The second and last collection of the dying speeches, letters, and prayers &c. of those eminent Protestants who suffered in the west of England (and elsewhere) under the cruel sentence of the late Lord Chancellour, then Lord Chief Justice Jefferys : with an account of their undaunted courage at the barr and afterwards : with the most remarkable circumstances that attended their execution.

Another Letter.

My most Dear Love,

I Hope you have received my last once more, as a dead and living man (through difficulty) I write to you, though I yet do not know when nor where I shall dye, but expect Death every day; when that Message is brought to me, I hope, through the Grace and Strength of Christ, it will be no surprize to me; that neither my Lips, Flesh, nor Heart will tremble when I hear it; I know the cause for which I Suffer; God hath and has singled me out from many of my Brethren (which I never have been without some apprehensions of for above these 20 years) to lay down my Life; how far it is for his cause, will be judged at the last day; I bless God, who hath kept me from all Temptations to Conformity, though it has brought me to Ruine and Destruction in this World, it will be no fit Season for you to Vindicate that for which I am call'd to suffer, be silent, and leave it to God; I advise to all Pru∣dence in this case: have your own reserv'd thoughts, and let them concerning me, support and comfort you; if there never happen a time for you to Glory in my Sufferings, it will be here∣after; do you but walk with God (though through Prudence you must hold your Tongue) and be not asham'd you had such a Husband; I thank God that gave it me, whose Courage and Pub∣lick Spirit for the Protestant Religion, the Civil Liberties of his Country, even true English Liberties, hath in this Ignominious way, brought me to the Conclusion and End of my time; Mourn not, my Dear, as one without Hope, let the World know you have something from me, something from your self as a Christian, but ten thousand times more from God to comfort and support you; see Christ by an Eye of Faith, infinitely more lovely and beautiful than my self; let him be Married to your Soul; let him be the chiefest of ten thousand, and more dear and precious to you; it is not long we shall be separated, before we shall see one another in a Spiritual Enjoyment, separated from all Fleshly Pleasures and Delights, yet infinitely more sweet & satisfying to Immor∣tal Spirits, as you and I us'd to see Streams from the Fountaint

and the largest Streams in the Ocean; so let us see one another in God, the Ever-flowing and Over-flowing Fountain of all Good, the fathomless and boundless Ocean of Good; seek much the things which are above; live with your Affections; set upon them; and have your Conversation in Heaven, whilst you are upon Earth; I continue yet to Pray for you, as for my self, and shall continue to do it until I dye; in my last Prayers you shall be Interested with my Dear Babes, whom I hope God will take into Covenant with him, and number them among his Adopted Ones, and of that Incorruptible Inheritance which is in Heaven; I hope God will spare your Life to see them Educated, and guide and assist you therein, and theirs to be a Blessing and Comfort to you; consider your Condition is not single and alone, this Countrey affords a multitude of the like sad and deplorable Instances; let this make you more to possess your Soul with Patience and Humi∣lity, calmly and quietly to submit to the good Will of God—I have left a Paper behind me for you to Read, and our Friend can tell with what difficulty I Writ it, therefore must have many Defects and Imperfections, which must be over-look'd and mend∣ed; preserve the two Bibles for my Dear James and Betty: What shall I say more my Dearest? I must break off with my Heart full of Love to thee; and Subscribe my self,

Thy most Dear and Affectionate Hus∣band till Death, J. H.

Octob. 3d. 1684.