Hartford-shire.

Richard Martin. Edward Fag. Thomas Se [...]et.Committed to prison the ninth of the fifth moneth, 1660. the cause was, they were summoned at a Sessions to appear as Jurors which they did, and were willing to serve their Coun­try, but because they could not swear, the Court fined them sive pound each of them, and to lie in prison until they paid it, one James Cooper be­ing the chief Judge of the Court.

Oxford-shire.

Thomas Goodaire. Benjamin Staples.Committed to Prison the fifteenth day of the seventh month 1660. by Sir Wiliam Walter (so called) and Sir Thomas Pennaston because for conscience they could not swear; and the Oath of Allegiance being tendred to them the second time, for refusing again to swear, the said William Walter being Judge) with the rest of the Bench passed this sentence a­gainst [Page 4] them following: You are out of the Kings protection, and all your Lands, Goods and Chattels are forfeited, and to be seized upon for the use of the King, and you are to remain in prison during the Kings pleasure.

Cheshire.

Alexander Parker imprisoned in Chester common Goal, because for Conscience sake he could not take the Oath of Allegiance, &c.

Twenty of these following were committed to the common Goal in Chester (because for Conscience sake they could not take the Oath of Allegiance) the eighteenth of the eighth moneth, 1660. by Grosvenor and Peter Dutton called Justices.

• William Thomlisson.
• Richard Thomlisson.
• Randle Coxton.
• Randle Hare.
• Thomas Taylor.
• John Madocks.
• Iohn Badly.
• William Hill.
• John Parker.
• Roger Smith.
• Owen Painter.
• John Newton.
• Richard Thomlisson.
• Henry Morcy.
• Ed. Acion White.
• William Lake.
• John Maddock.
• Thomas Probbin.
• Robert Prichard.
• Roger Andrews.
• Iohn ap Ʋrian.
• R [...]ger ap Ʋrian.
• William Matthews.

Glamorgan-shire.

Twenty of these following were taken out of a peaceable meeting, and had before the Governour of Cardiff, and the rest of them called Justices, who profered them the Oath of Allegiance, and because for Conscience sake they could not swear, they are committed to prison in Cardiff, with the other two, and there remains.

• Edward Edwards.
• Iohn Richard.
• Toby Hody.
• Rowland Thomas.
• Matthew Ienkin.
• Iames Thomas.
• Thomas Isha.
• William David.
• Perc. Robert.
• Jenkin Evan.
• James Lewis.
• John Mayo.
• Walter William.
• Morgan Harvy.
• John David.
• Thomas Roberts.
• Evan Phillip.
• William Harvy.
• William Moor.
• Thomas Williams.
• Francis Gauler.
• Richard Adams.

Wilt-shire.

Thomas Troud of Dinton being summoned to serve in a Jury at the last Assizes at Sarum, he did appear, intending to do the said service, as truly and justly as the Lord should enable him, but refusing to take the Oath, was fined ten pounds, and committed to prison in Fisherton Anger, and there remains.

Cumberland.

John Bewly committed to the Goal in Carlisle the nineteenth day of the se­venth moneth, 1660. by John Eylonly, and John Deuton called Justices, because for Conscience sake he could not swear.

James Adamson committed to the aforesaid Goal, by him called Sir Francis Samkeld the seventh day of the eighth moneth, 1660. because for Conscience sake could not swear.

William Laithwait committed to the aforesaid Prison, by the said Francis Sawk [...] the same day, the cause was, there being a great contention about James Adamson words, which he had spoke to the Justice (between the Justice and the people, the said William standing by said, take heed of adding to his words, at which the Justices Clerk swore, so William said to the Justice, if justice were rightly executed, it would take hold on swearers, then said the Justice laughingly, well, ile take ten groats o [...] him another time, then the swearing Clerk spoke to the Justice to proffer William [Page 5] the Oath of Supremacy, &c. And because he said he could not break the Com­mand of Christ, who saith Swear not at all, he was committed to Prison as aforesaid, and there remains.

Northampton.

Daniel Wills, George Robinson, William Acton, All committed to Northampton Goal in the Seventh Month, 1660. Because for Conscience sake they could not take the Oath of Allegiance, &c.

Lancashire.

Iohn Lawson, William Gibson, James Smith, Imprisoned in Lancaster-Castle, be­cause for Conscience sake they could not take the Oath of Allegiance.

Surrey.

Thomas Patchen, and Henry Gill, Imprisoned for not swearing, by Daniel Harvey, Adam Brown, and Nicholas Carew.

Berkshire.

Henry Hedges, John Giles, Humphrey Knowles, Leonard Cole, Andrew Pearson, All in Prison in Reading Goal, because for Conscience sake they could not take the Oath of Allegiance and Supremacy.

Cornwall.

John Kirton, Edward Angier, Imprisoned in Lanceston, because for Conscience sake they could not swear.

Pembrookshire.

Thomas Barret, David Gibbon, James Picton, Imprisoned by one called Sir William Murton, and one Simon Degg, because they could not take the Oath of Allegi­ance and Supremacy.

Thomas Symins, Hugh Symins, Committed to Prison by James Lloyd, and James Bowen, called Justices, upon the complaint of one Jenkin Lewis Clerk, that they had neglected the Parish-Church for one whole year, the Oath of Allegiance and Supremacy was tendred to them, and because for Conscience sake they could not swear, they were sent to Prison.

William Bateman, Morgan Eynon, Henry Reely, Committed to Prison, because they could not take the Oath of Allegiance, &c.

Norfolk.

Robert Alling of Buxton, the 24th of the Sixth Month, 1660. Committed to Prison, because he could not swear, nor put off his Hatt, by one Francis Cory.

Middlesex.

Edward B [...]lling, Steven Hart, Richard Hills, Imprisoned, because for Consci­ence sake they could not take the Oath of Allegiance, &c.

Hartfordshire.

Matthew Harold, Samuel Rud, both Committed to Prison on the Twelfth day of the Eighth Month 1660. by Nathanael Stratton, Under-Bailiff to William Crosse, by the Order of Ralph Sadler Impropriator in the same Parish, one of them for the tythe of 7 Acres of Corn, the other for the tythe of 3 Rudes of Barley.

Thomas Wood, Iohn Barfoot, Committed to Prison the 31 day of the 5th Month called July, in the year aforesaid, by Order from William Clerk, who Rented the tythes of Roger Elbrow, Priest of Widford; and the said Clerk caused to be [Page 6] taken from the [...]id Thomas VVood goods worth 20 l. for the Tythes of 12 Acres and a half of Corn, most of it Barley and Pease; and from Iohn Barfoot was taken Three Pounds-worth of goods, and their Bodies still kept in Prison.

William Staly, of Much Munden, committed to prison at the suit of Ralph Sadler Impropriator, the 21 day of the 8th Month, 1660. for the tythe of Two Acres of Barley.

Edward Brocket, of Hitchon, Imprisoned the 18th day of the fifth Month, 1660 for Tythe, by a VVarrant from William Russell, called Earl of Bedford.

John Roberts of Hitchen, Imprisoned the 25th of the same Month for Tythe by the same Order.

Somersetshire.

Richard Adams of Lymington, Imprisoned the Tenth day of the Sixth Month, 1660. by Warrant from William Lacy Sheriff, at the suit of Robert Brayn Priest of Lymington, for not paying him Tythes, where he lay in Prison till death.

William Parsons of Lymington Imprisoned the 30th of the 6th Month, 1660 at the suit of the said Robert Brayn Priest.

Thomas Morford, Iohn Evans, of Ingsbatch in the Parish of Ingscomb, were Impri­soned the 22 day of the 6th Month 1660. for tythes, at the suit of James Masters Priest.

Julian Evans of the same, Aged near 100 years, was brought Prisoner the same day to Ilchester at the suit of the same Priest Masters. The said Julian, Thomas Morford, and Iohn Evans, all three Imprisoned for the tythe of one Living.

