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         Hamilton, James Hamilton, Duke of, 1606-1649.
      
       
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             A true copie of a paper delivered by the Duke of Hamilton to some of his servants at St James that morning before he suffred, in the presence of Doctor Sibbald.
             Hamilton, James Hamilton, Duke of, 1606-1649.
          
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           A
           true
           
             COPIE
          
           of
           a
           Paper
           delivered
           by
           the
           
             Duke
          
           of
           
             Hamilton
          
           to
           some
           of
           his
           Servantes
           ,
           at
           
             St
             James
          
           that
           morning
           before
           he
           suffred
           ,
           in
           the
           presence
           of
           
             Doctor
             Sibbald
             .
          
        
         
           I
           Know
           you
           that
           are
           here
           ,
           to
           be
           true
           ,
           and
           faithfull
           to
           me
           ,
           I
           will
           therefore
           in
           your
           hearing
           ,
           say
           some
           what
           in
           order
           to
           my selfe
           ,
           and
           to
           my
           present
           Condition
           ,
           and
           giue
           you
           also
           this
           Copie
           of
           it
           ,
           which
           after
           I
           am
           gone
           may
           perhaps
           be
           thought
           necessary
           to
           be
           published
           as
           the
           last
           testimony
           of
           my
           loyaltie
           to
           my
           King
           ,
           for
           whom
           I
           now
           dye
           ,
           and
           of
           my
           affection
           to
           my
           Countrey
           ,
           for
           the
           pursuance
           of
           whose
           pious
           ,
           and
           loyall
           Comands
           ,
           I
           am
           now
           to
           suffer
           .
        
         
           That
           my
           Religion
           hath
           allwayes
           bin
           ,
           and
           still
           is
           
             Orthodoxe
          
           I
           am
           confident
           no
           man
           doubtes
           ,
           I
           shall
           not
           therefore
           need
           to
           say
           much
           to
           that
           Particular
           ,
           onely
           that
           I
           am
           of
           the
           true
           reformed
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           professed
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           Scotland
           .
        
         
           I
           doe
           take
           God
           to
           witnes
           ,
           that
           I
           haue
           bin
           constantly
           a
           loyall
           and
           faithfull
           subject
           ,
           and
           servant
           to
           his
           late
           Majestie
           (
           in
           spite
           of
           all
           malice
           and
           Calumnie
           ,
           )
           I
           haue
           had
           the
           honour
           since
           my
           Childhood
           ,
           to
           attend
           ,
           and
           be
           neare
           him
           ,
           till
           now
           of
           late
           ,
           and
           during
           all
           that
           tyme
           I
           observed
           in
           him
           as
           eminent
           vertues
           ,
           and
           as
           litle
           vice
           ,
           as
           in
           any
           man
           I
           ever
           knew
           ,
           And
           I
           dare
           say
           he
           
           neuer
           harboured
           thought
           of
           Countenancing
           Popery
           in
           any
           of
           his
           Dominions
           ,
           otherwise
           then
           was
           allowed
           by
           the
           Lawes
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           that
           among
           all
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           there
           could
           not
           be
           found
           a
           better
           Protestant
           then
           him selfe
           ,
           And
           surely
           also
           ,
           he
           was
           free
           from
           having
           any
           intent
           to
           exercise
           any
           tyranny
           ,
           or
           absolute
           Power
           ,
           ouer
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           hath
           beene
           so
           unfortunate
           ,
           I
           rather
           impute
           the
           Cause
           of
           it
           to
           the
           sins
           of
           his
           people
           ,
           then
           to
           his
           owne
           .
        
         
           For
           my
           owne
           part
           ,
           I
           doe
           protest
           neuer
           to
           haue
           swerued
           from
           that
           true
           alleageance
           ,
           which
           was
           due
           vnto
           him
           ,
           and
           that
           hath
           Constantly
           bin
           paid
           (
           to
           my
           Comfort
           I
           speake
           it
           )
           to
           his
           Progenitours
           ,
           by
           my
           Ancestours
           for
           many
           ages
           without
           spott
           ,
           or
           dishonour
           ,
           and
           I
           hope
           shall
           be
           still
           by
           my
           successours
           to
           his
           posterity
           .
        
