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A27409	The bloody assizes, or, A compleat history of the life of George Lord Jefferies, from his birth to this present time ... to which is added Major Holmes's excellent speech, with the dying speeches and prayers of many other eminent Protestants : none of which were ever before publish'd ...	Bent, James.; Holmes, Abraham, d. 1685.; Tutchin, John, 1661?-1707.; Oates, Titus, 1649-1705.; Dunton, John, 1659-1733.; J. S. (John Shirley), fl. 1680-1702.	1689 (1689)	Wing B1905; ESTC R23364	51,348	72

not known in these parts being answered by his Friend I am sorry to see you in this condition he replies it is the best day I ever saw I thank God I have not lead my Life as Unchristian like as many have done having since the years of 16 always had the checks of Conscience on me which made me to avoyd many gross and grievous Sins my course of Life hath been well known to you yet I cannot justifie my self all Men err I have not been the least of Sinners therefore cannot excuse my self but since my confinement I have received so great comfort in some assurance of the Pardon of my Sins that I can now say I am willing to dye to be dissolved and to be with Christ and say to Death where is thy Sting and to the Grave where is thy Victory Being asked by some rude Souldiers whether he was not sorry for the Rebellion he was found Guilty of he Couragosly replyed if you call it Rebellion I can assure you I had no sinister ends in being concerned for my whole design in taking up Arms under the D. of M was to fight for the Protestant Religion which my own conscience dictated me to and which the said D. declared for and had I think a lawful Call and Warrant for so doing and do not question that if I have committed any Sin in it but that it is pardoned pray Mr. Sheriff let me be troubled no farther in answering of questions but give me leave to prepare my self those few muintes I have left for another World and go to my Jesus who is ready to receive me then calling to his Friend who stood very near him said my dear Friend you know I have a dear Wife and Children who will find me wanting being somewhat incumbred in the World let me desire you as a dying Man to see that she be not abused and as for my poor Children I hope the Father of Heaven will take care for them and give them grace to be dutiful to their distressed Mother and so with my dying Love to all my Friends when you see them I take leave of you and them and all the World desiring your Christian Prayers for me to the last moment then repeating some Sentences of Scripture as Collossians Chap. 3. vers 1 2. If your then c. and Praying very fervently for a quarter of an hour said I thank God I have Satisfaction I am ready and willing to suffer shame for his name and so powering forth some private Ejaculations to himself and lifting up his hands the Executioner did his Office The Souldiers then present said they never before were so taken with a dying Man's Speech his courage and Christian-like Resolution caused many violent Men against the Prisoners to repent of their Tyranny towards them some of whom in a short time dyed full of horror and thus fell this good Man a true Protestant and one that held out to the end An Account of those that suffered at Bridport and Lime AT Bridport one John Sprake who was a very good Man and behaved himself with a great deal of Christian-like Courage to the End His Speech and his Devotions c. must be omitted not being possible to take them by reason of the rudeness c. and the shortness of the time allowed them by the Soldiers Next Place was Lime where many of Note dyed Particularly Coll. Holmes who was the first of those there executed near the same Place where they Landed when they came ashoar with the D. of M. being brought to the Place of Execution after some difficulty for the Horses that were first put into the Sled would not stir which obliged those concerned to get others which they did from the Coachman who had that Morning brought them to Town when they were put into the Seld they broke it in pieces which caused the Prisoners to go on foot to the Place of execution where being come as I told you before the Coll. began thus at the Foot of the Ladder he sate down with an Aspect altogether void of Fear but on the contrary with a kind of a smiling countenance so began to speak to the Spectators to this purpose That he would give them an Account of his first Undertaking in the design which was long before in London for there he agreed to stand by and assist the D. of M. when opportunity offered in order to which he went to Holland with him and there continued until this Expedition in which God had thought fit to frustrate his and other good Mens Expectations He believed the Protestant Religion was bleeding and in a step towards Extirpation and therefore he with these his Brethren that were to suffer with him and Thousands more had adventured their Lives and their All for to save it but God Almighty had not appointed them to be the Instruments in so glorious a Work yet notwithstanding he did verily believe and doubted not but that God would make use of others that should meet with better success tho' the way or means was not yet visible but of this he did not doubt he also was satisfied of the D's Title so that matter did not afflict him on account of this engaging on his Score and going on further with Discourse of this Nature he was asked by a Person why he did not pray for the King He