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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63892	The speech and deportment of Col. Iames Turner at his execution in Leaden-Hall-street January 21. 1663 Who was condemned for felony and burglary, in breaking up the house and robbing of Mr. Francis Tryon merchant, living in Limestreet, London. Licensed.	Turner, James, d. 1664.	1664 (1664)	Wing T3293A; ESTC R222426	14,645	18

THE SPEECH AND DEPORTMENT OF Col. Iames Turner At his Execution in Leaden-Hall-street January 21. 1663. Who was Condemned for Felony and Burglary in Breaking up the House and Robbing of Mr. FRANCIS TRYON Merchant living in Limestreet LONDON LICENSED LONDON Printed by William Godbid for Nath. Brook at the Angel in Cornhill and Henry Marsh at the Princes Arms in Chancery-lane 1663. About Eleven a Clock Coll. Turner attended with Mr. Ordinary of Newgate and another Minister was drawn in a Cart to a Gibbit erected in Leaden-hall-street at Lime-street end where coming Col. Turner called the Execationer to him told him that his friends were desirous of all his Clothes and that in Consideration thereof he gave him 50 s. and 2 s. 6 d. to drink and about 15 s. to the Serjeants and Yeomen attending to see his Body and Clothes delivered to one Mrs. Smith there And standing in the Cart said as followeth SIR Richard Ford and you the other Mr. Sheriff and all you Gentlemen I am come hither to pay that debt I owe and that every man owes to Nature 't is the just hand of God upon me for my sins and there is no man hath done me wrong in it and truely it is my Sins and the Greatnesse of my sins and that I am very sensible of hath brought me hither and the greatest sin that troubles me and lies upon me which I hope the Blood of Jesus Christ nay I am Confident the Blood of Jesus Christ hath washed all my sins away is that sin which I was much addicted to and that was the sin of Prophanenesse of Blaspheming God of taking his Name in vain It is truth I must not onely accuse my self but in some sense give you the truth of my Conscience I never heard any man or woman or what ever they were swear in my life but I did tremble to hear them For keeping of Company with Gentlemen of Honour they were men of quality though that were an ill quality in them was the occasion of it I never kept Company with any poor base inferiour People with any Theif or any such like base person in all my life but fled from them and avoided them till this accident truely those poor men engaged in it I must free them I brought them into this businesse clearly and freely and I beseech you Mr. Sheriffs as I am a dying man that you will help those people in this businesse Poor silly men As I was telling you for that great sin of Swearing Keeping Company with persons that did swear I did get a habit of swearing though I hated it and loathed it when I observed it in my self and yet may be did it again forgetting presently and not observing being of a hasty nature It was my rashnesse and my inconsideratenesse that hath brought me hither Gentlemen it is expected by all the City and by all the world that knows me that I should make some great and notorious confession It is Truth I must and freely do here confesse as I said before that 't is my sins in General and that sin of Blaspheming God's Name I do charge my self particularly with that as the occasion of bringing me hither as for the Fact it self I do tell ye it was my own act my own contrivance and the poor souls that are yonder knew nothing of it Gentlemen you will live when I am gone there is my two Sons I here declare as I expect mercy by and by at the hands of my Saviour and my God they are as innocent as any person that looks upon me For the youngest my Son Ely he never knew or heard of one penny of the money or businesse at all therefore he is clear he was in his bed that night it was done and in the morning it was removed from my house for the Elder he never knew of any moneys or any thing of it only I did tell him that it was a Merchants money that was broke and that I would secure it for his Wife and Children so that he was clearly innocent of any thing of the Fact of the Robbery of the House knew not that it was Mr. Tryon's Money but did carry that Money with me to Tower-Hill as I bid him so that he is as innocent as the Younger You understand me Mr. Sheriffs if you bid your Servant take so much money carry it and dispose of it as you direct him what is it to him how you came by that money So that I say this elder Son he is I speak in the presence of God as free as the other I do beg and beseech you Mr. Sheriffs in the bowels of tender mercy and compassion that you would go to the Lord Maior to the Court of Aldermen that these two poor young men may be discharg'd let them not lye there until the next Sessions among Theives and Murderers for they will be utterly undone They are come from the Loynes of good Parents my Father was an ancient Reverend Divine a Parson within a 11. miles of this Town a godly Minister 40 odd years Minister of one Parish no man more beloved then he a man of charity and for peace never suffered them to go to Law he was Justice of Peace amongst them Mediator for them if any poor wanted any thing they came to him he relieved them he did all the Poors businesse and composed the differences of the rich likewise I am the Son of that Father though an unfortunate Son My Wife was a Gentlewomans Daughter in Dorsetshire her Mother had a great portion and is yet living they are of the Family of the Foyles 8000 l. the old King had of her Uncle which was lent they were persons of quality I say these Children they came from the Loynes of good persons This I speak in reference that you will take that fatherly care that these two poor Boys may be turned out of Prison Their Mother hath nothing to support them suppose it your own Wifes case add not affliction to affliction restore her Children to her this Night let me beg it that God may be prais'd and glorified in the truth of all things Will you promise it Mr. Sheriffs that you will endevour it Sir Richard Ford. I do I have been ready at all times to promise you any thing which was in my power to perform but ask not that which is not in my power to grant you desire they may be discharged to night Turner That 's but comparatively as soon as possible Sir Rich. Ford. I do promise you that this that you have declar'd concerning your Sons shall be communicated to the proper Judges and I will endevour that they may be put out of our Goal Sir Richard Rives And I will use my endevours in the thing Turner Pray do they know nothing of it pray put them out my Wife will want them she hath no comfort left and this will ruine her Sir Richard Rives We will do our endevours proceed