The
Arraignement
,
Conuiction
and
Iudgement
of
Humfiey
Stafford
Gentleman
at
the
Kings-Bench-Barre
at
Westminster
.
May
the
eleuenth
,
and
Iune
the
eight
.
ON
the
eleuenth
of
May
,
1607.
was
endighted
at
the
Kings
Bench-bar
at
Westminster
,
before
the
Reuerend
Iudges
there
,
Humfrey
Stafford
Gent
.
&c.
for
that
he
had
vppon
the
third
of
May
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1606.
vnnaturally
and
feloniously
,
contrarie
to
the
lawes
of
God
and
the
King
,
vsed
vnlawfull
company
with
two
Boyes
,
&
had
them
carnaly
knowne
,
the
one
of
them
named
Richard
Robinson
,
the
other
Nicholas
Crosse
,
the
one
about
the
age
of
xvii
.
yeares
,
the
other
of
xiii
.
or
xiiii
.
yeres
:
The
place
of
the
fact
committed
,
was
at
the
saide
Humfrey
Staffords
lodging
,
then
in
the
Parish
of
Saint
Andrewes
in
Holborne
,
to
which
fact
he
pleaded
not
guiltie
,
and
for
his
tryall
,
put
himselfe
vpon
God
and
the
Countrie
,
whereuppon
for
that
day
,
he
was
returned
againe
vnto
prison
in
the
Kinges
Bench
in
Southwarke
,
the
place
from
whence
he
came
,
vntil
the
eight
of
Iune
next
following
,
at
which
time
,
the
saide
Humfrey
Stafford
was
againe
called
to
his
further
answere
.
Being
come
vnto
the
Barre
,
his
Inditement
was
again
read
,
whereunto
he
had
before
pleaded
not
guiltie
,
whereupon
was
presently
impanelled
a
Iurie
of
Gentlemen
for
his
tryall
:
Then
were
called
into
the
Court
his
accusers
:
to
wit
,
the
two
Boyes
,
Robinson
and
Crosse
,
and
one
of
their
Father
and
Mother
.
Then
M.
Stafford
being
before
their
faces
,
the
Boyes
were
asked
whether
they
knew
Maister
Stafford
to
be
the
party
whom
they
meant
?
they
answered
yea
directly
,
wherupon
an
Oath
was
administred
vnto
those
foure
aforenamed
,
that
they
should
speake
the
truth
,
and
nothing
but
truth
:
The
two
boyes
vpon
their
oathes
did
directly
charge
him
with
the
fact
,
and
the
particulars
therof
:
as
the
time
when
,
the
place
where
,
the
manner
how
,
the
circustances
both
precedent
and
consequent
(
which
here
for
modestye
sake
I
ouer
passe
.
)
The
man
and
the
Woman
testified
onelye
some
matters
ensuing
vpon
the
fact
,
for
confirmation
of
the
truth
of
the
Boies
allegations
,
shewing
that
the
boyes
had
receiued
hurt
therby
,
&
that
they
were
forced
to
vse
the
helpe
of
a
Surgion
for
their
cure
.
Maister
Stafford
stil
denyed
the
fact
,
affirming
and
protesting
that
hee
was
guiltlesse
therein
,
excusing
himselfe
,
that
if
he
had
offended
it
was
in
wine
;
but
the
Iurie
after
a
little
●eliberation
returned
him
guiltie
,
whereupon
one
of
the
Iudges
made
an
exhortation
vnto
him
,
withall
demaunding
what
he
could
say
for
himselfe
,
wherefore
iudgement
should
not
be
pronounced
against
him
?
Whereupon
Maister
Stafford
desired
three
or
foure
dayes
respite
before
sentence
were
pronounced
:
for
(
said
hee
)
I
haue
some
thing
to
speake
,
which
for
some
causes
vnto
my selfe
knowne
I
cannot
now
vtter
.
But
the
honorable
bench
being
not
satisfied
with
that
dilatorie
answere
,
Iudgement
was
presently
pronounced
,
That
he
shold
be
conueyed
from
thence
to
the
place
of
Execution
,
there
to
bee
hanged
till
he
were
quite
dead
.
