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A17298	A divine tragedie lately acted, or A collection of sundry memorable examples of Gods judgements upon Sabbath-breakers, and other like libertines, in their unlawfull sports, happening within the realme of England, in the compass only of two yeares last past, since the booke was published worthy to be knowne and considered of all men, especially such, who are guilty of the sinne or arch-patrons thereof.	Burton, Henry, 1578-1648.	1636 (1636)	STC 4140.7; ESTC S115279	33,687	58

and died Remarkable it is that where the Father drew ale upon the Lordsday and so profaned it In the same place his Sonne the next day drew his last breath for that the punishment inflicted was stamped with the resemblance of the sinne convicted EXAMPLE 21. At Baunton in Dorcetshire some being at bowles on the Lords day one flinging his bowle at his fellowbowler hit him on the eare so as the bloud issued forth at the other eare whereof he shortly died The Murtherer fledd EXAMPLE 22. One good man Paul neere Stoke in Dorcetshire rejoycinge much at the erection of a summer-pole at a Parish cald Simsbury in Dorcetshire saying before one his Neighbours he would goe see it though he went naked through a quickset hedge which is a cōmon proverb they use Going with wood in his armes to cast into the bonfire where he lived and using these words Heaven and earth are full of thy glory O Lord he was presently smitten by the Stroke of God and within 2. or 3. dayes dyed and his wife with him These two last examples are testifieth by a Minister in his letter to a brother Minister EXAMPLE 3. A Mayd at Enfield neere London hearing of the liberty which was given by the booke which was published for sports would needs goe daunce with others on the Lords day saying shee would goe daunce so long as shee could stand on her leggs shee daunced so long that thereof within 2. or 3. dayes shee dyed EXAMPLE 23. In the edge of Essex neere Brinkley two fellowes working in a chalke pitt the one was boasting to his fellow how he had angred his Mistrisse with staying so late at their sports the last sunday night but he sayd he would anger her worse the next Sunday He had no sooner sayd this but suddainly the earth fel downe upon him and slew him out right with the fall whereof his fellowes limbe was broken who had been also partner with him in his jollity on the Lords day escaping with his life that he might tell the truth that God might be glorified and that by this warning he might repent of his sin and reforme such his profanesse and remaine as a pillar of salt to season others with feare by his example EXAMPLE 24. The last Spring a Miller hard by Wootton in Worcestershire went on the Lordsday to a wake whence returning home againe the same day at night found his Mill and house all on a fier this was testified by a Minister in a Reply to another Minister who was an eye witnes EXAMPLE 25. At Woolston in the same Country where the sayd Ministers father had beene Minister 40. yeares and by Gods blessing upon his labours had reformed things very well yet upon the publication of this booke in printe many of the inhabitants the springe following were imboldned to set up Maypoles Morrice daunce and a Whitson ale continuing their rude revelling a weeke together with many affronts to their ancient and reverent Pastor but it pleased God that not long after a sparke from a smithes shop caught in that roome where the ale was brewed and though meanes were ready at hand yet it could not be quenched but set the house on fire and presently flew to the barne in which their disorder was and burnt the same with 13. dwelling houses more most of whose inhabitants were actors or abetters in the same This is testifieth by many EXAMPLE 12. At Topudle in Dorceshiere one Iohn Hooper aliàs Cole upon the promulgation of the sayd Booke was let downe into a Well to cleanse it for to brew beere for a Whitson ale by Francis Laurence aliàs Smith and Stephen P●pe Churchwardens which Well was in the backe side of Richard Laurence aliàs Smith Which Iohn Hooperfel● from the rope into the Well where he dyed EXAMPLE 26. Richard Iones son of Widdow Iones Iul. 1634. not farre from Dorchester being severely admonished by his Mother when shee understood he had a purpose on satturday night to goe on the Lords day with other companions to Stoake to play at a sport called fiues but persisting in his resolution and going the next day accordingly being the Lords day at Stoake where he played at the said sport at night returning home with his companions W m. Burges W m. Hill Iohn Edwards after they had there wel drunke they fall first a justling one another in the way then to boxes and in the end Edwards stabbing Iones under the left side he dyed thereof the monday night following about seaven of the Clocke Behold here a terrible example of disobedience to Gods holy commandements not only the fourth but the fifth also EXAMPLE 27. At Ovendeane in Sussex about 9. or 10. miles from Alfriston aliàs Ason one Iohn Arcold of the age of one or two and twenty yeares eldest sonne to Iohn Arcold a blacksmith dwelling in Ason with other younkars would needs fall a ringing of the bells on a Sabbath day presuming the Booke for Sports gave them full liberty so to doe One of the Churchwardens Robert Kenward hindred them from their jangling whereupon the said Arcold and his companions fell in some