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B05867 An antidote against poison. Composed of some remarks upon the paper printed by the direction of the Lady Russel, and mentioned to have been delivered by the Lord Russel to the sheriffs at the place of his execution. Shower, Bartholomew, Sir, 1658-1701. 1683 (1683) Wing S3649; ESTC R184221 10,207 4

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AN ANTIDOTE AGAINST POISON Composed of some Remarks upon the Paper printed by the direction of the Lady Russel and mentioned to have been delivered by the Lord Russel to the Sheriffs at the place of his Execution THe Publishing of this Paper as the last Speech of a dying man cannot but surprise all Persons who were present at the Tryal of the Lord Russel to read such Reflections upon the Judges the Kings Council the Sheriffs and the Jury the Fact so untruly represented and the Offenders Innocence so strongly asserted when they can all attest to the fairness of his Trial the respectful Treating of him by the Kings Council as far as was consistent with their Duty without any strains upon the Evidence to the favourable Demeanor of the Court towards him not in the least aggravating the Crime beyond the Evidence and to the fulness of the Evidence upon the Proofs produced And therefore those who heard the Evidence must acknowledge that tlat Paper is so far from containing the whole truth of the Lord Russel's Case that what of Fact is therein infected is wholly disguised and untruly and unfaithfully set down Neither doth the Lord Russel in his Speech to the Sheriffs aver all contained in that Paper to be true nor the Paper to contain the whole truth of his Case only saith he had set down in that Paper all that he thought fit to leave behind him No doubt he might have as well said All that his faithful Confessor advised him to leave behind him For whosoever strictly peruseth the Paper will not find the Ingenuity Sincerity or plain style of a Dying Gentleman but may discover the peculiar Dialect of an Artist accustomed to shadow Truth with doubtful and ambiguous Expressions and the Paper artificially contrived and designed to gratifie a Party by a colourable asserting the Innocency of the Criminal condemned by the Law for High Treason and laying a Malitious Imputation upon the Government for an unjust Prosecution of an Innocent Person to Death Whether the Paper doth truly state the Crime upon the Fact proved for which the Lord Russel was Condemned And whether it contain any plain denial of that Fact will best appear by truly stating the Crime charged upon him by the Indictment and the Fact proved upon him at his Trial The Lord Russel with others are charged by the Indictment with High Treason for Conspiring Compassing and Imagining the Death and Destruction of the King and raising of a Rebellion within the Kingdom And the Overt Acts wherewith they are charged are their Meeting together consulting and agreeing to raise an Insurrection and Rebellion and to seize upon the Kings Guards At the Trial of Colonel Rumsey did swear that there was a General Rising intended in October and November last and that he was engaged therein And that the Earl of Shaftsbury who was likewise engaged therein in November last acquainted him that the Duke of Monmouth the Lord Gray Lord Russel Sir Thomas Armstrong and Mr. Ferguson were to meet at Mr. Shepherds house in Abchurch Lane and sent him thither with a Message to them that accordingly he went thither and found the Lord Russel and the rest there and delivered to them the Message from the Earl of Shaftsbury which was that it was high time to come to some Resolution about the Rising That answer was returned that Mr. Trenchard had assured them that in four hours time one Thousand Foot and two or three Hundred Horse should be ready at Taunton But now Master Trenchard required two or three days notice of the Rising and therefore they could not go on at present and that my Lord Shaftsbury must be contented He said the Answer was pronounced by Mr. Ferguson and the Lord Gray spoke to the same purpose And being interrogated whether the Lord Russel were so near as to hear the Message he said he was so near and could not but hear it And being asked by the Lord Russel whether he consented to the Answer he declared upon his Oath that the Lord Russel did consent And that they then treated and consulted of the General Rising And both Colonel Rumsey and Mr. Shepherd did swear That the Lord Russel and the rest did consult at Mr. Shepherds about seizing of the Kings Guards And having at a former Meeting appointed some of their Number viz the Duke of Monmouth Lord Gray and Sir Thomas Armstrong to view in what posture the Guards were they made Report to the rest there they found them very remiss in their Duties and might be easily seized Mr. Shepherd swore that their meeting at his house was not casual but appointed by themselves and that they came late in the Evening and that my Lord Russel mentioned not any private Businesse to him neither had he then any private Business with the Lord Russel But the Lord Russel pretending he came to taste some Sherry which he had bespoke of Mr. Shepherd Mr. Shepherd denied upon his Oath that the Lord Russel had bespoke an Sherry of him or mentioned any such thing then to him The Lord Howard gave in Evidence upon his Oath that there was a design of a General Rising both in October and November last and that the Earl of Shaftsbury then acquainted him he had Ten thousand brisk Boys ready And after the Departure of the Earl of Shaftsbury it was thought necessary for the preventing of Confusion and more orderly managing of the Rising that a select Council should be held for that purpose And accordingly the Duke of Monmouth the Earl of Essex the Lord Russel Colonel Sidney Mr. Hamden junlor and himself met in January last at Mr. Hamaens House in Russel street and debated certain Preliminaries to the Rising Amongst others Whether the Rising should be in London first or in the Countrey first or in both at once and the major opinion inclined to have the Rising both in London and the Country at one time That soon after they held a second Meeting at the Lord Russels house where all the last mentioned Persons were present and where they again debated of the Rising and then came to this Resolution That some Person should be sent into Scotland to invite some Persons thence from the discontented Scots to treat with them That they might be assured of what Assistance they might expect from the Scots That that matter was committed by them to the special care and conduct of Colonel Sidney And that Colonel Sidney acquainted him he had sent Aaron Smith into Scotland accordingly and that he had given him threescore Guineys to defray the charges of his Journey The Lord Howard interrogated by the Lord Russel whether he said any thing in those Debates declared upon his Oath that though his Lordship never used to speak much yet he did speak in those debates and consented to what was done This was the substance of the Evidence though delivered by the Witnesses more at large as will appear by their Depositions when they