A
DESCRIPTION
OF
the
Life
and
Death
of
Iohn
Lambe
,
otherwise
called
Doctor
LAMBE
.
THis
Lambe
commonly
called
Doctor
Lambe
,
whose
Scandalous
life
hath
beene
a
long
subiect
of
discourse
in
this
Kingdome
,
and
whose
tragicall
and
vnexpected
death
of
late
happening
,
hath
giuen
cause
of
a
sadde
Example
to
all
such
wicked
persons
.
To
passe
by
his
Childehood
,
and
to
come
to
the
beginning
of
his
life
▪
after
he
was
at
mans
estate
,
was
for
the
most
part
spent
in
the
houses
of
diuers
Gentlemen
,
whose
Children
he
taught
to
write
and
reade
the
English
tongue
.
The
first
steppe
that
euer
hee
made
towards
that
wicked
course
,
which
hee
was
afterwards
accused
for
,
was
the
profession
of
that
noble
and
deepe
Science
of
Physicke
,
(
a
colour
which
many
base
Impostours
haue
vsed
to
lewde
and
iuggling
practises
,
as
the
best
things
are
subiect
to
the
greatest
abuses
.
)
Whether
this
Doctor
Lambe
,
for
so
wee
will
now
call
him
,
had
any
abilitie
of
learning
in
him
or
no
,
I
will
relate
the
iudgements
of
some
honest
and
able
men
,
which
haue
talked
with
him
.
he
seemed
to
them
(
how
euer
hee
would
talke
highly
to
ignorant
people
)
to
be
altogether
vnlearned
,
and
silly
of
discourse
▪
or
else
to
affect
that
way
of
speaking
as
a
colour
of
his
mischeuous
pra
ctises
▪
and
rather
to
be
thought
by
them
an
Impostour
,
whom
the
credulous
ignorance
of
the
common
people
had
raysed
to
that
Fame
,
then
to
be
truely
and
guiltily
learned
in
those
wicked
Mysteryes
.
But
whether
hee
were
truely
the
man
,
which
the
people
conceiued
him
to
bee
,
or
not
,
I
referre
you
to
the
proofes
vpon
Inditement
at
Assises
against
him
and
those
other
stories
of
him
iustified
by
men
and
women
of
credit
.
He
began
within
short
time
after
he
professed
Physick
in
the
Country
,
to
fall
to
other
mysteries
,
as
telling
of
Fortunes
,
helping
of
diuerse
to
lost
goods
,
shewto
young
people
the
faces
of
their
Husbans
or
Wiues
,
that
should
be
,
in
a
Christall
glasse
:
reuealing
to
wiues
the
escapes
and
faults
of
their
Husbands
,
and
to
husbands
of
their
wiues
.
By
which
meanes
,
whether
truly
or
falsely
told
,
he
wrought
so
much
vpon
their
credulitie
,
that
many
mischiefs
and
diuisions
were
wrought
betweene
marryed
people
.
But
his
fame
was
neuer
truely
great
,
till
he
came
to
bee
questioned
by
the
Lawes
of
the
Kingdome
at
Assises
and
Sessions
.
For
the
condemnation
of
his
lewdnesse
in
those
ass●mblies
of
Iustice
,
did
raise
an
opinion
of
his
abilitie
among
people
,
no
lesse
then
some
vnlearned
and
foolish
Bookes
in
our
time
haue
gotten
credit
among
the
people
,
onely
because
Authoritie
hath
censured
them
bad
,
which
in
steede
of
hurting
the
Authors
,
hath
blowne
them
vp
with
a
vaine
pride
,
and
honoured
them
in
the
iudgement
of
their
ignorant
admirers
.
The
first
tryall
in
a
Court
of
Iustice
against
Doctor
Lambe
,
of
any
note
,
was
at
the
Assifes
at
Worcester
,
In
which
he
was
found
guilty
of
two
seuerall
Inditements
;
one
for
vnchristian
and
damnable
practises
against
the
person
of
an
Honourble
Peere
of
this
Realme
;
and
the
other
for
damnable
inuocation
and
worship
of
euill
Spirits
▪
as
will
in
the
following
discourse
more
at
large
appeare
.
And
because
I
would
not
trouble
euery
vnlearned
person
to
finde
out
such
as
are
learned
to
expound
Indictements
.
Therefore
for
the
better
vnderstanding
of
all
persons
,
I
haue
herein
set
downe
the
true
effects
of
the
said
Indictments
in
English
.
An
Indictment
preferred
against
Iohn
Lambe
,
otherwise
called
Doctor
Lambe
,
at
Worcester
.
Worcester
.
ss.
