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Prifoner own'd he had been ungrateful in fo doing, in-
forming him of fcveral Circumftances as to the manner
of committing the Fa£l, but faid, he had been drawn
into it by ill Company.
'Jonathan Wild depofed. The Profecutor came to
him, and defir'd that he wou'd enquire after his Goods
that had been ftolen, telling him he fufpefted the Prifo-
ner to have been concern'd in the Robbery, he havinp;
before committed fome Robberies in the Neiglibour-
hood. That enquiring after him, and having heard of
him before, he Vv'as inform'd that he was an Acquain-
tance of Jcfeph Blake, alias Blenvskin, and William
Field, whereupon he fent for William Field, who came
to him, upon which he told him, if he would make an
ingenuous Confeffion, he believ'd he co\ild prevail with
the Court to make him an Evidence. That he did
make a Difcovery of the Prifoner, upon which he was
apprehended, and alfo of others fince convifted, and
gave an Account of fome Parcels of the Cloth, which
was found accordingly.
William Field depofed. That the Prifoner told him,
and Jofeph Blake, that he knew a Ken where they
might get fometlung of Worth ; that they went to
take a View of the Profecutor's Houfe, but difprov'd of
the Attempt, as not thinking it eafy to be perform'd;
bat the Prifoner perfwaded them that it might eafsly be
done, he knowing the Houfe, and having liv'd with the
Profecutor ; that thereupon he cut the Cellar Bar, went
into the Cellar, got into the Shop, and brought out
three Parcels of Cloth, which they carry'd away. The
Prifoner had alfo confeffed the Faft when he was ap-
prehended, and before the Juftice. The Fad being
plainly prov'd, the Jury found him guilty of the In-
diftment.
Sentence of Death was pronounc'd upon him accord-
ingly. Several other Profecutions might have been
brought againft him, but this was thought fufficient to
rid the World of fo capital an Offender: He begg'd
carneftly for Tranfportation to th? moft extream Foot
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