The
sentence
pronounced
,
the
prisoner
was
returned
backe
to
the
place
from
whence
he
came
,
where
he
remained
vntill
the
10.
of
the
same
month
of
Iune
,
being
Wednesday
following
,
in
which
time
hee
disposed
himselfe
to
God-ward
,
hauing
made
his
will
,
&
bequeathed
his
body
to
be
buried
in
the
Church
of
S.
George
in
Southwarke
.
During
the
time
of
his
being
in
Prison
,
the
knowledge
of
his
fact
,
and
the
report
of
the
sentence
pronounced
against
him
,
comming
vnto
some
Recusants
in
the
Kings
bench-prison
,
they
studied
much
how
they
might
seperate
him
from
the
bodie
of
our
Church
,
being
a
Gent
.
of
good
descent
,
vnto
which
end
they
wrote
a
certain
Letter
vnto
him
in
Latine
,
which
was
closely
conueyed
vnto
him
,
therein
perswading
him
that
there
was
no
Saluation
in
our
Church
,
and
that
he
should
not
admitte
of
any
of
our
Ministers
to
conferre
with
him
,
but
that
he
should
be
Confessed
by
some
Seminarie
Priest
,
which
Letter
Maister
Stafford
hauing
receiued
,
shewed
it
vnto
some
of
his
friends
and
being
himselfe
in
conscience
perswaded
of
the
truth
of
our
Religion
,
he
acknowledged
a
detestation
of
the
Romish
faith
and
Religion
,
subscribed
with
his
owne
hand
,
which
was
also
witnessed
by
the
presence
of
some
others
,
present
at
the
same
time
,
some
of
them
being
men
of
reuerend
esteeme
,
who
with
their
owne
mouthes
reported
it
vnto
me
,
which
makes
me
presume
of
the
truth
thereof
,
they
being
men
of
known
good
report
,
and
such
as
I
verilye
thinke
,
make
conscience
of
speaking
the
least
vntruth
wittinglye
.
Which
thing
I
the
rather
mention
,
because
the
world
may
see
how
the
Papists
seeke
by
al
means
possible
,
both
in
prison
&
out
of
prison
,
to
withdraw
his
Maiesties
Subiects
from
the
truth
of
Religion
,
vnto
the
acknowledgement
of
the
false
Doctrine
of
the
whore
of
Babylon
,
and
that
they
more
especially
labour
with
,
and
aime
at
men
of
great
birth
and
calling
,
rather
then
meane
Personages
,
whereby
may
be
gathered
that
they
doe
it
more
of
policy
then
for
Conscience
sake
.
The
Execution
and
confession
of
Humfrey
Stafford
Gentleman
,
Iune
the
tenth
,
1607
,
at
saint
Thomas
of
Waterings
.
THe
day
of
his
death
beeing
come
,
he
prepared
himselfe
thereunto
chearefully
,
and
at
his
setting
forwards
,
he
cald
for
a
cleane
band
,
&
other
thinges
,
and
being
asked
the
reason
why
he
regarded
those
thinges
?
oh
saide
hee
,
I
am
now
going
to
a
moste
ioyfull
marriage
.
He
obtained
(
by
request
)
of
maister
Arundell
,
(
the
vnder
Marshal
of
the
Kinges
Bench
Prison
)
that
hee
might
goe
on
foote
to
his
death
,
who
himselfe
with
Maister
Cartwright
minister
of
S.
Georges
Church
(
who
had
laboured
much
with
him
for
his
soules
health
)
did
also
beare
him
company
,
hauing
on
the
one
side
his
Brother
,
and
on
the
other
side
his
Kinsman
Maister
William
Stafford
.
And
amongst
others
who
accompained
him
to
his
death
,
was
lame
Maister
Paget
,
(
a
reuerend
Preacher
of
Gods
word
)
who
also
administred
him
greatest
comfort
at
his
death
,
although
not
of
purpose
thereunto
appointed
,
for
Maister
Paget
hauing
beene
at
Detford
the
same
day
,
in
his
returne
thence
towards
London
,
seeing
manye
assembled
at
the
ordinarie
place
of
Execution
,
he
demaunded
of
them
the
reason
thereof
,
who
answered
that
they
expected
the
comming
of
maister
Stafford
from
the
Kings
Bench
Prison
to
suffer
there
.
