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Fair warning from Tyburn, or, The Several confessions and execution of the fifteen notorious malefactors that suffered there on Munday the 8 of March, 1679/80
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Fair Warning from TYBVRN Or the several CONFESSIONS and EXECUTION OF The FIFTEEN notorious MALEFACTORS That suffered there on Munday the 8 of March 1679 80. VIZ. William Harris John Anderson Joseph Philips Timothy Grady Edward Grady Richard Hodgkinson HIGHWAY-MEN John Braford William Carter For several Burglaries and Robberies William Woodward William West Evan Wood For several Felonies being burnt in the hand before Randal Russel For breaking the Goal of Newgate burnt in the hand before Frances Lewis Dorothy Clarke Dorothy Hall For divers Felonies all old Offenders With the Behaviour of each Person in Prison after Sentence and last Words in the Cart. 'T IS but vain to make a long Prologue to this Tragedy for though the nature of the Subject might seasonably enough afford an Exhortation yet so hardned are People in their wickedness that little Reformation can be hoped for from them For since they are grown Sermon-proof what Effects can we expect from the Remonstrances of a Pamphlet and when the terrible and untimely Sufferings of their Companions can make no impression on their steeled Hearts and seared Consciences we may well despair of success from any words we can use Therefore we shall immediately address our selves to give the Reader an Account of the Behaviour of this numerous Shoal of Criminals and manner of their just Suffering leaving every one to make such Application thereof to himself as God shall put into his heart He that hath an ear to hear let him hear ON Munday the first of March there were in all Twenty five that received Sentence of Death of whom some obtained a gracious Reprieve The rest were now brought to Suffer Their Crimes were briefly as follow William Harris John Anderson and Joseph Philips were Condemned for Robbing of William Northey Esq and others upon the Kings Highway of Goods to the value of One hundred and fifty pounds They were Foot-padds as they are usually called and 't is said had long followed that wicked Occupation As Harris was the Ring-leader of them as 't is supposed to this Villany so after Condemnation he behaved himself most stubbornly seeming nothing to mind the Condition he was in or to have any serious thoughts concerning the future state of his Soul Timothy Grady and Edward Grady were Brethren by Nature as well as in Iniquity Their Crime was for Robbing of Richard Holder and his Wife on the High-way not far from Vxbridge from whom they took in Money Rings c. to the value of 14 l. 7 s. and particularly a Campaign Coat which was found upon one of their backs when they were apprehended two days after This Timothy appeared all along in a very penitent frame giving himself much to Prayer Reading and diligent Attention to the Christian Advice and Exhortations of several Ministers that came to see him And was very desirous to have saved his Brothers Life saying That he feared he was not in a fit Condition to Die Richard Hodgkinson Suffered likewise for two Robberies both committed on the Road upon one Jonathan Man at several times taking from him to the value of 50 s. one time and 6 s. another He appeared very resolute and unconcerned to the last John Braford was Condemned for several Robberies and Burglaries Robert Lewis for two Burglaries and stealing Goods and Ribbon to the value of 8 l. William Carter for a Burglary and Stealing two Flitches of Bacon of whose Behaviour we can say very little but Qualis Vita Finis ita Evan Wood received Sentence for stealing of Books from Norman Nelson a just Judgment that the same thing should bring him to the Gallows which once saved him from it For this was he that two or three Sessions ago had the Mercy of the Book for stealing 1600 l. from Esq Hooker He was now sick and seemed very little apprehensive of any Applications that were made to him for his Souls Health by the Ministers William Woodward was likewise very sick being Sentenced for stealing a Silver Tankard from Ralph Lodge of the value of 6 l. 10 s. William West for a small Felony but he and the former burnt in the Hand before Randal Russel was one of the six that lately broke out of the Goal of Newgate being committed thither for breaking open a Chamber in New-Inne and stealing thence Three hundred pounds He was a most obstinate obdurate fellow without any kind of Remorse and rather scoft at than valued any good Advice that was given him The three women Frances Lewis Dorothy Clarke and Dorothy Hall were for several Felonies having several times before been concerned in such lewd Practices and received the Mercy of the Bench but would not be reclaimed and therefore were thought fit to be made Examples since they would not take any Between the time of Condemnation and that of Execution divers worthy Ministers charitably offered their Pains to these wretched Criminals endeavouring with earnest Exhortations to bring them to a sense of their deplored estate and a due sight of their sins and instructing them in the nature of Christian Religion to the Life and Power whereof these poor Creatures seemed utterly strangers they likewise Prayed often with them very affectionately and 't is hoped through Grace their Labours were not without good success on several of their Souls Execution being respited so long that they might have the benefit of one Lords-day to prepare themselves for Death The Minister in his Sermons was very laborious and zealous to improve that opportunity to the advantage of their Souls And several of them by their outward Deportment seemed much affected with the Word Preached and to join very heartily in the Publick Prayers Two of them in private Discourses to their Friends made large and particular acknowledgments of their Crimes being so many and various that those that heard them were surprized with Admiration to think that men of their years could be Guilty of such a multitude of Thefts and Villanies They expressed a great desire to have made satisfaction if they had been able to all they had wronged but that being impossible all they could do was to declare where several parcels of Goods which they had stoln were laid and disposed of that the Owners might have the same again Another of these Prisoners Confessed that he had followed the Trade of a Thief and had no other employment ever since he was Five Years of Age and with many tears accused his Parents for promoting his ruine by encouraging or at least winking at his petty Childish Thefts and not sufficiently Correcting him for the same whereby he became emboldened to go on and attempt greater Rogueries which now brought him to this untimely End A notable Warning to all Parents to avoid such a course as gives their Children just occasion to curse their Memories and accuse their Fondness as the principal Cause of their Destruction They were carryed to Tyburn in five Carts in the first Hodgkinson Braford and Russel in the second Anderson and the two Gradies who were Papists in the third Harris and West whereof one did lamentably bewail his condition and beg the Prayers of all the Spectators then came the Three Women in a Cart by themselves and in another some distance after them Wood Carter and Woodward The rest of the Prisoners Condemned amongst whom were James Baker alias Heskins the Romish Priest and Tobias Butler for Murdering Mr. Symonds in Gardiners-lane Westminster are for the present Reprieved At the place of Execution they spoke very little but what is usual on such dolesome occasions desiring all people to take warning by them in avoiding idleness bad Company and lewd Women and neglecting the publick Worship of God which had engaged them in these wicked courses and brought them to this untimely disastrous end Philips just at his going into the Cart was stopt in expectation of a Reprieve but though an Honourable person interceded yet it could not be obtained so that about an hour after the rest he was carried away in a Cart by himself FINIS