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.

Wexford County.

1660. Francis Randal, with several Friends, being met at James Becket's House in New Ross to wait upon the Lord, had their Meeting broken up by a Guard of Souldiers, who much abused the said Francis, knockt him with a Musket, tore his Clothes, and thrust him violently out of the Town, by order of Lt. Col. Jones, who bad his Souldiers do any thing to Quakers, saying, They are worse then Doggs, use them as you will.

1662. James Becket, Thomas West, and others, for meeting together for the End aforesaid in New-Ross, were sent and com∣mitted to Wexford Goal, and there kept several Weeks.

Thomas Loe, Mary Loe, and Sarah Holme▪ for visiting their Friends in Wexford Prison, were there detained in Restraint, and the said Thomas Loe kept in Prison until the next Sessions.

1670. Robbert Cuppage, Nathaniel Ruby, James Taylour, Fran∣cis Randal, Samuel Grundy, Daniel Fossey, William Brown, John Sottenham, Jonas Chamberlin, John Haydock, and John Edwards, being (with several other Friends and People) peaceably assem∣bled (as their manner is, no Disturbance nor Breach of the Peace being ever known on their parts at any of their Meetings) to wait upon and worship the Lord God, at Nathaniel Ruby's house in Wexford, the 14th of the 7th Moneth, were disturbed by Wil-liam Russel Sub-Sheriff, attended with Constables, Wardens, and a rude Multitude, and violently haled out of their Meeting, and brought before John Bond Mayor, Richard Clifton Governour, Fran. Harvey, Tho. Hart, and Edward Withers (called) Justices, who committed the aforesaid eleaven Persons to the County

Goal, till deliver'd by due course of Law, where they continued until the 13th of the 11th Moneth following, and then released by Order from the King's Lievtenant General and Council of Ireland.

Anne Chamberlin, Wife to the aforenamed Jonas Chamberlin, was apprehended and committed to Goal by the said Wil. Russell Sub-Sheriff, for being at the aforesaid Meeting, and continued Prisoner about two Weeks without any Mittimus, and then discharged by the Justices, who censured her committal to be Illegal.

Leonard Kerley was by the aforesaid Wil. Russell taken upon a Capias, and committed to Goal, for being at the said Meeting, and there kept about four Weeks, and then discharged, the Ca∣pias being issued against the Order of the Sessions.