<P_89>

1664 (FOX-E3-P1,89.2)

And when I was in prison att Lancaster : there was a great noise of ye
turke spreadinge over Christendome & a great feare in Christendome
(FOX-E3-P1,89.3)

& as I was walkeinge in my prison Chamber : I saw : ye Lords power
turne against him : y=t= hee was turneinge backe againe .
(FOX-E3-P1,89.4)

And soe within a month after : ye news booke came doune wherein it was
mentioned y=t= they had given him a defeate . (FOX-E3-P1,89.5)

And this I declared to some what ye Lord had lett mee see when there
was such feares of his overspreadinge Christendome . (FOX-E3-P1,89.6)

And another time as I was walkeinge in my Chamber with my eye to ye
Lord : I saw ye angell of ye Lord : with <P_90> a glitteringe drawe
{COM:sic} sworde southwarde : & as though ye Courte had beene all off
afire : (FOX-E3-P1,90.7)

& not longe after : ye warrs begann with Holland (FOX-E3-P1,90.8)

& ye sicknesse begann : (FOX-E3-P1,90.9)

& ye Lords sworde was drawne . (FOX-E3-P1,90.10)

And then I was removed to Scarborough : (FOX-E3-P1,90.11)

& ye first day I came out of y=t= prison ye fire broake out in London :
(FOX-E3-P1,90.12)

& then I saw ye Lord God was true & Just in his worde y=t= hee had
shewed mee . (FOX-E3-P1,90.13)

And yett few people layde it to hearte (FOX-E3-P1,90.14)

but grew rather more wicked & higher in pride . (FOX-E3-P1,90.15)

And wee had a frende y=t= was moved to come out of Huntingeton sheere
before y=e= fire & to {COM:"to"_interlineated} scatter his money uppe &
doune y=e= streets & to turne his horse loose in y=e= streets : & to
untye his briches knees & lett his stockens fall : & to unbotton his
dublett & to tell ye people soe should they runn uppe & doune
scatteringe there money & there goods halfe undrest like mad people as
hee gave y=m= a signe : (FOX-E3-P1,90.16)

& soe they did when ye fire broake out & ye Citty was burneinge .
(FOX-E3-P1,90.17)

And thus ye Lord has exercised his prophetts & people & servants by his
power : & shewd y=m= signes of his Judgements : (FOX-E3-P1,90.18)

& some they beat & evilly entreated & Imprisond both in ye other powers
days & since (FOX-E3-P1,90.19)

but ye Lord is Just (FOX-E3-P1,90.20)

& happy are they y=t= obeys his worde . (FOX-E3-P1,90.21)

And many has been moved to goe naked in there streets as signes of
there nakednesse : (FOX-E3-P1,90.22)

& many men & women has beene moved to goe naked &
{COM:"naked_&"_interlineated} in sackecloth in ye other powers days &
since as signes of there nakednesse from the image of God &
righteousnesse & holynesse & how y=t= God would strippe y=m= & make
y=m= bare & naked as they was : (FOX-E3-P1,90.23)

but-2 insteade of consideringe of it they have many times whipt y=m= &
imprisoned y=m= or abused y=m= . (FOX-E3-P1,90.24)

And in O: P: days many was moved to goe som to ye great Turke & to
Jerusalem : & to ye Pope : & to warn y=m= of ye day of ye Lord : & to
preach his everlastinge gospell (FOX-E3-P1,90.25)

& much tryalls & sufferinges they went through (FOX-E3-P1,90.26)

but ye Lords power did upholde all ye faithfull yea even to death .
(FOX-E3-P1,90.27)

And in his days ye preists putt uppe severall petions to O: P: & his
son R: C: & to y=e= parlaments : & Judges & <P_91> Justices & ye
sessions against us stufft full of lyes & vilifyeinge words & slaunders
: (FOX-E3-P1,91.28)

but through ye Lords power wee gott y=m= (FOX-E3-P1,91.29)

& aunswered y=m= all : (FOX-E3-P1,91.30)

& wee cleered ye Lords truth & our selves of y=m= . (FOX-E3-P1,91.31)

Butt oh ye body of darknesse y=t= risse against ye truth whoe made lyes
there refuge (FOX-E3-P1,91.32)

but ye Lord swept y=m= away (FOX-E3-P1,91.33)

& in his power & truth light & life hedged his lambs about :
(FOX-E3-P1,91.34)

& did presserve y=m= as on eagles winges . (FOX-E3-P1,91.35)

And therfore I & wee had great Incouragement to trust to ye Lord :
whome wee did see by his power & spiritt howe hee did overturne &
bringe all ye Confederates & councells & darknesse y=t= was hatcht
against ye truth & his people to nought & by the same truth gave his
people dominion y=t= in it they might serve him . (FOX-E3-P1,91.36)

1664 (FOX-E3-P1,91.37)

There was great Imprisonements : in this & ye former yeere :
(FOX-E3-P1,91.38)

& severall was banished : (FOX-E3-P1,91.39)

& many was crowded Into Newgate where ye sicknesse was
(FOX-E3-P1,91.40)

& many freindes dyed In prison (FOX-E3-P1,91.41)

for very many were Imprissoned as aforesaid : betwixt these 2 yeeres .
(FOX-E3-P1,91.42)

And severall was sett on shippeboarde by ye kinges order :
(FOX-E3-P1,91.43)

& some masters sett y=m= a shoare againe : (FOX-E3-P1,91.44)

& som were sent to Barbadoes & Jamaica & to Mevis (FOX-E3-P1,91.45)

& ye Lord there blest y=m= (FOX-E3-P1,91.46)

& one master of a shippe which carryed ffreindes : was soe plagued for
his wickednesse whoe kept freindes under deckes though ye sicknesse was
amongst y=m= & many dyed of it
{COM:16_words_from_"whoe"_to_"it"_interlineated} : (FOX-E3-P1,91.47)

& hee lost most of his sea {COM:"sea"_interlineated} men also
{COM:"also"_interlineated} with ye plague (FOX-E3-P1,91.48)

& lay : for severall months Crost with contrary windes though other
shipps past out & went there voyages : (FOX-E3-P1,91.49)

