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             The last speech and confession of Peter Cæsar, a Portugal, at the place of execution together with his confession at Justice-Hall in the Old Bailey ... likewise the tryal of the Frenchmen for ravishing a gentlewoman near Holborn ... as also a true relation concerning Mary Smith, who cut off her childs' head, with her examination and confession before Justice Swallow ...
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           The
           last
           SPEECH
           AND
           CONFESSION
           ,
           Of
           
             Peter
             Caesar
          
           ,
           a
           Portugal
           ,
           at
           the
           Place
           of
           Execution
           :
           Together
           with
           his
           Confession
           at
           Justice-Hall
           in
           the
           Old-Bayley
           ,
           who
           in
           a
           most
           barbarous
           and
           bloody
           manner
           ,
           shot
           his
           own
           dear
           Lord
           and
           Master
           a
           Portugese
           through
           the
           Head
           ,
           as
           he
           sate
           at
           Dinner
           in
           his
           Chamber
           .
           With
           the
           manner
           how
           he
           put
           him
           into
           a
           Chest
           ,
           and
           afterwards
           cast
           his
           Body
           into
           the
           River
           of
           Thames
           :
           As
           also
           ,
           the
           miraculous
           Discovery
           of
           this
           Bloody
           Murther
           ;
           and
           the
           Sentence
           of
           Death
           pronounced
           against
           him
           .
        
         
           Likewise
           ,
           the
           Tryal
           of
           the
           
           French-men
           ,
           for
           Ravishing
           a
           Gentlewoman
           near
           Holborn
           ,
           and
           afterwards
           most
           inhumanely
           to
           put
           a
           Flaming
           Torch
           up
           into
           her
           Body
           :
           Together
           with
           the
           Sentence
           and
           Execution
           .
        
         
           As
           also
           ,
           a
           true
           Relation
           ,
           concerning
           
             Mary
             Smith
          
           who
           cut
           off
           her
           Childs
           Head
           ;
           with
           her
           Examination
           and
           Confession
           before
           Justice
           Swallow
           ;
           and
           the
           wonderful
           Discovery
           of
           that
           cruel
           Murder
           ,
           by
           Streams
           of
           Blood
           running
           down
           the
           River
           of
           Thames
           ,
           betwixt
           Dedford
           and
           Blackwall
           .
        
         
           London
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Charles
             —
             Gustavus
          
           ,
           1664.
           
        
         
      
    
     
       
         
         
           The
           Tryal
           ,
           Examination
           ,
           and
           Confession
           of
           Peter
           Caesar
           ,
           who
           most
           barbarously
           murtherd
           his
           Lord
           and
           Master
           ,
           a
           Portugese
           ,
           as
           he
           sate
           at
           Dinner
           eating
           of
           a
           Dish
           of
           Fish
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           AT
           Justice-Hall
           in
           the
           Old-Bayley
           ,
           the
           last
           Sessions
           ,
           
             Peter
             Cesar
          
           a
           Portugese
           was
           called
           to
           the
           Bar
           ,
           to
           answer
           an
           Indictment
           exhibited
           against
           him
           for
           killing
           of
           his
           own
           dear
           Lord
           and
           Master
           ,
           
             a
             most
             barbarous
             and
             cruell
             Act
             ;
             but
             the
             miraculous
             Effects
             ,
             in
             Discovery
             thereof
             ,
             is
             worthy
             of
             Remark
             ,
             by
             the
             Judicious
             Reader
             :
             For
             no
             sooner
             had
             this
             bloudy
             Villain
             contrived
             the
             Dissolution
             of
             his
             Masters
             life
             ,
             but
             Terrour
             possessed
             his
             guilty
             Conscience
             ,
             and
             the
             Grand
             Serjeant
             Death
             appeared
             obvious
             for
             a
             high
             Arrest
             ;
             but
          
           Cesar
           
             thinking
             to
             make
             his
             Escape
             ,
             was
             prevented
             :
             Notwithstanding
             his
             flying
             from
          
