The Lamentable SUFFERINGS of the Church of GOD in DORSET-SHIRE.  
And the persecution there; Whipping sufficient men of their own County as vagabonds, and how brutish they behave themselves and unmanly, dishonouing their Magistracy, and shaming their ministry; How they have stocked, imprisoned, whipped, and sent away with passes the servants of the Lord God, and what havoc they have made of the Church of God; acting without the fear of God, and as men regarding neither God nor man, and as though they had never heard talk of God, Christ, Prophets nor Apostles, nor scriptures, as though they never had red their examples of such as turned against the Just, and were the persecutors; But the wickedness of the wicked shal ●… y themselves, and the Lord is the reward of the Just, and the protector of the Innocent, and carries his Lambs in his arms, and Rebukes the adversaries, yea Kings, for the Annointed-Elects sake; Therefore let your doings and violence be so no more, least the Lord make you examples.  
LONDON, Printed for Thomas Simmons at the Bul and mouth near Aldersgate, 1659.   

FRIENDS,  
YOU may see in this following Relation your fruits, with uncivil, undescreet, unmoderate, untemperate carriages you use, and hath been done by you to the people of God, to whip sufficient men, able men, as Vagabonds, which are the servants of the Lord, the most high God, and imprison men and women for reproving sin in the gate, and such are your prey; or in your places of worship, how unlike the Church of God are you, or the Apostles, which saith, you may all prophesy one by one? how unlike Peter are ye, and Joel, that saith, the Lord would pour on his sons and daughters, and they should prophesy? and such you imprison that prophesy to you, and strike, beat whip as Vagabonds, or as deceivers;( the Pharisees title) now did ever any of the Christians persecute and make such havoc and such preys, and laid so many snares to entrap and catch and ensnare the Innocent as you have done? as you may red in these following papers your fruits; to all so●er people you are a grief, you shane your Office, and dishonour the name, you profess God and Christ, you make the Name of God 〈…〉 phemed in your country 〈…〉 lice is against such which 〈…〉 formerly hath born Ar 〈…〉 cause they lay down their ●●●ward arms, their carnal weapons, now you make a prey upon them, who by your snares and plots seek for them; because you knowing they cannot swear nor put off their hats, such as deny the honour below, and seek the honour of God, such by evil snares you make a prey upon; is it not a strange thing that you should make a prey, or be so ridged against the servants of the Lord, which by you in scorn are called Quakers? for your ridgedness was formerly against them when you were in outward arms against them; And so Dorcet-Shire; to many of you. Is it not a strange thing that you should be perverse, but the Lord forgive you, and let you see yourselves, for you have shamed yourselves, your names you have set upon record, to be such that turn against them that be guided by the Spirit of God in the life of Jesus Christ, which shows all your service hath this long time been in the lip, what is in your hearts is now manifest; therefore let this time be sufficient you have spent, and wickedness and mischief you have acted against the servants of the Lord, and learn humility that goes before the honour, and soberness, and temperance, and gravity, and that will be of good report to you; Is this the end of your ministry and Church, and profession and Christianity, to whip, prison, fine, such as will not give you honour below? Is that it that disturbs you, and fine such as are gathered together in the Name of Christ, and will not break the Commands of Christ, do you think all the sober people in the Nation doth not take notice and view your fruits? Let the witness of God in all your consciences be a witness for the Lord against you, to your Condemnation; from a friend to your Souls and your eternal good, but a grief to see your practises and ashamed of it. Therefore now you have time, repent, least you say, you had time, and it is past; come do you red in the Apostles Apistles or the Prophets, that they acted such things as you acted, or among the Apostles of Christ? red the Scriptures and try your practises by them, and let them measure your rule, and let you see who you are like, the persecutors, or the Apostles that were persecuted? Was not the Priests in all ages such as stirred up the Magistrates against the Prophets, Christ and the Apostles? are the Magistrates, become to be their Executioners( for which cause the Lord overturned many) Will not this fall upon you? It lies upon you to consider it, the Lord will do Justice to his children, who Judges among the Judges; therefore do that which is of good report, and savoury and commendable in the eyes of God and his people, and all sober people, that to such you may be a good savour, for many would hardly believe there had been such fruits and actions and carriages among you, in making such havoc of the Church of God, and the people of God, by disturbing them and haling them from their peaceable meetings, and so much violence in you towards them through the Priests persuasion; Be not ye their pack-horses, nor executioners to raven after the Innocent, and to destroy them for a thing of nought; But do Justice and keep peace, and walk humbly with God, and stop the way of violence, that will be the way whererby ye may come into a comfortable life with God and his people, which if not, you will be Judged by the Lord God and his people, and that in all your Consciences shall witness it at last, which now you kick against them, persecute and imprison them; and if they went into everlasting punishment, that visited not Christ in prison, What will become of you that cast him in prison? But consider these things, you who have acted like men without reason, or true understanding or knowledge, as though you never regard the Law of God nor man; How do you love enemies that persecute, is this your entertaining of strangers? The Law saith, thou shalt not vex the stranger: which Law you have cast behind your backs, and Christs Command, and you persecute the servants of the Lord God as Vagabonds; What would you have done to Abraham, that had not a foot of ground? and to Christ, that had not room to lay his head? or the Apostles, that had no certain dwelling-houses, if they had been in your dayes? Are not you ashamed to profess their Words, and walk contrary to their practises? And was not Cain a Vagabond, that built a City, and had not a habitation in God, the persecutor; The murderer that rose against faithful Abel? And now though you have habitations on earth, yet not in God, you are in the same condition; therefore look to yourselves betimes, for it is not past. Or how are you like Moses that Magistrate, that said, would all the Lords people were Prophets? Which you Magistrates cast the Prophets of the Lord, and his sons and daughters in prison; And are not you not an ill savour in this, doth not your fruits declare it?   

Here followeth a true Relation of the unjust imprisonment of Samuel Curtis and John Gundry, by them called Justices, at a sitting of them at Sherborn in the year, 1657.  
