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Extracts from St a Te Papers EXTRACTS FROM STA TE PAPERS. HEADLEY BROTHER~ PRJNTBRS, B~HOPSGATE, K.C. j AND ASHl'ORD, KBNT. [JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT, No. 9.] EXTRACTS FROM ST ATE PAPERS RELATING TO FRIENDS. SECOND SERIES, J659 to J664. Published for the FRIENDS' HISTORICAL SOCIETY. London HEADLEY BROTHERS, Bishopsgate E.C. Philadelphia HERMAN NEWMAN, 1010 Arch Street. New York DAVID S. TABER, 144 East 20th Street. 1911. (Princip11f ~tction6. PAGE Justices of the Peace 105 Canterbury II5 Quartermasters and Quakers II 6 George Fell • n6 "A Regiment of Quakers" II6 " A Gag for the Quakers " n7 "Woe to Yorkshire" • n7 General Meeting at Skipton, 1660 n8 Quakers in Every Comer ng Friends in Bristol • 120 A Declaration of Loyalty 122 Lord Windsor's Account of the Militia of Worcestershire • 123 Fear of an Oath 123 Opening Shops on Christmas Day 123 Anne Curtis to the King 124 West Riding Friends Commended 124 Fifth Monarchy Men 125 Apprehensions in Salisbury 125 Oxfordshire Meetings Disturbed 126 Seizures of Literature 126 The Work of Friends Misunderstood 127 Many Quakers in Bristol 127 Intercepted Letters 128 Gunpowder in a Quaker's House 130 Literature in Holland • 130 VI. PRINCIPAL SECTIONS. PAGE Liberation of Prisoners - r32 Somerset and Devon r33 Petition of Elizabeth Calvert 1 34 " Several Prodigies and Apparitions" r34 A Quaker Powder Merchant r35 East Anglia - 1 35 Anthony Pearson - r35 Release of Thomas Stordy and Stephen Pearson I4I Dangerous 11eetings in Essex r42 The Result of Losing a Letter 1 43 Best Horses Bought by Friends r46 Great Meetings in Southwark r46 Kent r46 Standing for Two Hours in Silence r47 Books for Ireland - r48 Sufferings at Home and Abroad r49 Laughing at Quakers and Baptists ISO "A General Rising in the North" rso Order for the Release of Friends r50 Cheshire r5r Prisoners at Andover rsr Prisoners Searched r52 Quakers not \Vanted r52 Trials Within and Without r53 Giles Calvert's Bond of £500 r55 Edward Byllinge - r56 Elizabeth, Wife of Giles Calvert r56 "Quakers to Fight against the King" 157 " The Quakers Rebellion " 158 The Case of Mary, late Wife of Richard Carver 158 Release of Prisoners 159 Robert Johnstone to Secretary Bennet - r68 PRINCIPAL SECTIONS. Vll. PAGE Sufferings under the Act of Uniformity I69 In Salisbury Jail IJO Imprisonment in Durham IJO Quakers Engaged to a Man 17I Quakers Decline to Fight I71 Quakers Quiet I72 Expected Retribution I72 Increase in East Yorkshire I72 Charles Bayly to Charles the Second I73 Appeal of Prisoners at Ilchester 173 An Information against Joseph Hall I75 " Quackinge Turned to Tremblinge" 175 Sunday Shillings I76 Richard Robinson, of Wensleydale I76 Quakers a Source of Danger • I77 Joseph Helling I78 Sir Philip Musgrave to Joseph Williamson 178 Prisoners at Launceston 178 Contraband Literature · I78 The Reward of Fidelity to Principle 179 An Escaped Shipmaster 180 John Furly, of Colchester I8I Security Offered but not Accepted - 182 The Kaber Rigg Plot 185 Poor yet Firm 185 Three Brothers-Persecutors - 185 No Kindness for the Quakers • I86 George Fox in Lancaster Gaol I86 Margaret Fell to Colonel Kirkby 187 Great Meetings at Swarthmoor 188 Margaret Fell's Imprisonment, 1663-4 189 Register of Independents, Anabaptists and Quakers 190 viii. ABBREVIATIONS USED. PAGE Daniel Fleming to Joseph Williamson 191 A Grand Jury Fined 192 Thomas Bampfield, Lawyer 192 E.M. to Margaret Tomlinson - 193 Prisoners in Reading 194 George Whitehead 198 Robert Rawlinson to the Earl of Derby 200 Camb. Jnl.=The Journal of George Fox, published by the Cambridge University Press, 19n. F.P.T.=" The First Publishers of Truth," published by the Friends' Historical Society, 1907. c;=a soft c, as peticon=petition. P=P succeeded by a vowel and r, pills=perills. p-p succeeded by r and a vowel, pceed=proceed. SECOND SERIES. Justicts of t6t (Ptdct.1 BERKSHIRE. jTor Gerard Roberts at the flowerdeluce in Thomas Apostles in London. 1 Readinge this 20 • of 3• month 1659. jTriends Yours is Come to my hands, & accordinge to your desire, I sent a Coppy of it to Basinge stoke to freinds ; as touchinge any freinds that haue estates fitt for that office, I know not any in the County sa\·e George Lamboll, & Andrew Wright, both of w'" I thinke are so farr from that thinge as not an oath on any account will be taken by them, some heare are aboute the County or this part of it, that may be somewhat more moderatt then some of the bad ons are, but how bad they soone may bee, I cannot say, I haue a little aduised my selfe, so take itt as Vnder neath THOMAS CURTIS : Honest .