Accomplice- Thomas Mount, along with Herman Rozencrantz, seemed more than willing to sell out his friends for his own gain—a thing that even the most despicable criminals have been proud of avoiding. He states that “I was found guilty but received no punishment by reason I promised to inform of all of those persons…and how the house was set on fire” (320). He does this despite belonging to a close-knit group of thieves (with their own bizarre language) that in many way shapes his identity. He even warns common people how they can discover thieves themselves and turn them in.
Honesty- After going through the mandatory warning to others and request for mercy, Thomas Mount “secondly” goes into what seems to be the most sincere and honest account that was have read about the criminal’s feelings about death and the afterlife. He is perhaps the first one to admit that he doesn’t want to die and is afraid of what will happen to him when he does. He also admits that he isn’t sure that he is reformed at all and might return to stealing if he had the chance.
Harshness- Mount echoes the sentiment of Mountain, who stated that he had been punished early enough to petty crimes it might have reformed him. Mount similarly says: “the mercy of government in pardoning thieves is no mercy at all to them, for every pardon they get hardens them” (323).