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A20917	A true discourse of the practises of Elizabeth Caldwell, Ma: Ieffrey Bownd, Isabell Hall widdow, and George Fernely, on the parson of Ma: Thomas Caldwell, in the county of Chester, to haue murdered and poysoned him, with diuers others Together with her manner of godly life during her imprisonment, her arrainement and execution, with Isabell Hall widdow; as also a briefe relation of Ma: Ieffrey Bownd, who was the assise before prest to death. Lastly, a most excellent exhortorie letter, written by her own selfe out of the prison to her husband, to cause him to fall into consideration of his sinnes, &c. Seruing like wise for the vse of euery good Christian. Beeing executed the 18. of Iune. 1603. VVritten by one then present as witnes, their owne country-man, Gilbert Dugdale.	Dugdale, Gilbert.; Armin, Robert, fl. 1610.	1604 (1604)	STC 7293; ESTC S110927	16,795	32

shut your eares against the worde of Exhortation you cannot haue any hope of saluation for the booke of God is full of iudgements against wilfull sinners and mercie is to them that repent turne Therefore I beseech you vse no delay deferre no time but presently bee acquainted with the Scriptures for they will leade you to eternall life make hast euen before your hands part with this paper to search therein that so you may truly vnderstand the wretched estate condition of those who following the lusts of there eyes wallow in all sensualitie and so heape vp vengance against the day of wrath euen heauie Iudgments no lesse then condemnation both of soule and body As Salomon saith Reioyce O young man in thy youth let thy hart cheare thee in the daies of thy youth and walke in the waies of thy hart and in the sight of thine eyes but knowe that for all things God will bring thee to Iudgement Remember he spared not the Angells when they sinned but cast them downe into hell nor of the old world but eight onely escaped the rest were drowned in their sinnes because they would not be warned Baltasar sayth Daniell expounding the fearefull vision of the hands writing when hee was banqueting with his Concubines thou art wayed in the Ballance and are found light These and many more are written for our admonition vppon whom the ends of the world are come search for them and I pray God you may be warned by them and that you may seeke the Lord now while hee may bee found and call vppon him while he is neere Behold now the day of saluation euen now when he in mercy offereth himselfe vnto vs by preaching of his word receiue not these graces in vaine but redeeme your time and runne vnto the house of God and there in the great congregation power foorth your plaint with obedience heare the word of God and indeuour to practise what you heare in your conuersation for the doores onely shall bee iustified at the last day the word must iudge vs in this life it worketh effect for which it was sent it either conuerts or hardens it is the sauour of life vnto life or of death vnto death it is offered to all to those that imbrace it it brings life to those that will not be reformed by it it brings death to those that loue and desire it it is the quicking spirit to those that refuse it it is the killing Letter it is no speciall argument of God his fauour vnto any vnlesse they feele the power thereof working reformation in them then it is the power of his spirit the pledge of his blessing Ignoraunce must not excuse you for the Prophet saith my people languish for want of knowledge and knowledge without practise leaues al men without excuse for hee that knoweth his maisters will and doth it not shall be beaten with many strips therefore make more conscience of the word of God then you haue done and loue his Messengers the Preachers that brings that glad tidings for to loue them is to loue Christ and to hate them is to hate Christ as our Sauiour saith he that dispiseth you dispiseth me and it is hard to kick against the prick And loue the children of God that professe Christ Iesus for hereby shall men knowne that you are my Disciples if you loue one another saith our Sauiour And for the Saboth day bee yee assured that the Lord of heauen hath not in vaine chosen it to himselfe commaunding vs to Sanctifie it vnto his holy name no no if euer we desire to be pe●takers of the spirituall Saboth in heauen whereof ours on earth is but a tipe and a figure then must we striue to keepe the same Saboth on earth as much as in vs lyes which the Saints keepe in heauen they are at rest from those labours that mortality is subiect vnto and vncessantly sing prayses vnto the Lamb so should we rest that day from the labours of our calling and spend the whole day in hearing of the word preached praysing the Lord publickly in the great congregation priuatly at home with our families preferring such other holy exercises as may tend to the glory of God the comfort of our soules the good of others which we are bound to performe so straightly as that we may not that day be alowed to speake such words as concerne of vocations And how soeuer it please the world to thinke of the great God of heauen and of the sanctifying of the Saboths yet be you assured he is a iealious God and will visite sinners and one seede of his word shall not be lost but he will be glorified by it either in the saluation of those who in a good conscience willingly indeuour to sanctifie them or in the condemnation of those who wilfully oppose themselues against his blessed ordinaunce to prophane them which is one of the crying sinnes of this land wherewith the whole Kingdome is infected and if there were not some fewe to stand in the gap for whose sake the Lord doth speare the rest it had not beene possible we should so long haue escaped his heauy iudgements O deere husband the Lord hath long since taken his sword in his hand to execute his vengance against all disobedient wretched who turne the Saboth of the Lord into a day of wantonnes liberty and licentiousnes and although in his great mercy he doth yet forbeare to proceede to iudgement as it were in great mercy waiting our repentance yet there wil suddainely come a day of reckoning all together and the wicked make the patience of our God an occasion to commit sinne and prophanes yet let them knowe the Lord will take vengance of his aduersaries and reserue wrath for his enemies and though hee be slowe to anger yet is he great in power and will not surely cleare the wicked though he deferre the Sessions yet they will come and though he haue Leaden feete yet hath he Iron hands though the fier light not vppon Sodome all the euening yet it came Doe not therefore prouoke the Lord any longer by your prophanes for he is strong readie to punnish and hath promised that the person that dispiseth his word shall be cut of Did hee not commaunde a man to be stoned to death for gathering a fewe sticks on the Saboth day and is hee not still the same God yes certaine his arme is not shortned if we wilfully persist in our disobedience Sixe market dayes hee hath giuen vs to prouide vs necessaries for our bodies and but one hath hee chosen for himselfe to be a day of holines which is the market day for the soule wherein wee should prouide vs of comforts for the whole weeke The excellencie and woorth of this day is vnspeakable to those that sanctifie it It is the badge and liuerie whereby they are knowne to bee the seruaunts of God to those that prophane it in spending the day in

