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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>AN ACCOUNT Of the Behaviour of Sir <HI>John Fenwick,</HI> at his Execution on <HI>Tower-Hill:</HI> with the Copy of the Paper deli|vered by him to the Sheriffs of <HI>London,</HI> &amp;c.</HEAD>
<P>SIR <HI>John Fenwick,</HI> on the Day of his Execution, aro&s;e at Four a Clock in the Morning, and was privat until Seven: At Ten he came out of <HI>Newgate</HI> into a Mourning Coach, was received by the Sheriffs and Guards, and conducted to <HI>Tower-Hill;</HI> in his pa&s;&s;age he fix'd his Eyes on a Prayer Book, and &s;poke not a word to any per&s;on. So numerous were the Spectators that it was pa&s;t Eleven half an Hour before he came upon the Scaffold; where it was ob&s;erved at fir&s;t, that he &s;eemed to be &s;omewhat &s;urprized, and for a few Moments &s;tood Speechle&s;s, but &s;oon after appeared with great compo&s;ure of mind; and after &s;aluting tho&s;e on the Scaffold, de&s;ired Dr. <HI>White</HI> to pray with him: Which being over, he thank'd the Sheriffs for their Civilities, and delivered them a Paper, de&s;iring them to do him that Ju&s;tice as to give it the King. He then prayed again, and having for given the Executioner, prepared him&s;elf for the Block, and the Sign being given, the Executioner, at one blow, &s;ever'd his Head from his Body; which was brought in a Hear&s;e to one Mr. <HI>Metcalfs,</HI> an Uphol&s;ter, at the <HI>Helmet,</HI> in <HI>Fleet-&s;treet,</HI> and thence, that Night, privatly Interred in the Church of St. <HI>Martins</HI> in the Field. The Sheriffs, according to his de&s;ire, delivered the Paper to the King; Which is as follows.</P>
<Q><P>SPeaking nor Writing was never my Talent; I &s;hall therefore give a very &s;hort. but faithfull Account. Fir&s;t, Of my Religion; and next, What I &s;uffer mo&s;t innocently for, to avoid the Calumnies I may rea&s;onably ex|<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ect my Enemies will ca&s;t upon me when Dead, &s;ince they have mo&s;t fal&s;ly and <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">aliciou&s;ly a&s;per&s;ed me, whil&s;t under my Misfortunes.</P>
<P>As for my Religion; I was brought up in the Church of <HI>England,</HI> as it is <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;tabli&s;hed by Law, and have ever profe&s;&s;ed it; tho, I confe&s;s, I have been an <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">nworthy Member of it, in not living up to the &s;trict and excellent Rules thereof, <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">or which I take &s;hame to my &s;elf, and humbly ask forgivene&s;s of GOD. I come <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ow to Die in that Communion, tru&s;ting, as an humble and hearty Penitent, to <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> received by the Mercy of GOD, through the Merits of Je&s;us Chri&s;t my <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">VIOUR.</P>
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<P> My Religion taught me my Loyalty, which I ble&s;s God, is untainted; and I h<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="3 letters"> ever endeavoured, in the Station wherein I have been placed, to the utm<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="3 letters"> of my power, to &s;upport the Crown of <HI>England,</HI> in the true and lineal cour&s;e <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> De&s;cent, without interruption.</P>
<P>As for what I am now to Die, I call GOD to witne&s;s, I went not to th<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> Meeting in <HI>Leaden-Hall-Street</HI> with any &s;uch intention, as to Invite King <HI>Jam<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"></HI> by Force to Invade this Nation; nor was I my &s;elf provided with either Hon|or Arms, or engaged for any number, of Men, or gave particular con&s;ent f<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"> any &s;uch Inva&s;ion, as is mo&s;t fal&s;ly Sworn again&s;t me.</P>
<P>I do al&s;o declare, in the pre&s;ence of GOD, that I knew nothing of King <HI>Jam<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"></HI> his coming to <HI>Calais,</HI> not of any Inva&s;ion intended from thence, till it was pu<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">+lickly known; and the only Notion I had that &s;omething might be attempt<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"> was from the <HI>Thoulon</HI> Fleet coming to <HI>Brest.</HI></P>
<P>I al&s;o call GOD to witne&s;s, that I received the knowledge, of what is co<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">+tained in tho&s;e Papers that I gave to a Great Man that came to me in the <HI>Towe<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"></HI> both from Letters and Me&s;&s;ages that came from <HI>France;</HI> and he told me, wh<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"> I read them to him, that the Prince of <HI>Orange</HI> had been acquainted with mo&s;t tho&s;e things before.</P>
<P>I might have expected Mercy from that Prince, becau&s;e I was In&s;trumental &s;aving his Life; for when, about <HI>April</HI> 95, An Attempt formed again&s;t hi<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> came to my Knowledge, <HI>I</HI> did partly by Di&s;&s;wa&s;ions, and partly by Delay prevent that De&s;ign; which, I &s;uppo&s;e, was the rea&s;on that the la&s;t Villaino<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"> Project was concealed from me.</P>
<P>If there be any Per&s;ons whom I have Injured in Word or Deed, I heart pray their Pardon, and beg of God to Pardon tho&s;e who have Injured m<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> particularly, tho&s;e who with great Zeal hath &s;ought my Life, and brought t<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"> guilt of my Innocent Blood upon this Nation, no Trea&s;on being proved up<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"> me.</P>
<P>I return my mo&s;t hearty Thanks to tho&s;e Noble and worthy Per&s;ons who ga<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"> their A&s;&s;i&s;tance, by oppo&s;ing this Bill of Attainder; Without which, it had be Impo&s;&s;ible I could have fallen under the Sentence of death. God ble&s;s them a<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"> their Po&s;terity; tho', I am fully &s;atisfied, they pleaded their own Cau&s;e wh<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"> they defended mine.</P>
<P><HI>And now, O GOD, I do with all humble Devotion commend <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> Soul into thy Hands, the great Maker and Pre&s;erver of Men, a<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"> Lover of Souls; be&s;eeching thee, that it may be always dear and precio<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"> in thy &s;ight, through the Merits of my SAVIO&V;R JES&V;S CHRIS<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"></HI> Amen.</P></Q>
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<P>Printed at <HI>London,</HI> for <HI>John Salusbury</HI> at th<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> <HI>Ri&s;ing-Sun</HI> in <HI>Cornhill.</HI></P>
<P>And Re-printed at <HI>Gla&s;gow,</HI> 1697.</P>
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