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APPENDIX.

the econd by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, and o forth; to the heriffs of London and heriff of Middlefex, greeting. Lawrence earl Ferrers, vicount Tamworth, hath been indicted of felony and murder by him done and committed, which aid indictment hath been certified before us in our preent parliament; and the aid Lawrence earl Ferrers, vicount Tamworth, hath been thereupon arraigned, and upon uch arraignment hath pleaded not guilty, and the aid Lawrence earl Ferrers, vicount Tamworth, hath before us in our aid parliament been tried, and in due form of law convicted thereof; and whereas judgment hath been given in our aid parliament, that the aid Lawrence earl Ferrers, vicount Tamworth, mail be hanged by the neck till he is dead, and that his body be diected and anatomized, the execution of which judgment yet remaineth to be done: {{blackletter|We} require, and by thee preents trictly command you, that upon Monday the fifth day of May intant, between the hours of nine in the morning and one in the afternoon of the ame day, him the aid Lawrence earl Ferrers, vicount Tamworth, without the gate of our tower of London (to you then and there to be delivered, as by another writ to the lieutenant of our tower of London or to his deputy directed, we have commanded) into your cutody you then and there receive: and him, in your cutody o being, you forthwith convey to the accutomed place of execution at Tyburn: and that you do caue execution to be done upon the aid Lawrence earl Ferrers, vicount Tamworth, in your cutody o being, in all things according to the aid judgment. And this you are by no means to omit, at your peril. ourelf at Wetminter the econd day of May, in the thirty-third year of our reign.

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