The conversion & persecutions of Eve Cohan, now called Elizabeth Verboon a person of quality of the Jewish religion, who was baptized the 10th of October, 1680, at St. Martins in the Fields, by the Right Reverend Father in God, William, Lord Bishop of St. Asaph.
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             The conversion & persecutions of Eve Cohan, now called Elizabeth Verboon a person of quality of the Jewish religion, who was baptized the 10th of October, 1680, at St. Martins in the Fields, by the Right Reverend Father in God, William, Lord Bishop of St. Asaph.
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           THE
           Conversion
           &
           Persecutions
           OF
           EVE
           COHAN
           ,
           Now
           called
           Elizabeth
           Verboon
           ,
           A
           Person
           of
           Quality
           of
           the
           Jewish
           RELIGION
           .
           Who
           was
           Baptized
           the
           10
           
             th
          
           of
           
             October
             ,
          
           1680.
           
           At
           St.
           
             Martins
          
           in
           the
           Fields
           ,
           By
           the
           Right
           Reverend
           Father
           in
           God
           ,
           WILLIAM
           ,
           Lord
           Bishop
           of
           St.
           ASAPH
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           by
           
             I.
             D.
          
           for
           
             Richard
             Chiswell
             ,
          
           at
           the
           Rose
           and
           Crown
           in
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Church-Yard
           .
           1680.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           THE
           PREFACE
           .
        
         
           THe
           World
           has
           been
           so
           often
           deceived
           in
           many
           pretended
           Converts
           ,
           who
           make
           a
           Trade
           of
           changing
           their
           Religion
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           no
           wonder
           if
           Men
           are
           not
           easily
           perswaded
           of
           the
           sincerity
           of
           those
           who
           come
           over
           from
           one
           Religion
           to
           another
           ;
           since
           it
           is
           certain
           the
           prepossession
           of
           Education
           and
           Custom
           is
           so
           strong
           ,
           that
           such
           as
           turn
           to
           a
           New
           Religion
           ,
           must
           either
           be
           led
           to
           it
           by
           a
           clear
           Conviction
           ,
           which
           will
           shew
           it self
           in
           other
           signal
           Effects
           ,
           or
           are
           guilty
           of
           great
           levity
           and
           fickleness
           of
           Mind
           ,
           that
           disposes
           them
           too
           easily
           to
           change
           for
           changes
           sake
           ;
           or
           do
           it
           upon
           a
           baser
           account
           ,
           of
           working
           upon
           the
           Compassions
           of
           those
           ,
           who
           being
           very
           Religious
           themselves
           ,
           are
           apt
           to
           deal
           their
           Charity
           liberally
           to
           such
           as
           seem
           to
           follow
           the
           steps
           of
           
             Abraham
             ,
          
           who
           being
           called
           to
           it
           ,
           forsook
           his
           Kindred
           and
           Country
           to
           serve
           the
           true
           and
           living
           God.
           
        
         
           But
           here
           is
           a
           Convert
           that
           is
           indeed
           a
           Disciple
           of
           the
           Cross
           ,
           and
           has
           ,
           in
           all
           the
           steps
           she
           made
           towards
           her
           Change
           ,
           been
           oft
           in
           danger
           of
           her
           Life
           ,
           and
           has
           suffered
           much
           from
           her
           Mother
           and
           Kindred
           :
           Whose
           Persecutions
           ceased
           not
           after
           she
           had
           taken
           sanctuary
           in
           this
           Country
           ,
           where
           she
           might
           reasonably
           have
           thought
           ,
           that
           either
           
           the
           
             Jews
          
           durst
           not
           presume
           to
           have
           pursued
           her
           any
           longer
           ;
           or
           if
           they
           would
           have
           attempted
           it
           ,
           could
           not
           have
           found
           Instruments
           to
           have
           served
           their
           wicked
           Designs
           .
           But
           even
           here
           ,
           as
           they
           found
           out
           cursed
           Tools
           to
           have
           spirited
           her
           away
           ;
           so
           when
           they
           failed
           ,
           they
           betook
           themselves
           to
           all
           the
           Arts
           of
           Villany
           ,
           in
           which
           they
           are
           so
           well
           practised
           :
           and
           hoping
           that
           nothing
           could
           resist
           their
           Wealth
           ,
           of
           which
           they
           resolved
           to
           be
           prodigal
           upon
           this
           Occasion
           ,
           they
           carried
           their
           Designs
           so
           far
           ,
           that
           she
           was
           neglected
           by
           some
           ,
           and
           hardly
           used
           by
           others
           ,
           from
           whom
           a
           greater
           Zeal
           to
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           ought
           to
           have
           been
           expected
           .
        
         
           When
           she
           seemed
           thus
           abandoned
           by
           many
           Christians
           ,
           the
           
             Jews
          
           then
           hoped
           to
           have
           prevailed
           on
           her
           weakness
           and
           fears
           ,
           and
           her
           Mother
           writ
           tenderly
           to
           her
           ,
           to
           perswade
           her
           to
           return
           home
           again
           :
           But
           God
           left
           her
           not
           wholly
           destitute
           ,
           for
           as
           he
           directed
           her
           to
           lodg
           in
           a
           House
           ,
           where
           she
           met
           with
           all
           the
           care
           and
           tenderness
           she
           could
           have
           expected
           from
           her
           nearest
           Relations
           ;
           so
           she
           was
           found
           out
           by
           that
           eminent
           and
           learned
           Convert
           
             Charles
             du
             Veil
             ,
          
           Doctor
           of
           Divinity
           ;
           who
           being
           born
           and
           bred
           a
           
             Jew
             ,
          
           was
           first
           converted
           to
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           in
           
             France
          
           ;
           but
           both
           he
           ,
           and
           his
           most
           learned
           Brother
           ,
           seeing
           and
           detesting
           the
           Idolatry
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           forsook
           the
           great
           Advantages
           they
           had
           ,
           and
           might
           have
           expected
           there
           ,
           and
           came
           hither
           ,
           and
           joined
           themselves
           to
           our
           Church
           .
           This
           Dr.
           
             Du
             Veil
             ,
          
           remembring
           that
           word
           of
           our
           Saviour
           to
           St.
           
             Peter
             ,
             When
             thou
             art
             converted
             ,
             strengthen
             the
             Brethren
             ,
          
           made
           it
           his
           Business
           both
           to
           instruct
           and
           comfort
           her
           ,
           and
           to
           procure
           the
           charitable
           Supplies
           and
           Assistances
           of
           others
           to
           her
           .
        
         
         
           He
           applied
           himself
           chiefly
           to
           the
           Right
           Reverend
           Father
           in
           God
           ,
           the
           Lord
           Bishop
           of
           St.
           
             Asaph
             ,
          
           as
           the
           Churchman
           most
           concerned
           in
           it
           ,
           since
           this
           Convert
           had
           taken
           shelter
           in
           the
           Parish
           of
           St.
           
             Martins
             ,
          
           of
           which
           he
           was
           then
           Vicar
           :
           and
           he
           followed
           her
           Concerns
           with
           that
           Zeal
           that
           the
           Occasion
           required
           .
           And
           the
           Lord
           Mayor
           of
           
             London
          
           being
           informed
           by
           him
           of
           the
           whole
           Business
           ,
           has
           taken
           it
           into
           his
           care
           ,
           with
           that
           sincere
           and
           hearty
           Affection
           which
           becomes
           a
           Christian
           ,
           and
           so
           great
           a
           Magistrate
           ;
           and
           is
           contriving
           the
           most
           effectual
           means
           possible
           ,
           not
           only
           to
           do
           her
           right
           against
           her
           Oppressors
           ,
           but
           also
           to
           have
           her
           possessed
           of
           a
           fair
           Estate
           that
           belongs
           to
           her
           in
           
             Holland
             :
          
           The
           hazard
           of
           losing
           which
           Estate
           ,
           together
           with
           both
           Liberty
           and
           Life
           ,
           she
           run
           with
           chearfulness
           ,
           that
           she
           might
           embrace
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           .
           The
           particular
           account
           of
           so
           remarkable
           a
           Conversion
           ,
           and
           those
           things
           which
           happened
           upon
           it
           ,
           I
           hope
           will
           be
           no
           unacceptable
           entertainment
           to
           the
           Reader
           ;
           and
           therefore
           having
           gathered
           the
           Passages
           and
           Steps
           of
           it
           together
           ,
           upon
           very
           good
           Authority
           ,
           I
           now
           offer
           them
           to
           the
           World.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           THE
           Conversion
           &
           Persecution
           OF
           ELIZABETH
           VERBOON
           .
        
         
           
             ELizabeth
             Verboon
          
           carries
           her
           Christen'd
           Name
           from
           the
           Baptismal
           Font
           ,
           and
           her
           Surname
           from
           her
           Husband
           Mr.
           