with a smiling countenance answered I am sorry you do not yet understand the difference between Speaking and Praying and having ended his Discourse he then prepared himself by Prayer for his Dissolution which was very devout and pious for half an hour but in it not mentioning the Name of the King was charged as before to which he replyed as he was a man he prayed for him in General praying for All mankind After having ended his Prayer he took occasion to speak to his suffering Brethren taking a solemn leave of them incouraging them to hold out to the end and not to waver observing that this being a Glorious Sun Shining day I doubt not though our Breakfast be sharp and bitter it will prepare us and make us meet for a comfortable Supper with our God and Saviour where all Sin and sorrow shall be wiped away so embracing each of them and kissing of them told the Sheriff you see I am imperfect only one Arm I shall want Assistance to help me upon this Tragical Stage which was presently done and Execution suddenly followed after which followed Mr. Sampson Larke who was a very eminent pious Man and had lived in that Town but little before many Years he was there well acquainted and all People that knew him had a value for him behaving himself with that Humility and Circumspection as no body could have any other occasion but to value him he designed to have spoken somewhat on a portion of Scripture and was beginning having mentioned the place he intended to speak upon but was interrupted and told the work of

he refused it but the next Morning made haste out of Town not seeing the Duke at all calling for his Horse it was told him That it was seized for the Dukes Service so then he took his Cane and Gloves and walked to his own House which was about five or six Miles and was no more concerned in the Affair than that after the Dukes Defeat at Kings-Sedg-Moore some busie Person informeth and requireth a Warrant from a Justice of Peace for the said Mr. Bragg who obliged him to enter into a Recognizance to appear at the next Assizes the said Justice accounting the matter in it self but Trivial and indeed all Men did judge him out of Danger At Dorchester he appeared in Court to discharge his Bayl on which he was presently Committed and the next day being Arraigned Pleading not Guilty put himself on the Trial of God and his Countrey which found him and 28 more of 30 Guilty the Lord-Chief-Justice often saying If any Lawyer or Parson came under his Inspection they should not escape the Evidence against him was the Roman Catholick whose House was searcht and a Woman of Ill Fame to whom the Lord-Chief Justice was wonderful kind but his Evidence which were more than 20 to prove his Innocence signified nothing the Jury being well instructed by my Lord-Chief-Justice Being thus found Guilty Sentence was presently Pronounced and Execution awarded notwithstanding all the Interest that was made for him as before Recited Thus being condemned Saturday and ordered to be Executed Monday he spent the Residue of his little time very devoutly and much becoming a good Christian and a true Protestant of the Church of England all which availed nothing with this Protestant Judge he was frequently visited by a worthy Divine of the Church of England who spent much time with him and received great Satisfaction from him the said Divine told me that his deportment his behaviour and converse was so much like an extraordinary Christian that he could not in the least doubt but this violent passage would put him into the fruition of happiness he wisht and desired a little longer time out of no other design but throughly to repent him of his Sins and make himself more sensible of and fit for to receive the Inheritance that is prepared for those that continue in well doing to the end when he came to the place of Execution with great Courage and Resolution being as he said prepared for Death he behaved himself very gravely and devoutly being asked when he was on the Ladder whether he was not sorry for his being concerned in the Rebellion He replyed that he knew of none that he was Guilty of and prayed them not to trouble him adding he was not the first that was Martyr'd he was so much a Christian as to forgive his Enemies And after some private Devotions he suddenly was Translated as we have all popes to believe from Earth to Heaven the only savour of this Protestant Judge was to give his Body to his Friends in order to it's Interment amongst his Ancest●●s The Behaviour of Mr. Smith Constable of Chardstock ANother Eminent Person that suffered with him at the same time and place was on Mr. Smith who was Constable of Chardstock who having some monies in his hands that belonged to the Militia which come to the knowledge of some of the D's Friends they obliged him to deliver it to them which he was forced to deliver and for this was Indicted for High Treason in assisting the D. of M. To which he pleaded not Guilty the Evidence against him were the same with those that had been against Mr. Bragg the said Mr. Smith Informed the Court and the Jury what little Credit ought to be given to the Evidence the L. C. J. thundered at him saying thou Villain me thinks I see thee already with a Halter about thy Neck thou Impudent Rebel to challenge these Evidences that are for the King to which the Prisoner reply'd very boldly my Lord I now see which way I am going and right or wrong I must dye but this I comfort my self with That Your Lordship can only destroy my Body It