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A45674	The lamentable cry of oppression, or, The case of the poor, suffering & persecuted people called Quakers in and about Fakenham in Norfolk shewing the cruelty, injustice and inhumanity of several magistrates, officers and informers in those parts against the said people for these many years, in the great spoil and havock of their goods and estates ... / by ... Joseph Harrison.	Harrison, Joseph.; Cater, Samuel, d. 1711. Postscript.	1679 (1679)	Wing H898; ESTC R31092	29,850	90

his Supper as his Wife says as well as ever he did and after he had sup't suddenly fell down on the Floar and his Daughter skreck't out and he stared on her it seems and so dyed very full of Vermine and he had a nasty stinking Body by his Life time and so he dyed and it was very hard to get any Body to carry him to burying only the Over-seers for the Poor hired four men to carry him Note also That notwithstanding all the Money and Goods that he had gotten from the Sufferers by his Informing the Parish was fain to keep him before he dyed and be at the Charge of burying him and also now are fain to keep his Wife who was a Companion with him in this Wicked Work Note also That John Richmond a Companion of the aforesaid Watt in his Informing who having had before pretty well about him is since come to take Collection of the Parish Attested by Joseph Harrison Anne Harrison Edmund Peckover Margaret Peckover Tho. Watson and his Wife Joseph Peckover Upon the 16th day of the 6th moneth 78. John Hilyard Priest and Justice so called issued out a Warrant to levy 20 l. upon the Goods of Joseph Harrison for a Meeting which the said Warrant said was at his House the 14th of July 78. not expressing the Informers Names and in pusuance of this Warrant the 12th of the 7th moneth 78. the Officers of Fakenham viz. Tho. Bretland Warden Tho. Salmon Constable Hen. Gogney Over-seer came to Joseph Harrison's Stall as he stood in the Market and took from him seven stone and twelve pound of Beef worth 18 s. The 19th day of the same moneth Tho. Salmon and Edward Beston Constables Hen. Gogney and Rob. Dolton Over-seers came again to Jos Harrison's Stall in the Market and took from him seven stone and nine pound of Beef worth 16 s. The 26th of the same moneth the said Officers went to Joseph's stall again and took eight stone seven pound of Beef worth 18 s. The 10th of the 8th moneth Hen. Gogney Rob. Dolton Rich. Pawly and Tho. Bretland came again to his Stall and took eight stone and four pound of Beef worth 18 s. The 23d of the same the said Officers came again with T. Garret the Butcher Constable came to Joseph's House and finding the Shop door locked asked him to open it which Joseph refused Bretland said He must break it up Ioseph told him It was more than the Law required Bretland replyed He cared not for that he was ordered so to do so they brake open the Door and took 5. quarters of Beef 2. Tallow-loaves-2 H●des in all worth 3 l. 10 s. The 6th of the 9th moneth some of the same Officers came again to the House of Joseph Harrison to levy for the same fine and threatned to break open the Door for they had such Order they said from the Magistrate Ioseph replyed They had no such Order from the King and Parliament yet they brake open the Door and took to the value of seven quarters of Beef and two Tallow-loaves worth 3 l. 15 s. Note It s credibly reported that some of the Officers sold this Beef for 8d per stone though Joseph sold of the same for 2 s. 4 d. per stone and the Tallow for 8 d. a stone and Joseph sold his Tallow about that time for 3 s. 8 d. per stone at fourteen pound to the stone The 14th of the same moneth Tho. Bretland Warden Tho. Garret Butcher Fran. Page and Rich. Pawly Constables Rob. Dolton Overseer went to Joseph Harrison's when he was from home and they brake up several Doors and took away about fourteen stone of Beef three quarters of Mutton four Tallow-loaves worth together 2 l. 5 s. The same day in the afternoon Page Dolton Gogney and Pawly came into the Market to Joseph's Stall and took away from him eight stone of Beef worth 16 s. The 12th of the 10th moneth the Officers came again to his Stall and took as much Beef as was worth above 18 s. The 19th day they came again to his Stall to levy and took nine stone of Beef worth 18 s. The same day Ioseph's Son brought two Bullock's Hides into Market they took them also away which were worth above 1 l. The same day Ioseph brought more Beef into Market for his Customers and as soon as he had cut it out Bretland Gogney Garret and Pawly came again and took it all not suffering him to sell any to his Customers it was worth about 16 s. Upon the 9th of the 7th moneth 1678. Will. Leverington Iohn Ditchwell and Iohn Williamson Officers of Walsingham came to Natahaniel Vrine of the same Town with a Warrant from the aforesaid Iohn Hilyard and for a fine of 10 s. imposed on him for himself and his Wife being at the Meeting at Joseph