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<HEAD>Short <HI>Memorandum's</HI> upon the Deaths of M. <HI>Philip Evans</HI> and M. <HI>John Lloyd</HI> both Prie&s;ts, who were Executed at <HI>Cardiff</HI> in <HI>Glamorgan&s;hire,</HI> the 22. day of <HI>July,</HI> 1679.</HEAD>
<P>ABout Nine of the Clock in the morning, the Under-Sheriff M. <HI>Charls Evans</HI> came to the Cellar in the Goal, where the Gentlemen were kept, and immediatly a Smith was &s;ent for to take off their Irons, which were &s;o hard &s;et on, that the Smith was above an hour in taking off Mr. <HI>Evans's</HI> alone, which, was not done without great pain to him; notwith&s;tanding which he never gave the lea&s;t &s;igne of Impa|tience or trouble, but encouraged the Man to go on with his work, with|out fear of hurting him: When they were brought out of the Cellar, they de&s;ired to walk on foot to the place of Execution, but were refu&s;ed&punc; and put both upon one Cart; their arms pinnioned; all the way reading in their Books. When they arrived at the place of Execution, they followed St. <HI>Andrews</HI> Example, &s;aying, <HI>Welcome good Cro&s;s,</HI> and falling upon their knees, ki&s;&s;ed the Po&s;t of the Gallows, and remained praying there a good while: When they had done, they asked which was to die fir&s;t, the Sheriff an&s;wered, Mr. <HI>Evans;</HI> He bowing, &s;pake the&s;e few words.</P>
<P>I need not tell you why we are brought here to &s;uffer; our &s;entence of Condemnation is a &s;ufficient witne&s;s, that it was not for a Plot, or any o|ther Crime, but for being Prie&s;ts; con&s;equently I do die for Religion and Con&s;cience &s;ake: I &s;hall not &s;peak much of the goodne&s;s of my Cau&s;e, be|cau&s;e I think it will be needle&s;s&punc; but <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 span"> good&punc; that I would not&punc; give the happine&s;s of dying for it, for all the Crowns of the World: Sure if a Man ever &s;peaks truth, it mu&s;t be at the hour of death, therefore I hope no body will doubt of what I &s;ay; If I have or had any Enemies in the World, which I do not know that ever I had any in my Life, I do heartily forgive them, for any thing done or &s;aid again&s;t me; and if I have offended any bo|dy I am heartily &s;orry for it, and ask them forgivene&s;s; I pray God ble&s;s and pro&s;per the King: I beg the prayers of all, and in particular of the Ca|tholicks here pre&s;ent; That done, he kneeled down again with &s;ome friends about him, and having &s;aid &s;ome Prayers&punc; he took his leave of them, and went up the Ladder; upon which he &s;poke again the&s;e words, Sure this is the be&s;t Pulpit a Man can have to Preach in, therefore I cannot forbear to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ell you again, that I die for God and Religion &s;ake, and I think my &s;elf &s;o happy, that if I had never &s;o many lives, I would willingly give them all for &s;o good a Cau&s;e; if I could live, it would be but for a little time, though I am but young, happy am I that can purcha&s;e with a &s;hort pain an Ever|la&s;ting Life; I do forgive all tho&s;e that have had any hand in my death, ac|cu&s;ation or Condemnation: I ask again forgivene&s;s of every body, <HI>I</HI> give thanks to all tho&s;e that have been kinde to me, and to you M Sheriff; Adieu Mr. <HI>Lloyd,</HI> tho' for a little time, for we &s;hall &s;hortly meet again; pray for me all, and I &s;hall return it, when it plea&s;eth God that I &s;hall enjoy the beatifical Vi&s;ion, if any of you that &s;ee me die thus willingly for my Religi|on, have any good thought upon it, I &s;hall think my &s;elf happy; then he made a &s;top, and after a little while, &s;aid with a clear and cheerfull voice,
<PB REF="2" MS="y"> <HI>In manus tuus, Domine, commendo Spiritum meum;</HI> and &s;o giving the &s;igne, the Executioner turn'd him over, and the Ladder being very &s;hort, it &s;tirr'd with him, then Mr. <HI>Richard Jones</HI> one of the Sheriffs Bailiffs took his legs from it, and turn'd them after his body; all that were pre&s;ent can ju&s;tify, that he never looked better, nor more cheerfull then he did then; All this will be te&s;tifyed (if need be) by credible Per&s;ons as well Prote&s;tants as Ca|tholicks.</P>
<P>DUring the time of Mr. <HI>Evans</HI>'s Execution, Mr. <HI>Lloyd</HI> &s;tood by with as much con&s;tancy and cheerfulne&s;s as any Man could have, and before he went up the Ladder, he &s;aid the&s;e words following more di&s;tinctly and heartily then ever he did in his Life, by the Report of tho&s;e that have known him the&s;e many years. My fellow-&s;ufferer has declared the Cau&s;e of our death, therefore I need not repeat it; and be&s;ides I never was a good &s;peaker in my Life; I &s;hall onely &s;ay, that I dye in the true Catholick and Apo&s;tolick Faith, according to the&s;e words in the Creed, I believe the Holy Catholick Church, and with tho&s;e three Virtues, Faith, Hope, and Cha|rity, I forg<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ve all tho&s;e that have offended me; and if I have offended any body I am heartily &s;orry for it, and ask them forgivene&s;s. I beg the prayers of all, and in particular of the Catholicks here pre&s;ent, de&s;iring them to bear their Cro&s;&s;es patiently, and to remember that pa&s;&s;age of Holy Scrip|ture, <HI>Happy are they that &s;uffer per&s;ecution for Ju&s;tice, for theirs is the King|dome of Heaven:</HI> Then he went up the Ladder, and there gave thanks to all tho&s;e that had been kinde to him, and in particular to the Sheriff, then he made a little &s;top; after which he &s;aid; Mr&punc; <HI>Carne,</HI> you have been always my benefactor, pray for me now: then he knocked his brea&s;t three time, and &s;aid in <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">atine, <HI>Lord have Mercy upon me a Sinner,</HI> and, <HI>Into thy hands, Lord, I recommend my Spirit&punc;</HI> So gave the &s;igne and was turned over.</P>
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