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A70519	The Last dying speeches and confessions of the three notorious malefactors who were executed at Tyburn on the 4th of this instant March 1681 giving an account of the several crimes for which they suffered which are as followeth, John Sadler for whipping a girl to death at Ratcliff, Roger Maiden for eight fellonies and burglarys, Elizabeth Brown, alias White-head, for robbing the Two Cocks on London-Bridge and endeavouring to cut the maids throat : with their pentitential confessions as well in prison as at the place of execution.		1681 (1681)	Wing L482A; ESTC R27235	2,413	6

THE LAST Dying Speeches And Confessions of the Three Notorious Malefactors who were Executed at TYBVRN on the 4th of this Instant March 1681. Giving an Account of the several Crimes for which they suffered which are as followeth John Sadler For Whipping a Girl to Death at Ratcliff Roger Maiden For Eight FELLONIES and BURGLARYS Elizabeth Brown alias White-head For Robbing the Two Cocks on London-Bridge and endeavouring to Cut the Maids Throat With their penitential Confessions as well in Prison as at the place of EXECVTION BEfore we enter upon the Confessions it has been thought fit to give the Reader a particular account of the Crime for which every Offender suffers the first of which deplorable Wretches we shall begin withal is one John Sadler who was by his Imploy a Bailiffs Follower lodging at one Latice VVigingtons house a School-mistris or Sempstress living in the Parish of Ratcliff the said VVigington keeping many Apprentices and Scholers to work amongst which was one Elizabeth Holton a Girl about Thirteen years of Age whom as they affirmed had at several times purloyned things out of the House amongst which was some Linnen of the Prisoners which he did not charge her with till about the 24 of Decem. last When as her Mistris to whom she was Apprentice having sent her of an Errand to carry some things home which had been bought there did charge her with defrauding of two shillings or some such inconsiderable Sum which the Girl utterly denying she got the Prisoner who as the Evidence in Court did affirm was her Gallant to assist her in giving the Girl Correction when they shuting all the doors got several Whip-cords which they knoted and tyed to a stick by most called a Cat of Nine-Tails then tying her by the Wrist hung her up upon a Hook where they having stripped her the Prisoner with the aforesaid Cords beat her upon the bare flesh for the space of an hour all which time the woman who for the same Fact was the Sessions before condemned and pleaded her Belly stopped her mouth least the neighbours should hear her cry then being weary of his cruel usage he desisted and fell to it again about half an hour afterwards and so continued at several times for the space of four hours and as often as the Blood poured down they rubbed the Wounds with Salt This was sworn to in Court and himself could not deny it the Girl Dying three days afterwards for which Hainous fact he received Sentence of death on the 26th of February last and from the Sessions-House conveyed back to Newgate where he continued very pensive much bewailing his sad state saying That he had lived a most Notorious and Wicked Life not only in all manner of Debaucheries as VVhoring Drunkenness and the like but that he had been a great Oppressor of poor People and a continual Sabbath-breaker for which Sins he supposed God had given him up to commit this Barbarous Murther for which he now suffered saying That the woman had been a great Instrument to prompt him on to wickedness and that she was the cause he had committed so foul a Murther which now stuck sore upon his conscience yet he hoped God would at the last except of his returning to him and that he would wash away the Innocent blood which he had shed with the meritorious death and passion of his Redeemer and that he hoped to be cleansed in his blood with many other pious expressions which he used to several that came to see him during the intervene of time and on this day when he was put into the Cart in order to be drawn to the place of Execution he desired all to pray for him and so continued till the Executioner did his office The next in this shameful and untimely suffering was one Roger Maiden who formerly lived in Acorn-Alley near Spittle-fields his Crimes for which he suffered were numerous for he was Indicted no less then Eight times for several Fellonies and Burglaries which were all committed in the space of 6 weeks in Shadwell Stepney and VVhite Chappel the names of the persons that he in the company of one John Maiden Aiden and John Motly were these James Porter Jane Harris VVilliam Addams Samuel Banfield Phillip Story Thomas Hopkins Anthony Fowler and Mary Clark from either of them stealing considerable quantities of Goods to a great value Of Seven Fellonies and Burglary he being found Guilty and onely acquitted of one Fellony he received Sentence of death after which he seem'd very melancholly and stupifi'd for a considerable time but finding that Death was certain and that no Reprieve could be expected he began to enquire of several Ministers that came to see him how he might obtain a pardon for his sins desiring that they would offer up their Prayers to God for to give him the Spirit of Prayer which by reason of his former wicked Life he had lost saying that he had been in above Forty Robberies and helped to undooe many poor and honest people for which he hoped God would forgive him These and many other expressions he used to the last desiring all to take warning by his wretched fate and not to give their youth and strength to serve the Devil as he had done but he hoped God would forgive him all his offences and he hoped his downfall would be a warning to all that were spectators of the same Elizabeth VVhitehead alias Brown who about half a Year since was Condemned for that she in the Company of one Thomas Brown alias More executed knocking at the Door of one Mr. King at the Two fighting Cocks on London-Bridge it being on a Sabbath-day when they were all the Maid onely excepted gone to Church under pretence of being Cousin to the Gentleman of the House got so much credit with the Maid as to let them in when she ceasing on her endeavoured to still her out-cry by Cutting of her Throat which she endeavouring to hinder they cut her Hands and Face most miserably then binding her took in Plate and Moneys to the value of Four Hundred pounds but e're they got out of the House she got loose and shutting her self into a Room eryed out whereupon help coming the Prisoner got down upon the Piles and there was taken the which upon her Tryal she not denying she was found Guilty and received Sentence of Death but pleading her Belly was respited till this day and during the said interview she shewed great Contrition and much Lamented her Lost and Deplorable Condition desiring all people to pray for her saying That she had been a grievous Sinner and that she had been the cause of many Mans Ruine and especially of the aforesaid More alias Browns whom she had drawn into the Robbery for which she desired God would pardon her Offences and Dyed very penitently FINIS Printed for T. B. in the Year 1681