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The Rape of the Devil, being a Burlesque upon the Duke of C[umberland]'s committing a Rape, etc. 1749

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The Rape of the Devil, being a Burlesque upon ye D: of C—'s committing a Rape, &c. 1749
Forbes
The Rape of the Devil, being a burlesque upon the D. of C___'s committing a Rape et cetera 1749
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The Rape of the Devil
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Forbes
Vol. 7, 1461—1463
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Vol. 2, 369—370
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Date1749
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1461 (1461)

1749
1The Rape of the Devil

A full, true &and particular Account
of a most horrid, &and barbarous Rape
committed by the Devil &and his Imps
on the 14th of this instant AugtAugust
in Windsor Park, upon the Body
of a certain Lady’s Maid, as is
well attested &and affirmed by Severals,
that Saw, looked on &and beheld the
dreadful Apparition.
So bold is that Enemy to Mankind
(the Devil)
grown, that, contrary to Cus-
tom
, he appears in open Day-light to
perpetrate the dreadfulest Vision, that
ever was Seen or heard of by Mortals,
&and will be (doubtless) the Wonder of
this &and future Ages.
On the 14th of this instant August,
about Six o’ Clock in the Evening, as a
young Woman
&and her Sweet Heart were
walking out to take the Air in Windsor
Park
, a Devil of a monstrous Size, with
about five or six lewd Fiends like
himself, though not of so enormous a
Bulk, came out of the Earth, suddenly
seizing upon them, &and offering the most
shocking Violence to the young Woman
that Tongues can express. The young Man 1462 (1462)
Man to be Sure, resented such Usage,
for he really loved her: but, alas!
what could he do against the Devil?
who, with his Fiends, fell on him, &and
beat him most unmercifully; for, to
be sure, no Mercy is to be expected from
Devils. After they had used him in a
most inhuman Manner, &and left him
on the Ground almost bleeding to
Death, they then, at the Command
of Beelzebub, their Master, began to
perpetrate their brutish Lust on the
poor Maid. The Grand Devil, being
too bulky for the Work himself, was
content with holding her down in the
most obscene Manner, while the
Rest executed their most villainous
Designs on her: After which, when
she was fainting, &and almost breath-
less
on the Ground, the Grand Devil,
with the rest of the Devils incarnate,
took her &and the young man in that
miserable Condition, &and flew with them
to the Water-side, &and seemed to put
them into ^a Boat, &and so vanished.
This dismal, sad, &and true Relation_
will, I hope, deter all good Christi-
ans
, &and make them pray, that their
Daughters, &and all modest young Women,
&and Maid-Servants may have the Grace
to keep out of the Way, &and be deliver-
ed
from this Devil of Devils; &and the Lord 1463 (1463)
Lord will look ^down upon this Land, &and par-
ticularly
Windsor-Park, &and the adjacent
parts thereunto belonging. So help us,2
God. For without his Help we are all
undone.
Printed by F. Jones near St.Saint Paul’s.
1749.

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Forbes, Robert. “The Rape of the Devil, being a burlesque upon the D. of C___'s committing a Rape et cetera 1749.” The Lyon in Mourning, vol. 7, Adv.MS.32.6.22, fol. 55r–56r. The Lyon in Mourning Project, edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/v07.1461.01.html.
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