For the King and both Houses of Parliament being a brief and general account of the late and present sufferings of many of the peaceable subjects called Quakers, upon the late act against Conventicles, for no other cause but meeting together to worship God according to their perswasions and consciences.
Hookes, Ellis, d. 1681.
Leicester shire.
SIxty Persons have had goods taken away; and fines imposed to the value of 333 l. 18 s. 8 d. One had all his goods in his House and Shop taken away; two other poor Men having each but one Cow, to give their young Children Milk, were both taken away, with their Beds and Blankets; all being not enough, George Villers called a Justice, required an Oath of the Officers, that they had not left one of them worth any thing. Nineteen persons fined, and have had goods taken away (for refusing to Swear) to the Va∣lue of 80 l. 13 s. 4 d.
