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prayer_n	abomination_n	lord_n	wicked_a	2,226	5	6.7746	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44231	A brief relation of some part of the sufferings of the true Christians, the people of God, in scorn called Quakers, in Ireland, for these last eleaven years, viz, from 1660 until 1671 with an occasional treatise of their principles and practices briefly stated, whereby the innocency of their cause, for which they so suffer, is not only plainly demonstrated, but also from all false asperations and causeless pretences sufficiently vindicated / collected by T.H. and A.F.	Holme, Thomas, d. 1695.; Fuller, Abraham, d. 1694.	1672 (1672)	Wing H2514; ESTC R7372	56,059	82

worth 17s From John Wilson a Cow worth 28s Queens County 1669. John Edwards for warning the people unto Repentance in the Parish Worship-house at Ballinekill was cruelly beaten by Jam. Dunn Soveraign with a Staff until it brake in pieces and with the remaining part in his hand struck him on the bare head and then haled him to the Stocks and there set him for Two Hours in a cold Winter day Wexford County Tho. Murford for speaking in the Fear of the Lord to the People in a publick Place of Worship in Wexford was cruelly beaten and his Body sorely bruised and so committed to Prison 1662. James Taylor and John Blair for not going to the publick Worship-house called the Church were taken up by a Capias and imprisoned in Wexford Goal about twelve Weeks 1670. Jonas Chamberlin and Wil. Chamberlin for speaking a few words of Soberness and Truth to Edw. Withers called a Justice as he was passing to his Worship on the 25th of the 10th Moneth were committed to Prison Munster Province Cork County and City 1660. LVcretia Cook for exhorting the people in Bandonbridge to take heed and beware of false Prophets c. was committed to the Marshals and thence to Bridewel by John Laundon Provost and there kept twenty dayes And another Friend only for looking on Priest Nycholets in the publick Worship-house at Bandon was violently pulled and haled the Priest calling to the Magistrate saying Take him away take him away though the Friend spake not one word and it made such an uproar that the Friend had like to have bin smother'd in the worship-house 1669. Susanna Mitchell for bearing Testimony against Priest Cross's false Doctrine in the publick House of Worship in Cork City he being then teaching the Lawfulness of Swearing which is contrary to the Command of Christ and the Apostle was committed to Goal and there kept Prisoner a long time 1670. Solomon Eccles for going to the Cathedral at Cork the 16th of the 8th Moneth in Obedience to the Lord 's Requiring and for saying these words after Ben. Crosse the Priest had ended his Sermon and Prayer That the Prayer of the Wicked was Abomination to the Lord whereupon the said Priest said Let me Crave a Blessing so when he had done the said Friend was about to speak and the Souldiers began to pull and hale him but the Priest said Let him alone then the said Friend spake and said What shall be done to the man that makes Shiprack of a good Conscience though then it was not known to him that the said Priest Crosse had formerly been a Presbyterian Priest in Dorsetshire and had said ut ferunt That he had rather go to a Stake and be Burned then to put on a Surplice yet now preacht with a Surplice on So the Friend was laid hold on and had before the Mayor who committed him to Prison where he was kept ten dayes and then the Bishop and Peter Colthrop the Governour like Ananias and Pilate accused the said Solomon Eccles to the Earl of Orrery President of the Province of Munster for a Vagabond Quaker c. and so without any Examination of the said Person who by Law could not be proved a Vagabond obtained Order to whip him through Cork City which was accordingly executed with great severity the said Solomon being whipt all along the Streets of the City of Cork from North-Gate to South-Gate and in that time received at least Eighty Seven Lashes or Stripes and so expelled Waterford City 1660. Elinor Tatlock for going to the publick Worship-house in Waterford and there bearing Testimony against their Will-worship was put into Bridewel by John Horton Recorder and after several dayes she and her Husband were turned out of the City from their Children and Family Margret Blanch for exhorting the people to the Fear of the Lord c. at a time when she was at a Burial of one of her Relations was imprisoned six Moneths and in that time Excommunicated by Bishop Gore of Waterford and thereupon kept close Prisoner a long time and though often very sick and Weak of Body whilst in Prison and divers Entreaties made to the said Bishop for her Enlargement or going Home a while for Refreshment yet was generally refused by the said Hard-hearted Bishop And during her said long Imprisonment at Waterford the same Bishop Excommunicated her Husband William Blanch and as the said William Blanch was riding upon his lawful Occasions in Tiperary another County was there follow'd and watched and by Clonmell Town seized upon and committed to the Prison there where he was kept above a Year being there twenty Miles distant from his Wife in Prison at Waterford and his Family there so that neither the Husband and Wife could come to one another as being Prisoners nor yet either of them to their Family Conaught Province Galoway City 1669. SOlomon Eccles being moved of the Lord to go a Sign on the 14th of the 7th Moneth and that Naked with Fire and Brimstone burning on his Head without the Gates of the City unto a Papists Mass-Meeting and the Fryar and People being upon their Knees he in the Spirit of the Lord said Wo to these Idolatrous Worshippers God hath sent me this day to warn you and to let you see that if you Repent not what shall be your Reward and so he went over the Bridge into the City warning them also to Repentance and when done he was had to Prison with his three Friends Randal Consins Nicho. Grible and Henry Bloodworth who accompanied him in his Service and Eliza. Harper visiting them in Prison was also there detained and after several dayes Imprisonment were all released Fifthly and Lastly And these following for not Swearing for Conscience sake keeping to Yea and Nay according to Christ's Command who said Swear not at all for not taking off their Hats and giving men the Honour below for opening Shops and Working on dayes by the World called Holy Dayes which the Pope set up and for owning the Truth Christ Jesus the Light that lighteth every man that cometh into the World have been Fined Imprisoned Abused and their Goods taken from them Ulster Province Ardmagh County 1662. ROger Webb being Constable was called at the Sessions at Ardmagh to give in Presentments and because for Conscience sake he could not Swear was fined by Sir George Atkinson in 40 s. for which the Sheriffs Bailiffs took from him a Horse worth 45 s. 1665. Henry Furnace sen because for Conscience sake he could not Swear was fined 20 s. in the Manner Court for which the Bailiffs took from his Son a Horse worth 30 s. 1669. James Bradshaw being summoned to the Manner Court of Lurgan was fined 5 s. by John Relly Seneschal for not taking off his Hat and the Bailiffs took Goods from him worth 7 s. 1670. Christopher Hillary of Shankill Parish being one of the Militia under Captain Draper and afterwards convinced of Truth which leads out of all