is out of your Power to touch my Soul. God forgive your Rashness Pray my Lord know it is not a small matter you are about the blood of Man is more precious than the whole World and then was stopped from Saying any more the Evidences being heardveil strict charge was given the Jury about him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Jury brought him in Guilty so that he with the rest received the Sentence of Death all together and were Executed on Monday but by Particular order from my Lord he was ordered to be first Executed the day being come for Execution being Monday he with a Courage undaunted was brought to the Place where with Christian Exhortations to his Brethren that suffered with him he was ordered to prepare being the first that was to be Executed where he speak as followeth Christian Friends I am now as you see lanching into Eternity so that it may be expected I should speak something before I leave this miserable World and pass through those Sufferings which are dreadful to Flesh and Blood which indeed shall be but little because I long to be before a just Judge where I must give an account not only for the occasion of my Sufferings now but for Sins long unrepented of which indeed hath brought me to this dismal place and shameful Death and truly dear Country Men having Ransaked my Soul I cannot find my small concern with the D. of M. doth deserve this heavy Judgment on me but I know as I said before It is for Sins long unrepented of I dye in Charity with all Men I desire all of you to bear me witness I dye a true Professor of the Church of England Beseeching the Lord still to stand up in the Defence of it God forgive my Passionate Judges and cruel and hasty Jury God forgive them they know not what they have done God bless the King and though his Judges had no mercy on me I wish he may find mercy when he stands most in need of it make him O Lord a Nursing Father to the Church let mercy flow abundantly irom him if it be thy will to those poor Prisoners to be hereafter tryed and Lord if it be thy holy will stop this Issue of Christian Blood and let my guiltless Blood be the last spilt on this account Gentlemen all farewel farewel all the things of the World then Singing some few Verses of a Psalm and putting up some private Ejaculations to himself said O Lord into thy hands I commend my Spirit and so submitted to the Executioner Sept. 7th 85. The Behaviour and dying Speech of Mr. Joseph Speed of Culliton AT the same time and place as he came near the place of execution he spying his Country Man and Friend called him and said I am glad to see you here now because I am

Eleaven more were brought from Dorchester to Lyme six in a Coach and six in a Cart as he was drawn through the Town he chearfully beholding the People advised them not to be discouraged at their severe Deaths for that though it was their hard fortunes to loose the day in so good a Cause yet he questioned not but it would be Revived again and by such means as he nor they could not imagine God I hope and trust will never let this Nation to fall into Popery being brought to the Inn where they stoped near two hours untill the Butchers had prepared every thing ready for the slaughter they were visited by a very worthy Divine and Vicar of that Town who offered them those spiritual helps usually in those Occasions which some of them Embraced and others not their Principles being Different from the Church of England The Jaylor speaking to Coll Holmes to knock off his Irons he said Great Men of State wear Chains and 't is accounted for their honour but though there is a vast difference betwixt those Golden ones and mine yet I take mine to be more Honourable as that good Apostle said he accounted it an honour to suffer shame for his Masters Name the Sledge being in readiness they prepared to enter it but Alas who should draw such Men to Execution though Men were so bloody the very Beasts refused to draw them and instead of going forward they went backwards and could by no means make them do it which so inraged some Persons that they took the Coach Horses out of the Coach and placed them to the Sledge but presently the Sledge broke in peices then spake this worthy good Man Pray Gentlemen you see all your strivings will not do to draw us to Execution I verily believe there is more in it then you are aware of pray read about the Prophet that went out of Gods way his Beast saw that he could not Give us leave and we will walk to the place Being there come the Coll. prepared first to mount that Tragical Stage the heads of his Speech you have before therefore his Prayer take as followeth Coll. Holme's Last Prayer MOst Glorious most great and most merciful God there is none in Heaven nor in Earth that is like unto thee Heaven is thy Throne and the Earth is thy footstool who shall say unto thee what doest thou here we are poor deplorable Creatures come to offer up our last Prayers and Services unto thee we beseech thy favourable Ear to our Prayers and the comfort of thy holy Spirit at this time we praise and magnifie thy name for all the dispensations of thy providence towards us especially for this thy providence in bringing us to this place and at this time to suffer shame for thy Name help and assist all of us to submit to thy will patiently Pardon all our Sins remove them out of thy presence as far as the East is from the West and accept of us in the merits of thy Son Jesus Christ thou who art the searcher of hearts and tryer of Reins