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A34227 The confession and execution of Mr. Richard Langhorn late counsellor in the Temple, who was executed for his treasonable practises against the life of His Most Sacred Majesty, and the true Protestant government, on Monday the 14th of this instant July, 1679. With an account of his deportment in Newgate, and at the place of execution. With several other remarkable circumstances. 1679 (1679) Wing C5745; ESTC R202456 3,980 4

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THE CONFESSION AND EXECUTION OF Mr. Richard Langhorn Late Counsellor in the TEMPLE Who was Executed for his Treasonable Practises against the Life of His Most Sacred Maiesty And the True Protestant Government On Monday the 14th of this instant July 1679. With an Account of his Deportment in Newgate and at the Place of EXECUTION With several other Remarkable Circumstances IN vain is warning to such desperate men who will not see their Errors but hood-wink themselves upon the verge of Fate and never consider till 't is too late what a vast and boundless depth Eternity still bears for were such men but sensible it ever would start them from their fond opinions that betray their Souls and makes them equivocate and deny a perfect Truth when tumbling into an immortal state as has been plainly seen and heard by those Foreign Romanists who have their lives most justly paid for those Diabolick Crimes by them designed the which extended to the murder of their Native Prince to gratifie ambitious Tyrants far remote Nay so much did Hell-bred malice prompt them on that regardless of the Place that gave them birth they did intend to Crimson it with streaming slaughter pressed from out so many hundred thousand guiltless Souls and surely like the hundred handed Gyants would have invaded Heaven too had not the Great Jehova looked down and quell'd their daring arrogance c. But he of whose deserved though most shameful downfall and catastrophe I here must treat that he in such preposterous ways should tread the which no doubt do tend to death and hell it might in most that knew him raise an admiration being counted heretofore a sober serious prudent and in his way a most devout Professor of honesty and true Allegiance to his Prince But as holy Writ explains The heart of man is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked who can know it for often under the verdent fragrancy a poisonous Serpent lurks whose sting does bear inevitable death so this Richard Langhorn for such is his name made his outward dealing a Cloak to shroud the vileness of his Soul But notwithstanding all his sleights his pernicious ways were pri'd into and Justice found him at the last nor could his shifting save him from its hands for on Saturday the 14th of June 1679. he was brought to his Trial at the Sessions-house in the Old-bailey where holding up his hand he was Arraigned for High-Treason That he the said Richard Langhorn did cast off all due Allegiance to his Sovereign Lord the King and that he did traiterously joyn and conspire with several notorious Villains and that for the propagating the Roman Cause to subvert the Government and that most inhumanely and barbarously to attempt the the Life of his most Sacred Majesty his lawful Sovereign and having carried on the said Hellish design for many years sending and receiving Letters from Rome and France complotting with the French Kings Confessor Le Cheese and Christopher Aderton Rector of the English Colledge at Rome in which Letters he gave them notice from time to time how Affairs were carried on in England and what courses they were best to take to effect their designs And that he provided paid and distributed certain considerable Sums of Mony towards the encouraging impious Ruffins to promote the Massacre of all his Majesties loving Subjects that should refuse to joyn or close with their accursed designs and pernicious intreagues c. And that he did to the utmost of his power encourage and instruct the chief Traitors And that he received several unlawful Commissions from the presumptuous See of Rome Signed and Sealed for the despising of Military and Civil Affairs and thereby impowered to raise Rebellion in the Land to harras murder and massacre his Majesties Subjects And that he the said Richard Langhorn contrary to his Faith and Allegiance to his Majesty taken by several Letters to the Benedictine Monks did require and procure 6000 l. towards the making up the sum promised for poisoning his Majesty c. And that his practise had been for many years imployed to serve and promote the Interest of the Romish Faction in carrying on their pernicious designs These and many other tedious Circumstances were laid to his charge of which these I have premised are the Heads the whole Arguments being too tedious here to insert To this he pleaded Not Guilty But the Witnesses for the King appearing and giving in their Evidences in the Court they were most plainly proved Dr. Oates swearing positively to each particular that was any ways of any concernment● as likewise Mr. Bedlow Mr. Dugdale and others who positively swore to many Principles and Particulars But Langhorn denied each Circumstance adjuring whatsoever was alledged against him putting many cross questions for his own defence But the Witness was so plain and every particular managed to the heighth that his Scarlet Crimes were most detestably abhorred by all that heard them except his own dysasterous Roman Practitioners for these and such like crimes After a long audience of all that he could alledge in his own defence the Court and the King's Council having given Instructions to the Jury they after half an hours debate brought him in Guilty of High Treason whereupon the Court proceeded to Sentence accordingly That he should be Drawn Hang'd and Quartered according as the Law has provided in that case for Capital Crimes of so heinous a Nature Whereupon he was conveyed back to Newgate where by his Majesties bounty a longer time was granted him than was expected considering how heinously he had offended so good and mild a Prince During the time of his Reprieve he was carried before the Council and Examined having Mercy tendered if he would accept upon condition to declare his knowledge concerning his Diabolick Contrivances but nothing could be got of him being hardened by foolish Promises of being great in another World for living in wickedness in this for such are the fond opinions of such who court that imposterous Religion or Principles c. The small Discovery he made was only relating to the Lands the Jesuits have lately purchased in England whereby to maintain and uphold their Hellish Practises the which amounted to sixty thousand pounds per Annum sterling So have those Locusts made thoir Footing good in this our English Nation longing once more to bring so fair a Soil sub juga Romani having once tasted the pleasantness of its Delights but he not revealing any thing to the purpose the Warrant was Signed for his Execution this day being the 14th as aforesaid In the mean time he put up a Petition intreating for Banishment but hard it is to trust so dangerous a Man abroad lest there he injure us more than at home his Petition not taking effect Preparation was made in order to his Execution On Saturday-night before his Execution he seemed exceeding joyful at approaching Death and expressed himself much satisfied at the certainty of his