<P_79>

And then after many words with him I was had backe to prison againe :
(FOX-E3-H,79.2)

& after a while I was brought uppe before him againe to have sentence
pronounced against mee (FOX-E3-H,79.3)

& then sentence was deferred till ye next day . (FOX-E3-H,79.4)

And ye next day I was brought before him againe & Mar: ffell
{COM:the_letters_"ell"_in_the_word_"ffell"_interlineated} .
(FOX-E3-H,79.5)

And after hee had past sentence upon ye theifes then hee askt mee what
I had to say y=t= hee might not passe sentence against mee .
(FOX-E3-H,79.6)

And I tolde him I had much to say if hee woulde but have patiens to
heare mee . (FOX-E3-H,79.7)

And then hee laughed (FOX-E3-H,79.8)

& set others a laughinge
{COM:5_words_from_"&"_to_"laughinge"_interlineated} (FOX-E3-H,79.9)

& said come what have you to say : (FOX-E3-H,79.10)

hee can say nothinge . (FOX-E3-H,79.11)

Yes said I : (FOX-E3-H,79.12)

I have much to say (FOX-E3-H,79.13)

have but thee patiens to heare mee . (FOX-E3-H,79.14)

Then I askt him whether ye oath was to bee tendred to ye kinges
subjects or to ye subjects of foreigne princes . (FOX-E3-H,79.15)

Then said hee to ye subjects of this realme . (FOX-E3-H,79.16)

Then I said to him looke your Indictment (FOX-E3-H,79.17)

& there you may see you have left mee out as a subject :
(FOX-E3-H,79.18)

for ye oath is to bee tendred to ye kinges subjects to see howe they
<P_80> stande in pointe of their {COM:the_word_"their"_interlineated}
loyalty to ye kinge (FOX-E3-H,80.19)

& you haveinge left out ye worde subject you have made mee uncapable of
takeinge {COM:the_word_"takeinge"_interlineated} ye oath : haveinge not
named mee as a subject : soe not in a capacity of takeinge it
(FOX-E3-H,80.20)

for thou graunts It is not to bee tendred to any but ye kinges subjects
. (FOX-E3-H,80.21)

And then they lookt ye statute : & ye Indictment (FOX-E3-H,80.22)

& saw it was as I said (FOX-E3-H,80.23)

& hee confest it was an error . (FOX-E3-H,80.24)

Then I said I had somethinge else to say to stoppe his Judgement .
(FOX-E3-H,80.25)

Then I askt him what day of ye month ye oarth was tendred to mee att ye
sessions at Lancaster : (FOX-E3-H,80.26)

& they said such a day of ye month as you may see in ye relation at
large . (FOX-E3-H,80.27)

Then I bid y=m= looke there Almanackes : & see whether there was any
sessions helde at Lancaster y=t= day which ye Justices had sworne they
tendred oath to mee on {COM:the_word_"on"_interlineated} .
(FOX-E3-H,80.28)

And when they had lookt they saw there was noe sessions helde
{COM:the_word_"helde"_interlineated} y=t= day : nor oath tendred to mee
y=t= day : as ye Justices had sworne in ye face of ye Country y=t= they
had tendred ye oath to mee such a day att ye sessions : whereas there
was noe sessions nor oath tendred to mee
{COM:5_words_from_"nor"_to_"mee"_interlineated} y=t= day .
(FOX-E3-H,80.29)

And ye Judge said y=t= was a great error & a mistake (FOX-E3-H,80.30)

& some of ye Justices was in a rage (FOX-E3-H,80.31)

& said whoe has donne this (FOX-E3-H,80.32)

some body has donne it of purpose . (FOX-E3-H,80.33)

Then said I : are not ye Justices heere forsworne men in ye face of ye
Country : & perjured persons . (FOX-E3-H,80.34)

Then I askt y=m= what day & what yeere of ye Kinge
{COM:3_words_from_"of"_to_"Kinge"_interlineated} ye Assizes was helde
in ye last Assises when they tendred ye oath to mee : (FOX-E3-H,80.35)

for hee swoare : ye Courte y=t= they had tendred ye oath to mee such a
yeere accordinge to ye Indictment (FOX-E3-H,80.36)

& they lookt ye Indictment & there Almanackes (FOX-E3-H,80.37)

& saw y=t= they had sworne a whole yeere false . (FOX-E3-H,80.38)

Then they was in a rage againe (FOX-E3-H,80.39)

& stampt : (FOX-E3-H,80.40)

now said I : is not ye Court heere : y=t= have sworne soe against mee :
perjurd persons (FOX-E3-H,80.41)

& have not you false swearinge enough heere : (FOX-E3-H,80.42)

whoe putts ye oath to mee y=t= $can $not {TEXT:cannot} sweare at all
because Christ forbidds it . (FOX-E3-H,80.43)

Then I said I have somethinge else to say : to thee to <P_81> stoppe
thy sentence : Whether all ye oath is to bee put Into
{COM:the_letters_"to"_in_the_word_"Into"_interlineated} ye Indictment
or noe {COM:the_words_"or_noe"_interlineated} (FOX-E3-H,81.44)

yes said ye Judge all ought to bee putt in
{COM:6_words_from_"all"_to_"in"_interlineated} . (FOX-E3-H,81.45)

Then said I : looke ye Indictment & ye oath : (FOX-E3-H,81.46)

& there you may see these wordes <paren> viz </paren>
{COM:3_words_from_"these"_to_"viz"_interlineated} a power pretended to
bee derived from Rome from ye Pope : left out : in ye Indictment which
is a principle matter in ye oath . (FOX-E3-H,81.47)

