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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44231	A brief relation of some part of the sufferings of the true Christians, the people of God, in scorn called Quakers, in Ireland, for these last eleaven years, viz, from 1660 until 1671 with an occasional treatise of their principles and practices briefly stated, whereby the innocency of their cause, for which they so suffer, is not only plainly demonstrated, but also from all false asperations and causeless pretences sufficiently vindicated / collected by T.H. and A.F.	Holme, Thomas, d. 1695.; Fuller, Abraham, d. 1694.	1672 (1672)	Wing H2514; ESTC R7372	56,059	82

Cain in offering Sacrifices nor did either of them seek to compel the other to worship or offer after his way or manner but each of them and so of the succeeding People and Generations until the Law offered and worshipped in divers Places Manners according as they were led and guided in their respective Understandings and such of them as offered in the true Faith of the promised Seed Christ were accepted in their performances and those that did not so offer were rejected Thus Abel offer'd where what and when he pleased offering of the Firstlings of his Flock and the Fat thereof unto which being in the true Faith the Lord had respect And Cain he likewise offered how when and what he pleased viz. Of the Fruit of the Ground which was not accepted with God and so he persecuted and killed his innocent Brother Righteous Abel And Enoch walked with God and not after the manner of mens Wickedness then and thereby pleased God and was translated Noah a just man a Preacher of Righteousness who also walked with God and not after the manner of or with the wicked World then found Grace with the Lord and he and his Family were saved from the Deluge of the World and he built an Altar unto the Lord and thereon offered Burnt-Offerings of every clean Fowl and every clean Beast which was a sweet Savour unto the Lord. Abraham God's Friend believing in God that appeared unto him obtained Favour and was called The Father of the Faithful the Lord called him out of his own Country and from his Kindred and Father's House and he obeyed and went with his Family into Canaan a Land Promised to his Seed where he dwelt and built an Alter unto the Lord at Sichem and Bethel thence he sojourned into Egypt and returned into Canaan and built an Alter at Mamre and the Word of the Lord came unto him and God appeared unto him and made himself known by his Name The Almighty God unto Abraham and said Walk before me walk in my Wayes and not as the Nations walk amongst whom thou livest and be thou perfect he also dwelt in the Land of the Philistines but walked not after their wayes for he planted a Grove in Beersheba and there worshipped the Lord and in Moriah he offered a Ram instead of his Son and as he could not walk as the Nations did who walked not in the Fear of God nor joyn with them in their Worship so neither could he so much as joyn with them in the burying of the dead Body of Sarah but purchased the Cave of Machpelah of Ephron the Hittite for a Burying place And Isaac in whom the Seed was called dwelt under Abimelech amongst the Philistines and joyned not with them in their Worship nor yet in Marrying with them but obeyed his Father Abraham who had streighly charged him not to Marry any of the Daughters of the Cananites and also charged his Son Jacob not to mingle in Marriage with the Cananites which he also observed and the Lord appeared unto him at Beersheba and he there built an Alter to the Lord and called on his Name And Jacob or Israel the prevailing Prince with God in his sojourning in Padan-Aran and in Canaan also he dwelt and followed not the Worships of the Nations amongst whom he lived neither in their Worship as we read of nor in Marriage but erected an Alter at Shalem in Sichem and he built an Alter at Bethel and set up a Pillar of Stone and poured Drink-Offerings and Oyl thereon and he and his twelve Sons and their Families dwelt in Egypt under King Pharoah and after he had been there seventeen Years he dyed but charged his Son Joseph To bury him in Machpelah with Abraham and Sarah Isaac and Rebecca and Leah And we do not find that although he lived in several Countries that he worshipped with the National People nor could he give his dead Body to be buried amongst them And the like did Joseph his Son So as they could not joyn with the strange Nations or Nations that worship or serve strange godds that walked not in the Fear of God in their Life time so they could not give their dead Bodies to lay amongst them Secondly