The
Iury
for
our
Soueraigne
Lord
the
King
do
vpon
the
holy
Euangelists
present
:
That
Iohn
Lambe
late
of
Tardebigge
in
the
County
aforesaid
,
Gent.
not
hauing
the
feare
of
God
before
his
eyes
,
but
by
a
Diabolicall
instigation
being
mooued
and
seduced
the
16.
day
of
December
in
the
yeere
of
the
raigne
of
our
Soueraigne
Lord
King
Iames
,
of
England
,
France
,
and
Ireland
,
King
,
defendor
of
the
Faith
,
&c.
the
fifth
,
and
of
Scotland
the
one
and
fortieth
.
At
Tardebigg
aforesaid
,
in
the
said
County
of
Worcester
,
certaine
euill
Diabolicall
and
execrable
arts
called
Witchcrafts
,
Enchantments
,
Charmers
and
Sorcerers
,
in
and
vpon
the
right
Honourable
Th:
Lo.
W.
Deuelishly
,
Maliciously
,
and
Feloniously
,
did
vse
,
practise
,
and
exercise
,
to
the
intent
by
the
same
euill
,
deuillish
,
and
execrable
Arts
,
to
disable
,
make
infirme
,
and
consume
the
body
and
strength
of
the
said
Th:
Lo.
W.
And
further
the
Iury
aforesaid
,
vpon
the
sayd
holy
Sacrament
,
doe
say
,
that
by
the
said
euill
,
deuillish
,
and
execrable
Arts
,
and
by
force
and
pretext
of
the
same
euill
,
diuellish
,
and
execrable
Arts
,
by
him
the
said
Iohn
Lambe
as
aforesaid
,
vsed
,
practised
,
and
exercised
the
foresaid
Th.
Lo:
W.
the
said
16
day
of
December
in
the
yeares
aforesaid
,
&
at
diuerse
other
dayes
and
times
afterwards
,
at
Tardebigg
,
in
the
said
County
of
Worcester
,
in
his
body
and
strength
was
greatly
wasted
and
consumed
▪
conrary
to
the
peace
of
our
said
Soueraigne
Lord
the
King
,
his
Crowne
and
dignitie
.
And
also
against
the
forme
of
the
Statute
in
this
case
made
and
prouided
,
&c.
Vpon
which
Indictment
hee
was
arraigned
seuerall
times
,
and
pleaded
not
guilty
to
the
same
,
but
was
found
guilty
of
the
same
by
proofe
there
made
.
But
Iudgement
was
suspended
.
After
which
Inditement
so
found
,
the
said
Doctor
Lambe
was
againe
Indicted
vpon
another
Indictment
then
preferred
against
him
,
for
inuoking
and
entertaining
of
euill
Spirits
.
The
effect
of
which
Indictment
followeth
in
these
words
.
Woreester
ss.
The
Iury
for
our
Soueraigne
Lord
the
King
,
doe
vpon
the
holy
Sacrament
present
that
Iohn
Lambe
late
of
Henlipp
,
in
the
County
of
Worcester
aforesaid
,
Gentleman
,
not
hauing
the
feare
of
God
before
his
eyes
,
but
by
Diabolicall
instigation
being
moued
and
seduced
,
the
thirteenth
day
of
May
,
in
the
yeere
of
the
Raigne
of
our
Soueraigne
Lord
Iames
,
by
the
grace
of
God
,
of
England
,
France
and
Ireland
,
King
,
Defendor
of
the
Faith
,
&c.
the
sixth
,
and
of
Scotland
one
and
fortieth
:
and
at
diuerse
other
dayes
and
times
aswell
before
as
after
at
Henlipp
aforesaid
,
in
the
County
of
Worcester
aforesaid
,
vnlawfully
,
diabolically
,
and
feloniously
against
the
profession
of
the
Christian
Faith
,
and
holy
word
of
God
,
certaine
euill
and
impious
Spirits
,
did
inuoke
and
entertaine
with
the
intent
that
hee
the
said
Iohn
Lambe
by
the
same
impious
and
wicked
spirits
should
follow
the
euill
determinations
by
him
the
said
Iohn
Lambe
,
vnlawfully
,
maliciously
,
and
diabolically
then
determined
,
or
from
thence
to
be
determined
,
to
the
great
Displeasure
of
the
omnipotent
God
,
and
to
the
manifest
perill
of
his
soules
health
,
and
to
the
euill
and
pernicious
example
of
all
other
the
Subiects
of
our
said
Soueraigne
Lord
the
King
,
in
such
case
to
be
delinquents
,
And
contrary
to
the
peace
of
our
said
Soueraigne
Lord
the
King
,
his
Crowne
,
and
Dignitie
.
And
also
contrarie
to
the
forme
of
the
Statute
in
this
case
made
and
prouided
,
&c.
Vpon
this
indictment
,
hee
pleaded
not
guilty
,
but
by
the
Iury
he
was
found
guiltie
,
but
Iudgement
was
stayed
.
Here
followeth
some
particulars
of
the
proofet
against
him
vpon
this
last
indictment
.
