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A64894	Former ages never heard of, and after ages will admire, or, A brief review of the most materiall parliamentary transactions, beginning, Nov. 3, 1640 wherein the remarkable passages both of their civil and martial affaires, are continued unto this present year published as a breviary, leading all along, successively, as they fell out in their severall years, so that if any man will be informed of any remarkable passage, he may turne to the year, and so see in some measure, in what moneth thereof it was accomplished : for information of such as are altogether ignorant of the rise and progresse of these times : a work worthy to be kept in record, and communicated to posterity.	Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.; Jenner, Thomas, fl. 1631-1656.	1654 (1654)	Wing V305; ESTC R2983	53,959	61

lesse troubled with it because of those violent deaths that I have seen before Principally my Saviour that hath shewed us the way how and in what manner he hath done it and for what cause I am the more comforted I am the more rejoyced It is not long since the King my Master passed in the same manner and truly I hope that his purposes and intentions were such as a man may not be ashamed not onely to follow him in the way that was taken with him but likewise not ashamed of his purposes if God had given him life I have often dispu●ed with him concerning many things of this kind and I conceive his sufferings and his better knowledge and better understanding if God had spared him life might have made him a Prince very happy towards himselfe and very happy towards this Kingdome I have seen and known that those blessed souls in Heaven have passed thither by the gate of sorrow and many by the gate of violence And since it is Gods pleasure to dispose me this way I submit my soule to him with all comfort and with all hope that he hath made this my end and this my conclusision that though I be low in death yet neverthelesse this lownesse shall raise me to the highest glory for ever Truly I have not said much in publick to the people concerning the particular actions that I conceive I have done by my Counsels in this Kingdome I conceive they are well known it were somthing of vanity me thinks to take notice of them here I 'le rather dye with them with the comfort of them in mine own bosome and that I never intended in this action or any action that ever I did in my life either malice or bloodshed or prejudice to any Creature that lives For that which concerns my Religion I made my profession before of it how I was bred and in what manner I was bred in a Family that was looked upon to be no little notorious in opposition to some liberties that they conceived then to be taken and truly there was some mark upon me as if I had some taint of it even throout the whole wayes that I have taken every body knows what my affections have been to many that have suffered to many that have been in troubles in this Kingdome I endeavoured to oblige them I thought I was tyed so by my Conscience I thought it by my charity and truly very much my breeding God hath now brought me to the last instant of my time all that I can say and all that I can adhere unto is this That as I am a great sinner so I have a great Saviour that as he hath given me here a fortune to come publickly in a shew of shame in the way of this suffering truly I understand it not to be so I understand it to be a glory a glory when I consider who hath gone before me and a glory when I consider I had no end in it but what I conceive to be the service of God the King and the Kingdom and therefore my heart is not charged much with any thing in that particular since I conceive God will accept of the intention whatsoever the action seem to be I am going to dye and the Lord receive my soul I have no reliance but upon Christ for my self I do acknowledge that I am the unworthiest of sinners my life hath been a vanity and a continued sin and God may justly bring me to this end for the sins I have committed against him and were there nothing else but the iniquities that I have committed in the way of my life I look upon this as a great justice of God to bring me to this suffering and those hands that have been most active in it I pray God forgive them and that there may not be many such Trophies of their Victory I might say somthing of our Tryal which I think hath been extraordinary but because I would not seem as if I made some complaint I will not so much as mention it because no body shall believe I repine at their actions or my owne fortune it is the will of God it is the hand of God under whom I fall I take it intirely from him I submit my self to him I shall desire to roule my selfe into the arms of my blessed Saviour And when I come to this place