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A71040	A more exact and perfect relation of the treachery, apprehension, conviction, condemnation, confession, and execution, of Francis Pitt, aged 65. Who was executed in Smithfield on Saturday, October the 12, 1644. For endeavouring to betray the garrison of Rushall-Hall in the county of Stafford, to the enemy. / Published by [bracket] Ithiel Smart and Edward Archer [bracket] two ministers. Who were acquainted with him in his life, and present with him at his death. By speciall command.	Smart, Ithiel, 1598 or 9-1661.; Archer, Edward.	1644 (1644)	Wing S4011; ESTC R7584	10,452	16

A more Exact and Perfect RELATION OF THE Treachery Apprehension Conviction Condemnation Confession and Execution OF Francis Pitt Aged 65. Who was Executed in Smithfield on Saturday October the 12. 1644. For endeavouring to betray the Garrison of RVSHALL-HALL in the County of Stafford to the Enemy Published by Ithiel Smart and Edward Archer two Ministers Who were acquainted with him in his life and present with him at his death By speciall Command 1 Corinth 10. 11. Now all these things hapned unto them for ensamples and they are written for our admonition upon whom the ends of the world are come Verse 12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall Matth. 26. 41. Watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation Prov. 1. 10. My son if sinners entice thee consent thou not Rom. 6. 21. What fruit have ye in those things whereof ye are now ashamed for the end of those things is death Verse 23 The wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternall life through Jesus Christ our Lord London Printed for John Field Octob. 18. 1644. A short and true Relation of the life and death of Francis Pitt FRancis Pit of Wedgefield in the Parish of Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford Yeoman being wrought upon as he said by the Ministery of Master Lee heretofore Preacher there made open profession of the Gospel and attended upon the means of grace with much diligence for many yeers together whereby he obtained a good repute amongst the godly Ministers and People in those parts but of late wanting the powerfull means which formerly those parts did injoy was seduced by the Popish party contrary to his profession and against his own conscience as he confessed to endeavour the betraying of a Garrison in the command of the Parliament into the hands of the enemy For the which Fact he was apprehended and brought up to London in the moneth of September last and being brought to tryall before the Honourable Councell of War sitting in Guildhall upon Tuesday the eighth day of this present October was then and there arraigned convicted and condemned for the said Offence From which place he was carried to Newgate where he was visited the next day by two Ministers of his acquaintance who found him very sad and stupid and as they conceived insensible of his condition The day following four Ministers who were his Countrymen and known to him went together who dealt plainly with him and after every ones endeavours for his good and prayers to God for a blessing left him for that night as yet finding little comfort in him at their departure he desired one of us to come to him the next morning which was done and coming to him found him by himself at prayer and rising up confess'd the words spoken the night before had so wrought upon him that he could take no rest all night long wherefore he desired some further direction promising to lay open himself freely as indeed he did according to the advice of the godly Ministers who were with him the night before After which time he was much more comfortable to himself and others The next morning being Saterday the day of Execution we came to him and found him very ready and willing to undergo the sentence of death as having hopes of a better life though as yet his light was not so clear as afterwards it appeared to be yet said he was never more cheerfull in his dayes Having spent some time in prayer and preparation he was hastned to the place of Execution to the which we did accompany him and putting all the money he had left into the prisoners Box he went along very cheerfully telling the people by the way I am going to Heaven good people help me forward with your prayers I hope this day to be in Heaven and as he went entreated us to help his memory in any thing we would have him speak unto that might tend to Gods glory and the benefit of the people Being come to the Tree the Executioner put the Rope about his Neck whereupon he said I blesse God I am not afraid of death after which passage the other prisoner being to die first the Martiall took him to a private Chamber not far off to retire himself for a time immediately he went to prayer wherein God did mightily assist him so that he exprest much fervency and zeal remembring not onely himself but all others both publike persons and his own private friends with such inlargement and variety of expression as caused much affection and admiration in all that were present so that abundance of tears were shed Prayer ended the Martiall came for him with whom he went willingly and when he saw some whispering who were in hopes of a Reprieve he hastned them saying Sirs what do we stay for Being come again to the place and the Rope put about his Neck the Executioner going up before him he turned to us and smiling said Here 's one leads me up like a dog in a Halter but anon I shall have better Leaders to bring me to Heaven As he stept up the Ladder he said now the Lord direct me and assist me to speak something that may be for his glory Being upon the Ladder he beheld one about to write in the first place therefore he desired him to take speciall notice of what he spake and to Print it and then lifting up his heart and voyce to God addrest himself to speak as followeth GOod people I desire the Lord to blesse you all and I desire all your prayers to Heaven for me Good Lord what a multitude of people are here I desire to speak to you all in generall I wish that all could hear me I am here justly brought to this place for mine offence I presume 't is well known to you all what it is 't is this An attempt to betray a Garrison under the Parliaments Command In that Act I was made an Instrument between a Popish Garrison and a Garrison under the Parliament of which Treachery I was not ignorant and for that Fact I confesse that I deserve this death and desire all Spectators to take notice of it For mine own part I have been bred up under a powerfull Ministery I have had good education and have been a great professor but the Lod knows my heart I have been a dissembling Hypocrite and now I do here heartily confesse it and bewail it And the Lord blesse you all and give every one of you grace to take notice thereof that you may be warned by me And the Lord blesse this great Citie and the Lord blesse the Countrey likewise especially that where I was born and the Lord make every man faithfull I have been a great Professor but I have not done my Masters will I have been a great sinner I now call to minde a Text in the first to the Romans from the 29. verse to the

