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A77940	A declaration of the present sufferings of above 140. persons of the people of God (who are now in prison,) called Quakers: with a briefe accompt of about 1900. more ... Together with the number of 21. persons who were imprisoned and persecuted until death. All which was delivered to Tho. Bampfield, then Speaker of the Parliament, on the sixth day of the second month, 1659 ... As also an accompt of some grounds and reasons, why for conscience sake we bear our testimony against divers customes and practices at this day in use amongst men. Also a cry of great jndgement [sic] at hand upon the oppressors of the Lords heritage, as received from him on the 18. day of the first month called March. With an offer to the Parliament of our bodies, person for person to be imprisoned, for the redemption of our brethren, who are now in bonds for the testimony of Jesus.	Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.	1659 (1659)	Wing B5993; Thomason E977_7; ESTC R203719	28,651	48

contempt because they could not for conscience sake swear to their answer Thomas Palmer hath been in prison 16. weekes and William Mans 11. weeks and still are prisoners WILT-SHIRE John Fry sued in the Upper Bench and the Exchequer by John Menlas Priest of Gumfield who never demanded ought of him and was cast into prison at Fisherton-Anger near Sarum by Richard Lovel and Walter Thomas they having the Warrant of Isaac Burgess Sheriffe of Wiltshire so to do where they have been kept from the 13. day of the 9. Moneth 58 to this day Richard Ast sometime of Collerne in Wiltshire imprisoned at Fisherton-Anger at the suit of GEORGE MARSHAL Priest and Thomas Harris Impropriator for the value of two or three and thirty shillings and hath been a prisoner 21. weeks and more notwithstanding they caused his corn to be taken out of his house and field before his imprisonment Also Priest MONLAS caused to be taken from the said John Fry goods to the value of twelve pounds and more before he was imprisoned John Jay who is also a prisoner there hath sent an accompt of his sufferings YORK-SHIRE James Tenant sued in the Exchequer by the Farmer of Tythes and because he could not for conscience sake swear to his answer was committed to prison where he hath been 35. weekes and so continues Robert Mainford at the suit of CHARLES KAME Priest hath been in prison for Tythes eight Moneths Matthew Major and John Ellis imprisoned at the suit of FRANCIS SWAYNE Priest have been prisoners 20. weeks and so remains Stephen Lorimore imprisoned at the suit of Richard Sherborn for some small Tythes and hath been a prisoner two years and still remaines so committed to prison by Thomas Harison Sheriff SALOP Edward Ward for about 50s Tythes had a yoke of Oxen taken away from him worth about 12l by EDWARD LAWRANCE Priest of Shrewsbury Besides for not paying Tythes to the upholding of Priests who do not work for them there have been imprisoned to the number of 200. And moreover 44● persons suffered the spoiling of their goods because for conscience sake they could not pay Tythes the value of Tythes demanded amounted to 706. l. 8s 11. d. For which they took of their goods to the value of some thousands of pounds For Meeting together in the fear of God on the first dayes GEorge Harrison violently taken out of Apelties house who is a friend in Heverall by a rude multitude of the Town and cruelly bruised in the street till he did spit blood who a short time after dyed having never in his life time recovered from the hurt he then received DORCHESTER-GOALE Lore Bag the wife of Richard Bag and her Son Thomas Bag and three of her daughters Sarah Mary and Abigal Bag all of one Town living in Brideport and of one family were by Nicholas Sampson and Robert Prince Bayliffs for coming from a meeting about a bow shoot from the place where they dwelt committed to prison pretending they committed them for being wanderers and because they would not give them 2s 6d a piece and after were called to Sessions where Thomas Bag was fined by the Recorder thirteen shillings four pence because he wore his hat in the Court and because for conscience sake knowing they had broke no Law could not give them two shillings six pence a piece for coming from the meeting and thirteen shillings and foure pence for Thomas Bags wearing of his hat were all sent back to prison again where they have been sixteen weeks and still remaines prisoners Lore Bag being above threescore yeares old and her husband Richard Bag a Mercer driving a trade so his Whole family is taken from him to their great losse and hinderance YORKESHIRE Andrew