Some short but necessary animadversions on the paper delivered to Dr. Hawkins together with a copy of the paper it self, entituled, The confession of Edward Fitz-Harris, Esq. written by his own hand and delivered &c. / reprinted from the copy published by the doctor, and these animadversions added to prevent the deluding of Protestants by it.

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Title: Some short but necessary animadversions on the paper delivered to Dr. Hawkins together with a copy of the paper it self, entituled, The confession of Edward Fitz-Harris, Esq. written by his own hand and delivered &c. / reprinted from the copy published by the doctor, and these animadversions added to prevent the deluding of Protestants by it.
Author: Fitzharris, Edward, 1648?-1681.
Publication: London :: Printed for Richard Janeway,; 1681.
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Subject terms: Fitzharris, Edward, 1648?-1681. -- Confession of Edward Fitz-Harys, Esq.; Popish Plot, 1678.; Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685.
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Mr. Fitz-Harris's Speech at his Execution at Tyburn, July 1. 1681.

GOod People, This Infamous kind of Death is much more irksome to me, than Death it self: Such a Judgment as this my Sins against God may justly bring upon me, and I do most humbly submit unto it. But as to the Crimes which I now die for, I take God to wit∣ness, I was no further concerned in the Libel, than to discover to the King what Practices of that kind were a∣gainst him, being employed for that end, though those that employed me refused to do me Justice at my Tryal. And I call God to Witness, I never had a Farthing of Money of the King in my Life, but on the Account of the like Service. And as to the Witnesses that have sworn against me, I do here solemnly declare, now at my Death, That I have not seen the French Ambassador since the beginning of the breaking out of the Plot, neither have I had any Acquaintance with him. And as to his Confessor, I never spoke with him in my life; neither have I had any dealing, either directly or indirectly in my life with them, though Sir William Waller and the rest swore most falsly to the contrary. And how like it is that the French Ambassador would give Three Thou∣sand Crowns for writing that Libel, I leave the World to judge. What I might further declare, I have left with Dr. Hawkins. I forgive all the World, and do hope that God will forgive me. I beg the Prayers of all good People for a happy Passage into the other World.

Edw. Fitz-Harys.