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A93230	The Saints testimony finishing through sufferings: or, The proceedings of the court against the servants of Jesus, who were called before them to be tryed at the late assizes (or sessions) held in Banbury in the county of Oxon, the 26 day of the seventh moneth, 1655. Also a relation of Margret Vivers, going to the steeple-house in Banbury, after the assize (or sessions) as aforesaid: and a testimony against false prophets, and false doctrine; ... And the manner of Richard Farnsworth imprisonment at Banbury, with a short examination and answer. And the cause of his detainment. Also, a warning from the spirit of the Lord (in his hand-maid Anne Audland) to the persecuting priest and people, &c. And a letter of Robert Rich to the magistrates of Banbury, ... Likewise a letter of Tho. Curtis to the professed minister called Samuel VVells in Banbury. And a certificate wherein is manifested the diligence that was used to know the causes of the prisoners commitments ... (Anne Audland, Iane VVaugh, Sarah Tims, and Nathaniel VVeston) as wel as Robert Rich, ... With a paper relating the sufferings of the innocent.	Vivers, Margaret.; Audland, Anne, 1626 or 7-1705.; Rich, Robert, d. 1679.; Curtis, Thomas, 17th cent.	1655 (1655)	Wing S365; Thomason E857_7; ESTC R203441	49,745	48

they said as such with them and the same spirit being guided thereby so may say Behold what manner of love is this that the father hath bestowed upon us that we should be called the sons of God And now we are the Sons of God therefore the world knoweth us not because it knew him not as saith the Scripture 1 Iohn 3.1 and to witness with the Scriptures by the Spirit of Truth according to the work of the power and spirit of God according to measure and manifestation is no blasphemy though the Jews said it was and that may be witnessed unto though persecutors and the world know it nor nor receive it yet he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are of him and are of one for which cause he is not ashamed to call them Brethren as it is written and witnessed Heb. 2.10 11. and when he would have disputed the case with them if they would have stood to Dispute according to the Scripture and the work of the spirit of God then Iustice Austine so called said Had he the same spirit that the apostles or Christ had Who answered and said that if any man that had not the spirit of Christ he was none of his as they might read in Romans the 8th and the spirit that the apostles had or received of God was the spirit of the Son Gal. 4.8 and of the Father 1 Iohn 3.23.24 and Christ said it was not them that spoke but the spirit of their Father that spoke in them then the said Iustice Austine so called said to R.F. hold thou thy tongue and see if the spirit will speak to the which answer was given the spirit made use of the tongue to speak forth the praise of the Lord and let Iohn Austine here observe his ignorance of the teachings and work of the spirit of God for the Lord opening the mouth the tongue and lips shews forth his praise and God having sent the spiri of his Son into our hearts we cry abba father and to him return all praiset But to conclude and be short observe this all you that read it and take notice of the actings of the Magistrates here at Banbury who caused Richard Farnsworth to be taken out of the streets as he were passing quietly in them and put him that night in prison and called him the next day before them where they held their Court and after some dispute but the breach of no Law laid to his charge nor any accuser were against him but such as sate to Judge and no Law mentioned though desired that were transgressed and after they had tendred the Oath of Abjuration unto him who denyed what was in it contained and all Popish wayes and Jesuiticall Opinions whatsoever then the mayor others said if that Richard Farnsworth would pay the Sergeant his Fees and go out of the town that night he might go free but if not he should be re-committed or sent to Prison again but Richard Farnsworth could not be a friend to deceit nor pay sees for a nights false imprisonment taken as he were quietly with another friend walking up the street and so they made a Mittimus and gave to the Goaler and both before and after he had it given to him they made a speech and said if he would pay his sees in the Court he might go free and when he could not for conscience sake towards God then do it after that one of their party said Who was self will'd now to which he to wit R. F. answered and said Not he that denyeth to pay sees for a nights false imprisonment but such as did so in their wills wilfully persecute and imprison the servants of Jesus contrary to Law and Gospel both and here it is to be observed that Richard Farnsworth's detaining in Prison is because he could not be a friend to deceit and acknowledg a false imprisonment and pay fees for the same being taken out of the high way or street as he were passing quietly on and sent to Prison and to colour over their deceit withall they have added severall lyes in a Mittimus and here is kept in prison for standing faithful to the Lord and cannot have any fellowship with the unfruitfull works of darkness but rather reprove