Cause fair the worse for my Hypocrisie I have read there was ever some wicked amongst the most godly There is some Chaff amongst the finest Wheat there was one Judas amongst the twelve Apostles and one Achan in the Camp And therefore I beseech you all judge not ill of the Cause of Christ for mine Offence This one thing I desire to speak again that it may not be forgotten to you that are Magistrates or to you that are intimate with them I desire you to speak these last words of mine to them I mean to the Lord Major and to the Honourable Councell of War and tell them that I beseech them That great Ossenders may be brought to tryall as well as lesser Now for you that are imployed in Gods Cause and are called forth to fight his Battles go on couragiously and know That you have God for your Captain and then you cannot but prevail I remember how the Ethiopiaus came against Asa with a thousand thousand men what a world of men were here He sought unto the Lord and went out against them and the Lord going with him he smote them and overcame that mighty Hoste I do not read that any of them escaped You may read the story 2 Chron. 14. 8 9 10. And take heed of disobeying Gods call remember that curse of God against Meroz Curse ye Meroz and the Inhabitants thereof because they came not forth to help the Lord against the mighty You may see it Judges 5. 23. The Earl of Denb●gh I hear is going out for Staffordshire the Lord blesse and prosper him I hear and hope he is an honest man I pray God increase it and blesse him I could wish he were now with his Forces there for that Countrey is in great want of them and I could wish that he would take with him some good and faithfull Ministers to plant in that barren Countrey without which I fear no good will be done there I pray God they may do good there Oh do you labour to do good there speaking to us Master Smart I beseech you do you labour to do good in Staffordshire Then he was wisht to compose his thoughts and to call upon God in prayer which he did with a great deal of life and devotion neer half an hour and proceeded a great way very methodically after a sweet and pertinent Preface he began with confession and run over all the Commandments distinctly and ordely drawing a large inditement against himself bewailing the breach of every Precept in severall particulars and in the close of each he added this Petition Now the Lord forgive me this in The good Lord forgive me this sin c. These particulars were very remarkable when he came to the fourth Commandment he did exceedingly complain of the want of preparation to the duties of the Sabbath that he had not remembred it the day before nor risen so early that day as he should have done And when he came to the sixth Commandment he said True it is I have not had my hands imbrewed in any mans blood yet I have been taught that malice is murther and I have been a malicious man c. And when he came to the eight Commandment he said I have been no open theef but I have been taught He that is an unjust man is a theef I have dealt unjustly the Lord forgive me and where I cannot make restitution good Lord do thou restore it Not that he did omit any one of the Commandments or hide any of his sins as we conceive but above all he did extremely cry out of Hypocrisie and complain of a barren and fruitelesse profession But when he came to intercession he prayed heartily and religiously for the King for the Parliament for the City particularly for the Lord Mayor giving him these Titles A mercifull man a charitable man he is good to poor and rich the Councell of War that condemned him to die the faithfull Ministery of the Kingdom his native Countrey his naturall Friends and the whole Church of God And having concluded he spake to the people as followeth NOw good people I beseech you all pray for me I beseech you pray for me and hear me once more Hears a great many looking round about him I wish that all could hear me You that are like to enjoy a Sabbath the next day Labour to prepare your selves for Gods Service and to hearken diligently to Gods Word Labour to renew your Covenant that of late you have made with God Let these last words of a dying man prevail with you to stick close to God and his Cause I confesse I heard of the Covenant but I never took it you that have taken it be carefull to renew it and keep it And so the Lord blesse you all and the Lord have mercy upon my soul Then the Executioner putting the Rope fast about his neck he put by his hand and said I pray thee forbear I am not afraid to die but let me speak once more to my God Lord have mercy upon me Lord have mercy upon me Dear Friends help me Good Christians help me O help me O help me Now help me Now help me Sweet Jesus help me Sweet Jesus help me Deny me not now Sweet Saviour deny me not now now now I come Into thy hands I commend my Spirit Lord receive my Soul Lord receive my Soul And spake no more words Now being before desired by Master Archer if he found God coming in to his soul by any extraordinary support and comfort in his departure that he would make some outward sign to intimate it to us accordingly soon after he was off the Ladder as he hung he lift up his right hand and clapt it upon his Breast twice or thrice and then cast up both his hands towards Heaven and so gave us comfortable hopes that he is at rest with the Lord His body was taken thence to Sepulchers Church and at night was attended with many godly Ministers and good Christians to the Grave where it now lies interred But we hope his soul is in Heaven Postscript Courteous Reader VVE Humble crave this favour Pardon the Stile It is his own as neer as may be we have not varied from the sence if at all from his words we have lost much but added nothing to our knowledge Excuse the method t is from a dying man and we conceive not premeditated Accept of the whole t is intended for thy good and published to these ends 1. To satisfie the desires of our acquaintance dead of many friends yet living The one desired it to be Printed the other have requested indeed Commanded us to do it the rather because of the former imperfect Copy 2. To comfort his friends now in sadnesse for his death that they sorrow not as others which have no hope 3. To vindicate Religion t was not his profession but hypocrisie as himself confesseth that brought him to this Let God be true