle robbid Earl of Clare robb’d Epitaph on Moll Curpurſe EarlPopp'd a ſtrangeBung -Hole with his Finger Edward Williams murder'd Eames hang'd on his Birth -Day Earlof Feverham's Lodgings robb'd F. 55 533 134 152 179 19856 260 French Peter hang'd Fuller, the notorious Cheat, robb'd Franciſcan Fryer dreadfully affrighted Fowler, a Barher, loſes his Breeches French Woman gaggid and robb’d Frank Olborn hang'd Fletcher made Captain of the Thieves Fletcher lang'd 33 47 so 77 100 136 184 187 G. General Monk robb ? Goldsmiths . The TABLE . Goldſmith's robb’d in an empty Houje 3 34 Gettings bang'd General Fairfax robb’d 143 Grazier's Pocket pick'd 144 Glaffes magical 146,147 George Seager Keel-bawld 157 Gibſon, Deputy -Governor of Portfmouth ; pelted with Stones 154 Gibſon trick'd by a private Centinel 155 George Seager runs the Gauntlet 157 George Seager hang' d 158 Gately , a Mountebank, robbed 203 Gentlewoman raviſh'd in a Coach 215 General Receiver of Reading robb'd 225 Gwin , a Writing -Mafler, hanged 236 Glouceſter Goal ſet on Fire Goldſmith robbid Goodman, a Turnkey of Newgate, fabb'd in Newgate 262 Gilder -Roy hang'd 303 Gypſies robb’d 309 253 249 42 Hacket hangd 35 Hughes found a pair of Tongues in the Chimney -Corner Hughes ſcalded his Lor thou be put Joe Haynes's Powder of Poſt on it 45 Hughes hang'd, and anatomiz'd 48 Houghton, a Thief, kill'd in Cierkenwell Bridewell 90 Hudſon, Tapier to Jewkes a Vietnaller, hang'd 95 Hintoncondemnd in the Forenoon, and hang'd in the Afternoon 106 Highwayman goes to Church 196 Horſe The TAB L E. 182 Horfe betray'd his Maſter, by following a Market-Wo man's Mare Hewſon the Gobler robb’d 222 Horſe. Naoe fry'd 251 Hawk flies into theAirwith his Night-cap 257 Highwayman took for the Devil 281 Hoftler robb'd Hermaplrodite 311 31३ 1 3 IT 1 3 120 231 Fuftice of the Peace robbid, and fent Home on an Aji 7 Joe Johnſon hang'd Jemmy the Mouth hang'd 24 John Heath, alias How , hang ' ! 87 James Goſwel hang'd SS Jane Cook hangʻd for having four Husbands- ib . Jacob Delafaie's Pocket pick'd Juſtice Brydal commits Moll Jones to Newgate ib . Jack Collins hang'd Jack Collet robs in a Biſhop's Robes 234 Jack Collet hang'd 235 Johnſon, 4 Grocer, robb’d 259 Fudge robb'd 301 James -Butler, a Highwayman , turns Nourtebank 342 James Butler commils a horrid Mwder 346 James Butler trick'd James Butler hang'd with one Nodes. James Vilet put to his Neck.Verſe James Vilet betray'd by an Alaruns of A Watch 1 348 . 352 355 356 K 89 Keele pillery'd for Blafphemy Keele hang d on Clerkenwell Green King of Poland robb’d 91 109 Knight The TAB L E. Kniglit robb'd of a Purſe of Counters 166 Knowles, an Apothecary, bis Daugbter infes & Pearl Necklace 190 King Charles the Second robb’d 226 KiëMoor and Daniel Hughes hang d 232 King William's Tent robb’d 262 Kelley hang'd three Hours in Newgate- ftreet ib. Kirkham, a Player, hang'd 270 Kit Dickſon robs an old Man of a pair of Spectacles 279 Keele and Lowther hang'd on Clerkenwell Green, and then in Chains at Holloway 314 Knap, a Gentlewoman, kill'd 353 L 39 Landlord robb'd for being cruel to a Tenant 13 Lord Mohun and a Highwayman (wear for 4 Wager 16 Letter from a Thief to 'Sguire Glover 26 Lieutenant Lord robs a Foot- Pad, and eyes him Neck and Heels Lady Baltimore robb'd of her San 54 Lowther hang'd 73 Lamas murderd 74 Lord Bolinbroke apprehends Gettings, a Highwayman 86 Lady Dartmouth's Houſe robb'd 97 Lord Cutts's Houſe broke open and robb’d Lord Delamere robb'd 167 Lawyer out-witted by a condemn'd Thrief Lady Fairfax robbed Lady Auverquerqne robud 239 Lord Brandon Garrard 242 Lady Grace Pierpoint robb'd 261 Lorimer's Ghoſt appears in Newgate 293 Mercer 158 233 220 The TABLE. M C ទីម៉៩ 60 64 67 Mercer robld, and pret into Adams's Madhouſe at Ful. ham 25 Marquis of Antrim robb’d 33 Mifs of the Town robb'd Mawcarry'd to be bury'd alive Maw hang'd Martin Wew kill'd 79 Madam Churchill bang'd ib. Moll Jones hang'd , 125 Mary Motre hang'd, for killing her Baſtard Child 129 Mercy Harvey hang'd, for killing her Baſtard Child 132 Mary Frith's Farentage, otherwiſe callid Moll Cut purfe 137 Moll Cutpurſe dressd in Man's Apparel 140 Moll Curpurſe accounted an Hermophrodite 145 Mall Curpurſe turns Bard Moll Cutpurſe.dies of the Drops 149 Mifery of Priſoners in the Gatebiouſe 197 Morgan hang'd at Preſton Mul-fack, a Murderer and Highwayman 217 Mul- fack marries an Hermoploradite 218 Mul- fack robb’d the Rump- Parliament of the Common 224 Mul- fack hang'd in Smithfield - Rounds 226 Macqueer bangd 241 Mr. Cook, an Upholſterer, rohb'd 242 Muſtapha Poccowatchlet, a Turk, hanged for B113gang 289 Maccartney hang'd Man loſes his Horſes out of his Cart, whilft afleep 394 143 198 wealth's Money 308 Norwich The T A B L E. N 25 32 41 Norwich will hang'd Nan Harris hang'd Nicholas Hatfield Noy, the Attorney -General, rollid Norton , 4 Silverſmith, robb'd Newgate ſet on Fire Nan Hereford hang'd 181 259 271ib. O 223 ib. 239 Oliver Cromwell's Pocket pick'd Oliver Cromwell robb'd on Hounſlow- Heach Oldys the Poet loft Iris Sword Ogden, a Highwayman, dy'd dancing Orders of theBlack -Guards Oliver Cromwell robb'd Oficer loft bis Cloak 277 294 300 360 37 Proverb Poatack, tire Mutton-Chor faller by Christ's-Hoſpital, robbik Patrick Flemming lang'd at Dublin 57 Peter Cartwright hang d 58 Parfon lof bis Gold, for not telling what Speech it was 59 Palmer, Vittueller, robb'd ib . Perry, Suitler at Clerkenwell Bridewell, killid 73 Perſons, atiending a Thief to his Grave, robb'd s 107 Pick-pocket puts himſelf into & Country Pillory, whilf his Comrades pick the Gazers Pockets 126 Pick The T A B L E. 21 2 Pick pocket caught with Fish Hooks ſexo'd in « Gentle man's Pocket 127 Pieces of Gold put into Tully 172 Prefteen Church robb'd 198 - 3! Pewn- Broker robb'd 248 4 Pat King, a Strumpet 250 Parfon treats a Man for robbing him 273 258 Price the Hangman Keel-havold 321 Price the Hangman raviſhd an old Woman 329 Price tbe Hangman hang'd in Chains 330 Pigs transform d into Puppies Prieſt that abeated Queen Mary, robbid Perſon privately robbed 291 2 338 344 358 QQ Quakersof the Female Sex robb’d , and ty'd ftark-naked to e Tree 21 Queſtion propounded by a Thief to a Virtuoſo of the RoyalSociety Queſtion asking causid a Man to be hanged Quaker kill's 290 292 Richardſon , Keeper of Newgate, robb'd Rowland hang'd Roderick Audrey robs with a Sparrow Roderick Audrey hang'd 131 332 341 3 2 Sergeant barbarorly kill'd at Tangier. Saying of a Highwayman to the Earl of Rocheſter's Chaplain Swift Nicks rid 150 Miles in a Day 1 2 The TABLE. 56 63 St. Peter's Beard preſented to the Pope by an Engliſh Highwayman 6 Stratagem us’d by Women who plead their Bellies in Court 32 Shocland flings away his Shoes at the Giallows 34 Stanley bang d for Murder 37 Saying of Sir Peter King, Recorder of London 44 Sir Donnagh O- Bryan Sadly mangled Sergeant of the Poultry -Compter robbid Saying of a Thief as he was going to Tyburn 65 Seabrook, 4 Broker, went to fill a Miniſter lvis own G.OWN and Carock 66 Silver Spoon fetch'd from Hell 69 Saying of William Fuller, the notorious Cheat, when robb'd of Twopence Half-penny 84 'Squire Daſhwood and his Lady robb'd ib. Sir James Bateman robb’d in iis own Garden ib Saying of a Thief to one that had long lot foln Goods of bime 97 Sir John Friend's Houſe broke open and robb'd 93 Smith, a Viktualler, went to take poffin of an Eftaley which was never left him Saying of a Criminal at Tyburn 142 Sow went to Moll Curpurſe for her Pigs 147 Seager ſet on a wooden Horſe, to ride it to water 155 Sayings of Thieves at the Piace of Execution Sympron debauches a Moman on a Cheft, in which ber Husband laž ind, who had a little before cuckolded 163 Sympſon's Sayings when he was reprievid Sympſon robs in Skates upon the Thames) 166 Sympſon hangid 170 Scorch Oaths 189 Sayings of a Thief to 4 Bellman and Hangman 193, 194 Stockjobber's Houſe fet ax Fire 203 sayings 121 159 Toint 165 " The TAELE. . var denr': Perfons A Erraneer , rebl'd 5.a. of David Horis at sive Gains Cuct? if se la Grduary of Newz:: String of jack Barber at the Gailon's Saying of James Leonard at the Gallis Scripture per verted Sir Thomas Rochford's Houſe broke open Sir Ralph Delaval robb'd 289 298 305 312 T 101 11a Toby, a Strumpet, robb'd by a Thief that pretended to bi be dunha 17 Tom Bers ftole one of the Czar of Muſcovy's Bears 9 18 Toothleſs Tom hang'd 35 Thomas, a Shoemaker, lofes a Guinea out of his Morith, aculty 38 iš Tripeman hang'd 42 5 Thomas Smith hang'd 74 Ef4 Tradeſman , lately teru'd an Officer in the Army, robb'd 83 Tryal of Hinton 14 Thomas Thynn , Zfq; murder'd ia lris Coach 111 Tom Taylor hang'd 129 Tom Rowland lay with & Whore on the Morning he was hang'd 131 uckolded Thief abuſes the Judges and Lord -Mayor on the Dench, 563 136 188 16 Thurſton, Mayor of Thornbury, robb’d 156 Thomas Wynn, Efq ; robb’d 200 Thief saved from the Gallows, by another Thief, owning a Crime which he did not commit Tryal of Jack Collings 229 154 Thurſby ,a Barifter , robb'd 237 Thief 159 212 193 208 sayings The T A B L E. Tirief not hang'd for being a Liar 320 V Verſes put into a Bible Venetian Ambaſador robb’d Victualler robb'd 18. 195 202 W 120 201 Wicks hang'd at Warwick 17 Water . Pad 33 Valdren hang'd 44 Woman buys a Rope for her Husband, when he went to be hang ! 48 Wanfel, a Hofier, robb’d Welſh Drovers robb'd 169 Woman frightend by going to ſee a Man hang'd in Chains 199 Winteringham hang'd Welſhman recovers his Lofs of Money from a Hig way. man, whom lie perfuaded to shoot his Coat full of Holes Woman ſhar'd from Top 'to Bottom 218 Williams a Gunſmith robbed Wife, Child , and Maid of Capt. Githings, murder'd · 249 Woman call'd at a Pawnbrokers for her Smock , as ſhe went to be hang'd 319 Will Clark and James Vilet cunningly cheated a Vintner 355 216 237, . Yalden's The TAB L E. C y 38 Yalden's Houſe broke open Yarrold lang d for fealing « Gelding 136 Z Zouch murder'd her Baſtard Child Zachary Wilmot, a Knight, kill'd 120 161 . 1 | 1 [ 1 ] OKO SHIBA DU THE HISTORY OF THE Lives of Highwaymen, &c. اذا لا ง งงงง Sri Srinivas ఆచరణ Captain DUDLEY, Murderer Highwayman. Icharil Dudley, 'was a Gentle man deſcended of a yery good R Family in Northamptonſhira, but his Father being ruin'd for exerting his Loyalty in the Time of the unhappy Rebel lion, when a curs d Repub lican Party moſt villanoully murder'd King Ver. 11. B -Charles 2 Captain DUDLEY, a Charles the Firſt before his own Palace, he had little or no Enate left him ; yet, for his Father's Sake, King Charles the Second , after his Reſtauration , gave him a Captain's Commiſſion in a Regiment of Foot; in which Poft he behav'd himſelf very ſevere ; for being át Tangier, and one Daythe Regiment orderd to be drawn outin Battalia , Captain Dudley perceiving one of the Men belonging to his Company, to ſtand a little out of his Rank, he preſently commanded a Serjeant to knock him down; accordingly the Conimand was obey'd, but not to his Liking; for calling the Serjeant to him again, and taking the Halbert out of his Hand, quoth he, When I command you to knock down a Man, knock him down thus: So with theright End of the Halbert, he cleft his Skull in Two ; of which he immedi ately dy'd . When Tangier was demoliſhd, and all our Forces were then recall'd from thence, Dick Dudley came into England at the fame Time ; but living here at avery extravagantRate, he could ſupport himſelf no manner of Way, but by taking on the Road what he thought was a fair Prize. The Highway he quickly made his Exchange, and would venture very boldly for what he got; but one Time being appre liended in London, for robbing the Duke of Monmouth near Harrow i'th' Hill he was com mitted to the Poultry Compter, whither a Man need not fail, for this Priſon is a Ship of it felf, a Murderer and Highwayman. 3 ce 2X felf, where the Maſter- ſide is the upper Deck ; They in the Common -lide, lie under Hatches, and help to ballaſt it. Intricate Cales are the Tacklings, Executions the Anchors, Capias's the Cables , Chancery -Bills the huge Sails, a long Term the Main -Mast, Law the Helin , a Judge the Pilot, a Barriſter the Purſer, an Attorney the Boatſwain , his Clerk the Swab ber, Bands the Waves, Outlawries ſudden Guſts, the Verdiets of Juries rough Winds, and Extents the Rocks that folit all in Pieces. Or, if it be not a Ship , yetthis and a Ship differ not much in the Building, for the one is a moving Miſery, the other ſtanding. The firft is feated on a Spring, the Second on Piles. Either this place is the Emblem of a Bawdy Houſe, or a Bawdy-Houſe of it, for nothing is to be ſeen in any Room but fcurvy Beds, and bare Walls : Nevertheleſs, it is a ſort of an Univerſity of poor Scholars, in which Three Arts are chiefly ſtudy d, viz. To pray, to curſe, and to write Letters. But Dudley breaking out of this Manſion of Sorrow and Tribulation, not long after obtain ing his Liberty , he met with John Wilmot, Earl of Rocheſter, as coming from his Seat ac Woodſtock, and ſetting on hisLordthip, and his Retime, which was his Chaplain, a couple of Footmen, and a Groom , he took from him above One Hundred Guineas , and a Gold Watch. The Chaplain then beginning to Catechiſe Dudley for his unlawful Actions, B 2 Quoth il hi U 23 11 A Captain DUDLEY, Quoth he, I don't think I commit any Sin in robbing a Perſon of Quality, becauſe I keep ge nerally pretty cloſe to the Text, Feed the Flün gry, anil ſend the Rich empty away. Which was true in the Main, for whenever he had got any confiderable Booty from Great Peo ple , he would very generouſly extend his Charity to ſuch whomhe really knew to be poor. After this Exploit, "Dick Dudley meeting CaptainRichardſon, the Keeper of Newgate, on the Road betwixt London and Tunbridge, in whoſe Clutches he had been Three or Four Times, he commanded him to ſtand and deli ver; but Richardſon refuſing to deliver, withal threatning what he would do, if ever he came into his Cuſtody again ; Quoth he, 1 expect no Favourfrom the Handsof a faylor, who comes of the Race of thoſe Angels that fell with Lucifer from Heaven, wither you'll never re turn again . Of all your Bunches of Keys, not one hath Wards to open that Door ; for a fay lor's Soul ftands not upon those Two Pillars that ſupport Heaven, Juſtice and Mercy; itrather fit's upon thoſeTwo Footſtools of Hell, Wrong and Cruelty . So make no more I Vords about your Purje, for have it I will, or elſe your Life. Hereupon Captain Richardſon was obligd to grant his Requeſt , and betwixt Dudley and the Watersdrinking atTunbridge, went Home as well purg'd and cleans'd as a Man could defire, This 6 Murderer and Highwayman. 5 21 11 This daring Robber had committed ſeveral moſt notorious Robberies on the Road , with that famous Highwayman on whom King Charles the Second was pleas'd to confer the Name of Swiftnicks, from liis robbing a Gen- , tleman near Barnet, about Five in the Morn ing, being come then from Bofom's-Inn in London, and taking from him Five Hundred and Sixty Guineas ; He rid ftrait to York, and appear'd there on the Bowling-Green, about Six in the Evening of the fame Day ; and be ing apprehended and try’d " for 'the aforeſaid Robbery, before Judge Twiſden, being ac quitted ofit, and the Judge miſtruſting lome thing of the Matter, after ftriatly examining him, Mr. Nicks, otherwiſe call'd Swiftnicks, own'd the Fact, when he was out of Danger ; and was made a Captain in the Lord Monca file's Regimerit in Ireland, where he married a great Fortune; and afterwards liv'd very lioneſt. But at laſt, this Country ' being roo lint for Dick Dudley, upon the Account of robbing General Monk, who had order'd . ftrit Search to be made after him, he was forc'd to fly into France ; from whence tra velling to Rome, he was in very great NeceÄities indred, but wearing the Garb or Habit of a Pilgrim , and prerending he came from viſiting the Sepulchre at Jeruſalem , and all the other places uſually viſited there by Pilgrims , he deſir'd to be adinitted to the Pope's Preſence for his Benediction, but more B 3 truly

2 6 Captain DODLEY, truly in Hopes of getting Money out of him , whicli he uſually gave Pilgrims at their Rea turn from that Holy Place. Now , Dudley be ing told by a Cardinal, that he could not have Admiſſion to the Preſence of his Holineſs, une leſs he brought fome Reliques ; our counter feited Pilgrim told him he liad ſome at his Lodging: So taking his Leave, after rambling about the City, he heard of an old fat Hoſtels had been lately hang'd for poiſoning one of her Gueſts, and that the was deliver'd to the Chyrurgeons to be anatomiz'd . This put a firange Whim in his Hand ; which was, to get the hairy Circle of her Merkin , and which , one of the Surgeon's Men, for half a Ducat, help'd him to. This he dry'd well, and comb'd out, andthen return'd to theCare dinal, telling him, he had brought St. Peter's Beard , which he bought for a great price of the Fathers of the Sepulchre. The Cardinal admir'd this Relique, and looking earneſtly on it, clapp'd it on his Chin, ſaying, if it was true, it was a Jewel worth a Kingdom ; and immediately introduc'd him to his Holineſs, who was in as much Wonder, ſtrictly examin ing the Truth of it, and ſaying, They had his Skull already, but never beard his Beard was preſerv'd . But Dick Dudley gave them ſuch plauſible Reaſons as to the Truth of it, that he gain'd Credit; and the Pope putting it upon his Mouth, as the Cardinal had done, and in a Manner worthipping the Merkin , with often Murderer and Highwayman. . len 28 The ten kifling it, demanded why there was ſo much Hair on the one side, and ſo little on the other. O ! faid our fham Pilgrim , your Holineſs well knows St. Peter was a Jew by Birth , and us’d to play much on the Jews Harp; so that by often rubbing and twang ing with his Fingers, he rubb'd off the Hilir on the Right Side of his Face. This gaining Credit alſo, the Relique was fet up in the Repoſitory of Rarities, in a Criſtal Shrine, to be ador'd by Superſtitious Votaries, and 100 Ducats were order'd our Pilgrim ; who, fearing the Cheat ſhould come to Light, ſooli left Rome, and travell'd into Spain , where embarking on Board an Engliſh Mercliant Ship lying then at Calais , he return'd to England, out of which he had been abſent Two Years. Not long after his Arrival into this King dom again , meeting with a Justice af the Peace on the Road , Letwixt Melburſt and Horſhain, in the County of Suff ** , Stand an : deliver, was the Language in which he ſpoke to his Worthip , wlio making a very ſtour Reſiſtance, he ſhot Dudley's Horſe under him ; but at the fame Time, being wounded in his Arm , was oblig'd to ſurrender at Dif cretio ! ). Then the reſolute Highwayman ſearching his Pockets, out of which he took 28 Guineas, a Gold Watch, and Silver To bacco - Box , next, ſecuring the Magiſtrate's Horſe, quoth he, Since your Worſhip has grie B 4 Vouſly 8 Captain 'DUDLEY, vouſly broke the Peace, in cmmitting a soft korrid and barbarous Murder on myPrancer, which with my Alitance, was able to get his Living in any Ground in England, Inuft make bold to take your Horſe by way of Re priſal; bowever, I'll not be já uncivil as to let c. Man of your Character go Honne a Foot ; for, for once, and not uſe it, I'll make one Juſtice of Peace carry another. So ſtepping into a Field where an Aſs was grazing , he brought him into the Road, and putting the Juftice on his Back, as he was tying hisLegs under the Beaſt's Belly, quoth he, I know I offend againſt the Rules ofHeraldry, in putting Metal upon Metal; but as there's no general Rule without an Exception , 1 doubt not but all the Heralds will excuſe this Solæciſin comit ted in their Art, which I look upon to be as great a Bite aniChaat its Affroices. The t king his Lcave of the Juſtice, his Worſhip . rid a very folemn Pace, 'till the grave Crea ture brought him fafe into Pztworth, where his Worlhip liad as many l'eople ſtaring at him , as if he had been riding through the Town in Triumph, At laſt, Dick Dulley attempting to rob'the Duke of Lauderdale, as riding over Hounflow Heath, he was conquer'd in this Enterprize, and committed to Newgate; and when he came to his Tiyal at Justice -llall in the Old . Baily, above 8o Indictments being preferr'd againīt him for Robberies only committed in > thie 5 Murderer and Highwayman. 9 9 Cara the County of Middlefex, he pleaded Guilty ; then receiving Sentence of Death , he was ( though great Interceſſion was made for his Life to King Charles ) executed at Tyburn On Wedneſday the 22d of February, 1681 , Aged 46 Years. CA 100000 20000VSCOGEUSYoo3545 VEZICE 3253263 T ra NED WICKS , a Highwayman. THIS wretched Perſon , Edward Wicks,, was born ofvery good Parents, who now keep an Inn at Coventry, and beſtow'd on him ſo much Education in Reading, Writing , and caſting Accompts, as qualify'd him to be a Clerk for extraordinary Buſineſs. He was an Exciſeman about Fourteen Months, but not thinking that a Poſt ſufficient enoughto cheat her Majeſty's Subjects, he was refoly'd to im poſe upon 'em more, by taking all they hau on the Highway, Being well equipt for ſuch Enterprizes, he travell’d the Roads to ſeek his Fortune, and had the good Luck to commit Two Robberies without any Diſcovery; but the Third Time being apprehended for a Rob bery committed not far from Croyden in Sur . rey, he was ſent to the Marſhallea in South wark , which Priſon is ſituated on ſuch a curſed Piece of Land, that the Son is alhamd 35 12 10 NED W -FCKS, to be his Father's Heir in't . It is an infected Peſt-Hou e all the Yearlong ; and; Lordhave Mercy upon us , may well ſtand upon theſe Doors; for Debt here, as well as Felony, is a moſt dangerous and catchingPeſtilence. Inr this Place is a lively Repreſentation of the Iron -Age, ſincenothing but gingling of Keys , and rattling of Shackles, Bolts, and Grates, are here to be heard ; and it is the Trojan Horſe, in whoſe Womb are ſhut up all the madGreeks: that were Men of Action . However, Ned Wicks was not long under Confinement, before he obtain'd his Liberty, by liis Friends making up the Buſineſs with his Adverſary, to whom 60 Guineaswere given , for taking from him but 30 Shillings. Then running Jehu like to his Deſtruction as fat as he could , he kept Company with one foe Fohnſon, alias Sanders; with whom going once on the Road, they mer, between Houn flow and Colebrook, with a Stage-Coach , having Four Gentlemen in it ; who ſeeing them come pretty near the Coachi, and per ceiving they had fonetimes Maiks on,were apprehenſive of their intertion of robbing them; and upon that, one of them fhot For Johnſon with a Braſs Piece , or Blunderbus, and lodg’d Seven or Eight Bullets in his Body ; but Wicks rode clear off, without any Hurt, whilf his Comrade was apprehended , and, on Sufpicion, ſent to Newgate ; where he was charg'd by one Mr. Woolly, with robbing him . 3 of à Higbwayman . 11 a ong ܕܐ TO 21 de BB eln of a Silver Watch , and ſome Money, on the Highway ; for which he was hang'd at Tyburn , on Wedneſday the 7th of February, 1704, Aged 22 Years. But the untimely End of this Fellow making no Impreſſion on Wicks's bad Manners, he ftill purſues his wicked Courſes with a great deal of Pleaſure and Satisfaction ; and one Day the Duke of Marlborough being at St. Al bans, afterhe was in Diſgrace, Ned being then in the Town, and ruminating on the old Proverb , Fallere fallenten non eft fraus, he thought it no Injuſtice to finger a little of his Grace's Money ; but having too great a Reti nue with him when he left that Place, our Highwayman durſt not venture to make an Attack ; fo riding towards Cheſhunt, in the fame County, he put into a bye ſort of a Houſe a little out of the Road, in which, finding only a poor old Woman, hirterly weeping , and aſking her the Reaſon of thed . ding thoſe Tears, the told him , That ſhe was. a poor Widow , and being ſomewhat indebted for Rent to her Landlord, ſhe expected him every Minute to come and ſeize whaç few had, which would be her utter Ruin. Wicks bid her reſt contented, and lie would make Things eaſy ; fo pulling off -his rich lac'd Cloaths, and putting on an old Coar which his Landlady lent him , and had alſo fecur'd his Horfe in an old Barn ; preſently after, the old Mifer of a Landlord came and demanded F # 14 ETE Goode j: th 11 12 NED WICKS , 3 demanded his Rent: Hereupon Ned riſing out ofthe Chimney- Corner, with a ſhortPipe in his Mouth , quoth he, I underſtand, Sir, that nry Sifter here, poor Woman ! is behind-hand for Rent, and that you deſign to ſeize her Goods.; but as the is a defolate Widow , and hath not wherewithal to pay you atpreſent, I hope you will take ſo much Pity and Compaſſion on her mean Circumſtances, as not to be too fevere : Pray let me perſuade you to hav : a Gule Forbearance. The Landlord reply'd , Don't tell me of Forbearance, I'll not pity Peo ple, to ruin nry ſelf ; l'll have my Money ; I want my Rent , and if I am not paid now , I'IL ſeize herGoods forthwith , anl turn her out of nry Houfe . When Ned found that no Intrea ties: por Perſuaſions would prevail with the ald Cuff to have Patience with the poor Wo-. man a little longer , he ſaid , Corne, come, let's Lee a Receipt in Full, and I'll pay it. Ac cordingly a Receipt. was given, and the Rent paid ; then the. Landlord being upon going away, quoth Wicks, ' Tis drawing towards Night, Sir, and there's great Robbing- Abroad, therefore I would adıife you to Ray bere till to Morrow , and take the Day,before you . No, no , ( reply'd the CountryFellow ) rú go Home now , I ſhall reach Seven Miles yet , by that, Time tis .Dark. Ab ! "Sir, ſaid Ned again , bzet let me perſuale you to tarry here ; for ina deed there's great Robbing Abroad. I don't care & çry'd theLandlord ) what Robbing there is Abroad , فی a Highwayman. 13' 2 Abroad, I'llgo Homenow ; beſides, Idon't fear Robbing byanyoneMan, let him be who hewill. So taking his Horſe, away he rid, and Wicks after him , dreſs’d then in his fine Clothes; and meeting him at a Pond, where he knew he muſt paſs by , he did not only bid him ſtand and deliver, but preſenting him alſo with a whole Volley of firſt-rate Oaths, he fo fright ned him out of his Wits, that he deliver'd all the Money he had lately received, and as much more to it. Then Wicks riding back to the old i Woman again , and diſguiſing himſelf as bei fore, ' twas not long after e'er the Landlord came to the Houſe again , and knocking at the Door , quoth Wicks, Who's there ? The Lande lord ſaid , ' Tis 1. Replied Wicks, What I ? Ways itis 1, quoth the Country-Fellow again. At theſe Words, the old Woman cried ,O! dear, Puis nry Landlord. So letting him in, he toli his Grievance with a great deal of Sorrow as Inow he was robbed by a Rogue in a lac'd Coat, who -fwore a thouſand Oaths at him , andhad certainly killed him, if he had not given all his Money. Aj ( quoth Wicks) I told you there was great Robbing abroad, but you would not take my Advise ; now I hope you'll ftay here, Sir, till Morning. However , he did not ; for having given an Account of his Misfortune, he made thebeſt ofhis way homewards. A little after the Performance of this Ex = ? ploit, Ned Wicks being in London , and going one,Night along Drury-Laney dreſsid. multe like a 14 NED WICKS, a a like a Gentleman, who fhould make a ſhain Stumble by him, but one Madam Toby, a noted Jilt ; whereupon catching hold on her Arm to ſave her from falling, The return d him ma ny Thanks ; and for his Civility, invited him to her Lodging juft by in Princes- Street, where The would alſo make him a ſuitable Return for his Courteſy . Now Wicks, by his Behaviour in not ſpeaking, ſeem'd to be dumb, but ne vertheleſs, by the Signshe made,he intimated that he accepted of Madam Toby's Proffer ; who thinking him to be really ſpeechleſs, the faid as they went along, Oh ! dear Sir, 'tis a thouſand Pities that ſucha handfomelikely Man as jau are, ſhould be dumb. As ſoon as he came to her Lodgings, he madea Sign for Pen , Ink andPaper tobebrought him ; whereby lig nifying his Defire of having a couple of Bottles of Claret, and a Fowl for Supper, he gave the Maid a Guinea to provide it. Whilft ſhe was gone to get what was order'd , he, by writing his Mind, defir'd to know of MadamToby, who was every now and then crying, What a Pity is it ſuch a fine well-bred Gentlemanfaculd be dumb! the Price of a Night's Lodging, which was two Guineas, as the ſignify'd by holding up two Fingers. --- So the Bargain being made, after Supper they went very lovingly to Bed , but in the middle of the Night ,Ned Wicks ariſing, and taking a couple of Pifols out of his Pockets which he preſented to Maa dam Toby's Breaſt, quoth he, Tou jilting B --- h ,

Inuft & Highwayman. 15 : 11 tel. TE ent fc OLE Die it ei hi er 15 Imuſt have my two Guineas again , and more toboot; therefore if you offer to make the leaſt Noife, thefe fatal inſtruments. of Death ſhall ſend both Body and Soul to the D --- l at once. Our Lady of Iniquity was in a great Surprize to hear her fupposa Cully uſe hisTongue; but not daring to fpeak forher Life, hedid not only tie her both HandFoot, but alſo taking from her a very good Watch, a Gold Locket, a Gold Bracelet, a Silver Cup, half a Dozen Silver Spoons, a Velvet Hood, and Velvet Scarf, he then left herina deep Study howto get more. WhenWickswas gone, the cry'd out, Murder and Thieves, with ſuch an audible Voice, that alarming all the Houſe, the Land lord , Landlady, and Maid, came running naked into Madam Toby's Chamber, where finding. her bound faft to ber good Behaviour, after they had fet her loofe , ſhe told thein of her ir retrievable Lofs, and ſwore the would never pick up dumb Meu again . Another Time Ned Wicks meeting with the late Lord Mohunon the Road betwixt Windfor. and Colebrook, attended only with a Groom and one Footman , he commanded his Lordlhip to ſtand and deliver, for he was in great want of Money, and Money he would have before they parted. His Honour pretending to liave a great deal of Courage, ſwore he thould fight for it then . Wicks very readily accepted the Propofal, and preparing hisPiſtols for an En gagement, his Lordshipfeeing his Reſolution , he Em 2 76 NED WICKS,

hebegan to hang an Arſe ;" which his Antagoi niſt perceiving, hebegan to be Cock -on-hoop, ſaying, All the World knows me to bea Man ; and tho your Lordſhip was concern'd in the cowardly murdering of Mumford the Player,.. and Captain Coot yet I'm not to be fright ned at that; therefore down with your Gold, or elſe expect no Quarter. His Lordſhip now. meeting with his Match, it put him into ſuch a paſſionate Fit of ſwearing, that IVicks, not willing to be outdone in any Wickedneſs, Quothhe, My Lord, I perceive you ſwear per fe&tly wellex tempore ; come, I'll giveyourHo nour afair Chance for your Money, and that is, he i hat (wears beſt of ustwo, hallkeep his own , and bis that löfeth . His Lordihip a greed to this Bargain, and throws down a Purſe of Fifty Guineas, which Wicks match'd with a like Sum . After a quarter ofan Hour's : ſwearing moſt prodigiouſly on both ſides, it was : left to my Lord's Groon to decide the Matter ; who ſaid , Why, indeed your Honour (wears as well as ever Iheard & Perfon.of Quality in niy Life ; but indeed , to give the ſtrangeGentle man his due; he has won theWager, if 'twas. for a Thouſand Pounds. Whereupon, IVicks taking up the Gold, he gave the Groom a Guinea, and rid about his Buſineſs. But not long after this, Ned Wicks being ap prehended in London, for a Robbery done in Warwickſhire, he wascommitted to Newgate ; from whence attempting to break out; he was quickly a Highwayman. 17 Im quickly removed to IVarwick Goal; where be. ing try'd at the Aflizes held there in July; he was condemn'd to die , which fatal News coining to his parents, they made great Friends to ſave the Life of this their only Child , but to no Purpoſe ; for no Mercy being to be obtain'd for him, he was executed at Warwick, on Sa turday the 29th of Auguſ, 1713, aged 29 Years. 210 kertenkesetiaatotoestantioksidangstoestets 16 > 2 ANDREW BAYNES; a Foot-Pad . THis Andrew Baynes was from his Infancy of a vicious Inclination, and tho'he lack the natural Senle to know he was in an Error ; yer was he reſolv'd his Heart fhould be ſtill the fame. When he firſt diſplay'd his Vanity, he began with defrauding and cheating all hehad to dealwith , eſpecially by taking great Houſes; and then getting Upholſterers to furnilh'em , jan away with their Goods by Night. Thus would he alſo trick Braſiers, Pewterers, Lim : niers, Cabinet- Makers, and other Tradeſmen, as particularly once by taking a Houſe in Reila Lyod -Square, from whence he carried above 400 Pound -worth of Goods into the Mint; but was took out from thence by Virtue of a Pofle Comitatus, and ſent to Jayl. Anos 18 ANDREW BA Y N E S , Another Time being in great want of Mo pey, (for what ſuch Rogues get over the Devil's Back, is always ſpent under his Belly) he went to a Juſtice of the Peace at Norwich, before whom he ſwore (tho he had not lost a Far thing ) that he was robb’d of 150 Pounds within 5 Miles of that City, betwixt Sun and Sun ; and brought 3 or 4 as great Knaves as himſelf to depoſe he had to their knowledge fo much Money when he left ſuch a Place ; then ſuing the County, le recover'd his pretended Loſs. Afterwards his profligate Courſe of Life tempting him to greater Villanies, he turn'd Houle-breaker with one Tom Bets, who was a notorious Offender in this kind ; for being caft once for a Felony at the Seſſions- Houſe in the Old -Baily,he was by an Order of Court ſent into the Foot- Service in Flanders ; after which he ſuffer'd a great deal of Hardſhip : For being first commanded into Germany, he was there taken Priſoner by the French, and carried to Lewk ; after a long ſtarving Con finement, he made his Eſcape, and went to Fern in Sweden, where being lifted into that King's Service to go into Poland, he ranaway ; and coming into Holland,heenter'd himſelf on Board à Duich Man of War that was to convoy a Fleet from Muſcovy;, where going aſhore, he ſtole one of the Czar's Bears in the Night, and returning to Holland again ,ſnew'd it, after his Diſcharge from 5 MonthsService, about a Foot- Pad . 19 be 1 2 1 H 1 1 about Amſterdam ; and getting Money thereby, he came over to England, where hewashang'd at Tyburn, on Wednefday the 15th of May, 1706, for robbing the Houſe of the Lord Gorges in Covent-Garden . But his untimely End working no good Effects in his Comrade Andrew Baynes, heſtill follow'd the Faculty of Houſe-breaking, till he was condemn'd for it in 1709, and had the good fortune to be re priev'd ; yet pot making good Uſe of that Mercy, a little after his Liberty was obtain'd , he robh'd the Earl of Weſtmorland's Houſe , taking from thence ſeveral Gold Medals, his Lordhip's Parliament-Robes, Damaſk Cura tains, Cloaths, Linnen, and other Goods, to the Value of soo Pounds, for which being ap . preisended upon the Information of one Daniel Waters, ( a Shoemaker concern'd with him in the fame Fact, and ſo hang'd in Auguſt, 17132 at Maidſtone in Kent) he was committed to the Marſhallea - Priſon , Southwark ; from whence being remov'd by a Writ of Habeas. Corpus to Newgate, he was condemned again ; but ſaved his Life once more, bya Reſtitution of moſt part of theGoods which he had ſtollen from that Peer. Having obtain's his Enlargement a ſecond Time , and being ſo unſucceſsful in Houſe breaking, he reſolv'd to try his Fortune in turning Foot-l'ad ; so he and his Comrades (who likewiſe follow'd this Exerciſe, which is the high Road to Hell) meeting with one Mr. 20 ANDREW BAYNES, Mr. Archer, a Taylor, living in Blackmore Street by Clare-markét, coming one Evening from Highgate, they let uponhim ;; but he biaving ſome Knowledge of Andrew Baynes, who was indebted to him for making a Coat, when once in Newgate; quoth he, Mr. Baynes, don't you know me? Yes, replied Baynes, Iknow you well enough, and therefore an refolu'd to ſend youhone likea Gentleman, for you ball have no Money in your Pockets. Searching him , they found about eight Shillings in his Breeches, and a Silver Watch , which taking from liim , quoth Baynes; who had a good Bull -Dog with him, By G - d I fancy it is pretty Sport to ſee a liv. T_ylor baited ; therefore i'll bait this Fellow to try the Experiment. So ſtripping him ftark naked , they bound him to a Tree ; then ſetting the Dog at him, he flew like a Dragon on the Taylor, who cry'd and roar'd like a Bull indeed, and had had a Miſchief done him, if Baynes's Companions had not been more mer cifol, in timely taking off the Dog, which had grievouſly bir him in ſeveral Parts of the Body : But for this Civility, they kept his Cloaths, as looking upon him to be a fort of anAlchymiſt, andſo could ſoon extract another Suit out of his Cuſtomers Apparel, Another Time Andrew Baynes and his Affo ciates meeting, betwixt Hampſtead and London , with one Mr. Blanchard, a Shoe- maker, for merly living in the Strand, they commanded: him, without very much Ceremony, to ſtand and a 1 a Foot- Pad. 21 One LE ch and deliver ; but not obeying the Word of Command, he begg’d 'em to uſe Conſcience, and not to ruin him and his family at once. Quoth Baynes, You Son of a Whore , don't talk of Conſcience to us, for weſhall now ſtretch it as large as you do your Leather . So rifling his Pockets, they found about 60 Pounds, moſt in Gold, receiv'd that Evening of a Cuſtomer ; then , as they were tying his Hands and Feet, quoth Baynes again , Is this all the Money you have ? The poor Shoe -maker anſwering, Yes indeed . Mr.Baynes cry'd, You Son of a B- ) , you ought to have every Bong in your Skin broke, for bringing no more with you ; for this finall Matteris no morein ourPockets, than a Man in Paul's. In the mean Timehe begg'd and pray'd, that if they would not give him all his Money, to give him but ſome; but Baynes ſaid, How can you be ſounconſciond ble, Criſpin , as to ask for our Charity out of this little Sum ? Therefore pray hold yourChat tering ; for was you to ſtand as hard with us , as for a Piece of Carrot, we would not give you a Doit ; So ftay here " till we come to un * looſe you,, which may be about the Day of Judg wiont. Not long after this Robbery, Andrew Baynes and his Comrades meeting three Women , who were Quakers, coining from Kentiſh-Town, they ſet upon theſe holy Siſters, and having first ſearch'd all their Pockets, in which was jzot above 2 Guineas, and 12 Shillings in Silver, they 22 ANDREW BAYNES, i they thought this a very ſman Prey, without taking their Cloaths too. So ſtripping them Stark naked, quoth one of the Lambs, as they were tying to a Tree, Ye Men of Belial! what is the Meaning of all this Violence, in taking away our Garments . Andrew Baynes reply'd, Nothing at al, beloved Ones, but only to make your Bodies as light as your Souls ; and on 11 Word, if ye always keep in this manner, as ye came into theWorld, ye will never offend theStatute made againſt the Exceſs of Appa ral. Now Andrew's Comrades, becauſe they were tolerably handſome, were for untying them again , ſaying, ' Twas eaſy to get away, without any Dangerof their having usſecur'd. But Andrew Baynes, in a great Paflion , re ply'd, They ſhall not be unty'd, for tho' I'm of no Religion my ſelf, yet I'mortally hate a Qua ker, or any other Preciſian, becauſe he's a de. mure Creature, only full of oralSanctity, and mentalImpiety. Though be will not ſwear, bel lye confoundedly ; nevertheleſs, his Prefun ption is ſo fure of his Salvation , that he will 724t change Places in Heaven with the Virgin Mary. He will not ſtick out from committing Fornication or Adultery, ſo it be done for the Propagation of the Godly; and can find in his Heart to be with any Whore, but the Whore of Babylon. He thinks every Organiſt is in the State of Damnation, and har rather hear a Ditty of hisown making, than the beſt Hymn * Cherubim can fing. In fine, he had rather ſec a Foot- Pad . 23 Kocke 13 او fee Antichriſt himſelf , than Pictures in a Church -Window ; and prophanely thinks his ott Diſcourſe is po good, that he durft challengs the Almighty to talk with him extempore. Tru ly this Character I have hearddiſcreet Men give of this fort of Cattle ; and for this Reaſon $14 the Spirit moves me to ſhow no Favour here to theſe Female Hypocrites , who we'll leavein the Dark, 'till their own Light conducts them to a better Place. So his Companions being fatis fy'd with what he ſaid, they left the three reas and Nays to hold forth by theinfelves. Andrew Baynes being once impreſs'd by Dent, the informing Conſtable, who was kill'd ' in Covent-Garden, by one Tooly, a Soldier, and ſent to Flanders, he ran away Dich! from his Colours into England, and being 1# one Day at a Houſe in Chelſea, where Dent VQ was alſo drinking, and knowing him again , E's at he and another way -laid liim at Bloody-Bridge ; ty where ſetting on him , quoth Baynes, Thou infolent Rafcal! who hath fold many a Man's hang Blood at 20 Shillings per Head, I'm ſenſible, you can uſe your long Staff well enough, ri ſee how you can exerciſe your ſhort one. So pulling out his Generation - Tool, they applied à Blifter-Plaiſter to it, bought for that purpoſe atan Apothecary's in the abovefaid Town, and tying his Hands and Feet, left him in that con il dition 'till Morning, before any Paſſengers came by to releaſe him. ThisMalefactor, executed at Tyburn in 1711, aged 26 Years, was born in Efex, and ſerv'd as a Drawer 2011 24 NAN HARRIS, à Drawer laſt at the Blue Poſts Tavern , at the Corner of Portugal- Street by Lincoins- Inn Back- Gate. He was very undutiful to his an cient Mother, who went a begging ; and the Woman he kept Company with was calld Flums from her formerly ſelling Flummery, be ing the Leavings of one George Purchas a Bai fon , with one Dansreprieved for high Trea Inſurrection made by the Rabble in London, when Dr. Henry Sacheverell, was try'il by the Peers, upun ſeveral Articles exhibited againſt him by the Honfe of Communs. trans NAN HARRIS, a Shoplift. THIS HIS wicked Woman, Anne Harris, alias Sarah Davis, alias Thorn, alias Gothorn, was born of honcſt (but poor) Parents, in the Pariſh ofSt. Giles without Cripplegate ; but being debauch'd by one James Wadſworth, ( otherwiſe call’d Jemmy the Mouth among luis Companions, as being madea mere Bubble by them , and was hang'd für Felony and Burg lary at Tyburn, in the 24th Year of his Age, on Friday the 25th of September, 1702.) the then abandou'd all Manner of Goodneſs, and liv'd next with one William Pulman, otherwiſe called a Shop- lift. 25 а a called Norwich , Will, from the Place of his Birth ; and who alſo made his Exit at Hyde Park Corner, on Friday the 9th of March, 1704, aged 26 Years, for robbing One Mr. Foſeph Eliwards on the Highway, of a Pair of Leather Bags, a Shirt, 2 Neck -cloths, 2 Pocket Books, 25 Guineas, a half broad Piece of Gold , and 4 Pounds in Silver. Now Nanbeing twice left a hempen Widov in leſs than three Years, the had nevertheleſs learn'd in that Time to be as vicious as the very worit of her Sex, and was ſo abſolutely .enllav'd to all manner ofWickedneſs, through Cuſtom and Opportunity, that goodThoughts could work no good Effects upon her ; her In clination was entirely excluded from Honeſty, as appears by her going one Day to a Mer cer's Shop on Ludgate- Hill, in a Hackney Coach, very finely dreſs’d, with a pretended Footman waiting on her, and there looking on ſeveral rich Pieces of Silk and Velvet, the bargain'd for as much as came to 200 and odd Pounds; which being more Money than the had about her, the deſir'd the Mercer to go with her to her Houſe, and ſhe would pay him all in ready Specie . So putting the Goods into the Hackuey Coach which brought her thither, the Mercer and ſhe ftept in , and rid with all ſpeed to Dr. Alains, who kept a Mad-Houſe at Fulham ; where being enter'd , and telling the Doctor this was the Centle man of whom ſhe had fpoken to him in the VOL. II . C Morning, 26 NAN HARRIS, Morning, he, and Three or Four luſty Fellows, fet upon the Mercer like ſo many mercileſs Bai liffs on a poor Priſoner ; one taking him by the Arms, another by the Middle, another by the Head and Shoulders, and another by the Legs; which ruſtical Uſage made the poor Man aſk the Meaning thereof, and bawl out for 200 and odd Pounds. Ay, ay, quoth Dr. Adams, the poor Gentleman's very bad indeed ; he's raving mad, tye him quickly down inthat Chair, and preſently ſhave his Head. All the while they were lathering and ſhaving him , his Cry was ſtill for either Goods or Money ; which made the Doctor ſay, Pray, Madam , fee how his Lunacy makes himtalk at random ! who fhaking her Head, reply'd , True, Sir ; but is there any Hopes of his Recovery ? To which the Doétor anſwer’d, You muſt know , Madam , that there be three kinds of Frenzies, according to the three internal Senſes ofIma gination , Cogitation, and Memory, which may be ſeverally hurt; for ſome arefrantick, which can judge rightlyof those Things that they fee, as touching common Senſe and Imagina tion ; and yet in Cogitation and Fantaſy tbey err from natural Judgment. Then ſome other be ingfrantick, are not deceiv'd in Cogitation and Reaſon, but only err in Imagination ; and there are ſome frantick, who do err both in Senſe and Cogitation; that is, both in Ima gination and Reaſon, and do therewith allo loſe their Memory, which is the worſt of all Frenzies ; a Sbop- lift. 27 [ 21 Frenzies ; and this it is which afflicts this unhap py Gentleman ; but I doubt not of making bim composmentis again in leſs than a Month. All this while that the Doctor is ſetting forth the Difference of Madneſs, the Mercer is ftrug gling and raving like a Madman indecd ; and when he ſaw Nan give the Doctor Five Gui neas, withal giving him \a ftri & Charge to takegreat Care of her Husband, and he thould want for no Encouragement, the Mercer cry'd out, She's a lying B - h ſhe's none of my Wife; my Wife's at homein Ludgate-Street; ſtopher, ftop her , Atop her, she has cheated me of my Silk and Veldet . I am not mad, I am not mad, but a Parcel of Rogues here will make me ran out of mySenſes. Quoth Doctor Adams 1 then to hisMen, Poor Gentleman ! he's very bad indeed ; we muſt bleed him too, andgive him a ſtrong Clyfter at Night , confine him to a Room where there's no Light at all ; and bind him faft downHand and Foot in his Straw ; and foroneWeekgive him nothing but Water-Gruel, with little or no Bread in't , but the Week after, if his Diftemper decreaſes, we may venture to give him a little Ptiſan - Broth, boild with fome husk'd Barley. The Mercer hearing theſe Directions, cry'd out, I'll have none of my Blood taken from me, I have had j : enough tock from me already without paying for ; I want no Clyfters, I'tell you I'm 'in my right Senſes; I'll have none of your Gruel and Devil's Broth ; what, cheat me, and ſtarve ro 1 C2 me 28 NAN HARRIS, me too ! No, no, I am not lunatick. Quoth the Doctor, you ſhall not be ſtaru'd, Sir ; what Diet I preſcribe now , is to reſtore you to your Health again . To Health ( ſaid the Mercer) again ? I think you are going to take it from $12, as the Whore has my Goods. But all his talking was to no Purpoſe, for Nan being gone off with her Booty, he was hurry'd to his dark Room , where, being bound down to his Bed , Clyſter was applied to the Mercer, much againſt his Will. However, he obtain'd his. Liberty in leſs than four Days, for Nan Harris ſending a Penny-Poſt Letter to his Wife; which informd her where her Husband was, ſhe, and fome Friends, went, with al ſpeed , to Dr. Adams, in whoſe Houſe they foundthe poor Mercer almoſt mad indeed, for the Loſs of his Goods and Freedom too ; ſo they brought him home; but the Doctor never ſiw nor heard of Nan Harris any more. I think thoſe who would arrive to as much Perfection as they are capable of enjoying here , muft as well know bad, that they may avoid or thun it, as the good , which they ought ra ther to embrace; therefore to procure the Re formation of others, by the wicked Examples of ſuch whom the Sword of Juſtice hath cut off for their heinous Enormities, I ſhall dif cover another memorable Prank play'd by Nan Harris ; who going once to our old Friend Do& tor Cafe, Student in Phyſick and Aftrology, wlien he liv'd in Black - Fryars, ſhe was no fusner a Sbop -lift. 29 for B Tooner introduc'd into his Preſence, with alſo one Charles Moor, but the thus declar'd the Cauſe of her waiting on him. Sir, tbe Report of yourgreat Experience in your Practice haih brought mehither, humbly imploring your 4 fiftance, and that inftantly, if you have any Reſpect to the Preſervation of Life ; but the Trouble ! ſhall put you to, ſhall be gratefully recompeded to the utmoſt of twy Ability. The Doctor then enqoiring of her, who it was, and what manner of Diſtemper the Perſon labour'd under, the told him 'twas her Husband, who being very drunk laſt Night, came to a fad Miſchance in coming down a Pair of Stairs ; but looking upon the Doctor tobe a wiſe Man , ſhe would give him leave to tell what his Ail might be, and for that Purpoſe had brought his Water. Our old Friend Dr. Caſe ſmelling, by her former Words, what might afflict her Husband, he put the Water into an Urinal, and after well thaking it for about a Minute, quoth he, Good Wonian, your Husband hath terribly brwis'd himſelf, by falling down a Pair of Stairs. ;A ( reply'd Nan ) indeed '’tis re ally tru ?, Sir , what you ſay ; 1 fee, Sir, your Knowledge is infallible , but now , Sir, comes the Difficulty, can you tell me, Sir , how many Stairs he fell down ? Here the Doctor was put to a Ne plus ultra ; however, to ſave his Credit as well as he could, he takes the Urinal into his Hand again, and ſhaking it fomewhat longer than before ; quoth he, Your C 3 Husband be

RE Na 30 NAN HARRIS, Husband tumbled down all the Stairs. Nay, (replied Nan ) there you are out, Sir ; for be fell down but half the Stairs. The Doctor being now ſomewhat abalh'd at his falſe guef fing, and ſhaking the Urinal again, quoth he to Nan, is here all your Husband's Water ? Said Nan, dropping a fineCourteſy at the ſame time, No, Sir, there is but half his Water. The Doctor then, who was a mighty cholerick Man, being in a great Paſlion, cry'd, A Pox on you , your bringing but half bis Water, made meto impute your Husband fell down but half the Pair of Stairs ; when , if you had brought all his Water,I couldeaſily have told yox that be had fell down all the Stairs. But Nan excuſing her Ignorance, the deſir'd his Advice for the ſpeedy Cure of her Husband's Bruiſes ; ſo , whilf the Doctor was writing a Recipefor her, Nan pulling a Cord out of her Pocket with a Noofe, the and her Spark came behind him , and nimbly clapping it over his Head, they acted the Part of a Turkiſh Mute, or a Baſhaw ; for having almoſt ſtrangled him with feveral ſudden lerks, they went away with a Silver Tankard and Cup, leaving our old Friend in a ſad Cafe.indeed , till he came to him felf again , which was not in half an Hour ; in which Time the Booty was divided betwixt Nan and Charles Moor, a moſt notable Rogue, who for breaking open the Houſe ofSir John Buckworth, Bart. wasexecuted on Friday Sept. 27. 1707. at Tyburn ; where he told the Or dinary a Shop-lift. 31 none . dinary of Newgate, That if he had known , when he was try'd , that he ſhould have dy'd , he would have hang’d one or two with him fira Fancy ; for then hewould have made ſome Diſcovery of Perſons concern'd with him in thieving, but now he was reſolv'd to make Thus far having proceeded on her wicked Crimes, todeter others fiom the like Practices ; and tho' nothing renders Man or Woman more contemn'd and hated, than he or ſhe whole Actions only tend to Irregularity ; yet Nan bidding adieu to every Thing that look'd like Virtue, ſhe drove a great Trade among Goldſmiths; to whoſe Shops often going ta buy Gold Rings, ſhe only cheapen'd’tilf ſhe had the Opportunity of ſtealing one or two which the, by the means of a little Ale held . in a Spoon over the Fire, 'till it congeald thick. like a Syrup, ſo rubbing ſome of it on the Palm ofher Hand, any lightThing would ſtick to it, without the leaſt Suſpicion at all. She was as wellknown among the Mercers, Lace meng, and. Linnen Drapers, on Ludgate- Hill, Cheapfide, or Fleet- ftreet , as that notorious Shop - liff Iſabel T boinas, who hath been con demnd for the fame; but being pardon'd; is now at Liberty to maintain in Newgate that moſt notorious Rogue Richard Keele, who is at pre ſent confind there with one William Lowther, and Aubrey Audrey, for the Murther of Ed ward Perry, Sutler of Clerkenwell Bridewell, C4 for Ja 100 WY WI 32 32 NAN HARRIS, & C. for which 'tis hop'd they'll be all hangd : But at laſt ine was apprehended for her Pranks, and being ſo ofren burnt in the Face, that there was no more Room left for the Hangman to ftigmatize her , the Court thought fit to condemn NanHarris for private ly fealing a Piece of printed Callico out of the Shopof one Mr. John Andrews ; then , to evade their Sentence, the pleaded her Belly, and, in order thereto , uſed the old Stratagem of drinking new Ale very plentifully, to make her ſwell , cramming a Pillow under her Petti coat to make her look big ; and having Ma trons of her own Profeſſion ready at hand , who, right or wrong, bring in their wicked Companions quick with Child, to the great Impediment of Juſtice ; but though ſhe had the good Luck to impoſe thus on the Bench, after ſhe had been condemnd once before, yet at the End of Nine Months (all which while fhe was not wanting to make her ſelf pregnant, if all the Men in the Gaol could do it , but they work'd in vain ) ſhe was call d down to her for mer Judgment, and hang'd in the 20th Year of her Age, atTyburn, onFriday, July 13 .. 1.705 WILL. 33 į elsatsstokksstatistisaitsetoetustekaloritet " WILL. EL B.Y , a Murderer, Foot Pad, and Houſe- Breaker. ť THIS notedMalefactor wasbornatDept 20 ke he ford, in the County of Kent, of very Ho neit Parents, who bound him Prentice to a Block -maker at Rotherhitbe ; but was no fooner out of his Time, but inſtead of ſetting up, or working for himſelf, he went rambling Abroad, and delighting in bad Company, he foon grew in Love with their Vices; going firſt of all upon the Water -Pad , which is going by Night with a Boat on Board any Ship , orotherVeſſel lying down the River of Thames, and finding therein no Perſons to watch the ſame, or elfecatching them aſleep, break open the Padlocks of the Cabins or Hatches and rob 'em . William Elby, alias Dun , having been like to ſuffer Twice or Thrice for this sort of Rob . bery , lie kept Company with ſeveral notorious Houſe-breakers, particularly with one Peter Bennet , alias Peter Flower, but commonly callid French Peter , from the Place, of his Birth, as being born at Niort, in the Province of Puistou in France ;; and in the 25th Year of his 5 . 1 C G 34 WILL. ELBY, bis Age was hang’d at Tyburn , on Wedneſday the 25th of October , 176.4. This Elby had broke open ſeveral Houſes with one Samuel Shotland, a Gardiner , who was coudemn'd for 23 Felonies and Burglaries, and hang'dfor them on Wedneſday the 30th of December , 3702, atTyburn ; where pulling off his Shoes , and flinging them among the Spectators, he faid , My Father and Mother often told me, thatIſhould die with my Shoes on,, but yuу may all ſee that now Ihave made them both Liars. At the ſame Time likewiſe was one Fohn Goffe executed there ; with whom, and ſome others, Will. Elby having taken a Houſe in Bofwel-Court in Cary- Street, near Lincolns= in-Fields, under Pretence for a Lady, whoſe Steward Goffe pretended to be; he had the Key thereof deliver'd to him ; then hewent to keverał Goldſmiths about Town, and telling them a plauſible Story , that his Lady wanted feveral Pieces of Plate , as Silver Caſters , Spoons, Forks, and Cups, they, by his Ap pointment, brought what he beſpoke to this empty Houſe, where they expected to be paid for their Goods. But when they came thither, and were one after another let in by a genteel fort of a Fellow , with a Green Apron tyd be fore him like a Butler, and introduc'd into a back Parlour, where was no other Furniture, but about half a Dozen Rognes, they clapt Piftols to the Goldſmiths Breaſts, and told 'em they were certainly dead Men , unleſs they quietly a Murderer, Foot- Pad, & c . 35 a quietly parted with their Plate: Whereupong. Life being ſweet, they ſurrender'd , as they came one after another, what they had, and ſuffer'd themſelves to be ty's Hand and Foot into the Bargain , and thrown into a Cellar ; where they were found by a Porter's Wife, to whom Goffe ( who loſt his Life for this Fact ) had given the Key of the Street -Door, with Orders to make a Fire in the Houſe ; but when the went into the Cellar for Coals, the per ceivd nothing there to bum, but Three Gold ſmiths, who by this Means eſcap'd perithing by Hunger and Cold . Again , WU. Elby had committed many Burglaries with one fames Hacket, a Taylor's Son, living in Exeter- Street behind Exeter-Change in the Strand , who was hang'd , when 24 Years of Age, at Tyburn, on Friday the 6th of June, 1707, for break ing and robbing the Houſes of Mr. Churchill, Mrs. Batterſby, Mr. Hays, and Mrs. Yalden . Moreover, he had done a few Felonies and Burglaries with one Toothleſs Tom , ſo call?d, from having moſt of his Teeth knockd out by a Perſon whoſe Pocker he was once attempting to pick in St. Margaret's Church at Weſtmin fter; and was hang :d in the 23d Year of his Age, at Tyburn , on Wedneſday the 22d of March, 1701 Will. Elby wasonce concend with one John Efrick, in robbing his Maſter, Thomas Glover, Efq; at Hackney, of as much Plate as came to 80 Pounds, forwbich, one Sufannah Barnwen ! 35 WILL. ELBY, Barnwel, an honeſt Servant-Maid, waswrong fully accus'd and turn'd out of her Service ; but when Eſtrick ſhortly after came to be hang'd for other Crimes at Tyburn, on Wed neſday the roth of March, 1701, he there coufeľs'd his coming to that untimely End, was occaſion'd by John Proffer, his Brother-in -Law ; and the Day before he fuffer'd Death , fent the following Letter to his former Maſter, Thomas Glover, Erq; Siry March 9th, 170 $. I heartily beg God's Pardon for all vry Sins, and askyou Forgiveneſsfor the Damage I have dons you. But as I am a dying Man , Sufait knows nothing of your Plate, though I fallly accusid her of it ; and I beg of God to for give me John Eſtrick . Afterwards he went upon the Foot- Pad with one William Stanley, a Shoemaker ; who ha ving robb’d Two Men in Stepney- Fields, from one of whom he had taken a Watch ; the Perſon who loſt it, putting next Day an Ad vertiſement thereof in the London Gazette , and not long after Will. Stanley going to pawn it to Mr. Chambers, a Pawnbroker , living at the Corner of Blackmore- Street in. Drury Lane, he, knowing it to be that deſcrib'd in the News-Paper, went to ſtop him ;, but then gunning out of his Shop as fast as he could along a Murderer, Foot- Pad, &c. 37 ti 12 ! EU along Drury-Lane, and being purſu'd by ſome: who cry'd Stop Thief, one John Elliot, a Watchman, going then on his Duty, and en deavouring to ſeize Stanley, he ran him through the Body with his Sword, fo that he dy'd on the Spot ; and the Murderer was hang’d for it in the 20th Year of his Age at Tyburn, on Wednefday the 26th of fa nuary , 1701 But though William Elby had ſeen ſo many terrible Examples of his wicked Companions þeing cut off before, yet taking no Warning thereby, he rather grew more hardend in his Sins, and never thought Juſtice would overtake him, ſo he and his Aſſociates one Evening meeting with young Pontack , the Famous Mutton -Clrop Seller by Chrift - Church Hoſpital, as coming from Newington, they leap d m awares upon him out of a Dirch ; and having firſt taken about 14 or 15 Shillings in Money from him, they then ſtript him Itark naked then tying his Hands behind him , they hung Five or Six Pounds of Mutton -Chops about his Neck, and ſent him Home ; ſayingat the ſame Time, Since your Impudence aſumes a French Name, to putoff boild Mutton and Broth; our Juſtice directs us to fend you Home in a French Fafhion ; that's to Jay, without Shoes, or any Thingelſe . Will. 'Elby did never pretend to be an Artiſt at picking Pockets ; nevertheleſs, being a Pri ſoner in Newgate, when one Mr. Thomas, a 3 Shoe . 38 WILL. ELBY, Shoemaker, being drinking at the Dog- Tavern in Newgate- Street, laid a Wager , that he woulddefy the beft' Pick - pocket in the World to get his Money from himr; he was ſelected to manage Criſpin, as having, to ſecure a mark'a Guinea , which he was to loſe, put it in his Mouth ; fo following him from Place to Place, ' till he came into the Piazza's in Common -Garden, Will. Elhy pull’d a Hanker chief out of his Pocket, in which was fome old Shillings; and dropping the Money, a Mob came preſently round him , among whomwas Mr. Thomas, to help him to pick up his Mo ney ; afterwards the Rabble asking Will. Elby whether he had all ? He ſaid , I have all my Money, thank you , except a Guinea mark'dſo and ſo, which I fancy that Gentleman there [ pointing to the Shoemaker ] has in his Month, by what I perceive of him . Hereupon the juf Mobſearching the Shoemaker's Mouth by Force, and finding ſuch a Guinea there as Elby deſcribd, they did not only give it him , buthad like to have knock'd Mr. Thomason the Head ; who return'd back ftrait to the Dog - Tavern, where the Guinea wasgot before him , and he well laugh’dat beſides, for loſing a Wager of Two Guineas more. Butonce this Fellow meeting withoneLieu tenant Fob Lord, as coming from Chelſea, he attempted to Rob him ; at firſt, the Lieute nant was at a Loſs whether he ſhould ſtand on his ownDefence; or no, as imputing the Re fiftance a Murderer, Food -Pad, & c . 39 999 ill al E ! 11 lic er 二郎 va 972 Vio fiftance would turn to -no better Account, than of one Pirate fighting another, when nothingis be got betwixt them , but Blows and einpty Barrels ; but rather than loſe what he had, he engag d the Foot- Pad , and obtaining the Vi&tory, gave him ſeveral Cuts over the Head; and then tying him Neck and Heels, did not only take about 18 Guineas from him , but left him there bound, to aſſault the next Palfangerwhich camethat Way. After this great Malefactor receiv'd this Mif chance, beingvery poor a long Time, he was ſo prophane as to ſay to ſome of his Comrades, that he would ſell his Soul to the Devil for Money ; who ( as wicked as they were ) ex horting him to the contrary, as tellinghim , that Wizards and Witches were never Rich , when they had any Familiarity with infernal Powers ; he ſaid , I am refolu'd to do it to better Advantage . However, being in alittle Time again in Newgate, and oneSunday up at Chapel, when ſeveralStrangers were there to hear a Sermon preach'd to fome Condemn'd Perſons ; among whom was a Country Farm mer; as he was leaning againſt the Wooden Grates, through which the Felons peep like the Lions in the Tower, and taking a Nap, with the high ftiff Collar of his Waſtcoat unbutton'd , Will Elby was fo dextrous as to take off his Shirt from under all his Cloaths, which was not miſs’d at all by the Country Hick, 'till he came Home, and then he ſwore and ith 2 Od a OM IX 3 40 · WILL. ELBY, and ray'd like a Mad -man , to think which Way, he should loſe that, without loſing his Coat and Waſtcoat. Another Time, Will. Elby, and ſome as good as him'elf at Roguery, being at Bartholomero Fair, where, among the Crowd, a Country Fellow on Horſeback was ſtaringat a Merry Andrew playing his Tricks, Tivo of 'em fup porting the Saddle on a couple of Sticks, Will, Elby privately cut the Girts, and Bridle, and carry'd away the Horſe ; fo that the Mob dif perſing after the Fool had diverted them a little from the Gallery of the Booth , the Country Fellow tumbled down in the Dirt in a great Surprize, at the Loſs of his Fellow Creature, and was oblig'd to go Home to En field a Foot. Mr. Abel, that had once the Honour to Sing before theKing of Poland's Bears, keep ing a Confort of Vocal and Inſtrumental Mu fick in York - Buildings, Will. Elby, who had been a Thief a long Time, and was reſolv'd to be one till he dy'd , being well dreſs’d in an embroider'd Coat, and a long Wig, and get ting Admittance Gratis among the Quality there, ( for Now -a -days, a mere Mountebank, or a Player, the Two vileft Profeſſions upon Earth, in his Lac'd Suit, ſhall be more re fpected than a Gentleman of Merit, in one that's out of Faſhion, ) whilſt the People were in the Height of their Jollity and Paſtime, he privately ſtole above half a Score Gold Watches, > a Murderer,, Foot-Pad, & c. 41 Watches, which he carry'd clear off, with out ſeeing the Concluſion of the Muſical Enter tainment. But at laſt, this baſe Villain , thoughhehad receiv'd both the Law and Mercy before , breaking open the Dwelling-Houſe of one Mr. James Barry, at Fulham , and killing there . in his Servant, Nicholas Hatfield, he was com mitted to Newgate ; and whilit Sentence of Death was paffing on him at the Seſſions-Houſe in the Old-Baily, his Impudence was ſo great as to Curſe the whole Bench; beſides, his ill Behaviour was not leſs remarkable under Con demnation, when, being perſuaded to diſcover his Accomplice or Accomplices in the ſaid Murder, he ſaid , That if any one ſhould aſke him again any ſuch Queſtions, he would pre fently knock him down . In this Reſolution lie continud , till he was executed and hang'd in Chains at Fulham , in the County of Mid dleſex, on Saturday the 13th of September, 1707, Aged 32 Years. otustegetetortiotestito estudio eget tuds DICK HUGHES, Breaker, 9 a Houſe s THIS great Villain , Richard Hughes, was the son of a very good Yeoman, living at Bettus 42 DICK HUGHES , a Bettus in Denbighſhire; in North -Wales, where he was born , and follow'd Huſbandry, bet would now and then be pilfering in his very Minority, as he found Opportunity. When he firſt came up to London,in his Way, Mo ney being ſhort, his Neceſſiry compellá him to ſteal a Pair of Tongs at Per/bore in Worce Perſhire, for which he was ſent to Worceſter Gaol ; and at the Aſſizes held there, the Mat ter of Fact being plainly prov'd againſt hin, and the Judge aſking the poor Welſhman what he had to fáy in his Defence, he ſaid, Why, coud bur Lord Shudge, hurhasnothingto ſay for hur ſhelf, but that hur founddem . Found them ! ( quoth his Lordſhip again ) Where did you find 'em ? Taffy reply'd , Why truly , hur found dem in the Chimney Corner. Where upon the Judge telling him , that the Tongs could not be loſt there, becauſe that was the properPlace they ſhould be in ; and finding the Fellow to be Simple, he directed the jury to bring himin guilty only of pettyLarceny and accordingly giving in their Verdiet guilty to the Value of Ten Pence, he came off with crying Carrots and Turnips; a Term which Rogues uſe for whipping at the Cart's Arſe. Afrtr this Introduction to farther Puniſh ment for Villany, Dick Hughes coming up to London, he foon became acquainted with the moſt celebrated Villains in this famous Metro polis ; eſpecially with one Thomas Lawſon, alias Browning, a Tripe-man, who was hanged at a Houfe-Breaker. 43 US TE 18 IN at Tyburn , on Tuefday the 27th of May, 1712, for Felony and Burglary, in robbing the Houſe of one Mr. Hunt, atHackney. In a very fhort Time he became noted for his ſeveral Robberies; but at laſt breaking open a Victualling-Houſe at Lambeth , and taking from thence only the Value of Three Shillings, becauſe he could find no more, he was try'd and condemnd for that Fact at the Aflizes held at Kingſton upon Thames; but was then Repriev'd , and afterwards pleaded his Pardon at the ſame Place. Now being at Liberty, in ſtead of becoming a new -Man, he became ra ther worſe than before, in breaking open and robbing ſeveral Houſes at Tottenham -Croſs, Harron on the Hil, a Gentlewoman's Houſe at Hackney, a Gentleman's at Hannnerſmith, a Miniſter's near Kingſton upon Thames , a Tobacconiſt's Houſe inRed - Croſs-freet, and a Houſe on Hounſlow - Heath. This Fellow was very intimate with one Jack Waldron , whobeing a young Man, but an old Rogue, 'twill be very material to take Notice how he was condemnd to be hang'd when he was ſcarce in the Teens, for picking a Gentleman's Pocket; but receiving Mercy, in Reſpect to his tender Age, he travellid to Ireland; where, at Dublin, he went upon the Glaze, which is robbing Goldſmiths Shew. Glaſſes on their Stalls, by cutting them , as an Opportunity offers, with a Glazier's Diamond; or elſe waiting fora Coach coming by , break ing

