English Execution Ballads

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  Witchcraft discovered and punished. Or, the Tryals and Condemnation of three Notorious Witches, who were Tryed the last Assizes, holden at the Castle of Exeter, in the County of Devon: where they received Sentance for Death, for bewitchng several Persons, destroying Ships at Sea, and Cattel by Land, &c.

  Doctor Faustus
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  Villany Rewarded; OR, THE PIRATES Last Farewel To the VVorld: Who was Executed at Execution Dock, on Wednesday the 25th. of November, 1696. Being of Every's Crew. Together with their free Confession of their most Horrid Crimes.

  Russell's Farewell
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  Truth brought to light. Or, Wonderful strange and true news from Gloucester shire, concerning one Mr. William Harrison formerly Stewart to the Lady Nowel of Cambden, who was supposed to be Murthered by the Widow Pery and two of her Sons, one of which was Servant to the said Gentleman. Therefore they were all three appprehended and sent to Gloucester Goal, and about two years since arraigned, found guilty, condem|ned, and Executed upon Broadway hill in sight of Cambden, the mother and one Son being then buried under the Gibbet, but he that was Mr. Harrisons Servant, hanged in Chains in the same place, where that which is remaining of him may be seen to this day, but at the time of their Execution, they said Mr. Harrison was not dead, but ere seven years were over should be heard of again, yet would not confess where he was, but now it ap[...]ears the Widow Pery was a witch, and after her Sons had ro[...]d him, and cast him into a Stone Pit, she by her witch-craft conveyed him upon a Rock in the Sea near Turkey, where he remaind four days and nights, till a Turkish Ship coming by, took him and sold him into Turky, where he remained for a season, but is now through the good providence of God returnd again safe to England, to the great wonder and admiration of all that know the s[...]me. This is undenyably true, as is sufficiently testified by the Inhabitants of Cambden, and many others thereabouts.

  Aim not too high
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  Treason Rewarded at TIBURN: Or, The TRAITORS Downfal.

  Digby's Farewel
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  Treason justly punished: or, A full relation of the condemnation and execution of Mr. William Staley who was found guilty of high treason, at the Kings-bench-barr at Westminster, on Thursday the 21st. of Nov. 1678. For speaking dangerous, and treasonable words against his most Sacred Majesty the King. For which he was sentenced to be drawn, hang'd, and quartered. And was accordingly executed upon Tuesday the 26th. of this instant Nov. 1678. at Tyburn. Tune of, The rich merchant-man &c. VVith allowance.

  The Rich Merchant Man
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  This lytle treatyse declareth the study and frutes of Barnes borned in west smythfelde in London the .xxx. daye of Iuly in the .xxxii. yeare of the raygn of our Soueraygne Lorde Kynge Henry the viij. Newely compyled, and nowe newely Imprynted.
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  The York-shire Tragedy: GIVING An Account of a Barbarous Murther Committed on the Bodies of a young Man and Maid, by Thieves, who made their escape, and was not found in two Years after; and then being apprehended, they were Arraigned, and their Ring-leader found Guilty; for which he received the due Sentence of Death, and was accordingly Executed at York late Sizes.

  Fond Boy
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  The YARMOUTH Tragedy; OR, The CONSTANT LOVERS.
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  The wofull lamentation of Edward Smith, a poore penitent prisoner in the Jayle of Bedford, which he wrote a short time before his death.

  Dainty come thou to me
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  THE VVhipster of VVoodstreet, OR, A True Account of the Barbarous and Horrid Murther committed on the Body of Mary Cox, late Servant in Woodstreet LONDON.

  Grim King of the Ghosts
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  The unnaturall Wife: Or, The lamentable Murther, of one goodman Dauis, LockeSmith in Tutle-streete, who was stabbed to death by his Wife, on the 29. of Iune, 1628. For which fact, She was Araigned, Condemned, and Adiudged. to be Burnt to Death in Smithfield, the 12. Iuly 1628.

  Bragandary
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  THE Unfortunate WELCH-MAN; OR The Untimely Death of Scotch JOCKEY

  The Country Farmer
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  THE Unfaithful Servant; AND The Cruel Husband.

  The Rich Merchant Man
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  The true manner of the life and Death of Sir Thomas Wentworth, late Lord Lievtenant Deputy of Ireland, Lord Generall of his Majesties Army, Knight of the Noble order of the Gar∣ter, who was beheaded the 12. day of this present moneth of May, 1641, the rune is Welladay Welladae.

  Welladay Welladae
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  The traytors last farewell: or, Treason miraculously discover'd.

  Let Oliver now be forgotten
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  THE Swaggering Man.
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  The sorrowful complaint of Susan Higges, a lusty Countrey Wench, dwelling in Risborrow in Buckinghamshire, who for twenty yeeres, most gallantly maintained her selfe by Robberies on the high-way side, and such like practises. And lastly, how she was executed at Brickhill, at the Assises, for a murther by her committed upon Messeldon Heath.

  Lusty Gallant
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  The SEA-Martyrs; OR, The Seamen's sad Lamentation for their Faithful Service, Bad Pay, and Cruel Usage. Being a woeful Relation how some of them were unmercifully put to Death for pressing for their Pay, when their Families were like to starve. Thus our New Government does Subjects serve, And leaves them this sad choice to hang or starve. To the Tune of Banstead Downs.

  Banstead Downs
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  The Scotch Lover's Lamentation: OR, GILDEROY's Last FAREWEL.

  Gilderoy
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  The sad effects of Covetousness. Being, a Relation of a Horrid Murther, commited upon a Maid Servant, in the Town of Lyn; by her Mistriss and her Son, for the Lucre of what she had: But they being apprehended for the same, was accordingly found Guilty, and was also Executed.

  The Young-Mans Legacy
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  The pope in his fury doth answer returne, To a letter ye which to Rome is late come

  Row Well Ye Marriners
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  THE Plotter Executed: OR, The Examination, Tryal, Condem-nation, and Execution, of Edward Coleman Esquire. Who was Convicted of High Treason, the 27th. day of November, at the King-Bench-Barr at West-minster, for Plotting against the Life of his most Sacred Majesty, and for Endeavouring to subvert the Government, and the true Protestant Religion Establisht: he received Sentence the 28th. day of November 1678. to be Drawn Hangd, and Quartered, and was Executed at Tyburn the 3d. of December: With his Last Speech and Confession, made by him at the place of Execution.

  Captain Digby
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  THE Penitent Highway-man: OR, The Last Farewel of Mr. Biss, Who was Born at Shaftsbury, in Wiltshire, and was arrain'd and found guilty, and accordingly received Sentence of Death, and was Executed at Salisbury, on the 12th of March, 1695.

  Russell's Farewell
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  The Penitent Gallant, Being, An Account of a Gentleman who lay Condemn'd for the Murther of his Friend, and pretended he could not dye till he had eas'd his Conscience, in sending for thirteen Men, to beg their Pardons, whom he had Cuckolded at Branford.

  Hyde Park
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  THE Murtherers Lamentation: BEING An Account of John Jewster and William Butler, who where arraign'd and found guilty of the Robbery and Murther of Mrs. Jane Le-grand; for which they received due Sentence of Death, and was accordingly Executed on the 19th day of this Instant July, in Spittle-fields.

  Russell's farewell