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A44843	The record of sufferings for tythes in England the sufferers are, The seed of God, or, The assembly of his first-born, or, The first fruits unto God in England, in this age, who are called to be faithful, and have been found faithful, therefore have we suffered willingly the spoiling of our goods, for to us the truth is more precious then our estates, lives, or outward liberties, and thererfore hath the Lord accounted us first worthy to suffer for his name sake, and to be as lights in this deceitful generation : those which our suffering is a testimony against, is that priesthood which is light and treacherous, which in all ages the Lord raised up faithful witnesses against : ... : and in these dayes we may say, that they are worse then any troop of robbers, or any that preached for hire that ever went before them, as will appear in this book following, by their devouring vvidovvs houses spoiling mens goods, and destroying mens persons / given forth from those whom the Lord regards, who do tremble at his word, for which cause we are in scorn called Quakers ...	Hubberthorn, Richard, 1628-1662.	1658 (1658)	Wing H3230; ESTC R19160	36,761	55

in eight dayes after the day called St. Martine in the yeere 1657. where he did appear accordingly but they refused to record his appearance unlesse he would see an Attorney His summons was for non-payment of tythes From Edward Tayler they demanded one shilling six pence and took away three pewter Dishes worth about six shillings and eight pence From Agnes Barrat a poor widow who for her meannesse was never rated to the poore although the charge in that parish for the poore is great yet they demanded one shilling and six pence of her and took away a pewter Dish of her Grandchilds worth about three shillings four pence So that they neither spare poor VVidows nor fatherlesse children but devours their Houses spoiles their Goods and makes their prey upon them Also William Shephard of Walton in the same County was summoned to appear that sixth day of the third month 1657. at the Exchequer where he appeared and there was nothing charged against him although he waited several dayes From Iohn Dundo of Hollowtrow in the same County for seventeen shillings ten pence demanded for tythes was taken from him one pound seventeen shillings ten pence by Order of Iohn Hippesley and Richard Ioanes two of those in Commission to do justice in the same County From Iohn Cole of Farrington for one shilling six pence demanded for mending of the Steeplehouse had taken a brasse Kettle worth six shillings in the year 1656. Likewise Thomas Loscombe for two shillings eight pence demanded of him for the redairing of the Steeplehouse at Queene Camell the Church wardens so called took away one brasse pan to the value of thirty shillings and since the said Thomas Loscombe was committed to prison because for conscience sake he could not take an oath when appointed as a Surveyor for the high-wayes in the foresaid parish of Queen Camel and hath continued a Prisoner neere eight Moneths where he remains to this day And all these sufferings are sustained by us who cannot be conforformable to the heathenish customes and traditional worships of the world neither can we give them our gold or silver to repair or uphold the Idols temple where the unknown God is ignorantly worshipped by them whose idolatry and superstition is made manifest to and denyed by the children of Light whose souls are subject for conscience sake to the higher power At Striate in the county of Sommerset at a court held for Iohn Whitington in the yeer 1657. there were present Iohn Pittman and Iasper Batt who are called Quakers who for conscience sake could not swear and also one VVill Amoss who is no Quaker likewise refused to swear and the said Pittman and Batt were by the Steward fined twenty shillings a piece but Will Amoss was not fined at all Christopher Pittard and George Taylor riding through Ilchester to a Meeting to worship the Lord about six miles from their dwellings had their Horses taken from them On the first day of the Week likewise Thomas Buds wife riding to the aforesaid Meeting four miles from her dwelling Rob. Hunt and John Cary called Justices directed a Warrant for the levying ten shillings by distresse on Tho. Buds goods for riding four miles to the VVorship of God Hillary Term so called the 11th Month 1655. I made my personal appearance at Westminster before the Barons of the Exchequer to answer a Bill exhibited against me for non-payment of tythes at the Complaint of Thomas Ladd Priest of Salford in the County of Sommerset To which Bill I answered but because I could not for conscience sake swear and so return my Answer upon Oath a VVrit or Warrant was issued forth against me signed by Robert Hunt being then high Sheriff of the County aforesaid by vertue whereof I was apprehended in a Meating at Kainsham the 26. day of the first Month 1656. and so carryed to Ivelchester prison where I have been kept and remains a prisoner to this day John Doget Vpon the first day of the fourth Month 1657. Henry Gundry was committed to the Goal at Ivelchester where he now remains a prisoner for