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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47161	New England's spirit of persecution transmitted to Pennsilvania, and the pretended Quaker found persecuting the true Christian-Quaker in the tryal of Peter Boss, George Keith, Thomas Budd, and William Bradford, at the sessions held at Philadelphia the nineth, tenth and twelfth days of December, 1692 : giving an account of the most arbitrary procedure of that court.	Keith, George, 1639?-1716.; Boss, Peter, defendant.; Budd, Thomas, 1648-1699, defendant.; Bradford, William, 1663-1752, defendant.	1693 (1693)	Wing K186; ESTC W13889	33,837	40

and their gross Revilings of our Religious Society yet we cannot without the Violation of our Trust to the King and Governour as also to the Inhabitants of this Government pass by or connive at such part of the said Pamphlet and Speeches that have a tendency to Sedition and Disturbance of the Peace a also to the Subversion of the present Government or to the aspersi●● 〈◊〉 Magistracy thereof Therefore for the undeceiving of all People we have thought fit by this Publick-Writing not only to signifie that our Proceedure against the Persons now in the Sheriffs Custody as well as what we intend against others concerned in its proper place respects only that part of the said printed Sheet which appears to have the tendency aforesaid and not any part relating to Differences in Religion But also these are to Caution such who are well affected to the Security Pence and Legal Administration of Justice in this place that they give no countenance to any Revilers and Contemners of Authority Magistrates or Magistracy as also to warn all other persons that they forbear the future publishing and spreading of the said Pamphlet as they will answer the contrary at their peril Given under our Hands and County-Seal the Day Year and Place aforesaid Arthur Cook Samuell Jenings Samuell Richardson Humphery Murrey Robert Ewer Anthony Morris Note There being an Answer to this Proclamation published in print by G. K. and T. B. I shall only in this place make these following Observations First They say At a private Sessions c. and then relate a Preamble of the Government being vested in W. Penn who had made T. Lloyd ●is Deputy c. Did they think to tell us News in this or did they think we had forgot Thomas Lloyd was Deputy Governour Surely methinks not the latter since we have been so smartly remembred thereof by his Agent White who when they could not effect their late great Tax went about Begging the People to remember the Poor Gentleman which many did to their Cost so that one would think tha● passage might have been spared Oh but 't is plain their end therein is to insinuate That Geo. Keith being legally and judicially brought before the Governour to answer to some heinous Crime and Misdemeanour and that a Multitude of People were present to hear how he could answer for himself for they say Publickly Reviled c. yet this G. K. like a Rude man tho' he pretends to be a Minister was so far from behaving himself before the Governour like a C●ristian that he fell a Reviling him and amongst other scandalous Expressions said to him Thou Impudent Man thou art not fit to be Governour thy Name will stink Certainly their drift was to possess the Readers with this Belief as is clear and evident from their following supposition or rather suggestion where they say He that useth such Exorbitancy of Speech to the Governour will easily dare to call the Members of Council and Magistrates Impudent Rascals as he hath lately called one in on open Assembly who was constituted by the Governour to be a Magistrate Which also is a base and wicked Insinuation for George Keith never spoke those words to any of them as Magistrates or Officers in the Government neither did he ever speak to the present Governour all those words together as is insinuated by the said Paper but on the contrary what he spoke to Tho. Lloyd was in Monthly Meetings and Religious Controversies and T. Lloyd hath said several times That he would take no advantage by words spoke at such times but we find them practise the contrary for on a certain time T. L. stood up and affirmed That G. K. was guilty of Contradiction and being put to prove it said That fifteen years ago in his printed Books he owned the Seed to be Christ Whereupon G. K. said Thou Impudent man I do not deny it now but own it as much as ever But by all the diligent enquiry that I have made I cannot find that G. K. said he was not fit to be Governour but if he had so said I query Whether it was such an intollerable Expression 1 