Jerome Langdon of Queen Camel, Aged about 67 years, was Imprisoned the 27th day of the 6th Month 1660. at the suit of Robert Newman Impropriator, for one Acre, being about one Load, the tythe whereof at utmost might be worth about 4 s.

William Martin of Queen Camel, Imprisoned the 27th of the 6th Month 1660. at the suit of the said Robert Newman, for the tythe Hay of about Four Acres of Meadow, worth about 4 s.

Mary Thatcher of Queen-Camel Widdow, Aged about 64 years, having 4 Children, was Imprisoned the 27th day of the 6th Month 1660. at the suit of the said Newman, for the tythe of about one Acre and three yards of ground, not worth above 6 s.

Iohn Goodson of Merston Magna, was Imprisoned the 17th day of the 7th Month, 1660. at the suit of Henry Andrews, Farmer to the said Robert Newman, of the tythes of Camel, for Pitching three parts of a Load of Beans to the Plough on the behalf of his friend Iohn Langdon (a Prisoner for tythes) and for no other cause as he knows, Thomas Pitman, and Robert Baker Bailiffs, with others, broke open the door upon him with much violence, and refused to take Bond of Appearance, though offered by six sufficient men, until the Bailiffs had spent 10 s. 4 d. at an Ale­house in little more than one night; then pretended they would take Bail, if he would pay the score, the which he refusing to do, was carried Prisoner to Ilchester.

Thomas Hurd of [...]merton, Imprisoned the 7th day of the 7th Month, 1660. for tythes, at the sui [...] of William Prynn Impropriator.

Iohn Sage of Chewton, Imprisoned the 20th day of the 7th Month 1660. at the suit of Richard Kinsmel Impropriator.

Iohn Cole and Richard Hill of Furrington, Imprisoned the 20th day of the 7th Month, 1660. at the suit of the said Richard Kinsmel Impropriator.

William Hagget of Weston-Bamfield, Arrested the 5th day of the 7th Month 1660. at the suit of Henry Andrews, onely for labouring in the time of Harvest to hel, in the Corn of Iohn Langdon a Prisoner as aforesaid.

Yorkshire.

Henry Thompson of VVeston Imprisoned in York Castle, the 11th of the 8th Mon [...] called October, 1660. for tythes, by VVilliam Vavasor of Burley Impropriator.

VVilts.

Isaac Self of Market-Lavington, Imprisoned in Fisherton-Anger for tythes, by one I hn Mearweather an Impropriator.

VVilliam Bartlet of the same, Imprisoned in the same Goal for tythes, by the some Impropriator, and have both remained there Eleven weeks this 20th day of the 8th Month, 1660.

Robert H [...]dden of great Cheverel, in the same Goal, because he could not pay tythes to Priest Gough of the same place, and hath been a Prisoner Twelve weeks the 20th of the 6th Month, 1660.

Cumberland.

Richard Robinson, VVilliam Rawling Francis Holeton, Imprisoned in Carlisle for tythes, at the suit of VVilliam Granger Priest, the Second day of the 8th Month, [...]600. by George Denton called Justice.

Iohn Potter, Imprisoned in the same Goal, the Second day of the 6th Month, called August, 1660. at the suit of Iohn Hodgson, Rowland Hodgson and Alexander Hodgson, Impropriators for tythes.

VVarwickshire.

Edward Corbit, Iohn Corbit and Thomas Walker, In Prison for tythes in Warwick Goal, where they have remained Ten weeks this 19th day of the 8th Month, 1660.

Glamorganshire.

Matthew Gibbon Prisoner in Cardi [...] for tythes.

Humphery Kirk, Richard Watford Imprisoned because they could not pay tythes.

Glocestershire 3d. 6th Month. 1660.

Thomas Hill, William Wooly Imprisoned in Glocester Castle, because for Con­science sake they could not pay tythes, at the suit of one Iohn Griffin, Priest.

Francis Pinnel, Imprisoned in the aforesaid Goal, the 8th of the 8th Month, 1660. because he could not pay tythes to Henry Heane Priest of Ʋ [...]veston.

Henry Lloyd and Iohn Cox, Imprisoned upon a Capias, the 9th of the 3d Month 1660. at the suit of Edward Bowland Priest, for tythes.

Norfolk.

William Tilney, of Bellow, Imprisoned at the suit of Iohn Phillips Priest for tythes, the 21 of the 7th Month 1660. and remaineth a Prisoner.

Benjamin Lynes, Committed to Prison the 24th day of the 8th Month, at the suit of Nicholas Barwick for tythes.

Surrey.

Arthur Standbridge, Committed to Prison for tythes, at the suit of Henry Hollo­wel Priest.

Richard Newman Imprisoned for tythes, at the suit of Charles Blackwel Priest.

Thomas Avery Imprisoned, because he could not pay tythes to Leonard Litchford Priest.

Robert Tribe Imprisoned because he could not pay tythes to George Ʋauhan.

George Brickstock committed to prison for Tythes.

Richard Web, John Adams, Richard Beard Imprisoned at the Sute of Edward Goring and John Apstle.

Nottinghamshire.

William Claytor Imprisoned, because for Conscience sake he could not pay Tythes.

Cornwal.

Richard Tregenna Imprisoned at Bodmin for Tythes, at the Sute of James Forbes Priest. John Ellis prisoner at Pensame for Tythes.

Westmorland.

Richard Berket, Richard Seddal, Imprisoned in the eighth Moneth, for not swearing in a Sheriffs return.

Norfolk.

John Hilton in present sufferings because he could not swear, being summoned to serve in a Jury at a Coppy hold Court, and therefore John Lovel Lord of the said Court, and now Justice of Peace, commanded his Bayliffe to seize all the estate of the said John Hinton, which is done accordingly, to the vallue of about a hundred pound, and farther threatens to throw the said John Hinton his Wife and Children out of the possession which he bought and paid for, and that for no other cause, but because he could not swear, though he exprest his willingnesse to serve if he might have been accepted without an Oath.

Sussex.

Abraham Chrichenden, Nicholas Beard, Imprisoned for Tythes, this ninth Month, 1660.

Bucks.

John Lucas and two more in Alisberry Goal for Tythes.

Southampton.

Twenty one taken out of a peaceable Meeting, and because they could not promise not to meet any more, were kept several dayes prisoners, not suffering their food to be brought to them, eleven of which were afterwards releast, but ten still remains prisoners.

Wilts.

Giles Shurmur, John Garner, And two more commmitted to prison for Tythes.

Huntingtonshire.

Francis Lambested of Elton imprisoned, the eighth day of the ninth Moneth, 1660. for Tythes by John Cooper Priest of Elton aforesaid.

William Griffin imprisoned for Tythes by the said John Cooper, the thirty one day of the sixth Moneth, 1660.

John Apthorp of Abotsly, imprisoned the same day for Tythes, by John Luke im­propriator.

York-shire.

William Overon, John Barbar, Miles Frankland, All imprisoned for Tythes a [...] the Suit of Robert Hitch Priest.

Matthew Watson imprisoned at the Suit of Robert Ludson Priest.

William Norrison imprisoned, by one called Sir William Cholmly, for having a Meeting at his house.

Dorsetshire.

Hercules Toby and John Butler, imprisoned by Edmund Butler, the second day of the sixth Moneth, 1660. for not paying him Tythe.

Robert Ring, of Glazen Broadford a man of about fourscore years of age, cast into prison for the Tythe of one Acre of Corn, by Elias Harvy an Impropriator, the seventeenth day of the eighth Month, 1660.

Elizabeth Masters Widdow cast into Prison for Tythe, by Elias Harvy, the se­venteenth of the eighth Moneth, 1660. whose husband hath already suffered imprisonment until death, because he could not for Conscience sake pay him Tythe to satisfie his covetous desire.

