"And I defire your Lordships to prefent my humble Acknowledgment to his Majefty, for "his Goodnefs in fending them to me, and my "Thanks for the fame.

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"I do alfo from my Heart defire and befeech Almighty God to blefs the King's Majefty, the Queen, and the young Prince, together with વ all fuch other Hfue as he fhall hereafter in Mer< cy bestow on them, and the whole State; and my Truft and Defire is there may be ever one "of their Line to fway the Scepter of thefe King"doms to the World's end.

"And I befeech, and do heartily pray for the "Welfare and happy Profperity of the King and Queen of Bohemia, with all their Princely Iffue. "I do again defire your Lordships to make Ten"der of my humble Acknowledgment of his Mercy and Goodness.

And now laftly, That you will not bend your "Eyes fo much upon me, as your Hands and "Hearts to Heaven in Prayers for me; and fo I "take my last Farewel of your Lordships and the " World.

Then he went again to his private Prayers; which being done, he prepar'd himself for Death, ftriving to fhew the like Courage and Magnanimity which he had formerly done, unto the last; but Sight of the Headfman (whom yet he freely forgave, and took him by the Hand, bidding him do his Office manfully) together with the Apprehenfion of his near approaching End, made him fomewhat to change Colour, and fhew fome Signs of trembling Paffion; for his Hands fhook a little in undoing his Band-strings; which his Man perceiving, ftept to him and helpt him, as alfo off with his Doublet, Then taking leave again of the Lords, the Doctors, and his Man, faying a very fhort Prayer by himfelf, he pulled down his

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The Execution of FITZPATRICK and BRO DWAY, the Lord AUDLEY's Servants.

N Wednesday, the 6th of July, 1631, they were brought to Tyburn; where, when the Executioner had ty'd the Halter about Fitzpa trick's Neck, he faid:

"Forafmuch as I am here, and, as it were, upon the Inftant to fuffer Death, I defire all loving Subjects and Members of the Church of Rome to pray for me. Then he proceeded to pray to our Saviour, his Mother, and the Saints; in which he was interrupted by fome Gentlemen, who told him, that the Beginning of his Prayer was good, for that he offer'd it to Chrift Jefus, in whom only Salvation is to be found; as for the Virgin Mary, and the Saints, they could do him no good. But notwithstanding he perfifted, faying, "O yes, the bleffed Virgin never "forfook or fail'd any that trufted in, or call'd

upon her; and therefore he would depend upon "her and the reft of the Saints, and fo proceed"ed to an Exhortation to Mr. Brodway, to cleave "to the fame Opinion, and die in the Romish

Faith; for which to have him do, he faid, if he "had it, he would give the whole World. Unto which Motion Brodway gave no Anfwer, or feem'd not to regard it. "Then he proceeded to fhew how he had been examin'd by my Lord Chief Juftice, "touching the Corruptnefs of my Lord of Caftle "haven's Life, wherein he faid he confefs'd nothing to prejudice the faid Earl.

"That being within three Days after fent for before the Lords of the Council, my Lord DorSet had intrap'd and enfnar'd him to his De"ftruction;

ftruction; for faying upon his Honour, and "fpeaking it in the Plural Number (as the "Mouth of the whole Board) that whatfo

ever he deliver'd fhould no ways prejudice him"felf; he thereby got him to declare the Earl guilty of the Sin of Buggery; wherein himself being a Party, was the only Cause he came now to fuffer Death; for which his Lordship's Skill and Policy in fifting him, together with a "Dispensation of his Promise and Oath, he freely forgave him; faying further, the faid Lord "had done him no Wrong, because he therein was but an Inftrument to fend him out of this "World into a better. Then he demanded of the

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Company if the Earl deny'd the Sin at his "Death; and wifh'd my Lord had not (if he "did) for it was too true; his Lordship had both

bugger'd him, and he his Lordfhip. That it "was true (for fome private Discontentment) he "bore a little Malice to the Earl and Skipwith, "for which he ask'd God Forgiveness. That for

Brodway, if he had done any thing to the Coun tefs, he did it not out of his own ill corrupt "Nature, but was provok'd and perfuaded to it by "the Earl.

