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A86997	The several speeches of Duke Hamilton Earl of Cambridg, Henry Earl of Holland, and Arthur Lord Capel, upon the scaffold immediately before their execution, on Friday the 9. of March. Also the several exhortations, and conferences with them, upon the scaffold, by Dr Sibbald, Mr Bolton, & Mr Hodges. Published by special authority.	Hamilton, James Hamilton, Duke of, 1606-1649.; Holland, Henry Rich, Earl of, 1590-1649.; Capel of Hadham, Arthur Capel, Baron, 1610?-1649.	1649 (1649)	Wing H482; Thomason E546_21; ESTC R202512	23,521	45

THE SEVERAL SPEECHES OF Duke Hamilton Earl of Cambridg Henry Earl of Holland and Arthur Lord Capel Upon the SCAFFOLD Immediately before their EXECUTION On Friday the 9. of March Also the several Exhortations and Conferences with them upon the SCAFFOLD by Dr Sibbald Mr Bolton Mr Hodges Published by special Authority LONDON Printed for Peter Cole Francis Tyton and John Playford 164● The several Speeches of Earl of Cambridg the Earl of Holland and the Lord Capel upon the Scaffold c. UPon Friday the ninth of this instant being the day appointed for the Execution of the sentence of Death upon the Earl of Cambridg the Earl of Holland and the Lord Capel about ten of the Clock that morning L.Col. Beecher came with his Order to the several Prisoners at St James's requiring them to come away According to which Order they were carried in Sedans with a Guard to Sir Thomas Cottons house at Westminster where they continued about the space of two hours passing away most of that time in religious and seasonable Conferences with the Ministers there present with them After which being called away to the Scaffold it was desired that before they went they might have the opportunity of commending their Souls to God by prayer which being readily granted and the room voyded Mr Bolton was desired by the Lord of Holland to take that pains with them which was accordingly done with great appearance of solemn Affections among them Prayer being concluded and hearty Thanks returned by them all to the Minister who performed as also to the rest who were their Assistants in this sad time of trouble the Earl of Cambridge prepared first to go towards the place of Execution and after mutual embraces and some short ejaculatory expressions to and for his fellow-sufferers he took his leave of them all and went along with the Officers attended upon by Dr Sibbald whom he had chosen for his Comforter in this his sad condition The Scaffold being erected in the new Palace-yard at Westminster over against the great Hal-Gate in the sight of the place where the High Court of Justice formerly sate the Hal-doors being open there was his Excellencies Regiment of Horse commanded by Capt. Disher and several Companies of Col. Hewsons and Col. Prides Regiments of Foot drawn up in the place When the Earl came from Westminster Hall neer the Scaffold he was met by the Undersheriff of Middlesex and a Guard of his men who took the charge of him from Lieut. Col. Beecher and the Partizans that were his Guard The Sheriff of London being also according to Command from the High Court of Justice present to see the Execution performed The Earl of Cambridg being come upon the Scaffold and two of his own servants waiting upon him he first spake to the Doctor as followeth Earl of Cambridg Whether shall I pray first Dr Sibbald As Your Lordship pleases Earl of Cambridg My Lord of Denbigh has sent to speak with me I know not the fashion I may ask you Sir Do these Gentlemen expect I should say any thing to them or no they cannot hear Dr Sibbald There will be a greater silence by and by It will not be amiss if Your Lordship defer Your speaking till You hear from his Lordship Cambridg There is something in it He was with the House Dr Sibbald I suppose he would give no interruption to Your Lordship at this time were there not something of concernment in it Cambridg He is my Brother and has been a very faithful Servant to this State and he was in great esteem and reputation with them He is in the Hall and sent to speak with a Servant of mine to send something to me Dr Sibbald It will not lengthen the time much if you stay while you have a Return from him My Lord you should do well to bestow your time now in meditating upon and imploring of the free mercy of God in Christ for your eternal Salvation and look upon that ever-streaming Fountain of his precious Blood that purgeth us from all our sins even the sins of the deepest dye the Blood of Iesus Christ washes away all our sins and that Blood of Christ is poured forth upon all such as by a lively Faith lay hold upon him God so loved the World that he gave his only begotten Son to the end that whosoever beleeved in him should not perish