desire the prayers of all good Christians.

"After this, I am to ask pardon of those whom I might have
scandalized by pleading guilty at my trial. Such as were permitted
to come to me, told me that, having been undeniably in arms,
pleading guilty was but the consequence of having submitted to
mercy, and many arguments were used to prove there was nothing of
moment in so doing,--among others, the universal practice of signing
leases, whereof the preambles ran in the name of the persons in
possession.

"But I am sensible that in this I have made bold with my loyalty,
having never owned any other but King James the Third for my lawful
King: him I had an inclination to serve from my infancy, and was
moved thereto by a natural love I had to his person, knowing him to
be capable of making his people happy; and though he had been born
of a different religion to mine, I should have done for him all
that lay in my power, as my ancestors have done for his
predecessors, being thereto bound by the laws of God and man.

"Wherefore, if in this affair I have acted rashly, it ought not to
affect the innocent; I intended to wrong nobody, but to serve my
King and my country, and that without self-interest,--hoping, by the
example I gave, to have induced others to their duty; and God, who
sees the secrets of my heart, knows I speak the truth. Some means
have been proposed to me for saving my life, which I looked upon as
inconsistent with honour and innocence, and therefore I rejected
them; for, with God's assistance, I shall prefer any death to the
doing a base unworthy action. I only wish now, that the laying down
my life might contribute to the service of my King and country, and
the re-establishment of the ancient and fundamental constitution of
these kingdoms; without which, no lasting peace or true happiness
can attend them. Then I should, indeed, part with my life even with
pleasure; as it is, I can only pray, that these blessings may be
bestowed upon my dear country; and since I can do no more, I beseech
God to accept of my life as a small sacrifice to it.

"I die a Roman Catholic: I am in perfect charity with all the world
(I thank God for it), even with those of the present Government, who
are most instrumental in my death. I freely forgive all such as
ungenerously reported false th