That
Doctor
Lambe
did
meete
with
one
master
Wayneman
by
chance
,
and
entring
into
some
discourse
with
him
,
he
tolde
him
,
that
although
hee
neuer
had
seene
him
before
,
yet
he
could
tell
him
what
secret
markes
he
had
on
his
body
,
and
what
Acts
he
had
done
in
his
life
;
which
he
did
:
and
also
told
him
,
that
he
vpon
sight
of
any
man
or
woman
could
doe
the
like
to
them
.
And
did
practise
to
drawe
the
said
Mr.
Wayneman
into
the
Deuillish
Art
of
Coniuration
,
and
told
him
that
he
had
the
command
of
spirits
,
and
said
he
would
presently
shew
to
him
an
Angell
.
Which
Master
Wayneman
for
curiositie
sake
was
content
to
seet
.
Thereupon
Doctor
Lambe
tooke
out
of
his
pocket
a
round
Christall
Classe
,
and
sett
on
the
crown
of
his
Hatt
vpon
a
table
,
and
then
hee
kneeled
downe
on
his
knees
before
the
same
,
saying
I
addure
thee
(
Benias
)
Wherevpon
Master
Waineman
answered
,
should
you
not
say
I
admire
thee
?
No
,
quoth
Lambe
:
Then
Master
Waineman
said
to
him
,
sure
you
would
not
say
,
I
adore
?
Yes
,
said
Doctor
Lambe
,
otherwise
he
will
not
appeare
:
and
although
I
said
to
you
,
it
was
an
Angell
,
I
would
shew
you
,
I
did
deceiue
you
▪
for
it
is
a
Spirit
I
vse
to
call
vpon
,
whereupon
Mr.
Wayneman
did
depart
.
And
at
another
time
he
met
with
Mr.
Wayneman
and
perswaded
him
to
the
said
art
of
coniuration
,
and
told
him
that
he
could
doe
strange
things
,
as
intoxicate
,
poyson
,
and
bewitch
any
man
so
as
they
should
be
disabled
from
begetting
of
children
.
And
that
he
had
4.
spirits
bound
to
his
christall
but
said
(
Benias
)
was
his
chiefe
spirit
.
All
these
Mr.
Wayneman
proued
against
Doctor
Lambe
.
At
another
time
a
gentleman
of
the
County
of
Yorke
,
was
present
with
the
sonnes
of
the
right
honourable
the
Earle
of
Moultgraue
,
a
few
dayes
before
their
death
:
where
Doctor
Lambe
was
shewing
of
tricks
at
which
there
was
great
laughter
,
amongst
whom
the
Lady
Fairefax
being
present
,
and
sister
to
the
said
Earles
sonnes
,
did
at
the
said
trickes
laugh
very
heartily
,
whereupon
Doctor
Lambe
said
to
her
,
Madam
,
your
Ladyship
is
very
merry
and
pleasant
,
but
within
this
few
dayes
your
heart
will
ake
,
by
occasion
and
accident
of
water
,
and
within
three
dayes
after
the
said
Earles
sonnes
were
all
drowned
:
and
vpon
his
Examination
in
other
matters
laid
to
his
charge
,
he
confessed
that
he
knew
of
this
accident
before
it
befell
by
their
complexions
and
the
Planets
which
gouerned
them
.
This
was
confessed
vpon
his
examination
taken
before
Mr.
Iustice
Daniel
.
Doctor
Lambe
being
at
a
gentlemans
house
in
the
County
of
Worcester
playing
of
Iugling
tricks
,
and
diuers
persons
being
with
him
:
he
fell
into
discourse
with
some
of
them
,
and
left
his
christall
ball
vpon
a
table
;
a
gentleman
called
Mr.
Anthony
Birch
tooke
vp
the
same
,
and
the
shape
of
a
hand
appeared
in
it
;
and
looking
still
on
the
said
ball
,
he
see
a
shepheard
with
a
sheepehooke
and
tarbox
on
his
backe
,
whereat
Master
Birch
being
amazed
did
presently
aske
what
that
was
he
did
see
in
the
christall
,
and
Doctor
Lambe
seeing
him
haue
the
same
in
his
hand
,
snatched
it
away
in
great
discontent
,
and
put
it
vp
in
his
pocket
.
This
was
proued
by
the
same
gentleman
,
by
all
which
it
manifestly
appeareth
that
the
said
Doctor
Lambe
was
an
absolute
Witch
,
a
Sorcerer
and
Iugling
person
absolutely
giuen
ouer
to
lewd
wicked
and
diabolicall
courses
,
an
invocator
and
adorer
of
impious
and
wicked
Spirits
.
By
his
Art
and
skill
in
coniuration
or
rather
by
the
information
and
instigation
of
his
diabolicall
spirits
,
he
would
vndertake
any
difficult
thing
,
and
did
very
often
discouer
and
bring
to
light
goods
and
chattels
although
they
had
for
a
long
time
beene
lost
.
