and know our enemy and prepare for our defence these were taken in they manned out English Bottoms and English Colours were set up whereby not suspected by us we were surprized by them and if after a sharp dispute we had the good luck to get clear of them yet we were very much battered and disabled Well knew the subtle Jesuite that Popery and its Principles by the remembrance of Smith-field-fires and those other prodigious villanies and cruelties in the Quinquennium Mariae were the aversion of the English and that many good and wholsome Laws like so many well-mann'd Outworks forbid the approach to our walls wherefore giving over assaulting us without they wrought underhand within corrupted the Guards gained the Walls and turned the Cannon upon us and now when by the treachery and baseness of those whom we trusted the enemy was got on so far that the very means of our safety became the instruments of our destruction what could be expected but that which followed the Governour was Murdered the chief Commanders killed or imprisoned and the Common Souldiers forced to serve the conquering and prevailing Party And thus what the united Arms Spiritual and Temporal of Rome could not effect what the formidable power of Spain then the Monarch of Europe and the Indies Lord to their loss and confusion attempted in Queen Elizabeths days what the secret Conspiracies of Papists failed of compassing in her Successor's that a few false brethren acting by the same Principles under different appellations brought to pass in the days of the late King who as in his troubles he at least equall'd David so might he well say with him For 't was not an open enemy that did me this dishonour for then I could have born it neither was it mine adversary that did magnifie himself against me for then peradventure I would have hid my self from him but is was even thou my companion my guide and my own familiar friend we took sweet Counsel together and walked in the house of God as friends A stratagem of War well known to the Phanatick to draw the Defenders more valiant than wise by a false Alarum of an intended assault by the Papists to one side whilst the Town was surprized and truly taken by themselves on the other So much more dangerous is a false friend than a fair foe And all this is done not in a humour or by accident for then we might comfort our selves with the hope that it would happen no more but designedly upon principles of Conscience and Religion Their Prophets prophesie false things and the people love to have it so they compass Sea and Land to make a Proselyte and when he is made they make him twofold more the Child of Hell than themselves for there is no faithfulness in their mouth their inward parts are very wickedness To run over all their Anti-monarchick Principles were an endless task I shall pick out one which comprehends all the rest The Original power of Kings they place in and derive from the People to which as Rivers to their mother Ocean it ought to return again when the end for which Kings have been entrusted their salus populi is by themselves apprehended not so well provided for as by some other constitution of Government in their opinion it might be Now this Principle is either true or false If true it is impossible for any people ever to Rebel for Rebellion must still be against the Supreme Authority which is lodged by this Rule in themselves If false it is almost as impossible upon every dislike or fancy that comes upon them for them not to do so for it is ridiculous to imagine that a people conceiving themselves opprest should not make use of their power when they are taught to believe it rightful to fight themselves into Liberty Infinite are the ill consequences of this one Principle this alone warrants all the evils of the late Civil War this justifies the Parliaments taking up Arms against the King by this the Kingly power struck still on the peoples side this divided his person from his Authority and when the first was at York made the other their Prisoner at Westminster this makes out that part of his monstrous charge That the King can commit Treason Lastly This made out the major singulis minor universis which authorized as they say their proceedings in his Tryal and warranted the Sentence of our modern Pontius-Pilate the greater villain of the two in many respects the other exercising a lawful Authority though in an ill cause this an Arbitrary power upon one over whom he neither had nor could have any Authority a Heathen and a stranger had more bowels for a Jew in that case than a Reformed Christian for his King and Countrymen in this neither in the last day when he shall know what it is to judge a King and slay the Anointed of the Lord shall he have this to offer in mitigation of his Damnation that like the other who upon a bare surmise that he was a King though he indeed knew no King but Caesar he sought to let him go whom he knew well to be the King and could not but know that through envy they had delivered him Now if these men still retain and profess this and the like Principles why should it be so unreasonable for their Governours by all just ways to provide against the like practices Ictus piscator sapit he that having once felt the flame will again expose himself if he be burnt will fall unpitied But they may say Why are these things which by the mercy of our King have been forgiven cast again in our dish is there not an Act of Oblivion which stands betwixt them us is there any thing of later date to that to rise in judgment against us do we not live peaceably with our Neighbours in all due submission to the Kings Laws To this I answer Men that design disturbance in and an alteration of Government do accordingly take their measures and whilst secretly they Cabal Project and take Counsel for War Ruine and Confusion are outwardly and in shew the greatest promoters of Peace Charity good Order and Obedience till their Counsels are ripe for Action And we have the more reason to fear some such design now on foot because we find the same Principles as occasioned the last Rebellion are with great care new vented in many Pamphlets lately come out and are as generally received applauded and approved by the same sort of men Of this amongst many others a late celebrated Piece the No Protestant Plot is a proof in which the Author labours from the Principles of Religion to prove the impossibility of a Protestant Plot. Take it in his own words See Protest Plot first part p. 7. To charge a Conspiracy upon Protestants against the King is to suppose them Fools as well as Traytors what news he tells us why every man that means to become a
