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A37340 A brief history of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the occasions that brought her and Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, to their tragical ends shewing the hopes the Papists then had of a Popish successor in England, and their plots to accomplish them : with a full account of the tryals of that Queen, and of the said Duke, as also the trial of Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel : from the papers of a secretary of Sir Francis Walsingham / now published by a person of quality. M. D.; Walsingham, Francis, Sir, 1530?-1590. 1681 (1681) Wing D57; ESTC R8596 76,972 72

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as in bewraying my dreary Tragedy should lamentably bewail my fall and somewhat no doubt move you to compassion but sith hence there is no proportion betwixt the quantity of my crime and any humane consideration shew sweet Queen some miracle upon a wretch that lieth prostrate in your prison most grievously bewailing his offence and imploring such comfort at your anointed hands as my poor Wives misfortune doth beg my Childs innocency doth crave my guiltless Family doth wish and my heinous treachery doth less deserve so shall your divine Mercy make your glory shine as far above all Princes as my most horrible practises are detestable amongst your best Subjects whom that you may long live and happily govern I beseech the Mercy-maker to grant for his sweet Son's sake Jesus Christ Your Majesties unfortunate because disloyal subject Anthony Babington A Letter written by Chidiocke Tuchborne the night before he died unto his Wife as followeth viz. 1586. MOst loving Wife I commend me unto thee and desire God to bless Tuchborne's Letter to his Wife thee with all happiness Pray for thy dead Husband and be of good comfort for I hope in Jesus Christ this morning to see the face of my Maker and Redeemer in the most joyful Throne of his Kingdom Commend me to all my friends and desire them to pray for me and in all Charity to pardon me if I have offended them commend me to my Six Sisters poor desolate souls advise them to serve God for without him no goodness is to be expected were it possible my little Sister Bab. the darling of my care might be brought up and bred by thee God would reward thee But I do thee wrong I confess that hast by my dissolute negligence so little for thy self to add further charge unto thee Dear Wife forgive me that have by this means so much impoverished thy fortunes Patience and pardon good Wife I crave make of these our necessities a vertue and lay no further burthen upon my neck than already hath been There be certain debts which I owe and because I know not the order of the Law sithence it hath taken from me all forfeited by course of my offence to her Majesty I cannot advise you to benefit me herein But if there fall out wherewith let them be discharged for Gods sake I will not that you trouble your self with these matters my own heart but make it known to my Uncles and desire them for the honour of God and ease of their Nephews soul to take care of them as they may and especial care of my Sisters bringing up the burden whereof is now laid upon them Now sweet Chick what is left for me to bestow on thee a small Joynture a slender recompence for thy deservings These Legacies following be thy own God of his goodness give thee grace always to remain his true and faithful servant and that through the merits of his most blessed and bitter Passion thou maist become inheritrix of his Kingdom with the blessed woman in Heaven Jesus give thee of his fear and to his glory all the benefits of this Transitory life the Holy Ghost bless thee with all necessaries for the weal of thy soul in the world to come where till it please Almighty God that I meet thee farewel loving Wife farewel the dearest to me on earth farewel By the hand from the heart of thy most loving faithful Husband Chidiocke Tuchborne Certain Verses which the said Tuchborne the Traitor made of himself in the Tower the night before he suffered death MY prime of Youth is but a frost of Cares Tuchborne's Verses My feast of Joy is but a dish of Pain My Crop of Corn is but a field of Tares And all my good is but vain hope of Gain The day is fled and yet I saw no Sun And now I live and now my life is done The Spring is past and yet it hath not sprung The Fruit is dead and yet the Leaves are green My Youth is past and yet I was but young I saw the world and yet I was not seen My Thred is cut and yet it is not spun And now I live and now my life is done I sought for Death and found it in my Womb I look't for Life and saw it was a shade I trod the ground and knew it was my Tomb And now I die and now I am but made The Glass is full and yet my Glass is run And now I live and now my life is done The Examination of Ballard a Priest Babington Savidge Barnwell Tuchborn Tylney and Abbington all executed for High-Treason in Holborn-fields upon a large Scaffold made with a high pair of Gallows as by their own Confessions may appear and their several speeches at the place of Execution the 20th of September 1586. JOHN Ballard the Priest confest that he had been a dealer in those matters September 20. 1586. and that he was guilty of those things whereof he was Condemned 1. Ballard which he protested was never enterprised by him upon any hope of preferment but only as he said for the advancement of true Religion He craved pardon and forgiveness of all persons to whom his doings had been any scandal and so he made an end making his prayers to himself in Latin not asking her Majesty forgiveness otherwise than if he had offended and so was executed Anthony Babington Esq also confessed that he was come to die as he had deserved howbeit he as Ballard before protested that he was not 2. Babington led into those Actions upon hope of preferment or for any temporal respect nor had ever attempted them but that he was perswaded by reasons alledged to this effect That it was a deed lawful and meritorious He craved forgiveness of all whom he had any way offended he would gladly also have been resolved whether his lands should have been confiscate to her Majesty or whether they should descend to his brother But howsoever his request was to the Lords and others the Commissioners there present that consideration might be had of one whose money he had received for lands which he had passed no Fine for for which the conveyance was void in Law he requested also that consideration might be had of a certain servant of his whom he had sent for certain Merchandise into the East Countries who by his means was greatly impoverished for his Wife he said she had good friends to whose consideration he would leave her And thus he finished asking her Majesty forgiveness and making his prayers in Latin and so was executed John Savidge Gent. confessed his guilt and said as the other two before that he did attempt it for that in Conscience he thought it a deed meritorious 3. Savidge and a common good to the weal publick and for no private preferment and so was executed Robert Barnwell Gent. confessed that he was made acquainted with their drifts but denied that ever he consented or could