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A35707 The Deportment and carriage of the German princess immediately befor her execution and her last speech at Tyburn, being on Wednesday the 22th of January, 1672. 1672 (1672) Wing D1077A; ESTC R29711 1,929 10

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THE DEPORTMENT AND CARRIAGE OF THE German Princess Immediately before her EXECUTION AND Her last SPEECH at TYBVRN Being on Wednesday the 22th of January 1672. London Printed for Nath. Brooke at the Angel in Cornhill near the Royal-Exchange 1672. THE DEPORTMENT AND SPEECH OF THE GERMAN PRINCESSE Before her Execution at Tyburn January 22. MDCLXXII MARY CARLTON commonly known by the Name of the German Princess being brought from the Marshalsey in Southwark to Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey in order to her Tryal for several Crimes and Misdemeanors formerly committed by her was accordingly Arraign'd at the Bar on Thursday the Sixteenth of this instant January and on Friday the Seventeenth was Indicted for stealing a piece of Plate from an Inhabitant in Chancery-Lane to which Indictment she pleaded Not Guilty but upon full Evidence was found Guilty and so to avoid the Sentence of Condemnation pleaded her Belly Whereupon a Jury of Women was Impannell'd and after long and serious Consultation and Debate they brought her in Not quick with Child so that she was sentenced to Dye according to Law in such Cases provided on Wednesday following which was the Two and Twentieth instant and accordingly went Carted to Tyburn in order to her Execution As to her deportment in Prison the said day of her designed Execution she was found in a far more quiet and calm posture than the night before and better fitted for Death according to all humane conjecture heartily desiring her expected and deserved dissolution And herein to be just to her she did shew the absolute symptoms of a true Penitent for her Ejaculations were as pious and pathetical as her former Life had been enormous and criminal She did voluntarily upon her own account without any instigation from a second person confess the hainousness of her Sins though withall she desired that the Spectators and Auditors would be so much friends to Justice as not to give credit to all vain Rumors that were reported of her A Pardon she did declare neither to expect nor desire Death she had deserv'd and was very willing to undergo that hard and heavy task and withall that she was fully satisfied in all particulars and fit to taste of that bitter Cup. When she heard the Bell at St. Sepulchres Toll she us'd this Expression This is my Passing-Bell Lord Jesus I am coming to thee There is no person knows what it is to be under the terrours of the Almighty but those that have felt them O my Saviour I am coming Lord strengthen me Lord step between me and poor weak Nature O how doth Nature cling to me and is unwilling to leave me It was a trouble to me at first to dye but now I have overcome it and am satisfied One thing she her self took notice of and acquainted the Company withal of her own accord telling them it deserv'd their Observation viz. This day being the day of Execution was the day of my Baptism I was Born on the 11th of January and Baptiz'd on the 22th to which she added this Zealous passionate and Christian like Expression This day I was Baptiz'd and before night I expect to be sprinkled with the blood of the Lamb which is a second Baptism 'T is true though 't will hardly be believ'd that this vitious Woman guilty of such gross Immoralities did dye well satisfied and unconcern'd with a Resolution and Courage beyond the weakness of her frail Sex Her Sister and another Relation to whom she comitted the care of her decent Burial were present with her immediately before she went to Execution lamenting her sad and deplorable condition she desir'd them to be satisfied as she was and not to mourn and shed tears for that did but exasperate her grief and increase her trouble As to her Religion she did declare before her departure that she was and would dye a Roman Catholick as she did undoubtedly And thus she was committed to the Cart and when she came to Tyburn after she had devoutly pray'd with a chearful and unalter'd Countenance she desir'd to know whether she might speak to the People To which a Person there present reply'd Your voice is low and will not be heard by the multitude here present but if you will acquaint me with your desire I will discourse it to them afterwards Then she began a short Speech in these words following YOu will make me a President for sin I confess I have been a vain Woman I have had in the World Glory and Misery in abundance and let all People beware of ill Company The World hath condemn'd me and I have much to answer pray God forgive me and my Husband likewise I beseech God lay nothing to his charge for my fault Thereupon a Person that was there present askt her this question Have you any thing to your Husband To which she modestly reply'd Only my Recommendations that he would serve God and repent for I fear he wants sober admonition and I beseech God lay nothing to his charge on my account And what wrong I have done him I hope he will forgive me I forgive him To which one made answer then so in perfect Charity you dye with all the World And she replyed very seriously Yes I do and so with many devout Ejaculations such as Lord Jesus receive my soul Lord have mercy upon me frequently reiterated and repeated she departed this life FINIS YOu may very speedily expect more at large The Memoirs of the German Princess with an exact Narrative of her Life and Death c.