THE TRUE NARRATIVE OF THE CONFESSION AND EXECUTION Of Thomas Pardue, a notorious Housebreaker, at TYBURN. On Friday the 25th of this instant June 16●●.  
With the manner of his Behaviour in Prison since his Condemnation.  
As likewise several particulars concerning Robe●● Gale Broker.  
SO powerful a Temptation is pernicious Wealth unto the Covetous mind, and thirst of Gain so Charms their Senses that as a Lethargy it quite overspreads their Reason till stupefied at such a Rate, as Men not well knowing what they do for if they did, 'tis sure they would be more cautious of their safety, than to run headlong upon the fatal Piles of Ruin and destruction not minding the close snares of Death laid to entrap their hasty Feet stop them in their full Career, nor those prying Antics Fate has set in the broad way that leads to desolation, and the Ghastly Courts where horror dwells, but blinded with the vain hopes of safety and escape; they boast of their adventurous Rashness or pernicious Fully even on the brink of vast Eternity and Gap of separation from this mortal Life, and smile disdainfully upon the upon the Glittering Sword that angry Justice draws to cut them off and make them cease to be on Earth, as almost Monthly examples though various in effects can witness to the World, of which number this we now shall treat of is not the least for all desperate minded wretches to have rega●d unto and be forewarned by timely preventing the selfsame fate.  
Thomas Pardue a notorious Offender, whose many Crimes and Villainous exploits would be too many to repeat in this small. Tract, therefore we only shall make mention of those particular or which he was Arraigned Condemned, and now Executed at Followeths. First, for that he in the Company of John Bigs, J●hn E●ias, J●hn Ralph's, Clement Snell, already Executed, committed a Robbery upon the house of Mr. Benning of Wilsdom in the County of Middlesex, who living in a house some distance from Neighbours, this Gang h●d intelligence by their Emisar●e● or Scouts that he was a rich Man, and always kept good store of Plate and Monies in his house, and farther, that at such a tune he was to be at London, and that he would continue there all night, with a relation of all the Room and convenient places for hiding and concealing money, plate, or such like, which they at that time pretended much to want, by reason they had a Customer, for such commodities, who had been lately with them, and were very importunate for them to proceed upon some enterprise of great worth, so that according to their intelligence they went, and by lying in a Wood which was in sight of the house, conducted thither by one Evans yet in Newgate, they could plainly discern who passed in or out of the house so that long they had not lain in Ambush before they saw Mr. Benning take ●orse for London, upon which they concluded, all the rest that they had been informed was true; whereupon, as soon as it was dark, three of them went and knocked at the Door, whereupon the Maid of the House asked who was there, they replied Friends so that the Maid thinking they had been Neighbours, opened the Door, which being no sooner done, but they rushed in violently, and held open the Door till the rest of their Gang came in, so that all being interred, they bond the Family consisting of four persons, the Mistress of the house two men and the Maid, but upon second thoughts they loosed the Maid, to show them the Rooms, and light them the Candle, whilst they plundered, so that having searched what places they pleased, they did not much fail in their expectations, for in moneys and Plate, they got to the value of 250 pound, after that they compelled the Maid to fetch them what Victuals there was in the house, and sat down at the Table, and there drinking several healths, they took their fatal repast for the space of four hours or thereabouts and then departed, with their Booty, and glad of so rich a prize, which exceeded their expectations, but as this Prisoner reported Evan: who impeached them, was not actually in the Robery, but upon some distaste, or through fear left them in the Wood, thus was the first exploit, the next was upon the house of one William Charles of Tatnam-Court, in the Parish of Pancridg, where entering his House, and calling for Drink they desired the Master of the house's Company, who refused to come, whereupon they concluded to call for Wine, saying, that no doubt would bring him; the which accordingly succeeded; but he no sooner came, but one of the Company starting up, asked him if he knew not Hind, to which he answering no, one of them with an Oath, replied that they were of his Profession and wanted moneys, thereupon some of them bound him, and the rest went and seized upon his Wife, his Daughter, and an old woman that lodged there, and after they had secured them began to plunder, but failed in their expectation for they could not meet with any thing of considerable value, yet seized several parcels of Goods to the value of five or six pounds; several of the Gang being taken and executed, the Party now the subject of our discourse fled, but Bigs beforementioned and one Newel having broke the Goal of Newgate, meeting him upon their Ramble, they could not forget their old employ, but fell to it afresh, (so infatigate are those sort of people, that they can as soon put off themselves as leave their Villainies; and after having committed many Robberies in the North of England, were returning again for London, but at St. Alban being suspected for lose persons were apprehended and the last Sessions upon their. Trials found Guilty, according to Law received the dreadful Sentence of death Bigs and Newel were executed with the other Prisoners and Pardue for some Reasons reprieved till this day.  
During the respited time most graciously allowed for his Repentance, and making his peace with his Creator, he behaved himself very resolutely, not as a Man drooping into Eternity ought, but as if grown desperate with the sense of Death he knew not what he did, yet often musing on his presentstate, he would seem somewhat to relent but presently again fall into Contempt of Life and storm at those that came to see him, saying that though his accusers had taken his Life, they should not have his Soul, or words to that effect. Being asked where they had disposed of the Goods they took from Mr. Benning, his answer was, that they were sold by one of the Company already executed, to a party living in or near Charterhouse-Lane but he was not at the delivery of them, and so could not glue any particular account, but said that there was blood enough already paid for them, or to that effect, in the Morning when he was helped into the Cart he looked very cheerful, but at the place of Execution when Death looked Ghastly on him he began to change, looked pale, and desired all present to take warning by his sad end, and not be deluded or persuaded as he had been, to close with the like unlawful practices.  
Robert Gale the Broker who received Sentence of Death with the test, for receiving a Stone horse and a Mare of John Bigs, and Thomas Newel before mentioned, which they stole in Buckingham-shire, and giving them forty shil1lings for them, after his long Respite, and his great Repentance, Received his Majesty's most Gracious Reprieve. And we hope this will be a warning not only to him, but to all that deal in that unlawful way that for the future they will beware how they encourage Thiefs and Villains by receiving or purchasing those Goods which they by violence or fraud do take from honest and industrious men.  
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