& att last hee arrived In ye sounde att Plymouth (FOX-E3-P1,91.50)

& there ye governor & magistrates woulde not suffer him nor none of his
men to come a shoare : though hee wanted many necessaryes for his
voyage : (FOX-E3-P1,91.51)

butt freindes went to ye shippes syde (FOX-E3-P1,91.52)

& carryed necessaryes to ye shippe for freindes : (FOX-E3-P1,91.53)

Tho: Lower & Jo: Light of Plymouth & other ffrendes went with it : to
y=m= . (FOX-E3-P1,91.54)

And soe ye master beinge sore crost & plagued & vext : hee cursed y=m=
y=t= putt him upon this fright : (FOX-E3-P1,91.55)

& hopet hee shoulde not goe farr before hee was taken .
(FOX-E3-P1,91.56)

And within a litle time y=t= ye vessell went foorth of ye sounde of
Plymouth shee was taken by a Dutch: man of <P_92> warr : & carryed Into
Hollande : (FOX-E3-P1,92.57)

& ye banished freindes were sent Into Englande by ye states of Hollande
with a lett passe : & certificate . (FOX-E3-P1,92.58)

And at last ye Lords power came over all (FOX-E3-P1,92.59)

& many of our persecutors was ashamed & confounded (FOX-E3-P1,92.60)

& largely I might write off these thinges (FOX-E3-P1,92.61)

but ye bookes of suffringes testifyes of it more at large .
(FOX-E3-P1,92.62)

1665 (FOX-E3-P1,92.63)

And about 6 weekes after they gott an order for removeall off me from
Lancaster {COM:6_words_from_"for"_to_"Lancaster"_interlineated} :
(FOX-E3-P1,92.64)

& Coll. Kirby threatned y=t= I should bee sent farr enough & beyonde
sea . (FOX-E3-P1,92.65)

And soe ye order came doune for ye removeall of mee : from ye kinge &
his Councell : (FOX-E3-P1,92.66)

& there came another letter from ye earle of Anglesey : y=t= if those
thinges were founde true {COM:"true"_interlineated} against mee y=t= I
was charghed withal I deserved neither clemency nor mercy .
(FOX-E3-P1,92.67)

And ye greatest matter they had against mee was because I coulde not
disobey ye commande of Christ : & sweare . (FOX-E3-P1,92.68)

And ye undersheriffe : & ye head sheriffes man : & some bayliffes came
(FOX-E3-P1,92.69)

& fetcht mee when I was not able to goe or stande : (FOX-E3-P1,92.70)

& had mee out of y=t= smoakey prison being very weake :
(FOX-E3-P1,92.71)

& had mee doune to ye goalers house : where was Will Kirby a Justice &
ye undersheriffe & several others
{COM:3_words_from_"&"_to_"others"_interlineated} . (FOX-E3-P1,92.72)

And soe they caled for wine to give mee (FOX-E3-P1,92.73)

but I tolde y=m= I woulde have none of there wine . (FOX-E3-P1,92.74)

And then they cryed bringe out ye horses . (FOX-E3-P1,92.75)

Then I desired y=m= to shew mee {COM:"me"_interlineated} a Copy of
there order : if they Intended to remove mee : (FOX-E3-P1,92.76)

but they woulde shew mee none but there swords . (FOX-E3-P1,92.77)

Then I tolde y=m= there was noe sentence past upon mee nor I
{COM:"I"_interlineated} was not premunired & therfore was not made ye
kinges prisoner but ye sheriffes : (FOX-E3-P1,92.78)

& they & all ye country knew {COM:"knew"_interlineated} y=t= my
Indictment was not {COM:"not"_interlineated} fully pleaded unto : nor
ye {COM:"ye"_interlineated} errors allowed which were sufficeent to
have quasht ye Indictment : though they had kept mee from one assises
to ye other to y=t= ende to try mee : (FOX-E3-P1,92.79)

& they & all ye country knew y=t= there was noe sentence passed upon
mee of praemunire : (FOX-E3-P1,92.80)

& therfore as before said : they coulde not make mee ye kinges prisoner
but ye sheriffes till I had pleaded & <P_93> aunswered to my Indictment
: (FOX-E3-P1,93.81)

& therfore as I said before I desired to see there order .
(FOX-E3-P1,93.82)

But they haled mee out : (FOX-E3-P1,93.83)

& lifted mee uppe upon on of ye sheriffes horses : (FOX-E3-P1,93.84)

& when I was in ye street : ye tounds people being all uppe in ye
streets : I tolde ye oficers y=t= I had neither-1 received of y=m=
civvility sobriety humanity or Christianity . (FOX-E3-P1,93.85)

And soe they hurryed mee away : about 14 mile : to Bentom
(FOX-E3-P1,93.86)

& I was very weake & hardely able to sett on horsebacke
(FOX-E3-P1,93.87)

& my cloaths smelt soe of smoak that they were loathsome to my selfe .
(FOX-E3-P1,93.88)

And ye wicked goaler : one Hunter : a younge man : hee would come &
give ye horse a whippe & make him skippe & leape : (FOX-E3-P1,93.89)

& then hee would come & looke mee in ye face & say : how doe you M=r=
ffox : (FOX-E3-P1,93.90)

but I tolde him it was not civill In him to doe soe . (FOX-E3-P1,93.91)

Butt ye Lord cutt him of soone after . (FOX-E3-P1,93.92)

And at last they mist (FOX-E3-P1,93.93)

& lost there way (FOX-E3-P1,93.94)

but when wee came to Bentam in Yorkesheere
{COM:"in_Yorkesheere"_interlineated} : there mett us a many troopers &
a marshall : (FOX-E3-P1,93.95)

& many of ye gentry of ye country was come in & aboundans of people :
to stare at mee : (FOX-E3-P1,93.96)

& I beinge very weak I desired y=m= to lett mee lye of a bed : which ye
souldyers permitted mee . (FOX-E3-P1,93.97)

Soe they went Into a roome (FOX-E3-P1,93.98)

& left a guarde upon mee (FOX-E3-P1,93.99)

& gave ye marshall & ye souldyers there order . (FOX-E3-P1,93.100)