to the good of our poore soules So by this meanes as I showed you before this Elizabeth Caldwell was still detained in prison till the next Assise following at what time Isabell Hall was indited as an actor in this murder and found guilty by the Iurie condemned and executed And Elizabeth Caldwell also receiued the death of execution at the same instant though my Lady Cholmsley very worshipfull and louingly made earnest sute vnto the Iudge for her depriue till the Assise following y ● which by no meanes would be granted And she seeing her sute would not take effert being very sorrowfull like a kind Ladie went vnto Elizabeth Caldwell her selfe and showed her she could not therein preuaile for her Indeede my Lady and others had an intent if they could haue got her repriue to haue vsed meanes to the King for a petition but seeing it would not be Elizabeth dutifully yéelded thanks vnto her Ladiship and said shée was very well content to receiue the death ordained for her My Lady departed and she practising her former exercises I meane prayer vntill such time as the Keeper came and told her the Shrieffe was come to the Glouersstone to receiue her and the rest of the prisoners appointed for death and she very chéerefully aunswered I trust in my God I am ready and farewell to the Lawe too long haue I béene in thy subiection so departing the castell taking leaue with euery one and from hence to the place of execution she some times sung Psalmes and vsed other godly meditations as was thought fitting for her by those Diuines and godly Preachers which accompanied her euen to her death A Letter written by Elizabeth Caldwell to her Husband during the time of her imprisonment ALthough the greatnes of my offence deserues neither pittie nor regarde yet giue leaue vnto your poore sorrowfull wife to speake vnto you what out of her owne wofull experience with aboundance of griefe and teares she hath learned in the Schoole of affliction it is the last fauour that I shall euer beg at your hands and the last office that euer I shall performe vnto you And therfore deere Husband if you haue any hope or desire to bee partaker of the ioyes of heauen let my speeches finde acceptance and doe not slightly esteeme what I write vnto you but reade these lines againe and againe and lay them vp in your hart where I beseech Almightie God they may take deepe roote and impression For my witnesse is in heauen that my harts desire and earnest prayer to GOD is that your soule may be saued And if the losse of my blood or life or to endure any torments that the world can inflict vpon me might procure your true conuersion I should esteeme it purchased at an easie rate but sith none can haue saluation without true Reformation both inward and outward amendement in changing the affection words and works from euill to good which till you feele in your soule conscience to be effectually wrought you haue not repented defer not time but call to God for grace of true Repentance which may be sound euen in this accepted time when the doores of Gods mercy are open that so he may haue mercie on you least he giue you ouer to hardnesse of hart that you cannot repent and so you knocke with the foolish virgins when the date of Gods mercies are out and then nothing but woe woe and vengeance therefore the longer you deferre the harder it will be for you to repent and delayes are most dangerous for what know you how suddenlie death may strike you and then as the tree falls so it lies that is as you die so shall you haue if in true repentance ioy if in your sinnes sorrow Therefore saith Salomon All that thy hand shall finde to doe doe it withall thy power for there is neither worke nor knowledge inuention nor wisedome in the graue whether thou goest O husband be not deceiued with the world thinke that it is in your power to repent when you will or that to say a fewe prayers from the mouth outward a little before death or to cry God mercie for fashion sake is true repentance No no not euerie one that saith Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdome of heauen but he that doth the will of my Father which is in heauen saith our Sauiour Late repentance is sildome true true repentance is not so easie a matter to come by as the word doth iudge Doe not presume on it and so runne on in your sinfull course of life thinke to repent when you list you can not doe it for repentance is the rare gift of GOD which is giuen but to a verie fewe euen to those that seeke it with many teares and verie earnestlie with feruent prayers None can better speake of it for none better knowes it then my selfe my sorrowfull hart hath smarted for it and my soule hath beene sick to the gates of hell and of death to finde it and to haue it is more precious then all the world therefore cease not to pray day and night with the prophet Turne thou vs vnto thee ô Lord and we shall be turned and with Ephraim conuert thou mee ô Lord and I shall bee conuerted for except you be conuerted you shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen And because none can be conuerted nor come vnto Christ except the Father drawe him neuer leaue to solicite the Father of mercy to create a new hart and renewe a right spirit within you and call to remembrance the desolutenesse of your life I speake it not to lay any thing to your charge for I doe loue you more deerely then I doe my selfe but remember in what a case you haue liued howe poore you haue many times left me how long you haue beene absent from mee all which aduantage the deuill tooke to subuert mee And to further his purpose he set his hellish instruments a work euen the practise of wicked people who continuallie wrought vpon my weaknes my pouertie and your absence vntill they made me yeeld to conspire with them the destruction of your bodie by a violent suddaine death which God in his great mercy preuented and on the knees of my hart in the abundance of his compassion I beseech him to forgiue vs all wash our soules in the blood of his Christ and to open the eyes of your vnderstanding that you may see by my example which the prouidence of God for some secrete cause best knowne to him selfe hath appointed to come to passe How weake and wretched wee are and how vnable to stand of our selues when it shall please him to take his grace from vs and to leaue vs to our selues Therefore good husband as you tender the welfare of your soule goe no further on in your sinfull race but turne vnto the Lord so shall you saue your soule aliue If you continue in your abhominations and