Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-06

and convicted on the fullest evidence.
 When the unfortunate noblemen were broreh up to receive sentence. the two who had pleaded guilty most humbly besought the peers to use their influ- ence with the King in their favor. but Balmerino scorned to ask such a fa- vor and smiled at his approaching fate.
 Great interest being exerted to save the earls, it was hinted to Balmerino that his. friends ought to exert them selves in his behalf; to which, with great magnanimity he replied: T am very indifferent about my fate but had the two noble lords been my friends they would have squeezed my name in among theirs"
 The Countess of Cromartie, who had very large family. was incessant in her application for the pardon of her husband. She secured an introduction to the Princess of Wales and attended | by her children in mourning she urged | her suit in the most suppliant terms. I As the Princess had at the time several | children such an argument could | fall to move, and pardon was grant, l ed to Cromartie.
 l Orders being given for the execu- l tion of the Lords Kilmarnock and Bal | merino on the 18th of August. 1746, a | scaffold was erected on Tower Hill and while the sheriffs went to the Tower to the coffins were plaed on the scaffold, demand the bodies of the devoted vic-
 tins to public justice. When they were ! brought out of the Tower, Kilmarnock 1 said, God save King George" but Bal
 merino, still true to his former prin-
 ciples exclaimed: God save King
 James
 The way to the place of execution was lined by soldiers of the foot guards 1 and parties of the horse and grenadier guards closed the procession to the fla tai spot, where they had no sooner ar rived than the noblemen were conduct
 ed to different apartments appropri-
 ate to the purpose of their private de- yotions.
 Kilmarnock's execution was accom- plished with much trouble an account
 of his having been in an entire state
 of collapse, while at the execution of
 Balmerino everyone present wept but
 himslf. After he had mounted the scaf-
 fold he approached the executisner
 took the ax from his hand, and having attentively regarded 1t clapped him or
 the shoulder as an encouragement mol
 to be fearful in the discharge of hi.
 office. Then going to the extremitie:
 of the scaffold he inquired for tho hearse and desired that it might bt | uraWn nearer, which was readily com piled with. Having thrown his coat l waistcoat and neckcloth on his coffin
 he put on a flanned wsistcoat ant . taking out of his pocket plaid night. , cap, he put it on his head and said: 'c ! will die like a Scotchman."
 Having fitted his neck to the blocl
 Balmerino made a few remarks to tn,
 executioner and then addressed tn
 spectators as follows: Perhaps som ] ] of you think my behavior too bold, bu remember l now declare 1t is the effec
 of confidence in God, and a good con !, science and I should dissemble if I ex hibited any signs of fear" Havini {. lplaced his head on the black he stretch {. ed out his arms and prayed in tn ', following words: 70 lord. reward m : friends, forgive my enemies and receiv s my soul.'
 e Aside from the three Lords men n tioned and Lord Lovat. there were oth
 CTS included among the Rebels of 1T4 e who were forced to die for King James r among them were Charles Ratcliffi Q a brother of Lord Derwentwater. CO $ Francis Townley, Dr. Archibald Cam n eron, as well as a number of les e prominent friends of the Scotch.