afraid I will not speak any evil of them Magistracy is an Ordinance of God and the end of Magistracy is for the punishment of evil-doers and the praise of them that do well and for this purpose I do desire that the Lord will give to the supreme Magistrate here on earth wisdom and understanding a wise Council a Council fearing God and hating covetousness that they may study to exalt the Throne of the King in righteousness and truth O that we may all praise the Lord for deliverance out of condemnation and I say it is the duty of all the Subjects of the Kings Majesty in all his Kingdoms and Dominions to live peaceably and to pray for the Kings Majesty Prayers and intercessions ought to be made for all men especially for Kings and Governours for this very end and purpose that thereby we may live in all quietness godliness honesty and justice and to this very end the Lord bless our Magistracy give them Counsel and Wisdom that they may love them that love the Lord and hate them that hate the Lord. After Gibbs had done speaking then Stubbs began who went over all the particulars of his Tryal at large to which for brevities sake we refer you only saith he as followeth Friends and Country-men IT is true and I must confess my sin in the presence of God and did ask mercy of the King that I was in the company when I did hear wicked and Treasonable words spoken and I being ignorant and not knowing the Law did not discover what I did hear As to my Judgment truly I desire to own what the Scriptures own I shall speak of that place in the Hebrews which is the command of Christ I desire the Churches and people every one to live the life of Faith and love one another I am confident it would be a means of abundance of comfort here in the Nation there is a kind of heart-burning and rising one against another you are so and so throw dirt one against the other it is our and your duty still to be studying to live in love and bear with one another not be angry destroy and fight one with another O that we might live that life of love that God has commanded then we may expect the presence of God to be with us surely God hath a great Judgment against his own people for not loving one another Phillips Mr. Sheriff I Have only one word to speak before I go to my Prayers that is Here I see some Gentlemen present that are in the capacity that I was in as a Souldier I say be faithful to your trust and beg of God that you may stand fast and not dishonour God nor be disobedient to the King when the Fifth-monarchy-men were up I was free and willing to lay down my life for the interest of the Nation and did venture as much as any young man in London Therefore good friends have a care I am now brought to suffer it is true I was guilty of concealing it I desire your Prayers that now as we are going to the State of Eternity from whence there is no redemption I humbly beseech you as Christians and friends that you would seek earnestly to God that now he may receive our souls into everlasting rest and happiness which he has been pleased to bestow on them that love him and fear him and the Lord knows my heart I speak it in his presence that had the King been pleased to shew mercy to me I should have been a faithful and true Subject to him all my days but seeing it is the righteous hand of God that now I am come to this untimely death I desire you to lift up your Hearts and Souls to God with me that when my soul shall leave this body that the Lord Jesus Christ may with his everlasting arms receive me to glory There is no redemption after death we shall either go to eternal woe or eternal happiness therefore good friends I desire you to look up to God that when my Soul departs it may be received to glory Mr. Phillips his Prayer O Eternal Lord God thou that art the great Creator of Mankind and thou that formedst him in the womb hear thy poor and sinful creature now he is coming to make his last approaches to thy Throne O that thou wouldst be pleased to look down in mercy upon my Soul O Lord that thou wouldst be pleased now to take my soul and wash it and hath it in the blood of Jesus Christ who hath died and risen again for me O that now I could see the heavens opened and Jesus Christ ready to receive my soul Be pleased O Lord to look upon me in thy tender mercy and compassion and as thou hast said thou dost not delight in the death of a sinner therefore good Lord look down upon my poor soul and receive me into the everlasting mansions which Jesus Christ is gone before to prepare for all them that love thee O Lord we are now going I hope to an estate of happiness where we shall sin and sorrow no more but where we shall ever reign with Jesus Christ O Lord had we not some hopes had we not some sight of the Lord Jesus Christ made known to our souls we durst not appear before thee this day we durst not stand before thee in thy presence O that thou wouldest more and more manifest thy gracious presence with me that thou wouldest uphold me to take the bitter