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A FEW years ago while engaged in s ome hist orical research or m r andPWestmorland r m w k in Cu be land , elating ainly t o 1 r m o o the 7th centu y , I ca e much int c ntact with the r mo of r o Not Quake vement that pe i d . that that was the r m r m ro . o fi st ti e , that y inte est in it had been a used Ge rge Fox o for me n o one of has l ng had special fasci ati n , as o r r o m who r o o th se g eat eligi us ystics , appea ccasi nally r o or who are r r r oo in eligi us hist y , and a ely unde st d at m o r t o of r l o the ti e , but wh se se vice the cause e igi n is or r incalculable . I say this the m e eadily because in o o r t o om the pages which f ll w , I have ventu ed be s ewhat critical of the doings of himand his immediate followers and it seems t o me that it is better t o say frankly that the movement suffered considerably because of the extra va ancesof om of r r o r o g s e its ea ly leade s . Of c u se , th se r f r rom r days we e quite di fe ent f these . Things we e then

o o r r of o t o- d ne that we sh uld neve d eam d ing day , and mo t o r language was plain and blunt al st coa seness . In this respect Quakerismwas simply like every other mo m r r r m t o o r ve ent in its fi st stages it equi ed ti e s be , r chasten , and pu ify it . How largely the movement captured Cumberland and Westmorland is common knowledge ; but it has been somewhat of a revelation t o myself t o find that it was so widespread in Lancashire and it is to make this clear o o r that the f ll wing pages have been w itten . t o o o or My indebtedness th se wh se w ks I have used , is acknowledged in the body of the book ; but special mention Should be made of much kindly help fromDr rr of hitbarrow o Mr r of Fa er W L dge , W . C . B aithwaite r Mr or Abbatt of r o Mr orm Banbu y , Dilw th P est n , N an 5 6 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

’ f o Penney o the Friends Library , Lond n , and the

Custodians of the Sessions Records in Preston .

What has specially impressed me in the study . of 1 7th century religious history is the wealth of Quaker literature l i r o t o not r re at ng the et and its value the student , me ely be cause of the light which it throws upon the Quaker o m not so o o o orm r o m ve ent , but less up n N nc nf ist eligi us r No of o histo y in general . student that hist ry can r o l o neglect it without the most se ious l ss . He wi l ften find there the information of which he is in quest when no o r it can t be f und elsewhe e .

One word is necessary in reference to the Index . My first i ntention was that it sh ould c ontain the names of all the places and persons that appear in the book n r r one for i deed , I had p epa ed such it , when it was found that the book had already far exceeded the number f o or . r o pages iginally designed The Index had, the ef re , t o o r r r of r o be c nside ably cu tailed . P incipal names pe s ns r r f and places have been etained , and , unde di ferent dis t ricts o f r r o . , will be f und lists Quake s , etc The eader i l r or r no r o fi w l , the ef e , expe ience se i us dif culty in finding m r the na e of any pe rson in whomhe may be inte ested . It is stated repeatedly in the body of the work that m r m f r o na es f equently assu e di fe ent f rms , but in the one on not Index ly is given , and it is certain that the references under the name are always t o the same person . I cannot hope to carry all with me t o the conclusions to which I have been led ; but if the book helps us t o reali ze afresh the steady and unwavering fidelity to r o r of r e o eligi us p inciple , in spite the fie c st and m st r s r e o of o o o pe si tent pe s cuti n , the pe ple wh se st ry it tells , w ll r r it i se ve a ve y useful purpose in these days .

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r r of 1 6 2 or Fox o n r of IN the ea ly pa t 5 , Ge ge , the F u de r o r r the Quake m vement , made his fi st eal acquaintance r of r o in r with Lancashi e . A native Fenny D ayt n Leiceste r r f or on r of n shi e , his ea liest e f ts as Missi a y the new Eva gel of o o o o r o t o which he had c me int p ssessi n , we e dev ted his own County and the neighbouring Counties of Derby and m r 1 6 r o . N ttingha It was in the yea 47 , afte much r o r of orro wande ing in s lita y places as a man S ws , that he definitely gave himself t o his Mission and began t r r of r r n or re tha ca ee itine ant p eachi g , which b e such r r five r r om ma kable f uit and , yea s afte its c mencement , a j ourney into the West Riding of Yorkshire brought him r or r ro t o the Lancashi e b de . Passing th ugh Wakefield r or ro l r and B adf d , and p ceeding sti l westwa d , he says We m r r r l dl ca e nea a ve y g eat high hill , cal ed Pen e o of or t o o t o t o of hill , and I was m ved the L d g up the p ado so r it which I did with much , it was ve y steep and o t o t o or r high . When I was c me the p , I saw the sea b de ing r ro to of upon Lancashi e . F m the p this hill the Lo rd let r o to r me see in what places he had a g eat pe ple be gathe ed . AsI went down I found a spring of water in the side of i r r or the hill , with wh ch I ef eshed myself , having eaten ” dr an r or 1 k but little seve al days bef e . Subsequently he informs us that the great people in ” ai r r o t o or of white r ment by a ive side , c ming the L d ,

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o o o t o of l wh m he had had the visi n fr m the p Pend e , were 1 i about Wensleydale and Sedbergh , the river be ng the ul o not far o beautif Lune , which fl ws fr m the latter place . ro e r t o r It was f m Sedb gh that he went Fi bank , the gate of entrance for him and his movement int o Westmor m o m o o o land , a idst wh se aj estic s litudes a th usand pe ple t o r r had assembled hear the st ange p eacher . There he won r of o i or the fi st th se sweep ng vict ies , which this and the neighbouring County of Cumberland supplied so richly r o r during the next few yea s . Fr m Fi bank he went by to r o r r o easy stages P est n Pat ick , Kendal and Unde barr w , o r r t o in the same C unty , ente ing Lancashi e at New n and n ro t o r o o Staveley , whe ce he p ceeded Ulve st n , in wh se mm o r oo Swarthmoor 2 i i ediate neighb u h d is , wh ch became r m the Mecca of the Quake move ent . o r not r Fox This , h weve , was the fi st visit which had 6 to a r . 1 r paid L ncashi e In 47 , the very yea in which he n o bega his Missi n , he says r o f om i r who I hea d a w an in Lancash e , had fasted two - - r to her and twenty days , and I t avelled see but when am to her r o I c e , I saw she was unde a temptati n . When o t o her ro or I had sp ken what I had f m the L d , I left r r hi ro i on he he o . , father being gh in p fessi n Pass ng , I mo ro or Duckenfield r went a ng the p fess s at and Mancheste ,

r r r o . whe e I staid a while , and decla ed t uth am ng them ’ r r om o who r r The e we e s e c nvinced , eceived the Lo d s r on rm o teaching , by which they we e c fi ed , and st od in the r r r f in r . o o r i or s t uth The p fess s we e in a age , all plead ng and imperfection and could not endure t o hear talk of ’ f r o or o o . o perfecti n , a h ly and sinless life But the L d s power was over all ; though they were chained under a for d rkness and sin , which they pleaded , and quenched ” 3 r m the tende thing in the . This Manchester visit was t oo brief t o yield much fruit

‘ aan al 6 1 6 j , p . 7 . Ed . 7 5 . This Spelling is retained througho ut except in quotations fromo ther r r om o f om r r r r w ite s s e wh p efe Swa thmo e . ou l 1 2 1 rna . I I . . 6 . J , pp , Ed 7 5 GEORGE FOX IN LANCASHIRE 1 1

r e i n and , as p eviously intimated , it was near the b g ning r r for r o or of 1 652 that Lancashi e was first ente ed se i us w k , o r or r o the n rthe n part , the part which b de s up n West or m r r m land and Cu be land , which , in its physical cha acter isticsso o r m t o o r it cl sely ese bles , and which f rme ly it as o o oo ecclesi tically bel nged , pening the d r and extending omt o him a welc e . Traces of Quakerismare usually sought in the early o r mof r o who L lla dis a dist ict , and especially in a pe ple ” mt o o r of r ca e be kn wn as Seeke s , because thei attitude “ of God r r waiting upon and seeking afte the t uth , r r h o r in particula , the t ut ab ut the Chu ch which they o Nor r believed to have been l st . can the e be any obj ection t o that for a great movement like the Quaker r man movement cannot possibly o iginate with a single . ” Generally there is a voice crying in the wilderness r r m o for yea s befo e the new day co es . J hn the Baptist heralded the appro ach of the Messiah and Wycliffe was mr r of orm o or the o ning sta the Ref ati n . Ge ge Fox di d not so m or r one m uch iginate , w ites , as e phasize cert ai n ideas which were flo ating in the religious atmo ” 1 r o sphe e of his day . That statement c ntains an m of o r o t o ele ent truth , th ugh it sca cely d es j ustice the r or Fox m r mo pa t which Ge ge played in the atte . The ve ment wasso markedly his own he so imprinted his own personality upon it ; and it was so indebted t o himfor m om r its initial i pulse and phen enal success that , if eve m o r ro so the na e F unde was app priate , it is as applied t o Fox r o t o r m in his elati n Quake is . r o r no r of o r i m In Lancashi e , h weve , t aces L lla d s have yet be en discovered and evidence has still t o be supplied of of r o the existence the Seeke s as such . It is c ntended Mr r or T he Be innin s by B aithwaite , in his valuable w k , g g o uakerism o r o of f Q , that in the neighb u ing C unty West or for r of ro m land , the evidence the p esence a st ng Seeker om r o r r o ri o c munity is ve y c nside able . P est n Pat ck , s uth of al r r r or r ar Kend , and ve y nea the Lancashi e b de , is p

1 Our L ollard A ncestorsb mmr 1 1 , y W . H . Su e s , p . 4 . QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

i ut t cul arly singled o by him as an instance . The ” o r Chapel at Prest n Patrick , says he , became the cent e omm of who t o r of a c unity Seekers , came the Gene al n r o o rom r or Meeti g held the e nce a m nth , f Sedbe gh in Y k r al r shi e , Ye and and Kellet in Lancashi e , and Kendal ,

r rro r r o mor . Unde ba w , G ay igg , and Hutt n in West land They were the most ze al ous and religious Roundheads n r di o r and Purita s in the dist ict , and , as the newly sc ve ed l al r S o ro or Swa ed e Pape s h w , p vided Tayl with a stipend of r omm oro fifty pounds a yea . The c unity had a vig us r m r r m spi itual life with a inist y sp inging up in its idst , or o om m t wo of mn r and Tayl w uld s eti es let these i iste s , ” 1 o n A l r i ud and How ll r . J h and F ancis g , p each in his pulpit 2 om or r o o r r Th as Tayl , the pe s n in questi n , afte wa ds r mo t o mo Mr B r e ved Rich nd , and aithwaite says that the Prest on Pat rick community were left t o their resources m r of m r r on Audland in the atte inist y , elying chiefly and How ill r ar rom r o . e g , but having help f seve al the s They ’ described at this time as separated fromthe world s or h m dr orm of r o o r w s ip and e pty y f s eligi n , and f ste ing r o r r m thei fell wship and spi itual life by f equent eetings ,

1 80 P . . Thomas Taylor is described by Mr Braithwai te as an Oxford

r d who m t o r o r rom r o r o . g a uate ca e P est n Pat ick f Ca lt n , nea Skipt n Mr ro r t o r o r or r e of Penney says that he was b the Ch ist phe Tayl , p i st a

Chappell called Chappell in the Bye rs betwixt Brighouse and Halifax . om or r r o o f mr o m r Th as Tayl se ved pe i ds i p is n ent at Appleby , Lancaste , or r r r o ro m1 6 6 2 i 1 6 2 Y k , De by , and elsewhe e , was in p is n f unt l 7 , the r o f oo S or r M rison yea the Indulgence . His death t k place at taff d afte p K 2 m lace o o Older N oncon or mt i n endal . ent in that p . Nich ls n ( f i y , p 3 ) mi r of r o r says that he was an Anabaptist , and niste a sepa ate c ng ega ” o r ri r ma o o ti n at P eston Pat ck . Whateve y have been his exact p siti n m o r o 1 6 2 o at that ti e he definitely j ined the F iends ab ut 5 , and dev ted r to r o f r mo or rom his ene gies the furthe ance thei cause . A ng w ks f ’ 6 T mth sI nnocmc E ected o 1 662 . 60 his pen is y In the j f , p N l r r to Mr or who am l to ( ightinga e) is a efe ence a Tayl , , I inc ined ’ Mass r r o o . o r r think, was the pe s n in questi n It ccu s in Hen y y lette to o r r o 2 1 1 6 6 om i m of L d Wha t n , dated Dec . , 4 , in which c pla nt is ade . ’ ’ o r sm men of or o Inde en his L dship s y pathy with Tayl s type , wh se p n r o r de ey was a source o f g eat concern to Masy . If the c njectu e of orr es i m lor identity be c ect, it sugg ts that at th s ti e Tay was an

Independent . GEORGE FOX IN LANCASHIRE 1 3

om m o m of r s eti es sitting in silence , ften having ti es fe vent i r r r om m r o o . p aye , s eti es engaging in el gi us c nfe ences r f r o n rom or Seve al o the Seeke s had peni gs f the L d , ‘ rom o r f which they c uld have decla ed excellent things , om or omr o r o having s e sight c p ehensi n the e f , yet wanted r o o of i o r of the inwa d p ssessi n the virtue , l fe and p we what ’

r o m . they decla ed , and in this state c ntinued any days It was at thi s point in their hist ory that the Westmorland ” 1 r x Seekers came int o contact with Geo ge Fo . The r m r Mr rai g eat eeting at Fi bank , B thwaite says , was a m of r o m eeting these Seeke s , and the c nvince ent which followed was the acceptance of Fox and his message by mor omm of r the i p tant c unity Seeke s , which had its ” 2 3 r r o r o Audl and r cent e at P est n Pat ick , J hn and F ancis 4 How ill mo o r r om r g being a ng the c nve ts . The e is s e isk so o r r in cl sely identifying the Seeke s and Quake s , as even Mr Brai thwaite suggests in the following o r o out r On the the hand , as Penn p ints , the Seeke s om m o o r m not s eti es devel ped int Rante s , and it ust be o r mo m supp sed that the Quake ve ent , except in certain ” r or r e asse 5 n m . dist icts , abs bed the Seeke s o r ai mfor r or of If , h weve , the cl the Seeke igin the r o r omm l o P est n Pat ick c unity be al wed , and if it be further conceded that being quite contiguous t o Lanca

i r r o o be o sh e the latte C unty w uld influenced by it , the c ontention still holds as t o the lack of evidence for the Seeker movement in the County apart fromthat very l m r r r i ited a ea . It est icted itself t o that particul ar r so far r or dist ict , except in as it sp ead n th int o West mor and m r land Cu be land .

1 T he B e nni n so ua e ism 8 2 i k r . 2 I . id . 2 6 b . g g f Q , p , p .

3 " o Audlan d ro o wi Audlandsof r o J hn , p bably c nnected th the P est n , 0 or o 1 6 . r r o f Crosslands r was b n ab ut 3 He was a linen d ape , nea r o r m m mo r P est n Pat ick, and beca e e inent a ng the F iends . 4 r How ill or 1 6 1 8 T odthorne r F ancis g was b n in , and lived at , nea r r r mr o r . o Audland G ay igg, as a tail and fa e B th and H On ll are r r r r mo desc ibed as being p eache s , fi st a ng the Independents , and next

A . H O ll Audland m rom r nabaptists n , like , beca e a p inent F iend , and r or rom r mi seve al w ks f his pen still e a n . 5 T he Be innin s uakerism 2 g g o , p . 7 . 1 4 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHI RE

l o What Lancashire acked , h wever , in this respect it

- more than supplied in its pre eminently Puritan charac " ter : and it needs t o be remembered that Qu akerismwas an aspect of the great Puritan movement for which the 1 r 1 6th and 7th centu ies are noted . It is quite the cust om w not r t o r o ith a few w iters take an enti ely pposite view , t o r r r mo m ro ai ega d the Quake ve ent , as a p test ag nst a r m o o ali l o o l Pu itanis , wh se f rm sm and end ess the l gica subtleties explain the phenomenal success which the mo m won rl r Mr raith ve ent in its ea ie stages . Even B om r o o o o waite c es nea such a p siti n in the f ll wing passage , r of r o whe e , speaking the Seeke and Quaker m vements , he says r o o one o r r They we e c ntinu us with an the . Unde the o o of r o r omon one new c nditi ns eligi us f eed the hand , and r o o ro r on o r r i active eligi us c nt ve sy the the , which p eva led in England fromthe assembling of the Long Parlia m r ro of ent , the e had been a sudden g wth sects , which oo r rom l ai r m o or t k thei shape f the ight , y i aginati ns , the r r of r r r r deep spi itual yea nings thei vota ies . The e we e thousands of honest - hearted persons who used their r omt o m r r an d mn of e f eed ake a quest afte t uth , a y thes o no r r orm or o r r f und est eithe in f s d ct ines , and whethe they called themselves Seekers or not were weary with their t ravelling through the Sects and athirst for the ” o of n r 1 g spel a livi g Ch ist . Surely that statement is somewhat misleading : for Quakerismcannot claimt o be more than one of the numerous Sects t o which that prolific age gave birth r rm orm o r and , if unde the te s f s and d ct ines m ai r m Puritanis is intended , ag nst which Quake is is samid t o r ro o t o r . have isen in p test , injustice is d ne Pu itanis mr of Such a view , indeed , is based upon a is eading the o of o r r situati n . It is , c urse , t ue that the pe ennial peril of all r o ormal m r m eligi n is f is , and that Pu itanis in common with every other formof religious life was t o r m exposed that pe il ; but Puritanis , as the very

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for o r mor l name suggests , c nside ably e than ha f a r for centu y , had been in the death grips with the rom malism and corruptions of the Church . F the of r r r ro o days Matthew Pa ke , Richa d Banc ft , and J hn t o o of r or Whitgift th se St aff d and Laud , it had been n for r not of r fighti g ba e life , a few its adhe ents having o r suffered greatly in c nsequence . The e had been r r om on o r men om ma ty d s a c nside able scale ; , w en and o t o o l children had g ne New England , H l and and else r r r m r o m whe e in still la ge nu be s and c untless ultitudes , electing to remai n in the homeland and continue the r mr o m 1053 r . st uggle , had suffe ed i p is n ent , fine and At the very time in question Puritanismwas particul arly o r of m or r o ri zeal us in the inte ests a si ple w ship , a pu e d ct ne r r rr o o mof and a spi itual Chu ch . The te ible ic n clas ’ rom r of rom o r C well and the Pu itans C well s day , ften ve y r r one of r o r g eatly exagge ated , is the se i us cha ges , which o o r r n hi sr pp nents pe sist in b i ging against ule . Recently P r m won or m t oo r u itanis had its vict y, but uch ecently t o om orm orr o have bec e the f al , dead , c upt and questi n om r r are of r able thing , which s e w ite s in the habit decla ing be t o . or o it It was the living fighting f ce in the nati n . Quakerismwas really part of that new spirit that was ” ro o ab ad in the land . It is n thing t o the purpose that Fox m i aso of o hi self , w th all the p si n his intense s ul , and not l t o r r in language always ca culated win his hea e s , assailed the Puritan preachers of his day equally with o r m . no o mo m the s He ade distincti n a ng the . They “ were all t o him hireling priests and the places in i mn r o o m wh ch they i iste ed steeple h uses , th ugh any of those preachers are among the most honoured names in r o or of eligi us hist y , because the saintliness of their char r o o of r r acte and the unselfish dev ti n thei se vice . In the supe rabundance of its life Puritanismsought expression m orm not r in any f s , which inf equently antagonized one o r o r an the ; but , n ne the less , we e they part of that widespread movement that was in revolt against the oppressions and supe rstitions of centuries of religi ous 1 6 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

on of o r of o misrule the part the d minant Chu ch the nati n , mo mt o r l m a ve ent which , in all its parts , the gene a na e of Puritan belongs . Ge orge Fox made his way into Lancashire at a po int r o r of r nea the s uthe n end the Winderme e Lake , and the value of the recent Cambridge Edition of his j onrnal om r o c es in he e . He tells ab ut leaving Underbarrow for ’ m o ro Ja es Dickenson s h use , which was at C sthwaite , ’ and fro m thence he says : I came t o James Taylor s [of Newt on in Cartmell] on ye first day I went t o one ’ preist Camelford schappell after hee had. donne I began t o speake ye worde of li fe to ym Camelforde was in such a rage such a frett 81 soe peevish yt hee had noe patiens t o heare but stirred uppe ye rude multitude 81 they rudely haled mee out strucke mee punched mee t oo ke mee threw mee headelonge over a stone wall but blessed be ye Lorde his power preserved mee [ye kerke warden] was one Jo Knipe whome ye Lorde after cutt off whoe threwe mee doune headelonge over ye wall And there was a youth yt was writeinge after ye preist I was moved to speake to him hee came t o bee con vinet became a fine minister of ye Gospell whose name ” o r 1 ro r n was J hn B aithwaite . F m the eadi g in the Ellwood Edition of the j ournal ( 1 765) it might be inferred that Gabriel Camelford lived at Newt on in r l not Ca tme l , but that is suggested by the passage j ust cited and from other evidence we know that his home f r was at Staveley , near Lakeside , whence he su fe ed ’ r r o o Ej ection afte the Resto ati on . F x s language ab ut r m or ro r r p eist Ca elf d , is st ng ; and Ma ga et Fell , wri i to r o 2 1 6 iIn roves t ng F ancis Bens n , in 55, even p upon

1 m vol 6 o f ournal o f ournal Ed . . . . . j , Ca b , i p 4 This new issue the j rm i or Fo x Mr o . . . Ge ge , edited by N an Penney , F S A and publ shed in e f r r o 1 1 I im to o o . 9 , is s my invaluable the stud nt Quake hist y In additi n to m Mr r c0 i0uso o m uch else , Penney has en iched it with p n tes ab ut any o f r r r o m in the cha acte s that appea in it , and I gladly ackn wledge y debtedness to themfor much o f the information contained in the notes in r or the p esent w k . 1 r on o o ro e Fould F ancis Bens , wh se wife was D thy , liv d at in

Lou hri e m mo r . g gg in Langdale eeting , West land

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1 of r rro who r ro Halhead Unde ba w , afterwa ds became p i r r r m m nent as a Quake p eache , ca e , says Sewel , about t o Furneiss t o o of thi s time in Lancashire , the H use r o m r Captain Adam Sands , whe e he f und a great Nu be ’

f ro sor ather d r r . o P fes s g , and P iest Lampitt p eaching ’ oo enter d m But as s n as Myles La pitt was silent , which o n t i to c ntinui g a pret y while Capta n Sands said him , Sir , ’ ’ What s the matter " Are y ou not well " T o which ’ answer d l no the Priest , I am wel , but I shall speak u ’ more as long as this d mb Devil is in the House . A ’ m i r " h du b Devil , sa d the Captain , whe e is he T is ’ o is he , said the Priest p inting with his Hand , that ’ r i standeth the e . Then the Captain sa d , This Man is u o t i n t o ou r ou Sir o o n q iet , and saith n h g y I p ay y , , g m of or ro or o in the Na e the L d , and if he t uble m lest you l ’ m o himt o r . in y H use , I wil send Lancaste Castle But r not r o the P iest said again , I shall p each as l ng as this ’ m o to one du b Devil is in the H use . Then the Captain said m or r o r ou Sir Ca elf d , a P iest als , I p ay y , , stand up , and

r o r ou not r . exe cise y u Gift , and I will see that y be distu bed r r o r not But this P iest answe ed as the the , I shall speak ’ o um o as l ng as this d b Devil is in the H use . Then the ’ o cr d or r or r t Pe ple y L d ebuke thee Satan , L d , ebuke hee Satan ; What manner of Spirit is this that stops our ’

i r o . t o Min ste s M uths Then the Captain came Myles ,

i out of o . and tak ng him by the Hand , led him the H use im not o now In all that T e he had spoke a W rd , and saw the Accomplishment of what he had been persuaded of be

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or vzz . o r o l o o n f e , , That an invisible P we w u d c nf u d by him ” 3 omof th r the Wisd e Priests when he spoke never a wo d . ro Fox to l o F m thence , says , I came U verst n ” 3 t o oo t o fi ll - o e s. soe Swarth m re Judge Th mas Fell , o n r of s Swarthmoor the w e and occupant , was al o the

1 l Halhead or o 1 6 1 l o o r r Mi es , b n ab ut 4 , ived at M untj y, nea Unde mor 1 6 2 rro . o r to r ba w , West land C nve ted the Quake faith in 5 he r r r o o r t avelled as a p eache b th in England , Sc tland , and I eland , and suf r r mr so m f e ed f equent i p i n ent . 1 t t 1 His u 2 vo l . . o he e . Ed . . . r o ak rs mi) . . ournal y f Q , pp 7 , 73 j , Ca , i p 4 7 GEORGE FOX IN LANCASHIRE 1 9

l o representative of an old Fumessfami y . He ad pted the r r Pa liamentary cause , became Magist ate , Judge , Vice Chancellor and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster His r r t M for o . and P . the C unty wife was Ma ga e , r of o of r o -in daughte J hn Askew Marsh G ange , Dalt n r Her o ro Fu ness . supp sed descent f m Anne Askew , the

m now r di r . o Marian artyr , is gene ally sc edited B th she and her husband were devoted members of William ’ Lampit scongregation at Ulverst on and their home at Swarthmoor seems t o have been a kind of open house for r o o l ministers and eligi us pe ple genera ly . That will account for the fact that Ge orge Fox made his way thither o al o seemingly with ut any speci invitati n . The Judge was away at the time of his visit and so appears to have r e been his wife , but the e came upp preist Lampitt which I perceived had beene was still a ranter in his minde I had a great deale of reasoninge with him : for hee woulde talk of high notions perfection thereby deceived ye people hee woulde have owned mee butt I coulde not owne him nor joine with him hee was soe ” f 1 her r r ar full o filth . On eturn at night Ma g et Fell was distressed t o find that Fo x and her minister had dis r o o Lamit ag eed . The day f ll wing William p came again to Swarthmoor and Fox says I had a great deale of di scourse with him before Margaret fell whoe soone then discerned ye preist cleerely a convincement came upo n her her family of ye Lords truth ; 81 there was a humiliation day (shortly after within or two r o ff . as a day ) kept att Ulve st n m . kt mee t o goe to ye Steeplehouse with her ; for shee was not wholely come off I saide I must doe as I am ordered of ye Lorde butt I walked in ye feilds then ye worde of ye Lorde came t o mee t o goe t o ye steeplehouse after ym when I came ye preist Lampitt was singinge with hi spe ople his spiritt his stuffe was soe foule yt I was moved of ye Lord to spe ake to him ye people after they had donne ” 2 si i e ng ng .

1 l 1 m Ed . o ournal . v . . . I bid 8 j , Ca b , i p . , p . 4 . 20 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

1 Fox tells us that one Justice Sawrey cryed take him ” ‘ fiells to o fi away , but that Judge wife saide ye f cers lett himalone why may not hee speake as well as any other

and that Lampitt sai de for decepte lett him speake . Soe o att last , he c ntinues , when I had declared a ” 1 r o out p etty while ye C nstable putt mee . Lamit r o o William p , the Ulve st n minister , with wh m Fox now ro o o o r was b ught int c ntact , is a m st inte esting o om r r Fox r t o pers nality . Fr the ve y fi st appea s have had the strongest aversion t o him ; and there are few r r hisournal o l cha acte s in j , against wh m he indu ges in more bitter and violent language than that which he r o employs in elati n t o the Ulverst on minister . He even infected with hi sspiri t and language the childr en of for r r r r or hi s Judge Fell th ee yea s afte wa ds , he rec ds in ’ ournal r r old j that Ma y , the Judge s eight yea daughter, o of or to oe S to r Lammtt was m ved ye L de g peake p eist t o tell himyt ye Lord woulde poure out ye vi allsof ” sr o him ro hi . o w ath up n The actual d cument , b wn ” w or r l to r ith age , end sed ma y fel a p est , when she 8 r old o r was yea s has j ust been disc ve ed , and in it are the foll owing words lai esof od o Lampitt the p g g shall fall up n thee , seuen o owerd o o the vi ls shall bee p up n thee , the milst ne o r o o shall fall up n thee , c ush thee as d st under the l rds feete how o o of Can th u escape the damnati n hell , This did ” or 3 the l d give mee as I lay in bed , Mary fell . or r hi s Lamit or Fox Sh tly afte meeting with p , Ge ge sends a letter to himin which he speaks of him as a decever surfeted druucke with ye earthly spirit rambling up and downe in ye scriptures a beast smotheringe 81 tumblin e r g in ye ea th lust , and says When u art or o now u swelst vanitie y in thy t ment , th ug y in thy 81 livest in thy wickedness remembe r thou wast warned in thy life time when ye eternal condemnation is reatched 1 ro o r r u rom l ol r P bably R ge Saw ey , the disting ished C wel ian s die and m No o orm o om for om ro o e inent nc nf ist, wh se h e was s e while at B ught n o r T we . 1 ournal i) Ed 1 m . l 2 1 . vo 8 I bid . . . j , Ca , . i . p . 4 . , pp 3 , 439 GEORGE FOX IN LANCASHI RE 2 1

” ’ 1 o m o t o Lamit s over yee . A like c m unicati n was sent p “ o r o r rr to l c ng egati n , in which he is efe ed as a b ind guid l a r o and he and they as a cage of unc e ne bi ds . An ther letter to the false christs priest lamperd in Ulverston la ksher 1 6 2 m in n in 5 is uch after the same type ; and , n o of of him eve in his n tice his death , he speaks as an old deceiver and perverter of the right way of the Lord ” 2 r r f o of od and a pe secuto o the pe ple G . of or Lamit As in the case Camelf d , William p deserves t o occupy a place of prominence among the illustrious men of that heroic age ; but George Fox found in him one of hismost powerful antagonists because he was r of ro much afte hisown type . He was a man st ng r r r convictions and held views bo de ing upon the ext eme . He passed among men as an Independent and for his r f r ot T o Cala p inciples su fe ed n a little . my he was o n of r ro little kn w , but much his life has been escued f m o r o o r T he bscu ity , and it is t ld with c nside able fulness in 3 E ected o 1 662 i n Cumberland and Westmorland j f . He was ej ected from his living at Aikt on in Cumberland r o t o r o p evious t his advent Ulve st n . At the latter place o ro o hi s he was uted th ugh the Unif rmity Act , but like o r r or r neighb u , Gab iel Camelf d , he emained in the district . Together they preached as they had opportunity ; t ogether they licensed houses for public worship during the Indulgence period ; t ogether they suffered ex com munication and fines and together they helped t o found r o or La it o Fu ness Nonc nf mity . William mp died ab ut 1 6 o r r or r 77 , sh rtly afte Gab iel Camelf d ; but in neithe of o r case has the place burial been disc ve ed . George Fox believed that outside the Quaker circle the religi on of the country was utterly corrupt and o r o r o i wr ng , and the se i us eflecti ns wh ch he was in the habit of making upon the Churches and ministers wi thout m o are to r r l discri inati n be inte p eted in that ight . They

1 u a l 1 l m Ed . o rna . vo . . . 88 i E 1 6 I b d d . j , C b , i pp 77, . . , 7 5, p . 495 . 1 i i Night ngale . Publ shed in t wo volumes by the Manchester Uni r In 1 1 1 ve sity 9 . 22 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

o of of were h nestly meant , course , but in point fact they r not l r u o are f equently on y ca icatures , but q ite inc rrect for l i ar as a ready intimated , religion at this t me was p ticularl m r of y alive , and any of the men in cha ge the Chur ches were among the m ost devoted and sai ntly that r r r r the Chu ch has eve ea ed . And it says much for the r al o of man for e w rth the , his manifest sincerity and the of or of unspeakable value his w k , that in spite these and m o r mr r r any the defects , which a ked the spi it , utte ances and actions of himself and many of his followers in the r of mo or Fox o ea ly stages his vement , Ge ge h lds an unchallenged place in the reverence and affection of all o f r secti ns o the Ch istian Church . During the period of his first stay at Swarthmoor r t o Al i a o visits we e paid d ngham , R mpside , Dalt n , Walne a f t o be onde y Isl nd , Baycli f, and a Chapell y Gleest on which was built but never preist had preached in it where all ye Count ry uppe doune came a quiet peaceable mee tinge it was where ye worde of life was declared amongst ym many was convinced about Gle so h r o e t n . After t is he says I eturned t Swarth ” 1 or m e again . A brief stay at Kendal and other places in Westmor o o m r land f ll wed , and in the meanti e , Judge Fell eturned om on r and h e . Met his way by a pa ty of captains m r r of who o him agist ates all in a g eat state anger , t ld t hat the Quakers had bewitched his family , and taken them out of their religion and must be packed off or all ” o o o 1 the c untry w uld be und ne , the Judge was greatly o r o r ffended and t oubled . On his arrival he f und Richa d 3 4 o or two o Farnsw rth and James Nayl , pr minent Quaker

1 ournal m Ed v ol 0 j , Ca b . . , . i . p . 5 . 1 ’ r B e i nn n so uake m 1 0 . ris . B aithwaite s g i g f Q , p 3 1 or r Richard Farnsworth belonged t o Tick Hill in Y kshi e . He r o r r r to to travelled much and suffe ed c nside ably . In efe ence a visit s evil r o l w Wakefield he ays : At night the d l did age . St nes f e as fast ” l ar s as Bul itsin a Battle but not so much asone received any h m. 1 666 He died in London in . 1 me Na ler or r l r l in 1 6 1 8 r Ja s y was b n at A ds ey nea Wakefie d , and afte his ad option of Quaker principles and suffer ing much for themin the GEORGE FOX IN LANCASHIRE 2 3

r who e r t o leade s at the Hall , p swaded him be still and

or oo o . weigh things bef e he t k any acti n And then , r l r mo r says Ma garet Fe l , was he p etty de ate and quiet , r r n to and his dinne being eady , he we t it , and I went in im o h . and sat me d wn by And whilst I was sitting , the power of the Lord seized upon me and he was stricken not t o with amazement and knew what think , but was an i l And r r quiet d st l . the child en we e all quiet and still ro o o not on and g wn s ber , and c uld play their music that r r all they we e lea ning , and these things made him quiet or Fox and still . And then at night Ge ge came ; and r r r o r afte suppe my husband was sitting in the pa l u , and him or Fox o I asked if Ge ge might c me in , and he said , ’ s So or o om Ye . Ge ge came in with ut any c pliment , and al o roo to r w ked int the m , and began speak p esently , and the family and James Nayler and Richard Farnsworth o r r r came all in , and sp ke ve y excellently as eve I hea d ’ himand opened Christ and the Apostles practices which r r o of they we e in , in thei day . And he pened the night ’ o o O ri ap stacy , since the Ap stles days and laid pen the p ests r o and their p actices in the ap stacy , that if all in England had been there I thought they could not have denied the of so t o truth these things . And my husband came see r r of o r clea ly the t uth what he sp ke , and was ve y quiet ” o or t o 1 n . that night , and said m e and went bed r o o r o Judge Fell neve penly j ined the Quake m vement , but his sympathies appear t o have gone much with it o r 1 6 8 o n to and , until his death in Oct be 5 , he c nti ued r or r r o bef iend its supp te s in va i us ways . It is not intended in this work t o follow in detail

or t o o o 1 6 r r o r n th he went L nd n in 55 . The e he d ew c nside able m one o f mo r mmen mo m audiences and beca e the st ext e e in the ve ent . rmt om t o o t o i m r m r of r He even pe it ed h age be d ne h afte the anne Ch ist, and both in London and Bristo l heavy punishments wer e infli cted upon im r r h . Late he epented and was reinstated in the afi ecti on and r espect of r omhi s r the F iends wh ext avagances had alienated . Much has been written abo ut him he is indeed one of' the most prominent figures in r or 1 660 T he E ected etc Quake hist y . He died in . Vide j , . (Nightingale) , l - 8 f r m r vo . o o a l . orm o o N er ii pp 933 93 , s e inte esting inf ati n ab ut y . 1 ’ r Be i nni n so uakerism 1 0 B athwaite s g g f Q , p . 3 . 24 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

r r of or Fox t the ca ee Ge ge in Lancashire , and a few fur her n r o t o fi se tences in elati n it must suf ce . At Kellet he met o rt r who o one of o with R be Widde s , als became the m st vigorous missionaries of the new movement ; at Lancaster “ ” after declaring the t ruth t o the priest and pe ople in the steeple house he was haled out and stoned along the st reet at Halton he went to the steeple house by 1 r r one h r t o o the wate side whe e W itehead was p iest , wh m and t o the pe ople he declared the truth in the dreadful power of God and he retur ned to Ulverst on and was rr o mobbed . A wa ant issued against him led t his appear r i ance at the Lancaste Assizes , but the case was dism ssed , ro ro of p bably th ugh the influence Judge Fell . The year following he accepted a challenge t o di spute from priest 1 ” n of r l to Amesde Ben ett Ca tmel , paid a visit y , there ” m o o r for was a any pe ple , and went int Cumbe land a r o r won o t g eat Missi n , whe e he the m st s riking success , thus for o m ro r 1 6 being s me ti e absent f m Lancashi e . In 57 he n r oo o r t o o on u de t k a j u ney Sc tland , his way including r oo r r o r Live p l , Mancheste , P est n , Lancaste , Sandside , in all of which places and others en route he had many ” 3 r o m ro to Swarthmoor p eci us eetings , p ceeding where ” r romr ro Swarth oor he had a little espite f t avel . F m m he went n orth and after covering a considerable area in Scotland made hisway back to England keeping mainly t o r Swarthmoor 1 660 the easte n side , but taking in . In and 1 663 he was agai n in this part of the County visiting the various places where companiesof his followers were o on o so o o l cated , and each cca i n he spent s me m nths in r 1 6 o Lancaste Castle . In 75 he paid a s mewhat lengthy , r t o t o and what appea s have been a last , visit these parts . r o t o on 2 th of o 1 66 or P evi us this , the 7 Oct ber 9, Ge ge

1 omas a of on ro m l Th Whitehe d Halt , ejected f this p ace by the orm not ommo os rom l o -ih Unif ity Act , and as c nly supp ed f Da t n r Fu ness . 1 n was e rom r o rw r Philip Ben ett ej cted f Ulve st n , but afte a ds he m For ll o f hi mV T he E ected o 1 66 2 etc o or o . c nf ed . fu acc unt ide j f , (Ni ghtingale) 1 urn l 1 6 2 o a . j , Ed 7 5. p . 44 .

26 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHI RE

i o - o r o oo o r 3 . The Wilk ns n St ry sepa ati n . It t k ve the ri of r rro o F ends Unde ba w and Hutt n , and many in ” Preston Pat ri ck and Kendal . r or T he Second P eri od o uakerism In his ecent w k , f Q , Mr Braithwaite deals fully with these points and brings to r o r o m r For thei c nside ati n uch enti ely new light . informati on in reference t o these matters the reader 1 o o l oo sh uld c nsu t his b k . ’ he Be in in so ak rism Mr rai oo T n u e In B thwaite s b k , g g f Q , o t o i is a skelet n map , which is intended ind cate at a glance the strengt h of the Quaker movement at the of 1 6 r too beginning 54 . The map is , pe haps , a little o itsvalue o o skelet n , and w uld have been c nsiderably o of r o enhanced if , at least , the names the espective C unties hi had been added but , even as it is , the picture w ch it r n mr ro t o p ese ts is quite i p essive . F m the Ribble the um r ro o r H be , the little und d ts indicating Quake centres are somewhat numerous and the bit of Lancashi re with o o mor or c ntigu us West land , which skirts M ecambe Bay , r n r of r rom how m. p ese ts quite a cluste the Apa t f this , r a i r r o r r o eve , L ncash e appea s alm st enti ely f ee , and it w uld require a large amount of imagi nation t o admit the truth ’ of Dr Halley s statement that the Quakers may almost r r o be called a Lancashi e Sect , as the ea liest and m st successful labours of their founder were in that county ” o r 1 for of o and its neighb u hood . Except the strip N rth r of Swarthmoor Lancashi e just named , which may be r r o r o of rega ded as cent e , the C unty p esents n ne the phenomenal success which attended the movement in

r or . u o o Cumbe land and Westm land Still , nc nsci usly

‘ r Dr i r t o . pe haps , Halley g ves utte ance a partial truth Far more widespread was the movement in Lancashire duri ng the first 60 or 70 years of its existence than is generally supposed and it is this fact which this work is i to r ntended make clea .

