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The true speeches of Collonel John Penruddock, and Hugh Grove delivered on the scaffold at Exeter Castle, May the 17th, 1655.
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Penruddock, John, 1619-1655.
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none but honest and Honourable meanes to preserve it but these unhappie times have been very fatall to my Family two of my Brothers have been already slaine and I my selfe am now going to the slaughter It is Gods will and J doe submit to that Providence I must render an acknowledgment of the great civilities I received from the City of Exon and from some Persons of quality for that plentifull provision made for the Prisoners I thanke this noble Sheriffe for his many favours and curtesies towards us and in particuler to my selfe and I desire the Sheriffe to present my due respects to the Protector that though hee had no mercy upon me my selfe yet that hee would be pleas'd to have some towards my Family As for this businesse I now Dye for I looke upon it as an Individium vagum J know not how they assert this to be Treason unlesse they make it to bee like the Wind in the Gospell To blow where it listeth I know not to what end this may come but I pray God that my blood and my Brothers that is to Suffer heere with me may be the last I am now putting off my cloathes to fight a duell with Death for I conceive no other Duels to bee lawfull But my Saviour hath pulled out the Sting of this my enemy hee hath made himselfe a Sacrifice for mee I doe not accompt that Man worthy of one drop of his Blood that will not spend all for him in a good cause As I now put off these garments of Cloath so I hope I have put off my garments of Sin and have put on the robes of CHRIST's Righteousnesse which will bring mee to his glorious Robes anon I desire to see the Axe and he kissed it and said I am like to have a sharpe passage of it but my Saviour hath taken away the sting and I hope hee will sweeten it unto me Thus I commit my soule to God my Creator and Redeemer O Lord looke upon me in my last gasping O Lord Jesus Christ have mercy upon me and heare my Prayers and the prayers of all good People for me J will close up all with praying for the King and his restoration I thanke thee O God for all thy dispensations towards me Glory be to God on high On earth Peace goodwill towards Men. Gentlemen if I would have been so unworthy as others have beene I might for a Lye have saved my Life But I scorne to purchase it at such a rate But deny all such temptations and those that offer them FIN Mr. HUGH GROVES Speech on the Scaffold at the same time and Place GOod People J was never guilty of much Rethorick Nor ever loved long Speeches in my life Therefore you cannot expect either of them at my Death All that I shall desire of you besides your hearty Prayers for my Soule is that you would beare me witnesse that J dye a true Sonne of the Church of England as it was established by King Edward the 6th Queen Elizabeth King James and King Charles of ever blessed memory And that I dye a Loyall subject to King Charles the 2. my undoubted Soveraigne and a lover of good old Lawes of the land The just priviledges of Parliament The rights and liberties of the People For the re-establishing of all which I undertooke this Designe and for which I am now ready to lay downe my life God forgive the Iudges and Councell for perverting the Law And God forgive the bloody minded Iury and all those that procured them God forgive Crooke for denying and forswearing his Articles so unworthily And God forgive Mr. Dove and the rest for swearing so falsly and maliciously against me And God forgive all mine Enemies for I heartily forgive them Now God blesse the King and all those that love him and turne the hearts of all those that hate him God blesse you all And God bee mercifull unto you and to my Soule Amen Printed to prevent false Copies AN. DOM. 1655.