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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25484	Another cry of the innocent & oppressed for justice, or, A second relation of the unjust proceedings at the sessions held at Hicks's Hall for the county of Middlesex, and at the Old Baily, London, the 6th and the 14th dayes of the 10th month or December, 1664, with and against 32 more of the people called Quakers ... together with an account of the most material passages between the prisoners and the aforesaid courts ... : unto which also is now added, a brief, short summary of the sentencing of 36 more of the aforesaid people ... where they were all sentenced for to be transposed to the island of Jamaica.		1664 (1664)	Wing A3255; ESTC R12642	22,154	31

to say for your self Pris I was at no unlawful meeting neither have I done any thing to the breach of any mans peace nor in contempt to the Kings Laws but what I did was to worship God and to serve him in the uprightnesse of my heart and to no other end did I ever meet the Lord knows to whom I must give an account Judg. Was you at that meeting such a time naming the day at such a place Pris I was at no other meeting then to wait upon the Lord and if for which service and worship of God and testimony of his Truth I must be separated from my Wife and Children which are neere and dear to me the will of the Lord be done I am freely given up Judg. Take him away Pris Jury-men I would have you take notice that there is nothing of Fact proved neither in word nor deed against any of us Therefore you ought not neither can you with a good Conscience bring us in guilty John Terry at the Bar. Judg. Have you any thing to say Pris I desire to see my Accusers Judg. Swear the Constable Being sworn he gave Evidence that he brought the said John Terry to prison such a day The Clerks boy looking into his book said he saw him at the meeting also William Turner gave Evidence that he received him into his custody Pris This doth prove me but once is doth not prove three times Judg. The other two are plain by Record Pris There are Records that are false for some have been stopped for the Third pretended offence on the First and Second by reason that several men are of one Name Judg. Will. Turner what can you say against this man Will. Turner He hath been three times in prison Prison So hath many Felons Will. Turner He hath been three times committed for being at a meeting the first time he was committed for three moneths and twice since Pris Is it a Crime sufficiently worthy of Banishment to meet together to serve the Lord Judge Hide It 's Crime enough it 's Crime enough set him by Then a friend reply'd and said Record that or Let that be Recorded Then was Diggery Marshall called to the Bar. The Witnesses were sworn one being the Clerks boy to whom the Judg spake and said Did you see this man at such a place The boy looking in a paper said Yes Judg. Did you see him there such a time Boy Yes Judg. Did you see him in the Meeting Boy I cannot tell that but I see him brought before the Justices Pris I suppose he hath not this in his paper Judg. Well he hath enough in like manner the other Witnesses gave their Evidence Judg. What say you If you have any thing to say you may now speak Pris I suppose it is to little purpose to say any thing you will go on as you have determined let me say what I will Judg. No you shall be try'd according to Law and we will do you justice and right Pris I have little cause to expect it for I have seen little done as yet I am here Indicted for being at an unlawful meeting which is not yet proved that the meeting was unlawful Judg. It is proved that you was at a Meeting and the Law judges that meeting to be unlawful and therefore we judg it so it being under a pretence of worshipping God contrary to the Liturgy of the Church of England Pris I do not understand that it is contrarary to the Liturgy for me to meet to worship God in reality and truth and not under any pretence And if we meet really to worship God must we suffer for that Jud. ☞ Hyde Yes that you must Standers by with much grief of heart said Was ever the like known Then Judge Keeling to mend the matter said You shall not suffer for worshipping God but for being at an unlawful Assembly contrary to the Law But this covering is too narrow Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh Then was William Brand called to the Bar his Indictment read c. Judg. What have you to say Pris The Indictment is null and void by reason of the Errors that are in it And though I do not trouble my self with your Laws yet according to the Knowledg I have there may be much said in exceptions against the Indictment in the Nicities and Punctillios of your own Law but I matter not these things I shall come to that part of the Indictment in which I am charged for being at an unlawful meeting but the Judge often interrupted him and would not suffer him speak what he had in his heart to declare c. No clear Evidence did appear against him and they were at a stand how to proceed but at last the Judge called for his Mittimus where he found he was one time committed from Wheelers Street which prov'd an Error in their Indictment being * Note this would have quashed an Indictment against a Fellon Indicted for being that same day at Mile-end There was no Witresse to prove the first second or third pretended offence till Thomas Swallow called a Justice whose name the Judg saw at the Mittimus was called to by the Judg and asked Whether he knew the prisoner who said he did not Then the Mittimus was shewed to him to see if he would own it and the book was given him to swear Then said the prisoner If he must swear and be a Witnesse let him come from off the Bench and stand in the Witnesses place but the Judg would not suffer it so to be So he gave Evidence upon the Bench upon his Oath That if the prisoners name was in the Mittimus then he must be in the meeting I own it is my hand said he Judg. ' That 's enough Pris Must we be Judged by Consequence I judge that the Jury should have plain evident proof to proceed upon Judg. They may proceed and take evidence by consequence except you can prove that you were not at the meeting Then the Clerk of Tho. Byde called Justice was sworn Judg. Reach him the Mittimus I own said he this to be my writing Judg. Do you know the prisoner Did you see him at the meeting ☞ Yes For he was praying Judg. Take him away Pris I have something to say to the Jury Judg. We will not suffer you to speak to them So he was hurried away Then was John Goodwin set to the Bar c. Tempest the Constable was sworn Judg Keeling Did you see that man at the meeting such a time Tempest Yes that I did if his name be in the Mittimus Then a young boy was called and sworn Judg. Come what can you say did you see him at the meeting Boy I see him in the Yard by the same token he told the Justices that if he was among the Turks he might find more favour then amongst them William Turner was called Judge Did you