Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	blood_n	death_n	die_v	5,200	5	5.7048	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87081	The clergies lamentation: deploring the sad condition of the kingdome of Ireland, by reason of the unparallel'd cruelties and murders exercised by the inhumane popish rebells upon many thousand Protestants in the Province of Ulster, and especially the ministers there, since the beginning of this bloudy rebellion. In which is also particularly expressed the names, and manner of the murthering, imprisoning and famishing of such ministers and others, by those barbarous and blood-thirsty rebells. Published as an incouragement to all true-borne Englishmen, to rise up as one man to resist those rebells, who are (by command from His Majesty) shortly to be brought over into England. By Daniel Harcourt, one of the commissioners for the examination of the Protestants grievances in that province. Published by order.	Harcourt, Daniel.	1644 (1644)	Wing H690; Thomason E49_8; ESTC R2085	24,763	32

County who tooke his leave and shewed his love to the cause in which to their honours that Nation is forwardly zealous under the command of Colonel Archibald Steward late Agent to the Earle of Antrym Mr. Tudge Minister of the Newry after long imprisonment and many perfidious promises from the Lord Magenis Sir Con Magenis Governour of the Newry and the rest was with thirteene more under a pretence to be exchanged for other prisoners at Downe-Patricke cruelly put to death of which none but one Greene a Tapster to Mr. Butterfield of the Newry escaped ransoming his life for forty shillings this Greene brought me this Relation in May 1642. and as they were leading to their slaughter the poore Gentleman called upon Sir Con Magenis for mercy and performance of his promise but the perfidious tyrant stopped his eares to his and their complaint upon which Mr. Tudge in the bitternes of his soul desired God to require his bloud at their hands with these words of the psalmist Judge and revenge my cause O Lord then he with his fellow Martyrs taking the Communion in a little running water in stead of the bloud and a piece of an oaten strowen in stead of the body of their Saviour commending themselves and their vile bodies into his hands that was able to translate them into glory yeelded their lives to the stroke of the bloudy executioners by whom he was hanged but Lievtenant Trever and his wife with some of the rest which were divers were cut to pieces Soone after as all the English Inhabitants of that place often affirmed Sir Con Magenis was by the strange judgement of God strucken with a strong frenzy running home to his owne house on foot the Lord taught him by the way as Gideon taught the men of Succoth and Penuel his clothes and skin being justly torne by the bushes and briers in those uncouth wayes his madnesse made choyce of raving on his death bed Take away Tudge take away Tudge doe you not see how hee pursues me for his bloud in which desperate condition he died Thus God made this Rebell and mercilesse beast by the lash of his Divine Justice acknowledge his transgression in taking away the lives of the innocent The same Sir Con having besides innumerable other murthers at one time betweene Greene Castle and Carlingford drowned sixty and eight Protestants to which he had promised quarter affirmed by Mr. Holland who with some others in a boat miraculously escaped to Dublin at that time by which meanes he and the rest escaped from tasting Sir Cons holy water Mr. Hastings Minister endowed into a living of Mr. Fairfax being School master in Ballis●gart a house belonging to my honoured friend the virtuous Mrs. Clotwo●thy for which deliverance after a grievous thraldome my heart ●●●●yceth Him they caused to swim in the Lough till he was drowned Mr. Dor●h my Lord Canifield Chaplaine killed Mr. Fleming Ministero Clanseekle murdered Mr. Mercer inster of Mulijr●●● murdered Mr. Burns Curate of L●ughgilly murdered Mr. Bradleyes Curate of Artray Mr. New killed Mr. Wilkingson of Clovins killed at the Cavan he cemming to the Crosse-keyes lnne desired a lodging to whom an Irish man tendred himstlfe telling if he walked into the garden he would provide him one the innocent Gentleman was no sooner in the garden but the Serpent betrayed him asking him doe you want a lodging yes replied he I have faies Judas provided you one and with that drew his Skeane and stroke him so violently on the head that his braines fell out this lodging was intended for the whole Clergy had not God miraculously defeated the purposes of these bloudy hel-hounds children whose mothers have sore breasts doe sometimes draw bloud as well as milke which makes me beleeve that the breasts of the Church of Rome are sore and full of corruption that her children draw so much bloud amongst their milke if any that they generally during their whole time thirst after it Mr. Thomas Traford killed by the Rebells after quarter was promised Mr. Mongomm●ry hanged by the Rebells he was of Du●amain Parish Mr. Paulmaster that once lived at Carickfergus Minister there was as his wife informed me hanged at his Church doore Mr. Flack of Fermannah a Minister of speciall note was with two of his sons taken out of Castle Crevenish and also offered up to God as a sacrisice Mr. Michart Berket of Salters Towne flying