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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31781	Caines bloudy race known by their fruits, or, A true declaration of the innocent sufferings of the servants of the living God, by the magistrates, priests and people in the city of Westchester, who lives in a profession of God, Christ, and the Scriptures, as their forefathers did, who slew the prophets, persecuted Christ and the apostles, as is declared in the scriptures of truth, &c.	Hutchins, Anthony.; Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669.; Sale, Richard.; Fox, George, 1624-1691.	1657 (1657)	Wing C208A; ESTC R20269	33,131	48

though he heard him not the Mayor then spake to a man that stood by him who came immediately and plucked Peter Cowsnocks hat from off his head and flang it down then the Mayor turned towards him and asked him How he came before him so profanely with his hat on Peter told him the occasion of his coming he received from them many scornful and reprochful words likewise some of them threatned to whip him others to put him into little ease the hole in the Rock which is worse then at last he pulled forth a Pass with a Letter both from some of the Council of State his Pass shewing that none should interrupt him in his journie to the Isle of Man from whence he came yet for all this did Wil. Street and Will Haywood say to the Sheriff He might do well to search him for Letters it being as they said in his power so he being ready to execute their malice did and took divers writings from him of great concernment which he could never to this day get any of them again now let any man judge whether this was not a contempt against those of the Councel of State that made him his pass now this is certain had he not had that Pass they would have don to him as afore is said for against him their malice was as great as against any other which they have acted much cruelty against for two or three times Constables were sent to Anthony Hutchins house to charge him he should neither entertain Peter Cowsnock nor his son but their Message was by him little regarded in that thing Upon the 20th day 11 month 56. Richard Sale was moved of the Lord to come to Chester it being the 3d. day of the Week as he was passing to a friends house he met with one of the Pharises called William Haywood and said to him The Serpent lives upon dust and dust is the Serpents meat he then asked Rich. Sale if he was God and many such like tempting questions but he shut him out and would not answer to his vain questions at all There standing by Hamnet Kerkes a shoo-maker in the same City who began to kick and push Rich. Sale to and fro and offered to strike up his heels but missing of his end stroke Richard over the face he turned to him the other side then Hamnet Kerkes stroke Rich. Sale over the face with such violence that he bruised his left eye exceedingly who when he had don so went to the Steeple house worship R. Sale followed him to the door but their worship not being ended he staid in the Grave-yard untill the Priest had done so when people came forth he spake these words Friends let the usage of my body this day bear Witness for God and against you that your Worship is not the Worship of God but of the Scribes and Pharisees and then when the Mayor came forth Rich. Sale cryed for Justice and Judgement from him for the wrong he had done him in the Street and shewed him his face how he was used but instead of Justice and true Judgement he commanded one of his Officers to take him to prison who did The Mayor sent word to the under-keeper to put him in Little-ease the hole in the Rock who did as he was commanded but he could not lock it unlesse as he beleeved he must either bruse his body or soar face he being moved with pity towards him took him to prison again and said he would go to the Mayor to know why he was sent to them being they had nothing to do with that prison so he abode in prison till within night Then there came either one or both Sheriffs and five Constables as the Keepers Wife said who took him forth of prison and violently thrust him into the hole in the Rock and Hamnet Kerkes who had bruised his face did thrust in his head with much cruelty and said he hoped it might be good for him hereafter so in this condition they kept him three hours and then released him the man telling him which did release him he must not have released him yet had he not a Boy to put in Upon the 11th day of the 12th Month 1656. Peter Leigh Mayor and many more as Justices Aldermen Sheriffs all of this City of Chester was then passing through the Street towards the Common-Hall of the same City to a customary Feast they there hold yearly and before them went blowing a company of Pipers which were as I was informed sent for from Shrewsbury by Peter Leigh Mayor to play the day before before him to a customary Horse-race holden yearly without the City-Walls but this is certain Peter Leigh Mayor put by one of their Exercise-days or days of Worship set up and allowed on according to his own principles to follow these Pipers to this Horse-Race such is his zeal for God now come to which so long he hath made a large profession of So they all as aforesaid went along the Street following the Pipers as men void of either fear