What is the meaning of this quote given by Lady Jane Grey before she was beheaded?

by styrofoam_moose

"Good people, I am come hither to die, and by a law I am condemned to the same. The fact, indeed, against the queen’s highness was unlawful, and the consenting thereunto by me: but touching the procurement and desire thereof by me or on my behalf, I do wash my hands thereof in innocency, before God, and the face of you, good Christian people, this day"

Is she claiming that she is innocent, or admitting her guilt ? Or is she saying she was guilty under the law, but is innocent before God?

Hello_There2

She is claiming that she is innocent. A crime has two components: Actus Reus, the guilty act, and Mens Rea, the guilty mind. She is claiming that she had no intent to commit the crime and is therefore innocent. She follows this up by making an appeal to Christianity in an attempt to strengthen her claim that she did not fulfill the Mens Rea.