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An Account of the execution of Brigadier Rookwood, Major Lowick, and Mr. Cranburn, at Tyburn, April 29th, 1696
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Wing A287; ESTC R4987
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I am sorry that any that would be counted Members of it should be guilty of Usurpation and Rebellion ând I beseech God they may repent of the same I have had a soul Scandal cast upon me that I behaved ây self very indecently before the Privy-Council which was never my Nature And I appeal to my Lord Shrewsbury who is a Person of Honour and I believe âe will do me that justice as to acquit me of it I âumbly beg Pardon of all I have injured and I freely âorgive all and I would advise all to do as they would be done by Mr. Sheriff You speak of the Doctrine of the Church of England teaching you to abhor King killing what do you think of the Assassination of our King Will the Church of England allow it Mr. Cranburn As to the Assassination I gave you an account Mr. Sheriff Does the Word of God or the Doctrine of the Church of England allow of any Assassination Mr. Cranburn Neither the Law nor the Doctrines of the Church ever taught me to Depose my Lawful Sovereign Mr. Sheriff Did it ever teach you to Assassinate any private Man Were you not concern'd in it Or did you not know of it Mr. Cranburn I knew of it February the 22d between âen and eleven and between eleven and twelve the whole Design was over Mr. Sheriff If you had had an opportunity would you have discovered it Mr. Cranburn I would never have discovered any Man âf I would have been an Inâormer I might have been atââiberty about the Town as well as others Mr. Sheriff Did you not know of the Design to Asassinate the King Mr. Cranburn I did know of it Mr. Sheriff Major Lowick I have seen that ingenuity ân you that I hope you have some good Advice to the People Mr. Lowick I could never speak extempore Mr. Sheriff Do you deliver any Paper Mr. Lowick I have a Paper here but I doubt you cannot read it I humbly beg the good Prayers of all the âood People that are here Mr. Sheriff I only desire you to satisfy the People whether you come to Suffer justly or unjustly Mr. Lowick I am not guilty in that positive degree I âust own I did know of it and if the thing had gone ââward I do believe I had been ingaged In what I âave done in drawing in any into the Design I humbly âeg their pardon I hope they will all forgive mââ and forgive every one Mr. Sheriff You do acknowledge you were concerned ãâã it Mr. Lowick I do acknowledge it and I do beg the âardon of every one that Suffers on my account Mr. Sheriff You beg pardon of God and of ãâã King Mr. Lowick I do so far as I was ingaged to do hââ injury And I forgive all People Mr. Sheriff The Lord grant you forgiveness Sir ãâã would not make any thing uneasy to you Mr. Lowick I believe you will not Mr. Sheriff Mr. Rookwood will you say any thing Mr. Rookwood I refer my self to the Paper which ãâã delivered to the Sheriff I acknowledge I was to aâ concerned Mr. Lowick If I were to live again in the World ãâã would live by the Grace of God to better purpose ãâã People know I am a Roman-Catholick and was born ãâã Roman-Catholick Parents and so was brought up aââ I beg of you all your Prayers I humbly beg pardonâ all the World and forgive all the World and am ãâã Charity with all men and I beg pardon of all thââ Suffer on my account Then the Executioner askt them severally forgiveness To which they answer'd That they did freely forgiââ him and all the World Mr. Sheriff You shall have your own time Mr. Lowick O Jesus receive me And then he severaâ times kissed the Crucifix in his Book and delivered ãâã to one to give one of his Friends Mr. Lowick Shall we say some Pater Nosters more Mr. Rookwood We cannot have time Mr. Lowick Jesus Maria O Jesus Son of God haâ mercy on me I heartily beg pardon for all the thing that I denied that were true Mr. Sheriff You mean at your Trial Mr. Lowick In all places when I was examined iâ all places I beg pardon of all the World in every thinâ I have offended Mr. Sheriff I wish you had not given your self thââ cause to be troubled Mr. Lowick I wish so too O Jesus have mercy upoâ me So I wish I am sorry with all my Heart and Soââ that I ever did any thing like it sorry from my Soulâ O Jesus Maria O Jesus look upon us Penitents give us one view of Heaven O Jesus Maria have mercâ on me Holy Mary Mother of God! Our Father whââ art in Heaven c. I desire the man to give me the Boââ again Mr. Sheriff Give him the Book again which wââ done and he again kissed the Crucifix and gave baââ the Book again to the man Mr. Lowick I humbly beg thee Dear Saviour to forgive me all my Sins Jesus who suffered for me and all mankind upon the Cross pardon all my Sins Executioner Tell me when I must draw away Mr. Lowick We must not be our own Executioners God be merciful to us Mr. Sheriff When the Executioner is withdrawn give a stamp with your Foot give your own Sign Executioner I hope you forgive me Prisoners We forgive thee and all mankind Mr. Lowick Jesus Maria have mercy upon us Mr. Cranburn Lord Jesus receive my Soul Then they continued in their private Ejaculations sââ some time after their Caps were over their Eyes and then the Cart was drawn away and having hung about half an hour they were cut down and quartered London Printed for Richard Baldwin near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick Lane 1696.