As I am now to suffer a publickpublic,
cruel, barbarous, and (in the Eyes
of the World) an ignominious and
shameful Death; I think my selfmyself
obliged to acknowledge to yethe World,
that it was Principle, &and a thorough
Conviction of it’sits being my Duty
to God, my injured King &and oppres-
sed Country, which engaged me to
take up Arms under the Stan-
dard &and magnanimous Conduct of
his Royal Highness, Charles, Prince
of Wales, &cetc. It was always my
strongest Inclination, as to worldly
Concerns, to have our ancient &and
only rightful Royal Family re-
stored, &and even (if God would) to
lose my Life chearfullycheerfully in promot-
ing the same. I solemnly declare,
I had no By-Views in drawing my
Sword in that just &and honourable
Cause, but the Restoration of my
King &and Prince to the Throne, the
Recovery of our Liberties to this unhappy 63 (63)
unhappy Island, which has been so
long loaded with Usurpation, Cor-
ruption, Treachery &and Bribery; being
sensible, that Nothing but the King’s
Restoration could make our Country
flourish, all Ranks &and Degrees
of Men happy, &and free both Church
&and State from the many evil Con-
sequences of Revolution-Principles.

I must here let the World
know, that the whole Evidences,
to the Number of Six or Seven,
brought against me at my Trial
to by the Elector's Council, were per-
jured. What they aim’daimed to prove
was only relative to the Battle
of Gladesmuir; &and in this they
swore the greatest Untruths, &and
did not declare one Word of
Truth. I earnestly pray for their
Repentance, that God may for-
give them, as I sincerely do, not
only them, but all other my Ene-
mies in general.

My being taken ✝prisoner at
the Battle of Falkirk was more
owing to my own Folly or Rash-
ness, than the Bravery or Valour
of the Enemy, whom I saw, before
I was taken, entirely routed, &and
chased off from the Field of Bat-tle. 65(65)
tle. I fell into their Hands by
supposing them, at a Distance,
&and in the Twilight, to be Lord
John Drummond's Regiment
&and French Picquets, but too late,
to my sad Experience, found
out my fatal Mistake. And here
I refer to my Enemies to declare
my Behaviour on that Occasion.

Now, though I am presently
to die a cruel Death, yet, when I
consider the Justice of the Cause
for which I suffer, it puts a Stop
to every murmuring Reflection;
&and I thank Almighty God, I resign
my Life to Him, the Giver, with
chearfulnesscheerfulness &and Submission to his
Divine &and all-wise Providence.

I here declare, I die an un-
worthy Member of the Roman
CatholickCatholic Church, in the Commu-
nion of which I have lived,
however much her Tenets be
spoken against &and misrepresented
by many; &and in that I now ex-pect66(66)
pect Salvation through the Suf-
ferings, &and Merits, &and Mediation
of my only Lord &and Saviour Je-
sus Christ. But I hereby declare,
upon the Word of a dying Man,
that it was with no View to e-
stablish or force that Religion
upon this Nation, that made
me join my Prince’s Standard;
but purely owing to that Duty
&and Allegiance, which was due
to our only rightful, lawful
&and natural Sovereign, had even
He or his Family been Heathen,
Mahometan, or Quaker.