Page:Last speech, and dying testimony, of the noble Marquiss of Argyle.pdf/3

 government; as my latter will, which was written in 1655. and thereafter delivered to a friend (in whoe hands it till remaineth) can how. As for thee calumnies that have gone abroad of me, I bles God I know them to be no more; and as I go to make a reckoning to my God, I am free as to any of thee, concerning the king’s peron or government. I was real and cordial in my deires to bring the king home, and in my endeavours for him when he was at home; and I had no correpondence with the adveraries army, nor any of them, in the time when his Majety was in Scotland. Nor had I any acceion to his late Majety’s horrid and execrable murder, by counel or knowledge of it, or any other manner of way -- This is a truth, as I hall anwer to my Judge. And all the time his Majety was in Scotland, I was till endeavouring his advantage, my concience beareth me witnes to it. So much to that particular. And (turning about he aid) I hope, gentlemen, you will remember thee.

I confes, many look on my condition as a uffering condition; but I bles the Lord, that he who hath gone before me hath trod the wine pre, of his Father’s wrath; by whoe ufferings I hope that my ufferings hall not be eternal. I bles Him who hath taken away the ting of my ufferings I mut ay that my charter was ealed to day; for the Lord hath aid to me, Son, be of good cheer, thy ins are freely forgiven thee: And o I hope my ufferings hall be very eay. And ye know the cripture faith, the Captain of our alvation was made perfect by uffering.

I hall not peak much to thee things for which I am condemned, let I eem to condemn others; it is well known it’s only for compliance, which was the epidemical fault of the nation: I wih the Lord to pardon them. I ay no more.