STRANGER,

Ere thou pass, contemplate this cannon,

Nor regardless be told

That near its base lies deposited the dust of

JOHN BRADSHAW,

Who, nobly superior to all selfish regards,

Despising alike the pagentry of courtly splendor,

The blast of calumny, and the terrors of royal vengeance,

Presided in the illustrious band of heroes and patriots,

Who fairly and openly adjudged

CHARLES STUART,

Tyrant of England,

To a public and exemplary death,

Thereby presenting to the amazed world,

And transmitting down, through applauding ages,

The most glorious example

Of unshaken virtue, love of freedom, and impartial justice,

Ever exhibited on the blood-stained theatre of human action.

O, reader,

Pass not on till thou hast blessed his memory

And never — never forget

THAT REBELLION TO TYRANTS IS OBEDIENCE TO

GOD.