“I have been brought hither to suffer death, not for any crime I have committed, but for my loyalty to my sovereign.”

Presenting his death as the consequence of political allegiance · Speech before execution

• Death
• War

“I forgive all who have had any hand in bringing me to this place, and I desire that God may forgive them also.”

Offering forgiveness in the face of condemnation · Speech before execution

• Faith
• Hope

“I am come hither to die as a good Christian and a loyal subject, in the faith of Christ and the service of my king.”

Joining religious conviction with political loyalty · Speech before execution

• Death
• Faith