And soe after they had stayde there a while : they prest horses
(FOX-E3-P1,93.101)

& raised ye bayliffe of ye hundred & ye constables & others
{COM:5_words_from_"&"_to_"others"_interlineated} : (FOX-E3-P1,93.102)

& soe had mee to Gigglsweeke y=t= night . (FOX-E3-P1,93.103)

And an exceedinge weake man I was : (FOX-E3-P1,93.104)

& there they raised ye constables with there clogge shooes : whoe sate
drinkeinge all night in ye roome by mee soe as I coulde not gett much
rest . (FOX-E3-P1,93.105)

And ye next day wee came to a markett tounde where there was severall
freinds came to see mee : where Rob: Withers came to mee : & severall
freinds upon ye roade . (FOX-E3-P1,93.106)

And ye next night I askt ye souldyers whether they Intended to carry
mee : & whether I was to bee sent (FOX-E3-P1,93.107)

& some of y=m= said beyonde sea & others of y=m= to Tinmouth Castell :
(FOX-E3-P1,93.108)

& a great faire there was amongst ye souldyers least some should rescue
mee out of there handes (FOX-E3-P1,93.109)

but y=t= feare was needlesse . (FOX-E3-P1,93.110)

<P_94>

And ye next night wee came to Yorke : (FOX-E3-P1,94.112)

& ye marshall putt mee uppe in a chamber : Into a great roome where
there came most part of two troopes to see mee : (FOX-E3-P1,94.113)

& one of y=m= beinge an envyous man : hearing y=t= I was premunired
askt of mee whether my estate was Copy holde or free lande .
(FOX-E3-P1,94.114)

But I was moved to declare ye worde of life to ye souldyers
(FOX-E3-P1,94.115)

& many of y=m= was very loveinge : (FOX-E3-P1,94.116)

& at night ye Lord frettwel y=t= commanded ye horse came to mee
(FOX-E3-P1,94.117)

& was very civill & very loveinge (FOX-E3-P1,94.118)

& I was made to declare many thinges unto him of truth & of ye reason
of my Imprisonement . (FOX-E3-P1,94.119)

And soe after they had stayde at Yorke 2 days : I was sent by ye
marshall & 4 or 5 souldyers : to Scarborough Castle whoe were very
civill men : (FOX-E3-P1,94.120)

& carryed y=m=selve very loveingely to mee . (FOX-E3-P1,94.121)

And as wee went wee baited att Malton : where they permitted ffreinds
to come & visitt mee . (FOX-E3-P1,94.122)

And when wee came to an Inn att Scarborough they sent for ye governor :
(FOX-E3-P1,94.123)

& hee sent for halfe a dozen souldyers : (FOX-E3-P1,94.124)

& sett y=m= upon mee to bee my guarde y=t= night : (FOX-E3-P1,94.125)

& ye next day : they conducted mee uppe Into ye castle .
(FOX-E3-P1,94.126)

And there putt mee Into a roome (FOX-E3-P1,94.127)

& sett a centaury on mee (FOX-E3-P1,94.128)

& I beinge weake & ready to fainte they lett mee goe a litle Into ye
ayre with ye Century . (FOX-E3-P1,94.129)

And after they removed mee : out of y=t= roome where there was another
prisoner : (FOX-E3-P1,94.130)

& putt mee in an open roome where I bestowed a matter of to keepe ye
raine out of it : & from smoakeinge . (FOX-E3-P1,94.131)

And when I had donne they removed mee out of y=t= (FOX-E3-P1,94.132)

& putt mee in to {COM:"to"_interlineated} another worse roome
{COM:"worse_room"_interlineated} where I had noe chimney nor fire
hearth . (FOX-E3-P1,94.133)

And whilst I was there that space beinge there att Scarborough many
great persons came to see mee . (FOX-E3-P1,94.134)

And there came on Sir ffrancis Cobb : (FOX-E3-P1,94.135)

& ye governor Sir Jos. Croslande came with him : (FOX-E3-P1,94.136)

& I desired ye governor to goe Into my roome & see what a roome I had :
(FOX-E3-P1,94.137)

& I had gott a litle fire made in it : (FOX-E3-P1,94.138)

& it smoakt soe y=t= they could not finde ye way out of it :
(FOX-E3-P1,94.139)

& hee beinge a papist I tolde him y=t= was his purgatory : where they
had putt mee into : (FOX-E3-P1,94.140)

& this was ye former {COM:"former"_interlineated} roome y=t= they
removed mee out of after I had bestowed y=t= cost upon it .
(FOX-E3-P1,94.141)

<P_95>

And there came another great {COM:"great"_interlineated} company of
papists : (FOX-E3-P1,95.143)

& they affirmed ye Pope was Infallible & had stood Infallible ever
since Peters time : (FOX-E3-P1,95.144)

but I told y=m= & shewed y=m= out of Eusebius y=t= one of ye Bishopps
of Rome denyed ye faith & sacrificed to Idolls & therfore hee was not
Infallible : (FOX-E3-P1,95.145)

& if they was in ye infallible spiritt they need not have goales swords
& staves rackes & tortures fires & faggotts whipps & gallowes
{COM:"fires"_to"gallowes"_interlineated} to holde uppe there religion .
And to destroy mens lifes : (FOX-E3-P1,95.146)

for if they was in ye infalible spiritt they woulde preserve mens lifes
& use none but spirituall weapons
{COM:6_words_from_"&"_to_"weapons"_interlineated} . (FOX-E3-P1,95.147)

Then I tolde y=m= there was a woman in Kent y=t= had beene a papist &
had brought sevrall to y=t= religion : (FOX-E3-P1,95.148)

& after shee came to bee convinced of Gods truth & turned by it to
Christ her saviour : shee admonished ye papists to ye same :
(FOX-E3-P1,95.149)

& one of y=m= beinge a taylor whoe was workeinge att her house : as
shee was admonishinge of him hee drew his knife at her
(FOX-E3-P1,95.150)

& gott betwixt her & ye doore : (FOX-E3-P1,95.151)

& I askt ye woman what hee woulde have donne with his knife
(FOX-E3-P1,95.152)

& shee said hee woulde have stabbed her (FOX-E3-P1,95.153)

