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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03947	A True relation of the ground, occasion, and circumstances of that horrible murther committed by Iohn Bartram, gent. vpon the body of Sir Iohn Tyndham of Lincolns Inne, knight, one of the masters of the honorable Court of Chancery, the twelfth day of this instant Nouemb. written by way of letter from a gentleman, to his country friend ; together with The examination of the said Bartram, taken before the right honourable, Sir Fra. Bacon knight, His Maiesties Atturney Generall, and Sir Henry Yelnerton knight, His Maiesties Solliciter General, according to speciall directions giuen by His Maiestie in that behalfe.	N. T.; N. I.; N. J.	1616 (1616)	STC 14054.5; ESTC S1571	9,720	30

Amye two auncient Masters of the Court that they should certifie to him the whole merits of the cause yet kept himselfe euen in the course of Iustice not enlarging Sir George Symons vpon this suggestion but allowing his liberty vpon Reconusance to appeare from day to day Hereupon Bartram according to the course of the Court exhibited Interrogatories to Sir George Symons touching the contempt by him his wife who vpon examination was found to be priuy and acquainted with the processe that went forth against his wife and thereby was in truth in a contempt for not bringing her into Court But hee would not examine Sir George whether hee had any bils accompts reckonings bonds or specialties due or belonging to Leonard Chamberlins estate which when the two Masters of the Court perceiued they asked him why hee did not examine Sir George vppon that point and hee answered it was needlesse for he thought in his conscience and was perswaded ir George had none of them Yet you see with what violence he both takes him holds him and keepes him Now when Sir Iohn Tyndall and Master Doctor Amy had exactly with great paines and with often search sought out and found the true merits of this cause they returned their report into the Court the fourth day of this present Nouember in these words That vpon due perusall and consideration both of Answere Confession and proofes in the Cause they did find there was but one two hundred pound in all due But that vpon the eager pursuit of Bartram Sir George Symons had suffered long imprisonment And they thought it time he were released which notwithstanding they referred to the better iudgement of the Court. In which report you may note three things First that the matter of it was iust Secondly that it had no bitternesse in it more then well became Iudges who ought not to be insencible when they find the Court had beene made an instrument of any mans causelesse suffering Thirdly that it was not concluding or peremptory but left the matter to the iudgement of the Court. When this report was returned into Court there was nothing suddenly done vpon it but day was giuen to Bartram vntill Tuesday the twelfth of this Moneth to shew cause why Sir George should not be enlarged and himselfe dismissed out of Court Now when Bartram saw this bitte put into his mouth whereby his couetous desire was bridled and his imaginary hopes lost which was to haue another two hundred pound to which hee had no colour of right his heart begins to swell And seeing this iust report as a shield to defend Sir George Symons from his pursuit hee turnes his fury another way and casts his resolution of Reuenge vpon Sir Iohn Tyndall whose person while he liued was 1 Of great reputation for his integrity 2 Of great respect for his temperance and moderation in the place he held 3 Of good opinion for his learning and experience 4 Much to bee reuerenced both for his birth paines and his age Yet neither his age nor his paines nor his innocency nor his integritie could bee any arguments for Bartram to spare him or any buckler against his bloudy violence Wherein you shall see what spurres the diuell sets to his heeles to hasten him to hell He before coueted but money or bonds from Sir George Symons now that sparke is quenched a greater flame ariseth nothing now will quench his thirst but the bloud of Sir Iohn Tyndall See now the steps he seekes to tread and you shall perceiue this action of his had 1 Crafty preparation 2 Wicked resolution 3 Hellish execution 1 He strips himselfe of his estate and the eight day of this moneth hee makes a voluntary deed of gift of all his goods to one Master Drake with whom hee confessed hee had no acquaintance When this deede came to sealing hee would haue had the Scriuener dated the same as if it had beene made in Iuly before which he did of craft to defraud his Maiesty of the forfeiture of his goods he knew would follow vpon the villany of his fact but no importunitie could winne the Scriuener to that dishonesty 2 Being thus turned naked hee now clad himselfe onely with malice and opportunity to reuenge and the tenth day which was Sunday there is a noyse of bloud sounding in his head and then as hee confessed before the Honourable Iudges of the Kings Bench he resolued to kill Sir Iohn Tindall as if hee should murmur to himselfe Sir Iohn hath bereaued me of my vniust hopes therefore hee shall die an vniust death 3 Beeing setled in this mad resolution to shedde bloud on the eleuenth of this moneth the engine of death must be thought of And that must be 1 Not a sword for his old withered hand could not weild it 2 Not a dagger for he could not be sure of his ayme and by that hee might perhaps stab him but not kill him 3 But a Pistoll must bee the executioner And why first it is easie to handle secondly it is shot off before it be seene thirdly it teares the body and carries the life away with it The instrument of death being thus thought of he scoureth his Pistol layes his bullets ready which as hee said had lyen rusting by him sixe yeares before and now must be scoured to act this tragedy On the twelfth of this Moneth beeing the day when Bartram by his Counsell should shew cause to the Court why Sir George should not be enlarged and himselfe dismissed hee retained no other counseller then the Deuill who as you may feare by the sequell leauing secret things to God had the Fee he euer seekes for the soule of Bartram for the counsell giuen him Now this day first hee bestirres him earely to seeke out Master Drake to whom hee had giuen his goods carries his deede with him carries by a Porter after him his best gowne and best cloake comes to Master Drakes house deliuers him the deed and the goods brought by them as he said put him in possession of all the rest This done hee stayes not but hastes againe to Westminster where missing his opportunity to worke his reuenge about eleuen of the clocke the same day hee betakes him to a Skuller vpon the Thames and in the way betweene Westminster and the Temple he shootes of his Pistoll as he said to scoure it hauing onely powder in it which no sooner went off but hee charged it againe with double bullet and closely carrying it by his side landed at the Temple staires went vp to Lincolns Inne awaited at the gate the alighting of Sir Iohn Tyndall from his Coach met him going toward his Chamber affronts him complaines his backe was broken by his Report yet as hee saide moued Sir Iohn the matter might bee put to Compremise to which the Knight nothing suspecting the traine laide for him answered onely as Bartram confessed What a Compremise now Hereeupon as Sir Iohn was entering into his