cup and drink it freely O Lord I desire to come unto thee I have been a great sinner before thee but Jesus Christ has died is risen and is now at the right hand of his Father making intercession for us And good Lord as thou hast commanded us to come unto thee and to believe in thee and hast said thou wilt in no wise cast off the soul that comes unto thee in confidence of that hope I desire to fix my soul upon thee before I go hence and be no more Bow down the heavens O Lord and hear the request of the poor soul before thee and I beseech thee for Christ his sake as thou wouldst forgive me so freely forgive all that have done evil against me Be pleased to let the Kings Majesty reign in righteousness and holiness put a spirit of power and might in his soul and let him see wherein the stability of his Crown lies in following Righteousness and Justice and Judgment and preserving of that Truth that is made known to him out of the book of the Lord. Come down Lord to his soul and let him see wherein is his hope and O that he may at last liâ—e and reign with Jesus Christ for evermore Good Lord look upon me I am coming unto thee these are my last words O that thou wouldest be pleased to receive us this day that we may dine with thee in Paradise make known thy everlasting kindness to my soul before I go hence
in Christ reconciling himself unto the world not imputing their trespasses He hath made him to be sin for us who knew no sin that we might be made the righteousness oâ— God in him Blessed be thy Name that thou hast sent thy holy Child Jesus to be the propitiation not only for our sins but for the sins of the whole world He hath suffered the just for the unjust that he might bring us unto God O do thou therefore help thy poor servants before thee and all thy children Give us to see the removal of eternal death by the death of the Lord Jesus Let us see thee at peace with us and justifying of us through thy grace All have sinned and come short of thy glory but being justified through the redemption of Christ Jesus whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation for the sins of the whole world Thou hast promised that whosoever believeth in the Lord Jesus Christ thy grace thy mercy thy love shall not perish but have everlasting life and thou hast given to thy poor servant exceeding great and precious promises and by thy own spirit bringing home these promises given him to believe the Records thou hast given of thy Son which beareth witness that God is reconciled to him and well pleased with him in Christ Jesus and given him eternal life And seeing thou hast bid his soul in Jesus Christ when he shall appear then shall we appear with him in glory and be made like to our Lord Jesus Christ By the same power that thou raisest up Jesus Christ from the dead by the same power thou art able to subdue all things There is nothing impossible with God what ever thou hast promised shall be performed Heaven and Earth shall pass away but one title of thy word shall not fail And therefore blessed be thy Name that thou hast revealed these things to thy poor and unworthy Creature that thou art his God and Father that thou wilt never leave him nor forsake him and thou hast hid his life in Christ and wrote his name in the Book of the Lord Jesus Christ and he rejoyceth that he knows he is his who is the onely true God Knows thou art well pleased with him and justified him freely from all his sins accepted him in and through the Lord Jesus Christ O therefore dear Father do thou receive his soul according to thy promise that he may be thine and thou his God O blessed Father do thou be pleased to do good to all thy people And now dear Father take care of our families be thou a Husband to our yoke-fellows a Father to the Fatherless Do them good abundantly above what we are able to ask or think and what is wanting and lost by our removal do thou hand out to them thy mercy and grace and move the hearts of the children of men to do them good Be thou their God help them and provide for them Seal up thy loving kindness to them not only for this life but for the life to come Do good to our Magistrates thou who hast the hearts of all men make such as are about them men fearing God and hating covetousness that may judge for God that he may have glory O be pleased to let his Majesty Rule and Reign in righteousness let his Throne be established in Righteousness and reveal the choicest of thy blessings to His poor soul manifest Christ Jesus and him crucified to him and give Him to see the most precious blood of Christ cleansing him from all sins Bind up his soul in the bundle of everlasting life Crown Him with a Crown of Righteousness as well as with an earthly Crown Let him be a Nursing Father and Nursing Mother indeed to this Nation that He may hate the evil door and be a praise to them that do well Dâ— good to every one of us O help us that we may first seek the Kingdom of God First believe in God and then honour our King First fear God and