have been in his Mind, his Carriage was the freeft of Haughtinefs that could be, both to Equals and Inferiors: He was both eafy to addrefs to, and affable in his Converse; and labour'd to oblige all People. And in his Command he was far from the common Practice of many, who are very careful to raise all the Money they can, and to opprefs the Countries where they march or quarter. It is true, the Earl of Calander did draw as much Money as poffible from the Places they pafs'd through with their Army, but the Duke would meddle with none of it: And when Calander offer'd 450 Pounds to his Steward, he would not touch it till he fpoke with his Mafter; who charg'd him ftrictly not to meddle with it, and acknowledg'd he had done like a faithful Servant in not taking it.

It was fo impoffible for him to resent Injuries, that when fome of his Vaffals had offended him, fo that he was refolved to make them fenfible of it whenever it lay in his way, it no fooner came to be fo, but their firft Addrefs broke through all his Difpleasure And never did the fettled Compofure of his Mind appear more than at Utoxeter, when in the midft of all that Disorder he preferved his ufual Temper. The Generosity of his Mind made him fo tender towards all in Trouble, even though deferved, that he was scarce capable of punifhing any even for their Faults.

The Execution of the Lord CAPEL, the 9th of March, 1649.

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HE Lord Capel being call'd to his Execu tion, he walk'd through Westminster-Hall, faluting fuch of his Friends and Acquaintance as he faw there, with a very ferene Countenance, accompanied with his Friend Dr. Morley, who

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had been with him from the time of his Sentence; But at the Foot of the Scaffold, the Soldiers ftopping the Doctor, his Lordfhip took his Leave of him, and embracing him, thank'd him, and faid he fhould go no further, having an Apprehenfion he might receive fome Affront from that rude People after his Death. (The Chaplains, who attended Duke Hamilton and the Earl of Holland, being Men of the Times, and the Doctor being well known to be most contrary.) Clar, Hift. Vol. 3. p. 272.

As foon as his Lordfhip had afcended the Scaffold, he faid he came not as the two former [Duke Hamilton and the Earl of Holland] attended with a Minifter, having before prepar'd his way for Death; and advancing to the Front of the Scaffold, he made the following Speech,

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The Conclufion that I made with thofe that fent me hither, and are the Caufe of this violent Death of mine, fhall be the beginning of what I fhall fay to you: When I made an Addrefs to them (which was the last) I told them with much Sincerity, that I would pray to the God of all Mercies that they might be Partakers of his inestimable and boundless Mercies in Jefus Chrift; and truly, I still pray that Prayer; and I beseech the God of Heaven to forgive any Injury they have done to me, from my Soul I wish it, and truly this I tell you as a Chriftian, to let you fee I am a Chriftian; but it is neceffary I fhould tell you fomewhat more, that I am a Proteftant, and truly I am a Proteftant, and very much in love with the Profeffion of it, after the manner it was eftablifh'd in England by the 39 Articles, a blessed way of Profeffion, and fuch a one as truly I never knew none fo good: I am fo far from being a Papist,

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and Order; and certainly I have obey'd that Magiftracy and that Order under which I have liv'd, which I was bound to obey; and truly, I do fay very confidently, that I do die here for keeping, for obeying that fifth Commandment given by God himfelf, and written by his own Finger, And now, Gentlemen, I will take this Opportunity to tell

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that I cannot imitate a better, nor a grea ter Ingenuity, than his that faid of himfelf; For Suffering an unjust Judgment upon another, himself was brought to fuffer by an unjust Judgment. Truly, Gentlemen, that God may be glorified, that all Men that are concern'd in it may take the Occafion of it, of humbleRepentance to God Almighty for it; I do here profefs to you, that truly I did give my Vote to that Bill of the Earl of Strafford; I doubt not but God Almighty hath wash'd that away with a more precious Blood, that is, with the Blood of his Son, and my dear Saviour, Jefus Chrift; and I hope he will wash it away from all thofe that are guilty of it. Truly, this I may fay, I had not the leaf part, nor the leaft degree of Malice in the doing of it: But I must confefs again to God's Glory, and the Accufation of my own Frailty, and the Frailty of my Nature, that truly it was an unworthy Coward ze not to refift fo great a Torrent as carried that Bufinefs at that time. And truly this I think I am moft guilty of but Malice I had none; but whatsoever it was, God, I am fure, hath pardon'd it, hath o

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the Affurance of it, that Chrift Jefus his Blood hath wah'd it away; and truly I do from my Soul with that all Men that have any Stain by it may feriously repent, and receive a Remiffion and Pardon from God for it, And now, Gentlemen, we have had an Occafion, by this Intimation, to remember his Majesty, our King that laft was and I cannot fpeak of him, or think of it, but I muft needs fay, that, in my Opinion, that have had time to confider all the Images of all the greateft and most virtuous Princes in the World; and truly, in my Opinion, there was not a more virtuous and more fufficient Prince known in the World than our gracious King Charles, that died laft: God Almighty preferve our King that now

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is, his Son; God fend him more fortunate and longer Days, God Almighty fo affift him, that he may exceed both the Virtues and Sufficiencies of his Father; for certainly, I that have been a Councellor to him, and have liv'd long with him, and in a time when Discovery is çafily enough made, for he was young (about 15 or 16 Years of Age) thofe Years I was with him, truly I never faw greater Hopes of Virtue in any young Perfon than in him; Great Judgment, great Understanding, ftrong Apprehenfions, much Honour in his Nature, and truly a very perfect Englishman in his Inclinations, I pray God reftore him to this Kingdom, and unite the Kingdoms one to another, to the Happiness both of you and him, that he may long live and reign among you and that that Family may reign till thy Kingdom come; that is, while all temporal Power is confummated: I befeech God of his Mercy give much Happiness to this your King, and to you that in it fhall be his Subjects, by the Grace of Jefus Chrift.

Truly, I like my Beginning fo well, that Į will make my Conclufion with it, that is, that God Almighty would confer, of his infinite and ineftimable Grace and Mercy, to those that are the Caufers of my coming hither; I pray God give them as much Mercy as their own Hearts can with; for my part, I will not accuse any one of them of Malice, truly I will not; nay, I will not think there was any Malice in them; what other Ends there are I know not, nor I will not examine, but let it be what it will, from my very Soul I forgive them every one; and fo the Lord of Heaven blefs you all, God Almighty be infinite in Goodness and Mercy to you, and direct you in those ways of Obedience to his Commands to his Majefty, that this Kingdom may

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