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The deans then told him that they were present on that occasion by authority, in order to suggest to him such matters as might be useful for his soul; that they desired to do this without offence, and exhorted him to prepare and settle himself for another world, and to commence his reconciliation with God by a sincere and saving repentance. To this exhortation Garnet replied
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The clergymen then suggested
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Then Garnet said to those near him,
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I always disapproved of tumults and seditions against the king, and if this crime of the powder treason had been completed I should have abhorred it with my whole soul and conscience. They then advised him to declare as much to the people.
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I am very weak, said he,
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Then said Mr. Recorder,
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Mr. Garnet, if you will come with me, I will take care that they shall hear you, and, going before him, led him to the western end of the scaffold. He still hesitated to address the people, but the Recorder urged him to speak his mind freely, promising to repeat his words aloud to the multitude. Garnet then addressed the crowd as follows:--
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My good fellow-citizens,--I am come hither, on the morrow of the invention of the Holy Cross, to see an end of all my pains and troubles in this world. I here declare before you all that I consider the late treason and conspiracy against the State to be cruel and detestable; and, for my part, all designs and endeavours against the king were ever misliked by me; and if this attempt had been perfected, as it was designed, I think it would have been altogether damnable; and I pray for all prosperity to the king, the queen, and the royal family. Here he paused, and the Recorder reminded him to ask pardon of the King for that which he had attempted.
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I do so, said Garnet,
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Then said the Dean of Winchester,
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Mr. Garnet, I pray you deal clearly in the matter: you were certainly privy to the whole business.
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God forbid! said Garnet;
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I never understood anything of the design of blowing up the Parliament House.
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Nay, responded the Dean of Winchester,
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That, said Garnet,
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Then said the Dean,
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You have yourself, Mr. Garnet, almost acknowledged that this was only a pretence, for you have openly confessed that Greenaway told you not in a confession, but by way of a confession, and that he came of purpose to you with the design of making a confession; but you answered that it was not necessary you should know the full extent of his knowledge. The dean further reminded him that he had affirmed under his own hand that this was not told him by way of confessing a sin, but by way of conference and consultation; and that Greenaway and Catesby both came to confer with him upon that business, and that as often as he saw Greenaway he would ask him about that business because it troubled him.
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Most certainly, said Garnet;
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I did so in order to prevent it, for I always misliked it. Then said the Dean,
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You only withheld your approbation until the Pope had given his opinion.
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But I was well persuaded, said Garnet,
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Your intention, said the Dean of Winchester,
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That, said Garnet,
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But if you knew nothing of the particulars of the business, said the Dean,
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Garnet replied,
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I have already answered to all these matters on my trial, and I acknowledge everything that is contained in my written confessions.
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THE FACE IN THE STRAW. --FROM ABBOT'S
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ANTHOLOGIA,
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Then he said,
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Then, again crossing himself, he said,
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and again,