pointing to the Block when I bowe downe my selfe there I hope God will raise me up and when I bid farewell as I must now to hope and to Faith that Love will abide I know nothing to accompany the Soule out of this World but Love and I hope that Love will bring me to the Fountaine of glory in Heaven through the Arms Mediation and the Mercy of my Saviour Jesus Christ in whom I believe O Lord help my unbelief I shall make as much hast as I can to come to that glory and the Lord of Heaven and Earth take my soule I look upon my selfe intirely in him and hope to find mercy through him I expect it and through that Fountaine that is opened for sin and for uncleannesse my soule must receive it for did I rest in any thing else I have nothing but sin and corruption in me I have nothing but that which instead of being carried up into the Arms of God and Glory I have nothing but may throw me downe into Hell And here is the place where I lye downe before him from whence I hope he will raise me to an eternall Glory through my Saviour upon whom I rely from whom only I can expect mercy into his arms I commend my spirit into his bleeding arms that when I leave this bleeding body that must lye upon this place he will receive that Soule that ariseth out of it and receive it into his Eternall mercy through the Merits through the Worthinesse through the Mediation of Christ that hath purchased it with his owne most precious Blood Christ Jesus receive my Soule my Soule hungers and thirsts after him clouds are gathering and ●●●ust in God through all my heavinesse and I hope through all impediments he will settle my interest in him and throw off all the claim that Sathan can make unto it and that he will carry the soul in despight of all the calumnies and all that the Devill and Satan can invent will carry it into eternall mercy there to receive the blessednesse of his presence to all eternity That Lamb of God into his hands I commit my soul and that Lamb of God that sits upon the Throne to judge those 24 that fall down before him I hope he will be pleased to look downward and judge me with mercy that fall down before him and that worship him and that adore him that only trusts upon his mercy for his compassion and that as he hath purchased me he would lay his claim unto me now and receive me Indeed if Christ justifie no body can condemn and I trust in

glory of thy great name the truth and sincerity of Religion the establishment of the K. and his posterity after him in their just rights and priviledges the honour and conservation of parl. in their ancient and just power the preservation of this poor Church in her truth peace and patrimony and Sr Alexander Caron Sr. Iohn Hotham Captin Hotham the Arch Bishop of Canterbury beheaded on Tower-hill for Treason against ye Parliament 1645. the settlement of this distracted and distressed people under the ancient Lawes and in their native liberties and when thou hast done all this in mercy for them O Lord fill their hearts with thankfulnes and with religious dutifull obedience to thee and thy Commandements all their dayes So Amen Lord Jesus and I beseech thee to receive my soul to mercy Our Father c. His last Prayer on the Scaffold LOrd I am coming as fast as I can I know I must pass through the shadow of death before I can come to see thee but it is but umbra mortis a meer shadow of death a little darknesse upon nature but thou by thy merits and passion hast broke through the jaws of death so Lord receive my soul and have mercy on me and blesse this Kingdome with peace and plenty and with brotherly love and charity that there may not be this effusion of Christian blood among them for Jesus Christ his sake if it be thy will And when he said Lord receive my soul which was his signe the Executioner did his Office A design to starve the City by breaking into Surrey Sussex Kent but disappointed by Sir Wil Waller and the City Regiments Feb the King granted a cessition of arms with the bloody Rebels of Ireland March a Solemn League and Covenant taken by the Lords Commons city of London and all parts within the Parl. power Nottingham Town and Castle to have been betrayed but prevented by Col. Hutchinson A ship from Denmark of 300 Tuns laden for the most part with Round-heads being half pike-slaves with a knob at the end full of iron spikes sent to the King but that yeare the Swedes fell into Denmarke and took half his Countrey from him A plot against the City of London by Sir Basil Brooke Col. Read Mr. Ripley and Mr. Vil●● two Citizens of London and others but prevented Our Army in Cornwall preserved with the losse of our Artillery A peace pretended at Vxbridge and a petition from Buckinghamshire wherein Sir Iohn Lawrence was a great stickler but frustrated Melcomb Regis to have been betrayed Col. Goring and Sir Lewis Dives