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A76349	Behold a cry! or, A true relation of the inhumane and violent outrages of divers souldiers, constables, and others, practised upon many of the Lord's people, commonly (though falsly) called Anabaptists, at their several meetings in and about London. : Together with the violence offered some of them in Newgate (where they are now prisoners) by the fellons in the same place.		1662 (1662)	Wing B1778A; ESTC R172696	11,110	17

rebellion and by some others imprudence to keep up our Meetings when we are forbid yet such is our respect to the Law of God and Christ our Lord who died for us that we cannot but obey him rather then men and indeed do esteem our Meetings and the Ordinances of God more dear to us than our Estates Relations nay than our very Lives what ever may be thought of us or how ever we may be presented by any Neither do we doubt but that the Lord who is our Light and Salvation and the strength of our Life will enable us to endure the Cross and dispise the Shame what ever it be that may he inflicted on us for this we know that the Captain of our Salvation Jesus to whom we look went before us in suffering and if they persecuted the green tree much more will they persecute the dry and if they called the Master of the house Beelzebub how much more shall they call them of his houshold Mat. 10.25 And if they said of him Christ He hath a Devil and is mad why hear ye him much more will they say of his followers they are Phanaticks What our Lord went before us in he in his rich and free Love hath made us willing for to follow after and doubt not but he will give us more strength and make us yet more willing to suffer for his sake what Tribulations soever we may meet with having a good Conscience and that is to us a continual feast void of offences towards God and towards them knowing they cannot justly accuse us of any thing that we have done without it be that we are faithful and constant to what we know of Christ and will not submit to any thing that is of humane Invention and contrary to the Light of our Consciences and in this we can rejoyce and be exceeding glad because great is our reward in Heaven it being a choice favour from the Lord who accounteth us worthy to suffer shame for his Name and though we may suffer more than yet we have done yet this we know that God will at length arise and plead our Cause and judge between Us and our Persecutors Then let such take heed the Lord will one day avenge his Elect that cry day and night unto him though he bear long with them I tell you saith Christ he will avenge them speedily Luke 18.7 8. For the day of vengeance is in his heart and the Year of his Redeemed will come and though there be none to help nor none to uphold yet his own Arm shall bring Salvation Isa 53.4 5. Let the Lords people therefore Labour to be found in a patient waiting for the coming of Christ He that shall come will come and will not tarry and then he will give a reward to every one according to their works with whom there is no respect of Persons in judgement whose is the Kingdom the Power and the Glory now and for ever Amen POSTSCRIPT VVE would not be understood by any that we send out this Cry because we are wearied with what we have suffered or afraid of what we may further suffer but that we might shew to the World that our Sufferings are altogether contrary to Law and Humanity it self For did they no more than were Law we should be silent and willing with much rejoycing to endure and suffer it in that blessed Cause of the Gospel which we are not ashamed of nor of the Testimony of the Lord Jesus for whom we are willing to suffer the loss of all things esteeming it a very choice Mercy that the Lord should accept of such poor nothing and unworthy Creatures as we are to bear a testimony for him against Idolatry and Prophaneness THE END

some People were peaceably met there came Souldiers in a hostile manner with Swords and Muskets pulling and halling some of them and the Man that was Preaching they pulled violently down from the place where he stood though it was his own hired House and such was their rage notwithstanding he was their Prisoner because he continued speaking they cryed shoot him before he had any Tryal or was found worthy or not worthy of Death and such was their violence that a Child belonging unto the Family about a Year and a quarter old was so affrighted and awakened out of its sleep as it lay in the Cradle with which fright it fell sick and never recovered its sickness but died three dayes after and whether they were the Cause of its Death or no is left to the Lord to determine at the last day They carried two of the said Meeting before John Robinson who committed them to Newgate were they still remain nothing being laid to their Charge Fifthly On the same 25th day of May the Souldiers came to Beech-Lane to a Meeting there with their Swords drawn pulling and halling of them violently and two of them they carried in the morning to Newgate where they were kept and never had before any Magistrate to be heard nor accused by any till the Quarter-Sessions which was a Month or five Weeks after Sixthly On the first day of June 1662. they came to the aforesaid Beech-Lane with their Swords drawn as before the Ensigne came in with his Sword drawn holding of it over the head of him that was Preaching pulling them violently down the Stairs carrying them to Pauls Yard and from thence to Richard Brown who committed them to Newgate Seventhly On the same first day of June 1662. the Souldiers came to Brick Lane aforesaid in like violent manner with Swords and Muskets and forced him that was speaking down with great outrage and carried ten of the men before John