let there not at the moment of death be the least spark of Sin indwelling in us nor the strivings of Flesh and Blood that may hinder us from a joyful passage unto thee give us patience also under these sufferings and a deliverance to all others from undergoing them and in thy good time work deliverance for poor England let thy Gospel yet florish amongst them hasten the downfall of Antichrist we trust the time is near come prevent O Lord this effusion of Christian Blood and if it be thy will let this be the last Lord bless this Town let them from the highest to the lowest set the fear of God before their Eyes Bless all sorts and Conditions of Men in all Ranks and Qualities pardon all their Sins give them all true Repentance and the Grace of thy holy Spirit fit and prepare us for the chearful fulfilling of thy holy will let the Comforter be still with us be merciful to all our Friends and Relations and Acquaintance forgive our Enemies accept of our thankfulness for all the Mercies and favours afforded us and hear and graciously answer us in these our Requests and whar else thou knowest needful and expedient for us and all for our Redeemer the Lord Jesus Christ his sake who Dyed for us that we might Reign with him for ever and ever to whom with thee and thy Blessed Spirit of Grace be ascribed as is most due all honour glory and Praise both now and for ever after which imbracing his Fellow sufferers and kissing them and giving them some ghostly Comforts he desired help of the Sheriff to go up the Ladder having but one Arm and the Gallows higher then ordinary which was granted And in a short time after the Executioner did his Office thus fell the valiant and good Christian C●ll Holmes his dying Words we have now found come to pass he was much lamented by all that saw him except by some that 't is feared are delivered up to a feared Conscience Mr. Christopher Batiscombe his last Speech and Prayer imediately before he suffered at Lyme 12th of September 168● HE was well known to be a Gentleman and of a good Estate in Dorchester shire and a true Protestant well beloved among the Gentry of that Country It was his fortune to be concerned with the D. M. and was very faithful to him to the last during the time of the Bloody Assizes at Dorchester where he received his Sentence of death was divers times sent for to the Chamber of the then L. C. J. and promoted with offers of Life to betray some Gentlemen which he refused saying he scorned to purchase his Life by such indirect means and he accordingly chose death rather then Life seeing it could not be purchased but by such unworthy means The day being come he prepared himself and received the Holy Sacrament walking down to the Place of Execution with much chearfulness and Christian Courage when he was mounting the Ladder smiled and said I am not afraid of this I am going to a better Place from a poor and miserable World to a Celestial Paradise a Heavenly Jerusalem I might have chosen whether I would have undergone this Death if I had hearkened to the L. C. J. but it was upon such unworthy terms that should I have accepted of my Pardon it would have been troublesome to me I dye a true Protestant I am in Charity with all Men God preserve this Nation from Popery the Lord bless you all so taking his leave of them he knew after Prayer he lanched into Eternity Some Passages Relating to Mr. Sampson Larke with his Prayer at the same time and place when Executed IMmediately after Col. Holmes was Executed this good Man was ordered to prepare to follow accordingly going to deliver some few Words to the People some whereof were formerly of his Congregation but being told he could not expect much

time because it was so late and so many to be Executed after him so he suddenly concluded and said I will now speak a few Words to him which I am sure will hear me and so began his Prayer as followeth Blessed Lord God we thine unworthy Creatures now here before thee cannot but acknowledg from the bottom of our Hearts our own unworthiness we must confess we have been grievous Sinners and have brought forth the Evil Fruit of it in our Lives to the great dishonour of thy Name for which we have deserved thy heavy wrath and indignation to be powred forth upon us not only in this Life but in that which is to come O let us bless God for our Sufferings and Afflictions as for our Mercies we bless thee in particular for this O sanctifie it to us let us be effectually convinced of the vanity of the World and of our own sinfulness by Nature and Practise and to see that to be Sin which we never saw before O Lord make us sensible of the absolute Necessity of the Righteousness of Christ to justifie us and let him be now made much more dear and precious to our Souls than ever that so we may be wrought into a more Heavenly Frame and raised to a higher degree of Spirituality and so made more meek and humble and let us judge Charitably of others that differ from us in Opinion and Judgment and now O Lord though by thy most righteous Judgment we most justly deserve these sufferings and such an ignominious death for our Sins against thee not for Treasons against the Kingdom let us be in a preparedness for it Pardon all our Sins help us quietly to submit to thy holy will speak peace to all our Souls look in mercy O Lord on this poor Nation especially on this Town and every particular Person in it let them all mind those things which concerns their peace before they are hid from their Eyes comfort my dear and