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| Date | 18 Oct 1746 |
| Person (author) | Reverend Thomas Coppock |
| Place | Carlisle |
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Speech of the RevdReverend Mr Thomas
Coppoch of Brazen-Nose-Colledge,
Oxford, commonly ^(But foolishly) called Bishop
of Carlisle.
Dear Countrymen,
I am now on the Brink
&and Confines of Eternity, being to suffer a
scandalous, ignominious Death for my Duty
to God, my King &and Country, for taking up
Arms to restore the Royal &and illustrious House
of Stewart, &and to banish from a free, but in-
slavedenslaved, People a Foreigner, a Tyrant, &and an
Usurper: For never was the British Nation
since the Norman Conquest govern'dgoverned more
arbitrarily, or enjoyed more precariously.
Never was a Nation under the Canopy of
Heaven more grossly abused, more scan-
dalously imposed upon, or more notorious-
ly deceived. Liberty has been banished.
Tyranny &and Oppression, like a Deluge, have
overflowed the Land. Places of the ut-
most Importance have been taken from
the most deserving, &and given to the illite-
rate, unexperienc’dunexperienced or unqualified. Our
Fleets &and Armies, once the Terror of Eu-
rope, are now the Scorn, Contempt &and De-
rision of all Nations. The one, like Æ-
sop's Mountain, has brought forth a silly
ridiculous Mouse, the other has brought
home eternal Infamy, Shame &and Disgrace:
Such a Ministry &and such a Parliament was
Nation never curs’dcursed with. The former, for
these thirty Years past, has exhausted our
Treasures, drain’ddrained our Purses, on foolish, idle 118 (118)
idle Treaties &and Negotiations, to procure us
Allies &and Friends, &and no Friend or Ally have
we in the World, we can trust, rely on,
or confide in. The latter, Vassals, Crea-
tures equally despicable, void of Honour &and
Conscience, compos’dcomposed of Pensioners &and Place-
men, have sacrificed their Country, their
All, to the boundless Ambition &and insatiable
Avarice of a beggarly, hanoverian Electorate.
Estimates, Supplies &and Subsidies have been
granted, Nemine Contradicente, though never
so illegal, unreasonable &and unjustifiable.
Such heavy Taxes, &and such a monstrous Load
of national Debt this Kingdom never groan’dgroaned
under since Julius Cæsar's Invasion; so that
Justice may say, never was Parliament (some
few Members excepted, rara Avis in Terris
nigro simillima Cygno) more slavishly de-
voted, or more sottishly infatuated.
&and Confines of Eternity, being to suffer a
scandalous, ignominious Death for my Duty
to God, my King &and Country, for taking up
Arms to restore the Royal &and illustrious House
of Stewart, &and to banish from a free, but in-
slavedenslaved, People a Foreigner, a Tyrant, &and an
Usurper: For never was the British Nation
since the Norman Conquest govern'dgoverned more
arbitrarily, or enjoyed more precariously.
Never was a Nation under the Canopy of
Heaven more grossly abused, more scan-
dalously imposed upon, or more notorious-
ly deceived. Liberty has been banished.
Tyranny &and Oppression, like a Deluge, have
overflowed the Land. Places of the ut-
most Importance have been taken from
the most deserving, &and given to the illite-
rate, unexperienc’dunexperienced or unqualified. Our
Fleets &and Armies, once the Terror of Eu-
rope, are now the Scorn, Contempt &and De-
rision of all Nations. The one, like Æ-
sop's Mountain, has brought forth a silly
ridiculous Mouse, the other has brought
home eternal Infamy, Shame &and Disgrace:
Such a Ministry &and such a Parliament was
Nation never curs’dcursed with. The former, for
these thirty Years past, has exhausted our
Treasures, drain’ddrained our Purses, on foolish, idle 118 (118)
idle Treaties &and Negotiations, to procure us
Allies &and Friends, &and no Friend or Ally have
we in the World, we can trust, rely on,
or confide in. The latter, Vassals, Crea-
tures equally despicable, void of Honour &and
Conscience, compos’dcomposed of Pensioners &and Place-
men, have sacrificed their Country, their
All, to the boundless Ambition &and insatiable
Avarice of a beggarly, hanoverian Electorate.
Estimates, Supplies &and Subsidies have been
granted, Nemine Contradicente, though never
so illegal, unreasonable &and unjustifiable.
Such heavy Taxes, &and such a monstrous Load
of national Debt this Kingdom never groan’dgroaned
under since Julius Cæsar's Invasion; so that
Justice may say, never was Parliament (some
few Members excepted, rara Avis in Terris
nigro simillima Cygno) more slavishly de-
voted, or more sottishly infatuated.
