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S|'îl> « to inform ye, Good People, that I liv'd till within " a Year of her Deceafe in the greateft Quiet and Af- " feftion with my Wife, but in that Interval I confefs, " there hath been many Quarrels and much Animofity " between us ; however, as I am to die for the Con- " fequences of them, I hope you will fpeak charitably " of me after my Deceafe, and not add, as is too of- " ten the Cultom, the Imputation of Crimes to him, " whofe Guilt is already but too great. " Laftly, I entreat all Chriftians, that they would " not refleft on thofe poor Orphans I leave behind, for " my Sake, or that of their deceafed Mother. It will " be Affliftion enough to thofe unhappy Infants, tore- " member as they grow up, tlie dreadful End which " hath happen'd unto their Parents; and I humbly _en- " treat God it may imprint on their Heart a fenous " Apprehenfion of doing any Thing againft his Laws. " As they cannot be thought in any Degree anfwerable " for my Adions, fo I hope my dying Defire being " added to the Diftates of every Man's Reafon, will " preferve them from any Reproach of this fort. Fi- " Daily, I freely and from my Heart forgive thofe who " have injured me in any manner whatfoever, efpecial- " ly thofe who have refleaed too feverely on me for " that for which I die, entreating God alfo to pardon " the Intemperance of their Tongues, who have fought " to add to my Sorrows, and to increafe the Weight of " my AfHidlions. " For you good People, I humbly befeech your la- " terccffion to Almighty God for my departing Soul, " that the Greatnefs of his Mercy may fupply the Im- " perfeftneis of my Repentance, and fupport me under " the heavy Load of my Sufferings, and efface the «' Guilt of my Crimes, and that the Merits of my Sa- " viour's Death (in which alone I trufl) may bring mc " to everlafling Life, ROBERT H&LLAM. He wa-, executed at Tyiurn on MM Jay the 14th o£ F4ru
[ m 1 ^he following Account William Shelton the Apothecary, [who was conviEled for a Highway Robbery) gave of himfelf while under Condemnation. IW A S born January 13, 1707, at Turvford in the Parifh of Chcjhunt, of worthy, honeft Parents ; my father being exceedingly fond of me, took an early Care of my Education, putting me to School as foon as I could fpeak, and continu'd me there till the Age of fourteen, at v/hich I'irae I was put Apprentice to Dodlor Halfey of Endfield, who was a Licentiate, and made his own Medicines; I continu'd with him two Years, but being very negligent and carelefs of Bufmefs, and keep- ing too much (tho' reputable) Company, and my Ma- iler being in a bad State of Health, was not able to give me fuch Correftion as was abfolutely requifite for young Sparks in my Lax V/ay of living, this brought my Mailer to a Determination of fending me Home to my Father, who receiv'd me with too much Tender- nefs, not believing I deferved the Charafter my Ma- iler gave me, and made it his immediate Care to look out for another Mailer. Accordingly my Mother went to treat with Mr. Beckington an Apothecary in Winchefter- Jireet, who enquiring my Charafter of Mr. John Scott, a Soap-Boykr, his oppofite Neighbour, who had a Country Houfe at Endfield, Mr. Beckington wrote to my Mother, wherein he gave her to underftand, he liked every Thing very well but my Charafter ; foon after this unhappy Difappointment, my Mother was inform'd Mr. H k of Neiuington wanted an Apprentice, my Service was there offered and accepted, with whom I ferv'd fix Years very honeftly, nor did I ever once wrong him of one Farthing, or its Value. I ftiil con- tinuing !i-ll,«:
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Sold by EdntrJ Score, Book' • fel
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[4] hea in the Prefence of Mr. Horn
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[ 6] -^ wSt'-rf^'* ^he folkiving is
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[ 8 ] tser'd at Worcejfer, they und
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..i [10] ^ -JC As to his Wife, Ihe
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[ JM that ftie foon after propofed
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I 14 I accordingly, and for which M
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'i,*'* • [ i6 1 Ooths, to conceal
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[18] and Information was given to t
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I 1 If •{ 20 ] die; ihe anfwer'd,
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[ 22 ] In the mean Time Mrs. Hayes
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[24] "coQrfcj^feem'd to refleft upo
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[26] Being at Mrs. Hayes's Door, Ju
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[ 28 ] not inform him that ftie and
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likBtinHaiuiMi I 32 ] Having thus m
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C 34] Thomas Wcad, and Catherine Ha
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[ 36] no other Terms, but that (he
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[ 38 I , her ar.d cry'ii, and'would
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[40] His Father dying fome Years be
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t42 J the Fafl. he had committed, a
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[ 44 J The following Account Edward
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[ 46 ] him to recover himfelf from
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[4S ] on any Perfon who (hould dare
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ISO] De-h-Fay, Under Secretary of S
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[ 50 ind being convifted, was execu
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[54] in the Morning when the Keeper
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[5H Gentlemen, whether any fuch Per
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[58] They were very pleafant and me
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[6o3 wherein he continued for the S
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merly. Being arrived at the fatal T
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[ %] knew of any fuchEflatC} yet ow
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[66] kdted he faid, he had no Tempt
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[ 68 ] cution, a Man faid, that he
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[70] that he came up to Chapel, whe
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[ 72 ] * length of Days, and Prpfpe
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MiJi [74] ' feftual Stop to all fuc
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[76] ordtT to bring them to Juftice
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[78] This was the ufual Method I pr
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[So] his Draught, by advancing the
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•1^ WouTd admit of, and the Place
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[ S6] By the fame means we got into
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.'i" [ 8S ] Companions who were nex
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'^dSb^ZH i 90 ] Shop, where we fill
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[92] eJecrepit old Men, who will ta
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[94] He acknowledg'd he had for fev
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i'dk ~. [9H Ihe following is an Acc
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,(*' ^ r 93 ] Watch, and his Silver
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[ JOO ] at lirfl View might appear
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[ 102 ] cf the Rules, wliicli coft
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[ i04 1 i-obbM, in order to give hi
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[ io6 ] of 100/. or more, and be fu
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[ io8 ] the PiUoI was, and juft as
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[no] Oiir iirft Acquaintance commen
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112 ] no difficult Matter, as his H
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told you before, and this which I l
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i .l*i bout 13/. in Silver, the Gen
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I i f 1,8] svhich Js a barbarous vi
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t 120 J fecquitced, bring an Appeal
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I I '•! I i22 ] 50 as to caufe t?
