THE TRUE NARRATIVE OF THE CONFESSION AND EXECUTION of the seven Prisoners AT TYBURN On Wednesday the 24th. of this Instant October. 1683.  

Viz. Charles Butler, who was Drawn, and Hanged for High-Treason  
John Quarles,  
John Smith,  
Mary Phelps,  
Charles Dod,  
Hugh Jones,  
Edward Williams,   
For Murder, Felonies, Burglaries, and divers other crimes. And also a particular Account of their several Facts, and where Committed.  
Every Sessions produces the reiterated Effects of abused Grace, and notwithstanding his most sacred Majesty's continued Clemency to the most Notorious Offenders, almost even to a Miracle yet such is the obdurate Resolutions of many wretched and miserable Transgressor's, as to continue in their Diabolical Practices, till it becomes an Act of Necessity for the Sword of Justice to cut off all such, as dead Branches: lest the most delightful Tree of Community should become withered and of no use in the Garden of this present world.  
I will not insist on the particular Crimes of many of the present sufferers which his Majesty's Transendent Charity ' and Mercy hath covered in times past; a and indeed in those virtues daily Experience manifests him to be the true Image, He represents: and it may be as truly said his Mercy is above all his Judgements: and at this very Instant time many have been restored to Life (in hopes of their Repentance and Amendment) who had forfeited all that this present world is sensible of to the Justice of the Law, and those whose wicked inclinations may inc●●… them to such Courses, as end in nothing but Death and Destruction in this World, besides the danger they are in, by provoking God to Anger and Justice, and become Liable to Eternal Death in the World to come: I will mention such of their Crimes only for which they now lie under a Sentence of Death, and this very day, are to pay their Lives, as a satisfaction to the Good Government, they have so often, most wickedly and unjustly abused, that they may be an Example of Terror to all evil doers, who by this may pray to God to send them his Grace, that they may be incliend to live a more honest and Christianlike Life; and thereby avoid the Shames and Miseries, that they bring upon themselves, their Families, and Relations.  
Charles Butler, under a Judgement of High-Treason, for Clipping, Fileing and Counterfeiting the Current Coin of this Kingdom, was drawn upon a Sled to the place of Execution, he confessed that which induced him to this Course of Life, was a design to enrich himself sooner than he could b● an honest Course of Life: but with an Admonition, to all people, that it was in vain, to go on in such kind of unlawful ways, and that though they did prosper for some time they must expect Justice to seize them at last: though they might continue in it undiscovered for some time, & that those ways might to appearance seem very pleasant in the sight of those which began to undertake in that of unlawful gain, & that he had employed that trouble and care, in honest endeavours might (he is now sensible) have been to him as great profit in the End.  
Marry Phelps, was the Wife of a Baker by Trade, who has the report of an honest, careful, industrious Man: She is under a Judgement, for the Murder of John-Charlton in Covent-Garden, and has lived a very suspicious and wicked kind of life, in the Apprehension of most of her Neighbours: she confessed in general, that she had been a great sinner, and acknowledged the justice of the Proceed against her Life, and submitted herself to the hands of the Law.  
The Innocent Man, that was inhumanly Murdered by her procurement, has left behind him a careful Mother and severa● small Children, that received a Competent Maintenance from the honest industrious Endeavours of the Deceased, it being a Character, that most of his Neighbours give him, and no doubt will contribute to the induceing of good minded people to lend their Christian Aid to the distressed Widow and Fatherless Children, that are by this cruel Murder exposed to the want of those helps, which in his life time they received from his daily Labours.  
Charles Dod, Edward Williams, and Hugh Jones, were all three Executed at Tyburn, the oldest of them scarce having seen 20 years, yet some of them have been convicted at least four or five times, of Crimes much of the same Nature, with this which they have now suffered for: they shown great Penitence, and confessed that they had followed this way of living, ever since that they were seven years old, & that they had deserved death several years ago, advising all young men to study honest ways of living, and to carry themselves Dutifully, and Obediently, to their Parents and Masters, the want of which was a great cause of bringing them to this, their shameful End.  
They confessed they had been instrumental in Debauching a great many young men, who were the children of honest parents that lived in good Credit in the City. And prayed if any of them were Spectators of their shameful end, they would thereby be Admonished to forsake all their leiud Acquaintance, that are the abettors and encourgers of those Vice, that brought them to be made the public Spectacle of Justice: And prayed that they would submit themselves to the care of their honest Parents whom they had too long abused, and that they would make it their endeavours to restore a just satisfaction to all such persons as they knew were injured by them, and that they would apply themselves to God in continual prayer to enable them by his grace to withstand the wicked temptations of the Devil, the vain lusts of the Flesh, and all other allurements of this World.  
John Smith, was under a judgement of Death, for a Felony and Burglary, upon the House of the Right Honourable the Earl of Lindsey, and stealing thence, Goods, Plates, and other things of a great value: some of the Apparel of the Countess of Lindsey, being found upon him he confessed he had been a Notorious Offender, and commended the Justice of the Court in the proceed of his Trial. He has been an old Offender, though but a young man; and it's reported the Thiefs, and Pickpockets themselves, were amazed at the impudent Methods, he took in the Management of his Viloanies: Admonishing all people to forbear the practice of such Vilence, that were against the Laws of God and Man, and desired all people that were there present, to pray for him, having hopes of finding mercy where he was going, though the Crimes he was guilty of, were of too deep a Dye to be washed away in this world with any other thing but his Blood; yet he hoped that of his Saviour's, would cleanse him from all Corruption, and thanked the Ordinary, for the great pains and services he had done him since the time of his Condemnation.  
John Quarles, was under judgement of Death, for a Felony and Burglary, to the value of between threescore and fourscore pounds: he confessed he had been an Offender for many years past, and that the longer had Acted in his ungodly way of Life, the less he was sensible of the wickedness he acted: & declared he was hearty sorrowful for the injuries he had done to all people, and he hoped that they would (if any were there present) join with him in their prayers to God, to bestow his mercy on him in the world to come 〈◊〉 being very willing to resign his Life which he had justly forfeited, and hoped that if any were present (that had followed such like Courses that they would be warned by his shameful end, to forbear their wicked practices, and to sin no more, lest a worse thing befall them.  
He confessed he had Received Grace and Mercy, no less than four times, having had the benefit of his Clergy twice, and his Majesty's Gracious Pardon of Transportation, as many times; acknowledging that he might have lived plentifully well by his labours in a lawful way, being a Goldsmith by Trade: But that the wicked lusts of the flesh and the vanities of this world so far prevailed upon him as to slight and set light esteem of all just means of honest living: and acknowledged he had drawn too many others into the same wicked practices of which some had paid their blood as a just satisfaction for the wrongs and injuries they had done.  
Mr. Ordinary, having prayed with them, and admonished them of the Judgement they were suddenly to appear before, where no secrets were hid advised them to make a clear and a full Confession of all their crimes, which they might hitherto Conceal, and that with such Submission, Confession, and Repentance, God might be pleased to show forth the fullness of his mercy, and appear a mighty Deliverer to them, in this time of their of their great Necessity, and pronounced the Blessing, and took his leave of them, and immediately the Executioner did his Office.  
Mr. Butler, being Requested by the Ordinary, to speak what he knew concerning the Fire in the Temple, his Answer was, that upon the Words of a dying Man, and as he expected Mercy from the Almighty, he was so much a stranger to it, as the Infant at his Mother's Breast, and he himself lost above threescore pounds.  
Entered according to order,   

London Printed by E Mallet, 1683.