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A65840	A brief account of some of the late and present sufferings of the people called Quakers for meeting together to worship God in spirit and truth, being prosecuted by the statute of the 22th Car. 2. Cap. I., entituled, An act to prevent & supress seditious conventicles, by the prosecution of which act many families have had their estates wholly wasted and ruined, contrary to the law of God, the antient laws of the kingdom, and to nature itself : together with a particular account of such of the above said people who have dyed prisoners, from the year 1660 to 1880, I. for meeting together to worship God, &c., II. for refusing for conscience sake to swear in any case, III. for not going to the parish church, and not paying to the repair of the same, and not paying offering money, small tythes, &c. : humbly presented to the King, Lords & Commons in Parliament assembled.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1680 (1680)	Wing W1894; ESTC R19963	71,889	142

But Appeal was made to the Sessions and the said John Proud and other Persons cleared Notes of the Injustice of Informers and Magistrates in this County of York MAry Todd a poor Widdow for having a Meeting at her house one Francis Driffield called a Justice sent a Warrant to bring her before him but she being Aged was not able to ride nor go on foot so far then he gave order to distrain 20 l. 5 s. on her Goods The Informers told him Her Goods were not worth so much Well said he take all she hath which they performed as near as they could not leaving her a Bed to lie on taking her very Clothes though she was but a poor Widdow Aged and in Debt Wllliam Thornaby the Younger and John Allison both of Richmond grand Informers searching for a Meeting at a Widdows House where they found three Persons visiting the Widdows Daughter who lay very weak not likely to live and whilst they were searching there came in two other Persons accidentally one of which was a Kinswoman and no Quaker as was afterwards proved nevertheless Thornaby set down their Names and went to James Metcalfe called a Justice who fined the Persons and granted a Warrant to distrain but the Sufferers appealing the most moderate Justices judged this hard measure and illegal and ordered the Money to be returned This is only noted to shew the Wickedness of these Informers and Justice and what a Prey they would have made upon Innocent People if they had not been prevented A further Account from the County of Somerset For a Meeting at Glastonbury the 12th Moneth 1679. TAken from John Clothier of East Lidford on the 22th of the 7th moneth 1679. by Edward Chapman the elder and Edward C●apman the younger and Thomas Lynterne two fatting Oxen worth near 15 l. and since sold For a fine as it s said of 10 l. 10 s. upon a pretended Conviction made before Bishop Mew or John Baylie hi● Chancellor Taken from Henry Gundry of Streat by Warrant of D●stress from John Baylie the Bishops Chancellor two young Oxen worth about 7 l. for a fine of 3 l. 5 s. laid upon his Wife for being at a Meeting at Glastonbury Henry Gundry himself being a Prisoner See the Injustice and Ignorance of the man how he acts contrary to Law and Justice to lay a Fine of 3 l. 5 s. upon a man's Wife for being at a Meeting and leavied upon her Husbands Goods and he not at the Meeting when the utmost for her being there could have been but 5 s. or 10 s. to be leavied upon her Husbands Goods Taken from William Hulett of Streat for a Meeting at Glastonbury two Pots worth near 1 l. 10 s. Thomas Dickerson of Pilton fined 5 l. for Jasper Batt and Elizabeth Olliffe for a Meeting in the House of Vincent Boldy in Glastonbury as charged and 10 s. for himself for the second Offence by Warrant granted from Peter Mew Bishop of Bath and Wells and John Baylie his Chancellor and Brother-in-Law and several other Fines laid and Warrants issued out but no certain Account thereof yet given BREWTEN Taken from John Martin of Brewten on the 9th day of the 12th moneth 1679. by Warrant from Maurice Berkly called Lord Fitz Harding and Francis Paulett of Wells for a Meeting at Thomas Whitheads in Brewten a Horse worth about 3 l. for a fine of 