Okey.

As I told you before, ſo I ſay again, there is no guilt upon my ſpirit, which makes me the more comfortable at this hour: I take this as the juſt and righteous hand of God for my unworthy walking, for my not being more zealous for God and his People, and for many other Iniquities, for which I deſire to adjudge my ſelf, and acquit the Lord. I thank God I have peace within, through the riches of his Grace, that hath dyed for me. (applying himſelf to the Sheriffs) you ſee we have had many troubles, and much blood hath been ſhed, and there was a vacancy as to a Single Perſon a great while, how it then was time ſhewed. The Nation earneſtly deſired him who now Raignes, which I wiſh with my Soul may raigne gloriouſly for ever: And now the Nation hath that mercy ſo greatly deſired, I wiſh they may make a right improvement of it, and walk in ſome meaſure anſwerable to ſo great a Mercy.

I would beg this as the laſt boon of a dying man, that as they have received a mercy ſo exceeding great, they would walk worthy of it, by a fruitful improvement, and for you Gentlemen (turning to the Life Guard) and others, I beg that you would Pray more and Swear leſs: were you beyond Sea as I lately have been, and ſaw and heard what report England hath, notwithſtanding they have received the mercy they ſo much longed for, it would make your hair ſtand on end, and your Hearts to tremble to think what would be the iſſue; if it be true that Prophaneneſs is grown to ſuch a height, (as I hear it is) this Nation cannot ſtand three years to an end; I deſire it may flouriſh an hundred fold more then ever it did, As England hath had more Glory and Honour than any other Nation, ſo I deſire that Peace and Plenty may abound, that every man may ſtudie in his place to fear God, and Honour the King, and to walk in ſome meaſure anſwerable to thoſe mercies they now enjoy, that having the mercy they ſo much deſired, every man may walk worthy of the Goſpel, that Righteouſneſs and Peace may flouriſh in the midſt of them.

I would not offend you, therefore I ſhall forbear to ſay what otherwiſe I would.

For the Indictment I would have abhorred it, if there had not been a face of Authority, I have Peace as to that, and to all other my ſins through the rich Grace of God.

The cauſe we took up the ſword for, was for Righteouſneſs, Juſtice and Equity. I am afraid the blood that hath been ſhed, hath not thoſe returns for which the War was begun. I leave this to all my Bretheren, that they would wait in their places, and ſee the Salvation of God, rather then deliver themſelves by any indirect means. If his Majeſty had given me my life, or had I come in with the reſt of the Members I would have lived quietly, and rather ſuffered, then done any thing againſt the known Law, I would rather have ſuffered then taken indirect waies, If it may ſtand for Gods Glory He will deliver his People: The way to be delivered is to waite and ſee the Salvation of God: I declare this, I am for Magiſtracy and Miniſtry, notwithſtanding it hath been reported otherwiſe, I ſhall conclude all with this, that it is my hearty deſire, that Juſtice and Judgment may run through our Streets as a mighty ſtream, and that God would ſcatter them that delight in war.

Miles Corbet.

I hope I ſhall not ſpeak any thing that may give any juſt offence, (one ſtanding by ſaid, ſpeak a loud; the Priſoner replied, would God I could) We are now dying men, and I declare in the preſence of the great God to whome we are now going, that I deſire to ſpeak without feate as touching that, that we are come to ſuffer for, both in levying the Warr, and that particularly for which we ſuffer.

Had it not been done by Authority it had been abominable. The Authority it was done by was the Parliament: I deſire not to diſpute that Authority ſeing it may give offence, yet the Nation was governed by it; other Nations owned it, the word is upon my heart, men may judge, and they may make it no Law, God is our judge, and he will judge this Cauſe, and our caſe. God is a Law-maker, he is our King and he will ſave us, he will judge the Cauſe of his people, and I hope the minds of ſober men will wait for that day. (Then applying himſelf to the Sheriffs) Mr. Sheriffs concerning that which was layed upon us that we are againſt Magiſtracy and Miniſtery, I deſire to declare it to be our judgements that we are for both, I deſire his Majeſty that now is as he rules from God, may rule for God, be a countenancer of thoſe that do well, and a diſcountenancer of thoſe that do ill, & countenance the true Religion, & the profeſſors of it; there have Sects and Hereſies riſen in our days, but God hath appeared againſt them; much light hath broken forth in this Nation, and doth break forth, Religi-is more profeſt here, then in any other Nation beſides.

