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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00402	The copie of a letter written from Master C.S. neere Salisbury, to Master H.A. at London, concerning the proceeding at VVinchester; vvhere the late L. Cobham, L. Gray, and Sir Griffin Marckham, all attainted of hie trason, were ready to be executed on Friday the 9. of December 1603: at which time his Maiesties warrant all written with his owne hand, whereof the true copy is here annexed, was deliuered to Sir Beniamin Tichbourne high sheriffe of Hampshire, commanding him to suspend their execution till further order.	T. M.; James I, King of England, 1566-1625. True copie of his Maiesties warrant ... for stay of the execution of the late L. Cobham, L. Gray, and Sir Griffin Marckham ...	1603 (1603)	STC 17151A; ESTC S121181	5,047	19

THE COPIE OF A LETTER WRITTEN from Master C. S. neere Salisbury to Master H.A. at London concerning the proceeding at VVinchester VVhere the late L. Cobham L. Gray and Sir Griffin Marckham all Attainted of hie Treason were ready to be executed on Friday the 9. of December 1603 At which time his Maiesties Warrant all written with his owne hand whereof the true Copy is here annexed was deliuered to sir Beniamin Tichbourne high Sheriffe of Hampshire commanding him to suspend their execution till further order ❧ Imprinted at London by R. B. ANNO DOM. 1603. THE COPIE OF A LETTER WRITTEN from Master C.S. neere Salisbury to Master H. A. at London concerning the proceeding at Winchester c. SIR I haue receiued a Letter from you by which I perceiue howe much you desire to be particularly enfourmed of the cause and maner of the stay of the late Lord Cobhams Lord Grayes and Sir Griffin Marckhams Execution appointed at Winchester wherein although there are many better able to discourse at large of such an Action then my selfe yet I conceiue when you haue perused this plaine and true Relation of that which all men there behelde that day and many more since haue heard from persons of best qualitie and knowledge you will thanke me more for suffering the trueth to shew it selfe vnclothed then if I had laboured to haue deliuered you a Tale well painted with curious words and fine phrases You must therfore vnderstand That as soone as the Arraignmēts were passed at Winchester his Maiesties priuie Counsel to the number of fourteene or fifteene of which companie all of them had either bene tryers of the Noble men as their Peeres or sitten as high Commissioners vpon the Gentlemen were called before his Maiestie in his priuie Chamber at Wilton where hee commanded them to deliuer without respect to any person the true Narration onely of the order in the Triall of these persons that had beene condemned by the Law of the manner of their behauiour at Barre and of the nature 〈◊〉 degree of their offences as had appeared in euery one of them by their seuerall answeres All which being cleerely and iustly reported by them each speaking in the hearing of the rest his Maiestie for his part vsed himselfe so grauely and so reseruedly in all his speeches as well to themselues at that time as also to all other persons after in priuate or publique as neither any of his priuie Counsell Nobilitie or any that attended neerest to his sacred Person durst presume to mediate for any or so much as to enquire what should bee the conclusion particularly of this proceeding In the meane time while the Court was full of varietie of discourse some speaking out of probabilitie others arguing out of desire what was like to bee the fortune of all or of any of these offendours His Maiestie hauing concluded onely in his owne secret heart which is the true oracle of grace and knowledge in what manner to proceed and that without asking counsell of any earthly person It pleased him to resolue betweene God and himselfe that their Execution should be stayed euen at the instant when the Axe should be layde to the Trees rootes For the secret and orderly carriage whereof his Maiestie was carefull to preuent all cause or colour of suspicion of that Iudicious Royall and vnexpected course which followed And therefore after the two Priests were executed on Tuesday the 29. of Nouember and Master George Brooke on Munday following his Maiestie on the same day being the fifth of December signed three Warants for the Execution of the late Lord Cobham L. Gray and Sir Gryffin Marckham Knight with particular direction to the Sheriffe to performe it on Friday after before ten a clocke in the morning All these directions being now become notorious both by the Writs of execution which passed vnder the great Seale and by the making readie the Scaffolds at Winchester His Maiestie very secretly as now appeareth by the sequele drewe himselfe into his Cabinet on Wednesday before the day of Execution and there priuately framed a Warrant written all with his owne hand to the Sheriffe by vertue whereof hee countermaunded all the former directions alledging the reasons therein mentioned Of which seeing