UPon the second month in the year, 1657. Samuel Curtis and John Gundry, then living in Evershot. in the County of Dorset, were by a Warrant, called, a peace process, carried before Walter Foy of Melbury Bub, called a Justice, the said Walter Foy having nothing to accuse them of, he caused them to appear at the next general Sessions held at Sherborn in the County aforesaid, and when Samuel Curtis and John Gundry appeared before the Court at the Sessions, they began to be light and vain, and said here were Quakers come, and having nothing to accuse them of; Then they called Justices bid them put off their hats and be uncovered; But S.C. and I.G. standing there innocent before them, knowing themselves clear as to the breach of any known Law; desired to know what law they had broken that they were brought hither, or who was their accuser? Then they called Justices, caused the crier to make proclamation that all men should stand uncovered in the face of the Court; then those called Justices said they will not put off their hats; But S. C. and I. G. desired to see what law they had broken? but they could not show any, neither had they any one to accuse them of any thing, that they had done; Then one of them said, that they had made a law for them( to wit that they should put off their hats) but S. C. and I. G. said that they should show them a law that was made before they came to sit there, which was in the statutes of Engl●nd, which was made by Parliament( for they were not law-makers) so when they could not show them any law they had broken, nor accuse them of any evil that they had done, then they commanded them to depart, and to give attendance to the Court, and appear again when they were called, then after dinner 〈…〉 as they were commanded, but in the mean time, after they had been the first time before them, they framed themselves an indictment against them; and when they were come before them they red their indictment, that S. C. and I. G. stood in contempt of the Court, which was false, for they themselves did command them to stand there before them; Then they asked them if they were guilty or not guilty? then S. C. and J. G. asked them what law they had broken? then they, called Justices said, that they should pled guilty or not guilty, then S. C and J G. said, that they should show them what law they had broken, that they were guilty of the breach thererof; Then one of them called Justices said, that they stood in contempt of the Court, Then S. C. asked them wherein they stood in contempt of the Court, saying that they were commanded by them to stand there, and being there, whether they did not stand as sober men? and that they stood not in contempt of the court; but not any one of them called Justices, could show them any law that they had broken, nor yet where they stood in contempt of the Court as they falsely accused them; Then William Hussey of Sha●●tone, Judge of that County stood up and said to Samuel Curtis and John Gundry that this court doth fine you ten pounds a piece, or to lye in Prison until you pay it; so they were presently committed to prison, because they could not pay them money who had broken no Law, neither could any man accuse them of any evil they had done, but contrary to law and e●uity sent them to prison, so that equity could not enter, and those that refrain from evil, becomes their prey, Isai. 59.14 15. and doth not the Lord see these? and doth it not displease him that there can be no judgement found? and are not these such Judges as the Prophet speaks of Zeph. 3.3. saying, her Judges are evening wolves, who put aside Justice for a thing of nought, even for a hat; and thus were two men fearing God, taken out of their honest employments, and then ensnared and unjustly imprisoned, and those that did it have not learned to love their neighbour as themselves.   

The sufferings of the Lords people in the town of Brideport, by the hands of Nicholas samson and Robert Prince Bailiffs of that Town.  
GEorge Bewly a Servant of the Lord, and Minister of Jesus Christ, and John Ellis and humphrey Sprague, Servants of the Lord, coming to this Town of Brideport the 2d day of the ninth month 57, being the seventh day of the week to a meeting which was in the Town the next day, being the first day of the week and having been at the meeting that day, the bailiffs sent the Constables, whose names are Nicholas Way and John Davie with a warrant that night to bring them before them, the Constables having carried G●orge Bewly, John Ellis, and humphrey Sprague, the bailiffs they said they were wanderers, and sent them to prison that night, and the next day sent for them to the Town Hall, and caused them to be whiped, and the day after being the third day of the week, sent them away with passes for vagabonds and wanderers, George Bewly was taken up in the street the third day, and halled out of the Town without his horse and clothes, he desired of them that he might go back to his inn where he lodged in the Town to fetch his horse and clothes, and pay for what he had taken there, but they would not suffer him.  
George Bewly having passed some miles from the Town, and being freed again, came back to this Town again to fetch his horse and clothes, was taken up again by the Constables before name, and carried before the bailiffs Nicholas samson, and Robert Prince who carried him to the Hall, and caused him to be whipped again; telling him that he was come back from his Testimonial, but he  told them that he was come back for his Horse and clothes; then they sent him away with another pass without his horse and clothes.  
George Bewly the Lords Servant having passed some miles from the town, he was again set at liberty, and then went to South Periot, where he had a meeting, and declared the word of the Lord, and then came to this town again the first day of the tenth month 57 to fetch his horse and clothes, and three Friends of South-periot, and thereabouts came with him, whose names are Samuel Curtis, Richard Lincoln. and William Partridge, he tarried about one hour or two in the Town, and then was on horse back riding out of the Town, the Constables before mentioned, came and laid hands on his horse bridle, and carried him before the bailiffs again, who carried him to the Hall, and caused him to be whipped again the third time, telling him that he was come back from his testimonial again, who answererd that he was come back for his horse and clothes, and was on horse-back riding out of the Town; the next day they sent him away on his horse with another pass, who having his horse and clothes, returned not again, being sent with a pass from tithing to tithing for a vagrant person, he being a sufficient mans Son, his Father being worth many hundred pounds.  
Also Richard Polbery of Lime-king then convinced, and coming into this Town the same day that George Bewly did, being the 21 day of the 9th. month 57 to the meeting the next day, and passing along the street with George Bewly the Lords Servant, when they haled him out of the Town the first time, being the 24th. day of 9th. month 57. and being out of the liberty of the Town, and in the Parish of Bradpole, Nicholas samson one of the bailiffs of the Town haled him into the Town again to the Town Hall, and caused him to be whipped, and sent him away with a pass from Tithing to Tithing for a wanderer and vagabond, who came to a meeting of the Lords People but six miles from his Fathers house.  
Frances Williams standing in the street, whilst George Bewly the Servant of the Lord was examined, when he was in Brideport the second time, being the twenty sixth day of the ninth month, 1657 was afterwards taken up and sent to prison by the bailiffs before mentioned, writing on his mittimus for gathering together in a riotous manner, to above the number of three, &c. which is false, he being but going along with George Bewley the Lords servant, and standing there to see what they would do with him, and this they enviously call a Riot.  
Francis Williams his Wife standing in the street also to see what they would do with George Bewly was by Robert Prince on of the bailiffs strook two or three times on her breast wit● his elbow forcibly, she being with child near her time.  
Ni●ho●as ●tone standing in the street also the same time w● taken up and sent to Prison, with Francis Williams, writing in his mittimus, for gathering together in a riotous manner, to above the number of three, for laying violent hands on Robert Prince, one of the Bailiffs, which is false, he being going along with George Bewly the Lords servant, and standing there to see what they would do to him, and this they enviously call a Riot.  
Walter Hallet standing in the street, and being going up the stairs to the Hall, where they examined George Bewley again, after they had examined him at the Bailiffs house; was by Robert Prince one of the Bailiffs( who is also called a Justice of Peace) strook many blows on his head, very violently with a Cane.  
Bartholomew Lugge standing in the street, was also afterwards by the same Bailiffs sent to prison, writing in his mittimus, for gathering together in a riotous manner above the number of three, and for hindering the execution of Justice, which is likewise false, he being going along with George Bewly, and standing there to see what they would do to him; and this they enviously call a Riot.  
