By W. W. Ravenhill, Esq. 267 
tweene mee & these Judges, let not the majesty of theyre lookes, or the glory of 
theyre habitts, betray you to a sinne w%. is of a deeper dye then their scarlet ; 
I meane that sinne blood, w. calls to heaven for vengeance. Gentlemen, you 
doe not see a haire of my head but is numberd, neither can * you make any one 
of them, much less can you put breath into my Nostrils when it is taken out, 
A sparrow does not fall upon the ground w*hout the providence of God, much 
less shall man, to whome he hath given dominion, & Rule over all the creatures 
of the earth. Gentlemen, looke upon me,t I am the Image of my creato’, 
and that stamp of his w. is on my vizwage, is not to be defaced, whout an 
account given wherefore it was. I have here challenged, as I am a gentleman, 
& a Free-born man of Engjand the Right w%. the law allowes mee. I demand 
that the statute may be read, w*. says I am guiltie of treason, it is denyed 
_ both to you and mee.”{ The law w%. I would have bin tryed by § was drawne 
by the wise consultation of our Princes, & by the ready Penns of our Progenito's. 
, The law w. I am now tried by,|| but what is cast out w*. the poynt of a 
sword, being semited with the moysture of an eloquent tongue, & the sheets 
on w%. they are recorded, if you looke not well to it, may chance to serve 
For some of yo". shrouds, If the Feare of displeasing others, shall betray 
you to finde mee guiltie of any thinge, you cannot at the most but make a 
Riot of this, & pray, by the way, take notice, that y° last Parlyam*. would not 
allow the legislative power to be out of them, seventeen of twenty in this very 
countie were of that opinion, & deserted the house, they were yo". repre- 
sentatives, if you should Find mee guiltie you bring them in danger, and 
in them yo'selves. Have a care of being drawne into asnare. Gentlemen, 
yo". bloud may runn in the same channels w*®, myne, if what I have said does 
not ‘satisfy you, soe as to acquitt me, if you bringe in a specyall verdict, you 
doe in some measure acquitt yo'selves, & throw the bloud that will ** be spilt, 
upon the Judges. Consider of it, & the Lord direct you for the best.++ 
The jury, after a quarter of an hour’s retirement, brought mee in Guiltie: 
The Lord Forgive Them for they knew not what they did. Upon Monday, y 
234 of Aprill, wee were againe called to the Barr beinge then in number twenty- 
six. Judge Glyn asked of mee, First, what I could say for ir that I 
should not have sentence according to the law? 
Penruddock—My Lords & Gentlemen, you aske what I can say For myselfe 
that I should not have Sentence pass upon me. ‘The Jury has allready found 
me Guiltie, If I should goe about to make a defence now, it would signify noe 
ore than as if my Friends should Petition For my pardon after I am executed, 
I could have offerd you Articles heere, buf I thought that inconsistent w*. this 
***Can” is written above ‘‘ you” and clearly goes before it. 
_ +He adds this on correction, the incident flashing with full light upon{him.—His fair ringlets 
streaming over his shoulders, a ripe sheaf of corn for Death. 
_ $Interpolation—‘‘ I demanded a copy of my Indictment and Councell, but it is denied me.”’ 
¢Interpolation—“ Is the known law of the land, which—” 
|| Interpolation—‘“‘Is no law—’”’ After the word ‘by’ he has put a mark of vacuum, which he 
never filled up. 
The sentence about the eloquent tongue is addedfon correction. I cannot decipher the word 
*semited,” the pamphlet copyist gives it as ‘‘ varnished.” 
** Poor fellow! he has scratched out ‘‘may”’ and written “ will” over it. 
++ A capital piece of advocacy, 
