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A95839 The last dying speech and behaviour of Capt. Thomas Vaughan who was executed for high-treason, at execution-dock, on Wednesday, Decemb. the 9th. 1696. Vaughan, Thomas, 1669?-1696, defendant. 1696 (1696) Wing V155; ESTC R42761 1,952 2

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THE Last Dying Speech AND BEHAVIOUR OF Capt. Thomas Vaughan Who was Executed for HIGH-TREASON AT Execution-Dock on Wednesday Decemb. the 9th 1696. BEing brought on a Hurdle to the Place of Execution where a Gibbet was Erected and before he went up the Ladder he desired Liberty to Pray which being readily granted he stood by the Ladder and said I Bequeath my Soul to God and my Body to the Earth I abandon all Material Good as mere Vanity I repent heartily of my Sins I pardon with all my Heart all my Enemies from the bottom of my Heart I believe in God the Father Son and Holy Ghost God all-wise all-good and hope to be saved by the Merits of the Second Person who dy'd on the Cross to save me And I believe whatever the Holy Catholick Roman Church proposes to me to believe and I hope through the Merits of my Saviour to have all my Sins pardon'd I resign my self to him relying on his Mercy for the Pardon of all my Sins and in that hope am ready to die And I beseech the Blessed Virgin and all the Saints and Angels in Heaven to receive my Soul Jesus Maria help me to Embrace thee in my Arms and if my Heart fails enable me to do it in my Judgment I say with all Humility Jesu Maria have Mercy on me There being a great Crowd he said Pray let me say my Prayers Merciful God let me not die in any of the Seven deadly Sins I repent me from the bottom of my Heart that I have sinned in Thought Word or Deed. I forgive all the World I resign my self into thy Arms let thy Mercy shelter me sweet God of Heaven Jesu Maria have Mercy on me O God I come unto thee in Remembrance of the five Wounds of my Saviour beseeching thee for the sake of his Wounds be pleased to have Mercy on my poor Soul I repent from the bottom of my Heart that I have sinned God's Will be done and not mine Executioner If the Gentleman has done give way Capt. Vaughan No I have not done yet He Prays by himself Then the Executioner pull'd off his Cravat Capt. Vaughan I am a great Sinner let me beg of you a little time to repent Then he pray'd some time by himself And when he had done said Now my Lad when you please Then he went up the Ladder and had the Rope ty'd about his Neck And that being done he said I have something to say publickly Capt. Vaughan's Speech I Do not value this Death it is nothing in comparison of the Death our Saviour suffer'd for me Whatever I have undergone in my whole Life that I offer in Recompence for my past Sins hoping God will have Mercy on my poor Soul I am here to suffer Death I declare I never bore Arms but for the King of France and out of France I was true to my-Trust It 's true I bore King James my Master's Commission and I thought I was obliged to do it and I thought that what I did for the King of France I did for King James I ask all Men Pardon that I have any way wronged I did not act dishonourably to those I took to my Knowledge Therefore I beg that you would Recommend it to the Government not to be hard on that poor Man and I own I did that to see whether I could save my Life yet they did not prove to me as I thought they would I did it clearly to get my self loose out of their Hands So I beg of you that I may have leave to say my Prayers a little Mr. Marshall Pray do Capt. Vaughan take your own time Capt. Vaughan O my dear God I offer my Soul to thee Jesu Maria my dear Lord and Saviour my dear God of Heaven have Mercy on me I offer my Soul and Body to thee my dear God and Saviour I desire the Prayers of all good Christians I forgive from the bottom of my Heart all Persons in the World and I ask them Forgiveness that I have offended and I hope they will forgive me Mr. Sheriff I humbly beg that I may not be put off till I say my Prayers till I put my Cap over my Face Mr. Marshall No no take your own time Then he continued a considerable time in his Prayers to himself and afterwards said Mr. Sheriff I beg you will desire of the Government they will do no harm to the People I was a means of accusing Mr. Marshall I will take Care to represent what you desire Capt. Vaughan O all good Christians pray for me O God into your Arms I commit my Soul I am heartily sorry that I have sinned in Thought Word or Deed. Well I leave my Blessing to you all I humbly beg your Prayers I humble my self to Death for the Love of Christ freely from my very Heart I offer my self to Death into thy Hands my dear God and Saviour I commit my self Then he pray'd a short time to himself and pull'd the Cap over his Eyes and was turn'd off and being dead was quarter'd according to his Sentance ADVERTISEMENT NExt Week will be Published the Tryals at large of the Pyrates of Every's Crew and also the Tryal of Capt. Vaughan for High-Treason Published by Authority and Printed for John Everingham Bookseller at the Star in Ludgate-street LONDON Printed for E. Whitlock near Stationers-Hall 1696.