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School-Boy brought his Mother a Book that he had Stoll'n from One of his Fellows. She was o far from Correcting him for’r, that he rather Encourag'e him. As he grew Bigger, he would be till keeping his hand in Ure with omewhat of Greater Value, till he came at lat to be Taken in the Matter, and brought to Jutice for't. His Mother went along with him to the Place of Execution, Where he got leave of the Officers, to have a Word or Two in Private with her. He put his Mouth to her Ear, and under Pretext of a Whiper, Bit it Clear off. This Impious Unnatural Villany turn’d Every Bodies Heart againt him More and More. [Well Good People (ays the Boy) Here You ee Me an Example, both upon the Matter of Shame and of Punihment; And it is This Mother of mine that has brought me to't; for if he had but Whipt me oundly for the Book I tole when I was a Boy, I hould never have come to the Gallows here now Im a Man.]