A looking-glass for traytors, or, High treason rewarded being a full account of the examination of the second person that was executed in Novem. 1678 by name, Edward Coleman, Esq, who was found guilty of high treason, at the Kings-Bench-Bar at VVestminter, the 27th of Nov. 1678 for plotting and contriving the death of our soveraign Lord the King, and endeavouring to change the government of the nation and utterly to extirpate the protestant religion, for which he was sentenced to be drawn, hang'd and quartered being accordingly executed the 3d. day of this instant Decemb. at Tyburn, tune of, Aim not too high, or, Fortune my foe. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B09437 of text R180055 in the English Short Title Catalog. Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B09437 Wing L3034A ESTC R180055 ocm 62369443

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 eng Coleman, Edward, d. 1678 -- Poetry. Ballads, English -- 17th century. Executions and executioners -- England -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo A looking-glass for traytors, or, high treason rewarded. Being a full account of the examination of the second person that was executed in Novem. 1678 n/a 1674 3 838 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.93 C The rate of 11.93 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2014-05 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-09 Sampled and proofread 2014-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A Looking-Glass for Traytors , OR , High Treason Rewarded . Being a full Account of the Examination of the Second Person that was Executed in Novem . 1678. by Name , Edward Coleman , Esq ; who was found guilty of high Treason , at the Kings-Bench-Bar at Westminster , the 27th . of Nov. 1678. for Plotting and contriving the Death of our Soveraign Lord the King , and endeavouring to change the Government of the Nation , and utterly to extirpate the Protestant Religion . For which he was sentenced to be Drawn , Hang'd , and Quartered : Being accordingly Executed the 3d . day of this Instant Decemb . at Tyburn . Tune of , Aim not too high , Or , Fortune my Foe .

With Allowance .

a man with a scythe and a skeleton with an arrow TIME and DEATH'S Advise to all Wicked Livers . Beware in TIME , too High don't Climb , for Fear you catch a Fall , For if you do , 't is even True , Squire Katch will Pay you all .
figures beneath an archway guarding a captive while armed men march by

LEt all bold Traytors here come take a view , How antient Tiburn doth receive its due : Their dark designs , and hidden Treachery , Will bring them all unto the tripple Tree . Here Coleman , their King leader of great fame , Hath brought himself unto his end with shame : By striving to be great before his time , He became guilty of a Horrid Crime . Ambition is a bait the Devil lays , To catch such haughty Spirits now adays : And when that he hath caught them in the Tray , He gives them o're to ruine and mishap . Too many are concerned in this thing , Against Religion , and our gracious King : But I shall now , the world to satisfie , Tell how this grand offender came to dye . The Prisoner bring brought to Westminster , And there in Court , Indicted at the Bar : His Crimes were all laid open unto view , As horrid things , as ever Christian knew . How that he did contrive a fearful thing , For to destroy our Soveraign Lord the King : To change the fundamental Laws o th Land As by the Sequel you shall understand .

three methods of execution: hanging, drawing, and quartering

To bring in Popery with all his might , And true Religion for to banish quite : With Fire and Sword , for to destroy and burn , True Protestants , or force them for to turn . The Evidence against him did appear , And prov'd the accusation to be clear : His 〈◇〉 Evasions could not satisfie , The truth was as apparent as the sky . The Tryal lasted for eight hours at least , Where multitudes of people throng'd and prest : Before my Lord Chief Iustice he was try'd , And many other Learned men beside . At length the Iury in their verdict brought , And in the Court declared as they ought : The Prisoner of High Treason guilty was , But being night , no Sentence then did pass . Next morning he was brought unto the bar , Where Sentence did proceed on him so far : That he should drawn , & Hang'd , & quartered be , For this his Treason , and his Treachery . This was his fact and his sad fatal doom , He gain'd by being an Agent for Rome : I wish that all their factors which they send , May come like him , to an untimely end . For why they are of a malicious mind , And unto blood and cruelty inclin'd : They strive to bring to ruine a whole Land , And make those fall , whom God ordains to stand . But yet the Lord can frustrate their intent , Although they daily are on mischief bent : In his good time he will their Plots disclose , That Iustice may take place on such as those . If that we serve our Maker as we ought , He their contrivances will bring to naught : That we may see the sad and dismal fall , Of such as would bring ruine to us all . But now is come his Execution day , Where people slockt to hear what he would say : Where for his Love and Favour to the Pope , Iack Katch did fit him with a Hempon Rope . His Quarters on the Gates they do expose , To be a Terrour to the Kingdoms Foes : That Traitours may example take thereby , Least that they come to endless misery . Then let all Loyal Subjects have a care , They be not drawn into the Popish snare , And so God bless our King and Parliament , And grant that of our sins we may repent .

Printed for F. Coles , T. Vere , I. Wright , and I. Clarke .