44 DICK HUGHES, ing 'em with the Hand , which ſometimes is 110t heard , through the Noiſe which is made by the Rattling of the ſaid Coach. This Trade he follow'd in that Country, 'tiſl he was pret ty well noted and puniſh d there ; then com ing to London again, fuch was his unaccoun table Impudence and Infolence, that he would in a manner rob l'cople before their faces ; and had done more Damage to the Goldſmiths, than any Six Rogues that went upon thelike Villany. But having been about 18 times in Newgate, befides New -Pion, and all the Bridewels in Town, often whipt at the Cart's Arſe, burnt in the Hand, and once in the Face, ſo that being very well known, when ever he came to the Seffions- Houſe in the Old - Baily , to be an Old Offender , the Right Worſhipful Sir Peter King, then Re corder of London, was pleas’d to tell him, Thaat if ever he came there again but for an Egg, he would hang him forthe Shell. But this notorious Villain yet taking no Warn ing, and coming before Sir Peter again, his Worſhip was as good as his Word : for though the Fact which he laft committed was but ſimple Felony, yet he caſt him for his Life, which he juſtly forfeited at Tyburn , in 1711 Aged but 19 Years. Now to Dick Hughes again : Whenhe firſt came to London , he lit on a fad Miſchance , for happening one Night into a Lumber-Houſe, . not far from Billingſgate, he had not been long a Houſe- Breaker. 45 17 11 tong there, before one foe Hayns, the Come dian, and a broken Officer, came raking thi ther too , without a Farthing in either oftheir Pockets. But by the way , Foe Haynes having fav'd a great deal of Duft, which he got off an old rottenPoſt, andwrapt up nicely in a clean Sheet of Paper, as ſoon as he and his Com rade were ſat down at a Table, with a Tan kard of Beer before them , he pulld out the Duſt of the Rotten Poſt, cand was ſealing it up in ſeveral Pieces ' of Paper; which occa fion'd ſome Folks that were Drinking there, to enquire what it was that he was fo choicely making up. Joe Haynes told 'em ' twas an incomparable Powder , which was the only Thing in the univerſal World , for a burnt Hand, a ſcalded Leg, or any Accident what ever that fhould befal a Man by Fire; nay, farthermore, it ihall prevent alſo any Hurt that may happen by that raging Element ; for Proof whereof, make a Kettle of Water pre ſently ſcalding, hot, and my Friend here, by rubbing a little of my. Powder on his Leg, fhall put it into the faid Water, and receive no Damage. The People then were very eager to try the Experiment, and a Kettle ofWaterwas immediately made ſcalding hot ; then Joe Haynes rubbing fome of his Powder but on the Stocking of his Friend's Right Leg, which was Artificially made of Wood, for his Natural one he had loſt Three Years before in Flanders, he put it into the ſcalding Wa the the ter , 46 Dick HUGHES , ter, and bringing it out unhurt, it put the Spectators into ſuch an Admiration of its Vir tue, that they bought it all as faſt as they could at 12 Pence a Paper ; ſo that Joe Haynes and his friend, who had no Money before, had now above 30 Shillings, to pay what they had call’d for, and ſomething in their Pockets beſide. But this Dick Hughes being one of the Fools that was taken in too , the next Day he was in ſome Company , where bragging what an excellent Powder he had for a Burn or a Scald , he would lay a Wager with' emof TenShillings, that he would put his Leg into a Kettle ofſcalding Water, and not hurt it. Whereupon , his Companions thinking it a Thing impoſſible, they laid what he propos d ; a Kettle of Water was forthwith put on the Fire, whilſt Dick went into ano ther Room , ( becauſe they ſhould not ſee how he prepar'd his Leg for the fiery Tryal) to rub ſome of the Powder onhis Stocking, as Joe Haynes had on his Friend's , then coming out, and putting his Leg all at once into the ſcalding Water , he roar'd out in a moſt pro digious Manner, and could not pull it out again 'till he was helpd. Thos he did not only loſe his 1o Shillings, but had like to have loſt his Leg too ; for he was above Nine Months in St. Bartholomew's -Hoſpital, before he went Abroad again . And no fooirer was this Villain roving about oncemore, buthe foon got into Old Bridewell, by Feet- Ditch . Buc a Houſe- Breaker. 47 But obtaining his Liberty after one Court Day, he ſtill continu'd in his Villany, and at tempted once to go on the Foot-pad. In which Enterprize, the firſt Perſon whom he attack'd in this kind, was thatvery honeſt Coney -Wool Comber, William Fullzr, taking from him about 14 Shillings, in the Road betwixt Camberwell and Southwark, for all he infifted on a ſort of Privilege from being robb’d, by telling Dick Hughes, That tho' he wasnoThief, yethe was a great Cheat ; and ſince he firſt pretended to diſcover the Pedigreeofthat Son ofa Whore the Prince of Wales, he had ruined snore People by Tongue- padding, than ever all the Thieves in London had done Damage by any bad Practices whatever . Another Time, he met on the Road betwixt Clapham and Fox - Hall, with D - nen the broken Bookſeller ; and taking from him Three Half Crowns, and ſtripping him ſtark naked beſides, he tied his Hands behind him , and his Head betwixt his Legs, to contrive in that mu fing Pofture, whatſeditious Libel might be moſt edifying to a Republican Party. But Burglaries being the Maſter-piece of Dick Hughes's Villany, he went chiefly on them1 ; till at laſt breaking open and robbing the Houſe of one Mr. George Clark at Twit tenham , he was apprehended for this fact, and committed to Newgate, where he led a molt profligate ſort ofLife, till he was con demnd ; and then his fatal Circumſtances 4 u wrought 48 DICK HUGH E s, & c. wrought ſo little on his bad Manners, that he was often heard to ſay, That if he could have but a Whore before he died, he fbould die with great Satisfaction. But this wicked Behaviour may very well be imputed to hisgreat Ignorance in Matters of Religion, he being not able fo much as to read. Whilft le lay under Con demnation, his Wife, to whom he had been married in the Fleet- Priſon , conſtantly viſited him at Chapel. She was a very honeſt Woman, and had ſuch an extraordinary Kindneſs for her Huſband, under his great Adictions, that when he went to be hang'd at Tyburn, on Friday the 24th of June, 1709, ſhe met him at St.Giles's Pound, where the Cart ſtopping, the ſtept up to him , and whiſpering in his Ear, faid , My Dear, Who muſt find the Rope that's ta harg wou , we or the Sheriff ? Her Husband replyd, Thé Sheriff, Honey ; for who's obliged to find him Tools to do bis Werk ? Ab! ( replied his Wife) I wiſh I had known ſo niuch before, 'twould have ſaved me Two-pence, for Ihave been and bought une already. Well, well, ( ſaid Dick again ) perhaps it mayn't be loft, for it may ſerve a Second Huſband. Tes ( quoth his Wife) if I have any Luck in good Huſbands, ſo it may. Then the Cart driving on to Hyde Park Corner, this notoricus Villain ended his Days there, in the 20th Year of his Age; and was afterwards Anatè miz'd at Chyrurgeons Hall in London . PATRICK 49 susovensenosesurseves 1. PATRICK FLEMMING, an Iriſh Mur . derer and Highwayman. call a Highwayman in the Kingdom of Ireland, was born in that Nation at Athlone, a Town not only ſituated in two Counties namely, thoſe of the Eaſt and Weft Meath, but alſo in the two Provinces of Leinſter and Connaught. His Parents were none of the richeſt, their greateſt Ability lay in renting a Potatoe -Garden about 15 Shillings per Annum , and a ſmall Cabin, in which the Father, Mo. ther, Nine Children, Cocks, Hens, Pigs, Geeſe, and a Cow , lay all together on one Floor. Now Patrick Flenming, being the eldeſt Child , he had the nioft Education beſtowed on him which was one of the meaneft ; for he could neither write nor read : However, he had true Iriſh Blood running through all his Veins ; for he was ſtock'd with Impudence and Ignorance to the highest Degree, and was not only skilful in the Theorick, but had alſo the Practick Part of the profoundeft Villanies which could be acted on this ſide Hell. Patrick Flemming was no ſooner fledg’d , but he was fuch a forward Child, that he could Vol. II. D run 50 PATRICK FLEMMING, run about without a Rowler, or Leading Strings ; and being a very pretty fort ofa Lad; the Counteſs of Kildare took ſuch a Fancy to him , as to take him away from his Parents when about Thirteen Years of Age, and made him her Footboy, withal putting him to School, where he learnt to Read and Write ;but his Inclination leading him more to mind Tip.cat, Cricket, Trap -ball, Span -farthing, and Nine pins, than his proper Bufineſs, he was, after much Correction , foon turned out of Service ; and being now put to his Shifts, Fortune was ſo kind as to put him quickly into another Place in the Marqais of Antrim's Family, which was alſo as quickly left upon this Occa fion. His Lordfhip being a Roman Catholick, who kept a Prieſt in his Houſe of the Order of St. Francis, to be his Confefior, Patrick Flem iring one Day perceiving him to lie in a dark Apartment on a Couch ,faſt alleep, and roar ing like a Rattle -Snake, whatever pleaſant Dream of the Confefion of ſome pretty Wench had come into his Head, Patrick knew not; but his Label of Mortality, he decumb. ing on his Back , had broke Priſon, and May pole like , diſdain'd its Lofrineſs ſhould be hid : Hereupon, hearing a Calfblearing, as bemoan ing the Loſs of his Dam , he went and loos'd hini from his Stall, and brought him to the Prieſt, to make his Confeffion of being an hungry ; and guided him ſo near, that he foon eipy'd what die directed to ; which he taking for 1 an Iriſh Murderer, & c. 51 US TE Ja for his Mammy's Teat, greedily ſeiz'd it, and fell to tugging, friſking his Tail, and ſoft Bleating, till he had luggd St.Domineoff the Couch . Inthe mean while, having ſoftly tied his Legs andHands, to prevent his diſengaging himſelf, Patrick writ upon a Board over-again't hin , with Phoſphorus, which he had procur’d . from a Chymift, Woe betoyou Whoremongers : Which immediately, as its Nature is, fell into a blue Flame, burning in largeCharacters,plain ind legible, which the Darkneſs of thePlace render'd more dreadful. Uponwhich, he va nilh'd to liſten ata Diſtance, undiſcover'd , what might as Patrick be theſuppos'd Event,. finding Nowthis noMizofa Babe of a Cow Cow ,, , Lucked and nibbled ſo hard, that he waked the drowzy Prieſt; who ſeeing himſelf thus fur prized , and the dreadfulHand-writing on the Wall, betwixt Pain and Fear, made him roar out, like Perillus in Phalaris's Bull. Which alarming the Maids in the Pantry, they came running to ſee what the Matter was; but ſee ing their Ghoftly Father fo entangled , and feiz'd on by a cloven - footed Beaſt, and the harmleſs Flame ftill burning (its Nature being ſo to continue about a quarter of an Hour) they ran out ſcreaming ;whilft he, in a lamen table Tone, cry'd after them to bring his Pot of Holy-Water, to douce the ſuppos'd Demon, and ſend him packing to the Red - Sea. The Noiſe theſe Wenches made, brought ſeveral young Ladies, and the reſt of the Servapts ; who, un D 2 derſtand a 33 PATRICK FLEMMING, derſtanding the Cauſe of the Outery and Di ſturbance,peep'd in at the Door, but durft ad . venture nofarther ; till, with much ſtruggling, the good Father got looſe, and came running out among them , croſſing himſelf, the Call ſtill following at his Breech , puſhing him for ward, and nuzzlingin ſearch of the miſtaken Teat; which, nowdepriv'dof its Vigor, hang dangling out, which caus'd the Females to fcamper and ſqueek; but one of the Men - Ser: vants, more bold than the reſt, perceiving the Prieſt's Erros, laid hold on the four- footed Animal;which undeceiving theAſſembly,turnd their Pannick Fear into loud Laughter. The Prieſt , upon this, bit his Thumbs, rag'd, ſtamp'd, and fretted, drawing his Knife, to takebloody Revenge upon his Affronter ;but was hinder'd, and the Matterexcuſed, as hap pening by Accident,thro' the Innocency and Miftake of the Beaſt : But how the ſtrange flaming Hand -writing came, they were at a Lofs to define ; ſome of them concluding this happen'd as a judgment to diſcover the ſecret Sins of the Confeffor. However, it made a great Noiſe in the Family ; ſo that the Prieſt thro'Shame and Anger, fhut himſelf up in his Chamber, and appear'd no more that Day in publick, though hewas ofren ſent for to Pray ers. But at length Patrick having revealed himſelf to be the principal Actor in this co medy, to a Servant who diſcover'd it again , he was turn'd out of his Service at a Minute's Warna a an Iriſh Murderer, &c. 53 0 Ĉ Warning; but privately took away in his Trunk above 200 Pounds in Money, and as much of the Marquis of Antrim's Plate. Wow Patrick Flemming making what hafte he could out of the Province of Ulfter , he quickly arrived at Athenrea, in the Province of Connaught, near which Place confining himſelf for ten or twelve Days, in a Cabin not much bigger than a Dog-Kennel, he then ſuppoſing the Hue-and -Cry after him was over, went to Dublin, where in fix Years Time hewas con cerna in breaking open and robbing more Hou ſes than were in an Age before ; buthaving been twice in Danger of hanging here for his unac countable Villanies, heleft thisCity, and turn ing Highwayman , took up his chief Place of Ren dezvouz by the Bog of Alan, wherehe took ſuch a Prerogative overall Paſſengers, that he would joughly tell them , wliether Gentle or Simple, Ho was chief Lord of that Road ; wherefore if they had any. Regard for their Lives, they muft deliver what they had, as a Tribute due to Patrick Flemming, for treſpalling on bis Ground. Thus he became terrible in a little Time to all Travellers, whom he daily robb’d , and uſed with a great deal of Barbarity, if they made but the leaſt Reſiſtance. In one Morning he once robb’d 125.Men and Women, on the Mount ofBarnfmoor,at one End whereof is a Place called Colorockedie, that is to ſay, the Hangman's Wood , from above two hundred and ten of his Gang being D3 hang& 传 rik Co $4 PATRICK FLEMMING, hang’d there at Times. Such was his Infolence, thom he deſcended but of very poor Parentage, that when he robb'd any Perſons of Quality, he told them , that he was better bred and born than them ; therefore if they would not deliver - what they had to ſupport his Grandeur, he would make them fall Victims to his Diſplea ſure, by the deſtructive Force of Powder and Bali. Thus he robbed the Archbilhop of Ar magh and the Billiop of Rapho, as they were riding together in one Coach ; and another Time alfaulring the Lady Baltimore, with whom was none but her young child in tlie Coach, a Boy of four years old , and tho’he took the Value of one hundred Pounds from her Ladyſhip in Money, a Diamond Ring, and Watch ; yet not being ſatisfied with this Booty, he took away her Son, whom her Lord was oblig'd to ranſom in 24 Hours, at the Sum of zoo Pounds, or elſe Patrick ſwore that he would make a Steak - Pye of him , if he was not redeemed by the Time appointed. Not long after this, robbing the Archbiſhop ofTuam ofabove 106 Pounds, he was forced to fly into the Province of Munſter, through all the croſs -ways he could find, for fear of a hot Purſuit ; but his Cogitations being ſtill upon Villany, he fufficiently play'd his Pranks alſo in this part of Ireland , till ar laft, being apprehended for robbing a Nobleman of 250 Pounds, he was committed to Gaolin Cork ; from whence he thus madehis Eſcape. One Day an Iriſh Murderer, & c. 55 Day getting up a Chimney, he there found a hollow Cavity, made by the mouldering away of the Stone, throʻthe Heat of the Fire there fometimes kept ; and in this he ſtood like an Image in a Cell or Shrine, to conſider how he might in the fureft Manner take his next aſcending Steps, for fear of falling, or prevent Diſcovery, hy tumbling down the looſeStones: He tried divers that were within Reach , to ' find their Fahneſs, the Mortar being moulderd away between many of them ;; ſo that they hang like the Ruins of an old Town, long ſince demolith d by War. Whilft he wasdoing this, the Day having been ſomewhat rainy, a great Bundle of Wood was thrown on under Patrick Flemming, by ſome ofthe Priſoners, to warm themſelves; which firſt fent up a terrible Smoke, which is a inanner turn'd him into Bacon : But that, tho' very troubleſome, was not ſo intolerable as the Heat that feconded it , when the Fuel began to blaze . In this miſe rable Taking he knew not well what to do; fearing, as the Flame aſcended, he fhould now be ſacrificed to Moloch. Sometimes he thought to decend, and put off his being there, with a Pretence he only did it in a Frolick . But know ing, among ſuch mercileſs unbelieving Dogs as Jaylors, he ſhould gain little Credit as tobeing believ'd , whatever fpecious Pretences he fug geſted to palliate his intended Eſcape ; there fore, upon ſecond Thoughts, he reſolv'd to ſtand it, thor' he ſuffer'd Martyrdom . He bem D 4 thought DIA a . 56 PATRICK FLEMING, thought himſelf in ſuch a Confiagration, an Engine was nieceſary, and therefore pull'd the Spout he had out of his Breeches, and as he fawOpportunity, play'd it as long as the Wa ter in the Ciſtern would fupply it, which fome what lower'd the proud Curls of the afpiring Flames. He knew not whetlier his Fellow Priſoners perceiv'd it or nc, but imagined they did ; for, ( ſays one of them) it Rains, 1 vow , very terribly abroad; get conſtruing it to the bert, he concluded in wet Weather part of the Showers were wontto deſcend there , but now the Ciftern being dry, the Flame got head again, and put him into new Perplexities. He then began to beat and blow down the Smoke tvith his Hands and Breath , inſomuch that it clouded their dark Dangeon, and made them femove farther ;" when , to his greatSati: faction , ilac heard one fay, Take off the Fire, the Wini is turned to the South ; 1 perceivs, by the finoaking of the Chimney, or we fballbefmother'd. The unconfum'd Fuel was hereupon immediate ly taken off ; and raked away ; ſo that his fiery Tryal, by this means, was over , and now all footy and ſmoak- dry'd, having takena little Breath , he attempted his climbing Buſineſs, and foon got to the Top, ſo that he could peep into the open Air ; but here another Diffi culty ſtartled him , for though he could get his Headout, his Shoulders would not follow ; how ever he puſh'd forward with all his Strength , but finding he was like the Fellow at the little End an. Irith Murderer, & c. 57 B 思 12 b End ofthe Horn, heknew not what to think of it ; le trembled for Fear, and wasalmoft at his Wits-end, to be ſo near a happy Delia verance , and yet not procure it, but return in. to worſe Miſery than ever : Therefore Samp fon-like, redoubling his Strength , by good Lack the Stonesthatobſtructed him , tumbled a way, and out he leapt with more joy than a Fellow that's repriev'd at the Gallows. After this Eſcape from hanging, he follow'd his Villanies fome few Years longer, in which Time he had moſt inhumanly murder'd five Men, two Women , and a Boyof 14 Years of Age ; beſides 'most inhumanly mangling one Sir DonaghO. Bryan, by cutting off hisNofe, Lips, and Ears, for makinga Reſiftance when Patrick Flemming robbed hin ; but atlaſt a Proclamation being iffued out, with the Pro miſe of the Reward of 1co Pounds for the taking him dead or alive, the Man of the Houſe where he frequented, nearMancstb, betray'd him, by acquainting the Sheriff of theCounty .. he might have him there on any Night in the Week, as ſoon as it was dark . So ſurrounding this Neft of Rogues with a ſtrong Guard, Pa . trick Flemming and his Affociates finding them ſelves hemmd in on all ſides, they betook themſelves to their Carbines and Piſtols, which, by the Landlady's privately filling the Barrels with Water, were all'ufeleſs ; fo being appre hended , he and 14 ofhis Gang were hang d atDublin, on W dneſday the 24th of April 1650; f 3 58. JACK ADDISON, 1650 ; and afterwards hewas hanged in Chains in the Road juſt without the Weð Side of the City. Borcanescessesmaratoncies കൾ JACK ADDISON, a Foot-Pade THISFellowwas born of very honeſt Pa rents in the Pariſh of Lambeth, and for fome Time had been in the Sea and Land Ser . vice; but forthe most part of his Life followed the Trade of a Butcher, to which he was ; brought up. HekeptCompany much with ill . Womeneſpeciallyone , KateSpeed, a Perfonboth Whore and Thief; and for the Maintenanceof her ,he went upon the Foot-Pad , committing ſeveral moſt notorious Robberies of that Na ture, with one Wilian Fowel and Peter Carte poright; the latter of which was hanged at Ty burn on Wednefilay the 18th of July , 1711. One Time meeting with a Parfon between Weftaourn :Green and Paddington, he took from Jim five Guineas ; which purting into his own Pocket, quoth Fack, ' Tis as ſafe there as in yours, That I believe, replied the Parſon ; but I hope, Siri yau'll be jocivil as to giveme Someof it back again . Said Jack then, Alas ! Sir , Iwonder how a ManinyourCoat can be for unconſcionable as to defira any Thing out of this

a Foot . Pad 59 5 3 1 this ſmall Matter; but I tell what, Sir, if yose can tell me what Part of SpeechyourGold is , Il return it all again . TheParfon thinking the Money was his own again , he told him it was: : a Noun Substantive, as any Thing was to which he could put A or The. No, no, re plied Jack, you are out now ; I perceive you 1 are no good Grammarian , for where your Gold is at prefent, it is a Noun Adjektive, becauſe it can be neitherfeen, felt , heard, nor under ſtood . So leaving the Parſon to ruminate on his Miftake, away fack wentabout his unlaw ful Buſineſs again . A little after this, meeting on the Road be twixt Hammerſmith and Kenſington , with one Palmer : a: Visualler, who formerly kept the Kinga- Head Ale-houſe in Kings-Head- Court in Þrury- Lane, he took from him a Silver Watch , aid 18 Shillings , and Mr. Palmer dehring Jack to give him ſome ſmall Matter to bear his Charges to London, quoth hey Had you. been an honeft Tradeſman, perhaps I might have conſidered you ; but as I know you wear a : blue Flag, I will not give you a Farthing, be cauſe all of your Profeſſion neither eat, drink, or think, butat other Mens Charges. · AnotherTime meeting with a Captain of the Foor -Guards betwixt Marybone andTotten ham Court , knocking him 'down,quoth Jacks. Thou great Defender af Women , whoſe Sword is.your Plough , which Honour and Geneva, two fiery.metal ! Jadesz. are eva drawing, l.onult make 3 . 60 JACK ADDISON, make bold now to bidyou fand, and doubt not but you'll forgive nry Rudeneſs, becauſe your Charitygoes beyondthe Clergy'sy, in lovingyour greateſt Enemy beſt, that is toſay, much Drink. ing. So ſtunning the Officer with a ſecond Blow , he took Three Guineas from him , and a Gold Watch . One Evening meeting with a Town-Mi's, whom he knewvery well, coming from Chelſea, after he ſtopt her , he faid, Oh !you Bruch of H -- U; where haveyou been all this while, that I muft wait two orthree Hours for your Strum petſhip ? I ſuppoſe you have been dreſſing all Day, to be tafted with the better Appetite ati Night. Come, come, let's ſee what Money you have in your Pockets. So taking about three or four Shillings from her; he gave her a green . Gown, by tying her Neck and Heels on the Graſs, where ſhe remained till next Morning before the was releaſed by fome Hay -makers. Afterwards meeting betwixt Hampſtead and Xuntijl Town, with a Barriſter of Lincolns Inn, and taking from him a Gold Watch , a Silver Snuff -Box, and tivo Guineas; quoth . lre to fack, I'd have you take care what you do, for I am a Lawyer ; and if you foruld come in to nry Hands, I fhoulil be very fivre upon yout. Addiſon replied, I valusnotthe Severity of all the Lawyers in England, who only learn to frame their Cafes from putting Riddlesy,and imitating Merlin's Prophecies, and ſo fet all the Crofs row togạther by the Ears; yet your whole Law is not able to decide Luciali's. ol.. Contro- . werſy i a Foot- Pad. 61 re you 11 3 -bg it i verſy, 'twixt Tau aná Sigma. So binding the Lawyer Hand and Foot, he left him to plead his Cauſe by himſelf. Another Time Jack meeting witha Cham bermaid , whom he knew belong'd to the Dutcheſs of Marlborough, betwixt Kenſington and Knights-Bridge, he civilly deſir'd her to ſtand and deliver ; but ſquawling out, and making a greatClutter, rather than part with what ſhe had, he laid violent Hands upon her ,

ſaying at the ſameTime, Tou covetous B

how loth are you to lend an honeſt Man á little Money to do him a Kindneſs; when, I. warrant you, ifyou had a goodſwinging Clap now , you woulddivide it fo equally betwi:et your M and bis Foot-man, asif you had cut out the getting of it by aThread. So taking about23 Shillings from her, he made the beſt of his Way to London . Not long after this Exploit; Jack meeting a Serjeant of the Poultrey- Compter coming. from Iſlington , he commanded him to ſtand and deliver , or elſe he would ſhoot him through the Head . The Fellow being ſur. prizd, gave him Forty Shillings, deliring at the ſame Time, that hewould be ſo civil as to return him what he pleas'd back again . But Jack knowing his raſcally Function , quoth he, Sirrah, was the Tenth Part of a Farthing to fave your Life, nay, your Soul, I woull not give it, becauſe thou artthe Spawn ofa broken Shop-keeper, who takeft Delight in the Ruin ofchy: 72 ilk 62 JACK ADDISON, , DECK tby Fellow Creatures. The Miſering of a poor.* Man, is the Offals on which you feed ; and Money is the Cruſt you leap at . Your Walks ir Terni time, is up Fleet- ſtreet ; but at the End of the Term , up Holbourn , and so to Tyburn, for the Gallows is your Purlier , in which you and the Hangman aro Quarter-Rangers, the one turns off, and the other cuts down feat theſe Words,quoththe Serjeant, And Ihope .. ſhallhave the Happineſs of cutting you down too one of thefe Days. Perhaps yo , (reply'd Jack ) but you ſhall devour agreat many more: of the Sheriff's Cuſtards forfi . So tying him: and Heels, he bound the Serjeant to his good Behaviour, 'till fome Paſſengers came by to releaſe him. He had committed above 56 Robberies tlusz on Foot, and at laſt being apprehended , upon, the Informarion- of one Will. Fewel, a Priſo ther in the Marſhalſea-Priſon in Southwark, for robbing his Excellency the Duke D'An mont, the French Ambaſſador here of late, he: tvas- committed to Newgate, and try'd at 7 Lice-Hall in the Old - Bailey, for aſſaulting and robbing on the Queen's Highway, Mr.Mat them Beazly, Mr.William -Winſlow , Mr. Diſneyo. Stanniford , Mr. Robert Sherwood , and Mr. Jofeph Anton ,, on the 30th of Nopembers. and 20th of December, 1710, and the 6th of February , 171 , and for which being caft and condemn'd, he was hang'd at Tyburn on . Friday the 2d of "March following, Aged 23 Years. Bus a Foot-Pad. 63 But before I conclude this fellow's Life , I muſt not forget his once robbing mad Wigmore, w whom meeting batwixt Kentiſh - Icoon and 5 London , raving along with a Quarter- Staff in , his. Hand, and a great Pair of Boots on his Legs , he oblig'd him to ſtand and deliver , without much Oppoſition ; for preſenting a couple of Piſtols at him, Wigmore was not fo Mad as to loſe his Life for the Value of Ten or Twelve Shillings , which fack took from - him , beſides cutting the Mad-Man's Boots to ; Pieces, ſo that he was oblig'd to go through Thick and Thin , it being then very dirty Weather, bare foot Home. i VOLDOVER WILL. MAW , a Foot-Tad and Houſe - Breaker. THIS noted Villain, Aged 50 Years when he was hangd, was born at Northallerton in Yorkſhire, from whence he cameup to Lor don ; about 20 Years of Age, and ſerv'd his Apprentilhip with a Cabinet-maker, and for a great while follow'd that Occupation in the Parilh of St. Giles's -Cripplegate ,, where he dwelt for above 18 Years together; and for many Years, having left of working at his Trade, ) 64 WILL. MAW , Trade, he betook himſelf to fomeillegal Ways of Living, as the buying of ſtoln Goods; and thereby encouraging Thieves and Robbers . He had alſo been addicted to Coining; and for ſome of his irregular Actions, had'a Fine of Ten Pounds laidupon him in September 1795 ; was burnt in the Hand in April 1710 , and in September following, and Twice order'á for hard Labour in Bridewell. Having once committed a Robbery , for which he was afraid to be apprehended when he liv'd in Golden -Lane, he pretended to be very Sick at Home, and order'd his Wife to .. give out that he was Dead . His Wife being a cunning Baggage, fo order'd the Matter, that the cleanly executed his Commands, bought him a Coffin , invited about 40 or 50 Neigh bours to the Funeral, and follow'd the Corps in ſuch a mournful Condition, as if her poor Huſband had been dead indeed . As they were coming bythe Red -Croſs Ale-Houſe, at the End of Red -Croſs-- Street, to St. Giles's Church- Yard, near Cripplegate, ſome Com pany being drinking at the Door, who were inquiſitiveto know who was Dead, they were told it was Old Maw , whom they knew very well. About Five Years afterwards, one of thofe Perſons that were Drinking, as aforeſaid , being a Priſoner in Wood - ſtreet-Compter for Debt, and Maro coming in alſo аa Priſoner a Tittle after him , the former Perſon was fo fur prizd at the sight of tlie latter, that at firit he . a Foot -Pad and Houſe - Breaker. 65 Ľ G 7 " he had not Power to ſpeak to him ; but at length recoveringfome Courage, as dreading he had ſeen aGhoſt, quoth he , Is not your Name Maw , Sir ? Mawreply'd, res, Sir ; as fure as your Name is Watkins. Who ſaid again, Why, I thought you had been dead and bury'd Five Years ago ! Yes, ( reply'd Mavo ) Jo I was in Treſpaſes and Sins. ButI mean ( faid Watkins ) laid your ſelf corporally in th: Grave. No, ( reply'd Maw ) Iwas not dead ; but being at that Time under fome Trouble, Tity Wife gaveout I was not in the Land of the Living, as ſuppoſing then my Alverſaries would not look for me inmy Grave. So ſhortly after this Impriſonment, being hang.d, as he was going up Holborn, another Perſon , who, like Mr.Watkins, had thought him dead and bury'd, ſeeing him in the Cart, lie was in a great Admiration , calling thus out to him in the Cart, Oh ! clear Mr.Maw , I really thought that you had beendead and bury'd Five Years ago and more. Whyſo I was, ( reply'd Max ) but don't уви know that we muft all riſe again at the Day of Judgment? Yes, ( reply'd his Acquaintance) but the Day of Judgment is not comeyet. Ay but it is, quot; Maw , and pafs'd too Twelve Days ago , at the Seſſions. Houſe in the Old - Bailey, where, I am ſure, ' twas the Judgment of the Court to ſend me to be hang'd now . So his Friend wiſhing him a good Journey, and ſafe Return , they both parted. Wilia Cafe M W 66 WIL L. MAW, Will. Maw having once ftole a Trunk from behind a Coach , inwhich were ſeveral Goods, and among 'em , a Miniſter's new Gown and Caſſock , which he fold to one Seabrook, a Broker in Barbican ; great Enquiry being made at moft Brokers for a Gown and Cal. fock , by the Friend of the Miniſter that loft 'em , he at length found them at Seabrock's Houſe, who would fell him a great Pennyworth in them ; fo the Gentleman deſiring him to bring the Gown and Caffock to the Sun Tavern in Alderſgate ſtreet, where the Per fon was that wanted them ; Seabrook brings them thither, where trying them on , quoth he, I vow , Sir; they fit you as well as if they bad been really made for you. Quoth the Mi. niſter, And so they weremadefor 19 ?, or elſe they had not fi ted me ſo well as they do. But pray, Sir, huw came you by this Gown and Cajſock, for I'll take niy Oath that I loft 'em Now Seabrook began to tremble and quake, and would have run away without being paid for the Goods; but being fecur'd , and not finding Maw, he was committed to Nerogate, and convicted of Felony; but an Act of Grace being paſs’d a little before his Confinement, he pleaded the Benefit thereof, and fo efcap'i the Punifhment which is uſually inflicted on Perfons found guilty of Felony. Indeed Will.Man had been an old Offender, and being fent to Nerogate for purſuing his Villanics, he was caſt on Five Indi&tments, Firſt , a Foot-Pad and Houfe- Breaker. 67 Fira for breaking open the Houſe of Mrs. Anne Fohnſon , and taking thence Eight Pews ter Plates, and other Goods. Secondly , for I breaking open the Houle ofMr. John Avery, and taking thence 24 Pair of Leather Clogs. 6 Thirdly, for affaulting and robbing Mr. Charles t } Potts on the Queen's Highway, and taking from him a Silver Watch , Five Gold Rings, Money, and other Things. Fourthly, for af is ſãuilting and robbing 01 the Highway, Mrs, $ AmeGrover, taking from herThree Shillings and Six Pence. And Fifthly, for aſſaulting on the Queen's Highway, and robbing Mr. Cole man of fome Money, a Handkerchief, and other Goods. For which Faets this Old Rogue was juſtly hang'd at Tyburn on Wedneſday the 24th of O &tobar, 1711 . CONVOCANDOS T WIL L. LOWTHER, of White Haven,, a Murderer and Thief , HIS Offender was born at White-Haven 14 in Cumberland ,' and from his Youth brought up at Newcaſtle upon Tine, in Nora thumberland. He had uſed the Sea for almoſt pro Years, and once was ( for a little while y Maſter of a ſmall Collier ( given him by his Father ) 68 WILL. LOWTHER, Father ) trading between Newcaſtle and Lon don, where becomingacquainted with illCom pany, and loſing hislittle Veſſel one Night at Play, he foon learn'd the moſt enormous Vices of the Town, and became as bad as his Com panions, in going very frequently upon the Water- Pad, or robbing Ships as they lie at Anchor in the River of Thames. He kept Company with an ill Woman, who is a Pri foner now in Newgate; and who once beinga Servant at a Tavern in King - ſtreet in Wefi minſter, the loſt a Silver Spoon , and going to DoctorCaſe, the famous Student in Phyſick and Aſtrology in Feiter -Lane , to know what was become of it ; he would not under take the Job under 10 Shillings, for which the Servant thought ſhe could buy another ; but fuppoſing it inight not be so exactly like the loſt one, which was belonging to a Set liighly valu'd by her Maſterand Miſtreſs, ſhe promisd. to give him 10 Shillings. So being order'd by the Doctor, after telling where the liv'd , to call upon him in Two or Three Days ; in the mean Time throwing off his Gown, and Dif guiſnghimſelf in his Cloaths, he went to this fame Tavern where Lowther's Gallant liv'd, and by calling for ſomething to eat, had the Advantage of borrowing another Silver Spoon, and carrying it Home, it happen'd that the Servant was almoſt at his Heels, andknocking at the Door, Quoth DoctorCafé, looking then outof the Window , Open the Latch, Child . ' and ä Murderer and Thief. 69 a 011 1 andwalk into the Parlour, and rulgo andcon Jult Lucifer aboutyour Spoon. So making a great Rattling and Noiſe over the Servant's Head, inſomuch that ſhe verily thought the Doctor was raiſing the Devil indeed ; after he had made the Silver Spoon red hot in the Fire, bringing it fodown in a pair of Tongues, Here, bere, Wench , quorh he, here's your Spoon again, which I have beenforcd to fetch red hot out of Hell . This put lier into a great Adiniration but after it was cold , and find ; it to be really her Maſter's, the gave him Ten Shillings with a great deal of Joy, and went Home; where putting it to the reſt, and find . ing ſtill one fhort of her Number, the then thought that whilft fhe liad been at the Devil for one Spoon, he had come and fetch'd away another. But ſoon after going away from her Service, and living with Lowther, to whom The had told the Story , they conſulted to bite the Doctor ; and accordingly, going to Doctor Caſe, who knew her again , Quoththe, I am come to acquaint you , Sir , that living not with a Lady at Highgate, he hath lately loft a Gold Locket, and telling her howyou once fetch'd me a Spoon red hot from Hell, her Ladiſhip deſires to conſult you about her Lofs; but being indiſpos’d, ſo that she cannot wait on you her ſelf; ſhe craves the Favour of your con ing to her; for whichTrouble ſhe'll makeyoie ampleSatisfaction. The Doctor now thinking he had a good Rich Fool to deal with , pre > ' fently 70 WIL L. LOW THER, fently dreſsd himſelf, and went along with her ; but going through Cane-Wood , who hould meet them butXl. Lowther. I fee, Sir, you are come juſt red hot from Hall, by your greatSweat, and Beard being fing'd , nay,and very Wig toa ; pray what Money may you have in your Breeches Very little , reply'd the Doctor, But Will. not taking his Word, he ſearch'd him, and found in his Pockets Four Guinea's, Five Half Crown Pieces, a Silver Watch , a Caſe ofSurgeon's Inſtruments, and a good Hankerchief, which he took for his own Ufe; then binding and gagging the Conjurer, left him there to conſult Erre Pater about his Deliverance, which was not obtain'd ' till next Morning. Another TimeWill, Lother meeting a great Virtuofo belonging to the RoyalSociety, taking a ſerious Walk in the Fields near Paddington, to meditate on the ftupendious Works of N ture, he made bold to make him ſtand till he took 28 Guineas from him ; for ſome of which begging very heartily, quoth Will. Well, I know not what ill Stars I'm born under, but, by God, let me rob who I will, the damn'd Sons of Whares are always so unconſcionable as toaſk for fomeof their Moneyagain : And now here's a Trifle I hane took fromyou ; why I ſuppoſe you are ſo unreafonabletoo,as to ex, pect a Shilling or Iwo out of it: Why truly ! can'ttellwell how to afford you fo much ; but nevertheleſs, looking upon you to be on inge nious a Murderer and Thief. 7" 71 | nious Gentleman , I tell you what l'u do, if you can tell me what is the likelief Thing to a Cat iLooking out of a Window , I'll give you all your Money again. The Virtuofo put his Wits to work preſently, and after naming ſeveral Crea 3 tures, Quoth he at laſt, An Owl muſt have the neareft Reſemblance to a Cat of anyThing I know upon Earth. No, no, reply'd Will.thout art out ſtill, forthe likelieſt Thing to a Cat & lookingout of a Window , is, a Cat Looking in L at a Window . So binding the Virtuofo tohis v good Behaviour with a frong Cord, he ; left him to thift for himſelf as well as le could . But not long after this, Will. Lowther met with a fad Miſchiance, for going one Dayto an Alehouſe in Covent Garden , in Chriſtmas Time, where was a Box put up by the Ser vants in one of the back Rooms in which he was Drinking, for Cuſtomers toput what they pleas'd into it ,he being by himſelf, heated the Poker red hot, and unſoldering the Box as faſt as he could , which was filldwith Gun Powder, by Reaſon Two or Three Boxeshad been fo open'd before there, and the Money out ; as ſoon as the Heat of the Poker came to the Powder, up flew the Box, out fell the Money, and the Noiſe thereof giving aloudReport , the Servants went preſently into the Room, where they found Will. *Lowther frighten'd almoſt out ofhisWits, with hisWig blazing about lais Ears, his Neckcloth all on Fire, took 1 WILL. LOWTHER LOW THE R, Fire, and his Face moſt fadly burnt: However, not pitying his mortify'd Condition, they were for carrying him before a Magiſtrate ; but ma king the Matter up, by paying the Servants Three Pounds Ten Shillings, he wasdiſcharg'd of his getting Box-Money of People without aſking them for it, and went about his Bu fineſs . Will Lowother once having ſtolen a Black Pudding in Clare- Market, and clapp'd it into his Boſom , ſtept, as he was going along, into Daniel Burges's Meeting -Houſe , where pla cing himſelf oppoſite tothat Reverend Don, who was very pioully delivering a Lecture to his zealous Congregation, in the midſt of his eioquent Diſcourſe, looking wiſtfully towards Lowther, and ſaying, Thon Man ! fling that black Sin out of thy Bofom . Will. having a guilty Conſcience, and really thinking the Teacher had ſpoken to him, he flung it at his Head, ſaying, And be pox'd to you, I had but one black Pudding, andyou areſo uncon-. fcionable as to defore it ofme. Which Tranſ action put the Auditors into a ſort of a Sur prize, as well as the Doctor, who ſaid , That Fellow was a meer Reprobate, excluded for ever from the Benefit of taking holdof his Cloak in a Time of Need . But Will. went ſtrait out of the Conventičle, ' to look for a Letter Prey . Another Time Will. Lowther having ſtollen a Watch , was committed to Newgate , where compounding the Felony, he then eſcap'd the Seve a Murderer and Thief. 73 Severity of the Law, and procur'd his Liberty ; but not performing his Agreement, his Ado verſary about the Watch, arreſted him , and ſent him to the Poultrey-Compter, where was alſo his pretended Wife, a Priſoner for Debt, ' till he made his Eſcape out of Goal, and was rętaken , and then by a Duci they were both remov'd to Newgate. Here he firſt became acquainted with Richard Keele, and procuring their Liberty much about one and the fame Time, they went upon Thieving; for which, beingboth burnt in the Hand, they were ſent to Bridewell in Clerkenwell for Two Years ; where making a Mutiny, in which one Edward Perry, aServant to Mr.Boreman, the Keeper of the ſaid Goal, was killed , he was ſent to New gate again, and at the Olcl- Bailey receiv'd Sen tence of Death, which lie accordingly ſuffer'd with Richard Keele, on Wedneſday the 23d of December, 1713. Aged 22 Years . 3 GEODIMONISSIMLACESSE Mons 1 Madam CHURCHILL, a Murdreſs, and Pick-pocket.

DEborah Churchill, alias Miller , was born within fix Miles of the City of Norwich,

ist in the County of Norfolk, of wortlıy lionelt # Parents, who gave her very good Education, VOL. II . E aid 24 Madam CHURCHILL, and by them was brought up in her younger Years in Religion and good Manners ; but the had wickedly thrown off all thoſe good Things, which were endeavour'd to be fixd in her, and abandon'd her ſelf to all manner of Filthineſs and Uncleanneſs , which afterwards prov'd her Shame and Ruin . She was firſt marry'd to one John Churchill, an Enſign in Major-General Faring don's Regiment ; Ly whoſe Name the commonly went, but feldom by her ſecond Husband's, who, two or three Years before her Misfortunes, was marry'd to her in the Fleet Priſon, upon Agreement firſt made between themboth, that they ſhould not live together, nor have any Thing to do with each other. Which Agreement was fridly perform’d , and ſo ſhe continu'd freely to keep Company with one Hunt a Lifeguard -man , as the had begun to do in her former Husband'sTime. She had liv'd with the aforeſaid Bully Hunt for Seven Years together, in a laſcivious and adulterous Manner, which broke her firſt Hus ban ? s Ficart, by whom ſhe had two Children ſurp ting atthe Timeofher unfortunate Death. She had liv'd alſo in Incontinency about three Months , with one Thomas Smith , a Coo per, whowas hangʻd at Tyburn on Friday Dec. 16.1709. for breaking open and robbing the Houſe of the Right Honourable the Earl of Weftmorland ; at which Time were likewiſe langʻd Aaron Jones and Foſeph Wells, for the Murder of one Mr. Lamas near Marybone. This noted Jilt bore a great Sway in Drury lane , a Murdrefs and Pick-pocket. 75 1 PE lane, as in taking Tribute of all new Whores who preſum'd to walk there at Night to ven ture their Souls, if Men would their Bodies, for the ſmall Price of Two- Pence wet, and i Two-Pence dry ;. She was a common Strumpet, d) who proſtituted herſelf to all Comers and Goa ers, whoſe Pockets ſhe conſtantly pick'd, as par re ticularly one Mr. Jeffery W-, a Bookſeller, living lately in St. Paul's Church - Yard, froma I whom taking a Pocket book, in which were e ſeveral Notes and Bills of Value, Hunt, her Bully, went the next Day to his Shop , and returning the Pocket-book to him , ſaid, By de this I underſtand you have been more fanzia liar with myWife than becameyou ; but take Notice I ſhall require Satisfaction for the AF The front, or otherwiſe take what follows. The Bookſeller being conſcious of what was laid to his Charge, rather than the Scandal ſhould 1 come to his Wife's Ears , to whom he was si newly marry'd, he gave him Ten Guineas, with a Promiſe of paying him Thirty more. the next Day. But in the mean Wine ace quainting a Book -binder, living in Lilie-Byże e tain , with the Matter, he, knowingthe World pretty well, met Hunt at the Place where Mr. W was to give him 30 Guineas, and threatning to ſecure him with a Conſtable , arto the Sharper was forc'd not only to ſurrender his Pretenſions to the Thirty Guineas, but to return the former Ten , for Fear of being carry'd before his Betters. E 2 As boende

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kewe org م ۔ Druhy 76 Madam CHURCHILL, As ſhe was once going thro' Cheapſide, up on the Buttock and File, (i . e. to pick up a Cully, and pick his Pocket, ) fhe pick'd up a Linnen -Draper, living in Carnhill, who be ing as ſharp as the, he found he had loſt his Watch in the Tavern where they were drinking, which was at the Three Tuns in Newgate-ftreet, and chargd her with it ; ſhe denyd it ſtiftly, neither could it be found up on her , tho' the Maids of the Houſe had ſtripp'd her ſtark naked. The Linnen - Draper ſwearing point-blank that ſhe had it , and ſending for a Conſtable to ſecure her , the diſcover'd the Watch, which was hid in the Bottom of a Leather Chair ; nevertheleſs the was committed to Woodſtreet Compter. But the abovefaid Linnen - Draper never appearing againſt Madam Churchill, when under Confineinent, lhe was at laſt diſcharg'd ; but had nºt long enjoy'd her Liberty e're ſhe was committed to New - Priſon, for pick ing a Gentleman's Pocket of a Purſe where in was air Handred and Four Guineas. Whilſt The was here, the ſeem'd to be really a cloſe Woman , but yet her Religion was of Five or Six Colours, for this Day ſhe would pray that God would turn the Heart of her Ad verſary, and Tomorrow curſe the Time that ever the faw him . However the at laſt got out of this Manſion of Sorrow ; but ſoon for getting her Afflictions, the purſu'd her Wick edrestill the was ſent above 28 Times to Clerkenwoll Bridewell, where receiving the Correion a Murdreſs and Pick -pocket . 77 we Correction of the Houſe by being whipt, and beating Hemp from Morning till Night, for the ſmall. Allowance, of ſo much Bread and Water which will but juſt keep Life and Soul together, the commonly came outlike a Ske a leton , and walk'd as if her Limbs liad been ty'd together with Packthread.. Indeed let what Punishment would light on this common Strumpet ſhe was no Changling, for as soon as ſhe was out of Gaol ſhe was ſtill running into greater Evils, by deluding, if ponible, all Mankind. Thus one Night pick ing up ene William Fowler a Barber, living in Bull- Inn Court, in the Strand, and carrying him to her londging in Caſtle - ſtreet, behind the North-ſide of Long - Acre, they went to Bed, where the amorous Folly of theſe two Lovers confifted , no doubt more of Action than Expreſſion : But in the Height of theſe Enjoy ments, Bully. Hunt unexpectedly came home, and knocking hard at the Door, ſtartld our , two Inaniorato's, who were more ſtrictly en tang! d in each others Arms,, than Mars by Vulcan's crafty Net, when entwin'd in amo rous Folds with the Cyprian Goddeſs. In the mean time Deb. Churchill being otlerwiſe em ploy'd, than to come out of a warm Bed , and endanger the catching of Cold, was as mute as a Fiſh ; neither could ſhe in Reaſon make Anſwer to the Diſturber of her Joys, ' till the Buſineſs ſhe was about was confummated . But Bully Rock impatient of Delay , repeat ing his Strokes on the harmleſs Door, The E 3 found ۲ was 78 Madam CHURCHILL, found herſelf conftraind to demand, Who was there ? tho’in Wordsimperfect, as one wak'd out ofa profound Sleep ; and knowing the Voice, upon Reply, ſhe capitulated with Hunt, 'tili the might hide her Cully, for whom there was no other Refuge but crawling under the Bed ; when being ſecurd, ſhe jump'd out, and in great Haſte ran to the Door, ſpeaking as fie was wont, Ob ! my Soul, 'Oh ! my deareft Heart, thou moſt welcome Man to me alive ; when in herſelf ſhe thouglıt, What envious De vil has brought thee hither at this functure to diſturb nry Pleafure ? The Bully thus enter'd, began to falute hier in his uſual Language, T hou Brim , you Whore, you Bitch, what Rogue hav : you got in Bed with you now ? But finding no bodythere, he kick'd her about the Room like a Foot-bal}, ſaying again, Where have you hid the Scoundrel, that du f prefume to beflow a Ctizen's Fate upun nry Honour, in making nie a Cuckold ? Then drawing his Sword , quoth he, I've not killed a Man this greatwhile, laut by G-d lu fend one out of the World now . So thruſting his Sword under the. Bed, poor Tonfor began to cry out for Quarter; at the fame Time creeping out of his Neft fo extream ly powder'd with Daft and Feathers, that Bul ly Hunt takinghîm rather for a Devil than a Man , the Fright he was in gave the as much frighted Cut-beard the favourable Opportunity of making his Eſcape out of the Houſe, with only the Loſs of his Breeches, in which was a good Silver Watch, and about 41. in Money. But a Murdreſs and Pick-pocket. 79 T 2 But for this Trick he fwore, He would never go a Whoring again, whichwas as dangerous as truſting his Armsin the Throat of a Lion, or his Purſe with a Highway-man. Now after Madam Churchill had reign'd a long Time in her Wickedneſs, as he was com ing one Night along Drury-lane, in Company with Richard Hunt, William Lewis, and John Boy, they took an Occaſion to fall out with one Martin Were, and ſhe aggravating the Quarrel, by bidding them facrifice the Man, they kill'd' him between King's- Head - Court and Vinegar- Yard. The three Men who com mitted this Murder made their Eſcape ; but The being apprehended as an Acceſſary therein , was ſent to Newgate, and ſhortly after con demn'd for it on February 23. 1707. : Afrer Sentence of Death was paſs' on her, her Exe cat on, was reſpired, by virtue of a Reprisve giv'n her , upon the Account of her being thought to be with Child ; which the pretended to be, in Hopes it might be a Means to ſave her Life, or at leaſt put off her Death for a Time ; but when ſhe had Jain under Condem nation almoſt Seven Months , and found not to be with Child ; ſhe was call'd to her former Judgment; then being convey'd in a Coach to Tyburn, on Friday Dec. 17. 1708. ſhe was there hang'd in the 21ſt Year of her Age. But, before ſhe was turn'd of, the deſir'd all the Spectators to pray for her, and that God would be pleas'd to be merciful to her poor Soul ; moreover, calling to one the call d Nurſe, an E4 а . Apple 89 WILLIAM GETTINGS , Apple-Woman's Daughter in Drury-lane, ſhe earneſtly begg’d of her to take care of her poor Children , for whom ſhe ſeem'd to be very much concern'd. Theſe were her laſt , Words which fhe ſpoke in the Cart, inta which ſhe was put as ſoon as the came to thie Place of Execution . QERORE ORKUT WILLIAM GETTINGS, an High way -Man. THış Malefactor was born in the Pariſh of Wolhope in Herefordſhire, where he liv'd with his Father, a Grazier, till he was about fixteen Years old , and then he came up to London . Soon after this, he got into a Gentleman's Service, and liv'd with him a pretty while in the Capacity of a Footboy, and afterwards try'd other Services, and was fometimes a Butler , and at other Times a Foot-man, as it happen'd ; that in all thoſe his Services together, he ſpentabove five Years, and might have done well, had he continu'd honer and diligent, as he atthe firſt was ; but in Proceſs of Time he fell into bad Com pany, which debauch'd and corrupted him , and drove him at laſt into that wicked Courſe of Life, that ſoon brought himto a Thameful Death . When an Highwayman . 81 When he firſt took to ill Courſes he went by the Name of William Smith , and fought his Fortune originally by other ways of Thie ving, than that of Robbing on the Highway, as Houſe-breaking, Shop-lifting, the Running Smobble, or the like ; thus One Evening go ing dreſs'd like a Porter into the Houſe ofa Doctor of Phyſick , living in , or nearWell Cloſe, by the Dane's Church, in Ratcliff -high way, he there took down a rich Bed , which after it was pack'd up, and bringing out of the Chamber, in order to carry it off, he fell headlong down Stairs, inſomuch that he had like to have broke his Neck ; and the Noiſe alarming the old Doctor and his Son , they came running out of the Kitchen to ſee what was the Matter ; whereupon William Gettings, who was puffing and blowing , as if he was quite tir'd , and out of Breath , perceiving there nearer than they hould be, ſaid to the Doctor, Is not your Name fo and ſo ? Yes, ( replied the Doctor,) And what then ? Why then, Sir, quoth William Gettings, there's one Mr.Hugh Hen and Penhenribus has order'd me to bring theſe Goods hither , which have almoſt broke my Back , and am forc'd to throw ' em down here, for which he'll call about half an Hour hence, and fetch ' em away again to a new Lodging mobich he has took ſomewhere hereabouts. Mr. Hugh Hen and Penhenribus, ( reply'd the Dr. again ) why pray who's he ? for to the beſtof my Knowledge, I don't know any ſuch Gentle I can't tell . for that, (laid Gettings ) but 다 E s 82 WILLIAM GETTINGS, but indeed the Gentlemanknows you , andorder'd nie to leave the Goods here. I don'tcare ( quoth the Doctor) howwell he knowsme, I tell you , I'll not take in People's Goods, unleſs they were here themſelves, therefore Ifaycarry 'em away. Nay, pray Sir, (faid Gettings, let me leave the Goods here, for I'm quite wearyalready in bringing them bither. I tell you ( reply'd the Doctor) there fhall none be left here, therefore take thena away, or Pll throw 'em into the Street alfe . Well, (quoth Gettings ) ! Il take the Goods away, then, but I'm ſure the Gentleman will be very angry, becauſe be order'd me to leave them here. I don't care ( reply'd the Doctor) for his Anger , nor yours neither, ! tell you I'll take no Charge of other People's Goods, unleſs they werehere themſelves to put em into my Cuſtody. Very well, Sir, (quothi Gettings ) but ſince I muſt carry them away, I beg the Favour of you , and the Gentleman there, to lift them on myBack. Ay, ay , with all my Heart, ( reply'd the Doctor) come Son, and lends a Hand to lift them on the Fellow's Back. So the Goods being lifted on Gettings's Shoulders, it was not long ' ere the Doctor's Wife came home from Market, and going into the Room where the Bed was taken down, ſhe caine running open -mouth'd at her Husband, and ſaid , Why truly this is a moſt strange thing, that I can never ftir out of doors, but you muſt be making one whimſical Alteration or other in the Houſe. What's the Maiter. (reply'd theDoctor) with the Woman ? an Highwayman . 16 . na ܝܳܪܶ Prane ." 83 : Are you beſide yourfelf ? No, ( faid the Wife) but trulyyou are, in thus altering things as you do almoſtevery Moment. Certainly , my Dear, ( replied the Doctor) you muf have been ſpend ing yourMarket-Penny, or elſe you would not talkat this rate as you do of Alterations, when none in the leaſt beve beenmade finceyou have been gone out. Quoth the Wife, I am not blind , I think ; for I'm ſure the Bed's took out of tbe Room one Pair of Stairs backwards ; and pray, Huſband , Where doyou deſign toput it now ? At theſe words the Husband and Son going preſently up Stairs, they found the Bed was ſtollen , which , to be ſure, fretted them ; but nevertheleſs, they durft not tell the Old Woman that they had a Hand in the loſing it, hy helping the Thief to carry it away , but now made the beſt of a bad Market, fince all the fretting in the World would not bring it back again . Though Will. Gettings was ſo ſucceſsful in Robbing this Houfe, yet hisGenius not agree ing with this fort of Theft, he was reſolv'd to try his Fortune on the Highway ; and one Day meeting with William Fuller the Coney wooll.cutter , that pretended to a make a Dif covery of the World in the Moon, by telling who was the Pretender's Father and Mother, trudging it on Foot along the Road betwixe Lewiſham and Bromley in Kent, he commanded that Sharper to ſtand and deliver , then taking from him Two -pence Halfpenny, for which he food as hard as a Shoe-maker would for a a Piece ila E. aniel 18 illa? est 84 WILLIAM GETTINGS, a Piece of Carrot, but to no Purpoſer : He faid, The World was come indeed to a veryſad Pafs, that one Rogue muft ( like the Fiſh in the Sea prey on another. Shortly after the Robbing this incorrigible Rogue; Wil. Gettings robbed à Man onthe Way to Chelſea, and took from him about Twelve Shillings , and a pair of Silver Buckles. Next he robbed a Stage -Coach upon Hounſlow Heath , taking from the Paſſengers a Silver Watch , and ſome Money. Next he robbed another Srage - Coach, nor far from Reading in Berkſhire, and took from the Paſſengers four Guineas and ſome Silver. And next he robbed Eſquire Daſhwood's Coach a little beyond Prst Hoy, and took from him and his Lady a Gold Watch, and three or four Pieces of Gold, with fome Money in Silver : But the moſt notable Action he ever committed, was this which fol lows. Will . Gettings having been riding one Day into the Country for his Pleaſure, as he was returning home in the Evening very well, mounted , and dreſſed much like a Gentleman , juſt at Tooting, by Richmond, le perceived from a riſing Ground Sir James Ba -- man walking inhis Gardens, which were very fine indeeds and of a large Extent . Then riding apto a Gardiner ſtanding at a Back -door, and enquiring of him , whether a Gentleman whom Curioſity led to ſee thoſe Gardens, of which he had heard fö much Talk in their Praiſe, might not have the Liberiy of taking a Walk i them : The Gardiner knowing Sir James a was an Highwayman. 85 35 was free that any perſon appearing in good Fathion might walk there , he gave Gettings Admiſſion into them . Then alighting, he gave the Gardiner his Horſe to hold ; and in the Walks ſeeing Sir James Ba --man, to whom he paid Reſpects in a very ſubmiſſive Manners withal hoping, that he would pardon his Pre fumption of coming into his Gardens, when his Worship was therein recreating himfelf; the courteous Knight told him he was very welcome, and invited him to ſee his Wilder neſs ; where ſitting down in an Arbor, Gettings in their Diſcourſe was pleaſed to ſay ,Tour Wors ſhip has got a very fine Diamond Ring onyour Finger. Yes (replied Sir James) itought to bea fine one, for it coſt me a very fine Price: Why then ( ſaid Gettings again ). it is the fitter to be . ftow on a Friend; therefore if yourWorſhippleaſe I muſt make bold to take it, and wearit for your ſake. At theſe Words Sir James began to ſtartle at his Impudence; but Gettings clape ping a Piſtol to his Breaſt, told him , he wasa dead Man if he made but the leaſt Noiſe or Reſiſtance. So taking it from him , quoth he again, I am fenſible your Worſhip does not go without a good Watch too; wlrich alſo convert ing to his own Uſe, and ſome Guineas out of his Pocket, hethen tied his Hands and Feet, and came away with a Booty worth 90 l.; but bid Sir Jamesbe of goodCheer, for he would ſend one preſently to relieve him. And accordingly going to the Gardiner who held his Horſe all abis while, and giving him a Shilling, quothhe . 86 WILLIAM GETTINGS, > + 3 be, honeſt Friend, SirJames wantsto ſpeak with you. Then mounting, he rid preſently off the Ground, whilſt the Gardiner made haſte to his Maſter, and was in a great Surprize to fee Sir Jamesbound in that Manner, which will. Gete tings hadleft himin ; but immediately ſetting him looſe, his Worſhip returned his Servant many Thanks, for ſending a Rogue to rob him in his own Gardens. .. Heonce went purpoſely from London into thie Country , to rob the Houſe of a dear Friend, and neareſt Relation of his, which he effectually and eaſily did , as being well ac quainted with all the Parts of that Houſe, and the Ways to go into it ; taking away from thence a Horfe, ſome Money, Gold Rings, . and other Things. And laſtly, he robbed Efquire Harriſon and his Lady, riding in their Calaſh towards Fulham , and took from them a Purſe with four Guincas in it, and ſome Mo ney in Silver ;; for whichFact being apprehend ed' by the Honourable Lord Bolingbroke, one of whofe Servants he ſhot in taking him , he was committed to Newgate, and hanged , in the Twenty fecond Year of his Age, at Ty burn , on Friday the 25th Day of Septem ber , 1713. Atthe ſame Time were alſo juſly executed George Hlinsby for Houſe -breaking ; Thomas Turner for ſtealing a Gelding ; John Foyner for breaking the Houſe of oneMr. John Kelly , Särab Clifford, alias Atkins, for picking the Pocket of a Drover, whom the måde ſo dead drunk,

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drunk, that hedied in his Drunkenneſs; Jane Wells, alias Elizabeth Wells , alias White, alias Dyer, for Shoft-lifting ; and John Heatb, alias James How , for ſtealing a Mare. This last Perſon was about Twenty two Years of Age, born at Thornwood in Efex, in which County his Mother now keeps aTurn -Pike, or a Gate thro ' which Coaches, Carts, Waggons and Horſes pay Toll for pafling ; and was married, or at least wiſe kept Company with a Pipes maker's Daughter living at Saffron -Hill. He was a moſt abominable Swearer , and was juſtly condemned for ſtealing a Horſe or Mare once before; but abuſing the Mercy of the Queen's : Pardon , to which he, and other notorious Malefactors pleaded at the Old -Baily, on the 12th Day of Auguſt,, 1713. he was deſerved ly banged in leſs than ſeven Weeks after the re ceiving of that Royal Indulgence, which too many have the Benefitof, without makinggood uſe of it . 1 WIRURRRRRRRRTRITIS RICHARD KE E LE, a Murder er and Thief THisHis moft unheard - of Villain was born of very good and reputable Parents at Rum fey in Hampſhire; and having no other Edu cation 88 RICHARD KEELE, cation beſtowed upon him than meer Reading and Writing, he was putApprentice to a Bars ber and Perriwigmaker living at Wincheſter, whoſe Daughter he married ; but after 7 or 8 Years Cohabitation, left her, and married ano . ther Woman in London, who has 50 1. per Annum ; during Life, quarterly paid her by a Juſticeof the Peace, living now in St. Marga ret's Church - yard at Weſtminſter. His fole Delight and Pleafure was ever in keeping Company with the greateſt Rogues; Whores and Thieves, from whom he had learnt fo much of their bad Manners, that he exceed ed them all in Villany ; eſpecially when he came to be a Bailiff, whoſe Beginning is de teſtable, Courſes deſperate, and End damnable. Soon after he was married to liis laft Wife; he kept an Ale-houſe in Milk - Alley, near St. Ann's Church ; but he had not been long in that Employment, e'er he was arreſted at the Suit of one Thomas, a Soldier in the First Regi ment of Foot Guards, in an Act on of 1001. for keeping Company with liis Wife Iſabella Tibomas, a moſt notorious Shop- lift, whom he encouraged in her Thieving till ſhe was con demned, but obtain'd Mercy. Being now arrefted , as aforeſaid , and ſo lito tle belov'd, that none would bail him, he was carried to theGate-houſe Priſon at Weſtminſter, where he had not been a Week before Forty Robberies were laid to his Charge, for which he was then loaded with heavy Irons ; but 110 Profecution commencing against him, he was admitted 2 a Murderer and Thief. 89 admitted to Bail for them before Sir Peter King, then Recorder of London. But ſtill being a Priſoner on Thomas's Action , he removed himſelf by a Writ of Habeas Corpus to.the Fleet- Priſon, from whence he was thortly after removed again to Newgate, upon an Informa tion exhibited againſt him for ſpeaking ſeveral blaſphemous Expreſſions when in the Gate houſe; and being tried for the ſame at the Sesſions-Houſe in the Old - Baily, before the Lord Chief Juſtice Parker, the Sentence of the Court was, That he ſhould ſtand twice in the Pillory, once atCharing -Croſs, and once with out Temple-Bar, and 6 fuffer Impriſonment for a Year. When the Time of Confinement was ex pired , and this notorious Fellow ( to whony tho'the Devil is but his Father- in - Law , yet for the Love he bears him, will leave him as much as if he was his own Child ), had pro cured his Liberty, he then turned a Bailiff's Follower ; but his Incomes thereby being but very ſmall, and ſuppoſing a Thief the more profitable Employment, he ſtole a Coat and Periwig, for which hewas committed New gate ; and on his Trial for them being found guilty of Felony, he was burnt in the Hand, and ordered for hard Labour at the Work houfe for Twelve Months. Accordingly being carried with one William Lowther, and Charles Halton , two other Fe bons, to Bridewell in Clerkenwell, on the 19th of September, 1713, they made a Mutiny, up > f on 90 RICHARD KEELE, on Captain Boreman's going to put Irons on them , to prevent their making an Eſcape out of his Goal. In this Fray Charles Halton was ſhot dead on the Spot, William Lowther ſhot in ſeveral Parts of his Body, but not mortally wounded, and Dick Keele had one of his Eyes ſhot out. But theſe Villains having killed Ed ward Perry one of the Turn -Keys of Bride well, Keele and Lowther were committed by Juſtice Fuller to Newgate again ; where the former of them was kept in the Maſter- fide, at theChargeof IſabelThomas, thatnotorious Shoft - lift, who being now at Liberty, by pleading to herMajeſty's Pardon but in Auguſt laſt, followed Shop - lifting as much as ever, til atlaſt the was apprehended , received Sentence of Death again, on Monday the 14th of Dea 6 ?mber, 1713, for privately ftéaling 62 Yards of Silk, Value 6l, from the Shop of Philip Befs, a Mercer on Lulgate -Hil . Now Dick Kuele being afraid of coming to a Trial for the Murder of Edward Perry, at the Seſlions- Houſe in the Old- Baily, in O &tober laft, he put himſelf into a Salivation , and perhaps it might not be without a Cauſe ; for he was ſuch a common Fellow , that he would debauch himſelf with the very worſt of Whores; but now having no other Device to delay his coming to Juſtice any longer, he was brought to a Trial, on which the Evidence for the Queen being very full and clear to the fact laid to his Charge , he and William Lowther were both foundguilty of Wilful Murder ; but a Murderer and Thief. 91 3 1E but ſuch was his Affurance and Impudence whilft in the Condemn'd Hold, that he wasſure he ſhould not die, and therefore made no Pre faration for his approaching Death, as ſuppo fing his Siſter , who lived with a Perſon of Quality, would procure his Pardon . How ever, miftaking his Aim, he and his Comrade Will. Lootbey were executed on Clerkenwell Green, on Wedneſday the 23d of December, 1713

the firſt Eeing 32 Years of Age, and the other but 23.

