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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91941	The speech of Collonel Malcomb Rogers (agent for the King of Scots) at the same place of execution at Edenborough in Scotland, where the Earl of Montross lost his life, for his raising of forces against the English, in the name and defence of his masters prerogatives. With the manner of his tryal before the officers of the army; the articles and charge, read, and exhibited against him by the judge advocate, the fatal sentence pronounced at the bar of justice; and a narrative of the transactions of the whole business.	Rogers, Malcolm, Collonel.	1654 (1654)	Wing R1820; Thomason E735_6; ESTC R206960	2,088	8

THE SPEECH Of Collonel MALCOMB ROGERS Agent for the King of Scots At the same place of Execution at Edenborough in Scotland where the Earl of Montross lost his life for his raising of Forces against the English in the Name and Defence of his Masters Prerogatives With the manner of his Tryal before the Officers of the Army the Articles and Charge read and exhibited against him by the Judge Advocate the fatal Sentence pronounced at the Bar of Justice and a Narrative of the Transactions of the whole Business LONDON Printed for GEORGE HORTON 1654. SIR ON the 25 of April 1654. a general Court Marshal was held within within this City where were present the Deputy Governour of Lieth and divers Officers of the Army before whom was brought the grand Agent of the King of Scots viz. Col. Rogers who was taken going to Middleton with new Commissions and Instructions from his Master inciting them to prosecute the War vigorously and to admit of all poffible encouragment towards those English that should come in to their assistance c. And being brought to the Bar of Justice the Judge Advocate caused to be read the Articles of War wherein the respective Agents and Spies were comprised which is death without mercy and so accordingly they proceeded to Sentence which was That he should be hanged upon a Gollowes by the Neck til he was dead at the place of Execution where Montross suffer'd And thereupon ordered That he should be remanded back to the place from whence he came and thence to the place of execution on the morrow between 10 and 11 of the clock in the forenoon In pursuance whereof about the time appointed he was conducted to the place of termination where a very high Gibbet was erected much like unto that which the said Earl of Montross took his last good night on And coming neer it he looked up and said Gods wil be done my Saviour was crucified on a Cross and shal not I with patience here finish my course yea certainly and by divine Assistance was this dreadful Object as high again it should not in the least I hope astonish me For truly Gentlemen that which bears up my heart now is that there is but few steps between me and Heaven and that upon giving the fatal Turn I shal ascend to a glorious Throne Blessed be God that hath given me this assurance that I am now sailing towards the Ocean of Eternity through a rough passage to my Haven of Rest and through the Red sea to the promised Land This day am I making a double exchange a Guard of Souldiers for a Guard of Angels to carry my soul into blessed Abrahams bosom For I protest here in the presence of the Almighty Jehovah and as a dying man I do not bring a revengeful heart to the Ladder but am free from rancour and malice but desire God to forgive them that vvould not forgive me And although they have passed the fatal Sentence of bringing me to so untimely and ignominious an end yet the justness of my cause takes a way the sting of Death and beautifies the end of my life for truly I was never culpable or perfidious to my Master the King putting off his Hat in any thing but alwayes rather chose to expose my se f to the greatest of difficulties then in the least to hazard the propagating of so great an interest for indeed had I as many lives as hairs upon my head I should freely submit and lay them down in the Royal Quarrel But being interrupted and not permitted to proceed upon such Circumstances he uttered these expressions Well! Gentlemen I see men hunger after my flesh and thirst after my blood which will be a means I hope to heighten my happiness And as I must now draw to an end of my life so shall I now come to an end of my Speech but before I expire my last breath give me leave to justifie God and condemn my self for God is righteous though I have sinned God is just though I have been wicked And his great mercy is it that my Captivity was not made a Hell and this place of execution the bottomless pit To him alone be ascribed all Glory for I cannot onely justifie his divine Majesty but also magnifie the riches of his grace towards me I have done having no more to say but to desire the help of your prayers that God would be pleased to give me continual supplies of Divine Grace to carry me through this Vail of Death that so I may put off this body with as much comfort of mind as ever my Cloaths to go to rest I shall now draw to a final period and conclude with that speech of the Apostle I am ready to be offered and the time of my departure is at hand I have fought a good fight I have finished my course I have kept the faith henceforth there is laid up for me a Crown of Righteousness which the Lord Jehovan the righteous Judge of Heaven shall give me at that day and not to me onely but unto them also that love his appearing through whose bloud when breath is out of my nostrils I expect remission of all my sins and so the Lord bless all those that fights his battel The PRAYER MOst eternal and glorious Lord God I thy poor and unworthy Creature do here prostrate my self before thy sacred Majesty beseeching thee through the merits of Jesus Christ my blessed Saviour and Redeemer to have mercy on me and dea● Father I humbly beseech thee that thou wi●t be pleased to strengthen me with thy blessed Spirit in this great Work in sailing towards the Ocean of Eternity to my Haven of rest and so Lord Jesus into thy hands I give and recommend my soul After which they sung a Psalm and then immediatly after going up the Ladder the Executioner did his office FINIS