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A57718 New-England a degenerate plant who having forgot their former sufferings ... are now become famous among the nations in bringing forth the fruits of cruelty ... published for the information of all sober people who wish to know how the state of New-England now stands ... / the truth of which we are witnesses (who by their cruel hands have suffered) Iohn Rous, Iohn Copeland, Samuel Shattock, Nicholas Phelps, Josiah Soutwick. Whereunto is annexed a copy of a letter which came from one who hath been a magistrate among them. Rous, John, d. 1695. 1659 (1659) Wing R2043; ESTC R28819 13,811 20

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it come to 12. or 13 l. if he had it but to pay them and these men altering this Law now in March yet left it dated June the 6th 1651. and so it stands as the Act of a General court they to be the Authors of it seven years before it was in being and so you your self have your part and share in it if the Recorder lie not but what may be the reason that they should not by another Law made and dated that court as well effect what was intended as by altering a word and so the whole sence of the Law and leave this their Act by the date of it charged on another courts account surely the chief instruments in the businesse being privy to the Act of Parliament for liberty should too openly have acted repugnant to a Law of England but if they can do the thing and leave it on a court as making it six years before the Act of Parliament there can be no danger in this and that they were privy to the Act of Parliament for liberty to be then in being is evident that the Deputies might be free to act it they told us that now the Protector stood not engaged to the articles for liberty for the Parliament had now taken the power into to their own hands and had given the Protector a new Oath onely in general to maintain the Protestant Religion and so produced the oath in a Paper in writing whereas the Act of Parliament and the Oath are both in one book in Print so that they that were privy to the one could not be ignorant of the other but still all is well if we can but keep the people ignorant of their liberties and Priviledges then we have liberty to act in our own wills what we please we are wrapped up in a Labyrinth of confused Laws that the free mens power is quite gone and it was said last June Court by one that they knew nothing the freemen had there to do Sandwitch men may not go to the Bay least they be taken up for Quakers William N●land was there about his occasions some ten dayes since and they put him in prison 24 hours and sent for divers to witness against him but they had not proof enough to make him a Quaker which if he had he should have been whipt nay they may not go about their own occasions in other Towns in our Colony but warrants lie in ambush to apprehend them and bring them before a Magistrate to give an account of their businesse Some of the Quakers from Road Island came to bring them goods to trade with them and that for far reasonabler terms then the professing oppressing Merchants of the Country but that will not be suffered that unlesse the Lord step in to their help and assistance in some way beyond mans conceiving their case is sad and to be pitied and truly it moves bowels of compassion from all sorts except those in place who carry with a high hand towards them through mercy we have as yet amongst us worthy Mr. Dunster whom the Lord has made boldly to bear testimony against the Spirit of persecution Our Bench now is Thomas Prince Governour Mr. Collier Captain Willet Captain Winslow Mr. Alden Lieutenant Southworth William Bradford Thomas Hinkly Mr. Collier last June would not sit on the Bench if I sat there and now will not sit the next year unlesse he may have 30 l. sit by him our Court and Deputies last June made Captain Winslow a Major surely we are all mercenary Souldiers that must have a Major imposed on us Doubtlesse the next Court they may choose us a Governor and Assistants also a free man shall need to do nothing but bear such burdens as shall be laid upon him Mr. Alaen has deceived the expectation of many and indeed lost the affections of such as I judge were his cordiall Christian friends who is very active in such wayes as I pray God may not be charged on him to be oppressions of a high nature Written in December 1658. This Letter was published not by the direction or knowledge of the Author who sent it over to his friend for private information but seeing that upon the perusall it is found to be of publick concernment which coming into the hands of some it was thought meet to be published to the view of all Even the sea Monsters draw out the breasts they give suck to their young ones The Daughter of my people is become cruel like the Ostriches in the wildernesse Lament 4.3 THE END
New-England A Degenerate PLANT Who having forgot their former Sufferings and lost their ancient tenderness are now become famous among the Nations in bringing forth the fruits of cruelty wherein they have far outstript their Persecutors the Bishops as by these their ensuing LAWS you may plainly see Published for the information of all sober People who desire to know how the state of New-England now stands and upon what foundation the New-England Churches are built and by whose strength they are upholden now they are degenerated and have forsaken the LORD The Truth of which we are Witnesses who by their cruel hands have suffered Iohn Rous Strangers Iohn Copeland Strangers Samuel Shattook Inhabitants Nicholas Phelps Inhabitants Iostah Southwick Inhabitants Whereunto is annexed a Copy of a Letter which came from one who hath been a Magistrate among them to a friend of his in London wherein he gives an account of some of the cruel suffering of the