but have everlasting life that is now my Lord the Rock upon which you must chiefly rest and labor to fix your self in the free mercy of God through Christ Iesus whose mercies are from everlasting to everlasting unto all such as with the eye of Faith behold him behold Iesus the Author and Finisher of your Salvation who hath satisfied the Iustice of God by that Al-sufficiency of his Sacrifice which once for all he offered upon the Cross for the sins of the whole world so that the sting of death is taken away from all Beleevers and he hath sanctified it as a passage to everlasting blessedness It is true the waters of Jordan run somewhat rough and surly betwixt the Wilderness and our passage into Canaan but let us rest upon the Ark my Lord the Ark Christ Iesus that will carry us through and above all those waves to that Rock of ages which no flood nor waves can reach unto and to him who is yesterday to day and the same for ever against whom the Powers and Principalities the gates of Hell shall never be able to prevail lift up and fasten your eyes now upon Christ crucified and labor to behold Iesus standing at the right hand of his Father as the Protomartyr Stephen ready to receive your soul when it shall be separated from this frail and mortal body Alass no man would desire life if he knew beforehand what it were to live it is nothing but sorrow vexation and trouble grief and discontent that waits upon every condition whether publique or private in every station and calling there are several miseries and troubles that are inseparable from them therefore what a blessed thing it is to have a speedy and comfortable passage out of this raging Sea into the Port of everlasting Happiness We must pass through a Sea but it is the Sea of Christs Blood in which never soul suffered shipwrack in which we must be blown with winds and tempests but they are the Gales of Gods Spirit upon us which blow away all contrary winds of diffidence in his Mercy Here one acquainting the Earl his servant was coming he answered So Sir And turning to the under Sheriffs son said Cambridg Sir have you your Warrant here Sheriff Yes my Lord we have a Command Cambridg A Command I take this time Sir of staying in regard of the Earl of Denbighs sending to speak with me I know not for what it is he desires me to stay Dr Sibbald I presume Mr Sheriff will not grudg your Lordship a few minutes time when so great a work as this is

J know is infinite and J blesse my God for it J go with so cleare a conscience that J know not the man that J have personally injured D. Sib. My Lord it is a marveilous great satisfaction that at this last hour you can say so I beseech the Lord for his eternall mercy strengthen your faith that in the very moment of your dissolution you may see the armes of the Lord Iesus stretched out ready to receive your soule Then the Earl of Cambridge embracing those his servants which were there present said to each of them You have been very faithful to me and the Lord blesse you Camb. Then turning to the Executioner said I shall say a very short prayer to my God while I lie down there and when I stretch out my hand my right hand then sir do your duty and I do freely forgive you and so I do all the world Dr. Sibbald The Lord in great mercie go along with you and bring you to the possession of everlasting life strengthning your faith in Jesus Christ This is a passage my Lord a short passage unto eternal glory J hope through the free grace of your gracious God you are now able to say O Death where is thy sting O grave where is thy victory and to make this comfortable answer Blessed be God blessed be God who hath given me an assurance of victory through Christ Jesus Then the E. of Cambridge said to the Executioner Must J lie all along Execut Yes and 't please your Lordship Camb. When I stretch out my hands but J will fit my Head first tell me if I be right and how you would have me lie Ex. Your shirt must be pind back for it lies too high upon your shoulders which was done accordingly Doctor Sibbald My Lord now now lift up your eyes unto Jesus Christ and cast your self now into the everlasting arms of your most gracious Redeemer Then the Earle having laid his head over the blocke said Is this right Doctor Sibbald Jesus the Son of David have mercy upon you Execut Lie a little lower Sir Camb. Well stay then till I give you the signe And so having laine a short space devoutly praying to himselfe he stretch'd out his right hand whereupon the Executioner at one blow severed his head from his body which was received by two of his servants then kneeling by him into a Crimson Taffety Scarfe and that with the body immediately put into a Coffin brought upon the Scaffold for that purpose and from thence conveyed to the house that