Moses the meek and great Prophet of God worshipped the Lord on an Altar in Rephidem and at Mount Sinai was the Law given forth then the Altar of the Tabernacle was prescribed in the Mount which was a moveable Altar to go along with Israel in their Travels and in the Law is mention made of several Altars for several uses an Altar of Earth for Burnt-Offerings and Peace-Offerings an Altar of Shittim Wood for Burnt-Offerings an Altar of Incense c. And after the Lord had brought the Children of Israel out of Egypt into the Land of Canaan which he promised to Abraham and his Seed they were not to joyn with the National Worshippers or serve other Godds but worship and serve the Living God only whom they knew and whilst they continued obedient unto the Lord in the separation from the false Worshippers and kept the Laws Statutes and Ordinances given by Moses the Lord was with them and amongst them in Moses Josua and the Elders time Judg. 2. 7 8 9 to the end And when there arose a new Generation that turned from the Lord and so lost the knowledge of him and turned to the false Worships of the Nations and took them Wives of their Daughters and followed other Godds then the Anger of the Lord waxed hot against them and he gave them into the hands of their Enemies oftentimes Judg. 3. and when they cryed unto the Lord he heard and answered and sent a Prophet to reprove them for their Back-slidings Judg. 6. 8. and afterwards Solomon built the Temple at Jerusalem for the People to worship in 1 King 6 38. and because of the great Idolatry of other Nations about and amongst them whereby Israel were often drawn away to serve their Godds they were confined to the Temple-Worship and there the Lord promised his Presence if they continued in his Statutes but Solomon went after other Godds and took Wives of the Idolatrous Nations and turned to their Godds and Worships and then the Lord stirred up Adversaries against him and was angry with him and he rent the Kingdom from him and gave Ten parts thereof to his Servant Jeroboam and the rest to his Son Rehoboam 1 King 11. thus was Israel divided and it was then the Duty of all Israel to worship at Jerusalem But Jeroboam after he was King would not observe what the Lord said to him by the Prophet Ahijah 1 King 12. 38. but disobeyed and set up his false National Worship at Samaria for his own ends in order to draw the Peoples minds from the Temple Worship at Jerusalem and to fortifie himself in his new acquired or rather given Kingdom for he for fear the People should worship there as

Friends being assembled in their usual Meeting-place for the End aforesaid were violently taken thereout by a Guard of Souldiers and seventeen Men and six Women of them were put into the main Guard and from thence committed to Newgate Prison where they were kept several dayes by Order of the said Mayor 1661. Robert Turner Tho. Holme James Fade and eighteen more of their Friends were taken out of their said usual Meeting place being then and there met to worship God by a Guard of-Souldiers and committed to Newgate where they were kept several dayes by order of Hyberd Adrian Mayor 1662. Edward Cook Robert Turner Samuel Clarridge and four more Friends were taken out of their said usual Meeting-place by some Souldiers and had before John Cranwell Mayor and by the means of Wil. Davis Recorder sent to Bridewel and after several dayes imprisonment there were released by the said Mayor 1669. Mathias Foster John Savage Wil. Steel Wil. Cleaton John Windor Dennis Rochford Joseph Sleigh Wil. Mayne and Samuel Clarridge being with others of the Lord's People assembled in their Meeting place in Bride-street to wait upon God in his Fear and Worship were taken thereout and had before the said Wil. Davis Recorder who committed them to Prison where they were kept five Weeks in which time they were indicted at the Kings-Bench for being at an Unlawful Assembly but the Bill not found by the Grand-Jury they were discharged by the Court. West-Meath County 1660. John Taylor William Slade and several others being met together in the Fear of the Lord at the said Wil. Slade's House in Athlone had their Meeting broken up by order of Cap. St. George who committed Five of them to Prison for one day and the next day released three of them but kept the said John Taylor and W. Slade in Prison seven Week and then they were released by order from the chief Rulers and the Marshal for the 13 s. 4 d. demanded by him for Fees kept and detain'd as much Clothes as were worth 2 l. Nicholas Starkey for speaking to the said Capt. St. George then Soveraign of Athlone in behalf of his Friends that were then Prisoners