not reflect upon his Majesty or the present Government which they all promised not to do and thanked him for his civility and then Phillips began in manner following Friends and Country-men I Am come this day to pay that great debt that I owe to Nature it is a work that had need be well done for it is but once to be done My hope is now above and for what I now come to suffer for my own part I bless God in whose presence I now speak as a dying man I had not any murderous thought against the King but I have prayed for him and wished that he might Live and Reign and long Reign in Righteousness and that God would make his Crown a Crown of Righteousness upon his Head and bless him in his Government so that he may not know any of these occasions more For my part I have ventured my life for his Majesty it was far from my heart to do any thing of that nature The Lord receive my soul I freely forgive all men as I hope to be forgiven of God I never did act any thing but only this which was my ignorance of the Laws that I did not discover it And I was justly found guilty for not discovering I have done Mr. Sheriff but hope after my Brethren have spoken we may have liberty to call upon the Lord. Vnder-Sher It will not be denied you Then Mr. Tonge began in this manner Friends and Countrey-men YOu see me here a dying man I have sometimes been in some mens company where I have heard them contriving the business for which I am condemned to die and that which led me to joyn with them was this I was and had been sometimes in the Army and I have looked upon this Cause to be good As for his Majesty the Lord bless him and prosper him and put it into his heart that he may be a Nursing-Father indeed to this Country Vnder-Sher Have you any more to say you may speak Tonge I have nothing more And then Gibbs proceeded and said COuntry-men and Friends and I hope Christians and the last consideration is that that makes me the more free to speak to you we all profess to own God and Jesus Christ to be our Saviour our Redeemer our Sanctifier and giver of and bestower upon us Eternal Life this should excite our Souls to love one another and upon the account of Gods love that God has so loved us as to give Jesus Christ to reconcile us sinners to God we ought to love one another it is his great command Truly as to the Cause for which I am brought here God the great Judge of Heaven and Earth before whom I stand knows that in the place where I have lived I behaved my self as an obedient Subject and when there was an Insurrection by the Fifth-monarchy-men I went out in my own person though I had Servants as well as others purely out of affection to his Majesty knowing that in the peace of his Government I should have peace and so I went out hazarded my life and continued out till all was quiet I was at a Neighbours house drinking of a cup of Beer on Tuesday night in the Kitchin alone save only the man of the house and the maid these men came in one Hill and Riggs that are the witnesses against me there was Riggs and Hill and this Stubbs and one Beazely and I being alone in the Kitchin they asked for one Gibbs the people of the house told me there were some Gentlemen would speak with me I wished them to direct them to me and they came to me and through the ignorance of the Law which it seems runs thus If any words treasonable against his Majesty is spoken it is Treason to conceal it So thus I have given you in part the cause of my being here Hereupon information was given to the Kings Majesty that I should say there would be a Rising and that Alhallows-eve was the time that there were Arms sent into the Country and that Ludlow was to be General and this was charged upon me by the Kings Majesty when I came before him to be examined and upon Hills and Rigg's Oath I was sent to the Tower and kept a long time a Prisoner examined three or four times over by the Lords of his Majesties Council I have one word more as touching my Judgment I am reputed in the world to be one of those that is called by the name of Anabaptist a name of derision and scorn One is an Anabaptist one an Independant one a Presbyterian one this and one that and one the other who gave these nick-names to Christians There is but one God one Lord Jesus one Baptism one Hope of Glory How comes the Body of Christ or the Members of Christ to be called these nick-names But now as I am one that do profess Faith in God through the Lord Jesus Christ and do stand before you all and before the Lord I know no other God but the Eternal and Living God that hath made the World and that Rules and Reigns and disposes all his Creatures I do believe in this God he has been gracious to me a poor sinner and to all poor sinners that when we by reason of sin had forfeited our mercies and were under wrath and everlasting destruction and must perish for ever that God did out of his rich grace and tender mercies give his only begotten Son according to his promise to be the blessing of God to the poor Gentiles according as the Scripture did declare the Scripture forseeing that God would justifie the Heathens through Faith preached before the Gospel to Abraham saying In thee shall all the Nations of the earth be blessed he speaks not of the natural seed of Abraham but of Christ so that all the blessings that God did convey to the sinful world is by the means of Jesus Christ whom God in the fulness of time did send his Son born of a woman to redeem poor sinners under the Law and herein was the great grace and mercy of God towards all sinners that he was so gracious to send his beloved Son out of his own bosom to take our natures upon him who were defiled and cursed and condemned and separated from God I say Jesus Christ took our natures upon him and for this very end to do the will of his heavenly Father Lo it is written in the volume of thy book I come to do thy will O God and it was his meat and drink to do his will and what was that but that we might be sanctified through â—â—e offerâ— up of the body of Jesus Christ for our sins to tread the winepress of his Fathers wra and to endure the cross and bear all our sins in his own body that made his soul heavy unto death he was a surety for us and our sins and for our sakes the Lord laid on him the iniquity of us all and he hath born
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