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The Protestant school, or, A method, containing several forms of prayer, psalms, lessons, thanksgivings,…
The Protestant school, or, A method, containing several forms of prayer, psalms, lessons, thanksgivings, and graces for the bringing up and well grounding children and elder persons in the Protestant religion by the Bishop Usher. Also a catalogue of all the English words beginning with one syllable, and proceeding by degrees to eight ... : to which is added an historical account of several plots and remarkable passages from Queen Elizabeth to this present time ... by Moses Lane.
London: printed for Langly Curtiss, 1681
Plates › Historical account 3: An Historical Account of the Third Plate.
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An Historical Account of the Third Plate.
I. The Consult at the Plough Alehouse near Somerset House, about the Murdering of Sir Edmondbury Godfrey. II. He is dogged by some of the Murderers by St. Clements Church, till he •omes to Somerset House. III. At the Water Gate Hill steps to him, and desires him for Gods sake to walk down, for two Men were quarrelling and he was afraid there would be blood shed, which after persuasion Sir Edmondbury Godfrey go•• down. IV. No sooner was he got down, but Green threw a large twisted Handkerchief about his Neck, Girald and Kelly secured his Sword, threw him down and throttled him, Green punching him with his Knee, and with all his force wrung his Neck quite round. V. Then they carried up the Body into a little Room in Dr. Goddin's Lodgings, where Hill lived, there the Body lay all Saturday night, Sunday all day and night, till Monday at night. VI. Then they carried it into another Room cross the Court of Somerset House, there it lay and was showed to Bedlow and others, in a dark Room by a dark Lantern. VII. The Body carried out in a Sedan from Somerset House, as far as the Grecian Church near Soho. VIII. Where having a Horse thy forced open his Legs and mounted him astride, setting up one behind to hold him up steady, so conveyed the Body to a Field near Primrose Hill, where they laid it in a ditch, run him through with his own Sword, and left his Scabbard and Gloves at a distance from him. IX. After the Jury had given in their Verdict, the Corps was carried home, and afterwards solemnly buried in the Parish Church of St. Martins in the Fields, his Funeral Sermon being preached by The Reverend Dr. Lloyd, Dean of Bangor. X. The Consult at the Queen's Head Tavern at Bow, and making merry after this bloody Murder. XI. Mr. Miles Prance Goldsmith, discovers to the King and Council the whole Murder of Sir Edmondbury Godfrey. XII. Justice Arnold is Assassinated near the upper end of Bell Yard by three or four Persons, whereof one Giles afterwards was apprehended for the Fact, and received his Trial at the Old Bailey, and stood three times on the Pillory, and Fined five hundred Pounds.