It was always the Opinion of this unhappy Perſon to ſay, that he gloried in all manner of Wickednefs ;, and if it ever was his Fate to come under the Circumſtances of Death for the Breach of any Law , he ſhould ſo far be have himſelf above the common Nature of Mankind, as nor to thed Tears for his Offence, when launching into the very Golph of Eter nity ; and therefore, like other whining Fools, he ſhould not make any Confeſſion of his Sins to any Perſon that preſumed to afk him at the very Place of Execution, in caſe he was to come to ſuch an untimely End. But it is evidently feen , that a ſhameful Death hath overtook him for his Wickedneſs; and tho ' he pretended to out - brave the very Terrors thereof, yet when he came under the unhappy Laſh ofbeing cut eff by the Sword of Juſtice for his Crime, no Man could bewail and bemoan himſelf more than he did : how ever, his Sorrow was not fo much for the Thought of his Sins, as being ſent out of the Land .1 92 RICHARD KEEL E , near Land of the Living in his almoſt juvenile Years ; nevertheleſs, he ſtood to his Reſolution of Wickedneſs, tho’not of Bravery, in not making a Confeffion of all his Sins, to thoſe who re quired it ; for, according to thePapers put out of him , he never diſcover'd in particular his robbing of a Shoemaker living once Lincolns- inn. Fields, call'd, Bond and Judg ment : An Account whereof take as follows. One Day Dick Keele being out of Money, by his paying ten, twenty, or thirty Pounds to an Adverſary, whom that notorious Shop -lifc Iſabel Thomas uſed to roh , he was reſolved to make up thoſe Pull-backs by robbing himſelf. So meeting with one Bond and fudgment as aforefaid, a very honeſt Man, fo calld, from his lending Money to People upon ſuch an Aflignment made over to him ; and as ſoon as the Time was expir'd as the Money was to be paid, upon Non -Payinent, he inſtantly, I won't ſay villanouſly, took the Advantage there of, and turned the Perſon and whole Fami ly out of Doors, by ſeizing on all they had ; I ſay, meeting with him not far from Pading ton , and having been over -reach'd himſelf be fore upon an Occaſion by the fame Fellow , he commanded him to ſtand and deliver. ( Quoth Bond and Judgment) " Don't you know me, « Sir ? Ay (replied Dick ) you Son of a Whore, " I know you to be a mercenary Rogue, that € would ſend your own Father and Mother to « Gaol for the Fillip of a Farthing ; therefore Cic a Murderer and Thief. 93 ) ) " it is but a juít Judgment befell you, to take o all you have from you. ” So clapping a Piſtol to his Breaſt, poor Bond and Judgment was oblig'd to ſtop the Fury of the Bullers, by giving him Threeſcore Guineas; which was ſucha ſinking of his Stock, that hewentto New gate quickly after, and was hard put to it to raiſe Money for an Habeas Corpus, to remove his corrupted, as well as polluted Carkaſs to the Queen's-Bench Priſon in Southwark. · Another Time Dick Keele being very well mountedon a Horſe, and accoutred with Sword and Piſtols, who ſhould he meet on Hounſlow Heath, but c a late Tradeſman , but then an Officer, as well mounted as himſelf. Nevertheleſs, he having as much Courage as the pretended Son of Mars, he gave him an ugly Word of Command, which was, Stand and deliver. Here our military Man was at a ſtand indeed, what to ſay to him ; but think ing the bloody Colour of his Cloaths might frighten him, quoth he, " Don't you fee « whoſe Livery I wear ? See whoſe Livery you « wear( replied Dick ) why, Are you a Foot " man ? No, ( faid C again ) I am an « Officer in the Army ; therefore to your Peril C be it, if you preſume to ſtop me when I am cc about my lawful Occaſions. Nay, ( replied « Dick) if you are about lawful Occaſions, I am about unlawful ones. Therefore deliver cc what you have, or elſe we muſt try ' wlio is 6.the beſt Man. Said C- -- , Truly, Sir, I 66 don't bear'a Commiſſion to fight with High wayment, 5+ 1 ce . 94 RICHARD Keele, CC waymen . I only wear her Majeſty's Cloth to fight for my Queen and Countiy. Why then ,replicd Dick, that Cloth , nor any other, « muſt be Protection from my Arreſt ; there « fore as this Piſtol is my Tip - ſtaff, I demand your Money upon Pain of Death. So taking, not finding any Money about him , his Coar, Waſtcoat and Breeches, he order'd him to take up another Suit on the Regimental Ace count. Heutterly hated and abhorr'd his last Wife , for the Sake of Arabella Thomas, otherwiſe callid Ifabel Fones, alias Bolton , alias Wildman , alias King, beſides ſeveral other Names, to fhrowd her from the Severity of Juſtice, eſpe cially after her robbing a greatMercer in Cheap fide of above Sixty Pounds worth of Silk , for which ſhe had like to have been apprehended , but only ſhe made her Eſcape thro' the Back Alleys to her Lodging in Jewen -ſtreet. She was about 33 Years of Age, born at Blackburn, in Lancaſhire , and about Eight Years ſince came up to London , where the was a Servant in ſeveral worthyFamilies, in which ſhe behav'd her ſelf very honeſtly ; but about Six Years ago falling into wickedCom pany , ſhe foon learn'd to be wicked too , and committed divers Felonies in the Shops of Mercers, Linnen -Drapers, and Lace-men , living in and about the Cities of London and Weft miufter ; ſome of which being clearly prov'd upon her, ſhe was ſeveral Times burnt in the Hand. She formerly receiv'd Sentence of Death 2 for a Murderer and Thief. 95 for ſtealing ſeveral Yards of Muſlin out of i Mr. Warman's Shop, a Linnen -Draper, living 5 at preſent at the Corner of Barbican and Red -Croſs-ftreet, but receiv'd Mercy, by plead ing to the Queen's moſt gracious Pardon the Auguſt following . Next, ſhe was apprehended for privately ſtealing 62 Yards of Sarcenet, Valde Six Pounds, out of the Shop of Mr. | Philip Baſs, a Mercer on Ludgate- Hill, for which this moft Notorious Criminal receiv'd Sentence of Death again ; andwas juſtly Exe cuted at Tyburn , on Wedneſday the 23d of December, 1713,with James Gafwel, Thomas Hudſon , Tapfter to Mr. Richard Jewkes, a Vi&tualíer, at the Sign of the White-Horfe in White- Horfe-Yard in Drury-Lane, Giles Spen cer, SamielHicks, JamesGamelion, Anthony Martin , James Urin, Richard Layton , Sarah Bugden, alias Small, alias Jones, alias Burgis, alias Evans, and Mary Baker, other wiſe calla Jane Cook, Lobby, and Hanun, or Harnale , from the Four Men to which ſhe was marry'd, and all alive together, for which Ihe ſuffer'd Death . L EDWARD 96وEDWARD HINTON, BIUROORRUIRRETTI EDWARD HINTON, a Houſe Breaker and Highwayman. MR.EdwardHinton, wasbornin London, , in the Year 1673, of very good Parents, who in his Youth gave him Education in St. Paul's School, to which he ſeem'd to have a forward Genius ; but yet, ev’n in his tender Years, he diſcover'd an Inclination to Thie ving ; for when he was but Nine Years Old, he took an opportunity to rob one of his Siſters Cloſets of ſome ſingle Money, to the Value of 30 Shillings, and run away with it. Be ing after ſomeDays taken andbrought Home, hewas ſent to School again ; where he had not been long, before he robb'd his Father's Coun ting -Houſe of a conſiderable Sum of Money, and ran away again ; but he was ſoon taken , with Two ill Women , at Cambridge- Heath. After which, his Father finding he could cx pest no Good froin him, while he was at Home, procur'd him the King's Letter to be a Reformade on Board a Man of War ; in which Station he faild to the Streights, and behav'd himſelf handſomely enough in ſeveral Actions ; amongit the reſt, while he was on Shear at Cadiz, he was attack'd by a Spa nia : d a Houſe-Breaker, & c. 97 st niard, againſt whom he defended himſelf a pretty while, and at length run the Don through the Body, left himn dead upon the Place , and return'd on Board his Ship. Upon his Arrival in England, he quitted the Ship, E which lie pretended was occaſion'd by a youn ger Reformade being preferr'd before him , on the Deceaſe of a Lieutenant ; but whether that were the real Cauſe, or no, this is certain , in that hejoin'd with a Gang of Thieves, and in a ſmall Time afrer, alliſted in robbing Ad miral Carter's Houſe in the Country ; and par fing off undetected , came to London , and from that Time forwards became a profeſs'd Thief. The firſt remarkable Robbery he was concern'd in , was that of the Lady Dart mouth's Houſe at Black - Heath, from whence he and his Confederates ſtole Plate to a very great Value, which they brought to Town in a Sack, and ſold to a Refiner , who then liv'd near Cripplegate ; which Refiner Hinton ſent G for fome Time after, when he was in New gate, and expoſtulated with him , coinplaining how hard a Thing it was to find an honelt Man , and a fair Dealer ; For , you Rogue, ( ſays he ) amongſt my Lady Dartmouth's Plate there was a cupwith a Cover, which you told us poor innocent Fellows, was but Silver Gilt, and bought it at the ſame Price with the reſt; but when the 'Robbery cameto be Publiſh'd in the Gazette, it was there injerteil aGold Cup. To ſee the Roguery of thisWorl.l ! There's no truſting any Body. For this Robbery he was VOL. II. F Try'd, 98 EDWARD HINTON, Try'd, and condemn'd atMaidſtone Aflizes ; but his Youth , and the Intereſt of Friends, prevail'd for his Pardon . No ſooner was he got at Liberty, but he fell vigorouſly to his Trade of Thieving, in which he did not con fine himſelf to any particular Part, but followed either robbing on the Highway, Houſe-Break ing, picking Pockets, or any Thing elſe that came in his Way ; in which ſeveral Practices he went on a while undetected, 'till he was taken for breaking and robbing the Houſe of Sir John Friend at Hackney, for which he again receiv'd Sentence of Death, and was again repriev'd, upon Condition of Tranſpor tation . Purſuant to which Pardon , he was put on Board a Ship with ſome other Convicts , in order to be carry'd to Barbadoes ; but by the Time they were fail'd to the Back of the iſle of Wight, ourThief not approving of the Change of Climates,had got ſome others into a Conſpiracy for an Eſcape ;i and, on an Evening, when all was ready, got the Ship’s Company under Hatches, and went off with the Long-Boat ; Hinton having firſt ſtood over the Captain with a Rope's End, to make himpick Oakum , which was in Return for the Uſage he had met with in failing thither. Being now got on Shore, he left his Com rades, and travell’d by himſelf through Woods and By-ways; and being in a very torn and ſcurvy Habit, where he had not Opportu nity to feal, he begg'd, 'till he came upon Hounſlow -Heath, where meeting with an Old Country a Houſe- Breaker, &c. 99 23 . County Farmer , he Unhors'd him ; and mountinghimſelf, ſet forward to ſeek his For tune ; and before he got over the Heath, he met with a Man in a genteel Habit, better Hors'd than himſelf; however, he attack'd him ; and leading him into a By- Place, chang'd Horſes and Cloachs with him , and ſo came to London . Thus having again got anong his old Gang, they dubb'd him with the Title of Captain , and every one ſubmitted to his Condu t . No Part of the Country was ſafe from his Rapine, nor was any Houſe ſufficiently ſtrong to with ſtand his Attacks. He viſited fome of the Northern Counties, in one of which he met with a Dutch Colonel, who was excellently well Arm’d, ſo that he was qualify'd either for Flight or Barrel, but the Flumbumberkin had not Courage enough for either; and our Captain made bold with both Horſe and Arms, and his Embroider'd Cloak into the Bargain . Thus Mounted and Accouter'd , he play'd his Pranks a while ; and then thifting the Colo nel's Habiliments, made Uſe only of his Horſe, upon which he committed abundance of Rob beries, particularly one near Epſom , where he met with a Gentleman of Courage enough to withſtand him, and they exchang'd each of them a Piſtol, by which, the Gentleman was wounded in the Leg ; whereupon Hinton rode up to him , lent liim bis Affiſtance, and rode with him to the next Village, where he might get more Helf, and then left him , but took F 2 his .1 100 EDWARD HINTON,

• his Money firſt. The poor Buckingham hire Lace-men he and his Gang us’d to rob for Pa ſtime, calling it only airing their Horſes; and not a Stage-Coach , that they had Account of any valuable Paſſenger in , could eſcape their Search ; in ſhort, they were ſo very diligent in their Calling, that ſcarce a Day paſs’d,

in which they did not rob one or other. Thus did he and his Comrades ramble in their Rogueries, and remain undiſcover'd for ſeveral months;; 'till at length , committing a Robbery upon the Southampton Coach on Hounſlow -Heath, they were purſu'd, and ſeve ral of them taken, but Hinton eſcap'd ; and ( his Gang being broke ) that he might not be idle, he enter'd amongſt ſome Houſe -breakers, with whom he committed abundance of Bur glaries and Robberies; and, amongſt the reſt, he with one Butler, and fo. and H.Dewſter, got into an old French Woman's Houſe in Spittle- Fields, where gagging the old Woman, and tying her to her Chair, they rifled her Trunks and Drawers, and carry'd off a vaft Sum of Money , which the old miſerable Wretch had hoarded up. She hearing her Mammon rattle , and going to be removed from her, ſtruggled in her Chair , and fell down upon her Face with the Gag in her Mouth , and the Chair upon her, by which Means ſhe was ſtifled , and they all got off Tafe, and paſs’d undiſcover'd , ' till the Old Woman came to be bury'd , when one of the Dewfters ( who was her Grandchild, and was . I at a Houſe - Breaker, & c. IOT

cm at leaſt privy to the Robbery ) going to be fitted with Gloves, was obſerv'd to change, and treinble very much ; whereupon being charg'd with the Fact, he confeſs’d the whole Marter, andhis Brother and Butler beingtry'd upon his Evidence, were both found guilty of the Murder and Robbery, and hang'd in Chains for the ſame. Hinton all this while paſs’d unapprehended, though his Name was publickly mention'd as one concern'd in the Fa &t; but being at length taken for ſeveral Robberies on the Highway, ( of which by his Dexterity he was acquitted ) he was call'd to his Tryal for that alſo , at which Time the Evidence ſwore they ſaw him lurking about, and go into, and come out of the Houſe of the murder'd Woman ; and ſeveral ſtrong Cir cumſtances appear'd to prove him guilty ; but Dewter, upon whoſe Oath the Two former were Convicted, not being to befound, gave our quick -witted Thief an Opportunity to put ſuch aа Sham - Defence upon the Court and Jury , as would have deceiv'd the moſt penetrating Judges upon Earth . He himſelf thought it ſo great a Maſter-piece of his Cunning, that he often boaſted of it in Priſou, and from his Ac count I ſhall acquaint the Reader with it in thie Manner following. The firit Witneſs that appear'd on his Be half was a young Gentleman, who declard; That he , and another Gentleman , going through Somerſet-Houſe- Tard, on the Dayfet forth in the Indictment to be that on which F 3 ch 3. the . > 102 EDWARD HINTON, the Murder and Robbery was committed , he met with Mr. Hinton , who had been his School- Fellow , and who he was ſurpriz'd to find there, having been inform'd that he was tran ſported for ſome Crimes, which he was very ſorry for. That Mr. Hinton did tell him , he was indeed order'd to be tranſported , and expreſs'd a great Concern for his Guilt, that had brought that Puniſhment upon him ; but that his Relations doing nothing for him , he was put on Board as a common Convict ; whereupon he madehis Eſcape, and was now waiting the good Will of his Friends to put hin in a Condition to Tranſport himſelf, which he was refolv'd to do withthefirſt Op portunity. The ſame Witneſs further ſaid , That finding him to appear ſo ſenſible of his Offence , he deſir'd his Company with him and his friend to Chelfea , intending to make Uſe of the Time they were together, to ex hort him to a more regular Life for the fu ture : That Mr. Hinton accepting the Offer, they took Water at Somerſet- Stairs , and went up to the Swan at Chelſea, where they ſtaid 'till Seven a Clock at Night, andthen coming down to a Publick Houſe on the Bank Side, Supp'd on a Dilh of Fowls and Bacon, and ſtay'à there ' till almoſt Eleven ; when they crofs'd the Water to Somerſet- Stairs, and went together into the Strand, and there parted. Being aſk'd how he came to take Notice it was that Day of the Month ? He anſwer'd , That the next Day he heard a Paper cry'd con cerning a Houſe- Breaker, & c. 103 149 02 تا این cerning the Murder and Robbery of the Old Woman; and buying it, he found the Name of Mr. Hinton mention d as a Perfon concern'd in the fact ; whereupon he made a Memoran . dum in his Pocket Book , which he produc'd in Court ; and afterwards went to his friend who was with him, and to the Waterman who carry'd 'em, deliring them alſo to take Notice of the Day ; for thatMr. Hinton being a Man of a very ill Character, ſome other Rogue might aſſume his Name, and he be hang'd for what he was innocent of. The next Witneſs was the other's Friend, who ſaid , That he aw him and the Priſoner talk toge ther in Sorrerſet- Houſe- rard, but what they ſaid there he knew not; that then they went to Chelſea , andthere the former Witneſs was very earneft with Mr. Hinton , ( as he then un derſtood his Nameto be, havingnever ſeen him before ) to reform fome illPractices he had been too much addicted to ; and that the next Day he the faid former Witneſs, came and deſir'd him to take Notice of the Day, and to bear in Mind the Perſon who went withthem to Chelſea ; which he did, and was poſitive that the Priſoner at the Bar was the very Man. He alſo was very poſitive, that they Supp'd at the Red- Lion on the Bank- Side, that they came over the Water together, and in the Strand parted with Mr. Hinton about Eleven at Night. Next, the Waterman ſtood up, and affirm'd, That he carry'd the Two Gentlemen aforeſaid to Chelſea, and a Third F 4 . Perfan he Op period 104 EDWARD HINTON, Perſon with them ; and being aſk'd if the Pri ſoner was the Third Perſon , he faid his Eyes were bad, and went up cloſe to the Bar to look in his Face ; then turning about to the Court, faid , Yes, my Lord, this is the Gen tleman. He alſo declar'd , That he waited upon them at Chelſea , and carry'd them from thence to the Bank - Side, where he was paid Four Shillings and Six Pence for his Day's Work, upon Condition he ihould wait to carry them over the Water again , which he did, and Landed them about Eleven at Night. And that the next Day, his Maſter ( the firſt Witneſs ) came, and bid him be ſure to re member the Day of the Month , which he did, and mark'd it down in Chalk at Home. Then came the pretended Landlord of the Houſe where theySuppd, who told the Court, That on ſuch a Day of the Month Three Gen tlemen came to his Houſe about Seven at Night, ( of which the Priſoner at the Bar was one ) and order'd a Couple of Fowls and Bacon to Le got ready with all Speed ;" which was done accordingly, and they Suppd ; and betwixt Ten and Eleven at Night went into their Boat, and order'd the Waterman to Row to Somer ſet - Stairs. Being aſk'd how he came to take Notice of tlie Day ? He readily anſwer'd, My Lord , when thoſe Gentlemen cam on Shore, I wos ftarting of Beer, and they bid mº give the Wrterman Four Shillings andSix Pence; and my Hands-being dawb'd with Clay, I wip'd'em on my Frock tbus, ( rubbing his Hinds on his Sides )

a Houſe -Breaker, & cc. IOS KA EG jides) and paid him , telling him he nuft from ' till the Gentlemen went ; and , my Lord, I find by my Book ( which he had under his Arm ) that it was on that Day of the Month nay Beer was started . Laſt of all appeard a Man, who liv'd in Burleigh - Street in the Strand, who teſtify'd , That Mr. Hinton was his Lodger, and came Home at Eleven on the Night before-mention'd ; and that he knew it to be the ſame Night, becauſe Mr. Hinton not being very well, itay'd at Home all the next Day, and paid him his Rent, for which he gave him a Receipt, by the Date of which he knew the Time. Such a Set of Witneſſes as theſe , were enough to daſh Truth out of Countenance, and prevaild with the Court and Jury to believe he could not be concern'd in the Crime alledg'd againft him , ſo that he was acquitted . Being got ſo well off from this, which he fear'd moſt of any Matter againſt him, he was continu'd in Priſon to anſwer ſeveral Robberies on the Highway in Surrey, and one in Hertfordſhire, of whicly latter he had been accus'd byone of his own Gang, who inade himſelf an Evidence ; but Hinton's old Friends andWitneſſes ſo manag’d the Mat ter, as to find an Indi& tment againſt that falfe Brother; as they term'd him , by which Means they brought him to retraét what he had ſworn , and upon a pretended recollect ing himſelf, he ſwore poſitively. that Hinton t ' . F5 ivas 106 EDWARD HINTON, was not in the Robbery; ſo that the Storm on that Side feem'd to be blown over : And for his Surrey Matters he had provided his old Train of Witneſſes, and was aſſurd to manage the Jury there as he had done that at the old - Bailey. In this con fidence he remain'd , when the ' Affizes at Hertford coming on , he was remov'd thither on Monday, and the next Day try'd , where his Fellow - Thief (wore heartily that he was not in the Robbery for which he was indiet ed ; but the Gentleman who was robb'd Twearing poſitively he was the Perſon who unhors'd him , and took away his Watch , the Jury found occaſion to believe him, and where our Thief thought himſelf to be moſt out of Danger, there he methis deſerved Fate ; for being that Day convicted , the next Morning he receiv'd Sentence of Death , and in the Afternoon was executed, the Goaler acquaint ing the judge, that he was fo dangerousa Man , and had ſo great an Intereſt amongft all the Thieves and Rogues in the Kingdom , that he could not undertake to keep himſafe. At his Death he behav'd himſelf with a Sort of Unconcern , yet not impudently ; he pray'da Forgivenefs of all he had wrongd, barcom plaind of his fo ſpeedy Execution, and that he had not Time to prepare himfelf. He was but juſt come to the Age of 21 Years, and wis of a very ready Wit, full of ſmart Re partees, andof an undaunted Reſolation ; but Mercury had to great a Share in his Nativity , that a Houſe- Breaker, & c. r07 2 d that he declar'd to a Perſon who put him in Mind of the Folly of his Practices, and told him of an Efate which might be his after the Deceaſe of a nearRelation , who was never like to have any Children, That if he had Five Hundred Pounds a Year, ſuch was his Propenſity to Thieving , that he ſhould never leave it off. Nay, as if Thieving, which he took to almoſt as ſoon as he wasout of his Cradle, were deſtin'd to follow him to his Grave, the Perſons who brought his Body from Hertford to Marybone ( where he was bury's ) were robb'd within a little Way of their jour, ney's-End, one Woman loſing her Gold Chain and fome Gold , and another a pretty deal of Money, his Corps being in the Coach with : them . This was the End of him, whoſe Per fon was lamented by thoſe who detefted liis Crimes, andwho, had he had a Stock of Vir tue equal to his natural Endowments, might have been as remarkable for his Services, as he was notorious for his Villanies to the Publick. Thus have we gone through the lives of ſome of thoſe moſt wickedWretches,whoſedaily Practice it was to thew their main Induſtry was a Deſign to ruin themſelves, and their conſtant Profeſſion an open Dëfiance to their Happineſs. Gaming, Whoring, and Drun kenneſs, or any Vice that has but a Motion in it to delude the Tediouſnefs of their Hours, was welcome to theſe unhappy Perſons; and thought to be Recreations not only harmleſs: and honest, but as invented to this good. Endof W ] t

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108 EDWARD HINTON , dr. of paſſing away the Time, Recreations de firable by moſt , and very commendable in fuch Notorious Offenders. In theſe Vices they merrily ſpent both their Nights and their Days, their own and other Peoples Subſtance, 'till a miſérable, Cataſtrophe at laſt overtook them , as a juft Judgment inflicted on them for their manifold Sins and Wickedneſs. If tireſe unfortunate Malefactors found but Mercy in the other World, it is not Pity and Compaſlion to bewail their Misfortunes in this, who triumphed in the Conqueſt of Vir tue, and gloried in the Commiſfion of the moſt enormous Vices. ** The miſerable Fate which they ſuffer'd was but their deferved Due, ſince all the Royal Indulgence which ſome of ' em have receiv'd, was only an Inlet to the perpetrating more and greater Villanies, even to a Defiance of Juſtice drawing her Sword ; wherefore as their unparalled Inſolence in ſalted over the Laws of God and Man , by taking an unaccountable Pride and Ambition in breaking both , we ought not to be ſorry at the Hangman's Meritorious A &t of fending ſuch cafe -harden'd Villains out of the Land of the Living Captain 1 109 ONGOG'S 6303 Captain U'RATZ, Highwayman, and Murderer of Thomas Thynn, Esa ; in the Pall.Mall. 0 CHriſtopher Uratz, the youngeſt Son of a very good Gentleman, and born in Pome.. rania, a Country adjoining to Poland, having but a very ſmall Patrimoniy left him, hewas incited, through the Slenderneſs of his For tune, to betake himſelf to the Highway ; and being a Man of a great Courage, and un daunted Spirit, he ventur'd on ſuch Attempts byhimſelf, which would not be undertookby half a Dozen Men ; for once John Sobieſki, King of Poland, who, with theDuke of Lor rain , rais'd the Siege of Vienna, going Dir guis'd out of the Chriſtian Camp, in Company only of Three Officers, to obſerve the Motion of the Turks, he intercepted his coming back , and robb'd him and his Attendants of as many Diamonds as he fold to a few at Vienna for above 8000 Ducatoons, beſidestaking from them a conſiderable Quantity of Gold. He had alſo committed ſome Robberies in Hun gary ; but having ſomewhat of a more gene Tous Soul, than always to get his Bread by that diminutive Wayof Living, he was, con trasy ΙΙΟ Captain URATZ, trary to all others of that Profeffion , not exa travagant whilft he maintain'd himſelf by thoſe ſcaring Words, Stand and deliver ; therefore having fav'd a good Purſe by him ,he bought a Captain's Commiflion in a Regimentin the Emperor of Germany's Service. Whift he was in this Poft, he became ac quainted with Count Coning fmark, and came over with him into England; where the faida Count being baulk'd in his Amours with a certain Lady by Thomas Thynn, Eſq; his ill : Succeſs therein he fo highly reſented , that nothing could pacify his Reſentment, but the Death of his Rival. Captain Uratz being made privy to his Diſguft, he procurd Two other Affaflins, namely , John Stern, a Lieu. tenant, and George Poroſky alias , Boratzi, who, about a Quarter after Eight at Nights on Sunday the 12th of February, 1681, meet ing Eſquire Thynn riding in his Coach up St. James's-ftreet, from the Counteſsof Nos. thumherlands, Boroſky, a Polander, fhot him with a Blunderbuſs, which mortify'd him after fach aa barbarous Manner, that Mr. Hobbs, an eminent Chyrurgeon, found in his Body Four Bullets, which had torn his Guts, wounded his Liver, and Stomach, and Gall, broke one of his Ribs, and wounded the great Bone be low ; of which Wounds he dy'd . Thefe Murderers being taken the next Day, and carry'd before Juſtice Bridgman, he com mitted them to Newgate; fromwhence being brought tothe Old -Baily on Tueſday the 28th a { 1 of Highwayman and Murderer. In TE of February following, they were try'd before the Lord Chief Juſtice Pemberton ; and being caft for their Lives, the Recorderpaſs’d Sen hetence of Death on them . Whilft Captain Uratz was under Condem nation , Dr. Anthony Horneck , and Dr. Gilbert

• Burnet, the late Bithop of Saliſbury, went to Viſit him ; the firſt of which Divines thus writes; That putting this Criminal in Mind of the All-ſeeing Eye above, who knew his Crimes, though he did conceal them from Man , he was pleas'd to tell me, That he had far other Apprehenſions of God than I had and was confident God would conſider a Gen tleman, and deal with him ſuitably to the 1 Condition and Profeſſion he had plac'd him me in ; and would not take it ill, if a Soldier,

who liv'd by his Sword, reveng'd the Affronts offer'd to him by another. I reply'd , That there was but one Way to Eternal Happineſs ; and that God, in his Laws, had made no Ex ception for any Sorts or Degrees of Men ; and conſequently Revenge in a Gentleman , was a Sin God would not Pardon without true Rea pentance , any more than he would forgive it in a Peaſant . He aſking me hereupon , What • Repentance was? I told him ,it was ſo to hate the Sin we had done, that for the future no Argument ſhould prevail with us to commit it again . To which he faid, That if he were to live, he fhould not forbear to give any one as good as he brings ; with fome other Expreſ Kons, which I am loth to repeat; for they made V a I12 Captain URATZ, made meſo melancholy, that I was forc'd to leave him. Yet I bid him conſider what he had faid , as he lov'd his own Soul. The laſt Time I viſited him, was on the 8th of March, whom, when I had faluted , I told him I hop'd he had taken his dangerous Condition into Conſideration , and wrought himſelf into a greater Senſe of his Sins, than I could obſerve in him when I was laſt with him. He ſaid , he knew not what I meant by this Addreſs . I then explaindmyſelf, and gavehim to under ſtand, that I ſpake it with Relation to the late great Sin he had been engagdin ; and that I hop'd his approaching Deathhad made him more Penitent, than I had found him t'other Day. To which he reply'd , That he was ſene fible he was a great Sinner, and had committed divers Enormities in his Life -time, of which he truly repented, and was confident that God had pardon'd him ; but he could not well un derſtand the Humour of our Engliſh Divines; who prefs'd him to make particular Declara tions of Things they had a Mind he ſhould fay , though never fo falſe , or contrary to Truth ; and at this, he ſaid , he wonder'd the more, becauſe in our Church we were not for auricular Confeflion . I let him run on ; and then I told him, that he was much miſtaken in the Divines of the Church of England, who neither us’d to reveal private Confeſſion, nor oblige Offenders, in ſuch Caſes, to confeſs Things contrary to Truth ; that this was both against their Practice and their Principles: The Highwayman and Murderer. 113 The Confeffion , I ſaid, he was fo often ex horted to, was no private, but a publick Con 1 feffionl ; for as his Crime had been Publick , ſo This Repentance and Confeſſion onight to be al Publick too : And farthermore, I told him, 23 that Chriſt's Blood was actually apply'd to none but the true Penitent ; and that trae Repen tance muſt diſcover it ſelf in Meekneſs, Hu mility, Tender-heartedneſs, Compaſſion, Righ teouſneſs, making ingenuous Confeflions, and I ſo far as we are able, Satisfaction too ; elſe, 019 notwithſtanding the Treaſure of Chriſt's Blood, Men might drop into Hell. Upon this he re ply'd, that he fear'd no Hell. I anſwer'd , pof 1 : lībly he might believe none ; or if he did, it 13 might be a very eaſy one of his own making. Heſaid , He was not ſuch a Fool as to believe, that Souls could fry in material Fire ; Of bé - Roaſted as Meat on a great Hearth , or in a 1 Kitchen, pointing to the Chimney. His Be Di lief was, that the Puniſhment of the Damn'd conſiſted in a Deprivation of the gracious and beatifick Preſence of God ; upon which De privation , there aroſe a Terror and Anguiſh in their Souls, becauſe they had miſs’d of ſo great a Happineſs. He added , That poſſibly I might think him an Atheiſt; but he was ſo far from thoſe Thoughts, that he could ſcarce believe there was any Man fo fottith in the World , as not to believe the Being of a God , - gracious, and juſt, and generous to his Crea tures ; nor could any Man , that was not either Mad or Drunk, believe Things came fortui toully 114 Captain U RATZ , touſly, or that this world was governd by Chance. I ſaid, that this Truth I approv'd of, and was glad to ſee him ſo well fettled in the Reaſonableneſs of that Principle ; and as for material Fire in the other World, I would not quarrel with him for denying it , but sa ther hold with him , that the Fire and Brim ftone ſpoken of in Scripture, were but Em blems of thoſe inward Terrors which would gnaw and tear the Conſciences of impenitent Sinners; but ſtill this was a greater Puniſhment than material Fire; and this Puniſhment he had Reaſon to fear, if he could not make it out to me, or other Men, that his Repentance was fincere. I was at firſt in ſome Doubt whether I ſhould Publiſh the Captain's An (wers to my Queries and Expoftulations, be cauſe ſome of them favour of Prophaneneſs; yet, conſidering that the Evangelift hath thought fit to acquaint the World with the ill Language of the one, as well as with the PenitentExpreſſions of the other Malefactor, I was willing to follow that great Example, hoping that thoſe looſe Diſcourſes of the Man may ſerve as Sea- marks to warn Paſſengers from running upon thoſe Sands. That which Ichiefly obſervd in him was, that Honour and Bravery was the Idol he ador'd, a piece of prepoſterous Devotion , which he maintain'd to the laſt, as if he thought it would merit Praiſe, not to recede from what he had once faid , though it was with the Loſs of God's Favour, and the Shipwrack of a good Con ſcience. Highwayman and Murderer . 115 | ſcience. He conſider'd God as ſome generous, yet parcial Prince, who would regard Mens Blood, Deſcent, and Quality, more than their Errors, and give vaſt Grains of Allowance to their Breeding and Education ; and poſſibly the ſtout Behaviour of ſome of the Ancient Roman Bravo's ( for he had read Hiſtory ) might roll in his Mind, and tempt him to write Copies after thoſe Originals ; or, to think that it was great to doIll, and to de fend it to the laſt . Whether after my laſt Conference with him he relented, I know not : Thoſe that ſaw him go to his Execution, ob feru'd that he lookd undaunted, and with a Countenance fo fteddy, that it ſeem'd to ſpeak his Scorn , not only of all the Spectators that -1 look'd upon him , but of Death it ſelf. But II

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Dr. Gilbert Burnet writes thus of Captain $ Uratz : It is certain , that never Man dy'd with more Reſolution , and leſs Signs of Fear, g . or the leaſt Diſorder. His Carriage in the Cart, both as he was led along, and at the Place of Execution , was aſtonilhing ; he was not only undaunted , but look'd chearful, and ſmil'd often. When the Rope was put about his Neck , he did not change Colour , nor tremble, his Legs were firm under him . He look'd often about on thoſe that ſtood in Bal conies and Windows, and ſeem'd to fix his Eyes on ſome Perſons, Three or Four Timeshe 116 Captain URATZ, he ſmild . He would not cover his Face, as the reſt did ; but continu'd in that State , often looking up to Heaven, with a Chearfulneſs in his Countenance, and a little Motion of his Hands. I ſaw him feveral Times in the Pri . fon ; he ftill food to the Confeſſion he made to the Council, 'till the laſt Day of his Life. He often ſaid to me, he would never ſay any Thing but what he had faid at firſt. When I waswith him on Sunday before his Death, he ftill deny'd all that the Lieutenant and Polonian had faid , and ſpake ſeverely of them , chiefly of the Lieutenant, as if he had con feſs'd thoſe Things, whichhe then call'd Lies, in Hopes of ſaving his own Life by it, or in Spite to him , that he might not be pardon'd ; and all I could ſay, could not changehis Mind in that. I told him , it was in vain for him to dream of a Pardon ; for I aſſur'd him, if any kept him up with the Hopes of it, they de ceiv'd him . He had Two Opinions that were, as I thought, hurtful to him ; the one was, That it was enough if he confeſs'd his Sin to God, and that he was not bound to make any other Confeſſion ; and he thought that it was a Piece of Popery to preſs himto confeſs. He had another old Opinion alſo of the next State ; he thought the Damn'd were only ex. cluded from the Preſence of God, and endur'd no other Miſery, but that of ſeeing others hap pier than themſelves; and was unwilling to let me enter into much Diſcourſe with him for undeceiving hini. He ſaid it was his own Af. fair, Highwayman and Murderer. 117 * fair, and he deſir'd to be left to himſelf; but he ſpake with great Aſſurance of God's Mercy to him . I left him , when I ſaw that nothing I could ſay had any good Effect on him , and reſolv'd to have gone no more to him ; but when I underſtood by a German Miniſter that attended him, and by the Meſſage which I heard deliver'd in his Name to the Lieutenant, and the Polander, the Night before his Exe cution , that he was in another Temper than when I ſaw him laſt, I went to him : He re ceiv'd me more kindly than formerly ; moſt of his Diſcourſe was concerning his going to the Place of Execution, deſiring it mightbe in a Coach, and not in a Cart; and when I pray'd - him to think of that which concern'd him more, he. ſpake with great Aſſurance, that it was already done ; that he knew God had for - given him ; and when I wilh'd him to ſee that he might not deceive himſelf , and that his 1. Hope might not be ill- grounded ; he ſaid it was not Hope, but Certainty ; for he was ſure God was reconcil'd to him through Chriſt. - When I fpake to him of confefling his Sin , he ſaid he had written it, and it would be publiſh'd to all Europe, but he did not ſay a Word concerning it to me; ſo I left him , and ſaw him no more' till I mer him at the Place of Execution : When he ſaw me, he ſmild on me ; and wliereas I had ſometimes warn'd him of the Danger of affecting to be a Counterfeit Bravo, ( Faux, brave) he ſaid to me, before I ſpake to him , That I fould ſee it was not a falfe 118 Captain URATZ, falje Bravery, but that he was Fearleſs to the laſt. I wiſh'd him to conſider well upon what he grounded his Confidence : He faid, he was ſure he was now to be receivd in to Heaven , and that his Sins were forgiven him. I aſk'd him if he had any Thing to ſay to the People ? He ſaid No. After he had whiſper'd a ſhortWordto a Gentleman, he was willing the Rope 1hould be ty'd to the Gibbet. He call for the German Miniſter ; but the Crowd was ſuch, that it was not poſ fible for him to come near. So he deſir'd me to pray with him in French ; but I told him I could not venture to pray in that Language; but ſince he underſtood Engliſh, I would pray in Engliſh . I obſerv'd he had ſome Touches in his Mind, when I offer'd up that Petition, that for theSakeof the Blood of Chriſt, the innocent Blood fhed in that Place , might be forgiven ; and that the Cry of the one for Mercy , might prevail over the Cry of the other for Juſtice. At theſe Words, he look'd up to Heaven with the greateſt Senſe that I had at any Time obſerv'd in him . After I pray'd, he ſaid nothing, but that hewas now going to be happy with God ; ſo I left him,He continu'd in this undaunted Manner, look ing up often to Heaven, and ſometimes round about him, to the Spectators. After he and his Two Fellow -Sufferers had ſtood about a Quarter of an Favur under the Gibbet, they were aſk'd whentheywould give the Signal for their being turn'd off ; he anſwer'd, that they were Highwayman and Murderer. 119 102 were ready, and that the Cart might be driven ☺ awaywhen it pleas'd the Sheriffto order it ; ſo a while after it wasdriven away. And thus they all ended their Lives. As for Lieutenant Stern , the illegitimate Son of a Baron of Sweden, afterwards made a Count, and Borosky the Polander, they were very penitent from firſtto laſt, being with A Captain Uratz, aged 38, executed in Pall Mall, on Friday March 10, 168.1 ; but Borosky was afterwards hung up in Chains, a little bythe beyond Mile- End, by the Command of King de Charles I. alla เรื่อง เสียง ร้อง Swaradhanthi MOL L. JONES, a Shop-lift. aiGo Ephen here JE G THIS unhappy Woman was born of very good Parents, living in Chancery -Lane; Sad and being brought up in the New -Exchangein at the Strand, to make Hoods and Scarves, ſhe there married an Apprentice, whoſe Extrava gancies always ſupplying with Money, ſhe fell into Poverty , and ſo was induc'd to turn Thief. At firſt ſhe began with picking Pockets ; and one Day meeting, near Roſamond's- Pond in St. James's- Park , with one Mr.Price, a Milliner, keeping Shop in the ſame Exchange in which ſhewas bred , pretending to ask him ſome 14 1.06 frer نمایا 120 MOL L. JONES, ſome Queſtions about Mrs. Zouch, a Servant of his , who had murder'd her Baſtard -Child, he pull'd out a Tin Trumpet, which he uſu ally carry'd in his Pocket to hold to his Ear for People to talk through, for being very deaf, he could hear no otherwiſe ; and whilft he was earneſtly harkening to what Moll. Fones ſaid to him , ſhe pick'd a Purſe out of his Breeches, in which was 15 Guineas and a Broad -Piece ; but he never miſs'd it, till he came home, and then where to find her he could not tell . Shortly after, ſhe was apprehended for pick ing the Pocket of one Mr. Jacob Delafaia, a Jew , who was Chocolate-maker not only to King James II . but alſo to King William IIT. and liv'd over -againſt York - Buildings in the Strand. For this Fact ſhe was committed to Newgate, and burnt in the Hand ; which Pu niſhment making her out of conceit with the Trade of Diving or Filing , the turn’d Shop lift, in which the was very ſucceſsful for Three or'Four Years ; when privately ſtealing half a dozen Pair of Silk Stockings from one Mr. Wanſel, a Holier in Exeter-Change, and being detected in her very committing the Theft, by one Smith, a Vi&tualler, at theRoſe and Crown Ale -houſe, over againſt the little Savoy-gate in the Strand, who was buying a Pair of Stockings there at the fame Time ; he being a Conſtable, ſeiz'd her, and carrying her before Juſtice Brydal, he committed her to Newgate, after which ihe was burnt in the One Hand again . a Shop- lift. 1121 Tan vie : 23 363.11 . Pite m 5 Guinus milsde Te to find prehended Ir. Jacob ?.' ite-maker og to King rt-Buildim Ĉ was cul2 he Hand; at of con er