towards God or shame towards men Thomas Yarwood seeing them was moved to speak a few Words in much tenderness and pitty towards them the sum of what he spake was onely this He exhorted them to mind in what true Christianity stood which was in true holiness in the fear of the Lord And VViliam Ince one of their Justices said he said well and for saying well the Mayor commanded one of his Officers to put him in the Stocks who was about to do it then the Mayor thinking them to be too good a place for such an offence sent Word he must not be put in there but into Little-Ease in the Rock so there they put him and kept him five hours he being a weak and sickly man his knees were bruised very much that of some VVeeks he did not recover the hurt he got there for disturbing Pipers for none can say wel but such cursed fire-brands of Hellas those are disturbed and all that takes pleasure in them Upon the seventh day of the first Month 1656. VVilliam Simson was moved of the Lord to come to this City of Chester and being in a Friends House the burden of the Lord did fall upon him concerning the Market and waiting a while after he had felt the burden there came in Rich. Sale who did partake of the same burden with him so they both together went into the Market and declared through most of the Market then Rich. Sale was taken up and put into Little-Ease the Hole in the Rock where he was kept above five hours In this time VVilliam Simson had been declaring in the Streets and after that had been in the County-Goal with some Friends who were then prisoners for the truth and was come from them and was passing thorow the Street intending to have gone to a Friends House but as he passed was took up by a Constable and brought before the Mayor who

commanded him to be put into Little-Ease Rich. Sale being released and there was kept four hours Upon the 8th day of the first Month 1656. VVilliam Simson was moved of the Lord to go to a Steeple-house called Iohns where he stood peaceably amongst them until the Priest had done and was coming forth of his High Place then did he utter these Words to wit Friend wo to him that is covered with a covering and not with my Spirit saith the Lord Which Words were no sooner ended but violent-hands were laid on him and he haled forth then a Constable took hold on him and took him before Peter Leigh Mayor who asked the Constable if he had spoken within time the Constable said he had not then the Mayors VVise took upon her the place of a Magistrate and asked the Constable if the Minister had said his prayer he said he had but for all this the Mayor commanded that VVilliams Simson should be put into the Stocks in which place he declared the VVord of the Lord in much power The Mayor seeing people gather about him or being thereof informed did send for him forth of the Stocks and commanded he should be put into Little-Ease in the Rock where he was kept some nine hours and when he was released was not suffered to come into the Town though it was late in the night-season such entertainment they give to Strangers in the City of Westchester Then the next day in the morning it lay heavy upon William Simson to go to Peter Leigh Mayor to demand of him in much meekness to shew him what Law he had broken telling him it was the Magistrates place to convince him of the Law he had broken being he had suffered so much hardship under him the two foregoing dayes the Mayor gave him no answer to that but queried of him who sent him to this City William answered He was moved of the Lord the Mayor said By what Spirit He said By the measure of his Spirit which he hath manifested in me The Mayor said It was by the Spirit of the Devil There standing by Thomas Robbinson one of the Sheriffs of the City who was stirred up with envy and cruelty to such a height that he Thomas Robbinson did strike William Simson over the face with such a violence that the blood burst forth in the presence of Peter Leigh mayor and John Taylor a Constable yet did the Constable its like by the mayors Order pull him who had his blood drawn forth off the Shop and took him and put him into Little-Ease who bled all-along the Street which is one of the longest Streets in the City and some more and after he was put into the hole to the great astonishment of the people who many of them cryed out of them shame for using him so barbarously Now let any sober-minded man judge what a magistrate Peter Leigh is and who he bears the Sword for and turns the edge against when a man for demanding after he is punished to know that which was the mayor or magistrates place and duty to have told him before he had punished him what Law he had broken and yet instead of shewing him the Law suffered the Law to be broken in spilling his blood and the shedder of blood not punished but punishes him whose blood was shed as is declared Upon the same day after that William Simson was released out of Little-Ease as aforesaid he went to a friends house where Rich. Sale was come who that morning was moved to come five miles to that City so both being moved of the Lord went into the Streets with much boldness and declared against their deceit and cruelty until a Constable came and took them to the mayors house who when they came there were not admitted to come before him but he sent