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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33285	Warning for servants, and a caution to Protestants, or, The case of Margret Clark, lately executed for firing her masters house in Southwark faithfully relating the manner (as she affirmed to the last moment of her life) how she was drawn in to that wicked act, set forth under her own hand after condemnation, her penitent behaviour in prison, her Christian advice to visiters, discourses with several ministers, and last words at execution / impartially published, with the attestations of persons of worth, and many substantial eye and ear witnesses, whose names are inserted in this narrative.	Clark, Margaret, d. 1680.	1680 (1680)	Wing C4483; ESTC R13610	21,290	42

Warning for SERVANTS And a CAUTION to PROTESTANTS Or the CASE of Margret Clark Lately Executed for FIRING her Masters HOUSE in SOVTHWARK Faithfully Relating The manner as she affirmed to the last moment of her life how she was drawn in to that wicked act set forth under her own hand after Condemnation Her Penitent Behaviour in PRISON Her Christian Advice to Visiters Discourses with several Ministers and last words at Execution Impartially published with the Attestations of persons of Worth and many substantial Eye and Ear witnesses whose Names are inserted in this Narrative LONDON Printed for Tho. Parkhurst at the Bible and three Crowns in Cheapside near Mercers Chappel and are to be sold by Joseph Collier at the Bible on London-bridg under the Gate 1680. To the READER THE Ends of publishing this Relation are no other than truly to state matter of fact concerning this poor Maid whose unhappy Tragedy has occasioned so many various reports both in City and Countrey To caution all others and particularly those of her condition as servants c. to beware of hearkning to any the like destructive insinuations suggested either immediately by Satan or mediately by any of his Popish Imps but still more especially to promote the glory of God in recording how he was graciously pleased both to blast or frustrate by signal Providence the mischievous design she was engag'd in and also to turn the same by his infinite wisdom into the greatest and most unspeakable good for her soul as in the judgment of charity from her words and deportment we are bound to hope Needs must he be a stranger in our Israel nay indeed a Rebel to Reason and Renegado from common sense that is not sensible of the restless accursed endeavours of Papists to ruine these Nations and especially this famous City and all its Suburbs their Fire-works in Sixty-six we hope will never be forgot nor yet their practises afterward when so great a part of the Burrough of Southwark after several defeated attempts was at last laid in Ashes by the Hellish industry of Grove and his Irish Ruffians How often have they since carried on the like practices in several parts of the Town How frequently endeavoured to debauch servants and with promises of large sums of money tempt them to set fire to their Masters houses or give their Instruments opportunity to do it especially in such places where by reason of the old close buildings or variety of combustible matter the greatest mischief was like to ensue Whence so many attempts have been made on Smithfield the back-side of St. Clements this very place of Pepper-Alley c. We mention this to shew that 't is nothing new nor infrequent for these Enginiers of mischief to be concerned in such practises and temptations yet so subtil and politick they are for the most part to make use of others to execute the Villanies of this kind which they themselves contrive to the end that if it be discovered whilst the immediate Agents are enquired after and under examination they that set them on may have better opportunities to escape or if apprehended yet the Transactions being private Confidence shall out-face Truth and for want of proof not guilt they may avoid the stroke of Justice For our merciful English Laws far different from the Tyranny of a Popish Inquisiton allow of no Racks nor Tortures to extort Confessions Nor will our Protestant Courts of Justice condemn any upon surmise without legàl evidence of the Fact Whether there were any such Temptations used to this Maid as she alledged we shall not undertake to determine having nothing to justifie it but her Asseverations which have only this confirmation That as they were constant so they were pronounced with her last breath and sealed with her death And certainly those people who are so importunate with us to believe dying mens words against evident proof will allow us not altogether to contemn those of a dying woman in a matter doubtful at least if we may not say attended with some suspitious probabilities And indeed so much was she the rather to be credited than they because she pretended to no cause that might improve a lye into merit was furnisht with no Absolution or Dispensation that might lay Conscience to sleep nor had any hopes to scour off the falshood by any slight purging Flames in the other world And as it cannot well be imagined That she who durst not tell a Lye to respite punishment or to save her own Life should yet without any hopes of advantage persist in a false Accusation of another whom she could have no malice against so 't is wonderful to conceive if she continued guilty of such wickedness how she should be so joyfully supported with Courage against the terrors of death and pray and discourse so heartily and affectionately as she was observed to do As for the truth of what is herein related both touching her Behaviour and Expressions the same is attested and confirmed by a great number of persons of Credit beyond any exception The Original of her Confession or Protestation here set forth remains under her own hand in the custody of that honourable and worthy Gentleman Sir Robert Hatton Knight High Sheriff of the County of Surrey and indeed all that multitude that either visited her in prison or was present at her death can in a great measure bear witness to the reality of this Narrative This poor Creature has paid her debts to Justice in this world and is now gone before an All-seeing Judg who in due time will reward every one according to his Works We have intituled the Relation A Warning for Servants as hoping this her sad Example may caution all those of that condition who shall read or hear it to abominate and avoid as they love their lives such wicked practises and not to be inveigled by any fair words or great promises to be aiding or abetting thereunto This detestable offence of malicious clandestine House-burning contains in it self a complication of several most heinous Crimes being contrary to all Laws divine and humane against common Faith and Honesty and destructive of Humane Society Injustice Treachery Fraud Violence Cruelty and Robbery all join in it and Murder of the Innocent oftentimes attend it by surprize accidents or grievous frights Nor can the mischiefs especially in populous places be so particularly limited but that it may prove general for when the destroying Element is once prevailing who knows where it may stop But above all these Hellish Conspirators who lie in wait to cause or promote Calamities without any provocation and make it their business to do all the mischiefs they are able and depopulate whole Cities if they can thinking it merit and a part of Religion to ruin by any means those they call Hereticks that so they may advance their own designs and establish their Romish Idolatry and Tyranny These of all other Incendiaries are the most pernicious and dangerous