My deſire and prayer is, that the Goſpel of our Lord and Saviour Jeſus Chriſt may have a free courſe in this Nation, and may be glorified by the lives of men.

For the particular way, that I have walked in, and which I declare in my judgement, and believe in my Conſcience to be the neareſt to the word of God, is the Congregational way.

VVe are taking our leaves of you, we ſhall ſee your faces no more, I begg upon the knees of my ſoul, that as you profeſs Religion you would walk worthy of the ſame profeſſion.

VVhen I hear of that profaneneſs that doth abound, I tremble to think what will become of England.

The Lord ſtop the progreſs of Popery, and Superſtition, that we may love the Goſpel, and the true profeſſors thereof more and more, that God may love us, and we one another more.

For my own part if there were any here whom I knew I had wronged I would aske them pardon, if I knew them.

I have been in all the Parliaments in the late Kings Reigne, being called thither, I thought it my Duty to Act, for God and my Country according to my Conſcience.

VVhen I was firſt called to ſerve in Parliament, I had an Eſtate, I ſpent it in the ſervice of the Parliament.

For this for which we are to Dye, I was no contriver of it; when the buſineſs was motioned, I ſpoke againſt it, but being paſt in Parliament I thought it my Duty to obey.

I never did ſit in that which was called the High Court of Juſtice but once, I do not come hither to Juſtifie that, neither would I ſpeak that which may offend others.

I never bought any Kings or Biſhops Lands, I thought I had enough, at leaſt I was content with it, that I might ſerve God and my Country was that I aimed at,

It is the honour of Proteſtants to be obedient to known Laws, I have little to ſay more, only as I came a long I obſerved the tongues of ſome to be againſt me, I pray God forgive them.

Others expreſt their Love to my Soul, I hope God will hear their Prayers. In the peace of our Nation we are to rejoice, privat intereſts ſhould give way to publick.

I deſire from my very ſoul to forgive every man. (I deſire if I have wronged any man that they will forgive me) particularly the Court that paſt Sentence upon me, I forgive them, both Judge and Jury, I think they did acording to their places. I commend you all to God. Farewell.

Corbet having ended his ſpeech Coll. Okey ſpake further.

Okey.

Gentlemen as God hath given us of this Nation ſuch Miniſters as neither are nor have been in any other Nation (that I know or have read of) I cannot but begg of God that ye may all walk worthy of them.

I was ſixteen years in the Army I do not know whoſe Oxe or whoſe Aſs I took away (whom I have wronged) if I have wronged any I heartily begg theer forgiveneſs, not knowing whom I have wronged, if any one hath wronged me I do the ſame, particularly my Chaplaine who purſued my life to the Death, I forgive both Judge and Jury, and all others, and thoſe of Holland who did that which they engaged not to do, I pray that our Blood may not be layd to any ones charge.

Barkſtead.

Mr. Sheriff, I would not willingly ſpeak any thing that ſhould give offence, my weakneſs being ſuch that I cannot ſpeak much, but were I able, I ſhould but ſpeak over again what my Brethren have ſpoken before. As to the Cauſe (I hope I may ſpeak it without offence) God hath owned it, I confeſs I ingaged very farr in it, being choſen by them to Matters of great Truſt, I bleſs God I was Faithfull to them whom I Served.

Before I came hither I begged of God that he would pardon all my Sins, which through Mercy and Grace I truſt he hath done, otherwiſe I could not have ſtood here with ſo much Comfort as I do: where God ſpeaks Peace, none can ſpeak War or trouble.