for safety with his wife and seven small children to Carickfergus where his wife and all his poor children died most miserably for want of ordinary nourishment himselse being famished to the point of death finding the pangs strong upon him got leave to goe into the Church of Carickfergus where he had not long stayed sitting himselfe for the reward promised to them that made their long robes white in the bloud of the Lambe to that land of Goshen where they shall hunger no more neither thirst any more neither shall the sun light on them nor any heat Rev. 7.16 did there depart this life Mr. Griffin All of Ardnah and murdered by those bloud suckers on the sixt of May Mr. Bartly All of Ardnah and murdered by those bloud suckers on the sixt of May Mr. Starkey Curat All of Ardnah and murdered by those bloud suckers on the sixt of May For about the fourth of May as I take it we put neare forty of them to death upon the bridge of the Newry amongst which were two of the Popes Pedlers two Seminary Priests in returne of which they slaughtered many prisoners in their custody where of these three were part Mr. Bev●●rage a of Ki●laman Ministers of the same County were sufferrs in this massacre Mr. Robinson of Kilmoore Ministers of the same County were sufferes in this massacre Mr. Lutfoot oof Castle Blany tasted of the same mercy being cruelly murdered Romulus the first founder of that City is faind to be fosterd by a Wolfe and was the murderer of his brother Rhemus a presage of the cruelties should procecd from that foundation certainly there was some bloud which is a great cementer mingled in the morter for I am assured both the Empire and Hierarchy the temporall and anti-spirituall dignity have been supported by cruell massacres or bloudy machinations no act of hostility conspiracie treachery murder symony or what ever is accounted detestable amongst meer moralists but hath beene columns to uphold that grand bawdy-house wherein not only corporall whoredomes but spirituall are tollerated from thence was fined and on the grindstone of Rome was this sacrificing knife ground that cruelly cut off these Martyrs Thus have I shewd the unhappinesse of the Irish who perchance are yet living the happinesse of them that are slaine but yet alive Well did the Jewes call the grave domus viventia from thence did arise that life that assures us of the resurrection to life whereas the wicked man is accursed in his grave Esay 14.19 These are but a remnant of them that could not escape the

Rebells tyranny or my intelligence many more must needs suffer that never came my care for the Inland Countries of whose passages I am not informed so credibly I dare report it must needs afford great slaughters being remote from those garison Townes upon the coast where many God be praised spared their lives Besides these that were thus massacred there dyed of the pestilent feaver who chiefly miscaried through poverty famine and succors in their sicknesse The reverend learned and famous Martyr Bedle Bishop of Kilmore who supported many distrested English and was kept in restraint at Clowater and died at Mr. Scrednies house after some five monthes imprisonment where like paul he spent his time in converting his jailors making his prison his pulpit wicked tyrants may barre Gods people from the congregation of the righteous but not God from the habitations of his people M. Peirce Minister of the Lurgan at Carickfargus Mr. Simon Chichester Minister of Belfast Mr. Ducket Curate of Lisnigarvy Mr. Redshaw Minister of Colerane Mr. Collins Minister of Kilrac And three Ministers more whose names I cannot learne but was informed of their deaths by Anne Jackson Francis Barnaby and Wentworth Moulsworth that came from thence and are now all in this City All these dyed in Colerane Mr. Tailor of Carlingford Mr. Chesman of Moninmoore Minister Mr. Winter of Astra Minister Mr. Luke Astrie Minister of Ballekelly Mr. Farwood Deane of Drummoore Mr. Edward Stanhop Archdeacon Mr. Backster of Kildallon dyed in Castle Crag Mr. Edward Livesly Mr. Erskin of Fermanah who tooke his sicknesse in Derry but dyed in Scotland at Antrim Captaine John Kilner of Jaughen-vale having a Commission from His Majesties Commissioners for a foot Company issued out in Decem. 1641. as also a Commission from the Lords Justices to be Provost Marshall of the City and County of London-Derry in both which his sonne being a Minister became his Lieutenant and Deputy being a preaching Souldier and a military Minister who preacht to his Souldiers when they were not in fight and fought when he could not preach shewing at once his love to Christ and hate to Anti-Christ who having done exceeding good service he being a forward and well qualified Gentleman but striving above nature to shew his zeale in that holy war by many heats colds and other sufferings contracted that sicknesse wich ended his daies having time to apply that Swan-like song of Paul the second of Timothy the 4 5 6 7 8. verses Which a legacie to his brethren and cordiall to himselfe was his last antheme But watch thou in all things suffer advers●●y 〈◊〉 the worke of an Evangelist make thy Ministery fully knowne For now I am ready to be offered and the time of my departing is at hand I have fought a good sight I have finished my course I have kept the faith For henceforth is laid up for me the