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by the Lord Lieutenant of the Tower...
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...through the Bulwark Gate,
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followed by the sheriffs,
up to Tower Hill.
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He was led through all the people...
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...to the scaffold steps.
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Just three or four.
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And when he'd climbed them,
he turned...
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...held the rail, and addressed
the people, asking God's forgiveness.
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Took off his hat and coat,
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and his collar,
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and forgave the executioner,
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who told him to step upon the straw
before the block itself,
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and placed his head
within the crevice of the block.
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And when he was ready,
threw wide his arms.
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And the headsman's axe came down.
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lt was a single stroke.
He can have felt no pain.
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God will requite you
for your kindness, sir.