word to the Constable he should put them into prison Richard Sale he put into Little-Ease where he was kept four hours and William Simson he put into the City-Goal where he was kept seven days Thus saith the Lord I will make my people as Signs and Wonders in this wicked and adulterous generation and they shall see it yet they shall not believe but trust in the imaginations of their own hearts until they sink down into the pit This is a true declaration of the manner of my being a Sign in the City of Chester as I Richard Sale was moved of the Lord and it I declare for the satisfaction of the innocent to remove all occasion of stumbling out of the minds of any which might lend an ear to the wicked one to think or conceive that I was mad but what I did was in obedience to the Lord whose commands and ways are strange unto the children of darkness and was and is a true sign of the state and condition that all men are in who are erred from the light being in the dark Night of apostacy The manner is as followeth VPon the 3. day of the week being the 10th of the first month 1656 there being a monthly meeting of priests in the City for they have a custom for every new moon to observe a day of worship so upon one of their new-moon-days I was commanded of the Lord to be asign in the city the burden of which I had born for the space of 6. weeks the command of the Lord coming unto me upon the 2. 1. day of the 11. month as I was passing along the East-gate-Street with Candles in my hand it being the 4. d. of the week the word of the Lord came unto me saying Return again and light up one of thy Candles and carry it in thy hand into the streets of this Gity and say Behold ye despisers and wonder for the Lord is working a Work in this your day though a man declare it unto you yet you will not believe it And they shall say unto thee again What art thou mad to come with a light Candle into the street at mid-day And thou shalt say unto them again What use is all your Candle-light for now who are in the night of Apostacy Now the Light of the Son of God is come which hath given his people an understanding to discern betwixt things that differ and the Temple now is witnessed which neither needeth the light of sun moon or candle for the Lord God and the Lamb is the light thereof and no more use it all your Candle-light-worship for now then my Candle is in your streets at mid-day So I having undergone the terrors of the Lord for my disobedience was now made willing by his Power to do what I was commanded of him being that he would not free me from the same And on the third day aforesaid I lighted up a Candle and went into the Street and was to have gone into the Steeple-house amongst them at their new-Moon-Worship but I was prevented by a rude multitude and strucken by a professing Woman who hath strucken others of the Lords

their FRUITS FIrst Under Edward Bradshaw Mayor Richard Hubberthorne coming into Chester City about the 29th of the 9. Month 1653. the occasion of his coming at that time was to visite a brother in the truth who was for the truths sake a prisoner in the County-Goal his Name was Iohn Lawson so he Richard Hubberthorn being in the House where he lodged all night peaceably not giving the least occasion of offence to any but was writing in a Book he then had of his own so as he sate writing came in Richard Golborne a Lawyer and took his Book from him and gave him envious and threatning words and went his way and informed Edward Bradshaw Mayor what a dangerous Fellow was in the Town and caused him to be brought before the Magistrates into the Pentice so when they and the chief Priest had examined him and finding the Law not by him transgressed he being clear in all things from the least breach thereof they caused him to be put a-part into another Room until they had devised wicked and unlawful devices against him for this was the time when the Lord first tryed them how they could bear the sincerity and plainnesse of the innocent truth and Gospel of Christ which was then beginning to spread abroad in the Nation which Truth and the servants thereof doth onely seek the Honor which comes from God and doth only give the Honor to God and doth not seek that Honor which comes from men neither can give that Honor which men seek one of another and for this cause was the Wrath of the Magistrate lifted up until they had lost both the knowledg of the Law and of Reason who in their Wrath sent him into prison no breach of the Law being found by him only by the information of Richard Golborne who had broken the Law in taking his Goods from him contrary to all the Laws of this Nation only this they said they imprisoned him for because he could not promise them to go out of the Town when they commanded him But Festus who was a Ruler amongst the Heathens he well might be called Noble for to him it seemed unreasonable to send a Prisoner and not to shew the causes of offence that was laid against him But these Magistrates which say they are Christians they manifest themselves to be void of understanding sence and reason having sent many to prison without so much as signifying a just occasion against them So when R. Hubberthorn had suffered about three moneths imprisonment he was called before a Sessions and they finding nothing against him