Crown of righteousnesse which the Lord the righteous Judge shall give me at that day and not to me only but to all them that love his appearing I have seen a large certificate of his fathers unparalled services in which he ought to be a partner as being an assistant all wich is subscribed under the hands of Sir Jahn Vanghan Knight governour of the City of London-Derry and one of the Privy Councell of that Kingdome Robert Thornton Major of that City Henry Vaughan Simon Pits Henry Finch Henry Osborne Aldermen Mr. Newcomen Minister of Fawne at Fawne Mr. Richard Walker Minister of Lifford at Lifford Now you have seen Steven ston'd you shall see Peter and John Paul and Silas in interiorem carcerem you shall see Jeremiah in the stocks Jer. 20.2 You shall behold Pashur putting him downe into the dungeon with cords where the poore Prophet is not only fast in prison but in mire Jer. 38.6 for as they held the Ministers the basest of men so they provided for them the basest of prisons should we returne their cruelties we should put their Priests and Jesuits into our common shoares Dignum pattella operculum those not marked with the letter T for destruction or on the lintells of whose doors the Angel had sprinkled the marks of deliverance found the protraction of life a death the taskmasters of Ireland being more cruell then those of Egypt and enjoyning more cruell conditions for what can be more horrid then for an Apostle to be urged to be an Apostate to be constrained to leave the way the truth and the life to walke in the labyrinths of falshood and death I shall shew you some of the Lords captives in that Province Mr. Archdeacon Price of Drumlane Mr. Adam Watson of Kilshanar both of the County of Cavan besieged in Castle Crag eight months getting off by quarter Mr. Creighton of Virginia kept in misery eleven months Mr. Fitzgarret Minister in hard and cruell restraint till the fixt of May 1642. who though a native and next to the Primate of Armagh a man of the greatest splendor for Urim and Thummim of that Nation Mr. Boyle of Carickmaharosse Minister in bondage five months Mr. Gil Minister of Killally of the County of Monahan imprisoned five months Mr. Edward How Curate of Dartrie in bonds six weeks Mr. Ferchar Parson of Cl●unish County Fermanah two months Mr. Francis Sympson of Kilmore County Monahan imprisoned eight months Mr. James Fathie Minister kept in restraint eight months having been preserved from famine by M. Fitzgarrets goodnesse who for his County take found a little more cruell favour then other of his brethren Mr. Bradly Minister of Artra imprisoned eight months being often brought out to be hanged but next unto God preserved by the unmatchable goodnesse of Mrs. Chappel now in the City finding save from one friend raised up for her by Almighty God a small returne of that talent of charity which she in those dayes of bloud and famine extended to many especially the Ministery which sometimes brought her owne life in hazard Mr. Archdeacon Maxfield of Glaslough or if you will Buchamon junior for his elegant and smooth expressions in divine posies kept in restraint by the Ovendens halfe bothers to Nero junior Sir Philomy ô Neal nine months A Scotch Minister that after long imprisonment made a miraculous escape with Lievtenant Smith Lievtenant to Captaine George Blunt of Montjoy and some others in a small boat and oares hackled out with their knives over Lough Neaugh to Antrym it being above twenty miles by water in the Winter season a dangerous passage whose name I have forgotten yet I heard him preach in Belfast upon this portion of Scripture Jer. 4.4 Thus we see as Antichrist strives to drownd kill and famish the elect even so Christ by a Divine providence sowes up the mouths of these ravening elements and preserves his owne paul in spite of the whistling Euroclydon and angry Adriaticke hee shall have his Angell aboord to bring him blest tidings of his life and his companions Act. 27.23 That passage of Esay 43.2

those that had nothing to eat and left that should leave any gleanings in this Irish Aceldama the Lord sent a pestilent Feaver that swept away innumerable people insomuch that in Colerane there died in fowre moneths by computation six thousand in Carickfergus two thousand and five hundred in Belfast and Melone above two thousand in Lisnygarvi eight hundred and in Antrym and other places a proportionable number So that heer the chariot of Gods justice was drawne by those fowre horses Rev. 6. a white a red a blacke and a pale horse this disease augmented our miseries the Feavers being so contagious that the living durst not see them sicke nor bury them dead that I have scene the husband carry his dead wife to the Church-yard and borrowing a spade digge a grave for her that living was his life and the same man have I seene the next day die in the same Church-yard the like affection have I seene the wife expresse toward her departed husband the sonne to the father father to the son and the like Heere were the words of our Saviour not onely metaphorically but verbally true for the dead did not only bury the dead but the dying buried the dead also Not any that escaped this Feaver but lost all their hayre I had it in the Newry seven weekes where not only without but contrary to meanes my God preserved mee to whom on my bended knees I give all possible thankes