             Michael
             Verboon
             ,
          
           but
           her
           Name
           formerly
           was
           
             Eve
             Cohan
          
           :
           Her
           Father
           was
           
             Abraham
             Cohan
             ,
          
           a
           Man
           of
           great
           Wealth
           and
           Credit
           ,
           not
           only
           among
           the
           Jews
           in
           
             Holland
             ,
          
           but
           among
           the
           
             Dutch
             :
          
           So
           that
           as
           
             Michael
             Levi
             ,
          
           the
           Sollicitor
           for
           the
           Jews
           ,
           informed
           the
           Lord
           Mayor
           ,
           he
           was
           chief
           Governor
           of
           the
           Dutch
           Plantations
           in
           
             Brasile
             ;
          
           and
           was
           then
           believed
           worth
           100000
           
             l.
             Sterling
             ,
          
           but
           lost
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           it
           when
           the
           
             Portugueses
          
           beat
           the
           Dutch
           out
           of
           
             Brasile
             ;
          
           yet
           ,
           he
           said
           ,
           that
           to
           his
           knowledg
           he
           died
           worth
           20000
           
             l.
          
           or
           upward
           :
           He
           died
           about
           ten
           Years
           agoe
           ,
           when
           this
           his
           Daughter
           was
           not
           twelve
           Years
           Old
           ;
           who
           has
           lived
           ever
           since
           under
           her
           Mothers
           
           care
           :
           Her
           Name
           was
           
             Rebekah
             ,
          
           alias
           
             Elizabeth
          
           :
           She
           was
           Daughter
           to
           one
           
             Pallacius
             ,
          
           who
           as
           this
           Convert
           had
           been
           told
           ,
           was
           sent
           Ambassador
           from
           the
           States
           ,
           and
           was
           one
           of
           the
           Professors
           in
           the
           University
           of
           
             Leyden
             .
             Levi
          
           knew
           this
           better
           than
           she
           did
           ,
           and
           told
           the
           Lord
           Mayor
           that
           he
           was
           sent
           Ambassador
           ,
           both
           to
           the
           Emperor
           of
           
             Morocco
             ,
          
           and
           to
           the
           King
           of
           
             Poland
          
           ;
           what
           he
           professed
           in
           
             Leyden
          
           we
           do
           not
           yet
           know
           :
           It
           may
           be
           supposed
           ,
           from
           his
           Negotiations
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           a
           Civilian
           .
           He
           was
           a
           Jew
           in
           his
           heart
           ,
           but
           gave
           himself
           out
           for
           a
           Christian
           :
           So
           that
           his
           Daughter
           ,
           and
           other
           Children
           ,
           as
           we
           are
           informed
           ,
           were
           all
           Baptized
           .
        
         
           This
           
             Eve
             Cohan
          
           lived
           with
           her
           Mother
           at
           
             Delft
             ,
          
           where
           one
           Mr.
           
             Shol
             ,
          
           that
           teaches
           Musick
           ,
           being
           imployed
           to
           teach
           her
           ,
           used
           frequently
           to
           discourse
           with
           her
           of
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           :
           and
           carried
           her
           sometimes
           to
           Church
           ,
           on
           pretence
           to
           hear
           the
           Organs
           play
           ;
           where
           she
           staid
           ,
           not
           only
           while
           the
           Psalms
           were
           singing
           ,
           but
           all
           the
           while
           ,
           both
           of
           the
           Sermon
           and
           Prayers
           :
           And
           a
           New
           Testament
           being
           secretly
           conveyed
           to
           her
           ,
           she
           took
           great
           delight
           in
           reading
           in
           it
           .
           She
           says
           ,
           That
           which
           first
           made
           Impression
           on
           her
           was
           ,
           that
           their
           Nation
           was
           now
           dispersed
           over
           the
           World
           ,
           no
           more
           under
           the
           Conduct
           of
           any
           Prophet
           :
           Nor
           had
           they
           any
           of
           those
           visible
           Marks
           of
           the
           Favour
           and
           Protection
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           their
           Ancestors
           enjoyed
           in
           those
           Ages
           in
           which
           the
           Books
           of
           the
           Old
           Testament
           were
           written
           .
           So
           that
           they
           seemed
           cast
           off
           by
           God
           ,
           and
           under
           these
           Curses
           threatned
           by
           
             Moses
          
           
           and
           the
           Prophets
           :
           and
           yet
           they
           kept
           the
           Laws
           of
           
             Moses
          
           better
           than
           ever
           ,
           and
           were
           more
           careful
           than
           their
           Fathers
           had
           been
           to
           abstain
           from
           Idolatry
           .
           When
           she
           read
           the
           Account
           of
           our
           Saviour's
           Passion
           ,
           she
           felt
           her self
           mightily
           affected
           with
           that
           passage
           of
           
           Iudas's
           confessing
           that
           he
           had
           betrayed
           Innocent
           Blood
           ;
           and
           his
           being
           so
           transported
           with
           the
           horror
           of
           it
           ,
           that
           he
           went
           and
           hanged
           himself
           .
        
         
           This
           did
           first
           open
           her
           eyes
           ,
           about
           two
           Years
           agoe
           ,
           and
           from
           that
           time
           she
           was
           ever
           since
           disposed
           to
           become
           a
           Christian.
           But
           it
           coming
           some
           way
           to
           her
           Mothers
           knowledg
           ,
           as
           she
           discharged
           the
           Musick-master
           ,
           so
           she
           treated
           her
           very
           severely
           ,
           and
           shut
           her
           up
           as
           a
           Prisoner
           near
           six
           months
           :
           and
           when
           gentler
           Severities
           were
           ineffectual
           ,
           she
           threatned
           to
           poison
           her
           if
           she
           changed
           her
           Religion
           .
           So
           that
           once
           ,
           for
           eight
           days
           together
           ,
           she
           durst
           eat
           nothing
           that
           they
           gave
           her
           ,
           till
           she
           saw
           others
           taste
           of
           it
           before
           her
           .
           She
           was
           oft
           beaten
           by
           her
           Mother
           ,
           and
           not
           suffered
           to
           come
           to
           the
           Door
           ,
           or
           look
           out
           at
           those
           Windows
           that
           opened
           to
           the
           Street
           ,
           lest
           being
           in
           a
           Christian
           Country
           ,
           she
           might
           have
           discovered
           her
           Designs
           to
           such
           as
           would
           have
           assisted
           her
           in
           bringing
           them
           to
           perfection
           .
           But
           that
           which
           confirmed
           her
           in
           the
           belief
           of
           Christianity
           ,
           was
           ,
           what
           she
           read
           of
           the
           Resurrection
           of
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           of
           which
           he
           had
           given
           assurance
           to
           his
           Followers
           before
           his
           Sufferings
           ;
           this
           did
           so
           effectually
           convince
           her
           ,
           that
           He
           was
           her
           onely
           Saviour
           and
           Redeemer
           ,
           that
           she
           called
           often
           on
           him
           for
           his
           assistance
           
           and
           direction
           ,
           and
           resolved
           to
           dedicate
           her self
           to
           his
           Service
           .
        
         
           While
           she
           was
           under
           those
           Apprehensions
           and
           Fears
           ,
           he
           that
           is
           now
           her
           Husband
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Michael
             Verboon
             ,
          
           then
           served
           her
           Eldest
           Brother
           ,
           
             Iacob
             Cohan
             ;
          
           he
           is
           descended
           of
           honest
           Parents
           ,
           though
           but
           of
           a
           mean
           condition
           :
           He
           had
           been
           entertained
           by
           one
           of
           the
           Admiralty
           of
           
             Utrecht
             ,
          
           as
           his
           Servant
           for
           three
           Years
           .
           After
           that
           he
           served
           the
           Heer
           
             Waerkendam
          
           (
           one
           of
           the
           States
           General
           ,
           who
           was
           sent
           Ambassador
           into
           
             Denmark
          
           )
           other
           three
           Years
           ;
           and
           when
           he
           left
           his
           Service
           ,
           he
           had
           a
           Certificate
           of
           his
           Faithful
           Service
           ,
           signed
           by
           his
           Lady
           ,
           himself
           being
           then
           from
           home
           ,
           bearing
           date
           the
           third
           day
           of
           
             May
             ,
          
           1679.
           
           From
           thence
           he
           went
           to
           serve
           
             Iacob
             Cohan
             ,
          
           and
           staid
           with
           him
           nine
           months
           ,
           and
           had
           from
           him
           a
           Certificate
           of
           his
           faithful
           Service
           ,
           two
           days
           after
           he
           left
           him
           .
        
         
           There
           has
           been
           very
           great
           enquiry
           made
           concerning
           him
           in
           
             Holland
             ,
          
           and
           all
           People
           there
           give
           a
           good
           Character
           of
           him
           .
           He
           being
           in
           the
           same
           House
           with
           her
           ,
           addressed
           himself
           to
           her
           as
           a
           Suitor
           for
           Marriage
           ,
           which
           she
           for
           some
           months
           rejected
           ,
           but
           at
           last
           gave
           him
           some
           encouragement
           ,
           though
           no
           promise
           nor
           assurance
           ;
           and
           indeed
           intended
           then
           no
           more
           ,
           but
           to
           make
           use
           of
           his
           kindness
           to
           her
           ,
           so
           far
           as
           to
           be
           conveyed
           ,
           by
           his
           means
           ,
           into
           some
           place
           of
           safety
           ,
           where
           she
           might
           without
           danger
           profess
           her self
           a
           Christian.
           Upon
           this
           he
           left
           her
           Brother's
           Service
           ,
           and
           resolved
           to
           go
           for
           some
           time
           into
           
             France
             ,
          
           and
           went
           on
           his
           way
           as
           far
           as
           
             Brussels
             .
          
        
         
         
           She
           was
           daily
           in
           fear
           of
           her
           Life
           ,
           and
           the
           rather
           ,
           because
           her
           Mother
           had
           said
           to
           her
           ,
           that
           Mr.
           
