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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76882	The Bloody husband, and cruell neighbour. Or, A true historie of two murthers, lately committed in Laurence Parish, in the Isle of Thanet in Knet, neer Sandwich: one murther by the hands of Adam Sprackling Esquire, who upon the 12th day of December last, being Sabbath day; in the morning, cut, mangled, and murthered his own wife; for which fact he was hanged at Sandwich upon Wednesday the 27th day of April last, 1653. The other the murther of Richard Langly, of the same parish, whose blood also (as is here shewed) cryed against the said Mr. Sprackling, written by one that lives neer the place where the said murthers were committed, and was present at Mr. Sprackling's tryall; and published for the warning, and good of all. May 13. 1653. Imprimatur, Edm. Calamy.		1653 (1653)	Wing B3254; Thomason E697_10; ESTC R207095	8,657	16

THE BLOODY HUSBAND AND CRVELL NEIGHBOVR Or A True Historie Of TWO MVRTHERS Lately committed in Laurence Parish in the Isle of Thanet in Kent neer Sandwich One Murther By the hands of Adam Sprackling Esquire who upon the 12th day of December last being Sabbath day in the morning cut mangled and murthered his own wife for which fact he was hanged at Sandwich upon Wednesday the 27th day of April last 1653. The other The Murther of Richard Langly of the same Parish whose blood also as is here shewed cryed against the said Mr. Sprackling Numbers 35.33 Blood defileth the Land and the Land cannot be clensed of the blood that is shed therein but by the blood of him that shed it Written by one that lives neer the Place where the said Murthers were committed and was present at Mr. Sprackling's tryall And published for the warning and good of all May 13. 1653. Imprimatur Edm. Calamy LONDON Printed by Tho. Warren 1653. THE BLOODY HUSBAND AND Cruell Neighbour c. GOD that made man after his own Image made a Law Gen. 9.6 Who so sheddeth mans blood by man shall his blood be shed for in the Image of God made he man Against this sin of Murther the wrath of God hath been revealed from heaven by his just and daily revengings of innocent blood upon Murtherers Treasurers of Examples of Judgements in this kind both old and new ly before us From the time of bloudy Cain to the blood thirsty Popish Rebels in Ireland to which slaughter men of the Scarlet whore of Rome God hath given plenty of blood to drink We see bloody men daily cut off by the Sword of Justice in all places The late Execution of the Wife-murtherer at Islington neer London And the late Murthers in the Isle of Thanet in the County of Kent and the judgement of God on the Murtherers call for a book wherein they may be written for examples to the Generations present and to come Adam Sprackling Esquire of St. Laurence Parish in that Isle about 20. year since married Katherine the Daughter of Sir Robert Leukner of Kent This Gentleman having a fair estate in Lands and being above thousands of his Nelghbours in Estate wanting the grace of Humility exalted himself above measure affected preheminence in all Companies used in his braveries long hair c. to ride about the Island and frequent Tap-houses and there to Rant and roar game and swear exceedingly upon the least provocation and used to quarrell and draw his weapon c. He regarded not the Sabbath but prophan'd it at home The publick worship of God and Preaching of the Word he seldome or never attended delighted much in the company of drunken Ministers This man having much wasted his estate by his riotous courses was of late pursued with arrests and sutes at Law for debts which he had contracted and divers that entred into bond for him left to ruine and imprisonment Master Sprackling had Executions out against him and Bailiffs ready to apprehend him whereby he was constreined to make his own house his prison to keep home and could not dominier abroad and ride about as heretofore Upon this occasion he grew sad cholerick and petulent and full of rage in his house His Wife being divers times constreined to lock up her self from him She was a woman of precious report for many vertues and with Mary did choose the better part But upon Saturday at night December 11. last Master Sprackling being resolved to mischief her as the sequel manifested He then being in the Kitchin of his house had one Lamming a neighbour of his with him and he then sent for one Knowler a Sea-man to come to him but it being ten of the clock at night he desired to be excused saying he was in bed whereupon Master Sprackling sent for one Martin a poor old man a Tenant and neighbour of his who though in bed did arise and come to Master Sprackling and then Lamming desired that he might go home which request Master Sprackling granted So there remained Master Sprackling and his Wife and Martin and one Ewell servant to Master Sprackling these four only in the Kitchin His Daughter and Maid-servant got away seeing his rage and locked themselves all night in an out-room far from the Kitchin Mr. Sprackling would not go to bed though it grew late but commanded Martin to bind Ewells legs which he did accordingly with a dogs couplings and so Ewell sat bound all night after on the ground Martin and Ewell conceived it only a frolick or ranting fit or humour come on him such as they had been formerly acquainted with Then he began to rage against his Wife who sate quietly there her words to him were full of loving and sweet expressions but he on a sudden drew his Dagger and struck her with it on the face which blow hurt her jaw but she was very patient and sayd little to him but he still raged against her And towards morning the good Gentlewoman being weary and in great fear rose up to go out of the room and lifting up her hand to open the dore her Husband following her with a chopping-knife in his hand cut her wrist therewith so that the bone was cut in sunder her hand hung down only by the sinewes and skin No help was neer Ewell bound and Martin old and weak and fearing his own life durst not interpose but only prayed his Mistris to stay and be quiet he sayd he hoped all would be well And Martin got a napkin and bound up her hand with it After this towards morning Mr. Sprackling raging and rayling at her dashed her on the forehead with the Iron Cleaver or Chopping-knife Then she fell down bleeding but recovered her self on her knees and kneeling cryed and prayed to God for pardon of her own sins and of her Husbands sin beseeching God to forgive him for she forgave him But in the time of her praying thus her Husband chopt her head in the midst into the brains so that she fell down stark dead instantly lying in her own blood Then he killed six dogs four of which he threw besides his wife and after she was dead he cut her in the leg in two places and compelled Martin to wash Ewells face with her blood he also dipped linnen in her blood and besmeared Martin's face with her blood and bebloudied his own face with it For this Fact Master Sprackling was apprehended that night having his Dagger in one hand and Pistoll in the other hand but he was surprized and taken by one Martin Brook The next day he was carried to Sandwich Jayl And after the Maior of Sandwich being Coroner and his Inquest had sate upon the death of this Gentlewoman Martin also was sent to Prison The Sessions at Sandwich followed on Friday the 22. of April last The Steward of the Court Mr. Peter Peak a Counsellour of Grayes-Inne gave a godly and learned charge to the Grand Inquest and