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death_n	bring_v	great_a	sin_n	5,468	5	4.7344	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28857	Boteler's case being an impartial narrative of the tryal, & penitent behaviour of Master UUilliam Boteler, executed September 10th at Chelmsford, about the murder of Capt. Wade : with the substance of a sermon preached on that occasion, and his last speech faithfully taken.	Boteler, William, d. 1678.	1678 (1678)	Wing B3805; ESTC R43063	16,063	48

grounds who knows that his Redeemer liveth without this the Flower of Nature shrinks and droops at the sight of a chilly Grave For when others brave it their unconcernedness is the effect only of stupidity or a feaverish Passion let them but consider it in cool blood and they shall be ready with the Emperour Adrian in a fit of trembling and perplexity to cry out O Animula vagula blandula Hospes Comesque Corporis Quae nunc abibis in Loca Pallidula rigida nudula Nec ut soles dabis joces On the contrary here you might behold a staid and even Resolution equally void of womanish fear or Hectorly impudence that shew'd a due consideration of the weighty Errand he was going about that upon true measures he could bear with the difficulties of the way out of a sense and comfortable prospect of his Journeys end And now too might you see the most marble-hearted Spectators in all the numerous croud to melt at their Eyes and compassion to seize the most obdurate breasts Being arriv'd at the place where he was to suffer he mounted two or three rounds of the Ladder and thence with a modest look and chearful voice spake as follows The last Confession or Speech of Mr. Boteler at place of Execution Gentlemen I Have very great reason to believe that I shall die here with as little pity and as much malice as ever any did but I beg of you to hear the words of a dying man who within a few minutes must go out of this World In the first place as to the thing I suffer for I am very well satisfied and am content to die believing that I die justly and righitously by the Law of the Land but as touching the murder of Mr. Wade I am not guilty Parsons came to me and desired me to go to Mr. Wade to tell him that he was in such a place and would speak with him which I was loath for to do but upon his perswasions I went to him This Captain Wade I never had any malice or envy in my heart against in my life nor any provocation from him But as I said I went to him and told him that Parsons was resolved not to put up the affront he had given him I told him also that Parsons was in a Field in such a place I said Sir I am sorry that Parsons hath any thing against you that he is so enrag'd He desired me to go with him to the Field and shew him where Parsons was for he would go to him But I was unwilling to go with him and more than once desired him to let me be gone that I might not be concern'd one way or other desiring him likewise to forbear or at least defer meeting to see if a reconciliation might not be had and if afterwards Parsons would fight with Seconds I would serve him rather than Parsons But he would needs have me go forth of his House with him so I walk'd with him a little way and then I said Fare ye well Sir God bless you And he said God bless thee honest Will and so we parted I do declare that I never saw them near one another nor any Sword drawn If any thing lies upon my Conscience it is this and I have laid it before the Lord with humility and am satisfied that God hath pardon'd it through the Merits of Christ That I should be an occasion to bring him out of his house whereby he came to his end I do declare That Parsons told me both before and when he was come to London that he did believe the Captain was not dead But I have very justly deserved a greater death than this by my many sins that I have committed against God and I do desire that my fall may be to the saving of many a man here My wickedness was great I was come to meer Atheisme I did not beleive there was a God but liv'd in continuual practice of sin going to bed prophaning of his holy Name and rising again with curses in my mouth let all that hear me this day repent and not forget the Lord that made them I was educated like a Gentleman as many do know and very well brought up as to Religion but I had left all that and kept bad company and was drawn in only as you have heard but you see he that did the fact is escaped and I must dye Now I desire that every one that lives and sees me here may take example by me who am going out of this world within a few minutes there is never a one here but does provoke the Almighty every minute to cut him off were not his mercies infinite and I can freely lose this life confessing I have deserved an eternal death yet I believe through the merits of my dear Saviour that he will receive me immediately into glory Now there is another aspersion that is cast upon me that I was a High-way Robber and I do declare that I never had any such design never was of any gang to that purpose nor ever saw any man robb'd that I remember in all my life As touching the bloody coat that people judge I did the Act in I do declare that it was done by my being let blood and that six or seven weeks before the murder was committed as many Gentlemen can witness nor had I that coat on then Another thing I would clear that was cast upon me which is that I was a Roman Catholick But I do declare that I am not but am a Protestant and of the Church of England though one of the least and worst thereof Now I have done and leave it to you whether you will beleive the words of a dying man or no for how could I expect to be saved if I should go out of the world with a lye in my mouth I pray God of Heaven freely to forgive Parsons that hath brought me to this and to give him to consider what he hath done and grant him repentance for it and to have mercy on his soul But though I dye I am confident that he will clear my innocency but I find that I was so little believed that people thought I would say any thing to save my life And now I desire you all to joyn with me in Prayer to Almighty God to forgive me my sins to have mercy upon me and to save my soul So he kneeled down to Prayer and prayed very affectionately humbly and enlargedly with much brokenness of heart and such pathetical expressions that being not exactly taken it would be injurious to represent them with the least variation from his own words then a Minister went to Prayer with him and after he had prayed to God again in few words he then rise up and said The God of Heaven bless you all and when he was on the Ladder he said The Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me then the Hangman asking him to forgive him he answered

