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A52921	New-England's ensigne it being the account of cruelty, the professors pride, and the articles of their faith, signified in characters written in blood, wickedly begun, barbarously continued, and inhumanly finished (so far as they have gone) by the present power of darkness possest in the priests and rulers in New-England ... : this being an account of the sufferings sustained by is in New-England (with the Dutch) the most part of it in these two last yeers, 1657, 1658 : with a letter to Iohn Indicot, Iohn Norton, Governor, and chief priest of Boston, and another to the town of Boston : also, the several late conditions of a friend upon the Road-Iland, before, in, and after distraction : with some quæries unto all sorts of people, who want that which we have, &c. / vvritten at sea, by us whom the vvicked in scorn calls Quakers, in the second month of the yeer 1659 ; this being a confirmation of so much as Francis Howgill truly published in his book titled, The Popish inquisition newly erected in New-England, &c.	Norton, Humphrey, fl. 1655-1659.; Rous, John, d. 1695.; Copeland, John, 17th cent.	1659 (1659)	Wing N636; ESTC R3600	97,400	124

friends from giving them any thing being fearful to wrong a tender Conscience but the time of the year being so cold that his wife and friends was in fear that he should have perished there besides the necessity of his being at home which thing lay v●ry sad upon her so that she with his Friends ●●ok a pair of Oxen and a Horse al●hough he had no more and gave them to the persecuters to free him on t of their hands Much more of their cruelty I might truly relate but for being tedious to the Reader this is truth as attests T. H. More of their names we see in wisdome not meet to publish in Print because of the crueltie of the Dutch but rather keep them hid But if any in Authority in England should call us to question for it who out of bowels of mercy would labour to relieve their imbond aged brethren I the Relator with several others who are Witnesses of this thing to be truth shall count it a sma●l matter to confirm it for their redemption who were Labourers amongst them in the Lord Called Robert Hodgshone Humphrey Norton THE ACCOUNT OF Cruelty the Professor's Pride and the Articles of their Faith WITH Their Proceedings beginning in the sixth month of the yeer 1657. AFter our landing at Road-Iland according to the will of God where we were gladly received when others inhumanely thrust us avvay from them as may be seen in vvhat here follovvs We tvvo Christopher Holder and Iohn Copeland vvas moved of the Lord to go to an Iland called Martins Vineyard vvhereof Thomas Maho vvas then Governor in vvhich place is many Indians and coming there on the sixteenth of the sixth moneth 1657 vve vvent to their Meeting and after the Priest Thomas Maho the Governor's son had done his speech one of us spake a fevv vvords and then vvas both of us by he Constable thrust out of doores and forthvvith the doors vvere shut yet going thither on the later part of that day after some dispute with them we departed but on the morrow the Governour with the Constable came to us who after some words with us required us to be gone off the Illand our answer was in the will of God we stood to go as he made our way for us but he being not satisfied with this Answer hired an Indian to have us away saying that it was the will of God that we should go to day and required mon●y of us to pay the Indian for carrying us but we seeing little of our going that day did say that we could not pay the Indian forasmuch as we did not hire him nor set him on work then he commanded the Constable to search for our money who accordingly did and took from us nine shillings which vvhen they had so done delivered us into the hands of the Indians to have us away over the water in the main Land in one of their Cannons vvhich is a piece of a tree ●ewed hollow vvho forthwith had us away from them where we remained among the Indians three days till there was a calm season to have us over the Sea vvhich vvas about nine miles a great Sea for such a small Vessel all vvhich time vve received no small love from the Indians the like we could not receive from the ENGLISH for what we eat we could not perswade him whom we were withall to take money for it he saying that vve vvas strangers and Jehovah taught him to love strangers So on the 20 of the sixt moneth 1657. vve vvere landed on the other side and coming to Sandwitch a tovvn in Plymouth Colony vve vvere gladly received by many yet great vvas the stir and noise of the tumultuous Citie yea all in an uproar hearing that vve vvho vvere called by such a name as Quakers vvas come into those parts A great fire vvas kindled the hearts of many did burn within them so that in the heat thereof some said one thing and some another but the most Part knew not what was the matter yea so it is in truth our God went before us whose presence was and is vvith us compassing of us vvhose dread took hold of them so that their hearts failed them for fear of those things which vvas coming upon them So after vve had been at San●witch some small time vve passed to New Plymouth and being at the Ordinary there Thomas Southworth one of their Magistrates of that Town with several of their Church-members came to us who after a long dispute required us to be gone and on the morrow early was the under Marshal set to keep us from going away into whose hands we were committed Prisoners by Thomas Southworth before whom with one John Alden a Magistrate in the next Town was we called the same day who after examination from whence we were and why we came thither and such like questions which were answered and they having nothing in justice against us yet required they of us to be gone out of their Colony telling