ON Sunday Morning being the 12th of this instant November, 1699. Mr. Parry, who belongs to the Play-house in Lincoln-Inn-Fields, being in Company with Henry Arthur, whose Brother was Iately Executed at Tybarn for Robbing the Western Mail) I say being together at a Tavern near Covent Garden, they continued to­gether till between 3 and 4 of the Clock, at which time Differing about Gam­ing, they went out together to all appearance in a very Frindly manner; but going over the Square near the Market place▪ some words arrising about a certain Reckoning between them; some say about dividing a sum of Money, which in short was agrevated to that Violent de­gree that they both drew their [...] (as we are inform'd) by consent, at which time seve­ral desperate Wounds were give [...] and received on both sides, Arthur pricking Parry in several places on the Arm, and another dangerous one, on the right Pap; which so Encreased his Passion, that redoubling his Fury, he return'd Arthur as many by way of requital, Particula­rly on the Shoulder, Thigh, left Brest, and several other places, among which one upon the right Pap, that extended above 6 Inches slope wise, it proved so Fatal, that he Drop'd down and Dy'd thereof immediatly; at which instant the Watch, who had heard the clhashing of their Swords came in, and seized Mr. Parry the Murtherer, who with the great Effusing of Blood that issued from the wounds which the Deceased had given him under the right Brest; was ready to faint, being hardly able to go to the Round-house, whither the Watch con­vey'd both, him and the deceased; where was found about them four score Pound in Gold and Silver, befides a very rich Watch in the Pocket of Henry Arthur; both which 'tis Conjectured they had Obtain'd by unlawful Purchase the Night before: About 5 a clock Mr. Parry Wounds were searched and dress'd by a Skillful Surgeon, who judges that on his right brest very Dangerous; However as soon as he is able he will be carried before a Magistrate, and con­sequently be Committed to Newgate for the said Murther, but last night he remain'd in the Round-house: Where the Coro ners Inquest Sate on the view of his body, when by reason, there was no Evidence, but what Parry declar'd, and both of them having many Wounds, as well the Surviving Person as the Deceased, the Jury thereupon brought Mr. Parry in guilty of Man Slaughter, and Mr. White the Coroner ordered his Committment for the Gate-house, from whence 'tis thought he will suddainly be removed to Newgate.

'Tis Eminently remarkable and well worthy observation, that Companions in Evil Enter­prises, commonly meet with sad and disasterous Fates, and fatal Exit, as is plainly Evident in the unfortunate and untimely Deaths of the two Arthurs, and others concern'd with them, as for instance the two brethren in Evils, in conjunction with Captain John Belingham, Robbed the Western Mail; when being taken, the said Belingham became an Evidence against them, for which Crime John Arthur was Executed, since which Belingham, was Sworn against last Sessions by his own Compaion, and was, also Hang'd, and tho' Henry escaped that shameful Death, yet at last, when he little thought of it, he was Kill'd by the Sword of his Familier [Page]Friend; who 'tis thought, has received his mortal Wound from him: So that hereby 'tis no­toriously manifest that such unlawful Confederacy's or Societies, tho' they may seemingly Flourish for a time, yet either sooner or later they meet with sad and fatal Consequences; and that often too by Destroying one another.