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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95087	The true narrative of the confession and execution of Francis Nicholson who was executed this present Wednesday, being the 27th of this instant October, 1680. And hang'd up in chains at Hownslow-Heath, for murthering of one John Dimbleby at Hampton-Court this being his own true confession both to the Ordinary of Newgate, and several other ministers and others who came to him whilst he continued in prison, and have hereunto subscribed their names to attest the truth of this relation.	Nicholson, Francis, d. 1680.	1680 (1680)	Wing T2777B; ESTC R230448	4,932	4

THE TRUE NARRATIVE OF THE CONFESSION AND EXECUTION Of Francis Nicholson Who was Executed this present Wednesday being the 27th of this instant October 1680. And Hang'd up in Chains AT Hownslow-Heath For Murthering of one John Dimbleby AT HAMPTON-COURT This being his own true Confession both to the Ordinary of Newgate and several other Ministers and others who came to him whilst he continued in Prison and have hereunto subscribed their Names to attest the Truth of this Relation MY Father was a Malster in Lancashire who lived in good reputation my Mother is now a Widow that liveth in credit and is well beloved and they gave me good Education but I was a disobedient and unruly Son to a loving and tender Mother I never heard of any of my Kindred that was guilty of Theft Murder or any such horrid Crimes before my self for which I have justly brought this death upon me nor did I ever hear of any of my Relations that were ever cast into any Goal or Prison before My neglect of duty to my Mother caused me to fall into the acquaintance of ill company of other lude fellows in whom I took too much delight and the more sleighted the care and counsel of my Mother By frequenting such bad company I fell with them to drinking and to spend my time and money vainly at the Alehouse though my Mother and Friends sought to draw me from it for the bad acquaintance I had prevailed more with me And then we fell to breaking the Sabbath day by our meeting at the Alehouse and other bad places when we should have been at Church serving God to the grief of my tender Mother And by these evil doings I got so bad an habit that I grew careless how to put my self into any way to live in any good course of Life And being thus unsetled in my mind I did consent to a young man of my unhappy acquaintance to joyn with him in stealing of an Horse for us to ride to London and seek for some imployment there I had very little money to carry me up and was too stubborn to seek to my Mother but helping a Drover whom I overtook with Beasts I had Diet and Lodging in my journey till I came to London with him But I had money and necessaries sent after me by my Mother to London of which I was very glad for I knew not what course to take And then I put my self Apprentice to a Carpenter a very honest good man who was a loving Master to me and gave me good edueation and was a loving Master to me and to whom I was much obliged for his care of me and well pleased with his Service And though he had divers pieces of Plate about the house and other good Goods yet I did never wrong him of any thing by any Theft or Pilfering But I robbed both God and my Master of too much time with naughty company that I found out in drinking and merry meeting and lewdness and sin And I did greatly profane the Sabbath day by neglecting the Church and meeting with my acquaintance walking about and sitting in an Alehouse and a very bad life so that I have some times thus spent the whole Sabbath day from nine a clock in the morning until midnight and then have come home drunk And in all this I was not sensible of my miserable condition by thus provoking God by my Sins in which it was Gods mercy to spare me and give me time to repent had I had grace to have improved it But that which is most dreadful upon my Conscience is this bloody Fact for which I am to die which lieth as a very sore and heavy burden upon my Soul and for which I can give no reason why I did it but the instigation of the Devil tempting to it when I was drunk and not having the fear of God before mine Eyes and my Senses gone with drink I was thus overcome of Satan and took up my Hatchet and oh my Soul bleeds to think of it I murdered that man that never did me injury I was there at work for my Master and had opportunity being from home to spend my time more ill and not having God in my thoughts I lived profane and lewdly But this I can say I thank God I never did commit Whoredom with any Woman but ill company Sabbath-breaking drunkenness disobedience to Parents profaness and other Sins I have been deeply guilty of The Lord be merciful to me and pardon and forgive me for the sake of my dear Saviour Jesus Christ When I had committed this horrid Murder for which I am to die there was another young man that was suspected to have done it and was apprehended upon that suspition But when upon further inquiry I was found out by a Watch I took out of his Pocket to be the man that did it I was apprehended and confessed that it was I that murdered him Then I was asked if the other young man in custody upon suspition did not joyn with me or hire me or set me on do it and whether he had not some hand with me in it To which I like a wicked Wretch affirmed that he hired me and promised to give me forty shillings and a better thing and so he came to be indicted with me and put in danger of his Life But this wrong that I did to him hath much troubled me and I thank God that the Jury did acquit him And though he was acquitted yet I could not be quiet in my mind till I sent for him and I thank him that he came to me and when he came to me I heartily asked him forgiveness and he hath as freely forgiven me Since I have been condemned to die I have been much troubled in Conscience for all my-sinful and naughty Life especially for this bloody and wicked murder which is a very great terror to me fearing lest God will not pardon so vile a Sin yet not despairing so that I have been greatly dejected and my Soul dead stupified under the terror and wrath of God not knowing what to do But since the help I have had from the Ordinary and other godly Ministers who have conferred with me and prayed with me and for me and instructed me out of Gods word both together with other condemned Prisoners and privately with my self the Lord requite them for their great pains I have found some hopes of mercy from God through Christ Jesus my Saviour who died for me which I prize more than my life I am very sensible of Gods mercies to me a wicked wretch that deserve not what I have already received though like a wicked unthankful creature I have not improved but abused them heretofore but do now in deep sense of them magnifie Gods goodness therein I confess it is a great mercy from God to me praised be his holy Name that my life hath not been cut off in the midst of the very act