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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A25164) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 95858) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2:43) An Account of the examination of Capt. Holland, before a committee of lords, upon the murther of the Earl of Essex 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed for R. Hayhurst, London : 1689. Reproduction of original in Huntington Library. eng Holland, John, 17th cent. Essex, Arthur Capel, -- Earl of, 1631-1683. eebo An account of the examination of Capt. Holland, before a committee of Lords, upon the murther of the Earl of Essex. [no entry] 1689 1 614 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-08 Sampled and proofread 2008-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
An ACCOUNT of the EXAMINATION OF Capt. Holland , Before a Committee of Lords , Upon the Murther of the EARL of ESSEX .

AS amongst the many Deeds of Darkness , which Providence in its Good Time will bring to Light , None can be Blacker or more Hideous , than the Murder of this Noble and Innocent Lord ; So nothing can be of Greater , and more Vniversal Satisfaction , ( though of no less Horror too , ) than the Detection of that Bloody Assassination ; in which , upon the Apprehension of Captain Holland , the Zealous and Honorable Inquisitors , into that crying Blood , are now drawing to a Discovery . An Account of whose Examination , take as follows .

About Three in the Afternoon , on Wednesday , he was carried in a Coach , Attended and Guarded by several of Major Richardson's Men , ( himself , and Mr. Clerk , one of the Keepers of New-Gate , going in the Coach with him ) to Bedford-House in the Strand , where the Committee of Lords then Sate . It was observed , that he was so strangely Melancholy and Dejected , ( and indeed has been so all along in his Confinement ) that he changed not one Word with his Keepers , in the whole way going or coming . Before his Admission to the Lords , he was carried to the Fountain-Tavern in the Strand , where he drank part of a Pint of Sack ; from thence , when call'd for , he was conducted to Bedford-House , and Twice called in and Examined ; where appeared against him , Mr. Bradon , John Salisbury a Soldier , a Maid-Servant of Holms , another Person now in New-Gate , likewise , on the Account of the Earl of Essex's Murder . At his Appearance before the Lords , he complained he was indisposed ; and being ask'd by the Earl of Bedford , if he would have a Cordial , he replied , he was only a Cold , and was therefore order'd to have his Cloak put on , and had a Bottle of Sack call'd for him . His whole Ayre and Behaviour , is infinitely changed from that Gayety and Jollity he appeared with , under his former Condemnation in Newgate , for the Robery of Dr. Gattaker , where at the very Minute of receiving his Sentence , he was observed to deport himself with that little Face of Concern , as if Death had been the least part of his Apprehension . And though his Unfortunate Comrade Davis , was hang'd for the same Fact ; such a showr of Mercy , and Court Bounty powr'd down upon the Favourite Holland ; that besides his Pardon , scarce any Prisoner in many Ages before , at least that had so little Pretentions to Fortune or Estate , to support such Extravagant Expences , was ever known to spend so high as he : Such a constant Affluence of Guineas daily flowing in from the Lord Sunderland , and openly acknowledged to come from that Honourable Hard , ( for what Publick or Private Merit , Time will show ) That he half fed the Jayl ; and all Caps and Knees were so much at his Devotion , that nothing so honoured either at the Grate , or the Cellar Bat , as the Noble Captain Holland ; and all this from the extraordinary Largesses of a Generous Jayl-Bird-Patron , the then Secretary of State.

London , Printed for R. Hayburft , 1689.