ways to learn of Christ, and will preserve you from the evils of the world and all the deceivers in it.'

G. F.

This paper a friend who was then with me had, and when we were gone some three or four miles from MarketJew towards the west, he meeting with a man upon the road, gave him a copy of the paper; that man proved to be a servant to one Peter Ceely, who was major in the ariny, and a justice of peace in that county, and he riding before us to a place called St. Ives, shewed the paper to his master major Ceely. When we came to Ives, Edward Pyot's horse having cast a shoe, we staid there to have a shoe set, and while he was getting his horse shod I walked down to the sea-side; when I came back I found the town in an uproar, and they were haling Edward Pyot and the other friend before major Ceely; I followed them into the justice's house, though they did not lay hands upon me. When we came in the house was full of rude people, whereupon I asked whether there were not an officer among them to keep the people civil? major Ceely said he was a magistrate. I told him, he should shew forth gravity and sobriety then, and use his authority to keep the people civil, for I never saw any people ruder; the Indians were more like Christians than they. After awhile they brought forth the paper aforesaid, and asked whether I would own it? I said yes. Then he tendered the oath of abjuration to us; whereupon I put my hand in my pocket and drew forth the answer to it, which had been given to the Protector. After I had given him that, he examined us severally, one by one; he had with him a silly young priest, who asked us many frivolous questions, and amongst the rest he asked to cut my hair, which then was pretty long, and I was not to cut it though many times many were angry at it. I told them I had no pride in it, and it was not of my own putting on. At length the justice put us under a guard of soldiers, who were hard and wild, like the justice himself; nevertheless we warned the people of the day of the Lord, and declared the truth to them. On the next day he sent us guarded with a party of horse, with swords and pistols, and they carried us to Redruth. On the first-day the soldiers would have carried us away, but we told them it was their sabbath, and it was not usual to travel on that day. Several of the town's people gathered about us, and whilst I held the soldiers in discourse, Edward Pyot spoke to the people; and

afterwards Edward Pyot held the soldiers in discourse, whilst I spoke to the people, and in the mean time the other friend got out into the back-side, and went to the steeple-house to speak to the priest and people there, and the people were exceeding desperate, in a mighty rage against him, and abused him; the soldiers also missing him were in a great rage, ready to kill us; but I declared the day of the Lord, and the word of eternal life to the people that gathered about us. In the afternoon the soldiers were resolved, and would have us away from thence, so we took horse; and when we were rid to the town's-end, I was moved of the Lord God to go back again, to speak to the old man of the house; the soldiers drew out their pistols, and swore that I should not go back; I heeded them not, but rid back, and they rid after me. So I cleared myself to the old man and the people, and then returned back again with them, and reproved them for being so rude and violent.

At night we were brought to a town called Smethick then, but since Falmouth, and it being the evening of the first-day, there came in to our inn the chief-constable of the place and many sober people, and some of them began to inquire concerning us: we told them we were prisoners for truth's sake, and a great deal of discourse we had with them concerning the things of God. They were very sober and very loving to us, and some of them were convinced, and stood faithful ever after.

After the constable and people aforesaid were gone, other people came in, who also were very civil, and went away very loving. When all were gone we went to our chamber to go to bed, and about the eleventh hour Edward Pyot said, 'I will shut the door, it may be some may come to do us a mischief.' Afterwards we understood that captain Keat, who commanded the party, had a purpose to have done us some mischief that night; but the door being bolted they missed their design at that time. Next morning captain Keat brings in a brother or kinsman of his, a rude wicked man, and put him into the room, he himself standing without. This evil-minded man walking huffing up and down the room, I bid him fear the Lord; whereupon he ran upon me and struck me with both his hands, and clapping his leg behind me, would fain have thrown me down if he could, but he could not, for I stood stiff and still, and let him strike. And as I looked towards the door, I saw captain Keat look on and see his brother or kinsman thus beat and abuse me; whereupon I said to him, 'Keat, dost thou allow this?' and he said he did; 'Is this manly VOL. I.

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or civil,' said I, to have us under a guard and put a man to abuse and beat us, is this manly, civil or christian?' So I desired one of our friends to send for the constables, and they came; then I desired the captain to let the constables see his warrant or order, by which he was to carry us, which he did; and his warrant was to conduct us safe to captain Fox, governor of Pendennis Castle, and if the governor should not be at home, then he was to convey us to Launceston jail. I told him, he had broken his order concerning us, for we, who were his prisoners, were to be safely conducted, but he had brought a man to beat and abuse us; so he having broken his order, I wished the constable to keep the warrant. Accordingly he did, and told the soldiers they might go their ways, for he would take charge of the prisoners, and if it cost twenty shillings in charges to carry us up, they should not have the warrant again. I shewed the soldiers the baseness of their carriage towards us, and they walked up and down the house in their dumps, being pitifully blanked and down. The constables went to the castle and told the officers what they had done; the officers shewed great dislike of captain Keat's base carriage towards us, and told the constables that major general Desborow was coming to Bodmin, and that we should meet him, and that it was likely he would free us. Meanwhile our old guard of soldiers came by way of intreaty to us, and promised that they would be civil to us if we would go with them; thus the morning spent till it was about the eleventh hour; and then upon the soldiers' intreaty, and promise to be more civil, the constables gave them the order again, and we went with them. Great was the civility and courtesy of the constables and people of that town towards us, who did kindly entertain us; and the Lord did reward them with his truth, that many of them have since been convinced thereof, and are gathered into the name of Jesus, and sit under Christ their Teacher and Saviour.