         
           I
           doe
           heartily
           wish
           well
           to
           ,
           and
           pray
           for
           ,
           his
           Royall
           Issue
           ,
           and
           shall
           dye
           a
           true
           ,
           and
           loyall
           subject
           to
           his
           eldest
           son
           
             Charles
          
           the
           second
           the
           vnquestionable
           King
           by
           right
           ,
           of
           all
           his
           Fathers
           Kingdomes
           ,
           I
           hope
           (
           though
           I
           doe
           not
           liue
           to
           see
           it
           )
           that
           Gods
           Justice
           and
           Goodnes
           will
           in
           his
           owne
           time
           establish
           him
           on
           the
           throne
           of
           his
           Father
           ,
           which
           I
           doubt
           not
           some
           of
           you
           will
           see
           come
           to
           passe
           ,
           and
           I
           am
           Confident
           that
           till
           then
           ,
           and
           soe
           long
           as
           men
           deepely
           plunged
           in
           guilt
           ,
           and
           selfe
           Interest
           vsurpe
           power
           ,
           and
           gouernment
           ,
           These
           Kingdomes
           will
           fall
           short
           either
           of
           Peace
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           permanent
           happines
           .
        
         
           I
           speake
           this
           from
           my
           just
           affection
           to
           the
           Royall
           Race
           ,
           and
           much
           Compassion
           to
           his
           Majesties
           Subjects
           ,
           but
           not
           from
           any
           Malice
           ,
           anger
           ,
           or
           desire
           of
           Reuenge
           ,
           against
           any
           ,
           for
           what
           I
           haue
           ,
           or
           am
           to
           suffer
           ,
           for
           I
           forgiue
           all
           men
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           well
           knowne
           what
           Calumnies
           ,
           and
           aspersions
           haue
           beene
           throwne
           vpon
           me
           ,
           by
           men
           of
           seuerall
           Parties
           ,
           and
           Interests
           ,
           not
           excepting
           those
           who
           would
           seeme
           to
           carrie
           much
           affection
           to
           his
           late
           Majestie
           as
           though
           I
           had
           expressed
           disseruice
           ,
           or
           disloyaltie
           vnto
           him
           ,
           the
           which
           how
           malitious
           and
           groundles
           they
           were
           ,
           I
           appeale
           to
           God
           ,
           who
           with
           my
           owne
           Conscience
           ,
           clearely
           beareth
           witnes
           of
           my
           innocency
           therein
           ,
           And
           I
           shall
           beg
           mercie
           from
           him
           to
           whom
           I
           am
           now
           to
           giue
           an
           account
           of
           all
           my
           thoughts
           and
           actions
           ,
           as
           I
           haue
           still
           had
           a
           faithfull
           ,
           and
           a
           loyall
           heart
           to
           my
           Master
           .
        
         
           It
           hath
           bin
           a
           generall
           Complaint
           ,
           that
           I
           perswaded
           his
           Majestie
           to
           passe
           the
           Act
           for
           Contynuing
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           I
           dispute
           not
           whether
           the
           doing
           of
           
           it
           at
           that
           time
           ,
           might
           haue
           bin
           reputed
           good
           ,
           or
           bad
           ,
           but
           surely
           it
           was
           not
           I
           that
           did
           perswade
           it
           .
        
         
           Neither
           did
           I
           at
           all
           ,
           deale
           with
           his
           Majestie
           for
           his
           Consent
           to
           the
           Bill
           of
           attainder
           ,
           for
           taking
           away
           the
           life
           of
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Strafford
          
           whose
           great
           parts
           ,
           and
           affection
           ,
           is
           knowne
           I
           highly
           valued
           ,
           yet
           some
           haue
           beene
           pleased
           to
           attribute
           to
           me
           the
           Cause
           of
           that
           concession
           ,
           but
           were
           his
           Majestie
           now
           living
           ,
           I
           am
           confident
           he
           would
           publiquely
           Cleare
           me
           in
           both
           these
           ,
           as
           he
           hath
           bin
           pleased
           many
           tymes
           in
           priuate
           formerly
           to
           doe
           .
        