1 T he Ejected of 1 662 (Nightingale) also contains some illuminating c fa ts . 1 l 6 t P t n t . . . Lancash e i sur a smand N o on or mi vo . ir i i nc f y , i p 4 5 CHAPTER II

THE WITNESSING FACTS

THI S chapter contains a collection of facts fromvarious o r r r o s u ces , illust ating the suffe ings which fell up n the Quakers during the bitter and prolonged persecution r which marked the 1 7th centu y . That is the chief r of r o m r bu den the chapte , th ugh uch else appea s in it , especially when we pass into the easier days which the r o o of Toleration Act int oduced . Th ugh in mst what o o are o mo r m a f ll ws , the passages c pied al st ve bati I h ve not o t o o o o mr th ught fit ad pt qu tati n a ks , except in a f m or i few instances by way o e phasis . The iginal spell ngs als o are retained and it will be n oted that often enough r r orm o of the same name appea s in seve al f s . In p int no mof fact there was then established syste spelling . The fir st of these sources is

1 E G E U KE . S U FF RI N S OF TH Q A RS

H S of or T I is the title a w k by Besse , which was published 1 of r o r in 753 . It is ve y c nside able value because it r o r or o is clea ly based up n fi st hand inf mati n . Besse r to h o or o o appea s ave c nsulted iginal d cuments , th ugh these can hardly have been the Sessions Records t o r r r which efe ence is made late . He tells us , indeed , r how r or o in his p eface he de ived his inf mati n . That the following Collection of the sufferings of this People might be as Compleat as the Nature of the Thing would “ o r of o r admit , says he , the C mpile it has endeav u ed , r o o for r t o by an indust i us Applicati n many yea s past , furnish himself wi th a competent knowledge of his subj ect and for that End has had Recourse not only to their oWn o r r r Manuscript Rec rds , whe ein is p ese ved a genuine 27 2 8 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHI RE

Account of such of the sufferings of their Friends as were t o o o transmitted them , but has als c nsulted a great r of r o r r o numbe p inted Acc unts elative the et , and which were published at or near the Time of the Transactions related : so that the Reader has here presented t o his ro r r r of ai View , digested in p pe O de Time and Place , a f th rr not o of or di ful na ative , nly what bef e lay spersed , but al so of many remarkable Matters never heretofore published which yet were thought well worthy of being r ro o r t o o r escued f m Oblivi n and t ansmitted P ste ity . r of r r are The Matte s Fact , he ein elated , attended with all r o of r of eas nable Evidences T uth , and many them are o rm orr o o of r c nfi ed by C esp ndence , C pies Lette s , ’ rr r Wa ants , Mittimus s , P esentments , Indictments , Trials , o r i ro r ro and the publ ck P ceedings , inserted in thei p per ” 1 ro o r of i o o places th ugh the C u se th s C llecti n . Unfortunately there is little attempt at arrangement of the mass of material used beyond its classification r o n of are unde c u ties and dates . The names places mixed ’ mo r o o are in the st dist acting fashi n , and Besse s n tes not always reliable but even with these defects the boo k is invaluable for the study of the Quaker movement in r r of r o are r r its ea lie stages . The names pe s ns he e etained as they appear in it though in many instances the author has not been i n the least particular about the n not n o o spelli g ; and it is quite certai , in what f ll ws , that in every case the person belonged to the place under i r ffi l r wh ch the name appea s . The di cu ty suggested he e is art t o o r o r in due , in p , the fact that th se pe s ns we e the habit of o r n o to i for o j u neyi g l ng distances meet ng places w rship , and consequently they may have been taken by their or r f persecut s when they we e far from their place o abode . In a few cases also attempts t o identify Place N ames not ll of o o have met with success . It wi , c urse , be n ted

1 ’ l v V o . li . . . u ol II mr of o o rnal v . . i p In the Ca b idge Ed . F x s j , pp . 6 - 2 l of suflerersfor 1 66 s l 5 7 is a ist 4 , with which Be se was evident y ml r . r o o or o r fa i ia It appea s als in the Sessi ns Rec ds , and is c pied late , vide 1 1 6 p . . THE WITNESSING FACTS 2 9

of o are r t that the names pers ns f equen ly duplicated , and any one who cares to go to the t rouble may make an even more orderly and perfect list from what follows not one . o r than the actually given The gain , h weve , did seem to warrant the labour which it would have in o o o fi for o v lved , and what f ll ws is quite suf cient the purp se for which it is inserted it furnishes a stri king picture of the extent t o which the movement laid hold upon the o 1 C unty even in the 7th century .

( 1 ) LANCASTER AN D DI STR ICT ter Lancas.

1 6 —1 o o of for r 1 54 656 . J hn Laws n this place p eaching in the St eeplehouse Yard at Malpas was set in the stocks four hours ; and at another time for exhort ” ing the People in the Steeplehouse at Lancaster he was sent t o prison until the Assizes and then 2 fined £ 0 . f r w or r 1 660 . r o o o A pa ty S ldie s , s me ith Sw ds d awn o cockt o r h and Pist ls , the s wit Muskets and lighted Matches came t o meetings and took the following o on r Cather o o r J hn Laws , Pete y , Th mas Hinde , R be t or o o o May , Matthew Jeps n , Matthew Baines , J hn F wler , Gunson o o r William , J hn Jenkins n , William Ma shall , o r o r o li rr o J hn Walke , R be t Wills n , Wil am Ha is n , o or o r or o r Shireson Tim thy Tayl , R be t Th nt n , F ancis , r or Cawson r Crosfield Richa d Hinde , Ge ge , Hen y , r n o o o o r ro or William G ee bank , Th mas H dgs n , R be t P ct , m r o Birlow r o r rro Willia Mashe , J hn , Ch ist phe Ba w, o or o r r o R bert Tayl , R be t B uce , William Baines , Th mas r r oro o o G een , Ma y Bruce , D thy Baines , Ellen H dgkins n ,

o . Anne Stubbs , Jennet Tenant , and Jane Dickens n o r for r 1 665. J hn Be ley was fined efusing t o swear mo on r 1 when sum ned a Ju y . He had 5 sheep taken f r o i . o . o o o this fine , wh ch c st £3 5 4 and J hn T wns n

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1 r r r r mt o r r o . omhi A sh pkeepe in Lancaste Lette s f Ma ga et Fell , r rr t o mr o m r o r o ar e l efe ing his i p is n ent at Cheste ab ut this pe i d , stil Swarthmoor mo o r o r l s extant ( A ng the places he lab u ed in Wa e . 30 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

Chosen Constable refusing to take the usual Oath

had a cow taken value £4 .

o r r i 1 676 . R bert Walke afte be ng imprisoned three and 1 f r of r Garthford a hal yea s , at the suit Edwa d , priest ” f r o . Lancaste , died

o r rro l 1 683 . R be t Ba w taken whi st preaching at r o m t o Lancaste was c m itted the Castle .

A rkh lrn o e .

li Bakebean o r 1 684 . A ce was fined at H rnby Cou t at ” of o ro r of o 1 the suit Anth ny P cte priest Arkh lme . 3 o r r o r or h R bert Withe s , Ch ist phe Duckw th , Mic ael Crabt ree and William Crabtree had their goods r dist ained .

Wra and Ad acent P laces y j .

6 o r oo o o — o 1 6 0 . o S ldie s t k the f ll wing R bert Bates n , o ro r r r r o o r J hn C sie , Richa d Fletche , Ch ist pher Gl ve , 1‘ o r o r i o o R be t Gl ve , W lliam Edm nds n , William Lamb , o r r o r l o o n l J hn Mye s , Ch ist phe Ne s n , J h Priest y , 5 r o r Ski rrah Ski rrah o Skirrah Ch ist phe , Giles , Th mas , om Skirrah Th as , j unr . , Marmaduke Tatham and m i o Tho as W ls n .

o Skerra of 1 678 . Th mas y Wray and Agnes Skerray of o of or or of o the same , wid w , at the suit L d M ley H rnby r o for we e impris ned Tithes .

1 mn r or V r of asr rom1 6 2 to 1 6 82 Ed u d Ga f th, ica Lanc te f 7 . 1 o ro r r of r olm 1 6 Anth ny P cte , Cu ate A kh e in 77 . 1 r r r o f l o r o or o 1 6 1 8 . was R be t Withe s Widde s , Ke let , b n ab ut He ’ one of o sr o r m rom m F x ea liest c nve ts , and beca e a p inent issionary of

mo m o 1 6 86 . the new ve ent, dying ab ut 1 m mon o or 1 6 2 r rr to as u r Willia Ed ds n , b mn in 7, is efe ed the Q ake os o f r . o r mor ap tle I eland His h e was Little Musg ave in West land , but on his marri age in 1 6 52 he went to Ir eland and ultimately settled r ur in business at Lu gan . D ing a visit to the north of England in 1 653 m o rt to r vo m to he beca e a c nve the Quake faith , and de ted hi self the r i m work of the minist y . He vis ted A erica sever al times and died at s osl r d i n 1 1 2 hi residence . R ena lis , in I elan 7 1 r a l m asSke w Almost ce t in y the sa e rro . T HE WITNESSING FACTS 31

la d Yea n .

two o o r 1 660 . At meetings a C nstable and armed s ldie s 1 o l o z— o o r t ook the f l wing J hn Backh use , Richa d rro o rro r o r Bisbrown Ba w , Th mas Ba w , Ch ist phe , n o Bisbrow o r o r Bisbrow . n Ch ist phe , j unr , J hn , J hn B akb an o Bisbrown r . o e e , jun , J hn , Th mas Camm , 1 om or r o Doweth Th as Ch ley , Edwa d Cumming , Th mas o r t Hadwen Hu inson o well , R be , William gg , R bert Hubberst o o o o y , James Hutt n , William J hns n , Th mas 3 r o r o li Slith Leape , Th mas P est n , Wil am , William 4 o Weathman We athman West n , James , William ,

We athman r . o r o William , j un R bert Widde s , Th mas rro Beakbean r Widders , Alice Ba w , Anne , Ma y Athwenwheat r Bisbrown , Ma y , Anne Cumming , r ro r Ma tha C ft , Elizabeth Fell , F ancis Flemming , r r Hubberthorn r r Ma ga et Hadwin , Jane , Ma ga et Lucas , r r o o Wheathman F ances P est n , Anne St ut , Anne , r r D i ll o r nkwe . Jane Widde , and R be t

Over K ellet .

6 o r r r 1 77 . R be t Withe s was sued by James G eenwood ’ r for Tithe Farme . Judgment against him five years ’ f 1 f r Tithe Hay to the extent o £6 . 5 and o five years of 1 n r Tithe Corn £65. 5 bei g in each case t iple the actual

o . or to am unt He had cattle , sheep , and c n taken the al f 8 o 2 1 0. v ue £9 . .

Ca e nwra p r y .

1 6 o r o 79. Th mas Leape n the prosecution of James r oo r r oo f r G eenw d , Tithe Fa me , had his g ds o eight ’ r t o of 1 1 6 yea s Tithe taken the value £4 . . 4 .

1 o o of o r m J hn Backh use , M ss Side , nea Yealand Red ayne, was the or of o o f rom r ancest a l ng line p inent Quake s . 1 r r o 1 6 8 o f om r The Lancashi e Registe s n te the decease , 9 , Th as Cho ley of r i o r to r or . r Wa t n wh ch is nea Ca nf th He was bu ied at Yealand . 1 e Ca e rnw r a r Liv d at p y . Refe ences t o his imprisonment at Lancaster 1 6 — r Swarthmoor M SS in 54 5 appea in the . 4 o mWaithman of 1 - 6 2 1 6 . r P ssibly Willia Lindeth , 5 94 His daughte s mrr o r m o f o of r a ied int the Quake fa ilies R uth Kellet, Pea so n of P oolbank o r of Swart moor , and D ck ay h . 32 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

T atham .

6 Wildrnan o o r 1 6 . 7 Elizabeth , wid w , ab ut sixty yea s of on r de Ex communicato Ca iendo age , a w it p at the 1 of om r r of m suit Th as Sha p , p iest Tatha was sent ’ to n r r r o La caste Castle , whe e she died afte nine m nths

confinement .

(2) T HE FUR NE SS DI STR ICT h Swart moor .

or Fox to r o for o 1 660 . Ge ge was sent p is n s me time . Taken from their homes or from the market or their employment by a party of horsemen and sent t o r o rr r La ncaste Castle with ut any wa ant &c . we e the 1 o o n — o o o o o f ll wi g Th mas Hutt n , T bias Wils n , J hn m r o o o r Cha be s , Th mas Fell , Th mas G ad , Richa d Fell , 3 r Ashburner o r m r Richa d , Th mas Ba wick , Ja es Milne , 4 5 o Curwe n r r r r o Th mas , Richa d Mye s , F ancis Pea s n , 1 m o o r o l William Si ps n , Th mas Mye s , Th mas Fel ,

r r o r . o r F ancis Pea s n , j un , Th mas Have igg , Paul n o r o r o r Ashburner Penni gt n , Edwa d C wpe , Le na d , m r o o m w or James Cha be s , J hn G ade , Willia Ha th n

1 Tho masSharpe r eplaced Nicholas Smith at Tathamon the passing f orm 1 66 2 r m il 1 6 o . the Unif ity Act in , and e ained unt his death in 99 1 r m o r om o . Th as Hutt n was esident at Ra pside An nly daughte , oro mrr om o 1 66 who c m mo r D thy , a ied Th as Rawlins n in 3, be a e the the r m m r mo r o f ro . Lydia Lancaste , a p inent iniste a ng the F iends 1 o oo of Pro bably lived at Gleast n . In the Minute B ks the Lancaster “ followin — r Ashburne r o f o F z o ur nece Meeting is the g Richa d , Gleast n in , not oo o t o T o because he co uld with a g d c nscience pay Tithe h . Shaw o f l m r e r so r to asr r o A dingha , P i st , was sent P i ne Lanc te , whe e he laid d wn mo r r o 1 6 his life in his Testi ny, and was bu ied at Lancaste (supp se 5

r o r i o f e r . The e is , h weve , a clash ng dat s he e 1 Tho mas Curwen belonged to B ayc lifl and was several times 1111 r 1 66 co r o r prisoned in Lancaste Castle . In 5 he had a nt ve sy with J ohn o f r r on r i o Wigan Mancheste . Late he and his wife Alice went a elig us r in 1 6 80 0 r visit to Ame ica . He died aged 7 yea s . 1 . Richar d Myers or Miers was the so n o f Richard and Margar et clifl r rot r m r m r r of Ba o . Mye s y . Seve al b he s beca e p inent F iends 1 l r mro in r o l o f l The Fel s we e nu e us these pa ts . J hn Fel Lang ands o r t o r o r 1 6 t gethe wi h his wife and f u s ns accepted the Quake faith in 53 . Sever al o f themente red the ministr y and among other places travelled l e f in r o r ro on o . Sco tland . Ch ist phe Fe l was p bably these

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o Curwen m o on si ni cavit 1 672 . J hn was i pris ned a g fi 1 of o r at the suit The philus Aimes priest the e . r Leonard Fell simila ly .

Colton .

waso to as a e 1 679. James Smith c mmitted Lanc ter C stl of o r of at the suit Henry R we , Tithe Farme , Wigan . d Hawkshea .

l o ni o 1 66 . e n t 5 Wil iam Satterthwaite , R b rt Pe ng n , om n t o o o o Docwra 1 Th as Penni g n , Ge rge Bens n , Th mas , and Michael Wilson were taken from a meeting at t o r o for r si t Hawkshead and sent p is n efu ng the oa h . For the same James Hartley and John Brewer suffered imprisonment and William Hutton and John Green r oo woo d had thei g ds taken .

Windermere .

o r for r i n 1 6 6 . 7 Le na d Fell p each ng , at a meeti g here ; o Bownas o n t on William Rigg , J hn and Th mas Penni g f r r o o d . being p esent , had their g o s distrained

Hund red Lonsdale .

o r o o e 1 678 . At the Wapentake C u t the f ll wing had th ir goods distrai ned t o the respe ctive amounts given 1 Thomas Atkinson £4 0 0 Richar d Britton 3 6 8 John Barrow 1 1 0 0 Thomas Barrow 5 1 0 0 Ellen Brai thwaite 1 1 5 0

l . o o 1 0 E iz Barr w, wid w 3 o The total demand be ing £6 1 0 9 And the amoun t taken £1 9 1 1 8

1 T h eo l ma sc e e e T omsShawe at Al in amin 1 66 8 phi us A y s u c d d h a d gh , and re ma l hiseat 1 2 Ev tl c r of ined unti d h in 6 7 . iden y he had ha ge c li fl lso Bay a . 1 omaso kr m or o 1 6 2 r e m r Th D c ay b n ab ut 3 , nea in Cu be Hison nc mn oo an . e la in 1 6 and he r the l d c vi e t t k p ce 53 , t avelled hr kin domsin ursu o f hisminisfi 1 6 8 he semed t ee g p it y . In 3 at l verd al an e me onnec e t e l m i t d h h e an . S e, db ca c wit Y a d eeting n ff n or of e ll . He was the auth a T HE WI TNESSING FACTS 35

r Famess(pa tly) .

- r m o o o o o o 1 654 6 Je e iah T mlins n , Ge rge C ws n , J hn 1 r oo r Cubham o Moo ne , Edwa d M ne , Richa d , Th mas e Mackreath mo Hill , B nj amin Boult , Agnes , Si n r r r Whitehead , Pete Leathe head , James Fletche , D wsberr o o l m o ll e , Wil ia Gibs n , Wi iam y , Th mas Hutt n urwen r r r o Thomas C , Walte Mye s , Ma y Clayt n , Anne t o r How ill Ashburner o r Clay n , Ma y g , Jane , J hn Drive , i o o o o r o r James S m ns n , Th mas Rawlins n , Richa d R pe , r o o o r Richard Walle , Th mas Salth use , and Le na d Fell were several times committed t o prison for speaking

t o priests and pe ople in their public assemblies .

(3) T HE FYLDE DI STRICT

t r Fy lde Distri c (place unce tain) .

a o o o 1 660 . o o o J hn White , Willi m T mps n , J hn T mps n , 2 o oo r r o r r o J hn M ne , Hen y Eccles , Ch ist phe Pa kins n , r r o William Gibson we e sent t o p is n .

’ ‘ T risti an T esti mon a ai nst T thes1 6 8 1 68 m he Ch s . p a phlet , y g y , 7 In 4 , A E x hortati on to all P eo le 8oth r ro n . in his yea , he w te p ’ 1 ubhamsom Bick e rstafie r Orm r r C . Richa d h e was at , nea ski k He f r r c ro r was a man o g eat consequence in the dist i t . F mhis five daughte s

r mro . 1 0 we e nu e us descendants His wife , Anne , died in 7 3, and he in “ 1 0 m o mor o f m o f r e r . C O 7 9 A pa phlet , c ntaining Me ials the Fa ilies pp , ” Cubham o of Bick e rstafi e o f o f , and W lsey , , and Winstanley Winstanley, r f r r o . o r o r l o 1 86 c llected by N Wate h use , was p inted p ivate ci cu ati n in 4 . orm o r m r n r The inf ati n which it gives is ext e ely inte esti g . Unde date 1 6 54 we get the following Certai n friends had a meeting at B r ro o r r icke steth , which was b ken up by David Ellis n , P esbyte ian m r a or who al om who r m iniste at R inf d , c led a w an was add essing the o r r ro l m 0 1 who r wi Jezebel , and the ep achfu na es , whilst the pe p e we e th im e r o r r r h beat h and the the F iends . Afte they had gone t o their ft r oo or r Cubham t wo o r r mo a e n n w ship , Richa d and the s we e ved of the r to o to l tw Lo d g the Chappel . And when o of themcame in the pe0p1e ro oo o m r r r r se and l ked up n the , and the P iest said , Tu n ye , tu n ye , hea ’ t he or of or r omi w d the L d , but the thi d c ng in a little after; he the sai d Priest tr y e d keep themback ; and so the pe0p 1e rose and fell o n m mor om , i f , s y p ck i ir a s the and ha led the th and e the lu ed w th the h nd , a nd om r o r r m s e they pulled and th ew ab ut, and ca yed the all thr ee t o ’ an ale house called J ohn Pennington s and there gott a guard upon m r m r o r the and the e kept the p is ne s that day and all night . 3 Se e r r r unde Ga stang and Fu ness . 36 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

P oulton .

’

1 660 . s r o m o Jame Smith , afte five m nths i pris nment by 1 means of an envious Pri est on refusing the Oath of l t o o A legiance was sent back ga l .

r I nskip (p obably) .

1 660 l r o o r . Wi liam Brewe and J hn Th rne togethe with a r m o Henry H les we e i pris ned .

a stan G r g .

1 6 o oo o a 76 . J hn M ne at the suit of Th mas Butler w s m o in o r i pris ned Lancaster Castle a wh le yea , and had oo o to a of 20 g ds taken als the v lue £ . 1 68 o oo of r o r r 3 . J hn M n Ca h use nea Ga stang was prose cuted of o r for at the suit Th mas Butle Tithes , had r himfor on a ve dict given against £4 . 7 the Statute f r m mo o 1 I for or t eble da ages a unting t £ 3 . whi ch the oo o o r r Bayliff t k , by an Executi n , his C n in the Ba n on o hiso o o not and his gr und , with all H useh ld G ods , to on o o to leaving him a Bed lie , the wh le am unting

(4) T HE PRESTON AREA st n P re o .

— o o m o El a our 1 6 6 . o o e n 54 Th mas T mps n , Willia T mps n , r o o o o for i Pa kins n , J hn Lawson and Th mas B nd rid ng a few miles t o a religi ous meeting on first day of the o o al of 2 week had their h rsestaken t the v ue £ 0 . Peter Lawford for permitting a meeting in hishouse r o was sent to p is n . Richard Weaver for riding t o a meeti ng had his mar e taken and on complaining to the Mayor of o was t o ri o Prest n sent p s n . 1 6 8 o n a o 1 ot o t o e 5 . J h L ws n and 9 hers g ing a m eting were apprehended by a Watch set by the Mayor and detained Prisoners twenty four hours without any ” ca use assigned .

1 o l om who o to o l on This w u d be Th as Rigby , M . A . , was app inted P u t 1 6 r mo d to r in 1 66 1 in 53 , and e ve I eland . ' T HE WIT NESSING FACT S 37

F kleton rec .

1 6 6 o o l o o o o 7 . Th mas T m ins n , Henry T mlins n and J hn 1 Townson on Warrant by Edward Rigby of Preston rai who r had their goods di st ned . Rigby is desc ibed as a persecuting justice is said t o have declared that ‘ 5hewould root the Quakers out of the Hundred where he dwelt that all the Laws yet made against themwere t oo short and that he would be the first that would move for a Law to have themtied to and ’ ’ ” r r or r d agged at eithe an H se s o Cart s Tail .

(5) BLACKBURN AN D DISTRICT

Blackbu rn.

1 6 - 6 o o r o r 54 . William Sims n and Le na d Addis n we e cruelly beaten when Speaking to the priest 2 there after Sermon

1 660 o r l o o . R be t A st n and Th mas Bond were taken from their houses without warrant by soldiers and t o r sent Lancaste Castle .

1 6 6 7 . James Dilworth for a meeting at his house had o o his xen taken w rth £9.

(6) CLITHEROE A N D DI STRICT Clith eroe .

1 6 74 . Richard Colburne for being at a religious meeting ha cow or d a taken w th £4 . 5.

1 o r o r son of Col D ubtless Edwa d Rigby, y unge . AlexanderRigby of o who om o Middlet n , besieged Lath H use . Edward Rigby was a rr r r o f r o o r m r , of r m ba iste stewa d the P est n C u t Leet , and Me be Pa lia ent for oro for r r the b ugh seve al yea s . 2 o r ' o . . who waS Vicar r m , , o 1 6 to 1 6 h Le na d Clayt n M A f 4 7 77, w en

3 r to o ri It is inte esting n te that in all this dist ct , including Aighton

, r r r h m r and Chaigley which is exceedingly u al , the Quake s at t is ti e we e q mro to - r are few uite nu e us , while day the e , if any . 38 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

1 6 r 76 . Cha les Lee a labouring man for having a meeting hiso o & r e c . 6 1 5 8 2 1 d . . . at h use had h s s taken value £ . i l r u for r chi o a and s mi a ly Alex . Salsb ry p ea ng at Th m s ’ Garner s house was fined £20 and had cattle taken at r o m t o of va i us ti es the value £60 . 8 r 1 67 . Cha les Lee wasfined at the suit of Sir Ralph Ashton of Whalley and was a prisoner about two r yea s .

D wnh o am.

1 660 . m hi o o Ja es W p , Th mas Tatham , Elizabeth East n , r m b o mr Ma y Tatha , Eliza eth L rri e , Anne Driver and ’ Edward Hulley were taken at a meeting at Hull ey s o omm h use and c itted to prison for refusing the oath .

dl P en e .

82 or r r o or 1 6 . Ge ge Ha g eaves had a numer us Meeting a t o 1 6 Conventicle his h use on Sunday Oct . at which o of ro ll r of ro Isaac Asht n Clithe e , Disti e St ng Waters , r r oh &c . oh did p each and p ay, J n Fish and J n Spencer r o o r r we e amng th se p esent and all we e fined .

Whalley . 8 o Vi on o ro o o 1 6 . 4 J hn p , J hn Ec yd , R ger Hartly , J hn r m r i Ha d an , Stephen Saga , Will am Kippax , Edmund l r o a m o Pi ling , Pete Shacklet n , Anne Wh ley , Ja es Rust n , John Hargreaves and James Whitaker were prosec uted at the suit of Edmund Ashton of Whalley in the Ecclesiastical Court for Tithes and on refusing the oath mm to r o c o itted p is n .

wi t T son .

8 ommu t o 1 66 . James Whip was exc nicated and sent gaol (7) BURNLEY DISTRICT M arsden .

- 6 0 1 r rom u r 1 654 . Several pe p e when eturning f the f ne al ' of John Sagar schild of Marsden were assaulted and one r r beaten by Edwa d Kippe . In like manner John Liddell and Oliver Atherton . T HE WITNESSING FACTS 39

were barbarously assaulted whilst quietly travelling

on the road . oo o o for 1 674 . G ds were taken fr m several pers ns a ’ o meeting at James Smithson s h use . five o 1 1 676 . William Heape had beasts taken w rth £ 4 for a meeting in hi shouse and several others for being f 2 0 6 there were distrained to the extent o £ . . . m to of 1 680 . Willia Whaley had cattle taken the value i 1 for r . £49. p each ng

adiham P .

li m o r 1 665. Whilst Wil a Clayt n was p eaching at a meeting there the priest of that Parish attended by a Constable pulled him into the street and tore t r o r r o . his coat . Afte wa ds he was sent p is n ’ 1 668 o di to o i o . S l ers came a meeting at Henry R b ns n s house where William Clayt on was preaclung and took

o o o r hi . R bins n , Clayt n , F ancis Dunn and James W pp r t o o or They we e sent pris n till next Sessions . Sh tly afterwards 2 2 persons were taken at a meeting at the same place and det ai ned in the House of Correction

seven weeks .

w T ra den .

o o r r 1 660 . The f ll wing we e taken whilst wo shipping at the house of John Hartley o r o o J hn Hartley , Pete Shacklet n , James Smiths n , o i o o W r R bert Atk ns n , William Whaley , Nich las hitac e , o t r o r r o J hn Smi h , Samuel Drive , J hn Ha g eaves , J seph Cather am o r r y , Willi Heape , J hn Saga , Stephen Saga , l ol r r r r r El en P la d , Richa d Mitchel , Richa d Ha g eaves , r o Elizabeth Ha tley , Mary Wilkins n , Jennet Swaine , on o r Wre les Jane Clayt , Anne P lla d , Jane g , Mary r r l Mitchel , Anne Pa ke and A ice Heape .

(8) ORMSKIRK AND DISTRICT

8 1 6 . ar a o n oh r s 5 Rebecca B nes , Eliz beth H h e , J n Ba ne and others coming from a meeting here were met by 40 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHI RE

1 David Ellison priest to whom Rebecca spoke some displeasing words with the result that the people r an set upon her and the est d much blood was shed . 1 66 r o o on r o 3 . Olive Athert n thr ugh l g imp is nment

in a cold damp unwholesome place died . o 1 674 . Isaac Asht n and Hannah Kennedy with Anne Atherton were excommunicated for refusing to pay o r r l u t wa ds repai ing the steep eho se .

Bickersta e fl .

o r oo ol o n or out of e 1 660 . S ldie s t k the f l wi g f cibly a me t ’ ing by the Earl of Derby s orders and sent them t o r r o r Wigan Assizes , whe e they efused the ath tende ed t o them and were sent to Lancaster Castle — Thomas ro r m o s o o r C sby , Je e iah Li n , I aac Asht n , Henry F ste , r r o o r o n Hen y Ma land , J hn Bispham , J hn Withe ly , J h o r o o o r o r Asht n , Richa d J hns n , G df ey Athert n , Pete or r r r Westhead , Ge ge Pye , Pete Leadbeate , Roge Le a h rbarrow o oo o S allshaw t e m . , J hn Underw d and J hn 1 6 r Cubha a o or w . m 74 Richa d , Edw rd Li n and Ge ge Sha at the suit of Lady Catherine Pye were sent t o a r L ncaste Castle . a Cubha for m o 1 6 . m n 79 Rich rd a eeti g in his h use , o for r n h r o r Harsne J hn Bispham p eachi g t e e , R ge p and Richard Beesley for being present had their goods ai distr ned .

K nowsle y .

a ff r 1 660 . The same day sthe Bickersta e app ehensi on r o o n a n r z— r Laithwaite we e the f ll wi g t ke he e Pete , r Hul reave oo Beesl Hen y g , William B th , Richard y , o s r o Th ma Ta bock , R bert Heyes , William Harrison , om o and Th as R se .

1 David Elliso n is gi ven in the Commonwealth Survey of 1 6 50 as m l l su l es r e r Incu bent att Chi dwa l and pp y the Cu e . He is d sc ibed ” ’ ane full o l r r who o o sr or as a p g d y p eaching Ministe , d th b e ve the L d s dayes and fast dayes and dayes o f humiliation appointed by Act or ” e f P liament mmonwealth Surve or o Or i o . Co d nanc Vide y , Rec d S ciety , v l 6 o to l o 1 6 r o . . . . o i p 7 He was app inted Childwal ab ut 45, and p bably l n l o 1 6 8 he d the livi g unti ab ut 5 .

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fashi on suffered 1 7 weeksImpriso nment in Lancaster

Castle for refusing to pay .

Se ht p on.

1 6 i o o o 1m 74 . R chard J hns n was exc mmunicated and prisoned for not paying towards the repair of the s l teep ehouse there .

P re c t so . ll 1 6 . r oo o o Bat h sa 79 Richard Yea w d , Gilbert H lt , Th mas were committed to Lancaster Castle at the suit of 1 r f r o t Edward Goo dall Vica o P escot . Gilbert H l r r r died in prison afte being the e about fou years .

Sutton .

1 682 o T b for r i his . Th mas ur uck a eligious meet ng at

o o a of 1 1 . h use had his beddi ng taken t the v lue £ . 3 . 4 WilliamHolgate for a meeting at his house suffered f ” o o o oo or 85 . 6d . the l ss his Househ ld G ds w th £9.

( 1 0) WIGAN DISTRICT Standish .

3 o r 3 r o 1 674 . R ge Haydock and Heskin Fell we e sent t I'I SOIl ro r p th ugh efusing to pay Tithe .

1 r 2 6 l oo . . n 1 u Edwa d G dall , M A , was i stituted July 4 , 77 . Subseq ent y m om o r l in 1 6 0 he beca e a R an Cath lic , and esigned the iving 9 . Roger Hayd ock was a native o f Co ppul l and is desc ribed as a man ” o f r r r o f m r o u k r g eat pa ts , well ead and full atte . He j ined the Q a e s 1 66 ro fl of ro r o n r fa r on in 7 th ugh the in uence his b the J h , and t avelled ” o r i 1 6 6 o G spel se vice . He had a d spute in 7 with J hn Cheyney , a m sr r rr o who o o f Warni n ini te nea Wa ingt n , published an acc unt it in g ” to S oulsto beware o uakersand uaker ism 1 6 6 o f Q Q . He died in 9 . J hn r l r w s o ro o r m m . a Hayd ck , his b the , als t avel ed uch as a iniste It in o r r his h use at Co ppull that the meetings we e usually held . The e was o ro r o r als a b the R be t . r r d ollo Heskin Fell appea s epeate ly in these pages , and the f wing information about himfromthe pamphlet issued by Mr Waterhouse in 1 86 l om to o of 4 wi l be welc ed . He is said have been a c usin Judge l of Swart hmoo r to v r or sr Fel , have been called a wea e web te , and t m o Hism o have e pl yed se rvants and apprentices in his trade . na e ” n o to ri from ml Heski , is supp sed have been de ved a ha et in the r o f son r l himsufiered m for pa ish Standish , and a , Is ael Fe l , like uch ” “ r wasor rr tor Co l in his p inciples . He b n , says his na a , in ppu l , THE WITNESSING FACTS 43

o o to o on of 1 675. R ger Hayd ck was sent pris n the suit

f o . the Bishop o Chester . So als was Heskin Fell

( 1 1 ) WARRINGTON AN D DISTRICT t Warrin on . g ‘ 1 1 6 —6 ar Hubberthorn o r r 54 . Rich d and the s we e taken out of a meeting bound hand and foot and laid in the r open fields on a cold winte night .

r o f o of r 2 2 nd of sth the pa ish Standish and C unty Lancaste , ye ye mo 1 6 0 ro o of r o f nth 4 , was educated in the p fessi n the Chu ch England but when he gr ew up t o mature years not being satisfied with their or o om o r m mor r orm w ship , he j ined with s e the s that see ed e ef ed , with om o r om o f r z ud wh he c ntinued till afte the c ing in King Cha les ye , when finding they did not stand when tryalswere like ‘ to come o n m r m o o hi m the , he g ew dissatisfied with the als , ab ut w ch ti e it did or to or r hi s r m o o please the L d de faithful se vant , Willia Gibs n , int these r o mi r o r r pa ts , by wh se nist y he was c nvinced , and eceived the T uth in o of for i oo r m ff r r not o the L ve it, and wh ch , s n afte , he beca e a su e e , nly r ro S o f o r m r by the ep achful peeches his neighb u s , but a little ti e afte , me r mor r hi r being at a eting with seve al e at Bu y in Lancas e , he was omm r o r one o o f taken and c itted p is ne by H ult , a Justice the Peace , to o o f orr o r r o om m ye h use C ecti n at Mancheste , whe e he c ntinued s e ti e , was r so o o and then set at libe ty again , and c ntinued ab ut his lawful o rr r r o r t o occasi ns till he was ma ied . Afte which he was sent P is ne r r 1 6 o f Brid ock o Lancaste Castle in ye yea 75 at the suit Ralph , Bish p of r r of r o f S o no t Cheste , P iest the Pa ish tandish because he c uld , ’ r m sm f r W r fo o hi hi o . c nscience sake , pay de and Tythes , etc , he e he ’ r o r r o f 1 6 8 o was p is ne till ye late end 7 , when , by the Bish p s death , he r m or to o of was eleased , in which ti e it pleased the L d best w a gift the mi r on him hi r o r r t h nist y , in w ch se vice he lab u ed whilst health and st eng rmt i m o f r S o w pe it ed he ass sted the eetings F iends in c tland t ice , and r o o o o r o m a I eland nce , and H lland nce , and lab u ed ften in any pl ces in E o for oo o r r r ngland . He was jeal us g d de and discipline in ye chu ch , r r r r t o and ve y sha p against a Libe tine spi it, and that which did add his o oo r to o r own m r Reputati n was , he t k ca e g ve n his fa ily well . Seve al r or o f o o fl i yea s bef e he died he was weakly b dy , being ften af icted w th r hi mto m o om o the G avel , which caused keep uch ab ut h e ; he w uld o oo to m m t o him l m ften give g d advice the that ca e see , and tel the o r o for himto r omor E dificati n what the L d had d ne thei C f t and o . And in his last illness he would often be blessing the Lord for his goodness mmor r to r e r to his e y was pe fect the last , and he etain d his integ ity his one end , which was quiet and peaceable as falling asleep . He died

‘ 2 th o f 1 1 mo 1 2 0 80 r 6 mo ye 9 ye ; th nth , 7 , aged yea s , nths , and 7 days . 1 r Hubbe rthorn o to r Richa d bel nged Yealand , and is desc ibed as one of or mo ro o o f r r m o the f e st p tag nists ea ly Quake is . Alth ugh he 44 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHI RE

1 Ral ph Barnes and John Barneswere se nt from a o a to a meeting at Warringt n He th L ncaster Castle . 8 Disborow o r i e 1 6 . 4 Nathaniel , J hn Ba nes , G lb rt o r o r o Dunbabin o n o P tte , Matthias F ste , J hn , J h Gibs n , oh or Dunbabin r a J n Ch ley, Samuel , Susan W ight , M ry Cooker ar o o h m , M y S uthw rt , Patience Sixs ith , Hugh ro r o ro r o ro C sby , Richa d H lc ft , Esthe H lc ft , Elizabeth o r r oo o Gibs n , Elizabeth Ba nes , Ma tha C mbs , R bert o o or Burt n , Th mas Keckwick , Daniel Keckwick , Ge ge rc o rro o Bi h , J hn Ba w , Savage Mas n , and Matthew Maso n were all taken at the house of James Wright and committed t o prison where some were detained ten mo nths .

Sanke y . 2 1 6 - 6 l r 54 . Whi st Elizabeth Leavens was p eaching at a m n r r o eeti g he e A ude C mpany , headed by an Elder of their Church pulled her down and abused her much

on om She i . and the way h e , Will am Birchall , James Challoner r o o ] , Law ence J hns n and James Lassa were o o set up n and grievously beaten by the pe ple . 1 66 for had 4 . John Minshall for a Tithe Claim goods taken wo rth £9 and for the same Claim suffered ’ o on eight m nths impris ment .

Hardshaw .

1 68 . r o o r o o 5 Richa d J hns n , Richa d Pr phet and J hn

' Fletcher were sent t o prison for a meeting at this

o f low a r ri or o o o was st tu e and had an infe c nstituti n and weak v ice , a rl m r rm had he had been a capt in in the Pa ia enta y A y , and had the o f r o r o o on advantage a libe al education . He visited N f lk and L nd , “ m ful or r 1 662 o o and did uch use w k the e . In he laid d wn the b dy in ’ m o f mr on m N oro r t the ti e his i p is ent in ewgate , and by the c ne s inques ” wasou to ur l f nd die nat a ly . 1 Barnesesre umro e r ll m r The we n e us in th se pa ts . Capta in Wi ia Ba nes r r rr o r m lived at G eat Sankey, nea Wa ingt n . The Quake s had eetings o 1 68 1 n m s wasr . on in his h use until , whe a eeting place e ected A , mmrr r f i o r Cubhamaide . o Willia , a ied the daughte R cha d ( p 35, n te 1 Eliza beth Lea vens travelled with Elizabeth Fletcher in 1 6 54 to the “ ” o f or r f r f ol r r o . city Oxf d , whe e they su fe ed by the black t ibe sch a s mrr omaso m r o f l l him She a ied Th H l e , a weave Kenda , and ike was a T HE WITNESSING FACTS 45

’ place ; but after three months confinement were o released at the Summer Assizes this year , when m st of the other Prisoners in this County were also di s ’ charged by virtue of King James s Proclamation for

a general Pardon .