Robinson who after his wonted manner committed them to New-Prison this was in the Morning and in the Afternoon they came again with far greater violence broke the Pulpit all to pieces they left not a whole piece of Wood and carried eight more to the Tower before John Robinson who committed them to New-Prison also But not to omit an Act worthy the observing John Robinson as he came near night by the Watch-house at Brick-Lane End where the valiant Souldiers were keeping Guard they told him what they had done how they had broken the Pulpit He John Robinson answered It was well done and gave the Souldiers a piece of Gold as a Reward for their good Service Eighthly On the eighth of June 1662. the Souldiers came again to Brick-Lane Exercising their wonted Violence and Tumultuous behaviour they carried away seven men before John Robinson who committed them to New-Prison where they yet remain On the same eighth day of June the Souldiers came to the Meeting in Beech-Lane manifesting their fury and rage they took away onely him that was Preaching and carryed him before Richard Brown when the man was before him amongst the rest of his learned discourse he told him he should teach him a new Trade meaning as we suppose that he would send him to Bridewel and have the skin from his Back He committed him to Newgate Ninthly On the fifteenth of June 1662. the Souldiers came again to Brick-Lane in such manner as they were wont they took six men and carried them to John Robinson who committed them to Newgate And on the same day they came to the Meeting at Beech-Lane and violently set upon them with drawn Swords pulling of them out of their Meeting place with great rage The place they stood to Preach in they brake it down with such fury that they broke their Muskets They struck several persons to their detriment in point of health After which they took two men more carried them to Pauls Yard and from thence to Newgate where they were kept while Sessions not being at all committed or had before any Magistrate and at Sessions returned to Newgate nothing being laid to their Charge where they still remain On the same fifteenth of June 1662. the Souldiers came with great fury and rage with their Swords drawn to the Meeting at Petty-France where they very inhumanely wounded a Boy almost to death it was doubtful whether he would recover it They took away him that Preached and carried him to Newgate and never had him before any Magistrate where he remained till Sessions and from thence was returned to Newgate again where he yet remains Tenthly On the 29th of June Souldiers came to Petty-France full of Rage and Violence with their Swords drawn they wounded some and struck others broke down the Gallery and made much Spoile This was in the Morning In the Afternoon the Souldiers came to Baick-Lane practising their wonted Cruelty by pulling ●alling and beating them and took several had them before John Robinson who committed them to New-Prison Eleventhly On the 6th of the Month called July the Souldiers came like Beasts of prey to Brick-Lane where they shut the Door and kept in all that were there and with great violence they brake the Forms before their faces they left not one Form whole taking the Leggs and hurling them against the Glass Windows pulling and halling many not regarding Sex Childhood nor Old Age they took six men had them before John Robinson who committed them to New-Bridewell In the morning following they were by the Keepers of Bridewell called to beat Hemp which they refusing to do were put into New-Prison to the rest of their fellow Sufferers where they still are Twelfthly On the 27th of the same Month the Souldiers came to Brick-Lane aforesaid with a multitude of rude people as Butchers out of White-Chappel Bailiffs-followers Boys and such like unruly and debauched fellows with a Constable like themselves who as we heard told John Robinson That he could not overcome them nor break the Meeting at Brick-Lane John Robinson answered as was said That then he should let in the multitude upon them and let them tear their Clothes from their backs or Words to that purpose which may very well be judged to be true for the abovesaid ungodly wretches Souldiers and Constables after they had beat pulled and halled them in a very inhumane manner themselves set the great gates wide open The Constable named Bartlet a Cook and Brown the Marshal a wicked lewd fellow calling the rude multitude in marched down before them saying to them Do your Work boyes which they did for they beat the Women and Maids broke the Forms the Glass Windows the Door making such spoil and havock as was seldom heard of sparing none no not Women big with Child This Brown the Marshal being asked Why he beat the Women he said Who saw me who will swear it And with those words fell more violently upon the Women some whereof were with Child striking of them with his fists