William Eliot the younger, standing in the street also, when George Bewly was examined, was afterwards sent for by the same Bailiffs, and by them sent to Prison, writing on his mittimus, that he had abused the officers of the Town, in the execution of Justice, and disturbed them in the execution of the statute made for the punishment of Rogues and sturdy beggars: George Bewly being a sufficient mans son, worth hundreds of pounds; and William Eliot going with George Bewly the Lords servant, and standing there to see what they would do to him, and this they enviously call an abuse and a disturbance to hinder the execution of Justice, which is false, while they themselves did falsely accuse and punish a servant of the Lords, George Bewly undeservedly.  
Some time after, the same Bailiffs sent for Anne Weber, against whom Anne Egarton the wife of John Egarton of Brideport had sworn, that when George Bewly was in the Town, she should wish that fire and brimstone might come down from Heaven and consume them, which she says is false, the words she then spake, as she says, are these, That there is a Just God in heaven which saw their actions, and would reward them accordingly, or to that purpose; so they said, she had cursed, and for that cause as they pretended, they put her in the stocks.  
Francis Williams, Nicholas ston, Bartholomew lug and William Eliot, remained prisoners until the third or fourth month, 1658. and then being the Sessions for the Town, they were brought to the Sessions, Francis Williams was freed, Nicholas ston, against him there was two Bills red, against Bartholomew lug there was one Bill red, and against William eliot there was one Bill red, all which Bills they knew to be false, and therefore were not free to be tried by a Jury: so then they fined Nicholas ston 10 l. and Bartholomew lug 5 l. and William eliot the younger 5 l. so these three, viz. Nicholas ston, Bartholomew lug and William eliot the younger remains yet prisoners in Brideport, Nicholas ston having a wife and five children, and William Eliot a wife and four children, whose maintenance depends most upon their labours, they being poor men.  
Nicholas samson and Robert Prince Bailiffs of the Town of Bridport, upon the sixth day of the ninth month, 1657. sent for Lore bag the wife of Richard bag, and her son Thomas bag, and three of her daughters, Sarah bag, Mary bag and Abigal bag, five of one Family, and demanded two shillings and six pence a piece of them for wandring and profane walking, as they said on the Sabbath day, which was onely for coming from their meeting, from one Francis Williams house, where they were met together to wait upon the Lord in his fear, and for going from his house where the meeting was, to the house where their outward abode is, both houses being in the Town of Brideport, about a how shot and a half asunder, were thus accused viz. for profane walking and wandring, they refusing to pay the money demanded of them, knowing themselves not guilty of the breach of any Law of this land, they let them pass to their outward home again, telling them it had been better that they had paid the money they asked of them.  
Upon the 15th. day of the 7th. month, 1658. they were all sent for again, by the same Bailiffs, when they came before them, they  told them that at the last Sessions there was a peace process given forth against them, and demanded sureties of them to appear at the next Sessions; they asked them for what they should give sureties, telling them they had broken no Law of this land; then they said, they should know wherefore at the Sessions; they refusing to give any sureties, were then forthwith sent to Prison, by the same Bailiffs; they remained there until the Sessions, which was on the 4 and 5 dayes of the 8th. month, 1658. and were then brought to the Sessions; as soon as they came before them, they viz. the Bailiffs, Lyonel Brown and John Coussins, and Nich. samson& Robert Prince called Justices,& John Hoskins the Recorder, fined Thomas bag thirteen shillings and four pence, for not putting off his hat; then there was a Bill red against each of them, that upon the first of November 1657. they being before the Justice of the peace of the Town, were then convicted that on the first of November 1657. they were at no Church, nor chapel, nor other place of public meeting, where the worship and service of God was performed, nor the Lords day duly observed, but wholly neglecting the sanctifying of that day, and the performance of all Holy and Religious duties; which was false, they having been at a meeting of the people of God, who worshipped God in the Spirit and in the truth, as the Apostles and Christians did of old, Rom. 16.5: as the Church did in the house of Epenetus; Did not these worship God, that had no chapel nor Steeple-house, which the Papists set up since their dayes? then they asked them, if they were guilty or not guilty, they answered they were not guilty of any such thing as was red against them; then they asked them, if they would be tried by a Jury, they answered, that they did desire to be tried by a Jury: then they bid them lay down their money for their traverse, to enter their plea: then they answered them, they should not tell them of traversing, they had taken them from their outward employment, and sent them to Prison, and  told them that they should know wherefore at the Sessions, and now they were brought to the Sessions,& did desire to know wherefore they were sent to prison,& also to be tried by a Jury according to the Law of this Nation; but as for giving them money, that they could not do; so they would not grant them a Jury unless they could give them money, and buy Justice: they  told them that Murderers had more privilege of the Law then they had; Lyonel Brown one of the Bailiffs said, that Murderers had a privilege above them: so then because they could not give them money, when as they had broken no Law, they were sent to prison again, committed for two shillings and six pence a piece until they did pay it: Lore bag being above three score years old, and her husband Richard bag being left alone, all his Family being taken from him, he being a mercer, driving a considerable trade in the Town of Brideport, and which in this condition he is altogether unable to manage his trade; and these were long kept in a close Prison, and abused, and suffered hardships, but the Lord preserveth the faithful, and his enemies he confoundeth.  
Bartholomew lug being a prisoner before, was called at the Sessions, who formerly was fined, they  told him his fine was taken off, and he was to be freed if he would pay fees, which he refused to do, having broken no Law, then he was taken away by the Keeper, and was afterwards called again; when he came before them the second time, then they fined him thirteen shillings and four pence, for not putting off his hat, and so sent him to Prison again.  
Nichlas ston being a prisoner before, was brought to the Sessions, and a Bill was red against him, wherein was written, that he came into the Church wilfully and disturbed the Minister in that Town; then they asked him if he were guilty or not guilty; he bid them prove what there was red against him, and asked if there were any that would prove it against him; they  told him it was proved already, but there was none came forth there, nor elsewhere before him to prove it; so then they committed him to the Bridewell to hard labour for five Months, though when he went into the Steeple-house he spake not a word until the Priest had ended.  
William Eliot the younger, being a prisoner before the Sessions, remains a prisoner as before, lying sick then, near unto death.  
Joseph coal a servant of the Lord, being moved of the Lord to declare the Word of the Lord, in Lime in the street on a market day, was by the Mayor Robert Buridge, and Ignortius Turner called a Justice, taken up and imprisoned, the next day sent to Dorchester Prison with a mittimus, which was written to the Keeper of the Common Goal in Dorchester, who was therein commanded to take into custody the body of Joseph coal, and him safely to keep in Prison, until he was thence delivered according to Law, he refusing, as they said, to give sureties for his appearing at the Assizes, and to be of good behaviour, he having in this Town in a market day vented his own imaginations in a public manner, tending to sedition, as they said; his mittimus was dated the 25th. day of the second Month, 1657. Here those blind and envious men call good evil, and put light for darkness, and call the Word of the Lord an Imagination, and tending to sedition; even as Paul the servant of the Lord, for declaring the Word of the Lord in the streets and market places, was called a Sectarian.  
