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the proceedings of the Long Parikfc nieiit , but they so often interrupted him , that at last he was forced to give over , and so fell into prayer for En «« gland in general , then for the churches in England , and then for the city of London : and so fitted himself foi ?
the blocky and received the blow . He had a blister , or issue upon his neck , which lie desired them not to hurt : he changed not his colour or speech to the last , but died justifying himself and the cause he had stood for , and
spoke very confidently of his being presently at the right hand of Christ ; and in all things appeared the most resolved man that ever died in that manner , and shewed more ' of heate than cowardice , but yet with all humility and gravity . One asked him why he did not pray for the King ?
He answered , * You shall see I can pray for the King : I pray God bless himT The King had given his body to his friends ; and , therefore , he told them that he hoped they would be civil to his body when dead , and desired they would let him die like a gentleman and a Christian , and not crowded and pressed as he was / ' I .
146 . He afterwards twice adverts to the courage of this political martyr in the article of death , which he says was talked of by the people " as a miracle , ' * but which some of the sycophants of the Court affected to
question . The wanton cruelty of Charles ' s government in this instance made a deep impression upon the nation : Pepys says , "June 22 , Coming home to night I met with Will . Swann , who do talk as high for the Fanatiques as ever he did in his life , and do pity my Loord Sandwich and me that we should
be given up to the wickedness of th 6 world , and that a fail is coming upon us all ; for he finds that he and his company are the true spirit of the nation , and the greater part of the na * -
tion too , who will have liberty of conscience in spite of this * Act of Uniformity , ' or they will die ; and if they may not preach abroad they will preach in their own houses . He told me that certainly 8 ir II . Vane must
be gone to heaven , for he died as much a martyr and saint as ever man did ; and that the King hath lost more by that mall ' s death , than he will get again a good while . At all which I
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kno \ ¬ wl& £ las & £ pk ± > ftit Ii C 0 n %# I dolhoak tbafe ^^ t ^ e Sbl ^|}^ \ vilfliev ^ ir be able to caeuy it ^ csauiiigh A&ufche ? do . " I . 149 . This Will * Sivanrt is a stranger to us ; the Diarist speaks of hita afterwards with some contempt .
A few days afterwards he suras up the political state , of the countryy not very creditably to the King and Court : Ck End of June . Obs ^ rv atioas . This I take to be as bad a juncture as ever I observed . The King and his new Queene minding their pleasures at
Hampton Court , Alt people discontented ; some that the King * do not gratify them enough , and the others , Fanatiques of all sorts , that the King do take away their liberty of con * science , and the height of the Bishops who I fear will ruin all again . They
do much cry up the matmer of Sir H . Vane ^ s death , and he deservea iu Much clamour against the chimney money , and the people say they will not pay it without force . And in the mean time , like to have war abroad , and Portugal to assist , when we have not money to pay for any ordinary
layings out at home /* I . 151 . Some of the Nonconformist ministers are introduced , I . 1 & 7 , in an anticipation of St . Bartholomew Day : 4 f Aug . 10 . I walked to St . DunstanV , the Church being now finished ,
and here I heard Dr . Bates , Who made a most eloquent sermon ; and I am sorry I have hitherto had so low an opinion of the man , for I have not heard a neater sermon a great while , and more to my content . My Uncle Fenner told me the new service booke
( which is now lately come forth ) was laid upon the desk at St . Sepulchre ' s for Mr . George to read ; but he laid it aside and would not meddle with it ; aivd ; I perceive the Presbyters do
all prepare to give over all against Bartholomew-tide . Mr . Herring , being lately turned out at St . Bride ' s , did read the Psalme to the people while they sung at Dr . Bates ' s , which methought is a strange turn . After dinner to St . Bride ' s , and there heard
one Carpenter , an old man , who they say hath been a Jesulte Priest , fend is come over to us , but he preached very well . Mr . CaLamy hath taken his farewell this day of Ins people , and others wilPdo so the next Sunday /' The description of ' " the last Sun-
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670 M&noh-a of Samuel Mepyf , E 4 q \>
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1825, page 670, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2542/page/30/
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