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A59323	The life and death of Major Clancie, the grandest cheat of this age wherein is set forth many of his villanous projects (real matter of fact) both in England, Ireland, France, Spain and Italy, at last was executed at Tyburn : the reading of which will give the reader great satisfaction.	Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724.	1680 (1680)	Wing S2696A; ESTC R37370	66,928	162

well for 't was I that did it so runs hastily out of the Room the King not being willing to have the rest buried commands the Secretary to write a Refference upon the Citizens Petition to my Lord of Ormond to examine and report if not determine the matter as soon as the Pitition and refference was brought to my Lord he appoints a day of hearing in order to which he sent for the Bishop likewise to the Citizen who failed not of coming at the hour to the place appointed for the hearing Thither came a croud of people to hear the matter debated first the Citizen was called to make good the Allegations of the Petition which he did with much ease there being none to contradict § Then the Bishop was desired to make his defence who confessed these words in the Petition to be true that is that he would satisfy the Petitioner next day in his doubts and scruples of Conscience but not to pay any money for there was not a word of any such like thing spoken of by any of them which was all he had to say My Lord of Ormond asked if there were any Witness or other proof to be heard on either side to which he answered no. Why then says my Lord I do find upon the whole matter that the Petitioner is out of purse two several fifty pounds one was lent long before your Lordship was any way concerned so as I must needs free you from any part of that sum as for the last fifty which was absolutely lent upon your Lordships promise of satisfaction by such an hour I do not clearly find how to ease you of that but advise you to compound with the Petitioner several arguments were used by the Bishop to strengthen what had been Pleaded in his behalf and formerly repeated in this discourse but all to little purpose CHAP. IX AT the Kings Restauration The Prince of Tuscany and his Servant Gerardo being together having some occasions offered to talk of the Restauration of the King of England at which they were very much rejoyced Gerardo began to talk of my Lord Ormond wondering they never heard from him since his leaving that Country the Prince said it was something strange yet believed the reason was because they had not been setled in their Possession and Laws so soon after so many Changes and Revolutions Gerardo asked his Master if he would give him leave to go into England to see the Change To which the Prince consented and said he would write by him to my Lord of Ormond a Letter of Congratulation with some modest mention of his own small Concern His preparation for his Journy took up but little time nor do we hear much of him till his Arrival in England where he spent part of his time in seeing the Country informing himself every where as he Travelled of the Peoples Satisfaction in the Kings coming home very inquisitive after the Nobility of their several Names and Fortunes especially my Lord of Ormond of whom he had such Characters of nobleness and a ccomplished generosity as confirmed him in the belief of what he had often heard before To Court he comes there enquires for my Lord of Ormonds Apartment where meeting some of my Lords Gentlemen desired to be brought to kiss my Lords hand and deliver his Letter of which my Lord having notice sent to have the Gentleman brought up who no sooner came into the Room and delivered his Letter but there was observed a suddain change in his Countenance at which the Standers by much wondered although not half so much as my Lord did at the Letter which mentioned thing which my Lord knew nothing of but having read it turns to the Gentleman that brought it him and said Sir I understand by this Letter you have brought me from the Prince that your Name is Gerardo and that you are his Servant and that you brought me at such a time from him a very kind and friendly Token Pray Sir did you bring any such or did you ever see me before this time The Gentleman seeing how grosely he was mistaken in him that took upon him to be Lord of Ormond the greatness of the difference both in Person and Carriage scarce knew what Answer or what excuse to make for himself either to my Lord or his Master were he there present and had enough to do to stand upon his Legs which all perceived yet with a great Sigh he told my Lord how innocently he fell into a most unfortunate mistake though with a true intention of a real Service to his Lordship that most true it is that I never saw your Lordship till now and as true as there was a Gentleman that came into our Country that did personate your Lordship very cunningly and imploy'd me to the Prince who very readily sent by me what he desired believing him to be my Lord of Ormond though not resembling you in