And if I shoulde take ye oath accordinge to this Indictment then I
graunt y=t= a power may come from Rome & take away ye kinges power .
(FOX-E3-H,81.48)

Then ye Judge acknowledged this was a nother great error .
(FOX-E3-H,81.49)

Then I said I had somethinge farther to say to him to stoppe his
Judgement . (FOX-E3-H,81.50)

Thou graunts all ye oath is to bee put Into ye Indictment
(FOX-E3-H,81.51)

then reade ye Indictment againe {COM:the_word_"againe"_interlineated}
(FOX-E3-H,81.52)

& thou wilt see : these words his heires & successors is left out
(FOX-E3-H,81.53)

for was not ye oath given foorth In Kinge
{COM:the_word_"Kinge"_interlineated} James Reigne : (FOX-E3-H,81.54)

& was not Kinge Charles ye first his heire & Kinge Charles ye seconde
there successor : (FOX-E3-H,81.55)

& therfore you leaveinge out those words his heires & successors you
have left out ye kinge & his father : (FOX-E3-H,81.56)

& is not ye oath to bee taken to ye kinge : (FOX-E3-H,81.57)

& howe can I take ye oath to ye kinge when you have left him out & soe
made noe kinge of him (FOX-E3-H,81.58)

& if I take this oath Itt must bee to you : seeinge ye kinge is left
out . (FOX-E3-H,81.59)

Then ye Judge acknowledged this alsoe to bee an error .
(FOX-E3-H,81.60)

Then I said I had yett somethinge farther : to alleage to stoppe his
sentence . (FOX-E3-H,81.61)

Then said ye Judge I have enough : (FOX-E3-H,81.62)

butt I said if thou hast enough I desire nothinge but law & justice att
thy hands (FOX-E3-H,81.63)

for I doe not looke for mercy . (FOX-E3-H,81.64)

Then said ye Judge you must have Justice : (FOX-E3-H,81.65)

Why then said I am I att liberty & free from all y=t= ever hath beene
donne against mee in this matter : (FOX-E3-H,81.66)

yes said ye Judge you are free from all y=t= has beene donne against
you {COM:11_words_from_"you"_to_"you"_interlineated} : (FOX-E3-H,81.67)

but said ye Judge I can putt ye oath to any man heere :
(FOX-E3-H,81.68)

& I will tander you ye oath againe . (FOX-E3-H,81.69)

$That $'s {TEXT:Thats} a snare said I : which all people may take
notice of : (FOX-E3-H,81.70)

for I ought to bee sett free from ye goaler : & this Courte : if I am a
free man : as thou says I ought to bee : (FOX-E3-H,81.71)

<P_82>

& yett thou tendrest ye oath before I am at
{COM:the_word_"at"_interlineated} liberty (FOX-E3-H,82.73)

but thou ought to lett mee bee at liberty (FOX-E3-H,82.74)

& then thou mightst have donne thy will . (FOX-E3-H,82.75)

But hee cryed give him ye booke : (FOX-E3-H,82.76)

& ye sheriffe & ye Justices cryed give him ye booke : (FOX-E3-H,82.77)

& then ye power of darknesse risse uppe in y=m= like a mountaine .
(FOX-E3-H,82.78)

And severall Clarkes {COM:the_word_"Clarkes"_interlineated} lift upp a
bible to me . (FOX-E3-H,82.79)

And soe at last I standinge still : I said if it bee a bible give it
mee Into my hande : (FOX-E3-H,82.80)

yes yes said ye Judge & Justices give it to him Into his hande .
(FOX-E3-H,82.81)

And when I had it in my hande I looket Into it (FOX-E3-H,82.82)

& said I see it is a bible (FOX-E3-H,82.83)

& I am glad of it . (FOX-E3-H,82.84)

Then said I you have given mee a booke to kisse & to sweare on :
(FOX-E3-H,82.85)

& ye book says kisse ye son (FOX-E3-H,82.86)

& ye son says sweare not att all : & likewise ye Apostle James .
(FOX-E3-H,82.87)

And as I was turneinge y=m= to {COM:the_word_"to"_interlineated} ye
places : & holdeinge uppe ye bible & tellinge y=m= y=t= I said as ye
booke said & y=t= Christ said yee shoulde not swear att all : I wondred
ye bible was at liberty & howe chance they did not Imprison ye booke :
(FOX-E3-H,82.88)

for it & Christ forbidd swearinge (FOX-E3-H,82.89)

& yee Imprison mee because I $can $not {TEXT:cannot} sweare :
(FOX-E3-H,82.90)

how chance ye booke is at liberty amongst you : y=t= yee doe not
Imprison ye book y=t= forbidds to sweare as well as mee .
(FOX-E3-H,82.91)

Then they pluckt ye bible out of my hande : (FOX-E3-H,82.92)

& this gott abroade all over ye Country : as a by worde : y=t= ye bible
shoulde bee at liberty & I in prison : whoe said as ye book said :
(FOX-E3-H,82.93)

whoe gave mee a booke to sweare on y=t= commanded not to sweare at all
. (FOX-E3-H,82.94)

Then ye Judge caled ye grande Jury : (FOX-E3-H,82.95)

& reade ye oath againe to mee : (FOX-E3-H,82.96)

& caled mee to say after ye Clarke : (FOX-E3-H,82.97)

but I tolde him I never {COM:the_word_"never"_interlineated} tooke any
oath covenant nor engagement in my life : (FOX-E3-H,82.98)