Hee
could
also
tell
by
the
view
of
any
person
suspected
for
witchcraft
,
whether
hee
,
or
shee
were
a
witch
or
not
.
Hee
could
tell
the
disease
of
any
although
hee
neuer
see
the
partie
,
and
this
was
discouered
by
a
Seruingman
who
comming
amongst
diuers
others
to
see
Doctor
Lambe
,
tould
him
,
that
his
Maisters
Daughter
,
did
then
languish
of
a
certaine
disease
which
hee
then
punctually
related
,
and
tould
him
her
complexion
:
which
gentlewoman
hee
did
neuer
see
;
neither
was
he
asked
any
question
concerning
her
disease
.
This
was
the
Daughter
of
one
Mr.
Iohn
Atwood
.
There
was
amongst
diuers
other
Gentlewomen
that
resorted
to
Doctor
Lambe
whilest
hee
was
a
Prisoner
,
one
Gentlewoman
,
that
was
very
earnest
with
him
to
know
who
should
bee
her
husband
,
and
Doctor
Lambe
after
hee
had
delayed
her
diuers
times
with
promises
to
shew
her
what
shee
desired
,
appointed
her
a
peremptorie
day
to
come
to
him
,
on
which
day
shee
accordingly
came
,
and
enquired
of
the
keeper
for
him
;
and
hee
directed
her
to
the
chamber
where
hee
lay
,
where
when
shee
came
,
she
called
Doctor
Lambe
?
who
answered
her
,
and
bid
her
draw
neere
to
his
bed
(
vpon
which
he
was
with
his
wearing
apparell
on
)
when
shee
was
neere
him
,
hee
bid
her
looke
in
his
Chrystall
which
hee
laid
on
the
ground
;
and
asked
her
if
shee
did
see
any
that
shee
did
know
:
shee
answered
that
shee
did
see
diuers
of
her
acquaintance
there
(
there
beeing
then
none
in
the
Chamber
but
them
two
)
who
vanished
away
and
the
Chrystall
beeing
cleere
from
any
further
obiect
shee
turned
her
face
towards
Doctor
Lambe
,
and
tould
him
that
then
there
were
no
other
sight
shee
could
see
in
it
:
wherevpon
hee
bid
her
pervse
the
Chrystall
againe
,
and
thereupon
shee
casting
her
eyes
towards
the
same
,
shee
said
to
him
,
now
I
see
a
Gentleman
all
in
greene
,
he
bid
her
marke
him
well
,
for
that
same
party
within
a
short
while
would
come
to
her
Fathers
house
,
and
although
his
comming
thither
should
not
bee
with
any
intent
to
become
a
suiter
vnto
her
,
yet
there
so
it
would
fall
out
that
before
his
departure
hee
would
haue
cause
to
expresse
himselfe
,
and
that
he
in
the
end
should
bee
her
husband
:
shee
therevpon
answered
that
she
did
not
know
the
Gentleman
,
nor
did
euer
see
any
such
man
,
before
that
apparition
in
the
Chrystall
;
hee
answered
,
that
it
was
not
materiall
;
it
would
come
so
to
passe
as
hee
had
said
.
Wherevpon
shee
at
that
time
departed
reasonably
well
satisfied
;
and
comming
home
some
of
the
Gentlewomen
knowing
of
her
beeing
with
Doctor
Lambe
)
enquired
the
newes
,
and
(
as
Gentlewomen
are
often
inquisitiue
and
very
earnest
especially
to
know
such
rarieties
)
shee
therevpon
did
make
all
knowne
what
had
passed
,
and
did
describe
to
them
what
apparell
and
of
what
stature
and
complexion
the
partie
was
that
she
had
seene
and
was
informed
by
Doctor
Lambe
should
bee
her
husband
:
and
not
many
dayes
passed
after
this
discouery
but
the
Gentleman
whom
shee
had
so
descrybed
,
came
to
the
Gentlewomans
Fathers
House
,
being
a
Counsellour
at
Law
as
a
Client
,
and
hauing
had
his
advise
,
and
taking
his
horse
at
the
doore
,
something
did
affright
the
horse
as
the
Gentleman
was
getting
vppe
,
which
caused
the
horse
to
reare
and
kicke
in
that
sort
as
the
Gentleman
was
taken
vp
for
dead
,
and
there
being
no
Inne
neare
that
place
he
was
conueyed
into
the
Lawyers
house
,
where
hee
continued
vntill
hee
recouered
his
former
health
,
in
which
time
hee
fell
in
loue
with
the
Gentlewoman
:
and
shee
with
him
,
and
in
the
end
they
were
married
together
.