John Gillet cast into prison by John Hodder Priest, the ninteenth of the eighth Moneth. 1660. for not paying Tythe, to satisfie the greedy desire of that cove­tous hireling that never hath enough.

Bishoprick.

Lancelot Wardel, Richard Wilson, Imprisoned for not putting off their Hats, and for not respecting mens persons.

Middlesex, London.

Thomas Coveny, John Pennyman, Humphry Wolrich, Committed to prison by Ri­chard Brown now Mayor, for not putting off their Hats to him.

Sollomon Eccles committed to prison for going as a sign.

Essex.

George Fox junior being at a Meeting in the worship of God, was taken out of the Meeting, by Order from the Mayor of Harwich, and in the Kings Name committed to Prison, and since was brought to Lambeth house, and from thence is Ordered to the custody of the Serjeant at Arms.

Robert Gressingham of Harwich sent for from his house, and is also committed, and remains prisoner in the custody of the Serjeant at Arms, without any thin [...] proved against him, or without examination, contrary to all Law and Justice.

Nottinghamshire.

Robert Carnil imprisoned in Nottingham Goal, the eighteenth day of the eighth Moneth called October, 1660. being bound for William Smiths appearance in Easter Term, so called, at which time, and at the day limited he did appear in person.

Worcestershire.

Daniel Baker imprisoned in Worcester, for declaring against wickednesse and [...] nity in the streets.

Hartfordshire.

Robert Heart committed to Prison the sixth day of the eight Moneth, for saying (being bid go to Church and hear the Word of God) he could not hear it [...] a drunkard, for he can prove by many witnesses, the Priest hath been drunk many times.

York-shire.

Oliver Ketterridge of Hornsey Burton in Holdernesse, imprisoned in Home Castle, a the Suit of Francis Smith Clerk, for his wages, for saying A [...], being five pen. and four sheaves of Corn.

Essex.

THomas Eltom, John Eve of Much Easton imprisoned in Colchester Castle, in the ninth month, 1659 for Tithes, at the suit of Thomas Leader priest.

Iohn Emson, William Crowe imprisoned in Colchester Castle at the suit of Thomas Vale impropriator, the nineteenth day of the eleventh month, 1659. by a writ of [...]tachment for not taking a copy of a Bill put into the Exchequer against the said Iohn Emson and VVilliam Crowe by the said Thomas Vale concerning Tithes, and re­main prisoners.

VVilliam J [...]niveer of Broxted sent prisoner thither at the suit of John Pool Impro­ [...]riator for Tithes, about the beginning of the ninth month, and since was put into the same warrant with Thomas Eltom and John Eve above named, at the suit of Thomas Leader priest of Much Easton, and now remains prisoner.

Thomas Chapman, VVilliam Freeting both imprisoned in Colchester Castle about the seventh day of the third month, 1660. at the suit of Robert VVicks priest of Burnham, by a writ of Attachment for trespasses against the Keepers of the Liber­ties of England, so cal [...]ed.

Thomas Bradee of Ashleden Imprisoned in Colchester Castle the seventh day of the third month, 1660. by a writ of Attachment for not appearing in the Exchequer to answer to priest John Anger about Tithes.

Robert Levet of Stobbing sent prisoner to Colchester Castle at the suit of John Sorrel impropriator, the fifteenth day of the sixth month, 1660.

Iohn Adams of Hadsicok sent prisoner thither about the twenty sixth day of the seventh month, 1660. by a writ of Attachment from the Keepers of the Liberty of Eng [...]and (so called) and by a writ of common processe both at the suit of Tho­mas VVallis priest of Hadstock about Tithes, and he is now a prisoner.

Thomas Mumford and Anthony Page imprisoned in Colchester for Tithes, at the suit of Iohn Cooper of Saling impropriator, and Anthony Maxey impropriator, the said Thomas hath been a prisoner near three years.

VVidow Balls and VVilliam Balls both of Horsely imprisoned in Colchester, sent prisoners to Colchester at the suit of Iohn VVrite priest for Tithes, although the said VVilliam Ball occupied no land.

Abraham Couzin, John Dankes, Wil [...]iam Drake, Sent Prisoners to Colchester for doing something on the first day of the week, by Thomas Beek Mayor, and John Shaw Recorder, and kept in Prison six weeks, and then let go upon their promise to ap­peare when called for.

Somerset shire.

John Langdon, Thomas Loscomb, Henry Gerrish, Ann Brock, John Roman, Robert Carpenter, Robert Hillburn, John Combe, Tristram Gundry, George Taylor, John Allen.

The most of these are close Prisoners for Tythes being sued in the Name of the [...]eepers of the Liberty of England so called.

Oxfordshire.

Edward Butcher of Milcom Imprisoned the third day of the twelfth Month, 1659, [...]y Richard White Priest of Wickington for not payment of Tythes.

Timothy Poulton of Charbery Imprisoned the ninetenth day of the eleventh Month, 1659. at the suit of Thomas Cobb Impropriator for not payment of Tythes.

Thomas Taylor of Norley sent to Prison in Trinity Term so called, 1659. at the [...]it of Thomas Twitty Priest of the aforesaid Town for not payment of Tythes.

Thomas French, of Chippen-Norton, Imprisoned the seventh day of the second Moneth, 1658. at the suit of William Thomas (Renter of the Tythes of the afore­said Parish) because he could not pay him Tythes.

Alexander Harris of Chalbery Imprisoned the fifth day of the eleventh Moneth 1657. at the suit of William Brown Priest, for not payment of Tythes.

York-shire, the fourteenth day of the eight Moneth, 1660.

Richard Towse of Garton Imprisoned in York Castle, the eleventh of the ninth Moneth 1659. by Christopher Sarret of the same Town Impropriator for Tythes.

York-shire.

Alice Maw widdow, John Halliday of Towthorp in the Woulds, Imprisoned in York Castle for tythes the nineteenth of the ninth Moneth, 1659. By Thom [...] Jackson impropiator.

William Peart and Richard Smith of Crake Imprisoned in York Castle for Tythes, the fourth day of the first Moneth 1659. By John Humes Priest of the same Town, and yet remains Prisoners.

Richard Arnel, Richard Parker, and Thomas Clark of Snaith Parish Imprisoned in Pontefract Goale for Tythes, the nineteenth of the first Moneth 1659 by John Lud­ley Priest of S [...]aith.

Cumberland.

Anthony Patinson of the Abba imprisoned the eighteenth day of October, 1659. by Thomas Craster, and Cuthbert Studholm, called Justices, for following his calling being a Weaver, in a Corporation Town, as they call it, although he had served four years to the trade, and nine years in the Army.

Nottingham shire.

William Smith, Imprisoned for not paying tythes by William Packlington of North Collingham.

Edward Laford, Imprisoned for tythes by Richard Godsane, and Richard Lamb, of Collingham.

Robert Morefen Imprisoned at the suit of Thomas Huit called Knight, for tythes, and after the said Robert had suffered a years imprisonment, the said Huit died, and though no man prosecuted the said Robert, yet he is kept in bonds by the She­riff.

Edward Langford Imprisoned for tythes at the suit of Richard Godsaue, and

Richard Lamb, aforesaid, and he hath suffered eleven Months this eighteenth day of the eight Month 1660.

Thomas Elsam imprisoned for tythes by William Pocklington aforesaid and hath suffered above five Months.

Roger Storrs imprisoned for tythes by Richard Standfield, and hath suffered fifteen weeks.

Lincolne shire.

Robert Whitman, now a Prisoner in Lincoln for Tythes at the suit of John Coale who hires the tythes of the priest, he hath been prisoner ever since the twenty one of the ninth Month 1659.

Vincent Frotheringham imprisoned the twenty third day of the first Month, 1659. for tythes in the aforesaid Goale at the suit of Lawrance Sandon Priest.

Lincoln.

Edward Walley, now a prisoner for tythes at the suit of Henry Wames, and James Green, hath been prisoner ever since the fourteen of the second Month, 1660.