& had they not sufficent experiens howe men had sworne one way & then
another way : & howe ye Justices & ye Court had beene forsworne men
(FOX-E3-H,82.99)

& my loyalty to ye kinge lay in yea & nea which was more then an oath :
(FOX-E3-H,82.100)

& if ye Judge or Justices coulde convince mee : y=t= after Christ & ye
Apostle {COM:3_words_from_"&"_to_"Apostle"_interlineated} had forbidden
swearinge : y=t= they did alter there command after y=t= : & commande
men to sweare : then shew it mee (FOX-E3-H,82.101)

& convince mee of this (FOX-E3-H,82.102)

& I woulde sweare . (FOX-E3-H,82.103)

And there beinge a many preists there I said : if they coulde not doe
it : lett ye preists stande uppe & doe it : & <P_83> if they coulde not
doe it lett ye bishopps come & doe it : (FOX-E3-H,83.104)

but never a one of ye preists made any aunswer . (FOX-E3-H,83.105)

But at last : ye Judge said all ye worlde $can $not {TEXT:cannot}
convince you . (FOX-E3-H,83.106)

Then said I : ye whole worlde lyes in wickednesse (FOX-E3-H,83.107)

bringe out your spirituall men as you call y=m= to convince mee .
(FOX-E3-H,83.108)

Soe after : many more words : ye Judge bid ye goaler take mee away .
(FOX-E3-H,83.109)

And M: ff: they praemunired (FOX-E3-H,83.110)

& hee past sentence upon her . (FOX-E3-H,83.111)

And ye next day they brought mee againe before ye same Judge :
(FOX-E3-H,83.112)

& there they reade a large Indictment against mee (FOX-E3-H,83.113)

& askt mee whether I was guilty or not . (FOX-E3-H,83.114)

And I said att once hearinge over a paper att a great distans from mee
: I coulde not aunswer : but if they woulde lett mee see it & give mee
time to consider of it : I might aunswer : att which they were at a
stande . (FOX-E3-H,83.115)

And at last they graunted mee time . (FOX-E3-H,83.116)

Then I tolde y=m= I was not guilty of ye matter : & manner but I
shoulde traverse it : (FOX-E3-H,83.117)

& soe they entred it . (FOX-E3-H,83.118)

And many more words I had with ye Judge as may bee seene att large .
(FOX-E3-H,83.119)

And soe they committed mee againe to close
{COM:the_word_"close"_interlineated} prison : (FOX-E3-H,83.120)

& Coll Kirby gave order to ye goaler y=t= noe flesh alife must come att
mee (FOX-E3-H,83.121)

for I was not fitt to bee discourst with by men . (FOX-E3-H,83.122)

Soe I was putt uppe in a smoaky tower : where ye smoake of ye other
roomes came uppe & stood as a dew upon ye walls : where it reined in
alsoe upon my bed : (FOX-E3-H,83.123)

& ye smoake was soe thicke as I coulde hardely see a candle sometimes
(FOX-E3-H,83.124)

& many times lockt under 3 lockes : (FOX-E3-H,83.125)

& ye undergoaler woulde hardely come uppe to unlock one of ye upper
doores (FOX-E3-H,83.126)

ye smoake was soe thicke : y=t= I was almost smothered with smoake &
soe starved with colde & raine y=t= my body was almost nummed
(FOX-E3-H,83.127)

& my body {COM:the_words_"my_body"_interlineated} swelled with ye colde
. (FOX-E3-H,83.128)

And many times when I went to stoppe out ye raine of mee : in ye colde
winter season : my shift would bee as wett as mucke : with raine y=t=
came in upon mee : (FOX-E3-H,83.129)

& as fast as I stopt it ye winde beinge high & feirce would blow it out
again : (FOX-E3-H,83.130)

& in this manner did I ly all y=t= longe cold winter till ye next
assises . (FOX-E3-H,83.131)

<P_84>

And when ye next Assises came Twisden & Turner came doune again .
(FOX-E3-H,84.133)

And then Twisden sate upon ye crowne bench before whome I was had .
(FOX-E3-H,84.134)

And I had Informed myselfe againe {COM:the_word_"againe"_interlineated}
of ye errors y=t= were {COM:the_words_"y=t=_were"_interlineated} In
this Indictment alsoe though
{COM:the_words_"alsoe_though"_interlineated} att ye assises before
Judge Turner said to ye Courte : I pray see y=t= all ye oath bee in ye
Indictment & y=t= {COM:the_word_"y=t="_interlineated} ye worde subject
& ye day of ye month & ye yeere of ye Kinge bee in
{COM:the_words_"bee_in"_interlineated} (FOX-E3-H,84.135)

for it is a shame y=t= soe many errors shoulde bee seene & founde in ye
face of ye country . (FOX-E3-H,84.136)

And soe when they reade this 2=d= Indictment & ye oath hee tryed it &
ye rest of y=m= (FOX-E3-H,84.137)

& therfore they thought y=t= all was safe & well . (FOX-E3-H,84.138)

But they had made for all this as many errors : in this Indictment as
in ye other : (FOX-E3-H,84.139)

& left out ye worde subiect & ye day of ye month alsoe
{COM:the_word_"alsoe"_interlineated} . (FOX-E3-H,84.140)

For when I was brought before Judge Twisden I askt him whether ye oath
was to bee tendred to {COM:the_word_"to"_interlineated} ye kinges
subjects or to ye subjects of foreigne princes (FOX-E3-H,84.141)

& hee said to ye subjects of this realme (FOX-E3-H,84.142)

for I will speake nothinge to you but in pointe of law sayde hee
{COM:14_words_from_"for"_to_"hee"_interlineated} . (FOX-E3-H,84.143)

