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The character of a trulie vertuous and pious woman as it hath been acted by Mistris Margaret Dungan (vvife to Doctor Arnold Boate) in the constant course of her whole life, which she finished at Paris, 17 Aprilis 1651.
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Boate, Arnold, 1600?-1653?
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1651
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vvithin her and upon her lips For a little before she lost her speecâ— after one of her grievoâ—sest and last tossing 〈◊〉 vvhen the sight and senâ— of vvhat she indured aâ— the most evident signes 〈◊〉 the inevitablenes of 〈◊〉 losse had caused me iâ— transport of sorrovv 〈◊〉 throvv myselfe upon 〈◊〉 bed by her side with abâ—â—dance of teares she 〈◊〉 in french the languâ—â—e she had onelie spâ—â—â—e all that night becaâ—se that all the persons in â—â—e room understood it â—â—d most of them understood no other Violà tout le mal that is Loe there all the euill the meaning of vvhich vvords verie intelligible to me by vvhat so often before she had expressed more at large unto me vvas That she vvas sensible or apprehensive of no ill to herselfe in her death but onelie of the evill and grief it did and vvould cause unto me And she spoke this thus shortlie because that speaking begun novv to be somevvhat troublesome aâ—â— difficult unto her Neithâ—â— doe I knovv that 〈◊〉 spoke anie thing else aâ—â—â— it but that she gave 〈◊〉 blessing to her chiâ—â— vvhom she savv stâ—â—d most sadlie at the â—â—â—s foot the poore lamb â—aking the mothers calâ—â—o heart much beyond vâ—â—at is usuall in so younâ—â—n age and gave and as â—â—d vvith svveetest expreâ—â—â—â—s accompanied vvith â—ost svveet and tender lâ—â—â—s an assurance of of a â—â—fect forgivenes of anie displeasure that at anie time might have been caused by the one of us to the other For after that beeing risen for to give the midvvife and the nurce-keeper vvay to change her to another place as she had desired I found vvhen that vvas done and that I came again to her that she had lost her speech though not yet her fences For a messe of broth vvith some medcinall thing in it vvhich Dr Sarrasin and the Midvvife judged proper for her and desireâ— her to take hauing beeâ— refused by her as tireâ— by the greate varietie oâ— cordials and other thingâ— that had been given to hâ—â— since the beginning of tâ—â— fit and finding it noâ— althogether bootlesse 〈◊〉 take anie thing vvhaâ—soeuer assoon as I hâ—â— tendered it unto her aâ—â— prayed her to take it fâ—â— my sake she took it veâ—â— readilie and took-dovâ—â— every drop of it And hauing not long after also lost her sences she continued in that estate the matter of a quarter of an houre longer and hauing been verie quiet and calme this last halfe houre of her life all her paines and pangs having quite left her and her tossings beeing quite ceased vvith them she vvent-out like a candle and gave-up her ghost most quietlie going herselfe to taKe possession of heavenlie blisse but leaving me fâ—â— of most grievous aâ—â— mortall sorrovv to 〈◊〉 as long as my dayes thâ—â— beeing nothing on tâ—â—s earth that can make 〈◊〉 unto me that joy 〈◊〉 comfort vvhich I hâ—â—e lost by loosing her 〈◊〉 rest companie XXII Her greate resolutâ—â—n against death and 〈◊〉 courageous contemtâ—â—f all the terrours of it to the verie last moment as it vvas altogether contrary to her naturall disposition so it proceeded vvhollie from divine grounds and from the gracious assistaunce of Gods blessed spirit quicKning and strengthening her faith in the mercie of God thorough the merits of Christs precious blood and of his bitter death and passion her heart beeing anchored in an unshaken assurance on those infallible promises of our blessed Saviouâ— That vvho-so-ever beleeveâ— in him Ioh. 3.14 5.4.24 6.51 c. shall not perish 〈◊〉 have everlasting life and 〈◊〉 come into condemnation 〈◊〉 passe from death unto life 〈◊〉 live for ever VVhich 〈◊〉 faith she expressed fâ—â—quentlie as in forâ—â—r times so during these 〈◊〉 last moments especiaâ—â—e after that the continuâ—â—ce of her bleeding â—â—â—ger than it had been 〈◊〉 in anie former fit her â—â—â—quent faintings the â—â—rplexitie of the midvâ—â—â—e and of the rest of her friends and people about her their vvhispering together and the sending-for of Mr Drelincourt one of the french Ministers of Charenton had made her comprehend cleerlie that she vvas novv come to the last period of her life And having expressed greate joy and contentment at the sight of Mr Drelincovrt it beeing betvvixt eight and nine of the clock vvhen he came she presentlie composed heâ—selfe for to heare his eâ—hortation and to prâ— vvith him His exhortâ—tion vvas indeed a moâ—â— heavenlie one the sumâ—â— of it beeing that 〈◊〉 should absolutelie reâ—â—gne herselfe into tâ—e hands of God either fâ—r life or for death that â—â—e should cast herselfe inâ—o the armes of Christ Iesâ—â— and in his name and â—â—r his merits sake aske â—f God forgivenes of all â—â—r faults and transgressiâ—â—s vvith a certain assurance of obtaining it that bee in reconciled to God by the blood and mediation of our Saviour death vvas not all to be feared by her because it vvould be no death to her but a passage from this vale of misery to life and joy everlasting vvith many other most excellent expressions fitted to her present condition and for to make her quit this life vvith alacritie and after that follovved the prayer tending to thâ— same purposes durinâ— both vvhich though theâ— vvere of a greate length and that her painâ— and unquietnes vveâ— grovving on her beforâ— they vvere begun she laâ— verie still giuing greaâ— attention to them aâ—â— follovving theÌ„ all aloâ—â— vvith up-lifted hands aâ— eyes as likevvise vvith hâ— voice upon all the mâ—â— pregnaÌ„t passages of theâ—â— And after that they vvâ—â— done she assured me thâ—t her heart too had fullie gone along vvith them from the beginning to the end and that she had found a greate deale of singular comfort and coÌ„solatioÌ„ in them VVherefore also vvhen that Mr. Drelincourt after he had done vvithdrevv himselfe into the next roome for to give vvay to me to Dr Sarrasin to the midvvife and keeper and to the rest of the vvomen to come about her for to give her something and to afford her other necessary accommodations she thinking that he haâ— gone avvay for good anâ— all sent after him for 〈◊〉 pray him not to leave heâ— but to stay vvith her 〈◊〉 the end for to renevâ— unto her from time 〈◊〉 time that spirituall coâ—fort vvhich he had begâ— so effectuallie to ministâ— unto her And he â—â—ving sent her vvord thâ— he had no other inteÌ„tioâ— came presentlie back inâ— the chamber again aâ— from that time he never quit her to the last conforting her from time to time as the intermissions of her faintings and of her anguish and tossings ministred opportunitie vvith short exhortations and vvith ejaculatorie prayers the vvhich vvere still most cordiallie received and follovved by her And in all those paines and anxieties she never spoke an impatieÌ„t vvord but that sometimes she exclaimed Ce jeune coeur ne se veut rendre that is This young heart vvill not yeeld For her heart beeing in its full strength and vigour as not at all abated