A TRUE COPY OF THE PAPER Delivered by Sir John Fenwicke, Baronet, TO THE Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, on Tower-Hill, the Place of Execution, on Thursday Jan. 28. 1696/ 7.  
Published by Authority.  
SPeaking nor Writing was never my Talon; I shall therefore give a very Short but Faithful Account, first, of my Religion; and next, what I suffer most innocently for, to avoid the Calumnies I may reasonably expect my Enemies will cast upon me when dead, since they have most falsely and maliciously aspersed me whilst under my Misfortunes.  
As for my Religion, I was brought up in the Church of Engl●nd, as it is established by Law, and have ever professed it; tho' I confess I have been an unworthy Member of it, in not living up to the strict and excellent Rules thereof, for which I take Shame to myself, and humbly ask Forgiveness of GOD. I come now to die in that Communion, trusting, as an humble and hearty Penitent, to be received by the Mercy of God, through the Merits of Jesus Christ my Sautoir.  
My Religion taught me my Loyalty, which, I bless God, is unt●in●ed: And I have ever endeavoured, in the station where●● I have been placed, to the utmost of my power, to sup●●●t the Crown of England in the True and Lineal Course of Des●●nt, without interruption.  
As for what I am now to die; I call God to witness, I went not to that Meeting in Leadenhallstreet with any such 〈◊〉, as to invite King James by Force to invade this 〈◊〉 nor was I myself provided with either Horse or 〈…〉 … ged for any number of Men, or gave particular 〈…〉 any such Invasion, as is most falsely Sworn against 〈◊〉  
I do also declare, in the Prosence of God, That I knew nothing of King James' coming to Calais, nor of any Invasion intended from thence, till it was publicly known: And the only Notion I had that something might be attempted, was from the Thoulon Fleet coming to Breast.  
I also call God to witness, that I received the knowledge of what is contained in those Papers that I gave to a great Man that came to me in the T●wer, both from Letters and Messages that came from France; and he told me, when I read them to him, That the Prince of Orange had been acquainted with most of those things before.  
I might have expected Mercy from that Prince, because I was instrumental in saving his Life: For when about April 1695, an Attempt formed against him came to my knowledge, I did, partly by Dissuasions and partly by Delays, prevent that Design; which, I suppose, was the reason that the last Vilianous Project was concealed from me.  
If there be any Persons whom I have injured in Word or Deed, I hearty pray their Pardon, and beg of God to pardon those who have injured me, particularly those who with great Zeal have sought my Life, and brought the Gild of my innocent Blood upon this Nation, no Treason being proved upon me.  
I return my most hearty Thanks to those noble and worthy Persons who gave me their Assistance, by opposing this Bill of Attainder, without which it had been impossible I could have fallen under the Sentence of Death: God bless them and their Posterity, tho' I am fully satisfied they pleaded their own Cause while they defended mine.  
I pray God to bless my true and lawful Sovereign King James, the Queen, and the Prince of Wales, and restore him and his Posterity to this Throne again, for the Peace and Prosperity of this Nation, which is impossible to prosper till the Covernment is settled upon a right Foot.  
And now, O GOD, I do with all humble Devotion commend my Soul into thy Hands, the great Maker and Preserver of Men, and Lover of Souls, beseeching thee, that it may be always dear and precious in thy sight, through the Merits of my Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.  
J. FENWICKE.   

LONDON, Printed by J. Orme, for R. Bentley in , and A. Bosvile in Fleetstreet.