H oyoft1ePuritans, exami íf n'd 249 Execution of Sentence of Death, pronounced a- gainft your Petitioner for being a Romifh Prieft there are humbly to befeech your Majefty, rather 4 to remit your Petitioner, to their Mercy that are difcontented, than to let him live, the Subject of fo great Difcontent of your People againft your Marfty. For if it had pleas'd God to give me the Grace, to defire with the Prophet, that if this ' Storm be railed for my fake, I may be cart into theSea, that others may avoid the Tempeft ; this 6 is, moil: facred Sovereign, the Petition ofhim, that should efteem his Blood well flied, to cement up the Breach between your Majcfty and your Sub- ' jets upon this Occafion. Ita teftor John Goodman. * ' How much guilty foever he was (lays Nalfon) as a Prieft, and a Papift ; yet certainly it was a piece of Gallantry which could not but molt fen, fibly touch his Majefty's Mind with fome Corn- pafl.ïon, and will in a great meafure juftify his Majefty, from the Afperfions cart upon him by his Enemies, for interceding for this Prieft: whole uncommon Petition to fall a Sacrifice to the Ju- Rice of the Law, to advance his Majefty's Intereít and Affairs, will affuredly one day rife up in Judgment againft thole, who calling themfelves the only true Prote/tants, did, to their eternal In,- ' famy, afterwards fo liberally facrifice their Lives in open and deteftable Rebellion againft their ' Royal Sovereign. And that which will make their Crime look more black and monffrous, will ' be, that Pofterity muff needs conclude, that King Charles was a Prince of incomparable Goodnefs, 6 when they fhall fee both his Pop h and Protefant 6 Subjeas petition to die for the Eftablifhment of his Peace and Tranquillity ; as e'er long the Rea- 6 der fhall find the Earl ofStrafford did, as well as Nall" Vol. L p. 746. ' the
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