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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38436	England's second warning-piece, or, Observations on the barbarous attempt to murther Justice Arnold, April the 15th 1680 containing 1. a true relation of the matter of fact, 2. some remarks on the circumstances, 3. a true copy of the pretended speech of Evans the popish priest, executed in Glamorganshire, as it was lately printed by the papists, in revenge of whose prosecution, this assassination is presumed to have been committed : with a comment on the hypocritical speech of that dying traytor.		1680 (1680)	Wing E3049; ESTC R12204	9,924	9

we ought here with thankful hearts to take notice of the signal Series of Gracious Providence that ever since the first Discovery of this Plot whenever it has seemed to be almost stifled and the Evidence most discouraged by the power and policy of the Adversaries then alwayes hath infinite Wisdom brought something to light or infatuated them into some horrid Act which plainly has confirmed the Testimony of the Witnesses and the Wickedness of this bloody Babylonish Faction Thirdly But now As to this Reverend Father Evans to whose revengeful Manes this Worthy Gentleman was to have been sacrific'd He was 't is well known upon a fair Tryal Condemned and Executed for Treason And what a Meek Peaceable Holy Humble Blade he was you may partly guess by his taking upon him to be of the Church-militant with the Title of a Captain living as a Bully and his Mouth perpetually overflowing with Oaths and Curses But especially you may measure his extraordinary Piety by his frequent threatnings to Pistol this very Gentleman as is fully proved upon Oath Yet after all this that you may see how innocent a Lamb this swaggering Bell-weather is represented to have been at his Death I shall take leave to print verbatim one of their Lying Seducing Papers as it was with multitudes of the like stamp printed for or at least openly sold by Turner the Popish Bookseller in Holborn as follows Short Memorandums upon the Deaths of Mr. Philip Evans and Mr. John Lloyd both Priests who were Executed at Cardiff in Glamorganshire the 22th day of July 1679. ABout Nine of the Clock in the Morning the Under-Sheriff Mr. Charles Evans came to the Cellar in the Goal where the Gentlemen were kept and immediately a Smith was sent for to take off their Irons which were so hard set on that the Smith was above an hour in taking off Mr. Evan 's alone which was not done without great pain to him notwithstanding which he never gave the least sign of Impatience or trouble but encouraged the Man to go on with his work without fear of hurting him When they were brought out of the Cellar they desired to walk on Foot to the place of Execution but were refused and put both upon one Cart their Arms Pinnioned all the way Reading in their Books When they Arrived at the place of Execution they followed St. Andrews Example saying Welcome good Cross and falling upon their Knees Kissed the Post of the Gallows and remained Praying there a good while When they had done they asked which was to Die first the Sheriff answered Mr. Evans He Bowing spake these few Words I need not tell you why we are brought here to suffer our Sentence of Condemnation is a sufficient Witness that it was not for a Plot or any other Crime but for being Priests consequently I do die for Religion and Conscience sake I shall not speak much of the goodness of my Cause because I think it will be heedless but it is so good that I would not give the happiness of Dying for it for all the Crowns of the World Sure if a Man ever spakes truth it must be at the Hour of Death therefore I hope no Body will doubt of what I say If I have or had any Enemies in the World which I do not know that ever I had any in my Life I do heartily forgive them for any thing done or said against me and if I have offended any Body I am heartily sorry for it and ask them forgiveness I pray God Bless and Prosper the King I beg the Prayers of all and in particular of the Catholicks here present That done he Kneeled down again with some Friends about him and having said some Prayers he took his leave of them and went up the Ladder upon which he spoke again these words Sure this is the best Pulpit a Man can have to Preach in therefore I cannot forbear to tell you again that I die for God and Religion sake and I think my self so happy that if I had never so many Lives I would willingly give them all for so good a Cause if I could Live it would be but for a little time though I am but young happy am I that can purchase with a short pain an Everlasting Life I do forgive all those that have had any hand in my Death Accusation or Condemnation I ask again forgiveness of every body I give thanks to all those that have been kind to me and to you Mr. Sheriff Adieu Mr. Lloyd tho' for a little time for we shall shortly meet again pray for me all and I shall return it when it pleaseth God that I shall enjoy the Beatifical Vision if any of you that see me die thus willingly for my Religion have any good thought upon it I shall think my self happy then he made a stop and after a little while said with a clear and cheerful voice In manus tuas Domine commendo Spiritum meum And so giving the sign the Executioner turn'd him over and the Ladder being very short it stirr'd with him then Mr. Richard Jones one of the Sheriffs Bailiffs took his Legs from it and turn'd them after his Body all that were present can justify that he never looked better nor more cheerful then he did then All this will be Testifyed if need be by Credible Persons as well Protestants as Catholicks During the time of Mr. Evans's Execution Mr. Lloyd stood by with us much constancy and cheerfulness as any Man could have and before he went up the Ladder he said these words following more distinctly and heartily then ever he did in his Life by the Report of those that have known him these many Years My Fellow-Sufferer has declared the Cause of our death therefore I need not repeat it and besides I never was a good speaker in my Life I shall only say that I die in the true Catholick and Apostolick Faith according to these words in the Creed I Believe the Holy Catholick Church and with those three Virtues Faith Hope and Charity I forgive all those that have offended me and if I have offended any body I am heartily sorry for it and ask them forgiveness I beg the Prayers of all and in particular of the Catholicks here present desiring them to bear their Crosses patiently and to remember that Passage of Holy Scripture Happy are they that suffer Persecution for Justice for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven Then he went up the Ladder and there gave thanks to all those that had been kind to him and in particular to the Sheriff then he made a little stop after which he said Mr. Carne you have been always my Benefactor pray for me now Then he knocked his Breast three times and said in Latine Lord have Mercy upon me a Sinner and Into thy hands Lord I recommend my Spirit So gave the sign and was turned over Some Notes for a Comment on the foregoing Piece of Popish Martyrology 1.