Selected quad for the lemma: war_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
war_n	death_n	king_n	treason_n	2,761	5	9.5559	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04845	The proceedings to execution of the sentence awarded against Captain Thomas Walcot, William Hone, and John Rouse for high-treason who were, on Fryday the 10th of this instant July, drawn, hang'd, & quarter'd at Tyburn, for conspiring the death of the king ...		1683 (1683)	Wing P3625; ESTC R182136	4,419	4

THE PROCEEDINGS To EXECUTION of the Sentence awarded against Capt. Thomas Walcot William Hone and John Rouse FOR High Treason Who were on Friday the 20th of this Instant July Drawn Hanged and Quartered at Tyburn for conspiring against the Life of the KING and to raise War and Rebellion in order to Subvert the Government c. Containing a Relation of what happened during their Imprisonment and at the place of Execution With their Confessions at Tyburn THomas Walcot William Hone and John Rouse having been Accused to the Kings most Honourable Council by the Discoverers of the Plot against the Life of His Majesty of many Treasonable purposes and intentions and upon Warrant Issued out for that purpose Apprehended they were on the 12th of this instant July brought to the Sessions house in the Old-Bayly and there Arraigned upon the Indictments of High Treason found against them by the Grand Jury for Conspiring the Death of the King and designing to raise War and Rebellion and in order thereto procuring Arms as Blunderbusses Musquets Pistols and the like to which Indictments they Pleading not Guilty whereupon Thomas Walcot being ordered to look to his Challenges in order to accepting against the Preemptory number which is 35. of the Jurors he made exceptions against all such as belonged to the Lieutenancy but in the end a Jury of 12. Men being Sworn they were charged with to try the Issue between the King and him in case of his Life and Death Whereupon Colonel Rumsie Mr. Well Mr. Keeling Mr. Bourn and others swore him present at divers Treasonable Conspiracies Consults and Traiterous Contrivancies that he was to Command a Party to destroy the Kings Guards whilst others Assassinated the King and Duke c. in February last at what time they were to return from New-Market and that a Consult was held to enquire into the day of their return and that they differed about the particular time though afterwards they came to a Result but that the Fire that happened at Newmarket frustrated the Intention c. On the Friday following being the 13th instant William Hone and John Rouse were tryed for the like Treason in Conspiring against his Majestie him to Death and final Destruction to put c. against whom the Kings Evidence deposed first that Hone had agreed to be one of the Assassinates and was to have a Sum of Money to buy him Furniture for that purpose as Horse and Arms c. and that he had declared he was to be one that should seize the Captain and Lieutenant and that at another time he declared it would never be well till the Blackbird and Goldfinch were knocked on the Head and that both those Mysterious Expressions be explained himself to mean the King and Duke of York these and many more were the circumstances that occurred upon this and the former Tryal under the like circumstances was John Rouse Indicted for High Treason and Conspiracy against the Life of the King tending to the subversion of the Government so that in the end after divers Arguments they were found Guiltie and the day following received Sentence to be Drawn Hanged and Quartered as the Law in case of Conviction for High Treason requires when desiring their Friends might visit them and time for Repentance allowed they were remanded to Prison where as Men sensible of the near approach of their dissolution they continued being often visited by their Friends and Relations who came to condole their misfortunes and to comfort them with seasonable admonitions to prepare for a future state seing their Lives were forfeited by the Law and that Execution of the Sentence passed upon them would not be long deferred forasmuch as all hopes of pardon was vanished and whether a Reprieve for longer Lase would be granted to them remained doubtful the former and the latter being at the pleasure of His Majestie whom they had so highly offended whereupon they taking the cordial advice of those that regarded their happinesse as to the Life to come seriouslie considering in what estate they remain and what a large account they were short lie to give before the Dreadful Tribunal of all their Actions insomuch that at times they were not interrupted by Visitants their serious thoughts were for the most part imploied in Confessing their Sins and begging pardon of God for their Offences during their abode in Newgate the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex came to visit them in order to perswade them to an ingenious Confession as far as they were conscious of the Conspiracie of which they stood Convicted the same Arguments used divers other Loyal Persons but they seemed much reserved saying they had been brought to disgrace and consequent lie to an untimelie end by their too much credulitie and that it was now too late to retrive what was past but earnestlie begged pardon of those they had Offended Captain Walcot seldom appeared publicklie but kept himself to his retirement either Reading or Conversing with particular Friends that came to take their last farewel of him John Rouse was often observed busie as is supposed writing for the most part but to what effect remains yet uncertain unlesse a Petition humbly to beseech His Majestie to bestow his dead Body on his Wife William Hone was most dejected of the three the fear of death having in a manner stupifyed him insomuch that he was hardlie induced to answer to the questions demanded of him by such as came to Examine or Discourse him This and such like was their behavior till they had notice that the Warrant was Signed for their Execution and that they must prepare to die as this day which heavie tho expected news they received with different passions continuing as men that devoted to the Grave till this Morning at what time being put into a Sledg they were drawn to the place of Execution attended by a strong Guard of the Sheriffs Men and Hamblet Warders About 10. in the Morning Thomas Walcot John Rouse and William Hone were brought to Tayburn the former in a Sledge by himself and the 2 latter in another Sledge when being unbound they were helped into the Cart prepared for that purpose and there for a while Conversed with the Ministers whe were Dr. C●rtwrite and Mr. Ordinarie both of them perswading them to make an ingenious Confession according to the best of their Knowledge Whereupon Captain Walcot drew out two Papers and shewed them to the Ministers and those that were in the Cast saying that he had Written them to Read publicklie which when he was ordered to do he vvith a composed Countenance did it Audiblie the first was in Nature of a Confession of his Enormities to God wherein he desired forgiveness declaring that he had been a great sinner and for that cause God had suffered him to perpetrate those Crimes that had rendered him worthy of Death desiring God of his Mercy to forgive him his manifold Offences and that all the World would forgive