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A55632 The solemn protestation of Miles Prance in reference to the murder of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey, and as concerning Mr. Roger L'Estrange Prance, Miles, fl. 1678-1689. 1682 (1682) Wing P3176; ESTC R8941 1,595 2

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THE SOLEMN PROTESTATION OF Miles Prance In Reference to the MURDER OF Sir Edmundbury Godfrey And as concerning Mr. Roger L'Estrange WHereas some Bold and Ill Men have several times by Various but Different Suggestions and particularly more Openly of late pretended they are able to disprove the Account I gave from my Personal Knowledge of the Murder of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey wherein with unspeakable Grief though yet not without a firm belief of Forgiveness from Almighty GOD upon unfeigned Repentance as well as the Grant of His most Gracious Majesty my Earthly Soveraign's Pardon I acknowledge my Self most wickedly Drawn in and Concern'd And whereas likewise being justly Called thereunto I did on the 25th of October 1680. in service to Truth the Protestant Religion my King and Countrey most truly depose That about Three Years before that Time I saw Mr. Roger L'Estrange three or four times Kneeling at Mass in the Queens Chappel And whereas several Prints intituled Observators and other Pamphlets whereof Mr. L'Estrange is generally Reputed the Author have not only denied that the said L'Estrange was ever●● Mass since his Majesties happy Restauration but also have endeavoured to fix Scandals upon me as if I had Defrauded the Queens most Excellent Majesty by taking out Silver Screws out of an Anti-Pendium to the Altar and putting in Brass ones in their stead or Reckoning for Silver ones when in Truth they were but Brass as also insinuating as if I had made away with my Servant and had pretended that a Tankard intrusted with me was stolen away when it was not since all these Suggestions are not only most notoriously false and prejudicial to my Reputation but also tending to Abuse and Discredit that Testimony which Honestly and Conscientiously I have given touching the Damnable Popish Plot I the said Miles Prance do hereby in the presence of the All-seeing and Heart-searching God and of all Holy Angels and Good Men solemnly and sincerely Avow and Declare That whatever I formerly Deposed upon Oath at the Tryals of Mr. Green Mr. Berry and Mr. Hill or at any other Tryal and what in my Printed Narrative I did set forth touching the manner and Circumstances as far as the same fell within my Knowledge of the said Sir Edmondbury Godfrey's Murder As also my before-Recited Affidavit of seeing Mr. Roger L'Estrange at Mass is and are most Punctually and Religiously True And I further do Protest and Declare in manner aforesaid that I did not directly or indirectly defraud Her Most Excellent Majesty in the matter of the Screws or Antipendium but that the said Screws were by consent and order of those that imployed me made of Brass as also that my said Servant was upon Tryal with several Masters after he parted with me and afterwards by his own and his friends consent without any Concernment of mine sent into some of the Western Plantations where I believe he is still Living And that there was a Tankard sent me to mend stoln out of my Shop in December 1678. For which I returned to the Owner a new Tankard to the full Value And as to all and every part of this my solemn Protestation and Declaration as I do hereby under my hand most seriously Aver and Avow it so in further Confirmation of the Truth thereof I do resolve with Gods help and permission on the next Lords day being that Holy Feast of Easter thereupon to receive in my Parish-Church the Holy Sacrament according to the Rites of the Church of England which as I can never enough Bless and Magnify the Lord for bringing me into so by his Grace I shall never in the least depart from And I do moreover declare That as I had not when I made the before-cited Affidavit any Malice or Ill Will against Mr. L'Estrange's Person so likewise I do heartily forgive him all those Slanders wherewith he has endeavour'd to Brand me and particularly for calling me very lately Raskal in Print And shall implore the Divine Majesty both to bring that Gentleman to a due Sense of and Repentance for all his Transgressions in that kind towards Me and Others and to pardon the same That as if it shall so happen we meet at our Blessed Lords Table on Earth so we may together enjoy an endless Repast in Heaven In Testimony of all which from the deepest sense of my Soul I have here subscribed my hand Dated the 14th of April being the Annual Commemoration of our Blessed Lord the Holy Jesus his Crucifixion for the sins of Mankind and thence diservedly called Good Friday 1682. MILES PRANCE London Printed for R. Janeway 1682.