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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76750	The Cry of blood. And Herod, Pontius Pilate, and the Jewes reconciled, and in conspiracy with the dragon, to devour the manchild. Being a declaration of the Lord arising in those people, of the city of Bristol, who are scornfully called Quakers, and of the manifold sufferings, and persecutions sustain'd by them from the priests, rulers, professors and rude multitude, contrary to law, liberty, justice, government, the righteous ends of of the wars, and the Scriptures of truth. Together with a true account of the material passages in substance between the rulers and them at their several examinations, and commitments, and at two general sessions of the publick peace: and of the tumults, and insurrections, with other necessary observations, and occurences. Gathered up, written in a roll, and delivered to John Gunning late mayor of that city (being the fruits of his year) for the private admonition, and conviction of himself, and brethren concern'd, and named therein: with a letter declaring the end, and reason of what is so done, (of which a copy followes in the ensuing pages) / Subscribed by Geo: Bishop, Thomas Goldney, Henry Roe, Edw: Pyott, Dennis Hollister. And now after five moneths space of time published, for the reasons hereafter expressed.	Bishop, George, d. 1668.	1656 (1656)	Wing B2990; Thomason E884_3; ESTC R27277	101,853	169

either side and without any signification to him to this day wherefore he was sent for or committed where he was continued a prisoner 33 days and a close Prisoner by order of the Major and none to come to him but his servants as said the keeper though he be a shop keeper and as a Wiâ—ower and had one child sick dead and buryed whilest he was thus unjustly imprisoned being kept from seeing it or going to its buriall and had another sick and no body but his servant to look to his shop and trading not knowing of to this day any thing whereby they have cause against him according to Law Have such pieces of tyrannicall injustice and cruelty as these been heard of in this Nation or dared the highest Ministers of State under Charles Stuart so to do was not Strafford to these men a Petty transgressor and his loynes as their little finger And the more they persecuted the more they thirsted after persecution for on the eleventh day of the third moneth the Magistrates sent for William William Foord 11. day 3. monâ—h 1655. Foord to come before them where being come the Company of Milliners complained that he kept a man at work in contempt of the Majors order for on the thirtieth day of the second moneth they had sent for him Concerning the same business upon Complaint of the Milliners for that he kept a stranger at work contrary as they pretended to their Ordinary whereupon the Major charged Foord to turn the stranger away and not to teach him his trade which he refused to do in regard he was none of that Company and had followed the trade of Wooll-combing before they were a Corporation and because the man had been all his youth a Souldier in the Army and in a capacitie by the late Act to set up any where nor was he obliged by any Law either not to teach him his trade or to turn him out of his house he beeing an honest sober man desirous to learn a calling whereby to live And they further alledged that he should say he would keep him in spight of any mans teeth whereupon their witnes was produced and sworne who denyed that he said in spight of any mans teeth but that William â—â—ord had said he intended to teach him then one of the Aldermen affirmed that he promised to turne him away which William Foord denyed to be truth whereupon he called to the Milliners to justify it but they were made to speak the truth which was that he refused to turn the man out of his house and that he could say nothing as to the teaching of him Then they asked the Milliners what fine he had Committed by their Ordinary they answered half a Crown a day for every day he had employed him they asked why they did not levy the fine upon him They replyed if he would turn away the man they would be satisfied He told them he was not of their trade and therefore their Ordinary had no power over him and that the man whom he was teaching might make use of any trade by the Act to which Alderman Joseph Jackson replyed it was no such matter and said Is that your Conscience Then they asked him whether he would keep the man or no to which he replyed he should Then the Major asked him whether he had any sureties there present He asked him what to do The Major told him he should be bound to the good behaviour He answered he had broken no Law therefore he should provide no Sureties then they told him he should go to Newgate he asked them for a Mittimus whereupon Committed they in scorn laughed at him and Shiriff Lawford told him he knew not the Law He replyed whether he knew it or no it was convenient that he might have under their hands wherefore he was committed Then they said the Majors word was a Mittimus He said again he should not go without something under their hand then Shiriff Lawford said hâ— should be carryed in a wheel-barrow and the Officers staying a while for him and seeing â—hat he would not go they commaâ—ded their Officers to carry him away so many of them came about him and did drive