CErtaine slanders, and false reports and reproaches being cast upon him, who is of the world called George Fox and others, and an honorable Woman in the Lord, whose being is in the North, one who is called Colonell Fells Wife; who was slan­dered and reproached with false reports, by one Henry Walker neer Westminster Abbey dwelling, the truth cleared from the false accusations, and the false slanders denyed, which was giving a Bunch of Ribbons to him above mentioned.

Two men whose names are Henry Clark and William Wilson, was sent the 7 day of the first month to querie, to know and find out the grounds of the slanders, that upon the truth it might not rest, but be castoff: so they went to the Printer, and found that Henry Walker had given those things in to be Printed, the false reports cast upon George Fox afore-mentioned, and VValker promised to those two men, that if George Fox would give it under his hand, that he did absolutely deny the reports and slanders which VValker had cast upon him and pub­lished to the Nation in his newes bookes, the said VValker said he would prove it. Whereupon George Fox did give it under his hand, and in his writing did deny all his slanders, false reports and Reproaches; and three men went downe to the said VValker to his house, upon the 8 day of the first month, whose names are called Thomas Aldam, John Avison, and Henry Clark, expecting to have found VValker to have done according to his promise, to have proved the slanders, which he had promised to two men to do, but did not, and when the three men came there, and did deliver the writing which George Fox had set his hand to, wherein he did deny all the false slanders, and false reports cast upon him: The said 3 men demanded of the said VValker to prove the slanders and reports cast upon George and others, (according to his promise) but VValker denyed to prove it there, and said he would not mention any ones name; and bade the men be gone out of his house, and denyed the name which he had mentioned, as he had published in his Booke that a Gentlewoman had reported it; and then said after­ward that a Gentleman did report it, and after denyed that the Gentle­woman did report it, before Henry Clark and VVilliam VVilson, this thing he denyed which he had published in print to the Nation, neither would mention the mans name nor any other which reported those slan­ders to him.

And here we do see him to be a liar, and a truce-breaker, saying, Report, and we will report it, as they did by Jeremiah, as you may read Jer. 20. And read 2 Tim. 3. Thy first slander Henry Walker, thou scornfully calls the people of God in thy printed paper Quakers; Moses the Judge of all Israel he exceedingly feared and Quaked, Heb. 12.21. And he was reproached, and here thou shewes what Generation thou art in.

The second, thou givest the Term of the old ring-leaders, So it was said to Paul. Act. 24.5. And here thou shewes in whose steps thou walkest.

The third false report and slander is, thou sayest it is said that George Fox seduced Colonel Fells wife, which thing is false, and all seducers he denies; and thou who art a slanderer, nor thy saiers, nor thou seducer art not worthy her name to mention, who is honorable in the Lord: and many unsavory speeches thou hast uttered forth, which thou said thou heard of a Gentlewoman; and after denied it, for in the living truth of God, Judge Fells wife is, which is the Judge of all such false accusers, and slanderers, Read thy self, and see the Scripture fulfilled upon thee, Pro. 10.18. Psal. 101. Jer. 9 4. Jer. 6.28. Pro. 6.19.

And the fourth false report and slander is, that the said Woman which the said Walker denyed, said that she heard him boasting of his Favours, and Bunch of Ribbons about Lancashire, which he had from Colonell Fells wife, and others: which all is false: But this is like unto Walkers Preaching, who with the dark world is called a Minister; who is proved to be a liar and a seducer, as he speakes of, seeking to draw many to hear­ken to his evil reports, from the truth, and against it. 2 Tim. 3.3. 1 Joh. 2.26, 27. And as for slandering Judge Fells Wife, for giving him a Bunch of Ribbons, or others, such unsavory things and actions he denies to boast with, and she abhors thy words, who art a scandalous fel­low, and all such false slanders which thou casts upon the Innocent, to make them appeare odious in the eyes of the world, but the Lord is their revenge, and doth preserve them from the Seed of evil doers, to whom be all Praise for ever. And because that Judge Fells Wife goes among the people of God, which waits upon the Lord God in their meetings, which is the cause that makes thee Walker, and the Heathens to rage and utter forth your envy against the righteous Seed, as your Generation ever did; and of them that speak evil, and so fulfill Christs words. Jud. 11.