the least this my Lord is the truth and my undoing to be instrumental in a thing of that prejudice to my Master and no manner of Service to your Lordship to whom it was intended § To which my Lord makes this reply that he never knew any thing of the matter before yet is very sensible of the Princes kind intentions and that although he did not receive the benefit of the kindness intended him yet his obligation was no whit the less and that he would not alow the Prince to be a Sufferer for his good will to him but would restore him his money with many thanks which he commanded-should be immediately brought to Gerardo with a Token of Gratitude for his own good will The case is much altered with Gerardo upon the suddain who resolves for the remaining part of his Life to evidence to the World the Bounty and true Nobleness of the Generous Lord of Ormond brought him from Death to Life by preserving his Integrity to his Master and easing him of the weight at Present of that great Burthen he lay under which was like to have sunk him before them all Gerardo returns homeward chearfully gives his Master an account of his Reputation and his own astonishment at first sight of my Lord of Ormond and likewise how my Lord received the intended kindness of the Prince who at hearing this Relation wished for nothing more then to find out the Counterfeit that durst take that Name upon him and personate so brave and worthy a Nobleman and lofty attempt to fool and cheat him of his money vowing he would give that sum to have him they were soon weary of the search CHAP. X. CLancie being no nearer than London practising his own Trade after his wonted manner Goes into a Wollendrapers-shop takes up so many yards of Cloath to make him a new Livery has it carried into his Coach tells the Marchant he had no money about him but send one of these young Men your Servants along as far as my Lodgings and I will

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MAJOR CLANCIE The GRANDEST CHEAT OF THIS AGE WHEREIN Is set forth many of his Villanous Projects Real matter of Fact both in England Ireland France Spain and Italy at last was Executed at Tyburn the Reading of which will give the Reader great satisfaction PVBLISHED by AVTHORITY LONDON Printed by D. Mallet and are to be sold at his House in Half-Moon Court adjoining to Ludgate 1680. MADAM I Cannot but apprehend howgreat my Honour and Happiness would be if by my Service I could incline your Ladiship to believe the real sence I have of the many favours you have so often and so undeservedly placed upon me nor have I other returns to make but my obedience Truth is Madam my obligations are such as cannot be concealed which makes mechose rather to subject my self to censure for impertinences than ingratitude which I hope will induce your Ladiship to mittigate the rigour of what censure I may have justly deserved and by your example stop the current of such tongues as might otherwise critically carpat every thing they see though never so well intended This is the sum of my Request only that your Ladiship will assure your self in the knowledge that I desire to be esteemed Madam Your Humble Servant E. S. TO THE LADIES OF THE COURT PArdon me Ladies that I did Not right you as my Fancy bid Nor in my well meant Lines infer Your Dues in each particuler Wherein if I have err'd by chance Charge it upon my Ignorance Whose harder Fate could never own The Bliss of being better known To your Perfections So fall in Short Pray waste a Frown upon me for t TO THE READER BEing ready to lay hold upon the first opportunity I made use of this occasion that by my Obedience I might Evidence some thing of Gratitude in my Nature to Her that so often and so largely contrib●ted to my Preservation when in my weakest and lowest condition of Health 'T is the Countess of Marlborough who commanded me to undertake this Taske to whom it is Dedicated with all the Service I can be capable of under whose Protection I hope it may find a kind Reseption with some shelter from the Storm that may otherwise threaten it from the severe lash of the Censorious You seldome meet with Books of any sort but some advantage may be had by reading them Where you will find Vertue cherished and Vice punished I d●ubt you will find but little mention of the former in this discourse his while Life being taken up in Studdies to practice the contrary Some have the art to put a good gloss upon an ill Cause I am none of those nor do I pretend to the Pen of a reddy Writer or any part of Eloquence which you will find by the plainness of the Stile nor can I free it from a great many Errours that may justly deserve a Censure which makes me intreat your favourable construction both of it and me That propose to my self no other advantage but to obey my Lady and present you this subject for divertion If it please you I have my wish if not I can but be sorry That what was so well intended should have so ill success It is impossible to please all and therefore I content my self if I am so Fortunate as to please any whose favourable