( 1 2) MANCHESTER AND DI STRICT

M anchester .

out of o t to o 1 660. Taken a meeting and c mmi ted pris n o o — o r o r the f ll wing J hn Ab aham , Isaac M sse , Ab aham r o r o r r Ga side , J nathan B adshaw, J hn Bu gess , Ma y oo Ridgway , Mary P le , Elizabeth Owen , and Elizabeth r Fletche . 1 682 o of St rettell r o . At the h use James many pe s ns

o 2 . 1 85 . were fined , the am unt being £ 9

Hey side (near Oldham) .

' for ro 1 665. James Sikes absenting himself f m the National Worship had a cow and a calf taken from

him worth £4 .

Bur y . 1 66 o of o 5. Taken at the h use Th mas Sale where a meeting was being held and sent to Lancaster Castle the foll owing o m o o r Th mas Sale , Ja es Sikes , J hn Asht n , Arthu r om r and o Walke Th as Yates , Richa d Mather J hn Wood who left behind thirty- five children besides our Wi ves and the rest of our Families all of which o of we have given up int the Hands God .

’ 1 6 0 ri o o 7 . F ends taken at J hn Asht n s house were carried before Lawrence Rawsthorne of Newhall a 2 of who o or r o r Justice the Peace sent Th mas L ime , R ge

1 r o o s r a r o r New Hall , nea T ttingt n , was pu ch ed by Law ence Rawsth ne ’ of or 1 8 . ro o o ho o l Winds , in 53 P bably J hn Asht n s use w u d be in the

‘ Vi de o 2 p . 4 7, n te . 46 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

o o o o L ngw rth , James T ms n , Heskin Fell , James lif ro t o h Radc f , Abraham C sby , An h ny S aw , Charles o Al r o t o o of Daws n , and exande Hatt n the H use r Correct ion in Mancheste .

( 1 3) BOLTON A N D DI STRICT lton Bo .

8 o o o o a r 1 67 . R ger Longw rth ccasi n lly t avelling in r o f e n t o Cheshi e suspected b i g a Papist , was sent prison by two ofiiciousJustices but set at liberty

aft er two months . 1 rr o of for r 1 679. James Ha is n this place p eaching at Macclesfield had his goods distrained t o the value of £40 not leaving SO much as a Skillet to boil the ’ Children s milk in . rr o for r o ol o James Ha is n p eaching at his h use in B t n , Phineas Pembert on and his wife for being there were f 1 o . . or r fined to the extent £4 . 5 4 In de t o convict r o o o or and the Pe s ns met at B lt n , the Justices , Inf mers Witnesses with the Attendants ate and drank in one Afternoon as much as cost 50/ whi ch the Constable for o to . r engaged pay Th mas Russel , an Unde i f so u o r Bayl f, was dr nk that he was f und in the st eet o i o o r o n wall w ng in his v mit , ab ut th ee in the m r ing , ” r and Some Time afte died suddenly . h Farnwort . I

1 1 . o n rro or r 67 J h Minshall , Samuell Ba w, Ge ge Bi ch , om a o or o r o Th as B rnes , Th mas Tayl , and R be t Bart n committed to priso n for refusing t o pay toward the o repai ring of Farnw rth Chapel .

2 r of waso m to 1 67 . Elizabeth Hi t this place c m itted o of orr o r the the H use C ecti n , Mancheste , at instance

1 J ames Harrison was born near Kendal and was a shoemaker by to m r r m r r d . r t a e Afte being called the inist y , he t avelled in any pa ts o f this Natio n and particular ly in the lower parts o f Lan cashi re whe re ” son -in-law m r o mr marr ed . he y He and his , Phineas Pe be t n e ig ated 1 682 to America fromBo lton in . T HE WITNESSING FACTS 47

1 “ of John Angier a Priest who dwelt at Deane near Boulton upon a charg e of having two children be ” r t o gotten . Afte being detained ten weeks the Quarter Sessions She was released on production of r her marriage Ce tificate . d Blackro .

on n 20 1 684 . J atha Rigby was fined £ and had taken

& o 2 . fromhimcows c . w rth £ 7

(1 4) HASLINGDEN A ND DI STRICT n Haslingde . 1 660 o o to r o . Taken by a C nstable and c mmitted p is n the following 2 r wo r Birtwisle r Ab aham Hay rth , Hen y , Richa d f o n or f Ratclif , J h Grime , Laurence Tayl , James Ratcli f , r oo o r oo r Hen y W d , J hn Cowpe , Isabel W d , Ma y R o steron R o steron o o r y , Alice y , Agnes R bins n , Kathe ine Doe f Birtwisle r , Isabel Ratcli f , Elizabeth , Marga et i isl or ort B rtw e . , Mary Hayw th and Elizabeth Hayw h 1 681 r r o o to . Hen y Bi twistle and Ge rge Hayw rth sent 3 prison at the suit of John Duckworth priest r the e .

C assel

1 o Asi al o o a 682 . J hn p n c mmitted t L ncaster Castle at of o o r of the suit J hn Duckw rth , p iest Haslingden .

s le R o senda .

1 6 A bout o o r 70 ( ) . S me inf rme s meeting some Friends going homeward fromRosendale t ook their namesand

1 Onl son of r of m o o . o or 1 66 2 y J hn Angie Dent n He c nf ed in , and w as t o r N ov . 1 th of r r m instituted Dean Chu ch , 9 that yea . He e ained il 1 6 2 unt 7 . 3 The Heyworth or Haworth fami ly in these parts appears t o have b r o r o m o f r o m f een ve y c nside able , and in d cu ents this pe i d the na e o A r m or o r r r b aha Heyw th ccu s epeatedly . Meetings we e o ft en held in hi so om or mr vide 0 h use . Th as L i e ( pp . 4 5 and 6 ) came t o himas an r oo app entice in his childh d . 3 o w or 1 6 80 1 6 J hn Duck th, M . A . , was licensed in , and died in 95, aged r 4 4 y ea s . ' swor e that they were at a meeting at Henry Birtwisle s o e ods i h us . They had their gg distra ned to the u of val e £35. ’ r o o 1 684 . Ab aham Hayw rth s h use at whi ch a mee ting was being held was visited by two bold informers m f o not and Ja es Ratcli f , th ugh he was present at the m r a i n r eeting , was said to be p e ch g the e , and fined 20 for fi ro o five oor £ which the of cers b ke pen D s , and took away twelve Kine and an Horse worth £39

( 1 5) PLACE NAME S N OT GIVEN

1 6 — 6 r Hulle for to o 54 . Edwa d y attempting exh rt the pe ople at Fately Bridge was kicked until he wasnearly

killed . Henry Wood for asking a Pri est whether he di d witness the Truth of what he taught was badly beaten t o o r r and sent pris n whe e he lay thi teen weeks . ” 1 6 r 59. In this and the p eceding years , says Besse , were taken by Dist ress for Tithes the following

Amount V alue of

m. m N . oo a e De anded G ds Taken . Richard Ashbur ner £2 3 4 £6 1 7 0 Oliver Athert on 1 0 0 6 0 0 Samuel Barrow 0 3 0 1 0 0 Thomas Barrow 1 0 0 3 0 0 Richard Britton 1 1 0 o 4 1 1 8 John Chambers 1 7 o 4 o o Edmund Clayt on o 3 6 6 o 0 Thomas Curwen 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 Thomas Earle o 1 2 o 5 0 Thomas Fell 1 4 0 4 o 0 WilliamGreenbank 6 o o 22 0 0 Richard Hargreaves o 1 2 o 5 o 0 Edward Harrison 2 1 3 o 1 0 1 7 0 La ur ence Hey 0 1 6 0 3 6 Th omas Lea per 7 4 o 23 o 0 Roger Leatherbarrow 3 5 o 20 o o

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1 ThomasGreen Richard Hargreaves John Sagar £1 2 3 0 Robert Walker George Styt he John Smith William Seaman John Smith Richard Weaver 1 2 1 5 0 Peter Sharlt on John Townson

£35 9 4

‘ o l for r to 1 660 . C mmitted to Lancaster Gao efusing swear the following D m Richard Madder , Edward awson , Nehe iah Poole , l o and Arthur Walker, Hannah Tay or, Henry M sse

Ellen Alred . 660 m to for 1 . Com itted Lancaster Castle refusing the &c Oath . al a n R ph Barnes , S muel Barnes , Thomas Bar es , o rro r o J hn Ba w , Samuel Barrow, James Ba ton , Th mas Dunbabin Earle , Samuel , Richard Goose , Gilbert o r Houlden o r o n H ult , Richa d , Henry H lb ook , J h i ll o r M nshall , Samuel Minsha , Savage Mason , J hn Me cer ,

o n o o o ~ and J h J hnson , J hn Sedd n , Richard Tarbock or Thomas Tayl . o n e h i o s ll 1 660 . J h W st , C r st pher We t , Wi iam Hanson , o Ackrin l o r t i o i Th mas g y , R be Ard ngt n , El zabeth Driver and Anne Driver with Thomas P atefield a poor labouring man at whose house they were met were r l om to . o e c mitted the Castle Simila ly A ice Ambr s , Mary Tomkins and John La wson for reproving a P rie st .

1 r o r of t r Thomas G een was a sh p keepe Lancas e . ” “ ” ro r and mr r r to g ce e ce , and appea s have acted for r r l agent lette s and pa ce s . T HE WITNESSING FACTS 51

m o 1 o e . 660 . R b rt Biggs was i pris ned He is given as

of Hollowmire probably in the Furness District .

1 66 1 r oo . Edwa d Lord , Ralph Ridgway , Nehemiah P le , o r r o o Edward Daws n , Richa d Madde , James B ld , J hn o Blinkhome r oo o n oo Aldred , J hn , Hen y W d , J h W d , o r m o r r J hn Ab aha , Isaac M sse , and Ab aham Ga side

“ were beset with armed men as they were leaving a r o meeting and sent to Lancaste Ga l . 1 1 661 o Cu in o o Crosfield . m Th mas g , R bert Wils n , Henry , o r o Mashter o r t or Th mas Ha ris n , William , R be Tayl , or Escrid e o r o o o Ge ge g , R bert Walke , Th mas H dgs n , Gunson o o r o or William , J hn F wle , Tim thy Tayl , o r ll or o R bert B uce , Wi iam Tayl , Matthew Jeps n , o o o o o R bert Th rnt n , Bryan H dgs n , William Weaver , o Cawson r o o or Ge rge , William Har is n , R bert May , William Coward and Robert Hinde sent t o prison for

being at a meeting .

1 6 o oo r r 6 2 . o W Th mas M n , William B ewe , J hn hite , John Townsend and John Moon for demands for f 2 . 1 r t o o tithes £ 4 . 5. were dist essed the value

1 . 1 S £ 5 9 . ’ Gilbert Whitside suffered 23 months imprisonment or L diatt o r Leatherbarro r and Ge ge y , R ge w and Richa d “ ” Johnson for Steeplehouse Rates. amounting t o o t o 85 . 2 d . had g ods distrained the value of £3 .

1 66 r r . o r o 3 R ge Ha tley, Stephen Saga , J hn Sagar , and Ri chard Hargreaves for demands of the value of

. . o oo 1 1 1 6 . For 0 . T t e £3 5 l st g ds value £ . ithes h following were prisoners in the Castle z— Thomas . Cubham r Curwen o o , Richa d , Isaac Asht n , Th mas o r oo r o o o Chadd ck, Hen y W ds , Richa d J hns n , J hn Smallshaw Hul reav and Henry g e .

1 66 o Sat 3 . J hn terthwait and Samuel Sandys died prisoners for their Testimony agains t Tithes and for

1 om mm or mm r o f r r Th as Cu ing Cu ings was a dye Lancaste . Lette s a ppear frequently t o have been c onsigned t o himfor delivery at Swarthmoo r Hall . 52 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

refusing the oath of Allegiance the following were committed t o prison om or om m r Th as Ch ley , Th as Waters , Willia G eave , oh o o J n Stubbs , Th mas Davenport , James Br wn , 1 o William Wils n , Edward Satterthwaite and George o m H l e . l 1 66 . mWireside ou i 4 Wi lia , Mary B lt , G lbert Whiteside ” oo r for Stee lehouse had g ds dist ained p Rates .

1 664 . Robert Wales Distress for Meetings Robert Briggs Crossfield 2 1 1 0 T . £ 4 James Lancaster Richard Fell Richard Walker Giles Walker Thomas Chorley £2 1 1 0 0 Robert Widders Thomas Leaper

two o 1 664 . Alexander Rigby had h rses taken worth o Cow o t o £5 James Greg ry a w rth £3. These w o o o r al ng with J nathan Rigby , Ge rge B adshaw , Ralph oo m o r r l r W d , Alice Pe bert n and Marga et B ad ey we e omm to o of o for e o c itted the H use Correcti n thr e m nths . om r Hadwen o r r Th as Warrine , James , R be t Cla k , Richard Borough and William Jacks on were committed f r o e n t o prison o religi us m eti gs . f r 1 o 65 . ha 1 66 o oo . d 5. Th mas M ne £ demanded goods

worth £1 4 taken . for 1 d John Minshall 4s . demanded had goo s taken

d . a 1 . v lue £3 , 3s 4

1 o of l in mor He m . Willia Wils n was Langdale Chape Stile , West land r far re o f m o r e t avelled in the inte sts his issi n , including thme B itish Isl s , o l and rm . 1 6 8 ro to o H l and , Ge any In 5 he w te Daniel Fle ing ab ut his ll ” r m r who l e in e ra of . f iend , Willia G ave , is this day y g in the p death f 1 66 l o r to F x s r o v r r o r or o G ave , h we e , ec ve ed , in 4 Wi s n w iting ays I have tho ughts this wee ke with our friend WilliamGrave to goe d oune ” r r r o to Car lile to visitt e our f iends the e in p is n . T HE WITNESSING FACTS 53

6 s o for 1 6 5 Franci Bens n , being at a meeting had Coat and Hat taken from him and his daughter ” r m o o for her Petticoat . They we e i pris ned als being

at meetings . r m o r o r , Ja es Fell , Le na d Fell , Christ phe mMilne m o n r o , Willia H h e , Be nard Bens n , Willia Rigg om o r Th as Sale , James Sikes , and Th mas Yates we e

mr o for . r i p is ned the same Reginald Walke , Elizabeth

Wilson and Michael Wi lson for Easter offerings 2 d .

each were distressed twenty times that amount . 1 666 or o r r . Ge ge Bens n , Richa d Walke , William r h r o o oh Smallshaw Satte thwaite , Ric a d J hns n and J n were committed t o prison at the suit of Edward

o o r . M rt n , p iest 66 o of r or o 1 6 . At the h use Giles Walke , Ge ge Bens n , R o o o o r eginald H lme , J hn Dix n , Michael Wils n , Edwa d r r m Hi d , Reginald Walker we e taken whilst a eeting ’ r r was being held and sent t o p ison . Giles Walke s o t o r- o h use is said be at Walke Gr und , which was ro r r p bably in the Fu ness Dist ict . 1 o o o r r o 667 . J hn T wns n and John White we e imp is ned in Lancaster Castle for refusing t o meet the demands o r of te le ou t ward the Repai s the S ep h se . 1 668 o ro I o r . J hn Sagar p secuted n the Ecclesiastical C u t was excommunicated for not appearing at the time when he was Close shut up in Gaol and in con sequence oi the Excommunication was detained in r o o r p is n f ur and a half yea s .

1 668 . T a r om rro o o James l , Th as Ba w , Th mas Atkins n and Laurence Newton had goods taken for non- payment of i to of 2 8 T thes the value £ . 5. 6 1 68 . o o o o om o r J hn Asht n , J hn Hayd ck , Th as L rime ,

' or r oo T homasSale o i Hugh Tayl , Hen y W d , and c mm tted ’ to er o for Lancast Ga l meeting at John Ashton shouse . 1 66 r 9. Ab aham Hayworth for 1 0/ demanded had goods taken worth £2 1 0 o Henry Birtwisle for demanded had oo or g ds taken w th 1 . 1 3 4 54 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

Abraham Hayworth for demanded had goo ds taken worth £2 1 0 0 m Be akbain Tho as and Alice for £3 . had goods taken worth 5 1 5 o Reginald Wal ker for 1 6/ demandedwasimpris oned al o 1 8 in D t n Castle weeks . o r o o o l R ge L ngw rth , Anth ny Shaw , A exander o t o r o for t Hatt n , Heskin Fell were sent p is n mee ing o r t o o God i h l t gethe w rship , and Hesk n Fell , w i st in “ prison was fin ed £20 for suffering a meeting at his

House . r o 1 670 . Reginald Walke impris ned seven weeks at 1 Kendal at the sui t of John Ambrose priest of a smor Gr s e . Thomas Beakbean for a pretended Marriage fee had goods taken fromhim worth 7/ though the Priest who Claimed it had no Concern in marrying him as he was married in an assembly of ” Quakers . r r r o i 1 6 1 . d rd 7 Ma y Ha g eaves , J hn Har man and Edwa o r Dawson had g ods di st ained . 1 6 o Smallshaw t o o for 72 . J hn was sent pris n Tithes and the foll owing were di strained for the same o o l o c a i R bert Atkins n , E izabeth Barr w , Ri h rd Britta n , o o Laurence Newt n and Thomas Atkins n . 1 6 o n o o Cawson r o 74 . J h F wler , and Ge rge we e impris ned four months at Lancaster for a small Demand for ” ai Steeple house Rep rs . Robert Salthouse and James Harrison had goods distrained for meetings in their housesthe former to

f 1 1 . 6 o 6 . the value £ , the latter £ o l and ll m s 1 6 . om 75 Th as Bond , J hn Wa ker, Wi ia Baine r f prisoners in Lanca ste Castle or Tithes . o Hubberst s n ll R bert y , Franci Flemmi g , Wi iam Waithman and Wai thman e d , James w re committe to Lancaster Castle on an Exchequer Prosecuti on at of ll the the suit Hugh Phi ips , Tithe farmer , under

1 r B r mr rom o 1 660 t o 1 68 . o m o . A . s J hn A b se, , was at G a e e f ab ut 4 THE WITNESSING FACTS 55

o h Dean of W rcester. Jo n Grime distressed by

u . La rence Ormond , Tithe farmer 1 6 6 l o for 7 . A ice Haydock , widow, pr secuted tithes by

the Bishop of Chester and sent to Lancaster . Henry Birtwistle for Tithes value 1 0/ was distressed f 8 o o . 6 . t the value £3 .

1 6 6 o om of r 7 . J hn Vip had a piece Ke sey taken for r 2 0 1 1 0 . worth £ . Tithe ; Mary Walke was fined £ for having a meeting in her house ; and William o for Wils n the same sum preaching .

1 6 o Vee an r 77 . J hn p , William Whaley , Richa d r o o o r Ha greaves , J hn B rdman , and J hn G ime after prosecution in the Wapentake Court for Tithes r t o of 1 were dist essed the extent £ 5, 7 . 4 . 1 6 o o Co uck o 77 . Th mas Crosby, J seph pp and J hn Johnson had their goods distrai ned for a meeting at t o of 8 r this place the extent £ . 5. The place whe e o Franle not this ccurred is given as y , which has been

identified .

1 6 . o r o o r 77 Ge rge Rigg , Edwa d St nes , Inf rme s , gave intelligence to Miles Dolding 1 of a meeting which led t o 35 being taken and 1 0 having their goods distrained to of 1 1 0 r hi the value £35. 7 . . The place whe e t s e ro m eting was held is given as Height , p bably the same as Heighton and somewhere in the Furness

District . 1 6 8 o for 1 oo 7 . Ge rge Pye £5. 3 . had g ds distrained to 2 1 the value £ . o o o o o Andrew Lund , Henry T wns n and J hn T wns n for trivial demands Of tithes were impri soned in o o o o the Fleet at L nd n ab ut f ur years . Many persons in the County fined to the ex tent of 1 for o . . o £74, 7 4 absence fr m the Nati nal

1 Miles Dodding was a Justice of the Peace belonging to the Cartmell ri r to Sir o r dist ct . He was elated Daniel Fleming and Col nel Richa d K r o of om r ir rs o of i kby , b th wh we e vigilant in the pe ecuti n the 56 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

1 6 l r to 79. Wil iam Whaley goods dist ained

the value of £4 0 ‘ r s f Stephen Saga goods di trained to the value o 0 1 8 Peter Shackleton goods distrained to the value of 5 0 WilliamHatton goods distrained to the value of 1 1 0 James Fletcher goods distrained to the value o f I 5

£1 2 1 3 6

6 ro o 1 80 . Thomas C sbie and Joshua Cr sbie were com mi o r tt ed t Lancaste Castle . 1 680 of o for . Matthew Read Height n a meeting at his

o ro hi mo 20 1 0 . h use had taken f m g ods value £ , 1 6 1 r oo o o of 8 . Hen y W d sent t pris n at the suit the

r . has p iest there The place given is Bramble , which not been identified . 1 Curw n o Go 682 . o o e J hn Fell , J hn , J hn wel , William o r o l Salth use , James Gelde t , Th mas Fisher and Wi liam Towers fined after prosecution in the Exchequer o for of oo C urt Tithes at the suit Mary W dburn , Tithe a of 6 6 r oo t o 1 . . farme . G ds taken the v lue £ 4 . 3 o o r Bakebean o Als J hn Walke , Alice , Christ pher i 1 6 r W ddOW o for 1 0 . . and J hn Lees £ , 7 dist essed r nea ly three times the amount . 6 i 1 8 o o O r for n . 3 . R bert Salth use and the s fined meet g 1 68 oh e l of 3 . J n L igh and William Wi de at the suit i li r o r o W l am Richa ds n; Tithe farme , c mmitted to

prison . 1 68 r Cubha r t t o o . m 4 Richa d , Godf ey A her n , J hn i ll Crowdson oh M nsha , William , J n Bispham , Daniel

’ a o l a Bisph m , Richard Busby , Alexander R y ance , J mes r s o Hiccock ill a i fi b F od ham , Th mas , W i m Gr f th , Gil ert o or lli s o r Co uck P tter , Elean Bi ng , Henry F ste , Joseph pp , h o o o for b i Jos ua Cr sbie , and Henry Walt n , pris ners e ng at a mee ting were brought before Judge Jeffries who

‘ 58 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

1 68 oh R osthwait l l ff f 4 . J n and A ice Ratc i or absenting me o t o o fi the s lves fr m the Na i nal W rship were ned . Daniel Abraham and his wife and Margaret Fox and o l Le nard Fell were prisoners at Lancaster Cast e . 8 r o G or 1 6 . o o Gurnall 5 Richard B itt n , e ge Barr w , J hn , i n o o Miles B rkett , and Je net Dix n were pr secuted at ” the of o o of Holcar Esr suit Th mas Prest n , q. r l t o o r o Hen y Mitchel was sent pris n . Geo ge Hayw rth and Henry Birtwisle were committed at the suit of o o o Sir Edmund Asht n . J hn Backh use and Richard Lancaster with several others had their goods t n dis rai ed . WilliamAtkinson and Nathan Kenerdy had goods ’ distrained for nine weeks absence from the National or i W sh p . 1 68 r r o o n 7 Richa d Harg eaves , J hn Sagar , J h Hudson , 1 o r o o f Shackerl R ge Hartley , Nich las H lgate , Je frey y ,

o Horabin o o r ; J hn , R bert Atkins n , Geo ge Birch and Peter Barnes were committed to prison on writ dc ex com ca f I . . o o m p at the suit Sir Edmund Asht n , ro riat or for p p Tithes . 1 68 r 9. Taken f om sundry pe rs ons out of the Fields for o f 1 1 t o o 0 . Tithes the am unt £79. 4 . 1 6 0 9 . Taken in kind this year from Quakers in the 1 1 County £ 34 . 4 . 5.

2 E U E E U . TH FIRST P BLIS H RS O F TH TR TH

r to i i r or The eferences Lancash re in th s impo tant w k , 1 0 r of o published in 9 7 , are meag e , and it is , c urse , quite obvious that what follows isnot t o be regarded as ex

hausti ve . r He e , again , the material is first hand , having o 1 680 to 1 20 r been c llected during the years 7 , and , the e o is o o o e of f re , m st trustw rthy . S me of the nam s ’ ff r r o Besse s Su e ers given in the p evious secti n , appear in T he First P ublishersof the T ruth in the account

of t orl is l ul . the Wes m and meetings , which fair y f l

1 T o romSir Geo fir e r who o r or be distinguished f y Shake ley , was G ve n of e r t who t r or o f rs Ch ste Cas le , and was an ac ive pe secut the Quake T HE WITNESSING FACTS 59

' They are not given here because this is restricted t o Lancashire

K wsle no y . The introduction of Quakerism into Knowsley and 1 Huyton in 1 654 is attributed t o Thomas Hulmes of Kendal, the first t o receive himand others li o of o so being Wil am Hatt n Kn wsley, Ma n , and r it ait of o o Pete La hw Huyt n . About eleven m nths after thi s Benjamin Boult of Knowsley and Mary his ” r o S r wife we e c nvinced , and hortly afte wards James r r o o l a res Fletche then of P esc t . B u t became quite gg of o to sive in the interests the new faith , g ing the Steeple house at Huyton to question the pries t William Bell 2 concerning hi sdoctrine and after lli to o o wards trave ng Brist l and ther places . At Shr ewsbury he was a prisoner for many weeks and 2 th 1 661 o n died March 5 , , sh rtly after bei g set at ’ o liberty . His wid w became James Fletcher s wife , whose itinerant labours ahnost eclipsed those of Fox of r himself in the matter extensiveness of a ea . James own o r Fletcher died in his h use at Knowsley, Ma ch 1 6 1 6 th , 97 .

Ye message of glad tydings was first brought to “ or r or r this place , which is near the Y kshi e b de in ye 1 6 lli o 3 summer , 53 by Wi am Dewsbury , Th mas Stubbs , o o and Christ pher Tayl r, Dewsbury and Taylor being o or h r ro r fr m Y ks i e and Stubbs f m Cumbe land . S r o o or Colne ha ed in their lab urs and Th mas Tayl ,

1 o o r of K o r Th mas H lme was a weave endal . He lab u ed much in

r . wi vi de o Cheshi e and Wales His fe , Elizabeth Leavens ( , p . 44, n te was o r r ff r r als a p eache and su e e . 1 l m . 1 6 o 1 6 Wil ia Bell , M . A , was at Elswick in 49, and at Huyt n in 54 . Calam r so o mto y says that he was ejected he e , but if , he w uld see have r ur o o r 1 6 8 et ned , and he c ntinued his lab u s until his death in 3 . 1 om of l o m r n r o r Th as Stubbs , Da st n in Cu be land , was a ea ly c nve t. had o r mr o i om o r for He been a s ldie , and was i p is ned w th s e the s dis turbin or i h o asfo g w sh p at Dean , in t at c unty . He was an enthusi t r the o new g spel , which he had accepted . 60 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

’ Christopher Taylor s brother is mentioned in connec r in ti on with Colne as an ea ly labourer ye gospel . m o l o Ja es Smiths n , Anne Wilkinson , James Wi kins n , X Richar d Hargr eavesof Edge - end and Henry Robinson are said to have first received those first messengers 1 o oor of o l and their message . J hn M e F u ridge and William Whalley of these parts are referred to as ” faithful labourers who travelled through many of t o r of o parts this na i n in ye se vice ye L rd .

sse dale R o n . William Dewsbury and Thomas Stubbs are named r o o s o as the fi st t intr duce the mes age t this place . It is recorded that no sufferings were inflicted on dl r them but many gla y eceived them , yea , ye then r of R ossendale o a Sommerton p iest , Th m s , received l r of them , Wil iam Dewsbu y had a large time ministring in ye steeplehouse afterwards ye priest o r c nfirmed by wo ds ye Testimony delivered . The r t o r o fi st receive the message we e Susan Heyw rth , o r Birtwi le T o s . wid w , and Ma y , widow this district o o or r who hoo a bel ngs Th mas L ime , in his child d c me Apprentice t o Abraham Heyworth [Haworth of Ros ' se ndale] and was subsequently at John Fielden S of r 1 6 r I r Ha tley Royd . In 6 9 he t avelled n va i ous Counties o f r l of England and even in I e and , in the interests the mo m l R ossenda e 8 1 6 8 . ve ent and died at May , 7

Oldham . The first to bring ye glad- tydings t o Oldham 2 3 4 r m or r R O er oh r we e Ja es Tayl , Richa d p , J n B aithwait

1 o oor d o now old rm o s r J hn M e live at Ball H use , an fa h u e , nea o l r F u idge . 1 m lor l o o o r r Of Ja es Tay ittle is kn wn . Al ng with R be t Widde s he 1 68 labo ured considerably in the north o f England and died about 7 . " 1 r o r r n l o f r m It is ec ded that P iest Ben et [Phi ip Bennett] Ca t el , m o ut o f - o r r r o r ca e an ale h use being in d ink , with Richa d Rape [R pe ] ” o him r and b assted that he beat and st uck up his heels . o o r son o f m r o f N o . P sibly J hn B aithwaite , Ja es B aithwaite ewt n r l d m i r of S r r o f o e He t ave le uch in the nte ests his faith , the ha e th s r om r o r 1 68 1 t avels being Th as B iggs . He died bef e . THE WITNESSING FACTS 6 1

1 m o sr o " . and Th ma B iggs , f ur Furness men At Oldha

' u of o a they were haled o t ye steeple h use . ye rd by o who h Tetl w Churchwarden , thrust . t em over ye ,

wall and at Ashton e under Lyne Priest 2 Harrison gave Charge that the people Should not ” Entertain them into their houses . The first that entertained the new preachers and their message were 3 James Sykes and Joshua Ogden .

N V E NT I LE ‘ R E T R NS 1 66 3. TH E CO C U OF 9

These Returns are in the Lambeth Library r ro or and the MS . was recently p inted by the late P fess Turner in his monumental work Original R ecordsof E arly N oncon ormit under P ersecution and I ndul ence f y g . The r o following are taken f om it . It will be n ted that names of o o r s pers ns are not supplied , but in ther e pects the inforination r t r is quite illuminating ; and , in pa icula , it gives some idea of the strength of Quakerism in the

County at the time .

( 1 ) BLACKBURN DEANERY Haslin den g . r m of o 2 Quake s to the nu ber ab ut 0 .

v al f r Se er l Meetings o Quake s .

R ossendale .

Quakers . (2) LEYLAND DEANERY t ndish S a .

o of r M nthly meetings Quakers , their numbe about 0 or 0 o o 4 5 , and several ther C nventicles .

' 1 om r o o f Bolton -le - or o 1 6 1 0 Th as B iggs , p ssibly Sands and b n ab ut . r o r S f r m i o He t avelled c nside ably in England and u fe ed uch , dy ng ab ut 1 6 8 5 . 1 rr o B A o rom1 6 t 1 2 o . o 66 i J hn Ha is n , was at Asht n f 43 , be ng orm In r r ejected by the Unif ity Act the latte yea . 1 “ m r mSlai hwood mo r or Ja es Sykes was at Linga ds g , Al ndsbu y , Y ks , f I 1 m n 6 . r at the ti e o his decease 79 He was bu ied at Heyside . (3) MANCHE s DEANE RY

Fre quent Conventicles of Nonconformists (which are

n The persons are Tradesme , and mostly women .

Bu ry . i of t o Se verall Meet ngs Quakers a great number . o o l of t ther C nventic es Presby erians , Independents , r of s e Dippe s such like , the be t ranke of th o ye manry .

(4) WARRINGTON DEANERY N orth M eols .

r u i Seve al Q akers and Pap sts .

Ormskirk .

of No o f o . nc n S me Convent . Papists . Quakers .

(5) KENDAL DEANERY Wa ton r .

of o 0 Meeting Quakers , ab ut 4 .

B olt - le - ands on S . Meeting of Quakers to the number of mor e .

Burton a orl (partly in Lancashire and p rtly in Westm and) .

r 0 o o . Quake s 5 , s metimes m re

(6) FURNESS DEANERY w head Ha ks .

me Quakers meet in great nu b rs .

nt s Independe s Quaker .

artmell C .

t Fell Cha el Car mell p . 6 . T HE WITNESSING FACTS 3

Some Quakers .

Quakers .

(7) LONSDALE DEANERY

T atham.

r Meeting of Quakers about 40 or upwa ds .

Quakers t o the number of 20 8c upwards Non f r conforrniststo the number o 1 6 upwa ds .

Some few Quakers .

e sham H y . 0 Quakers about 4 .

(8) AM OUNDERNE SS DEANERY

There are 3 sorts of Conventicles within this parish one of o of r neere Papists , the sec nd Quake s litle Eccleston the thi rd of P hanaticksatt Lund Chappell

att Heape Chap .

4. CH U RCH PAPERS

The following from the Chur ch Papers in the Registry r rom fi . Of ce , Cheste , have been taken f MSS kindly lent rr r 1 66 o by Dr Fa e . They begin with 5 and c ntinue to 1 o o o e r 680 . It sh uld be n ted that it is up n these r tu ns in r o o the va i us Di ceses that the Lambeth MS . printed ’ 1 i r r oo n o o . are o r Pr fess r Tu ne s b k is based They , h weve , considerably more full and illuminating than the Lambeth r o r Retu ns . They include Presentments and ther matte s , as it 64 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE is not possible always t o distinguish the one from the o r or o ahn s i the and because the inf mati n is o t ent rely new .

1 665 DEANERY OF LEYLAND ri d B n le .

Bla kb . c urne o t Against Ric D ro hy his wife , Eli h z t . h r t r Standish Alice Hawks ead , se vant he e , rr of l l o James Ge ard Wel A ice his wife , Th s . 8: his Garstang , Oliver Gerrard of Denham wife , o of Evan Gerrard Jennet his wife , J hn Gerrard o T ho . r 81 . r H ult , Gerra d Lettice his wife , Hen Gerra d r r of r of Jennet , his wife , Ma ga et wife Olive Gerrard Clacke r li r n wid E z th. . e . , Alice Gerra d . , Gerra d wid , H rr r o r Mar his o Ge a d the y unge gt . wife thers] o P pish Recusants .

Chorle y . lib o . Ge rand w o Against Th s Anne his ife , J hn li b e r d Eli . G an . z t o h . gent , Andert n , Will Banister, T ootell Mar T tell m t . oo Hugh g his wife , Anne , E lyn l o r o Ba dwyn [and the s] P pish Recusants .

Croston .

oo m r o Against Will Smart , Sch l aster at B ethert n

- f . or on . . n appearance . He appd exhib his lic dated 2 1 1 66 2 Aug . . f r w o r o . Against J hn T a f d Esq Anne his ife , oro o Bradshawe o D thy Asht n , wid Ellen , Will W rsley,

Mar o . oo o t . the y unger, g W rsley wid John Cr ke ,

Eli z o . of o th. Ellen w . Will Hoght n , Backh use , wid o t o Nich . Athert n , Cuthbert Clif n Isabella his wife M wd le ll e n o . a s Wi Westh ad An e his wife , R bt y w o l hi s s. o E len wife , Tho Backh use , the ife of R bert a of o f r o B nister, the wife Ge f rey Ta let n , Edward

8: n . o Bowker Jen et his wife , Ric Bowker the y unger, of Bamford r Mary wife Edward p , Gilbert Lancaste n Cuerden 85 his wife , He ry Catherine his wife , [

others] Popish Recusants .

tandish S .

There is a monthly meeting of Quakers at the house of Meakin [Heskin] Fell in Co ppull : their number is or 0 abo ut 40 5 . The Curate certifies that he understands there mn o r o a y the C nventicles in the parish .

h rle C o y . ha r o . P enwort m. N thing p esented st n Cro o .

lest n E cc o .

e land L y . H le r r oo . Un etu ned . Ru ord fi . n t n Lo g o .

1 6 0 7 . Chorle y .

ai o n Gelibrand o Ag nst J h gent . R bt . Waring , T oot ell T ootell o Hugh , P pish Recusants .

h le M uc Hoo .

M r t ai a . Ric hd . Ag nst g Wignall , Parke ,

o o . Wils n , P pish Recusants

wortharn P en .

ai . o n l Ag nst Hen P pe Je net his wife , A ice wife of Southorth ll r . ro ll Richa d , Wi C ston , Wi Rushton o others] P pish Recusants .

Blackburne . 8: hi . s o Against Ric gent wife , T h s . hi al . s e rr l W msley gent wife , James G ard of Wel

his o . wife , P pish Recusants Against Evan Gerr ard of Well the younger 8: his wi o rr r of Breawort h n of fe , J hn Ge a d his wife , An e T HE WITNESSING FACTS 67

st n Cro o .

o r or . oro Against J hn T aff d gent Anne his wife , D thy

l . . o o . Asht n , wid A ex Hesketh gent M nica his wife , r Mar t f r r o . . . o . r o Ma ga et W sley wid , g w Nich Athe t n ,

z . Eli th. Stanfield

. o . oro Against Hen Yate , Anne Watkins n , wid , D thy chd T ootill l Ri . . o Wignal , , Isabella Gandy, Rich W se

o . of Anne his wife , Th s Lea Jane his wife , all

f or o . Ru f d , P pish Recusants

ai . o or . Ag nst Hen Nels n m t Alice his wife , Rich .

l o o . o o a . o Nels n , R ph Nels n , Th s Nels n , Hen Nels n , o Mawdsle 8: m R bert y Ellen his wife , Ja es Finche A scou h m . W E lin his wife , Ric y g Jane his ife , Alice Eliz t m o h. o Harsne Pe bert n , Ellen Yate , Yate , J hn p , om Harsne r Harsne o r Th as p, F ances p the s] all in

Mawdsley Popish Recusants . ai om m o Ag nst Peter Lath , Michael Pe bert n , Humph . his r ursc r . B owe o r T aves Cath wife , Gilbe t the s]

of m o . Bispha , P pish Recusants

Edwd . o r ai . o r Ag nst B wke Jenet his wife , Ric B wke , r or Edwd Blanch Whalley, Jennet Blackhu st , Seni , . Eliz t mfor r h. rr Ba d Ma y his wife , Ba ett , Ellen wife Mar t of Ric o o . d . ro of . all of Will J hns n g wife C sse ,

o o . Brethert n , P pish Recusants

R o . o . m Against g Asht n gent Giles Chap an , gent . , ll l ra de . o . G Wil y gent his wife , J hn Walmsley , Hugh m o ume m o . . Ju p rt , R bt J p , Hen Martlew, Gilbert

r o . o Lancaste his wife , R bt Sayle his wife , J hn o o Al of Uleswalt on o D bs n ice his wife , all , P pish

Recusants . m ni or Cuer Against Ja es Gandy, Se , Henry del Mar t r . hi l Cathe ine his wife , g W tt e , wid . , Ric . Leigh , o ume r o r J hn J p his wife , Jennet Pa ke , J hn Pa ke , o m l o . . o Hen H l e , Wi l C lle Anne his wife , Hen . C lle , r l a k . Wa b n e r of Sa ah Cance wid , Anne , Spinste , all

r o o . Ta let n , P pish Recusants 68 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

Eccleston .