Joseph coal being committed to Thomas Wise, to carry him to Dorchester, they came into the Town of Brideport the seventh day of the week at night,& lay in the Town that night, the next day being the first day of the week, Joseph coal being moved of the Lord, went to the Steeple-house in Brideport, where John eton an hireling Priest doth teach for hire; and after the Priest had ended, he acked him a question, and forthwith the people came to him and kicked him,& haled him by the hair,& used him very brutishly, and so haled him away to Prison, where he remained until the next day, then the Bailiffs having desired the mittimus of Thomas Wise, which he had to carry him to Dorchester with, they kept is from him, and sent away Joseph coal with another mittimus, and a man of Brideport with him to Dorchester Prison, so they having taken Thomas Wises prisoner from him, and kept away his mittimus, he went to Lime again, the Bailiffs of Brideport then were William Balstone and Morgan Bull.  
The last day of the 6th. month, 1657. Humphrey Smith a servant of the Lord, and Minister of Jesus Christ, came to Dorchester that night, and also Thomas Woodrow a servant of the Lord; Humphrey Smith had a meeting of the Lords people to wait upon the Lord in that Town where was much disturbance by many, and the Constables ordered the Watch-men to take up them that came there to the meeting, they took up such as were strangers that they met with, they took up Francis tailor and Josias Moris, and put them in the Blind-house all the night; the next day being the first day of the seventh Month, 1657. Thomas Woodrow went to the Blind-house to see those friends that had lain there that night, notice thereof being given to the Mayor Thomas Simons, he with the rest of the company sent for Thomas Woodrow, and caused him to be whipped, and sent with a pass from tithing to tithing.   

Sufferings of the Lords people in Sherburn and Longburton[ in Dorcet-Shire.  
John Fits-Iames called a Justice, a great persecutor of the Lords people, living at Lussone house, in the Parish of Longburton, did sand Winyfred Winzer and Anne Colborne of his Parish, to the Bridwell in Sherburn, where they were kept many weeks, because they would not come to the Seeple-house; he did pretend first it was because they did not get them Masters to live with, when one of them lived with her Aunt; but afterwards when they were to go to the Bridwell, the Officer  told them, that if they would go to the Steeple-house, which he called the Church, they should be freed; and after Anne Colborn was come to Sherburn, where the Bridwell was, the Officer that brought her there  told her, that if she would but go to the Steeple-house there, there being that day a Lecture of the Priests, then she should go back again and be freed; so that if we go not to the Mass-house we are imprisoned, and if we are moved to go there, we are imprisoned also.  
And also he caused John hid and Robert Hart to be taken up with his Warrant and brought before him, and imprisoned part of two dayes, and then put into the stocks, because they would not go to the Steeple-house.  
Another time John hid, Robert Hart, John scot; Abraham Farant and Samuel Atkins going to the meeting in Longburton, were taken up by his Warrant and brought before him, and kept Prisoners, because they would not go to the Steeple-house, and after let go again.  
And Francis tailor being moved of the Lord to go to the Steeple-house in Longburtone, the said John Fitts-Iames himself laid hands on him and thrust him out, saying if he would not got out, he would sand him to Prison:  
Francis tailor coming there the second time upon another day to the Steeple house, John Fitts-Iames laid hands on him again, and pulled him down to the ground, and then caused him to be dragged by the heels, and then took him up and threw him forth into the porch, with much violence, that his head came first to the stones, and one of them cried, knock him on the head, and then they took him up and threw him upon the graves, that many supposed he had been dead, yet John Fitts-Iames commanded the people to throw him farther, and when few were so merciless to abuse him more, John Fitz-James took him up himself, and so did help to hurl him into his fathers house, and there threw him on the ground, and then set a guard upon him, and so made his fathers house his prison; And when Francis tailor went upon some outward occasion to the Priests house, whose name is Samways, he was moved with envy towards him, and having a professor by him, whose name is William Dighar, he beat him, and thrust him out of his house.  
Upon the 22th day of the seventh Month; 1657. Thomas Stickland and Francis Dumberfield of broad Saron, were commanded to appear before John Fitz-Iames, Walter Foy and Frane is Hollis called Justices, at Robert Shepherds house at a privy Sessions in broad Saron in the County of Dorset, who there demanded of them, why they did not come to the place called the Church? when they had given them a sufficient answer to it, they committed them to Prison for wearing their hats in their presence; so this was their snare whereby to sand poor men to Prison, making their mittimus for divers and sundry misdemeanours committed in their presence who sent them to Prison, the next day being the 23th. day of the seventh Month, 1657. and there remained prisoners until the eighth day of the eighth Month, 1658 and then were brought to Brideport at the next general Sessions, and there by them called Justices at the Sessions were fined two pounds a piece, for no other thing, but for not putting off their hats, and so were sent back to Prison again, they being two poor men, having five children a piece; who wrought with their hands to maintain themselves, their wives and children,& were taken from their labours and sent to prison, because they could not put off their hats and bow to proud men; Was not that the cause that proud Haman was wrath with Mordecai, because he could not bow to him? and Saul though a King or Magistrate, yet when he broken the Command, was departed from the Righteous Law of God: then he said, honour me before the people; Thus they left their wives as widows, and many children to perish for wearing the hat, which was without Law or mercy.   

Sufferings of the Lords servants in Dorchester.  
Richard Fair-man and servant of the Lord, and Minister of Jesus Christ, was passed through a place called Winfreth in Dorcet-shire, being passing along towards his outward habitation, one Petfield Priest of Winefreth sent a Watch-man after him on the high way, and fetched him back again, and carried him before Roger Clavil a Justice, who sent him to Dorchester Prison, where he remained in prison twenty weeks and more.  
Matthew Thomas a servant of the Lord, coming to Blandford, was sent to Dorchester Prison, by one mayor Dewye called a Justice.  
Anthony Meledge of Lime, went to Corfetown to visit his mother a widow, and his friend Humphrey Smith with him, Humphrey Smith being declaring the Word of the Lord there in the house, were by one Doctor Gibbons and Richard jones disturbed, who came with a Warrant, and carried them before Roger Clavil, and he sent them both to Dorchester Prison, where they were prisoners twenty weeks or above.  
Upon the one and twentieth of the fourth Month, 1657. Bartholomew lug of Brideport came to a meeting of the Lords people to wait upon the Lord in Dorchester, the Constables came into the meeting and took Bartholomew lug out of the meeting, and carried him before John Whiteway of that Town, called a Justice, it being the first day of the week, he did nothing to him but appointed him to come to him the next day, and when he came to the Hall, John Whiteway called a Justice, and Thomas Simons Mayor with others of the company caused Bartholomew lug to be whipped for breach of the Sabbath, as they said, and made him a pass the two and twentieth day of the aforesaid Month, and sent him home from tithing to tithing, which is counted but twelve miles.  