I conceive it is not proper to give an account of my faith, otherwiſe I would; only in the general I declared, the way I have walked in, and which I own, is the Congregational way, in which I have found much Comfort. I would be glad that they which walke in that way, and all others would walk more anſwerable to that great Goſpel mercy, I do not know any place in the World where it is ſo perfect as in England, would to God we had hearts to walk worthy of that Mercy.

As to the Government as it now is, I have, and will ſo long as I have breath pray for it, and that the Lord would give the King a wiſe and underſtanding heart to Reigne for God, and that he may Reigne in glory hereafter.

As to the people my deſire is that God would make them all of one minde, that is the work of the Lord, and in his time he will do it: I ſpeak the rather of this becauſe there hath formerly been ſomthing done by me for which I am ſorry. I do deſire that all that fear the Lord, would love God, and one another more The work of the people of God in this day is to ſit ſtill, for the Lord will do his own work in his own time; we have had experience of it, I muſt own it.

I am ſorry my ſtrength will not ſuffer me to ſpeak more as to this, my weakneſs hath been long upon me as many know. (Then looking upward he ſaid) Thine is the Kingdome, the Power, and the Glory O Lord. Thou haſt been giving the Kingdomes of the Earth to Jeſus Chriſt, he ſhall Reigne: His Majeſty to Reigne under him is no diſhonour, it is my deſire that they all would live peaceably under him.

As for that for which we come to ſuffer, I can ſay, I was no Contriver of it, within nor without; at that time I was many miles from the place, and did not know of it until I ſaw my Name in a Paper, I being put in by the Authority that then was, which then was looked upon as a good Authority: What I did, I did without any malice. I did pray for him from my very ſoul.

OKEY.

It is no • onely our Judgments now, but was our Practice beyond the Sea's, to ſhun even our own Country-men; becauſe we would not have any thing to do with any affairs in England, I may ſay as S. Paul in another caſe; They neither found us in the Temple diſputing, neither raiſing up the People, neither in the Synagogues, nor in the City; We medled not with the Government.

CORBET.

Having done ſpeaking to Men, we deſire to ſpeak to our God, he muſt help us, and give us his own Spirit; it is no eaſie matter to pray, we may eaſily ſay Prayers, but to pray by the Spirit is a hard work, we muſt have ſtrength from God to do it.

CORBET'S Prayer.

OH Lord our God, our dear and heavenly Father, thou that art the great and mighty God, the God of glory; all the Nations of the Earth are unto thee as the drop of the Bucket, and as the ſmal duſt of the Ballance; Oh Lord what are we, ſinful duſt and aſhes? Look upon us in our Lord Jeſus the great Mediatour, we deſire to come to thee in the name of that bleſſed Redeemer, we pray thee accept of us through him; Oh that we may come to the Throne of Grace, and obtain mercie with thee, and find grace and help in this time of need. Truly Lord, it is a day of miſery to thy poor worms; we are deſpiſed of men, we are condemned of men, as being not worthy to live upon the Earth; thou mayſt alſo juſtly condemn us, and then woe would be to us: But, Oh Lord! forgiveneſs belongs to thee, mercy belongs to thee, we acknowledge our iniquities before thee; againſt Thee, Thee onely have we ſinned; our iniquities are gone over our head • , they are a burthen too heavie for us to bear. We deſire to bewail our Goſpel ſins, our barrenneſs under the means of grace, our unthankfulneſs for thoſe glorious appearances of thy ſelf in theſe Nations: Oh, we have held thy truth in unr • ghteouſneſs, we deſire to be • ail our ſins againſt right, and love, and mercie: • hough we have profeſt the Goſpel of Chriſt, where • ath been that love to it which ought to have been? • here hath been that fruitfulneſs that ſhould have •• en amongſt us? We deſire to be humbled for our • amily-ſins, our perſonal ſins, the ſins of our callings, •• at thou God calledſt us unto.