And whereas thou Walker saith there was divers storyes told of him, and thou speakes of a Gentlewoman having a Ribbon tyed about her hand, who was coming to a place where they met, Henry Walker we charge thee to name the place where that meeting was, and the names of some which was there, and where they dwell that saw it, or let thy mouth be stopped for ever, and be thou warned, lest the Lord make thee a sudden example to all slanderers, who falsly accuse the innocent. Jer. 9.4.

And thou speakes of the Womans maid tying a Ribbon about her hand; and about tying a Ribbon about her husbands wrest, which thou [Page 4] Walker sayest did desire to go to Fox, which all the slanders and false reports is denyed, and for medling with any such silly foolish doings; and many unsavory words which are not worth mentioning, which thou hast printed, who art found a fit fellow for such workes of unrighteous­ness. And thou speaks of the Ribbon was cast in the fire and stunk: Now Walker we do demand of thee who hast given out these unsavory expressions, and hast given them forth in print into the Nation, to de­clare to us what is the name of this Gentlewoman, and the maid, and the name of her husband, the Country they dwell in, and what towne they dwell in, and the place where these things was done, and who saw it, and where they dwell, that all thy works and actions may be brought unto the light to be proved; so in this thing manifest thy self, for with the children of the light thou art seen, who sees thee made known to the Nation, to be a liar and slanderer upon record to be noted, 2 Thes. 3.14. who art of thy Father, Joh. 8.44. Who shalt have thy part in the Lake, Rev. 21.8. For all such foolish things George denyes, and the slanders.

And in the fifth slanders thou hast put forth that some thinks that this Fox is a popish priest, thy thoughts and theirs be vaine. Pro. 15.26. For all Popish wayes he denyes.

And again thou sayest that some thinks he hath not wit enough to take a designe for the Papists, here thou art hearing reports, and saying we will report them, whose thoughts are vaine, who know him not with your thinking nor your thoughts, Pro. 16.26.

In the sixt slander, thou sayst that some are confident there be witches amongst them; here again Henry Walker we charge and command thee in the presence of the Lord God, to mention the names of that some, and let that some mention the names of those witches, which that some sayes they are confident, that witch-craft may be found out, else ac­knowledge thy self to be him that slanders in the secret, for witch-craft we deny, for truth is now slandered to be witch-craft, with the seed of evil doers, who fails in their confidence. Gal. 3.1. Pro. 14.16.

And again Henry Walker, thou speakes of a Gentlewoman coming to George Fox, telling of his haire, and buttons, and thou said the said George answered him scornfully; which is false, for no scorner he is, and his buttons are neither silk nor silver, how fain wouldst thou take an occasion against him, who the Fashions of the world, and the vanities of it doth deny? who in that place at Whitehall that day did give an answer sufficient to satisfie any rational man, as touching his haire, in my hearing in Whitehall, who was then present with him, who am call­ed by the name of Thomas Aldam, a witness of it against the false ac­cusers. 2 Tim. 3.3.

And thou Walker said he abused divers others, that was false, he abused none, but told them the truth, thou maist as well say now we a­buse thee in telling thee truth, to cleare the truth from thy slanders.

