CHARGE AGAINST MR. LUMSDEN, &c. 161 



cutioh was awarded against him. After this, being 

 in preparation for another world, he sent for Sir 

 John Overbury s father, and falling down upon his 

 knees, with great remorse and compunction, asked 

 him forgiveness. Afterwards, again, of his own mo 

 tion, desired to have his like prayer of forgiveness 

 recommended to his mother, who was absent. And 

 at both times, out of the abundance of his heart, con^ 

 fessed that he was to die justly, and that he was 

 worthy of death. And after again at his execution, 

 which is a kind of sealing-tirne of confessions, 

 even at the point of death, although there were 

 tempters about him, as you shall hear by and by, 

 yet he did again confirm publickly, that his ex 

 aminations were true, and that he had been justly 

 and honourably dealt with. Here is the narra 

 tive, which induceth the charge. The charge itself 

 is this. 



Mr. L. whose offence stands alone single, the 

 offence of the other two being in consort; and yet 

 all three meeting in their end and centre, which was 

 to interrupt or deface this excellent piece of justice; 

 Mr. L. I say, meanwhile between Weston s standing 

 mute and his trial, takes upon him to make a most 

 false, odious, and libellous relation, containing as 

 many untruths as lines, and sets it down in writing 

 with his own hand, and delivers it to Mr. Henry 

 Gibb, of the bed-chamber, to be put into the 

 king s hand ; in which writing he doth falsify and 

 pervert all that was done the first day at the arraign^- 

 ment of Weston ; turning the pike and point of his 



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