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38. Extract from a letter of John Jackson (11 January 1613) (AAW A XII, no. 5, pp. 11–14.)

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Out of mr nelson his letter of ii [= 11] of Ianuarii

You have heard ere this of m.r Mush his death [.] he would say any tyme this halfe yere or more that he should assuredly dy upon the next sicknes if it were not an ague. His frendes having buylt a new house he went to ly there a fortnight before the rest, which as is verily thought was cause of his death [.] he went reasonably well to bed on a satterday, and at mid-night waking a[nd] fynding him self sick called presendy for his man and his frendes alsoe com [ing] to him he told them at die first that he should dye, and therupon began [to] prepare himself: and among other preparations gave his bookes to his fre[nd to] doe therwith what she would upon condition shee should geve 50. poundes for his [soul ?] and thus he continued till morning and all die fore noone and till fower [of the] clock after noone when he yielded his soule to god. when I know mor[e] you shalbe acquainted therwith.

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Royal Historical Society Camden Fifth Series , Volume 12 , July 1998 , pp. 205 - 208
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Copyright © Royal Historical Society 1998

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References

1009 In Anthony Champney's hand.

1010 Salkeld, John, A Treatise of Angels (1613)Google Scholar, sigs *2r–Ar.

1011 John Almond.

1012 Robert Pett noted that Almond was ‘exequted…about five or six a clok in the morninge by torch light’, AAW A XII, no. 2 (p. 3).

1013 Champney recounted to More on 15 January 1613 (NS) that George Abbot had maliciously asked Almond ‘what he would doe to one who should confess unto him that he hadd killed a kinge whether he would absolve him or noe & he answeringe yea supposinge he were penitent this I say ys thought to have bene the occasione of his deathe’, AAW A XII, no. 9 (p. 21).

1014 Almond was executed on 5 December 1612.