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             A full and true account of the tryal, condemnation, and execution with the last dying words of Augustin King Who was executed neer Hartford-Townsend, on Wednesday March the 21st. 1687/8.
             King, Augustin, d. 1688.
          
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             [London :
             [1688]]
          
           
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           A
           Full
           and
           True
           ACCOUNT
           OF
           THE
           TRYAL
           ,
           CONDEMNATION
           ,
           AND
           EXECUTION
           WITH
           THE
           Last
           Dying
           WORDS
           OF
           AUGUSTIN
           KING
           .
        
         
           Who
           was
           Executed
           neer
           Hartford-Towns-end
           ,
           on
           Wednesday
           
             March
             the
             21st
             .
             1687
             /
             8
          
        
         
           THE
           often
           Examples
           of
           men
           faling
           by
           Justice
           ,
           and
           their
           pretended
           Speeches
           printed
           ,
           before
           they
           suffer
           ,
           are
           so
           common
           ,
           that
           we
           have
           scarce
           the
           encouragement
           to
           present
           the
           World
           with
           one
           which
           is
           real
           ,
           and
           I
           doubt
           not
           but
           to
           Most
           ;
           will
           be
           grateful
           ,
           The
           account
           being
           true
           ,
           it
           needs
           no
           long
           preamble
           to
           create
           a
           ●elief
           .
           The
           Person
           of
           whose
           end
           I
           am
           going
           to
           give
           an
           Account
           ,
           was
           by
           name
           
             ●ugustin
             King
             ,
          
           born
           in
           the
           County
           of
           
             Cambridge
          
           of
           sober
           and
           honest
           Parents
           ,
           ●●s
           Father
           was
           a
           
             Dissenting
             Minister
             ,
          
           who
           gave
           him
           liberal
           Education
           ,
           and
           ●●tred
           him
           in
           the
           
             Vniversity
          
           of
           
             Cambridge
             ,
          
           to
           maturiate
           his
           Studies
           ,
           but
           faling
           〈◊〉
           and
           selecting
           bad
           Company
           ,
           and
           his
           Father
           being
           not
           able
           to
           allow
           him
           where●●thal
           to
           maintain
           his
           extravagant
           humour
           ,
           he
           betook
           himself
           to
           ill
           Courses
           
           and
           was
           committed
           to
           
             Cambridge
          
           Gaol
           ,
           from
           whence
           he
           made
           his
           escape
           ,
           and
           for
           sometime
           ,
           by
           the
           pious
           arguments
           of
           his
           Parents
           ,
           and
           the
           fear
           of
           coming
           to
           a
           Publick
           shame
           ,
           he
           forsooke
           his
           ill
           ways
           ,
           and
           had
           an
           inclination
           to
           goe
           to
           Sea
           ,
           for
           Which
           ,
           some
           provisions
           were
           made
           about
           four
           years
           since
           ,
           but
           considering
           the
           hardship
           and
           hazard
           ,
           which
           attended
           a
           Sea-faring
           life
           ,
           and
           being
           not
           fully
           weaned
           from
           the
           visits
           and
           insinuations
           of
           his
           former
           lewd
           companions
           ,
           he
           spurned
           against
           good
           council
           ,
           and
           the
           Convixions
           formerly
           made
           upon
           him
           ,
           and
           again
           betooke
           himselfe
           to
           the
           most
           nefarious
           practices
           imaginable
           ,
           which
           brought
           him
           to
           this
           immature
           and
           untimely
           end
           .
        
         
           About
           twelve
           Months
           since
           ,
           he
           was
           by
           the
           
             Cambridge-carrier
          
           apprehended
           in
           
             White-Hall
             ,
          
           for
           a
           Robbery
           committed
           on
           him
           ,
           and
           was
           committed
           to
           the
           
             Gate-House
             ,
          
           but
           in
           a
           little
           time
           found
           a
           means
           by
           his
           insinuating
           tongue
           to
           make
           his
           escape
           from
           his
           Keeper
           :
           Since
           which
           time
           he
           hath
           been
           concerned
           in
           an
           innumerable
           Robberyes
           ,
           for
           which
           he
           was
           lately
           proscribed
           in
           the
           publick
           
             Gazet
             ,
          
           with
           this
           Emphasis
           ,
           
             &
             above
             all
             Augustin
             King
          
           joyned
           with
           a
           Menace
           to
           Inn-keepers
           that
           should
           abscond
           him
           .
           Notwithstanding
           ,
           which
           he
           persevered
           in
           his
           Robberies
           ,
           having
           committed
           one
           in
           
             Essex
          
           but
           a
           few
           days
           before
           he
           was
           taken
           ,
           which
           was
           very
           accidental
           in
           his
           Inn
           ,
           he
           was
           carried
           before
           a
           Magistrate
           and
           committed
           to
           
             Newgate
             ,
          
           where
           he
           was
           kept
           very
           close
           ,
           and
           loaded
           with
           a
           pair
           of
           Irons
           of
           an
           extraordinary
           weight
           ,
           from
           whence
           he
           was
           removed
           to
           
             Hartford
          
           where
           he
           took
           his
           Tryal
           at
           the
           Assises
           ,
           several
           Indictments
           being
           brought
           against
           him
           ,
           upon
           one
           of
           which
           he
           was
           convicted
           ,
           and
           received
           Sentence
           of
           Death
           ,
        
         
           He
           behaved
           himselfe
           with
           that
           modesty
           upon
           his
           Tryal
           ,
           that
           several
           engaged
           to
           use
           their
           interest
           to
           procure
           him
           a
           Pardon
           ,
           amongst
           whom
           were
           some
           Persons
           of
           Honour
           ,
           the
           High
           Shrieff
           ,
           and
           most
           of
           the
           eminent
           Dissenters
           of
           the
           County
           ,
           but
           their
           solisitations
           with
           His
           Majesty
           ,
           proved
           faithless
           ,
           since
           little
           could
           be
           said
           on
           his
           behalf
           saving
           ,
           he
           was
           never
           concern'd
           in
           a
           Murder
           ,
           and
           the
           resolution
           His
           Majesty
           hath
           made
           ,
           not
           to
           spare
           one
           of
           that
           wicked
           profession
           that
           the
           Law
           hath
           convicted
           .
        
