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A56480	A Particular account of the late and present great sufferings and oppressions of the people called Quakers upon prosecutions against them in the Bishops courts humbly presented to the serious consideration of the King, Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled.	Mead, William, 1628-1713.; Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1680 (1680)	Wing P581; ESTC R19015	19,580	51

Excommunicato Capiendo the Crime pretended for not paying a small Rate towards the Repair of the Church so called and have been Prisoners two Years and so still remain Leicestershire HEnry Browne of Nether Broughton in the said County Yeoman prosecuted in the Bishops Court and a Writ of Excommunicato Capiendo being obtained against him although he did not keep from Home or keep House to prevent his being apprehended yet the Sheriff returned a Non est inventus upon which he was fined 10 l. and had his Goods distrained by George Parker and Henry Bumns Bailiffs Richard Chamberlain of Kilby in the same County upon the same account had three Horses taken from him worth 10 l. These Accounts before given of the Sufferer's are but a few in Comparison to the many that have been prosecuted and imprisoned upon the aforesaid Writs of Excommunicato Capiendo within the last twenty Years And further note That most of the aforesaid Accounts were drawn up and intended to be delivered to the last Parliament had they not been suddainly Dissolved so that it being some time since there may be some Alteration some may be Released by Death and some otherwise and others may be imprisoned upon the same Account But at the time of the Date placed on the top of the County they continued all Prisoners And the Prosecutions against us in the Bishops Courts have been more eagerly carried on for these two or three Years last past than heretofore In some Counties there are very few of our Friends but what are Excommunicated whereby they are debarred from receiving the Benefit of the Law in Suing for their just Rights or being Evidence for others to recover theirs An Account of such of the People called QUAKERS who have Dyed Prisoners being committed by Writs of Excommunicato Capiendo Also the Cause of their Commitment and Time how long they suffer'd before they Dyed briefly signified as followeth Devonshire JOnathan Collier of Culleton Rawleigh in the said County Imprisoned in Stoak Cannon the 30th day of the 5th Moneth 1669. by the Writ De Excommunicato Capiendo prosecuted by John Pope and William Tricky Wardens of Culleton for not going to Church so called and for not paying to the Repair of the same he remained a Prisoner until the 15th Day of the 1st Moneth 1670. and then finished his Testimony by Death Thomas Burgan of Artacton Taylor was Imprisoned by a Writ De Excommunicato Capiendo for not going to the Church so called and for a Contempt of the Bishops Court in not appearing prosecuted by Richard Crossen Priest and Andrew Slathen Warden of Artacton the said Thomas Burgan was brought to Prison to the Sheriffs Ward in Thomas Parish in Exon the 9th day of the 2d Moneth 1676. and was continued a Prisoner until he dyed which was on the 19th day of the 4th Moneth following William Woolcott of Bridford Parish Weaver a Labouring man having a Wife and two small Children and their Dependencies was on the Labour of his Hands was presented to the Bishops Court through the Instigation of Bernard Gillard Priest of the said Parish stirring up his Parishioners and gathering Money to pay the Charge of a Writ De Excommunicato Capiendo to imprison him for having Meetings at his House and for not conforming by which Writ he was apprehended and sent to Prison and after a long time lying in Prison being a very poor man the Keeper took pity on him and let him have liberty to go forth to Work but the Bishops Officers hearing of it threatned the Keeper to have him fined and put out of his place whereupon this poor man was kept from working and was forced to be Relieved by his Friends his Wife being a sikly Woman and in a Distressed Condition he was continued a Prisoner till the 27th day of the 3d moneth 1676. and then departed this Life Witness John Gannicliffe and Robert Welch Hampshire THomas Penford a poor Blacksmith having a Wife and three Children Imprisoned in the common Goal in Winton the 3d day of the 8th Moneth 1664. by a Writ de Excommunicato Capiendo for not paying 3 d. towards the Repair of the Church so called and for no other cause after he had remained in Prison three Years and a half he dyed a faithful Witness for the Lord against such Oppression Norfolk IOhn Norris Imprisoned in Norwich Castle upon the Writ de Excommunicato Capiendo and there detained until he dyed Mary Mawley of Nortwell Widdow committed Prisoner to Norwich Castle for the Tythe of a Goose by Priest