The Execution and confession with the behaviour & speeches of Capt. Thomas Walcot, William Hone, and John Rouse who according to the sentence pronounced against them at the Old-Bayly, on the 12th instant, were this 20th of July, drawn, hanged and quartered for traytorously conspiring to assassinate and murther the King in his return from New-Market, and the establish'd government to subvert &c. 1683 Approx. 10 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 3 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A39038 Wing E3848 ESTC R31477 12001881 ocm 12001881 52236 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 . 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Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685. 2008-11 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-12 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-01 Scott Lepisto Sampled and proofread 2009-01 Scott Lepisto Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion THE EXECUTION AND CONFESSION WITH THE Behaviour & Speeches OF Capt. Thomas Walcot , William Hone , and John Rouse , who according to the Sentence pronounced against them at the Old-Bayley , on the 12th Instant , were this 20th of July Drawn , Hanged and Quartered , for Traytorously Conspiring to Assassinate and Murther the King in his return from New-Market , and the Establish'd Government to Subvert , &c. Entred according to ORDER . A Hellish conspiracy of divers wicked and desperate persons against the Kings Life and Government having been sometime past discovered , upon the Issuing out of His Majesties Proclamation , amongst other Traytors and Conspirators these , on whom Justice has deservedly fixed Her severest mark , were apprehended , viz. Thomas Walcot , William Hone and John Rouse , Men wholly bent to shed innocent Blood , and lay their Country waste , not in the least bogling to ingage themselves solemnly to Murther the King , his Royal Brother , and after that ; all such as should oppose their Monstrous and Tyranical proceedings ; but being prevented by Providence , even to a miracle , all their pernicious devices vanished into Air , and themselves rendred dreadful Examples to posterity , and fully opened the eyes of such as would not be perswaded , but this sort of men were men of harmless principles , and that what had passed in the Days of Ignoramus , were but Shams to amuse the people . But to particulars : The Prisoners aforesaid being in sundry places apprehended , order was given for their Tryals at the Sessions of Oyer and Terminer , holden at the Sessions-House in the Old Baley , &c. where Walcot being Arraigned , Pleaded Not Guilty to his Indictment , in which were specified the Treasons of which he stood accused , as his designing the Murther of the King , and a miserable slaughter of his Subjects , to leavy War and Rebellion , &c. whereupon the Evidence being called , the principal of which were Collonel Rumsey , Mr. West and Mr. Keeling , who having declared the manner of the Conspiracy , and to what intent it was carryed on , charged the Prisoner with being at divers Consults , where the death of the King and the Duke of York were resolved upon , and that upon their return from New-market ; at what time Walcot was appointed with a Commanded Party to fall upon the Guards , whilst Rumbold the Malster was to Assassinate his Majesty and Royal Highness , and others to Kill the Postillian , Coachman and Horses , and that they stiled him the English Gulin , saying , he woud be such when at the head of an Army . And it was further witnessed against him , that he had provided himself Horse and Arms , and went to take a view of Rumbolds House near Hodsdon , and did approve of its commodiousness for the perpetration of the Villany , which was to have been done whilst an overthrown Cart had stopped His Majesties Coach ; and that the Prisoner was tempted to undertake the actual Assassination , but he refused it , saying , he would not kill a naked man , but would undertake Fighting the Guards . These and other Treasonable Conspiracies being proved against him , and a Letter produced which he had sent to Sir Leoline Jenkins , therein promising to make a more perfect discovery of the Hellish design , both in England and Ireland , than what as he believed others were able to do , if he might thereby hope for any mercy at His Majesties hands ; as likewise an other Letter taken from him in Prison , drawn up in order to be sent to a Friend of his , to intreat Collonel Rumsey and Mr. West to be favourable to him in their Evidence , he was found Guilty ; and two days after , viz. on Saturday last received Sentence to be Drawn , Hanged and Quartered : At what time he only desired that his Friends might be permitted to visit him during his continuance in Newgate , which was allowed ; and so , as a Man not seeming much concerned at what had befallen him , he was conveyed to the place from whence he came . William Hone succeeding Walcot in taking his Tryal at the Old-Baily for conspiring the Death of the