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Once more Moll obtaining her Liberty, the was refolvd to be reveng'd on Smith the Conſtable , at whoſe Houſe ſhe had ſpent a pretty deal of Money, for diſcovering her in her Thieving ; therefore knowing this Vietu aller to be vain -glorious, and altogether as covetous, uſually boaſting of his Friends in the Country, and his Wealth at Home, ſhe found thereby that he had ſome Relations about Ludlow , in the Confines of Shropſhire and Herefordſhire, and then put this Trick upon him . In a Summer- Evening, fomething late, a Rogue of her Acquaintance, booted and ſparr'd ,with a Horſe in his Hand, and cover'd with Duſt, came along the Strand, and very folicitouſly and haſtily enquires out for Mr. Smith , and by his Neighbours was infor med which was his Houſe . The Fellow follows their Direction ; yet, like an ignorant Coun tryman that dardnot to go one Step without new Directions in the Wood of this great Town, he kept the ſame gapingEnquiry in his Country Tone , where Mr. Smith dwelt. The People thought the Fellow mad ; but it prepar'd Mr. Smith, with very great Solem nity , to receive this importunate Viſitant, Being come to his Door, he with ſome Ear. neftneſs and Elevation of Voice, demands which is his Houſe ? He gravely anſwer'd beyond the better. The Fellow feeming not to under Atand that Town- Phraſe , interrogates again , VOL. II. G Whether ry ſucceſsful for rivately free Stockings for Exeter very committee Viftualler, at over againtsthe e at the same) Queſtion , I am the Maſter , for want of a eiz'd her, and ), he committeilen the was burza 122 MOLL. JONES, 1 Whether Mr. John Ernith liv'd there, or no? To which he replies in ſome doubt, and ſoft ly, What would be have with him : The Spark, to put him out of his Dumps, tells him, That if he be the Gentleman, he hath forre News out of the Country, which moſt nearly .con Cern's bini to impart to him , having come on purpoſe to be the firſt Meſſenger of ſuch glad Tidings. Pray, Sir, come in, ( quoth Smith, you are very heartily welcome; pray bow do all our Friends in the Country ? Very well, quoth the Rogue, except your Uncle that is dead ; bust yet we hope he' is beſt of all. Alittle before his Death, he made his Will, and, Sir, hath made you hisHeir, and left you albis perfonalEſtate befirles, ſave a few Legacies. And to Day he is buried by ſome of his Kin dred ; but before 1. came away, knowing nrg deceas'd Maſteryour Uncle's Mind, I took an Inventory of all the Goods, and lack'd up all bis Bonds and other Writings, andthe Money and Plate in one of the great Chefts, and have brought the Key along with me, which 1 bere preſent you with. To have ſeen the perplex'd Looks of this Ale-draper, which he Jabourd to frame to a.Countenance of Grief, but could not, for his more prevalent Joys which appeared in the better half of his Mouth, would have made a Man ſplit his Sides with laughing. At lengthafter a deep Sigh and Eja culations of the Certainty of Deatli, he unrid dled his Face , and very heartily welcom'd the Fellow ; brought him into his Kitchen, and cramm'd his Guts with good Vi &tuals and dV lDrink, ES, a Shop- lift. 123 den %; tal e,femei willylove 28 I: Drink, commanded his Wife to make him what Cheer the could! ; and ſince there was no recalling the Dead , tho' he was a dear Uncle of his, Ah! Wife, (quoth he) I have loft a Friend, and the very beſt of Friends ; however let's pluck up our Hearts and be merry. During this Preparation, the Fellow ſtands at ſome Diſtance, plucks off his Hats and ſo keeps it, and much ado there was to perſuade him to be cover'd ; then he deſir'd his new Maſter's Favour, that he might con tinue the Bailiff and Steward of his Lands to which Smith readily aſſented, fore -praiſing his Honeſty and Faithfulneſs. After Supper, they reſum'd the Diſcourſe, with which Smith being as much delighted as aſſur’d, they began to conſider of their Journey, the Expedition whereof this Fellow very much urg'd , in regard ofthoſe poorKindred of his Uncle's,, who, no doubt, would make Havock of thoſe Goods which were left about the Houſe , and per chance might venture upon the locks, and , ſeize the reſt ; whereupon all Haſte was uſed to begin the Journey ; but Smith would not diſgrace himſelf among hisKindred , and there fore would ſtay till he liad provided himſelf and his Wife with new Mourning-Cloaths, and Things ſuitable to lis new Fortunes, with a Black Suit of Cloaths and a Cloak for the Man, who was to attend them into the Country, and bring them to this Inheritance. Accor dingly they ſet forward, the Victualler having diſcharg’d his Man's Horſe-hire , and other G2 Expences, . 124 MOLL. JONES Expences, beſides Diet and Lodging, during his Stay in London ; and in his Inn was very offi ciouſly waited on by this new Servant the firſt four Days Journey, lodging the laſt Night, as this Impoſtor ſaid, within Teu Miles of the Place whither they were to go : But early in the Morning up gets the Spark, faddles his Horfe, with the Portmanteau and his Mourning in it, and away gallops another Road, leaving his Maſter to find outthe Utopia of his great Windfall; who ariſing and miſſing his Guide and Servant, that was loft beyondall Enquiry, began to fufpe&t the Cheat; but Covetouſneſs prevailing againſt Reaſon, he refolv'd to pur fue the Adventure , and having the Town in Mind, which he was inform'dwas no farther than Ten Miles off, he rode thither, where he could hear of no ſuch Man , nor no ſuch Matter. Vex'd , and yet aſham'd to enquire any farther, or to make a Diſcovery of his own Folly, poor Nick and Froth and his Doxy turu'd their Horſe -Head, and ſorrowfully de parted , curfing the Hour they ever ſaw this cheating Rogue; and to add to their Mif fortunes, their Money ( expecting a full Trea-' fure and Recruit out of the aforeſaid Cheſt) was drawn very low, ſo that they were forc'á to make long Journeys and fhort Meals in in their way homewards; and yet notwith ftanding, to keep themſelves, were fain to part with their Horſe at St. Albans, whom his hard Travel and harder Feeding had brought down to a third of the Price he coit them in London ; & Slop-lift. 125 Jurig ant chei Miles of c Eue ear's k, Laddies his Moor : r Road 1 it of his was for London ; where on Foot, wearied and waſted withVexation , they at laſt arriv'd , and in the Evening crept into their Houſe to avoid the Laughter of their Neighbours , among whiom , before their ſetting out, they liad nois'd their ſudden Wealth ; the Defeat where of, at length , coming to their knowledge, ne ver was poor Man ſo flouted and jeer'd as he many Years after. But Moll did 10t very long out-live this Piece of Revenge ; for ftill following the Art and Myſtery of Shop- lifting, ſhewas appre hended for privately ſtealing a Piece of Sata tin out of a Mercer's Shop on Ludgate- Hill, whither ſhe went in a very ſplendid Equipage, and perſonatedthe late Dutcheſs of Norf. lk, to avoid Suſpicion of her Diſhoneſty ; but her graceleſs Grace being ſent to Nawgate, and condemnd for her Life at the Old -Bai!y , the was hang'd at Tyburn in the 25th Year of her Age, on Friday December 18. 1691 . niffing his gond all Encs but Covetots e reſolvd to 1 ving the Tow : n'd was no far de thither, and Man, nor no se aihamd to em a Diſcovery of Froth andhisDi and forrorful they ever fawo o add to their SOUDAOADIDASDAS: TOM. TAYLOR , an Incendiary , Pick-pocket, and Horife-breaker. 9 xpecting afullTe f the aforeſaid Care that they werefor s and fhört Merli rds; andyetnomis emſelves, were fair at St. Albans, wat derFeeding had been e Price hecost there THE following Relation is one of Tom . Taylor, a Parfon's Son, born at Colche fter in Elex who accuſtoming kimſelf to G : 3 Gaming Let 126 TOM. TAYLOR, Gaming from Twelve Years of Age, he was fo addicted to Idleneſs, that he would not be brought up to any honeſt Employment. Fas thermore, rejectingthe good Counſel of his Pa rents, and joining himſelf to bad Company, he foon got into a Gang of Pick -pockets, with whom he often went to learn their evil Pro feſſion, which was a ready Way to the Gal lows. Thus going once, with three or four of theſe diving Sparks, to Guilfird, a Mar ket Town in Surrey, where there was next Day a Fair to be kept, fearing to be difco verd in that Concourſe of ſo many people, they seſolu'd to do their Buſineſs that very Evening, 'when the People were very buſy in firting their Stalls, and ſome little Trading was ſtirring beſides. Their firſt Conſultation was, low to draw the Folks together to make ore Job of ir , which was agreed on in this Manner; Tun. Taylor, (the worſt then at di ving) pretending to be an ignorant Clowil, got himſelf into the Pillury, which was eleva ted near the Market -Houſe, and the Noiſe thereof cauſing the whole Town to run toge ther to ſee this Spectacle, his Companions ſu sly'd their work, while the People gaz'd , laugh'd, and ſtar'd , that they left but few of them any Money in their Pockets ; nay , the very Keeper of the Pillory, who was very well pleas'd at this curious Sight, was ferv'd in the fame Manner as he ftood , Tom , who feeing the Work was done, and the Sign given him that his Comrades were departing, having con . tinu'd an Incendiary, & c. 127 tinued an Hour in that Condition, and then. at his Deſire releas'd , quoth he to the Spes ctators; I hope ye cannot lay any Thing to nrys Charge,ifye have ſuffer'd any Lofs;for ye are fenfible I was inno Capacity to do it. When clapping their Hands into their Pockets, and then to their Hearts, they cryd out with One Voice; their Pockets were pick’d, while in this Confuſion he Nonk away to his Com panions, who were out of the Reach of Ap prehenſion . At laſt, Tom being pretty expert at picking of Pockets, he fet up for himſelf; and one Day going to the Play-houſe in Drury-Lane, very well dreſs'd , he ſeated himſelf by a Gen tleman in the Pit, whoſë Pocket he pick'd of about40 Guineas, and went clean of. This good Succcfs teinpted Tom to go thither the next Day, in a different Suit of Čloathis, wlien perceiving the fame Gentleman in the Pit, whole Pocket he had pick'd but the Day be ſore, he takes his Seat by him again . The Gentleman was ſo ſharp, as to know his Face again, for all his Change of Apparel, but ſeem'd to take no Notice of him ; and pulling a great Quantity of Guineas out of one: Pocket, he put them into the Pocket next Tom , whoſe Mouth fadly watering at them ,it was not long before he fell to di. ving for them , but the Gentleman having few'd Fiſhing-Hooks all round the Mouth of that Pocket, and our Gudgeon venturing too deep, by unconſcionably plunging down to the G4 very 128 TOM. TAYLOR , very Bottom , his Hand was caught, and held fo faſt, that he could 110 Mannerof Way dif entangle itir. He angled up and down in it for near a Quarter of an Hour, the Gentle man all the while feeling his ſtruggling to get his Hand out, but pretended ftill not to feel him , till at laſt Tom very courteouſly pulling off his Hat to the Gentleman , quoth he, Sir, by à Miftake, I have ſomebovo put my Hand into your Pocket, inſtead of my own. The Gentleman, without making any Noiſe, aro'e and went out to the Roje- Tav rn, at the Corner of Bridges- Street , with Tom along with him , with his Hand in his Pocket, where ir remain'd tilt he had ſent for ſome of his Cronies, who paid down Eighty Guineas to get the Gudgeon out ofthis dry Pond. How ever , the Gentleman being not altogether contented with this double Satisfaction of his Lofs, he moſt unmercifully can'd him ; and then turning him over to the Mob, they as unmercifully pump'd him, and duck'd him in a Horſe- Pond, and after that fo cruelly us'd him, that they broke one of his Legs and an Arm, Tom meeting with ſuch bad Mifuſage in his firſt ſetting up for himſelf in the gainful Trade of picking Pockets, was ſo much out of Conceir with it for the future , that he left it quite off, and follow'd Houſe-break iug ; in which Piece of Villany he was fo notorious, that he had committed above Sixty Felonies and Burglaries only in the County of Middleſex, ܪ an Incendiary; & c. 129 . 23 Middleſex , in leſs than Fourteen Months, He reign d Eight Years in his Villany ; but ac length ſetting a Barn on Fire betwixt Brentford and Auſterly, a little Village lying: about a Mile North from that Town, while the Servants came from the Dwelling. houſe . to quench it, he ran up into a Chamber, pre tending to help to preſerve the Goods, but : ran away with a Trunk , in which was a great deal of Plate, and 140 Pounds in Mo ney. He was apprehended before he got to Hammerſmith, where being carried before a Magiſtrate, he was committed to Newgate ; and receiving Sentence of Death at the olde. Baily, when about 29 Years of Age : He was hang’d atTyburn on Friday Dec. 18.1691. Where he ſaid he had been addicted to Swear. ing Drunkenneſs, Whoredom , and all other Sins whatever, excepting Marder. On the ſame Day alſo ſuffer'd with him , one William Hirſey, for the moſt horrid Mura der of Two Men, one of which was his pare ticular Friend1 ; William Smith, a Vintner, for: Felony ; Mary Motte, for the barbarous Mur... der of her Male Baſtard -Child , by putting ic . up in a Baſket, and expoſing it in a Gutter, till it was ftárv'd ; Foon Barret, a Furriers Son, who was put Apprentice to a Clothiery , but ſerving only Four Years of his Time, and getting into bad Company, he committed a Burglary, which brought hior to this ihainefal Death ; Willian -Good , for robbing a Gentle i man in Hackney- Fields of a Silver- Hilted : Suvordy, ing + } 6.5 130 TOM ROWLAND, Ó C. Sword , a Gold Watch , and 28 Guineas; Richard Johnſon, for committing feveral moſt notorious Robberies in and about the Cities of London and Weſtminſter, and other Places in the County of Middleſex ; Anne Miller, for Felony and Burglary ; and Edward Booth , and Humphrey Malice, thelaſt of which was a Gardinerat Weſtminſter , forrobbing aGen tleman in Chelſea - Fields of a Silver Snuff- Box, a Gold -Watch , a Periwig , a Bever-Hat, a Pair of Stone Buckles fet in Silver, and 24 Shillings in Money. Likewiſe a Glazier living in Exeter-ſtreetg was hang d with theſe.Male factors, for committing ſeveral notorious Rob beries on the Highway, to the great Aftoniih ment of all his Neighbours, ainong whom he feem'd to carry a very civil and honeſt Corre fpondence , and devoutly exclaim'd againſt all manner of Vice ; but as the old Proverb is, The ftill Sow drinks all the Draught. storitisatisoitisedtretentsetsetseitsadesetseteetrats TOM ROWLAND, And FRANK O'S BORN, a Goldfmith in Can non - ſtreet in London , Highway mene THE firſt of theſe notorious Malefactors was born at Ware in Herifordſhire, and by Highwaymen. 131 2 by his parents was put an Apprentice to a Bricklayer; but after he had fery'd his Time, being then of a flothful, idle Diſpoſition , he kept ſuchCompany as ſoon brought him to follow Evil Courſes; and , to ſupport his Extravagancy in a molt Riotous Way of Living, he ſtole a Horſe out of the Duke of Beaufort's Stables, at his Seat at Badminton in Glouceſterſhire ; and then going on the High way, he commited ſeveral moſt notorious Robberies for above 18 Years ; but he always robb'd in Womens Apparel, which Diſguiſe was the Means of his reigning ſo long in his Villany. Whenever he was purſu'd , he then rid artride ; but at laſt beingapprehended in this unlawful Habit, for robbing a Perſon on Hounſloro- Heath, of a Quantity of Bone -Lace, to the Value of 1200 Pounds Sterling, hewas condemn'd forthis Fact, and found guilty alſo upon another Indi&tment préferr'd against him for robbing another Perſon near Barnet, of 84 Pounds Nine Shillings. However, whilft he Jay under Sentence of Death, he was very re fractory, and was ſo abominably wicked , that the very Morning on which he dy'd , lying ini the Preſs-Yard, for he wanted for noMoney whilft under Confinement, a common Whore coming to viſit him , he had the unparaNell'd Audaciouſneſs to act carnally with her, and glory'd in the Siņ as he was going to Execu tioi !, which was at Tyburn, on Friday the 24th of O &tober, 1699, Aged 40 Years. 132 ' TOM ROWLAND, & c. At the ſame Time, and fame Place, were allo hang'd Mercy Harvey , for murthering her Baſtard Male- Child , by cutting it as ſmall as Herbs to a Pot; Anne Henderſon, a Scotch Woman, for ſtealing a Silver Tankard ; Bryant Cane, for Felony and Burglary, in breaking open the Houſe of Mr. Baker, at Mary-le bone, and robbing it , and gagging him and all theServants in his Family; JohnLowbridge, a Butcher, for ſtealing a Mare ; Jane Eaton, Aged 19 Years, and Catherine Jones, for Breaking the Houſe of onę John Prefoot, and fealing thenice Goods of a great Value. The following Perſons, namely , Peter Vallard, a Frenchman , Tbimas Rogers, and Thomas Cafle, alias Cafey, were drawn on a Sledge to Tyburn, where the Two firſt were hang'd and quarter'd for Clipping and Coining ;but the other Criminal, the Night before his Exe cution , fo far obtain'd their Majeſty's Clemen ey, as to be butonly hang'd . Frank Ofluorn was born of very good Friends: at Colcheſter in Elet, who putting him an. Apprentice to a Goldſmith in Lombard freet, in London , he very truly and honeſtly ſerv'd out his Apprentilhip , and then ſet up his : Trade himſelf in Cannon -firect, in the ſame. City, where he follow'd it for Seven Years; But he had nct been his own Maſter for above Two Years , when getting into very looſe Company, who allur'd him to Drunkenneſs, Grming, and Whoring, he ran very much be hinuck-hand , and contracted ſeveral Debts ; 1 whichi Highwaymen. 133 22 น 6 which coming thick upon him , to make his , Creditors eaſy, he went on the Highway; and . meeting once with the Earl of Albemarle, in his Coach and Six Horſes, betwixt Harwich, and Maningtree, in the County of Eſſex , with . Four Footmen, and Two Gentlemen on Horſe back to attend him , beſides the Coachman and Poftilion, he attempted , with only one Perſon more, to ſet upon his Honour; fo whilſt. his Comrade ſtopp'd the Coach -Horſes, he rid: up to his Lordſhip, and demanded his Mo ney. The Attendance ſeeing the Inſolence of theſe bold Robbers, who being but Two, they thought it would ſeem a great Piece of Cowe ardice, if they did not engage them ;'where upon one of the ( sentlemen firing firſt, all the reſt began,, even the very Coachman and Pos ftilion too, who had Piſtols in their Pockers ; now the Shot flying about the Highwaymens Ears very thick , whilſt the Earl alſo diſcharg'd a Blunderbuſs out of his Coach, but without doing any Execution ; they alſo fir'd as faſt as . they could, but with better Aim , and better Succeſs ;. for in the diſcharging of about Eight Piſtols , they fhor both the Horſes of the Two Gentlemen dead, wounded Two of the Four men very deſperately, and the Portilion, with : the Fore-Horſe on which he sid ; then riding up to the Earl again, whom they moſt grolly abus'd with ill Languages and threatend to fhoot through the Head, unleſs he preſently de liver'd what he had, he gave them a Purſe, in which was 130 Guineas, a Gold Watch, a 2 Diamond 134 Tom ROWLAND, &c. Diamond Ring, a Diamond Pair of Buckles, and a Gold Snuff -box. But whilſt they were rifling a Trunk which was ty'd in the Coach box, Six or Seven Officers of the Army riding up towards them, Frank Oſborn and his Com rade made the beſt of their way; but when thoſe Gentlemen came up with the Earl of Albemarle, and were inform'd of the Rob bery, they made ſuch cloſe Purſuit after the Robbers, that they were forc'd to ride into Maningtree - River ,inwhich one of them was diown , and alſo his Horſe ,, but Frank ſwimm'd ſafe over into the County of Suffolk , and went frait to London , without anyDif covery. Another Time Frank Oſborn meeting with the late Duke of Newcaſtle, when his Grace was but Earl of Clare, in the Road to Not tingham , riding up to his Coach, and moſt courteouſly pulling off his Hat, quoth he, My Lord , having beard from ſeveral creditable Perfons,what a charitable Deer your Honor is , in diſtributing your generons Alms among decay'd Gentlenien ; and it being my Misfor tune, through meny Lofles and Croſjes in the World, to be reduc'd to a State poorer than ever Job was in bisgreateſt Calamity, I humbly makabold to implore your Lordſhip's Benevo lence, for which I ſhall be ever gratefulth : longeſt Day I have to live. Now , thisNoble manbeing not to be Tongue-padded out of his Money, he in a very angry Mood faid to Frank, Prztbee, Felow , don't ſtand talking to we Highwaymen. 135 me of charitable Alms and Benevolence, for ! knew nut what you mean by thoſe canting Worils; thereforego about your Buſinefs, for indeed I have nothing at all for my ſelf ſcarce, and much lefs for Beggars. Quoth Frank again, I am not; Sir, ſuch a mean Sort of a Beggaras your Lordſhiperhaps may take me to be; for what people will not give me by fair Means, I always take avay by foul ones.' So pulling out a Piſtol, and prelenting it to his Lord thip's Breaſt; he farther ſaid , Iinleſs your Lördſhip prefently deliver your Money, expect nothing but preſent Death ,for I will certainly shoot you through the Body upon the riery leaſt Refuſal. So taking Four ' Hundred Pounds out of his Coach, and wiſhing his Lord'hip a good Journey , herid away with his Booty . He reign'd about Five Years in this Villa nous Practice, without the leaſt Miltruſt in his Neighbourhood, who took him for a very honeft Man, becauſe he carry'd himſelf with the great ef Circumſpection imaginable ; but at lait, he and Three other Highwaymen ſetting upon a Nobleman on Hounſlow Heath , who had a great Retinue with him , they made ſuch an obftinate and reſolute Reſiſtance againſt themy that they took Frank Oſborn , but his other Accomplices made their Eſcape, whom he would never diſcover to the very laft Gaſp: · Being committed to Newgate, and condemn'u for this Attempt, whilſt he lay under Sentence of Death he few'd not much Penitency for the 136 Tom ROWLAND, OC. the wicked Courſes he had took , but would often ſay, that he was very ſorry that he had diſgrac'd ſo good and ingenious a Profeffion as his was ; and, on Friday the 12th of Septen ber, 1690, he was executed at Tyburn , Aged: 29 Years. Alſo onthe ſame Day were ex ecuted with him Wiliam Goff , a Trooper, who had ſerv'd the late King James , and King William , for robbing on the Highway; Thomas Yarrold , a Huſbandman, born at Ampthill-Town in Bedfordſhire, for ktealing a Gelding ; John Daynter, a Shoe maker, for breaking the Houſe of one Mr.. Yates, and ſtealing thence a Silver Tankard , a Dozen of Silver Spoons, and 21 Poundsin Money ; and James Smith, for robbing 2 Gentleman on the Highway of 28 Guineas, and Two Gold Rings ; when he was ty'd up in order to receive the Sentence of Death , he exceedingly miſbehav'd himſelf in Court, by calling the Judges, the Lord -Mayos, and' Rea Gorder, moſt opprobriousNaines,and ſwearing prophane Oaths, in which wicked Obtinacy. he continu'd 'till he was hang'd . KOLL 137 Alustatakotetsutsutsetoetseitenesteedesetoote MOLL CUTPURSE, a Pick-pocket and Highwaywoman. MAryFriih, otherwiſe call'd Moll Cutpurſe, from her Original Profeffion of cutting Purſes, was born in Barbican , near Alderſ gate-ftreet, in the Year 1589. Her Father was a Shoe maker ; and though no remarkable Thing happen'd at her Nativity, ſuch as the flattering Soothſayers pretend irr Eclipſes,and other the like Motions Above , or Tides, and Whales, and great Fires, adjuſted and tin'd to the Genitures of Crown's Heads ; yet , for a Slic Politician, the was not much inferior to Pope Joan ; for in her Time, ihe was the great CabalandOracle ofthe Mystery of diving into Purſes and Pockets, and was very well read, and skill'd too , in the Affairs of the Placket among the great ones. Both the Parents (as having no other Child living ) were very tender of this Daugh ter ; but eſpecially the Mother, according to the Tenderneſs of that Sex, which is naturally more indulgent than the Male ; moſt affe Gionate ſhe was to her in her Infancy, moſt careful of her in her Youth , manifeited eſpe cially in her Education , which was the friter and 11 138 MOLL CUTPURSE, a and diligenter attended , by Reaſon of her boiſterous and maſculine Spirit, which then thew'd it felf, and ſoon after became predo minant above all Breeding and Inſtruction. A veig Tomrig or Rampſcuttle ſhe was, and de lighted and ſported only in Boys Play and Paſtime, not minding or companying with the Girls; many a Bang and Blow this Hoyting procur'd her, but ſhe was not ſo to be tam'd, or taken off from her rude Inclinations ; the could not endure that ſedentary Life of Sewing or Stitching ; a Sampler was as grievous to her as a Winding-thect, and on herNeedle, Bod kin , and Thimble, ſhe could not think quietly, wiſhing them chang'd into Sword and Dagger for a Bout at Cudgels. Her Head -geer and Handkerchief ( or what the Fafhion of thoſe Times were for Girls to be cresd in ) were alike tedious to her, wearing them as hand. ſomely as a Dog would a Doublet ; and ſo cleanly, that the driven Pot - hooks would have blush'd at the Compariſon. This perplex'd her Friends, who had only this Proverb fa vourable to their Hope, That an unlucky Girl may make a good Woman ; but they liv'd not to the Length of that Expectation , dying in her Minority, and leaving her to the Swing and Sway of her own unruly Temper and Dil poſition . She would fight with Boys, and courage. quily beat them ; Run, Jump, Leap, or Hop, with any of her contrary Sex , or recreate her ſelf with any other Play whatſoever. She had ад a Pick- pocket, & c. 139 21 3 an Uncle, Brother to her father, who was a Miniſter, and of him ſhe ſtood in fome Awe, but not ſo powerfully, as to reſtrain her isi theſe Courſes; fo that ſeeing he could not ef feétually remedy that inveterate Evil in her Manners, he trepann'd her on Board a Mer chantShip lying at Graveſen :1, and bound for New -England, whither he deſign'd to have ſenther; but having learn’d to Swim, ſhe one Night jump'd Over-board, and ſwimm'd to Shore, and after that Eſcape, would never go near her Uncle again. Fartivermore, it is to be obſerv'd , thar Mercury was in Conjunction with, or rather in the Houſe of Venus, at the Time of her Nativity ; the former of which Planets is of a thievith, cheating, deceitful Influence; and the other hath Dominion over all Wliores, Bawds, and Pimps ; and, join'd witli.Mo: cury, overall Trepanners and He & rs : She hath a more general Influence, than all the other Six Planets put together; for no Place nor Perſon is exempted from her, in vading alike both Sacred and Prophane; Nun neries and Monaſteries, as well as the common Places o Proftitution ; Cheapfide and Cornhill, as well as Bloomſbury , or Covint-Garden. Under theſe benevolent and kind Stars, ſhe grew up to ſome Maturity ; ſhe was now a luſty and ſturdy Wench, and fit to put out to Service, having not a Competen :y of her own left her by her Friends to maintain her with out Working; but as ſhe was a great Liber tine, ſhe livd too much in common , to be incios ' 140 MOLL CUTPU RSE, inclos'd in the Limits of a private Domeſtick Life, AQuarter -Staff was fitter for her than a Diſtaff; Stave and Tail, inſtead of Spinning and Reeling. She would go to the Ale-houſe, when ſhe had made Shift for ſomelittle Stock, and ſpend her Penny, and come into any one's Company, andclubanother 'till ſhe had none left, and then ſhe was fit for anyEnterprize. Moreover, ſhe had a natural Abhorrence to the tending of Children , to whom the ever had an Averſeneſs in her Mind, equal to the Sterility and Barrenneſs in her Womb, never ( to our beſt Information ) being 'made a Mo ther. She generally went Dreſs’d in Man's Apo parel ; which puts me in Mind how Hercules, Nero, and Sardanapalus are laugh'd at and exploded, for their Effeminacy and degene rated Diſſoluteneſs in this extravagant Debau chery ; the firſt is pourtrayed with a Diſtaff in his Hand ;the other recorded to be marryu as a Wife, and all the Conjugal and Matrix monial Rites perform'd at the Solemnity of the Marriage ; and the other lacks the Luxury of a Pen, as looſe as his Female Riots, to deſcribe them . Theſe were all Monſters of Men , and have no Parallels either in Old or Moderu. Hiſtories, ' till fuch Time as Moll Cutpurſe ap proach'd their Examples ; for her lreroick Im pudence hath quite outdone every Romance ; for never was Woman ſo like her in her Cloaths. No doubt but Moll's Converſe with her a Pick-picket, & c. 141 lier ſelf , whoſe Diſinviting Eyes and Look funk inwards to her Breaft, inform'd her of her Defects, and that ſhe was not made for the Pleaſure or Delight of Man ; and therefore fince the could not be honour'dwith him, the would be honour'd by him in that Garb and Manner of Rayment which he wore ; for from the firft Entrance into a Competency of = Age , ſhe would wear a Man's Habit , and to her dying Day ſhe would not leave it off. Though ſhe was ſo ugly in any Dreſs, as never to be woo'd nor follicited by any Man, ġet the never had the Green - Sicknefs, that epidemical Diſeaſe of Maidens, after they have once paſs’d their Puberty ; ſhe did never eat Lime, Couls, Oatmeal, Tobacco -Pipes, Cinders, or ſuch like Trafh ; no Sighs, de jeeted Looks, or Melancholy, clonded her vi. gorous Spirits, or repreſs'd her Jollity in the retir'd Thoughts and Deſpair of a Huſband ; The was troubled with none of thoſe Longings which poor Maidens are ſubject to : She had the Power and Strength ( if not the Will ) to command her own Pleaſure of any perſon of reaſonable Ability of Body ; and therefore ſhe needed not whine for it ; as ſhe was able to beat a Fellow to a Compliance, without the ; unneceſſary Trouble of Intreaties. Now Moll thinking what Courſe of Life fhe ſhould betake her ſelf to, ſhe got ac quainted with ſome Fortune-tellers of the Town, from whom learning fome Smatch and Relish 142 MOLL CUTPURSE, 1 Relith of that Clieat, by their inſignificant Schemes and Figure-finging, the get a tole rable good Livelihood ; but her Incomes being not cquivalent to her Expences, the enter'd her ſelf into the Society of Divers, otherwiſe call'd File - clyers, Cut- purſes, or Pick -pockets ; which People are a kind of Land-Pyrates, tra , ding altogether in other Mens Bottoms, for no other Merchandize than Bullion, and ready Coin , andkeep moſt of the great Fairsand Marts in the World. In this unlawful Way The got a vaſt deal ofMoney,but having been veryoften in Old - Bridlewell, the Compters, and Newgate , for her irregular Practices, and burnt in theHand Four Times, the left off this petty Sort of Theft, and went on the Highway, committing many great Robberies, but allof ' em on the Round - Heads, or Rebels, that fo mented the Civil War againſt King Charles the Firſt; againſt which Villains ſhe had as great an Antipathy, as an unhappy Man, that for counterfeiting a Half Crown in thoſe Rebelli. ous Times, was executed at Tyburn, where he faid , That he was adjudg'd to die but for coun . terfeiting, a Half Crown ; but thoſe that ufurp'd the whole Crown, and ſtole away its Revenue, and had counterfeitedits Seal, were above Juſtice, and eſcap'd unpuniſh d . A long Time had Moll Cutpurſe robb’d on the Road ; but at laſt robbing General Fairfax Cof 250 Jacobus's on Hounſlow Heath, whom the thot through the Arm in oppoſing her, and killing Two Horſes, on which a couple of his "gieServants E a Pick-pocket, & c. 143 Servants rid, a cloſe Purſuit being nevertheleſs made after her by ſome Parliamentarian Of ficers quartering in the Town of Hounſlow , to whom Fairfax had told his Misfortune, her Horſe failing her at Turnhan -Green , they there apprehended her , and carry'd her to Newgate , afrer which the was condemn'd ; but procur'd her Pardon, by giving her Adverſary 2200 Pounds. Now Mot being frightend by this Difafter, the left off goingon the High way any more , and took a Houſe within Two Doors of the Globe - Tavern in Fleet-ſtreet over againſt the Conduit, almoſt facing Shoes Lane andSaliſbury. Court, where ſhe diſpens’d Juſtice among the wrangling Tankard -Bearers , by often exchanging their Burden of Water for a Burden of Beer, as far the lighter Car riage, though not ſo well portable , and for which Kindneſs ſhe had the Coinmand of thoſe Water-works, being Admiraleſs of the Veſſels that fail on Folks Backs, ( as they have Ships in China which ſail over dry Land) and unlade themſelves in Kitchens. In her TimeTobacco being grown a great Mode, ſhe was mightily taken with the Pa fimeof Smoaking, becauſe of its Singularity, and thatno Woman ever ſmoak'd before her, though a great many of her Sex ſince have follow'd her Example. But now ( as I hinted before) Moll being quite ſcar'd from Thieving herſelf, the turn'd Fence, that is to ſay, a buyer of ſtollen Goods, by which Occupation the got a great deal of Money. In her Houſe ihe fet. up 1 144 MOLL CUT PURS E , 1 up a kind of Brokery, or a diſtinct Factory for Jewels, Rings and Watches, which had been pinch'd or ſtollen any manner of way, at ne ver ſo great Diſtances from any Perſon. It might properly enough be call’d the Inſurance Office for ſuch Merchandize ; for the Loſers werefure, upon Compoſition , to recover their Goodsagain, and the Pyrateswerefure to have a good Ranſom , and ſhe fo muchin the Groſs for Brokage, without any more Danger; the Hue-and - Cry being always directed to her for the Diſcovery of the Goods, not the Takers. Once a Gentleman that had loſt his Watch by the buſy Fingers of a Pick -pocket, came very anxiouſly to Moll, enquiring if the could help him to it again ; the demanded of him the Marks and Signs thereof, with the Time when and where he loft it, or by what Crowd or other Accident. He replied , That coming thro' Shoe- Lane, there was a Quarrel betwixt two Men ; one of which he afterwards heard, was a Grafier, whom theyhad ſet in Smithfield, having ſeen him receive the sumof 200Pounds, or thereaboutsy in Gold

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a ha zardous and great Purchaſe, the choiceft and moſt excellentof theArt were aſſembled to da this Maſter- piece. There was one Bat Rud, as he was fincé informd , who was the Bulk

and obſerving the Man held his Hand in his Pocket where his Gold was, juſt in the middle of the Lane whither they dogged him , overthrew a Barrel trimming at an Ale -houſe .Door, while one bebind the Grafier puſb'd'bim over, who withal a Pick-pocket, &c. 145 . withal threw down Bar, who was ready for the Fal. Betwixt theſe two, preſently aroſe Quarrel; the Pick- pocket demanding Satiſ faction, whilehis Comrades interpoſing, after two or three Blows in Favour of the Country man, who had drawn his Hands out of his Pocket to defend himſelf, foon drew out his Treaſure ; and while he was looking on the Scuffie, ſome of them had lent him a Hand too, andfinger'd out his Watch . Moll ſmild at the Adventure, and told him, He ſhould hear far ther of it within a Day or two at the fartheft, When the Gentleman coming again, and un derſtanding by his Diſcourſe, that he would not loſe it for twice itsValue,becauſe it was given hinz by a particular Friend , the ſqueez'd 20 Guineas out of him before he could obtain his Watch . Moll, who was always accounted by her Neighboursto be an Hermaphrodite, but at her Death was found otherwiſe , had not lived long in Fleetftreet, before the became acquainted with a new ſort of Thieves, call'd Heavers, whole Employment was ſtealing Shop-Books from Drapers or Mercers or other rich Traders; which bringing to her, ſhe, for ſome conſidera ble Profit for herſelf, got them a Quantum meruit for reſtoring themagain to the Loſers. While the thus reign'd free from the Danger of the Common Law , an Apparator, fet on by an Adverſary of hers, cited her to appear in the Court of Arches, where was an Ac culation exhibited againſt her for wearing in decent and manly Apparel. She was adviſed VOL. II . H by 146 MOLL Moll CUTPUR S E , by her Proctor to demyr tothe Jurifdi& tion of the Court, as for a Crime, if ſuch, not cogni zable there or elſewhere ; but he did it to ſpin out theCauſe , and get hierMoney ; for in the End, ſhe was there fentenc'd to ſtand and do Penance in a White Sheet at St. Paul's -Croſs during Morning-Sermon on a Sunday. They might as foon have tham'd a Black Dog as Moll, with any kind of ſuch Puniſhment ;, for a Halfpenny ſhe would havetravell’d through all the Market- Towns in England with her peni tential Habit, and been as proud of it asthat Citizen whorode to his Friends in the Country in his Livery -Gown and Hood. Beſides, many of the Spectators had little Cauſe to ſport themſelves then at the Sight; for ſome of her Emiſſaries, without any Regard to the Sacred neſs of the Place, ffrild a good many Cloathis, by cutting part of their Cloaks and Gowns, and fending them Home as naked behind as Æfop's Crow , when every Bird took its own Feather from her. However, this Penance did not reclaim her, for ſhe ſtill went in Mens Apparel, very de cently dreſs’d ; nor were the Ornaments of her Houſe leſs curiousand pleaſing in Pictures, than in the Delight of Looking-Glaſſes, ſo that ſhe could ſee her ſweet felf allover inany part of her Rooms. This gave Occaſion to Folks to fay, that ſhe uſed magicalGlaſſes, wherein ſhe could ſhew the Queriſts who reſorted to her for Information , them that ſtole their Goods; as likewiſe to othes, curious to know the 3 Shapes a Pick -pocket, & c. 147 Shapes and Features of their Husbands that fhould be, the very true and perfect Idea of them , as is very.credibly reported of your Afri can Sorcerers, and we have a Tradition of it in the Story of Fane Shore's Husband, who, by one of the like Glaſſes, ſaw the unchait En brices of his Wife and Edward IV . , One Night late, Mollgoing home almoſt drunk from the Devil Tavern), ſhe tumbled over a great BlackSow that was rouſting on a Dunghill near the Kennel ; but getting up again in a fad dirty Pickle, ſhe drove her to her Houſe, where finding her full of Pigs, the made her a Drench tohalten her Farrowing, and te next Morning ſhebrought her II curious Pigs,whichi Moll and her Companionsmade thift to eat ; and then the turn'd the Sow out of Doors, who preſently repair'd to her old Maſter, á Bumpkin at Iſlington , who with Wonder re ceived her again , and having given h r ſome Grains, turn'd her out of hisGates, watching what Courſe ſhe would take, and intending to have Satisfaction for his Pigs wherefoever he Thould find her to have laid them . The Soiú naturally mindful of her ſqueaking Brood, went directly to Moll's Door, and there kept a lamentable Noiſe to be admitted. This was Evidence enough for the Fellow , that there his Sow had laid her Belly; when knocking, and having Entrance, he tells Moll a Tale of a Sow and her Litter. She replied, he's mad he ſwore he knows his Sow's Meaning by her grunting, and that he would give her Sawce to her 2 H2 148 MOLL CUT PURSE, her Pigs. Goodman Coxcomb, quoth Moll, come in, andſee if this Houſe looks like a Hogs Aye ; when going into all her Rooms, and lee ing how neat and clean they were kept, he was convincd that the Litter was not laid there, and went home curſing his Sow . To get Money, Moll would not ſtick out too to bawd for either Men or Women, inſomuch that her Houſe became a double Temple for Priapus and Venus, frequented by Votaries of both Sorts, who being generous to her Labour, their Defires were favourably accommodated with Expedition ; whilft ſhe linger'd with others, delaying their Impatience, by laying before them the difficult, but certain Attain ment of their Wiſhes, which ſerv'd as a Spur to the Dulneſs of their Purſes ; for the Lady Pecunia and ſhe kept the fame Pace, but ſtill in the End ſhe did the Feat. Mollhaving a great Antipathy againſt the Runip -Parliament, The lit on a Fellow very dextrous for imitating Peoples Hands, with him fhe communicated her Thoughts, and they concurr'd to forge and counterfeit their Commiſſioners and Treaſurers Hands to the reſpective Receivers and Col. le&tors, to pay theSums of Money they hadin their Hands without Delay, to ſuch as he in his counterfeited Orders appointed : So that where foever he had Intelligence of any great Sum in the Country, they were ſure to foreſtal the Market. This Cheat laſted for half a Year, till it was found out at Guildhall, and ſuch a politick Courſe taken, that no Warrants would paſs a Pick-pocket, & c. 1-49 . 4 paſs amongthemſelves to avoid Cozenage. But when the Government was ſeiz'd and uſurp'd by that Arch - Traitor Oliver Cromwell, they began this Trade afreſh , it being very eaſyto imitate his ſingle Sign Manual, as that ambi tious Uſurper would have it Itild ; by which Means her Manalſo drew good Sunisof Mo ney out of the Cuſtoms and Exciſe ; nay, out of the Exchequer it felf, till Oliver was forced to uſe a private Mark, to make his Credit aus thentick among his own Villains. After 74 Years of Age , Moll being grown crazy in her Borly, and diſcontented in Mind, ſhe yielded to the next Diftemper that ap proach'd her, which was the Droply, a Diſeaſe which had ſuch Atrange and terrible Symptoms, that ſhe thought ſhe was poſſeſs’d, and that the Devil was got within her Doublet. Her Belly, from a wither'd, dryd, wrinkled Piece of Skin , was grown to the titeit, roundeſt Globe of Fleſh , that ever any beauteous young Lady ſtrutted with, to the Oftentation of her Fertility,and;theGeneroſityofher Nature. How ever, there was no Blood that was generative in her Womb, but only that deſtructive of the Grape,which by her Exceffes was now turn'd into Water, fo that the tympany'd Skin thereof founded like a Conduit-Door. If we anato mize her any farther, we muſt ſay her Legs re preſented a couple of Mill-poſts , and her Head was ſo wrapt with Cloaths, that the look'd like MotherShipton. Hz iso MOLÉ CUTPURSE, a It may well be expected, that conſidering whata deal of Money ſhe got by her wicked Practices, ſhe might make a Will; but yet of 5000 Pounds which fhe had once byher in Gold, ſhe had not above ico Pounds left her latterly, which ſhe thought too little to give to the charitable Uſes of building Hoſpitals and Alms. houſes. The Money thatmighthave þcen deſign d that Way, as it came from the Devil, ſo it return'd to the Devil again in the Rump's Exchequer and Treaſury at Haber daſhers and Goldfmiths- Hall. Yet, to preſerve ſomething of her Memory, and not leave it to the Courteſy of an Executor, ſhe anticipated her Funeral Expences ; for it being the Faſhion of thoſe Times to give Rings, to the undoing of the Confectioners, who liv'd altogether by the Dead and the New -born, ſhe diſtributed ſome that ſhe had by her, ( but of fargreater Value than your pitiful hollow Ware of 6 or 7 Shillings a piece, that a Juggler would ſcorn to thew Tricks with ) among her chief Com panions and Friends. Theſe Rings ( like Princes Jewels ) were notable ones, and had their particular Names likewiſe, as the Bartholomew , the Ludgate , the Exchange, and ſo forth , deriving their Appellations from the Places whence they were ſtollen . They needed no Admonition of a Deaths Head, nor the Motto , Memento mori, for they were the Wages and Monuments of their thieving Maſters and Miſtreſſes who were interr'd at Tyburn , and ſhe loped her Friends would a Pick-pocket, & c. 151 1 2 5

would wear them both for her fake and theirs. In ſhort, ſhe made no Will atall, becauſe the had had it ſo long before to no better Purpofe ; and that if he had had her Defert , ſhe ſhould have had an Executioner inſtead of an Execu tor. Out of the roo Pounds which ſhe had by her, the diſpos'd of 30 Pounds to her three Maids which ſhe kept, and charg'd them to occupy it the beſt waythey could ; for that and ſome of her Arts in which they had had Time to be expert, would be beyond the Advantage of their Spinning and Reeling, and would be able to keep them in Repair, and promote them to Weavers, Shoemakers and Taylors. The reſt of her Perſonal Elate in Money, Moveables and Houſhold -Goods, thebene to her Kinſman Frith , a Maſter of a Ship dwelling at Redriff, whom ſhe adviſed not to make any Ventures therewith, but ſtay at Home and be drunk, rather than go to Sea and be drown'd with them. And now the Time of her Diſſolution drawing near, the deſired to be bury'd with her Breech upwards, that the might be as prepoſterous in her Death, as ſhe had been all along in her infamous Life. When The was dead, ſhe was interr'd in St. Bridget's Church - yard, having a fair Marble- ſtoneput over her Grave, on which was cut the follow ing Epitaph , compos'd by the ingenious Mr. Milton, but deſtroy'd in the great Conflagra tion of London. a 1 . 다 Here 152 GEORGE SAGER, Here liesunder this ſame Marble, Dul, for Time's laf Sieve togarble ; Duft, to perplex aSadducee, Whether it riſe a He or She, Or two in one, a ſingle Pair, Nature'sSport, and now her Care : For how ſhe'll cloath it at laft Day, Unleſs the fighs it all away ; Or where ſhe'll place it, none can tell, Some middle Place 'twixt Heav'n and Hel ; Andwell’tis Purgatory's found , Elſe he muft hide her under Ground. Theſe Reliques do deſerve the Doom , That Cheat of Mahomet's fine Tomb For no Communion he had , Nor forted with the Good or Bad ; That when the Worldſhall be calcin'd , Andthe mix'dMaſs of human Kind Shalſep'rateby that melting Fire, She'll ſtand alone,and none comenigh ber. Reader, here me lies till then, When truly you'll ſee her agen . WIRTSTESHIRTS GEORGE SEAGER, a Houſe Breaker. I Havenogreat Inclinationto tellStories, which perhaps is nothing but the Effest of an ill-grounded Vanity, that'makes me prefer the a Houſe.Breaker. 153 the expreſſing of what I imagine, to the re citing ofwhat I have ſeen. The Profeſſion of a Story-teller fits but awkardly upon young People, and is downright Weakneſs in old Men: When our Wit is not arriv'd to its due Vigor, or when it begins to decline, we then . take aPleaſurein tellingwhat does not put us to anygreat Expence of Thought. However, I will for once renounce the Pleaſure which generally take in my own Imagination, to re count the unaccountable Actions of George Seager, becauſe he was as great Villain as ever lived in his Time: This notorious Fellow , aged 26 Years, was born at Portſmouth in Hampſhire, where his Father and Mother dying, his Siſter took care of him for a while ; but the not being able to ſupport herſelf, left him to the Pariſh to keep him , the Overſeers whereof plac'd him out to ſpin Packthread . After two Years he left that Employment, and went to a Silk - Throwſter for a Year and half ; when running away from his Maſter, he took bad Courſes, as being ad dicted to Gaming, Swearing, Drunkenneſs, and Theft; but a Gang of the Ruby Man of War preſſing him, hewent on Board that Ship to Sea, where robbing the Seamens Cheſts, he was often whipt at the Cap - ftern , put in the Bilboes, and once Keel- hawld, which is tying aRope round his Middle, towhich two other Ropes are ſo faſten'd, that carrying him to the End of the Main - yard - arm on the Starboard ſide of the Ship, he is flung from thence into H 5 the 154 GEOR G'E SE À G E R, ! the Water, and hawl'd under the Ship by a Man ftanding on the End of the Main -yard arm on theLarboard - fide, where a Gun is fir'd over the Criminal's Head as he is drawing up. However, as no Puniſhment would deter him from pilfering, the Captain of the Ship, rather than be plagu'd with him, put him alhore at Plimouth, from whence he begged his Way to Portfmouth, where he lifted himſelf in Johnny Gibfon's Regiment, to whom he was á continual Plague ; for the firft Time he mount ed the Guard , being put Centry on the Ram parts, and order'd bythe Corporalnot to let the Grand Rounds paſs without challengings he ſaid, he would take Care of them . So the Grand Rounds going about at 12 at Night, with Johnny Gibſon at the Headof them ,quorh Seager, who had got a wholeHatful of Stones by him, who comes there ? Being told, they were the Grand Rounds;-Oh! dummye , quoth George, the Grand Rounds are ye ? I have waitedforyou this Hour and above. So pelt ing themwith Stones as faſt as Ire could fling, the Grand Rounds could not paſs any farther, till they callid out to the Captain of Lamport Guard, who fentthe Corporal to relieve him ; but Johnny Gibſon finding him to be a raw Soldier, who had never been upon Duty before, he eſcaped any Puniſhment inflicted on Offen ders byMartialLaw . Another Time, fome arch Soldier putting a Whiſp of Hay into the Mouth of the Woolen Horſe , which fands at the End of the Paradeby 1 a Houſe- Breaker. 155 ILE 115 by the main Guard -House, Johnny Gibſon efpy . ing it, quoth he, Ife warrant him an bong Fellow , who was ſo kind as to give my Horſe fume Hlay; Iſe vow if Iſe knew whoit was, iſe would give him Six -pence to drink. George ſtanding by the Governor when he faid to quothhe, It was ), Sir, who gave your Horſe that Hay. Said Johnny then, he vow it was well done of thee, and there is Six -pence for your Pains; but as you was fo civil as to feed my Horſe, you ought to ridehim to Water too. So commanding him preſently to be mounted on it, with a 50 Pounds Weight at his Feet, he there fat for an Hour, curſing Johnny's Ci. vility to himſelf to the very Pit of Hell. But not long afterthis Riding Bout,Georgeſtanding CentryoneNight at Johnny's Door, as he was coming homewards to his Houſe, quoth he, Woo comes there ? Johnny Gibſon the Gover 110r replied , A Friend. What Friend? Stand, Sir. Quoth Johnny, Ife am the Governar . George replied, I don't know that ; therefore ſtand off, till I call the Corporal, orelſe PU Moot you . Fohnny wouldfain havepreſs’d upon his Poft ; but when he ſaw himſelffruſtrated in his DeſignQuoth , he, Iſe ſee,honeft Friend, that thou know ft thy Duty, therefore you need not call the Corporal, there's a Shilling for you; and if thou'rt bisngry, thou may't go into my Kitchen and fill your Belly, andin the mean time Ife will ſtandfor you . George refuſed his Favour ſeveral Times ; but when Johnny as often promisd him upon his WordandHonour, that notthe leart 1 다 156 GEORGE SEAGER, 1 a + leaſt Harm ſhould come to him for leaving liis Poſt, he gave him his Musket, went into his Kitchen , and when he had fill'd his Belly, he went out by a backward Door to the Guard - Houſe , where being feveral Soldiers playing at Cards, he put in among them ; but at laſt the Corporal eſpying him , Ha, ha, quoth he, how aPox came you here from your Poft already? George replied, Don't you trouble your ſelf about that, I havegot one there to ſtand for me. The Corporal ſaid no more to him then ; but about an Hour and a half afterwards going to relieve the Centries, when he came to George's Poſt, he was much ſurpriz'd to fee Johny walking there with a Musketon his Shoulders, who cry'd out, Come, mauk haft Mon , and relieve me, for it is a vary cold Night ; but, by my Sol, Ife will never ſtond forany, Knave agen , til he goes to fill his Belly; however, te all know that il faud Loón another Time from a black Sheep . And indeed ſo he did ; forGeorge being in Fohny's own Company , and ſtanding another Time Centry at his Door, wanting Shoes, he ask'd him for a Pair. Quoth Johnny, Haft thou ever aPiece of Chalk about thee ? George told him , Yes ; and giving him a Piece, with which he drew out à Pair of Shoes on the Centry- Box, quoth he, Ther's a Pair for thee. George could not well tell what to ſay to him ; but as ſoon as Johny went in a -Doors, he draws out a Man ftanding Centry on the Centry Box, and went off from his Poft. Afterwards, the Governor coming out, and ſeeing what George, 2 a Houſe - Breaker. 157 George, who was not there, had done, he pre fently went to the Guard -Houſe to ſee for him ; but finding none of the Gentleman, he fent a Corporal with a File of Musketeers to look for him . After long ſearching about the Town, they found him playing at All- Fours in an Ale-houſe, and brought him Priſoner to - Fobny, who demanding how his Impudence could be fo great as to quit his Poſt before he was reliev'd ? He ſaid , He had left a Man to do bis Duty. Yes, (quoth Johny) a Man chalk'd out for me. Why,( replies George), I thoughta Centry chalk'd out for you, would do as well as a Pair of Shoes for me. But, to be ſhort, Johny committed him to the Hole, where living only upon the Allowance of Bread and Water for 14 Days, he was then brought forth , and ran the Gauntlet Six Times thro the whole Regiment. After this, George had alſo ran the Gaunt let ſeveral Times for robbing the Soldiers Barracks of Victuals, Linnen , or any Thing elſe that he could find ; but no Puniſhment deterring him from his pilfering Tricks, he was in a Draught ſent over to Flanders, where going one Day into a greatChurch in Bruſſels, he efpy'd a Capuchin Fryar confefſing a young Woman in a very private Place; and as ſoon as the good old Father had given Abſolution to his Penitentiary, he made up to him to confeſs his Sins; for as it happen'd, the Fryar was an Engliſh -Man. But inſtead of confef ſing his inanifold Crimes, his Intention was . 158 GEORGE SEAGER, . to commit more; for pulling a Piſtol out of his Pocket, and clapping it to his Breaft, quoth he, Reverend Father, I perceiv'd the young Gentlewoman , whom you juſt non confefs'd, gave you ſomething ; but let it be more or leſs, unleſs you furrender it to me, for Ihave noft need of it, I will shoot you through the Heart, althoº Iwas ſure to be bang d this ve ry Moment for it. The Fryar being much furpiz'd at theſe dangerous Words, and deem ing Life fweet, he gave him what he had of hisFemale Penitentiary, which was Two Louis d'Ors; then binding him Hand and Foot in a Corner adjacent to his Confeffion -Box, he went away , and that fame Day, deferting his Regiment, made the beſt of his Way for England, where he committed feveral molt notorious Burglaries in the Cities of London and Weſtminſter, and the Out-Parts thereof; but at laſt being apprehended , and ſent to Newgate for breaking theHouſe of the Lord Cutts, and taking thence Plate and fine Lin nen valu'd at above 240 Pounds, he was hang'd at Tyburn on Wedneſday January 27, 1699At the fame Time and Place were alſo exa ecuted one Joſeph Potter, aged 27 Years, and born in Southwark ; who running away from King William's Service at Sea, broke open the Lady Auver querque's Houſe, and took from thence 130 Pounds in Money, which he con fum'd in leſs than a Week ; and when he came to the Tree , ſuch was his Impudence as to > 3 a Houſe-breaker. 159 $ to ſay, 1 muft needs own that Ihave brought my Hogs to a fair Market;; but what care I for hanging , ſince a ſhort Life, if a merry one,, is beft. BenjaminEllifon , aged 25 Years, and born at Wapping , was condemnd for breaking the Houſe of theEarl of Albemarle , and taking thence fome Jewels, and a Gold Watch of great Value ; but was not much concern'd at his untimely End ; for inſtead of repenting, he faid , If I novo was to live my Time over again , I would be no other Trade but a Thief , becauſe he has no ſooner done bis Work, but he is paid for his Labour . And James Ayres, aged 30 Years, and born in Scotland, was condemn'd for committing feveral moſt notorious Robberies on the High way ; and being come to the Place of Exe cution, where eſpying a Country Fellow ga zing earneſtly upon him, quoth he, pointing at the fame Time towards him, Ife have got one half Crown in my Breeches fill ; and be lieving you to be ont of Buſineſs Ile' will give it you with all my Heart , to take but one Turn for me, forjuſt now it will do me e great Kindneſs. s 1 Tom 160 TOM AUSTIN, 020303causesniussorgersesses Tom AUSTIN, Murderer and Houſe-breaker. OfOFall the moſt barbarous Fellowsthatever liv'd upon Earth , no Hiſtory can paral lel the Criminal of whom I am now going to ſpeak. Tis true, his Villanies are not ma ny ; but conſidering how notorious he was for the ſhort Time he acted on the Stage of Wickedneſs, hedeſerves a Memorandum among the other Villanies recorded in this piece of Biography. Thomas Auſtin was born at Co lumpton in Devonſhire, of very honeſtParents , who, at their Death , left him a Farm of their own, worth 80 Pounds per Annum ; which pretty Eſtate, without any Incumbran ces, quickly procurd him a good Wife, with whom he had 800 Pounds for her Portion ; but growing Purſe-proud and idle, ill Com pany brought him to ſuch Extravagancies, that in leſs than Four Years he had con ſum'd what his Wife had brought him, and mortgag'd his whole Eſtate. Being now reduc'd to a Beggar, and not knowing what Courſe to ſteer for a Live lihood, the Devil fo far got the upper Hand of him, as to incite him to commit unlawful a Murderer andHoufz - Breaker. 161 ful Things for the Support of himſelf and Family. In order thereto , he wentupon the Highway, and aſſaulting Sir Zachary Wil mot in the Road between Wellington and Taunton -Dean, he was oblig'd to ſhoot that unfortunate Gentleman before he could rob him. Then he went home with his Booty, which was 46 Guineas and a Silver -hilted Sword ; but riotouſly ſpending that in a very fhort Time, he went to viſit his Uncle, who liv'd abouta Mile from his Habitation ; but finding no Body at home but his Aunt and Five ſmall Children, he cleav'd her Skull in Two with a Harchet, and moſt inhumanly cut the Throats of all theyoung Infants.. Af terwards robbing the Houſe , in which he found 60 Pounds, he went home to his Wife; who perceiving ſome Spots of Blood on his Cloaths, and enquiring how they came in that Condition , quothhe, You Bitch, so they came to be blooded, pulling at the fame Time a Razor out of his Pocket, with which he immediately cut her Throat, and ript out the Guts of his own Two Children , the eldeſt of which was not Three Years old. He had no ſooner acted this Tragedy, but his Uncle, whom he had been to viſit, co ming accidentally in to ſee him , and behold ing whiat bloody Work he had been about, but as yet not knowing what a ſadTragedy he had acted at his Houſe, he caus'd him to be apprehended, and being carry'd before a Ma. giftrate, was committed to the Goal in Exeter, where

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-1 1 OX 162 JONATHAN SIMPSON, where he was hang'& in Auguſt 1694; but when he came to the Place of Execution , where he was very fullen , being aska by the Miniſter who attended him, what he had to ſay before he dy'd, quoth he, There's a Woman 1 ſee yonder with ſome Curds and Whey , I wiſh I could have a Penny-worth of them before I am hang'd, becauſe I know not when i Mall eat any again . But his Requeſt being not granted, he was turnd off, without making any Confeffion why he had committed thoſe moſt barbarous Murders, which had juftly brought him to that untimely End. VISIT FacucayacaSNEDSATTE JONATHAN SIMPSON, an High waynian . IF ever there was any Malefa&tor notorious. ly wicked indeed in his vicious Courſe of Life, certainly this Fonathan Simpſon may come under that ſcandalous Character. He was born at Launceſton , in the County of Cornwall, from whence he was ſent to Briſtol, when about 14 Years of Age, and bound an Apprentice there to a Linnen - Draper. He fery'd his Time very faithfully, and when his Time of Seven Years were expir'd, returning into the Country again to ſee his Friends, who were an Highwayman. 163 were very well to paſs, they gave him 1500 Pounds to ſet up in the City where he ſerv'd his Apprenticeſhip. Within a Year after he was ſettled in the World, being in a very good way of Buſi neſs, he married a Merchant's Daughter who brought him2000 Pourds for a Portion, but being one of a very lightCarriage , ſhe always tookthe Advantage of Cuckolding him when he was abroad ; which being known to her, Husband, he was reſolv'd to watch her Wa. ters very narrowly one Day ; when pretending to go out of Town, and that he ihould not return in a Week or Ten Days, he took a very folemn Leave of his Wife, who, as ſoon as his back was turn'd , ſent for her Gallant in all hafte, who was a Neighbour to whom ſhe was to have been married ; but his Cir cumſtances being not ſo good as Sympſon's, her Father broke off that Match, and he married another young Woman of a great deal leſs Fortune. Whilſt theſe Two, amorous Creatures were enjoying themſelves over a Couple of good Fowls and a Bottle of Wine, Sympſon's co ming ſuddenly home interrupted their Mirth, and Mrs. Sympſon, to hide their Intrigue from her Husb.ind's Eyes, order'd her Lover to go into a great Sea-Chieft , which was in the - Room : But Jealouſy, nor without a Cauſe, making him more penetrating than Lynceus or Argos, he foon ſmelt a Rat ; and ſending for his Neighbour's Wife, he made her very Welcome 164 JONATHAN SIMPSON, Welcome with the Reinnant of the Banquet which the other Lovers had left in great Pre cipitation unconſum'd . Afterwards Sympſon commanding his Wife to quit the Room , the left the Gallant's Wife with her Husband, who in a very little while obtaining of his Neigh bour the Favour of breaking a Commandment, he made the Breach thereof on the Cheſt in which her Husband lay, and having done his beſt to pleaſe her, then lifting up the Lid of the Cheſt, quoth Sympſon to his Wife's Gal lant, Noro come out Brother Cuckold. Accordingly his hornified Neighbour came out with his Ears hanging down like a Dog that had loſt his Tail , to the great Surprize of his Wife, who had done her beſt, poor Crea ture, to ſend him to Heaven ; butho' Symp took no farther Revenge on his Brother in Iniquity, yet being not ſatisfied with his own Wife's Incontinency, he ſold off what he had, and ſenther home to her Friends, with outany conſideration to the great Portion ſhe had brought him a little before her Tranſ greſſion, Now having ſhut up his Shop, and keeping very riotous Company, in a very fhort Time he became as bad as any of them . Debaut chery, Gaming and Drunkenneſs were his dai ly Exerciſes; till having conſum'd above Five Thouſand Pounds in leſs than eighteen Months, he wasobliged to ſupport himſelf by going on the Highway; for which being at lait ap prehended , he was committed to Newgate, and an Highwayman. 165 and condemn'd , but his Friends and Relations making a great Intereſt at Court for his Life, they procurd his Reprieve, which timely came to hisReliefat Tyburn even juſt as he was going to be caſt off ; when being cut down, and one of the Sheriff's Officers taking thereprieved Criminal behind him on his Horſe, as they were riding back thro ' Hulbourn again , quoth the Officer to him, Ivow , Sir, you had e ctra. ordinary Luck to what the other poor Male factors have had, in having a Reprieve come juſt in the very Interim of Time,as you was going to be ſent out of the World . But without doubt, Sir , you knew ſomewhat of it before. Sympſon replied, Indeed, Sir, if one Chriftian may believe another, I thought no more of it, til it came, than I did of my Dying -Day. This ſtrange Expreſſion , wherein he ſhew'd what little Concern he had about his latter End, when going to be hang'd, made the Officer (as badas he was) to ſtare upon him as a re probate ſort ofa Fellow ; and ſurrendring him up at the Lodge at Newgate, the Turnkey ſwore that as he was ſent to be executed , but had the good fortune to be repriev'd, they were diſcharg‘d of him , and would not receive him into Cuſtody again , unleſs the Officer had a Warrant for the Commitment of him for a new Fact. Hereupoil, Sympſon, finding there was no Entertainment for him , quoth he, I believe I am one of the moſt unfortunate Dogs alive ! For both Tyburn and Newgate have this very Day refuſed me. Well, I was certainly born . 166 JONATHAN SIMPSON, born under an unlucky Planet : But ſtill that I may obtain one of 'em , I'll try what may be done; for I'll rob the whole Country but that ru haveeither one or t'other . Accordingly, hewas as good as his Word, for in leſs than fix Weeks after, he committed Forty Robberies all within the County of Mid dleſex. He could, after the Dutch way, ſlide very well with Skates, whereby he robb'd a great many People, as paſſing on the Ice be tween Fulham and Kingſton - Bridge, in the Time of the great Frost , which held Thirteen Weeks on the River of Thames, in the Year 1683. But one time Simpfon meeting with a Knighton the Road, and riding up to his Coach, demanded his Money ; who made nomore to do but gave him a fine knitted Silk Purſe full of Counters, which taking, bythe Colour they appeared to be thro' the Knit -Work, to be all Guineas, when he came to an Inn, and found himſelf outwitted , he was ready to ſwear the Houſe down for his Credulity, in not looking better on what he had receiv'd . Nevertheless he preſervd his Braſs Booty, and about fout Monthsafter meeting the ſame Knightagain on Bagſhot-Heath, andriding up to his Coach, quoth he, Sir, I believe you made a Miftake when I lafthad the Happineſs to ſee you ingiving methofeBrafs Pisces wherewith People generally reckon theirGame,when they playat Cribbidge. I vow , Sir, I havebeen nuch troubled, for fear you {boxld have wanted’em ſince they have beer in my Poffeffion . However, as it is our good Fortune an Highwaymani 167 + 19 Fortune to meet again , I return 'em you with all my Heart. But for my Care in keeping ' em , you muſt come out of your Coach forth with, upon Pain of Death, and give meyour Breeches, that I may have Leiſure to fearch them diligently, when I put up in my Inn at Night. The oldKnight hearing this bold Robber talk of Death, he made what hafte he could out of his Coach, and pulld off his Breeches in the Twinkling of anEye, and giving them to Simpſon, he found in them a Gold Watch , a Gold Snuff-Box, and a Purſe containing Ninety Eight Guineas beſides five Facobus's. Another time this Fellow_overtaking the Lord Delamere's Coach on Dunmoor- Heath, who had his Gentleman and 4 or 5 Footmen well mounted to attend him, he rid up to it, and ſaid to the Coachman, whom he knew , Ab ! Tom , I'm glad with all my Heart that í am come up with you , for there'swhipping Do ings Abroad; I vow there's nothing butRobbing, go whereone will. I have got a great Charge about me myſelf, but ſince I havethegoodLuck to get up with theſe honeſt Gentlemen , I don't fear loſing my Money. Egad, let the Rogues come now if they dare, for if thay do, I'm re folved to have one pap at 'em my ſelf. This Diſcourſe which he had with the Coachman, who knew him very well, but not to be a Highwayman, madehis Lord hip and his Re tinue think him to be a very honeſt Fellow , and held a great deal of Chat with him on the Road, 168 JONATHAN SIMPSON, Road, till at laft an Opportunityfavouring his Intention, quoth he to the Lord's Attendants, I am very dry, andſince you are pleaſed to give me Protection in your company from any Dan ger as far as Iſhallgoyour way, I will ride be fore, and ſee if I can giet any good Liquor, with which I will treatyou foryour Civility, as foon as you come up to the Houſe where I ſhall find any worth your accepting . Accordingly ſetting Spurs to his Horſe , away he rid as ſwift asif it had been for a Wager ; and being out of fight, he quickly tyd his Horſe to a Tree in a thick Wood which was on one ſide' of the Road thro' which his Lordſhip was to paſs ; and making what haſte he could back again to his Lordlhip's Coach, in his Spatter dalhes, quoth he, Ob Gentlemen, I'm ruin'd and undone ; for inyonderLane meetingwith a couple of Rogues,theyhave robb’d me of allIhave : They have took above forty Pounds fromme, and cut the Girtsofmy Horſe, so that he is run aftray; but the Villains being but very indifferently mounted, I don't queſtion but that if ye were to purſue them , you would foon take them . This Newsputthem into a Confternation, and the Lord pitying Simpſon's Loſs, as he pre tended, quoth he to his Servants, Let the poor Fellowhew I you which way the Rogues took, and all of you after them asfaſt you can, totake them if poſſible . They obey'd his Lordſhip’s Commands, and taking Simpſon along with them , when they were come into a narrow Lane, he gave them the neceſſary Directions for a an Highwayman. 159 . for purſuing the Highwaymen ; and then riding as faſt as their Horſes could carry_thein , to catch the Rogues, he went back on Foot again to the Coach , and ſaying to his Lordihip, Sir , my Time is but very ſhort and very precious too juſt now , therefore your Hinour muſt deliver upon ſight of theſe Piftols what you have, or otherwiſe one of them will ſend you out ofthe World forthwith. The Lord, as well as his Coachman and Poftilion , was much ſurpriza at this Fellow's Impudence ; but not knowing how to help himſelf, he was forced to give him Three hundred andfifty Pounds which he had in the Coach ; and then making what Hafte he could to his Horſe, he mounted and rid off with his Prize. A little after his Lord’hip's, Servants met him , and telling him they could not hear of the Rogues high nor low , quoth his Honour, The greateſt Rogue has been with me ; for be that pretended he was robb'd of forty Pounds juſt now , has made up bis Lofs, by robbing me of eight times asmuch Money ; but for his ſake I ſhall never put Confidence in a Manthatpretends to too much Honeſty. Not long after this Exploit, he robb'à Nine teen Wellb Drovers, betwixt London and Bar net, from whom he took above two hundred and eighty Pounds; and in the Reign of King James the Second, he robb'd the Duke of Bere wick of a Gold Watch , 2 Diamond Rings, and a Purſe of Gold to the Value of above Four hundred Pounds, as he was riding on Horſe back with only one Footman over Hounſlow VOL. II. I. Heath ; 170. JONATHAN SIMPSON, Our. 1 Heath; and went the ſame Night to theGroom Porter's, and loft it all at Play. Next Day he wentupon the Pad again, andmeeting with an old Butter-Woman near Uxbridge, he ſwore he would certainly lye with her, and bring a perpetual Charge on her, by getting her with Child, uuleſs the ſupplied him at prefent with what Money ſhe had. The poor old Creature, who was not leſs than Seventy Years of Age, fearing Simpſon ſhould be as good as his Word, ſhe undid her Purſe - ſtrings, and gave him fifty Shillings ; with which riding away to London , and attacking near Aston two Captainsbelong ing to the Second Regiment ofFoot-Guards, whom he commanded to ſtand and deliver : They refuſing to grant his Demands, an obftinate Fight enſu'd betwixt them , in which he beliaved himſelf with ſo much Bravery and Courage, that tho' his Horſe was ſhot under him, and he was wounded in both his Arms and Legs, yetthey had ſcarce taken him, had not other Paſſengers come into their Aſliſtance ; for the two Captains were alſo deſperately wounded . He being carried before a Magi ſtrate , and committed to Newgate, he found Friends there to receive him then , and to ac commodate him with a Lodging , till he was nang’d at Tyburn, on Wedneſday the 8th of September, 1686; Aged 32 Years. . ! is aĀC . 191 WURRUUDESTATAPREBERIOR ISAAC ATKINSON, a High wayman and a Murderer. WHen a vicious Inclination isriveted in the Nature of any Man, no Rules of Morality are ſufficient to alter his Temper, as plainly appears in the Character of Ifaac At kinfon , who being the only Son of a Gentle man of a good Eltate in Farringdon in Berka ſhire, he beftow'd very good Education upon him till he was about lixteen Years of Age, and then ſent him to Brazeń -Noſe College in the Univerſity of Oxford ; where he quickly learn'd how to make choice of his Boon Com panions, how to rail at the Statutes, and break all good Orders; how to wear a gawdy Suit and a torn Gown ; to curſe his Tutor by the Name of Baal's Prieſt, and to fell more Books in half an Hour, than he had bought him in a Year ; to forget the ſecond Year what for want of Acquaintance with the Vices of the Place, he was forc'd for Paſtime to learn in the firſt, and then he thought he had Learning enough for him and his Heirs for ever. Whilft he was in this famous Academy, his Father going thither to ſee him, and aſking hina what Book he then moſt read, he told I 2 him 173 ISAAC ATKINSON, a + him , Tully. The Father replied, That's a very good Book, Son ; but are you perfe t in't Quoth the young Student, I think Iam,, for there's ſcarce a Day goes over my Head, but I read ſome Pages of it. Very well, ſaid the Father again , and then going into his Son's Study,and finding out Tully, he put five Broad Pieces of Gold into it. After which saking Leave of his hopeful Child, in order to return home, it was, before he came to ſee him again, above half a Year, all which while his Son never look'd upon Tully, which lay moulding for him. But when they met the ſecond time together, and the old Manaſking how Tully andhe agreed now , he ſaid, very well, for there was not a Day fince you have gone , butwhat I have perus’d him with a great deal of Pleaſure andDelight, as well as Profit. Profit ! Said the old Man to himſelf, why then Ibelieve he has found the five broad Preces of Gold . So going into his Son's Study under Pretence of Writing and Reading, and taking down Tully, wherein lay the Gold ſtill ſafe and ſound, he call'd his Son, to whom he frid, Are not you now a lying Son of a Whore ? The Son replied, My Mother knows beft, Fa ther. Ay, (quoth the Father) I know that; but I mean, Areyou not a gracelejs Dog, to fay you have realTully all the while of nry Ab Tence, when I know you bave not ſo much as touch'd it, by not fingering this Gold which I left in it when laſt ner ?. So thaking Tully, out fell the five broad Pieces, which made the young been a Highwayman and Murderer. 173 1 2 2 young Student call himſelf privately above twenty Sons of Whores and Bitches too, to think how unfortunate he was in not finding out that Money, which had been more profita ble to him, than reading Tully forty times over. And now the Father finding his Son's being at the Univerſity was chargeable, with out any Proſpect of his having an Advan tage by it, he took him home, in order to bring him up to Agriculture, and other Coun try Affairs. But poor Iſaac not approving ofthe Change of a genteel ſort of a Life for one entirely Ple beian , or altogether taſting of Ruſticity,lie foon left his Father's Houſe to feek his Fortune abroad. However, it being his Misfortune to be in great want of Money, in a very ſhort Time, it was his Reſolution to turn Thief ; and one Night being pretty late out, and fee ing a great Light in the Houſe of a particular Earl, who wasmuch celebrated for his Foolith neſs, and being a Country-Seat ſituated at ſome Diſtance from any Town or Village, he purpoſed to rob him ; and making up to it, and going into the OuterCourt, where were fomeLadders left by Bricklayers who had been repairing his Lord'hip's Manſion - he ſet one of them againſt the Window where the greatest Illumination appeard, which happen'd to be the Earl's Bed -Chamber; and he being in Bed at the ſame time, Ifaac fo far touch'd the critical Minute as hisLordſhip was performing Family-Duty, that he heard him ſay whilſt I 3 tliey 174 IS A AC ATKINSON, they were at Generation -Work, I1 vow , Ma dam , I havefive hundred Pounds lying over the Bed's-Teſter, which I would give with all my Heart, provided your Tow -wow was but one Inch higher. Ifaac hearing this, he madeno fartherAttempt on the Houſe that Night, but ſoftly deſcending the Ladder, he put it where he found it ; and going to his Lodging, next Morning he was very early hankering about the Houſe, when ſeeeing his Lordſhip and all his Men - Servants ride out a Hunting, they were no ſooner out of ſight, but he made up to it, and knocking at the Door, the Chamber Alaid herſelf, for even all the Women-Ser vants, except her and the Cook -Maid, were gone alſo abroad, upon this Opportunity of their Lord's Abfence, to ſee their Acquain. tince, opening it, and enquiring his Buſi neſs, he told her that he was come with a par ticular Meſſage from the Earl to her Lady, which required Privacy. The Chamber-Maid perceiving him very well dreſs’d, with the Mein and Air of a Gentleman, ſhe acquainted her Lady about the Marter, who being in Red , or der'd the Meſſenger to come up to her Bed Chamber. Then ſhutting the Door, quoth he, Madam , YourLadyſhip muſt underſtand that I am by Profeſſion a Tow -wow - Serter, and having the good Luck of meeting yourLord juſt now , he order'd me to come andlet yours one Inch higher than it is, for which you are to give me five hundred Pounds which lie over the Bed's Tefter. Al! Dear me, replied the Lady, a Highwayman and Murderer. 175 1 Lady, myLord was talking of ſuch a thing laft Night ; And areyou then the Tow -wow - Serter ? Yes, Madam ſaith Ifaac) for want of a bet ter . Why then (ſaid the Lady) do your Work as ſoon as you pleaſe, Sir ; and rupay yox ac cording to his Lordſhip's Order. Then Ifaac undreſſing himſelf, and going into Bed to the Lady, as ſoon as he had perform'd what Mo defty permits not to mention, he aroſe and dreſs’d himſelf again, and then pulling down all the Bed - Cloaths to the Feet, and putting her Ladyſhip's Smock over her Face, quoth he, You muſt lie in this poſture for twoHours, with out fo much as moving either Handor Foot ; for if you go contrary to my Directions, the whole Operation will be { poild . Very well ( replied ' the Lady ) I'll punctually obſerve what you fay ; and I muſt beg of you to give your ſelf theTrouble of takingtheFive hundred Pounds which lie over the Bed s-Tefter, withal return ing you many Thanksfor the great Pains which youhave took about me. Ifaac (without thinking it any great Troue ble' at all) ſecured the Five hundred Pounds, which was in Gold ; and coming out of the Lady's Chamber, her Chamber-Maid taking hold of him by the Sleeve, faid , Ob ! Dear Sir , underſtanding you to be a Tow -wow - Setter by your Calling, I have forty Pounds by me, which I will freely giveyou , if you'll be but fo kind as to rectify my Tow -wow for me. Many Words were not uſed to make Ifaac accept of the Proffer; fo laying her down on theHead of the Stair + 14 276 Isa AC ATKINSON ,

