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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B06758	A warning for all such as desire to sleep upon the grass: By the example of Mary Dudson maid-servant to Mr. Phillips a gardener ... being a most strange, but true relation how she was found in a dead-sleep in the garden, that no ordinary noise could awake her. As also how an adder entered into her body, the manner of her long sickness, with a brief discovery of the cause at length by her strange and most miraculous vomiting up of about fourteen young adders, and one old adder ... the maid is yet living. The like to this hath not been known in this age. The tune is, In summer time.		1664 (1664)	Wing W915C; ESTC R186279	1,872	1

A WARNING For all such as desire to Sleep upon the GRASS By the Example of Mary Dudson Maid-servant to Mr. Phillips a Gardener dwelling in Kent street in the Borough of Southwark Being a most strange but one Relation how she was found in a Dead-sleep in the Garden that no ordinaiy Noise could awake her Ss also how an Adder entered into her body the manner of her long Sickness with a brief Discovery of the Cause at length by her strange and most miracalous Vomiting up of about fourteen yong Adders and one old Adder on August 14.1664 about fourteen Inches in length the Maid is yet living The like to this hath not been known in this Age. The Tune is In Summer Time GOod Lord what Age we do live in how many Wonders doth befal Yet we repent not of our sin nor unto God for mercy call How often to us hath be sent even by the Preachers of this Word Intreating us for to repent and turn unto the living Lord How hard are we for to believe Gods Word within the Bible pen'd How oft do we our Maker grieve which soul and body doth defend Lord teach us to shake off our sins and also to repent with speed Good God defend us from those Fiends that would our woe and sorrow breed The Serpent first did Eve beguile causing her God to disobay So heaps of Sin on us doth pile but Christ hath washt our Sins away And ever since old Adams fall he still hath sought us to destroy And for to bring our Souls in thrall to deprive us of Heavenly Joy As in these lines I will relate a Story strange but yet mast true Of a Maidens sad unhappy fate presented here to publick view A Warning fair to those that sleep upon the ground or in the grass Lest Serpents into them do creep as to this Maid it came to pass This Mary Dudson wrought by 'th' week and to the Market loads did bear For she was pliant milde and meek to gain a Living any where Her work was in the Garden still for there she spent the pleasant day For in such work she had most skill and for the same received pay But when the pleasant Sun shone hot she would lye down o' th ground to sleep Not dreading of any harm God wot but some Refreshment for to reap About the end of July last she sleeping in the Garden lay In a dead Sleep she lay so fast she eas'ly would not wake they say Much fleam about her mouth did lie in a most sad and dismal sort Which did amaze those that stood by as for a truth they do report She was so fast asleep they could by no meanes wake her suddenly After awaked then behold she was sore sick and like to die Thus she continued many a day in torments strange both day and night For she could have ease no way neither in ought could take delight The women they did marvel much a Maiden should be in such case At length the truth appeared such a greater Wonder came in place Her torments they grew very strong her body was exceeding weak It seemed unto her great wrong to sit to lye to walk or speak Her thirst it was exceeding strange she did drink so abundantly Her body all coal black did change which seem'd a wondrous Prodigie But God that brings all truths to light where means was wanting did supply Before the neighboring peoples sight that all might praise his Majesty At times as I do understand fourteen young Addres from her came By Vomit and the Lords command no other wight could do the same These came from her all alive and that in several peoples view To get away they all did strive but into the fire they them threw The fourteenth day of August last the old Adder by vomit came Quite through her throat and out was cast the standers by admir'd the same This hideous sight put them to flight they judg'd her fourteen Inches long Her body thick and colours bright with seeming legs exceeding strong She hist and back strove to return into her mouth with eager speed Being withstood away she run for they had destroyed all her breed Some Doctors hearing of the same some Potions sent her presently To mitigate that poysoned flame which eas'd their Patient by and by Still she remains both sick and weak an Object of true Charity 'T would make a stony heart to break considering of her misery Thus have 〈…〉 〈…〉 d this Story true which hu 〈…〉 testifie God knows 〈…〉 may ensue for who know● tha● he shall die Thus to conclude and make an end of what to you I here do tell To Heaven I you all commend and so I bid you all farewel Those that desire to be satisfied of the Truth more at large may repair to this woful Wight a Spectacle of Gods mercy and in Object of true Charity being a constant Laborer in her health It is hard to say whether she will live or die She lyeth over against the sign of the Ship in Kent-street in the Borough of Souyhwark This Relation the Author had from her own mouth London Printed for Charls Tyus on London bridge 1664.