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judgement_n	behold_v	lord_n	righteousness_n	1,751	5	7.2802	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B06276	A true relation of the cruel dealings of William Pocklington of North Collingham in the county of Nottingham, with the innocent people of God called Quakers, in the same county.		1667 (1667)	Wing T2939; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 4152.f.20[15]; ESTC R12915	7,494	8

A true Relation of the Cruel dealings of William Pocklington of North Collingham in the County of Nottingham with the Innocent People of God called Quakers in the same County WIlliam Pocklington is a man that hath caused great and heavy Sufferings to be inflicted upon us for more than nine years and he still groweth in his Envy and Cruelty towards us as one that hatcheth mischief upon his bed so that we are constrained to bear our Testimony against his evil deeds and actions which are briefly comprehended in these particulars following 1. He caused William Smith of Besthorp to be arrested in his own name for Tythes when the Tythes of that place were not in his own hand and William Smith was sent to Prison and kept a Prisoner about 21 weeks 2. He caused William Smith to be arrested again in his own name for Tythes when the Tythes were not yet in his own hand and then William Smith had clearness to give bond for his appearance and did appear according to Law 3. He caused Robert Carnel of North Collingham to be arrested upon forfeit of the Bond for William Smiths appearance Robert being bound with William for his appearance and Robert was sent to Prison and kept a prisoner about 12 weeks notwithstanding William Smith had discharged the Bond by his appearance 4. He caused Thomas Elsam of Gerton to be arrested for Tythes and much of his Hay and Corn were taken for Tythes and Thomas was sent to Prison and kept a Prisoner a long time 5. He caused William Thorpe of Gerton to be arrested and sent to Prison for about two or three Cocks of Corn which he pretended were due to him for Tythes 6. He caused William Smiths Corn to be taken off his Land for Tythes after the Tythes came into his own hand and then caused him to be arrested again for Tythes and he was kept a Prisoner above five years and his Corn taken both before and all that time 7. He caused about nineteen men to be sent to Prison for meeting peaceably together to wait upon God and to worship God in Spirit and Truth and they suffered a long time 8. He often caused our peaceable Meetings to be broken up and he himself present he caused some women to be thrust forth of the Town and charged the Constable of Gerton that he should not suffer them to meet in the Night and some Women-friends being one night with a Woman in travel the Constable came and would not suffer them to stay 9. He caused the Town where we usually met to set Watch-men at the Gate to keep us forth of the House and we were constrained to keep our Meeting abroad upon a Green though the season was wet and cold And the Town was put to much charge with him and his Company at the Alehouse which he much frequented and would make the Town bear the Charge This work he continued for several weeks together 10. He caused William Smiths Goods to be seized after his more than five years imprisonment and both his Sheep Beasts Horse Hay and Corn were taken away to the value of above threescore pounds for Tythes and William Smith was a Prisoner and never gave any appearance to the Writ not never knew of any proceedings against him Now all moderate People may see how William Pocklington hath behaved himself among his neighbours and how there is neither love pity mercy justice or equity in his goings and how he hath acted contrary to the Law of the Nation in these following particulars 1. To Imprison a man for that which is not in his own hand but in the hand of another 2. To Imprison a man upon forfeit of a Bond when the Bond is really discharged 3. To cause any mans Corn to be taken off his Ground without his consent 4. To come into any mans house and pull such forth as are peaceably together and to send them to Prison 5. To cause Watchmen to keep people forth of any house where they have just right to come and to cause a Town to pay Ale-house reckonings when the Town is not concerned 6. To cause above sixty pounds worth of Goods to be taken for Tythes and the party Imprisoned upon the Writ and never gave any appearance and his Corn taken off his Land for Tythes all the time of his Imprisonment and before and sometimes a whole Land of Corn taken away together for Tythes And now whether we have not sufficient cause to bear our Testimony against William Pocklington as a cruel merciless man for as his actions are contrary to the Law so they are without mercy and full of cruelty and as he is a transgressor of the Law he may be justly questioned for his doings by the Law for such dealings and proceedings are a shame to the Law that is made for honest good ends and a shame to those that practise in the Law for honest and good ends that is to right such as suffer wrong and such things are a dishonour to the Government as using the Kings Name in what is so done For William Pockington told a Friend That the King knew of the taking of William Smiths Goods and that they were taken in the Kings Name but the King will have no cause to take such a man to be his Friend that layeth such actions upon him and his Name And we do the rather publish these things that both the King and Country may have certain knowledge of them and also of William Pocklington who hath done and caused them to be done And during the time in which he was causing such spoile to be made upon William Smiths Goods there were some Papers delivered to him as followeth William Pocklington The Lord God dwelleth in the Light and his power is over all and in the Light he beholdeth all thy unjust and illegal proceedings which thou actest by the Prince of Darkness which now ruleth in thee but the Lord stand at our right hand and with true judgment and righteousness will plead our cause against thee and when he shall execute the fierceness of his wrath what wilt thou then do thy fair words wherewith thou flatterest thy self and others will not then hide thee for in the Light thy deeds are all manifest and in the hearts of all moderate men they appear exceeding evil and full of cruelty therefore in love to thy soul I warn thee to repent and return that which thou unjustly hast caused to be taken from us or be thou sure the Lord for whose Truth we suffer will visit thee in thy inward parts and there he will be a terrour to thee and will terrifie thee day and night but his peace is and for ever will remain with us Elizabeth Smith Friend William Pocklington there is a great cry in the Country concerning thy actions and doings by which the eyes of People thereabouts are over thee wondering what will be the end thereof and are amazed that the Earth