was Sir John Hamiltons at the Mewes where it now remains This execution being done the Sheriffes Guard went immediately to meet the Earl of Holland which they did in the mid way between the Scaffold and Westminster-Hall and the Under-Sheriffes sonne having received him into his charge conducted him to the Scaffold he taking M. Boulton all the way in his hand passed all along to the Scaffold discoursing together upon which being come observing his voice would not reach to the people in regard the Guard compassed the Scaffold he said Holland It is to no purpose I think to speak any thing here Which way must I speak And then being directed to the front of the Scaffold he leaning over the railes said I think it is fit to say something since God hath called me to this place The first thing which I must professe is what concernes my Religion and my breeding which hath been in a good Family that hath ever been faithfull to the true Protestant Religion in the which I have been bred in the which I have lived and in the which by Gods grace and mercy I shall die I have not lived according to that education I had in that Family where I was born and bred I hope God wil forgive me my sins since I conceive that it is very much his pleasure to bring me to this place for the sins that I have committed The cause that hath brought me hither I believe by many hath been much mistaken They have conceived that I have had ill designes to the State and to the Kingdome Truly I look upon it as a Judgement and a just Judgement of God not but I have offended so much the State and the Kingdome and the Parliament as that I have had an extream vanity in serving them very extraordinarily For those actions that I have done I think it is known they have been ever very faithfull to the publique and very particularly to Parliaments My affections have been ever exprest truly and clearly to them The dispositions of affairs now have put things in another posture then they were when I was ingaged with the Parliament I have never gone off from those Principles that ever I have professed I have lived in them and by Gods grace will die in them There may be alterations and changes that may carry them further then I thought reasonable and truly there I left them but there hath been nothing that I have said or done or professed either by Covenant or Declaration which hath not been very constant and very clear upon the principles that I ever have gone upon which was to serve the King the Parliament Religion I should have said in the first place the Common-Wealth and to seek the Peace of the Kingdome That made me think it no improper time being prest out by accidents and circumstances to seek the Peace of the Kingdome which I thought was proper since there was somthing then in agitation but nothing agreed on for seeding Propositions to the King that was the furthest aim that I had and truly beyond that I had no intention none at all And God be praised although my bloud comes to be shed here there was I think scarcely a drop of bloud shed in that action that I was ingaged in For the present affairs as they are I cannot tell how to judge of them and truly they are in such a condition as I conceive no body can make a judgement of them and therefore I must make use of my Prayers rather then of my opinion which are that God would blesse this Kingdome this Nation this State that he would settle it in a way agreeable to what this Kingdome hath been happily governed under by a King by the Lords by the Commons a Government that I conceive it hath flourished much under and I pray God the change of it bring not rather a prejudice a disorder and a confusion then the contrary I look upon the Posterity of the King and truly my Conscience directs me to it to desire that if God be pleased that these people may look upon them with that affection that they owe that they may be called in again and they may be not through bloud nor through disorder admitted again into that power and to that glory that God in their birth intended to them I shall pray with all my soule for the happinesse of this State of this Nation that the