Then said I : looke to your Indictment (FOX-E3-H,84.144)

& there you may see they have left mee out as a subject in this 2=d=
Indictment (FOX-E3-H,84.145)

& thou sayst It is not to bee tendred to foreign princes subjects but
to ye subjects of this realme . (FOX-E3-H,84.146)

And accordinge to James ye 3=d= : It was to bee tendred to ye kinges
subjects : (FOX-E3-H,84.147)

& in James ye 7=th= it was enacted : (FOX-E3-H,84.148)

& therfor you haveinge left mee out as a subject you have made mee
uncapeable of takeing ye oath (FOX-E3-H,84.149)

& ye Court is to take noe notice of it . (FOX-E3-H,84.150)

Then cryed Twisden take him away goaler : (FOX-E3-H,84.151)

soe I was hurled away as may bee seen of these matters mor at large :
in ye followinge relation : (FOX-E3-H,84.152)

& ye goaler & all people lookt when I should bee brought out again
(FOX-E3-H,84.153)

but they never brought mee foorth to ye Court any more .
(FOX-E3-H,84.154)

And in the errors : you may see they said ye oath was putt to mee 5
days before ye first Indictment was quasht . (FOX-E3-H,84.155)

And Insteade of sayinge ye oath was tendred to mee at Lancaster in ye
days of Kinge Charles : they said in ye <P_85> Indictment y=t= ye oath
was putt to mee at Westminster in ye days of Kinge James then & there
by ye said Justices . (FOX-E3-H,85.156)

Alsoe they mist ye day when it was tendred (FOX-E3-H,85.157)

& left out ye worde subject : & some words out of ye oath againe .
(FOX-E3-H,85.158)

But ye Judge woulde not lett mee plead to these later errors .
(FOX-E3-H,85.159)

And hee had sworne ye Courte y=t= ye oath was putt to mee ye last
Assises there such a day : (FOX-E3-H,85.160)

& had hee let mee pleade to my Indictment I coulde have proved ye
Courte forsworne men againe : by there Almanackes & ye Indictment .
(FOX-E3-H,85.161)

But I hearde they had sent ye Indictment to London to see if it woulde
stande & they was Informed y=t= It woulde not stande (FOX-E3-H,85.162)

& soe they woulde not lett mee pleade to it . (FOX-E3-H,85.163)

Neverthelesse they reconed mee as a premunired person (FOX-E3-H,85.164)

& I grew through smotheringe in a Colde & smoakey prison very weake
(FOX-E3-H,85.165)

but ye Lords power was over all . (FOX-E3-H,85.166)

<P_151>

And after I had finished my service for ye Lord in Irelande I came to
Dublinn (FOX-E3-H,151.168)

& tooke shippinge (FOX-E3-H,151.169)

& came to Liverpoole . (FOX-E3-H,151.170)

1669 (FOX-E3-H,151.171)

And when I came to Liverpoole I went to ye maiors house whoe kept an
Inn : (FOX-E3-H,151.172)

& wee went Into his parlor where was many officers & magistrates .
(FOX-E3-H,151.173)

And I walkt out againe (FOX-E3-H,151.174)

& they caled in Ja: Lancaster (FOX-E3-H,151.175)

& askt whether y=t= was not G: ff: (FOX-E3-H,151.176)

hee said yes : (FOX-E3-H,151.177)

but y=t= they had not power to medle with mee (FOX-E3-H,151.178)

& after I had stayde about a quarter of an houre in ye house wee went
about a mile out {COM:the_word_"out"_interlineated} of ye tounde to a
freindes house (FOX-E3-H,151.179)

& stayde a while (FOX-E3-H,151.180)

& from thence wee went to Rich: Johnsons . (FOX-E3-H,151.181)

And ye next day wee past to Will Barnes his house & from thence to Will
Gandys visitinge frendes (FOX-E3-H,151.182)

& had many pretious meetinges in Lancasheere & Chesheere
(FOX-E3-H,151.183)

& soe from thence wee came to Tho: Hammersleys : & from thence to White
Haugh where a Captain threatned to come & break uppe ye meetinge
(FOX-E3-H,151.184)

but ye Lords power stoppt him . (FOX-E3-H,151.185)

And soe from thence wee past through ye Countryes visitinge freindes in
there meetinges till wee came to Nailsworth in Glocestersheere :
(FOX-E3-H,151.186)

& there it was noised all over ye Country : by ye presbyterians : y=t=
G: ff: was turned a presbyterian : (FOX-E3-H,151.187)

& they prepared him a pulpitt (FOX-E3-H,151.188)

& sett it in a yarde (FOX-E3-H,151.189)

& there woulde bee a people they said y=t= woulde come to heare him
{COM:6_words_from_"y=t="_to_"him"_interlineated} ye next day beinge ye
first day : (FOX-E3-H,151.190)

then I said : this is strange y=t= such a report shoulde bee of mee :
(FOX-E3-H,151.191)

& as wee came farther to other frendes houses wee mett with ye same
reporte . (FOX-E3-H,151.192)

And then wee came farther where frendes meetinge place was
(FOX-E3-H,151.193)

& there wee stayde all night (FOX-E3-H,151.194)

& there was ye <P_152> same report alsoe : (FOX-E3-H,152.195)

& wee came by ye yarde where wee sawe ye pulpitt erected .
(FOX-E3-H,152.196)

And on ye next day beinge first day
{COM:3_words_from_"beinge"_to_"day"_interlineated} there was a very
large meetinge of many hundreds of people (FOX-E3-H,152.197)

