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A95154 A true relation of a most barbarous and bloody murder lately committed on the body of Mr. Tho. Clarke, minister and school-master in the parish of St. Margarets Westminster 1688 (1688) Wing T2886C; ESTC R230473 1,190 4

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A True Relation Of a most Barbarous and Bloody Murder Lately Committed on the Body of Mr. Tho. Clarke Minister and School-Master in the Parish of St. Margarets Westminster COuld we defend our selves by the Power of Sin from the Punishment that attends it or if the deceitful Pleasures thereof could afford us any Comfort in our Sufferings we should have some incouragement to be wicked But when our utmost Reward is only to be Eternally Miserable certainly he that wilfully transgresses the Laws of God sins against the Light of his own Reason and purchases Damnation at the price of his Immortal Soul Yet notwithstanding this great Truth which is so often publish'd to the World there still remains too great a number of Wicked and Impenitent Sinners who obstinately resisting the workings of God's Holy Spirit go on in their Diabolical Practices of which Murder is not the least hainous too sad an Instance whereof the following Relation does make manifest which begins thus On Tuesday the 23d of October 1688. The Body of Mr. Thomas Clarke Minister and Schoolmaster was found Murdered in his Bed in the following manner The aforesaid Mr. Thomas Clarke having the Charge of a Free-School well known by the Name of Palmers School at the Alms-Houses near the Artillery Ground in the Parish of St. Margarets-Westminster the Boys under his Care coming at their usual hour in the Morning but not finding their Master nor the School Dores open as customary was the occasion as we are inform'd of a strict search by the Neighbours after him his dwelling House being at the lower end of the Garden belonging to the School and Alms-houses and in his Lodging Chamber up one pair of Stairs they found him lying Murdered on his Bed with his right hand fastened with a piece of Greasie Filliting to the right post of the Beds Feet and his Feet lying cross to the left side of the Beds Head with a piece of Packthread tyed about his right Leg and a Neckcloth about his Neck of an inconsiderable value though t is to be observed that he always wore Bands in the day time and a piece of the Sheet as it is supposed was cut off and tyed about his Neck as far as w●●an apprehend by which piece of Sheet or the aforementioned Neckcloath t is imagined that he was Strangled being some Blood was found upon the knot of the piece of Sheet for a certain Gentleman that was one of the Jury and very curious in searching for private Wounds found upon opening the Mouth of the Murdered Person a great quantity of Coagulated Blood which does sufficiently demonstrate that he was Strangled as it is before mentioned though there was a Contusion on the left Arm and another upon his left Leg both Arm and Leg not being tyed at the view of the Jury May the Reading of this Tragical Account learn us to abhor from the bottom of our Hearts the Bloody and Detestible Sin of Murder which seldom or never goes Unpunished and tho God's Vengeance may seem to sleep for a time yet let not those Wretched Villains whose Hands were imbrued in the Blood of this Innocent Person deceive themselves for Heaven still keeps a watchful Eye over such Profligate Wretches whose Blood-Thirstiness seldom misses of a suitable Reward even in this Life FINIS Licensed Novemb. 1 st 1688. LONDON Printed by John Wallis in White-Fryers near the grear Gate in Fleetstreet 1688.