He was retaken through information given against him by Crouch, and it was only by the mediation of Sir Astley Cooper with the Secretary of State that Naples escaped additional punishment. In the list of prisoners written out by himself, and printed by Bransby Cooper (_Life_, vol. 1. p. 423), Naples thus describes himself: "Jos{h}. N----[28] 'Resurgam Hommo,' for trial." The writing and spelling in the Diary show him to have been a man of superior education to most of his class. He continued in the resurrectionist business up to the time of the passing of the Anatomy Act, when he was taken on as a servant in the dissecting-room of St. Thomas' Hospital. * * * * * There is considerable difficulty in identifying many of the burial-grounds from which bodies are said in the Diary to have been stolen. Many of these were private, and the name mentioned is probably either that of the proprietor or of the care-taker. No doubt, too, some of the names are slang terms which are quite forgotten at the present day.[29] [Illustration: FACSIMILE OF PAGE OF DIARY.] THE DIARY [The spelling of the Diary has been preserved in the reprint, but as there is no attempt at punctuation in the original, stops have here been added to make some of the entries more intelligible. The writer's capital letters, too, have not been strictly followed in the reprint.] 1811 NOVEMBER. _Thursday 28th._ At night went out and got 3, Jack & me Hospital Crib,[30] Benj{n}, Danl & Bill to Harpers,[31] Jack & me 1 big Gates,[32] sold 1 Taunton D{o} S{t} Thomas's. _Friday 29th._ At night went out and got 3, Jack, Ben & me got 2, Bethnall Green, Bill & Dan{l}. 1 Bartholo{w}. Crib opened;[33] whole at Barth{w}. _Saturday 30th._ At night went and got 3 Bunhill Row, sold to Mr. Cline, S{t}. Thomas's Hospital. REMARKS, &C., DECEMBER, 1811. _Sunday 1st._ We all look{d}. out,[34] at Home all night. _Monday 2nd._ Met at S{t}. Thomas's, Got paid for the 3 adults & settled; met and settled with Mordecei,[35] made Him up £2 5s. 6d. and Receipt of all demands. At Home all night. _Tuesday 3rd._ Went to look out and brought the Shovils from Barthol{w}., Met early in the evening at Mr. Vickers,[36] did not go out that night, Butler and me came home intoxsicated. _Wednesday 4th._ At night went out and got 10, whole[37] went to Green[38] and got 4, Black Crib 1, Bunner[39] fields 5. _Thursday 5th._ The whole at home all night. _Friday 6th._ Removed 1 from Barthol. to Carpue.[40] At night went out and got 8, Dan{l}. at home all night. 6 Back S{t}. Lukes & 2 Big Gates: went 5 Barthol. 1 Frampton[41] 3 S{t}. Thomas's, 3 Wilson.[42] _Saturday 7th._ At night went out & got 3 at Bunhill Row. 1 S{t}. Thomas's, 2 Brookes.[43] _Sunday 8th._ At home all night. _Monday 9th._ At night went out and got 4 at Bethnall Green. _Tuesday 10th._ Intoxsicated all day: at night went out & got 5 Bunhill Row. Jack all most buried.