Here
follow
some
exploits
done
by
Doctor
Lambe
during
his
Imprisonment
in
the
Castle
of
Worcester
.
THree
Gentlemen
came
vpon
a
time
to
see
Doctor
Lambe
in
the
Castle
of
Worcester
,
while
hee
was
there
Prisoner
,
who
desired
to
bestow
some
wine
on
him
;
but
the
Keeper
told
them
it
was
not
a
seasonable
time
to
send
for
wine
;
it
beeing
past
Eight
of
the
clocke
in
a
Summer
euening
;
at
which
time
the
Castle
gates
were
of
custome
to
bee
locked
vp
,
and
the
Tauerne
was
halfe
a
mile
distant
from
the
Castle
.
Vpon
which
the
Gentlemen
gaue
ouer
their
purpose
of
sending
for
wine
.
But
Doctor
Lambe
asked
them
what
wine
they
would
chuse
to
drinke
;
and
when
one
of
them
answered
Sacke
,
hee
called
for
a
Wine-glasse
,
and
immediatly
a
pottle
of
Sacke
stood
before
them
vpon
the
Table
,
the
Gentlemen
were
fearefull
to
meddle
with
it
;
but
the
Doctor
began
to
them
,
and
they
vpon
his
encouragement
pledged
him
.
They
asked
him
then
from
whence
hee
had
it
;
hee
told
them
from
the
Globe
Tauerne
,
and
the
signe
of
the
Globe
was
vpon
the
pot
.
The
Gentlemen
afterwards
parting
from
Doctor
Lambe
,
and
going
to
their
lodgings
in
the
Towne
,
enquired
of
the
Tauerne-keeper
whether
any
body
had
lately
fetched
a
pottle
of
wine
from
thence
,
or
no.
The
man
answered
them
that
a
little
boy
in
greene
had
since
eight
of
the
clocke
fetched
so
much
for
Doctor
Lambe
.
Another
.
Doctor
Lambe
beeing
merry
at
the
Castle
with
diuers
of
his
acquaintance
,
espied
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
immediatly
,
to
the
wonder
of
the
company
the
woman
began
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
she
meant
by
so
shameles
a
behauiour
,
she
answered
them
that
shee
meant
to
wade
through
the
water
and
saue
her
clothes
,
imaginging
(
it
should
seeme
)
that
there
had
bin
a
poole
,
where
it
was
dry
land
.
Another
.
A
Gentlewoman
hearing
the
fame
of
Doctor
Lambe
,
came
to
the
Castle
with
other
of
her
Friends
,
expecting
some
strange
sights
from
him
.
And
when
shee
was
come
into
his
roome
asked
a
friend
of
hers
softly
in
his
eare
,
which
was
the
Witch
?
The
Doctor
came
to
her
,
and
told
her
hee
knew
shee
had
called
him
witch
,
and
because
shee
should
know
,
hee
could
vnderstand
secrets
,
hee
told
her
aloud
,
(
which
was
truth
)
that
shee
had
two
bastards
;
and
named
their
ages
,
and
the
places
where
they
were
both
brought
up
.
Vpon
which
the
Gentlewoman
wonderfully
abashed
,
quitted
the
place
.
Another
.
There
was
a
man
that
dwelt
besides
Tewxbury
,
whose
name
was
Wheeler
.
Hee
was
warned
to
be
one
of
the
Iury
at
Worcester
upon
the
Tryall
of
Doctor
Lambe
.
Hee
comming
before
to
the
Castle
to
see
the
Doctor
,
and
standing
amongst
the
crowd
of
people
in
the
chamber
;
Doctor
Lambe
came
to
him
,
and
falling
downe
vpon
his
knees
asked
him
blessing
.
The
people
wondering
at
the
reason
of
it
,
Doctor
Lambe
told
them
that
he
should
shortly
be
one
of
his
twelue
Godfathers
.
Wheeler
being
a
bold
fellow
and
nothing
abashed
at
it
,
told
him
it
was
true
;
but
he
was
now
come
to
see
,
whether
he
could
doe
any
such
strange
things
,
as
he
had
heard
of
.
Doctor
Lambe
bid
him
plucke
off
his
garter
,
and
tye
it
about
his
middle
as
fast
as
euer
he
could
;
which
Wheeler
accordingly
did
,
and
tyed
it
in
twenty
knots
.
Then
Doctor
Lambe
bad
him
plucke
it
off
againe
;
hee
told
him
hee
could
not
vnlesse
hee
tooke
time
to
vntye
the
knottes
.
Then
Doctor
Lambe
taking
hold
of
the
garter
,
plucked
it
with
ease
from
him
,
and
in
such
a
manner
as
it
seemed
to
all
the
company
,
and
to
Wheeler
himselfe
,
that
the
Garter
came
out
of
his
very
body
;
vpon
which
Wheeler
was
much
affrighted
,
being
not
altogether
sure
,
whether
he
were
wounded
or
not
.