him along before them to prison where he was continued for the space of 26. dayes a prisoner from his family and calling both Daniel Wastfield and William Foord being men who hâ—ve been alwayes faithfull and active for the publique interest and have served it in Armes and so hath the stranger because of whom they pretend to have imprisoned William Foord though that and their being such as are reproachfully called Quakers may be understood the true reason wherefore they are thus unjustly dealt withall and occâ—sions sought against them for the Law they have not transgressed After the imprisonment of these for the space of time aforementioned the friends of truth had Christopher Bâ—rkhead 2. day 5. month 16â—5 Standing silent in Nicholas Steeple-house whâ—lst Priest Farmer was worshâ—pping some respite from their bonds till the second day of the 7. month at which time Christopher Birkhead being in the Steeple house called Nicholas unto which he was moved of the Lord he stood there silent whilst Priest Farmer said a few words as a prayer and read some Psalmes which when he had done the Priest stoâ—d still saying nothing But looked towards the Aldermen present with whom his Clarke was talking and took a Psalmes booke of a boy as if he would sing and went to open it but did not but turning two or three times and looking on the Magistrates with whom his Clarke was speaking as aforesaid At length about the time that Miles Jackson Alderman was coming out of his feate towards Christopher Priest Farmer began to speak to Christopher and told him he disturbed the People by standing with his hat on in the time of Prayer and moreover said to him that if he had any thing to say he should speak and tell his business why he came thither for Christopher was silent then and not before Christopher began to speak Thus saith the Lord A wonderfull and horrible thing is Committed in the land and was speaking further but Priest Farmer said he would have none of that or wordâ— to that purpose and spake loud that the people might not hear Christopher By this time Miles Jackson being come from his seat to the place where Christopher stood commanded him to be taken away saying he was a disturber Christopher Struck replied All people take notice whether I have disturbed any man Then the under-Sexton laid hands on him in the place and in the view of the Magistrate and the Priest strooke him on the head with a stick Tumulted c. and the rude multitude came about him some striking some pinching and some thrusting him which caused him to turne his head to the Priest and say see the fruits of thy Ministry then the Rude Multitude haled him towards the

and will not return again till Judgment and Righteousnesse be set up in the earth and all his enemies be subdued under him As the word of the Kingdom grew and multiplyed so the rage of the Beast and of the false prophet increased against it For having a little recovered the deadly wound at first given them the Priests apply themselves to the Rulers as the false Prophets Priests and Pharisees did of old and pressed they are to turn these servants of the Lord out of Town as men not to be endured who on the 30th day of the eighth moneth following being the 2d day of the week in the morning being assembled in their Councel Chamber and the Priests ready according to their appointment sent an Officer to Francis Howgill and 30th of the 8th moneth 1654 Francis Howgill and Edward Burrough before the Rulers Edward Burrough to desire not to command them to come before them whereupon they immediately went being accompanied with three or four friends of the City against whom there was no just cause of exception whom when the Magistrates saw as they sate about the Councel Boord as in a Judicature they began immediately to be enraged and Richard Aldworth Joseph Jackson and George Hellier Aldermen would not be at rest till the Maior had commanded them forth and caused the door to be kept fast by an Officer that their friends might not come in and be present which was observed all the time the strangers were before them but dealt not so with their opposites who were admitted and present all the time though they were told it was not fair dealing Those two being left alone several of the Priests came in presently and others of their party who were also admitted And the Maior having demanded of them their names and their Countrey and their businesse and the last place from whence they came And they having given plain answers thereunto And that according to the Command of the Everlasting God they came to that place to bear witnesse and testimony unto his Name against all deceipt as they had done many dayes at the City of London from whence they came last The Mayor asked them whether they would discourse fairly of things They answered Yea and exhorted the Rulers to try them by the Scriptures for as unto them by it they would be judged in what they spake The Priests having got this material instead of the sword of the Spirit began to ask them many questions but they replying That what the Magistrate who had Command over them asked they were ready to answer not what the Priests demanded And the Magistrates thereupon assigning their power to the Priests they said they were ready to answer any thing that should be put upon them And to what the Priests demanded gave they answers according to the Scriptures