non-payment of tythes at the Complaint of one Josiah Primet or in the behalf of the priest of Streate neer Glastonbury in the County of Sommersec and although the VVarrant to the keeper signed by William Helliard Sheriff of the County expressed that he the said William Helliard was to have his body before the Protector the Tuesday three weeks of the Holy Trinity so called yet he remains a Prisoner in the Common-Goal at Ivelchester Likewise Edmund Beackes was committed to the Goal at Ivelchester upon the first day of the seventh Moneth 1657. where he is to remain in safe custody as saith the VVarrant to the Keeper signed by William Helliard high Sheriff of the County of Sommerset so that he may have his body before the Protector eight dayes after the time called St. Martines to answer one Thomas Edwards Priest of Kingson-Samor in a common plea of Trespasse which the said priest have declared to be for non-payment of tythes and although the VVarrant to the Keeper expressed that he the said William Helliard was to have his body before the Protector eight dayes after St. Martins yet he remains a prisoner to this day Also William Serjant of Bathford was taken prisoner at Bath the third day of the eight Moneth 1657. and kept prisoner in Bath twelve dayes contrary to the expresse words of the VVarrant and afterwards sent to the Goal at Ivelchester at the Complaint of one Philip Elice of Bathford for non payment of tythes and although the VVarrant expressed that he was to be at London within eight days of St. Martine so called to answer the said Philip Elice in a plea of Trespass yet he is kept a prisoner at Ivelchester with the persons above-mentioned unto this day being the nineth day of the tenth Month 1657 NORFOLK In the yeer 1656. Jonathan Clapham priest of Wramplingham in Norfolk summoned one Benjamin Lynes to appear before several Justices in the said County to thew the cause why he the said Benjamin did refuse to pay tythes to the said priest so he did appear And the priest brought one John Benton of Wramplingham and Thomas Park of Melton to be his witnesses and both of them were so apparently forsworn that the Justices did not accept of their testimony so another witnesse was examined and he did testifie the tythes of the said Benjamin for one Meadow to the value of twelve shillings and no other tythes that he knew due from the said Benjamin And for that twelve shillings which this one witnesse did testifie to be due to the said priest Ralph VVooliner and one Richard Brown two appointed to do Justice in the County signed a Judgement for above forty shillings and the said priest Clapham went himself with a man or two with him fetched out of the said Benjamin Lynes's ground two Cows better worth then four pounds since which the said John

by the clark and had a Horse taken from him worth three pounds Marmaduke Storr for three shillings nine pence demanded for repair of a Steeplehouse had taken from him two Bacon-flitches worth thirty shillings and a Weather sheep worth ten shillings Michael Simpson of Boythrop a Farmer in the county of York sued for tythes by Charles Reane priest of Foxholes in the said county the tythes demanded twelve pounds nineteen shillings and four pence an Execution was given out against him for trebble damage which came to thirty eight pounds eighteen shillings which indeed is trebble principle One Richard Whitehead came to the said Michael Simpson's House on the priests behalfe and the said Richard opened the Stable-doors and brought forth five Horses likewise he tooke twenty three beasts six score and eleven old sheepe and forty three young sheep and the next morning prised the said goods Five Horses at ten pounds twenty three beasts at a mark a beast six score and eleven old sheep at three shillings a sheep and the yong ones at one shilling a sheep in all they came to forty seven pounds two shillings and eight pence but they sold them at Molton for fifty six pounds twelve shillings and four pence but were worth ninety one pounds seven shillings Thus in brief For twelve pounds nineten shillings four pence goods was taken away worth ninety one pounds seven shillings Iohn Hutton in the couny of York nine pence being demanded of the said Iohn Hutton for repair of the Steeplehouse goods taken from him to the value of two shillings and six pence and nothing returned The said Iohn Hutton for Clarks Wages one shilling eight pence which they demanded had took away a Cow worth two pounds eight shillings Likewise Iohn Hopper in the foresaid Town and County for Clarks Wages demanded the sum of four pence had took away a Cow which was worth two pounds Tho. Thompson of Maulton Draper had taken from him a piece of Cloth near four yeards the sum demanded was two shillings for the repair of the Steeplehouse they took away goods worth eight shillings eight pence Thomas Aldam of Warmsworth in the County of York by the means of Thomas Rooksby Priest and Thomas Vincant of the same Farmer to an Impropriator the same Tho. Aldam was cast in prison by their means in York Goal and there kept two years six months in which time both the said parties sued him at the Law for not setting forth his tythes which the Priests party