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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77941	A declaration of the sad and great persecution and martyrdom of the people of God, called Quakers, in New--England for the worshipping of God. Wherof 22 have been banished upon pain of death. 03 have been martyred. 03 have had their right-ears cut. 01 hath been burned in the hand with the letter H. 31 persons have received 650 stripes. 01 was beat while his body was like a jelly. Several were beat with pitched ropes. Five appeals made by them to England, were denied by the rulers of Boston. One thousand forty four pounds worth of goods hath been taken from them (being poor men) for meeting together in the fear of the Lord, and for keeping the commands of Christ. One now lyeth in iron-fetters, condemned to dye. Also, some considerations, presented to the King, which is in answer to a petition and address, which was presented unto him by the general court at Boston : subscribed by J. Endicot, the chief persecutor there; thinking thereby to cover themselves from the blood of the innocent.	Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.	1661 (1661)	Wing B5994; Thomason E1086_4; ESTC R13926	22,607	32

be not works contrary to the Scriptures and the Spirit that gave them forth and contrary to a good Conscience I am yet ignorant and must leave it to the Judgment of the King before whom this matter is brought to receive his Judgment 2. Let the King consider how they have ignorantly condemned themselves in the same things for which they have judged others for while they seem to Complain of the Imposi●ions of the Bishops which they stile prevailing Hierarchy If it was Transgression in the Bishops in dayes past to impose upon these Petitioners and to persecute them for Non-Conformists How much more are these men guilty of Imposition and Persecution of tender Consciences Nay they have exceeded in the same Transgression and become seven-fold guilty of the sins themselves which they Complain against in others for they have gone further in Cruelty and Persecution towards the innocent Quakers than ever the Bishops proceeded against them even so far further as the murthering of a Man is more than cutting off his Ear and the Cause of the Quakers towards these Petitioners hath been as Innocent as ever theirs was towards the Bishops Oh Hypocritical generation who are Condemning of others for that whereof themselves are guilty and Imposing upon others in a far higher degree than ever the Bishops imposed on them witness their Law in New-England which judgeth every man to pay 5 s. per day who come not to their Assembly and imposing Fines of 40 s. and 50 s. a piece on such as meet together to Worship the Lord which are evident Signes of an evil Conscience as themselves speak The next thing that I note upon which the King ought to Consider the Petitioners say concerning the Quakers open Capital Blasphemers open Seducers from the Glorious Trinity the Lords Christ the Blessed Gospel and from the Holy Scriptures as the Rule of Life open Enemies to Government it self as Established in the Hands of any but men of their own Principles malignant Promoters of Doctrines directly tending to subvert both our Church and State By way of Answer to this let the King Consider 1. The envious and detestable Spirit of maliciousness of these Accusers and how vehement and fervent their persecuting Spirit is drawn forth with reproachful tearms in the highest degree like as if they could not utter sufficiently the Envy of their hearts or as if they wanted words to demonstrate their malignity and devouring malice against that People whom they in scorn call Quakers and all this to present us odious and abominable before Thee O King I say but this of them unto thee The Lord forgive them if they have not sinned unto death and unpardonably I have no desire of Revenge towards them but I leave vengeance to the Lord who will recompence in his season neither do I desire to provoke or incense the King against them only duty to God and the King teacheth me and love constraineth me and an absolute necessity presseth much upon me to spread our denyal of their bitter and malicious Accusations against us before the King unto whom we are thus fowly accused And I say I am Confident That the King hath better experience of us than to believe these our malicious Accusers And I do Appeal to him from the knowledge which he hath already of us that he believes we are Innocent and not guilty of those things thus unjustly Charged upon us and I question not but he will rightly understand that these Accusations are more out of Hatred and Envy against us than out of desire to benefit the King by such presentation 2. I do Testifie unto the King and before the whole World That we do profess and believe concerning