as that may be done which shall tend to his glory and the peace and happinesse of the kingdom I have not much more to say that I remember of I think I have spoken of my Religion Dr. Sibbald Your Lordship his not so fully said it Camb. Truly I do believe I did say something Dr Sibbald I know you did 't is pleasing to heare it from your Lordship againe Cambr. Truly Sir for the profession of my Religion that which I said was the established Religion and that which I have practised in my owne Kingdome where I was borne and bred my Tenents they need not to be exprest they are knowne to all and I am not of a rigid opinion many godly men there is that may have scruples which doe not concerne me at all at no time they may differ in Opinion and more now then at any time differing in Opjnion does not move me not any mans my owne is cleare Sir The Lord forgive me my sinnes and I forgive freely all those that even I might as a worldly man have the greatest animosity against We are bidden to forgive Sir T is a command laid upon us and there mentioned Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespasse against us Dr. Sibbald 'T is our Saviours rule love your enemies blesse them that curse you pray for them that persecute you do good to them which despightfully use you Cambr. Sir it is high time for me to make an end of this and truly I remember no more that I have to say but to pray to God Almighty a few words and then I have done Then kneeling downe with Doctor Sibbald he Prayed thus Most Blessed Lord I thy poore and most unworthy servant come unto thee presuming in thy infinite mercy and the merits of Jesus Christ who sits upon the Throne I come flying from that of Justice to that of Mercy and tendernesse for his sake which shed his bloud for sinners that he would take compassion upon me that he will look upon me as one that graciously hears me that he would look upon me as one that hath redeemed me that he would look upon me as one that hath shed his bloud for me that he would look upon me as one who now cals and hopes to be saved by his al-sufficient merits for his sake Glorious God have compassion upon me in the freenesse of thy infinite mercy that when this sinfull soule of mine shall depart out of this fraile carcase of clay I may be carried into thy everlasting glory O Lord by thy free grace and out of thy infinite mercy heare me and look downe and have compassion upon me and thou Lord Jesus thou my Lord and thou my God and thou my Redeemer heare me take pitie upon me take pitie upon me gracious God and so deale with my soule that by thy precious merits I may attaine to thy joy and blisse O Lord remember me so miserable and sinfull a creature now thou O Lord thou O Lord that died for me receive me and receive me into thy owne bound of mercy O Lord I trust in thee suffer me not now to be confounded Satan has had too long possession of this soule O let him not now prevaile against it but let me O Lord from henceforth dwell with thee for evermore Now Lord it is thy time to heare me heare me gracious Jesus even for thy owne goodnesse mercy and truth O glorious God O blessed Father O holy Redeemer O gracious Comforter O holy and blessed Trinity I do render up my soule into thy hands and commit it with the mediation of my Redeemer praising thee for all thy dispensations that it has pleased thee to conferre upon me and even for this praise and honour and thanks of this time forth for ever more Dr. Sibbald My Lord I trust you now behold with the eye of Faith the Son of righteousnesse shining upon your soul and will chearfully submit unto him who hath redeemed us through his bloud even the bloud of Jesus Christ that you may appeare at the Tribunal of God clothed with the white robe of his unspotted righteousnesse the Lord grant that with the eye of faith you may now see the heavens opened and Jesus Christ standing at the right hand of God ready to receive you into his armes of mercie Cambr. Then the Earle turning to the Executioner said shall J put on another Cap must this hair be turn'd up from my neck there are three of my servants to give satisfaction D. Sib. My Lord I hope you are able to give all that are about you satisfaction you are assured that God is reconciled unto you through the bloud of Christ Iesus and the Spirit of the Lord witnesseth to you that Christ is become now a Iesus unto you My Lord fasten the eyes of your faith upon Jesus the Author finisher of your salvation who himself was brought to a violent death for the redemption of mankind he chearfully submitted to his Fathers good pleasure in it and for us blessed and holy is he that has part my Lord in the first resurrection that is in the first riser Jesus Christ who is both the resurrection and the life over him the second death shall have no power t is the unspeakable joy of a beleever that at the houre of death his soule hath an immediate passage from this earthly Tabernacle to that Region of endlesse glory yea to the presence of God himselfe in whose presence there is fulnesse of joy and at whose right hand there are pleasures for evermore Then the E of Cambridge turning to the Executiooner said which way is it that you would have me lye Sir Execut The Executioner pointing to the front of the Scaffold the Earle replyed what my Head this way then the Under Sheriffs son said my Lord the Order is that you should lay your Head towards the High-Court of Iustice