Harrison's the 14th of the 5th moneth aforesaid and they took from him 15 l. of Tobacco cut and dryed worth 12 s. besides a Box with it The 17th of the 6th moneth 1678. Tho. Bretland Warden Tho. Garret Tho. Salmon and Edw. Beston Constables and Robert Dolton Overseer come to Edmund Peckover's Shop with a Warrant granted forth by John Hilyard the said Priest Magistrate to strain for 10 s. for Margaret his Wife being at a Meeting at J. Harrison's House the 14th of the 5th moneth and they took in Money 10 s. they took 5 s. more at the same time for their Son Walker Peckover although not mentioned in the said Warrant The 18th of the 12th moneth Tho. Bretland Rob. Sheldrake Wardens Hen. Gogney and Rob. Dolton Over-seers and Francis Page a Constable come to Edmund Peckover's Shop with a Warrant from Iohn Hilyard aforesaid to strein for 15 s. for a Meeting at Joseph Harrison's for which they took a piece of fine Holland of about twenty two yards worth about 3 l. About the 12th of the 12th moneth 78. J. Hilyard aforesaid granted a Warrant against Edm. Peckover to have him brought before him and to bring Sureties for his Good Behaviour because being Over-seer for the Poor in the Town of Fakenham he refused to strein the Goods of Joseph Harrison for a Meeting the fourteenth of the fifth moneth at the House of the said Joseph Harrison whereupon the said Iohn Hilyard granted a Warrant to strein 5 l. upon the said Edm. Peckover's Goods for which fine of 5 l. Tho. Bretland with some other Officers went to a Chest of the said E. P's where some of his best Goods were and took 4. whole pieces of Searge with 5 other pieces of Stuff about 12. yards of Hair-Camblet and ten yards of Hair Grogrin they returned part of these Goods but kept for the said 5 l. fine to the value of 13 l. and upward Rob. Curby of Holt was fined for a Meeting at the same Town upon the 30th of the 10th moneth 78. the sum of 10 l. 5s More the said Robert was fined for a Meeting at Holt

of 4 s. Thomas Watson having been a Prisoner a long time coming home to see his Wife and small Children they took away his Coat for his Wife 's absenting from their Worship Sarah Pond had taken from her a Chair-Table upon the account aforesaid Allice Williamson had taken from her the Covering of her Bed to the value of 4 s. Note William Hemsteely and others they carryed to Prison because they could not take a Distress of them In the same year 68. Henry Gibbs William Wasy and Richard Fideman being at Joseph Harrison's House there came Richard Jessup and Robert Shildrake Churchwardens so called and Tho. Whidby Constable and pulled them out of his House and carryed them in a Cart before Christopher Calthorp called a Justice who dwelt near the Town of Fakenham who required them to find Suerties for their good Behaviour they refusing not being guilty of the Breach thereof he committed them to Prison In the year 69. Hen. Gibbs William Wasey John Wade Robert Peatree Hugh Sheltram Robert Southgate Richard Rouse and Nicholas Witeman being met together with others at the House of Joseph Harrison in Fakenham they were stayed by the Constables until the aforesaid Christopher Calthorp came to them with several disorderly people following of him and he committed the abovesaid Persons to Prison A further Accompt of some of the Sufferings of the People of God called Quakers in and about Fakenham in Norfolk with the Names of some of those Justices Informers Constables and other Officers concerned therein being chiefly for meeting together to wait upon and worship the living God and because of their Dissent from the Publick Worship or Church so called JOseph Harrison of Fakenham was fined 5 l. for a Meeting at his House about the 29th of the 3d moneth 1670. and had taken from him about the 2d of the 5th moneth following by the Officers of the said Town William Watt being Informer two Feather Beds two Feather Boulsters one Flight Boulster a Rugg Curtains Vallans Curtain-Rods two Bed Blankets and a pair of Sheets four Darnick Stools two Darnick Chairs three great Green Chairs and a Bed-cord all worth 7 l. Robert Southgate of Twyford was fined 5 l. for the same Meeting at Joseph Harrison's the 29th of the 3d moneth 1670. and had these Goods taken from him viz. One Side of Beef one Bullock's Hide a Side of Mutton and several other Joynts of Mutton certain Swine two Cupboards and other Goods valued at 5 l. 15 s. John Wade was fined 20 l. for a Meeting at his House in Twyford the 5th of the 4th moneth 1670. and had taken from him by Warrant from Doctor Herbert Ashly called a Justice as followeth Two Horses a Cart a Plough and other Husbandry Goods a Bedstead several Chairs and other valuable Houshold Goods to the value of 24 l. 13 s. Joseph Harrison was fined 5 s. for being at the same Meeting and had taken from him a Brass Pot and a Warming-pan worth 10 s. Robert Southgate was fined 5 s. for being at the same Meeting and soon after had taken from him by Edward Winter and John