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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85320	The First new persecution, or, A True narrative of the cruel usage of two Christians [Quakers], by the present mayor of Cambridge [William Pickering] as it was certified from thence by an eminent hand.		1654 (1654)	Wing F977; ESTC R202137	1,637	8

The First New Persecution OR A TRUE NARRATIVE OF THE Cruel usage of two Christians by the present Mayor of CAMBRIDGE As it was certified from thence by an Eminent Hand LONDON Printed for G. Calvert 1654. The first New Persecution OR A true Narrative OF THE Cruell usage of two Christians by the present Mayor of Cambridge As it was certified from thence by an Eminent Hand ON Friday December 23. came into Cambridge two Northern Women the one of them about 50. the other about 30. years old who went to Sidney-Sessex-Colledg in Cambridg and fell into discourse with some Schollars there about God and Christ the Schollars asked them how many Gods there were The women answered but one God and told them they had many that they made Gods of at which the Schollars laughed and scoffed them the women told the Schollars they were Antichrists and that their Colledg was a Cage of unclean Birds and the Synagogue of Satan Hereupon complaint was made to Mr. William Pickering Mayor of Cambridg that two women were preaching who immediately sent for them by a Constable and when they were before him he demanded of them whence they came and where they lay the last night They answered him they were strangers and knew not the name of the place but paid for what they called for and came away The Mayor asked them what was their names they answered their names were written in the book of life Again he asked them What was their husbands names they answered they had no husband but Jesus Christ and he sent them Upon this the Mayor was in a great rage and thrust them to the dore of his house and said they were whores and made a Warrant to the Constable to whip them at the Market-Crosse untill the blood came And when the poore women heard that they fell down on their knees and desired the Lord to forgive him for he knew not what he did And the Mayor spake to the Constable and bad him see them whipt till the blood ran down their bodies and sent three of his Sergeants to see it done to the purpose and 't was done accordingly but by what Law no man knows for they neither did beg or steal So they were led away to the Market-Cross crying The Lord strengthen our faith the Lord strengthen our faith c. And when the Executioner came he commanded them to put off their cloaths they said they would not they were there if he had any thing to do to them they bad him do it for they would not so immediately he stripped first one all naked to the waste and then the other and put their arms into the Whipping Post and executed the Mayors Warrant on them in as fierce and cruel a manner as could be that so their bodies were cut and slashed and torn as never were the bodies of any rogues or thieves or whores seen to be as those poor Christians were who took their punishment so chearfully that they never whinched for it nor was their pain seen by any change of their countenance as if there had not been any thing done to them and all the while they were in their punishment they sang and rejoyced saying the Lord be blessed the Lord be praised who hath thus strengthened and honoured us to suffer for his name sake And when all was done they said to the Executioner If you think you have not done enough we are here ready to suffer more for our Saviour Christ and then they fell down on their knees and prayed God to forgive them for they knew not what they had done So being led back into the Town towards the Castle end they exhorted all people to fear God and not to care for men telling the people this was but the beginning of the sufferings of Gods people So they were thrust out of the Town no man so much as giving them a cup of cold water that the Scripture might be fulfilled in the 129 Psalm The plowers plowed upon my back and made long furrows A Postcript THese are to give notice to all men That none of the Justices of the Town had any hand in this barbarous and unlawfull act saving Mr. William Pickering Mayor and I hope the righteous Lord will cut the cords of the wicked and send deliverance to his people and make his enemies known and make them like the grass on the house-top and as these poor people sang so doe I Blessed and praised be the Lord who hath made the heavens and earth and created strength and power in weakness to him be glory evermore Amen FINIS