The Earl of Cambr. after a little discourse in private with some of his servants kneeled down on the side of the Scaffold and prayed a while to himself When he had finisht his prayers Dr. Sibbald spake to him thus My Lord I humbly beseech God that you may now with a holy and Christian courage give up your soul to the hand of your faithful Creator and gracious Redeemer and not be dismaied with any sad apprehension of the terrours of this death And what a blessed and glorious Exchange you shall make within a very few minutes Then with a cheerfull and smiling countenance the Earle embracing the Doctor in his Armes said Camb. Truly Sir I do take you in mine arms truly I blesse God for it I do not feare I have an assurance that is grounded here laying his hand upon his heart Now that gives me more true joy then ever J had J passe out of a miserable world to go into an eternall and glorious Kingdome and Sir though J have been a most sinfull creature yet Gods mercy

protection of that for my life and the honor of it but truly I will not trouble you much with that because in another place I have spoken very largely and liberally about it I believe you will hear by other means what Arguments I used in that case But truly that that is stranger you that are English men behold here an English man now before you and acknowledged a Peer not condemned to dye by any Law of England not by any Law of England Nay shall I tell you more which is strangest of all contrary to all the Laws of England that I know of And truly I will tell you in the matter of the Civil part of my death and the cause that I have maintained I dye I take it for maintaining the fifth Commandment injoyned by God himself which injoyns reverence and obedience to Parents All Divines on all hands though they contradict one another in many several Opinions yet all Divines on all hands do acknowledge that here is intended Magistracy and Order and certainly I have obeyed that Magistracy and that Order under which I have lived which I was bound to obey and truly I do say very confidently that I do dye here for keeping for obeying that fifth Commandment given by God himself and written with his own finger And now Gentlemen I will take this opportunity to tell you That I cannot imitate a better nor a greater ingenuity then his that said of himself For suffering an unjust judgement upon another himself was brought to suffer by an unjust judgement Truly Gentlemen that God may be glorified that all men that are concerned in it may take the occasion of it of humble repentance to God Almighty for it I do here profess to you that truly I did give my Vote to that Bill of the E. of Strafford I doubt not but God Almighty hath washed that away with a more precious blood that is with the blood of his own Son and my dear Savior Jesus Christ and I hope he will wash it away from all those that are guilty of it truly this I may say I had not the least part nor the least degree of malice in the doing of it but I must confess again to Gods glory and the accusation of mine own frailty and the frailty of my Nature that truly it was an unworthy Cowardize not to resist so great a torrent as carried that business at that time And truly this I think I am most guilty of of not courage enough in it but malice I had none but whatsoever it was God I am sure hath pardoned it hath given me the assurance of it that Christ Jesus his blood hath washed it away and truly I do from my soul wish That all men that have any stain by it may seriously repent and receive a remission and pardon from God for it And now Gentlemen we have had an occasion by this intimation to remember his Majesty our King that last was and I cannot speak of him nor think of it but truly I must needs say That in my Opinion that have had time to consider all the Images of all the greatest and vertuousest Princes in the world and truly in my Opinion there was not a more vertuous and more sufficient Prince known in the world then our gracious King Charls that dyed last God Almighty preserve our King that now is his Son God send him more fortunate and longer days God Almighty so assist him that he may exceed both the vertues and sufficiencies of his Father For certainly I that have been a Counsellor to him and have lived long with him and in a time when discovery is easily enough made for he was yong he was about thirteen fourteen fifteen or sixteen years of age those years I was with him truly I never saw greater hopes of vertue in any yong person then in him great Judgment great Understanding great Apprehension much Honor in his Nature and truly a very perfect English man in his inclination and I pray God restore him to this Kingdom and Unite the Kingdoms one unto another and send a great happiness both to you