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Executed at Tyburn for Rebellion, the 13th of July, 1716.
In which the Government and Administration both in Churchand State, as founded upon the Revolution, are Vindicatedfrom the Treasonable Reflections and false Aspersionsthrown upon them in those Speeches, which are inserted atlength, as they were deliver’d to the Sheriffs.
LONDON,
Printed for J. Baker and T. Warner at the Black Boy in Pater-noster-Row. M. DCC. XVI.
(Price 6 d.)
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ANY Judicious Man, who will be at the pains attentively to read thefollowing Speeches, and compare them with the Papers left by LordDerwentwater, Colonel Oxburgh, and the other Rebelslately executed, must soon be convinc’d, That they all proceed from thesame Mint, and are fram’d on purpose to spirit up the Faction to a NewRebellion.
There’s such an Uniformity in the Stile, Matter, and Way of Arguing,as sufficiently proves this; so that instead of being the Speeches ofthe deceas’d Rebels, they plainly appear to be the Composure of others,who endeavour to serve the Cause not only at the Expence of those poorMens Reputation, but even of their Souls, by prevailing upon them todeliver such Papers as their dying Sentiments, and the Result of theirown Thoughts.
This is very plain in the Case of Mr. Hall, who being ask’d atthe Place of Execution, if the Paper he deliver’d was writ by himself,he avoided giving a direct Answer, and only said it contain’d hisSentiments; tho ’tis highly probable he never carefully read it, if weconsider the notorious Falshood which he is made to assert, That theRebels conquer’d the King’s Troops at Preston.
Besides, he and Mr. Paul were so far from being stedfast to thePretender’s Interest, as is given out in[Pg 4] the Speeches, and so littlefond of what they call Martyrdom, that ’tis very well known they us’dall possible Endeavours to save their Lives, would have disown’d thePretender’s Claim, and renew’d their Oaths to the Government, couldthey have obtain’d their Pardon on that Condition. The Speech-makerswere not ignorant of this, but they resolv’d to delude the unthinkingPopulace, and to make those Men pass for Valiant and Glorious Martyrs;tho, in truth, they liv’d and dy’d the most hateful Dissemblers, bothwith God and Man, that ever were heard of.
But to come to the Speeches themselves.
Mr. PAUL’s SPEECH.
Good People, I am just going to make my Appearance in the otherWorld, where I must give an Account of all the Actions of my past Life:and tho I have endeavour’d to make my Peace with God, by sincerelyrepenting of all my Sins, ye BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!
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