Stair-Cafe, as ſoon as he had accompliſh'd his Work, he threw all her Petticoats , Shift and all, over her Face, and gave her the ſame Di rections as he had her Lady ; which ſhe pro miſed faithfully to perform . But when he came to the Bottom of the Stairs, the Cook Maid (who underſtood as the Chamber-Maid did by her Liftning ) meeting him, quoth the, Knowing you to be , Sir, a Tow wow - Setter by your Employment, 1 bave fav’d Ten Pounds in myService, which I am willing to give you, if you'll be ſo kind as to ſet my Tow -wow as it ſhouldbe . Said Ifaac, Idon't make it a com , mon Practice torectify Tow -wows for.ſoſmall a Sum , bit conſidering you are only a poor Ser vant, I'll perform what you deſire, becauſe it may be a hundred Pounds in your way hereafter. So taking her into the Kitchen , he did his Office ; and ſeeing a Calf's Skin lying at one end of the Dreſſer-board, after he had put all her Petticoats and Shift over her Face, at the fame time ordering her not to ftir Handnor Foot for two Hours, for if ſhe did; all his Per formance would be but Labour in vain , he cut off the Tail from the Calf's Skin , and putting one half of it in her Tow -wow , leaving the other half out, under Pretence it would better the Operation , away he went about his Buſineſs, with his ſtrangely-gotten Booty. No ſooner was Iſaac gone, but the Earl re turning home again, with all his Attendance, upon the Account of a ſudden Rain ſpoiling their Sport, and knocking a long time at the Door , ܕ . a Highwayman and Murderer. 177 wow , in a Door, and no Body opening it, quoth his Lord ſhip, What's the Meaning of all this ? Surely, no Rogues in our Abſence hæve robb’d the Houſe , and bound and gagg’dmy Lady, and the Servants : Here, Jack , get thro' the Kitchen , and go about and let us in. Accordingly, Jack , one of his Lordfhip’s Footmen ſo called, foon got into the Kitchen, where ſeeing the Cook -Maid lying in a very ſtrange Pofture with the Calf's Tail hanging out of her Tow a great Admiration he bawl'd out, My Lord ! My Lord , here's Nell, our Cook -Maid's with Calf. With Calf, replied his Lordſhip, Howdo you mean with Calf, you Fooliſh Dog ? Prithee open theDoor, and let's in quickly. As ſoon as the Door was open'd , and his Lordſhip running into the Kitchen in great Haſte, where the Cook-Maid was ſtill lying in her awkard Pofture, quoth he, The Bitch is with Calf in decd , and juſt upon Calving, I vow ; prithee pull it out; Jack . Accordingly fack pulling with all theForce he could , down, after four or five Yards ſtaggering backwards,hefell onhis Breech , ſaying, Here's the Tail, nry Lord, but the Calf sfill behind. His Lordſhip taking ne Notice of this Tranſaction, he went up Stairs, and ſeeing the Chamber-Maid lying at theHead of the Stair -Caſe in her Poſture too, quoth he, Here's another Bitch with Calf too, I think . But raiſing the Gentlewoman up , and giving her a Kick on the Breech , which ſent her to the Bottom of the Stairs, he went into his Beclr Chambery where he was no ſooner enter'd , but his E1 TI a IS 178 ISAAC ATKINSON, his Lady ſaid , Pray, my Lord, don't diſturb .me, for mytwo Hoursare not quite expir'lyet. What two Hours,repliedhis Lordhipare not ex pir'd ? Quoth the Lady again , Why here has been Mr.Tow -wow -Setter, and havingſet my Tow-wow an Inch higher than it was, I have given him the free hundred Pounds over the Beds-Tefter, as you was talking of laft Night. Said his Lordſhip, You have not, I1 hope ; but finding it Matter of Fact, after he lrad rav'd, and ſwore, and curs'd for her being rather a greater Fool than himſelf, he flew out of the Bed - Chamber in a great Paſſion ; and order ing his Horſe to bepreſently faddled , hegal loped after Mr. Tow -wow -Setter as faſt as he could . In leſs than an Hour he overtook the Spark, whohaving a Sight of his Lordſhip, he went out of the high Road into a Field, thro' which a luſty old Woman was bringing a Trufs of Straw on her Back, and telling her, he would give her a Guinca ,if the, för a Fancy he had in his Head, would lie under that Straw, and let him put hisFinger into her Top -wom , ſhe agreed to the Bargain. So his Lordſhip riding up to Iſaac, quoth he, Did not youſee a Manmaking more Haſte than ordinary this way ? Yes, reply'd Ifaac; and he made into gunder Wood , every Road and Pathwhereof I know as well as I da myRight Handfrommy Left. Said the Lord, if you could bring him to me, I'dlendyou my Horſe, andgive you Fifty Guineas for your Pains. ' QuothIfaac again, I would go with all myHeart, Sir' ; but having, a a Calle a Highwayman and Murderer. 179 . a Caſk ofVinegar under this Straw , out of which the Cork is loft, I am forc'd to ſtop the Bung with my Finger, till a Friend which I have ſent to the adjacent Village, brings me a Cork. Then his Lordſhip proffering to ſtop the Bung with his Finger, till Ifaac cameback, as ſoon as he had guided his Lordſhip's Finger to the Place whence he took his , he mounted the Lord's Horſe, and rid Poſt after Mr. TomWolpe Setter. But being gone a long time, without bringing any News, and the old Woman hap pening to break Wind backwards : So , quoth his Lordſhip, there's one Hoop broke already. Preſently after the old Woman trumping about again , quoth his Lordſhip, There's another Hoop broke ; I Mall have all the Vinegar run ont before this Fellow comes back . At theſe: Words the old Woman burſt out with Laugh ter ; his Lordihip then with a ſort of Surprize turn'd the Straw off of the Caſk ; and finding what Bung his Finger had been in , after an Examination of the Matter, underſtanding he had permitted the Bird to fly which he wanted, he return'd quietly home with the Loſs of his Horſe as well as Money. After this Succeſs in Tow -wow - Setting , Ifaac came up to London, the extravagant Follies whereof foon drain'd him of all his Money; then being put hard to his Shifts again , he re turn'd into the Country,committing ſeveral petty Robberies on the Foot pad, to ſupport him till he reach'd near his Father's Houſe ; which robbing one Night of above 50 Poundsin а 180 ISAAC ATKINSON, in - Silver, and 120 broad Pieces in Gold, lie wrapt five of them in the following Copy of Verſes, whichwere written in his pocket, and put them into his Father's Bible . 1 1Dail, you your Son did oftenbully, Becauſe he'd never read in Tully ; But nor to ſhow you are not idley FivePiecesIve put in yourBible : For when I do return again , Andfind the Goldfrom thence is ta’ens Iwill ſuppoſe that youmight look, Sincenow upon that holyBooks Having robb'd his Father, hemade the beſt of his way, for London ; and that he might get theretheſooner, he took a very good Horſe out of his Father's Stable ; but coming throw Uxbridge, it being then Sunday, it came into his Head toput up his Horſe at an Inn, and go to Church, where the Parfon mounting the Pulpit juſt as faac came in , he preach'd upon this Text, For your ſelves knom perfectly that the Day of the Lorii fo cometh as a Thief in . the Night, 1 Thef.clap. v . ver . .2. When the: Levite had finiſhed his Sermon, and wasgoing home to his Houſe, which was about half a Mile out of the Town, Ifaac overtook him , and demanded his Money. The Parfon was furpriz'd at his Demand, and defiring to know the Meaning thereof, quoth Ifaac, I have no ether Meaning in it than to let youknow , Sir, that I don't come upon you asa Thiefinthe Nights 1 1 Highwaynan and Murderer. 181 . 7 Night, but as a Thief in the Day, therefora make no more words about the Matter, unleſs you are diſpos'd to be ſhot through the Head beforeyougo to Dinner. Theſe ſcaring Words frighting the Parfon almoſt out of his Senſes, he gave him his Silver Watch, and all the Money he bad, which was One Pound Fifteen Shillings , and ſo they parted very good Friends Another Time Ifaac meeting Noy on the Road, who was Attorney-General' to King Charles the Firſt, and ſaying he had a Writ of Capias ad computandum againſt him, to reckon for all the Money he had. in his Pockets, that noted Lawyer af'd . by what Au thority he acted ? This bold Robber then puls ling out a Couple of Piſtols, he ſaid, thoſe Weapons had as much Power to ſecure a Man as the beſt Tip -ſtaff in England; and therefore if he did not quickly deliver what he had,he would fend a Brace of Balls that Moment inta kis Body.. Hereupon the Attorney -General fearing the Loſs of his Life more than the Loſs of his Money , he contentedly gave him , a Purſe full of Gold, with which Ifaac rid off very well ſatisfied . He was the greateſt Plague to the Lawyers ofany Highwayman that ever was in England, for he had the Impudence to ride to all the Ciscuits over the Kingdom , ſo that many of that Profeffion often became his Prey ; and one Time, in leſs than Eight Months, he robb'd above 160 Attorneys only in the County 182 ISAAC ATKINSON, of Norfolk , from whom he took upwards of 3000 Pounds. This audacious Robber was a Man of an undaunted Spirit, and would af fault One, Two, Three, Four, or Five Men by himſelf ; but at laſt the Devil owing him a Shame, it was his ill Luck to meet with a Market-Woman near Turnham -Green , who having a great Bag of Half-Pence in her Lap, which Ifaac took to be other Metal, he held a Diſpute with the Woman about 'em ; who findingthat he would have them from her, ſhe fung the Bag, in which might be about the · !Value of Forty Shillings, over a Hedge, and rid away as faſt as the could . He preſently alighted to take up the Bag; but his Stone Horſe having a mind to theMarket-woman's Mare, he galloped after her , ſnuffling and ſnorting 'till the put into the Red - Lion - Inn in Brentford, where the Perſon that was robbd, ſecuring the Horſe, the found in his Saddle 80 Guineas; then telling whereabout ſhe was aſſaulted on the Highway, the Innkeeper with about half a Score Men, went to take him, and finding him in a Field not far from Turn ham -Green, for he could not go very faſt, by reaſon he had great Jack -Boots on , which he could not cut off his Legs for want of,aKnife, they began to furround him, but before they could apprehend him, he ſhot Four of them dead on the Spot, and with his Hanger almoſt cut off the Head of another Man ; but being Overpower'd by Number, he was taken and ſent to Newgate; and ſuch was his intolerable In folence a Higkwayman and Murderer. 183 folence when he went to be hang'd at Tyburn , in 1640, that whilft the Ordinary was giving him wholſome Advice, he ſtabb'd him with a Penknife, but not mortally ; and juſt as he was turning off, Aged 26 Years, quoth he, There's nothing like a merry Life and a Short one. ESCOVINSIDIOUSBESONos SIMON FLETCHER, A Cut-Purſe. THE Roguiſh Practice of cutting off Peo ples Purſes, is of a ſomewhat longer Date than picking Pockets. The Cut-Purſes were formerly the commoneft Thieves in the whole Common -weal of Theft ; but nevertheleſs they had an endleſs deal of Means and Ways to live veryriotoufly by Stealing. All their Stu dy conſiſted in thrufting their Hands into the Purſes of them they approach, but more fre quently cut them off, without being perceiv'd by the Owners, with all that they have in it, This ſort of Rogues haunted Churches, Fairs, Markets, and all publick Meetings, that they might work their Feats in the Throng ; and he who got a Purſe gave it preſently to another that was by him, that if he fhould be taken , he 184. SIMON FLETCHER, he might prove his Accuſer a Lyar, and clear himſelf from all the World . The moſt famous Fellow among the Cut Purſes, was Simon Fletcher ; but being very dextrous at all other manner of Theft, he was ele &ted, Nemine contradicente, Supreme, or Captain of all the Thieves, whom all obey die and he diſpos'd of their Thefts which they ſhould act, naming thoſe who ſeem'd to him the fitteſt for the Purpoſe , and chuſing the cunningeſt and wiſeſt of the Society for the moſt difficult and dangerous Enterprizes. In this villanous Fraternity there is ſo good Or der kept, that there is no Rogue among 'em that forgets one only Point of his Duty, nor paſſes the Bounds of his Commiſſion, by un dertaking that which is another Man'sCharge; nor meddles with greater Matters than his Ca pacity can compaſs. This Captain examines: him that comes newly into their Company , giving him Three Months of Noviceſhip , to try his Courage, Inclination and Ability ; in which Time he propoundstohim fome witty Queſtions, as be thefe ; to hang up fome little. Thing without Ladder, Pole, or Line ; to steal a Man's Horſe as he is riding on him in. the-Road ; to ſnatch off a Gentleman's Hat and Wig among an Hundred People , and many other Matters of this kind. Then knowinghis Inclination and Capacity, he con fers onhim the Office of a Highwayman , Houſebreaker, Foot-pad, Pick -pocket, Shop bifrer , or any other Profeſſion whereof he is found a a Cut- Purfe. 185 . found to be moſt capable. After this manner is the Commonwealth of Thieves govern'd ; and by this Law the Captain of them rules the Capacity ofſuch , who newly apply themſelves to him ; beſtowing on them the Office and Manner of Stealing, according to the Diſpoſi tion that he hath took Notice of them in the Months of their Noviceſhip. This Captain ( as I have hinted above ) is generally an Old Rogue , wiſe, well-experienced , and finally exempted from the Trade, as being one whoſo Force and Nimbleneſs being fail'd for the Practick Part of Villany, he exerciſes the Theorywith his Rogues, by teaching them the Method and Precepts of all Sorts of Thieving; for which Trouble he hath a quarter of their Gains. Farthermore, he makes 'em meet to getheronce a week, in a certain Place ap pointed for that Purpoſe , where he binds 'em to give a ſtrict Account of all the Thefts and Accidents which have happen'd in that Time, reproving them ſharply who are negligent, and prove unprofitable, and praiſing the vigi lant and ſubtle ones. This is done frequently every Saturday Night, whereon he appoints. all that muſt be done the Week following , ſharing out to every one the Places that each one muſt keep in , and the Thefts in which they muſt be employ'd, taking of them all ' a Arict Oath of Faithfulneſs, and puniſhing the Offenders ; the firſt Time abridging them of that part of the Theft which belongs to them , the Second Time abridging them of their Places for 186 SIMON FLETCHER, a for Six Months; and if they be incorrigible and ſtubborn, he deprives them of acting for a longer Time. Likewiſe, if any of them commit a Fault by Negligence and Carelefreſs, as it may be by coming too late to his Place, to go elſewhere, or letting flip fome Occaſion in mot laying hold of it, he is deprived of a Week's Benefit, and taking from him the Office of a Thief, he puts him in the Office of a Spy, or of a Warchman, for the Timethat the Majority of this Roguith Club fhall think fir . This Sinion Fletcher was a Baker's Son in Roſemary -Lane , at which Trade he ſerv'd with his Father atove Four Years, and then running away from him, he became in a fhort Time a very famous Cut-purfe; having done feveral notable Exploits in that kind of Theft ; and one Day as he was going over London Bridge, agreat Crowd of People being gather'd about a Couple of Ballad -Singers, ashe was hunting among 'em for a Prey, he obſery'd a Country Fellow leaning very ſeriouſly on a great Oaken Stick, and liſtening with great Attention to the Song ; in the mean Time his Balls hanging out of his Cod- piece , as wide as King Henry's, and Simon ſuppoſing it to be his Purſe, with a ſharp Knife he cut ' em with a ſudden Jerk, and flip'd away without any Dif covery., The poor Fellow preſently miſfing his Fiſhing - Tackle, fell a jumping and capering about like a Madman, crying out, Oh ! I'm ruin'd, I'm ruin'd , and quite unions. The People à Cut-Purſe. 187 People flocking about him, aſked, if he had loft any Thing ; reply'd the poor Man, yes; ! have loft agood Pair of B - ks, for which I Shall have more a Noifewith my Wife, than if I had loſt a Hundred Pounds. However, the Countryman was forc'd to make the beſt of a bad Market, and go Homewithout the greateſt Part of his Generation - Tool. But not long after Simon Fletcher being caught in his Ro guery, and committed to Newrate, he was hang'd at Tyburn in 1659, Aged 53 Years. entertaisuudessa tracksuitsetestste beste SAWNEY DOUGLAS, a High wayman . A MongtheNumberof thefe Cafe-harden'd Rogues, whoſe Villany brings ' en to the Gallowsat laſt, we ought not to forget Sawney Douglas, a Tanner's Son , born atPort- Patrick, in the Shire ofGallowayin Scotland. In the Time of the moſt horrid Rebellion which began in England in 1641 , this Fellow being a great Admirer of the Scottiſh Covenant, and re ſolving to loſe his Life in the Defence of their goodly Kirk, he liſted himſelf a Soldier under that damn'd Ulurper, Oliver Cromwell, with whomhe was at the Siege of Dundee, which Place being ſtorn’d, after Orders were given tor 188 SAWNEY DOUGLAS, for making it run down with Blood for Two Hours, he often bragg'd that he Maſſacred 29 Men , Women, and Children , with his own Hand, when it was in his power to have fav'd moſt of their Lives. But after the happy Reſtauration of King Charles the Second , in the Year 1660, the curſed Republican Party being quell'd in England, and the Scots reduced to Obedience, Sawney Douglasy, who by his Military Ata chievements never roſe to any higher Poſt than: that of a Staff -Officer, loſt hisSerjeant's Place; whereupon coming into England, where he wanted Bread ,andbeing a lutty deſperate Fel low , he was reſolv'd to live by robbing on the *Highway;; but wanting a Horſe, he was at a Non -plus to go upon ſuch Exploits ; ' till one Day meeting a Gentleman's Servant well mounted on avery goodGelding, with Piſtols and Holſter, he pretended to hold a Diſcourſe with him along theRoad about the Change of the Times, and at laſt having an Opportunity to try a Title with the Serving-Man for his Praư:cer, he ſuddenly knock'd him off his Horſe with a great Crab - Tree Stick , and following his firſt Blow with Four or Five more, info much that he was ſtunn'd, he mounted the Gelding, and rid away. Sawney Douglas being thus equipp'd, he went ſtrait upon ſeeking out new Adventures; and mieting near Maidenhead - Thicket with one Mr. Thurſion, the Mayor of Thornbury in Gloucefterllire, quoth he, By my Sol, Man, yout 1 a Highwaymen. 189 you muſt ſtand and deliver, or elſe I ſhall be very rude . The Mayor made a great many Excufes for keeping his Money, but all to no Purpoſe, for Sawney took 18 Pounds from him, of which the injur'd Perſon defiring but Ten Shillings to bear his Charges Home, Ab ! quoth the bonny Scot, If ile give thee but a Baubee, may the Deel let bis Fuot in my A - ſe, and run away with the Slipper. So ſetting Spurs to his Horſe, he left the Mayor to ſhift for himſelf as well as he could . After the committing this Robbery, meeting with General Monk's Wife, the Dutcheſs of Albe marle, in her Coach on Hounſlow - Heath, he attack'd it, and her Grace knowing by his Speech that he was a Scotchman , quoth the, My Huſband, General Monk, has been a long Time in your Country, where he found agreat deal of Reſpect for the good Deeds he did there , and therefore I hope you will for his fake fhow fome Reſpect to me. Sawney reply'd, The muckle Deel' ftop Hemp in myGuts, if Iſe fbew thee anyReſpečt for your Mon's fake, who was a falſe Loon for bringing in the King. So taking above the Value of Two Hundred Pounds from her in Diamond Rings, a Pearl Necklace, rich Baacelets and Ear-Rings, he carried off his Booty with a greatdeal of Satiſ faction . Samney having quickly converted theſe Moveables into 140 PoundsSterling, he bought himſelf very fine Cloaths, and ſetting up for 2 Gentleman , he took Lodgings at the Houſe 3 E 190 SAWNEY DOUGLAS, > 421of one Mr. Knowles, an Apothecary, living in Tuttle -ſtreet in Weſtminſter, who having no 211Child but one Daughter, he was able to give lier a Portion of Two Thouſand Pounds. This young Woman he ſtrongly courted , and pres tended to be as deep in Love with her as Py ramis was with Thiſbe , or Leander with Hero. But her Affections being ſettled , before he made his Addreſſes, on a Gentleman in deed, ſhe gave him an abſolute Denial, and deſired him to deſift from his Courtſhipfor the future ; hereupon Sawnzy being inwardly vex'd to ſee himſelf croft in his Amours, he was re folv'd toget ſomething from his Sweetheart, and then follow his old Trade again. So one Evening, as he was repeating freſh Leſſons of Love tothe young Virgin, 'till his inſipid Dif courſe caus'd her to fall aſleep unawares, his tieEyes were enamour'd on a Pearl Necklace which ſhe had on her Neck worth above 40 Guineas ; and his Money being now almost exhauſted , his approaching Poverty tempted him to ſteal it from her ; accordingly he no ſooner cut off the Necklace, which conſiſted of 32 Pearls, but he ſwallow'd them one by one, and cut the Ribbon into ſuch ſmall Scraps, that they were not diſcernible . By that Time he had perform'd what he had to do in this Mat ter, the young Gentlewoman awoke, and miſfing her Necklace, aſk'd Sawney for it He deny'd the taking it, and the imagining he onlyintended to make her ſearch for it, the gallantly turn'd all into a Jeft ; but was ſtrangely WO a Highwayman. 191 The young 1 frangely troubled when the perceiv'd he ftill no deny'd it, with all the Seriouſneſs Men uſe, 220 when they would be thought to ſpeak Truth . 7 H , ſaid he, you will order me another Suit of Cloaths, I will ſtrip myſelf before any one you has a pleaſe, and leave mine with you ; nay, they mujhall have my very Shirt too. k Woman was extreamly concern'd at his Offer ; Jepun certain ſhe was ſhe had the Necklace on before Og he went to Sleep, and none but he had been fince in her Chamber, and yet it was not to aupt be found, though the had made a moſt ſevere les Search, ſuitable to the Greatneſs of her Loſs. He then urged her to ſearch his Pockets , and 3: the believing , ſince he preſs d her ſo much , ſhe might chance to find it there, ani that he had hitherto jeſted only to make her fret, ſhe re vel folved therefore to ſatisfy him , with hopes o Nd fatisfy her ſelf

but juſt as ſhe had put in her Hand, Four or Five Gentlemen enter'd the

i Room , one of which was the man who had her Heart, and he thinking the was embracing Sawney, he thereupon utter'd fomething that jealous Lovers are ſubje &t toſpeak, when they fuppoſe their Miſtreſſes falſe. On the other Side, Sawney having fome Bravery ( for cer tainly he could not want Courage, after a Cor s dial of Two and Thirty ſuch Pills as he had ſwallow'd ) he challeng'd the jealous Gentle man into the Field, who was about to follow him , when the Gentlewoınan ſtopp'd 'emboth , and told the whole Adventure . No ſooner . had ſhe ended her Story, which her Sweet I heart a she 192 SAWNEY DO U'G L A5, heart believ'd to be true, but he ſent for a large Sack , and then he and the Gentlemen with him ſeizing on Sawney, they fore'd him vio Jently into it ; and having ty'd it faſt, carried him to the Window which was Two Stories High, threatning to throw him into the Street, if he would not confeſs what he had done with the Necklace. This fo terribly frightend him , that he acknowledg'd he had it, and promiſed to reſtore it, but deſired Time, which was granted him , but on Condition he ſhould tell wliat he had done with it ; he flumbled at that a great while, but finding himſelf preſſed too hard, at laſt confeſſed the whole Truth. Whereupon they inſtantly took him out ofthe Sack , ſtripp'd him in ſpite of his Teeth, and laid him in a Bed. Thenimmediately one of the Gentlemen went and fetch'd up a Vomit, wnich he took Care ſhould be ſtrong enough, and by its Operation you may believe it was fo. The Patient refuſed a great while to take it; but at laſt with a great many Threatnings Inbmitted to have the Doſe adminiſter'd to him , which gave him many doleful Reachings and Strainings, beſidesſuffering infinite Pangs and Gripings: But at length at ſeveral Times he brouglit up One and Thirty of the Pearls : There was one yet behind ; he offer'd to pay double the value of it, but his Rival forcd him to take the other Potion , which put him to mighty Torment, before he could bring up the Two and Thirtieth ; however at length it came, and they thereupon diſmiſſed the poor a Highwayman. 193 11 poor Wretch, who went away purged to the Life, and more caſt down than he could have been afrer Six Months Sickneſs. Sawney was nevertheleſs very glad that he .. was got out of their Clutches ; and having nothing to truſt to now again but Horſe and Piftol, he committed a great many bold Rob beries all over the North of England,and was a great Companion of Du Vall the Highway man , with whom he had been in many Acti ons on theRoad ; but at laſt attempting to rob the Right Honourable the Earl of Sand wich, who unfortunately loſt his Life in the Dutch War, by being burnt to Death in a Man of War, which the Enemy ſet on Fire with a Fireſhip ; that Noble Peer forning to be inſulted over by a Thief, diſcharging a Piftol out of his Coach, he ſhot his Horſe underhim, and then his Lordhip's Servants ſeizing him, he was committed to Newgate , and condemned to die. The Night before le was to ſuffer Death, the. Bellman coming as uſual at Night to puthim in mind of his ap proaching End, by repeating fome Memento's of Mortality; quoth he, The Deal blaw my Bladder full of Pebble Ston ?s, if this Mon mau not as well ling Pſalms to a dead Horſe, as prate thus to me. Next Day ridingalong in the Cart, which ſtopp'd under the Wall of St. Sepulchres Church - Yard , whilft a Man perform’d the Ceremony of ringing a Bell and giving other Admonitions tending to the exhorting him to conſider of a fucure State, VOL. II. K quoti 1 تم 1194 SAWNEY DOUGLAS, & c. quoth he , This is the Arangeſt Country Ife e'er was in , that a Man can't go to the Gallows in Peace ; Ife ſwear if Ife am damn'd, it is becauſe I'm bang'd after this Superſtitious man. But what feem'd more irreligious in him, was his having , inſtead of a Prayer Book , the Ballad of Chevy Chace in his Hand, on which he ponder'd very ſeriouſly 'till he came to Tyburn , where he obfti nately refus'd to make a Confeffion of any Thing, nor would not acquieſce to join with the Ordinary in any Religious Duties, re quiſite to be perform'd at ſuch a Time, when he had but few Minutes left him , e'er he launched out into the unfathomable Gulph of Eternity ; and the Executioner begging Sawney's Pardon , before he perform d his fatal Office, quoth he, May Ife be dammid, if o'er I forgive any ill faud Loon that goes to break my Craig, which is the wau ne'er to be my awon Mon agen . However, he was turn'd off on Friday the 10th of Septem ber, 1664, Aged 53 Years ; and was buried in Tyburn Road o ܬ . ! DAVY 195 PBOARTRIVITIES DAVY MORGAN , a Sacrilegious Robber, Houſebreaker, and Mura derer. 1 OFF all the Villains which have been ob noxious to the civiliz'd Part of Mankind, Davy Morgan was as great as any living in the laſt or preſent Age. He was born in Breck nock , the chief Town in Brecknockſhire, in South Wales, from whence he came up to London in the Quality of a Servingman, to a Welſh Knight, when about 18 Years of Age; but as young as lie was, he quickly learnt to rob liis Maſter of Money and Cloaths, to the Value of above 150 Pounds , and then ran away from his Service. Being now his ownMaſter, the Company he kept were none of the beſt, for they were all the greateſt Houſebreakers, Pickpockets; and Shop lifters, both in Town and Country, by whoſe Converſation becoming as wicked asthe beſt of ' em , he had not long turn'd Thief before he broke open the Houſe of a Venetian Am baſſador in Pall-Mall , and robb’d him of above Two Hundred Pounds worth of Plate , for which being thortly after apprehended , K 2 he & 98 DAVY MORGAN , Ile was committed to the Gate- Ilcuſe in Weſtminſter. In this Goal, when Priſoners are diſpoſed to Drink, the Induſtry of Man teaches ' em ta make a Pit in the top of their Hats, and to drink in ' em more Greaſe than Water. If there be found anong 'em a Pct or Kettle, it hath been uſed in moſt baſe Offices, ſerving for a Pifs-pot, for a Flagon, for a Vinegar Bottle, for an Oyl-pot, cr a Bafon. As for Napkins, the Priliners here take their Shirts, or the Outſide of their Ereeches, and for å Table- cloth the wrong Side of an old thread bare Cloak. In their Garments they keep a great Uniformity, going all of them cloathed after ihe manner of Penitentiaries in Lent , all black enough, but moſt ſadly rented and torn. So great Simplicity is among 'em that they coverall their Body with one only Shirt, whereof many times they have no more than the Sleeves, and they never leave it off 'till it can go alone of its own Accord. If Momus should come into that Priſon, he could find nothing to reprove them for, becauſe one may fee them to the very Entrails. Combs, Tooth pickers , Waſh Balls Handkerchiefs, and Bruſhes ,are utterly baniſhed from this Place, where Poverty grows in sogreat an Abun dance, that in their Heads, Beards, Stomachs, and Flanks, an Elephant, or Camel at the leaſt, night very well be bidden : And here they ſpend most of their Time in exerciſing themſelves on divers Inſtruments of Mufick ! having a Sacrilegious Robber, & c . 197 having the Itch for the Miſtreſs of that Ree Creation . This Goal is reckon'd, whilft the preſent Keeper has it, th: Wicket - Door of Hell; and though a Priſoner ſhoulil enter there fuller and richer than the Queen of Sheba when ſhe viſited King Solomon, yet should be come forth more lank, more dry, and more feeble than the Sevenlean Kine which Pharaoh . ſam once in his Dreams. Afterwards Davy Morgan procuring his Liberty again, and breaking one Night into : the Houle of Doctor Titus Oats, in Ac-Tard in Weſtminſter, he ſtood Centry over that ir reverend Divine, whilſt his Comrades rified moſt of the Rooms, and then tying him Neck: and Heels, after the ſame Manner as they do a Soldier, with a Couple of Mutkets which they found in the Kitchen, Davy very ſorely gagg'd him , ſaying, That if his Month had been ſo well cram'd but a fewyears ago, he hadnot ſwore ſo many Mens Lives away for Paſtime. Another Time getting into Gaming -Houſe frequented much by Bully Dawſon, and perceiving he had won a great deal ofMoney, he requeſted the Favour of ſpeaking a Word or Two with him in the nextRoom : Dawſon taking him to be ſome Chub or Cully, went along with him, where ſhutting the Door, Davy pulls out a Piſtol, which preſenting to his Breaſt; quoth he, I. want Money, Sir, upon a very extraordinary Occaſion, therefore deliver what you have without any Reliſhince, for if you make but the least a K 3 198 DAVY MORGAN, leaſt Noiſe foever, I'll ſhoot you through the Heart, thoughI wereſure to die on the Spot. Bully Dawfonbeing ſtrangely ſurpriz'd at theſe Words, and dreading what a deſperate Man might do in his Rage, gave himall his Mo ney, which was about 18 Guineas ; then tying him Hand and Foot, he went about his Bua fineſs : But by that Time he thought this bold Robber was gone, calling out for Help , ſeveral ſharping Gameſters came out of the Gaming Room to him, and untying him, alk'd , How that Alventure came to paſs ? Which Bully Dawſon reſolving, through ſeveral Vollies of loud'Oaths, they fell a Laughing heartily at him, and cry'd Dawſon, 'twas a fair Nick. At laſt Davy Morgan havingcommitted a great Robbery in London, in breaking open a few's Houſe in Dukes- Place, and taking from thence above Two Thouſand Pounds in Gold, he fled into Wales ; and at Preſteen in Radnor Shire, did not only rob the Church of its Com munion Plate, but alſo broke open the Houſe of one Edward Willians , whom he barba rouſly murder'd ; but heing apprehended at Briſtol, and ſent to Goal in the County where he committed this moft barbarous Crime, he was executed at Preſteen in April, 1612, Aged 43. Years,and hang'd in Chains. Now this notorious Offender being thus hang’d up on a Gibbet, for an Example to others, it happen'd to be within a Mile of a Place where a very honeſt Man's Wife prov'd his Strumpet, who being reſoly'd one Even ing a Sacrilegious Robber; & c. 199 ing ( in Remembrance of what had formerly paſt between 'em ) to make his Corps a Viſit as he hung on the Gallows; to that End going all alonc, the came near the Gibbet in a very melancholy and lamenting Manner ; where being come, and beholding the dead Corps waving in the Air, the ſtood fill, looking up on it , but it happen'd at the ſame Time that a Country Traveller, who was a Footman, and whole Journey was intended towards that Town from whence this Woman came, being alone, and Darkneſs overtaking him , he grew doubtful of the Way, and fearful of being robb’d , and therefore he retir'd out of the Road , and lay cloſe under the Gibbet, ftill liſtening if any Paſſenger went by to direát him in his Way, and ſecure him by hisCompany. This Perſon was unſeen by this Night- Viſi tant, who thinking none had been there but the dead Corps, accoſted it after this Manner : - Ab! poor Davy, how fadly art than expos'd to all the Infelicities of Wind and Weather ? Hovo oft have you and I enjoy'd ſweet Pleaſure in each others Arms ; and then gone from our Place of Meeting both together And muft I novo part with thee here, and ſo go Hime with . out thee ? At which Words the Traveller ſtarting up in Hafte, No; by no Means, ( quoth he ) I fhall be glad of your Company: And with that makes towardsher with what Speed he could ; but away runs the Woman, think ing her old Companion had juſt dropp'd down from the Gibbet, and follow'd her; the Man, K 4 unwil 200 DAVY MORGAN. unwilling to be left alone he knew not where, follow'd her hard, crying out, Stay for me, pay for me ; but the faſter he calld , the faſter The ran ; Fear adding ro the Haſte of both, down they tumbled often, but as ſoon got up again ; ftill ſhe fled, and ſtill he purſu'd her; but contrary was the Iflue of their Fears ; for ſhe never look'd back till ſhe came to her own Houſe ; where finding the Doors open , and her Huſband ſet at Supper, ſhe ran in with ſo much Violence, that the tumbled her Huſband and his Srool down one way, and the Table and the Meat another way, ſo that her hur band, frighted as well as the, aſk'd her what the Pox the aild, and whether ſhe had brought the Devil at her Tail. But ſhe was ſo much frighted, that it was long e'er the could make him any Anſwer, or come to her right Senſes; and then ſhe told him ſhe was fadly ſcar’d by the Devil's running after her as fhe came Home.. But the poor Traveller , when he found himſelf near the Town, ſlackned his Pace, and ſo went quickly to his Inn, and there related the whole Story. And if this Fright, and the Shame that follow'd it, made her to ſee the Foulneſs of her Sin , and brought her to Repentance, it wat the beſt Nights Work ſhe ever made. This Davy Morgan, was a great Comrade of John Winteringham , who was born at Pom fret in Torkſhire; butfor robbing the Lodg ings of his Maſter, Thomas Wynn, Eſq; of a great many valuable Goods, and his Maſter's Land: Sacrilegious Robber, & c. 20L Landlord, Mr. James Montjcy, of a great Quantityof Plate, was executed at Tyburn, on Wedneſday the 10th of March, 17+ Aged 25 . Years. OSCOSODOO CSODIOCESS : TIM. BUCKLEY, a Houſe-Brena ker, Foot-Pad, Raviſher, Incendiary, Highwayman , and Murderer. ASunparallell'd a Villain asever liv'd in this Kingdom was Tim . Buckley, born of very honeft Parents at Stamford in Lincolnſhire , where he ſerv'd Three Years to a Shoemaker ; but then running away from his Maſter, he came up to London, and ſoon became ac quainted with ill Company, whoſe Vices he follow'd to ſupport him in a moſt ſcandalous and infamous Courſe of Life. Having ſpent a great deal of his ill- got Money at a blind Alehouſe in Wapping , and once aſking the Victualler to lend him 10.Shillings, which Fan vour he deny'd him , he ſo highly reſented his ill Conditions, that he left frequenting his Houſe, into which he and ſome of his thicving Companions not long after breaking in by Night, they bound the Vistaaller, his Wife and Maid both Hand and Foot, and as they were going to Gag 'em , Mr. Tapla dearing KS 5 II 102 TIM. BUCKLEY, Tim . to be more favourable ; No, no, quoti he, you muſt expe&t no Favourfrom my Hands, you furly Son of a Bitch, whoſe Prodigality makes you lord' it over the People here, like a Boatſwain over a Ship’s Crew ; and look as bluff, upon your Tarpaulin Gueſts,as a Mate newly rais'd to a Commander. Now if you'll but about Charing-Croſs, and that way, you Jhall have the Ale -drapers so very humble and obliging for the taking but Three - Pence, that a Gentlenian Foot- Soldier, or a Lord's Valet, Thall have as many Scrapes and Cringes from the Man of the Houſe, as if he was a French Dancing Maſter : But whether it be Poverty, as living anong Courtiers, or having been breid GentlemensServants, and fo kick'd and cuff d into good! Manners by their Maſtersfor. merly, makes them fo mannerly, that I can't tell ; but let it be as it will, phall uſe that End of theTown for the future; and for their extream Civility, make bold to ſpend fome of yourMoney among 'em . And accordingly Tim . and his Comrades robb'd the Houſe , taking thence 40 Pounds laid by for the Brewer, Three Silver Tankards, a Silver Watch, and Eight Gold Rings. Another Time, Tim . Buckley taking a Walk towards Hyde-Park -Corner, the Air of which Place is generally very unwholſomefor a Thief to take, it was his Fortune to meet with that famous Merry - Andrew and Mountebank , Doctor Gately, and commanding that illite rately learnedGentleman to ſtand and deliver ; 1 M a 1 which a Houſe -Breaker, & c. 203 which Words founding as terribly in his Ears, as Cut, Slaſh , Saw, and Sear, does to thoſe poor Patients whoſe Legs are cutting off in St. Bartholomew , or St. Thomas's Hoſpital; he begg'd heartily of him to be merciful, and not to rob a poor Man, who took a great deal of Pains for an honeſt Livelihood. Tim. know ing his Occupation, fell a Laughing, withal ſaying, Quacks pretend to Honeſty ! there is not ſuch aPack of cheating Knaves in the Na tion again ;in making People believe they are Scholars, when thuy know no more of Greek, or Latin, than a fucking Child does Hebrew : Beſides, their Impudence is intolerable for de Geiving of ignorant Folks with hard Names, and crampWords, as Juzglers du with the old Cant of Hictius doctius, hi preſto, be gone, while their Confederates pick their Pockets. Moreover, making credulous Fools believe, that . there was not moreMen pain and wounded at the Fights of Hochſter and Ramellies, than they have recover'd from the Point of Death, or Death's Door, by beckoning Souls back again, after they havebeen manyLeagues from their Bodies. Therefore quickly deliver what you have, or elſe this Piſtol shall prevent yourgoing any more into France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Germany, and the Devil's Arſe i'the Peak, though you was never oxt of England in your Life. But our Doctor preferring his own Welfare before what he had about him , he humbly pre fented Tim . with Six Guineas, and a very good Watch, fra 1 ! 204 TIM . BUCKLEY; Watch, that he might keep Time in ſpending the Gold . An informing Conſtable, who was a Baker in St. Giles's Pariſh in the Fields, once taking up Tim ., and ſending him for a Soldier into Flanders, he had not been long there before he Deſerted, and came to London again ; and one Day meeting this Baker's Wife coming alone from Hampſtead , forcing her into a private Place, and preſenting a Piſtol to her Breaſt, he ſwore he would ſhoot her Dead on the Spot, if the refus d Lying with him ; he being bent upon it, to be reveng'd on her Huſband, who had impreſs’d him a little while ago. The Baker's Wife being no Lucretia, to value her Chaſtity at the Loſs of her Life, the was forced to ſubmit to the Ravilher's Plea ſure ; who liaving obtain'd what he deſir'd , he then cominanded her to deliver her Money, and what other Things of Worth fhe had about her. Hereupon the honeſt Woman crying out, Is this Juffice or Conſcience, Sir ? Quoth Tim ., You Bitch , don't tell me of Justice, for I hate her as much as your Hul band can , becauſe her Scales are even . And as for Conſcience, I have as little of that as any Baker in England, who cheats other Peo ples Bellies to fill his own. Nay, a Baker is a worſe Rogue than a Taylor; for whereas the latter commonly pinches his Cabbage from the Rich, the former, by making his Bread foo light, robs all withoni Diſtinction, but chiefly the Poor ; for which he deſerves more Hanging tban 7 a Houſe - Breaker, & c. 205 a than me, or any of my honeſt Fraternity. So takingfrom her a couple ofGold Rings, and Il Shillings, he ſent her home to tell her Hus band of this Adventure. Afterwards Tim . Buckly ſtealing avery good Horſe in Buckinghamſhire, he turnd Highway men , and ridingup to London , he met on the Road a certain Pawn -broker, living in Drury Lane, by whom having been fome Loſer in pawning ſomeThings to him, which were loft for wantof redeeming, he was reſolved to have his Pennyworths out of him now ; fo command ing him to ſtand and deliver, he began to plead earneſtly for Favour, ſaying, It was a very hard Caſe that an honeſt Man could notgo about his lawful Occaſions buthe muſt he robb'd. Doom you (quoth Tim.) Haſt thou ſo much brazen'd Impudence as to reckon thy ſelf an honeſtMan, when I know thou art an unconſcionable Pawn broker, who lives and grows faton Frand and Oppreſion, as a Toad on Filth and Venom? Your Practice outvies Uſury as much as a Rob bery on the Highway does a Petit- Larceny ; So ifonecalls you a Tradeſman , it muſt by the fame Rhetorical Figure which files the Logero demain of a Pick - pocket an Art and Myſtery. Your Shop, like the Gates of Hill, is always. open, in which you fit at the Receipt of Cu Hom; and having got the Spoils oftbe Needy, you hang ' em up in Rank and File likeſo miny Trophies of Victory. To your Shop all forts of Garments refort on a Pilgrimage, whilft yox playing the Pimp, lodge the Tabby Petticoat and 206 TIM . BUCKLE L , and the Ruſſet Breeches together , in the farne Bed of Lavender. Thou art the Treaſurer of the Thieves Exchequer, and the common Ten der of all Booth -heavers and Shoft- lifters in Town

to which Purpoſe.you keep

a private Warehouſe, whence you fhip awayall ill-gotten Goods by wholeſale. You do fo fleece the Poor, that youſcarce leave themfo much as a pri mitive Fig -leaftocovertheir Nakednefs; and fo often do theybring what they have into your Lumber- Houſe, that at laſt they know theway, and can almoſtgo to pawn alone by themſelves. Thus they areforc'd to purchaſethe ſame Cloaths half a ſcore times over ; and for want of a Cheft to keep them in at home, it coſts thrice as much as they are worthfor a Lodging inyour Cuſtody. Six Pence per Month muft they pay for every 20 Shillings, which after your rate of 13 Months to the Year ) is 6 Shillings and 6 Pence per Pound per Annum , or 32 Pounds 10 Shillings per Cent, b3firles a Shillingfor a Billof Sale, if the Matter be conſiderable . Upon the mohole, ſince you feldom or never lendabove balf the Value on any thing, Plate excepted, you get near 40 Pounds in every 100 Pounds; and confidering how many Thieves and Pick pockets ( your chiefeft Cuſtomers, that bring the Lumping Bargains ) never intend to redeem , andhow many poor People are notable

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if they are redeem'd thevery next Day , yetare you foextortioning as to be paid a Months Inte reſt, one may reaſonably conclude, that you make at leaſt Cent, per Cent. of your Money 1> !i 11 a mouſe- Brenker, &c. 207 کم in a Year : And all this by a Courſe tending only to the Encouragement of Thieves, and the Ruin of thoſe that are boneft, but indigent. Come, come, Mr. Blond-fucker, open yourPurſe firings, or otherwiſethis Piftolfhall inſtantly fend you to Hell before the Wind. But the Pawn-brokerbeing very loath to go to the De vil before his Time, he ranſom'd himſelf for 28 Guieneas, a Gold Watch , Silver Tobacco box, and acouple of Gold Rings. Another Time Tim . Buckley meetinga Stock jobber on the Road , who had formerly proſe cuted him for Felony , and upon Conviction thereof was burnt in the Hand, he was now reſolved to be revenged on him, by robbing him of 48 Guineas. The Stock- jobber deſiring fome fmall Matter of Tim . to carry him for ward on his Journey, quoth he, I haveno Cha rity at allfor any Rogues of Stock -jobbers, who are Animals that riſe and fall like the ebbing andflowing of the Sea, and their Paths are as unfearchable. Thou art as changeable asthe Wind, and certain in nothing but Uncer tainty. I believe theGrafs-hopper on the Royal Exchange is an Emblem ofyou ; for as that leaps from one Place to another, fo doyoufrom one Number to another ; ſometimes 30 per Cent. Advance is too little for you ; at other times 30 per,Cent. Diſcount is not enough. I'll hold you a Wager that if Iſhould aſk what Re ligion you profefs, you'll cry, You'll fell me as cheap asany Body , or aſk you what Valueſuch an Article of Faith is, you'll tell me, You'll give > 208 TIM. BUCKLE L , give as much for Navy Bills as any Chapman. Thou art fo full of Contradiction , that you lower the Price of Things on purpoſe to raiſe it ; yetI muſt acknowledge, you can'tbeſaid to bea Hypocrite, becauſe you commonly boaſt of over-reaching thoſe you deal with. As for Chriſtianity, thou art far enough from that; for tho' perhapsyou have been baptiz'd, yet will it be highly improper to ſay, you was ever con firm’d, unleſs in Impudence . And I verily think you could never ſhew more impudence than you do now ,, in aſking me ſomewhat tohelp you on your journey, out of ſo ſmall a Matter as 48 Guineas, which is ſcarce worth taking from you. Indeed I ſhan't give you one Farthing ; therefore wiſhing you the beſt of a bad Market, and that you may be as well ſtock'd when I ſee you next on the Road, farewel till the next merryMeeting . Not long after, this fame Stock-jobber acci. dentally meeting Tim . Buckley in London, he caus'd him to beapprehended and committed to Newgate, and convicting him of this Rob bery, he receiv'd Sentence of Death . But ob taining a Reprieve , and afterwards pleading to a free Pardon, as ſoon as he was at Liberty, reſolving to be farther reveng'd on this Ad verſary, who had twice fat very cloſe on his Skirts, he went to Hackney, where this Stock jobber having a Country -Houſe within a Mile of that Village, he one Night ſet Fire to it ; but a timely Diſcovery thereof, preventing it from doing much Damage, it was quickly quench'd. a a Houſe -Breaker, & c. 209 quench’d. However, Tim . made his Eſcape ; and flying into Leiceſterſhire, where he broke open a Houſe at a place called Abby-de -la Zouch, and from thence took above 80 Pounds, he then went to a Fair at Derby, where he bought a good Horſe, and went on the High way again. Being thus mounted again to rob on the Road, within 2 Miles of Nottingham he attempted to rob a Coach in which were 3 Gentlemen , beſides a couple of Footmen riding a little behind ; but they being reſolvd. not to be robb'd of wliat they had by oneVil lain, one of 'em fir'd a Blunderbuſs out of the Coach, which kill'd Tim's Horſe, and then all the Gentlemen alighting, and the Footmen be ing by this Time alſo come up to their Afliftance, a bloody and obftinate Engagement began be tween them , wherein Tim . kill'd one of the Gentlemen and a Footman ; but nevertheleſs being overpower'd after he had diſcharg'd 8 Pistols, and was alſo faint thro ' the Loſs of much Blood , for he had receiv'd 11 Wounds in his Arms, Thighs and Legs, he was ſeiz'd , and committed to Jayl in Nottingham , where he was executed in 1701 , aged 29 Years; and afterwards hang'd in Chainsat the Place where he perpetrated the two wilful Murders. a Том: 210 TOM. DORBEL, TOD060102wOWOCODOLO 40X30CCOCOONCOMODA TOM DORBEL, a Murderer, Ra viſher, and Highwayman. THE Perſon of whom I am nowgoingto ſpeak, was born of very good Parents at Shaftsbury in Dorfetfpire, and putout bythem an Apprentice to a Glover at Blandford in the ſame County; but being very early ofa vicious Inclination , he ran away from his Mafter be fore he had ſerv'd half his Time, and coming up to London , where he foon becante acquaint ed with ill Company, he as ſoon learnt their Vices ; and to ſupport himfelf in an extrava gant way of Living, ventur'd to go on the Highway when he was but 17 Years of Age ; but in his firſt Attempt in thatNature, he had like to have been cropt in the Bud by a Wellbman, whoin ftopping on the Road, and demanding his Money, or otherwiſe he would Moot him, quoth the Welſbman , Hur bas no Money of hur own ; hur bas Three ſcore Pounds of hur Maſter's, but cots plood hur muſt not give away bur Maſter's Moe ney : What would hur Mafter then ſay for hur doing for Tom . Dorbel reply'd, you muſt not put me off thus with your Cant, for Money I want, and Money I willhave, let it be whole it wil, or exp :&t to be ſhoot preſently through the Head. Hereupon the Wellbman gave Tom his Money, withal ſaying, What hur gives you is none Eh a Murderer, Raviſber, & c. 211 4 we do not cum L! ontbra bilo mone of hur own ; and that hur Maſter may not think hur has ſpent hur Money, hur deſires you to be ſo kind as to fhiot (ome Holes through hur Coat-Lappits, that * * bur Mafter may fee hur was robb'd. So the Welſhman pulling off his Coat, and hanging it 7.00 gram on a Tree, Tom . was ſo civil as to fire his Pifol thro ' it, which made Taffy ſay, Cuts ſplutter -a- nails, this is a pretty Pounce, pray give hur another Pouncefor hurMonzy. Tom fires another Piſtol thro' Taffy's Coat, which made him cry out by St. Davy, this is a better Pounce than t'other, pray give hur one Pounce more. Quoth Tom , I have never another je2 Pounce left : Why then reply'd Taffy, Hur has one Pounce left for hur, and if hur will not to goa giug bur hur Money again, hur will Pounce You thro" hur Pody. Toin . finding himſelf thus ature, outwitted, he quietly return'd the Walibman te Bad his Money, who rid away without troubling Die Row himſelf about taking our young Highwayman . vileker But after this ill Succeſs, Tom . waspretty & fucceſsful in his Villany for about 5 Years and a certain Gentleman's Son being in Win cheſter -Goal for Robbing on the Highway, and 19 fearing he ſhould be hangd, becauſe he had re ceivdMercy once before for the like Crime, Tom . undertook for 500 Pounds to bring him for Sy ſafe off. The Gentleman's Father paid 250 the Pounds in Hand, and the other half he was to havewhen he had perform'd his Bargain. At el laſt the Aflizes was held at Wincheſter ; when the young Gentleman coming on his Trial, the Wit 1 in PIT euias be 1 3,1171 HA TA 10 212 ToM. DORBEL, Witneſſes proved the Matter of Fact ſo plainly againſt him,that the Jury brought the Priſoner in guilty of Robbing on the Highway. Then the Judge going to paſs Sentence on him , quoth Tom , Ob ! what aſad thing it is to ſhed inno cent Blood ! Oh! what a ſad thing it is to ſhed innocent Blood! And repeating it over and over, with an audible Voice, inſomuch that the Court took Notice thereof, he was took into Cuftody, and the Judge asking what he meant by his crying out, What a fad thing it is to shed innocent Blood ! Quoth Ton , May it pleaſe. your Lordſhip, it is a very hard thing for a Man to die wrongfully ; , but one may ſeehow bard -mouth'd ſome people are, by the Witneſſes kwearing that this Gentleman hereat the Bar nom robb'd them on the Highwayman atſuch a Time, whenindeed, my Lord, Iwas the Manthat com mitted that Robbery . Hereupon theGentleman was acquitted, andTom . took into Cuſtody, and ſent to Wincheſter-Goal, where he remain'd till theAflizesfollowing; when being broughtto his Trial, and ask'd , whether hewas Guilty or notGuilty,he pleaded not Guilty. Not Guilty! replied the Judge, Why did not you laſt Aſizes, when Iwas here, ownyour ſelf Guilty of ſuch a Robbery ? Quoth Tom , I don't know how far 1 was Guilty then, but upon my Word I am not Guilty nowY ; therefore if any Perſon can accuſe meof committing ſuch a Robbery, I deſire there may appear to prove the ſame. But no Wit neſſes appearing againſt him , becauſe they muſt have proy'd themſelves perjur'd in ſweate ing a Murderer, Raviſber, & c. 213 ing against him, when they had ſworn fo poſi tively before againſt another Perſon, he was acquitted. Tom . having liv'd at a very extravagant raté the fix Months that hewas in Wincheſter Goal, he had not much of his Five hundred Pounds left when he was at Liberty again ; whereupon endeavouring to recruit his Pockets, by following his old Trade, he attack'd the late Duke of Norfolk's Coach, as paſſing over Salisbury Plain ; but his Grace refuſing to gratify his Deſire, an Engagement ſoon began Þetwixt 'em, in which Tom . having his Horſe Thot under him, his Grace's Servants foon fe cur'd him! ; and carrying him, with his Arms pinion'd cloſe down into the City of Salisbury, he was there committed to Goal; and when the Aflizes came to be held there, he was con i demn'd for his Life. But whilft he was under 1 Condemnation, finding a Lawyer in that Place who engag'd to procure him a Pardon for Fifty Guineas, he gave him a Bond to pay him ſo much Money as foon as he had obtain'd it. Accordingly the Lawyer rid to London , and by an Intereſt that he had with ſome Noblemen at Court, procur'd what he had promis'd , then making what haſte he could back again, he came with the Reprieve juſt as Tom . was going to be caſt off the Gallows . The Lawyer had rid ſo faſt, that he had no ſooner deliver'd the Reprieve to the Sheriff , but his Horſe dropt down dead ; nevertheleſs when Tom , was at Liberty, he was ſo ungrateful as not to pay the Lawyer 214 TOM, DORBEL, 02 Lawyer a Farthing, who hadthus fav'd Life ; whereupon they went to Law , but Tom. caſt him, by reaſon no Writing ſtands good in our Laws of Englanil, which is given by a Man under Sentence of Death . Now Tom . was ſo much frighten'd by this narrow Eſcape from Hanging, that he wasre foly'd to live honeft; and accordingly liv'd in feveral Places in the Quality of a Footman; 42lut laſt of all he ſerv'd for fix or ſeven Years a Gentlewoman in Ormond - Street, near Lamb's tingConduit- Fields; who prevailing upon her Bro- irther, Nevil Thompſon , a Linien -Draper in the City of Briſtol, to fend his only Daughter, who was entring the 16th Year of her Age, to 36London , to be better'd in her Education, he took a Place for her in the Coach on Monday the 22d of February, 1714. and alſo for the Meſſenger Tom . Darbel, to whoſe Care, as be ing ſent purpoſely to fetch her up, the was committed ; for great Confidence was repoſed in him, becauſe he had been an old Servant of his Siſter's, whohadſent himvery frequently upon importantMeſſages to this her Brother at Briſtol. Now the Villain being very ſenſible of the great Charge which this young Gentle womanhad about her,as a Gold Wateli, Dia mondRing, and Jewels, to the Value of 110 Pounds, hiswicked Inclination was to rob her ; and in order thereto, being alone with her in the Coach, he very impudently pretended Courtſhip to her ; which Piece of Impudence the young Gentlewoman moſt ſharply repri manded; a Murderer, Raviſher, & c. 215 manded ; butlittlevaluing her Anger, he took out a Penknife, andſwore, that if the did not conſent to lie with him , he would immediately cut her Throat , which mighty Threats fright ning the young Gentlewoman into a Swoon, the Rogue took the Advantage thereof, by tying her Hands to each Knee, and in that manner moſt inhumanly debauch'd her, and ſtole away all ſhe had, excepting one Crown and her Cloaths. Then this barbarous Villain cutting his way thro' the back of the Coach , he flipt our unknown to the Coachman . Still the young Gentlewoman continu'd in herSwoon * from Four of the Clock till Six in the Evening, being the Time the Coach put up in its Inn ; where the Coachman opening theCoach -Door, and finding the Gentlewoman in the aforeſaid Poſture, with the Villain's Neckcloath alſo tied round her Mouth, and her Face all bruis’d and bloody with the jogging of the Coach, hewas frighten'd , and cried out to the People of the Houſe for Afiftance ; who fending immediately for an able Surgeon, upon his coming to her, he ſeem'd to be juſtexpiring ; but bythe Skill he uſed, he brought her ſo much to herſelf by Nine of the Clock , that ſhe was able to ſpeak, and declare the Abuſe which had been done her. Her ſurprizing Relation alarm’d the whole Town with the Horror of the Villain's inhuman Fact, and ſeveral good People purſu ing the Villain ſeveralWaysonHorſeback , they took him on the Wednefday following at Henmerſmith, near which Place he had but juſt 216

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. DORBE Y , juſt robb'd a Gentleman of Three Pounds five Shillings . Being carried before a Magiſtrate, he was committed to Newgate in London , from whence he was removed within a Weck after, by vertue of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to Newgate in Briſtol. In the mean time, the young Gentlewoman fearing the Reflections which the World might caſt upon her, as thinking her Reputation was utterly loſt , altho' the Loſs of her Virginity was forc'd from her, ſhe laid the Thoughts thereof ſo deep to Heart, that at the Arrival of her Mother to her Bed-ſide, the next Day fhe changed a few Words with her, and then ſhe died, to the greatGrief of the old Gentle woman , who ran diſtracted ; and her forrow ful Father foon loſt his Senſes too . But at length the Villain being brought to Juſtice , he received SentenceofDeath for the perpetrating this moſt inhuman Crime

however all the while he was under Condemnation, he ſhew'd not the leaſt Remorſe ; and when he was hang'd on Saturday the 23d of March, 1714.

in the 45th Year of his Age , he died with a great deal of Impenitency , and was very obſti Itate in net hearkning to any wholſome Advice which was given him , in order to prepare him ſelf as he ought, before he launched out into the unfathomable Gulf of Eternity ; and after he was executed on St. Michael's Hill, he was cut down, and hang'd up in Chains in the Road without Lafford's Gate..ji 1 MUI 217 PRIRURTHORNTOR MUL- SÆC K, the Chimney -Sweeper, alias John Cottington , á Murderer and Highwayman. This moſt notorious Fellow was the Soni ofone Mr. Cottington, a Haberdaſher of Small-Wares in Cheapſide ; but his Father be ing a Boon Companion, whereby he had waſted his Subſtance, he died ſo poor, that he was obliged to be buried by the Pariſh . He left behind him 15 Daughters and 4 Sons, the youngeſt of which is the unhafpy Perſon of whom we are now talking. At Eight Years of Age he was by the Overſeers of the Poor of St. Mary - le -Bow , put out an Apprentice to a Chimney-Sweeper,to whom he ſerv'd about five Years i; and being then enter'd his Teens, he thought himſelf as good a Man as his Ma ſter ?; whereupon he ran away, as thinking he had learnt ſo much of his Trade, as was fafii cient for him to live upon, and his Heirs for ever. He no ſooner ran away from his Maſter, but he was as ſoon call'd by the Name of Mul Sack, tho' his real Name was John Cottington , from his uſualdrinking Sack mulld Morning, Noon and Night ; and one Night drinking at the VOL. II. L Devil 218 MUL.SACK, Devil Tavern in Fleetſtreet, a Match was made up hetwixt him and one lie took to be a real Woman ; but when he was married at tlie Fleet- Priſon , the commonPlace for joining all Rogues and Whores together, and came to be Bedded at Night, he found his Co-partner to be a noted Perſon, callid Anniſeed -Water Robin, who being an Hermaphrodite, that is to ſay aPerſon of both Sexes, he ſoon found Nature's Impotency, by reaſon her Redundancy in making the ſuppos'd Bride both Man and Woman, had in Effect made the Party nei ther ; ashaving not the Strength nor Reaſon of the Male, nor the Fineneſs and Subtlety of thie Female. Mul- Sack finding out what a Miftake he had made in Matrimony, lie began to grow very looſe indeed , and ſpent a great deal of Money, which he obtaind by ill Courſes, up on the five celebrated Women -Shavers in Drury Lane ; which five Furies one Day getting a poor Woman among them, whom they ſuſpea ed the principal'ſt Shaver's Husband had to do with, they did not only ſtrip her, but whipt her with Rods moſt terribly ; Thav'd off all the Hair about her from top to bottom ; and then ſouc'd her in Suds, till they had almoſt kill'd the poor Wretch , whoſe Tears, Cries and Pro teſtations prevailed not a Pin . But they be ing afterwards proſecuted for the Riot, and condemn'd to the Pillory, which one or two of them ſuffer'd, the reſt fled to Barbadoes; but before & Murderer and Highwaynian. 219 more before they went, they all ruin'd their poor Husbands. Now Mul-Sack having left the good Com pany of theſe Women -Shavers ; for he did not love them ſo well, as to ſuffer Martyrdon for them in Hurricanes, Storms and Tempeſts, his gentle Air and Mien, tho' a Chimney-Siveeper, made a Merchant's Wife in Mark - Lane ena amour'd with him, who had none of the beſt Character before the was acquainted with hin ; neither did Mul-fack get above 120 Pounds by her before the fell fick. This Gentlewoman originally was very pretty, but, like other Citizens Wives, the had contracted thoſe Di ſtempers, which not long after brought her to her Grave ; her Sicknes having firſt buried! thoſe quick and lively Colours in her Face , un der the cold Earth of a dead and buried Pale neſs, which enviouſly triumph'd in the Spoils of her unparallel'd Beauty. Now judging her ſelf both by the Glaſs of lier Face, and that unerring Mirror of lier Conſcience, unworthy to live, fince the firſt told her the could be in no Favour with Men , and the other more ſurely told her ſhe was out of Favour with Heaven , the addreſs d her to late but ſerious Repentance, beginnirg at the right place with Confeflion ,unbofoming her ſelf to her Husband; and craving firſt his Pardor and Forgiveneſs ; which being granted , the deſires him to call up all her Children, which were twelve in Numa ber, that ſhe might take her Leave of them , and ſay ſomething of them to him, whichi L 2 parti 220 M U L - S A CK; particularly concern'd him . When they were come about her Bed, ſhe thus began : This eldeſt Boy is truly yours, no Man ever having to do with me until after bis Birth ; but this next to himn is ſuch a Knight's Son; that ſuch a Merchant's; that ſuch aNobleman's; that ſuch a Doctor's ; and ſo forward, naming all Men of good Quality, excepting Mul- Šack, who came dropping in at laſt ; till ſhe came to the youngeſt, whowas careleſlybiting on a Piece of Bread and Butter, when juſt as ſhe was pro nouncing his Parentage, the Boy broke out in to this Language, Hold, Mother, pray bethink your ſelf before you die ; for G --d's Sake, let me have a Father that's rich and genteel too, aswell as the reſt of my Brothers and Siſters. Which proving to his Wilh , the Boy wasover joy'd ; but the poor Cuckold his Father was fadly diſmay'd athis Wife's Confeſſion . Mul- Sack having loſt his good Benefactreſs, he then turn’d Pick -pocket, and in his firſt practiſing hisTrade, he got a rich Gold Watch fet with Diamonds from the LadyFairfax, the Rump- Parliament General's Wife, in this manner. That Loyal ( if I don't belie her ) Lady uſed to go to a Lecture on a Week-Day to Ludgate Church, call'd St. Martin's, where one Mr. JacombPreach'd , being much follow'd by the Preciſians; now Mul- Sack perceiving this, and that the conſtantly wore her Watch hanging by a Chain from her Middle, againſt the next time ſhe came thither, he dreſs’d him ſelf like a Commander in the Army; and ha a ving a Murderer and Highwayman. 221 ving his Comrades attending him like Troopers, one of them takes off a Pin of a Coach Wheel that was going upwardsthro ' the Gate ; by which means falling off, the Paſſage was obſtructed ; ſo that the Ladycould notalight at the Church -Door, but was forced to leave her Coach without, which Mul- Sack taking Occa fion of, readily preſented himſelf to her Lady fhip, and having the Impudence to take her from her Gentleman -Ulher, who attended her alighting, led her by the Arm into the Church, and by the way , with a Pair of keen or ſharp Sciſfars for the Purpoſe, cut the Chain in two, and got the Watch clear away; the not milling it till Sermon was done, when ſhe was going to ſee the Time of the Day. There was then in Mul- Sack's Time as rare a Paek of Pick -pockets as was in the Worldl ; for ſome of them would lay a Wager to pick a Man's Pocket, tho' he was warn'd of it buta Minute before, and knew his Company. It would be perhaps too tedious to recite their Activities ; how they would juſtle Men's Hands out of their Pockets, that were ſet there pur poſely as a Guard or Centinel to ſecure their Money ; how they would pretend to have a Letter read to them , or ſuch like Story, while ſtanding behind the Perſon that reads, they Rub the Bung, that is in Engli /l), Pick your Pocket. Themany various neat Tricks Mul Sack play'd upon Ludgate-Hill, by making Stops of Coaches and Carts, and the Money that he and his Conforts hati got there by L 3 ” Picking 222 M.U L- SACK, Picking Pockets , would have been almoſt enough to have built St. Paul's Cathedral. However, Mul- Sack being detected in pick ing the Pocket of Oliver Cromwell, the Arch Uſurper of England, as he came out of the Parliament-Houſe, he had like to have been hang'd for that Fact ; but that Storm blowing Over, he was ſo much out of conceit with picking Pockets, that he took up another Trade, which was robbing on the Highway ; and following this Practice with one Tom . Cheney, they were ſo audacious as to rob Colo nel Hewſon the Cobler, at the Head of his Re giment when marching into Hoanflow ; but be ing quickly purſu'd by ſome Troopers which lay in thatTown, Cheney's Horſefailing him , whilſt Mul-- Sack got clear off, he was oblig'd to ſtand it againſt 18 Horſemen, and for above an Hour defended himſelf very ſtoutly ; but being over power'd and deſperately wounded, he was taken and brought to Newgate. Shortly after, when the Sellions was held at the Old -Baily, he would have avoided his Trial, by pleading his Weakneſs, and the Soreneſs of his Wounds, but that would not paſs ; for they caus'd him to be brought down in a Chair, from whence as foon as he had received Sentence of Death , which was about Two in the Afrernoon, he was carried in a Cart to Tyburn , where he was cured of all his Diſeaſes at once. Mul- Sack having thus loft his Companion , he foon became acquainted with one Horne, a fturdy Pewterer, who had been a Captain in Colo a Murderer and Highwayman. 223