Upon the first day of the first Month, 1658. Elizabeth Atkins then living in South Periot, was sent to Prison at Dorchester the County Goal, by Walter Foy of Bubdown called a Justice, she having been the first day before, and the first day two weeks before at the Steeple-house in South Periot, where jeremiah French the Priest being in his high place, and when he had done she spake some words to the people, then presently Richard the Constable took her up, and carried her away to an Ale-house, and kept her prisoner,& the next day he carried her before Walter Foy called a Justice, and Richard Farnham himself swore before Walter Foy, that Elizabeth Atkins had disturbed them the day before in their Steeple-house, and that he was disturbed as soon as he saw her come into the house; wherefore Walter Foy sent her to Dorchester Prison until the next sessions which was kept at Sherburn, where she was brought forth, where Jeremiah French Priest of South periot came and did swear that she had disturbed him in his Steeple-house; wherefore Wil. Hussey Judge of that Court, whose dwelling is at Shaston, with the rest of them called Justices, at the Sessions kept in the second month, 1658. did sand her to the Brid-well in Sherborn, there to be kept for six moneths.   

Sufferings of the Lord People in Weymouth, and Milcom Regis.  
ABout the 21 day of the 4 month in the year 56. Geo. Bayly a Servant of the Lord moved of the Lord, went into the Steeple-house of Waymouth,& Melcom Regis& beginning to speak unto the people, he said, hear the word of the Lord God eternal; whereupon the rude people fell upon him and haled him forth, and then Thomas Waltham of Waymouth, and Milcom Regis aforesaid, being Mayor of the Town, committed him to prison in that town, where they kept him three dayes and three nights, and then had him up into the Town Hall, where they asked him many idle, vain, frivolous questions; as what his name was, and where he was born, and how long he had been from home, and such like things, having not any crime to charge him with, nor the breach of any known Law; and yet notwithstanding returned him to prison again, and the next day made him a mittimus and sent him to the Prison in Dorchester it being the County Prison.  
Upon the 16th day of the ninth month 1656. Jasper bat a Servant of the Lord, being moved of the Lord, went into the Steeple-house of Waymouth and Melcom Regis, where he found George Thorn Priest of the said Town, in the chief seat of the Synagogue, and demanding of him if he were a Minister of Christ, he answered he was, whereupon Jasper bid him prove his Ministry, but he like a hireling fled away from his flock, who like a company of Lions fell upon him, and beat and ha●ed him to prison, where he was detained until the evening, and then let him forth; he was committed by Thomas Waltham dep●●y Mayor in the absence of James Gare Mayor.  
Upon the ●0th day of the tenth month 1656. John Scafe, 〈◇〉 ●●●field, R●●hard Adams, Josiah C●●●, and John Allen Servants of the Lord, being moved of the Lord to go into the Steeple-house of W●●●●●th, to declare against the Idolatrous worship,& to declare the truth of that place, were( by some of the Priests followers, who are said to be of a gathered Church) very despicefully used, being bearen and haled out of the assembly; and afterwards John Scafe a Minister of Christ being speaking in the grave-yard to the people was plucked down from the place where he stood by violent hands, and were all of them dragged through the market to the Town ●all, from whence they were committed to prison by James Gare Mayor of Weymouth, where they were kept all that day and might following, and the next day set at liberty again.  
About the second month, in the year 1657. Ambrose Rig a Servant of the Lord and Minister of Jesus Christ coming to the town of Weymouth and Milcom Regis, was moved of the Lord to go into the Steeple-house, where he stood in silence until the Priest had done his exercise, and then beginning to speak as he was moved of the Lord, the Priests flock came upon him, haling, pulling, beating, and tearing his clothes like so ma●y Wo●●●s; and after they had put him forth of the Assembly, they had him to the Town Hall, where they asked him divers frivolous questions,& after this he was committed to prison in that Town by 〈◇〉 G●●e Mayor of Waymouth and the next day towards the evening, an officer was sent from the Mayor to the Prison to tell Ambrose Ri●●, that if he would the next morning depart out of the Town towards his home, and not trouble them any more, he should then have his liberty; but he being not free to make such a promise, he was then kept also that night in the same Prison, and the next morning came Officers from the Mayor with a mittimus under his hand to take him forth thence, and carry him to the Prison in Dorche●●●, it being the County Prison which was accordingly done; so that he was imprisoned because he could not go out of the Town, who have not learned to entertain strangers.  
Upon the fourth day of the first month 1658. Dorothy Sanders whose outward habitation is in Weymouth, and Milcom Regis, was moved of the Lord to go into the Idol Temple in that same Town, to bear Testimony against the Idol Worship, and the Idol Shepherd, he being a stranger who was exercising in the high place that day, who seeing her come in, his countenance fell, and she standing silent near a quarter of an hour, and hearing his vain prayer offered up from an evil heart( which is an abomination to the Lord) she groaned in the spirit, and he that prayed ceased; then George Thorn Priest of the Town sitting near that place called the Pulpit where the other Priest was exercising, beckoned with his hand to have her taken away, his flock being ready to fulfil the desire of their leader, who like unhuman bruit beasts fell upon her, and haled her out of the Assembly, and shut the doors after her, and being in the street waiting on the Lord what to do farther, she could not depart without going in again, which accordingly she did, and got up near the place where the Priest was, and as she was beginning to speak, the rude multitude fell on her as at the first, and stopped her mouth, and hurled her out of the Steeple-house, and then Stephen Edwards of Waymouth, and Milcom Regis who is called a bailiff, and chosen by the Town to have done justice for that year, committed her to prison, where she was kept until the seventh day of the same month late at night, by which action Stephen Edwards, who is called an elder of the Priests Church, did sufficiently manifest his spirit of cruelty and persecution, for she being a woman of a very weak body, and the weather so exceeding could, she was brought so low, that it was believed by all that came near her, that she would have lain down the body, and had it not been that Stephen Edwards feared that she would have died in prison, and so her blood had lain upon his head, its likely she had lain there long enough.  
Here you may see how they quench the spirit of God, in the Daughters for Prophesying.   

Sufferings of the Lords People in South-Periot.  
