Persecution Expos'd, in Some Memoirs Relating to the Sufferings of John Whiting, and Many Others of the People Called Quakers, for Conscience Sake, in the West of England, &C
Persecution Expos'd, in Some Memoirs Relating to the Sufferings of John Whiting, and Many Others of the People Called Quakers, for Conscience Sake, in the West of England, &C
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1791 Excerpt: ... none should wrong us or abuse us; and yet we were abused and haled to prison, (as this Richard Hubberthorn in particular) by Richard Brown, general of the trained bands. As also, Edward Burrough, a faithful labourer and minister of Jesus Christ, being taken, as he was declaring the truth, at the Bull and Mouth, London ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1791 Excerpt: ... none should wrong us or abuse us; and yet we were abused and haled to prison, (as this Richard Hubberthorn in particular) by Richard Brown, general of the trained bands. As also, Edward Burrough, a faithful labourer and minister of Jesus Christ, being taken, as he was declaring the truth, at the Bull and Mouth, London, by some of Richard Brown's soldiers, and violently pulled down, and haled away to the guard, was committed to Newgate by the said Brown, tried at the sessions, and fined a hundred marks, which at last was reduced to twenty, and he was committed till payment; and though, after he grew weak through close confinement, being suffocated for want of air, the king sent an order to the lheriffs for the releafement of him and the rest, yet R. Brown obstructed it, so that he died a prisoner in the twelve months. Alfa John Giles, another faithful minister of Christ, and near thirty more, died in Newgate, mostly through R. Brown's cruelty; and there were S 2 great great sufferings also at Colchester, in 1663 &c. Thirdly, on the act of banishment (more particularly or especially so called) made in 1664,10 suppress seditious conventicles, though our meetings wpre no way seditious, enacting, That 'any person above sixteen years of age present 'at any meeting, under pretence of exercise of religion, in other manner than is allowed by the liturgy or practice of the church of England, where five persons above the house hold are present, the first and second offence as in the former; the third, to be sent to jail, or house of correction, till the sessions or assizes; then indicted, and if found guil ty, the court to enter judgment of transpor tation to some of the foreign plantations for seven years-; the profits of their lands to be 'sequestered, or to di...
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