             Honslaier
             ,
          
           a
           Minister
           at
           
             Delft
             ,
          
           had
           been
           with
           her
           to
           demand
           her
           from
           her
           ,
           because
           he
           understood
           she
           had
           an
           inclination
           to
           turn
           Christian.
           This
           we
           have
           learnt
           from
           
             Holland
          
           was
           not
           true
           ,
           but
           only
           pretended
           by
           her
           Mother
           :
           and
           it
           is
           probable
           was
           said
           by
           her
           ,
           that
           she
           might
           by
           that
           Artifice
           draw
           from
           her
           Daughter
           the
           discovery
           of
           a
           correspondence
           she
           suspected
           might
           be
           between
           the
           Minister
           and
           her
           .
           These
           things
           made
           her
           desirous
           to
           be
           out
           of
           their
           hands
           ;
           so
           having
           contrived
           the
           way
           of
           her
           escape
           ,
           she
           got
           out
           of
           her
           Mothers
           House
           in
           the
           end
           of
           
             May
             ;
          
           and
           knowing
           by
           a
           Letter
           that
           Mr.
           
             Verboon
          
           wrote
           to
           her
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           still
           at
           
             Brussels
             ,
          
           she
           went
           thither
           .
           But
           being
           more
           concerned
           to
           preserve
           her
           Life
           ,
           and
           to
           save
           her
           Soul
           ,
           then
           careful
           how
           to
           live
           ,
           she
           did
           not
           so
           much
           as
           carry
           away
           the
           Jewels
           that
           were
           in
           her
           own
           possession
           :
           so
           far
           was
           she
           from
           robbing
           her
           Mother
           ,
           or
           giving
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Family
           any
           ground
           to
           lay
           those
           Actions
           on
           her
           ,
           by
           which
           they
           hoped
           to
           have
           ruined
           her
           :
           though
           a
           parcel
           of
           very
           fair
           Jewels
           ,
           that
           were
           her
           Mothers
           ,
           lay
           so
           open
           to
           her
           very
           Eye
           ,
           that
           she
           could
           easily
           have
           carried
           them
           away
           if
           she
           had
           designed
           it
           .
        
         
           When
           she
           saw
           that
           the
           Christians
           at
           
             Brussels
          
           worshipped
           Images
           ,
           and
           hearing
           that
           the
           Christians
           in
           
             France
          
           were
           generally
           guilty
           of
           the
           same
           Idolatry
           ;
           she
           resolved
           rather
           to
           come
           into
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           be
           Baptized
           in
           a
           Christian
           Church
           ,
           that
           was
           not
           defiled
           with
           such
           Abominations
           :
           
           and
           Mr.
           
             Verboon
          
           having
           been
           bred
           a
           Protestant
           ,
           and
           makeing
           her
           understand
           the
           difference
           between
           the
           two
           Churches
           ,
           she
           chose
           to
           join
           her self
           to
           a
           Protestant
           Church
           .
           So
           they
           went
           to
           
             Newport
             ,
          
           and
           from
           thence
           came
           to
           
             England
             ,
          
           in
           
             Iuly
             ,
          
           and
           took
           Lodgings
           in
           Mr.
           
             Peter
             Lavignes
          
           House
           ,
           a
           French
           Taylor
           in
           
             Bedford-bury
             .
          
           She
           carried
           her self
           there
           very
           decently
           and
           vertuously
           ;
           the
           People
           of
           the
           House
           knew
           that
           she
           went
           oft
           to
           Prayers
           :
           Mr.
           
             Verboon
          
           and
           she
           lived
           like
           Brother
           and
           Sister
           together
           ;
           sometimes
           they
           went
           to
           the
           Dutch
           Church
           in
           
             London
             .
          
           The
           mean
           while
           she
           went
           to
           the
           Countess
           of
           
             Arlington
             ,
          
           to
           desire
           her
           to
           help
           her
           to
           a
           Service
           ;
           but
           that
           good
           Lady
           knew
           not
           how
           to
           recommend
           her
           ,
           till
           she
           had
           a
           farther
           account
           of
           her
           from
           other
           hands
           .
        
         
           On
           the
           27
           
             th
          
           of
           
             Iuly
             ,
             Moses
             Cohan
             ,
          
           her
           youngest
           Brother
           ,
           and
           
             Samuel
             Vandersee
          
           her
           Cousen
           German
           ,
           to
           whom
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           her
           Mother
           intended
           to
           have
           married
           her
           ,
           found
           her
           out
           ,
           and
           took
           Lodgings
           in
           the
           same
           House
           .
           This
           made
           Mr.
           
             Verboon
          
           more
           pressing
           to
           have
           her
           marry
           him
           ,
           fearing
           they
           might
           ,
           either
           by
           force
           or
           persuasion
           ,
           prevail
           with
           her
           to
           return
           .
        
         
           So
           on
           the
           29
           
             th
          
           of
           
             Iuly
             ,
          
           they
           went
           out
           to
           
             Knightsbridg
             ,
          
           with
           two
           Witnesses
           ,
           and
           were
           married
           there
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           form
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
             .
             Levi
          
           was
           not
           ashamed
           to
           say
           ,
           before
           the
           Lord
           Mayor
           ,
           that
           she
           was
           within
           six
           weeks
           of
           her
           time
           ;
           yet
           she
           having
           been
           now
           ten
           weeks
           married
           ▪
           appears
           not
           to
           have
           been
           with
           Child
           till
           after
           her
           Marriage
           ,
           of
           which
           she
           has
           since
           miscarried
           
           by
           fright
           ,
           as
           shall
           be
           told
           afterwards
           .
           And
           her
           Husband
           with
           a
           solemn
           Oath
           declared
           to
           Bishop
           
             Lloyd
             ,
          
           that
           she
           kept
           him
           at
           a
           due
           distance
           ever
           till
           they
           were
           married
           .
        
         
           Her
           Brother
           brought
           her
           a
           Letter
           from
           her
           Mother
           ,
           in
           which
           she
           charges
           her
           with
           no
           dishonest
           or
           unhandsome
           thing
           ,
           but
           with
           many
           fair
           Offers
           and
           Promises
           ,
           persuades
           her
           to
           abandon
           
             Verboon
             ,
          
           and
           return
           home
           again
           .
        
         
           
             Vandersee
          
           did
           ,
           by
           many
           impious
           Blasphemies
           against
           the
           Person
           of
           our
           Blessed
           Saviour
           ,
           endeavour
           to
           divert
           her
           from
           her
           Resolution
           of
           becoming
           a
           Christian.
           
        
         
           But
           seeng
           all
           these
           ways
           were
           ineffectual
           ,
           they
           resolved
           to
           betake
           themselves
           to
           more
           desperate
           and
           mischievous
           ones
           .
           And
           for
           this
           end
           they
           consulted
           with
           
             Michael
             Levi
             ,
          
           the
           formerly
           mentioned
           Sollicitor
           for
           the
           Jews
           ;
           who
           laid
           the
           Train
           artificially
           enough
           to
           have
           spirited
           her
           away
           .
           He
           came
           often
           to
           the
           House
           where
           they
           were
           lodged
           ,
           and
           dealt
           with
           Mistris
           
             Lavigney
          
           to
           help
           him
           to
           speak
           with
           Mistris
           
             Verboon
          
           ;
           he
           offered
           her
           a
           Present
           ,
           and
           made
           her
           many
           promises
           of
           large
           Rewards
           ,
           both
           of
           Gold
           and
           Silver
           ,
           if
           she
           would
           perswade
           her
           to
           go
           back
           to
           her
           Mother
           :
           But
           as
           Mistris
           
             Verboon
          
           could
           not
           see
           him
           ,
           so
           Mistris
           
             Lavigney
          
           worthily
           rejected
           all
           his
           Offers
           ,
           though
           he
           came
           four
           times
           to
           her
           ,
           
           hoping
           ,
           by
           such
           Importunities
           and
           Bribes
           ,
           to
           overcome
           her
           at
           last
           .
           They
           intended
           first
           to
           have
           arrested
           Mr.
           
             Verboon
             ,
          
           hoping
           if
           he
           were
           once
           put
           out
           of
           the
           way
           ,
           they
           might
           deal
           with
           his
           Wife
           more
           effectually
           :
           but
           when
           the
           Bailiffs
           were
           brought
           about
           the
           House
           ,
           he
           was
           ,
           by
           his
           Landladies
           care
           ,
           conveyed
           out
           at
           the
           Window
           .
           It
           is
           plain
           ,
           they
           have
           no
           just
           ground
           of
           any
           Action
           against
           him
           ,
           for
           two
           days
           after
           he
           left
           her
           Brother's
           House
           ,
           he
           had
           a
           discharge
           of
           his
           Service
           under
           his
           Hand
           and
           Seal
           ,
           bearing
           date
           the
           17
           
             th
          
           of
           
             May
             ,
          
           1680.
           
        
         
           When
           those
           two
           Jews
           had
           been
           five
           weeks
           in
           the
           same
           House
           with
           her
           ,
           and
           perceived
           all
           the
           ways
           of
           Persuasion
           and
           Bribery
           were
           insuccessful
           ,
           they
           then
           betook
           themselves
           to
           other
           Courses
           ,
           in
           which
           they
           hoped
           they
           should
           succeed
           .
        
