WE have seen a printed sheet Subscribed FRANCIS BƲGG. fill'd with bitter Invectives and false Charges against us who are in derision call'd QƲAKERS; insinuating things to be our Princi­ples which we Abhor and Detest: in the close of which [...] and stylist him Honest Francis which to those that know him (which we suppose thou dost not seems altogether Ironical. However in Courtesie and with the like reason he may possibly Salute thee with the same Language. Here thou Underta­kist his Task, viz: To prove all the Charges against us contained in that sheet, or ra­ther more (if we desire it), at this our Yearly-Meeting. How far this will recommend thee to be a man of Peace or Knowledge, thus rudely and rastly to Attack us, without any just Provocation on our part, time may Determine. However▪ we hereby let thee know that we shall not consent to have our Meetings (which are appointed for Better Purposes) to be Disturbed or Interrupted. For▪ since it hath pleased the Legislative Autho­rity of England to shew that Tenderness [...] Conscientious Dissenters as [...] indulge them, in the Free exercise of their Consciences in Religious matters (without Disturbance▪ tho to the great Grief of men of thy temper) we claim and expect our share of the benefit of it as well as any other Protestant Dissenters.

And whatever Grace and Favour is extended to us by our Sovereign we shall not willingly part with for the Humour of any Subject▪ tho much more considerable than thy [...]. Upon the whole; we do expect▪ that in a way Proper and Reasonable▪ thou should perform what thou hast Ʋndertaken▪ or else acknowledge the Injury done us. This we conceive ought to be done in Print since the Charge against us [...] already: And to be sure hath Reach'd further than any Verbal Account of a Dispute is [...] to do, which often ends in Noise and Tumults and leaves the Auditory the impartial which s [...]do [...] happens under great Incertainties if not plapable mistake [...]; and cannot repair the injur'd Reputations of those that are Recriminated tho [...] innocent. Therefore the Press we take to be the only Proper method, to end such Controversies as have ari­sen from thence with which if thou compliest thou mayst expect by the Assistance of God) an Answer from some of us, or some other of our Communion.