The Lords loud call to England: being a true relation of some late, various, and wonderful judgments, or handy-works of God, by earthquake, lightening, whirlewind, great multitudes of toads and flyes; and also the striking of divers persons with sudden death, in several places; for what causes let the man of wisdome judge, upon his serious perusal of the book it self. Also of the strange changes, and late alterations made in these three nations. As also of the odious sin of drinking healths, with a brief of Mr. Pryns solid arguments against it, and his epistle to the late King Charls, to redress it. Published by H.J. a servant of Jesus the Christ, and lover of peace and holiness.

The Gross Abuses to many Good 〈◊〉〈◊〉 People in Lincoln∣shire, here follow, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 they were 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in their NARRA∣TIVE or Complaint thereof to the KING neer the end of Iu∣ly

1660. Testified under many of their 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Part of a NARRATIVE and Complaint, that by the help of an Honnourable Parliament man was presented to the King. the 26th. of the fifth Month, Iuly 1660. With the Kings Answer thereunto.

May it please you, &c.

BEing commanded thereto by the LORD, wee have met often together, to acquaint each other what God hath done, doth daily, and will do for our souls; and what therefore wee ought to do towards him, each other, and all men.

From which Assemblings (O King) wee have been dis∣charged by some in Magistratical capacity in these parts (al∣though therein wee bless God, none hath ever found us with Multitude, or with Tumult) but being taught of God to obey him in the things by him commanded, rather than man (though in the place of Magistracy) when comman∣ding things contrary, wee therefore durst not receive that discharge: wherefore some of us have been silenced, from making mention of the Name of the Lord, as formerly, by being 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in bonds pretendedly imposed upon us for this good behaviour; to which in our innocency we readi∣ly yeelded, being bound to the good behaviour in conscience, wee feared not to bee bound thereto by Law.

But such is the sad estate of this Generation, that they call good evil, and evil good (with sorrow wee speak it) taking their advantage against us in our serving the Lord.

Upon the account of the Condition of these Obligati∣ons, accounting us (O King) peace-breakers, when (in the sincerity of our hearts, and innocency of our 〈◊〉〈◊〉) wee peaceably meet to worship our God in his Fear; wee affirm it.

Since thus intangled (O King) wee have been much a∣bused, as wee pass in the streets, and as wee sit in our hou∣ses, being threatned to bee hanged, if but heard praying to the Lord in our own Families, and disturbed in our so

waiting upon God, by uncivil beating at our doors, and sounding of horns; yea wee have been stoned, when going to our meetings, the windows of the place where wee have been met, struck down with stones; yea taken as evil doers, and imprisoned, when peaceably met together to worship the Most High in the use of his most precious Ordinances.

Wee have (O King) spread these things before them in Authority in those parts, but can have no redress from them; but the rage of our Adversaries hath been augmented by hearing us abused by some of them (in open Court) who sate on the bench of Iustice, under the odious Tearms of Knavish, Iugling, Impudent, and Phanatick Fellows, &c. And as if all this were too little, they have (to fill up their measure) very lately indicted many of us at the Sessions, and intend (as wee are informed) to impose on us the pe∣nalty of twenty pounds per Month, for not coming to hear such men as they provide us; of whose principles and pra∣ctises wee could give a most sad, and dolesul (yet (O King) a most true) relation, &c.

Signed by

Iohn Wats

William Burton

Iohn Dawson

William Dawson

Thomas Harrison

Peter Betts

William Roweth

Richard Wilkinson

Iames Dyon

Robert Richarson

Roger Fawn

William Hunter

Ioseph Brittaine

Robert Maultbey

Thomas Ratclyffe

George Pay

Matthias Brumby

Iohn Gree

Luke Robinson

William Harker

Robert Fletcher

William Hill

Edward Wood

Thomas Croft

Thomas Maxworth

Thomas Clay

Robert Grantham

Charls Cock

Iohn Rutter

Iames Carden

Richard Clark

Robert Pagson

Robert Shaldor

Ioseph Wright

Tho. Grantham.