them Eph. 5.11 And their partiallity is to be observed here in this case as wel as the rest for two were committed to Prison in Banbury and kept three dayes and three nights and no fees as it is said were demanded of them but put out of prison and one out at one end of the town and another at the other end and yet though they did so being then they may be ashamed of what they had done but hardning their selves against the truth to act wilfully in their wills they detain one for not paying sees for one nights imprisonment for the breach of no Law then either proved against him or laid to his charge VVritten in Banbury the beginning of the 8th Month in the Year according to the worlds account October the 7th 1655. A TRUE DECLARATION OF The Suffering of the Innocent who is hated and persecuted without a cause Wherein is discovered the zeal of the Magistrates and people of Banbury persecuting and imprisoning them that are sent of the Lord in love to their souls to warm them of the evil of their wayes Declared in a Letter sent to William Allen called Justice of Peace with an Answer to the false accusations charged upon the INNOCENT Also their Proceeeings laid open and proved to bee contrary to the Scriptures By Anne Audland whom the world scornfully calls QUAKER 1 Sam. 2.20 The Adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces out of heaven shall he thunder upon them The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth and he shall give strength unto his King and exalt the horn of his Annointed Acts 2.18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will poure out in those dayes of my Spirit and they shall prophesie WIlliam Allen Justice of Peace so called but little peace I finde in thee We came to the Town of Banbury on the thirteenth day of the eleventh moneth and being strangers we took in at the Lyon The next day being the first day of the week we went to a meeting which we heard of in the Town and when the meeting ended we were moved to go to the Steeplehouse to speak the word of the Lord to Priest and People and in obedience to the Lord we went and stayed till the Priest had done and then my friend spoke to the Priest and the rude multitude came and hurried her forth as the customes of the Heathens is Then I spoke to the Priest Man here see the fruits of thy Ministery and presently the rude people hurried me forth Then came one and took mee by the hand and questioned me what untruths their Minister had spoken and J answered That they that are out of the Doctrine of Christ all

THE SAINTS TESTIMONY Finishing through SVFFERINGS OR The Proceedings of the Court against the Servants of Jesus who were called before them to be tryed at the late Assizes or Sessions held in Banbury in the County of Oxon the 26 day of the seventh Moneth 1655. Also a Relation of Margret Vivers going to the Steeple-house in Banbury after the Assize or Sessions as aforesaid And a Testimony against False Prophets and false Doctrine with an Answer to the Objection about the woman forbidden to speak in the Church And some passages about the Lords former sending of his Servants and Messengers And who are no Jesuits Fugitives nor Vagabonds And the manner of Richard Farnsworth imprisonment at Banbury with a short Examination and Answer And the cause of his detainment Also A Warning from the Spirit of the Lord in his hand-maid Anne Audland to the persecuting Priest and people c. And a Letter of Robert Rich to the Magistrates of Banbury and to Iohn Griffith Deputy Recorder who sate Iudge in their Court at the Assize or Session as aforesaid Likewise a Letter of Tho. Curtis to the professed Minister called Samuel VVells in Banbury And a Certificate wherein is manifested the diligence that was used to know the causes of the prisoners commitments that were called to a trial at Banbury Anne Audland Iane VVaugh Sarah Tims and Nathaniel VVeston as wel as Robert Rich who was that day committed out of the Court to prison in Banbury With a Paper relating the sufferings of the Innocent Rev. 12.13 17. And when the Dragon saw that he was cast unto the Earth he persecuted the woman which brought forth the Manchild and the Dragon was wrath with the woman and went to make war with the remnant of her seed which keep the Commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ London Printed for Giles Calvert at the Black-Spread-Eagle neer the West end of Pauls 1655. THE Saints Testimony Finishing through SUFFERINGS THere being a General Sessions and pretended Goal-Delivery holden at the Town and Burrough of Banbury the fourth day of the week being the six and twentieth day of the seventh moneth 1655. and to many known that several of the Servants of the Living God were there imprisoned whom the world in scorn calls quakers so many friends to them and the truth of God were moved out of Bristol Glocestershire Barkshire and other parts of the Nation to come and visit them and to use their endeavors that justice and equity might be done them at the beginning of the Sessions we were there and heard the Charge given and was present the whole time all our friends were tryed and observed as followeth After awhile one Thomas Colle was called into the Court who bore som office in the Town when he appeared it was observed