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DESCRIPTION
OF THE NOTORIOVS
LIFE OF lOHN LAMBE
othcrwifc called Dodtor
Lambe.
Together with his Ignominiovs
Death.
Printed in Amjiei'davi,, 1628.
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A
des<:ription of
the Life and Death of John
Lambe^ otherwife called Do-
6lor Lamb e .
His Lambe commonly called Do£lor
Lambe, whole Scandalous life hath
^.beene a long fubiedl of difcourfe in
m this Kingdome, and whofe tragicall
and vnexpedled death of late happe-
ning, hath giuen caufe of a fadde Example to all
fuch wicked perfons.
To paffe by his Childehood, and to come to
the beginning of his life, after he was at mans e-
Ifate, was for the moft part fpent in the houfes of
diners Gentlemen, whole Children he taught to
write and reade the Englilli tongue. The firft
fleppe that euer bee made towards that wicked
courfe, which bee was afterwads accufed for,
was the profefsion of that noble and deepe Sci-
ence of Phylicke, (a colour which many bafe Im-
poftours haue vfed tolewdeand iuggling pradii-
fes,as the bell things are fubiedt to the greatella-
A 2 bufes.
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bufes.) Whether this Doflor Lamhe^ for fo wee
will now call him, had any abilitie of learning in
him or no, I will relate the iudgements of fome
honeftandablemen,which haue talked with him.
he feemed to them (how eiier hee would talkc
highly to ignorant people) to be altogether vn-
learned, and filly of difcourfe,or elfe to afFe£t that
way of fpeaking as a colour of his mifclieuous pra
dlifes, and rather to be thought by them an Im-
poftour, whom the credulous ignorance of the
common people had ray fed to that Fame, then to
be truely and guiltily learned in thofe wicked My-
ileryes. But whether hee were truely the man,
which the people couceiued him to bee, or not, I
referre you to the proofes vpoia Inditement at
Afsifes againft him and thofe other ftories of him
iuftified by men and women of credit. He began
within fhorttime after heprofeflfed Phyfick in the
Country, to fall to other myfteries, as telling of
Fortunes, helping of diuerfe to loft goods, ftiew-
to young people the faces of their Husbans or
Wiues, thatflhould be, inaChriftallglafTe: reuea-
ling to wiues the efcapes and faultsof their Hiff.
bands, and to husbands of their wiues. By which
meanes,whethertruly or falfely told, he wrought
fomuch vpontheircredulitie,thatmanymifchiefs
and diuifions were wrought betweene marryed
people. But his fame was neur truely great, till
he came to bee queftioned by the Lawes of the
Kingdome at Afsifes and Sefsions. For the con-
demnationofhislewdneflbin thofe aflTemblies of
luftice, did raife an opinion of his abilitie among
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i'tt people, no lefiTe then fonie vnlearned and fooH(h
roe Bookes in our time haue gotten credit among the
'ni. people, oneiy becaufe Authoritie hath cenfured
ilk thembad,whichinfteedeofhurtingthe Authors,
vn. hath blowne them vp with a vaine pride, and ho-
liat noured them in the iudgement of their ignorant
pra admirers. The firft tryall in a Court of luftice a-
Im. galnft Do£l:or Lambiyoiany note, was at the Afsi-
tile fes at Worcefter,In which he was found guilty of
Dto two feruerall Inditements; one for vnchriftian and
\\j. damnable pradifes agaiuft theperfon of an Ho-
aan, nourble Peere of this Realme} and the other for
ot,I damnable inuocation and worfliipof euill Spirits;
It at as will in the following difcourfe more at large ap-
him pcare.
p And becaufe I would not trouble euery vnlear-
the ncd perlbn to fiude out fuch as are learned to ex-
pf pound Indidements. Therefore for the better vn-
etr. ' derftandingofallperfons,! haue herein fetdowne
3 ot the true effeds of the faid Indidments in Englifli.
[of. Indidlment preferred agalnjl lohn
jjh Lambe, otherwije called Dobior Lambe,
jht at Worcejler.
