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Alfo the feveral Exhortations, and

Conferences with them, upon the
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bridgfle Earl @"Holland,mzrf the
Lord Capel, upon the Sczfloeld, 

‘ Pon Friday the ninth of thitinflanr, being the
    , day appointed for the Execution of the fen-tence“
be of Death upon the Earl ofC4méridg, the Earl of Ho!-

law’, and the Lord Capel, about ten of the Clock that
morning L.Col.Be~m'aer came with his Order to the le-
verai Prifoners at St }ames"~s. requiring them to come
away; According to which Order they were carried
in Sedans, with a Guard, to Sir Tbmzgzr Cotton! lhoufei
at Wcthninfier, where they continued about the {pace
of two hours, pafling away mofl ‘ofthat time in re-
ligious and feafonable Conferences with the Miniflers

  there prefent with them. After which, being called a- ‘
way torhe Scaffold, it was defired, that before they

went they might have the opportunity of com mending
their Souls to God by prayer , which being readily
granted, and thfi I .0081 voyded, Ni!‘ Belton was defiered
by the Lord of Holland to takethet pains with them,
which was accordingly done with great appearance of
{olemn Affeétions among them. Prayer being conclu-
ded» and hearty Thanks rerurnedby them all to the
Minifler who performed, as alfo to the refl who were
their Alfifiants in thisfad time of trouble; the Earl
of Caméridge prepared firfl to go towards the place ‘of

Execution; and after mutual embraces, and fame

{hort ejaculatory expreffions, to and for his fellow-
fixffeters, he took his leavg of them all, and went a-

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Tong virith the Officers, attended upon by D; Siéézzlfigt

whom he had chofen for his Comforter in this his fati
conditi-on. 1 — ‘ e   3 V 3 ' 
The Scrafibld being ’ere&‘edin the newP’a'l"ace_-yard at
Weflmt'izfler, O-vet againfl the great Hal-Gate,in thefight
of the place where the Higho Court of Jufiice formerly:

fate (thieHal-doors being open,)there was his E.xceIlen—e

cies Regiment of Horfe comtnanéedby Capt. Dzflgerg
and feveral Gompan-ies ofCol. Henvfms andCol.l,’rz'a’es

‘ Regiments of Foot drawn up in the place-, When the

Earl came fromeWeJ”?m.z‘ fie-r Hall neer the Scaffold, h

was met by the underfheteifi‘ of Middlefkx, andlia. \
Guard of his men. whotook‘thecharge— of himfrom» 
‘ Lieut. Col. Btecizfer and the. Partizans that were his

Guard; The S-herifiof Lmdazz being alfo, according‘

to Command from the igh Court. of Juflice, ptc-.
fear, to fee the Execution performed; L  

The Earl eofcaméridg being come upon the Sn:afi)IJ;_.

and two of his own {etvants waiting upon him, he firfl:

fpake to the Doétor as fol-leweth.  "

‘ Ezzrl ‘of Caméri6:;gf_v¢e.a

WI1ethet»e final} I“pray fi;r1.{t.?e » i
e D1--Sz'6éald,.,,.  
As Your Loirdfl-1‘i'p pleafes. ‘
V Earl 0f’Cz1.m érz'dg;
i My Lord ‘of ‘bezzéigb has {cut to [peak withemel .

Iknow not the faflaion, I may ask you Sir 3 Do i

thefe Gentlemen iex7pe6"l:"L-fho~t1Id if3yAanye_ thing. to
thém,_or—no, they. cannot heat 9* a A 
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not be amifs, if Your Lordihip defer Your fpeakiné
till You hear fromhis Lordfla-ip'~\_ »    j i 
-t : 5 >‘ a * ’. l l iCdm'éri6ig.a-.:‘z,.    . .2 ,
i There is fomething in it. e-was; withithel ‘floéufei 1 
    ,  Dr‘.S'l£é6ala'u.~"  ~ e 
I fuppofe he would give no interruption i- to Your ~

concernmeut in it. t f

  Lordihip, at this time. were there not fomething of

Caméri Q or H  " i

 is  Brother, V and has been a vcryifaithiful Set? a

van: to this State, and he was in great -eflteem and re-»‘
putation witrhlthem: ' i

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H-e:-is in the Hall, and fént-"tofpeak wiihia-Servant of 

mine toifend fozriethingfito me. *_ .. .. V
 a Dr Siééala’; t   l

T It rvill not lengthen the time much if you flay whi-leer e

you h-aveafleturne fromihirn.‘ e,Mye'Lord, you would"
do ‘well to beflfow your time now in meditating u‘pon,”4~
/and iinpIoring‘of the free-mercy of Godl’i'nChriPt:for
youreternal Salvation,and look upon that ever-£l:rea'm-;
ing Fountain of ‘his precious Blood. thar~p~urgeth us-
from. all our fins; even the iins‘oftne‘deepefl -dye 5 thci

l Blood of Iefus Chi-ii’: waihes away allout Gris,-and that .

Blood ofchriit is poured‘ forth upon all fuch as by a

a lively Faith lay hold upon him“: God foo» loved the ’

World thathh-3 gave his only begotten Son, to the end,
that whofoever beleeved in him hould not" perifh, but-

haveeve-rlaifli crlifeyrthatisnovv, my Lord, the Rock‘.

uponwhich you mufichiefly reft-_,and labor to fix your

{elf in the free mercy of God through. Chrifit Iefus: 7‘
A Vjhofe mercies are -from-everl.aiiing to everlafting, unto":  

A at 1 all

in which wemsufl be blown with winds and tempeflzs,

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all fuch as with the 6Y6 05 Faith behold hint 3 behold
Iefus the Author and Fini—‘ll1etofy.9ut Salvation, who
hath fatisfled the Iuftice of Grodhy that Al-»{ufliciency
ofhis Sacrifice, which once for all he offered upon the
C rofs for the {ins of the whole world, lb that the fling
of death is taken away from all Beleevers, and ‘hehath
fanétified it as a pafllzge to everlafiing blelfetlnefsz It
is-true,the waters of Jordam run fomewhat rough and
furly, betwixt the. Wildernelé and our paffage into

C47344?33bu't let us ref’: upon the Add my Lord )the Ark -
Chrill lefus, t,hat¥will carry us thro.ugh,aud above all r
; rhofe waves to that Rock of ages, which no flood nor
waves can reach unto.,~ and to h‘i~m who isiyefierday. to A

day, and the famefor ever, agztinit whomthe Powers
and Principalities. theigates of Hell, {hall never be a-
ble to prevail 5 lift up and fatten your ey-esnow upon
Ghrifi crucified; and labor to behold Iefus {landing at
the right hand of his Father: C as the Protomartyr Ste-
pben) ready to receive your foul, when it {hall be fepa-'
rated from this frail and mortal body : Alafs, no man
would defire life. if he knew beforehand what it were
to live,/it is nothing but forrow, vexation and trouble,
grief and difcontent that waits upon every condition.
whether publique or private; in every Ration and cal~
ling there are feveral miferies and troubles that are in-
feparable from them 5 therefore what a bleflird thing
it is to ha-vea fpeedy and comfortable paflage out of
this raging ,Sea,into the Port ofeverlalling Happinefi;
We mull: pafs through a Sea, but it is the Sea of
G hrifls Blood, in which never foul fuffered fhipwraclt,

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but the")? ate the Giles of Gods Spirit  Which:

blow away-all contrarywinds of diflidence in hisM’ercy~.
J Here one acquainring the Earl, his fervant was

Coming, he anfwered, 50 Sir; And turning to the un-,

der S.hEI'l‘ifS'-’fOH: faid, : *    a
Gamlxiagr  Si_c,i_have you your Wasrrant here? ‘ 

, t'Sb‘mj’. ‘Yes,my Lord,we have a C otnmand.

. i Camériak. A €0mt-Ilafld.   ~

' I take this ti;r1jae,~ Sir,of &aying,—in regards of the Earl
ofbenézjgbs lending to fpeak with me, I know not for
what it is he elefi-res me to’ Ray.‘ V T  L " L “

D1-A Sz'55ald_

It prefunge Mrsheriff will not-igrudg your Lordfhip
it fewemihutes-rinse, when {'0 great: work? is thisisin
hand.   "*‘

His Lordfl1ipsfervante'being returned: and havin‘ .

.delivered his Meffage to the Earl of Cdméridgt 1

privately, he laid, So, it is done now 5 and then-
turhing to the front of the‘ Scaffold, before’
which ( as in all the ref} of the paellace ) there
was a great concourfe of people, he faid 51 V i
i Earl‘ afcaméridg. ' ’
t I think it is truly not very necelfaryt for me to 1' peak ’

much, there are many,Gentleme»n and Souldiers there’ i
trhat fees me, but my voyce truly is fa weak,f_o lowsthat
they cannot hear me, neither truly was fever atany’
time fo much in love with fpeaking, or with anything
I had to exprefi, that I took delight in it; yet this be-

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ing the Wlayflt-time that I am to do fo, by a divine Ptovi-A
dence;of§AImighty1§5od,,who hath brought me to this
e¥id,~i1t_€l«ly— fot.I=1;iY fins-o Ifhallto you «Sir, Mr She1r:iEF,
declare thus‘ much, as to the ttxattete that I am now to
fuffer for, which is a.s being a Traytot to the Kingdom
of England : Truly iSir,,it was a Country that I equally
loved withmy ‘own, I m ade no difference,. I never in-

tended either the generality of its ptej l1dl»CC:Ol' any par- ' V
ticular>‘m1ns.;_n1t‘;~t what I did was by the Command

of the Parliament of the Country where I wasborn,
whofe Commands I conldnot d-ifqbey, without.tu.n-
ninginto the fame hazard there,of t»ha,t condition that
lam now in: Theends, Sir, ofthat Enagement is

p-ublique, they are.inPtint, % and {o 1 than not need to %

fpecifiethm-J. -     .  
  _  V1‘   Dr Sié_é4ld'.5_   i. «— «
..‘T;h"c‘ Sun pethja’p§.yv_ill. be too much in Your Lord-
fh"ips face, as You fpeak. ' ” . [-
4 « L . ‘   F Caméridg, ‘ -e 4 V_
  No Sir, it. will t3ot.b»ntn it: I hopel {hall feea
l)rigl_1l:QreS.unte-en._this. Sir, :vetV;fpeediIy.  .
, "The  of .;RighteoufneI‘s my Lord.
_ ’ El  ‘  Caméridg.  *
(But to that iwhichl, was faying Sir.) It pleafed God
f0iit97.d.ilP0fe~that Army “flier: myC0r-mnandgfasit
was‘."tu.ined9; {and I,‘ as their General, Cl015.l3f,CTCl‘ with fat
Commiffion, {land here; nowready 4:0 dye; ‘I {hall
not [trouble you with repeating of my Plea,

whait,lI.ifaid inmy own Defence at the Court

of   e,h,  {elf vbeingfatisfied with
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_ the commands that is ‘laid upon me, and theyfatisfied '

with the J11 itnefic of their procedure, according to the
Laws of this Land. God is jult, and howfoever 1 llllll

