A True and Perfect RELATION Of Three Inhuman MURDERS, Committed By William Bliss alias Watts, of the Parish of Mims in the County of Middlesex, upon the Bodies of Will. Johnson his near Kinsman, and Robert Porter Servant to Mr. Nichols.  
ALSO The manner how he killed, rob and striped a Drovers Boy, as he was going to Market-street.  
With the wonderful discovery of the Murderer.  
LIKEWISE The Sentence of Death pronounced against him at the Sessions-house in the Old Bailie, London, Feb. 28. 1672. and the manner of his Execution, which is to be at the Round-about-house near Kicksend.  
LONDON Printed in the Year 1672.   

A True and perfect Relation of three Bloody MURDERS, committed by William Bliss, upon the Body of William Johnson his Kinsman, and Robert Porter a Servant to of Mr. Nichols, etc.  
IF we look back upon former ages and turn over the variety of ancient and modern Histories, we shall find that Revenge and Murder have ever proved fatal crimes to their undertakers, for let them be never so secretly contrived, or the shedding of innocent Blood never so wretchedly perpetrated; yet as our Conscience is to us a thousand Witnesses, so God is to us a thousand Consciences; first to bring it to light, and then their Authors to deserved punishments for the same, when they least dream or think thereof. For as there is no peace to the wicked, so they shall find no Peace or Tranquillity here on Earth, either with God or his Creatures; because if they would conceal it, the very Fowls of the Air, or Beasts of the Field, yea, the very stones and timber of their Chamber would detect it, a powerful example and precedent whereof, we may behold in this ensuing History; where a wretched Creature making himself guilty of these bloody Crimes, by the providence of God is discovered; and receives exemplary and condign punishment for the  
WIlliam Bliss commonly known by the name of Watts of Kicksend, in the County of Middlesex Butcher, being about the Age of one or two and twenty years, committed an inhuman Murder upon one William Johnson his Kinsman, Robbing him of six pound in money, and then threw the body into a Pond, which was in some days after found by the Neighbours: And this William Bliss being observed to be last in his company, was upon suspicion of the Murder apprehended and carried before a Justice of the Peace, who committed him to Newgate; where he lay till the Sessions, but no positive evidence coming against him, he was cleared of this Fact: yet notwithstanding the eyes and judgement of men could not discover this, the Justice of God began to be exemplary upon him, striking him from head to foet, with a loathsome Leprous disease, who before was clear skinned and well shaped, and comely in all his parts! yet did not this deter this wicked Villain from a farther progress in his bloody and wicked practices; for where a heart is given to covetousness and cruelty, there is little sign of Grace; and therefore less hope of prosperity either in this life or the next: for those are sins which so much eclipse the Judgements, and darkens the Understandings, that the Man thereby runs blindfolded and headlong to all misery and confusion: and makes his estate so desperate, that he deserves not to be pitied by any, because he would not pity or compassionate others.  
Thus lived this wretch for ten or twelve months endeavouring to justify himself, and get credit and reputation, paying some debts with the money he took from the person Murdered, and now he again treads the tragic stage of blood, for being hired to conduct a young man (servant to Mr. Nichols, in the Parish of Mims) through Ensield-Chase, discovering by some discourse that the young man had money about him, watching his opportunity, killed him with a Hedg-Bill in the Chase; rob him of his money, and took a Bill of four pound out of his pocket, which he afterward carried to the Master of the murdered, demanding the money with threats; pretending that his Servant was his Brother, and was not well, and could not stay for his money; notwithstanding his threats the money was not paid. This was evidenced by the said Master at his Trial, but the manner of the discovery was strange and miraculous, for some Hounds being kept hard by the place where the murdered person was buried, scenting the dead Corpse that was but shallowly buried in the ground, with their paws and noses tears up the Earth and drags up the body: eating part of his bowels, and leaving several of his bones aboveground, which this Villain observing before any one else, buries it again, and covers it with Green Sods, and sticks bushes about it to keep off the hounds, which was one means of his discovery; for he was observed to cut such bushes in the Chase, which being applied to the places where he had cut them, they did exactly fit.  
But on the 24th of day February, 1672. the hounds being carried out by their Master, and some gentlemen to hunt, coming near to this place left the sent of their Game, and rushed through these bushes, and again tore up the body, miserably torn about the bowels and breast, but as God would have it, they had not torn his Face; upon this the Gentlemen retired with their dogs & acquainted the neighbours with the discovery, upon which many flock to the place, and among the rest the Murderer, who being desired by one John Hardyman a Butcher (a neighbour thereabouts) to touch the body, he refused it with an Oath, whereupon the person replied, I am afraid you have had a hand in this man's death: But the Villain than made answer, have a care that I have not a hand in yours: upon which he was apprehended, and upon several circumstances proving the fact, at the Coroners Inquest was Committed to Newgate, which at the Sessions in the Old-Bayly, Feb. 28th. was most clearly proved against him, and he sentenced to be Executed at Tyburn; but upon the Country's request, the Bench was pleased to order his Execution to be at the place where he committeed the Bloody Murder: where he is to hang in Chains, as a memorable example of God's Justice, in discovering and punishing such Crimes, and to deter others from doing the like, and the charge of this Execution the Country thereabout voluntarily offered to defray.  
Since his Imprisonment, another suspicious sign of a Murder of his hath been discovered, viz. There is found some  hid in a Hay-Mow, at the Chequer in Kicksend, near to this Murderers Fathers house. The Circumstances giving the cause of this suspicion are these. A Drovers Boy coming from London, was buying a Pie at this Murderers Fathers house, and was observed by the Murderer to pull money out of his shoe to pay for it, who examined the Boy, why he carried money in his shoes, the Boy replies, I have that about me, for which many a man loseth his Life; upon which he was observed to walk along with the Boy toward Market-Street, but the Boy was never seen since that time; And the  are known to be the same he wore when he bought the Pie.  
Now from this dreadful and bloody story, the Reader may learn how God in his due time and providence doth asuredly detect and punish Murder, let this exemplary punishment be a caveat for all persons not only to detest these foul sins of Covetousness and Murder in others, but to hate and abhor them in themselves, for if to the rest of our sins we once consent to add that scarlet and crying sin of Murder, that blood which we untimely send to Earth, will in God's time draw down vengeance on our heads from Heaven.  

A summary account of the Murderers Actions.  
WIlliam Bliss alias Watts, was in Newgate about two years since, for the Murdering of one William Johnson, the son of William Johnson a Dyer in Southwark. The case this, Bliss and one John Day (who died in Goal) were committed for the Murder of the said Boy upon suspicion. Bliss knowing that he had money to pay to one Nichols, from his Master, which was his Uncle, Richard Johnson a Butcher at Kiksend near Hadley, on Barnet Common.  
WIlliam Bliss committed by Francis Croyley Esq upon suspicion of Murdering one Robert Porter, the 24th of Feb. 1672. The person was murdered about Michaelmas last, & his body was found buried near the Round about-House at Kicksend by a pack of Dogs Hunting, who left the Hare in view to scrape over the place where the body was buried, (the Hog's having much torn the Carcase) the  was seen and known by several marks to be the  of Porter, who was never seen since he was in Blisses company. The Witnesses proved that this Bliss had been two nights with him, and had been some days in his company, and also knew that he had money about him. Bliss denied all this. Whereupon he was convicted, and is to be Hanged in Chains near the Roundabout House at Kicksend.   
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