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' inform'd by him, what he had to fay about the Wagr
' goner ? He reply'd. That neither the Thoughts o
' robbing the Waggons or any Thing elfe, ever enter'd
' into his Head till the Waggoner advifed, and Frequently
' urg'd him to do it; and that his Blood, the Lofs of his
' Life, and all he had in this World lay upon him.' I
exhorted him to give over all Thoughts of Life, and
to think ferioully upon Death, for he ftill entertain'd
Thoughts of a Reprieve, by the Intereft of a Man of
Qiiality, till his Time drawing near, he faid, tfiat he
fubmitted to the Will of God, who had juftly chaftifed
him for his Faults. I frequently advifed him to try
and fearch his Heart impartially, how it was difpofed
towards God and Heavenly Things, to which he had
been a Stranger, and not to caft the Blame upon any
Perfon, but on his own wicked Heart and vicious In-
clinations. He own'd himfelf to be a great Sinner,
that he had been addifted to Whoring, but that he was
truly penitent for all his Offences, believing in Jefus
Chrill his only Saviour, thro' whofe Merits he only
cxpefted his- Sins to be expiated, and his Soul to be
faved in the great Day of the Lord, declaring himfelf
in Peace with all the World, and that he died in Com-
munion of this Church, of which he owned himfelf
an unworthy Member.
At the Place of Execution he appear'd v.'ith abun-
dance of Courage, as if he had not been much con-
cern'd, and no ways afraid. Being afked if he had any
Thing to add to his former Confeiiions.? He began
and fpoke a good while, the Subftance of his Difcourfe
was. That King the Waggoner was the only Perfon
who put him upon and advifed him to rob the Wag-
gon ; and that he advifed him alfo to rob the Banbury
Waggon, and his own Wife of 4 /. but that he got
only 2 or 3 j. from her ; he call'd King a very wicked
Man, and prayed God to forgive him, and bring him
to a Senfe of his Sin. He complained of his Wife's
Unkindnefs, whom he alfo forgave, praying to God
for her. At Neiugate Prifon before he went to Exe-
cution,