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A39876 For the King and both Houses of Parliament being a brief, plain, and true relation of some of the late sad sufferings of the people of God called Quakers for worshipping God and exercising a good conscience towards God and man : by reason whereof 89 have suffered till death, 32 of which dyed before the King came into England and 57 since of which 57, by hard imprisonment and cruel usage, 43 have dyed in this city of London and Southwark since the Act made against meetings / from the people of God called Quakers. Society of Friends. 1663 (1663) Wing F1431; ESTC R27478 4,472 1

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and committed to the common Gaol in Newgate where he fell sick and on the 25 th of the 6 th month 1662. dyed a prisoner William Eldridge Iohn Shoot were both committed to Newgate by Richard Brown for meeting to worship God and they fell sick and the latter end of the 6 th month 1662. both dyed and were carryed from Newgate together to be buryed Richard Bradley for the cause aforesaid was committed to New-prison where he fell sick and on the first day of the 7 th month 1662. he laid down his life for the Truths sake Henry Boreman being committed to Newgate for selling Friends Books fell sick and dyed in Newgate the 17 th of the 8 th month 1662. and left a Wife great with child and three small children besides Thomas Birkley Gen. Bromly Iohn Witlock William Snowk being committed to the White-Lyon prison for meeting to worship God with several others they fell sick for want of air and conveniences to lodge and in the 9 th month 1662. all dyed in the prison and gave up their lives for the Truth sake Iohn Dison Iohn Wostenholm and Richard Page being committed to the White-Lyon Prison for the cause aforesaid with about eighty more were kept in three little Rooms where by reason of the closeness of the place they fell sick and in a short time being about the 6 th of the 10 th month they there finished their testimony by death Thomas Anstee William Hawkes being committed to Newgate by R. Brown for the cause aforesaid fell sick and both laid down their bodies in the prison for the Truths sake Thomas Rogers a young man was taken also out of a meeting of the people aforesaid and committed to the common Gaol where he fell sick about the tenth month and dyed in a short time a prisoner for the Truth of God Mark Close and Gabriel Shaller being committed by Richard Brown for the cause aforesaid where they fell sick and about the latter end of the tenth month 1662. dyed in the Common Gaol in Newgate for the Truths sake Iohn Cooper was by Richard Brown committed to the common Gaol in Newgate for the same cause where he suffered the loss of his life for the Truths sake the 30 th of the tenth month 1662. Thomas Hancler William Pryor and Samuel Petchet being committed by Richard Brown for meeting together about the 6 th and 7 th of the 11 th month dyed in the common Gaol in Newgate William Pryor leaving a Wife and children behind him whose maintenance did consist on his labour S. Petchet was a young man newly come up out of the Countrey about business Iohn Trowell being at a meeting at the Bull and Mouth the latter end of the sixth month was dragged out of the meeting by rude Souldiers and one of them knockt him down for dead in the Street and then trampled upon him in the street and he lay sick ten dayes and then dyed and his dead body was carryed to the Bull where he received his bruises and blows and the Coroner and Jury viewed his dead body and many others who judged him to be murthered his body being black with bruises and even rotten and like a gelly it cannot well be expressed what grievous blows had fallen on his body 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 Friend was knockt down five times and the blood lay in the streets and runned down mens faces and shoulders and one Hanger and one other weapon were both broken by force of blows over mens heads Humphrey Bache and Humphrey 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 Humphrey Leaver Richard Davis Robert Cross Thomas Wingreen Iohn Ratcliff were all imprisoned in the common Gaol in Newgate by R. Brown for meeting to worship God where it is judged through the smoke and noisom smells their bodies were corrupted so that soon after they were released they dyed who we may reckon with the rest to have sealed their Testimony with the loss of their lives Edward Burroughs a faithful Labourer and Minister of the Lord being imprisoned in Newgate for ministring 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 hand seal to release him yet Richard Brown would not release him The beginning of the twelfth Month the said Edward Burroughs fell sick and the 14 th day of the same month he finished his testimony by death And there hath suffered imprisonments stockings whippings loss of goods and other abuses for keeping a good conscience towards God and man before the King came into England 3170. persons And there hath suffered imprisonments for refusing to swear and for meeting together and refusing to go to publike Worship and for keeping a good Conscience towards God and man since the King came into England 5400. persons Notwithstanding the Kings personal endeavours at sundry times by Letters Warrants and Proclamations for their delivery and for the mitigation of the harshness of his inferior Officers towards them in the cases above-mentioned And there dyed by imprisonment and other hard usage before the King came in 32. persons And there have dyed by reason of imprisonment and hard and cruel usage since the King came in 56. persons And there remains at this present in prison in England who suffer for good conscience-sake Five hundred persons From the People of God called QUAKERS