and to him that he may long live and Reign among you and that that Family may Raign till thy Kingdom come that is while all Temporal Power is consummated I beseech God of his mercy give much happiness to this your King and to you that in it shall be his Subjects by the grace of Jesus Christ Truly I like my beginning so well that I will make my conclusion with it that is That God Almighty would confer of his infinite and inestimable grace and mercy to those that are the causers of my coming hither I pray God give them as much mercy as their own hearts can wish and truly for my part I will not accuse any one of them of malice truly I will not nay I will not think there was any malice in them what other ends there is I know not nor I will not examine but let it be what it will from my very soul I forgive them every one And so the Lord of Heaven bless you all God Almighty be infinite in goodness and mercy to you and direct you in those ways of obedience to his commands to his Majesty that this Kingdom may be a happy and glorious Nation again and that your King may be a happy King in so good and so obedient people God Almighty keep you all God Almighty preserve this Kingdom God Almighty preserve you all Then turning about and looking for the Executioner who was gone off the Scaffold said Which is the Gentleman which is the man Answer was made He is a coming He then said Stay I must pull off my Dublet first and my Wastcoat And then the Executioner being come upon the Scaffold the Lord Capel said O friend prethee come hither Then the Executioner kneeling down the Lord Capel said I forgive thee from my soul and not only forgive thee but I shall pray to God to give thee all grace for a better life There is Five pounds for thee and truly for my clothes and those things if there be any thing due to you for it you shall be very fully recompenced but I desire my body may not be stripped here and no body to take notice of my body but my own servants Look you friend this I shall desire of you that when I lye down that you would give me a time for a particular short prayer Lieut. Col Beecher Make your own sign my Lord Capel Stay a little Which side do you stand upon speaking to the Executioner Stay I think I should lay my hands forward that way pointing foreright and answer being made Yes he stood still a little while and then said GOD Almighty bless all this People God Almighty stench this blood God Almighty stench stench stench this issue of blood this will not do the business God Almighty finde out another way to do it And then turning to one of his Servants said Baldwin I cannot see any thing that belongs to my wife but I must desire thee to beseech her to rest wholly upon Jesus Christ and be contented and fully satisfied and then speaking to his Servants he said God keep you and Gentlemen let me now do a business quickly privately and pray let me have your Prayers at the moment of death that God would receive my soul Lieut. Col. Beecher I wish it Capel Pray at the moment of striking joyn your prayers but make no noise turning to his Servants that is inconvenient at this time Servant My Lord put on your Cap. Capel Should I what will that do me good Stay a little is it well as it is now * And then turning to the Executioner he said Honest man I have forgiven thee therefore strike boldly from my soul I do it Then a Gentleman speaking to him he said Nay prethee be contented be quiet good Mr. be quiet Then turning to the Executioner he said Well you are ready when I am ready are you not and stretching out his hands he said Then pray stand off Gentlemen Then going to the front of the Scaffold he said to the People Gentlemen though I doubt not of it yet I think it convenient to ask it of you That you would all joyn in Prayers with me That God would mercifully receive my soul and that for his alone Mercies in Christ Jesus God Almighty keep you all Executioner My Lord shall I put up your hair Capel I I prethee do and then as he stood lifting up his hands and eyes he said O God I do with a perfect and a willing heart submit to thy will O God I do most willingly humble my self and then kneeling down said I will try first how I can lye and laying his head over the Block said Am I well now Executioner Yes And then as he lay with both his hands stretched out he said to the Executioner Here lies both my hands out when I lift up my hand thus * then you may strike And then after he had said a short prayer he lifted up his right hand and the Executioner at one blow severed his head from his body which was taken up by his servants and put with his body into a Coffin as the former FINIS * Observing the Writers * Looking towards M. Bolton * Pointing to the Block * As he was putting up his hair * Lifting up his right hand