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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

Government Many words passed between the Mayor and him but nothing could they draw from him to serve their turn till he told them that he would give it under his hand To prove Oliver Cromwell a Jugler by his own Confession and so much he did leave with the Mayor in a piece of Paper which was the great Charge that he was afterward Arraigned for Having done with two and putting them both aside Brother Clark is called who is asked as the former were What he thought of the present Government He told them plainly He thought it was not of God and gave some scriptures why he thought o as Hos. 8. 3 4 I Sam. 8. 6 7. Am. 6. 13. He did acknowledge this Government was of God permissive but not by approbation These words were written down and made the ground of his Indictment afterward for till now though they had imprisoned him yet they had not so much as any shew of matter against him This being done they were all three brought before the Mayor who demanded Baile for their appearance at the next Sessions they told him they were not free to give him any Baile Then he told them they must go back from whence they came and so sent them again to the Counter not charging them with any guilt or crime For the other five they were likewise called one after another and the same question put to them viz. What they thought of the present Government But our Freinds said little to it But askt the Mayor what he had against them and wherefore he had Committed them to prison To which he gave no Answer but that they had been at the meeting in Coleman street In short he askt whether they would give Baile c. They refusing it were likewise sent back to the Counter after the other three Onely brother Ricard was baild by his Master not that he desired it but his Master did it of his own accord Among other Brethren which accompanied the prisoners to the Mayors house brother Belcher was one now as he was returning back the City Marshall met him and askt him if he were not one of their company yes saith he blessed be God for it I am one of them Then said he you must go with me and so brought him to the Mayor who presently askt him What he thought of the present Government I am not said he bound to accuse my self yet I do confesse to be one that holds forth a publick Testimony against the present Apostacy and came hither to stand with the Prisoners at their first Answer Do you so saith the Mayor then you shall keep them company in Prison and so committed him to the Counter with the rest no Cause or Crime objected to him nor had he any thing to accuse him off Having kept them about three weeks in prison upon the 22. of the second moneth towards evening Brother Day was sent for and brought to their Sessions coming before them with his Hat on they caused it to be pulled off and commanded him to be put into the Goale among the Thieves and Murtherers But the Keeper was more civill to him and allowed him a better place A little while after he was brought again to the Bar and keeping his Hat on as before they took it off whereupon he told them he was no Quaker but could very well give them civill respect And therefore what he did now in refusing to put off his Hat it was to shew he could not own their Authority and that they had basely and unworthily betrayed a most glorious and noble Cause yea and the Rights and Liberties of the whole Nation Having thus spoken they Read his Charge which was to this effect Having no fear of God before his eyes nor in his heart he had maliciously and devillishly with an open mouth said that the Protector was a Jugler and that he would prove it And that the Protector was a Traitor and no lawfull Magistrate either by God or man unlesse by the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen c. And then they asked him Guilty or not guilty His Answer was that he did not well understand the quirts and punctilio's of their Law and in that respect being ignorant of their tricks he knew not how to Answer them but by that light and grace which the Lord had given him in his holy Word he would Answer them which Word said he must judge both you and me You pretend your selves to be Christians and will yee deny me that which Heathens did grant unto Paul then he produced Acts 23. 35. Whereupon they had some debate about the Scriptures which Judge Newdegate called Bibble babble bibble babble and commanded him to be silent But he would not then he bid them to Gag him two or three times the Brother for all that spoke boldly to them and told them he was not guilty of any Treason 〈◊〉 towards 〈…〉 men neither to his Countrey nor had he betrayed his trust as they had done and so were not competent Judges to try him For saith he you are not such as Fear God men of truth hating Coveteousnesse according to Exod. 18. 21. For if you were you would not have betrayed so noble a Cause for which thousands of Gods children have laid down their lives besides many thousands of our dear country-men have spilt their blood And in this regard he told them that it was more fit that they should come down from the Bench and stand at the Bar where he was and he and such as had been faithfull to the Interest of Christ and his People sit there and Judge them Moreover he told them that he was not their match being a very ignorant creature as to the knowledge of their Laws but Mr. Prin who is known to be an able Lawyer as most men in the Nation hath lately written a Book and set his name to it Printed in this year 1658. In which Book he saith that you and the Court are all Vsurpers have set up a new Vsurped Power are Thieves and Robbers have committed the highest Treason and do act against all laws both of God and the Land And whereas you pretend to charge me by Act of Parliament he tels you in the same Book it was but a pretended Parliament and a mock Parliament and by the Acts of Lawfull Parliaments they were all Traitors withall he desired them that he might read some part of the Book to them for he had the Book in his hand at the Bar but they would not suffer him Moreover he told them he was perswaded that they themselves did know in their Consciencies that Cromwell was a Jugler but self Interest had blinded them In conclusion he told them if he knew his own heart he could freely be hanged upon a Gallows as high as Hamon was the Lord assisting him for this glorious Cause which they had betrayed But here they put a stop and did run with violence upon him and one