us they had an Order or Law that we should not stay there we required to see it but they would not shew it us telling us that we were at liberty so we returned unto the Ordinary again yet in the morning early was the Constable sent by word of mouth from them to keep us from going to Sandwich unto which place we told them the day before we could not ●e free to pass out of the Colo●y till we had been there finding the Lords drawings so thither again as we were passing the Constable seized on us and had us out of the bounds of Plimouth Town towards Road Island six miles as he was commanded who leaving us we soon turned to the place before mentioned whither we came some of the people being set against us especially the Teachers made an unrighteous complaint to the Governour Thomas Prince by Name whose ear being open to the wicked but stopt to the cry of the just as may hereafter appear by adding iniquity to oppression did cause us to be brought before him who sinding nothing against us yet for being only called Quakers did require us to depart the which thing standing in the will of God we could not do and so did answer him then he to answer the unrighteous complaints made against us and false charges as deceivers c. whose great cry was Help O Governour help us against these Quakers that are now come amongst us and secure them and send them away from us in answering to which cry he was not sparing to use his power by setting his hand to write an unjust Warrant accompanied with lyes calling us extravagant persons and vagabonds giving charge to apprehend us in the Name of his Highness the Lord Protector whose name they labour to defame as upon due consideration will be found and plainly seen by what follows and bring us to Plymouth which accordingly was done and we apprehended and kept Prisoners by the Constables Deputie who

they themselves made manifest gave order that none should visit us which if these actions of their be to do as they would be done unto and so fulfil the royal Law let the wise in heart judge Again after a friv●lous examination once and again the greatest part thereof being touching the Trinity unto which we answered according to the Scriptures That the Father Son and Spirit we own but a Trinity the Scripture speaks not of and so the Father who then was with us preserved us by his power as in the hollow of his hand so that they could not touch us before whom the hearts of the people failed for fear yea greatly was these Hypocrites surprized the Magistrates and Priests being bent together against us one of which was John Norton by name their chief Priest going about to prove the Scriptures to be the rule and guide of life brought Rom. 106 7 8. but stayed not there but turned to the 2 Pet. 1. 19. and being asked by us what that light was there spoken of which shined in a dark place he said i● was the eternal VVord And being asked what the dark place was William Brend having his hand on his breast he said he thought it was under his hand who said to him Then thou means the heart he answered Yea We asked whether the Eternal word was not a sufficient guide He said Yea And being asked whether it was his rule and guide he said it was when he was guided aright Then said some of the Magistrates what difference is there between us and you if we ●old the same thing then the Governor cryed out he could not say so and John Norton would have denyed what he had said but some of the Magistrates affirmed he did say so then was there a division among themselves some affirming and some contradicting so they sent us to prison and the day following called us forth again in publike asking us questions to which we had answered the day before in private which they had written down and we called to them to have our answers read but they refused so to do Upon which we refused to answer seeing they lay in wait to insnare We asked them what Law wee had broken for which we had been imprisoned The Governor said he would have us to take heed we broke none of their Ecclesiastical Laws for it we did we were sure to stretch by a halter mark Reader what savour there is in their expressions So they proceeded to sentence us to banishment which they grounded upon fals● accusations ordering us to be sent to prison again there to bee kept without Bail or Mainprise untill such time as we be sent away to the place from whence we came in the ship that brought us for which end they sent for Robert Lock before them the Commander of that ship and did require of him to carry us back again upon his own charge and also to give in his bond to them to land us no where but in England which he refusing they forthwith cast him into prison where he lay four dayes and seeing he was likely to lose his voyage entred into reason and thereupon st●●ped to their unrighteous yoke and gave in bond so to do then was he set at liberty and we continued under their cruelty nigh eleven weeks having these following Orders executed upon us and was on the one and twentieth of the eighth month forced from prison a shipboard in a violent manner An Order to the Keeper of the Prison You are by vertue hereof to keep the Quakers formerly ●●mmitted to your custody as dangerous persons industrious to ●●●prove all their abilites to seduce the people of this Iurisdiction both by words and letters to the abominable tenent of the Quakers and to kéep them close prisoners not suffering them to speak or confer with any person not permitting them to have paper or ink The 18. of the 6 moneth 1656. Edward Rawson Secretary An Order to the Goalor for to search as oft as he sees meet the Boxes Chests and Things of the quakers formerly committed to your custody for pen ink and paper papers and books and take them from them This last being subscribed by Iohn Indicot Governor Richard Bellingham de Governor Dated the 27. of