Oh our God! thou art juſt and righteous in all thy • haſtiſements; we deſire to humble our ſelves, and •• cover our faces with ſhame here in thy preſence: • o unto us becauſe we have ſinned againſt thee: Are • ere not mercies with thee that thou maiſt be feared? •• h the ſins of every one of us▪ and particularly, the multitude of the ſins of thy poor worm that ſp ••• s to thee! Yet Lord, was not Jeſus Chriſt made ſi •• ? Where ſi •• , there is ſhame, death and a curſe. H ••• not he born our ſins, and our ſh • m • , and carried our ſorrow? Thy poor Worms are a ſhame in the eyes of men; Jeſus Chriſt he was deſpiſed and rejected of men; he ſuffered the bitterneſs of death, he poured out his ſoul to death; it pleaſed thee to put him t • death: He hath born our ſins, (oh Lord) the chaſt ſement of our peace was upon him: We deſire thou wouldſt lay our ſins upon him the onely true Scape-Goat: We deſire through his blood we may be pardoned; for by one offering he is able to ſave all that come to him. We deſire to lay hold of his Merit, and of that full ſatisfaction he hath made to thy Juſtice for ſinners: He that knew no ſin, was made ſin, he dyed that we might live. Oh accept of his ſatisfaction for us; and as he is riſen and aſcended up to thy right hand, and even lives to make interceſsion for us, that was the Blood o • God, God-Man; he died, that we might live; he bore thy wrath, that we might be delivered from wrath. Oh God, thou God of Mercy, ſhew mercy to the Souls of thy poor creatures, for thy Mercies ſake, and to the Souls of all this great Aſſembly: Chriſt he died but once, yet he ever lives to make interceſsion for ſinners. O there, there is comfort for poor ſinners, that the great Mediator him thou heareſt alwayes, O now, now, now; and accept of us; we make our requeſt known to thee; it is pardoning mercy we ſeek; we believe, Lord help our unbelief. O come and ſprinkle our ſouls with his precious blood, that we may ſtand before thee in his Righteouſneſs: Thou haſt made him our righteouſneſs, O cover us with the Robe of his Righteouſneſs, that we be not found in our own Righteouſneſs, that we may be preſented before thee as having neither ſpot nor wrinkle. Thou haſt made him our King, come and tread his Enemies under his F • e • ; he hath condemned ſin, he took the likeneſs of ſinful fleſh, and in that likeneſs condemned ſin in the fleſh: O that through him we might ſtand righteous in thy ſight. Thou haſt ſet before us the hopes of eternal life, which thou haſt promiſed to give to all thoſe that love thee: Thou haſt ſaid, we ſhall reign with thee; we flie to thee in this day of our diſtreſs: Oh that we might have ſtrong conſolation. Seeing thou haſt confirmed thy promiſe with thy oath, O make good that to all of us; ſay to us, We are thine, though we are deſpiſed Worms: Lord, do thou ſpeak peace to us, and we ſhall have peace. Thou alone giveſt true peace; this is onely given by our dear Lord Jeſus himſelf. O come and comfort our hearts with thy love; Lord, let thy Banner over us be Love; thou doſt not deſpiſe the afflictions of the afflicted. We bleſs thy Name for that we are able to bear witneſs of thy faithfulneſs, mercy and goodneſs, before this great Congregation, and this great City. Thou haſt been good to us, do not leave us; Thy poor Worms are now to go through a great ſtorm, O that we may find thy ſtrength enabling us in this great Work. O that we may find Death a paſſage to Life: VVhen our Souls are coming to thee, give thy Angels charge over us; Let freſh-ſprings come from Jeſus Chriſt at this time, if it ſeem good to thee. Let us hear thoſe joyful tydings, ſaying, Come ye bleſſed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you: Though ſome deſpiſe us, we deſire to bleſs thy Name that we are not deſpiſed of thee; Lord pardon their ſins. There is a Crown of Life laid up for thoſe that fear thee. VVe deſire to love thee for thy Chaſtiſements. Let our cry pierce the Heavens. We come in hopes of the appearance of Jeſus Chriſt: He that ſhall come, will come, and will not tarry; Lord Jeſus come quickly. Thy Servant Stephen ſaw the Heavens opened, and Jeſus Chriſt ſitting at thy right hand; though we cannot ſee thee with our bodily eyes, oh that we could ſee thee by the eye of faith; we pray thee let not that fail. O that thou wouldſt ſtrengthen us withs all Might in this hour, without thy ſtrength our heartr and our fleſh will fail us. Thou art the God of ous ſtrength, come and ſave us; let thine everlaſting armn be under us. We pray thee Lord, let us ſee thee ir mercy, do not correct us in wrath: We are unde. the wrath of men, good Lord do thou forgive them Lay no more upon thy poor Worms then thou wilt enable them to bear: Our Fore-runner is gone before us, O that we may follow him; accept of us in him.

