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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54212	The second part of The continued cry of the oppressed for justice being an additional account of the present and late cruelty, oppression & spoil inflicted upon the persons and estates of many of the peaceable people called Quakers, in divers counties, cities and towns in this nation of England and Wales (chiefly upon the late act made against conventicles) for the peaceable exercise of their tender consciences towards God in matters of worship and religion.; Continued cry of the oppressed for justice. Part 2	Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1676 (1676)	Wing P1362A; ESTC R234420	69,745	113

not paying a Mortuary where he was no further concerned then by his Tenderness and Compassion in supervising and taking Care of the Orphans of the deceased Parent Robert Richard a poor Labourer of the Parish of Bettus in the said County upon the Instigation of Owen Edwards the Priest of the Place and Complaint was committed lately to the County Goal for twelve dayes Absence from the Steeple-house by William Salisbury one of the Justices of the Peace for the said County The same Priest vexatiously troubled the Master of the said Labourer a little while before Mountgomery-shire An Account of the Sufferings of the People called Quakers upon the late Act against Conventicles by the Prosecution of one David Maurice of Pen-y-bont who was principal Informer and sole Justice of the Peace therein concerned his Clerk and Servants the Drivers UPon the 7th day of the 1st moneth in the latter-end of the year 1674. the said David Maurice of Pen-y-bont in Denbigh shire but in the Commission of Peace for this County came with some 14 or 15 Persons most if not all of them armed to a House called Cleddian Cechion within the Corporation of Pool which hath proper Justices of its own where a small Number of our Friends were peaceably met with the Doors open and all silent he requiring us to depart Thomas Lloyd requested of the before named Justice a quarter of an Hours time before our being dispersed which he readily granting and with his Followers sate amongst us the before-mentioned Thomas Lloyd uttered a few Words by Way of defining the true Religion and what the true Worship was all which the said David Maurice approved of as sound and according to the Doctrine of the Church of England yet notwithstanding he fined him the said Thomas Lloyd in ●0 l. for preaching though he was no Magistrate of the Corporation neither certified he the Conviction at the next Quarter-Sessions of the Peace for the Borough according to the Statute where the supposed Offence was committed but at the quarter-Quarter-Sessions for the County to whom the Cognizance did not properly belong and upon this Conviction caused to be driven upon the 16th of the 4th Moneth 1675. from the said Thomas Lloyd 4 Cows and a Mare all worth about 16 l. by two of his Servants one of them being his Clark and a third his Tenant and no Officer of the Corporation nor of the Parish nor of that Allotment of the Hundred in place with them which Drivers were lurking near the Ground some two Hours before day and drive the Cattle before Sun-rise and were brought out of the County into his own Demense one of the Cows he returned till required The same day about the dawning thereof the said Drivers by a Varrant from the beforenamed David Maurice of Pen-y-bont brake rudely through Neighbours Fields to the Ground of Thomas Lewys of Cloddian Cochion within the said Borough of Pool with no Officer neither of the Corporation Parish nor of that Division of the Hundred and drive from him six Cows two Oxen and two Heifers alledging for his Offence that the before mentioned Thomas Lewys suffered a Meeting to be at his House that very Day the before-named David Maurice was there himself who not only allowed of the Time but approved what was spoken there though the Right of the House and the Use thereof lay properly in the Mother who was a Widow and this Meeting chanced to be in her Quarenteni viz. Her forty Dayes And further the said David Maurice took by his Clerk without a Warrant two Horses one of them being Charles Lloyd's and the other Thomas Lewys's though they were at that time out of the County where the supposed Offence was committed Charles Lloyd of Dolobran had Ten young Beasts taken from him the 18th of the 3d Mon. 1675. by John Jones of Keel Over cer of the poor of the Parish of Myvod John Morgans Petty Constable William Samuel Servant to the Church-Warden upon a Warrant from the said David Maurice the