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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95087	The true narrative of the confession and execution of Francis Nicholson who was executed this present Wednesday, being the 27th of this instant October, 1680. And hang'd up in chains at Hownslow-Heath, for murthering of one John Dimbleby at Hampton-Court this being his own true confession both to the Ordinary of Newgate, and several other ministers and others who came to him whilst he continued in prison, and have hereunto subscribed their names to attest the truth of this relation.	Nicholson, Francis, d. 1680.	1680 (1680)	Wing T2777B; ESTC R230448	4,932	4

of Sins and been cast into Hell torments for ever but that God spared me and gave me time to repent and offered me the blessed means and helps that I have found here in Prison I confess it is Gods great mercy to me by means of those worthy Ministers that have visited me to assist teach counsel and comfort me in the way of peace and reconciliation with God through Christ in which I have found a great change in me and hope of mercy I confess that it is a great mercy and favour to me to move the heart of the Recorder and others that have given me so long time of repentance after the sentence of Death passed upom me before my Execution too methinks I find my heart dayly more and more humbled my sorrow for my Sins to encrease and my hopes of mercy and pardon of my sins and of the salvation of my Soul move more lively in me And I thank the Lord that by his providence and grace he hath under this sad dispensation of Death brought my mind into a willing and hearty submission to his Will I am not troubled that I must die in submission to Gods providence I do not much desire to live any longer only to settle my peace with God hoping when I die through Gods mercy to enjoy Life Eternal through Jesus Christ my Saviour It is not Life in this World nor any thing of this Life that I wrastle with God for I thank God I hang loose to all Worldly things But it is the mercy of God to my Soul and the blood of Christ to wash away my sins and to save my Soul that I labour for peace of Conscience and Eternal Life that I earnestly seek for Oh my sins my Sins these are my sorrows therefore I beg unto God day and night in the dark Dungeon where I lie in Fetters of Iron what ever the Lord doth with me in this Life and what ever I suffer that my sins may be pardoned and that my poor sinful soul may be saved and I do hope to find mercy from God who hath promised mercy to those that confess their sins and repent and call upon him and though my sins are very great yet my comfort is that his mercies abound more and are greater than my sins and the mercies of God towards me aad his great working upon me since I have been condemned makes me also to hope that the Lord intends in mercy to save me though I have been so great a sinner I do spend my time in my dismal Dungeon I thank God in much prayer in which I find great Comfort from God to my Soul and sequestring my thoughts from the things of this world that I may more comfortably injoy God I desire all young men to take warning by me that you may not bring the wrath of God upon you in the like Judgment that I am under or some other as dreadful or more bitter Had I been Dutiful to my Parents I had not needed to have taken such desperate Courses as I have done Had I kept the Sabbath holy I had not fallen in such lewd profane company as have brought me to this miserable end Had I not been drunk I had not committed this horrid Murder And had I refrained ill company I had not lain under so great temptations to Sin Had I had grace and wisdom I might have lived as comfortably and as happily as others of my degree Had I been dutiful to a careful Mother or obedient to a good Master I had not come to this sad end but might have lived to have seen happy days I pray God I may be a warning to all Children to teach them duty to their Parents to all Apprentices to teach them to mind first their duty to God and then the Business they are intrusted by their Masters And to all young Men to take heed of ill Company such as delight to Sin To all Sabbath-breakers to amend and turn to God lest he leave them to Satan and they fall into some dreadful Sin And to all Drunkards whose sin therein maketh them Slaves to Satan to commit any desperate wickedness that he tempts them to This is truly my Confession witness my Hand Francis Nichollson Witness H. Walker Minister Richard Paxton Richard Hawker Officers The Confession of Francis Nicholson to Mr. Samuel Smith Ordinary of Newgate in relation to his Murthering of John Dimbleby FRancis Nicholson declared voluntarily and at several times to me Mr. Samuel Smith Ordinary of Newgate and to divers other persons then present that he the said Nicholson was not hired by the Person Arraigned with him to commit the said Murther as he persisted to affirm at his Trial but the said Asseveration was his meer contrivance to lessen his own Crime And farther did Relate that he had never thought of the Coachman had not the man at the T●y at Hampton-Court asked him the question when he was before the Justice whether or no the Coachman was not concerned with him saying surely some body must set him on to do it and thinking thereby to clear himself was the only reason of his charging of the Coachman with that bloody Act. Whereupon I Samuel Smith told him that he ought to send for the Person he had so wronged and to beg his Pardon which since he hath done After the Discovery of such a false Aspersion I ask'd the said Nicholson what moved him to murther the person he said that having drank hard one Night in Company he wisht that God would damn him if he did not try to kill a Man and affirmed from that very time for a fortnight together the Devil did so haunt him that he had no rest in his mind by the Tempters urging him to make good his Vow for otherwise he would be certainly Damned He said that it was indifferent to him whom he killed so he killed some Body to ease his mind That he watcht an opportunity to kill the person at Hampton-Court but his heart failed him several times yet being left to himself by God for his wicked imprecation or wish he was so hurried on by the Devil to effect that Murthe● that he could not withstand it for he declared to me several times that it neither proceeded from any Grudg or Malice nor hope of Gain yet after he had killed the Man he searcht his Pockets and took out a Watch also he said to me that this troubles his Conscience very much that he killed the Man on a sudden and so dying without prepatation he knows not in what state or Condition his Soul is in Ita Testor Samuel Smith LONDON Printed by D. Mallet 1680.