-IlOt {lay any thing as to the matter of the fentence, but .

thatldo willingly {ubmit to _his divine Providence,

  and acknowledge that very many wayes Ldeferve e-

venaiworldly punifhmen-t, as well as hereafter, for
weare alllinfull, Sit, and I a great one, yet for my
comfort Iks1owthe~re isaGod in heaven that is ex-

, ceeding me-rcifulil’; Jknow my Redeemer‘ {its at his

right hand, and am confident, (clapping his hand to‘-

  his breall)   is t:I1€Clla‘tlflg‘l"OrIHC at this inflant, I am

hopefull through his free grace and al-ifuflicien-t me-
rits‘_,to be pardoned of my (ins, and to be_received in-
to his mercy, upon that! rely, trufiing to nothing but

. the free grace of God through Iefus Chril}, I have not
~ been tainted with my Religion I thank God for it,

fince my infancy it hath beenfuchashath been pro- »
felt in the Land, and eftablilhed, and now tis not this .
Religion or that Religion, northisor that Fancie of
m-en thatis to be built upon, tis but one that’s right,
one that’s fure , and that comes from God. Sir,
and in the free grace of our Saviour." Sir,there

‘ is truly fomething that " (had! thought my fpeech *0b.re’r_ving /
. Wou ld have been thus taken,)I would have digelted it ‘h° W‘"°“'

into lomebetter method then now I can, and {hall de-
fire thele Gentlemen that does write it, thilt they will
not wtongme in it, and that it may not inthis man-
ner be pnblilhed to my diladvantage, for truly I did ~ A
not intend to have fpoken thus when Icame ‘here.
, There is,firs, terrible afperfions hasbeen laid upon  

A my .felf5 . truly fuch as, Itléank God , lam very free

from;  

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from; . asCiFm_y aftions and intentions had not hem.
{ugh 33 they were pretended for; but 'rhat n:O£W.i£h-2-.
funding what! prttended itiwas for the King , ':the.re\ t
_wgs:.n.otthiing leife iatetfided than to fiétve him in it. _
Iyvas bred with hirn;f@rtm3n«y years, I1svas_hisdome-
fiique fervant, and there was nothing tdec~iar’d by the ,
P,atiiampnt that w asinot tr: any itttended by me 5 and :
tmiy in it I;-ventuted myiife-one way; and now I lofc
iit,at1,otheri,,,w»ay..: ,andthat was on.e.ofthecn"ds, as to 
the King; 1;fp_ea-kt only of ‘that: ,_ .t,b:écauf'e the refltgkhas 
.many:patticuliats5 and to clear myfeife from {0'hO.r-.,
  rid“ an af’perIi.=;‘in as is laid mponme : aneithet wasfihtare ;
anynoth:tr.defign.&kt1o1wn.tczmciby the incoming of
that Army ,_ than what i's.realiy inth-e Deciaraiion .
puhlifhied.h His perfon, I doiptofefle, I had reaihn I0. 
love, as he was my K=;infg,;__ and ashsihad been my Ma:-L i
fiat: it hasip1e=afed»God now.-to~difpwfe 0f»him,§fe as it 

. cannét be thought flattery to have {aid this,or any find  V

in me for the faying of. it, but to free my tfelfe. from 
thattcaImnni.e which lay upon me. : I cannot gain by
its ytet T.1?t1{h’5i§~E'h:at which Wmlhaltl gain b yfor ever.
There hath been math fpoken, Sit;o£an:.invitation _
"int-o’ this Kingdotne : ifs menttipnedi in that Deicla-,

  rat;‘,rm.;, andflul y to that I did and do, temicmy (eff; 

and I have bean vetymuch lahmmed fordiifcovetics oi‘ 
theieiitwiters. ‘Tia me time to di'fl'e'mbie.H<¥W willing «
Jgtavas to. haV:€~«fet‘V;'€d this Nation in.any- thing that,-
‘WAS ittmy poW~€rt,,i$ii‘EJ=OW=fi)-tn very many hotlefl”, 
anidreiigiouetmengi and haw Icadiyr .1 would i
‘h=aV¢—-b¢€n£0.haVe doiewha-t.i I'cou1d'te. haxaeierved 1
them, ifit ‘had »pleafi:d them to have prrefiarved my 
inAwh9aE:1 hainds ghegg wasihlat power ;; Theyhavc  

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time thought lit i lit, and to I am ‘become lu-nufe full in
zthat‘ which willingly I‘ would have done. i i As I feiid
heat firfl (Sir) fo-‘Ifay now co:ncernin_g that p0iI'lE5 I
~wifh the Kingdoms hzxppi-ne{l"e, ‘I wilhits peace; and
“truly Sir,"Iwilh that this blood of mine may be the [aft
A «chat is drawnza-nd howlbe‘ver'l may perhépsihavefome
L relmihmcie with my felf as to the matter of my l"uffer-

in’g,for=n1yfa&,«yetl freely forgive all; Sir,~‘Icerry

e   no ranoouroalong with me to my grave: His will be
“‘done rhat'hascreaticdLboth heaven and e;zrr.h,an.d=me

T a poor miferable finfull creature now {peaking before
him. For me to fpeak,Sir;,to you of S rate-bufineflie,
‘and the Govergnment of the Kingdom, or my opinion
in that,  or foriany thing in that nature, Truly it is to

no end,itcontributes nothing: ‘My ow-nit-iclination

"hath been toPc3ce,l —fi'omJ the‘beginnin'_g5 and it is

"known to many,that Ihever was an.illVia.{lr.ument‘i be-

, etwi-xi: the Ki~ng¢a‘nd'his peo”ple5 I never avéted to the
ipreju-dice of the‘Pa:lilament ; I bore no‘ Arms, ‘I

medlednot withig Iwasnoet wanting by my pray-
ers to*God almighty for the happineflejoftlle King;
and truly I {hall pray fli1!,thatGod may l”o_d‘_ire‘€’c him
as that may be done which {hail t'ex~1d to his glory,and
the peace and happinefle of theki-ngdom. . ,
vl have not much more to fay, _:hat"I remember of;
I think‘ I have fpoken ofmy Religion. . _ o A ‘ V
‘A Dr; 81155414’. You.rLordfl1iphas n.Qtl'o_fuIly léid—it.
C am5.‘Truly I do‘ believe'I.di«ifgyvfomething. . _
 Dr, Sibbala’. I know yoadid, ':is plealing toheare

it From yourLordlhip iagaine;

carmér. TmlVyoSi;r,ofqf thalprofifficinioli niy Religi-
gion’, that~Whieh‘I féid”Wa’s 4 the eliablifhedi Religion,
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eandtt-bat which 1 have ptafiifede in my owne King»-

dome whete.I was home and bred; my Tenents
they need] not to be expreflr, they are knowne to
all, andl arnenot of a rigid opinion-, many_god-
iy men there is thatmay haxfefcruples which doe
noccoriceme me at all at no time 5, they may dif-
fer. in Opinion, and more now. then at any Eilflfig
differing in Ogjnion does not move me (notany
mans) my owne is deare :. Sir, The Lord for-

 % give me myfinnes,‘ and I forgive freely all more

that even I-[might as ea worldly man, have the
greateft animpfity agai'nPt-;‘We are bidden to For-
give; Sir,~T”1sa'c0mm:md laid upon us (and there
mentioned) Feorgirue zoo our trefpoflcs, or we forgieze
Mew that trejfa/,7} agzzinfi #5. A * e
Dr.   Siobold.‘ e ’ Tis our Saviours rule, zm your erm-
miex, blefle 356171.!/)df’cl¢7'fl’joIt, pro} for  that per.-

’ fieute you’, do good "to them which ‘defiig/atfelbr age you.

