Hell broke loose: or An history of the Quakers both old and new.: Setting forth many of their opinions and practices. Published to antidote Christians against formality in religion and apostasie. By Thomas Underhill citizen of London.

These following Stories I had from my very good Friend Mr. W. Allen of London, who will if occasion be, satis∣fie any concerning the truth of them: By which as well as by some of the former may be seen, that the Devill doth extraordinarily act in and by many of the Quakers.

A Maid in London being met by a Quaker, who ad∣dressed himselfe to her with suits of Love, was perswaded to drink with him. The Quaker took some∣thing out of a Paper and put into the drink, and in dis∣course told her, she should come after him, and that he need not come after her. The Maid after this found pressing inclinations within her selfe to go to the Quakers Meet∣ing, and was brought into strange Raptures, and found her mind exceedingly turned against the Bible. And some Christian Friends of hers having observed her to have been under sore distempers as well of body as mind for a certaintime,

at last kept a day of fasting and Prayer for her, having her then in their company, though not without much re∣lactancy on her part. Whilst they were thus seeking God for her, she found her selfe greatly tormented, and her body sweld so much, that they were fain to unloose her Cloathes to give her ease. But before they had finished that daies work, she found her selfe delivered, and since acknowledged to me the great mercy of God to her, in re∣covering her from that strong Delusion, and the sad concommitants of it. This Relation for substance, I and my Wife had from this Maids own mouth.

A Woman so low in parts, as rendred her esteemed not much better then a Naturall Foole, being on a day at a Quakers Meeting in the County of Bucks, not farre from Ailsbury, where Fox the Quaker was, was on a suddain so transported, that with much liberty of speech and confidence, she spake in the Quakers Tone of mat∣ters farre above her capacity, though she never pretend∣ed to Quakerisme before. And continued in those strange Raptures for about two dayes or more. But afterward changed her Note, and fell into a grievous Rage, curs∣ing, swearing, and blaspheaming; and crying out, a Fox a Devill, a Fox a Devill: in which she continued till she died, which was about a day or two after that raging Frenzie fit took her. And though of her selfe she was al∣most as weak as a Child, yet in this fit could scarcely be held in bed by two or three Men. This I had from one liv∣ing near the place, the truth of whose Relation in this behalf I have no reason to question, he being a person of credit, and one whom this poor Woman sent to speak with, the evening of that day, in which she was taken with her Rapture.

The same Friend likewise told me of a Gentle-Woman, whose Husband being inclined to the Quakers, (though she was

not) on a certain time brought Fox the Quaker up into her Chamber, where she was sitting by the fire. The said Fox, not using many words, comes to her, and laid his hand on her forehead: after which she became a Quaker for a certain time, till God graciously recovered her. This Relation my Friend had from the Gentlewomans own month, that was thus used.

A Man in Kent, sober, of good report, and religiously dis∣posed, but somewhat of the Seekers strain, going to the Qua∣kers Meeting one day, was so wrought upon whilst there, that he fell to Dancing; and afterwards went home under great alteration of mind. The violent impression of which exercise soon ended his life, having before he died and whilst in his vi∣olent fits, (which were sad to behold) complained grievously of Fox, his holding him in Chaines. This I have by cre∣dible information; and being objected to an eminent Quaker in Kent, he put it off with saying it was the just judgment of God upon him for opposing the Quakers.