Hawkes commited to prison by Thomas Dickison called Justice for not prosecuting a warrant which came from the said Dickison against several persons therein named which was for no other cause but for meeting together peaceably the first day of the week to wait upon the Lord and the said Hawkes hath lay●n in prison eleven moneths and have not been brought to any tryal and still remains prisoner Henry Vbanck Thomas Thackray and Christopher Thackray Thomas Docker were taken forth at a meeting in Leeds and sent to prison by Iohn Dauson and Martin Isles and at the Sessions there fined twenty shillings a peece and afterwards sent to York Castle where they remain prisoners Besides for meeting together in the fear of God on the first day of the week and denying the steeple-house worship there have been imprisoned one hundred sixty five persons and moreover for going to Godly and Christian meetings on the said day 30. persons hath had twenty eight horses and other goods taken and sold and nothing returned again which horses have been valued at one hundred thirty six pounds twelve shillings Fourthly For not Swearing and Wearing their Hats BUCKINGHAM-SHIRE GEorge Salter imprisoned at Alesbury for Tithes he refusing to swear to his answer to the Priest of Hidgerlys bill of Complaint DORCHESTER GOAL Bartholomew Logg was fined 3s and 4 pence by JOHN HOSKINS for wearing his Hatt and for not payment thereof was committed to Prison where he hath been fourteen weeks and still remains a prisoner Thomas Bagg was fined by the Recorder 13s and 4 pence because he wore his Hatt in the Court and because for conscience sake knowing he had broke no Law could not give it them was sent to Prison where he hath been sixteen weeks and still remains there GLOUCETER-SHIRE Edward Buden and William Peasly who made their personal appearance before the Barons of the Exchequer at the suit of HENRY HEN Priest and because for Conscience sake they could not return their answer upon Oath a Writ was sued forth against them signed by GEORGE RAYMOND then high Sheriff by vertue whereof they were arrested and cast into Glocester Goal and have remained Prisoners a year and 5 moneths for the value of Tithes about 20s a piece notwithstanding which the Priest HENRY HEN did in the time of their imprisonment drive away 3 Cows of the said Edw. Buden and 6 Cows of the said Will Peasly and remain Prisoners still HAMP-SHIRE James Potter committed to the Common Goal at Winchester by WILLIAM WHITHER and RICHARD KINSMILL called Justices for reading a paper at the Steeple-house yard and at the following Assizes was fined 5l by Judge NICHOLAS for wearing his Hatt when he was brought into the Court for which he was sent back to Prison and hath been a Prisoner there 20 moneths and so still remains NORFOLK William King committed to Norwich Castle for refusing to swear and was fined 40s by Judge BALDOCK for refusing to do service for his Countrey but by yea and nay and there remains NORTHAMPTON-SHIRE Peter Mackerness of Findon sued for Tithes by WILLIAM DOWNER Impropriator into the Exchequer and because for Conscience sake he could not swear was committed to the County Prison and hath been there six moneths and

A DECLARATION Of the present SUFFERINGS Of above 140. Persons of the people of God Who are now in Prison called QVAKERS With a briefe accompt of above 1900. more being but a part of many more that have suffered within these six years last past whose names and particular sufferings are not here set down Together with the number of 21. Persons who were imprisoned and persecuted until Death All which was delivered to Tho. Bampfield then Speaker of the Parliament on the sixth day of the second Month 1659. By which all people may be made sensible of the great oppressions of the Innocent and lay them to heart that the Judgments of the Lord may be prevented which otherwise will fall heavy upon the oppressors and all that are at ease in the flesh and unsensible of the day of Jacobs troubles As also an Accompt of some grounds and reasons why for Conscience sake we bear our Testimony against divers customes and practices at this day in use amongst men Also a cry of great Judgement at hand upon the oppressors of the Lords heritage as received from him on the 18. day of the first Month called March With an Offer to the Parliament of our Bodies person for person to be imprisoned for the Redemption of our Brethren who are now in Bonds for the Testimony of Jesus London Printed for Tho. Simmons at the Bull and Mouth near Aldersgate 1659. DECLARATION Of the present SUFFERINGS Of above 140. Persons of the people of God Who are now in Prison called QVAKERS