no mans Pen can so well expresse as his owne I send you the Copie verbatim as I tooke it out of the Originall which many read in my Cousen Sir Beniamin Tichbournes hand And now to come to the ordering of this businesse among many other circumstances It is very remarkable with what discretion and foresight that person was elected which must bee vsed in carriage of the Warrant First his Maiestie resolued it should be a Scottishman being thereby like to be freest from particular dependancie vpon any Nobleman Counsellours or others their friends or Allyes Next hee resolued to send a man of no extraordinarie ranke because the standers by should not obserue any alteration nor the delinquents themselues should take any apprehension of such a mans being there at that time This being his Maiesties speciall desire that euery one of them being seuerally brought vpon the Scaffold might quietly breath foorth their last wordes and true confession of his secretest conscience And so to be short his Maiestie made choise of M. Iohn Gibb a Scottishman as aforesaid a man that had neuer dealt with any Counsellor or other for suite or businesse but one that had within short while after the Kings first entrie beene sent backe into Scotland from whence he was but now freshly arriued at Wilton some fewe dayes before This party being by the King approoued for an ancient trustie and secret seruant as a Groome of his Maiesties bed-chamber receiuing the warrant secretly on Thursday from the Kings owne hand telling his fellowes who would otherwise haue missed him that he must lie that night at Salisburie vpon some priuate businesse of his owne he rode directly to Winchester and there keeping himselfe priuate all night rose earely in the morning on Friday and went obscurely to the Castle greene where the people flocking in all the morning as the time drewe neere hee put himselfe with the throng close by the Scaffold and there leaned till the Sheriffe brought vp sir Griffin Markham to the place who was the man appointed first to die There the sayd Sir Griffin Markham hauing ended his praier and made himselfe ready to kneele downe M. Iohn Gibb finding it fit time while the Axe was preparing to giue some secret notice of his charge called to my cosin Tichborne the Sheriffe to speake with him and then deliuered him priuately his Maiesties warrant with further directions verbally how he should vse it Hereupon the Sheriffe perceiuing fully his Maiesties intention so warily and discreetly marshalled the matter as hee onely called Sir Griffin Markham vnto him on the Scaffold and told him that he must withdraw himselfe into the Hall to be confronted before his death before those two Lords

that were to follow him about some points that did concerne his Maiesties seruice and so carying Markham into the Hall he left him there and went vp hastily for the Lord Gray to the Castle who being likewise brought vp to the Scaffold and suffered to powre out his prayers to God at great length and to make his last confession as he would answere it vpon his soule when he was readie to kneele downe to receiue the stroke of death Master Sheriffe caused him to stay and told him that he must goe downe for a while into the Hall where finding Sir Griffin Markham he willed him to tarry there till he returned Last of all he went for the Lord Cobham who hauing also ended his deuotion to God and making himselfe ready to receiue the same blow the Sheriffe finding the time come to publish the Kings mercie to the world and to reuease his mysterie he caused both the Lord Gray and Sir Griffin Markham to be brought backe to the Scaffold and there before them all three that were condemned and in the hearing of all the company notified his Maiesties warrant by which he was authorised to stay the execution Which strange and vndeserued Grace and mercie proceeding from a Prince so deeply wounded without cause or colour of cause giuen by himselfe towards them in any thing but meerely contrary to both the Lords especially bred in the hearts as well of the offenders as of the standers by such sundry passions according to the diuers tempers of their minds as to those that must receiue those things by report which others did behold with their eyes it may rather seeme to be a relation of a well acted Comedie then that it was euer possible for any other man to contriue a matter of this nature and consequence to serue all purposes so aptly as this was ordered by his Maiesties owne and onely directions The Lord Cobham holding his hand to heauen applauded this incomparable mercie of so gracious a Soueraigne aggrauating his owne fault by comparing it with the Princes clemencie wishing confusion to all men aliue that should euer thinke a thought against such a Prince as neither gaue cause of offence nor tooke reuenge of ingratitude The Lord Gray finding in what measure this rare King had rewarded good for euill and forborne to make him an example of discouragement and terrour to all men that hereafter might attempt to breake the bonds