were agents therein the Town and Forts recovered and two ships with rich prizes from Rhoan in France were seized on to make amends for their trouble The Service-Book Voted down Earles and Lords from Oxford submitted themselves to the Parl. Iune 1645. The famous Victory of Naisby over the Kings Forces 5000 prisoners taken a Jewel of 500. l. sent to Gen. Leven by the Parl. all the K. Commissioners taken at Shaftsbury Basing house taken and burnt August A plot in the west against the Parl. by the Clubmen A sudden plot upon Scotland by Montrosse but as suddenly recovered again by Gen David Lesley A Treaty with the Parl. for a well grounded peace and yet at that time the Earl of Glamorgan had a Commission to the ruine of all the protestants in Ireland and consequently in England also The Great Seal broken before the Lords and Commons on Tuesday the 11 of August 1646. The King Escapes out of Oxford in a disguised maner Ordered That whosoever conceals the Kings person shal be a Traytor A Letter concerning the Kings coming to the Scots Army May 5. 1646. RIght Honourable the discharging our selves of the duty we owe to the Kingdom of Engl to you as Commissioners from the same moves us to acquaint you with the Kings coming in to our Army this morning which having overtaken us unexpectedly hath filled us with amazement and made us like men that dream we cannot think that he could have been so unadvised in his resolutions as to have cast himself upon us without a real intention to give satisfaction to both Kingdoms in all their just and reasonable demands in all those things that concern Religion and righteosnesse whatsoever be his dispositions or resolutions you may be assured that we shall never entertain any thought or correspondency with any purpose or countenance any indeavours that may in any circumstance incroach upon our League and Covenant or weaken the union or confidence betwixt the Nations that union to our Kingdom was the matter of many prayers and as nothing was more joyfull unto us then to have it set on foot so hitherto have we thought nothing too dear to maintain it and we trust to walk with such faithfulnesse and truth in this particular that as we have the testimony of a good conscience within our selves so you and all the world shall see that we mind your interest with as much integrity and care as our own being confident you will entertain no other thought of us Signed May 5. 1646. LOTHIAN A Remonstrance exhibited in the name of the Lord Major Aldermen and Common-Councel of the City of London to the High Court of Parl. 1 That some strict and speedy course may be taken for the suppressing of all private and separate Congregations 2 That all Anabaptists Brownists Hereticks Schismaticks Blasphemers and all such Sectaries as conform not to the publick discipline established or to be established by the Parl. may fully be declared against and some effectuall course setled for proceeding against such persons 3 That as we are all Subjects of one Kingdome so all may be equally required to yield obedience to the Government either set or to be set forth 4 That no person disaffected to the Presbyterian Government set or to be set forth by the Parl. may be imployed in any place of publick trust The King gave speedy Order to severall Officers for the surrender of the Towns Castles and Forts which then were in the hands of the Kings Commanders viz Oxford Worcester Litchfield and Wallingford A Petition delivered to his Excellency from the Officers and Souldiers in the Army touching their faithfullnesse in the Parl. service doing Summer Service in the Winter season c. Further presented severall desires of theirs 1 That an Ordinance of indempnity with the Royal assent be desired 2 That satisfaction may be given to the petitioners for their arrears both in their former service and in this Army before it is disbanded 3 That those who have voluntarily served the Parl. may not be prest to serve in another Kingdome c. 4 That those who have lost their lives limbs or estates may be provided for and relieved The Apology in answer to his Excellencies Letter relating their sense of a second storm hanging over their heads by the malice of a secret enemy worse then the former now vanquished expressing their sorrow that

