would make him amends another time; but neither the Prisoner nor Butler had one Farthing of the Money.

P. S. The Reason Duce desir'd to have Names, &c. as I observed before, concealed, was; that those Persons never had been engag'd with him in any Robbery or evil Action; that he verily believed, by their leaving off that Practice for some time, and according to what they had long ago declar'd, that they would never return to such a miserable way of Living; and also with a great degree of Concern, reply'd, that should he make them Publick, in all probability, it would tend to the Ruin of them, and their Innocent Families.

He also desir'd Forgiveness of the World, and that his Mother might not be reflected upon. He further added, that when Joseph Rice< no role > was Kill'd, his Wife was a stranger to their Design upon the Lady Chudleigh, and that Dyer was the only contriver of that Attempt.

Thinking it dangerous for 'em to stay longer in those Parts, they agreed to cross the Countries into Hampshire , where they committed several barbarous Robberies; Murther being grown so habitual to them, that the Life of a Man was no more than that of a Dog, or any other Animal; but this Malefactor, added, That he should not have been so Cruel towards his Fellow Creatures, but was excited frequently by Wade and Darker, and Mead, his Accomplices, who never thought themselves secure, if the Life of the injured Person remain'd.

After they had long robb'd in different Parts of Hampshire, they took to the Portsmouth Road , where their last barbarous Action is well known. They there Assaulted one Mr. Bunch, near a Wood, into which they dragg'd him, and stripp'd him Naked, but not contented with all he had, this Malefactor we are now mentioning, shot at his Head, and the Bullet passing through his Jaw, lodg'd in his Mouth; they were then leaving him, but the wounded Man turning his Face downwards, that the Bullet might fall out of his Mouth, they perceived he was yet a live; Butler upon that turn'd back and was charging his Pistol again; and though the wounded Man begg'd on his Knees for his Life and their Mercy, it was not granted him; whereupon he resumed his Strength, ran from 'em, and escaped. The next Vilage being raised, and soon after the whole Country, they were apprehended, put into Winchester Jayl, and Mead, Wade, and Darking, were found Guilty. But James Butler< no role > was removed to Newgate for another Offence, and Convicted at the Old-Baily.

The following Confessions J. BUTLER gave to a Prisoner in Newgate, who sent them to me, witnessed that twas all Signed by him, viz. JAMES BUTLER< no role > .

I Was Born in the Parish of St. Ann Soho ; was put Apprentice to a Silver-Smith , whom I left in Six Months: I wnet to Sea , and was Bound, (being a Boy) to Capt Andrew Douglas, Commander of the Arundel Man of War. Afterwards I went to my Father in France ; soon left him, and went a Voyage to Boston in New-England ; but