serve him and then give to Cesar that which is Cesars Give unto the King that which is the Kings Give Him all obedience to live quietly in all godliness and honesty And now O Lord do thou take away that spirit of emulation and strife and malice From whence comes wars come they not from our lusts The Lord remove pride preiudice and malice from us and cause us to love one another The Lord teach every one in their places to walk continually to the glory and praise of God that we professing the name of Christians may be enabled to walk humbly and meekly to do good to walk uprightly and to love mercy and then certainly we may expect that blessing that God hath promised to them that believe in him which is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen Mr. Stubb's Prayer PRecious and eternal Lord God in thy presence O Lord are we and in the presence of thy Son and of thy holy Angels and in the presence of the great multitude that now is beholding us poor objects poor worms poor dust and ashes and truly Lord we were not able to lift up our heads this day except thou didst come in by thy mighty Power O Lord â—elp us to see the Heavens opened this day and that the Arms of our Christ may be opened to receive our poor souls O Lord we are bidding farewel to the world 〈…〉 enjoyments 〈◊〉 to every thing and now Lord we are going home to thy dear and 〈…〉 forth our souls and enlarge our hearts after thee that we may be in pursuit of our God our souls long for the Lord as the Hart longs or pantâ— after the water brooke Lord appear in this hour this is a great Tryal that thy poor creatures are brought to Now come and smile upon thy poor worms O that thou wouldest communicate thy self unto us the Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon our precious souls be a precious God to us and 〈…〉 Father thou hast not left poor souls in the dark in such an hour as this O that thou wouldst communicately thy self unto us we are now departing and dying good Father we pray thee that we may have the spiritual life communicated to 〈◊〉 Look in mercy upon every heart here in thy presence O that their souls may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus Christ thou hast given Christ to dye for us whilst creatures here thy blood is able to wash and make me clean O there is no spot no dye but the blood of Jesus is able to take it away O Lord help us that we may dye in the love of Jesus Christ And good Lord we desire that thou wouldst look in mercy upon him that in the Officer Execution of those poor worms and as he is to wash his 〈◊〉 our blood O Lord wash his Soul in the blood of the Lamb of God Father thou knowest we desire the good of his â—oul we forgive him and we desire to forgive every one And dear Lord we desire thee to look upon the King communicate the riches of thy mercy unto his Majesty we desire his Soul may be saved thou hast the hearts of all Kings in thy hand draw forth his heart that he may love those things that pleaseth thee and love them that thou lovest let him be established in righteousness and let Justice and Judgment run down the streets of England â— a mighty stream We pray thee to 〈◊〉 forth our Souls to pray for every Relation beget love in all sorts of people thâ—â— they may live the life of love that when they depart this life they may enjoy the blessed Comforter the Lord Jesus Christ And dear Lord thou or 〈…〉 to give us a â—ast of thy love this day Lord thou hast given us a pardon blessed be thy Majesty for it thou hast given us a reprieve for our Souls we are delivered from death to life we hope when we depart this world we shall enjoy those blessed manâ—â—ons to all eternity And gracious Father we desire to bless thee for that civility we have had from those that have been Officers here Lord make it up to them and we desire to bless thee for it O the riches and the height of the grace of God and the love of Jesus Christ to poor sinners We may see that thou 〈◊〉 be pleased to look in mercy upon thâ—â— poor 〈◊〉 O that thou wouldst unite their hearts in love together O that there might not be any more 〈◊〉 or luâ—â—ed unite their hearts in love and obedience that they may fear God honour the King that they may desire in all righteousness and holiâ—est to do those things that are according to thy mind and will And gracious Father thou canst not abide Hypocrites the Lord cause Souls to love holiness and the power of godliness that they may not shrowd themselves under the profession when there is no reality Look in mercy upon all the Churches of Jesus Christ communicate thy mercy and love to them be pleased to be with 〈◊〉 this day and go along with us O that we may bless that with our Souls and all that is within us Be with us and do for us more than we are able to ask or think upon the account of Jesus Christ in whom thou art well pleased to whom be all praise and glory now and for ever Amen After which their Caps being severally pulled over their faces and after some private Ejaculations the Executioner caused the Cart to be drawn away and after they had hanged a while they were severally Headed and Quartered according to their Sentence and theâ—e Heads and Quarters conveyed in a Basket to Newgate to be disposed of at the Kings pleasure Which he was graciously pleased thus to dispose of Their several Quarters to be Buried which was accordingly done on Saturday-night December 27. Their Heads to be set on several Poles Two on the one Tower-Hill and two on the other as neer the Tower as may be FINIS