M r t ain . a . Ag st Mary Crane wid , g Thompson Spinster, r H ke r . . es o . r n Th s She bu ne , gent Ma y his wife , Nich y hi s ll ro o wife , Wi C st n Margery his wife , Isabella

icke o o . . o Scarsbr . . , Th s Nels n , gent , Ric Nels n gent , o Sto ford Mawdsle 8: J hn p Jane his wife , Will y t o li Mar . l g his wife , J hn Brindle , A ce Brind e , Robt .

dl o . Brin e , others] P pish Recusants

e l nd L y a . MrsMa istra o Mar t r Against ( g ) Grace B uld , g . We den liz t r f for E h. o Sta key Leyland , Recusancy . Mrs rr l Wh . o Against Susan O ell , Wil itehead , J hn

o . Eli z t o h. o o Hilt n , Will Bankes , Will Dickes n , B lt n , for m of Leyland the sa e . ai r o T . t ll Mar . oo e t Ag nst Hugh Ande t n gent , Will , g . Woodcocke l li o o . o n . r H ds n wid , J h , Wil Mel ng , Lau . f f r r r o . o o o o o B e es R bt H ds n all Euxt n the same . i r a o o Wh R o . or o Ag nst D thy ittle , g W sley, J hn

r r . . r or m B e es , Hen Blackledge , Will Fa nw th , Ja es errart m o of G . o , Anne Si ps n , wid , all Wheelt n , and L ka of inne f . o sW ll or . ee m Will Eat n Ric the sa e . Sharrocke o Cric . hl owe of t o Against Will J hn Clay n , T ootell of om Woodcocke Hugh Whittle , Th as li f uer n for m A ce Jackson o C de the sa e .

tandish S .

ai l . r r r Ag nst Wil F ith , labou e Mary his wife , Jane Eliz t r Eliz t of o oh o h. h wife R bt . J ns n , Mathe . Mather for o Spinsters all of Anderton P pish Recusants . r o atliffe Mar t n G . o o Against Jane Fishe , J h , g H ught n

all of - for m o . Jane Pilkint n , Welsh Whittle the sa e

r Es o . ho o o l . n T . Agai st W thingt n , q, m rt A ex Cawsey, M r m t . ar . om Ja es Butler g his wife , Will Mathe Th as l all f t for am az ak er e o o o . F y , W rthing n , the s e a n o Ri b e oo r Ag i st J hn g y , Edward W dwa d [blank] l i . o h s li Standish , wid , Wil . Hatt n and wife and A ce Ma ck r ddo e and l . o their daughte , Hugh A ex Hatt n ,

all in for n r . Standish , bei g Quake s T HE WITNESSING FACTS 69

T ho . o o Against W rthingt n and Ellen his wife ,

T ho . o o o w . o W rthingt n and Mary his ife , Ge ff Pilkint n for and his Wife , Ric . Vaux and his wife the same . o Cumberbacke of r Against R bt . Langt ee his Wife , o P pish Recusants . ai f r R o . o o o Ag nst g Pilkint n Duxbu y his wife , Th s . Lickhouse of mfor m his wife the sa e the sa e .

1 1 6 une 1 6 . 7 , j st n Cro o .

ai o r or i Ag nst J hn T aff d gent . Anne his w fe , Alex . o M d le l w o . aw s Hesketh M nica his ife , R bt y El en o Harsne hiswife his wife , J hn p Anne , Hen . Finch , r mor r Ma y Ba f d , Gilbert Lancaste his wife , Hen . uerdell r o r C Cathe ine his wife [and the s] Papists .

E ccleston.

Sh rbume r T ho . e Against Ma y his wife , Ellen

r T h . l o . . o o o o Pi kingt n wid Will C st n , Nels n gent . M ll x r o o neu . o Ric . Nels n gent . Anne y , wid [and the s]

Popish Recusants .

n tha P e wor m.

r r isw Against Will . We den Cathe ine h ife , Peter f Rio o r l o . We den Jennet his wife , A ice Wife S uth f o . o . o w rth , Will Rusht n , gent his wife , Jane wife radsha e o r o B w . Will . [and the s] P pish Recusants t s S andi h.

i r . a T ho . . Ag nst Wo thington Esq his wife , Tho

o o . W rthingt n his wife , Alex Duxbury his wife , m r Mar t his of Ja es Butle g wife , Will Frith Chamocke Heath his wife [and others] Popish

Recusants .

1 6 0 8 . t 20 Oc .

m of P lesin ton ar of Against Ja es Lievsay g , p . Black o for di Con re acon Tayl r, sturbing ye g g when ye r Mr Mar t o . Catherine his wife , Mrs . g Ch ley , Edward ll ll Mar t T oote T oote . Anne his wife , Hugh g his

wife others] Popish Recusants .

E ccleston .

n icc s l o D on on . o . Agai st Hugh Esq Th s Ne s n gent . 85 hi s i l l Ellen wife , El zabeth Hal iwel wid . others] o P pish Recusants . o ov ntr Against J hn C e ee a Quaker .

H le oo .

ai Ag nst [5] Popish Recusants .

e land L y . r Mrs l ai Mrso o . n Ag nst . D thy Wesby , Suzan a Orrel , Mr r r r r o oo o . s. Ma ga et C ke the s] P pish Recusants

Eux t n o .

Mr ll r Against . Wi Ande son Mary his wife [blank] Mr n r o . . o l A de t n , wid J hn Wa msley his wife o r o the s] P pish Recusants .

Whittle Cla ton ( 3 Cuerden , y .

1 Against [ 9] Popish Recusants .

H o hton Withnell ( 51 Wheelt n g , o .

ai 1 o Ag nst [ 5] P pish Recusants .

P enwortha m.

a 1 Ag inst [ 4] Popish Recusants .

i 1 1 Aga nst [ ] Popish Recusants .

an tree L g .

A 1 o gainst [ 4] P pish Recusants .

Shevin t n g o . others] o i u P p sh Rec sants . T HE WITNESSING FACTS 71

lsh Whittle We .

6 o Against [ ] P pish Recusants .

A dlin ton g . o Against [4] P pish Recusants .

ull Copp .

ai T . o o Ag nst ho W rthingt n Esq . his wife Mary 1 P or o 0 o r o . W thingt n wid [and the s] p Rec . a o o R o o Ag inst J hn Hayd ck and his wife , g . Hayd ck ,

l o . om A ice Hayd ck , wid Heskin Fell and his wife , Th as armond o r r r J and R ge Bibbie , eputed Quake s .

in Worth gton.

r Against Edwd . Standish F ances his wife 3 R others] P op . ecusants .

nock Heath Char . P o . Against [4] p Recusants .

Anderton.

f r o r o . . Against Jane wife Will G egs n , Will F ith , and r om o rom Ma y his wife , and Th as Hatt n absentees f r Chu ch . ish Stand .

Mr o o 1 r ll of Agai nst s. Anne H ught n 4 othe s] a i r r o o . Cha n ck R cha d , P pish Recusants

1 669 DEANERY OF A MOU NDE RNESS

P ar K irkharn . f P r are r or o o . The e th ee s ts C nventicles viz apists , P anaticall or m m Quakers and h ixt ultitude . Of the Papists there are two Conventicles very visible at - r ne Mr r o Westby Hall ented by o . Butle the supp sed r r r or om r o r p iest , whithe es t s e hund eds . An the at

more then said) o fficiat es 72 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

r or l for om set apa t a place Chappel R anists , but since ’ ’ o Moubricke not Mr . Hughson s ab de at it s soe much

used . ’ At Salwicke Hall (it s said) the Romanists out of r m Prest on have thei eetings . In Great Singlet on they be generally Papists but not o soe two have their C nventicles fixed , but have r r or th ee supposed P iests . There hath usually been a Conventicle of Quakers n r r o or r o at o e B ewe s h use in nea Litle Ecclest n . Of the P hanaticall party there was a Conventicle at Lund Chappell on Sunday in last Lent Assizes by 1 rr r f r r Mr . J ohn Pa and eithe o that o the like offence ’ the next Sunday at He apa Chappe ll (it s said) he is t o answeare at the next assizes . There was another Conventicle held by one Hartley a Yorkshi re man and lately a weaver and now an om r r Antin ian speake , he usu ped the pulpit at r m of m r Ki kha in the absence the iniste . He hath o m o Gousnar h als held any C nventicles at g , the vacancy of which Chappell gives the Nonconformists incourage ment t o meet there Since the ex piracon of the Act ai o ag nst C nventicles . The factions plead Indulgence because of the Indul gence of the Papists and their experience that Church r r m are wa dens p esent ents but laughed at .

1 677 DEANERY OF LONSDALE

1 2 M arch

A rkholme P ar M ellin . g. r t l o ro or r no . Against Anth ny P ct , cu ate the e , icensed

r o rom B . He appea ed Showed his lic . btained f the p

r 6d . d m 25 . 3 August last . Dis issed

1 o rr rom o o o rm m r o r J hn Pa was a p inent N nc nf ist iniste . He lab u ed i r o r re o 1 6 2 o at Elsw ck , Da wen , and Walt n nea P st n . In 7 he btained a licence to be a Congr egational teacher at Farin gton and has an ’ l Ca lams o f or e o 1 1 o o r . h n u able p ace in y list w thi s He died ab ut 7 4 , 1 1 6 r to r l r his will being pro ved in 7 . He appea s have been pa ticu a ly c r the r f r o a tive in his wo k during pe iod o pe secuti n .

74 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

atha m T .

Eliz th Causfeild m Mrs. Mar . t Against , Ja es Wallin , g .

T owlnson . , Papists o r r mn Against J seph Wa d , Anne Wa d , Martin Wild a , o m m m m J hn Wild an , Ja es Wild an , Eliz . Wild an , o r mo t Mar t r o J hn P estley , r g his p etended wife , J hn r r t o o o e d . Ge or H dgs n and Cathe ine his p wife , Hath n rm m r thwaite , Ma aduke Tatha and F ances his wife , r o m o l r F ancis , R bert , Ja es , J hn and A ice thei children , r m Mar i o o . r t h s G eg ry C ckra , Ric Fletche and g wife Bro in r and . d Eliz g , Quake s .

T hornton .

Against Cuthbert Parkinson Dorothy his wife i r u o . J l an M ley , Papists i o r m Aga nst Ge ff ey Wild an and Agnes his wife , om o o o Th as Addis n and Rebecca his wife , J hn T pham , n r r Ag es Outhwaite , eputed Quake s . i m o ro o m for non Aga nst Ed und F xc ft , scho l aster ran appea ce . He appeared submitted and is to o ai o 1 bt n lic . bef re st August next .

unstall T .

r t ai o irlin t n Ma . Ag nst J hn G g o Esq . g his wife , Girli n t on Girlin t on r Magdalen g , Cuthbert g , Ch istiana

irlin t on r Girli n t on 85 o r . G g , Ma y g [ the s] Papists

oor Edwd . Against Giles M e and Elizabeth his wife ,

oor o Croser . M e and J hn , Quakers

Whittin t n g o . m o . Against Th as Carus , Esq , deceased Mary his

or r hisson om Brabin . wife , Ge ge Ca us , Th as , gent r Mary hiswife othe s] Papists .

1 665 DEANERY OF BLACKBURN

ih Dec w 7 . In Whalley Church before J ohn D ight and li r Phi p Flanne , etc . THE WITNESSING FACTS 75

Against Richard Wilkinson of Brerecliffe for suffer ing Elizabeth Hartley t o be buryed contrary t o the of r lawes the Chu ch . He appeared and alleges that the said Hartley dyed at his house and was fetched away by a company of Quakers and yt he was not anything privie nor con r m t o r 5 . o 2 . 8d senting it , the ef e dis issed Against John Smith of Hill quaker for suffering or t o bur dead c ps be yed in his land . m o l m Against Sa uel Blakey , J hn Heap , Wil ia Heap o Ca ther for r and J seph w y Quake s .

1 7 Quakers .

lither e C o .

9 Quakers .

Darwen a ) C l . m Ada Clegg curate there .

nha Dow m. Against James Whipp a Quaker private r Quake meetings in his house .

Harwood M a na g .

3 Recusants .

3 Quakers . 1 Mr lc re c . [ . Kippax minister the ]

c t V a a Capella .

at Cambridge and appointed to 1 6 8 Calam i m s f r Haslingden in 5 . y gives h in hi list o Ejected Ministe s r r R ossend ale orr unde Newchu ch and . If that is c ect, he evidently o orm 1 66 2 or r 1 66 c nf ed in , when he was dained p iest ; in 5 he was N chu c ew r h in R ossendale .

h m l f for o . Abra a Haw rth and Rich Radc i fe Quakers .

lt A ham.

ai W l Edwd l e e . . . a ms Ag nst Ric y Esq his wife , s l G i sha f t o . hi i . r m C ayton , Ric we o Clay n Esq w fe 8: f Catherine Wade o Altham for Recusants .

A ccrin t n g o .

r P esent . wanting .

Blackburn .

1 r Schoohnaster Against Charles Saga , there , Non conforrnist for not r , appea ing .

' T l e le r li r ho . Wa ms o Against y , ushe , kewise . He p d he duce . m 1 his was dis issed 5 . 4d . ai Lic f T ho . i aso o r l . a Ag nst L wer Da win , Wi l F r barrowe of if of o Livesey Anne Rawcl fe Billingt n , o P pish Recusants . l Co ne .

. r r o Against Ric Ha g eaves , J hn Hargreaves , Ralph arebrother o ro o F , J hn B wne , J hn Hartley , Peter r m R o . o Ha tley , Ja es Hartley , g Hartley , J hn Sager,

r . r r o Stephen Sage , Ric Ha g eaves , J hn Greenwood , r r o T h r r o o . o o Ma y G eenw d , Ba c ft , Ellen Bolt n , Ellen r o . o for r . P lla d , Hen R binson , Quake s ain Ag st Hen . Walker for not frequenting the

Church .

Church K irk .

ain T ootell w l o Ag st Matthew his ife , Ra ph Risht n , e or al o o 8: s ni , his wife , R ph Risht n , j uni r, his wife , of Christr urtwisle . of . B Mary wife Hindle Aspden , Tho

1 Charles Sagar was born at Buml ey in 1 6 36 and appointed to the masr o f r r mmr in 1 6 6 Non te ship the Blackbu n G a a Schoo l 5 . His o form led to r l rom oso f r c n ity his withd awa f this p iti n , and he suf e ed mr o m for f r e 1 6 2 i p is n ent the same as did many o his br eth n . In 7 he

No o orm r rw nc nf ist Chu ch at Da en . on Fe b 1 1 6 8 y . 3th, 9 . T HE WITNESSING FACTS 77

T ho l 8: f o . o . Hunc te , gent his wife Ba ey his wife

for Recusants or not coming t o Divine Service . o Against James Kershawe Mary wife of R g. f r n m t Ryley o ot co ing o Divine Service . Against John Digby of Huncoat e John Read of h rc oo i C u htowne for teaching sch ls without l cense . Read asserted that he never taught school in all his m r o om o o . mlife , nly his wife s eti es d th teach 3 4 Dis issed .

litheroe C .

o r o Against Matthew Andert n , Stephen Ande t n , nian Banest r for a e . gent . Helen J Will . Recusants i Mar t a . m Ag nst Nich Dugdale g his wife , Ja es

P aitfield . or and Anne his wife , Hen Standen , seni , o m and his wife , Stephen L ri er , Ellen Leigh , and Anne r r r r D ive fo Quake s .

Downham .

ai m r l Ag nst Ja es Whipp and Ma y his wife , E iz . ro of r m Mar t W of C xdale thei fa ily and g ife Robt . Bullocke for not coming t o Divine Service on Sundays o m and H ly Days and standing exco municate . m r o oo . Against Ric . Wils n , sch l aste

Har Great wood.

Vacant .

“ o oo m r for non- Against J hn Fielding , sch l aste , app . o f Against J hn Cunli fe Isabella his wife , Hen . Blackburn o e . , P pish Recusants

Haslin den g .

r r o Against Hen . Ha g eaves , Agnes R binson , and r Do of for Cathe ine we , all Haslingden Quakers .

Walton—in- le- ale we hurch al s. Lo C D .

Geo . or oo m not l o Against Tayl , sch l aster, i d . He he m . Dis issed . r wife se vants , as Balden S . his ister , Jane Winstanley , Will Banke his l e r o . a m 81 s vants , Isabella Banke , Le n W sley his wife , Bane ter r o r T ho . s m J hn Da wen , , Evan Da wen , Ed und r ll o n r rr r Catte a his wife , J h Banke , Pete Ge a d , o 8: his o Ge . r om Matthew Singlet n wife , Baniste , Th as o of om o Andert n , the wife Th as Darwin , the wife f or Blakeburne o Ge ge Critchley , Anne [and thers]

Papists . ai o al l Ag nst Th s . Stanley , gent . and his family , i c lak . o B oe R o Ge . r C wpe his wife , [blank] B uen her 5011 o o l . B ak . o . oe wid , Will D ws n , R bt his o n m all r wife J h S ith his wife , of Cue dale , Papists .

c s w hurch in R osendale Ne .

ai of o W for Ag nst Agnes wife J hn hitakers a Papist . r o schoohnaster Against Cha les Haw rth , , He exhib . e m h . his . was dis issed

P endle N ewchurch in .

Vacat Capella . R anul h o r r i . Aga nst p H lke , mort Ma y Higgin ,

Popish Recusants . i o o o n Bullcocke r Aga nst J hn Nutter , seni r, J h Ma y for o 8c Higgin teaching scho l without licence . Nutter

Bulcocke dismissed .

P adiham .

R o a o o m ai . o . Ag nst g B rt n , sch l aster . He appd he m showed his . Dis issed .

mles a el Sa bury Ch p .

li o . of o Crouchle Against A ce Alst n , wid , Anne w . J hn y ,

o . or r m R bert Walmsley , Hen C ve his fa ily , Peter hi s o r Winst anlowe . e o wife , R bt Valiant Ellen G gs n , all of for r o wid . Whalley Recusants ; and Ch ist pher o f m r Ex com West the sa e , a Quake , all standing T HE WITNESSING FACTS 79

ho o r r r . T . l Against F ances Lawe , wid A st n Ma ga et r Eliz t al . h his wife , Cecily W sh , wid Hen y Walsh , . al r of o W sh Cathe ine Walsh , all Wiswell , P pish ex com Recusants . i E r r r r a dwd . Ag nst She bu ne , Cathe ine She burne , for m T ho . wid . . Dugdale the sa e or o r Against C nelius T wnley his wife , Geo ge mo Eliz th r m . . o Ingha , rt his wife , Lau ence Wilkins n o f Eliz th Coulthurst Anne his wife , J hn Radcli fe , . , r o r r m m r m n r Ch ist phe F a e , Willia F a e Je net F ame ex com for standing .

1 66 9. B u n lackb r .

1 T he resent Mr om oll e Mr m o 2 y p Th as J y , Sa uell Newt n , 3 4 Mr Mr rr non- o orm m r for Astley, Pa (all c nf ist iniste s) preaching at Conventicles at di verse Chappells in this r Mr parish especially at Da wen Chappell . Randle ’ Sharples of Blackburn at whose house it s supposed 2 th Mr r there was a Conventicle July 5 . Cha les Sagar m r late school aster the e . Mr Lawrence Hayworth of Berdwood and many r othe s . Six e Nonconformist Ministers have used t o preach r r r at Da win Chappell by tu nes eve y Sunday , and m m omo r r so eti es at s e the Chappells in the pa ish .

Clitheroe Samlesbury N ewchurch i n

Walton in le o r N thing p esented . Harwood

Colne

P adiharn

2 0 1 m r o f o p . 4 . Ejected iniste Rivingt n . Astley was ejected fromBlackrod and subsequently A meeting sometimesof Independantsat a house in this parish t o the number of about thirtie of the o ordinary sort of pe ple .

Quakers t o the number of about 20 frequently meet o or two at a h use in the parish .

Bu nle r y . There have been severall meetings of Quakers at ’ o r m o - J hn Ha d an s h use in Habersham Eaves .

A ltham .

r r m o o i o They p esent Ab aha Haw rth , J hn Wadd ngt n , or o oo li o Matthew Tayl , Wid w Harw d , Ric . El s n and f for . o o Con Kath wife R bt . Waide Independant venticl rs e .

m Es Ric E . . s a . Ric Wal sley , q, Grimsh w , q, Ric o o for o C tt m P pish Recusants .

Whalle y . The re are Conventicles kept in the houses of John Crombock r m e . o gent a f equent eeting h use , Will Seller o r r m o an ffice in the late Pa lia ent Army , Wid w ’

o o . r o Halstead s , Ric . Laws ns , J hn Hayes The pe s ns r are Mr om o Mr o p eaching Th as J lly and Newt n , and

r r are w of o Crombocke . the f equente s Jane ife J hn gent , r f m r r o . P iscilla wife o Ja es Catte all gent . and the s

Rossendale .

r o Ric . Radcliffe and Ab aham Haw rth , Quakers , r keep Conventicles in thei houses .

n é P e dle Dow ham n .

Unreturned .

1 670 . M a 1 y 7 . l Burn ey . Mr o n r r sr r Against J h Ha g eave , p etended cle k for preaching at Holmes Chappell and at Goodshaw

82 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

his r of m o i wife , Ma y wife Ed und Wilkins n , Jennet w fe of o o o r m J hn Savage , Jane Clayt n , J hn Ha d an and f r o r o . R bt . Whittake new Recusants l Co ne .

ai l r ro r o Dr r o Ag nst Ra ph Fa b the , J seph ive , J hn

r . r r r i r w d . Harg eaves , Ric Ha g eaves , Mary Ha g eaves , o r R o J hn Sagar , Stephen Saga , and g . Hartley as or for n t t r o om o . new Recusants , c ing Chu ch at all 2 0 1 6 f m r r 2 . o o June 7 On petiti n Ja es Ha g eaves , r r ai r o r e r o Ministemthe e , the s d Fai br the has b en pa d ned 5 . and dis issed . 5 Christr r l for Against . Harg eaves James Hart ey oo o r r o teaching sch l with ut license . Ha g eaves pr duced li c . 8 1 66 . . 5 . his dat May 9 2 . 6d

Downharn. Against James Whipp for keeping monthly Con v ticl s en e .

i ll ul cocke li z . B E th Aga nst Wi and . his wife and o o ro r J hn H yle being p fessed Quake s . m an d r o al Against Ja es Whipp Ma y Cr sd e , Quakers for x c m himfor o standing e o . and having a C nventicle i in h shouse . ai Mar t f o lc cke or not Ag nst g . wife o R bert Bu o f i t o ur Six e o com ng Ch ch of m nths .

n le l e chu ch P e d a ias N w r . Against John Greenwood of Old Lawnd and Mary his wife for new Recusants and not receiving the

Sacrament .

li her e C t o . ll a n ll . Ag i st Stephen Anderton , gent E en wife of Wi rankland o r o r o F , Edward R ge s n Ma y his wife , P pish

Recusants .

P atefield An his . Against James and ne wife , Rich

i f r sp nsters o being Quakers . T HE WI TNESSING FACTS 83

Against John Crombocke for keeping a meeting house for private Conventicles Mr Vic r Crombocke t o non Gey , . the e certified be s t s r r m compo men i and he is the efo e dis issed . l r o m Against Wil . Selle s in Pendle , J hn Hay in Padiha ,

r n . . o o o Cathe i e Halstead , wid and Ric Laws n in H pt n for m the sa e .

Catherine Halstead pardoned .

l ha A t m.

. Ric Against Ric . Walmsley Esq his wife , . ims r Gr ha . of o y Esq his wife , Cathe ine wife R bt .

o . Wade , P pish Recusants kb Blac urn.

h of r for Agai nst T o . Livesay Uppe Darwin having o o orm a child baptized by a n nc nf ist at Darwin Chapel . o m r to Mr Clayt n , the inister, p omised examine the r r manne of the ch istening .

u le B rn y . Cr uchle r oll r Geo . o Against y his wife , B idget P a d , m r Eliz th n o . o . wid . An e Bo th , wid Willia Ta lt n , r m r r Ri c his wife , Agnes Bi twistle , Ja es Ha g eaves , .

o of o . o o r T wnley T wnley Esq , J hn T wnley , Cha les KilSha eo . we r m o nl . T w ey , G , Jennet Saga , wid Ja es E o r r dwd . o R be ts G ace his wife , Wats n , Jennet his

o . wife , P pish Recusants f o . Wh r o o r m Against R bt ittake Heby , J hn Ha d an , o m of r r l m m o J hn S ith B ie c iffe and his Wife , Ja es S iths n , f o o of Ed d . Jennet wife J hn Swaine , Mary wife w i Wilk nson , as new Recusants . l Co ne.

ai o S if ’ o not l Ag nst J hn utcl fe , sch olmaster, icensed . o and m He afterwards btained license was dis issed .

Church K irk.

T ho Birtwisle of M r t o a . Agai nst . Hu[n]c te g his 85 o o r r o Birtwisle wife The d sia thei daughte , J seph f of T ootell his wi e , Elizabeth wife Matthew of r o of Oswaldtwisle Chu ch , Ralph Risht n his wife ,

‘ Eliz t au h. hi d . f Jennet Risht on wid . s Mary wife o ri o r dl of l o Ch st phe Hin e Ellen wife Wil Br ughton , all of Oswal twisl d e for Popish Recusants .

Gre t H a arwood.

ai o l f ll o Ag nst J hn Cun i fe Isabe a his wife , R bt . u r r r of n o m o Sq ie , Will Me ce Ta h use , Ja es Br wn , or 8: 5011 of for j uni , Ralph Hall of Adam Hall Bankes o P pish Recusants .

u c Lowe Ch r h.

T . al ho o . ll Against W t n , gent his wife , Wi O b al t n sdso . o o o r m , gent , J hn Jacks n , Le na d Wal sley,

Ge o . o his wife , C wpe his wife Tho . Shawe o P pish Recusants .

P h adi am. i h T o . l Against Will . Shawe Mary swife h Tar ton

r o . Jun . P pish Recusants

P endle . Agai nst John Greenwood and Mary hiswife for r Quake s . ai ll of E for Ag nst Isabe a wife dwd . Hargreaves an ol d Recusant .

Rossendale .

ai l f Al Ag nst Ric . Ratc i fe and ice his wife and James son r o l his for his , Ab aham Hayw rth and Isabe la wife Quakers and having private Conventicles in their

houses . ai for Old Ag nst Agnes Whittakers an Recusant .

Crouchle ll n . o . Against An e y , wid E en Gregs n , wid

l o . a Ann o for El en Welbie , R bt V liant and e Haw rth

old Recusants . P arr e n r wd . Agai st Mrs Catherine She burne , Anne y ,

T ho . r . o . Edward She burne , gent , R bt Dugdale , THE WITNESSING FACTS 85

Mar t . r T ho . l o Dugdale , A st n g his wife , G ace

r o r . o . Pa kins n , F ances Lawe , wid Mary Heat n , Hen

Blackburne r . Mar t . Walsh , Catherine Walsh , g , Lau so o Fre n Wilkin n Anne his wife , Christ pher y

r o o . B idget Ainsw rth , P pish Recusants

ar of Whitwell Chapel in the forest of Bowland and p .

Whalley .

Nil .

1 671 1 6 j une .

Blackburn .

ai o orr o r or Ag nst J hn F est , J hn Fa nw th and Ellis Edge all o f Blackburne for prophaneinge the Saboth by playing at P ennypricke as is reported [ultimately

dismissed] .

ai o Kenion r r not . Ag nst J hn , cle k , cu ate exhibiting

Obtained Licence . t o . o o oo no Against R bt R bins n , sch lmaster exhibit

ing . Obtained Licence .

c K irk Chur h .

o o o Against Jenet Risht n , wid w, Elizabeth Risht n , Ralph Risht on and his wife and the wife of Christ opher l ro o o for non Hindle and E izabeth B ught n , wid w , mm an c o unic ts . ai omas o Ag nst Th Birtwistle and his wife , J seph Birtwistle and his wife and Theodore Birtwistle for not om t o r r of r c ing the p aye s the Chu ch . o r r o r o Against J hn Read , Pa ish Cle k and R be t H lden , oo mas for non- r Sch l ter, appea ance . Read appeared

later, etc .

2 Papists . o Against Nich las Dugdale and Margaret his wife , P at efield o S o Anne , wid w, Ellen Lee , pinster, and J an rro S r for r Ba w, pinste , Quake s . 86 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN

n l o not beari g a bastard chi d , but kn ws the father

of it . Against Richard Mitchell for burying his child in

a field . ai ow schoohnaster not Ag nst Lawrence T nley , , Mr r r . r e licensed Late Ha g eav s , minister , certifies that

t 5 . 6d o n 2 . he d es o teach . Against the same and John Sutcliffe and Christopher r r o r oo m for not r Ha g eaves the sch l asters appea ing . ’ Mr r r t o l f F ench ce tified as Sutc i fe s licence , dismissed . f r r Same o Ha g eaves .

D wnham o . Against James Whip [P of Twiston] Elizabeth rosall l m lc cke l C d Bu o . , Wil ia and E izabeth his wife r Quake s .

d Harwoo . 6 Papists . Agai nst Thomas Ingham [later Obut] schoolmaster not l icensed .

n Haslingde .

o o o Against J hn Grime and his wife , J hn Haw rth , r n ll Henry Bi twistle and his wife , A ne Hey, E is

l for Non- o m an Scholfie d . and his wife , c m unic ts r r r Against Hen y Ha g eaves and his wife , Robinson and Catherine Doe for not coming t o divine r se vice .

N ewchurch in P endle .

o or schoohnaster for Against J hn M e , at Greenhead

- non appearance . [Later . ] Exhibited . s 5 Papist . T HE WITNESSING FACTS 87

u ch n ssend le N ewch r i R o a .

r . Against Edwa d Spencer , Thim Hargreaves and the r of the r r for est wa dens the e , that the pulpit stands both low and darke and the minister desires that it r r r may be removed t o anothe pillar o sett highe . r o e [O dered t o do it . D n ] Agai nst Richard Radcliffe for haveinge a Convem o o ti le in his h use . r f r Against Agnes Whitake o a Papist . i r ~ m Aga nst Richa d Radcliffe , Ja es Radcliffe , AbrahamHeyworth and Isabel his wife and Mary or for r L d Quake s . ’ ai m r hisw Ag nst Ja es Whittaker and G ace ife , it s t o She for v n said be her fault lives in Burnley , li i g

asunder . Agai nst the aforesaid Richard Radcliffe for hedging a piece of ground to bury in and severall have been bur e r y d the e .

Sa sb mle ury . . f r Against Christopher Duckworth o a Quaker . 3

Papists .

Wa t - e- Dale Lowe Church l n l als. o .

9 Papists . Agai nst WilliamFarringt on of Werden for not paying

r 5 d . r his Chu ch lay being 4 . 2 He appea ed and alleged that the ground and thing that he is presented for is part of the demense of Walt on which was purchased ’ r Sr r fifti r o . o o o o e f m . Rich H ught n s Ancest s ab ut yea s agoe and that the whole demesne was never [P] so r o not t o so assessed by ight he ught pay , he was dismissed by right nevertheless he promised Sr or o r . o r that if Rich . any the s c ncerned did hereafte

25 . 6d . pay he will . ai Diconsn E li o s 6s. m Ag nst Hugh , q, , and Wil a sbal st on 1 6d for m O d . . . , 3s the sa e On the which day Mr Dicco t e o 25 6d n on h . s . o _ same as Mr Farringt n Als 88 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN

6 o of 25 . d . Sc tt Wigan , o Catherall 6 m 2d . ai W . Ag nst Banks and R bert d.

for the same . Against Richard Pollard schoohnaster for non ap

e aranc r . p e . [Late . ] Licenced

Whalle y . 2 4 Papists . n o for Agai st Christ pher West a Quaker . Against Barnard Dawson an d Alice his wife for n mr om not knowne being u lawfqa ried but by wh is . 2 1 6 2 o r or Mr o 3 Aug . 7 . Daws n appea ed bef e Clayt n , rro of r t o ro r marr ed Su gate , and fe ed p ve that they we e y one Mr rro who m r hi s by Ha p , said he was a iniste in r r house in Ribchester Pa ish above 2 yea s agoe . And m t o do or r sub itted , etc . , penance bef e the vica r of r r wa dens said Pa ish Chu ch . Edw r of mfor not Against . Sta key Padiha paying

r 1 d . his Chu ch dues , 5

ltha m A .

W eSl c r . . Ri ms M e . . Against Ric y , gent G i haw , gent ri of o Cathe ne wife R bt . Wade , Papists .

lith r e C e o .

Ed o r o r . Against w . R ge s n Ma y his wife

Recusants .

Great H arwood .

ai n o r o l l Ag st R bt . Squi e , gent . J hn Cun iffe Isabe la i r r r r f h s m o . o wife , Ja es B wne , j un , Will . Me ce Tan

o a r . h use Ralph H ll , j un Papists .

P adiham .

. r T ho r o Against Will Shawe Ma y his wife . Ta lt n r o jun . , P pish Recusants .

W lt n- le- Dale a o . l i T ho . a o l bal t on o . O d . s s Aga nst W t n , gent Wil , J hn Woodcocke n or i or o n c o o , se i j un , J h Ja ks n , Th mas

A ltham6 1 A ccrin t n g o .

' in Mr W l sle Mr s . a ru . m Aga st Mary y , wid Ric Gri S his Mr l o Mr Norcr . . osse haw wife , Wi l M ney , Will ,

. ro Geo . o Alex B wne his wife Beesley , P pish

Recusants .

Church K i rk .

o Birtwisle l of Against J seph Wil . Yates Hun o r f r . o o o o c ate , Nich H das Chu ch , Ralph Rusht n , seni r Eliz th liz . o r . E th his wife , Ralph Risht n , j un . o o R Jennet Risht n , Suzanne Risht n , Lucy ishton , o P pish Recusants .

H d arwoo .

M r f ll ai o o a t o . Ag nst J hn Peac ck , g . wife Wi Hindle , of r o of Jennet wife And ew Wilkins n , Mary wife Cuthbert

oo o Geo . W dc ck , Beasley Jane his wife , James M nk f o o o e o . Jane his wife all Risht n P pish Recusants . Marcer of T anrowe Against Will . , Alex Baron A r ll Anne his wife nne his daughte Anne Mo ington ,

of o . all Rushton , P pish Recusants

H sl n den a i g .

R amsbothom o ai . oo . Ag nst Hen C ke , Hen , J hn his o . r . C wpe , Hen Ha greaves and Anne wife , Abrah li or Fish and A ce his wife , Ge ge Haworth and Ellen l hi s o o . wife , Anne D bs n , Hen Birtwist e and Anne b o o o o . his wife [ lank] R bins n , wid J hn Haw rth , Fe lde o r m . e n J hn G i e and Anne his wife , Ric and nn hi sWl fe l Scolefield Al A e , E lis and ice his wife , r Quake s .

P h adi am.

Against Matthew Houlgate a Quaker . o Tho . Tarlton , j unr . P pish Recusant .

se a Ro snd le . ll ll n . Agai st Mr Joshua Nutta , Tho Mi s others ,

churchwardens for that two bells are burst . T HE WITNESSING FACTS 91

l H o o Against Robert Va iant Anne aw rth , P pish

Recusants .

r o m . Against Ch ist pher West , Schis atic sl Wi wel ,

Mar t o Olst an T ho Olst an . Against . g his wife , J hn , r r o r o r o r G ace Pa kins n , Ma y Wils n , Ma y Heat n Ma y

Hid in o . g , P pish Recusants

n Hatto . mo rr o o o Against Ti thy Ha is n The d sia his wife , Birt isle T ho or 8: o w . Th mas , St y Anne his wife , l r Chri tr . r r . s Jennet F aine wid , F aine Wi l F aine ,

Popish Recusants .

ai r o r Mr r r Ag nst Lau ence R berts a Quake , Ha g eaves r m o r of o o appea ed and sub itted s ught lette s abs luti n , “ t r r . o whe eby the j udge (dns) dec eed , etc , and certify

of o m . conf r ity , etc [Presentments for deaneries of Amounderness8: Lonsdale wanting ]

DEANERY OF WARRINGTON

T ho o m Against . Peningt n and fa ily, Ric . Billinge , l ad cke Ell n Ch do . or e or Wil . , Ric Leigh , Nich . Tayl r Mulline x . om o u Al . . C sse , wid , Th as , ex Leigh , Will r o m Wh mor m a r r P esc tt , Ja es alley ( t) , Ja es F i hu st ,

r Geo . o C r f r . o o Alex Nayl , Bart n , his wife , hild en , a P pists .

ai o sc r for no - o hoohn . n Ag nst J hn Bart n appearance .

W nwick i .

rsa r Go e . Ma t r a . Go se r Against Ellen g wid g g , Spinste , Mar of o R r gt . wife J hn ydya d Jane Bradshawe all r in Newton , papists , ecusants . ai T l f ho . o l Es e Ag nst Cu cheth Cu cheth q, Ann 92 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

o Mar t . al r o Unsw rth g his wife , R ph Ande s n Mary o e r l his wife , J hn Mass Isabe la his wife , Catherine

n o . nn Higgi s n wid A e Guest wid Ric . Speakman

. o o Mar t Jane his wife , Hen L wt n g . his wife , Ric . o al l of Unsw rth Catherine his wife , Culcheth ,

recusants . i Edwd h Mar t i . hr tr . C s Aga nst Burtc ell g his wife , .

. r r of u Guest Cath his wife , and thei child en C lcheth ,

recusants .

. b l husn . Against Jane Bate , wid , James Bate , A ice

r o . m Mar t Bate , spinste , R bt Speak an , and g . his wife , i o El z th. his o o R bt . Guest wife , R bt . Unsw rth his of r Cath . wife , all Culcheth , ecusants .

. or oo Against Hen Oxf d Anne his wife , Will C ke , r r li 8: Ellen Ba ke , A ce Thelwall Anne Jane her r r f . o o m daughte s , Hen Tayl , all Winwick Hul e ,

recusan ts . ai r n Ar ro Ag nst Thu sta wsmith his wife , Ralph Kea , rro mi r . K rfutt . oo o . e Will A ws th , Ric B th , lab ure , Ric of ro r his wife , all C ft , ecusants . Li trott i s l r . h . Against Ric p wife chi d en , Thos r om o 8: Keighley , Pete Keighley , Ralph Th ps n , his i o r o son r b w fe , J hn Pete s n his daughte s [ lank] ri l R a hson . o G mshawe a p , wid J hn his wife , R ph ro li r o om o C ft his wife , A ce Bate , spinste , J hn Th ass n wi r o r Ge . o his fe , Hugh W ight , C ft his wife Ralph r Eliz t r f o his h. o C ft wife , Bate , spinste , all Golborne ,

recusants .

i z l H k r . Cor e e of a doc e . Eli th. ss Aga nst y , wid ecusant l ai o his Cor esse . Ag nst J hn Kay wife [blank] , wid , hi s o or . o J hn Unsw th his wife , Hen Unsw rth wife , or T wisse son of Ge ge his wife , all Lowton , r ecusants .

ai . o o 8: o o Ag nst Hen J hns n his wife , Peter H lcr ft s i o 8: son o his ister, G lbert Unsw rth his wife , R bert k 8: s on o of o hi s . Tic le wife Robt Keny n Lowt n ,

a o ai l . o Ag nst [b ank] Richardson , wid , J hn Rich rds n , THE WITNESSING FACTS 93

r o l P er oint S r . James Richa ds n , El en p , pinste , Hen R o r o r o . Richa ds n his wife , Matthew Richa ds n , g r m of wisse . T his wife , Hen Ha d an his wife , all

o r . Kenny n , ecusants

l rr . i rr K t . S r l . r n Against Wil Ge a d , , Wil Ge ard , Esq

r o of r oo r . his wife Cuthbe t Clift n , all Ga sw d , ecusants

ai . o . r o Ag nst Nich Reyn lds , gent Edwa d Unsw rth o m o his wife , Ric . Asht n his wife , Ja es L we his

ha ocke o . Ali o . . C dd wife , ce Unsw rth , wid , Hen , R bt o 8: o Chaddocke r oo M sse his wife J hn of Ga sw d ,

recusants .

Sl nhead . o o . Against R bt y his wife , Humph Nayl r

T . or o ho . his wife , W kingt n , gent his wife f r Christ r . o o . Bate Asht n , ecusants r of o for not Against Cathe ine Bibby, wid . Asht n , r coming t o Chu ch . r s i hi . T e ai . o w ss Ag nst Hen Richa ds n wife , Ric rr m om o his wife , Hugh O ell , Ja es Th as n his wife , z r m Eli th. o . T o . o P tte , wid , h s Ja es n his wife , Anne m r . o r of Sixs ith , spinste , Will Kn wles , mille , the wife m of o r Ja es Winstanley Asht n , ecusants .

. o rr r Against Hen Kn wles his wife , Anne Ge a d, S r r rr of o r pinste Walte Ha is his wife Asht n , ecusants .