distressed Wife be a Husband unto her deliver her out of the Paw of the Lyon and the Paws of the Bear look upon all thy poor afflicted ones all Prisoners and Captives work deliverance for them if thou seest it good but thy will be done in Earth as it is in Heaven and now Lord with humble meekness and submission I submit to thy will depending upon the merits of my Saviour to whom with thy blessed self and Spirit be ascribed all Honour and praise both now and for ever Amen Then mounting the Ladder he called to some of the Town who weeped for him but were at some distance go home to your own Houses pray do not weep for me and before you get up yonder Hill I shall be with my Heavenly Father in fulness of Joy and Pleasure for ever more and so advising those before him to leave off those cruel Sentiments they had taken of them besides some Heavenly discourses with some of his Friends was turned off to the great grief of the good People in the Town especially those of his own Congregation To give him nothing but his due he was a man mighty charitable relieving and visiting the poor and needy Preached in season and out of season and made it his business to no about doing good and to put poor Souls in a way for Eternal Life he was an old Christian as well as aged in Years he was a general loss Especially to his dear and tender Wife but all our losses are nothing to be compared to that Glory that he now enjoys FINIS Capt. Madders last Prayer at the same time and place CApt. Madders at the time of the Duke's Landing was a Constable at Crewkern in the County of Somerset and so diligent and active for the King in his Office that when two Gentlemen of Lyme came there and brought the News of the Duke's Landing and desired Horses to ride Post to acquaint his Majesty therewith he immediately secured Horses for them the Town being generally otherways bent and assisted them so far as any called Loyal in those times could do which was represented to the Lord Chief Justice in expectation thereby to save his Life but an Enquiry being made about his Religion and returned by a very worthy Gentleman of those Parts That he was a good Protestant an honest Man had a very good Character amongst his Neighbours O then says he I 'le hold a wager with you he is a Presbyterian I can smell them forty miles though moderately I now say they can smell him two hundred Miles West then surely he must dye because he was and had the Character of an honest Man a good Christian and a brave Tradesman But to be short I could say a great deal more of him being intimately acquainted with him and was with him to the very last being brought to the Place of Execution he was the last Man except one executed and he behaved himself whilst the rest were Executing with great Zeal and lifting up his hands and eyes would often say Lord make me so willing and ready to the last And God did hear his Prayers for though he seemed to the Spectators to be somewhat unwilling to dye yet at the last he dyed with as much Assurance and Christian Resolution as any for after his publick Prayer he came once down the Ladder and Prayed again privately then mounted the Ladder again the Sheriff saying Mr. Madders If you please you may have more liberty he answered No I thank you Mr. Sheriff now I am ready I am willing and desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ Oh! you cannot imagine what Comfort and Refreshment I have received in a few minutes my Comforts are so great that I cannot contain my self So blessing and praising of God he was translated as I hope we have no grounds to imagine the contrary from Earth to Heaven repeating Revel 20. 6. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first Resurrection on such the second Death hath no power His publick Prayer was as followeth O Eternal and ever blessed Lord God look down upon me a miserable Sinner with an eye of pity and compassion in and through my dear Redeemer the Lord Jesus Christ O Lord I acknowledg my self a great and grievous Sinner I have sinned against the clearest light and the dearest love I have deserved to have been spurned from thy Presence and from the glory of thy Power and that thou shouldest now say unto me I will have no more to do with such an unworthy Wretch such a polluted filthy Creature as thou art and hast been But O Lord there is mercy with thee that thou mayest be feared and thou hast promised that if a Sinner turn from his wickedness thou wilt have mercy on him and thô his sins were as scarlet thou wouldst make them white as wool Fulfil O Lord thy gracious Promise unto me a poor supplicant in this my last hour of my life purge and cleanse me from all

sin and filthiness give me true Repentance and if there lyes any sin not yet repented of O Lord bring it to my Conscience Mind and Memory But I hope O Lord thou hast heard my prayers my sighs and groans I hope and trust thou hast pardoned all my sins and wilt immediately receive my soul Look down in Mercy on my dear Wife and Family be thou a Comfort and all in all unto them Now Lord I am coming to thee assist me to the last moment Comfort my distressed Soul do more for me than I am able to ask for or think of but what thou knowest to be needful and necessary for me in and through the Merits of my dear Redeemer the Lord Jesus Christ to whom with thee and thy blessed Spirit of Grace be ascribed the Kingdom the Power and the Glory for ever and for ever Amen The Dying Words of Capt. Kidd Executed at the same Time and Place THis Gentleman