Worcejler. Jf. The lury for our Soueraigne
Lord the King do vpon the holy Euangelifts pre-
fent: That lohn Lambe late of Tardebigge in the
County aforefaid, Gent, not hauing the feare of
God before his eyes, but by a Diabolicall infti-
gation being mooued and feduced the 16. day of
December in the yeere of the raigne of our So-
A 3 ueraigne
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ueraigne Lord YiAngTames^ of England, France,
and Ireland, King, defender of the Faith, &c. the
fifth, and of Scotland the one and fortieth. At
Tardebigg aforefaid, in thefaid County of Wor-
cefter, certaine euill Dlabolicall and execrable
arts calledWitchcrafts,Enchantments,Charmers
and Sorcerers, in and vpon the right Honourable
Th: Lo. Deuelifhly, Malicioufly, andFeloni-
oufly, did vfe, praftife, and exercife, to the intent
by the fameeulll,deuiUifl.i, and execrable Arts, to
difable, make infirme, and confume the body and
ftrength of the faid 'Th: Lo. W. And further the
Jury aforefaid , vpon the fayd holy Sacrament,
doe fay, that by the faid euill, deuillifh, and exe-
crable Arts, and by force and pretext of the fame
euill,dieullifh,and execrable Arts, by him thefaid
lohn Lambez^ aforefaid, vfed, praftifed, and ex-
ercifed the forefaid 1h. Lo; IV. the faid i6 day
of December in the yeares aforefaid, & at diuerfe
other dayes and times afterwards, at Tardebigg,
in the faidCounty of Worcefter, in his body aud
ftrength was greatly wafted and confumed, con-
rary to the peace of our faid Soueralgne Lord the
King, his Crowne and dignltie. And alfo againft
the forme of the Statute in this cafe made and
prouided, &c.
Vpon nvhichlnditlment bee "joas arraignedfeuerall
times^andpleadednot guilty to theJame^but was
found guilty of the fame by proofe there made.
But ludgement was fufpended.
After which Inditement fo found, the faid Do-
<ft:or Lambe was againe Indidled vpon another In-
didlment
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dlitment then preferred againft him, for inuo
king and entertaining of euill Spirits; The effeft
of which Indidlment followeth in thefe words.
Worcefter ff. The Jury for our Soueraigne Lord
the Kingi doe vpon the holy Sacrament prefent that
lohn LambeA//^ ^Henlipp,/« theCounty o/Wor-
cefter aforefaid. Gentleman, not hauing the feare of
God before his eyes, but by Liabolicall infllgation be-
ing moued and feduced, the thirteenth day ofyizy, in
theyeereofthe Raigne of ourSoueraigne Lord lames,
by the grace oj God, of England, France and Ireland,
King, Defendor of the Faith, the fixth, and of
Scotland one and fortieth',' and at dieurfe other dayes
and times afwell before as after ^^/Henlipp aforefaid,
in the County 0/Worcefter aforefaid, vnlawfully,
diabolically, andfelonioufy agairfi the profejsion of
the Chrifiian Faith, and holy word of God, certaine
euill and impious Spirits, did inuoke and eniertaine
with the intent that hee the faid lohn Lambe by the
fame impious and wickedfpirits Jhouldfollow the euill
determinations by him thefaidlohn Lambe, vnlaw-
fully, malicioufy, and diabolically then deter-
mined, or from thence to he determined, to the great
Lijpleafure of the omnipotent God,and to the manifefi
per ill of his Joules health, and to the euill andpernici-
ous example oj all other the Subledls of our faid Soue-
raigne Lord the King, infuch cafe to be delinquents.
And contrary to the peace of our faid Soueraigne
Lord the King, his Crowne, and Dignitie. And
aljo conirarie to the forme of the Statute in this cafe
made and prouided, Gfc,
Vpon
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Vpoii this Indidlment, hee pleaded not guilty,
but by the lury he was found guiltie, but ludge-
ment was ftayed.
Here followeth fome particulars of the proofet
gainji him vpon this lajl JndiSiment,
That XyoPXoxLambe did meete with one mafter
IVayneman by chance, and entring into fome dif-
courfe with him,he tolde him,that although hee
neuer had feene him before, yet he could tell him
what fecret markes he had on his body, and what
A£tshehad done in his life; which he did: and
alfo told him,that he vpon fight ofany man or wo-
man could doe the like to them.
And did pradlife to drawe the faid Mr. Wayne'
man into the Deuilifii Art of Coniuration,
and told him that he had the command of fpirits,
and faid he would prefently (hew to him an An-
gell. Which Mafter Waynemanioxcuriofitie fake
was content to feet.
