Narrative of All the Robberies, Escapes, &C. of John Sheppard

Excerpt from A Narrative of All the Robberies, Escapes, &C. Of John Sheppard: Giving an Exact Description of the Manner of His Wonderful Escape From the Castle in Newgate, and of the Methods He Took Afterward for His Security It has been faid in the Hzżory of my Life, that the firfi Robbery I ever committed was in the Houfeiof Mr. Baim, aqdz'éce-broéer in whitelhorż' żuid; to my Sorrow and Shame I mull: acknowledge my Guilt of a Felony before that, which was my iiealing two filver Spoons from the Rummer Tan at chafing-croft, wheni was doing a Jobb there for my Mailer: for which I ask Pardon of God, and the Perfons who were wrongfully charg'd and injur'd by that my Crime.. Unhappy Wretch! I was now commem ced Thief, and foon after Houfe-breaker; growing gradually wicked, 'twas about the latter End of 7u/yit7z3, that I was fent by. My Matter to do a Jobb at the Houfe of Mr. Bail aforefaid, I there Iiole a Roll Fufiian containing 24 Yards, from amon many others, and'mr. Baim not miffing rt, had confequently no Sufpicion. I offer'd it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.