Here it will not be amiss to introduce ytthat
worthy honest Gentleman, the Elector's Earl of
Orford. When a Motion was made by some
true Patriots to bring him to give an Account
of his Stewardship of the Nation’s Money;
did not his Elector solemnly declare, that
a Hair of his Head should not be hurt, con-
scious, that he had acted by his Direction in
sending Sums to aggrandize his poor Na-
tive scrubby Country, Hanover; Sums to en-
gage the Affections of the wavering Dutch;
Sums to biassbias the Votes at Elections?
worthy honest Gentleman, the Elector's Earl of
Orford. When a Motion was made by some
true Patriots to bring him to give an Account
of his Stewardship of the Nation’s Money;
did not his Elector solemnly declare, that
a Hair of his Head should not be hurt, con-
scious, that he had acted by his Direction in
sending Sums to aggrandize his poor Na-
tive scrubby Country, Hanover; Sums to en-
gage the Affections of the wavering Dutch;
Sums to biassbias the Votes at Elections?
These are Facts, the Truth of which is too
obvious. What Soul, inspired with yethe least
Grain of Courage, the smallest Spark of Ho-
nour, or that sympathizes with the Suffer-
ings of his Fellow-Creatures, would tame-ly119(119)
ly sit down, or patiently acquiesce, under
such monstrous &and unheard of Grievances,!
when Religion &and Loyalty, Liberty &and Proper-
ty, call to Arms when a Prince, adorn’dadorned
with all the Gifts of Nature, &and Grace of
Education, endowed &and enriched with eve-
ry Virtue, amiable &and commendable, mau-
gre all your vile Reports, invidious Re-
fections, &and slanderous Aspersions, mau-
gre all your Pulpit-harranguesharangues, stuff’dstuffed
with downright Falsities, gross Calumnies
&and palpable Absurdities, daily, amidst
the horrid Din of War, risks &and exposes
his precious Life to conquer &and subdue
the Lernean Hydra, to deliver you
from almost ÆgyptianEgyptian Tyranny, Bondage
&and Slavery? A Prince, whose Title to the
Crown is indisputable, whose Conduct &and
Courage are inimitable &and matchless, &and
whose Virtue, Mercy &and Goodness none can
parallel or equal! Nil viget simile aut
secundum!
obvious. What Soul, inspired with yethe least
Grain of Courage, the smallest Spark of Ho-
nour, or that sympathizes with the Suffer-
ings of his Fellow-Creatures, would tame-ly119(119)
ly sit down, or patiently acquiesce, under
such monstrous &and unheard of Grievances,!
when Religion &and Loyalty, Liberty &and Proper-
ty, call to Arms when a Prince, adorn’dadorned
with all the Gifts of Nature, &and Grace of
Education, endowed &and enriched with eve-
ry Virtue, amiable &and commendable, mau-
gre all your vile Reports, invidious Re-
fections, &and slanderous Aspersions, mau-
gre all your Pulpit-harranguesharangues, stuff’dstuffed
with downright Falsities, gross Calumnies
&and palpable Absurdities, daily, amidst
the horrid Din of War, risks &and exposes
his precious Life to conquer &and subdue
the Lernean Hydra, to deliver you
from almost ÆgyptianEgyptian Tyranny, Bondage
&and Slavery? A Prince, whose Title to the
Crown is indisputable, whose Conduct &and
Courage are inimitable &and matchless, &and
whose Virtue, Mercy &and Goodness none can
parallel or equal! Nil viget simile aut
secundum!
Such is your legal, Jure-divine, hereditary
&and lineally descended Prince, whose Father
you exiled &and excluded, whose Grandfather you
rebelled against &and banished, &and whose Head,
conscious of your own Demerits, you have set
a Price on! Seeing the Heir, Come, say you,
let us fall upon him &and kill him, &and the In-
heritance will be ours. Be not too secure,
your Iniquities are almost compleatedcompleted, the
Fulness of Time is almost at hand, even
at the Door, when the Almighty I am,
with my Prince under the Shadow of his
Wings, will pour out the Vials of his Wrath,
Fury &and Indignation on that Cursed, perjured &and 120 (120)
&and abandoned People, on this guilty, perverse,
wicked &and adulterous Generation; for the inno-
cent Blood of the Righteous cries, Venge-
ance, Vengeance!— O my Native Country!
my native Soil! what Pangs hast thou to
endure! what Thro^wes to labour with! what
Misery &and Desolation is thy Lot &and Portion!
