GREAT NEWS FROM THE TOWER. OR, A True and Perfect Relation of the Dreadful end of the Earl of Essex, lately committed Prisoner to the Tower, an account of the Horrid fanatical Plot, against His Sacred Majesty, His Royal Highness, and all Lovers of Monarchy.  
Giving an Account how he was found murdered in the Tower, about ten of the Clock this instant Friday, the thirteenth of July, 1683.  
IT cannot be denied but that this Age has produced as various transactions( and as stupendious too) as any heretofore, and therein has discovered and brought to light the unparalelled Designs, and execrable Intentions of the Adorers of Jack Presbyter, who( notwithstanding such undeniable Testimonies of their villainies) must needs assume to themselves the Names of True Protestants and Patriots, and under such Hypocritical Disguises contrive and imagine such Treasons, which as in past Ages they could never be paralleled,( though these Saviours did their endeavours in the late times) so in all future they can never be credited, they are so transcendently inhuman and Flagitious.  
These sly Contrivances did not a little insinuate into the Mobile, and some few other of their Creatures, but of late( thanks be to God) the Curtain is drawn aside, and every thing appears barefaced, and in its natural hue, by which their hellish Designs were defeated and frustrated.  
But to come to the matter designed; my Lord having appeared very much dejected since his Seizure and Commitment, he delighted not in Company, but no doubt spent his time in reflecting on his past Life, and the ill success that attended such Actions. This grew so fast upon him, that on Friday Morning about Ten of the Clock, his Servant had not left him long in his Chamber, but he returned and found him dead, a great Wound having been given in his Throat which reached almost to each Ear; upon which all the Care imaginable was taken for his Recovery, but too late; information of which was immediately dispatched to His Majesty( who together with his Royal Highness was then viewing the Tower) and afterwards to the Court at the Old Bailey, which did not a little astonish all that heard of it, and may be an Example to all those that love their Private Interests before that of the public; that love only their King but as it is subservient to some Private Design, and that make it their business under the cloak of Religion to destroy Kings, and bring to utter Ruin the best of Governments.   

London, Printed by George Croom in Thames-street, over against Baynard's-Castle. 1683.