         
           And
           truely
           I
           am
           not
           conscious
           to
           my selfe
           (
           though
           I
           haue
           bin
           for
           many
           yeares
           a
           privie
           Councellour
           to
           him
           )
           of
           euer
           giving
           him
           any
           aduice
           that
           tended
           to
           other
           End
           (
           as
           I
           conceived
           )
           then
           the
           good
           and
           Peace
           of
           his
           Majestie
           and
           his
           Dominions
           .
        
         
           It
           hath
           bin
           rumoured
           ,
           since
           my
           last
           imprisonment
           ,
           that
           I
           should
           confesse
           my selfe
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           greatest
           Instrument
           vnder
           his
           Majestie
           (
           by
           making
           vse
           of
           his
           Scottish
           great
           Seale
           )
           for
           authorising
           the
           warre
           in
           Ireland
           ,
           A
           report
           so
           false
           ,
           and
           simple
           ,
           as
           in
           my
           opinion
           ,
           iudicious
           and
           honest
           men
           will
           not
           beleeue
           it
           ,
           And
           truely
           ,
           as
           I
           am
           free
           from
           having
           hand
           therein
           ,
           in
           any
           maner
           of
           way
           ,
           so
           ,
           I
           am
           of
           nothing
           more
           confident
           ,
           then
           that
           his
           Majestie
           was
           also
           absolutely
           free
           there
           of
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           was
           not
           in
           any
           Case
           ,
           a
           Causer
           or
           Countenancer
           ,
           of
           those
           Irish
           troubles
           .
        
         
           I
           haue
           bin
           often
           examined
           touching
           Persons
           of
           severall
           quallities
           within
           this
           kingdome
           ,
           that
           (
           as
           is
           supposed
           )
           did
           invite
           into
           England
           the
           late
           Army
           from
           Scotland
           ,
           or
           promised
           assistance
           after
           theire
           Comming
           ,
           and
           of
           late
           much
           perswasion
           hath
           bin
           used
           with
           me
           to
           that
           purpose
           ,
           as
           that
           vpon
           my
           discouerie
           thereof
           depended
           the
           onely
           meanes
           of
           my
           preseruation
           ,
           I
           will
           not
           say
           that
           I
           had
           any
           thing
           to
           reveale
           ,
           which
           would
           haue
           beene
           satisfactorie
           ,
           but
           this
           I
           desire
           you
           to
           attest
           to
           the
           world
           ,
           that
           I
           haue
           not
           accused
           ,
           or
           said
           any
           thing
           ,
           that
           may
           reflect
           on
           any
           man
           ,
           of
           what
           degree
           soeuer
           within
           the
           Kings
           Dominions
           ,
           And
           indeed
           ,
           it
           was
           so
           Contrarie
           to
           my
           Conscience
           ,
           and
           so
           derogatorie
           to
           my
           honour
           ,
           that
           if
           I
           had
           beene
           able
           yet
           I
           should
           neuer
           haue
           preiudiced
           any
           in
           that
           nature
           ,
           though
           it
           had
           beene
           to
           saue
           me
           a
           100.
           liues
           .
        
         
           Touching
           that
           foule
           ,
           and
           sencelesse
           slander
           ,
           that
           I
           betraid
           the
           Army
           vnder
           my
           Conduct
           ,
           the
           care
           ,
           and
           paines
           I
           then
           tooke
           to
           preuent
           the
           losse
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           the
           neare
           approach
           of
           my
           suffring
           for
           it
           ,
           will
           I
           suppose
           abundantly
           Contradict
           this
           aspersion
           ,
           I
           was
           satisfied
           with
           the
           justnes
           and
           necessity
           of
           
           that
           engagement
           ,
           vpon
           the
           Growndes
           of
           the
           Declaration
           of
           the
           Parliament
           of
           Scotland
           ,
           fearing
           then
           ,
           the
           sad
           confusions
           which
           hath
           since
           followed
           here
           ,
           both
           in
           Church
           ,
           and
           State
           ,
           and
           particularly
           the
           fatall
           fall
           of
           my
           
