but the Gentleman litt off his horse, and taking the old Midwife in
his arms from the horse, turned round with her several times, and
then set her up again; then he got up, and away they went till they
came at a stately house, into which he had her, and so into a
Chamber where the young Lady was in her pains: He then bid the
Midwife do her Office, and she demanded help, but he drew out his
Sword and told her, if she did not make speed to do her Office
without, she must look for nothing but death. Well, to be short,
this old Midwife laid the young Lady, and a fine sweet Babe she
had; Now there was made in a Room hard by, a very great Fire: so
the Gentleman took up the Babe, went and drew the coals from the
stock, cast the Child in, and covered it up, and there was an end
of that. So when the Midwife had done her work, he paid her well
for her pains, but shut her up in a dark room all day, and when
night came, took her up behind him again, and carried her away,
till she came almost at home; then he turned her round, and round,
as he did before, and had her to her house, set her down, bid her
Farewell, and away he went: And she could never tell who it was.

This Story the Midwifes son, who was a Minister, told me; and also
protested that his mother told it him for a truth.

Atten. Murder doth often follow indeed, as that which is the fruit
of this sin: but sometimes God brings even these Adulterers, and
Adulteresses to shameful ends. I heard {57a} of one, (I think, a
Doctor of Physick) and his Whore, who had had three or four
Bastards betwixt them, and had murdered them all, but at last
themselves were hanged for it, in or near to Colchester. It came
out after this manner: The Whore was so afflicted in her
conscience abort it, that she could not be quiet untill she had