THE Prayer and Confession of Mr. FELTON, word for word as he spoke it immediately before his Execution. Novem. 29. 1628.  
OH God, I humbly and heartily thank thee gracious Father, that thou hast given me so long a time of Repentance. Lord, I humbly thank thee, I praise my God, and blessed be thy holy name. Oh Lord, my glorious God, that thou hast been so good and gracious to me, as to take away the feeling of the sense of death from me, I thank my God, I have no fear of death, jesus I thank thee.  
I thank the noble Duchess of Buckingham, and I wonder at her great worth being of so good a disposition, that she should forgive me so foul a fact, so foul and horrid a sin; Oh God, forgive me likewise; and I hope in jesus, he hath.  
Likewise, I humbly and heartily crave of the meanest of all her Servants, from a sincere relenting heart, I crave forgiveness of them all for that horrid fact that I have committed, Lord thou knowest it pierceth me much, and afflicts my soul exceedingly? Oh Lord, I have dishonoured thee, I have brought a scandal upon my Religion, for which fact O Lord, I have deserved Ten thousand punishments to be inflicted upon me.  
Oh God, I do wonder at thy mercy, that thou hast been so good and gracious to me, seeing I have committed so foul, and so horrible a sin. Oh Lord, thou hast showed me mercy many times; Lord thou art wonderful, I cannot express thy wonderful mercies towards me. In delivering me from many single combats and diverse other perils and dangers, for which I give thee most humble thanks.  
I beseech God to bless my gracious King, and that he may long live O Lord, and that the Parliament may agree, and be united in one for jesus Christ's sake, Lord I beseech thee.  
That which drawed me to this horrid sinful fact, was some foul reports, which though they had been true it was damnable in me, in committing and acting so foul a sin, Oh Lord forgive me for it, though it had been so, I have dishonoured God, in taking the judgement from him.  
Gentlemen, I am a Soldier, and I cannot speak, I pray God forgive me what is past, and receive my soul Oh Lord I beseech thee, Lord forgive me.  
Then the Marshal asked, have you any more to say Mr. Felton.  
He answered, I know not what to say, the Lord have mercy on my soul.  
Then he spoke to the People concerning the Executioner, as followeth.  
I beseech you now all of you, that the poor man here suffer no wrong I beseech you, for he doth but his office.  
Then after they had sung the 51. Psalm, he said.  
God bless the King's Majesty, and the Queen, the King of Bohemia and the Queen, and all their Noble issue; Lord jesus receive my soul.  
Gentlemen, to satisfy you; Know that in this Bloody and heinous fact that I have committed, I was seduced by the Devil, such a foul thing could not have proceeded from me else; Lord forgive me, and be merciful unto me.  
Lord bless the Noble Duchess of Buckingham; If I had had the disposing of mine own life, she should have had it as it had pleased herself, and not thus favourably.  
Lord jesus forgive me this horrid and vile sin; Lord jesus forgive me this vile and bloody sin.  
Lord I thank thee, that thou hast taken away the fear of Death? Lord, the sentence was terrible.  
The hearing of Death yesternight, affrighted me much, but I praise God I have now no fear of Death.  
I beseech you, none of you think that the fact was done well; it was abhorrent, I have much dishonoured God in it, Lord forgive me this bloody sin, and all my other sins.  
I beseech you Gentlemen pray for me.  
Well, I praise my God, I have no fear of death, Lord jesus I thank thee I have no fear of death I praise my God.  
Lord bless the Duchess of Buckingham that noble Lady, Lord be merciful to her.  
Truly, they are wonderful merciful to me, I did not think but that I should have come to a crueler death, as I have deserved.  
Oh Lord! I thank thee, that thou hast taken me away, I pray my God, that the death of his Son may take away all fear and horror▪ Lord ay believe, I have full assurance, receive my soul, oh Lord.  
Then he asked if any of the Duchess' Servants were there, they said yes: and asked what he would have. He said.  
I pray tell her, That I desire with all my soul to be forgiven, Even of the meanest servant, of the veriest Skullian in her Kitchin.  
Lastly, he desired the people, for God's sake that they would not misuse the poor man, The Executioner.  
FINIS.