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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28412	The Bloody murtherer, or, The unnatural son his just condemnation at the assizes held at Monmouth, March 8, 1671/2 with the suffering of his sister and servant, for the murther of his mother, Mrs. Grace Jones, for which the said son was prest to death, his sister burnt, and his boy hang'd : with a true accompt of their trials, penitent behaviour, prayers, speeches, and circumstances thereunto relating : with letters of several worthy divines.		1672 (1672)	Wing B3259; ESTC R18868	28,377	74

me unhallow thy day and despise Religion the promises of God and Eternal felicities it was my filthy base and sordid covetousness which drew me to disobedience and blood guiltiness which cuts me off in the midst of my days O that I should be such a Son of Belial as to die my hands in the blood of my Parent that bore me upon her Knees and laid me in her bosom that I should be such a wretch as to side with the Devil and the unrighteous Mammon in taking away her life who groaned for me O the fulness of this deed of darkness which fills me with grief horror and astonishment but is there no Balm in Gilead no Physician there to heal a wounded spirit to support a sinking sinner O Father of Mercy though my goods and life is forfeited by this Hellish deed let not my hopes of Heaven be left and my precious Soul Thou O God of truth hast said it John 1.9 If we confess our sins thou art faithfull and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness And how unrighteous was I to send her out of the world who rejoyced greatly when I came into it I speak it Lord in the bitterness of my heart I am the vilest Son the bloodyest Villain that ever breathed in the Air. Never was Turk or Moor guilty of such horrid wickedness but thou seest my prost●ation and thou hast heard my groans put my Tears into thy Bottle are they not in the Books O searcher of Hearts thou knowst it is not life but unfaigned sorrow and Mercy that I implore Burn this my flesh wound and destroy it so that my Soul lie in the Arms of Jesus O wash me clean in that purple River which flowed from his side and let all my lusts be drowned in my sorrows Jer. 1.9 O that my head were Waters and mine Eyes a Fountain of Tears that I might weep day and night O God of Patience and consolation look not upon the blackness of my crime but upon the wounds of thy Son who is mighty to save Isa 63.1 for his sake let my Prayer come before thee for my soul is full of troubles and my life draweth near unto the Grave Isa 63.15 Look down from Heaven and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy Glory where is thy zeal and thy strength the sounding of the bowels and of thy mercy towards me are they restrained O holy Jesus offer up my suit to thy Father and plead for a Soul who begs compunction of Spirit and thy loving kindness and the addition of a few days to my life that I may give testimony to my friends and the world that I am a penitent Murderer as David and Manasses and many more who now are in the City of God O most Gracious and Merciful Father who art unwilling that any should perish speak Peace to my troubled and guilty Soul and heal the gaping wounds which I have made in my Conscience and knock off my Chains of flesh and take me to thy self though I become least in the Kingdom of Heaven Ever blessed Jesus I humbly beseech thee to save the Soul of my servant whom I have drawn to the gates of death and misery by engaging him to joyn with me in spilling the blood of the Innocent for the horridness of which I cannot weep enough if my Tears would make a River and rise above its Banks and drown the Fields where I sinned O thou Prince of Peace look with a favourable Eye upon thy Servants who are bound in affliction and Iron may thy wounds satisfie for those which we have given and thy blood for that which we spilt and deliver us from the Eternal Prison the crime I confess was hainous and desperate but it was I O Lord it was I that did it lay not my sin to my Servants charge but pity and pardon him for thy name sake and deliver him from the spirits of darkness and eternal damnation O my dear Saviour though we suffer here an ignominious death and become objects of scorn and derision spectacles to men and Angels do thou hear and help and forgive us that we may shortly dwell in the blessed Regions where we shall never sin nor sorrow more Do it for thy everlasting Mercy sake most Merciful Saviour Jesus in whose name and words we further pray Our Father c. O Lord I know not what to pray for as I ought let thy Spirit help my infirmities and enable me to offer a Spiritual Sacrifice unto thee by Jesus Christ O Most Gracious and Glorious Lord God the Saviour of the world who art infinitely holy and happy and it is from thee I must expect the possibility of being either the vilest of thy Creatures or the unworthiest among such as own a God I do humbly prostrate my self before thee confessing from the bottom of my heart that I have transgressed my duty towards thee my Neighbour and my self and that by neglecting to do those things that thou hast expresly forbidden and this not through ignorance and frailty but knowingly and willingly against the motions of thy Spirit and the checks of my own Conscience to the contrary and to my shame I confess that I have lifted up violent hands against her that bore me being the Instrument to take away that life whence I derived my own such is the terror of my sin the stain of my polluted Conscience that nothing but the blood of my Redeemer can wash it I am troubled for my sins and my thoughts are