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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63676	The true relation of the bloody attempt by James Salowayes to cut his own throat in the compter, upon Sunday the 21. of June, 1663 together with Satans attempt and overthrow, in a sermon preached upon the occasion in Wood-street-compter, upon Sunday the 21. of June, 1663 / by R.F. ...	R. F.	1663 (1663)	Wing T2935; ESTC R39734	26,039	39

THE TRUE RELATION Of the bloody Attempt by JAMES SALOWAYES To cut his own Throat in the Compter upon Sunday the 21. of June 1663. TOGETHER WITH Satans Attempt and Overthrow IN A SERMON Preached upon that occasio● in Wood-street-Compter upon Sunday the 21. of June 1663. B R. F. Minister of Gods Word Deliver me from blood-guiltiness O God Psal 51 14. LONDON Printed by R. Dickinson Anno Dom. 1663. To the Honourable Sir William Turner Knight and Baronet Sheriffe of the City of London SIR IT is the occasion not the opinion of any worth in this work which presumeth a necessity to become publick for seeing the best of men are not exempted from and the worst do too willingly admit temptations it is my desire that this example may not only be printed in this paper but imprinted in our hearts Actiones Precedentium sunt succedentium libri The Actions of our Predecessors are our books much more may this exemplary act become a book to us who are present wherein we may read Mans frailty the Tempters malice Gods great and ever to be remembred restraint The Press and the Pulpit have of late been too guilty of light Wares and traded too much to our shame and sorrow in triflls and unhappy troubles Truth hath rather been suppressed then printed not commended to the print but condemned to the Press for silence we have had papers stuffed with words of a new stamp cruel murders vizarded with the title of signal victories Faelix prosperum scaelus virtus vocatur and those sheets may now serve for the Authors pennance And it hath been the delight of the troublers of our Israel to enlarge their Pamphlets with a list of their murdered Brethren As I cannot but sorrow for their sin and protest against their practice so I cannot but conceive the printing of this haynom act may be no lesse then necessary Here is not one 〈◊〉 against another but which is worse a more unnatur●● war a man fighting against himself the Tempter here designing the final discomfiture of soul and body Nobis est in exemplum these works are warning-pieces our sins and Satans wiles do assume his name Legion for they are many Many sad blows do we receive from Satan Peccata sunt totidem vulnera and every day whilst we are in the field of this world presents a Duel unto us our members warring against the Spirit we stand in need of Armour and this presents unto us Armour like Davids which we ought to prove and Christ is here presented as a Champion through whom we are only conquerours This is all I presume to present to you it is no pride that puts me upon it but that warrantable ambition to do the weaker people service which I hope may beseech your acceptance and excuse SIR Your unworthy but oblidged Servant R. F. The true Relation of that strange attempt by James Salowayes upon himself to cut his own Throat in Wood-street Compter Sunday June 21. 1663. UPon Saturday the twentieth of June he was brought prisoner to Wood street Compter his debt was about three pounds but his grief was more then his debt He was observed to besid● which was rather imputed to his condition then his constitution few men come there but are accompanied with sadness The next day being Sunday he was present whilst divine Service and Sermon comma●d and afterwards invited by a Friend to dine a kindness not to be denyed in that place where he eat little and as was observed spake less after dinner some words not so well understood as heard were spoken by him to his 〈◊〉 ●●●er in love then a Prisoner viz. That he wondered that people in the prison should talk of him and something of ●●●ni●e but so imperfect that his ●rother was ●ather 〈◊〉 then serupulous to know 〈◊〉 meaning He r●●●●●d himself without suspition of any his brother supposing only he had gone to sleep but a voyce as he afterwards confessed uttered within him Thou shalt be burned in this Prison therefore it is better for thee to make away thy self then be burnt He presently went to a House of office a little distrant from his chamber where with a knife broken in the edge he wounded himself in the throat and took the gullet by which the meat passeth into the body in his hand and cut a piece of it and threw it in the House of Office he widened the wound four wayes and leaned upon his hands to let his blood run into the House of office some Prisoners which heard a noise came near but suspecting nothing only supposing his sickness and vomiting withdrew which gave him further time to execute his purpose then he layes his knife by and takes his band with which he wiped the blood from the boards and stopped his band into his wound whereby you may conceive the largeness of it but finding not so sudden a dispatch as he desired he willing to put an end to it draws his band from the wound throws it into the House of office and betakes himself to his knife resolving as he sayes to strike home and cut the wind-pipe when loe the Power of God whilst he was lifting it to his throat the knife though as he sayes firmly holden dropt out of his hand into the House of office where he could not recover it This continued till Evening-service was begun at which time some Prisoners having oocasion that way found him all bloody and speechless It was forth with made known to the Officers who readily sent for a Chirurgion the skin was stitched but the part of the gullet wanting he continued for full six hours speechless yet while we were in prayer he did by lifting up his hand answer to our desires and when I urged unto him the danger of his condition and necessity of unfeigned repentance he did by shaking his head evidence his sorrow I desired him to keep his thoughts a work in praying unto God he lift up his hand and looked earnestly upon me about eight that evening it pleased God to give him strength to speak and he did assure us he understood and remembred what we had said whilst he was speechless he said he was sorry for his hainous fact and told me he hoped by the morning to be better able to satisfie me further That night was troublesome to him and passed without rest but in the morning he s●ept for some hours and upon his waking I came to him and spake to him he presently thanked me for my pains and told me he had great cause to give God praise for the addition of that mercy to add one day more to his life and he desired to live to glorifie God I found it not requisite to trouble him with many questions those few I asked were first if he were not very sensible of his sin how much he had offended the Mercy of God in offering to commit that horrid act He told me he had finned grievous●y