¶ A prayer said by the lord Sturton being on his knees before he went up the ladder, and also his confession before his death the vi day of March in the year of our lord God. M. D. L vii  
LOrd hearken to my words, consider the thought of my heart, behold how loud I cry unto thee, let my just prayer enter into thine ears which unfeignedly cometh from mine heart, hear me lord for I am poor and destitute of man's help, take care for my soul, save me thy servant which wholly trust in thee, have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I will never cease crying to the for help, for the art mild & more merciful than my tongue can express, as often as adversity assaileth me I will cry and call for help unto thee, I will call upon that in the day time, and in the night my cry shall not be hid from thee, O thou god of the heavens, the maker of the waters, and lord of all creatures, hear me a poor sinner calling upon the and putting my hole trust in thy mercy. O lord what great pleasures thou haste prepared for me in heaven, that I should delight in no earthly thing but in thee, my most pleasure is to clean fast unto the and in the to set my hope and trust, have mercy upon me O lord (O lord god) have mercy upon me: for thy manifold mercy's sake. forgive almine offences. I commit my spirit into thy hands, deliver me from the powers of darkness of this world. Thou hast redeemed me Lord God of truth. I pray you all to pray for me, and then he said. In tedomine speravi non confundar in eternum. etc.   

¶ The words of the lord Sturton upon the ladder before his death.  
GOod people I am come hither to die, I am come hither to die, and justly condemned for mine offences by the law, what mine offences were it is not unknown unto you all, which was for a most cruel and detestable murder, by my commandment done and committed. wherefore I shall desire you all for god's sake, to let me be an example to you all, and to all the world, and beware that ye let no ranker or malice take root in your hearts, for where ranker or malice is rooted no good virtue can grow, I shall desire you all, and all the world to forgive me, and specially those poor women and children, whose husbands I have so cruelly caused to be murdered, that god may put it into their hearts for Christ's sake and for charity to forgive me, and if there be any here whom I have offended I shall desire you all for charity's sake to forgive me, and if there be any of you whom hath oftended me, I do from the bottom of my heart forgive you as truly as I trust god of his mercy hath forgiven me, being most sorry and repentant. And when I shall departed this world that ye will say all, Lord, take his spirit into thy hands, and I shall also desire you for Christ's sake to say with me upon your knees our lords prayer which is the Pater noster, and so turning him unto the East said our lords prayer, which done he desired Sir John Souch to forgive him, who answered, my lord I forgive you even from the bottom of my heart, and then going higher upon the ladder said, good people pray for me, and so winking said somewhat softer. I charge the Satan in god's name to departed from me, and suffer my soul to rest in our lord. And then said, Domine accipe spiritum meum three times, them one of the guard did bind a handker thief about his eyes, and so he was immedtatly turned beside the ladder, on whose soul Christ take mercy.  
Amen.   

¶ Imprinted at London in Flete street near to Saint Dunstan's Church by Thomas Marsh.