J. Sallers and N. Gibbs do stand Indicted for that they as false Traytors together with several other persons mentioned in the Indictment the 31. of October last did in the Parish of St. Michaels in the Ward of Cornhil London assemble and meet together consult contrive and design to levy War against the King to subvert and change the Government as it is now established to Depose and Kill the King and in order to effect this they did likewise then and there agree and design to seize and take in their hands the Kings Royal Palace called Whitehall where the King resides For this they have been Indicted Arraigned and all these five have severally pleaded Not guilty if we prove them guilty you must find them so Serjeant Maynard GEntlemen of the Jury you have heard the Indictment read you have heard the substance of it opened it is in short words but of as high consequence as any thing can be I shall open the Particulars of that Evidence that we conceive will be made good by the Oaths of Witnesses to be produced to you You see here what the Indictment is I shall insist upon these particulars which I shall open and make good to you first what was their Design next what was their means of accomplishment what encouragements they used one to another and what colours they put upon this wicked action For the first Gentlemen I shall begin at the highest higher no man can go in this world that is to design and compass to contrive to put the King himself to Death to seize his Person some of them called it Securing you know the English of that a King Secured We will go further for we shall prove to you the person that with his own wicked Hand undertook the Slaughter and Murder of the King he did contrive how he might do it sometimes when the King was performing an office of Piety to visit his Mother other times when he should recreate himself by Hunting higher than this they could not go and this they coloured over with Religion this merciful King that had pardoned his People beyond their own desires and contended to do it this King they would Murder Had there been no more it had been exceeding hainous but they went farther their malice rested not upon his Person but the Family the Noble and Excellent Duke of York is designed to be secured likewise and used like his Brother not they only they went further the whole Nobility was in design not Gentlemen that every one of these before you used these Expressions but they and their Complices some one and some another Expression but all joyned in this to destroy the King and his Family root and branch that was their expression King his Family Nobility nay go down to the Gentry and it ceased not there they go to the Clergy as one of the Prisoners at the Bar as you will hear did express himself I think it was Stubbs that there should be never a Lawn-sleeve never a Circingler should have a hole to hide his head in Stubbs I never opened my mouth to that purpose Serj. Maynard That will be left to proof I undertake not of my self to prove this but to open it let the Witnesses speak In discourse some went farther than that whosoever would not joyn with them in their Design it was one Strange was an Enemy and thereupon one Cole who is gone deserted them though he was contented to have the King Murdered the Nation ruined yet would not agree in that Principle To accomplish this we shall prove to you they did Treat of levying a War that among themselves it was given out that Arms were provided some delivered and their Designs to raise Money seizing all the Treasury at Whitehall Worcester-house and the Chamber of London to seize the person of the Noble Duke of Albemarle and all about him and Quarter to be given to none that was their expressions They did give out among themselves for a while there was some difference among these Foxes whose Tails were tyed together and had fire in them and Tonge told them as we shall prove that all parties were now agreed and would joyn they had framed Declarations to justifie their proceedings framed Papers to raise a Mutiny among the Mariners and encouraged them to joyn with them this will be proved for their means Phillips at the Bar undertakes to procure the Word that the Guard in the City had so to betray them There was a Design made for seizing the Tower several men appointed for that purpose they and their Complices were to come there with Papers in their hands as if they were Mariners and had Accompts to make up these were to go up to those