         
           
             Michael
             Levi
          
           found
           out
           two
           fit
           Tools
           for
           their
           purpose
           ,
           one
           
             Holland
          
           a
           
             Middlesex
          
           Bailiff
           ,
           and
           one
           
             Hammond
          
           a
           Serjeant
           ,
           belonging
           to
           the
           Poultry-Counter
           ;
           the
           former
           of
           these
           came
           sometimes
           into
           the
           House
           where
           they
           lodged
           ,
           as
           a
           Porter
           ,
           carrying
           Jewish
           Meat
           to
           
             Cohan
          
           and
           
             Vandersee
          
           ;
           by
           these
           means
           he
           was
           not
           suspected
           ,
           and
           so
           found
           an
           opportunity
           to
           execute
           a
           Warrant
           upon
           Master
           
             Verboon
             ,
          
           under
           the
           name
           of
           
             Eve
             Cohan
             ,
          
           on
           the
           first
           of
           
             September
             ,
          
           for
           forty
           pound
           ,
           at
           the
           Suit
           of
           her
           Mother
           .
           There
           was
           Bail
           presently
           offered
           ,
           by
           
           the
           procurement
           of
           the
           Landlord
           and
           his
           Wife
           :
           The
           Bailiff
           seemed
           willing
           to
           accept
           it
           ,
           but
           
             Hammond
          
           had
           learned
           his
           Lesson
           better
           ;
           and
           pretended
           he
           must
           needs
           carry
           her
           to
           the
           Under-Sheriffs
           Office
           in
           
             Hatton-Garden
             ,
          
           and
           so
           hurried
           her
           into
           a
           Coach
           ,
           into
           which
           
             Hammond
          
           went
           with
           him
           :
           but
           Mistris
           
             Lavigne
          
           thrust
           her self
           also
           in
           with
           them
           to
           see
           what
           should
           be
           done
           with
           Mistris
           
             Verboon
          
           :
           and
           those
           who
           offered
           to
           bail
           her
           ,
           followed
           them
           to
           the
           Sheriffs
           Office.
           
        
         
           All
           the
           while
           that
           this
           was
           doing
           ,
           
             Levi
             ,
          
           the
           principal
           Contriver
           ,
           was
           standing
           at
           some
           distance
           ,
           to
           see
           the
           issue
           of
           the
           Plot
           he
           had
           so
           skilfully
           laid
           ,
           and
           carried
           himself
           ,
           as
           if
           he
           had
           known
           nothing
           of
           it
           ,
           but
           asked
           one
           ,
           for
           what
           was
           that
           disturbance
           ?
           the
           Woman
           he
           spake
           to
           ,
           perceiving
           he
           was
           a
           Jew
           ,
           treated
           him
           with
           the
           Indignation
           that
           such
           a
           Provocation
           seemed
           almost
           to
           justify
           ;
           and
           he
           fearing
           some
           violent
           effects
           of
           it
           ,
           ran
           away
           .
           But
           
             Holland
          
           the
           Bailiff
           ,
           instead
           of
           carrying
           his
           Prisoner
           to
           the
           Sheriffs
           Office
           ,
           where
           those
           that
           went
           to
           be
           Bail
           ,
           staied
           some
           hours
           in
           vain
           expecting
           them
           ,
           ordered
           the
           Coachman
           to
           drive
           within
           the
           Liberties
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           and
           then
           discharged
           her
           of
           the
           Arrest
           he
           had
           her
           under
           ,
           and
           immediately
           
             Hammond
          
           took
           out
           his
           Mace
           ,
           and
           arrested
           her
           for
           2000
           
             l.
          
           at
           her
           Mothers
           Suit
           ,
           and
           so
           carried
           her
           into
           
             London
             .
          
           
           It
           was
           in
           vain
           to
           tell
           them
           ,
           that
           she
           being
           married
           ,
           and
           under
           Covert-barr
           ,
           was
           liable
           to
           no
           Arrest
           for
           Debts
           ;
           for
           though
           the
           Certificate
           of
           the
           Marriage
           was
           shewed
           them
           ,
           they
           who
           had
           other
           Instructions
           from
           
             Levi
             ,
          
           resolved
           to
           finish
           the
           Project
           he
           had
           laid
           :
           which
           ,
           as
           
             Hammond
          
           then
           declared
           ,
           was
           for
           carrying
           her
           away
           into
           
             Holland
             .
          
           And
           
             Levi
          
           confessed
           afterward
           ,
           before
           the
           Lord
           Chief
           Justice
           
             Scroggs
             ,
          
           that
           he
           had
           employed
           
             Hammond
          
           to
           Arrest
           her
           .
           When
           the
           Coachman
           had
           driven
           to
           the
           Rose
           Tavern
           near
           the
           
             Poultry
          
           Counter
           ,
           
             Hammond
          
           had
           a
           mind
           to
           make
           Mistris
           
             Verboon
          
           to
           go
           up
           two
           pair
           of
           Stairs
           ;
           but
           she
           was
           in
           such
           a
           fright
           ,
           and
           trembled
           so
           ,
           that
           she
           sat
           down
           in
           the
           first
           Floor
           ;
           and
           there
           Mistris
           
             Lavigne
          
           began
           to
           open
           the
           Business
           to
           some
           Company
           that
           was
           in
           the
           Rome
           :
           but
           
             Hammond
             ,
          
           in
           a
           great
           rage
           ,
           called
           the
           Drawer
           ,
           and
           made
           him
           drag
           her
           out
           of
           the
           Room
           ;
           and
           then
           going
           up
           one
           pair
           of
           Stairs
           higher
           ,
           he
           went
           about
           to
           persuade
           her
           to
           be
           contented
           and
           go
           home
           in
           quiet
           ,
           for
           ,
           said
           he
           ,
           Mistris
           
             Verboon
          
           should
           not
           go
           to
           Prison
           ,
           but
           lodg
           in
           his
           House
           ,
           where
           she
           should
           be
           well
           used
           :
           and
           told
           her
           ,
           that
           
             Levi
          
           had
           emploied
           him
           in
           this
           Business
           ,
           who
           never
           undertook
           any
           Affair
           in
           which
           he
           did
           not
           succeed
           .
        
         
           But
           finding
           she
           still
           persisted
           in
           her
           resolution
           of
           assisting
           of
           Mistris
           
             Verboon
             ,
          
           and
           of
           bringing
           some
           
           to
           Bail
           her
           ,
           he
           threatned
           her
           that
           she
           should
           never
           be
           paid
           what
           was
           owing
           her
           ,
           and
           that
           she
           and
           her
           Husband
           both
           ,
           should
           come
           into
           great
           trouble
           and
           danger
           ,
           by
           medling
           further
           in
           it
           ;
           but
           if
           she
           would
           make
           no
           more
           noise
           ,
           she
           should
           not
           only
           be
           paid
           ,
           but
           well
           rewarded
           .
        
         
           All
           these
           had
           no
           effect
           on
           her
           ,
           so
           a
           Person
           she
           had
           sent
           for
           coming
           to
           them
           ,
           he
           forced
           
             Hammond
          
           to
           carry
           her
           to
           the
           Counter
           ;
           for
           they
           knew
           well
           the
           design
           of
           carrying
           her
           to
           the
           Serjeants-House
           ,
           was
           only
           that
           she
           might
           be
           conveyed
           away
           more
           secretly
           .
        
         
           She
           being
           lodged
           in
           the
           Prison
           ,
           Master
           
             Lavigne
          
           fearing
           that
           the
           Jews
           might
           have
           taken
           her
           out
           of
           Prison
           ,
           set
           some
           to
           keep
           constant
           watch
           before
           the
           Counter
           Gate
           ;
           and
           after
           two
           days
           entred
           an
           Action
           of
           500
           
             l.
          
           against
           her
           ,
           that
           so
           she
           might
           not
           come
           out
           without
           his
           knowledg
           ;
           and
           lest
           the
           Jews
           should
           have
           brought
           some
           to
           have
           bailed
           her
           out
           ,
           that
           so
           they
           might
           get
           her
           into
           their
           Power
           ;
           he
           continued
           his
           Watch
           there
           [
           employing
           some
           ,
           on
           whom
           he
           knew
           their
           Bribes
           would
           have
           no
           influence
           ]
           several
           Nights
           before
           the
           Counter
           Gate
           .
           There
           was
           need
           of
           all
           this
           Caution
           ,
           when
           the
           Jews
           were
           so
           cruelly
           set
           on
           the
           poor
           Womans
           destruction
           ;
           and
           had
           found
           out
           such
           fit
           Instruments
           
           for
           their
           ends
           .
           She
           knew
           what
           she
           was
           to
           expect
           if
           she
           fell
           in
           their
           hands
           ,
           for
           
             Vandersee
          
           had
           told
           her
           ,
           That
           if
           she
           proved
           with
           Child
           in
           their
           hands
           ,
           she
           should
           see
           it
           when
           delivered
           of
           it
           ,
           but
           never
           more
           :
           but
           she
           had
           reason
           to
           look
           for
           further
           Effects
           of
           their
           enraged
           Cruelty
           ,
           if
           they
           had
           her
           once
           in
           their
           Power
           .
           And
           that
           those
           ,
           whose
           Ancestors
           in
           Unbelief
           ,
           had
           with
           so
           bloody
           a
           Malice
           crucified
           our
           Blessed
           Saviour
           ,
           would
           have
           spared
           no
           invention
           of
           Mischief
           ,
           to
           execute
           their
           Revenge
           on
           one
           ,
           that
           was
           now
           resolved
           to
           believe
           in
           Him.
           