With a briefe accompt of above 1900. more being but a part of many more that have suffered within these six years last past whose names and particular sufferings are not here set down Together with the number of 21. Persons who were Imprisoned and persecuted until Death That so all people may be made sensible of the great oppressions of the Innocent and lay them to heart that the Judgements of the Lord may be prevented why otherwise will fall heavy upon the oppressors and all that are at ease in the flesh and unsensible of the day of Jacobs troubles As also an accompt of some grounds and reasons why for conscience sake we bear our testimony against divers customes and Practices at this day in use amongst men Also a cry of great Judgement at hand upon the oppressors of the Lords heritage as received from him on the 18. day of the first Moneth called March London Printed for Thomas Simmons at the Bull and Mouth near Aldersgate 1659. To the Parliament of the Common-Wealth of ENGLAND BEING A Declaration of the Names places and sufferings of such as now are in prison for speaking the truth in several places For not paying Tithes For meeting together in the fear of God For not swearing For wearing their hats For being accounted as Vagrants For visiting friends and for things of the like nature in all about 144. Besides imprisoned and persecuted till death 21. Also a briefe Narrative of the sufferings within the last six years or thereabouts of about 1960. persons already returned being but part of many more whose names and sufferings are not yet returned All which is desired may be read and considered of by this Parliament that right-may be done First For speaking the truth in several places BERK-SHIRE JOhn Evans cast into prison at Redding for speaking to a Priest at Shaw near Newberry CAMBRIDGE-SHIRE John Norris of Swasey committed to prison at Cambridge for asking the priest of Hardwick a question William Allen of Okington for bidding the people after their evening sacrifice was ended to fear and tremble at the Name of the Lord was committed to prison CANTERBURY Thomas Pollard prisoner there for speaking in the Steeple-house CUMBERLAND George Wilson Prisoner at Carlisle and also Matthew Dickson at Lampligh for speaking to the Priest DEVON-SHIRE John Roet for bidding the people at the Steeple-house at Tiverton in Devon to mind the Truth of God was cast into prison at Tiverton and sorely abused and denied straw to lie on and they would not suffer friends to bring him provision but still remains a prisoner Edward Bradford for speaking to a Priest now in prison at Exon. ESSEX William Monk of Sanden For going into the Steeple-house and asking the Priest a question was committed to prison William Allen for exhorting people to repentance in the Town-street of Wetherfield as he was going to a meeting was committed to prison by DUDLY TEMPLE Justice so called and hath remained prisoner above these six moneths John Claydon of Hadstock arrested at the sute of Thomas Wallis of that town for words pretended he should maliciously speak against him and cast him into Prison where he hath been a prisoner four months GLOCESTER-SHIRE Deborah Harding being moved of the Lord to speak to Joseph Woodward Priest was forced out and carried before THOMAS ESCOT one of the Justices and sent to Prison HAMP-SHIRE Ja. Potter Committed to the Common Goal at Winchester by Wil. Whither and Ric. Kinsmell called justces for Reading a paper in the Steeple-house yard and at the following assizes was fined 5. l. by Judge Nicholas for wearing his hat when he was brought into Court for which he was sent back to prison and hath been a Prisoner twenty moneths and so still remaines Henry Streaters wife committed to prison by Justice REYNOLDS for speaking some of the Prophets words to Priest CORBET as he was traveling on the way who hath a young child sucking the said Justice REYNOLDS giving charge to the Goaler that she should be kept close prisoner not having the liberty of common whores that have bastards but is constrained to a little bad Rome where eight more are kept close prisoners KENT Elizabeth Fowler cast into the dungeon in the common goal at Tenterden for speaking in a Steeple-house where she hath been ten weeks committed by the Mayor without bail or mainprize and there still remaines NORTHAMPTON-SHIRE John Rogers for speaking to WILLIAM SANDERSON Priest of Hindon after he had done and was come out of the Pulpet was committed to Prison by JOHN BROWN caled Justice and hath been a Prisoner thirteen weeks and so continues John Green of Bugbrook was cast into the County Goal by Justice BENSON so called for speaking