great rage against him role yet little was said to him but that he was unmannerly in that he kept on his hat and they asked him if he knew where he was or before whom and said that he affronted the Court and words to that purpose although the man uttered not one uncivil word whereupon the Deputy Recorder called Iohn Griffith who sate Judge in the Court fined him to pay five pounds condemned him to prison til he should pay the same he was fined forty shillings more for neglect of his office as they said and because be refused to pay the money was sent to prison accordingly as they had commanded This hard sentence being thus passed was a great burthen to them who loved Righteousness and expected equity And clearly seeing that the said Thomas Cole for conscience sake could not respect any ones person he being enlightned with the light of Christ Jesus which respecteth no mans person and in obedience to him and the Apostle who was guided by the same spirit of Light who saith My brethren have not the faith of our Iesus Christ the Lord of glory with respect of persons for if ye respect person yee commit sin Iames 1.9 and are convinced of the Law as Transgressors After that the said Thomas Cole was sent to the prison as aforesaid one Robert Rich standing not far from the place where the Judge sate who is a friend to all that love righteousness was made a witness for the just GOD against all injustice and deceit he seeing and hearing the said Judge and some others that sate neer him on the Bench earnestly inviting two men that was in the Court with their hats off whole names as was afterwards informed were two Priests viz. Priest Smart and Priest Iones to the transgression of the same thing for which a little before they had fined and sent to prison Thomas Cole namely to the putting and keeping on their hats the aforesaid Robert Rich taking notice of their partiality and unjust proceedings herein and to see the Law of God not regarded by them but threw behind their backs which saith Thou shalt not respect the person of the poor nor honor the person of the mighty but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy Neighbor was moved of the Lord to speak after this manner Christ Jesus who respecteth not the person of any man and judgeth righteously will give unto every one of you according to your deeds and they that judge ought to judge righteous Judgement without respect of persons some small enmity arose against him and one sitting on the Bench asked what business he had in the Town who answered he came to visit some friends they asked his name and where he lived to both which he gave a meek a just answer presently after this the court a journed til the afternoon In the afternoon friends came again to the Court where the Magistrates was set within a short time she who is called Anne Audland was called to the Bar there in the Court an inditement was read against her charging her with blasphemy on they did proceed to tryal called a Jury brought in their witnesses which differed one from another and was in confusion though they pretended to bear witness to one and the same thing but falsly was the accused there did declare against deny in the presence of the living God those things charged upon her so he that sate as Judg in the court spoke to the Jury that all which was proved could not be found or would not prove blasphemy words to them to that purpose so they went aside to consider of it being together where by the Law they ought to have bin kept alone til they were agreed upon their verdict and being together could not find the bil for some of the Jury said why should we find this bil seeing we have not evidence to prove it or words to that purpose so threw it by but one of them that sate on the Bench that same day is called a Magistrate came in to the Jury when they were together to corrupt and instigate them as

some of the Jury hath confessed which was contrary to the known Law of the Nation in such cases provided contrary to truth and equity which is a greater crime and breach of the Law then those things which many of the servants of Jesus are imprisoned for And after awhile the Jury came into the court was asked if they were agreed to which they said they were gave in their verdict for the Protector but they said they found not blasphemy it was then demanded what was found to which they said misdemeanor then she desired to know what she was accused of for they read then bil called their witnesses for blasphemy but blasphemy was not found then they said they found misdemeanor against her the asked in what they said in calling the Minister a false Prophet but she denyed that she did as they said although it s no transgression to call them false prophets who are false prophets which doth not abide in the doctrine of Christ and their minister being then on the bench in the Court was asked what he had to accuse her of he answered he deserferred his cause to God and said he desired she might have what favour the Law would afford yet for all this though the Bil was not found and though their as they call him there present did not accuse her of any thing they committed her to Prison again who had been there prisoner nine months before and fasly accused at her first commitment