BLOODY NEWES FROM NORWICH: OR, A True Relation of a bloody attempt of the Papists in Norwich, to consume the whole City by fire.
VVhich they had begun to put in practice setting a house a fire, at the lower end of High-Bridge-street, burning it to the ground, but by Gods mercy, they were hindered from doing any more mischiefe.
Likewise here is added the last bloody Newes from Jreland. Consisting of a bloody Tragedy acted upon the body of the Lord Coffeld a Protestant, conspired by Sir Philip Moneale a Trecherous and bloody Rebell, With the like cruelty done to Mr. Jronmonger, by the Rebels, also after what manner he being slaine, they committed his Father to prison, and threw his wife and children out of doores naked.
VVith the Relation of how many VVagons went out of London, laden with ammunition to be conveigh'd to Ireland, for the use of our distressed Brethren, the Protestants the 2. of Decemb.
LONDON, Printed for Iohn Greensmith. 1641.
News from Nerwich.
WIll mourning never cease, nor lamentation have an end? Will Trechery never be exiled this Land, but still haue its harbor here: O yee blood thirsty Papists, what are your intents? Doe you thinke that there is not a just God above, who doth see and behold all your wicked designes? Have you bin fostered up in this Nation as Aesops Ploughman did the Sneake which he redeemed from the oppression of the cold to destroy us? How often hath God repelled the force of your wicked machinations and damnable Plots and yet will you take no warning? Doe you thinke because you escape punishment for a time that God will suffer you for ever? No no assure your selves that Jehovah is just? Doe not you duely read your wicked enterprises presented to the common view of the whole world, and yet will you daily encrease your mischievous Plots, one of which I am to declare intended for the destruction of Norwichs
Vpon the 17. day of Novemb. 1641, was there a great uproare in Norwich concurning the Papists arising there, they being intended to burne the whole City without any remorse, two being appointed privily for the same purpose, one to begin at one end of the City, and the second at the other end, the one was discovered being about to set fire to a tharcht house, the other he set the house on fire joyning to High Bridge street, which was burnt to the ground, to the great assonishment of the whole City, but now there, is strong watching and warding in every corner of the City to prevent further danger.
From Ireland the 25. of November.
TO what a miserable height of wickednesse is this world growne too, when one friend shall not know how to trust the other, as shall now by this ensuing bloody Story be discovered.
My Lord Coffeld and Sir Philip Moneale being very intimate & familiar friends, were wont constantly once in two weekes to visit each other, my Lord comming to his house with some 6. men attending on him, and so likewise, Sir Pilip with the same attendance, my Lord having bin at the house of Sir Philip, desired Sir Philip to come upon a time appointed unto him, within a fortnight St Philip according to his promise, came to visite Lord Cofeld but it proved a very bloody visitation, [Page]yet not-with handing they second all to be very metry and frolicke at the first, but Sr. Philip would alwayes be looking out of the window into the yard, whereupon the Lord Coffeld called to Sir Philip to come unto the fire because it was cold, but Sir Philip had a secret fire burning in his breast which warmed him, wherefore fire still continued looking out of the window, where hee perceived men ent [...]t in to the Lord Coffelds house, by severall numbers, sometime fowre at a time, othertimes 6 or 7, till they came to the number of about three hundred, but as they came they went in at a backe doore, which St. Philip Moneale perceiving, he spako to the Lord Coffeld saying, now my Lord you are my Prisoner, but he taking it as a jest, spoke merrily: nay Sr. Philip you are my Prisoner, meaning because he was in his Lordships house at that present, upon which words Sr Philip had the doores opened, then entred in the Rebels and seized upon the Lord Cofields person, dismounting his Ordinance from his house top, and afterward slew him, and pillaged his house.
O yuheard of treachery against so loving a friend, but J must not stand in admiration of this because I have as bloody to relate.
The Rebels hearts in Jreland are set upon nothing but mischiefs, and bloody villany, came into the house [Page]of Mr. Jronmonger, and acted such a Tragedy [...] should the bloody Chronicle wherin is registred all the inhumane acts whichever were done be searcht, this act of theirs is not to be paraleld. Which was thus.
They (the Rebels I meane) entring into the house, seazed upon the old man Mr. Jremongers father, and haled him out of the house to prison.
Then did they drag the man himselfe, from the fide of his tender wife, and children, and threw him upon the table, where before his wifes face with a hatchet, in a most Lamentable manner, cut off his head, and then with the same harchet did they mangle his quarters, which being done, they rance upon his wife, and children, and naked as they were, threw them out of doores.
Thus doe these bloody minded Rebels, dayly act their villany, by persecuting and murthering the poore Protestants.
But now by the helpe of God, we doe not feare but their forces shall be over throwne, and their villanies have a period, insomuch as upon Thursday being the second of Decemb. there went out of London, above forty wagons laden with Powder, Match, and Bullets, which are to be conveigh'd to Westchester, and so by ship to be transported to Ireland, to arme those poore oppressed Protestants which stand in need of them.
O God of thy great mercy comfort them speedily, least their Enemies boast, and say, where is now now their God.