The continued cry of the oppressed for justice, in two parts The first being an account of some late cruel proceedings against divers of the people called Quakers: which was printed, and intended to be given to the King and both Houses of Parliament before the last prorogation in the year 1675. The second part being an additional account of the present and late cruelty, oppression and spoil inflicted upon the persons and estates of many of the said people.

Cheshire.

JUstice Daniel of Daresbury hath fined one Meeting near him several times over, and hath taken from T. Driggs and others the Value of One Hundred and Sixteen Pounds, Fifteen Shillings and Ten Pence, in Kine and Horses (which the Justice keeps to his Own Use and Work, as his own) also Corn, Brass, Pewter, Bedding, and such like Goods.

William Hall of Congleton, Shoemaker, was fined Twen∣ty Pounds, by Will. Knight, Mayor, and two Justices, for having a Meeting at his House; for which his Mare was di∣strained, when his Wife was riding on her. And some time af∣ter, they seized on his Shoes in his Shop. And another time, in his Absence, with Mathooks brake open the Doors of his Dwel∣ling House, and took away Two Cart-Loads of Goods, where∣upon William tendered an Appeal, but the said Magistrates de∣nyed it: Sometime after, the Mare, of her own accord, came Home, in his Absence, his Wife let her in; now, notwith∣standing that upon their Crying the Mare, he went with two of his Neighbours, and acquainted the Chief Magistrate, that he had the Mare, and she was in the Field, without any Lock to hinder them from her, and if they had more Right to her then he, they might fetch her; otherwise, if they pleased, he would joyn Issue with them, to try whose the Mare was; which they refused, and committed him to the Goal, and Arraigned him for his Life, as a Fellon; but was acquitted by the Judge and Jury.

Taken from several in and about Nantwich, by Warrant from Justice Manwaring, for Eighty Seven Pound in Fines, Goods to the Value of One Hundred and One Pounds, in Kine, Bacon, Bedding, Brass, Pewter, Corn, Cloth, Shoes and Cheese: And from one Man was taken, the very Beds they lay on to

the Dunghil, which they also carryed away. Some of the Suf∣ferers appealing, the Jury acquitted them, but the Justices would not receive their Verdict; but at the next Sessions the Justices gave Judgment for the Informers; and not contented with this, they gave them TREBLE Cost.

Note the Cheif Informer in these Sufferings, was one John Widdowbury of Hanklow, called an Esquire, who did it to be re∣venged on Thomas Braisey (one of the Meeting) for demanding Forty Pounds of him, which he owed unto Thomas Braisey upon Bond, which, that he might (as appears) defraud the said Thomas Braisey of, he hath since (by reviving an old Excom∣munication) sent him to Prison, and swears he will send his Wife after him from her four SMALL Children.

Witnesses,

• Henry Fletcher,
• Jonathan Fletcher,
• Samuel Ellis.

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