Whereupon
Master
Paget
(
willing
to
doe
him
good
in
that
extremitie
)
rode
presentlye
vnto
the
Kings
Bench
to
Master
Stafford
,
to
yeeld
him
what
comfort
he
could
in
that
extreamite
,
&
to
prepare
him
rightly
vnto
God
.
Whereupon
Maister
Stafford
reaping
much
ioy
by
his
ministring
,
desired
his
company
to
his
death
,
whereunto
he
assented
.
Maister
Stafford
being
come
vnto
Saint
Thomas
of
Waterings
,
at
the
first
,
(
the
throng
being
greate
)
hee
seemed
somewhat
amazed
,
protesting
that
hee
neuer
sawe
the
like
(
for
the
weather
was
exceeding
hot
,
and
the
prease
of
people
to
beholde
his
death
,
great
.
)
The
rushing
and
pushing
of
the
people
being
slacked
,
Maister
Paget
was
desired
to
come
vnto
him
,
at
whose
comming
,
Maister
Stafford
presently
said
,
Maister
Paget
is
most
welcome
vnto
me
,
and
he
is
a
man
whome
I
reuerence
with
all
my
hart
,
&
then
immediately
he
began
to
make
a
general
acknowledgement
of
his
sins
.
Then
saide
M.
Faget
,
I
pray
you
that
you
will
satisfie
the
world
for
this
fact
,
for
which
you
are
now
to
dye
,
I
desire
not
the
particulars
of
it
.
M.
Stafford
replyed
with
a
lowde
voice
,
I
acknowledge
that
I
haue
deserued
death
but
yet
I
could
not
performe
mine
intention
;
whereat
hee
bowed
towards
the
Preacher
,
and
other
his
friendes
,
adding
with
a
verie
lowe
voice
For
I
could
not
put
it
in
Execution
for
drunkennesse
.
Then
M.
Paget
willed
him
to
testifie
vnto
the
world
,
whether
he
were
not
one
of
those
Atheists
of
the
world
,
who
denied
that
there
was
a
God
?
No
,
sayd
hee
,
although
my
former
life
mispent
,
might
iustly
occasion
this
question
to
be
moued
,
yet
I
vtterly
disclaime
it
,
hoping
to
bee
saued
by
the
alone
merrits
of
Christ
Iesus
,
and
not
by
any
merrits
of
mine
owne
:
and
although
it
may
bee
iustly
saide
that
Humprey
Stafford
,
liued
a
moste
wretched
life
,
yet
beare
me
witnesse
I
beseech
you
,
that
now
I
dye
a
moste
repentant
sinner
.
Then
M
Paget
in
this
his
agonye
and
conflict
for
his
sinnes
,
comforted
him
with
the
examples
of
many
repentant
sinners
,
who
vppon
their
true
repentance
were
receiued
into
grace
and
pardoned
,
as
namely
that
of
Ionas
,
of
Manasses
,
the
Prodigall
Childe
,
the
Theese
vpon
the
Crosse
,
at
which
wordes
,
Maister
Stafford
like
the
true
penitant
Publican
,
beate
his
breast
,
lifting
vp
his
hands
and
eyes
towards
heauen
.
Then
saide
Maister
Paget
,
be
of
good
Comfort
,
and
pray
that
thou
mayest
bee
that
brand
taken
out
of
the
fire
,
hee
replyed
that
he
hoped
he
was
,
and
that
his
sparke
of
ioy
was
turned
into
a
flame
.
Seeing
said
master
Paget
he
is
so
penitent
,
let
vs
not
cast
him
downe
,
further
,
with
the
burthen
of
his
sinnes
,
then
happilye
in
this
so
small
a
space
I
shal
be
able
to
raise
him
againe
.