st Because it s expresly provided by the second Chapter of the Laws of this Province That all Officers and Persons commissionated and imployed in the Government shall be such as profess and declare They believe in Jesus Christ to be the Son of God the Saviour of the World c. But 2 dly The Lloyd it s well known has often denyed and argued against the Faith of Christ as he dyed for our sins c. And as to G. K. saying That his Name would stink T. L. knows in his Conscience that it was spoke to him only as he was one of the 28 unjust Judges for giving of false Judgment against him and that without all hearing or Tryal And as touching the Person whom they say he call'd Impudent Rascal it was one whom he know not to be constituted as they say he was but his Brother being so constituted and refusing to serve the People of the Town chose him in his Brothers stead to serve as a M●gistrate within that Town bounds which was altogether unknown to G. K. and therefore Paul's excuse Acts 234. I wist not Brethren that it was the High Priest might be an Apology for him But let us consider the word Rascal according to Gouldenan's Dictionary a Rascal is a Brawler and Empty Talker and one that deceiveth is Neighbour by false and weak Arguments and Cole in his Latine English Dictionary saith the Latine word Nebulo cometh of the Hebrew word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Na●al and any ordinary School-Boy that hath but learned his Accidence knoweth that Nebulo signifieth Rascal Villian Knave or Rogue and in Scripture we find the same word see Isa 32. 6. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 For the Rascal will speak Villiany and Jer. 29. 23. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 They commit Villiany and as Gouldman in his Dictionary saith a Villian and a Rascal is of the same Signification But this Person whom they mention went about to deceive his Neighbours by false and weak Arguments viz. That he did not expect to be saved by that which dyed at Jerusalem And that God was not present in all his Creatures which Unchristian and Atheistical Principles G. K. being about to refute in a Monthly Meeting and holding forth That God was present in all his Creatures this Person stood up and with much Opposition Questioning as Paul's fool did about the Resurrection said in a rude and boisterous manner What George Doth the Spirit of God speak in Trees Whereupon G. K. said being greatly provoked by his Interrupting of him and Unchristian Behaviour and Discourse Thou Impudent Rascal who saith the Spirit of God speaks in Trees as it doth in men But to make the thing seem Odious the Publishers of this Publick-Writing say It was in a publick Assembly as if it had been in some Court

not called Quakers or such of them as are not manifestly prejudiced But they would not allow of his Exception Whereupon the Jury were attented The form of the Attestation as follows viz. In the Presence of Almighty God and this Co●rt you shall promise well and truly to ●ry true D●liverance make betwixt the Honourable William Penn Proprietary and Governour of this Province and the Prisoner at the Bar according to Evidence After which David Lloyd first and John White next pleaded very hard against him that that Letter did defame Sam. Jenings as a Magistrate confirming it as they pretended by reading some Passages out of some Law-Books and some Laws of this Province against defaming Magistrates To which the Attorneys of Peter Boss pleaded That he acknowledged the writing that Letter but what was said therein concerning S. Jenings was not against him as he was a Magistrate nor could it be reckoned a Defamation because 't was only a private Letter sent to himself showing his dislike in some things and desiring him to clear himself of other gross scandalous things that were reported of him as is usual for one Church Member to do to another they brought a Cafe out of Shepherds Faithful Counsellor that what is said must be Falso Maliciose i. e. falsly and maliciously otherwise not actionable And that if a man speak slightingly of a Magistrate if it be when he is not in the exercise of his Office it is no defaming of him as a Magistrate and so no trespass against the Law alledged To which David Lloyd replyed That what was spoke against Samuell Jenings must needs relate to him as a Magistrate for take away Samuell Jenings and where will the Magistrate be And Sam. Jenings said Take away Sam. Jenings the Magistrate and where will Sam. Jenings the Quaker be Note By this it se●meth to S. Jenings that it is as inherent in him to be a Magistrate as to be a Quaker and therefore when