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* Gentlemen, Tho' true it is, what I formerly tt have deliver'd touching my Guiltinefs and De"fert of Death, my Meaning was, and is, only " in refpect of my Sins towards God, and no fur"ther for Breach of the Laws of the Kingdom, than only lying once with the Lady Caftlehaven, "thro' Perfuafion of the Earl, who was then in "Bed with her; and ufing fome fmall Force for "the purpose, I did emit, but not penetrate her "Body. I came not to my Lord with "Defire or Intent any Ways to ferve him, "but was rather inclin'd for the Sea, only Mr. "Skipwith had drawn me thither for Society-fake,

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and not hearing from my Friends concerning my intended Voyage, and being more kindly "refpected by the Earl than I look'd for, I ftaid "from Week to Week, and Month to Month, ८८ contrary to my Intention. Then my Lord, "making me his Bed-fellow, did one Day, when Skipwith was with him in the Garden, (but walking fomewhat apart) break out in Speeches to "me to this Purpose: Brodway, thou art young, lufty, and well-favour'd, and therefore canft not "but prevail with any Woman thou attemptest ; "wherefore for that I am old, and cannot live

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long, my Wife wholly delighting in Luft, which "I am neither able nor willing to fatisfy, thou "may't do well to lie with her; and fo pleafing her, after my Death marry her, and thereby "raife thy Fortune. Fitzpatrick knows my Lord "had follicited me again and again, hearing him "ufe this Language when we have been in Bed

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together, and he lying at the Bed's Feet. Which "to clear, he charg'd Fitzpatrick to speak his "Knowledge; who reply'd, 'Twas true. Then he was ask'd by one of the Lords, Whether, when my Lord follicited him, my Lady defir'd to have him know her carnally?"To which he faid, No, he would

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not wrong her, tho' fhe hated him infinitely. But, "faid he, I know well, if I were minded, and able "to proffer, she would not fay nay; for Mr. Skip"with and Amptill lay with her commonly.

"He added, that Skipwith confeffed to him, " he had often known her, and gotten a Child upon " her, which fhe, like a wicked Woman, had made away, which was the only and fole Occafion he "the faid Skipwith now hated her and therefore had "turned to the young Lady Audley; all which he

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prefum'd Skipwith would confefs upon his Oath, "That the Countefs was the wickedeft Woman in "the World, and had more to answer for, than any Woman that lived, as he thought. At which Words, that Lord which ask'd him the former Queftion, faid, Grow not into a Paffion, Mr. Brodway, and fpeak nothing for Malice. He answer'd, "God "forbid I fhould, I am in Charity with all living People, and do as freely forgive my Lady Castle"haven, as I do defire God to forgive me; but "what I fpeak, is true, as I fhall presently an"fwer before him that redeem'd me, and the Holy Ghoft who fanctify'd me: To whom be all "Honour and Glory, now and for evermore. "Amen.

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"Then he proceeded further, and said, That my Lord would have had him done it long be "fore; for one Night coming to him to his Bed"fide, he caught him, and bid him come to Bed < to him and his Wife; that thereupon he made "to him as if he would; but being got from "him, departed the Chamber, never intending 6C to do fo foul a Deed; and that for the Reafons "aforefaid he hated her of all Women living. "Howbeit, that one time, fatisfying my Lord's "Defire, he came to Bed to them, where (being "gratify'd) Nature provok'd him to a kind of Defire, and he emitted, but did not enter her Body,

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"Body, as he hop'd for Salvation; that he never "knew any Woman carnally whilft he liv'd in my Lord's Houfe.

"That it was not his Intentions to bring to "Light either my Lord's or my Lady's Shame; but that when he was upon his Oath he could not but fpeak the Truth; his Nature being never prone to Lying; or if it were in his Youth, "the good Correction of his Parents had wean'd "him from it, faying, that his Mother had often cc told him the old Proverb, A Liar is worse than a "Thief; and he thought he had more Stripes for that than all Faults elfe whatsoever; that he had, as he hoped, fpoke nothing of Moment against my Lord at his Arraignment; he could not now remember every thing; if he had, he defir'd Par"don. And fo concluding his Speech, prepar'd himself for Death; pulling out a lac'd Handkerchief, he defir'd the Executioner to tie it about his Head. Then pulling off his Garters, and unbuttoning his Doublet, Mr. Goodcoale, the Minister, aşk'd him, if he would not have a Pfalm. He faid Yes, with all my Heart. Then he read the 143d Pfalm; which Mr. Brodway, pulling up the Handkerchief, fung very chearfully, never changing Colour at all. The Minifter defir'd him to make Confeffion of his Faith; fo he pronounc'd aloud the Belief.