        
         
           But
           so
           zealous
           was
           
             Hammond
          
           to
           serve
           the
           Jews
           in
           this
           Plot
           ,
           that
           seeing
           Mistris
           
             Lavigne
          
           was
           like
           to
           raise
           a
           great
           stir
           about
           it
           ,
           and
           that
           neither
           Promises
           ,
           nor
           Threatnings
           ,
           nor
           Violence
           ,
           could
           work
           on
           her
           ;
           for
           he
           found
           the
           calling
           of
           her
           
             Witch
             ,
             Bawd
             ,
          
           and
           such
           other
           base
           Names
           ,
           and
           the
           beating
           her
           ,
           and
           pulling
           her
           by
           the
           Hair
           of
           the
           Head
           ,
           could
           not
           deliver
           him
           from
           her
           Importunities
           ;
           he
           thereupon
           contrived
           another
           way
           to
           frighten
           her
           ,
           or
           to
           have
           her
           torn
           in
           pieces
           by
           the
           People
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           probable
           that
           
             Levi
          
           contrived
           this
           also
           ,
           for
           both
           he
           and
           the
           other
           Jews
           came
           oft
           and
           drank
           with
           
             Hammond
          
           at
           the
           Rose
           Tavern
           :
           but
           whosoever
           contrived
           it
           ,
           this
           way
           
             Hammond
          
           took
           ;
           The
           
           next
           time
           he
           saw
           her
           ,
           he
           cried
           out
           ,
           
             A
             Papist
             Bitch
             ,
             a
             harbourer
             of
             Iesuits
             ;
          
           though
           it
           is
           notoriously
           known
           ,
           that
           both
           she
           and
           her
           Husband
           have
           been
           always
           good
           Protestants
           :
           with
           this
           Out-cry
           he
           brought
           many
           together
           ;
           who
           if
           her
           Sister
           had
           not
           been
           there
           ▪
           and
           brought
           some
           Friends
           to
           rescue
           her
           out
           of
           their
           Hands
           ,
           had
           very
           probably
           done
           her
           much
           mischief
           .
        
         
           But
           the
           poor
           Prisoner
           ,
           who
           now
           seemed
           in
           a
           forlorn
           state
           ,
           was
           not
           forsaken
           of
           him
           ,
           to
           whose
           Service
           she
           was
           resolved
           to
           dedicate
           her self
           .
           Mistris
           
             Lavigne
          
           had
           brought
           Dr.
           
             du
             Veil
          
           to
           her
           while
           she
           lay
           at
           her
           House
           ,
           as
           the
           fittest
           Person
           to
           instruct
           her
           ,
           having
           been
           himself
           of
           that
           Religion
           .
           He
           waited
           on
           her
           every
           day
           during
           her
           Imprisonment
           ,
           and
           comforted
           her
           much
           in
           her
           Afflictions
           :
           for
           these
           were
           the
           Pledges
           of
           her
           being
           to
           Reign
           with
           Christ
           ,
           since
           she
           now
           suffered
           for
           him
           .
           He
           took
           care
           also
           of
           providing
           such
           Supplies
           as
           her
           Necessities
           called
           for
           .
        
         
           And
           above
           all
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           good
           Offices
           he
           did
           her
           ,
           he
           acquainted
           the
           Lord
           Bishop
           of
           St.
           
             Asaph
          
           with
           the
           Matter
           ,
           in
           whose
           Parish
           this
           Prisoner
           was
           lodged
           ,
           when
           she
           was
           so
           violently
           and
           fraudulently
           carried
           out
           of
           it
           ;
           He
           had
           been
           out
           of
           Town
           when
           she
           was
           taken
           ,
           but
           coming
           to
           it
           
           the
           next
           day
           ,
           he
           set
           about
           it
           with
           all
           that
           diligence
           and
           zeal
           which
           the
           occasion
           required
           .
        
         
           But
           now
           the
           Jews
           finding
           their
           Prisoner
           was
           under
           such
           a
           Protection
           ,
           betook
           themselves
           to
           more
           Artificial
           Methods
           ;
           and
           knowing
           that
           there
           was
           no
           ground
           ,
           neither
           for
           the
           Action
           of
           40
           nor
           of
           2000
           
             l.
          
           let
           these
           fall
           the
           next
           Court
           day
           ,
           and
           brought
           two
           new
           Actions
           ,
           one
           of
           500
           
             l.
          
           at
           the
           Suit
           of
           
             Vandersee
             ,
          
           and
           the
           other
           of
           200
           
             l.
          
           for
           Trover
           and
           Provision
           at
           her
           Mothers
           Suit
           ;
           and
           they
           entertained
           my
           Lord
           Chief
           Justice
           
             Scroggs
          
           his
           Son
           to
           be
           their
           Counsel
           .
        
         
           A
           Reverend
           Divine
           had
           informed
           my
           Lord
           Chief
           Justice
           of
           the
           Affair
           ,
           who
           ordered
           a
           hearing
           of
           the
           Business
           before
           himself
           at
           his
           House
           ,
           on
           the
           10
           
             th
          
           of
           
             September
          
           :
           where
           because
           Bishop
           
             Lloyd
          
           could
           not
           then
           attend
           ,
           he
           sent
           Mr.
           
             Tissar
          
           to
           appear
           for
           Mistris
           
             Verboon
             .
          
           When
           they
           came
           thither
           ,
           
             Levi
          
           and
           
             Vandersee
             ,
          
           with
           
             Hammond
             ,
          
           being
           on
           the
           one
           side
           ,
           were
           called
           up
           Stairs
           ,
           for
           what
           end
           is
           not
           known
           :
           but
           after
           a
           little
           stay
           they
           came
           down
           ,
           and
           soon
           after
           my
           Lord
           Chief
           Justice
           came
           out
           ,
           and
           said
           ,
           he
           was
           in
           haste
           ,
           and
           must
           go
           to
           
             White-Hall
             ,
          
           and
           so
           could
           not
           hear
           it
           :
           but
           he
           very
           mildly
           said
           ,
           
             He
             saw
             the
             thing
             was
             a
             Trick
             ,
             and
             that
             
               Hammond
            
             had
             been
             abused
             ;
             but
             he
             bad
             him
             go
             from
             him
             ,
             to
             the
             Judg
             of
             the
             Sheriffs
             Court
             ,
             and
             
             tell
             him
             ,
             he
             perceived
             it
             was
             a
             Cheat.
             
          
           This
           was
           all
           could
           be
           obtained
           for
           him
           .
           So
           the
           poor
           Christian
           Complainants
           went
           away
           ,
           as
           much
           cast
           down
           ,
           as
           the
           Jews
           were
           lifted
           up
           with
           this
           great
           Success
           .
        
         
           On
           the
           7
           
             th
          
           of
           
             September
             ,
          
           the
           Trial
           for
           
           Vandersee's
           pretended
           Debt
           was
           brought
           into
           the
           Sheriffs
           Court
           ,
           where
           Mistris
           
           Verboon's
           Attorney
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Cross
          
           of
           
             Woodstreet
             ,
          
           though
           he
           knew
           of
           her
           Marriage
           ,
           yet
           pleaded
           
             non
             Assumpsit
             .
          
           So
           the
           Witnesses
           were
           ordered
           to
           be
           summoned
           to
           the
           next
           Court
           Day
           ;
           which
           was
           the
           9
           
             th
             ,
          
           and
           then
           the
           Trial
           was
           put
           off
           till
           
             Saturday
             .
          
           Then
           the
           Jews
           had
           obtained
           a
           
             Levetur
          
           for
           removing
           it
           to
           the
           Lord
           Mayor's
           Court
           ,
           for
           a
           further
           delay
           :
           but
           the
           Lord
           Mayor
           being
           informed
           rightly
           of
           the
           Matter
           ,
           by
           that
           worthy
           Gentleman
           Mr.
           
             Crisp
             ,
          
           the
           Common
           Serjeant
           ,
           presently
           signed
           a
           
             Remandetur
             ,
          
           by
           which
           the
           Business
           was
           turned
           back
           to
           the
           Sheriffs
           Court
           ;
           for
           the
           Jews
           had
           such
           a
           good
           acceptance
           with
           the
           Lord
           Chief
           Justice
           ,
           that
           they
           hoped
           now
           to
           have
           wearied
           the
           poor
           Prisoner
           out
           with
           Vexatious
           Suits
           and
           Delays
           .
        
         
           The
           Common
           Serjeant
           did
           also
           most
           worthily
           Bail
           her
           ,
           on
           the
           11
           
             th
          
           of
           
             September
             :
          
           So
           being
           at
           liberty
           ,
           she
           resolved
           to
           delay
           her
           Profession
           of
           the
           
           Christian
           Religion
           no
           longer
           ,
           having
           been
           now
           as
           it
           were
           initiated
           into
           it
           by
           the
           Cross
           which
           she
           had
           born
           so
           long
           .
        
         
           Yet
           the
           Bishop
           of
           St.
           
             Asaph
          
           resolved
           to
           delay
           it
           till
           he
           got
           a
           return
           to
           a
           Letter
           he
           wrote
           to
           the
           Minister
           of
           the
           English
           Congregation
           at
           the
           
             Hague
             ,
          
           desiring
           him
           and
           Mr.
           