After
his
arraignment
at
the
Assises
of
Worcester
,
the
High
Sheriffe
,
the
Foreman
of
the
Iury
,
and
diuers
others
of
the
Iustices
,
Gentlemen
there
present
,
and
of
the
same
Iury
,
to
the
number
of
forty
dyed
all
within
one
fortnight
;
vpon
which
the
Country
(
how
euer
that
sad
accident
befell
)
affrighted
,
and
suspecting
the
damnable
arts
of
the
said
Doctor
,
and
obseruing
many
other
lewd
practises
of
his
,
during
the
time
of
his
imprisonment
,
became
petitioners
for
his
remoue
from
thence
;
vpon
which
hee
was
remoued
to
the
Kings
Bench
at
London
.
In
which
place
he
liued
in
great
plenty
of
money
,
and
much
resorted
vnto
by
people
of
seuerall
conditions
.
Where
at
last
hee
was
arraigned
for
a
rape
vpon
the
person
of
a
girle
of
eleuen
yeares
of
age
,
as
shall
more
at
large
appeare
in
the
following
discourse
.
Heere
followeth
the
effect
of
an
Inditement
preferred
against
Doctor
Lambe
at
the
Kings
Bench
Barre
,
for
a
Rape
by
him
committed
,
vpon
the
body
of
Ioan
Scager
,
of
the
age
of
Eleuen
yeares
.
THE
Iury
for
our
Soueraigne
Lord
the
King
,
vpon
the
Holy
Euangelist
,
doe
present
:
That
Iohn
Lambe
,
late
of
St.
George
in
the
Burrough
of
Southwarke
in
the
County
aforesaid
Gentleman
,
not
hauing
the
feare
of
God
before
his
eyes
,
but
by
a
Diabolicall
instigation
being
moued
and
seduced
,
the
tenth
day
of
lune
,
in
the
yeare
of
the
Raigne
of
our
Soueraigne
Lord
IAMES
by
the
grace
of
God
,
of
England
,
France
,
&
Ireland
King
,
Defender
of
the
Faith
,
&c
▪
the
21.
and
of
Scotland
the
56.
with
force
and
armes
,
&c.
at
the
Parish
of
St.
George
afore-said
,
in
the
Burrough
of
South-warke
aforesaid
,
in
the
County
afore-said
,
vppon
one
Ioane
Seager
a
virgine
,
of
the
age
of
11.
yeares
,
in
the
peace
of
God
,
and
our
said
Soueraigne
Lord
the
King
then
and
there
beeing
,
an
assault
made
,
and
her
the
said
Ioane
against
her
will
,
then
and
there
feloniously
and
violently
did
rauish
,
deflowre
,
and
carnally
know
,
against
the
peace
of
our
said
Soueraigne
Lord
the
King
,
his
Crowne
and
Dignity
:
And
also
against
the
forme
of
the
Statute
in
this
case
made
and
prouided
,
&c.
Vpon
which
Inditement
hee
was
arraigned
before
the
Kings
Maiesties
Iustices
of
his
Highnesse
Court
,
called
the
Kings
Bench
,
and
was
there
found
guiltie
of
the
said
Rape
,
and
had
Iudgement
to
die
,
but
by
his
Maiesties
especiall
Grace
he
was
pardoned
.
Here
followeth
the
effect
of
the
proofes
produced
against
him
concerning
this
Rape
.
Concerning
the
rauishment
of
Ioane
Seager
,
of
the
age
of
11.
yeares
,
done
by
Iohn
Lamb
prisoner
in
the
Kings
Bench.
The
Examination
of
Mabell
Swinnerton
,
wife
to
William
Swinnerton
Bricklayer
,
dwelling
in
St.
Martins
Parish
,
neere
vnto
the
new
Exchange
.
WHo
saith
,
that
Elizabeth
Seager
,
the
mother
of
Iohn
Seager
came
to
her
house
,
shee
then
dwelling
in
South
warke
on
the
Friday
in
Whitsun-weeke
,
and
in
a
pitifull
manner
wringing
her
hands
like
a
woman
ouer-whelmed
with
extreame
griefe
,
crying
out
and
saying
,
I
am
vndone
,
I
am
vndone
:
I
then
asked
her
how
her
husband
did
,
for
at
that
time
he
was
a
prisoner
in
the
Counter
vpon
an
Execution
,
and
at
that
time
lay
very
sick
to
all
such
as
saw
him
there
,
thinking
him
no
man
for
this
world
:
She
answered
me
and
said
,
her
husband
was
very
ill
and
lay
very
hardly
;
but
that
was
not
that
matter
of
her
griefe
as
then
,
for
it
was
a
worse
sorrow
then
that
!
