Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
england_n king_n people_n scotland_n 3,632 5 8.2890 4 false
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A35020 The general history of the Quakers containing the lives, tenents, sufferings, tryals, speeches and letters of the most eminent Quakers, both men and women : from the first rise of that sect down to this present time / being written originally in Latin by Gerard Croese ; to which is added a letter writ by George Keith ... Croese, Gerardus, 1642-1710.; Keith, George, 1639?-1716. 1696 (1696) Wing C6965; ESTC R31312 344,579 528

There are 25 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

from_o he_o that_o he_o even_o here_o and_o there_o subscribe_v his_o name_n to_o every_o page_n and_o confirm_v by_o his_o testimony_n that_o it_o contain_v and_o teach_v every_o language_n by_o which_o work_n and_o labour_n fox_n now_o show_v plain_o the_o thing_n not_o to_o boy_n but_o to_o all_o man_n that_o be_v like_o boy_n in_o ignorance_n herein_o and_o untaught_a they_o that_o wicked_a way_n of_o speak_v but_o when_o some_o object_v against_o fox_n his_o ignorance_n in_o these_o language_n and_o that_o he_o be_v upbraid_v herewith_o as_o if_o he_o be_v mad_a he_o wipe_v it_o off_o thus_o with_o this_o new_a joke_n that_o he_o know_v only_o as_o much_o of_o language_n as_o be_v sufficient_a for_o he_o the_o year_n sixty_o two_o be_v remarkable_a for_o the_o commotion_n and_o change_n of_o many_o thing_n to_o the_o great_a inconveniency_n trouble_v and_o incommode_v of_o the_o quaker_n and_o go_v so_o far_o in_o the_o time_n that_o follow_v that_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o whole_a party_n and_o race_n of_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v at_o hand_n for_o the_o solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n between_o the_o king_n and_o people_n of_o britain_n and_o between_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o scotland_n than_o which_o league_n there_o be_v nothing_o before_o look_v upon_o to_o be_v more_o holy_a just_a and_o desirable_a no_o great_a foundation_n both_o of_o the_o regal_a dignity_n and_o the_o people_n liberty_n nor_o a_o great_a bond_n to_o gather_v and_o unite_v together_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o church_n and_o to_o establish_v the_o religion_n of_o both_o kingdom_n be_v now_o look_v upon_o as_o it_o be_v a_o antichristian_a piece_n of_o work_n and_o the_o spring_n of_o all_o evil_a and_o there_o be_v the_o precede_a year_n even_o by_o the_o parliament_n command_n raze_v out_o of_o all_o the_o public_a record_n both_o in_o church_n and_o state_n and_o at_o london_n in_o several_a place_n burn_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o common_a hangman_n this_o year_n be_v the_o episcopal_a order_n and_o authority_n which_o have_v always_o be_v the_o spring_n and_o original_a of_o many_o brawl_n and_o calamity_n be_v every_o where_o set_v up_o and_o establish_v there_o be_v some_o even_o of_o the_o presbyterian_o who_o now_o be_v desirous_a of_o this_o power_n and_o glory_n which_o they_o have_v before_o withstand_v or_o when_o offer_v they_o do_v not_o reject_v they_o upon_o this_o consideration_n that_o see_v they_o will_v endeavour_v to_o be_v good_a man_n in_o the_o discharge_n of_o this_o office_n they_o be_v afraid_a if_o they_o do_v refuse_v the_o same_o lest_o such_o shall_v be_v prefer_v who_o will_v not_o carry_v themselves_o in_o that_o station_n with_o that_o moderation_n require_v of_o they_o the_o king_n now_o which_o have_v be_v the_o fear_n of_o good_a man_n a_o long_a time_n and_o what_o be_v now_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o new_a prognostic_n and_o sad_a omen_n upon_o the_o kingdom_n contract_v a_o marriage_n with_o the_o infanta_n of_o portugal_n a_o lady_n so_o give_v up_o and_o devote_v to_o the_o religion_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o popish_a church_n that_o she_o be_v inferior_a to_o none_o of_o the_o queen_n or_o princess_n of_o the_o age_n for_o that_o superstition_n at_o last_o the_o king_n after_o he_o think_v he_o have_v establish_v his_o house_n and_o kingdom_n and_o make_v all_o thing_n sure_a do_v more_o and_o more_o instead_o of_o the_o care_n labour_n and_o continency_n he_o ought_v to_o have_v exercise_v give_v himself_o up_o to_o ease_n and_o luxury_n and_o leave_v the_o management_n of_o most_o thing_n to_o his_o counsellor_n and_o minister_n of_o state_n especial_o to_o those_o who_o be_v most_o his_o familiar_n and_o companion_n all_o which_o change_n wrought_v no_o small_a perturbation_n trouble_v fear_v and_o tremble_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o all_o those_o who_o religion_n differ_v from_o the_o religion_n and_o constitution_n that_o be_v now_o thus_o revive_v again_o he_o who_o have_v persecute_v another_o do_v even_o now_o persecute_v himself_o and_o who_o many_o be_v before_o afraid_a of_o be_v not_o now_o without_o his_o own_o fear_n and_o have_v need_v to_o take_v care_n of_o himself_o and_o therefore_o from_o such_o a_o commotion_n as_o this_o other_o become_v also_o afraid_a who_o be_v otherwise_o more_o to_o be_v fear_v and_o from_o this_o their_o fear_n arise_v a_o suspicion_n and_o hence_o discourse_n and_o at_o last_o a_o rumour_n that_o there_o be_v a_o multitude_n of_o enemy_n and_o conspirator_n in_o the_o city_n and_o elsewhere_o who_o lay_v in_o wait_n for_o the_o king_n and_o be_v ready_a utter_o to_o overturn_v the_o whole_a frame_n of_o this_o new_a government_n though_o many_o do_v believe_v this_o to_o be_v a_o evil_a report_n cunning_o contrive_v by_o those_o who_o look_v upon_o such_o a_o report_n to_o be_v the_o best_a way_n for_o they_o to_o arrive_v at_o that_o which_o they_o can_v not_o hope_v to_o obtain_v in_o peaceable_a time_n now_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o transact_v by_o wicked_a and_o profligate_v man_n of_o which_o the_o quaker_n be_v not_o esteem_v either_o the_o author_n promoter_n party_n or_o know_v of_o it_o or_o consent_v to_o it_o so_o here_o also_o these_o man_n come_v to_o be_v suspect_v of_o this_o crime_n when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n there_o be_v no_o certain_a sign_n of_o any_o conspiracy_n or_o sedition_n contrive_v by_o any_o sort_n of_o man_n and_o not_o the_o least_o footstep_n of_o it_o by_o the_o quaker_n and_o so_o there_o be_v a_o report_n quick_o spread_v abroad_o that_o these_o be_v such_o man_n as_o have_v imbrue_v themselves_o in_o such_o great_a wickedness_n and_o that_o they_o have_v associate_v themselves_o and_o daily_o meet_v together_o to_o that_o purpose_n of_o which_o thing_n when_o they_o do_v not_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n clear_a and_o vindicate_v themselves_o which_o they_o think_v they_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v without_o certain_a accuser_n nor_o can_v do_v without_o some_o prejudice_n thence_o the_o same_o suspicion_n and_o report_n increase_v and_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o people_n who_o be_v not_o indeed_o call_v to_o answer_v at_o the_o bar_n because_o that_o will_v be_v do_v upon_o too_o slight_a a_o conjecture_n contract_v the_o real_a hatred_n of_o all_o and_o become_v in_o great_a danger_n and_o be_v impuned_o trouble_v all_o manner_n of_o way_n by_o they_o who_o because_o they_o be_v not_o hinder_v think_v they_o be_v allow_v so_o to_o do_v now_o the_o king_n have_v command_v that_o the_o quaker_n of_o london_n and_o middlesex_n shall_v take_v the_o oath_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o strict_a tie_n for_o the_o testify_a of_o their_o affection_n and_o engage_v their_o faithfulness_n towards_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n and_o that_o the_o judge_n shall_v show_v favour_n to_o none_o but_o if_o the_o quaker_n will_v not_o swear_v in_o pursuance_n to_o his_o proclamation_n they_o shall_v hold_v their_o meeting_n no_o where_o then_o follow_v another_o law_n for_o the_o prevention_n of_o seditious_a assembly_n that_o no_o meeting_n shall_v be_v hold_v under_o a_o show_n and_o pretence_n of_o divine_a worship_n that_o be_v not_o approve_v and_o ratify_v by_o the_o liturgy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n nor_o more_o person_n meet_v together_o at_o one_o place_n than_o five_o but_o and_o if_o any_o above_o the_o age_n of_o sixteen_o year_n and_o upward_o do_v transgress_v herein_o and_o be_v a_o subject_a of_o the_o kingdom_n such_o a_o one_o shall_v be_v punish_v for_o the_o same_o this_o law_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v enact_v for_o the_o restraint_n of_o all_o sect_n but_o do_v more_o especial_o appertain_v to_o the_o quaker_n and_o none_o can_v but_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v a_o snare_n for_o they_o and_o rend_v to_o shipwreck_n their_o affair_n so_o that_o it_o come_v hereby_o to_o pass_v that_o such_o of_o these_o man_n as_o be_v now_o imprison_v be_v for_o this_o reason_n more_o close_o keep_v and_o use_v more_o severe_o by_o the_o gaoler_n even_o by_o those_o who_o before_o seem_v kind_a unto_o they_o as_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o they_o have_v one_o trial_n and_o affliction_n upon_o another_o and_o the_o same_o be_v every_o where_o open_o not_o only_a when_o they_o be_v meet_v together_o in_o the_o street_n entertain_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o ignominy_n and_o reproach_n but_o be_v also_o enforce_v to_o abstain_v from_o their_o religious_a assembly_n and_o when_o notwithstanding_o all_o they_o proceed_v they_o be_v harrass_v by_o soldier_n and_o fine_v sometime_o entertain_v with_o more_o than_o a_o hostile_a fury_n and_o throw_v into_o prison_n and_o be_v require_v to_o swear_v be_v upon_o their_o refusal_n detain_v in_o prison_n or_o thrust_v into_o working-house_n among_o wicked_a and_o profligate_v wretch_n who_o have_v
the_o same_o time_n the_o quaker_n put_v out_o a_o pamphlet_n wherein_o they_o recount_v what_o every_o minister_n of_o the_o public_a church_n throughout_o england_n have_v do_v against_o every_o one_o of_o their_o society_n how_o they_o have_v handle_v they_o with_o the_o name_n and_o surname_n of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o at_o what_o time_n george_n monk_n general_n of_o all_o the_o army_n of_o britain_n put_v a_o end_n to_o this_o evil_a by_o a_o proclamation_n that_o none_o shall_v injure_v the_o quaker_n provide_v they_o demean_v themselves_o dutiful_o towards_o the_o commonwealth_n i_o have_v give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o affliction_n and_o persecution_n of_o these_o man_n in_o england_n and_o have_v produce_v various_a instance_n of_o every_o kind_n concern_v their_o trouble_n and_o now_o these_o quaker_n show_v themselves_o in_o scotland_n behave_v themselves_o here_o as_o in_o all_o other_o place_n where_o they_o come_v be_v oftentime_o very_o vexatious_a and_o troublesome_a in_o the_o public_a meeting_n and_o conversation_n of_o man_n in_o the_o market_n in_o the_o church_n and_o that_o either_o before_o or_o after_o or_o while_o they_o be_v at_o their_o solemn_a prayer_n and_o preach_a neither_o do_v they_o only_o confound_v speaker_n and_o hearer_n and_o make_v they_o dissatisfy_v with_o their_o meet_v together_o or_o exercise_v of_o their_o religion_n but_o as_o often_o as_o they_o be_v take_v and_o do_v not_o beg_v pardon_n for_o the_o fault_n commit_v they_o be_v handle_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o they_o have_v be_v in_o england_n many_o of_o they_o be_v imprison_v some_o whip_v and_o other_o banish_v this_o be_v a_o thing_n very_o singular_a and_o strange_a in_o this_o country_n and_o among_o this_o nation_n there_o be_v a_o law_n make_v at_o glascow_n in_o the_o general_n assembly_n that_o no_o quaker_n shall_v be_v cherish_v and_o relieve_v by_o any_o member_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n and_o that_o no_o person_n shall_v have_v any_o commerce_n with_o they_o or_o make_v use_n of_o their_o labour_n and_o employ_v they_o under_o the_o penalty_n of_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o by_o this_o mean_v these_o wretched_a people_n be_v force_v to_o seek_v for_o other_o though_o uncertain_a abode_n or_o else_o to_o perish_v through_o extreme_a want_n notwithstanding_o which_o law_n which_o the_o quaker_n cry_v be_v by_o no_o mean_n make_v with_o a_o christian_a temper_n but_o be_v a_o barbarous_a rite_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o cruelty_n when_o their_o affair_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o utmost_a danger_n they_o do_v so_o struggle_v with_o these_o difficulty_n that_o they_o even_o increase_v in_o number_n day_n by_o day_n neither_o must_v we_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n that_o those_o two_o man_n john_n swinton_n and_o david_n barclay_n do_v at_o this_o time_n go_v off_o to_o the_o quaker_n who_o because_o both_o of_o they_o be_v very_o famous_a and_o renown_a first_o among_o all_o the_o scot_n and_o afterward_o among_o the_o quaker_n i_o can_v pass_v it_o over_o but_o must_v here_o insist_v a_o little_a upon_o it_o john_n swinton_n be_v of_o a_o good_a family_n and_o at_o first_o well_o deserve_v of_o the_o commonwealth_n have_v his_o name_n from_o the_o place_n whereof_o he_o be_v lord_n when_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o flee_v from_o england_n and_o be_v receive_v and_o crown_v by_o the_o scot_n this_o swinton_n be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o general_n assembly_n then_o as_o also_o of_o the_o parliament_n and_o then_o it_o be_v that_o the_o say_a king_n solemn_o swear_v he_o will_v preserve_v the_o church_n of_o scotland_n as_o then_o establish_v inviolable_a but_o when_o the_o king_n afterward_o change_v his_o faith_n and_o endeavour_v to_o promote_v the_o function_n and_o rule_n of_o bishop_n and_o that_o now_o both_o nation_n be_v at_o deadly_a and_o intestine_a war_n one_o with_o another_o and_o that_o the_o member_n in_o parliament_n take_v into_o deliberation_n what_o they_o shall_v do_v with_o the_o king_n swinton_n say_v it_o be_v his_o opinion_n that_o they_o shall_v reject_v the_o king_n interest_n and_o be_v at_o peace_n and_o amity_n with_o the_o english_a by_o which_o speech_n when_o swinton_n find_v that_o he_o have_v much_o exasperate_v the_o mind_n of_o all_o of_o they_o and_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o danger_n withdraw_v from_o the_o parliament_n and_o with_o all_o expedition_n fly_v to_o his_o estate_n in_o the_o country_n which_o be_v not_o far_o from_o the_o frontier_n of_o england_n and_o cunning_o contrive_v it_o that_o he_o have_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o english_a soldier_n these_o carry_v he_o to_o london_n when_o the_o english_a have_v overcome_v the_o scot_n the_o english_a parliament_n appoint_v this_o man_n that_o be_v so_o faithful_a to_o their_o church_n and_o country_n together_o with_o other_o to_o govern_v the_o affair_n of_o scotland_n but_o while_o swinton_n tarry_v at_o london_n he_o contract_a acquaintance_n and_o familiarity_n with_o the_o quaker_n and_o afterward_o become_v of_o their_o society_n when_o the_o king_n be_v restore_v and_o come_v over_o swinton_n who_o be_v then_o at_o london_n though_o he_o be_v not_o ignorant_a how_o angry_a the_o king_n be_v with_o he_o yet_o he_o stay_v there_o trust_v to_o a_o good_a conscience_n that_o he_o have_v discharge_v his_o duty_n to_o the_o public_a without_o any_o private_a enmity_n against_o the_o king_n there_o the_o king_n command_v he_o to_o be_v seize_v and_o carry_v into_o scotland_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v be_v put_v to_o death_n when_o he_o be_v bring_v before_o the_o parliament_n and_o be_v allow_v the_o freedom_n to_o defend_v himself_o he_o do_v so_o plead_v his_o own_o case_n and_o by_o his_o eloquence_n allay_v the_o anger_n and_o fury_n of_o all_o the_o member_n that_o they_o do_v acquit_v he_o from_o his_o capital_a crime_n and_o only_o confine_v he_o prisoner_n to_o the_o castle_n of_o edinburgh_n where_o he_o continue_v for_o some_o year_n david_n barclay_n be_v a_o gentleman_n of_o scotland_n and_o descend_v from_o the_o ancient_n and_o illustrious_a family_n of_o the_o barclay_n of_o which_o these_o man_n have_v not_o only_o report_v of_o themselves_o but_o it_o have_v also_o be_v assert_v by_o other_o that_o they_o have_v not_o only_o proceed_v from_o so_o noble_a great_a and_o ancient_a a_o stock_n but_o also_o that_o they_o be_v akin_a to_o the_o royal_a family_n this_o same_o gentleman_n use_v his_o nobleness_n not_o for_o a_o veil_n to_o sloth_n and_o idleness_n but_o as_o fuel_n and_o a_o incitative_a to_o industry_n and_o virtue_n after_o he_o have_v from_o his_o childhood_n give_v himself_o up_o to_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o liberal_a art_n and_o science_n and_o find_v that_o in_o the_o doubtful_a affair_n of_o his_o country_n he_o can_v not_o find_v room_n for_o his_o study_n he_o betake_v himself_o to_o the_o german_a war_n and_o be_v first_o a_o captain_n in_o the_o swedish_n army_n and_o in_o some_o time_n come_v to_o be_v a_o colonel_n but_o after_o that_o the_o english_a have_v enforce_v their_o government_n in_o scotland_n he_o return_v to_o his_o own_o country_n and_o he_o be_v together_o with_o swinton_n and_o other_o noble_n appoint_v for_o the_o governance_n of_o it_o and_o be_v send_v for_o to_o london_n that_o he_o may_v be_v present_a at_o the_o make_n and_o establish_v of_o the_o league_n between_o both_o kingdom_n but_o in_o process_n of_o time_n when_o king_n charles_n be_v restore_v he_o be_v commit_v prisoner_n to_o the_o castle_n of_o edinburgh_n to_o his_o old_a friend_n swinton_n and_o not_o long_o after_o give_v himself_o over_o in_o company_n with_o swinton_n to_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o quaker_n this_o david_n barclay_n be_v the_o father_n of_o robert_n barclay_n who_o if_o not_o the_o only_a yet_o be_v the_o most_o memorable_a of_o the_o latin_a writer_n among_o all_o the_o quaker_n in_o ireland_n howgil_n and_o burrough_n the_o forerunner_n of_o this_o sect_n be_v send_v back_o from_o cork_n into_o england_n by_o the_o command_n of_o henry_n cromwell_n who_o then_o govern_v that_o kingdom_n by_o the_o title_n of_o lord-deputy_n and_o when_o after_o they_o be_v go_v ames_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o propagate_v quakerism_n in_o that_o city_n he_o be_v also_o throw_v into_o prison_n from_o whence_o be_v afterward_o set_v at_o liberty_n and_o see_v he_o can_v not_o forbear_v but_o must_v speak_v open_o in_o the_o church_n against_o the_o preacher_n he_o be_v again_o clap_v up_o in_o the_o same_o place_n from_o which_o place_n when_o he_o write_v a_o letter_n to_o colonel_n henry_n ingoldsby_n who_o be_v governor_n of_o that_o same_o city_n and_o under_o who_o he_o be_v a_o soldier_n and_o endeavour_v to_o make_v his_o defence_n and_o procure_v his_o liberty_n he_o be_v indeed_o bring_v before_o he_o
divine_n and_o not_o the_o quaker_n alone_o speak_v as_o often_o as_o latin_a word_n fail_v they_o his_o humanity_n and_o the_o presence_n or_o existence_n of_o he_o as_o of_o the_o seed_n and_o light_n and_o his_o manifestation_n and_o operation_n in_o man_n hitherto_o either_o unknown_a or_o but_o very_o obscure_o deliver_v barclay_n betake_v himself_o to_o write_v a_o long_a time_n after_o keith_n and_o at_o last_o come_v out_o a_o large_a treatise_n of_o he_o write_v in_o latin_a entitle_v apologia_fw-la theologiae_n veer_fw-la christianae_n present_v to_o king_n charles_n ii_o a_o book_n high_o praise_v by_o those_o man_n and_o very_o common_a among_o all_o that_o be_v curious_a of_o the_o write_n of_o those_o man_n of_o which_o book_n i_o shall_v elsewhere_o more_o particular_o speak_v so_o that_o as_o the_o doctrine_n and_o religion_n of_o the_o quaker_n owe_v its_o original_a and_o increase_v to_o england_n so_o it_o do_v its_o perfection_n and_o completion_n to_o scotland_n and_o now_o even_o in_o this_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n these_o quaker_n especial_o keith_n have_v many_o contest_v with_o the_o presbyterian_o there_o concern_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o separation_n and_o secession_n from_o those_o church_n with_o which_o they_o have_v till_o this_o time_n firm_o unite_v and_o concern_v their_o new_a article_n of_o faith_n which_o they_o be_v say_v to_o have_v obtrude_v upon_o those_o old_a professor_n and_o that_o by_o conference_n disputation_n and_o write_n which_o give_v occasion_n to_o keith_n to_o write_v those_o book_n wherein_o by_o examine_v serious_o all_o that_o be_v object_v against_o they_o and_o often_o ruminate_v upon_o and_o digest_v all_o that_o he_o have_v before_o publish_v or_o speak_v he_o bring_v forth_o his_o meditation_n in_o that_o method_n and_o form_n before_o speak_v of_o these_o man_n do_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n grow_v here_o also_o by_o degree_n more_o moderate_a and_o leave_v off_o their_o rude_a and_o audacious_a way_n that_o have_v gain_v they_o much_o hatred_n and_o many_o evil_n and_o so_o by_o degree_n be_v accustom_v to_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o adversary_n they_o begin_v to_o live_v more_o safe_o and_o also_o to_o increase_v in_o number_n their_o affair_n go_v on_o in_o ireland_n but_o slow_o where_o they_o who_o preside_v as_o it_o be_v over_o the_o rest_n take_v their_o advantage_n in_o promote_a their_o doctrine_n and_o religion_n from_o the_o institution_n and_o manner_n of_o their_o friend_n in_o england_n and_o scotland_n and_o so_o from_o this_o time_n forward_o be_v the_o sect_n of_o the_o quaker_n bring_v into_o form_n and_o their_o doctrine_n and_o faith_n consummate_v to_o which_o this_o may_v be_v further_o add_v see_v that_o a_o public_a confession_n of_o faith_n make_v by_o all_o be_v a_o great_a bond_n for_o the_o unite_n of_o their_o soul_n together_o and_o a_o apt_a symbol_n of_o communion_n and_o fellowship_n keith_n do_v at_o a_o certain_a time_n propose_v this_o unto_o they_o that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o most_o useful_a thing_n if_o such_o a_o book_n be_v compose_v in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n by_o worthy_a and_o choice_a man_n with_o clear_a word_n and_o sentence_n which_o may_v be_v a_o abridgement_n and_o public_a confession_n of_o all_o their_o doctrine_n and_o faith_n and_o that_o the_o same_o be_v subscribe_v by_o all_o even_o each_o one_o in_o his_o particular_a church_n who_o for_o the_o future_a shall_v be_v receive_v into_o the_o society_n of_o the_o quaker_n and_o join_v themselves_o unto_o they_o but_o their_o friend_n be_v not_o please_v with_o this_o advice_n by_o reason_n that_o they_o think_v it_o to_o be_v a_o thing_n on_o the_o one_o side_n that_o carry_v in_o it_o too_o much_o authority_n between_o equal_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n a_o obligation_n of_o servitude_n in_o a_o free_a affair_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v very_o cautious_a lest_o they_o shall_v be_v bring_v under_o any_o inconveniency_n in_o that_o kind_n for_o the_o avoid_n of_o which_o they_o have_v all_o hitherto_o gather_v together_o and_o live_v in_o the_o great_a union_n as_o they_o have_v do_v in_o the_o great_a freedom_n imaginable_a but_o to_o return_v to_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o and_o record_v the_o fact_n of_o these_o man_n and_o what_o befall_v unto_o they_o their_o study_n and_o endeavour_n do_v indeed_o appear_v to_o comply_v with_o the_o government_n of_o this_o king_n as_o do_v those_o of_o other_o sect_n and_o dissenter_n from_o the_o public_a worship_n if_o not_o from_o their_o judgement_n yet_o better_a by_o their_o yield_n and_o give_v way_n and_o that_o because_o of_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o king_n to_o be_v easie_n and_o indulgent_a beside_o this_o king_n himself_o with_o all_o his_o follower_n seem_v to_o have_v suffer_v for_o so_o long_a a_o time_n so_o many_o and_o such_o great_a injury_n and_o calamity_n and_o so_o must_v be_v mindful_a of_o the_o lot_n and_o uncertain_a state_n of_o man_n that_o he_o will_v at_o length_n grant_v rest_n to_o these_o man_n from_o the_o many_o trouble_n which_o they_o have_v be_v expose_v to_o to_o this_o may_v be_v add_v that_o the_o king_n at_o that_o time_n when_o they_o be_v debate_v in_o parliament_n concern_v the_o restauration_n of_o he_o he_o himself_o be_v then_o at_o breda_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n his_o nephew_n by_o his_o sister_n write_v very_o love_o and_o tender_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n to_o that_o supreme_a council_n as_o also_o to_o the_o city_n of_o london_n that_o he_o will_v give_v to_o and_o preserve_v the_o liberty_n of_o tender_a conscience_n and_o opinion_n in_o religion_n provide_v it_o be_v without_o endanger_v the_o public_a peace_n which_o thing_n be_v again_o repeat_v by_o the_o king_n after_o he_o be_v solemn_o establish_v in_o his_o throne_n wherefore_o the_o quaker_n upon_o the_o king_n restauration_n conceive_v great_a hope_n concern_v their_o affair_n at_o last_o when_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o king_n reign_n some_o of_o the_o quaker_n full_a of_o good_a will_n towards_o the_o king_n and_o of_o a_o good_a opinion_n of_o his_o kindness_n towards_o they_o go_v to_o the_o king_n and_o implore_v his_o favour_n protection_n and_o help_v against_o the_o injury_n and_o cruelty_n of_o their_o enemy_n the_o king_n grant_v they_o all_o they_o desire_v and_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o he_o do_v it_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n for_o he_o suffer_v they_o at_o first_o to_o live_v and_o act_v according_a to_o their_o own_o way_n and_o mode_n as_o also_o to_o meet_v to_o perform_v their_o religious_a worship_n and_o so_o also_o do_v he_o sometime_o promise_v that_o for_o the_o future_a he_o will_v not_o only_o not_o obstruct_v but_o also_o promote_v their_o liberty_n therefore_o these_o man_n from_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o the_o change_n of_o the_o government_n do_v most_o industrious_o proceed_v in_o their_o affair_n and_o exercise_n for_o the_o common_a good_a neither_o do_v they_o do_v it_o unknown_a to_o their_o adversary_n but_o open_o and_o in_o their_o sight_n as_o it_o be_v not_o by_o the_o tacit_n but_o express_a consent_n and_o also_o command_v of_o the_o king_n but_o it_o will_v not_o be_v long_o ere_o all_o this_o matter_n shall_v fall_v out_o much_o otherwise_o than_o this_o and_o the_o event_n deceive_v all_o the_o hope_n and_o opinion_n of_o these_o men._n yea_o indeed_o it_o so_o happen_v as_o if_o this_o letter_n the_o name_n &_o power_n of_o the_o king_n do_v not_o avail_v for_o the_o liberty_n and_o ease_n but_o ruin_n of_o these_o man_n that_o even_o from_o the_o first_o decree_n of_o the_o parliament_n concern_v the_o king_n restauration_n in_o all_o that_o interval_n till_o the_o king_n do_v apply_v himself_o to_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o government_n they_o who_o be_v the_o quaker_n adversary_n among_o other_o pretence_n which_o they_o make_v use_v of_o for_o to_o repress_v and_o ensnare_v these_o man_n they_o turn_v the_o edict_n name_n and_o dignity_n of_o the_o king_n to_o their_o molestation_n and_o destruction_n therefore_o as_o often_o as_o they_o meet_v together_o to_o celebrate_v their_o worship_n they_o be_v apprehend_v and_o carry_v away_o as_o disturber_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o though_o they_o have_v not_o the_o least_o weapon_n that_o may_v give_v any_o offence_n they_o be_v treat_v as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v arm_v man_n and_o like_a enemy_n and_o cutthroat_n and_o stir_v up_o one_o another_o and_o other_o peaceable_a subject_n to_o rebellion_n and_o to_o offer_v violence_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n this_o i_o will_v say_v to_o those_o who_o do_v not_o so_o well_o know_v what_o the_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n among_o the_o english_a mean_n which_o they_o
