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A78019 A divine tragedie lately acted, or, A collection of sundrie memorable examples of Gods judgements upon Sabbath-breakers, and other like libertines, in their unlawfull sports, hapning within the realme of England, in the compasse onely of few yeers last past, since the book was published, worthy to be known and considered of all men, especially such, who are guilty of the sin or archpatrons thereof. / By that worthy divine Mr. Henry Burton. Burton, Henry, 1578-1648.; Prynne, William, 1600-1669, attributed name. 1642 (1642) Wing B6161; Thomason E176_1; ESTC R18494 27,899 47

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dangerous_a as_o death_n be_v expect_v and_o little_a hope_n of_o life_n remain_v example_n 50._o at_o cray_n two_o mile_n from_o billerikey_n a_o servant_n of_o m._n holdsworth_n minister_v there_o ring_v on_o the_o sabbath_n his_o master_n send_v to_o forbid_v he_o but_o he_o will_v ring_v still_o and_o before_o he_o have_v do_v ring_v he_o be_v strike_v sick_a and_o a_o while_n after_o die_v this_o be_v a_o little_a after_o the_o book_n for_o sport_n be_v public_o read_v in_o the_o church_n example_n 51._o in_o june_n 1635._o on_o the_o lord_n day_n the_o tapster_n and_o chamberlain_n of_o the_o queen_n head_n in_o south_n work_n rid_v into_o kent_n to_o be_v merry_a and_o have_v drink_v liberal_o ride_v homeward_o the_o one_o of_o they_o fall_v from_o his_o horse_n and_o break_v his_o neck_n example_n 52._o also_o in_o june_n 1635._o and_o as_o some_o report_n the_o very_a same_o lord_n day_n in_o southwark_n at_o the_o red_a lion_n near_o s._n george_n church_n in_o the_o afternoon_n a_o man_n with_o another_o sit_v drink_v so_o long_o that_o the_o other_o about_o six_o of_o the_o clock_n depart_v fall_v a_o sleep_n so_o that_o he_o never_o awake_v again_o example_n 53._o in_o the_o month_n of_o july_n 1634._o one_o mr._n quince_n the_o chirurgeon_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n have_v a_o horse_n to_o sell_v and_o meet_v with_o a_o chapman_n go_v to_o coleman-street_n where_o the_o horse_n be_v keep_v to_o see_v and_o contract_v for_o he_o on_o the_o lord_n day_n in_o the_o afternoon_n the_o horse_n be_v saddle_v mr._n quince_n get_v upon_o his_o back_n to_o show_v his_o chapman_n how_o well_o he_o will_v pace_v which_o do_v as_o he_o be_v a_o light_n off_o his_o back_n his_o foot_n which_o light_v on_o the_o ground_n slip_v the_o other_o foot_n hang_v in_o the_o stirrup_n so_o as_o he_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o with_o the_o fall_n break_v his_o thighbone_n short_a off_o so_o that_o he_o be_v carry_v from_o the_o place_n to_o a_o house_n near_o adjoin_v where_o he_o lie_v in_o great_a pain_n and_o agony_n for_o eight_o week_n space_n or_o more_o almost_o despair_v of_o his_o life_n and_o never_o stir_v out_o of_o his_o bed_n at_o last_o it_o please_v god_n by_o degree_n to_o recover_v and_o restore_v he_o to_o the_o use_n of_o his_o leg_n again_o he_o have_v little_a use_n of_o it_o and_o that_o with_o great_a pain_n for_o half_a a_o year_n space_n and_o more_o his_o son_n have_v dissuade_v he_o from_o ride_v because_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n day_n and_o himself_o have_v since_o acknowledge_v it_o a_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o he_o for_o profane_v that_o sacred_a time_n which_o have_v make_v he_o more_o careful_o to_o frequent_v the_o church_n and_o to_o avoid_v the_o profanation_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n ever_o since_o this_o the_o party_n himself_o and_o most_o of_o the_o tower_n can_v testify_v example_n 54._o many_o more_o example_n may_v here_o be_v add_v not_o only_o such_o as_o have_v fall_v out_o within_o these_o few_o year_n last_o pass_v since_o the_o say_a book_n be_v publish_v by_o the_o minister_n in_o their_o church_n but_o also_o since_o the_o book_n be_v first_o