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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60436	The fruits of unrighteousnes and injustice Brought forth by John Bulkley, and Thomas Bowrman, and the rest of the rulers in Hampshire, against the innocent people of God called Quakers. Who in words and writings have often declared their unjust sufferings; as also at two sessions, and two general assizes holden at Winchester, requiring justice and equity, and their right and liberty in the nation; of the which being still most unjustly deprived, it is now publiquely declared, that they and others seeing their deeds of darknesse brought to light, may be warned, and learn to do justice, and to relieve the oppressed. Also the sounding voyce of the dread of Gods mighty power to all the judges and rulers of the earth, who rise up aginst the Lamb, and to all the host of powers of darknesse who fight against God. By the servants of Christ ... called Humphry Smith. Anthony Melledg. George Henderson. James Potter. Will: Baily. Daniel Baker. John Day. Winifred Newman.	Smith, Humphrey, d. 1663.	1658 (1658)	Wing S4061; ESTC R216933	45,374	58

condemned by the vvitnesse of God in my conscience vvhose peace is more gain to me then all the riches and glory of this perishing World but this I lay to thy charge justly vvho art out of the state of Gods elect to vvhich that of God in thy conscience eternally shall vvitnesse to vvit my sufferings unjustly by thy means vvith the rest of my dear brethren vvhose dear life in innocency is hid from the wise of the world in that thou took us vvho vvere about honest and lavvfull occasions and sent us to prison vvho intend no harm to any and aftervvard sent me vvord in vvriting that to follovv my lavvfull occasisions I had a freedome of vvhich before thou had deprived me but this vvill not hide thy deceit and envy against Gods people For I was in the Town in which I naturally was born who there was neither found acting nor speaking any thing that was unlawfull or dishonest for such things I hate but thou acted toward me that which is dishonest and unlawfull in sending me to prison without the breach of any Law and is this a small thing to send a man from his honest and lawfull employment by which he hath his subsistance to a wicked and ungodly place to be kept Prisoner in the common Gaol where we are deprived both of our outward liberty and employment for the maintenance of our bodies which by thy means hath greatly suffered neither do we know of so much liberty as to send for work to work at my Trade where it may be had and sent for to Prison where I being kept and like to remain am willing to work with my hands if room and liberty I might have Therefore I would know from thee if thou wilt send me an Order in Writing under thy hand for me to have room and liberty here to work at my lawfull calling and also that some friend of mine may have liberty to come in and out with my work and not be abused and to this thing I do expect a speedy answer from thee for it is unreasonable that I should be kept from my work and my work from me who have done no evill who am of the world called From the House of Correction in the common Gaol of Winchester the 3d day of the 3d moneth 1658. William Baily William Baily also having endeavoured though with charge and trouble to have Wool bought and made ready and to have all things needfull for him and more of us to work at his Trade and having hereby obtained an Order to the Gaoler that he might have room and liberty and things convenient suffered to be brought in unto him yet did the Goaler hinder him of having coals without which he could not work and thereby for a time his work being in all things ready lay still and suffered loss and so she that should keep idle persons committed to the House of Correction on vvork doth neither do that but also hinder him from his lawfull labour contrary to her place and also contrary to two Justices Orders and hereby many may be satisfied also concerning things that false Accusers have cast upon us called Quakers that we are idle or refuse to work at our lawfull Callings yet to be set on work as idle persons and transgressors are at their wills or their work belonging to their house of Correction we deny for ever Here followeth a Relation of Daniel Bakers sufferings lately a Captain in the Service for Liberty but by a filthy Priest is now cast into the same Bridewell with me whom he came from London to visit and George Henderson with him who hath written something of their unjust imprisonment with his own hand next in order IN the third moneth 58. it came into my heart to travel from my Family to visit the suffering members of Christ in Winchester prison but when according to the will of the Lord I came to the Prison door both I and my friend G. H. were not onely long kept out of the Prison at the door but also there much abused by John Grove a Turn-key Christopher Darby and others and afterwards was I moved to passe into the Ise of Wight contrary to my own will and it came to passe on the 19th of the same moneth the fourth day of the vveek vvhich vvas set apart as the hypocrites and prophane said for a day of publique Humiliation that for my love vvas I then evil intreated beaten and haled forth of the synagogue and before a Ruler but it 's no nevv thing especially in these dayes for Priests Rulers and people cursed children vvho obey the povvers of darknesse to smite the innocent and guiltlesse vvith the fist of vvickednesse even upon the days of their Fasts buffetting and halling such vvhose pure consciences are exercised tovvards God out of their Idols Temples Synagogues or Steeple-houses before Magistrates and cast them into prison vvhere they are thrust into holes and dungeons even as it hath been fulfilled upon this body of mine vvhose blood much hath been shed vvith my bones shattered to pieces in the late Wars for the just right and liberty of such vvho feare the Lord God and of this Common-vvealth but behold O ye sober-minded ones hovv the ravenous Beasts of the field the enemies of the most High seek to devour persecute destroy and make a prey upon the servants of the Lord vvho is novv arising as a Gyan● refresht with wine to confound overturn and dash in pieces as a potters vessell his enemies as in the dayes of old A Copie of a Writing sent to Robert Dingly Priest of Brixton in the Isle of Wight Robert Dingly SEeing there there are many Deceivers in the world and especially in this Nation of England I being one who am a friend to the Truth and sound Doctrine and a lover of peoples soules even of thine amongst the rest who hast been a Teacher of the people many yeares It lyeth upon me for the Truths sake to desire thee if thou be a Minister of Christ to appoint a meeting either publique or private but if it be possible in publique that there it may be truly proved by plain Scripture without adding or diminishing in the audience of all people who are the deceivers and who are the true Ministers of Christ I desire thee to send me thy ansvver by vvay of Writing Brixton the nineteenth of the third moneth 58. I am thy friend so far as thou obeyest and lovest the Truth Daniel Baker My friend George Henderson vvho vvas vvith me carried this Writing to the Priests house vvho after some time spake vvith him to vvit Priest Dingly vvho in his envious rage and fury abused him and our friends with reproachful lying malicious speeches and refused to write an Answer onely here is vvhat came from his ovvn mouth vvhich spake from the unclean spirit which is head in him as doth appear let the honest Reader judge with that of God in his conscience Now