disquieted within me I pant for mine heaviness and all the day long I groan for my offences Psal 15.14 Deliver me from guiltiness O God and in mercy save my Soul And since my life hath hitherto been a president for the height of pride and cruelty my actions to this remainder of my life did loudly say there is no God since the Devil h●● tempted me to destroy my body O give me Grace to beguile him of my Soul let me henceforth be the more diligent and careful as I have been hitherto remises and wilfull my misery is unspeakable O let me not loose my Relations and Soul too but grant me I implore thy goodness a sincere Contrition a hearty confession and Repentance which thou hast promised Mercy and Pardon I have sinned with Peter and David O! give me their heart-melting sorrow and Salvation make me a great Penitent as I have made my self a great sinner let my Tears not only confess but my heart change from a brutish to a Christian temper that I out of due sense of my horrid Impiety and a serious apprehension of my guilt which lies before me may with all earnestness of Spirit with all vigour and resolution beg and at last obtain Mercy for Christ his sake who dyed upon the Cross to save sinners of whom I am chief 1 Tim. 1.15 O! heal my Soul by his wounds let his Innocence attend for my guilt

escapes lest thereby they provoke the Justice of God to give them to commit some great and monstrous wickedness as he had done and thereby brought himself to this untimely and infamous death Finally he desired all that were present to be earnest with God in his behalf for mercy and acceptance in Christ Iesus Taat he might be patient in the pangs of his sufferings and receive everlasting tonsolation whereupon a godly Divine there present made this ensuing Prayer The Prayer said at Henry Jones his Execution O Almightie God Lord if Heaven and Earth Judge of Angels and men give leave to a vile wretched and dejected soul to come into thy Presence who deserves nothing but plagues and tormentts fire and brimstone Permit a trembling Malefactor to look towards thy Mercie-Seat and for the Holy Jesus sake attend unto his Cry and hear the voice of his tears O eternal Goodness if thou for sakest him the vast weight of his sins will sink him into desperation His state is most sad and deplorable and there is none to deliver him let thy tender mercies speedity prevent him for he is brought very low He is astonished at the sight of his iniquities which are great and numberless O L rd support him with thy blessed Arms or he will fall into a S●a of miserie and never rise again Fears and terrors surround him and the evil spirits watch for his ruine may he not a gr●e●ous sinner beg one drop of comfort wh● is readie to perish may he not pray to th●● in the time of his distress and calamity when thy fierce wa●es are coming over his fainting troubled soul He is afflicted and readie to die Oh wilt thou ●e angr●e with him fo●●ver wilt thou draw out thine anger unto all generations Most gracious God give him leave to lie at thy sacred feet and bewail himself a little before he desc●nd into his graue wh re there is no repenting give him leave to confess his iniquity and beg thy favour that he may not go down into the Regions ●f darkness and dwell with devils for thou willest no● the d●ath of sinners thou takest no pleasure in their torments O 〈◊〉 W●ll-spring of life and saluation who hast promised Pa●don to the Penitent let the fighing of the Prisoner come before thee whose heart is melted in the midst of his bowels He confesses O Lord his pride and prophaneness and contempt of thy G●sp●l that he has been greedie of the world and distrusted thy Pr●v●dence that he has made haste to be rich and ruin●d himself that it was his base and sordid covetousness which drew him into disobedience and blood-guiltinesse which 〈◊〉 him off in th● midst of his days 〈…〉 O that he should be such a son of Belial as to die his hands in the blood of his Parent that bore him upon her Knees and laid him in her Bosome thdt he should be such a Wretch as to side with the devil and the unrighteous Mammon in taking away her life who brought him into the World O the foulness of this deed of darkness which fills him with grief horrour and astonishment But is there no Balm in Gilead no Physician there to heal a wounded spirit to support a sinking sinner O Father of mercies though his life is forfeited by this Hellish Act let not his H●pes of Heaven be lost and his precious soul Thou O God of Truth sayst If we confess our sins thou art faithful and just to forgive them And he acknowledges O Lord in the bitterness of his soul that he is the vilest bloudiest Villain that ever breath'd in thy Air that no Turk or Moor has been guilty of more horrid Wickedness but thou seest his Prostration thou hast heard his g●●ans O put his tears into thy bottle are they not in thy Book O Searcher of all hearts thou knowest 't is not life but mercy which he implores Do what thou pleasest with his vile body but let his soul we beseech thee lie in the Arms of Jesus O wash him clean in that purple stream which flowed from his side and let all the sins of this po●r M l●factor be drowned in a flood of sorrow O that h●s Head was waters and his Eyes a Fountain of tears O God of patience and consolation look not upon the blackness of his crime but upon the wounds of thy Son who is mighty to save O that he may have a share in his death and intercession For Iesus sake let his Prayer come before thee for his soul is full of troubles and his life draweth nigh unto the Grave Look down from Heaven and behold from the Habitation of thy Holiness and of thy Glory O Holy Iesus