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2.177 R234361 1 There is one Black and Sullen Hour There is one Black and Sullen Hour There is one Black and Sullen Hour THe Earl of Essex in the Tower,/ he did not cut his own dear Throat, [repeats lines 6 and 8 of each stanza; not stanza 7] date from Simpson: Murder of Arthur Capel, Earl of Essex Pepys 2.177 Rollins (1) III:95-98; Wing R1896D 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: 177 ROMES Cruelty:/ OR,/ The Earl of ESSEX Barbarously Murthered in the Tower. ROMES Cruelty: OR, The Earl of ESSEX Barbarously Murthered in the Tower. Rome's Cruelty: Or, the Earl of Essex Barbarously Murdered in the Tower. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 210 x 310 cropped all edges, uneven inking funerary border: 57 x 4 1686 Printed for P. B. P. B. Weinstein: Simpson

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The Earl of Essex in the Tower, he did not cut his own dear Throat, But Ruffians did him over-power, as by the Sequel you may note: Behold the bloody Razor, which they threw Out of the Window, then in view out of the Window, then in view Of many more than one or two: of many more than one or two. There was a French man near the Room, his Servant, whom the world may blame, Because no living Soul could come, but he must see and bear the same;
As being next his Person night and day, He, Judas-like, was drawn away, he, Judas-like, etc. His Lord and Master to Betray: his Lord and Master to Betray. They thought it never might be known, but let such bloody Ruffians know, The Lord from his most Righteous Throne, sees all the Actions here below: And though committed by the greatest care, In dark and silent Corners, where No living Mortal doth repair; Yet Gods all-seeing Eye is there. yet Gods all-seeing Eye is there.
This black and bloody dismal Day, sweet Russel was to Tryal brought, That all the World might think and say, Dispair had Essex ruine wrought Rather then bring his Crimes to open view: A sweet contrivance of the Crew; a sweet, etc. All this and more, black Rome can do: all this and more, etc. His Throat was cut from Ear to Ear, the Jug'lar Veins and Gullet too, The which this worthy Noble Peer, could not have life nor strength to do; All kind of motions straightways would consume But ah! most fatal was his Doom; but ah! etc. He fell a Sacrifice to Rome: he fell a Sacrifice to Rome. When he was found upon the floor, by those whom we may well suspect, Bathed in reeking purple Gore, let us observe the first neglect: By Cor'ners Inquest, Jury-men I mean, He was not suffered to be seen, he was not suffered, etc. Till they had stript and wash'd him clean: till they had stript and wash'd him clean. The Room and Closet where he lay, most carefully was cleansed too, Nay, and his Cloaths convey'd away, and ne'r was brought to open view: From whence a grand suspition straight arose, Besides, a Young Man would depose, besides a young man, etc. He see upon his Masters Hose, a bloody foot stept on his Hose. From there, and many signs beside, it seems a Murder plain and clear, That by some hired Ruffians dy'd, this Noble thrice Renowned Peer; Whose Blood doth to this day for vengeance cry And sure they do deserve to dye, and sure they do deserve to dye, Who acted such like Villany, who acted such like Villany.
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