contestation with him telling him that though he hindred them now yet they would ring the next Sunday whether he would or no. But the said Iohn Arcold the ringleader before the next Sunday came was strucke with a sicknesse in which he continued a fortnight or 3. weekes till he died in which time Robbert Kenward the Churchwarden repairing to him and putting him in minde of his bold affronting of him he seemed to be sorry for it and promised if God would be pleased to restore him againe to his health he would never doe the like God make his surviving companions and all others wise by his example EXAMPLE 28. At Walton upon Thames in Surrey not farre from Oatlands in the last great frost 3 youngmen on the Lords day after they had beene at the Church in the forenoone where the Minister pressing the words of his text out of 2. Cor. 5. 10. that we must all appeare before the judgement seat of Christ c. they the while whispering one to another as they sate In the afternoone they went together over the Thames upon the Ice unto a house of disorder and gameing where they spent the rest of the Lords day and part of the night also in revelling one of them in a Tauerne merrily discoursing the next day of his Sabbath-acts and voyage over the Ice but on the Tewsday next after these three returning home wards and attempting to passe again over the yce they all sanke downe to the bottome as stones whereof one only of them was miraculously preserved but the other two were drowned Rejoyce O younge man in thy youth and let thy hart cheare thee in the dayes of thy youth and walke in the wayes of thy hart and in the sight of thine eyes But know thou that for all these things God will

of the booke prepared for a solemne summer ale The bringing in of their Lady flora should have been guarded with a Marshall troope the lustiest wench and stoutest young man in the towne were chosen to be the purveyors for cakes and for ribbons for favours the solemnity was to be on the munday but the preparation on the Lords day this lusty tall mayd on the satturday before went to the mill to fetch home the meale for cakes on her head shee being stronge and able for the purpose but in the way passing by a hedge shee was suddainly struck by a divine stroke and fell into the ditch where shee was found dead shee was suffered to lye abroad in that pickle all the Lords day til munday morning when the Coroner being send for shee was thence carried to her grave immediately where all her solemnity was burried with her all her vaine thoughts in that very day wherein the great solemnity should have been And see what a good effect this wrought in the whole towne First all their mirth was turned into mourning no summer ale kept and besides that they being moved by the dreadfull stroke of God tooke their may-pole downe which they had before sett up and never after would presume to set it up againe or to have any more summer-ales or may-games God grant they continue in their sober mindes and that all other would learne to be wise by their example EXAMPLE 11. In Yorkshire at a Wake in the Parish of Otley at Baildon on the Lords day two of them sitting at drinke late in the night fell out and being parted the one a little after finding his fellow sitting by the fire with his backe towards him comes behinde him and with a hatchet chines him downe the backe so as his bowells fell out the murtherer flying immediately and being hotly pursued lept into a river and so drowned himselfe O fearefull fruits of carnall liberty EXAMPLE 18. One in Glocestershire being very forward to advance a solemne sommer-meeting wherein his sonne was to be a cheefe stickler went himselfe in great jollity to see it and there beholding it he fell downe suddainly and so dyed EXAMPLE 12. One at Ham neere Kingston being a scoffer of all goodnesse and a common profaner of the Sabbath going abroad to see his grounds on the Lords day and finding some neighbours cattell to have broken in he runnes to drive them out and that with such eagernesse that he fell downe dead instantly upon the place EXAMPLE 13. One Wright at Kingston being a scoffer of Religion and rejoycing much at the suspending of his Minister and others for not reading the booke of sports in their Churches saying hee hoped to see them allso served shortly was within a day or two after struck with a dead Palsy all over the one side and with blindnesse and dumnesse that he could neither goe see nor speake and so lay in a miserable manner for a fortnight and then dyed EXAMPLE 14. In Moorefields neere London sundry youths playing at Catt on the Lords day two of them fell out and the one hitting the other under the eare with his catt he therewith fell downe for dead in the place the other was sent to prison but the dead for the time by Gods mercy recovering the prisoner was released which may be a warning both to them and all other youth to take heed how they so profane the Lords day EXAMPLE 1. A woman about Northampton the same day that shee heard the booke for sports read went immediately and having 3. pence in her purse hired a fellow to goe to the next Towne to fetch a Minstrell who comming shee with others fell a dauncing which continued within night at which time shee was got with child which at the birth shee murthering was detected and apprehended and being convented before the justice shee confessed it and with all told the occasion of it saying it was her falling