THE SOLEMN PROTESTATION OF Miles Prance, In Reference to the MURDER OF Sir Edmundbury Godfrey: And as concerning Mr. Roger L'Estrange.  
WHereas some Bold and Ill Men have several times by Various but Different Suggestions, and particularly more Openly of late, pretended they are able to disprove the Account I gave from my Personal Knowledge of the Murder of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey, wherein with unspeakable Grief (though yet not without a firm belief of Forgiveness from Almighty GOD upon unfeigned Repentance, as well as the Grant of His most Gracious Majesty, my Earthly Sovereign's, Pardon) I acknowledge myself most wickedly Drawn in and Concerned. And whereas likewise being justly Called thereunto, I did on the 25th of October, 1680. in service to Truth, the Protestant Religion, my King, and Country, most truly depose, That about Three Years before that Time I saw Mr. Roger L'Estrange three or four times Kneeling at Mass in the Queen's Chapel.  
And whereas several Prints entitled Observators, and other Pamphlets, whereof Mr. L'Estrange is generally Reputed the Author, have not only denied that the said L'Estrange was ever●● Mass, since his Majesty's happy Restauration; but also have endeavoured to fix Scandals upon me, as if I had Defrauded the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by taking out Silver Screws out of an Antipendium to the Altar, and putting in Brass one's in their stead, or Reckoning for Silver ones, when in Truth they were but Brass; as also insinuating as if I had made away with my Servant, and had pretended that a Tankard entrusted with me was stolen away, when it was not; since all these Suggestions are not only most notoriously false, and prejudicial to my Reputation, but also tending to Abuse and Discredit that Testimony which Honestly and Conscientiously I have given touching the Damnable Popish Plot:  
I the said Miles Prance do hereby in the presence of the Allseeing and Heart-searching God, and of all Holy Angels and Good Men, solemnly and sincerely Avow and Declare, That whatever I formerly Deposed upon Oath at the Trials of Mr. Green, Mr. Berry, and Mr. Hill, or at any other Trial, and what in my Printed Narrative I did set forth touching the manner and Circumstances (as far as the same fell within my Knowledge) of the said Sir Edmondbury Godfrey's Murder; As also my before-Recited Affidavit of seeing Mr. Roger L'Estrange at Mass, is and are most Punctually and Religiously True.  
And I further do Protest and Declare in manner aforesaid, that I did not directly or indirectly defraud Her Most Excellent Majesty in the matter of the Screws or Antipendium, but that the said Screws were by consent and order of those that employed me made of Brass, as also that my said Servant was upon Trial with several Masters after he parted with me, and afterwards by his own and his friends consent, (without any Concernment of mine) sent into some of the Western Plantations, where I believe he is still Living; And that there was a Tankard sent me to mend, stolen out of my Shop in December 1678. For which I returned to the Owner a new Tankard, to the full Value.  
And as to all and every part of this my solemn Protestation and Declaration, as I do hereby under my hand, most seriously Aver and Avow it, so in further Confirmation of the Truth thereof, I do resolve (with God's help and permission) on the next Lord's day, being that Holy Feast of Easter, thereupon to receive in my Parish-Church the Holy Sacrament according to the Rites of the Church of England (which as I can never enough, Bless and Magnify the Lord for bringing me into, so by his Grace I shall never in the least depart from.) And I do moreover declare, That as I had not when I made the before-cited Affidavit any Malice or Ill Will against Mr. L'Estrange's Person, so likewise I do hearty forgive him all those Slanders wherewith he has endeavoured to Brand me, and particularly for calling me very lately Rascal in Print: And shall implore the Divine Majesty both to bring that Gentleman to a due Sense of, and Repentance for all his Transgressions in that kind towards Me and Others, and to pardon the same; That as (if it shall so happen) we meet at our Blessed Lords Table on Earth, so we may together enjoy an endless Repast in Heaven.  
In Testimony of all which, from the deepest sense of my Soul, I have here subscribed my hand, Dated the 14th of April, being the Annual Commemoration of our Blessed Lord (the Holy Jesus) his Crucifixion for the sins of Mankind, and thence diservedly called Good Friday, 1682.  
MILES PRANCE.   

London, Printed for R. Janeway 1682.