interpretation and good Opinion is desired by your Servant E. S. THE LIFE and DEATH OF MAJOR CLANCIE IN the time of the late disorders by Commotions in Ireland which some call'd Rebellion when the Irish made choice of such of their Party to manage and Steer the Course of their affairs as they thought the fittest and best amongst them for so great an undertaking to whom they gave the Title of Supream Council whose Orders Decrees and Determinations were uncontroulably to be observ'd all Ireland over under such Penalties Forfeitures and Punishments as they thought fit to inflict according to the Nature of the offence or disobedience to such Laws and orders as were Prescrib'd by this Supream Council Their Place of Residence was Kilkenney where they were constantly visited and Courted from abroad particularly from Rome by the Popes Nuncio from Spain by Don-Diego D' L' Torris and from France by Monsieur Monery a Person so accomplisht and so obliging Civil that all men coveted his Company insomuch that there seldom was a meeting or Design of Merriment intended or Contrived by any Person of Quality there but Mounsieur Monery must be one who as often return'd their kindness in their own way It hapened that to one of his Feasts or Grand Balls there came a Gentleman out of the County of Clare invited to that Feast by the Master of i● this Gentleman had amongst the rest of his Attendants a very fine lively Boy that waited on him as his Page whose Carriage and great Diligence in his Office of Page-ship Monsieur Monery took great notice of and was very much taken with which the Gentleman perceiving was very willing to Oblige and the other conceiving it a greater preferment of the Boy bestowed him as a great Present to the Monsieur who received him so and having with a great deal of Language exprest his thanks desired to know the Boys Name he told him his Name was Dennis Clancie the Monsieur immediately altered the Boys Habit and gave him all the testimonies of a kind Reception with which the Boy was so transported that he studied nothing more than to please his Master by being ready at his Call or Beck never out of the way to wait the Service or Command of his Master and continued so not only during his Masters stay in Ireland but for some years after his coming into France where the Boy had all convenient opportunities for his Education could be wisht for which he neglected not but made so good use of his time that he improved it to the full by acquiring the French Tongue perfectly and all that he could gather both from his Latine and Dancing Master or what else the Academy could afford which took so with the Monsieur that he could not conceal from his Friends and acquaintance how precious a Jewel he had of his Boy Clancie to whose Breast he durst commit the greatest Secret Nor was he Master of that thing in the World he could not trust his Servant Clancie with As appeared upon an occasion the Monsieur had to Travil into some far remote part whither his occasions drew him and required his attendance for some considerable Time which he acquainted his trusty Servant with and told him withal how great his satisfaction was at Parting to know he left behind him the trustiest carefullest and honestest Servant in the World in whom he so much confided that he would leave him in his House at Paris to have a particular Care of his Trunks wherein there lay some Papers of concern his Apparel and some Money The Boy having with Tears expressed his great sorrow for being

to see the Major in safety in the Dungeon with Orders to the Jaylors to use him Rigorously where he is kept so close with such a weight of Irons and so slender Fare and continued in that manner so long that he absolutely despairs ever to escape that imprisonment till he is carried to his Grave No Mediation or Intercession now prevails no hopes of Comfort left only the expectation of his Torments will soon end with his most miserable Life which he hourly wishes for all that he can study or Aim at or that his Torments will give him leave to think of is to prepare himself for another World where he must account for what he has done In this now appears plainly to him the transitoryness of things how little Comfort or conversation can be hoped for here where there is nothing permanent but all sublunary The Jailor being the only person privy to his most secret thoughts drawn to some pitty and commiseration by the long continued Sighs and Groans of the poor and akeing-hearted Prisoner gives him privatly some Ease by taking part of his tormenting Irons off other times relieving him with some small Crumbs of comfortable Bits of Meat and such like Acts of Charity really believing his stay could not be long in his Custody but that Death must soon ease him of his Burthen One day the Jailor coming to visit his Prisoner asked him if there was any thing he would have done or any Message he would have delivered to any Friend or Relation of his or if he had a Will to make either by Word or Writing if so he was very ready and willing to do him all