of_o all_o print_a and_o publish_v the_o very_a bruit_n whereof_o without_o be_v read_v by_o minister_n be_v enough_o and_o too_o much_o to_o embolden_v youth_n to_o take_v their_o liberty_n in_o profane_v the_o lord_n day_n but_o for_o the_o present_a i_o will_v add_v but_o one_o more_o at_o chidlington_n upon_o the_o edge_n of_o hertfordshire_n not_o far_o from_o hitchin_n a_o company_n of_o fellow_n upon_o a_o holy_a day_n be_v to_o play_v a_o match_n at_o football_n one_o of_o they_o be_v toll_v the_o bell_n to_o assemble_v the_o rest_n some_o be_v come_v into_o the_o church_n the_o randevoze_n of_o their_o meeting_n sudden_o it_o thunder_a be_v see_v a_o black_a ball_n come_v tumble_v down_o a_o hill_n near_o by_o which_o take_v its_o course_n direct_o into_o the_o church_n there_o it_o fly_v into_o the_o belfry_a and_o first_o slay_v he_o that_o toll_v the_o bell_n than_o it_o fluster_v about_o the_o church_n and_o hurt_v divers_a of_o they_o and_o at_o last_o burst_v leave_v a_o filthy_a stink_n like_a to_o that_o of_o brimstone_n and_o so_o leave_v a_o terror_n to_o all_o such_o spend_v thrift_n of_o precious_a time_n and_o especial_o such_o as_o be_v dedicate_v to_o sacred_a use_n who_o so_o be_v wise_a and_o will_v observe_v these_o thing_n even_o they_o shall_v understand_v the_o leve_a kindness_n of_o the_o lord_n psal_n 107._o 43._o example_n 55._o upon_o may_n eve_n thomas_n tree_n of_o gloucester_n carpenter_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o s._n michael_n some_o come_n unto_o he_o and_o ask_v he_o whether_o he_o will_v go_v with_o they_o to_o fetch_v the_o maypole_n he_o swear_v by_o the_o lord_n wound_n that_o he_o will_v though_o he_o never_o go_v more_o now_o while_o he_o be_v work_v on_o the_o maypole_n on_o may_n day_n morning_n before_o he_o have_v finish_v his_o work_n the_o lord_n smite_v he_o with_o such_o a_o lameness_n and_o swell_a in_o all_o his_o limb_n that_o he_o can_v neither_o go_v nor_o lift_v his_o hand_n to_o his_o mouth_n to_o feed_v himself_o but_o keep_v his_o bed_n for_o half_a a_o year_n together_o and_o still_o go_v lame_a to_o this_o day_n may_v 4._o 1636._o example_n 56._o about_o a_o year_n since_o 1635._o in_o ashton_n under_o the_o hill_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o beckford_n in_o the_o country_n of_o gloucester_n the_o minister_n there_o mr._n blackwell_n have_v occasion_n in_o his_o sermon_n in_o the_o afternoon_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n to_o reprove_v the_o profane_v of_o that_o day_n by_o sport_n etc._n etc._n as_o soon_o as_o the_o sermon_n be_v do_v a_o young_a man_n of_o that_o place_n use_v these_o word_n now_o mr._n blackwell_n have_v do_v we_o will_v begin_v and_o so_o take_v the_o cudgel_n play_v with_o they_o and_o at_o the_o second_o or_o three_o bout_n he_o receive_v a_o thrust_n in_o one_o of_o his_o eye_n that_o 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immediate_o and_o have_v 3._o penny_n in_o her_o purse_n hire_v a_o fellow_n to_o go_v to_o the_o next_o town_n to_o fetch_v a_o minstrel_n who_o come_v she_o with_o other_o fall_v a_o dance_n which_o continue_v within_o night_n at_o which_o time_n she_o be_v get_v with_o child_n which_o at_o the_o birth_n she_o murder_v be_v detect_v and_o apprehend_v and_o be_v convent_v before_o the_o justice_n she_o confess_v it_o and_o withal_o tell_v the_o occasion_n of_o it_o say_v it_o be_v she_o fall_v to_o sport_n on_o the_o sabbath_n upon_o read_v of_o the_o book_n so_o as_o for_o this_o treble_a sinful_a act_n her_o presumptuous_a profane_v of_o the_o sabbath_n which_o bring_v her_o adultery_n and_o that_o murder_n she_o be_v according_a to_o the_o law_n both_o of_o god_n and_o man_n put_v to_o death_n much_o sin_n and_o misery_n follow_v upon_o sabbath-breaking_a example_n 2._o also_o at_o northampton_n in_o the_o last_o easter_n assize_n there_o be_v a_o young_a man_n who_o former_o by_o 