This sicknesse beyond the power of perswasive Divinity shewed me God thwarting Nature preserving in the grave quenching the flames of my sicknesse even with what Physitians say it is inflamed my cordialls and julips were running water in stead of barly and sometimes a little milke salt beefe or porke oaten bread and cheese the allayes to my heat and hunger Thus from the jawes of death and brims of the grave hath God delivered me to lament and publish the death of those of my owne Tribe For on them fell the brunt of this martyrdome they were those appointed to slaughter at the birth of this designe they could expect no quarter others might ransome their lives with their hidden goods but this profession was sure to cope with death in the horridst shape as if Iaacobs curse were renovated for they met with a wrath more fierce a rage more cruell then they used to Shechem and found a division in Iaacob and a scattering in Israel Gen. 49.7 Which I the rather undertake because some ill affected to the condolements of the Irish Clergy heere distressed and by some harsh tongues depraved have lightly run over the miseries of that despised and dispersed Ministry to whom I owe that little I have left as being of the same ●esse with those sonnes of the Prophets that find Mors in olla I shall but in two passages digresse from the Martyrology of the Ministry in the Province of Ulster and the one is my engagement that I ought to Mr. Morgan Aubry Esquire my honoured friend and his Man to this I am drawne by my love the other is the unmanly and unchristian usage shewed to Mrs. Smithson a Ministers wife and her mayd that lived within sowre miles of Dublin to this I am drawne by my won●●● and these two I shall transfer to the last The first on whom their unsanctified hands were fastned was Master M●●●● of Donnamoore Rector who in a most cruell and bloudy m●●●● they cut in pieces and left unburied Secondly Mr. Blith Minister of Dungannon whom they hanged whole Wife with 3 small children after 8 months miserable captivity I saw in the Newry great with child stripped naked and ready to perish for want of reliefe Then Mr. Fullerton of Loughgall Rector to whom Sir Phelomy ô Neale owed at least six hundred pounds upon mortgages who though he and Mr. Aubry abovesaid had his Pasle and Convoy for their safe conduct was payd that debt by his paying his debt to Nature for he at a ●oggesside was stript murthered and left unburied With this coyne hath that flaming firebrand payd his debts such cancelling of bonds must they all expect that traffiqe with the progeny of the Babilonish whore Mrs. Fullerton with two children and great with child came to the Newry after eight months imprisonment with sevenscore women and children in her company her selfe having not to hide her nakednesse nor no thing to keepe her feet from the ground ' but two pieces of a raw cow hide tied upon her feet with pieces of packthred and what was more miserable she was constrayned to leave two of her children upon the mountaines to the mercy of their Fathers murtherers judge now you that tie your lives upon the prosperity of your infants of the agonies of this distressed Gentlewoman which made me call to mind that mination of God Deut. 28 56.57 The tender and delicate woman amongst you which never would venter to set the sole of her foot on the ground for the softnesse and tendernesse shall be grieved at her husband that lieth in her bosome and at her sonne and at her daughter and at her after birth that shall come out between her feet and at her children which she shall beare for when all things lacke she shall eat the them secretly during the siege and straitnes where with thine enemies shall besiege thee in thy strong Cities Mr. Matchett Minister of Maharafelt was after long imprisonment and extream hard usage the Lord having given him the bread of teares and ashes to drinke he being an aged and reverend Gentleman was most cruelly murthered at Lievetenant Thursbies in the County of London-Derry the Lievetenant and his wife being both Recusants could not by any meanes or intreaties eyther save or respite him from death such favour found the English Papifts amongst the Irish and such finde the English revolters with the Spaniard between whom is as great correspondence as between the Scotch and French Nations Mr. Hudson Minister or Desert Martin after many troubles and calamities was taken from betweene two fetherbeds out of Mr. Chappels house where that vertuous Gentlewoman had long fed and concealed him but at length the Rebels gave a date to her charity to him and to his life for the Rebels in a most cruell and most barbarous maner murthered him Mr. Campion of Kilowen being at the battell of Ballemony which the English in regard of the fatability of the day call Blacke Friday having received a great overthrow which in all possibility had beene the losse of Colerane and a dismall day to all the poore Protestants within it had not God infatuated eyther the wisedome or daunted the courage of those Rebels under the command of Colkittoes sonnes there did this Gentleman seale his love to the Gospel with his bloud like Zuinglius in the head of his Company honourably expiring amongst his slaughtered Brethren In the same cause and maner was slaine a Scottish Minister whose name I cannot remember though I was then in the same