             Master
             ,
          
           to
           the
           preservation
           of
           whose
           Person
           ,
           I
           was
           by
           obligation
           ,
           and
           a
           naturall
           affection
           ,
           as
           passionately
           tied
           ,
           as
           I
           could
           be
           by
           dutie
           ,
           and
           alleagiance
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           I
           confesse
           ,
           I
           am
           void
           of
           all
           rancour
           ,
           or
           displeasure
           against
           any
           ,
           though
           I
           am
           within
           few
           houres
           to
           dyes
           adiudged
           by
           a
           lawlesse
           ,
           and
           arbitrary
           Court
           of
           purpose
           erected
           (
           as
           is
           said
           )
           to
           destroy
           my
           
             Master
          
           and
           some
           of
           his
           seruants
           ,
           and
           for
           a
           great
           part
           composed
           of
           men
           
             Mechanick
             ,
          
           and
           vnfit
           to
           be
           Judges
           ,
           my
           death
           being
           decreed
           (
           right
           or
           wrong
           )
           as
           is
           reported
           before
           ever
           the
           tryall
           began
           ,
           and
           though
           my
           death
           is
           no
           lesse
           then
           murder
           ,
           yet
           I
           forgiue
           all
           ,
           and
           pray
           to
           God
           to
           doe
           it
           ,
           and
           that
           my
           blood
           be
           not
           laid
           to
           theire
           Charge
           ,
           or
           to
           some
           powerfull
           ,
           and
           eminent
           mens
           ,
           who
           ,
           as
           is
           thought
           vpon
           some
           sinister
           Ends
           ,
           haue
           many
           moneths
           since
           Contriued
           my
           destruction
           ,
           which
           now
           is
           ready
           to
           take
           effect
           .
        
         
           And
           though
           I
           haue
           answered
           to
           that
           Court
           ,
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           justnes
           of
           my
           defence
           ,
           which
           I
           thought
           would
           haue
           waighed
           with
           them
           ,
           yet
           I
           neuer
           thought
           ,
           nor
           doe
           I
           acknowledge
           any
           Iurisdiction
           ,
           or
           lawfull
           Authority
           in
           the
           same
           ,
           not
           withstanding
           ,
           I
           doe
           with
           all
           Christian
           humility
           submitt
           to
           the
           Punishment
           which
           for
           my
           other
           personall
           sins
           ,
           the
           Lord
           hath
           justly
           brought
           vpon
           me
           .
        
         
           I
           should
           have
           spoken
           much
           more
           ,
           yet
           would
           not
           haue
           said
           so
           much
           ,
           but
           for
           feare
           lest
           either
           my
           memorie
           might
           slipp
           it
           on
           the
           Scaffold
           ,
           or
           that
           the
           rudenes
           of
           some
           people
           by
           noise
           or
           otherwise
           ,
           might
           have
           interrupted
           me
           speaking
           on
           this
           subject
           ,
           Soe
           I
           thanke
           God
           ,
           I
           am
           well
           prepared
           ,
           God
           blesse
           you
           ,
           Remember
           me
           to
           all
           my
           freinds
           .
        
         
           I
           know
           I
           haue
           beene
           a
           great
           sinner
           ,
           yet
           through
           faith
           I
           haue
           an
           assurance
           that
           God
           will
           forgiue
           me
           ,
           and
           have
           mercie
           vpon
           me
           through
           the
           alone
           suffring
           ,
           and
           intercession
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           my
           Sauiour
           .
        
         
           AMEN
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           HAGE
           :
           Printed
           by
           SAMUELL
           BROUN
           English
           Bookeseller
           ,
           Dwelling
           in
           the
           Achter-om
           at
           the
           Signe
           of
           the
           English
           Printing
           house
           .
        
         
           Anno
           M.
           DC
           .
           XLIX
           .
        
         
      
      
  