Thereupon DoftorLi7w^^ tcokeoutof his poc-
ket a ronnd Chriftall Clafle, and fett on the crown
of his Hatt vpon a table, and then hee kneeled
downe on his knees before the fame, faying, I ad-
dure thee [Benias.) Wherevpon Mafter Waine'
w<z«anfwered, (houldyou notfay,! admire thee?
No, quoth Lambex Then Mafter Wainernan (aid
to him, fure you would not fay, I adorei" Yes, faid
Doftor Lambe, otherwifehe willnot appeare: and
although I faid to you, it was an Angell, I would
(hew you, 1 did deceiue youj for it is a Spirit I vfe
to
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to call vpon, whereupon Mr, Wayneman did de-
part.
And at another time he met with Mr. Wcyne-
man and perfwaded him to the faid art of coniu^
ration, and told him that he could doe ftrange
things, as intoxicate, poyfon, and bewitch any
man fo as they fhould be difabled from beget-
ting of children.
And that he had 4. fpirits bound to his chri-
flail but faid (Benias) was his chiefe fpirit.
All thefe Mr. Wayneman proued againft Do-
dlor Lambe.
At another time a gentleman of the County
of Torke,\v^s prefent with the fonnes of the right
honourable the Earle of Moultgraue^ a few dayes
before their death : where Doctor Lambe was
fhewing of tricks at which there was great laugh-
ter, amongft whom the Lady Fairefax being
prefent, and lifter to the faid Earles fonnes, did
at the faid trickes laugh very heartily, whereup-
on Do(flor Lambe faid to her , Madam, your
Ladyfhip is very merry and pleafant, but within
this few dayes your heart will ake, by occalion
and accident of water, and within three dayes, af-
ter the faid Earles fonnes were all drowned:
and vpon his Examination in other matters
laid to his charge, he confelTed, that he knew of
this accident before it befell by their complex!-
ons and the Planets which gouerned them.
This was confefled vpon his examination ta-
ken before Mr. luftice Daniel.
Do6tor Lambe being at a gentlemans houfe in
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the County of Worcejler playing of lugling
tricks, and diuers perfons being with him: he
fell into difcourfe with Ibme of them, and left his
chriftall ball vpon a table; a gentleman called'
Mr. Anthony Birch tooke vp the fame, and the
fhape of a hand appeared in it y and looking
flill on the faid ball, he fee a fhepheard with a-
. (heepehooke and tarbox on his backe, whereat
Mafter Birch being amazed did prefently aske
what that was^he did fee in the chriftall, and Do-
£lor Lamhe feeing him haue the fame in his
hand, fnatched it away in great difcontent, and
put it vp in his pocket.
This was proued by the fame gentleman, by
all which it manifeftly appeareth that the faid
Doflor hatnhe was an ablblute Witch, a Sorce-
rer and lugling perfon abfblutely giuen ouer
to lewd wicked and diabolicall courfes, an in-
vocator and adorer of impious and wicked Spi-
rits.
By his Art and skill in coniuration or rather
by the information and inftigation of his dia-
bolicall fpirits, he would vndertake any diffi-
cult thing, and did very often difcouer and bring
to light goods and chattels although they had
for a long time beene loft.
Hee could alfo tell by the view of any per-
foil fufpe£led for witchcraft, whether hee, or fliee
were a witch or not.
Hee could tell the difeafe of any although
hee neuer fee the partie, and this was difcoue-
red by a Seruingman who comming amongft
diuers
diuers others to fee Doftor Lamhe, tould him,
that his Malflers Daughter, did then Ian-
guifh of a certaine difeafe which hee then pun-
dually related, and tould him her complexi-
on: which gentlewoman hee did neuer fee;
neither was he asked any queftion concerning
her difeafe. This was the Daughter of one Mr,
tohn Atwood.