           Hart-street
           near
           Covent-Garden
           ,
           
             where
             his
             Master
             lodged
             :
             Who
             sending
             his
             Servant
             from
             thence
             ,
             after
             he
             had
             been
             abroad
             at
             his
             Devotions
             ,
             to
             provide
             him
             some
             Fish
             for
             his
             Dinner
             ,
             and
             being
             dressed
             ,
             and
             served
             up
             ,
             this
          
           Judas-like
           Wretch
           ,
           when
           
           
             his
             Master
             was
             sate
             down
             at
             the
          
           Table
           ,
           
             and
             standing
             with
             a
             Trencher
             and
             Napkin
             to
             wait
             upon
             him
             ,
             took
             that
             bloudy
             Resolution
             ,
             having
             a
             Pistoll
             ready
             fixed
             and
             charged
             ,
             to
             discharge
             it
             against
             his
             Master
             ,
             and
             so
             shot
             him
             through
             the
             head
             ,
             as
             he
             was
             eating
             of
             his
             Dinner
             :
             the
             Report
             of
             which
             Pistol
             was
             heard
             by
             the
             people
             of
             the
             house
             ;
             but
             he
             using
             to
             fire
             it
             in
             Jest
             ,
             in
             his
             Masters
             absence
             ,
             against
             some
          
           Taylors
           
             that
             wrought
             opposite
             against
             them
             ,
             they
             took
             no
             further
             notice
             thereof
             .
             And
             about
             an
             hour
             after
             ,
             this
             bloudy
             Executioner
             came
             down
             into
             the
             Kitchin
             ,
             and
             seated
             himself
             to
             Dinner
             with
             the
             people
             of
             the
             house
             ,
             where
             he
             staid
             the
             most
             part
             of
             the
             Afternoon
             ;
             and
             then
             went
             abroad
             ,
             and
             came
             in
             again
             ;
             and
             toward
             the
             Evening
             he
             went
             forth
             again
             ,
             and
             caused
             a
             Porter
             to
             bring
             home
             a
             large
             Chest
             to
             his
             Lodging
             ;
             and
             causing
             the
             same
             to
             be
             carryed
             up
             stairs
             ,
             the
             Porter
             was
             discharged
             ,
             and
             the
             bloody
             Villain
             himself
             drew
             it
             into
             his
             Masters
             Chamber
             :
             but
             about
             two
             hours
             after
             ,
             he
             called
             the
             Porter
             again
             to
             help
             him
             down
             with
             the
             Chest
             ,
             which
             he
             did
             accordingly
             :
             and
             the
             Mistress
             of
             the
             house
             meeting
             him
             upon
             the
             Stairs
             ,
             said
             ,
          
           Where
           are
           you
           going
           Peter
           ,
           what
           have
           you
           got
           in
           this
           Chest
           ?
           
             He
             answered
          
           ,
           Goods
           for
           my
           Master
           ,
           Landslady
           ,
           Me
           Master
           is
           to
           have
           a
           boon
           Collation
           in
           the
           Strand
           ,
           with
           many
           Gentlemen
           of
           quality
           lately
           come
           from
           beyond
           the
           Seas
           .
           But
           
           
             bringing
             the
             Chest
             down
             ,
             it
             proved
             too
             heavy
             for
             him
             and
             the
             Porter
             ,
             so
             that
             another
             came
             to
             their
             Assistance
             ,
             and
             away
             they
             carryed
             it
             to
             the
             Water-side
             ,
             Designing
             for
             the
          
           Faulcon
           ,
           
             this
             bloudy
          
           Peter
           pretending
           ,
           That
           he
           was
           to
           meet
           a
           Gentleman
           there
           ,
           to
           receive
           money
           of
           him
           for
           the
           Goods
           in
           the
           Chest
           .
           
             But
             these
             specious
             Pretences
             ,
             soon
             took
             period
             in
             a
             deceitful
             Errand
             ,
             for
             crossing
             the
             Water
             ,
             he
             had
             no
             power
             to
             land
             there
             ,
             but
             commanded
             the
          
           Water-men
           
             to
             Row
             him
             back
             again
             towards
             the
          
           Temple
           stairs
           
             coming
             near
             the
             Shoar
             ,
             he
             cast
             the
             Chest
             over-boat
             ,
             which
             the
             Water-men
             admiring
             ,
             askt
             him
             his
             Reason
             ,
          
           To
           which
           he
           said
           ,
           there
           was
           a
           Trick
           put
           upon
           him
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Chest
           was
           onely
           filled
           with
           Trash
           ,
           Trumpery
           ,
           and
           Garbage
           ,
           which
           he
           would
           not
           bestow
           the
           pains
           to
           carry
           any
           further
           .
           