for no other thing did she speak but the truth according to plain Scripture a true Relation of which is published and declared in a printed paper being intituled A true Declation of the suffering of the Innocent who is hated and persecuted without a cause which is made manifest dayly for which the righteous Iudge of all the world will deal righteously and call you to an account and weigh you in an equal ballance and measure you in a just measure and from the hand of the Lord must you receive a reward according to your deeds After that then there was one Iane VVaugh called to the Barre who had been imprisoned about sixteen Weeks before in the Town of Banbury who at first coming thither was in obedience to the Lord to declare his truth and witness against deceit for which she were beaten and abused persecuted and imprisoned and evilly entreated in the said Banbury as the servants of the Lord in former ages as wel as this were by such an evill generation and seed of evil doers as they are whose fruits makes them manifest to be guided by the same spirit though under a refined subtilty that other persecutors of the innocent spoken of in Scripture were The said Iane VVaugh as foresaid who had been a witness to the truth of God and against the deceit of the world and after she had been sore abused in the said Banbury persecuted imprisoned and put forth of the Town for witnessing the truth against deceit and after a certain time being moved by the Spirit of the Lord to come into Banbury again and being with a friend getting him to write a Letter for her the Magistrates hearing of her being there sent for her to come before them Iohn Austine who was then Mayor caused the Oath of Abjuration to be tendred unto her and because in obedience to the commands of Christ Jesus who saith Swear not at all she refused to swear being faithfull to him abiding in his Doctrine and although she so did in obedience to his Command out of love to him and his truth and there in their court when the said Oath was tendred she utterly denyed all things contained in that Oath and Witnessed against all Popery and Popish Jesuiticall Opinions whatsoever yet the was then notwithstanding all that committed to Prison where the remained though the breach of any Law were not laid to her charge til the Generall Sessions Assize or pretended Goal-Delivery when and where she was called to the Bar as abovesaid and appearing there that day where no Accusation and witness came in against her nor any breach of the Law or mis-demeanor laid to her charge but notwithstanding she was asked to put in sureties for her good behaviour then she asked them on the bench what Law she had broken and would have had them to have convinced her of a transgression by making known to her the breach of some Law the which they refused but she could get no other answer but that if she would not give in sureties she must to prison again which was done accordingly now let all the wise in heart that truly fear God consider whether these proceedings against the innocent be either legall or just and if they do not exceed the proceedings of heathen Magistrates who sate Judges in tryals against the Christians and servants of Jesus in former ages as in the Scriptures are left upon Record Consider and see the actings of the persecuting Jews who had the form but wanted the power and so out of a blind zeal persecuted the Servants of Iesus who were in the power and life of truth and they were sore moved and offended at the Servants of Iesus and exceeding mad against Paul who was pressed in Spirit being in Macedonia to testifie to the Iews that Iesus was Christ and when they aposted themselves and blasphemed he shoke his Rayment and said unto them your blood be upon your own heads and having cleared his conscience to them he departed and went to the Gentiles and so entred into a certain mans house that worshipped God and being moved of the Lord he spoke and was not afraid the Lord being with him and having much people in that place where he continued a year and six months teaching the word of God among them and the Iews which made insurrection against Paul when they brought him before the Deputy of Achaia for teaching the word of the Lord which their dark minds who lived in Envie and Malice against the truth could not receive And now observe the actings of the Deputy of Achaia who though he might be accounted a heathen or an Antichristian whose proceedings in that case might preach or teach wisdome to some who profess themselves to be Christian Magistrates for when Gallio was the Deputy of Achaia as Iohn Griffith Deputy-Recorder was Iudge in the Court at the assize or sessions in Banbury before whose judgement seat the servants of Iesus was brought by such as had made insurrection against them in their Market Steeplehouse and Steeplehouse-yard in nature like the envious persecutors of the Servants of Jesus For the Iews made insurrection against Paul and brought him before Gallio to the Iudgement Seat and laid down their accusations against him according to Law there and then accusing him to the Deputy who sate as Judge saying in their accusation this fellow to wit Paul perswadeth men to worship God contrary to the Law and when Paul the accused was about to open