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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	king_n	say_a	sovereign_a	23,708	5	10.0425	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34211	The Condemnation, behaviour, last dying words, and execution of Algernon Sidny, Esq. who was beheaded the 7th of this instant December, 1683, on a scaffold on Tower-hill for high-treason, in conspiring the death of His Majesty, and to subvert the government, as by law established, &c.		1683 (1683)	Wing C5718; ESTC R584	2,248	2

THE CONDEMNATION BEHAVIOUR Last Dying Words AND EXECUTION OF Algernon Sidny Esq Who was Beheaded the 7th of this Instant December 1683. on a Scaffold on Tower-Hill for High-Treason in Conspiring the Death of His Majesty and to Subvert the Government as by Law Established c. ALgernon Sedny Esq having been Impeached Apprehended and Committed to the Tower of London for High Treason in Conspiring the Death of the King and to Subvert the Government c. was on the 7th of November 1683. Arraigned upon an Indictment for the same at the Kings Bench Bar at Westminster and after divers Objections Pleaded Not Guilty whereupon on the 21st of the said Month he was brought to that Bar in Order to his Tryal when as a Jury being Summoned and he for divers Causes to himself best known having accepted against 34 12 being Sworn Mr. John Anger Foreman his Indictment was Read Importing that he as a false Traytor of our Sovereign Lord the King had on the 30th of June last and at divers other times together with divers other false Traytors in the Parish of St. Giles in the Fields Conspired the Death of our said Sovereign Lord the King to Raise Rebellion Leavy War a Miserable Slaughter amongst his Subjects to make and to Subvert the Ancient Government of this Kingdome to which Intent he had sent one Aron Smith into Scotland and Written or caused to be Written a Traiterous and Seditious Libel Conteining divers Treasons c. upon which the Indictment by the Kings Council being Opened and the Plot to the Purpose aforesaid Proved in General by Mr. West Colonel Rumsey and Mr. Keeling the Lord Howard Sworn Deposed that the Prisoner viz. Algernon Sidney was at divers Consults where it was debated to Levy War to raise Rebellion and the Ancient Government of this Kingdome to Subvert and that at one of them he did Declare for a Common-Wealth saying all Private Intorests ought to be Subjected to the Publick and the People thereof satisfied that they might know the better what they Fought for and be the more Resolute for if it should be again Setled in a Monarchy it would come to Fighting over again in Six or Seaven Year or to this Effect That he sent one Aron Smith into Scotland to stir up Divers Ilminded and Disaffected Persons of that Kingdome to Insurrection and Rebellion and that he had declared he gave the said Smith 60 Guineas to bear his Charges c. And by Sir P●●lip 〈◊〉 it was Proved That a Treasonable 〈…〉 Specified in the Indictment tending to the overthrow of Mo●●r●●●y and Establishing the Power in the People c. was upon Search found in ●●s 〈◊〉 or Room and the said Libel Proved in Court by divers to be his Hand he was notwithstanding several Allegations upon the Suming up of the Evidence and the Charge given found Guilty of the said High-Treason and R● 〈…〉 to the Tower From whence on the 20th of November he was again brought to the Bar of the Court of Kings-Bench in order to receive Sentance of 〈◊〉 as the Law in case of High-Treason requires at which time he Ob●●cted against the Legality of the Jurors for that some of them were not Free-Holders in the County and that as he had been informed they were not Inpa●●led as they ought but being by the Court informed of the Legality of both he desired that he might have a Copy of his Indictment and time to consider of it that he had Points of Law to offer and the like but being Over-ruled in what he said as to the stay of Judgment he received this following Sentance viz. That he should be Conveyed to the place from whence he came from thence to the place of Execution there to be Hanged by the Neck Cut down alive his Privy Members Cut off Bowels taken out and burnt in his sight his Head to be Severed from his Body his Body divided into Four Parts and they to be disposed of at the pleasure ●f the King After which he was Remanded to the Tower where he continued in order to his preparation for Death and after some time Petitioned for divers things but his Petition was not Answered according to his Expectation Yet during the Intervene His Majesty was pleased in consideration of his Noble Descent to change the Sentance aforesaid into a Beheading only whereupon after a long continued Contrition for his many Inormities the Warrant was Signed for his Execution and directed to the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex who according to the Date specified for the Execution went attended by their Officers and demanded the Prisoner at which time they received Answer he should be presently delivered when about Nine in the Morning the Sheriffs came upon the Scaffold which was surrounded by Four Companies of His Majesties Foot Guards and the Hamlet-Warders and soon after the Lieutenant of the Tower sent to acquaint the Sheriffs the Prisoner was ready whereupon they went and received him at the Turn-Pikes and Conveyed him to the Scaffold on Tower-Hill where the late Lord Stafford was Beheaded on which being Mounted he Bowed Twice to the People and then having Liberty to declare his Mind he turned to the Sheriffs and told them That he intended not to make any Speech and thereupon delivering a Paper to them he told them What he thought fit to leave behind him was contained therein delivering at the same time another Paper to a Gentleman supposed to be the same with the former whereupon he turned to the Executioner and gave him Money then Traversing the Scaffold he Kneeled on the South-side and Prayed to himself when Rising he took off his Coat Hat and Wig and gave them to his Servants of whom and of his Friends present having taken leave and Ordered the Executioner to take his own time without expecting any Sign he layed down his Head and had it struck off at One Blow all but a small matter of Flesh which the Executioner sundred with his Knise and held it up as is usual in such Cases the Body at the time of the Stroak scarcely moving Execution done the Sheriffs told his Servants That his Body was given them by His Majesties Bounty to dispose of as they thought fit Whereupon they put it into a Mourning-Coffin brought thither for that purpose and conveyed it thence in order to its Interment Entred according to Order FINIS LONDON Printed for L. 〈◊〉 1683.