which the Priests were not able to disprove nor prove by the Scriptures what they affirmed As would appear were the particulars rehearsed though Ralph Farmer one of the Priests then present is not ashamed in a book of his stiled The Mysterie of ungodlinesse to affirm the contrary And with meeknesse gave they a reason of the hope that was in them and declared how the Lord had wrought upon them and in them and how he had called them forth to this Ministry and of their former Conversation But the Priests cutting them short in their Declaration of their immediate Call forbearing to ask them more Questions the Magistrates having got no advantage against them by their words and that which one of the Priests present charged them with to have said in his hearing at a publique meeting was disproved by another present to the silencing of the Priest who afterwards confessed before them that twice in the same discourse he exprest himself otherwise charged them with having tumultuous meetings and said they could not suffer it They answered If they were found at any time transgressors of any Law let the Law be shewed them and they would suffer by it for they desired nothing but equity And to the Law of equity they were subject for conscience sake But bade them take heed how they made their own wills a Law And one there present said he had been at their meetings where there were very many honest godly sober people And that their meetings were not tumultuous Then they warned them from the Lord to beware lest they hardened their hearts and so persecuted the innocent without a cause and were found in the steps of the Scribes and Pharisees and Chief Priests which persecuted Christ and his Apostles and so brought innocent blood upon their own heads But their wrath was kindled against them And though they had nothing to lay to their charge as to what they had done as their own consciences will testifie and bear witnesse no breach of any Law being found upon them and what they spake they proved by the Scriptures which bare witnesse to the same Yet in their anger they commanded them to depart E. B. J. H. commanded to depart the City the City and the Liberties thereof at their peril To which they made answer that they came not in the will of man nor stood in the will of man but when he moved them to depart who moved them thither they should obey but their wills they could not obey for their will was not Law And boldly said If they were guilty of the transgression of any Law let them suffer by it but rather than they would transgresse the righteous Law of God written in their hearts by subjecting to their wills and lusts they choose to walk in the Law of God and to suffer under their wills what they could lay upon them for they were free-born Englishmen and had served in faithfulnesse the Common-wealth being free in the presence of God from the transgression of any Law To their commands they could not be obedient and if by violence they would put them out of the City and had power to do it they could not resist and so they departed out of their presence rejoycing in the will of God that they were counted worthy reproach and to be called before Rulers and Councellors for the testimony of Jesus Now let all people Judge whether these proceedings of the Magistrates be not manifestly contrary to the Rights and Liberties of Englishmen who may freely come into and live in any place within the English Jurisdiction giving an accompt of their names former habitations businesse places of birth and last abode and freeing the Parish from charge if it be demanded And to the Lawes of the Nation which requires plain dealing not treachery in Magistrates That places of Justice be open and free to all not to be done privately and in a Chamber or the doores kept fast That witnesses on both sides be present and heard That the Accuser and Prâ—secuter be neither Examiner Witnesse nor Judge That the Magistrates without respect of persons judge according

11th moneth at which time a Liberate was sent the Jaylor signed Aldworth and witnessed John Gunning Mayor Dated Jan 19. 1654. requiring him to set at Liberty the body of John Warren in that he had found Sureties fâ—r his being of the good behaviour Whereupon the Keeper would have put him forth But he perceiving the deceit thereby to confess himself an offender and so to give away the innocency of his cause and to administer matter of reproach to the truth and to himself having neither sought Sureties nor found any denyed to go forth thereupon then the Officer would have put him out by force But he desiring a little time to consider wrote a note to the Town Clark and sent it to him in these words Robert Aldworth A Liberate was delivered me His Letter to the Town Clark just now by John Roach the Jaylor for my enlargment out of prison which when I had read over I found that the cause thereof is expressed in these words For that he hath found Sureties for his being of the good behaviour which I cannot accept of in regard that I have not misbehaved myself but have delivered that Message to one that said he scorned the name of a Minister for which I have a Warrant within And because of the notâ—rious untruth therein mentioned that I have found Sureties for my being of the good behaviour when as I neither directly or indirectly have sought for or found any Sureties for any such thing nor