%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Kings last Speech at his time of Execution, as he made upon the Scaffold, / a little before his Death, which was to this effect: / Which shall in Verse, and not in Prose, / Through England range to Friends and Foes. Crouch, Humphrey University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1678-1680 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 06/16/2008 20815

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2.203 R188391 1 Gerheards Mistris Gerard's mistress Gerard's Mistress I Come / My blessed Saviour, now behold I come / to thy Kingdome, IN heart / And mind I freely do forgive all those / which are my foes, title cropped: [The Kin]gs [l]ast Speech at his time of Execution, as he made upon the Scaffold, / a little before his Death, which was to this effect: / Which shall in Verse, and not in Prose, / Through England range to Friends and Foes.; author from Simpson; date: Charles I, King of England, Trial of (1649); Charles I, King of England, Execution of (1649). Pepys 2.203 Wing K597[a]A Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 203 The Kings last Speech at his time of Execution, as he made upon the Scaffold, / a little before his Death, which was to this effect: / Which shall in Verse, and not in Prose, / Through England range to Friends and Foes. [The] Kings last Speech at his time of Execution, as he made upon the Scaffold, a little before his Death, which was to this effect: Which shall in Verse, and not in Prose, Through England range to Friends and Foes. The King's Last Speech at His Time of Execution, as He Made upon the Scaffold, a Little Before His Death, Which Was to this Effect: Which Shall in Verse, and Not in Prose, Through England Range to Friends and Foes. The Second Part, The Second Part, The Second Part, Crouch, Humphrey 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 210 x 310 cropped top and left edges, holed surface, uneven inking 1678-1680 Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, J, Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger. F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, J, Clarke, W. Thackeray, T. Passinger Blagden

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I Come My blessed Saviour, now behold I come to thy Kingdome, At thy Tribunal seat to be an Heir Of bliss; The Angels joys is onely Heavenly bliss, sweet Saviour kiss With Lips of Grace, for God alone I fear: Sweet Christ Descend down with thy Spirit, to sanctifie my Soul; Cleanse every chink, from filth and stink, for I with sin am foul: Oh wash Me with thy blood so precious, which on the Cross was shed, Annoint my heart, in every part, that when my body's dead, My soul May soon ascend to fair Olympus high, above the Sky, Amongst the Saints and Martyrs for to be In grace Amongst Gods Angels, there to be in Grace, a dwelling place Prepar'd for those who put their trust in thee: I will O Lord rely upon thee,
that when the stroak of death Hath ta'en away my life this day, and stop'd my vital breath: I may Be shaddowed with thy mercies, and covered with thy Wings; In Heaven to be, above with thee, which art the King of Kings. O Lord, That I a Protestant do dye, though scandals flye, Which do report that I a Papist am, But God Which knows the secrets of a Princes mind, can see, and find That I am innocent, like to a Lamb; For all The wealth that is in Europe I'de not infringe my Oath, For grace I look, and on Gods book I plighted have my troth: For which My secret Protestation I never will forsake, Although I dye, by tyranny, and loose my life at stake.
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IN heart And mind I freely do forgive all those which are my foes, Let not my blood O Lord in judgement rise: Let not This foul and filthy act which they commit, yet they think fit To blast that Sun, which gives light to the skies: In heart Lord I do desire that thou wouldst pass this by, That I and they, which part this day, may be friends though I dye: For he Shall certainly be blest that loves to dye in peace; Oh that my life, might free all strife, that Englands Wars may cease. Oh that My wretched life a ransome now might be, this Land to free, From all her troubles, grievous wars and cares, Then I Should think my self a happy man to dye, from misery, For to expell old Englands poysoning Wars: Yet is My state most sure and happy, though England ne'r be free; For God will scourge, those that do urge his mighty Majesty; And all Which do transgress his Statutes, and will not him obey, Those God will smite, and put to flight, that headlong run astray. Oh Lord Look down in mercy, and compassion take, though they forsake Both thee their God, and me their Soveraign King, That when Their breath departs: for why, they are but men we may agen Meet in thy Kingdom, laud and praise to sing To thee, The God and great Jehovah,
Omnipotent art thou, Which wilt respect, thy own elect, and make thy foes to bow: For those Which do oppose Gods power, and are stiff-necked too, Like Pharaoh they shall plagued be, the Lord doth Kings subdue. Now for My wife, and eke my Royal Children all, before my fall, I will petition to Almighty God, That they May be preserv'd, to God I humbly pray both night and day, Oh let them not feel Vassals cruel Rod: But from Their foes O Lord defend them even for my Saviours sake, Now in distress, their wrongs redress, and pitty on them take; For they Are fatherless appointed, and I e'n trodden down, Let Charles my Son, when I am gone, possess alone the Crown. My soul Into celestial Heaven I do commit, a place most fit For to receive the spirit of a Saint, To drink The draught of sure and everlasting life, that's free from strife, Where neither soul nor spirit shall not faint. Come Death And do thy execution, for thou to me art blest, From hence I flye, above the sky, unto a throne of rest. Farewel My Wife, and dearest Children, true Subjects all adue, Here must I dye, for what, and why, it is well known to you.
FINIS. Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger.