A looking-glass for vvanton women by the example and expiation of Mary Higgs who was executed on Wednesday the 18th of July 1677 for committing the edious sin of burgery with her dog who was hanged on a tree the same day neer the place of execution shewing her penitent behaviour and last speech at the gallows, tune of In summer time. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B09438 of text R180056 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 B09438 Wing L3035 ESTC R180056 ocm 62369445

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 eng Higgs, Mary, d. 1677 -- Poetry. Executions and executioners -- England -- Early works to 1800. Ballads, English -- 17th century. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo A looking-glass for vvanton women by the example and expiation of Mary Higgs, who was executed on Wednesday the 18th. of July, 1677. for committing th n/a 1677 3 685 5 0 0 0 0 0 72.99 D The rate of 72.99 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 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 wanton Women By the Example and Expiation of Mary Higgs , who was executed on Wednesday the 18th . of July , 1677. for committing the odious sin of Bu●gery , with her Dog , who was hanged on a Tree the same day , neer the place of Execution ; shewing her penitent behaviour , and last speech at the Gallows . Tune of , In Summer time .

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woman being hanged
a man with a staff and a dog

TO a sad story now give ear , of one who lived in this Land , It may make the stoutest heart to fear , and all vile Sinners trembling stand . A wicked woman liv'd of late , who did all honesty disdain ; All Modesty she much did hate , and to her death did so remain . Lassiviousness she much did love , and Buggery was her delight , To wantonness she still did move , not thinking it would come to light . A Mungril Curr which she did keep , and us'd to do that beastly act , In Court on her did fawn and leap , but now hath suffered for the fact . Near Cripple-gate her dwelling-place , where she did act this beastly sin , Which now hath brought her to disgrace that she long time hath wollowed in . She took delight in drunkenness , and as a Common Woman she , When she had drunk unto excess , then God above she would defie .
The Second Part , To the same Tune Her chief desire was after mirth , and hearing of sweet Melodies , Thus wh●lst she lived upon the earth , Gods holy Laws she did despise . No precepts that could her controul , so wicked was her wretched life , She like a Swine in mire did rowl , which with her Husband caus'd some strife . Gods Holy word she much abus'd , and did profane his Sabbath-day , The company of those refus'd , who urg'd her to Repeat and Pray . There 's scarce a sin that can be nam'd , but what she striv'd for to commit , Her Lustful mind was so inflam'd , that by no means she could quench it . But being now Co●demn'd by Law , on her past life she did rest it , The Worm of Con●cience did her gnaw , 'cause Gods Commands she did neglect . O World , said she , thou canst not save , this soul of mine from pain and woe , No joys of Heaven I e're shall have , unless my sins I can forgo . O eyes of mine that us'd to see , and take delights in Objects fair , Must ●ow behold where Devils be , poor Souls tormented in dispair , I that was wont to sport and play , most wantonly in many a place , Must now depart from them away , the Flames of Hell for to imbrace . Now unto you that stand me by , and hear what case my soul is in , See that you never guilty be , of any sad and heinous sin . Let Prayer be your meat and drink , your cloathing be humilitie , On Gods just Laws be sure to think , that you the joys of Heaven may see . When this sad wretch her spéech had done and tears in streaks run down her face ; Would melt a heart of steel or stone , to think upon her woful case . The Dog was hang'd with her just by , a sad example let it be , To all that do Gods laws defie , and live as wickedly as she . Strive more & more Gods ways to love , that you may here live happily ; Then you 'l not miss sweet joys above , nor never be afraid to dye , FINIS .

Printed for P. Brooksby , at the Golden-Ball in West-smith-field , neer the Hospital-gate .