the 7 month 1656. Another to the Marshal-General Edward Michelson or his Deputy You are by vertue of an Order of the Generall Court sitting at Boston the twentieth of October 1656. required and hereby impowred forthwith to impress a sufficient Boat with sufficient and convenient help and take out of prison William Brend John Copeland Thomas Thi●ston and Christopher Holder Mary Prince Sarah Gibbens Mary Weatherhad and Dorothy Waugh and carry them and deliver them aboard Mr. Lock 's ship now at Nantaschit according to Order and hereof not to fail Dated at Boston the 10. of October 1656. By the Court Edward Rawson Secretary To the Marshal-General Edward Michelson or his Depury You are by vertue hereof required to levy on the goods and chattels of William Brend and John Copeland the value of 10. s. and deliver the same to William Salter Kéeper of the Common Prison in Boston in satisfaction of so much due to him for his fees by Order of Court in their commitment together with 2 s. for this Execution whereof you are not to fail Dated at Boston the 20 of October 1656. Edward Rawson Secretary There was four of these copies for every two one by which they took our bedding and sent us away without it and also a Bible the Goalor took although he said we denyed the Scriptures yea so great was his envy against us as that he took away our candles not suffering us to have light in the night-season because as he said we should not see to write to trouble the Magistrates and infect the people whose cruel dealing and inhumane carriage towards us was much more then what is here related it being too tedious to mention this being in short the truth of what then passed betwixt us and was acted upon us which we in patience did suffer committing our cause to him who judgeth righteously who is at hand to give unto every man according to his deeds the Truth of what is here related we whose names are here before mentioned are true witnesses of it which if those that have been herein most deeply engaged against God and us his Servants shall go about to gainsay in the day wherein the righteous judgments of God shall be made manifest upon all unrighteousness of men shall their mouths be stopt when they come to receive a due recompence of reward for all unrighteousness and inherit the wrath due unto them for resisting so great love of God whose love is large and long-suffering great of which I am a Witness glory to the Lord God for ever who of their blood is cleer if they perish I having by the power of God stood a witness agains● their wickedness by which

power I was called out from amongst them and sent unto them who am a Servant of Chris● and a Sufferer for the Seeds sake which suffers amongst them who shall wait in hope believing it shall be delivered and raised up to the glory of the Father John Copeland Also Reader Richard Smith who is before mentioned who came in the ship with us and they called our Proselite did they commit to prison who though he be an Inhabitant on Long-Iland in that land and have wife and children there although they did openly accuse us of uncleanness such is the vanity of their Religion having their tongues unbridled that to speak truth they have no delight plainly shewing that their Religion is a lye and the god of this world the Father of it in going m●n and women together running away from our Parents wives and children yet so great was their fear and their faith so weak that they would not let him go to his through the Countrey for fear of infecting the people with our poysonous Doctrine as they called it but kept him about three weeks in prison untill there was an opportunity to send him away by water In which time John Indicot Governor said he was deluded and therefore he would have him have some discourse with three or four godly Ministers to convince him of his Error so upon the first day of the week he asked the Goalor to go to their Meeting the which he did and having sate while the Priest had done he spake and said It was the saying of the Governor that I should have some discourse with some of the godly Ministers ●hat they might convict me of the error that he said I was i● saying that I was deluded and said to them all if there was any such as were godly that could convict him of any error that he held he was ready there to hear then the Governor said he did intend it should be in private Richard Smith answered and said it was his desire it should be in publike and being inraged at him they forthwith had him away to prison again who after they sent away by water as is before mentioned Yet here ended not their malice but as it is written The wicked shall wax worse and worse so they fulfilled it in proceeding to act further wick●dness upon an antient man whose gray hairs is honorable but instead of honoring the hoary head and rising up and giving place to him that is grave in yeers according to the Scriptures they profess they cast him into prison the same day that they forced the other away and to please their God Mammon whom they so duely served sined him several pounds as will appear by what here followes One Nicholas Upshall an old man an inhabitant of the town of Boston who had long waited for the consolation of Israel the appearance of which he could not finde among the profession of New-England though they cal themselvs by the name of of Christ having been a member among them for many yeers had endeavoured out of his zeal to build a little Babel by them called the Church at the new meeting-house in Boston but his first zeal not being according to true knowledge as the second appeared unto him That God was not worshipped in Temples made with hands godly indignation rising up in him against that Idol he would not have left one stone upon another before half forty yeers was expired for which the pillars upon which the pinacle is