And again Heny Walker, thou sayst he called a Minister a liar, thou [Page 5]said thou was a Minister, and thou was proved to be liar, for thou said he denied the feare of God, and it was witnessed against thee that he did not speake such a word, but it was said by George Fox, that thou made proselytes, and the fear of God was not denied by him called George Fox, but witnessed by him, exhorting many to fear the Lord God in my hearing, and many others, Tho. Aldam, and to depart from pride and filthiness, and to come into the fear of God. And again thou denied and said Christ Jesus doth not enlighten every one that comes into the world, and here thou art a liar and a false witness, for John said who was a true witness, that Christ Jesus was the true light, which lighteth every one that cometh into the world. John 1.9. And thou saist he doth not, and here thou art proved a liar, and one that beares false witness, and thy voyce is denied and Judged with record.

And again thou saist that George and the rest was thrust down the stayres; there was a Rude rash unsavory fellow, in a disorderly man­ner, came without any Just command, and tare George clothes, and gave out many unsavory expressions, which many of the house-hold was a­shamed of to see the thing done, and did dislike of his practice, for he had no command to do what he did to George; from any Just autho­rity, for after he was put down by that Rude fellow, George was taken up again into the hall, and other friends with him, and the Rude fellow condemned for doing what he had done to George and others.

And George and others went from thence in a peaceable and orderly maner. From them who loves peace and unity, who doth see the hand of the Lord God turned against all such, who are slanderers & false accu­sers, who are swift to hear evil reports of the innocent, to report them, to bring the innocent into reproach and contempt with the world, which is our riches, as the seed of evil doers did, and to thee and you all it is the word of the Lord God, thee, and you to warn, therefore be thou warned, Henry Walker, and all of you warned, and turn to the Lord God from persecuting of the innocent, least the Lord cut you off in the day of his firie wrath.

TO us whose names are called Thomas Aldam, George Rennold, and John Rouse, a Paper was brought; which is titled the faithful Scout; making known to the Nation divers things done and said in the Nation, from the 2 day of March, till the ninth, 1654. Published by George Horton, and Printed by Robert VVood, in London, in which Paper called the faithfull Scout, we find many impudent expressions, aspersions, and reproachfull words, cast upon the people of God, which Scornefully the world calls Quakers, which faithfull Scout so titled, is seen with the light which comes from the Lord Jesus Christ, in us made manifest, to be an unreasonable man, and not to have faith, in [Page 6]whom the lying and false accusing Spirit of darkness Ruleth, as his declaration in his Paper doth make it appeare, and their own words spoken to our face, whose names are above mentioned, who for the clearing of the truth, from false reports, and false accusations, was moved to go to the Printers house to enquire for George Horton, and to examine the matter, demanding of them what ground they had for to Print and Publish such false reports, scandals, and untruths to the Nation, cast upon the people of God scornfully called Quakers by the world. The Printer and the said George Horton, said they had authority to Print re­ports, and what words they pleased, and what they had Printed against us this weeke, they would Print twice as much the next, if we was not ci­vil: then I who am called Thomas Aldam said, What uncivility dost thou see by us? the Printer said, you are impudent fellowes, and come to make tumultes about my dore, and was in great rage; I said we came to enquire of thee, and George Horton, to make this appear which to the Nation is published, to be truth, or else with the truth are you wit­nessed against, to be slanderers in the dark, and false accusers of the innocent, and do require of you to answer me.

