The murtherer justly condemned,
Title
The murtherer justly condemned,
Subtitle
or, An account of George Feast, a butcher of Shoreditch, being found guilty ... for the barbarous bloody murther of his wife ... also some account of his penitent behaviour in Newgate. To the tune of, Packingtons pound.
Digital Object
Image / Audio Credit
University of Glasgow Library - Euing, Euing Ballads 223r; EBBA 31714
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Transcription
Come listen a while and a Story you'll hear,
That will strike you with dread & amazement & fear
'Tis of a vile Butcher which with bloody knife,
Without all compassion did murther his wife,
That will strike you with dread & amazement & fear
'Tis of a vile Butcher which with bloody knife,
Without all compassion did murther his wife,
Method of Punishment
hanging
Crime(s)
murder
Gender
Date
Printing Location
[London] : Printed for John Foster, at the Grey-Hound, near the Noah's Ark Tavern, over-against Vine-street At. Giles's in the Fields.
Tune Data
Packington's Pound is often cited as Digby's Farewell,Packingtons Pound or Amintas' Farewell. The tune first appeared in 1671 and was popular for execution ballads (Simpson 1966, pp. 181-187, 564-570).
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Citation
“The murtherer justly condemned,,” Execution Ballads, accessed November 22, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/execution-ballads/items/show/919.