Poor Dr Cameron — I believe I
shdshould say happy Dr Cameron — for
never did Man make a more glori-
ous Exit — he met the last great
Enemy with as much Intrepidity, &and
as much Decency as even the Great
Balmerino — When he was loos-
ended from the Sledge on which he
was drawn to the Gibbet, he sprung
up with great Alacrity, mounted the
Steps into the Cart from which he was 1735 (1735)
was to be hung off, &and viewed yethe Spec-
tators wtwith as much Serenity &and as much
firmness of mind as if at yethe head
of his Company he had been abtabout to
give yethe word of Command — Then
beckoning to the Sheriff to approach,
he told him ytthat he came there to
pay his last Duty to his King
&and his Country wchwhich he did yethe more
chearfullycheerfully as he had all along
acted in the affair wchwhich yethe GovtGovernment called
yethe Rebellion according to his Con-
science That he died a stedfaststeadfast
tho’though Unworthy Member of yethe ChChurch of
EngEngland heartily repented of his Sins
&and hoped for forgiveness thro’through Christ’s
Merits, but did not reckon ytthat for wchwhich
he died, among yethe numrnumber of his Sins,
&and therefore never did never would
repent of it — In fine he forgave
his Enemies, &and offered up his depart-
ing Soul to God in yethe word of our BBlessed
Lord FayrFather into thy hands, &cetc. — But
I need not trouble you wtwith more on ysthis
subject – for Mr Fal—[cone]r who attended
him from yethe Sunday before his execu-
tion, &and at yethe Gibbet, will no doubt soon
give you fuller &and more exact acctaccount than 1736 (1736)
than I can who only write by hearsay —
I may however add ytthat he has done
yethe GovtGovernment more hurt by his Death,
than 40 such lives cdcould have done,
&and certainly his Majesty was not well
advised to take away a life agtagainst yethe
inclinations, yethe wishes, &and (if ever
yethe folks of ysthis Country did pray) agtagainst
the prayers too of all ranks &and de-
grees of people — high &and low, rich
&and poor Whigs &and Jacobites; for ne-
ver were they more united than in
their wishes for his safety, nor cdcould
there a more acceptable thing been
done ymthem than to have spared his
life.
I am ever