             Swanswick
          
           (
           a
           Learned
           Advocate
           there
           ,
           with
           whom
           he
           had
           made
           an
           Acquaintance
           ,
           when
           he
           waited
           on
           her
           Highness
           the
           Princess
           of
           
             Orange
          
           into
           
             Holland
             )
          
           to
           inform
           themselves
           of
           as
           many
           Particulars
           as
           they
           could
           learn
           concerning
           Mistris
           
             Verboon
          
           and
           her
           Husband
           :
           and
           having
           received
           a
           long
           and
           full
           Answer
           from
           the
           Minister
           to
           whom
           he
           wrot
           ,
           he
           perceived
           it
           had
           been
           known
           in
           
             Delft
             ,
          
           by
           the
           means
           of
           the
           Musick-master
           ,
           that
           this
           Convert
           was
           enclined
           to
           be
           a
           Christian
           ;
           that
           she
           had
           been
           sometimes
           at
           Church
           to
           hear
           Sermons
           ;
           that
           she
           used
           often
           to
           read
           the
           
             New
             Testament
             ;
          
           and
           that
           her
           Mother
           had
           treated
           her
           barbarously
           ;
           but
           the
           Ministers
           had
           not
           demanded
           her
           ,
           as
           her
           Mother
           had
           said
           to
           her
           .
        
         
           So
           that
           was
           a
           piece
           of
           the
           Mothers
           Craft
           ,
           to
           fish
           out
           of
           her
           Daughter
           what
           Correspondence
           there
           might
           have
           been
           between
           them
           and
           her
           :
           and
           for
           Mr.
           
             Verboon
             ,
          
           they
           had
           a
           good
           Character
           given
           of
           him
           by
           all
           that
           knew
           him
           ;
           only
           the
           angry
           Mother
           accused
           him
           of
           some
           ill
           things
           ;
           but
           the
           discharge
           
           of
           his
           Service
           two
           days
           after
           he
           left
           the
           House
           ,
           shews
           these
           were
           all
           Calumnies
           .
           And
           in
           a
           word
           ,
           the
           Bishop
           found
           that
           every
           thing
           that
           Mistris
           
             Verboon
          
           had
           told
           him
           ,
           proved
           to
           be
           true
           :
           So
           having
           used
           this
           Caution
           ,
           which
           the
           many
           Cheats
           of
           pretended
           Converts
           had
           made
           more
           necessary
           ,
           he
           resolved
           to
           Baptise
           her
           into
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           ;
           and
           left
           the
           particular
           care
           of
           instructing
           her
           on
           Dr.
           
             du
             Veil
             ,
          
           who
           had
           of
           his
           own
           accord
           travelled
           much
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           had
           followed
           all
           her
           Concerns
           with
           a
           very
           tender
           Care
           and
           assiduous
           Zeal
           .
        
         
           But
           though
           she
           was
           bailed
           out
           of
           Prison
           ,
           yet
           she
           was
           not
           delivered
           from
           the
           Persecutions
           of
           her
           Family
           .
           They
           knew
           well
           she
           had
           stollen
           nothing
           from
           her
           Mother
           ,
           and
           that
           she
           owed
           her
           nothing
           .
        
         
           On
           the
           contrary
           ,
           her
           Mother
           ows
           her
           her
           Portion
           ,
           which
           by
           
           Levy's
           own
           account
           ,
           will
           rise
           to
           above
           2500
           
             l.
          
           And
           he
           also
           said
           ,
           That
           her
           Mother
           had
           offered
           her
           to
           him
           with
           3000
           
             l.
          
           Portion
           in
           present
           ,
           and
           more
           after
           her
           ovvn
           Death
           .
        
         
           
             Vandersee
             ,
          
           when
           he
           was
           before
           my
           Lord
           Chief
           Justice
           ,
           pretended
           ,
           that
           all
           he
           did
           was
           on
           the
           Mothers
           Account
           ,
           and
           that
           Mistris
           
             Verboon
          
           was
           indebted
           so
           much
           to
           her
           in
           Mony.
           But
           novv
           in
           the
           Sheriffs
           Court
           ,
           
             Vandersee
          
           sued
           for
           a
           Debt
           pretended
           
           to
           be
           due
           to
           himself
           .
           Her
           Marriage
           was
           proved
           in
           Court
           ,
           by
           the
           Oath
           of
           the
           Minister
           ,
           the
           Clark
           ,
           and
           two
           Witnesses
           ;
           but
           all
           that
           went
           for
           nothing
           ,
           the
           Attorney
           having
           made
           another
           Plea.
           But
           then
           for
           the
           pretended
           Debt
           ,
           no
           Evidence
           was
           brought
           ,
           but
           her
           Brother
           
             Moses
             ;
          
           and
           he
           could
           speak
           no
           English
           ,
           but
           as
           
             Smith
          
           his
           Interpreter
           swore
           :
           he
           said
           ,
           upon
           his
           Oath
           ,
           that
           he
           saw
           
             Vandersee
          
           lend
           her
           four
           Duccatoons
           at
           Mr.
           
           Lavigne's
           House
           ,
           which
           comes
           to
           about
           two
           and
           twenty
           Shillings
           English
           Mony
           :
           So
           now
           all
           the
           Actions
           of
           40
           ,
           2000
           ,
           500
           ▪
           and
           200
           
             l.
          
           upon
           which
           they
           had
           so
           long
           vexed
           and
           imprisoned
           her
           ,
           dwindled
           into
           this
           small
           Debt
           ;
           which
           the
           Jews
           knew
           ,
           if
           it
           had
           been
           due
           ,
           they
           could
           have
           had
           it
           any
           time
           for
           the
           asking
           .
           But
           so
           
             impartially
          
           did
           the
           Jury
           proceed
           in
           this
           Verdict
           ,
           that
           upon
           this
           single
           Evidence
           ,
           and
           he
           manifestly
           a
           Party
           in
           the
           Conspiracy
           ,
           and
           swearing
           on
           an
           English
           Bible
           ,
           which
           they
           count
           a
           prophane
           Book
           ,
           and
           on
           the
           back
           side
           of
           it
           too
           ,
           which
           Dr.
           
             du
             Veil
          
           told
           them
           was
           no
           Oath
           by
           the
           Jews
           Doctrine
           ;
           yet
           upon
           this
           Evidence
           they
           cast
           Mistris
           
             Verboon
          
           ;
           so
           that
           after
           all
           other
           Rigours
           ,
           Costs
           of
           the
           Suit
           were
           to
           come
           on
           her
           ,
           according
           to
           our
           Law
           ;
           which
           the
           Judg
           of
           the
           Court
           set
           at
           40
           
             s.
             
          
        
         
         
           From
           all
           this
           it
           is
           apparent
           ,
           that
           the
           whole
           Business
           was
           a
           Conspiracy
           of
           the
           Jews
           ,
           of
           which
           
             Levi
          
           vvas
           the
           chief
           Contriver
           ,
           and
           
             Hammond
          
           the
           main
           Instrument
           ,
           though
           the
           Lord
           Chief
           Justice
           was
           so
           favourable
           to
           him
           ,
           as
           to
           say
           ,
           He
           was
           abused
           in
           that
           matter
           ,
           and
           drawn
           into
           it
           .
           Both
           of
           these
           expressed
           their
           Joy
           ,
           not
           vvithout
           some
           transport
           ,
           vvhen
           the
           Jury
           gave
           their
           Verdict
           .
           
             Levi
          
           said
           ,
           He
           would
           give
           500
           
             l.
          
           on
           condition
           she
           had
           not
           been
           bailed
           :
           
             Hammond
          
           said
           to
           those
           vvho
           had
           depended
           much
           on
           the
           Bishop
           of
           St.
           
           Asaph's
           Assistance
           ,
           
             Where
             is
             your
             Lord
             now
             ?
          
        
         
           Mr.
           
             Verboon
          
           vvas
           advised
           to
           Arrest
           
             Vandersee
          
           for
           the
           false
           Imprisonment
           of
           his
           Wife
           ;
           and
           on
           the
           4
           
             th
          
           of
           
             September
          
           he
           Arrested
           him
           in
           an
           Action
           of
           200
           
             l.
          
           vvhich
           vvas
           not
           out
           of
           reason
           ;
           but
           very
           modest
           for
           one
           that
           had
           suffered
           so
           many
           Arrests
           for
           such
           great
           Sums
           ,
           and
           all
           for
           nothing
           :
           but
           
             Levi
          
           soon
           bailed
           him
           ;
           and
           so
           prevalent
           vvere
           the
           Arts
           and
           Presents
           of
           the
           Jews
           ,
           that
           it
           vvas
           entred
           in
           the
           Books
           but
           20
           
             l.
          
           So
           that
           vvhether
           they
           are
           Plantiffs
           or
           Complainants
           ,
           they
           are
           resolved
           to
           shew
           their
           skill
           ;
           and
           perhaps
           have
           a
           secret
           Pleasure
           to
           let
           the
           World
           see
           how
           much
           their
           Practices
           can
           vvork
           on
           those
           vvho
           are
           called
           Christians
           ;
           even
           in
           a
           Matter
           vvherein
           the
           honour
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           is
           so
           much
           concerned
           .
        
         
         
           But
           the
           Malice
           of
           the
           
             Iews
          
           stopt
           not
           her
           ,
           for
           perceiving
           that
           Mistris
           
             Verboon
          
           vvas
           by
           her
           Marriage
           covered
           from
           all
           their
           Suits
           ,
           they
           resolved
           on
           another
           vvay
           ,
           vvhich
           looks
           like
           a
           Design
           to
           destroy
           her
           .
        
