A
TRUE
COPY
OF
THE
PAPERS
Delivered
by
Mr.
Robert
Chernock
,
Mr.
Edward
King
,
Mr.
Thomas
Key
,
TO
THE
●heriffs
of
London
and
Middlesex
,
at
Tyburn
,
the
Place
of
Execution
,
March
18th
.
1696.
Published
by
Authority
.
Mr.
CHARNOCKE'S
Paper
.
THAT
I
might
avoid
distractions
,
and
be
Composed
as
much
as
possible
at
the
time
of
my
Execution
,
I
thought
it
much
more
proper
to
Communicate
This
to
the
Sheriffs
,
than
to
give
my self
the
uneasiness
of
speaking
,
leaving
it
to
them
to
publish
(
if
they
should
think
convenient
)
for
the
satisfaction
of
the
World
;
and
in
what
I
have
to
say
,
I
have
taken
as
much
care
as
I
could
to
be
short
,
that
I
might
not
lose
time
in
my
greatest
Concern
.
As
concerning
an
Invasion
intended
by
King
James
upon
England
,
and
that
there
was
certain
Intelligence
of
it
from
Abroad
,
I
presume
every
body
was
satisfied
;
and
to
the
facilitating
of
which
,
I
own
that
my self
and
some
others
did
agree
upon
the
Undertaking
,
To
Attack
the
Prince
of
Orange
and
his
Guards
,
for
which
I
am
now
to
Suffer
;
but
I
think
my self
obliged
by
all
the
Tyes
imaginable
,
both
of
Conscience
and
Honour
,
to
declare
,
That
as
for
any
Order
or
Commission
of
King
James's
for
Assassinating
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
I
neither
saw
,
nor
knew
of
any
;
but
have
had
frequent
Assurances
of
his
having
rejected
such
Proposals
when
they
have
been
Offer'd
.
I
confess
I
did
hear
that
there
was
a
Commission
arrived
for
Levying
of
War
,
and
which
was
natural
to
believe
,
if
the
King
was
in
such
a
readiness
to
come
over
as
was
reported
;
but
if
there
was
any
such
Authority
as
that
,
I
declare
I
never
saw
it
.
As
to
what
regards
the
Body
of
the
Roman
Catholicks
,
I
must
do
them
this
Justice
,
and
which
I
dare
be
positive
in
,
That
they
had
no
manner
of
Knowledge
of
this
Design
,
nor
do
I
believe
it
was
Communicated
to
any
other
Party
of
such
as
are
reputed
the
King's
Friends
,
but
carried
on
merely
by
a
small
number
,
without
the
Advice
,
Consent
or
Privity
of
any
Parties
whatsoever
.
I
ask
forgiveness
of
all
the
World
for
what
Offences
or
Injuries
I
have
〈◊〉
to
them
;
and
I
am
(
I
bless
Almighty
God
)
in
perfect
Charity
with
Mankind
.
Robert
Cherno●●
Mr.
KING'S
Paper
.
I
Am
now
within
a
few
Moments
of
Eternity
,
brought
to
this
place
by
the
〈◊〉
Hand
of
God
in
Punishment
of
all
my
Crimes
;
but
particularly
of
that
,
which
I
have
been
lately
Arraign'd
,
and
for
which
I
stand
here
Condemned
;
bu●
hope
,
that
Goodness
of
God
,
which
hath
given
me
a
Sense
of
my
Wickedne●●
will
accept
my
Repentance
,
and
shew
Mercy
on
me
;
which
I
hope
to
obtain
throu●●
the
Passion
and
Merits
of
my
Redeemer
,
upon
whom
I
intirely
cast
my self
.
And
that
I
may
find
his
Mercy
,
I
think
my self
oblig'd
to
do
Justice
to
my
Neighbour
,
that
so
none
may
suffer
wrongfully
on
my
account
;
and
therefore
as
I
am
so●
to
answer
the
truth
of
what
I
say
before
the
Tribunal
of
God
.
I
First
declare
,
that
I
never
saw
any
Oorder
or
Commission
of
King
James's
promoting
the
Assassination
for
which
I
am
Condemn'd
:
Neither
do
I
know
of
any
such
Order
or
Commission
.
Secondly
,
That
the
Design
was
not
undertaken
with
any
General
Knowledge
or
Approbation
of
any
Body
of
Men
,
either
Catholick
or
Protestant
.
Lastly
,
That
I
did
not
ingage
in
it
on
Presumption
of
any
King-killing
Principles
that
cou'd
justify
such
an
Vndertaking
,
but
was
drawn
into
it
by
my
own
Rashness
and
Passion
,
for
which
and
all
other
Sins
I
heartily
beseech
God
to
forgive
m●
And
I
hope
that
such
who
think
the
Misfortune
of
their
Imprisonment
or
Troubl●
is
derived
from
my
having
been
ingag'd
in
this
Enterprize
;
or
such
to
whom
it
h●●
any
ways
given
Scandal
,
that
they
will
admit
me
to
their
Pardon
,
as
I
freely
a●●
heartily
forgive
all
Mankind
.
In
this
Disposition
and
sincere
Repentance
and
true
Charity
,
I
commend
my
Soul
into
the
hands
of
God
,
and
hope
to
find
Mercy
from
him
.
And
for
this
I
beg
all
your
Prayers
.
Ed.
King
Mr.
KEY
's
Paper
.
I
AM
now
going
to
appear
before
the
Living
God
;
I
trust
in
his
Mercy
that
he
will
forgive
all
my
Sins
committed
to
this
last
moment
of
my
Life
God
is
just
in
all
his
Judgments
,
and
I
accept
of
this
Death
as
the
Punishment
of
my
Iniquities
:
I
forgive
all
my
Enemies
,
and
hope
through
a
hearty
Repentance
,
and
the
Merits
of
my
Saviour
,
to
obtain
Mercy
.
Have
mercy
on
me
,
O
Father
of
Mercy
,
and
through
thy
only
Son
forgive
me
all
my
Sins
.
Thomas
Key
.