Cmozusir, it is high time for me tomake an end
‘of "this, and ‘truly I remember nomore that I have
to fly, but to pray toeG,od Almighty a few words,
and then Iehaveedo-nee“. t

Then kn.eelingdiowne,V. with Doom szooazo, he

Pfayed thus; V

Mtfl Bltfléd Lord,‘ I ’ tljpoore and uaworibjfig. ..

emu: come meta thee , prcfivming in My irzfioite M61‘:-
goud Ibezaerito of  C hrijfi 229/aoflto upontlwe

Tliroue, I come fiyirzg from rim: of jyfiioe , to time

of Mercy, and tenderrzefle for hi: fake wbio/2 .//Jed" his‘
blood for fitment, that he would take c’oempof5'2’or2 up-
on. me, that bewi/1 look upon . me as one that gm-
eiouflj l1ear:o-me,Jt that he would l00k_;up.o:; we 45 am

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that hath redeemed true , that he would look uportme
44' one thut hethflaed his hloudfor true; that he would
look upon we 44, one who now cal: and hope: to hefr
wed hy his‘ dl-fufllcieeat tttcrittg for he? fohe, Gloriow
God,h.4z2e couzpufiion upaa we in the fieeuefle of thy
iufinli-terrzercy ; that who;-zz this flufull jhule of mine
flmll depa-rt out of thin‘ fraile ctzrccfi: of clay, I may
he carried into thy ezverlafliug glory; h 0 Lord thy thy

free groce , med out -of thy z‘/xfimte. mercy heare me, ~

and look dowue; dud have corrtpafiiorz upou we; and

thou Lorrl jefaer, thou my Lord, um’ thou my Goa’,

and thou my Redeemer, hehre we, take ypitie upon

y me, take pztie upon me gracious God; and fa deole

with my foule, that hy thy preciowruerietxl I may at-
taiue to thy joy aua’ hlifi; 0 Lord rewewher we fh
A7/Izferahle um’ jlufull a creature; new thou 0 Lord,
thou 0 Lord that died fhr we, receive me,-aua7 re-
ceive me into t@» ozzme houua’ of mercy ; 0 Lora’ I truff

iv: thee, fufer we not now to he confounded, *Sdtezr.z' V
, hdthml tooloug poflhfiion of this‘ foule, 0* let him

not new premile agaiufi it , hut let me 0 Lordfrom
henceforth dwell with thee for e*verrI1ore.—' Now, Lord
'2}! h thy time to heore me, hecre me greciom jef»,
em’; for thy owrze goodtte/ft, mercy, owl. truth; 0
glorious God, 0 hleflhdt Father, 0 holy Redeemer,
O grdcioua Comforter, O holy and hleflhd e7;'rz'uz'ty;,e
Ida rerteler up my fiule into thylhamlt, and commit it‘

with the medihtiouof 7727.7 Elezleemeree, proi_/iug~thee-f0r' ‘
‘ éll thy elzfl2ere[azz'om thatit ho: pleafied thee to conferres

 thio'f.ti2.zI'eforthfor ever more. \ L  
Dr. Szhheld. My; Lord. , _. I htrufi you.niow—behro}d

upon me, and even for this, prciifl: and honour and thank:

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loom; the eye on-‘aith the Son of righ teoufnerfe ‘mm.
aingupon your foul , and will~cheatfully fuhmit unto
‘him whoehath redeemed us. through his blood, even
is the bloudloft]efu~s'Cht:ifl',o that you may appeare-«at the
Tribunal of God, clothed with thetwhite tobe of his ’
eunfpottéd ti'ghteoufne{l“e5 the Lord grant that with
t the eyeof faith youmay now Fee the heavetss opened,

and  Chrift - {lat-1ding5aet the fight hand;-of God,

- = ready to receive you into his atmes ofmercie.

‘ cmnér. Then the Earle turningto the A Exeeotio-

  .tner,= faid’,fi‘1;;«ll]eput on another~Cap,“mult thirst

l . hair be turn’d up from neck, there=ate_Lthree
e ofmy lervants to give fatisfavftion. l L   ’

ll :13. 8‘ié».»My.Lord,Ithope you are able to give all that

=~ate about l?ttTi.sfa&ion-, you are affured that God ‘

» is reconciled untoeyou through the blood ;of Chrifl:
tlefus, and the Spirit of the“Lord e Wi-tnefleth to you
.;that€htiel} is become new aleftls unto—~you5MyLotd‘,
_ ' fallen theeycs«ofyot~n“faith upon jefus the A uthor 3;
zfinilher of your filvation, who himfelf was brought
A to a violent death for the-redemption? ofmankindghe
: chearfially firbmitted to l'1isFa!‘he:I's good pleafure in

é~it,an'd for usgblefled and holy is:l1e that has pattl(m-y  

Lord) in thefitfitefarrefiiong that is',=in the fiflllrifer

e ‘jefus Chtifl wh is both the refurreétionand the life,
over him , the fecond deathtfltall have no power, tit‘;
~ the unfpealtable joy of a heleex er, that atthe home of

  death his fo-ulehath an immediate ‘paflége from this

‘ ~ezzrth1y Tabernacle to that Rlellgion of endl'e‘fl'e glory,
yea to the prefence of God himfelfe, 7 in whdfe prg.
fence thereis fulnefle ofjoy, and at'ewhofelti'gl1t hand

-e.ther,e.-are; pleafures for evermore.

ll   ‘Thent

(Is).

‘ { T4‘1%enthcE. of Cambridge xumin g to ~the»Executio-.~
oner, féid, h-ich wayis it that you would haw-

meA,..lye,Sir.‘A   ? V %
Execut. The Ex=ecu1i~onerpo%intingtmhe frentof

mhcSCafF0ld, % the Earle <repI*yed whast, myLvI-lead this‘

{ way;thcnthe Under-Sheri'fl‘s i"o’n f;zid,.zny Lord, the?-
I Ozdcr is that you flmuld lay yourflcadxowards the

V%-%High-Cfillrrvofsmflice. . A 4 t

The Earl of ’ cdm&r.L3fter afittjle di{'courfei‘n;p%ri«-»
Vatge with for_ne.o-fhis f€.rVat31tS,~j kneeied (fawn on the
fide of the Segafl.-bid, anxzipgrayed a"U£’.-hU€ to«hi=mfe1f.} ,,
  ' \/Vhen ht: hadfinifht hisprayers, %%Dr.S»iéé4ld Fpa'l~:c; {
4 mhimrhus-:   % « A  % ~ « %
Mgr,-Lard, I humbly befeech-Gocgthat yonrmay now 2

T with a holy and ‘C hrifiian »cour~ag.e give up y’0ur=fouRi :

Ea the hagzd ofyour.€a§‘chful%:Creatomnd graciousARe-
deemgrrg :an—d 11-:5: be difi!méed.wi>tLh any {ad apprehen-

figon ofechesterroursbfthisVdeath.: ‘A‘{ad~wi=iata b!e1Tcd7' "3

and glorious Exchange yo:a«ifl1aili mike within a very 

Eéiv minutes!  %

. heruvith a chcerfialivand Tfini’ling ~cou:nt€fiaflC€, 
:d1e.Earle'cmbraciTng the. Dofiga-r in his Armes, 

% faid,‘

C.4m.6;.'F_ru»i‘y =Sir,Idor.1i<~e y<v)u~in mine»armAs,& truly 
I blcfié-G.od for it, ’I~d~o;rmt feare,%I have ana£firr’ancc .-
that is gfo-unded -here; (laying his hand upon» his ;
hcar.c.—); Now that gives  more true }o»y-then,ever  
had, I ] ~paH'é‘ou: .052 m«iferab%!e werldtogo -inro%»aI1..L£*:-% 1
remalil and gloriousfiinigdrmmg, and zSir,.though]‘ have 
been a mqfl’ Gnfull c’reata1*e-,yctC~od'sim<2rcy]“RnOwis[ —

infinite, and fblsflé my 'GOdf51’ it,  go w§thTf6“c}eare} *
a confcimoc, that]  not thcma.e1?t‘11at~ I §«m—c'p¢r=- =-

f<JmHy;inju;rcd.,:%%

" 1é 5”
L .J{-*-
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f

  (ex 6)  
..-D.l.s'lb., MY L.0rd,it is amarveilouts greatl'atis‘fa€tion

that §tt,.this.la[l hour you ,can,Fayi1'o,Itbefi2e<:h the ;Lord:. .
for his eternall mercy firengthen your faith, i that in  

the very moment of your diflolution, you may fee the

atmes of the Lord ‘Iefus {lretched out ready to receive _

your foule},

g Then, the Earl of Cambridge embracing thole his F
Iervants which were there p.refent,l3aid to each of r A

them, You have been very faithful to me, and
the.Lord.bleHe you. ' : ,
C4rzzb.Ihen turning to the Executioner, F aid,

in I fllallfiyagyery lhort prayer tomy.God, while I;lie V
down there: and whenl flretcho-ur my hand (myj
‘ righthand) then fir, do your duty; and 1 do freely

forgive you,:and lo I do all the world,   ,
Dr. Sifi5_ala’., The Lord in great mercie goalon-get
with you, and bring you to the pofief-13 on ol’,everla‘{’c-

ing liFe,{’treng.thni,ng yourfaith in ]efusChri{’c. This: 4
is a ,pafl?a1ge,r,¥z}iJ Lom’_,a lhort-. paffage unto eternal glory. '
Jhope, through the free grace of your gracious God;

you are now able to fay ‘, O D cat!» wéere id‘ tbjfiiag’ P

O grave where :55 rhywiéiorj .~’ and to make this. com-  

fortable anfizver, Elefled 1leGod,éleflEa’ be Goa’, who hath

given me an aflitmme ofwfiory through C/Jrifl jefw.

Then the E. ofcambridge {aidto the Executioner,
Mull] lie all along 2*   g r e
Exemt. Yes,an-d’t pleafe your Lordfhip.
‘ .Cmb. When Iftretch out my, hands but}
will fit my Head, firfi tell me if I be right, and
3 how you would have me lie. ., I 7

 

Ex .Your {hirt muft be pind back, for it lies too high .

upon your (houlders(wlnicb am done accordinglpi

, n. Sié. ,

 

  ( I7)    
  D6*é3af—Si55az’d, My Lord, now, now lift up
your eyes unto Jefus Chrifigand cafl your {elf now

into the everlafiing arms of your mofi gracious Re-

deemer. Ar Ar - i .
' Tihenathe Earle having laid his head" over_ the

i blocked, (aid, Is thisright 2'

Do6?arSi1764ld. Jcfus the Son ofibavviii-,_:have

’ mercy; uponyo-u. i

i .Execw. Lieaiititle lower Sir. ‘ _ ,
' Camé. Well, flay thentill I give you the fignei
And lo havinglaine a fhort {pace devoutly pra.y-i
ing to himielfef, he firetc'h’d out his right hand,
whereupon th_e Executioner at one blow fevered
his head from his body, which was received by two
of his fervants then kneeling by him,‘ into a Crim-
fon Taffety. Scarfe, and that withthe body imme-

diately put into a Coffin brought upon the Scaffolde

for that spurpofe, and from thence conveyed to the
houfe that was Sir 550/222 Hmilmar at the Mewes,
where it now remains. M

This execution being done, the Sheriffesi Guard
wentimrncdiately to meet the Earl of Ha/lanagwhich
(hey did in the mid way between the Scaffold and
Weiir-.ninficr—Hall, and the under-Sheriffes fonne
having received him into his charge,condu&ed him

to the Scaffold, he taking M.Brm/ton all the way in
his hand,paiTcd allialong to the Scaffold difcour-

fing together; upon which being co-me, obferving

‘   his voice would not reach; to the people, in regarding
the Guard compaflcd the Scaflold, he (aid; ’ L

.. Holland. Itisvto nopurpofe (Ithink) to fpeai-:

then.

any thing iheife.f(Which way pr.-ufl 1 (peak: And
A i C

*‘("s=,.:3i“:T')

ri’1"eh i5'ein’g direfieid to-r11€‘e'f‘r0»nt of the Sreafifdid  he ‘

(kc-at_airngi“OVe7r'th.e r2;.i»ie‘s ) faid, I think it-his H: to fay
fomeehing,‘ fince 'E3od‘h3;:h3ea1iedem-e.i E0 t:h~i~s epia-cc. 