Then I said to George Horton and the Printer, you have reported and published to the Nation, that there are many impudent creatures re­siding in and about the City of London, which entitle themselves Qua­kers, and have seduced many innocent people; then I who am called Tho. Aldam, asked them what impudence or wicked thing was done by them; or what had they seen: their answer was, They heard say one went naked in Smith-field, I said, Didst thou see it? he said no, but a lad told him so. Then said I, Thou here charges them with seduceing people, what is seducing? But the man fell into much bitterness and wrath, and bid me be gone from his dore, then said I, Friend thou sayst, thou was credibly informed, that one went naked into Smith-field amongst the hay carts, and that some demanded of him, why he walked in that Beastly garbe, and to this many can witness against thee, that there was no hay carts there, for it was about 9 of the Clock at night, and that was false, and a lye, who art of thy father, read John 8.44. Then I said to the Printer, Dost thou call it a beastly garb, for a man to go naked in obedience to the command of God? wouldst thou not have called Isaiah a beast if Isaiah had been here, or thou in his time, who went three years naked? the Printer said it was a beastly part, for him to go so, here I who am called Tho. Aldam said, I charge thee to be a Blas­phemer, in speaking evil of the people of God. And whereas thou saist that some asked him wherefore he went in that beastly garbe, being naked, and his answer was, that God had commanded him, and that a carter said he had command to whip him into better manners, I said, didst thou friend who art the Printer, or George Horton hear or see this, or who did which you can name? their answer was, they did neither see it, or hear it, something was true, they heard say one went naked, and for the other, they had liberty to Print what words they pleased. Now for [Page 7]the truths sake, was we three moved to enquire after this matter, that no lye nor false slanders, and evil reports might rest upon the truth, to the clearing of the truth to the understanding of all who have an eye open to see with, what slandering false accusing, and evil reports have been cast upon the truth, By the spirit of lyes, and slanders, whose throates are become an open sepulchre, saying, Report, and I will report it: and that you may see these mens ground of report, was from a lad, or boy, as they declared to us, which one of them, the Printer or the other, called credible information, to which boy we went, and did require of him to let us know what he had declared to the Printer, & he said, Nothing at all; and here with the light which comes from the Lord Jesus Christ, which is made manifest in us, we see, comeprehend and Judge the lying false accusing spirits, who in their envy have uttered against the truth, to render the people of God odious to the world, now to all friends in the light, and to the light in all consciences I speake, which with it the deeds is seen and Judged, to it I appeale, that with it you may see, and try the spirits, and with the Children of the light bear witness against all such as report lyes, and Print lyes, and false accu­sations, who say they have authority to do what is done, but woe and misery is their portion, who usurp authority to report lyes and Print them, to make others to believe their lyes and evil reports, as these two men have done, whose names are Robert Wood, and George Horton, which with the spirit of truth are Judged, & the faithfull Scout is found unfaith­full, without faith, in the unreasonable nature, for unreasonable men have not faith, of which sort are these false accusers, who have uttered forth their folly, who cannot prove the things to be truth they have pub­likely declared to the Nation, but are found reporting the evil imagin­ation of their own hearts: and the man which went naked, is a signe of their nakedness, and a signe to all unbelievers, liars, and false slan­derers, in the dark, who the innocent persecute, that their deeds and acti­ons are naked before the Lord God, and their nakedness appears, and folly is made manifest to all the children of the light, who are set for signes and wonders, among the impudent creatures which hate the light, whose deeds are evil, and the children of the light hate, as they ever did, but woe and misery is coming, and their portion they must receive with all liars, and false accusers; therefore now while you have time repent, least the Lord cut you off in his fierce wrath, and make you a sudden example, you who the innocent have falsely accused, for with the Simple eye are you seen, and with it Judged, from one who is a friend to the establishing of righteousness, and the searching out deceit, and to lay open the abomination of these who are titled faithful Scouts, and men giving perfect intelligence of actions done and said, but are found imperfect, and unfaithfull men, in receiving the false reports in these things above mentioned, but these imperfect men, and unfaithfull, who numbered the Innocent amongst the transgressers, and evil doers, are discovered, which have loadened them with evil reporaches, which [Page 8]are false, and the truth is cleared from the false accusations cast upon the Innocent, to that of God in all consciences to be manifest, with which I am one, a friend to your Soules; for the establishing of righte­ous Judgment, and sweeping the land of evil doers, who are Slanderers of the just, from one whose name is called

But one I am with justice, which is a terrour to evil doers, and upon them lays hold, and sets the innocent free, and them preserves in peace from the hands of all unjust Op­pressors, who smite with the tongue and fist of wickedness, and the seed of God persecutes, as the seed of evil doers ever did.