that sat there to finish Accompts To encourage themselves they gave out that they had dealt with the Souldiers at Windsor and secured that Castle if this be proved to you there can be nothing higher There was this one pretence it was given out and perchance the rumours of the City are come to your ears that they had designed a Day for the execution of this Mischief several days were appointed one on the Lord Mayors day another on Alhallows Eve They gave out by a feigned Letter that there would be a Massacre by the French and Papists of the Protestants this was to raise a fear and discontent among the Nation to induce them to joyn when this Design should be attempted Gentlemen of the Jury had they gone on in this wicked purpose having possessed the people with these fears who could have told how to behave himself And it seems strange and wonderful especially looking upon the persons men of little consideration despicable men and who live under the Mercies of so good a Soveraign that they should take such a Design in their hearts and undertake the performance Though the Spear hath not entred into the Sides of our Soveraign yet it must needs Crown his Head with abundance of Thorns that such people should be desperately wicked But we shall call our Witnesses and when you have heard this proved we cannot be so vncharitable to think you shall need any further aggravation or doubt of your giving a Verdict against such 〈◊〉 as 〈…〉 Sir Jeoffry Palmer THese few Prisoners at the Bar were not all in this Contrivance though we have not all their Names but in the Evidence you will hear there was a Council of Forty and then of Six but none discovered These Six aâ—ted and infused into these and divers others what they intended and then broke up and gave out all was ready and would be done on such a day We shall not trouble the Jury with giving Evidence particularly against these men they are joyned and knit together in one Cause But hear the Evidence William Hill Edward Riggs and one Bradley were Sworn Council Mr. Hill Speak your knowledge in this business to my Lords and the Jury Mr. Hill May it please your Lordships
more would be there within two or three days Sallers That which I said to Riggs was the Message I received from Wapshot but that I inquired and there was no Arms there so that it was but a fallacy For I advised him not to meddle with any such thing Mr. Hill never saw my face till I was apprehended upon the Exchange and brought before Sir Rich. Brown Hill I saw him upon the Exchange with this man Riggs Council Did he say that any Arms were delivered before and what number Hill About five or six hundred Sallers He never heard me speak a word Council How long before he was apprehended Hill Never but that time with Riggs upon the Exchange about nine days before his apprehension and he confessed upon his examination That he did see me with Riggs Court Have you or any other the Prisoners any Questions more Sallers I have more Whether he will positively affirm that he spake with me upon the Exchange Hill No Sir you answered the question to Riggs Council You heard the answer Hill Yes Sir Sallers May be at the second hand Council Did you hear the prisoner answer it or had you it at the second hand Hill I heard it from Sallers himself answering Riggs Sallers Did you hear me Hill Yes to Mr. Riggs Sir Hen. Finch He swears it and you wonder at it and so we do all Sallers Who was there then Hill It was upon the Exchange when almost full Sallers What day of the month Hill I cannot remember the day Sallers I do declare before this Honourable Bench Gentlemen of the Jury and this great Auditory That I never saw this mans face till I was apprehended That which I told Mr. Riggs was what I heard Wapshot say I never till then saw this mans face nor exchanged one word with him whereas he saies he heard me I do not believe Mr. Riggs saw him near me when I gave him the answer Hill Seeing he doth invalidate my Testimony Mr. Adjutant Carent took him upon the Exchange I shewed him the person and therefore certainly I must see him before Sallers It was not he but the other in the white cloaths that came and took me that knew me Court Will any of the rest ask him any question Sallers Here is that that I am accused of That I delivered Arms which is altogether false My Lord Mayor can bear me witness Wapshot confessed he told me such a thing I was always serviceable to his Majesty upon all occasions and all times my Neighbours can witness my civil Conversation Court Have you any thing more to ask him Sallers I would fain know whether the Bench and Jury are satisfied with this Evidence Court That you will hear anon What else will you ask him Stubbs What he accuses me you have all heard I do in the presence of God and this Honourable Bench and the Jury deny it for it is very false and believe none will verifie the same upon Oath Court Have you any questions Gibbs We all stand in the presence of God and I am very conscientious of what I say and do