The Last dying speeches and confessions of the three notorious malefactors who were executed at Tyburn on the 4th of this instant March 1681 giving an account of the several crimes for which they suffered which are as followeth, John Sadler for whipping a girl to death at Ratcliff, Roger Maiden for eight fellonies and burglarys, Elizabeth Brown, alias White-head, for robbing the Two Cocks on London-Bridge and endeavouring to cut the maids throat : with their pentitential confessions as well in prison as at the place of execution.

THE LAST Dying Speeches And Confeſſions of the Three Notorious Malefactors who were Executed at TYBƲRN; on the 4th. of this Inſtant March, 1681. Giving an Account of the ſeveral Crimes for which they ſuffered: which are as followeth; John Sadler, For Whipping a Girl to Death at Ratcliff. Roger Maiden, For Eight FELLONIES and BURGLARYS. Elizabeth Brown, alias White-head, For Robbing the Two Cocks on London-Bridge, and endeavouring to Cut the Maids Throat. With their penitential Confeſſions as well in Priſon, as at the place of EXECƲTION.

BEfore we enter upon the Confeſſions, it has been thought fit to give the Reader a particular account of the Crime for which every Offender ſuffers, the firſt of which deplorable Wretches we ſhall begin withal, is, one John Sadler, who was by his Imploy a Bailiffs Follower, lodging at one Latice VVigingtons houſe, a School-miſtris or Sempſtreſs, living in the Pariſh of Ratcliff, the ſaid VVigington keeping many Apprentices and Scholers to work, amongſt which, was one Elizabeth Holton, a Girl about Thirteen years of Age, whom as they affirmed, had at ſeveral times purloyned things out of the Houſe, amongſt which, was ſome Linnen of the Priſoners, which he did not charge her with till about the 24 of Decem. laſt; When as her Miſtris to whom ſhe was Apprentice, having ſent her of an Errand to carry ſome things home which had been bought there, did charge her with defrauding of two ſhillings or ſome ſuch inconſiderable Sum, which the Girl utterly denying, ſhe got the Priſoner, (who as the Evidence in Court did affirm was her Gallant) to aſſiſt her in giving the Girl Correction, when they ſhuting all the doors, got ſeveral Whip-cords which they knoted and tyed to a ſtick, by moſt called a Cat of Nine-Tails, then tying her by the Wriſt, hung her up upon a Hook, where they having ſtripped her, the Priſoner with the aforeſaid Cords, beat her upon the bare fleſh for the ſpace of an hour, all which time the woman (who for the ſame Fact was the Seſſions before condemned, and pleaded her Belly) ſtopped her mouth leaſt the neighbours ſhould hear her cry; then being weary of his cruel uſage, he deſiſted, and fell to it again about half an hour afterwards, and ſo continued at ſeveral times, for the ſpace of four hours, and as often as the Blood poured down, they rubbed the Wounds with Salt: This was ſworn to in Court, and himſelf could not deny it, the Girl Dying three days afterwards; for which Hainous fact he received Sentence of death on the 26th. of February laſt, and from the Seſſions-Houſe conveyed back to Newgate, where he continued very penſive, much bewailing his ſad ſtate, ſaying; That he had lived a moſt Notorious and Wicked Life, not only in all manner of Debaucheries, as VVhoring, Drunkenneſs, and the like; but that he had been a great Oppreſſor of poor People, and a continual Sabbath-breaker, for which Sins he ſuppoſed God had given him up to commit this Barbarous Murther for which he now ſuffered; ſaying, That the woman had been a great Inſtrument to prompt him on to wickedneſs, and that ſhe was the cauſe he had committed ſo foul a Murther which now ſtuck ſore upon his conſcience, yet he hoped God would at the laſt except of his returning to him, and that he would waſh away the Innocent blood which he had ſhed, with the meritorious death and paſſion of his Redeemer, and that he hoped to be cleanſed in his blood, with many other pious expreſſions which he uſed to ſeveral that came to ſee him during the intervene of time, and on this day when he was put into the Cart, in order to be drawn to the place of Execution, he deſired all to pray for him, and ſo continued till the Executioner did his office.

The next in this ſhameful and untimely ſuffering, was one Roger Maiden, who formerly lived in Acorn-Alley near Spittle-fields, his Crimes for which he ſuffered, were numerous, for he was Indicted no leſs then Eight times for ſeveral Fellonies and Burglaries, which were all committed in the ſpace of 6 weeks, in Shadwell, Stepney, and VVhite Chappel; the names of the perſons that he in the company of one John Maiden, Aiden, and John Motly, were theſe, James Porter, Jane Harris, VVilliam Addams, Samuel Banfield, Phillip Story, Thomas Hopkins, Anthony Fowler, and Mary Clark, from either of them ſtealing conſiderable quantities of Goods to a great value: Of Seven Fellonies and Burglary he being found Guilty, and onely acquitted, of one Fellony he received Sentence of death, after which he ſeem'd very melancholly and ſtupifi'd for a conſiderable time, but finding that Death was certain, and that no Reprieve could be expected, he began to enquire of ſeveral Miniſters that came to ſee him, how he might obtain a pardon for his ſins, deſiring that they would offer up their Prayers to God for to give him the Spirit of Prayer, which by reaſon of his former wicked Life he had loſt; ſaying that he had been in above Forty Robberies, and helped to undooe many poor and honeſt people, for which he hoped God would forgive him: Theſe and many other expreſſions he uſed to the laſt, deſiring all to take warning by his wretched fate, and not to give their youth and ſtrength to ſerve the Devil as he had done, but he hoped God would forgive him all his offences, and he hoped his downfall would be a warning to all that were ſpectators of the ſame.

Elizabeth VVhitehead, alias Brown, who about half a Year ſince was Condemned, for that ſhe in the Company of one Thomas Brown, alias More, executed, knocking at the Door of one Mr. King, at the Two fighting Cocks on London-Bridge, it being on a Sabbath-day, when they were all (the Maid onely excepted) gone to Church, under pretence of being Couſin to the Gentleman of the Houſe, got ſo much credit with the Maid as to let them in, when ſhe ceaſing on her, endeavoured to ſtill her out-cry by Cutting of her Throat, which ſhe endeavouring to hinder, they cut her Hands and Face moſt miſerably, then binding her, took in Plate and Moneys to the value of Four Hundred pounds, but e're they got out of the Houſe ſhe got looſe, and ſhutting her ſelf into a Room, eryed out, whereupon help coming, the Priſoner got down upon the Piles and there was taken, the which upon her Tryal ſhe not denying, ſhe was found Guilty, and received Sentence of Death, but pleading her Belly, was reſpited till this day, and during the ſaid interview, ſhe ſhewed great Contrition, and much Lamented her Loſt and Deplorable Condition, deſiring all people to pray for her, ſaying; That ſhe had been a grievous Sinner, and that ſhe had been the cauſe of many Mans Ruine, and eſpecially of the aforeſaid More, (alias) Browns, whom ſhe had drawn into the Robbery, for which ſhe deſired God would pardon her Offences, and Dyed very penitently.

FINIS.