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The declaration and confession of Robert Watt

Chapter 1: THE DECLARATION AND CONFESSION OF ROBERT WATT,
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A condemned man composes a final declaration and confession on the eve of his execution, transmitting a first-person account that combines a concise life history, religious reflections, and an explanation of the circumstances and motives that led to his capital conviction. He details early spiritual awakenings, recurring penitence and backslidings, personal faults such as pride, practical requests about his papers, money, and effects, and entrusts his manuscript to clergy who attest its fidelity. The document aims to reconcile conscience, instruct others, and explain his conduct before death.

By Authority.


THE
DECLARATION AND CONFESSION
OF
ROBERT WATT,

WRITTEN, SUBSCRIBED, & DELIVERED BY HIMSELF,
THE EVENING BEFORE HIS EXECUTION,
FOR HIGH TREASON,
AT EDINBURGH,
October 15. 1794.

ATTESTED BY
The Reverend Dr BAIRD,
PRINCIPAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH;

AND

The Reverend T. S. JONES,
ONE OF THE MINISTERS OF LADY GLENORCHIE’S CHAPEL.


EDINBURGH:
PRINTED FOR BELL & BRADFUTE, PARLIAMENT CLOSE.

1794.