the Father Son and Spirit and the Lord Iesus Christ and the blessed Gospel and the Holy Scriptures I say We do believe and make Profession in Truth and Righteousness concerning all these things and by our Doctrines and Instructions do perswade all People to believe and not Seduce any from these Truths of the Gospel And this is known through these Kingdoms concerning us though we stand now Accused falsly concerning these Matters before the King But as for the Scriptures being the Rule of Life We say The Spirit of God that gave forth the Scriptures is the Rule of Life and Faith unto the Saints and leads not contrary but according unto the Scriptures in the beleif and practice of whatsoever the Scripture saith and if these Petitioners did make the Scriptures the Rule of their Lives and Practices for the denial of which they here accuse us they would not have Cut off Ears Banished and put to Death for the Cause of Conscience which is contrary to the Scriptures and proceedeth from another Spirit than that which gave forth the Scriptures 3. Concerning Government our Principles and Practices are known to many and partly to the King We are not Enemies unto Government it self as these our Accusers do charge us but it is our Principle and hath ever been and is our Practice to be subject to whatsoever Government is set up over us either by doing or suffering and neither to vilifie nor rebel against any Government or Governours by any malicious Plots or Contrivances but to walk in meekness and humility towards all being subject for Conscience sake as I have said either by doing or suffering and I doubt not but the King is sufficiently informed hereof and believeth this Testimony 4. As for our Doctrines tending to subvert both Church and State this is also a false Accusation and Slander for our Doctrines are to convert and not to subvert even to Convert to God and Truth and Righteousness that men should live in these things and forsake all that which is contrary and this effect our Doctrines have wrought in the World as the Testimony of many Consciences shall bear witness Oh let the King Consider of our Defence as well as of our Enemies Charge who have thought it not enough to whip most cruelly banish cut Ears and put to death the Innocent but must still accuse them falsly and seek to cover themselves by fawning and flattering Addresses unto the King like as if they had done no evil when as the God of Heaven is witnesse to whom we can Appeal That our Brethren suffered the Tortures of shameful Death in New-England through their unjust Lawes and Sentences as Saints and Servants of the living God for the Name of Christ Jesus and for his Truth which they held until Death and not for evil-doing And the Executioners of these inhumane cruelcies seem so far from Repentance for their Evil doing that they rather Justifie themselves in what they have done and cease not to Smite and Wound and Reproach the Innocent and that before the King and that after they have martyred them Again These Petitioners say After all other means for a long time used in vain We were at last constrained for our own Safety say they to pass a Sentence of

you are dead And then soon after the Goaler was called to have him away which accordingly was done Soon after William Robinson was taken out of the Court his dear Brother and fellow-Sufferer Marmaduke Stevenson being present The Governour being partial spoke unto him saying If you have any thing to say you may speak but he was silent and gave no Answer whereupon Sentence was pronounced against him also in these words You shall be had to the place from whence ye came and from thence to the Gallows and there to be Hanged till you are Dead Whereupon these words were uttered forth by M. Stevenson Give ear ye Magistrates and all who are Guilty for this the Lord hath said concerning you who will perform his Promise upon you That same Day you put his Servants to Death shall the Day of your Visitation pass over your Heads and you shall be Cursed for evermore The mouth of the Lord of Hosts hath spoken it Therefore in love to you all take Warning before it be too late that so the Curse may be removed for assuredly if you put us to Death you will bring Innocent Blood upon your own heads and swift destruction will come upon you After which words were spoken he was had to Prison again to his Brother W. Robinson The like Sentence was also passed against Mary Dyar after they were taken away by John Endicot in these words Mary Dyar You shall go to the place from whence you came namely the Prison and from thence to the place of Execution and there to be Hanged until you are Dead Whereupon she made Answer The Will of the Lord be done Then Command was given to the Marshal to take her away she returned Answer Yea and joyfully I go And in her Passage to the Prison she often