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merly. Being arrived at the fatal Tree, they were all
fix (together with Blackburn) ty'd up. Bie'wit and
Dickerjbn were the molt devout and ferious, and pray'd
with great Earneftnefs, defiring their Example might be
a Warning to all young Men : And Bleiuit defired the
Speftators not to refledl on his Mother upon his Ac-
count ; for that fhe had often with Tears on her Knees,
requefted him to forfake his wicked Life, which he
confeffed to have follow'd for fixteen Years paft, and
faid his firft Fadl was Healing a Silver Spoon in the
OU-Baiky. He had given his Cloaths to his Mother,
but being inform'd he was to be hung in Chains, he
defired his Brother that his Mother might returmhem,
to prevent his being hung up in his Shirt. B/envit not
only named the Penitential Pfalm at the Place of Execu-
tion, but repeated the Words of it to the other Cri-
minals, and fet the Tune to it.
Dickenfon faid he had ferv'd for feme Time as a Foot
Soldier under his Father, who had been a Lieutenant
and not a Major as he was commonly called.
Bleivit, Dickenfon, and Berry had provided Coffins,
not expefting to be hung in Chains. Bleivit defired
the Executioner to tie him up in the manner that he
might be fooneft out of Pain ; after which they all fix
mutually killed each other, and after fome private Eja-
culations the Cart drew off, and Dickenfon was obferv'd
to die very hard, after he had hung about two Minutes,
the Agonies of Death being ftrong upon him, he kick'd
off one of his Shoes and loofened the other.
As for Blackburn who was executed with them for
robbing on the Highway, we Ihall only fay it was the
Perfon who fwore againft his Mafter Mr. Huntridge,
fome Time fince ; he was grofly ignorant and illiterate,
and behav'd himfelf very flupidly; he indeed acknow-
ledged he had been a common Robber for feveral
Years paft, and vtry much infefted the Kingfton Road,
efpecially near the Place where they fufFered.
After they had hung the ufual Time they were cut
down, Blackburn^s Boay was carried off in a Coach by
the