& ye Lords power & presence was amongst us . (FOX-E3-H,152.198)

And there was one Jo: ffox a presbyterian whose name they gave out was
G: ffox: a wicked man y=t= came to a freindes house y=t= had beene one
of ye Cheife of his hearers : (FOX-E3-H,152.199)

& hee said : hee woulde rather have lost all his hearers : then to have
lost them & him {COM:the_words_"&_him"_interlineated} .
(FOX-E3-H,152.200)

But they tolde him they coulde not profitt under his ministry & y=t=
hee had walkt in ye stepps of ye false prophetts preachinge for hire &
filthy lucre : (FOX-E3-H,152.201)

& they tolde him y=t= times was harde : (FOX-E3-H,152.202)

for there was a Company of presbyterian preists whome a woman y=t= had
ye Impropriation of ye tyths of ye parish
{COM:12_words_from_"a"_to_"parish"_interlineated} askt councell of y=m=
what to doe against our frende
{COM:3_words_from_"against"_to_"frende"_interlineated} : seeinge shee
as Impropriator tooke ye tyths of ye parish : but this freinde had
refused to pay any : (FOX-E3-H,152.203)

& soe shee askt there councell & advice what to doe with him :
(FOX-E3-H,152.204)

& soe they gave councell to her to sende in reapers : & cutt doune &
carry away all his corne which shee did & undid this poore man .
(FOX-E3-H,152.205)

Then said this Jo: ffox : God blesse preachinge (FOX-E3-H,152.206)

for y=t= bringes in money : (FOX-E3-H,152.207)

lett times goe howe they will : (FOX-E3-H,152.208)

& fill my belly with good {COM:the_word_"good"_interlineated} victualls
(FOX-E3-H,152.209)

& call mee false prophett or what you will (FOX-E3-H,152.210)

& kicke mee about ye house when you have donne : (FOX-E3-H,152.211)

& this relation I had from ye man & womans owne mouth whoe lived neere
Sedbury in Glocestersheere whome these preists & this woman had served
soe . (FOX-E3-H,152.212)

And in ye afternoone ye people hearinge y=t= I was soe neere : they
haveinge hearde this Jo: ffox ye forenoone in ye afternoone there came
severall hundreds of his people : to ye meetinge where I was :
(FOX-E3-H,152.213)

& I turned y=m= to ye grace of God which woulde teach y=m= & bringe
there salvation . (FOX-E3-H,152.214)

And soe people generally saw & where ashamed of ye forgery of ye
presbyterians (FOX-E3-H,152.215)

& ye Lords power & truth came over all as you may se more at Large as
followeth : A: B: . {COM:11_words_from_"as"_to_"B:"_interlineated}
(FOX-E3-H,152.216)

And After I had cleered my selfe of ye Lords service y=t= aways I past
away (FOX-E3-H,152.217)

& there was Tho: Atkins & his wiffe whoe lived not farr off Naylesworth
a shopkeeper : (FOX-E3-H,152.218)

& they <P_153> tolde mee
{COM:3_words_from_"they"_to_"mee"_interlineated} there was a separate
meetinge of ye presbyterians & they tooke an oath of there people y=t=
they shoulde neither buy or sell or eate or drinke with freindes :
(FOX-E3-H,153.219)

& ye eminenest woman amongst y=m= fell sicke (FOX-E3-H,153.220)

& fell {COM:the_word_"fell"_interlineated} into
{COM:the_letters_"to"_in_the_word_"into"_interlineated} a benumbe
{COM:the_letters_"be"_in_the_word_"benumbe"_interlineated} condition
soe as shee could neither-1 stirr hande or foote : (FOX-E3-H,153.221)

& all ye Doctors coulde doe her noe good . (FOX-E3-H,153.222)

And att last there came two or three women to Tho: Atkins wife into her
shoppe pretendinge to by somethinge of her
{COM:the_words_"of_her"_interlineated} (FOX-E3-H,153.223)

& shee shewd y=m= thinges they askt for
{COM:3_words_from_"they"_to_"for"_interlineated} (FOX-E3-H,153.224)

& soe they did confesse in discourse with her y=t= they had taken an
oath as aforesaid : (FOX-E3-H,153.225)

but ye occation of there comeinge was concerneinge this woman y=t= lay
in y=t= misery to desire some helpe & advice from her as to her
recovery {COM:11_words_from_"desire"_to_"recovery"_interlineated} :
(FOX-E3-H,153.226)

& shee askt y=m= how they coulde dispense with there oath :
(FOX-E3-H,153.227)

& they said they must bee forct to breake it . (FOX-E3-H,153.228)

Soe Tho: Atkins wiffe tooke ye woman in hande (FOX-E3-H,153.229)

& cured her . (FOX-E3-H,153.230)

And soe ye Lord broake ye wicked bonds of ye presbyterians asunder
{COM:the_word_"asunder"_interlineated} y=t= they had ensnared there
people with . (FOX-E3-H,153.231)

And much might bee written of these thinges . (FOX-E3-H,153.232)

And from thence wee came through ye Country (FOX-E3-H,153.233)

& had many pretious meetinges till wee came to Bristoll where I had
many pretious meetinges (FOX-E3-H,153.234)

when I came to Bristoll this letter mett mee there from Jo: Stubbs in
Ireland as followeth
{COM:17_words_from_"when"_to_"followeth"_interlineated} .
(FOX-E3-H,153.235)

And there Margarett ffell: & her daughters : & son in laws mett mee :
where wee was marryed . (FOX-E3-H,153.236)

