%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> THE/ Unfaithful Servant;/ AND/ The Cruel Husband./ Being a perfect and true account of one Judith Brown,/ who together with her Master Iohn Cupper, conspired the Death of her Mistris, his/ Wife, which accordingly they did accomplish in the time of Child-bed, when she lay/ in with two Children, by mixing of her Drink with cruel Poyson; for which Fact/ she received due Sentence of Death at the late Assizes in the County of Salop, to be/ Burned; which was accordingly Executed upon the Old Heath near Shrewsbury, on/ Thursday the Twenty-first day of August, 1684. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1684 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 09/10/2007 20769

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2.151 R234340 1 The Rich Merchant-man: Or, George Barnwel The Rich Merchant Man The Rich Merchant Man; George Barnwel YOung Maidens all beware,/ that sees my Dismal state, date from title; first lines unclear: YOung Maidens all beware,/ that see[s] my Dismal state, Pepys 2.151 Rollins (1) III:131-134; Wing U48C Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 151 THE/ Unfaithful Servant;/ AND/ The Cruel Husband./ Being a perfect and true account of one Judith Brown,/ who together with her Master Iohn Cupper, conspired the Death of her Mistris, his/ Wife, which accordingly they did accomplish in the time of Child-bed, when she lay/ in with two Children, by mixing of her Drink with cruel Poyson; for which Fact/ she received due Sentence of Death at the late Assizes in the County of Salop, to be/ Burned; which was accordingly Executed upon the Old Heath near Shrewsbury, on/ Thursday the Twenty-first day of August, 1684. THE Unfaithful Servant; AND The Cruel Husband, Being a perfect and true account of one Judith Brown, who together with her Master John Cupper, conspired the Death of her Mistris, his Wife, which accordingly they did accomplish in the time of Child-bed, when she lay in with two Children, by mixing of her Drink with cruel Poyson; for which Fact she received due Sentence of Death at the late Assizes in the County of Salop, to be Burned; which was accordingly Executed upon the Old Heath near Shrewsbury, on Thursday the Twenty-first day of August, 1684. The Unfaithful Servant; And the Cruel Husband. Being a Perfect and True Account of One Judith Brown, Who Together With Her Master John Cupper, Conspired the Death of Her Mistress, His Wife, Which Accordingly They Did Accomplish in the Time of Childbed, When She Lay in With Two Children, by Mixing of Her Drink With Cruel Poison; For Which Fact She Received Due Sentence of Death at the Late Assizes in the County of Salop, to Be Burned; Which Was Accordingly Executed Upon the Old Heath Near Shrewsbury, on Thursday the Twenty-first Day of August, 1684. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 205 x 292 holed surface, uneven inking funerary borders: 36 x 8, 8 x 130, 8 x 130, 156 x 8 1684 Printed for J. Deacon, at the Angel in Guilt-spur-street, without Newgate. J. Deacon Weinstein: title

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 Taxonomy used by Pepys to Organize Ballads in Albums A Small Promiscuous Supplement Devotion & Morality Drinking & Good Fellowship History - True & Fabulous Humour, Frollicks &c Love Pleasant Love Pleasant and Unfortunate Love Unfortunate Marriage Sea State & Times Tragedy Various Subjects Early Modern Center Ballad Project Keyword Taxonomy advice affliction/health alcohol animals/nature appearance Bible/biblical figures buildings/architecture catastrophe children class clothing/fashion country/nation crime death economics/trade entertainment family/procreation folklore gender historical figures & events holidays/seasons infidelity law London love maritime marriage military/war monstrosity mythology/Classical world news nobility/court politics/government punishment religious concepts religious figures religious types & sects royalty rural life servitude sex/sexuality supernatural/magic The New World travel trickery/deceit urban life vice violence virtue vulgarities/crass humor Library of Congress Subject Heading Taxonomy 9/10/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Tragedy crime death historicalfigures&events marriage punishment 9/10/07 Checker Rachel Mann Transcription checked, metadata updated, XML created 8/9/06 Checker Simone Chess Transcription checked 8/9/06 Transcriber Maggie Sloan Original transcription 8/20/2004 Bibliographer Maggie Sloan/Jessica Murphy Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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YOung Maidens all beware, that sees my Dismal state, Endeavour now to shun the Snare, before it is too late. I was a Servant Maid, and liv'd most happily, Until at last I was betray'd, to this Debauchery.
Too late I do lament, my very heart doth bleed, That ever I did give consent, to that most wicked deed. My yielding to his ways, his wicked base desire, Yea, by that means I end my days, in cruel flames of Fire.
Our Sins was at their grow, that none but them we blame, To be indeed the cause we both did end our days in shame. We could not be content, with what we first had done, But afterwards we did invent, in worse extreams to run. Then with my Master I, did take the cause in hand, Resolv'd my Mistris she should dye by our most cruel hand. Her Life we did betray, to satisfie our will. When she alas! in Child-bed lay, poor Soul she thought no ill. Strong poyson we contriv'd this was our hanious Sin, That she of Life might be depriv'd pool Soul when she lay in. My conscience strove with me, but I a wicked elf, Desired that my Master he, should give it her himself. But we did disagree, as you may understand, For Conscience would not suffer me to put it in her hand. Though neither he nor I, had power to do this deed, Yet all this would not satisfie, but still we did proceed.
In what she was to drink we mixt the poyson strong. That she might take it & not think, the least of any wrong. By which at length she dyed, and I was left behind, To dye a cruel death beside, the horror of my mind. Alas! you may behold, my sad and dismal doom, Both hands & heart, and e'ry part, in flames you'l see consume. The Sorrow of my heart, in this extremity, Although it is my due desert, I do for mercy cry. Farewel my wordly Friends, and my offences foul, Good Lord forgive me all my sins, have mercy on my Soul. In this devouring flame, my life must now expire, Alas my sins I needs must blam[e] I end my days in fire. To you that come to see, a woful sinners fall, O let those cruel flames now be, a warning to you all. By me a warning take, and do not run astray, And God will never you forsake, if you his Laws obey.
Printed for J. Deacon, at the Angel in Guilt-spur-street, without Newgate.