The M thing which I mafliiprofefie, is, wha.cAcon- >

eémes my Bueiirgion,-and my b‘reedi‘ng~,* which hath 

‘been*~.in agood Family, that -hath ever been faithful! =
‘zhtrhe tru-e‘Prot«e.&antxRelrgron», in the whichilr have «

been bred, irfchc which I have lived , and in the
wrhichr by Gods graceand mercy I flaaiidie. I have
not -lived according to that ed-u-ca-tion I Ihad in E.ha£.a
Eérhiily Wherel was born: and bred: I hope God”
wii forgive me my fins,finc’e I conceive that it isive-

ry much his »pieafi1kre to bringmeto t11is_p1ace».f-or V‘
rc-he fins ti-vr;2.r“:eI have committed. The caufe that hath"-
brought me hither‘, I"believe by many hath‘ been ~

  rhu.e'h mifl:2ken.eThey have conceived that Ihave

had -i11‘defignessr‘o the State, and to the 'Kin~gd:or‘-ne‘: Ir
Truly I--iook’ upon it aes~~-a Judgemen-t:,' and raij-~’uftea

§1idg.e«ment¥ oi’  5 neat but I’ have ‘o~ffe‘ndred ~ f- «

mueh the State, and zhe Kiznagdome, and the Pari.ia- ~
r‘nent;ase ehatvrfhave had an ex:-ream vanity i~nAefer- ~
vingAt_hem very hex:-raordirnariiy. For thofe aéfions 
'e2ha:.;dI.;haverdone;-hhink iris knownthey. have been -
ever very faithful} to the publique, and ‘very partiwr
eulariy to—Par-iiamernts. My affedvions have been e-

ver expreft truly and clearly to t-hem.~-'I?he~~-difpofi-:-
tioas of aifa-iirs now have put -thainzgs in another pc-

r‘i&-ureithen they were when I was ingaged ewieh the 

;Pariiamene.I;have never gone efffrom chofe Pr‘inei- -
pi;e"s>that ever I have profeffeds I have lived in themg, 

maid. by? Godsgrace will die in them. There may i bet:

aIsera}:tior;s»az1d changes that may carry them further:
them 

then "(I thoflghtt r.eafonablé 3 and triilj’ llherze  I5‘
:et‘hem: but there hath been nothing that I have fitid‘, t

i( :9)

 

or done, or pt0fc'H'ed, either by Coven-ant, so-1' Declara-

tion, which hath not bee-n»a7er.y eonflant , and _very
lelear upon theprineiples that glever have gone *,
i whichwasato fer’v~e«the*K1ng,t:he Parlitament, Religi-»i

on (I ilaould have {aid in the firfl place ) the Common...
Wealth , and to feel: V the Peace of the _Kingdome
That made me think it n-ioimiproper time , being ptefi

out by accidents and circumiftances, to feek. the Peace
of the iiingdome, whichl th(3»u:3}bit was ‘proper ,;fince
.-there was fomth-ing then in agitation, but n‘-nothing a-
ggreed on for fe~;:d'mg Propofition-s to the Kiflge, that

was the fufrthefi aimthat I ha-d,,and truly beyond that
 had no intention, none at all, “And God be praifed-;,
"although my bloud comes to be flied here,there was I

tit-hink fcarcelya drop of bloud flied in thatgaétion tha~te%_I

-wafs ingaged in. For the prefent affairs as they are, ‘I
‘cannot tell how to judge of them: and truly they are
in fuch a condition. as -(Iconceive) no body can

Amalie a judgement of them : and therefore I muff make
aufe of my Prayers, ratherthen of my opinion , which

‘are, that God would Ableffe this Ki_ngd{ome, this Nati-
on, this State 5 that he would fettleit ina Way agreeaé

t ble to what this Kingdome hath been ‘happily govera
ned under 5 by ~aKing , by the Lords, by the. rCom—

irn-ons : a Government -that (I conceive) it hath flou-
'*ri{’hcd-~ much unciclf, 31161 1' pray .God the change. ofgit
*b-rin;g*not rather a f)rcjiidicc,a difoider," and a_confi’1fi-
on, then the'contrary. I look upon the P(I3fl?CI'l‘ty.0f the
‘King, and truly myiConfctiencedire6tst me to i~t,'to,de—
‘fire, that if God ‘be pleafed that thefepeople look
7 t’ ' C .2 upon

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w 20) l
npon themwith that affe_6tion~ that -they owe , that
r they may be called in again, and’ they maybe, not
through bloud, nor throughtg_d;il'or_d.ier, admitted again
into that power, and toflthat glory t'hat-God in_ their
birth intended toythem, I.fh:al.l: pray with all my foule
for the happi'nellTe ofthis; State , of this Nation ,~tl1-at
thebloud which is here fpilt , maybe even £l’lCjlall.'
  which may fall among us. .- and. truly I ihould lay
down mylife with as much chearful-naefs as ever perfo-n
did,if I conceived that there would no more hloud fol..-
low l3.S::l'.O1‘V3.i'S[2l.~l_2C,.Qr Affairs that are built upon blond,
is a fountlat-ion for the molt part that doth not profper.

After the blefling that I give,-_ to the N.-ation ,; to the "

_Kingdom., and truly to the Pa-rliament,;I do with with
all my he'art,happiricfle,tandea.bleflingto a.ll.thofe that

have been authors. in this ;b-ufin-tefl"e-, and truly that have

been authors. in this very work that bringeth us hither;

 do not onely forgive them, burl pray heartilyancl .

really for them; as God, will forgive my fins,_. fo Ijdee

fire God may forgive them, a t I v e
Ialm/ve a particular relation-, as I am. Chancellour of
Cambridge, and truly I muft here, Iince it is the lafl: of
my prayers,§pray to. God Ellaitheat Univerfity maygo
onin that happy way whichit is in, that God may
make it a Nurfery toplant thofe perfonsa that may be
difiributed to the Kin-gdome, that the fouls; of the peo.
ple may receive a great benefit, and a great advantage
by them, and t1 hope)aGod will reward them for their
  kindnefle, and their aifecftions that I have found from
,._L”k‘-ngf them, *1 have faidwhat Religion Ihave been bred ’
,,,,,,.d, in, what Religion 1. havebecn borne in, what R’eligir-
M.Bolton. on.I. have praétiled 5, I began. withie, and I.mul’t end

U, I _ _t~. . 

‘T.

ézij‘  
with it. I toldyou t;hat my aftions and _mY-1i‘fe have

not been agreeable tojmy breeding, I‘; have told you  

lilzewife that the family where I was bred hath been an
exemplary family (I may, lay fo Iho'pe,.   without Vania
ty)ofmucl=i affecfiionr to ‘Religion, and .of'rnuch faith-
fulneifc to this Kingdome, and to this State- I have
indcavouredtogdothofe aétions that havehecomeyan

'*hone{t‘ rréian, and which became a good Englilhrnan,

and which became a good Ch_r.i{iian. I have been wil-
-ling to oblige thofe that. have“been.in: trouble ,., thc;>fi_:

i that have been in perfecution, and truly I finda great

reward of it 5- for I have found their prayers and their
‘kindnefle now in this d;1firaeli'e , and inythis condition

‘ Iam in, and Ithinl-ie it a grreat“riewar_gd,tand I pray God i

reward chem for it‘. A 7     y A a
’ e I am a great fir-mei=, a:nd?I’ hope God will be pleafed
to hcare rnytprayerts, to give me faithto trufl   in him,
that as he hath called me to death at this place, hewill
make it but a paflage roan eternall life‘ through Jefus
Chrifl, which I‘ truft-to, which I rely upon“, and which

Iexpect by the mercy of‘God. And to It‘ pray ‘gods

blefl-"e you all‘, and fend that youmay. fee this to be the
laft execution, arid the laii bloud that is‘ likely‘ to bee
fpilt among you. And then turning to the fide-railie,
he prayed for a good {pace oi’. time; after which
M .Bolten faid :   i V
My‘Lo'rd‘,Nowlooi‘< uponhimvvhoim you have trufied;
My Lord‘,l hope ‘that. here is your laft pray‘er:there,will.
no more praiers rema-in,but praifes:An;d I hope, that all
ter this day i.s over , there will a day begin that {hall

_ neveriiiavei end: And I look upon this (my I-gord ) the

morning of it,.the morning of that day.r.My I;ord,you
know. where youriulrtefle lies, ‘where «your, richest lie,
' i i ‘g whcrlar

 

j E 545 ugyur cm? y rQc~?c_to~ am.‘ or cm. on
 that: is fulncifctin Chrrftz If the’ Lord comes’

no, rnwlmngrcol comtomoyou, yet  no

wait um,“ hi;mx'whil€ you live, ‘and C0 truft in mm

Whig-1 ygu die‘; find the-nlfay, I will die herts, I will pe:

fig; at thy-feet’, I will be for-rn.d.dcad at t :5 feet of Jc-\

{us Ctliri-ft.» "Cért«ai»nly, hbthatt came [Q {salt and rave

T loft finrrcrs .,twill nofrcjccft loft finntrs -when thcy

%Ht T - €f.«1;5,-,9 311 Eecmiry; and {'01 it will l>€.,? h€}E‘;PY _
Pg}??? than 1, if it bctiat paffagc “here from rzmfcry ~