& she bid him put uppe his knife (FOX-E3-P1,95.154)

for she knew his principle . (FOX-E3-P1,95.155)

Stabbe thee said I : (FOX-E3-P1,95.156)

what would hee stabbe thee ffor thy religion : (FOX-E3-P1,95.157)

yes said shee (FOX-E3-P1,95.158)

it was ye principle of ye papists if any turned from there religion it
was there principle to kill y=m= . (FOX-E3-P1,95.159)

And I told y=m= : this was one y=t= had beene of y=m= y=t= had forsaken
there principles & had discovred there practises (FOX-E3-P1,95.160)

& hee did not deny it (FOX-E3-P1,95.161)

but said what woulde I declare this abroade : (FOX-E3-P1,95.162)

& I tolde y=m= yes such thinges ought to bee declared abroade & howe
contrary to true Christianity It was : (FOX-E3-P1,95.163)

& hee went away in a rage . (FOX-E3-P1,95.164)

And then there came on D=tr= Wittey which was esteemed a great D=tr= of
physicke {COM:"of_physicke"_interlineated} & Lourd fauconbridge & ye
governor of Tinmouth Castell & sevrall knights : (FOX-E3-P1,95.165)

& this Wittey tooke uppe ye discourse (FOX-E3-P1,95.166)

& askt mee what I was in prison for : (FOX-E3-P1,95.167)

& I said because I would not disobey ye commande of Christ & sweare :
(FOX-E3-P1,95.168)

soe hee said I ought to sweare my allegians to ye kinge :
(FOX-E3-P1,95.169)

& hee was a great presbyterian : (FOX-E3-P1,95.170)

& I askt him <P_96> whether hee had not sworne against ye kinge & house
of Lords & taken ye Scotch Covenant
{COM:5_words_from_"&"_to_"Covenant"_interlineated} (FOX-E3-P1,96.171)

And now had hee not sworne : for ye kinge (FOX-E3-P1,96.172)

& what was his swearinge good for . (FOX-E3-P1,96.173)

And my allegians did not consist in swearinge but in truth &
faithfulnesse . (FOX-E3-P1,96.174)

And soe after a while : I was had away to my prison : after many more
words with y=m= {COM:"with_y=m="_interlineated} (FOX-E3-P1,96.175)

& this Wittey boasted in ye townde amongst his patients y=t= hee had
conquered mee : (FOX-E3-P1,96.176)

& I tolde Sir. Jos: Crosland Itt was a small boast in him to say hee
had conquered a bounde man : (FOX-E3-P1,96.177)

& desired him to bid him come to me againe when hee came to ye castell
: (FOX-E3-P1,96.178)

& hee came againe with a matter of 16 or 17 great persons .
(FOX-E3-P1,96.179)

And hee affirmed before y=m= {COM:"y=m="_interlineated} all y=t= Christ
had not enlightned every man y=t= cometh Into ye worlde & y=t= ye grace
of God had not appeared unto all men y=t= brought
{COM:the_letter_"t"_interlineated} salvation & y=t= Christ had not dyed
for all men . (FOX-E3-P1,96.180)

Then I askt him what sorte of men those were y=t= Christ had not
enlightned : & his grace had not appeared to y=m= & y=t= he had not
dyed for . (FOX-E3-P1,96.181)

And hee said hee did not dy for Adulterers & Idolaters : & wicked men :
(FOX-E3-P1,96.182)

then I askt him again whether Adulterers & Idolaters : & wicked men was
not sinners : & whether Christ did not dy for sinners : & came not to
call sinners to repentans . (FOX-E3-P1,96.183)

And hee said yes : (FOX-E3-P1,96.184)

soe said I thou has stopt thy owne mouth (FOX-E3-P1,96.185)

for I proved y=t= ye grace of God had appeared unto all men though some
turned it Into Wantonnesse & walked despitefully against it : & y=t=
Christ had enlightned all men though some hated it : (FOX-E3-P1,96.186)

& severall of ye people confest y=t= it was true : (FOX-E3-P1,96.187)

& hee {COM:"confest"_to"_hee"_interlineated} went away in a great
{COM:"great"_interlineated} rage : (FOX-E3-P1,96.188)

and came noe more att mee . (FOX-E3-P1,96.189)

And another time ye governor brought a preist (FOX-E3-P1,96.190)

but his mouth was soone stoppt : (FOX-E3-P1,96.191)

& another time after hee brought 2 or 3 parlament men :
(FOX-E3-P1,96.192)

& they askt mee whether I did owne ministers & Bishopps :
(FOX-E3-P1,96.193)

& I tolde y=m= yes such as Christ sent foorth & said freely you have
received freely give & such as {COM:"such_as"_interlineated} was
qualifyed & was in ye same power & spiritt y=t= they was in in ye
Apostles days . (FOX-E3-P1,96.194)

<P_97>

But such teachers & Bishops {COM:"&_Bishops"_interlineated} as theres
was y=t= woulde goe noe farther then they had a great benefice I did
not owne (FOX-E3-P1,97.196)

for they was not like ye Apostles . (FOX-E3-P1,97.197)

For Christ saith to his ministers goe yee into all nations
(FOX-E3-P1,97.198)

& preach ye gospell : (FOX-E3-P1,97.199)

& you parlament men y=t= kepes your preists & Bishopps in such great
fatt benefices you have spoiled y=m= all : (FOX-E3-P1,97.200)

for doe yee thinke they will goe Into all nations to preach ye gospell
: or will goe any farther than they have a great fatt benefice
(FOX-E3-P1,97.201)

Judge your selves . (FOX-E3-P1,97.202)

Then there came a great Company with ye old
{COM:"ye_old"_interlineated} Lord fairefax his widow & a preist :
(FOX-E3-P1,97.203)

& I was made to speake to y=m= ye Truth : (FOX-E3-P1,97.204)

& ye preist askt mee why wee said thee & thou to people .
(FOX-E3-P1,97.205)

And I askt him whether they y=t= translated ye scriptures & made ye
grammor & acidens was fooles & Idieotts y=t= left it soe translated to
us : as thee & thou to a singulor & you to a pleural :
(FOX-E3-P1,97.206)

