A true copy of a letter, Writen by Mr. Harrison, in Newgate, to a near relation, after his condemnation for the murther of Doctor Clinch. Harrison, Henry, d. 1692. 1692 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A45671 Wing H893 ESTC R218622 99830199 99830199 34649 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A45671) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 34649) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 1778:25) A true copy of a letter, Writen by Mr. Harrison, in Newgate, to a near relation, after his condemnation for the murther of Doctor Clinch. Harrison, Henry, d. 1692. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed for Randal Tayler near Stationers Hall, London : [1692] Date of publication from Wing. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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Trials (Murder) -- England -- Early works to 1800. 2007-11 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-02 Pip Willcox Sampled and proofread 2008-02 Pip Willcox Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A True Copy of a Letter , WRITEN BY Mr. HARRISON , In Newgate , to a near Relation , after his Condemnation for the Murther of Doctor Clinch . Dear Cosen , NOW accept of my hearty Thanks for all your Services and loving Kindnesses ; and God Allmighty reward you : I am now preparing my self for another World , and do heartily forgive all my Enemies . There was Four of my Witnesses that did not appear ; one Mr. White and his Wife , Mrs. Fairelace and the Maid , where I was that Night . Let not God lay my Blood to their Charge : and God forgive all those that swore falcely against me . And whether before my Execution , or after , God is pleased to do it ( but I am sure he will Reveal it ) and when it is brought to light , the World then will know my Wrongs . In the mean time I resigne my Soul and Body to him , who is a just God , and by this means will bring me to himself . This Affliction is a great one , and more than human Nature can bear ; but I trust in him , that he will not lay more on me , than he will give me the Grace of his holy Spirit to undergo . And indeed I look upon it as a Fatherly Chastisement , for whom he loves he doth chastise : For if I had my Deserts , he might have taken me off in the midst of all my Sins , and have rewarded me with the Punishment of the everlasting Prison ( Hell ) prepared for all impenitent Sinners : But I hope he will give me the Grace of his holy Spirit to repent my self of all my Sins ; which I have , and do , and shall , with a humble , lowly , and obedient Heart , and not in the least cloke , or dissemble them before my heavenly Father , who gave up his only begoten Son to dy for Sinners ( and me the greatest . ) And I hope he will give me the Grace to follow his Example , who was falsly Accused , Condemned , and suffered a shameful Death upon the Cross ; I being now falsly to suffer a shamful Death : At which time I sincerely and heartily beg of him to support me , which I trust in God he will : Humbly beging Pardon , and confessing the Sins I have been guilty of . Now I have Two Things to beg of you , for Christ his sake : The First is , That you will take it from me a dying Man , without the least Hopes of Pardon here , from any mortal Man , That I am Innocent , Clear , and Free , In Thought , Word , and Deed , of this bloody , barbarous , unheard of , and inhuman Murther , for which I do suffer , surely knowing , and certainly believing no Salvation can be had from the Almighty God , the Searcher of Hearts , That at the Houre of Death dies with a Ly in his Mouth . Therefore I desire your Prayers ( for me being Innocent ) and all other good Christians Prayers , That God Almighty will be pleased to bring to light this bloody Deed , not when we would have him , but at his one appointed time ( not our Will , but his own be done . ) The other is , That you would be pleased to speak to your Minister , or any other Divine you know , to visit me , and get him to come as soon as you can ; and let me see you , for I have desired that no body may come at me , but your self , and Cozen William , and some Divines ; being I will not now discourse any Persons relating to worldly Affairs , but what may tend for the Salvation of my poor Soul : So recommending you to god , I rest The most wronged Man , the most unhappy Man , as to this World ; yet one of the most happy Men through Christ my Saviour , in whom I trust for my eternal Salvation . HENRY HARRISON . London , Printed for Randal Tayler near Stationers Hall.