built whereupon Satan stands crying to Christ Cast thy self downe wee will not have thee to rule over us joyned together against him to cast him out of Covenant Court and Countrey and sentenced him to banishment as hereafter doth appear This ancient man was much refreshed at the coming of these fo●ementioned people finding in them that which he desired after and was much troubled at the cruel actings of the Magistrates and people of Boston towards them upon the same day the former were put forth of prison they put him in who having proclaimed a Law with the beating of a Drum against those people called quakers before the said Nicholas's door he beeing much troubled in spirit with it seeing their unrighteous dealing against the innocent did bare witness against their Law for which he was sent for the next morning unto the General Court where he spake to them to this purpose That the prosecution of that Law was the fore-runner of a Judgment upon the Countrey and therefore in the tenderness and love which he bore to the people and countrey did desire them to take heed what they did lest they were found fighters against God whose love they rejected and committed him to prison and fined him twenty pound and ordered him to banishment within the space of one moneth and that if hee should return he should be kept close prisoner untill he did acknowledge his fault in declaring against their Law which Law hereafter followeth yet after four dayes was released And again shewed their inhumanity to banish an ancient man of about sixty yeers from his wife and family in the time of winter although for many yeers had been very sickly of whom if the Lord had not been more tender then these unmerciful men hee might have perished and before the time was expired which they had appointed him for departing their Colony they sent for him to another Court to reckon with him for not coming to their Meeting for which according to their Law he was to pay five shillings for every first dayes missing so they reckoned three pound more that he was to pay upon this account by which it appears what it is they seek after who will so soon take occasion to get money the love of which Paul saith is the root of all evill which while some have coveted after have erred from the Faith which is truly fulfilled in New-England When the time was neer expired Nicholas went to Sandwitch in Plymouth-Patent intending there to winter amongst some that were more readier to entertain the persecuted then to persecute but the Governor thereof whose name was Bradford being an envious man hearing of his coming sent a Warrant that none should entertain him but his purpose not being effected he sent a second special Warrant to bring Nicholas to Plymouth it is worth observing An Indian Prince for so he appears by his speech hearing of their dealing with this ancient weak man called them Wicked men and said unto him Ne. tup which is to say Friend if thou wilt live with me J will make thee a good warm house this he spake in his own language preaching condemnation thereby to the English Christian teaching them an example of compassion towards the persecuted whom they of Boston had barbarously banished in the winter season which are such in those parts that several have perished in travelling betvvixt tovvn and tovvn yea vvhere they are not three miles distant yet vvould not this vile man

of a great age near unto 70 years who Simeon like hath waited long for his Salvation who seeing him now appear in his Temple could no longer with his estate supply the Priests Office who seeing it in measure fulfilled could do no other then bear his Testimony against it for which they strained his Iron Furniture belonging to his draught to the quite disabling him and disappointing him of the use of the same to his great loss and damage Again the aforesaid Arthur for not delivering up unto the Constable at his command a servant of God called Robert Hodgshon he having no warrant for what he did but said Josiah Winslow would bear him out in it for this they fined the old man fire pounds for which they took away a Steer and a Bull the 28 of the third moneth 1658. which the old man said for the reteining and protecting the aforesaid Robert he conceived he was bound in obedience to his Prince Oliver so to do he having hòlden forth the same in his Instrument of Government Arthur Howland And I am satisfied in obedience to his Conscience could do no lesse he having been a receiver and a reliever of the Saints and servants of God and of such as is and hath been persecuted he himself having been one formerly in the Bishops days as well as now I am Witness of it H. N. Again such was their wickedness against this old man that they would have cast him into bonds in the cold Winter season which he said he had rather repair to the chief Magistrate and seek redress there for which he used several Arguments to them but their Prison being readier then their Protectors presence had been the place provided for him by their appointment such was their cruelty had not his brother and friends who could not bear it entred into bond for him Again Henry Howland his brother in the Town of Duxbery for having a meeting in his house and not serving on the Jury fined and levied 1 l. 10 s. Henry Howland New Havens proceedings against Humphrey Norton and others Humphrey Norton a servant of God being going to visit his seed under the Dutch Government coming into an English Plantation called Southo●d belonging to New-havens Jurisdiction was that evening forthwith apprehended and not so much as once asked what vvay he travelled but committed to the Marshal and by water conveyed to New-haven where after a frivolous Examination having nothing justly against him was cast into Prison and laid upon him a great weight of Irons day and night linked to a great lump of