2 l. 5 s. laid on the said John Martin's Wife the Horse was taken by Edward Chicke and Henry Albin Wardens and Thomas Patter Constab●e and sold which since is rid about by Jane Berkly the said Justices Daughter For a Meeting at Gregory Stoak in the 5th moneth 1680. John Cuffe of Aishill fined 10 l. and odd Money and his Goods seized to a considerable value by Warrant from Henry Walrond a Justice of Peace so called who hath made much spoil upon Friends even to his own undoing as many think John Pinny fined 10 l. and odd Money and seizure made upon his Goods by Warrant from Henry Walrond Francis Scott of Hambridge fined 10 l. and odd Money and Warrant issued for leavying the same from the said Henry Walrond John Coate of Kingsbury fined 10 l. and odd Money and Warrant issued to leavy the same upon his Goods and Chattles from the said Henry Walrond and several other Fines laid and Warrants issued by the said Walrond but no certain account thereof yet given September 1680. Robert Abbott an Inn-keeper in the Town of Ivelchester fined 40 l. and by Warrant of Distress from the said Henry Walrond leavyed on his Goods and Chattles by Robert Morris and Giles Bale for two Meetings as the said Walrond alledgeth at one and the same hour and in one and the same house the one of men and the other of women they being several of them the said Robert Abbotts Guests and lodged in his House and did meet to confer about Provisio● for the Poor Fatherless and Widdows which they account a Christian Duty and a good Work and were never questioned for such Meetings before this time and now most sober People do judge That it s done only for Gain and Advantage by the said Captain Walr●nd and the Broomes his assistants and adherents who have made much spoil upon the Country and out of Envy to the said Robert Abbott because he would not vote for such Persons as he and many others thought not fit to be chosen to sit in Parliament and as it s reported part of the said 40 l. distributed to several Persons of Ivelchester who are not th● Poor but paid as a Gratuity or Reward for their Service in voting against the present Members of Parliament for that Town Mention being made before pag. 73. that the Widdow Tyler was fined 4 l. for being at her Husbands burial it may be noted she had two Cows taken from her for the said fine worth 9 l. AN ACCOUNT Of Such as Dyed in Prison AND PRISONERS FOR THE Testimony of Truth a Good CONSCIENCE From the Year 1660. to the Year 1680. Berkshire ANne Hatt of Reading Widdow taken out of a peaceable Meeting in Reading the 15th of the 2d moneth 1666 and committed to Prison by William Armorer called a Justice for six Moneths for being at the said Meeting and being kept close in Prison in the heat of Summer and the Prison being thronged with Prisoners she finished her Testimony to the Truth in Prison by Death the 19th of the 6th Moneth 1666. being found Faithful in her day in which she walked in Gravity Sobriety and the Fear of the Lord. William Tomson the 22d of the 11th moneth 1664. taken out of a Meeting of the People of God at Reading by the said William A●morer and detained a Prisoner until he Dyed Walter Emmerton the 12th day of the 1st mon●th 1665. taken out of a Meeting at Reading by William Armorer and remained a Prisoner till he dyed William Matth●ws and three more summoned to appear at the Quarter-Sessions

Street and he lay sick ten dayes and then dyed and his Body was carried to the Bull where he received his Bruises and Blows and the Coroner and Jury viewed his dead Body who judged him to be Murthered his Body being black with Bruises and even Rotten like a Jelly It cannot well be expressed what griveous Blows he received one of the Officers having a Club in one hand about a yard long which seemed to be as much as he could well handle for bigness and weight with which he laid on about him without mercy as did the most of his party regarding neither Age nor Sex One was knockt down five times and the Blood lay in the Streets and ran down mens Faces and Shoulders Humphry Bache and ●umphry Brewster were both committed to Newgate for Meeting and by the Closeness of the Prison their Bodies were corrupted so that in a short time after they