into_o and_o continue_v in_o prison_n at_o aberdeen_n for_o many_o month_n he_o than_o write_v a_o book_n of_o the_o immediate_a revelation_n of_o christ_n in_o man_n which_o be_v a_o summary_n of_o all_o their_o doctrine_n the_o next_o year_n w._n penn_n on_o the_o same_o score_n be_v put_v in_o custody_n at_o london_n penn_n and_o some_o of_o his_o companion_n have_v a_o conference_n with_o the_o presbyterian_o touch_v their_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n and_o justification_n of_o sin_n wherein_o neither_o party_n can_v convince_v the_o other_o by_o argument_n nay_o at_o last_o not_o so_o much_o as_o hear_v each_o other_o speak_v when_o this_o have_v give_v rise_v to_o a_o great_a confusion_n penn_n be_v firm_a to_o his_o purpose_n and_o restless_a till_o he_o have_v effect_v it_o betake_v himself_o to_o a_o retirement_n for_o write_v short_o after_o he_o publish_v a_o book_n shake_v these_o three_o presbyterian_a doctrine_n pretend_v to_o fight_v with_o the_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n and_o reason_n implant_v into_o the_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n of_o man_n viz._n that_o there_o be_v one_o god_n subsist_v in_o three_o distinct_a and_o separate_a person_n that_o there_o be_v no_o remission_n of_o sin_n without_o full_a satisfaction_n and_o that_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o impute_a righteousness_n i_o make_v choice_n of_o those_o word_n which_o pen_n do_v in_o english_a as_o suit_v to_o the_o proper_a idiom_n of_o that_o tongue_n which_o now_o other_o when_o they_o speak_v of_o theological_a subject_n do_v use_n these_o word_n i_o suppose_v he_o the_o rather_o pitch_v upon_o because_o the_o presbyterian_o snarl_v at_o his_o former_a expre●●ions_n about_o the_o first_o article_n concern_v the_o separate_a person_n in_o the_o trinity_n as_o if_o penn_n have_v be_v more_o verbal_a than_o real_a in_o his_o controversy_n this_o do_v not_o only_o inspire_v the_o presbyterian_o but_o also_o the_o english_a clergy_n with_o anger_n and_o hatred_n which_o break_v out_o into_o reproach_n that_o his_o book_n show_v his_o mind_n and_o what_o he_o be_v viz._n a_o denier_n of_o the_o trinity_n and_o so_o not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v suffer_v among_o christian_n upon_o these_o clamour_n penn_n be_v imprison_v where_o he_o write_v a_o book_n call_v the_o crown_n not_o without_o the_o cross_n handle_v the_o action_n of_o life_n and_o not_o article_n of_o religion_n not_o barren_a of_o thing_n or_o swell_v with_o word_n but_o fruitful_a of_o matter_n ponderous_a and_o sententious_a for_o its_o phrase_n and_o polish_a with_o the_o ornament_n of_o oratory_n so_o that_o his_o enemy_n scruple_n not_o to_o praise_v his_o skill_n and_o industry_n penn_n be_v set_v free_a by_o the_o king_n desire_n who_o also_o because_o danger_n seem_v to_o threaten_v his_o fortune_n which_o he_o have_v considerable_o in_o england_n and_o ireland_n by_o the_o endeavour_v of_o some_o so_o to_o shorten_v his_o wing_n that_o they_o may_v never_o again_o grow_v do_v so_o protect_v he_o as_o to_o prevent_v the_o seizure_n and_o confiscation_n of_o his_o good_n about_o this_o time_n by_o his_o rashness_n boldness_n and_o impudence_n solomon_n eccles_n feel_v the_o smart_n of_o what_o he_o draw_v on_o himself_o which_o he_o may_v have_v avoid_v this_o zealot_n who_o in_o the_o former_a book_n from_o a_o musician_n we_o make_v quaker_n so_o contemn_v the_o sweet_a child_n of_o the_o muse_n as_o to_o expose_v their_o instrument_n to_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o flame_n he_o be_v no_o soon_o make_v preacher_n than_o he_o act_v his_o part_n with_o such_o eagerness_n as_o answer_v the_o expectation_n of_o his_o own_o party_n and_o fill_v the_o ear_n and_o tongue_n of_o the_o contrary_n in_o the_o year_n 67_o he_o write_v a_o dialogue_n concern_v the_o excellency_n and_o use_n of_o the_o art_n of_o music_n betwixt_o himself_o as_o opponent_n and_o the_o defendant_n of_o that_o art_n who_o he_o bring_v in_o speak_v and_o so_o silence_v as_o to_o raise_v himself_o trophy_n of_o praise_n and_o victory_n the_o next_o year_n he_o publish_v a_o challenge_n dare_v presbyterian_o independent_o baptist_n papist_n and_o all_o other_o doctor_n and_o pastor_n to_o try_v by_o this_o experiment_n with_o he_o who_o be_v the_o true_a worshipper_n of_o god_n that_o without_o either_o meat_n or_o drink_n for_o seven_o day_n and_o night_n they_o may_v devout_a themselves_o to_o watch_v and_o pray_v and_o they_o on_o who_o celestial_a fire_n shall_v fall_v down_o may_v be_v esteem_v to_o receive_v that_o eternal_a testimony_n for_o the_o true_a religion_n that_o be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n but_o there_o be_v none_o find_v so_o frothy_a or_o vain_a as_o to_o enter_v the_o list_n with_o so_o foolish_a a_o challenger_n though_o these_o word_n pass_v unresent_v what_o follow_v the_o next_o year_n have_v not_o the_o same_o success_n for_o eccles_n in_o a_o town_n of_o galloway_n in_o scotland_n know_v of_o a_o popish_a meeting_n at_o some_o distance_n put_v a_o chassing-dish_n with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n on_o his_o head_n and_o go_v to_o their_o assembly_n with_o three_o of_o his_o associate_n and_o give_v the_o fire_n to_o his_o friend_n who_o receive_v it_o on_o their_o knee_n on_o the_o blaze_a of_o the_o flame_n he_o denounce_v to_o all_o the_o sudden_a danger_n of_o be_v devour_v with_o fire_n if_o they_o do_v not_o present_o forsake_v their_o idolatry_n return_v from_o thence_o into_o the_o city_n and_o repeat_v his_o famous_a precept_n and_o sign_n that_o they_o may_v also_o learn_v the_o wisdom_n to_o amend_v who_o reward_v his_o sermon_n and_o sign_n no_o better_o than_o with_o blow_n and_o ill_a word_n and_o then_o with_o a_o jail_n upon_o his_o enlargement_n and_o return_v to_o london_n he_o commence_v the_o like_a admonition_n in_o bartholomew-fair_a to_o the_o whole_a crowd_n in_o the_o ring_n of_o the_o rabble_n but_o a_o sharp_a man_n attacking_z he_o have_v disarm_v he_o of_o his_o shield_n and_o give_v he_o a_o mark_n to_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o that_o time_n and_o place_n have_v not_o another_o of_o some_o note_n and_o honesty_n defend_v eccles_n with_o his_o naked_a sword_n and_o deliver_v he_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o enrage_a multitude_n the_o quaker_n themselves_o take_v such_o action_n to_o be_v unwarrantable_a and_o inconsiderate_a not_o long_o after_o eccles_n go_v to_o ireland_n and_o at_o cork_n in_o the_o great_a church_n the_o service_n be_v end_v he_o thunder_v that_o solemn_a scripture_n some_o so_o often_o abuse_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n whence_o be_v drag_v into_o prison_n and_o then_o whip_v through_o all_o the_o street_n by_o the_o common_a hangman_n he_o be_v throw_v out_o of_o the_o city_n as_o a_o vagabond_n and_o factious_a fellow_n who_o deprave_a mind_n ill_a custom_n and_o foolish_a humour_n stir_v he_o up_o to_o pervert_v and_o trouble_v the_o people_n afterwards_o eccles_n go_v into_o new_a england_n where_o at_o a_o sermon_n be_v great_o move_v with_o anger_n he_o prophesy_v a_o judgement_n as_o ordain_v by_o god_n to_o fall_v on_o a_o certain_a person_n within_o a_o time_n he_o prefix_v but_o the_o falsehood_n of_o his_o oracle_n give_v he_o experience_n of_o his_o vanity_n and_o afterward_o to_o confess_v by_o a_o public_a writing_n the_o folly_n and_o error_n or_o his_o own_o rashness_n have_v at_o length_n imitate_v a_o ingenuous_a man_n in_o this_o for_o as_o it_o be_v best_a to_o do_v nothing_o to_o be_v repent_v of_o so_o its_o next_o best_a by_o repentance_n to_o repair_v what_o be_v do_v amiss_o whilst_o the_o don_n be_v of_o the_o quaker_n be_v thus_o punish_v in_o england_n scotland_n and_o especial_o in_o ireland_n their_o whole_a society_n meet_v likeways_o with_o great_a opposition_n for_o refuse_v to_o forbear_v their_o assembly_n which_o have_v mention_v already_o what_o i_o find_v to_o be_v observable_a i_o shall_v here_o content_v myself_o bare_o to_o name_n fox_n this_o year_n go_v into_o ireland_n yet_o do_v little_a there_o but_o visit_v his_o friend_n and_o advise_v each_o of_o they_o to_o what_o he_o judge_v for_o their_o advantage_n fox_n have_v thence_o return_v in_o england_n and_o till_o then_o by_o reason_n of_o troublesome_a encumbrance_n be_v oblige_v to_o lead_v a_o single_a life_n have_v now_o get_v some_o liberty_n and_o ease_n grow_v weary_a of_o the_o lonelyness_n of_o a_o solitary_a bed_n though_o otherways_o free_a and_o pleasant_a in_o itself_o and_o in_o this_o mind_n he_o address_v himself_o to_o margaret_n the_o widow_n of_o l._n fell_n his_o old_a friend_n with_o who_o he_o have_v lodge_v and_o afterward_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o both_o their_o friend_n he_o marry_v she_o neither_o to_o supply_v the_o beggary_n of_o the_o one_o nor_o gratify_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o other_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v less_o
be_v about_o the_o time_n that_o the_o persecution_n against_o these_o people_n begin_v to_o rage_n in_o new-england_n another_o town_n in_o the_o like_a condition_n belong_v indeed_o to_o the_o english_a but_o under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o hollandew_n be_v gravesend_n and_o there_o a_o noble_a lady_n the._n countess_n of_o mordee_n who_o be_v a_o puritan_n be_v turn_v quaker_n and_o reside_v chief_o at_o this_o place_n give_v the_o remain_a people_n of_o this_o society_n the_o liberty_n of_o meet_v in_o her_o house_n but_o manage_v it_o with_o that_o prudence_n and_o observance_n of_o time_n and_o place_n as_o give_v no_o offence_n to_o any_o stranger_n or_o person_n of_o another_o religion_n than_o her_o own_o and_o so_o she_o and_o her_o people_n remain_v free_a from_o all_o molestation_n and_o disturbance_n and_o because_o we_o have_v make_v mention_n of_o this_o lady_n and_o her_o company_n in_o this_o place_n i_o will_v relate_v a_o memorable_a story_n there_o be_v the_o son_n of_o certain_a english_a clergyman_n arrive_v at_o year_n of_o discretion_n and_o of_o very_o honest_a conversation_n who_o be_v often_o in_o the_o house_n of_o this_o lady_n and_o entertain_v she_o many_o time_n with_o discourse_n upon_o religious_a subject_n she_o invite_v he_o to_o come_v to_o their_o meeting_n and_o hear_v their_o preach_a at_o least_o for_o once_o he_o answer_v she_o again_o and_o again_o for_o she_o be_v very_o earnest_a with_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v always_o very_o ready_a to_o obey_v her_o ladyship_n in_o any_o other_o thing_n but_o in_o this_o humble_o beg_v her_o ladyship_n excuse_n this_o young_a gentlewoman_n continue_v obstinate_a and_o the_o lady_n by_o how_o much_o more_o she_o persist_v in_o the_o thing_n by_o so_o much_o the_o great_a be_v the_o grief_n of_o her_o disappointment_n at_o last_o he_o do_v that_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n which_o he_o neither_o will_v or_o can_v upon_o her_o prayer_n and_o entreaty_n he_o fancy_v to_o himself_o one_o night_n in_o his_o sleep_n that_o he_o hear_v and_o see_v many_o thing_n of_o the_o quaker_n and_o when_o he_o be_v awake_v and_o think_v nothing_o have_v put_v a_o deceit_n upon_o his_o sense_n he_o hear_v as_o it_o be_v a_o voice_n and_o go_v and_o come_v to_o a_o company_n of_o those_o sort_n of_o people_n of_o who_o he_o have_v form_v in_o his_o mind_n so_o many_o representation_n when_o he_o be_v asleep_a he_o approve_v of_o his_o oraculous_a dream_n the_o day_n follow_v go_v to_o a_o meeting_n of_o the_o quaker_n where_o he_o be_v so_o take_v with_o their_o discourse_n that_o he_o be_v transport_v beyond_o himself_o and_o his_o mind_n be_v continual_o run_v on_o go_v thither_o again_o but_o before_o he_o do_v he_o communicate_v his_o intention_n to_o several_a of_o his_o friend_n who_o mighty_o dehort_v he_o therefrom_o consider_v therefore_o their_o reason_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n and_o on_o the_o other_o the_o continual_a idea_n of_o his_o night_n vision_n never_o go_v out_o of_o his_o mind_n and_o that_o not_o devise_v or_o fancy_v but_o real_a discourse_n of_o they_o be_v always_o turmoil_a he_o so_o that_o with_o the_o horrible_a agony_n of_o his_o mind_n not_o know_v which_o way_n to_o turn_v or_o what_o to_o do_v he_o fall_v into_o a_o grievous_a and_o dangerous_a fit_a of_o sickness_n from_o which_o be_v recover_v he_o not_o only_o estrange_v himself_o whole_o from_o that_o sort_n of_o people_n but_o also_o impute_v what_o have_v happen_v to_o he_o among_o that_o people_n to_o the_o effect_n of_o incantation_n and_o say_v the_o devil_n wrought_v among_o they_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o i_o have_v a_o very_a worthy_a gentleman_n a_o witness_n who_o be_v now_o a_o faithful_a minister_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o our_o country_n to_o who_o the_o young_a man_n have_v often_o relate_v this_o story_n sometime_o there_o have_v be_v of_o these_o sort_n of_o people_n who_o before_o a_o magistrate_n have_v say_v they_o can_v not_o say_v or_o do_v any_o thing_n with_o they_o without_o their_o hat_n on_o these_o there_o be_v no_o better_a way_n to_o deal_v with_o than_o by_o severe_o reprimand_v they_o and_o send_v they_o away_o unheard_a and_o sound_o rate_v at_o there_o be_v some_o woman_n which_o in_o the_o high_a way_n other_o though_o but_o few_o who_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o sermon_n or_o prayer_n of_o our_o people_n will_v break_v out_o either_o into_o a_o extempore_o or_o praemiditated_a noise_n or_o sing_v these_o woman_n be_v command_v or_o compel_v to_o go_v away_o or_o carry_v away_o and_o take_v into_o custody_n till_o they_o be_v discharge_v and_o so_o if_o their_o crime_n be_v no_o great_a they_o be_v no_o further_o punish_v now_o to_o speak_v a_o little_a of_o the_o other_o plantation_n of_o the_o english_a virginia_n bermudas_n etc._n etc._n i_o have_v say_v already_o in_o the_o beginning_n who_o they_o be_v that_o first_o voyage_v hither_o but_o who_o they_o be_v that_o first_o go_v to_o those_o place_n i_o can_v so_o certain_o tell_v it_o seem_v george_n wilson_n come_v to_o virginia_n in_o the_o year_n 56_o and_o there_o die_v in_o b●●●s_n henry_n fall_v go_v to_o bermuda_n the_o same_o year_n and_o not_o long_o after_o return_v again_o in_o those_o part_n also_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o quaker_n begin_v to_o appear_v abroad_o sensible_o and_o show_v its_o face_n as_o for_o these_o man_n till_o the_o year_n 60_o i_o do_v find_v any_o punishment_n inflict_v on_o they_o only_o some_o fine_n be_v lay_v upon_o they_o because_o they_o use_v to_o entertain_v one_o another_o in_o their_o house_n or_o refuse_v to_o take_v a_o oath_n or_o be_v uncover_v before_o a_o magistrate_n or_o to_o undertake_v any_o military_a service_n although_o these_o fine_n be_v often_o so_o great_a that_o even_o for_o one_o default_n only_o the_o three_o part_n or_o more_o of_o their_o good_n be_v take_v away_o they_o not_o have_v much_o money_n as_o the_o generality_n of_o they_o be_v of_o the_o mean_a sort_n of_o people_n this_o i_o find_v that_o in_o mariland_n a_o province_n join_v to_o virginia_n this_o year_n thomas_n thurston_n be_v cast_v into_o prison_n and_o the_o officer_n desire_v one_o john_n holland_n to_o assist_v he_o in_o this_o business_n who_o refuse_v and_o say_v it_o be_v unreasonable_a thurston_n shall_v be_v use_v so_o and_o that_o he_o can_v not_o assist_v he_o in_o the_o take_n of_o a_o man_n prisoner_n who_o be_v his_o friend_n and_o old_a acquaintance_n to_o be_v any_o way_n assistant_n to_o the_o say_a office_n which_o the_o law_n of_o england_n will_v no_o way_n excuse_v not_o even_o among_o those_o that_o be_v of_o the_o first_o degree_n and_o quality_n he_o himself_o be_v put_v in_o prison_n too_o and_o afterward_o severe_o whip_v then_o in_o the_o year_n 60_o and_o that_o follow_a as_o the_o spirit_n and_o courage_n of_o these_o people_n begin_v to_o increase_v with_o their_o number_n and_o these_o friend_n to_o set_v up_o their_o meeting_n and_o at_o last_o they_o go_v on_o cheerful_o in_o their_o way_n then_o both_o for_o the_o reason_n aforesaid_a and_o especial_o on_o the_o account_n of_o these_o meeting_n they_o be_v prosecute_v with_o imprisonment_n whip_n banishment_n transportation_n into_o wild_a wood_n and_o desolate_a place_n till_o at_o length_n this_o excessive_a severity_n begin_v to_o abate_v and_o this_o sect_n of_o people_n to_o rest_n and_o be_v confirm_v and_o that_o especial_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o king_n interposition_n and_o a_o order_n send_v like_o that_o i_o speak_v of_o before_o to_o the_o governor_n of_o new-england_n those_o who_o be_v acquaint_v with_o that_o part_n of_o america_n which_o be_v under_o the_o english_a jurisdiction_n know_v pensilvania_n the_o propriety_n and_o government_n of_o which_o vacant_a by_o the_o death_n of_o william_n pen_n from_o who_o the_o say_a country_n take_v its_o denomination_n descend_v to_o his_o son_n william_n penn_n that_o famous_a patron_n and_o head_n of_o the_o quaker_n and_o he_o be_v heir_n to_o this_o country_n it_o become_v as_o it_o be_v the_o inheritance_n and_o portion_n of_o the_o quaker_n especial_o since_o the_o year_n 82_o at_o which_o time_n penn_n go_v to_o his_o government_n order_v all_o thing_n to_o his_o own_o mind_n and_o appoint_v all_o his_o officer_n and_o agent_n their_o proper_a place_n omit_v therefore_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o political_a order_n and_o government_n of_o this_o country_n and_o its_o legal_a establishment_n and_o of_o the_o benefit_n and_o advantage_n these_o quaker-people_n enjoy_v both_o throughout_o the_o whole_a province_n and_o especial_o in_o the_o town_n which_o from_o their_o mutual_a love_n to_o one_o another_o they_o have_v call_v philadelphia_n these_o people_n at_o that_o time_n be_v induce_v with_o such_o
take_v in_o as_o member_n of_o it_o which_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o no_o small_a moment_n and_o lay_v a_o firm_a foundation_n for_o hatred_n and_o envy_n disagreement_n and_o contention_n among_o these_o people_n even_o to_o this_o very_a day_n it_o be_v much_o to_o be_v fear_v that_o unless_o they_o agree_v better_o among_o themselves_o it_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v one_o day_n that_o their_o domestic_a quarrel_n invite_v their_o barbarous_a neighbour_n or_o other_o foreign_a foe_n to_o set_v upon_o they_o in_o a_o hostile_a manner_n and_o put_v a_o speedy_a period_n to_o their_o government_n and_o long_a continuance_n there_o and_o we_o may_v know_v also_o that_o whereas_o the_o war_n between_o the_o french_a and_o english_a be_v carry_v into_o these_o part_n of_o the_o world_n also_o and_o although_o these_o people_n can_v tell_v how_o to_o fight_v well_o enough_o with_o word_n yet_o they_o will_v have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o war_n or_o army_n either_o for_o offence_n or_o defence_n and_o consequent_o lie_v a_o easy_a conquest_n for_o a_o enemy_n who_o very_o quiet_o and_o without_o any_o danger_n at_o all_o to_o themselves_o may_v soon_o overcome_v they_o king_n william_n of_o england_n have_v send_v they_o over_o a_o governor_n one_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n with_o order_n that_o if_o occasion_n be_v he_o shall_v take_v care_n to_o defend_v they_o against_o any_o arm_a enemy_n better_a than_o otherwise_o they_o will_v themselves_o now_o since_o we_o be_v at_o present_a upon_o this_o country_n of_o the_o quaker_n and_o have_v but_o now_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o great_a dissension_n and_o distraction_n among_o they_o it_o will_v not_o be_v suitable_a to_o this_o relation_n and_o the_o design_n of_o this_o work_n if_o i_o shall_v omit_v that_o great_a and_o very_o memorable_a case_n that_o within_o these_o few_o year_n have_v happen_v among_o they_o in_o those_o part_n which_o because_o know_v to_o few_o i_o will_v relate_v and_o deduce_v down_o to_o this_o very_a time_n when_o as_o yet_o none_o know_v what_o the_o end_n of_o it_o will_v be_v i_o have_v show_v in_o the_o former_a book_n concern_v george_n keith_n that_o famous_a teacher_n among_o the_o quaker_n how_o the_o quaker_n his_o friend_n and_o acquaintance_n in_o england_n ascribe_v to_o he_o certain_a error_n or_o form_n of_o speak_v which_o they_o do_v not_o approve_v of_o but_o which_o of_o their_o good_a will_n towards_o he_o they_o attribute_v to_o his_o singular_a learning_n this_o man_n come_v over_o into_o these_o part_n and_o reside_v a_o while_n in_o some_o island_n near_o pensylvania_n in_o the_o year_n 89_o remove_v thence_o to_o philadelphia_n be_v invite_v by_o some_o who_o not_o only_o desire_v he_o for_o their_o preacher_n but_o also_o to_o be_v tutor_n to_o their_o child_n when_o he_o come_v thither_o he_o undertake_v both_o office_n and_o to_o show_v his_o modesty_n take_v the_o place_n of_o a_o usher_n to_o teach_v boy_n and_o discharge_v it_o very_o commendable_o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n exercise_v his_o preach_a faculty_n among_o a_o unlearned_a and_o ignorant_a company_n of_o people_n as_o for_o the_o most_o part_n their_o preacher_n be_v he_o excel_v they_o all_o appear_v as_o a_o bright_a luminary_n and_o outshine_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o order_n among_o they_o and_o by_o his_o opportune_a diligence_n and_o industry_n in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o his_o ministerial_a office_n he_o render_v himself_o belove_v of_o they_o all_o especial_o the_o more_o inferior_a sort_n of_o people_n and_o it_o have_v be_v well_o indeed_o if_o so_o it_o have_v continue_v but_o a_o short_a time_n produce_v a_o great_a alteration_n in_o the_o state_n of_o affair_n for_o soon_o after_o there_o arise_v some_o that_o oppose_v keith_n he_o and_o charge_v he_o with_o many_o not_o only_o error_n in_o doctrine_n but_o also_o high_a and_o unpardonable_a crime_n for_o keith_n do_v not_o forbear_v over_o and_o over_o again_o to_o inculcate_v and_o instruct_v all_o his_o auditor_n in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o twofold_a nature_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n the_o divine_a and_o human_a and_o of_o the_o human_a the_o one_o part_n heavenly_a spiritual_a and_o eternal_a the_o other_o earthly_a and_o corporeal_a conceive_v in_o time_n of_o his_o mother_n mary_n then_o his_o second_o tenent_n be_v this_o which_o he_o often_o repeat_v to_o they_o all_o that_o christ_n as_o bear_v of_o mary_n be_v unint_v with_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o so_o be_v present_a with_o his_o light_n and_o life_n in_o all_o the_o child_n of_o god_n it_o be_v difficult_a for_o he_o to_o keep_v the_o conception_n of_o his_o mind_n to_o himself_o without_o divulge_v they_o especial_o because_o when_o a_o man_n right_o comprehend_v a_o thing_n himself_o it_o be_v nothing_o unless_o another_o be_v make_v acquaint_v with_o it_o too_o wherefore_o keith_n although_o he_o a_o good_a while_n smother_v in_o silence_n the_o opinion_n which_o he_o have_v long_o entertain_v of_o the_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n after_o death_n of_o the_o last_o judgement_n and_o state_n of_o the_o decease_a and_o end_n of_o the_o world_n as_o be_v unsafe_a and_o less_o acceptable_a to_o be_v disclose_v yet_o he_o can_v not_o so_o contain_v himself_o but_o that_o now_o and_o then_o he_o give_v a_o inkling_n in_o his_o discourse_n of_o what_o his_o inward_a conception_n of_o these_o thing_n be_v and_o sometime_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o forbear_v betray_v in_o his_o word_n what_o his_o true_a sense_n of_o those_o thing_n be_v and_o what_o he_o principal_o aim_v at_o in_o they_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o those_o that_o love_v keith_n and_o favour_v his_o doctrine_n greedy_o entertain_v these_o principle_n and_o yet_o for_o the_o most_o part_n those_o that_o be_v the_o great_a follower_n of_o his_o doctrine_n and_o admirer_n of_o his_o skill_n and_o part_n who_o keith_n indeed_o for_o his_o own_o credit_n be_v sake_n either_o find_v or_o make_v through_o pace_v in_o his_o principle_n embrace_v these_o notion_n so_o hearty_o that_o they_o rely_v more_o upon_o his_o authority_n and_o precept_n than_o their_o own_o judgement_n and_o think_v it_o enough_o to_o say_v that_o he_o know_v and_o say_v so_o and_o so_o and_o that_o with_o they_o be_v demonstration_n and_o so_o his_o exact_a and_o nice_a and_o subtle_a judgement_n in_o these_o matter_n be_v a_o subterfuge_n to_o cover_v their_o ignorance_n against_o these_o tenant_n of_o keith_n and_o those_o of_o his_o party_n there_o be_v other_o that_o set_v themselves_o and_o especial_o against_o that_o article_n of_o the_o divine_a and_o human_a nature_n of_o christ_n which_o article_n keith_n open_o acknowledge_v he_o hold_v and_o profess_v and_o that_o it_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n by_o he_o devise_v but_o ancient_o and_o always_o teach_v by_o the_o whole_a society_n against_o which_o article_n they_o object_v that_o of_o one_o he_o make_v two_o christ_n of_o these_o adversary_n the_o head_n and_o chief_a be_v a_o elderly_a minister_n one_o w._n stockade_n by_o name_n a_o man_n indeed_o not_o unlearned_a but_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o himself_o and_o many_o more_o unlearned_a and_o ignorant_a people_n a_o man_n of_o vast_a part_n and_o learning_n and_o the_o champion_n and_o defender_n of_o the_o ancient_n and_o pure_a religion_n of_o these_o people_n keith_n stretch_v his_o opinion_n and_o belief_n of_o this_o article_n so_o far_o and_o make_v it_o so_o necessary_a to_o be_v know_v and_o believe_v as_o that_o thereupon_o christianity_n itself_o depend_v and_o that_o the_o denial_n of_o that_o article_n be_v the_o same_o as_o to_o deny_v the_o passion_n and_o death_n of_o christ_n yea_o christ_n himself_o moreover_o that_o they_o who_o persist_v in_o the_o deny_v of_o this_o article_n the_o sin_n of_o such_o denial_n be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o give_v just_a cause_n to_o those_o that_o hold_v it_o to_o fly_v to_o extremity_n and_o separate_v themselves_o from_o those_o who_o obstinate_o deny_v it_o at_o last_o when_o this_o question_n have_v be_v controvert_v a_o long_a while_n and_o no_o end_n like_a to_o be_v put_v to_o it_o keith_n and_o those_o of_o his_o party_n grow_v to_o that_o height_n and_o be_v so_o peremptory_a in_o this_o controversy_n that_o they_o say_v god_n have_v call_v they_o to_o separate_v themselves_o from_o those_o sort_n of_o infidel_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n as_o this_o good_a company_n be_v so_o disgu_v at_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o other_o acuter_n man_n they_o entertain_v and_o publish_v such_o kind_n of_o notion_n about_o the_o same_o article_n as_o keith_n and_o his_o follower_n no_o less_o dele_v and_o be_v averse_a from_o then_o they_o cry_v out_o the_o denial_n of_o their_o opinion_n be_v no_o less_o than_o a_o renounce_n of_o the_o