I must give account of all things before the Lord. This Gentleman Mr. Hill has asserted concerning me That I should deliver divers Cases of Pistols or knowing the delivery of them if Mr. Hill who stands likewise in the presence of God can produce any man to prove that I delivered to any man any Pistols or that any were so delivered by my order or that I conveyed or sent them a way into the Countrey do this in the light of the Lord and his own conscience I expect no mercy But I would have him speak no more of me but what the knows of me or by me whether he knows I ever received any Pistols or delivered any at any time for such an end as he is pleased to speak which my Soul abhors and God can witness Stubbs This Mr. Hill was the man that mentioned this and that he had four Horses and Arms himself and had two hundred pound in order to it I was never any Plotter nor contrived any thing but am as innocent as the Child unborn but being by an accident at Tonges house a Strong water-man ask the other Witnesses whether he speaks truth Sir O. Bridgman I would put you in a right way you shall be all heard at large when you make your defence But will you ask him any question Gibbs I propounded one I desire an answer Whether I received or delivered any Pistols to such a use Hill I did not say he did but at that Meeting at Black-fryers it was discoursed among them that several Arms were sent to Dorsetshire to several friends there and he was there then I believe he cannot deny it Stubbs There was Arms spoken of but that man Mr. Hill spoke of them and upon this consideration that there were Arms delivered to every Hall Ammunition and Powder Riggs knows he spoke it at that time Hill Sir that was spoken after the question was put What was the occasion of sending the Powder and Ammunition to the Halls These Arms were spoken of in reference to the design I do acknowledge I told him I had some Arms my self and said I had Two hundred pound for carrying it on and I know the grounds of my speaking and so do some of this Honourable Bench. Stubbs Hill advised that they fall upon Sir Richard Brown as an enemy to all honest men Gibbs This Hill says that I should say these things there was more there and had ears as well as he let them speak Hill There was Riggs Stubbs my self and I know not the other Names Gibbs This Hill and Mr. Riggs whose face I never saw came to my Neighbours house where I was alone found me plotting with no man Hill We were brought into his company by one Beazley he had been at Tower-hill about two or three a clock to give some intelligence to some persons there about the design Riggs and I took a Coach and went after him and Stubbs told us we might meet him at a Bakers house near the Tower We found Beazley and he said he could not signifie any thing to us but would carry us to Black-fryers to one Gibbs and there he brought us to this very man first enquiring at a house for him Beazley was told he was at a Tavern at Bridewel-stairs We went there and found him he told us he could tell us little himself till his Brother came and accordingly he presently after came that was the occasion that I came into his company Gibbs He says that I spoke of Pistols delivered and a number but how many he knows not and that I should talk of the death of the King which is as false as God is true Again I knew not of his coming never appointed him never was privy to any such Plot I abhor it in my Soul I never engaged in any such design with any man at any time Court
stands indicted or not guilty Jury Guilty Clerk of Newgate Look to him Keeper Clerk of the Peace What goods and chattels Jury None Clerk of the Peace Nathaniel Gibbs to the Bar How say you is he guilty of the high Treason whereof he stands indicted or not Guilty Jury Guilty Clerk of Newgate Look to him Keeper Clerk of the Peace What Goods and Chattels Jury None Clerk of the Peace Hearken to your Verdict as the Court hath recorded it You say that Thomas Tonge is guilty of the Treason whereof he stands Indicted and so all the rest And you say that they nor any of them had any Goods or Chattels Lands or Tenements at the time of committing the said Treason or at any time sithence to your knowledge and this you say all Jury Yes Clerk of the Peace Thomas Tonge hold up thy hand thou hast been Indicted of High-Treason thou hast thereunto pleaded Not guilty and for thy Tryal hast put thy self upon God and the Countrey and the Countrey hath found thee guilty what hast thou to say for thy self why the Court should not proceed to judgment and thereupon award execution of thee according to the Law Tong. I pray mercy from the King I cry for mercy from the King Clerk of Newgate Tye him up Executioner Clerk of the Peace George Phillips hold up thy hand thou art in the same case that Thomas Tonge is what canst thou say c. Phillips Kneeled down and said I pray the mercy of the King and the Honourable Bench. Clerk of Newgate Tye him up Executioner Clerk of the Peace Francis Stubbs hold up