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A63252	The Triumph of truth in an exact and impartial relation of the life and conversation of Col. Iames Turner, which he imparted to an intimate friend a little before his execution : to which is added his deportment and discourses in prison, the manner of his execution and burial : with other occurrences never yet made publique, and now published as a seasonable warning for others to avoid such strange miscarriages.		1663 (1663)	Wing T2293; ESTC R26328	19,398	34

The TRIUMPH of TRUTH IN An Exact and Impartial RELATION OF THE LIFE and CONVERSATION OF C Iames Turner Which he Imparted to an Intimate Friend a little before His EXECUTION TO WHICH IS ADDED His Deportment and Discourses in Prison The manner of his Execution and Burial WITH Other Occurrences never yet made publique AND Now published as a seasonable Warning for others to avoid such stange Miscarriages London Printed by W. G. for Nath. Brook at the Angel in Cornhill and Hen. Marsh at the Princes Arms in Chancery-Lane 1663. The TRIUMPH of TRUTH in an Exact and Impartial Relation of the Life and Conversation of Collonel JAMES TURNER which be imparted to an Intimate Friend a little before his Execution CHAPTER I. The Birth and Breeding of Col. James Turner his Marriage and first taking up of Armes AS the Memory of Good men ought not to be buried in Silence but that men by reading their Heroick Actions may be stirred up to an Emulation of Vertue so the Remembrance of the Wicked should not be forgotten that men by reading the punishments of vicious livers might be deterred from the committing of lewd actions And herein examples work more with the People than Precepts especially when men eminently known come to be examples of Justice For the terrours of Punishment works more with many to deter them from vice than the promises of reward doth excite others to the persuit of virtue To this end is the life of this person set forth that others by his Extravagancies and the evil effects attending thereon may learn Sobriety and to live a regular and well order'd life In the persuit of our intended design we shall avoid all unnecessary impertinencies and with as much brevity as may be declare to the World what are known to be verities concerning the whole progresse of his Life and Conversation and herein we are resolved to steer an even course neither swerving to the one hand nor the other for favour or envy that so avoiding this Scylla and Charyblis our Relation of him may find free acceptance with all people JAmes Turner commonly called or known by the name of Capt. or Col. Turner was born about the year of our Redemption 1608. He was the Son of a Reverend Divine Minister of Hadley in Middlesex not far from Barnet of which he was Parson above 40. years being a Divine of the Primitive stamp and temper that expressed his Faith by his Works a friend to the Poor a Mediator in any differences among the rich eyes to the blind and feet to the lame in short according to his ability none more forward in good works then he This his Son Iames Turner he brought up to School for the attainment of some sufficiency in Learning where he first began to show his pranks which were so unhandsome that his very Schoolfellowes took such a dislike of him that as much as in them lay they shunned his Company Afterwards for his future fortune he bound him an Apprentice to a Sempster or one that sells Linnen Clothes ready made at the lower end of Cheaspside neer the Mitre-Tavern which time he served though with much regret to his Neighbours who likewise by reason of his unlucky actions had ever an evil opinion of him For to relate to the mad Figgaries he had during his Apprentiship would of themselves make up a sufficient Volume no unhappy action done wherein he had not a hand if he were not a principal yet was he always so cunning to carry on his businesse that his extravagancies were by his Master rather deemed youthful excursions or harmlesse Figgaries then any innate mischief or wilful acting of what was bad though others of his Neighbours had a contary opinion and by a bloody morning did foretell a dismal afternoon His Time being out he married a Gentlemans Daughter of Shaston in Dorset-shire one of the Foyles a Family of good account in that Country Afterwards he set up for himself in the Round Court in St. Martins le Grand neer the Shoo-makers which Trade he continued for some short time but the small profit redounding from a private shop was not correspondently agreeing with those high Chymera's his vast imaginations had prompted unto him and his ambition soaring a higher pitch he resolved to throw his Chance in Fortunes Lottery The Times then suited well to his purpose being those fatal dayes wherein the Nation was engaged in an uncivil Civil War and first as nearest he sought to ingratiate himself into the Parliaments side endevouring an advancement under them and was very active to promote his own interest thinking by taking up Arms to have brought him to have wound himself out of many troubles which his litigious nature and vexatious spirit had brought him to But a turbulent person hath many enemies who prevailed so far that he was in danger to have been taken by the Officers and Serjeants at Arms so that he was forced to make a Virtue of Necessity and abandoning London for the amendment of his fortunes to turn Royalist CHAP. II. His Actions in the Army with some mad frolicks which he committed HIs first appearance in the Kings Army was very low accompanied onely with three or four Companions But being a Londoner he was the more welcome and having gotten a Commission he made use of his wits to raise a Troop Commanding many of the Country-men who lived in the Villages to ride with him to New-Castle which they were perswaded unto upon promise they should not stay above three or four dayes where getting Amunition for a whole Troop he became a Captain under the Marquesse of New-Castle In which Military condition he continued four years during which space of time we cannot greatly applaud his Manhood for we hear of no wonders performed by him nor was his courage so great but that I conceive the Iliads of his valour might be comprized in a Nutshel His chiefest valour consisting in plundering for which he was called The Plunderer of the North. In which action being very busy one day in a Town in the North a Party of the Parliament Soldiers came in who was so busie at his work that had not one cryed to him Col. Turner Col. Turner he had been taken So that for his refuge he was forced to run and that with all the speed he could yet did he receive one shot in the Neck which was all the wounds he could ever boast of One thing very remarkable is commonly reported of him namely that during his command he sent a Warrant to a Constable to provide Quarters for him and his men and over and above for himself in particular a handsome Lasse the Constable was willing to obey him in the one but having not such a command as Mr. Turner could not tell how to satisfie him in the other whereupon he was threatned to be hanged and being of a foolish temerity to avoid what was afterwards the destiny of the Captain he permitted him the