to sport on the Sabbath upon the reading of the booke so as for this treble sinful act her presumtuous profaning of the Sabbath which brought her adulte●y that murther Shee was according to the Law both of God and man put to death much sinne and misery followeth upon sabbath-breaking EXAMPLE 2. Also at Northampton in the last Easter assises there was a youngman who formerly by seeing the example of good people in the due sanctification of the Lords day or Sabbath had begun to reforme his former loose kind of life and to frame his conversation according to Gods word and that in the well keeping of the Sabbath abstaining therein from sports and pastimes and spending the whole day in the publike and private duties of it but when once he heard of the publishing of the booke for sports and pastimes he fell backe againe to his former wallowing and being taken as he was picking a pocket when the Iudges weare in the Church upon examination confessed what he had formerly beene and how he had been reformed and that upon the publishing of the sayd booke he was incouraged to run riot a fresh by which meanes he fell into this impiety and iniquity for the which he suffered death EXAMPLE 15. Aprill 1● 1635. being Satturday one travelling with three others from London to Maydenhead he the rest spending the Sabbath there would travell on his way the next day being the Lords day contrary both to Gods commandement and also of the Lady whom he served who had given him strict charge to observe the Sabbath and not to travell on it He rode in the morning to Henley and there heard the Sermon after that he fell to travail in the afternoone but as he went in the way leading his horse in his hand gently downe a plaine descent and even way his horse suddainly fell and broke both his fore leggs the man sore agast at this not more suddaine then strange disaster which he could not but attribute to the immediate hand of God and being past all hope of recovery was forced himselfe to knocke his horse in the head and so to leave him and being the next day overtaken at Abington by his company whom he had left the day before and they asking him how it fell out he was no further on his way he smote his breast and told them how it had befallen him in the way saying that he had heard many a good Sermon yet none of them or any thing else did so worke upon his conscience as this thing did and that this example should be a warning unto him for ever travailing on the Sabbathday againe This is testified under the hands of those 3. which had travailed with him and over tooke him EXAMPLE 16. At Dartmouth 1634. upon the comming forth and publishing of the booke for sports a company of younkers on May-day morning before day went into the Country to fetch home a May-pole with Drum and Trumpett whereat the neighbouring inhabitants were affrighted supposing

A DIVINE TRAGEDIE LATELY ACTED Or A Collection of sundry memorable examples of Gods judgements upon Sabbath-breakers and other like Libertines in their unlawfull Sports happening within the Realme of England in the compass only of two yeares last past since the Booke was published worthy to be knowne and considered of all men especially such who are guilty of the sinne or Arch-patrons thereof Psal. 50. vers 22. Now consider this ye that forget God least he teare you in peeces and there be none to deliuer you Gregorius M. Moralium lib. 36. c. 18. Deus etsi quaedam longanimiter tolerat quaedam tamen in hac vita flagellat hîc nonnunquam ferire inchoatur quos aeterna damnatione consumat Tibullus Elegiarum lib. 3. Eleg. 7 Foelix quicunque dolore Alterius disces posse carere tuo Concil Paris 2. lib. 3. c. 5. Salubriter admonemus cunctos fideles ut diei Dominico debitum honorum reverentiam exhibeant Quoniam hujus dehonoratio à Religione Christiana valde abhorret suis violatoribus animarum perniciem proculdubio generat Alex. Alensis ex Hieron P. 3. Q. 32. M. 4. Art 1. Resol Quis dubitat Sceleratiùs esse commissum quod graviùs est punitum ut Num. 15. 35. ibid. Anno M. DC XXXVI TO THE READER CHristian Reader it is a true saying of that royal King Salomon Prov. 19. 29. Iudgments are prepared for Scorners that is for such who contemne the precepts and admonitions of God and his faithfull Ministers And as they are thus prepared so are they oft times executed upon such even in this present life that Gods power truth and justice might be manifested and wicked men frighted from their evill courses So the Psalmist Psalm 9. 16. The Lord is knowne by the judgment that he executeth the wicked is snared in the worke of his owne hands the reason is thus rendered by the Prophet Isay. c. 26. 9. For when thy judgements are in the earth the inhabitants of the world will learne righteousnesse though never so indocible and refractory before Neither doth God so inflict his judgements as to have them presently forgotten but he stampes a Memento on them having so done his marvelous works as wel of justice as of mercy that they ought to be had in remembrance Psalm 111. 4. Himselfe therefore hath vouchsafed to record even in sacred writ many notable examples of his avenging justice both generall Nationall and personall for al posteritie to contemplate prefacing some of them with a special Memorandum for our more serious consideration of them with Luk. 17. 