Colonel Downes's Regiment of Foot, and with him robb’d Oliver Cromwel, as he was going over Hounſlow -Heath to Windfor ; but a quick Purſuit being made after them , and a Ren counter happening betwixt the Highwaymen and the Purſuers , the former being over power'd by Number, Captain Horne was took, and Mul- Sack had the good Luck ftill to make his Eſcape: The Captain then was ſent to New gate, and receiving Senterice of Death at the Old -Baily, he was hang'd at Tyburn ; but died with ſo much Bravery and Gallantry, that it drew Tears from many of the Spectators, eſpe cially them of the Female-Sex. Now Mul- Sack being depriv'd alſo of this Fellow in Iniquity, he was reſolv'd to rob. on the Highway by himſelf; and having a great Antipathyagainſt Committee -Men, and Mem bers of the Rump-Parliament, he had a De ſign upon ſome of their Money that was going to pay their Soldiers at Oxford andGloceſter, which was 4000 l. guarded with a Convoy of 20 Horſe. Had there been but half a dozen , or half a ſcore Men, Mul- Sack would liave had the Courage to ſet upon them ; but which his Scouts gave him Intelligence they were double the Number, he took five or fix Aſſiſtants, and Waylaying the Caſh a little on this fide Oxford , juſt at the Cloſe of the Day, as the Waggon was part Wheatley , and at the foot of Shotover - Hill, he and his Fellows roſe from an Ambuſcado in the Twi liglıt, and furiouſly fell with Swords and Piftols L 4 a V a on . 224 MU L- S ACK, to it ; on the Troopers; who ſuſpecting the Number attacking them to be far greater than it was fled away in Confufion. While three or four of their Antagoniſts following the Purſuit, and kept 'em from Rallyingto diſcover what they were, Mul Sack, and the reſt of his Aſſociates took away the aforeſaid Money , and ſpent it (compara tively ſpeaking) in as little time as they had got it . Several Paſſengers who went along with this Convoy for à Safeguard, were all frighted, as fearing the Loſs of all they had ; but Mul- Sack foon freed them from that Per plexity, by telling them, They came not to take away any Money, but what did as juftly belong to them , as the Perſons that pretened it being the Commonwealth's Money, which thoſe great Thieves at Weſtminſter bad fleeced out of the Publick to pay their infernal janizaries, who maintained them in their Ty ranny and Uſurpation ; while. Loyal Honejf Subjects wereruin'dandundone bytheir heavy Taxes, vilanous Plunders, unjuſt Twentieth Parts, and barbarous Sequeſtrations of their Eftates. Mul- Sack had kept Company with the greateſt Highwaymen that ever were known in any Age ; and ſuch was his Genius, that by their laudable Converſation he became as ex pert a Robber on the Road as any Man what EVCI ; for whilft he follow'd that Profeſſion, he got as much Money as all the Thieves then in England. He was a Fellow that went al ways habited like, and was reputed, a Mer chanti a Murderer and Highwayman. 225

chant ; for he conſtantly wore a Watchmaker's and Jeweller's Shop in his Pocket, and could at any time command a Thoufand Pounds. Ano ther time having Notice by his Spies that the General Receiver at Reading was to ſend 6000 Pounds up to London by an Ammunition Wain and Convoy, he prevented that way of Car şiage, by conveying it up himſelf on Horſe back ; for having in the Night-time, with ſome of hisComrades, brought a Ladderinto the Orchard of the Receiver's Houſe the back Way, and ſet it up juſt againſt the Cloſet Window , in the farthermoft Part of the Houſe, he took away then all the Money, leaving fome 30 Pounds or thereabouts in old and broken Groats and odd Money upon the Ta ble ; and leaving the Ladder againſt the Win dow where he and his Conforts enter'd, made haſte thro? the Orchard to the Gravel- Pit where their Horſes ſtood , and mounting them , rode with the greateſt Expedition to London . The Notoriouſneſs of this Fact was ſo great, that by ftri & Enquiry it was found thatMul- Sack was the principal Verb in this Matter; where upon he was Way-lay'd and apprehended, and ſent dowir Priſoner to Reading, and from thence at the Aflizes carried to Abingdong where not wanting for Money, lie procured ſuch a Jury to be empannell'd , that tho? Judge Jermyn did what he could to hang hiny there being very good Circumftantial Proof; as that he was ſeen in the Town that very Night when the Robbery was committed ; yet he ſo L. 5 baulkcc 226 MU L - S ACK, Ave. baulked and terrified the ſimple Jurors, and ſo affronted the Judge, by bidding him come off the Bench, and (wear what he ſaid as fudge, Witneſs and Proſecutor too, for ro perhaps he might murder bim by Prefumptionsof Evidence as he term'd it ; that the ſimple Fellows brought him in guiltleſs. Now Mul- fack had not been long at Li berty, before he kill'd one Fohn Bridges, to have the more free Egreſs and Regreſs with his Wife, who had kept himn Company for above four Years; but the Deceaſed's Friends re ſolving to proſecute the Murderer to the ut moſt, he fled beyond Sca ; and at Colen he robb'd King Charles the Second, then in his Exile, of as much Plate as was valu'd at 1500 Pounds. Then dying into England again, he promis'd to give Oliver Cromwel ſome of his Majefties Papers which he had taken with the Plate, and diſcover his Cor reſpondencies here ; but not making good his Promife, he was ſent to Newgate, and receiving Senterice of Death, was hang'd in Smithfielit Rounds, in April 1659, Aged 45Years.. JACT 227 PERUROKIRURTEIRAUDESIO a JACK COLLINGS, KIT MOOR, and DANIEL HUGHES, Houſe- Breakers. Jack Ack Collings, alias John Collinfon, wasborn of mean Parents at Fauſtone, near Hull in Yorkſhire ; and being brought up to no Tradę, he had been a Footman to ſeveral Gentlemen : both in the Country, and here in London ; where he was ſome time a Coachman to one Colonel Kendal, who ſending Jack to ſell a Pair of Coach Horſes, becauſe they were 110t well Match'd ; fack obey'd his Maſter's Or ders, and ran away with the Money. After- wards his Maſter taking him, he comınitted him to the Marſhal's in the Savoy , from whence he ſent him for a Soldier into Flan ders ; but quickly deſerting his Colours, he: came into England again , where being much addicted to keep Company with lewd Women, he got ſadly.Pox'd ; but getting him lf Cur'd, when the Apothecary brought in his Bill , which came to 48 Shillings and Four Pence, Jack ſwore it was a very unconſcionable Bill, and if he would not be contented with a Groat, he would never pay him a Fårthing. The Apothecary ſwore and cars d" like à Mad G 1 . + a } man , 228 JACK COLLINGS, & c. mutComCho sfar。山EnchLeafman , ſaying, he would never take that, and away he flounc'd out of the Room in a great Paſſion; but on the Stairs pauſing to himſelf, and conſidering it was better to take that Groat than to loſe all, he went up again, faying, Come, Sir, ſince you'll pay me nomore, let's ſee that Great. So having given Fack a Receipt in full of all Accounts , as the Apo thecary was going out of the Room again, quothhe, Letme be Dan'd, Sir , if I have got any more than one poor Two Pence Half penny by you. " Now Fack thinking the Apo thecary had got toomuch by him, it being to wards Evening, and lie was to go to London from Hampſtead , follow'd himtowards the Halfway Houſe, where a good Opportunity favouring Jack's Deſign, be commanded the Apothecary to ſtand and deliver, or elſe he would ſhoot him through the Head; fo his Orders being obey'd , he did not only take his Groat from him again , but allo Robb'd him of a good Silver Watch , and 24 Shil lings . In this Exploit he had like to have been taken, but made his Eſcape fo very narrowly, that being afraid to go on the Foot- Pad again, he follow'd Houſe- Breaking altogether , in which hewas ſucceſsful for many Years ; but between while he was a Soldier for Six Years, and attain'd to the Office of a Serjeant in Colonel Wing's Regiment. However, being not ſatisfied with his Station , he ſtill purſu'd unlawful Courſes then too , even to the Time that KE HC )Reid BAISbofetWOTEjancDAMECA 10.1IthatThe| Cri Houſe .Rreakers. 229 1 that he was Diſbanded , and then keeping Company with an ill Woman, he car'd not who he wrong’d, to ſupport her; and yet that fame Strumpet whomhe maintain'd by ha zarding his Neck, was a Witneſs againthim for his Life, as it appears in his Tryal, which is partly thus. Hewas indi{ted forbreaking the Houſe of John Halloway , and ſtealing thence Two Exchequer Notes, Value a Hun dred Pounds each , One Hundred Thirty Seven Pounds Ten ShiMings in Money ; and One Hundred Ninety . Four Pounds in Gold . It appear’d by the Evidence, that Mr. Halloway being at London, the Priſoner was at his Honfé at Chelſea, to intreat his favour for a Ticket of Re-entrance into the Royal Hoſpital there, arid Mrs. Halloway permitted him to go up Stairs; and the Money and Bills being in a Cloſet in the Rooni, he found an opportunity to break it open , and carry them off. The principal Evidence againſt him was a Woman he kept Company with , who ſwore , that going to look for him , ſhe met him in a Coach , and upbraiding him for riding ſo , while ſhe wanted, he gaveher Money to pay off her Lodging, and bid her do it, and come to him again;which ſhe did, and ſhe ſaw a great Bag of Money in the Coach , which he told her was worth Six Hundred Pounds, and that he had it out of the Proſecutor's Cloſet. They then went to a Lodging at Wapping, and he bought her Cloaths, and himſelf a Coat and Wig to Diſguiſe him . Mrs. Griffin , their 230 JACK COLLINGS, cc. a their Landlady atWapping, depos'd, that the Priſoner and the Witneſs having taken a Lodging at her Houſe, ſhe ſuſpected them to be looſe People ; and that the Priſoner having ſent her Man to borrow the Gazette, look'd upon it, and laid it down, ſaying, There was nothing in it, and went up Stairs ; and that cauſing her Man to look over the Gazette, ſhe found the Priſoner deſcrib'd , and ſo got a Conſtable, and ſecur'd him . He had Se. venty Pounds Seventeen Shillings found upon him whentaken , and TwentyTwo Guineas and a half, and a Broad Piece . He ownd to the Conſtable who took him , he had Robb'd Mr. Halloway , but did not ſay of ſo much as is mention d in the Indi &tment. The Fact being plainly prov'd upon him ,he was found Guilty . He was alſo a Second Time Indicted for Robbing Mr. JamesBoyce onthe Queen's Highway, of a Silver Watch, Value Three Pounds, and Ten Shillings in Money. Mr. Boyce depos'd, that coming out of Bedford fbire in a Coach , the Priſoner ſet upon him on this Side of Kentiſh -Town, about Three of the Clock in the Afternoon ; and after he had got his Watch and Money , afk'd him for his Green Purſe ; and he telling him lie had none, he made him turn his Pockets out, and pull off his Gloves to fhew . he had no Rings. The Priſoner callid ſome Witneſſes to prove he was at another place when that was done, but none appearing, he was found Guilty too of that Indictment, and Hang'd at Tyburn, Houſe Breakers. 4 231 . Tyburn, on Wedneſday the roth of Marche 1714) Aged 42 Years. On the ſaine Day were alſo executed Two i other Houſe- Breakers ; Namely , Kit Moors ; and Daniel Hughes; the firſt of which Aged 20 Years, born in the Pariſh , of St. Giles's in the Fields, for the moſt part of his Life, had been a Tapſter in fome Vi& ualling.Houſes in and about London ; he confeſs'd tliat a little before that, one Night he Robb’d a Houſe in Grey -Fryers,near Chrift's - Hoſpital, by lifting up a Sath Window , and entring the Parlour, he took from thence Six Silver Tea- ſpoons, and a Strainer, with a Silk HandkerchiefEll-Wide, which he ſold for Three Shillings, though it was worth more ; and as for the Plate, he Sold. it with a larger Parcel, ( amounting to aHun dred Ounces ) for Four Shillings per Ounce, Farthermore, heſaid, thathe hart wrong'd one Mr. Johnſon a Working Silverſmith , ły ſwear . ing fallly heretofore that he had bought of him , and one Roderick Awdry, another moſt notori ous Rogue, fome Plate that they had ſtoln out of the Lady Edwin's Houſe. But the Fact for which he was condemnd to die, was for Burglary committed in breaking open the Houſe of one Mr. Thomas Wright, in the Night-time, and taking thence a pair of Silver Branches, and Eight Tea -Spoons, Two Tea-Pots, a Lamp, and a large Quantity of other Plate. He would not diſcover where it might be found, that the right Owner might have 3 & 232 JACK COLLINGS, & c. have it again; for when he was preſs’d by the Ordinaryof Newgate to make a Diſcovery thereof if he could , he did not ſo much al ledge his Incapacity, as he plainly ſhew'd his Unwillingneſs of doing it; ſaying, That tho* he could do it, yet he wouldmake no fuch Dif covery, if he was fure to be Damn'd for it. The other Perſon , Daniel Hughes, Aged but 16 Years, and born at Graveſend, in the County of Kent, was brought up to the Sea, condemnd for the fame Fact committed by Kit Moor; and ſuch was their Impudence to the very laft, that when they went into the Cart, which was to carry them to the Place of Execution , they were no ſooner ty'd to the Copſes, but they pull’d off their Shoes, and flinging them among the Spectators, ſaid, Our Parents often ſaidwe lhould Die on a Filla Day, and with our Shoes on ; but though the former Part of their Predictions is true, jet will we make them all Liars in the latter part ofit. It is alſoto be obſerv'd , that though the Ages of theſe Two unfortunate Lads made but 36 Years, and ſo had not ſuch Latitude in their Villany, as thoſe who have arriv'd to a much greater Age; yet conſidering the ſhort Time they reignd in the Region of Wicked neſs, they were as vicious as more noted Rogues; taking Pride in all manner of Laſci viouſneſs, Sabbath -breaking , Drunkenneſs , Swearing, Curſing, Gaming, and all : Sorts of Vices whiatever; moreover , they liad com , mitted 1 1 Houſe- Breakers. 233 mitted between them above 50 Burglaries late ly in the Cities and Liberties of London and Weſtminſter, and in the Borough of Southwark. Infine, the Obſtinacy of the Two young Male factors in Iniquity, andtheir impudent Beha viour towards all People that were curious of ſeeing them whilft they lay under Condemna tion , wasſuch , as could ſcarce be parallel’d by the past or preſent Age ; therefore it is very re quiſite for Juſtice to hold on as ſhe has begun, in ſending ſuch Villains out of the World, by Twelve and Thirteen at a Time. 1 perustedesetaksetaatsetratatestetsdetectors JACK COLLET , alias COLE, for Sacrilege and the Highway. THISHIS unfortunate Man was a Grocer's Son a in the Borough of Southwark , where he was Born, and at 15 Years of Age was put an Apprentice to an Upholſterer in Cheapſide; þutnot ferving aboveFour Years of his Time, he ran away from his Maſter, and unhappily getting into ill Company, to ſupport himſelf in his Extravagancies, he follow'd bad Cour ſes, particularly in Robbing on the Highway. But what is moſt remarkable of this unaccoun . table Fellow , he uſed to rob People in the Habit of a Bishop, attended by Four or Five Men 234 JACK COLLET, & c. Men in the Quality of his Servants, and was very famous for getting great Prizes. One Time Jack meeting the Dutcheſs of Mazarine coming from Epſom -Wells, he com manded her Coach to ſtand ; and next coming up to the side of the Coach , he faluted her Grace with the unwelcome Word , Deliver. However, the Dutcheſs being of a bold Spirit, and undaunted at this Highwayman's Com mand, who was in an Epiſcopal Habit, and without Doubt there was more Purity in his Lawn - Sleeves than in his Heart, quoth the, I have about a Hundred Guineas in my Pocket, which I am veryloth to part with for nothing; but if your Lordſvip, who is the firft Prelate whom I ever knew to go on te Highway, is pleaſed to throw a Main for it, if itis mym . Luck to Loſe, you are welcome to the Gold with all my Heart. Jack reply'd , Why truly , Mariam , it does not become one in myCoat to Game, bist being naturally Amorous of your S *, I will oblige you fo faras to throw a Main with you for a Hundred Guineas . So pulling that Quantity of Goldout of his Pocket, with a pair of Dice, he alighted from his Horſe, and the Dutcheſs out of her Coach , and to Play they went ; but Collet had the Il Luck of loſing not only all his Gold, but alſo his Cam nonical Habit , which Mazarine generoully offer'd him again ; but he refus'd it , ſaying, Since, Madam , it is your good Fortune to break me, you are very welcome to keep what you have won ; but truly the next Biſhop that conies for Sacrilege and the Highway. 235 1 comes in my way fhal pay for all ; and ſo the Dutcheſs and he ' parred very good Friends. Within Three or Four Days afterwards, Jack Collet meeting with the Right Reverend :: Dr. Mew , Biſhop of Wincheſter , as he was coming from hisSeat, at Farnbam , he com manded his Lordihip's Coach to ſtop , and riding up to the Door thereof, he oblig'd that Prelate to ſtrip himſelf of his Canonical Robes, and robbing him alſo of about Fifty Guineas beſides, he wentin Purſuit of another Prey. This Fellow having reign'd about Eight Years in his Villany he was at laſt cone demnd for Burglary and Sacrilege, in breaking open the Veſtry Door of Great St. Bartholo mew's Church in London , and taking out the Plate from thence , in Company with one Chriſtopher Aſhley, alias Brown, with whom ; he had alſo rocb'd St. Saviour's Church in Southwark , and fiole from thence the Pulpit Cloth , rand all the Communion- Plate, of a very great Value ; and was hang’d at Tyburn, Aged 32 Years, on Friday the 5th of July, 1691 . At theſameTime were alſo hang’d with him, Robert Trunbal, once a Soldier in the Lord. Liſbon's Regiment in Ireland, for Felony and Burglary. Robert Alderton, for robbing a Gentleman in Stepney- Fields , of a Silver Watch , a Diamond -Ring , a Silver -hilted Sword , and Four Guineas. Jane Williams, for 236 William MACQUEER , a for privately Stealing Thirty Pounds Worth of Gold and Silver Lace, from a Laceman in the Strand. Aud John Gwin, a Writing-Maſter, once keeping a School in Bedfordbury, for ſtealing a piece of Silk , Value Nine Pounds, from one Mr. Rigbys aMercer, living at the Sign of the Seven - Stars, in the Little- Piazza in Covent -Garden , QALBISTRIRATRETOR WILLIAM MACQUEER, G Murderer and Highwayman. THISnotorious Offender was the Baſtard Sonof an Iriſh Prieſt, living atAthenrea, in the County of Galway, in the Province of Connaught, in Ireland; from whencecoming into England, where hewasout of all Buſineſs, he foon found out a Gang of Thieves, who taught him to be as good as themſelves for all mammer of Villany. Firſt of all, William Macqueer, alias Bailey, alias Iriſh Teague, went upon Houſe-breaking, and in that Way had been in ſeveral Robberies in a little Time, particularly at Brentwood in Elex ; where, with Three other Rogues breaking into a Gentle man's Houſe, and binding all the People, they took away Four Diamond Rings , a great deal of Plate, and Six Hundred Pounds in Money. Afters

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. 1 Afterwards he andanother Perſon breaking into the Lord Chancellor Jefferies's Houſe, in Duke- Street in Weſtminſter, they ſtole the Purſe and Mace ; which he made his Comrade to carry on his Breaſt and Shoulder before him , for a great way through St. James's - Park whilft he walk with much Impudence in State after thoſe high Badges of Honour. The next Morning early, a great Hue and Cry was made w after the Purſe and Mace, which Macqueer had ſafely put up in his Cloſet at his Lodge ing ; but whilft he was gone out, the Maid il ſweeping his Chamber, and finding ſomeſmall Jewels on the floor, which he had drop'd off of the Purſe, ſhe fhew'd them to her Maſter, who having ſome Suſpicion of his Iriſh Lod ger's Roguery, hebroke openthe Cloſet-Door, and finding therein the Purſe and Mace, re ogh turn'd 'em to the Lord Chancellor again . But it the News thereof coming to Macqueer's Ears, he never came near his Landlord's Houſe any more, till about a Quarter of a Year after, whenhe broke it open, and ſtole away as many Goods as were valu'd at Eighty Pounds. Now Teague ſcorning to be a Houſe -breaker any longer, he was refolvd to turn Highway man ; and in order to ſet up in that high Pro i feflion , he ſtole a good Horſe and Saddle our of the Stable of one Counſellor Thursby, in Burleigh-ſtreet in the Strand ; and ſtealing a Pair of Piſtols from one Robert Williams, a Gunſmith , in George-Yard in Weſtminſter, he began 238 Wiliam MACQUEER , began to go upon the Pad, meeting betwixt Hammerſmith and Brentford , firſt with one Alexander Oldys, a Poet, whoſe Deformity exceeded Æfips, and ſo diminutive was juis Stature , that one mighteaſily put him into a Gallon -pot: This little Creature , whoſe extream Devotion often incited him to go to a Bawdy-Houſe, to keep out of ill Company, he commanded to ſtand , as being on Foot, and deliver his Money. Little Oldys being Por- valiant with ſome Liquor which had been given him at Sion -Houſe, where he had then been to Dedicate a Nove), call’d, The Extra vagant, or the Witty Fair one, quoth he, in a mighty magniloquent Voice , Doſt thou pre fume to ſtop any Son of the Mufes in the Highway! Such an Affront was never offer'd before to any Perſon that ever wore the Bays: But that I may revenge this Affront that is not only offeťd to me, but alſo to the Sacred Nine on Parnaffus, O ! grant me, great Apollo , that Strength which you exerted, when you deſtroy'd the dreadful Python, and I'll foon cruſh this Highwayman into Atoms. Methinks i feel freſh Strength and Vigoriſtealing on nie, therefore thou proud Invader of Man's Rights-and Properties defcen :l from thy Horſe, and try at dint of Sword which of us is the beſt Man. This Romantick Speech utter'd whilſt he made a great many Flou riſhes with his drawn Sword , made Teague ftare at this little Animal with all the Eyes he had, and being none of the greateſt Scho lars, a Murderer and Highwayman. 239 ? گر : : 111 ;ܕ lars , quoth he, A Son of Muſes be you1 ? By my Shalvaſhion" I thought you wasborn of ſome frange Bitch or anoth r, for ng Woman could ever bear ſuch an ill-shap'd Thing as you be : And danın you and all your Fathers, for by Shaint Patrick, I don't care a Turd for you , unin nor Parnaſſus, nor Pollo , nor Python, nor e never a son of a Whore alive. Therefore do liver your Money, or elſe this Piſtol shall ſend Cries you to Hell before the Wind. Now little Oldys being ſenſible that his Sword could not Parry a Bullet, he gave Teague all the Money he had, which was Three-Pence Half -penny ; but this ſmall Sum not ſatisfying this Robber, he took away the Poet's Sword , the Loſs whereof threw him into a great Fit of Sickneſs, for he had rather have loſt all his Cloaths , nay, his metrore te very Wife and Child too, than that Piece of cold Iron, which had often made him ter rible to all People that ſtood in fear of his Anger. Another Time Macqueer meeting the Lady M Averquer que coming froin the Bath , ſtopping her Coach and Six Horſes, he commanded her Ladyſhip to deliver what ſhe had, becauſe he had a very great Occaſion for Money ; which he would civilly pay her again the next Time they met; and farthermore, quoth Teague, who could neither Read nor Write, if your Ladyſhip is not wiling to take any Word for mbat you lend me, I will give you my Bond. Said the Lady, Here is never a Scrivener bare to make a Bond. Quoth Teagus, By my Shal vaſhion, doo

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Altronen ito the 1960 79 201 tome ./ . 2.40 William MACQUEER , TemaWaſhion, Madam , I will mauke one nry Shelf, Said the Lady again , This is 720 borrowing, Sir ; but robbing me. Teague reply'd, Truly fireI am a Stranger , Madam , in thiſh Country, and she did not know the Difference betwirt 4 Borrowing and Robbing ; but if your Ladyſhip calls my Requeſt Robbing, why then I mulla mauke bold to rob you for once, and not uſe ait : Sho, Madam , deliver quickly, or elſe ! of Jhall, arra by my Shoul, be fery unruly. Whereupon preſenting his Pistols into the loginCoach, the Lady gave him a Purſe full of R Gold, a Gold Watch , and Two Diamond 40:Rings; after which ſhooting the Horſes under enthe Three Footmen and Gentlemen that waited on her Ladyſhip, he next ſhot the Two Fore -horſes in the Coach , and rid away as fait Sheas his Horſe would carry him. Macqueer once meeting Mr. Adams, a Lieu tenantin the Second Regiment of Foot -Guards, as Riding betrixt U.cbridge and Becconsfield, thenhe commanded him to Stand and Deliver, or forsideotherwiſe he would inſtantly ſhoot him through the Head. The Lieutenant beingſurpriz'd be fore he was aware, he gave the Highwayman theyveiy good Words, and made ſeveralApologies and infor ſaving his Money ; withal telling him , That he never knew one that went on the High- Stardsway to rob any in his Coat, for whom thoſe Gentlemen whoſe Neceſſities oblig'd’ern to ſeek their Fortunes on theRoad, bore generally a great Refpect, becauſe we hazard our Lives in Defence of our Country. Quoth Teague, By my Mondoin2.ULCEbisGix Lordaytiwher You a Murderer and Highwayman. 241 GO Dia ++ Thor SE my Shalvaſhion I make no reſpect of Perſons; and farthermore,knowing all in yourCoat are more true Defenders ofthe Faith of Women, than your Country, your Tongue- padding, Siri Shall be no Security for your Purſe. The Lieu tenant plainly perceiving thatno Words could prevail upon Teague to thew him any Favour; he gave himSix Pounds, which he ſqueez'd out of his Pockets like ſo many Drops of Blood ; however, the Iriſh Robber was fo civil as to give him 10 Shillings to bear his Charges 2 on the Road. Another Time this Villain meeting one Host Captain Shooter on Hampſtead -Heath, whom he commanded to Standand Deliver, the Gentleman being a Man of Courage and Bra dangt very, he was reſolv'd not tamely to part with his Money ; thereupon engaging Macqueer, by firing ſeveral Piſtols at one another, with Out doing any . Harm as yet on either. Side, they then rid up, to one another with their Swordsdrawn, and pulh'd at each other ; but Macqucer bethinking himſelf of another Pi fol which he had ftili Charg'd in his Breeches Pocket, he pull'd it out, and ſhot his Anta gonift through the Head ; from whom he took Fifty Guineas, and a Silver Watch. But af terwards, the Devil leaving this Iriſh Rogue in the Lurch, he was condemn’d, and hang’d at Tyburn, in the 28th Year of his Age, on Friday the 1ſt of May, 1691 , for robbing in Company of William Selwood, alias Jenkins, another Old Offender , hang’d with him , VOL. II. M Foot-G igher < ermine urinys 3 ON 242 WILLIAM MACQUEER, OG savnerHouſe-Breaker cone Benjamin Wets, of 250 Guineas oh Hour how -Heath. At the fame Time and Place alſo were hang'd Elizabeth Dale , for Murdering her Baftard -Child , which a Joynergot in a Meet ing-Houſe in Stepney Pariſh . Honour Allen , los CONGDEa young Woman of 17 Years of Age, for breaking open the Houſe of one Mr. Web at White-Chapel, and ſtealing thence a great deal of Linnen, and ſeveral Pieces of Plate to the THIS great MaletValue of a Hundred and Twenty Pounds. ' Gentleman livinJohn Phipps, a Huſbandman, Aged 40 Years, ter he was born ;for ſtealing a Gelding. William Riggs, for das in the UnivGerrard, and taking thence a great Quantity art=rlyMoney bebreaking open the Houſe of the Lord Brandon is very extravagaof Plate , worth 240 Pounds, beſides othera, for he had Goodsof confiderable Value. Henry Win, a like aGentieralias Wing , for Felony and Burglary, in break Academy) aring open the Houſe of Mr.Cook , an Uphold ponhim , he wasſteret, near St.Martin's- Lane in the Strand . Highway, to And Charles Smith , John Crimes, and Henry fitors, AccorPowel; alias Huwel, for a notorious Robbery kning , and committed in the Highway near Aston upon terb, he there Mr. Allor , a Gentleman , his Wife and wedto fanWatch , Two Diamond Rings, and a Purſe, w came to Daughter , from whom they took a Gold Commandbeiin which was 29 Guineasy and a Broad- longden thot liiPiece . Wat taking Pocket, he Rida least Surething; he weswthe Bag ofa roon as heBox 243 Vous AUSSAN ASDOSADAS BOB CONGDEN , a Murderer, Houſe - Breaker and Highwayman. ΤΗHIS great Malefaétor was the Son of a Gentleman living at Midhurſt in Suſſex , where he was born ; and being 'ent to King's College, in the Univerâty of Cambridge, he was very extravagant there ; and quice his Quarterly Money being not ſent him ſo ſoon as uſual, ( for he had 80 Pounds allow'd to keep him like a Gentleman, while he remaind in that Academy ) and Duns, coming very faſt uponhin , he was reſolvd to take a Purſe on the Highway, to make him eaſy, among his Creditors. Accordingly taking liis Hợrle one Morning , and Riding over New Market Heath, he there met a Man whom he com manded to ftan :1 and Deliver ; but his Word of Command being not preſently obey'd , they both came to an Engagement, in which Bob Congden ſhot his Adverſary through the Heart: Next taking a Bag of Money out of his Pocket, he Rid back to his College, without the leaſt Suſpicion by any of doing an Ill Thing; he went into his Chamber, and open ing the Bag of Money, in which was a Letter, as ſoon as he had read it , and found the M 2 Perſon BOB CONGDEN, ea to know the Value of itthe big and return'd itpoh mas Plump and ens, and fem'd to ZNatur'd MaterialsLand. Tis a commeNation is fo Barin have got ſome s belime our Moc17:00rs have no Religsrrowful a base sfrom their NaturEffectsMurdere244 Perſon whom he had Killid was his Father's " as imconcern'd as a CMan, ſent to him with the aforeſaid Money for this Quarteridge , he was ftruck with great Confufion ; and fearing Juſtice might overtake himn for his Crime, he privately withdrew himſelf, from the Univerſity , and fled into Hollanda Being got fafe on t'other Side the Herring Pond, he Writ to his father about his un happy Tranſaction of late , who, without Doubt, was very ſorry at the News; but ne vertheleſs, paternal Affe&tion had ſuch an In - profiel Experiencefluence overPaffionfor his Son's Commiſſion des no Tafte ofLof this Robbery and Murder, that fearing he mightbe put to as bad Shiftsina strange der Places,someoneCountry, he allow'd him a Hundred Pounds ; per Annum . Young Bob liv'd here too very extravagantly ; but his Extravagancy being moreuponWomenthan Wine, and being vewith one Love becausesy unſucceſsful in his Amours among the Dutch, hehad agreat Antipathyagain't the Atheifts in theFemales of that Nation, as appears by this Relation which he once told a particular Friend of his concerning them . Lookingonce with a Languiſhing Ridiculous Air, as People in Love uſe to do, my Landlord's Daughter Oblations to himthought I wasill, and a Phyſician was preſently Sent for ; fo I gueſs'd him to be, by the Glyfteret. It does notPipe hanging byhisSide; but í had the Grace torefuſe the Civilities he deſign'd me. To try her yet farther, I put a Pledge into her Hands, entries loves to aliwhich the Women in all other parts of the Globe are willing enough to Exchange, and that theſe.Occathey 1. they are no lefttas too prevalent foIcan't tell; but I) If Deand mate. " Tis true,-iraBir Sex may be but as the ISition is better theabere that pretenda hiking Traleſman pmeiple within, theSacrifice; and the a Murderer, & c . 245. they know the Value of it; but ſhe'look'd upon , it as unconcern'd as a Cheapſide Cit does at a Cuckold , and return'd it me back ; andyet the Wench was Plump and Handſome, was paſt Twenty, and ſeem'd to be made of the ſame good Natur'd Materials with the Women in England. ' Tis a common Saying, but untrue, that no Nation is to Barbarous, but Love and Religion have got ſome Footing in it. If we may believe our Modern Travellers , the Hotantots have no Religion ; and Ihave found by forrowful Experience, that the Dutch Wo men have no Taſte of Love ; whether this pro ceeds from their Natural Coldneſs, which pro duces the ſame Effects here, that Grace does in cther Places ; or whether their Buſineſs, to which they are no lefs breil than the Men , proves too prevalent for all Amorous Expreſ frons, I can't tell; but to be ſhort, this is cer tain , If Love be a Deity, there are no ſuch Damn'dAtheiſts in the World, as in thisſtrange Climate. ' Tis true ,-in other Places, thoſe of the Fair Sex maybe too profuſe in their Of ferings ; but as the Divines rightly obſerve, Superftition is better thanProphaneneſs. Thoſe few here that pretend to own his Power, pay their Oblations to him with as Ill a Will; as, a breaking Traleſman pays his Taxes to the Go vernment. It does not come from any generous Principle within , the Heart has no Share in the Sacrifice; and the Soul, which in other Countries loves to alift, andgo along with the Body upon theſe. Occafions, is as unconcern'd M 3 here, 246 Dos CONGDEN, here, «s a T1 cdeſman's Rakebelly Prentice at aQuaker's Meeting . Not but that there are Whores and Married Wonen too in this Coun try ; and the former are ſuch Rampantmerci nary Devils, that they would lick old Lucifer's cloven Foot for a ſingle Gilder . Thus Bob,with all that his Eyes could ſpeak, with all that his Fingers could exprefs , and with all that his Money could ſuggeſt, being not able to make thoſe Dutch Women , to whom he had a Fancy, underſtand his Mean ing, ſo as to relieve his more preſſingNecef fities, he left Holland, after 14 Months Re fidence there, and came into England again ; when his father dying a little after his Ar rival, his Annuity was cut off, but in Lieu thercof had Six Hundred Pounds left him ; he foon lavilh'd it away on Lewd Women , which often made him ſay, when too late, That a Whore was the Highway to the Devil; for lhe lives all her Days & Reprobate, like Cain, ſtill branded, finding no Habitation l'ut her Fears ; and flies the Face of Juſtice like a Felon. Being in leſs than half a Year reduced to the lowelt Ebb of Poverty, he ſupply'd his preſ ſing . Neceſſities by turning Houſe-Breaker ; and in a little Time committed ſeveral noto rious Robberies; but the greateſt in that Kind, was his breaking open the Houſe of the late Earl of Dorſet , and taking from thence a great deal of Plate , and above a Thouſand Pounds in Moncy. a Murderer, & c. 247 At laſt buying him a very good Horſe , and Piſtols, and Silver Hilted Sword , he went on the Highway ; and one Day meeting the Dutcheſs of Marlborough's Chainber -Mail, when the gave but the Title of a Counteſs to that Town , going into Lancaſhire to ſee her Friends, he faluted her with the ułual Words, Stand and Deliver ; the held a long Contro verſy with Bob about the Unlawfulneſs of his Adion , withal telling him, ſhe was bui a poor Chamber-Maid to the aforeſaid Perſon ; and therefore if he took her Money froin her, which was all the had fav'd in Five Years Service, the was ruin'd for ever. However, Bob giving 10 Heed to ber Diſcourſe, quoth he, You Whining Bitch, bor you throw your Snot and Snivel aboutnum for nothing at all ; why, ſo long as you are by your Place your Lady's She-Secretary, anil krep in your Cuftody the Box of her Teeth, her Hår, her Patches and ber Paint, you'll ſoon make up your Lofs again. So taking 25 Guineas from her, he Jeft her to conſider whether the had beſt to proceed on her Journey, or turn back again to London . Another Time meeting one Mr. Sharp be twixt Graveſend and Rocheſter, whom he had known to have been a Captain of the Buck aneers for ſome Years in the Weſt - Indies, he comnianded him to ſtand , and then demanded his Money; which being Forty Pounds, and parting with it, with a great many Exclama tions, quoth Bob, Dr. me, Sirrah, doft . M4 thou 248 BOB CONGDEN, a doft thou exclaim again Flonourable High waymen, when you know the Money I now take from you, was got by the horribleſ Tyranny in the World , for you gave Licence to all Rapos, Murders, and Cruelty ? I think you may be very thankful that I don't take your Skin away, when you know , of us two, thou art the greateſt Rogue ; for whereas I am only a Terror to a ſingle Paſſenger cr Iwo, thou knoweſt in thy' own Conſcience that thou haft been a perpetual Plague to allMerchandize in general, the Hurricane of the Sea, and the Earthquake of the Royal-Exchange. One Day Bob meeting on Finchley- Common with a Pawn -Broker, living at the Corner of Eagle -Court in White Hart-rard , he demanded his Money in ſuch a civil and obliging Man ner, that no one could ſcarce deny him his Requeſt. However, the Pawn-broker being a little ſtubborn and obſtinate on the Matter, he forc'd to take 45 Pounds from him by rough Uſage ; which put him into ſuch a Pal lion , for giving him that Trouble, that he ' could not forbear ſaying, You extortioning Son of a Whore ! How couldyou be fo niggardlyas to grudge giving a Gentleman ſuch aſmall Sum of Money as this, which you have oftentimes put out to the unnatural Act of Generation ? Well, I'll ſay no more to you , becauſe I'll ob ſerve the Proverb, Vir lapit qui pauca lo quitur. Quoth the Pawn -broker, Pox onyour Latin, don't talk Latin to me, after you have Robb’d me in Engliſh1 ; ſaid Bob again, I know 1 was а . very a Murderer, & c. 249 pery well that you Pawn-brokers hate al Latin , but Law -Latin ; yet I am ſenſible that all of your Knaviſh Occupation might nevertheleſs be drawn to love a Scholar, could be but reduce the Year to a ſhorter Compaſs, thatyour Uſe Money mightcomein the faſter. So leaving the Pawn - broker to ruminate on his Lofs, he Rid ftrait to London, where he foon ſpent his Money; and being in great Want again, he went Home to hisLodging one Night, which was at the Houſe of Captain Githings, in Brook.ftreet in Ratcliff, and with an IronBar dath'd cut the Brains of his Landlady ; next having no Pity on her Child, which began to cry at this bloody Spectacle, he most barba rouſly killd that ; then standing behind the Street- Door till the Maid return'd, whom he ſent out to buy ſome Tobacco, he preſently killd her, and robb’d the Houſe of 185 Pounds. After the Commiſſion of this moſt Bloody Tragedy, he was diſcover'd in ſelling the Plate, when being. Apprehended , and ſent to New gate, and condemn'd , on Friday the 27th of February, 1691, a Gibbet being erected at the Door of Captain Githings's, the Priſoner was brought in a Cart to the Place of Execution , where being ty’d -up, his Foot ſipping through the Cart , he funk down and was almoſt Strangled ; but the Rope being not well fa ftend to the Gibbet, gave Way, ſo he came to his Senſes again , and confeſs'd that none but him did theſe harbarous Murders. After he was Executed , is the 29th Year of his Age, M5 his 250 TOM GRAY, his Body was convey'd to the Gibbet between Mile-End and Born, and there hung up in Chains. QUARTOUREUTER Tom GBAY , a Highwayman. THISnotoriousFellow was born in the Pariſh of St. Fames's -Clarkenwell, of very honeft Parents, who put himApprentice to a Taylor, with whom he ſerv'd out his Time, but thennot without ſome ſhrewd Suſpicion of wronging his Maſter fometimes , which was Three or FourTimes made up with his Ma fter. But when the Term of liis Apprenticeſhip was expired, taking great Delight in going to Beveridge's Maſquerading-School in Short's *Gardens, which hath been the Nurſery a long Time for bringing up a great many wicked itViHains ; he there got acquainted with ſuch a Pack of Rogues, that Rake Hell, and Scum the Devil , their Fellows were not to be enatch'd on this Side the Grave. Here Thomas Gray, being enamour'd with one Pat King, a moſt noted Strumpet, ſuch as Familiarity was contracted betwixt ' em , that to enhance her to himſelf, he took to ſuch Irregularities, which brought him to be burnt in the Hand above 20 years ago. When his Father a Highwayman. 251 Father dying, and leaving him about 80 or go Pounds, he had then ſo much Grace in him , as to quit the Society of all his evil Compa nions, by leaving London, and going to the City of Oxford, where he kept a Vi&tualling , Houſe for ſomeYears; and improving his Stock there, he left off that Employment, and came up to London again , where, with what Money he had, he fet up a Saleſman's Shop in Mona mnoutb - Street, in the Pariſh of Saint Giles's in the Fields. This Occupation he follow'd about 3 Years, when Incumbrances with Debts lying very heavy on him , he left his Houſe, and quickly comply'd with the Wicked Infinuations of bad Men again, and embrac'd the unhappy Opportunities of doing a great deal of miſchief to honeft People. Now he was grown fo abominably Wicked, that he committed not a Fact but what was worthy of Death ;; but beginning firſt togo on : the Foot- Pad; he wentoneDay into an lun in Becconsfield, where ſeeing an Old Farmer with a Fifty Pound Bag on the Table by him , he pulled out an Old Horte- fhoe which he had found in the Road , then calling for a Flagon of Ale, he defired the Landlady to lend him a Frying-Pan, into which putting his Horſe - lhoe, he feito frying of it as faſt ashe could, to the great Surprize of all the Company that was drinking in theKitchen; But, quoth he, hid I now but one ſlice of Bacon with this Horſe Shoe, I fhould have aDinner fit for a Prince. There being two or three good Flitches on a Rack 252 TOM GRAY, Rack over his Head, the Landlady cut him off a good handſome Slice or two, perhapsnot fo much out of Generoſity, as for fear of having her Frying- Pan burnt to pieces, for want of Butter or Dripping with the Horſe -lhoe. Now, quoth Gray, hadl but two or three Eggstoo, tofry with my Horſe-lhoe and Bacon ,lwould not change Dinners with the beft Man in the Town. Said the Old Farmer whohad the 50 Pounds, I am going home, Friend, withthis Money, not above half a quarter of a Mile out of the Town, and if you can keep, back your Dinner a little till i come back, r'll bring thee- a fer Eggs. Gray thank'd him very kindly , and ſetting the Frying-Pan aſide for the preſent, no ſooner was the OldFarmer gone away , but he making fome Excuſe to go into the Yard , met him backwards over the Fields, and pul ling out a couple of Piſtols, quoth he to the Farmer; Stand , Sir. The Farmer reply'd, Wing how then can I fetch you Eggs, for your Horfe face and Bacın ? Said Gray, deliver me that Bag under your Arm , and I can buy myſelf Eggs, without being beholden to any Body. The Farmer made a great many words about his Money, but Gray offering to Shoot him through the Head, he did not only part with it without any farther Denial, butalſo ſuffer'd himſelf to be ty'd hand and foot. Not long after, a young Woman coming through the Field where the Farmer was bound to his good Behaviour, he deſired her to go to the Inn from whence he came, and acquaint the Peo ple an Highwayman. 253 ple thereof with his Miſchance,. The young Woman did as the was requeſted , and the Inn keeper himſelf, and his Hoftler, Tapſter, and Chamberlain, going to the Farmer's Relief, they ask'd him himhow he came into that pre munire ; quoth he, The,cormorant Son of a Whore that was frying the Horſe- lhoe and . Bacon for his Dinner, having 'not Patience till I fetch'd him fome Eggs, he did not onlytake 50 Pounds from me, butalſo bound me hand and foot, for fear I ſhould have had a better pair of Heels to purſue him , than he had to run from me. So unbinding the Farmer, he was at his own liberty, either to go home, or to return back again to the Inn to be drunk, purely to drive away Sorrow . Tom Gray having obtain'd this Booty, he laid out 12 Pounds of it for a Horfe, and a couple of Guineas for two Pair of Pocket Piſtols ; and being now ( as he thought) quali fied for a true-bredHighwayman, his next At tempt yris upon a Scotch Pedlar near Cirenceſter in Glocefterſhire, from whom taking his whole Pack valu'd at about 60 Pounds, a Hue-and Cry being expeditiouſly ſent after him , he was apprehendedand committed to Gloceſter Goal, from whence he madehis Eſcape in a fhort time, by ſetting it on Fire, which ſmother'd three of his Fellow Priſoners to Death. He was ſomewhat very bold in his Villany, for one Day drinking at Pancraſs, and elpying a Coach and 6 Horſes coming from Highgates he preſently mounted, and meeting it in a nar TOW 254 TOM GRAY, HE2015141be WeissAHrow Bye-Lane, he attack'd the Gentleman that was in it, from whom he took48Guineas, and then robb'd the Coachman, Poftilion and two Footmen , of about 50 Shillings. Not far fromthe fame Place, he aſſaulted a Juſtice of the Peace coming from Hampſtead, and taking from him a Silver Watch , and about 16 Shillings, he bad him to obſerve what Oatlis he had ſwom , which to be fure were not a few , to the end his Worſhipmight make him payfor them in cafehe ſhould ever be brought before him for any Miſdemeanor. Another time he and twoother Highway. men meeting with one Mr.W - a Gold fmith , living in Covent-Garden, as he was riding to Epping, they robb'dhim ; and cutting che Girts of his Stone -Horſe, he no ſooner fmelt the Mares of theſe Rogues, but he was for covering them , being fcurvy troubleſome to them , for all their whipping and Naſhing him, that they leaped over ſome Pales, and the Stone-Horfe afrer them into the Yard of Mr. W - 's Friends, who knowing his Horſevery well, and perceiving it without either Bridle or Saddle, they ſecurd them till they knew what was become of him. Two or three Hours afterwards the aforeſaid Perſon coming alſo to the fame Houſe, and telling his Friends how theſe Fellows had robb'd him , they had them before a Magiſtrate, who committed them to Chelmsford Goal; but they did nottarry long there, for in leſsthan a Week they all three broke HoCohHO a Highwayman. 255 broke out, with a great many other Felons along with them . He had committed ſeveral Robberies in Com , pany with one Edmund Eames, and William Bigs, particularly on the 2d of January 17 , whenthey ſtopt a Coach coming fromHamp ſtead, and took from the Paſſengers that were in it aboutOne Pound eight Shillings ; but at laft being apprehended for aſſaulting androb bing oneMrs. Baxter, as ſhe was comiug from Hampſtead towards London ina Coach ,which he ſtopt near the Halfway -Houſe, and took from her 3 Shillings ; . alſo for robbing one , Mrs.Wilſon of ſome Money, as ſhe was riding to Hampſtead; and for robbing one Mr. Sa muel Harding of 9 Shilling near the Halfway Houſe to Hampſtead, he was cominitted to Newgate, where his Behaviour was very abo minable and wicked all the while he was under Confinement; and tho' Sentence of Death was. paſs'd on him, yet was he ſo harden'd in his Sin, that he ſaid to the Ordinary, becauſe he Tefuſed to adminifter the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper to him, that he would certainly kill him , if ever he durft venture to come to pray with him in the Cart at Tyburn, where he was executed on Wedneſday the roth of March, 174, aged above 50 Years ; alſo on the fame DayEdmund Eames, one of his vil lanous Comrades ſuffered Death with him, at the ſame Place, for three feveral Robberies com mitted on the Queen's Highway. He was born at Dunſtable in Bedfordſhire, where he fery'd 256 TOM KELSEY, ſervd an Apprenticeſhip of Eight Years to a Surgeon ; and what is more remarkable, is, that he washang’d on his Birth - Day, being then juſt 32 Years of Age. rood ersossessesesonerosessos Tom K E L S E Y, a Murderer and Houſe - Breaker. ΤΗHomas Kelley was born in Leather -Lane, in the Pariſh of St. Andrew's Holborn ; but his Father being married to a Welſh Wo man, who hadan Eſtate of about 40Pounds per Annum , left her by an Uncle at Wrexham in Denbighſhire, in North Wales, he and his Wife having only this one Child , they went into the Country to live upon it. Now Tom . being from meer Infancy of an untoward Na ture, when he was about 14. Years of Age, he was inticed by one Jones, who is now a Vi&tualler, to run away from his Parents, and for London . Having no Money, they were forc'd to beg their Way up ; but being in great Straits on the Road, as he and Jones, who was the main Beggar, approached one Day near a Gentleman's Houſe,when Hunger made their Bellies curſe their Teeth for want of uſing them , quoth Jones, o poor Wellh Pay, Shir, farv'd ; O poor Welth -Pay, Shir, ſtaru'd; for go that a Murderer and Houſe - Breaker. 257 that was all his Tone; whereupon the Gentle man taking a Fancy to him, he entertain'd him as a Servant to look after his Hawks ; which Employment he pretended to under ſtand very well, and Tom . Kelſey he hired to look after his Horſes. So one Day the Gentle man riding out a Hawking, he order'd Jones, who had the Hawk on his Fift, not to let her fly till he hallow'd to him for aSignal. At laſt eſpying ſome Sport, he gave the appointed Sign, and Jones let looſe the Hawk; which flying itrait up into the Air without making any Purſuit after her Game, the Gentleman wondring at it, ſwore and curſt, and cry'd, By Ga--d, I believe the Hawkdeſigns to fly into the Sley. Quoth Fones, Hur believes ſho too, for hur flies damnably high. But ſtill the Hawk fying ſtrait upwards till juſt out of ſight, ſaid the Gentleman again , God d --- n me , if I don't believe my Hawk deſigns to lodge in the Sky to Night, Quoth Jones, And coat's plutter - a - nails bur thinks fbo to Why, (faid the Gentleman) do you think ſo ? Jones re plied, Becauſe, Shir, bur has took hur Night cap along with her. When his Maſter found that he had let the Hawk fly with her Hood on , and preſently after being quite ſpent with flying, fell down dead to the Ground, he fell a Caning of Jones like a mad Man, and turning him out of his Service, ſworé he would never have a Wellb Faulconer again . 4 Tom 258 TOM KELSEY, Tom . Kelſey ſtill continued in his Place ; but Fones having thus fooliſhly lost his Employ ment, and proceeding ſtill onwards to London , begging as uſual on the Road: at another Gen tleman's Houſe, who alſo taking aFancy to him , he employ'd him to look after his Hounds, which he likewiſe pretended to underſtand very well; and one Day his Maſtery, with ſeveral other Gentlemen, going a Hunting, and : ha ving for above 6 or 7 Hours rid about to no purpoſe, for Jones had no Skill to bring the Houndsupon anyScent, at last he was ordered to beat about in the Buſhes; among which , in'a thick Brake, eſpying a very large Creature aſleep , he cried out, He had found out the GrandScavanick, or great Hareofal; where upon being commanded by his Maſter and the other Gentlemen to rouze her out with his Pole, and they would then ſet the Hounds after Her ; ſo doing as he was order'd , out jump'd a great Aſs, braying and kicking like a Devil'at the Hounds, which fet ' em all a laughing ; but Fones fhewing hisIgnorance again as to Matters of Hunting, he was forthwith turn'd alſo out of this place. Soon after Fones arriv'd at London , wherehe got to be a Tapſter ; the mean Time, Tom . Kelſey being alſo turnd out of Service for ſome pilfering Tricks, hequickly came into London too, where not finding his Comrade, and be.. ing in a very indigent Condition , he very quickly became acquainted with ill Company, and turn'd arrant Thief;; in which unlawful Proc 11 Horlesen and Hauſe.breaker. 259 a Profeſiion he was, tho ’' young , very dextrous ; for one Day going by the Houſe of one Nerton a- Silverſmith, living in Burleigh - Street, at the Wel End of Exeter Change in the Strand , a couple of his Comrades meeting him, whom he didnot pretend to know , one of them took off his Hat, and flung it into a Room up one Pair of Stairs in the ſaid Norton's Houſe, and run away laughing : In the mean time, he being at the Door, and taking Compaffion on Tom who feign'd a Cry for the Loſs of his Hat, he bad him go up Stairs and fetch it. This being what the young Spark wanted, he preſently did as he was order'd ; and there being a Dozen of Silver Spoons lying on a Table, as many Silver Forks, the ſameNumber of Silver-hafted Knives, and a Gold Watch , condemning all fer Prize, he put 'em into his Pocket, and. coming down Stairs again, and returning Mr. Norton many Thanks for the Civility of per mitting him to fetch his Hat, he went to his Comrades, who , without doubt, were very joyful at his good Succeſs. However, he was not ſo proſperous in his Villany, but that he was condemn'd before he was quite 16 years of age, for breaking open the Houſe of one Mr. Fohnſon a Grocerinthe Strand, and ſtealing froin thence two Silver Tankards, a Silver Cup, Six Silver Spoons, a Silver Porringer, and 46 Pounds in Money : Rut whilft lie was under Condemnation, his Father coming up to Town, he made ſuch an Intereſt at Court' as to ſave his Son's Life ; whom 250 Tom K ELSE Y. 5 a 2 whom putting Prentice to a Weaver, he had not been above half a year at the Trade, e'er he ran away from his Maſter, and follow the old Courſesagain. It was his Pride and Glory, to make all with whom herconvers'd as bad as himſelf; for one Day accidentally meeting with one David Hughs, a Couſin of his by his Mo ther's ſide, jult comeinto London, he brought him to be hang'd at Kingſton , in Six days time; where going to theAſizesand Picking a Pocket by his Kinſman's Directions, he was appre hended, try'd, and Hang'd on a Gibbet ere &ted before the Court, for a Terror to other Pick Pockets ; but a little before he was turn'd off laughing to himſelf, and the Sheriff deinanding, at what he laugh'd, when juſt at the Brink of Death ; quothHughs, I came but to Town laſt Monday ; on Tueſday I had a Whore for a ſmall matter; onWedneſday I loſt all my Money which was ro Pounds, at Dice} ; on Thurſday I pickt a Pocket ; on Friday I was Condemn'd fort, and now on Saturday I'm to be hang’d '; so I think I have made a pretty Week's Work on't. Nevertheleſs, Tom not taking warning by his Kinſman's unhappy Fate, he ſtill reveli'd in his Wickedneſs; and one Day dreſſing himſelf like a Soldier in the Foot -Guards, he went to the Earl of Feverſham's Lodgings, where a Centry always ſtood, and holding a long dir courſe with hiin about Martial Affairs, he ſeem'd to be fo pleas'd with what the Centry faid , that he would make him drink, if he 13would a Murderer and Houſe-breaker. 261 would fetch a couple of Pots of Ale at the Black - Horſe Cellar , a little beyond Catherine Street in the Strand, becauſe there was no Drink all about pleas'd his Palateſo well as that. Quoth the Centry, I cannot go from my Poft, orelſe I would fetch it with all my Heart, and thank you too. Tom reply'd , “I know we enough, Brother Soldier, you durft not leave yourPoft tillyou are relievd, but if I ſtand here for you, you may go without any danger. Ac cordingly the Soldier, giving Tom his Múſquet and receiving Six - Pence, went and fetch'd two Pots of Drink, and returning him the Change of a Penny, he ſent him with that for ſome Tobacco to Catterel's in Catherine- Stregt; and in the mean time Toni's Aſſociates breaking into the Earl of Feverſhan's Lodgings, they took away as much Plate as was valued at 2031. and odd ; then drinking off the Ale before the Soldier came back again , they went off with his Musquet alſo: But the poor Centry was moſt miſerably hamper'd for his Fooliſhneſs, for having run the Gauntlet, and rid the Wooden Horſe, he was committed to the Marſhalſea, where being loadedwith very heavy Irons, and allow'd no other Subſiſtance than Bread and Water for Nine Months, he wretchedly died under his hard Confinement. After the Tranſaction of this piece of Vil lany, he broke open the Houſe of the Lady Grace Pierpoint at Thiſtleworth, and ſtole from thence a great deal of Plate and Jewels; which Robbery being ſhortly diſcover'dby one of his Comrades 10 f ne T I 262 TOM KELSEY, Comradeswho wasconcern'd in it, and a great ſearch being made after him , he fled into Flan ders, where he robb'd King William's Tent of a great dealof Plate, Fine Linnen , and Rich Lace, and fled to Amſterdam , and ſold his Booty to a rich Jew , whom he robb’d of it the fameNight again , and diſpos'd of his ill- got Gains toanother few at Rotterdam , where he embark'd for England; but had not been long in his Native Country, e'er committing another Robbery, in breaking open the Houſe of a Linnen -Draper in Cheapfide , he was appre hended and committed to Newgate. Whilt he was in this grand Receptacle of the greateſt Villains in the World, one Goodman one of the Turnkeys of that Jayl, being drinking in the Common - fide Cellar, as he was ſitting at one of the Tables, Kelſeyprivately ſtabb'd him in the Belly with a Knife, of which Wound he inſtantly died . For this Murder he receiv'deSentence of Death at the Seſſions- Houſe in the Old -Baily, and a Gibbet being Erected againſt the Priſon in Newgate- Street, he was Executed in the20th year of his Age, on Friday the 13th of June, 1690, by hanging on it for the ſpace of three Hours, for a Terror to the reſt of his Fellow -Priſoners who were then under Confinement.

3 NAN 263 1.VI 250STICS 96608 1000 తంలో 1 1 Du NAN HEREFORD, an Incen WA diary and Shop-lifter, XC 2001 1 TELLI THIS unhappy Perſon , Anna Hereford , was born of very honeſt Parents, at Ipf wich in Suffolk ; who dying when ſhe was about 17 Years of Age, ſhe came up to Lon don , where the liy'd about half a Year in Ser vice; but being enticed from thence by ill Company, ſhe took to ill Courſes to ſupport her idleneſs; and being a cunning tricking Baggage, ſhegot Money from People by feve To mal cunning Stratagems, with which the al ways kepther ſelf in very good Cloaths, to work the more cafy her Deſigns on thoſe credulous ones who put any Confidence in her. Thus Nan taking very good Lodgings in Kingſtreet, at Weſtminſter , and knowing the could do little without Help, ſhe entertains an Old Woman of her Acquaintance, to be her Attendant, or Alfiſtant rather, in her Pro jects. They both enquire if there was any young rich Novice thereabouts, that ſhe may wiredraw into ſome conſiderable Advantage; and upon Enquiry, they find that there is a youg Man a Shopkeeper, by Trade an Apo thecary, BCE 264 NAN HERE FORD, thecary, who was Rich and Covetous; hin they think to be a Subje & fit for them to work upon . Nan her ſelf keeps cloſe, but the Old Woman is ſent of many an idle Errand to the Apothecary's Shop ; ſhe wants Pomatum , Mithridate , Diafcordium , and ſeveral ſuch well known Medicines ; ; he furniſhes hier with ' em , and ſhe gets Acquaintance with him , and watchingher Opportunity, ſhe diſcourſeswith him of feveralMatters; among the reft, the aſks him why he does not Marry ; he replies, the Timesare hard, Trading dead , andHouſe keeping chargeable ; that is true, faid the ; but all this may be ſupply'd by a good rich Wife. Yes, ſaid he, a Good one, and a Rich one too, were a brave Thing, worth the ha ving ; and I ſhould gladly embrace ſuch a Fortune. Such Fortunes there are , faid the otherand , ſuchanoneI can helpyouto The Young Man hearing the Old Woman's Tale, was well pleas'd with the Diſcourſe , which they continu'd , and urging her to know who and where the meant, he by Degrees draws this Intelligence from her. There is a young Woman of her Acquain tance, that is Niece to a Rich Eminent ci tizen of London ; that the hath 2000 Pounds to her Portion, in her Uncle's Hands, which muſt be paid at the Day ofMarriage; that her Uncle kept a very ftri&t Hand over her, noc permitting her to go much Abroad ; but-low ever, that the ſometimesgave her a Viſit, the having formerly been a Nurſe in her father's Houſe,

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Houſe, and that ſhe complain'd of her Un-

cle's Severity, and was minded to alter her Condition, and indeed willing to marry with a Hufhand that would take her from her Un cle's ſevere Uſage. The Apothecary wasmar vellouſly well pleas'd with this Old Woman's Story, believes it all ; and being told the Name of the Citizen, and his Niece, he inſtantly goes into the City , and makes Enquiry of both ; he finds that there is ſuch a Citizen that: hath ſuch a Niece, that hath ſuch a Portion

and the Citizen is deſcribed to be ſuch a Per fon as the Old Woman had related ; and in deed every Particular was according to her Re al ſo that he queſtion'd not, but that hen there was ſuch a Gentlewoman that had ſuch a Fortune

and he hoped heſhould have the good Fortune to enjoy her.

