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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52658	A narrative wherein is faithfully set forth the sufferings of John Canne, Wentworth Day, John Clarke, John Belcher, John Richard, Robert Boggis, Petter Kidd, Richard Bryenton, and George Strange, called, as their news book saith, Fift Monarchy Men that is, how eight of them were taken in Coleman Street, moneth second, called Aprill, day first, 1658, as they were in the solemn worship of God, and by the Lord Mayor sent prisoners to the counter in the Poultrey : also of the arraignment of Wentworth Day and John Clarke at the sessions in the Old Baily, and how the rest after three weeks imprisonment and more were discharged in their court / published by a friend to the prisoners and the good old cause they suffered for.	Friend to the prisoners and the good old cause they suffered for.	1658 (1658)	Wing N231A; ESTC R9702	12,097	18

No sooner had they read it but presently they cryed out ye are discharged of the Court Mr. Cann desired that he might have liberty to speak a few words The Mayor told him he was quitted and desired him to forbear I pray you Sir said he give me the liberty which the Heathen gave Paul when he was before them But by no means would they suffer him to speak though he earnestly entreated them three or foure severall tunes But still told him the Court had discharged them and so there was nothing more to be said One of the Prisoners seeing they would not suffer Mr. Cann to speak asked of the Mayor wherefore they had imprisoned them above three weeks and now told them they had nothing against them If ye were men said he fearing God and hating Coveteousnesse you would not have dealt so with us but I see you are corrupt and your courses too For speaking thus the Mayor commanded that he should be stayed and to carry him to the Baledock where he was kept a while and having some of the Armies Declarations about him published at Muscleborrow in Scotland he dispersed them as he stood there With this Alderman Titchbourn was presently made acquainted and calls for the Prisoner asking him how he durst disperse such Seditious Books The other replyed how Seditious I am sure your self did once own them but that is nothing now they are Seditious and to prison he must go and indeed was carried to Newgate where he is kept a prisoner to this day I had ended here the Narrative but that the Weekly Pamphleteer occasions me to speak a little more In his Sessions News he tells us of eight men which were brought from the Counter called Fift Monarchy men the chief of which Faction were Wentworth Day and John Clarke both which were Indicted for speaking reproachfull malicious and scandalous words against his Highness the Lord Protector upon which they were found guilty c. Had there been any Conscience or honesty in the man he would not have abused the Nation as he hath done but given a true Intelligence As 1. have told us where they were taken and how but this he durst not do 2. How they were cast into prison without any offence or crime committed 3. Why had he not set down what their Reproachfull and Malitious words were and where they were spoken 4. How durst he say they were found guilty seeing the one was quitted by the Jury and the other had no Jury passed upon him nor any witnesses produced 5. Why had he not put it into his News how the Lord Mayor came with Halberts and Staves and pluckt a Minister out of the Pulpit as he was in the worship of God and having kept him more than three weeks in prison dismisseth him by Proclamation in open Court telling him that he had nothing against him But for this Needham Mr. John Goodwin hath given a sufficient Character of him He is saith he Faex hominum faex Causarum an infamous and unclean person next to the Hangman a man that curseth whatsoever God blesseth blesseth whatsoever God curseth this Witnesse is true But a person the more fit for the imployment he hath and the Master he serves Thus Reader thou hast heard the Narrative and as I told thee at first so I say again I have dealt candidly and faithfully in it It is true I might have been more large As how Brother Cann was likewise Indicted but the Grand Jury found not the Bill exhibited against him How the Mayor to excuse himself told some of our friends he was threatened to do it and could not be at rest till he had done it besides whereas they were kept twenty four hours in Prison without any Warrant afterward they sent a Warrant to the Counter and dated it a day before it was made All that they pretended in the Warrant was The Prisoners were disaffected to the present Government and had reviled the same and wanted security for their good Behaviour So likewise I have forborn to speak any thing of Alderman Titchbourn who was as we have good ground to report it the greatest stickler to have this Persecution raised against the Saints And was one of the three for there were but the Mayor and he and Alderman Atkins then on the Bench which would not suffer old Father Cann to speak a word at the Bar. But there is enough said to satisfie all such as desire to know the Truth in the love of it For others who are malicious and devise lies and falshood The Lord rebuke them FINIS Query Whether in point of Law or Conscience Judge Glyn Recorder Long or any of their Lawyers could give Sentence against Day and Clark they wel knowing that M Prin hath pubblished ten times more against the present Government than ever was laid to their Charge See his Book Demophilos the Appendex to the Premises * The Charge against him was June 14. 1647. at Albons enquire after it * I believe there are more than Twelve Witnesses yet living that will make good at least can what Cornet Day said as to the word Jugler some were present at the Sessions and desired that they might be cah'd There is Master Jesse Mr. Lanfeere Eman Middleton Captain Palmer Captain Sherman Mr. N●s● Mr. Johns George Barrer and severall others Trium Viri Preface Sect. 5.

