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for the king and his Restouraton and I shall desire my allies and ffriends not to 
be ashamed of the ignomy of my death since tis for such a cause,that they ought 
to esteeme my death to be an honour to my family, and thus I comit my soule 
to God my Creator and Redeemer. 
Glory be to God on high, In earth peace, goodwill towards men. 
When he had done speaking to y® people he turn’d himselfe to the Sheriffe 
and said Mr. Sheriffe Tell my Lord Protector I hope mine will finde more ffavour 
from him than I have done. I have used all lawfull meanes for the saving of 
my Life ffor I was not so prodigall of Nature but that if I could have prserved 
it with honour I would willingly have done it, but seeing it may not be I most 
gladly submitt to Pvidence herein. 
[Putting of his dublett.] I am now putting of these old raggs of mine and 
am going to be clad with the new Robes of the righteousness of Jesus Christ, 
When he had done his speech to y* people he kneeled downe and praied aloud, 
after that he praied private to himselfe, when he had done he kissed y* blocke 
saying he rec‘, that Example from o* Saviour. Then standing calls 3 or 4 times 
for a sight of the axe which when it was brought to him he kiss’t it twice or 
thrice and told the Executon’ that he forgave him and will’d him to be no more 
afraid to give him the blow then he was to receave it. [Then he desired to see 
the axe and after kissing it he said I am likely to have a sharp passage of it, 
but my Saviour hath sweetened it unto me.] 
Also he told him he would kneele downe once and fitt his necke to y* blocke 
_ and rise againe (which he did) and when he kneel’d downe y° second time he 
desired the people to pray for him and will’d the Executioner to observe his 
right hand that when he lifted that up he should doe his Office which he did in 
a little time after he lay downe the second time, and when he lifted up his hand 
he eryed aloud saying Lord Jesus receave my soule and soe the Executoner did 
his office in the Twinkling of an eie at one blowe y® body nor head never making 
the least moton no not so much as stirring a ffinger. [So laying his neck upon 
the block, and after some fervent ejaculations, he gave the Headsman a sign 
with his hand who at one blow severed his head from his body.”’] 
Prayer of Colonel John Penruddock as used by him on the scaffold. 
‘*Oh Eternal, Almighty and most mercifull God, The righteouse judge of all 
the world, looke downe in merey upon mee a miserable sinner. Oh blessed 
Jesus Redeemer of mankinde which takest away the sinnes of the world let thy 
perfect innocency and obedience be p'sented to thy heavenly ffather for me, Let 
thy precious death and bloud be the ransome and satisfaction for my many and 
haynous transgressions, thou that sittest at the right hand of God make inter- 
cession for mee. O holy and blessed spirit w°* art the Comforter fill my heart 
with thy consolations Oh holy blessed and glorious Trinity be mercifull unto 
mee, confirm my faith in the pmises of the Gospell, revive and quicken my 
As I have now put off these garments of cloth, so I hope I have put offmy garments of sinne, and 
have puton the robes of Christ’s Righteousnesse here, which will bring me to the enjoyment of his 
glorious robes anon. 
Then he kneeled down and kissed the block, and said thus, ‘I commit my soul to God my Creatour 
and Redeemer, Look on me, O Lord, at my last gasping: Hear my prayer and the prayers of all 
goed people, I thank thee, O God, for all thy dispensations towards me. 
Then kneeling down he prayed most devoutly as followeth, O Eternal &c,. After which he kissed 
the axe.” 
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