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cause_n	king_n	lord_n	person_n	2,832	5	4.9191	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89302	The cry of oppression, occasioned by the priests of Englands pulpit-guard, which is a popish law that was made by Queen Mary, to guard her friars and Jesuits. With a true discovery of the unjust proceedings of those called magistrates of Bathe; wherein is a lamentation over them, and a warning unto them to repent, lest they perish for ever. / By one which is hatefully called a Quaker ... known to the world by the name, Thomas Morford.	Morford, Thomas, d. 1693.	1659 (1659)	Wing M2728; Thomason E989_23; ESTC R204878	34,580	48

carriage was more like Dogs barking and Swine renting than like men that sate to judge the cause of the Oppressed and Afflicted such was the carriage of some of those Which sat as Judges and Justices neither would they scarce suffer him they called their Mayor that then was to speak which I suppose would have done Justice had he not feared the ill-will of his Brethren and so I reproved them for their rudeness and said if they stood before a Magistrate of God who judged righteously for the Lord they would dread and tremble at his presence for the eyes of a faithful King Judge or Magistrate who hateth Gifts and Rewards which judgeth without partiality and wresteth not the cause of the poor nor respecteth the person of the Rich scattereth the Wicked Prov. 20.8 26. but at last the Mayor had leave to speak and said unto me except I did give security to be of good behaviour that I must go to prison again so commanded to take me away and charged the Keeper to keep me up in the inner prison and not to suffer any to come at me but my Wife whose outward dwelling was three miles from the Town yet he did not deny any Friend that came to visit me if they asked him to come at me and John Parker called an Alderman cryed out throw him into the Dungeon and put bolts of iron upon him so they haled me to prison again and did not at all convince me of any Law I had transgressed and committed my Friend T. H. that was with me to prison also that gave them no just offence in word or action but only stood there peaceably to see if I might have justice but after they were a little cool for many of them were much inflamed with Wine and strong Drink which did not become men of their places Prov 31.4 5. they released my Friend out of prison again And upon the 23 day of the Fourth month 1656. came some Friends of Bristol into Bathe and one of them went to John Boyce the Mayor that then was and spake something unto him concerning his keeping me in prison and at that time there was with the Mayor the Constable of Bathe that then was Henry Parker and they had had some discourse concerning my releasing out of prison so the Constable did engage as did after appear for my good behaviour and that I should not commit the like offence so the Mayor bad him go and fetch me forth of prison so he came up to the prison and that Friend with him and asked me whether I was willing to go forth of prison and said the Mayor had sent him to release me but he did not tell me plainly that he had engaged for me as aforesaid but was very urgent and so was that Friend also that came with him that I think did not know their deceit to have me go with him but I gave them little answer but waited to know the mind of the Lord for the Lord had afore-shewed unto me that so they should come and fetch me forth and bad me not hearken unto them and also sent his Messenger upon the 27. day of the Third month 1656. which was but little before the Constable came to me and he said unto me take heed how thou do come forth lest thou art ensnared but come forth freely or else thou wilt rue it the longest day thou livest so having a command from the infallible Spirit of the living God not to hearken unto them and fore-warned by his Messenger without I was in great dread and fear and was not hasty to answer them a word upon which the Constable was exceedingly urgent upon me for an answer pretending much feigned love and using many words unto me and said The Lord in times past did give his servants a tongue to speak and immediatly did reveal in them what to say and asked me again whether I was not willing to go forth of prison to which I answered that this is that the Lord hath immediatly revealed in me I am willing in his time to go forth of prison but ye have kept me here near fourteen months a prisoner to satisfie your lusts and envy and have not so much as convicted me of the transgression of any just Law of this Nation neither have ye had me to your Sessions these two or three Sessions which ye ought to have done and there to have executed judgement upon me if I had deserved it and been convicted of the transgression of any just Law but your carriage the last time I was there was such unto me I think it hath caused shame as well as hardness of heart to possess some of you or else there to have cleared me which is according to the Law of the Nation which is not denyed to Felons and murtherers which if ye do refuse to do let them that sent me to prison come and fetch me forth To this effect if not the very words was my answer to the Constable at which he was much discontented and said I was a false Prophet and Deceiver or worse to that purpose and said I might lye in prison till Dooms-day as he called it before they that sent me to prison would fetch me forth and so he departed then it was presently reported that I might come forth of prison but that I loved to lye in prison or to that effect whereupon there being some Friends in Town at that time they sent the said Friend that came to me with the Constable to the Mayor again by reason he said as well as others I might come forth of prison but I would not to fetch a discharge for the Keeper of the prison it being according to the Law of the Nation so to do so that Friend being urgent upon the Mayor for a Discharge he did write instead of a Discharge a charge to the Keeper for to keep my body in prison and called for an Officer to carry it to the Keeper but looking again upon that Friend that went for a discharge he said I think thou art pretty honest give it to the Keeper This following is a Copy of it let the wise in God judge George Mittins YOu are desired to keep the body of Mr. MORFORD Prisoner till he give security for his good abeisance No more at present Yours J. B. So when those Friends saw that charge to keep me in prison instead of a discharge they went down to the said Constable and told him of it to which he said that they had no intent to let me forth but to try whether I would go forthor not which will be proved if it be required and to two of those Friends whose Names are here subscribed he said that he had engaged to the Mayor that Thomas Morford should not commit the like offence if he would set him at liberty then the Constable being demanded whether I might come forth of prison without any pretended security from any man by