his Magistracy ceaseth his Quakerism according to him must cease and like Hypocrates Twins live and dye together but yet he may remain to be Sam. Jenings when he is neither Magistrate nor Quaker And when his Attornys were a●out further to open the matter how 〈…〉 to him only as a Church Member and offered to produce some Pre●●dents in the case Arthur Cook interrupted saying They would not have matters of Religion discoursed there saying W●at must Religion be made a cover to revile and defame men by saying he did not write to him as a Magistrate but as a Church Member To which G. K. as his Friend desired Liberty to speak as the Law in that case a●ows but they were very unwilling to suffer him to say any thing in behalf of Peter Boss John White saying G. K. was not 〈◊〉 in Curia but through much and long Importunity he was permitted who then told them That a Distinction must needs be allowed of words spoke to a man as he is only in a private Capacity and as he is a Magistrate for when Magistrates as Arthur Cook and Sam. Jenings give us hard words calling us Ranters Apostates Lyars Wicked and Vngodly men c. ye will not say ye give us these Names as Magistrates and then if ye can speak to us not as ye are Magistrates we may also speak to you not as ye are Magistrates Thomas Harris his Attorny and G. Keith his Friend prefered to speak further to several things that had been alledged by D. Lloyd and J. VVhite but were much menaced by Arthur Cook and so was Peter Boss himself which was much resented in the minds of many that a man hath not liberty boldly to speak in his own defence nor his Attorneys nor Friends for him but often when they were pleading Commanded Silence upon pain of Imprisonment Whereupon some complained that it was hard that he had not liberty fairly to plead his own Cause To which Arthur Cook said That as a Christian he could bear any thing but not as a Magistrate Which was noticed by many how A. Cook set the Christian and Magistrate in opposition the one to the other as if we were not to expect that when they act as Magistrates they are indued with Christian Patience Meekness and Long-suffering as if when they act the Magistrate they put off the Christian Note That a little before Sam. Jenings and David Lloyd would not allow of any distinction betwixt the Magistrate and Quaker and yet now to serve his turn their Brother Cook grants it Oh! the Confusion Deceit and Hypocrisie of these men G. Keith pleaded further though with much difficulty That Peter-Boss being a Member of the Quakers Church they ought not to go to Law with him until they had proceeded orderly with him in the 〈◊〉 mens Meetings and given him Gospel Order for the things of difference betwixt him and Sam. Jenings relate wholly to Church Discipline and belong to a spiritual Court and not to this Da. Lloyd This is a spiritual Court for in England they can try Atheism in this Court G. K. But Peter Boss is not accused of Atheism and if a man profe●● one Almighty God this ●ourt hath nothing to do with him for his Opinions or Perswasions in Religious matters Then D. Lloyd read a passage out of a Law Book That certain words spoke against a Bishop or Minister were act ●nable tho' 〈◊〉 actionable which spoke against a private person when said he is the present case A Person standing by said May not sin be reproved in a Bishop or Magistrate At which they were greatly offended and caused an Officer to take the said Person viz. Ralp● VVard out of the Court. But for the further satisfaction of the Jury and all others present that he did not defame Sam. Jening● as a Magistrate Peter Boss greatly pressed to have his said Letter read which after some time was done th● with great Impatience The which Letter here follows viz. THe Paper lately publisht at Philadelphia by 28. against G. K. and those joyned with him c. has and is like to occasion much Trouble Difference among us not only because of the false Things compact in 〈◊〉 as 〈◊〉 well known to many VVitnesses and now to impose it on all the Meetings 〈◊〉 plain down right Popery and gives just occasion to all not only to judge 〈◊〉 as ●t is for the abuse but also inspect further into things and them these ministring Imposers upon other mens Consciences like unto the Roman Clergy And to show how ill the People do resent these things one who was not a Quaker so soon as the Paper was made publick sayes What D lish work is here like to be a Pack of Fools have sent their Bud out what a piece of work you 'l see in a short time and how they 'l expose themselves force others to send it home in Print sayes he with wo●●e words of some unfit to mention here c.