A true copy of the paper delivered by Brigadier Rookwood, to the sheriff at Tyburn, the place of execution. April 29, 1696. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B05036 of text R182842 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing R1920A). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B05036 Wing R1920A ESTC R182842 51784627 ocm 51784627 175035 2248534026

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B05036) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 175035) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2710:10) A true copy of the paper delivered by Brigadier Rookwood, to the sheriff at Tyburn, the place of execution. April 29, 1696. Rookwood, Ambrose, 1664-1696. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed [s.n.], London : in the year 1696. Caption title. Imprint from colophon. Reproduction of original in: University of Glasgow Library. eng Rookwood, Ambrose, 1664-1696. Great Britain -- History -- William and Mary, 1689-1702 -- Sources. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1689-1702 -- Sources. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo A true copy of the paper delivered by Brigadier Rookwood, to the sheriff at Tyburn, the place of execution. April. 29. 1696. Rookwood, Ambrose, 1696 1 513 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. 2008-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-12 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-01 Sampled and proofread 2009-01 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A TRUE COPY of the PAPER Delivered By Brigadier Rookwood , TO THE SHERIFF At TYBURN , the Place of EXECUTION . April . 29. 1696.

WIl ls of Dying Men , were ever Sacred , and as such ought to be fulfill'd . The Sufferer a Man of Deeds , more than Words , by way of Will made to the People , consign'd his Thoughts to Paper ; The Paper to the Sheriff to be Publish'd . To this Paper as he told the said Sheriff he referr'd himself ; And that he might not fail of his Intent , some days before his Execution , he had Transmitted a Copy of it to a Friend , who since the Sheriff has so long fail'd of his Trust and Duty , resolves to supply it by doing His. Take it therefore in Print . Mr. Sheriff cannot but Own it to be the same Word for Word .

The PAPER .

HAving committed the Justice of my Cause and recommended my Soul to God , on whose Mercies , through the Merits of Jesus Christ , I wholly Cast my self ; I had once resolv'd to die in Silence ; But second Thoughts of my Duty to others , Chiefly to my True and Liege Sovereign K. James , moved me to leave this behind me .

I do therefore , with all Truth and Sincerity , Declare and Avow , I never Knew , Saw , or Heard , of any Order or Commission from K. James for the Assassinating of the Prince of Orange , and Attacking his Guards ; But I am Certainly inform'd , he had rejected Proposals of That Naure , when made unto him .

Nor do I think He Knew the least of the Particular Design of Attacking the Guards at his Landing , in which I was engag'd as a Soldier , by my Immediate Commander , ( much against my Judgment , ) But his Soldier I was , and as such I was to Obey and Act.

Near twelve years , I have serv'd my True King and Master K. James , and freely now lay down my Life in his Cause . I ever Abhor'd a Treacherous Action even to an Enemy . If it be a Guilt to have Complied with what I thought , and still think to have been my Duty , I am Guilty . No other Guilt do I Own .

As I beg all to forgive me , so I forgive all from my Heart , even the Prince of Orange , who as a Soldier ought to have consider'd my Case , before he Sign'd the Warrant for my Death . I pray God to open his Eyes and render him Sensible of the Much Blood from all Parts Crying out against him , so to prevent a Heavier Execution Hanging over his Head , than what he Inflicts on me .

LONDON , Printed in the Year 1696.