Wood it being in the twelfth moneth 16●7 They continued him 20 days in this condition in a cold open Prison not suffering him to have either fire or candle or any to come at him but such as did abuse him under which tryal Satan came unto him tempting him I heard him say of a truth that he told the Devil to his face That he was a Fool upon the eleventh of the first moneth 1658 he was called forth before their Court so called where not the least clause of transgression was proved against him having also put forth some queries to their chief Priest John Davenport who denied to answer them in writing saying he saw how he had served his Brother Young but would answer them there in the peoples hearing in words which H. N. indeavouring to make Reply Upon his Answer in the audience of the people they caused a great Iron Key to be tyed cross his mouth and said he should answer when the Priest had done but that was like the rest for the Priest had no sooner done but he fled away as fast as he might and he continued with the Key in his mouth until he was gone And after spending the part of two days in his tryal they sentenced him to be severely whipt and burnt in the hand with the Letter H. for Heresie and to be conveyed out of their Colonie in the manner of Banishment not to return but upon the utmost penaltie that the Law would infl●ct Also fined ten pounds as they said to pay the Court and Colonie their charges and this saith he that gave the sentence must be done this afternoon shortly after the Drum beat and the people gathered a great many and straightway he was fetched forth and offered upon their Altar-Stocks in the view of all the people was stript to the waste with his back turned to the Magistrates and by report of them that stood by had 36 stripes but he himself knows not how many for they had no sooner done then I heard him say that his Body was all as if it had been covered with Balm then turning his face to the Magistrates they brought a pan with hot burning coals and their Iron in it and took his right hand made fast in the stocks and burnt it more deep then ever I saw any impression upon any quick creature after which being loosed the Lord opened his mouth in prayer and he uttered his voice towards heaven from whence came his help who covered the heads of his enemies with shame and contempt but himself with peace love and joy after which several times they profered him his deliverance paying his fine and his fees His answer was always such that if they would do it for two pence they might never have it from him nor none by his consent or if he would but promise it which thing he could not do but a Dutchman whose face he never saw before ingaged unto them for twenty Nobles altogether without his consent which they wickedly received in stead of ten pounds making their Law a lie the aforesaid Dutchman being asked a reason why he would offer it said his own spirit within him made him do it besides him not another face appeared with him nor for him only they seemed to force salves upon him for the killing of the fire the which he refused not needing it the Marshal being a malicious man and much tormented would have a reason why he would not receive it his answer was he could not suffer a dog to lick his sores am I a Dog saith the Marshal And William Brend and several others being moved to bear the message of the Lord to the same place being all threatned and sent away in the manner of Banishment some of them not suffered to discharge and unburthen their Consciences for which unto the place they were called but forced away with the burthen of that Word upon them or which one through the power of the Prince of darkness hath finished her testimony in the Sea Mary VVeatherhead by name Another of them being forced and hasted away it being their meeting-day crying out Wo be unto you for Humphrey Nortons sake Wo be unto you Reader That thou mayest be truly certified of what manner of spirits the New-England Priests are I shall give you a brief account of what passed between my beloved brother ●ohn Copeland and a high Priest

because he would not see it done the which John Rous taking notice of said Nay turn about and see it done for so was his order so in the strength of God we suffered joyfully having freely given up not onely one member but all if the Lord so required for the sealing of our testimony which the Lord hath given us to finish and said these words They that do it ignorantly we do desire from our hearts the Lord to forgive them but for them that do it maliciously let our blood be upon their heads and such shall know in the day of account that every one of these drops of our blood shall be as heavy upon them as a Milstone So when they had done their bloody Work they slunck away as a dog when he hath sucked the blood of a Lamb and is discovered So here is a Declaration of the dealings of these men who account themselves members of Christ and the Church of God but let that of God in all judge whether these be the fruits of the members of Christ Did Christ ever do so Or did he leave any Precept that his servants should do so Or rather did he not rebuke Peter for being too forward when he smote the High Priest's servant cut off his right ear Did he not tell him They that take the sword shall perish with the sword And doth not the Scripture say He that sheds mans blood by man shall his blood be shed and know this that there is nothing defileth a land or people more then the shedding of innocent blood and nothing brings down the judgments of God sooner on a People or Nation then the cry of innocent blood therefore let not such call themselves the Church of God for God hath no union nor fellowship with such that acteth violence and gather themselves together and condemn the innocent blood as saith the Scriptures shall the Throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee which ●rameth mischief by a Law They gather themselves together against the souls of the Righteous and condemns the innnocent blood Let all sober people judge whether these people are not so who hath shed our blood against whom they could prove no evil either in word or action only the breach of their Law which they have made mischievously to ensnare the innocent but it is that they may be made manifest to be of that generation that condemned Christ saying We have a Law and by our Law he ought to dye But our desire is that all in whom the Seed of God is may be kept clear from the guilt of innocent blood that so they may be hid in the day of the fierce Wrath of the Almighty God For behold The Lord cometh out of his place to punish the Inhabitants of the Earth for their iniquity the Earth also shall disclose her blood and shall no more cover her slain From Boston prison this 25. of the 7. Mo 1659. We are Witnesses of it who suffers for the Truths sake by the corrupt wills of men for keeping the Commandments of God and the faith of Jesus the truth of which shall be witnessed in the day when the righteous judgements of God shall be made manifest when all things shall be tryed by fire even the day shall declare it Christopher Holder John Rous John Copeland We are the three that sustained this abuse who the truth of this their action doth declare unto all that though their Law Sentence and Order be to cut off the Ear yet have they made them a lye for they have not taken away the sixt part of our Ears but the member they have defaced and abused which God had formed and made This and all other of our sufferings in Boston Collony hath been done in private by which all may easily judge what sort of people these are whose actions are thus plainly demonstrated Again Katherine Scot an Inhabitant of Providence in the same land a Woman of good report as these her adversaries could not but in some measure confess having lived with an husband the space of twenty years in that Country no people in that nature more circumspect and blameless seeking God in the sincerity of their hearts in every likeness whereinsoever he appeared so fraid were they to miss of him and so ready to fulfil that Scripture Try all things and hold fast that which is good which when that which is good came full ready were they to receive it and those who brought it not accounting any thing they had too good wherewithall to assist the Lord and his Servants for which they lost not their reward for the power of God took place in all their children small and great so far as capacity could receive it which may amount to eight or nine And God trying the faith of this his servant who being both grave in years and Mother of so many children yea and the Wife of a tender Husband full readily and willingly left she all to do the Will of God knowing that they who do it not are not worthy of him Who being called unto Boston and accordingly by the hand of God brought thither upon the 16. of the 7. Month 1658. who coming to the prison when the Hangman some others were going to execute the cruelty upon the aforementioned sufferers to wit Christopher Holder John Rous John Copeland whom she witnessed that the Lord of his large love had sent to gather his scattered seed which had been scattered and driven away in the gloomy day of Antichrists night being strongly pressed in her spirit to visit them in the time of their sufferings and to bear forth her testimony against their cruel and barbarous dealings pressed towards the door amongst other people but by the violence of the Wicked was not suffered to enter who thereupon uttered these following Words saying It was evident they were going to act the works of darkness or else they would have brought them forth publikely and have declared their offence that others might hear and fear With several other Words declaring them and their cruelty to be worse and more barbarous then the Doctors and Bishops This doing all the while their ears were cutting Which Testimony of hers a man of a sober spirit received and after some time standing patiently to hear one of the prisoners minister after they had executed their malice where standing the Marshal came and pulled her down and said that she might go before the Governor This he did leading her away although he had been her brothers servant who bringing her before the Court held for the 4. united Collonies so called the Governor asked her why she came there Ans To witness against the cruel spirit that so abuses Gods faithful Servants and Messengers whom he hath sent so often amongst you He said What are they Apostles or Messengers Answ Yea I have found them so to me He said We will witness against your railing spirit Ans I deny all railing and have

the latter far surmounting the former several times have they endeavoured to starve us to death by famine at the Town of Boston several times under restraint vvhich herein is not mentioned several of us lost in the Wilderness in the Winter-season several nights vvading deep Waters in frost snovv and cold vvhen none could be had to guide us because of the season one of vvhich S●rah Gibbins by Name lost tvvo nights in this nature being alone vvithout man or Woman to comfort her seized on by an Indian vvhich sorely attempted her but the Lord delivered her the English also endeavouring to stirr up the Indians against us all this have vve born and suffered through his strength and for his love vvho hath chosen us vvhereby vve have heaped Coles upon the heads of our Adversaries vvho hath thus entreated us vvho vvas sent unto them for their souls sake vvho hath caused us to say Oh how are the precious sons of Sion comparable to fine Gold esteemed as Earthen Pitchers the Clay of the Potter H. N. A Letter to John Indicot and John Norton Governor and