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The Oglin of traytors including the illegal tryall of His Late Maiesty : with a catalogue of their names that sat as judges and consented to the judgment : with His Majesties reasons against their usurped power and his late speech : to which is now added the severall depositions of the pretended witnesses as it is printed in the French coppy : with the whole proceedings against Colonel J. Penruddock of Compton in Wilts and his speech before he dyed : as also the speech of the resolved gentleman, Mr. Hugo Grove of Chissenbury, Esquire, who was beheaded the same day, not before printed.
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Robes of Christs Righteousnesse here which will bring me to the enjoyment of his glorious Robes anon Then he kneeled down and kissed the block and said thus I commit my soul to God my Creatour and Redeemer Look on me O Lord at my last gasping Here my prayer and the prayers of all good people I thank thee O God for all thy dispensation towards me Then kneeling down he prayed most devoutly as followeth O Eternal Almighty and most mercifull God the Righteous Judge of all the world look down in mercy on me a miserable sinner O blessed Jesus Redeemer of Mankind which takest away the sinnes of the world let thy perfect manner of obedience be presented to thy Heavenly Father for me Let thy precious death and bloud be the Ransome and satisfaction of my many and hainous transgressions Thou that sittest at the right hand of God make intercession for me O holy and blessed Spirit which art the comforter fill my heart with thy consolation O holy blessed and glorious Trinity be mercifull to me confirm my faith in the promises of the Gospel revive and quicken my hope and expectation of joyes prepared for true and faithfull servants Let the infinite Love of God my Saviour make my love to him stedfast sincere and constant O Lord consider my condition accept my tears asswage my grief give me comfort and confidence in thee impute not unto me my former sinnes but most mercifull Father receive me into thy favour for the merits of Christ Jesus Many and grievous are my sinnes for I have sinned many times against the light of knowledge against remorse of conscience against the motions and opportunities of grace But accept I beseech thee the sacrifice of a broken and contrite heart in and for the perfect sacrifice oblation and satisfaction of thy Son Jesus Christ O Lord receive my soul after it is delivered from the burthen of the flesh into perfect joy in the sight and fruition of thee And at the generall resurrection grant that my body may be endowed with immortality and received with my soul into glory I praise thee O God I acknowledge thee to be the Lord. O Lamb of God that takest away the sins of the world have mercy on me Thou that sittest at the right hand of God hear my prayer O Lord Jesus Christ God and Man Mediatour betwixt God and Man I have sinned as a Man be thou mercifull to me as a God O holy and blessed Spirit help my infirmities with those sighs and groans which I cannot expresse Then he desired to see the Axe and kissed it saying I am like to have a sharp passage of it but my Saviour hath sweetned it unto me Then he said if I would have been so unworthy as others have been I suppose I might by a lie have saved my life which I scorn to purchase at such a rate I defie such temptations and them that gave them me Glory be to God on high On Earth peace Good will towards Men. And the Lord have mercy upon my poor soul Amen So laying his Neck upon the block after some private Ejaculations he gave the Heads-man a sign with his hand who at one blow severed his head from his body The Speech of that piously resolved Hugh Grove of Chisenbury in the parish of Enford and County of Wilts Esquire beheaded the 16 day of May. 1655. in the Castle at Exon Good people I Never was guilty of much Rhetorick nor ever loved long Speeches in all my life and therefore you cannot expect either of them from me now at my death All that I shall desire of you besides your hearty prayers for my soul is That you will bear me witness I die a true sonne of the Church of England as it was established by King Edward the sixth Queen Elizabeth King James and King Charles the first of ever blessed memory That I die a Loyall Subject to King Charles the second my undoubted Soveraigne and a lover of the good old Laws of the Land the just Priviledges of Parliaments and Rights and Liberties of the People for the re-establishing of all which I doe under take this engagement and for which I am ready to lay down my life God forgive the bloudy minded Jury and those that procured them God forgive Captain Crook for denying his Articles so unworthily God forgive Mr. Dove and all other persons swearing so maliciously and falsely against me God forgive all my enemies I heartily forgive them God blesse the King and all that love him turn the hearts of all that hate him God blesse you all and be mercifull to you and to my soul Amen And so meekly laying his neck to the block and giving a signe his head at one blow and a draw of the axe was severed from his bodie FINIS * Meaning the Earle of Strafford * Pointing at Doctor Juxon * Turning to some Gentlemen who took his Speech in short writing * Pointing at Dr. Juxon * Pointiâ—â— at Dr. Juâ—â—on * Witnesse one Benner and Stroud who in open Court confessed to be guilty of all they proved against me yet Mr Attorney gave the Jury directions to find them not guilty Hobart folio 120. Dact. Bonames case 8 part of Cooks reports * Nota bene Mr Sebastine Isack although he seemed very sollicitous for Colonel Penruddock in his life since his death hath been very unworthy to his memory contrary to his promise to the said Colonel in his life and hath done contrary to the will of the dead the trust reposed in him the principle of honour and much unbecoming a Gent. * Note when this letter was writ Colonel Penruddock did not know other then that he was to die the same day