swore to be worth five pounds ten shillings and Richard Nudigate Judge gave an Order to the Priest to take sixteen pounds ten shillings By this you may know he is a Deceiver and a false Prophet Again in the same year Tho. Vincant Tythemonger procured his servants Tho. Marshal and Timothy Brigham to swear the value o Tho. Aldams tythes to be worth six pounds two shillings for which Tho. Vincant had a Judgment from the said Nudigate Judge for eighteen pounds six shillings and for the said eighteen pounds six shillings was taken four Oxen seven Kine one Steer one Heifer one Horse one Mare valued by Neighbors to be worthsorty two pounds distrained by Henry Worrell bailiff and sold by the said bailiff and nothing returned again to Tho. Aldam nor by him received Again the said Tho. Rooksby Priest of Warmsworth did sue Tho. Aldam for tythes which he pretended to be due unto him in the year 1653. 1654. and did get a Judgement from 10. Parker Judge for twelve pounds out of the Lands and Goods of Tho. Aldam upon whose Goods Distresse was made by Godfrey Burton bailiff which took fifteen Loads of white Wheat out of Tho. Aldams Chamber ready dressed valued to be worth sixteen shillings six pence a Load which in all is thirteen pounds and nothing was returned again the spoil of these goods was taken in the year 1656. If this be not a heavy burden grievous to be born let all of understanding judge to take from one man seventy one pounds for that which themselves swore to be but fourteen pounds twelve shillings which is above fivefold the value Iohn Kilam of Balby had taken from him for the repairing of the Steeplehouse by the Order of Richard Bradforth then Mayor a fat Bullock worth two pounds six shillings and eight pence in the year 1654. Again taken from Tho. Kilam for repairing of the same Steeplehouse at Doncaster a Bullock worth one pound ten shillings by Order from the aforesaid Mayor the sum demanded was but seventeen shillings in the year 1654. Again taken from Tho. Kilam of the aforesaid place half a quarter of Barley worth thirteen shillings for the repairing of the aforesaid Steeplehouse by Iohn Ward Will Patison Iohn Creakehill Collectors for the House of their god in the year 1656. SVMMERSET Vpon the 23. day of the first Month 1657. late in the Evening William Amoss and Iohn Mead called Churchwardens in the parish of Streat with two men more called Bailiffs came to the Houses of the persons hereafter mentioned and tooke away their goods as they said for the House which they called the Church and because for conscience-sake we could not repair their Bells or uphold their Church we suffer the spoiling of our goods as appears by the Relation following From Henry Gundry for ten shillings eleven pence demanded they took away thirty one pounds of Bacon worth six pence the pound and since the said Henry Gundry was arrested for non-payment of tythes and taken by Iohn Midlehem as he was going with a draught of Oxen the first day of the fourth month and carried away forthwith to the Goal at Ivelchester where he remains prisoner to this day From Iasper Bat they demanded eight shillings nine pence and they took away a brasse pan one pewter Flaggon and two brasse Candlesticks to the value of about twenty shillings and she said Iasper Bat was the 24th day of the 6th moneth 1657. arrested by the foresaid bailiff and carryed him four miles towards the Goal but the bailiff being very civil towards him then freed him on his giving a Note under his hand to appear at the upper-bench at Westminster on the day called Saturday next after the morrow of All-souls so called where he did accordingly appear and offered a Note to one Judge Waberton signifying the cause of his being there but the Iudge said he would receive nothing from him unlesse he would put off his Hat so the said Iasper Bat went to the upper-Bench-Office in the Inner-Temple desired to have his appearance recorded and he would pay for it but the men there present refused to record his Appearance without an Attorney which he refused to have and so left them He was arrested for non payment of tythes From Iohn Pittman they demanded six shillings three pence and took away four Dishes worth about twelve shillings and since the said Iohn Pittman was summoned to appear at the Exchequer at Westminster

for 00 05 00 02 15 04 Henry Burtonwood for 02 01 01 07 00 00 John Burtonwood for 00 08 03 01 05 00 Tho. Boulton for 00 13 00 05 00 00 Sisley Cleaton for 00 00 00 00 06 00 Widow Royle for 01 03 00 03 10 00 Frodsome parish Widow Milner for 02 07 00 07 10 00 Widow Milner for 00 11 00 02 00 00 Thomas Hill for 01 10 00 05 00 00 James Brown for 01 10 00 05 13 04 William Sarret for 01 06 08 05 10 00 James Brown for 00 13 04 07 00 00 Wilinslow parish Tho. Janney for 00 07 06 01 02 06 Tho. Janney for 00 16 06 06 00 00 Tho. Janney for 01 08 00 04 00 00 Tho. Potts for 01 06 08 03 10 00 John Worthington for 03 06 00 12 00 00 Thomas Burrowes for 01 03 00 03 10 00 Richard Burgges for 00 19 00 05 00 00 Richard Burgges for 00 16 00 02 06 08 Lawrance Pearson for 00 08 00 03 00 00 Anne Janney for 00 13 00 06 00 00 Mobberley parish Thomas Heale for 00 14 06 01 13 04 Hugh Strettle for 00 11 06 01 08 00 For