THE TRUE NARRATIVE OF THE CONFESSION AND EXECUTION Of Francis Nicholson Who was Executed this present Wednesday being the 27th of this instant October 1680. And Hang'd up in Chains AT Hownslow-Heath For Murthering of one John Dimbleby AT HAMPTON-COURT This being his own true Confession both to the Ordinary of Newgate and several other Ministers and others who came to him whilst he continued in Prison and have hereunto subscribed their Names to attest the Truth of this Relation MY Father was a Malster in Lancashire who lived in good reputation my Mother is now a Widow that liveth in credit and is well beloved and they gave me good Education but I was a disobedient and unruly Son to a loving and tender Mother I never heard of any of my Kindred that was guilty of Theft Murder or any such horrid Crimes before my self for which I have justly brought this death upon me nor did I ever hear of any of my Relations that were ever cast into any Goal or Prison before My neglect of duty to my Mother caused me to fall into the acquaintance of ill company of other lude fellows in whom I took too much delight and the more sleighted the care and counsel of my Mother By frequenting such bad company I fell with them to drinking and to spend my time and money vainly at the Alehouse though my Mother and Friends sought to draw me from it for the bad acquaintance I had prevailed more with me And then we fell to breaking the Sabbath day by our meeting at the Alehouse and other bad places when we should have been at Church serving God to the grief of my tender Mother And by these evil doings I got so bad an habit that I grew careless how to put my self into any way to live in any good course of Life And being thus unsetled in my mind I did consent to a young man of my unhappy acquaintance to joyn with him in stealing of an Horse for us to ride to London and seek for some imployment there I had very little money to carry me up and was too stubborn to seek to my Mother but helping a Drover whom I overtook with Beasts I had Diet and Lodging in my journey till I came to London with him But I had money and necessaries sent after me by my Mother to London of which I was very glad for I knew not what course to take And then I put my self Apprentice to a Carpenter a very honest good man who was a loving Master to me and gave me good edueation and was a loving Master to me and to whom I was much obliged for his care of me and well pleased with his Service And though he had divers pieces of Plate about the house and other good Goods yet I did never wrong him of any thing by any Theft or Pilfering But I robbed both God and my Master of too much time with naughty company that I found out in drinking and merry meeting and lewdness and sin And I did greatly profane the Sabbath day by neglecting the Church and meeting with my acquaintance walking about and sitting in an Alehouse and a very bad life so that I have some times thus spent the whole Sabbath day from nine a clock in the morning until midnight and then have come home drunk And in all this I was not sensible of my miserable condition by thus provoking God by my Sins in which it was Gods mercy to spare me and give me time to repent had I had grace to have improved it But that which is most dreadful upon my Conscience is this bloody Fact for which I am to die which lieth as a very sore and heavy burden upon my Soul and for which I can give no reason why I did it but the instigation of the Devil tempting to it when I was drunk and not having the fear of God before mine Eyes and my Senses gone with drink I was thus overcome of Satan and took up my Hatchet and oh my Soul bleeds to think of it I murdered that man that never did me injury I was there at work for my Master and had opportunity being from home to spend my time more ill and not having God in my thoughts I lived profane and lewdly But this I can say I thank God I never did commit Whoredom with any Woman but ill company Sabbath-breaking drunkenness disobedience to Parents profaness and other Sins I have been deeply guilty of The Lord be merciful to me and pardon and forgive me for the sake of my dear Saviour Jesus Christ When I had committed this horrid Murder for which I am to die there was another young man that was suspected to have done it and was apprehended upon that suspition But when upon further inquiry I was found out by a Watch I took out of his Pocket to be the man that did it I was apprehended and confessed that it was I that murdered him Then I was asked if the other young man in custody upon suspition did not joyn with me or hire me or set me on do it and whether he had not some hand with me in it To which I like a wicked Wretch affirmed that he hired me and promised to give me forty shillings and a better thing and so he came to be indicted with me and put in danger of his Life But this wrong that I did to him hath much troubled me and I thank God that the Jury did acquit him And though he was acquitted yet I could not be quiet in my mind till I sent for him and I thank him that he came to me and when he came to me I heartily asked him forgiveness and he hath as freely forgiven me Since I have been condemned to die I have been much troubled in Conscience for all my-sinful and naughty Life especially for this bloody and wicked murder which is a very great terror to me fearing lest God will not pardon so vile a Sin yet not despairing so that I have been greatly dejected and my Soul dead stupified under the terror and wrath of God not knowing what to do But since the help I have had from the Ordinary and other godly Ministers who have conferred with me and prayed with me and for me and instructed me out of Gods word both together with other condemned Prisoners and privately with my self the Lord requite them for their great pains I have found some hopes of mercy from God through Christ Jesus my Saviour who died for me which I prize more than my life I am very sensible of Gods mercies to me a wicked wretch that deserve not what I have already received though like a wicked unthankful creature I have not improved but abused them heretofore but do now in deep sense of them magnifie Gods goodness therein I confess it is a great mercy from God to me praised be his holy Name that my life hath not been cut off in the midst of the very act