THIS day, pursuant to the Sentence pass'd at the Kings-Bench Bar at Westminster, on Mr. Edward Fitz-harris, for Treason, &c. he was neer the Tower Gate, on Tower-hill, delivered into the Custody of the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, viz. Slings­by Bethel and Henry Cornish Esquires; who upon the Place sign'd a Discharge for him, to the Lieutenant of the Tower. Then he was put on a Sledge, and thence conveyed through the City of London to Newgate, where he overtook Oliver Plunket, who was just before on another Sledge, passing to the same Place of Exe­cution.

Where being come, (soon after Plunket's private Prayers, &c.) Fitz-harris ask'd Captain Richardson whether the Sheriffs had a Warrant for the disposal of his Body, Captain Richardson answer'd Yes. Then he desired Dr. Hawkins Assistance, which the Sheriffs [...]eadily granted, and called for him to go to him on the Sledge; which the Doctor did, and on his Knees embraced him, and con­ [...]inued a private Discourse with him for some time.

[Page] Sheriff Bethel ask'd Mr. Fitz-harris, What have you to say? Mr. Fitz-harris answered, The Doctor of the Tower would answer for him, he having left his Mind with him,

You will do well to discharge your Conscience.

I have left it all with the Doctor in Writing, under my hand, who will communicate it with Witness to the World.

Doctor Martin of Wood-street being at the same time in the presence of the Sheriffs, desired Master Fitz-harris to declare whe­ther he died a Protestant or a Papist. He answered. Having left his mind fully with Doctor Hawkins, he hoped it might be satis­factory. The Doctor replied, it would be more satisfactory to declare himself there, and that it was no shame to die a Prote­stant. To which Master Fitz harris replied as before.

Then Master Fitz-harris said, ‘Good People, This infamous kind of Death is much more irksome to me than Death it self: Such Judgments as these my Sins against God may justly bring upon me, and I do most humbly submit unto it. But as to the Crimes which I now die for, I take God to witness, I was no further concerned in the Libel, than to discover to the King what Practises of that kind were a­gainst him, being employed to that end, though those that employed me re­fused to do me Justice at my Trial. And I call God to Witness, I never had a Farthing of Money of the King in my life, but on the Account of the like Service. And as to the Witnesses that have sworn against me, I do here solemnly declare, now at my Death, that I have not seen the French Am­bassador since the beginning of the breaking out of the Plot, neither have I had any Acquaintance with him. And as to his Confessor, I never spoke with him in my life; neither have I had any dealing, either directly or indirectly, in my life with them, though Sir W. Waller and the rest swore most falsely to the contrary. And how like it is that the French Am­bassador would give three thousand Crowns for writing that Libel, I leave the World to judge. What I may further declare, I have left with Doctor Hawkins. I forgive all the World, and do hope that God will forgive me. I beg the Prayers of all good People for a happy Passage into the other World.’

Master Fitzharris desired to know of the Sheriffs, whether his Body might not be at the disposal of his Wife, without Quartering. Upon which the Sheriff read him the Warrant.