The crying charge Douglas, Eleanor, Lady, d. 1652. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A36401 of text R29370 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing D1982A). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A36401 Wing D1982A ESTC R29370 11081051 ocm 11081051 46297 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A36401) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 46297) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1422:16) The crying charge Douglas, Eleanor, Lady, d. 1652. 8 p. s.n.], [S.l. : 1649. Bound and filmed with D1980 proceeding. Caption title head of p. 2 has: "By the Lady Eleanor Douglas." Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library. eng Douglas, Eleanor, -- Lady, d. 1652. Castlehaven, Mervyn Touchet, -- Earl of, 1592?-1631. Prophecies. Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649. A36401 R29370 (Wing D1982A). civilwar no The crying charge. Douglas, Eleanor, Lady 1649 1161 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 B The rate of 9 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the B category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. 2006-10 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-10 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-11 Emma (Leeson) Huber Sampled and proofread 2006-11 Emma (Leeson) Huber Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion THE Crying Charge . Ezekiel 22. Now thou Son of man , wilt thou judge , Wilt thou judge the bloody City ? yea , thou shalt shevv her all her Abominations , &c. Printed in the yeer 1649. To the High Court of Iustice , appointed for the Tryal of CHARLES STVART King of ENGLAND . By the Lady Eleanor Douglas . SHEWS , THe Kings consent therewith , how Mervin E. of Castlehaven , Lord Audeley , unmercifully was sentenced to death Easter term 1631. and in May cruelly executed a●● Tower-Hill , accused falsly of two Crimes , what lewdnes could and malice produce ; one , Of his being accessary to a Rape committed on Ann his wife , done by a Page , one Broadway ; and , Of Sodomy ( made death H : 8. ) committed with an Irish Footman , Fitzpatrick O Donel ; which aforesaid Lord Audeley indicted of Felony , brought to his tryal at westminster , the K. Attorney where shew'd , The King like God , would extend to the prisoner all mercy : Likewise the Lo : Keeper that day Lo : High Steward , because the cry was great of Sodom , would see whether those things were so ; the Witnesses whereupon call'd to appear , she a common Whore her husbands accuser , without ever appearing in Court , or taking any Oath , had there contrary to the Law , one of her consorts that said , My Lady upon her Honor saith thus , &c. or , It was true . The other Witness , the Irishman , he a vagrant , had served under the Emperor , although a Papist , had contrary to Law , his Oath taken at the Bar , refusing the Oath of Allegiance ; where askt by one of the Judges the maner , confest , Not the act , but somewhat of a foul nature , &c. what such malice & the like might invent , promised to be the Queens Footman . The Attorney , one not to seek of his Errand , saying , Howsoever , it was an act of Uncleanness ; prayed the Court to proceed upon it : My Lords , said he , you have heard this odious Crime , how dark and mysterious 't is grown ; you must be curious therefore how you admit of any mitigation : who accordingly his counsel took , &c. Vpon which pronounced , Lord have mercy upon thee the prisoner , to lose his life forthwith , of such promised mercy enjoyed the first-fruits . All which undue sinister proceedings by way of humble Petition signified to the K. when perceived to what a low ebb the cry vvas faln and his Chaplains , Deans and others appointed to attend the prisoner , partly by their relation , he thrice in their presence had taken the Sacrament upon it , He was not guilty of those criminals ; was pleased by them to let the prisoner know his gracious Answer , He should dye like a Peer of the Realm , be Beheaded , and not Hanged like a common person : whose Servants , his Page the principal , who ought to have suffered , before the accessary ; he and his fellow-servant the Footman were brought to their tryal the next Term . In behalf of whom the aforesaid Broadway , came up divers Gentlemen of the County to inform the King , able to testifie of the Youths coming home to his Fathers house , more then six moneths afore the time put down by her of the Ravishment , this Broadway come away from his Lords service . Who at last cast ; when upon the Ladder so far protested both his Masters innocency that way and his own ; taking God to witness , A virgin he came into his service , and a virgin went forth of it . O Donel praying to St. Dennis , cryed out upon some of the Privy Councel that told him , He must speak for the King , and thought not to be served so . And this mans house utterly ruined , chiefly , because had declined Popery , before his untimely death ever suspected ; endeavoring to reform his Family , by which means cast himself upon the merciless times . Mervin Earl of Castlehaven , that faithful Martyr , suffering ( as it were ) between those twain , one on the right hand , the other on the lest , the honor having to be the first entred into the joy of his Lord ; of whom notwithstanding the worst any in the world could world could say , was , He had the best things in him of any , and the worst : Vpon the Scaffold making this his Confession ; In the Name of God Amen . I Mervin Earl of Castlehaven , being in my full strength and memory , thanks be given unto my Maker , having been branded and openly accused for change , alteration and doubtfulness of my Faith and Religion ; I thought fit , like a Christian man to give satisfaction upon what ground I stand for my belief , and to express it under my hand , for the satisfaction of all charitable people and Christians . First , I do believe in the blessed and glorious Trinity , three persons ; one eternal and everlasting God , God the Father , God my Redeemer , and God my Sanctifier . I do relye upon the merit , death and passion of our blessed Savior Christ Iesus , and upon his mediation for the remission of my sins . I do believe and use with most humble reverence our Lords Prayer , the Creed of the Apostles , and the ten Commandments , as they are set down and allowed in the Church of England . I do believe the Canonical Scriptures , and that they are written by the inspiration of the holy Spirit . And for the rest of my belief , I do refer it to the true Orthodox Faith of our Church of England . And from the Articles received at this present in the Church of England , and confirmed by authority of Parliament , I do not differ in any point , renouncing all the Superstitions and Errors taught or believed in the Church of Rome or any other Church ; in which Faith I will , God willing , continue to my lives end : In testimony whereof , I have hereunto subscribed my Hand this first of May , 1631. CASTLEHAVEN . Psal. 116. Right dear in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints . FINIS .