of loyalty vpon the passions of any ambition beganne to sobbe and weepe for a great while with most deepe contrition protesting now that such was his zeale and desire to redeeme his fault by any meanes of satisfaction as he could easily sacrifice his life to preuent the losse of one finger of that royall hand that had dealt so mercifully with him when he least looked for it Sir Griffin Marckham standing like a man astonished did nothing but admire and pray The people that were present witnessed by infinite applause and shouting the ioy and comfort which they tooke in these wonderfull effects of grace and mercie from a Prince whome God had inspired with so many Royall gifts for their conseruation and would conserue for his owne glorie The crie being carried out of the Castle Gates into the Towne was not onely sounded with acclamation of all sexes qualities and affections but the true report diuulged since in all partes hath bred in the woorst disposed mindes such remorse of iniquitie in the best such incouragement to loyaltie and in those that are indifferent such feare to offend and generally such affection to his Maiesties Person as perswades the world that Sathan himselfe can neuer so farre preuaile with any as to make them lift vp their hearts or hands against a Prince from whom they receiue so true effects of Iustice and goodnesse To conclude therefore I haue now done my best to satisfie your desire though I feele to my griefe how short I come to my owne wish because I would haue expressed to the life if it had beene possible both the matter and the forme of this proceeding of both which the wisest men that haue seene and vnderstoode all particular circumstances are at the ende of their wits to giue an absolute censure whether of them both deserue greater recommendation this being most assured that there is no Record extant wherein so great wisedome and vnderstanding so solid iudgement so perfect a resolution to giue way to no request or mediation so inscrutable a heart so Royall and equall a tempered mercie after so cleare and publike Iustice haue euer concurred so demonstratiuely as in this late Action wherein this blessed King hath not proceeded after the manner of men and of Kings Sed caelestis Iudicis aeternique Regis more whereof he shall be most assured to reape these lasting fruites of being beloued and feared of all men obeyed with comfort and serued with continuall ioy and admiration And so forbearing to hold you any longer at this time I end From my house neere Salisburie the 15. of December 1603. Your Louing Cousin and friend T. M. A TRVE COPIE OF HIS MAIESTIES Warrant written with his owne hand and directed to the high Sheriffe of Hampshire for stay of the execution of the late L. Cobham L. Gray and sir Griffin Marckham at Winchester the 9. of December 1603. ALthouch it be true that all vell gouernid and floorishing Kingdomes and common vealthis aire establishid by Iustice and that these tuo Noblemen by birthe that aire nou vpon the point of Execution aire for thair treasonable practises condemnid by the Lawe and adiudgit voorthy of the execution thaireof to the exemple and terror of other is The one of thaim hauing filthily practised the ouerthrow of the quhole kingdome and the other for the surprise of our owin Personne Yet in regaird that this is the first yeere of our Raigne in this Kingdome and that neuer King was so farre obleishid to his people as ve haue bene to this by our entrie heere vith so hairtie and generall an applause of all sorts Among quhom all the kinne friendis and allies of the saidis condemnid personnis vaire as forduart and duetifull as any other our good Subiectis as also that at the very time of thair Arrainement none did more freely reddily giue thair assent to thair conuiction and to deliuer thaim into the handis of Iustice then so many of thair neerest kinsmen and Allies as being Peeris ●aiere vpon thair Iurie As likeuaise in regaird that Iustice hath in some sort gottin course alreadie by the execution of the tuo Priestis and George Brooke that vaire the principall plotteris and intisairs of all the rest to the embracing of the saidis treasonabill Machinations Vee thairfore being resoluid to mixe Clemencie vith Iustice aire contented and by these Presentis command you our present Sheriffe of Hampshire to superseide the Execution of the saidis tuo Noblemen and to take thaim backe to thair prison againe quhile our further pleasure be knowin And since ve vill not haue our Lawis to haue respect to personis in spairing the great and strikking the meaner sort It is our pleasure that the like course be also taken vith Marckham being sorry from our hairt that such is not onely the heynous nature of the saidis cōdemnid personnis crime but euen the corruption is so great of thair naturall disposition as the care vee haue for the safety and quiet of our State and good Subiectis vill not permit vs to vse that clemencie to vardis thaim quhich in our owin naturall inclination vee micht very easily be persuadit vnto