&and lineally descended Prince, whose Father
you exiled &and excluded, whose Grandfather you
rebelled against &and banished, &and whose Head,
conscious of your own Demerits, you have set
a Price on! Seeing the Heir, Come, say you,
let us fall upon him &and kill him, &and the In-
heritance will be ours. Be not too secure,
your Iniquities are almost compleatedcompleted, the
Fulness of Time is almost at hand, even
at the Door, when the Almighty I am,
with my Prince under the Shadow of his
Wings, will pour out the Vials of his Wrath,
Fury &and Indignation on that Cursed, perjured &and 120 (120)
&and abandoned People, on this guilty, perverse,
wicked &and adulterous Generation; for the inno-
cent Blood of the Righteous cries, Venge-
ance, Vengeance!— O my Native Country!
my native Soil! what Pangs hast thou to
endure! what Thro^wes to labour with! what
Misery &and Desolation is thy Lot &and Portion!
Kind Heaven, avert all these Evils by a spee-
dy &and blessed Restoration, that Albion may
no more ^be scourged by Vultures, Storks &and Logs,
may once more see happy Days, once more
put on it’sits ancient Lustre, pristinpristine Splen-
dor &and Glory, that God &and Cæsar may en-
by their own just &and due Right, that Tri-
bute may be rendred to whom it is due,
Custom to whom Custom, Fear to whom
Fear, Honour to whom Honour, &and that the
Supreme Powers may receive the So-
vereign Allegiance, Obedience &and Sub-
jection, which are really &and duly theirs
by the Laws of God &and Nature in Conjunction.
dy &and blessed Restoration, that Albion may
no more ^be scourged by Vultures, Storks &and Logs,
may once more see happy Days, once more
put on it’sits ancient Lustre, pristinpristine Splen-
dor &and Glory, that God &and Cæsar may en-
by their own just &and due Right, that Tri-
bute may be rendred to whom it is due,
Custom to whom Custom, Fear to whom
Fear, Honour to whom Honour, &and that the
Supreme Powers may receive the So-
vereign Allegiance, Obedience &and Sub-
jection, which are really &and duly theirs
by the Laws of God &and Nature in Conjunction.
It is for Sentiments &and Tenets of this Kind
I am now made a publickpublic Spectacle, that my
Head is publicklypublicly to be exposed, &and my Bow-
els burntburned, which I gladly &and willingly sub-
mit to without the least Reluctance. Nay,
I should rejoice beyond Measure, if this sim-
ple Head of Mine could be fixed on all
the Cathedral &and Parish Churches in Chris-
tendom, to satisfiesatisfy the whole Christian World
of the Honesty of my Intentions &and the In-
tegrity of my Principles; &and could it be en-
graven on my Tomb-stone, Underneath
are deposited the Ashes of the only Eng-
lish Protestant Clergyman, whose Honour, Courage, 121 (121)
Courage, Loyalty &and Zeal are Conspicuous
in his Royal Master's Cause!— Dulce
et decorum est pro Patriâ mori.
I am now made a publickpublic Spectacle, that my
Head is publicklypublicly to be exposed, &and my Bow-
els burntburned, which I gladly &and willingly sub-
mit to without the least Reluctance. Nay,
I should rejoice beyond Measure, if this sim-
ple Head of Mine could be fixed on all
the Cathedral &and Parish Churches in Chris-
tendom, to satisfiesatisfy the whole Christian World
of the Honesty of my Intentions &and the In-
tegrity of my Principles; &and could it be en-
graven on my Tomb-stone, Underneath
are deposited the Ashes of the only Eng-
lish Protestant Clergyman, whose Honour, Courage, 121 (121)
Courage, Loyalty &and Zeal are Conspicuous
in his Royal Master's Cause!— Dulce
et decorum est pro Patriâ mori.
I should have been silent about my Re-
ligion, had it not been to satisfiesatisfy &and open
the Eyes of Severals, who have been de-
ceived by false Representations, wemphch
was, I believe, the Reason I was spit
upon, struck, stoned, insulted, &and barba-
rously treated by severals (some of whom
are since dead) not only in Carlisle, but
Kendall &and elsewhere, when I was led
in a String by Mark KerKerr’s Dragoons
through all the Dirt &and Nastiness, with
my Arms pinion’dpinioned, from Carlisle to
Lancaster-Castle, by an express Or-
der of the pretended Duke of Cumber-
land, notwithstanding Baron Clarke's
specious Harrangue to make the Jury
believe, I was not an Object worthy of their
Notice.
ligion, had it not been to satisfiesatisfy &and open
the Eyes of Severals, who have been de-
ceived by false Representations, wemphch
was, I believe, the Reason I was spit
upon, struck, stoned, insulted, &and barba-
rously treated by severals (some of whom
are since dead) not only in Carlisle, but
Kendall &and elsewhere, when I was led
in a String by Mark KerKerr’s Dragoons
through all the Dirt &and Nastiness, with
my Arms pinion’dpinioned, from Carlisle to
Lancaster-Castle, by an express Or-
der of the pretended Duke of Cumber-
land, notwithstanding Baron Clarke's
specious Harrangue to make the Jury
believe, I was not an Object worthy of their
Notice.