endeavoured to stop his mouth Whereupon he was fain to give him a blow upon the breast his name was Brisco as they say one of the Jaylors Then the Bench caused some to search his Pockets and took away M. Prins book they asked him sundry questions but he told them he came not there to answer Questions Neverthelesse saith he seeing you are so full of questions I pray answer me this Question Whether you that stand for a single Person and own him in his Government or I that am against a single person are by Acts of Parliament the greatest Traitors But instead of Answering this Question they cryed take him away from the Bar away with him The next day in the morning called Friday our Brother Day was brought again to the Bar the Charge being read they askt him Guilty or not He told them as before he understood not their Punctilios in the law and therefore knew not whether it might be safe for him to Answer them in their way because it was so contrary to the Scriptures Some of them replied It was the manner and custome of the Court to proceed in such away To which he made answer that Customs and wayes contrary to the holy Scriptures among Christians ought not to stand And I would rather said he loose my life than own any of your proceedings or laws that are against the word of God If the Lord stand by me Now when he perceived the Court to act so contrary and opposite to the Laws of God and seeing Alderman Titchbourn upon the Bench he called him by name and spake to him you are saith he a Church member and one of the Bench how durst you deny me the way of Scriptures To which he replyed You ought to own the Powers for all powers are of God the other made answer out of Hosea 8. 4. You set up Kings but not by me and make Princes but I knew it not Further he told him of his new upstart Lordship and what a fearfull Apostacy he and others were fallen into Titchbourn told him there were fifteen sworn men to do him right Then said he I require that my Accusers may come face to face and I will Answer to my Charge that is prove Oliver Cromwell a Jugler by his own confession But they prest him still to say guilty or not and then he should plead When he saw they would not bring forth any Witnesses against him he told them he had much to say against the Mayor for false imprisoning him and how he fetcht him away from a Meeting with Bils and Staves being peaceably together in worshipping the Lord and so broke the Peace of the Nation and not he nor the Brethren with him for which he expected satisfaction Besides for that Warrant whereby they kept him three weeks in prison it had no more Law in it than a Horse and having the Warrant by him he desired to read it in their open Court but they would not suffer him to read one word of it Whereupon he told them that they proceeded not onely against him contrary to the Scriptures but also against the poore Prisoners and that they sate there not like Judges but rather as Murtherers and to prove this he desired that he might read some Scriptures to them For by the strength of God said he I will make this which I affirm most clear by the word of God But they would not suffer him to read that Scripture in Exod. 22. 1 2 3. When he saw they would not indure to have any thing mentioned to them from the Scriptures he told them he desired to have nothing to do with them seeing they would not take the word of God for their rule and guide And did wonder for what end they sate there It was Answered by some they sate there to maintain the Laws of the Nation and to do Justice If it be so said he will ye give me under your hands if I prove Oliver Cromwell a Jugler by substantiall Witnesses will ye bring him here to the Bar and do Justice upon him He told them withall he did wonder they were not ashamed to read such a pack of lies against him Then they bid take him away His third and last triall was on the seventh day At this time Brother Rogers went with him and stood by him at the Bar And because some friends had been with him that morning desiring him to plead and that they would come in as witnesses to prove Oliver Cromwell a Jugler by his own Confession His purpose was to joyn Issue with them as to the Inditement Being at the Bar he desired that he might have liberty to read a Scripture to them but it was denied and Judge Glyn told him he might do that privately at home Hereupon he askt what was the name of that Gentleman which spoke to him It was answered the Lord chief Justice Glyn. Then he desired to know how he came to sit there For I can saith he Prove him a Traitor by a * Declaration exhibited against him by Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Army And desired that he might read it for he had it in his hand and he told him to his face that he ought to stand where he was meaning at the Bar for betraying his Trust and Countrey as it is in the Impeachment But this would not be born and therefore they cryed take him away Afterward he was brought again to the Bar and was about to read the Impeachment of high Treason against Glyn but they would not suffer him Then he told them he had * Twelve Witnesses to prove Oliver Cromwell a Jugler and desired some of them might be called into the Court they being there to give in their Evidence for him upon Oath But the Recorder presently pronounceth Sentence against him which was Five hundred pound Fine and Twelve moneths imprisonment without Bail or Mainprise and then not to come out without giving security for his good Behaviour He told them it was very strange that they would give judgment against him before they had heard him neither suffer him to plead for himself nor admit that he should have the Copy of his Indictment But they commanded the Officers to take him away and would not suffer him to speak any more to them It is observable in all their proceedings they never produced any one Witnesse against him though he called often upon them for it neither was there a Jury that past upon his Cafe but onely gave Sentence upon him by their own will and power For the other 7. Prisoners which remained in the Counter they were all sent for to appear at the Sessions upon the 23 day called Friday These were carried from the Counter to the three Cranes a Tavern neer the Sessions house They had not been there above one hour or two but Brother Clark was sent for who coming into Court with his hat on they caused it to be taken off after a