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sin_n	believe_v	jesus_n	remission_n	4,257	5	9.2662	5	false

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A85956	The true and perfect speeches of Colonel John Gerhard upon the scaffold at Tower-hill, on Munday last, and Mr. Peter Vowel at Charing-Cross, on Munday last, being the 11 of this instant July, 1654. With their declarations to the people touching the King of Scots; their protestations sealed with their blood; and their prayers immediatly before the fatal stroke of death was struck. Likewise, the speech of the Portugal ambassadors brother upon the scaffold, his acknowledgment and confession; and the great and wonderful miracle that hapned upon the putting of Mr. Gerard into the coffin. Taken by an ear witness, and impartially communicated for general satisfaction.	Gerard, John, 1632-1654.; Vowell, Peter, d. 1654.	1654 (1654)	Wing G615; Thomason E745_19; ESTC R202289	2,770	7

The true and perfect SPEECHES Of Colonel JOHN GERHARD UPON The Scaffold at Tower-hill on Munday last and Mr. Peter Vowel at Charing-Cross on Munday last being ●he 11 of this instant July 1654. With their Declarations to the People touching the 〈◊〉 of ●ts their Protestations sealed with their blood and their praȳe●s immediatly before the fatal stroke of Death was struck Likewise the Speech of the Portugal Ambassadors Brother upon the Scaffold his Acknowledgment and Confession And the g●●a● and wonderful Miracle that hapned upon the putting of Mr. Gerard into the C●ffin Taken by an Ear witness and impartially communicated for general satisfaction Imprinted at London for C. Horton 1654. The true and perfect Speeches of Master Vowel Col. Gerard and the Lord Ambassadors brother at the places of Execution on Munday last at Charing-Cross and at Tower-Hill Gentlemen I Am this day brought hither to suffer as a traytor upon an Impeachment of high Treason a thing which I was never guilty of and in the presence of God I here speak it never did my thoughts in the least ever center upon any such thing though the High Court of Justice were pleased to affirm that I had endeavoured to make the Lord Protector odious to the people in turning the Design unto him by a Lybel which was scattered up and down London that his Highness and the Army had a design to massacre all but their friends in all parts of England and for endeavouring to bring in my master the King for whose Ca●se I am here brought to the place of execution to s●ffer upon the Cross as my blessed Lord and Saviou● hath done before me And truly Gentlemen though my Death be an untimely and ignominious Death yet it seems not in the least either dreadful or terrible for blessed be the Name of the Lord that hath taken away the sting thereof and ind●ed me with his holy and divine Spirit whereby I am supported with those inward Comforts that so soon a● I have submitted my neck to the Rope and received the fatal Turn I shal then arrive at the Haven of Happiness there to participate of those eternal felicities prepared for all those that live and die in Christ Jesus through whose merits and by whose passion I do absolutely believe to have a general remission of all my sins and transg●essions As for those things laid to my charge before the High Court of Justice I do utterly protest against them having not in the least acted any thing and withall being de●ied that which every free-born English-man may claim as his sole and onely birth right that is Magna Charta So that being over awed by my Judges I here dye innocently before my Equals being leer and free from the guilt of any Treason in the least And I do her● protest in the presence of Almighty God that it is for no other thing that they thirst after my blood but my Loyalty to the King as it appears to me whom the great J●h●vah preserve keep and d●fend And truly Gentlemen souldiers to you I now speak that I can do no loss then tell you that you are all deluded misled and blinded but being interrupted by the Sheriff he was not permitted to speak any further in that particular Well then I have done 't is for my Royal Soveraign that I am h●●e to sacrifice my life therefore I beseech you G●●tlemen le● no man be d●nted or dismayd at my death for I bless God I have not the least fear of terrour within but am confident that I shal have a smile in heaven when some may receive a frown And so the Lord bless keep and preserve you in the pure and unspotted bonds of true friendship and Loyalty After which the Executioner put the Rope about his neck and prayers being ended he did his office And when he had hung about the space of half an hour he was then cut down and carryed to the sign of the Bell where many friends met him and from thence carryed him in a Co●ch likewise to Islington where a great funeral is prepared for him His death is much lamented by any being a Gentleman of exquisite parts and of singular knowledge more fit indeed for a Councellor then a War●ike Officer About five of the clock in the Afternoon Col. Gerard was guarded from the Tower to the Scaffold on Tower-hill being accompanied by the Lieutenant and divers other Gentlemen but coming to the stairs he nimbly ran up and smiling saluted Col. Barkstead with a cup of Sack and then walked up and down the scaffold with an undauted spirit After which he called the Executioner to him desiring to see the block which he took in his hand and saluted it Then he went to the head of the Scaffold and putting off his hat to the Auditors spake as followeth GENTLEMEN PRovidence having alotted me the time of my death the manner of my death and the hour of my death I am bound out of Christian Duty and a Loyal Conscience to acknowledge these singular favours and to return all due honour and praise for these his great mercies but for what I stand impeached for by my Judges in reference to high Treason my innocency therein does justly acquit me of the guilt thereof so that I cannot but make this inference and construction upon the Judgment passed against me in Court that I was not thought worthy to live because I liv'd to love the King my Master And thus much I do here ingenuously declare that if I had as many lives as haires upon my head willingly should I sacrifice them in his Cause and under his Banner my Loyalty shall now issue sorth with streams of blood being assured that after my passing through the violent Billows of this raging sea I shal then arrive at the eternal Haven of happiness and there sing hallelujah with my glorious father in heaven who is the most high and omnipotent Protector of all the low and inferior Protectors here on Earth And after some conference and prayer with the Minister with an affable countenance he cast off his Doublet and putting on a white Wastcoat and a linnen Cap he then went to prayers where immediatly after taking leav of his friends he prostraced himself before the block and laying his head down rose up again and said Gentlemen when I am dead and gone remem̄ber you have a Royal Soveraign and the Lord unite your hearts and affections unto him After which he willingly submitted himself to the block and the Executioner coming to him to ask forgiveness and know the sign He replyed the Lord forgive thee for I cannot But when I lift up my right hand do thy office and accordingly the sign b●●●g given the Executioner did his office and at one blow severed his head from his shoulders which being done the head and the body were both put into a Coffin so carryed off the Scaffold Then the Portugal Ambassadors brother was guarded up to the Scaffold being extreamly dejected in spirit and in a mourning Gown where he endeavoured by way of speech to plead innocency and then by his Interpreter to impute the chief Cause of the Riot and Murder to the English but this was onely grounded by the way of excuse so that such circumstances proved superfluous and after his Confession to the Priest the absolving him of his sins and the resigning up of the Crucifix he likewise submitted to the block at two blows and a race his head was severed from his shoulders One thing more is observable that these two Gentlemen which this day underwent the fatall stroke were the first that began the d●spute at the Exchange and moreover that Mr. Gerards hands when he was in the Coffin were seen to move and lift up the Lid thereof FINIS