C(;-mi“, _£’O' fggf him: lHtl6 ltl)3tl'm1‘£atC.th us cg comm,
W il1';‘hg; ‘ flreightl‘ us when wbcomc tO1nt1‘C:2:£l]:m.. My
L0;-dathcre  enough there, and fix your heart there,
-and fix your cyc§ there,t‘h2t eye ef. F-axth, anal that cytz
(if hope, €xcr_c1ie*tthcl°e graces now ? thrrc wrll be no
33%,-mcifc h§:reaftér.l-As your Lord'{b‘rpf11d, here take an
end? of Paithaavrjd take an end of Hopqand takc :1 farc-
in?cll~of Reperrtaxacc : and a~lltl*1€l‘C, and welcome Gad,
andi welcome Chrilhand wclccmcGlory and welcome

to lh‘appi‘n—€lTc_. At‘1d'thoug‘h rtbcl but a fad way,_yc.t if

it willbrii-51g you into the prefiéncc of i0)’ 5‘ although /

. 4 .. f;»cars , althouoht it bea ¥h:1d'Qw of
geiiagzagtllsfill‘  Will" plltédfgto bring ‘you , and
mat“  P‘3f{'ggc to? that" ha ppl“h<?’Il°c , ,'W.el~c‘0r-me Lorcl,
And 1 d,gubtn~ot “but God-uriI1g~ivcyou a heart to
taflc fame fweetnellc and love in this bitter pOtlOn,3fid
rdlEt=fomihlfl8‘0fT1*¢TCY3315.B°°d“°lr¢ to you and
fhlew» you '-fame ‘fignc :rr1d"tt)l‘<‘c:i1 Qfgopd, f0 E1135» Y0?‘
{gm}; mayifre tl13tW'hiCl1:.W€1"h‘3VfC   had alrc;_1d’y expen-
cncc of (bleffcd be ‘God for 1:) m3fiY_€XPC1‘1¢“C¢5a ma’
hylexprcflions, not oncly in wqrcls, but-t tca;r$_; G0‘-;l
'Eia[h'\'nO£:l€& t1S'Wi'th0’u§t: tn-uch cdm"'£ort‘ Lrrqr cv1dc.ngc,
ama1:hepc {my Lord) youthac have grven (9 many

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e3i‘idc$nccs to. us,‘I hope you want znonc your ifelfez '

but thatithc Lord will be pleztfcdiito uphold and fup-
¥5g.;; you, and bear up your fpirir»; and if there want '6-

 

_vfidcncc,tl1ci‘cis reliance-, n1y':fc.cu2ti‘.ty licg. not in my ‘

lmowing that I {hall com: to heaven, and Come to glo-
ry, butin my rafting and relying u~p.on»_him1:iVVhcn
the Anchor of Faith is El’ll'€)VV!*lC.0‘Ll£3t'l’lCl‘€. may be {ha-
l<i.nig:s and toflings,_b-ut there is fafcty; gnotxhing (hall
interrupt léfcty, although f‘ornth.ing may F i:nterrup't fes-

curity, my ifafcty isfurc, although I—appreh’~cnd it not:  

and what if I go to God in the dark:' what if I come to

t him, as Nicodemm‘ did, ftaggérigg it) Eh-filnight? "It is a

nigh-t oiftrouble, "a night of idati'kn=cffc,‘th.ough I come
trfcmblinugland. Ptaggering in this‘nigh.t, ‘yet I flaallg be
fin;-‘: to find comfort Scfixedncffc ‘in him.A nd the Lord
of heavcmbc the £ilrcngth,{lay,and the fupport of your
foul, and -l the Lord fumiflr you with all thofcc graces
whichkm‘-ay carry you itrto thebofomc of the Lorcljca
fits, that when youiexpiire this life, you may be able to

expire it into him,inwho.m you may begin to leivesto all

ctcrnityo, and that ‘is my humble prayer ----- -- .

H'o!l4nd.‘  B017 5232, God hath given mclong time  
in this world; l1't21‘i3EItl1 carried mcthrough many great ~
‘accidents of Fortune; h-cth.ath atlaifl brought mcdown 
into a co‘nd:i-tion, where I find my felt’. brought to an *

end, for aid-ifaffcétion to th.i~‘s—State, to this Parliament,

thatfas Ifaid before )1 did bélicve no bodyin thc w'or'itl '-

t moral-unlikcly:to have cxpeéted to fuffcr forthattCaufci:.g -

Iloekupon it as a g.rc_at judgment of Godiforrny fins. r
-Agndtruly Sir, fir-ace that the death is violent, I am the 
lcfl‘ctroubl=¢ _'_with »it,tbecau{c’-ofltho-fc ‘violent deaths 
thatl have can .bcfdrc;- principally -my gSaviour3tthat l
hath flu-awed us thc'way, how andiin xv-hat mannerhc c  

)

. hath done it,and for what cauFe,I am the more comfor-

ted,I am the more rejoyced.It is notlong fince the King
my Mafier paffed in the fame manner-, andtruly I hope

that his pnzpofes 65¢ intentions were fuch,as a man -may I

not be aihamed,not only to follow him,in-the way that

was taken with him, but likewife not"a{hat-nedof his to

purpo{es.,if God had given him life.I have often difpu-

s ted with him concerning manytthings ofthis kind,& I

conceive his‘ fufl’erings,8z his better lcnowledg 8.: better
underitanding (if God had {pared him life)might have

made him a Prince very happy towards himfelf,&very ,

happy towards this _1,(ingd,om. I have feen and known,
that thofe bleiIeelSou1'es in heaven have pafled thither
by the gate of fo'rrow,& many bythe gate of violence:
and fince it is Gods pleafure to difpofe me this way, I
sfubmit my foul to him, with all comfort, and with all
hope, that he liathmadc this my end,and this my con-

, c1ufion,that though I be low in death,yet neverthelefl°e

this lownels (hal raife me to the highefi glory for ever.
I Truly, I have not {aid much in publique to the Peo.
ple, concerning the particular aétions that I conceive I
have d-one by my counfells in thisKingdom, I con-
ceive they are well known-, it were fomthing of ‘vani-
ty (me thinks )totake notice of them here, Ile rather
die with them, with the comfort of them in my own
bofome 5, and that Isnevcr intended in this action, or a-
ny action thatever I did in my life , either m;11.ice, or
l5loodfl1cd,~ or prejudice to any creature that lives. For
that which coneemes my Rehgion, I made my profiti-
{ion before; of ‘it , how I was bred , and in what

_ ananyner "I was bred , in a Familythat waslooked ‘tip-

on to beno -little notorious ,, in oppofition,,to,fome
liberties, that they conceived then to bee taken,

  and

-.—...A..v-———v-

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fllndttrixlyl lthcfic tivaslfome inarltieulmn thee; as 3
if I had fome taint; o,f_it,_ even throughout my 
whpte wayes , that I have taken: every body.

kttowcs what my a~{?l'e§ti‘Ons have b’eene,5:_to many
that have firffizre ., to tnnmy that have been: in
troubles in thisKtngdc2-me , I_endea\)0uted.t0

'reli5e~vc them, I endeavoured to oblige them, I i

thought I. was tied {oh by my Confcience-T, “I

thought it A by my charity, and truly very much ~

by my breeding-, God hath new brought me to the
lat% inlhnt of my time, all that -I can fay, and all

that 1 tan adhere unto is th.is;.That as I atnla L

gI¢:lt_fit)Iit‘:!’ , fo 1 bevel agreat Saviour , that as
hee;ha'th given mes heere a fortune ,’ to come

publ’ique.y in at {hew of fhame in the way of l

this lilffering ( truly I undetftand it nto-I:- to bee
fo ) Itunclerfiland it to bee a gl-orie , a glotic
when] confide; who hath, gone befo_re_mec , and
’a, glory when 11 ctmfid-erl had no end ingit , but
what! conceive ti-) bee the {ervice ofeGQd,_ the
King‘, and thclliingdome , and therefore my
Heart _is‘not ‘charged much with any tbirg in
that pé‘rti'c'ulat., fince I eottceive God will ac-
cept of the ittten~tiom, whatfoever the aétiott
{cemc to bee’. 1 am going to die, and the Lord
reeeive my Soul: : I have no reliance but upon

lChtifi,; for my felfe I doe acknowledge that I e

am the unwotthielt offintzets  my lifehath beer:

a vanity, and acontinued fitme , and God may

jufil"y-bting“ me: to this end , fbr the fiiune~s I
have commi?t.tc'd agait'1fl:- him , aezdewere there
nothing elfe, but theiniquities, that I have

committeé .