Mingly then Priest of the said Town who kept her a Prisoner in Norwich Castle until she dyed there Oxfordshire THomas Reines of Great Tue Imprisoned upon a Writ De Excommunicato Capiendo being prosecuted in the Bishops Court at Oxford in the 12th Moneth 1664. And after he had remained six Years and a half in Prison he laid down the Body And notwithstanding he was in Prison the Priest of the Parish still prosecuted him for Tythes and took away two Horses from him for the same worth six Pounds Somersetshire WIlliam Kent of Purlock for Conscientiously refusing to go to Church so called and conform to hear Common-Prayer was Excommunicated at the Bishop's Court at Wells at the Suit and by the promotion of Hamnet Ward Priest of Purlock called Doctor in Divinity and by a Writ de Excommunicato Capiendo was taken upon the First day of the Week by Edward Stout and Robert Helbourn Deputy Bailiffs And on the 26th day of the 1st moneth 1667. was had to Ilchester Goal where he continued untill the 1st day of the 11th moneth 1670. and then finished his Testimony by Death Lucy Travers an antient Widdow the 25th day of the 1st moneth 1674. dyed being prosecuted to Death for 2 d. offering Money by Priest Kittley of Queen Camell Surrey HEnry Day of the Parish of Magdalens Berm●ndsey in the County aforesaid Taylor imprisoned in the County Goal upon a Writ of Excommunicato Capiendo prosecuted by George Nuttkins William Brown John Arnold and Richard Burgin Wardens and Overseers of the said Parish for not paying towards the Repair of the Church so called after he had lain some time in Prison fell Sick and dyed the 20th day of the 7th Moneth 1677. a Prisoner for the Testimony of a good Conscience John Farmer of the same Parish Carpenter Imprisoned by the same Writ at the same time and for the same cause prosecuted at the same mens Suit remained a Prisoner until he died which was the 12th Day of the 9th Moneth 1680. Worcestershire JOhn Jenkins of Clifton in the said County Imprisoned upon a Writ de Excommunicato Capiendo dyed a Prisoner about nine Years since Warwickshire PEter Buckston committed Prisoner to the County Goal by a VVrit of Excommunicato Capiendo after two Years Imprisonment died a Prisoner Yorkshire JOhn Green Imprisoned upon a VVrit of Excommunicato Capiendo for not going to Church so called and not receiving the Sacrament dyed a Prisoner the 12th day of the 5th Moneth 1676. Nicholas Raw sued in the Bishops Court for not paying Tythes and Excommunicated and upon Certificate thereof to two Justices was by Mittimus committed to prison in the 8th moneth 1674. and there continued a Prisoner untill he dyed which was the 11th of the 12th moneth 1678. Besides these before expressed many more have dyed Prisoners committed by Process out of the Bishops Courts which we have not received an Account of Cornwall Dyed Prisoners prosecuted upon Writs of Excommunicato Capiendo 1680. EDward Anger of Minster Parish Imprisoned the 17th of the 3d Moneth 1675. by John Austis prosecuted being Register of the Arch Deacons Court because for Conscience sake he could not pay towards the Repair of the Church so called and dyed a Prisoner the 9th day of the 4th Moneth 1676. Thomas Deeble Imprisoned for the same cause by a Writ De Excommunicato Capiendo at the Suit of the said John Austis the 7th Moneth 1676. and dyed a Prisoner in the 11th Moneth 1677. Remain Prisoners in Cornwall Nicholas Emett of the Parish of E●dellian for not going to Church so called Imprisoned being prosecuted by the said John Austis committed to the Sheriffs Prison the 27th of the 5th Moneth 1676. and remains a Prisoner William Oliver of the Parish of Hillary Imprisoned by the said John Austis for not going to the Church so called the 2d day of the 2d Moneth 1677. and remains a Prisoner William Way of the Parish of Breage Imprisoned upon a Writ of Excommunicato Capiendo for not receiving the Sacrament prosecuted by the said John Austis the 18th of the 11th Moneth 1678. and remains a Prisoner Lancashire 1680. THomas Crosbie and Joshua Crosbie of Ormskirk were both taken the 13th day of the 1st Moneth 167● ● by William Leadbeater Parrator and Daniel Travis Bailiff both of Ormskirk who brought them the said Thomas and Joshua to Lancaster the day following where they both still remain Prisoners upon a Writ of Excommunicato Capiendo prosecuted by John Chorley Attourney at Law and now Mayor of Liverpoole Now you that are Wise and Vnbyassed Men in Authority who are not destitute of Humanity judge how these Coercive and Distructive proceedings of the Clergy can consist with a Christian Spirit or Gospel Perswasion THE END All imprison'd on Writs De Excommunicato capiendo sued out by the Chancellor of the Bishops Court at Gloucester for not going to the publick Worship Qu. Whether they have Power to administer an Oath by Law except in cases of Matrimony Testaments