And before wee was marryed I was moved to write foorth a paper to all
ye meetinges in England both-1 of men & women
{COM:5_words_from_"both"_to_"women"_interlineated} & elsewhere
(FOX-E3-H,153.237)

for all meetinges of frendes which was begotten to ye Lord was but as
one meetinge to mee . (FOX-E3-H,153.238)

And I was moved to aske ye children whether they was all satisfyed &
whether Margarett had aunswered them
{COM:the_word_"them"_interlineated} accordinge to her husbands will to
her children shee beinge a widdowe & if her husband had left any thinge
to her for ye assistans of her children : which if shee marryed they
might suffer losse therein whether shee had aunswered y=m= in leiu of
y=t= & all other thinges
{COM:4_words_from_"&"_to_"thinges"_interlineated} . (FOX-E3-H,153.239)

And ye children made aunswer (FOX-E3-H,153.240)

& said : shee had doubled it & woulde not have mee to speake of those
thinges . (FOX-E3-H,153.241)

<P_154>

And soe when it had beene layde before severall meetinges both-1 of ye
men & women : assembled togeather for y=t= purpose
{COM:11_words_from_"both"_to_"purpose"_interlineated} & all was
satisfyed there was a large meetinge appointed of purpose : where there
was severall large testimonyes as followeth . After which I stayde in
Bristoll about a weeke & then past with Margarett Into ye Country : to
Oldstone : where Margarett past homewards towards ye North : & I past
one Into ye Country in ye worke of ye Lord Into Wiltsheere : where I
had many large & {COM:the_word_"&"_interlineated} pretious meetinges .
(FOX-E3-H,154.243)

And from thence I past Into Barkesheere : where I had many large
pretious meetinges (FOX-E3-H,154.244)

& soe from thence till I came Into Oxfordesheere & Buckinghamsheere
where I had many pretious meetinges all alonge till I came to London .
(FOX-E3-H,154.245)

And soe after I had stayde a while in London & visited frendes & ye
Lords power was over all : I past doune Into Essex : & Hartfordesheere
where I had many pretious meetinges (FOX-E3-H,154.246)

& from Hartfordesheere I passed Into Cambridgeshere & Huntingetonshere
: & Leistersheere & Warwickesheere & Darbysheere & soe through ye
Countryes visitinge freindes (FOX-E3-H,154.247)

& had many large & pretious meetinges : amongst y=m= .
(FOX-E3-H,154.248)

And there was one Walter Newton a neighbor to my relations whoe had
beene an auncient puritan said unto mee hee hearde I was marryed :
(FOX-E3-H,154.249)

& askt mee ye reason : (FOX-E3-H,154.250)

& I tolde him as a testimony y=t= all might come uppe Into ye mariage
as was in ye beginninge : & as a testimony y=t= all might come uppe out
of ye wildernesse to ye mariage of ye lamb . (FOX-E3-H,154.251)

And hee said hee thought marriage was onely : for ye procreation of
children (FOX-E3-H,154.252)

& I tolde him I never thought of any such thinge but onely in obediens
to ye power of ye Lord : (FOX-E3-H,154.253)

& I Judged such thinges as below mee : though I saw such thinges &
established Marriages (FOX-E3-H,154.254)

but I lookt on it as below mee : (FOX-E3-H,154.255)

& though I saw such a thinge in ye seede : yett I had noe commande to
such a thinge till a halfe yeere before though people had longe talkt
of it : (FOX-E3-H,154.256)

& there was some Jumble in some mindes abut it (FOX-E3-H,154.257)

but ye Lords power came over all (FOX-E3-H,154.258)

& layde all there {COM:the_word_"there"_interlineated} spiritts
(FOX-E3-H,154.259)

& some after confest it {COM:5_words_from_"&"_to_"it"_interlineated} .
(FOX-E3-H,154.260)

And about this time whilst I was in Leistersheere this Jo: ffox
aforesaid : did preach in a steeplehouse sometimes <P_155> in
Wiltsheere by leave of a common prayer preist (FOX-E3-H,155.261)

& att last hee & ye other preist aforesaid : fell out :
(FOX-E3-H,155.262)

& ye common prayer booke was cutt to peices : (FOX-E3-H,155.263)

& great tumult was in ye steeplehouse betwixt ye presbyterians & ye
Episcopall men . (FOX-E3-H,155.264)

And the Episcopall men sent uppe to ye parlament : (FOX-E3-H,155.265)

& petitioned ye parlament against ye said Jo: ffox : (FOX-E3-H,155.266)

but Insteade of mentioninge his name : Jo: fox the presbyterians gott
his name changhed : (FOX-E3-H,155.267)

& putt in George ffox ye quaker . (FOX-E3-H,155.268)

And in there petion they mention y=t= ye people shoulde cry : noe kinge
but George ffox : (FOX-E3-H,155.269)

& this was putt in ye news booke y=t= was sent over all ye nation .
(FOX-E3-H,155.270)

But ffreindes gott a certificate under some of ye parlamente mens
handes as aforesaid to cleere George ffox: from y=t= abuse : & how y=t=
it was Jo: ffox: ye $presbyterian preist & not G: ff: ye quaker .
(FOX-E3-H,155.271)

And ye $presbyterians deceitfully woulde come & aske ffreindes where
was G: ffox now : (FOX-E3-H,155.272)