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'"r::..'*1 ! !ij I II I 124 ] wilh
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Hi [ 125 ] been given, fome of the
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II fttTT'T^'if^^'^''^'" [ 128 } juf
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WJ I 130 J
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,/*' [ 132 ] the Mailer ? The Boatf
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wt 1134 ] them to fet a Foot abaft
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i'ly'M [ 136 ] r In the third Place
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ay [ 138 I then they fent their Boa
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'•! • i w i HO J and they began
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. [ 142 ] wg, had a kind of a fava^
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if [ H4 1 of his Villainies, and te
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wt [ 146 ] This was the laft Prize
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[ HS ] iity they were in of careeni
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[ I50 ] rf finking the Ship j tut t
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[ 152 I this file recover'd fome Co
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II [ 154 ] to W5re the Ship; and in
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Ml: [ 15M Now Mr. Tea thought he mi
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Ilj^ [ 1^0 ] ' Upon this Letter, an
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ill till t .62] Mr. Fea perceiving
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him with having betrayed them ; and
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In t i66] Thus ended their defperat
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[ i68 ] This necefiarily took up a
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U 1 :^.ii [ 170 ] "having their Thr
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3 [ 172 ] merit, upon which he had
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:J.. [1743 cordingly Goiv, WilHams,
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[176] Work-Houfe; he was put into t
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1^ [ 178 ] While he was under Sente
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[ i8o] the other two Stories, conce
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[ i82 ] to follow him thither, beca
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[ iS4] " did fend^Word by a Friend
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Page 252 and 253: [ 244 ] Face, and I had fome Reafon
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[ 286] ever fmce my Enlargement, wh
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ii [ 288 ] coming a little to myfel
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[ 290 ]• *" 'jnfiiaed opon liim,
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yi I 292 ] iflto Tears, which caufe
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i I I 294 3 Next Morning betimes I
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* there were feveral Gentlemen and
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[^98 ] Guinefis, one Broad Piece, v
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[ 3O0 ] meeting together, they conc
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[ 5P2 ] wilful Spii'it, void of all
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m\ [ 304 ] ly, and continu'd to do
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Il> [30^1 P>e_ Behaviour and Confef
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Ill the Head, which he had certainl
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lit C 3IC* ] was not cruel or delig
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The Copy of Mr, Gordon'j Letter to
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C 314 ] While under Sentence he beh
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M after which they were taking up,
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ii M [ 318 ] Stairs the Colonel fho
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t 320 ] tUefoUo^hj^ Account Whitloc
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JH i 322 ] sHif fc^'lii'm,'which I
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i .11 [ 3M } thel) went on the Effe
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!: I •% [ 326 ] have done well in
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[ 32S ] tence of Death, and was han
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W'\\' t n I [ 330 J arid expelled I
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322 3, iBÂ^?'.i'i-S.t. :A\(o Netvc
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a [ 534 3 I obferv'd to be very wel
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\ icr.Tible that Perfcns v/ho are n
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I h(^ iwr [ 338 ] Plunder, but neve
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i H [ 340 ] ted to break open the L
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f 342 J fented to ; but now fmcerel
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h I 3U ] 7'i>e follo'-jDing Robberi
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[ 346 ] knock'd at the Door, which
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[348 3 I fl^ alarming the Neighbour
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» t 250 ] to fpeak, whereupon Greg
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t [ 3-5^ 1 Altho'' in this Robbery
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In [ 354 ] of his Whip, and then ti
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\l. 356] it Iiappen'd that one Mr.
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[ S58 ] Piftols; whereupon Gregory
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Piftok ; and pr« the Co) into hi.'
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ai i\ VI o'. g' ni ti a R hi P; o'
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