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A04416 A sermon preached at Paules Crosse, on the first Sunday in Lent: Martij 1. 1600 With a short discourse of the late Earle of Essex his confession, and penitence, before and at the time of his death. By William Barllow Doctor of Diuinitie. Whereunto is annexed a true copie, in substance, of the behauiour, speache, and prayer of the said Earle at the time of his execution. Barlow, William, d. 1613. 1601 (1601) STC 1454; ESTC S100950 23,845 78

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The offence contagiously and generally dispersed 3. His sinne crieng to God for present vengeance 4. A sinne bloudy in execution if effected 5. Great in it selfe the compound and mixture of all rebellions 6. His life a daunger to the Queene Marke that 7. Himselfe a surfet to the realme to bespewed out iustly 8. Articles propounded disputed concluded so long together agaynst the state 9. The court surprised with an 〈◊〉 power and the Queene mu●ed vp with her owne vassalles 10. A Parlament to be summoned 11. The cheife places of the court at the commaund of Papists armed and attended neyther with the welthiest nor the contentedst men 12. The command of the tower as a bridle to you of this citie 13. His hard opinion and censure of your basenesse and vnfaithfulnesse to the Queene And then iudge you with what safetie to the Quéenes person with what peace to the land with what hope of the Gospels continuance could this man haue liued if he had béene remitted and thinke with your selues whether you may not iustlye conclude that it was the most daungerous plotte that euer was hatched within this land What now remaines but to conclude with my text Giue vnto Caesar the things of Caesar our most gracious Soueraigne I meane honour her obey her feare her but aboue all pray for her that shée being the light of this land may shine among vs as long 〈◊〉 the two great lights of heauen the Sunne and the Moone endureth This God grant for his mercie sake Amen Certaine obseruations IN one onely thing Doctor Montford differeth from me viz. where I report that the Earle said this plot was framing when be lay at my Lord Keepers That worde when Doctor Montford thinkes should be not long after I haue great inducements of circumstance and substance to holde my oppinion still but at his earnest intreatie I haue altered it and for thy sake reader no●ed this least he should accuse me of obstinacie ay thu of difference in my report yet it no the w●●akneth the force of that which I owrre vrge namely that it was no late nor sudden deuise but by his owne wordes a yeare olde at least In the rest we i●●pe together 2. The said Doctor Montford presently after my Sermon put me in minde of one thing somewhat materiall arguing what conceit the Earle had of his owne purpose and action For we speaking of the constancie of Martyrs at their death and of that place of Paul Rom. 8.18 The Earle with passion said that they dyed in a good cause but he should dye in ● BAD CAVSE To comfort him I ●●plyed that albeit he dyed not for Christ y●● I doubted not but he should dye in Christ. 3 Another thing I call to minde noted by me but forgotten in my Sermon how the Earle speaking to vs of some his complices apprehended in this action but NOW saith he I am in my soule perswaded they wil proue good subiects Which word Now referred to his death confirmes those wordes of his cited in my Sermon that his life was no safety to the Queene Himselfe being taken 〈◊〉 the Cynosura of their affections The true copy in substance of the late Earle of Essex his behauiour speach and prayer at the time of his execution ON Wednesday the xxv of Februarie An. Domini 1600. called Ashwednesday about eight of the clocke in the morning was the sentence of death executed vpon Robert Deuoreux Earle of Essex within the Tower of London where a scaffold beeing set vp in the court and a forme neare vnto the place whereon sat the Earles of Cumberland and Hertforde the Lord vicecount Bindon the Lord Thomas Haward the Lord Darcie and the Lord Compton The Lieutennant with some sixteene partizans of the guarde was sent for the prisoner who came in a gowne of wrought veluet a black sattē sute a felt hat black a little ruffe about his necke accompanied from his chamber with three Diuines Doctor Montford Doctor Barlow and Maister Ashton his Chapleine● them he had requested not to part from him but obserue him and recall him if eyther his eye countenance or speach should bewray any thing which might not beseeme him for that time all the way he desired the spectators to pray for him and so ariuing on the skaffold he vayled his hat and with obeysance vnto the Lords to this effect he spake viz. MY Lordes and you my Christian Brethren who are to be witnesses of this my iust punishment I confesse to the glory of God that I am a most wretched sinner and that my sinnes are more in number then the hayres of my head I confesse that I haue bestowed my youth in wantonnesse lust and vncleannesse that I haue bene puffed vp with pride vanitie and loue of this worlds pleasures And that notwithstanding diuerse good motions inspired into me from the spirit of God The good which I would I haue not done and the euill which I would not that haue I done For all which I humblie beseech my Sauiour Christ to be a Mediatour to the eternall Maiestie for my pardon especially for this my last sinne this great this bloudy this crying this infectious sinne whereby so many haue for loue to me beene drawne to offend God to offend their Soueraigne to offend the world I beseech God to forgiue it vs and to forgiue it me most wretched of all I beseech her Maiestie and the state and ministers thereof to forgiue it vs and I beseech God to send her maiesty a prosperous raigne and a long if it be his will O Lord grant her a wise and vnderstanding heart O Lorde blesse her and the Nobles and the ministers of the church and state And I beseech you and the worlde to hould a charitable opinion of me for my intention toward her Maiestie whose death I protest I neuer meant nor violence to her person I neuer was I thanke God Athist not beleeuing the worde and scriptures neither Papist trusting in my owne merites But hope for saluation from God onely by the mercy and merites of my Sauiour Christ Iesus This faith was I brought vp in and herein I am now ready to die Beseeching you all to ioyne your soules with me in praier that my soule may belifted vp by faith aboue all earthlie things in my praier for now I will giue my selfe to my priuate praier yet for that I beseech you to ioyne with me I will speake that you may heare me And heere as he turned himselfe aside to put of his gowne Doctor Montford requested him to remember to pray to God to forgiue all his enemies if he had any To whom he answered I thanke you for it and so turning himselfe againe to the Lords and the rest he said I desire all the world to forgiue me euen as I do freely and from my hart forgiue all the world Then putting off his Gowne and Ruffe and presenting himselfe before the blocke kneeling downe he was by Doctor