& wee woulde have ye parlament men to put ye certificate Into ye
Gazette to cleare mee (FOX-E3-H,155.273)

but they woulde not : (FOX-E3-H,155.274)

but ye Lords power came over y=m= all : though from this grounde :
(FOX-E3-H,155.275)

some of ye members in parlament tooke an occasion to move in ye
parlament {COM:the_word_"parlament"_interlineated} house for ye
bringeinge foorth ye last act against seditious conventicles as they
caled it {COM:4_words_from_"as"_to_"it"_interlineated} which after a
litle while came foorth . (FOX-E3-H,155.276)

. (FOX-E3-H,155.277)

And after {COM:the_word_"after"_interlineated} I haveinge beene in ye
Country : as I came uppe ye streetes in London ye drums beate : for
every householde to sende foorth a souldyer Into ye trained bandes : to
bee in readynesse : ye act beinge then come
{COM:the_word_"come"_interlineated} in force . (FOX-E3-H,155.278)

And whilst I was in ye Country I hearde y=t= Margarett was haled out of
her house & carryed to Lancaster prison againe an order beinge gotten :
from ye kinge & concell : to fetch her backe Into prison againe upon
her olde praemunire : though shee was deschardged from y=t=
Imprisonement by an order from ye kinge & his Councell ye yeere before
. (FOX-E3-H,155.279)

And upon ye first day after ye act came in force ffrendes mett as they
used to doe in ye morninge
{COM:3_words_from_"in"_to_"morninge"_interlineated} : wher every
minister declared there goeinge to ye severall meetinges <P_156> as
they was moved : (FOX-E3-H,156.280)

& frendes askt mee to what meetinge I would goe : (FOX-E3-H,156.281)

& I tolde y=m= Into ye high feildes to Gratious streete meetinge .
(FOX-E3-H,156.282)

And this day all ye traine bands was uppe : (FOX-E3-H,156.283)

& as I past through ye streete to ye meetinge all ye street was full of
people And a guarde sett to ye meetinge house doore : to keepe out
ffreindes : (FOX-E3-H,156.284)

& I went in ye other way : through Lunbart street (FOX-E3-H,156.285)

& there was another guarde sett & ye Curte full of people .
(FOX-E3-H,156.286)

And a frende was speakinge (FOX-E3-H,156.287)

but hee had sone ended : (FOX-E3-H,156.288)

& I was after moved of ye Lord : to stande upp on a doore thresholde in
ye Courte : (FOX-E3-H,156.289)

& said : Saul Saul why persecutest thou mee : (FOX-E3-H,156.290)

it was harde for him to kick against ye prickes : (FOX-E3-H,156.291)

soe it was Sauls nature y=t= persecuted still : (FOX-E3-H,156.292)

& y=t= it was ye birth of ye flesh y=t= persecuted ye birth borne of ye
spiritt & Itt was ye nature of doggs to teare & devoure ye sheepe .
(FOX-E3-H,156.293)

And After I had spoaken a while to this effect
{COM:3_words_from_"to"_to_"effect"_interlineated} there came an officer
with a file of musketeers : (FOX-E3-H,156.294)

& pulled mee out : (FOX-E3-H,156.295)

& this officer said I was ye man hee looket for : (FOX-E3-H,156.296)

& hee putt mee amongst his file of musketeers : (FOX-E3-H,156.297)

& said hee must carry mee to ye Lord maiors (FOX-E3-H,156.298)

& when hee had mee in ye streets : Tho: Lower: followed after mee &
Ger. Roberts (FOX-E3-H,156.299)

ye people cryed to y=m= : have a care off him (FOX-E3-H,156.300)

hee is a princely man : (FOX-E3-H,156.301)

butt as wee came alongst ye streets to ye exchange : & there they made
a stande a while : (FOX-E3-H,156.302)

& then they {COM:the_word_"they"_interlineated} had mee on towards
Moorefeildes (FOX-E3-H,156.303)

& as wee was goinge alongst ye streets this officer was layinge his
hande upon mee (FOX-E3-H,156.304)

& at last hee was askeinge Will Warwicke a question whome ye Constable
had taken prisoner ye same time alsoe
{COM:the_word_"alsoe"_interlineated} how one might know ye Scriptures :
(FOX-E3-H,156.305)

& William did not aunswer him (FOX-E3-H,156.306)

& I turned to him (FOX-E3-H,156.307)

& said : by ye same spiritt y=t= they was in y=t= gave y=m= foorth .
(FOX-E3-H,156.308)

Oh sayde hee this is a rationall man (FOX-E3-H,156.309)

I will talke with him : (FOX-E3-H,156.310)

then said hee : where was all these new religions abut yeeres agoe : &
y=t= it woulde never bee a good worlde untill all people came to ye
good olde {COM:the_words_"good_olde"_interlineated} religion y=t= was :
yeeres agoe . (FOX-E3-H,156.311)

What said I : to him art a papist : (FOX-E3-H,156.312)

what a papist Informer (FOX-E3-H,156.313)

for yeeres agoe there was noe other religion heere but ye popish .
(FOX-E3-H,156.314)

<P_157>

And after hee saw y=t= hee had insnared himselfe hee was vext :
(FOX-E3-H,157.316)

& as hee went alongst in ye streets I often spoake to him
(FOX-E3-H,157.317)

& manifested his wickednesse : (FOX-E3-H,157.318)

& when hee came Into ye Lord maiors yarde there was severall people
gott about mee : (FOX-E3-H,157.319)

& askt how & for what I was taken : (FOX-E3-H,157.320)

soe I desired y=m= to goe & aske ye Informer & know what his name was :
(FOX-E3-H,157.321)

but hee would not tell his name (FOX-E3-H,157.322)

but began to gnawe his fingers ends : (FOX-E3-H,157.323)

