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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39038	The Execution and confession with the behaviour & speeches of Capt. Thomas Walcot, William Hone, and John Rouse who according to the sentence pronounced against them at the Old-Bayly, on the 12th instant, were this 20th of July, drawn, hanged and quartered for traytorously conspiring to assassinate and murther the King in his return from New-Market, and the establish'd government to subvert &c.	Walcot, Thomas, d. 1683.; Hone, William, d. 1683.; Rouse, John, d. 1683.	1683 (1683)	Wing E3848; ESTC R31477	3,015	4

THE EXECUTION AND CONFESSION WITH THE Behaviour Speeches OF Capt. Thomas Walcot William Hone and John Rouse who according to the Sentence pronounced against them at the Old-Bayley on the 12th Instant were this 20th of July Drawn Hanged and Quartered for Traytorously Conspiring to Assassinate and Murther the King in his return from New-Market and the Establish'd Government to Subvert c. Entred according to ORDER A Hellish conspiracy of divers wicked and desperate persons against the Kings Life and Government having been sometime past discovered upon the Issuing out of His Majesties Proclamation amongst other Traytors and Conspirators these on whom Justice has deservedly fixed Her severest mark were apprehended viz. Thomas Walcot William Hone and John Rouse Men wholly bent to shed innocent Blood and lay their Country waste not in the least bogling to ingage themselves solemnly to Murther the King his Royal Brother and after that all such as should oppose their Monstrous and Tyranical proceedings but being prevented by Providence even to a miracle all their pernicious devices vanished into Air and themselves rendred dreadful Examples to posterity and fully opened the eyes of such as would not be perswaded but this sort of men were men of harmless principles and that what had passed in the Days of Ignoramus were but Shams to amuse the people But to particulars The Prisoners aforesaid being in sundry places apprehended order was given for their Tryals at the Sessions of Oyer and Terminer holden at the Sessions-House in the Old Baley c. where Walcot being Arraigned Pleaded Not Guilty to his Indictment in which were specified the Treasons of which he stood accused as his designing the Murther of the King and a miserable slaughter of his Subjects to leavy War and Rebellion c. whereupon the Evidence being called the principal of which were Collonel Rumsey Mr. West and Mr. Keeling who having declared the manner of the Conspiracy and to what intent it was carryed on charged the Prisoner with being at divers Consults where the death of the King and the Duke of York were resolved upon and that upon their return from New-market at what time Walcot was appointed with a Commanded Party to fall upon the Guards whilst Rumbold the Malster was to Assassinate his Majesty and Royal Highness and others to Kill the Postillian Coachman and Horses and that they stiled him the English Gulin saying he woud be such when at the head of an Army And it was further witnessed against him that he had provided himself Horse and Arms and went to take a view of Rumbolds House near Hodsdon and did approve of its commodiousness for the perpetration of the Villany which was to have been done whilst an overthrown Cart had stopped His Majesties Coach and that the Prisoner was tempted to undertake the actual Assassination but he refused it saying he would not kill a naked man but would undertake Fighting the Guards These and other Treasonable Conspiracies being proved against him and a Letter produced which he had sent to Sir Leoline Jenkins therein promising to make a more perfect discovery of the Hellish design both in England and Ireland than what as he believed others were able to do if he might thereby hope for any mercy at His Majesties hands as likewise an other Letter taken from him in Prison drawn up in order to be sent to a Friend of his to intreat Collonel Rumsey and Mr. West to be favourable to him in their Evidence he was found Guilty and two days after viz. on Saturday last received Sentence to be Drawn Hanged and Quartered At what time he only desired that his Friends might be permitted to visit him during his continuance in Newgate which was allowed and so as a Man not seeming much concerned at what had befallen him he was conveyed to the place from whence he came William Hone succeeding Walcot in taking his Tryal at the Old-Baily for conspiring the Death of the King Leavying War and procuring Arms with many treasonable Expressions by him uttered he at first denyed the Indictment in general and pleaded Not Guilty but better considering with himself he desired to retract that Plea and plead Guilty as to the Conspiracy against the Kings Life but would not confess his procuring Arms yet upon his Tryal it was plainly proved that a Horse and Arms were provided and that he was to be one in the Assassination that he had been at several traiterous consults and malitiously spoken divers Treasonable words most of which he owned in Court seeming greatly troubled that he had consented to so great a Wickedness declaring to God and the World that Richard Goodenough had seduced him and perswaded him to enter into the Hellish Conspiracy as also some others of the Conspirators by insinuating the pretended grievances of the Nation and laying before him the advantage that would accrue thereby John Rouse this time failing of an Ignoramus Jury having been upon his Tryal at the Old-Baley found Guilty of divers Conspiracies and Trayterous Contrivances against the Life of His Majesty contrived and and committed according as it was given in Evidence against him both before and since his being a Prisoner in the Tower was Sentenc'd for High-Treason together with Walcot and Hone the Sentence being That they and either of them should return to the place from whence they came and from thence be drawn upon Hurdles or Sledges to the place of Execution and there be Hanged up by the Necks then cut down alive their Bowels taken out and Privities cut off to be burnt before their Faces their Heads cut off and Quarters divided c. Upon which Rouse made a long Preamble about his being Innocent as to many particulars yet declared he was willing to submit to the Law c. The Tryals over and Sentence as is specified they were carryed to Newgate where for the most part they were kept assunder yet had divers of their Friends came to visit them and many godly Ministers to give them advice for their Souls health laying before them the heinousness of the Crime and the rather becacause they had sinned against such goodness and agravated the Crime in Conspiring against the Life of a Prince under whom they did and might have Lived happily but seeing Divine Justice had overtaken them and no hopes of continuing long in this World that they would bethink themselves and spend the few moments that were left them to the advantage of their Immortal Souls and not through neglect render themselves doubly wretched To this and such like Ghostly advice they were observed to be very attentive especially Hone who expressed abundance of sorrow for the greatness of his offence saying that by reason of his former Sins and his refusing to be reclaimed God had suffered him to fall into this great Temptation desiring the Prayers of all good men saying that if he might Live all the business of his Life would prove insufficient to expiate so great a Crime Walcot and Rouse appeared more retired and reserved the former seeming for the most part willfuly obstinate or moross yet in his countenance appeared a remorse and regret for what he had Acted seeming rather to confess then deny the horrid design c. Rouse was observed for the most part to be greatly dejected often Lamenting his wretched state and thus continued these Miscreants whom Malice hope of Gain or Preferment has brought to ruin and a shameful though deserved end on this 20th of July on which day they were drawn upon Sledges to the place of Execution where after they had expressed a sorrow for the henious Conspiracy and treasonable Crimes intended against the Life of the best of Kings c. and said some short Prayers they suffered according to the Sentence aforesaid The Executioner Imboweling and Quartering them the Quarters we are informed are by His Majesties Bounty restored to their Relations And thus fell those miserable men the sad Example of offended Justice having brought themselves to shameful ends by designing the blackest of Crimes but 't is often apparent that those who act against the Lives of Sacred Kings frequently fall into the Snare themselves have laid as it was observed by the inhumane Monsters that Trayterously barbarously and Villainously Murthered His Majesties Father of Blessed memory and indeed in all Ages wherein such wicked designs have taken Birth For God has declared He that spils Mans Blood by Man shall his Blood be spilt And certainly to contrive and design it by Hellish and Diabolick Conspiracies is no less heinous in the sight of the Just Creator Therefore I hope this timely and most Miraculous discovery together with the punishment inflicted upon the Traytors will prove a sufficient warning to deter others from the like inhumane undertaking FINIS LONDON Printed by J. Grantham 1683.