of Jesus Christ I desire you that you would be silent and joyn in prayers with me and I trust in God that we shall all meet and live eternally in Heaven there to receive the accomplishment of all happinesse where every tear shall be wiped from our eyes and every sad thought from our hearts And so God blesse this Kingdome and Jesus have mercy upon my Soul Amen August 1641. The King went to Scotland Octob. The Irish Rebellion began whereby above 100000 Protestants were murdered Novemb. Decemb. The King came from Scotland to London and was entertained with most pompous solemnity and after went to Hampton Court the Earl presented a Remonstrance wherein was expressed the Kingdomes grievances they desire a Guard Sir Wil. Belford was displaced and Cottington made Constable of the Tower but he was soon displaced and Col. Lunsford was made Lieutenant of the Tower but he also was displaced and Sir John Byron was made Liev. of the Tower in Lunsfords stead but he also with much ado removed and Sir John Conyers was put in his place To the Kings most Excellent Majesty and the Lords and Peers now Assembled in Parliament The Humble Petition and Protestation of all the Bishops and Prelats now called by his Majesties Writs to attend the Parliament and present about London and Westminster for that Service THat whereas the Petitioners are called up by several and respective Writs and under great penalties to attend the Parl. and have a clear and indubitable right to Vote in Bils and other matters whatsoever debatable in Parl. by the ancient Customes Lawes and Statutes of this Realm and ought to be Protected by your Majesty quietly to attend and prosecute that great Service They humbly Remonstrate and Protest before God your Majesty and the noble Lords and Peers now assembled in Parl. that as they have an indubitate right to Sit and Vote in the House of Lords so are they if they may be protected from force and violence most ready and willing to performe their duties accordingly And that they doe abominate all actions or opinions tending to Popery and the maintenance thereof as also all propension and inclination to any Malignant party or any other side or party whatsoever to the which their owne reasons and conscience shall not move them to adhere But whereas they have been at severall times violently menaced affronted and assaulted by multitudes of people in their coming to perform their services in that honourable House and lately chased away and put in danger of their lives and can find no redresse or protection upon sundry complaints made to The High Commission-Court and Starr-Chamber voted down and pluralities non residencies damned by Parliament both Houses in these perticulars They likewise humbly protest before your Majesty and the Noble House of Peers that saving unto themselves all their Rights and Interests of Sitting and Voting in that House at other times they dare not Sit or Vote in the House of Peers untill your Majesty shall further secure them from all affronts indignities and dangers in the premisses Lastly whereas their fears are not built upon fantasies and conceits but upon such grounds and objects as may well terrifie men of good resolutions and much constancy They doe in all duty and humility protest before your Majesty and the Peers of that most Honourable House of Parl. against all Laws Orders Votes Resolutions and Determinations as in themselves null and of none effect which in their absence since the 27th of this instant Month of Decem. 1641. have already passed as likewise against all such as shall hereafter pass in that most Honourable House during the time of this their forced and violent absence from the said most Honourable House not denying but if their absenting of themselves were willfull and voluntary that most honourable House might proceed in all their premisses in their absence and this Protestation notwithstanding And humbly beseeching your most Excellent Majesty to command the Clerk of the House of Peers to enter this their Petition and Protestation among their Records They will ever pray to God to bless c. Jo Ebor. Th. Dures Rob. Co. Lich. Jo. Norw. Jo. Asa. Gul Ba. Wels. Geo. Heref. Rob. Ox. Ma. Ely Godf. Glouc. Jo Peterb Mor. Land Twelve Bishops were impeached of high Treason and ten imprisoned in the Tower and afterward all disabled from ever sitting in the Parl. they are Voted down root and branch Nulla contradicente The same night there were bonefires and ringing of Bels All Popish Recusants inhabiting in and about the City all dis-affected persons and such as being able men would not lend any money for the defence of the Common-wealth should forthwith confine themselves to their own Houses and not to goe forth without speciall license An Ordinance to apprehend dis-affected persons in the City whereof were four Aldermen put in safe custody in Crosby House and some in Gressam Colledge A letter sent to Mr. Pym Mr. Pym Do not think that a guard of men can protect you if you persist in your trayterous courses and wicked designs I have sent a Paper-messenger to you and if this does not touch your heart a Dagger shal so soon as I am recovered of my plague-sore In the mean time you may be forborn because no better man may be endangered for you Repent Traytor Jan 1641. The Irish proclaimed Rebels the King demands five Members Lunsford assaulteth the