 I

e;éom«mittcd in the my of my Life, 2 léoke up:

’ «to this fufferhing , and to bring mee to this pu-
nifhment , and thofe ¥HaQd.s that have bszene
,.~moPc Aecivein it, if any fuch there hath beene,
.1 pray God forgive them , I pray God that

 

I ’ on this as’a1 g~re2.It~)-uIfi.&:e of—GDd to bring me- I

ii}? there may not bee many Rich Trophees ofrheir 0

1:1!‘ - '~=eVi&oIies, but that this may bee as I faid be-
 . . A I fore the Iafi fhewe", that this People {hall fee,
 - «of the blond of perfons of Condition, of‘per-
§3f{ I Tons of Honor 5 I might fay fometihmg of the
21;? \   «way of our Triail, which certainely hath becne
  o as extreaordirury , as any thing I thinks bath
3:,» " I ever beenefeene in this Kingdome 5 but be-
?q   I ecaujfe-thatl wouldnot feem as if I made fome
 I e.,A:o.mplaint .II will not fo much , as mention it,

a&ions, that I repine at my fortune : It is the

hf; « whom I fall I, I take it iorircly from him
3‘   I .;l fuhmit my Ieife, to Him , I (hall defirc to
tame my felfe into the Ames of my blefléd
W’ , +Poimingt_o Saviour , and when I come to; this* place,

emeflslock. when I bow downe my felfe there , I hope
I}  wiil raife mee. up, and when I bid fare-
   ~_\ve.l‘I , as! muff nowto Hope and to Faith, that
 I love will abide, I know nothing to accompany
‘ Fflae. fouleoutof this World butlove, and ‘I hope
that love will brifig  to the fountaine of glory in
Heaven, through {he Armes, Mcdiation,and the

Z! LOICI help my unbcliefc.

ihbecaufe no body {hall believe lrcpine at their I

E  =7-VVill of God , it is the Hand of God under

I Mercy of mysav iourelelmt C'hrzfl,in whom Iebelievc,

Haws

 

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that here hath befimved upon you, anti the Lotti

fhew you the light of his etmmenanee ,_and filfi 
youful with his joy ma kittdne flE::ttO*'my dear Lord,  ‘
flit’ Lord offleztvcn :mdE3tth be with‘youe,and the ’
Lord off-Ieaven and Earth being you to~that fafetyiw 4

I10”. I ("hall make asmuch h-aft as loan toycoti-teh‘

to that gloty,&nd the Lo1’d.of Heavettatxé Earth} 4
‘take my fonle : Hooks upon my ieljfe intireIy‘i~ytt 
Him, and hope to finde meteythrough Him , It
E-Xpeflgit, and through that iountgine that is 06'“
penedfor fin’, and for untcleanheffe my foule mufl
receive it, for did Iteft in any thingelfe , I have*‘‘‘‘
nothing but frame and eotruptioneine thee 5] have 
nothing but that, which in Read of beingc;1ttie&*¥ A
up into the Ames of God and Glory , E have .

nothing but may throw me downe into Hell.’

0 Boltam. my Lord, whet; you are*c'Yoétthed~
with the réglxteoufneifi of another, you will apa "

peate glorious, though now‘ ‘fit-.1{uil in yourfelfe 5%

The Apoftle faith, I defire not to, ée formal in my?
own: Righteoufmfle,’ and wheti you are clgoathed ‘-
with another, the Lord will«~0s.tme you“, and E?
{hall fay but thus much : doubt not that ever “
God will deny falvation to finhets, that comew 
' himywhen the end of all his death and fufiéa
rings was theetfatwition of finners‘, when as I fayre»
/ the whole end, and the whole defigne, and thee
% = great VVork‘, that Godehadtof doe ‘in the world, K

:by.!h9s!sa=13 9f Qhtifi; wgireinhée Eaéé 91%;!‘ 
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; tflédgest 3 The Lord make OVedE’t3‘I‘3}t@ tyoti'th‘é"‘
ettghteoufneife of his owne Son, gt ‘ts that: treafutyey

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I his Councel=’s,and infinite Wifedome, and lmercly,
Lind goodnefle, beyond vvhicih there was a Non
ultras in Gods thoughts, when this was the gxeat:
dfifigffifig, and great end, the falvation of Enners,
 % that p001‘ {bales {hould come over "to him and
 F live; cettainel-y when fim-meets come, hee will
f e ’ not reject, bee will not refufe. And my Lord;
 doe but lhifik of this,th-e greatefl wmk thatever
4 . was-donejr-at the VVOrld,was the blood of Ch:rl»{’t
5; d {that was fixed, never any thing likeit -' and this
? blood of thrift that. was fhed, was fhed for them
¥,; that come, if not for them," fornonee, itiwas in
vaine ell-e : yeufee the lDivells they are out of
-capacity of ‘ good by it, the Angels they have no 
    need of" it, wicked men will not come,and there
   are but a few that come over , and fhould bee
 4 denie them, there were no end more fruit of the
%'1 A blood and fufierings Qf th‘e‘Lo-rd lefussand had
 A » your Lordflaip beetle with Chrift in that bloo-
;=tlL. . ' dy agony, when hee was in that bloody fweat,
 fweatixag; drops of blood, if you had asked him,
   Lord what an: thog er-yowa doing, art than not
 now It concili-mg an ‘aegry God and me togethel?
W; "' t M art thou not pacifying the wrath of God P at:
 than not interpofiug thy felfe betwetene the
 Iuflicc of God and my foule .> ‘Would has no:
;»t;._:     l.have»faid, yea : and futely then hee will not deny
mg   it now. My Lord his palfions are‘ove,r_, his com-

 

\\y;“;l:l   e paffions fiill’lremai:1;€; and the larger and greater,‘
{lg L‘   tbecaule heeis gone up iintoa higher place, that
‘lg.-}_ ‘   lsee may throw dewne more abunda'nceof his
Wri;;   J t mercy and grace upon you,;eand1 my LOrd,think
[H -

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i ‘f that infinite love‘, that abumianee of riches in ~i

Cihtifi: lam loli, I am empty, Ihavcinothing,

lam paore, lam fittful‘l: beit (0, as ead as  i

will make megand as vile as It ofiibly can coneeive
my l‘-elf, I am willing to be:gut when Ihavc {aid
all, the mqrel advance that riches,at1d h<3eorAethac
grace of God.  And why filotlld AI elclubt when by

  A thishe puts me into a C.?lp3Cify3ilEN.‘_O a difpofition

for him to fhew me mercy, that by this I may the
better ad-vemce the riches of his grace, 8% fay grate,
gtaee,tothe L01-d,to all,t_tt€II':iIy,tl§.3t- God (bould
owfle fuel! a Creature , that defetves nothing;
anelthe lelle I deferve, themote confpicuous its

his Grace -‘i andthis is ~C'c*tt3iI3.c,’ the riches of‘

this Grace bee [[}.l’.OWCi'.b. amtmgfi men , that the

glory of his Grace might be given to himfelfe, ’
’ If wee can give him but the glory of his Grace,

wee {hall never doubt to partake bf the riches

e t of it, a.rsd that .fulnefle, ‘My E, 0rd ,"tl=iat fulneffe

bee yttur comfort, that fulnelfe of mercy , that
fulrzelle of love , that fu-lnefle of righteoizifneffé
and power bee now your riches, and-your only
flay, and the Lord inrerpofe himfelfe between
God and you , as your Faith hath endeavore-d to

  intetpofehitn between God end your foule 5‘ {O I

doubt 130?. but there he fiends’ (my Lord)" to plead
for y0u,and_when you are not able to do any thing
yam: felfe, yetlie downe at the feet eE;him that
js a metciFullSavi0ur,a‘nd k nowes what you would
delire,ta5t1d wait uponhitn while you live , ttnft
in him when ‘you die, there is riches enough and

mercy enough , if bee open not, yet die at his,

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"b‘Ieedin_g Armesgizhat whenl leave this bieesiing  

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;:&}t‘f)’<3re,' fly their lfle die , tiiere is mercy e;
 P0”3h- i 4% ie V A  

H01/Md; And here is tihie pIaEe' where I lie down

before him, from whence I hope he will rm}: me .

‘go anTetemall"Glory,tbroughif my S.aviour.; eawzy

;W.h0m I rel.3?,Fiem vghonz only I can expeét mezityz L

‘into his Arznes I commend Day fpiric, into his

body thait muff lie upon this placeghce will receive
i1:hat*f’oule‘Ebat 3.ri.fCth out of it, and teceivee it
into l3is,ejtei.'nallimercyhy through the merits,
thmughthe wcrchinefiegkthrough the mediation
cf Ch-rifl rim-hash purchafed it with his ‘own mafi

  p.rev;i0us_hi0od.-;

 B‘0.1téI.1.. My Lorri, Tiiougiiiyou comlude i1€l'6‘,_

I‘ hope: you begin above , and though you put an

and h_Btcf,1 hope there wilinever be an end ofthe

megcynand gaodneffe OEGO-d mad if this be the?

‘ [morn-iilg 0:f‘Eterni:y, if this be the rifeof ‘Gioryg

iifG=od pleaietb’ I0 thrmv ymidowneherqtoraife

you upfor ever: 'f1y,.VVeIc0mc Lord I welcome
that death that {hall make way for life, and Wei?-*»
comeany coghdition-1;hat flaall throw me down

here, to b-!'iU‘g{..—E17lC~ into thegpoflefiion oiejefm;

fihrifi.-~

H0dg*e3's:» MyEordJf“you have made a Deeii OF. A

Gift ef your   feife to _§efus1 Chriit , to bee fonméi
onlyin him 51 am confident you fhail Ptand at.

theied»ay.of€h}fi&, My dear_Lord,we {hall meet in i

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  Egllmdfé

er)  
H9l1a1m7." Clx‘ri.{l:§]éfu§ receive myeféaaié 
foule hangers and thirfis after him; clouds are

eg-athering,and I trufl in God through all my hefa-= A

vineffe, and I ljxope through ‘aIlimped_imem:s,e he
willfettle my lnterefi in him, and throw off all

~ the claimethat Saehan can make unto‘ it; and

am he will carry my foule in difpight of all the

ealumnies , and all that the Devill, and ‘-?Satan can

invent,will carry itlintoettemall mercy,.there to’ e

receive the blelfirdneflelli of his epreelencle to all

= Eternity. '

V I—.?m/ges. My Lord, it was his own by Creation,
in is his own now by Redemption ,:‘ and: purchafeg
and it is likewife his own by refignauon: O. my

Lord, look therefore up to the Lamb of God,  

that {its at the right hand of G0fi,tO téke away
the finnes ofthe Wor1_d,Ocha;'2La.mb tofégtlegi

 Hazzm. That‘ Lamb of God, am his lharidslii
commit my foule: and that .Lamb 0%" God that fits

upon the Throne to judge thofc :4. that fill,
L clovtvnelbefore him,1‘ hope bee v°villl bee pleafed to

look downeward, azxdljudge me with mercy ethat

F fall downe before l1im,and that worlhipl him, and

that adore him, thaconely tmfls upon-his mercy,
for his compaffion 5 and that as he hath purchafecjt

me.,he would layhiselaime unto nie.now,i and re- A

cezve me.

