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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76882	The Bloody husband, and cruell neighbour. Or, A true historie of two murthers, lately committed in Laurence Parish, in the Isle of Thanet in Knet, neer Sandwich: one murther by the hands of Adam Sprackling Esquire, who upon the 12th day of December last, being Sabbath day; in the morning, cut, mangled, and murthered his own wife; for which fact he was hanged at Sandwich upon Wednesday the 27th day of April last, 1653. The other the murther of Richard Langly, of the same parish, whose blood also (as is here shewed) cryed against the said Mr. Sprackling, written by one that lives neer the place where the said murthers were committed, and was present at Mr. Sprackling's tryall; and published for the warning, and good of all. May 13. 1653. Imprimatur, Edm. Calamy.		1653 (1653)	Wing B3254; Thomason E697_10; ESTC R207095	8,657	16

some moneths after And Humphrey Pudner deposed that he drew upon him also in the street and that he being Officer disarm'd Mr. Sprackling in an affray which he made in a Taphouse in St. Johns Parish And William Grant deposed that in that Parish he drew at him and had cleav'd his head with his Cutlash if he had not put by the blow Others were ready to depose many such bloody assaults done by Mr. Sprackling But above all the death of Richard Langley of St. Laurence Parish was mentioned in Court This Richard Langley was a very godly man zealous for God and the State had seized on Mr. Spracklings Arms and Articled against him so that Mr. Sprackling was secured at Canterbury at the first of the Parliament But Mr. Sprackling being at liberty in the year 1648. the day before the Kentish Insurrection burst out armed horse and men and went down from his own house to the Sea-town there called Ramsgate that is Romans-gate where the Romans first Landed when they subdued this Nation And Richard Langley living there was sought for but he hid himself in his house for a time but hearing that Mr. Sprackling was there at the Tavern with Horse and Arms and a rude crew with him Langley crept out of his own house and stole away and got to one Mistris Johnsons house and making his sad case known how Mr. Sprackling sought his blood The good Gentlewoman lent him her Mare and Langley presently fled out but Mr. Sprackling hearing that Langley was got away his two men Allen and Emersom went after him One Master John Johnson deposed that he saw them ride af●er Langley so soon as Langley was got on horse-back and that Mr. Sprackling's horse pursued and they had their Pistolls presented as they rid by Mistris Johnsons Gate after Langley whom they overtook about two miles off and there he was shot through his body with a brace of bullets which entred his back and came forth at his breast and so he was left wallowing in his blood and died presently leaving behind him a Widow and thirteen Orphans in a sad condition Whereupon Paul Allen fled and is not yet taken But Emersom though he were afterwards a Souldier in that Insurrection Yet he was apprehended and Executed at Canterbury It was not proved that Mr. Sprackling commanded them to kill Langley But it 's certain that Mr. Sprakling was Commander in chief there that day and acted as Commissioner and sent for divers honest men and imprisoned some in his house and afterwards went to Sea and continued with the R●volted Ships And it was deposed at Master Sprackling's tryall that he had often threatned Richard Langley and that before Richard Langley was m●rthered M. Sprackling seeing him in the street drew his Sword at him and flourished it over his own head and was ready to assault Richard Langley but was prevented by others And it was deposed also that before the Murther of Richard Langley Mr. Sprackling went out of the Tavern and pursued Langley to his own house with naked weapon in his hand and there call'd for him and sought him but not finding him departed and going out let fall his Pistoll in the entry of Langley's house which Pistoll the Witnesse saw there and took it up After the Court had heard the Evidence against Master Sprackling leave was given him to speak for himself and to bring what witness he pleased in his defence he and they should be fairly heard He named two Lawyers for his assistance in form of Law but none appeared Two Physicians appeared in Court for him and some women to prove he was mad but they spake only generall things only one Physician deposed that he had let him blood four times together in a fever about a year before and that then he was in a distracted fitt but none could swear he was distracted neer at or after the Murther committed only that he used to be outragious in passion c. The Jury giving up their Verdict said they found Mr. Sprackling guilty of wilfull Murther But they acquitted Martin having no proof that he had Combined to kill the Gentlewoman or assisted in killing her but that meerly out of fear of death to himself he was willing to humour his Master in binding Ewell and in praying Mrs. Sprackling to stay and Ewell upon oath sayd that he could not swear that he saw Martin lay hands on her to keep her from going out and Martin having also a good testimoniall of all his neighbours of his peaceable and harmless life The sentence of death being pronounced by the Maior of Sandwich against Master Sprackling Master Peak the Steward made a patheticall exhortation to Mr. Sprackling to repent he shewed him the heinousness of the fact and aggravated it in regard of the murthered Gentlewomans worth in the admirable graces and vertues that shined forth in her c. But Mr. Sprackling answered No man can judge between man and wife but God alone and shewing small token of Repentance or of care for his soul He only requested then that his body might be delivered to four women which he named in open Court Being returned to Prison he refused Conference with any from his Judgement to his death Divers godly Gentlemen and Ministers desired to speak to him but he would admit none There was a Lecture at Sandwich upon the day of his Execution The Jayl joyned to the yard of the Church where the Lecture was preached yet he would not so much as send to be prayed for But the Lecturer Master John Durant prayed earnestly for him In Prison he spake of Receiving the Sacrament by the ministring of Mr. Edward Fellows but did not receive it Upon the 27. day of April last Mr. Sprackling being ready to go to Execution desired the Sheriff of Sandwich to make a guard that no man Minister or other might come neer to speak with him He had notes in writing at his Execution to look on He confessed in generall that he was a sinner and deserved death c. Two Ministers prest neer him and call'd upon him to consider his condition and to glorifie God by a free Confession and exhortation to the people there being as was conceived at least 2000. at his Execution but he desired the Ministers not to trouble him But one of the Ministers pressed Langley's death upon him and desired him to discharge his conscience in that whether he were guilty or not now was the time as the tree falls so it lyes But Mr. Sprackling's answer was Sir I have made my confession to God I pray trouble me not man hath nothing to do with it I pray speak no more of it This is a sad presumption of his guiltiness of Langley's death and that the report is true which saith that Master Sprackling when he sent Allen and Emerson after Richard Langley and bid them bring him dead or alive If he had not appointed them to kill Langley he would now