A NARRATIVE Wherein is faithfully set forth the sufferings of John Canne Wentworth Day John Clarke John Belcher John Ricard Robert Boggis Petter Kidd Richard Bryenton and George Strange called as their News Book saith FIFT MONARCHY MEN THAT IS How Eight of them were taken in Coleman street Moneth second called Aprill Day first 1658. as they were in the Solemn Worship of God and by the Lord Mayor sent Prisoners to the Counter in the Poultrey ALSO Of the Arraignment of Wentworth Day and John Clarke at the Sessions in the Old Bailey And how the rest after three weeks Imprisonment and more were Discharged in their COURT Published by a FRIEND to the Prisoners and the GOOD OLD CAUSE they suffered for Acts 5. 38 39. And now I say unto you refrain from these men and let them alone For if this Counsell 〈◊〉 this work be of men it will come to nought But if it be of God ye cannot overthrow it least happily ye be sound even to fight against God London Printed in the Year 1658. An Impartiall Narrative c. WHereas it is probable the late Imprisonment and publick Triall will be by some misreported of our Brethren and Friends unto the Nation And very many no doubt do desire to have the passages of the busines truly related I have thought it necessary howsoever briefly to set forth an impartial faithful Narrative of it without any stretching of things either for our selves or against our Persecutors Neither shall I say more our Enemies themselves being Judges than the plain Truth soberly and modestly leaving every man to make his own Application Upon the first day of the second moneth commonly called April 1658. Many of the Lords People being Assembled together in Swan Alley in Coleman street a publick place where Saints have met many years As they were there waiting upon the Lord in Prayer and other holy duties on a sudden the Marshall of the City with severall other Officers rushed in with great violence upon them The which sight for the suddennesse and strangnesse of it occasioned some amazement among the people who were there peaceably worshipping God in spirit and Truth having no other weapons but Faith and Prayer Old Brother Cann was then in the Pulpit and had read a place of Scripture but spoken nothing to it the Scripture was Numb. 16. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26. Now he perceiving that they came in at both doores with their Halberts Pikes Staves c. and fearing least there might be some hurt done to the Lords poor and naked people He desired the Brethren and Sisters to be all quiet and to make no stir for his part he feared them not but was assured the Lord would eminently stand by them Whilest he was thus speaking to the people exhorting them to patience one of the Officers breaking through the croud came furiously upon him and with great violence pluckt him out of the Pulpit and when he had so done hurled him over the Benches or Forms in a very barbarous manner Some Brethren being nigh endeavoured to have saved Brother Cann from falling but the rage of the Officers was such as they fell in upon him although through mercy he had not much hurt by it Having thus a while pull'd and halled him at last they brought him to the Mayor of the City who was without the doore with one of the Sheriffs on horse-back waiting for the Brethren to be taken and brought to him The Brother asked the Mayor What he had against him telling him withall for his part he desired no more favour at his hands than was allowed to Thieves and Murtherers that is to know what they had to charge him with and who were his accusers To which the Mayor Answered Mr. Cann saith he I have nothing against you neither do I know any evill you have done but think you are an honest man onely you must appear before his Highnesse and I will send you thither presently No saith the Sheriff keep him till tomorrow morning and then send him And so the Mayor bid one of his Officers to carry our brother to the Counter Afterward they brought seven more to the Mayor of which number five had never spoken in that Meeting place but came onely to hear Now that which occasioned their apprehending and sending to prison it was because they spake against the cruelty and inhumane dealing exercised upon Brother Cann saying aloud He is an old man and do not use him so barbarously Having brought eight of them to the Counter with Halberts Staves here presently begun a new trouble for the Keeper having neither a Warrant for their Commitment nor knowing who they were comes to enquire for their Names all refused to tell him their names except Brother Cann whose name they knew before whereupon they were all seven thrust into the cold stinking hole and would not allow them any Beds to lie on nor any other place in the prison though they offered them any reasonable content In this noisome place they were kept all night neither suffered the next day to come forth though the rest of the Prisoners did till they were all sent for by the Mayor to come before him which was about 3 or 4. of the clock in the afternoon When they came to the Mayors house he sent for them one by one into a private room some of the Brethren desired that they might be heard openly and that their freinds might be witnesses to what was spoke But this would not be granted The first that they called was Brother Cann The Mayor asked him What he thought of the present Government his Answer was For the present Goverment I am not saith he satisfied with it But this concerns not you Neither shall I speak now any thing to you about it but if you send me to the Protector I shall tell him what I think concerning this Government For I have a great deal to say to his face if in such a way as this I may be brought before him But for you Sir this is not our businesse now Many words passed too and fro not worth the mentioning here onely I shall note a little concerning the Marshall He had been a little before in Coleman street and having heard brother Cann exercise there gave him thanks before the people for his good Sermon He being now with the Mayor Brother Cann told him what he had said his Answer was I confesse saith he it was a good Sermon but I knew who you meant even the Lord Protector thus he acknowledged the matter to be good onely the meaning of the brother that he presumed to know and could tell how to apply it Having nothing to lay to the charge of the first Prisoner nor could ensuare him in his words they desired him to withdraw and so he was brought into another room Then Brother Day was called in and the same question put to him viz. What he thought of the present