people of God in those parts under the Rulers of new-New-England and their unrighteous Laws LONDON Printed in the Year 1659. New-England a Degenerate Plant as is manifest by their following Laws At a General Court held at Boston the 14. of October 1656. VVHereas there is a cursed Sect of Hereticks lately risen up in the World which are commonly called Quakers who take upon them to be immediately sent of God and infallibly assisted by the spirit to speak and write blasphemous opinions despising Government and the order of God in Church and Common-Wealth speaking evil of Dignities reproaching and reviling Magistrates and Ministers seeking to turn the people from the faith and gain proselytes to their pernicious wayes This Court taking into serious consideration the premises and to prevent the like mischief as by their means is wrought in our native Land doth hereby order and by the Authority of this Court be it ordered and enacted That what Master or Commander of any Ship Bark Pink or Catch that shall henceforth bring into any Harbour Creek or Cove within this Jurisdiction any Quaker or Quakers or other blasphemous Hereticks shall pay or cause to be paid the Fine of one hundred pounds to the Treasurer of the Countrey except it appear he want true knowledge or information of their being such and in that case he hath liberty to clear himself by his oath when sufficient proofe to the contrary is wanting and for default of good payment or good security for it shall be cast into prison and there to continue till the said sum be satisfied to the Treasurer as aforesaid and the Commander of any Catch Ship or Vessel that shall bring them being legally convicted shall give in sufficient security to the Governor or any one or more of the Magistrates who have power to determine the same to carry them back to the place whence he brought them and on his refusal so to do the Governor or one or more of the Magistrates are hereby impowered to issue out his or their Warrants to commit such Master or Commander to prison there to continue till he give in sufficient security to the content of the Governor or any of the Magistrates as aforesaid And it is hereby further ordered and enacted That what Quaker soever shall arrive in this Countrey from forreign parts or shall come into this Jurisdiction from any parts adjacent shall be forthwith committed to the house of Correction and at their entrance to be severely whipt and by the Master thereof to be kept constantly to work and none suffered to converse or speak with them during the time of their imprisonment which shall be no longer then necessity require And it is ordered If any person shall knowingly import into any harbour of this Jurisdiction any Quakers Books or Writings concerning their Devillish Opinions shall pay for every such Book or Writing being legally proved against him or them the sum of five pounds And whosoever shall disperse or conceal any such Book or Writing and it be found with him or her or in his or her house and shall not immediately deliver the same to the next Magistrate shall forfeit and pay five pounds for the dispersing or concealing of every such Book or Writing And it is hereby further enacted That if any person within this Collony shall take upon them to defend the heretical Opinions of the said Quakers or any of their books or Papers as aforesaid if legally proved shall be fined for the first time forty shillings if they shall persist in the same and shall 〈…〉 the second time 4. l. if notwithstanding 〈…〉 defend and maintain the said Quakers heretical Opinions they shall be committed to the house of correction till there be convenient passage to send 〈◊〉 out of the L●●● being sentenced by the Court of A●●●… 〈…〉 hereby ordered That w●●… 〈…〉 soever shall revile the person of M●g●●rates or M●●●●… as is usual with the Quakers each person or persons shall be severely Whipt or pay the sum of Five pounds This is a true Copy of the Courts Order as Attests Edward Rawson Secretary Made at the General Court held at Boston the 14 of October 1657. AS an Addition to the late Order in reference to the Coming or bringing in any of the cursed Sect of the Quakers into this Jurisdiction It is Ordered That whosoever shall from henceforth bring or cause to be brought directly or indirectly any known Quaker or Quakers or other Blasphemous Hereticks into this Jurisdiction every such persons shall forfeit the sum of One hundred pounds to the Country and shall by Warrant from any Magistrate be committed to Prison there to remain till the penalty be satisfied and paid And if any Person or Persons within this Jurisdiction shall henceforth entertain and conceal any such Quaker or Quakers or other blasphemous Hereticks knowing them so to be every such person shall forfeit to the Country Forty shillings for every hours entertainment and concealment of any Quaker or Quakers c. as aforesaid and shall be committed to Prison as aforesaid till the forfeitures be fully satisfied and paid And it is further Ordered That if any Quaker or Quakers shall presume after they have once suffered what the Law requireth to come into this Jurisdiction every such Male-quaker shall for the first Offence have one of his Ears cut off and be kept at work in the House of Correction till he can be sent away at his own Charge And for the second Offence shall have his other Ear cut off and kept at the House of Correction as aforesaid And every Woman-quaker that hath suffered the Law here that shall presume to come into this Jurisdiction shall be severely whipt and kept at the House of Correction at Work till she be sent away at her own Charge and so also for her comidg again she shall be alike used as aforesaid And for every Quaker he or shee that shall a Third time herein again Offend they shall have their Tongues bored through with a hot