house_n fall_v into_o such_o a_o fit_a of_o tremble_v with_o convulsion_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n that_o that_o day_n prove_v to_o it_o the_o last_o of_o its_o life_n but_o not_o to_o repeat_v the_o same_o thing_n so_o often_o over_o and_o over_o again_o and_o to_o reduce_v our_o discourse_n to_o a_o narrow_a compass_n this_o send_v out_o and_o come_v back_o expulsion_n again_o and_o return_n be_v make_v about_o 20_o time_n in_o this_o and_o the_o ensue_a year_n for_o it_o seem_v hard_o to_o the_o magistrate_n to_o enact_v any_o thing_n so_o grievous_a against_o his_o own_o citizen_n against_o who_o there_o can_v no_o other_o charge_n be_v lay_v than_o constancy_n in_o their_o religion_n and_o to_o the_o quaker_n so_o to_o forsake_v their_o native_a country_n and_o house_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o that_o be_v dear_a to_o they_o and_o not_o endeavour_v to_o regain_v their_o old_a seat_n and_o way_n of_o life_n and_o religion_n and_o the_o exercise_n hereof_o and_o without_o which_o it_o can_v consist_v the_o quaker_n write_v bold_o and_o ample_o of_o this_o to_o the_o magistracy_n of_o embden_n as_o well_o the_o dutch_a as_o english_a in_o the_o sentence_n and_o grave_a language_n of_o fox_n green_n crocius_n and_o penn._n the_o subject_n and_o scope_n of_o they_o all_o be_v he_o same_o what_o fury_n possess_v their_o spirit_n or_o what_o weakness_n their_o mind_n that_o have_v enrage_v they_o to_o such_o a_o degree_n against_o those_o people_n that_o have_v never_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o can_v merit_v their_o just_a displeasure_n or_o in_o the_o least_o diminish_v their_o right_n for_o that_o they_o love_v their_o house_n and_o be_v ready_a on_o all_o occasion_n to_o return_v to_o the_o city_n and_o to_o their_o family_n and_o to_o their_o native_a soil_n and_o prefer_v this_o before_o the_o will_n of_o the_o magistrate_n the_o magistrate_n may_v easy_o know_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o unless_o that_o be_v impatient_a of_o the_o truth_n by_o prejudice_n against_o these_o man_n discourse_n they_o hinder_v their_o defence_n and_o themselves_o a_o right_a judgement_n for_o that_o be_v not_o their_o principle_n to_o think_v themselves_o exempt_a from_o all_o law_n subject_n to_o no_o government_n or_o touch_v with_o no_o fear_n or_o any_o expectation_n of_o evil._n that_o they_o be_v not_o so_o lame_a or_o falter_a in_o their_o duty_n nor_o have_v so_o put_v off_o the_o sense_n of_o all_o common_a humanity_n but_o they_o be_v of_o another_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v god_n and_o the_o guidance_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o their_o conscience_n which_o carry_v they_o on_o and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o religion_n which_o they_o have_v from_o god_n in_o which_o the_o first_o principle_n head_n strength_n and_o defence_n be_v liberty_n and_o that_o not_o only_o private_a but_o open_a public_a and_o common_a that_o we_o shall_v not_o abstain_v from_o the_o presence_n or_o company_n of_o man_n or_o sight_n and_o speech_n of_o friend_n and_o acquaintance_n or_o be_v behindhand_o in_o the_o daily_a performance_n of_o good_a office_n and_o turn_v one_o for_o another_o which_o thing_n they_o that_o deny_v or_o take_v away_o total_o subvert_v not_o only_o liberty_n but_o also_o all_o religion_n wherefore_o also_o this_o thing_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v esteem_v as_o a_o disgrace_n to_o these_o man_n or_o a_o crime_n but_o rather_o in_o their_o praise_n as_o a_o good_a action_n that_o they_o may_v estimate_v they_o by_o themselves_o if_o they_o recalled_a to_o mind_n that_o if_o any_o humane_a affection_n or_o any_o desire_n of_o a_o glorious_a show_n have_v put_v they_o upon_o these_o thought_n that_o they_o may_v if_o they_o travel_v elsewhere_o live_v a_o quiet_a and_o honest_a life_n remote_a from_o these_o storm_n of_o contention_n and_o ignominy_n whereas_o they_o choose_v rather_o to_o undergo_v so_o many_o misery_n and_o calamity_n and_o that_o that_o they_o can_v affirm_v which_o they_o say_v without_o arrogance_n or_o pride_n that_o if_o the_o magistrate_n be_v resolve_v to_o go_v on_o as_o they_o have_v begin_v that_o their_o friend_n also_o be_v determine_v rather_o than_o forsake_v their_o place_n or_o forego_v their_o religion_n they_o will_v suffer_v the_o last_o extremity_n and_o not_o only_o endure_v and_o undergo_v the_o most_o continual_a torment_n but_o even_o the_o cruel_a death_n that_o can_v be_v inflict_v also_o haasbaard_v send_v a_o letter_n to_o the_o senate_n out_o of_o prison_n who_o last_o word_n at_o the_o end_n of_o it_o be_v memorable_a that_o he_o long_v for_o the_o time_n wherein_o god_n will_v open_v the_o eye_n of_o man_n that_o they_o may_v see_v how_o that_o himself_o and_o the_o quaker_n be_v injurious_o and_o false_o accuse_v and_o to_o that_o judge_n they_o commit_v their_o integrity_n in_o the_o time_n follow_v the_o edict_n against_o the_o reception_n of_o the_o quaker_n be_v put_v in_o execution_n upon_o those_o who_o be_v thereof_o convict_v as_o the_o mother_n of_o haasbaard_v for_o receive_v her_o say_a son_n in_o her_o house_n be_v fine_v 50_o imperial_o and_o a_o certain_a woman_n a_o member_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n because_o she_o do_v not_o deny_v her_o husband_n who_o be_v a_o quaker_n to_o lodge_v bed_n and_o board_n with_o she_o be_v mulct_v 50_o golden_a florin_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n haasbard_n beside_o his_o exile_n be_v oppress_v with_o so_o many_o care_n and_o grief_n which_o lead_v to_o distemper_n and_o death_n be_v over-taken_a by_o his_o last_o day_n and_o die_v who_o be_v dead_a when_o the_o persecution_n seem_v to_o die_v too_o it_o revive_v again_o a_o little_a after_o in_o his_o 3_o sister_n whereof_o two_o be_v unmarried_a and_o one_o marry_v but_o who_o at_o this_o time_n do_v not_o cohabit_v with_o her_o husband_n for_o when_o these_o woman_n and_o likewise_o 6_o man_n of_o their_o acquaintance_n meet_v together_o to_o see_v one_o another_o and_o for_o mutual_a exhortation_n sake_n by_o and_o by_o the_o sergeant_n and_o soldier_n come_v in_o unto_o they_o and_o run_v upon_o they_o and_o carry_v they_o away_o to_o prison_n and_o take_v away_o out_o of_o the_o woman_n pocket_n money_n and_o silver_n case_n and_o a_o watch_n of_o great_a value_n which_o they_o wear_v not_o out_o of_o pride_n or_o for_o ornament_n or_o ostentation_n sake_n but_o for_o use_v and_o while_o these_o varlet_n spend_v one_o part_n of_o their_o prey_n and_o suppress_v another_o part_n the_o rest_n they_o carry_v to_o the_o burgomaster_n yet_o these_o people_n some_o day_n after_o be_v dismiss_v instead_o of_o a_o fine_a which_o they_o will_v not_o pay_v the_o thing_n that_o they_o have_v take_v from_o the_o woman_n be_v detain_v the_o last_o assault_n be_v in_o the_o year_n 79_o then_o the_o hatred_n begin_v by_o degree_n to_o grow_v less_o and_o less_o and_o to_o wax_v old_a when_o it_o be_v better_o see_v and_o know_v that_o the_o quaker_n be_v not_o such_o a_o sort_n of_o people_n as_o the_o magistrate_n and_o citizen_n have_v take_v they_o for_o a_o wonder_n this_o but_o yet_o neither_o new_a nor_o unknown_a charles_n king_n of_o england_n die_v and_o james_n succeed_v he_o some_o rich_a quaker_n fly_v out_o of_o england_n come_v hither_o to_o embden_n these_o the_o senate_n be_v so_o far_o from_o repel_v that_o they_o receive_v they_o very_o kind_o and_o not_o only_o grant_v they_o house_n but_o also_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o access_n to_o it_o and_o leave_v to_o build_v a_o public_a meet_v place_n and_o proffer_a they_o ground_n to_o build_v it_o upon_o hope_v that_o that_o will_v now_o tend_v to_o the_o increase_n and_o riches_n and_o splendour_n of_o their_o city_n and_o nevertheless_o without_o any_o detriment_n or_o disgrace_n to_o their_o religion_n moreover_o the_o year_n follow_v after_o that_o a_o quaker-woman_n a_o citizen_n of_o embden_n a_o woman_n of_o eminent_a condition_n and_o some_o other_o rich_a and_o honest_a citizen_n who_o have_v be_v against_o the_o persecution_n have_v well_o prepare_v the_o matter_n the_o senate_n that_o have_v be_v so_o severe_a against_o the_o banish_a citizen_n do_v now_o no_o less_o hospitable_o invite_v they_o home_o than_o former_o they_o have_v in_o hostile_a manner_n expel_v they_o and_o permit_v they_o the_o free_a exercise_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o promise_n and_o engage_v themselves_o to_o protect_v and_o defend_v they_o therein_o and_o confirm_v the_o same_o by_o a_o decree_n of_o which_o i_o have_v have_v the_o liberty_n of_o perusal_n although_o this_o liberality_n and_o beneficence_n of_o they_o be_v now_o in_o vain_a and_o too_o late_o for_o these_o english_a afterward_o have_v hear_v that_o william_n prince_n of_o orange_n be_v make_v king_n who_o alone_a name_n allure_v the_o mind_n of_o these_o man_n to_o return_v home_o to_o their_o former_a seat_n
perhaps_o destruction_n the_o same_o year_n do_v william_n cotton_n go_v to_o calai●_n a_o city_n on_o the_o sea-coast_n of_o france_n six_o mile_n distant_a from_o dunkirk_n with_o the_o same_o design_n as_o the_o other_o two_o have_v beforementioned_a but_o not_o so_o skilful_a in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o country_n where_o enter_v into_o the_o great_a church_n and_o view_v all_o thing_n frown_o but_o hold_v his_o peace_n he_o say_v at_o last_o that_o he_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o a_o new_a guest_n and_o when_o after_o some_o time_n he_o be_v know_v to_o be_v a_o englishman_n he_o be_v lead_v to_o the_o house_n of_o a_o certain_a noble_a scotchman_n and_o be_v ask_v what_o he_o be_v he_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o he_o be_v so_o and_o so_o there_o when_o the_o foresay_a scotchman_n make_v himself_o to_o be_v his_o interpreter_n to_o the_o people_n cotten_n speak_v a_o few_o word_n concern_v the_o idolatry_n and_o corrupt_a manner_n of_o the_o people_n which_o when_o he_o have_v do_v and_o that_o they_o contrive_v to_o do_v he_o a_o injury_n he_o no_o soon_o come_v to_o hear_v of_o it_o but_o bethink_v himself_o he_o ought_v to_o take_v heed_n and_o to_o reserve_v his_o life_n for_o another_o necessity_n of_o die_v as_o his_o friend_n before_o have_v do_v he_o sudden_o and_o without_o any_o manner_n of_o delay_n that_o he_o may_v disappoint_v the_o consultation_n and_o contrivance_n of_o his_o enemy_n fly_n and_o make_v the_o best_a of_o his_o way_n back_o again_o into_o england_n george_n ball_n be_v the_o only_a person_n that_o penetrare_v into_o france_n and_o so_o that_o he_o never_o return_v thence_o again_o and_o so_o it_o be_v uncertain_a and_o unknown_a what_o he_o do_v or_o what_o become_v of_o he_o the_o quaker_n think_v he_o perish_v somewhere_o in_o prison_n none_o other_o after_o theseman_n go_v on_o this_o design_n into_o france_n st._n crisp_n try_v this_o experiment_n in_o that_o horrid_a and_o more_o than_o barbarous_a persecution_n of_o the_o whole_a reform_a church_n in_o that_o kingdom_n and_o in_o the_o dispersion_n of_o so_o many_o thousand_o of_o man_n through_o other_o reform_a country_n of_o which_o we_o have_v not_o yet_o see_v a_o end_n that_o he_o write_v a_o book_n and_o take_v care_n to_o send_v and_o deliver_v it_o to_o those_o man_n to_o try_v whether_o he_o can_v a●●ect_v some_o of_o they_o so_o as_o to_o entertain_v a_o good_a opinion_n of_o the_o quaker_n religion_n and_o join_v themselves_o to_o their_o sect._n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o book_n have_v its_o first_o beginning_n from_o crisp_n but_o because_o it_o be_v write_v in_o french_a as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o french_a and_o that_o crisp_n be_v ignorant_a of_o that_o language_n or_o not_o well_o skill_v therein_o it●s_o certain_a it_o be_v translate_v and_o believe_v to_o have_v be_v much_o increase_v and_o publish_v b●_n another_o hand_n and_o it_o be_v no_o crime_n to_o think_v see_v the_o style_n be_v so_o like_a unto_o that_o way_n of_o w●i●ing_v use_v by_o pe●n_n who_o be_v still_o the_o choice_a writer_n among_o the_o quaker_n that_o he_o be_v that_o same_o artificer_n it_o contain_v in_o it_o nothing_o concern_v religion_n it_o only_o put_v those_o french_a in_o mind_n to_o consider_v with_o themselves_o wherefore_o god_n suffer_v such_o calamity_n to_o befall_v they_o whether_o they_o be_v not_o the_o consequent_a of_o their_o soft_a and_o deprave_a education_n and_o love_n to_o earthly_a thing_n and_o blind_a obedience_n towards_o those_o to_o who_o care_n they_o commit_v the_o direction_n of_o their_o conscience_n then_o that_o they_o shall_v weigh_v what_o good_a what_o progress_n in_o sanctity_n of_o life_n those_o calamity_n wrought_v in_o they_o which_o they_o endure_v with_o so_o much_o lamentation_n last_o that_o not_o content_v themselves_o with_o that_o reformation_n which_o hitherto_o be_v institute_v among_o they_o they_o shall_v go_v on_o and_o do_v their_o endeavour_n to_o finish_v and_o consummate_v this_o begin_v work_n but_o the_o book_n be_v write_v both_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o sentence_n phrase_n and_o word_n very_o different_a from_o the_o english_a mode_n and_o not_o only_o from_o that_o of_o the_o quaker_n and_o to_o conform_v to_o the_o method_n and_o way_n of_o write_v in_o the_o french_a tongue_n at_o this_o day_n when_o that_o language_n be_v arrive_v to_o its_o high_a maturity_n that_o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o in_o my_o judgement_n write_v more_o neat_o and_o more_o congruous_a to_o the_o genius_n and_o temper_n of_o those_o people_n this_o book_n the_o quaker_n distribute_v gratis_o every_o where_o through_o the_o country_n where_o those_o french_a refugee_n have_v flee_v and_o in_o some_o place_n as_o the_o people_n be_v come_v out_o of_o their_o church_n but_o there_o be_v not_o one_o find_v that_o we_o have_v hear_v of_o or_o come_v to_o understand_v that_o be_v induce_v by_o this_o book_n to_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o quaker_n hester_n bidley_n relate_v this_o passage_n to_o have_v happen_v to_o herself_o a_o little_a before_o this_o time_n which_o every_o one_o be_v at_o liberty_n to_o believe_v as_o he_o please_v she_o go_v to_o the_o late_a q._n of_o england_n of_o happy_a memory_n and_o complain_v to_o she_o that_o it_o be_v very_o great_a grief_n of_o heart_n to_o she_o as_o she_o be_v a_o woman_n and_o a_o christian_a that_o so_o great_a and_o tedious_a a_o war_n be_v wage_v between_o christian_n and_o such_o great_a calamity_n and_o slaughter_v of_o man_n which_o happen_v every_o day_n pierce_v her_o heart_n and_o therefore_o she_o exhort_v the_o queen_n to_o endeavour_v at_o least_o to_o bend_v she_o study_v this_o way_n for_o to_o end_v this_o war_n that_o peace_n may_v be_v make_v and_o so_o gain_v great_a respect_n and_o affection_n from_o all_o the_o queen_n who_o be_v of_o a_o most_o free_a and_o good_a temper_n have_v give_v she_o her_o answer_n she_o further_a desire_n that_o the_o queen_n will_v grant_v her_o leave_n to_o go_v over_o into_o france_n say_v she_o will_v advise_v and_o speak_v to_o the_o french_a king_n about_o the_o same_o affair_n and_o will_v have_v a_o letter_n from_o the_o queen_n to_o the_o same_o effect_n this_o the_o queen_n refuse_v and_o dissuade_v she_o from_o the_o say_a enterprise_n urge_v that_o such_o a_o journey_n and_o business_n will_v be_v very_o difficult_a and_o dangerous_a yet_o for_o all_o this_o the_o woman_n through_o her_o importunity_n and_o earnest_a solicitation_n get_v a_o pass_n from_o the_o say_v queen_n secretary_n and_o see_v that_o a_o short_a space_n of_o time_n be_v tedious_a to_o a_o long_a person_n she_o forthwith_o set_v out_o and_o after_o various_a traverse_n come_v into_o france_n and_o go_v to_o versailles_n and_o there_o come_v to_o know_v that_o the_o late_a king_n of_o england_n be_v there_o she_o at_o first_o apply_v herself_o unto_o he_o as_o to_o one_o to_o who_o he_o have_v be_v some_o year_n before_o know_v upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n and_o deliver_v unto_o he_o the_o letter_n write_v by_o she_o to_o the_o french_a king_n the_o substance_n whereof_o be_v this_o that_o she_o be_v stir_v by_o god_n the_o supreme_a king_n of_o all_o that_o illuminate_v this_o world_n pray_v the_o king_n to_o make_v his_o peace_n with_o god_n and_o with_o the_o nation_n he_o be_v at_o war_n with_o and_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o such_o a_o overflow_n and_o rivulet_n of_o blood_n that_o be_v shed_v king_n james_n have_v see_v the_o epistle_n send_v the_o woman_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n to_o who_o when_o she_o have_v come_v she_o deliver_v the_o letter_n and_o say_v withal_o that_o she_o must_v speak_v with_o the_o king_n the_o duke_n agree_v to_o deliver_v the_o letter_n but_o say_v she_o must_v not_o speak_v with_o the_o king_n whereupon_o the_o woman_n full_a of_o grief_n and_o lamentation_n and_o with_o shed_v many_o tear_n do_v at_o last_o break_v forth_o into_o these_o word_n be_o i_o permit_v to_o speak_v with_o the_o king_n of_o king_n an●_n may_v not_o i_o speak_v with_o man_n shall_v i_o tell_v this_o to_o our_o people_n in_o england_n they_o will_v believe_v what_o they_o be_v all_o of_o they_o already_o persuade_v of_o that_o the_o king_n of_o france_n be_v so_o high_a and_o proud_a that_o none_o can_v speak_v with_o he_o which_o passage_n when_o the_o king_n come_v to_o understand_v he_o in_o about_o three_o day_n after_o grant_v her_o liberty_n to_o come_v to_o his_o presence_n the_o room_n be_v full_a of_o prince_n and_o princess_n prelate_n and_o great_a man_n the_o king_n enter_v the_o same_o and_o have_v see_v the_o woman_n speak_v to_o she_o with_o his_o hat_n under_o his_o arm_n whereupon_o she_o ask_v whether_o he_o be_v the_o king_n the_o king_n
she_o any_o other_o way_n from_o her_o purpose_n he_o put_v she_o on_o board_n a_o ship_n &_o go_v she_o convey_v to_o venice_n she_o have_v lose_v the_o opportunity_n but_o not_o the_o will_v she_o have_v to_o accomplish_v her_o design_n after_o that_o she_o have_v sail_v up_o as_o high_a as_o peloponesus_fw-la or_o the_o morea_n she_o make_v they_o put_v she_o a_o shore_n on_o the_o next_o land_n there_o have_v get_v this_o freedom_n and_o regard_v neither_o the_o circumstance_n of_o nature_n nor_o the_o weakness_n of_o her_o sex_n be_v all_o alone_a and_o ignorant_a of_o the_o way_n and_o the_o language_n that_o she_o may_v avoid_v the_o danger_n of_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o thief_n she_o travail_v on_o foot_n all_o along_o the_o shoar_n and_o sea-coast_n of_o the_o morea_n greece_n and_o macedon_n and_o from_o thence_o over_o the_o mountain_n and_o craggy_a place_n of_o romania_n or_o thrace_n as_o far_o as_o the_o river_n mariza_n come_v to_o adrianople_n where_o the_o emperor_n do_v then_o continual_o reside_v because_o he_o be_v very_o much_o hate_v by_o those_o of_o constantinople_n and_o so_o he_o in_o like_a manner_n shun_v the_o presence_n and_o sight_n of_o they_o there_o be_v a_o vast_a retinue_n and_o concourse_n of_o people_n attend_v the_o emperor_n beside_o his_o army_n which_o lie_v there_o so_o as_o that_o there_o be_v scarce_o room_n enough_o to_o contain●_n such_o a_o multitude_n the_o woman_n be_v lucky_a though_o she_o do_v not_o know_v it_o to_o alight_v upon_o such_o man_n who_o though_o they_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o turk_n come_v not_o short_a in_o their_o kindness_n to_o stranger_n of_o any_o other_o nation_n especial_o the_o noble_a and_o better_a sort_n of_o they_o which_o i_o myself_o have_v not_o so_o much_o understand_v as_o experience_v yea_o do_v so_o respect_v and_o esteem_v womenkind_n that_o if_o any_o injure_v they_o in_o word_n or_o action_n he_o run_v in_o danger_n of_o his_o life_n it_o be_v a_o very_a difficult_a thing_n to_o come_v to_o and_o speak_v with_o the_o emperor_n but_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o pleasant_a to_o a_o lover_n but_o what_o be_v seek_v after_o and_o hard_a to_o be_v obtain_v she_o try_v every_o way_n look_n about_o she_o narrow_o follow_v close_o her_o business_n and_o after_o many_o solicitation_n and_o traverse_n backward_o and_o forward_o through_o many_o place_n at_o last_o she_o find_v one_o who_o speak_v for_o she_o to_o the_o grand_a visier_n who_o be_v the_o chief_a man_n in_o authority_n next_o the_o emperor_n and_o acquaint_v he_o that_o there_o be_v a_o english_a woman_n who_o have_v some_o good_a counsel_n to_o give_v the_o emperor_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o great_a god_n this_o visier_n be_v achmet_n bassa_n very_o renown_v among_o the_o turk_n because_o he_o succeed_v his_o father_n in_o that_o great_a office_n which_o honour_v none_o ever_o before_o he_o attain_v to_o in_o that_o kind_n the_o visier_n speak_v to_o the_o emperor_n on_o the_o woman_n behalf_n the_o emperor_n grant_v her_o liberty_n to_o come_v to_o he_o she_o come_v accompany_v with_o the_o dragmans_n or_o emperor_n interpreter_n but_o i_o can_v never_o learn_v what_o it_o be_v the_o woman_n say_v to_o he_o the_o emperor_n after_o he_o have_v give_v her_o audience_n command_v she_o to_o withdraw_v and_o order_v she_o to_o be_v convey_v to_o constantinople_n that_o she_o may_v from_o thence_o return_v to_o her_o own_o country_n this_o be_v that_o which_o the_o woman_n after_o her_o return_n be_v wont_a to_o relate_v to_o the_o quaker_n and_o none_o able_a to_o confirm_v or_o confute_v it_o and_o this_o be_v that_o same_o person_n who_o together_o with_o anne_n austin_n be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o woman_n that_o go_v to_o preach_v their_o religion_n in_o new_a england_n and_o who_o for_o her_o great_a endowment_n not_o only_o of_o mind_n and_o wit_n but_o also_o for_o her_o great_a dexterity_n and_o experience_n be_v by_o william_n ball_n a_o preacher_n of_o no_o small_a fame_n among_o the_o quaker_n think_v worthy_a to_o make_v he_o a_o wife_n as_o i_o have_v say_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o book_n that_o so_o that_o which_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o this_o book_n be_v also_o the_o end_n of_o the_o same_o and_o of_o the_o whole_a work_n a_o appendix_n contain_v the_o true_a copy_n of_o a_o latin_a letter_n write_v by_o george_n ●eith_n and_o send_v by_o he_o to_o gerard_n crow_n translate_v out_o of_o his_o latin_a manuscript_n into_o english_a some_o annotation_n upon_o diverse_a thing_n relate_v in_o the_o latin_a book_n call_v the_o quakerian_a history_n of_o gerard_n crow_n concern_v i_o g._n k._n and_o some_o opinion_n or_o sentiment_n not_o well_o by_o he_o allege_v to_o be_v i_o with_o a_o emendation_n and_o correction_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o author_n through_o mistake_n have_v undue_o fix_v on_o i_o as_o also_o concern_v some_o other_o thing_n respect_v some_o sentiment_n of_o many_o call_v quaker_n and_o our_o late_a controversy_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o religion_n in_o the_o epist_n dedicat._n who_o hate_v every_o humane_a name_n in_o the_o church_n the_o annotation_n it_o be_v well_o say_v i_o wish_v the_o reform_a so_o call_v do_v endeavour_v so_o to_o do_v as_o to_o my_o part_n it_o be_v very_o odious_a to_o i_o that_o such_o among_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n profess_v the_o same_o christian_a faith_n with_o i_o shall_v be_v call_v keithians_n for_o if_o the_o name_n of_o calvinist_n be_v odious_a to_o he_o why_o shall_v not_o the_o name_n of_o keithian_n be_v equal_o odious_a to_o i_o and_o to_o my_o brethren_n profess_v the_o same_o faith_n of_o christ_n with_o i_o the_o which_o name_v this_o author_n use_v in_o divers_a place_n of_o his_o history_n in_o the_o epist_n dedic_n there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n of_o any_o moment_n in_o the_o whole_a work_n that_o be_v not_o do_v in_o public_a view_n the_o annot._n the_o author_n do_v relate_v most_o thing_n in_o a_o good_a degree_n candid_o and_o moderate_o but_o in_o some_o thing_n that_o be_v no_o less_o matter_n of_o fact_n than_o article_n of_o doctrine_n which_o he_o impute_v to_o i_o he_o have_v miss_v the_o mark_n but_z as_o i_o believe_v unwilling_o he_o not_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n well_o inform_v that_o do_v concern_v my_o affair_n in_o religious_a controversy_n page_n 192._o of_o the_o history_n be_v a_o chaplain_n in_o a_o certain_a noble_a family_n be_v adapt_v a_o minister_n of_o the_o divine_a word_n the_o annot._n i_o acknowledge_v i_o do_v live_v for_o some_o time_n in_o a_o certain_a rich_a family_n give_v education_n to_o some_o child_n belong_v to_o that_o family_n use_v frequent_a prayer_n and_o other_o exercise_n of_o religion_n in_o the_o same_o but_o before_o i_o have_v the_o profession_n of_o a_o quaker_n i_o be_v never_o adapt_v a_o minister_n of_o the_o divine_a word_n page_n 194._o thus_o the_o doctrine_n and_o religion_n of_o the_o quaker_n owe_v its_o birth_n and_o growth_n to_o england_n its_o accomplishment_n and_o perfection_n to_o scotland_n the_o annot._n here_o he_o seem_v too_o much_o to_o favour_n robert_n barclay_n and_o i_o be_v both_o scotchman_n for_o certain_a write_n and_o labour_n of_o we_o in_o explain_v the_o people_n call_v quaker_n their_o principle_n and_o so_o they_o seem_v unto_o we_o but_o that_o i_o may_v confess_v the_o thing_n as_o it_o it_o by_o too_o great_a experience_n for_o some_o year_n past_a i_o have_v learn_v have_v more_o inward_a conversation_n with_o some_o minister_n of_o the_o first_o rank_n among_o they_o than_o former_o i_o have_v and_o more_o intent_o read_v some_o of_o their_o book_n which_o before_o i_o do_v little_o read_v and_o such_o of_o they_o as_o i_o have_v read_v i_o have_v not_o so_o careful_o and_o accurate_o consider_v what_o i_o do_v read_v in_o they_o that_o many_o of_o the_o principle_n and_o dogma_n deliver_v and_o explain_v by_o i_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o quaker_n be_v not_o so_o according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o most_o of_o the_o ministry_n among_o that_o people_n as_o according_a to_o my_o sense_n give_v to_o i_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o i_o do_v ingenious_o confess_v that_o therein_o i_o be_v great_o mistake_v p._n 178._o and_o concern_v christ_n dwell_v in_o every_o m●●●_n the_o annot._n here_o he_o do_v not_o relate_v aright_o the_o distinction_n at_o least_o wise_a as_o by_o i_o explain_v betwixt_o the_o existence_n or_o in-being_a of_o christ_n in_o man_n and_o his_o indwelling_a christ_n indeed_o be_v in_o every_o man_n as_o he_o be_v the_o word_n that_o have_v proceed_v or_o emanated_a from_o god_n but_o he_o dwell_v only_o in_o the_o saint_n the_o inhabitation_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n in_o