only Informer busie Justice upon this Mercenary Act in our Borders for preaching at Cloddiau Cochion within the Liberties of Pool the 14th day of the 1st moneth last past though the said Charles Lloyd was not at the Place that day nor of many dayes before or after at a Meeting as many can testifie David Jones of Branyarth for being a Hearer at the two aforesaid Meetings at Cloddiau Cochion and though distrained of a Brass-Pan for his proper Fines had four Cows and two Oxen drive from him by a Warrant from the said David Maurice of Pen-y-bont for the pretended Inability of others convicted the two Oxen and one of the Cows were since returned Thomas Hamond of the Parish of Mountgomery was committed to the County-Goal about seven Moneths ago by a Warrant from Matthew Morgans and one Stedman two Justices of the Peace for the County of Mountgomery upon the Statute of the 27th Hen. 8. c. 20. in a suit of Tythes in the Bishop's Court of Hereford upon the Prose●●●ion of Edward Herbert Baron of Cherbury and Roger Jones Priest of the Parishes of Berrine and Mountgomery which Prisoner notwithstanding several Applications to them and their Agents made without any Redress deceased the 28th Day of the last ●●th Moneth called January leaving his Widow and four Daughters destitute of a Tender Husband and a Careful Father by this hard Usage the was denyed Liberty of once visiting his Family since his Confinement The sum upon which he was molested was inconsiderable Prisoners in Shrop-shire OWen Roberts of Sallop Baker and Ann his Wife and Thomas Oliver of Condover Black-Smith committed to prison the 11th day of the moneth called January 1675. by a Writ of Excommunicato Capiendo for not appearing at the Bishop's Court. ☞ Note There have Dyed Prisoners in several Goals in England and VVales since the King came into England who suffered for Good C●●science sake above Two Hundred Persons of the aforesaid People by reason of their Close Confinement And they cryed with a loud Voice saying How long O Lord Holy and True dost not thou Judge and Avenge our Blood on them that dwell on the Earth Revelat. 6. 10. THE END Note also contrary to the Statute 13 Car. 2. 12. Note 2 or 3 of these Cows taken from R. D were returned again Note Most of the Justices at Nottingham Sessions carryed things moderately except P. Whaley but at Newark Robert Thoroton and Penistone Whaley and the rest that sats on the Bench were bent against the Innocent as with one accord John Blatt and John Hatcher were brought to Sessions by Richard Bonnick Bailiff

Hay to the Value of about 8 l. Iohn Camsal fined 30 s. for being at peaceable Meetings and had taken from him some Corn in the Barn with two Beds and Bedding with other Goods to the value of about 10 l. The Officers Names William Chapman and George Gantley Constables Edward Chapman and Iohn Baytes Wardens Iohn Raines and Francis VVilliamson Overseers of the poor Witnesses I seph Camsel Thomas Saintpal George Flecher The 22d of the 10th Moneth 1676. an Account of Goods then taken from VVilliam Emley of Mansfield in the County of Nottingham Mercer for a Fine of 10 l. 5 s. for being at a Meeting the 17th Day of the same at Hucknal-Hoofet in the parish of Sutton in Ashfield and thereof convicted the 19th of the same by Iohn Smith one Sharp and Obadiah Anthony Informers before Robert Thoroton of Carcouson in the County asore-said Justice viz. 10 l. for the poverty of the Preacher and 5 s. for him elf and by Warrant from the said Robert Thoroton directed to Thomas Innocent and Francis VVatson Constables Richard Burbidge Apothecary John Garner Mercer Ralph Croshey Dyer Thomas Wheat Butcher Overseers of the poor George Cook Malt-maker and John Clay Tanner Church-Wardens John Plumtry and Thomas Clerk Thirdboroughs all of Mansfield in the County aforesaid he had Shop Goods taken from him to the value of 23 l. and upwards George Hopkinson for being at the same Meeting was fined 10 s. for which he was distrained by Thomas Innocent Constable Iohn Plumtry and Thomas Clerk Thirdboroughs as followeth one Coverlet worth 10 s. one pewter Candlestick worth 1 s. one Chair worth 4 s. A Relation of a Notorious Piece of Deceit acted by the Persecutors of these poor affl●cted People called Quakers in this County Upon the 26th Day of the 9th Mo. 76. some of the said People being peaceably assembled together in the parish of Blythe and waiting in Stilness and Silence upon the Lord there came in amongst them one Edward Butterworth who sate down a while amongst them till the Informers came in viz. Iohn Smith Obadiah Anthony and Thomas Sharpe then Edward Butterworth stood up