to BENJAMIN TOMPKINS Priest of Hartpoor and hath been in prison seven weeks and so remaines SUFFOLK Anne Blakelin prisoner in Bury Edmonds for speaking to a Priest at Haveril and hath been kept Prisoner there two years SUSSEX Iohn Snashhold for speaking in the Steeple-house hath been kept prisoner fourty eight weeks Nicholas Beard for speaking to the priest is Prisoner there also WORCESTER-SHIRE Iohn Clemance of Evisham Prisoner there for going to a Steeple-house WESTMERLAND Richard Hebson was imprisoned for speaking to a Priest where he and others were cruelly beat and abused by an unmerciful Goal or of Apleby and Richard Hebson being put forth of prison very weak and bruised died presently after WESTMINSTER Elizabeth Peacock for saying

in the Inner man for that the Bishops or high Commission Court could not hinder but the free exercise in all acts of Piety and Religion of what the Lord should make manifest unto us but whether this was then intended or is now perverted it is that which is our right which we must claim and no man may take from us for this we know that Christ Jesus alone hath right to rule over the consciences of men unto whom every one must give an account of himself according to the just perfect and unchangeable Law of God which is revealed with that alone of God which is made manifest in man which he hath shewed unto him by wch every one shal be judged at the last day when the book of conscience shal be opened and therefore all unequal imperfect changeable Laws of men we do deny and by them and for their transgression we shall not be judged of the Lord And all Lawes made in their wills by their wisdoms in the things of God which concerns religion and the free exercise of a good conscience towards God and man against them all we do bear witnesse and knowing the commandments of the Lord and what he required of us and having tasted his tender love to those that keep them and felt his terrors against all disobedience we are made willing to bear the greatest sufferings rather then sin against God and in this ground we stand not careful what man can do unto us or say of us nor to give him an answer in this matter For whether it is better to obey God or man Let him judge Yet here to prevent mistakes we do with the like clearnesse declare our free and willing subjection in the things of this World to every ordinance of man that is just according to the Righteous Law of God and our work is not to weaken but to strengthen the hand of the Magistrate by labouring to bring all to own that of God which should exercise their consciences To do in all things as they would be done unto in which is fulfilled the Law and the Prophets which takes away the occasion it self of the Law and brings to live in peace and love wherein should be the Magistrates joy and glory And do but look back to the crimes charged against us and all the sufferings we lie under and you may clearly see that not for any evil done or just Law broken that concerns man are we thus punished but for things which concernes our God and chiefly for bearing our witnesse as we are moved of the Lord against the false Prophets and hirelings of these dayes who by their fruits are made manifest not onely unto us but to many thousands besides yea the greatest part of all the sober people of the nation their own hearers will confesse it and we see and know that they and all Ministries and worships in the World set up and standing in the will of man shall perish and come to nothing and the Rise of these men their growth and end we comprehend and see their downfall hasten greatly and all the powers of the earth shall not be able to support them and with them shall fall their Tithes their Temples their gleab-lands and offerings their set dayes of worship in their wills and all Laws limiting the Holy one made to uphold their craft and blessed are they who through the day of tryal shall stand in their witness faithful unto God not fearing what man can do unto them Do not you approve Christ Jesus his going into the Temple And do not you own the Apostles who went into the Jews Synagogues every Sabbath day and into the Market places to testifie of Christ Jesus and reason with the people And do not you commend Luther and Calvin John Wicliffe and others as famous for their zeal in publishing abroad what then was manifest unto them and those persons which in Q. Maries dayes went into the Popish Steeple-houses to bear witnesse against their superstitions which caused her to make a Law against them by which many of them then suffered and by which the Priests of England till the last Parliament were guarded and is it now become an