You have been but a Servant to us & further he declared I am a dying man & do declare before god & the world that what I have done was for king William & Queen Mary, for the defence of the protestant religion & the Good of the Country & therefore 1 must die upon which I will receive Gods Judgment, and then he said, when this my skin shall be eaten through, with this my flesh shall I see God, my Eyes shall see him & no stranger, when the Hrndkerchief was put about his head, he said, I hope these my

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Eyes shall see our Lord Jesus Christ in Heaven I am ready. I am ready.

Of Jacob Milborne --

He prayed for the King & Queen the Govenor & Council he pardoned the Judge that had condemned him Saying that the Lord would forgive him, he was ready to lay down this terrestral coat, being assured that hi» heavenly father would cloath him with a new one in the Kingdom of Heaven, then to M^ Levingston he said you have caused the King [that] I must now die. but before gods tribunal. I will implead you for the same, then to his father he said we are thoroughly wet with rain, but in a little while we shall be rained through with the Holy Spirit The sheriff asked him whether he would not Bless the King and Queen, he answered it is for the King & Queen I die & the protestant Religion to which I was Borne & Bred, I am ready I am ready, father into thy hands I recommend my soul --