The triumphs of Gods revenge against the crying and execrable sinne of (willfull and premeditated) murther VVith his miraculous discoveries, and severe punishments thereof. In thirtie severall tragicall histories (digested into sixe bookes) committed in divers countries beyond the seas, never published, or imprinted in any other language. Histories which containe great varietie of mournfull and memorable accidents ... With a table of all the severall letters and challenges, contained in the whole sixe bookes. Written by Iohn Reynolds.
Reynolds, John, fl. 1621-1650., Payne, John, d. 1647?, engraver.
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The Grounds and Contents of these Histories.
- History XXVI. Imperia for the love she beares to young Morosini, seduceth and causeth him (with his two Consorts, Astonicus and Donato) to stifle to death her old Husband Palme∣rius in his bed; Morosini misfortunately letting fall his gloves in Palmerius his chamber that night which he did it; They are found by Richardo the Nephew of Pal∣merius, who knowes them to be Morosinies, and doth thereupon accuse him and his Aunt Imperia, for the Murther of his Vnkle; So they together with their accessa∣ries Astonicus and Donato, are all foure of them apprehended and hanged for the same.
- History XXVII. Father Iustinian a Priest, and Adrian an Inne-keeper, poyson De Laurier, who was lodged in his house, and then bury him in his Orchard; where a moneth after a Wolse digges him up, and devoures a great part of his body; which father Iustinian and Adrian understanding, they flie upon the same, but are afterwards both of them ap∣prehended and hanged for it.
- History XXVIII. Hippolito murthereth Garcia in the street by night, for the which he is hanged. Do∣minica and her Chamber-maid Denisa, poysoneth her husband Roderigo; De∣nisa afterwards strangleth her owne new borne Babe, and throwes it into a Pond, for the which she is hanged; On the ladder she confessed that she was accessary, with her Lady Dominica in the poysoning of her Husband Roderigo; for the which Do∣minica is apprehended, and likewise hanged.
- History XXIX. Sanctifiore (upon promise of mariage) gets Ursina with childe, and then afterwards very ingratefully and treacherously rejecteth her, and marries Bertranna: Ursina being sensible of this her disgrace, disguiseth herselfe in a Friers habit and with a case of Pistols kils Sanctifiore as he is walking in the fields, for the which shee is hanged.
- History XXX. De Mora treacherously kils Palura in a Duell with two Pistols: His Lady Bellinda with the aid of her Gentlman Vsher Ferallo, poysoneth her Husband De Mora, and afterwards she marieth and murthereth her said Husband Ferallo in his bed; so shee is burnt alive for this her last murther, and her ashes throwne into the aire for the first.