The Lord bleſs this Nation; continue thy goſpel; thy goſpel is the glory of this Nation, let thy people glorifie that goſpel; and do thou prevent thoſe heavy Judgements that hang over it. Pardon the great ſin of the prophanation of thy day, which is ſo general throughout the Nation. Continue thy goſpel in power and purity: The Lord forgive the ſins of thoſe that bear thy Name. Thy wrath is ki •• e • 〈◊〉 us, but do not thou deſtroy us, Heal our backſlidings, give a ſpirit of love to them, that they may love one another: Take away the enmity that is between Ephraim and Judah: Let thy people be of one mind and of one heart. Prevent the growth of Popery and Superſtition. Shew mercy to the Kings Majeſty, whom thou haſt ſet over us; O that he may rule for thee, as he rules from thee, that his Throne may be eſtabliſhed in Judgement. The Lord bleſs all thy faithful Miniſters, and continue them to thy people, encreaſe their gifts and graces.

And now O Lord we commit our ſelves to thee; we are coming, Lord meet us; take us into thy arms. What ever elſe thou knoweſt needful▪ and neceſſary for us, thy Church, and all the Iſrael of God, we beg in the Name, and for the ſake of Jeſus Chriſt.

OKEY'S Prayer.

MOſt Holy, Glorious, and Eternal Lord God, who art the bleſſed Maker of all things, who art from everlaſting to everlaſting, bleſſed for evermore; thou art worthy to be praiſed from the riſing of the Sun, to the going down thereof; thou art cloathed with Honor and Majeſty as with a Garment; thou art the Fountain of all good, the Wellſpring of Life and Happineſs: We bleſs thy Name that thou haſt been pleaſed to give us this opportunity once more to pour out our ſouls before thee, before we go hence and be no more ſeen. For Chriſt's ſake (thou that haſt put a price into our hands) give us hearts to improve it; enable us to pour out our ſouls before thee at this time: Draw nigh to in, that we may draw nigh to thee. O Lord! we pray thee for Chriſt's ſake give us the Spirit of VViſdom, Ʋnderſtanding and Knowledge, whereby we may be enabled to come to thee; in the Name of Jeſus Chriſt we beg a ſupply of all our wants, humbly beſeeching thee for his ſake to ſhew mercy to us: Do not remember againſt us what we have done againſt thee: VVe pray thee for Jeſus Chriſt his ſake blot out our iniquities, let none of our nakedneſs appear; cover us with the Robes of his Righteouſneſs; ſpeak peace to our ſouls. O ſeal to us the aſſurance of the pardon of all our ſins; O ſeal to us the aſſurance that thou loveſt us, & then it ſhal go wel with us. Pour upon us t • y holy Spirit, that he may teach us how to pray acceptably. Let us ſee our Names written in the Lambes book of Life: O waſh us in his Blood, which is able to take take away all our Sinnes of what nature or kind ſoever. O Lord we beſeech thee receive us into thy everlaſting Armes of Mercy. O that thou wouldſt let us ſee by the eye of Faith Heaven opened, and the Lord upon his Throne, and Jeſus Chriſt at thy right hand, and his holy Angels ready to receive our Souls. We beſeech thee be with us: it is but a little time that we are to be here, O leave us not; ſhew us mercy only in and upon the account of Jeſus Chriſt. With us bleſs thine all the World over, think upon theſe Nations of England, Scotland, and Ireland, O that they may live