& if they was fooles & Idioetts then why had not they which lookt upon
y=m=selves as {COM:5_words_from_"which"_to_"as"_interlineated} wise men
y=t= coulde not beare thee & thou to a singulor : altered both ye
grammor accidens & bible : & made it pleurall insteade of singulor .
(FOX-E3-P1,97.207)

But if they was wise men y=t= soe translated it : then was not they
fooles & Idiotts y=t= did not practise it . (FOX-E3-P1,97.208)

And was it not {COM:"it_not"_interlineated} wronge in y=m= to bee
offended att us y=t= did practise it & call us fooles & Idiotts
{COM:6_words_from_"&"_to"Idiotts"_interlineated} . (FOX-E3-P1,97.209)

Soe many of y=m= was pretty loveinge & tender : (FOX-E3-P1,97.210)

& acknowledged to truth (FOX-E3-P1,97.211)

& wold have given mee money (FOX-E3-P1,97.212)

but I woulde not receive it . (FOX-E3-P1,97.213)

And after this came D=r= Craddock with 3 preists more & ye governor & a
great Company with y=m= & his lady & an {COM:"an"_interlineated} other
lady . (FOX-E3-P1,97.214)

And hee askt mee what I was in prison for : (FOX-E3-P1,97.215)

& I tolde him for obeyeinge ye Commande of Christ & ye Apostle
{COM:3_words_from_"&"_to_"Apostle"_interlineated} in not swearinge :
(FOX-E3-P1,97.216)

& if hee coulde convince mee y=t= after Christ & ye Apostle had
forbidden swearinge that then they commanded people to sweare : I might
then sweare : as I had said to ye Judge at Lancaster .
(FOX-E3-P1,97.217)

And hee was a Justice of ye peace (FOX-E3-P1,97.218)

& if hee coulde <P_98> convince mee of this I would sweare :
(FOX-E3-P1,98.219)

& heere was ye bible (FOX-E3-P1,98.220)

& bid him shew it to mee . (FOX-E3-P1,98.221)

Then said hee : Itt is written you shall sweare in truth &
righteousnesse (FOX-E3-P1,98.222)

I told him I did commende him y=t= hee had brought scripture :
(FOX-E3-P1,98.223)

& I did beleive I could bringe as many Instances in ye old testament
for swearinge as hee & it may be more to : (FOX-E3-P1,98.224)

but what you was this : (FOX-E3-P1,98.225)

was it you Jewes or you Gentiles y=t= this commande was to :
(FOX-E3-P1,98.226)

for hee knew y=t= wee was gentiles by nature . (FOX-E3-P1,98.227)

And where did God ever give a Commande to ye gentiles to sweare but to
ye Jews : (FOX-E3-P1,98.228)

& soe was this you : to you Jews or you Gentiles or you Christians
after Christ came in ye gospell times . (FOX-E3-P1,98.229)

And unto this hee woulde not aunswer : (FOX-E3-P1,98.230)

but at ye last one of ye preists aunswered y=t= was with him
{COM:4_words_from_"y=t="_to_"him"_interlineated} (FOX-E3-P1,98.231)

& said it was to ye Jews : y=t= this Commande was to swear in truth &
righteousnesse . (FOX-E3-P1,98.232)

Then D=tr= Craddock hee confest it was soe {COM:"soe"_interlineated} :
(FOX-E3-P1,98.233)

Indeed says hee In ye gospell times every thinge was to bee established
out of ye mouth of two or three wittnesses for there was to bee no
swearinge then . (FOX-E3-P1,98.234)

Then said I why does thou force oaths upon Christians contry to thy own
knowledge in the gospell times . (FOX-E3-P1,98.235)

And I said unto him why dost thou excommunicate my frends
(FOX-E3-P1,98.236)

for hee had excommunicated abundans both-1 in Yorkesheer & Lancashere :
(FOX-E3-P1,98.237)

& hee said for not comeinge to ye Church : (FOX-E3-P1,98.238)

then I said you left us above yeeres agoe when wee were but younge lads
& lasses : to ye presbyterians Independants & baptists : whoe made
spoile of our goods & persecuted us because wee woulde not follow y=m=
: (FOX-E3-P1,98.239)

& as for ye old men y=t= knew your principles if you woulde have kept
y=m= alife you shoulde have sent y=m= your epistles & gospells &
homilyes & eveningesongs . (FOX-E3-P1,98.240)

For Paul writt epistles to ye saintes though hee was in prison :
(FOX-E3-P1,98.241)

& soe ye younge men y=t= knew litle of your principles & ye old men if
you had intended to have preserrved y=m= you should have sent y=m= some
of your homilyes & kept your principles alife : & not have fled away
from us : & leave us to ye presbyterians & Independants & baptists : to
persecute us & spoile our goods because wee coulde not follow y=m=
(FOX-E3-P1,98.242)

& soe they & {COM:"they_&"_interlineated} wee might have turned turkes
& Jewes for any Collects or homilyes or epistles wee had from you all
this while {COM:25_words_from_"&"_to_"while"_interlineated} .
(FOX-E3-P1,98.243)

<P_99>

And so thou hast excommunicated us both olde & younge
(FOX-E3-P1,99.245)

y=t= is you have putt us out of your Church : before you have gott us
Into your Church & brought us to know your principles :
(FOX-E3-P1,99.246)

& this is madnesse to putt us out before wee bee brought in .
(FOX-E3-P1,99.247)

Now had you brought us in to your Chuch {COM:sic} & after if wee had
donne some bad {COM:"bad"_interlineated} thinge then to putt us out had
beene somethinge like a grounde for excommunication .
(FOX-E3-P1,99.248)

But what dost thee cal ye Church : (FOX-E3-P1,99.249)

Why says hee y=t= which you call ye steeplehouse . (FOX-E3-P1,99.250)

Then I askt him whether Christ shed his blood for ye steeplehouse :
(FOX-E3-P1,99.251)

& purchased & santifyed ye steeplehouse with his bloode :
(FOX-E3-P1,99.252)

ffor ye Chuch {COM:sic} was Christs wiffe & bride (FOX-E3-P1,99.253)