32. Remember Lots wife which judgments though executed many thousand yeares past yet they remaine still fresh upon record as done but yesterday even for this very end that they might be examples unto us not to last after evil things as they lusted nor to trace the footsteps of their sinfull wayes lest we should incurre the selfe same exemplarie punishments as they susteined 1. Cor. 10. 5. to 12. And as God himselfe so holy men of God in all ages following his example have carefully observed and registred to posteritie the speciall most remarkable judgments of God upon obstinate sinnes and sinners of all sorts with which not only ecclesiasticall but even profane Stories are fully fraught happened in the ages and the places wherein they lived Many whereof M r. Iohn Fox in his Acts and monuments neere the end M r Raynolds in his Treatise concerning the miraculous discovery and punishments of murthers and Murtherers D r Thomas Peard in his Theatre of Gods judgments with sundry others have collected and digested into intire Tractates the very reading serious perusall whereof would no doubt daunt the most professed Atheist reclaime the most incorrigible sinner I therefore desiring to tread in their pious footsteps having received from good intelligence many memorable presidents of Gods avenging Iustice upon Sabbath-breakers the profaners of Sacred times devouted to his service happening within the compasse of our little Iland within two yeares space since the publication of the Declaration for Sports and Pastimes after evening Prayer on the Lords day in Parish Churches by divers Ministers hath sett open the floudgates to this presumptuous Sinne of Sabbath-breaking thought it a part of my bounden duty to preserve and propagate their memorie both for the honour of Gods truth and justice the vindication of the intire sanctifycation of his sacred day which he hath visiblie pleaded for from heaven since men have been audaciously profane as to pleade and I would I could not say to write and preach against it upon earth the clearing of those Ministers innocency who now unjustly suffer thorough the malice of ungodly persecutors and raging Prelates for refusing to joine with others in spurring on the people to the greedy pursuite of this crying dangerous Syn to the ruine of their Soules their bodies and shame of our religion and the monition of this present and all future ages to beware of this so dangerous a transgression How God hath punished this very Syn in former ages in such who have either by dancing Sports Pastimes orunnecessary Labors and travels profaned his Sacred day I meane not to record he that listeth may read store of such examples registred to his hands in the Counsell of Paris under Lewis and Lotharius anno 829. l. 1. c. 50. which relates in generall That many present in this Councell were eye-witnesses and others of them had it by relation that some men upon the Lords day being aboute their husbandry have bene slaine with thunder some punished with the contraction of their joynts and sinnes some even with visible fire have had their bodyes and bones burnt up in a moment and sodainly resolved into ashes and that many other terrible examples of like nature hath happened and did fall out dayly By WHICH IT WAS DECLARED THAT GOD IS MVCH OFFENDED WITH THE DISHONOVR OF SO GKEAT A DAI Petrus Plessensis in Litania major Sermo 20. In Mathew Paris Historia Major Anno 1200. p. 194. in Roger Houenden Anno 1200. p. 822. In Mathew Westminster Flores Historiarum Anno 1200. In Vincentius Beluacensis Speculum Morale l. 3. pr. 9. Distinctio 9. ofdances In the flower of the Commandements printed in the beginning of K. Hen. 8. fol. 159. to 163. In Henricus Gran. Distinct. 9. Exemp 51. in the Magdeburge Centuries Centurie 12. c. 6. In D r. Bownde his doctrine of the Sabbath Edition 2. p. 252. to 263. the first booke in M r Iohn Feild his declaration of Gods judgments at Paris garden in M r Philip Stubs his Anatomie of abuses p. 185. in the Practice of Piety 429. to 434. and D r. Beard his Theatre of Gods judgements All which have registred sundrie notable Iudgements of God upon sundry Sabbath-breakers which have presumed to daunce worke or travell on the Lords holy day of purpose to shew the danger of profaning holy times and to deterre men from this

your view to deterre all others from this Sinne. It is a true saying of Cyprian Praebentur cunctis Exempla cum fuerint quibusdam irrogata Supplicia The Divine Punishments of a few are warnings to all God grant that these may be so to us Hee saith the same Father is over audacious who strives to passe over there where he hath seene another to have fallen hee is outragiously bead-stronge who is not strucke with feare when he beholds another perish in that course which he is running he onely is a lover of his owne safety who takes warning by the Deathes of others and he alone is a prudent man who is made wise by the Ruines of other men God of his mercie vouchsafe that the exemplarie deathes of these few here specified and of thousands more in this time of mortality occasioned by this Sinne of Sabbath-breaking were as the former pests Together with a Plague in Pope Pelagius the second his time An. Domin 591. as Petrus Blessensis in his 20. Sermon de Litania majori records may prove life to many and the judgements on some become remedies to cure all who are sicke of the selfesame Sinne. Amen Examples of Gods judgments VPON SABBATH-BREAKERS THese Examples of Gods judgements hereunder set downe have fallen out within