A true relation of the proceedings against certain Quakers, at the generall court of the Massachusets holden at Boston in New-England October. 18. 1659.
      
       
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             A true relation of the proceedings against certain Quakers, at the generall court of the Massachusets holden at Boston in New-England October. 18. 1659.
             Rawson, Edward, 1615-1693.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed by A.W.,
             London :
             1660.
          
           
             Signed at end: Edward Rawson.
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "March. 2. 1659".
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Massachusetts. -- General Court -- Early works to 1800.
           Quakers -- United States -- Masssachusetts -- Persecutions -- Early works to 1800.
           Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           A
           true
           Relation
           of
           the
           Proceedings
           against
           certain
           QUAKERS
           ,
           at
           the
           generall
           Court
           of
           the
           Massachusets
           holden
           at
           Boston
           in
           New-England
           
             October
             .
             18.
             1659.
             
          
        
         
           ALthough
           the
           Justice
           of
           our
           proceedings
           against
           
             William
             Robinson
             ,
             Marmaduke
             Steavenson
             ,
          
           and
           
             Mary
             Dyer
             ,
          
           supported
           by
           the
           Authority
           of
           this
           Court
           ,
           the
           lawes
           of
           the
           Country
           ,
           &
           the
           law
           of
           God
           may
           rather
           perswade
           us
           to
           expect
           incouragement
           and
           commendation
           from
           all
           prudent
           &
           pious
           men
           ,
           than
           convince
           us
           of
           any
           necessity
           to
           Apollogize
           for
           the
           same
           ;
           yet
           for
           as
           much
           as
           men
           of
           weaker
           parts
           ,
           out
           of
           pitty
           and
           commiseration
           (
           a
           Commendable
           and
           Christian
           virtue
           ,
           yet
           easily
           abused
           ,
           and
           susceptible
           of
           sinister
           and
           dangerous
           impressions
           )
           for
           want
           of
           full
           information
           ,
           may
           be
           less
           satisfied
           ,
           and
           men
           of
           perverser
           principles
           ,
           may
           take
           occasion
           hereby
           to
           caluminate
           us
           ,
           and
           render
           us
           as
           bloody
           persecutors
           to
           satisfy
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           stop
           the
           mouthes
           of
           the
           other
           ,
           we
           thought
           it
           requisite
           to
           declare
           ;
        
         
           THat
           about
           3.
           yeares
           since
           divers
           persons
           professing
           themselves
           Quakers
           ,
           of
           whose
           pernicious
           opinions
           and
           practices
           ,
           we
           had
           received
           intelligence
           from
           good
           hands
           from
           
             Barbadoes
          
           and
           
             England
          
           (
           arrived
           at
           
             Boston
          
           )
           whose
           persons
           were
           only
           secured
           ,
           to
           be
           sent
           away
           by
           the
           first
           oportunity
           without
           censure
           or
           punishment
           ,
           although
           their
           professed
           tenents
           ,
           turbulent
           and
           contemptuous
           behaviour
           to
           authority
           would
           have
           justified
           a
           severer
           animadversion
           ,
           yet
           the
           Prudence
           of
           this
           Court
           was
           exercised
           ,
           onely
           in
           making
           provision
           to
           secure
           the
           peace
           and
           order
           here
           established
           against
           their
           attempts
           ,
           whose
           designes
           (
           we
           were
           well
           assured
           of
           by
           our
           own
           experience
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           by
           the
           example
           of
           their
           predecessours
           in
           
             Munster
          
           )
           was
           to
           undermine
           and
           ruine
           the
           same
           .
           And
           accordingly
           a
           law
           was
           made
           and
           published
           ,
           prohibiting
           all
           Masters
           of
           Ships
           to
           bring
           any
           Quakers
           into
           this
           Jurisdiction
           ,
           and
           themselves
           from
           coming
           in
           ,
           on
           penalty
           of
           the
           house
           of
           Correction
           ,
           till
           they
           could
           be
           sent
           away
           :
           notwithstanding
           which
           ,
           by
           a
           back
           dore
           ,
           they
           found
           entrance
           ,
           and
           the
           penalty
           inflicted
           on
           themselves
           proving
           insufficient
           to
           restraine
           their
           impudent
           and
           insolent
           obstructions
           ,
           was
           increased
           by
           the
           losse
           of
           the
           eares
           of
           those
           that
           offended
           the
           second
           time
           ,
           which
           also
           being
           too
           weak
           a
           defence
           against
           their
           impetuous
           frantick
           fury
           ,
           necessitated
           us
           to
           endeavour
           our
           security
           ,
           and
           upon
           serious
           consideration
           ,
           after
           the
           former
           experiments
           by
           their
           incessant
           assaults
           ,
           a
           law
           was
           made
           that
           such
           persons
           should
           be
           banished
           ,
           on
           pain
           of
           death
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           example
           of
           
             England
          
           in
           their
           provision
           against
           Jesuits
           ,
           which
           sentence
           being
           regularly
           pronounced
           ,
           at
           the
           last
           Court
           of
           assistants
           against
           the
           parties
           above
           named
           ,
           and
           they
           either
           returning
           ,
           or
           continuing
           presumptuously
           in
           this
           Jurisdiction
           ,
           after
           the
           time
           limited
           ,
           were
           apprehended
           ,
           and
           owning
           themselves
           to
           be
           the
           persons
           banished
           ,
           were
           sentenced
           (
           by
           the
           Court
           )
           to
           death
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           law
           aforesaid
           ,
           which
           hath
           been
           executed
           upon
           2.
           of
           them
           ,
           
             Mary
             Dyer
          
           upon
           the
           petition
           of
           her
           Son
           and
           the
           mercy
           and
           clemency
           of
           this
           Court
           ,
           had
           liberty
           to
           depart
           within
           two
           dayes
           ,
           which
           shee
           hath
           accepted
           of
           .
           The
           Consideration
           of
           our
           graduall
           proceeding
           will
           vindicate
           us
           from
           the
           clamorous
           accusations
           of
           severity
           ;
           our
           just
           and
           necessary
           defence
           ,
           calling
           upon
           us
           (
           other
           meanes
           failing
           )
           to
           offer
           the
           point
           which
           these
           persons
           have
           violently
           and
           wilfully
           rushed
           upon
           ;
           And
           thereby
           become
           
             felons
             de
             se
             ,
          
           which
           might
           it
           have
           been
           prevented
           ,
           and
           the
           Soveraign
           law
           
             Salus
             populi
          
           been
           preserved
           ,
           our
           former
           proceedings
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           sparing
           of
           
             Mary
             Dyer
          
           upon
           an
           inconsiderable
           intercession
           ,
           will
           manifestly
           evince
           ,
           we
           desire
           their
           lives
           absent
           rather
           than
           their
           death
           present
           .
        
         
           
             EDWARD
             RAWSON
             Secret
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           London
           Printed
           by
           
             A.
             W.
          
           1660.