& hee was heade of ye Church : (FOX-E3-P1,99.254)

& thinkes thee is ye steeplehouse Christs bride & wiffe : & y=t= hee is
ye heade of y=t= olde house {COM:"olde_house"_interlineated} or of ye
people . (FOX-E3-P1,99.255)

Nea says hee : (FOX-E3-P1,99.256)

Christ is ye heade of ye people : (FOX-E3-P1,99.257)

& they are ye Chuch {COM:sic} : & not ye steeplehouse .
(FOX-E3-P1,99.258)

Then I said : butt you have given y=t= title Church
{COM:"Church"_interlineated} to an olde house which belonges to ye
people (FOX-E3-P1,99.259)

& you have taught people to beleive soe . (FOX-E3-P1,99.260)

Then I askt him why he persecuted freinds concerneinge there not
payinge tyths : & whether God did ever give a Commande to ye gentiles
y=t= they should pay tyths & whether Christ had not ended ye leviticall
$preisthoode {TEXT:preisthoode} y=t= tooke tyths & tyths . And whether
Christ y=t= sent foorth his dsciples to preach had not commanded y=m=
to preach freely as hee had given to y=m= freely : & whether all ye
ministers of Christ are not bounde to observe this Commande of Christ .
(FOX-E3-P1,99.261)

And hee said hee woulde not dispute y=t= : (FOX-E3-P1,99.262)

but said you marry : (FOX-E3-P1,99.263)

but I know not howe . (FOX-E3-P1,99.264)

Then I said unto him it may bee soe (FOX-E3-P1,99.265)

but why did hee not come & see (FOX-E3-P1,99.266)

then hee threatned how hee had & woulde use his power aginst us :
(FOX-E3-P1,99.267)

but I bid him take heed (FOX-E3-P1,99.268)

for hee was an olde man : (FOX-E3-P1,99.269)

then I askt him where did ever any preist from Genesis to ye
Revelations marry any : (FOX-E3-P1,99.270)

if hee coulde shew mee any Instans {COM:"any_Instans"_interlineated}
wee would come to y=m= to marry us : (FOX-E3-P1,99.271)

for thou hast excommunicated one of my freinds 2 yeeres after hee was
deade about it {COM:"about_it"_interlineated} . (FOX-E3-P1,99.272)

And why dost not excommunicate Isaac & Jacob & <P_100> Boaz & Ruth &
Christ & his disciples for goeinge to a mariage : (FOX-E3-P1,100.273)

& why dost not use thy power against y=m= (FOX-E3-P1,100.274)

for wee doe not reade y=t= they were ever marryed by ye preists
(FOX-E3-P1,100.275)

but they tooke one another in ye assemblyes of ye righteous in ye
presence of God & his people (FOX-E3-P1,100.276)

& soe doe wee : (FOX-E3-P1,100.277)

& wee have all ye holy men & women of our syde y=t= ye scripture speaks
of in this practise . (FOX-E3-P1,100.278)

Soe after a while hee past away & his Company (FOX-E3-P1,100.279)

& many such like disputes & discourses I had with severall such sortes
of people which will be to longe & tadious to relate heere
{COM:"heere"_interlineated} . (FOX-E3-P1,100.280)

And few freinds they would lett come att me (FOX-E3-P1,100.281)

nea many times not soe much as to bringe mee a litle meate :
(FOX-E3-P1,100.282)

but I was forct to hire one of ye worlde ye first quarter
(FOX-E3-P1,100.283)

& sometimes ye souldyers woulde take it from her (FOX-E3-P1,100.284)

& then shee would fight with y=m= for it . (FOX-E3-P1,100.285)

And then I hired a souldyer to fetch mee water & breade : & something
to make a fire when I was in a room where a fire could bee made :
(FOX-E3-P1,100.286)

& a threepenny loafe served mee 3 weekes & sometimes longer .
(FOX-E3-P1,100.287)

And it being a colde place I was exceedingely swelld & nummd in my body
{COM:"in_my_body"_interlineated} : (FOX-E3-P1,100.288)

& if a freinde came upp Into ye Castle about busnesse if hee lookt but
at mee they would rage att him : (FOX-E3-P1,100.289)

& there was two bad prisoners y=t= often woulde drinke with ye officers
& souldyers : (FOX-E3-P1,100.290)

& because I woulde not sett & drinke with y=m= they made y=m= worse
against mee . (FOX-E3-P1,100.291)

And one time when they was almost {COM:"almost"_interlineated} drunke
one of y=m= one Will Wilkison came (FOX-E3-P1,100.292)

& chalenghed mee to fight with him
{COM:4_words_from_"to"_to_"him"_interlineated} : (FOX-E3-P1,100.293)

& they was both full of beere : (FOX-E3-P1,100.294)

& when one would bee at mee then ye other withhelde him
(FOX-E3-P1,100.295)

& when ye other woulde bee at mee then ye other woulde withholde him .
(FOX-E3-P1,100.296)

And ye next morninge when they were more sober : I told him y=t=
chalenghed mee I was come to aunswer him with my hands in my pocketts &
there was my haire & my backe : & what a shame it was for him to
challenge a man whome hee knew his principle was not to strike :
(FOX-E3-P1,100.297)

& hee should have chalenghed some of ye souldyers y=t= might have
aunswered him againe (FOX-E3-P1,100.298)

but hee goes his ways : (FOX-E3-P1,100.299)

& one of ye officers said you are a happy man y=t= can bear such
thinges . (FOX-E3-P1,100.300)

<P_101>

And they sett a marshall over us to gett money (FOX-E3-P1,101.302)

butt I was not to give him a farthinge : (FOX-E3-P1,101.303)

& soe at last hee was taken off againe : (FOX-E3-P1,101.304)

& often they threatned to hange mee over ye wall (FOX-E3-P1,101.305)

& ye officers often in there rage would bid ye souldyers shoote mee &
runn mee through : (FOX-E3-P1,101.306)

& ye deputy governor said : if any stirr was in ye nation : I was sent
thither : y=t= they might hange mee over ye walls (FOX-E3-P1,101.307)

soe I tolde him if y=t= was it they lookt for
{COM:3_words_from_"they"_to_"for"_interlineated} I was ready : beinge
innocent of all stirringes & plottinges (FOX-E3-P1,101.308)

