A brief relation of some part of the sufferings of the true Christians, the people of God, in scorn called Quakers, in Ireland, for these last eleaven years, viz, from 1660 until 1671 with an occasional treatise of their principles and practices briefly stated, whereby the innocency of their cause, for which they so suffer, is not only plainly demonstrated, but also from all false asperations and causeless pretences sufficiently vindicated / collected by T.H. and A.F.

Cavan County.

1660. Richard Faile, William Parker, Miles Gray, John Hut∣ton, Thomas Lunn and Isabel Outon, (with several other Friends) for meeting in Cavan, to wait upon the Lord, and to worship him, were imprisoned by John Holland, Deputy Soveraign, and some of them kept Prisoners eleaven dayes.

William Parker, Rich. Faile, Miles Gray, Robert Wardell, Tho∣mas Lunn and Thomas Moore, (with several other Friends) being met together (for the end aforefaid) in Belturbet, were haled out, and committed to Prison four dayes without Examination (by Order of Richard West Provost) and because they could not pay Fees (having not broken any Law) some of them were strip∣ped of their Clothes, and then turned out.

1661. William Edmonson, Tho. Lunn, rich. Faile, Wil. Parker, and Thomas Hutchison (with others) having been at a Meeting near Cavan to worship God, were much abused on the Road by George Spicer Sub-Sheriff, attended with a company of rude men, who beat, and cut, and abused Friends; one Friend set upon a Horse, and tyed his Feet under the Horse Belly; and another his Hands behind his Back, like Fellons; and so had them to Cavan

Prison; and at the following Assize brought before Judge Povey, who having nothing against them, but on the account of their meeting to serve and worship the Lord, left them Prisoners. And at the next Assizes Judge Alexander fined them 20 l. a man for the said Meeting, and 7 l. a man, for not taking off their Hats, though he then confessed▪ there was no Law for it; but he called them Rogues, Doggs, &c. and so left them Prisoners till the next As∣sizes: And then came he himself Judge again, and fined them 5 l. a man more for their Hats; and denyed them the benefit of an Order or Proclamation from the chief Ruler of the Nation, by which they ought to have been set at Liberty; and he further said, That they should not have the benefit of the Law. And whilst they were thus kept Prisoners, the said Geo. Spicer sued them for Fees, notwithstanding he had their Bodies in Prison, and (by vertue or pretence of an Order from the said Judge) took from Wil. Parker, Tho. Lunn, Tho Hutchison and Rich. Faile, as much Goods as were worth 30 l. And at the next Assizes after, Judge Booth caused the said Prisoners to be proclaimed at Liberty, for which the said Geo. Spicer claimed 15 s. a piece Fees, and for the same kept them in close Prison: And at the next Assizes, Judge Alexander being there Judge, the said Geo. Spicer caused Walter Brady his Servant to swear, serving the Prisoners with Processes, (which thing, as Brady since acknowledged, was false) upon which the said Judge granted him an Order against the Prison∣ers, which caused to be taken,

• From Richard Faile, two Horses worth— 4l. 10s. 0d.
• From Thomas Lunn, one Cow and two Heifers worth— 3l. 10s. 0d.
• From William Parker, two Cows worth— 2l. 12s. 0d.
• From Tho. Hutchison, two Cows worth— 3l. 10s. 0d.
• From Jo. Jay, one Horse, and Houshold goods worth— 4l. 17s. 6d.
• From Robert Wardel, one Cow and Goods worth.— 4l. 09s. 0d.
• worth in all— 23l. 08s. 6d.
• supra— 30l. 00s. 0d.
• So that this Geo. Spicer, for the Fees of these six Persons, hath taken away from them Goods worth,—53l. 8s. 6d.

1665. Ricchard Faile, Wil. Parker, Robert Robinson, Tho. Lunn and Tho. Hutchison, with several other Friends, being at a Meet∣ing of the Lord's People, at Nicholas Starkey's House, to wait up∣on God, were haled thereout, and thirteen of them had before Matthew French, Provost of Belturbet, who caused some of them to be set in the Stocks, and other some to be put in the Cage for several Hours; and the next day sent and committed them to Cavan Goal, (without Examination) where several of them were Prisoners above a Year.