Distressed CHILD, OR, The Cruel Uncle: BEING A True and Dismal Relation of one Esq; Solmes of Beverly in Yorkshire; who dying, lest an only Infant Daughter, of the Age of two Years, to the care of his own Brother; who with many Oaths, Vows, and Protestations, promised to be loving to her; but her Father was no sooner Dead, but out of a wicked Covetousness of the Child's Estate of three hundred Pounds a Year, carried it into a Wood, and there put it in a Hallow-Tree to Starve it to Death: Where a Gentleman and his Man being a Hunting two Days after, found it half Famished, having gnawed its own Flesh and Fingers ends in a dreadful manner. With an Account how the Cruel Uncle to hid his Villainy, had caused the Child's Effigies to be buried in Wax, and made a great Funeral, as if it had been really Dead: With the manner of the whole discovery by a Dream, and taking the Wax-Child out of the Grave. With the Uncle's Apprehension, Examination, and Confession before Justice Seubbs, and his Commitment to Goal, in order to be Tried the next Assizes, for that barbarous Action. Note, This Relation will be attested at the Three-Nuns, and Rummer- Tavern without Aldgate: As also at the Three-Cups in Aldersgate- street, by the Huttington-Carriers, etc.  Licenced and entered according to Order. 
London, Printed by D. Brown in Bartholomew Close.   

The Inhuman Brother, etc.  
The Love of Money is the Root of all Evil; and is the Cause of the most barbarous Vices, as may be seen by this following Example.  
IN the Town of Beverly in Yorkshire, about two Months ago, there lived one Squire Solmes, a very Honest Gentleman of about Three Hundred per Ann. His Wife dying, by whom he had one little Daughter about two Years of Age, he continued some Months a sorrowful Widower, he could not well enjoy himself after the Loss of his Dear Spouse: And it so happened, that partly out of Grief, partly from a violent Fever, he was brought to his Bed of Sickness, where he continued not long, for he died within a Fortnight after he was taken by that Fever. He expressed a great concern for little Girl; and therefore called his Brother, a Gentleman that lived about 14 Miles from him, and begged him to take care of his Daughter upon him. Brother, said he, I leave with you the Dearest Thing that I have in the World, my little Daughter, and with her to you I intrust my Estate; manage it for her Use, and take care of her Education in Virtue and Religion; use her as if she were your own, and for my Sake see her married to an Honest Country Gentleman.  
All which was faithfully promised by the Brother: Thus when all things were settled, the Gentleman dies, and the Brother takes Home the Child to his House, and for some time used her kindly. But at the last the D— l of Covetousness possessed him; nothing run in his Mind so much as making away with the Child, and so possess the Estate. After many ways, he at last concluded to take her with him, and hid her in a hollow Tree: Which one Morning he effected, and left the poor Infant with her Mouth stopped that she might not cry. For he had so much Grace, not actually to Murder her, therefore he left her alive in the hollow of the Tree; and the better to hid the Matter, gave out that the Child was Dead; and therefore caused an Effigy of Wax to be made, laid it in a Coffin, and a , and made a great Funeral for the Child. Thus the Effigy was buried, and no notice at all taken of the Matter. At the same time, a Neighbouring Gentleman Dreamed, That that Day he should see something that would sufficiently astonished him: He told it to his Lady, who dissuaded him from going a Hunting that Day; but he was resolved, not giving any credit to Dreams, and so takes Horse in the Morning: As he was a Hunting, he happened to be in the Wood where the Child was. And as he was Riding by the Tree, his Horse gave a great start, so that he had liked to have fallen down; and turning about to see what was the matter, he saw some thing stir in a hole; and being inquisitive to know the Cause, his Dream presently came in his Head. And therefore he calls his Man, and bids him examine what was in the hole: Who having searched the Tree, discovers the Child in the Tree. He took it out, and his Master carried it to his Lady almost Dead; he told him his Dream was out, declaring how he found the Child, and begged her to take Care of it. The Child was revived, and in a little time brought to its self again; but they could not imagine whose it was; till at last it happened that some Women came to the Gentleman's House a Singing at Christmas; and seeing the Child, knew it, and declared whose it was, and that it was supposed to be dead and buried. The Gentleman goes and prevails with the Minister of the Parish to have the Grave opened, and found the Waxen-Effigie of the Child in the Grave. He went to the Justice of the Peace. to whom he declared the matter; who sent his Warrant for the Child's Trustee: Who being convicted of the matter, was not able to deny it, but confessed all the business. But seeing the Child was alive, 'tis supposed he will not be tried for his Life; but 'tis thought a severe Punishment will be inflicted on him; and the Justice appointed the Gentleman that found the Child, to be its Trustee, till the Assizes. The Child is now at the Gentleman's House, who loves it as if it was his own; for he has no Children himself, and is a Man of a good Estate, and is likely to augment very much the Child's Fortune.   

POSTSCRIPT.  
WE have this further Account from Huttington concerning the Child aforesaid, That when the Gentleman and his Man found it in the hollow Tree, it was almost quite Dead, it having been put there by the Inhuman Uncle two Days before, so that the poor innocent Creature for mere Hunger, had in a lamentable manner sucked and gnawed its own Finger's ends till the Blood ran about its Cheeks and Mouth to such a degree, that when it was brought to the Gentleman's Lady, she fell in a Swoon at the sight of it.  
The manner of the whole Discovery of the Uncle's ●ickedness, was thus: He having some time before got the Child's Effigies exactly made in Wax, as abovesaid, gave out the Child was Dead; and thereupon bought Mourning, and buried the said Counterfeit Corpse in a Stately and Sumptuous manner: And he being a Rich Man none in the least had any Suspicion of his being Guilty of so barbarous a Wickedness, as to make away with his Brother's Child: So that had not Divine Providence, in almost a Miraculous manner preserved the Child's Life, it would have been impossible by humane Endeavours to have detected him of the Crime. However, after he thought himself past danger, a Woman that had often seen the said Child at his House, happened after to came by the Gentleman's Door some days after it was found, and seeing it in the Maid's Arms, (the Gentleman being by) says she, That Child is as like Squire Solmes 's little Daughter as one Apple is like another; and further added, that if (quoth she) I had not seen his Child buried some days ago, I should have positively sworn it had been the same Child: Upon which the Gentleman called her into his House, and told her the whole Story, how and where he found it almost starved to Death, in a hollow Oaken-Tree as he was a Hunting; so that getting Knowledge of the Woman where Mr. Solmes Lived, he was first of all Apprehended and kept in Custody till the Grave was opened, at which time the Wax Child was taken out, to the Uncle's great Shame and Confusion; and the more, when the Gentleman told him how he found the living Child in the hollow Tree as he was Hunting: Upon which he confessed the whole matter to the Justice, and wrung his Ha●●● 〈…〉 ●●●mented after a sad and dismal mann●● 〈…〉 guilty of such a monstrous B●●● 〈…〉 Flesh and Blood.  
FINIS.   

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