Now
,
said
maister
Paget
,
shal
we
sing
a
psalme
vnto
the
praise
of
God
?
I
will
said
hee
,
beare
you
company
,
wherupon
was
sung
the
xxv
Psalm
,
beginning
thus
:
I
lift
my
heart
to
thee
,
&c.
the
Psalme
being
ended
,
now
said
maister
Paget
,
I
hope
you
are
able
to
pray
your selfe
:
I
will
follow
you
(
saide
he
)
if
you
please
to
begin
,
whereupon
,
maister
Paget
made
a
breefe
,
but
an
effectuall
prayer
,
which
maister
Stafford
prayed
after
him
,
that
the
Lord
would
mollifie
and
soften
his
hard
heart
,
which
till
then
had
beene
so
obdurate
,
and
pardon
and
forgiue
his
manifolde
sins
and
wickednes
,
which
so
long
he
had
wallowed
in
.
After
which
,
hee
deuoutlye
repeated
the
mother
of
all
prayers
,
the
prayer
of
Christ
in
the
Gospell
,
that
fountain
head
of
all
Petitions
,
through
which
the
springes
of
Gods
mercies
are
opened
vnto
vs
,
as
on
the
contrarie
,
vnthankfulnesse
is
Ventus
vrens
,
a
parching
winde
that
dries
vp
al
the
passages
,
and
choketh
the
fountaines
of
Gods
free
mercies
and
bounties
vnto
vs.
All
this
while
maister
Stafford
stood
vpon
the
lower-most
step
of
the
Ladder
,
and
being
readie
to
ascend
,
the
Executioner
threw
downe
an
Ash-coloured
silke
garter
to
fasten
his
handes
,
whereat
(
said
he
)
it
shal
not
be
needfull
,
for
I
am
resolued
to
die
.
Nay
,
but
saide
master
Paget
,
you
know
not
what
extremitie
of
paine
may
force
you
vnto
,
whereby
you
may
wrong
your self
:
then
said
master
Stafford
let
it
be
so
:
then
hee
fastned
his
owne
handes
before
him
,
(
and
his
soule
doubtlesse
fastned
vnto
euerlasting
peace
in
Christ
the
Redeemer
)
but
yet
so
as
if
he
had
but
stroue
to
vnloose
them
,
it
might
easily
haue
beene
performed
.
Ascending
higher
vpon
the
Ladder
with
a
Ioude
and
audible
voice
,
hee
out
of
true
and
perfect
contrition
,
acknowledged
againe
that
hee
had
been
a
greeuous
offender
many
and
diuerse
waies
and
lifting
vp
his
voice
to
the
people
,
prayed
that
his
death
might
be
a
warning
to
all
others
,
to
beware
how
they
gaue
vp
themselues
to
wine
,
swearing
,
and
companie
keeping
with
such
as
he
tearmed
good
fellowes
,
which
from
his
youth
hee
had
greatly
delighted
in
,
but
especially
he
wished
that
all
men
would
haue
a
care
neuer
to
delight
in
making
of
men
drunk
,
which
,
as
it
should
seeme
,
was
the
sin
his
soule
then
chiefly
stood
guiltie
of
Furthermore
,
also
thanking
the
Lord
for
one
especial
comfort
,
which
his
soule
now
at
the
houre
of
his
death
reioyced
in
,
to
wit
,
that
he
was
guiltlesse
of
the
blood
of
any
man
,
which
might
well
be
a
great
ioy
,
and
vnualuable
comfort
vnto
a
soule
vntimely
departing
.
I
forgiue
,
(
said
he
)
al
the
world
,
and
him
that
sought
my
blood
,
euen
as
I
would
that
the
world
should
forgiue
me
,
for
they
were
not
mine
enemies
that
brought
me
to
mine
end
,
&
this
my
death
,
but
God
of
his
mercie
called
me
,
that
I
might
be
saued
from
eternall
death
.