offence to practise the the same things And is that a just Law made by the late Parliament by which many have suffered are not the Priests sprung from the old root of Episcopacy and it from the Pope and are they not forced to fly thither for their vindication And is not the spirit the same which makes these Laws to support them How shall the Kingdomes of the earth the Papists Turkes Infidels Heathens be converted Your Priests sit down in their ease and will not go They call themselves Ministers of the Reformed Church and have not you taught other Nations how to make lawes to restrain the Testimony of those whom the Lord sends and is sending into all the corners of the earth Did the Command of God which gave Tithes to the Jewish Priesthood concern the Gentiles was not the Commandment to the Jews themselves disannulled when the Priesthood was changed did ever any of the believing Jews pay Tithes to the Apostles or any of the Gentiles either Did not the Papists bring in this doctrine and oppression Did not many of the Martyrs in Queen Maryes dayes witness against Tithes and was not that an Article for which some of them suffered and do not you own and commend those Martyrs or do you judge them for holding an Error hath not all or most of those Countries that turned from the sope and are called Reformed cast off Tithes with the Pope and were ashamed of them And is it the Glory of England who pretends to the highest Reformation to keep up Tithes the Popish Priests maintenance and first Fruits and Tenths the wages of the very Pope himself to hale before Courts cast into Prisons and spoil the Goods of all those who for Conscience sake cannot pay them Let that of God answer And how many have and at this day do suffer because they cannot swear which Christ Jesus and his Apostles above all things forbids how are the Commands of Christ made void by the Customs and Traditions of men were it not easy by turning the Law against lyars and false witnesses which the Law of God is against to find out that which your Law against false swearing never did or could discover Do you own Christ Jesus of whom the Jews that put him to death gave this witness That he respected no mans person Do you commend Mordecai who could not give the outward honour and bow to Haman and do you regard his words whosaid I know not how to give flattering Titles to men for my Maker would soon take me away Hath not God made of one mold and one Blood all Nations to dwell upon the face of the Earth and doth not he that respects Persons commit sin and is convinced of the Law as a transgressor and must it

now be an offence not to put off the Hat or give respect to the Person of him that hath a gold Ring and fine Apparel Hath not all the earthly Lordship Tyranny and oppression sprung from this Ground by which creatures have been exalted and set up one above another trampling under foot and despising the poor And is it not easy to see that power and authority without contempt may be preserved the power honoured obeyed and submitted unto and the Person respected Hath not the great and heavy oppressions of the Law been long felt and cryed out against the long delayes in Courts the great Fees of Officers which causeth many to be excessively rich out of the Ruines of the Poor which hath brought an Odium upon the Law it it self for to the Poor the remedy is frequently worse then the desease and while people are free to feed this deceipt there is little hope to have it amended And how full of lyes deceipt pretences and needless circumstances are all your pleadings and proceedings to the burthen of many mens Consciences and ruine of their Estates and how vile and wic●●● are the greatest of Lawyers that will plead any thing for money and by their subtilties do most commonly hide cover the truth And when do the Judges reprove it And how treacherous and deceitful are the Solicitors and Attorneys that truth or honesty can scarce be found amongst them And how do those eat up the people as it were Bread and grow great and rich by raising and increasing suites troubles strife and debates amongst their Neighbours and we seeing these oppressions are made to bear our witness against them and cannot uphold them and our Testimony shall not be in vain And how is the power given to Justices and Judges to bind to the Peace and good behaviour being left to their discretion turned against the most peaceable and best behaved Persons amongst men meerly because they cannot bow to their wills and hold their tongues when the Lord God requires them to speak Do you commend Christ Jesus his Apostles and Saints who were sent to preach the Gospel and travelled