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vii which Palmer rode on when he came to Beverley, to be tolen from them off Hickington Fenn in Lincolnshire. And, about four Months after he was committed to York Catle, he was dicovered to be  , the Notorious Highwayman, by a Letter being intercepted, which he had wrote to his Siter in Eex.

''Since the printing of the Edition, a Gentleman of undoubted Veracity, communicated to us the following Particular. Having been at Newgate to ee Gordon the famous Highwaynzan ometime ince executed, he declared to him that he had dicloed a Scheme to Turpin for eizing the Government's Money ordered to he paid to the Ships at Portmouth, which was to have been atchived in the following Manner: Gordons Deign was by him, his Brother, Turpin, and another, to have attacked the Guard in a very narrow Pas, with Sword and Pitol in Hand; but Turpins Courage failing him, the Enterprize dropt, on which Gordon aid he was ure Turpin would be guilty of many cowardly Actions, and ''Die like a Dog.