There was amongfl diuers other Gentlewo-
men that reforted to Doffor Lambe whilefl hee
was a Prifoner, one Gentlewoman, that was
very earnefl with him to know who fhould bee
her husband, and Dodor Lambe after hee had
delayed her diuers times with promifes to fhew
her what fhee deiired, appointed her a pe-
rfimptorie day to come to him, on which day
fhee accordingly came, and enquired of the
keeper for him; and hee diredled her to the
chamber where hee lay , where when fhee
came, fhe called D0&.0V Lambe? who anfwe-
red her, and bid her draw neere to his bed (vp-
on which he was with his wearing, apparell on)
when fhee was neere him, hee bid her looke
in his Chryflall which hee laid on the ground ;
and asked her if fhee did fee any that fhee did
know: fhee anfwered that fhee did fee diuers
of her acquaintance there ( there beeing then
none in the Chamber but them two) who
vanifhed away and the Chryflall beeing cleere
from any further obiedl fhee turned her face to-
wards Dodlor Lambe, and tould him that then
there were 110 other fight fhee could fee in it y
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wberevpon hee bid her pervfc the Chryftall a-
game, and thereupon (hee carting her eyes to-
wards the fame, ftee faid to him, now 1 fee a
Gentleman all In greene, he bid her marke him
well, for that fame party within a fhort while
would come to her Fathers houfe , and al-
though his comming thither fliould not bee
with any intent to become a fuiter vnto her,
yet there fo it would fall out that before his
departure hee would haue caufe to expreffe
himfelfe, and that he in the end (hould bee her
husband: fliec therevpon anfwered that (he did
not know the Gentleman, nor did euer fee
any fuch man, before that apparition in the
Chryftall; hee anfwered, that it was not materi-
all; it would come fo to palfe as hee had faid,
Wherevpon (hee at that time departed reafo-
nably well fatisfied ; and comming home fome
of the Gentlewomen knowing of her beeing
with Dodtor Lambe) enquired the newes, and
(as Gentlewomen are often inquifitiue and
very earueft efpecially to know fuch rarcities )
rttee therevpon did make all knowne what had
palTed, and did defcribe to them what ap>.
parell and of what rtature and complexion the
partie was that (he had feene and was informed
by Do(rtor Lambe (hould bee her husband:
and not many dayes palled after this difcouery
but the Gentleman whom (hee had fo defcry-
bed, came to the Gentlewomans Fathers
Houfe, being a Counfellour at Law as a Cli-
ent, and hauing had his advife, and taking
• his
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his horfe at the doore, fomething did affright
the horfe as the Gentleman was getting vppe ,
which caufed the horfe to reare and kicke in
that fort as the Gentleman was taken vp for
dead, and there being no Inne neare that place
he was conueyed into the Lawyers houfe, where
hee continued vntill hee recouered his for-
mer health, in which time hee fell in loue with
the Gentlewoman: and fhee with him, and
in the end they were married together.
Here follow fome exploits done
by Dodor Lambe during his Im-
prifonment in the Caftle of
Worcejler,
THree Gentlemen came vpon a time to
fee Do6lor Lambe in the Caftle of JFor-
cejier^ while hee was there Prifoner,
who defired to beftow fome wine on him;
but the Keeper told them it was not a feafonable
time to fend for wine; it beeing paft Eight of
the clocke in a Summer euening ; at which
time the Caftle gates were of cuftome to bee
locked vp; and the Tauerne was halfe a mile
diftant from the Caftle. Vpon which the Gen-
tlemen gaue ouer their purpofe of fending for
wine. But Dodfor Lambe asked them what
wine they would chufe to drinke; and when
one of them anlwered Sacke, bee called for a
Wine-glafle, and immediately a pottle of Sacke
B 3 ftood
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flood before them vpon the Table, the Gentle-
men were fearefull to meddle with it; but
the Dodlor began to them, and they vpon his
encouragement pledged him. They asked him
then from whence hee had it; hee told then*
from the Globe Tauerne , and the figne of
the Globe was vpon the pot. The Gentlemen
afterwards parting from 'Do&.or Lambe, and
going to their lodgings in the Towne, enqui-
red of the Tauerne-keeper whether any body
had lately fetched a pottle of wine from thence,
or no. The mart anfwered them that a little
boy in greene had (ince eight of the clocke fet-
ched fo much for Doflor Lambe*
Another,
"DoGiox hambe beeing merry at the Caftle with
diuersofhis acquaintance, e^ied a woman not
farre from thence walking towards them, & told
the Company hee would make that woman take
up her coates aboue her middle. And immediat-
ly,to the wonder of the company the woman be-
gan to take vp her cloathes, and by degrees lifted
them vp aboue her middle. Some women that
beheld her, called out alowd, and asked what flie
meant by lo lhameles a behauiour, flie anfwered
them that Ihee meant to wade through the water
and faue her clothes. Imagining (it fliould feeme)
that there had bin a poole, where it was dry land.