from City to City from Nation to Nation from Countrey to Countrey that the ends of the Earth might hear the glad tidings of Salvation and do you commend those they called Puritans for going many miles to worship the Lord and do you now condemn those that practise the same thing would not your Law against Vagabonds have taken hold on Christ and his Ministers and hindred their work by it have many honest and good people suffered most shameful whippings and imprisonments who were travelling in their own Countrey about their outward and lawful occasions that were of considerable Estates and could not be counted Vagabonds and what use is made of this Law throughout the Nation you cannot but hear Are not these things like the sayings of those who said Had they lived in the dayes of the Prophets they would not have persecuted and put them to death and yet they Crucified Christ and so the cry at this day is against the Jews for their cruelty when themselves are found exercising the same things against his Saints and Members Long hath the Beast reigned who usurped power in these things and the false prophets who have over-spread the Earth the great Whore who have made all Nations drunk with their abhominations and the Wine of their fornications with whom the Kings of the Earth have committed Adultery whom Christ said should come and before the Apostles decease did come who went cut from the Apostles and put on their cloathing but inwardly were distroyers ravening Wolves which the whole World went after who turned against the Saints who kept to the Spirit the life which they went from and made War with the Saints till they overcame and their power reached over the whole Earth But now is the Life risen and is again made manifest which they went from which gives to see before the Apostacy was Now is the Lamb risen and rising to make War with the great Dragon the Beast and false Prophets and now shall the great Whore be taken and her flesh shall be burnt with fire and the Saints shall have the Vict●●● Therefore Let all Kings Princes Rulers Magi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 be warned not to take part with the Beast nor to up●●●● 〈…〉 their power the false prophets who have long de●●●ved the Nations but in their place stand to keep the out 〈…〉 that none may offer violence and destroy another ●●ich 〈◊〉 been the way of the beast false prophets the 〈…〉 support of their kingdom but leave Christ Jesus in his Saints to manage the War whose Warfare is not carnal whose Weapons are not carnal yet are they mighty through God to the pulling down of the strong-holds and overturning the foundation of Satans kingdom and they shall soon see what is truth and what is errour for great is the truth and will prevail they shall not need to cry out for want of Ministers or that Christ Jesus is not able to send forth Labourers nor will those he sends forth trouble them for maintenance and here is the Magistrates true place to keep Peace amongst all men to punish him that doth evil and to encourage him that doth well to Rule the Kingdoms of the Earth in Righteousness that justice and equity may be exalted that way may be made for the Lord Jesus Christ who is coming to Reign and to take the Dominion to himself and we are Witnesses in our Measures of his coming and of the working of his mighty power by which he is able to subdue all things to himself and this is the Testimony unto which we are called and many thousands with us in the Unity of the same Spirit And Witnesses we stand against Priests Tithes Temples Swearing and all the carnal way of worship set up and upholden by outward Laws and powers which would limit and restrain the Spirit of the Lord which is grieved and daily cryes out against these abhominations Witnesses we stand against Parliaments Councels Judges Justices who make or execute Laws in their Wills over the Consciences of men or punish for Conscience sake and to such Laws Customes Courts or Arbitrary usurped Dominion we cannot yield our obedience Yet we do declare as it is testified in all Counties Cities Goals and Prisons to Judges Justices and others that as we preach Christ Jesus alone in the things of God to be our Law ●●ver so do we own him to be our King and own Magist●●●● in things Civil not resisting the evil but following his Example who was made perfect through suffering and for his Salvation we wait till he alone shall plead our Cause and therefore for Conscience sake we have joyfully born and do be●● so many and great sufferings since the day we were convinced of the Everlasting Truth These things we have declared not to upbraid you with the injustice of others