Richard Frothingham, now a prisoner for tythes at the suit of Lawrence Sandon a Priest, he hath been a prisoner ever since the twenty one of the second Month, 1660. This Richard is Father to the above named Vincet Forthingham, and the [Page 13] Priest imprisons the Father, because he cannot satisfie for the Sons tythes, though the old man hath no interest in any Tythable goods where this priest can claim any property.

Northamptonshire.

A poor widdow woman who hath two children committed to Northampton Goal near a year since, there remains still for Tythes of about five shillings vallue, at the Suit of one Robert Wilds Priest.

William Vincent committed to the aforesaid Goal about ten Moneths since, where he yet remains, because he could not swear to his answer to one Priest Andrews Bill.

Lancashire.

Richard Myers, Alexander Rigby, imprisoned in Lancaster Castle for not paying Tythes.

Suffolk.

Richard White, Imprisoned in that County, at the Suit of Priest Ʋsher, because for Conscience sake he could not pay him Tythes.

Thomas Burchham Prisoner in Bliborough Goal for Tythes.

Barbary Jarmine Imprisoned in Ipswitch Goal, for speaking to a Priest.

John Easeling in Ipswitch Goal for Tythes.

Glocestershire, the 11th. of the 9th Moneth, 1659.

Thomas Hapcot Imprisoned at the Suit of Richard Bislon Priest of Breedon in Worce­stershire, for Tythes.

Ann Web Widow, imprisoned the twenty fourth of the ninth Moneth, 1659. upon a Capias at the Suit of Anthony Hungerford Impropriator for Tythes.

In the County of the City of Gloucester.

Thomas White imprisoned the eighth of the eighth Moneth, 1659. upon a Capia [...] at the suit of Thomas Bishop Impropriator for Tythes.

Norfolk.

John Goddard, Henry Goddard, Abraham Howes, imprisoned in Norwich Castle for Tythes, at the Suit of Thomas Theodoreth, the twenty seventh day of the se­cond Moneth, 1660. notwithstanding the said Thomas Theodoreth had not long be­fore taken away several loads of Corn from two of the aforesaid parties; and of A. Howes he took for the Tythes accounted to be five pound odd mony, Cattel worth eleven pound, and keeps them in prison besides.

Matthew King of Northwalsham in Norfolk, imprisoned the nineteenth day of the second Moneth, 1660. at the Suit of Thomas Simmons Priest in Suffeild for Tythes, and yet remains Prisoner.

Bedfordshire.

John Apthorp, Dorothy Neal, John Samn, Elizabeth Brace, Imprisoned in Bedford Goal, because for Conscience sake they could not pay Tythes.

Dorsetshire.

Roger Coward cast into prison by Benjamin Maber Priest, the twenty fourth day of the ninth Moneth, 1659. for not paying him Tythe.

Westminster.

IOhn Scafe, Edward Bylling, Thomas Matthews, and about three or four score Persons more, being at the house of Stephen Heart in new Palace yard at West­minster, where on the seventh day of the twelfth month called February, 1659. they were peacably met together in the fear of the Lord, Some of the rude Souldiers and others the Inhabitants of VVestminster came in great rage and violently pul­led many of them out of their meeting room, and did sorely beat and bruise ma­ny, and draged some on the ground by the hair of their heads, others had their clothes rent and scarffs taken away, and some were knockt down; And one Wo­man with child was so abused and hurt, that she said she was undone. And after this and other mischief by them and some of the Inhabitants of Westminster was done, they rifled the house and broke the glasse-windows, and threatened more mischief for the future, and some were heard to say they had taken an Oath to that purpose.

And at another meeting afterwards, some of the rude Souldiers and others came again and did much abuse Friends and beat them, and pulled the said Stephen Heart out of his house and knockt him down, and beat him so that his senses were astonished.

Middle-sex.

John Wooldrige and others being on the first day of the week peacably met toge­ther to wait on the Lord in his own hired house at Brainford, there came into the house two men who said they were Constables, and without any warrant or Le­gal Authority, they violently pulled him out of his house (in which action they wrincht his wrist and had him before James Hawley (called Justice) who without the breach of any Law of God or man, forthwith commanded a Warrant to be made, and sent him to prison.

Surry.

As the people of God were peacably met together to wait on the Lord at Mit­cham in Surry, on the third day of the fifth month, 1659. the rude people of the Town came to the place where they were met, and threw hatfulls and a pail full of dirty water on them, and threw dirt on the face of him that was speaking. And as they were going to the meeting many Friends were beaten and abused, and some thrown down and trampled on, and dragged on the ground by the hair of the head and kickt, and some had their clothes torn, and called them Rogues, and threatened to kill them; And one Friend was thrust into a pond, and knockt down in it, and there kept a pretty space, and when they had so done, they drave the Friends like Beasts out of the Town with staves, and huncht them, and puncht them, and hurt them, and no Officer neither Magistrate nor other would stir to preserve them, or keep the peace, which the rude people broke, though some of them were told of this cruel usage, and feared that some of them might be killed.

At another meeting on the 7th day of the same month, the rude people came [Page 15] again, and threw much dirt and Cow-dung upon them, and sonn [...] [...] [...]a [...] and into the mouth of him that was speaking and declaring the Truth, and when they saw this would not disturb them, so as to cause them to break up their [...]ing, they fired a Gun or Pistol three times upon them.

At another meeting on the tenth day of the same Moneth, the rude people came again to the house where they were peaceably met in the Fear of the Lord, and with a Scoop-shovel cast in scoop-fulls of dirt and dirty water upon them, which did so wet and daub them with them, that they were almost covered there­with, insomuch that they appeared as though they had been dragged through a dirty Channel; And when the rude people had so done, then they cryed out see now like Witches they look, with other filthy and bruitish words not fit to be mentioned, all which the people of God bore with patience, without making any resistance. And when this was done, then they threw in clods of dirt upon them, and drew them forth of the meeting, and tore some of their cloaths, and threw d [...]wn others, and stoned others, and brake the windows of the house, and the fence of the Friends ground where they met, and drove them through the Town. And some of the Friends after all this in going to a Justices house, were sorely beaten, and some had their blood shed, and were in danger of their lives, and those [...]de people cryed out, let the Justice kiss their breech.

Hartford-shire.

At a peaceable Meeting of the people of God at Sawbridgworth, the rude peo­ple of the Town (amongst whom were some of the Servants of him who is called Justice Hewet) came to the door and threw in water, rotten eggs, mans dung and stones, of which the said Justice Hewe [...] being informed, and desired to preserve the people of God from violence and the rude multitude in peace, he the said Justice Hewet, instead of performing the duty of a Magistrate, and preserving the people in peace, so incouraged the rude ones, that the hands of the wicked were strengthened and encouraged in their mischief, and he refused to do Justice ac­cording to his place.

Northampton-shire.

The people of God being peaceably met together, to wait on the Lord in a Close, near the house of William Lovel, and upon his own ground, there came one Captain Pinkard, and many of his Troopers on Horse-back, and entred upon the ground, and in a brutish and in humane manner, rode amongst the Friends, and many of them received much hurt with their Horses and otherwise, and they broke up the Meeting, and took away the said William Lovel and others, and sent them to prison, where divers of them were kept two Moneths, and the said Wil­liam Lovel kept prisoner nine Moneths, and he was more cruelly used, then can be briefly exprest, for no other cause, but for having a meeting at his house.

Warwick-shire.

There being a peaceable Meeting of the people of God, at a place called Grin, at the house of the Widdow Meeks, the said Widdow for suffering a Meeting there was turned out of her house, and the house its self pul'd down.

York-shire.

There being a peaceable meeting of the people of God, at the house of Friend Blacklin in York-shire, where were met about thirty persons, the rude people came into the Meeting and violently pulled them out one by one, and knockt many of them down, and wounded many of them.

Nottingham-shire.

