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Il> [30^1 P>e_ Behaviour and Confeffion of William ; ^ yordon the Highwayman, who wm • con- ,J'ejnnd for robbing Mr. Francis Peters ah V Attorney of the Temple on the Highway. HE was about Forty-fix Years of Age, bom of 1,,^ h°"fft Parents in the Biflioprick of Burham. and had a good Education. When of Age he was put Ap- frT^th V ^"t''' H ^"'"^ °"^^'^ Time honeftly and with Approbation, afterwards he follow'd the Bufi- S Wr>,[f *"' ^\^ married a Wife by whom he «nV?pr^r''?"•. Then he came to Zî and fet Where he alfo kept an Ale-houfe; in this Way of Life he yintained h.mfelf and Family toler.bly well, and for fome Tmie his Charafler was very good i^ the Neighbourhood ; but he at laft growing Veary of clofe 2v IT" V? YT^'' ''' '°°' '"-'^^'f *° 'he High! Zlîf n u ^^ ''^P' °" ^^'' bufinefs, he never fail'd HH M "''T"' °" '^^ ^°'^^' fi" ^' laft he loft his h^r r^/7-t' '"i ""'* ^" ^°"^ft P^°P'« bore nothing- b«t the Charaaer of a Highwayman, fo that everf rndadSi "''!''*,'^« was taken up upon Sufpicion. Te conviaed '" ^"'^'"^ "2""^ °*"'' ^"'^ ''f -Co- upon this he got his Freedom, and went to £-ela>,d femourin^'h^'w ^'•^ he contraaed with one who waf J^r\'? ?»« Way, with whom he paft his Time a fol /w"'']'l'^'"e'^°"'' ^"-J then fhey came Tver W.v •Ir '•/"'^ ^f ""^ '''^ «°ft "«'=«i Peribns in their K^d6m" S? P."^'"'' Contributions of any in the ênf^PV^"" Companion being taken up.'he com- mencd Evidence agamft another Man who was execu- ted, .
[ 307 1 ted, by which Means he gain'd his Liberty. But foon after, Mr. Gordon and he enquiring about a Stage Coach betimes in the Morning, they were both taken up upon Sufpicion of being Highwaymen, and the one met with Punifhment for his Crimes, but no Evidence ap- pearing againft Mr. Gordon in Middkfex, he was carry'd down by a Habeas Corpus to Chelmsford in Effix, where he was indifted for robbing upon the Highway fonae Gentlemen, and the Clerk of the Fijhmongers Company 5 feveral of thefe Gentlemen fwore to him, that they believ'd him to be one of the Men who robb'd them, yet two or three Coaches full of Evidences going down from London to Chelmsford, gave fuch Tokens of his being at Dublin at the 'lime the faid Robbery was committed, by producing of Letters, and fliewing Seals, which none there ptefent could contradift, that he Jury thought themfelves oblig'd to acquit him, becaufe whatever they might believe of him, yet thefe Eviden- ces created fuch a Confufion and Perplexities in the hi- fiir, that they judged it beft to let him pafs. After this he ftiil profecuted his unlawful and wicked Praftiqe •of going on the Highway, only, as he told me fmee that 7ime, (being about three Years ago) he went to Ireland, and liv'd in and about Dublin for eight Months, there a certain Friend ofFer'd him a large Sum of Money to fet up Farming or Grazing in the North of Epgiaitd, but he liking his old Trade belt, came again to his owh •Country, and defpifcd fuch an OiFer. As to the rob- • bing Mr. Peters he did not deny it, only in Aikvlation he faid, that he was extremely in Liquor, which wa^ all his Excufe. It was allecig'd that he never male-trea- ted any Body, ^t he and his Companion attacking a •Gefitleman~who not being willing to be robb'd, gave his Companion a Blow with his Whip, Gordon in Vin- dication of his Partner, fliot at the Gentleman, who holding up his Arm to avoid the Blow from his Head, was fliot thro' the Arm ; by this Time the other Man recov'ring from the Confufionlie was in,: held; out a Pi- ftol'and fvvore that he would Ih^t the Geatlemtn thro' the «> •' MA
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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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[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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,/*' [ 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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:#• II to the Value of about 900
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tl [188 3 feme Children, but they h
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[ ipo ] On WednefJay Evening, the f
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J« ., I [ 192 ] ing me, for which
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[ 194 ] Years of his Apprenticefhip
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I'I [ 196 ] Slly, and his Landlord
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[ ^9^ ] knowing the Information he
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i [ 200 ] tliis Addition, fvix. Tha
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' [.202] the Piftol miffed Fire j h
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[ 204 ] of his Majefty's Dominion?,
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I'4II I [ 206 ] bour and Acquaintan
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141 illlMll < [ 208 ] Shop-keepers
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11 li^ i i •^•b i [ 210 ] The J
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i-i; I 5 I [ 212 3 Bufinefs, and fe
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li f [ 214 ] Anthony. I am gone a f
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I [2l6] • On Thui-fiay the 15 th
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have been afted by a number of Perf
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[ 220 ] i The following. Account wa
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[ 222 ] the Attention of the Keeper
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ih'l ' j [ 224 ] that the Garret Do
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liii ^m [ 226 ] inongfl them, I had
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[ 228 j ble Wretches, niyfelf and B
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m [ 234 j nate Temper, yet as his F
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S|'îl> « to inform ye, Good Peopl
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Li r^ i III iifii C 238 ] tlnuing t
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[ 242 1 «. Tittle in the back Lane
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[ 244 ] Face, and I had fome Reafon
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[246] I fome few Days after took a
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[248 3 llhe following Account was w
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[ 250 } furely I was loft for fome
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Mill [ 252 ] threatning me feverely
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[ 254 ] ing waked out of my Sleep,
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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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