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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60436	The fruits of unrighteousnes and injustice Brought forth by John Bulkley, and Thomas Bowrman, and the rest of the rulers in Hampshire, against the innocent people of God called Quakers. Who in words and writings have often declared their unjust sufferings; as also at two sessions, and two general assizes holden at Winchester, requiring justice and equity, and their right and liberty in the nation; of the which being still most unjustly deprived, it is now publiquely declared, that they and others seeing their deeds of darknesse brought to light, may be warned, and learn to do justice, and to relieve the oppressed. Also the sounding voyce of the dread of Gods mighty power to all the judges and rulers of the earth, who rise up aginst the Lamb, and to all the host of powers of darknesse who fight against God. By the servants of Christ ... called Humphry Smith. Anthony Melledg. George Henderson. James Potter. Will: Baily. Daniel Baker. John Day. Winifred Newman.	Smith, Humphrey, d. 1663.	1658 (1658)	Wing S4061; ESTC R216933	45,374	58

you think you have done your duty I shall do mine said he and so the Devil by his Ministers to wit the false Prophet and the beast who cast us into prison where we found the same unclean spirit but could not bow to it in submitting to extortion oppression and cruelty and therefore were cast into a stinking dungeon among thieves fellons and transgressors dung piss fleas and lice in abundance and without straw to lie upon but the servant is not greater then his Lord who had not where on to lay his head though the foxes have holes And let such who fear the Lord consider if it be not the unclean spirit of the Devil which rules in these blind hired Priests who take councel together in the darkness with the beast reviling threatning preaching against and persecuting even unto bonds and imprisonments whipping stocking and stoning thrusting into holes and dungeons the innocent servants of the Lord whose pure consciences are exercised toward him in love to all people for the seeds sake for wch they suffer all things and love not their lives unto the death who follow the Lamb the Light of the World in this mighty day of battel between the two seeds and let all such who love Truth and honestly desire to come to the knowledge thereof in the inward parts for that which may be known of God is manifest within the people may feel alter him and finde him who saves from sin and reconciles to God in the Light Consider I say wether ever any of the holy men of God Christ his Apostles or Ministers did persecute rule threaten or murther the innocent in them or cast any into prison as Robert Dingley and Thomas Bowrman hath done but on the contrary suffered under such an evil adulterous gainsaying and persecuting generation the seed of the Serpent even as the servants of the most high his Children of Light have and doth grievously suffer at this day for bearing testimony for the Lord and against the beast and false Prophet wicked Rulers Priests and People without respect of persons who with their cruel tyranny and oppression smite the guiltles with the fist of wickedness to uphold the Devils dark Dominion and Babylons Marchants the unclean Hireling Priests Sermons and Prayer-sellers who raven like Wolves have wearied the Lord of hosts with their words speaking peace to the wicked who put into their mouths and such who dare not for Conscience sake they prepare war in their hearts and cast them into prisons where sundry have suffered until death * * Read a Book titled a Record of sufferings for tythes a testimony against them for ever who have robbed spoyld and made a Prey of mens goods so that the Scripture is fulfilled upon their heads which said Hosea 6. 9. as troopes of robbers wait for a man so a Company of Priests murther in the way by consent see Micha 3. 11. Jerem 23. Ezek. 34. Esa 56. Math. 23. So that the holy men of God Christ and his Apostles and Ministers did witnesse and pronounced woes against such who did profess and preach the good words who were strangers and persecuted the life from whence the good word came forth freely even as Robert Dingley Thomas Bowrman and the rest of their generation do and have done who walk in the very foot steps of the Scribes and Pharisees and of the false Prophets in Cain Cores and Balaams way Cursed Children that cannot cease from sin 2 Pet. 2. 14. Let such who desire to fear the Lord our God be faithful to the eternal witness the Light of Christ in their Consciences and with a single eye search the Scriptures and see if it be not even so Thus far have I cleard my Conscience for the simples sake as a testimony against the seed of evil doers by whom I suffer with the rest of my Brethren by them known in that which is hid from the eyes which are full of Adultery and cannot cease from sin and to such my flesh is known by the name of Daniel Baker Winchester Bridewel this 2. of the 6. Moneth 58. BY what was last written it may appear who was in the Truth he that was willing to have all things proved and brought to the Light in publick before the people in soberness and plainess or Priest Dingly who unto a reasonable offer did not give a reasonable but an unreasonable answer saying I shall send thee to Prison and then whether he was in the Truth that did cast into Prison without any offence or he that was imprisoned And moreover the fruits of their fasts doth appear who live in pride envy and coveteousness in haling two of the Servants of Christ the same day out of their Synagague and before a Magistrate and cast them into prison and so fulfil the Scripture not knowing the Father nor the Son John 16. 2. 3. and so it 's plain their dayes of fasting is for strife and debate and to smite with the fist of wickedness and such God heareth not for they are according to their fathers of old Esa 58. Again those Priests in the dayes of the King did keep dayes of fasting and praying for their King but was not their murther in their hearts and their sacrifice like Cains for did not they stir up the people to rise and if possible cut off all them that then sought for Truth and liberty and do not the same Priests now even upon their dayes of humiliation stir up the people against us they then called Round heads and now called Quakers if possible to have us all cut off from being a people among them to bear witness against their tyranny and coveteousness and John Hodder Priest of Haychurch in Dorsetshire whose most bloody persecution against me and others have exceeded many he said if his Lord Protector would raise an Army to cut off all the Quakers he would be the first man that would draw the sword Oh! when did ever any man thirst more for blood and are not the Priests always stiring up strife and did not they still pray for the upholding of that which they saw was going down and that which indeed the Lord was overturning looke back and see what an out-cry there was amongst them for their Fathers the Bishops and for their King and see if God did not overturn those that they prayed for and set up those that they prayed against as Hereticks and Rebels to their King and breakers of their Laws and see whether they that prayed for the King and for the King of Scots do not now pray for their Protector who with others was instrumental for the overturning of their Bishops and their King the hand of God being then with him who now hath turned his hand for the Priests whom God is against and hath made a Law for them far exeeding any that was made for them by any King or Queen and therefore now they boast much of their Protector and pray