O
Lord
said
I
,
what
more
sorrowes
then
these
you
haue
already
,
yet
whatsoeuer
they
bee
;
desire
God
to
giue
you
patience
,
for
nothing
can
happen
to
you
,
but
by
Gods
fore
knowledge
:
but
I
pray
sayd
I
,
tell
me
what
sorrowes
these
are
that
thus
distract
you
,
she
still
continued
as
before
wringing
her
hands
,
and
sayd
,
shee
was
not
able
to
tell
me
,
for
shee
was
vndone
,
at
last
with
my
importance
shee
sayd
Ioane
was
vndone
,
and
shee
sayd
shee
could
tell
me
no
more
shee
was
not
able
,
but
prayed
me
to
come
home
:
so
foorth-with
I
shut
my
doore
and
went
with
her
,
and
by
the
way
I
demaunded
the
cause
of
her
,
shee
told
me
it
was
that
villaine
Doctor
Lambe
had
vndone
her
childe
,
and
sayd
shee
could
say
no
more
her
griefe
was
so
great
,
but
aske
the
girle
said
shee
and
she
will
tell
you
:
so
comming
to
the
childe
,
I
questioned
with
her
,
but
shee
being
much
abashed
and
ashamed
,
was
long
before
shee
would
tell
me
:
but
at
the
last
shee
told
me
,
that
on
Whitsun-Euen
,
Lambes
women
being
all
very
busie
at
her
mothers
house
,
there
was
no
body
to
carrie
a
basket
of
hearbes
ouer
to
the
Bench
:
but
shee
,
who
when
shee
came
to
Doctor
Lamb
,
his
man
was
in
the
chamber
with
him
scraping
of
trenchers
,
and
Doctor
Lamb
tooke
her
hearbs
of
her
and
set
her
to
play
on
the
Virginals
,
and
then
hee
sent
out
his
man
on
a
message
and
lockt
the
doore
,
and
then
tooke
her
and
ledde
her
into
his
Closet
and
made
fast
that
doore
,
and
tooke
her
vppon
a
Ioynt-stoole
,
and
put
his
tongue
in
her
mouth
to
kisse
her
,
but
shee
was
wonderous
fearefull
of
him
,
and
striued
with
him
as
much
as
she
could
,
but
hee
would
not
let
her
alone
,
but
stroue
with
her
.
There
are
certaine
passages
which
are
vpon
the
Records
which
for
Modestie
sake
are
here
omitted
.
I
Asked
her
why
shee
told
it
not
at
the
first
,
shee
said
shee
was
afraid
her
Mother
would
haue
beaten
her
:
but
then
at
her
mothers
intreatie
,
I
tooke
her
home
and
drest
her
,
but
when
I
opened
her
to
dresse
her
:
the
place
did
smoake
like
a
pot
that
had
seething
liquor
in
it
that
were
newly
vncouered
,
and
I
found
her
to
bee
very
sore
,
and
could
not
abide
to
bee
touched
:
but
I
perceiued
that
some
body
had
drest
her
,
and
I
asked
her
if
any
body
had
medled
to
dresse
her
,
shee
told
me
Lambs
maid
Becke
had
brought
her
a
thing
in
a
dish
,
and
had
drest
her
,
but
there
was
a
little
specke
of
the
venimous
substance
of
it
,
that
stucke
vpon
the
inside
of
her
thigh
,
and
when
I
puld
it
away
,
it
had
festerd
the
place
where
it
stucke
,
as
if
one
had
touched
it
with
an
end
of
Iron
,
so
vilde
and
venimous
was
that
base
substance
.
So
by
the
intreaty
of
goodwife
Seager
,
I
went
ouer
to
Doctor
Lamb
to
shew
him
what
indeede
hee
knew
before
which
was
on
the
morrow
after
we
knew
of
it
:
which
when
I
came
,
I
saw
the
chamber
well
fraught
with
women
,
and
not
past
three
men
in
all
,
and
I
saw
the
Doctor
(
not
indeed
knowing
what
he
was
)
very
busie
foulding
of
linnen
,
shaking
of
them
bettwixt
him
and
another
,
and
a
white
cloath
pinde
about
him
,
and
white
sleeues
vp
to
his
elbowes
,
and
as
nimble
as
a
Vintners
boy
setting
euery
one
in
order
.
I
demanded
of
his
woman
to
speake
with
the
Doctor
,
they
told
me
,
that
was
he
in
the
white
aperne
:
so
at
last
hee
went
into
his
closet
and
called
to
me
,
and
asked
me
if
I
would
speake
with
him
,
I
asked
if
his
name
were
Doctor
Lamb
?
