A briefe description of the notorious life of Iohn Lambe otherwise called Doctor Lambe. Together with his ignominious death.

There are certaine passages which are vpon the Records which for Modestie sake are here omitted.

I Asked her why shee told it not at the first, shee said shee was afraid her Mother would haue bea∣ten her: but then at her mothers intreatie, I tooke her home and drest her, but when I opened her to dresse her: the place did smoake like a pot that had seething liquor in it that were newly vncouered, and I found her to bee very sore, and could not a∣bide to bee touched: but I perceiued that some body had drest her, and I asked her if any body had medled to dresse her, shee told me Lambs maid Becke had brought her a thing in a dish, and had drest her, but there was a little specke of the veni∣mous substance of it, that stucke vpon the inside of her thigh, and when I puld it away, it had festerd the place where it stucke, as if one had touched it with an end of Iron, so vilde and venimous was that base substance. So by the intreaty of goodwife

Seager, I went ouer to Doctor Lamb to shew him what indeede hee knew before which was on the morrow after we knew of it: which when I came, I saw the chamber well fraught with women, and not past three men in all, and I saw the Doctor (not indeed knowing what he was) very busie foulding of linnen, shaking of them bettwixt him and ano∣ther, and a white cloath pinde about him, and white sleeues vp to his elbowes, and as nimble as a Vint∣ners boy setting euery one in order. I demanded of his woman to speake with the Doctor, they told me, that was he in the white aperne: so at last hee went into his closet and called to me, and asked me if I would speake with him, I asked if his name were Doctor Lamb? That is it said he, marry said I, I am come to doe a message vnto you, that I am both sorry and ashamed to doe, sorrie said I in respect of the child, and sorrie for you, that you should offer to doe such a thing, for you haue vn∣done an honest mans child, for well shee may re∣couer her health of body againe, but neuer her credit, for it will bee a staine to her reputation whil'st shee liues: so many strumpets in the towne and to seeke the ruine of a poore child, I would to God said I you had not done it: With that he rail'd vppon my Lord of Winszor grieuously, with many base words, and said, hee did more good deedes in a weeke, then my Lord of Winszor did in a yeare: I grant you may doe so; but this one ill deede hath quite put out the light of all them good deedes, and still hee railed▪ on my Lord of Winszor: but I made answer, I did not know my

Lord of Winzor, hee was an Honourable gentle∣man for ought I know: but this concernes not him at all, but you, for you haue vndone her: then said he? let her come to me, that I may see how shee is, Nay said I, she hath bin too late with you already, she will come no more here, he said he would haue her searched with 12. women, you may doe as you please said I for that matter: I will haue her sear∣ched to see if she be torne, nay said I, shee is not so much torne▪ for I will wrong no body for a thou∣sand pound: but in plaine tearmes you haue burnt her, eyther you haue a foule body, or you haue delt with some vncleane person, besides I told him hee had sent his maide to dresse her, for the dish was at home still, and so I left him.

And this is the truth, concerning this businesse with many appurtenances besides apertinant to the matter.

After his repriue vppon the rape, hee hired a house neere the Parliament house, where hee li∣ued about the space of a yeare and a quarter, in such a course of life, as differed not at all from his for∣mer practices. Vpon Friday being the 13. of Iune, in the yeare of our Lord 1628. hee went to see a Play at the Fortune, where the boyes of the towne, and other vnruly people hauing obserued him pre∣sent, after the Play was ended, flocked about him, and (after the manner of the common people, who follow a Hubbubb, when it is once a foote) began in a confused manner to assault him, and offer violence. He in affright made toward the Ci∣tie as fast as he could out of the fields, and hired a

company of Sailors, who were there present to be his guard. But so great was the surie of the peo∣ple, who pelted him with stones, and other things which came next to hand, that the Sailors (al∣though they did their endeauour for him) had much adoe to bring him in safetie as farre as Moore-gate. The rage of the people about that place increased so much, that the Sailors for their owne safetie, were forced to leaue the protecti∣on of him; and then the multitude pursued him through Coleman-street to the old Iurie, no house being able, nor daring to giue him protection, though hee had attempted many. Foure Consta∣bles were there raised to appease the tumult; who all too late for his safety brought him to the Coun∣ter in the Poultrey, where he was bestowed vppon the commaund of the Lord Maior. For before hee was brought thither, the people had had him downe, and with stones and cudgels, and other weapons had so beaten him, that his skull was bro∣ken, one of his eyes hung out of his head, and all partes of his body bruised and wounded so much, that no part was left to receiue a wound. Where∣upon (although Surgeons in vaine were sent for) hee neuer spoke a word, but lay languishing vntill Eight a clocke the next morning, and then dyed. This lamentable end of life had Doctor Iohn Lambe, who before prophecied (although hee were confident hee should escape Hanging,) that at last he should die a violent death. On Sunday follow∣ing, hee was buried in the new Church-yard neere Bishops-gate.