A True and Impartial ACCOUNT OF THE Birth, Parentage, Education, Life and Conversation OF Edmund Audley, Who was Executed at Tyburn on Wednesday the 22d. of June, 1698. for the Barbarous Murder of Mrs. Hannah Bullevant in St. martin's le Grand, near Aldersgate.  
AS ALSO, An Account of his Marriage with a Ministers Daughter at Exeter; the occasion of his leaving her, and his coming to London; with other strange passages of his Life from his Birth, to the time of his shameful Death.  
To which is added, The Particulars of his Trial and Condemnation; as also his Disputes with several Divines in Newgate, together with his Speech and Confession at the place of Execution.  
likewise, An Account of the sad Accident that happened at his going out of Newgate, by the Fall of St. Pulchers-Church-Wall, which killed several Persons, and dangerously wonder many others.  
Licenced according to Order.  
London, Printed by J. R. in Little Britain, 1698.   

A True and Impartial Account of the Birth, Parentage, Life and Conversation of Edmund Audley, etc.  
MR. Edmund Audley was Born at Swansey (it being a Seaport in Clamorganshire in Wales) Anno 1661. His Father Mr. Humphrey Audley being a Merchant, who dealt in most sorts of Commodities, and lived in good Credit and Reputation, being no less beloved than well known in those parts, having two Sons and two Daughters, the eldest of the Sons was this Edmond, to whom he gave good Education, in order to qualify him for the management of his business in the way of Merchandizing. However, finding his Inclinations wholly bend to Learning, and seeing he had improved himself therein, so far as to attain Arithmetic, fair Writing, and several parts of the Mathematics; his Father advised him to keep a School in Swansey, which he willingly assented to, and accordingly continued in that Station with indifferent success for two or three years; but being of a mutable and unsettled Fancy, he desired of his Father to procure him a place of Residence at Exeter, ● order for a School there, which in a short tim● was effected, and that seemingly to his satisfactio●● However, he had not been long in Exeter befo●● he fell in Love with a Beautiful Young Wom●●… Daughter to an Nonconformist Minister, whose Father had a respect for him, upon the account of his Parents, whom he knew, but not so much as to make him his Son in Law, which Mr. Edmond perceiving, and knowing the Maid had a more than ordinary Love for him, took the advantage of the Old Gentleman's absence one Evening, and stole her away privately in the Night; And the next Morning three or four Miles from thence, was Married together, contrary to the knowledge of her Father and Mother: Which news, tho' very unwelcome to them, yet considering it was past Remedy, they instantly sent for their Son and Daughter, and in short, a Reconciliation was made, and Mr. Audley and his Bride were admitted into the number of their Family, where they lived lovingly together for some time, till a strange Whimsy (or rather Jealous Humour) possessed his Noddle, that his Wife was Disloyal, though he could never show any just ground for that suspicion, yet his Jealousy increasing, (it being a Fire which is sooner kindled, than extinguished) he secretly made a motion to some Ministers for a Divorcement; but not being able to give a just Reason for such a separation, his Motion was not only rejected, but himself much reproved, for having such an unworthy opinion of an Innocent and Virtuous Woman (for so she was generally esteemed) However, being much perplexed, he takes a Horse, (some say without leave) it being in the Year 1695. and comes to London, leaving his Wife with Child, who no sooner understood of his rude and abrubted departure, but miscarried, and soon after died.  
I shall omit particularising his undecent Behaviour towards her before his departure, and of his attempting to sell her, being loath to reflect too much upon the unhappy Memory of this unfortunate Person, and that chief for the sake of his Father and Mother, who at the writing hereof were both living at the place aforesaid, being very Godly, Religious, and honest People.  