UPon the sixteenth day of the sixth month 1657. John Gundry living in South-periot, was moved of the Lord to go to the Steeple-house in South-periot( it being the first day of the week) where J●remiah French is Priest; who then being in his high place, when he had ended and was come down out of his high place, John Gundry spake to the Priest, and to the people in the Name and sear of the Lord, warning them to repentance; and while John Gundry was speaking to the people, the Priest ran violently against him and struck him, and then like a hireling fled away, and the next day Edward Ireland a Tithing man in that Parish came with a warrant from one Walter Foy called a Justice living at Bubdown, having a company with him with Pike and staves, and took him up, and carried him the next day before Walter Foy at the Lecture of the Priest at Yea●mi●e, where Jeremiah French Priest, and Richard Far●ham one of his disciples came and swore that John Gundry had disturbed him, Jeremiah French, the Priest, the first day before( in his Idol Temple) wherefore Water Foy committed him to ●●●ch●●er prison until the next general Sessions, but he being sick in the prison where he endured a great sickness, even near unto death, was not brought forth until the second Sessions after, in the eleventh month, kept at Blandford, where the Priest Jeremiah French, and Edward Ireland that was the Tithing man that took John Gundry up, appeared there at the Sessions against John Gundry, and an indictment was framed, and J●hn Gundry called and his indictment red, which was false( here the Priest manifested his fruits, and Christ said that by their fruits you shall know them) first he broken the command of Christ, who said swear not at all, Mat. 5.35. and also to swear to a false indictment; and then William Hussey whose dwelling is at Shastone called Judge of the Court, with the rest of them called Justices, fined John Gundry 40. s. to the Protector,& 40. s. to Jeremiah French( here the Priest covets for money) who sat at the bench among them called Justices, while John Gundry was before them, John Gundry was sent to Prison by Walter Foy for going to the Steeple-house, and at the Sessions an indictment framed and red against him as to that effect, for breaking the Law, in molesting, hindering, and disturbing Mr. Jeremiah French, Minister, but when he was brought before them, then they called Justices, said he stood in contempt of the Court, and so fined him, although he stood sober before them, being brought forth before them by the Keeper of the Prison, John Gundry was called, and his indictment red the 15th day of the eleventh month 1657. the same day the Priest Jerem. French, and Ed. Ireland road towards their home( before John Gundry was fined, for after that the indictment was red, and some words had past from them called Justces, J● Gundry was put by again, and not called until the 7th. day of the eleventh month 57 and then fined forty shillings to the Protector, 40 shillings to Jerem. French the Priest o● South-Periot, or else to lye in prison until he pay it, and as they ●●●e riding homeward through a Town called Evershot, Edward Ireland that was a tithing man, reported that John Gundry would be sent to prison, who came home to his house, and the eighteen day of the same month being the seventh day of that week, in the evening the Lord struck the said. Edward Ireland dead suddenly in his house, which struck a dread in many who had a hand in persecuting the Lords people, and especially one Richard Farnham the Constable of that same place, a wicked envious man, who hath often and mali●iously persecuted the Lords People in that place, as afterwards will appear; this Richard Farnham came into Edward Irelands house to see him at the cry of the people, and when he was come into the house, the dread of the Lord fell upon him also, and he fell down even as dead in the house; then many of the people that were gathered together there ran about him to shake him up, and after much striving and stirring, he recovered to live again,( his measure of wickedness being not yet full) but the dread of the Lord lay on him, so that he was sick for some time after it, and then for a time the Lords people had rest from this cruel persecutor, who when he was again recovered to health, soon after forgot the hand of the Lord that fell upon him, and went on maliciously to persecute the Lords innocent people again.  
Upon the ninth day of the seventh month 1657. there was a meeting of the Lords people to wait upon the Lord at the house of Samuel Curtis in South-Periot, and after the meeting was ended, many Friends not being past away, there came Edward Ireland the Tithing man, and the a forenamed Richard Farnham with several others, having a warrant from one Walter Foy called a Justice, to apprehended all Rogues, Vagrants, wandering persons and strangers, that cannot give a good account of any worldly occasions for their travail, and under pretence of this warrant, they came into the house of Samuel Curtis, and so made a disturbance amongst many sober men, and did there examine several of the Lords People as Rogues and Vagrants, because they were strangers to them( when the Apostle saith be careful to entertain strangers, Heb. 13.2. and the Lord commanded the Jews that they should not vex the stranger, nor oppress him, Exod. 22.21. being much set on by Ri●h●rd Far●●●m against them, and when he could not f●nd any thing to be evil in them, but was made to confess with his mouth in the house before many people, that he did believe that they were honest men, and that they did look like honest me, yet this man Edward Ireland examined them where they d●el●, who gave him an account, yet nevertheless he  told them, viz. the Lords people, that he had a war●ant to apprehended Rogues, Vagrants, wanderers and strang●r●, and they were strangers to him, and by his warrant he must apprehended them although he confessed that he did believe that they were honest men) and so said that they must go with him to the Ale-house that night, unless that they would pass their words to him to be forth coming the next morning; but they  told him that they should not promise him any such thing, but they w●u●● b● free men or p●●soners, and if he had any 〈◇〉 to say to h●m, they were there then, and as for 〈◇〉 th●m they 〈◇〉 o●●asion to pass away in the morning ●arly if they were 〈◇〉 ●●●●hed; so that if he had ought to ac●use 〈…〉 ●hen present, but as for his warra●●, 〈…〉 such people as his warrant 〈…〉 did h●●●●●●●ant concern them in the least, 〈…〉 Curtis to have pasted his word that they should be forth-coming in the morning, but he refused( here this wi●●ed man would have numbered the Lords Servants who had been at a meeting of the Lords people, among Rogues, Vagrants, and wanderers; but the servant is not greater then his Lord, for the captain of our salvation was numbered among transgressors) but this wicked man being confounded in himself( although much set on by Richard ●a●●ham an envious persecutor of the Lords people) he went away, saying, he did believe they were honest men; yet nevertheless the next day early in the morning, these men, Edward Ireland a Tithing man, and Richard Faraham gathered together in the street with some other, and Hannah Guier one of the ●ords people, who had been there at the meeting then, and that night lay at a Friends house in South Perint, she being that morning going to Samuel Curtis his house to see friends there, and so to pass away to her outward being, which was but five miles from Sou●h-periot at a place called East-Cokar, those wicked men being in the street( as men that hunt for blood) they took up Hannah Guier and brought her to Samuel ●urt●s his house, and when they saw that the Lords Servants there were passed away( whose names were Jasper Bat, John Petman, John Collins, John A●en John Day) then Richard Farnham was in a wicked rage, and threatened the Tithing-man that it should cost him five pounds, because he had not the last night secured them, the Lords People, which had been there at a meeting, and met together to wait upon the Lord; then the Tithing-man got two men with him, viz Henry Gray a bailie that goes about to arrest men, and one Gesting Guppy, and draged her along by the arms through dirt and water, and halled her over gates and stiles that were in their way as they carried her to a Town called Bemi●er about three miles from Periot, it being a very wet and rainy day, and that day at Bemi●ter was a private Sessions, where sat Edward Butler of Romer house, and Edward C●ieck of Gabr●l● called Justices; before whom they brought Hannah Guier, where came the Priest Jeremiah Fren 〈…〉 also, and when they, called Justices, had examined Hannal Guier, and she having given them an account of her business at South-●er●●t which was to come there to a meeting of the Lords people, coming to wait upon the Lord, and she had been at the meeting, and she was going to see her Friends at Samuel Curtis his house, and so to pass away to her outward being, forthwith for which cause, they called Justices, Edward Chu●●, and Edward Butler made her a pass, and sent her back to South-Periot again, and from thence to be sent home to Ea●●-●ok●● five miles from South-Periot, from Tithing to Tithing as a Vagrant and wandering person, not being able to give any account of any worldly occasions for her traveling, as in her pass is set down; here by these men the Lords people are accused for wanderes, and called Vagrants for going five miles from their outward being to a meeting to wait upon the Lord.  
