THE SENTENCE OF Nathaniel Thompson, William Pain and John farewell, Who Received judgement at the Kings-Bench, Westminster; On the Third of this Instant July: As having been Cast at Guild-Hall, for Writing, Printing, and Publishing The Letters & Libels, PURPORTING, That Sir Edmundbury-Godfrey murdered HIMSELF.  
A Rule of Court having been served on the Marshal of the Kings-Bench, to bring the Bodies of Nathaniel Thompson, John farewell and William Pain, into the Court of Kings-Bench, it was done accordingly; when as Mr. Attorney prayed judgement against them, upon their late Conviction, which being Granted, Mr. Thompson the counsellor moved in the behalf of the King, that the Prisoner might have Corporal punishment, and laid open the heinousness of the Fact, how that by Printing and Dispersing those libels entitled Letters to Mr. Prance, about the murder of Sir Edmundbury-Godfrey, they had Arraigned the Justice of the Nation in a high manner, by going about to make people believe, That Green, Berry and Hill, lately Executed for the murder of that worthy Gentleman dyed wrongfully, and that they were so far from being sorry for what they had done, that Mr. Thompson, since his Conviction, had published in one of his Intelligences, That he had done nothing whereof he need be ashamed, whereupon that and another Intelligence were produced, and a Paragraph of each of them red, importing to self-Justification; to which, Mr. Thompson pleaded Ignorance, saying, They were Printed without his Knowledge; and as for the Two Letters, he said, That he received them upon the credit of Mr. Pain and Mr. farewell, who were his Neighbours, and that he intended no hurt thereby. To which my Lord Chief Justice replied, That he had done insufferable Mischief by Arraigning the Justice of the Nation, thereby to make foreigners believe that the persons Executed for the murder dyed faultless; and that such Papers being dispersed into all Countries, might induce sever●l to believe there was no Popish-Plot, but that the Protestants out of Envy to the Papists, had put it upon them, and therefore such things ought not to be suffered; and that as for farewell, upon his trial, he seemed rather to go about to prove it self-murder than to express himself sorry for what he had done, although all the Witnesses he called gave Evidence That they believed Sir Edmundbury-Godfrey was murdered; and so His Lordship proceeded to repeat many particulars that were given in Evidence upon the trial. Th●n Mr. Pain's Council moved that he had shewed great sorrow, and that what he had done was by Inadvertency, he having been drawn into that praemunire; many Affidavits were likewise produced in Court to 〈◇〉 ●he murder was in all likelihood done at Summerset-House.  
So that in fine, Mr. Justice Jones( after he had declared the heiniousness of the Fact) proceeded to give Judgement; which was, That Nathaniel Thompson, John farewell, and William Pain, having been Convicted of Trespass and misdemeanour, the judgement of the Court was, That the two first, Viz. Thompson and farewell should stand upon the Pillory in the Pallace-Yard, on Wednesday next, between the Hours of Ten and One, by the space of one hour, and to pay One Hundred Pounds each to the King, and to continue in Prison till it be paid; and as for Pain, by reason of his Submission, he was onely Fined the sum of One Hundred Pounds, and to be Imprisoned till the payment thereof; whereupon they were all remanded to the Kings-Bench.   

Printed for J. Heathcott, 1682 ▪