             And
             landing
             ,
             seemed
             to
             go
             away
             in
             a
             Rage
             to
             his
             Lodging
             ;
             but
             the
             next
             morning
             some
             blood
             being
             discovered
             upon
             the
             Stairs
             ,
             and
             diligent
             Inspection
             made
             thereinto
             ,
             he
             endeavoured
             to
             make
             his
             escape
             ,
             but
             was
             immediately
             apprehended
             ,
             and
             committed
             to
          
           Newgate
           ,
           
             where
             he
             continued
             till
             the
             last
             Sessions
             ;
             Right
             then
             taking
             place
             ,
             and
          
           Real
           Justice
           
             streaming
             forth
             ,
             even
             like
             unto
             Streams
             descending
             from
             the
             Mountains
             .
          
           For
           upon
           bringing
           of
           him
           to
           the
           Bar
           ,
           he
           confessed
           the
           Fact
           ,
           acquitting
           all
           persons
           whatsoever
           from
           having
           any
           hand
           therein
           ;
           but
           that
           it
           
           was
           his
           own
           Contrivance
           ,
           and
           that
           not
           suddainly
           ,
           but
           deliberately
           ,
           having
           many
           days
           before
           resolved
           to
           attempt
           it
           ,
           but
           had
           no
           convenient
           Opportunity
           ,
           till
           that
           time
           his
           Master
           was
           eating
           of
           a
           Dish
           of
           Fish
           ,
           at
           which
           time
           he
           shot
           him
           through
           the
           head
           ,
           being
           tempted
           for
           many
           days
           ,
           and
           much
           perplexd
           in
           mind
           till
           he
           had
           effected
           it
           ;
           for
           which
           he
           was
           not
           onely
           sorry
           ,
           but
           also
           confident
           ,
           that
           nothing
           could
           expiate
           the
           Guilt
           thereof
           ,
           but
           to
           shed
           the
           bloud
           of
           him
           ,
           who
           had
           in
           such
           a
           most
           barbarous
           and
           inhumane
           manner
           ,
           shed
           the
           bloud
           of
           his
           Dear
           Lord
           and
           Master
           .
           And
           all
           this
           ,
           through
           want
           of
           Grace
           ,
           meerly
           for
           the
           gaining
           of
           his
           Masters
           Jewels
           and
           Rings
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           three
           hundred
           pounds
           in
           Gold
           ,
           which
           his
           Master
           wore
           about
           him
           in
           a
           List
           to
           supply
           his
           Occasions
           .
           For
           which
           horrid
           Fact
           ,
           he
           was
           Arraigned
           and
           Condemned
           ,
           and
           merited
           that
           Just
           Sentence
           ,
           to
           be
           drawn
           upon
           a
           Hurdle
           from
           Newgate
           to
           the
           place
           of
           Execution
           ,
           and
           there
           to
           be
           hangd
           till
           he
           was
           dead
           .
        
         
           The
           two
           French-men
           also
           ,
           who
           committed
           that
           inhumane
           Act
           against
           a
           Citizens
           Wife
           near
           Holborn
           ;
           as
           first
           to
           Ravish
           her
           ,
           and
           then
           to
           run
           up
           a
           Flaming
           Torch
           into
           her
           Body
           ,
           were
           also
           Arraigned
           and
           Condemned
           :
           But
           
