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A54467	Persecution appearing with its own open face, in William Armorer as will be sufficiently manifest to all that may impartially read this following relation of the cruel proceedings of the said William Armorer, with some others, against the innocent people of GOd called Quackers, in the town of Reading, in the county of Berks, of his taking them up, and imprisoning great numbers of them, and of the continuance of their sufferings to this day, being almost three years and a half : and of his unwearied and cruel practices against that innocent people from time to time : discovered and laid open, to the end that lyes and false reports may be stopped and that the King and all people may be rightly informed, and truly acquainted with the case, as it is clearly and truly in it self.	Armorer, William.	1667 (1667)	Wing P1658; ESTC R12485	70,047	89

Order there being so many it may be the burden was too heavy for him to bear so they were dropp'd and taken no notice of And Tho Curtis and George Lamboll were not had thither but the seven men before mentioned committed for not giving Sureties were called and discharged and the rest of the men last taken being there called were indicted for being at an unlawfull Meeting and having pleaded Not guilty the Court demanded Sureties for not finding of which they were sent back again to Gaol The 13th day of the 11th Month 62 the Sessions for the County was held at Reading but none of our Friends the Prisoners were called but were kept till the next Quarter-Sessions holden at Newberry the 28th of the second Month called April 63 and being had thither twenty one in number being called into the Court the Judg said to them You are discha●ged and pray God bless you but though we do discharge you yet we cannot give away the Cle●ks fees The Prisoners told them they would speak with the Clerk which having done told him they could give him no money but however he discharged them And Geo Tho●ne Mayor having thus g●ven the onset upon his peaceable and harmless Ne●ghbours for their tender Conscience sake and having haled them to prison and thronged them together and hurried them backward and forward from one Sessions to another till his own works had even tired him his fury being pretty much spent another Instrument appeared to carry on that w●rk to wit William Armorer who came on with open mouth as it were as if he would have devoured at once the sheep of the Lords Pasture and as if he had bid defiance to the Lord God of Israel and were resolved to destroy his chosen people being furnished with great strength and authority and having his will for his Law and prisons ready to receive all that come to his hand or rather what his own heart and hand found out searching the Houses Chambers and Shops of innocent people for that end as if it were Crime enough to be called a Christian Quaker and his punishment must far exceed the quality of the Crime being almost three year and a half 's Imprisonment And thus he has continued to this time as the Reader may observe Upon the 27th day of the first Month in the Year 1664 William Armorer came to the house of Thomas Curtis where the people of God were peaceably met together to wait upon and worship the Lord in Spirit and in Truth according to their usual manner and pulled out of the Meeting the young children then took thirty four men whose Names are as followeth viz. William Lamboll Richard Hutchins William Tompson Jasper May Edward Lambourn John Fellow James Marlow Anthony Sadler Thomas Tudway Iames Whiteheart Walter Emerton Ioseph Phipes Tho Speed Tho Chelton Tho Cenicke Tho Heifeild Tho Hinde Daniel Green Henry Pizeing Iames Lavell Hen Bristow Rob Pider Tho Curtis Geo●ge Lamboll Leonard Key Iohn Kembell Ionathan Lamboll Leo Coale Io Paine Iohn Becke Tho Norris Edward Fellow William Whistler and Christopher Page and caused the Clerk to make a Mittimus the substance whereof was for being at an unlawful meeting contrary to an Act of Parl●ament made about a year or two before c. and delivered them to Richard Iohnson and Iohn Creed Constables who had them to the County-Gaol in Reading The 3 d. day of the 2 d Month called April 1664 came William Armorer again to the meeting and took two men viz. Robert Paine and John Bolt being all the men that were at the meeting And said to them what a Devil are you met again I will send you all to Prison what a Devil are you all Dumb hath the Devil cast his Club over you and bewitched you I. Boult said We have learned of a better Spirit even the Spirit of Christ Jesus which teacheth us to deny the Devil and all his Instruments William Armorer Who a Devil will believe you hang you you are deluded by the spirit of the Devil I will send you all to Prison I. Boult Many good people will believe us and we wholly deny the spirit of the Devil having chosen a better sp●rit the spirit of Christ Jesus which is a spir●t of love and meekness of patience and humility W. A. You say true it is so