THE EXECUTION Of the 11 Prisoners that suffered at TYBURN, And one in Little-Brittain, On Wednesday the 22th of this Instant January, 1679. With the manner of their behaviour in Newgate before Execution. Viz.  
Rich. Mills, John Butler, William Brown, Christopher Brunker, George Kenyon, all of them for a Robbery in Hatton-Garden.  

William Adkins, For a Burglary.  
Anthony Tyler, For a Burglary.  
Francis Jones, For a Burglary.  
Timothy Smith, For a Burglary in the Strand.  
Margaret Wallis, For a Burglary in the Strand.  
William Brain, For Horse-stealing.  
Robt. Freeman, For shooting his Master.   
WITH The description of every Man's Fact for which he died.  With Allowance. 
LONDON, Printed for D. M. 1679.   

The Confession and Execution of the Prisoners that were executed at Tyburn on Wednesday the 22th of this Instant January. 1679.  
IT would almost amaze a serious thought to consider with what headlong fury some men attempt their own destruction, even to throw themselves into the gaping Jaws of ruin, and spur that Fate, which of itself too swiftly hurries on, and winds away the short-spaned Clue of their disastered Lives; they sin secure, and never dream of Ills whiles Justice whets his Sword and gives command to Time, who orders Death with his suppressing shafts, to put a period to their impious Crimes, and stay their full Career with a disgraceful end: And yet we can but pity their untimely transmigrations from this lower World, if we reflect upon them with impartial thoughts, considering they are our Fellow-Creatures, cast in Nature's Mould, the same by Heaven made, but yet depraved and made more vile by that deceiving power who dwells in darkness, and delights to work on easy Souls, and snare them with his wiles, and chain them fast till Justice strikes the blow; and then, except they timely do repent, and close with yielding mercy, they are too sure his own. But let us not be over rash, for the Almighty's goodness is as boundless as his power, and he can save unto the utmost all that come unto him, nor will he cast them of, if by sincere contrition they return and claim his gracious promise; and yet 'tis dangerous so to linger till the utmost moment twinkles an Eternity, to stand upon the verge of Flames beneath, yet think to reach the Stars, Face Death with joyful expectations, whose dread Menaces can yield them nought but Terrors; yet such presumptions have too oft deceived careless men, and Satan's guilded Bats been luscious poison to their pleasing tastes, too oft indulged them in their darling sins, and with delusions, under specious forms of interest, profit, or of growing great, overpowered their craving wills, which before were prone enough to close with such alluring Cheats. But I suppose the nature of Malefactors is so amply known, I need not much enlarge upon the subject; for why, they are most of them men of lend Conversations, for the greatest part, who first most commonly begin with Crimes of a smaller note, and by degrees emboldened in the cursed Trade, they trample upon fear and stifle all remorse; a sympathy so frequently observed in their insolent behaviours, who often have been known, when in their Infancy, to scoff at Admonitions, and make a jest of Piety, but this is only when they are free and unrestrained, roving to and fro, as Sacred Writ makes mention, to mark out houses for themselves in the daytime, so that when darkness comes they may break through; but when they are shackled by Justice, and the ends of all their courses come before their Eyes, than they are of other minds, and often make their pious departure to another life, as I question not but some of these untimely Wretches (of which I here intent to treat) have done: The first of which in order were William Adkins and Anthony Tyler, who were indicted for Burglary, were found guilty and sentenced accordingly; they were both old Offenders, especially the former, for he had been once before condemned, twice burnt in the hand, once in London, and once in Maidston, at the Assizes held for the County of Kent, and were now Executed for breaking open a house in White-Chappel; to see the inevitableness of Fate, for as the ancient Proverb most truly denotes, The Pitcher that goes often to the water at last returns broken home: So it appeared in the Catastrophe of these Offenders, who, after a long practice of their Hellish Trade, were intercepted by Justice; they confessed the Fact, and bewailed their former leud-vices, their ends were reasonably penitent.  
The next were Richard Mills, John Butler, Alias Armstrong, and William Brown, Christopher Brunker and George Kenyon; these were the notorious Offenders that rob the house in Hatton-Garden after the newest fashion that has been heard of in any Modern Age, for going accoutered in the habiliments of Trained-band Soldiers, pretending orders to search for Recusants, whilst some detained the people of the house, the other rob it of Plate, Moneys, Rings, etc. to a considerable value, for which they were found guilty and senteneed accordingly: One of these, viz. Butler, Alias Armstrong had formerly been in a Robbery with Thomas Sadler, for which Monday, Tatnam, and others, were formerly Executed. Brunker was a Purser of a Ship, but was never known to have been in Newgate before, as likewise Mills and Brown, but they all confessed they had been vile livers, and desired people to take warning by their untimely end; and especially to be cautious how they were drawn into bad Company, the which had been the cause, and chiefest Instrument, of their disgrace and ruin.  
Robert Freeman, who was indicted for killing his Master, he was brought in by the Grand Inquest Guilty of wilful murder, and accordingly sentenced, and this morning, about Nine of the Clock, drawn upon a Sledge to Little-Brittain, a Gibbit being there set up, before his Exeoution he was very penitent, but would in no wise, to the very last moment of his Life, confess the Crime, he was solicited often and pressed upon by many Ministers.  
The next was Anne Sly for murdering her Child, the which after its barbarous Execution she closed in her Box, thinking so to secure the Crime; but that sin which seldom is long concealed, in spite of all the cunning was brought in Guilty, but was graciously reprieved.  
The next was one William Brain, who was indicted for that Ancient and so long practised Trade of Horse-stealing, and was found guilty, and this day Executed; he seemed in outward appearance to be very sensible of his latter end.  
The next was Francis Jones, for a Burglary; It was proved against him plainly, he could not deny the Fact; wherefore he was found Guilty by the Jury, and suffered for the same.  
Timothy Smith, and Margaret Wallis, were found Guilty of a Burglary for breaking open several Locks in the Strand; the latter, having been an old offender, and having been before in Newgate, is supposed she might entice the former into the Action, the which proved destructive to them both; they were both reasonably penitent.  
The next in this fatal Catastrophe was John Holland, for stealing of several Horses; he had been an old Offender; and for long time used the fatal employ; he had been burnt in the hand at the Surry Assizes: he was condemned, but received a gracious reprieve.  
And now one would think these lamentable and to be deplored Miscreants should be as so many Examples or Trophies of offended Justice, to warn, or rather restrain, all lend persons from their evil course, that they may turn back from those pernicious paths, that tend to Death and Hell.  
FINIS.