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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60861	Some short but necessary animadversions on the paper delivered to Dr. Hawkins together with a copy of the paper it self, entituled, The confession of Edward Fitz-Harris, Esq. written by his own hand and delivered &c. / reprinted from the copy published by the doctor, and these animadversions added to prevent the deluding of Protestants by it.	Fitzharris, Edward, 1648?-1681.; Hawkins, Francis, 1628-1681.	1681 (1681)	Wing S4612; ESTC R37576	4,973	2

Plot which was not prejudicial to any body but most relating to general heads known publickly upon which Mr. Cornish told me these were things cried about the Streets two years ago I replied I could say no more Mr. Sheriff said he was sorry for me with all his heart but thought I could say more if I would and pressed me hard to speak to several Heads unto which unless I spoke he said there was no hopes of life the Heads I was to speak to is what the examination taken by Sir Robert Clayton and Sir George Treby contains and a great deal more that I did not say then relating to the Queen R. H. Earl of Danby declaring French Pensioners Lords Hallifax Hide Clarendon Feversh●m Seymer and others the Burning the Fleet Forts and Governments in Popish hands Meal-Tub Plot Prentices Plot The Contrivance of the libel on the Lady Portsmouth being a French Design to destroy Protestants These and many other Heads were brought me by the Sheriffs I do farther confess and declare That Sir Robert Clayton and Sir George Treby coming to me to examine me Sir Robert Clayton asked me what I could say concerning Godfrey's Murder I answered Something He replied it may be I was in a confusion recollect your self And what I said concerning Father Patrick was forced out of me and what I said concerning him is not true Sir George Treby was with me three hours or thereabouts and pressed to say concerning Godfrey's Death And said Unless I could speak to that Murder I could say nothing Whereupon I said something I had from others He asked me if I could say no more I replyed Is not this enough to save my Life Am I not Rogue enough The Recorder hereupon swore Gods wounds What were you ever but a Rogue Then the Recorder entred upon the Heads of the Examination which being done He told me All this would not save my life unless I would speak to the Libel which was a Court-Trick And it was not for nothing that I had been so often seen at the Lady Portsmouths The L. Shaftsbury said You know more of these matters than any man Sir George would have me speak to the Consult that the Duke was at it the Lords Belasis Arundel and Powis were at it You have seen them go to it at St. Jame's without doubt they were there Do you but say it we have those that will swear it I do further declare and confess That what I said against the Queen and the Duke I was put upon in the matter of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey's Murder And do further declare That what I swore against the Earl of Danby the threatning words that were uttered I did to the best of my remembrance hear but whom they concern'd I could not well know by what my Lord himself said And what de Puis told me concerning my Lord of Danby I believe was spoken out of ill will And what I said against him was to stave off my Trial till a Parliament and they were the more desirous to accuse the Lord Danby of Godfrey's Murder because the Crime of Murder is not inserted in his Pardon I am sorry for what I said against the Queen his Royal Highness and the Earl of Danby I desire God to forgive me the wrong I did them and do heartily beg their pardon I do further declare and protest That this Confession and Declaration of mine I own sincerely as a dying man and not to save my life and I call God and all his Angels to witness the truth of it and I renounce Mercy at the hands of God Almighty if this be not true And I do further declare and protest as a dying man unto James Walmesly Edward Pattel and Mary Walmesly That I have made this Confession and Declaration unto Dr. Hawkins freely and of my own voluntary accord without any manner of promise made or hopes given me by him from the King of saving my life by this Confession I having given him to understand before hand they were matters of consequence and such as chiefly concern'd the good of the King and Kingdom I give the Doctor my hearty thanks for all his Prayers Counsels and Charitable Offices he hath done me and I pray God to bless him for ever for it I forgive all the world and desire all the world to forgive me and the Lord have mercy on my Soul Edward Fitz-Harys This Protestation was made by Mr. Fitz-Harys July 1. between the hours of 7 and 8 in the morning in the presence and hearing of us whose Names are here-under written James Walmesly Edward Pattel Mary Walmesly I Do hereby declare That Mr. Fitz-Harys before he began to write any part of this Narrative was more than once assured by me that there was no hope of his Life that I knew of whatever he should say nor of his Salvation if he should say any thing that he knew to be false of which he being throughly sensible and perfectly convinced proceeded to write the Narrative aforesaid And I continuing to admonish him upon every point that was material not to say any thing but what was exactly true he took occasion at several periods of his Narrative to kneel down and solemnly to Protest the Truth of every word therein contained And this I do again declare upon the Faith of a Christian and the word of a Minister of the Gospel Francis Hawkins Mr. Fitz-Harris's Speech at his Execution at Tyburn July 1. 1681. GOod People This Infamous kind of Death is much more irksome to me than Death it self Such a Judgment as this my Sins against God may justly bring upon me and I do most humbly submit unto it But as to the Crimes which I now die for I take God to witness I was no further concerned in the Libel than to discover to the King what Practices of that kind were against him being employed for that end though those that employed me refused to do me Justice at my Tryal And I call God to Witness I never had a Farthing of Money of the King in my Life but on the Account of the like Service And as to the Witnesses that have sworn against me I do here solemnly declare now at my Death That I have not seen the French Ambassador since the beginning of the breaking out of the Plot neither have I had any Acquaintance with him And as to his Confessor I never spoke with him in my life neither have I had any dealing either directly or indirectly in my life with them though Sir William Waller and the rest swore most falsly to the contrary And how like it is that the French Ambassador would give Three Thousand Crowns for writing that Libel I leave the World to judge What I might further declare I have left with Dr. Hawkins I forgive all the World and do hope that God will forgive me I beg the Prayers of all good People for a happy Passage into the other World Edw. Fitz-Harys London Printed for Richard Janeway 1681.