offer up our suit to thy Father and plead for a soul who begs Compunction of spirit and thy loving-kindness which is better then life that he may declare he is a Penitent Murderer as David Manasses and many others now in thy Kingdom O most gracious Lord who art unwilling that ●●y should perish speak Peace to this troubled guil y soul and heal the gaping wounds which he has in his heart knock off his chains of flesh and take him unto thee though he be the least in thy Kingdom Ever-blessed Iesus we humbly beseech thee also save the soul of his poor ignorant servant whom he hath drawn to the Gates of death by engaging him to joine with him in spilling the blood of the innocent for the h rridness of which Fact they cannot weep enough if their tears could make a River and rise above its banks and drown the Field where they sinned O thou Prince of Peace look with an eye of mercie upon these Wretches who are bound in affliction and iron may thy wounds satisfie for those which they have given and thy blood for that which they have spilt and save them from the eternal Prison Pity and pardon them and deliver them from the spirits of darkness and everlasting damnation O our dearest Saviour though this poor vile and dejected Sinner suffers an ignominious death and becomes an object of scorn and derision to many a Spectacle to men and Angels do thou bear help and save his immortal soul for thy everlasting mercies sake most merciful Saviour Iesus in whose Name and words we further pray Our Father which art in Heaven c. This Prayer ended the Prisoner kneeled down and prayed near a quarter of an houre softly by himself and then was put into the Press which whether it were not made convenienr for that purpose or whether for the detestableness of his Crime it was intended he should suffer the rigour of the Law I know not but certain it is That he lay therein almost two days and nights before he was dead and yet endured it with that courage and patience as became one that was sensible his sins deserved infinitely more grievous torments or rather one that had the assurance of faith that his sins were washed away in the

and horrid deed of darkness clear her ●●nocencie to this great multitude by her readiness and che●●fulness to die to go through this fierie trial or by what to 〈◊〉 ●eems best to thine infinite W●sdom and let thine holy Ang●● minister to her in her sorrow and wipe the tears from her eyes and sweat from her bodie and carry her soul into thine everlast●ng Kingdom where if she arrives she shall never sin nor sigh nor be accused or tempted judgd or cond●mn'd where she wi●l have s●und and solid j y perfect Peace and felicity and 〈◊〉 Anthems for ever with Angels and all the Martyrs of ●●sus O Almighty and most gracious Saviour who didst suffer with meekness p●tience those severe stripes of thy Fathers wrath which we did deserve but thou didst feel and hast estab ish'd with mankind a Covenant of Faith and Patience a Law of S●fferings making the way of the Cross to be the way of Heaven Give t● thy handmaid thy grace that according ●o thy excellent example and holy Commandment she may bear the burden of the Lord with an even and willing an obedient and loving spirit O let her never charge thee foolishly nor murmure secretly but with faith and ●●pe submit her body and soul to thy merciful and just disp●nsation that she may not discompose the duties of her repentance by a new sin nor provoke thee to anger by her impatience nor neglect the doing of any thing that can be in her power or in her duty to her body or her soul O God b● merciful to thy handmaid and press her not with an unequal load but remember that she is dust and vani●y and dies in thy displeasure Give her we pray thee a quiet mind and peaceful conscience and deliver her not into the will of her spiritual enemies but let her be justify'd by thy mercy sanctify'd by thy spirit saved by thy infinite and eternal goodness through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour In whose Name and words we further pray Our Father c. Which words being ended The Exe●utioner with a a flaming Torch sets fire to the straw and Faggots and in less then an houre after her body is there consumed to Ashes Thus have we traced our bloody Murtherers into the other world where we Charitably leave them all to the mercies of a most Righteous God who we may observe in this Example doth often punish one sin with another A wild dissolute course of Living Engages this unhapy young Gentleman in Covetousness and unjust greedy desires after his Mothers rightfull Estate to supply his Extravagancies These unlawfull desires Tempt him to Trample on and violate all Laws of Nature and Grace on Earth and Heaven And with barbarous hands to Murther her whom in duty and Affection he was bound to obey honour and with the hazard of his life preserve Thus lessercrimes draw on and prepare us for greater for when we first forsake God no wonder if he abandon us to our selves and our sins and the fruit thereof Calamity Misery Infamy and Perdition Wherefore since we see humane or rather such Inhumane Cruelty is ever met with and punished by divine ●●stice let us fly their Crimes that we may avoid their punishments Reassuming our reasons and recalling our wandering thoughts from Hell to Earth purposely to Elevate them from Earth and fix them on Heaven and consecrate them and our Souls from sin to Righteousness from Satan to God that so we may piously Live and peaceably die in this world and Gloriously Reign in that which is to come FINIS Dr. Bromfield's Pills against the Scurvey and all other diseases are to be Sold by Thomas Hancox Bookseller in Hereford