         
           Of
           all
           ,
           which
           having
           notice
           ,
           he
           began
           to
           apply
           himselfe
           to
           repent
           and
           consider
           his
           latter
           end
           ,
           and
           had
           several
           visits
           from
           a
           Parson
           who
           assured
           him
           of
           the
           salvation
           of
           his
           Soul
           ,
           if
           not
           his
           Body
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           which
           ,
           some
           applications
           were
           made
           by
           his
           means
           ,
           but
           proving
           ineffectual
           ,
           the
           Priest
           acquainted
           him
           he
           must
           prepare
           for
           Death
           :
           upon
           which
           he
           was
           desired
           by
           Mr.
           
             King
             ,
          
           to
           desist
           in
           his
           visits
           ,
           for
           he
           knew
           the
           way
           to
           heaven
           better
           then
           he
           could
           shew
           him
           ,
           and
           craved
           the
           asistance
           of
           some
           Dissenting
           Ministers
           ,
           as
           also
           some
           worthy
           Divines
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           so
           with
           great
           zeale
           and
           assurance
           ,
           h●
           cheerfully
           waited
           for
           the
           day
           of
           his
           Execution
           ,
           which
           was
           o●
           
             Wednesday
          
           last
           after
           the
           
             Sun
          
           was
           down
           ,
           an
           other
           who
           was
           exect●ted
           with
           him
           ,
           was
           carryed
           in
           a
           Cart
           ,
           but
           he
           had
           the
           favour
           to
           walke
           to
           the
           Gallowes
           which
           stood
           a
           little
           out
           of
           the
           Town
           o●
           
           
             Hartford
             ,
          
           the
           high
           Shrieff
           walked
           by
           his
           side
           with
           whom
           he
           discoursed
           all
           the
           way
           as
           they
           went
           ,
           often
           smiling
           and
           freely
           telling
           them
           any
           thing
           they
           asked
           or
           he
           knew
           ,
           he
           particularly
           confessed
           a
           Robbery
           he
           lately
           committed
           on
           a
           Pedlar
           in
           
             Essex
          
           for
           which
           an
           eminent
           Cytizen
           was
           accused
           upon
           the
           oaths
           of
           three
           but
           cleared
           by
           his
           Jury
           ,
           but
           denyed
           being
           concerned
           any
           other
           way
           than
           sinisterly
           in
           that
           Robbery
           for
           which
           he
           came
           to
           suffer
           he
           gave
           an
           account
           of
           the
           evil
           practices
           of
           several
           Inn-keepers
           
             &c.
             
          
           After
           which
           he
           kneeled
           down
           and
           made
           a
           long
           and
           Pathetical
           Prayer
           ,
           several
           Ministers
           joyning
           with
           him
           ,
           then
           he
           ascended
           the
           Cart
           and
           was
           tyed
           up
           ,
           his
           Countenance
           all
           this
           time
           not
           in
           the
           least
           changing
           ,
           he
           begged
           forgiveness
           of
           all
           ,
           whom
           he
           had
           offended
           or
           injured
           ,
           and
           of
           God
           for
           his
           sinning
           against
           Knowledge
           and
           was
           turned
           off
           speaking
           these
           words
           .
        
         
           
             Lord
             receive
             My
             Soul.
             
          
        
         
           Amongst
           thousands
           of
           Spectators
           that
           accompanied
           him
           to
           the
           place
           of
           Execution
           ,
           not
           one
           went
           away
           without
           a
           Briny
           eye
           his
           Corps
           the
           next
           day
           was
           interr'd
           in
           the
           Church-yard
           at
           
             Hartford
             .
          
        
         
           From
           the
           fate
           of
           this
           Man
           ,
           all
           may
           take
           care
           to
           avoid
           the
           allurements
           of
           Satan
           and
           ill
           men
           ,
           since
           they
           naturally
           center
           in
           shame
           and
           destruction
           ,
           for
           if
           the
           strong
           ,
           Learned
           ,
           and
           cunning
           ,
           could
           not
           avoid
           being
           catched
           and
           overtaken
           by
           Justice
           ,
           how
           shall
           others
           whome
           God
           and
           Nature
           hath
           made
           inferior
           ,
           therefore
           the
           precepts
           of
           Christianity
           are
           safe
           :
           Fear
           GOD
           honour
           the
           KING
           ,
           do
           good
           to
           all
           men
           hurt
           to
           none
           ,
           so
           shall
           it
           be
           well
           with
           thee
           ;
           and
           thy
           days
           shall
           end
           in
           Peace
           .
        
         
           With
           Allowance
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           LONDON
           ,
           
             Printed
             by
          
           George
           Croom
           ,
           
             at
             the
          
           Blue-Ball
           
             in
          
           Thames-street
           ,
           
             near
          
           Baynard
           
             '
             s-Castle
             .
          
        
      
    
  