Being come to London, he much frequented the Company of the Dissenting Clergy, and used all the endeavours possible to advance himself to the Ministry, having procured a Letter from an Eminent Nonconformist Minister of the West of England, by way of Recommendation to Mr. James, whose Meeting is in Nightingale-Lane in East-Smithfield, where he was admitted to Preach several times; and was also introduced to Preach several times in many Presbyterian Meetings in and about London, particularly in Southwark, etc. However, having no fixed Station assigned him, he at last became Usher to a School near Eastcheap, where his Revenue only amounted to 5 s. per Week and Diet; but his Pride and lofty Spirit soon put him out of that mean (tho' honest) Employ, often saying (to use his own Expressions) That he was called to proclaim the Gospel; but whether with Sword and Pistol, I leave the Reader to judge, for he was often observed b● his Landlady (where he lodged about a twelve Month since) to threaten several Persons (whom ●e called Traitors and Conspirators) with se●ere punishments, if he could bring his Business ●bout, which in part he performed upon the Per●on of Mrs. Bullivant, as hereafter will appear.  
Having ofrens frequented many Meeting-houses, and Preached in others, he of late much used to come to Mr. Dolittle's meeting in Silver-street; and we understand by his own Confession since, that he much observed one Mrs, Hannah Bullivant, pretending that she was in a Plot against the King and Government, though I believe there's more in it than he has declared) he goes to Mr. Taylor a Gun-Smith near Algate, and asked him, If a Gentleman had not been there over Night for a pair of Pistols; and being answered in the Affirmative, he said he came for them, and in short, they made a Bargain. During which time, Mr. Audley behaved himself like a warey Buyer, and not like one distracted, as the Gun-Smith made Oath of at his Trial: Having paid for them, he gets suitable Ammunition, and a Sword by his side, as also a Lathing-Hammer in his Breeches, and goes sometime after to the Meetinghouse in Silver-street, where he finds Mrs. Bullivant, his pretended King-killer, but whether he minded the Sermon or Mrs. Bullivant most, may be easily judged by the following discourse.  
The Meeting being done, out comes Audley to watch for this supposed Traytoriss, but not being willing to put his barbarous design in Execution, where so many People were together, (as fearing to kill the Righteous with the Wicked,) he followed her till she went into a Shop in Silver-street, where having occasion to stay about half an hour, Audley walked backward and forward till she came out, and then he dogged her into Saint martin's le Grand, near Aldersgate, where seeing the Street clear of People, fired one of his Pistols at her which though it miss, yet the noise so affrighted her (being so nigh) that she ran directly into a Glover's Shop at the Corner of Bell-Court, where he closely followed her, and Shot her dead with the other Pistol upon the place; whereupon he was seized, and that Evening being the first of June, was by Sir Edward Clark committed to Newgate, where he remained till Thursday, June the 9th. at which time he was brought to the Bar a● the Old-Baily, where he was Indicted for the aforesaid Barbarous Murder, who after the Jury was called and sworn, had the boldness (or rather Impudence) to except both against Judges and Jury too, telling the Cour● That they were concerned in a Plot and Conspiracy against the King, and therefore he appealed to the King and Council to be tried: Adding, That he would not be tried by those wh● were Enemies to the King and Government. However, the Court rejecting his frivolous and trifling Arguments proceeded to his Trial. And being asked whether Guilty or not? he said, He owned that he killed the Woman, but pleaded Not Guilty of the Murder, alleging, That the deceased was (with several others) concerned in a Plot to take away the King's Life, and tha● he had been at several Magistrates (whom he named in order to have her and others Apprehended, and finding no Warrant could be obtained, and the King and Nation in danger, he conceived it lawful in such a desperate case to execute Justice himself. Whereupon four Evidences successively were called, who depose● That the Prisoner pursued Mrs. Bullivant, shooting o●● Pistol at her in St. Martin's near Aldersgate, and afterwards followed her into a Glover's Shop in Bell-Co●●… and there shot her on the left side of the Body, of whi●● Wound she immediately died: And further depose● That he said that he had killed Queen Mary, who ha● been there Incognito, and that he endeavoured to escape. ●●●ther Evidences deposed, That they had several times ●●●rd the Prisoner Preach at Meeting-houses, and ne●●●er could perceive either in his Behaviour or Discourse, ●hat he was any ways troubled with Madness, Frenzy, ●r any thing like being Craized or Distracted. And ●eing asked some Questions of his knowledge, relating ●o the particulars of his Pretended Plot, he said, That ●f he made Confession in Court, it was the way to have the ●lotters escape: But added, that he knew of 30 Wagon ●oad of Arms which was brought into the City for the late King James 's Service one morning before day, and that he ●ad seen the Prince of Wales in the Lobby Chamber; and ●hat he had killed the Woman, supposing her to be the late Queen, having seen her often at Mr. Dolittle 's Meetinghouse. But being told that King James' Queen was of 〈◊〉 contrary Religion to come to a Meetinghouse. He replied, That the very Devils could transform themselves ●nto Angels of Light. However, the Evidence being ●lain and full, the Jury thereupon brought him in Guilty of Wilful Murder; and on the Monday following he received Sentence of Death for the same.  