         
           
             Levi
          
           had
           said
           before
           my
           Lord
           Mayor
           ,
           that
           she
           vvas
           vvithin
           two
           months
           of
           her
           time
           ,
           and
           therefore
           he
           could
           not
           but
           believe
           she
           vvas
           vvith
           Child
           ,
           and
           very
           capable
           of
           being
           frighted
           into
           Miscarriage
           .
        
         
           But
           it
           vvas
           a
           sure
           effect
           of
           their
           Revenge
           on
           her
           Husband
           ,
           against
           vvhom
           
             Vandersee
          
           had
           expressed
           so
           much
           malice
           ,
           that
           he
           hath
           often
           said
           he
           vvas
           resolved
           to
           kill
           him
           ,
           though
           he
           should
           be
           hanged
           for
           it
           .
           So
           on
           the
           second
           of
           
             October
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Verboon
          
           vvas
           Arrested
           in
           an
           Action
           of
           200
           
             l.
          
           and
           it
           appears
           that
           the
           Bailiffs
           vvere
           again
           instructed
           to
           behave
           themselves
           vvith
           more
           than
           ordinary
           rudeness
           :
           one
           of
           them
           vvas
           
             Benedict
             Helm
          
           ;
           there
           vvere
           others
           vvhose
           Names
           are
           not
           known
           .
           They
           came
           at
           Dinner-time
           ,
           vvhen
           they
           might
           expect
           to
           find
           them
           at
           Dinner
           together
           :
           they
           seized
           upon
           him
           at
           Table
           ,
           and
           dragged
           him
           forth
           vvith
           their
           utmost
           violence
           ;
           vvhich
           vvhen
           Mistris
           
             Lavigne
          
           saw
           ,
           and
           vvithal
           took
           notice
           of
           a
           Coach
           at
           the
           Door
           ,
           she
           immediately
           reflected
           on
           the
           Trick
           that
           they
           had
           put
           on
           them
           before
           :
           and
           therefore
           ran
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           clasped
           her
           
           Arms
           about
           his
           Waste
           ,
           to
           keep
           him
           from
           being
           thrust
           into
           the
           Coach.
           The
           Bailiffs
           ,
           to
           be
           revenged
           on
           her
           ,
           beat
           and
           bruised
           her
           Head
           ,
           Brest
           ,
           and
           Body
           ,
           vvith
           the
           greatest
           fury
           ;
           of
           vvhich
           the
           marks
           appear
           yet
           on
           her
           :
           Her
           Head
           vvas
           broke
           in
           three
           places
           ,
           and
           she
           vvas
           thereby
           ,
           as
           the
           Chyrurgeon
           has
           certified
           under
           his
           hand
           ,
           in
           great
           hazard
           of
           her
           Life
           :
           yet
           she
           clogged
           them
           so
           ,
           that
           they
           could
           not
           get
           their
           Prisoner
           into
           the
           Coach
           ;
           and
           the
           People
           beginning
           to
           come
           about
           them
           ,
           they
           were
           fain
           to
           thrust
           him
           into
           an
           Alehouse
           near
           at
           hand
           :
           from
           whence
           she
           presently
           sent
           an
           Advertisement
           to
           the
           Bishop
           of
           St.
           
             Asaph
             .
          
           Upon
           his
           coming
           ,
           and
           offering
           the
           Bailiffs
           Bail
           ,
           they
           saw
           it
           in
           vain
           to
           attempt
           any
           thing
           farther
           ,
           and
           so
           accepted
           the
           Bail.
           But
           though
           Mrs.
           
             Lavigne
          
           was
           forced
           to
           keep
           her
           Bed
           some
           time
           ,
           by
           the
           Wounds
           and
           Bruises
           she
           received
           ,
           yet
           this
           had
           a
           more
           fatal
           effect
           on
           poor
           Mistris
           
             Verboon
          
           ;
           who
           when
           she
           saw
           the
           Bailiffs
           draging
           her
           Husband
           ,
           fell
           presently
           in
           a
           swoon
           ;
           and
           being
           then
           young
           with
           Child
           ,
           was
           so
           disordered
           by
           the
           fright
           ,
           that
           she
           has
           not
           yet
           recovered
           it
           ;
           but
           on
           the
           9
           
             th
          
           day
           after
           she
           miscarried
           .
           The
           Midwife
           ,
           and
           others
           that
           were
           with
           her
           ,
           are
           ready
           to
           declare
           upon
           Oath
           ,
           that
           the
           Conception
           had
           been
           some
           days
           dead
           ,
           and
           wasted
           within
           her
           ;
           and
           that
           it
           was
           not
           above
           eight
           or
           nine
           weeks
           old
           ,
           though
           she
           had
           
           been
           eleven
           weeks
           married
           .
           So
           false
           was
           that
           Imputation
           which
           
             Levi
          
           cast
           on
           her
           before
           the
           Lord
           Mayor
           ,
           that
           she
           was
           within
           two
           months
           of
           her
           time
           .
           How
           far
           the
           Law
           will
           charge
           this
           on
           the
           Bailiffs
           ,
           or
           on
           the
           Jews
           that
           set
           them
           on
           to
           it
           ,
           I
           do
           not
           know
           ;
           but
           sure
           I
           am
           ,
           they
           are
           in
           a
           high
           degree
           guilty
           of
           Murder
           before
           God.
           When
           all
           these
           Effects
           of
           the
           Malice
           and
           Industry
           of
           the
           Jews
           had
           appeared
           so
           evidently
           ,
           the
           Bishop
           of
           St.
           
             Asaph
             ,
          
           who
           had
           before
           acquainted
           the
           Lord
           Mayor
           with
           the
           Business
           ,
           having
           received
           the
           Answer
           formerly
           mentioned
           from
           
             Holland
             ,
          
           did
           then
           ,
           with
           more
           assurance
           ,
           desire
           his
           assistance
           in
           this
           Affair
           ,
           in
           which
           the
           Honour
           of
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           English
           Nation
           ,
           was
           so
           much
           concerned
           .
        
         
           The
           Lord
           Mayor
           did
           thereupon
           send
           for
           
             Levi
             ,
          
           to
           hear
           what
           he
           could
           say
           for
           the
           defence
           of
           himself
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           Countrymen
           :
           who
           made
           some
           pretended
           excuses
           for
           himself
           ,
           as
           if
           he
           had
           not
           medled
           in
           the
           Matter
           at
           all
           ;
           but
           he
           did
           not
           deny
           that
           he
           believed
           the
           Design
           of
           the
           Jews
           was
           to
           force
           Mrs.
           
             Verboon
          
           to
           go
           back
           to
           her
           Mother
           ,
           who
           he
           acknowledged
           was
           a
           severe
           and
           cruel
           Woman
           .
           By
           his
           own
           Story
           ,
           the
           Lord
           Mayor
           perceived
           clearly
           what
           a
           malicious
           Contrivance
           this
           whole
           prosecution
           of
           Mrs.
           
             Verboon
          
           and
           her
           Husband
           had
           been
           ;
           and
           told
           
             Levi
             ,
          
           very
           roundly
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           soon
           
           see
           what
           a
           thing
           they
           had
           done
           ,
           who
           finding
           shelter
           in
           a
           Christian
           Country
           ,
           and
           being
           so
           obnoxious
           to
           the
           Law
           as
           they
           all
           were
           ,
           durst
           offer
           such
           an
           Affront
           to
           the
           Religion
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           Nation
           ,
           as
           thus
           to
           endeavour
           to
           Spirit
           away
           one
           ,
           to
           whose
           charge
           they
           could
           lay
           nothing
           ,
           but
           her
           turning
           Christian.
           This
           he
           assured
           him
           should
           be
           carried
           so
           far
           ,
           as
           to
           reach
           their
           whole
           Congregation
           .
           There
           was
           no
           way
           to
           redeem
           them
           from
           trouble
           ,
           but
           for
           them
           to
           bring
           over
           her
           Portion
           from
           her
           Mother
           ,
           and
           to
           satisfy
           her
           to
           the
           full
           for
           the
           Costs
           and
           Trouble
           to
           which
           they
           had
           put
           her
           :
           And
           if
           they
           did
           not
           do
           that
           ,
           he
           assured
           him
           ,
           he
           would
           carry
           the
           Matter
           as
           far
           as
           the
           Law
           would
           allow
           him
           against
           their
           whole
           Sect
           :
           and
           though
           his
           time
           was
           near
           an
           end
           ,
           yet
           he
           knew
           his
           Successour
           would
           pursue
           it
           with
           the
           same
           vigour
           ,
           with
           which
           he
           was
           resolved
           to
           begin
           .
           He
           gave
           also
           order
           to
           some
           to
           bring
           him
           an
           Extract
           of
           the
           Laws
           in
           force
           against
           the
           Jews
           .
           And
           for
           
             Hammond
             ,
          
           no
           doubt
           he
           will
           be
           made
           an
           Example
           for
           his
           impious
           Conspiracy
           with
           the
           Enemies
           of
           Christ
           ,
           against
           one
           for
           turning
           to
           him
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           only
           root
           of
           all
           the
           malice
           they
           bore
           her
           .
        
