Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	die_v	life_n	see_v	16,095	5	3.5035	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63566	The true narrative of the confession and execution of the three prisoners at Kingstone upon Thames, in the county of Surrie. On Monday the 22th of March, 1679 With the account of their particular facts for which they suffered, as more particularly the last confession and exhortation of Margaret Clark, who fired her masters house in Southwark. And James Christian for killing the waterman, John Selby, John Seamor alias Herring, three notorious highway men. With the names of the places where they committed the facts, for which they now suffer; and many other remarkable circumstances.	England and Wales. Assizes (Southwark)	1680 (1680)	Wing T2781AA; ESTC R213050	2,407	4

THE TRUE NARRATIVE OF THE CONFESSION AND EXECUTION Of the three Prisoners AT Kingstone upon Thames IN THE County of Surrie On Monday the 22th of March 1679. With the account of their particular Facts for which they suffered as more particularly the last Confession and Exhortation of Margaret Clark who fired her Masters House in SOVTHWARK And James Christian for killing the Waterman John S●lby John Seamor alias Herring three notorious High-way men With the names of the places where they committed the Facts for which they now suffer and many other remarkable Circumstances HOw dreadful is Justice in it self when once offended yet such are the depraved faculties of erring Mortals that they by their notorious Crimes provoke and dare it hurry Ruine on their heads and by untimely Deaths dismiss them from the World e're half their course is run or in the Bloom of all their days as is most firmly testifyed by the dismal ends these disasterous Miscreants that haue justly suffered for their heinous Offences receiving Sentance of Corporal Death at the Assizes holden at Kingston upon Thames for the County of Surry on the 16th of this Instant and Executed at the Gallows of the said Town accordingly on Monday the 22th of this instant March 1679. The first of which in order was Margaret Clark who was Arraigned and found Guilty of that notorious and Fellonious Crime of Firing Peter Dellanoys house late her Masters the said house being scituate in Mountague Close in the Parish of St. Mary Overies Southwark the proof against her was upon her own Confession that three Gentlemen supposed to be Agents in the Popish Firing-Plot seeing her stand at her Masters Dore with a Child in her Arms came up to her and demanded if she lived there to which she answered she did upon which Asseveration they desired her to go and drink with them to which she consented but no sooner being in the Victualling House but they fell to treating with her about firing her Masters house and in fine for two thousand pounds to be payed her at the Fleece Tavern in Holbourn when the wicked enterprize had taken effect she agrees with them this being on the first of January on the Sunday following she with as she affirmed the Assistance of one Satterwait fired it in three places which had it not been timely prevented by the diligent care of Neighbours had doubtless done much harm After her Condemnation she much bewailed her so rashly being lead into so vile and dangerous a wickndness upon the only promise of a Stranger whom she knew not where to find desiring forgiueness for her grievous Crimes and vile intentions much lamenting her untimely End bathing her self in Tears confessing to all that came to see her in Prison that the Devil had deluded her and drawn her into this snare desiring all to take warning by her downfall and inevitable Ruine and continuing so penitent to the last that notwithstanding the notorious Crime for which she was to suffer she drew a general compassion from all or most of the Spectators and so concluded her Life in a Flood of Tears The next in this dreadful Sceene of woe was James Christian who was tried and condemned for barbarously murthering one Robert Burrel a Waterman near Rederiff Stairs the Circumstances sworn to by the Evidence against him were as followeth the Prisoner having formerly had a Quarrel with the deceased about taking a Woman out of his Boat and had upon the same grievously beat and wounded him before thiis last assault of which the deceased not only complained but also kept his Bed for several days after he being abroad the Prisoner again threatned him he would do his business for him so that taking the opportunity of his lying to watch the Boats one night he Assaulted him and with a Staff first stunned him and after he had recovered and endeavouring to fly thereby to escape his Rage he catching hold of him not only prevented him but with the Rope and Hook that fastens the Boat he struck him so many mortal blows that within seven weeks he dyed of the same affirming to the last that Christian had been the cause of his death upon which Evidence after he was Conuictid of wilful Murther he received Senttnce the which was this day put in Execution after which Sentance he began to have a sensible feeling how much he stood in need of Eternal Life seeing there remained no hopes for the prologation of his mortal one here on Earth and that there were but a few moments between him and Eternity so that he began to grow in detestation with his passionate rashness that had caused him to commit the horridest of Crimes for Murther doubtless is so pondrous a weight unto the Souls of those that Bath their cruel hands blood that it compels them to relent and strive to wash away those Crimson stains with sighs and Tears and so was it to be seen in this to be deplored-Wretch who strove to the utmost of his power to admonish and desire all that were present that for Heauens sake they would be cautious to give way to Rage lest that overpowring their Reason should cause them to shed Innocent Blood declaring that he never designed the death of him whom he murthered but that he knew he had in his Anger threatned to destroy him the which proved too fatally true and so continued but a little before Execution he received a Gracious Reprieve The next was that notorious Highway Man viz. John Seamor alias Herring famous for Robbing of the Speaker of the Parliament house and ever since usurping of his Name he had no less than five Indictments layed against him and hadonce broke Goale the chief of his Indictments were for Robbing one Mr. Adkinson of 3 or four pounds near Stains and the Minister of Egham of his Watch and 5 or 6 Shillings in monies with several other Goods of a considetable vallue all of them being plain and positive besides some twenty more that he had robbed were there to sweare against him if he escaped the other whereupon he received Sentance and was this day Executed The next was John Selby who being apprehended and committed upon suspicion to Salisbury Goal was there Challenged for Robbing one Christopher Hunt of 7 pounds of womens Hair and a Portmantel vallued at forty Pounds upon Bagshot-Heath on the 12th of September last as likewise one Mr. Pepit of four shillings and several Goods to a considerable Vallue so that being turned over to take his Trial at this Assizes he had no less than five several Indictments against him the Parties Robbed swore positively and his Ezcuses slight and Frivilous the Court proceeded to Judgment and received Sentance accordingly At the place as Execution he exhhrted all to be forewarned by his dismal End so continuing until the Harbinger of Death sealed up the Portals of his Voice and wafted them into a vast Eternity FINIS