A peaceable Meeting of the people of God, was by wicked and ungodly men, [Page 16] [...] [...]ewark, and the Friends received much hurt, and much of their [...], by the rude multitude, and about four score of them were haled [...]u [...] of the meeting one by one, and were cruelly beaten and abused.

Sommerset-shire.

There being a peaceable meeting of about two hunded of the People of God at Martock upon the second day of the second Month 1657. five men who called themselves Minsters, and who are called Mr. Hallet, Mr. Stephenson, Mr. Duke, Mr. Collens, and Mr. Thomas Lye, come to the place where the meeting was, and brought with them a great company of rude people with long staves, Pikes, and such like Weapons, and fell on the Friends, (who were met in the fear of the Lord) and beat them and pulled them and tore their Garments, and made loud out-cryes; and the rude peoples hands were so strengthened by the company and countenance of the Priests, and their rage and madness such against the people of God, that had not the Lord wonderfully appeared in his peoples deliverance, some might have lost their lives.

At a meeting of the people of God on the first day of the fifth Month 1659. at Threshford, the rude People came with Kettles, Panns, and blowing horns, and with Pipes, Lowbels, and a Drum, to make a noise and a cause a disturbance, and the noise they made was great, so that friends could not hear the truth declared; Amonst which rude company there was one who is called a Minister, and he to manifest him himself ruder then the rest, beat the drum himself, to make a greater noise then was made before, who with the rude multitude, flung stones, and dirt, and water at friends, and some of them affirmed that they were hired to do so, and that they that hired them stood by and encouraged them, giving them Bear and Ale for their service Now let the understanding Reader judge, who were chief Instruments in chis wickedness, &c. And whether such serve our Lord Jesus Christ or their own lusts, and whether the end of such is not destruction.

Northumberland;

As divers of the People of God were met together in his fear at a place called Elledsdon, there came a company of rude men and women (amongst whom was the Priests wife of the Town of Elledsdon, who came from the steeple-house) and in great violence haled forth of the meeting about twenty friends and forced them out of the Town, and over a little River; But after some season the rage of the rude people abated, and so by permission of the chief Actors, the people of the Lord met together again, then the Priest himself came from his steeple ho [...], and having a stone in his hand of two or three pound waight, he desperate [...]y threw it at one of the friends, and his wife also threw stones at friends, and they did so encourage the rude multitude, that they made a fresh assault upon them, and with great fury dragged and haled friends out of the meeting again, and threw them down and dragged them on the ground, and the Priest encouraged the rude people to stone the Friends, and said it was warrantable by the Scriptures, and he would bear them out in it, and that if ever they came again he would set his mastiff dog at them.

Wrexham in Wales, the eight day of the eleventh Month, 1659.

The people of the Lord being met together to wait upon the Lord, many rude Souldiers that belonged to the Irish Brigade came to the meeting place with staves and crab-tree cudgels, and thrust and pusht one another upon Friends, and one standing up and bidding them be civil and quiet, they cryed out pull him down, and out with him, and so fell upon him, and the rest of Friends, and forced them out of the meeting place, striking them with their staves, and some friends getting up into some upper rooms the Soldies followed them up, and broke open the door and came to them, and there beat them & abused them very much, and at that time they drove some Friends into the water, and one they pu [...] [Page 17] down in the water, and bruised him so that the Blood ran down, another mans head was broken, and his blood shed in the street.

Middle-sex. the sixth day of the third Month, 1660.

Some of the People of God being met together, &c. in the house of one John Elson, in St. Johns street, (so called) there came a great company of rude people who violently threw stones at the said John Elson, (and other Friends) and broke his windows very much, and endeavoured to break down his door, and after the meeting was ended, the rude multitude fell upon one man, and pluckt off much of his hair, and shed much of his blood, and rent the clothes of others, and threw dirt in the said John Elsons face and eyes, and spit upon him.

Wilt-shire. the 13. of the 3d. month called May, 1660.

Many Friends being assembled together in the fear of God in Cummerwell in the Parish of Bradforth, there came several Troopers of Captain Edward Hungerfords Troop, who forced into the meeting, and pul'd out one Robert Storr, and had him to the City of Sarrum before the Commissioners, who upon examination of him said, they found that he had been at an unlawful meeting, and so commit­ted him to prison.

Gloucester-shire, the 8. day of the 3d. month, 1660.

Friends being peacably met together (in Mase-moor) to wait upon the Lord, there came one John Coney of that place with a sword in his hand, and violently thrust open the door, and came into the room, and said be gone, and struck one Nicholas Wasfield several blows with his sword in his scabbard, after which he drew his sword, and thrust violently at the said Nicholas Wasfield, and gave him many sore blows on the shoulders with his naked sword, and being asked by whose order he did this, he said by the Mayors order.

At another meeting of Friends at Cirencister in the County aforesaid, on the 13. day of the 3d. Month, 1660. and on the 16. day at Nailsworth, there came (a wicked man that is a great Professor, with some others with him, with their swords drawn and their pistols cocked, and lighted matches in their hands) into the meeting, and laid hands on one Friend, and had him before the Mayor of Glocester, who said to the Marshal he should take him away, and set a strong guard of Musketeers to look to him, and this they did upon suspition that he was a Jesuit.

Wilt-shire. the 16. day of the 3d. Month, 1660.

Friends being met together in the fear of the Lord at Calne, there came into the meeting several rude Souldiers with two Serjeants, who are under the command of Colonel Edward Bainton, and of his own company, commanded by Captain Lieu­tenant John Lavington, and commanded Friends to depart their meeting, who de­sired to see their order, for breaking up their meeting, they being peacably met together, but the Souldiers answered their swords was their authority, and so with violence did hale Friends out of their meeting, using threatening words, [...]nd came in amongst Friends with drawn swords and muskets cockt, although Friends made no resistance.

Cumberland.

At a meeting of Friends at Carlisle, the Souldiers came to the meeting, and with [...]iolence haled and thrust out Friends out of their own house, and carried some to their guard, and one Friend they pluckt out by the head when he was at prayer, [...]nd pluckt him down.

Lanca-shire, the 13. day of the 3d. Month, 1660.

John Thomas a servant of Sr. George Middleton (so called) set upon three wo­men with impudent scoffs, said he would kisse one of them, and did abuse them and wrong them, and pluckt their coats loose. And the same man did abuse Friends, and he would have cut Friends with an Ax, but that he was restrai­ned [Page 18] by some of his fellows, and the same Knights man set upon six friends as they were going to a Meeting to wait upon the Lord, who beat them and a­bused them, and bruised their faces, and shed much of the blood of two of them.

Che-shire, 17. day of the 3d. Moneth, 1660.

Friends being at a Meeting at Northwich, there came one John Cumberbatch of Nantwich, with [...]any others of the new raised Militia, and haled out three of our friends, and carried them before the Commissioners, and keeps one a Priso­ners, and shewed much abuse to friends.

York-shire, 12. day of the 3d. Moneth, 1660.

Friends going to a Meeting at or near Bellerbe, the Militia Souldiers beat them and broke their Meeting, and violently abused them, and struck them with their naked Swords, and would not suffer them to meet, and this they did in the Name of the Higher Powers.

Cambridge, 8. of the 3d. Moneth called May, 1660.

At a Meeting of Friends in Wesbidge, Thomas Lecock had his head broke that the blood ran down, and was knockt down, also another man was feld down with stones, also a maid was shot in the neck with a Pistol which did receive much harm, and one William Allen was pluckt out of the Meeting, and when they had got him out, they cryed fall on, and few there was of our Friends that passed away without receiving much hurt, and it was judged by friends, that a load of stones and dirt were thrown into the Meeting room at Friends.

At a Meeting of Friends in Cambridge on the twentieth day of the 3d. Moneth, 1660. there came a great company of Scholars and other rude people to the meet­ing, and did exceedingly abuse Friends, by dragging them out of the Meeting, and kicking them, and throwing them against the ground both old and young, men and women, and tore one Friends hair off his head, and abused others so, that it is a shame to relate.

