A T R U E |
N A R R A T I V EO F T H E |
|
O F T H E |
E a r l o f E ャ e x , |
|
|
|
N Friday morning about Seven of the Clock, being the thirteenth of this in・ant July; His Majeフy and Royal highneピ came down from Whitehall in their Barges to the Tower, to take a view of the Store houテs, and was walking there バme conナderable time about the lines, and coming by the Earl of Eアex his chamber, the Earl was ・ruck with ブch remorテ of Conツience, to think what a loyal man his Father was, and how he gave his life a Sacrifice for the late King, of bleアed memory, and conナdering how lately he had free acceピ to his Maje・y; but now being under confinement, and the terror of a guilty conツience, deパerately cut his own Throat with his Razor and deprived himテlf of Life immediately, and from thence was carried to the Captain of the Warders lodgings to be diパoテd of as his Maje・y ャall think mo・ fit. I hope this will be a warning to all to take care how they involve themテlves in ブch horrid deナgns lea・ their portion prove fatal like his, but now let the world know, that ブch cruel Bloody deナgns, eパecially again・ a Prince mo・ Merciful and Gracious, can never go unpuniャed, but will undoubtedly meet with a recompenテ anヘerable to the deテrts of ブch horrid Cruelties. London, Printed for J. Scott. 1683. |
|
To display these correctly, see the instructions on the main page, Restoration Print Culture. |
"A True Narrative of the Bloody Murther
of the Earl of Essex, Upon Himself, being now Prisoner in the Tower"
is the official government version of what was almost certainly an assassination.
Originals are kept at the British
Library and Harvard University Library; it is also available on microfilm
in Early English Books, 1641-1700, 1296: 59. |
CogWeb Citation and Copyright Information |
|
|
Next document |