[A warning for all wicked livers] By the example of Richard Whitfield, and M. Gibs who were two notorious offenders, and both of one company, which two men made a daily practise, and got their livings by robbing and stealing both on the high-ways, and in any other places where they came, but were at last taken, apprehended and condemned to dye for robbing of a coach, & murdering of a captains man at Shooters-Hil, in Kent, some five or six miles from London, and for that offence and others, Gibs was prest to death at Maidstone in Kent, and Whitfield was hanged in chains on Shooters-Hil, where he did the bloody deed, the 27th. of March, 1655. The manner how shall be exactly related in this ditty. The tune is, Ned Smith. L. P. (Laurence Price), fl. 1625-1680? This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B04826 of text893 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing P3388A). 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EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 B04826 Wing P3388A Interim Tract Supplement Guide BR f 821.04 B49[32] 99887562 ocm99887562 182290 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B04826) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 182290) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A3:3[34]) [A warning for all wicked livers] By the example of Richard Whitfield, and M. Gibs who were two notorious offenders, and both of one company, which two men made a daily practise, and got their livings by robbing and stealing both on the high-ways, and in any other places where they came, but were at last taken, apprehended and condemned to dye for robbing of a coach, & murdering of a captains man at Shooters-Hil, in Kent, some five or six miles from London, and for that offence and others, Gibs was prest to death at Maidstone in Kent, and Whitfield was hanged in chains on Shooters-Hil, where he did the bloody deed, the 27th. of March, 1655. The manner how shall be exactly related in this ditty. The tune is, Ned Smith. L. P. (Laurence Price), fl. 1625-1680? 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts). Printed for F. Grove dwelling on Snow hill, London : [1655?] Signed: LP [i.e. Laurence Price]. Verse: "Of two notorious thieves ..." Date of publication suggested by Wing. Imperfect: cropped and torn affecting title; most of right half wanting. Reproduction of original in the British Library. eng Retribution -- Early works to 1800. Thieves -- Early works to 1800. B04826 893 (Wing P3388A). civilwar no [A warning for all wicked livers] By the example of Richard Whitfield, and M. Gibs who were two notorious offenders, and both of one company L. P 1655 642 11 0 0 0 4 0 794 F The rate of 794 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 2008-04 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-06 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-07 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-07 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A Warning for all 〈…〉 By the example of Richard Whitfield , and M. Gibs who were two notorious offenders , and both of one company , which two men made a daily practise , and got their livings by robbing and stealing both on the High-ways , and in any other places where they came , but were at last taken , apprehended and condemned to dye for robing of a Coach , & murdering of a Captains man at Shooters-Hil , in Kent , some five or sin miles from London , and for that offence and others , Gibs was prest to death at Maidstone in Kent , and Whitfield was hanged in chains on Shooters-Hil , where he did the bloody deed , the 27th . of March , 1655. The manner how shall be exactly related in this Ditty . The Tune is , Ned Smith . OF two notorious Théeves , my purpose is to tell , Which near fair London Town long time did live and dwell . One of their names was Gibs , a Villain vile and base The other Dick Whitfield call'd , who ran a wicked race , To rob to theeve and steal , these couple gave their mind , And unto murder men , they daily were inclin'd , So stout and bold they were that they durst fight with ten , And rob them on the way though they were lusty men , Sometimes they would disguise . themselves in strange attire , And to do mischief still , Was all they did desire . Sometimes about the fields they would walk in the night And use much cruelty to them that they did méet . A man could hardly pass . the fields at ten a clock , But they would be sure to have , the cloak from off his back . Or if he had no cloak they would his money take , Of what they went about they did no conscience make . If they with women met when it was in the night they would strip off their cloaths and leave them naked quite . Such unhumanity betwixt them did remain That by their bloody hands good Christians have been slain 〈…〉 robberies these bloody villains did , But theft and murder both , long time will not lie hid . Sometimes they have béen caught and unto New-gate sent , Yet they had mercy shown because they should repent . But though the Iudges oft took pitty on those men , As soon as they got loose they would fall too t agen , But now behold and sée ●hat happened at the last , 〈◊〉 they had scap'd through much 〈◊〉 many dangers past . 〈◊〉 ●et a gallant Coach 〈…〉 r from Greenwich town , 〈◊〉 ●●●●h were Gentlemen 〈…〉 ore Black-Heath down , ●●bs and Whitfield both 〈…〉 d themselves to fight 〈…〉 Theeves 〈…〉 approach . He ask'd them what they were , quoth they , we mony crave , Mony we are come for and mony we must have . Their Pistols being fixt . their bullets they let fly The Captain drew his sword and fought couragiously . And in that dangerous fight the Captains man was slain And then they rob'd the rest that did i' th Coach remain . And for their bloody déeds and for that robbery They after taken were and suffered certainly . At Maidstone town in Kent there Gibs was prest to death , and Whitfield hangs in chains at Shooters-Hill near Black-Heath Let other wicked men , high and low , great and smal Remember and take héed by Gibs and Whitfields fall . L.P. FINIS . London Printed for F. Grove dwelling on Snow hill .