was the last Executed at that time as soon as Capt. Madders was turned off he began to prepare to follow and called to his Guards and those present Do you see this pointing up to eleven that were dead before him do you think this is not dreadful to me that eleven of twelve of us that but a few hours since came down together are dead and in Eternity and I am just going to follow them and shall immediately be in the same Condition Says one to him It must be dreadful to flesh and blood says he Well Gentlemen I will assure you I am so far concerned that methinks I bethink their Happiness that they should be so long before me in bliss and happiness but I 'le make haste to follow I am satisfied this is the best day that ever I saw The day of a Mans death is said to be better than the day of his birth and truly so I find it as to my flesh for I shall be presently free from sin and sorrow I am satisfied God hath done his best for me I might have lived and have forgotten God but now I am going where I shall sin no more 'T is a blessed thing to be free from sin and to be with Christ O how great were the sufferings of Christ for us beyond all that I can undergoe how great is that Glory to which I am going Then taking his leave of the People then present he prayed some small time very devoutly and with seeming great Joy and Comfort the Executioner did his Office. There was Executed also at the same time divers others as Mr. Will. Hewling Doct. Temple Mr. Matthews with some others At Bridport in the same County of Dorset there was Executed Twelve one of which was John Sprage of Lyme a Man more fit to dye than he that Condemned him was fit to live He was a zealous Christian and a Man that in a manner lived in Heaven while on Earth he was but of an ordinary Estate in this World but to be short his Praise his Worth his Fame will never dye in those places where known he went about doing good even in his worldly Employments as I have been credibly informed hardly any thing coming that way but what his spiritual Meditations were upon He was Apprehended near Salisbury brought to Dorchester where I saw him several times and was conversant with him before his Tryal he carried himself very moderately to all some of divers Principles in matters of Religion he continually Prayed with them advising and instructing them to those holy Duties which were necessary to Salvation Being asked how he could endure those hardships he had undergone since his being taken says he If this be all 't is not so much but my Friend if you were to take a Journey in those ways you were not acquainted with you would I hope desire Advice from those that had formerly used those ways or lived near by them Yes says he Then said he The ways of Affliction which I have lately traveled in I had Advice many a time from a Minister who hath often told his Congregation of the troublesomness of the road and of the difficulty of getting through and has given me and hundreds of others to understand the pitts and stones in the way and how to avoid them he has been a Man used to those roads many years I have taken his Advice I am got thus far on confortably and I trust shall do so to the end I am not afraid to fight a duel with Death if so it must be Now I thank God I can truly say O Death where is thy sting and O Grave where is thy victory Two or three days after their Sentence they were drawn to Execution but were very rudely and opprobriously dealt with to the shame of those that then had the charge over them their Rigor unto them was more like Turks than Christians But to conclude being come to the Place of Execution he Prayed very devoutly with them all but by the rudeness of the Guards there could be no Copy taken to be said to be true All of them dyed very Courageous especially this stout Christian Champion who spake to them in these words looking on the Souldiers saying Little do you think that this very Body of mine which you are now come to see cutt in pieces will one day rise up in Judgment against you and be your Accuser for your delight in spilling of Christian Blood the Heathens have far more Mercy O 't is sad when England must outstrip Infidels and Pagans but pray take notice don't think that I am not in Charity with you I am so far that I forgive you and all the World and do desire the God of Mercies to forgive you and open your hearts and turn you from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to the Lord Jesus Christ and so Farewell I am going out of the power of you all I have no dependance but upon my blessed Redeemer to whom I commit my dear Wife and Children and all the World. The last Speech of Doct. Temple of Nottingham at the Place of Execution DOcter Temple was one of them that Landed with the Duke and was his chief Physitian and Chyrurgeon he lived in Nottingham but minding to see other Parts of the World as I have heard goes for Holland where he came acquainted with the Duke of Monmouth concerning which he thus spake just as he was going off the Ladder Christian Friends and dear Countrey-men I Have somewhat to say and not very much before I depart from you and shall be seen no more And First As to my Engagement with the Duke of Monmouth Secondly How far I was concerned And Thirdly I shall leave all of you to be Judges in matter of Fact And so for the First As a Dying Man I now Declare that when I entered my self with the Duke of Monmouth to be his Chyrurgeon it was on no other Account but to serve him in the West-Indies where I knew