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for_o the_o which_o he_o suffer_v death_n example_n 3._o a_o maid_n at_o enfield_n near_o london_n 1634._o 1634._o hear_v of_o the_o liberty_n which_o be_v give_v by_o the_o book_n which_o be_v publish_v for_o sport_n will_v needs_o go_v dance_n with_o other_o on_o the_o lord_n day_n say_v she_o will_v go_v dance_n so_o long_o as_o she_o can_v stand_v on_o her_o leg_n she_o dance_v so_o long_o that_o thereof_o within_o two_o or_o three_o day_n she_o die_v example_n 4._o upon_o may_n day_n last_o 1634._o 1634._o be_v the_o lord_n day_n a_o maid_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o parish_n cripplegate_n london_n be_v marry_v to_o a_o widower_n have_v three_o child_n the_o young_a be_v at_o nurse_n in_o the_o country_n upon_o this_o day_n they_o keep_v their_o feast_n in_o the_o church-house_n join_v to_o the_o church_n where_o they_o spend_v all_o the_o afternoon_n in_o dance_v but_o within_o one_o week_n after_o the_o plague_n begin_v in_o that_o parish_n in_o the_o new_a marry_a man_n house_n where_o within_o a_o month_n it_o take_v away_o the_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n and_o his_o two_o child_n that_o be_v in_o the_o house_n and_o thus_o be_v the_o plague_n bring_v first_o into_o that_o parish_n this_o year_n to_o this_o we_o will_v add_v another_o example_n because_o it_o fall_v within_o the_o same_o month_n in_o the_o same_o city_n a_o minister_n rector_n of_o a_o church_n in_o london_n on_o the_o saturday_n will_v go_v with_o two_o of_o his_o neighbour_n boon_n companion_n to_o be_v jovial_a the_o next_o day_n be_v the_o lord_n day_n they_o condition_v that_o he_o shall_v bestow_v a_o sermon_n upon_o they_o they_o on_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v now_o in_o the_o country_n spend_v the_o forenoon_n idle_o in_o the_o afternoon_n they_o go_v to_o visit_v another_o minister_n who_o have_v another_o benefice_n there_o in_o the_o country_n he_o put_v his_o brother_n to_o preach_v which_o do_v invite_v he_o with_o his_o companion_n to_o a_o bottle_n of_o sack_n they_o drink_v so_o long_o that_o the_o two_o neighbour_n tongue_n begin_v to_o fail_v they_o home_o to_o their_o lodging_n within_o a_o few_o mile_n they_o betake_v they_o that_o night_n their_o minister_n can_v not_o sleep_v and_o rise_v early_o to_o walk_v abroad_o he_o return_v with_o such_o a_o coldness_n upon_o he_o that_o he_o look_v and_o feel_v like_o cold_a pale_a death_n the_o two_o neighbour_n much_o dismay_v and_o with_o much_o a_o do_v get_v he_o home_o to_o london_n where_o in_o that_o case_n continue_v he_o die_v before_o the_o next_o sabbath_n day_n example_n 5._o on_o jan._n 25._o 1634._o be_v the_o lord_n day_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o last_o great_a frost_n 14._o young_a man_n presume_v to_o play_v at_o football_n
have_v sit_v awhile_o the_o foresay_a christopher_n young_a spy_v a_o gun_n over_o the_o chimney_n which_o he_o suppose_v not_o to_o be_v charge_v fond_o take_v down_o and_o fall_v a_o tamper_n with_o it_o and_o first_o level_v at_o the_o maid_n and_o after_o hold_v it_o up_o against_o john_n cooper_n as_o he_o sit_v and_o unwitting_o lift_v up_o the_o cock_n it_o strike_v fire_n and_o the_o piece_n discharge_v and_o shoot_v the_o say_v john_n cooper_n through_o the_o shoulder_n so_o that_o he_o die_v present_o be_v hear_v only_o to_o say_v o_o lord_n example_n 34._o a_o young_a man_n near_o bow_n go_v to_o swim_v in_o the_o river_n on_o essex_n side_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n in_o the_o afternoon_n be_v drown_v example_n 35._o two_o boy_n of_o s._n albon_n go_v to_o verolanes_n pond_n a_o mile_n off_o to_o swim_v on_o the_o lord_n day_n july_n 19_o one_o of_o they_o be_v drown_v and_o the_o other_o hardly_o escape_v example_n 36._o at_o ramsey_n in_o suffolk_n a_o tall_a man_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n go_v with_o other_o to_o