I. B. And the spirit of the Divil is an angry furious hasty persecuting spirit W. A. sa●d he is so I. B. Come let us try who is of this spirit thee or us W. Armorer A Devil on you I could find in my heart to lay you over the pate with my Cane I. Boult I hou oughtest to keep the peace and I hope thou wilt not go to break it did'●t thee ever read that Christ or any of his Apostles did Persecute any W. Armo●er Did none then Ch●ists flock is but a little flock and there is but a few of you but I will make you fewer I will hunt you out and send you to Prison I. Boult that 's the weakest thing that thou can'st do if thou can'st convince me of any thing that is evil I will hear thee and let the Pri●ons alone after some other discourse he caused a M●ttimus to be made and sent them to Goale And the 19th day of the same Month the General Quarter Sessions for the County was held at Newbe●●y but the Prisoners before mentioned were no● had thither nor Called neither at the Sessions for the Burrough of Reading held about the same time though most of them were Inhabitants of the same Corporation The First of the 3 d Month called May 1664 came William Armorer again to the Meeting and took one man and six women viz. Tho. Bartlet Anne Hat Anne Sharp Hanah Webb Sarah Pa●ne Dorothy Clarke and Elizabeth Crage and made a Mittimus much after the manner of the former and sent them to Goal by Rich. Iohnson Constable The 8th of the same Month came W. Armorer to the Meeting again there being no man there he took seven women Bridget Smith Anne Curtis Sarah Lambol Iudeth Smith Katharine Woodard Martha Cheeseman and Elizabeth Hampon and made a Mittimus as before and sent them to Goale by Tho. Coats Constable Upon the 2● d of the same Month W●lliam Armorer came again to the Meeting in great fury as formerly but finding only a few Children and young Maidens he pulled them out himself and his men having a great Club or Staff in his hand struck one of the Maidens a sore Stroke that she felt it for some time after and told them he would send them to Prison and other throatning speeches what he would do to them if they came there again And on the seventh of the fourth month the Gaoler called for all the Women and Maids before-mentioned except six viz. Ann Hatt Ann Curtis Sa●ah Lamboll A. Sharp Sarah Pa●ne and Eliz. Crage and gave them leave to go out of prison and to come again when he sent

cannot but be plain with you And therefore fear the Lord ye Rulers and give glory to his Name for the Lords day is at hand that shall burn as an oven and the wicked shall be as thorns cast into it we wish you well and could rejoyce to see you in that path that leads you to Gods kingdom that your souls might find rest that the light of the Lord might be your leader and you might be guided up to God is the desire of them who in scorne are called Quakers From the Gaol the 22d of the fifth Month 1664. And the 31 of the 5th Month called July William Armorer came again to the Meeting and took seven Women and Maids viz. Bridget Smith Eliz Bradbridg Anne Watson Anne Sharp Eliz Wright Eliz d ee the younger and Sarah ●ustell and caused his Clerk to make a Mittimus there present in the Meeting-room mean while William Armorer his man John Venter knowing that Tho Curtis his Wife and Man-servant were all Prisoners went and opened a door and went into the house there being only a Maid-servant and one man of the Family not very well in his chamber having taken something that morning and went up stairs meeting with the Maid bid her not be afraid and asked her if there were any in the House more then the Family who answered No of which he informed his Master being gone out of doors again the Maid lockt the door in a little time after his Master William Armorer went and knockt at the door the Maid being in a fear her Master and Mistriss and Man-servant being all in the Gaol did not open the door But William Armorer pull'd some kind of Instrument out of his Pocket and pickt the Lock entered the house and searched from room to room and under the bed until he came where the man belonging to the House was and asked his Name he told him his Name was Joseph Coale and being asked where he dwelt answered That he dwelt there and that he had lived there for seven years at times and that it was the place of his abode So William A●morer began to turn about as if he would have gone away but his Man Venter turned to him saying Sir this is he we were informed of His Master said Is this he indeed Sir said ●enter this is the man this is Coale Then William A morer took him by the arm and bid him come with him J. C. said Whither must I go Go said he ●o Gaol To Gaol said J. C. for what what have I done W. Armorer said I will tell you for what and being pulling of him down stairs said Will you take the Oath of Allegiance Jos said Why dost thou ask me such a question I am known in the Town having served an apprentiship in it and am a free-man of it and have not been used to swearing but if thou canst convince me by sound