Citizens at Westmin an Act to carry on the War in Ireland till it were reduced Febr King signs the Bill for taking away Bishops Votes March the Queen went to Holland one of her ships sprung a leak and much treasure lost and when she return'd there was a great storm Van Trump's Mast broke and after eight dayes turmoil driven back again broke and lost 3 ships The King went to Theobalds where a Petition from the Par. was presented desiring him to let the Militia abide neer Lon and not carry the Prince away he being at Newmarket the House presented a Declaration the King went to York sends a message to the Parl. that he would raise 2000 Foot and 200 Horse at Hull and go for Ireland Sir John Hotbam denies the King entrance in April May som Members leave their seats and go to the King at York Binion a Silk-man the Kentish Malignants and Sir Edw Deering frame petitions against the Parl. but rejected fined and imprisoned The King interdicts the Militia but the Messenger was hang'd at the Exchange The Lords and Gentry of Ireland and Scotland petition the King to return to his Parl. the Gentry of York shire do the like but rejected The K. set on foot a Commission of Array June The Great Seal carried to the K. The Earle of Warwick Adm. Money and Plate brought in for the Cause the King besieges Hull 500 men went from London to it Proclamations and Declarations against the Parliament read in all Churches and Chappels within the

K. power July An Army raised and Essex made General the Lord Major of London imprison'd for causing the K. Commission of Array to be proclaimed many Proclamat from the K. and Declar from the Parl. By water the Ship-masters and Marriners made ready a great number of Long-boats furnished with Ordnance Muskers and other Sea-warlike instruments their Vessels gallantly adorned with Flags and Streamers together with martial musick Drums Trumpets when they came to White-hall and understood that the Parl. were safely arriv'd the Train'd Bands by Land and the Sea-men by water let flye their thundring shot both smal and great their Trumpets sounding and their drums beating in a triumphing and congratulory manner was a singular testimony of their cordial affections The same day Buckinghumshire men both Gentlemen Ministers and others of that Countrey on Horsback with their Protestations in their Hats for Reformation of evils in Church and State and to assure their best services and assistance to the Parl. on all just occasions and out of Essex Hartford Bark-shire Surrey and other Counties of the Kingdome came one after another At Edge hill 16 pieces of Canon shot against 80 of the Earl of Essex Life-guard and not one man hurt and those 80 brake in upon 1600 of the K. four of the Parl. Regiments ran away and sixteen Troops of Horse so we were 6000 and they 18000. yet we took their Standard and cleft Sir Edw. Varney Standard-bearer in the head and slew the Lord Lindsey Generall of the Field Lord Gen Magazine of powder to have been blown up and Sir John Hotham killed by one David Alexander but prevented Commis. granted to popish Recusants to levy men and arms against the Parl. The K. received the Irish Rebels petition and permitted their persons with great favour and allowance about him calling them good Catholick subjects but rejecting the petition for peace Novemb. A Treaty of peace intended by the Parl. but pretended by the K. where was that bloody bickering at Brainford by the K. party New High-Sheriffs for the better collecting of the 400000. l. Subsidies intended to have been confirmed to the K. crost Jan 1643. Newcastle twice routed K. party worsted near Henly Scots come into Engl. March Lichfield Close taken the K. sends the Earl of Glamorgan into Irel. with power to conclude Dr. Bastwick and Cap. Lilburn to be tryed at Oxford but preserv'd A letter to all the Freemen Journeymen and Apprentices of the City to assemble at their several Halls to be perswaded not to yeeld to the Parl. voted scandalous The 2 of May 1643. ye Crosse in Cheapeside was pulled downe a Troope of Horse 2 Companies of foote wayted to garde it at ye fall of ye tope Crosse dromes beat trūpets blew multitudes of Capes wayre throwne in ye Ayre a greate Shoute of People with ioy ye 2 of May the Almanake sayeth was ye invention of the Crosse 6 day at night was the Leaden Popes burnt in the place where it stood with ringinge of Bells a greate Acclamation no hurt done in all these actions Mr. Pryn sent to search Canterburies Chamber and Study found the Original Scotch Service book with his own hand-writing the cause of all the Scots wars London to have been betrayed under a pretence of peace by Mr. Waller a Member of Parl. Mr. Tomkins Mr. Challenor but Waller fined 10000. l. and perpetuall banishment Tomkins and Challenor hanged the one at the Exchange and the other in