& I never feard death nor sufferinges in my life . (FOX-E3-P1,101.309)

Soe y=t= stoppt y=m= from threatninge mee any more .
(FOX-E3-P1,101.310)

And one time when it was very colde weather I had gotten a litle
elicampane beere (FOX-E3-P1,101.311)

for I had taken a great colde
{COM:9_words_from_"elicampane"_to_"colde"_interlineated} :
(FOX-E3-P1,101.312)

and I hearde one of ye prisoners say to ye others they woulde goe play
a pretty tricke (FOX-E3-P1,101.313)

for they woulde send for mee upp to ye deputy governor which they did
(FOX-E3-P1,101.314)

& in ye meane time they would drinke my stronge beere out which they
did . (FOX-E3-P1,101.315)

And after one of ye officers came to mee in a Jeere (FOX-E3-P1,101.316)

& askt mee for some stronge beere (FOX-E3-P1,101.317)

but I tolde y=m= they had playde ther petty tricke (FOX-E3-P1,101.318)

& soe tooke noe farther {COM:"farther"_interlineated} Notice of there
wickednesse . (FOX-E3-P1,101.319)

Soe I was as a man buryed alife (FOX-E3-P1,101.320)

for many freinds came from farr to see mee (FOX-E3-P1,101.321)

but were not suffred to come att mee
{COM:4_words_from_"to"_to_"mee"_interlineated} . (FOX-E3-P1,101.322)

But at last ye governor came under some trouble haveinge sent out a
privateer whoe had taken some shipps y=t= were not enimyes shipps but
there freinds (FOX-E3-P1,101.323)

& soe came under some trouble . (FOX-E3-P1,101.324)

And I desired him when hee came to London hee being a parlament man :
y=t= hee woulde speak to Esq Marsh & to Sir ffrancis Dobb & some others
: & tell them y=t= I was a prisoner & for what & howe longe I had layne
in prison . {COM:8_words_from_"&"_to_"prison"_interlineated}
(FOX-E3-P1,101.325)

And so when hee came doune againe hee tolde mee y=t= Esq: March y=t=
was one of ye kinges esquires of his body : said hee woulde goe miles
barefoote for my liberty hee knew mee soe well : (FOX-E3-P1,101.326)

& severall others spoake well of mee
{COM:4_words_from_"spoake"_to_"mee"_interlineated} : so y=t= ye
governor was very loveinge (FOX-E3-P1,101.327)

& after a while John Whiteheade brought an order from ye kinge for my
release . (FOX-E3-P1,101.328)

<P_102>

For I had written a letter to ye kinge : Concerneinge my bad usage in
prison & y=t= none coulde deliver mee but him . (FOX-E3-P1,102.330)

1666 (FOX-E3-P1,102.331)

And so ye governor received ye order : (FOX-E3-P1,102.332)

& ye officers gathered togeather : (FOX-E3-P1,102.333)

& discharghed mee (FOX-E3-P1,102.334)

& gave a certificate as followeth . (FOX-E3-P1,102.335)

{COM:insert_helsinki_sample_2}

<P_161>

Soe hee sett us at liberty : seeinge ye informer was gonne :
(FOX-E3-P1,161.338)

onely tooke our names & places of aboade . (FOX-E3-P1,161.339)

And as I was goeinge away : I spoake to ye Maior (FOX-E3-P1,161.340)

& tolde him hee knew in his owne conscience wee was an innocent people
& y=t= y=t= act did not concern us . (FOX-E3-P1,161.341)

And soe after wee were sett at liberty frends askt mee whether I would
goe (FOX-E3-P1,161.342)

& I tolde y=m= to Gratious street meetinge againe : (FOX-E3-P1,161.343)

& when wee came there ye people was gonne (FOX-E3-P1,161.344)

onely some people stoode att ye gate . (FOX-E3-P1,161.345)

And soe wee went Into Gerard Roberts house (FOX-E3-P1,161.346)

& I sent out to know how all ye meetinges was : (FOX-E3-P1,161.347)

& some was kept <P_162> out (FOX-E3-P1,162.348)

& some was taken but sett at liberty againe a few days after
(FOX-E3-P1,162.349)

& ye Lords power came over all : (FOX-E3-P1,162.350)

& a glorious time it was for ye Lords everlastinge truth
(FOX-E3-P1,162.351)

for as fast as some were taken doune y=t= was speakeinge others was
moved of ye Lord to stande uppe & speake to ye admiration of people .
(FOX-E3-P1,162.352)

And many baptists & other sectaryes forsooke there meetinges
(FOX-E3-P1,162.353)

& came to see how ye Quakers woulde stande both-2 in Citty & Country .
(FOX-E3-P1,162.354)

And this Informer was soe frightned y=t= there durst hardley any
Informer appear in London for severall yeers after .
(FOX-E3-P1,162.355)

And yett this Lord maior after this proved a very great persecutor of
our frendes (FOX-E3-P1,162.356)

& cast many In to {COM:"to"_interlineated} prison : as you may see in
ye bookes of ye tryalls of Will: Pen & Will: Meade & Tho. Rudyarde
(FOX-E3-P1,162.357)

& his name became a stinke (FOX-E3-P1,162.358)

& ye Lord cutt him off . (FOX-E3-P1,162.359)

And persecution after a time came to asswage againe .
(FOX-E3-P1,162.360)

And in ye time of this persecution ye presbyterians & all other
sectaryes generally fled : (FOX-E3-P1,162.361)

& when ye Constables came to apprehend preist Vincent at Devonsheere
house hee woulde give ye people a psalme & in ye meane time gett away :
& some times aske leave of ye Constables to goe & refresh himselfe & in
ye meane time fly away . (FOX-E3-P1,162.362)

And att Spitle feildes they had a meetinge : (FOX-E3-P1,162.363)

& some of ye people said they was comeinge (FOX-E3-P1,162.364)

they was comeinge : (FOX-E3-P1,162.365)

& ye preist & people fled away in such hast they had like to have
spoiled one another though it was but a false alaram : given by there
owne watche men {COM:"men"_interlineated} thrugh a mistake .
(FOX-E3-P1,162.366)