T ho . o o R osbothom Against Harris n , J hn his wife , f o r o . Asht n , ecusants r r or li . o o Against Ma ga et Tayl , wid , O ver P tter, sh e r of o r make , his wife Asht n , ecusants .

T ho . o of o Against Winstanley Ellen Asht n Asht n ,

r . wid . , ecusants o S r Against Anne Asht n , pinster , Ellen Pie cy , wid . , or o of o Ge ge Massey his m ther Asht n , recusants .

Wi an g .

ai o r Richd M li . o neux ool Ag nst J hn Gerra d , sch M li ux r r . . o ne o lic . m maste R p duced his and is dis issed . i a . r wi Mar t f R o o . Ag nst Nich Mathe his fe , g . w . g is Culcheth , Ralph Leigh his Wife , Hugh Platt h

r o . E m d d . wife; Ma y Asht n , Alex Leigh his wife , liz t Mart i cr ft o Ri c E h. n o . 81 , Anne Mas n , Rylands his M t o n E l ar dwd . o wife , g . H h e , Winstan ey , Ralph Sc tt his r o for wife , Cuthbe t Sc tt his wife , refusing omm r C uni on with the Chu ch of England . ai T h r I rlan o . T ho . de Ag nst Butle , Ellen his wife , , o r o or o R bert F ances , R bert F d , J hn Ince , Philip n o rr r of La gt n , Miles Ge a d his wife , Jane wife Henry o o r ri r S uthw rth , Edwa d St ckland , Alice St ickland , or r r m Ge ge Mathe , Ellen Fazake ley wid . Ja es rl Mar t r Fazake ey his wife , g . Fazake ley , Mary rr r m Heskitt Eliz th . o . , . Andert n , Hen Ge a d , Hu ph

o . Athert n , Ellen Nightingale , Ric Rylands his wife , m rr hi s A o . Ja es O ell wife , James Andert n , lex Leigh of o o l o his wife , Jane wife R bt . H l and , Oliver Cr sse , ro r Hugh C sse , Will . Tipping , Olive Tipping , Will o 8: o Finch , Ric . H lland Anne his wife , Mary H lland , liz E th. of o r the wife Tho . Cr sse [and othe s]

Recusants .

1 668 .

Billin e ha el g C fi .

Deest .

an Wig . o N thing presented this year, save 1 6 presented in 70.

n e Billi g .

Deest . e They pr sented with Wigan .

l Uphol and .

Deest .

Presented with Wigan .

f r A ain o n . o g st J h Bould of Wigan , gent , a common r m 1 6 0 . sweat er 1 0 Dec . . , 7 Compt per Mag am Bridge an T HE WITNESSING FACTS 95

re x str absolutus et . . dui decani Ce . ac . est hab ad

5 6d . x 2 . certified de eius reformacoe 111 p .

1 66 9. W nwick i . Against John Norman of Winwicke for saying that the Church of England is not a t rue Church and that the worship therein is odi ous t o God and hatefull to

man .

r K enion o of ro o Hen y , J hn Bate C ft Heath , J hn l r or of o ro l o r Gleave , O ive Tayl H lc ft hal [and the s] presented for entert ai ning dangerous and [torn] numerous unl aw qAssemblies and Conventicles in r o thei h uses .

Wi an g . t o 1 66 . o 4 Oct , 9 Certify that they have n thing

present .

1 6 70 .

P innin ton Against Ric . Leigh , Thomas g , Catherine of om of Hall reen o Moli neux w . Th as Hey g , J hn , f al r ro or . r r o o Nich . Tayl , Alex Ba ke D t n , Olive C sse , o m r o Will . T pping of the sa e , Olive T pping of the for not r same Recusants coming t o Chu ch .

W an ig . ai Mar t l for l Ag nst g . Cow ey de ving in a garden upon Saboth the day . ir R Bra ai S o . dshawe of Ag nst g [blank] Leigh Lyme ,

. 85 b r for sverall hancells Esq [ lank] Gerra d , that the e C o t o mare bel nging the in decay .

. o Mar t w . Against Hen Shuttlew rth Eliza his ife , g f o . o or wife Gilbert Leigh , Will Farnw rth , Alice F de , o r m r Ri b e R bert F a e , Edwa d g y Rebecca his Wife , f T ho r o . r r Ellen wife I eland , Ma ga et Rylands , wid . s e R u A haw o . Anne , g C lcheth his wife , James r Mar t Fazake ley his wife , Henry Gerrard , gent . g . m o l his wife , Abraha Langt n , gent . his wife , Phi ip 96 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

8: o o . s m Langt n , gent his wife , J hn Ryland , Ja es l r 8: o . G aseb ooke 8: Orrell his wife , Th s Alice his wife , o l s rr r 8: o r J hn Bi linge , Mile Ge a d his wife [and the s] 8: r m r for Recusants absentees f o Chu ch . i al m o l o r Aga nst R ph Pe bert n , A ice Pembert n , Pete r d his Mar t or m r r . o B a ley and wife , g B e , Ja es G eg y and Bradsha Ge o . we his wife , and his wife and Hen . Win for stanley Quakers .

Winwick .

r Knt ll . rr . . r Es Against Sir Will Gerra d , Wi Ge a d , q, i T o . r o T ho . rr o T h h o o . W thingt n , Ha s n , Winstanley, i r r l o o . o Mar t Ol ve P tte , E len Asht n , Hen Harris n , g . r rr r 8: T ho o . . l E . s Tayl , Ric Ge a d , Esq Cu cheth , q,

for Popish Recusants . i o orm r Ke nion m Aga nst J hn N an , Hen y , Ja es Lowe , R o both m o . s om o Ed und Winstanley , R bt , Ellen L we , T o r o o o h . o l o wid . , J hn R bins n , C wpe , A ice M rris , wid . , o o 8: om Wint rbot Ge . e hom Clayt n , his wife and Th as and his wife for Conventiclers and disaffected t o the

Church of England . ai m of ro E ves o Ag nst Ja es Bate C ft y , J hn Bate , Ric d r m m h . of Ja es Pilling , Bi chall and Ja es Bate r m Croft heath fo the sa e . f litcroft or Against Geo frey F f a Quaker .

an Wig .

T ho . . E a T ho . s Ag inst Leigh , Esq Aldersey , q, f l of Sir o r who x ors. o e the wil Am s Me idith , decd of r r l 8: ex ix f r of . o was exo . the will Gert ude Hall , e ict f r 8: B . o e r w ll of Geo . . the i Hall , late p Ch ste last ect of for or of l] 8: inot . this church that the fl e the Chance r is broken 8: out of orde . 8: i sEdwd . Aga n t Rigby Rebecca his wife , Ellen Mar m of om r t . wife Th as I eland , g Rylands , Ja es 8: his 8: . o Es. Andert n , q his wife , Ric Rylands wife , 8: T ho l o m . o . E len Athert n , H ph Athert n his wife ,

Alice wife of James Livesley 8: Jane wife of Thomas i ’ B ckerst afie . , Papists

i Whalell f . o re . Aga nst Jane , wid , Langt e , Will Es o o 8: o o . o o H ght n , q, Ellen H ght n , wid Cicely H ght n 8: 1 2 o r of Charnocke r s [ the s] Richa d , Papist .

1 680 DEANERY OF WARRINGTON 1 1 M a 5 8: 7 y .

Upholland . i of o r a n . Ag st Will Melling H lland , Hen y Hurst and o of rr for ri r r Alex . Hatt n O ell Ch stening thei child en on r r t o on o f r of c t a y ye Can s ye Chu ch England . r m o 1 9 Oct. Melling appea ed and ade ath that in the ’ m of Mr ro m r ti e B wn the late iniste s weakness , he being unable t o doe 8: none else being there t o Christen 1 ot Mr Bradshawe of ai or it , he g it baptized by R nf d (whomhe belivesto be a lawfull minister) who did w r in m of r of o it ith wate the na e the fathe , the s nn , o and of the holy gh st . And that his said Childe is m rom r since dead . He sub itted and p ised eforma 6 m 5 . o r or 2 d . ti n , whe ef e he is dis issed ,

i n W ga . Mrs r o Mr o r Against Ma y Asht n , Christ phe Anderton 8: 8: l . Mr om his wife , Wi l Standish , Esq his wife , Th as Mr T ho M . rsM rr r 8: ar t . Ge a d his wife , Ince , g Ince , Eli z t n oro 8: h. i o D thy , Anne , Ellen I ce , Phil p Langt n , Es r 8: o q, Cuthbe t Rylands his wife [and thers] ,

Po pish Recusants .

Winwi ck.

i . r r K t . i S r n . r r Aga nst Will Ge a d , Will Ge a d , Esq . Thomas Hesketh hiswife [and others] Popish Recu

sants . omaso e s Against Th H lland and his wif , Anabaptist .

1 wase rom H e JamesBrad shaw ej cted f Hindley . subsequently sr o f ai ord 1 02 became the mini te R nf Chapel . He died in 7 thro ugh f ll mw ri s cc e t to hisle i be e hi hen i to a di tant r an a n n id g, wh ch d g p eaching l e p ac . THE WITNESSING FACTS 99

d Divisi n Garswoo o .

r r . r r Against Cuthbert Ge a d , gent . Will Ge a d , Esq . r for rom r and his wife [and othe s] absenting f Chu ch .

DEANERY OF MANCHESTER

2 1 st Returns since August .

est M anch er .

’ Nonconformists preach every Lord s day at the of o o r r Chapels Dent n , Gort n , and Bi ch and have g eat r numbers of heare s . B ury . r st oor On Sunday Aug . the steeple d e at Eden ro doores feild Chappell was b ken , and the Chappell 1 o one oo r . o r pened , and R tes , jun was f und p eaching r t o r m r of o r the e a g eat nu be pe ple , the Chappell wa den r t o or r n den ed o l desi ed see his de s , but bei g y he w u d have made up the Chappell dooresto have hindered r afternoone o osed his p eaching in the , but hee was p by 0 1 the pe p e . On Sunday 2 5 July a great number of Quakers met ’ at John Ashton s house in Bury where for a long r m mo time they have had thei eetings nthly . There are several l other meetings and Conventicles o r o of Inde endants c nstantly kept at p ivate h uses p , resbiterianscl r o ntl of p , ippe s and such like j y y the r of om r of o r inferi ours best anke , the ye an y and the .

E ccles .

r s Nothing is p e d .

stwich P re . Se verall Conventicles or unlawful assemblies at the o of m o o Ho ewood o r h uses Ja es Pilkint n , J hn p and the s . The last of these meetings was on the 1 2th Apri l

last .

1 sof r f mo R oo te on oo . r om o r Ti thy , Hen y R e He was ejected f S we by

r or r . o r o r o r r B idge in Y kshi e He was b n at G t n , nea Mancheste , and r r t o r ff r o r f equently visited Lancashi e p each , su e ing c nside ably in 1 00 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

It is commonly repo rted that at Cockey Chappell there have been of late times diverse unconformable who r r ministers f equently have preached the e .

Oldham. Meetings of Quakers t o the number of 20 or 30 at o of Isaacke Bo all the h uses Wild and Susan yd . There is an o pen and constant meeting at Shaw Chappell of N onconformists who resort thither in considerable numbers and have forced the Chappell dooreso pen when by order of the Rector and Church wardens of Prestwich they were locked up and they to r r r c ontinue still p each the e . And being p evented ’ one Lord s day in June last by the Curate of Oldham after evening service they assembled themselves in

r . a o Royt on Hall and the e held C nventicle .

Dean . There are 1 1 hamlets in this Parish and for several years last past in every hamlet there have been weekly t wo r or mor m t o m r of 0 or , th ee e eetings the nu be 3 40 and sometimes two or three nonconformist ministers

at one of their meetings . There was a Conventicle at Horridge Chappell for are r i which the Ringleaders p osecuted aga nst .

dale R och . There hath been ordinarily every week or fo rtnight at furthest a conventicle within the parish consisting of such persons as usually go t o Shaw Chappell where m o o o o they heamr so e n nc nf rmist and bring him h me with the .

n l T odmorde Chape .

rth o r . Butterwo . N thing p esented M acclesfield

There was a Conventicle of about 9 of the Pres asi n ou of il an bite rian e rsw o d p at the h se G es Shaw,

n o . 8: o . Gru dy R bt Hey , gent . Penel pe his wife , Ric r o m o o o Eli z th Athe t n , Ja es Athert n , J hn Athert n , . r so 8: r U mt n [ othe s] Papists .

Ellenbrook .

ai l 8: a . Ag nst Wi l Grundy Ad m Grundy , Papists

M a h s nc e ter .

ai Sir r for t E f r E Kn dmd . o s Ag nst Cecil T af d , Tra f d q,

om r o Es . o Es Th as Ba l we q, Ric Penningt n q, his 8: o r o wife [ the s] P pish Recusants .

ham Old .

i o schoohn aster for non- Aga nst J hn Ogden , , appear 8: e r t o h . 25 . 6d . ance . He appd . was wa ned o btain N v 1 6 1 ro he No 2 o . . . 2 v . 4 , 7 P duced his dated 3

el Stretford Chap .

ai o n o oo m r for non- Ag nst J h R yle , sch l aste , appear h 6 d . 8: r t o o ai e . 25 . ance . He appd . was wa ned bt n

1 699 DEANERY OF BLACKBURN

hu ch i n endle N ewc r P .

r Against Hen . Saga , Will . Sagar , and Ellen his wife , o r hi s o J hn Baldwyn and B idget wife , and J nah

mn r . Chap a , Quake s

DEANERY OF LEYLAND

[Nothing of interest ]

DEAN ERY OF WARRINGTON

[Nothing of interest ]

N o re for o r e D . [ p sentments the the Lan s . eaneries ] T HE WITNESSING FACTS 1 9 5

F 5. RECORD S O T H E QU ARTE R S E SSION S

H S are o o r o . T E E MSS . in the Sessi ns H use , P est n They were arranged and indexed a few years ago by Dr Veitch of r oo n r are o Live p l U ive sity , and m st valuable because of the light which they throw upon the state of Non conformity during the period with which they are con r o l o m not r r ce ned . What f l ws ust in any way be ega ded as exhaustive .

( 1 ) SE SSION S ORDER B OOKS tober 1 66 Oc , 0 .

Wh r r ffoster of rm r o . ro e eas Hen y O ski k , Th s C sby of m or of Lide at e o r oo the sa e , Ge ge Nye , J hn Unde w d of m o r Litherbarr owe of m r the sa e , R ge the sa e , Richa d o o of o r of m r J hns n Lunt , J hn Wethe ly the sa e , Pete of o o Smalshawe o f r Westhead Aught n , J hn G eat ro r m o of R ai neforth o m C sbie , Je e ie Ly n , J hn Bispha of m Isack o of Skelmsden r the sa e , Asht n , Hen y r of r r of Biccurst affe Ma kland Windle , Pete Leadbeate and Godfrey Athert on of the same were all of them apprehended within Biccurst afe for there unlawfull meetings 8: were comitt ed at the last Sessions of peace here holden in Jany last and that WilliamTurner gente undersheriffe of the County despende d the some of ten pounds in conveying of themt o the sai d Goale yt is therefore ordered by the Court that the Constables of or ai o of Ormskerk Lide at e the af es d t wnes , , Lunt , o r ro R ai neforth Skelrnsdall Aught n , G eat C sby , , , Windle 8: Bicurst affe Shall sevally furthwith having a COpie hereof delivred t o themCollect levy and gather of the goods of the above menconed psonsresiding within these t ownes the some of twelve Shillings 8: Six pence a piece and for want of such goods o f any of the said psonsthen the said Constables of Biccurst affe are t o levy the same upon the said Inhabitants of Biccurst affe where they were apphende d and make undelayed paymt thereof unt o the sai d Unde rsheriffe And it is further ordered that the psent high Constable 1 04 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

shall Sign receipt hereof and send forth Co pies hereof t o the se vall pettie Constables abo ve menconed without t o r e form delay . And y the pettie C nstables efus p ance of this order then upon complaint made to any 8:C Justice .

ho o f 1 C . o o o n 1 66 . . o qua Bens n Ulverst n , J hn H h e o f m m r o om sa e , Ja es Chambe s , Gleast n , Th as Wilson of Dalton refused in o pen Court to take the oath of o r t m o ll bedience being the fi st y e . C mmitted unti

next SS . R obt e r of o r R obte drinke a of Widde ve Kellet , C in f Edm. ome o o T ho Side garth , g M sse Side , . Drothwai te of Ca ernwrea l m o of p Wil ia Stilt n same , o Beckbe ane o Beckbane of unerthwaite Th s . and J hn G r of Northscal f m e o . o o Ja es Lancaste , Th s Hutt n T o o of Berkbur 8: o r m h . Ra pside , G ad y R bert B iggs o f Holmmere haveing the o ath of obedience t endrede r of mt in open Court and efuse all the o take the same .

October 1 68 . 7 , 4

R eed . then by me Jonathan Seed (Undr Sherrife of r r r i as omSr . o B ndl s o Barrt . one of Lanc hi e) f R be t , his Majtis Justices o f the peace by the hands of Roger oor Es no r of of M e q, a the his Majtis Justices the peace the sume of nine po unds ten Shillings being the Kings i r of m f x x viii o li x s. o th d parte the su e . imposed up n WilliamHuggonson 8: others for a Conventicle held at the house of Robert Wither in ovr Kellet the x x x ist of i . . n n 8: Shi August last I say recd ne pou ds ten llings . By me onat J h Seed .

Eod . Die . r m o r r 8: ll r Reed . o then f R ge Ki kby Wi iam Ki kby , Estwo of his of q, Majtis Justices ye Peace by ye han ds of Mr George Taylor one of the High Constables of Lonsdale Hundred in the County abo ve written the ’ sume of Vij li ViijsVijd being the King s third pte of the sume of XXijli V5 Kid being in pte of se vall fines

1 06 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

‘ ‘ v of G o of enticle held at ye house e . Satterthwaite Skinnerhow in ye parish of Hawkshead ye seacond of December 1 685 according to a Record thereof made the seaventh of December 1 685 by Roger Ki rkby 8: r Esr wo of hi s of Wm . Ki kby qst Majtis Justices ye peace 8: a memorial this day brt into Court the sume of one pound eleven shillings two pence halfe peny ’ being the King s third parte for Moneys levyd 8: recd of offendrs two o one at unlawful C nventicles , the o o of r o o C nventicle at ye h use Edwa d R bins n , the Seacond of r 1 68 or to r Septembe 5, acc ding a reco d Sd thereof made the ninth of October 1 685 by ye . Roger Kirkby 8: Wm Kirkby EsqrsAnd the other 1 o o of MrsMar t . C nventicle at ye h use g Fell , wid at r or o r of r 1 68 Swa thm e up n the twenty fi st Septembe 4 , according t o a Record thereof made ye Sd ninth day f r o o r 1 8 m r . o Oct be 6 4 by ye said W . Ki kby Esq whe e f a memorial was also now delivered into Cour t

i kl vi o W nc e . a Th s . y Sub

( 2) PETITIONS

T o they Justices in Comission for ye peace of this w o f La e or t o o r County and no in this t wne o n . any the s whom this may concerne t o read 8: mynde wth ye Spiri t of meeknes Sheweth That wee they Subscribers wt h others our fellow priso ners were by order from some of y ou (or y or

’ 1 It is curious that Margaret Fe llssmarri age with George Fox never m t o ro r r o or r r see s have been p pe ly ec gnised in these n the n pa ts . In these documents she is r epeatedly r eferred to as Margar et Fell and ” o She ro e ro even called a wid w . p t sts st ngly against the injustice o to her not r he r o mrr d ne by this , and it is quite clea why sec nd a iage not r o oso r r rri e was ec gnised . The p iti n in elation to Quake ma ag s was somewhat Obscur e ; and it may be that the little time that Fox was able t o live with he r at Swarthmor e because o f hismission contr ibuted T HE WITNESSING FACTS 1 07 fellow Justices of ye peace) apprehended 8: sent to prison where we have Innocently and patiently Suffered bonds for ye space of 1 4 weekes (8: some more) this r o o o Winte Seas n , alth ugh n thing can Justly bee laid t o our Charge as matter of fact Deserveing such an mr n r of our I p isonme t both t o the p ejudice health , ye mine of our Estates and ye e x pence of our tyme r o ro our r 8: m 8: in a sepa ati n f m wives , Child en fa ilies ro our o r our Lawfull l r o f m lab u in Cal ings in ye C eati n , whereby wee might be in a capacity t o help others 8: not o t o ou o be burthens me any , being (as y well kn w) husbandmen 8: t radesmen upon whose Dili gence 8: Dayly labour ye Subsistance of our families as t o ye o r o r o ma utwa d C nsists , the neglect whe e f y in all likelyhood Impoverish them 8: us ; 8: SO bring an r r 8: r o o r wch Unnecessa y Cha ge bu then up n the s , if it should bee incurred upon this account e 8: by this Imprisonmt could not be laid to ye Charge of the o r o f o Susition 8: pp essed , wh se su ferings is but up n p not for any actuale transgression but only for Con not for o r or o science sake , and any wr ng Inj u ie ffence , either Intended or Acted agt any pson or power ap poynted of God for the punishmt of Evill D oers 8: for the praise of them yt doe well for unt o such our o are for o 8: r S ules Subj ect C nscience Sake , wee Desi e nothing from y ou but yt wee may live quietly 8: our owne o E ate our own r peaceably in h uses , b ead 8: o o our owne r of od for f ll w Callings in the fea e g , the good of all 8: t o mete t ogether t o serve 8: worpp our God or r r f ou acc ding as hee equi eth o us . And if y not r theise o will G ant things unt us , then shall wee lye downe in the pe ace of our God 8: patiently Suffer ou o r o o under y , as we have d ne unde all p wers wh m ye lord God by hi sowne power hath overturned (8: Remember y ou are in his hand) 8: if y ou trouble 8: afflict us for soe Doing then will the Lord our God trouble 8: afflict you (myud yt) they are ye words of t o ou 2 1 6 Now ou o t truth y Thess . . . 7 . y kn wing y our Comittmt was only upon Suspition 8: nothing can Justly bee laid t o our Charge worthy of these our o r or ou mnde r to b nds , we the ef e put y in y he eby consider of our present condition Compare it with ye cause 8: Do unt o us as y ou would bee Dealt with in Case of Conscience ; and as y ou are ministers of ye law Looke int o ye pfect law of liberty (wch saith) whatsoever y ou would yt men Should Doe unto y ou 8: Undo heavi r 8: o r C . ( e ye e bu dens lett ye pp essed Goe free) for ye lord requi re it of y ou t o Do j ustly t o love Mercy 8: wee Doe Expect from y ou Justice 8: Equity our right 8: priviledge t o labour in our lawfull callings yt as becometh Saints wee may serve our God 8: as Subj ects wee may serve our King 8: Countrie in all j ust re qui reings8: this wee leave to y or Consideration expecting t o receive some Answere fromy ou tending t o ye enlargmt of us who are prisoners

Subscribed in ye behalfe of our Selves 8: ye rest of our fell ow L cr r o an . Castle p is ners who are the 1 4th of ye in number above 50 1 1 th moth who suffers upon 1 661 this accounte

Chr B br wn . esso e o P o R bt . enningt n Robert Widder William Baynes Thomas Atkinson Thomas Hodgso n

8:C .

Friends ,

Wee whose names are Subscribed being peaceably mett t ogether in the feare of the Lord upon ye 1 8th day of the 1 1 th month called January 1 66 1 within the Towne of Biccurstath were not suffered to Stay peaceably together but were haled out by Souldiers risonr st o OrmSkerke ro e and taken p . And f m thenc

he desburst hyring eight men t o goe wth us which wee went in two dayes Henry ffauster o Atharton o o G dfrey Th s . Cr sbie 1 P eeter ~ Leadbeater Rich . Johnson in behalte of the r est . ffor ye Justices att ye Sessions at Weegan

these . D . D .

Quakers taken at Lancaster John B orley of Lancaster Robert Deys of Lancaster John Walker of Morside Thomas Hinde of Little dale William Hanes of Wersdale Henery Townson of Wirsdale

Quakers sent by Coronell Kerby 2 1 st of r 1 661 the Septembe . Thomas Atkinson of Cartmell Thomas Barrow of Cartmell Richard fell of Cartmell J ohn fell of Cartmell Richard Simpson the same Lawr ence N owt on the same r Philipe B athwaite the same . WilliamPoill the same

Robert Penningt on of Saterthwat Willi am Saterthwat of Cowless Ge orge Benson of Stangend Th omas Docker of Clophell Michael Wils on of Langdal e in Westmorland

1 r o o o r o 1 6 0 r l Richa d J hns n was b n at Lunt ab ut 3 , and late ived at

r and I eland . THE WITNESSING FACTS 1 1 1

Quakers taken and delivered by the Constable of Yelland f o r 1 66 1 the 8th o Oct be . Robert Wither of Kellett Robert Hubersamof Yelland Thomas Chorley of Carnforth Chrest opher Be sbrowne of Arnside John Boakb ame of Gunnerthwte James Hutt on of Wart on Thomas Leaper of Caponbarrow Thomas Dauther of the same John Basbrowne o f Arnside

‘ All were demaunde d t o take the oath 8: refused 8: i Comtted t o next Sesss .

Names of ye Quakers taken in Bickerstaffe Henry ffoster Ormske George Pie Lidiate Richard Johns on Lunt Peter Westhead Augt on Peter Leadbetter Bickerstaffe John Smalshawe Great Crosbie John Underwood Lidiate Jeremie Lyon P enforth John Asht on Liverpoole Roger Litherbarrowe Lidiate Godfrey Athert on fit z Oliver Isacke Asht on Celemsdill Thomas Crosbye Orke John Bispham P enforth John Wither Sonske Henry Markland Windl e l h ht on in Rainford Division ggi ggzglifil

Thos . Baines Maddocker at Chester Thomas Athert on fitz minor Olvr 1 663 .

October

The Constables of Over Celot doe present Robe rt 1 Widder and his wife Jane his son Thomas Widder and r r Hadwe n l Be ckben s Ma ga et , Sibe l , Margret Leeche , Thomas Leape r and his wife Margr et and his daughter r r o o E llis o Easte Leape R bert St ut and his wife y , Th mas om his i o C e and wife , El zabeth , J hn Douthat and his o r r son of o r wife Jannet , R be t Widde the R bert Widde , they come not t o the Church not within this Six week t o hear the book of Comon prear red

P resentmtsmade by the Constables of Cockerham

ho Brerle V acabondswi t T . y p and Ge orge Spencer flockt by the said Constables Alice Causer Robt Greenall Ellen Simpson Robt Deyes J ohn ffowler and Ellen his wife 8: J ohn dicckson for not he areing quakers di vine Service f r o a Month .

I present ffor not Cominge t o the Morning prayer 1 r o r Sorawe M . R ge hugh Towers of me anfeld for the like henery Jacks on of Couthwhat nooke for the like J oseph Towers for the like aser for t l o R alli n Chohn t he J seph g , ike Theis being presented t o the Comisery before for the

1 was son of o r r ThomasWidders the R be t Widde s . He lived at se rs 1 8 ro mo on w r o in 6 Yealand , and al g ith ve al the 7 he w te a testi ny ” against the payment of Tythe and St eeplehouse Lays . 1 side . 2 0 o 1 . r r Roge Saw ey, p , n te

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The names of quakers withi n Const ablewicke a D lt on . James Lancaster William Hathomthaite WilliamStrickland Nicholas Birket William Tyson or ffell o Ge ge C nstable . Thomas Hutton Le onard Addison

Thomas Parke .

o Kerbie C nstable of , John Kerbie Kerbie o P ostellwhaite in , J hn

psentmtsby the Constables of Cartmell vil t such as om not t o o caled c e Church therwise quakers . Thomas Atkinson Michael Peel] r o o rro a side Law ence Newt n J hn Ba w , de y Thomas Barrow Richard ffell o r o T ho . Atkins n Richa d Britt n o o o o James Tayl r J hn Barr w , M sse Chrest opher fiell John ffell r o Richa d Simps n .

T ho . Askew T ho Borwicke Constables . Henrie Wilson

P rese ntmtsby the Constables of Satterthwaite omnot to r Coulton of all such as c e Chu ch . Robert Penningt on James Rigg John B raithwaite George Brai thwaite Will Crane or o Edw . Satterthwaite Ge ge H lme

Edw . Rigg Will Satterthwaite James ffell John Satterthwaite esm o C nstables . nhSffi infdn T HE WITNESSING FACTS 1 1 5

1 664 (April) . T o the Justices of the peace met t ogether in Sessions att Lancaster peace be unt o y ou The humble relation of Thomas Davenporte James Brown pris oners in the Castle of Lancaster r r o r Wee having friends who we e p is ne s in this place , were m oved in love t o Comfrom our owh e houses (in Cheshire) t o visit them Espetially one who was Sick for a long time who is now dead and burye d after wee had Seene them here went farther t o Swarthmore t o see other of our friends alsoe lodging there alnighte o of there being a meeting the ther day , a Justis the peace Came in wee being strangers were Comited int o the hands of the Constables of Ulverston the 1 8th of the 1 0th month called December by them kept nere o r o three dayes after wee were sent t p is n . Now so it was that at the Last Quartercestionswee were Called because wee Cold not for Conscience Sake Sweare were Comitted the Second time t o the Assizes then wee laid our Conditi ons (as it is here o or T wisden who menti ned) bef e Judge , then said it was Concluded that wee most be Continued till the o now or ou next Sessi ns wee lay the same bef e y , wee o risso ers 1 having C ntinued p n these 7 weeks . I Thomas Davenport e being an old man having beene weake for r r of Sicke a g eat pa t this time , having an old weake woman t o my wife s ome years Elder then myselfe a daughter who hath had the Convultion fittsmore then 1 2 y earesfor severall weeks in the y eare quite louseth her understandi ng at the best r t enemt r hath ve y little , the I have unde the Lady Kilmory being put int o the hands of Trusties for 2 1 yearesfor the paymt of my Debts wee only live on the rack so that tho I am an old man yet doth the livlyhood of my familly (outwordly) depend on my libertie ro who James B wne a husband man , was a Soldyer for ye King b oth in Ireland England at 1 1 6 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

Namtwitch for who the p in the field was left dead , then r wonds i now ro i eceived many , be ng a b ken man , th s was laid before the Judg part of it was laid before two of the Justices after the Cestionslast one of them said why did y ou not tell us this before 8: now wee or ou o lay this bef e y all , which is n thing but the very truth leave it t o y ou that ye may Consider of it in omof od for our r the wisd g , elease (wee having beene so long prisoners) which thing wee know will be acceptable in the sight of god man yor reward from the lord y ou will not lose ffromus who are prisoners in this Castle for Consceince do Sake , wish Grace mercye Et ernall Sallvation t o y or Soules

1 These for the Justices att the Quart ercestionsnow r are somof Greevances siting at Lancaste , which the afli ctions sufferings of the pe0p1e called Quakers which is Contrary to Law Equitie Justis that is Infiicted upon them by some of y or officers in the Contry whi ch is no honour t o Justis nor y ou which our desire is that y ou may doe Justis see that Justis be done that y ou may Limit st op such officers as acte Cont rary t o Law Justis Equitie this will bee to y or h onour 1 o o of Car o neare Garstin . Th mas Haris n h use r o Cow ro o Ma ket t une , had a taken f m him ab ut the be ginning of ye 1 1 th month last by henry Corran Bayli ve for two Wapontack rents which was one shilling the Cow was well worth two pounds fiftine Shillings the Churchwardens so called t ook a Charne

’ This document appears in the Cambridge Edition o f Fox s j ournal vide 2 8 o r r o rom e io ( p . , n te It is he e p inted as I c pied it f the S ss ns r r r o r r r r co e i Reco ds . Evidently the w ite w ite s etained a py b s des the o f S l o r are r one sent to the Co urt essio ns . It wil be n ted that the e g eat diflerences S ll r e l o out in the pe ings , but , as epeatsd y p inted in this m r r wasno u orm i n o . atte , the e nif ity th se day

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stood himin six po unds Eight shillings t ooke his horse out of the plow when he was plowing so Broke his draught re t orne d himnothing againe of ye over plus which overplus Came t o fower pounds fowert ine Shillings Eight pence sould the said horse for about twentie one shi llings threattenst o come againe for or oo m e g ds . m a li for 8 . The same ti e by the same B y ve a fine for meeting t ogether three pounds six shillings Eight pence hee t ooke two Cows from Richard fell of Baycliff worth fower pounds ten shillings which overplus Come t o one pound thirtine shillings fower pence ret orned o o r a ai n ve plus g ne . Ba li ve for for 9. The same time by ye same y a fine meeting t ogether one pounde thirtine shillings fower pence he t ooke one Cow from Thomas Haverick a oor o or o p e man having n m e t give him milk . Judg of this . 1 0 or ffell oor . Ge ge a p e pettie Chapman had his goods taken from himin the Market made havock of for meeting t ogether his wife being of another pswation payd m oneys t ooke them againe this ye aforesd Baylive William H ought on did in ffurnis t o the pe ople of God Called Quakers for peaceable meeting t ogether which is but some of the havock r suffe ing hee did upon them . 1 1 th of 2 o 1 66 . The sday ye d m nth 4 William houghton Came brought a Constable with him t ooke fromJames Rigg of high wray two yong Steeves worth fower pounds ten shi llings one Cow with Calfe worth two pounds ten shillings Contrary t o the law for James Rigg was not Convicted at these Cestions of any t ransgrestion of the law neither by his owne Confescion nor by the Verdict of 1 2 men nor by n ot orious Evidence of ye fact nor so much as examined upon any accompt nor whether he was at meeting or noe but only a man called hi mby hi sname bade himComup t o barr there was no more said unto THE WI TNESSING FACTS 1 1 9

him nor laid against him yet never the less ye majestratsfined the sd James Rigg in three pounds six shillings Eight pence Contrary t o the late Act a man uncomitt ed gave warrant t o William hought on t o Straine fetch his goods which he did t o the vallue of 7li as aforesd so see whether here be Justis done ’ in this t o send a Baylive t o fetch a man s goods un r r o c onvicted by ye law Cont a y t ye law keeps them . 1 2 th of o o 1 66 . The sday ye sec nd m nth 4 Will H ought on Baylive Came t ooke away a Black horse from Richard Walker of yew tree worth 3li the sd Richard was not Convicted at these Sestionsof any ‘ transgrestion neither by his owne Confestion nor by any other Evidence whats oever nor so much as ex amined r or not whethe hee was at the meeting , but only Called by his name said no more unt o after t 1 1i 1 d o o r r y was fined in 3s 4 , a man unc nvicted C nt a y t o o r li 6s8d z . ye law late Act , the ve plus being t or ed o a ai e but n n thing g n . 1 Ba live o o o 3 . The same y H ught n ab ut the same time t ooke from GoylesWalker meare Haukshead two yong Steeves worth 4li said hee was fined in 1 1i l 1 3s 4d . ye sd Goy esWalker was not in his list but one miles Walker of Hawshead hee put the letter (m) out that st ood for miles 8: put in (G) for Gyles and here y ou may see if this benot unjust for Justis preserves a people but injustisruins them the Baylive t orned him n othing againe these before o for o r t o or o menti ned was meeting t gethe w ship G d .

' I s r t . Richa d parke of Sunbrick for 43 fine for not going t o the steeple house had his Gridale that was t o bake hi sBread on taken from him by Constables which was worth 1 35 6d n othing t orned againe o r 5 6 the ve plus being 9 d . 2 1 . William Sims on of Sunbrick for 45 fine for not

1 il m m o o to r or o 1 6 2 W lia Sy ps n bel nged Lancashi e , being b n ab ut 7 . m r or i r m o r ri Cu be land , Oxf dsh e , and any the dist cts in England and 1 20 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

going to ye steeple house 8: hee being in prisson had goods taken from him worth 9 or 1 08 8: n othi ng re t orned againe being poore pe ople the overplus being

55 8: 6d . r b or er of etlife for 5 3 . Richa d Asn B 4 fine for not going t o the steeple house had his Gridale taken from him which hee shoul d have baked his bread on by ye Constable worth a 1 1 5 being a poore man 8: his wife being able t o do little 8: having a Charg of Children o hi ret or ed a ai e of o r 5 8: n t ng n g n ye ve plus being 7 . o o of B kl for 5 fi e for o 4 . Th mas B rwick y y 4 n n t going t o the steeple house had a Bushell of pease 8: a Sack taken from him by ye Constable 8: his Sack d a aine t orne g . r of o for 3 fine for not 5. James Chambe s Gleast n 4 going t o the steeple house had a pott 8: a pann taken o o 85 o from himby ye C nstable w rth . The p tt being on the fire Boyling meate for his family the Constable t ooke it 8: o ffered t o put it amongst ye swims meat or e a ai o r 5 8: nothing t n d g ne the ve plus being 4 . 6 r Cleatt on of o for 5 for o . Richa d Gleast n 4 fine n t going t o ye steeple house had a pott taken from him by ye Constable worth 1 25 8: had nothing torned againe 85 the overplus being . o o of o for 5 for ot o 7 . J hn G ad Gleast n 4 fine n g ing t o the steeple house had a pott a pann taken from o t or e a ai him by ye Constable 8: n thing n d g ne . o o widdow of ro for 8 . Jane Sim ns n B ws Beck 45 fine for not going t o the steeple house had a bushell of Bigg 8: a Sack taken from her by ye Constable or e a i e had nothing t n d ga n . And m ost of these being Excommunicated out of ye steeple house before some of‘ them had exhorta

“ of m r Ir eland had the benefit his inist y . It is said that he went three years naked and in sackcloth in the days of Oliver and his Par liament wasmad e many times to go through markets naked and to Cambridge ” r in r r 1 6 0 - 1 on sta k naked . He died Feb ua y 7 while a visit with o Burn eat to r o J hn y the Ba bad es .