Mr. Goodcoale faid, thefe are the Articles of the Chriftian Faith, according to the Church of England, into which Faith you was baptiz'd; pray fignify whe ther in that Faith you intend to die?" He faid Yes; "for there is no other Faith (as I fuppofe) in "and by which a Man can be fav'd. Then he made Requeft to the Sheriffs, and thofe of his Kindred there, that he might be bury'd in his own Country. It was then told him, that it was granted, and Order taken to bave it fo, wherefore he fhould now mind his Prayers. When his Kinsman

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ask'd him, if he had never another Prayer in his Poc ket? He faid, No. Then ask'd Mr. Goodcoale, If he would fay after him? And he faid, Yes, with all my Heart; but firft he defir'd the Executioner to tie his Hands again. Which being done, Mr. Goodcoale said a short Prayer to recommend his Soul and Body to Almighty God, in and for the Merits of Chrift's Death and Paffion: To which Brodway and the People faid Amen: Then lifting up his Hands to Heaven, he faid, Lord Jefus receive my Spirit, and the Cart was drawn away..

Fitzpatrick beheld him hanging, and lifting up his Hands, and commending himself to God, was executed in like manner.

CHARACTER of PRYN, and his Fellow-Sufferers.

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HERE were three Perfons, fays my Lord Clarendon, moft notorious for their decla red Malice against the Government of the Church by Bishops, in their feveral Books and Writings which they had publifh'd to corrupt the People, with Circumstances very fcandalous, and in Language very fcurrilous and impudent, which all Men thought deferv'd very exemplary Punishment. They were of the three feveral Profeffions which had the most Influence upon the People, a Divine, a Common Lawyer, and a Doctor of Phyfick; none of them of Intereft or any Efteem with the worthy Part of their feveral Profeffions, having been formerly all look'd upon under Characters of Reproach: Yet when they were all fentenc'd, and for the Execution of that Sentence brought out to be punish'd as common and fignal Rogues, expos'd upon Scaffolds to have their Ears cut off, H

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and their Faces and Foreheads branded with hot Irons (as the poorest and most mechanick Malefactors us'd to be, when they were not able to redeem themselves by any Fine for their Trefpaffes, or to fatisfy any Damages for the Scandals they had rais'd against the good Name or Reputation of others) Men begun no more to confider their Manners, but the Men, and each Profeffion with Anger and Indignation enough thought their Education and Degrees, and Quality, would have fecur'd them from fuch infamous Judgments, and treafur'd up Wrath for the time to come. Clar. Vol. 1. 94.

Page 199. His Lordfhip fays of Pryn: He was not unlearned in his Profeffion of the Law, as far as Learning is acquir'd by the mere reading of Books; but being a Perfon of great Industry, had fpent more time in reading Divinity; and, which mar'd that Divinity, in the Converfation of factious and hot-headed Divines: And so by a Mixture of all three, with the Rudenefs and Arrogance of his own Nature, had contracted a proud and venomous Diflike of the Discipline of the Church of England; and fo by degrees (as the Progress is very natural) an equal Irreverence for

the Government of the State too: Both which he vented in feveral abfurd, petulant and fupercilious Difcourfes in Print.

Dr. Nalfon, Vol. I. p. 798. obferves, that Pryn liv'd to fee himfelf and the Presbyterian Party, of which he was a most zealous Champion, recompens'd with Ignominy and Contempt: And adds, that he heard a familiar Acquaintance of Mr. Pryn's aver, that he was fo fenfible both of the Folly and Mischief of those youthful and injudicious Eflays of his unfortunate Pen, which were rather the Refults of Prejudice and Revenge, than Law or Reafon; that he has heard Mr. Pryn fay,

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