And these were the presbyterians & {COM:"&"_interlineated} Independants
y=t= had persecuted us when they had power : because wee woulde not
follow there religion which now durst not stande to it y=m= selves .
(FOX-E3-P1,162.367)

And after this Tho: Lower: & his wiffe past towards Bristoll & from
thence to Cornewall : (FOX-E3-P1,162.368)

& Sarah ffell: & Jo: Rouse & his wiffe past doune Into ye North .
(FOX-E3-P1,162.369)

And Tho: Lowers wiffe Mary {COM:"Mary"_interlineated} & Sarah ffell
went to ye kinge (FOX-E3-P1,162.370)

& they gott an order from ye kinge y=t= there mother shoulde not bee
molested nor disquieted in ye enjoyment of her estate nor house which
ye kinge commanded Sir Jo: Ottway : to signify his minde by letter Into
ye Country to <P_163> ye sheriffe & others concerned which hee did :
(FOX-E3-P1,163.371)

& they brought it doune Into ye Country with y=m= as may bee seene in
ye foloweinge letter . (FOX-E3-P1,163.372)

And after yt I had visited freindes & thinges was pretty quiett in ye
citty I past Into ye Country : (FOX-E3-P1,163.373)

& severall meetinges I had amongst freindes in Midlesex : & in
Buckinghamsheere & Oxfordesheere : though in some places there was much
threatninge : (FOX-E3-P1,163.374)

& frendes much desired mee : for to come to Readinge where most of
frendes was in prison . (FOX-E3-P1,163.375)

And some of Readinge ffrendes came to mee to a place caled Turvall
heath where wee had a quiett meetinge though much threatned .
(FOX-E3-P1,163.376)

And after I came to Readinge of a 7th day (FOX-E3-P1,163.377)

& {COM:"&"_interlineated} I went to ye prison (FOX-E3-P1,163.378)

& diverse frendes came in & sober people (FOX-E3-P1,163.379)

& I was loath to goe to meetinges in prison (FOX-E3-P1,163.380)

for I told y=m= I woulde rather bee taken in a publicke meetinge then
in prison . (FOX-E3-P1,163.381)

And Anne Curtis tolde mee y=t= Jo: Story stayde there a great while &
had many meetinges in prison : (FOX-E3-P1,163.382)

& I tolde her yt was nothinge to mee . (FOX-E3-P1,163.383)

Soe ye prisners beinge gathered togeather : & severall other persons
come in : I declared ye worde of life amongst y=m= (FOX-E3-P1,163.384)

& encouraged y=m= in ye truth : (FOX-E3-P1,163.385)

& they were refresht in ye Lords power & presence . (FOX-E3-P1,163.386)

And After ye meetinge was ended : ye goaler understoode y=t= I was
there : (FOX-E3-P1,163.387)

then frends was troubled as fearinge how to gett mee out free againe .
(FOX-E3-P1,163.388)

And after I had stayde with y=m= & suppt with y=m= I went doune ye
stayres (FOX-E3-P1,163.389)

& ye goaler was {COM:"was"_interlineated} standinge att ye
{COM:"ye"_interlineated} doore (FOX-E3-P1,163.390)

& {COM:"&"_interlineated} frendes was very fearefull :
(FOX-E3-P1,163.391)

soe I putt my hande in my pockett which hee had such an eye unto & ye
hope of some sylver y=t= hee forgott to question mee :
(FOX-E3-P1,163.392)

soe I gave him some sylver : (FOX-E3-P1,163.393)

& bid him bee kinde & civill {COM:"&_civill"_interlineated} to my
freindes in prison whome I came to visitt
{COM:5_words_from_"whome"_to_"visitt"_interlineated}
(FOX-E3-P1,163.394)

& soe I passed out (FOX-E3-P1,163.395)

& ye Lords power came over him (FOX-E3-P1,163.396)

& chained y=m= all . (FOX-E3-P1,163.397)

But the next y=t= came to visitt y=m= hee stoppt to witt Isaace
Penningeton . (FOX-E3-P1,163.398)

And ye next mourning I past about 14 mile
{COM:3_words_from_"about"_to_"mile"_interlineated} Into Hampesheere :
to a place caled Bagus : (FOX-E3-P1,163.399)

& when I came Into ye parish there were some sober people came to us
<P_164> & tolde us y=t= ye preist was an envious man & did threaten us
. (FOX-E3-P1,164.400)

But when our meetinge was gathered which was very large & Tho: Briggs
had donne speakeinge whoe was with mee ye preist had gott a warrant &
sent ye Constable & officers (FOX-E3-P1,164.401)

& they came Into ye house : (FOX-E3-P1,164.402)

but did not come Into ye meetinge roome : (FOX-E3-P1,164.403)

& soe they past away againe . (FOX-E3-P1,164.404)

And wee knewe not in ye meetinge y=t= they was come & gonne againe :
(FOX-E3-P1,164.405)

soe after Tho: Briggs had donne speakinge I was moved of ye Lord to
stande uppe (FOX-E3-P1,164.406)

& when I had declared ye word of truth & life to ye people & a pretious
fresh meetinge wee had : & I had donne & stept doune & ended ye meeting
{COM:4_words_from_"&"_to_"meeting"_interlineated} : I hearde a great
clutter in ye yarde . (FOX-E3-P1,164.407)

And soe after ye meetinge was ended : wee came foorth :
(FOX-E3-P1,164.408)

& ye man of ye House tolde us y=t= ye preist had sent ye Constables
againe & his owne servant with y=m= in a great rage :
(FOX-E3-P1,164.409)

& they had beene in ye house as aforesaid (FOX-E3-P1,164.410)

but came not in to ye meetinge roome : (FOX-E3-P1,164.411)

but went there ways (FOX-E3-P1,164.412)

& thus ye Lords power preserved us : over ye Divelish designe of ye
preist & out of his snare . (FOX-E3-P1,164.413)

And soe after wee pased away (FOX-E3-P1,164.414)

& many frends past by ye preists house which sett him in a great
{COM:"great"_interlineated} rage . (FOX-E3-P1,164.415)