can I and therefore cannot accept of my freedom upon any such Warrant But do protest against it John Worring Notwithstanding he was the same day turned out of the Prison against which upon account of of the Liberate aforesaid he protested when by force he was put out The meek and sober carriage of these prisoners at the Sessions and their not seeking revenge on those who abused and struck them was such as did tenderly take with many who were present and heard the proceedingâ— An lastly This Sessions endeth not in enquiring Sessions ending after and punishing exemplarily according to Law those Tumults Ryots and Insurrections and other outrages and breaches of the Publick Peace aforementioned which had Judgement been put to the Line and Righteousnesse to the Plummet and Order and Government been respected would have been executed for not so much as one man hath therefore been punished to this day But in the four Orders following which they appoint to be read in all Churches as they call them Order of Sessions That no person or persons do hereafter presume to molest trouble or otherwise disquiet any Minister or Congregation either before or after the Publick exercises be ended And if any person or persons do so offend that in all such cases the Constables or any other Officers shall apprehend take and arrest the Party and Parties so offending and bring him or them before the Mayor and some other Justice of the Peace who are to take care that such offender or offenders be bound with sufficient Sureties to appear at the next General Sessions And in the mean while to be of the good behaviour and for not sinding some Sureties as aforesaid to commit them to Prison Reply The Statute 1 Mary to which they pretend to Justifie their Imprisonments as aforesaid were it in force or fit to be made practicable onely provides for the defence of the Popish Priest during the time of his Masse and Service but for before and after the Masse and Service makes no provision nor for disturbing or troubling as they call it the Congregation at all But these Magistrates having imprisoned and returned again to prison persons for speaking after the Congregation was dismist to Justifie their proceedings and to oppresse the Servants of the Lord for the future turn Legislators and make a Law where the Nation hath made none And enjoyn one another and all Officers to put it in execution viz. That none presume to molest or trouble or otherwise disquiet the Congregation as well as the Minister before and after as well as in the time of publique Exercise And if any do so offend that in all such cases the Officers shall apprehend take and arrest them and bring them before the Maior or some other Justice of the Peace who are to bind them with sufficient Sureties to appear at the next general Sessions and in the mean while to be of the good behaviour And for not finding such Sureties to commit them to prison When as all Lawes made by any Corporation for imprisonment of any mans person are invalid because against the Fundamentall Lawes of this Nation which also provideth That no Law be made or of force or binding but by the common consent of the People in Parliament which is so absolute and an essentiall a right that the encroachments of the late King and his Ministers of State thereupon occasioned the levying of the late defensive Wars by the Parliament And the late King with others his Ministers were therefore executed and abundance of blood shed and miseries sustained not yet to be forgotten And now that the Wars are ended and this Fundamental Right fully vindicated in the behalf of the Nation And the present Government hath provided the same with the Fundamentall Lawes Art 6. Except in some cases See the Government Art 6. Art 30. in point of Necessity expressed Art 30. till the sitting of the then next Parliament In which the single Person and his Councell have power to make Ordinances These Magistrates who endeavoured what lay in them to subvert and destroy it in behalf of the late King for whom the generality of them were in principle affection and action and are not afraid to presume to take upon them this Supream Legislative Authority over the Citizens and Inhabitants of Bristol who have been active for and faithfull to that Interest as any in that City and have adventured their bloods and their all in its behalf and who are of as godly peaceable and unblameable Conversation as any within that Jurisdiction And not onely over them do they thus usurp it but over all Englishmen who come in that City Nor is it in things of a triviall nature that they are thus bold to Legislate it but in matters relating to Conscience and Religion and to the Commands of God In which to have freedom and Liberty hath been a principall end in those honest men who have engaged in the late Wars and which hath been carried thorough the many and high Contests thereabouts in the late Parliaments And is provided for in the present Government And that they may be sure to hit those honest people against whom their malice rageth both upon the accompt of Civill and Spirituall interests they not onely make Law as aforesaid but become Judges of the Law themselves make Whereas the Administrators of Justice are sworn to execute the Lawes made by the Supream Legislative Authority not to make any Those who are

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