Upon the o day of the ninth month 1657. there was a meeting of the Lords people, to wait upon the Lord at the house of Samuel Curtis in South-Periot, after the meeting was ended, some friends being passed away, and many being behind in the house which were ready to pass away; Richard Farnham then being Constable, came into the house with a company with him, and also one John Lane a bloody man, who said we are a company of people not fit to live upon the earth, and the said Richard Farnham laid violent hands upon Nich●l●s W●odworth, a friend that was there of the meeting, and haled him out of the house,& dragged him to his own house, where he kept him a prisoner; and then he came again to the house of Samuel Curtis the second time with his rude company, and examined Robert G●le, another friend what his business was there that day, he answered, that he came there to the meeting of the Lords people) to wait upon the Lord, then Richard Farnham demanded of him a better account; then Robert Giles asked him whether that was not a sufficient account for him to come to the meeting to wait upon the Lord, then Richard Farnam said that it was a sufficient account whereupon, he was at a stand, and yet nevertheless presently after, with rage he laid hands on Robert Giles to hale him forth out of the house, then Samuel Curtis desired to know of Richard Farnham where he had a warrant for what he did, so to come into his house in such a manner and hale his friends out of his house? but he answered him he should not know whether he had a warrant or not, then Sam. Curtis  told him he ought to show his warrant for coming into his house in such a manner, but R. Farnham said he would not; then thomas King one of the same Parish, whose dwelling is in South-Periot, said it was but a reasonable thing for him to show his warrant; Then Richard Farnham asked Thomas King whether he would resist him, who answered he would not resist him; then in his madness he laid his hands on ROBERT GILES and THOMAS KING both and haled them out of the house, and carried them to his own house, where the other Friend was, and set a guard upon them, and kept them prisoners for near an hour, then he came again the third time to SAMUEL CURTIS his house, the doors being shut, and never demanded to come into his house, but violently drew open his doors and came in, and ran up and down his house with his rude company after him through his chambers and other rooms; and then SAMUEL CURTIS demanded of him where he had a warrant for what he did, for doing such things in his house; Then Richard Farnham answered and said, ●●e tell thee that another time, and when he had hunted up and down his house as one that hunted for blood, as if he could not be satisfied soon enough, he passed away and went to his house again, and after a little time he called N●CHO●AS woe WORTH, and ROBERT GILES apart one at a time, and red an old warrant that he had got which did belong to a former Tithing man the year before, which Tithing man was out of his office, and the warrant was for the apprehending of Rogues, Vagrants, and strangers that could not give a good account of their Worldly business, and with this old warrant he came to abuse and disturb the Lords people, who had met together to wait upon the Lord, and then pretended he had a warrant to cover him in his wickedness, but his covering is too narrow, it is seen thorough in this the day of the Lord, it will not cover him, for ●a●● and all his Generation is seen, their coverings will hid them no longer; but at last, let them all three go again, having nothing to say to either of them, nor ought to accuse them of.  
Upon the the twenty fourth day of the eighth month 1657. being the seventh day of the week, humphrey SMITH came to South-Periot to the house of SAMUEL CURTIS he being then riding towards Exmister in Devon-shire to a meeting there near the Town, at a place called U●hay, and S●MU●L CU●●IS road with him the next day being the first day of the week, had there a peaceable meeting amongst many, in whom there is m●ch desires after the living truth of God; and the next morning being the second day of the week, SAMUel CURTIS was to return to Chard Market to buy commodities that he wanted for his trade, he being a clothier, and being passed forth of the Town on his way towards, Chard and his friend humphrey SMITH with him, there came a wicked man from Hauck-Church riding with much violence, and a Tithing-man behind him with a warrant from Thomas Bampfield of Poletymore house in Devon-sh●re, to apprehended humphrey SMITH, and any vagrant person wandering in his company, whereby they were both brought back to Exmister again, and carried to a place called Bea●-Ha●●( about six miles from South-Periot) where John Hodder Priest of Hauck-Church,& Thomas Bampfield called a Justice came, who consulting together, T. Bampfield examined where they had been, they  told him at a meeting of the Lords people to wait upon the Lord; then he demanded where they were going, and SAMUEL CURTIS  told him he was going to Chard Market, and from thence to South Periot his outward dwelling place, and his friend humphrey SMITH with him, yet neverlesse although he had not any thing to accuse them of, he commanded the Constable to strip them both naked, and whipped them for vagrant persons, and then he would make each of them a pass, and sand them home from Tithing to Tithing; Then SAMUEL CURTIS being a Clothier, and but seven miles from his outwad habitation, asked Thomas Bampfield, how, or by what law he could make him a Vagrant person, and so to whip him, he being a trads-man, and going on his way to Chard Market on purpose to buy things which he wanted in his trade, 〈◇〉 Curtis being a man of estate; Bampfield called a Justice, said he would do it( viz have him whipped for a vagrant) and then he should take his remedy against him afterward; so they were both whipped naked to the middle,& in a close by the house where were many people, and some seeing it said, that if this were the liberty that they had so long fought for, they had fought for a liberty indeed, to be taken up on the high way going to market& whipped, and so sent home with a pass for vagrants; saying also, if they do this already, what will they do next? SAMU●L CU●TIS being known thereabouts, both to the man of the house and several others, the man of the house whose name is Robert Buridge who was much troubled to see such actions, which being done, one good book, and many good papers were taken from us, and most of them burnt by Thomas Bampfield, who commanded the Constable to take them from us, and they took from Samuel Curtis several notes which were his accounts, but they gave him his accounts again, but many good papers which Thomas Bampfield had taken from them which were for spreading abroad of the truth, Thomas Bampfield, burnt in the fire, and then although one way did led to the place of their abode, as he called it, yet he sent SAMUEL one way, and humphrey another, with each of them a pass, and Officers from Tithing to Tithing, the place where they were whipped being six or seven miles from SAMU●L CURTIS outward dwelling house; the copy of his pass as followeth.  

Devon.  