in thy ſight, that England may be a happy, peaceable and quiet Nation; give the Nation of England a heart to walk anſwerable to the Goſpel which they have ſo long enjoyed, that it may be a Nation fruitfull in all good works, and more zealous than ever it hath been yet; remove the judgements felt, prevent the judgements feared. To this end we beſeech thee bleſſe Him whom thou haſt ſet over us, we begg that he may live in thy ſight, and Reign here for thee, and Reign hereafter with thee: O Lord make Him a Friend to thy Friends, let Him ſee that His Intereſt lyeth there. Bleſſe the Great Councell of the Land, the Lord guide them and direct them, that they may do nothing againſt thy Truth. The Lord bleſſe the faithfull Miniſters of the Word, O that thou would double thy Spirit upon them, and let not thy Judgement come upon this Nation, that the Godly faithfull Miniſters ſhould be driven or removed out of it; O do not bring a famine of thy Word whatever Judgement thou bringeſt upon this Nation. We humbly begg that Popery may not return hither again. We begg for thy Names ſake that thou wouldſt look in mercy upon this great City, and as thou haſt made them famous for Religion, and owning the Profeſſors thereof, the Lord grant that they may not decline, but increaſe more and more therein, the Lord give them the Bleſſings of the Right Hand and of the Left, that they may dwell together in Love, Unity and Peace. The Lord look upon any that is near and dear to us, our dear Relations, we leave them with thee, Lord do thou take care of them, and provide for them, according to that good Promiſe which thou haſt made. Now we beſeech thee Lord accept of us and our Services, pardon the ſins of our holy things, our wandering and ſtarting aſide from thee: accept, of us, and do us good, and receive us into the arms of thy mercy. This and whatever elſe thou ſeeſt in thy Wiſedom to be good for us, we begg in the name, and for the ſake of Ieſus Chriſt, to whom be honour and glory and praiſe both now and for evermore. Amen.

After he had done he gave the Sheriffs thanks for their Civilities to them.

BARKSTEADS Prayer.

O Eternal and ever bleſſed Lord God, thou who ſitteſt upon the higheſt Heavens, and haſt the Heavens for thy Throne, and Earth for thy Foot-ſtool, we are here by thy Providence brought to this place, in which we bleſſe thee, and for which we bleſſe thy name: we bleſſe thy name that thou haſt kept us hitherto, that thou haſt preſerved us thus long, that thou haſt given us peace and pardon: (forgive to us the iniquities of our holy things) that thou haſt enabled us to own thee. Remember the Nation where wee live, the Lord bleſſe the Kings Majeſty, and make him to Rule for thee, to the Comfort of all that fear thy Name. Look in mercy upon all that fear thy name, make them of one mind and of one heart; Let them ſeek peace and purſue it. Advance the Kingdome of Ieſus Chriſt that is comming, and will come. Carry forth the Spirits of thy People to honour thee more, and love one another more. Remember the Relations of thy poor Creatures, Doe good to them that wee leave, we leave them in the aſſurance of the Faithfullneſſe of th • promiſe, Thou • aſt ſaid, Leave your Fatherleſſe Children to me, and I will keep them alive, and provide for them, and let your Widdowes truſt in me.