you think you have done your duty I shall do mine said he and so the Devil by his Ministers to wit the false Prophet and the beast who cast us into prison where we found the same unclean spirit but could not bow to it in submitting to extortion oppression and cruelty and therefore were cast into a stinking dungeon among thieves fellons and transgressors dung piss fleas and lice in abundance and without straw to lie upon but the servant is not greater then his Lord who had not where on to lay his head though the foxes have holes And let such who fear the Lord consider if it be not the unclean spirit of the Devil which rules in these blind hired Priests who take councel together in the darkness with the beast reviling threatning preaching against and persecuting even unto bonds and imprisonments whipping stocking and stoning thrusting into holes and dungeons the innocent servants of the Lord whose pure consciences are exercised toward him in love to all people for the seeds sake for wch they suffer all things and love not their lives unto the death who follow the Lamb the Light of the World in this mighty day of battel between the two seeds and let all such who love Truth and honestly desire to come to the knowledge thereof in the inward parts for that which may be known of God is manifest within the people may feel alter him and finde him who saves from sin and reconciles to God in the Light Consider I say wether ever any of the holy men of God Christ his Apostles or Ministers did persecute rule threaten or murther the innocent in them or cast any into prison as Robert Dingley and Thomas Bowrman hath done but on the contrary suffered under such an evil adulterous gainsaying and persecuting generation the seed of the Serpent even as the servants of the most high his Children of Light have and doth grievously suffer at this day for bearing testimony for the Lord and against the beast and false Prophet wicked Rulers Priests and People without respect of persons who with their cruel tyranny and oppression smite the guiltles with the fist of wickedness to uphold the Devils dark Dominion and Babylons Marchants the unclean Hireling Priests Sermons and Prayer-sellers who raven like Wolves have wearied the Lord of hosts with their words speaking peace to the wicked who put into their mouths and such who dare not for Conscience sake they prepare war in their hearts and cast them into prisons where sundry have suffered until death * * Read a Book titled a Record of sufferings for tythes a testimony against them for ever who have robbed spoyld and made a Prey of mens goods so that the Scripture is fulfilled upon their heads which said Hosea 6. 9. as troopes of robbers wait for a man so a Company of Priests murther in the way by consent see Micha 3. 11. Jerem 23. Ezek. 34. Esa 56. Math. 23. So that the holy men of God Christ and his Apostles and Ministers did witnesse and pronounced woes against such who did profess and preach the good words who were strangers and persecuted the life from whence the good word came forth freely even as Robert Dingley Thomas Bowrman and the rest of their generation do and have done who walk in the very foot steps of the Scribes and Pharisees and of the false Prophets in Cain Cores and Balaams way Cursed Children that cannot cease from sin 2 Pet. 2. 14. Let such who desire to fear the Lord our God be faithful to the eternal witness the Light of Christ in their Consciences and with a single eye search the Scriptures and see if it be not even so Thus far have I cleard my Conscience for the simples sake as a testimony against the seed of evil doers by whom I suffer with the rest of my Brethren by them known in that which is hid from the eyes which are full of Adultery and cannot cease from sin and to such my flesh is known by the name of Daniel Baker Winchester Bridewel this 2. of the 6. Moneth 58. BY what was last written it may appear who was in the Truth he that was willing to have all things proved and brought to the Light in publick before the people in soberness and plainess or Priest Dingly who unto a reasonable offer did not give a reasonable but an unreasonable answer saying I shall send thee to Prison and then whether he was in the Truth that did cast into Prison without any offence or he that was imprisoned And moreover the fruits of their fasts doth appear who live in pride envy and coveteousness in haling two of the Servants of Christ the same day out of their Synagague and before a Magistrate and cast them into prison and so fulfil the Scripture not knowing the Father nor the Son John 16. 2. 3. and so it 's plain their dayes of fasting is for strife and debate and to smite with the fist of wickedness and such God heareth not for they are according to their fathers of old Esa 58. Again those Priests in the dayes of the King did keep dayes of fasting and praying for their King but was not their murther in their hearts and their sacrifice like Cains for did not they stir up the people to rise and if possible cut off all them that then sought for Truth and liberty and do not the same Priests now even upon their dayes of humiliation stir up the people against us they then called Round heads and now called Quakers if possible to have us all cut off from being a people among them to bear witness against their tyranny and coveteousness and John Hodder Priest of Haychurch in Dorsetshire whose most bloody persecution against me and others have exceeded many he said if his Lord Protector would raise an Army to cut off all the Quakers he would be the first man that would draw the sword Oh! when did ever any man thirst more for blood and are not the Priests always stiring up strife and did not they still pray for the upholding of that which they saw was going down and that which indeed the Lord was overturning looke back and see what an out-cry there was amongst them for their Fathers the Bishops and for their King and see if God did not overturn those that they prayed for and set up those that they prayed against as Hereticks and Rebels to their King and breakers of their Laws and see whether they that prayed for the King and for the King of Scots do not now pray for their Protector who with others was instrumental for the overturning of their Bishops and their King the hand of God being then with him who now hath turned his hand for the Priests whom God is against and hath made a Law for them far exeeding any that was made for them by any King or Queen and therefore now they boast much of their Protector and pray