A TRUE NARRATIVE OF THE CONFESSION AND EXECUTION Of the three Prisonrs at TYBURN On Friday the 20th of this Instant July 
 Viz. Capt. Thomas Walcot, John Rouse, Willing Hone.  
All three Drawn, Hanged, and Quartered, for High Treason, against his Majesty, and conspiring the Death of the Duke of York.  
ON Friday the 20th of July 1683, The three Traitors William Hone, Thomas Walcot, and John Rouse, were, in order to their Condemnation drawn upon Hurdles to the place of Execution, to receive the punishmerts ordered for them, for their Hellish Conspiracy. Captain Walcot who was of a surly and resolute Temper, seemed not to be concerned at, or troubled for his most dismal undertaking, or Diabolical Stratagem, pointed at by the finger of Heaven, and Odious to the Eyes of the whole Earth, but rather obstinately, and obdurately seemed to justify himself in this bloody design' thaogh neither he, nor any of the other two can deny but that they were concerned in the Plot, though not so deeply as they were accused. But take an Accounted of their trials first.  
It is strange to consider the impudence of some dissatisfied persons, who cannot be contented to live under the civil Government of a Gracious Prince: But on the contrary Hellishly and Maliciously contrive and conspire the Death of their Sovereign, the Ruin of the Nation, and without God's great Mercy, their own everlasting overthrow. How many hundreds were there, that at first would hardly believe that there was a Plot, but now I hope they will believe what these persons we have to insist upon have owned and confessed: and it cannot be imagined that they would acknowledge more against themselves than the truth. But great pity it is, that Man the very Image, of God himself, should so degenerate from all other Creatures, as to study the overthrow of his fellow Creature but much more of a Princely Monarch; ordained and anointed to rule over us by the especial providence of the Almighty and not only against his Gracious Majesty was this accursed not contrived, but also against his Royal Brother James Duke of York, and indeed the whole Land, as it would have proved, had not the everlasting love of the everliving God miraculously prevented the bloody designs of the intended Regicides by the happy discovery of this unparaleld cruelty designed.  
And now to begin with my Lord Russel, who on Friday the 13th Instant, 1683. was condemned to die, for having a Confederacy in this Conspiracy, but he only owned that he was several times with the Conspirators, who were called by the name of the Council, but was not of the Consult.  
But Colonel Rumsey, swore that the Lord Shaftsbury told him that the Lord Russel was one of the Consult, which with other Evidence caused him to be condemned. And upon Saturday the 14th. of July was conveyed from Newgate to the place of Execution, and during his time after his Condemnation, he Mournned exceedingly, continually alleging that he was drawn in by that spawn of policy Shaftsbury, who was without all doubt the Father and Contriver of this Damnable Plot, to the great loss and ruin of so many men's lives as are likely to suffer for, and through his accursed Treason.  
My Lord was reported to be a person Excellently qualified and of wonderful parts, but too much adhering to the Seditious contrivances of those Machivilians, whose policy was only used to bad ends and purposes, as in the conclusion it will prove to be to them.  
My Lord doth not seem to disown his Charge, but much laments that he should be so ensnared. And great pity it is that a gentleman of his descent; and so adorned by the gifts of nature pretences ' of a Politic Statsmau: whose Aim without doubt, was, by the ruin and extirpation of the Royal Family, to advance himself and his Posterity, by bringing in schismatical Laws and customs, answerable to the maggot of his never satisfied humous. But the great God of heaven, who hath at several times and by several means apparently manifested, his great and unspeakable kindness to our shvereign, hath yet once more put a period to, and utterly confounded the wicked contrivanees, and bloody stratagems of these wicked wretches, whose endeavours were to compass, what heaven in mercy hath forbid,  
Thomas Walcot, John Rouse, and William Hone, besng all Indicted for High Treason, as conspiring and contriving the death of his most sacred Majesty, and his Royal brother, and endeavouring to Levy War, and by force of Arms to subvert the government of the Nation, by involving the subjects thereof into a labyrinth of unspeakable trouble, could make but slender defence for themselves. Williaem Hone, aforementioned, was very desirous to make his trial, by confessing to part to the Indictment, but my Lord Chief Justice Pemberton, answered that what he had there confessed was sufficient to convict him, but yet for popular satisaction he should take a fair trial in the face of his Country, and accordingly so it was, so that in a little time he was brought in guilty of High Treason, and so was remanded to Prison from whence he came with a conscience as full of guilt as the world full of wonder at the Audacity of such villains.  
Captain Walcot, he was charged with High Treason, also he could not flatly deny his charge, but owned that he was in the conspiracy, yet denied that he was any way concerned in the Assassinating his Majesteys Royal person, but did acknowledge that he was engaged to fight the Guard, which acknowledgement was sufficient to do his business; and the Court thereupon brought him in Guilty.  
The next was John Rouse, against whom one Lee sworn that he had several times contrived the Death of the King, and that an Army was to be raised, for the carrying on their design of subvertion, and that he was to be Paymaster thereof.  
All which was strongly opposed by Rouse, and on the contrary he alleged that such proposals were moved to him by Lee, but he flatly denied them.  
One Corbin made Oath, that in 1681. Rouse told him that the King had forfeited his Crown, and Mr. William Richardson sworn that when he went to take Rouse, he disowned his Name, and called himself by the name of Johnson.  
All which being summed up, the Jury without going out of Court brought him in Guilty.  
But when they came to the place of Execution, where they were to part with their fainting Breath, Oh! what Consternation appeared in their Countenances, what Horror seemed to surprise them, and what dread afflicted their drooping Souls, I leave it to the Judgement of those, who ever looked Grim Death in the Face? how did they lament their ill deeds? how did they recall their misspent time? What an Ocean of Calamities, did at that minute encompass them, and even drown them in Seas of sorrow. But for perfect Testimony of their unfeigned repentance, they gave good advice, and Christian admonition, to all persons of what Age or Sex soever, to abominate such evil designs, and wholly to depend upon God for a timely deliverance from any thing that shall trouble them, and not go indirectly, to wrap themselves into endless troubles, by seeking their own Ruins, by unadvised, and inconsiderate means. Thus did they for a short space signify their sorrows, and lament their deplorable ends.   

LONDON Printed for G. P. 1683.