reasons and arguments according to the Scriptures that I may safely and not break Christs command I may do it But W. A. said I le send you to Gaol and the●e you shall convince your self and so put two lines more in the Womens Mittimus for refusing the Oath of Allegiance to His Majesty c. and sent him to the House of Correction with the seven women before mentioned by John Creed Constable who in a short time after dyed and the next day W. Armorer sent for J. C. and asked him the same questions and after some discourse about the lawfulness and unlawfulness of Swearing sent him back again to the house of Correction Upon the second day of the sixth Month called August William Armorer came again to the Meeting in a violent manner and took one man and seven women viz William Yeet Anne Ball Mary Slade Mary Emerton Elizabeth Lavell Katharine Edsol Ellin Binfeild and Margery Richardson and sent them to the House of Correction And the 14th of the same Month William Armorer came again and though there were but two men and one woman viz. Benjamin Coale John Trayard Hannah Webb as he judged above the age of sixteen years yet those three contrary to the Act which allows of four to meet he sent with a Mittimus the substance whereof was For being at an unlawful Meeting c. by Thomas Coates Constable to the House of Correction and while the Clerk was making the Mittimus he went to the house of Thomas Curtis again and finding the door lockt the maid being gone to carry some provision to her Master and Mistris in prison he pickt the lock opened the doors and went into the Court the door of the house being lockt also he pul'd out his pen-knife or some such like instrument to cut the key-hole that he might come at the lock to open it till a neighbour that was desired to look to the house in the maids ahsence came to him and told him there was no body in the house and asked him what he did mean to break folkes house up and pick the locks and much more to that purpose for he had been in the ware-house where was much cloath and one that saw him go bid him take heed for if any thing were lost it might be laid to his charge then he the said William Armore● said to the Woman in great wrath What have you to do with it where is that whore meaning that maid servant and said he would have her to morrow the woman answered she was gone to carry her Master and Mistris some victuals for ought she knew and having spoken very much to him for picking of the Locks and what he had done he was very angry and asked her what she had to do with it who answered she had to do with it for she was to see that no body did steal any thing out of the House The 25th of the 6th Month called August William Armorer sent for the four men from the House of Correction to witt Jo Coale Benjamin Coale William Yeet John ●ray and Tho Seik●s the Mayor being with them they asked them if they would take the Oath they desired to know for what they had lain so long in the House of Correction But they taking no notice of that a●●●r some discourse and many railing accusations breathed out by William Armorer they committed them to the Gaol and the same da●●he women being sent for they put Fines on them for non-payment they sent them back again to the House of Correction there ●o remain till three months were expired Upon the 28th of the same month William Arm●rer came to the Meeting again and took four women and caused a Mittimus to be made for them viz. Anne H●rrison Hannah Emerton Katharine Woodard and Jud●th Smith and sent them to the House of Correction though there were but four which according to that Law by which he pretended he proceeded was a lawful Meeting c. and at the same time he struck a young Lad who was under age with a

sufficient though I do it not W. A. said No you must do it W. L. said It seems doing Allegiance is the thing that is required He answered Yes W. L. I own Allegiance to the King and am willing to do all his just and lawful requirings as a Subject in things pertaining to this world and will promise thereunto W. Armo●er● You must swear to bind you for if you break your Oath you a●e damn●d W. I. Will not the breaking of my promise be matter of condemna●i●n to me W A. a●swered No or to that effect W. L. said The Scripture saith that no Lyar shall enter into the Ki●gdom of God and the Devil shall receive damnation for lying But still he asked me to swear I told him that Christ and the Apostles forbid swearing and the succeeding Chri●tians denyed ●o swear as Polycarpus and others And swearing upon a Book was set up by the Antichr●stian Power and J●stinian the Emperor was the first Institutor of it as I read of and ●t will ●dd nothing to the King for me to kiss th●s Book neither will it do him any good And therefore why should it be put so much upon me seeing I will do Allegiance W. A sa●d he co●ld not help it and bid the Gaoler take him away if he would not swear and said he might go a●d conv●nce the ●arliament that ma●e the Law and he was sworn to execute the Kings ●aws W. Lamboll