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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65840	A brief account of some of the late and present sufferings of the people called Quakers for meeting together to worship God in spirit and truth, being prosecuted by the statute of the 22th Car. 2. Cap. I., entituled, An act to prevent & supress seditious conventicles, by the prosecution of which act many families have had their estates wholly wasted and ruined, contrary to the law of God, the antient laws of the kingdom, and to nature itself : together with a particular account of such of the above said people who have dyed prisoners, from the year 1660 to 1880, I. for meeting together to worship God, &c., II. for refusing for conscience sake to swear in any case, III. for not going to the parish church, and not paying to the repair of the same, and not paying offering money, small tythes, &c. : humbly presented to the King, Lords & Commons in Parliament assembled.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1680 (1680)	Wing W1894; ESTC R19963	71,889	142

l. From Richard Tiper the worth of 5 l. 11 s. For Meetings at Olveston several Persons were Fined and Distresses were made by Warrant from Francis Fane called Justice for the last Year and this Year being 1678. as followeth Walter Sommers had four Cows taken from him worth 20 l. Francis Puinell four Bullocks and six Cows worth 34 l. Thomas Wyther four Cows worth 16 l. Richard Adams one Horse worth 8 l. William Peasly two Cows worth 8 l. William Culliford one Mare and Colt worth 10 l. John Pocker two Cows worth 8 l. Samuel Thurston two Horses worth 8 l. Edward Hill one Horse four Yearlings two Calves and eight Sheep worth 14 l. John West two fat Cows worth 10 l. 10 s. Jonathan Russell five Beasts worth 20 l. John Hollister Goods sold for 3 l. John Orchards Goods sold for 2 l. Nathaniel Thurston had Corn distrained but the Officers not finding Sale at a reasonable value and seeing the Severity of the Justices in Fining others who had not sold the Distresses were constrained for fear to lay down the Fine viz. 10 l. John Edmunds had also Corn distrained and the Officers for the aforesaid Reason did the like and laid down 10 l. These several Officers following were fined under a pretence of neglecting their Duty when in reality the occasion was because they brought not to the Justices the Fines imposed though they did alledge and could prove that they had made Leavies and the Goods remained in their Custodies for want of Sale Officers Names that were Fined L. S. D. John Seager fined 05 00 00 Thomas Stephens fined 00 05 00 Robert Hancock fined 02 00 00 William Richards fined 02 00 00 William Hollister fined 02 00 00 John Hancock fined 05 00 00 An Account of further Distresses for Meeting in Olveston by VVarant from the same Justice 1678. From L. S. D. Joseph Comings 16 00 00 John Cooksey 01 16 00 William Pichard 07 00 00 From L. S. D. Edward Parker 03 00 00 Samuel Th●rston 02 04 00 Philip Mansell 02 00 00 Richard Adams 09 00 00 William VValkins 06 00 00 VVilliam Rogers 12 00 00 Maurice Smith 14 00 00 Christopher Young seven Cows taken worth 25 00 00 William Smith 15 00 00 Thomas Sturge taken from him in Cattle worth 18 00 00 Jonathan Russell 10 00 00 VValter Summers 09 00 00 Thomas Perryman 05 00 00 Edward VVyther 05 00 00 John Griming 10 00 00 Edward Budding 05 00 00 Joseph Sturge in Cattle 05 00 00 Herefordshire THere being a peaceable Meeting at Hereford the 19th of the 3d Moneth 1678. one VVilliam Russell went to Thomas Matthews the Mayor and informed against them who fined James Ext●n of Burghill and John Barber of Hereford City twenty Pounds a piece as Owners of the Meeting-House for a second default for which Fine James Exton had taken from him out of the Market one Horse and Pad and other Furniture worth 5 l. 10 s. and John Barber had taken from him to the value of 5 l. by John Iones one of the Mayors Serjants Iohn Carver then fined and had taken from him Goods worth 4 s. Robert VVoodliff fined and had taken from him Goods worth 15 s. 6 d. Leicestershire UPon the 22d day of the 4th moneth 1679. there being a Meeting to wait upon and worship God at the House of Edward Erbye of Broughton John Smith of Remson in the County of Nottingham an old Informer who had been the Ruin of many Families in that County and finding his Prey began to fail there he comes into Leicestershire and in the Meeting aforesaid finding the Persons assembled being about sixteen in number sit silent he used some uncivil words to provoke them to speak that so he might Swear there was a Preacher but not prevailing he went out and fetcht in his Companion Thomas Simkin of Thornton a Person not long since in the Goal for Fellony John Heele Constable being present gave the Informers the Names of all he knew and the rest they took before one Justice Cole who shewed great Injustice in endeavouring to fine for a Speaker or Preacher when there was no Preacher there but that failing he fined Edward Erbye the man of the House 20 l. notwithstanding he was a Prisoner at that time for Conscience sake being committed to Prison several moneths before with John Swaun junior of little Peatling and one Thomas Pittsoe for refusing to Swear which Imprisonment of theirs was occasioned by the Instigation of William Cotton Priest of Broughton aforesaid The Informer came with the Officers and broke open the House of the said Edward Erbye and took away all his Houshold Goods that were worth taking to the value of much more than the Fine and sold them to Thomas Cotton the Priests eldest Son not leaving Edward Erbyes Wife who was an antient weakly Woman so much as a Bed to lie on At another Meeting the 29th day of the same moneth at the Widdow Townsends at Broughton there came John Smith Informer aforesaid who finding several Persons sitting Silent Informed the aforesaid Justice Cole thereof who immediately directed his Warrant to the Ofcers of the said Parish who for 8 l. Fine imposed upon the Widdow Townsend took away all her household Goods except one hanging Press and one Bedsteed which Goods were valued at 23 l. they also took away the Daughters Wearing Cloathes and Apparel for the Mothers Fine Sarah Hilton of Sapcott an antient poor Widdow and her two Daughters and Alice Griffin of the same Town were all fined 3 l. for being at the Meeting at Broughton aforesaid and the said Sarah Hilton had Goods taken from her to the value of between four and five Pounds by Warrant from the said Justice Cole J●hn Smith Informer Richard Bayly of Broughton Fined for being at a Meeting by the said William Cole 7 l. 10 s. for which John Heele Constable took from him seven Heifers worth 12 l. William Brookes fined 10 s. for which they took Goods worth 19 s. James Parker of Dunton riding by when they were carrying out Edward Erbyes Goods for refusing to assist the Officers was fined 5 l. Nicholas Pawley of Whetstone for being at a Meeting at Broughton the 6th day of the 5th moneth 1679. was h●d before William Cole aforesaid with eleaven or twelve P●rsons more by the said John Smith Informer who t●ld the Justice he had brought them from a Meeting at Broughton Nicholas Pawley said there was never a word sp●ken the Informer said That was True Well said William Cole then you save 20 l. for a Preacher but you must pay 5 s. a piece for hearing and proceeded to Fine Nicholas Pawley 10 l. 5 s. The next Morning the Informer came to Whetstone and threatned the Officers to have them fined if they did not distrain and Nicholas Pawley having but one Cow the Constable took her and sold her to a Butcher for 20 s. and aft●rwards broke open his Barn door and set men