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cjualatance, whe was to fupply them with Saws, Pi-
ftols, &c. and fome- Opium, which they defigned to
give the Keepers ; Bk-ivifs Brother coming to them,
was over-heard to fay he had forgot the Opium, whicli
occafion'd a Sufpicion amongft the Keepers, and Burn-
nvoriFs Mother coming to him, the Keepers fearching
her, found upon her feveral Saws, Piftols, and other
Implements to affift them in making their Efcapes ; up-
on which fhe was feiz'd, and was confin'd in the faid
Prifon for the fame. There was alfo found upon one of
them a large clafp Knife, with which, if they could not
have effefted their Efcape, otherwife they intended to
have murd'red the Perfons who watch'd them.
Had they fucceeded in this Attempt, their DeCga
was to have fet Fire to a large Stack of Bavins adjoin-
ing to the Prifon, and to two or three other Places in
the Town, that whilft the Inhabitants had been bulled
in quenching the fame, they might have had Time to
have made their Efcapes.
The next Day being Tuefday, Burnviwrth called to
one of the Guards who attended them, and merrily told
him, if he did not take Care to fee his Body brought
back after his Execution, that he might be decently
buried, he would meet him in a dark Entry and pull
Ms Nofe off j fo thoughtlefs was he of his approaching
Fate.
About TO o'clock on Wednejday Morning, they were
all fix (together with Richard Blackburn, condemn'd for
robbing on the Highway) put into a Cart, attended by
a Company of Foot Soldiers to Kin^fton Gallows. In
their Way thither, their Countenance and Behaviour
was much more fettled and compofed than before ; they
fhew'd an Air of Serioufnefs and Devoutnefs, and Blt-
ivit feeing one Mr. Warmoick amongft the Speftators,
defired to flop that he might fpeak to him, which be-
ing granted, he on his Knees asked Pardon of Mr.
War-'Muk for an Attempt he had once made upon his
Life, by prefenting a Piftol at him, upon Sufpicion that
Mr. Warivkk had given Information againft him for-
merly.