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t'lons. Sunday Evening before the Execution I vifited<br />

him, and he was very attentive, declaring that he be-<br />

liev'd in Chrift the Son of God, as the only Saviour of<br />

Sinners, that he repented of all, efpecially tiie heinous<br />

Sins of his Life, and was in Peace with all Men. That<br />

Night before the Execution, Jones, who had his Ma-<br />

jefty's moft gracious Reprieve, was allowed to ftay with.<br />

him, becaufe of his extraordinary Ilinefs, and about<br />

three o'clock on /l/oW«y Morni:ig, (the Day the reft<br />

were executed) he bid Ra/p.b Jones lift him up a little,<br />

which he did, and then praying for him, he immedi-<br />

ately fell down agr.in upon the Barrack, ftretched him-<br />

felf upon his Back, laid his Hands upon his Eyes and<br />

fhut them, and then Jones calling to him, found him<br />

dead in that Pofture, and call'd out to the Watch in the<br />

Prejs-Tard, and to his Companions, to acquaint them<br />

of this Difafter.<br />

On Sunday the Day before their Execution, Sir Gre-<br />

gory Page's Coachman came to the Prefs-Yard, and went<br />

into the Cell of the faid Walker, (who was very ill)<br />

to enquire of him, if he was the Perfon that robb'd<br />

him, or if he knew who did ? on which Walker flew<br />

into a violent Paflion, and was very angry with him<br />

for aiking fuch a Queilion, and refttfed to refolve him<br />

whether he did, or did not.<br />

P4 Thi

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