to_o his_o party_n elizabeth_n hooton_n the_o first_o woman_n that_o preach_v who_o be_v fox_n his_o first_o disciple_n and_o colleague_n what_o sort_n of_o man_n do_v more_o especial_o join_v themselves_o to_o the_o quaker_n fall_v fox_n his_o patron_n who_o wife_n have_v afterward_o marry_v fox_n do_v with_o her_o whole_a family_n turn_v quaker_n other_o of_o fox_n scholar_n the_o quaker_n sect_n disperse_v through_o the_o northern_a part_n some_o other_o of_o fox_n his_o companion_n the_o rare_a history_n of_o ap_fw-mi john_n burrough_n go_v to_o london_n his_o engage_v with_o the_o london_n champion_n his_o speech_n unto_o they_o and_o the_o event_n thereof_o fox_n bring_v before_o cromwell_n cromwel_n affection_n towards_o the_o quaker_n the_o circumspection_n of_o the_o quaker_n among_o themselves_o fox_n his_o new_a companion_n the_o go_v of_o the_o quaker_n into_o ireland_n and_o into_o scotland_n the_o cause_n of_o so_o many_o progress_n the_o quaker_n hatred_n to_o the_o episcopal_a man_n and_o to_o the_o presbyterian_o to_o other_o to_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n their_o judgement_n concern_v all_o protestant_n the_o doctrine_n and_o particular_a opinion_n life_n and_o conversation_n of_o the_o quaker_n why_o so_o many_o man_n join_v with_o they_o how_o the_o people_n come_v to_o envy_v and_o disturb_v they_o ●he_v way_n whereby_o they_o be_v persecute_v singular_a example_n the_o strange_a boldness_n and_o impudence_n of_o some_o quaker_n and_o hence_o man_n become_v enrage_v against_o they_o naylor_n history_n these_o thing_n pursue_v till_o gromwel_n death_n new_a instance_n of_o persecution_n the_o quaker_n affair_n in_o scotland_n in_o ireland_n the_o general_a history_n of_o the_o quaker_n from_o their_o first_o beginning_n down_o to_o this_o present_a time_n book_n i._n among_o the_o many_o and_o great_a conflict_n of_o the_o church_n while_o sojourn_v here_o on_o earth_n there_o be_v none_o more_o usual_a and_o withal_o more_o difficult_a and_o hazardous_a than_o that_o she_o be_v engage_v in_o for_o vindicate_v the_o truth_n of_o her_o religion_n from_o the_o false_a doctrine_n of_o her_o insult_a and_o impudent_a adversary_n the_o reason_n of_o all_o which_o can_v be_v unknown_a to_o any_o who_o consider_v that_o those_o who_o be_v lover_n of_o and_o zealous_a for_o the_o truth_n deliver_v by_o god_n neither_o aught_o nor_o can_v conceal_v and_o hide_v the_o same_o but_o make_v it_o know_v to_o the_o praise_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n whereas_o other_o who_o be_v fond_a of_o falsehood_n that_o they_o may_v the_o better_a compass_n whatever_o seem_v good_a to_o their_o own_o appetite_n or_o conducive_a to_o their_o interest_n do_v not_o usual_o fail_v to_o propagate_v and_o defend_v their_o own_o invention_n and_o to_o accuse_v and_o condemn_v the_o more_o pious_a and_o honest_a doctrine_n of_o other_o as_o be_v too_o opposite_a to_o they_o and_o their_o design_n it_o be_v likewise_o manifest_a that_o the_o truth_n be_v of_o itself_o clear_a and_o evident_a be_v content_a with_o a_o simple_a discovery_n deal_v candid_o and_o open_o with_o all_o whereas_o lie_v and_o falsehood_n as_o have_v no_o solidity_n or_o weight_n in_o themselves_o must_v be_v adorn_v with_o a_o multitude_n of_o fair_a and_o boast_a expression_n use_v a_o hundred_o little_a trick_n and_o cheat_n for_o ensnare_a the_o unskilful_a and_o unwary_a in_o which_o they_o be_v ofttimes_o so_o successful_a that_o even_o the_o wise_a sort_n of_o people_n and_o those_o who_o on_o other_o occasion_n be_v circumspect_a enough_o do_v sometime_o chance_v to_o be_v entangle_v and_o do_v find_v it_o a_o matter_n of_o difficulty_n to_o extricate_v themselves_o from_o the_o same_o moreover_o though_o it_o be_v natural_a for_o mankind_n still_o to_o complain_v of_o the_o iniquity_n of_o their_o own_o time_n insomuch_o that_o all_o man_n be_v ready_a to_o fly_v out_o in_o panegyric_n upon_o the_o age_n past_a while_o they_o condemn_v that_o they_o live_v in_o yet_o i_o can_v scarce_o think_v that_o there_o be_v any_o who_o be_v not_o convince_v that_o the_o day_n in_o which_o our_o lot_n be_v fall_v be_v such_o as_o in_o they_o all_o manner_n of_o error_n and_o falsehood_n be_v break_v in_o upon_o religion_n all_o sort_n of_o mad_a and_o unheard_a of_o heresy_n the_o most_o terrible_a and_o foul_a blasphemy_n have_v overrun_v and_o as_o it_o be_v deluge_v the_o church_n insomuch_o that_o she_o be_v now_o oblige_v not_o only_o to_o encounter_v profane_a and_o wicked_a man_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o integrity_n of_o her_o religion_n but_o to_o oppose_v herself_o to_o the_o arm_n of_o her_o bloody_a and_o cruel_a enemy_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o her_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o she_o to_o engage_v with_o man_n but_o she_o be_v constrain_v to_o fight_v even_o with_o beast_n but_o there_o be_v no_o affliction_n can_v overtake_v the_o church_n of_o the_o live_a god_n that_o do_v not_o admit_v of_o some_o relief_n and_o comfort_n wherefore_o since_o this_o be_v now_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o church_n in_o these_o evil_a day_n it_o be_v likewise_o her_o great_a happiness_n that_o so_o many_o able_a and_o skilful_a man_n have_v in_o these_o same_o very_a day_n bestir_v themselves_o on_o her_o behalf_n for_o oppose_v and_o confute_v the_o erroneous_a sentiment_n of_o wicked_a man_n occasion_v partly_o by_o ignorance_n and_o folly_n partly_o by_o a_o resolute_a and_o furious_a madness_n and_o thus_o assist_v the_o distress_a church_n have_v successful_o employ_v both_o their_o tongue_n and_o pen_n furnish_v she_o not_o only_o with_o mean_n of_o knowledge_n and_o spiritual_a weapon_n for_o instruct_v and_o confirm_v herself_o against_o the_o assault_n of_o her_o enemy_n but_o even_o for_o gain_v convince_a and_o vanquish_a the_o same_o in_o prosecute_a this_o their_o laudable_a design_n some_o have_v content_v themselves_o with_o the_o bare_a mention_v the_o horrible_a and_o monstrous_a assertion_n vent_v by_o those_o cunning_a contriver_n as_o account_v it_o a_o sufficient_a confutation_n to_o have_v name_v they_o which_o bewray_v their_o weakness_n at_o the_o first_o view_n but_o i_o can_v guess_v at_o the_o reason_n why_o so_o very_a few_o have_v for_o so_o long_a a_o time_n make_v mention_n of_o the_o quaker_n who_o rise_n be_v date_v from_o a_o little_a before_o the_o middle_n of_o this_o present_a century_n and_o have_v since_o that_o time_n wonderful_o increase_v in_o number_n of_o proselyte_n beyond_o what_o be_v common_o think_v of_o these_o man_n i_o say_v account_v by_o some_o superstitious_a and_o follower_n of_o old_a wife_n fable_n by_o other_o the_o worst_a sort_n of_o fanatic_n and_o in_o the_o next_o degree_n to_o lunatic_n and_o madman_n have_v be_v quite_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n by_o most_o writer_n so_o that_o not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o history_n of_o their_o rise_n and_o progress_n be_v yet_o on_o public_a record_n at_o least_o wise_a if_o any_o there_o be_v that_o have_v touch_v upon_o this_o sect_n they_o have_v do_v it_o in_o so_o slight_a and_o transitory_a a_o manner_n that_o they_o will_v rather_o seem_v to_o have_v make_v public_a their_o own_o ignorance_n than_o to_o have_v leave_v on_o record_n the_o action_n doctrine_n and_o religion_n of_o these_o man_n unless_o perhaps_o this_o may_v be_v imagine_v for_o a_o reason_n of_o the_o silence_n of_o writer_n that_o they_o account_v of_o these_o man_n so_o little_a as_o that_o they_o think_v it_o fit_a to_o pass_v they_o in_o a_o negligent_a and_o disdainful_a silence_n than_o to_o spend_v word_n or_o time_n upon_o they_o other_o there_o be_v indeed_o who_o have_v write_v something_o of_o they_o but_o to_o no_o purpose_n who_o be_v themselves_o altogether_o ignorant_a what_o manner_n of_o man_n they_o be_v and_o have_v only_o hear_v of_o they_o by_o report_n as_o be_v prodigy_n and_o monster_n of_o mankind_n choose_v rather_o to_o put_v in_o print_n whatever_o they_o hear_v than_o to_o have_v just_a nothing_o to_o say_v of_o they_o reckon_v the_o danger_n not_o to_o be_v great_a whether_o the_o relation_n prove_v true_a or_o false_a for_o if_o true_a it_o be_v well_o if_o false_a it_o fall_v upon_o such_o a_o tribe_n of_o man_n think_v they_o of_o who_o nothing_o can_v be_v say_v so_o ill_o that_o will_v not_o quadrate_n to_o they_o my_o judgement_n upon_o the_o matter_n be_v this_o that_o while_o i_o consider_v that_o england_n the_o native_a country_n of_o these_o man_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n abound_v so_o much_o with_o those_o call_v quaker_n since_o their_o number_n in_o those_o country_n do_v daily_o increase_v nay_o and_o elsewhere_o they_o have_v propagate_v their_o doctrine_n make_v and_o gain_v proselyte_n for_o that_o it_o be_v they_o bend_v all_o their_o force_n to_o have_v for_o this_o purpose_n for_o a_o long_a time_n publish_v
the_o certain_a ruin_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o to_o the_o latter_a a_o risk_a of_o lose_v his_o life_n but_o my_o fight_v be_v to_o abstain_v from_o all_o these_o quarrel_n war_n and_o arm_n nay_o not_o only_o to_o abstain_v from_o they_o but_o to_o conquer_v and_o subjugate_v those_o passion_n and_o lust_n from_o whence_o they_o arise_v i_o be_o a_o soldier_n wage_n war_n and_o fight_v but_o so_o as_o to_o provide_v for_o the_o peace_n and_o safety_n of_o myself_o of_o you_o and_o all_o man_n both_o here_o in_o this_o humane_a society_n and_o also_o with_o god_n which_o practice_n will_v to_o god_n both_o you_o and_o all_o the_o world_n will_v study_v to_o imitate_v wherefore_o i_o desire_v of_o you_o that_o you_o give_v i_o no_o more_o trouble_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o that_o you_o be_v aware_a of_o run_v yourselves_o into_o a_o worse_a condition_n than_o you_o be_v in_o already_o lest_o by_o indulge_v yourselves_o this_o liberty_n of_o sin_v against_o god_n the_o emperor_n of_o the_o world_n his_o wrath_n be_v kindle_v against_o you_o and_o when_o the_o time_n for_o vengeance_n shall_v come_v and_o the_o door_n of_o mercy_n shut_v up_o you_o perish_v for_o ever_o this_o discourse_n be_v so_o far_o from_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o fury_n of_o his_o adversary_n that_o it_o spur_v on_o their_o fierceness_n and_o cruelty_n the_o more_o which_o they_o express_v not_o in_o imprison_v he_o as_o before_o but_o in_o cast_v he_o into_o a_o nasty_a stink_a dungeon_n dig_v under_o ground_n where_o thief_n and_o malefactor_n be_v keep_v but_o after_o other_o six_o month_n he_o get_v out_o from_o thence_o also_o and_o this_o affliction_n do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o scare_v he_o from_o prosecute_a his_o design_n but_o he_o still_o become_v bold_a and_o brisk_a propagate_a his_o doctrine_n not_o only_o in_o the_o county_n of_o nottingham_n derby_n and_o leicester_n which_o be_v the_o theatre_n and_o stage_n where_o this_o great_a engine_n do_v first_o appear_v but_o through_o all_o yorkshire_n lancaster_n and_o the_o vast_a tract_n of_o land_n call_v westmoreland_n in_o all_o which_o place_n he_o unwearied_o preach_v his_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n be_v follow_v by_o vast_a number_n of_o the_o people_n this_o be_v certain_a that_o none_o of_o all_o the_o quaker_n ever_o preach_v or_o discourse_v so_o often_o and_o unto_o so_o many_o different_a hearer_n as_o george_n fox_n and_o he_o himself_o never_o make_v so_o many_o discourse_n as_o in_o these_o place_n and_o at_o this_o time_n but_o because_o he_o can_v not_o be_v present_a every_o where_o to_o speak_v face_n to_o face_n he_o now_o begin_v to_o write_v letter_n to_o several_a society_n and_o likewise_o to_o particular_a man_n instruct_v and_o admonish_v they_o in_o what_o he_o imagine_v most_o necessary_a to_o be_v know_v and_o practise_v and_o to_o this_o day_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o many_o people_n hand_n whole_a bundle_n of_o letter_n write_v by_o he_o to_o the_o same_o person_n though_o he_o do_v not_o express_v any_o great_a strength_n of_o discourse_n or_o reason_v in_o these_o his_o letter_n for_o that_o he_o both_o write_v such_o character_n as_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o be_v read_v and_o also_o in_o so_o rude_a and_o simple_a a_o style_n sometime_o most_o difficult_a and_o intricate_a that_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n any_o man_n so_o much_o exercise_v in_o speak_v and_o discourse_v shall_v have_v be_v the_o author_n of_o they_o the_o first_o letter_n he_o write_v be_v in_o the_o year_n fifty_o to_o his_o friend_n which_o i_o shall_v here_o insert_v it_o be_v write_v original_o in_o english_a and_o be_v translate_v from_o the_o original_a into_o latin_a which_o do_v from_o the_o latin_a into_o english_a again_o for_o the_o original_a be_v not_o in_o our_o hand_n run_v thus_o the_o lord_n be_v king_n over_o all_o the_o earth_n wherefore_o all_o you_o nation_n praise_v and_o magnify_v your_o king_n in_o true_a obedience_n purity_n of_o holiness_n and_o sincerity_n o_o consider_v in_o true_a obedience_n how_o you_o shall_v know_v the_o lord_n with_o understanding_n mark_v and_o consider_v in_o silence_n in_o submission_n of_o mind_n and_o you_o shall_v hear_v the_o lord_n speak_v to_o you_o in_o your_o mind_n his_o voice_n be_v sweet_a and_o pleasant_a his_o sheep_n hear_v his_o voice_n and_o will_v give_v ear_n to_o no_o other_o and_o when_o they_o hear_v his_o voice_n they_o rejoice_v and_o obey_v and_o also_o sing_v for_o joy_n o_o their_o heart_n be_v fill_v with_o eternal_a triumph_n they_o sing_v forth_o and_o praise_v the_o eternal_a god_n in_o zion_n their_o joy_n shall_v none_o take_v from_o they_o glory_n be_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o ever_o g._n f._n in_o this_o same_o fifty_o year_n elizabeth_n hooton_n bear_v and_o live_v in_o nottingham_n a_o woman_n pretty_a far_o advance_v in_o year_n be_v the_o first_o of_o her_o sex_n among_o the_o quaker_n who_o attempt_v to_o imitate_v man_n and_o preach_v which_o she_o now_o in_o this_o year_n commence_v after_o her_o example_n many_o of_o her_o sex_n have_v the_o confidence_n to_o undertake_v the_o same_o office_n this_o woman_n afterward_o go_v with_o george_n fox_n into_o new-england_n where_o she_o whole_o devote_v herself_o to_o this_o work_n and_o after_o have_v suffer_v many_o affront_v from_o that_o people_n go_v into_o jamaica_n and_o there_o finish_v her_o life_n but_o i_o return_v again_o to_o fox_n while_o he_o thus_o continue_v so_o forward_o and_o zealous_a for_o preach_v his_o doctrine_n his_o condition_n be_v very_o various_a strange_a event_n and_o accident_n fall_v out_o of_o which_o i_o think_v it_o convenient_a to_o give_v you_o a_o short_a account_n it_o happen_v in_o yorkshire_n in_o a_o town_n towards_o the_o east_n part_n of_o it_o call_v beverlar_n that_o he_o go_v into_o the_o church_n be_v mighty_o move_v in_o spirit_n where_o he_o first_o keep_v himself_o silent_a till_o the_o minister_n have_v finish_v his_o sermon_n then_o before_o all_o the_o people_n he_o thunder_v out_o his_o extemporary_a and_o revile_v harangue_n and_o present_o convey_v himself_o away_o thus_o he_o escape_v safe_a and_o unpunished_a some_o few_o day_n after_o that_o at_o crantsick_a as_o the_o minister_n have_v just_o read_v the_o text_n of_o his_o ensue_a discourse_n be_v a_o man_n of_o considerable_a worth_n and_o fame_n he_o fall_v upon_o he_o with_o a_o discourse_n the_o only_a purport_n of_o which_o be_v to_o express_v his_o contempt_n of_o the_o dignity_n order_n and_o religion_n of_o this_o worthy_a divine_a which_o action_n may_v have_v bring_v he_o into_o extreme_a danger_n for_o every_o body_n almost_o account_v it_o a_o signal_n of_o so_o great_a impudence_n and_o insolence_n that_o they_o think_v no_o vengeance_n too_o great_a nor_o no_o resentment_n too_o high_a for_o so_o villainous_a and_o injurious_a a_o crime_n yet_o he_o escape_v unpunished_a but_o i_o come_v to_o give_v you_o a_o large_a account_n of_o a_o certain_a sermon_n of_o he_o be_v in_o leicester_n his_o native_a country_n he_o have_v occasion_n to_o travel_v in_o that_o country_n with_o some_o of_o his_o friend_n he_o spy_v from_o afar_o a_o certain_a town_n not_o know_v which_o it_o be_v but_o have_v ask_v of_o his_o friend_n come_v to_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v lichfield_n thither_o he_o present_o resolve_v to_o go_v and_o pronounce_v curse_n against_o all_o the_o citizen_n high_a or_o low_o or_o of_o whatever_o degree_n for_o they_o be_v all_o equal_o unknown_a to_o he_o while_o i_o call_v to_o remembrance_n the_o ancient_a annal_n of_o the_o british_a affair_n it_o come_v into_o my_o mind_n that_o at_o this_o very_a town_n in_o the_o time_n of_o dioclesian_n the_o emperor_n there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o christian_a martyr_n miserable_o afflict_v and_o torture_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o exquisite_a torment_n and_o then_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o six_o king_n of_o england_n there_o be_v a_o battle_n fight_v betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o salisbury_n near_o to_o this_o place_n in_o which_o great_a number_n of_o man_n be_v slay_v on_o both_o side_n and_o the_o king_n army_n almost_o total_o rout_v so_o that_o on_o both_o these_o occasion_n this_o ground_n be_v cover_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o so_o many_o men._n and_o beside_o in_o fox_n own_o time_n while_o that_o fatal_a civil_a war_n be_v rage_v in_o england_n betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o the_o people_n in_o the_o same_o field_n and_o this_o very_a same_o town_n there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o humane_a blood_n shed_v all_o which_o fox_n be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o thither_o i_o say_v do_v he_o present_o direct_v his_o course_n and_o because_o he_o do_v not_o know_v the_o right_a road_n for_o he_o have_v now_o part_v from_o his_o friend_n be_v impatient_a
enemy_n to_o the_o opposer_n of_o fox_n and_o his_o society_n render_v all_o their_o effort_n against_o he_o ineffectual_a but_o when_o the_o hatred_n and_o envy_n of_o fox_n antagonist_n grow_v to_o so_o great_a a_o height_n that_o he_o can_v no_o long_o restrain_v they_o and_o fear_v they_o shall_v become_v his_o enemy_n likewise_o he_o seldom_o go_v to_o the_o public_a meeting_n shun_v to_o hear_v their_o voice_n who_o different_a manner_n design_n and_o contrivance_n he_o so_o much_o abhor_v so_o much_o for_o the_o husband_n but_o as_o to_o the_o wife_n she_o total_o forsake_v the_o reform_a church_n dedicate_a herself_o entire_o to_o be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o quaker_n society_n and_o spend_v all_o her_o time_n in_o their_o company_n her_o husband_n love_v she_o exceed_o and_o be_v much_o take_v with_o her_o piety_n so_o that_o she_o can_v easy_o obtain_v of_o he_o this_o favour_n that_o her_o house_n may_v be_v a_o receptacle_n for_o fox_n and_o his_o colleague_n and_o also_o a_o place_n of_o meet_v for_o all_o the_o society_n to_o assemble_v in_o together_o as_o oft_o as_o they_o will_v for_o the_o public_a performance_n of_o sacred_a duty_n as_o indeed_o it_o be_v and_o continue_v so_o after_o his_o death_n till_o the_o death_n of_o fox_n her_o second_o husband_n not_o long_o after_o her_o conversion_n to_o this_o new_a religion_n she_o begin_v to_o abandon_v her_o distaff_n and_o womanly_a instrument_n betake_v herself_o to_o preach_v and_o teach_v instruct_v the_o people_n not_o only_a viva_n voice_fw-la but_o by_o several_a book_n write_v and_o publish_v by_o she_o by_o which_o mean_n she_o gain_v many_o proselyte_n and_o after_o this_o time_n her_o house_n and_o family_n become_v as_o it_o be_v a_o school_n and_o nursery_n for_o all_o that_o sect_n both_o hearer_n preacher_n and_o student_n of_o both_o sex_n and_o according_o send_v out_o about_o this_o time_n one_o william_n caton_n a_o young_a man_n of_o pregnant_a part_n conspicuous_a for_o his_o modesty_n and_o learning_n who_o judge_n fall_v have_v take_v into_o his_o family_n for_o a_o companion_n to_o his_o elder_a son_n that_o by_o his_o good_a example_n he_o may_v encourage_v and_o conduct_v he_o to_o a_o virtuous_a behaviour_n this_o worthy_a young_a man_n become_v afterward_o very_o famous_a and_o renown_a for_o his_o great_a accomplishment_n both_o at_o home_n and_o abroad_o in_o holland_n but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o leonard_n fall_v a_o son_n of_o the_o family_n follow_v his_o example_n as_o one_o comrade_n imitate_v another_o or_o a_o disciple_n trace_n the_o footstep_n of_o his_o master_n be_v fond_o love_v and_o caress_v by_o his_o father_n for_o that_o he_o introduce_v into_o his_o family_n that_o sacred_a office_n of_o a_o minister_n his_o brother_n henry_n fall_v imitate_v his_o elder_a brother_n they_o both_o become_v great_a and_o famous_a teacher_n and_o tenacious_a defender_n of_o that_o sect._n after_o the_o male_n of_o the_o family_n follow_v sarah_n fall_v their_o sister_n undertake_v the_o same_o office_n who_o these_o people_n do_v so_o much_o extol_v that_o they_o say_v she_o be_v not_o only_o beautiful_a and_o lovely_a to_o a_o high_a degree_n but_o wonderful_o happy_a in_o ingeny_n and_o memory_n so_o stupendious_o eloquent_a in_o discourse_v and_o preach_v and_o so_o effectual_a and_o fervent_a in_o her_o address_n and_o supplication_n to_o god_n that_o she_o ravish_v all_o her_o beholder_n and_o hearer_n with_o admiration_n and_o wonder_n she_o apply_v herself_o to_o the_o study_n of_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n that_o she_o may_v be_v more_o prompt_a and_o ready_a in_o defend_v and_o prove_v their_o doctrine_n and_o principle_n from_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o in_o this_o study_n the_o progress_n she_o make_v be_v so_o great_a that_o she_o write_v book_n of_o her_o religion_n in_o that_o language_n this_o be_v that_o family_n which_o fox_n come_v afterward_o to_o be_v a_o member_n of_o when_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o fell_n the_o husband_n he_o marry_v margaret_n his_o widow_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o speak_v afterward_o i_o now_o return_v to_o the_o order_n of_o time_n and_o place_n that_o correspond_v to_o the_o action_n of_o fox_n and_o his_o colleague_n while_o fox_n be_v propagate_a his_o doctrine_n in_o the_o country_n abovementioned_a in_o the_o year_n fifty_o two_o of_o a_o sudden_a there_o appear_v some_o in_o cambridgeshire_n a_o place_n considerable_o distant_a from_o the_o country_n where_o fox_n be_v now_o reside_a who_o own_v themselves_o member_n of_o this_o new_a church_n among_o who_o excel_v james_n parnel_n a_o youth_n of_o fifteen_o year_n of_o age_n well_o skill_v in_o the_o tongue_n and_o of_o no_o obscure_a birth_n or_o condition_n because_o the_o history_n of_o this_o youth_n life_n and_o action_n be_v but_o short_a i_o shall_v here_o insert_v the_o same_o in_o one_o perpetual_a thread_n of_o discourse_n this_o young_a man_n have_v so_o bold_o adventure_v in_o so_o tender_a a_o age_n on_o such_o a_o enterprise_n be_v disow_v disinherit_v reject_v and_o shut_v out_o of_o door_n by_o his_o parent_n friend_n and_o relation_n all_o upon_o this_o account_n be_v thus_o forsake_v and_o leave_v to_o himself_o and_o receive_v but_o sorry_a assistance_n from_o his_o new_a friend_n he_o be_v oblige_v to_o live_v spare_o and_o mean_o yet_o nevertheless_o he_o continue_v steadfast_a and_o eager_a in_o pursue_v the_o same_o design_n and_o after_o have_v frequent_o debate_v with_o his_o condisciple_n and_o other_o concern_v their_o religion_n and_o his_o own_o and_o in_o this_o condition_n of_o life_n spend_v two_o year_n he_o come_v into_o the_o county_n of_o essex_n and_o clothes_n himself_o with_o the_o office_n of_o a_o preacher_n which_o according_o he_o perform_v in_o the_o field_n then_o in_o the_o year_n fifty_o five_o he_o go_v to_o colchester_n and_o the_o next_o day_n after_o his_o arrival_n preach_v there_o and_o entertain_v many_o disputation_n and_o dialogue_n with_o the_o doctor_n and_o reader_n to_o that_o church_n both_o public_o in_o the_o church_n and_o in_o his_o own_o lodging_n and_o elsewhere_o by_o which_o one_o day_n work_n he_o convert_v many_o to_o his_o religion_n have_v stay_v here_o some_o few_o day_n he_o go_v to_o cogshall_n where_o he_o go_v to_o church_n and_o hear_v the_o minister_n preach_v a_o sermon_n against_o the_o quaker_n upon_o which_o when_o sermon_n be_v end_v he_o answer_v and_o resute_v he_o in_o public_a church_n then_o retire_v from_o church_n he_o be_v catch_v and_o bring_v to_o colchester_n and_o there_o put_v into_o a_o castle_n or_o strong_a prison_n afterward_o he_o be_v take_v to_o chelmsford_n to_o appear_v before_o the_o judge_n but_o they_o because_o they_o can_v not_o finish_v and_o conclude_v the_o business_n remit_v he_o back_o to_o colchester_n where_o he_o be_v block_v up_o in_o a_o cave_n in_o some_o high_a craggy_a place_n where_o have_v endure_v hunger_n want_v of_o sleep_n and_o cold_a for_o a_o long_a time_n become_v benumb_v in_o this_o nasty_a dungeon_n and_o at_o length_n misfortunate_o fall_v and_o bruise_v his_o whole_a body_n he_o finish_v his_o unhappy_a day_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o complaint_n and_o address_n he_o make_v himself_o and_o all_o the_o entreaty_n and_o solicitation_n make_v to_o the_o magistrate_n by_o his_o friend_n for_o relieve_v he_o out_o of_o all_o these_o misery_n it_o be_v report_v that_o before_o his_o death_n he_o sometime_o be_v hear_v to_o say_v one_o hour_n sleep_n shall_v put_v a_o end_n to_o all_o my_o trouble_n when_o death_n approach_v he_o say_v now_o i_o go_v away_o then_o he_o fall_v asleep_o and_o about_o a_o hour_n thereafter_o he_o awake_v and_o yield_v up_o the_o ghost_n his_o body_n be_v tumble_v away_o to_o the_o place_n where_o malefactor_n be_v execute_v and_o inter_v in_o this_o same_o year_n this_o doctrine_n and_o scheme_n begin_v to_o diffuse_v itself_o beyond_o the_o country_n where_o fox_n be_v now_o make_v his_o term_n with_o the_o neighbour_a county_n of_o cumberland_n in_o which_o great_a number_n associate_v themselves_o to_o this_o party_n among_o the_o more_o remarkable_a of_o these_o new_a convert_v the_o first_o be_v one_o thomas_n lawson_n at_o that_o time_n public_a minister_n to_o a_o church_n at_o a_o village_n call_v ramside_n in_o westmoreland_n afterward_o he_o continue_v both_o the_o exercise_n of_o this_o function_n among_o these_o people_n and_o likewise_o give_v himself_o to_o the_o study_n of_o herb_n and_o after_o he_o come_v to_o london_n become_v the_o most_o note_a herbalist_n in_o england_n next_o after_o he_o follow_v john_n wilkinson_n pastor_n to_o a_o church_n at_o embleton_n in_o cumberland_n who_o afterward_o prove_v a_o famous_a preacher_n among_o the_o quaker_n both_o in_o scotland_n and_o ireland_n all_o his_o hearer_n have_v desert_v