were released they dyed Humphry Leaver Richard Davis Robert Cross Thomas Wingreen and John Ratcliff were all Imprisoned in the common Goal in Newgate by Richard Browne for Meeting to worship God and as it was judged through the Smoke and Noisom Smells their Bodies were corrupt●d so that soon after they were released they dyed Edward Burroughs a Faithful Labourer and Minister of the Lord being Imprisoned in Newgate for declaring the Truth to the People at the Bull and Mouth he remained a Prisoner near three Quarters of a Year and notwithstanding the King sent an Order under his Secretary's Hand and Seal to Release him yet Richard Browne would not Release him The beginning of the 12th moneth the said Edward Burroughs fell sick and the 14th day of t●e same moneth he finished his Testimony by Death An Account of such as Dyed by reason of their Imprisonment Prosecuted upon the Act for Banishment 1664. John Clark John Lewis Hannah Trigg Hannah Drewry John Wilkinson John Hales William Tomkins Robert Twinn Henry Haslam John Palmer John Cooke Edward Baker Joseph Stonehouse Mary Draper Andrew Andrews John Willbore Richard Twinn Mary Davis George Hide Hannah Cooke Mary Mile Henry Woodward Richard Audley Mary Travers Roger Evans Benjamin Greenwell Since the prosecution of the Act for Banishment all these Persons sealed their Testimony with the loss of their Innocent Lives which was occasioned by reason of their being crowded by great Numbers into one Prison viz. Newgate where for want of Prison-Room and convenient Lodging having not room to lie down one by another so that many were constrained to walk upon the Leads in Newgate in the Night-season which was very high and open both to Wind and Weather and with the Infections and Noisom smells that were in the Prison they fell sick and dyed some in the Prison and others in a few dayes after they were let out many of them being sentenced to be Transported Elizabeth Pike Jane Powell Peter Penington John Fox John Hors●y Dorothy Hall Vincent Gerrard William Newman Richard T●mp●on Thomas Clarke William Matthews John Gabb Bartholomew Hall Matthew Jackson Christop Dickenson J●hn Noble J●hn ●haplin Henry Taylor Arthur Baker Deborah Harding Anne Royley Nathaniel Harding Edmund Berkly Rachell Jackson Laurence Aplyn Edward Walker Edward Lee. The Sickness being in Newgate there was One Hundred Forty Five of the People of God called Quakers then Prisoners being sentenced to be Banished Fifty Five of which were forced on Board a Ship to be Transported after their long Imprisonment and the Sickness being in the Ship into which they were put they were thronged all the men together in one place between Decks where they could not stand Upright so that the Distemper being once amongst them it occasioned most of them to be infected so that all these Persons above-named dyed on Board some at Bugbyes hole and the rest beyond Gravesend Robert Hayes being sentenced to be Banished was taken out of Newgate with two more of his Friends and put in a Boat to be carried to Gravesend and the said Robert being taken fasting out of Newgate and having been in a course of Purging Physick was in that case upon scarce any warning given early one Morning hurried from Newgate and having no outward Refreshment till he came to Gravesend took cold and fell Sick and in a short time after he was put on Board he dyed 1665. About the same time that th● aforesaid Persons dyed on Board the Ship there dyed these Fifty Two Persons in Newgate who lay Prisoners most of them being sentenced to be Banished and the rest upon the third Conviction Edmund Ward John West Edward Bull Thomas Wicks John Frith Thomas Davis John Somerfeild John Sammon George Pryor John Smith John Tesdell Mathias Gardner Richard Lambert Joshua Clare George Taylor George Evans John Crane Nicholas Blye Thomas Kemsey Hugh Carter Margaret Welsby Bethiah Marloe Edward Harvy Daniel Read James Sweet James Portsmouth Ambross Cock Mark Beecroft John Wiggins Hugh West John Rotten Cuthbert Harle Benj. Laurence Geo. Hellingsworth J●hn Cowdry Henry Wilkinson Malachy Dudly Aug. Th●rrowgood Christopher Nicholls John Howard Richard Spackman James Williams Daniell Hawkins John Bates Francis White John