His Conference with several Divines, during his Confinement in Newgate some Days before Execution, concerning the Barbarous Murder of Mrs. Bullivant.  
A Learned Divine of the Church of England told him. That by ●his cruel Murder, he had stained the Christians Religion he professed. He replied, That tho' many apprehended it to be a Bloody Fact, yet ●e thought otherwise of it, by reason he thought that Mrs. Bullivant was in a wicked Conspiracy against the present Government. But being told, A private Person ought not to have killed her, but rather have accused her in some Lawful Court of Justice. He said, He conceived the Fact to be no Murder, by reason his Conscience stirred him up to perform it. But he was told, That was a wicked and Devilish 〈◊〉 word. And further asked him, Whether any one had hired him to ●urther her. He answered in the Negative. And being further questioned, What was the grounds of his Malice against her? He ●●●●…rly replied, That he would give no further Account than what he had done already. And seemed much to depend upon his ●●●ceited knowledge, and continued very sullen and obstinate, tho' 〈…〉 way resembling a Lunatic, or distracted Person, either in Di●●●●… or Behaviour, as Dr. Bedford and several other Divines can witness.  
On the 22d of June, about Noon, Mr. Edmond Audley was conve●ed from Newgate to Tyburn in a Cart with two other Criminals; 〈◊〉 appeared very obstinate and wilful for a considerable time, who b●ing asked; What induced him to kill Mrs. Bullivant? He said, He d●● it for the common good of the Kingdom: And continued to repeat h●● former Whimsical Stories of a Plot against the King; and upon th● Ordinaries telling him, That 'twas supposed he killed her upon h●● preventing his Marriage with a Young Gentlewoman. He said, was very false, and added, that there was a Conspiracy to bring in t●● late King James; wishing, that he had an opportunity to declare his mi●● to the King about it, adding that he knew several of the Plotters; b●● being desired to declare who they were, He said, he would make Confession to any but his Majesty. Whereupon it Was demanded in wh●● Profession he Died, He said, in the Faith of a Christian as revailed the Scripture, desiring the Ministers not to ask him any more Questions hinder his Devotions. So after having refused to join in Prayer wi●● the Ordinary, he made a short and silent Prayer to himself, and was turned off with the rest of the Criminals.  
At his going from Newgate with the other Crm●●…als, a ver● Strange and Surprising Accident happened, for just before the Ca●● (wherein he was with two other Criminals, reached the end of S●… Pulchers Churchyard, the Wall being thronged and Loaded with Crou●● of Numerous Spectators who pressed to see him, the greatest part 〈◊〉 it fell Flat to the Ground, almost from one end to the other, and wit● it Multitudes of People one upon another, doing Extraordinary D●mage, Killing a Wine Porter out right, who Dwelled in Nightingga●● Lane, and with the violence of its fall, Miserably Squeezed to peic●● Arms, Legs, Backs and Thighs of many, (Some says) to th● Number of above 40 Persons, 4 or 5 of which are since Dead of the●● Wounds, and 'tis Doubted that several of the rest are Mortally hu●●● This unhappy Accident obliged the Officers to Convey the Criminals through Pie-corner and so down Hosier-L●●e, the like having n●● been known in the Memory of any Man Living before.  
FINIS.