& then one of ye maiors officers lookeinge out a window spoak to him
(FOX-E3-H,157.324)

& said hee should tell his name before hee past out of y=t= house
(FOX-E3-H,157.325)

for ye Lord maior woulde know by what authority hee Intruded himselfe
with his souldyers : Into ye execution of those lawes which belonged to
ye civill magistrate to execute & not to ye military (FOX-E3-H,157.326)

& for ought hee knew hee was come to Informe against his Lord : as much
as against any other . After which words hee was restlesse : till hee
gott out : & came to ye doore keeper to lett him foorth whoe was caled
unto not to lett him goe foorth till ye Lord maior came
(FOX-E3-H,157.327)

but hee forceablely pulled open ye doore (FOX-E3-H,157.328)

& went out (FOX-E3-H,157.329)

& one of ye officers caled to him (FOX-E3-H,157.330)

& said have you brought people heere (FOX-E3-H,157.331)

& now will you goe away before ye Lord maior comes (FOX-E3-H,157.332)

yes said hee {COM:29_words_from_"&"_to_"hee"_interlineated} .
(FOX-E3-H,157.333)

And noe sooner : was hee come foorth Into ye streets butt ye people
made such a shoute y=t= ye streets runge with ye noice & cryed a papist
Informer a papist Informer & fell upon him : & woulde have torne him in
peices : (FOX-E3-H,157.334)

soe we caled to ye constable & souldyers : to rescue him out of there
handes which they did : (FOX-E3-H,157.335)

& brought him Into ye maiors entry : (FOX-E3-H,157.336)

& kept him awhile (FOX-E3-H,157.337)

& then hee went (FOX-E3-H,157.338)

& they shouted after hee came foorth againe (FOX-E3-H,157.339)

& then they fell upon him againe (FOX-E3-H,157.340)

& then ye soldyers rescued him againe
{COM:37_words_from_"&"_to_"againe"_interlineated} (FOX-E3-H,157.341)

& gott him to change his periwigge : (FOX-E3-H,157.342)

& then hee past away towards Moorefeildes unknowne . (FOX-E3-H,157.343)

Soe when ye Lord maior came home I was brought before him :
(FOX-E3-H,157.344)

& some of ye officers of his house woulde have taken off my hatt &
{COM:3_words_from_"my"_to_"&"_interlineated} ffrendes hatts :
(FOX-E3-H,157.345)

but hee caled to y=m= (FOX-E3-H,157.346)

& bid y=m= lett y=m= alone & not to medle with our hatts :
(FOX-E3-H,157.347)

for sayd hee they are not brought yett before mee in Judicature .
(FOX-E3-H,157.348)

Soe hee caled some of ye $presbyterian & Baptists teachers before him
(FOX-E3-H,157.349)

& was somewhat sharpe with y=m= (FOX-E3-H,157.350)

& convicted y=m= . (FOX-E3-H,157.351)

<P_158>

And after hee had donne with y=m= I was brought uppe before him to the
table : (FOX-E3-H,158.353)

& then ye officers tooke of my hatt (FOX-E3-H,158.354)

& ye maior very loveingely said : M=r= ffox : you are an eminent man
amongst those of your profession : (FOX-E3-H,158.355)

pray will you bee Instrumentall to disswade y=m= from meetinge in such
great numbers : (FOX-E3-H,158.356)

ffor seeing Christ hath promised y=t= where two or three are mett in
his name hee will bee in ye midst of y=m= & ye Kinge & parlament
{COM:the_words_"&_parlament"_interlineated} are grtiously pleased to
allow of foure to meete togeather : to worshippe God : why will not you
bee content to {COM:3_words_from_"bee"_to_"to"_interlineated} pertake
both-3 of Christs promise to two or three : & ye kinges Indulgens to
foure . Unto which I aunswered y=t= : if Christ had promised to
manifest his presence in ye midst of such an assembly where but two or
three were gathered : in his name : then how much : more : to where two
or three hundred are gathered in his name : (FOX-E3-H,158.357)

& would not this act have taken holde upon Christ & his Apostles &
disciples in there day : whoe often mett togeather above y=t= number of
foure whoe had & 12 disciples which was a considerable number to which
ye maior said you speake to popular : (FOX-E3-H,158.358)

then said I : is it not true
{COM:29_words_from_"of"_to_"true"_interlineated} . (FOX-E3-H,158.359)

Then Tho: Moore said unto ye Lord maior : hee thought y=t= was a
mistake in sayinge y=t= ye kinge & parlament in this act allowed of
foure : (FOX-E3-H,158.360)

for though : ye act takes holde of all y=t= are mett togeather above
y=t= number : yett it doth not allow of foure : nor two : to meet
togeather to worshippe God in other manner then ye liturgy allowes :
(FOX-E3-H,158.361)

& though if two three or foure soe mett togeather : are not punnishable
by this act : yett by severall other acts : they are :
(FOX-E3-H,158.362)

& therfore there was noe allowans for any to meete togeather to
worshippe God : in any other manner then ye liturgy allowes : which hee
thought was very harde & unchristian to which ye Lord maior replyed
M=r= Moore I will talke with you upon this subject another time .
(FOX-E3-H,158.363)

Then ye maior said to Jo: Burnyeat : come said hee (FOX-E3-H,158.364)

your countenans shewes you have come lately from beyonde seas : & are
some Jesuite : (FOX-E3-H,158.365)

but I said hee was neither Jesuite nor papist : but <P_159> an honnest
Country man : as in ye folowinge paper may bee seene more at large .
(FOX-E3-H,159.366)