Another.
A Gentlewoman hearing the fame of Do-
<flor Lambe, came to the Caftle with other of
her Friends, expelling feme ftrange fights from
him.
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him. And when fhee was come into his roome
asked a friend of hers foftly in his eare, which
was the Witch? The Do<^or came to her, and
told her hee knew (hee had called him witch,
and becaufe fhee fhould know, hee could
vnderfl^and fecrets, hee told her aloud, (which
was truth) that fhee had two baftards; and na-
med their ages, and the places where they were
both brought up. Vpon which the Gentlewo-
man wonderfully abaflied, quitted the place.
Another.
There was a man that dwelt befides Tewxbu^
ry^ whofe name was Wheeler. Hee was warned
to be one of the lury at Worcejier the Try all
oi'Do&.or Lambe. Hee comming before to the
Caffle to fee the Do61or, and flanding amongft
the crowd of people in the chamber ; Dodlor
Lambe came to him, and falling downe vpon
his knees asked him bleffing. The people won-
dering at the reafbn of it, Dc£lor Lambe told
them that he fhould fhortly be one of his twelue
Godfathers. Wheeler ,hth\g a bold fellow and
nothing abafhed at it, told him it was true;
but he was now come to fee, whether he could
doe any fuch flrange things, as he had heard of.
"Ooflor Lambe bid him plucke offhis garter, and
tye it about his middle as faft as euer he could;
which Wheeler accordingly did, and tyed it *in
twenty knots. Then Dodor Lambe bad him
plucke it off againe : hee told him hee could not
vnlelTe hee tooke time to vntye the knottes.
Then Do(flor Lambe taking hold of the gar-
ter,
(h)
ter, plucked it with cafe from him , and in
fuch a manner as it feemed to all the compa-
ny, and to JVheeler himfelfe, that the Garter
came out of his very body; vpon which Whee-
ler was much affrighted, being not altogether
fure, whether he were wounded or not.
After his arraignment at the Aflifes of fVorce~
fler^ the High Sheritfe, the Foreman of the lury,
and diners others of the luftices , Gentlemen
there prefent,and of the fame lury, to the number
of forty dyed all within one fortnight; vpon
which the Country (how euer that fad accident
befell) affrighted, and fufpeding the damnable
arts of the faid Dodtor, and obferuing many
other lewd pradlifes of his, during the time
of his imprifonment, became petitioners for
his reraoue from thence; vpon which hee was
remoued to the Kings Bench at London. In
which place he lined in great plenty of money,
and much reforted vnto by people of feuerall
conditions. Where at laft hee was arraigned
for a rape vpon the pcrfon of a girle of eleuen
yeares of age, as fhall more at large appeare
in the following difcourfe.
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Heere followeth the efFe6l of an
Inditement preferred againft Dodtor
hambe at the Kings Bench Barre,
for a Rape by him committed, vpon
the body of Joan Seager, of the
age of Eleuen yeares.
TH E lury for our Soueralgne Lord the
King, vpon the Holy Euangelift, doe pre-
fent: That lohn Lambe^ late of St.G^or^^ in
the Burrough oiSouthwarke in the County afore-
faid Gentleman, not hauingthe feare of God be-
fore his eyes, but by a Diabollcall inftigation be-
ing moued and feduced, the tenth day of lune, in
theyeare of the Raigne of our Soueraigne Lord
Iames by the grace of God, of England^ France,
& Ireland King,Defender of the Faith,&c. t he 21,
and of Scotland the 56. with force and armes, &c.
at the Parifli of St. George afore-faid, in the Bur-
rough of South-warke aforefaid, in the County a-
fore-faid, vppon one loane Seager a virgine, of the
age of II. yeares, in the peace of God, and
our faid Soueraigne Lord the King then and there
beeing, an affault made, and her the faid loane a-
gainft her will, then and there felonioufly and vio-
lently did rauilh, deflowre, and carnally know, a-
gainft the peace of our faid Soueraigne Lord the
King, his Crowneand Dignity; And alfo againft
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the forme of the Statute in this cale made and
prouided, &c.