Holborn Sir Io Hotham attempted the betraying of Hull unto the Queen Decemb. An Order to demolish Altars to remove the Communion Table from the East end and to take away all Tapers Candlesticks and Basons and to demolish all Crucifixes Crosses and all Pictures and Images of the Trinity and Virgin Mary both within and without all Churches and Chappels A plot for betraying of Lincoln by the two Purfries but preserved Gloucester admirably freed by the City Regiments A Rebellion by the Kentish Malignants about Tunbridge A ship bound from Denmark to the K. of about 300 Tun richly laden with arms and ammunition another ship bound from Newcastle to Holland laden with Sea coals but in the midst thereof was found between 3 or 4000 l. hid in the Coals sent to buy Arms for the K. a third ship of 400 tun carrying 24 peece of Ordnance taking by the Parl. Scotland with an Army of at least 2000 Horse and Foot invited by the Parl. when they marched up to the middle in snow and brought their Artillery over the Ice of the frozen River of Tyne and the Citizens of London lent the parl. 100000. l. for the Scots first pay to encourage their advance to help us against the K. forces The Queen pawning the Jewels of the Crown in Holland and therewith buying Arms to assist the war against the parl. and her own actuall performances with her popish Army in the North was High treason and transmitted to the Lords Images Crucifixes papistical Books in Somerset and Iameses were burnt and five Capuchin Fryers sent away May an Ordinance for the making of Forts Trenches about the City Iuly the assembly of Divines met Dr. Twisse prolocutor 120 the total The Bishop of Canterburies first Prayer on the Scaffold Jan. 10. 1044. OEternal God and merciful Father look down upon me in mercy in the riches and fullnesse of all thy mercies look upon me but not till thou hast nailed my sins to the Crosse of Christ look upon me but not till thou hast bathed me in the blood of Christ not till I have hid my self in the wounds of Christ that so the punishment that is due to my sins may passe away and goe over me and since thou art pleased to try me to the uttermost I humbly beseech thee give me now in this great instant full patience proportionable comfort a heart ready to dye for thine honour and the K. happinesse and this Churches preservation and my zeale to these far from arrogancy be it spoken is all the sin humane frailty excepted and all incidents thereunto which is yet known of me in this perticular for which I now come to suffer I say in this perticular of treason but otherwise my sins are many and great Lord pardon them all and those especially whatsoever they be which have drawn this present judgment upon me and when thou hast given me strength to bear it then doe with me as seems best in thine owne eyes and carry me through death that I may look upon it in what vilage soever it shall appear to me and that there may be a stop of this issue of blood in this more then miserable Kingdome I shall desire that I may pray for the people too as well as for my self O Lord I beseech thee give grace of repentance to all people that have a thirst for blood but if they will not repent then scatter their devices so and such as are or shall be contrary to the

God in his justification though there is confusion here without us and though there are wonders and staring that now disquiet us yet I trust that I shall be carried into that mercy that God will receive my soule Then the Earl of Holland looking over among the people pointing to a Souldier said This honest man took me Prisoner you little thought I should have been brought to this when I delivered my self to you upon conditions and espying Capt. Watson on Horse back putting off his Hat said to him God be with you Sir God reward you Sir Here must now be my Anchor a great storm makes me find my Anchor and but in stormes no body trust to their Anchor and therefore I must trust upon my Anchor Upon that God said Mr Bolton upon whom your Anchor trusts yea God I hope will Anchor my soule fast upon Christ Jesus and if I dye not with that clearnesse and heartinesse that you speak of truly I will trust in God though he kill me I will relye upon him and the mercy of my Saviour Then the Earl of Holland imbraced Liev Col Beecher and tooke his leave of him After which he came to Mr Bolton and having imbraced him and returned him many thanks for his great paines and affections to his soule desiring God to reward him and returne his love into his bosome Mr Bolton said to him The Lord God support you and be seen in this great extremity the Lord reveale and discover himselfe to you and make your death the passage unto eternall life Then the Earl turning to the Executioner said Here my friend let my Cloaths and my Body alone there is ten pounds for thee