This made him very eager and earneft to ſee 1024 the Old Woman , that he might know when vre he might ſee his pretended Miſtreſs. The Old 1 Woman was not long abſent from his Shop, but came , and was ſoon taken on one side by the Apothecary, that he might aſk ſome more Queſtions, which the anfwer'd cunningly enough , and thereupon he promiſes to give the Old Woman great Matters, if ſhe will bring this Match to paſs. If the will help him to get the Gentlewoman, ſhe ſhouldhave ſome of her Gold; Well ( ſaid the) I will have no Hand in the Match, unleſs you can love one another ; when you have ſeen her, if you can like her ; and when ſhe hath feen you, if VOL. II. N OD 10 gled 7. W I can 266 NAN HEREFOR D, 1 Lipt!Ican find by her that ſhe can loveyou, then I will tell you more of my Mind, then I will "make my Propoſitions; very honeſtly ſaid, re ply'd the Apothecary ; but when ſhall I fee her ? I expect her daily, ſaid the Old Wo man ; and ſo foon as ſhe comes, I will bring you into her Company. Thus ſhe ſaid, and ſo ſhe did ; for Nan , who was to Perſonate the Citizen's Niece, was not far off, and therefore the ſooner to be procur’d, and was brought into the Apothecary's Company. Their firſt Interview was but ſhort, the Lady pre tending Hafte to return to her Uncle's . The Apothecary courts her, and deſires her farther Acquaintance; ſhe promiſes nothing, but pal ſes fome few indifferent compliments, and ſo they part. And now the Old Woman hath ſomewhat to ſay, the goes to know the Apo thecary's Mind, who was all on Fire to proceed, and promiſes her any Thing ; ſhe fhall have her own Terms, if ſhe can but bring this Mat ter to paſs. The Old Woman remains indif ferent, and ſays ſhe defires nothing, if ſhe does not effect his Deſires ; but if ſhe doth, then the hopes he will remember her ; nay, ſaid he, that you may be upon ſure Terms, I will in ſtantly Seal a Bond of icc Pounds, to pay 50 Pounds at the Day of Marriage. The old Woman is contented, and accepts his Offer, promiſing her utmoſt Alliance; and withal télling him , that the hopes to manage it fo, as it Thall be done without much Difficulty ; for the tells him , that the finds the Lady had agoo ] D. an Incendiary and Sbop-lifter. 267 agood Opinion of him , and then let her alone toincreaſe it. Thus did theſe Two make their Bargain ; neither was it long before the Apothecary and Nan had agreed upon theirs; for after ſeveral Treats and Meetings, he ſtill preſling her to be Married , and telling her that he loves her, can , and will handſomely main tain her;and that he is not quite deſtitute of an Eſtate, having ſome Hundreds of Pounds by him in ReadyMoney, and agood profitable Trade, and very well furnilhed ; and withal, that hewas a good Huſband : Ay, but ſaid our Lady, Iqueſtion not all this, but I doubt I faali ftill be in the ſame Condition , and be kept bare of Money. My Uncle hath Money enough of mine in his Hands, but he will ſpare me none, or very little ; he will not let ine have ſufficient to buy meCloaths, and other Things befitting my Quality, and that makes me ſounprovided at preſent; and he, for to juſtify his Niggardlineſs, urges the ſameArgu ment as you did ,, good Hulbandry; and you having commended your owngood Huſbandry, I doubt I ſhall find you guilty of the ſame Sparingneſs towards me, and that you will not afford me wherewithal to maintain my ſelf as I ought. The Apothecary hearing this Diſcourſe, and knowing to what it tended, and being reſolved to pleaſe her in all Things, that he might teſtify what he had ſaid was true, tliat he was of a Noble Temper, he pre fently fetches 250 Guineas, and throwing them into 121 N2 268 NAN HEREFORD, 11 FI 1 .VEL 1 a into her Lap; fays, There, Madam , you may ſee that I do not bely my ſelf in reporting of my Eſtate ; I give you this, and can fhew you much more; and that you may have a Taſte ofmy Liberality and Love towards you, I pre ſent you with this as a Token of my Love, and leave it to be wholly diſpoſed of as you ſhall think fit. Our Counterfeit Gentlewoman being well pleas'd, was reſolv'd to pleaſe him; and therefore reply'd, Well, Sir, I am very well . ſatisfied with you, and am content to be ruled . and order'd by you in all Things. He being, overjoy'd , preſs d her to ſpeedy Marriage, whichwas conſented to and performd accord ingly, and he Bedded with her, and fo fhe left him for the preſent, ordering him in a few Days to come to her Uncle's, and demand lier and her Portion . This was good Advice, and the Apothecary purpoſed to follow it ; but now Nan and the OldWoman having perform'd their Projet, they change their Lodging to another End of the Town, leaving the Apothecary to get his Rich Wife where hecan find her ; they laugh'd him cry : For at the Time appointed he walks into London, and goes totheCitizen's Houſe, the pretended Uncle of his Wife, he believing he Thould have ſome falling out, reſolves to bear the firſt Brunt with much Bravery ; and there fore coming to the Speeeh of the Old Man , he peremptorily tells him that he comes to de mand his Wife ; I knownot who or what you mean, T : 18 XO at that which e're longwill be an Incendiary and Shop-lifter. 269. mean, reply'd the Citizen : I mean , ſaid the Apothecary , your Niece , Mrs. Elizabeth Wharton, (for that was the Name the went by to him ) who is my lawful Wife, for I have been Married to her, and Bediled with her ſome Days fince . I cannot believe it, ſaid the Citizen ; 1 doubt you are miſtaken , for my Niece hath not been Abroad in that Time, and therefore this is ſome idle Story: It is very true, reply'd the Apothecary, and I do dem mand ber ofyou , and with her 2000 Poundsg which you have of hers in your Hands as a Portion . I do not deny that,ſaid the Citizen , but I doubt 1 /ball keep it out of your Hands. . But I hope, reply'd the Apothecary, you will not deny me_my Wife, and then as for the Money, I ſhall find a way to take a Courſe for it : I willgive you the Satisfactionof bewing you my Niece, faid the Citizen , but I hope the is no Wife of yours; and therefore the old Man went in and callid his Niece, telling her that The muſt come to her Huſband ; the young Gentlewoman was at a Loſs, and wonder'd at her Uncle's Diſcourſe, who tells her again fe riouſly , ſhe muſt go to her Huſband ; The re plies , the knowsnot what he means ; and the old Man telling her the abſolute Demand of the Apothecary , charges her with it ; the de nies it, as well ſhe may, and is unwilling to go and ſee this bold pretended Huſband of hers; but at length her Uncle leads her out to him , ſaying, Well, Sir, here is my Niece, what have you to ſay to ber ? TheApothecary ſeeing the Maidenz. PT 1 N 3 270 :: NAN HERE FORD, T 44 Maiden, and doubting that they had put Tricks upon hin , tells then that they are deceived - in him , to think to ſerve him ſo, he knew his Wife well enough ; that this is not fhe, but that ſhe is in the Hou'e, and he will have her. The old Man now believing that the Apothecary is either a Mad -man , a Fool, or a deceived Man , tells him, That he believes fomebody elſe had cheated him , and put this Trick upon him, and not he, for he had no other Kinſwoman buthat here preſent. The Apothecary doubting ſomewhat of the Mat ter, told the whole Tale to the Citizen, who now fully concluded he had been cheated, lie only pitied him, and adviſed him to go home, and make ſome farther Enquiry ; he did ſo, but to little Purpoſe; the Old and Young were both gone, and left him to a fruitleſs Repene Afterwards Nan being enamour'd with one Kirkhama Player, to maintain him, the went a Shop-lifting, but his Extravagancy exceeding her Allowance, he went on the Highway; but in his firſt Attempt in that way of Living, being apprehended , and ſent to Newgate, he was condemn'dand hang'd at Tyburn . How ever, Nanftill follow'd her old Trade, and in -Six Years had done as much Damage to the Mercers, Linnen -Drapers, and Lace-Men, in and about the Cities of London and Weſtmin fter, which 4000 Pounds would not make good : But, at laſt, going in a Sedan with half Dozen ſham Footmen to attend her, as if the had ber tanice. W an Incendiary and Shop-lifter. 275 a had been a Perſon of Quality, into a Linnery Draper's Shop in Cornhill , ſhe was de tected in privately ſtealing a Piece of ſtriped Muffin, and was committed to Newgate; and knowing the had a moſt rigorous Adverſary to deal with , becauſe he would not compound the Felony, although ſhe proffer'd him a Hun dred Guineas to throw in a Bill of Ignoranus againſt it, and that ſhe thould be certainly caft for her Life, ſhe endeavour'd to make her Eſcape , by ſetting Nergate on Fire; But it being timely diſcover and put out, ſhe was loaded with heavy Irons, and Hand-cuff d, till ſhe came to her Tryal, when being condemn'il for firing the aforeſaid Goal, ſhe was hang'd before it in Newgate-ſtreet, on Monlay the 22d of December, 1690 , Aged 28 Years; and her Body given to the Chyrurgeons to be Ana tomiz'd. PUIKURIRURE 2003PO WIL.L. OGDEN , and TOM REYNOLDS, Foot-Pads, THEfirſt of theſe Villainswasborn in Wallnut -Tree - Alley in Tooley- ſtreet , in Southwark, being a Water-man by his Cal ling ; and the other was born in Crofs- Key Alley in Barnaby-ſtreet, being Prentice to N4 Dung 272 WILL. OG DEN, C. Dung-Barge- Man , living betwixt Fox - Hall and the Nine Elms ; but running awayfrom his Mafter before he had ſerv'd his Time, and taking ill Courſes with Will. Ogden, they firſt went upon the Water-Pad , and had robb'd ſeveral Ships, Hoys, and other Veſſels Below Bridge, for above Two Years; when being verylike to have been once apprehended for this sort of Theft, they left it off, and took to Houſe- breaking Several Houſes they had broke open and jobb’d in and about the Borough of South wark : But at laſt being apprehended for break ing open a Watchmaker's Shop inthe City of London, and ſtealing thence 26 Watches, in Company of another Rogue, who made him ſelfan Evidence againſt them , they were com mitted to Newgate, and condemn'd ; however, they both had the good Fortune to be Re priev'd , and in Auguſt 1713 , pleaded her Majeſty's moſt gracious Pardon , after which they obrain'd their Liberty. Nevertheleſs, theſe harden'd Rogues making not good Uſe of that Mercy which they had receiv'd,, they turn’d Foot-pads; and one of 'em , namely, William Ogden , meeting one Night, when the Moon was up, with a Parſon who lívd at Peckham , and pretending to be a Seaman, out of all Buſineſs, and in great Di. Itreſs, he humbly begg'd an Alms of him ; whereupon the Parſon taking Compaſſion on the diſmal Story which he told him of his ex tream Poverty, he gave himSix Pence, and ſo parted. 11 Foot - Padse 273 6 parted . The Parſon had not gone above the . length of a Field beforeOgrlen met him again, going over a Stile, and begging his Charity again ; quoth the Gentleman , You are the moſt impudent Beggar that ever í met with : How ever, Ogden telling him that he was in very great Want, and that the Six -Pence which lie gave him would not relieve his preſling Necef fities, he gave him half a Crown ; whereupon Ogden faying, Theſe arevery ſad Times, for there's borrid Robbing Abroad ; therefore if you have any Money about you , you mayas well let me have it as another, who perhaps may abuſe you , and binding you Hand and foot, maymake you lie in the Coldall Night; but if you'llgive meyour Money, I ll takeCare of you, and Conduct you ſafe Home. The Parfon then gave himall his Money, which was about 40Shillings. Quoth Ogden , I ſee you have a Watch, Sir, you may as weú let me have that too. The Parfon gave him that alſo; and as they were trudging along, out came Two or Three Fellows upon ' em , to whom will.crying The Moon Shinesbright, they let 'em país qui and fhortly after Two or Three other Fellows coming ſuddenly on, to whom Willo cry'd again , The Moon Shines bright; they alſo permitted ' em to pafs by. At laſtWill.brought the Parſon to his Door, where the Parfon in vited him to walk in, with a Promiſe that he would not hurt a Hair of his Head on any Account; butWill. refuſing the Parſon'sProfa fer, he call'd for a2 Bottle of Wine, and drinking etly ; N 5 274 WILL. OGDEN, & c. 1 - > ing to Wil, to whom he gave the Bottle and Glaſs to help himſelf, he ran away with 'en, faying, he would carry the Wine to them that Ihould certainly drink his Health. Not long after this Civility ſhew'd the Pare fon, Will. Ogden, and TomReynolds, one Even ing meeting with Beau Medlicote, walking near Marybone, they commanded him to Stand and Deliver ; he made fome Refufal at firſt, pretending as if he would defend himſelf by his Sword ;. but preſenting their Piſtols at him , and knowing how a Gentleman had once caned him for making Love to his Wife; quoth they , if you do not preſently deliver your Money, we ſhall ſerve you worſe than Sir Robert Atkins did ; whereupon ſearching his Pockets, and finding therein Two half Crowns, one of which was Braſs, they did moſt grievouſly thraſh- the Spark for bad Money about him . Another Time. Will. Ogden , and Tom Rejo nolds, in Company of one John Bradſhaw , who was Grandſon of that infamous Villain , Serjeant Bradſhaw , who paſs'd Sentence on KingCharles tlre Fint to be Beheaded, watch, ing for a Prey in a Wood near Shooter's - Hill in Kent,one Cecilia Fowley, a Servant Wench, juſt come out of Service, happening then to be, paling by with a Box on her.Heads Jack Bradſhaw went up to her ly himſelf, being, as he thought, fufficient enough to deal with ler; and taking her Bor from her, in which was her Cloaths and 15 Shillings in Money, 92carrying of 1 uc26NOtywhich Foot- Pads. 275 9 which ſhe had receiv'à for a Quarter's Wages whilft he was rifling of it, after he had broke, it open , a Hammer being therein , ſhe takes in up, and ſtriking him on the Left Temple with it, the Blow felling him to the Ground oni his Back, the ſeconded the Blow with the Claw of the Hammer, by ſtriking it into his Windo pipe, of which Wound the Rogue inſtagtiy died. In the mean Time a Gentleman riding ..by, to whom ſhe told the Story ; he made up to the Deceaſed , in whoſe Pockets he found Eighty Guineas, and a whiſtle, with which Whiſtling, Ogden and Reynolds came prefendly running out of the Wood, but perceiving it to be a wrong Perſon that Whiſtled, they nimbiy ran into theWoodagain. Then the Gentle man carried the Maid before a Magiſtrate , where he was bound for her Appearance at the Affizes held at Rocheſter in March, 1714 ; when the came there to take her Tryal, the wasacquitted Once W :U.Ogden , and Tom .Reynolds, meet ing a Tally-man near Camberwell, very well. noted for his Dealing with moſt of the poor People in the Pariſh of St. Giles's in the Fields, " eſpecially Hawkers, whom he lies with first, and fends next to the Marſbalfea, they com manded him to Stand and Deliver ; he usd many Expoftulations with 'em , hoping they would not be ſo unjuſt is to rob a poor honeit Man, whe took a great deal of Pains for his Bread . Quoth Ogilen , Thon Spawn of Hell! canſt tbor pretend to call thy ſelf HonellWhy ? . jos a Tallic 276 WILL OGDEN, dc. INa Tally -man and a Rogue are Co- relatives, they are certainly Synonimousy, or at leaft con vertible Terms. if you was not hatch'd by Belzebub, you muſt really be the Off -ſpring of Judas, and will be as furely dam'das Oliver Cromwell. Thou Son of Deucalion, begotten of Stone, the MarbleImages in the Temple Church, that lie Croſs-Liegg dn do muchreſem ble thee, faving tbat thou art a little more Croſstopoor peoplebyrohom , youget aboveFifty perCent, in every Tbing you Sell. EveryFriday you ſetup a Tenter in the Marſhalſea-Court, upon whichyou Rackand Stretchpoor Priſoners like: Engliſh Broad- Cloth, beyond the Staple of the Wool, till the Threads crack , and that caufes them with the leaſt Wet to forink, and preſently wear bare. Money is thy Darling, forthiswould you fall down and worſbip the Image of a Nero, nay, of aDevil, rather than want the fingle Pennythat bears it, yetyou pre tend to Honefity ; but again , I ſay that you, and all yourCalling, are worfe Rogues than were ever bang’d at Tyburn : So taking from him a Silver Watch, Two Gold Rings, and 28 Shillings, they then ſtripp'd him , and bind ing him .Hand and Foot, left him under a Hedge to fhift for himſelf. • Thefe Criminals were great Cronies of one Thomas Jones, a Victualler's Son at Deptford, and Fohn Richardſon ; the former ofwhom was a Butler, and the other Foot-man to an Eſquire living at Eltham ; and one Day rob bing a Gentleman on Black -Heath, and leav ing Foot- Pads. 277 ing him there bound Hand and Foot ; their Maſter, within ſome few Hours after, riding by the ſame Place, where he ſaw the Gentleman bound, he order'd him to be loos’d ; and ca king him into his Coach , brought him to his Houſe ; where refreſhing him with a Glafs of Wine, the Butler had no ſooner- fill'd it out, whomheknew again , but he chargʻd him with the Robbery ; which ſurprizing the Eſquire , lie could ſcarce believe it, till he deſcrib'd what Horſe he rid on, and the other Horſe and Per ſon on him , which prov'd to be one of his Foot -men ; and they not denying the fact, they were carried before a Magiſtrate, com mitted to Maidftone Goal, and hang'd at Rocheſter, on Friday , the 2d of April, 1714As for Ogden and Reynolds, purſuing theſe wicked Courſes, withoutanyFear oftheLaws, either of God or Man, they were at laſt ap prehended for Robbing one Hafey, and John - Bayout, committed to the Marſhalfea Priſon in Southwark , and Hang'd , the firſt Aged 25 Years, the other 22, at Kingſton upon Thames, on Saturday, the 22d of April, 1714. Whilft they were under Sentence of Death, they at tempted to break out of the Stock- Houſe, in which they were confin'd at Kingſton ; and as they were riding to the Place of Execution, Ogden filung a Handful of Money out of the Cart to the People, ſaying, Gentlemen, here is poor Will's Farewel: And when he was turn ing off, he gave Two ſuch extraordinary Jerks wich 278 CHRISTOPHER DICKSON , & c. with his Legs, as was much admir’d by all the Spectators. PALAISOPIVOTU CHRISTOPHER DICKSON , JOHN GIB SON , and CHARLES WEYMOUTH, Foot - Pads, 1 THE fort of theſe Malefactors, namely Chriſtopher Dickſon, aged 22 Years, was born at Whitechappels wherehefery'd five Years Apprenticeſhip with a Baker, and then by con fent parted with him. Afterwards he was Journeyman to another Baker, but ttaid not long there, before bad Company drew him away , and ſeduced him to follow vicious Courſes. The chief Perſons who led himaſtray were fohn Gibſon and Charles Weymouth; the firſt of whom aged 20Years, was born at New kafile -under-Line in Staffordſhire, and was a Sea -faring Man; and the other aged 25 Years, born atRedriff, had alſo been brought up to the Queen on Board fome of herMen of War for ſeveral Years off and on . - When theſe wicked Wretches firſt launched out into the Ocean of Iniquity, they niet a poor old Man going to Brentford Market, 1. whomthey aſſaulted in the Highway ; but finde ing nothing about lain but an old Pair of Spectaclesz.Kit: Dickſon took them away for Mads - the Sea, and le F Foot - Pads. 279 Madneſs : The old Man begging hard for them , faid, Gentlemen, pray be ſo kind asto return me my Spectacles; for they are but liitleworth to yox , and very ſerviceable to me, as fitting very well myAge, which is above Threeſcore Years. However, Dickſon ſwearing moſt hearti ly at him, becauſe he had no Money , he would not part with them , till fack Gibfon ſaid to his Comrade, Prithee , Dickſon, give the poor old Fellow his Spectacles; for if we follow this Trade, we mayafure our felves, we Jhall ne ver reach his Years, to make any Use of them? ; whereupon Dickſon return'd the old Man his Spectacles again . One Morning before Break of Day, theſe Sparks lying perdue for a Prey, where was a. dead Horſe lying flea'd in a Field , they threw the Carcaſs croſs the Road ; and a little after a Country - Fellow riding before it was Light, a full Gallop, and not perceiving the Obstacle laid in hisWay, down fell hisHorſe , and flung him into a Dirch . In the mean time, theſe acute Rogues coming to his Afliſtance, they very kindly help'd him out of the Mire ; but for Civility-Money, they took Three Pounds odd Money of him , and bound him , both Hand and Foot, whilſt lris Horſe was run quite away. But ſome thort time afçer it being broad Day, fome Paſſengers came by, to whom the Country -Fellow crying out for Relief, they went and unbound him ; and when he was on hisLegsagain, and law, the filead Horſe lying in the Road, quoth hex Gades. Bleed ; ſuch Rogues 280 CHRISTOPHER DICKSON , & C. 1 Rogues as theſewere never heard ofbefore for they havé ftollen the very Skin off of the Horfe 1 rid on. Then goinghome on Foot, where he found his Horſewasgot before him , quoth he to his wife and Servants, Gades Bleed,Hovocame Dobbin alive again ? I'm ſureit can't behim , it muſt be the Devil in his Shape; for myHorſe was killd and fled'd but threeor four Flours ago , by a Parcel of Rogues that -robb’d me of all the Money 1 had about me; and ever after, let his wife and Servants ſay what they would to the contrary, they could never perſuadehim that it was the fame Horſe he rid out with. AnotherTime , theſe accompliſhed Villains riding into theCountry, wherekilling an Ox, and cutting off three of its Feet, about the fame Length as Neats- Feer are uſually fold at Market, they put them into their Portman teau's, which were only ſtuffd with Straw ; then going to anInn in Faringdon in Berk fire, they call'd for a very plentiful Supper, and went up to their Chamber, in which was two Beds ; but before they turn'd into Bed, they - cramm’d the Straw which they had in theirPortmanteau's up the Chimney, and then find them again with two good Pair of Holland Sheets, three Pillowbiers, twó Pair of Callico Window -Curtains, one fine Blanket, and a very good Quilt, and then went to their Re poſe . In the Morning lying very late, the Chamberlain having the Curioſity of going foftly up Stairs to ſee whether they were ſtir 140ring, Foot - Pads. 281 ring, and peeping thro ' the Keyhole of the Door, againſt which one of the Beds was placed , he perceived three cloven Feet, which they had tied to their Feet, dangling out at the Bed's Foot s; at which ſight running down Stairs again very much affrighted ; for his Hair ſtood on end , and the Sweat ran down his Face in Drops as big as Peaſe ; quorh he to his Maſter and Miſtreſs, The three Strangers that camebither laſt Night, are three Devils; nay, I'm ſure they muſt be Devils, for I ſaw their cloven Feet. The Maſter not believing this Relation without ocular Inſpection him felf, away he crept ſoftly up Stairs, and peep ing thro' the Keyhole too, he no ſooner faw the Black cloven Feet hanging outat the Bed's Foot, but he randown Štairs faſter than he went up , and told his Wife, That it was true what the Chamberlain ſaid , furthermore add ing, lam ruin'd and undone ; for if it should be known that ſo many Devils haunt my Houſe, Iſhall neverhave a Cuſtomer come to it again ; and how to be rid of thoſe Devils I can't tell. The Inn - keeper's Wife being much ſtart led at what her Huſband faid , after foine ſhort Paufe on the Matter, quoth the, My Dear, 1 would have you go and fetch the Parſon of the Pariſh bither preſently, and fee if he can rid the Houſe of theſe infernal Gueſts, bylaying them . Accordingly the Parfon 'was fetchd, who poſitively affur'd them over a Pint of Sack , that he would ſoon ſend them all to Hell again, their proper Place of Rendezvous, in ſpite 282 CHRISTOPHER DICKSON, &c. ſpite of their Teeth . So ſoftly creeping up Stairs to behold ' em, he no ſooner ſaw their cloven Feet too, but he ran down againin as greatPrecipitation as the Inn -keeperand Cham berlain had done before him , ſaying, Indeed, Neighbours, thew Gueſts in that Roomare cer tainly all Devils ; therefore the only Advice I can give you is. this, That when their Devil Jhips are pleas'd to come down, you muſt give them very good Words, and take not one Far thing for what they have had for themſelvesor their Horſes. The Inn- keeper and his Wife promisd to obferve his Direction, altho' their Reckoning came to above a Guinea ; and at laft the Devils coming down into the Kitchen , where they call'd for a good Breakfaſt,they demanded what was to pay ? ' Quoth the Hoft, ? Not one Farthinz, Gentlemen : You are kindly welcome, without paying any thing. They ſtill infifted upon paying their Reckoning ; but when theyfound thatheir Landlord andLand lady would not take any Money, they took Horſe and rid ſtrait towards London . After wards the Chamberlain going to take the Lin nenoff the Bed, and finding it ready took to his Hands, with divers other Things, as above ſpecified , he acquainted his Maſter thereof, who faid , Why then I'm come off better flill; for conſidering they were thieving Devils, 'tis very well they did nottake the Houſe awaywith them ; but I hope I ſhall never be troubled with fuch Gueſts again . And indeed , he had his Deſire , Foot-Pads. 283 Deſire, for it was their Intention not to trouble him any more, At length the Devil indeed having left theſe tham Devils in the Lurch , they were met with at laſt, and ſent to Newgate ; and at Juſtice Hall in the Old Bailey, were indicted upon three ſpecial Indi&tments for Aſſaulting and Robbing John Edwards, Thomas Elake, and Samuel Slap, on the Queen's Highway. Toall which Indictments Weymouth pleaded Guilty ; and the other Two putting themſelves upon their Trial, it was prov'd , That the ſeveral Perſons robb’d, coming to Town to ſell Cat tle, ſtaid to drink at the Anchor and Hope atStepney , where the Priſoners were, with others of their Gang ; and ſtaying till near 10 at Night, as they were coming over the Fields, were fer upon ; and they robb Edwards of a Hat, value foúr Shillings, eleven Shillings in Money, and a Pocket- Book ; Blake offour teen Shillings in Money, a Pocket-Book, a Pair of Sciſſars, and a Buckle ; and Slap of twenty Shillings in Money, and a Hat. Edwards having a Stick in hisHand, oppos’dthem, and defended himſelf as long as he could ; but they beat him ſo very barbarouſly, that he was in Danger of his Life, and could notappear againft them . William James, one of their Accom plices, being ſworn, depos’d, That he and the Priſoners, and Charles Wade and Henry Thomp fon , not taken, being at the Anchor and Hope in Stepney, were toldby a Woman, that there were three Men had Money; whereupon they went 284 CHRISTOPHER DICKSON, & c. went to the Sign of the Worlds- End, and ſtay'd till they came out, and then follow'd and robb’d them : The Evidence being ſo very plain , the Jury found them Guilty. Nevertheleſs, when theſe Criminals were 'under Sentence of Death , they whiſtled and play'd at Cards, till the very Day before they were to die ; when reflecting on the paſt Follies of their ill mifſpent Lives, they then , but too late, began to bewail their Misfortunes ; were ſo little concern'd for the dreadful Circumſtances in which they lay, that inſtead of preparing themſelves for their latter End, they only fung, damn'd ; and Weymonth particularly declar'd , That his coming to an untimely End, was occaſion'd by his keeping Company with an Old Bawd in Grays- Inn Lane, of whom, and all others of that odious Profeſſion, he gave the following Character. They are the Refuſe and Sink of all Human Society, who having paſs'd through all the De grees of Wickedneſs with their own Bodies, and finding they are incapable of acting any farther Wickedneſs themſelves, do (when they are grown old ) become the Devil's Factors, and tempt others to do that which they are now unable to perform , and thereby do what in ' em lies to take the Devil's Work out of his Hands, their whole Buſineſs being to involve others in the ſame Damnation with themſelves. Theſe, where -everthey arebe the very Peſts and Plagues ofa Nation , and aboveall other Offenders, deſerve to be made Examples of Publick Juſtice. On Foot- Pads. 285 On Wedneſday, the 10th of March , 1712 they were convey'd to Tyburn Road. At the ſame time ſuffer'd Death with 'em , Alexander Petre, for privately ſtealing a great quantity of Copper, of thevalue of 20 Pounds, out of the Warehouſe of one Mr. Thomas Chambers; he readily Confeſs'd that he was guilty of the Fact ; but ſaid , That; one Powel, the Evidence againft him, was the Perſon that entic'd him to the Commiſſion of that Crime. He was 22 Years of Age, born at Newcaſtle upon Tine, in the County of Northumberland, his Calling a Sailor, having for 12 Years been employ'd on board ſeveral of her Majeſty's Men of War ; and the laſt of them on board which he ſerved, was the New Advice, a Fourth Rate. Andalſo SamuelDenny, alias Appleby, was hangd on the * ſame Day for ſtealing a Gelding fromMr. John Scagg, and robbing him of 27 Shillings in Money, on the Queen's Highway ; he was 23 1Yearsof Age , born at Babintreein Efex, and a Wheel-wright by his Trade; but had ſerved 4 Years as a private Centinel in the Army, which being aSoldier was the Occaſion of his taking firſt to ill Courſes. WILL 286 W ILL. JONES, & c. otsatsotatoutsatsetsetegutsetaksette gatsotne WILL JON Es, alias GOODWIN , a Murderer and Highwayman ; John Barber, a Murderer and Houſe-breaker ; Muſtapha Pocco watchlett,, a Turkiſh Highwayman and Sodomite ; Jemmy Leonard a Highwayman i; Luke Page a High wayman ; Tom Randal åMurderer and Footpad ; John Shorter a High • Wayman ; and William Holliday, a Murdererand Highwayman. ALL theſe. Perſonswere very greatOffenderes Namewas Goodwin ; hewas born inGloceſterſhire, at 2 Place caíld Weſton Subedige near Cambden, where he was kept at School till 16 Years of Age, and was once like to have kill'd one Mr. Taylor his Maſter, by ſhooting a Bullet at him, through the Key -hole of a Door, as he was endeavouring to break in upon the Scho lars, when they had pent him out at a Break ing up againſt Chriſtmas. Afterwards his Fa ther, hearing whathe had endeavour'd to have committed, put him to another Maſter, one 2 Mr. a Murderer and Highwayman. 287 ! 1 Mr. Bedford, with whom he was two Years ; and then thinking himſelf too much under Subjection, he deſired his father to take him home, which accordingly he did ; but be ing ſtill deſirous of more Liberty, and having an Estate left him by his Grandfather, he was eager to ſettle himſelf in the World, and his . Father obſerving his Inclination , was ready to gratify his Humour, and ſoon found out a For tune for him, which proving not ſo good an one as he expected, he quickly after abandon'd himſelf to Whoring; and one Sunday Night, af for ſome ſmall Abuſe which his Man gave to a Fellow who was drinking with him, he inſtant ly drew his Rapier and ſtabb'd him to his Heart. Then he took his Horſe and rid away, and betook himſelf to Robbing on the High way, to bear his extravagant Expences when he wanted Money. He robbed the Worceſter Coach,the BridgnorthCoach, andcommitted ſeveral Robberies upon Sarney -Downs by Wine cheſter. He went often on the Foor-Pad , and broke open a Farmer's Houſe , about 5 Miles from Blackwater, taking thence 130 Pounds in Gold and Silver : Atlength he was apprehend ed for robbing one Mr. Salter, and committed to Newgate ; after which being condeinn'd , and adviſed hy Mr. Samuel Smith the Ordinary of that Jayl to prepare himſelf for Death ; he reply'd,, Let every Tub ftand upon its own bot tom , for he would be ſure to ſtand firm upon bis ;; and being convey'd in a Coach to Tyburn itel am ! Er IN ell bi he on 288 WIL L. JON E -s, br. & NreportHyonante,penOne

antrysured160kwardsthe REals Seron Wedneſday, the 26th of July , 1693, he was there executed in the 26th Year ofhis Age.

On the fame Day, and for the fame. Fact of robbing Mr. Salter of Stoak in Buckinghami fhire, was hang'd Jack Barber, aged 24 Years, and born at Chard in Somerſetſhire ; from whencecomingupto London, he betook him ſelf to Service, and liv'd . with Dr. Boorne at the two Twins in Morefields ; where he was honeſt for about a Quarter of a Year, but then by Gaming, loſing both his Time and Money, he began by ſmallMatters to deceive his Ma fter in Shillings and Pence, fo falling out they parted ; when meeting with bad Company he went with them and committed ſeveral Rob beries on the Foot- Pad ; and was in two Robe beries where he did Murder, the one at aGar- 1 0 diner's near Fulham , and the other at Everly's Blackwater, in which last Place he robb'd three totHouſes. At the Place of Execution he was very rude and impertinent, giving ill Wordsto the Ordinary, becauſe he wilh'd himto be fe rious, and to conſider the great Work he was about;, but he would give little or no Atten- untion, ſaying, God bleſs all my Friends, and let all my Enemies be hangʻd as I am . Before theſe Malefactors were turn'd off ; quoth Goodwin , O Lord ! What a wicked Sinner am 1, to get into fucb a Gang asbas broughtme to behangil at laſt; Lord haveMercy on my Sonl. Oh ! Atay ( reply'd Jack Barber ) you Fool, what are you afraid of ? Ne'er fear, God will have Mer cyсу upon us ; but however, let us have ſome Prayers tinto art miſdLE CODICheGa> ܕ2og tiet,mill3. पmicutmin oples uponshianTo I a Murderer,andHighwayman. 289 Prayers and a merry Pfalm ; I do not fear Death at all. Gentlemen, I bave been a great Highwayman, therefore here isno Mercy to be found, the Kingis reſolu'd to hang all ofour Profeffion ; and ru warrant you there wiú be a great many more come after us. One MuſtaphaPoccowitchlet, a Turk , born at Adrianople, altho' he could ſpeak no Engliſh, had committed ſeveral Robberies in this King dom ; and for committing the unnatural Sin of Buggery on the Body of Anthony Bufra, was executed at Tyburn on Wedneſday the 30th of May, 1694, aged 26 Years. Alſo one Janies Leonard , though aged but 18 Years, had been at the Reducing of Ireland, and in King Wil lian's Service in Flanders , from whence com ing into England, he robb'd on the Highway ; for which being condemnd, and convey'd in a Cart to the Place of Execution at Tyburn, on Wedneſday the17th of O &tober, 1694 , he was . little concern’d at his Misfortune, for he ſmila , at the Gallows, looking round about upon the People, and his Hands by fome Careleſsneſs being unty'd , he pulld a Knife out of his Pocket, and with it he ſtrove to cut the Rope ; but miſſing his Deſign , he ſaid, I wiſh it had been a good Knife, but it is a very bad one, it won't cut, or elſe I would have cut the Rope,that they might have got another. But the Knife being not ſharp enough, he threwit among the People, and leaning againſt his Cottin , which lay upon the Coples of the Cart, hé fill a laughing, and ſaid, I am a Ronau -Catholick, VOL. II. O and 290 WILL JONES, &c. anil fo 1 die ; good People, metbinks it is a cold Morning, Iam fure I am ready to quake ;; but however, Iwill pull off my Shoes : 1 borrowed theſe old Shoes in Newgate to come to the Gal Lotos withal. Gentlemen, though I'm but a very Young Man, yet I have been a Highwayman a great while. I have robbed in almoſt all the Koads in England, eſpecially Rumford Road , and Surry Roads. Andthere is one Frymley now in Newgate, with whom I havebeen concern'd a great while , and have committed many Rob beries withhim in ſeveral Roads, and we have robbed the King's Mail; now and then Kingſton Mail, andother Mails. One Luke Page was a notable Highwayman, and being condemned once at Kingfton upon Thames for a great Robbery committed near Guilford ; as he was riding to the Place of Ex ecution, a Country Fellow whiſpering in his Enr, ask'd him if his Paftood ? The Criminal took no notice then of the Clown's impertinentQueſtion , but when he was at the Tree, being requefted by the Sheriff to make fomeConfeffion ; he diſcover'd ſeveral Perſons who had been with him in many Robberies, and among the reſt he nominated the abovefaid Country -Fellow : But moreover, whilft he was directing himſelf to the Spectators, a Reprieve came to ſave his Life, afterwhich being made an Evidence, by quickly pleading to a Pardon , he ſwore ſo hard againſt the Country - Fellow , againſt whom he had inform'd , that he was caſt and condemn'd to die ; and as he was going

to a Murderer and Highw ayman . 291 to the Gallows, Luke Page ſtept up to him , and ſaid , huneſt Friend, does your P, ſtand ? But the Fellow giving him no Anſwer, he went verycontentedly to be hang'd . But nevertheleſs Luke did not long ſurvive him , for committing another Robbery on Hounſloe Heath, his Mittimus was made for Newgate, and he was condemn'd ; when being under Sen tence of Death, Mr. Smith , the Ordinary , enquiring what Employment he was bred up unto, ſmilingly reply'd , That he follow'd the Trade of getting Moneyby robbing ; and then being told the Unlawfulneſs of committing Violence on Mens Perſons in travelling about their lawful Occaſions, le reply'd, That he thought Robbing was 110 great Sin, and per verted a Place of holy Scripture for ſuch irre gular Practice. But yet again, when he was told the unjuſt Steward was not commended for his unrighteous Dealing, but to incite others to a prudential making Proviſion for the Concernments of a furure happy State ; Luke Page urged, 'That Perſons getting the unrigh teous Mammon his way might be ſaved , if they, out of it, he charitable to the Poor : But any, Man ( in my Opinion ) beſides him , would think to relieve the Poor, by wronging inno cent Perſons, was a ſtrange way to gain Hea ven. However, he was obſtinate, ſtubborn , and ſullen to the very laſt, and trifled away his pre cious Minutes even at Tyburn, where he was hang’d on the 6th of November, 1695, agedi 28 Years. Asid one Tom Randala moſt noto . O 2 rious 2 .292 WIL L. Jones, & c. torious Foot- Pad was as obſtinate, who kill'd Robert Stephens a Quaker ; for which Murder he was convey'd in a Cart by the Deceaſed's Door at White- Chappel, and from thenceto the Place of his Execution at Stone-bridge by Kingſland ; where, after he was Executed on Wedneſday the 29th of January, 1694, he was hang'd in Irons on a Gibbet, till his Body wasconſum'd . Whilft this Fellow was under Sentence of Death, he had contriv'd with ſome other Malefactors to have ſeiz'd on the Waiters of Newgate, and to have burnt Mr. Tofield's Papers, theNotary then in the Lodge of that Priſon ; withal deſigning to wreſt the Officers Arms from them , and to fire upon ' em if they oppoſed. They farther deſign'd to have bound the Officers as they came one Day from the Chapel, and if they made the leaſt Oppo fition, to have cut their Throats. And that after their Eſcape they would go on the High ways, take Travellers Horſes, and mounting 'emwould ride off. Moreover they had agreed, that if any one knockt at the Lodge under the Gate they would let them in, and bind them alſo , andthen lock them up with the Officers in the Dungeon or condemnd Hold. One of theſe Confederates being a Smith, he was to have been employ'd in knocking off the others Fetters, and if the Turnkeys had any Money in their Pockets, they would take it fromthem to carry themſelves off, and for Proviſions. And that if the Train -bands, or the Mob, thould come to ſeize them , they would fire upon a Murderer and Highwayman. 293 upon them with the Officers Blunderbuffes, and : would be Maſters of the Priſon till the King ſhould ſend them a Pardon, or elſe they would be ftarv'd or ſhot to Death . In this Conſpiracy was alſo one. John Shorter a Highwayman, executed at Tyburn on Wed 4 neſday the 22d of December , 1697 , aged 30 Years. He did not only confeſs his Crime, but alſo own'd that he knew of the Murder of one Lorimer in Newgate, but was prevailed upon by one Tokefield and Fohn Hart not to diſcover it ; and further ſaid , That the latter of theſe Perfons carried the bloody Knife three Days to gether in his Pocket : And he verily believ'd that the Day before he ſuffer'd Death himſelf at the Gallows, he faw Lorimer's Ghoſt as he was at Prayers in the Chapel of Newgate, which put him into a great Confternation , as tas viſiblyobſery'd by Mr. Smith the Ordinary, Another Highwayman who died with this Pri. foner was William Hollyday, aged 30 Years, and born of very poor Parents in the Pariſh of St. Giles in the Fields, who dying when he was Very Young, he was forced to ſhift for himſelf: So entering himſelf in the ragged Regiment of the Black Guards, which in the Reign of King Charles the Second, was in as great Eſtimation, as the Fanizaries in the Ottoman Court, his acute Genius and prompt Wit, without the Advantage of any Éducation , foon made him be taken notice of by the Superiors of his tat ter'd Fraternity. But that which gain'd him great Reputation, was his being choſen Lord 0.3 , High 294 WILL JONES, ec, Higlı-Steward in a Mock - Tryal of the Viſcount Stafford, held in the Mewſe at Charing -Crofs, in which , though he had not conſulted For teſcue, Fleta, Plowden , Cook upon Littleton, or any other Ancient Law Authors, his Natu ral Parts moſt floridly ſet forth the Heinouſneſs of that Peer's Crime, whoſe Perſon was repre ſented by one of their Tatterdemalions; but inſtead of executing the poor Boy in jeſt, he was hang'd in earneſt, and in that pendent Poſture left till next Morning ; when one of the King's Grooms finding his Lordſhip hang ing in the Stable, he cut him down, and deli ver'd his dead Body to his Friends to be de cently interr’d. Alittle after this piece of Mock - Juſtice was over, Will's Credit increaſing more and more, by reaſon his Ingenuity was attended with a great deal of Courage , he was by the unanimous Conſent of the whole Regi ment of the Black -Guards choſen their Cap tain, in which Poft he behav'd himſelf with a great deal of Prudence and Circumfpe & tion, and by virtue of the great Authority Will bore among them , he brought them, Nemine contra dicente , to be conformable to the following Orders.

1. That none of the Black -Guards ſhould preſume to wear a Shirt, upon Pain of being caſhier'd cut of the Reginent for ever. II. That none of them ſhould be either by Day or Night in any other places than Stables,

empty Houſes, or under Bulks. III. That a Murderer and Highwaynian. 295 III. That they should eat no Viftuals 'but what was ginen them ; therefore what Money they got bycleaning Live-guard -mens Boots or Shoes, and rubbingdown Horſes, Mould either be loſt or increas'dby Gaming among their own Fraternity. IV . That if any ofthem could read or write, they ſhould, by nat practiſing. either, forget both ; becauſe ( like the Czar of Mulcovy) their Captain would not have any underhis Command micre learned than himſelf. V. That they bordd daily appear every Morn ing, by 2 ofthe Clock , on the Parade in St. James's Park, provided they were not letted by Sickneſs, or upon any extraordinary Duty, to receive the neceſſary Orders which the prefent Exigencyof Affair'sthen require. VI. That none shall preſume to folloro the King and Court to Windfor, or upon any Royal Progreſs whatever, but ſuchas were command ed to goon that Party. VII. That if any charitable Perſon beſtow'd a pair of old Shoes or Stockings upon any one oftheir ragged Society, he florild preſently con vertthe ſame into Money to play. VIII. That they ſhould not ſteal any Thing which lay out of their Reach, for fear of bring . ing a Scandal on their Regiment. IX . That they ſhould not endeavour to clear themſelves ofVermin, by killing or eating them ; nor for Profit diſpoſe of them to any Apothe cary, that might now and then want a Quill full 04 296 WILL. JONES, & c. full or Two, to cure fome Lady's Gentle woman or Chambermaid ' of the Yellow Jaun dice. X. That they ſhould cant better than the beft Proficients of that Language in Newgate; pick Pockets without bungling; out-lie a Qua ker; out- fwear a lofing Lord at the Groom Porters ; and brazen out all their Villanies with the unparallell d Impudence of an Iriſh man . In this Employment Will. Holliday re main'd till he was near 20 Years of Age ; when looking uponhimſelf too old to continue lon ger inthat Station , wherein he had behav'd himſelf with a great deal of Bravery, Candor, and Juſtice, he ſurrender'd his Commiffion , and turn'd Highwayman ; which Profeſſion he followed till the Hangman provided for him ( as aboveſaid ) for as long as he liv d . > GILDER 297 PARDUOTAS GILDER ROY, a Murderer, Rr viſber, Incendiary, and Highway man . THISScotch Villain was deſcendedof a very good Family, and born in Perthſhire, in the Highlands of Scotland ; his Father died juſt as he was at Age, when leaving him an Eſtate of about 80 Marks a Year, he thought himſelfwiſe enough for theManagement of it, without Advice of his Friends ; by which Means he, in hort, manag'd it all away,, and ran through it in about a Year and a Half; upon which he ſoon became very Needy, and ſo a fit Subject to be moulded into any Shape that had an Appearance of Profit. Having thus by his Irregularities, reduc'd himſelf to a very poor Condition , he was very burthen- > ſome to his Mother, who often ſupply'd him with Money outof her Joynture, which he al ways quickly conſum'd ; but the perceiving that no good Admonitions would reclaim his Ex travagancy, ſhe withheld her Hand, and for the futurewould not anſwer his Expectation ; whereupon lying at her Houſe one Night, he arofe , burited into his Mother's Bed-Cham 05 ber , 298 GILDER ROY, ber, cut her Throat from Ear to Ear with a Razor, ravilh'd his own Siſter, and a Máid Servant; he robb'd ' em , and ſetting the Houſe on Fire, burnt it to the Ground with the de flower'd Maidens in it. This unparallellid Piece of Villany filling the whole Country with Horror, a Proclama tion was iſſued out for the apprehending him, with a conſiderable Reward for them that Thould bring him to Juſtice. Hereupon he fled into France,wherebeing on a SolemnDay at the Church of St. Dennis in Paris, whilft Car dinal Richlieu was Celebrating high Mafs, at which the King was preſent, Gilder Roy had his Hand in the Cardinal's Purſe, which was hanging at his Side, whilſt he was officiating at the Altar, but hisMajeſty perceiving the Tranſaction from the place where he fat, and Gilder Roy, who was Dreſs'd like a Gentleman, feeing himſelf diſcover'd, hield up his Finger to the King, making a Sign that he ſhould take no Notice , and he ſhould ſee good Sport, TheKing, glad of ſuch an Occaſion of Mirth, let him alone; and within a while after, com ing to the Cardinal, he took Occaſion in Diſ courſe to oblige him to go to his Purſe forMoney, which he miſſing, began to wonder ;but the King knowing which wayit went, was more than ordinarily merry ; ' till being tired with Laughter, he was willing that the Car dinal mighthave again what was taken from him : But whereas the King thought that he who took the Money wasan honeſt Gentle man , a a Murderer, Raviſker, & c. 299!. man , and of ſome Account, in that he was ſo refolute, and kept his Countenance ſo well; get Gilder Roy had more Wit in his Anger than to come near them , who acted not in Jeft, but making as if he jeſted, was in good Earneſt. Then the Cardinal túru'd all the Laughter againſt the King., who uſing his common Oath , ſwore by the Faith of a Gen tleman, it wasthe firſt Time that ever a Thief had made him his Companion , Flying out of France into the Kingdom of Spain, being one Day at Madrid , he went into the Duke of Medina Celis Houſe, when that Grandee had made a great Entertainment for ſeveral Foreign Miniſters ; ſo that ſeveral Pieces of Plate lock'd i » aTrunk, ſtanding in a little Room next to a Hall where the Feaſt was ; while many Servants were waiting. in that Room for their Maſters, Gilder Roy went in a Spaniſh Habit, and accoutred in all Re fpects like the Steward of the Houfe ; and going to thoſe that ſat' on the Trunk, deſired them to riſe, becauſe he was to uſe it ; which they having done, he çaus d it to be taken up by certain Porters that follow'd him in, and went clear with it. Now Gilder Roy having been about Three Years out of his Countrey , and thinking the Villany which he had perpetrated there was forgotten, he return'd to Scotland again , where he foon became a moſt notable Higlıwayman ; and the firſt Perſon on whom he exercis'd this unlawful Calling, wastheEarl of Linlithgow , away whom 300 G'ILDER ROY, W VE1 whom he robb'd of a Gold Watch , a Dia mondRing, and 80 Pieces of old Gold. In a Little Time his Name became ſo dreadful through the whole Country , that Travellers were afraid to paſs the Roadswithout a great many in Company; and when Moneywas Mort with him , he would enter into Atbol, Loquabe, Anguis, Mar, Baquehan, Murrey, Sutherland, and other Shires in the North of Scotland, and drive away the People's Cattle, unleſs they paid him Contribution, which they did Quarterly, and hadhis Protection ;which was Safeguard enough for their own Perſons, or Goods, from receiving Damage by him , or any of his Gang. One Time Oliver Cromwell embarking at Donaghadey, in the North of Ireland , and landing at Part-Patrick in Scotland ; the News thereof coming to Gilder Roy, who was then lurking in Shire Galloway, hemet him on the Road towards Glafcom , and having but only Two Servants along with him , he attempted to command him to Stand and Deliver ; this Rebel thinking Three to Onewas Odds at Foot-ball, he refus d 'to obey Gilder Roy's Or ders ; fo coming to an Engagement, ſeveral Piſtols were diſcharg'd on both sideswithour any Damage, for near a Quarter of an Hour ; when the bold Robber pretended to yield them the Day, by running as faſt as he could from his Antagoniſts ; they purſu'd him very close for near half an Hour , and then ſuddenly turning upon 'em , the firſt Miſchief he did fogtretheAndMefeolnotSendeVISS tmWE WN was a Murderer, Raviſber, & c. 301 was ſhooting Oliver's Horſe , which kicking up his Heels as ſoon as wounded, broke that Traytor's Leg in his falling to theGround ; as for his Servants, he ſhot one of 'emthrough the Head, and the other,begging Quarters, they were granted ; but Oliver being diſabled from walking, he had theCivility toputhim on an Aſs, and tying hisLegs under his Belly, fent 'em both to ſeek their Fortunes. Three of his Roguiſh Companions being ap prehended and ſent to the Talbooth, a Priſon in Edinburgh, they broke out, but were foon retaken, and committed to Glaſcow Goal ; and foon after they were executed a little without the Gates of that City, and left hanging on the Gallows, till their Carcaffes fhould rot and fall away by Piece-meal. Gilder Roy highly reſenting this Indignity offer'd to his Comrades in Iniquity, he vow's Revenge; and it being not long e'er he met the Judge whopaſs'd that Sentence upon ' em , in the Road going to Aberdeen, he attack'd hisCoach , firſt Stripping his Coachman and TwoFootinen ſtark Naked, and then ty'd 'em Hand and Foot, and threw ' em into a deep Pond, where they were pre fently drownd; next robbing the judge of all he had valuable about him, he cut his Coach all to Pieces, and ſhot the Four Horſes belong ing to it Dead. But being not yet ſatisfied , with this Barbarity, driving the Judge into a Wood, and hinding him faft to a Tree,at Night going to him again with ſome of his wicked Accomplices, and putting him on a Horſe To ! 1 302 GILDE'R ROY, BCU1h4 C21Ta11Horfe behind one of 'em , theybrought him to the Gallows where his Three Comrades were ſtill hanging; and which Sort of Gallows was made ( as they be all in Scotland ) like a Turn - Stile, butonly the Beams, on eachEnd ofwhich is nail'd a ſtrong Iron Hook, to which the Rope is faften'd , has no Motion. Now ( quoth Gilder Roy to the Judge ) by my Sol, Mon, as this unlucky Structure, erected to break Peoples Craigs, is notuniform withouta Fourth Perſon taking his Lodging here too, ife mift e'en hang yon upon the vacant Beam. Accordingly hewasas good as his Word ; and for fear the Government ſhould not know who was the Hangman, he fent a Letter to the Prime Miniſters of State to acquaint 'em with his Proceedings. This Infolence of his caus'd ſeveral Legiſlators to contrive Ways and Means to ſuppreſs the Audaciouſneſs of Gilder Roy, and his Companions, who was dreaded far and nigh ; and among 'em one Jennet, a Lawyer, promoted the Law for hanging a Highwayruan firſt, and judging him afterwards; which Law being approv'd of by them who had then Power to ena & Laws, it receiv'd its San ction without any Contradi &tion , and was often put in Force againſt many Gentlemen of the Pad. Gilder Roy having great Succeſs in his Vil lanies, he grew fo intolerably Wicked, thatit was his Pride to take Delight, not only in robbing on the Highway, but alſo to Murder Men upon the leaſt refuſing of giving him what STloKEB. a Murderer, Raviſher, & c. 303 a what they had ; raviſh Women after he had took all away from ' em ; and burn Houſes and Barns where the leaſt Affront was offer'd hinr. But at laſt a Second Proclamation being iſſued out for the apprehending him, with the Re ward of a Thouſand Marks for any one that ſhould take him , Dead or Alive ; one Peg Cun ningham , a Strumpet, with whom he kept Company, for the Lucre of his Money, be tray'd him when he came next to her Houſe ; which being ſurrounded by above 50 Men, and he ſenſible by whom he was trepann'd , ran into her Bed - chamber, and with a knife ripp'd up his Harlot's Guts ; then returning to the Room from whence he came, he ſtood upon the defenſive Part againſt his Adverſa ries with ſuch an undaunted Bravery and Re ſolution, that before they could take him , he il'd Eight of them with Sivord and Piſtols : But then being overpower'd , and put into a diſmal Dungeon, in the Cafle of Edinburgh, where he hadvery heavy Shackles clapp'd on his Legs, frong Chains about his Middle, and his Hands Handcuff'd behind him ; in that Con dition he was kept Three Days and Three Nights, without any Allowance ofVictuals or Drink ; when without any manner of Proceſs, or Tryal, beingconvey'd by a trong Guard to the Market-Croſs in Edinburgh, he was there hang'd on a Gibbet Thirty Foot in Height, in April, 1658, Aged 34 Years ; and afterwards hang'd in Chains on another Gibbet erecte ! Ten 304 MACCARTNEY, Ten Foot higher , betwixt that City and Leith , which is about a Mile from Edinburgb. CROSOSSussssssssssssss MACCARTNEY , a Murderer and Highwayman , and Houfe Breaker. THIS Iriſ Villain wasthe Baſtard Son of Major-General Maccartney, begot on the Daughter of a Preſbyterian Parſon at Belfaft, a Sea -port Town in the North of Ireland , but as he was an Illegitimate Child, reſpectednei. ther by Father nor Mother, they gave Five Pounds to a poorlabouring Man in the Neigh , bourhood, to take this Bruogia as his own. When he grew up in Years, and underſtand . ing by his Foſter-Father who were his right Parents, Pride inſpiring him to fcorn to live any longer in a poor little Cabbin, where Potatoes without Butter, and Bonny- clabber, was the chiefeſt of his Diet, lie went firſt in queſt of hisMother, whomfinding to be dead , and buried for fome Years paft, he was upon the Sænt then after his Father Maccartney ; who being a Lieutenant-Colonel in a Foot Regiment, he preferr'd his Natural Son to an Enlign's Poft ; but doing ſome petty raſcally Tricks, in robbing Two or Three Captains of Linnen , a Murderer, & c. 305 a Linnen, andother Things, his Commiſſion was took from him, ina moftdiſgraceful Manner . Now being left to the wide World, and knowing not what Courſe to take for a Liveli hood , as being no Scholar, nor brought up to any Trade, he turn'd Thief at once, being ſo light-finger'd , that any Thing was his own which lay within his Reach. He was a nota ble Houſe -breaker, and had done many Ex ploits that Way ; but his greateſt was in breaking open the Houſe of Sir Thomas Rochford, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer , in the Kingdom of Ireland, whom he and his Comrades bound , with his Lady, Back to Back like a Spread -Eagle, andall the Men and Women Servants in the Houſe after the fame Manner, without either Shirt or Smock upon em ; then breaking open all Trunks, Cabi. nets, Scrutores, and Cheſts of Draws, they took wliat Plate and Moneythey could find, to the Value of 1400 Pounds. After the committing this notorious Rob bery, his Country being too hot to hold him, he fled into Scotland ; where breaking open a Stable belonging to Sir JamesStewaril, then Her Majeſty's Advocate for that Kingdom , and Stealing thence a Horſe and Saddle, he came into England, and turn'd Highwayman ; and being pretty lucky in his Roguery, he always maintain'd himſelf very genteel in Cloths ; ſo that the handſome Appearance which he made in his Habit, with his fawning, cringing, and flattering Way, uſed by molt Iriſhmen 1 1 306 MACCARTNEY, Iriſhmen, had brought him to be acquainted with ſeveral creditáble Gentlemen , to whom he pretended he had a very good Eſtate in Ireland. And one Day Maccartney, with another Rogue as good as himſelf, meeting in the Strand one Mr. Vaughan, a Wellh Gen tleman, having about 4cc Pounds per Annum in Pemibroke bire, he invited him to drink a Pint of Wine ; and going together to a Ta vern; whilft they were regaling themſelves over a Glaſs of Claret, quoth Maccartney to his Comrade, I vowthis is a very fine Day, we'll e'en ride both of us out this Afternoon. Said Mr. Vaughan , ( not in the leaſt miſtruſting they were Highwaymen ,) If I had a Horſe, 1 would ride out with you too, Gentlemen . Quoth Maccartney, Ill help you to a Horfe, Sir ; and being as good as his Word, they all Three rid towards Rumford; beyond which Place about a Mile, meeting a Coach full of Paſſengers, Maccartney and his Coinrade fet upon it, and whilft they were robbing them , quoththe Welſh Gentleman to himſelf , rll not fand idle, Pll e'en be doing ſomething too ; ſo perceiving another Coach at a little Diſtance behind the other, which the other had attack'd , and in which was only one Gentleman, with his Footman behind, he made up to it, and commanding the Coachman to ſtop, he robb'd the Paſſenger of Five Guineas in Gold , and 40 Shillings in Silver, and rid off. The Gentle man that was robb'd calling out then to his Footman , and ſaying, Tom ,Did thou ſee the Gentleman à Murderer, & c. 307 Gentleman that was juſt now by the Sideofthe Coach with me ? Tom ſaid , Yes, Sir. Quoth the Gentleman again , Why' he hath robb'à me. Tomreply'd, I ſaw the Gentleman talking to you , but I don't believe he robb’d you , Sir ; you muſt be miſtaken. Said the Gentleman, in a great Paflion, Why, you Son of a Whore, do you think I can't tell when I'm robb'd ; why I ſay again that I am robb’d ; for he has took above SevenPounds from me. Quoth Tom , It is ad mirable to me, he ſhould beguilty of ſuch an Action, for he was always reckon'da very honeft Gentleman. Said the robbid Perſon tlien, Do you know him ? Do I know him? ( reply'd Tom ,) Yes, Sir, very well; for I was his Footman about a rear ago ; and a very good Maſter, I muſt needs ſay, íhad ofhim . Upon this Intelligence, the Gentleman promiſing Tom 20 Guineas, be lides the 40 Pounds Reward for apprehending and convicting a Highwayman, in caſe he could take him, Tom was ſo diligent for the getting this Money, that as ſoon as he and his Maſter came to London , finding Mr. Vaughan's Lodge ing, they ſeiz'd him , and carried him beforea Magiſtrate , who committed him to New gate ; from whence being remov'd by a Writ of Habeas Corpus to Chelmsford Goal, and try'd at the Aflizes held there in March, 1784 , he was condemn'd ; but it being the firſt Fact, and having good Friends, which be made upon the Expences of 500 Hundred Pounds, he procur'd a Reprieve ; and ſaid then, That for the future he would fand ſtill firft, before he trouli 308 MACCARTNEY, &c. would be guilty of ſuch another Crime, which bad like to have coſt him his Life. Now if Maccartney had made ſuch a Pro miſe, without ever violating it, it had been well for him too ; but inſtead ofreclaiming, he ftill purſu'd his wicked Courſes; for ſhortly after Mr. Vaughan had been brought under this unhappy Circumſtance , by being in his Company ; he going to Briſtol, there was one Mr. Beachere of Wiltſhire went alſo down to that City, in order to go for Ireland, where he unhappily fell in Company with this Villain, that was likewiſe goingto thatKingdom . So in the Morning, after their ſhort Acquaintance over Night, Maccartney calling upthe afore ſaid Beachere to go down to the Pill to Em bark ; but when he was on Durham Down, a Mile without the City, this Iriſh Rogue knock'd him down, and with a Razor cut his Throat from Ear to Ear, and then pafsd over Rewnam - Ferry into Somerſetſhire , and en quired his way for Exeter, but turn'd ſhort to Uphill, and went over into Wales, and de ſign'd for Holy - Head; but Meſſengers being ſent into Wales, to enquire at all the Ports, heard of him , and purſu'd and took him in Brecknockſbire, with Beachere's Cloaths and Bloody Shirt. He was then committed to GlouceſterGoal; and being Try'd and Convicted for this Murder and Robbery, he was there Ex ecuted, on Wedneſday, the 7th of April, 1714, Aged 23 Years, and was afterwards hung in Chains on Durham - Down, near the City of Briſtol. TOM a 309 USTSUSCS1819202 SESUDUOTUCOCOSECAS و