chiefe Priest in Boston which yet is not answered FRiends I heard a great noise about a litttle Note I writ to Iohn Indicot after the Brethrens Ears were cut be it known unto you that it was onely unto such as sits in counsel to shed innocent blood with such as votes them up and upholds them therein who deserves the greatest curse of all Crimes as for all such into whose hands my Paper comes let them compare it with the Laws which they of Boston made against us as cursed Blasphemers and Hereticks and Adamites c. as if they made a Libel of their Law And consider how much ever any of you have seen or heard us troubled a● it and I having sent forth but one few lines wherein is laid upon them that which is but their due and see how the Beast roars as if he were wounded in his secret parts and cryed out unto all the Earth for ease and mind you Reader whether their Curses or ours is of more force and whether it 's they or we that lyes under the power of a plague and whether in all ages it was the innocent or the guilty who cried out Help O men of Israel help Humph. Norton John Indicot Cursed is that man which causeth any to be dismembered of the members that God hath formed made given them before he that made them doth remove them sad wil it go with thee if the loss of that member cost any one his life Remember that Scripture thou brought That he that sheds mans blood by man shall his blood be shed Think not O miserable man that thou canst cover or hide thy self by saying thou persecutest not nor thou sheds no mans blood for in the condition thou art none of these things can be done without thee or thy consent and at thy hand will all this blood and cruelty be required thou knowest that they are but Officers imployed by thee that executes it thou art the foreman in forging of them of this take warning from the Lord God that in the day wherein thou begins with that bloody Work of dismembering the cry of blood will enter into thy house and the curse of God will be more grievous to thy heart for so doing then all the Earth can add thee comfort As thou tenders pitty to thy poor soul take warning before-hand least thou have cause to repent when it is too late least of these thy actions and proceedings will be unto thee as a burdensome stone in the day of thy account Thou maist remember that thou asked me how thou should know that I was sent of God c. I say Many examples might be giveu thee if thou couldst believe As first The Scripture is fulfilled in hurling and pulling me out of your Affembly in such a manner as never any was out of the Church of God and haling me before the Magistrates and casting me into prison according to that Scripture mentioned by John Norton The Devil shall cast some of you into prison Doth not thou believe that he prophesied what would become of us And is it not now as it was then that he that lives after the flesh persecutes him that lives after the Spirit so that this is no new thing but if there be in him any manhood for God or love to the souls of his people let him come forth and give proof thereof in performing but this reasonable request and if he be a Herdsman either of Abraham or Lot and in his thoughts hath gone all this time to the right hand let him now turn to the left and take his Compass through Piymouth-Patten Road-Island Providence Long-Island and else where they have believed and received our report whom you account and call deluders and I shall freely engage my body for his unto this Patten that he shall not be imprisoned whipped nor dismembred by any of them and the same time that he hath there with any one or more accompanying him let me have the like Liberty in this Town and Collony with my yokefellow and let the fruit shew the effect who is the deceiver the false Prophet the Earthly Epicure or the Worldly belly-god if this he deny let him be ashamed and never more owned by you his hearers to be a Minister of the Spirit of truth Let me have his or thy Answer on his behalf directed unto me who is a friend to thy soul called Hump. Norton but by the scorners a quaker Let him subscribe the Answer and let not these deluded Flocks as you account them be lost for want of his labour Again thou maist remember thou charged me with Blasphe● my against John Norton Whereunto I say Had he been a Minister of Christ and I had hit him on the one che●k or under the fifth rib he should have turn'd unto me the other also and let me have had both place and time with him and the people that he might the more have laid me open and not to have suffered one of his chief members as if it were his heart to have cast me into prison but this and such as this doth but the further make thee and him manifest Dated from Boston prison this 16. of the 5. Month 1658. Another LETTER to the Town of Boston BOSTON is a withered Branch the sap of the Vine is departed from it your profession is become barren and your glory is become withered ye are departed from the Lord and have followed your own inventions How is thy beauty faded thou who was famous among the Nations for thy zeal towards God! But now thy zeal is turned to hypocrisie and envy hath eaten you out and malice is as a Canker among you and the way of peace you know not but are following that which makes desolate therefore return while you have time and let God be truly minded by you lest he break forth with