used Speeches of Praise to the Lord for the same and spoke to the Marshal to let her go alone for she would go to the Prison without him The Marshal Answered I believe you Mris Dyar but I must do what I am Commanded This is a short and true Relation of the Sentence passed upon them not for evil-doing but only for bearing their Testimony ●gainst all manner of Wickedness and testifying to the Truth as it is in Jesus keeping their Consciences clear both towards God and Man Novv Concerning the Martyrdom of these Three Servants of the Lord I shall give a short and true Relation The 27th day of the same Month was the day appointed that they were to be Executed having notice thereof given them the Night before which accordingly was done For on the 27th day being the 5th day of the Week in the latter part thereof after their Lecture so called was done William Robinson and Marmaduke Stevenson were had forth of the Prison into the open Street where James Oliver was Captain over a Band of Armed Men by information 200. which were prepared to Guard them to and at the place of Execution with Drums and Colours and Halberds Guns Swords Pikes c. besides many Horsemen to keep off the Multitude of People The two dear Lambs being placed near the hinder part the chief Marshal and Drummer next before them Then Command being given to march to the Place of Execution W. Robinson spake these words saying This is your Hour and the power of Darkness Then the Drummer made a Noise with his Drum and shortly ceased again Then Marmaduke Stevenson said This is the Day of your Visitation wherein the Lord hath visited you Other words being spoke not understood by reason of the sound of the Drum So they walked along in pure retired Chearfulness to the Place of Execution triumphing in the strength of the Lamb over all the wrath of man and fury of the Beast in the pure retired Heavenly Dominion of the Invisible God And when they came to the Ladders-foot they took their leave each of other and William Robinson stept up the Ladder and spake to the People saying This is the Day of your Visitation wherein the Lord hath visited you This is the Day the Lord is Risen in his Mighty Power to be Avenged on all his Adversaries And the Rope being about his Neck as he spake the Executioner bound his Hands and Leggs a●● his Neck-cloth being tyed about his Face he said Now ye are made Manifest So the Executioner being about to turn him off the Ladder he said I Suffer for Christ in whom I live and for whom I die So he being turned off Marmaduke Stevenson went up the Ladder and spake to the People saying Be it known unto all this Day that we Suffer not as Evil-Doers but for Conscience sake And as the Executioner was about to turn him off these words he expressed This Day shall we be at Rest with the Lord. Thus the faithful Witnesses sealed their Testimony for the Lord against the Dragons Power and blessedly departed with Praises in their mouths entering joyfully with their Beloved into Everlasting Rest This Accompt was sent from Plimouth in New-England by Peter Peirson Mary Dyar having received the same Sentence only for coming a second time to Boston to visit her imprisoned Brethren there was with them carried to the place of Execution and after they two were executed she stept up the Ladder and had her Coats tyed about her feet and the Rope put about her neck and as the Hangman was ready to turn her off they cryed out Stop for she was Reprieved and having loosed her feet bad her come down but she was not forward to come down but stood still saying She was there willing to suffer as her Brethren did unless they would null their wicked Law but they pulled her down and a day or two after carried her by force out of Town Here followeth the Copy of a Letter that Mary Dyar sent to the Rulers of Boston after she had received the Sentence of Death To the General Court now in Boston VVHereas I am by many charged with the guiltinesse of my own Blood if you mean in my coming to Boston I am therein clear and justified by the Lord in whose Will I came who will require my Blood of you be sure who have made a Law to take away the Lives of the Innocent Servants of God if they come among you who are called by you Cursed Quakers although I say and am a living Witnesse for them and the Lord that he hath blessed them and sent them unto you therefore be not found fighters against God but let my Counsel and Request be accepted with you To repeal all such Laws that the Truth and Servants of the Lord may have free passage among you and you kept from shedding Innocent Blood which I know there are many among you would not do if they knew it so to be nor can the Enemy that stirreth you up thus to destroy this holy Seed in any measure countervail the great Dammage that you will by thus doing procure Therefore seeing the Lord hath not