such blows that made them reel Again a Maid had her Bible snatched away she labouring to get it again was struck over the Eye that it was black a long time after Then the Souldiers too six men and a Woman and carried them to John Robinson who notwithstanding committed them all to New-Prison Many other Cruel and inhumane actions they have committed at other times and in other places which is hear omitted which no doubt but the Lord hath taken notice of and will one day recompence it upon the heads of them that were the Actors in it Now that these things are contrary to Law I think that we need not spend Time and wast Paper to prove the Law alowing no such Violence but on the contrary forbids and punisheth it but we are content to wait until the Lord shall arise to plead our Cause Thirteenthly On the third day of the Month called August 1662. when the Prisoners in Newgate called Baptists were in their Chamber seeking the Lord and speaking to one another that they might as their Duty is provoke one another to Love and good Works Heb. 10. about four of the Clock in the afternoon the Thieves as House-Breakers Pick-Pockets Highway-Men came with violence into our Room one took up a Bible from the Table and threw it down to the ground asking what we did there struck one in the Face with his Fist and he with the rest fell upon us drew their Knifes and indeavoured to Stab some of us but the Lord was pleased to deliver us from their Cruelty for we took courage to defend our selves and escaped their Bloody hands and on the same day the like Violence as we were informed was offered to those Brethren in the White-Lyon Southwark by the Fellons there and on the first of June so called 62. which was upon the first day of the Week after we were brought to Prison some of the Keepers did come up to us and charge us that we should not Pray nor Preach for if we did they had order to put us into the Hole and that they must do it And though that was not executed yet the Fellons did come violently upon us no our Room and did beat some of us and threaten us all saying they would now order us well enough for they had Commission so to do Will not the Stones in the street cry out if we should hold our peace against these Wicked Filthy and Ungodly Proceedings of these Wicked men and is it not the more to be lamented that such things should be practised in a Nation who professe themselves to be Christians and the only true Church separated from Rome and yet they follow Romes steps in Persecuting the Righteous and all them of different Perswasions from them and that they do in such a way and manner by Violence Cruelty Spoile and Blood shed that Rome it self can hardly exceed them and the very Heathen would be ashamed of them their own Laws they make no Rule they spare not to violate them though they cry up Obedience to the King and call such Rebels as dare not violate their Consciences by obeying the King to disobey God and Jesus Christ King of Kings and of Nations the only Law-giver yet they themselves regard not the Kings Commands they put in Execution their own Wills no man in Power controuling them as if every Wicked man and prophane Blasphemous Person were left to do in Persecuting of the Godly whatsoever seemeth good in his own eyes and as though there were no King in England as if the Lord's People were appointed to be murdered and slaughtred by them their Houses rifled and yet these say they are Christians their Ministers tell them so and incourage them in their wicked Wayes their filthy prophane and lewd doings and tell them that others be Hereticks Schismaticks Seperates Phanaticks and what not and so set on the Wicked like a company of greedy Dogs upon harmless Sheep who run upon them with open Mouth as if they would devour all at once and make a full end quickly Oh horrible can these men be the Ministers of Christ and such the Members of Christ that use such violence to their Neighbours that the Law of God nor of Nations will not in the least justifie them in is it not a certain token of Perdition to them Phil. 1.28 may they not in their Actions read themselves Sons of Perdition the hated of God For the Lord tryeth the Righteous but the Wicked and him that loveth Violence his Soul hateth Psal 11.5 and yet they say they are the true Church their Ministers say so and therefore all must be conformable to them and their wayes or else Persecute them Banish them Hang them they are not worthy to live they cannot use them bad enough But if there were but one Gamaliel amongst them he would say Refrain from these men and let them alone for if this Counsel or this Work be of men it will come to nought but if it be of God you cannot overthrow it least haply ye be found even to fight against God Acts 5.38 39. or were there any as rational as the Heathen they would not violate their own Lawes for they mightily stood upon it and were very exact and careful to maintain them and all those Priviledges that did acrew to any by them for when they bound Paul and would have scourged him Paul said Is it lawful for you to scourge a Roman and uncondemned When the Centurion heard that he went and told the chief Captain saying Take heed what thou dost for this man is a Roman c. then straight-way they departed from him that should have examined him or as the Margent reads it tortured him and the chief Captain was afraid after he knew that he was a Roman and because he had bound him Acts 22.25 26 27 vers They were so just in their Proceedings though Heathens that they would punish Injustice in any therefore the chief Captain was afraid knowing what was done to Paul was done contrary to Law but here in a Christian Nation as they say they are we are beaten wounded pulled and halled our Goods spoiled and broken and we free-born English men and uncondemned and no notice taken of it the chief Captains John Robinson and Richard Brown are not afraid but rather countenance than reprove the Violence that is offered at this day and is it not much to be lamented that such wicked and ungodly Assemblies as Stage-Plaies Popit-Plaies Bear-Baitings Prizes going about the streets with Drums their Swords drawn drawing many lewd Persons after them to their ungodly Sports and prophane Pastimes Morrisdancing setting up May-Poles and meeting to Dance about them dancing for Garlands in many Streets Revellings Whitson-Ales and the like by which Youth is nourished and hardened in Vice and Vanity many times to the utter ruin both of Body and Soul by the means of which wicked prophane Meetings and Assemblings Blasphemy Swearing Cursing Quarrelling