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Ba li ve oo 2 o o 6li 1 05 of or y t ke C wes w rth which [t n] , f e ar about the beginning o this y e 1 664 . om e r for I 3 . Th as Leap being at a meeting was m r o or 8: r r o p is ned [t n] , weeks afte wa ds fined in [t rn] , r ro r worth 4li which was eleased by his B the . o r o o r 8: 4 . J hn Ma kes was als a pris ne 9 weeks then fined in one pound thirting shillings fower pence which t o t o 5d Ba live was caused be payed the . y by a o neighb ur . 5 William We athman for being at a meeting was also Imprisoned 9 weeks 8: fined in I li 1 3s 4d which Ba live ro r the y had f m his fathe . o for 6 . Th mas Cam being at a meeting was prisoner 9 weeks 8: then fined 25 for wch ye Baylive t ooke a

o o r oo or- p tt which a neighb u l sed he being a po man . Chresto her or of Car ford for 7 . p Ch ley n being at ye meeting was prissoner 9 weeks 8: then fined in 25 which his grandfather payd his father also being f ri s r l riss or p sone the ike 8: yet is detained in p on . l Hu i so 8: o r Huber i 8 . Wi l . g n n R be t st e was taken out of there owne house and sent t o prisson for 9 weeks Ba live t dest re a ed ll o o the y y n ymwas Wi . H ught n . M ost of these was E x comunicated without any Exhortation or Citt ation t o there knowledge 8: when they had made ymincapable of Coming t o ye Steeple house they fined them 45 a month 8: also fined them for meeting peasably t o wait upon the lord of whi ch many of them Suffer Imprisonmt 9 weeks 8: yn were fined afterwards 8: do not know they were but to r suffe 3 months by ye Act . Ffurthermore y ou may see what abuses 8: havock 8: spoyle the Baylivesmakes of us Concerning tithes 8:

other things above mentioned 8: all for tenderness of . conscience and not in rebelli on nor Contempt t o any o Berlle of r o t o man . J hn y Lancaste was summ ned a Courte Leet 8: Courte Barran at Alklife under Robert Dalton of T hernmim8: there t o be of a Jurie 8: be cause for Conscience Sake hee Could not Sweare they fined T HE WITNESSING FACTS 1 23 him in a 1 1 5 8d as the Baylive sd 8: within a whi le ’ after the 5d Robert Dalt on s Baylive caled Robert Storz icor Came upon his grounds 8: t ooke 1 5 sheep from him which a little before cost him 3li 3s4d 8: r r suld them in Lancaste Ma ket . The same John Birley was sumoned t o a Coorte held at Lancaster WillmWest being Major that yere 8: because for Conscience Sake he cold not Swe are being warned t o be of a Jurie hee was fined in 65 8d 8: afterwards Edmonson ye Baylive of ye t oune the next Coorte after Sued him as a just debt due unt o him 8: hath at thi s time a judgmt against him t o cast his r o b ody int o p is n . Bryan Hodgson of Lancaster because for Conscience Sake hee Could not Sweare being Sumone d t o be on a Jurie was fined in 65 8d by Will West being Maj or yt y eare 8: Thomas Edmonson being Baylive t ooke out of his shop one peare of B oots ab out worth 1 35 8: ret orned ai n othing ag ne . Roger Hartley was sued by Ralfe Asht on Impro priatt or for tith Corne V allued 1 25 shillings 6d 8: had taken from him by Goyleshamond Baylive 8: one yt r or 5 came with him a Ka sey peece w th 37 . Steeven Sager was sued by R alpe Asht on Impro priat or for tith corne vallue at 1 1 5 7d by Goyles Hamond 8: Will Berry had wooll taken from him worth 355 John Sager was sued by Ralph Ashton Impropriat or for tith corne Vallued by ymselves at 1 85 9d 8: had taken from him by Goyleshamond 8: rr two r eeseese or 1 5 6 Will Be y Ke sey p w th 3li 5 d . Richard Hargreivesof the Edge end was sued by Ralph Asht on Impropriat or for tith corne vallued at I li 2 5 6d 8: had taken from by Goyleshamond 8: Will rr two r ee cese or 1i 5 Be y Ke sey p w th 4 3 . Robert Bruce of Hartlackswas sued for tith by Thomas Berry 8: Will Rippon tith farmer 8: Cast at Comon Law att ye Assises att Lancaster in 2li damage as there Witness bore Evidence 8: then Cast in treble 1 24 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

damage being 6li 8: upon the 2 6th day of ye 1 st m onth last the Bayli ve Arran t ooke a horse worth 3li one Cow worth 3li 8: 3 yong be ase worth 5li the horse was sent agai ne so kept goods worth 8li 8: if I could have Graed it it may bee 1 li would have fitted it but yt I f r o dorst not do o C nscience Sake . And priest Brigs of B oul ton sent one Thomas Wilkinson who t ooke a Goose of mine in theshighway for tithe of geese hee having but 6 yong on in all . Will Barns of Wirs side had a pan t aken from hi m worth 25 4d by Robe rt Hawthornet called ye chur ch warden for 1 5 demanded as hee sd for ye Church 8: o ret orned a aine 2d o 1 had n thing g in the m nth 664 . Taken from Minchall a flitch of Bacon t o ye vallue of i 2 5 for ten shill ngs the demand was smale tith . Taken from John Minchall Brass t o ye vallue of 85 the demand was 5d for maintaining of ye Steeple

house . Taken from John Minchall pewter t o ye vallue of 5s 8: 2 d for r r of o ye demand was epai ing ye Steeple h use . Taken from John Mi nchall a Brass pann t o ye vallue of one pounde for not swearing 8: 1 5 2d for

tith . Taken from John Minchall Goods to ye vallue of 65 fo to r o r not paying 4d Repai e ye Steeple h use . Taken from J ohn Minchall a pann worth 1 5 8d for 2 t o r r o not paying d epai e ye Steeple h use . The said John Minchall suffered imprisonment nere f 8 months for tith ab out 3 thanes o oats . Taken of John Minchall 2 steers worth 41i for tith o l Vallued t nine shil ings . Taken from John Minchall a Cow worth 41i for about of r 5 thanes Ba ley . Taken from John Minchall 2 brass pans t o ye vallue f I li For o e of r 8: of o . n thane tith Ba ley ten Sheaves

Beans . ll r o c [T he name of Mincha is spelled th ough ut with . The document issomewhat mutilated ]

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of the peace or Gouermt or anie Contempt of anie Lawes Though they were never so Contrary t o our r o t aken Awa our p inciples And th ugh they have . y r m of our L fes Libe tys , yea , and any y yeat we have suffered patiently and pe acably have undergone r Inflicted o ffor whateve hath beene up n us by them , it is Contrary t o our principles t o be factious or T ur bulent or Contemners of Lawes And it is Contrary t o ’ our Lord 8: Maister s Commande whoe came not t o dest roy the Lawe But t o fulfill it whose D octrine is Evill o m not t o Resist . But that if anie ne s ite us on the one Cheeke to turne the other And so all faction and Contention and Contemners of Lawes wee doe deny And our practice and peacable life hath shewed the same and ever shall ; And so t o the Righteous and j ust principle of God in all your Hearts wee doe speake t o R eturne us as that Judges of us J ohn Townson John White r Rich . Walke prisoners

Geo . o Bens n . ll r ffe . r Ma t . Robt . Widde g r T ho . G een

1 670 T o Joshua Radcliffe and Alexander N owell Justices of ye peace for ye County P allatine of Lanchaster these Whereas there is An Act made Anno 2 2 Caroli 2 Regis The Preface where of is t o prevent 8: Supprese Seditious Conventicles And whereas there is a Proviso in ye said Act yt when any one shall suffer a fii ne above ten shillings for any one Meeteing it shall 8: may be lawfull (finding himselfe aggrieved) for him t o appeal from ye pers on or persons convicting t o ye Judgement of the Justices of ye Peace in their Soe m oo next Quarter Sessions 8:C . I having y g des . T HE WITNESSING FACTS 1 2 7

o r r of o taken by the C nst . and Chu chwa dens Pendelt n (by warrt from yu t o them directed t o levie a fine upon me exceeding ten shilli ngs) the ffiftenth day of this Instant ffebruary for being at a Conventicle at the house of James Whipp in Twist on upon Sunday the T hirt yth of October last by reas on of destraynt made on my Goodes as aforesd I find myself aggri eved Soe I do appeal from y ou according t o the P rovison [faded] Evidence upon which the Conviction past [faded] thereof And also a Coppie of the appeale Mdmthat the 1 8 day of [faded] John Aspinall did enter the [faded] [The document is badly faded ]

th o 66 0 7 f 9 7 7 . John Speake Constable of Twist on Informeth upon oath that upon Sunday the 3oth of October last past upon s ome Suspicion that there should bee a Conventickle or Unlawfull assemblie at the house of James Whipp and There found William o of Gisburne o of or o H wgate in the C unty Y k , Sh pp r o of St andin e o Keepe , J hn Aspinall g in the C unty of La r o P atefeild of Cli nc . thero Scrifi er ye man James , n , li r o of r or r o r Wil am Ha is n G eenhead in Y kshi e Cl thie , of ro r ro of Ellen Lee Clithe e , spinste , Isabell B wne New feildsed r 5d or r g, Spinste , And the Inf me demanded of the 5d Howgate upon what accompt or occation they mett there hee Answered that they weare a Company of ffreendsmett t o discourse of Scripture 8: theire Religion Meaninge Noe hurte t o neether Kinge nor Country And further said not John Speake X his marke Informeth upon oath John Clayt on and Henry Speake being both Comanded by the Constable at the Day and T yme 1 28 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

aforesd went with hi mt o the house of James Whipp in Twiston and there saw the psonsabove named o o r r t om but up n what acc mpt they we e the e [ ] , the cannot tell but doe beleeve they weare all Quakers

And fur ther [t orn] . [This document is somewhat mutilated ]

8 1 66 .

Lancr . Wee send y ou herewith by the Constable of Padiham the bodies of ffrancisD onne lait of Skipt on in the countie of or t o Y ke husbandman , William Clay n lait of Stanbury in the said Countie of Yorke husbandman J ames Whipp of Twiston in the Countie of Lancaster husbandman and Henry Robinson of Padiham in the r ro r said Coo ntie of Lanc . husbandman b ught befo e us this day and accused t o have beene assembled the twentieth day of this Instant Septembr at the house of the said Henry Robinson in Padi ham afforesaid t ogether with others above the number of fii ve psons of the age of Six tiene y earesand upwards Contrary t o an Act of P arliamt Intitul ed an Act for pventing the Mischieffe 8: dangers that may arise by cert ai ne psonsCalled quakers and others refuseing t o take lawfull oathes which upon their Ex aminaconsthey have not only confessed before us but alsoe pemptorily denied t o take the oath of allegiance to them by us tendered and to give security for their appearance at the next quarter Sessions of the peace to bee holden at Preston in AmoundernesThoise are therefore in his Maties name straitly t o charge and Comand y ou that y ou receive them the said ffrancisdonne William Clayt on James Whipp and Henr y Robinson int o his Maties Comon Gaole at the Castle of Lamor there to remaine untill the next quarter Sessions of the peace o r o afforesd or deli v t o bee h lden at P est n bee thence . of our out by due Course law . Given under hands and Seales at Whalley the 2 1 st day of Se ptembe r

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1 6 yeareswho were not of the house hold of the said Anne Marsland And therefore the said Justices did deeme and adj udge the said William B ooth Guiltie of the breach of the 5d Act and did therefore impose the sume of five shillings upon the 5d William Booth as a fine uppon him according t o the 5d Act and the said Justices did further adj udge that the said William B ooth had forfeited twentie pounds according t o the 5d Act for takeing uppon him t o preach in the said Meeting or Conventicle as by the Certificate and Con viction taken before the Sd Justices more fully and at a are Now r or large it doth and may ppe . the ef e wee doe hereby will and require and in his Maties name straictly Charge and Comand y ou that forthwith (after the receipt hereof) y ou doe levie by distresse and Sale of the goods and Chattellsof the said William B ooth as well the 5d sume of five shillings so as aforesd i n osed u on of twentie o l p pp him , as the sume p unds so as aforesd forfeited by him for takinge uppon him t o preach in the 5d meeting or Conventicle Contrarie t o the 5d Act And the same m oneys Soe levied y ou do pay t o us or the one of us t o be disposed of as by the said Act is directed And hereof y ou are not to ffaile as y ou will answer the Contrarie at y or pills [P erils]

’ r Ofience sufier r mo mr o m o or m fi st th ee nths i p is n ent, up n Rec d ade upon Oath under the Hand and Seal o f a Justice o f Peace or pay a ”

Sumnot e o . r 1 6 0 o exce ding five P unds , etc In Ap il 7 the C nventicle r r d l Act, which had expi ed , was evived , and it istinctly stipu ates that when there wer e present at any such r eligio us meeting five Persons or mo r o o f o o O f r e besides th se the H useh ld , the f ende shall pay five n for r O f for o Shilli gs the fi st f ence , and ten Shillings the sec nd . And the Preachers or Teachers in any such meeting shall forfeit twenty Po unds for or for o w the first and f ty the sec nd Offence . And those ho kn owingly r o n r o rn r or suffe such C nve ticles in thei H uses , Ba s , Ya ds , etc . , shall f feit ” o o r o mto r twenty P unds . Whilst, h weve , the law w uld see be pe fectly clear that it was an infr ingement o f the Act when five pe rsons o ther than mm r of o o r re o o ul r e be s the h useh ld we e p sent at a C nventicle , the p p a idea appears to have been that more than five were need ed to consti tute r c o f o w a b ea h the law . In all cases it will be n ted that those ho gave o r mor r r evidence against the ffende s said that e than five we e p esent . T HE WITNESSING FACTS 1 31

Given under our bandes and Seales this 5th day ro 8:c Vicessi o of September Ano R Rx Ca 2 Angl . m D 1 6 0 o . Secundo Anoq. m 7 o radshai h R ger B g . R aw t orne . s L . T o all Mayors l o or l t o Bai iffes. and C nstables m e special y the Constables of Warringt on in the 5d County of Lancaster and t o all and everie of them joyntly or severally Greeting [In another hand ] as allsoe t o the Churchwardens and overseers of the oor p e .

Ga tr . C om. s T o his MajtesJustices of the peace for the County of Lancaster and especially t o Sr Roger Bradshaigh or r K nt and Lawrence R othst ne Esq. These Wee whose hands and Seales are hereunt o sett and f of subscribed two o his Majtis .Justices the peace for and in the said County of Chester doe hereby Certifie y ou that William Booth of Warringt on in the aforesaid o of a r r o 2 th C unty L ncaste , Maltste , was up n the 7 day o f this instant August by us Convicted for preaching and praying in a Conventicle or meeting upon the 1 7t h day of July last past at the house of Ann Marsland of Hanford in the parish of Cheadle and a or ai o of r o o r r t f es d C unty Cheste , wid w , C nt a y o a late Act of this psent parli amt intituled an Act for ye suppssing of Seditious Conventicles 8: meetings as by a Conviction under our hands and Seales hereunt o a o a eare nnexed it d th and may pp . Witness our hands and Seales the 2 9th day of August 1 670

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Co str mCe .

Whereas wee whose hands and seales are hereunto sett and subscribed being Justices of the peace for and in the said County are fully satisfied by notorious evidence and circumstances of the fact That upon the 1 7th day of July last past being Sunday there was a numerous meeting or Conventicle under Colour or ptence of the exercise of Religion at the house of Ann Marsland of Hanford in the parish of Cheadle and County aforesaid widow by and with her Consent where one William B ooth of Warringt on in the County of r r raied o r r Lancaste , Maltster , p eached and p c nt a y t o the late Act for preventing 8: suppressing Seditious Conventicles but did not read the booke of Comon praier at which said meeting there was more then fi ve pers ons ab ove the age of 1 6 yeat es who were not of o o of a o the h useh ld the said Ann Marsl nd , am ngst whom there was Samuel Barret of Etchell in the s ai d County of Chester husbandman and Mary the wife of Thomas Mather of Hanford aforesaid Skin ner Wee doe therefore deeme and adj udge the sai d persons of r of o guilty the b each the late Act against C nventicles , and doe therefore impose the sume of fi ve shillings o r of fi ve up n the said Ann Ma sland , the sume shillings o ai oo of fi ve up n the s d William B th , the sume shillings upon the said Samuel Barret and the sume of fi ve shi llings upon the said Mary Mather as fi nes upon o or to the said pers ns acc ding the said Act . And doe further adj udge that the s ai d Ann Marsland hath forfeited twenty pounds acc ording t o the said Act for willingly suffering such said Conventicle to bee held

in her said house and that the said William B ooth . hath als o forfeited twenty pounds accordi ng t o the said Act for takeing upon hi mt o preach in the said

Meeting or Conventicle .

Witnesour hands and Seales the 2 7th day of August

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aforesd 8: Robt Butler of Rawcliffe in the County aforesaid stand Convicted with severall others by the Oathes of Thomas Blackburn of Garstang in the County aforesaid Blacksmith 8: James Atkinson of Nateby in the County aforesaid husbandman taken before me William T owlnson Maior of the Burrough or Towne of Lancaster in the County aforesaid at Lan r or fi of ill c . af esaid the fth Day Apr last past that they were psent at a meeting or Conventicle the Twenty fifth day of March last past at Lancaster aforesaid in the house of Richard Clayt on of Lancaster aforesaid Dyer called ffry ersunder Colour or ptence of Exe cising Religi on in other maner then according t o the liturgy 8: practice of the Church of England ffor wch their offence 8: Transgression I imposed upon them the sumes of fi ve shill ings a peece respectively And that Roger Hadocke of Coppull in the County aforesaid stands also Convicted before me by the Oaths of the aforesaid Th omas Blackburn 8: James Atkinson for taking upon hi mt o preach or teach at the aforesaid meeting or Conventicle Contrary t o the Act of parli amt behalfe for wch or in that made , he hath f feited the sume of Twenty pounds And of such their Conviccon I have made a Record 8: sent out my warrt under my hand 8: Seale directed t o Sevrall Ofi cerswithin the said warrtsunder my hand 8: Scale directed t o Sevrall r r Ofi cerswithin the said Burrough o Towne of Lanc . forthwth t o levy the sumes aforesaid by destresse 8: Sale of their goods 8: Chattell And upon receipt t o deliver the same to me t o be distributed 8: disposed acc ording t o the di reccon of the said Act of parli amt And the said Ofi cersdoe returne That the said ffrancis patchet Robt Butler 8: Roger Hadocke have no goods 8: Chattellswithi n the aforesaid Burrough or Towne of Lancaster that they can finde Whereof they may levy the sumesaforesaid according to the said Act of parli amt Wherefore psumeing That the said ffrancis P atchet of Scotforth may have some estate in Scotforth T HE WITNESSING FACTS 1 35

and That the said Robert Butler of Rawcliffe may have an Estate in Rawcliffe and that the said Roger Haddocke of Coppull may have an Estate in Coppull f r r all within the said County o Lanc . out of my Ju is dicon but where y or or any of your warrtsmay 8: must be obeyed T o the end the Law in that behalfe may be pursued I have hereby Certified y ou of the pmisses Witness my hand 8: Seale 8:c the x x iiij day of Aprill Ano R RsCaroli Scedi Angl . xx1x i 6 o d 1 . Ann q. n 77 o l so Willi am T w n n. A warrt t o the Sevall o o t o C nst . acc rding the or o ten here f .

ua ria o d i Ad General Q rte sSessi n . pacis u Regis

h . r o Co . . 1 . 2 t tent . apud P est n in mLanc 7 Jan 9 Rx r Ca . Sedi . This Court doth Taxe and allowe fifty shillings 8: six e pence Costs to be paide by Samuell Watson who was Convicted upon his appeale for preaching or teaching at an Unlaw qConventicle in Clitherow t o be paid unto Mr John Cockshute for the prosecutors Charges allowed according to ye Statute in that case provided Kenyon A warrt to apphend him8: t o send to Goale untill

he pay .

1 679.

6 - 0 n 1 8 . f a . 79

Lun . Com. er

I fo aco f n rm n o . so The Wm Standish , Pre c tt , and John Naylor of Windle in ye said County of Lancaster taken the 2d day of January 1 679 before me John 1 36 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

o e of his s of Entwisle Esq . n Matie Justices peace and or of ou Qu . the same C nty Who say upo n their Oaths that on ffryday the 1 7th day of October last past Wm Grifi th of Toxteth Lait ai o parke James hw te Th mas Hicock and Wm . Booth of Knowsley James Tarleton of Westderby Samuell Dunbaband and John Chorley of Warringt on Riche Tarbock and Thomas Tarbock of Sutt on Thomas K eaquick George Birch and Thomas Chaddock of or o o r r o Sankey Ge ge Shaw , J hn Bispham G df ey Athe t n r Cubham of Biccurst affe o and Richa d all , Th mas Crosby and Joshua Crosby of Ormskirk Elizabeth Y arwa of or r r of r y Rainf d , Hen y Acke s Cue dley James Penketh of Penketh Richard Hankinson of B old and J ohn Crichlaw of parr and Edward Billinge of Windle Together with twenty other persons or thereabouts all of them being of the age of Sixteen years and up wards and subjects of this R ealrne were psent at an Assembly Conventicle or meeting under Coulor and ptence of exercise of Reli gion in othr manner then According t o the Leiturgy and practice of ye Church of i r l England in a Certa ne building nea St . El en Chappell in the parish of Prescott not being a house where any family then Inhabitted Contrary t o the Statute made in the two 8: twentieth year of the Reign of King Charles the Second Intituled an Act t o pvent Su resse o o i and p Sediti us C nventicles . And these n formtsfurther say that thr ee severall psonsAltogether unknown t o them or eithr of them t ooke upon them t o teach after ye manner and practice of ye Quakers r in ye said Assembly And furthe say not . Jurat die et Anno Supr coram me

Wm . Standish o En wisl J n t . X his marke r John Naylo .

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et pro secundo pdi catore x li JacobusTarleton vs

et pro e odempdicat ore x li ob or J es Ch ley vs . et pro tertio pdicat ore x li Ricu Tarb ock vs Thomas Tarbock vs Thomas Ke aquick vs Georgi us Birch vs Thomas Chaddock vs Ge orgius Shaw vs Jobes Bispham vs o r r o G df ey Athe t n vs . Riens Cubham vs Thomas Crosby vs Joshua Crosby vs Elizabeth Y arway vs Henricus Ackers [t orn] Jacobus Penketh vs RicusHankinson vs e ro o i at or t p terti pd c e xli . Jobes vs E rusi l d B l inge vs .

In cuj us rei testimoni u Ego pfatu Jobes o T r o con [t rn] e t die Jan . [D ocument somewhat mutilated and some Latin por

tions omitted but they contain nothi ng of importance . 1 679

mber 1 6 20 N ove 79. Th omas Heton of Sharples in the County of Lamor yeoman maketh oath that upon the nynth day November 1 679 hee went into the house of James Harrison of Bolton in the said County and did there and then heare the said James Harrison teach and THE WITNESSING FACTS 1 39

f r repent and used many other words by way o exe cise of religi on standing there in the midst of the assembly att which meeting there was besides his owne family one Henry Wood of Tottingt on Alice the wife of James Worthingt on of B olton Phineas Pemberton 8: Phebe f his wife of B olton and other psonst o the number o thirty which hee did not know all subjects of this R ealme and above Six tiene yearesof Age

Thomas Heat on .

T he day and y eare ab ove said Alexander Bradshaw of Bolt on aforesaid saith upon Oath That hee went wth the ab ove named Thomas Heat on Churchwarden of the Parish of Bolt on t o the said house and did heare the said James Harrison Instruct the people t o feare God and not man after the manner of preaching where were psent besides the family of the said James Harrison the ab ove said Henry Wood alice the wi fe of James Worthingt on one of the daughters of James Worthingt on of Bolt on Ann Rothwell of the same Phebe the wife o f Phi neas Pembert on of B olt on R aph Pemberton of Ratcliffe and other psonswhose names hee did not know t o the number of T hirtie or above all subj ects of our Soveigne Lord the King and ab ove Six tiene years of age Alexander Bradshaw X his marke

James Woodruff an ovseer of the Poore of B olton saith upon his Oath that hee went wth the above named Thomas Heaton the day and yeare ab ovesaid int o the house of the said James Harrison where hee saw the said James standi ng in the midle of the r sent t o o assembly the e p speaking the pe ple , but the Croud hindered him from understandi ng his words but hee believes hee was teaching them by way of exercise of reli gi on where hee saw besides the familey of the said James Harrison R aph Pembert on of Rat 1 40 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

cliffe Henry Wood of Tottingt on Phebe the wife of Phineas Pemberton of B olt on John Clarke of Bolton Alice the wife of James Worthingt on of the same and many other psonst o the number of Twenty whose names hee did not know all subj ects of our Soveigne Lord the King and above Six t ene yearesof Age o James W odroofe .

James Crabt ree saith upon oath That att the tyme and place aforesaid hee in the Company of the said Th omas Het on Churchwarden di d heare James Harrison t eacheing the pe ople their asse mbled t o feare God and not man and other things by way of Exercise of Religion where was assembled be sides the familey of o of o the said James , Phineas Pembert n B lton Phebe wife of the said Phineas Alice the wife of James Worthingt on of Bolt on Esther their daughter Ann Rothwell of B olt on Henry Wood of Tottingt on R aph Pembert on of Ratcliffe John Clarke of B olton and other psonst o the number of thirty or upwards whose names hee did not know All subj ects of our Sovraigne Lord the King and ab ove Six tiene yearesof Age r James Crabt ee .

Thomas Townl ey Constable of Bolt on upon oath saith that the same day and tyme hee went wth Thomas Het ou Churchwarden int o the house of the said James Harrison being informed there was a meeting or Conventicle there and did fynde the said James Harrison standi ng amongst the pe ople there assembled and was by way of divine worship telling the people

' of the light and the truth and of feari ng God and not man and many other words to the like effect att which tyme and place were asse mbled besides the familey of the sai d James Harrison P heneasPemberton 8: Phebe hiswife of Bolt on John Clarke of the same R aph Pembert on of R atcliffe Henry Wood of Tottingt on Ann Rothwell of Bolton Alice the wife of James o n t the s o t i o h W rthi g on of same , E ther W r h ngt n t eir

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ye sd Phineas Pembert on Phebe his wife Jon Clarke Ann Rothwell Alice Worthington Esther Worthingt on Henry Wood and R aph Pembert on and upo ye 5d James Harrison for his sd offence the fiyne or for feiture of x x li In E x econ whereof Thes are in his sd Matis name strictly t o Charge 8: Comand y ou 8: every of you ymediat ely upo y or receipt thereof T o Collect 8: Le vy By Distress t o Sal e of ye sd Offenders goods 8: Chlesthe sevall sumes of money hereafter menconed Respectively That is t o say the sume of x supo ye goods 8: Chlesof the 5d Phineas Pembert on for such ye offence of ye sd Phineas phebe his wife fi ve shillings upo ye goods 8: Chlesof ye 5d Jon Clarke vs upo ye goods 8: Chattlesof ye 5d Ann Rothwell vs upo ye goods 8: Chlesof ye sd Esther Worthingt on vs upo ye goods 8: Chlesof ye sd James Worthingt on for ye sd offence of Alice his wife vs upo ye goods 8: Chlesof ye sd Henry Wood vs upo ye goods 8: Chles of ye sd R aph Pembert on And the 5d sume of x x li upo ye goods 8: Chlesof ye 5d James Harrison wch 5d sevall sumes of m oney As y ou shall Lw y or receive ye same y ou are hereby likwyse requir ed t o Deliver 8: pay unto us or ye one of us T o be distributed 8: disposed According t o ye di recion of ye sd Statute Wherein faile not 8:c Given under or hands 8: Seales the [blank] day of December Anno R rsCaroli scdi Angl 8:c x x x

T o all 8: evie ye Constables Churchwardens 8: Over seers of ye poore within ye 5d County of Lancr And especially t o ye Constables Churchwardens 8: Over seers of ye poore of B olton Tottingt on Radcliffe

Respectively . Greeting Daniell Hemingway Constable of Bolton was att the house aforesaid att the tyme aforesaid where hee saw sevall psonsto the numbe r of thirty and upwards THE WITNESSING FACTS 1 43

hearing James Harrison of B olt on then standing in the Middle of the Assembly speake t o them by way o f Exercise of Religion and all psent subj ects of this ares R ealme and above the age of Six tiene ye .

Dan . Hemingway .

Co La cr . o o or m. n Capt . apud B lt n in the m e In i v br Ano R Rs ro Scd . V icesimo die No em . Ca li Angl

8: o . c. Tricesimo prim coram nobis

W . Hulme .

T ho . r Leve . Thomas Heton of Sharples yeoman Churchwarden f of Bolton is prosecut or o these Informations .

Mr o R me , Inclosed I have sent y ou the Informacionslately taken by Mr Hulme and my selfe In order t o ye Convicion of ye Conventicles And ye Warrt wch we have issued forth thereupon T o the Intent yt y ou may be Instructed t o draw upp ye Record of Con~ vicion 8:c in fourme wch we must desire y ou t o ppare 8: pfect agt the next Sessions That ye Offenders may take their benefite of appeale thereupon if they please woh is all at psent fro y or affect freend Chambre ih T ho 5 . Lever .

an . f . 79 We have no Copies of thees Informaconstherefore ou o o y must fyle them safely . I kn w n t what Ex eccon ye Constables have yet made of ye Warrt But I thi nke o all o t o o n ne at . I sh uld be glad kn w when y ou o t o o o expect Mr Keny n c me H me . My service t o oo 8: o r his g d Lady her vertu us daughte s .

- an. 1 6 0 1 f 8 . Thomas Parker of Aighton 8: William Clayt on of Whalley took oath before Nicholas Townley 8: Thomas Braddyll j ustices of the peace that on Sunday the 1 44 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

Se vententh day of Oct ob instant Johnfi sh of Clitheroe Margret his wife Anne hisdaughter Richard Colborne of the sa me Ellen his wife Charles Leigh of Mearley Ursilla the wife of John Allmond of Wilpshi re Thomas Robinson of Gisburne in the County of York Thomas Eccles of Balshaw Eaves Thomas Procter of the same Edmund Tomli nson of Grin dleton Clement Parker of the fforrest of B olland William R omsbothamof Aight on William Cottam of the same Anne Baldwin of the same Katherine Cross of the same Margaret Houghton of the same Bridget Isherwood of the same Jenet H ought on of the same Town Elizabeth Standen daughter of Henry Standen of the same Edward Parkinson of Che agley James Corner of the same Thomas Bleasdale of Aighton John Richmond of the same Mary the wife of Henry Standen aforesaid John Aspinall of Pendl et on William Whalley of Marsden Alexander Salisbury of LagramAlice his daughter Edward R ow of Thornley Thomas Dilworth of the same Sarah his wife James Dilworth of the same Anne his wife John Smith of Thornley and Henry Cottam of Chipping t oge ather wt h above twenty psonsun known or thereabouts all of them of the age of Six tiene y e aresand upwards and Subj ects of this R ealme were psent at an Assembly Conventicle or meeting under c olour or ptence of the exercise of Religion in other manner then according t o the Liturgie and practise of the Church of England in the house of one of o or u Mathew Read Aight n af esaid , H sbandman , Cont rary t o the Statute made in the two and twentieth year of the R aigne of King Charles the Second In tituled an Act t o pvent 8: suppresSeditious Con venticlesAnd these Informants further say that William Whalley aforesaide t ook upon himt o teach preach or pray after the manner and practice of the

u r i . Q ake s in the said assembly . Fines infl cted of 2 William Whalley prdicatr x x x li fence . i Mathew Read x l .

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In cuj us rei testimonia nospfat Nicholau Townley et Thomas Braddyll Convicoisevidentiassimul cio Recordo ej usdem Justie Acti Rgsad Gena] Sessione pacis p ComLanc apud Prest on px mo tenendo sub manibset Sigi llisuris V icessimo die Oct obrisano ra u ili c rtifica sup dicto h mme e m. o Nic . T wnley . ra ll Thom B ddy .

[Latin portions omitted but they contain nothing of importance ]

m'l 1 681 (Aj ) .

Lane . Com.

The Information of Thomas Bannister of Prescott 8: Ralph Parr within the same t own in ye parish of Prescott taken the third day of March 1 680 before me ’ o e of of J ohn Entwisle Esq . n his Maj esty s Justices Peace 8: Quorum of ye said County Who say that James Fletcher of Knowsley James Laithwait of Knowsley John Chorley of Warringt on Grifi th Owen of Prescote John Barns of Warringt on r VVhitfeeld of o of M . R by James Penketh Penketh William Hatton of Knowsley Samuel Dunbabin of Warringt on t ogether with above fourt y other pers ons unknown being of the several ages of sixteen years 8: upwards 8: subj ects of this Realm were on Fryday ye 7th of January last past present at an Assembly Conventicle meeting in a certain place called ye Quakers meeting house nere St Ellens Chappell in ye above sai d parish of Prescott of wch said meeting house George Shaw of Bickersteth is reputed t o be ye Owner under Colour 8: pretence of exercise of Religi on in other manner then according t o ye Leiturgy 8: practice of ye Church of England wherein an nu known perso n did take upon him t o preach or teach not making use of ye Leiturgy of ye Church of England THE WIT NESSING FACTS 1 47 nor any other person making use of ye same there r i d u e ng ye said meeting . Thomas Banester

Ralph parr . X his marke Capt 8: j urat die Ahoqsupradict

coram me .

J . Entwisle h no r or o [T is is duplicated but f esh inf mati n appears . The fines inflicted are as foll ows

Jacobus Laithwait WillusBooth WillusHatt on et pro ign ot o pdicator Jacobus Ffietcher Samuel Dunbabin e t pro ignot o pdicator Jobes Chorley e t pro ignot pdicator Jobes Barnes et pro ignot pdicat or Grifi th Owen et pro ignot pdi cator R obertusBart on

Mary Kenwick , et pro i gnot pdi cator Jacobus Penketh et pro ignot pdicat or RicusHankinson et pro ignot pdicat or Georgius Shaw

Ge all n o . dni Ad Sessi n pacis Regis tent . apud Ma cast r n e Com. 1 in Lanc . 4 . Die OctobrisAno R R s 1 48 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

It is ordered by this Court that all the psonscon victed upo n a Conventicle att the house of Mr Joshuah Browne shall all of them forthwith haveinge notice hereof pay there ffy nesaccordinge t o a warrant issued out agt them for the same or shew j ust cause t o the Cont rary att the next Sessions of peace here t o bee b oulden or in default warrants of the good behaviour

shall then issue out agt them . Kenyon [Wanting] 8: t o bee served psonally

t - j anuary 1 8 h 1 682 3 . Att the quarter Sessions houlden in Manchester the day abovesaid wee the Constables of Ouldham make our presentments as followeth Wee present these persons hereafter named (comonly called quakers) Susan Boydale James Sykes and Elizabeth his wife John Leese and Sara his wife Isaac Wyld and his s onne William Wyld and Sara Wyld for that they did unlawft Assemble Together in the house of the said Susan Boydale upon the Se aventh day of December Last past in the tyme of divine Service but did not heare any of them teach preach e x hort or pray and beside there was an auld man in the said house at the sai d tyme who wee doe not kn ow nor Canot get hisname And further wee have

nothing t o present . By us John Anderson J ohn Sandforth The oversearesof the highway for our t owne is Robert tetlow of hollinwood f l wick 8: John Kini on o g od .

1 68 ul 3 . (J y )

Lane . Com.

l o R sro Duodecimo die Juij ann R . g Ca li nunc Dom1 68 Ano . . Angl 8:c . xxxv . q 3.

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Wee the 5d Justices doe here [torn] 1 3th day of ffebry [torn] of ye se vale porcons make out

1 683 (Ap ril)

C m. Lune o r . The sevall and j oynt Informacon of Hugh Wilkinson of Howgill in ye pish of Gisborne and County of Yorke o r of i husbandman and Th mas Danve s ye same p sh , o r o or o r Lab u er, taken up n Oath bef e Th mas Pa ker Henry Marsden and Chri st opher Wilkinson Esqrs three of his Matis Justices of peace for ye County of Lancr afforesaid the Thirteenth day of ffebruary

. ro o 8:c o Ano R Regis Ca li S di nunc Angl xxxv An q. Do 1 682 m. . Whoe upon t heire Oathes sevally and joyntly say yt upon Sunday last being ye Eleaventh Day of this Instant ffebruary they went into ye house of one Roger Lee of Clitherow in ye County of Lancr afforesd husbandman where they saw assembled t ogether t o ye number of ffourt eene psonsand upwards men and women ovr and beside those of ye family of ye sd Roger Lee subj ects of this R eaime and all of them above ye Age of Six teene y e aresand yt the 5d psons were assembled t ogethr undr Colour or ptence of Exercise of Religi on in othr manner then according t o ye Liturgy and practice of ye Church of England amongst weh were John Aspinall of Standen in ye ai efeild County of Lancaster afforesd yeom . James p t of Clitherow afforesd labourer Edward Tomlinson l f i of Grin et on in ye County o Yorke yeom . W lliam o of oun r sd o o r H lgate Sawley ye y g in ye C unty , lab u er Eli zabeth Bul cocke of Twist on in ye sd County of Lancaster widdow Richard Armistead of Gisbo rne o of or r r r in ye C unty Y ke , Linnen Webste , and Ma ga et of in 5d o r Ingham Sawley ye C unty , Spinste , And these Informtsupon Oath furt hr say yt ye 5d Roger Lee THE WITNESSING FACTS 1 51

was by and psent at ye 5d meeting 8: Conventicle and r ot furthe say n .

X Hugh Wilkinson marke X

Thomas Danvers . et r Capt . j u at apud Clitherow Coram nobis die et Ano

sup dict . Thomas Parker Henry Marsden

l o . Chr . Wi kins n

Lane . Com.

The sevall and j oynt Informacon of John Dugdale and Le onard Horner psent Constables of ye B orrow of Clitherowe in ye County aforesd taken upon oath before Thomas Parker Henry Marsden and Chrestopher sr r of of Wilkins on E qs. Th ee his Matis Justices peace for ye County of Lancr afforesaid the thirteenth Day 8:c r s o . of ffeb y Anno R R Car li Sodi . nunc Angl xxxv .

Do . 1 682 . Anoq. m Who upon theire Oathes sevall y and joyntly say yt upon Sunday last being ye Eleaventh Day of this Instant ffebruary they went int o ye house of one Roger Lee in Clitherow afforesd husbandman where they saw assembled t ogether t o the number of ffour teene psonsor upwardsmen 8: women over and besides those of ye family of ye sd Roger Leigh subj ects of this R ealrne and all of them above ye age of Six tiene yearesand yt ye 5d psonswere assembled t ogether undr Colour or ptence of Exercise of Religi on in other mannr then according to ye Li turgy and practice of ye Chur ch of England amongst woh were John Aspinall of o affor s o r Standen in ye C unty e d ye m . Richa d Cowburne of Clitherow afforesd Labourer Joane 1 52 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

Barrow of ye same Single woman Margarett Dugdale i P aitefeild of o of ye same w dd . James ye same Lab urer Anne the wife of Roger Le e ye younger of ye same Isack Ashton of ye same Edward Tomlins on of Grinleton f or o o r in ye County o Y ke ye m . Christ phe West of Whalley in the County of Lancaster Carpinter And o further say n t . Jo : Dugdale r ma k . o omr Le nard X H e . Capt et j urat apud Clitherow cora nobis i n u radic t . die et A o . sp T ho : Parker Henry Marsden hr C . o Wilkins n .

Lane .

o o o Decim Octav die Aprilis An R . Regis 8:c Ano Do 1 8 . . 6 . Sodi nunc Ang xxxv . q. m 3 Wee whose names are here under Subscri be d three o f his Matis Justices of the peace for the said County Doe hereby Certify that wee did upon the 1 3th day of ffby last being the day of the Conviccon of the Se vall psonsmenconed in the Record hereunto afi x ed make out our Warrants for the levying of the Seval l sumes in the 5d Record imposed upon them for their offences And did likewise make our Certificate t o the Bayliffesof the Borrough of Clitheroe withall desireing them t o Jssue out their Warrants for the Levying of the fines menconed in the said Record and impose d upon such psonsas live in the 5d Borrough 8: stand Convicted of the offences in the 5d Record mencon d e .

r T ho . Pa ker Henry Marsden o Chr . Wilkins n . [T he Record follows in Latin but it contains nothing fresh ]

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was by and pse nt at ye 5d meeting 8: Conventicle and further say not marke Thomas X Wilkinson marke Anthony X Crosly et or o Capt . j urat c a n bis [t orn] Anno supradi ct o Th s . Parker Henry Marsden

l o . Chr . Wi kins n ' Outside : Thomas Wilkinson and Anthony Crosly s Informacon f b taken att Clitheroe ye 1 3 . e y

i o o r no o Dec m Octav die Ap ilis A R . Rs Car . S di . 8: c Ano . nunc Angl . . xxxv q D 1 6 8 . om. 3 A Memoriall of the account of the moneys menconed in the Record hereunt o afi x ed certified by us Thomas Parker Henry Marsden and Chri stopher Wilkinson Esqrsthree of hisMatis Justices of the peace for the o of La cr T o artr o . u C unty Pall n . the Genale Q Sessi ns of the peace holden att Prest on in Amoundernesse the 1 9th instant (forfeited as in the sai d Record men o unlaw q o or c ned) in an Assembly C nventicle . meetinge held in the dwelling house of Elizabeth Bolcocke of o o widd undr Twist n in the said C unty . Colour or Exercise of Religion in other manner then according t o the Liturgie and practice of the Church of England upon Sunday the 2 8th day of January last A pe rticul ar of such forfeitures as hath been pai d int o our hands amounting t o the sume of 2 21 1 05 his i hi r r of Mat s t d pa t the sume being 7li 1 05 . tendered int o this Court att the Qu arter Sessions aforesd and by the appointmt of the same by the 5d Justices pai d t o Mr Thomas Hodgkinson Deputy Sherrifie for the sd County for hi sMatis use THE WITNESSING FACTS 1 55

Elizabeth Bulcocke for suffering the 5d z oli oo 00 Conventicle t o be held in her house William Watson Margt Watson William Oddy Jo Baldwin 8: hiswife Thomas Scott James Holt Thomas Driver

Summe 2 2 1 0 00 his Matis third pte of 07 1 0 00 ye 5d sume of 2211 1 05 15

Wee ye Justices doe hereby Certify that wee did the 1 3th day of ffeby last being the day of the Con vicon of the sevall psonsmenconed in the Record afi x ed make out our warrants for ye levying of the Sevall sumes in the 5d Record imposed upon them for their offences but have not received any of the said forfeitures save the pticul er sumes affixed t o the names of the psonslast above menconed T ho r r . Pa ke Henry Marsden r o Ch . Wilkins n [The ofi cial Latin document follow but it adds nothing new . ]

- n . 1 68 fa y 3 4 . T o the Justices of ye Sessions at Lancaster I Desire Justice of This Bench Y ou are ye men ye Law hath provided to determine matters Concerning thi s Act I desire y ou t o take Notice of ye abuse 8: rong yt is done to Mee I have 1 56 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

be en Marry ed t o my Husband thi s fourteen years 8: ye King 8: his Counsel] have allowed our Mariage as I have It t o show in hi spardon under ye Broad

Seal 8:c . And ye Act doth say Expressly yt noe fame Covert 1 shall be fined above 1 05 8: Contrary to ye words of ye Act They have fined Mee z oli 8: did make distress of above 3oli worth of goods 8: sold them ye next day 8: would not except of an appe ale when It was desired And This as wee are Informed by ye Oathes of two men ; ye one of them known t o be a Sheep St ayler ; and ye othr kept Company with a woman yt was hanged within this twelv month who confessed t o Justiss D odding yt shee had stolen for him seven r yea s . Now I desire y ou t o take these Things into your Consideration why I may not have ye Libe rty of my Marriage as well as all our ffriendsin England beside 8: yt I must be made a widow yt they may abuse Mee in my credit 8: reputation 8: also be ruined in

my Estate . I 8: my poore ffri endsdesires Justiss at your hands for They prosecute us wth two Acts at one Time ; Contrary t o ye Express words of ye Act 8: as I am Informed delivers out two warrants upon one day for o svall tw e Acts . ’ I doe not believe It is ye King s mind t o have his

Subj ects ruined .