That
is
it
said
he
,
marry
said
I
,
I
am
come
to
doe
a
message
vnto
you
,
that
I
am
both
sorry
and
ashamed
to
doe
,
sorrie
said
I
in
respect
of
the
child
,
and
sorrie
for
you
,
that
you
should
offer
to
doe
such
a
thing
,
for
you
haue
vndone
an
honest
mans
child
,
for
well
shee
may
recouer
her
health
of
body
againe
,
but
neuer
her
credit
,
for
it
will
bee
a
staine
to
her
reputation
whil'st
shee
liues
:
so
many
strumpets
in
the
towne
and
to
seeke
the
ruine
of
a
poore
child
,
I
would
to
God
said
I
you
had
not
done
it
:
With
that
he
rail'd
vppon
my
Lord
of
Winszor
grieuously
,
with
many
base
words
,
and
said
,
hee
did
more
good
deedes
in
a
weeke
,
then
my
Lord
of
Winszor
did
in
a
yeare
:
I
grant
you
may
doe
so
;
but
this
one
ill
deede
hath
quite
put
out
the
light
of
all
them
good
deedes
,
and
still
hee
railed
▪
on
my
Lord
of
Winszor
:
but
I
made
answer
,
I
did
not
know
my
Lord
of
Winzor
,
hee
was
an
Honourable
gentleman
for
ought
I
know
:
but
this
concernes
not
him
at
all
,
but
you
,
for
you
haue
vndone
her
:
then
said
he
?
let
her
come
to
me
,
that
I
may
see
how
shee
is
,
Nay
said
I
,
she
hath
bin
too
late
with
you
already
,
she
will
come
no
more
here
,
he
said
he
would
haue
her
searched
with
12.
women
,
you
may
doe
as
you
please
said
I
for
that
matter
:
I
will
haue
her
searched
to
see
if
she
be
torne
,
nay
said
I
,
shee
is
not
so
much
torne
▪
for
I
will
wrong
no
body
for
a
thousand
pound
:
but
in
plaine
tearmes
you
haue
burnt
her
,
eyther
you
haue
a
foule
body
,
or
you
haue
delt
with
some
vncleane
person
,
besides
I
told
him
hee
had
sent
his
maide
to
dresse
her
,
for
the
dish
was
at
home
still
,
and
so
I
left
him
.
And
this
is
the
truth
,
concerning
this
businesse
with
many
appurtenances
besides
apertinant
to
the
matter
.
After
his
repriue
vppon
the
rape
,
hee
hired
a
house
neere
the
Parliament
house
,
where
hee
liued
about
the
space
of
a
yeare
and
a
quarter
,
in
such
a
course
of
life
,
as
differed
not
at
all
from
his
former
practices
.
Vpon
Friday
being
the
13.
of
Iune
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1628.
hee
went
to
see
a
Play
at
the
Fortune
,
where
the
boyes
of
the
towne
,
and
other
vnruly
people
hauing
obserued
him
present
,
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
confused
manner
to
assault
him
,
and
offer
violence
.
He
in
affright
made
toward
the
Citie
as
fast
as
he
could
out
of
the
fields
,
and
hired
a
company
of
Sailors
,
who
were
there
present
to
be
his
guard
.
But
so
great
was
the
furie
of
the
people
,
who
pelted
him
with
stones
,
and
other
things
which
came
next
to
hand
,
that
the
Sailors
(
although
they
did
their
endeauour
for
him
)
had
much
adoe
to
bring
him
in
safetie
as
farre
as
Moore-gate
.
The
rage
of
the
people
about
that
place
increased
so
much
,
that
the
Sailors
for
their
owne
safetie
,
were
forced
to
leaue
the
protection
of
him
;
and
then
the
multitude
pursued
him
through
Coleman-street
to
the
old
Iurie
,
no
house
being
able
,
nor
daring
to
giue
him
protection
,
though
hee
had
attempted
many
.
Foure
Constables
were
there
raised
to
appease
the
tumult
;
who
all
too
late
for
his
safety
brought
him
to
the
Counter
in
the
Poultrey
,
where
he
was
bestowed
vppon
the
commaund
of
the
Lord
Maior
.
For
before
hee
was
brought
thither
,
the
people
had
had
him
downe
,
and
with
stones
and
cudgels
,
and
other
weapons
had
so
beaten
him
,
that
his
skull
was
broken
,
one
of
his
eyes
hung
out
of
his
head
,
and
all
partes
of
his
body
bruised
and
wounded
so
much
,
that
no
part
was
left
to
receiue
a
wound
.
Whereupon
(
although
Surgeons
in
vaine
were
sent
for
)
hee
neuer
spoke
a
word
,
but
lay
languishing
vntill
Eight
a
clocke
the
next
morning
,
and
then
dyed
.
This
lamentable
end
of
life
had
Doctor
Iohn
Lambe
,
who
before
prophecied
(
although
hee
were
confident
hee
should
escape
Hanging
,
)
that
at
last
he
should
die
a
violent
death
.
On
Sunday
following
,
hee
was
buried
in
the
new
Church-yard
neere
Bishops-gate
.
FINIS
.