he_o and_o join_v to_o the_o quaker_n upon_o which_o be_v forsake_v he_o follow_v after_o they_o and_o become_v of_o the_o same_o profession_n with_o they_o and_o now_o both_o in_o cumberland_n northumberland_n and_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n a_o great_a many_o of_o all_o rank_n and_o degree_n embrace_v this_o new_a religion_n so_o that_o have_v thus_o overrun_v all_o the_o north_n of_o england_n it_o begin_v to_o spread_v itself_o towards_o scotland_n but_o as_o the_o multitude_n of_o their_o follower_n increase_v the_o envy_n and_o malice_n of_o their_o adversary_n be_v spur_v up_o the_o more_o against_o they_o for_o they_o be_v not_o only_o laugh_v at_o and_o deride_v every_o where_o but_o many_o reproach_n and_o calumny_n be_v also_o throw_v upon_o they_o and_o many_o wicked_a and_o impious_a principle_n and_o practice_n impute_v to_o they_o in_o some_o place_n order_n be_v give_v to_o the_o constable_n and_o officer_n to_o detain_v fox_n or_o any_o other_o quaker_n in_o firm_a custody_n whenever_o they_o can_v meet_v with_o they_o or_o else_o to_o hinder_v they_o access_n into_o their_o precinct_n according_o naylor_n and_o howgil_n of_o appleby_n be_v take_v and_o put_v in_o prison_n as_o also_o fox_n be_v apprehend_v and_o imprison_v at_o carlisle_n in_o cumberland_n who_o they_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o heretical_a blasphemous_a arch-impostor_n and_o deceiver_n the_o head_n and_o ringleader_n of_o this_o deceitful_a crew_n and_o it_o be_v confident_o report_v that_o the_o judge_n be_v consult_v among_o themselves_o whether_o they_o shall_v put_v this_o man_n to_o death_n for_o his_o incessant_a fraud_n and_o enormity_n but_o it_o happen_v quite_o otherwise_o for_o fox_n be_v absolve_v and_o dismiss_v without_o any_o other_o affront_n or_o note_n of_o ignominy_n save_v that_o they_o severe_o check_v and_o reprove_v he_o william_n caton_n and_o john_n stub_n be_v whip_v at_o maidston_n in_o kent_n in_o lancashire_n their_o meeting_n be_v oppose_v with_o great_a violence_n at_o length_n because_o the_o doctrine_n and_o sect_n of_o the_o quaker_n be_v not_o yet_o know_v in_o the_o other_o part_n of_o england_n especial_o in_o london_n the_o chief_a seat_n and_o compend_v of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n where_o they_o know_v nothing_o of_o this_o new_a religion_n save_o what_o they_o hear_v by_o the_o wander_a report_n that_o be_v murmur_v about_o those_o who_o be_v the_o principal_a administrator_n and_o manager_n of_o that_o church_n think_v fit_a to_o select_v some_o of_o their_o number_n that_o excel_v for_o dexterity_n of_o speak_v and_o teach_v who_o shall_v go_v into_o these_o other_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o convert_v and_o convince_v the_o people_n these_o be_v the_o evangelist_n and_o apostle_n of_o the_o new_a church_n who_o be_v send_v out_o in_o the_o year_n fifty_o four_n according_o they_o direct_v their_o course_n first_o into_o wales_n first_o north-wales_n than_o south-wales_n and_o the_o adjacent_a country_n and_o at_o length_n to_o london_n the_o capital_a city_n though_o far_o distant_a from_o the_o place_n of_o their_o first_o pilgrimage_n from_o whence_o as_o from_o the_o head_n they_o may_v diffuse_v their_o doctrine_n through_o all_o the_o member_n and_o infect_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o kingdom_n with_o their_o religious_a tincture_n howgil_n and_o burrough_n be_v at_o that_o time_n man_n of_o great_a authority_n and_o esteem_n among_o they_o these_o be_v the_o two_o chief_a minister_n appoint_v to_o preach_v their_o doctrine_n in_o wales_n and_o at_o london_n though_o burrough_n go_v afterward_o to_o london_n alone_o be_v invite_v so_o to_o do_v by_o a_o strong_a itch_n and_o desire_v he_o have_v to_o be_v there_o when_o they_o come_v together_o to_o wales_n and_o have_v begin_v to_o sow_v the_o seed_n of_o their_o doctrine_n they_o find_v some_o who_o receive_v they_o ready_o among_o those_o who_o embrace_v their_o religion_n in_o that_o country_n and_o even_o among_o the_o first_o be_v several_a justice_n of_o peace_n particular_o one_o peter_n price_n a_o famous_a preacher_n among_o they_o from_o that_o time_n to_o this_o very_a day_n moreover_o there_o happen_v a_o very_a wonderful_a conversion_n of_o one_o john_n vp-john_n a_o member_n of_o a_o independent_a congregation_n who_o be_v send_v by_o his_o pastor_n morgan_n lloyd_n into_o the_o north_n to_o inform_v himself_o both_o by_o see_v and_o hear_v what_o sort_n of_o a_o man_n fox_n be_v who_o be_v then_o in_o those_o country_n what_o for_o people_n the_o quaker_n may_v be_v and_o what_o be_v the_o doctrine_n they_o teach_v and_o to_o bring_v he_o certain_a word_n of_o the_o same_o for_o he_o have_v hear_v many_o thing_n of_o they_o which_o he_o doubt_v to_o be_v false_a he_o perform_v the_o journey_n and_o return_v possess_v with_o their_o principle_n and_o short_o thereafter_o undertake_v the_o office_n of_o a_o preacher_n among_o they_o oppose_v himself_o vehement_o to_o his_o ancient_a pastor_n and_o doctor_n and_o to_o all_o the_o congregation_n reprove_v and_o accuse_v they_o and_o their_o religion_n exhort_v all_o to_o follow_v he_o and_o persuade_v many_o to_o separate_v from_o they_o some_o few_o year_n after_o he_o travel_v through_o all_o wales_n preach_v and_o teach_v every_o where_o he_o come_v to_o in_o town_n in_o the_o field_n in_o the_o public_a road_n and_o street_n market-place_n inn_n etc._n etc._n exhort_v man_n to_o repent_v sometime_o he_o have_v fox_n for_o a_o companion_n and_o witness_n of_o his_o action_n and_o though_o he_o be_v sometime_o cast_v into_o prison_n yet_o when_o release_v again_o he_o set_v about_o his_o old_a trade_n as_o vigorous_o as_o ever_o howgil_n stay_v in_o that_o country_n for_o some_o considerable_a time_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n that_o he_o be_v preach_v there_o and_o the_o other_o evangelist_n busy_a at_o the_o same_o work_n at_o their_o respective_a post_n in_o the_o several_a place_n of_o the_o kingdom_n burrough_n go_v for_o london_n where_o few_o of_o his_o sect_n have_v go_v before_o he_o that_o be_v the_o place_n he_o love_v and_o long_v mighty_o to_o see_v the_o time_n of_o his_o abode_n there_o though_o he_o go_v sometime_o to_o other_o place_n and_o return_v again_o yet_o he_o most_o confine_v himself_n to_o the_o city_n till_o at_o length_n in_o the_o year_n sixty_o two_o when_o block_v up_o in_o prison_n and_o have_v patient_o and_o constant_o grapple_v with_o many_o torment_a evil_n that_o surround_v he_o and_o with_o a_o grievous_a and_o mortal_a disease_n he_o yield_v up_o the_o ghost_n while_o he_o be_v in_o london_n he_o bend_v all_o his_o thought_n and_o care_n how_o to_o be_v most_o serviceable_a to_o that_o interest_n and_o so_o to_o discharge_v his_o office_n that_o he_o may_v not_o disappoint_v the_o hope_n and_o expectation_n which_o his_o associate_n have_v conceive_v of_o his_o success_n and_o because_o he_o can_v not_o always_o meet_v with_o fit_a and_o opportune_a place_n and_o occasion_n of_o preach_v he_o sometime_o promiscuous_o improve_v every_o occasion_n whether_o seasonable_a or_o not_o to_o that_o effect_n think_v no_o time_n or_o place_n unseasonable_a or_o improper_a for_o promote_a the_o salvation_n of_o mankind_n of_o which_o i_o subjoin_v one_o example_n all_o that_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o city_n of_o london_n can_v but_o know_v that_o vulgar_a and_o frequent_a custom_n among_o the_o mean_a tradesman_n shoemaker_n tailor_n etc._n etc._n their_o apprentice_n and_o journeyman_n of_o get_v together_o into_o some_o by-place_n where_o they_o struggle_v and_o wrestle_v with_o one_o another_o till_o either_o by_o pull_v they_o down_o or_o trip_v they_o up_o they_o throw_v they_o burrough_n accidental_o pass_v by_o the_o place_n where_o a_o whole_a band_n of_o they_o be_v at_o this_o exercise_n he_o draw_v near_o look_v on_o and_o wait_v to_o see_v what_o the_o issue_n of_o the_o spectacle_n will_v be_v at_o length_n a_o lusty_a young_a fellow_n and_o dextrous_a wrestler_n appear_v in_o the_o field_n who_o throw_v they_o all_o round_a first_o one_o than_o another_o and_o at_o length_n a_o three_o yet_o even_o then_o he_o unwearied_a challenge_v any_o four_o to_o encounter_v he_o the_o whole_a company_n stand_v amaze_v at_o the_o boldness_n and_o dexterity_n of_o the_o fellow_n none_o of_o they_o dare_v to_o enter_v the_o field_n save_v burrough_n who_o step_v into_o the_o ring_n and_o move_v towards_o the_o triumphant_a victor_n who_o be_v insult_v over_o all_o the_o rest_n he_o think_v burrough_n mean_v also_o to_o try_v his_o skill_n in_o wrestle_a make_v ready_a to_o receive_v he_o but_o burrough_n look_v austere_o and_o grave_o upon_o he_o in_o some_o few_o severe_a word_n check_v his_o fury_n and_o fortitude_n so_o that_o both_o his_o courage_n and_o strength_n be_v overcome_v and_o vanquish_v then_o turn_v himself_o to_o
do_v that_o which_o be_v contrary_a thereunto_o and_o other_o of_o the_o same_o kidney_n do_v every_o where_o in_o their_o sermon_n and_o libel_n cast_v all_o manner_n of_o reproach_n upon_o those_o magistrate_n before_o all_o man_n and_o imprecate_v all_o evil_n upon_o they_o and_o do_v as_o it_o be_v pronounce_v they_o by_o the_o command_n of_o god_n forget_v the_o monitor_n and_o author_n of_o that_o say_n that_o in_o such_o a_o case_n we_o shall_v not_o delay_v to_o confess_v all_o our_o own_o fail_n and_o also_o love_v our_o enemy_n and_o bless_v and_o do_v good_a unto_o they_o and_o so_o be_v perfect_a as_o our_o heavenly_a father_n be_v perfect_a whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o not_o only_o they_o who_o be_v thus_o deserve_o commit_v by_o the_o judge_n but_o also_o such_o as_o thus_o maintain_v their_o obstinacy_n be_v lade_v with_o more_o and_o great_a evil_n and_o the_o same_o thing_n sometime_o fall_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o whole_a multitude_n but_o those_o who_o be_v of_o a_o more_o moderate_a temper_n blame_v the_o immoderation_n of_o these_o man_n but_o the_o quaker_n be_v never_o universal_o trouble_v and_o persecute_v at_o any_o time_n during_o the_o interregnum_fw-la and_o cromwel_n protectorship_n in_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n and_o there_o be_v no_o particular_a persecution_n of_o they_o by_o the_o appointment_n of_o public_a authority_n unless_o it_o be_v that_o these_o man_n proceed_v to_o assemble_v together_o in_o too_o unwary_a and_o audacious_a a_o manner_n or_o to_o disturb_v the_o public_a assembly_n of_o other_o with_o their_o chattering_n or_o lessen_v the_o reputation_n of_o they_o by_o their_o invidious_a speech_n invective_n and_o write_n or_o do_v some_o such_o thing_n by_o speech_n or_o gesture_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o of_o they_o punish_v or_o put_v to_o death_n either_o by_o public_a authority_n or_o tumultuous_o by_o the_o multitude_n but_o such_o indeed_o otherwise_o be_v the_o severity_n of_o the_o follow_a time_n and_o the_o calamity_n of_o these_o man_n that_o all_o be_v command_v every_o where_o to_o abstain_v from_o their_o meeting_n and_o when_o they_o urge_v that_o they_o can_v not_o do_v that_o for_o conscience_n sake_n and_o that_o therefore_o they_o will_v do_v it_o in_o no_o wise_a then_o there_o be_v a_o very_a heavy_a persecution_n and_o not_o of_o one_o sort_n raise_v as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v against_o all_o of_o they_o in_o general_a and_o in_o other_o place_n against_o each_o in_o particular_a as_o begin_v to_o be_v turbulent_a and_o introduce_v any_o novelty_n in_o the_o church_n and_o this_o afterward_o become_v a_o accessional_a crime_n in_o that_o they_o will_v not_o swear_v before_o a_o magistrate_n pay_v tithe_n nor_o do_v and_o suffer_v many_o more_o thing_n by_o reason_n of_o scruple_n of_o mind_n and_o fear_v of_o god_n by_o which_o practice_n of_o they_o though_o none_o of_o the_o quaker_n be_v at_o any_o time_n put_v to_o death_n public_o or_o private_o by_o officer_n sergeant_n and_o executioner_n by_o the_o magistrate_n command_n yet_o many_o of_o they_o be_v so_o handle_v in_o prison_n and_o so_o injure_v with_o stripe_n and_o wound_n by_o wicked_a and_o villainous_a man_n that_o they_o die_v miserable_o thereof_o yea_o and_o see_v the_o boldness_n and_o constancy_n of_o these_o man_n be_v such_o that_o whatever_o they_o begin_v that_o they_o will_v go_v through_o with_o and_o omit_v nothing_o of_o such_o thing_n as_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o before_o and_o the_o more_o they_o be_v chastise_v the_o more_o obstinate_a they_o will_v be_v against_o such_o as_o censure_v and_o chastise_v they_o this_o be_v their_o daily_a fate_n that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v commit_v public_o to_o prison_n by_o the_o magistrate_n some_o fine_v some_o banish_v and_o reproach_v sufficient_o by_o the_o common_a people_n and_o be_v cuff_v kick_v cudgel_v and_o stone_v out_o of_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v neither_o be_v there_o any_o of_o the_o teacher_n and_o guide_n of_o the_o people_n who_o be_v not_o some_o where_o or_o other_o imprison_v and_o many_o time_n while_o they_o be_v gather_v together_o they_o have_v information_n give_v against_o they_o and_o thereupon_o officer_n guards_z and_o the_o like_a man_n be_v send_v who_o under_o the_o colour_n of_o their_o office_n fall_v upon_o beat_z and_o carry_v away_o all_o that_o be_v present_a again_o there_o be_v many_o private_a person_n and_o of_o the_o mean_a and_o vulgar_a sort_n bear_v bring_v up_o and_o train_v to_o mischief_n and_o rapine_n that_o either_o come_v under_o such_o leader_n as_o these_o now_o speak_v of_o whither_o also_o without_o doubt_n their_o own_o greediness_n have_v lead_v they_o without_o this_o or_o alone_o and_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n like_o theives_n and_o robber_n and_o break_v in_o where_o they_o hope_v to_o gain_v most_o pillage_n and_o plunder_n and_o force_v the_o door_n open_a and_o first_o of_o all_o lay_v hold_v on_o strip_v and_o beat_v the_o people_n with_o their_o hand_n and_o stick_n and_o scatter_a and_o dissipate_v all_o of_o they_o and_o whatever_o they_o can_v not_o carry_v away_o they_o waste_v and_o spoil_v the_o rest_n they_o steal_v away_o and_o every_o one_o carry_v his_o booty_n to_o his_o own_o house_n by_o which_o furious_a do_n those_o mad_a and_o wicked_a man_n do_v oftentimes_o in_o a_o moment_n deprive_v as_o well_o the_o poor_a as_o the_o rich_a of_o all_o their_o substance_n which_o they_o have_v be_v gather_v for_o many_o year_n and_o of_o all_o the_o householdstuff_n they_o have_v and_o to_o that_o degree_n that_o they_o do_v not_o leave_v the_o poor_a people_n as_o much_o as_o their_o tool_n and_o utensil_n which_o they_o make_v use_v of_o for_o to_o gain_v their_o livelihood_n sometime_o it_o so_o happen_v while_o these_o man_n do_v not_o meet_v covert_o that_o these_o villain_n all_o of_o a_o sudden_a rush_v into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o assembly_n put_v out_o the_o candle_n and_o of_o those_o they_o catch_v some_o of_o they_o they_o drag_v by_o the_o hair_n of_o the_o head_n other_o tie_v hand_n and_o foot_n they_o carry_v into_o the_o field_n and_o there_o leave_v they_o where_o the_o people_n continue_v all_o night_n to_o the_o endanger_n of_o their_o life_n and_o thus_o many_o of_o they_o do_v at_o last_o perish_v both_o in_o prison_n by_o sickness_n and_o the_o want_n of_o necessary_n stench_n and_o other_o inconvenience_n as_o also_o in_o their_o own_o house_n because_o of_o the_o misery_n they_o sustain_v through_o the_o rage_n and_o violence_n of_o the_o people_n neither_o yet_o do_v these_o thing_n alone_o at_o once_o seize_v upon_o these_o people_n but_o by_o degree_n and_o one_o after_o another_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o quaker_n suffer_v and_o endure_v all_o these_o thing_n from_o the_o very_a beginning_n with_o so_o much_o patience_n and_o resolution_n of_o mind_n that_o they_o not_o only_o weary_v many_o of_o their_o enemy_n but_o also_o excite_v and_o incline_v many_o people_n to_o become_v of_o their_o communion_n thus_o judge_v with_o themselves_o that_o man_n neither_o will_v nor_o can_v undergo_v and_o sustain_v such_o intolerable_a trouble_n and_o misery_n unless_o they_o be_v very_o well_o assure_v in_o their_o conscience_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o those_o thing_n for_o which_o they_o suffer_v even_o as_o the_o quaker_n themselves_o pretend_v that_o this_o their_o patience_n for_o their_o faith_n which_o they_o turn_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o martyrdom_n join_v with_o their_o singular_a way_n of_o life_n and_o manner_n be_v the_o principal_a seed_n of_o their_o church_n both_o then_o and_o at_o all_o time_n yea_o i_o have_v hear_v some_o of_o they_o preach_v that_o it_o will_v certain_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o their_o religion_n will_v be_v a_o new_a reformation_n and_o instauration_n of_o the_o world_n but_o that_o this_o will_v be_v very_o unlike_a unto_o that_o reformation_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o age_n before_o as_o be_v partly_o support_v by_o a_o arm_n of_o flesh_n whereas_o this_o will_v be_v the_o only_a property_n of_o they_o to_o be_v perfect_v and_o accomplish_v by_o faith_n alone_o and_o the_o patience_n and_o long-suffering_a of_o the_o espouser_n thereof_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o quaker_n complain_v very_o much_o of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o public_a church_n as_o also_o of_o the_o independent_n but_o more_o especial_o of_o the_o baptist_n to_o which_o baptist_n themselves_o there_o be_v at_o that_o time_n grant_v great_a freedom_n both_o to_o speak_v and_o act_v what_o they_o please_v that_o they_o above_o all_o other_o be_v injurious_a to_o they_o call_v upon_o the_o magistrate_n and_o stir_v up_o also_o the_o people_n to_o hasten_v their_o ruin_n by_o reason_n that_o they_o lessen_v their_o number_n and_o dignity_n by_o shake_v
but_o he_o be_v forthwith_o and_o without_o any_o delay_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o all_o that_o be_v there_o according_a to_o the_o military_a practice_n of_o some_o man_n so_o beat_v and_o kick_v by_o the_o colonel_n himself_o because_o he_o ought_v above_o any_o other_o to_o have_v desist_v from_o such_o do_n and_o practice_n as_o he_o have_v then_o take_v upon_o he_o that_o he_o make_v he_o bleed_v and_o then_o be_v send_v back_o to_o his_o old_a prison_n and_o tie_v neck_n and_o heel_n there_o but_o as_o there_o be_v many_o of_o ames_n fellow_n soldier_n and_o also_o other_o soldier_n who_o by_o little_a and_o little_o become_v of_o the_o quaker_n sect_n several_a of_o they_o have_v take_v counsel_n together_o and_o allot_v their_o work_n do_v either_o use_v their_o babble_a interruption_n in_o the_o public_a assembly_n while_o they_o be_v at_o prayer_n or_o preach_v or_o fall_v a_o tremble_v there_o or_o show_v some_o such_o idle_a and_o foolish_a prank_n this_o example_n be_v follow_v by_o many_o other_o both_o of_o the_o one_o and_o of_o the_o other_o sex_n wherefore_o they_o be_v ever_o and_o anon_o one_o after_o another_o fine_v drive_v to_o prison_n and_o in_o some_o place_n miserable_o harrass_v some_o of_o they_o be_v severe_o lash_v but_o the_o soldier_n more_o than_o any_o until_o the_o year_n fifty_o six_o when_o colonel_n ingoldsby_n the_o governor_n command_v all_o upon_o a_o very_a severe_a penalty_n to_o give_v no_o manner_n of_o entertainment_n to_o any_o quaker_n whatsoever_o and_o not_o suffer_v they_o to_o come_v within_o their_o door_n and_o that_o whoever_o do_v to_o the_o contrary_a shall_v be_v expel_v out_o of_o the_o city_n but_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n some_o indeed_o be_v drive_v away_o but_o their_o number_n do_v even_o then_o and_o by_o that_o mean_n increase_v and_o so_o by_o degree_n come_v to_o hold_v their_o assembly_n officer_n be_v send_v to_o break_v open_a their_o door_n and_o to_o interrupt_v and_o disturb_v they_o some_o they_o fine_v other_o be_v banish_v but_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o they_o increase_v and_o multiply_v more_o and_o more_o this_o happen_v at_o limerick_n cork_n waterford_n kingsale_n and_o other_o place_n and_o thus_o do_v this_o sect_n of_o the_o quaker_n about_o the_o time_n of_o their_o rise_n and_o first_o progress_n struggle_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n under_o the_o two_o cromwel_n father_n and_o son_n protector_n under_o the_o many_o affliction_n they_o be_v put_v to_o by_o their_o enemy_n and_o to_o the_o great_a hazard_n both_o of_o their_o religion_n and_o people_n the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o book_n book_n ii_o part_n i._n the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o book_n the_o endeavour_n of_o the_o quaker_n upon_o the_o king_n restauration_n g._n keith_n r._n barclay_n the_o quaker_n vain_a hope_n concern_v the_o king_n the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n a_o inexplicable_a snare_n to_o these_o men._n tithe_n also_o the_o cruelty_n of_o keeper_n towards_o they_o instance_n the_o king_n and_o parliament_n disposition_n towards_o they_o a_o letter_n of_o fox_n the_o young_a to_o the_o king_n fox_n his_o book_n of_o many_o language_n concern_v the_o pronoun_n thou_o several_a law_n against_o the_o quaker_n hence_o their_o various_a trial_n hubberthorn_n burrough_n and_o howgil_n die_v in_o prison_n a_o vain_a suspicion_n that_o the_o quaker_n cherish_v popery_n their_o persecution_n at_o london_n the_o fall_n of_o priscilla_n more_n the_o burial_n of_o the_o quaker_n the_o persecute_v of_o they_o at_o colchester_n a_o council_n hold_v concern_v transplant_n of_o the_o quaker_n into_o the_o american_n island_n this_o transacted_a and_o handle_v several_a time_n the_o various_a and_o strange_a hap_n and_o adventure_n of_o such_o as_o suffer_v this_o penalty_n the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n the_o law_n de_fw-fr excommunicato_fw-la capiendo_fw-la several_a example_n make_v upon_o their_o refuse_v to_o pay_v tithe_n the_o death_n of_o fisher_n in_o prison_n fox_n three_o year_n imprisonment_n the_o prophecy_n of_o a_o certain_a quaker_n concern_v the_o burn_a of_o london_n the_o trouble_n of_o the_o quaker_n in_o scotland_n and_o ireland_n keith_n doctrine_n of_o christ_n be_v in_o man._n helmont_n concern_v the_o revolution_n of_o soul_n reject_v by_o the_o quaker_n william_n pen_n turn_v quaker_n a_o full_a description_n thereof_o his_o singular_a opinion_n concern_v a_o toleration_n of_o all_o religion_n the_o ecclefiastical_a state_n of_o the_o quaker_n the_o order_n of_o their_o teacher_n a_o meeting_n of_o their_o teacher_n together_o synod_n liturgy_n or_o sacred_a duty_n how_o they_o observe_v the_o lord_n day_n their_o complaint_n concern_v the_o protestant_n study_v of_o divinity_n their_o opinion_n concern_v a_o knowledge_n of_o language_n and_o philosophy_n of_o the_o salary_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n word_n what_o the_o call_v of_o minister_n be_v among_o they_o their_o discipline_n their_o solemnize_n of_o marriage_n keith_n imprisonment_n pen_n imprisonment_n at_o london_n solomon_n eccles_n foolery_n and_o mad_a prank_n in_o several_a place_n fox_n marriage_n a_o great_a persecution_n of_o the_o quaker_n throughout_o england_n accompany_v with_o the_o great_a baseness_n green_n fall_n pen_n again_o and_o mead_n with_o he_o imprison_v at_o london_n they_o be_v try_v pen_n speech_n to_o the_o judge_n a_o great_a persecution_n in_o southwark_n the_o notable_a zeal_n of_o these_o man_n in_o keep_v their_o assembly_n a_o short_a respite_n from_o the_o persecution_n g._n fox_n go_v to_o the_o english_a colony_n in_o america_n his_o imprisonment_n in_o worcester_n and_o what_o be_v do_v at_o that_o time_n he_o write_v several_a letter_n more_o elaborate_o than_o profitable_o a_o conference_n between_o the_o quaker_n and_o baptist_n r._n barclay_n apology_n for_o the_o christian_a theology_n various_o receive_v a_o comparison_n between_o the_o quietist_n and_o quaker_n several_a persecution_n of_o the_o quaker_n in_o england_n the_o assault_v of_o they_o in_o scotland_n all_o manner_n of_o slander_n put_v upon_o the_o quaker_n doctrine_n and_o life_n the_o persecution_n of_o bristol_n of_o london_n the_o quaker_n state_n under_o king_n james_n the_o second_o w._n pen_n diligence_n for_o the_o quaker_n the_o quaker_n affair_n under_o king_n william_n pen_n default_n freedom_n and_o liberty_n give_v to_o the_o quaker_n by_o the_o parliament_n pen_n second_o default_n the_o death_n of_o fox_n the_o great_a book_n write_v by_o he_o a_o description_n of_o fox_n the_o great_a dissension_n between_o the_o quaker_n themselves_o the_o present_a state_n of_o they_o i_o have_v bring_v down_o the_o history_n of_o the_o quaker_n to_o the_o time_n of_o king_n charles_n ii_o in_o who_o reign_n and_o even_o in_o the_o very_a beginning_n thereof_o as_o great_a change_n happen_v not_o only_o in_o the_o state_n every_o thing_n be_v abrogate_a and_o take_v away_o that_o have_v be_v obstacle_n to_o the_o kingly_a power_n and_o dignity_n or_o that_o may_v be_v so_o for_o the_o future_a but_o also_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n for_o that_o equality_n and_o conjunction_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v between_o the_o brethren_n friend_n and_o disciple_n of_o christ_n be_v take_v away_o whilst_o the_o government_n thereof_o revert_v to_o a_o few_o and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n to_o the_o king_n himself_o so_o there_o be_v among_o those_o person_n who_o be_v not_o dissatisfy_v with_o the_o name_n splendour_n and_o authority_n of_o a_o king_n but_o with_o that_o turn_n in_o the_o church_n no_o small_a commotion_n of_o mind_n no_o light_a care_n and_o diligence_n not_o only_o that_o they_o may_v defend_v their_o own_o church_n with_o the_o order_n and_o constitution_n of_o they_o lest_o they_o shall_v suffer_v any_o damage_n any_o other_o way_n but_o also_o that_o they_o may_v further_o vindicate_v all_o their_o practice_n from_o the_o envy_n of_o their_o adversary_n confirm_v and_o trim_v up_o the_o same_o and_o recommend_v they_o unto_o other_o therefore_o this_o study_n and_o concern_v also_o seem_v to_o be_v among_o all_o person_n who_o have_v as_o well_o depart_v from_o that_o same_o pitch_n of_o religion_n as_o from_o that_o public_a religion_n in_o the_o very_a same_o manner_n do_v george_n fox_n and_o his_o colleague_n and_o all_o of_o that_o herd_n even_o every_o one_o according_a to_o his_o place_n and_o station_n diligent_o and_o industrious_o apply_v themselves_o to_o this_o affair_n wherefore_o fox_n according_a to_o his_o wont_a manner_n begin_v his_o peregrination_n in_o england_n to_o visit_v his_o friend_n to_o preach_v among_o they_o but_o do_v not_o take_v upon_o he_o as_o former_o to_o talk_v in_o the_o public_a church_n market_n and_o street_n and_o there_o to_o stir_v up_o the_o people_n and_o see_v that_o he_o have_v before_o this_o attempt_v many_o thing_n more_o earnest_o than_o successful_o he_o take_v diligent_a heed_n
there_o among_o some_o of_o their_o own_o friend_n of_o their_o religion_n some_o whereof_o have_v be_v there_o for_o two_o year_n and_o long_o because_o that_o they_o also_o refuse_v to_o pay_v tithe_n and_o to_o swear_v the_o jailor_n put_v such_o thick_a and_o heavy_a fetter_n of_o iron_n upon_o these_o two_o man_n that_o their_o foot_n be_v wound_v with_o they_o which_o when_o they_o desire_v may_v be_v take_v off_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o prison_n demand_v money_n of_o they_o for_o so_o do_v they_o do_v not_o show_v themselves_o very_o forward_o to_o do_v that_o whereupon_o he_o thrust_v they_o into_o a_o filthy_a and_o noisome_a place_n where_o they_o have_v nothing_o either_o to_o sit_v or_o lie_v upon_o beside_o dirt_n and_o so_o they_o desire_v they_o may_v have_v a_o little_a straw_n allow_v they_o and_o here_o the_o same_o mercenary_a wretch_n promise_v he_o will_v give_v they_o some_o if_o they_o give_v he_o four_o pound_n in_o money_n which_o when_o they_o despise_v and_o reject_v the_o keeper_n wife_n who_o be_v even_o more_o wretched_o covetous_a than_o her_o husband_n and_o far_o more_o greedy_a of_o prey_n as_o often_o as_o she_o come_v to_o they_o will_v rail_v and_o revile_v they_o bitter_o pull_v and_o hale_v of_o they_o violent_o at_o her_o pleasure_n in_o some_o time_n they_o be_v both_o order_v to_o appear_v at_o the_o assize_n of_o oxford_n where_o when_o they_o be_v accuse_v of_o various_a thing_n and_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v find_v against_o they_o that_o be_v worthy_a of_o punishment_n they_o be_v again_o ask_v as_o before_o to_o take_v the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n which_o when_o they_o now_o also_o say_v they_o can_v not_o do_v it_o they_o be_v remand_v back_o into_o the_o same_o prison_n among_o the_o same_o thief_n and_o cutthroat_n that_o be_v keep_v there_o which_o before_o it_o be_v do_v goodrey_n ask_v whether_o the_o judge_n do_v command_v they_o to_o be_v lay_v in_o iron_n the_o chief_a judge_n make_v answer_n that_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o prison_n may_v do_v as_o he_o please_v because_o they_o be_v person_n out_o of_o the_o king_n protection_n there_o do_v the_o keeper_n put_v they_o again_o among_o those_o villain_n and_o profligate_v wretch_n and_o give_v those_o wicked_a man_n leave_v if_o they_o want_v any_o clothes_n to_o take_v off_o they_o i_o mean_v these_o two_o innocent_a man_n apparel_n at_o which_o one_o of_o the_o vile_a among_o the_o whole_a crew_n make_v answer_n that_o he_o have_v rather_o go_v altogether_o naked_a than_o take_v any_o thing_n away_o from_o these_o man_n and_o so_o it_o be_v that_o while_o the_o law_n be_v silent_a at_o the_o bar_n of_o justice_n and_o no_o fence_n against_o injury_n in_o prison_n and_o darkness_n these_o wretched_a man_n suffer_v all_o violence_n and_o cruelty_n these_o few_o instance_n from_o among_o many_o may_v serve_v but_o because_o the_o first_o parliament_n under_o this_o king_n be_v yet_o sit_v the_o quaker_n suppose_v the_o tribunal_n to_o be_v every_o where_o set_v against_o they_o so_o as_o that_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o justice_n for_o they_o they_o prefer_v their_o supplication_n to_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n as_o be_v supreme_a magistrate_n and_o the_o author_n and_o defender_n of_o liberty_n right_o and_o judgement_n high_o complain_v of_o the_o great_a and_o many_o injury_n violence_n and_o trouble_n that_o they_o suffer_v from_o their_o own_o countryman_n and_o neighbour_n and_o implore_v their_o help_n and_o assistance_n and_o that_o they_o may_v affect_v they_o the_o more_o they_o produce_v a_o great_a commentary_n or_o rather_o catalogue_n in_o write_v contain_v how_o that_o during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o two_o cromwel_n there_o be_v no_o less_o than_o three_o thousand_o one_o hundred_o and_o seventy_o nine_o of_o their_o society_n that_o have_v be_v imprison_v in_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n and_o other_o country_n beyond_o the_o sea_n subject_a to_o the_o king_n dominion_n and_o that_o of_o they_o thirty_o two_o be_v dead_a and_o in_o the_o close_a thereof_o they_o add_v that_o from_o the_o king_n be_v come_v in_o to_o the_o present_a time_n there_o have_v be_v and_o be_v still_o keep_v in_o prison_n three_o hundred_o and_o seventeen_o of_o they_o they_o name_v every_o place_n of_o their_o imprisonment_n and_o give_v the_o name_n of_o most_o of_o the_o people_n and_o do_v also_o set_v forth_o the_o affliction_n that_o most_o of_o they_o have_v suffer_v before_o for_o what_o cause_n and_o what_o those_o be_v also_o for_o which_o they_o be_v still_o imprison_v they_o do_v moreover_o the_o next_o year_n present_v a_o write_n to_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n wherein_o they_o set_v forth_o that_o their_o number_n be_v now_o so_o increase_v who_o since_o the_o king_n return_n have_v be_v throw_v into_o prison_n that_o they_o be_v no_o less_o than_o five_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o two_o many_o of_o who_o have_v also_o even_o before_o their_o imprisonment_n sustain_v many_o affliction_n in_o their_o own_o congregation_n and_o do_v even_o now_o undergo_v many_o misery_n in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v detain_v they_o do_v in_o that_o write_n confirm_v the_o matter_n with_o example_n and_o testimony_n that_o the_o magistrate_n themselves_o in_o some_o place_n come_v to_o they_o and_o carry_v they_o away_o that_o in_o other_o place_n they_o leave_v they_o to_o the_o management_n of_o soldier_n and_o elsewhere_o that_o the_o commonalty_n and_o rabble_n who_o have_v neither_o fortune_n nor_o good_a name_n set_v upon_o they_o with_o sword_n and_o staff_n hale_v they_o away_o and_o after_o many_o blow_n throw_v they_o into_o prison_n moreover_o that_o many_o minister_n of_o church_n in_o several_a country_n see_v there_o be_v some_o of_o the_o quaker_n who_o have_v not_o pay_v tithe_n and_o refuse_v to_o pay_v any_o that_o come_v and_o take_v out_o of_o their_o house_n and_o field_n for_o these_o tithe_n much_o more_o than_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v neither_o do_v they_o afterward_o restore_v the_o overplus_a yea_o that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v so_o choose_v of_o their_o money_n that_o they_o have_v render_v they_o uncapable_a of_o pay_v any_o more_o and_o need_v take_v no_o further_o care_n of_o exact_v the_o same_o from_o they_o this_o write_v which_o be_v full_a of_o truth_n be_v partly_o neglect_v and_o partly_o despise_v both_o by_o the_o king_n and_o whole_a assembly_n for_o which_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v more_o than_o one_o cause_n for_o when_o the_o king_n who_o be_v not_o yet_o well_o confirm_v in_o his_o kingdom_n mind_v his_o own_o and_o other_o public_a affair_n he_o do_v indeed_o think_v that_o these_o man_n affair_n be_v not_o yet_o seasonable_a and_o worthy_a of_o his_o cognizance_n and_o judgement_n and_o have_v entire_o forget_v all_o that_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o these_o man_n which_o they_o think_v they_o have_v fix_v in_o his_o memory_n with_o a_o ship-nail_n but_o as_o to_o the_o senate_n of_o the_o kingdom_n they_o do_v indeed_o seem_v not_o yet_o to_o have_v lay_v aside_o their_o hatred_n and_o enmity_n against_o these_o man_n at_o leastwise_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o they_o acknowledge_v indeed_o the_o freedom_n of_o religion_n give_v to_o they_o but_o they_o think_v that_o under_o that_o pretence_n and_o cloak_n all_o wicked_a and_o abominable_a sect_n and_o opinion_n will_v creep_v in_o and_o that_o this_o sect_n of_o the_o quaker_n be_v of_o that_o sort_n moreover_o although_o the_o former_a endeavour_n of_o the_o quaker_n and_o their_o insolent_a attempt_n and_o such_o as_o seem_o be_v turbulent_a be_v now_o over_o and_o that_o no_o crime_n can_v be_v lay_v to_o their_o charge_n that_o tend_v to_o the_o disturbance_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n yet_o as_o the_o good_a as_o well_o as_o the_o bad_a of_o such_o as_o be_v once_o envy_v be_v always_o hate_v and_o that_o to_o those_o who_o be_v afraid_a even_o false_a thing_n be_v true_a such_o a_o opinion_n of_o they_o do_v continue_v and_o can_v not_o be_v remove_v that_o the_o quaker_n be_v still_o man_n of_o the_o same_o spirit_n and_o temper_n and_o that_o all_o their_o do_n tend_v to_o discord_n and_o disturbance_n last_o this_o affair_n of_o the_o quaker_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v so_o often_o adjudge_v and_o decide_v by_o so_o many_o judgement_n that_o it_o be_v unworthy_a to_o be_v bring_v upon_o the_o stage_n again_o so_o that_o these_o calamitous_a man_n be_v hereby_o deprive_v of_o the_o benefit_n of_o all_o judgement_n of_o every_o suit_n and_o complaint_n there_o be_v no_o room_n leave_v for_o the_o same_o and_o so_o those_o who_o be_v imprison_v be_v like_a to_o be_v so_o always_o and_o keep_v in_o great_a want_n and_o misery_n neither_o have_v any_o of_o they_o the_o least_o hope_n of_o their_o