not knowing any thing of the Difference and yet might seem concerned in it that he would put off the meeting of parsons for that Day at least and then if parsons resolved to fight he would be a second to the Capt. rather than to parsons but the Capt. not hearkening thereunto in a rage took up his sword and told Mr. Boteler he would walk a little way with him and so speak with parsons Mr. boteler desired him to desist because being both in a heat danger might ensue however the Capt. went to the Door with Mr. boteler who called for his horse and would have immediately got up but the Capt. told him again he would willingly walk a little way with him and then Mr. boteler seeing he could not prevail led his horse in his hand and so they walked on together the Capt. asking Mr. boteler in the way which field he had left parsons in he pointed to the Field but desired the Captain to retorn which he absolutely refusing Mr. Boteler told him if he was resolv'd to go to parsons he would leave him for he fear'd some mischief would follow the Capt. replyed Farewel then honest Will God bless thee and so shook hands and parted Mr. boteler got on horse-back and rode on gently towards bishops-starfford and after he had rode half way or thereabouts parsons upon a swift Gallop overtook him and crying out to him onely He is fallen passed by him and never stop'd till he came to Bishops-Starfford M. Boteler rode after him and when he came into Mrs. Ainsworths house found her crying upon the bed and Parsons in the Room with his Boots on No sooner did Mr. Boteler come in but she cryed out Oh! Mr. Boteler what have you done Parsons hearing that swore that Mr. Boteler was not near when they fought and if the Capt. were dead he onely had kill'd him and moreover that what he had done be had done fairly and having thus said quitted the Room call'd for his horse and rode away Mr. Boteler after he was gone thought it convenient for him to stay there and whilst he was considering what to do in this case Mrs. Ainsworth and her Servant plainly told him he should not stay there and bringing the Horse to the door would not let him be quiet till they had prevailed with him to be gone not suffering him to stay to take his Coat and his other Perriwig which he left behind After he had rode four miles or thereabouts he saw Parsons standing at a Smiths shop whilst his Horse was shoo'd having drop'd a shooe by the way and after that riding a little way with Parsons ask't him the manner of their Duel who told him that after they had chose a smooth green place at the end of a Land they made several passes at one another and it was his fortune to break the Captains sword and then catching hold of his hand and wringing it behind him he ask't whether he would beg his life the Capt. saying he scorned it he stab'd him into the breast and so he fell after he was fallen he thrust his own sword into the ground and it breaking he took the peice broke off and whirl'd it from him and so took Horse and rid away Mr. Boteler hearing this told Parsons he thought it not safe to keep him company and desired him to ride on by himself then said Parsons prethee Will don't leave me but let us ride together to London and assure thy self if thou bee'st questioned I will quickly clear thee and own the fact but Mr. Boteler still desired Parsons to ride before and then he did and Mr. Boteler kept at some distance from him in hopes to be left behind but when he came to the Green-Man Parsons having dropt another shooe staid there at the Smiths when Mr. Boteler came by who seeing him there took the way over Hackney-Marshes in hopes to loose him and so they rode into London together when they came into Drury-Lane where they set up their horses Mr. Parsons sent for some women of his acquaintance and declared to them that he had fought a duel and that Mr. Boteler was not near the Capt. and himself when they fought and if Mr. Boteler was call'd in question about it he wisht that he might be struck blind and dumb and many other horrid Judgements befall him if he did not surrender himself and own the fact Mr. Boteler upon this left him and went to his own lodging where he commonly lay before and the next day din'd with his friends at the usual Ordinary and being admonisht by a Gentleman that had heard that he was search'd for by the Hue and Cry sent immediately to secure Parsons but missing of him was advised to take another lodging till Parsons was taken whereupon he went to a friends house being an Inn in Bloomsbury and being seiz'd by the Constable and Watch at the first surprize betwixt sleeping and waking deny'd his name but afterwards confessed it and protested his innocence submitting to the Officers and so was brought to Prison This Confession he Solemnly made declaring it to be the whole Truth as far as he was concerned in or privy to the Death of Mr. Wade either before or after the same was committed and upon this he received the Sacrament And of the Verity thereof there is this further probability That he declared the very same to several friends upon his first Apprehension and all along to his Death continued constant therein without variation or contradicting himself in any circumstances even to his Death Nor was any part thereof disproved by any of the Witnesses but several particulars confirm'd Being now under a Sentence of Death he began to consider his latter End and as by the Christian Charity of Authority he was indulged a larger space of time than ordinary to fit himself for that great and dreadful Change so he improved those precious minutes most frugally to his spiritual advantage by frequent converse with Ministers reading the Holy Scriptures and other pious Books and lest he should be tempted to mispend any part of his time vainly or worse instead of redeeming that which was past which was now become his great business as well as interest he was very cautious of being spoken withal by any without first knowing their names so that if any of his old profane idle Acquaintance came he put off their impertinent Visits by sending word of his being retired and busie but with the Ministers and others whose discourse savoured of Heavenly things and tended to the edification of his Soul he declared himself much delighted and refreshed in their society yielding up himself to follow to his power all their wholsome directions He was now much given to meditation and private Prayer mightily bewailing the wickedness of his past life and magnifying God that had made him sensible of the danger he was formerly in In a word There appeared a perfect real change and that the Reader