these People are thoroughly sensible, that had they been content to suffer the Sentence of the Law, and stay in a Place of Security the Time that was allotted them, they might then return in Safety, enjoy the Privilege of Freemen, and the Benefit of being protected by the Laws of their Country, as long as they continued worthy of this Protection.

Butler's Behaviour after Conviction was, as far as I saw, very quiet and unexceptionable. However, he endeavoured by disowning himself to be the Person, to get his Life saved, nor would he own it till after the Warrant for Execution came down from the Lords of the Regency. There was before some Interest endeavoured to be made to save him, tho' there was no Room for the least Hope; but tho' he buoy'd himself with such Thoughts before, he now began to be more reconciled to his Fate; and when he found he was ordered for Execution, and there was not the least Room to hope for Mercy, he appeared more resigned, and more willing to submit to his Sentence.

By the ill Advice of some, who had stole an Opportunity of whispering him in the Ear, he seemed yet to entertain some Resentment in his Breast against the People that took him, and brought him to Justice, and said, he could not freely forgive some of them, who had known him so long, and in whose Company he had formerly spent a good deal of Money. But, being better advised, with Respect to that Point being an important and most necessary Duty, in Order to entertain Hopes of Forgiveness at God's Hand, he by Degrees changed his Mind, and, at last, thought it necessary to declare his hearty Forgiveness of them, and of dying in Love and Charity with all Men. Having prayed to God for his Grace to soften his hardened and obdurate Heart, he said he found himself better inclined, but that he could not appear so penitent as others, who shed Tears plentifully, (as did the other two unhappy Sufferers with him) for he was of such a Make, that nothing, to the best of his Remembrance, had ever happened to him that could draw Tears from his Eyes. But he was sensible of the Folly and Wickedness of his past mispent Life, and was heartily sorry, and hoped to be forgiven by God and all the World.