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mg the leaft Cold, we arriv'd fafe that Night at London,
we congratulated each other you may imagine on our
happy and narrow Efcape, and folac'd ourfelves after the
Fatigues of the Day with a Miilrefs and a Bottle.
There are four other Robberies which I readily ac-
lenowledge I have committed fince I left the Cock Ale-
houfe in the Old-Bailey, of which I fhall give the
Reader a true and faithful Account in their jiroper
Place.
At laft, as the Proverb obferves, The Pitcher does not
ahvays come ivhole from the Well; I was at laft taken
up for a Robbery and fent to Neiv-Prifin, where I re-
main'd confin'd three Years, and Providence as I fancy'd
in fome Meafure favouring me, t had the Honour and
ilappinefs to have a great Number of Juilices to fign
for me to enjoy my Liberty. During this Confinement
there, I behav'd myfelf with Prudence and great Hu-
manity, for which, ar.d my experienced Conduil on the
Road, I was promoted to the Degree of Turnkey to
the faid Prifon; but the then Keeper dying, I quitted
the Employment aforefaid, and kept the Ped-Lyon Ale-
lioufe in ^lummiU-ftreet, Cocu-Crofs, and before I could
fettle myfelf it coil me upwards of i oo /. and when a
tiew Keeper v/as appointed and took Pofleflion of the
Prifon, (who was the Dutchefs of Ne^wcaftk's Foot-
man) he often vifited mc, and took Opportsnities to
acquaint me, that he would provide and do very hand-
fomely ibr me, if I would re-affumc the Place of Turn-
key of liis Priun;, and was prevaii'd upon to accept of
it, and by that means I inllrufted him in all the Af-
fairs concerning the faid Prifon, and v/lien he was per-
feftly acquainted with the Secrets, Benefits and Advan-
tages arifing from the Priibn, he then took an Opportu-
nity to turn me out of my Place, without any juft Caufe
or Reafon, contrary to the Agreement between us made,
in order to put his Brother in my ftead.
And when I was fo remov'd, 1 was afterwards taken
, in Execution for 60/. and brought Prifoner to the
F/tet, and gave Security to the Warden for the Liberty
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