An exact and true RELATION OF A most cruel and horrid Murder committed by one of the CAVALIERS, ON A Woman in LEICESTER, Billetted in her House: Who was shot into the back, being within five Weeks of the time of her delivery. REad in the house of Commons, and Ordered to be forthwith Printed and published: H: Elsing, Cler. Parl. D. Com. London, Printed for E. Husbands and I. Frank, and are to be sold at their shops, in the middle Temple, and text door to the Kings-head in Fleetstreet. Sept. 17. 1641. An Exact and true Relation of a most cruel and horrid Murder, committed by one of the Cavaliers, on a woman in Leicester, etc. Sept: 13. 1642. FRancis Coltman of the Parish of St. Martin's in the Town of Leicester Maulster, being one of the Coroners Inquest, for the inquiry upon the death of goodwife Woodlane, wife of Henry Woodlane of the said Town of Leicester Chandler, taken before Thomas Blunt, and William Spichley, Coroners of the said town, who being examined, doth voluntarily protest, as he shall answer before Almighty god, that what he shall deliver upon this examination in this business is the truth, and saith, first, that he being summoned to serve upon this Inquest at the Guild-Hall of the said Town of Leicester, and having received the charge given by the Coroners with the rest of the jury, was thereupon with the rest of the Jury required to go and view the body of the said party diseased which he did accordingly, and did find her to be shot under the back into the belly, being very great with child, and within a Month or five weeks of the time of her delivery (as the women there present did verily believe) And he further saith, that it was given in evidence to the said Jury, that this cruel fact was committed by one Chumley a Cavalier Trooper in the King's sarvice, who had formerly fallen out with her husband, beaten him, and threatened to be revenged upon his wife, being billeted in the said Woodlands house. Thomas Todd of the said Town of Leicester Taylor, being likewise examined upon the same business, and being one of the same Jury, upon the like Protestation doth affirm, that what the said Francis Coltman hath delivered upon his examination (being now read unto him) is the truth, and in witness of the truth hereof, these parties examined have Subscribed their names, the day and Year first above written. Francis Coltman: Thomas Todd. MEmorandum, these Examinations were taken by me Robert Chambers, Secretary to the Army, under the Command of the Right Honourable Robert Earl of Essex his Excellency, the said 13th day of September, 1642. And in the presence of Jo: Meyrick. William Strode. Ph: Stapleton. William Purefoy. FINIS