Gloucester-shire, 25 of the 3d. Moneth, 1660.

Two Friends being in a house reading in the Bible, there came in some Souldiers and fetcht them before the Captain, who askt them several questions to ensnare them about the King, and would have forced them to drink the Kings health, and when he saw they would not be subject to his will, he began to rage, and en­quired for the stocks, and then he called for a halter, and put it about one of the Friends neck, and so they put it over an iron hook, and strained it as if they would have (immediately, taken away his life, and then he committed them into the hands of the Constable, and about two hours after they were brought before him again, and he asked them about the King again, and being not answered according to his will, he was much enraged against them, and struck them several times on their bare heads, with his Pistol, and then after much threatning he let them go. And the same Captain Abbington came that day to Nailsworth where Friends Meeting was, and got Bear, and would have had one Friend to drink the Kings health, but he refused and said if the King were there himself, he did believe that the King would not require it of him, then one of the Souldiers pre­sented a Pistol towards him and threatned to shoot, and struck fire, and the same Souldiers beat and abused other friends at that time, and one of the Souldiers fell upon one friend, and drew his sword, and threatned to run him through, and afterwards put a rope about his neck, as if that they would have hanged him

At another meeting of Friends on the first day of the 4th. moneth, 1660. the same Souldiers with a drum beating, came violently into the meeting place with their swords drawn, and Guns and other weapons, and one of the Souldiers with a naked sword in his hand puld down the friend that was a declaring, and forced him out of the room, and took away him and most of the men that were there as Prisoners, and the Mayor of Gloucester committed two of them to prison, where they yet remain.

On the third day of the fourth Month Friends being peacably met together, to wait upon the Lord at Chillingham, there came a Souldier under Captain How, and said he had Orders to Break up the meeting, and hailed one out, and because he could not break up the meeting himself, he said he would fetch more Souldiers, who when they came said they had, Orders to break up such meetings; then the Friends asked them to shew their Orders, but one replyed his sword was his Order, and asked whether they would have it, and so fell upon them and haled them forth violently out of the meeting, and one of the Souldiers drew his sword at a Friend, and said he would run him thorow.

Cambridge upon the eight of the second Month called April, 1660.

The Scholers with other rude People came into our meeting place (where we were met to worship God) did fall violently upon us, beating us until they drew the blood of many, pulling us out by the hair of the head, having no regard to old or young, men nor women with child, but tearing their cloaths, casting them in­to the nasty and loathsome Channels in the streets, and those things they con­tinued to us as a practice in our meetings; upon the thirteenth of the third Month called May, in the like manner they came into our meeting and violently broke the Locks and boults with great hammers, shamefully abusing many, and no Magi­strate appearing to suppress these things, but Alderman Blakely, whom they also abused in the like manner throwing him in the Channel.

Again upon the twenty seventh of the same Month the Scholers joyned them­selves together in a great number, falling upon us with sticks, and struck Friends on the heads, faces and hands to the hurting of many; a Justice of peace being in the room charged them in the Kings Name several times to be quiet and to keep the peace, but they not regarding that Authority, proceeded in violence, and got a Smiths great hammer, and broke open four doors, and broke a wooden win­dow, and took pieces of the boards and beat us with them, and drew us out into the streets, and there knocked several of us down, shedding the blood of twenty four persons, that the blood lay upon the stones in the street, in the sight of the People; and thus having broke down all the seats, windows and stairs, that the people could not get up into their lodging chambers, and having pulled us out into the streets, some they held untill others put dirt into their mouths; at the same time also they stabbed two women in the street, as it is judged, with pen­knives, the one being an Aldermans Wife in the Town, the other a widow woman.

And in the like manner every first day of the week do they continue abusing of us more or lesse, And the Mayor of the Town who should discourage and punish these evil doers, doth countenance and incourage them in it, setting his Officers to stop us from our meeting, saying, we shall have no more meetings, and hath given order unto his Officers to hinder us the next first day. These are but a [...]aint of things to represent the whole.

Bark-shire the twenty seventh of the third Month called May, 1660.

Friends being peacably met together at Kingstone-lye in that County, there came to the meeting place many rude people, four of whom went into the meeting with swords drawn to break up the meeting, and one friend desiring to know their Order for so doing, their answer was their swords was their order, and so they vio­lently abused Friends as followeth.

Richard Greenway was dragged by the hair of the head out of the meeting and thrown into a standing poole of stinking water and mud; Richard Ballers was wounded with a sword.

John Clerk was pricked with a sword, Edward Ballard was pricked with sword.

Robert Crook had his head br [...]ke and was thrust into a pond, and Edward Walte [...] had his head broke.

Barth. Mayling and Thomas Coeburn were both thrown into a pond and beat▪ Robert Samson was beaten.

Adam Lawrence thrust into a pond and beat, Andrew Pearson thrown into a pond head-long, these were all dragged to the pond by the hair of the head, and many others were abused.

York-shire the thirteenth of the third Month called May, 1660.

Friends being met together (at Bellerby in the County aforesaid) in the wor­ship and service of God, there came to the door divers armed men crying, where be these rogues, we have order to break up your meeting, some of them saying we will cut you as small as bread; whereupon a Friend went to the door to know the real cause of these so coming, and whether they had any order to hinder our peaceable meeting, so speaking in meekness to them, telling them our meeting was in the fear of the Lord without a thought of harm to any Creature, and desiring to see their order for so doing, one of them drew his sword, and said that was his order, and with it struck him that spoke to him, upon which all the rest fell up­on friends beating and cutting them, and pulling them out of the meeting, shed­ding the blood of many, and brusing many in a most uncivil and cruel manner, striking down many to the ground, with that violence that their sences were taken away, some lying upon the ground for dead, in which act of cruelty they cryed they were for the King, and pleaded his Authority for it, and so do abuse his Name and Authority, Laws and subjects; in which cruelty about forty men of honest and good repute was cut with swords in their heads and bodies, and bruised and maimed, upon which several are lame, and some of them so wounded that it may be their death, the particular wounds in head, body, and arms we shall forbear to mention particularly, but the cruelty of it was such that there was no regard unto any man of account, office or otherwise, which thing being considered in it cruelty might break the heart of him that pitties the people, or would preserv [...] the Nation in peace; besides several women about ten or twelve were every on [...] of them sore abused with swords and staves, and some of them drawn through the water, which is not onely suffering unto them, but is a great reproach and dis­honour unto the supreme authority and goverment in this Nation, which if it con­tinue will produce very bad effects.

Some of the Names of those that did appear with swords and staves in this cruel persecution are as followeth,

• Christopher Haw
• Christopher Dixon
• Christopher Collison
• William Imson
• Leonard Wright
• Mar. Jaques
• Francis Burg
• Christopher Burrell
• Henry Wright
• John Foster
• Robert Wray
• Christopher Dawson
• Henry Fawcet
• Christopher Kerby
• John Wright
• Mathew Ellerton

Westminster.

On the twelf day of this Month called June, we being meet in the new Pallace-yard in the fear of the Lord, according to our accustomed manner, we were again abused by the Lacquies and rude people, and pursued as far as Whithall, and many friends had their blood drawn in a cruel manner, and after the meeting was ended the prophane People entred into the meeting house, and abused the peo­ple that dwelt there, in so much that we were forced to entreat some Officers of the Army (whom we knew) to clear the house, who with some difficulty did it, our oppressions are great and hard to be uttered and Numbered; Therefore O King in the fear of the Lord, lay them to heart and let them be removed, that the Land may no longer mourn for the testimony of Jesus, and exercise of a good conscience.