that is better then try Cloaths I am sure of it Execut. Will your Lordship please to give me a signe when I shall strike And his Lordship said you have room enough here have you not Execut. Yes Then the Earl of Holland turning to the Executioner said Friend doe you hear me if you take up my Head doe not take off my Cap. Then turning to his Servants be said to one Fare you well thou art an honest fellow and to another God be with thee thou art an honest man and then said Stay I will kneel down and aske God forgivenesse and then prayed for a pretty space with seeming earnestnesse Then speaking to the Executioner he said Which is the way of lying which they shewed him and then going to the Front of the Scaffold he said to the people God blesse you all and God deliver you from any such act as may bring you to any such death as is violent either by war or by these accidents but that there may be peace among you and you may find that these accidents that have hapned to us may be the last that may happen in this Kingdome it is that I desire it is that I beg of God next the saving of my soule I pray God give all happinesse to this Kingdom to this people and this Nation And then turning to the Executioner said How must I lye I know not Execut. Lye down flat upon your Belly and then having laid himselfe down he said Must I lye closer Execut. Yes and backwarder I will tell you when you shall strike and then as he lay seemed to pray with much affection for a short space and then lifting up his head said where is the man and seeing the Executioner by him he said Stay while I give the signe and presently after stretching out his hand and the Executioner being not fully ready he said Now now and just as the words were coming out of his mouth the Executioner at one blow severed his Head from his Body The Speech of the Lord Capel upon the Scaffold THe Conclusion that I made with those that sent me hither and are the cause of this violent death of mine shall be the beginning of what I shall say to you When I made an Address to them which was the last I told them with much sincerity That I would pray to the God of all mercies that they might be partakes of his inestimable and boundlesse mercy in Jesus Christ and truly I shall pray that prayer and I beseech the God of Heaven forgive any injury they have done to me from my soule I wish it And truly this I tell you as a Christian to let you see I am a Christian But it is necessary I should tell you somewhat more That I am a Protestant and truly I am a Protestant and very much in love with the profession of it after the manner as it wa● established in England by the thirty nine Article● a blessed way of profession and such a one as truly I never knew none so good I am so far from being a Papist which some body have truly very unwo●thily at some time charged me withall that truly I professe to you that though I love Good Works and commend Good Works yet I hold they have nothing at all to doe in the matter of Salvation my Anchor-hold is this That Christ loved me and gave himselfe for me that is it that I rest upon And truly something I shall say to you as a Citizen of the whole world and in that consideration I am here condemned to dye truly contrary to the Law that Governs all the world that is The Law of the Sword I had the protection of that for my life and honour of it but truly I will not trouble you much with that because in another place I have spoken very largely and liberall about it I believe you will hear by other means what arguments I used in that case But truly that that is stranger you that are English men behold here an English man now before you and acknowledged a Peer not condemned to dye by any Law of Engl. not by any Law of England nay shall I tell you which is strangest of all contrary to all the Lawes of Engl that I know of And truly I will tell you in the matter of the civill part of my death and the Cause I have maintained I dye I take it for maintaining the fifth Commandement enjoyned by God himselfe which enjoynes reverence and obedience to Parents All Divines on all hands though they contradict one another in many severall opinions yet all Divines on all hands doe acknowledge that here is intended Magistracy and Order and certainly I have obeyed that Magistracy and the Order under which I have lived which I was bound to obey and truly I doe say very confidently that I do dye here for keeping for obeying that fifth Commandement given by God himselfe and written with his own finger And now Gentlemen I will take this opportunity to tell you that I can not imitate a better nor a greater ingenuity then his that said of himselfe For suffering an unjust judgement upon another himselfe was brought to suffer by an unjust judgement Truly Gentlemen that God may be glorified that all men that are