The vnnaturall wife: or, The lamentable murther, of one goodman Dauis locke-smith in Tutle-streete, who was stabbed to death by his wife, on the 29. of Iune, 1628. For which fact, she was araigned, condemned, and adiudged, to be burnt to death in Smithfield, the 12. Iuly 1628. To the tune of Bragandary.

The vnnaturall wife: or, The lamentable murther, of one goodman Dauis locke-smith in Tutle-streete, who was stabbed to death by his wife, on the 29. of Iune, 1628. For which fact, she was araigned, condemned, and adiudged, to be burnt to death in Smithfield, the 12. Iuly 1628. To the tune of Bragandary.

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The vnnaturall Wife: Or, The lamentable Murther, of one goodman Dauis, Locke-Smith in Tutle-ſtreete, who was ſtabbed to death by his Wife, on the 29. of Iune, 1628. For which fact, She was Araigned, Condemned, and Adiudged▪ to be Burnt to Death in Smithfield, the 12. Iuly 1628.

The ſecond part.

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The vnnaturall Wife:
Or, The lamentable Murther, of one goodman Dauis, Locke-Smith in Tutle-ſtreete, who was ſtabbed to death by his Wife, on the 29. of Iune, 1628. For which fact, She was Araigned, Condemned, and Adiudged▪ to be Burnt to Death in Smithfield, the 12. Iuly 1628.

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To the tune of Bragandary.

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IF woefull obiects may excite,

the minde to ruth and pittie,

Then here is one will thee affright

in Weſtminſters faire Citie:

A ſtrange inhumane Murther there,

To God, and Man as doth appeare:

oh murther,

moſt inhumane,

To ſpill my Husbands blood.

But God that rules the hoſt of Heauen,

did giue me ore to ſinne,

And to vild wrath my minde was giuen,

which long I liued in;

But now too late I doe repent,

And for the ſame my heart doth rent:

oh murther,

moſt inhumane,

To ſpill my Husbands blood.

Let all curſt Wiues by me take heed,

how they doe, doe the like,

Cauſe not thy Husband for to bleed,

nor lift thy hand to ſtrike;

Leſt like to me, you burne in fire,

Becauſe of cruell rage and ire:

oh murther,

moſt inhumane,

To ſpill my Husbands blood.

A Locke-Smith late in Weſtminſter,

my Husband was by trade,

And well he liued by his Art,

though oft I him vbbraide;

And often times would chide and braule,

And many ill names would him call▪

oh murther,

moſt inhumane.

To ſpill my Husbands blood.

The ſecond part.

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I And my Husband foorth had bin▪

at Supper at that time,

When as I did commit that ſin,

which was a bloody crime;

And comming home he then did craue,

A Shilling of me for ſo haue:

oh murther,

moſt inhumane,

To ſpill my Husbands blood.

I vow'd he ſhould no Money get,

and I my vow did keepe,

Which then did cauſe him for to fret,

but no wit makes me weepe;

And then in ſtriuing for the ſame,

I drew my knife vnto my ſhame:

oh murther,

moſt inhumane,

To ſpill my Husbands blood.

Moſt deſperately I ſtab'd him then,

with this my fatall knife,

Which is a warning to Women,

to take their Husbands life;

Then out of doores I ſtreight did runne,

And ſayd that I was quite vndon,

oh murther,

moſt inhumane,

To ſpill my Husbands blood.

My Husband I did ſay was ſlaine,

amongſt my Neighbours there,

And to my houſe they ſtraite way came,

being poſſeſt with feare;

And then they found him on the floore,

Starke dead all weltring in his goore,

oh murther,

moſt inhumane,

To ſpill my Husbands blood.

§

To the ſame Tune.

Life faine I would haue fetcht againe,

but now it was too late,

I did repent I him had ſlaine,

in this my heauie ſtate;

The Conſtable did beare me then

Vnto a Iuſtice with his men:

oh murther, &c.

Then Iuſtice me to Newgate ſent,

vntill the Seſsiors came,

For this ſame foule and bloody fact,

to anſwere for the ſame;

When at the Barre I did appeare,

The Iury found me guiltie there:

oh muther, &c.

The Iudge gaue ſentence thus on me▪

that backe I ſhould returne

To Newgate, and then at a Stake,

my bones and fl [...]ſh ſhould burne

To aſhes, in the winde to flie,

Vpon the Earth, and in the Skie▪

oh murther, &c.

Vpon the twelfth of Iuely now,

I on a Hurdle plac't,

Vnto my Execution drawne,

by weeping eyes I paſt;

And there in Smith-field at a Stake,

My lateſt breath I there did take:

oh murther, &c.

And being chayned to the Stake,

both Reedes and Faggots then

Cloſe to my Body there was ſet,

with Pitch, Tarre, and Rozen,

Then to the heauenly Lord I prayd,

That he would be my ſtrength and ayde▪

oh murther,

moſt inhumane,

To ſpill my husbands blood.

Let me a warning be to Wiues,

that are of haſty kinde,

Lord grant that all may mend their liues▪

and beare my death in minde,

And let me be the laſt I pray,

That ere may dye by ſuch like way.

Oh Father

for thy Sonnes ſake,

Forgiue my ſinnes for aye.

FINIS.

§

Printed at London for M.T. Widdow.

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The vnnaturall wife: or, The lamentable murther, of one goodman Dauis locke-smith in Tutle-streete, who was stabbed to death by his wife, on the 29. of Iune, 1628. For which fact, she was araigned, condemned, and adiudged, to be burnt to death in Smithfield, the 12. Iuly 1628. To the tune of Bragandary.

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— The vnnaturall wife: or, The lamentable murther, of one goodman Dauis locke-smith in Tutle-streete, who was stabbed to death by his wife, on the 29. of Iune, 1628. For which fact, she was araigned, condemned, and adiudged, to be burnt to death in Smithfield, the 12. Iuly 1628. To the tune of Bragandary.,

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