THE TRUE NARRATIVE OF THE CONFESSION AND EXECUTION Of the three Prisoners AT Kingston upon Thames. IN THE County of Surrie. On Monday the 22th of March, 1679.  
With the account of their particular Facts for which they suffered, as more particularly the last Confession and Exhortation of Margaret Clark, who fired her Master's House in SOUTHWARK. And James Christian for killing the Waterman, John S●lby, John Seamor alias Herring, three, notorious Highway men. With the names of the places where they committed the Facts for which they now suffer; and many other remarkable Circumstances.  
HOw dreadful is Justice in itself, when once offended, yet such are the depraved faculties of erring Mortals, that they by their notorious Crimes provoke and dare it, hurry Ruin on their heads, and by untimely Deaths dismiss them from the World, e'er half their course is run or in the Bloom of all their days, as is most firmly testified, by the dismal ends these disastrous Miscreants that have justly suffered for their heinous Offences, receiving Sentence of Corporal Death at the Assizes holden at Kingston upon Thames for the County of Surry on the 16th of this Instant, and Executed at the Gallows of the said Town accordingly on Monday the 22th of this instant March 1679.  
The first of which in order, was Margaret Clark, who was Arraigned, and found Guilty of that notorious and Felonious Crime of Firing, Peter Dellanoy house, late her Masters the said house being situate in Montague Close in the Parish of St. Mary Oueris Southwark; the proof against her was upon her own Confession, that three Gentlemen, supposed to be Agents in the Popish Firing-Plot, seeing her stand at her Master's Door with a Child in her Arms, came up to her, and demanded if she lived there, to which she answered she did, upon which Asseveration, they desired her to go and drink with them, to which she consented, but no sooner, being in the Victualling House but they fell to treating with her about firing her Master's house, and in fine for two thousand pounds to be paid her at the Fleece Tavern in Holbourn, when the wicked enterprise had taken effect, she agrees with them, this being on the first of January, on the Sunday following she with (as she affirmed) the Assistance of one Satterwait, fired it in three places, which had it not been timely prevented by the diligent care of Neighbours, had doubtless done much harm. After her Condemnation, she much bewailed her so rashly being lead into so vile and dangerous a wickndness upon the only promise of a Stranger whom she knew not where to find, desiring forgiveness for her grievous Crimes, and vile intentions, much lamenting her untimely End; bathing herself in Tears, confessing to all that came to see her, in Prison, that the Devil had deluded her and drawn her into this snare, desiring all to take warning by her downfall and inevitable Ruin, and continuing so penitent to the last, that notwithstanding the notorious Crime for which she was to suffer, she drew a general compassion from all or most of the Spectators, and so concluded her Life in a Flood of Tears.  
The next in this dreadful Sceene of woe, was James Christian who was tried and condemned for barbarously murdering one Robert Burrel a Waterman near Rederiff Stairs; the Circumstances sworn to by the Evidence against him were as followeth; the Prisoner having formerly had a Quarrel with the deceased about taking a Woman out of his Boat, and had upon the same, grievously beat and wounded him before thiiss last assault of which the deceased not only complained, but also kept his Bed for several days after, he being abroad the Prisoner again threatened him he would do his business for him; so that taking the opportunity of his lying to watch the Boats one night, he Assaulted him, and with a Staff first stunned him, and after he had recovered, and endeavouring to fly, thereby to escape his Rage, he catching hold of him, not only prevented him, but with the Rope and Hook that fastens the Boat, he struck him so many mortal blows, that within seven weeks he died of the same, affirming to the last, that Christian had been the cause of his death; upon which Evidence after he was Conuictid of wilful Murder he received Senttnce, the which was this day put in Execution, after which Sentence he began to have a sensible feeling how much he stood in need of Eternal Life, seeing there remained no hopes for the prologation of his mortal one here on Earth, and that there were but a few moments between him and Eternity; so that he began to grow in detestation with his passionate rashness that had caused him to commit the horridest of Crimes, for Murder doubtless is so ponderous a weight unto the Souls of those that Bath their cruel hands blood, that it compels them to relent, and strive to wash away those Crimson stains with sighs and Tears, and so was it to be seen in this to be deplored-Wretch, who strove to the utmost of his power to admonish and desire all that were present that for Heaven's sake they would be cautious to give way to Rage, lest that overpowering their Reason, should cause them to shed Innocent Blood, declaring that he never designed the death of him whom he murdered, but that he knew he had in his Anger threatened to destroy him; the which proved too fatally true, and so continued, but a little before Execution he received a Gracious Reprieve.  
The next was that notorious Highway Man, viz. John Seamor alias Herring, famous for Robbing of the Speaker of the Parliament house, and ever since usurping of his Name, he had no less than five Indictments laid against him, and hadonce broke Goal, the chief of his Indictments were for Robbing one Mr. Adkinson, of 3 or four pounds near Stains, and the Minister of Egham, of his Watch and 5 or 6 Shillings in moneys, with several other Goods of a considetable value, all of them being plain and positive, besides some twenty more that he had rob were there to swear against him if he escaped the other, whereupon he received Sentence, and was this day Executed.  
The next was John Selby, who being apprehended and committed upon suspicion to Salisbury Goal, was there Challenged for Robbing one Christopher Hunt, of 7 pounds of women's Hair and a Portmantel valued at forty Pounds, upon Bagshot-Heath, on the 12th of September last, as likewise one Mr. Pepit of four shillings, and several Goods to a considerable Value, so that being turned over to take his Trial at this Assizes, he had no less than five several Indictments against him, the Parties Rob, swore positively, and his Ezcuses slight and Frivolous the Court proceeded to Judgement and received Sentence accordingly. At the place as Execution he exhhrted all to be forewarned by his dismal End; so continuing, until the Harbinger of Death sealed up the Portals of his Voice, and wafted them into a vast Eternity.  
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