             Mary
             Smith
          
           ,
           who
           cut
           off
           
           her
           Childs
           Head
           ,
           was
           Reprieved
           from
           publique
           Justice
           ,
           by
           the
           Grand
           Sergeant
           Death
           ,
           who
           catchd
           her
           from
           thence
           to
           another
           place
           ,
           before
           the
           time
           of
           her
           Tryal
           .
           But
           t
           is
           observable
           ,
           that
           never
           came
           a
           more
           penitent
           Soul
           within
           the
           Walls
           of
           Newgate
           ,
           than
           his
           poor
           Creature
           ;
           for
           when
           one
           of
           the
           Officers
           told
           her
           ,
           she
           must
           prepare
           her Self
           for
           her
           Tryal
           ,
           for
           the
           time
           was
           near
           approaching
           she
           must
           give
           an
           Account
           at
           the
           Bar
           :
           To
           which
           she
           replyed
           ,
           The
           Invisible
           Bar
           ,
           to
           mortal
           Eyes
           ,
           was
           her
           desire
           to
           stand
           before
           ,
           where
           she
           did
           not
           doubt
           to
           find
           Eternal
           mercy
           ;
           and
           that
           she
           hoped
           the
           Thread
           of
           her
           Life
           was
           spun
           to
           the
           very
           end
           ,
           so
           that
           her
           penitent
           Soul
           should
           not
           long
           be
           Captivated
           within
           that
           Sinful
           Body
           ,
           the
           Prison
           of
           so
           precious
           a
           Jewel
           ;
           for
           ,
           sayes
           she
           ,
           I
           question
           not
           ,
           but
           these
           
             _____
          
           will
           prove
           Blessings
           ,
           and
           I
           have
           Ass●rance
           therein
           .
           This
           much
           sympathiz'd
           with
           what
           she
           confessed
           before
           Justice
           Swallow
           ,
           when
           she
           was
           first
           Apprehended
           :
           for
           then
           she
           ingenuously
           confessed
           ,
           That
           it
           was
           her
           sad
           Fate
           and
           Fortune
           to
           be
           overcome
           by
           One
           young
           man
           ,
           whom
           she
           had
           a
           great
           Affection
           for
           ;
           but
           he
           having
           obtained
           his
           will
           ,
           and
           she
           conceiving
           with
           Child
           ,
           refused
           to
           marry
           her
           :
           Wdereupon
           she
           resolved
           to
           
           forsake
           Friends
           and
           Relations
           ,
           and
           to
           transport
           her Self
           to
           some
           Forreign
           Plantations
           :
           In
           order
           whereunto
           ,
           she
           made
           Application
           to
           a
           Master
           of
           a
           Ship
           ,
           and
           obtained
           leaue
           to
           be
           Transported
           :
           But
           before
           the
           time
           came
           to
           begin
           their
           Voyage
           ,
           she
           had
           a
           Secret
           Delivery
           a
           Ship-board
           ,
           and
           very
           obscure
           under
           Deck
           ;
           where
           ,
           contrary
           to
           all
           Humane
           Reason
           ,
           the
           Infant
           became
           headless
           ,
           for
           she
           quickly
           severed
           the
           Head
           from
           the
           Shoulders
           ,
           throwing
           the
           Body
           into
           the
           River
           ,
           out
           at
           a
           Port-hole
           ,
           and
           the
           Head
           behind
           the
           Casks
           :
           Which
           being
           quickly
           discovered
           ,
           the
           Bloody
           Mother
           was
           soon
           apprehended
           ,
           and
           carryed
           before
           the
           Justice
           as
           aforesaid
           :
           from
           whence
           she
           was
           committed
           to
           Newgate
           ,
           where
           she
           departed
           this
           Life
           ,
           making
           a
           very
           penitent
           End.
           
        
         
           The
           like
           did
           the
           
           French-man
           and
           Portugese
           ,
           the
           one
           Executed
           in
           Holborn
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           at
           
             Tyburn
             ,
             Wednesday
          
           the
           27.
           who
           confessed
           his
           Fact
           ,
           and
           very
           much
           bewailed
           the
           horroudness
           thereof
           ,
           for
           that
           his
           
             dear
             Master
          
           had
           bin
           instrumental
           ,
           to
           save
           his
           life
           in
           Portugal
           ,
           where
           he
           had
           killed
           a
           man
           ,
           and
           should
           have
           bin
           burnd
           ,
           had
           not
           Mercy
           transcended
           Justice
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
  