Then
said
he
againe
with
a
loude
voice
,
I
beseech
you
let
me
heare
you
speake
cheerfully
that
you
freely
forgiue
me
;
whereat
there
was
an
exceeding
great
noyse
with
the
peoples
praying
and
condiscending
:
for
this
his
true
and
vnexpected
contrition
in
his
end
,
made
amends
for
all
his
former
sinnes
of
his
life
,
though
neuer
so
loathsome
&
vnnatural
.
As
he
was
thus
preparing
for
death
,
hauing
before
vnbraced
his
bosome
,
and
looking
vpon
his
owne
breast
,
I
thinke
(
said
he
)
I
shall
bee
long
in
dying
,
because
I
am
whole
chested
,
whervpon
master
Paget
out
of
a
Christian
loue
wished
the
Hangman
to
shew
him
as
much
fauour
as
he
could
in
his
death
,
and
not
to
put
him
to
any
more
torment
then
needes
he
must
:
wherevnto
maister
Stafford
replied
,
that
if
he
were
two
whole
yeares
in
dying
,
he
would
willingly
vndergoe
it
,
for
his
sinnes
had
deserued
it
;
yet
that
his
ioyes
in
Christs
mercies
were
exceeding
,
and
that
hee
hoped
assuredly
,
that
all
his
sinnes
were
pardoned
,
withall
confessing
that
hee
had
consumed
much
in
riottousnesse
,
and
abhorred
liuing
,
which
might
haue
relieued
many
a
poore
creature
,
and
done
many
thousands
good
:
but
to
his
exceeding
present
sorrow
he
had
spent
all
most
vainly
and
wickedly
.
The
Executioner
being
some
waies
moued
,
sware
a
great
oath
,
which
maister
Stafford
hearing
,
reprooued
him
for
it
,
telling
him
that
such
courses
had
brought
him
to
this
end
.
He
tooke
his
last
farewell
of
his
brother
,
withall
importuning
him
not
to
be
vnmindfull
of
some
priuate
businesse
wherewith
he
had
formerly
acquainted
him
,
who
much
grieuing
for
his
brother
,
and
not
able
to
endure
to
see
him
die
,
departed
a
little
before
his
turning
off
.
Goe
now
brother
(
said
he
)
farewell
till
we
meet
in
heauen
.
And
perceyuing
that
his
brother
tooke
his
death
so
heauily
,
I
hope
(
said
he
)
maister
Paget
will
comfort
you
:
who
answered
,
that
hee
would
doe
what
God
would
enable
him
vnto
,
if
hee
pleased
to
resort
vnto
him
.
Then
took
he
his
leaue
of
diuers
,
&
amongst
the
rest
,
be
spake
verie
heartily
vnto
maister
Arundell
,
vnder
Marshall
of
the
Kings
Bench
,
thanking
him
for
his
extraordinarie
fauours
and
kindnesse
shewed
vnto
him
in
the
time
of
his
imprisonment
.
The
Halter
being
put
about
his
necke
,
come
(
saide
he
)
This
Halter
is
more
welcom
vnto
mee
then
euer
was
Ruffe
or
falling
Band
:
whereupon
his
friendes
looking
heauily
,
hee
desired
them
not
to
be
discomforted
,
for
they
should
see
him
die
like
a
Christian
,
and
in
that
they
should
haue
ioy
and
comfort
of
him
.
For
whereas
by
reason
of
the
wilde
affections
and
vnbrideled
follyes
of
his
youth
,
they
had
had
but
small
comfort
of
him
,
in
his
former
life
,
hee
stroue
nowe
to
make
amendes
by
putting
the
more
into
his
death
,
which
indeede
(
not
without
great
cause
)
gaue
them
all
much
cause
of
reioycing
.
For
a
notorious
general
sinner
dying
,
all
the
time
of
his
riotous
life
to
Godwards
,
as
soone
as
he
heartily
repents
him
of
his
sins
,
then
he
begins
his
life
with
God
,
when
he
prooues
a
dead
man
vnto
the
world
,
and
vtterly
mortifies
all
his
filthie
affections
:
so
hee
neuer
truely
liued
til
death
toucht
him
,
and
a
true
feeling
of
all
his
former
offences
.