"He clear'd the young Lord, as never being " any Occafion or Means of his Father's Death, in hiring, or perfuading him to give Evidence, "as he had done. He confefs'd he had liv'd an "ill Life, in that he had delighted in Drinking, Whoring, and all manner of Uncleannefs; but now, as he was heartily forry, fo he doubted not of Mercy of Almighty God, to pardon and “forgive him all his Sins, thro' and for the Merits "and Mediations-fake of Chrift Jesus, the blessed Virgin, and the Saints in Heaven.

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"That he had fallen or run into thefe Sins, "(and efpecially that which he came to die for) by reafon he had neglected, and not fo duly, as "he fhould have done, repair'd to his Ghoftly "Father, to make Confeffion, and take Inftruc "tions from him. That after he did make Con"feffion, and his Sins known to the Prieft, he was "not only forry for them, but also refolv'd never to come into my Lord's Houfe again; but it was thro' Frailty, and because he was not furnish'd of another Place.

So turning again to Mr. Brodway, and perfuading him to embrace the Romish Faith, wherein, as he perceiv'd, his Labour was in vain, fo the Sheriff and other Perfons of Quality willed him to forbear, and shut up his Difcourfe, unless he had any thing more to fay to the purpofe. Whereup on, praying for the King, Queen and State, he betook himself to private Prayer, and therein for the most part continu'd to his Death,

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Mr. Brodway came, (and as it was thought by the Company, a true Penitent) and after fetch ing a deep Sigh at the Sight of the Tree, he lifted up his Eyes and Hands towards Heaven, making and faying to himself two fhort Prayers; fo at tending Fitzpatrick's Difcourfe, he fate in private Meditation, often making it manifest he was in Prayer most of the time, and alfo rejoicing at the Affembly's well wifhing of him; for which he return'd Smiles and Thanks. His Time being come to ftand up, and have the Halter put about his Neck, and fo declare himfelf, he willingly fuffer'd the one, and proceeded to the other. Firft ask ing Fitzpatrick if he had done, he pull❜d a Sheet of Paper out of his Pocket; which being writ broadways, he could not fpread it to read, there fore defir'd to have his Hands unty'd; which was

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done, and he read it diftinétly to the Affembly; the Effect whereof was, to declare himfelf guilty, in the Sight of Almighty God, of Death and Dam, nation; for that he had broke all the Commandments, in Thought, Word, and Deed, and fin'd in Pride of Life, Luft of the Eye, Conceit of his own Beauty, matchlefs Strength, and other natu¬ ral Gifts, in Defire of Revenge, not pitying the Poor, unlawful Riches, not repairing to Sermons, not obferving the Sabbath, &c. For all which and other his Sins whatfoever, he both defir'd of, and trufted in God for Pardon, and that thro' and for the only Merits of our Saviour Chrift Jefus, his bitter Death and Paffion. He exprefs'd a Arong Affurance, which his very Soul had, of Forgiveness, in that, thro' the Affiftance of the Holy Ghoft, he had laid fuch Hold on Chrift as he had done. This Paper-writing contain'd his Confef fion and Prayer; alfo (as I remember) fomething of his flender Guiltinefs and Defert of Death, but not so much. Then delivering that to the Sheriff, he open'd a little Book, entitled, Learn to die, and defir'd the Company to join with him; fo reading over three fhort Prayers, the laft whereof was compos'd only of Confeffion, and for Pardon, which Prayer he pronounc'd with great Com fort, at every Amen clapping himself on the Breaft he clos'd it up, and gave it to his ghoftly Father, a Minifter and Kinfman of his, who came along with him on Horfeback close by the Cart. Then he pull'd out a little Paper, which contain❜d an excellent Prayer of his own making; and when he had read it, and every one join'd with him in the Amen, he commended it alfo to the Sheriff; and then throwing away his Pofy of Flowers, he rous'd up himself, and faid to this Effect:

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