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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37361	A Declaration of some of the sufferings of the people of God called Quakers		1660 (1660)	Wing D624; ESTC R37718	40,561	35

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●● 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 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