the space of lesse then two yeares last past even since the Declaration for sports tolerated on the Lords day was published and read by many Ministers in their congregations for hereupon ill disposed people being as dry fewell to which fire being put quickly flameth forth or as waters pent up and restrained being let loose breake forth more furiously were so incouraged if not inraged as taking liberty dispensed thereby so provoked God that his wrath in sundry places hath broken out to the destruction of many would to God to the instruction of any And the judgements are so much the more remarkable that so many in number as here are observed besides many more no doubt which have not come to our eares should fall within so narrow a compasse of time so thick and that in so many places as we read not of such a number of judgements in this kinde for this one sin throughout the whole history of time from the Apostles hitherto So many there are of them as it were too heathenish to impute them to chance too much stupidity and envy of Gods glorie not to acknowledge the speciall hand of God in them upon such transgressors of his owne sacred day And it were to be wished that all the examples in this kinde within this compasse of time were diligently collected and compiled into one Narration for the further illustration of Gods glory and for admonition to all Sabbath-breakers who if they repent not nor surcease from such their profanesse it may justly be feared that the number of such examples will be daily increased till they make a heape for all the World to stand amazed at In the meane time who so is wise and will observe these things even they shall understand the loving kindnesse of the Lord Psal. 107. 43. As for the truth of them I have good testimony under the hands of men of sufficient credit for the most of them and the rest hath come to our eares by credible report If it shall so fall out that one or two or so should proove otherwise either for the substance or circumstance let not the Reader blame me who have used my best diligence to inquire out the certain truth of them all and I am sure the most of the examples are confirmed by witnesses without all exception and none of them is to me of any suspected credit So as here are no fained miracles nor fabulous stories nor ould Wives tales for profane Scoffers to ieare at and play upon thereby to disgrace and discredit all truthes in this kinde as some of late have done History of the Sabbath part 2. chap. 7. pag. 223. but these examples are such as will abide the and search of this present age wherein are yet living so many both eare and eye witnesse of them EXAMPLE 19. A Miller at Churchdowne neere Glocester would needs contrary to the admonitions both of his Minister in private and generally in publicke yea and that very day and of other christian friends keepe a solemne Whitson ale for which he had made large preparation and provision even of threescore dozen of cheescakes with other things proportionable in the Church-house halfe a mile from his mille his musical instruments were sett forth on the side of the Church-house where the Minister and people were to passe to the Church to evening Prayer When prayer Sermon were ended the Drumbe is struck up the peeces discharged the Musicians play and the rowt fall a dauncing till the evening where they all with the Miller resort to his mille where that evening before they had supt about 9. of the cloke on Whitsunday a fire tooke suddainly in his house over their heads and was so briefe and quicke that it burnt downe his house and mille and devoured with all the greatest of all his other provision and housholdstuffe This is confirmed by sundry good testimonies EXAMPLE 20. Richard Benfield an Apparitor in the parish of Hemsteed kept an Ale in the Church-house joyning to the Church-yard with dauncing and revelling night and day without controule pretending that the Bishop would beare him out and not unlikely because at his complaint to the Bishop of his Minister for preaching against dauncing and Maypoles he was suspended for his labour It happened that upon the Lords day at even being the 20. day of Aprill that his youngest Sonne was accused for stealing a purse and 20. Shillings in it from a Butcher who lay drunke upon the board or table in the Church-house for which he was like to be hanged the purse being found about him Vpon the 21. day of the said moneth Benfield his eldest Sonne Richard went downe into Hempsteeds Peirse about some busines his youngest brother with him where they mett with a litle boy called Baker that had beene a fishing having some small fishes in his hand Benfields youngest Sonne would have taken these fishes from Baker whereupon they fell together by the eares The eldest brother Rich. Benfield went to helpe his yonger brother being too weake for Baker This Baker did sweare a great oath that he would stabbe him if he did meddle with him upon which words Benfield fell upon Baker gave him a boxe or two and ranne away Baker followed him with his knife in his hand overtooke him and thrust his knife three inches deepe into his body which wound prooved mortall so that he never spake more words then these oh Iack Baker hath killed me and so fell downe Two men being present there tooke him up in their armes brought him up into the Church-house alive and so soone as they had put him out of their armes upon the Table he groaned