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death_n	day_n	die_v	year_n	8,996	5	5.0082	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

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