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A42523 A record of some persecutions inflicted upon some of the servants of the Lord in South-Wales with the sufferings of many for not paying tithes, not repairing steeple-houses, and for not coming to steeple-houses : also the fruits of some of the priests who are called ministers of the Gospel in South-Wales, and Pembrook-shire, where some persecution hath been at Harford-west, which in short is here also mentioned, which hath not been brought to publick view till now / by Francis Gawler. Gawler, Francis. 1659 (1659) Wing G396; ESTC R39564 21,591 30

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Tythes and some of them durst not receive them for conscience sake the which now they receive and plead for and receive hundreds by the year by it therefore the presence of God is withdrawn from them whom we deny and by their fruits they are known J. N. We will l●t ●hem alone to plead for themselves Answ Do so and let them fight for their God and our weapons shall not be carnal but spiritual R. J. You say the ●ight shines in the heart which gives the knowledge of God in the face of Jesus Christ and in so doing you add to the Scriptures Answ We say the light shines in the heart which gives the knowledge of God in the face of Jesus Christ and if thou denyest it it lyeth upon us to prove it R. J. The Scrip ure doth not say it shines in the heart therefore you add to the Scripture Rob. Jones and the Governor took a Bible and sought the place and they had the words of the place without book but the words the light shines in the heart so they missed to find the place then Fran. Gawlar took the book and concluded with Rob. Jones that if it was not so as he said he must own his error before the people to which he said very good he would do so then F Gawlar turned to the place of Scripture Cor. 2.4 and gave it him to read which he did and honestly confessed his error before the people and said you are in the truth and we are in the error Answ We shall not make thee an offender for a word but if thou hadst had such advantage against us thou wouldst hardly have past it by but we are taught to do fo● thou●and the Governor have asked us many questions which have b●●n answered and you cannot say you are unsatisfied in any one particular Now we would ask you one question Quest Did Peter or Paul speak one thing and mean another when they spake R. Jones Answered Nay they did not speak one thing and mean another Reply Then do not thou make meanings to their words R. Jones Answered I shall not do it Then the Governor and he went out of Will. Bleathins house where many people were a great room full who said one to another the Quakers are in the truth and the Justices are in the error so Eliz. Holmes and E● Edward were brought to the Ale-house and there kept prisoners but people had liberty to come unto them and the room could not contain the people that were there very diligently hearkening unto them who after the Priest had done his exercise were released by J● Nicholas and Robert Jone● the forementioned men called Justices with whom this discourse hath been which we now bring to publike view finding it upon record the which may shame Edward Herbert and other Justices of Glamorgan-shire who have acted contrary to the law of the Nation which is here laid down Again Frar Gawlar several times hath been haled out of the Steeple-house in Cardiffe and in the streets much abused by Drunkards swearers and scolding women namely Anthony P●wry Shoo-maker Thomas Wi●iams James Evans Guy the Fisher who hath been in actual Arms against the Common-wealth and many more and such as these are the Priests guards in the Steeple-houses and streets and by those have we who have been faithful in our places and trusts in the service of the Commonwealth been much abused to the shame of the Magistrates and Priests of Cardif● be it spoken who suffered their former friends to be so dealt with onely for clearing their consciences to their former Teachers namely E. El●● and Josuah Miller who did in Cardif● boast in the Post-masters house at one time that if any of the Quakers would come to their meetings he would dispute accordingly Francis Gawlar was moved to go to the Steeple-house in Cardiff where hundreds of people were expecting some things then Francis Gawlar spake unto him to which he returned and said Go stitch thy hats and so like a hireling fled before half his Sermon was ended and the next day he did endeavor to Imprison Francis Gawlar who by a warrant was brought before the Bayliffs who cleared him understanding how the Priest had boasted before and would not stand but fled before half his Sermon was ended the which tormented him and his shame was so great that he endeavored to clear himself by a book called Antichrist in 〈◊〉 man the Quakers Idol which was answered read the book entituled Antichrist in man Christs enemy wherein his lying is made manifest and damnable doctrine who saith It s an error if not damnable to say that Christ is the wa● to salvati●n this he affirms in his book page 13. line 5. and 6. So its little matter what such a man as this protests before angels or men who holds such a doctrine and saith Lying is ●●s●● but a change of the mind this hath been charged upon him and is ready to be proved by witnesses and for this he stroke Francis Gawlar with his kane with his two hands in Cardiff Again Francis Gawlar for asking Benjamin Flower Priest a question in Cardiff in the Steeple-house where the Judges of the County were present a warrant was given forth with John Gibbs a Lawyer John Herbert Rice Davis and John Fennels hands to it and according to their warrant F. Gawler was apprehended and brought before them in the Town Hall in Cardi● where the Constables were commanded to take off his hat but they were not willing to do it but fearing their threatenings with a fine took off his Castor from his head which was never brought home to him to this day and by them he was committed to prison which was a breach of their Sabbath and the Law of t●e Nation being done on the first day of the week the which was not proved against him yet by them was he kept prisoner for many moneths and at one time he speaking to Priest Flower in the street passing by he was that night set up close prisoner about the ninth or tenth hour of the night by the Serjeants who as they said were commanded so to do by Reece Davis who was in the Priests house that night and a time after N. S. wife went to Reece D●vis unknown to F. G. and asked him if he would give F.G. leave to go to a meeting his answer was If F. G. would promise to let Mr. Flower as he called him alone he would let him forth of prison but no such promise F.G. could make and so was kept close prisoner a long time and after was released and never brought to tryal So J. H. being dead and J. F. being since convinced of the evil of his ways we shall ask John Gibbs Lawyer and Riece Davis Baylie whether they did do as they would be done by in taking F.G. Castor which was worth a great deal of money and whether they sold it we know not but we know the Lawyer