for meeting as aforesaid was drove and forced out of Town by the Bell-man by order of the said Soveraign 1661. Wil. Slade Jone Burton and several others being met together to worship God in Athlone had their Meeting violently and rudely broken up and the said W. Slade and six Friends committed to Prison and the said Jone Burton was put in the Stocks and afterwards they were turned out of the Town by the Beadle by order of the said Soveraign Henry Fuller Abraham Fuller John Ball John Cleburne Nicholas Starkey James Wasely Anth. Robinson John English John Wilson Tho. Beale and Giles Harrison as they were ready to go and going to their usual Meeting-place to wait upon and worship God were taken up the 22th day of the 10th Moneth by several Troopers some of the Friends being taken out of their Houses some out of the Fields others out of the High-wayes as the Troopers met them and brought to Kilbeggan and committed to Patrick Henry the Marshal for that Night the next day by a Mittimus from Walter Lambert they were sent from Constable to Constable to the County Goal at Mullengar but before the Marshal delivered them to the Constable he demanded 2 s. 6 d. Fees of the said Hen. Fuller which being not paid he took his Hat and toar John Ball 's Coat in striving to strip him he also stripped off a Coat from another of the Prisoners and thrust him out of Doors to the Constable and with the help of some wicked people Men and Women he had with him he threw John Wilson another of the Prisoners upon the Floor griped him by the Throat took his Coat searcht his Pockets for Money and finding none took away some Linnen and his Hat and after he had much hurt and cruelly used him threw him out of the Doors into the Mire and after the said Prisoners had been kept six Weeks in Prison at Mullengar they were released by Order from the chief Rulers of the Nation Henry Fuller being at the High Sheriffs House to speak for his Friends in Prison at Mullengar was very much abused by Walter Lambert called a Justice who threw a Cup with Beer in it at the said Henry's Face which brake his Nose and spilt his Blood for saying That when people met quietly together to worship God they are Haled Abused and sent to Prison but if as many meet in an Ale-house and Sing Drink Swear and Roar there is little or no notice taken of them Abraham Fuller Hen. Fuller John Cleburne John Ball George Castleton Philip England Hugh Smith Eliza. Hunter Edward and Lucretia Cook and four Friends more were taken out of their usual Meetings at three sundry times by several Constables and had to Mullengar Prison and after several days being there the said Abraham and Henry Fuller John Cleburne John Ball Gee Castleton and Edward Cook were sent by Troopers by order of the said Walter Lambert to Dublin as Ring-Leaders of the Quakers where after a few dayes they were released by John Cranwel Mayor And shortly after at the Quarter-Sessions at Mullengar the rest of the Prisoners were set at Liberty after four Weeks Imprisonment Queens County 1660. William Edmonson John Edmonson Wil. Capton Richard Jackson Wil. Archer and several others being met together at Mountmelick to worship the Lord were taken up and made to appear at the following Assizes by Walter Warnford at which Assizes Judge Booth fined six of them 2 l. a man for which they were kept in Prison about fourteen Weeks 1661. Tobias Pledwel Godfry Cantrel John Gee Wil. Capton Wil. Archer Richard Scot Thomas Stalker being with several others met together at Mountmelick to worship God had their Meeting broken up and committed to Prison by the said Walter Warnford and at the next Assizes Judge Alexander fined eleaven of them 40 l. a man for meeting as aforesaid and they were kept in Prison about five Moneths Caterlough County 1660. Thomas Weston Thomas Chauuders Henry Rose and nine more Friends for meeting together in the Fear of the Lord in Caterlough were apprehended by order of John Masters then Portriff and without Examination or Mittimus committed to Prison till the next Sessions and then indicted and by the Jury found Not Guilty yet on pretence of Fees were kept Prisoners several Moneths and an Order was obtained from the chief Rulers called Lord Justices of the Nation for their Enlargement shew'd to the County Justices who refus'd to release Friends And at the following Assizes Friends were brought before Judge Alexander who reviled them calling them Rogues Rascals Villains c. which is well known to their Neighbours that they are no such Persons being Honest and Industrious Men and caus'd a Bill of Indictment to be drawn up against them and for Meeting together as aforesaid to