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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20917	A true discourse of the practises of Elizabeth Caldwell, Ma: Ieffrey Bownd, Isabell Hall widdow, and George Fernely, on the parson of Ma: Thomas Caldwell, in the county of Chester, to haue murdered and poysoned him, with diuers others Together with her manner of godly life during her imprisonment, her arrainement and execution, with Isabell Hall widdow; as also a briefe relation of Ma: Ieffrey Bownd, who was the assise before prest to death. Lastly, a most excellent exhortorie letter, written by her own selfe out of the prison to her husband, to cause him to fall into consideration of his sinnes, &c. Seruing like wise for the vse of euery good Christian. Beeing executed the 18. of Iune. 1603. VVritten by one then present as witnes, their owne country-man, Gilbert Dugdale.	Dugdale, Gilbert.; Armin, Robert, fl. 1610.	1604 (1604)	STC 7293; ESTC S110927	16,795	32

they wone this silly soule to their will and hauing so done the sayd Bownds insatiable desire could not bee so satisfied but perswaded her of himselfe and also by the sayd Isabell Hall to yeelde her consent by some meanes to murder her sayd husband the which she was though drawne to the other yet very vnwilling to agrée vnto that But by many and often assaults and incouragements their perswasions did worke with her and tooke effect the which being obtained then were they as busie as before deuising which way to set their deuillish and most hellish practises aworke preferring many deuises for the accomplishment thereof And shee often times entring into consideration with her selfe what a damnable part it was first to abuse her husbands bed and then in seeking to depriue him of his life was greatly tormented in her conscience and diuers times earnestlie intreated them to surcease in this practise laying before them the great and heauie punishments prouided for such offenders both in this world and in the world to come but their harts being so deeply possest by that filthy enimy to all goodnes that there was nothing to them more odious then such perswasions still perseuered in there former wicked inuensions and drew her to associate them in this villany laying many plots for the performing of it amongst which Isabell Hall as she was verie expert in such like actions beeing an ancient motherly woman and to all mens iudgements in her outward habite was farre from harboring such a thought yet as I was about to say she aduised Bownd to giue to a brother of hers namely George Fernley fiue pounds she would perswade him that he should vse some meanes to murder Caldwell the which Bownd agreed vnto being that to him all her motions were medicines and for that her house was the place that Bownd and Elizabeth Caldwell did resort for there meeting place and he hauing an intent to further this matter caused this Fernley to be sent for and conferred with him and hee being a man slenderly furnished with meanes agreed to this there motion affirming that he would delay no time till hee had effected their desire though in my conscience hee pretended nothing lesse but onely to sooth them with faire words for lucre of the money made a showe to Bownd as if he were verie dilligent about the execution thereof but still was preuented in so much that Bownd entered into a great rage with the poore fellow and swore most terribly if hee did not dispatch his busines withall expedition he would lay him by the heeles for his fiue pounds Notwithstanding hee made delaies so many that the old for I meane Halls wife deuised with her selfe of another course willed Bownd to buy some Ratsbane and she would minister it in Oaten-cakes for that she knewe Caldwell much affected them and they being made his wife should giue them vnto him and so procure his speedy dispatch Which deuise he verie willingly consented vnto and vsed no delay in the matter but presently repared to a towne in Cheshiere called Knutsforth there bought the poyson and brought it to Elizabeth Caldwell and wished her to send it to Isabell Hall with all speede wherevppon she receiued it and instantly vppon the receite thereof Halls wife sent her maide to Elizabeth and willed her to send the spice she spoke to her for so the maide innocently went as her dame commanded her and receiued the poyson and brought it to the sayd Isabell Hall her dame who presently did take it and minister it as I sayd before in oaten-cakes the which being done she sent them to Elizabeth Caldwell where she and her husband did soiourne wherevppon being in the euening she layd them in her chamber windowe In the morning next ensuing Caldwell as his accustomed manner was rose verie earlie and his wife still keeping her bed he spied the cakes lie in the windowe and demaunded of her if he might take any of them she answered yea all if he would and therevpon he tooke some three or foure of them and went into the house and called for some butter to eate them with the which was brought him But let me tell you by the way so soone as he was departed the chamber with the cakes feare draue such a terror to her hart as she lay in bed as she euen trembled with remorse of conscience yet wanted she power to call to him to refraine them insomuch as he himselfe did not onely eate of them but the most part of the folkes in the house children and all yet God bestowed his blessing so bountifully on them as they were all preserued from daunger sauing one little girle which could not so wel disgest them which was a neighbours child of sixt or seauen yeares old and comming in by chance for fier to the which maister Caldwell gaue a peece of acake and she eate it and by reason she had beene long before visited with sicknes shee went home and died presently while the rest by way of vomit were saued But that which maistar Caldwell did vomit vp againe two doggs and a cat did eate and they died presently also Whether vppon the force of that poyson or no the childe died I cannot say but well I knowe they were all three brought within the compasse of murder for the death of it and were all executed at Chester for the same fact as you shall heareafter vnderstand Upon the death of this child Elizabeth Caldwell was apprehended and brought before three Iustices of the peace namely Sir Iohn Sauage Sir Thomas Aston and maister Brooke of Norton where before them she truly confessed all their practises and proceedings from the beginning euen till that day Upon which confession Bownd and Isabell Hall were apprehended and brought before the same Iustices and examined as touching the murder and they very stoutly denied all afferming that they were not guiltie to any such action although her confession in her Examination did manifest against them beeing layd to their charge all which would not mooue them to acknowledge their fault the deuill hauing so great a commaund ouer them Notwithstanding they were all committed to the Castell of Chester there to remaine with out Baill or Maineprise till they should be deliuered by due course of Lawe according to the tenure of warrants directed in such a case So the Assise approching within few dayes after theyr commitment their causes and tryall for that time was reiourned till the next great Assises holden there And whether it was by speciall meanes of Bownd made to the Iudge or for that Elizabeth Caldwell was with childe I cannot truly say but there they continued from that time beeing a senight after Easter till Michelmas following during which time they were not admitted one to speake to another And for Elizabeth Caldwell from her first entrance into prison till the time of her death there was neuer heard by any so much as an idle word