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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49523	The Lyn persecution: being the case of our brother the Baptist minister there James Marham whose goods have been seized, and himself harrased in law (and is now prosecuted in Chancery) for holding a Baptist meeting in that town, notwithstanding his and the houses legal qualification. Here is also, a brief relation of his former service and sufferings in promoting the great, though much despised docrin [sic] of believers baptism. Well approved and advised by the general elder deceased Thomas Grantham. Attested by the adjacent churches, and directed to the churches at London and the country.	Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692.	1693 (1693)	Wing L3571AA; ESTC R221783	8,713	16

two Sticks also become one for the real furtherance of the Gospel And to me it appears that the Cost and Charges that have attended our single Brother Marham would have strained three Country Churches to have paid and therefore he is a singular Brother and now ought to be relieved But my Brethren I am ready to believe all these argumentive Notes are already impressed upon your Consideration and that therefore they are rather superfluous than instructive because the Merit of the Cause appearing you will readily espouse it and give your effectual Supplies putting the management of the Matter into their Hands that will carefully discharge these my Concerns herein Pardon my this piece of Service for the publick Interest of our Religion that I may rest as I use to do and remain your Christian Brother Lond. Feb. 25. 1692 3. C. Doe A brief Relation of the remarkable Services and Troubles that went before the present Trouble of our Brother James Marham ABout three years before King Charles II. died Brother Marham lived in the Town of Holbich in Lincoln-shire and then the Persecution was so great that the Enemy made a Levy upon him for several score Pounds and was driven from one Justice to another for 4 days of the Week together and from one Court to another until he was driven from both Trade and Habitation notwithstanding which he seeing the Cause required it did appear there in the defence of our Brethren Ministers Brother William Rix now Elder of the Church at Wisbich and Brother Samuel Phillips until the Justices had set them at Liberty and yet revenged their Quarrel upon Brother Marham for speaking properly and legally in their behalf so that the Justice could not satisfie his unreasonable desires without Imprisonment of Brother Marham saying That the People of the Town were all of one Religion until Brother Marham had Meetings in his House he being the first Baptist in Holbich so that there is now a Church computed at about 30 baptized Persons whose Minister is Brother James Phillips After this they still took away his Goods insomuch that he was forced to board himself and Wife for about a year and an half tho to his much Damage but the Enemy seeing that he often appeared in the behalf of persecuted Brethren to instruct and defend them threatned to knock him on the Head And after all this in King James's Reign Brother Marham living in a Town called Wapool-bell in Norfolk where the People were so much Strangers to the name of Baptist that they said he was an outlandish Professor for they never before heard of such a name as Baptist So that when he had lived there three Weeks the Officers of the Town were sent to Command him to frequent the Parish Church or else to make his Appearance before Justice Con and Mr. Harbe the Parson of the Parish which Brother Marham did and was discoursed by them four Hours several Gentlemen being present and yet the Parson professing dissatisfaction appointed another time for a further Debate but then came Liberty of Consci●nce by Proclamation and then the Parson declined the further Debate and Brother Marham the same Week set up a Meeting in Wapool where several People did resort and it pleased God so to prosper his Undertaking that now there is a baptized People or Church setled there the Minister thereof is Brother Robert Booth And upon the Death of our Brother Marham's then Wife he removed from Wapool to his now Habitation in Lyn-regis in Norfolk and then by the great Advice of our Brother and famed general Elder Thomas Grantham deceased our Brother Marham hath undertaken to raise a Meeting in this great Town of Lyn also though there was not another Baptist in this Town neither which he hath done by hiring the Place and furnishing it and entertaining Brother Grantham and after that Brother Long our London Brethren's Messenger several Months at Board c. without Mony And since that Brother Audly of Fenestanton Communion and since Brother Audly's departure our Brother Marham to support nhe Meeting hath himself Preached and so continues to do accepting of and entertaining that help that comes to Lyn from adjacent Churches whereby it hath pleased God to bless these Endeavours with the success of Conversion of several Persons that are also baptized And this Lyn Meeting is that that occasioned his present very great Troubles and is by the Enemy endeavoured to be broken in pieces upon which occasion we thus move for Relief The following Brief Brother Marne signified to Goswel-street Brethren and I to our Barbekin Brethren Octob. 1692. These to the Baptized Congregations in London Doth shew THAT James Marham with other of Their Majesties loyal Subjects dissenting Protestants under the Denomination of Baptists holding their Meeting for the exercise of Religion in Lyn-regis in the County of Norfolk in a place there Licensed according to the late Act of Parliament in that Case provided have notwithstanding been Prosecuted as Offenders for so doing by _____ and _____ of Lyn aforesaid upon a Statute made in the Reign of King Charles the Second Intituled An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles and the Goods of the abovesaid have been seized by a Levy granted against him July 1691. so that he petitioned the Judge Sir E N Septemb. 1691. at Norwich and was after that forc'd to communicate the same to some of the great Council the last Sessions of Parliament but after the Parliament was risen he was prosecuted for the same and is yet in great Trouble threatning his Ruin if God prevent not being commanded several times to appear before them for the dismissing of the Meeting but as it pleased the Lord it is continued Lond. Sept. 28. 1692. James Marham Note that about a fortnight after the Informers by Bonds had made an amicable end with Brother Marham under pretence of great trouble of Conscience whereby they got from him a Discharge from their false Information they then came and actually seized his Goods according to the former Levy which plainly discovered their design of agreement was but to have a safer Advantage against him and by seizing to ruin him and therefore 't was that he was advised to sue the Bonds The followng Testimonial I received of Brother Wright of Barbekin Lyn Regis Nov. 7th 1692. To all Baptized Believers in London and Country where these may come greeting upon the account of our Lord to communicate unto them and their Christian Consideration the great Troubles that have attended James Marham since it hath pleased God to put it into the Hearts of the King and Parliament to grant Liberty c. This doth shew THat James Marham in Lyn Regis being one of his Majesty's loyal Subjects Dissenting Protestants under the Denomination of a Baptist holding Meeting for the Exercise of Religion in the place aforesaid in the County of Norfolk in a Place there Licensed according to the late Acts of Parliament in