Vpon which Indltementhee was arraigned be-
fore the Kings Maiefiies luftices of hisHighnefle
Court, called the Kings Bench, and was there
found guiltic of the faid Rape, and had ludge-
ment to die, but by his Maiefties efpeciall Grace
he was pardoned.
Here follow eth the effedi of the proofes produced
agalnji him concerning this Rape,
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Concerning the rauifliment of loane
Seager, of the age of 11. yeares, done by
lohn Lamb prifoner in the Kings Bench.
The Examination o/"Mabell S winnerton, wife
/oWilliam Swinnerton, Bricklayer^ dweU
ling in St. Martins Parijh, neere vnto the
new Exchange.
faith, that Elizabeth Seager, the mo-
' ther of John Seager came to her houfe,
thee then dwelling in South-warke on the Fri-
day in Whitfun-weeke, and in a pitifull manner
wringing her hands like a woman ouer-whelmed
with extreamegriefe, crying out and faying, I am
vndone, I am vndone; I then asked her how her
husband did, for atthat time he was a prifoner in
the Counter vpon an Execution, andat that time
lay very fick to all fuch asfaw him there,thinking
him no man for this world; She anfwered me and
* faid
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faid, her husband was very ill and lay very hardly;
but that was not that matter of her g;riefe as then,
for it was a worfe forrow then that! O Lord faidi,
what, more forrowes then thefeyou hauc already,
yet whatfoeuer they bee ; deflre God to giue you
patience, for nothing can happen to you , but by
Gods fore-knowledge: but I pray fayd I, tell me
what forrowes thefo are that thus diftradl: you,fhe
ftill continued as before wringing her hands, and
fayd,(hee was not able to tell me,for Ihee was vn-
done, at laft with my importance Ihee fayd loane
wasvn4one, and Ihee fayd fhee could tell me no
more fhee was not able, but prayed me to come
home; fo foorth-with I Ihut my doore and went
with her,and by the way I demaundedthecaufeof
her, fhee told me it was thatvillaine 'Do^ot'Lambe
had vndone her childe, and fayd fhee could fay no
more her griefe was fo great, but aske the girle
faid fhee and fhe will tell you; fo comming to the
childe,! queflioned with her, but fhee being much
abafhed and afhamed, was long before fhee would
tell me ; but at laft fhee told me, that on Whit-
fun-Euen, Lambes women being all very bufie
at her mothers houfe, there was no body to car-
rieabasketofhearbesouer to theBench: butfhee,
who when fhee came to Doftor Lamh ^ his man
was in the chamber with him fcrapingof tren-_
chers, znADodcox Lamb tooke herhearbs of her
and fet her to play on the Virginals, and then hee
fent out his man on a meffage and lockt the doore,
and then tooke her and ledde her into his Clofet
and made faft that doore, and tooke her vppon a
C 2 loyne-
(i8)
loynt-ftoole, and put his tongue in her mouth to
kiffe her,but fliee was wonderous fearefull of him^
and ftriued with him as much as Ihe could, but hee
would not let her alone, but ftrouc with her.
There are certaine paffages
which are vponthe Records
which for Modeftie fake are
here omitted.
I Asked her why (hee told It not at the firft, (hee
faid (hee was afraid her Mother would hauebea-
ten her: but then at her mothers intreatie, I tooke
her home and dreft her, but when I opened her to
drefl'e her; the place did fmoake like apot that had
Teething liquor in it that were newly vncouered,
and I found her to bee very fore, and could not a-
bide to bee touched : but I perceiued that fome
body had dreft her, and I asked her if any body
had medled to dreife her, (hee told me Lambs maid
Becke had brought her a thing in a difh, and had
dreft her, but there was a little fpecke of the veni-
mous fubftance of it, that ftucke vpon the infide of
her thigh, and when 1 puld it away, ithadfefterd
the place where it ftucke, as if one had touched it
with an end of Iron, fo vilde and venimous wa&
that bafe fubftance. So by the intreaty of good wife
Seager,
'>lOrtf1 Wirt-1.' •.