The
sence
and
apprehension
of
death
makes
men
wise
,
and
those
that
haue
spent
most
follies
in
their
youth
,
reape
most
wisdome
at
such
an
houre
.
A
little
before
his
turning
of
the
ladder
,
I
had
thought
(
saide
he
)
to
haue
leaped
off
,
which
yet
I
will
not
doe
,
least
I
should
bee
thought
to
dye
desperately
,
and
yet
the
world
shall
see
I
will
not
dye
fearefully
.
His
countenance
could
not
be
perceiued
to
alter
much
at
any
time
,
because
hee
was
a
man
of
an
high
colour
,
(
for
he
was
of
a
verie
Sanguine
Complexion
)
yet
now
death
seemde
a
litle
to
take
possession
in
his
eie
,
for
his
looke
began
to
be
heauie
,
(
for
who
amongst
a
million
is
so
hardie-valiant
,
at
the
doore
of
whose
heart
death
arriues
not
fearefull
)
knowing
wee
must
all
giue
account
to
God
the
Auditor
,
at
the
dreadfull
day
of
Iudgement
,
that
Auditor
whome
mans
shallowe
wit
cannot
describe
,
Incomprehensible
,
iust
,
respecting
no
person
,
the
King
is
his
Bayly
,
to
giue
him
account
,
as
well
as
the
Begger
,
t
is
not
thy
person
,
not
thy
state
,
not
thy
power
,
not
thy
Authoritie
and
place
in
this
world
,
which
God
respectes
:
That
Auditor
will
not
be
with
bribes
corrupted
,
not
ritches
,
and
the
vnspeakeble
numberlesse
treasures
of
the
world
,
but
pure
hearts
and
consciences
,
washt
in
the
blood
of
that
immaculate
lamb
preuaile
with
his
mercies
.
The
Phisitians
are
of
opinion
,
that
a
bone
being
broken
in
the
leg
or
elsewhere
,
if
it
be
skilfullye
set
is
faster
euer
after
then
any
of
the
rest
,
so
the
true
repentant
sinner
,
hauing
a
broken
&
contrite
heart
in
this
world
for
his
offences
past
,
may
haue
a
surer
affiance
and
trust
in
that
Rocke
Christ
Iesus
,
for
through
Tribulation
,
and
heartie
sorrow
we
enter
into
peace
,
and
euerlasting
Glorie
,
&
there
is
more
ioy
in
heauen
for
one
sinner
that
repenteth
,
then
for
many
that
neede
no
repentance
.
Now
being
vppon
the
point
of
turning
off
,
hee
stroue
much
with
himselfe
to
expresse
the
hartines
of
his
repentancce
vnto
the
world
,
for
as
his
owne
wordes
gaue
him
out
,
I
am
(
saide
he
)
the
moste
penitent
man
in
the
world
,
withal
adding
,
that
if
his
sins
were
in
number
as
manye
as
the
sandes
vpon
the
Seashore
,
or
the
drops
of
water
that
are
therein
,
yet
were
Gods
mercies
aboue
them
all
yea
(
said
he
)
his
mercies
are
farre
more
then
the
sinnes
of
all
this
company
,
and
yet
heere
(
looking
about
him
)
are
a
great
many
,
and
so
praying
earnestly
to
God
to
receiue
his
soule
in
to
his
Kingdome
,
he
willed
the
Executioner
to
do
his
office
,
but
his
face
being
yet
not
well
couered
,
the
Executioner
staying
a
little
,
he
againe
added
,
Thou
hast
redeemed
me
oh
Lord
God
of
my
saluation
,
into
thy
hands
I
commend
my
spirit
.
Now
,
Executioner
,
I
pray
thee
do
thy
Office
,
and
then
immediately
he
was
turned
off
the
Ladder
,
not
without
greate
lamentation
of
the
multitude
and
generall
praying
for
the
happines
of
his
soule
.
After
that
his
Bodie
had
fullie
satisfied
the
Law
,
it
had
on
the
morrow
Christian
Buriall
in
Saint
Georges-Church
in
Southwarke
.
Mors
illi
lucrum
.
FINIS
.