  B0/fan. My Lord, think of this, there is no

con’demnwtion~ to tiiemwlao are'z'1a’Cbirzff, Wb‘o‘is it; 'et_e/74$;

£5422 qandemgz,  is Cbrifl {bat jufizfieseg and ';1fexc3'

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fore look noii Boon this, (My Lord; upbfi this
Chriflgapon this Chrifl that juflifies»: Hell,

Death, Sinne, Satbaza; nothing fhall be able to

cende mne, V it is cbréfi that jufi ifies you-.

o Hrf=§’énJ , llndeedjf  ii1fii9‘y, nobody cal)"
coademne, and I trufli in God,in his fiuflification,

thoughihere is confufinn here wirhoutlus-,e-andv  

Ihflilgh thereare wonder: and Rating that now-
dlfquiegy/er Itnsafi that 1'. (ball be cniedznto that
me:cy,thatGodwsll receive my fouleg. ' A

\ Bainm , I doubt ‘not my I“.ri,=r.l but as yofi are

. a speame and;0fpir.ty here, [0 you are an ob;’e&' 

of Gods mercy above.

Holland, Then the Earle of Holland looklifig
over;amoag~the peo~ple,oepointiage toa Souldier,‘
fayd, This honefi man took me prifo~r,er,wyou~ little

thought "I mama have been: brouglft to this,

whenl delivered . my felfc to you upon conditi-

 $ir, God re-wa rd you Sir.

Boltazi,  Lord , throw your felfe intotllc 
, Armes ofmercy, andlfay, theere I will Anchor,

and there] will die, he is a Saviour for us inall
conditions ,whither fluould wee, goe , beehath
the words of eternal] life.oand upon him do you

Dean; l

C aptaine Watfan on horfe» back 1
putting his at faydrto him, God be with you ‘

rel} ,' 'waite,while you live, and even‘ -trufl in _

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Holland.‘

Here mull: now ‘be my Anchor, argreat Storm
makes me finde my anchor; and’ but in Pcorms no

i e. body trufl to their anchor, and thereforel mull trufl:
‘upon my anchor (upon that God, faid Mr. Bolton, up-

an whom yourA72cl2or ml/ls)’ yea, God, I-hope, will
anchor my Soul fafl: upon Chrifi Jefus : -and if I dye
not with that clearnefs and that hcartinefs that you
{peak of,tru-l , I willtrufiin God, though he kIi‘l£'l-

rne, I will re fie upon. him, and in the Mercy of my
Savior. A ' J “
fioltan. i

There is Mercy enough, my Lord, and to lpare;

i you {hall not need to doubt; they {hall never go‘

begging to another door (myLor<-1) that come to
bin). Then theyEarli of Holland fpealcing to Mr.
Hodges, fa-id, Ipray God reward you for all your
kindenefs; and prayasyou have done, inflruét my

Family, that they may fer-ve God with faithfulnefs,— ,
with holinefs, with more diléigence, then truly I K

have been: careful to prefs them unto: You have
the charge of the fame place, you may do much for

them, and__I recommend them to your kindenefs, »

and the goodnefs of your Confcience.
Dr. Sybald {landing by upon the Scaffold, in his

, paflage to Col:B¢ecber, exprcfled himfelf eh-usto  

his Lordfhip V:
or. Sybald. 1

The. Lord liftup thcl.ightT of‘ his co=unten.ance A

upon yo~u,and you fltallbefajfe.» - A  
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Then the Earl of Holland embrace-do Lieut: cpt:

' Beecher, and took his leave of him: After which,

he came to ‘ Mr. Balms, and having embraced h,im-,
and returned him many thanks forhis great pains a.nd
affeétions to his foul, defiring Godto reward   him,
and return his love into hi-s ho-fom. Mr. Bolton {aid
to him, The Lord God fup-port you, and be feenin
this great extremity.-, The Lord reveal and difcover
himfelf to you , and make your death the paéfiage
unto eternaliife ;___..  

lfiflhmie

Then the Earl" of Holland turning to the Execu-
tioner; faid , Here, my friend, let my Clothes and
my Brody alone, there is Ten pounds for thee, that is
better the.n;myeClothes, I am fure of it.
  . Executiane~r.   r

Wi'i1 your Lordfthip pieafe to give me a Sign when
I fll-.1l1firi~kC 2' And then his Lordihip faid,You have
room enough here, have you not -2' and the Execu-
tei-oner fai-d, Yes. i r    
olttm.

  The Lordtbe you-r firength,therc iis riches in h~irn;
The Lo-rd of Heaven impart himlelf to you», he is

ab!-éto fave to the uttermofi: we cannot fail fo
lvow,as to fall below the everirafling Arms ofGodE;,

and therefore the Lo-rd bega fupport andflay to you
in your low condition , that he will be pleated to
‘make’ this ana-dvan-rage to that Life and glory
that will make amends. for all. ' -     i

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_Holla.nd. —   o

l Thenthe~.Ear‘l of Hoiand turningto the Execu-tiol 1

net}, laid, Friend, do you hear me, if you take up my
Head, do not take ofi my Cap. Then turning to his
Servants, he {aid to on-e,eFare you well,»t-h.o~u an an
honefl fellow; and toanother, God be with thee,
tho-uoart honePt man: and then faid, Stay, It will
kneel down, and ask God forgivenefigondtheta

- p-rayed for a pretty fpace, with feetnsing eatrneaPtt=x.ef~s.

Sgaitan.
The Lord gra-nty-oh may finde life in death.
a A i L Elallczncit A   1  
i which is theway of lying: (whichthey {hewed
him) And then going to the fI'0{1E?Of.th€ Scaffold, he
faid to the People,God bl-efs you all, and God deli-

ver you from any fuel: accident as may bring you to
any {itch death as is violent, either by War, or by

thisfc acciclmts, but that there may be Peace among i

you, and you may findethat thefe accidents that
hzmj. pried to us, may be the laft that may happen

in  V i§;i.'tgdorri 5 it is thatl defire, it is that I beg .

off ’{f.‘t.2tiV,% next the faving of my Soul : Ipray God
gm all l'1app.inCfs-£0 this Kingdom, to this People,
and this Nation : andlthen turning to the Executiog

/ rt-er, laid, How muff Itlie.-.’ I know not.

. I lE.xeéutianer.
_ Lie down flat upon yot_1r;bellye:i and then having
laid h'm {elf do wn,he faid, Mull I lie clofer '.’
Executioner. Yes, and backwarder. % A
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‘Holland.   it

‘ Iwill t-ell-you when you {hall fll'll(C;3!'td then as he i *

   =5. lay; n.i.-fcemea! to pray with mugh affeainn for a ihort  
jg % fpacc, Tand than lifting up his head,’ faid, iWherciis
iff the man}! and facing the» Executioner by him, he
in L ’ faid; ‘Stay vvhile I give the Sign ;and prefcntly after
 J   Rretching out his hand, and the Executioner bcing
nntiully ready,hc faid, Now, now, and jut’: as the
words were ciomling out of his mouth ,i the Exc-

 

cutioner at one blow: fevcted his head from his
b0dyah ’

 ‘ T be execution cf the Lam’ of Holland being tbw
   T ferformed, M1h¢i£_.qrd Capcl was bramgbtto the Scaflold
ll T 11:15: farmer, 421611.72/I56 way to-tbs Scaflbld, be put off /113'
Hana the people on fiat/afides , llooking wry aufimvly f.‘
in l aiéarzt him .- 14:24’ being same upon the Sczzfiold, Licut:

J: €a.!v.- Beecher /aid to him,‘ Is your Chaplain here -3

2 A L 4 l n * F ‘
l / Cape}.

No, I laavcltakcn my leavne of him; and pc.r- A
giéivning lfomc of his {Ervants to weep, he laid, Gcn- ‘-
zleme-n, refrain your Fclvcs, refrain you-r {clves 5 and .1
zmning“ to Licut: Col: Bncecber, he faid5 What, did i
h :he’Lord’s~fpeank with their Hats ofl°“~or on -3 -

-51 A i i i Lieu; Cdl: Beec72er.


 i \ With their Hatsicilfnn: And then ¢o:ming:~ toph-e 
l imnt of”fthe Scaffold, he fsaid’, I -{hall hardrliy be 4

i * nnderflood here, I thinlgand then began his Speech,-
; gs f_Ql1%oV.wclth.-.l 4 V .      
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T Capelto ‘ y I
‘ He conclufion that I made with thofe that
- ‘ Tent me hither, ‘and are the caufe of this vio-
le-nstdeath of mine, {hall bathe bcginning
of what] {hall fay to you: When Imadc an Ad-

  fdtofs to them (which was the lafi) I told them with

much fiTt«CBl‘ity., That I would pray to the God of
all mercies, that they might be partakcrs of ‘his in-
efiimablc and-bountflcfs mercies in Icfus Chrifi ,
a.ndtrtfly, =1 Prill pray that Prayer ;»and Ibcfcccht
the God of I-Ieavcn, fofgive any inj2_J1‘y~ they have
done to me, from my foul I with it. And truly, this
I tell you, as a Chrii‘}ian,to let you fcc.i am a Chri-

  flian 5 but it is ncccifary AI {hould tell you fomewhat

more, ‘That I‘ama Ptotcfi-ant: And truly, ‘I am a

' Proteflant, ‘andyfivcry m1icjh'in1lov.c with the‘ profcf-
y y fion of it, ahftCr<thClTl2l'PC"l‘ ‘as it w‘as‘c{tab‘1i-fltedint
o England-by the Thirty ninc Articles; a"blcfl}:d way

of profeflion, and fuch a one, hastruiy, Ihnever
kncwnonc To good‘: I am} f{)f3;1‘fr0m being a Pa.
pifif, which fomt. body have ‘(tttily)_"vt:ry u.t_§wor-
thily at fometimcthayrgicd me withaf,”th"ét truly, I
p-rofcfs to you; that though I love good wotks,an.d
commend ood"‘Works, yet Ihpid, Thcy have“rro-
thingoatéflto do inth; matter of S3l‘va:ion*_gh~my
I-(’mch’orahold?i.s t’hisf’Tbat Clvritfl lama’ me, wp'al’g4vve7—
’lrz’m{elffor' me,'th‘at' is that that I ref’: upon.And rt uly,
fomethittghl {halllay to you as "a Citizen of the

whole wo¥f1d,h’tfaohd“’in"that confiydctation’ I?a'tn her

cofid‘émnéHr_to ‘dye :“ Truly‘ , Vcomtary t_O:'th.¢ yjggtw
thatygov1E*i"ii*s*all? thc'wotld‘e, that is‘, The‘"Lav3jo§

the Sword:; I had the pto‘tce5tt'ton‘of thatféft"’ifiy h

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‘iife, and the honor( of it; but truly‘, I will not

€%f0!.-b-it you much with that, becaufie in another
place I hav-e fp-oken very largeel-y and liberally about
it, Ibclieve you will hear by other mca~ns, what
Arguments I ufccl in that cafe: Buttruly, that

I thzttis Ptranger, you that are Engli-lh men, behold

here an Englifh man now before you, and ackno W-j

I ~letlged.a ‘Peer, not condiemyned to dye by any Law

of Engiand, not by any Law of England 5 Nay,
ihall I tell you more (which is ftrangefl of all )co.n-

. trary to all the Laws of England thatl know of.