I declare then, upon the Faith of a dying
Man, that I die an unworthy Member of
that particular Church, the Church of Eng-
land, as She stood before the Revolution,
which I firmly believe to be truly primi-
tive, Catholic, &and Apostolic, free from Su-
perstition on the one Hand, &and Fanaticism
&and Enthusiasm on the other. May She pro-
sper &and flourish. May She, like a House
on a Rock, withstand all Tempests, Storms
&and Inundations, till Time shall be no more.
Man, that I die an unworthy Member of
that particular Church, the Church of Eng-
land, as She stood before the Revolution,
which I firmly believe to be truly primi-
tive, Catholic, &and Apostolic, free from Su-
perstition on the one Hand, &and Fanaticism
&and Enthusiasm on the other. May She pro-
sper &and flourish. May She, like a House
on a Rock, withstand all Tempests, Storms
&and Inundations, till Time shall be no more.
And now, God bless my Royal, true
&and undoubted Sovereign, King James, His Royal 122 (122)
Royal highness, Charles, Prince of Wales,
Henry, Duke of York &and Albany. O Jehovah,
bless, protect &and preserve them; for nothing
but Fraud, &and Anarchy, &and Confusion, Nothing
but horrid Bloodshed &and barbarous Mur-
der, Villainy, Perjury, Ambition &and Cruelty,
Barbarity within, &and Corruption without,
have reign’dreigned triumphant in this Island
since their Banishment. God bless all my
Enemies, Persecutors &and Slanderers, espe-
cially that corrupted Judge, Baron-
Clarke, who put a most malicious Con-
struction on every ^Thingeverything said at my Trial.
God forgive Samuel Pendlebury of Man-
chester, John Hill, &and Thomas Joy an Irish-
man, John Gardener &and Thomas Dennison
both of Carlisle, who all grossly perjur’dperjured
themselves at my Trial. O Lord God,
send them timely Repentance, &and Remis-
sion of their Sins. I freely &and voluntarily
forgive them, &and humbly ask Pardon of all
I have injured in Thought, Word, ^or[] Deed.
I close with the dying Words of my Savi-
our &and Redeemer, &and the Proto-martyr Dea-
con, StSaint Stephen, “Father, forgive them,
“for they know not what they do; Lord, lay
“not this Sin to their Charge. Lord Jesus,
“receive my Soul. Amen.”
&and undoubted Sovereign, King James, His Royal 122 (122)
Royal highness, Charles, Prince of Wales,
Henry, Duke of York &and Albany. O Jehovah,
bless, protect &and preserve them; for nothing
but Fraud, &and Anarchy, &and Confusion, Nothing
but horrid Bloodshed &and barbarous Mur-
der, Villainy, Perjury, Ambition &and Cruelty,
Barbarity within, &and Corruption without,
have reign’dreigned triumphant in this Island
since their Banishment. God bless all my
Enemies, Persecutors &and Slanderers, espe-
cially that corrupted Judge, Baron-
Clarke, who put a most malicious Con-
struction on every ^Thingeverything said at my Trial.
God forgive Samuel Pendlebury of Man-
chester, John Hill, &and Thomas Joy an Irish-
man, John Gardener &and Thomas Dennison
both of Carlisle, who all grossly perjur’dperjured
themselves at my Trial. O Lord God,
send them timely Repentance, &and Remis-
sion of their Sins. I freely &and voluntarily
forgive them, &and humbly ask Pardon of all
I have injured in Thought, Word, ^or
I close with the dying Words of my Savi-
our &and Redeemer, &and the Proto-martyr Dea-
con, StSaint Stephen, “Father, forgive them,
“for they know not what they do; Lord, lay
“not this Sin to their Charge. Lord Jesus,
“receive my Soul. Amen.”
At Carlisle, upon Saturday, OctrOctober 18th,
the Festival of StSaint Luke the Evan-
gelist, 1746.
the Festival of StSaint Luke the Evan-
gelist, 1746.
Citation
Forbes, Robert. “Speech of the Revd Mr Thomas Coppoch of Brazen-Nose-Colledge, Oxford, commonly (but foolishly) called Bishop of Carlisle.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 1,
Adv.MS.32.6.16, fol. 71r–73v. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/