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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29462	A Brief narration of the imprisonment of Mr. Francis Bampfield ... with Mr. Phillips (his assistant) being now both turn'd out for their non-conformity : as also the imprisoning of several of the inhabitants who came to hear him exercise at his own house, September the 19, 1662 ...		1662 (1662)	Wing B4608; ESTC R17716	3,860	10

A BRIEF NARRATION OF THE IMPRISONMENT OF Mr. FRANCIS BAMPFIELD A Pious and Loyall Minister late of Sherburn in Dorcetshire With Mr. Phillips his Assistant being now both turn'd out for their Non-Conformity As also The Imprisoning of several of the Inhabitants who came to hear him Exercise at his own house September the 19. 1662. Together with The manner of their carrying away and hard usage when they were in Prison Printed in the year 1662. A Brief NARRATION Of the Imprisonment of Mr. FRANCIS BAMPFIELD c. SIR ' T Is possible the small affairs of this Town may go far and be mis-represented to the end you may be truly and as far as I could learn fully informed you have this Narrative which I had from eye and ear-witnesses of the whole My self was present only part of one day viz. at the paying off the Bill whereof more anon That you may the better consider of the whole you may understand that Mr. Francis Bampfield some years since was long and earnestly solicited by the Town of Sherborn to succeed Mr. Lyford a very Reverend and Loyal Minister deceased in the Vicaridge of that place and besides other Reasons they were especially importunate with him for this viz. his loyalty to the King for you must know that this Town has been notorious for their Loyalty whose Cause he constantly asserted under all the changes to the last as it is in these parts generally known and what he suffered upon that account and was also a painful Preacher of the Word which two it seems by him for one amongst many others are things consistent viz. Piety and Loyalty This Mr. Bampfield continued some years amongst this People instant in his work and was as I have heard and do believe utterly unsatisfied in conscience with the conditions required by the late Act for uniformity whereupon he as many other good men beside which many every where as far as I can learn do most sadly lament The Lords day before Bartholomew day last took his solemn leave of his people at which as I hear for I was not present there were a great Church full of weeping eies and sad hearts though some it may be secretly rejoyced for so goes the World now adaies and in a short time after he removed himself and Family to another hired house in the Town where for the most part he has continued ever since till Friday last being the 19th of September when in the evening he was in his house and with his Family praying and opening and applying of a Scripture as his manner was for some years before he came to Sherborn which my self have sometimes heard which was at this time 1 Thess 1.5 6 7. whence he had this Observation That way the Devil and his Instruments take to hinder Grace God will wisely over-rule to further it To this work divers of the Town came and took their part as all other good Subjects and good Christians as I should judge if they might would do for certainly one may serve God and be a good Subject whatever some may think and whilst he and his Neighbours were attentive at this Exercise in comes one Sugar with other Soldiers a man noted for no great bashfulness or sobriety but it seems one that would serve for such a purpose and required them all in the Kings name I am sorry any should abuse it to such a purpose to be silent and depart the Room which as bold as he was he did not without so great consternation upon himself speaking a word in a breath as was much observed by many Now you must know that some time before this some were sent to two of the Deputy Lieutenants of the County to know whether the course of Duty used in Mr. Bampfield's Family were conceived by them to be against Law and if so that they would desist but without any answer one Thornton of this Town an Apothecary who came in with Sugar said he had a Warrant from the Deputy Lieutenants to serve upon Mr. Brampfield and Mr. Phillips his Assistant and ten more of the chiefest that were there a rare president to leave it to under-Officers to insert whom they please as the chiefest and so to wreak their malice and thereupon took the Ministers I do not reckon the interruption of the Duty and about five and twenty more for to so many were the ten presently grown and carried them all men what reason priviledg'd the women I know not to prison to the Provost-Marshal an Officer that Magna Charta has no acquaintance with in the same Town where they all continued Prisoners till Wednesday night after dividing the Ministers in a room a part from their People I had almost forgotten to tell you that all this was not only without hearing any defence but without so much as a Summoning or any other notice of complaint if any ever were made against them Whilst they were thus imprisoned their entertainment was somewhat unusual about two and twenty of them whereof one was a very aged man had but one room for five daies and nights wherein was but one bed but the Prisoners spent the time better there than in sleeping as I have heard from many viz. in praying repeating of Sermons and singing of Psalms Saturday about 7 or 8 of the Clock in the Evening the Prisoners had got leave to meet and pray together for you must know that was a thing not to be endured without leave and whilst one of them was at Prayer with the rest the Soldiers opened the door brake in and spake aloud to him that prayed calling him Rogue and bidding him make an end and with other Soldiers laid hands on him and with great violence wholly interrupted him and forced away the Prisoners Lords Day there was no publick Worship of God in the Town in the Forenoon the Prisoners again desired leave to hear their Minister in the Goal which at first it seems it was an unreasonable request was denied but afterwards Mr. Bampfield should have leave to preach to the Prisoners but none of the Town must come in which yet many desired and some at other times purchased of the Soldiers who were presently after they had payed the fine plucked out again Mr. Bampfield preaching in the Prison divers of the Town got into a backside where they could hear his voice which did belong to one Vincent who threatens them all with Writs for the trespass though leave was first obtained of his Wife and ten times more offered than he received dammage You see how many ways are taken to vex and ruine such as are quiet in the Land One evening that the Soldiers also might shew a little devotion they would needs have Common-Prayer in the Goal amongst themselves and when he that read it was come as far as Lighten our darkness one of them thinking that to be part of a Psalm began to put it into a tune which made the rest no small mirth