. TOM WAT E R S, a Highwayman . THI" His Tom Waters, a moſt notorious High wayman, was born of very good Parents at Henly upon Thanies in Oxfordſhire, who dying when he wasyoung, his Uncle took care of him , and put him an Apprentice to a No tary-Publick behind the Royal-Exchange ; but proving extravagant, and running away from his Maſter before he had ſerv'd half his Aps prenticeſhip, he betook himſelf to bad Com pany; fo growing neceffitous, he entred him ſelf into the Earl of Dover's Troop of Guards. However, being ſoon weary ofthat Service, the Pay not anſwering his exceflive Ways of ſpending, he went to robbing on the High way ; and the firſt Exploit in this kind which he coinmitted, was on about 20 or 30 Gypſies, wliom he ſeeing tocome out of a Barn early one Morningnear Broinley in Kent, he rid up to them ; and commanding the ſtrolling Crew to ſtand, or otherwiſe he would Thoot half a ſcore or a dozen of them thro' the Head, they obey'd his Command : Butwhen he next ora der'd them to undo their Puuſe - ſtrings, there was as great aHolo-loo ſet up by them , as among the Wild Iriſh for the Loſs of a Cock or a Hen ; they began to beſeech his Pity and Compaſſion in their fhim - lham broken Gibbe silh , 3 310 TOM WATERS, riſh , telling him, that they would tell him his Fortune without croſſing their Hands with a Piece of Silver. QuothTom , a Plague on you for a Parcel of cheating Rogues and Whores, I know it is wry Fortune to be hang'd , if I don't mend my Manners : Therefore you nruft not put your Laradiddles upon me, by tell ing me my Fortune will be lucky, good, good and proſperous; come, come, down with what you have preſently, or elſe I ſhallſend all your Souls to the Devil this Moment. When this jug gling Tribe found he was reſolutely bent to take what they had , they fell to emptying their Purſes and Pockets of Silver Spoons, Silver Brandy Tafters, and GoldRings, which , with out doubt, they had ſtollen from ſome filly People, whom they drew in up and down the Country to have their Fortunes told them ; which Moveables, with what Money he got beſides of them, came to above 60 Pounds i but ſuch an Outcry they made for their Lors, that ſeveral Ruſticks running with Clubs, and Flails, and Pitchforks, to ſee what was the Oc cafion of this ſorrowful Lamentation, Tom met them, and ſaying to them , That whilft ſome of the Gipfies there before them was tell ing him his Fortune, they had pick'd his Pocket of a very conſiderable Value, which he could not get again of them , till he had whipt ſome of them almoſt within an Inch of their Lives. Truly ( replied the Country men ) you did very well, Sir ; for there is not fuch aPack of Thieves in Hell, as them Gipfies be. a Highwayman. ZIL be. So Tom purting Spurs to his Horſe, he made the beſt of his way, before the ſtrolling Jugglers could come up to tell the Country Fellows their fad and lamenrable Story . Another Time meeting with an Hoftler coming to London, who once went to betray him at an Inn where he liv'd in Doncaſter, in Yorkſhire ; and knowing him again , he or dered him to ſtand and deliver,or otherwiſe he was a dead Man . The aſſaulted Perſon had about 40 Pounds in his Portmanteau, which he had fav'd in his Service in the Cound . try , and was coming to the great Metropolis of England to improve it if pollible ; but Toni favd him that Painsand Trouble, by taking it all away, which made him to ſay, He was nt terly ruin'd and undone, for that Money was all he had in the World , therefore he hop'd he would be ſo tender -hearted as to reſtore it him 5 again. Yes ( replied Tom ) when you are dand; beſides, where wasyour tender Heart. whenyouonce went to betray metobe hang'd ? No, no, you cheating, Son of a Whore, Iwill not giveyou one Farthing ; go andget more the ſame wayyougot this; for I knowyou have fill got certain Charmsfora Horſe's Mouth, that be ſhould not eat his Hay; and behind a Tra veller's Back, you'll cozen bis Horſe tohis face. So ſhooting the Hoftler's Horſe under him, left him to make the beſt of his Journey as well as he could . Afterwards Tom overtaking Sir Ralph Dela val, a Vice Admiral, on the Road' betwixt Peters 312 TOM WATERS, Petersfield and Portſmouth, whom heknew to be a Flag -Officer, quoth he, Well overtaken, Brother Tar ; What Faitb is thine, a Starboard Faith, or Larboard ? Sir Ralph looking very wiftly on Tom , whom he thought to be very impudent, he ſaid , Why; What makes you ena quire about my faith . Tom reply'd ,, Becauſe I havebeen told, that a fore Wind is generally the Subſtance of a Seaman's Creed, and freſh Water the Burden of his Prayers. Quoth Sir Ralph, When you are aFatherConfeffor, Iſhall tell you myBelief, and not before. Said Tom again , I muſt, Sir, be as angry asyou pleaſe, beg of you to tell meyour Belief ofone Thing Quoth Sir Ralph, What's That ? Tomreplyd, Only whether you believe, Sir, you ball not be robb'd beforeyou reach to your Fourney's End to Day ? Quoth Sir Ralph, 1 believe' not. Why then (faid Tom ,) you and I are of twodifferent Opinions ; for I believe you will be robba. So inſtantly plucking our a couple of Piſtols, he ſaid, Unlefs you inſtantly deliver; Sir, your Money, I'll ſhoot you and your Footman too. Makehafte , Sir, for Time is very precious, and I have a great deal of Buſineſs to do be twixtthis and Night. Now Sir Ralph finding himfelf in a Strait betwixttwo Dangers, which were either to loſe hisLife or hisMoney, he ſav'd the firſt by ſurrendring the laſt, which was about 90 Guineasand a Gold Watch , and very kindlyaccepted by Tom , who rid away without making any more Words of the Matter, On 1 a Higbwayman. 313 On the fameDay meeting betwixtGuilfordand. Godalnin the famousHermaphrodite living for merly in Lamb's- Conduit - Fields, butafterwards at Golport, oppoſite to Portſmouth, quoth he , You double refin’d Monſter half Roque, half Whore ; damn you , I don't know what to call your Mafculo- femenine Nature ; ſtand and de liver,, or elſe'never expect to go home aliv :., She (if I may call her ſo ) being in a Fe male's Attire, begg'd very hard that he would not ſo much unman himſelf as to rob a ſingle Woman. Quoth Tom , A ſingle Woman, you Bitch ! Why I don't unman myſelf in robbing you ; for as thou'rt both Man and Woman, Y rob two Perſons in taking your Money, which I Coinmanil you to dzliver preſently. Finding no Words would prevail with him to be Civil, ſhe gave him 20 Pounds; butwithalthreatning him , that if ever ſhe found him out, ſhe would proſecute him to the very utmoſt of the Law, That's the leaſt of my Fear, quoth Tom , bo cauſe, being neither Man nor Woman, it will be a hard thing for you, half Mr. Rogus, half Mrs. Bitchington, to prefer a Bill againſt me. This Fellow in the space of five Years , had committed ſeveral moſt notorious Robberies; but at lait being apprehended and ſent to Newgatefor robbing one John Hofey, a Briſtol Carrier, on Hounſlom -Heath, of above 1400 Pounds in Money andPlare, he was condemn'd for this Robbery ; and being convey'dtoTyburn. in a Coach, on Friday the 17th of July, 1691, he was there executed in the 26th Year of his Vol. II. P Age ; 많 314 JACK CULLUM, Age ; and died extremely reſolute to the very Jait. SOODSACOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JACK CULLUM, a Houſe-breaker, and Tony Gery, a Foot- Pad. " THE following Malefa&tors were both very notorious in their ſeveral Ways of Theft. The firſt of them , namely John Cullum , alias Johnſon , was born at Stove in the County of Suffolk ; but his Parents dying when he was young, he was brought upto no Trade, there fore he went into a Gentleman's Service, and was for ſome Years a Domeſtick in ſeveral wor thy Families in London, where he behaved him ſelf very faithfully. Afterwards heſerv'd at Sea asa common Sailor, and at Land in the Capacity of a private Centinel ; but not being con tented with what he might have got by a law ful and honeſt Employment, he would try his Fortune another way, which he did, and that to his Ruin ; for after the Commiſſion of ſe veral Robberies, having in September 1713, committed a Felony, forwhich he was burnt in the Hand, and ſent to Bridewell in Clerkenwell : He there was concern'd in a Riot, wherein one Edward Perry, a Turnkey of that Goal, was murder'd ; and for that bloody Fact, Richard Keele and William Lowther ( there in Compa ny with him ) were executed on Clerkenwell Green , a . Houſe - Breaker. 315 Green , on the 22d of December following, and hang'd both in Chains at Holloway, while this Jack Cullum then made his Eſcape by flying from Juſtice. However,thatexemplary Puniſhment inflicted on his Comrades, working no Reformation in him, he ſtill purſu'd his Wicked Courſes; till at laſt he was apprehended and committed to Newgate, and indicted for ftealing three Suits ofCloaths, a Riding-Coat, Linners, and other Goods, out of the Stables of the Lord Paget, on the 17th of March, 177. It was depos'd at Juſtice- Hall, in the Old-Bail.ry, That about Nine at Night, the Stables being found open,, and a Man ſeen to go by with a Bundle, he was purſu'd , and thereupon drew a Piſtol, and fired at one of the Purſuers, but was taken, and threw down the Goods ; whereupon the Matter being very plain, the Jury found him guilty of the Indictment, Whilſt he was under Condemnation, he ſaid , That it was more his Misfortune than his Fault, that he was like to have been brought into the Danger of Suffering for the abovelaid Murder of Edward Perry ; for he had no ſuch Deſign as to aſſault or hurt any Perfon at that Time ; but as for the Fact for which he now ſtood condemnd, he ownd it, and the Juilice of the Sentence paſs'd upon him for it . More over,, he confeſs'd he had leen a very ill Liver in ſeveral Reſpeets ; and when he came to the Place of Execution at Tyburn, on Wednofılay the 21ſt of April, 1714, and where he was P 2 hangd 316 JACK CULLUM, hang'd in the 25th Year of his Age, he bitterly wert ; and by that and other Demonftrations of Sorrow for his Sins, the Spectators might have ſome Hopes that he was truly Penitent. As for Anthony Gery, or rather Geariſh, which was his right Name, he was about 20 Years of Age, born at Newberry in Berkſhire; but his Parents removing him from thence, and bringing him up to London, he was bound Apprentice for 7 Years to Mr. Gately, a Moun tebank, to leatn to dance on the Rope, Tum bling and Vaulting. However, growing very looſe and wicked, he ran away from his Mía fter, and then went to Sea, where he ſerv'd on Board the Royal Sovereign, the Neptune, and ſeveral other Men of War, in one of which he was caſt away. Afterwards coming to London , and getting into bad Company, he committed above 30 Felonies and Burglaries ; and was in February 1714 condemnd forrobbing one Mrs. Anne Noel on the Highway ; but ohtaining the Mercy of a free Pardon in Au guft, 1713, he was ſo far from minding it, and improving it as he ought to have done, that he preſently return'd to his old Trade of Thieving again ; for which he was committed to New gate, and indicted for privately ſtealing a Sil. ver Porringer, value 45 Shillings, the Goods of Elizabeth Fotherby, from the Perſon of Eliza beth Wialey, on the içth of March, 1714. The ſaid Whaley depo: d , That having been to ferch fome Oyſters in a Porringer, as the was coming home, the met the Priſoner and anot: er ; and 3. while a Houſe-breaker. 317 while the other catch'd hold of her, pretending. to kiſs her, the Priſoner ſnatch'd the Porringer ; and being purſu'd and taken, lie threw it un der a Stall, where it was found. Thus the Matter beingplainly prov'd againſthim ,the Jury found him guilty of the Indictment; and he was hang'd at Tyburn with John Culluni. On the fame Day were execured at Ty burn, John Ralph, Lydia, alias Elizabeth Cane, alias Taylor, alias Jackſon , and Eliza beth Boile, alias Young, alias Betty the Cook .The foſt of theſe Criminals wasaged 21 Years, born in the City of Durham , of honeft Parents, who bound him Apprentice to one Mr. Armstrony, a Wine-Cooper in London , was condeinnd for ſtealing a Silver Tankard , value io Pounds, 2 Tumblers, value 3 Pounds, 12 Silver Spoons, a Silver Ladle, a Porringer, and other Goods, out of the Houſe of Henry Robins, a Viêtualler, living in the Pariſh of St. Clement's Danos. The other, aged 25 Years, born in the Pa riſh of St. Dunftan's Stepney, uſually cry'd China Ware about the Streets ; but at the ſame time follow'd Thieving, for which the had been often whipt and burnt in the Hand ; but ſtill purfu'd her Wickedneſs, till the was condemn'd to die for breaking the Houſe of one John Hatchet,and ſtealing thence a Cloth Coatza Drug- get Suit, and otherGoods of one Thomas Bugg, a Lodger there. And the 3d ,age:149 Yearsborn , in thePariſh of St. Margaret Weſtminſter , and call d Betty theCook, from having been formerly an under Cook in Foreign Amballador's Houſes, P 3 Land 218 JACK CULLUM, a and other honourable Families ; had heretofore been burnt in the Hand for Felony, ınd upon that Conviction ſent to Hard Labour at Bridewell; but taking no Warning by this Puniſhment and Correction, ſhe was condemn'd upon two In dictments, for ſtealing three Suits of Head cloaths, a Bible, and other Goods, out of the Houſe of DanielWhitfield ; and for ſtealing two Gold Rings, value 30 Shillings, and other Goods, value 40 Shillings, out of the Dwell ing Houſe of Mary Lambert. The Cauſe of her following ſuch a wicked Courſe as ſhe has done, was her Pride, which rais'd in her aa De fire of living above her Condition and Circum ſtances in the World ; and to compaſs this, ſhe thought Thieving was her readiest Way , but therein found herſelf much miſtaken ; for in ſtead of growing rich and great, and able to live at Eaſe, the broughtPoverty, Shame, Mi fery and Ruin upon herſelf by thoſe very wick-. ed Practices, from which ſhe expected to reap great Advantages and Satisfaction. Whilft une der Sentence of Death, ſhe was very uneaſy and reſtleſs, diſcovering a hot, violent and un ruly Temper ; for becauſe a Fellow who had given her theFrench Pox, would r.ot come to ſee her under her fatal Misfortunes, the ſwore ſhe would haunt him after Death. Agaio, when ſhe was going into the Cart to be exe cuted, there being a Man and a Woman tyd there before to be hang'd with her for Com pany, The ſwore ſhe would not be ſqueez'd up for any Body, and therefore would have more room a Houſe-Breaker. 319 room to feat her ſelf ; and having a Smock at Pawn in Holborn, ſhe call d at the Pawn broker's as the rid by to Tyburn ; but he refu ling to give it her, the in a very great Paſſion . ſwore he wouldi plague him for it after ſhe was hang'd . CRURIERSTORE JOHN PRICE, Hangman, Thief, and Murderer. Itwould be but little Benefit andSatisfaction to the Reader, to have an Account or this Criminal's Extraction , becauſe it is fo extraors dinary mean ; or to tell the City, Town; or Village where he was born , tho ' he firſt drew his Breath in the Fog. end of the Suburbs of London ; and , like Mercury, becamea Thief . as ſoon as ever he peept outof tlie Shell. The Impiery of Fortunehaving reduc'd his miſerable Parents to ſuch Extremity, that they could not beſtow on this their Son, who was the Fruit of their firſt Loves, any Éducation , it was his misfortune to improve himſelf in all manner of Wickedneſs, and at ſuch Years too , that one would have thought the Paucity of them might have preſerv'd his Infancy from acting any Villany, till turn'd of Seven : But fo prone was he addicted to all manner of P4 Vice , 11 320 JOHN PRICE, Vice, that as ſoon as he could ſpeak, he would Curſé and Swear with as great a Paſſion and Vileneſs as is frequently heard round any Gaming-Table. Moreover, to this unprofitable Talent of Profaneneſs, he added that of Ly ing ; in the Art and Myſtery whereof he was fo dextrous, that it was once a means of ſaving his Life . For when John Price was about 18 Years of Age, living as a Serving-man with a Gentleman in the Country, he turn'd him out of his Service, purely upon the account ofhis exceſſive Lying ; when going towards London, and robbing an old Market-Woman of about 18 Shillings near Brentwood' in Eler, he was taken by ſome Travellers coming ſuddenly on him in the Fact, and committed by a Magi Strate to Chelmsford -Goal ; where at the Aflizes pleading guilty at his Tryal, he receiv'd Sen tence of Death; but his late Mafter being then High -Sheriffof the County of Efex, and ta king Compaſlion on his Servant's Misfortunes, did not permit his Sentence to be put in Force against him ; of which the Judges being in form'd the next Affizes, they went down thi ther, and ſeverely blaming the Sheriff for 1106 putting their Sentence in Execution, eſpecially when the Criminal had pleaded guilty to the Criine laid to luis Charge ; the Sheriff ſaid , H : acknowledg'd that ſuch a Man had been con denind the laſt Aſizes ; but then the Reaſon for notexecuting him was this, beknewthe Felowto be ſuch an abominable ,prodigious,unaccountable Lyar, that there wasnot believing one Word be Hangman, & c. 324 i he ſaid ; Tohis pleading guilty to what was lai... to his Charge, was in bis Opinion an eviden ! Sign we ought to believe him innocent of the Fact, and therefore he would not be guilty of hanging an innocent Man for the World . Which facetious Story of Mr. Sheriff making the Judges (mile, they reprieved the Criminal, but with a ſevere Reprimand, and ſtrist Charge of never coming before them any more. Soon afterthisEſcape from the Gallows,Johns Price makes the belt of his way for London ; where ſtill purſuing the Paths of Vice, he affo ciated himſelf with a Tribe of Pick - pockets, and thoſe vagabond Rogues whom we call. Gypſies, and with theſe Tarterdemalions he ran up and down the Country, frequenting all Fairs and Concourſes of People, till he was. catch'd diving in a Pocket that was none of his own, and comnitted to Newgate in Briſtol, and being there ſeverely whipt for his Fault, he went on board a Merchant-man, and after wards ſerved in two or three Men of War ; but then not forbearing to pilfer fro :n the Seas men, for which he was afterwards, whipe at a Gun, and pickled with Brine, and was once Keel-hawl'd ; which is faftning a Rope about him juſt under his Arms, and drawn up to the main Yard -Arm on the Starboard - ſide, he is flounc'd from thence into the Sea, and juſt co ver'd with the Water, a great Gun is fir'd over his Head, which ſtunshim ; then another Rope is ſo order'd about him, that the Seamen dra iv PS hin 322 JOHN PRICE, him under the Keel of the Ship to the Larboard lide, and there draw him up. Theſe Puniſhments at Sea made himn have an horrid Averſion againſt the Sight of Salta Water ; and coming afhore at Portſmouth, ran away from his Ship to beloved London again , where he would never hearken to any whole fome Counſel that was given him , but was re ſolv'd to break through all virtuous Sentiments, and wholly to betake himſelf to all manner of Wickedneſs. Tho' he had been whipe boch by Land and Sea , and burnt once in the Hand ar Hertford Affizes, he could notyet forfake Vil lany ; and entring himſelf into a Gang of Foot-Pads, whoone Night going upontheir Exploits, divided themſelves into three Bands, and anAttorneythen falling into their Hands near Hampftead, his Money they demanded , with a thouſand Oaths and Curſes that they would piſtol him unleſs he prefently deliver'd ; aceording to their Demand he gave them what Money he had about him , which was Eight Guineas, rejoycing howsoever that he had now paft, as he thought, all Danger: When lo, ſud denly as he came up to the half-way Houſe, betwixt that Place and London , he was again furrounded with the fecond Band of theſe Rogues, who viewing him neatly, demanded whence he came, and where he was going ; to whom he related his piteous Adventure , and into what cruel Hands he had fallen . Hoto, cruel? anſwered one of the Gang ; How durft you uſe thefe Terms? And who made you lo bold Hangman, & c.. 323 bold as to talk to us with your Hat on ? Pray, Sir, be pleaſed henceforwards to learn more Manners. Which ſaying, he ſnatches his Hat and Wig off his Head, and took a Diamond Ring off his Finger, in all to theValue of 15 Pounds.. What could our poor Lawyer now do ? To return back again , was, to leap out of the Frying-Pan ( as we ſay) into the Fire : wherefore he faintly puts on . When ſcarce had he got paft Kentiſb- Town, but the third Band, who lay as Centinels in this Place, make up to him , bringing along with them a Man who had not a Rag of Cloaths on his Back, no not ſo much as a Shirt, adreadful Thing, con lidering the time of Year, it being in the depth of Winter : Sir ( faid Price, who was in this Party ) you will do a charitable Deed, te let this poor Wretch , whom we have juſt nom ftript, have your upper. Coat, or rather both upper and under, who you ſee hathnothingto cover him, being almoſt dead with Cold . The Lawyer would willingly have pleaded, that Charity begins at home, and thatevery Man is bound by the Laws of Nature to conſerve his own Being rather than anothiers : But alas ! his Clients were other kind of Men than to be mov'd by the Laws of the Land or Nature ei ther ; wherefore they take from him both his Coats and Waſtcoat, telling him it was a Fa. vour that they took not from him his Life alſo , feeing he made fo bad Uſe of it. Not long after this, Price and one of his wicked Aſſociates privately conveying them felvc3 324 JOHN PRICE, ſelves one Evening into aHouſe in Fleetftreet, crept up into a Garret fill'd with nothing but old Lumber with an Intent to rob thePeople ; but in the Night buſtling about in the Dark, as Price was going to a Table for a Piſtol he had laid there, he had no ſooner laid his Hand on it, but it preſently (having a veryeaſy Spring) diſcharges, and awaken'd them of the Houſe, who immediately began to riſe to ſecure them . Price's Comradeflies preſently to the Window , where they had faſtend a Rope ready for their Eſcape, and firſt offers to ſlide down, when ſcarcely had he got above a Story andhalf from the Ground, but the Ropebroke, and he falls down : However, as naught is never in danger, he receiv'd not ſo much hurt, but that he made a Shift to ſcramble away. In the mean time Price being left behind, was as a Man amaz'd, feeing himſelf alone three or four Stories high , without any poſſibility of follow ing his Companion ; but reſolving to venture Neck or Nothing, he quickly removes the re maining Part of the Rope to another Window , whereby he might let himſelf down into the Balcony, whither he was no fooner got to, but all the People of the Houſe were now inan Alarm , upon which he jumps out full into a great Basket of Eggs, which a Man coming from Newgate Market bad on his Head, and running all about liis Ears, nay all his whole Body as he lay upon the Ground, there was then as great an Outcry of Murder as there was of Thieves; but all to no . purpoſe , for Price Hangman, & c . ? 325 Price having broke hisFall by his Jump into that brittle Commodity , he made his Eſcape likewiſe, to reign longer in his Roguery. Jack Price having got clear this Time, and beginning to be very much noted about Town, takes a Journey into the Country, ſtripping all the Hedges he met with that had any Linnen on them , till he had reach'd Cumberland; where putting into a little Inn, the People whereof were none of the honeſteſt, and finding by his Diſcourſe that he was a Servant fit for their turn, he was entertain'd as their Tapſter, and let into the Secret of their murdering Travel lers that ſometimes lay there: But long he had not been in this new Employment, before a Gentleman happen'd to put into this Inn for Lodging; who being in his Chamber, he per ceiv'd , a little after Supper, the Servant to weep as ſhe was making his Bed, and was ſea cretly inform’d by her of the Danger he was in.Amongſt other Things ſhe told him , ' twas tie Inn-keeper's Cuftom to ring a Bell , at the Sound of which ſeveral Roguescame running ; when preſently one of them feigning to be Servant to the Inn, comes to the Chamber where the Gueſts are , and making as if he would ſnuff the Candle, would put it out,, up on which the other Villains would enter and fall upon them, and ſo moſt cruelly murder them , there being none that could efcape them , This Gentleman conſidering with himſelf what to do, cauſeth the Maid to bring him a Lant horn , and puts a Candle lighted in it, and hidung C 326 JOHN PRICE, hiding his Lanthorn under a Stool, lays ready his Arms, and Atands upon his Guard . When ſcarcely had he fat himſelf down, but a great booriſh Fellow enters, who veryofficiouſly as Servant of the Houſe, fo fnuft the Candle, that he ſnuffs it out ; but the Gentleman cauſes pre fently his Man to bring out the Lanthorn , re pels the Villains, who came in very boiſterouſly upon him , killing two of them , and puts the cthers to flight ; ſeizes on the Inn -keeper and his Wife, delivers them into the Handsof Ju fice: ; and at the Affizés it being prov'd by the Maid they had murder'd at ſeveral times 14 of their Gueſts, whoſe. Bodies were found in an arched Vault in the Garden , to which they had a fecret Paffage out of a Cellar, they were both condemn'd and executed, the Inn -keeper him felf being afrerwards hang'd in Chains. As yet Price, tho' his Inclination was good, had been in no Murder, nevertheleſs the Terror of a bad Conſcience perſuading him he ſhould fuffer the ſame Fate, becauſe he was a Servant to ſuch bloody Wretches, he ventures to Sea once more, in a Collier, which coming to Lon don , he tltere left her, after hehad robb’d the Mafter's Cabbin of ſome few Cloaths, and 23 Pounds in Money, with which he liv'd riotoully about the Town , till he was committed to Neto gate for ſomeother Crime, which being but Petit Larceny, he was only whipt at the Cart's Arſe, and upon paying his Fees obtain'd his Liberty again. Afterwards endeavouring to mend his Fortune by Marriage, he enter'd into the а Hangman, & c. 327 theState of Matrimony with a young Woman call'd Betty, whoſe Employment was daily to attend theGoal of Newgate, and to run on Priſoners Errands. By this means, and his own good Behaviour, he quickly raiſed himſelf to Preferment, for he was made Hangman for the County of Middleſex ; but the first Day he officiated at the Seſſions at the Old - Baily, going to the Blue- Boar Alehouſe ſituated- noc far from Juftice-Hall, it was his Misfortune to have hisburning Irons pick'd out of his Pocket, for which he was forcd to pawn his Waltcoat to have them back again . However, he foon setriev'd this Lols , for what with ſlightly putting a I, which was all the Letters he Înew of the whole Alphabet, on a Thief's Hand, and correcting others with a gentle Lafh , he redeem'd his Waſtcoat, and bouglır a Shirt iito the Bargain. Moreover, at the firſt Caft of his Officehe perform'd at Tyburn, he made as much of the Executed Perſons Cloaths among the Brokers in Monmouth - Street and Chick Lane, as procur'd him a good Dinner, and a drunken Bout to Boot: And though he was bad enough in many Things, yet had 'he one goad Principle in him , and that was all , for let him have ow'd Money to any body, if he could not ' pay them , hewas very willing to work it out whenever they pleaſed ; a Pris ciple indeed which every Man is not endued with , as 11ot caring to work for a dead Horſe. Whilft he was in this Poft,he took upon him a great deal of State, making every Geneva Shop ༧རྒྱན་ T 328 Jo'r'n PRICE, Shop his Office, and every Bawdy -Houſe his Seraglio. Inſtead of one Wife he had two ; and on eveiy Execution -Day he had as great a Levee as ſomePerſons of Quality ; being ar tended on by Broom -Men for old Hats ; Pe riwig -Makers for old Wigs ; Brokers for old Coats, Suits and Cloaks; and Coblers for old Shoes. Indeed he was a Man every way qua lified for this Station, for he had Impudence in abundance, Cruelty at his Fingers-ends, Drun . kenneſs to perfection , and could ſwear as well without Book as within . However, theſe na« . tural Parts could not protect him from Envy ; forſeveral envying his Felicity,theyendeavour'd to lower his Top- Tail, and at laſt blew him out of the Haven of his reputable Buſineſs by his manifold Failings. Truly ſome were glad he was to catch no body any more at Hyde- Park-Corner ; and others as forry , eſpecially your Flat-Caps and Bunters, whom he often oblig'd with an old Shirt or an Handkerchief ; and indeed that which moſt troubled him for the Loſs of his Place, was only that he could not any more fend Men out of the World, without being call'd to an Account for it. Now he is left to ſhift for himſelf again ; and indeed ſo long as he had any Fingers he could make as good a Shift as any body, for there was nothing, ex cept it lay out of his reach , but what he made his own. Alas ! He fill led a moſt wicked and diffo Jute fort of a Life, till one Night going over Bunbill . Hangman, & c. 329 19 Bunhill-Fields, in his drunken Airs, he met an oll Woman, nam'd Elizabetb White, a Watch man's Wife , who fold Pastry -Wareabout the Streets. This poor Creature he would have ra vilh'd, and becauſe the refifted the heat of his Luſt, he violently aſſaulted her in a moſt bar barous manner, almoſt knocking one of her Eyes out of herHead, giving her feveral Bruiſes about her Body, breaking one of her legs, and wounding herbeneaththe Belly. Whilft he was acting this Inhumanity, two Men com ingalong at theſame time, and hearing dread fulGroans, ſuppoſed ſomebody was in Diſtrefs , and having the courage to purſue the Sound as well as they could , at laſt came up to the di freſſed Woman , which made Price to damn them for their Impudence . However they ſe curd him , and brought him to the Watch houſe in Old-ftreet, fromwhence a couple of Watchmen were ſent to fetch the old woman out of Bunhill- Fields, who within a Day or two dy'd under the Surgeon's Hands. Price was ſent to Newgate, where he ſeem'd to be under a great Surprize and Concern for the Death of the Woman , till being try'd and condemn'd for her, he was no ſooner confind in the Con demn’d Hold, but laying aſide all Thoughts of preparing himſelf for his latter End, he grew ſupinely void of all Grace ; and inſtead of re penting for all his manifold Sins and Tranſ greſſions, he would daily go up to Chapel drunk, or intoxicated with curſed Geneva, comforting himſelf even to the very laſt that he thould A < 330 RHODERICK AUDREY, ſhould fare as well in a future State, as thoſe who had gone the ſame way before him : Thus his Conſcience was eas'd with the Pleaſure of thinking he ſhould have Company under a State ofDainnation. At length the fatal Day fame, wherein he was to bid Adieu to tlie World, which was on Saturday, the 31ſt of May, 1718 ; and as he was riding in the Cart, he ſeveral Times pulld a Bottle of Geneva out of his Pocket, to drink before he came to the Place of Execution , which was in Bunhill Fields, where he committed the Murder, Be ing arrivd at the fatal Tree , he was upon Mr. Ordinary's Examination, found fo igno . sant in the Grounds ofReligion , that he trou bled himſelf not much about it: ; but valuing himſelf upon his former Profeffion of being Hangman , fild himſelf Finiſher of the Law, and ſo was turn off the Gibbet, Aged up wards of Forty Years ; and the fame Day was hang'd at Stone- Bridge at Kingſand in Chains. PRISUTRISI ASUNTOORIO RHODERICK AUDREY , a Thief. Togive an exa& Character of this Male factor, requires a curious Pen ; conſider ing a Thief 331 ing that for his Dexterity in Thieving, he was begotten by fome Thief, and ſo came an acute Thief into the World. He could ſcarce ſpeak plain when he began to Practice the taking ofwhatwas none of his own; and ſo improvd himſelf in the Art and Myſtery of Thieving, that he was hang'd a little after he ' was turn d the Teens. ' Tis true, he had Two elder Brothers; who envied his Acuteneſs in Villany, and as they had the Priority of Birth , ſo they thought it their Birth - right to exceed the youngeſt, in what brought ' em alſo to the Gallows; though one of 'emade himſelf an Evidence againſt his ownMother, to fave himſelf from Swing ing . We muſt own they left nothing unat tempted to claim a Superiority over Rhoderick in the Faculty of Thieving, as robbing Friend or Foe ; but the greateſt oftheir Exploits was only for Pots, orTubs of Butter, Pieces, not Flitches of Racon , wer Linnen and old Cloaths; whereas the other ſcorn'd to meddle with any Thing but Plate or Money. When the young one, who is the Sub ject of this Diſcourſe, began firſt to launch abroad in the World , he was though his Friends could beſtow neither Writing nor Reading upon him , ) lo ripe-witted in Ro guery, that none of his Years could match him ; he had not ſeen Nine, when he was a great Proficient in Iniquity ; and was ſo fuc ceſsful in his Deſigns, that with the Decoy of a Sparrow , he got above Two Hundred Poundsin 332 RHODERICK AUDREY, a 1 in leſs than a Twelvemonth. His way was this ; he'd go to Chelſea , or Hampſtead, or Bow , or Lambeth, Eaſt, Weft, North, or South, for he wasnever out of his Road, and carry ing aSparrow along with him , would be play ing about a Houſe, where he ſaw a Side-Board of Plate in the Parlour, or any other good Moveable, learning the 'Bird to climb the Ladder, or fly to Hat; andif the Saſhes were open, or the Street- Door, he would throw in his Sparrow , then follow it to catch it again , he ſtole away the Plate, and left the Sparrow to anſwer for his Maſter's Conduct. But this Stratagem was very ſerviceable in another Reſpect ; forif he was ſeen by any body in the Houſe before he had finiſh'd his Work, it was a very plauſible Pretence that his Deſign was no other than running afterhis Bird , as honeſt Children will do in ſuch Caſes; and he being alſo in the Caſe of Infancy in a manner, the People that ſo caught him , did no otherwiſe than let him go about his Buſineſs ; nay, ſome times were ſo kind, as to help him to catch it : And as it was then impoſible for him to carry away the whole Plate- Fleet at once , nevera theleſs he oblig'd thoſe that help'd him, with the taking away but only a Silver Spoon, or a Fork . In thismanner he was ſucceſsfulfor ſomeTime,

• having bit a great many inKenſington - Square,

as well as at Fulham , Highgate,, Ifington, Hackney, and other Country Villages about London ; till being ſo well known at catch • . irg a Thief. 333 ing Sparrows that they would as often catch him , and ſend him to fly his Sparrows in Bridewell. Here he had been ſo often uſed to Punny and Block, that it rather harden'd him in his Audaciouſneſs; for when he was from working on Hemp, that precious Com modity by which he died, he ftill went on daily in his pernicious Courſes, but not in a Morning; as ſaying, there was nothing to be got then but a few Tea- Spoons, and China Ware : Nor would he often go Abroad by Night, becauſe then Parlour-Shutters being clapp'd up, prevented his ſeeing what Houſe could furniſh him with a Parcel of Plate to his Mind. His hunting about for a Prey was always about Dinner- Time; not but that he would go out Morning and Evening, if a Blovo was ſet him ; that is to ſay, if any of his so ciety gave him Intelligence , that then there wasan opportunity of taking a Quantity of Wedge, which in the Thieves Language is Silver, which would keep him and them for a Week , without going Abroad upon . another Exploit. And when that Money was gone, Exploits he ſtill went upon, till all the Country Towns and Villages within Ten Miles about London were fo fenſible, that the Boy who play'd with the Sparrow they knew to be a Thief ; where by he became ſo much noted, that he was often ſent to Nevo - Priſon, and the Gat?- Houſe at Weſtminſter ; the Juſtices taking ſo much Pity on his tender Years, as not to commit hi: а 2 334 RHODERICK AUDREY , 1 beITONhim to Newgate , for fear of being ſpoilt , though he was already ſpoilt to their hands. This Favour ftill encourag'd Rhoderick in his Villany, till at laſt he was committed to Newgate , whither he went Twenty Times afterwards ; and being try'd upon aMatter of Petit -Larceny, for whichthe Jury found him guilty of Ten -Pence, he flung from theBar a Shilling to the Judge, deſiring his Lordhip to give him Two-Pence for his Change; which Piece of Impudence caus'd him to be ſo well flaug’d , that he never valu'd Whipping at the Carts -Arſe after, Playing his Pranks on t'other Side the Wa ter in Surrey, he, with one Jacob Let herton , who is alſo hang'd , was committed to the Marſalfea Priſon in Southwark ; from whence by a Writ of Habeas Corpus being remov'd upon a fham Robbery charg'd againſt ' emon this Side the Water, and no body appearing againſt them, they had the good Luck to pro cure their Enlargement; for theſe Younkers were not ſo extravagant, but they depoſited a little Bank againſt a Rainy Day, in the Hands of an old Tutor of Thieves, keeping a Publick Houſe, not far from Whitechapel Church, or elfe they had been fent out ofthe Land of the Living fome Years before they did make their last Exit at Tyburn . To hard Drinking he was not overmuch addicted; but for Gaming and Whoring lie was a little Devil; ' tis faid he had ( as little, and as Young as he was ) a Wife too , who Nick 3 WE1D C a Thief. 335 h $ а a Nick -nam'd him Man Tod ; her own Name, before the Bedded with him, and had lain with a Hundred Thieves of his Sex beſides, was Kate Smith , the Daughter ofa Hawker, born in St. Giles's Pariſh , where Audrey was, · and got a great deal of Money, by pretending to be a Sempftreſs: Under which Cover going with an empty Band -Box in her Hands, early in a Morning to a Gentleman's Houſe, and knocking at the Door, impudently aſks the Servant that opens it, whither the Lady is Stir ring, for ſhe had brought ſuch a Parcelof Lace or Muſlin , as her Ladyſhip had beſpoke of her over Night. The Lady, Madam Bite knows is not then Stirring ; and theServant innocent ly ſuppoſing her plauſible Story true, brings her intothe Parlour to tarry , till he or ſhe goes up to acquait the Lady of the Sham Sempſtreſs. waiting below ; but before ſhe receives an An ſwer from above, Me rifles Parlour and Clofers of what the can find fit for her Turn , and marches off. Though the has been condemnd for it, ſhe follows the ſame Trade ftill, and will í not leave it off, till the can purchaſe a Seat near Hide- Park-Corner for Life. But to return again to Kate's pretended Hur i bandAudrey ; ashewas one Day, about Din ner Time, walking with another through Sobo Square, and eſpying agreat Parcel of Plate in a Perſon of Quality's Houſe, his Mouth ſadly water'd at the glittering Sight; he could not paſs by it with a ſafe Conſcience; and holding à Council with his Comrades about it , he ' thought a a 336 RHODERICK AUDREY, thought it impracticable to attempt the taking of it : However, young Audrey would not ac quiefce to his Opinion, have it he would ; o deliring his faint-hearted Comrade, whowore a Green Apron , to lend it him , he preſently ſteps to an Oil-Ihop, buys Two or Three Balls ofWhiting, returns to the Houſe he was re folv'd to Attack ; and getting upon the Rails, falls to cleaning the Windows with the Whi ting, and a foul Handkerchief, with as good an Aſſurance as if he had been the Butler, or ſome other Servant belonging to the Family. He was mighty handy about his Work , lifting the Salhes up and down, and going in and out to clean them , without any Suſpicion of People going by, who could have 10 Miſtruſt of his not dwelling there ; till at laſt he clean'd the Side- Board of all the Plate, which he brought away in his Apron, to the Value of Eighty Pounds. Another Timeyoung Andrey going through Golden- Square, in Company with the afore ſaid Companion, and ſeeing a great many Sil ver Forks and Spoons, with other Pieces of Plate lying on the Dreſſer, under a Kitchen Window, heand his Comrade falls a playing at Pitch and Hufſel juſt againſt it ; and at latt Jetting a Halfpenny rowl down the Window , Audrey was climbing over the Rails to go down after it ; at which the Cook-Maid fcold ing, and telling him he ſhould not come downl, nor have whatwas fell down ; and he on the other Side, begging and praying for it, and ſtill making a Thief 337 1 making the beſt of his way downwards, it put the fiery Cook -maid into ſuch a Paſſion, that The runs up Stairs in a great Fury to beat 'em ; in the mean Time, Audrey's Comrade put a Stick he had in his Hand through the Knocker of the Door, ſo that with all her pulling , and locking and unlocking, as thinking ſome Fault was in the Lock, ſhe could not open it ; But whilft ſhe was in this Fatigue, Audrey was not idle, for he got the Plate out of the Kitchen Window ; ſaying, when he came out, Your B.B. B. Bitch, ( for he much ſtutter'd ) I have got it , and Ro Thanks to you ; which made her reply - ( though the knew not what he had got ) in a prophetical Manner, Ay, you young impudent Rogue, I'll warrant 1 hall ſee you þang’d. But whether the did or 110t,I can't tell : however , if the did not, a great many Hundreds did for her ; and muſt needs ſay, that he went very decent to the Gallows; being in a . White Waſtcoat, clean Napkin, white , Gloves, and an Orange in one Hand, but no Book in t'other ; though a great many, who could read no more than he, when they went : to be liang'd would have a Book, to ſeem either Learned or Devour. He would often upbraid his Two Brothers with the Meanneſs of their Spirits, in ſtealing ſuch trifling Matters, which were not worth taking the Pairs of carrying away ; telling them , they were only fit to rob Orchards, Rooſts, and Sries, of their Fruit, Pullen, and Pigs, at which they were pretty expert ; eſpe Vol. II . Q cially 338 RHODERICK AUDREY, cially his Brother John, who being a Tapſter fome fmall Time at Highgate; one Day an Ancient Widow in the Town, that had newly had a Sow pigg’d , in a Field not far from the Cottage where the dwelr, Jack Audrey hap pening to come by with ſome Puppies in his Lap, which he was ſent to drown, ſpy'd the Sow and her young ones in a Ditch , towhich he repair'd, and for his Three Puppies which he left, takes as many of the Pigs away with him to a private Place in Cane-Wood, where Fack, as oftenas he could in a Day, conſtantly reſorted, and fed them with Milk, which he had learn'd to milk from the Cows that were feeding there by into his Hat, till he had brought them up to fome ThreeWeeks Growth, ſtill cutting their Hoofs to the very Quick, ſo that they could not run thence ; and being not found out, no other Talk was had in Highgate, and thereabouts, than of the ſtrange and pro digious Birth of this Sow , everyone thinking that ſhe had Litter'd one half Pigs, and the other Puppies, which was univerſally look'd on as very ominous of fome enſuing Diſaſter ; nor was the fame unriddled, till Jackhaving one Day Liberty given him to go to London , was catch'd driving them up to Town. But as young Rhoderick, for Roguery, car Tied away the Bell from either of his Brothers Fack or Will, we ſhall ſtill trace his Life ; and Ihew how ſtealing a Box, and Plate, and Mo ney, out of a Houſe in Red -Lion -Square, he was taken in the Fact, and committed to Newgate ; a Thief. 339 Newgate; and when brought on his Tryal for the ſame , was burnt in the Hand, and orderd to hard Labour for Two Years, in Bridewell ac Clerkenwell. Here he had not been above Six Months of his Time, before Richard Keel, William Lother, and Charles Houghton, were alſo committed for Two Years, and being ſhew'd by young Audrey wherethe Keeper's Arms lays the Three abovefald Perſons ate ' tempted to break into the Room wliere they lay , but were prevented in their Deſign : Ne vertheleſs, they made a Riot, in which Charles Houghtonwas kill'd on the Spot, Keel loſt one of his Eyes, and Lowther was deſperately wounded in the Back ; on the Keeper's Side, one Perry, his Turukey, and Sutler to the Priſon, was ſtabb'd throughthe Heart with a Penknife ; and whilft this Engagement lafted , young Audrey broke into theDeceafed Turn key's Chambér, from whence he Atole Twenty Pounds; and then found a way to break out of Bridewell; making Way alſo for Eighteen or Twenty more, who follow'd their Leader, but were foon retaken , exceptinghim , who fkulka about Town Four or Five Months before he was apprehended , and that upon ading a freſh Piece of Villany. Being now committed to Newgate for his laft Time, his Thoughts were employ'd how to break out there too ; uſing ſome few Strata gems, but was unſucceſsful in all his Attempts . Herehis chief Diverſion was Eating inſtead of Faſting, Drinking inſtead of foberly Living ; Q2 Gaming 340 RHODERICK AUDREY; Gaming inſtead of ſaving what he had ; Who ring inſtead of preſerying his Health ; Swearing inſtead of Praying ; and Damning himſelf inſtead of making a due Preparation for his latter End. When he came before the Bench again, they knew him very well by his Impu dence, of which he had a good Stock ; and be ing found guilty of Stealing, after his late breaking out of Bridewel, a great Quantity of Plate, Sentence of Death was paſt on him . Whilft he was in the Condemn'd Hold, he was 110 Changeling ; for no more thinking of Hanging, than he did of his dying Day, he was rude, hindering other Priſoners thatwere under the fame unhappy Circumſtances, and would employ the fhort Time appointed for them to live to the beſt Advantage, from per forming the laudable Exerciſes of Devotion. But yet he had ſo much Grace in him , as to own the Sentence paſt upon him was juſt, and confeſs'd above a Hundred Robberies in par ticular that he had committed ; beſides ac knowledging his Commiſſion of as many more , which he could not call to Mind where. What he ſtole was ( as aboveſaid ) Plate and Money , to the Value of Two Thouſand Pounds, at Times; but ſo profuſe had ' he been with it, that he had ſcarce Money to buy him a Coffin. At laſt the fatal Day was come, in the Year 1714, when he was to go from hence, and be 110 more ſeen ; then being convey'd in a Cart, unpitied by all honeſt People to Tyburn, he feemd there very loth to die; but no Reprieve coming, . a a Thief:. 341 coming, which he expected to the laſt , in Conſideration, to his Youth , he died to the ſorrowful Tune of a Penitential Pfalm , Aged : but 16 Years .. KUW0320BiATIVO ABLA JAMES BUTLER , wayman. a Hick AmesButler was born at Kilkenny in Ireland, whoſe Parentswere People of good Repute, and therefore were aſtonished at his early Ex orbitances ; for when a Child, he was conti nually beating his Companions; but, above all, they durft not leave him alone, by reaſon of his natural Inclinations to Stealing. In the mean Time, he not brooking, as he grew up to Maturity, the Severity of his Father, whole Endeavour was to make him an honeſt Mang and being naturally Licentious, he was reſolv'á to leave him , and follow the Wars, that he might have his boundleſs Humour. Ashe was ready to depart, he was a long Time delibera ting under what Party hé fhould ferve, whe. ther Queen Anne, or the late French King ; but being a moſt Bigotted Papiſt, he was re folv'd to ſerve the latter. To facilitate this Deſign , as wanting Money, he Liſted himſele for a Soldier at Galway; from whence ſome Q3 Men, 事 342 JAMES BUTLER, a Men, which were Draughted out of his Regi ment, and he among them, being ſent to the Engliſh Army in Spain , he no ſooner arrived there than he deſerted to the Spaniards. But our new Adventurer not liking the Fa tigues of a Soldier's Life, he was ſoon weary of his Military Employment, and gives the Spaniards too the Go- by ; but had firſt robb’d his Captain's Tent of a conſiderable Quantity of Moydores, and then travell'd into the far ther parts of that Part of Spain callid Anda . luzia . Here his Money grew ſhort, and being put to his Shifts, he contriv'd many Ways for his Subliſtance, but they did not anſwer his Expectations ; ſo that then he began ( as ha ving the Spaniſh Tongue pretty fluent ) to make himſelf admir'd as a Man of another World , coming from the Antipodes ; and giving People to underſtand , that he was chief Phyſician to the Great Mogul, and King of Perfa : And as fuch a one he mounted the Stage, heing in all Points indeed a moft ac compliſh'd Mountebank, no Difeaſe coming amiſs to him , and pretending to Cure the very Incurable. Upon the Stage he ſo chasm'd the People into Afoniſhment with his Babble, that he made them buy off amain his Drugs ; and continuing ( as he pretended ) for the Publick Good , to Trumper forth the marvel lous Secrets of his Medicines ; but above all, promiſing them ftrange Things, if they would take the Pains to come to confer with him at his Chamber: He was as good as his Word to a cer a Highwayman. 343 1 a 1 2 a certain Lady that came to him for Advice upon ſome particular Occaſion, thewing her, to her Cost, that his Fellow was yet unborn ; for having firſt ravilh'd het, he next robb'd her of Gold and Jewels to a very conſiderable Value, and Gagging and Binding her, took Horſe and rid clear away. His next Progreſs was into Italy; where his Pocket being at alow Ebb again , by loſing his ill -got Riches at Play, when at Venice ; to recruit itagain , he ſets up for a Conjurer , pretending that for occult. Philofophy, for a full Knowledge ofthe utmoft Effects of Art and Nature,and for his sharp Inſight in the Myſteries ofthe Superior Bodies; but above all, foran entire Command of the Infernal Spirits, no Mortal could ever yet attain to ſuch bound leſs Ability. And then diſcovering himſelf to them , with a Thouſand InjunctionsofSecrecy, he offer'd to fell them Familiar Spirits, to fhew them Spectrums and Demons in Glaſſes ; to the Covetous he would promiſe, for ſuch a Sum ofMoney paid down to him before-hand, to teach them to diſcover Golden Mines ; to Kind - hearted Maidens, their as kind Sweet hearts ; and to Fops, and ingenious Triflers , the Philoſopher's Stone. But James Butler finding the Income of his Rhodomontadoes did not anſwer the Pains he. took to cheat the Ignorant out of their Money, le Lifted himſelf in a Troop of Banditti, which are Robbers, whocommonly kill all Travellers that unhappily fall into their Hands. He had Q4 not a 344 JAMES BUTLER, . not been long in this infernal Crew ; but as he was roving about the Alps for a Prey, they met with a fat luſty Fryar-Mendicant, who ha ying a Bundle about him larger than 'tis uſual for any of that Fraternity to carry , they exa mined into the ſame, and found it full of Gold and rich Jewels, to the Value of above 20000 Pounds ; which great Prize they took from him ; withal telling him, that ſuch Things did not belong to any of his Order, wlio are bound to obſerve the Rules of Poverty, Chaſti ty , and Obedience. Whether they kill'd him or not, is not certain , but he was never heard of afterwards. And in robbing him, was veri fy'd the old Proverb, Fallere fallentem non eft fraus; that is , To deceive the Deceiver is no Deceit; for what he had, being deliver'd to him by the late Queen Mary, Confort to King James II. to repoſit for her at Modena, he had ran away with it, with a Deſign to have forſaken his holy. Function, to live a Laick's Life in a Country where it was out of the Queen's Power to have call'd him to an Account for her Lofs. Of this Booty Butler had no greatShare, as being but newly enter'd among the Banditti ; which he reſenting, left them . And one Day going to ſee a Man executed at Florence, a mongſt the Crowd he ſingled out a young Gen tleman, well cloath'd, and of a good Mien and enquiring of him for what the Priſoner ſuffer’d, He hath killed, anſwer'd he, a Gentle man ofgreat Efteem at the Florentine Court,

as a Highwayman 345 as well for his Birth as excellent Qualities ; and the commonReport is, that he went even to his Bed, andthere ſtrangled him. At which Words Butler ſmiling, cry'd out, that he wasa filly Raſcal to ſuffer himſelf to be taken. For nry part ( continu'd heſhould I everhave oc caſion to do the like I defy the taking of me. The Gentleman at theſeWordsTook'd ſtedfafly on Butler; and obſerving in him the Countea nance of a Rogue that dar'd do any thing, You feem to me ( ſays he) to be a Perſon that would not baulk an Adventure, becauſe dangerous: But the Buſinefs which ifhall propoſe to your Conſideration, may be effected with ( nal Haa Kard, provided yoube ſecret, andfollow nry Dia rections. Theſe Words at firſt ſtartled Butler , as liaving never before had anyCommerce with thePropoſer. Yet notwithſtanding , he fails not of giving him Attention , telling him withal ( that he might the better found him ) that if he had any thing of Concernment to acquaint him with, they Ihould withdraw , and : diſcourſe together without Witneſſes. In fay . ing which, they both walk out of the Crowd and the Gentleman carries Butler to a Tavern where he was uſed to frequent.; and there ha ving conveniently ſeated themſelves, and drank a Glaſs or two, offers him soo Pieces of Gold , if he would undertake to murder an old Uncle of his; whereby he ſhould inherit a great Eftate . Butler likes his Propoſals, and pro miſes him his Uncle dead by Midnight : Up dr which promiſe the Gentleman gives him Q5 102 346 J AMES BUTLER, 100 Pieces in Earneſt, with a Promiſe of the relt when he had done his work. They part thereupon, and Butler goes immediately to one of the Banditti, whowas a Man as full of wicked Reſolutions ashimſelf , andready at all Times to execute the moſt horrid Villanies to whom he communicates his Deſign,and 50 Pieces, half that which he had receix'd , and agree together concerning the Manner of the Murther. Wherefore at Eleven of the Clock in the Night they go to the old Man's Houſe, and finding the Doors ſhut, they with their Betties and other Inſtruments forc'd them open and enter'd , and having with them a. dark Lanthorn, they go fofily up Stairs, and finding the old Manin Bed , they moſt inhu manly murther him ; which having done, they put him in a Sack, and carry him each of them by turns directly to the place where the Deceaſed's Nephew, had appointed them . And having receiv'd the reſt of the Money, they to gether dig a Holes, and throw the Corpſe in it ; which they had no fooner done, but theſe two bloody Wretches, fearing left the youngGen teman ſhould at one time or other diſcover them , fell upon him likewiſe, and killa.him , throwing him into the fame Hole with his Uncle. And at the ſame time Butler , whe ther beginning to miſtruthis wicked Comrade, or being deſirous to have all the Money to himſelf , yet ſo it was, that he fell, upon him unawates , and treats him as the two others; covering

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covering him with Earth in the ſame Place ; and fo departs. Having thus committed three Murders, and fearing Juſtice ſhould overtake him, he flies out of Italy into France, and made the beſt of his way for Paris, where he ſoon became ace quainted with a Gang of Thieves, in whole Company he Nightly committed ſeveral Robbe ries in the Suburbs of St. Marcel. Whilft he Jay here, he had Notice of a young Gentleman of theProvince of Chanrpagne , who came on purpoſe to Paris for his Studies, and had brought a conſiderable Quantity of Money for his Maintenance. Whereupon he and ſome of his roguiſh Companionsaccoſted him , and finding him of an eaſy and pliable Temper, they grew in a ſhort time ſo well acquainted ; that they muſt needs go to Dinner together, pretending themſelves likewiſe Scholars . But before they wenty Butler orders (mighty cour teouſly ) the Porter, coming from the Carrier's with his Trunk, to ſet it in his Cloſet; and lock it, giving theGentleman the Key ; which having done, they all ſet out from from But ler's Lodging. When having din'd , they con du &t him to the College of Navarre, and walk'd him ufup and downtill they thought their Conspanions, to whom they had given ano . ther Key of the famie Cloſet, had convey'd, as indeed they did , all the young Gentleman's Money and Cloaths away. But Butler beginning to be too notorious in France, he comes into Holland, and riding toá ' wards ll ere 348 JAMEŚ BUTLER, wards Night juſt out of Roterdam , he over takes a ſingle Woman in a very genteel Garb young and fair, whom he accoſted , enquiring how far the travelld : I ſhould, anſwers fhre , reach the Hague this Night ; but if the Eve ning comes on too faſt, fhall be willing to take up a few Miles ſhort thereof, rather than Venture there alone. To which Butler very jocundly replied, If, Madam , you pleaſe to take a Stranger with you for your Conduct, I affure your Ladyſhip Iwill ſee you ſafe thither. The Lady return'd her Thanks, and accepted his Offer, if the ſame would not be incommodious to him, of which he aſſur'd her the contrary ; adding that he ſhould think himſelf very happy in her Ladyſhip's Company, not only for that Day, but till ſhe had reach'd her Home, if the pleafed to admit him to that Favour. Wen, Sir, ſays ſhe, you are on your good Behaviour, and according as you demean your ſelf to Night; youmay expect what you are pleafed to term aFavour, will be eaſily conferr'd upon you. I doubt not, purſues he, but your Ladifhip ſhall approve of my Services tho'I cannot but fear I fhall be as much put to it to relift your Charms, if you grant me no Encouragement, as the molt enamour'd in the Sight of thofe fair Bleflings they ſigh after.

• Travellers, Şir, adds the, are free of their Favours ; and you need notfear that the whom

you arepleaſed to accompany, is the moſt une kind of her Sex ; tho'l mult limit your Pre tenſions to Civility, beyond which I never ſhall be a Highwayman. 349 1 be induced to extend the ſame. Madam , ſays he , it will be hard in ſight of the Haven to be debarr'd an Entrance ; yer if your Pleaſure pre fcribes me, I ſhall endeavour Obedience . But after many Compliments were paſs'd on both fides, he did prevail with her to paſs for his." Wife at the Inn they were to put up at; uport promiſing by all the Vows he could imaginey that if the condeſcended to admit himthat Night to her Side, he would be as harmleſs as the moſt innocent of her Sex. Alas ! Sir, ſays Me , it is as hard to truſt as to deny you . So being come tothe Place they deſign d , after having a good Supper, the Lady pretending ftill great Modeſty, Had I firſt known this had been the Iſſue of your Requeſt, I ſhould have avoided thoſe Favours that gave Foundation : thereunto . Dear Madam , purſues he , repent not your Kindneſs,which hath been ſo obliging to me ; and by all that's good, by your owit , felf , I vow in the Prefence of that Heaven that overſees us, you ſhall riſe from me, if it be your hard Reſolution fo to do, as unſpotted in your Honour, as if an Infant was nuzzled in your Bofom , which even my Hands ſhall never commit the leaft Treſpaſs on . For once uſe your Commands with me, (replies the Lady) ; the Wife muſt obey her Huſband

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, Sir , re member, remember what you have promis’d , and let not my Morning Bluſhes retort the Falfhood of your Evening Pretences into your guilty Eyes. To which he reply'd with all the Gratitude the Occaſion feem'd to require, andfor 1 7} 350 JAMES BUTLER, for Joy drinks 5 or 6 Bottles of Wine with his Hort, who had order'd their Bed to be pre pard, to which the Lady recird with her Hoſteſs to fit her Night-Dreſſes, leaving them together till Butler was pretty mellow . So then he went to Bed , where he had no Reafon to complain of his Lady's Reſervedneſs ; the Night hid her Bluſhes, and the with ſome lit tle Oppoſition receiv'd his Embraces ; with whichhe was fo well fatisfy'd , thatMonining had almoft diſcover'd it fell before he fell to ſleep ; when , what with the Evening's Drink ing, and the Night's Pleaſures; he Hept very foundly, which gave the Lady the favourable Opportunity of ſtealing ſoftly out of Bed ; and quickly arraying herfelf, theorder'd theCham berlain to bringher Huſband's Portmanteau for føme Linnen ſhe wanted ; and next command ing the Hoftler to faddle her Huſband's Horſe, mount's it befode the Landlord was ſtirring, ſaying to the Servants, the would return by that time he roſe ; which they not in the leaſt fufpeating, let her ride away. The Day was far advanc'd e'er Batler awak'd, ſo that he did notmuch wonder his Miftrefs by that time was got fromhis Side. His Landlord cameup, and wifh'd him a good Morning ; adding , that his Wife was a very earlyLady, for that The had rid out 4 or 5 Hoursago, to pay. a Vifit te a Gentlewoman a Mile or two off, but would be back again by Noon . Very pretty, egad, cries Butler to himſelf, I am fairly cullied out of my Horſe ; and began to aſk for his Portman teau , a Highwayman. 351 teau. - ' Tis here in the Room , Sir, anſwers the Chamberlain ; your Lady had it to take out. her Linnen this Morning. Let me ſee it, ſays he ; whereupon the fame was brought much lighter than is was the Night before , by at leaſt 2 or 300 Pieces of Gold . Ha ! Tays he to himſelf, now I am at laſt out- trick'd but however, I'II bear it, becauſe my Landlord ſhall not ridicule me. And truly, we muſt needs. ſay , that Butler could not much blame his Miſtreſs, whohad outwitted him , becauſe it. was his own Weapon which he daily us’d a gainſt Approaches ofNeceffity and ; in Thort, the very, ſame that had ever defended him a gainſt Adverſity with till hecame to theGallows.. The Biter being thusbit, he paid his Recko ning out of his Lady's Horſe, which, without doubt, was worſe than his own , or elſe the had made no Exchange , and with the Re mainder of the Money for what it was ſold , he brought himſelf to England, and came to London ; where Poverty creeping upon him apace, he had the Impudence, in the Company of two more, to attack a Coach not far beyond King's- Gate in Gray's- Inn-Lane; but a vigo mous Reſiſtance being made by thoſe init they rid off as faſt as they could. However, Butler was taken, and committed to Newgate ; and being (as not having robb’dthe Profecu tor) only indicted for an Aſſault, he was find 100 Pounds, and before he got the Fine reo mitted, he lay in Newgate a Year ; in which Time hehadaChild by oneHaverly, a Debtor: Woman 352 JAMES FILEWOOD, Woman then in the fame Goal above 7 Years , but is now at Liberty. And Butler alſo procuringhisLiberty again , he muſtſtill purſue his old Courſes of robbing on the Highway, in Company of one Nodes, an Upholfterer's Son by Fleet- Ditch ; but being ſo unſucceſsful as to be taken near Holloway, they were both committed to Newgate ; and taking their Trials at the Old -Bailey , they were. both condemnd for their Lives , and though great Interceſſion was made to ſave theſe un líàppy Criminals, yet were they both convey'd to Tyburn in 1716 , wherethey were both exe cuted ; Butler in the 28th Year of his Age, the other aged 26 ; and the former of them was buried in theChurch -yard of St. Andrew's Holborn, at the Charge of a lewd Woman , who maintain'd him all the while he lay under his laſt Confinement. Oni Trip! a CISCOGNOOSOLOGICO ODOVOUS JAMES FILE Wood, alias VILET, a Snatch_Cly. 21 u 12. in 23.129: : James Ames Filewood, alias Vilet, but the former is his right Name, was born of very honeft' Parents in the Pariſh of St. Peter in Cornbill. His Father was a Poulterer, to which Occupa tion this unhappy Perfon, with two or three other a Snatch -Cly. 373 other Brothers, pretended originally to follow but finding thatthe fiddling Workof ſcalding, picking, and gutting Cocks and Hens, and other Poultrey , was not fo beneficial as picking Pockets, they took up that Employment, as knowing there was their ready Moneyas ſoon as they had done their Work . ' Tis true this Fellow has ſuffer'd Death , but. there are ſome of his Brothers deſerve it more, one of 'em having been formerly condemn'd, but Mercy being ill beſtow'd , the Fellow lives yet to do a great deal of Mifehief ;and another of them has been at Old Bridewell by Fleet Ditch , where he was two Years at Hard La bour ; which going hard againſt the Grain , he and ſome other Priſoners mutiny'd , with a Dea ſign to break out ; but the Keepers and Blue Waſtcoat-Boys ſoon quell’d them . And in this rath Attempt, one Ifaac Rag, aPriſoner then with him, and who was ſince an Evidence againſt Will. White, and another Perſon hang'd with him, for the horrid Murder of Mrs. Knap in focky - Fields, about two Years ago, had one of his Eyes ſhot out. But to return to James Filewood . As ſoon as he had lifted himſelf under the Banners of Wickedneſs, he firſt went a Clouting, that is, picking Handkerchiefs out of Pockets; in which having pretty well improv'd himſelf, after often being duck'd in a Horſe-Pond, or pump'd, he next ventur'd to pick Pockets and Fobs of Money and Warches. To which Purpoſe, he always gave his conſtant Attendance at the King's 354 JAMES FILEWOOD, King's going to the Parliament-Houſe, the Lord -Mayor's Show, the Artillery -Men making a Mock - Fight, Entries of Ambaſſadors, Bar tholomew and Southwark Fairs, Drury-Laneand Lincolns- Inn Play-Houſes, or any other place where a great Concourſe of People is drawn together upon any occafion ; and to be ſure he never miſs'd going on Sundays to Church, tho' it was more to ſerve the Devil, than that Omni potent Majeſty , to whofe Honour and Glory the Houſe of Prayer is erected ; and liere he would, as well as pick Pockets, change an old Hat or two for a new one. However, he was addicted to all forts of Thefts as well as picking Pockets ; for one Day meeting a Country Fellow driving aCart betwixt Edgworth and Watford, in which he was faſt alleep, Vilet very fairly takes the | Horſes away and fold them at a Fair in Buce kinghamſhire ; but when the Fellow came to awake he was in a great Confternation , ſwear ing that he had either loft his Horſes, or elſe found a Cart, but he found the firſt Suppo-. ſition trueſt to his Coſt, for he was forc'd to . ſerve the Farmer who own'd them , fome Years without Wages, to make him ſome fatisfaction for his Lofs. In the late Queen's Reign, Vilet being try'd at the Affizes at Oxford, for a Matter in which he was allow'd the Benefit of Clergy, being put to read his Neck - Verſe, at which he was no Artiſt as being illiterate , a Student ſtanding at the Bar, took ſo much Compaſſion as to in ftruet a a a Snatch -Cly. 355 3 ſtruct him . The Words were, Lord have Mercy upon us : So he held the Book, and the Scholar bid him fay after him : Lord, ſays the Scho lar; OLord, ſays Vilet ; and his Thumb being upon the other part of it, the Scholar ſaid , Take away thy Thumb ; ſays Vilet then, O Lord, take away thy Thumb. Quoth the Judge, Legit, aut nonlegit, ut Clericus ? And he that was appointed to anſwer, being pleafed to fa vour the Criminal, reply'd Legit ut Clericus ; by which means he fav'd his Neck this time. This Spark was a Cheat as well as a Thief, for one Day this Vilet meeting withanother of hisown Profeffion, nam'a William Clarks Come Will (quoth he ) ſince we have ſo happily fum bled upon one another, let us take a Pint toge ther . A Match, fays the other, ſo they went into a Tavern inHolborn. But drinking about for a while, when they came to examine their Pockets, they found themſelves deceived , one thinking the one had , andthe other thinking the other had Money enough to defray the Rec koning, when indeed both of them could make not above a Groat. Hang it then ( faid the In viter ) we had as good bein for a great deal as a little ; ſo they call'd luftily till it came to 5 or 6 Shilings, then looking out at the Win dow , as if they had been viewing the Deſcent, ſays one to the other, I have it now .' Upon that, knocking, and deſiring to ſpeak with the Maſter, up he came. Sir, fays Vilet, we came bither about a mathematicalBuſinefs, tomea fure from your Window to the Ground : I have 19 laid 19 3 1 356 JAMES FILEWOOD,

laid upon 13 Foot 9 Inches ; mny Friend on 13 Foot ;; and you areto be fudge that I Nip not this Line (which was Packthread uport a piece - of Braſs, which Joyners and Carpenters uſe in Menſuration) till he goes down, to ſee whether from this Knot (thewing it him ) which is juſt ſo much, it reaches to the ground. The Vint per was content. The otherSharper being be low in the Street, cry'd, it did not reach by Eleven luches. Pray, Sir, ſaid Vilet to the Vintner, Hold it here, till i Atep down and ſee ; for I won't believe bim . So down he went, tel ling the Drawer he'd paid his Maſter, and away they both ſcourd, leaving their String for the Reckoning Once femmyVilet having ' ſtol'n an Alarum Watch, ftifly deny'd it before,the Judice,.fo that upon the flender Evidence he was dif charg'd ; but before he got out of his Woríhip's Preſence the Alarum went, and he wasorder'd to be brought back again, and ſearch'd, at which he cry'd out, O ! what hard Luck bave 1, that I could ſo eaſily baffle both Fuftice and Conftable, and yet amtrapann'd by the Watch: But for all his jeſting, the Juſtice wasin ſuch good Earneſt now , that he committed him to Newgate, and had he not fo far made it up with theProſecutor tothrow in a Bill of Igno ramrus at Seſſions, he might have perhaps been hang'd then . Once Vilet having been at ſome Country Fairs to fee whom he might devour, he got a pretty deal of Money, but falling into Play. with

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1,1 witha Shoemaker at Lincoln , it was liis mif fortune to lofe it, Cloaths and ally inſomach thathe was forc'd to clad himſelfwith Criſpin's old Cloaths, and tookalſo his, Leathern Apron, the better to ſcreen him from preſſing, it be ing about Seven or Eight years ago, by pre tending to be of the Gentle-Craft, if queſtion'd in his way to London. Alſo, when he departed from Lincoln , the Shoemaker was ſo civil, as having won 40 or 50 Pounds of him ,to put 20 Shillings into his Pocket to bear his Charges. With this he ſets out to travel, and coming to a lone Inn on the Road betwixt Grantham and Stamford, he puts in there, and being ſo good a Cuſtomer asto ſpend Four or Five Shillings, the People provided him a good Lodging, and Femmy went to Bed betimes. It ſo fell out, that after he had been a Bed ſome time, they had ſeveral Gueſts cameto the Inn , which took -all their Lodgings, ſo that a Parſon coming in very late, they had no room to lodge him ; the Parfon rather than gofarther choſe to accept of a Bed fellow ; but there was none cared to be difturb'd at that time of Night but Vilet, whom they took for a Shvemaker , as pretend ingſuch to them , who was well enough pleaſed with the Honour of having fuch a Bedfellow . Matters being thus accommodated , and the . Parſon a-bed, he ſoon fell aſleep , and ſlept very heartily, being tir'd with the Fatigue of his Days Journey ; but Vilet having ſlept well be fore , had no mind to fleep any more that Night, but lay awake meditating Miſchief; 3 and 2

358 JAMES FILEWOOD, and ſeeing the Parſon had a great deal of Mo ney in his Pockets, which he pulld out upon the Occafion of paying for a Potof Beer which he calls for to make his Bedfellow drink, he was contriving how to change Breech es with him , well knowing his own Pockets were but thin -lind with that precious Metal. And after having refolved what he would do, he gets up at the Dawning of the Day, and putsonnot only the Parfon's Breeches, butalſo all his Sacerdotal or Canonical Garments , find ing they fitted him very well ; and being riggʻd in thoſe Sacred Habiliments, down Stairs he goes very ſoftly, and calls the Hofler, bidding him bring his Boots, and make ready his Horſe . Now the Hoftler, not in the least mi fruſting, but that Vilet being in that Dreſs was really the Parfon, brought him his Boots, and ask'd him what Corn he muſt have ? He told him half a Peck of Oats, which was accor dingly given him ; and Vilet was very uneafy till theHorſe had eat them ; but in the mean time, that he might be the fooner ready to go, he call’dto pay , and wasanſwer'd he had paid all laft Night but for his Horfe. The Horfe having eatup his Corw he was very much in haſte to be gone; but the Hofler asking him what it wasa Clock by his Watch , which he faw the Parſon pull out the Night before, it put Vilet to a little ſtand, not having ſo far ex amin'd his pockets as to know whether he had one or no, and therefore being loth to make a vain Eflay, he anfwerd thathis Watch was down, I E a Snatch -Cly. 359 down, and fo got upon his Horſe, and giving theHoftler a Shilling, rid away as faſt as he could ; and it being Summer-Weather, he had a long Day before him . After he had rid a confiderable way he examines his Pockets, and finds in them Six Guineas, Four Pounds odd He Money in Silver, and a very good Watch ; and having found himſelf fo well provided , he rid away the more merrily, refolving to live well as long as that laſted . But let us return to the true Parfon, whom he left faft aſleep in his Bed About Seven in the Morning, it being in June, the Parfon awakes, and going to bid his Bedfellow good morrow , he ſoon found not only that the Bird was flown, but alſo that he had flown away with his Feathers ; for he faw nothing there but fome old Cloaths, which he fuppoſed to belong to his Bedfellow ; whereupon he calls for fomebody to come up ; but the Servants, who fuppofed it to be only the Shoemaker, ask'd him , what a Pox aild him to make ſuch a Noiſe, and bid him be quiet; or elſe they'd make him quiet. This vext the Parſon, and made him knock the harder ; which made the Chamberlain come up, and threaten to threſh . Iris Sides, if he would not be quiet. The Mi. niſter wondring at this rude Treatment, ask'd , where was his Cloaths The Chamberlain (ſtill takinghimfor St. Hugh ) reply'd , Where the Plague should they be butupon the Chair, where you left 'em ? Who the Devil do ye think wou'd meddle with your Cloaths ? They an't fa much 11 作。 360 JAMES FILEWOOD, I much worth i'm ſure, you need not fear any body's ſtealing them. The Man's mad, I think, replies the Parſon : Do ye know who you ſpeak to? Speak to, ſays the Fellow ; resſure, I think I do. Ifyou did, you'd uſe better Words, ſays the Parſon . Better IVords, ſays the Man ; my Words are good enough fora drunken Shoe maker. Shoemaker ! ſays the Parſon ; I am no Shoemaker, ' am the Miniſter that came in here laſt Night. The Devil you are , replies the Chamberlain ; I am ſure the Miniſter went away foon after three a Clock this Morning . Withthat the Miniſter gets outof Bed in his Shirt, and taking hold of the Chamberlain ; Sirrah ( ſays he) bring me my Cloaths, and my Money, and my Watch, or I'll break your Neck down Stairs. With this Noile and Scuffie comes up the Maſter of the Inn , and ſome other of the Serrahts ; who preſently knew that was none of in who they took for a Shoe maker ; and iron a little Enquiry into the Matter, found that St. Hugh had made an Ex change with the Parſon . Whereupon the Maſter of the Inn furnih'd him with a Suit of his own, and Money to bear bis Charges, till they could hear what became of the Thief. A little after this Tranſaction , Vilet was one Day going through the Alley which leads out by St. Peter's Church in Cornbill into Grace church - Street, where a Captain who was dreft in a very fine Suit of new Scarlet, being making Water, lie comes behind him , and cuts a piece of one of the back Skirts, and then following the a a Snatch -Cly. 361 . PE the Officer cries out , Oh ! Sir , your Taylor has forgotto ſew on a Piece to one of your Skirts. The Gentleman looking upon it, ſaid , Hanz. the Taylor for a Son of a Where, so bi has. He puts into the next Tavern in Grace church- Street, ' not far from which happen '! to'live his Taylor. He is thew'd up Stairs , and a Pint of Wine is carried up to him . In th

mean time Vilet dogs him , goes into the Ta . vern , pretending to the People at the Bar he was aServant to the Officer juſt gone in , and therefore before he went up to him , deſired by all means they wouldbe pleaſed to lend him a blue Apron , for his Maſter being a whimſical fort of a Gentleman , it was his Humour al ways to wait upon him in every Tavern ho goes to with a Blue Apron, An Apron was lent: him , he ties it on , and thengoing up Stairs to his pretended Maſter, asks him , but not in an extraordinary high Voice, Whether he calld ? No ( reply'd the Gentleman ) but harkye me, Drawer, my confounded Dog of a Taylor , whi lives hard by, has forgot to put a piece in: on : of my bind - Skirts

dome the Favour to carry it to him , to put one in, and I ſhall give you fomething when you come back. Yes, Sir, ſaid Vilet ; fo helping the Gentleman off with his Coat, away he comes down Stairs to the Bar,

telling them that he was juſt going to his Maw ſter's Taylor, with his Coat to have an odd . Job done to it , and as it mified , his Maſter defir'd the Gentlewoman to lend him her Huf band's Cloak to keep the Coat dry Not R miſtruſting 362 J A Me.s FILEWOOD, miſtruſting any thing, theVintner's Wife gave him her Husband'sCloak, with which Vilet went away ; and not returning in two or three Hours, the Gentleman was Staring and Swear ing for his Coat, calling up the Drawers to know which of them it was that carried it to his Taylor. They told him it was none of them , but his Man that had it. He ſwore he had no Man ; which made the Woman of the Houſe then begin to look after her Husband's Cloak , ſwearing his Servant had it; and the Captain Curſing and Sinking that one of her Drawers had his Coat; till at laſt beginning both to be cool, and enquiring more ſedately into the Matter, they found that one cunnin Rogue had cheated two tliat were really ſo t ; their Profeſſions. But Vilet's Thread of Villany being almoſt fpun to an End, he went upon the new Lay of Snatch- clying, which is ſnatching Pockets from Womens Sides, and which Faſhion bringing up has brought ſeveral tothe Gallows. He was at length taken in an Exploit of this Nature , and though the Value he took from the Perſon did not come to Ten Shillings, yet was he con victed thereof; and likewiſe upon another In dictment preferr'd againſt him by Mrs.Frances Baldock , for ſnatching from her a Pocket valued ene Shilling, and in which was twelve Gui Deas, arid two Piſtoles. For theſe Facts he re ceiv'd Sentence of Death at Juſtice -Hall in the Old - Baily; but no Report being given in to the Kingof the Malefactors then condemn'd the a Snatch - Cly. 363 Da

orthe Stres awerst none woreb 2 of usban and of te a inni Ապրիլ fo the Seffions he was try'd, he remain'd in the Condemn'dHald till anotherSeſſions; when the ich Tal Dead -Warrant being ſign.d for Eight Crimi pals, he was one among them appointed for Death ; and accordingly on the 31ſt of O &tober dit 1718, he took ſhipping at Newgate, fail'd with ed afair Wind up Ilolbourn River, and ſtriking againſt the Rock of St. Giles's was caſt away at Tyburn, in the 27th Year of his Age. Tho'many are the Examples made in a Year of ſuch Wicked Wretches, yet hanging be ing an eaſy Death , or as the Thieves them ſelves call it, Half an Hours Paſtime, they ledat no more dread the Gallows than they do the perretrating a Murder to ſcreen their Villany he Knowledge of Juſtice. 'Tis true , wave that merciful Compaſſion in Great Britain towards Offending Perfons, as not to put them to ſuch exquiſite Pains and Torment; but if Thieves were to be ſo puniſh'd in this Nation, I believe the Terror and Fear thereof would make fewer than there now are, I do" nút preſume to direct the Parliament what Laws they ſhall Enact for the Puniſhment of High waymen , Houſe-breakers , Foot-Pads, Shop In lifters, Pick -pockets, Horſe- ſtealers, or Thieves of any kind ; but in myOpinion, any of thoſe Offenders ought to ſuffer Death alike, or at leaſt be fent, during Life, to dig and delve in the Lead Mines in Cornwal, or the Coal-Pits at Newcaſtle; which perpetual Labour they would count worſe than Hanging. But ſince our Laws are fo very favourable to Thieves, as not frc al ap cum hare 00 th ed 364 JAMES FILEWOOD, C. not to hang them for everyFact, it is neceſſary that honeſt People ought to know how to pue niſh ſuch Vermin to the very uttermoft ; which may be done two Ways : Firſt, by bringing the Records againſt a Man or Woman , which ( tho' thefacthe or ſhe hath committed againſt the Proſecutor, would not be found otherwiſe than a ſimple Felony, that is to ſay, burning in the Hand) then would cauſe the Court to charge either guilty of Death ; and tho' the Thief ſtands not upon Record in the Court where try'd , yet if he ſtands upon Record in any other County, you may produce the Re cords of another Place againſt him , in the Place where he is laft profecuted , and upon the ſame conviet him . Secondly, If an Adver. fary is ſo compaffionate as not totake away the Life of a Malefactor that wrongs liim, but would otherwiſe ſeverely puniſh him , then ha ving proſecuted the Offender, who perhaps is found by the Jury guilty of the Indičtment, to the Value of 4 Shillings and 10 Pence, or elſe guilty of Petit-Larceny, or bare 10 Pence ; after he is burnt in the Hand, and ſuffer'd Hard Labour an appointed Time, or whipt at the Cart's Tail ; as that is only Satisfaction to the Crown, and not the Subject, you may bring a Writ of Trover and Converfion againſt him , which in our Municipal or Common Law , figuifies an Action whicha Man hath againſt one, that having any of his Goods, refuſes to deliver upon Demand ; for by Vertue of this Writ, you ſhall detain him in Goal till he makes good your Lofs. TIEMYSEVM BRITANIS ngin