Unlvorelty
L-iWrr^ rV
( *9)
Seager^ I went ouer to Potior Lamb to fhew him
what iiideede hee knew.before which was on the
morrowafter we knew of it: which when I came, I
faw the chamber well fraught with women, and
not paft three men in all, and I faw the Doftor (not
indeed knowing what he was) very bufiefoulding
of linnen, lhaking of thembettwixt him and ano-
ther,andawhitecloathpindeabouthim,and white
fleeues vp to his elbowes, and as nimble as a Vint-
nersboy fettingeuery one in order. I demanded of
his woman to fpeake with the Dodtor, they told
me, that washe in the white aperne: fo at laft hee
went into his clofet and called tome, and asked
me if I would fpeake with him, I asked if his name
were Dodlor That is itfaid he, marry faid I,
I am come to doe a meffage vnto you, that I am
both forry and afhamed to doe, forrie faid I in
refpedl of the child, and forrie for you, that you
fhould offer to doe fuch a thing, for you haue vn-
done an honefl mans child, for well fhee may re-
couer her health of body againe, but neuer her
credit, for it will bee a flaine to her reputation
whifll: fhee hues: fo many {trumpets in the to wne
and to feeke the ruine of a poore child, I would to
God faid I you had not done it: With that he
raird vppon my Lord of JVinfzor grieuoufly ,
with many bafe words , and faid , hee did more
good deedes in a weeke, then my Lord of JVinfzor
did in ayeare; I grant you may doe fo; but t^iis one
ill deede hath quite put out the light of all them
good deedes, and ftill hee railed on my Lord of
JVinfzor: but I made anfwer, I did not knpw my
* Lord
(20)
Lord of JVinzor, hee was an Honourable gentle-
man for ought I know; butthisconcernes not him
at all, but you, for you haue vndoneher; then faid
he ? let her come to me, that I may fee how fhee is,
Nay faid I, fhe hath bin too late with you already,
fhe will come no more here, he faid he would haue
her fearched with 12. women, you may doe as you
pleafe faid I for that matter; 1 will haue her fear-
ched to fee if fhe be torne, nay faid I, fhee is not fo
much torne, for I will wrong no body for a thou-
fand pound: but in plaine tearmes you haue burnt
her, eyther you haue a foule body, or you haue
delt with fome vncleane perfon, befides I told him
hee had fent his maide to drefTe her, for the difh
was at home flill, and fb 1 left him.
And this is the truth, concerning this bufineffe
with many appurtenances behdes apertinant to
the matter.
After his repriue vppon the rape, hee hired a
houfe neere the Parliament houfe, where he li-
ued about the fpace of a yeare and a quarter,in fuch
a courfe of life, as differed not at all from his for-
merpradlices.Vpon Friday being the 13. oflune,
in the yeare of our Lord 1628. hee went to fee a
Play at the Fortune, w here the boyes of the towne,
and other vnruly people hauingobferued him pre-
lent, after the Play was ended, flocked about him,
and (after the manner of the common people,
who follow a Hubbubb, when it is once a foote}
began in a confufed manner to afTault him, and
ofter violence. He in affright made toward the Ci-
tie as faft as he could out of the fields, and hired a
com-
X
(21)
company of Sailors, who were there prelent to be
his guard. But fo great was the furie of the peo-
pie, who pelted him with ftones, and other things
which came next to hand, that the Sailors (al-
though they did their endeaitour for him) had
much adoe to bring him in fafetie as farre as
Moore-gate. The rage of the people about that
place increafed fo much, that the Sailors for their
owne lafetie, were forced to leaue the prote£ti-
on of him; and then the multitude purfued him
through Coleman-fireet to the old lurie, no houfe
being able, nor daring to giue him prote£lIon,
though hee had attempted fnany. Foure Confta-
bles were there raifed to appeafe the tumult j who
all too late for his fafety broughthim to the Coun-
ter in the Poultrey, where he was beftowed vppon
the commaund of the Lord Maior. For before
hee was brought thither, the people had had him
downe, and with ftones and cudgels, and other
weaponshad fo beaten him,that his skull was bro-
ken, one of his eyes hung out of his head, and all
partes of his body bruifedand wounded fo much,
that no part was left toreceiueawound. Where-
upon (although Surgeons In vaine werefent for)
hee neuer fpoke a word, but lay languifhing vntill
Eight a clocke the next morning, and then dyed.
This lamentable end of life had Doctor lohn
Lambe-fWho beforeprophecledf although hee were
confident heeftiouldefcape Hanging,) that at laft:
hefhould die a violent death. On Sunday follow-
ing, hee was buried in thenew Church»yardneere
Biftiops-gate.
FINIS.
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