A particularly cruel King passes judgement on a criminal...

King: "You've been a very naughty boy, but I'll let you choose your punishment. I will give you the chance to speak your last words in front of my loyal subjects tomorrow morning. If what you say is truthful, then you will be burned at the stake, if it is falsehood then you will be torn apart by horses. I look forward to your speech". (Thence followed a long period of maniacal laughter).

For hours the condemned man paced back and forth in his cell, then suddenly he had an idea, which he quickly memorised. Then he had a good night's sleep. The next morning, the criminal spoke the words he had committed to memory and the judgement was complete... he was declared a free man and allowed to return to society.

The question is - what did the criminal say? (There are several answers that would lead to his release, but there is a specific answer that I shall regard as the right one in this case).

1000 Wossy points to the clever git that gets it right. 500 for the most creative wrong answer