MARGRET FOX .

Ssessio e i . Ad Genal quar . n mpacis du Regis tent p d orn a Co . . Scill o j apud Wigan in mLanc . Octav die Octobris . ano Regni . Regis dui Caroli Scdi Angl c v 8: . xxx . Fforasmuch as Richard Beesley of Aughton husb and Th omas Harsnep of the same husb with se vall

1 A feme co vert was a marri ed woman who was under the prot ection or o r of er m o was mrr om . c ve h husband . A fe e s le an un a ied w an

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o [Another in the same form date Oct . ctavo place Wigan] gives Richard Cubhamof Biccur b o n husb us . f h . sta fe , J h Bispham of the same , Godfrey husb l of Athert on of the same . Daniel Bispham the f b b o o hus. us. same h Ge rge Shawe the same , stand indyted with sevall others for that they at Windle the fowert eenth day of September last by force 8: armes unlaw qy riotously and Routously di d meete Congregate 8: assemble in an unl awfull Company r 8:c r r t o ro Conventicle o Meeting . O de ed be b ught ’ “ before Hi sMaj esty Justicesto find good and sufi cient suerti esfor their appearance at the Wigan Sessions

after Xmas .

Another same place 8: time gives Alexander 1 f usb l of o h . Rylands Winstanley , Henry Winstan ey the husb ffrodsamof s husb same , . and James the ame , ” or 8:c 1 by f ce att Windle Sept . 4 last , treated in

the same way .

Liver oole 1 th anuarie 1 . 68 Sr p 9 j , 3 . I have herewith sent y ou a Record of Conviction of nine Quakers wch were apprhended at Everton rr are out for l v ei of and Wa ants issued e y nge the fines . I have alsoe inclosed an appeale wch came hither on

1 Winstanl e s r on Cubham ro r The y we e c nected with the , C ppe , and o mi vide . o m l of W lsey fa lies ( p 35, n te Ja es Winstan ey Winstanley , “ born ye 2 9th o f ye 3rd month in ye year wasbrought up in r o f l o r o 1 688 the Chu ch Eng and , but he j ined the Quake s ab ut . He r l o r m r r or r t ave led c nside ably in the inist y in Cheshi e , Y kshi e , and the so f l rd o f 6th mo 1 2 We t Eng and , and died ye 3 day ye nth 7 3 at his ’ own o r r r a h use in Winstanley, being bu ied in the F iends bu ying pl ce ar 2 f r . mrri l r o at H tshaw , aged 7 yea s He a ed Rebekah Fe l , daughte

Heskin Fell . re to o r r ro r who 1 8 1 It is inte sting n te that Ma ga et C ppe , died in 4 , mrr m who was r o r o . sa ied Ja es Ryley, b n at Clift n in the Fylde Thei on me mrri r o f r Crosfield of , Ja s Ryley , a ed Hannah , daughte Geo ge r ; r mrri l mCrosfield ro r Lancaste Eliza Ryley , a daughte , a ed Wi lia , b the o f o r Crosfie l d rom om r o Crosfieldsr sGe ge , f wh the Live p ol sp ing ; and a on om Cr0 e r mrr or r o f r , Th as p p Ryley , a ied Elean , daughte Edwa d o r of . . o of Aldclifi e l e r . Daws n , fathe the late E B Daws n , Hal , Lancast T HE WITNESSING FACTS 1 59

t he 2 0th day of Oct ober last 8: was shewed t o Alderman Tarlet on who then refused t o Act as Justice of peace for that his power lasted noe longer then his Maioraltie w ch ended the 1 8th Oct ober last hee is in I reland 8: r deteyned there by Easte lye winds . I have not any Recognizance t o returnsy ou onely two Warrants have beene granted by Mr Mayor the one directed to ye Constables of Great Crosby the other t o ye Constables of West darbye but I heare

not of their Service . Humble Service is the rest from Sr your obliged Servant

or . Thos . Sandif d [On outside] —ffor my worthie freind Roger Kennion r Esq. Clarke of ye Peace These

Att Wigan .

[The document in Latin is faded . The names to o o — of o appear be as f ll ws William Leigh Evert n , o Grifi th of o o Sh emaker , Owen Presc t , Chemist , Th mas Hiccocke of o r o husbandman , Th mas Ha ris n de Knowsley husbandman William Booth of ‘ Knowsley Laithwai te of o o husbandman James Kn wsley , Sh e o of Westdarb o maker James Y ng y , Mas n , William of Liver oole rr r 8: Wh Buck p , Ma ine Jennet itehead als r oo r o r Pye de Live p l Spinste with many the s .

a t M rch 28 h 1 684 . Latin document containing these names of r oo o William Gandy Live p l ye m . Susana Cleave of o ffra i f r o . nc s o oo land Liverp l , vid Tempest Live p l r of r vid . Lawrence Mye s Live pool Mariner Daniel Dwarrihouse of r oo o r Edwardusr Live p l , j yne , St ange of K r Stone etter o ir of r i kdale , g , Jac bus Chesh e Ki kdale , or 8: l or e us o s r of tayl , E len ux j Th ma Cheshi e West r Mill r r of Westdarb . da bie , w ight , Ma ia Swift y vid r o i o of o r o Ma ia R b ns n T xteth pa ke , vid . Th mas Whit 1 60 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHI RE

f r husbandmEdwar field o Toxteth pa k . dusPotter of Wavertree yeom et Margareta uxor eius 8: Elizabetha Gibbons uxor Roberti Gibbons of Walt on husbandm cum multis aliisad numerisvigint t riumin house f o Wm Gandy . o or o o Deb rah Whitfield , Ge gius Th mps n Beniamin o o ro o Millingt n , Th mpson B wnfield sh uld be added t o list .

Fines were inflicted .

t ndle 1 684 (Oc ober bu ) . i si o o 8:c . V ce 1 . 68 . m Ad Gen prim die July 4 . fforasmuch as John Barnes of Warringt on I remonger o o of l nnen r Alice his wife J hn Gibs n the same , y webste , ro of o Elizabeth his wife Hugh C sley the same , Gr cer i o r of ro r o or of G lbt P tte the same , G ce , J hn Ch ley the same distiller Ellen his wife Samuel Dunbaben of the o r r of same , Sh emake , Elizabeth Ba nes the same Spinster Margret Dunbaben of the same spinster Richard Holecraft of maulster r hi s the same , , Esthe wife Mathias ffoste r of r r WillmCrawdson of the same , me ce , the sb o r o of husb Elle same hu . R ge Hayd ck the same . nor o Whitwhamof o r his wife Th mas the same , gr ce , Rebecca Whitwhamof the same spinster Elizabeth until of the same Martha Goomesof the same spinster a isbrow of entl o Dunbab N thaniell D e the same g . J hn m of the same James Wright of the same 8: Susan hi s wife stand indyt ed at this prsent Sessions for that they wth sevall others t o the unknowne by force 8: armes ri ot ously rout ously and unlawft at Warringt on the twentie fifth day of May last them selves did come t ogether Congregate and asse mble under Coulor and ptence of exercise of Religion in other manner then according t o the liturgie and practice of the Church of England to the cvill and pnitious[example] of others in the like case offending in contempt of the laws of this land Contrary t o his f a a e Matie and agt the forme o the St tute . These r

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Wee know of no Co mm on Drunkards Swearers nor r Curse s . se nt Atthert on ro r m hi s Wee p Nathaniel G ce , Sa uel r n r or i o r mai app e tice Esthe W th ngt n , his se vant d ; r Quake s . o o o Als J hn Asht n and his wife Quakers . Also John Sharples of Bolt on husbandman for ’ Lo te rin on or y g ye L d s day . We have no further psent that we know of Byers James Rhodes Constables o m of o o J hn S ith B lt n .

an 6 — 1 8 . j y . 4 5 Be pleased y ou Magistrats heare present t o See these ffollowi e or ou o ng Lines be Read bef e y . S me time agoe I beinge at the Buriall of the wife of my frernde Henry Tomlinson of Crosmore in the field in the buri all place for that purpose and there Behouldi ng the Lightness and Arine ssof Severall present far unbecominge Christy onsand the more espetially the occation of being thoire Considered was mayd willinge t o Reprove them openly and exhort t o yt which is oo o r fruitesof Chri st on fforth g d , that S b iety and y a eare ffor rr ro might pp , which By a wa ant f m Justice Longworth (Soe called) I was apprehended and taken before him who Imposed a fine of twentie po unds upon mee for pre achi nge 8: allsoe forth with by Mittimus ordered mee t o the house of Correction by a Constable the are t o remaine untill the next quart r o ro or Sessi ns , att which time I was b ught bef e the Magstswho tendered the Oaths t o mee wch in obadyance ’ t o hr o refusein e t o for C ist s, c mand I g take was that and for R e fuseinge t o plead t o a Cert ai ne Bill of In di ct mt s(as it is alledged) ordered t o the Goalo heare r n w r ai r r at lancaster whea e o I emne p isone . This simme statemt I recomend t o y or Seri ous Consideration and have hope y ou will take n otice T HE WITNESSING FACTS 1 63

how Severely I have been dealt withall and grant Considerin e r ro mee my liberty g (I have hu t , w nged now r nor offered vi olence t o any man . But t uly

' wisheth the good of all men and) that me arly ffor R eproveinge vanity and evill and Comendinge S obriety and that wch is good I am not only fined (and fines levey ed) but Impris oned and ordered from prison t o prison I desire the royall Law may be before your eyes that t o mee y ou may doe what y ou would others might doe t o y ou in Like case ffroma prisoner yt desireth the wellfare of all psent John Heat on the 1 3 ii month 1 684 called Jenewery

a e om L n . C . A Memoriall of the Accompt of the Moneys Menconed in the three Sevall Records certified att the quarter Sessions of the peace holden att prest on on Thursday t of r o ro o 1 h . the sday Janua y Ann R Rs Ca li S di Angl . 8:c xxxvi AnoqDui 1 684 by R aph Longworth Esqr one of hi sMaj tis Justices of the peace for the said f or County o Lanc . f feited as in the said Record is mentioned as followeth Imps att a Conventicle holden att the H ouse of John Townson in Out Rawcliffe the 2 8th day of September 1 684 the fynesforfeited in yt Record doe o to r o — z li 00— 00 M unt twenty and th ee p unds 3 . Itm At An other Conventicle holden att a place called Brewers yard the 5th day of October 1 684 within the T owpp of Ecclest on pva cu Larbricke there is forfeited as in' the Record is mentioned the sume of fforty three o n — 1 05 00d p unds ten shilli gs 43li . . Itmatt another Conventicle holden att the Howse of Thomas Tomlinson in Inskipp cu Sowerby the 1 2 th 1 64 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

day of November 1 684 there isforfeited as in that . or o oi— 1i 1 05 00d . Rec d is menti ned the sume 43 . And by a Record certified the same Sessions by Alex Rigby Chrofer Parker and the said R aph Long worth Esqrsthree of his said Maj tis Justicesof the a o o o e of peace att 0 C nventicle h lden att the H us the said John Townson the 1 9th day of Oct obe r 1 684 theire is forfeited as in that Record is mentioned the sume of Twenty fower pounds fi ftiene shillings 1i 2 1 5 . ood 4 5 .

o o 1 1 5 . oo T t 34li 5 d .

‘ There ispayd in part int o the hands of the said R a h o o of fi o p L ngw rth the Sume fty Eight p unds , ’ the King s 3d pte whereof now paid int o the sai d Court of quarter Sessions by the said R aph Longworth for hi s o t o 1 li s 8d . Maj tis use c mes g 6 . The said R aph Longworth Sayt h that warrants are (longe since) gone out for levying the sumes above menconed But he hath received noe m ore thereof then is ab ove expressed But he is informed that the Goods of the Sevall offenders are taken woh remayne f f in the ofi cershands or want o Buyers . o o Ra L ngw rth . o [Records f llow . ]

ssionsheld at i an an 1 1 68 - Se W . g j y 9, 4 5 John Barnes Alice his wife 8: the others mentioned in a previous document all of Warringt on are t o find sureties for appearance at next Quarter Sessions t o

be held at Wigan .

5 3 . Lane . Com. A memori al] of ye account of ye moneys menconed in ye Record Certifyed att ye Quarter Sessionsof ye pe ace holden att Wigan for ye Hundreds of Derby aflor 8: Le yland within ye County esd . On Tuesday being ye soth day of January Ano Dui — Sr a d an 1 684 5 by me . Rich r St dish of Duxbury

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r r ll Ab aham Heyworth Rich . Mathe Wi m Jackson 8: James R atclife all comitted By vertue of a warrant ffro mManchester Sessions . I say recd the Parsons ab ove sayd ffromthe Coun st abill of T odi n t on g , By me o ffox croft Ge rge . G oaler

Ge ali uart rat o n . Ad mq Sessi n pacis tent . apud Ma ria o e . Co il c st C m . . n . sc t in pal Lanc p mpd . Die Jovis decimo sixt o di e OctobrisAnno R Rs dui Caroli si 8: 1 68 cd Angl c . xxxvi 4 . fforasmuch r r of Hasli n di n as Hen y Ha greaves g , r o r r of Webste , J hn Ha g eaves the same , webster , Ann Hargreaves of the same Alice Har greaves of the same spinster Elizabeth Hargreaves of the same spinster r o of R ossendal e usb h . Ab aham Heyw rth , Richard r of f Cloathworker o Mathe Ratcli fe , , William Jacks n of r m r f of Bu y , felt ake , and James Ratcli fe Musbury , b wth o r or Hus. many the s Malefact s and Disturbers of the Peace t o the number of thirtie eight psonsatt Haslingden wth intent the peace of or Sovaigne the Kinge t o disturbe themselves by force and Armes ri ot ously and unl awfully did assemble and congregate under Color and ptence of Exercise of Religi on in other Maner then accordinge t o the Lithurgi e and practice of the Church of England Contrary t o the forme of the Statute in this case made 8: pvided t o the e vill example of all others and Contrary t o the ’ King s peace T heise are therefore in his Matis Name strictly t o charge 8: comand y ou 8: every of y oujoyntly or severally that y ou or s ome of y ou doe forthwith r r o r upon eceipt he e f take them the said Hen . Ha greaves John Hargreaves Anne Hargreaves Alice Hargreaves Elizabeth Hargreaves Abraham Heyworth Richard Mather William Jackson and James Ratcliffe and them forthwith bringe before some of his Matis Justices T HE WITNESSING FACTS 1 67

of the peace t o find good and sufi cient sureties for their and evry of their psonall appearance att the next Genall Quarter Sessi ons t o bee holden att Manchester after Christmas next then and there t o answer these Misdemeanors and from thence not to dept the Court without Ly cense and in the meane tyme t o bee of the good behavi or And y t they or any of them refuse soe t o doe then y ou are t o convey him her or them soe refuseing without expecting any a r r further wart t o the Comon Goale at t L nc . the e t o remaine untill they will doe the same See y ou faile r not herein att you pills .

Kenyon .

T o all Maj ors BayliffesConstables Sub const ables and t o all other hi sMatis Sworne ofi cersin the 5d County but especially to the Constables of Haslingden and Graves of R ossendale Constables of Ratcliffe Bury 8: Musbury and t o every of them These to bee ro one r sent f m t o anothe .

Ad en ct. 1 1 68 G . O . . 7 , 4

fforasmuch as James Ratcliffe of Musbury husband man Mary his wife Henry Crooke of Haslingden Cloth worker Nicholas R awst orne of Altden husbandman John R awstorne of the same Husbandman with many others offenders 8: disturbers of the peace of our Soveraigne Lord the Kinge Stands Indited at the ’ psent Sessions for that they uppon the Lord s Day Comonly Called Sunday at Musbury in the County afforesd with intent the peace of our Sovraigne Lord the King t o disturbe themselves by force 8: Armes Riotously 8: Rout ously and unlawful ly di d assemble and come t o gather under Colour and pt ence of exercise of Religion in other maner then accordinge t o the liturgie and practice of the Church of England 8: Contrary t o the fforme of the Statute in this case made 8: pvided t o the ovill example of others 8: 1 68 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHI RE

’ Contrary t o the King s peace These are therefore in his Matis name strictly t o Charge 8: Comand you 8: every of you joyntly 8: severally that y ou or some of y ou doe forth with upon receipte hereof take the sai d James Ratcliffe Mary his wife Henry Crooke Nicholas R awstorne and John R awstorne and them forthwith bringe before s ome of his Matis Justices of peace of this County t o fi nde good 8: sufi cient suertiesfor theire 8: every of there psonall appearance at the next Genall quarter Sessions of the peace to bee holden at Manchester after Christmas next then and there t o Answer the said Misdemers8: not t o depart the Court without license 8: in the mono time every of them t o bee of theire good behavi or 8: if they or anie of them refuse soe to doe that then y ou are without e x pectinge anie further warrant t o Convey or Cause

‘ them t o bee safely Conveyed t o the Comon Goale at La cr r to re aine n . the e m untill they will doe the same r l See y ou faile not he ein at your pil . o o R dger Keny n .

T o all Mai orsBayliffes(vera copia) Constables Subconst ablesand t o all other Sworne Ofi cersin the f or County o Lanc . but m e especially t o the Constables f r 8: Altden 8: t o of o . Musbu y , Haslingden any them these

t i a 8 a sk rk M . 1 6 d n. rm e O . A G y 4 , 5

fforasmuch as at a Gonall quarter Sessi ons of the peace held at Wigan in January last WilliamDarbe l e dr husb . usb shire the Jeffrey Heaton h . James b r i l b r o us. e Ba t n h Pete W nstan ey hus. Thomas Lathom La h e r ll D b . husb . o t om anni e o hus J hn , tanne , Ly n i lia r the r usb o h . o n o W l m Hewa d elde J h Bart n , Nayl r , s o sb o Lawrence Win tanley the y unger hu . J hn b l i b o hus. h o Unsw rth Wil iam W nstanley us. t gether wth others stand Indicted for that they by force armes8: ri otously di d pull downe a certaine building

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ro o f m the other two Gent . c ncerned and soe subscribe myse lfe

Gent . y or reall freend 8: most humble Servt .

o o Ra . L ngw rth . If the concerne My good friend r r of La r M . o nc May . I know beele doe what y ou think fitt r the ein .

ffr i d Lo . e n s My occasions being las t weeke t o P oolton there light o f a report of ye [t orn] had caused t o be taken from John T owlnson of Rawcliffe as many [torn] t o ye value of z oli for woh I was heartily sorry yt yu should c oncerne y ouselfe in persecuteing an innocent ° people for mattr of Conscience or wpp oi God Y ou may read ye end of Haman in takeing ye occasion against Mordecai 8: how God Chastised Nebuk adnez er ’ yt great King for afi icting God s chosen pe ople 8: many more Examples in ye holy Scripture which were r for our 8: ar ffor r o w itten Examples le ning . pe secuti n is di shonourable 8: hath be en in all ages 8: is now in our day 8: ye persecucon [t orn] will be recorded as theirs yt have gone before y ou whi ch will be [torn] strucke 8: a reproach t o y ou as long as yu live 8: yr r r ou all of poste ity afte [t orn] . Y exceed ye Justices Peace in all our Count ry at this very Juncture of time when it hath pleased our GratiousPr ince t o pass by such offences It were well considered of yu t o send t o your Neighbo ur hi sgoods againe before they be l ou o o o You o sou d 8: doe as y w uld be d ne unt . w uld THE WI TNESSING FACTS 1 71

’ o u a ai e our o r or t y g n If wee must believe Savi u s w ds . I shall not be tedi ous but pray t o God t o turne yr heart e 8: open your eyes that y ou may doe yt wch is well pleasing t o God which is your duty I had a desire t o o o o o not ermitt c me by y ur h use , but time w uld p — fi r ou mee a e y well , I am Y or ffriend 8: Servt

’ yt hath— God s Chastiz ements8: — r r there fio e wa n y ou. l Wil iam Weaver .

Lancr . January

- 6 1 68 . ye 4 , 5 [Outside ] ffor his honoured ffreind Justice or ar Longw th ne e St . Michaels Church These deli ver

T o be left at Richard ’ Roe s in Garstange t o be sent as ab ove di rected with care 8: speed r I p ay .

Att the Generall Quarter Sessions of ye peace holden att Preston the 1 4th day of January Ano R Rs Jacobis i 68 . r o A o Dn . 1 Sodi Angl . p im n q 5 Received fines fromthe quakers att their sevall Conventicles holden Seaventien

’

r r o ow 1. n . King s thi d pte whe e f paid s d . the said Court of quarter Sessions is 05 1 6 6 By me o or Ra . L ngw th .

Memorand — That upon the Twentieth day of July Instant And in the first eare of the R eigne of , y 1 72 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

or Soveraigne Lo rd James the Second by the Grace of God of England Scotland ffrance and Ireland King Defendr of the faith 8:c Robert Chadwick of Man chester in the said County of Lancr Clarke And John Hall of Manchester Aforesaid Appothecary Came before me George Halsted Esqr one of his Majestis Justices of Peace for the said County and t ooke their Corporall Oathes before me According t o the forme of an Act of P arliamt Intituled an Act t o prevent and Suppresse Sedi tious Conventicles That James nr r Wilde Isaac Mosse Se . Ma y Gartside Widdow Nathaniell Eat on Mary wife of Isaac Mosse j unr Mary Wattson Elizabeth Moneko and Elizabeth Moore All of Manchester in the County aforesaid And John Eckles Late of London All and Every of them being of the Age of Six tiene y earesand upwards And subj ects of this R ealme were on Sunday the Twelfth day of July last past Assembled and present In the Mancon house of Ralph Ridgway of Manchester aforesaid Hosier at an Unlawfull Assembly Conventicle or meeting under ptence of Religi ous Worshippe In other maner than According t o the Lyt urgy and practice of the Church of England Contrary t o the Act aforesaid Whereupon the said Justice doe adj udge the said Ralph Ridgeway Convict for Willingly and volunt arily suffering the said Conventicle or Unlawfull meeting t o be held in hishouse aforesaid Contrary to the forme of the Statute aforesaid And doe therefore Impose upon him the fine of Twenty pounds According to the said Act And I doe Likewise declare and adj udge the said other Offenders Convict for their unlaw q assembling and being present at the said unlawfull Conventicle meeting or Assembly And doe Impose upo n them the Se verall fines hereafter Sett upon them (t o witt) upon the said Mary Wattson and John Eckles the Se verall fynesof five shillings A peece being the first two (for aught appears to me) of their Con victi on for the said offence And upon the said James

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and willingly suffering an unlawfull assembly meeting or Conventicle in his dwelling house at Wray afforesd upon Sunday the 1 1 th day of July 1 686 as followeth r ro of o o of cr And ew B wn H rnby in ye C unty Lan . yeoman beeing sworne and examined saith that upon Saturday the 1 0th day of July 1 686 this Examinant did Informe mee Thomas Lord Morley and Mount eagle Baron of Rye one of his Matis Justices of the for ai peace and quoru. the s d County that hee this examinant did believe that upon the day following beeing Sunday ye 1 1 th of ye sd month of July last past there would bee an assembly meeting or Con venticle o of 5d T ho held at the dwelling h use the . Skerrow of ye Cross under Colour of Exercise of religion in other maner then according t o the Liturgy and practice of the Church of England whereupon this Examinant by vertue of a warrant under the hand and Seale of the said Justice t o this Examinant ye Con stable of Wray and others di rected in yt behalfe for suppressing the same upon the said Sunday this Examinant did repaire t o Wray afforesd But hee not finding the said Constable at home when hee came first thither upon hi sowne accord went int o ye dwelling house of the said Thomas Skerrow t o search for such Conventicle where he this Examinant saith yt then and there hee found assembled as afforesaid one r mT ho Skerr ow r Ma maduke Tatha , Tyle s , Alice ye wife of Thomas Skerrow at Nooke and others t o ye Number of ffowerty psons8: upwards Over and be sides ye said Thomas Skerrow de Cross and them of ye household of ye sai d Thomas Skerrow of the Cross o whose names this Examinant doth n t know . Christ opher Ske rrow of Wray afforesaid yeoman 8: Constable o f Wray afforesaid being sworne 8: examined as t o the pmissessaith yt upon Sunday ye 1 1 th of ’ July last past being the Lord s day about one of the Clocke in the afternoon of the same day hee this Examinant being come home t o hi sowne house in T HE WITNESSING FACTS 1 75

Wray afforesaid from Divine Service att Hornby Chappell the said Andrew Brown did come t o him and ’ T o Skerrow s acquaint him that hee had been at h . house of the Cross by vertue of the 5d Justice his Warrt where hee had found a great number of pe0p1e in a Conventicle assembled and by vertue of this Ex aminant office and of ye said Warrant this Examinant did furthwth repaire t o yo said house t ogether with r t o r o the said And ew supp ess the said C nventicle . But before they cold come t o ye said house hee ye 5d Examinant and ye said Andrew Brown pceive d the said Conventicle to bee broaken up for yt this Ex aminant and the said Andrew Brown did see t o ye Number of ffowerty psons8: upwards coming out of [rubbed out] house of the said Thomas Skerrow de Cross and about the dooresand forefront there of so s or menco ed o r or o the p n bef e n t gethe [t n] R bt . o r r of r afforesaid Gl ve s being pell [pa cel] the Numbe . And the rest of the said psonsye said Examinant knows not but hee belee vesy t they had met under Colour of Exercise of religi on in other maner then according t o ye Lyturgy and practice of the Church of England and y t afterwards hee this Examinant saith yt hee hear d ye said Robt Glovers confess t o afforeSaid o o r ye meeting And that the said R bt . Gl ve s did say further what a blind Rouge or blind tyke was yt Andrew Brown yt cold not see him ye said o o Sconne o R bt . sitting up n a in ye said h use at this o r 1 th of said meeting up n the said July last . The Evidence and Ex aminacon ab ove sd taken before mee the 4th day of Oct ober 1 686 as Witness my hand 8: Seale or 8: o M ley M nteagle .

me 53 . ( . 5 A Memoriall of the Accompts of the moneys mencone d in the Record certified at the Quarter Sessions of the peace holden at Lancaster for the said County of Lancaster up on Tuesday the Thirtieth day of July 1 76 QUAKER MOVEMENT l N LANCASHIRE

last past by the Right Honorable Thomas Lord Morley and Mount eagle Baron of Rye one of his Matis Justices o for o of the peace 8: Qu r . the said C unty forfeited (as in the said Record is menconed) in 8: by an Assembly holden in and about the dwelling House of Th omas Skerrow of the Cross in Wray in the parish of Mellin and County afforesaid Under Colour of Religion in other Maner then accordi ng t o the Liturgy of the Church of England upon Sunday the Elleaventh day f o 1 686 o July last past An dni . His Matis thi rd part of the said fforfeituresby the said Justice tendered into the Corte of the Genall Sessions of the peace holden for the said County at Lancaster afforesaid upon Tuesday the fi fth day of Oct ober Anno Dni 1 686 And by the appointmt of ye same by the said Justice payd t o ye Clerke of ye peace o r t o Mr o herriffe of 8: by him payd ve . Pig tt under S o t o l the said C unty his Matis use vi t .

o Skerrow T lr x x d Th mas y . r x x Ma maduke Tatham d . x x d and [blank] . Thomae Skerrow de Nooke

All which was Levied 8: payd t o the said Justice since the last Generall Quarter Sessions of the peace holden for the said County at Lancaster ai x ii afforesd viz t . j die July Ano dui 1 686 o Sum T tal .

And as concerning the money in the said Menconed t o bee payable by the above said Thomas Skerrow of the Cross 8: his Matis Thir d part thereof c ometh t o six pounds Thirteen shillings 8: ffower

1 78 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

Bee pleased yt Henry Darbishi re now balife of ye hundr eth be examined concerning the 5d goods Bee pleased as the Kinge hath been soe kind t o remt fi nes upon ye Conventicle Act tho retorned into the ex cheqr since the time of his R aigne t o grant yor ordr upon Henry Darbishire 8: William Heyes ffor ye R a uti of 5 o est t on ye d go ds . T o yor well wishing George Shaw 1 8th instant Richard Cubban o 1 68 o r o 5m 7 . G df ey Athert n o o J hn Hayd ck . (Those ptiesthat levyed or have the goods to give an account of them)

mLane . Co .

George Shaw of Bicurstaff in ye County of Lanc . yeoman hath been formerly convicted for hi sbeing psent at an assembly under Couler 8: ptence of ye exercise of religion in other manner than according t o the liturgy 8: practice of ye Church of England in r o l Helle s a ce taine st ne bui ding neer St . n Chappell in Windle called ye Quakers meeting house 8: was at ye same time also convicted as owner of the same house for wilfull 8: wittingly pmitting the 5d assembly 8: conventicle in ye same house for wch he was fined ye sum of 2011 which hithert o could not or has not been neclected t o be levy ed And beeing now further informed by ye Confession of Roger Taylor inhabiting in ye sd house yt he farmeth ye same house from ye said Ge orge Shaw wherein upon our owne view wee do find Severall formes tables 8: wainscotes possession of ye sd owner These are therefore 8: require y ou 8: in his Matis name strictly t o 8: comand yu imedi ately upon receipt hereof t int o ye sd st one building 8: upon refusal] to Open the THE WITNESSING FACTS 1 79

dooresthereof that y ou break open 8: enter thereinto 8: upon ye sd formes Tables 8: Waniscotsthen 8: there found y ou levy the 5d sume of z oli by distresse 8: Sale of ye sd goods 8: return ye same t ogether with this pcept t o us or any one of us t o be distributed o t o our 8: acc rding law . Given under hands Seales at Windl e the first day of December in the 36th years of ye R aigne of our Sovraigne Lord King Charles ye 2d of God o 8: o Do 1 68 c A . by ye grace ver Eng . n m 4 . r o R . Athe t n o P . B ld

J . Entwisle T o all 8: every ye Constables Churchwardens 8: Overseers of ye Poore within the parish of Prescote 8: especially to ye Constables of Windle 8: r o e of eve y n them these .

D eb 6ih ec .

Goods seized by Vertue of Warrt being taken in , the Quakers building in Hartshaw within Windle in Prescote Parrish as followeth

Imps Twenty fforms o lidds It . Twelve wind w o se It . One j y o It . Six half inch b ards one o o r It . wh le b a d eicesof o It . Ten p b ard h Doores It . T ree T wo It . Tables

It . Latts

£5 5 2 1 80 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

Val ued by us ye day 8: y eare above said William fi sher William Heyes Peter R oughley Samuel Clarke Vera Copia [Outside this document as follows] Coppy of warrt Inventory of ye goods taken out of o meeting h use in Hartshaw .

Upon the Complaint of Peter Robinson ffarmer of the Great Tyt hes ariseing within the Townships of Newt on CumScal es in the Sa County James Hall and WilliamBrown both of ffrickleton in the County aforesa Quakers were by warrant under our hands and Seales this day Convened before us here of his Maties Justices of the Peace for this County for refusing to pay or compound for theer Great Tythes already arisen and become due within the Said Townshi ps of Newt on Cu Scales And it appearing unto us upon the Examination of Severale Wittnessesupon both in ye prsence und hearing of the said Quakers that the Tythe or Furth part of all the Come and Graine of the Said James Hall and WilliamBrown Respond in Newt on CumScales aforesd in the months of September and October last have consisted of six thraves and six sheaves of Oatt of the value of one pound and fowr shillings one thrave and six sheaves of Barley of the value of two shi llings and six pence fi ve thr aves and twenty sheaves of Bran of the value of fourteen shillings which in all amounts t o the sume of ffortie shi llings and six pence which sai d Tythes they the 5d Quakers have subtracted and Refused to pay or Compound for Wee do there fore hereby declare the said Sume of fiortie shillings and six pence t o be due unto the said ffarmer as a Reasonable allowance for the said Tythes And do order them the said James Hall WilliamBro wn

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o o A h use att Penketh in Presc tt parish . o i A h use att Hartshaw n the same parish . ou Buccurstafi skirk r A h se att in M pa ish .

One roome in Manchester . ’ a so so es James J mn h use in Pr t on . ’ o i i o Mathew Read s h use n M tt n parish . ’ o o of r Th mas Dilw rth s house B adley .

Certified by Henry Coward . Swarthmore Hall di o A new buil ng up n Swarthmore . o o Ha k sh a C lt H use in w e e d parish . ’ Ge orge Benson s house at St angend in Hawkeshead r pa ish .

The Height in Newt on in Cartmell parish . ’ J ohn Gumell shouse att Spooner Close in Hawkes r head pa ish . ’ James Harrison s house att Colli ngfield in Cartmell r r pa ish . Certified by Leona d Fell . A chamber belonging to Ralph Ridgeway at the r of or r uppe end the Smithy D o e in Mancheste . ’ r r Hen y Janney shouse in Heat on Nor is . Certified by James Stret ell ob n J Owe . Hist M e ort 1 th i SS . R . 2 [ p Append x , Part VII 2 o 2 1 pp . 3 , 3 ]

l r ss The fol owing are again f om the Se ions Records .

t s1 1 P e iti on 69 .

t e A il 1 6 1 . A Lan . pr 9 Thomas Holline of Flookburrough for himself 8: others a Congregation of Quakers intendshisown

dwelling asa meeting place . 1 6 1 llo a 2 1 . A . [ llowed] April , 9

annar 1 8 1 6 1 -2 at Wi an} j y 9 g . THE WITNESSING FACTS 1 83

8: the rest of a Congregati on of protestants dissenting from the Church of England according t o a Statute made in the first yeare of theire now Maj is raigne doth certifye that ye now dwelling house of MrsAbigail Crook in Abram comonly called the hall of Abram is appointed a meeting place for religious worshipp and humbly offered t o this Court t o be enrolled for r o that pu p se .

Ellis Makant . allowed gone out

These are t o Certifie their Matis Justices of the peace in their Generall Quarter Sessions for the County of Lancr l o Palatine . he d att Wiggan in the said C unty the 1 9th of January in the third yeare of their Matis R aigne that a Certaine building of Sibill Barnes in Sutton is Intended for a place t o worshi pp god in by their Matis protestant subj ects dissenting from the Church of England and for their Indemnity according t o the late Act of P arliamt Entituled an Act for Ex empting their protestant subj ects dissenting from the Church of England from the penalty esof Certaine Laws 8: desire the same may be recorded by the Clerk of the peace accordingly and a Certificate there of given t o Edward Barnes Al owed .

8: In the same place at the same date , William Crosby certifies that a certaine Barne in Hardshaw belonging t o John Naylor is Intended for a place to or hi God for ro 8:c w s p P testants dissenting . allowed

In the same place 8: at the same time James Kenyon certifies that a Certaine barne of George Shaw in Hardshaw is intended to be a place t o or i God for ro 8:c w sh p P testants dissenting . o All wed . 1 84 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

1 6 2 9 . P reston A il 1 2 r 6 . , p 7 , 9

r Cossenton the o of ol Hen y within T wnship C ne , ool r ra se i W len Webste , humbly p y that his new dwell ng house in the T ownshipp of Colne may be recorded as a meeting place for Protestants dissenting from r of the Chu ch England . Henry Cossenton Co itted r m his X Ma ke .

A t M anchester A ril 1 , p 4 , House of John fi ldesnow in the possession Widdow Greens in Eccles is intended for a place or fo W ship r Protestants dissenting 8:c . John fi ldes

Granted .

an 1 0 1 6 2 - f . , 9 3 . House of Robert Hubarsty of Yelland for an assembly of Quakers

Lanc ster ur h a o t 1 6 2 a o t d Oc ober . f y f , 9 1 o ri o r lf. l 8: J hn Car ngt n , Cle k , in beha of himse f a Congregation of di ssenting protestants doth Certify ye house of William Lindow of T opin Krags in Newland near Ulverst one 8: ye house of James Towers of Bandri ck head in furnessfellsfor meeting places to be for Protestant Dissenters and desires yt ye 5d houses may be recorded accordingly J ohn Carrington Wm Bonds of Tatham all owed lls [Pen run thr ough James Towers t o fiurnacefe . i i o w d I mag n e that Wm . B nds assubstitute ]

a e of 8 r at the g 4 yea s .

1 86 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN

1 Mr o Sam . Eyt n o 2 Mr Hen . Newc me Mr T ho o . Butterw rth Mr Edw . Siddall Mr r o F anc . Mead wcroft Mr r T ho . Wa burton T o h . Ivins Ann Unsworth Mr Andrewe Wyke Mr John Gathome Mr Joseph Barlowe o Mr R bt Chadwick . i . r W ddowe Marth Taylo , John Leeds Gastrells Natt . l A lowed .

M a c st n he e Oct. 1 1 6 r 2 . , 3 , 9 The house of Mary P enert on of Warringt on Widdowe a meeting house for dissenters

Tho . Jackson . o Rec rded . 1 693 . ston an 1 P re . 1 1 6 . , y , 93 House of Wm Cardwell seni or of Barton the place where he now li ves as meeting place for Protestant i D ssenters .

o All wed .

A t t t 1 6 P reson Oc . . , 5, 93 Parce l of ground in ffreckleton called Gualfoloing

1 so f o t w o re m o on r o . . h Sa uel Eat n , the R be Eat n , M A , was sident in

‘ r r r or to hisfather Mancheste . He was assistant and afte wa ds success at Stand Chapel . 1 r m m r of m . u or e N o . A No o H n y ewc e , M , the disting ished nc nf ist iniste

on . 1 1 6 a e of 68 r . He died Sept 7th , 93, at the g yea s T HE WITNESSING FACTS 1 87

intended for meeting place for Quakers 8: Burial

ground . James Ast on Registered X his marke o not or This C urt will rec d it .

1 6 eston nl 1 . P r , j y 3, 93 o Neatb J hn Cartmell in y , place where now lives , for r as a meeting place Quake s . o All wed .

1 694 . 6 eston anuar 1 1 . P r , j y 7 , 94 r or r o for Ch ist . Duckw th in Samlesbu y petiti ns his o t o for dwelling h use be a meeting place Quakers .