Banes by Warrant from the aforesaid Herbert Ashly one Bullock's Hide a Neat's Tongue and a Cheek worth 8 s. Robert Southgate was fined more by the said Justice 9 l. 13 s. 2 d. for the House He was fined 10 s. more for the second Offence so called for being at a Meeting at John Wade's aforesaid upon the 26th of the 4th moneth 1670. by the said Justice He was also fined for the said Meeting 9 l. 10 s. more for the House by the said Justice so called and about the 28th of the same moneth Edward Winter and John Browne Constables of Bintree and Twyford came into the said Robert's House to strain for the last three Fines being all expressed in one Warrant and they took from him four Cows one Calf one Cart one Bed as it stood one Feather Bed more one Rugg with all the Furniture belonging to the Bed except the Bedstead four Brass Kettles one Brass Morter several great Pewter Dishes one Framed Table one Chair Table with several other Houshold Goods worth 30 l. Joseph Harrison was fined 15 s. for himself and his Wife for being at the same Meeting by Warrant from the said Dr. Ashly and had taken from him a Horse with Bridle and Saddle Pillion and Pillion-cloth and Foot-stool as they came riding worth 4 l. 10 s. He was fined 3 l. 1 s. 4 d. ob more for a part of John Wade's Fine for the House for the said Meeting and had taken from him one Horse three Pewter Dishes two Porrigers a Tankard a Candlestick a Brass Pot a Brass Kettle a Skimmer a Casting Ladle and a Form all worth 4 l. Edmund Peckover of Fakenham was fined 5 s. for his Wife 's being at the aforesaid Meeting and had taken from him in Money 5 s. There being a Meeting at the House of Joseph Harrison in Fakenham the 2d of the 5th moneth 1670. and Samuel Cater being there and declaring the Truth to the people present William Watt his Wife came and after some time went to inform the Officers thereof who came and had Friends before Christopher Calthorp a Justice who asked her tendring her the Oath To speak the Truth and nothing but the Truth of what she saw and heard asking her If she was in the Room where the Meeting was She said No but was at the Door He asked Why she went not in She said The Room was so full she could not get in The said Justice ask't her What Samuel said in the Meeting and she told him Words that Samuel did not speak Samuel appealed to the Officers that heard him who said The Woman Lyed and they were not his Words then Samuel appealed to the Justice to do us right there being no Cause he should convict us by her Testimony and she for her own Ends to accomplish her Ungodly Desires spake that which was not true as it did appear to him The Justice answered He did not believe all was true she said but he did believe that he Preached at Joseph Harrison 's House and for that he would fine Samuel Twenty Pounds which accordingly he did and sent the Records of Conviction to the Magistrates at Elye who sent out their Warrants and took away his Goods Joseph Harrison was fined 5 l. for the said Meeting being at his House and had taken from him by Warrant from the said Christopher Calthorp one Brightus Justices so called two Bedsteads a Tester five Chairs two Chests one Pewter Case two Tables one Bed-cord one Glass-Case one Cow four little Hoggs and one Sow all worth 6 l. 10 s. Mary Johnson was fined 5 l. for part of Joseph Harrison's fine for the said Meeting being at his House and had Goods taken away from her to the value of 7 l. Edmund Peckover aforesaid was fined 15 s. for his Wife 's being at two Meetings at Joseph

aforesaid 40 s. for her Husband and her self 5 s. for Theodora Todd and 5 l. for Joseph Harrison for the House and they took away five Mileh Cows worth about 12 l. Note That Francis his Wife was but at one of the Meetings yet Nicholas Hill and Chr. Overton swore she was at both The 25th of the 7th moneth 1674. the Officers of Coltreak went to the House of William Woode to strain for 15 s. for his Wife 's being at two Meetings at Joseph Harrison's and they took a Feather Bed and a Feather Pillow a Bed-blanket a pair of Sheets a Brass Pot and a Kettle worth above 1 l. 5 s. Note The man was not one called a Quaker The 30th of the 8th moneth 74. the Officers of Swanton-overs went to Robert Southgate's to levy 3 l. 10 s. viz. for himself 10 s. for young Anne Harrison and the Widow May 15 s. for Anne Bee 10 s and for Joseph Harrison 1 l. 15 s. and the said Officers viz. James Naylor and Tobias Hasting Constables Richard Morrice Over-seer Robert Goddard the younger and Isaac Wale Wardens Nayler and Goddard with a great Trove Hammer brake up a Door that was locked and took away a fat Swine worth 1 l. Soon after they came again to make up their fine and brake up a Chamber Door which they did with that Violence that they brake his Iron Butchering-Ax and some other things with doing it and then took away two Feather Pillows with a Pillow Case a new Blanket and a Bullock's Hide all worth 17 s. Note There was a Bed and Boulster and other