sentest me to prison with others as a wanderer and now thou wouldest have me give security to stay at home and so to stay from the Parish in which I was born and I did give thee an account that I was born in that Parish and so thou canst not cover thy selfe with saying that I refused to give thee an accu●● and then thou mentions termes of high disrespect brought me under commitment in the mittimus thou said it was for several misdemeanors done at Poulnar though both are false and then wherein art thou to be respected and then to cover thy own respecting of persons thou said others carrying themselves civilly were dismissed which others were John Fry and William Fry who may be men of hundreds a year who with us did not respect thy person though thou aidest respect theirs and said to John Fry thou would shew him all the civill respect as may be and then though thou say I lye under a spirit of error yet thou writ yours John Bulkley which if true then thou art his that is in error but being not true it turnes back upon thee and as for thy prayers I say as he did whose Eyes Christ opened to see beyond all the Hypocrites who cast out him who said we know that God heareth not sinners W. B. It may be observed that William Bayly was born in the Parish that John Bulkley dwelleth and sent him to prison from whereby his folly and madness to all men may appear and that he requires security of him to stay from that Parish where he was born and several people at the same time acquainted him that he was born there wherefore J. B. was ashamed to write the Parish name in the Mittimus but left it vvith a blank as may be seen And in the Mittimus mentions his commiting to be for several misdemeanors and in his next paper he saith it was for refusing to give a ready account of his place of abode with termes of high disrespect and at the assizes he said it was because he would not tell his name and the fourth time he said it was because he would not speak that he sent him to prison which was all far from Truth and if he did not speak how is it that he gave termes of high disrespect may not all people see the madness and folly of John Bulkley who was somewhat offended because it was tould him though not by William Bayly that he was a silly man when he began this blinde persecution with unfound words and actions the which if his words writings and unjust actions hath not already made manifest it may farther appear when his inside is farther discovered A Copy of a Letter to John Bulkley WHat canst thou have more then our lives having first deprived us of our right and liberty in the Nation and taken men up from their Lawful business which they were going upon for the maintenance of them and their families and send them to prison without the least ground of offence according to Law or any Law transgressed and in prison keep them until their bodies had suffered so much in a little time that thou thy selfe took notice that their bodies were altered and countenances changed and then thou promised to speak to the judge for them who did not seek it of thee but gave up their bodies as a living sacrifice then in stead of speaking to the Judge thou did vent forth what thou couldst against them that which was false to at the assize whereby now they who are incent are cast into Bridewel and lyable to whipping blowes nakedness lowsiness and the want of all necessaries and what ever may be inflicted upon our weak bodies by most unreasonable and ungodly men who before we were thus committed to their power did inflict so much upon us that we were sometimes hardly able to bear it as thy own man was something sensible of and the Light of Christ in thy own conscience will let thee see the same though we were not apt to complain but leave it to the Lord who will plead our cause and clear our innocency in the day of his power And this would I lay before thine eyes that thou may be left without excuse that William Bayly having had an ague long and not forth of the town he dwelt in a long time and now hardly able to go though with us about his Lawful occations since he came to prison taken much cold with what was before if he or either of us perish under thy cruelty will not his blood be required at thy hand in the day when the wo will come upon all them that offend the innocent Lambs of Jesus Christ and what is it now that thou seeks after but onely our lives or imprisonment until death being thou hast got an order to keep us in Bridewel until we promise to go or stay at home thou knowing from us that we cannot make that promise and if thou wouldest make mens own houses their Prisons by confining them thereunto and not go forth upon their occasions then should we lose that right and liberty which we long fought for Therefore consider thy actions and bring not innocent blood upon thy head for by the zealous professors did Christ suffer and sufferings is our portion but wo to them by whom the offence commeth for the Lord God of life and power will plead our cause and a witness we have for us in thy own Conscience which when thou art alone will plead our innocency and in secret reprove thee for having a hand against the members of Christ of the which we are who now suffer under thy will though not by the transgression of any Law of England in the which we are free born and known by the Names of H.S. A.M. W.B. A Copy of John Bulkleys Letter to the woman Goaler Mrs. Hobs. I Am informed that the three Quakers are often punished by whipping which though I suppose it done in obedience to the Judges last order whereof I am ignorant being then absent from the bench or else that you would not do it yet in regard of their weak and sickly condition as I am informed I desire you to forbear any farther corporal correction and to afford them convenient accommodation till the approaching sessions when perhaps they may satisfy the bench that they will return home and forbear rambling abroad this from your Friend John Bulkley March the 26. 1658 We having made it appear that we are no wanderers thy own hand writing will stand a witness against thy self and for the innocency of our suffering under thy corrupt will who having no evil to charge us with doest keep our weake bodies under affliction until we give security or promise to stay at home and we do not read of any such blind persecutors as thee in all the Scriptures and here all people may see the fruits of thy wickedness who hast caused the harmles Lambs