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 main Gang alarm’d the Country where-ever they came, drinking and roaring at uch a Rate, that the People hut themelves up in their Houes, in ome Places, not daring to venture out among o many mad Fellows: In other Villages, they treated the whole Town, quandering their Money away, as if, like Æop, they wanted to lighten their Burthens: This expenive manner of Living procured two of their drunken Straglers to be knocked on the Head, they being found murdered in the Road, and their Money taken from them: All the ret, to the Number of eventeen as they drew nigh to Edinburgh, were arreted and thrown into Goal, upon Supicion, of they knew not what; However, the Magitrates were not long at a Los for proper Accuations, for two of the Gang offering themelves for Evidences were accepted of; and the others were brought to a peedy Tryal, whereof nine were convicted and executed.

Kennedy having pent all his Money, came over from Ireland, and kept a common By-Houe on Deptford Road, and now and then, ’twas thought, made an Excurion abroad in the Way of his former Profeion, till one of his Houhold Ws gave Information againt him for a Robbery, for which he was committed to Bridewell; but becaue he would not do the Buines by halves, he found out a Mate of a Ship that Kennedy had committed Pyracy upon, as he foolihly confes’d to her. This Mate, whoe Name was Grant, paid Kennedy a Viit in Bridewell, and knowing him to be the Man, procured a Warrant, and had him committed to the Marhalea Prion.

The Game that Kennedy had now to play was to turn Evidence himelf; accordingly he gave a Lit of eight or ten of his Comrades; but not being acquainted with their Habitations, one only was taken, who, tho’ condemn’d, appeared to be a Man of