things taken away from Robert at the same time which a Neighbour of his would buy of the Officers and return again to Robert The 30th of the 8th moneth the Officers of Fakenham went to Anne Bee for 10 s. for being at the said two Meetings at Joseph Harrison's she was fined 20 s. but they got 10 s. of it of Robert Southgate aforesaid and they took from her a Cupboard-Table a Kettle and a Feather Pillow And upon the 5th of the 2d moneth 75. they went to her again to make up the fine and took an Iron Pot with the Hooks and her Hat in all worth 14 s. The 20th day of The 7th moneth 74. Friends being peaceably met to wait upon God at the House of Joseph Harrison in Fakenham William Watt and Nich. Hill Informers Humphry Moore a Constable and Chr. Overton Overseer came in and staid some time and took the Names of several Friends and the said Informers went to one Robert Walpoole a Justice so called and swore they heard Joseph Harrison say They were met to Worship God and they could do no otherwise the Magistrate told Joseph the Informers said so though there was not one word spoke to them whereupon he gave them a Warrant wherein he fined Joseph Harrison 10 l. and Edmund Peckover 10 l. viz. 20 s. for him and his Wife 10 s. for their Son Joseph 10 s. for their Daughter Rebeckah 10 s. for their Maid Martha Phillips and 7 l. 10 s. for Joseph Harrison and some others were fined by him for that Meeting So upon the 14th day of the 8th moneth 74. the Officers of Fakenham John Bately and William Sudbury Constables and Chr. Overton Over-seer went to Joseph Harrison's with the aforesaid Warrant to levy the said 10 l. and they took two fat Bullocks worth 6 l. The 28th of the said moneth the said Officers took from the said Joseph by the said Warrant his Cow he having no more to succour his Children withal worth 2 l. 10 s. The 10th of the 10th moneth 74. they went to Joseph Harrison's Stall in the Market in Fakenham and told him They had not their Fine up yet so they took a Side of Beef weighed 12. Stone and nine Pound fourteen pound to the stone worth 1 l. 10 s. The 17th of the same moneth some of them came again to his Stall in the Market and told him They wanted about 20 s. still of the Fine so they took from him ten stone seven pound of Beef fourteen pound to the stone worth 1 l. 4 s. The 17th of the 8th moneth 74. the Officers of Fakenham viz. Fran. Page and Covenant Hompsteely Wardens Chr. Over-son and Will. Sippense Over-seers John Cooke Will. Sudbury and John Bately Constables went to Edmund Peckover's Shop and said They came to levy 10 l. by the said Warrant from Justice Walpoole for the said Meeting the 20th of the seventh moneth and they took as followeth Forty four yards and one half of Holland ten yards one quarter of Stript Linnen four yards one half of full Searge nineteen yards of red Semperternum fifteen yards one half of Searge six yards one quarter of Full'd Searge four yards three quarters more of Searge all worth 8 l. Some time in the 10th moneth following some of the said Officers went to Edmund's Shop again and found a Purse with Money and told out 5 l. in the Absence of Edmund and his Wife which they carryed away 5 l. The 15th of the 10th moneth 74. the Officers of Walsingham went to Nathaniel Vrines of the same Town with two Warrants one from the said Justice Walpoole for 10 s. and one from Justice Crow aforesaid for 40 s. for a Meeting at Joseph Harrison's in the 5th moneth foregoing and they took from him a Mare worth 3 l. About the same time the Officers of Swanton-overs viz. Will. Girling and Jacob Webster Constables Richard Morrice and Isaac Wale Overseers and Robert Goddard Warden went to Robert Southgate's with a Warrant from the said Justice Walpoole to strain for 7 l. viz. for himself and his Wife 20 s. for Thomas Watson and his Wife 20 s. for young Anne Harrison 10 s. for Anne Bee 10 s. for Mary May 10 s. for Theodora Todd 10 s. for Elizabeth Todd 10 s. and for Ioseph Harrison 50 s. and they took from him two Cows a Mare a Saddle and Bridle all worth 7 l. 10 s. Here follows a Copy of part of a Warrant granted by Justice Bedingfield so called of Wighton near Walsingham upon the Information of William Watt the old Informer and his Son in Law Henry Nichols WHereas upon the Information of William Watt of the Parish of St. Peters in the City of Norwich Sadler and Henry Nichols of Fakenham in the County aforesaid taken upon Oath before me Christopher Bedingfield Esq one of his Majesty's Justice of the Peace for this County That on Sunday the 26th of November last past divers Persons whose Names are hereunder written to the Number of above five all his Majesty's Subjects and above the Age of sixteen years were present at an Unlawful Assembly Conventicle or Meeting under Colour or Pretence of Religion in other manner than according to the Liturgy of the Church of England in the House of Joseph Harrison in the Parish of Fakenham above said contrary to the Law in such Case made and provided