At Steventon in Bark-shire

The seventh day of the eight Month. 1660. many of the people of God com­ing together to worship God at Steventon in Bark shire, the Constable with many more being armed with halberts, prongs, pikes-staves and other weapons, came to the house and pulled Friends out in a horrible brutish manner, tore their cloaths from their backs, and threw about six of them into the water, and took one man and trode upon him so long till the blood came from his mouth, and till some of the wicked brutish people cryed out take heed you do not stifle him, and some near 60. years of age were so served, and then they drove us along in the dirt dashing up the dirt upon us, and Friends demanding what warrant they had for their so doing, they said they had Order, but shewed not any, and though we told them we had the word of the King for our quiet meetings, and General Moncks Order, but they regarded it not.

Norfolk

At a meeting in Fowlsham the Constable charged several of the Town to aid him in the Kings Name, and hailed Friends out of the meeting, beating some of them himself, and others throwing them down in the mire rending their cloaths, and caried away above one half of one mans cloak; and when he had got the rude Multitude together he left Friends in their hands, who beat them and threw stones and mire upon them.

John Hilton.

York-shire the seventh day of the ninth Month, 1660.

Upon the twenty fourth day of the eight month in the year one thousand six hundred and sixty, Christopher Taylor and Richard Scostrop, with many other Friends of the truth being met together in peace without harm to any, to wait upon the Lord, being in a piece of Ground belonging unto William Cave in the Town of Bramhup, Priest Crossland called Minister of that Town, and Edward Wadington who called himself high Constable, came in amongst us in much hatred & emnity, having gathered a Multitude of the rude people and baser sort of together, and when the said Richard Scostrop and Christopher Tailor being moved of the Lord, did instruct Friends and people in the way of the Lord, the said Priest Crossland and Edward Wadington, was the first that layd violent hands on them and hailed them away, charging the rude people who were found in swearing, lying, and cursing to assist them, to which they were ready, like their Priest, showing forth the fruits of his teaching, hailing and pushing them as if they had been theeves, that Christo­pher Tailor was moved to say they were like to murther him, and Richard Scostrop was bloody with their tearing of him, not suffering them to speak any words of exhorta [...]ion to the people. But Priest Crossland said they had an order from the King not to suffer us to meet or speak together, but we supposing it was not so, the Kings word being that none should trouble or molest us for our Religion or [Page 22] opinion, while we lived peacably in the Nation, we demanded to see his warrant, which he denyed; and the rude people pulled Richard Scostrop as they were com­anded by their Priest, up from his knees, being calling upon the Name of the Lord in prayer with Friends; now let all who have any soberness or understanding consider if this Priest who is called a Minister of Christ, abides in his Doctrine, or if he be come to the Law and the Prophets, who saith, do unto all men as you would they should do unto you, or did he so unto us; and he and the rest drag­ged us out of their Town, and after they had like Wolves amongst sheep, teared us out of their Town, would not suffer us to stay in the common street, or rest, but haled us on a long lane, and shoved us toward a common, far from the Town, and would not by any word was spoken, keep themselves in peace towards us who offered harm to none.

Now in this manner and many several waies are we by Magistrates, priests and rude people who are incouraged and by their leaders caused to err, persecuted in pretence of warrant from the King, and power given from him, and as it was in Olivers time done by them unto us, so is it now, and our sufferings in many places greater, and the hand of the evil doers more strenghthened against us, who since we were a people, have not persecuted any, or sought revenge against our persecutors in the least manner, but with patience have suffered what hath been done unto us, knowing that all who will live godly in Christ Jesus must suffer per­secution, and be hated of all men for his Names sake, and do rejoyce that we are counted worthy.

Darlington the eighteenth of the ninth Month, 1660.

This day week our meeting was broken, and some had before one called a Justice, who theatened if we met again, to send us to prison.

South-hampton.

Friends being met together in the fear of the Lord in Portsmouth, videlicet, On the twenty one day of the eight Month last past they met together in silence at a Friends house, where as they were waiting upon the Lord there came a guard of Souldiers and beset the house, and some they hailed out of the meeting, and drag­ged the man out of the house down the street to the main guard, and then brought him up to his house again, and shut him with the rest in the house until the secon [...] day about the seventh hour at night, and then turned them forth and withdre [...] their guard; then upon the next first day being the twenty eight day of the eigh [...] Month, as Friends were met together, there was likewise a guard of Souldiers beset the house and kept about twenty and one persons close prisoners in the Friends house (which was all that were then gathered together) and there kept them, not suffering any provision to come to them but [...], they kept them all there until about the sixth day of the week following, and then came and haled forth such as was not of the Town and set them at liberty, but the rest being about ten Friends they keep still prisoners in the house; then the last first day those that were not Imprisoned met together in another place at a Friends house, and them they haled forth of their meeting and committed the men to a prison it▪ the Town called Felltons hole, where they stil remain, and all this is (as they say▪ because Friends will not promise them not to meet any more in Town as the bap­tists hath done; This is a short relation of their cruelty in that place towards Friends.

Monmouth-shire.

David Jones Imprisoned in that County for not coming to the steeple-house, wh [...] [Page 23] if he would pay 1. s. per week for 12. Moneths past, all which time he hath not been there, which comes to 2. pounds 12. s. he might be releast.

Fleet London.

John Pollard and Joseph Pollard imprisoned first in Colchester Castle 13. Moneths and 2. weeks, then returned from Colchester to the upper Bench prison, and there kept prisoner five Moneths and a week, and is since committed to the Fleet Prison, at the suit of Mathias Armiger, Farmer of Tythes, who with Benjamin Maddock (for less then 2. years Tythes valued to be worth about 35. pound) have taken 57. Cows and Bul­locks, with one Bull, in all worth about 12 score pounds from the said John and Joseph Pollard, and returned nothing again, and is kept a Prisoner besides.

York-shire.

Samuel Thornton, being in a Meeting at Leeds, with many more of the Lords peo­ple, though he be a free man of the same Town, was taken violently out of the Meeting by Martin Iles and John Dawson Alderman, and hailed to Prison, and there detained 5. dayes, with several others which was also haled forth of the same Meeting, which were Inhabitants within the said Borrough, and the said Samuel Thornton, by the said Alderman was ordered to be whipt and sent from Constable to Constable, which was done accordingly, though the place of his natural birth was but three miles from thence, and he well known in the said Town.

Also, Samuel Thornton was taken forth of a peaceable Meeting of the people of God at Holbeck, by order of the Priest there, and haled to Leeds before the said Alderman with two more, who caused a Mittemus to be made and sent him to the Correction-house at Wakefield for a Vagrant, where he was detained three Moneths, and he had been an Apprentice in the same Town, and after was cal­led to the Sessions▪ and there fined 10. pounds and sent to Prison again, though he had broken no known Law, nor for any other thing, but for being in a peace­able Meeting amongst Gods People.

Dudly Templer of Wethersfield in Essex, sent William Allen to Prison, for no other cause but for coming to the Town of Wethersfield to a Meeting there, and since from time to time his Clerk with many of the Town, in a violent man­ner have pulled us out of our Meetings, and not suffered us to be at quiet, but sometime set guards of men in several places to keep us from meeting, and sometime fined several for coming to our meeting, and from John Child, by a warrant from him or by his Order, they pretending a warrant, they took a horse, Sadle and Pillion and what belonged to him, and kept him three weeks but one day, and then sent him home, without sadle, bridle, pillion and the rest which they keep to this day, notwithstanding have been oft demanded of them; And they beat many friends much for coming to the Town, and suffered rude boyes and others without reproof to abuse sober people, to the shame of Justice and the possession of their Town, and this hath been done in the presence and hear­ing of him the said Dudly Templer and not reproved; And he himself hath scoff­ed at Friends, and evil intreated many, and set the rude people on to hale us out of the Town, when if any thing could have been charged against us, he be­ing a Justice and a Commander of a Troop of Horse, might have brought any of us to tryal, and not in such a manner, contrary to Law and Justice, have abused us, and broken the peace of this Nation, and so rendred himself uncapable to to Rule, and is to be ruled by Justice himself.

