A Looking-glasse, For Murtherers and Blasphemers; wherein they [...] Gods Iudgement showne vpon a Keeper neere Enfield C [...] [...] desperately shot at [...] Man that intended to haue stolne Deere, [...] [...]is was done on Monday night, the xii. day of Iune, being the same da [...] [...] Tempest was in London.
To the Tune of Iasper Cunningha [...]
Y [...]u desperate Swearers,
and foule Blasphemers all,
Giue eare vnto an accident,
which lately did befall
Vpon a wicked Kéeper,
God did his Iudgement show,
Néere to the Chase of Enfield,
as many People know.
Then lend atention
to that which I repeate,
Wherein you may admire
Gods iudgements wondrous great,
And learne blasphemous Swearing
to fl [...]e, for God sayes plaine,
He will not hold him guiltlesse
that takes his Name in vaine.
Now to my Story
I come with trembling feare,
A lewd vngodly Liuer
one night was stealing Déere:
The Kéepers that with vigelance
there nightly round did keepe,
Vpon this Venson-stealer
most subtilly did créepe.
And hauing him encompast,
he could not scape away,
One Kéeper to an other
in desperate wise did say,
Now will I shoote this Fellow,
according to the Law,
And thereupon, his Crosse-bowe
he sodainely did draw.
The other being milde [...] [...]
did seeke to turne his [...]
And sayd let vs not kil [...] [...]
some other course w [...]
Here will we apprehe [...] [...]
for this his lawles d [...]
That by the course of [...]
Law may on him [...]
The other being gre [...]
and giuen vnto str [...]
Sayd, if he be the [...]
or Man, Ile haue [...]
This is my resolut [...]
at him I meane to [...]
And therefore to di [...]
alas it is no boot [...]
With those blasph [...]
his Crosse-bowe [...]
And aymed at the [...]
whose breast wi [...]
And him of Life d [...]
but marke the p [...]
Who at that inst [...]
did scourge him [...]
For to this insta [...]
he in that place [...]
So holding of h [...]
within the sh [...]
Thers none tha [...] [...]
by any streng [...] [...]
And as he first [...]
so now he sta [...]
The Second Part.
To the same Tune.
ALso his wicked
prophane blasphemous toung.
Which with vile swearing
had done his Maker wrong,
Out of his mouth now hangeth
that euery one may view
How God rewards Blasphemers
and giueth them there due.
One thing is worthy
to bee obserued well,
That at the season
when this strange thing befell,
A Tempest fell in London
vpon that very day,
And this was done within that night
as many people say.
If all Blasphemers
in this kinde were seru'd,
Gods holy Precepts
would better be obseru'd,
But let all men be warn'd
to flee this foule offence,
Which doth the Lord to anger
aboue all sinns incence.
And let all murtherers
be warned by this tale,
For God such foule offences
to punish will not fayle,
Oh doe not seeke for vengeance
which to the Lord belongs,
Who will when he thinkes fitting
reuenge his seruants wronges.
Also this is a warning
for those that liue by stealing,
The Lord seuearely plagueth th [...]se
who liue by such false dealing
As now he hath this wreched Theefe
who died in his sinns,
And few that runn so vile a race
a better ending winns.
What ere you be giue not your mind
to liue by pilfering theft,
But larne to labour with your hands
and vse some honest shift,
Then God will blesse your labours
what ere you take in hand,
And euery thing shall prosper
as well by sea as land.
In fine, let all bee warn'd
at this Gods Iudgement showne,
And think if you offends the like
the case may be your owne,
Prouoke not God to execute
his wrath on you for sinn,
But by'th example of these twayne
to mend your liues begin.
FINIS.
London printed for I. T.