and said Blessed be the Peace-makers with some other words that were not understood by Reason Tohmas Sharpe one of the Informers pulled him forth the Constable meeting them near the Door asked why they pulled him out the Informer said If another speak I will pull him out also so the Officers had this pretended Preacher before Justice Sands who upon Examination said He lived at Broughton within eight Miles of Lincoln but there being some Suspition that he was a Cheat ordered the Officers to secure him and to bring him before him again next Day where before the said Justice Sands and Sr. Ralph Knight being again examined he still said he lived at Broughton and Thomas Sharp one of the Informers being asked upon his Oath whet her he knew the said Butterworth did affirm He never saw him before in all his Life but a Certificate was produced before the Justices to prove they both lived in Newark a Copy of which is as follows This may certifie whom it may concern that we whose Names are under-written do testifie that Edward Butterworth and Thomas Sharpe of our Town of Newark are very well acquainted and very near Neighbours living together in our Town and both in a Street most of our Town well know it John Milnes Thomas Merryweather After Examination the Justices seeing their Deceit committed Butterworth to Nottingham Goal except he found Sureties to appear at Redford Sessions and as the Constable was conducting this pretended Quaker to the Goal Smith and Anthony two of the Informers being with him he rode away from the Constable but about three Dayes after he went to Justice Sands and Obadiah Anthony and Thomas Sharpe two of the Informers with him who were bound for his Appearance at Redford Sessions A short Relation of the Proceedings of the Justices of the Peace at Nottingham quarter-Quarter-Sessions the Eighth Day of the Eleventh Moneth 1676. Where many of the People of God in Scorn called Quakers came to appeal for Justice from the Illegal Proceedings of the Cruel Informers who acted by Virtue of several Warrants granted forth by Robert Thoroton Justice of the Peace there being about 20 Appeals which were promised to be tried at this Sessions and but three of them put in the manner of their Trials was as followeth as near as can be remembred Upon the 8th day of the 11th Mo. as afore-said the Court being sate the Council for the Informers spoke to the Justices and the rest of the Court that it would be a Dishonour to the King and to his Honourable Justices of Peace that the Appeals should be tried for if they were it was as much as if the Iustices had not done according to Law and if it should be brought in for the Appellant it would be a Dishonour to them or Words to that Effect The Council for the Appellant It is not any Dishonour to the King or his Justices but whether the Informers acted according to Law or no that is the Question and if any look upon themselves to be grieved contrary to Law they may be tried by a Iury of twelve men which the Law doth allow and further he desired the Tryals might be in the Informers Name and not in the Name of the King but it would not be granted So when the Justices had ordered the Appeals should go on to Tryal a Jury was impannelled and sworn and the Warrant of Robert Thoroton's Conviction of the Meeting at Blythe such a Day betwixt the King of the one Part and Iohn Sayton and the other Appellants on the other part by which Warrant the said Iohn Sayton was fined 20 l. for suffering a Conventicle at his House as they said in the Parish of Blythe So the Witnesses were called and sworn Witness I was there on that Day and there were several People met but were all silent and no Words spoken amongst them but did not see Iohn Sayton there Council for the Appellant Now in the first place forasmuch as there was neither Preaching Praying nor Reading as their own witness doth testifie therefore it was no Conventicle 2dly Being they cannot prove he was there therefore how can it be judged that he did either wittingly or willingly consent to that Meeting if they could make it a Conventicle with much more to that purpose Informers Council Now as to the first although there was neither Preaching praying nor Reading yet it was evident enough that they met under a pretence of a Religions Exercise seeing there was more then five not of Iohn Sayton's Family therefore it must needs be a Conventicle And as to the 2d seeing they cannot prove he was there we must leave it to the Consciences of the Jury whether he did willingly consent to that Meeting or no. So when the Council had spoke on both sides Peniston Whaley one of the Justices