GOod people , all you that be here present to see me dye . Though my death be odyouse and horrible to the flesh , yet I pray you iudge the beste in goddes workes , for he doth all for the best . And as for me , I am a wretched synner , & haue deserued to dye , and moost iustly am condempned to dye by a law . And yet this acte wherefore I dye , was not altogither of me ( as it is thoughte ) but I was procured and induced therevnto by other . I was I saye induced therevnto by other , howbeit , God forbyd that I shoulde name any man vnto you , I wyll name no man vnto you , & therfore I beseche you loke not for it .

I for my parte forgeue all men , and praye God also to forgeue thē . And yf I haue offended anye of you here , I praye you and all the worlde to forgeue me : and moost chiefly I desire forgeuenes of the Quenes highnes , whome I haue most greuouslye offended . Amen sayde the people . And I pray you all to witnes with me , that I depart in perfyt loue and charitie with all the worlde , & that you wyll assiste me with youre prayers at the houre of death .

And one thinge more good people I haue to saye vnto you , whiche I am chiefly moued to do for discharge of my conscience , & that is to warne you and exhorte you to beware of these seditiouse preachers , and teachers of newe doctryne , whiche pretende to preache Gods worde , but in very deede they preache theyr owne phansies , who were neuer able to explicate them selues , they know not to day what they wold haue to morowe , there is no stay in theyr teaching & doctryne , they open the boke , but they cannot shut it agayne . Take hede how you enter into straunge opinions or newe doctryne , whiche hath done no smal hurte in this realme , and hath iustlye procured the ire and wrath of god vpon vs , as well maye appeare who so lyst to call to remembraunce the manyfold plages that this realme hath ben touched with all synce we disseuered oure selues from the catholyke church of Christ , and from the doctryne whiche hath ben receaued by the holy apostles , martyrs , and all saynctes , and vsed throughe all realmes christened since Christ .

And I verely beleue , that all the plagues that haue chaunced to this realme of late yeares synce afore the death of kynge Henrye the eyght , hath iustly fallen vpon vs , for that we haue deuyded our selfe from the rest of Christendome wherof we be but as a sparke in comparison ? Haue we not had warre , famyne , pestylence , the death of our kinge , rebellion , sedicion amonge our selues , conspiracies ? Haue we not had sondrye erronious opinions spronge vp amonge vs in this realme , synce we haue forsaken the vnitie of the catholyke Churche ? and what other plagues be there that we haue not felt ?

And yf this be not able to moue you , then loke vpon Germanye , whiche synce it is fallen into this scysme and diuision from the vnitie of the catholike church , is by continuall dissention and discorde , broughte almoost to vtter ruyne & decaye . Therfore , leste an vtter ruyne come amonge you , by prouokynge to muche the iuste vengeaunce of God , take vp betymes these contentions , & be not ashamed to returne home agayne , and ioyne youre selues to the rest of Christen realmes , and so shall you brynge your selues againe to be membres of Christes bodye , for he cannot be head of a dyfformed or monstruous body .

Loke vpon your crede , haue you not there these wordes : I beleue in the holy ghost , the holy catholik churche , the communion of saynctes , which is the vniuersall number of all faythfull people , professynge Christe , dispersed throughe the vniuersall worlde : of whiche number I trust to be one . I could bryng many mo thinges for this purpose , albeit I am vnlearned , as all you knowe , but this shall suffice .

And heare I do protest vnto you good people , moost earnestly , euen from the bottome of my harte , that this which I haue spoken is of my selfe , not beyng required nor moued thervnto by any man , nor for any flattery , or hope of life , and I take wytnes of my lord of Worcestre here , myne olde frende and gostely father , that he founde me in this mynde and opinion when he came to me : but I haue declared this onely vpon myne owne mynde and affection , for discharge of my conscience , & for the zeale and loue that I beare to my naturall countreye . I coulde good people reherse muche more euen by experience that I haue of this euyl that is happened to this realme by these occasions , but you knowe I haue an other thyng to do , whervnto I must prepare me , for the tyme draweth awaye .

And nowe I beseche the Quenes highnes to forgeue me myne offences agaynst her maiestie , wherof I haue a singular hope , forasmuch as she hath alredy extended her goodnes & clemency so farre vpon me that where as she myghte forthwith without iudgement or any further tryall , haue put me to moste vyle & cruell death , by hanging drawing , and quartering , forasmuch as I was in the feild in armes agaynst her highnesse , her maiestie neuertheles of her most mercyfull goodnes suffred me to be brought to my iudgement , and to haue my tryall by the lawe , where I was most iustly & worthelye condempned . And her highnes hath now also extended her mercye and clemencye vpon me for the manner and kynde of my death . And therefore my hoope is , that her grace of her goodnes wyl remyt al the rest of her indignation and displeasure towardes me , whiche I beseche you all moost hartely to praye for , and that it maye please God longe to preserue her maiestie to reigne ouer you in muche honour and felicitie . Amen , sayd the people .

And after he hadde thus spoken he kneeled downe , sayinge to them that were about : I beseche you all to beare me wytnesse that I dye in the true catholyke fayth , and then sayde the Psalmes of Miserere , and De profundis , and his Pater nostre in Latin , and sixe of the fyrste verses of the psalme , In te domine speraui , endynge with this verse , Into thy handes O lorde I commend my spirite .