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_N.B._--As Mr. Lyon frequently administred the holy Eucharist to
his fellow-prisoners in Carlisle Castle, so particularly upon
Wednesday, October 15th, he had the happiness to communicate
above fifty of them, among which number were Mr. Thomas
Coppoch, the English clergyman, and Arnprior, and upon the 26th
of the [Sidenote: _fol._ 36.] same month, being the 22nd Sunday
after Trinity, he had above thirty communicants. He suffer'd at
Penrith upon Tuesday, October 28th, the festival of St. Simon
and St. Jude, 1746, and perform'd the whole devotions upon the
scaffold, with the same calmness and composure of mind and the
same decency of behaviour, as if he had been only a witness of
the fatal scene. He delivered every word of his speech to the
numerous crowd of spectators. Mr. Lyon never saw the speeches
of Mr. Deacon and Mr. Syddal,[28] which some might imagine from
their agreement in some points. He bore all his own charges in
the expedition. The above _N.B._ was taken from the mouth of
Mrs. Cecilia Lyon, who did not come from Carlisle till after her
brother had suffered death.
[28] These follow on this and subsequent pages.