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NOTES AND QUERIES.

[2"* S. NO 2., JAN. 12. '56.

" Sir W. Parhyns. ' When must I deliver my paper?'

" Minister. ' When all is over.'

" Then the executioner went to put the rope about Sir W. Parkyns' neck.

" Sir W. Parkyns. ' May not I pray before it be put on?'

" Executioner. ' Yes, Sir, if you please.'

" Then Sir J. Friend came into the cart ; and the mi- nisters and prisoners, all kneeling down, Mr. Cook read some prayers out of the Morning Prayer, and the Office for the Visitation of the Sick ; and then the ministers standing up, ask'd them, Whether the}' were in charity with all thfe world? And if they had offended any, whe- ther they did ask them forgiveness ? And whether they did desire the absolution of the Church? Upon their an- swer that they did, they laid their hands upon their heads, and Mr. Cook pronounced the absolution, which ended with these words, 'And by His authority committed to me, I absolve theefrom all thy sins, In the name of the Father,' Sf c.

" Sir W. Parkins. ' When are we to deliver our papers ? '

" Minister. ' Now, if you please.'

" Mr. Sheriff. ' Take what time you please, Sir, for your devotions ; we will wait your leisure.'

"Then the two prisoners continued in their private prayers; Sir W. Parhyns making use of the prayers in The Whole Duty of Man ; and Sir J. Friend read some prayers out of a written paper. And afterwards Sir W. Parkyns delivered to the sheriffs a paper.

" Mr. Sheriff. ' If you require any more time, you shall have it; you say this is your paper?'

" Sir W. Parkyns. ' Yes, v Sir, and I desire you to dispose of it as you think fit.'

" Mr. Sheriff. ' Have you any thing to say by way of confession or denial of the fact for which you came hither to suffer ? '

" Sir W. Parkyns. ' What I think fit to say is contained in that paper.'

" Mr. Sheriff. ' If you desire more time, you may have it, you shall have your liberty.'

" Then Sir J. Friend held a paper up.

" Mr. Sheriff. ' What do you say, Sir John?'

" Sir J. Friend. ' Sir, here is a paper. I desire it may be printed ; for I came here to die, and not to make a speech ; but to die, and to resign myself to God ; and I desire it may be printed for all people to see it. And I have no more to say, but to beg of God to receive my soul ; I re- sign my soul to 'Him.'

" Mr. Sheriff. ' The Lord have mercy upon you.'

" Sir7. Friend. ' I hope the Lord will have mercy on me.'

" Mr. Sheriff. ' Sir John, if you desire any more time, you'shall have it ; we will wait on you with great willing- ness.'

" Sir J. Friend. ' I thank you, Sir : Mr. Sheriff, I de- sire the cart may not be too hasty to go away, till we give a sign.'

" Mr. Sheriff. ' You shall have your own time ; take your time, communicate your own sign, and the cart shall not go before.'

" Then the ropes were tyed about them.

" Sir J. Friend. ' I have no animosity against any man ; I freely forgive all, and I hope God, for Christ's sake, will forgive me.'

" Then their caps were put on.

" Sir J. Friend. ' My Saviour had a crown of thorns for me ; the Lord receive my soul ; the Lord have mercy upon me.'

" Then the executioner asked them both forgiveness ; and they answered ' We freely forgive you.'

" Sir J. Friend. ' Will not the things lye in my way?'

" Executioner. ' I will remove them. If you please, tell me when I may pull your caps over your eyes.'

" Prisoners. ' When you will.'

" Sir W. Parhyns. ' The Lord receive my spirit. Exe- cutioner, had I best hold up my legs, or stand in the cart, when it goes away?'

"Executioner. 'It is best to stand, Sir, I think.'

" Sir W. Parkyns. ' But then my feet will hang in the cart.'

"Executioner. 'If you please, give me notice when you will have the cart go away.'

" Sir J. Friend. ' Stretch forth Thy arms, Lord, and receive my soul ! Lord, for Thy Son's sake, receive my soul, and cany it into heaven, I beseech thee. Execu- tioner, when we knock, go away.'

"And after a few ejaculations they gave the sign, and the cart drew away.

" They botli of them gave money to the executioner, and having hung above half an hour, being a consider- able time after they were dead, they were cut down, and quartered according to the sentence.

" London : Printed for Richard Baldwin, near the Oxford- Arms in Warwick-Lane. 1096."

PROCLAMATION FOR THE APPREHENSION OF LUDLOW.

The following is a copy of the proclamation for the apprehension of Ludlow, referred to by Ma- caulay, vol. iii. p. 508. The original is to be found in the very extraordinary collection of this im- portant class of public documents, which is pre- served in the library of the Society of Antiquaries.

" BY THE KING AND QUEEN.

"A Proclamation. " WILLIAM K.

" Whereas We have'received information that Edmond Ludlow, commonly called Colonel Ludlow, who stands at- tainted of High treason by Act of Parliament, for the "Horrid and Execrable Murder of our Royal Grandfather, hath presumed to come into this Our Kingdom, and therein privily Lurketh, and is Concealed ; We have therefore thought fit, by the Advice of Our Privy Coun- cil, to issue this Our Proclamation ; and do hereby Com- mand and Require all our Loving Subjects to Discover, Take, and Apprehend the said Edmond Ludlow wherever he may be found, and to carry him before the next Jus- tice of the Peace or Chief Magistrate, whom We do hereby Require to Commit him to the next Gaol. And We d"o hereby Require the said Justice or other Magis- trate immediately to give Notice thereof, to Us or Our Council ; And We do promise to him or them that shall Discover or Apprehend the said Edmond Ludlow, for a Re.ward, the Sum of Two Hundred Pounds. And We do also hereby give Notice to all Persons that shall Conceal the said Edmond Ludlow, or be Aiding and Assisting in the Concealing of him, or furthering his Escape, that they shall be Proceeded against, for such their Offence, with the utmost Severity according to Law.

" Given at Our Court at Whitehall, the Fourteenth Day of November, 1689, in the First Year of Our Reign.

" God Save the King and Queen.

" LONDON, Printed by Charles Bill and Thomas Newcomb, Printers to the King and Queen's most Excellent Ma- jesties. 1689."