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         Bird, James, d. 1691.
      
       
         
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             The speech of James Bird, gent Who was executed at Tyburn, on Friday the 18th day of September, 1691. for the willful murther of his wife Elizabeth Bird.
             Bird, James, d. 1691.
          
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             London :
             1691.
          
           
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           THE
           SPEECH
           OF
           James
           Bird
           ,
           Gent.
           Who
           was
           Executed
           at
           
             TYBURN
             ,
          
           on
           
             
               Friday
            
             the
             
               18th
            
             Day
             of
             
               September
               ,
            
             1691.
             
          
           for
           the
           willful
           Murther
           of
           his
           Wife
           
             Elizabeth
             Bird.
             
          
        
         
           
             Mr.
             Sheriff
             .
          
        
         
           I
           Know
           it
           hath
           been
           expected
           by
           this
           Company
           ,
           that
           I
           should
           give
           some
           particular
           Account
           to
           the
           World
           of
           this
           Fact
           for
           which
           I
           dye
           :
           It
           is
           from
           God
           alone
           from
           whom
           I
           must
           expect
           a
           Pardon
           ,
           and
           God
           only
           knows
           how
           far
           I
           am
           concern'd
           in
           it
           ;
           so
           I
           shall
           not
           trouble
           my self
           with
           any
           Publick
           Declaration
           of
           the
           matter
           here
           ,
           but
           this
           far
           I
           take
           my self
           obliged
           to
           let
           the
           World
           know
           ,
           That
           it
           hath
           been
           Deposed
           by
           Mr.
           
             Willis
             ,
          
           That
           my
           Father
           should
           desire
           me
           to
           get
           my
           Wife
           made
           away
           ;
           but
           I
           do
           protest
           ,
           solemnly
           ,
           and
           as
           ever
           I
           hope
           for
           Salvation
           in
           and
           through
           Christ's
           Merits
           ,
           That
           my
           Parents
           were
           no
           ways
           concerned
           in
           it
           ;
           nay
           ,
           so
           far
           were
           they
           from
           knowing
           of
           it
           ,
           that
           they
           did
           not
           know
           that
           I
           was
           Married
           to
           her
           ,
           till
           I
           was
           carried
           before
           the
           Justice
           of
           Peace
           .
        
         
           It
           hath
           been
           also
           urged
           by
           several
           ,
           That
           my
           Father's
           Severity
           had
           caused
           it
           ,
           but
           those
           are
           altogether
           false
           Suggestions
           ,
           for
           my
           Father
           hath
           been
           always
           a
           Kind
           and
           very
           Indulgent
           Father
           to
           me
           .
           Another
           thing
           is
           ,
           That
           my
           Father
           had
           made
           away
           ,
           or
           given
           his
           Estate
           from
           me
           ;
           but
           that
           is
           not
           true
           ,
           for
           I
           saw
           his
           Will
           ,
           after
           he
           had
           Information
           given
           him
           of
           my
           Marriage
           ,
           and
           I
           found
           that
           he
           had
           given
           his
           Estate
           to
           me
           ,
           leaving
           but
           very
           small
           Portions
           to
           the
           rest
           .
        
         
           Mr.
           Sheriff
           ,
           I
           shall
           not
           make
           any
           Reflections
           upon
           any
           Magistrate
           ;
           I
           pray
           God
           that
           they
           may
           not
           deserve
           any
           .
        
         
           As
           for
           the
           Witnesses
           that
           swore
           against
           me
           ,
           particularly
           ,
           as
           to
           what
           Mr.
           
             Holdernes
          
           swore
           ,
           I
           have
           so
           much
           Charity
           for
           him
           ,
           as
           to
           believe
           that
           he
           did
           see
           such
           a
           Man
           walk
           up
           and
           down
           the
           Field
           in
           the
           Grass
           ;
           and
           I
           must
           say
           ,
           That
           they
           deposed
           nothing
           ,
           as
           to
           that
           ,
           but
           what
           was
           really
           true
           ,
           And
           I
           must
           do
           Justice
           also
           to
           the
           Constable
           and
           my
           Father
           ,
           that
           as
           I
           am
           a
           dying-man
           ,
           the
           Crevat
           was
           the
           same
           that
           I
           was
           taken
           in
           ,
           and
           there
           was
           not
           any
           Art
           or
           Skill
           used
           ,
           (
           I
           dare
           say
           it
           upon
           my
           Salvation
           )
           to
           take
           out
           any
           Blood
           that
           was
           in
           it
           .
        
         
           Mr.
           Sheriff
           ,
           I
           shall
           not
           Reflect
           upon
           the
           Judges
           of
           the
           Court
           ,
           though
           perhaps
           they
           were
           a
           little
           hard
           ;
           and
           as
           to
           any
           one
           else
           that
           was
           accessary
           to
           the
           Murther
           ,
           I
           know
           of
           none
           :
           But
           Mr.
           Sheriff
           ,
           Let
           not
           any
           one
           seek
           Vengeance
           ,
           elsewhere
           ,
           but
           let
           my
           Blood
           satisfie
           for
           it
           :
           And
           let
           the
           Queen
           and
           the
           Judges
           be
           satisfied
           in
           what
           I
           have
           said
           ,
           as
           I
           hope
           they
           will
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           all
           that
           I
           have
           to
           say
           ,
           Mr.
           Sheriff
           ,
           as
           to
           this
           matter
           ,
           only
           I
           desire
           the
           Prayers
           of
           all
           good
           Christians
           .
        
         
           And
           Mr.
           Sheriff
           ,
           If
           any
           thing
           be
           made
           publick
           concerning
           me
           ,
           I
           desire
           that
           you
           would
           do
           me
           Justice
           in
           it
           .
        
         
           Then
           he
           Prayed
           again
           for
           himself
           ,
           and
           immediately
           after
           he
           was
           turned
           off
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             W.
             Humphries
             .
          
           1691.
           
        
      
    
  

