Excerpt: ...was against the rail, and gave that too; and last his crucifix, which he took, with its chain, from around his neck. His man then came up to him, and very respectfully helped him off with his peruke first, and then his coat, laying them one on the other in a corner. My Lord's head looked very thin and shrunken when that was done, as it were a bird's head. Then his man came up again with a black silk cap to put his hair under, which was rather long and very grey and thin; and he did it. And then his man disposed ...
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Excerpt: ...was against the rail, and gave that too; and last his crucifix, which he took, with its chain, from around his neck. His man then came up to him, and very respectfully helped him off with his peruke first, and then his coat, laying them one on the other in a corner. My Lord's head looked very thin and shrunken when that was done, as it were a bird's head. Then his man came up again with a black silk cap to put his hair under, which was rather long and very grey and thin; and he did it. And then his man disposed his waistcoat and shirt, pulling them down and turning them back a little. Then my Lord looked this way and that for an instant; and then went forward to the black baize, and kneeled on it, with his man's help, and then laid himself down flat, putting his chin over the block which was not above five or six inches high. Yet no one moved-and the headsman stood waiting in a corner, with his axe. One of the sheriffs-Mr. Cornish, I think it was-said something to the headsman; but I could not hear what it was; and then I saw my Lord kneel upright again, and then stand up. I think he was a little deaf, and had not heard what was said. "Why, what do you want?" he said. "What sign will you give?" asked Mr. Cornish. "No sign at all. Take your own time. God's will be done," said my Lord; and again applied himself to the block, his man helping him as before, and then standing back. "I hope you forgive me," said the headsman, before he was down. "I do," said my Lord; and that was the last word that he spoke; for the headsman immediately stepped up, so soon as he was down, and with one blow cut his head all off, except a bit of skin, which he cut through with his knife. Then he lifted up the head, and carried it to the four sides of the scaffold by the hair, crying: "Here is the head of a traitor," as the custom was. My Lord's face looked very peaceful. I rode home again alone, thinking of what I had seen, and the innocent blood that was being...
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