Francis Robert Thomas Joseph Haugh Mary Powell Martin Crosh●e John Fitz Gerrard Sarah Leigh About this time there were eight Persons taken out of a Meeting in the Liberty of VVestminster and committed to the Gate house by the D. of Albemarle where four of them dyed viz. Stephen VVhite William Avelin Robert Towerland and Samuel S●onh●use Somersetshire RIchard Adams dyed in Prison the 17th day of the 8th Moneth 1660. for not paying Tythes to Priest Bryan of Limington which Priest was afterwards almost Distracted before he dyed John Combe of Brent dyed in Prison the 22d day of the 10th moneth 1660. for not paying Tythes to James Blacklock and Thom●s Gold Farmers of Tythes since Blacklock dyed and Gold decayed Thom●s Lockier dyed in Prison for not paying Tythes to Priest Horsey ●f East Lydford who would not suffer him to be buryed but forcibly took him from the Bearers 1661. Hugh Willmington of Barwick dyed a Prisoner the 4th of the 10th moneth 1661. after he had been several moneths a Prisoner for not paying Tythes to Thomas Compton Impropriator Thomas Deane of Kingsbury dyed the 24th of the 2d moneth 1661. for not paying Tythes to VVilliam Strode Impropriator George Adams dyed in Prison the 26th of 6th moneth 1663. being committed to Prison for Meeting to wait upon the Lord by Francis Paulet and Thomas Carry and fined 3 l. 6 s. 8 d. by Judge Terrill without hearing him at Charde twelve Miles from Ilchester where he then lay Sick John Evans the younger having been a Prisoner for some years being taken at a Meeting of the Lords People and commited by one called Sir John Warr and afterwards had the Sentence of a P●aemunire past upon hi● by Judge Foster to be Imprisoned during Life the 14th day of the 1st Moneth 1664. was set at Liberty by Death John VVall of Eddington being taken at a peaceable

in the 12th Moneth 1660. for being at a peaceable Meeting in the said Town was committed to a stinking close Prison by Richard Lardner Mayor of the said Town and not suffered to go forth to take the Air where he took much Cold and fell Sick and upon the 14th day of the 1st Moneth 1661. dyed a Prisoner Henry Streater of Bramshot being in the Year 1660. at a Meeting at his Brothers House at Alton was by Humphry Bennet and others called Justices committed to the Common Goal at Winton and there remained until the 1st day of the 2d Moneth 1661. and then dyed Thomas Willis of Totton was with other Friends committed to Prison in Southampton by William Stanly Mayor upon the 14th day of the 7th Moneth 1662. for being at a Meeting and was there detained Prisoner until he dyed which was on the 18th day of the 2d Moneth 1663. Humphry Smith a faithful Servant and Labourer in the Work of the Lord being taken at a peaceable Meeting in Alton was by Warrant from John Norton and Humphry Bennet committed to Winton Common Goal the 14th day of the 8th Moneth 1662. and there remained until he died which was on the 6th day of the 3d Moneth 1663. ☞ Thomas Penford a poor Black-Smith having a Wife and three Children on the 3d day of the 8th Moneth 1664. being Excommunicated by the Bishops Court for not paying three Pence towards the Repair of the Steeple-house and for no other cause was Imprisoned in the common Goal in Winton where after he had remained a Prisoner three Years and a half he dyed a faithful Witness for the Lord against such Oppression Nicholas Complin in the last day of the 3d Moneth 1663. and several others were taken up upon suspition that they were intended to meet near Ringwood and had before Henry Br●mfeild called a Justice who though he said he did believe they were not at a Meeting yet he said he did believe they did intend to meet together and made a Mittimus and sent them all to the common Goal in Winton and at the Assizes they were fined 10 l. a Man and ordered to be kept in Prison till payment where they were detained close Prisoners for above half a Year and the said Nicholas Complin dyed then a Prisoner He was an Upright Just man and had a good Repute in the County where he lived by all that knew him Hartfordshire WIlliam Pratt and Thomas Leavens about the 5th Moneth 1664. were taken at a Meeting at the House of Robert Pryor in the Parish of Hatfeild