swim_v and_o be_v advertise_v and_o warn_v of_o a_o hole_n in_o the_o water_n he_o swear_v that_o there_o be_v no_o place_n there_o can_v drown_v he_o but_o by_o and_o by_o on_o a_o sudden_a he_o be_v miss_v be_v now_o under_o water_n and_o so_o drown_v example_n 37._o on_o september_n 13._o 1635._o be_v the_o lord_n day_n two_o young_a man_n of_o the_o parish_n of_o s._n dunstan_n in_o the_o west_n london_n go_v to_o swim_v be_v both_o drown_v example_n 38._o at_o twiford_n in_o buckinghamshire_n a_o fellow_n play_v at_o cudgel_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n or_o as_o some_o say_v upon_o a_o revel_n day_n receive_v a_o hurt_n in_o the_o face_n whereof_o he_o die_v the_o next_o week_n example_n 39_o at_o lemster_n one_o master_n powel_n januar._n 1634._o on_o the_o lord_n day_n serve_v a_o writ_n of_o sub_fw-la poena_fw-la and_o that_o of_o purpose_n on_o that_o day_n as_o be_v credible_o report_v upon_o one_o mr._n shuit_v a_o gentleman_n this_o he_o do_v in_o the_o church_n yard_n so_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v come_v out_o of_o the_o church_n mr._n shuit_v thereupon_o tell_v he_o i_o think_v you_o have_v be_v a_o honest_a man_n than_o so_o to_o do_v this_o upon_o this_o day_n he_o reply_v i_o hope_v i_o be_o never_o a_o whit_n the_o more_o dishonest_a or_o less_o holy_a for_o that_o have_v speak_v this_o he_o sudden_o fall_v down_o dead_a and_o speak_v not_o a_o word_n more_o his_o wife_n see_v this_o be_v sudden_o strike_v with_o sickness_n example_n 40._o a_o fellow_n in_o sommersetshire_n be_v to_o make_v a_o tent_n upon_o the_o lord_n day_n for_o a_o fair_a that_o be_v to_o be_v keep_v upon_o the_o monday_n follow_v say_v to_o one_o on_o the_o saturday_n that_o they_o will_v rear_v it_o to_o morrow_n so_o the_o next_o day_n which_o be_v the_o lord_n day_n be_v drink_v he_o die_v the_o same_o day_n roar_v example_n 41._o at_o corsham_n in_o wiltshire_n in_o the_o whitsun_n week_n at_o a_o whitsun-ale_n one_o mark_v hulbert_n a_o lusty_a young_a man_n undertake_v to_o act_v the_o fool_n part_n be_v so_o extreme_o drink_v and_o hurt_v with_o fall_n take_v in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o drunkenness_n that_o short_o he_o take_v his_o bed_n where_o he_o lie_v very_o loathsome_o in_o most_o grievous_a pain_n until_o the_o sixth_o day_n of_o june_n be_v the_o lord_n day_n on_o which_o he_o die_v at_o 4._o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o afternoon_n the_o usual_a time_n for_o youth_n to_o take_v their_o liberty_n and_o be_v bury_v the_o same_o day_n before_o 9_o of_o the_o clock_n and_o yet_o he_o burst_v before_o he_o be_v lay_v into_o his_o grave_n see_v joh_n 31._o 3._o example_n 42._o at_o topudle_n in_o dorcetshire_n one_o john_n hooper_n alias_o cole_n upon_o the_o promulgation_n of_o the_o say_a book_n be_v let_v down_o into_o a_o well_o to_o cleanse_v it_o for_o to_o brew_v beer_n for_o a_o whitson-ale_n by_o francis_n laurence_n alias_o smith_n and_o stephen_n pope_n churchwarden_n which_o well_o be_v in_o the_o backside_n of_o richard_n laurence_n alias_o smith_n which_o john_n hooper_n fall_v from_o the_o rope_n into_o the_o well_o where_o he_o die_v example_n 43._o at_o glassenbury_n in_o sommersetshire_n at_o the_o set_n up_o of_o a_o maypole_n it_o miscarry_v fall_v upon_o a_o child_n and_o slay_v it_o &_o it_o be_v report_v that_o it_o be_v the_o churchwarden_n child_n who_o be_v the_o chief_a stickler_n in_o the_o business_n also_o when_o the_o may_v pole_n in_o the_o same_o town_n be_v again_o the_o second_o time_n a_o set_n up_o a_o fire_n take_v in_o the_o town_n so_o as_o all_o the_o people_n about_o the_o maypole_n be_v force_v to_o leave_v it_o and_o to_o run_v to_o the_o quench_n of_o the_o fire_n example_n 44._o a_o may-lord_n of_o misrule_n not_o far_o from_o thence_o become_v mad_a upon_o it_o example_n 45._o also_o at_o battersey_n near_o london_n the_o last_o year_n a_o notable_a