was drawings to see if it were possible to beget a Seed where there was none by the vertue of that power wherein we stood and of that Faith I was and am and in it do remain this is as Food fetcht from far to the pure and wise in heart and unto such only this is communicated and told them further that their Image would beget and it put me in minde of Jacobs laying speckled sticks before his fathers stock and at several times I gave them such figures as these that she was like unto a vessel heaving in the Sea whose compass was cast off the needle and there was nothing to steer it by neither could it move but as it was heaved to and again with the winde for to order her self in any thing that was good she could not or like as over-worn ground whose strength is destroyed so that it was capable neither of seed nor weed yet after a while let it alone and it will gather strength and bring forth something but as concerning her I am jealous that the evill will come forth first being sensible of the nature of all mankind thus it remained a certain space wherein we did visit her time after time in which time again I compared her unto a body or carcase which the Doctors and Apothecaries of the Egyptian world begs or buyes to anatomize or abuse from whence to reap vvisdome to add to their rotten art so that the vvise in heart may see that they conjure their vvisdome and knowledge and art from amongst the dead but we being Physitians chosen of the Father and by him made partakers of his nature and name he gave us a body whereupon to exercise our gifts which from him we had received and to that end was applyed and being often drawn forth in visiting of her her sences being lost and filled with winde and air her tongue running in useless and senceless words only in some agonies wherein she was not sensible she would have cryed out against her self and said I am that bloody Whore and the blood is spilt upon the earth and there is no salvation for me and sitting waiting by her I was made to take hold of such words and beat them back upon her so much as she was able to bear to bring her to the sence of them and one time I taxed her with a lie for there was salvation for her she suddenly asked me where I told her in God and she being full of Scripture words told me That the fool hath said in his heart there is no God I asked her and said What will you beleeve a fool Nay by no means there is a God and there is salvation for thee and beat it upon her so much as she was able to bear and put it upon her to remember what had past betwixt us until I came again that so she might have something of savour wherewithall to exercise her senses and sometimes she did and sometimes I hastened considering the weakness of her brain and thus laboured again to raise the dead which after some short time coming in this manner Horror at times took hold upon her and much temptation to make her self away in which time I coming to her she asked me If I could not cast out Devils through Beelzebub the Prince of Devils I told her nay the Devils said so of Christ which was false but I can cast out Devils through Christ Jesus the power of God then said she Cast the Devils out of me yea if thou wilt do what I require of thee she told me yea she would but at that time did not but according to my expectation the weed came up first for when I told her that God is a meek and quiet spirit and that she might learn to know him within her and to be guided by him vvho taught not to speak such foolish vvords as she did and joyn her members to him and I would joyn with Christ both in me and her and through his strength the Devil shall be dispossest which at that time she could not bear but broke forth into foolish laughter which vainness continued with her a certain space vvhich when that was off her temptations straitly followed her still to make her self avvay which thing increased my confidence in her and all vvho may beled into the like for such are they that Satan hath little confidence in that they will do him service but if they can by any means escape his Wiles they will follow the example of my forerunner and me his servant who was led of the Spirit to be tempted in the Wildernes which vainness she hath confessed to me since that after my reproof in telling her and giving the example that she was more vain then her child that something in her shewed her that it was not fit for her to laugh and was in such a sad condition After which she got forth a doors into the woods to have made her self avvay having also been at the water-side to have done it before and both through the love and power of God was prevented for when she vvas in the vvoods vvith an intent to have done it she told me that something spake unto her and told her That it was not the destroying other self that could satisfie God for the dishonor she had done him After vvhich she savv that it was the love and power of God that did and had prevented her from doing of it and from that time she setled and amended and I perceived by her Sister that her earnest desire was to speak with me and said That she did beleeve she should be restored the which was accomplished and after our meeting she earnestly begged of me to tell her Whether she had not sinned the sin against the Holy Ghost yea or nay I told her nay then she put it strongly upon me to make it forth unto her the vvhich I did and told her Thou hast not yet received the Holy Ghost and that there vvas many Disciples vvho knew not vvhether there vvere any Holy Ghost yea or nay the which she saw and confessed then hovv can thou have sinned against it Moreover in that vvhich thou hast done against that vvhich thou hast received thou did it not wilfully for hadst thou known better thou wouldst not have done it and she told me vvith tears that the Lord knew that she had not done it wilfully and if she had known better she would not have done it and trusted in God that he would shew mercy upon her and the next time I came again she told me the same words and was still the more setled and her child being lying sick by her I asked her if she did not pity that poor child knowing that in her distemper neither it nor any other thing was regarded and she cryed out alas shal I not pity my own poor child and I was moved to tell her that even so the Lord had pitied her and his bowels