thy hand thou art in the same case the two last Prisoners before thee are what can'st thou say c. Stubbs I beg mercy I was meerly drawn in Clerk of Newgate Tye him up Executioner Clerk of the Peace John Sallers hold up thy hand thou art c. what canst thou say c. Sallers I would intreat this Honourable Bench to consider my condition and what my charge is I delivered no Arms if I had known were they had been I would have discovered them I beg mercy from the King and this Honourable Bench. Clerk of Newgate Tye him up Executioner Clerk of the Peace Nathaniel Gibbs hold up thy hand thou art c. what canst thou say c. Gibbs And please this Honourable Bench I have something to say I am innocent as to my Conscience of acting any thing Treasonable against his Majesty the Lord forgive the Witness I beg the mercy of the King Clerk of Newgate Tye him up Executioner Clerk of the Peace James Hind hold up thy hand Thou art guilty of the Treason whereof thou standest indicted by thy own confession what canst thou say c. Hind I have nothing to say but humbly beg the mercy of the King Clerk of Newgate Tye him up Executioner Cryer O Yes my Lords the Kings Justices command all manner of persons to keep silence while Judgement is in giving upon pain of imprisonment Sir Robert Foster Thomas Tong George Phillips Francis Stubbs James Hind John Sallers and Nathaniel Gibbs you six prisoners at the Bar you have been here indicted for one of the greatest crimes that can be committed upon earth as to this world against God our King and your Country and against every good body that is in this land for that capital sin of High-Treason which is a sin inexpiable indeed hath no equal sin as to this world upon this you have severally been Arraigned and have severally except one pleaded Not guilty and put your selves upon God and the Countrey for your Tryals and your Countrey have found you guilty for the five that are found guilty I must say that in you I find little remorse little sense of your sin for the little man there Hind he hath much shewed his penitency The manner and circumstances of this most men here believe this did not originally arise from your particular selves it must be put into you by some others You speak as if you desired mercy where was your mercy that would have destroyed King and Country and massacred many millions of souls no respect of any person but your own Fellows I speak this that you may be the more sensible of your own Crime that you may truly out of the remorse of Conscience be sorry for your sin you know very well the old councel and it is a good one Fear God and honour the King meddle not with them that are given to change Medling with them that are given to change has brought too much mischief already to this Nation and if you will commit the same sin you must receive the same punishment for happy is he that by other mens harms takes heed I shall not spend long time with you but if you will as much as you can discover the Actors herein you will do God the King and your Country good service It remains that the Court proceed to Judgment and therefore you six the one by his own confession and other five by conviction of Law the Judgment of this Court is That you be conveyed back to the place from whence you came and from thence to be drawn upon an Hurdle to the Place of Execution and there you shall be hanged by the neck and being alive shall be cut down and your privy-Members to be cut off your Entrails to be taken out of your Body and you living the same to be burnt before your eyes and your head to be cut off your body to be divided into four quarters and your head and quarters to be disposed of at the pleasure of the Kings Majesty And God have mercy upon your Souls The Confession Speeches and Prayers of George Phillips Thomas Tonge Nathaniel Gibbs and Francis Stubbs at the place of Execution on Munday Decemb. 22. 1662 The manner of Conveying the Prisoners to the Place of Execution and their Behaviour there before they began to Speak THe 22. Decemb. Thomas Tonge George Phillips Francis Stubbs and Nathaniel Gibbs were according to a late Sentence drawn on two Hurdles viz. Tonge and Phillips in one and Stubbs and Gibbs in the other to the common place of Execution at Tyburn Where being come they were received into a Cart under the Gallowes and the Executioner desiring them severally to forgive him they all declared they did freely forgive him and all their enemies and did severally salute each other with this Phrase Welcome Brother and to one another said We are now launching into the deep They being all tied up Phillips gave the Executioner a small sum of Money and the rest directed the Executioner to take out of their pockets a small parcel of money as their gift to him and Phillips afterwards bended a Six-pence and presented it to a friend of his Mr. Stroud and a Shilling likewise bended to one Mr. Clark Then the Under-Sheriff of Middlesex acquainted them they had all free liberty to speak provided they did