asked ●im why he would put such Laws in execution wh●ch he could not defend by the Scriptures nor right reason Then he bid the ●aoler take him away W. L. said The Lord God everlasting in whose presence I am justified in th●s thing and before whose Judgment-seat we must all appear knoweth my heart that I do not deny to swear out of stubbornness nor out of obstiracy or denying Alleg●ance to the Ki●g but only and alone for Conscience s●ke towards God and because Christ Jesus whom we are to hear in all things saith Swear not at all c. The Oath be●ng read to William Tompson and the Book held to h●m said Alas ●s th●s all that ye can do so often to tender us this Oa●h to insnare us And that he did own what was read and could promise the things contained in the Oath ●●e Cler● havi●g g●ven him the Book he said Out of th●s Book can I pr●ve ●hat it is not lawful to swear at all W. A. sa●d That is in you● communication W. T. Nay it is not at all which are Christs words to them that were followers of h●m I say unto you● Swear not at all which comprehends all swearing but let your yea be yea and your nay nay for whatsoever is more cometh of evil W. A. began to be angry with him because he did not answer whether he would or would not swear W. T. I can promise the things contained in the Oath and is not that sufficient Mayor said That doth not answer the Law W. T. If I do that which the Law requires or the substance of the Oath it will not be accepted W. A. being peevish and angry thrust him going he crying for Justice W. A. told him he should have it done W. T. appealing to the Mayor for Justice he said William I am in place to do the Kings business and to execute his Laws and I must do it W. T. said But thou must have an eye to the Law of God in it The Book being held to Tho Speed he said I chuse rather to obey that Christ which you profess who said Swear not all then you who say swear W. A. VVill you that 's enough take him away T. S. Is this thy Justice to command me to be taken away to prison for saying I chuse rather to obey Christ then thee Then they asked John Boult if he would take the Oath of Allegiance Who answered As for my part I am a man that makes conscience of my ways and I have great cause to respect the Lord and to eye his way and truth and as he hath made it known in me I shall in that truth follow him in his holy way and that which he hath made known to me to be evil that I dare not do lest I should break my peace with my God which I cannot do for all the world W. A. You cannot take it can you J. B. I cannot go against my Conscience nor do that which the Lord hath made known to me to be evil W. A. said VVhere did you learn that out of your nail the Friend being a Shoomaker by Trade J. B. reproving of him for his jeer said Nay the Lord hath made it known unto me Some other discourse passed between them which for brevities sake we have omitted and the other two also had some discourse to the same purpose On the 12th of the first Month called March 1665 VVilliam Armorer came again to the Meeting and sent for the Gaoler who being come he sent Leonard Coale James Lavell and VValter Emerton to the Gaol without either Warrant or Mittimus And at the same Meeting took Christopher Page Henry Adams Anne Sharp Margaret VVhiteheart Anne Godard Ann VVeeden Eli● Lavell the younger and Mary Mathew and sent them to the Counter and then went into the house of Tho Curtis and puld out his Man-servant Henry G●oss and put him into the Meeting-Room and said he run away out of the Meetin● though the man was never at our Meeting all his life-time as we heard of and so sent him to Gaol and at night he sent for them all to his house where was Justice Dolby also and tendered the Oath of Allegance to L. Coale J. Lavell and VV. Emerton and committed them to the Gaol and told Henry Gross Tho Curtis his man that he was mistaken in him and let him go again the rest he sent to the Gaol for three days except A. Sharp who was committed upon the third Account The second of the second Month called Ap●il 1665 came VV. Armorer and Edw D●lby to the Meeting and took Christo Cheeseman Hannah VVebb Anne Harrison Eliz Tudway Eliz d ee the younger Do●othy Clarke Hannah Kent and Hannah Lomboll and being brought to his house by the Constable Samuel House he examined H. Lamboll and H. Kent about their age and being little let them go and sent the other five to the Gaol for three dayes and Christo Cheeseman upon the third offence The fourth of the second Month called April the Sessions for the County of Berks was held at Newberry to which place the Prisoners to whom the Oath of Allegiance had been tendered were brought viz. Tho Curtis and Anne his Wife George Lamboll and Sarah his Wife Tho Tudway John Paine James Marlow Joseph Coale Rob Pocock Benjamin Coale VVilliam Yeet John Tray Richard Green Thomas Ba●tlet VVilliam Lamboll VVilliam Tompson Leo Key Anthony Sadler John Boult Tho Speed Leo Coale James Lavel and VValter Eme●ton and being brought into the Court were called