We deſire that thou, wouldeſt pardon all that have done us wrong, we freely and fully forgive them, and begg that thou wouldeſt doe ſo too, whether in ENGLAND, or elſewhere. Shew kindneſſe to thoſe who have ſhewed kindneſſe to us. Look in Mercy upon the Magiſtrates here preſent, pardon the Sinns of him who is appointed our Executioner, he that is to waſh his Hands in our Bloud, lay not our Bloud to his charge, nor to any ones elſe. We leave our Selves with thee, we bleſs thee for thy Mercies to us at this Hour, that Death is not terrible to us, that thy poor Creatures can in truth ſay, There is no trouble of Soul upon us. Wee begg further ſupplyes from thee, that wee may be enabled thoſe few minuts wee have to live, that thou wouldeſt ſtill be with us, and this we begg for Jeſus Chriſts ſake, Amen

After their Speeches and Prayers ended, the Executioner cleared the Cart of the reſt of the people who were gotten in, and pulled downe their ſeveral Caps over their Eyes, and upon the lifting up their hands the Cart was drawn away, and, which was wondred at, without any ſhout at all.

They all hung near about a quarter of an hour; the firſt that was Cut down was Colonel Barkſtead, who was quartered according to the Sentence, the other two hanging all the while.

The next Cut down was Col. Okey, Miles Corbett hanging ſtill, who after Colonel Okey was Quartered had the like Execution done upon him, according to the Sentence.

Their ſeveral Quarters were brought back to Newgate about 5, a Clock in the afternoon to be Boyled.

THus ended they, with an apparent Zeal for the Proſperitie of their Nation which themſelves ſo mainly oppoſed, out of cajole to the People, whoſe deteſtation and hatred they were for that very Cauſe: If they build again the things they deſtroyed, what are they? And now when there was no need of their devotion, while all along they have lifted up and ſtretched out their Arms to violence, they lift up their voices in prayer, that they may be heard of men. For where's one word of repentance for all the miſchief and bloudſhed they have cauſed? It is inſenſible to believe theſe fine Ejaculations for Pietie, while there appears no ſenſe of any publique ſin. Indeed Col. Okey ſaid in Scripture language Whoſe Aſſe or Oxe have I taken? But he reckoned without his Hoſt; whom hath not he by aſſiſting the Rebellion plundered and undone? So far are they from making amends, or acknowledging their publique injuſtice in ſpoyles and rapines of his Majeſties good Subjects, that they expoſtulate even concerning private injuries.— Such as devour Widows Houſes and make long Prayers, But let the Vae paſſe. One thing alſo is very obſervable; they agree almoſt to a word in ſpeeches and prayer as to the ſenſe, and dye of the Congregational perſwaſion, yet before this time at Conſtant and irreconcileable feud each of the 3. to other: like Pilate and Herod they will joyn and unite in this Crime againſt the King, though ſevered all along before and perſevere unanimous in that. In ſum, Poſterity will never believe men could die at this rate, who have ſeen and occaſioned ſo much miſery to this Nation by that onely fatal Treaſon againſt the Kings Life; if any Machiavel of them can aſcribe any other Cauſe for our late Confuſions, ſomewhat might be ſaid in the behalf of this obſtinacie: but when they themſelves confeſſe the ill conſequences thereof (and the effect beſt ſhews the Cauſe) and yet ſlubber over and hide their iniquity, what ſhall any rational man think of the eſtate of theſe men; but leaving that to the ſupreme Judgment, let us Conſider what they have ſaid, a little neerer, and we ſhall find the Impoſture.

It is an unwelcome undertaking to any man, to diſpute with Dead mens words, becauſe it approaches the vanity of fighting with ſhadows, and from whence no reſult or agreement can be expected, or ſatisfaction given or received; and beſides, it may be an imputation of in humanity: But becauſe in theſe fore-going Papers, there is nothing new, and nothing more to be looked from of any of thoſe people, (for it is evident they are agreed in their Opinions, at their Execution, as they were at the Sentence of his Majeſty;) This was thought not only requiſite, nor uncharitable to the memory of theſe men, but a bounden duty to the Juſtice of the Laws, as well as to the Divine Vengeance, who ſignally triumphs in theſe mens ends, to ſhew to the world the moſt parrallel Example of Achitophel, in that the Counſells of theſe men againſt the King, and for their own ſafety, like their words here following, are of no faith, ſecurity, or credit.