         
           This
           Matter
           being
           thus
           put
           in
           a
           fair
           way
           ,
           the
           Bishop
           resolved
           to
           receive
           her
           into
           the
           Christian
           Church
           by
           Baptism
           .
           He
           gave
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           ,
           Sir
           
             Lionel
             Ienkins
             ,
          
           one
           of
           his
           Majesty's
           
           principal
           Secretaries
           of
           State
           ,
           an
           account
           of
           all
           the
           steps
           of
           this
           Affair
           ;
           who
           as
           he
           has
           expressed
           in
           his
           whole
           Life
           a
           true
           &
           sincere
           love
           to
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           ;
           to
           which
           he
           has
           been
           an
           Ornament
           indeed
           ,
           by
           the
           gravity
           and
           strictness
           of
           his
           deportment
           ,
           in
           all
           those
           high
           Employments
           in
           which
           he
           has
           behaved
           himself
           with
           so
           much
           Honour
           ;
           So
           he
           received
           the
           Bishop's
           Information
           of
           this
           Conversion
           and
           Persecution
           ,
           with
           that
           sense
           which
           might
           have
           been
           expected
           from
           so
           good
           and
           so
           great
           a
           Man.
           He
           offered
           ,
           not
           only
           all
           the
           assistance
           which
           he
           could
           give
           her
           in
           his
           Office
           ,
           or
           at
           the
           Council-Board
           ,
           when
           the
           Matter
           should
           be
           brought
           thither
           ;
           but
           concerned
           himself
           so
           particularly
           in
           it
           ,
           as
           to
           be
           her
           Susceptor
           in
           Baptism
           ;
           and
           those
           two
           most
           Religious
           and
           Devout
           Ladies
           ,
           the
           Countesses
           of
           
             Thanet
          
           and
           
             Clarendon
          
           very
           readily
           took
           upon
           themselves
           to
           be
           her
           Godmothers
           .
           So
           on
           the
           10
           
             th
          
           of
           
             October
             ,
          
           after
           Evening
           Prayers
           ,
           she
           was
           Baptized
           in
           St.
           
             Martins
          
           Church
           in
           the
           Fields
           .
           She
           has
           since
           said
           ,
           that
           she
           felt
           an
           unusual
           Joy
           in
           her
           Mind
           ,
           when
           she
           was
           initiated
           to
           Christianity
           ,
           having
           now
           performed
           vvhat
           she
           had
           long
           purposed
           and
           vvished
           to
           do
           :
           and
           though
           she
           saw
           a
           Jew
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           looking
           and
           laughing
           at
           her
           in
           the
           very
           time
           ,
           this
           did
           not
           a
           vvhit
           disorder
           her
           But
           as
           it
           may
           be
           supposed
           ,
           her
           inward
           and
           vehement
           desire
           of
           
             Baptism
          
           might
           
           have
           supported
           her
           till
           that
           was
           over
           ;
           so
           the
           Night
           after
           it
           ,
           those
           Frights
           and
           Disorders
           she
           had
           been
           put
           in
           formerly
           ,
           chiefly
           that
           last
           vvhen
           her
           Husband
           vvas
           Arrested
           ,
           brought
           pains
           on
           her
           ,
           vvhich
           ended
           in
           an
           Abortion
           ,
           as
           vvas
           formerly
           told
           .
        
         
           This
           Recital
           was
           thought
           necessary
           ,
           to
           let
           the
           Nation
           see
           what
           a
           sort
           of
           People
           these
           Jews
           are
           ,
           whom
           we
           harbour
           so
           kindly
           among
           us
           ;
           who
           ,
           as
           they
           yet
           lie
           under
           the
           guilt
           of
           that
           Innocent
           Blood
           ,
           which
           their
           Fathers
           wished
           might
           rest
           on
           them
           and
           their
           Children
           :
           so
           continue
           not
           only
           in
           their
           obstinate
           Infidelity
           ,
           but
           do
           still
           thirst
           after
           the
           Blood
           of
           such
           of
           their
           Nation
           as
           believe
           in
           Him
           whom
           their
           Fathers
           Crucified
           ;
           and
           whom
           they
           in
           derision
           called
           often
           to
           this
           Convert
           that
           
             hanged
             Man.
          
           He
           was
           indeed
           hanged
           on
           a
           Tree
           by
           the
           Jews
           of
           his
           Time
           ,
           but
           they
           themselves
           knew
           then
           that
           He
           rose
           from
           the
           Dead
           ,
           and
           so
           triumphed
           over
           all
           that
           Hell
           or
           hellish
           Men
           had
           contrived
           :
           and
           tho
           they
           hired
           the
           Souldiers
           ,
           that
           first
           saw
           Him
           rising
           out
           of
           the
           Grave
           ,
           to
           suppress
           so
           dreadful
           a
           Truth
           ,
           as
           his
           Resurrection
           must
           needs
           have
           been
           to
           them
           ,
           yet
           it
           broke
           out
           with
           such
           undeniable
           Evidence
           ,
           that
           〈◊〉
           a
           few
           of
           those
           who
           had
           procured
           his
           Death
           ,
           came
           afterwards
           to
           believe
           in
           Him
           :
           nor
           could
           they
           ,
           by
           the
           Imprisonments
           ,
           Whippings
           ,
           Stonings
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           other
           Effects
           of
           their
           enraged
           Cruelty
           ,
           by
           which
           those
           first
           Converts
           to
           Christianity
           suffered
           so
           much
           ,
           fright
           
           them
           from
           publishing
           those
           things
           which
           they
           had
           seen
           and
           heard
           .
           One
           of
           whom
           ,
           as
           he
           was
           among
           the
           most
           violent
           Persecutors
           of
           that
           way
           ,
           so
           he
           was
           one
           of
           the
           most
           learned
           and
           zealous
           of
           their
           Religion
           ;
           was
           by
           such
           an
           irresistable
           force
           from
           Heaven
           both
           convinced
           and
           converted
           ,
           so
           that
           he
           became
           from
           the
           Chief
           of
           Sinners
           ,
           the
           Chief
           of
           the
           Apostles
           of
           Christ.
           
        
         
           According
           to
           the
           sage
           Advice
           of
           
             Gamaliel
             ,
          
           the
           Event
           clearly
           proved
           that
           this
           Doctrine
           was
           of
           God
           :
           for
           as
           of
           old
           ,
           
           Dagon's
           falling
           before
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           ,
           was
           a
           proof
           of
           the
           weakness
           of
           the
           Idol
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Majesty
           of
           the
           living
           God
           ,
           whose
           Simbole
           the
           Ark
           was
           ;
           So
           their
           being
           driven
           out
           of
           their
           Land
           ,
           their
           Temple
           being
           destroyed
           ,
           by
           which
           all
           those
           Expiations
           ,
           which
           that
           Covenant
           afforded
           for
           Sin
           ,
           can
           no
           longer
           be
           had
           ▪
           shew
           that
           the
           Covenant
           with
           their
           Fathers
           is
           dissolved
           ,
           their
           Ceremonies
           are
           ineffectual
           ,
           and
           the
           whole
           
             Mosaical
          
           Religion
           is
           determined
           long
           agoe
           .
           
             Iosephus
             ,
          
           the
           last
           of
           their
           Writers
           ,
           to
           whom
           any
           credit
           is
           due
           in
           Matters
           of
           History
           ,
           has
           given
           a
           great
           ,
           though
           a
           short
           testimony
           to
           these
           things
           ;
           and
           though
           he
           has
           not
           enlarged
           on
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           as
           he
           has
           done
           either
           on
           St.
           
             Iohn
          
           the
           
             Baptist
             ,
          
           or
           St.
           
             Iames
          
           the
           Lesser
           ,
           the
           Brother
           of
           our
           Lord
           ▪
           as
           he
           is
           commonly
           called
           ,
           knowing
           how
           displeasing
           it
           would
           be
           to
           his
           Countrymen
           to
           dwell
           much
           on
           such
           a
           Subject
           ;
           yet
           he
           was
           too
           
           faithful
           a
           Writer
           ,
           to
           have
           quite
           passed
           over
           a
           Matter
           of
           such
           great
           consequence
           .
        
         
           I
           do
           not
           design
           to
           inflame
           any
           to
           Rage
           or
           Fury
           against
           the
           Jews
           ,
           nor
           do
           I
           desire
           to
           have
           any
           force
           put
           upon
           their
           Consciences
           :
           
             For
             the
             Wrath
             of
             Man
             worketh
             not
             out
             the
             Righteousness
             of
             God
             ;
          
           but
           I
           have
           the
           rather
           written
           this
           ,
           to
           provoke
           all
           ,
           that
           may
           be
           concerned
           in
           the
           Sequel
           of
           this
           Affair
           ,
           to
           proceed
           in
           it
           as
           becomes
           truly
           zealous
           Christians
           ,
           and
           to
           redeem
           the
           Nation
           from
           the
           Infamy
           that
           so
           base
           a
           Conspiracy
           (
           if
           not
           severely
           punished
           )
           will
           bring
           on
           it
           ;
           that
           so
           those
           Enemies
           of
           Christ
           ,
           if
           they
           are
           suffered
           to
           live
           among
           us
           ,
           yet
           may
           not
           again
           dare
           to
           adventure
           on
           such
           Practices
           ,
           against
           those
           who
           forsake
           their
           blind
           Superstition
           ,
           and
           come
           to
           believe
           in
           the
           only
           Saviour
           of
           the
           World
           :
           And
           that
           those
           who
           are
           called
           Christians
           ,
           may
           by
           the
           signal
           punishment
           of
           those
           Instruments
           of
           Wickedness
           ,
           whom
           they
           found
           among
           us
           ,
           be
           so
           terrified
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           no
           more
           ,
           with
           
             Iudas
             ,
          
           for
           a
           little
           Mony
           ,
           betray
           a
           Member
           of
           Christ
           ,
           to
           be
           Crucified
           by
           them
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .