A divine tragedie lately acted,: or, A collection of sundrie memorable examples of Gods judgements upon Sabbath-breakers, and other like libertines, in their unlawfull sports, hapning within the realme of England, in the compasse onely of few yeers last past, since the book was published, worthy to be known and considered of all men, especially such, who are guilty of the sin or archpatrons thereof. / By that worthy divine Mr. Henry Burton.

Example 1.

A woman about Northampton, the same day that she heard the book for sports read, went immediately, and having 3. pence in her purse, hired a fellow to go to the next Town to fetch a Minstrel, who coming, she with others fell a dancing, which continued within night; at which time she was got with childe, which at the birth she murthering, was detected and apprehended, and be∣ing convented before the Justice, she confessed it, and withall told the occasion of it, saying, it was her falling to sport on the Sabbath, upon reading of the book, so as for this treble sinfull act, her presumptuous prophaning of the Sabbath: which brought her adultery and that mur∣ther. She was according to the Law, both of God and man, put to death, much sin and misery followeth upon Sabbath-breaking.