And truly, I will tell you, in the matter of the Civil
partof my death, and the tcaufcthat ,1 have main-_
tained , I dye ( I take it) formaimaining the fifth
Comm’an.dm'ent, injoyned by ~ God himfelf, which
injoyras t_everen_ce.artd-obedience toParents.:, All‘
Divi%r=i‘es;.o-n all .h_artdts,y though they co-ntradia one
ano»th;erintmar1y.yI‘everal pinions, yet all Divine;
on allhands, doacknowledge, that here is intend-V
ed Magiflracy and Order; and ycertainlty I have
obeyed that Magifiracyt and that Order. under which
I have 1ived,which—I was bound toobeyg. and truly,
Ido fay very co~nfid.cnjtl , that I do dye here for
keeping, for obeying t atgfifth Co.m.mandmem-'.
given by God himfelf, and ‘written with hisowta
finger. And now Gem’l=emen,,..I willetakc thisop-_.

  p,ortju=nity to tell you, That I-cannot imitate a better‘

nor a greater ingenuity then his,that {aid of himfelf;
for fuféring an tmju/I judgement ‘upon another, big.
[elf was brought to /‘ufiier by an vmjafi judgcmefit. Irulyy
fientltemen ,that Good may be glot-i.fied,tha.t allmen
that_are.co?ncemed in it may tgtke the occa-fion of it,
Q; hggtble repeynizy -nee to God Alm-igh.ty for it ,i klldo

I . I ; ere

herciprofefs to yO1l,thattful)7 I did give my Vote to
that Bill of the-Etof Strafom’ ,1 “doubt not but God’
Almighty hath walhed that away witha more preci-
ous blood,& that is,wit-h the blood of his own Son,

l an-deimy dear Savior Jefus Chrifl, and I hope he will"

walh it away from all thofe that are guilty Qfitgtfuly,
this I may fay, I had not the lealt part;‘nor the leall
degree of malice in the doing of it-,‘hut‘I mull confels
again to Gods glory, and the acculation of mine

own frailty, and the frailty of my Nature; that truly!  

it was an unworthy Cowardize,not to refill fo great
a torrent as carried that bul-inefs at that time. And
tru=ly,this I thinkl am molt guiltyeof,of not courage
enoughin it, but malicefl had none; but %£rh.atfoe~
verit was, God I am fure hath pardoned it, hath
given tnethe alfurance of it, that Chrifl: Jelus his
blood hath wafhed it away 5 and trtily,l do from my
fou-l wi{h’,That all men that have any {lain by i-t,m,ay»
forioufly repent, and receivea retriiflio'n{’a~nd pardon

A L from God for it. And now Gen.tlemen,we have had"

an occafion‘-by this inti-(nation to remember his Ma»

  jet~‘ty, our King that lalt was; and I cannot {peak

of him, not think of it, but truly, I mu-if’: needs

fay, That inmy Opinion, that have had time IO"

confideir all the Images of all the greateft and ver-
tuoufefl Princesin the world 5 and truly, in my 0--
pinion, there was not a more vertuous, and more
fuflici-ente<ePri-‘nee’ known, in the world,» gth-‘en our gra-
cious>King emit that dyed laft : God A ltnighty
prcferve our Ki.'n=g.tha.t-n.ow is, his Son; God fend

F - him more fortunate and longer days, God Al-

mighty ll-"6 aflifi him, th=at—hemay~ exceed both e-th.e
venues,and2£uflicieneies.oi his Father: For certain-

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1y, ‘I eliat haveiheeuia Counfellor comm; and have
lived long~-with him, and in a time when difcovery 

is: eafiiyi enough, m~ade,Eo.r he was;yong—( be was about
thirteen,£ouru;een,‘fifteen, or fiXC*.&Cfl years of age)thofi:
yea-rsI was withhim,tr'ul.Y,Inever faw greater hopes.
of “ventueiin any yong perlon than ln'hl'm;gl?€3tJz.!d:g-

meat, great llniderfianding , great Apprehenfion, i
much Honour  Nature, and truly, avery per-

fefie Eflg)l'ifl1'maflifl;‘hi’5.iflCl'lfla['i0'l'I';, flfldsl pray God
refi:ore.hi.m:to»thia Kingdom, andllnite the King-
doms one ‘unto, another, andrfend a great haippineik
both to«y.ou and to him-,_ thanhe may long liuve and
Reign among-you, &l'l*’Cl,[l»‘lI1‘{as'-‘ll.-’€’:.C Family may Raign

tillethny»Kingdomrcome,, that is, while all 'lTempo- _
‘ralx.Poweur-iseonfummated:; I befl:ec‘h God of his
mercy, give muehihappinefstoithis your King, and i

to you that in it: {hallbe his Subjeéis, by-the grace
of jefus Chriflr. _ it
Truly,.I like my beginnirigfo well,that I will make

‘ my cronclufion W.l£l1ita, thatia, That God‘ Almighty

would confer of, hl5‘l'flfi~fli:CC and inetlimahle grace
and mercy, to thofc that are the caufersof my
coming h~ither,I pray God give them as much mercy

, as theirown beartsean with-, and trtrl-y,for my part,  
e I willnotaccufe any one of them of malice, truly

I will not,nay, I will not think there was any malice
in them; what other -ends there is, Iknow not, nor

, I willnot examine, but let it be what’ it; will, from

_my_very foul Iforgive them every one:-.. Andfo,the
Lotelof Heaven blefs you a1’l, God Almighty be
infinite in goodnefs and mercy to you, and direét
youin thofe , ways -of obedience to his commands to
his Majefiy, that this Kingdom maybe a happy and

,   ‘ , glorious

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glorious Nation again, and that your.I{inig m:iy be a
happy Kingyin lo good and fo obedient people; God \

Almighty keep you all, God Almighty preletvc this
Kingdom, God Almighty p_rclerve y.o_u.a-11:‘
Then turning about, and looking for i the'Execu-l

tioner (vyhbo was gone off the Scaffold)*{aid:,Which

is the Gentleman '1’ which isthe man -: Anfweir was i
made, He is a coming; He then laid, Stay, vimufiz I
puiilioffmy Dublet E < f’c,and my Waf’tc‘oa;ti:“ Afn'd' then .

-tihefixecuitioner being come upon the.S‘cafl°iolid,o » the
Lord Capel; faid, Q; friend, preitljeee come hither}
Then the Executioner kneeling downg the ‘Lord Ca-
pe! laid, I forgive thceifromymy foul, and not only
forgive thee, but I {hall pray toGo_d tog.ive't'nee all
grace for a better life : There is ‘Five pounds for thee;
and truly; for my clothes and ‘tho’feithingse,‘*if“there
be anything due to you for it,you {hall be very fully
recompenced .3 but I-“5lefj~re;\-my body may not be
firipped here,and no body to take notice of my body
but my ownzferevants : Look you friend, this Iilhall
defire ol-‘you, that wl1e’ne*I lye down,that you would

  givemezy a time for a particular fl10TC;Pl"3..y‘Cl'.’. ‘ ~ ~

Lieut.‘Col: ’13ee‘cker.
Make your own fig'n,' my Lord ;
_ A C49?’-V ‘.  
  Stay a little,/Vwhich fide do you Rand u~oon.e

’ ‘(l'peak~i.n'g totbe Executioner) Stay, ‘I thinkl flmoulél

lay my hands forward that way ( pointingafo-re}
right) andanfwer beingmade, Yes; hcfiood‘-ifiill
a little while, andpthcn faiéd , G on Almighty

yyblefsall this People, God Almighty {tench this
  I ~ F blood,

* Aseltewas
.putting up
 hair:

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"h’lood, God Almighty fieuch, (tench, {tench this

i‘fi"ue of blood 5 this will not do the hufinels, God
Almightyfinde out another way ‘CO do it. And then
turning to one of his Servants, laid, Bala’m’n, Iean.
not fee any thing that belonged to my wi:le,hu: I muff:
defite thee to beleech her to rel} vyholly noon Jelus

.Chri{i, and he contented and fully fetisfied: and

then ("peaking to his Servant§,he faid,('_'}od keen you;
and Gentlemen, let me now do a bufie.-ele quu;'kiy,'
privately, and praylet me heave your P.~;:.:yers at the

moment of death, that God would receive my foul.

Lieu-t.~ Col. Em/yer. I with it. e »

Pray at the moment offi_riking,joyn your prayers,
but make no noile(turning to his Servants)that is in--
convenient at this time.

i Serrvant.
your Cap}

Capel. ,

Should I, what will that do me goods’ ‘Stay a
little, is it wellas it is now ¢,'’‘;~ ‘ '

And then turning to the Executioner, he faid,'Ho-
nefi ‘man , I have forgiven thee , therefo-re'Ptrike
-boldly; from my foul I do it.  

My Lord, put on

Then a Gentleman F peaking ~to~h_im,- he faid, Nay,

ptethee be contented, be quiet good Mr. _._,_____ be
quiet. L F t t -- a i
Then turning to the.Executioner, he fetid, Well,
you are ready when I am ready, are you not and
Ptret-ching out heisghands,-he faid,'I‘hen pray {land on?
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