[friends that Cannot } George Lamboll sweare for Conscience sake Andrew Wright Moderat men & estats they haue for it :- John Deane : a baptis Allexander Blagrave, not now in Comission, & moderatt as I thinke. whichcutt, gouernor of winsor Collonell Bigg : Maior ffincher. Peeter Burneingham bitter Justices so Called :­ Hoult, of Abingeton Trumboll: Cooke, of Wallingeford Dunces: Captaine hide, of Early hides: Barkers: • For a previous reference to this subject, see First Series, pp. 6-13, where replies from the counties of Northampton and Dorset are printed. These papers are stated by William C. Braithwaite (THE JOURNAL, vii. 150) to be out of place as printed, and better referred to the year 1659, in which year the remainder, here given, are dated. 105 106 EXTRACTS FROM STATE PAPERS. I cannot say any that are not bitter, but many there are whose names I know not.' • ESSEX. G:R: Colch. this 21th day this 3 month 59. Deare friend in the measure of truth I salute thee & all who haue found a dwelling place in it. thine and T::II': about the 3 listes we haue receiued & haue proceeded in the businesse as followeth : thine also about friends appearance is receiued if afterward any thing in this businesse of the lists doth arise in vs of Concernment we may certify it by writting Persecuting men modderat men jfriendes. Dudley Templer Henry Barrington John Firly y' younger Thomas Cooke John Sparrow Sefi Josias Smith Herbert Pelham John Sparrow J ufi Maior Beard Robert Maidstone John Lawson Tho: Bayles John Pascall Nath: Taylor Henry Smith Richard Euerett Christopher Earle Henry Abbott Atwood John Cutts Turner Brewster Langly Loddington Will: Harlackendon Coll. Hen: Mildmay the first names of seuerall we doe not yet know it may be you may find them out better at London if need require STEUEN CRISP.' SOMERSETSHIRE. To his jfreind Gerard Roberts at the signe of the flower de luce in Thomas apostles del' these in London Gerard Roberts in that w'• neuer changeth doe I dearly salute thee and all faithfull friendes wth thee. This att psent is to accquaint thee that I receiued a letter subscribed by thee and Thomas Moore of the ' The paper is folded in three and these names are in three parallel columns. Two red seals: T.C. on either side of a leafy branch.-C.F.S. ' S.P.D. cciii. 8. Cal. 1658-9, p. 351. , S.P.D. cciii. 9. Cal. 1658-9, p. 351. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. 107 17'" instant ; and in answer there vnto I haue taken the best aduice I can in soe short atime wth jfriendes of o' County, and from some of them haue receiued these three lists here inclosed sent thee. By w'" thou mayst see what jfriendes are redy (for truthes sake) to serue the coffionwelth to the vttermust of their abillity. And jfriends doe J udg it conuenient (if thou see free­ dome in the thing) to aduise with John Pyne who is of o' County and att psent a member of this pliam', hee is one that is very louing and jfriendly towardes us, and hath also knowledg of most if not all thes persones mentioned in the listes. and farder, friends doe offer this to consideration, whether in this Juncture of time it be not conuenient to haue one jfriend out of each county wth you to aduise Wth all for the better & more speedy carrying one of thinges of publicke concernem", w'" is all att psent from him that is thy jfriend in the truth and knowne to thee by the name of WILL" BEATON. 23•• of the third moneth (59) A list of friends' :­ Moderate psons, so Judged : *Henry Lavo' of Yeovill-fitt Willm Carrent of Toomer George Tayler of Kingsbury­ John Buckland of West fitt Harptrey Thomas Budd of Martock-fitt Tho. Parsons of Portishead William Partridge of Misterton Beniamin Tibbot of Dundry -fitt Richard Gay of Inglscombe Willm Beaton of Puddemore John Pearce of Bathe Milton-fitt Willm Whiting of Wells Richard Addams of Limington Simon Sampson of Mudford -fitt John Sampson of y• same *Jasper Batt of Streate Christopher Pittard of Trent *John Dando of high-Littleton Robert Webb of Ilminster -fitt Thomas Hillard of I velchester *Robert Wastfeilde of Brisling­ John Bray of Murlinge ton Will"' Gapper of Sutton Mallet Thomas Goodhinde of Saltford Robert Maundvill of Hunt- -fitt spill [erased] *James Pearce of Keinsham Beniamin Blake of Bridgwater *John Anderdon of Bridgwater Thomas Patten of Tanton -fitt John Bovet of vVinsham Henry Moore of Burnham Richard Trevillian of Midney Thomas Bryan of Doultin Nicholas Cowling of Brislington Alexander Kingsland of Stowye John Gay of Batheaston. • All but six of the Christian names are crossed through; the six are denoted by a star. 108 EXTRACTS FROM STATE PAPERS. Men in Comission to doe Justice :- John Harrington Such as are alsoe in comission & Robert Long some of them friendly & y• Richard Jones rest moderate psons Peter Roynon John Pyne Willm Simth [sic] John Barker John Cary Richard Bovet Robert Hunt Alexander Popham Henry Bonner George Sampson Robert Hunt [erased] Edward Ceely Thomas Curry John Gutch Edward Court Edward Sealy John Gorges John Turbervile Thomas Wroth Thomas Sudderfyn jfrancis Rolle John Hippesley jfrancis Luttrell Will"' Windham Trevillian of Nettlecombe Not one of these Judged fit to be lThomas Baynerd alsoe in Com­ continued, most of them having ission have not appeared bin cruell psecutors of friendes much in psecution yet not fit for trueths sake.
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