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A39876 For the King and both Houses of Parliament being a brief, plain, and true relation of some of the late sad sufferings of the people of God called Quakers for worshipping God and exercising a good conscience towards God and man : by reason whereof 89 have suffered till death, 32 of which dyed before the King came into England and 57 since of which 57, by hard imprisonment and cruel usage, 43 have dyed in this city of London and Southwark since the Act made against meetings / from the people of God called Quakers. Society of Friends. 1663 (1663) Wing F1431; ESTC R27478 4,472 1

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FOR THE KING AND Both Houses of PARLIAMENT ●…ing a brief plain and true Relation of some of the late sad Sufferings of the People of GOD called QUAKERS For worshipping God and exercising a good Conscience towards God and Man 〈◊〉 reason whereof 89. have suffered till death 32 of which dyed before the King came into England and 57 since of which 57 by hard imprisonment and cruel usage 43 have dyed in this City of London and Southwark since the Act made against Meetings IT is not unknown that we have been a persecuted and suffering People for many years even by all the Powers that have ruled in these Kingdoms and many hard imprisonments Scourgings and false Judgements we have undergone and much evil dealing hath been exercised towards us and all this for and because onely of our Religion and good Conscience to God wards and not for any Rebellion Sedition or wrong doing towards them or our Neighbour For it hath been our onely care how to walk justly and innocently in the sight of God towards Rulers and people and have been peaceable towards all and herein we have desired to approve our hearts in much integrity and sincerity that we might be found blameless before the Lord as himself doth bear us witness YORK-SHIRE RObert Barwick for refusing to swear was sent to York Castle the 24 th day of the 11 th Month 1660. and on the 28 th day of the first Month he dyed a prisoner Peter Caiph of Wyton was taken out of a peaceable Meeting by Constables without any Warrant and he and several others for refusing to swear were sent to York Castle the 13 th of the 12 th Month 60. and the second day of the second Month 61. Peter dyed a Prisoner Robert Storr of Hilston for the same cause was imprisoned in York Castle and on the 25 th of the first Month 1661. he dyed a Prisoner Benjamin Nicholson of Tickell and Abraham Decow of Fishlock being committed upon the same account to York Castle dyed in Prison And there hath dyed nine more in York lately whose Names are not as yet sent up SURREY Thomas Patchen being sick of a Feaver was taken out of his bed and drove 25. Miles on foot and in their cruelty they over-drove him in so much that it was beyond his natural strength so that in a few days after he was in the White-Lyon Prison he dyed HAMP-SHIRE William Rutter on the 17 th of the 12 th Month 1661. was taken out of a Meeting and had to the Main-guard in Portsmouth and from thence to the Mayor who tendered him the Oath of Allegiance and for refusing to swear he was committed to the common Gaol and falling sick on the 14 th day of the first Month he dyed a prisoner BEDFORDSHIRE Iohn Rush of Kempston Hardwick was kept in prison about a year for not paying Tythes to Priest Wells of Wilkhanistead who kept him in prison until he dyed which was the first of the 11 th Month 1661. HUNTINGTON-SHIRE Simon Sanford and Francis Lamstead being both committed to the Gaol in Huntington for refusing to swear dyed in prison Francis the 7 th day of the first Month and Simon the 18 th of the 12 th Month 61. WORCESTER-SHIRE Richard Walker a sickly weakly man and hath been so long was with many more on the first day of the 11 th Month 1662. taken out of a Meeting in Evisham by one Major Wild who with the rest of his party on Horse-back forced the poor sick man with hast and rigor to travel on foot part of the way to Worcester and his sick body being wearied not being able to travel so fast as their Horses one of the hard-hearted Souldiers took him by the Arm and drew him violently along the Mayor also rode with his Horse against him and struck him down with his Horse brisket and pluckt out his Pistol threatned to pistol him and when they saw he could not travel so fast as they in haste rode their Horses then they set him on a Horse and one of them whipped the Horse forward up Hill and down Hill without pity to his weak condition and the said Wild committed him to the County-Gaol in Worcester where being far from his tender Friends who nourished him in his weak condition his sickness encreased and he soon dyed LONDON and SOUTHWARK Daniel Abraham being imprisoned in Newgate with about three hundred more Friends for refusing to swear in the 12 th Month 1660. fell sick and dyed Walter Bellamy being at the same time imprisoned in Newgate and there being one hundred or thereabouts imprisoned in that room where he was it is judged that so many being together for want of convenient air and lodging he fell sick and in the third Month 1661. he dyed a prisoner Iohn Stanton having a Wife and several children was taken out of a Meeting by rude Souldiers and committ●… to Newgate and falling sick dyed a prisoner the 21. day of the 4 th Month 1662. Thomas ●irby a young man a Habberdasher by trade being newly out of his time was taken out of a Meeting of the people of God and committed to prison to Newgate where he fell sick and on the first day of the fifth month 1662. he finished his Testimony by death Richard Hubberthorne a faithful Minister of the Lord being declaring the Truth at the Bull and Mouth Meeting was taken by souldiers and carryed before Richard Brown who took hold of the brim of his hat and lugged it upon his face and committed him to Newgate where he and two more lay in a dark hole and falling sick on the 17 th of the 6 th month 1662. he laid down his life for the testimony of truth Anthony Skillington being at a meeting of the Lord's people on the 13 th of the 5 th month 1662. was by the rude Souldiers taken out of the meeting and brought before R. Brown who sent him to prison with many more and being innocent they demanded a free prison and so the Gaoler put them in the hole which is the place they put Felons in after they are condemned to dye and there eleven of them remained two nights and then were had out and put in a stinking hole amongst the common Felons ●nd Anthony often complained of the bad smell before he fell sick and by reason of want of air and such a stinking smell he and several more fell sick and dyed and the Jewry that viewed his body concluded that they did believe his close imprisonment and the stinking smell surfeited his body which was the cause of his death it being in the heat of Summer Iohn Giles a faithful Minister of the Truth was taken out of a meeting where he was ministring the Truth and committed to Newgate by Richard Brown where falling sick the 29 th of the sixth month 62. he laid down his life for the Truths sake William Watson of the Parish of White-Chappel was taken from a Meeting