example_n of_o god_n judgement_n befall_v a_o fiddler_n the_o youth_n of_o the_o town_n of_o both_o sex_n be_v assemble_v solemn_o to_o set_v up_o a_o garland_n upon_o their_o maypole_n and_o have_v get_v a_o tabor_n and_o pipe_n for_o the_o purpose_n he_o with_o the_o pipe_n in_o his_o mouth_n fall_v down_o dead_a and_o never_o speak_v word_n example_n 46._o on_o may_v 31._o 1635._o be_v the_o lord_n day_n one_o richard_n clerk_n a_o apprentice_n unto_o timothy_n denorell_n shoemaker_n of_o sherston_n in_o the_o country_n of_o wiltshire_n within_o three_o mile_n of_o tedbury_n be_v drink_v at_o the_o church-house_n in_o the_o same_o parish_n tell_v henry_n larrum_fw-la of_o the_o same_o parish_n that_o be_v then_o in_o the_o same_o place_n drink_v likewise_o with_o the_o church-house_n ale_n that_o he_o the_o say_v richard_n will_v either_o hang_v himself_o or_o drown_v himself_o demand_v of_o the_o say_v henry_n which_o of_o the_o two_o be_v best_a unto_o who_o he_o reply_v that_o he_o hope_v he_o will_v do_v neither_o on_o the_o day_n follow_v be_v monday_n in_o the_o morning_n the_o say_a richard_n clerk_n be_v see_v to_o go_v through_o the_o street_n without_o a_o band_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v go_v about_o his_o master_n business_n and_o put_v on_o his_o band_n without_o the_o town_n he_o get_v up_o into_o the_o middle_n of_o a_o tree_n and_o there_o do_v hang_v himself_o a_o miserable_a effect_n of_o carnal_a liberty_n and_o profane_a meeting_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n example_n 47._o the_o 31._o may_v 1635._o the_o book_n of_o recreation_n be_v read_v in_o the_o parish_n church_n of_o alvelye_a in_o comit._n salop._n in_o the_o afternoon_n after_o all_o divine_a exercise_n public_a end_v there_o fall_v out_o a_o bloody_a fight_n betwixt_o 3._o of_o alvelye_o above_o say_v and_o one_o of_o envield_n of_o the_o country_n of_o stafford_n near_o adjacent_a in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o man_n of_o envield_n be_v sore_o wound_v and_o have_v his_o jawbone_n break_v so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o eat_v his_o meat_n for_o the_o sustain_n of_o nature_n in_o his_o extremity_n he_o lay_v his_o death_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o other_o 3._o the_o churchwarden_n of_o the_o parish_n of_o alvelie_a abovesaid_a present_v these_o 4._o for_o profane_v of_o the_o sabbath_n to_o my_o lord_n his_o grace_n of_o canterbury_n to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o the_o relation_n be_v the_o time_n of_o his_o metropolitical_a visitation_n since_o which_o time_n two_o of_o the_o party_n flee_v the_o three_o be_v commit_v to_o prison_n in_o shrewsbury_n and_o be_v the_o next_o assize_n to_o come_v to_o his_o answer_n example_n 48._o in_o march_n betwixt_o 1634._o and_o 1635._o at_o billericay_n in_o essex_n one_o theophilus_n pease_n the_o minister_n son_n of_o that_o town_n go_v to_o ring_v the_o bell_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n who_o the_o church_n warden_n for_o that_o time_n hinder_v but_o against_o the_o next_o sabbath_n he_o gather_v a_o company_n together_o fay_v he_o will_v ring_v in_o despite_n of_o the_o church_n warden_n while_o he_o be_v a_o ring_n he_o be_v take_v with_o a_o giddiness_n like_o one_o drink_v and_o so_o sicken_v and_o about_o three_o day_n after_o die_v example_n 49._o anno_fw-la 1635._o januarie_n or_o thereabout_a in_o chichester_n diocese_n one_o thomas_n perkin_n a_o wilful_a and_o usual_a profaner_n of_o god_n sabbath_n in_o hail_v south_n be_v ring_v on_o a_o sabbath_n day_n the_o rope_n take_v he_o up_o and_o fling_v he_o about_o eight_o foot_n high_a he_o fall_v down_o on_o his_o head_n and_o be_v take_v up_o dead_a and_o so_o remain_v long_o but_o life_n at_o last_o be_v get_v into_o he_o yet_o the_o bruise_n in_o his_o head_n be_v so_o great_a and_o
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