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1 Speech of the Late Lord Russel to the Sheriffs: Together with the Paper Deliver'd by Him to Them, at the Place of Execution, on July 21, 1683 1683

handle is hein.trials/lrdruss0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ( I) THE Of the L A T E Lord RUSS EL, To the SHERIFFS: Together with the P A P F R deliver'd by him to them, at the Place of Execution, on A4iy 2I. 1683-. Mr. S ii e RI F F7, Expe25ted the Nolfe would be fuch, that I could not be very well heard : I was never fond of much fpcaking, much lefs now'; Therefore I have fet down in this Paper, all that I think fit to leave behind me. God knows how far I was always from De- figns again It the King's Perfon, or of altering the Government and I fil pray for the Pre- fervation of both, and of the Proteftant Re- ligion. I am told, that Captain 1alcor has faid fome things concerning my knowledg of the Plot: I know not whether the Report is true, or not 3 1 hope it is not : For to my knowled,-, I never faw him, or fpake with him in my whole Life . and in the Words of a dying :dan, I profefs I know of no Plot, ei- ther agaain the King's Life, or the Govern- ment. But I have now done with this World, and am ging to a better. I forgive all the World, ai-d I thank God I die in Charity with all Men ; and I wiFi all lincere Prote- ftants may lovc one another, end not make way for Popery by their Animofities. The P'1AP EI( SH E dell Ver'd to tIe IFFS. T Thank God, I find my felt fo compofed and prepared for Death, and my Thoughts fo fixed on another World, that I hope in God, I am now quite weaned from fetting my Heart on this. Yet I cannot forbear fpending fome time now, in fetting down in Writing a fuller Account of my Con- dition, to be left behind me, than I '11 venture to fay at the Place of Execution, in te Nolfe and Clutter that is like to be there. I blefs God heartily for thofe inany Llejlings, which he in his i nfnite Mercy has beflowed upon me, through the whole Courfe of my Life: That I was born of worthy good Pa- rents, and had the Advantages of a religi- ous Education ; -which I have often thank'd God very heartily for, and look'd upon as an invaluabie Blefling : For even when I minded it leaft, it ill hung about me, and gave me checks, and has now for n-n; Years fo influ- enced and polife!Td me, that I feel the happy Efd-s of it in this my Ectremity, in which ,ive bee'n fo ;onderfully (I thank God) i!; {rgd, that neither m; L9 pmifo. incrt, nor t!ie'Fear of Death, have been able to (it conipofe me to any c',free - but on the cwn- trarv, It aIve fouKd -'_h, -ice oF the Love and N1ercv of God, i, ..d through my blcf- . I d J HECH

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