King , Leavying War , and procuring Arms , with many treasonable Expressions by him uttered , he at first denyed the Indictment in general , and pleaded Not Guilty ; but better considering with himself , he desired to retract that Plea , and plead Guilty as to the Conspiracy against the Kings Life , but would not confess his procuring Arms ; yet upon his Tryal , it was plainly proved that a Horse and Arms were provided , and that he was to be one in the Assassination , that he had been at several traiterous consults , and malitiously spoken divers Treasonable words , most of which he owned in Court , seeming greatly troubled that he had consented to so great a Wickedness , declaring to God and the World , that Richard Goodenough had seduced him , and perswaded him to enter into the Hellish Conspiracy , as also some others of the Conspirators , by insinuating the pretended grievances of the Nation , and laying before him the advantage that would accrue thereby . John Rouse this time failing of an Ignoramus Jury , having been upon his Tryal at the Old-Baley found Guilty of divers Conspiracies , and Trayterous Contrivances against the Life of His Majesty , contrived and and committed , according as it was given in Evidence against him , both before and since his being a Prisoner in the Tower , was Sentenc'd for High-Treason , together with Walcot and Hone ; the Sentence being , That they , and either of them should return to the place from whence they came , and from thence be drawn upon Hurdles , or Sledges , to the place of Execution , and there be Hanged up by the Necks , then cut down alive , their Bowels taken out , and Privities cut off to be burnt before their Faces , their Heads cut off , and Quarters divided , &c. Upon which , Rouse made a long Preamble about his being Innocent , as to many particulars , yet declared he was willing to submit to the Law , &c. The Tryals over , and Sentence as is specified , they were carryed to Newgate , where , for the most part , they were kept assunder , yet had divers of their Friends came to visit them , and many godly Ministers to give them advice for their Souls health , laying before them the heinousness of the Crime ; and the rather , becacause they had sinned against such goodness , and agravated the Crime in Conspiring against the Life of a Prince , under whom they did and might have Lived happily ; but seeing Divine Justice had overtaken them , and no hopes of continuing long in this World , that they would bethink themselves , and spend the few moments that were left them to the advantage of their Immortal Souls , and not through neglect render themselves doubly wretched : To this and such like Ghostly advice they were observed to be very attentive , especially Hone , who expressed abundance of sorrow for the greatness of his offence , saying , that by reason of his former Sins , and his refusing to be reclaimed , God had suffered him to fall into this great Temptation , desiring , the Prayers of all good men , saying that if he might Live , all the business of his Life would prove insufficient to expiate so great a Crime . Walcot and Rouse appeared more retired and reserved , the former seeming for the most part willfuly , obstinate or moross ; yet in his countenance appeared a remorse and regret for what he had Acted , seeming rather to confess then deny the horrid design , &c. Rouse was observed for the most part to be greatly dejected , often Lamenting his wretched state ; and thus continued these Miscreants , whom Malice , hope of Gain or Preferment has brought to ruin and a shameful , though deserved end , on this 20th . of July , on which day they were drawn upon Sledges to the place of Execution , where after they had expressed a sorrow for the henious Conspiracy , and treasonable Crimes intended against the Life of the best of Kings , &c. and said some short Prayers , they suffered according to the Sentence aforesaid . The Executioner Imboweling and Quartering them , the Quarters we are informed are by His Majesties Bounty restored to their Relations : And thus fell those miserable men the sad Example of offended Justice , having brought themselves to shameful ends , by designing the blackest of Crimes ; but 't is often apparent , that those who act against the Lives of Sacred Kings , frequently fall into the Snare themselves have laid , as it was observed by the inhumane Monsters that Trayterously , barbarously and Villainously Murthered His Majesties Father of Blessed memory , and indeed in all Ages wherein such wicked designs have taken Birth : For God has declared , He that spils Mans Blood , by Man shall his Blood be spilt . And certainly to contrive and design it by Hellish and Diabolick Conspiracies , is no less heinous in the sight of the Just Creator : Therefore I hope this timely and most Miraculous discovery , together with the punishment inflicted upon the Traytors will prove a sufficient warning to deter others from the like inhumane undertaking . FINIS . LONDON : Printed by J. Grantham . 1683.