SAMUEL CURTIS of South-Periot in the County of Dorset clothier of a middle stature, black hair, aged about forty years, was taken vagrant, and wandering at Exm●… in the said County of Devon this present day being the 26th day of Octob. 1657 and was then, and there Lawfully whipped therefore, and he is appointed to be carried from Tithing to Tithing by the respective officers to South-Periot in the aforesaid County of Dorset which is( as he saith) the place of his abode, and he is to go by Marshal●-hay, and so to ●●●ad●●ndsor and is allotted till to morrow nine of the clock and no more, at his peril, given under my hand and seal this 26th of October 1657. Thomas Bampfield.   
This Bampfield was Speaker in a late Parliament.  
PETER MABER, and GEORGE HARIS dwelling in Blackmore in Dorset-shire, were both committed to prison by John Fitz-James, and Walter Foy called ●ustices, for no other thing they had to charge them with, but for not putting off the hat before them at the fitting at the Crown in Sherburn the twenty third day of the seventh month, 1658. as followeth.  
They with some others, a little time before they were committed to prison, were at the town of Sherburn, where humphrey SMITH a Servant of the Lord and Minister of Jesus Christ had a meeting, where they were unhumanely abused by a rude multitude, they not resisting any in the least, were daubed with dirt and dung and the filth of the Town, and many great stones cast at them, some their heads broke, some thrown down on the ground, many hundreds compassing them about with great shouts and houps, following them into a house, they being not willing to go forth, least there should have been more blood  shed, tarried all night in the house; they like the Sodomites compassing the house about, laying wait at the bridge most part of that night.  
John Chaffen a Captain in Sherburn he hearing of the uproar, and how the peace was broken( he not being at home that day) and one of his Sons very much abused, he got a warrant from John Fitz-James, and Walter Foy; then John Chaffen sent to them Peter Mabber and George Haris to come before them to testify how they were abused, who being free born in the Nation, and being not willing to be murdered by consent, went but to lay the thing before them, for John Fitz-James  told them he would execute justice upon the evil doers, but they  told him that they came, not thither to have them punished, but did freely forgive them all as they then declared, yet because they did not put off their hats, they were sent to prison, and they at liberty that abused them, and made the uproar.  

A copy of their Mittimus.  
Dorset.  
WE sand you herewith all the bodies of Peter Maber and George Haris, who were both required to put in sureties for the good behaviour and appearance at the next general Sessions of the peace for this county, to answer divers and sundry misdemeanours committed by them in our presence, and they refusing so to do, these are therefore to require you to take them into your safe custody, so that they may answer the premises at the Sessions aforesaid.  
Given under our hands and Seals the twenty third day of Sep. 1657. John Fitz-James, Walter Foy.   
The seventh day of the eighth month 1657. they appeared before ten or eleven of them called Justices at the general Sessions at Bride-port; when they were first called forth to the bar, they caused the crier to say, that this Court did charge and commanded all manner of persons to be uncovered in the face of the Court, they standing as before, because they did not put off their hats, they called Justices, said that they were not subject to authority, PETER MABER said that they were subject to the Law, and that they were bound over to answer the Law without a Law; they said, if they would not submit to the Court, they would proceed against them as contemners of Authority; Peter Maber said, to the Law they would be subject, but to their will they could not; then they red an indictment that they had framed against them; and were judges& witnesses themselves,& they bid them hold their peace,& asked them whether they were guilty when they had broken no Law, then they said, they did know no Law that they had broken,& how could they be guilty? they asked again by whom they would be tried; PETER MABER said, they had no need to be tried, except they had broken the law; then they desired the statute might be red that they had broken, they said they had a commission from the Lord-Protector; then they red something to them, but to fine them for not putting off the hat was not in 〈◇〉, then they fined GEORGE HARIS ten pound, and PETER MABER five pound.  
But before they were all agreed upon it, there was much whispering one to another, and to the Recorder, with much lightness and laughter, one of them whose name is Francis ●o●●is kept his hand before his mouth, that his laughter might not be seen, and Roger Clavi, one of them called Justices, cried often give them the oath( as if one snare at a time were not enough) then they red the udgement that they had passed on them,& red their names in a confused manner, calling them by other nams; then they which before laughed at them, laughed one at another to hear them called out of their names, and so made sport of the innocent; their m●ttimu● was made by a Quartermaster of the late Kings army, who is often employed to be their Clerk, and they who ever have been faithful to the States, having much arrears behind, have this for their reward.  
Dewens Morry being moved to go to the public meeting in the Parish of Haw Church, in the County of Dorse, upon the 2 th day of the o mouth 65●. Where John Hodder Parish teacher, prayed that they might walk holy, as Christ walked, with more words to the like purpose; when he had ended his exercise, shee was moved to ask him whether he did believe that it was possible to be attained to what he had prayed for: at the first he have her no answer as shee remembers; then shee asked him again, and he answered, I might: then sh●e mention d that he had prayed, that they might walk as Christ had walked holy; to which he answered, That they had a promise for it, he granted that they might so walk in a proportion: shee said that Christs wall was without sin, Christs walk was a perfect walk, and that he had owned perfection: Further shee saith, shee having received a message from the Lord of Hosts for to declare among them, as shee was declaring of it, the said John Hodder was speaking of Officers, and before that shee was gone out of the public House, he said that he was sorry that the Officers had no more care; shee went away to a friends House, where shee had lodged the night before, where shee had not been long before; one of the Officers came thither, and questioned ●er concerning her speaking in the public, and  told her that shee must answer it; so he went away again, after dinner he came again, and brought the Act with him, by virtue of which he commanded her to go with him, which command she obeied; so he would have her to go into the said John Hodders House, which she did; but John Hodder was much enraged for it, and said that he had nothing to say to her, and that he was not to receive such into his House; and gave the Officer a charge of her, and bid her go out of his doors; so shee was kept Prisoner part of that day, at a House where there was Bear to be sold, afterwards she was let go to the friends House again until the next morning, then shee was compelled for to go about some 6. miles, to one of them called Justices, where the said John Hodder came for to accuse her, where he complained that shee had much disturbed his Congregation, so shee demanded of him what evil shee had done? he  told her that a Woman must not speak in the Church; shee denied it to be the voice of the Woman that spake, shee said it was the voice of the Spirit of God that spake; shee asked him what Law Paul had for a Woman if shee did spake in the Church? he  told her that Paul had no Law, but that Paul did wish that he had had a Law: so after many more words had past both with him, and him called Justice, it was ordered that she should go back again to Haw-Church that night, and there shee was to be whipped until the blood did come, which thing was done the next morning early, shee received many cruel bloody stripes, and so was sent home with a Pass from Tithing to Tithing. But the blood of her and many more, will not satisfy the Priests.  
Behold the wicked shall be as chaff, and the Enemies of the Lamb as dust, for ever a perpetual shane shall cover them all for ever, and the Lambs shall spring up and flourish in the power of the Fathers love, and the devourer shall cease, and the faithful shall multiply, and righteousness shall flourish for ever, and a bed of torment is prepared for the persecutors, and all the wicked whose day is come.  
THE END.