the Service he could To which the Prisoner made Answer no only gave him thanks for that Offer of his and his many other Kindnesses which he doubted not but God would reward him for one Request I have to make and to none but you that is to consider me as a Dying Man who now wholely and solely bend my thoughts and works to make my Peace with God in order to which that you will not deny me your Assistance chiefly in bringing me the Superior of the Franciscans Father Delahyde that I may make my Confession before my hour come which cannot be long now that he may be assistful to me in this great Work § The Jailor made all the hast he could lest the Prisoner should die before he returned Father Delahide having heard much of Major Clancie wondred at such a Charecter as the jailor gave of him pressing with so much earnestness the Reverend Father to come away in hast who is no sooner entred the Prison But is struck with wonder at the sight of the Major whose durance hardship and Pain reduced him to the most lamentable Spectacle in the World nothing but Skin and Bones his Eyes sunk his Lips dried up his Jaw-bone ready to pierce the Sin a direct Anatomy or perfect Ghost with so little Breath as he was believed would onely serve for this short time of Confession which the Major begins having examined the whole course of his Life from the beginning to that hour with some uncounterfeited Zeal so much seeming Sanctity so strong Resolution of amendment in case of Life contrary to expectation with so hearty Repentance that the Reverend Father admired him as the truest Penitent he ever met with and having pronounced Absolution sent presently to his Convent for a Cordial to prolong the Majors Life if it could be and where the Major begged his Reverence to come once a day to see him the Father seldome stayed one hour in a day from him for the oftner he came the better he liked the Conversation or rather Recantation of the Major never mentioning holy things in which he took so much satisfaction that he believed it an acceptable and meritorious work to preserve him and believed himself obliged to endeavour it One day Father Guardian went to see Mr. Fanning and the rest of the Commissioners who all received him with a great deal of Respect and kindness and asked him if his Reverence had any Service to command them He said his chief business was to see them and withal told them where he had been to see one of the Wonders of the World one he believed had not his fellow in the World sor true Penitency and perfect Devotion One of the Commissioners asked who it was he told him it was the very Picture of sorrow and Repentance Major Clancie Mr. Fanning starts up and wonders that any Man would mention him for any Good but he had so generally abused mankind nay those that had befriended him most he betray'd soonest To which the Frier replies how merciful God is and how Men ought to imitate and follow his Example This Subject occasioned a long Discourse that at last wrought upon Mr. Fanning so far as to grant Father Dallahide his Request which was that Major Clancie should be brought before the Commissioners and there be heard speak for himself Orders were sent to the Jailor to bring him The Jailor makes Answer he may as well bring the Prison upon his Back as the Prisoner in his Bolts that is hardly able to walk without a supporter if he had all other freedome whereupon he is commanded to take his Irons off and bring him with some Souldiers to attend him The Crowd in the Streets was so great that the Souldiers had something to do to clear the way for this walking Ghost who with much ado is brought before the Commissioners who were moved to some compassion at the appearance of this lamentable Spectacle Father Dellahide break the silence first and turning to the Major tells him my Child I have perswaded these Gentlemen to hear you therefore what ever you have to say speak it freely I humbly thank your Reverence and these worthy Gentlemen I have not much to say but only this that I cannot but apprehend how I must inavoidably subject my self to the Lash of Censorious persons who will undoubtedly reproach me with the scandalous Terms of Flattery in repeating what I have just reason to believe that God is well pleased with all these Gentlemen that have so justly punished and imprisoned me whereby I come to know my self and call to mind my many former Errors and Transgressions so often committed with which I might have hazarded if not absolutely purchased perpetual Damnation from which I hope that God will now defend me Nor do I petition Life or Liberty lest I might never be so prepared for my End only desire so much Ease from those Tortures that I might spend the few hours I have to live in the Exercise of those Admonitions I have from my Ghostly Father If I cannot obtain this I submit with satisfaction that some will take Example by my deserved Punishments and amend their Lives which I heartily wish all good Christians may do With these and many such Expressions the Major wrought so upon all the Crowd of Hearers