to_o the_o great_a they_o seem_v to_o be_v harden_v and_o confirm_v against_o the_o great_a punishment_n whatsoever_o as_o if_o all_o their_o misfortune_n and_o disaster_n have_v be_v mean_n rather_o to_o excite_v and_o encourage_v their_o boldness_n than_o to_o enfeeble_v or_o repress_v the_o same_o so_o that_o now_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n leave_v to_o restrain_v they_o save_v close_a imprisonment_n but_o because_o it_o be_v difficult_a and_o hard_a to_o detain_v they_o all_o in_o perpetual_a prison_n it_o be_v at_o last_o resolve_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v banish_v from_o their_o house_n and_o live_n but_o from_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o command_v to_o the_o american_n colonies_n subject_n to_o the_o english_a where_o they_o shall_v be_v condemn_v to_o the_o same_o service_n and_o slavery_n that_o the_o barbarous_a native_n of_o that_o country_n be_v who_o be_v a_o people_n so_o stiffnecked_a and_o stubborn_a that_o neither_o levity_n of_o treatment_n can_v break_v they_o nor_o severity_n of_o punishment_n scare_v from_o their_o barbarous_a custom_n so_o that_o by_o a_o inveterate_a and_o immovable_a despair_n they_o break_v all_o the_o bound_n of_o temperance_n and_o reverence_n among_o the_o christian_n according_o there_o be_v several_a decree_n make_v in_o several_a court_n and_o judicatories_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n about_o the_o captive_a quaker_n that_o be_v those_o of_o they_o that_o be_v refractory_a and_o obstinate_a whe●_n neither_o imprisonment_n nor_o any_o other_o manner_n o●_n punishment_n can_v move_v to_o desist_v from_o their_o disallowable_a practice_n for_o there_o be_v some_o of_o they_o that_o after_o have_v be_v three_o four_o or_o five_o several_a time_n dismiss_v and_o set_v at_o liberty_n still_o return_v to_o their_o former_a vomit_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v sever_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o english_a world_n by_o be_v transport_v to_o barbados_n and_o jamaica_n where_o the_o garrison_n and_o fort_n be_v strong_a enough_o to_o oppose_v they_o and_o stifle_v their_o design_n and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o great_a fear_n of_o any_o danger_n that_o can_v arise_v from_o their_o commotion_n and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v deprive_v of_o any_o support_n or_o comfort_n from_o conjugal_a love_n or_o fellowship_n they_o order_v the_o woman_n and_o man_n to_o be_v separate_v and_o transport_v to_o separate_v colony_n but_o the_o term_n of_o their_o banishment_n do_v not_o exceed_v seven_o year_n and_o this_o favour_n be_v likewise_o indulge_v they_o that_o whoever_o will_v pay_v one_o hundred_o pound_n english_a for_o his_o offence_n shall_v redeem_v himself_o from_o be_v transport_v but_o it_o be_v never_o hear_v that_o any_o of_o they_o attempt_v this_o manner_n of_o redemption_n i_o shall_v here_o mention_v only_o two_o example_n the_o one_o remarkable_a for_o insolence_n the_o other_o for_o the_o place_n and_o manner_n of_o judgement_n the_o first_o be_v in_o hereford_n town_n where_o one_o and_o twenty_o of_o they_o be_v keep_v in_o prison_n of_o which_o sixteen_o be_v marry_v person_n and_o very_o comfortable_o match_v to_o love_a consort_n because_o of_o their_o frequent_a meeting_n and_o religious_a ●●onventicles_n who_o have_v be_v before_o try_v and_o condemn_v in_o a_o convention_n of_o the_o county_n and_o be_v afterward_o sentence_v to_o suffer_v the_o aforesaid_a exportation_n by_o a_o court_n hold_v in_o every_o respective_a county_n the_o quaker_n relate_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v very_o superficial_o in_o the_o latter_a nothing_o of_o trial_n be_v make_v sure_o only_o for_o fashion_n sake_n as_o if_o they_o will_v not_o repine_v or_o reverse_v the_o sentence_n former_o cast_v against_o they_o in_o other_o court_n or_o as_o if_o the_o matter_n have_v be_v so_o plain_a that_o there_o be_v no_o further_a place_n leave_v for_o the_o guilty_a to_o put_v up_o defence_n so_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v ready_a for_o pass_v sentence_n the_o witness_n that_o have_v be_v examine_v before_o depone_v that_o they_o see_v the_o quaker_n assemble_v together_o at_o that_o place_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o prison_n and_o that_o in_o this_o their_o assembly_n they_o be_v sit_v quiet_a and_o mute_a without_o any_o speaker_n the_o quaker_n make_v no_o dispute_n upon_o the_o matter_n only_o reply_v that_o as_o they_o use_v to_o do_v at_o all_o other_o time_n they_o have_v then_o meet_v together_o not_o tumultuous_o nor_o after_o any_o unhandsome_a manner_n however_o this_o be_v account_v a_o crime_n sufficient_a to_o demerit_n such_o a_o punishment_n the_o quaker_n say_v that_o when_o the_o precedent_n of_o the_o court_n henry_n chany_n be_v pronounce_v sentence_n of_o transportation_n against_o they_o his_o countenance_n bewray_v great_a trouble_n of_o mind_n and_o the_o word_n he_o speak_v be_v very_o faint_a and_o languid_a as_o if_o the_o injustice_n of_o the_o sentence_n have_v strike_v he_o with_o fear_n and_o confusion_n this_o they_o observe_v and_o indeed_o they_o be_v man_n very_o apt_a and_o ready_a to_o make_v their_o observation_n and_o commemorate_v the_o same_o for_o infallible_a truth_n however_o this_o judge_n have_v pronounce_v sentence_n interrogate_v they_o all_o if_o they_o be_v willing_a to_o redeem_v themselves_o at_o the_o price_n set_v allow_v they_o the_o next_o night_n to_o consider_v upon_o it_o which_o night_n as_o they_o write_v themselves_o they_o spend_v not_o in_o consult_v one_o with_o another_o what_o answer_v to_o give_v but_o in_o secure_a and_o profound_a sleep_n as_o be_v conscious_a to_o themselves_o of_o no_o evil_a thing_n they_o have_v do_v which_o self_n conscious_a innocence_n devoid_v they_o of_o fear_n and_o encourage_v they_o ready_o and_o cheerful_o to_o undergo_v all_o the_o affliction_n that_o may_v befall_v they_o in_o the_o morning_n be_v call_v before_o 〈◊〉_d judicatory_a to_o give_v answer_n to_o the_o question_n put_v to_o they_o the_o precede_a day_n they_o reply_v to_o the_o judge_n interrogate_a they_o a_o fresh_a that_o they_o will_v pay_v nothing_o and_o though_o they_o have_v a_o hundred_o life_n they_o will_v not_o redeem_v they_o for_o a_o hundred_o penny_n so_o far_o be_v they_o from_o offering_n or_o promise_v so_o many_o pound_n some_o few_o day_n after_o that_o two_o court_n be_v hold_v at_o london_n about_o the_o same_o business_n which_o may_v be_v account_v the_o metropolitan_o of_o all_o the_o other_o hold_v on_o this_o account_n as_o london_n be_v of_o that_o kingdom_n the_o decision_n and_o judgement_n of_o these_o council_n be_v very_o various_a as_o the_o exit_z testify_v the_o quaker_n be_v 〈◊〉_d up_o in_o prison_n for_o have_v congregat_v themselves_o in_o public_a crowd_n and_o obstinate_o persist_v in_o the_o same_o irregularity_n be_v arraign_v before_o the_o court_n and_o accuse_v of_o have_v transgress_v the_o law_n in_o meeting_n and_o preach_v to_o more_o than_o five_o at_o a_o time_n in_o contempt_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n that_o though_o they_o meet_v together_o for_o worship_v god_n yet_o their_o manner_n of_o worship_n be_v dissonant_n from_o the_o liturgy_n and_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o that_o though_o they_o design_v to_o advance_v mutual_a concord_n among_o themselves_o by_o their_o frequent_a conventicle_n yet_o they_o tend_v to_o raise_v discord_n &_o sedition_n among_o the_o people_n the_o informer_n and_o delater_n against_o they_o be_v most_o the_o magistrate_n servant_n and_o officer_n or_o the_o keeper_n of_o prison_n and_o suchlike_a who_o yet_o testify_v nothing_o against_o they_o save_v that_o they_o find_v they_o assemble_v together_o though_o they_o do_v not_o hear_v any_o speak_n among_o they_o or_o that_o they_o be_v deliver_v to_o they_o by_o the_o messenger_n who_o apprehend_v they_o or_o that_o they_o see_v they_o bring_v into_o prison_n unto_o which_o the_o quaker_n reply_v that_o they_o do_v not_o deny_v their_o be_v together_o but_o that_o they_o desire_v it_o may_v be_v prove_v that_o their_o congregate_a together_o be_v upon_o any_o such_o wicked_a design_n as_o to_o show_v contempt_n of_o the_o king_n and_o government_n which_o be_v the_o crime_n lay_v to_o their_o charge_n and_o upon_o which_o they_o be_v then_o call_v in_o question_n they_o add_v likewise_o that_o they_o do_v not_o deny_v their_o meeting_n together_o in_o great_a number_n than_o five_o which_o if_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o king_n command_n be_v excusable_a in_o they_o since_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o obey_v the_o command_n of_o god_n and_o give_v ear_n to_o his_o voice_n alone_o though_o king_n and_o all_o man_n on_o earth_n shall_v countermand_v the_o same_o and_o as_o to_o the_o liturgy_n of_o england_n they_o reply_v that_o if_o it_o contain_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o divine_a will_n it_o be_v to_o be_v put_v in_o the_o same_o balance_n with_o the_o king_n
society_n of_o quaker_n this_o man_n be_v bear_v in_o holland_n of_o english_a parentage_n go_v over_o into_o england_n where_o he_o finish_v his_o philosophical_a and_o theological_a course_n in_o the_o university_n of_o cambridge_n that_o nursery_n of_o learning_n which_o boast_v so_o much_o of_o her_o integrity_n that_o she_o never_o emit_v any_o disciple_n that_o prove_v corrupt_a or_o unsound_a in_o religious_a matter_n he_o afterward_o become_v minister_n to_o a_o church_n in_o that_o country_n be_v ordain_v by_o reynolds_n bishop_n of_o norwich_n but_o he_o have_v not_o long_o exercise_v this_o function_n when_o he_o make_v defection_n to_o quakerism_n at_o the_o same_o very_a time_n that_o he_o be_v most_o busy_a in_o confirm_v and_o fortify_v himself_o and_o his_o hearer_n against_o the_o influence_n of_o that_o sect_n there_o be_v a_o young_a virgin_n among_o the_o quaker_n fame_v for_o her_o dexterity_n and_o skill_n in_o preach_v who_o many_o of_o the_o people_n use_v to_o follow_v coughen_n have_v understand_v that_o she_o be_v to_o preach_v in_o a_o certain_a place_n go_v thither_o himself_o in_o his_o canonical_a robe_n in_o order_n to_o preserve_v his_o hearer_n from_o be_v seduce_v by_o her_o discourse_n but_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v to_o hear_v she_o he_o be_v so_o move_v and_o affect_v that_o he_o not_o only_o not_o oppose_v she_o or_o her_o doctrine_n but_o appear_v for_o its_o defence_n and_o speak_v public_o for_o it_o at_o that_o same_o occasion_n and_o return_v home_n abandon_v his_o ecclesiastic_a habit_n join_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o member_n of_o their_o society_n in_o which_o he_o afterward_o become_v a_o doctor_n and_o preacher_n and_o be_v much_o caress_v and_o applaud_v by_o they_o but_o not_o long_o after_o this_o he_o return_v to_o holland_n again_o and_o meet_v at_o harlem_n with_o edward_n richardson_n minister_n to_o the_o english_a church_n in_o that_o place_n and_o discourse_v with_o he_o about_o religion_n he_o be_v so_o influence_v by_o his_o company_n that_o he_o forsake_v the_o quaker_n and_o their_o society_n betake_v himself_o to_o leyden_n when_o he_o pursue_v the_o study_n of_o medicine_n which_o where_o he_o have_v finish_v he_o return_v to_o england_n and_o profess_v that_o art_n of_o administer_a medicine_n to_o the_o sick_a sequestrate_v himself_o all_o along_o from_o that_o society_n till_o at_o length_n some_o three_o year_n thereafter_o he_o attempt_v to_o introduce_v a_o new_a model_n of_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n which_o have_v be_v so_o often_o endeavour_v by_o so_o many_o and_o so_o great_a man_n of_o oblige_v all_o christian_n to_o concentrate_v in_o one_o common_a faith_n and_o interpose_v their_o interest_n and_o power_n for_o reconcile_a the_o difference_n of_o religion_n among_o all_o who_o profess_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n all_o this_o while_n fox_n be_v not_o remember_v or_o talk_v of_o except_o among_o those_o of_o his_o own_o profession_n and_o society_n for_o he_o have_v be_v detain_v captive_a for_o three_o successive_a year_n together_o one_o half_a of_o that_o time_n in_o lancashire_n and_o the_o other_o half_a in_o yorkshire_n he_o be_v first_o imprison_v for_o his_o frequent_a conventicle_n and_o also_o for_o refuse_v his_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n so_o oft_o as_o it_o be_v require_v of_o he_o during_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o captivity_n the_o judge_n order_v and_o decree_v many_o injurious_a and_o rough_a sentence_n against_o he_o the_o chief_a of_o his_o fellow_n prisoner_n be_v margaret_n fall_v who_o he_o afterward_o make_v consort_n of_o his_o marriagebed_n both_o of_o they_o be_v mutual_o assistant_n to_o each_o other_o in_o all_o duty_n of_o religion_n afford_v one_o another_o such_o help_n and_o comfort_n as_o people_n so_o intimate_o conjoin_v both_o in_o friendship_n and_o religion_n general_o expect_v from_o one_o another_o but_o after_o this_o he_o be_v shut_v up_o in_o a_o dungeon_n full_a of_o filth_n and_o nastiness_n and_o stand_v stagnate_a water_n where_o he_o undergo_v much_o misery_n be_v force_v sometime_o to_o pass_v the_o night_n without_o have_v whereupon_o to_o sup_v upon_o which_o he_o be_v take_v very_o ill_o and_o be_v now_o but_o slow_o recover_v his_o former_a strength_n i_o have_v already_o tell_v what_o havoc_n that_o merciless_a plague_n have_v make_v both_o in_o london_n and_o the_o neighbour_a country_n but_o upon_o the_o back_n of_o this_o evil_a there_o succeed_v another_o in_o the_o ensue_a year_n sixty_o six_o viz._n that_o terrible_a fire_n which_o do_v not_o indeed_o reach_v the_o whole_a country_n but_o burn_v and_o waste_v almost_o all_o that_o noble_a and_o populous_a city_n of_o london_n so_o that_o to_o this_o day_n all_o england_n have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o forget_v it_o nor_o shall_v succeed_a age_n ever_o obliterate_v such_o a_o dismal_a account_n of_o their_o remembrance_n have_v give_v you_o a_o account_n of_o the_o many_o hard_a and_o miserable_a condition_n of_o these_o man_n i_o shall_v now_o adorn_v this_o treatise_n with_o some_o please_a variety_n to_o divert_v and_o refresh_v the_o mind_n of_o my_o reader_n perhaps_o now_o weary_v with_o read_v it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o therefore_o to_o take_v a_o view_n of_o what_o the_o quaker_n write_v for_o these_o four_o year_n by_o way_n of_o prophecy_n and_o prediction_n concern_v the_o future_a state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o both_o these_o memorable_a affliction_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n for_o such_o kind_n of_o history_n do_v much_o delight_n and_o charm_v the_o ear_n of_o man_n i_o shall_v only_o select_v those_o that_o be_v most_o memorable_a and_o worth_a observation_n the_o prediction_n of_o man_n do_v general_o run_v upon_o some_o great_a and_o wonderful_a revolution_n and_o change_n though_o they_o seldom_o come_v to_o light_v till_o the_o event_n be_v past_a these_o people_n be_v so_o certain_o persuade_v that_o some_o of_o their_o faction_n have_v so_o distinct_o and_o clear_o foretell_v the_o future_a scene_n of_o affair_n and_o both_o these_o calamity_n of_o london_n that_o whoever_o misbelieved_a they_o be_v conclude_v by_o they_o to_o have_v shake_v off_o all_o manner_n of_o faith_n and_o belief_n a_o certain_a quaker_n call_v serles_n a_o weaver_n in_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o two_o see_v these_o word_n write_v in_o legible_a character_n upon_o the_o circumference_n of_o a_o kettle_n hang_v over_o the_o fire_n woe_n to_o england_n for_o poison_v of_o charles_n the_o second_o cardinal_n i_o understand_v moloch_n twenty_o nation_n with_o he_o england_n misery_n come_v the_o man_n be_v afraid_a at_o the_o sight_n call_v the_o neighbour_n to_o come_v and_o see_v it_o who_o come_v be_v ravish_v with_o admiration_n to_o behold_v that_o wonder_n which_o they_o can_v not_o guess_v from_o whence_o it_o come_v the_o writing_n appear_v legible_a for_o a_o whole_a hour_n together_o and_o then_o evanished_a on_o its_o own_o accord_n many_o of_o the_o people_n and_o those_o of_o considerable_a note_n who_o be_v not_o quaker_n attest_v the_o verity_n of_o this_o wonder_n i_o myself_o have_v see_v and_o read_v both_o the_o story_n and_o the_o same_o very_a word_n mark_v by_o john_n coughen_n who_o i_o former_o mention_v in_o his_o notebook_n that_o same_o year_n which_o book_n be_v keep_v in_o the_o closet_n of_o a_o certain_a great_a man_n in_o this_o country_n from_o that_o year_n till_o two_o year_n after_o king_n charles_n death_n all_o which_o time_n it_o be_v keep_v secret_a from_o any_o other_o body_n so_o that_o no_o doubt_n be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o authenticness_n of_o that_o annotation_n but_o what_o the_o quaker_n will_v have_v mean_v by_o these_o word_n or_o that_o sight_n and_o how_o they_o accommodate_v it_o to_o the_o manner_n of_o k._n charles_n death_n and_o to_o the_o change_n of_o religion_n and_o misery_n to_o come_v after_o many_o year_n and_o how_o the_o future_a event_n of_o thing_n happen_v about_o the_o king_n charles_n death_n that_o be_v tell_v report_v know_v and_o see_v through_o all_o england_n do_v agree_v with_o these_o word_n be_v not_o needful_a to_o be_v determine_v in_o this_o place_n the_o quaker_n affirm_v that_o one_o of_o their_o captive_n at_o london_n do_v clear_o foretell_v the_o pestilence_n that_o be_v to_o overtake_v that_o city_n say_v that_o in_o a_o short_a time_n the_o street_n which_o then_o be_v replenish_v with_o man_n and_o resort_v to_o by_o many_o shall_v be_v see_v cover_v with_o grass_n and_o want_v man_n to_o tread_v ●_z they_o but_o i_o shall_v not_o extend_v this_o presage_n any_o further_a lest_o i_o seem_v to_o recede_v from_o the_o design_v order_n and_o brevity_n of_o this_o treatise_n this_o they_o relate_v of_o the_o fire_n of_o london_n that_o there_o be_v a_o quaker_n at_o hereford_n who_o before_o the_o burn_a of_o
the_o town_n see_v it_o clear_o represent_v to_o he_o in_o flame_n not_o when_o dream_v but_o when_o awake_a and_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n warn_v he_o to_o go_v to_o london_n and_o make_v public_a what_o he_o see_v he_o present_o take_v his_o horse_n and_o ride_v thither_o and_o when_o he_o come_v at_o the_o town_n he_o discover_v his_o head_n throws_z away_o his_o hat_n and_o have_v gird_v up_o his_o breeches_n ●he_n lose_v all_o his_o other_o clothes_n and_o pull_v down_o his_o stocking_n have_v put_v up_o his_o horse_n he_o run_v to_o a_o meeting_n or_o convention_n of_o his_o own_o sect_n in_o the_o same_o habit_n two_o day_n before_o these_o thing_n have_v happen_v which_o he_o be_v about_o to_o foretell_v he_o enter_v among_o they_o with_o a_o great_a commotion_n of_o spirit_n and_o a_o austere_a sadned_a countenance_n and_o tell_v public_o in_o the_o meeting_n that_o it_o be_v predict_v and_o make_v know_v to_o he_o by_o the_o spirit_n that_o in_o two_o day_n time_n london_n shall_v be_v all_o in_o flame_n and_o that_o all_o the_o citizen_n lull_v up_o in_o their_o secure_a bed_n in_o profound_a sleep_n be_v awake_v at_o this_o terrible_a accident_n and_o fill_v with_o consternation_n and_o terror_n shall_v run_v naked_a from_o their_o bed_n and_o house_n to_o save_v their_o life_n and_o not_o know_v what_o to_o attempt_v for_o quench_v of_o the_o fire_n all_o the_o people_n wonder_v to_o hear_v he_o take_v he_o for_o some_o prate_a fool_n and_o ridicul_v he_o and_o his_o prophetical_a omen_n but_o he_o persist_v in_o his_o asseveration_n till_o at_o length_n when_o they_o be_v expect_v no_o such_o accident_n and_o account_v he_o a_o madman_n who_o go_v about_o to_o frighten_v people_n with_o his_o dream_n the_o lamentable_a event_n give_v sufficient_a testimony_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o oracle_n and_o when_o the_o whole_a town_n be_v now_o all_o in_o a_o fire_n he_o be_v either_o too_o much_o puff_v up_o with_o the_o inspiration_n of_o this_o accident_n which_o be_v but_o too_o too_o certain_a or_o be_v move_v in_o his_o spirit_n afresh_o be_v so_o confident_a and_o presumptuous_a of_o his_o own_o power_n and_o interest_n that_o he_o will_v pretend_v to_o stop_v and_o let_v bound_n to_o that_o fire_n he_o have_v predict_v run_v up_o up_o and_o down_o among_o the_o people_n cry_v that_o he_o will_v repress_v the_o flame_n and_o set_v limit_n to_o they_o beyond_o which_o they_o can_v not_o reach_v then_o he_o go_v to_o the_o house_n all_o beset_v with_o fire_n and_o fix_v himself_o among_o they_o and_o will_v have_v stand_v till_o the_o fire_n have_v consume_v he_o too_o the_o people_n when_o all_o their_o exhortation_n and_o counsel_n be_v in_o vain_a to_o move_v he_o to_o retire_v from_o the_o danger_n take_v he_o by_o the_o middle_n out_o of_o that_o place_n remove_v he_o to_o some_o safe_a station_n afterward_o he_o be_v sensible_a of_o his_o fool-hardiness_n and_o error_n and_o acknowledge_v the_o same_o the_o quaker_n add_v that_o this_o same_o man_n foretell_v some_o such_o thing_n of_o the_o town_n of_o hereford_n which_o he_o have_v see_v in_o his_o sleep_n but_o in_o vain_a for_o the_o event_n do_v not_o fall_v out_o as_o he_o have_v predict_v but_o this_o do_v not_o at_o all_o lessen_v the_o quaker_n respect_n to_o the_o veracity_n of_o this_o oracle_n for_o they_o say_v such_o kind_n of_o variation_n of_o prophecy_n be_v oft_o time_n to_o be_v find_v among_o the_o holy_a prophet_n make_v mention_n of_o in_o the_o scripture_n this_o double_a calamity_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n which_o not_o only_o afflict_v that_o city_n but_o inject_v a_o fear_n and_o terror_n into_o the_o mind_n of_o all_o man_n every_o where_o in_o that_o kingdom_n so_o that_o they_o be_v more_o solicitous_a about_o their_o own_o condition_n and_o the_o danger_n they_o be_v in_o than_o busy_a to_o afflict_v and_o oppress_v other_o do_v not_o a_o little_a allay_v the_o ardour_n and_o fury_n of_o their_o mind_n against_o the_o quaker_n at_o least_o for_o some_o time_n while_o these_o thing_n happen_v in_o england_n the_o quaker_n be_v not_o altogether_o free_a from_o persecution_n in_o scotland_n and_o ireland_n though_o it_o be_v not_o so_o hot_a in_o the_o former_a as_o in_o the_o latter_a for_o in_o scotland_n there_o be_v but_o a_o small_a number_n of_o quaker_n in_o the_o kingdom_n so_o that_o they_o can_v not_o meet_v and_o assemble_v so_o frequent_o and_o beside_o the_o law_n enact_v against_o they_o be_v not_o so_o many_o to_o be_v violate_v and_o they_o themselves_o do_v not_o give_v their_o adversary_n so_o great_a occasion_n of_o resist_v and_o oppose_v they_o wherefore_o if_o any_o of_o they_o be_v take_v who_o persist_v bold_o and_o obstinate_o in_o congregate_a together_o or_o enterprise_v any_o forbid_a thing_n they_o be_v keep_v in_o prison_n for_o a_o long_a time_n to_o terrify_v and_o frighten_v the_o rest_n from_o do_v the_o like_a they_o be_v more_o numerous_a in_o ireland_n and_o that_o not_o in_o one_o county_n or_o two_o but_o throughout_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n where_o they_o imitate_v the_o english_a quaker_n in_o withdraw_v from_o neglect_v and_o despise_v the_o public_a ordinance_n of_o the_o church_n celebrate_v convention_n and_o assembly_n among_o themselves_o for_o manage_v their_o religious_a interest_n put_v themselves_o out_o of_o the_o way_n when_o call_v to_o pay_v tithe_n or_o contribute_v to_o the_o reparation_n of_o church_n or_o to_o give_v oath_n upon_o any_o occasion_n some_o of_o they_o will_v public_o do_v profane_a work_n on_o the_o festival_n holiday_n some_o run_v into_o the_o church_n and_o disturb_v the_o sermon_n and_o prayer_n with_o their_o idle_a and_o bold_a harangue_n other_o stand_v in_o the_o street_n and_o market-place_n exhort_v people_n to_o repentance_n disparage_v all_o their_o action_n and_o extol_v their_o own_o fill_v the_o air_n with_o foolish_a and_o impertinent_a discourse_n for_o which_o reason_n they_o be_v no_o less_o persecute_v in_o this_o kingdom_n than_o in_o england_n severe_a penalty_n and_o fine_n be_v indict_v against_o they_o all_o which_o if_o they_o refuse_v to_o pay_v as_o they_o all_o do_v they_o be_v cast_v into_o prison_n and_o so_o hardly_o treat_v that_o some_o of_o they_o die_v of_o sickness_n and_o disease_n contract_v in_o prison_n in_o some_o place_n the_o people_n oppose_v their_o keep_a conventicle_n together_o drag_v they_o out_o of_o their_o house_n pursue_v they_o in_o the_o field_n apprehend_v and_o imprison_v they_o and_o if_o they_o be_v assemble_v they_o break_v into_o the_o house_n by_o force_n smite_v and_o beat_v they_o and_o strip_v their_o very_a clothes_n from_o off_o their_o cack_n all_o this_o be_v do_v unto_o they_o in_o some_o place_n by_o the_o mob_n and_o refuse_v of_o the_o people_n and_o vagabond_n soldier_n next_z akin_a to_o robber_n who_o be_v clothe_v with_o no_o other_o authority_n but_o that_o of_o their_o hand_n and_o sword_n which_o be_v also_o connive_v at_o by_o their_o commander_n and_o master_n who_o not_o only_o suffer_v these_o outrage_n to_o be_v commit_v but_o sometime_o they_o themselves_o do_v thing_n inconsistent_a with_o the_o dignity_n and_o gravity_n of_o their_o station_n for_o if_o at_o any_o time_n the_o quaker_n speak_v more_o bold_o to_o they_o in_o public_a place_n or_o when_o irritate_v give_v they_o tart_a answer_n they_o will_v present_o set_v upon_o they_o all_o in_o a_o body_n for_o revenge_n admit_v of_o no_o delay_n brand_a they_o with_o the_o ignominious_a title_n of_o a_o curse_a impious_a crew_n nay_o kain_v and_o beat_v they_o sound_o and_o even_o among_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n there_o be_v some_o who_o not_o content_v themselves_o to_o have_v excommunicate_v they_o from_o their_o society_n deliver_v they_o up_o to_o the_o judge_n to_o be_v further_o prosecute_v and_o punish_v the_o only_a moderation_n and_o meekness_n use_v towards_o they_o be_v by_o the_o parliament_n i_o have_v already_o tell_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o book_n what_o advantage_n and_o improvement_n redoun_v to_o the_o doctrine_n and_o religion_n of_o the_o quaker_n by_o the_o diligence_n and_o activity_n of_o george_n keith_n and_o robert_n barcley_n who_o be_v more_o than_o ordinary_o instrumental_a in_o advance_v the_o interest_n of_o that_o society_n and_o now_o because_o the_o scope_n and_o design_n of_o this_o treatise_n be_v to_o give_v a_o view_n of_o what_o be_v the_o opinion_n these_o man_n maintain_v and_o so_o religious_o observe_v and_o by_o what_o author_n and_o after_o what_o manner_n they_o be_v first_o invent_v and_o publish_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o which_o they_o have_v undergo_v so_o many_o misery_n and_o danger_n i_o shall_v here_o show_v how_o that_o the_o chief_a cardinal_n doctrine_n