And of this his proceedings hundreds can testifie who have been eye-witnesses, and sufferers by him, and his Clerk, and others of the Town of Wetherfield.

Essex.

At a Meeting in Thaxted in Essex, the People of God being met peaceably toge­ther [Page 24] to wait upon the Lord, a great company of rude people of the Town gathered otgether about the house, swearing and cursing what they would do to the Quakers as they called them, and the place of their meeting being neer the high way, they cast in dirt and stones, to the great annoyances of the peaceable people that were then waiting upon the Lord, and they were much abused by stones and abundance of dirt cast upon them, which the rude people took out of the open street; and there came a drunkard swearing and raging, like unto a mad man, and he and the rude people broke into the house, and laid violent hands upon many of the peaceable people, and endeavoured to pull him down that was speaking to the people in the fear of God.

And for some hours in this manner they abused sober people in their own house that were met together to wait upon the Lord and to worship him in spirit; and when some went to some of the Magistrates in the Town to acquaint them with this abuse, desiring them to keep the peace, they made light of the matter, and would not appease the rude Multitude nor preserve the sober people in their just right and liberties, for it was said that one of the Magistrates should speak to the drunken fellow aforesaid to come up into our meeting, and bad him make sport; and so great was the abuse that the sober People was forced to remove their meeting to another place, whither the rude people also followed them, and did cast dirt and stones at them.

Cambridge.

UPon the thirteenth day of the third Month following, (called May) the Scholers and rude Multitude came and brake open several doors and burst the locks and bolts with a great hammer, and when we passed out from our mee­ting we were most shamefully abused by the Scholars and rude Multitude, several hundreds standing in the streets, some beating of us, and some rejoycing to see us beaten.

Upon the twentieth day of the same Month, the Scholers and Souldiers and the rude Multitude came in with one of the chief Constables which said, that the Mayor had a letter from Ja. Tompson of Trumpington, called a Justice, which did in­form the Mayor that several of us had arms, whereupon we desired that we might be searched, they searching some few of us & finding none, the rude Multitude fell violently upon us and drew some of us out by the hair, and pulled and haled all the rest out, and kickt William Allen who was moved to declare the truth to the people in the Power of the Lord, being so grosly abused, that he was very unable to go abroad for several days.

After that we was parted from the meeting-house, they came with hammers and what pieces of wood they could get, and fell to work on their Sabbath day, and they did break and batter the house within and without, that it is judged by their own Generation that twenty pounds will scarce make it as it was.

Sutton.

Henry Foster was pulled out of the meeting house, and had before the Mayor and Aldermen where he was searched for Arms, but found none, and discharged to come any more to his own hired house upon a first day.

Upon the second of the fifth Month, 1660. Friends being peaceably met to­gether, several of the Scholars and others with them came with a Smiths great [Page 25] hammer and other things, and broke up the house, although two doors was open into the same, and with the boards and shivers of the house armed themselves, with which they knockt down many in the house and in the street, shedding the blood that day of near thirty, and bruising the flesh of nere an hundred in a very lamen­table manner, some of whom were dangerously wounded.

Also the eight of the fifth Month the Scholers assaulted the meeting again, and tore friends out in an exceeding uncivil manner; And on the 15th. day they broke up Friends meeting again and near pulled down the house, and with the ruins of the same wounded several Friends.

And besides, the Scholers and others that joyn with them, do daily tear friends cloathes as they passe in the Streets, and nip and abuse their flesh, and pull them by the hair, and stone, buffet and knock Friends down when they have pulled them out of the meeting and tread them in the channels, that had not the Lord wonderfully preserved them, many Friends had been slain ere now.

The Names of part of twenty four that had their blood shed by the Scholers and others in Cambridge, besides many that had their cloaths rent and knockt down in­to the Channels and kickt and trod upon, and one was kept in the mud till he was almost smothered, and others pinched and pulled by the nose, and some stab­bed.

• John Smith
• John Webb
• Ann Norris
• William Allen
• John Ware
• Thomazin Blackly
• Margret Mathews
• Robert Letchworth
• William Page
• George Nath
• John Tournel
• Chatris Edward
• Matthew Blackly
• John Harvy
• Edward Salmon
• Phillip Williamson
• William Wells
• Thomas Gray
• Phillip Viping
• James Viping

Cheshire

Friends being met together in the fear of the Lord at one Lawrence Fletcher his house, there came some Souldiers and broke up the meeting, and they fell on the Friends and haled them forth, and some they threw forth, and down, tearing others by the hair of the head till they had all forth, and this they did without shewing any order, but being asked for their order, they said they had left it at the Town.

Glamorgan-shire

In the eight Month called October, 1660. Friends being peaceably met together, several Souldiers with their Muskets, swords & lighted matches, in a brutish man­ner took all the men Friends out of their Meeting, being twenty, and had them to the Castle and set them in the Dungeon till the next day, and then the oath of Allegiance was proffered to them, & because they could not break Christs comand (who saith swear not at all,) they were ordered to be kept prisoners where they yet remain, this tenth Month, 1660.

From Cirencester in Glocester-shire.

Wee whose names are here under written, on the eighteenth day of the ninth Month were met peaceably together in the fear of the Lord, there [...]me in amongst us the two high Constables so called, with other Offices and men of our Town that were gathered together, charging us in the Kings Name to go along with them, answer was made that we were met peacably together in the fear of the Lord, and if they had any thing to lay to our charge we were there ready to make answer; but that would not satisfie them, and one of them said he had a warrant from the Lord Harbert to take us, we requiring the warrent to be shewed, [Page 26] but could not see it, they gave order first to hale our women and children forth, and then said they would send for pistols, and when they had discharged three or four amongst us, we would be willing to go forth; but we were not willing to break our meeting, so they began to hail and teare and push us forth adoors and ran against us as wee passed along the streets; we acquainted them that the King had promised us our liberty in worship, one of the Constables made answer that the King had promised no such thing; so they brought us to prison and thrust us in, and gave the Jaylor orders to keep us there untill the Comissioners came to Town, and at present there we remain prisoners for the truths sake.

Durham Darlington the third of the tenth Month, 1660.

Where we the people of God called Quakers had a meeting peaceably, and waiting upon the Lord in the aforesaid Town, the Captain sent some Souldiers, and violently broke up our meeting and carried away forty or more of us to the Castle of Durham, and as we were passing along we met the Captain and the Justice who threatened us much in high expressions, and five of us they single out, and said we should go to prison if we did not give bond for our good behaviour, and four of them is sent to Durham Castle, for no other cause but for meeting together to worship God in spirit, according to Christs Doctrine, which now is come to be fulfilled and witnessed.

Portsmouth the second of the tenth Month, 1660

As the people of the Lord were met together to worship God in the spirit peace­ably in the said Town, Captain Sprag sent several files of armed men with firelocks, and violently haled out of our meeting eighteen men and women, and punched them & dragged them along, & shut the Gates, & men and wives were turned from their habitations, and children and families and callings, and are not permitted to come in again, though some came in again, yet were turned out of the Town again from their Families and imployments, & some desiring to have their Instruments to labor withal was not permitted; besides were kept in a house where Friends met, by a guard nineteen daies, denyed to see their wifes, Families, Children, and gave commandment no victualls should be brought to them; and a Officer said if they turnd us out of the Town, and set Souldiers to plunder our houses they served us well enough, though we never acted any thing against this Gover­ment.

Kent.

Edward Noak [...]s of Word in East Kent farming Land at the rate of eighty pounds the year (for one years Tythes clamed, which was but twenty pounds, had taken from him goods to the value of one hundred pounds, and was kept two years and a half in prison called the Kings Bench, besides.

Shropshire.

We being peaceably met together in Shrowsbury this tenth Month, 1660. There came some Souldiers and broke up the meeting and had us to prison, because we could not for conscience sake take the Oath of Allegiance, being twenty one per­sons.