Anne Boleyn's Final Speech
May 19, 1536
Good Christian people, I am come hither to die, for according to the law, and by the law I am judged to die, and therefore I will speak nothing against it. I am come hither to accuse no man, nor to speak anything of that whereof I am accused and condemned to die.
I pray God save the king and send him long to reign over you, for a gentler nor a more merciful prince was there never, and to me he was ever a good, a gentle and sovereign lord. And if any person will meddle of my cause, I require them to judge the best.
Thus I take my leave of the world and of you all, and I heartily desire you all to pray for me. O Lord have mercy on me. To God I commend my soul.
To Jesus Christ I commend my soul. Lord Jesu, receive my soul.