again asked him if he would go forth of the City which if he would they said he should be set free which he denyed to promise them and stood in the Authority of the Almighty over their deceit being they could lay nothing to his charge then their Wrath arose and commanded him to be put into prison and kept close that none should come to him all which the Keeper obeyed for about eight dayes and then the Mayor and the rest of his Brethren joyned together to make a Passe to send him from Constable to Constoble into Lancashire but when the Lord had tryed them to the full then they broke their Order which was sealed with seven Seales and he was onely brought forth of the City and set free Thomas Holme coming into this City had a Meeting in the same about the nineteenth day of the first Month 1653. where he and many more were met together to wait upon the Lord in a house in the same City then Thomas Holme spake as he was moved of the Lord Edward Bradshaw then Mayor being informed thereof sent one of his servants and commanded him to bring Tho. Holme before him so he committed him to prison to the Common Goal for the City where he was kept about six Weeks in which time he was much abused and beaten by Robert Emis●ne Keeper of the Prison who is a common notorious Drunkard Before Tho. Holme was released Edward Bradshaw sent Samuel Elcock unto him to know if he would promise him to depart the City which if he would he might be released who said he could make no such promise Now Tho. Holme having a Letter by to him which was sent him from Rich. Hubberthorne directed Edward Bradshaw he gave it to Samuel Elcock to give it as directed who did so when Ed. Bradshaw had read over the Letter he said that Tho. Holme should be whipped and as we are informed had a man in readinesse to do it he thinking all this while it had been Tho. Holme which writ it to him so Thomas Yarwood hearing what was intended against Tho. Holm and understanding it was because of that Letter went to Edward Bradshaw and said Friend Tho. Holm did not write that Letter to thee it was Rich. Hubberthorne but Tho. Yarwood not dossing his Hat Edward Bradshaw committed him to the Stocks where he was kept about an hour and a half at the least then the next day after Tho. Holme was committed as aforesaid Edward Bradshaw sent for Rich. Hickock and Edward Morgan they being two that was at the Meeting the day before and committed them to prison upon the twentieth day of the first month 1653. and kept Rich. Hickock fifteen Weeks and Edw Morgan nine Weeks Elizabeth Levens and Jane Waugh coming to this City to visite their Brethren in prison and as they were passing peaceably through the Streets were tooke up by a drunken man and brought before Edward Bradshaw and by him committed to prison who were a great part of their imprisonment kept in a stinking place where for the most part thieves and murderers are kept the whole time of their imprisonment was about five Weeks who when they were released were sent from Constable to Constable as Vagabonds into their own Countrey Anne Fara coming to this City was moved to go to a steeple-house and spake unto the Priest she was much abused by the rude multitude and by them took before Edw. Bradshaw and by him committed to prison for many dayes Richard Hickocke was moved to go to a Steeple-house in the City where was a High-Priest called Samuel Eaton who when he had ended that he called his Sermon Rich. Hitkock spake some Words to the people but they pulled him down and did much abuse him yet neverthelesse Edw. Bradshaw committed him to prison and commanded the Keeper to put him into a dark stinking Room where he saw a Snake and other venemous creatures it is such a place that none is put into at any time but such as are condemned to dye and therefore is called The dead Mans Room and likewise Edw. Bradshaw commanded Irons to be put on him all which his commands were executed to the highest degree of malice that might be in which condition he was kept 13 Weeks and upwards and it 's believed by some the Priest and he together intended to destroy the outward man though he had a

Messengers and slat dirt in the faces of some of them and yet by the Priests in this City and other professors is accounted a religious Woman her name is Kathern Hinde and my Candle was pulled forth of my hand and I ill abused but I declared the Word of the Lord in much power until I was taken up by the Sword-Bearer and delivered to a Constable to be brought into prison where I was kept about a Week the same corrupt Will which imprisoned me sent for me forth I neither being convinced accused nor examined what Law I had broken but turned me out privily whose actions would not abide the light to discover them From him who is a sufferer for the testimony of the Truth Richard Sale NOW while Rich. Sale and William Simson were in prison as aforesaid they sent two several Letters to Peter Leigh Mayor to put him in mind of his unjust dealing with them but the Bearers of both he caused to be put into Little-Ease for many hours though neither of them knew what was written in the Letters having not heard them read over Upon the next third day of the VVeek after VVilliam Simson was released forth of prison he was moved of the Lord to go into a Steeple-house in the City where