ip8 The ^hQatural Hijlory 
her being with child, afearch inftantly was made, and the Infant 
found on the top of the ordure. 
14. Whereupon, within three days after her deli very, j/^e was 
conveyed to the Caftle at Oxford, where forthwith (an A/f/fe being 
purchafed on purpofe) (he was arraigned before Serjeant Vmpton 
Crohy then living but at Marflon, who fat -^sjudge by a Commif- 
fion of Ojer 2nd Terminer J and by him fentenced to be hanged; 
which was accordingly executed on the fourteenth of December 
in the faid Caftie-jard-, where flie hung about half an hour, being 
pulled by the legs, and firuckon the breft (as fhe her fclf defired) 
by divers of her friends ; and after all, had feveral ftroaks given 
her on the llomach with chebut-endof a Soldiers Mufket. Be- 
ing cut down, fliewas put into a coffin^ and brought away to a 
honi^e to be difeS^edy where when they opened it, notwithftand- 
ing the rope ftill remained unhfedy and flraight about her neck, 
they perceived her breft to rife ; whereupon one Mafon a Tayler^ 
intending only an aft of charity, fet his foot upon her breft and 
belly ; and as fome fay, one Orum a Soldier ftruck her again with 
the but-end of his musket. 
15. Notwithftanding all which, when the learned and inge- 
nious, Sir William Petty^ then Anatomy Profeffor of the Vniverfity^ 
Dr. Willis, and Dr. Clark, now Prefident of Magdalen College^ 
and Vice Chancellor the Vniverfity^ came to prepare the body for 
dijjeSlion, they perceived fome fmall ratling in her throat; here- 
upon defifting from their former purpofe, they prefently ufed 
means for her recovery, by opening a vein, laying her in a warm 
bed, and caufing another to go into bed to her; alfo ufing divers 
remedies rei^edi'mg her fenfelef^nef^^ Head,Throat, and Breft, info, 
much that within 14 hours, y^e began to fpeak, and the next 
day talked and prayed very heartily. 
16. During the time of this her recovering, the officers con- 
cerned in her execution, would needs have had her away again to 
have compleated it on her: but by the mediation of the worthy 
Doctors, and fome other Friends, with the then Governor of the 
City, Colonel Kelfey, there was a guard fet upon her to hinder all 
further difturbance, till he had fued out her pardon from the 
Powers then in being ; thoufands of people in the mean time 
coming to fee Z'er, and magnifying the juft Providence of God m 
thusalTerting her innocency of murther. 
1 7. After 