and had to the Prison in Hartford and at the next Assizes were tendred the Oath of Allegiance by Orlando Bridgman Judge of the Court and for refusing for Conscience sake to Swear were again returned to Prison where after a long Imprisonment they both dyed Prisoners John Winchester and Thomas Harris committed to Prison for meeting to wait upon the Lord about the 4th moneth 1661. continued Prisoners until the 14th day of the 5th moneth 1662. and then being brought to the Quarter-Sessions the Oath of Allegiance was tendred to them and for refusing to Swear for Conscience sake and in obedience to the Command of Christ J●sus were recommitted to the County Goal where they remained Prisoners until they dyed Huntingtonshire SImon Sandford Imprisoned at the Suit of John Morton Priest of Aukenbury Cum Weston and was kept in Prison near a Year and a half and being released was after Imprisoned with Francis Lamstead when many were cast into Prison for Meeting and refusing to Swear in the Year 1660. they both fell sick and Francis dyed the 7th day of the 1st Moneth and Simon the 18th day of the 12th Moneth 1660. Herefordshire CHarles Joxes of Bishopp Standford taken from his Imployment in the 11th Moneth 1660. and had before a Magistrate who tendred him the Oath of Allegiance and because for Conscience sake he could not Swear he was committed to Prison where he fell sick and on the 20th day of the 2d Moneth 1661. finished his Testimony by Death leaving a sweet and good Savour behind him Thomas Longvell taken out of a peaceable Meeting waiting upon the Lord and carried before the Bailiff of Lemster the 22d of the 11th Moneth 1660. who tendred him the Oath of Allegiance and because he Conscientiously refused to Swear he was committed first to Prison in Leominster and from thence sent to the County Goal in Hereford in the second Moneth in the Year 1661. he finished his Course by laying down his Life for the Truth in the Go●l and when he was dead the Goaler would not let his Friends have the Co●ps to Bury because they would not pay the Coroner his Fees but after he had kept the Corps a Day and a Night buried it without the Coroner sitting on it and carried it in an undecent manner for the Hangman tyed the Coffen upon a Ladder and four Fellons carried the Corps and the Hangm●n went before and the Go●ler behind and when they put him in the Grave the H●ngman said He lived like a Hog and should be buried like a Dog And said But that it is wet Weather he would have made a Grave under the Gallows and have buried him there and have drove a Stake through him Kent WIlliam Watcher and Mary his Wife going to the B●rying Gro●nd wi●h the Body of Samuel York●on their K●nsman being at the Grave whilst John C●op the Pries● was reading his Form Mary spoke these Words sayin● The Blind lead the Blind until both fall into the Ditch ● which the P●iest was in great Rage and stirred up the Magistra●es to send for William and Mary before them and to require Bond of them for their good Behaviour for refusal of which they were both committed to Maidstone Goal though William sp●ke not to them where they lay both about ten Weeks and then William laid down his Life in Bonds after which M●ry was soon delivered by the Judge of Assize though much contrary to the Will of the Pri●st who said She 〈◊〉 lie t●ere till she dyed also Henry Wicken of Sutton Valence committed about the 11th Moneth 1663. for not paying Tythes or Church-Scot so called remained a Prisoner until the 13th of the 11th Moneth 1664. and then laid down his Life in Bonds for the Truth 's sake Joseph Stonehouse John Day Marke Feilder John Purdy and Rebecca Elkinton all dyed in Prison for their Testimony to the Truth since the Year 1661. Nicholas Homewo●d of Swingfeild an Innocent man and yet a great Sufferer for his faithful Testimony against Tythes the 28●h day of the 9th Moneth 1665. was taken by a Common-Law Writ at the Suit of Edward Wildish an Impropriator for refusing to pay him Tythes and carried to the County Goal at Canterbury And though this Prosecutor had this Poor man's Body in Prison he did in a very unreasonable manner take and carry away his Corn at his Pleasure from Canterbury Goal he was removed to Maidstone