or_o despise_v to_o follow_v and_o imitate_v the_o other_o example_n yet_o betwixt_o they_o both_o there_o be_v a_o very_a great_a difference_n and_o jar_n as_o the_o molinist_n adhere_v to_o the_o rector_n of_o conscience_n sacred_a order_n and_o very_o many_o rite_n and_o the_o quaker_n reject_v all_o these_o rule_n and_o principle_n which_o be_v neither_o abstruse_a nor_o hard_a to_o be_v know_v i_o shall_v not_o now_o enlarge_v on_o with_o any_o further_a addition_n england_n be_v now_o at_o leisure_n from_o war_n and_o peace_n with_o the_o dutch_a again_o establish_v the_o long-gathered_a grudge_n against_o the_o quaker_n and_o the_o anger_n that_o sometime_o be_v restrain_v and_o forbear_v begin_v to_o be_v now_o revive_v and_o strengthen_v in_o order_n to_o renew_v the_o war_n against_o '_o they_o fox_n as_o yet_o think_v himself_o most_o concern_v yea_o to_o have_v the_o oversight_n of_o the_o quaker_n affair_n go_v on_o preach_v with_o such_o boldness_n confidence_n and_o care_n of_o their_o business_n that_o he_o run_v himself_o into_o many_o danger_n so_o also_o do_v keith_n and_o penn._n whether_o with_o a_o design_n to_o avoid_v the_o danger_n or_o because_o they_o suppose_v that_o they_o can_v and_o ought_v to_o deserve_v well_o by_o their_o counsel_n and_o authority_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o friend_n that_o be_v live_v elsewhere_o it_o be_v not_o know_v in_o the_o year_n 77_o they_o go_v together_o into_o holland_n and_o part_n of_o germany_n to_o visit_v some_o few_o friend_n they_o have_v in_o those_o country_n in_o which_o voyage_n what_o be_v do_v by_o they_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o show_v in_o the_o follow_a book_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o daily_a increase_n of_o evil_n start_v reproach_n and_o oppression_n against_o many_o there_o be_v afterward_o a_o great_a persecution_n begin_v in_o the_o county_n of_o nottingham_n which_o be_v also_o diffuse_v into_o other_o province_n and_o at_o length_n in_o the_o year_n 80_o through_o the_o whole_a land_n run_v through_o the_o people_n with_o a_o exceed_a violence_n this_o affair_n that_o year_n penn_n and_o mead_n do_v accurate_o describe_v and_o many_o other_o who_o fellowship_n with_o those_o that_o suffer_v calamity_n be_v such_o that_o what_o they_o endure_v they_o think_v do_v to_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o they_o send_v their_o desire_n to_o king_n and_o parliament_n to_o inform_v they_o of_o the_o injury_n do_v to_o their_o friend_n and_o entreat_v at_o length_n a_o remedy_n and_o help_v against_o those_o evil_n of_o so_o long_a continuance_n though_o i_o can_v insert_v innumerable_a example_n of_o their_o trouble_n that_o i_o may_v not_o excur_v without_o the_o bound_n of_o my_o intend_a brevity_n i_o shall_v content_v myself_o to_o repeat_v two_o of_o they_o mention_v by_o those_o who_o i_o have_v already_o name_v so_o far_o i_o suppose_v from_o be_v unknown_a that_o though_o they_o have_v be_v keep_v silent_a their_o truth_n may_v be_v attest_v by_o the_o memory_n of_o many_o as_o yet_o for_o i_o write_v nothing_o but_o what_o i_o be_o assure_v of_o w._n godrig_n of_o banwal_n in_o somersetshire_n be_v desire_v to_o give_v light_a to_o somewhat_o by_o his_o oath_n know_v certain_o that_o he_o will_v religious_o refuse_v it_o upon_o his_o refusal_n be_v drag_v into_o jail_n and_o despoil_v of_o all_o his_o good_n and_o movable_n to_o the_o value_n of_o 244_o lib._n star_z and_o also_o immovables_n who_o yearly_a value_n be_v suppose_v to_o amount_v to_o 60_o lib._n or_o thereabouts_o at_o last_o after_o thirteen_o year_n imprisonment_n all_o his_o estate_n be_v public_o confiscate_v mich._n renald_n a_o wealthy_a and_o moneyed_a man_n in_o the_o county_n of_o bark-shire_n owe_v the_o tithe_n of_o his_o land_n for_o one_o year_n to_o about_o the_o sum_n of_o 10_o lib._n which_o he_o refuse_v to_o pay_v be_v summon_v by_o the_o creditor_n be_v also_o so_o unwilling_a to_o follow_v such_o a_o suit_n that_o he_o rather_o will_v have_v sustain_v any_o great_a detriment_n the_o cause_n be_v so_o order_v in_o judgement_n and_o the_o trial_n give_v in_o the_o plaintiff_n favour_n that_o the_o collector_n for_o a_o fine_a out_o of_o his_o cattle_n or_o stuff_n shall_v instead_o of_o ten_o take_v 60_o lib._n wherewith_o these_o fellow_n be_v cunning_a severe_a and_o hot_a for_o their_o gain_n be_v scarce_o content_v they_o take_v away_o to_o the_o value_n of_o 97_o lib._n beside_o be_v their_o own_o officer_n they_o take_v as_o their_o wage_n out_o of_o the_o shave_v of_o corn_n about_o the_o worth_n of_o 12_o lib._n more_o about_o this_o time_n the_o quaker_n count_v 243_o that_o be_v dead_a by_o wound_n and_o stroke_n receive_v at_o their_o meeting_n while_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o england_n in_o scotland_n also_o especial_o the_o northern_a part_n much_o trouble_n be_v raise_v against_o the_o quaker_n and_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o public_a preach_n some_o be_v great_o sin_v other_o refuse_v to_o pay_v they_o have_v their_o good_n take_v from_o they_o and_o that_o to_o the_o double_a of_o what_o be_v lay_v on_o some_o be_v miserable_o keep_v in_o custody_n among_o who_o be_v barclay_n father_n mention_v in_o the_o former_a book_n and_o alexander_n skein_n once_o famous_a among_o the_o magistrate_n of_o aberdeen_n yet_o among_o all_o the_o calamity_n and_o sorrow_n they_o suffer_v they_o have_v no_o great_a grief_n torment_n nor_o sorrow_n than_o to_o see_v and_o understand_v their_o religion_n behaviour_n and_o action_n to_o be_v so_o execrable_o and_o malicious_o defam'ded_o and_o revile_v for_o so_o they_o be_v every_o where_o in_o libel_n and_o verse_n base_a and_o reproachful_a picture_n describe_v and_o design_v and_o that_o often_o by_o the_o vile_a sort_n of_o men._n so_o in_o familiar_a conference_n eating_n and_o drink_n there_o be_v scarce_o a_o talkative_a prattle_a or_o babble_a fellow_n that_o love_v to_o talk_v or_o act_v comical_o but_o he_o must_v reduce_v his_o discourse_n and_o gesture_n to_o traduce_v the_o sincerity_n and_o simplicity_n of_o the_o quaker_n there_o be_v no_o sordid_a vagrant_n quack_n juggler_n or_o gamester_n that_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o please_v the_o people_n or_o make_v themselves_o be_v laugh_v at_o but_o must_v bring_v in_o the_o quaker_n in_o their_o gesticulation_n and_o buffonery_n yea_o the_o theatre_n and_o show_v in_o play_n and_o comedys_n which_o be_v whole_o explode_v when_o void_a of_o wantonness_n and_o not_o arm_v with_o the_o folly_n and_o madness_n of_o such_o word_n and_o action_n these_o must_v assign_v the_o quaker_n their_o act_n speech_n and_o motion_n and_o so_o lay_v open_a to_o the_o view_n of_o the_o world_n they_o profess_v themselves_o master_n to_o know_v and_o display_v the_o life_n and_o action_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o men._n yea_o in_o the_o court_n of_o king_n and_o prince_n their_o fool_n and_o pleasants_n which_o they_o keep_v to_o relax_v they_o from_o grief_n and_o pensiveness_n can_v not_o show_v themselves_o more_o dexterous_o ridiculous_a than_o by_o represent_v the_o quaker_n or_o ap_v the_o motion_n of_o their_o mouth_n voice_z gesture_z and_o countenance_n i_o hear_v a_o pleasant_a story_n from_o they_o helen_n which_o the_o english_a for_o shortness_n call_v nell_n at_o london_n a_o most_o note_a dancer_n at_o the_o playhouse_n afterward_o a_o miss_n of_o king_n cha._n ii_o though_o she_o can_v imitate_v all_o the_o actor_n by_o any_o gesture_n of_o her_o body_n yet_o she_o can_v not_o by_o her_o out-most_a effort_n and_o endeavour_v even_o before_o the_o king_n and_o courtier_n who_o she_o often_o please_v with_o such_o ludicrous_a action_n act_n the_o quaker_n so_o to_o the_o life_n as_o to_o draw_v out_o compress_v and_o remit_v the_o spirit_n and_o so_o to_o ape_n their_o pray_n and_o hold_v forth_o without_o betray_v force_n and_o affectation_n and_o how_o unhappy_a she_o be_v in_o imitate_v those_o action_n which_o she_o can_v never_o have_v knowledge_n of_o by_o any_o conjecture_n i_o be_v tell_v the_o like_a of_o one_o of_o the_o king_n fool_n by_o those_o that_o be_v eye-witness_n of_o the_o matter_n the_o quaker_n be_v also_o great_o afflict_v in_o leicester_n and_o somersetshire_n in_o the_o year_n 81_o and_o 82._o there_o be_v a_o village_n in_o leicester_n not_o far_o distant_a from_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o whole_a province_n thither_o many_o of_o the_o quaker_n be_v conveen_v and_o assemble_v which_o be_v not_o please_v to_o some_o inhabitant_n and_o especial_o minister_n of_o church_n that_o live_v in_o those_o place_n some_o young_a man_n and_o boy_n watch_v to_o disturb_v their_o meeting_n and_o at_o other_o time_n man_n with_o silence_n and_o constancy_n when_o they_o meet_v they_o immediate_o assault_v they_o unaware_o take_v they_o pull_v the_o man_n hat_n and_o woman_n upper_a coat_n from_o
be_v so_o forcible_o incense_v that_o they_o can_v be_v break_v by_o no_o violence_n or_o reproach_n think_v then_o themselves_o to_o be_v true_o happy_a when_o they_o be_v count_v worthy_a to_o suffer_v affliction_n for_o their_o religion_n yea_o death_n though_o never_o so_o ignominious_a and_o cruel_a hence_o it_o come_v that_o each_o sect_n have_v its_o martyr_n this_o they_o also_o ambition_v as_o a_o holy_a sight_n run_v to_o embrace_v death_n as_o the_o crown_n of_o their_o religion_n sign_n of_o faith_n mark_v of_o society_n witness_n of_o communion_n monument_n of_o their_o name_n matter_n of_o perpetual_a fame_n and_o not_o only_o end_v of_o this_o temporary_a life_n but_o also_o begin_v of_o that_o which_o be_v eternal_a thus_o the_o senate_n of_o boston_n after_o many_o debate_n be_v unwilling_a to_o conclude_v of_o leader_n affair_n regard_v the_o action_n not_o the_o word_n of_o the_o criminal_a at_o length_n order_v he_o to_o be_v indict_v of_o treason_n and_o pronounce_v he_o a_o man_n who_o they_o judge_v and_o declare_v to_o deserve_v to_o be_v sever_v from_o among_o the_o number_n of_o the_o live_n which_o sentence_n be_v according_o execute_v upon_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o march_n then_o his_o head_n be_v lift_v up_o on_o high_a on_o a_o unhappy_a gibbet_n and_o he_o end_v his_o life_n without_o any_o fear_n have_v speak_v these_o word_n before_o some_o friend_n my_o god_n to_o thou_o i_o commend_v my_o just_a soul_n after_o he_o the_o court_n be_v first_o enquiry_n be_v on_o wenlock_n who_o seem_v to_o they_o to_o have_v draw_v all_o severity_n on_o himself_o when_o no_o body_n doubt_v but_o wenlock_n will_v fall_v a_o victim_n to_o appease_v the_o judge_n fury_n when_o he_o come_v to_o be_v try_v he_o dispute_v long_o and_o the_o judge_n differ_v in_o their_o thought_n and_o intention_n whereupon_o wenlock_n do_v so_o much_o urge_v the_o equity_n and_o justice_n of_o discuss_v the_o affair_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o english_a law_n argue_v that_o those_o law_n be_v only_o make_v against_o jesuit_n and_o not_o quaker_n who_o may_v very_o just_o expect_v impunity_n although_o they_o err_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n the_o judge_n be_v at_o length_n so_o inveigle_v and_o entangle_v that_o they_o return_v to_o the_o old_a form_n of_o proceed_v and_o commit_v the_o whole_a weight_n of_o the_o cause_n to_o the_o judgement_n of_o twelve_o swear_a juryman_n but_o they_o also_o have_v long_o delay_v wenlock_n at_o length_n bring_v he_o in_o guilty_a of_o death_n this_o be_v do_v on_o the_o 13_o day_n of_o the_o one_a month_n of_o the_o summer_n season_n but_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o sentence_n be_v some_o day_n delay_v john_n currier_n a_o inhabitant_n of_o boston_n have_v be_v whip_v through_o three_o town_n before_o return_v by_o the_o same_o place_n to_o boston_n to_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n who_o he_o have_v leave_v there_o be_v again_o whip_v about_o the_o same_o round_a he_o be_v detain_v in_o prison_n at_o boston_n where_o he_o have_v reside_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o himself_o and_o other_o man_n he_o be_v to_o be_v brand_v with_o a_o burn_a iron_n in_o the_o shoulder_n and_o there_o mark_v with_o the_o letter_n r._n to_o design_n he_o according_a to_o the_o english_a and_o roman_a law_n that_o which_o we_o call_v a_o rogue_n there_o be_v 28_o more_o prisoner_n there_o one_o of_o they_o condemn_v for_o all_o his_o life_n to_o remain_v in_o the_o prison_n where_o he_o than_o be_v the_o rest_n be_v uncertain_a what_o shall_v become_v of_o they_o see_v themselves_o daily_o detain_v and_o delay_v as_o many_o thing_n unexpected_a and_o unlooked_a for_o in_o the_o life_n of_o man_n fall_v often_o out_o then_o when_o we_o have_v hope_n and_o expectation_n of_o the_o matter_n so_o while_o the_o judge_n be_v so_o often_o remiss_a and_o the_o quaker_n punishment_n so_o frequent_o delay_v and_o yet_o nothing_o be_v see_v to_o retard_v it_o sudden_o and_o beyond_o all_o expectation_n it_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o magistrate_n command_v that_o a_o new_a law_n shall_v immediate_o take_v place_n to_o release_v wenlock_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o prisoner_n from_o any_o punishment_n they_o be_v liable_a to_o by_o the_o old_a so_o that_o they_o may_v when_o they_o please_v be_v free_v from_o the_o prison_n and_o for_o that_o purpose_n the_o door_n be_v set_v open_a the_o signal_n be_v give_v they_o go_v out_o without_o loiter_v only_o peter_n pearson_n and_o judith_n brown_n be_v contrary_a to_o their_o hope_n detain_v and_o whip_v at_o a_o cart._n the_o cause_n of_o so_o unexpected_a a_o change_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o magistrate_n foresee_v that_o the_o king_n and_o noble_n in_o old_a england_n will_v not_o well_o resent_v such_o rigour_n and_o cruelty_n and_o will_v therefore_o take_v care_n to_o prevent_v it_o for_o the_o future_a not_o long_o after_o king_n charles_n be_v inform_v how_o the_o quaker_n be_v treat_v in_o new-england_n by_o rumour_n messenger_n and_o their_o own_o complaint_n give_v in_o by_o petition_n to_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n and_o that_o not_o only_o once_o but_o often_o send_v immediate_o to_o the_o governor_n of_o boston_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o fellow_n ruler_n of_o these_o country_n and_o colony_n a_o letter_n concern_v the_o imprison_v quaker_n give_v it_o to_o be_v carry_v by_o sam._n sattoc_n a_o quaker_n who_o have_v be_v a_o inhabitant_n there_o but_o be_v thence_o banish_v as_o i_o mention_v already_o and_o now_o return_v there_o in_o a_o ship_n command_v by_o one_o of_o his_o own_o persuasion_n the_o letter_n be_v as_o follow_v c._n r._n to_o his_o dear_a and_o faithful_a subject_n since_o we_o have_v learned_a that_o many_o of_o our_o subject_n among_o you_o call_v quaker_n to_o have_v be_v some_o imprison_v other_o kill_v the_o rest_n as_o we_o be_v tell_v remain_v fall_n in_o danger_n we_o think_v good_a to_o signify_v our_o will_n and_o pleasure_n to_o you_o concern_v that_o affair_n for_o the_o future_a our_o will_n be_v therefore_o that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o quaker_n among_o you_o who_o death_n corporal_a punishment_n or_o imprisonment_n you_o have_v order_v or_o may_v for_o the_o future_a have_v occasion_n to_o determine_v that_o you_o proceed_v no_o further_o in_o that_o affair_n but_o forthwith_o send_v they_o whether_o they_o be_v condemn_v or_o bind_v into_o our_o kingdom_n of_o england_n with_o a_o account_n of_o their_o particular_a trial_n and_o fault_n that_o they_o may_v here_o be_v deal_v withal_o according_a to_o our_o law_n and_o their_o merit_n herein_o this_o letter_n shall_v be_v your_o warrant_n give_v from_o our_o court_n at_o whitehall_n the_o 10_o of_o sept._n 1661._o the_o 13_o year_n of_o our_o reign_n by_o the_o king_n command_n william_n morris_n this_o epistle_n of_o the_o king_n so_o stay_v their_o persecution_n that_o it_o be_v no_o crime_n to_o be_v reckon_v a_o quaker_n the_o magistracy_n of_o boston_n fear_v the_o king_n displeasure_n for_o what_o they_o have_v do_v send_v three_o into_o old_a england_n temple_n a_o officer_n a_o magistrate_n and_o norton_n a_o minister_n to_o acquaint_v the_o king_n with_o what_o they_o have_v do_v but_o jurisdiction_n and_o judgement_n be_v not_o therefore_o whole_o stop_v or_o take_v away_o but_o be_v forbid_v to_o inflict_v a_o final_a severity_n and_o punishment_n they_o compense_v it_o by_o the_o heavy_a temporary_a torment_n make_v some_o by_o their_o chastisement_n rather_o wish_v to_o die_v than_o endure_v so_o great_a and_o many_o evil_n so_o often_o though_o i_o can_v instance_n many_o example_n of_o this_o i_o will_v only_o relate_v one_o or_o two_o partly_o to_o avoid_v prolixity_n and_o partly_o because_o by_o one_o we_o may_v guess_v of_o the_o rest_n that_o year_n ann_n cotton_n a_o woman_n of_o sixty_o come_v with_o a_o design_n to_o live_v at_o boston_n but_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v admit_v that_o she_o be_v throw_v into_o goal_n be_v at_o length_n weary_v of_o she_o they_o take_v she_o to_o a_o wood_n and_o after_o many_o wander_n she_o find_v occasion_n to_o go_v for_o england_n there_o she_o obtain_v a_o patent_n from_o the_o k._n allow_v she_o to_o reside_v at_o boston_n she_o renew_v her_o journey_n and_o come_v bold_o back_o to_o boston_n but_o neither_o be_v she_o then_o admit_v she_o go_v therefore_o to_o cambridge_n where_o she_o be_v throw_v into_o a_o dark_a deu_fw-la thrice_o lash_v then_o carry_v to_o a_o remote_a and_o desolate_a place_n where_o from_o wild_a beast_n she_o may_v be_v in_o daily_a danger_n of_o her_o life_n but_o return_v by_o the_o same_o way_n she_o go_v out_o she_o be_v also_o whip_v as_o she_o have_v be_v before_o the_o follow_a year_n be_v scarce_o expire_v ann_n
and_o fearful_a of_o appear_v criminal_a not_o only_o now_o do_v stand_v as_o criminal_n but_o themselves_o sit_v and_o act_n as_o judge_n in_o their_o own_o cause_n and_o as_o such_o pass_v sentance_n as_o their_o own_o private_a animosity_n and_o prejudice_n and_o desire_v of_o revenge_n which_o they_o have_v be_v now_o along_o while_n hatch_n and_o consult_v among_o themselves_o promped_a they_o to_o and_o what_o such_o great_a crime_n be_v there_o commit_v that_o shall_v occasion_v so_o great_a dispute_n and_o strife_n isaias_n that_o great_a and_o excellent_a prophet_n cry_v out_o that_o there_o be_v those_o who_o make_v a_o man_n guilty_a for_o a_o word_n and_o lay_v a_o stumble_a block_n for_o he_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o fall_v in_o the_o gate_n and_o late_o into_o what_o snare_n what_o straits_n have_v i_o be_v bring_v and_o all_o for_o a_o word_n which_o beside_o that_o it_o be_v speak_v hasty_o and_o not_o stand_v in_o if_o it_o be_v examine_v to_o the_o bottom_n and_o may_v receive_v a_o true_a proper_a and_o fair_a interpretation_n or_o if_o take_v in_o the_o best_a sense_n which_o always_o ought_v to_o be_v follow_v will_v not_o only_o have_v be_v pardon_v but_o bring_v i_o commendation_n too_o now_o for_o the_o like_a cause_n of_o truth_n and_o virtue_n be_v i_o and_o my_o companians_n arraign_v as_o criminal_n for_o here_o we_o be_v charge_v with_o sedition_n dishonour_v the_o magistrate_n treason_n yea_o as_o if_o we_o be_v almost_o all_o guilty_a of_o every_o of_o these_o crime_n who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o they_o as_o we_o study_v nothing_o more_o than_o obedience_n to_o lawful_a power_n and_o authority_n but_o what_o conviction_n be_v there_o of_o this_o what_o the_o least_o proof_n of_o it_o or_o what_o that_o bear_v the_o least_o resemblance_n of_o it_o for_o if_o to_o accuse_v alone_o be_v enough_o neither_o any_o of_o you_o or_o any_o man_n live_v will_v be_v innocent_a and_o there_o will_v be_v no_o need_n to_o fear_v those_o punishment_n that_o these_o man_n deserve_v but_o here_o lie_v the_o conviction_n and_o proof_n of_o the_o crime_n because_o we_o have_v speak_v somewhat_o tart_o against_o some_o of_o your_o order_n and_o have_v use_v sharp_a language_n we_o hear_v it_o after_o a_o hostile_a manner_n no_o this_o your_o modesty_n will_v not_o give_v you_o leave_v to_o say_v though_o all_o the_o rest_n you_o affirm_v with_o a_o geeat_a deal_n of_o confidence_n but_o we_o have_v write_v and_o speak_v a_o great_a many_o scandalous_a thing_n against_o they_o who_o those_o who_o be_v and_o as_o yet_o be_v of_o our_o order_n who_o though_o they_o be_v ecclesiastic_n doctor_n minister_n now_o at_o this_o time_n lie_v aside_o those_o character_n and_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o be_v magistrate_n and_o judge_n but_o what_o be_v these_o scandalous_a thing_n be_v they_o such_o as_o both_o they_o and_o we_o do_v mutual_o exhort_v one_o another_o to_o and_o if_o that_o be_v not_o enough_o such_o as_o our_o place_n and_o duty_n oblige_v we_o public_o to_o admonish_v those_o that_o be_v commit_v to_o our_o charge_n be_v there_o any_o thing_n more_o than_o this_o that_o the_o printer_n name_n be_v not_o prefix_v to_o the_o book_n but_o what_o harm_n be_v there_o in_o that_o what_o necessity_n or_o law_n custom_n or_o example_n be_v there_o for_o that_o i_o appeal_v to_o you_o o_o my_o companion_n who_o have_v publish_v so_o many_o famous_a book_n in_o england_n and_o the_o most_o illustrious_a penn_n the_o lord_n and_o chief_a governor_n of_o this_o country_n of_o who_o there_o be_v so_o many_o monument_n extant_a not_o bear_v thy_o name_n or_o the_o name_n of_o those_o that_o print_v they_o which_o since_o it_o be_v so_o let_v all_o honest_a and_o impartial_a people_n see_v and_o judge_n who_o in_o this_o place_n principal_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v innocent_a and_o who_o guilty_a whereof_o the_o one_o do_v not_o in_o any_o wise_a refuse_v to_o stand_v before_o their_o judge_n and_o to_o have_v their_o whole_a cause_n plain_o determine_v the_o other_o fly_v from_o justice_n and_o mock_v their_o judge_n now_o see_v and_o consider_v you_o what_o you_o have_v to_o determine_v that_o it_o may_v be_v that_o against_o truth_n and_o probability_n falsity_n and_o fraud_n which_o tempest_n and_o impure_a breath_n be_v against_o the_o sun_n and_o that_o it_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v if_o not_o at_o present_a yet_o that_o at_o last_o oppress_a truth_n may_v have_v a_o glorious_a resurrection_n and_o light_n up_o her_o head_n and_o slight_v and_o injure_v virtue_n shine_v forth_o spendid_o as_o the_o sun_n ray_n break_v out_o so_o much_o the_o more_o illustrious_a after_o the_o gloomy_a cloud_n be_v dispel_v and_o at_o last_o that_o happy_a time_n may_v come_v in_o which_o the_o allwise_o incorrupt_a and_o almighty_a judge_n shall_v lay_v open_a and_o make_v manifest_a those_o thing_n that_o be_v at_o present_a obscure_v in_o a_o abyss_n of_o darkness_n and_o shall_v reveal_v the_o thought_n and_o counsel_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o every_o one_o shall_v receive_v their_o reward_n from_o god_n after_o a_o long_a quarrelsome_a and_o confuse_a dispute_v of_o the_o case_n pro_fw-la and_o con_v in_o which_o some_o of_o they_o so_o think_v their_o tongue_n to_o be_v their_o own_o as_o they_o say_v what_o they_o please_v the_o judge_n have_v conclude_v and_o all_o people_n a-gape_a to_o hear_v the_o sentence_n they_o lay_v upon_o keith_n and_o bud_n the_o penalty_n of_o five_o pound_n each_o bradford_n trial_n be_v put_v off_o till_o the_o next_o session_n that_o which_o with_o these_o man_n seem_v unjust_a they_o call_v the_o judiciary_n court_n of_o the_o whole_a province_n what_o these_o judge_n seem_v to_o think_v of_o themselves_o as_o if_o from_o they_o there_o can_v be_v no_o appeal_n they_o do_v allow_v of_o king_n charles_n have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o in_o the_o assignment_n he_o have_v make_v of_o the_o country_n to_o w._n penn_n in_o the_o grand_a charter_n or_o grant_v he_o give_v he_o the_o final_a decision_n of_o such_o case_n wherein_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o country_n themselves_o injure_v in_o the_o high_a tribunal_n of_o that_o country_n and_o no_o other_o redress_n be_v to_o be_v have_v therefore_o these_o man_n appeal_v to_o the_o cognizance_n of_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n in_o england_n and_o to_o stand_v by_o their_o decision_n and_o this_o be_v deny_v they_o by_o a_o bold_a and_o strong_a power_n than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o formidable_a or_o pernicious_a wherefore_o these_o man_n yield_v to_o their_o pleasure_n and_o the_o present_a time_n reserve_v their_o own_o right_n to_o themselves_o till_o another_o time_n there_o come_v in_o this_o time_n of_o great_a straits_n and_o trouble_n of_o mind_n and_o dejection_n these_o man_n lay_v under_o two_o of_o these_o kind_n of_o people_n from_o england_n who_o advise_v keith_n out_o of_o the_o ancient_a friendship_n nearness_n and_o dearness_n which_o he_o have_v enter_v into_o with_o they_o and_o the_o whole_a society_n that_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lay_v and_o as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v and_o shall_v forego_v his_o own_o private_a inconvenience_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o public_a and_o follow_v peace_n and_o avoid_v the_o scandal_n of_o such_o a_o descension_n and_o so_o great_a a_o distraction_n and_o that_o thereunto_o they_o will_v lend_v he_o their_o advice_n which_o advice_n of_o then_n keith_n like_v and_o approve_v of_o very_o well_o and_o although_o he_o know_v how_o uncertain_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v and_o full_a of_o danger_n and_o that_o it_o be_v no_o part_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n to_o follow_v that_o that_o he_o can_v not_o overtake_v yet_o that_o a_o dubious_a probability_n of_o good_a be_v better_a than_o a_o uncertain_a evil._n and_o so_o weigh_v all_o thing_n well_o first_o he_o propose_v to_o his_o adversary_n several_a term_n of_o accommodation_n by_o letter_n send_v to_o they_o but_o they_o thing_n succeed_v now_o according_a to_o their_o wish_n and_o their_o heart_n be_v harden_v with_o inveterate_a hatred_n interpret_v this_o change_n of_o he_o for_o a_o inconstancy_n unbecoming_a wise_a man_n and_o be_v angry_a at_o he_o for_o request_v this_o at_o their_o hand_n wherefore_o the_o keithians_n see_v that_o neither_o so_o can_v this_o business_n be_v bring_v about_o and_o consider_v that_o it_o will_v be_v labour_n in_o vain_a and_o to_o no_o purpose_n but_o rather_o hurtful_a to_o make_v any_o further_a overture_n of_o peace_n or_o if_o they_o shall_v obtain_v any_o thing_n that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v peace_n but_o a_o slavish_a kind_n of_o agreement_n therefore_o they_o keep_v themselves_o to_o themselves_o and_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o their_o own_o confession_n which_o keith_n and_o some_o other_o in_o his_o own_o name_n and_o of_o those_o