Captain Keat, who commanded our guard, understanding that captain Fox, who was the governor of Pendennis Castle, was not at home, but was gone to meet majorgeneral Desborow, did not have us thither, but went with us directly to Bodmin, a town in the way to Launceston. And as we went we met major-general Desborow on the way; the captain of his troop that rode before him, knew me, and said, 'Oh, Mr. Fox, what do you here?' I replied, I am a prisoner;' 'alack,' said he, ́ ́for what?” I told him, I was taken up as I was travelling:' then' said he, I will speak to my lord, and he will set you at liberty."

So he came from the head of his troop and rode up to the coach, and spoke to the major-general; we also gave him an account how we were taken. He began to speak against the light of Christ, for which I reproved him; then he told the soldiers they might carry us to Launceston, for he could not stay to talk with us lest his horses should take cold.

So to Bodmin we were had that night; and when we were come to our inn, captain Keat, who was gone in thither before us, put me into a room and went his way. When I was come in, there stood a man with a naked rapier in his hand; whereupon I turned out again and called for captain Keat, and said unto him, 'What now, Keat, what trick hast thou played now, to put me into a room where there is a man with his naked rapier, what is thy end in this?' 'Oh,' said he, 'pray hold your tongue, for if you speak to this man we cannot all rule him, he is so devilish.' Then, said I, 'Dost thou put me into a room where there is such a man with a naked rapier, that thou sayest you cannot rule him? What an unworthy bad trick is this, and to put me singly into this room from the rest of my friends, that were my fellow-prisoners with me?' Thus his plot was discovered, and the mischief they intended was prevented. And afterward we got another room where we were together all night; and in the evening we declared the truth to the people, but they were an hardened dark people: and the soldiers, notwithstanding their fair promises, were very rude and wicked to us again, and sat up drinking and roaring all night.

Next day we were brought to Launceston, and there captain Keat delivered us to the gaoler. Now was there no friend nor friendly people near us; and the people of the town was a dark, hardened people. The gaoler required us to pay seven shillings a week for our horse-meat, and seven shillings a week for our diet a piece: but after some time, several sober people came to see us, and some of the town came to be convinced; and many friendly people out of several parts of the country came to visit us, and were convinced. Then got up a great rage among the professors and priests against us; and they said, this people thou and thee all men without respect, and they will not doff their hats, nor bow the knee to any man: this made them fret. But, said they, we shall see, when the assize comes, whether they will dare to thou and thee the judge, and keep on their hats before him and they expected we should all be hanged at the assize. But all this was little to us, for we saw how God would stain the world's honour

and glory; and we were commanded not to seek that honour, nor give it; but knew the honour that came from God only, and sought that.

It was nine weeks from the time of our commitment to the assizes: and when the assize came, abundance of people came from far and near to hear the trial of the Quakers. There was one captain Bradden, that lay with his troop of horse there at that time, whose soldiers and the sheriff's men guarded us up to the court through the multitude of people that filled the streets, and much ado they had to get us through them; besides the doors and windows were filled with people looking out upon us. When we were brought into the court, we stood a pretty while with our hats on, and all was quiet, and I was moved to say, 'Peace be amongst you! After that, judge Glyn, a Welchman, who was then chief justice of England, said to the gaoler, 'What be these you have brought here into the court?' Prisoners, my lord,' said he. Why do you not put off your hats,' said the judge to us: we said nothing. Put off your hats,' said the judge again: still we said nothing. Then said the judge, The court commands you to put off your hats.' Then I spake, and said, 'Where did ever any magistrate, king, or judge, from Moses to Daniel, command any to put off their hats, when they came before them in their courts, either amongst the Jews, the people of God, or amongst the heathens: and if the law of England doth command any such thing, shew me that law either written or printed.' Then the judge grew very angry, and said, I do not carry my law-books on my back. But, said I, tell me where it is printed in any statute-book, that I may read it. Then said the judge, Take him away, prevaricator! I will ferk him.' So they took us away, and put us among the thieves. Presently after he calls to the gaoler, 'Bring them up again.' 'Come, said he, where had they hats from Moses to Daniel; come answer me: I have you fast now,' said he. I replied, "Thou mayest read in the third of Daniel, that the three children were cast into the fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar's command, with their coats, their hose, and their hats on.' This plain instance stopped him : so that not having any thing else to say, he cried again, 'Take them away, gaoler.' Accordingly we were taken away, and thrust in among the thieves, where we were kept a great while; and then, without being called again, the sheriff's men and the troopers made way for us (but we were almost spent) to get through the crowd of people, and so guarded us to the prison again, a multitude of people following us, with whom we had much discourse and reasoning at the