many people were assembled where he stood peaceably among them until the Priest had done then another Priest stept up and desired the people to stay the Ordinance of baptism which was the sprinkling of an Infant in which discourse he laboured to confirm that to be an Ordinance of God and the child thereby made a Member of a visible Church VVhen he had done this Discourse VVilliam Simson desired Priest Nab in moderation to clear those things by Scripture to wit That the Church of God is visible and sprinkling of Infants is an Ordinance of God but no answer could he get from him but was ill beaten by the people and thrust forth of the doors then the Priest came forth and passed by him he desired the same thing of him that so the people might be satisfied but he would not answer but the hireling fled because he was an hireling and went into an house then VVilliam Simson spake a few words to the people in the street but a man shortly took hold on him and put him into Little-Ease the hole in the Rock where he was kept eight hours or thereabout Upon the third day of the fourth Month 1657. Edward Morgan being peaceably at his outward imployment there then came Joh. Fletcher who was il drunken a notorious common drunkard known to be all the City over this Fletcher came and called Edw. Morgan Cuckold and his VVife a VVhore in the presence of many people and railed so on Edw. that he could not in quiet follow his imployment then at last Edward went to Peter Leigh Mayor and informed him thereof and told him he was now at his shop ill drunk the Mayor said to Edward Will you swear he is drunk he said Nay what need I to swear when the man is to be seen said the Mayor I will order you both and called for a Constable and called Edward Morgan a perjured fellow for his unreverent coming before him and straightway sent him into Little-Ease for no other cause then as is said For complaining of a drunkard who had abused him but the drunkard was not at that time questioned Many being sensible how it was and saw Edward punished and the drunkard go free cryed out against it and their cry coming to the Mayors ear three dayes after he sent for the drunkard and sent him to prison until he had drunk a pot or two of strong drink and then released him Little-Ease being too course a place for a drunkard And now let all honest hearted people judge if ever the like thing was done by any Christian Magistrate as he professeth himself to be yea or by Heathen Magistrate either that a Drunkard should go free and he that was abused by him and made complaint against him should be punished because in conscience he could not doss his hat when he made his complaint He that justifieth the wicked and condemneth the just even they both are abomination to the Lord Edmond Ogden coming to a Meeting of the people of God in Chester City one first day and another man came with him of Cains generation into the Town and was with him when the Constable took Edmond up yet they suffered the other man to go and took Edmond Ogden before Peter Leigh Mayor who committed him to the Stocks where he sate about half an hour and then taken and put into Little-Ease four hours or thereabout Upon the 10th of the 4 month 1657. it being the 3. day of the VVeek Richard Sale was moved of the Lord to come to Chester City and to go into Pepper-street where he found it his place to abide and there fate down and within a short space after there were carryed forth a dead Corps out of Richard Golbornes house and two priests going before it and as they passed by him he was moved to charge them in the Name of the living God to make good their practice by plain Scripture and shew by it where ever any of the Apostles or holy men of God preached any Funeral-Sermons but they returnd him no answer then he was made to declare against them and their practice they being found out of the Doctrine of Christ and practice of the holy men of God Then there following after them a company of proud ungodly ones he was made to cry out from the burthen of the Lord against their pride covetousnesse violence and oppression which many of them lived in and was made to declare that all their worship and sacrifices offered up in that nature they lived in was but as a smoke in the Lords Nose all the day long Then one Ionathan Goldson being more cruel then all the rest though one of the chief pillars of the pharisaical church came out of the company in great rage and laid violent hands on him calling him Rogue and giving him many more unsavoury speeches holding his hand up many times as if he would have strucken him and gnashed upon him with his teeth and took him to a constable and he brought him before Peter Leigh Mayor he ordered him to be put into Little-Ease who did with much cruelty where his body endured the strength of four men before they could get the door to lock in which cruel place they kept him four hours neither his friends nor others being admitted to come to him but by the power of the living and unchangeable God he was preserved without pain declaring his word in much power to the confounding of all gain-sayers Then when he was released the constable offered to take hold on him thinking he was unable to stand but he denied his help and was made in the power of God to go as well as before though his