Ordinary of Newgate Prison:
Ordinary's Accounts: Biographies of Executed Convicts

25th October 1706

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25th October 1706


opportunity of taking away the Life of my Adversaries in ungodly Duels and Quarels; yet, I take God to Witnass, as a dying Man, I never was guilty of any Murther before this, for which I justly suffer. I am therefore the more grieved now, that I have been moved to so great a Passion, as to study Revenge, by the Instigation of the Devil and Sinfull Jealousy, which made me think (as I was perswaded by Mr. Crusius) that my Wife was marry'd in my absence with the Deceased. This is the unhappy thing th brought me to the Commission of this horrid Sin, which I heartily bewail with tears; and I do submit to my just Punishment. I am deeply sensible how greatly I have offended Almighty God; and therefore humbly implore his Pardon and Forgiveness, and that my Sinfull Soul may be washed from my Sins in the Blood of Sprinkling, that precious Blood shed by my Redeemer, which speaks better things than the Blood of Abel: And having the Promises from the Word af God, and his own Oath, That whensoever a Sinner truly repents and turns to him, he is willing to receive hlm and to forgive him, herein is the only Hope and Comfort of my departing Soul. I likewise humbly beg the Pardon of her Most gracious Majesty Queen ANN (whom God bless) and publickly ask Pardon of the Widow of the Deacesed Mr. Lloyd, as I have done already by a Letter which I have left unsealed with Mr. Rup. Minister at the Savoy &c. to send it to her, hoping she will (as a Christian) forgive me, as we all hope for Mercy and Forgiveness from God, through the Blood of Christ. In like manner I ask Pardon of my dear Wife, which has been many ways injured by this sad Occasion; and I sincerely declare that I am fully satisfy'd of her Innocence, and that I was jealous without a Cause; And I do not in any respect ascribe to her the Cause of my Misfortune. I truly love her, and assure the World that I have never been marry'd to any other Woman; and I pray heartily for her Prosperity and Happiness both of Soul and Body. Lastly, I desire all good People for God's sake earnestly to pray for the Salvation of my poor Sonl; and I exhort all to take Warning by my sad Misfortune, That they would not give way to Jealousy, Anger, Revenge, or such like Passions; but resist the Temptations of the Devil, the World and the Flesh, with constant and devout Prayer to God, and forgive their Enemies, and pray for them. All which I heartily and sincerely do, as I hope God will forgive me for Christ's sake.

ROGER LOWEN< no role > .

After Mr. Lowen had written this his Last Speech in order to his delivering it to me, as he did, at the Place of Execution; he had the great comfort to receive an Answer to his Letter therein mention'd; in which Mrs. Lloyd shew'd so much Christian Charity as to signify to him, That she forgave him, and pray that God would forgive him also, and have Mercy upon his Soul.

This is all the Account here to be given of this Dying Gentleman, by

PAUL LORRAIN< no role > , Ordinary of Newgate .

Friday, October 25. 1706.

??? Whereas some Persons take the Liberty of putting of Sham-Papers, pretending to give an Account of the Malefactors that are Executed; in which Papers they are so defective and unjust, as sometimes to mistake even their Names and Crimes, and often misrepresent the State they plainly appear to be in under their Condemnation, and at the time of their Death. To prevent which great Abuses, These are to give Notice, That the only true Account of the Dying Criminals, is that which comes out the next Day after their Execution, about 9 in the Morning, the Title whereof constantly begins with these Words, The ORDINARY of NEWGATE his Account of the Behaviour, &c. In which Paper (always Printed on both sides the better to distinguish it from Connterfeits) are set down the Heads of the several Sermons' Preach'd before the Condemned: And after their Confessions and Prayers, and Atestation thereto under the Ordinary's Hand, that is, his Name at length; and at the bottom the Printer's Name, Dryden Leach< no role > ; which if the Readers would but observe, they would avoid those scandalous Cheats so constanly impos'a upon them.

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THe Miscllanious Works of his Grace, George, late Duke of Buckingham, in two Volums, containing Poems, Satyrs, Letters to Persons of Honour. Characters. A compleat Key to the Rehearsal, being a Satyr on the Poet. The Militant Couple, or the Husband may thank himself. A Conference between the Duke and Father Fitz Gerrard an Irish Priest. Memoirs of the Duke of Buckingham, by Mr. Tho. Brown, and the Farce on the Battle of Sedgmore, never before Printed, from the entire Original, with the late Duke of Buckingham's Speeches in both Houses of Parliament, to which is added, two Collections of the most valuable Speeches in both Houses of Parliament; Printed from the Original Manuicripts; with Maxims and Poems of State and Characters, that give a light unto the secret History of the times, written by the late Duke of B N. Marquiss of Hallifax, Earl of Nottingham, Earl of Rochster, Earl of Dorset, Earl of Pembroke Earl of Shaftsbury, Lord Lucas, Lord Tapel, Lord chief Justice Treby, Sir William Temple< no role > , Sir Edward Seymour< no role > , Sir Francis Pemperton< no role > , Sir John Knight< no role > , Sir Alexander Brace< no role > , Sir Charles Sedley< no role > , Hamdem, Col. Fites, &c. London Printed for Samuel Briscoe< no role > , and Sold by B. Bragg, in Paster-Noster-Row.

A Dialogue between the Papist and the Prestbyterian, wherein the Prestbyterians are punished by their own Pens, for their Cruel and Soul-devouring Doctrines, making God the Ordainer of all the Sins of Men and Devils, and reprobating the greatest Part of Mankind without the help of Salvation; whereunto is annexed, A Treatise of Election entituled, the Order of Causes formerly Published by an eminent Servant of Christ; and now republished with some explication concerning Free Will, with an Epistolary Preface to the Citizens of the ancient City of being an Answer to Dr. Collins, the greatest Assertor of the Reprobatarian Principle. By Thomas Grantham< no role > , Messenger of the Baptized Churches in Lincolnshire . Sold by the Booksellers price one Shilling.

THE Test or Tryal of the Goodness and Value of Spiritual Courts, in two Queries: I. Whether the Statute of 1 Edw. VI. 2. be in force (against them) at this day, obliging them to Summon and Cite the Kings Subjects (not in their own Names and Stiles, as now they do, but) in the Name and Stile of the Kings Majesty (as in the Kings Courts Temporal) and under the Seal of the Kings Arms? II. whether any of the Canon-Law, or how much of the Canon-Law is (at this day) the Law of England in Courts Christian? together with a True Table of all such Fees are Due, or can be Claimed in any Bishops-Courts, in all cases; as they were given in the Commissioners of his Majesty K. Char. I Nov. 1630. by the Commissaries, Registers, Protectors, &c. under their own Hands in the Star-Chamber. Highly necessary to be perused by all those that have been, or may be Cited to appear at Doctors-Commons, or any other Spiritual-Courts or Visitations. By Edmund Hickeringill< no role > , Rctor of All-Saints in Colchester . The third Edition Corrected and Agumented, London: Printed, and are to be Sold by Benjamin Bragge< no role > at the Raven in Pater-noster-Row .

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Printed by D. Leach in Dogwell-Court, White-friars, for S. Briscoe.




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