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An exact and true relation of the behaviour of Edmund Kirk, John Bennet, Morgan Keading [i.e. Reading] and Andrew Hill, during their imprisonment, and at the place of execution on Friday the 11th of this instant July 1684 with their last dying words and speeches at Tyburn.
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been Merciful to me in giving me time to repent for ought I know her Soul is undone for ever Lord forgive me I new not what I did forgive my Sabbath breaking Lyiâ—g Cursing forgive my Drunkenness blot them out of thy Book of Remembrance turn them away behind thee O Lord I have repented of them from my Soul that ever I should offend a God so Good and so Merceiful and Gracious I do believe on thee and do wholy throw my self upon thee I acknowledge it would be just in thee to Damn my Soul but it would be infinite Mercy in thee to save me and what free Grace will it be in thee to pardon me it is dreadful to loose the Body but how dreadful will it be to loose the Soul to all Eternity Lord let it not be in vain that I have had so many instructions O let me not go down to Hell let my soul Bless and prrise thy Name for ever for what thou hast done for me thou hast been at work upon my heart and thou hast helped me to repent the Lord be praised Lord I desire to be more and more humble under the sene of my sins for they are dreadful There are many Souls that have not committed those sins that are now in Hell O what Mercy it is that I am not in those flames in those devouring Flames Lord as thou hast spared me here spare me to Eternity let not my Soul perish Lord reveal thy self unto me make known thy Love unto me tell me my sin are pardoned tell me that I have an intrest in Christ before I go hence and be seen no more that I might leave some Testimony behind me that I might tell thy Ministry what thou hast done for me and tell thy people what thou hast done for my Soul Lord this will not be only for my Satisfaction but for thy Glory Blessed Lord pardon the sins that I am Guilty of and take away this cursed base heart of mine Break this Rockie Stonie Heart in pieces the sins of Murther and Drunkenness were in my heart before I thought no Eyes did see me commit those sins but thou didst see me Lord turn my heart to thee and take away this heart of Stone and take away this cursed Nature that brought me to these sins and to this End and I was in danger of loosing my soul to all Eternity but Lord tha I am a great sinner Christ is a great Saviour he is able to free me from my sins tho they be never so great I do believe Lord I do speak freely from my heart so far as I know my heart I do believe it is my grief I can sorrow no more for my sins which have been the cause of my offending thee so long and so much One drop of thy Blood sprinkled upon my soul will pardon all my sins Lord cross the black line of my sins with the red line of my Blood I am not able to answer for one vain thought much less for all my horrid crimes Lord save my immortal soul that I may sing praise to thee to all Eternity thou hast pardoned Manasseth that was a great sinner and Mary Magdalen and â—aul that were great sinners the Thief upon the Cross and thy Mercies are as great thy Mercies and thy Love to repenting sinners is not shortned though my sins are great yet thy mercies are greater than my sins Lord be with me in my Death then let me have some comfortable assurance of thy Love unto my soul of the pardon of my sins do thou be my God and my Guide now and to all Eternity Amen EDMUND KIRK July the 11th 1684. This Morning between Nine and Ten of the Clock they were put into two Carts at Newgate Kirk and Bennet into one Cart and Hill and Reading into the other the Cart that Hill and Reading was in went foremost Reading had a Book in his hand intituled Fryers for the Sick Hill appeared very Penitent calling uppon God Almighty for Mercy in these Ejaculations Lord hrve mercy upon me Christ have mercy upnn me c. Kirk had a Bible in his hand and seemed yery Penitent but with a chearful Countenance Bennet had no Book in his hand nor said any thing At the place of Execution they all four went into one Cart where Mr. Ordinary pray'd with them Reading declared he dyed a Roman Catholick Hill blam'd a former Companion of his own Richard Johnson who had brought him into those leud Courses and pray'd heartily but appeared a very ignorant person Kirk made no Confession but pray'd the same Prayer which he had penn'd in Prison and is mention'd before Viz. O Lord Most Holy c. He gave his Bible to his Uncle who was in the Cart with him for the use of his Daughter Elizabeth Kirk The Cart was drawn away and they suffered according to Law Entered according to Order LONDON Printed by Elizabeth Mallet in Blackhorse-Alley near Fleet-Briegd