repairing STEEPLEHOVSES   l. s. d. l. s. d. THo Buckley for 00 07 02 00 10 00 Tho. Buckley for 00 17 00 01 02 08 Henry Burtonwood for 00 04 06 00 12 00 Ellihu Boulton for 00 03 00 01 03 00 Widow Royle for 00 10 00 02 10 00 James Brown for 00 02 00 00 06 00 Thomas Hill for 00 02 00 00 16 00 Thomas Hill for 00 01 00 00 06 00 William Sarret for 00 02 06 00 12 00 John Burtonwood for 00 02 00 00 05 00 Thomas Janney for 00 00 06 00 11 08 Thomas Pots for 00 00 02 00 10 00 Thomas Pots for 00 06 09 01 00 00 Tho. Worthington for 00 07 00 01 00 00 Richard Burges for 00 09 00 01 07 00 Robert Miller for 00 02 00 00 07 00 Robert Miller for 00 02 00 00 09 00 Robert Pearson for 00 02 06 00 03 04 James Harrison for 00 02 08 00 10 00 Robert Pearson for 00 03 04 00 12 00 John Falkner for 00 01 04 00 05 00 Tho. Lieuzley for 00 06 00 00 16 00   02 07 09 21 18 00 Concerning swearing Tho. Lieuzley 02 10 00 Thomas Janney Thomas Potts Richard Burges Robert Miller James Harrison Edward Allcock 11 00 00 VVALES   Value of tythes demanded Value of goods taken   l. s. d. l. s. d. RIchard Morre for 00 10 00 06 00 00 Margret Waison for 00 01 04 00 03 04 Iohn Pearke for 00 06 08 01 10 00 Evan Stevans for 00 04 00 02 00 00 Oliver Hould for 00 05 00 01 00 00 John Bevan-david for 00 03 04 02 13 04 Charles Davise for 00 04 00 01 10 00   01 14 04 14 16 08 The summe demandedis 01 14 04       The summe recovered is 14 16 08       VVhich is fourteen times the value The total summe of all demanded 373 l. 12 s. 00 The total summe recovered 1568 l. 14 s. 8 d. More sufferings in Lancashire by Thomas Show Priest of the Parish of Aldingham RIchard Myers for the value of three pounds tythe demanded as due to Priest Show was by a Writ cast into prison there remained prisoner two years and five months and in that time of imprisonment for the same thing was sued up to London to answer it and thereupon he had liberty from the Sheriff to go to make his appearance after that he had made his appearance at London was freed from his imprisonment by Order he was again summoned to appear at the Assise at Lancaster to answer to the same thing the priest got a Judgement against him and for the value of three pounds took away from him five Beasts worth fifteen pounds and the Bailiff for six pence which he demanded as due for warning him to the Sessions took from him a pan worth ten shillings So the Priests and Bailiffs and all Covetous Oppressors agree in causing the harmless to suffer who ows no man any thing but love Richard Ashburner for two pounds one shilling and three pence had taken from him a Horse and a Cow worth six pounds eighteen shillings four pence and when they had taken this they said they wanted seven shillings three pence of their sum and for that the priest Show caused the body of Richard Ashburner to be taken within ten dayes after and to be put in close prison and there to be kept until he dyed Thomas Fell for one pound four shillings had taken from him two Horses worth four pounds Iames Chambers for the value of one pound six shillings eight pence had taken from him a Horse worth four pounds William Simpson for the value of seventeen shillings had taken from him a Mare worth four pounds for the priests use Again Thomas Fell by the same priest had his Corn taken away off his ground for the priests servants carries peoples corn away upon their backs and breaks down their Hedges and Walls like thieves and yet is not punished and when they had taken away his Corn off his ground they took from him a young Oxe worth two pounds seven shillings Again Tho. Fell had three Sheepe taken from him for the same priest for the like things Edm. Cleoeton for three shillings six pence demanded as due for tythes was summoned to answer at Lancaster where he cast the priest and the priest did again renew the suit and by the Oath of a false Witness one Symond Mount who did swear to that which he did not see as was confessed in the Court afterwards upon which Evan Walls Steward of the County-Court gave out a Iudgement for ten shillings six pence for which they took a Mare worth six pounds So here is six pounds taken for three shillings six pence tythe which is thirty four times the value and more Cartmal Parish Iames Taylor Tho. Atkinson Richard Britten Richard Roper Iohn Barrow Alexander Rigge Lawrance Newton George Garnet William Pull for denying to pay tythes was sued up to answer in the Common-Pleas in the year 1655. where they appeared to bear a true witness for the Lord against them and their adversarie not bringing in his Bill against them was by the Court ordered to pay them four pounds ten shillings which was brought unto them but they denyed his money that so their innocent and clean lives might stand a witnesse against their Enemies cruelty But again the next Term their Enemy Tho. Priston of Houlcar Esq sued them again into the Exchequer and all excepting Rich. Roper for the same thing where they did appear to give their testimony against tythes and also against his lying Declaration against them but they were not permitted to give in their true testimony except they would swear and so transgress the command of Christ who saith Swear not at all And again for the same tythes in