of_o her_o glory_n turn_v aside_o to_o this_o by-way_n and_o have_v run_v through_o part_n of_o her_o life_n in_o that_o very_a house_n on_o which_o she_o have_v with_o those_o prodigious_a endowment_n of_o mind_n bestow_v so_o much_o cost_n she_o be_v forsake_v of_o all_o those_o that_o gape_v after_o her_o estate_n and_o all_o her_o family_n and_o leave_v all_o alone_a but_o only_o not_o forsake_v of_o god_n or_o abandon_v to_o desperation_n and_o so_o in_o her_o mournful_a seat_n she_o breathe_v out_o her_o soul_n when_o she_o have_v first_o recommend_v it_o to_o god_n in_o christ_n of_o this_o excellent_a maid_n to_o add_v this_o by_o the_o by_o what_o be_v mortal_a and_o perish_v be_v repose_v not_o in_o the_o sepulchral_v monument_n or_o tomb_n belong_v to_o the_o family_n of_o the_o waltar_n erect_v in_o the_o church_n as_o it_o may_v have_v be_v but_o without_o in_o the_o churchyard_n or_o ground_n lie_v about_o it_o in_o the_o common_a earth_n among_o the_o rest_n of_o her_o brother_n and_o sister_n according_a to_o her_o own_o desire_n leave_v that_o monument_n out_o of_o modesty_n that_o familiarizer_n and_o governess_n of_o all_o other_o virtue_n of_o which_o this_o lady_n in_o her_o life-time_n be_v always_o the_o perfect_a pattern_n but_o since_o what_o the_o doctrine_n of_o these_o people_n be_v what_o their_o religion_n and_o how_o their_o way_n of_o live_v what_o their_o intention_n and_o what_o their_o aim_n and_o enterprise_n about_o the_o church_n and_o other_o man_n be_v may_v be_v full_o know_v by_o their_o write_n which_o several_a man_n among_o they_o yea_o and_o some_o woman_n too_o have_v publish_v concern_v themselves_o and_o many_o of_o our_o learned_a man_n of_o they_o i_o shall_v not_o now_o stay_v to_o recapitulate_v but_o because_o all_o this_o relation_n tend_v to_o this_o end_n to_o show_v what_o agreement_n there_o be_v between_o the_o quaker_n of_o who_o alone_o in_o this_o work_n we_o treat_v and_o these_o labadists_n i_o call_v they_o so_o because_o i_o know_v no_o better_a name_n to_o call_v they_o by_o in_o doctrine_n and_o what_o institution_n to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o purpose_n and_o last_o what_o intention_n they_o have_v to_o join_v in_o friendship_n and_o contract_v acquaintance_n i_o will_v short_o and_o in_o few_o word_n relate_v it_o as_o to_o their_o doctrine_n although_o these_o man_n at_o first_o introduce_v little_a or_o nothing_o which_o be_v different_a from_o our_o faith_n yet_o in_o process_n of_o time_n they_o bring_v in_o divers_a innovation_n about_o the_o use_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o the_o guidance_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o prayer_n and_o the_o remain_a part_n of_o worship_n and_o the_o sacrament_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n so_o that_o they_o come_v near_o to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o quaker_n in_o these_o thing_n than_o to_o our_o doctrine_n now_o it_o appear_v that_o these_o man_n no_o less_o than_o the_o quaker_n reprehend_v and_o find_v fault_n with_o many_o thing_n in_o our_o church_n and_o those_o of_o all_o protestant_n that_o they_o be_v all_o so_o corrupt_a and_o deprave_a that_o no_o effect_n no_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n appear_v among_o they_o nor_o no_o worship_n of_o god_n but_o only_o a_o carnal_a and_o external_a one_o no_o mutual_a attention_n no_o conjunction_n of_o mind_n no_o love_n no_o will_n no_o endeavour_n for_o the_o good_a one_o of_o another_o or_o the_o common_a good_a that_o be_v to_o be_v see_v last_o that_o no_o one_o life_n and_o manner_n answer_v what_o they_o all_o profess_v or_o the_o example_n and_o precept_n of_o christ_n and_o as_o this_o be_v the_o complaint_n and_o quarrel_n of_o the_o quaker_n so_o in_o like_a manner_n be_v it_o of_o these_o people_n too_o that_o with_o these_o vice_n above_o other_o be_v infect_v those_o that_o be_v the_o prelate_n and_o preacher_n of_o the_o word_n and_o steward_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n last_o these_o people_n think_v thus_o that_o they_o be_v the_o man_n from_o who_o the_o beginning_n and_o first_o example_n of_o the_o restitution_n of_o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v expect_v who_o also_o be_v whole_o intent_n upon_o the_o famous_a work_n of_o this_o reformation_n just_o as_o the_o quaker_n think_v that_o this_o be_v chief_o reserve_v for_o they_o and_o that_o they_o be_v in_o a_o special_a manner_n oblige_v to_o go_v on_o with_o this_o work_n of_o reformation_n so_o great_a be_v the_o fame_n of_o this_o society_n that_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o place_n in_o these_o country_n where_o there_o be_v not_o a_o great_a talk_n talk_v about_o these_o teacher_n and_o worker_n so_o that_o in_o foreign_a country_n there_o be_v scarce_o any_o where_o unless_o it_o be_v among_o such_o people_n who_o have_v no_o regard_n to_o what_o be_v do_v abroad_o who_o have_v not_o hear_v something_o of_o they_o therefore_o when_o these_o report_n be_v go_v over_o into_o england_n and_o scotland_n at_o first_o indeed_o there_o be_v some_o of_o these_o man_n who_o be_v averse_a from_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n as_o under_o the_o bishop_n contain_v themselves_o within_o their_o own_o church_n which_o be_v more_o remote_a from_o external_a rite_n and_o splendour_n and_o a_o worldly_a and_o delicate_a polite_a as_o they_o call_v it_o and_o elegant_a life_n and_o conversation_n who_o also_o undertake_v the_o ministerial_a function_n at_o last_o also_o the_o quaker_n who_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o they_o hear_v of_o this_o sort_n of_o man_n and_o their_o plain_a religion_n and_o way_n of_o life_n that_o they_o follow_v they_o begin_v to_o think_v in_o good_a earnest_n of_o this_o society_n of_o people_n and_o to_o be_v better_o acquaint_v with_o they_o and_o to_o consider_v way_n and_o mean_n among_o themselves_o how_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o enter_v into_o consultation_n with_o they_o i_o know_v that_o there_o be_v one_o of_o those_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n so_o averse_a from_o the_o episcopal_a way_n and_o addict_v to_o presbyterial_a church_n who_o not_o only_a himself_o write_v to_o this_o society_n but_o also_o communicate_v his_o thought_n upon_o this_o subject_n to_o a_o eminent_a quaker_n which_o man_n when_o after_o that_o time_n he_o foresee_v many_o thing_n from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o though_o not_o altogether_o true_a indeed_o yet_o seem_v very_o probable_a and_o likely_a to_o come_v to_o pass_v at_o that_o time_n he_o be_v not_o such_o a_o fear_a of_o episcopacy_n but_o that_o one_o may_v read_v in_o his_o countenance_n and_o since_o he_o be_v a_o man_n that_o one_o time_n or_o another_o it_o will_v come_v to_o pass_v as_o afterward_o it_o happen_v that_o he_o be_v make_v a_o bishop_n the_o first_o of_o the_o quaker_n that_o come_v from_o scotland_n to_o the_o labadists_n to_o amsterdam_n be_v george_n keith_n a_o man_n both_o very_o skilful_a in_o and_o much_o use_v to_o controversy_n and_o dispute_n after_o he_o come_v out_o of_o england_n r._n barclay_n a_o man_n likewise_o of_o great_a experience_n and_o well_o see_v in_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o religion_n these_o man_n one_o after_o another_o treat_v about_o this_o matter_n with_o labadee_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o on_o who_o the_o government_n of_o the_o society_n lay_v but_o when_o the_o quaker_n open_v their_o mind_n brief_o and_o in_o a_o common_a style_n but_o they_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n use_v such_o deep_a and_o far_o fetch_v speech_n and_o those_o so_o round_o about_o the_o bush_n and_o turn_v and_o wind_v and_o so_o much_o eloquence_n or_o endless_a talkativeness_n that_o the_o quaker_n know_v not_o what_o these_o man_n will_v say_v or_o how_o to_o know_v or_o find_v out_o and_o discern_v their_o opinion_n institution_n and_o intention_n or_o where_o to_o have_v they_o which_o also_o have_v often_o happen_v to_o our_o people_n inquire_v of_o these_o man_n about_o these_o thing_n and_o now_o begin_v to_o suspect_v that_o they_o be_v not_o such_o a_o pure_a sort_n of_o people_n and_o be_v either_o border_n upon_o some_o error_n or_o private_o entertain_v and_o breed_v some_o monstrous_a opinion_n and_o when_o the_o quaker_n try_v again_o at_o another_o time_n to_o see_v further_o if_o by_o any_o mean_n they_o can_v bring_v thing_n to_o a_o consent_n and_o agreement_n and_o a_o conjunction_n together_o that_o they_o may_v act_v in_o common_a concert_n the_o labadists_n not_o only_o draw_v back_o but_o also_o resent_v it_o ill_o and_o be_v so_o angry_a that_o they_o think_v it_o will_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o try_v any_o far_a conclusion_n with_o they_o and_o either_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o these_o meeting_n together_o or_o from_o the_o design_n of_o some_o of_o their_o adversary_n to_o reproach_v they_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v
come_v to_o the_o princess_n court_n and_o desire_a liberty_n to_o speak_v with_o she_o she_o who_o be_v full_a of_o humanity_n and_o gentleness_n and_o never_o disdain_v any_o though_o never_o so_o mean_a and_o unequal_a to_o her_o condition_n that_o desire_v to_o apply_v themselves_o unto_o she_o admit_v and_o hear_v they_o with_o cheerful_a and_o favourable_a countenance_n be_v especial_o please_v with_o isabells_n discourse_n who_o indeed_o have_v a_o curious_a voice_n and_o a_o free_a way_n of_o deliver_v herself_o and_o have_v hear_v what_o they_o have_v to_o say_v dismiss_v they_o with_o a_o short_a and_o pithy_a answer_n and_o have_v afterward_o open_v and_o read_v fox_n epistle_n she_o take_v care_n to_o deliver_v unto_o they_o her_o own_o letter_n write_v in_o the_o language_n he_o have_v do_v to_o wit_n english_a that_o they_o may_v give_v it_o to_o fox_n which_o letter_n be_v to_o this_o effect_n dear_a friend_n i_o can_v choose_v but_o tender_o love_v all_o those_o that_o love_v the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o who_o not_o only_o believe_v in_o he_o but_o also_o suffer_v for_o his_o sake_n wherefore_o i_o be_v mighty_o please_v with_o the_o letter_n which_o you_o send_v i_o and_o your_o friend_n that_o visit_v i_o i_o shall_v pursue_v the_o advice_n both_o of_o the_o one_o and_o of_o the_o other_o as_o far_o as_o god_n shall_v grant_v i_o his_o ●ight_n and_o motion_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n remain_v your_o love_a friend_n elizabeth_n and_o about_o this_o time_n william_n penn_n be_v on_o his_o german_a expedition_n together_o with_o his_o other_o friend_n direct_v his_o course_n to_o this_o princess_n and_o that_o i_o may_v not_o multiply_v many_o word_n preach_v twice_o in_o the_o princess_n inner-chamber_n there_o be_v some_o few_o of_o the_o townsman_n present_a concern_v the_o vanity_n and_o rejection_n of_o earthly_a thing_n and_o the_o elevation_n of_o the_o mind_n to_o high_a speculation_n and_o do_v so_o far_o prevail_v by_o his_o polite_a eloquence_n and_o approbation_n of_o the_o auditor_n that_o the_o princess_n declare_v that_o she_o have_v be_v always_o intent_n upon_o the_o duty_n penn_n speak_v off_o and_o do_v not_o yet_o cease_v to_o go_v on_o the_o same_o work_n and_o duty_n with_o which_o answer_n those_o man_n depart_v and_o because_o that_o the_o attempt_n of_o these_o quaker_n in_o their_o opinion_n have_v hitherto_o meet_v with_o no_o bad_a success_n in_o this_o part_n of_o germany_n the_o same_o man_n egg_v on_o with_o the_o same_o hope_n go_v into_o holsatia_n and_o the_o part_n adjacent_a there_o be_v yet_o in_o these_o part_n among_o the_o mennonite_n or_o anabaptist_n who_o be_v few_o a_o small_a number_n still_o remain_v and_o lurk_v here_o of_o those_o sectary_n wherewith_o germany_n in_o the_o precede_a age_n have_v be_v plague_v be_v those_o who_o spring_v up_o from_o the_o school_n or_o rather_o stall_n and_o hog-sty_n of_o david_n george_n not_o from_o the_o family_n of_o love_n as_o they_o call_v it_o and_o such_o scum_n and_o off-scouring_n as_o these_o and_o who_o still_o retain_v their_o foolish_a and_o vain_a imagination_n and_o according_a to_o their_o vain_a and_o vile_a invention_n and_o example_n unite_v together_o and_o enter_v into_o a_o fraternity_n more_o feign_o then_o true_o and_o real_o now_o these_o itinerant_a quaker_n find_v some_o of_o these_o man_n at_o hamburg_n which_o be_v the_o most_o famous_a city_n of_o holsatia_n as_o also_o at_o fredricburg_n a_o place_n upon_o the_o eyder_n and_o frequent_v and_o partly_o inhabit_v by_o the_o arminian_n and_o remonstrant_n of_o our_o country_n who_o look_v upon_o these_o man_n to_o come_v up_o very_o near_o to_o their_o opinion_n tenet_n and_o way_n and_o so_o begin_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n prepare_v and_o fit_v thereunto_o they_o do_v easy_o fall_v in_o with_o they_o though_o there_o be_v also_o some_o that_o be_v not_o of_o this_o sect_n but_o intense_o addict_v to_o the_o mennonite_n who_o now_o associate_v together_o and_o apply_v themselves_o with_o all_o their_o might_n and_o main_a to_o maintain_v the_o assertor_n of_o the_o quaker_n doctrine_n all_o these_o that_o lurk_v among_o the_o anabaptist_n and_o even_o other_o also_o though_o they_o be_v like_a unto_o they_o and_o follow_v their_o way_n still_o in_o many_o thing_n be_v always_o suffer_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o their_o ignorance_n and_o suppose_a innocence_n to_o live_v quiet_o until_o that_o about_o two_o year_n before_o the_o mayor_n of_o the_o city_n of_o fredricburg_n then_o new_o create_v and_o that_o he_o himself_o may_v do_v somewhat_o new_a and_o make_v himself_o to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o begin_v to_o disturb_v the_o peace_n of_o these_o quaker_n that_o have_v hitherto_o be_v leave_v alone_o and_o to_o create_v they_o some_o molestation_n and_o trouble_v which_o when_o the_o remonstrant_n of_o amsterdam_n come_v to_o understand_v and_o particular_o ph._n limburg_n their_o pastor_n and_o worthy_a professor_n and_o be_v careful_a of_o the_o safety_n of_o those_o man_n and_o concern_v to_o maintain_v the_o esteem_n of_o their_o own_o religion_n urge_v lest_o that_o now_o all_o man_n both_o good_a and_o bad_a shall_v say_v they_o be_v become_v other_o sort_n of_o person_n and_o cruel_a who_o most_o man_n look_v upon_o always_o remote_a from_o all_o manner_n of_o persecution_n that_o they_o shall_v revoke_v their_o proceed_n against_o those_o man_n and_o intercede_v for_o the_o continuation_n of_o their_o liberty_n that_o have_v be_v hitherto_o unviolable_a and_o entire_o respite_v they_o and_o cease_v their_o persecution_n fox_n travel_n from_o holland_n through_o the_o country_n of_o friesland_n and_o aldenburg_n to_o go_v to_o these_o man_n take_v more_o consolation_n with_o his_o friend_n than_o do_v any_o good_a to_o other_o those_o fame_n itinerants_n and_o emissary_n of_o who_o i_o have_v make_v mention_n before_o go_v forward_o and_o come_v to_o regal_a prussia_n as_o far_o as_o the_o baltic_a sea_n where_o at_o dantzick_n a_o very_a few_o also_o of_o the_o remainder_n of_o those_o old_a fanatic_n and_o of_o the_o mennonite_n man_n who_o can_v discern_v little_a what_o belong_v to_o religion_n or_o be_v to_o be_v pursue_v therein_o and_o poor_a who_o can_v scarce_o by_o their_o daily_a and_o hard_a labour_n get_v daily_a sustenance_n apply_v themselves_o to_o they_o and_o fall_v in_o with_o their_o doctrine_n and_o counsel_n these_o man_n from_o this_o time_n forward_o have_v be_v continual_o harrass_v by_o the_o lutheran_n in_o who_o hand_n the_o supreme_a power_n and_o magistracy_n be_v and_o heavy_o fine_v and_o imprison_v wherefore_o g._n fox_n do_v upon_o their_o behalf_n as_o be_v his_o friend_n brethren_n and_o equal_n in_o the_o year_n 1677_o send_v a_o letter_n to_o john_n iii_o king_n of_o poland_n and_o intercede_v with_o he_o thereby_o for_o a_o toleration_n for_o they_o concern_v which_o epistle_n which_o fox_n take_v care_n shall_v be_v publish_v in_o his_o long_a diary_n after_o his_o death_n this_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v note_v that_o at_o first_o it_o be_v write_v in_o england_n in_o the_o english_a tongue_n then_o send_v into_o holland_n and_o there_o translate_v into_o the_o german_a language_n and_o last_o send_v from_o thence_o and_o deliver_v to_o the_o king_n the_o substance_n whereof_o be_v this_o that_o it_o be_v a_o most_o equitable_a and_o righteous_a thing_n that_o all_o king_n prince_n and_o magistrate_n shall_v grant_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n to_o all_o their_o subject_n and_o by_o no_o mean_n disturb_v nor_o obstruct_v their_o assembly_n and_o divine_a exercise_n he_o set_v forth_o that_o this_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o father_n and_o ancient_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n as_o also_o the_o modern_a one_o and_o even_o the_o learned_a man_n of_o the_o present_a time_n we_o live_v in_o and_o that_o many_o king_n and_o prince_n have_v indulge_v this_o grace_n and_o favour_n to_o their_o people_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n be_v high_o worthy_a of_o praise_n and_o be_v real_o extol_v by_o worthy_a honest_a and_o wise_a man_n he_o also_o collect_v and_o pick_v out_o several_a say_n and_o sentence_n turn_v out_o of_o greek_a latin_a french_a and_o other_o language_n as_o also_o example_n and_o precept_n find_v in_o history_n to_o press_v this_o matter_n more_o upon_o he_o but_o this_o epistle_n be_v so_o write_v that_o it_o look_v and_o represent_v not_o the_o work_n and_o sentiment_n only_o of_o one_o single_a person_n but_o of_o many_o and_o seem_v to_o take_v in_o the_o complicate_v sense_n and_o advice_n of_o the_o whole_a society_n of_o the_o quaker_n yet_o this_o letter_n have_v the_o name_n of_o george_n fox_n only_o subscribe_v to_o it_o and_o that_o without_o any_o other_o mark_n and_o designation_n of_o person_n or_o authority_n so_o that_o fox_n though_o a_o most-illiterate_a
answer_v yes_o then_o say_v she_o what_o be_v the_o meaning_n that_o the_o king_n be_v bare_a it_o be_v not_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n upon_o this_o the_o king_n put_v on_o his_o hat_n so_o the_o woman_n run_v over_o brief_o what_o she_o have_v before_o write_v in_o the_o letter_n in_o the_o king_n presence_n to_o who_o the_o king_n with_o a_o kingly_a gravity_n and_o brevity_n reply_v but_o woman_n i_o desire_v peace_n and_o seek_v peace_n and_o will_v have_v peace_n and_o tell_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n so_o so_o in_o envy_n and_o spite_n do_v they_o in_o france_n call_v william_n king_n of_o great_a britain_n to_o this_o very_a time_n wherein_o now_o for_o fear_n they_o begin_v to_o acknowledge_v and_o own_v his_o regal_a majesty_n in_o their_o pompous_a word_n and_o name_n this_o k._n i_o say_v a_o k._n so_o constitute_v according_a to_o all_o divine_a and_o human_a law_n that_o if_o any_o one_o will_v decipher_v a_o lawful_a and_o just_a k._n he_o can_v do_v it_o no_o better_o than_o by_o define_v of_o it_o under_o the_o name_n of_o this_o when_o as_o at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o name_n of_o prince_n of_o orange_n have_v be_v throughout_o this_o age_n and_o before_o throughout_o the_o world_n as_o glorion_n and_o venerable_a as_o that_o of_o king_n and_o as_o much_o fear_v by_o enemy_n at_o these_o word_n the_o k._n go_v his_o way_n and_o so_o do_v the_o woman_n likewise_o and_o have_v get_v pass_n from_o the_o king_n go_v to_o holland_n and_o from_o thence_o return_v for_o england_n have_v with_o all_o her_o endeavour_n effect_v nothing_o and_o so_o far_o be_v the_o woman_n account_n of_o herself_o who_o the_o quaker_n think_v ought_v not_o to_o be_v mistrust_v herein_o because_o relate_v by_o herself_o of_o who_o sinceriry_n and_o honesty_n they_o make_v no_o manner_n of_o of_o doubt_n but_o other_o think_v it_o a_o thing_n more_o to_o be_v heed_v because_o the_o woman_n do_v show_v the_o letter_n deliver_v to_o she_o before_o the_o one_o sign_v by_o the_o queen_n secretary_n and_o the_o other_o by_o the_o king_n command_n and_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n strange_n be_v the_o thing_n which_o these_o man_n relate_v and_o some_o write_v concern_v the_o travel_n of_o samuel_n fisher_n john_n stubbs_n john_n perrot_n and_o john_n love_n minister_n of_o their_o church_n into_o italy_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o jonia_n the_o lesser_a asia_n and_o smyrna_n as_o also_o of_o other_o and_o of_o some_o woman_n journey_n into_o those_o remote_a part_n as_o i_o know_v not_o through_o what_o difficult_a place_n and_o what_o great_a pain_n they_o take_v for_o the_o propagation_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o how_o many_o expedition_n they_o go_v upon_o as_o if_o they_o will_v view_v and_o enlighten_v thorough_o all_o those_o country_n and_o nation_n i_o shall_v only_o pursue_v these_o man_n relation_n as_o they_o refer_v to_o that_o same_o expedition_n of_o i_o former_o from_o italy_n into_o jonia_n and_o what_o be_v worth_a remembrance_n shall_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o brief_o and_o so_o call_v to_o remembrance_n my_o former_a journey_n and_o that_o same_o city_n i_o mean_v smyrna_n i_o live_v for_o some_o time_n in_o my_o young_a day_n and_o be_v minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n for_o so_o pleasant_a and_o delightful_a be_v our_o past_a labour_n and_o the_o most_o pleasant_a thing_n most_o unpleasant_a if_o we_o may_v not_o some_o time_n speak_v of_o it_o or_o at_o least_o remember_v it_o those_o four_o man_n which_o we_o have_v already_o name_v arrive_v in_o italy_n by_o sea_n and_o come_v ashore_o at_o the_o port_n of_o leghorne_n as_o it_o be_v now_o call_v but_o former_o portus_n herculeus_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o they_o deliver_v some_o of_o their_o pamphlet_n to_o the_o governor_n who_o deliver_v the_o same_o to_o the_o inquisitor_n and_o censor_n of_o matter_n that_o appertain_v to_o religion_n who_o when_o they_o find_v nothing_o in_o they_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o popish_a religion_n and_o that_o they_o have_v do_v nothing_o for_o which_o by_o right_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v dissatisfy_v with_o they_o they_o dismiss_v they_o they_o go_v forward_o and_o get_v to_o venice_n and_o there_o offer_v their_o pamphlet_n to_o the_o doge_fw-it who_o hold_v the_o chief_a dignity_n in_o th●_n republic_n and_o from_o thence_o without_o stop_n go_v to_o rome_n the_o compendium_n of_o the_o whole_a papacy_n and_o there_o see_v slight_o and_o hasty_o the_o vast_a heap_n and_o mass_n of_o so_o many_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o that_o place_n and_o have_v view_v they_o leave_v they_o as_o a_o evil_a omen_n and_o return_v without_o any_o delay_n to_o venice_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v then_o perrote_n and_o love_n take_v ship_n at_o this_o place_n and_o go_v for_o smirna_n touch_v all_o the_o way_n no_o land_n no_o port_n nor_o so_o much_o as_o any_o shore_n where_o when_o they_o be_v arrive_v because_o they_o have_v a_o intention_n to_o go_v for_o constantinople_n when_o the_o english_a consul_n come_v to_o hear_v of_o it_o and_o have_v wise_o consider_v the_o life_n and_o rough_a demeanour_n of_o those_o man_n who_o know_v not_o how_o to_o forbear_v and_o to_o serve_v the_o time_n and_o so_o fear_v lest_o they_o shall_v act_v somewhat_o rash_o towards_o the_o emperor_n that_o may_v tend_v not_o only_o to_o their_o own_o inconveniency_n but_o to_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o the_o english_a nation_n he_o send_v they_o against_o their_o will_n back_o again_o into_o italy_n and_o so_o when_o they_o arrive_v there_o they_o return_v to_o rome_n while_o they_o be_v at_o rome_n love_n and_o perrote_n be_v man_n not_o able_a to_o hide_v their_o disposition_n and_o moderate_v the_o same_o for_o some_o time_n and_o in_o the_o place_n they_o be_v and_o to_o the_o man_n they_o come_v among_o and_o not_o willing_a to_o dissemble_v and_o form_n lie_v when_o by_o this_o their_o carriage_n they_o come_v to_o be_v know_v what_o they_o be_v and_o what_o their_o design_n be_v they_o be_v by_o the_o inquisitor_n throw_v into_o prison_n love_n die_v under_o his_o confinement_n as_o some_o monk_n declare_v by_o starve_v himself_o to_o death_n but_o as_o afterward_o some_o of_o the_o nun_n report_v so_o hard_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o keep_v a_o secret_a most_o difficult_a when_o once_o blab_v out_o to_o suppress_v for_o the_o more_o it_o be_v conceal_v the_o more_o it_o be_v discover_v he_o be_v murder_v in_o the_o night_n perrote_v continue_v some_o time_n in_o prison_n and_o be_v afterward_o set_v at_o liberty_n about_o the_o occasion_n of_o which_o enlargement_n there_o be_v at_o first_o various_a opinion_n but_o afterward_o there_o be_v no_o vain_a suspicion_n that_o he_o be_v shut_v up_o in_o this_o place_n choose_v rather_o to_o go_v backward_o than_o forward_o in_o his_o work_n see_v that_o after_o his_o return_n into_o england_n he_o forsake_v the_o quaker_n and_o set_v himself_o direct_o against_o they_o drawing_z other_o also_o off_o along_o with_o he_o and_o engage_v of_o they_o to_o embrace_v his_o new_a opinion_n and_o precept_n the_o other_o two_o be_v strike_v with_o fear_n flee_v away_o and_o here_o i_o shall_v subjoin_v the_o example_n of_o a_o london_n youth_n one_o george_n robinson_n by_o name_n he_o when_o he_o have_v sail_v from_o england_n in_o a_o merchant_n ship_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o mediterranean_a and_o arrive_v at_o scanderoon_n and_o from_o thence_o as_o it_o be_v the_o way_n of_o many_o that_o travel_v those_o part_n as_o be_v a_o short_a and_o easy_a way_n continue_v his_o journey_n towards_o the_o place_n which_o they_o call_v jerusalem_n with_o a_o design_n to_o see_v if_o he_o can_v behold_v or_o effect_v any_o thing_n there_o that_o may_v be_v advantageous_a to_o his_o religion_n here_o he_o many_o way_n discover_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o quaker_n the_o which_o when_o it_o come_v to_o the_o monk_n and_o popish_a priest_n ear_n they_o in_o their_o monastery_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o store-house_n and_o treasury_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o villainy_n take_v counsel_n together_o whereby_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o such_o a_o danger_n from_o which_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o escape_n and_o so_o put_v this_o villainous_a trick_n upon_o he_o there_o be_v such_o a_o law_n among_o the_o turk_n former_o though_o not_o many_o year_n past_a make_v that_o if_o any_o christian_a enter_v into_o any_o of_o their_o church_n he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n unless_o he_o redeem_v his_o life_n with_o the_o change_n of_o his_o religion_n which_o law_n be_v make_v not_o by_o the_o invention_n of_o the_o turk_n themselves_o but_o by_o the_o instinct_n of_o ambassador_n and_o european_a consul_n on_o those_o coast_n who_o