The Bloody vintner: or, Cruelty rewarded with justice. Being a true account of one Edward (alias) Edmund Kirk, vintner, who being privately married to a servant maid, did, on the 25th. of May, delude her from her masters house, under the pretence of visiting some relation; but having of her all alone in a private road near Paddington, he most barbarously and cruelly murdered her; for which fact he was indicted and found guilty, and also received due sentence of death, which was accordingly executed, on Friday the 11th. of this instant July, 1684. : To the tune of, Aim not too high:. 1684 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A76917 Wing B3294A ESTC R175588 45578160 ocm 45578160 172116

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 eng Kirk, Edmund, d. 1684. Murder -- England. Ballads, English -- 17th century. Broadsides -- England -- London -- 17th century. 2008-07 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-08 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-10 Sampled and proofread 2008-10 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The Bloody VINTNER: OR, Cruelty Rewarded with Iuſtice.

Giving a true Account of one Edward (alias) Edmund Kirk, Vintner, who being privately Married to a Servant Maid, did, on the 25th. of May, delude her from her Maſters Houſe, under the pretence of viſiting ſome Relation; But having of her all alone in a private Road near Paddington, he moſt barbarouſly and cruelly Murdered her; for which Fact he was Indicted and found Guilty, and alſo received due Sentence of Death, which was accordingly Executed, on Friday the 11th. of this Inſtant July, 1684.

To the Tune of,Aim not too high:

OH it would make a Chriſtians heart to ake, To think that Men they will no warning take, • ut will run on, as being void of fear, • lthough they know their Lives muſt pay full dear. • ne • dward Kirk, a Vintner was he, • ho was the actor of this Cruelte; 〈…〉 h •… hi •… to the World I here will now lay plain, i • hopes they may take warning by the ſame. •• is Vintner was Married privatele to a Servant-Maid of low Degree; •• t yet, alas! her ſelf for to maintain, • e fo • ced was in Service to remain 〈2 lines〉 And importuned her with him to go, But yet it prov'd her diſmal overthrow. What cruel Wretch ſuch thoughts could entertain? Sure Satan in his very heart did Reign: For though he ſee the Coach-maker to dye, That he ſhould act this Bloody Villany! This Cruelty his very heart poſſeſt, And with the thoughts of Murder in his Breaſt, She went with him a Couſin for to ſee, As if in Love and perfect Vnity. And thus alas! alone with him 〈◊〉 went 〈3 lines〉 He beat and bruiſed her, the more to blame, Vntil the Ferril flew from off his Cane: Vndoubtedly it did her then ſurprize, To ſee grim Death appear before her eyes. But then he pulled forth his Bloody Knife, Poor Soul! ſhe ſtrugl'd with him for her Life, As by her hands it plainly did appear; Alſo, he cut her Throat from Ear to Ear. And thus he left her Bleeding on the ground, When he had given her the Fatal Wound; Immediately he homeward went withal, And ſeemed not to be concern'd at all. This Murder was found out in God's good time, And he was Apprehended for his Crime; Then he confeſs'd the Fact, and laid it plain, Though he deny'd it afterwards again. But being brought unto the Bar at laſt, The Bill was found againſt him; he was Caſt, Though he the Fact before them all deny'd, No Creature there could witneſs on his ſide. He was found Guilty, and Condemn'd to Dye, A juſt Reward for ſuch like Cruelty: Though ſhe was mean, ſhe was his Lawful Wife, With whom he might have liv'd a happy Life. But let his diſmal end a Warning be, That we may live in Love and Vnite; In true content, and prefect joy, and peace, That Murders may not dayly thus increaſe. For ſure it is a diſmal ſight to ſee, That Men ſhould end their days ſo ſhamefulle: And thoſe that might have lived longer time, Are cut off like a Flower in their prime. O that all Men would learn to be more Wiſe, And ſet the fear of God before their eyes; That when we dye, our joys may then increaſe, And that we may lay down our heads in peace. FINIS.