Great and Bloody News, FROM FARTHING-ALLY, In St. Thomas' SOUTHWARK, Or the True and Faithful RELATJON▪ Of a Horrid and Barbarous MURDER▪  
Committed on the Body of Walter Osily, by his own Wife on the 31 of this Instant July. Who first strangled him with a Bowstring, and afterwards cut him with a Hatched on the bare Head, and slitting his Nose, giving him a Mortal Wound under the right Ear, with several other Barbarous Inhumanityes, and how afterwards she discovered it to a neighbour, as of her being Apprehended, and confession before the justice of Peace, as likewise her Commitment to the Marshelseas Prison, where she remains: with several particulars relating to her Life and Conversation. August: 2: 1680  
Wondered are the prevailing Insinuations of Hell to delude poor mortals here below as may be well observed in this most barbarous and inhuman murder committed by Margaret Osilly upon her Husband Walter Osilly, The Relation of which in all its horrid circumstances being as followeth, her Husband having been abroad on Friday at the Beargarden, to try a Dog that he had lately purchased, came home about nine of the Clock in the Evening somewhat disordered in drink, yet notwithstanding went out with her to a neighbour's house, where they drank together, after that they went home seemingly well, but it proved not so, for the being no sooner entered the house but a quarrel arising between them, her husband gave her some blows, the which she to outward appearance seemed not to regard, but converting her resentments to private Revenge, the which she in time found opportunity to effect.  
Her Husband being over powered with drink, falling fast asleep she went to a Lodgers Chamber of hers, telling him that her Husband was dead drunk, and that he lay like a Swine upon the Flore, and that he had grievously abused her, whereupon he persuaded her to let him alone till he came to himself and then to get him up to bed; this Discourse being no sooner ended but she returned, and locking the Doors close after her, having awaked him, got him (as she since confessed) to Bed; where he no sooner fell asleep but the Devil prevailing with her prompted her for to commit a Murder that has since amazed mankind, for in her search for a mischievous weapon to work her revengful Rage she chanced to light upon a Hatchet, the which she poising in her barbarous hand for some small time, at last concluded on the Tragecal Exploit, and with a downright blow struck her sleeping Husband, who dreamt of no such force, just on the Forehead, making there a wound three inches in length and an inch in depth; but not content with that, being desperately bend on his Destruction, she repeated it with a second just under his right Ear, the which was about an Inch and a half deep which no doubt was mortal an sufficient to translate him to immortality and after that another that slit his Nose, and a fourth on his hand between his Fingers, the which he was supposed to receive in making resistance; after which, as it is verily conjectured, he lying weltering in his Blood and not presently expiring, she with a Bowstring to make all secure strangled him, and so put him out of the pain; she being resolved to perfect the Cruel Deed, and make end in Death. This Bloody exploit being acted under the Covert of darkness as near as can be conjectured about two of the Clock in the morning, she continuing with the Lifeless Corpse till the Light appeared, and without doubt oft viewed the dreadful Deed her Cruel hands had done, but with what horror I leave the reader to conjecture by the Gild. About 8 of the Clock she leaving her Husband in the bloody Bed, went to one Mr. Fowlers in the Maze Yard, where no sooner entering the House, but she desired to speak with him in private, which being granted, she declared to him the horrid Murder, and how she had acted it in every circumstance desiring him to conceal it or some Report to let her bury him privately in his Ninepin Place; and after having drank there, returned home, but he being a man that detested inch horrid Impieties, went instantly and acquainted one Mr. Daniel a Hatband maker, with what she related to him, who delayed not to search into the Truth of this strange report so that coming to her House he Knocked at the Door the which she unwillingly opened, being then smoking a Pipe of Tobacco in her Chair, but at his importunity she arose and let him in, who no sooner entered, but asked for her Husband, to which she replied he was gone out, but he did not believe it, for was informed that she had murdered him and that he was resoved to search, demanding the Key of the Chamber, the which after some denials she delivered to him and thereupon retired into the next Room lo●king herself in, upon which going into the Chamber foun the murdered Corpse lie welterred in Blood all mangled on Flore, where upon he putting his Head out of the Window, called several neighbours, giving them to understand, that there was Murder done in the House, at which several came in and found the dismal spectacle, at which they started back with horror, some of them immediately running for a Constable to seize the Murderer, whilst others watched to hinder her from making an escape, but in fine she being apprehended was carried before Justice Freeman where Mr. Fowler appeared to give Evidence against her who related what she had declared unto him, with many other circumstances, whereupon he was bound over to prosecute; It was likewise told her that for that horrid Fact she had committed she would be burnt, to which she replied, she burned already and that would prepare her for the Flames to come; or words to that effect: after a full Examination she was committed to the Marshalsea Prison, there to remain till she shall be delivered by due course of Law the Coroner and his Jury sitting upon the Corpse returned it upon their Inquest wilful Murder, etc. This Walter Ossily was formerly her Apprentice, when upon the Death of her former Husband, she married, his time not being out when he was murdered, it was reported that he was very Familiar with her during the Life of her former Husband, and that he lay with her the night after he was Buried:  
He having been married to her about a twelvemonth, in tha● time as 'tis said, he had spent and made away of hers about tw● hundred pounds, which extravigance of his and the abusing her a● it is conjectured were the causes for which she murdered him for which no doubt she gave him cause, being a Woman of a Turbulent Spirit, and living much at Variance with her former Husband who was a Castermaker by Trade, of which employ was also the person now murdered. May this sad Crime and cruel murder be a warning to all Christians to deter them from the like Barbarity,  
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