Allowed .

Same date at P reston William Hall in Grimsargh petitions for his dwelling o for r house t be a meeting place Quake s .

’

A t rmskzrk nl 1 6 1 6 . O e , j y , 94 The house of Henry Mercer of Kirby the place where he now lives is desired t o be recorded for a meeting place for an assembly of protestants di ssenting from the Church of England and humbly desires the same may be recorded accordi ngly Henry Mercer o all wed .

These are t o Certifie his Maj esties Justices of the : Peace in their Generall quarter Sessions held for the County P allatyne of Lancaster att Ormeschurch in the said County that a certaine Barne of Margret Lath waite Spinster in or near the Scowe within Wiggan in the said County is Intended for a place of Religi ous

senting from the Church of England t o worshi p God according to a late Act 1 88 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

of Parliament Intyt led an Act for exempting their Maj esties Pr otestant Subjects Dissenting from the Church of England from the penaltys of Certaine lawes t o Desire the same may be recorded by the Clarke of the Peace this psent nynth day of Aprill in the Seventh year of hisMaj esties R aigne An oque Domi 1 695 and a Certificate thereof given t o John Green o Rec rded .

Nathan Lomax of Oldham Lanc in the pish of Ouldham

or for Rec ded for a meeting place Quakers . J ohn Lomax house in Worseley

Recorded for a house for Dissenters .

1 6 97 . The house of John Leadbeater of Bury ordered to be recorded

P reston A ril 1 6 1 6 , p , 97 . The house of John Hartley of Grymshaw in Cleviger for e ll a meeting place diss nters a owed .

John Hartley . 0 r . G eenfield

6 8 1 9 . M anchester 2 1 ul 1 6 8 . , j y , 9 Petition of Henry Ryles of Oldham for his dwelling house t o be a Quaker meeting place recorded

P reston M a 1 6 8 . , y 5, 9

1 90 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

Wi an an . 1 1 01 . g , j 9, 7 Petition of Henry M olyneux of Liverpool that house of James Laithwaite of Knowsley with for consent be a meeting place Quakers . ll a owed .

8 1 1 - 2 Wi an an. 1 0 . g , f , 7 The petition of Hugh Lowe one of the pe0p1e called Quakers that the house of Abigail Griffeth of Wavertree with her consent be a meeting place for Quakers ll o a wed . Hugh Lowe

The house of Katherine Siddall widdow in Ardwick l al owed .

of for o Robt Cragg Cheetham a meeting h use . Nathaniell Snow of Salford for a meeting house

2 1 70 . 8 1 2 P reston Oct. 0 . , , 7 Petition of Thomas Farneley of T horneley a certaine Edifiice or bui lding lying in T horneley ‘ belonging to for for r Petitioner a meeting place Quake s . Likewise the house of Joshua Procter of Haighton a Qu aker o o B th all wed .

Petition of Abigai ll Griffith of Wavertree her dwelling l for house be a meeting p ace Quaker . N othing

1 703 .

hester ul 2 2 1 0 . M anc , j y , 7 3 l Nehemiah Lowe petiti ons for the house of Jn . Ha l

for Quakers . T HE WITNESSING FACTS 1 91

A certaine building in Wray newly erected desired

t o be recorded for a meeting place for Quakers . Belonging t o

Thomas Skerrow ffrancisGlover . and Robert o Glover . All wed .

1 705.

t 1 1 . ancaster Oc . 2 0 L , , 7 5 In pursuance of which Act your petitioner James R oanson of Cawseyend within Dalt on humbly Desires his dwelling house may be Licensed for a meeting place ffor Quakers according to ye Act . James X R oanson l o a l wed . his marke .

M anchester an . 2 1 0 . , f 4 , 7 5 Robert Lowe of Houghton within the T owneshipp of Withingt on petiti ons that a certaine building in Hought on belonging t o your petitioner may be re a f r c orded meeting place o pers ons dissenting &c .

r . allowed . Robe t Lowe

1 706

t n 1 06 . P reson a . , 7

Petition of James Fisher of Habergham Eaves for his dwelling house t o be certified as a place of worship for Protestant Dissenters r James fiishe .

esonsan the r M a S si . z a 1 nc. 06 . , f 3 , 7

o for r ro meeting h use dissente s being p testants . 1 92 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

1 08 7 . P reston October 1 08 , 7 , 7 .

Petition of Thomas Abbot of Alst on in Hothersall Robert his son that the dwelli ng house of the Petitioners be recorded as a meeting place for Quakers

r or ec ded . Thomas Abbatt

The 2 after Places t o be recorded for the Qua t o meet in

The Dwelling house with outhouses ground ad o oi li o f r j ining Wm . El s ns in Brindle o a Meeting Place for the People Calld Qua t o worshipp God In the Dwelling house with OuthouseingsGround Adj oining of o K arsa R bt . h w in the T ownshipp of Butterworth County of Lankester for the same Sarviss r Reco ded .

Lanc. Com.

George Braithwaite of Hawkeshead in the sd County de o r Maketh Oath that hee this p n . was equested by William Dennysen of Watersyde meare Hawkeshead aforesd t o goe t o Lancr and Petition the Court of f r o of La e o Qur Sessions Holden o ye C unty Pal . n n behalfe of the sd William Dennysen t o have a certaine house att Hawkeshe ad hill belonging to the sd William Dennyson recorded fior a meeting place ffor an assembly of Protestants dissenting from the Church of England and that the sd William Dennyson att the same time did give his ffree Consent thereunto and desired that the same might bee recorded accordingly and further saith not

ur J . in Cur . 1 1 Januar Recorded

1 94 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHI RE

o st o o for a e 1 1 0 7 . H u es be rec rded meeting pl c s

for the pe ople called Quakers . o o Cornah row Wm . Ecclest n h use at in Kirkham fil Parish in the d . r 'so o o fiild Hen y Fleming h use of P ult n in the . f se r o James Go f n . his h use in Garstang . f o se r h o . Ju . Lees n . near Old am in the Parrish Oldham Recorded

a ul 1 1 1 1 0. L nc . j y . 7

Petition of Richard Atkinson of Conniston and Isaac Penningt on of Hawkeshead in the sd County that the dwelling houses of your petitioners may be recorded meeting houses for Pers ons called Quakers Isaac Peningt on Ri r . o . reco ded chd . Atkins n

Xn 3oth 1 71 0 d r ffrien . J W ight , I desir e yu wod get the house of John Dickonson of Northwood within the Town ship of Padiham recorded for a meeting place ye next Sessions and shall Satisfye yu next time I see yu rests thine

Juo Ecroyd Jur . T O bee ent red October Sessions

1 2 . 1 1 0 last 7 .

1 71 2 .

il 0 1 1 2 . Apr 3 . 7

These are humbly t o request of the Justices of Peace at the Quart er Sessions t o be holden t o morrow at Preston That the house in Clitheroe whi ch I am now about to dwell in may be recorded for a house

Kee p Religi ous Meetings .

Grante d . T HE WITNESSING FACTS 1 95

House built on Brewers Yeard in Little Ecclest on of al for an Assembly persons c led Quakers . o all wed .

P reston Guardi an on r 20th 1 1 2 Writing in the Ap il , 9 , o Abbatt of r o Mr Dilw rth , P est n , says

r r om of o William B ewe , ye an Little Ecclest n , a few o or o r m nths bef e his decease , c nveyed by an Indentu e 1 66 or ro of l dated May 9, a little garden C ft out a C ose of t o r for land , be used as a bu ial place Quakers , unto ’ o om oo of o m o J hn White and Th as M ne W od Plu pt n . Nine years previously both WilliamBrewer and John White were sent to prison for holding Quaker meetings 1 6 i r i n . 0 o the district In 9 J hn Wh te , the su viving r r of old r trustee having died , f esh t ustees the Quake Meeting House and burial ground were appointed in the r o of r o r mo o o om pe s ns Richa d C wa d , Ti thy T wns n , Th as om o r om o of m o T lins n , and Hen y T lins n , all who bel nged ” t o the Filde meeting .

2 1 682 o r . . Unde date Aug 5, , the Keny n MSS give the following

r m r r Ki kha . The e is a place m this pa ish wee call r r r o r or m B ewe s Ya d , f u five iles distant , which the Quakers (the most incorrigible sinners I know) doe use r u r r u ma r r t o r . o o o o bu y I desi e y , the ef e , y y p cu e this ’ o of r f may be sp ken a She i f s title , that these places not o r m ma may be laid wast , or if soe , s me othe re edy y be thought of for the preventing of their diabolical ” F r ide o o . o v infatuati n and infecti n ( Richard Clegg ,

p .

6 1 71 . 6 t 1 1 . 1 1 c . . Bury Sess. O 7 A Ce rtaine Edi ffice or building ' newly Erected in the fforest of R ossendale for an Assembly of persons called r &c Quake s .

Henry Birtwistle . 1 96 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

1 1 7 7 .

n 1 1 . P resto Sessionsj uly 1 8 . 7 7 George Abott of Hothersall petitions that a dwelling ho use and barne thereunto belonging to your o for f a Petiti ner is intended an Assembly o Qu kers .

r r . r eco ded Ge o ge Abbatt .

the le o eace 0 T o C rk f P ( 5 . J ohn Haydock of Coppull Certifiesto Quarter o r l 2 1 1 s Sessi ns att Ormski k Ju y . 7 7 . that I have cau ed a house t o be erected upon a parcell of ground within ’ Langtree in the sd County Comonly called the Quakers Buriall place Intended to be a meeting house for a Con gregation of Protestant Dissenters dissenting from the Church of England Comonly called Quakers and do Desire you t o record the same as such in this Court according ” t o arlia vi the Act of P mt in that case made and p ded .

r o . o ec rded Juo . Hayd ck j unr

skirk essi nsM a 1 1 o 6 . . Orm S y . 7 7

J ohn Winstanley of Ashton within Makerfield yeom . certifies a House newly erected belonging t o me is for 8:c intended Quakers . l o o . rec rded . J hn Winstan ey

1 2 7 3 . A il 2 1 2 ton . s r . o P res p 5 7 3 . Dwelling h use of Jame c oo f Topper alled heathw d in Parish o P adyham. H ouse of John Hartley called the ffernisin the fiorest

of l . ouse Pend e Quaker meeting h . James Topper

recorded . John Hartley . hasot o a 1 1 8 and e ‘ re [This g int p cket 7 , is print d he though it is later than

Memdmto Gett a licence for ye house of Ann Rigby - widd in Goosnr for a meeting house for ye Quakrs.

CHAPTER III

STEADFAST IN SUFFERING

OU T of m of m o the ass dates , na es and facts previ usly two r r given things eme ge quite clea ly . In the first place the reader must be deeply impressed with the remarkable steadfastness of the Sufferers to the religious r l r p inciples which they had adopted . With ittle inte m o for o of r 0 r rom issi n , a peri d nea ly 3 yea s f the or o t o o r o m Rest ati n the T le ati n Act , they were the victi s of a pe rsecution which imposed upon themfines and mr o m o mr or r r i p is n ents with ut e cy est aint , and yet r m ro r f t . o they e ained unb ken in heir spi it This was , o r o o o o m c urse , the pe i d during which all N nc nf r ity was out in the wilderness and a great and terrible wilde r ness it proved t o be ; but the heavier burden of suffering fell upon the Quakers . The Uniformity Act of 1 662 r of r l who deprived all Ministe s thei ivings , could not give their Assent and Consent t o all and everything contained in the Book of Common Prayer and r o o the G eat Ej ection f ll wed , which silenced some 2000 of the most cultured and devoted Ministers in r 1 66 the Chu ch . In 4 the Conventicle Act made illegal all religious gatherings other than those which were ” o or according to the Nati nal W ship , if there were present five or more persons of 1 6 years of age and upwards beside the family in whose house the meeting was T o w u k r being held . deal specially ith the Q a e s 1 66 2 of there had been passed in May , before the Act ” m l esfor Unifor ity , the Quaker Act imposing pena ti refusal to take o aths and for holding meetings for o in u r o o r w rship the Q ake way . In comm n with all the Nonconformists the Quakers suffered considerably for we STEADFAST IN SUFFERING 1 99 a ro ri mi r ttending these p sc bed Conventicles , and si la ly for not o as frequenting the Nati nal Worship ; but , r s sufiered on o al eady sugge ted , they other acc unts r o peculia t o them . They had an bj ection to taking f any kind of oath . It was with thema matter o “ s t o not all t o Con cience swear at , but let their r o Yea be Yea and thei Nay , Nay . C nsequently they r o of o r o efused the ath allegiance , th ugh thei l yalty was above suspicion summoned t o serve on juri es they again obj ected t o take the customary oath ; and in like manner in the Open courts j udgment invariably went o not sw rne against them because they w uld be o . They obj ected also t o pay Tithes on the ground that the r m r for o not for true Christian Ministe ust p each l ve , f o m r . o m o hi e Many the C m it ents , it will be n ted , r on o we e these accounts nly . It is worth pointing out that after 1 662 there are few Commitments for disturbing other religious r ommo gatherings . Du ing the C nwealth that was the of r r One t o chief cause thei suffe ing , and the fact is which o not mor sufficient attenti n has been given . It is e than doubtful if the Commonwealth Commitments generally may be classed under the heading of religious o m m r o . o pe secuti n , as is usually d ne The ve ent was o all o mo m then quite y ung , and like y ung ve ents it was

extravagant and revoluntionary in many respects . The r r o r ea ly Quake preachers , wh se since ity cannot be r o r of challenged , we e ften distu bers the public peace , and the penalties inflicted upon them were mainly because r r they were ega ded as such . It is a healthy sign that among later writers on the movement this is the attitude omi t r t o om which is c ng o be adopted . Refer ing s e of the strange things whi ch were done by Quakers in o mo oo . . C m nwealth days , Mr H . G . W d M A , in his r for 1 20 r Swarthmo e Lecture 9 , says Suc ha e the r o r o m so cha ges hist ry ec rds against the , and , far as o the they are true , we can nly say in the first place that ’ Protector s leniency in dealing with them deserves our 200 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

ir o o mo r adm ati n , and in the sec nd that the de n Quaker ”

r o on or . o is a g eat impr vement his ancest s M st , how r of o o o o eve , what was bj ecti nable ab ut the m vement in its earliest stages had disappeared at the time of the Restorati on ; and the Quakers take their place in the forefront of that great body of N onconformists against whom the repressive legislation of that period was

levelled . 1 6 2 l In 7 the Indulgence Dec aration was published . It was not an Act of Parli ament but a mere exercise of that Royal prerogative which Charles claimed t o an d no o have inmEcclesiastical matters , d ubt it was o . h nestly eant Wearied , as he says , with the sad ” r of or r expe ience twelve years , whose f cible cou ses ” e m o had yielded little fruit , he r sorted to this eth d of u our f t o q ieting good subj ects . Its e fect was suspend the operation of the repressive legislation of r m r t o o l ecent ti es , and , in pa ticular , make it p ssib e by taking out License s for all who dissented from the Church t Non of England o have their own religious meetings . o o m r o c nf r ists gene ally welc med it as a great relief , and Licenses on a large scal e were taken out all over the or l o o country . The iginal App icati ns and ther License are r r o Ofiice o documents p ese ved in the Rec rd , Lond n ; and these and much relating t o themhave been printed ’ in Professo r Turner s book ; but not one Quaker License o No on for will be f und am ong them. e was applied and no one t was issued . The Quakers shared o some extent in the common benefit so far as their religious gatherings were o i m o for c ncerned , but they were st ll fined and i pris ned re n h o fusi g the Oath and wit h lding the Tithes , even as A they might be for meeting in unlicensed buildi ngs . fter twelve months the Indulgence Declaration was with n r r of a draw under p essu e Parli ment , with which it had n ee l en ever b n popu ar , because it was regarded as an

croachment r o ar d . upon its ights , and persecuti n reappe e In addition to all this the Quakers were involved in the o m s all Nonconformit l c m on su picion which att ached to y ,

“ 202 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

Jn Execution for the suppressing of such Meetings and to proceed according t o Law against the preacher and such others as shall appe are to bee the principall offenders herein My Lo rd J am Yor LoppsMost obedient Humble Se rvt l Ar ington .

Whereas wee are given to understand that very m so nsof restlesse r t o any p and neve bee satisfied minds , within this County of Lancaster are busie and Active in construing Plotting broatching a new Warre wch threatens much t o the Ruine and destruction of his Matie and all Loyall Subj ects Wee therefore st rictly require y ou upon sight hereof to Seize and Secure the pe rsons whose names are hereunto annexed within the Hundreds of Loynsdall 8c Amoundernessearching theire o for rm Amunition o s H uses A es , Sediti us paper P amhletts m r o and p , and the b ing bef re us at Lancaster upon Thursday the T hirt ie first day of August inst ant And li kewise that y ou informe your selfe of all othe r psonswhose Principles and Seditious practices you know anywise Rebellious or inclinable t o the disturb ance of the Peace and quiet of this Kingdome inserting their names and places of habitation in the aforesaid list annexed and t o bring thembefore us at the day and place abovsaid Whereof faile not as you t endr his Maties Servise and will answer the Cont rary Datum apud Lancr V icesimo sexto die Augusti Anno ro Sc &c imo sex timo Anno R . Rs Ca l di Angl Dec q D i 1 u 665.

T o r Bradshai h or o Sr . R ge g in hisabsence to the Bindlos Chiefe Commissionated Officer of his R o . T roope These 203

A note of persons t o bee Searched for Armes Amunition

In Crost on Richard Banist re Thomas Gradwell

In Euxton

Mickell Taylor James Sharock John Roscoe of Runshe Moore T ho Moodie of Loynsdale o of Lanr Heapey Jon . Laus n John Ballif of Jon Greenwood of same Adlingt on Robt Widder of Kellett Senior Will : Crooke of Crofer Procter of Lancr CopuH T ho Hopkin of Yelland John Low of Hathomethwait e of Duxbury Memorand Preist Hutton Edward Parr John Preston of Ellell Grange of Mawdsley Tho Atkinson of Cart miell Widow Copper of T ho Leper of Caponwrey Charnock Richard R ob Hubberstie of Yelland 1 Will : Lampitt of ffurneis on r of o J . Saw ey Plumpt n

In Ecclest on Richard Locksome of . Nicholas Rigby of Ulnes Walt on Harrocke William Walton of Ralph Greene Longton of T uingreave Adam Mather of Widdow Parr .

In Leyland Mr Baldwin 2 a Minister at Chisnall 204 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

WilliamAtherton John Hurst of Arley in blackrode Will Parr by Cowley Henry Be ardsworth Hill nere Billinge Widdow Banistre Henry Ogles of of Goulding Hill - Whiston

In Chorley In Wigan Parish Allex andr Brears Henry Topping of Wigan of Eves Lane Thomas Wareing Mr Jolly of Wigan of yerrow Bridge James R osckoe Elizabeth Deane Will Ecleston of ye house of Peter Watson Charnock Richard and MrsWilliamson 1 i r Sheardle of livein n R cha d y g J Hindley . Farrington 3 Gabriell Camelford of Staveley H n Blackburn u dd . 3 T ho Jolly of hignell park Tho Sumerko of padll Robt Whiteker of Healey in Burnley n of Jo . Buly Oswald twisley Jon Waddington of Alt om

o o . by C ll . N well Salford Hundd one Maj or Smith

AmoundernesHund . Rowland Gascall of [blank/ Ric Kinge of Preston Henry Chorley of same Jon March of Elston

1 o t e d o of ll m ill mo o ainfuu D ub l ss wi w Wi ia W ia s n , the able g dly and p 1 0 minister of Hindley in 65 .

de ome on a of dl ll . V . . h s , the sl pe Pen e Hi i p 79

206 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

r answer it t o the Cont ary . Given under my hand

1 1 660 . this 7th feb . ROGER BRADSHAIGH T o the Constables i of l e se . Aspu l . T h

An Order from my Lord of Derby for searching and i e r 6th 6 cur . Se e ng some Armes in Manch ste Augu / 4 . T heise are t o will And requi re you upon sight he reof t o Search for And Seize all Armes and Amunition which you find in the Custodi e or possession of John Leeds Ellor of Richard , Ralph Ridgway Manchester and or of afforesd u Henry Tayl New Barne in the Co nty , the sd psonsbeeinge Judged Dangerust o the peace of Kin dome all Amunition the g , and such Armes and as you find in the possession of the aforesaid psonsor any of them y ou are t o secure for his Maties Service And returne a speedy Accot thereof unto mee And for soe doeinge this shall bee t o y ou a Sufficient discharge Given under my [Hand] An d Seale the sth day of 1 August Anno Domini 664 . D C . ERBY . T o Maj or John Byrom And the Constables

of Manchester .

John Willson of Warri ngt on in the sd County of Laur upon his o ath Informeth and sai th as the above sd Roger Yates hath informaed haveinge heard the same Readd JOHN WILLSON

Capt Corn . Roger Bradshai gh Mathew Markland

Lanr mt . Co . Informr Capt apud Haigh Coram Rogero Bradshaigh i 2 u 1 662 Mil t . 5 J ne ( ) STEADFAST IN SUFFERING 207

S aturday j une the 2 1 st Thomas Gort on of Aspull Laborer saith that hee r m o o o heard Marg ett S ith of Westh ught n Wid w, (upon descourse of the Act of Uniformity) say that rather then they Ministers (meaning the P resbits) l o o o r r wou d C nf rme , they w uld esist , and if they wea e forced t o conforme there would be aryseinge o f her knowledge and beeing asked how that could bee ; shold m a or oo and who head the , shee s id My L d B th , o o o o C ll . Rawsth rne , Mai r Harris n , and that though li so e r t o m wee thought the Mi tia su e us , yet that ost ’ o f all the T rayn d Bands in Salford Hundd would bee f r o 2 2 . the e Syde . Sunday June the The said Thomas Gort on came t o me againe and said hee had againe spoken t o the s ai d Margrett Smith that day at Blackrod and would have knowne something more of her o ret endi n e C ncerning that business , p g that hee wo theire r o him uld take pa t , shee said shee c uld tell noe mor for m r t o r e that day , the essenge that was b ing themIntelligence would not bee there till late but mor afterwards shee would tell him e . T uisday June the 24th the said Thomas Gort on c ame t o mee againe 8: said that the same woman t ould him (Robert Browne of Aspull being in a private r her o or mee place and hea d , al se did testify it bef e ) dl l that shee being that day at Hin ey Chape l , did see o ne o sevall r t o Mr T ildesl J hn Leech deliver lette s . ey o an r 8c Pars n of De e Chu ch , being asked what they w ar sein allsoe eare , shee sayd tending towards y g , t ould himthat the messenger came the Sunday at or t o Blackerode o m bui sin ss night bef e , , ab ut the sa e e hisor m r o Sett up h se at Ja es G eg rys in Aspull , And said that the Quakers and P resbswould Joyne o t gether, and being asked what party or who they would ryse against shee said against the P arlt be cause m theire o they ade the Act agst Religi n , and said 1 alsoe Mr oo of o Mr f that W ds Asht n , Astley o 1 oo romAso -in-Maker field Janies W d , ejected f ht n . 208 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

1 2 l r Mr of or Mr T ildesle of B ack od , Welch Ch ley y Deane o oe o 8: m o w uld g int Scotland , any m re Parsons that o l not o orm a ai ne w u d C nf e , and being g asked who would head the Party shee said that shee had a letter of it m r o l that y Lo d Bo th Col . Rawsthorne and Mai or Harrison and one behind Prest on which shee could not r r m of om emembe the na e , but said Th as Gort on namein o o to o g Maj r R binson her , shee said shee th ught , Risein e ou that it was hee , and said that the g w ld bee be fore Boult on ffayre ; or within a moneth and o of r that one Ralph Ellis n Hindley was listed , but unde who n not a r shee k ew , and f rthe said that all the 4 r or m r t o r of one P eachers , bef e na ed wea e P each all day the next weeke at Chowbent 8: after that would oe o o 8: r r g int Sc tland , beinge asked whethe they yse ai or noe not ag nst the Kinge shee sayd , but they would have the Queene Downe and sayd againe that those in Salford Hundd (Meaning the Militia Souldiers) o for w uld bee them .

m aur L . Co .

ul th m r o of Blackero rm j y 7 . Ja es Ba t n d info ed 8: sayt h that hee heard Thomas Fenton a youth that liveth upon Chorley moore say that hee knew of a greate deale of Armes hid at Duxbury and that hee was at the hiding of them himselfe ’ It is Mr Holt s opinion that I ought to take the Informations upon Oath 8: that I may Sertify it t o the Councell without any other Justice t o Joyne

with mee .

one ri r o ro 1 662 t o 1 66 At time du ng this pe i d , f m 4 , of o e m e which is spoken as the Great Persecuti n , it is sti at d that in the prisons of England were no fewer than 4200 3 om a m Quakers , men and w en , and , as lready inti ated ,

m l ro Vide o . r ro . . Richa d Astley , ejected f B ack d p 79, n te 3 m or r l ro . Hen y We ch , ejected f Ch ley

M .A . . Geor e Fox . C : oo . g , by H W d , , p 75

21 0 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE one Friend in every two thousand of the popul ation of Great Britain and a much smaller proportion for the ” 1 th r or i a e . popul tion of wo ld Its future may , theref e , g ve m t e aw so e anxie y to its supporters ; but , whatev r may ait a e en e on the ml al it , bec us of its insist c up supre e y spiritu l en l n ea n r e a a n the e em t in re igion , its u c si g p ot st g i st ere e e a hasso en ee the e t n m ly c r moni l , which oft b n b set i g sin of all el e a e l t e d l r igious worship , b c us of its abso u fi e ity t o l ri n le and l and un e n great re igious p cip s , its c ear c asi g of or an ak l advocacy Peace , the w ld owes to it unspe ab e o o debt , and it will always have a place of h n ur in the story of the Christian religion .

2 1 P . 5 . IN DEX

n t 2 60 Be net , Philip, 4 , o Franms1 6 , , 53 Bensn , A r m mm C . o or 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 6 b aha , E a , 57 Ben n , Ge ge , , 3, A r m 8 Be rke tt o 6 b aha , Daniel , 57, 5 , J hn , 5 A c r o 6 0 Bisbrown r o r 1 1 0 8 1 1 1 c ingt n , 7 , 9 , Ch ist phe , 3 , , o as A om r ff 0 1 0 1 08 1 1 1 ddis n, Th , 74 Bicke sta e , 35, 4 , 3 , , , Ai h o 1 1 g t n , 43, 44 i 1 2 2 1 8 1 6 2 0 2 0 Aldcl ffe , , 5 Billinge , 94 , 97, 9 , 4 , 5 A m2 2 2 - 6 1 1 r 1 0 1 ldingha , , 3 34 , 3, 3 Bi ch , 99 , A m 6 80 8 8 8 2 0 r r 8 ltha , 7 , , 3, , 4 Bi twistle , Hen y . 4 7. 4 , 53. 55. Amro oh 8 86 0 1 8 1 b se , J n , 54 5 , , 9 , 9 , 95 Amounderness6 1 1 1 2 8 1 m o n 1 0 1 1 1 1 6 1 , 3, 7 , 9 , , 49, Bispha , J h , 3, , 3 , 37 r 6 1 6 6 8 Blackbu n , 37 , , 9 , 7 , 79, 3, m o l A yas , The phi us , 34 1 2 1 6 2 r r mmr oo 6 Anabaptists , , 3, Blackbu n G a a Sch l , 7 r o m1 Angie . J hn , 4 7 Blackledge , Willia , 93 r o m 0 2 Blac lrrod 1 0 1 1 8 2 0 2 0 A kh l e , 3 , 7 , 4 7, , 5, 4 , 7, r o or 2 0 1 2 0é A lingt n , L d , A shburner c r 2 8 oo Lock or 2 0 , Ri ha d , 3 , 4 , 49, Bl d , y , 5 1 1 1 2 0 o 1 1 6 1 3, B ld . 4 , 3 . 37 A o a 8 o 1 1 0 1 1 0 o o 6 1 0 1 1 8- 1 1 6 1 sht n , Isa c , 3 , 4 , 5 , 3, , B lt n , 4 , 4 7, , 3 4 3, , 1 1 1 2 1 6 2 2 08 1 , 5 , o - r- 6 1 o o -le - 6 1 6 2 Asht n unde Lyne , B lt n Sands, , A 1 o om 6 skew , Anne , 9 B nd . Th as , 3 . 37 . 54 0h“ I oo o r 2 0 2 0 8 1 ) 9 B th , L d , 7 , o 1 —1 1 oo m 0 1 2 —1 1 6 Aspinall , J hn , 49 5 B th , Willia , 4 , 9 33, 3 2 0 - 20 As ull , 5 7 r 2 0 8 o mi As ley, Richa d , 79, B ult , Benja n , 35, 59 er o o r 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 Bo dale 1 00 1 8 Ath t n , G df ey , 3, , , y , Susan , , 4 Br sai M 2 0 1 1 8 1 8 ad h h S . 7 , 5 g , r o Ol r 8 0 8 Bradshai h R O e r 1 1 2 02 Athe t n , ive , 3 , 4 , 4 , 49 g , g , 95, 3 , , Audl and o 1 2 1 2 06 , J hn , , 3 r m 8 2 0 B adshaw, Ja es , 9 , 5 r i or 1 0 1 1 1 2 B aithwa te , Ge ge , 5 , 4 , 9 r ai o 1 6 60 B aithw te , J hn , , il 1 1 - 1 2 mC . W lia , 4 , 5, o o 1 8 2 6 Backh use , J hn , 3 , 5 r 1 r r l m 6 1 2 1 uley , Alexande , 4 B ewe Wi lia , 3 , 5 , 7 , 95 o r 2 0 r r r 1 6 1 dwin , R ge , 3 B ewe s Ya d , 3, 95 o 6 0 B rideoak e al Ball H use , R ph , 4 3 t r Mrfdow 2 0 r I 2 Bannis e , , 4 B iggs " 4> r o 1 6 1 r o r 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 Ba nes , J hn , 44 , 4 . 4 7, B iggs , R be t, 5 , 5 , 4 , 3, r Sibill 1 8 r oms60 Ba nes , , 3 B iggs , Th a , r m r 6 -66 1 2 Ba nes , Willia , 4 4 B indle , 4 , 9 rro o 8 8 1 I 2 ro o o e r 2 0 Ba w, l an , 5, 9. 49 . S B ught n T w , r o 1 86 1 88 ro r 1 1 Ba t n , , B wn , And ew, 74 , 75 r o o r 8 I Ba t n , R ge , 7 S Bat e OhIl 6 ) J , 9 5) 9 f 2 2 2— 1 1 8 1 20 Bayclif , , 3 34 , , 2 I 2 QUAKER MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE

ro oe 1 8 l ro 8 82 B wne , hna , 4 C ithe e . 37. 3 . 75. 77. 79 . . ro o r 2 0 8 88 8 1 2 1 1 t ~ B wne , be t , 7 5. . 9 . 7 . 35. 44 . 49 ro o oo 1 6 I I 1 1 I B wnl w Sch l , 9 . 53. 54 . 94 r r for or Coc e 1 00 Buildings egiste ed w ship , y Chapel , 1 8 1 — 1 ol 82 8 86 97 C ne , , 3, Bulcoc k El z 1 0 1 — 1 o o 6 1 1 , i abeth , 5 , 53 55 C lt n . 34 . 3 . 4 Bullcock o n 8 ommo o mmm 1 , J h , 7 C nwealth C it ents , 99 r l 8 6 1 6 80 8 1 8 Commonwealth Surve T he 1 Bu n ey , 3 ) ) 75) 7 : ) ) 3) y , , 7 o o 1 C nist n , 94 Burn eat e o 1 20 o 1 2 1 8 1 8 y , J hn , C nventicle Act , The , 9 , 7 , 9 r o -in - o l o r o f 1 66 6 1 Bu t n L nsda e , 73 C nventicle , Retu ns 9 , 6 2 1 0 1 1 66 1 6 o 6 1 6 2 1 2 80 Bu 4 3. 4 5. . 99 . . . 7. C nventicles , , , 7 , 7 , 79 , ,

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Leavens , Elizabeth , 44 , 59 r m 1 6 1 Leave , Ja es , r 8 8 1 1 , , 3 , 9 , 44 , 4 5 r 0 2 1 Lee Cha les Richa d . 4 . 4 . 44 . 5 . hr o r 1 8 Lee , C ist phe , 9 o r 1 - 1 2 Lee , R ge , 49 5 o l om 9 80 2 0 J l ie , Th as , 7 , , 4 o 2 0 ech , J hn , 7 o 2 06 Leeds , J hn , o 1 Lees , J hn , 94 i r 1 2 —1 Legh , R cha d , 9 33 82 8 Leigh , Ellen , 7 7, , 5 r om 1 1 - 1 K r 2 , , 4 4 3 abe Rigg , 5 Leve Th as 6 1 6 6 6 6 8 0 1 02 om , , , , 9 , , w 4 , , 7 7 Kay, Th as , 73 Le and K 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 ellet , , 4 , 3 , 3 , 4 , , o 8 2 03 Liddell , J hn , 3 - r oo 2 1 1 8 1 1 8 K 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 6 6 i p , 4 , 4 , 5 , 59 , 5, endal , , , , 44 , 4 , 59, L ve l 6 2 1 90 m 6 i y , , 9 k, Daniel , 44 L vese Ja es om 8 om 1 1 6 i s y , , 3 k, Th as , 4 , 44 , 3 L ve e Th as o r m1 1 L lla dis , o or 1 0 1 6 2 — 1 6 r 6 , s ic , 5, 4 , Hen y . 95. 9 L ngw th Ju t e K o o 8 eni u , J hn , 5 o or o r 6 K ennebie 1 , R , 4 , 54 , Anne , 4 L ngw th ge o 6 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 s , 34 , 3 , 7 , 9 , 4 , 3 Kennedy , Hannah , 4 L n dale orr mr om 60 o m 1 8 i , s , 45, 4 7 , Keny n , Ja es , 3 L e Th a r 8 8 8 8 1 1 o . 9 o MSS . 1 . 75. 77. 4 . 7 Keny n , , 95 L we Chu ch o o r 1 1 o R O e r 1 1 1 8 1 , , 9 Keny n . g . 35. 43. 4 . 59. L we R be t — r 1 ' 1 1 6 1 6 , , 55, 33 6 1 , 7 9 Lund And ew 6 2 l mor 1 1 p , 3, 7 Ki y , Lady , 5 Lund Cha el r 2 0 r 1 0 King Richa d , 4 Lune Rive , 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 ES aX ohn 8 1 , 3, , P . J . 75. Lunt e 1 1 0 1 1 1 Ki rfb r 1 1 0 y i , 4 , 3, Richa d , 55, , L d at r o r 1 0 1 06 Ki kby , R ge , 4 , r m6 1 2 1 1 Ki kha . 3. 7 . 7 . 93. 95 o 0 1 8 1 0 Kn wsley , 4 , 59 , 5, 9

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r 1 2 —1 2 Ma sland , Ann , 9 3 r r 0 1 1 6 6 Mathe , Richa d , 45, 5 , 5 , 93, r o m 1 2 Odd ll m1 1 Mathe , Th as , 3 y , Wi ia , 53, 55 ohn 20 ohn 1 02 Masty , , 5 Ogden , , enr 1 2 oshua 6 1 Masy , y , den , , Mawdsle 6 6 m60 6 1 1 00 1 02 1 8 1 88 y , 5 , 7 O dha , , , , , 4 , , li 6 2 1 6 r Mel ng . 3. 7 . 73 . 7 94 He nl ‘ rm r 62 1 0 1 08 1 1 0 Melling , Y. 73 O ski k , 35, 39 , , 3, , , i m 8 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 68 1 6 1 8 1 88 Melling , W llia , 9 , 3 , 37 , , 9 , 7 , , r r r 1 8 1 6 2 0 Me ce , Hen y, 7 9 , 5 r Sir mo 6 r 1 6 1 1 Me edeth , A s , 9 Owen , G iffith , 4 , 47, 59 ’ 1 6 —1 1 O ob 1 82 Michael s , St, 9 7 wen , J , l o 1 00 or 1 1 1 Midd et n , Oxf d , 4 4 , 73, 9, 93 l r r o r Mi ne , Ch ist phe , 33, 53 l r ohn 6 Mi ne , , 5 P Minshal o 6 0 2 . J hn . 44 . 4 . 49 . 5 . 5 . r 1 h F ancis , 33 r 86 {thi am 8 8 re 8 1 Mitchell , Richa d , . 7 . 9 . . 94. Moline ux r 9 g , Richa d , 3 o r 1 0 r r 1 1 1 1 M lyneux, Hen y , 9 Pa k , Richa d , 3, 9 oo ohn 6 1 r i o or 6 M ne . . 35. 3 . 5 Pa k ns n , Elean , 3 oo omaS 1 2 1 rl m o 1 M ne . . 4 9 . 5 . 5 . 95 Pa ia ent , The L ng , 4 oor o 60 r r r o r 1 1 6 M e , J hn , Pa ke , Ch ist phe , 33, 4 r r 1 0 r l 1 6 oo o r Co . M e , R ge , 4 Pa ke , , 9 or o 86 r r om 1 2 1 1 - 1 M e , J hn , Pa ke , Th as , 9 , 43, 49 55 or or 1 - 1 rr o 2 1 6 M ley , L d , 74 77 Pa . J hn . 7 . 79 . 5 or o E r P at efie ld m 82 1 2 1 0 M t n , dwa d , 53 , Ja es , 77, , 7 , 5 o 1 1 2 1 1 2 M sse , Isaac , 45, 5 , 7 , 73 5 Moubricke 1 2 P at e field oms0 , 7 , 7 , Th a , 5 r 1 66- 1 6 8 m r o s6 1 —1 2 Musbu y , Pe be t n , Phinea , 4 , 39 4 r r 2 1 1 m r o o 1 —1 2 Mye s , Richa d , 3 , 49, 3 Pe be t n , Ph ebe , 39 4 r om 2 m r o 6 1 —1 2 Mye s , Th as , 3 Pe be t n , Ral h , 9 , 39 4 d 8 80 2 - 8 8 1 8 1 6 Pen le , 3 , , 4 , 9, 9 , 9 l 2 0 Pendle Hi l , 9 , 4 o 1 2 1 Pendlet n , 7 , 4 4 o r 1 Peningt n in Fu ness , 97 o 1 Peningt n , Isaac , 94 1 1 6 1 6 1 1 6 Nantwich , Penketh , 3 37, 4 N 1 1 8 m 1 1 8 ateby , 34 , 7 Penketh , Ja es , 37, 3 Norm Penney, an , o o r Penningt n , R be t , r o r 2 0 8 Pe secuti n , The G eat , r o r for rm 2 0 - 206 Pe s ns sea ched a s , 3 N r 8 82 o 1 06 1 82 ewchu ch in Pendle , 7 , 79 , Petiti ns , , or m6 66 0 Penw tha , 5, , 7 , 97 r R osse ndale 8 8 Newchu ch in , 7 , 7 Phillips , Hugh , 54 o m r 1 86 ott M1' 1 6 Newc e , Hen y , , , 7 1 P 1glrin tcn me New England , 5 g . Ja s . 99 as o 6 Newhall , 45 Ple ingt n , 9 o 1 0 1 6 6 0 o l r r 88 Newt n , , , P l a d , Richa d , o cum 1 80 in Newt n Scales , P ish Recusants o S m 80 u 6 9 Newt n , a uel , 79 , yla d Deane 4 , 7 Non on orm 62 6 80 Amound e rness er 1 c f ist , , 3, 79 , , 99 , y , 7 1 00 1 0 1 o r 2 , L nsdale Deane y , 7 1 0 2 c m 6 r r 89 , , 95) 9 Blackbu n Deane y, 74 , 8 or o 6 2 rr o r 1 9 , 9 , N th Me ls , Wa ingt n Deane y , 9 , 7 o l r 1 26 2 0 1 0 2 N wel , Alexande , , 4 r o 8 a r r Nutte , J hn , 7 M ncheste Deane y , 99

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